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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
- Replies: 469
- Views: 32300
Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
I suspect that there will be a big push to completely redesign the bridge to prevent such an incident in the future. That will take a while. It is not as if teams of civil engineers have been waiting around just in case something like this happened. The new bridge components will take time to fabric...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: RNC Co-Chairs Michael Whatley & Lara Trump
- Replies: 75
- Views: 2304
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:20 pm
- Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
- Topic: John Eastman disbarment hearing
- Replies: 423
- Views: 28824
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:16 pm
- Forum: Foreign Countries and Culture
- Topic: UK - England, Wales, N.Ireland, Scotland
- Replies: 1065
- Views: 75395
UK - England, Wales, N.Ireland, Scotland
:eek: Fears for the future of the great British pint of beer https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68636451 Climate change threatens to "call time" on the great British pint. But scientists are working with the brewing industry to help save it. Hops give bitter its taste but the pla...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: Law and Lawsuits
- Topic: Justice with Lt Col Root Beer, Lt Biscuit & the 699th Airborne Assault Dachshund Regiment based at Der Dachshundbünker
- Replies: 207
- Views: 15082
Justice with Lt Col Root Beer, Lt Biscuit & the 699th Airborne Assault Dachshund Regiment based at Der Dachshundbünker
:shock: :shock: :shock: Dachshunds under threat as Germany proposes ban on breeding https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/europe/germany-may-ban-mascots-dachshund-intl-scli-scn/index.html The draft bill, published in February and currently being considered by the authorities, was introduced as part of the ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Hijack This Thread
- Replies: 6970
- Views: 584335
Hijack This Thread
Merrimack and Schiller stations, last coal plants in New England, to shut down coal operations https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/03/27/merrimack-and-schiller-stations-last-coal-plants-in-new-england-to-shut-down-after-lawsuits/ Merrimack Station in Bow, the last operating coal-fired power plant...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:18 pm
- Forum: Worst of the Right-Wing Pieholes
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
- Replies: 3333
- Views: 428354
Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Out Mike Johnson's Faith https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-out-mike-johnsons-faith-1884124 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, has called House Speaker Mike Johnson's faith into question following the approval of the $1.2-trillion gove...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Meanwhile in Texoma........
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 153929
Meanwhile in Texoma........
Crews respond to grass fire near Fisher Road https://www.newschannel6now.com/2024/03/27/crews-respond-grass-fire-near-fisher-road/?fbclid=IwAR2cMZS-lKB5_ZVdf6JeYmI6BnZOVMw-Ctdm6-wf7TEmPQNDeD_l5E2aMlc_aem_AWV1rDtCoNys-k5eO6KRVCs6TX10Bl5cOZv421XMRkA-HXphRZEGkdJ2yPGTSARTN3txZsQoijxRcSNxykOZWjkT Large ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:20 pm
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Food but not recipes
- Replies: 1070
- Views: 114596
Food but not recipes
Nightshade Vegetables Aren’t Actually Bad for You https://time.com/6960316/are-nightshade-vegetables-healthy/ If you've ever gone down the rabbit hole of health and wellness trends online, you've likely stumbled upon the so-called shadowy side of nightshades—vegetables that include tomatoes, potato...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:13 pm
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Hijack This Thread
- Replies: 6970
- Views: 584335
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: Arts, Music, Photography, and stuff like that
- Topic: Interesting Youtubes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 285
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:34 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: RNC Co-Chairs Michael Whatley & Lara Trump
- Replies: 75
- Views: 2304
RNC Co-Chairs Michael Whatley & Lara Trump
RNC staffers and new hires asked whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/26/politics/rnc-election-fraud-job-interview-question/index.html Over the past few weeks, Trump advisers have asked current and potential RNC employees about their views of fraud during th...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:24 pm
- Forum: Law and Lawsuits
- Topic: Killing of Ahmaud Arbery - Federal Hate Crime Charges
- Replies: 123
- Views: 8788
Killing of Ahmaud Arbery - Federal Hate Crime Charges
Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ahmaud-arbery-killers-gregory-travis-mcmichael-william-bryan-hate-crime-conviction-appeal/ Attorneys are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out the hate crime convictions of three White...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
- Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
- Replies: 820
- Views: 34926
Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Trump rips hush money gag order as ‘illegal, un-American, unconstitutional’ https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4548611-trump-rips-hush-money-gag-order/?utm_source=press.coop Trump called the order, the third of its kind in his multiple legal cases, “illegal, un-American,” and “unconstitut...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Somewhere Beyond The Sea - (Cruise Travel)
- Replies: 85
- Views: 4001
Somewhere Beyond The Sea - (Cruise Travel)
If you have been dreaming about taking a romantic cruise to Baltimore you are out of luck for the time being. :( Cruise lines working an alternatives for upcoming Baltimore stops https://www.wmar2news.com/local/cruise-lines-working-an-alternatives-for-upcoming-baltimore-stops The Port of Baltimore i...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
- Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
- Replies: 820
- Views: 34926
Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Judge Imposes Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Criminal Trial The order limiting the former president’s speech came the day after Justice Juan M. Merchan set an April 15 trial date for the hush-money case. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/nyregion/trump-trial-gag-order.html?campaign_id=60&emc=...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:10 pm
- Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
- Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
- Replies: 820
- Views: 34926
Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Hush money judge warns Trump’s lawyers to abide by rulings https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4557254-hush-money-judge-warns-trumps-lawyers-to-abide-by-rulings/?utm_source=press.coop Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday warned former President Trump’s lawyers in his hush money case to abide by t...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
- Replies: 469
- Views: 32300
Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
It's apparently SOP to have a work party ready at the bow to drop anchors in case of engine failure. I've read that the Dali did this, and fact was able to drop one anchor, although evidently not in time to avert the collision. Looking at the tangle of bridge structure draped over the bow, I wonder...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:53 pm
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
- Replies: 469
- Views: 32300
Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
Logistics companies scramble after bridge collapse closes Port of Baltimore until further notice https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/26/logistics-companies-scramble-after-bridge-collapse-closes-port-of-baltimore.html Logistics companies up and down the East Coast were urgently relaying messages back and f...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:03 pm
- Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
- Topic: TRUTH SOCIAL #PRAVDASOCIAL & Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp NASDAQ: DWAC
- Replies: 769
- Views: 55915
TRUTH SOCIAL #PRAVDASOCIAL & Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp NASDAQ: DWAC
Fact check: Trump tells ‘mind-bogglingly nonsensical’ story about the New York Stock Exchange https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/25/politics/fact-check-trump-nyse-truth-social-story/index.html Former President Donald Trump told a story on Monday in which he claimed that he decided not to list the Trump Me...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:51 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: AGOTX - Warren Kenneth “Ken” Paxton Junior
- Replies: 292
- Views: 60640
AGOTX - Warren Kenneth “Ken” Paxton Junior
Texas AG Ken Paxton to pay $300,000 to stay out of federal court https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4556837-texas-ag-ken-paxton-securities-fraud-pre-trial-deal/ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will have to pay just under $300,000 in a deal that keeps him out of federal court. The deal —...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
- Replies: 469
- Views: 32300
Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
Baltimore Port: What impact will bridge collapse have on shipping? https://www.reuters.com/world/us/baltimore-port-coal-cars-cruise-lines-2024-03-26/ It is the deepest harbor in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, closer to the Midwest than other East Coast ports, with five public and 12 private terminals, ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:35 am
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
- Replies: 469
- Views: 32300
Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-bridge-collapse-key-bridge/60303975 Gov. Wes Moore said the crew on the ship notified authorities that they had lost power. •Moore said between a mayday call and the collapse, officials stopped the flow of traffic so that more cars were not on the bridge, pot...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
- Replies: 469
- Views: 32300
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:23 pm
- Forum: Earthlings Behaving
- Topic: Evangelicals Behaving Badly...
- Replies: 157
- Views: 23623
Evangelicals Behaving Badly...
Piety and Profanity: The Raunchy Christians Are Here In the Trump era, a surprising number of evangelicals are rejecting modesty and turning toward the risqué. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/us/evangelicals-christians-conservative-trump.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20240325&instanc...