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atomheartbevo

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  1. But I was told on good authority that Chinese and Iranian drones would obviously have FAA-mandated running navigation lights on them, showing us where they were at!
  2. “Dude turned into a SAM and tried to take out the drone”
  3. The people who aren’t were probably not going to show up in the theaters to watch it anyways, because reasons.
  4. So did Lorne. I would kill a 20 something messing with my middle school-aged daughter.
  5. 15 Jewish groups have announced they are leaving Twitter. Wonder how Leon will take that, especially since they directly call him out. https://urj.org/press-room/statement-ending-engagement-xtwitter In Jewish tradition, the prohibition on "lashon hara," or "evil speech," reminds us of words' power to harm. The great sage Maimonides taught that even when true, speaking disparagingly of others is "the evil tongue." (Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Deot 7:2.) Speech, whether spoken or written, can cause pain, shame, and instigate action to devastating effect. Words can also uplift and heal. They must always be chosen with care, designed to call in rather than call out, to lift up rather than tear down. That is why, after careful consideration, we are choosing to stop actively posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, which has become rife with toxic speech. We will transition away from active engagement on X in the first quarter of 2025. As Jewish groups committed to healing what is broken in our world, we aim to do our work through means that similarly foster repair. In study after study, as well as our lived experiences, X has become a platform that promotes hate, antisemitism, and societal division. Under the leadership of Elon Musk, X has reduced content moderation, promoted white supremacists, and re-platformed purveyors of conspiracy theories. Musk himself has re-posted content that is antisemitic and xenophobic, promoting it to his millions of followers. The hateful posts on X are harmful to Jews and people of all faiths and no faiths. In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, elected officials and disaster response officials who happen to be Jewish were attacked in posts on X that used virulent antisemitic terms and tropes, undermining efforts to help all individuals impacted by the hurricane and diminishing trust in civic institutions. In addition, X has become the largest purveyor of antisemitic content among the major social media platforms post-October 7. No social media site is free of challenges, and social media's impact on individuals and society overall requires greater study and effective responses. Some of us may maintain accounts on X to ensure our handles are not assumed by other entities with values contrary to our own. But rather than contribute to the coarsening of discourse that is so pervasive on X, going forward, we will post content elsewhere. Sincerely, Union for Reform Judaism ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal American Conference of Cantors Avodah Central Conference of American Rabbis Jewish Women's Archive Keshet MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger PEP-RJ (Programming and Engagement Professionals of Reform Judaism) Reconstructing Judaism Reform Jewish Community of Canada Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights The Shalom Center The Workers Circle
  6. I was going to tell you that rather than parroting Twitter, which we’ve all stopped using because it’s shit, owned by a shit person, you go and download the code and test it yourself, but I’m guessing you can’t.
  7. It really is interesting to watch the first episode after watching the movie. The puppets….all the voices from Fozzy, Rolf, and some of the others….Chevy almost botching the weekend news. Carlin straining with his monologues.
  8. It kicked up a notch with a certain recent football game loss.
  9. Cape lovers rejoice.
  10. I think we’ve all started a video or two off with “I’m an idiot. This is, I think, my last video.”
  11. Oh it was creepy, especially given that her dad became his mentor. But I think it was less about her and more about her dad.
  12. Driving through Dallas over the holidays, saw a few lots full of Teslas in the middle of Dallas, including a bunch of the Incel Caminos.
  13. A soulful meeting of minds did occur, it’s just that it was between Lorne and her dad.
  14. While going through the drive through at P Terrys, saw one pull in and the guy got out. Probably a tech bro but based on skin tone, definitely does not fit in Leon’s dream of idealistic European cultures. Speaking of cultures that Musk prattles on about, I’d love to hear his description of South African culture. Also, wonder if he realizes how fluid the peoples or Europe were before nation-states started forming.
  15. She’s Jewish. They may not have banged until well after the marriage. I only dated two Jewish girls though so my sample size is small.
  16. That was interesting, I didn’t realize who her dad was or that she was related to the Superman creator: Shuster was married to Saturday Night Live's creator, Lorne Michaels, from 1967 to 1980. The pair first met in junior high school, when Michaels, born Lorne Lipowitz, followed her home hoping to meet her famous father.Together Shuster and Michaels wrote and performed comedy sketches through high school, summer camp, and college. They began their TV career on The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour show for Canadian TV on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Appearing on the show were Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner, among others. Shuster and Michaels moved to Los Angeles to work on The Lily Tomlin Show for ABC, where they also met Laraine Newman, whom they invited, along with Aykroyd and Radner, to join the Not Ready for Prime Time Players for Saturday Night Live. —— I need to check YouTube for a shitload of Akroyd and Radner stuff on Canadian shows.
  17. This a guy who would absolutely move to Texas and then claim that Texas has an Anglo heritage that needs to be maintained.
  18. “I think we have to maintain the reasonable cultural identity of the various countries.” You can interpret that however you want, but take into account about how he feels about immigrants that aren’t him or work for him.
  19. Seeing bits and pieces on YouTube and a bit of the making of, doesn’t do it justice. Some of the sets and filming were amazing when they would pan through the various stages and departments.
  20. Plus, putting aside the fact that they can't just call up Western suppliers of the various fancier parts they need to keep those refineries running, they have to keep shuffling their precious air defenses around (and if they move them around, they might be spotted by Ukrainian intelligence/satellites). And hell, given how many refineries have been lit up this month, what exactly air defense doing?
  21. This time last year, he was hanging out at Auschwitz. Woman who went to Auschwitz with Elon Musk explains how the billionaire acted during the visit
  22. I think he's "self-diagnosed" which, yeah. The thing is though, he's not even looking for an excuse for the salute. He's not out there on social media talking about how his self-diagnosed autism sometimes causes him to throw up a Nazi salute by accident. If he was truly caught up in the moment and just did some stupid fucking gesture that happened to look like a Nazi salute, he's not apologizing for it being mistaken for one and is in fact making fun of people who are shocked by it. A non-Nazi-supporting person would have immediately expressed remorse and done something on social media other than trot out Nazi jokes. And top it off with him literally supporting the neo-Nazi favored group in Germany.
  23. Well, instead of Xanax, Hitler's party recommend taking some Zyklon B and go to sleep, but close enough.
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