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New York City’s Department of Education has been providing birth control (such as the long-lasting shot Depo-Provera), Plan B/emergency contraception, and “all pregnancy options” to thousands of high school students in grades 9-12, without parental consent or notification through the Connecting Adolescents To Comprehensive Health (CATCH) program. |
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These people are not mentally ill in the sense of having a serious mental illness or psychosis. They're not hearing voices, they're not deluded. It's not as if some force is telling them to have their limb off and they're following their paranoid delusion to do that. If that were the case then they would be psychotic, but they're not like that. |
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As we move into episode two, we are six months on, which the mercurial Keith deems an appropriate amount of time to wait before rejoining the dating scene. He answers a lonely hearts ad, writing to the woman that she might have seen him on the telly. By the time they meet for a drink, she has alerted the police and been replaced by “Liz”, an undercover officer wearing a wire. Some weeks later, “Liz” tells Keith that her uncertainty about whether Pat might return is preventing her from committing to the relationship. Keith reassures her that this is not a problem because, he says, he strangled Pat and burned the corpse. |
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With her long dark hair, pink Tweety Pie cap and Dora the Explorer shirt, eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs looks like a happy little girl in a family photograph. But her cheeky smile is hard to reconcile with the harrowing evidence presented in a Queensland regional court over the past two months, as one after another, 14 people were committed to stand trial for her murder. The young girl was found dead in a Rangeville home in Toowoomba on January 8 this year after her life-saving insulin was allegedly withheld by a group of people who claim to love her and trusted God to heal her. |
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Problem Solvers Caucus Beginning in 2017, the Problem Solvers Caucus became an independent member-driven group in Congress, comprised of representatives from across the country – equally divided between Democrats and Republicans – committed to finding common ground on many of the key issues facing the nation. Co-Chaired by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), the Caucus’ aim is to create a durable bloc that champions ideas that appeal to a broad spectrum of the American people. It is a group united in the idea that there are commonsense solutions to many of the country's toughest challenges. Only when we work together as Americans can we successfully break through the gridlock of today’s politics. |
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Originally Posted by Stacyhs (Post 13952401)
Yeah, and Francesco attended his dear brother's memorial as evidenced by the photo of him coming out of the church!
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After unsuccessfully running for president in 2020, Kanye West is giving it another go in 2024. The rapper confirmed his upcoming campaign to paparazzi over the weekend, according to Consequence of Sound. “Yes… It’s simple…. It’s just we’re moving toward the future,” he said when asked if he’s running. Additionally, Ye revealed that alt-right political figure Milo Yiannopoulos “is working on the campaign.” Yiannopoulos, a former Breitbart senior editor, most recently worked as an intern for Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. West and Yiannopoulos have yet to post on their social medias about their political relationship. |
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Tax Filing Websites Send User's Financial Information To Facebook Major tax filing services such as H&R Block, TaxAct, and TaxSlayer have been quietly transmitting sensitive financial information to Facebook when Americans file their taxes online, The Markup has learned. The data, sent through widely used code called the Meta Pixel, includes not only information like names and email addresses but often even more detailed information, including data on users’ income, filing status, refund amounts, and dependents’ college scholarship amounts. The information sent to Facebook can be used by the company to power its advertising algorithms and is gathered regardless of whether the person using the tax filing service has an account on Facebook or other platforms operated by its owner Meta. Each year, the Internal Revenue Service processes about 150 million individual returns filed electronically, and some of the most widely used e-filing services employ the pixel, The Markup found. |
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Sam Bankman-Fried is hunkered down in an upscale neighborhood of Nassau [in the Bahamas], still scrambling to raise billions to plug a hole in now-bankrupt FTX. |
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But there is a range of possible badness, even in bankruptcy, and the balance sheet that Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed crypto exchange FTX.com sent to potential investors last week before filing for bankruptcy on Friday is very bad. It’s an Excel file full of the howling of ghosts and the shrieking of tortured souls. If you look too long at that spreadsheet, you will go insane. |
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If you try to calculate the equity of a balance sheet with an entry for HIDDEN POORLY INTERNALLY LABELED ACCOUNT, Microsoft Clippy will appear before you in the flesh, bloodshot and staggering, with a knife in his little paper-clip hand, saying “just what do you think you’re doing Dave?” |
