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Cincydawg

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Re: In other news ...
« Reply #25522 on: July 23, 2023, 09:15:57 AM »
From the Weird History thread today:

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

12th Street Riot Begins (1967)
In 1967, racial tensions spurred by high unemployment rates and poor housing conditions in Detroit exploded when police officers raided a speakeasy on the corner of 12th Street and Clairmount. The confrontation with the patrons developed into one of the deadliest and most destructive riots in modern US history, lasting five days and resulting in 43 deaths, 467 injuries, more than 7,200 arrests, and the destruction of more than 2,000 buildings.

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« Reply #25523 on: July 23, 2023, 09:32:52 AM »
sounds familiar? This guy talks about how Britain is wrecking it's economy going full electric - that isn't really ready as China/India continues burning coal/oil/gas around 4:25 of the video


https://youtu.be/HSWQrL8N480
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« Reply #25524 on: July 23, 2023, 09:35:17 AM »
From the Weird History thread today:

 destruction of more than 2,000 buildings.

I wonder how many of those buildings had been affordable housing?
I blame the 1%
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« Reply #25525 on: July 23, 2023, 09:56:06 AM »
My general take is countries MOSTLY do smaller stuff for optics, and set "goals" years or decades off that somebody else would have to manage.  The recent US legislation authorized "only" $37 billion a year for fixing CC, which is a lot of money on the one hand, but a pittance relative to anything real.  Then some states declare only EVs can be sold after 2035 (somebody else's watch by then of course).  And even if that happened in the US, it would take until 2050 before even half the cars on the road are EVs, much less trucks.

If you really really believe CC is a major major crisis, the ONLY real option is nuclear with fast permitting etc.  And that won't happen of course.  They will build more W&S which is mostly Ok with me, but still we'll be burning coal in 2050 is a major way in the US!  At least nuclear could replace coal in a decade with a real plan.

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« Reply #25526 on: July 24, 2023, 07:24:10 AM »
Twitter is now called X. Maybe the plan is to turn it into a competitor with Pornhub.

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« Reply #25527 on: July 24, 2023, 07:44:55 AM »
I'll see your Meta and raise you an X.
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« Reply #25528 on: July 25, 2023, 08:48:39 AM »
Landmark downtown building to become homeless agency's HQ | Urbanize Atlanta
Landmark downtown building to become homeless agency's HQ | Urbanize Atlanta

Sort of interesting, they seem to have some funds for a nonprofit to do this.  

Georgia Works’ plans call for beginning construction in January and opening the Auburn Avenue facility in March 2025.
Once renovated, the Odd Fellows Building will house all of Georgia Works’ operations under one roof, including the nonprofit’s offices and programming space.
Other sections will house up to 164 men at any given time. That will include 40 spaces for Georgia Works program participants, plus transitional housing for 124 recent graduates of the program. Those men will be housed in 60 shared apartments, each with two or three beds, according to Invest Atlanta.
At street level, most of the discounted retail spaces are already spoken for.
Georgia Works has secured letters of intent from nutrition provider Open Hand to operate a convenience store that will serve fresh, prepackaged meals; current Atlanta nonprofits Civil Bikes and Bearings Bike Works plan to share a retail space; elsewhere, existing tenants The Skate Shop and Lee’s Boutique are expected to consolidate into a single storefront.



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« Reply #25529 on: July 25, 2023, 10:44:03 AM »
This is another pandemic result, I think. So many people bought dogs to keep them company. 

Now they don't want/need/can't afford them any longer.

Pet surrenders soar across Tampa Bay area (msn.com)
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« Reply #25530 on: July 25, 2023, 11:53:56 AM »
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hillary-clinton-blames-maga-republicans-making-hot-outside


I was never (nor will I ever be) a fan of Trump.  But I am forever grateful to him for one thing:

Keeping this complete moron from getting near the White House.  What an idiot she is.   
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« Reply #25531 on: July 25, 2023, 11:55:11 AM »
I'll see your Meta and raise you an X.
What does that term mean 🥴 ? The only way I've heard it used was "you a better META the bookie and pay him or your knee caps will swing the other way"
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Re: In other news ...
« Reply #25532 on: July 25, 2023, 12:02:01 PM »
Bit of personal news, been in the hospital since Sunday with diverticulitis. 

No Sunday at the park, that’s for sure. About to be released. Wish me luck! 

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« Reply #25533 on: July 25, 2023, 12:03:43 PM »
Good luck indeed, and best wishes.


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« Reply #25534 on: July 25, 2023, 12:07:02 PM »
Bit of personal news, been in the hospital since Sunday with diverticulitis.

No Sunday at the park, that’s for sure. About to be released. Wish me luck!
Good luck!


My wife has been in the hospital since Tuesday (a week ago, 7/18) so I'm getting pretty familiar with hospital routines.

I hope all is well!

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« Reply #25535 on: July 25, 2023, 12:09:23 PM »
Bit of personal news, been in the hospital since Sunday with diverticulitis.

No Sunday at the park, that’s for sure. About to be released. Wish me luck!
95% of the time this will go away in about a week

heres hoping youre one of those 95%ers

get well
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