Here's a sympathetic Karen Bass interview. At least, I'm more sympathetic to her than I was before watching the interview.
"Matt Welch visits Getty House for a one-on-one with Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass on the fires, ICE, Trump/Mamdani, Angela Davis/Cuba, and a whole lotta disagreement about the relationship between property rights & building new stuff."
"American culture is diverse, shaped by history, immigration, and regional differences, but several core tenets recur across sources like sociological studies (e.g., Hofstede's cultural dimensions), historical analyses (e.g., Tocqueville's Democracy in America), and contemporary surveys (e.g., Pew Research on American values). These are not universal—exceptions and debates exist—but they form a widely recognized foundation." Core Tenets of American Culture
I live in blue part of blue MA, and the whole giant American and/or Confederate flag flying off the back of a pickup with Eric Church or similar blasting is all over the place here.
I live in north central Texas, and I never see anything like that.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize, sources close to President Donald Trump revealed that he had not yet given up hope that he could win a Nobel Prize in Literature for his latest Truth Social post.
"I'm the only president that uses Truth Social, did you know that? The only one," Trump said. "And I've got some real bangers, let me tell you. Take this most recent one about China. I really scorched those Chinamen. It's a long post. Did you see it? It was almost like writing a book. It was really something." It’s Not Over Yet: Trump Still Hoping For Nobel In Literature For Latest Truth Social Post
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I wish it were summer...
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First snow...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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The true measure of taxes is government spending. The portion not covered by taxes will still come out of our pockets.
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Here's a sympathetic Karen Bass interview. At least, I'm more sympathetic to her than I was before watching the interview.
"Matt Welch visits Getty House for a one-on-one with Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass on the fires, ICE, Trump/Mamdani, Angela Davis/Cuba, and a whole lotta disagreement about the relationship between property rights & building new stuff."
Even the Mayor Says L.A. Isn’t Well Governed
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I’m well aware that not everyone here thinks kindly of James Carville, but I’m betting that nonetheless few will disagree with the extract above.
I disagree with all of it.
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Win $1,000 by Predicting Palantir’s (PLTR) Closing Price
On “Shabana burns the cakes”
The UK's foreign-born population was 4.2% in 1951, 8.3% in 2001, and 16% in 2021.
Foreign-born population of the United Kingdom
London's foreign-born population is 41%.
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AI everywhere. :)
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There was a ten-year period during the Blair government England had more immigration than during the previous thousand years.
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The wrinkle is that he preferred associating with a known pedophile than with Donald Trump. That’s not exactly flattering.
To be perdatic, Epstein wasn't a pedophile. His thing was underage teenage females, not preteen females.
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Unintended post.
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Perhaps it's A Conflict of Visions.
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In color.
On “Another variety in the diversity of greasy”
All cleaned up...
On “Horrifying stuff”
Now, some of us have more Neanderthal DNA than others, but that miscegenation is long, long in the past.
There are far fewer men who self-identify as Neanderthal than there are women who claim that they're married to one.
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What is “American culture”?
Here are some of the basics.
"American culture is diverse, shaped by history, immigration, and regional differences, but several core tenets recur across sources like sociological studies (e.g., Hofstede's cultural dimensions), historical analyses (e.g., Tocqueville's Democracy in America), and contemporary surveys (e.g., Pew Research on American values). These are not universal—exceptions and debates exist—but they form a widely recognized foundation."
Core Tenets of American Culture
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oops!
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I live in blue part of blue MA, and the whole giant American and/or Confederate flag flying off the back of a pickup with Eric Church or similar blasting is all over the place here.
I live in north central Texas, and I never see anything like that.
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Where's my fried green tomatoes?
On “…..”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize, sources close to President Donald Trump revealed that he had not yet given up hope that he could win a Nobel Prize in Literature for his latest Truth Social post.
"I'm the only president that uses Truth Social, did you know that? The only one," Trump said. "And I've got some real bangers, let me tell you. Take this most recent one about China. I really scorched those Chinamen. It's a long post. Did you see it? It was almost like writing a book. It was really something."
It’s Not Over Yet: Trump Still Hoping For Nobel In Literature For Latest Truth Social Post
On “Excelsior 2.1”
That one uses threads — you can reply to a comment — but only 3 levels deep, I think.
Wouldn't happen here, but I've seen websites' comment quality go downhill fast after threaded comments were introduced.
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I intended my comments for the Excelsior 2.1 post. :(
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After processing the image. The "AI" took some liberties with the details it added. Like giving the men hats.
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Images huh?
I've been playing around with Google AI Studio.
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