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So, is the SCOTUS Looking to Destroy the Country….
scoobdog replied to 1pooh4u's topic in Current Events
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Fatal explosion outside fertility clinic (bomb)
scoobdog replied to Sieg67's topic in Current Events
Well, that’s a thing apparently. -
Fatal explosion outside fertility clinic (bomb)
scoobdog replied to Sieg67's topic in Current Events
It’s worth noting that this being compared to the Salon Meritage shooting in Seal Beach 14 years ago. I can’t imagine blowing up a fertility being much of a political statement, but I can imagine a million reasons somoene might have a personal grudge. -
I think the distinction is that the immunity applies only to him, not his subordinates. He can order whatever he wants and get away with it, but his lackeys would still get prosecuted because the order itself isn’t lawful. January 6 is an example of that.
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Bet he’s glad he spoke up about Hillary right about now.
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They can live with the hypocrisy as long as the net result is there’s no people of color living in their America.
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What Are You Thinking About Right Now?
scoobdog replied to DragonSinger's topic in General Discussion
It's doable, but it isn't a whole lot of fun. -
Who would have guessed the Kennedy curse could be cancelled out by extreme stupidity?
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I think her and Doe-Eyed Steph are even odds for sniper practice at this point.
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[insert title here] 2025-26 Election Cycle Thread
scoobdog replied to tsar4's topic in Current Events
He knows she doesn't have a shot at being governor. He just keeps on shovelling dirt on her political career. -
Conclave is on track to have the funniest Oscar PR run ever
scoobdog replied to MasqueradeOverture's topic in Current Events
He sounds like a choice that is hedging bets across the Americas. The LGBTQIA+ thing is very important, but there isn’t much more a pope can do on that front then Francis has already started just because of the immense headwinds from conservatives. The most we can hope for is that he leaves Francis’ directives alone. His more immediate problems are wrapping up the pedophile priest scandal and attacking the burgeoning financial crisis within the Vatican. -
Conclave is on track to have the funniest Oscar PR run ever
scoobdog replied to MasqueradeOverture's topic in Current Events
No. It is an independent country, but there isn't a passport control to get into the Vatican. Ostensibly, there isn't any place in particular to stay or work for casual visitors; you would only be stopping people from coming to see (and pay for) the Vatican's museums or the St. Peter's basilica. I also believe you do not need a separate passport to see San Marino, also an independent state inside of Italy. -
It’s got everything and a crack pipe. Happy Birthday, dude.
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Conclave is on track to have the funniest Oscar PR run ever
scoobdog replied to MasqueradeOverture's topic in Current Events
JPII was a heavily mystic pope, thanks to Fatima, and part of the reason John XXIII moved to the vernacular liturgy was the opposite of mysticism, accessibility. That dynamic has pulled the Church in two directions since the first part of the last century. -
Buddy hates cats.... so checks out.
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Conclave is on track to have the funniest Oscar PR run ever
scoobdog replied to MasqueradeOverture's topic in Current Events
I believe what Pooh is referring to is the fact that successive popes have both further restricted when the latin mass can be used and replaced some parts of the vernacular liturgy that still used Latin. It's mostly been since Benedict that a lot of the latter reforms have been made in various increments. -
Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz
scoobdog replied to The Evil Dr. Longshadow's topic in Current Events
I highly doubt he knows, actually. The fact he doesn’t pay his contractors is an important tell: clients like that (and there are a few) typically see a schedule and use that as a basis for estimating what the actual cost will be rather than using tried and true formulas to set a baseline for labor hours and estimating up. Idiots like Trump have no idea what tasks and material are involved, they just know what they want it to look like in the end and expect it to happen in an allotted amount of time. Most developers aren’t as stupid and craven as he is, but even then they don’t usually have the innate understanding of building. -
Some of the out buildings are tear down. The main cell block is nicely restored, but it’s like really small. No amount of money could expand it enough to make the billions to expand it enough. Plus, it’s been almost thoroughly proven that at least two dudes successfully escaped. It’s not the unescapable citadel the movies portray it as.
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It’s like he’s living in an episode of The Untouchables.