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A week ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was the boy-wonder face of crypto: A 30-year-old who founded one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, a celebrated philanthropist worth an estimated $16 billion, and a major Democratic donor who quickly found favor in Washington. By Friday, he was at the center of an epic flameout that left his empire and his image as an uncannily sharp, altruistic billionaire in ruins. In the annals of crypto disasters, the tale of Bankman-Fried may go down as one of the most jaw-dropping. He resigned from his crypto exchange, FTX, as it collapsed from a domino effect of a surge in customers trying to withdraw their funds, and the company filed for bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Bankman-Fried may have illegally taken about $10 billion in FTX customers’ funds for his trading firm, Alameda Research, whose future is also in peril. And Bankman-Fried is now worth close to nothing. The downfall of FTX isn’t a typical story of crypto’s volatility or investor risk-taking; it didn’t crumble due to bad luck, but what now appears to be unsustainable layers of deception. On the surface, FTX appeared to be thriving — in the past year, it made several high-profile acquisitions and bailed out other failing crypto companies. In reality, it was drowning in debt. At least $1 billion in customer funds is reportedly missing. The stunning contrast between image and reality has resulted in Bankman-Fried facing a reputational fall from grace swifter than any in recent memory. According to reporting from several news outlets, the DOJ and SEC are investigating FTX, and his friends and admirers in crypto, philanthropic, and political circles have quickly begun distancing themselves from the man widely dubbed the king of crypto. |
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During Bankman-Fried’s ascent, media portrayals invariably noted that the crypto wunderkind drove a Toyota Corolla and planned to give his billions away, even as he courted celebrities and Washington power brokers. Indeed, his proximity to EA’s brand of self-sacrificing overthinkers often helped deflect the kind of scrutiny that might otherwise greet an executive who got rich quick in an unregulated offshore industry. |
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Researchers at Harvard University are investigating whether human genes could reverse the effects of aging. NBC Medical Fellow Dr. Akshay Syal got exclusive access to their lab to discuss the future of how to defy aging. |
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A Brisbane jockey has been fined $5,000 and had a conviction recorded for possessing a banned electrical device at Birdsville racetrack. Ric McMahon, 34, appeared via telephone in the Mount Isa Magistrates court on Monday afternoon after pleading guilty to one count of possessing a prohibited thing at a licensed venue. Mr McMahon was photographed with an electrical prod, or "jigger", at the Birdsville track on August 30. A jigger is a small taser-like device that can be used to administer an electric shock to a horse to condition it to run faster. The possession or use of jiggers is banned in horse racing. |
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Originally Posted by arayder (Post 13945068)
The Gospels are packed full of stories about the Pharisees who were known for their hypocrisy and perjury.
The Pharisees are the archetype for the sort of modern day hypocritical Christians who are so often lambasted here. It's worth noting that the anger that Jesus expressed towards the Pharisees was because they had corrupted the law of God with their rules and hence were leading the people astray. In effect they were idolizing the law instead of worshipping God. My take is that Jesus didn't hate them. He was angry with them for what they were doing. In this way Christianity, practiced as it should be, is not hate, but is the answer to hate. Oh, my! Is this leading us to a concrete thing we can do to counter hate? |
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Originally Posted by arayder (Post 13946401)
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Telling folks what Christianity really teaches is hardly "proselytizing". if you had bother to read what I posted and had bothered to read the Gospels you'd know that Jesus forgave the Pharisees, converted a couple and accepted a couple more as his disciples. |
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JEFFERSON CITY — Beginning Tuesday, Missouri libraries and members of the public can formally weigh in on an attempt by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to block public funding for libraries if they offer books that might appeal to the sexual interests of minors. |
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The proposed rule would require Missouri’s 160 local public libraries to adopt policies on the age-appropriateness of literature. And under the rule, anyone could challenge access to books. |
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The Missouri Library Association called the rule rule “an infringement on the professional judgment of librarians, and an effort to further stoke division in the communities that libraries serve.” “This set of new rules for the most part represents an obtuse political effort to catch librarians in the act of being librarians, and to recast that spotlight in a malicious and libelous hue,” the association said in a statement. |
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Comments may be submitted to the Secretary of State’s office via email at comments@sos.mo.gov or by traditional mail to Office of the Missouri Secretary of State, P.O. Box 1767, Jefferson City, MO 65102. |
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We postulate that an existential disaster may lay in wait as our society advances exponentially towards space exploration, acting as the Great Filter: a phenomenon that wipes out civilizations before they can encounter each other, which may explain the cosmic silence. |
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Perhaps the most interesting passages from the document relate to the extent to which Cheney was empowered to effectively take command authority that morning. Bush said he was pressured to get on Air Force One, so he “made some quick remarks and blasted out of there.” Cheney, he recalled, urged him, “Don’t come home.” Cheney “told him that Washington was under attack. He strongly recommended that the President delay his return to Washington. There was no telling how much more the threat might be. The President agreed, reluctantly.” Once Cheney was at the helm inside the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, an underground bunker beneath the East Wing of the White House, he and Bush discussed the “rules of engagement” for the evolving situation, including confronting other potential hijacked aircraft. “Yes, engage the enemy. You have the authority to shoot down an airplane,” Bush reportedly told Cheney. “The President understood this from his experience in the Texas Air National Guard,” according to the notes. “He had been trained to shoot down planes. He understood generally how this worked — one plane would lock on, one would ID. He understood the consequences for the pilot, how a pilot might feel to get the order to shoot down a US airliner. It would be tough.” |
