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Anyone interested at a sneak peek at the latest Contract On America, it's in the thread at the link. McCarthy accidentally tipped his hand.
Henry Connelly @HenryVConnelly wrote: OOPS. Looks like @GOPLeader McCarthy fumbled his agenda rollout by accidentally posting the webpage of @HouseGOP’s extreme MAGA “Commitment to America” – and then scrambled to password protect the website again…

...but not before we got screenshots. THREAD
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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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Volkonski wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 8:18 pm
My little hometown was once the population center of the U.S. The whole town made a big deal about it. They erected a small monument in front of city hall. And that was about the extent of the whole thing.
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Since you're talking about accents, one of my favorite vids:

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Well, that's uh, something different. /s
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The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought Captain John DS. Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo’s position was LAT 0º 31’ N and LONG 179 30’ W. The date was 31 December 1899.

“Know what this means?” First Mate Payton broke in, “We’re only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line”. Captain Phillips was prankish enough to take full advantage of the opportunity for achieving the navigational freak of a lifetime.

He called his navigators to the bridge to check & double check the ship’s position. He changed course slightly so as to bear directly on his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed.

The calm weather & clear night worked in his favor. At mid-night the SS Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point where it crossed the International Date Line. The consequences of this bizarre position were many:

The bow of the ship was in the Southern Hemisphere & in the middle of summer.

The stern was in the Northern Hemisphere & in the middle of winter.

The date in the aft part of the ship was December 31, 1899.

The date in the forward part of the ship was January 1, 1900.

The ship was therefore concurrently in:

two different days,

two different months,

two different years,

two different seasons

and in two different centuries.

Euller, John (Sept.1953). "A freak of navigation". Ships and the Sea. 3. p. 18
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Didn’t the 20th century start 1/1/1901?
Still impressive.
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Gotta share this with my dad. :thumbsup:
Out from under. :thumbsup:
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Very cool!
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Shared that with my Sailor brother! :biggrin:
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For first time in 233 years, Native American, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian all in U.S. House

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Wed, September 21, 2022 at 8:36 PM·

U.S. House candidate Democrat Mary Peltola celebrates after results are announced for the special election in which she won the race for Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Last month, Mary Peltola made history when she became first Native Alaskan and woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Last Frontier State.

When Peltola was sworn in last week, Congress reached a milestone: for the first time in more than two centuries, the House has full U.S. Indigenous representation, according to Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele of Hawaii.

"It has taken 233 years for the U.S. Congress to be fully represented by this country’s indigenous peoples," Kahele, the second Native Hawaiian to represent his home state, posted on Twitter alongside a photograph of him, Peltola, and Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation. "Tonight, a Native American, a Native Alaskan & a Native Hawaiian are sitting members of the people’s House."

In August, Peltola, a member of the Yup'ik people, won Alaska's special congressional election and will finish the remaining term of the late Rep. Don Young, who died in March.

Peltola, former Gov. Sarah Palin and Nick Begich ran both in a special election to fill out the rest of Young's term and will run in the general election for a new term.

After her Sept. 13, swearing in, there are now six Indigenous Americans who are representatives in the House.



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Where did the Mar-A-Lago Docs thread go?
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p0rtia wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 10:02 pm Where did the Mar-A-Lago Docs thread go?
Page 2 of Active Topics - last post was at 7:59 this morning.
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June bug wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 10:14 pm
p0rtia wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 10:02 pm Where did the Mar-A-Lago Docs thread go?
Page 2 of Active Topics - last post was at 7:59 this morning.
Thank you. I see it now. Perhaps the title was changed again.
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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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:waiting: :waiting:
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raison de arizona wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 11:52 pm :waiting: :waiting:
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Missed it by |_______| that much! Oh, can I borrow your phone? I left mine in my other shoe...
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Is Mar-a-Lago now standing empty :?:
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RTH10260 wrote: Mon Sep 26, 2022 8:03 am Is Mar-a-Lago now standing empty :?:
Yeah, no. It's the Winter White House hideout.
Out from under. :thumbsup:
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Dang - the deity didn't want to recall his disciple :twisted:
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raison de arizona wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 11:52 pm :waiting: :waiting:
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They're from Colorado. This was their prediction for the firing of Dorrell. Rapture missed Colorado and hit Georgia Tech instead.
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raison de arizona wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 11:52 pm :waiting: :waiting:
Me: What time is that Rapture supposed to happen?

Husband: I'm not allowed to tell you.
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Maybenaut wrote: Mon Sep 26, 2022 9:23 am
raison de arizona wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 11:52 pm :waiting: :waiting:
Me: What time is that Rapture supposed to happen?

Husband: I'm not allowed to tell you.
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a bit more than just the old guy

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Edward Snowden is now a Russian citizen.
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