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Post by jaygee on Aug 4, 2020 10:53:44 GMT -6
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Post by coco on Aug 4, 2020 11:10:50 GMT -6
I remember years ago a local newscaster couldn’t pronounce Yosemite. She did what trump did, finally gave up and said a national park in California. 🤣🤣🤣 i mean it was our local fox affiliate. Damn trump can you do ANYTHING right?
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bobyn
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Post by bobyn on Aug 4, 2020 11:11:50 GMT -6
Massive explosion in Beirut. Looks like some kind of minor explosion or fire happened first, then a much larger explosion. I won't post them here, but there are a ton of videos on Twitter. I came over here to see if this had been mentioned. The video is absolutely heartwrenching. My boss said it looked more like an ammunition explosion than fireworks, but gunpowder for fireworks would do that.
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Post by Notarobot on Aug 4, 2020 11:18:48 GMT -6
Massive explosion in Beirut. Looks like some kind of minor explosion or fire happened first, then a much larger explosion. I won't post them here, but there are a ton of videos on Twitter. I came over here to see if this had been mentioned. The video is absolutely heartwrenching. My boss said it looked more like an ammunition explosion than fireworks, but gunpowder for fireworks would do that. I've been watching this on Twitter too. We have an office in Beirut and thankfully all team members have checked in as safe but things there have been really horrible lately. Lots of talk about this either being fireworks or a weapons depot but no one seems to know anything right now. It is just heartbreaking to see what the people have been going through lately.
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 4, 2020 11:20:01 GMT -6
That Beirut explosion made me gasp out loud. They are saying it was some kind of chemical that was seized from a ship and stored in a depot. There was a fire in the depot that caused the explosion.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2020 11:22:30 GMT -6
Kayleigh really likes the "I'm not going to get ahead of the President" response, huh?
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Post by Notarobot on Aug 4, 2020 11:26:07 GMT -6
Re: the Axiom interview - I can barely get through the clips of it because of the sheer stupidity! I am surprised he agreed to this interview and kept answering with the way the reporter was speaking to him. I've seen him walk away from pressers for far less. Anyone know why?
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 4, 2020 11:36:11 GMT -6
Re: the Axiom interview - I can barely get through the clips of it because of the sheer stupidity! I am surprised he agreed to this interview and kept answering with the way the reporter was speaking to him. I've seen him walk away from pressers for far less. Anyone know why? Jonathan Swan is a white man? He didn't walk out of the tougher Chris Wallace interview either.
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bobyn
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Post by bobyn on Aug 4, 2020 11:50:20 GMT -6
I came over here to see if this had been mentioned. The video is absolutely heartwrenching. My boss said it looked more like an ammunition explosion than fireworks, but gunpowder for fireworks would do that. I've been watching this on Twitter too. We have an office in Beirut and thankfully all team members have checked in as safe but things there have been really horrible lately. Lots of talk about this either being fireworks or a weapons depot but no one seems to know anything right now. It is just heartbreaking to see what the people have been going through lately. I'm so glad your team there is safe!
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Post by Notarobot on Aug 4, 2020 12:03:30 GMT -6
Re: the Axiom interview - I can barely get through the clips of it because of the sheer stupidity! I am surprised he agreed to this interview and kept answering with the way the reporter was speaking to him. I've seen him walk away from pressers for far less. Anyone know why? Jonathan Swan is a white man? He didn't walk out of the tougher Chris Wallace interview either. Ah. Of course.
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Minerva
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Post by Minerva on Aug 4, 2020 13:24:56 GMT -6
This is a little bit off our usual topics, but has anyone here been following the recent drama on science Twitter? There’s been a catfishing scandal (white woman creating a fake Native American persona, pulled people in for several years, then killed off with COVID 😳😞). In addition to being horribly racist, manipulative, and cruel in the face of many who are truly experiencing racism and loss from COVID, it may have implications for Title IX cases at multiple universities. The ww involved was the founder of metoostem.com and has consulted on a number of cases. She knows way too much about the trauma of multiple people (including a few of my grad school friends) who thought she was a safe person to confide in.
