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Former Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman gone way, way to early. Fuck cancer. RIP.

What do you care? You know where you’re going.

You know, yesterday I lost control of my car, almost bought the farm!

Well, his problems aren't a result of the actual Equifax breach...but something else where a person has obtained his identity. The fact he got $22 is pretty good. $5-$10 seems to be the average payout.

Overheard on ATC as the event was unfolding.

What in tarnation is going on here and what did you do with Wally?

Fuckity fuck fuck. RIP, coach! One of the all time bests.

Yes, we do!

The Times of London finally released an article and it's tragic. The episode occurred during extra time of the Argentina/Netherlands game and continued through the penalty shootout. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/grant-wahl-death-heart-attack-tribute-qatar-world-cup-6bzp3xfwq It might be behind a paywall so here are some excerpts: "So it was during extra time of the Holland vs Argentina match, at Lusail Stadium in Doha on Friday night. It had been the game of the tournament, riveting, feisty, full of surprises and featuring a stunning Dutch comeback. But then a panicked voice rang out from the press box: we need a medic. We all turned around to see a man in terrifying distress just behind us, clearly suffering some form of attack or seizure. We bellowed for a medic." "The medics came quickly. I felt momentarily reassured. Perhaps it was a seizure. Maybe he needed an epipen. But they quickly started administering CPR and the entire press box was gripped with anxiety. CPR is a terrible sign. His heart must have stopped." "Why wasn’t there a defibrillator? That was the question we kept asking each other, as the medics pumped and pumped to no avail. At this billion dollar state-of-the-art stadium, which has a VIP suite so lavish it includes a bedroom, which will host the World Cup final, why was there no defibrillator to hand? Many minutes passed and we kept expecting it to come. But it never did." "Someone brought a saline drip, to what end I can’t imagine. The medics kept on pumping. Eventually a stretcher came to take Wahl away. His face was covered. We all knew. It was reportedly a heart attack. Just minutes earlier, he’d been tweeting excitedly about the game." On the pitch, the penalty shoot-out concluded. Argentina won. Holland lost. Who cared? ...The only important thing was that a good man had inexplicably lost his life." FUBAR. Fuck Qatar. RIP Grant.

Are you paying attention at all to what they are releasing lately, or are you just concluding it’s all fictitious? If it’s the latter, then I don’t know what to tell you. Many officers of Twitter made official statements on the practices and policies of the company and certainly those statements were meant to influence both shareholder and advertiser opinions. Some of those statements and actions are now considered to be deceptive and/or intentionally misleading and that’s something worth exploring further.

I have absolutely no idea if any laws were broken but you potentially had a publicly traded corporation lying to shareholders and advertisers about how they were doing business. Nothing Musk is releasing now is "proof," but it does raise suspicions and I think warrants additional examinations on how these highly influential tech companies make private/confidential business decisions that impact most citizens. In hindsight, it's a shame Twitter didn't just publicize what they were willing to tolerate on their platform and hold a firm stance on their positions and what types of users they wanted engaging on the platform.

That goes along the lines with what I just replied above...at least he's owning the fact he's saying he's going to shadowban certain accounts/tweets and the people will know he's doing it. They can choose not to trust or believe him, but at least it's out there and more information for people & advertisers to make their own determinations. The problem with the last few years is Twitter was doing the exact same thing but telling people they weren't. I don't see how that's hard to miss.

I don't disagree with a company's right to enforce their own TOS but that argument falls apart entirely when you can easily see that they heavily lied about what they were doing for such a long period of time. If Twitter felt they were right in what they were doing at the time then they should have just owned it.

That's my general thought. Happy for Griner but a 1:1 swap for an international criminal known as the Merchant of Death seems a little....unbalanced. It seems we could have gotten quite a few Americans out as part of the deal...but then again WTF do I know.

I could use a copy of that card myself.

I watched The Airport last night and I absolutely never remembered it being mentioned that Elaine had a sister in St Louis. Was that ever mentioned before or ever again outside of that one episode?

Do you know how much duty is?

I’m gonna say they never discussed accuracy and went with a number that would make sense and go over most people’s heads.

2023 thread already? Ok I’m in.

We had a close friend’s mom pass away similarly but from some really advanced stage mesothelioma. She found out and was dead within like 7 days. I’m sorry about your mom.

Ok, Phony Stark is a way funnier nickname than Elmo or whatever some of you all have been calling Elon.

“They’re for my wife.” “Yeah.”

We’re gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess.

Thanks. I’ve been around here long enough…not a troll. Sorry to share a different viewpoint than yours. Amphetamines.