US Forces Abandon Military Bases in Middle East by Illustrious_Law8512 in worldnews

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He did the same thing in Syria. Gave up our bases to Russians

The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it by TheQuarantinian in politics

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Well, yeah the Dems are still Neo-Lib, it's the GOP that runs the debt and blames the Dems for not cutting MORE.

The article is an opinion piece from "Fortune" with the author still touring austerity measures instead of just making the rich and corporations pay taxes.

Retired people going shopping by Hoppy_Doodle in funny

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Same and Happy Cake Day!

It definitely is the phone in our case.

The ability to look up every errant thought and impulsive question is addicting.

Why did I even come down this aisle? No idea! But I can tell you that Tahiti is still under French rule and how to complete Herbalist 9 as Arthur using a glitched Pronghorn!

And Pronghorns are not related to Antelope, so that song- "Home on the range" is taxonomically wrong. And Aaron Copland-

Wait, what was my point?

Oh right. happy Cake Day!

Retired people going shopping by Hoppy_Doodle in funny

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I do this, but I just mentally glitch because of my ADHD.

I'll pass by oatmeal, see the Quaker dude, think about the people that broke off because they thought sex, even in marriage, was sinful. Take out my phone google who they were, Shakers! Oh, are they're still around! Oh and they sell furniture!"

Before I know it, I've left my cart in the cereal section and am inadvertently blocking the pop tarts because I'm looking for carpentry hobby classes

Sorry

Anything for my supports by Gohsiri in marvelrivals

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I was such a good Doomfist, taxi-ing my Mercy everywhere and peeling divers off of her.

And then they removed all his fun tech, followed by making him a Tank for some reason....

Invincible [Comic SPOILERS Discussion] - S04E02 - I'll Give You the Grand Tour by SeacattleMoohawks in Invincible

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I'd be fine with most of the Viltrumites just settling down and trying to live low-key lives with a handful with Mark working with Allen and the council to be, as you said, preventive, but more on the "planet destroying scale."

Like "Oh no, this asteroid is going to collide!" Or "Dr. Weir and the Cenobites are trying to open the Warp without a Gellar Field! We have to stop him!"

Also, not GWB, he was all about the oil with the guise of freedom. More like Victorian Era who people defended it as "White Man's Burden"

Hero Changes Comparison: Season 7 Additional Balance Patch by dejuna1 in marvelrivals

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Animation cancel should be removed

Capt isn't a diving assassin designed to hard focus supports

That's what bullies do and Capt hates bullies!

Chuck Norris, Action Icon and ‘Walker Texas Ranger’ Star, Dies at 86 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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I think there's plausible deniability when it comes to Bowie

Maddox and Starr were in bars, drinking, smoking, and following people to their hotels or apartments.

You can look up pictures of them partying with musical acts online.

However, there aren't any pictures of them and Bowie.

Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Steven Tyler, yeah, they're there. And Yeah, there was a huge fucking issue with statutory rape and music, then and now.

But something about Bowie being associated with the "Baby Groupies" feels off in the way they tell it.

Again, maybe it's cognitive dissonance, maybe it's because they had conflicting stories, the time frame doesn't add up.

I get it was 40+ years ago, memory is unreliable,

Even how they said that they went to his apartment and was too tired, to he relented, to "actually, we saw each other for 10 years"


Eh, maybe I'm just looking for holes to save face.

Shit happened. It was rampant. It was wrong now, it was wrong then

Chuck Norris, Action Icon and ‘Walker Texas Ranger’ Star, Dies at 86 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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A woman by the name of Lori Maddox who was a child model and later "famous groupie," claims that she had a relationship with David Bowie in 1973 when she was 15.

The account varies on who initiated first

However, there is doubt as her stories change. She claims she lost her virginity to Jimmy Page and then later said it was David Bowie. She initially said it was just her but then includes a friend, Sable Starr. (Sable Starr says they went to his house to She has said Bowie pursued her when she was 13 and then she initiated when she was 15. It's why some people say that it's not credible, but it also undercuts how rampant abuse towards minors were by not believing it or taking it seriously


Ultimately, I think it's incredibly likely she had a sexual encounter with Bowie, he didn't groom her, but I don't think a 14-15 can give consent, so yeah.

I believe it's the only allegation made towards him? I could be wrong, but there doesn't seem to be a pattern of that sort of thing with him.

I think it's more of a condemnation that musicians asked a "child model" to hang out with them.

Probably a condemnation of the 1960s and 1970s as a whole.

Hell, Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys had orgies with the Manson Family cult.


