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re: France is burning.

Posted by TBoy on 7/14/26 at 8:20 pm to
Why would the sun be up? The match didn’t end until about about midnight France time.

Not sure about this video.
This has happened to delivery drivers and cab drivers for ever. Anyone who does this should be put in a cage for life. Do not pass go.

re: Stubborn fleas

Posted by TBoy on 7/14/26 at 9:46 am to
Bengal flea spray is remarkably effective indoors.
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President Trump formally notified Congress that fighting had resumed in Iran. In a letter sent to congressional leaders on Friday and obtained by The New York Times on Monday, the president wrote that American forces engaged in “defensive strikes against targets within Iran” on July 7.

It should be obvious to everyone that Iran is engaging in an aggressive power grab in the Middle East after the first round of bombing and that it will not agree to an end to hostilities. Now is the time to strongly engage Congress and get a continuing authorization. For anyone who balks, ask, "What do you propose?" There really isn't any other option right now.

re: Question about the Save Act

Posted by TBoy on 7/13/26 at 3:22 pm to
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Democrats claim that it will prevent Democrat women from voting.. do they not realize that it would also prevent Republican women from voting as well?

Yes. It would impose needless barriers to voting for what is estimated to be more than ten million American citizens.

Perhaps what you are figuring out is that Democrats are against all barriers to voting for citizens. Every citizen should be able to vote.

Republicans are in favor of limiting the right to vote and making it more difficult for citizens to vote.

Glad you are finally seeing the truth.
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crafting it with a nod to Trump-appointed Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurrence in last month's Trump v. Barbara case.

That's one vote. They should pick up two more from Thomas and Alito.

So the next case will be a 6-3 decision invalidating this legislation.
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That's been our foreign policy position for decades across administrations of all political alignments because it's objectively true

Is it our job to save Russia from itself?
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Obviously because NATO hasnt left Putin too many options and turned Ukraine into a hornet's nest right on their porch.

You're asking me simple questions that you already knew the answer to. Why?

Ukraine and NATO did not advance into Russia and showed no intent to do so. Your answer is irrational and likely dishonest.

The best I can come up with is that Ukraine had something that Russia’s leadership thought it could take easily. That has not worked out.

So why keep going?

Can Russia actually afford to stop? The top of Russia’s leadership fears stopping more than proceeding forward with the nightmare. Ukraine can’t stop without surrender. Russia has apparently decided that it cannot stop. What I don’t know is what is so frightening for Russia if it stops and withdraws.
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Ukraine has no freedom, no economy, millions are dead, 10s of millions fled, and the whole thing turned into a more dystopian version of North Korea.

You seem to revel in this. Can I ask you a serious question?

Why is Russia doing this?
Gotta be fake. Nobody gets the newspaper anymore.
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So pretty much Trump is just wasting time and playing games.

It does not appear that the Administration plans action around clearly defined goals. A couple of bombs here and there when the markets close on Friday won’t accomplish anything.
Trump announced a few months ago that agricultural interests could continue to employ illegal aliens. When will he change that policy?
Living in reality is terrible, isn’t it?

By all means, be very angry about an intermediate court decision that is more than a year old and was overturned. And while you are at it, make up an entire false back story about it. And make up some more things to be angry about. I’m sure that you will enjoy being very angry in a fantasy world.
Breaking?

The North Carolina Supreme Court reversed the court of appeal and upheld the election last year.

Republicans were trying to invalidate votes by lawful voters such as military stationed overseas. There was never a finding that the voters were not lawful voters.

Typical right wing manufactured outrage designed to keep the rage machine going.
I use a Yamaha two zone receiver that has solid internet radio and streaming services, and my zone 2 are my outdoor wired speakers by the pool. I control the pool speakers using my phone. It is a seamless app. The Yamaha is also connected to my main TV and runs a 7 speaker setup in that room. Each zone can be separately controlled so that we have TV sound in the main room and streaming music by the pool.

But that is not unique to Yamaha. All I can offer is that the Yamaha AV receivers do a really good job in a set up like the one you describe.

re: 65 inch TV recommendations….

Posted by TBoy on 7/11/26 at 8:35 am to
The difference that I see that makes the price jump at the LG 84B is the faster refresh rate. The three lower cost TVs have 60 hz refresh rates, while the LG on your list has 120 hz. When watching the slow moving vibrant images in the store that doesn’t make a difference. But for sports it will be a noticeable difference in a 65 inch screen.

My TV use sounds much like yours. I stream old movies on Criterion Channel and watch sports. No gaming, etc. For the sports, the faster refresh rate makes a massive difference. I don’t want to lose sight of the ball or puck because the TV can’t keep up with the speed of the action.

In my (worthless) opinion, from the four you are considering, for a space that is primarily for you watching what you want to watch, generally from a single best location seat, I would splurge and get the LG Class 84B ($699).

You said you were considering as an upgrade choice the Samsung M80 ($649). That would be a great choice, along with the TCL QM6 ($549). Both give the you the faster refresh. In your price point and usage, my choice would be between these two.

re: World Cup Daily Thread - Sat., July 11

Posted by TBoy on 7/10/26 at 6:42 pm to
This is going to be an exciting day of games.
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Interesting discussion here.

Yes it is
The US income tax system is citizenship based. Foreign earnings must be reported. This is all correct.

While loss of citizenship is not an available consequence of failure to file a return, this is a huge issue that citizens born here and raised elsewhere are likely unaware of. This is an interesting issue.
Here’s a good theory.

What you call “wokeism” is actually nothing more than being civil to each other and not impeding each other’s pursuit of business, success and happiness. Stop focusing on putting others down. Pull together as a civil society that is not threatened by the fact that people come in all shapes, sizes and stripes. That way all members of our society can contribute to our common success to the best of their abilities without being shite on, making our country goal oriented.

And the “anti-woke” forces are fighting to be able to shite on others. They want to put down voting rights for minorities, make voting more difficult for poor people, shite on immigrants, normalize “cultcha” insults, discriminate against people who are gay, etc. The goal of “anti-woke” is to divide and create conflict so that it is easier to manipulate, scam and control the population.

In a time of clarity, the “woke” ideas gained tremendous traction. People stopped caring who other people married, etc. Due to the evil forces at work now, division, hatred and daily outrage has taken a greater hold.