The whole thing is a huge mess and really horrible and sad in a number of ways.
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Post by crimsonandclover on Aug 4, 2020 13:27:44 GMT -6
This is a little bit off our usual topics, but has anyone here been following the recent drama on a science Twitter? There’s been a catfishing scandal (white woman creating a fake Native American persona, pulled people in for several years, then killed off with COVID 😳😞). In addition to being horribly racist, manipulative, and cruel in the face of many who are truly experiencing racism and loss from COVID, it may have implications for Title IX cases at multiple universities. The ww involved was the founder of metoostem.com and has consulted on a number of cases. She knows way too much about the trauma of multiple people (including a few of my grad school friends) who thought she was a safe person to confide in. The whole thing is a huge mess and really horrible and sad in a number of ways. I had heard lots of suspicions but hadn't seen her confession yet. Unbelievable, and so harmful to so many people.
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Post by byjove on Aug 4, 2020 13:29:03 GMT -6
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Post by cakewench on Aug 4, 2020 13:48:45 GMT -6
Minerva WHAT That's like the only reaction I have right now. I mean, WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK
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elle
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Post by elle on Aug 4, 2020 14:42:03 GMT -6
Minerva WHAT That's like the only reaction I have right now. I mean, WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK Same. My brain cannot process that information.
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 4, 2020 15:41:27 GMT -6
The Chicago Sky are playing the Atlanta Dream today and rolling in with these shirts...Warnock is Kelly Loeffler's Dem opponent. Loeffler is co-owner of the Dream.
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Post by dc2london on Aug 4, 2020 15:49:23 GMT -6
This is horrifying.
This is also an example of why government regulation is a good thing.
I'm so sad for Lebanon tonight.
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Post by cakewench on Aug 4, 2020 15:50:29 GMT -6
The Chicago Sky are playing the Atlanta Dream today and rolling in with these shirts...Warnock is Kelly Loeffler's Dem opponent. Loeffler is co-owner of the Dream. That is A+ level shade/trolling/whatever you want to call it and I LOVE IT.
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Post by cakewench on Aug 4, 2020 15:51:04 GMT -6
This is horrifying. This is also an example of why government regulation is a good thing. I'm so sad for Lebanon tonight. Holy shit, that is awful.
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Post by Uncaripswife on Aug 4, 2020 16:13:34 GMT -6
Minerva that is astonishing. The dedication to manipulation is amazing. She must have gotten some kind of thrill from doing that, but it just all sounds exhausting. For everyone involved. I can't understand it.
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 4, 2020 16:30:30 GMT -6
JFC. He's either talking out of his ass or releasing information before the Lebanese.
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Post by byjove on Aug 4, 2020 17:43:59 GMT -6
This is horrifying. This is also an example of why government regulation is a good thing. I'm so sad for Lebanon tonight. Really puts that into perspective, my god
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Post by Uncaripswife on Aug 4, 2020 18:12:26 GMT -6
JFC. He's either talking out of his ass or releasing information before the Lebanese. I vote ass-talking
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 4, 2020 18:27:57 GMT -6
JFC. He's either talking out of his ass or releasing information before the Lebanese. I vote ass-talking Seconded.
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richard
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Post by richard on Aug 4, 2020 19:17:43 GMT -6
JFC. He's either talking out of his ass or releasing information before the Lebanese. I vote ass-talking You win!
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Post by Uncaripswife on Aug 4, 2020 19:27:18 GMT -6
An unfulfilling win, though.
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Post by goldenlove on Aug 4, 2020 21:10:52 GMT -6
Apparently I wanted to go to bed angry tonight because we watched the Axios interview then the first episode of Immigration Nation. That fucker has done so much terrible shit.
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Post by dc2london on Aug 5, 2020 6:46:44 GMT -6
Woooo Missouri!!!
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Post by cakewench on Aug 5, 2020 11:23:44 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Aug 5, 2020 11:34:25 GMT -6
But not the accounts of white supremacists, many of whom are in law enforcement...
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