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  1. Paramount+ just added a shitload of MTV Unplugged and VH1 Storytellers https://kotaku.com/mtv-unplugged-paramount-plus-streaming-nirvana-oasis-1851766377 A bunch have not been available in 20+ years, and hopefully it’s in high quality.
  2. https://kotaku.com/mtv-unplugged-paramount-plus-streaming-nirvana-oasis-1851766377https://kotaku.com/mtv-unplugged-paramount-plus-streaming-nirvana-oasis-1851766377 Well, here’s some cool news. Paramount has added 50 classic episodes of MTV Unplugged to its streaming service. Some of these episodes haven’t been officially available to watch for over 20 years. And now Paramount+ has added a ton of classic MTV Unplugged episodes, including famous performances by Nirvana and Alice in Chains. As noted in a press release by Paramount, many of these Unplugged episodes “haven’t been available in 20+ years.” Sure, you could find some of the most famous ones on YouTube in various levels of quality, but most were much trickier to find and the versions floating around online looked and sounded terrible. So it’s really nice to have a large chunk of music history accessible again. Well, accessible if you have Paramount+. I have the service because I loveStar Trek and Survivor, and I rewatch Frasier. If you ask nicely I’ll share my account with you. One of the Unplugged episodes added to Paramount+ features the infamous 1996 performance by Oasis. That episode almost didn’t happed because days before the event, Liam Gallagher reportedly complained of a sore throat. And when the band finally showed up an hour before taping, he was apparently very drunk. Noel Gallagher, his brother, ended up singing the entire show on his own. This episode existed in some low-quality forms online already, but now you can watch a pristine version of this famous concert that almost wasn’t. Beyond Unplugged, Paramount+ has also added a ton of VH1 Storytellersepisodes, too. This was a similar show to Unplugged, but even more stripped down and with the artists talking more about their lives or the origins of their songs in between numbers.
  3. I get trying to grow a beard to compensate for a receding hairline, but if you can't grow a proper beard, you're drawing attention to the fact that you just suck at growing hair. If you asked me to play "name that occupation" based on just that photo, I'd have used card salesman first, realtor second.
  4. Austin Regional Clinic is emailing out commonly asked questions about the measles vaccine. Because a bunch of people have probably been bugging them.
  5. You’re talking about the Irish, not the Amish, and actually the Amish are not the same as the Mennonites, who are the problem, so let’s focus on the Mennonites who apparently like Texas State and Twin Peaks.
  6. Carlsbad Caverns affected by federal layoffs | News | abqjournal.com Tourists hoping to see Carlsbad Caverns National Park during its peak season in March may find that more challenging these days, potentially impacting the local economy. The federal government laid off 14 out of 25 seasonal interpreter rangers — who lead tours of the caverns, man the information desk and sell tickets — according to a terminated employee who said Carlsbad Caverns may struggle to continue operation. Additionally, 11 out of 14 seasonal workers were laid off, which may cause a concern during the cavern’s peak season, the person told the Journal. Carlsbad Caverns has already ceased guided tours for 30 days, the person said, but believes it is the beginning of an indefinite pause on tours, among other things. Only self-guided tours are currently available. All Lower Cave, King’s Palace and Slaughter Canyon guided tours have been canceled, according to Recreation.gov, a website where visitors can book tours. “They were talking about having to possibly close a couple of days a week, so closing the gate, so nobody can get in,” the person, a former probationary employee, told the Journal. “Right now, they’re trying to do 30 days, but they don’t know if staffing is going to allow them to bring those back until they’re allowed to hire again.” According to the former employee, Carlsbad Caverns hits a peak season in March. The source added that many people working in the oil and gas industry in the region invite their families down to Carlsbad, driving economic development. “Their families come out and visit and there’s not a lot else to do, so they take them to the park,” the person said. “I know it will definitely affect that.” Carlsbad Caverns National Park brought in nearly $32 million to the local economy and supported 359 jobs, according to a National Park Service report from 2023. In 2023, the caverns brought in 384,121 visitors, and 98.6% of visitors, and therefore visitor spending, were not local. “Such financial contributions significantly enhance the quality of life for Carlsbad residents,” the department added, “making the Caverns a vital economic engine for the community.” ----- Carlsbad Caverns Timed Entry Reservation, Carlsbad Caverns National Park Tours - Recreation.gov The following tours have been cancelled. We regret any inconvenience. Lower Cave Kings Palace Slaughter Canyon Beginning on March 23, 2025, the 8:30 self-guided tours are cancelled. Visitor center hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last tickets will be sold at 2:15 p.m. ----- Hey kids, we can pay to enter the park, and then we can go and look at the entrance to the caverns, but we can't go in!
