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I use Wikipedia, most of us do, and its utility and reliability is in a way akin to that of DKos… variable. And moreover it is also a quasi democratic entity and is as good or not so good as the writers/editors for each article/entry. But WTF, the...
by IreGyre
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on Wed Apr 24, 2024 at 05:57 PM PDT
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I was kinda suspicious when I saw my wiki deleted. I just was wondering why after all these years someone felt the need to delete it. They added stuff about me to my husband’s who is more notable. William H. Cade. Oh well, I am over it, however I just...
by TexMex
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on Sun Apr 07, 2024 at 05:59 AM PDT
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You read that correctly. Here’s how it happened: On page 397 of her new memoir, “My Name Is Barbra”, Streisand recounts how, in 1973, she was asked to put on a fundraiser for Daniel Ellsberg, who was running out of money fighting his court battle...
by blueoregon
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on Sat Apr 27, 2024 at 05:00 PM PDT
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Surfing my xitter feed I found this Video. Edie Falco, I had never read anything about her berfore. Wikipedia link. I thought it was very good thing for me to share.
by eeff
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on Fri Mar 15, 2024 at 04:40 PM PDT
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They fixed the name. Thank you for caring about me. my hair is grey now!
by TexMex
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on Sun Mar 10, 2024 at 06:26 AM PDT
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I am rather surprised to fined that my wikipedia entry about me is gone. As a Mexican American who together with my husband discovered the first example of a predator locating it’s prey by the prey item’s sexual signal. My name was included in a major...
by TexMex
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on Fri Mar 08, 2024 at 06:09 AM PST
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The Wikipedia page for Rabbi David Wolpe, author of the now famous editorial that appeared in The Atlantic last December, has been edited to include a lengthy discussion of the editorial. And the response to it. Unfortunately, the new Wikipedia...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Thu Jan 11, 2024 at 04:17 PM PST
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The snow that falls on the Sierras in California is “water in the bank”. Falling as snow means water will be released with rising temperatures in spring and summer, ensuring a steady supply of ...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Jan 02, 2024 at 02:17 PM PST
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2023 was a busy year. A former President is under indictment, hawking his mug shot like it’s ...
by blueoregon
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on Sat Dec 30, 2023 at 05:00 PM PST
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Since as far back as the 1960s, Big Oil has been building a case that its disinfo is merely free speech. In more recent years, we've seen this narrative being used by Exxon in court and by CFACT and others for fundraising and app hyping. We even warned...
by ClimateDenierRoundup
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on Wed Nov 15, 2023 at 05:17 AM PST
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l spent a good chunk of yesterday doing the summer fair thing — walking around looking at exhibits, stepping carefully through the livestock barns, and enjoying food so bad for you it’s good. The Altamont Fair has all kinds of entertainment, rides,...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Aug 17, 2023 at 01:45 PM PDT
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Let’s hand it to Republican congressional hopeful Anthony Sabatini. When he plagiarizes stuff, he goes big, man. The former Florida state House member is fixing to ooze his way into the U.S. Congress, and after this news, one can’t help but wonder if...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
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on Thu Aug 10, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
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Between 1850-1900 California settlers made the Spanish look like boy scouts when it came to killing, raping and pillaging in an obscene land grab begun by the gold rush. Malcom Harris’ new book, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism and The...
by blueoregon
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on Sat Sep 16, 2023 at 05:00 PM PDT
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Part One This Saturday morning I happened to catch a classic 1956 Warner Brothers cartoon — Yankee Dood It. I can’t remember having seen it as a child, but it was compelling enough to make me want to find out more. From the Wikipedia link: Yankee Dood...
by xaxnar
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on Sat Mar 25, 2023 at 11:46 AM PDT
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I was very fortunate to have been introduced to Hong Kong movies in the 1990’s, seeing many of ...
by blueoregon
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on Sat Jan 28, 2023 at 05:00 PM PST
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Merry Christmas! Happy Solstice! Happy Hanukkah! Here are the answers to yesterday’s questions. Answers are in bold. Followed by quotes and page citations from “Hollywood: The Oral History” by Jeanine Basinger & Sam Wasson, as well as links. 1. Lois...
by blueoregon
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on Sun Dec 25, 2022 at 11:59 AM PST
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The New York Times has a column by one of their regular conservative voices, Christopher Caldwell. So, where is he coming from? (For those who want to skip past this part as TL;DR, go down to the next section. But, I’m putting in this long preface...
by xaxnar
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on Tue May 31, 2022 at 11:51 AM PDT
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The USS The Sullivans is in trouble: BUFFALO, N.Y. (WUTV) — A historic World War II Naval ship under repairs is now sinking in Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in New York Crews have been repairing holes in USS The Sullivans in August 2021...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Apr 14, 2022 at 03:19 PM PDT
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Before everyone goes all ballistic on me, let me say I’m putting out the name of the former First Lady as an exercise at coming at Supreme Court nominations from a different perspective. [THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISE!!! — comments in brackets have...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Jan 27, 2022 at 11:56 AM PST
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The F-22 Raptor is America’s top-line Air Force fighter. For now... The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is an American single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed exclusively for the United States Air Force (USAF). The...
by xaxnar
75 comments
on Tue Jun 15, 2021 at 07:28 AM PDT
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