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@realDonaldTrump 15h The Democrats are finding all sorts of votes in Nevada and Arizona. What a disgrace that this can be allowed to happen! |
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@realDonaldTrump 9h Idiot, and possibly corrupt, officials have lost control of the tainted Election in Arizona. MACHINES BROKEN IN REPUBLICAN AREAS. A NEW ELECTION MUST BE CALLED FOR IMMEDIATELY! |
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@realDonaldTrump 9h RIGGED ELECTIONS, OPEN BORDERS = Third World Countries. The USA is a failing Nation! |
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@realDonaldTrump 10h So in Maricopa County they’re at it again. Voting Machines in large numbers didn’t work, but only in Republican districts. People were forced to wait for hours, then got exhausted or had other things to do and left the voting lines by the thousands. Even Kari Lake was taken to a Liberal Democrat district in order to vote. Others weren’t so lucky. This is a scam and voter fraud, no different than stuffing the ballot boxes. They stole the Electron from Blake Masters. Do Election over again! |
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To all our auction customers, I wanted to speak to you directly in regards to some of the blatant misinformation that has been levelled at us and German collectors in general this week by certain members of both the media and vested Jewish lobbyists in relation to our upcoming 20th November auction. Most notably the Jewish lobbyist Dvir Abramovich has levelled some pretty nasty accusations against us, which are not only untrue, but propagandist to the point of absurdity, which is why I thought it best to refute here, as he will neither return our emails, phone calls or even engage in any form of mutual communication. For those of you have never come across this person, Abramovich is a Melbourne, Australia based lobbyist who seeks private donations and funding for his 'Anti Defamation Commission', most notably, until recently, when you accessed his webpage, a pop up box would immediately ask you for a donation, so I probably don't need to describe him any further to you. However, he has a major issue with our company and anyone else in Australia/worldwide dealing or collecting German memorabilia from the Third Reich period. Abramovich has but one tactic in his playbook, that is to scream the loudest at anyone such as ourselves, using the national media outlets and webpages, decrying our supposed hatred of the Jewish people and stating that we and others are profiting upon the blood of the millions of jews who were killed during the Holocaust. Here is just a snippet of the latest verbal attack he has launched via the The Jerusalem Post: “These cursed, blood-stained items, that could have been used to kill Jews and others, may end up in the hands of Final Solutionists who will proudly display them in their homes and use them to recruit new members to their twisted cause.” Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission "We should spare a thought for the anguish Holocaust survivors must be feeling right now. And if the owners of this business [JB Military Antiques] took the time to think about the 1.5 million children murdered by the Third Reich and the mothers clutching babies as they were pushed into the gas chambers, perhaps they would reflect about trafficking in these instruments of death and stop playing right into the hands of hardcore bigots who have an appetite for these monstrous symbols,” Abramovich warned. “The Holocaust is over, but the dangerous ideology that fueled the extermination of millions endures in today’s Australia," he said. "This auction desecrates the memory of the victims and tears to shreds the Australian values of democracy, and these tools of the devil should not be sold to the highest bidder," he said. "This grisly trade has to stop, and we urge all state governments, as well as the Federal government, to immediately stamp out this ghoulish practice by criminalizing the sale of this memorabilia and banning its import.” The Jerusalem Post 8/11/2022 |
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Now, I have never met Abramovich in person, but I have tried in the past to get in touch with him and let him know that I have no problems with Jewish or Israeli people, that I do have a great deal of sympathy for those killed during the Holocaust, from all nationalities, the survivors and families of those involved. I am not a bigot or neo Nazi, don't hate minorities or people who don't collect German memorabilia. In fact, I respect other people's opinions, respect the differences in people and their cultures and think that anyone should legally be able to collect or deal in legitimate militaria or memorabilia, so long as all state, territory and federal laws are followed. I do not think that collectors of German militaria are doing so to fuel antisemitic causes, nor do I think collectors are deranged or seeking to raise the Fourth Reich. I've given several interviews this week, as well as in the past in relation to the 'type' of collector we deal with (ABC News article) and that as the majority of our customers of Third Reich militaria are average, middle income earning males, aged 30 to 70, none of whom are neo Nazi’s, I would challenge Abramovich and any other parties concerned to let me know of this so called list of such people, so I can have a copy. |
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The business says its customers are simply military history enthusiasts A Jewish leader says swastikas are often used to incite hatred and violence against his people The public display of the swastika is banned in NSW and Victoria |
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Originally Posted by Thermal
Jesus loves you, Leumas.