  7. A lot of people who bitch about us sending aid, even our retired shit that's sitting around in storage, have conveniently forgotten what was promised in the 90s for them giving up our nukes.
  8. So you want to party with pretty much every Irishman?
  9. And just wait until we find out the Russians reverse-engineered/hacked the Starlink systems they use.
  10. What kind of tattoo is it?
  11. Oh yeah, no way that somebody who wants to get between Trump and Musk didn't mention that video to drive and distance Trump from him. ‘It’s a Psyop’: Inside Elon Musk’s Empty Ultimatum - The Atlantic
  12. So the Atlantic has an article up mentioning that Musk’s little directive caused havoc, especially with intelligence agencies whose work is classified, and that the White House made it a voluntary response. There’s now some “daylight” between Musk and the WH as they put it. Guess Trump is mad at him, and now that his directive was muzzled, he will probably be pissed at looking impotent.
  13. Here's the thing: You don't have to have the best to beat Russia. And if our arms industry is kept at bay, Europe and South Korea are going to pick up the slack because they have plenty of fantastic artillery, small arms, and crew-served weapons. We are leaving a shitload of money on the table, and then there's this: So what if they can't buy a $135 million F-35 from us, when for the same cost of a single F-35, they can pick up over 13,000 $1,000 drones. And that is going to be a factor going forward. Ukraine is doing this shit on the fly while under attack, but companies in South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and various European countries are paying extremely close attention. If we fuck around too much and try to stay on the sideline, our arms industry is going to lose a lot of business going forward as it is. It'll be interesting to see how the South Korean/Poland arrangement works out in the long run.
  14. Meanwhile, if Poland got nukes.
  15. And the racism. Don’t forget the racism.
  16. I don't know - I was told Musk didn't have the power to fire people, but his incels are sure as fuck pushing a lot of people out and are going to cause the collapse of not only our national parks, but a lot of other things. The Forest Service is getting gutted as well - Musk has not been happy with them. Good luck to us when the next major forest fire hits.
  17. I'll ask after he's been fired or resigned or whatever, but this line in the article from a week ago above speaks volumes about what's already happening: "Carlsbad Caverns National Park has cancelled its guided tours and announced that in March it will be ending self-guided tours." If there are no guided or self-guided tours, Carlsbad is going to be effectively closed. My kid's scout troop were going to be going through there this summer on their way back from Philmont. and it was on our list to this summer. If they are canceling hundreds of the best camping spots in Yosemite, this is out to punish the NPS and or justify trying to close down parks like that.
  18. This is what's already happening: Layoffs lead to National Parks cutting hours, limiting services National Parks across the country are cutting hours, cancelling cave tours, closing visitor centers and warning of other cutbacks following Trump administration cuts to the federal workforce. Park advocates and fired employees have been predicting those impacts for weeks, but a string of social media posts from park managers made after the Feb. 14 cuts appear to be the first formal acknowledgements. A Facebook post from the tiny Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado announcing service cuts drew more than 10,000 comments. "I think it's going to be a very rough spring," said Cassidy Jones, a former park service ranger who now works for the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association. Among other parks, Saguaro National Park in Tucson announced that it was closing its two visitors centers on Mondays starting Feb. 24. At Yosemite National Park, officials announced they're halting reservations for 577 coveted camping spots this summer. Effigy Mounds in Iowa said it's closing its visitor center two days a week until the summer. Online calendars for reservable tours in some parks show zero availability, a casualty of losing the rangers who led them. Carlsbad Caverns National Park has cancelled its guided tours, and announced that in March it will be ending self-guided tours. Visitors to other parks are also noting staffing problems, including at Grand Canyon National Park, where terminations cut deeply into the employees who staff the entrance stations, leading to long lines last weekend.
  19. Maybe not. We've all seen the video of her chasing his ass down the street.
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