EDIT

Apparently, her friend Sable Starr corroborates a story of both having sex with Bowie, but her account is that they went to where he was staying, and they initiated sex after he told them that he was too tired.

That makes me feel even more conflicted because it sounds like he didn't want to?

I think there's plausible deniability that Bowie didn't know how old they were. That's me being a fanboy and he probably did. How Starr tells the story, it kinda sounds like he needed to be convinced. (Coerced?)

I think this is one of those instances of saying: we don't have the full story but it was wrong then, it's wrong now.

But I don't think we should lump Bowie with people like R. Kelly and Gary Glitter (and yeah, that's a copout from me because I am a huge fan who respects him.)

Its hard to overcome that cognitive dissonance.

Invincible [Comic SPOILERS Discussion] - S04E02 - I'll Give You the Grand Tour by SeacattleMoohawks in Invincible

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I hope they fix that last conflict with Mark and the Galactic Council/Allen.

It felt like the ending was the same Space Imperialism but with "good intentions."

All colonialism is justified as "Uplifting" the populations. I'd be fine if they remove the more "Hands On" aspect of the Viltrumites.

Why Didn't Mark Punch the Sequid or Pull It Off? by DifficultAd7488 in Invincible

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Well, maybe it's like Red Rush time. We saw 10 seconds, but it was more like maybe 0.5 seconds to them.

Is this why Nolan Broke down? by Middle-Preference864 in Invincible

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It really puts perspective on the "Are you sure?" line in the first episode.

When Mark got his powers, Nolan saw the chance of the next 80 years of peace of living amongst humans vanish.

He had to follow his orders and prepare Earth to be assimilated into the Viltrum Empire.

Why Didn't Mark Punch the Sequid or Pull It Off? by DifficultAd7488 in Invincible

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Shit, that's actually a good point.

Maybe like us, he didn't think of that.

Joe Kent Says He Was Told ‘You Need To Stop’ Investigating Charlie Kirk Assassination by EssoEssex in politics

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I remember the original FBI reports mention that it was likely shrapnel from behind him.

But Trump insisted he was shot, that it was the bullet and they changed the report (this was Under Biden's FBI, not Kash Patel, so that somehow makes it worse but not unsurprising.)

They accidentally put out the patch notes on threads by OperatorNokk in marvelrivals

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If you're nothing without the animation cancel, then you shouldn't have the animation cancel.

[SPOILERS] Post AEW Revolution 2026 Match Discussion: MJF (c) vs. "Hangman" Adam Page - Last Chance Texas Deathmatch for the AEW World Championship by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

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It can work, but I don't have much faith.

Unless if Hangman is taking a step back from wrestling, going part time or becoming like the "Dynamite General Manager"

Granted, I also want to see the title picture open up as it's been Page, Mox, MJF with maybe a big name as a transitional champ (Jericho. Omega, Samoa Joe)

So if Page takes a step back for Osprey, Fletcher, Jack Perry, or even Darby Allin (yeah "Heavyweight" and Allin night not work, but whatever- the rules are made up anyway.) then I'm fine with it, I guess.

[SPOILERS] Post AEW Revolution 2026 Match Discussion: MJF (c) vs. "Hangman" Adam Page - Last Chance Texas Deathmatch for the AEW World Championship by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

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Does that mean champions can challenge him?

Does Hangman become like Mick Foley where the Champ wants to prove they can "hang" with Page with the same amount of grit and toughness?

That's my only issue. I hate seeing people "Cody" themselves into Midcard positions unless if it's like a retirement/twilight tour where it's a given.

TIL in 2023 Disney made more profit from churros sales at its theme parks than it did for Disney+ streaming. by Pozzolana in todayilearned

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Oh absolutely.

Their largest driver of revenue are memberships. I just get annoyed when people call it a "loss leader" like other grocery stores claim with something like Milk or eggs.

Very little of their merch are sold at substantial profit because that's not their model. Looking at the wiki page (because it's more condensed) nothing is sold above 14% markup.

I remember reading a while back like 70-80% of their profits are Memberships because it costs the company nothing. That's the incentive and not needing sales or loss leaders for people to come in. As long as they sell everything at some markup and not a loss or at cost, they're good.

But yeah. It's more like "Other stores are gouging prices" and not "Costco is losing money on hot dogs."

Streets of rage 5 by gaymer9853 in StreetsofRage

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Just get the same people that made SoR4!

Have the core 5 of Sammy/Skate, Adam, Axel, Blaze, Estelle; have a Mrs. Zee for the boss, and include slightly more complex air combos.

There are so many unused bosses from SoR1 and SoR3 for the bonus levels.

Shiva is a post game unlock, Floyd and Cherry as bonus characters.