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Originally Posted by Leumas
I assure you it is utterly unrequited love... unlike those five unfortunate virginal brides (Matthew 25) who loved him but whom he refused to let into the bridal chamber because they were not sufficiently oiled like the other 5 virgins and had to go out to fetch more due to his rude inconsiderate tardiness in coming to perform his bridegroom duties on them behind closed doors... and he left them distraught and out in the dark no matter how much they knocked on the door to let them in.
And I am thinking his love is more like that of David Koresh or Jeffrey Dahmer or Jim Jones... DEADLY that is. |
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Originally Posted by Thermal
Ok, maybe he doesn't love you.
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Originally Posted by Thermal
Sidebar: parables really aren't your thing, are they?
Double sidebar: the virgins were bridesmaids, not 10 brides at once for one guy in a wedding. The maids carried lamps to light the nighttime ceremony, not the freaking bride. Did you seriously not understand that or were you just making stuff up? |
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Originally Posted by Thermal
The maids carried lamps to light the nighttime ceremony, not the freaking bride.
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Originally Posted by Thermal
Sidebar: parables really aren't your thing, are they?
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Originally Posted by Thermal
...Did you seriously not understand that or were you just making stuff up?
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Results: Of 567 IHCA, 53(9.3%) survived, 28(52.8%) completed interviews, 11 (39.3%) reported memories/perceptions suggestive of consciousness. Auditory awareness was described by 2/28(7.1%), visual awareness by 1/28(3.5%). Four categories of experiences emerged: 1) emergence from coma during CPR 2/28 (7.1%), or 2) in the post-resuscitation period 2/28 (7.1%), 3) dream-like experiences 3/28 (10.7%), 4) recalled experience of death 6/28 (21.4%). In the cross-sectional arm, 126 community CA survivors’ experiences reinforced these categories and identified another: delusions (misattribution of medical events). Pilot testing for explicit recall and implicit learning during CPR occurred in 64%. As regards explicit recall, nobody identified/recalled the correct visual image, 1/28(3.5%) identified/recalled the correct auditory stimulus. Despite marked cerebral ischemia (Mean rSO2=43%) and predominately absent cortical activity (suppressed EEG), near-normal EEG (delta, theta, alpha) consistent with consciousness emerged up to 35-60 minutes into CPR. Conclusion: Consciousness and awareness may occur during CA. The recommencement of near-normal/normal EEG may reflect a resumption of network-level of neuronal and cognitive activity, a biomarker of reported lucidity/consciousness, and recalled experiences of death (“near-death” experiences). |
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The Department of Homeland Security launched a failed operation that ensnared hundreds, if not thousands, of U.S. protesters in what new documents show was as a sweeping, power-hungry effort before the 2020 election to bolster President Donald Trump’s spurious claims about a “terrorist organization” he accused his Democratic rivals of supporting. An internal investigative report, made public this month by Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat of Oregon, details the findings of DHS lawyers concerning a previously undisclosed effort by Trump’s acting secretary of homeland security, Chad Wolf, to amass secret dossiers on Americans in Portland attending anti-racism protests in summer 2020 sparked by the police murder of Minneapolis father George Floyd. The report describes attempts by top officials to link protesters to an imaginary terrorist plot in an apparent effort to boost Trump’s reelection odds, raising concerns now about the ability of a sitting president to co-opt billions of dollars’ worth of domestic intelligence assets for their own political gain. DHS analysts recounted orders to generate evidence of financial ties between protesters in custody; an effort that, had they not failed, would have seemingly served to legitimize President Trump’s false claims about “Antifa,” an “organization” that even his most loyal intelligence officers failed to drum up proof ever existed. |
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