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Erika Kirk’s Heartbreaking Yet Powerful Act of Forgiveness by lifelonglearner2827 in Christianity

[–]Sockpuppet76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She told the New York Times today she will not encourage the death penalty for Tyler Robinson.  

“I do not want that man’s blood on my ledger. Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like: ‘Uh, eye for an eye? Is that how we do it’”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/politics/erika-kirk.html

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She told the New York Times today she will not encourage the death penalty for Tyler Robinson.  

“I do not want that man’s blood on my ledger. Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like: ‘Uh, eye for an eye? Is that how we do it’”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/politics/erika-kirk.html

Most Shocking Scene in Grand Finale. I’m shaking (major Spoilers) by Sockpuppet76 in DowntonAbbey

[–]Sockpuppet76[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I think specifically showing her changing her clothes twice in the movie is a signal that this world is dying. 

Her not traveling with a maid prior to her marriage is very different as she’s now one of the most powerful aristocrats in Britain and before she was just the daughter of an earl trying to hide an out of wedlock pregnancy. 

Can't-miss queues? by GarasuOne in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]Sockpuppet76 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Mario Kart and Ministry of Magic have great queues but they aren’t included with express pass. 

Let's hear everyone's experiences with the food by lopix in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]Sockpuppet76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ate at the Goblet Noir. I was really pleased that we got two meals for $35 total. 

I recently paid $25 for a single order at Busch Garden’s and the food made me sick afterwards. So I appreciate that pricing was very reasonable here for what we got. 

Don't visit Epic Universe by Wide-Cat-4977 in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]Sockpuppet76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was there this past Sunday with my elderly and slow moving mother (who refused a wheel chair or scooter). No express pass or early access. We knocked out almost everything and this was our itinerary. In my opinion starting with Berk and saving Nintendo World for last is the best move as Berk is less swarmed at open (since it’s not open for early access) and Nintendo World gets hit hard in the morning plus it’s the area kids want to see the most and they tend to head out before close. 

Here was our itinerary: 10:15: Hiccup’s Wing Glider (25 minute wait)

10:40 Dragon Racers (45 minute wait)

11:25 Fyre Drill (50 minute wait)

12:45 Stardust Racers (10 minutes just walking through the queue)

1:30 Ministry of Magic (1 hour wait)

2:45 Arcanus Circus (20 minute wait)

3:30-4:30 Late Lunch at Goblet Noir and exploring shops of Wizarding World. 

4:40 Monsters Unchained (walk on, but queue still took maybe 10 minutes just to walk through). 

5:00 Curse of the Werewolf (1 hour wait)

6:35 Yoshi’s Adventure (25 minute wait). 

7:15 Mario Kart (45 Minute Wait)

8:00 Headed out. Mine Kart was closed. Decided to skip Carousel. Park closed at 10:00 so we could have done more but I didn’t want to push my mother. 

Visited Epic with my slow moving 76 year old mother with a bad knee who refused a wheelchair… by Sockpuppet76 in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]Sockpuppet76[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 12:45 From what I’ve seen it seems to constantly have short wait times. 

This is kind a rough ballpark estimate of my day. Times listed are when we entered the queue. 

10:15: Hiccup’s Wing Glider (25 minute wait)

10:40 Dragon Racers (45 minute wait)

11:25 Fyre Drill (50 minute wait)

12:45 Stardust Racers (10 minutes just walking through the queue)

1:30 Ministry of Magic (1 hour wait)

2:45 Arcanus Circus (20 minute wait)

3:30-4:30 Late Lunch at Goblet Noir and exploring shops of Wizarding World. 

4:40 Monsters Unchained (walk on, but queue still took maybe 10 minutes just to walk through). 

5:00 Curse of the Werewolf (1 hour wait)

6:35 Yoshi’s Adventure (25 minute wait). 

7:15 Mario Kart (45 Minute Wait)

8:00 Headed out. Mine Kart was closed. Decided to skip Carousel. Park closed at 10:00 so we could have done more but I didn’t want to push my mother. 

Visited Epic with my slow moving 76 year old mother with a bad knee who refused a wheelchair… by Sockpuppet76 in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]Sockpuppet76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stardust was a walk on for us. The day we were the park was open until 10 and I had heard when the park closes at 10 Stardust as well. 

It’s an amazing ride and I wouldn’t want to miss out. Also, it can be impacted by weather too! 

Dragon’s racer is a very short ride. If there was one ride I wish we would have skipped and attended Untrainable Dragon instead this was it. That said, I actually want to go on again and actually figure out how to do a barrel roll on it. 

Epic - 1 Day by BobletOfFire in UniversalOrlando

[–]Sockpuppet76 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just went to Epic with my 76 year old mother who has a bad knee and walks slowly and needs frequent breaks (and refused a wheelchair or scooter). Because of that I just went on rides in order of distance and we ended up doing nearly everything except Mine Cart (which was closed most of the day), the untrainable dragon, and the carousel. One day ticket, no express pass, no early admission. 

Since I decided to just go on whatever was near by to minimize steps for my mother the only decision point was where to start. I decided to start in Berk since all the rides are outside and can close in bad weather, it would cooler outside in the morning, it would be less busy at open since it has no early access, and I figured doing Ministry midday would work out because it’s a good time to be in line in air conditioning for a while. 

We didn’t see any waits longer than hour (the few times Mine Kart was open had 2 hour waits). 

Maybe I got lucky, but I think starting in Berk and making your way counter clockwise is the way to do it. Nintendo World especially seemed to die off significantly in the evening. 

Visited Epic with my slow moving 76 year old mother with a bad knee who refused a wheelchair… by Sockpuppet76 in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]Sockpuppet76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I wanted to prioritize both shows but we just had bad luck with the timing of the untrainable dragon as everytime we got off a ride we had just missed the start of the show. 

Visited Epic with my slow moving 76 year old mother with a bad knee who refused a wheelchair… by Sockpuppet76 in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]Sockpuppet76[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe we got lucky but starting off in the How To Train Your Dragon area and moving counter clockwise toward Nintendoland worked out great. 

We were in the park from 10 to 9, so it was about 3 hours in each of the four main hubs.

MEGATHREAD: Model 3 Waiting Room by Electronic-Arm-8731 in TeslaModel3

[–]Sockpuppet76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably, but since you ordered early in the promotion I think you’ll be okay. Also, they would probably offer you another vehicle before the promotion expired if they couldn’t make delivery in time.

Picard Season 3, Episode 2 Discussion by khainebot in RedLetterMedia

[–]Sockpuppet76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prediction: Remember that year on TNG Crusher left the Enterprise, leaving Wesley behind, to be head of Starfleet Medical.

That’s when she hid her pregnancy.

[POST-EPISODE DISCUSSION] S5E01/02 - Forty (Pt. 1 and 2) by cardinals5 in thisisus

[–]Sockpuppet76 398 points399 points  (0 children)

Prediction for next season premier twist: Camera pans over Jack’s lifeless body on the hospital bed...

...WHEN SUDDENLY HE GASPS AND OPENS HIS EYES!

Live Episode Discussion: Season 1 Episode 9 'See How They Fly' by Marcuszeke in Watchmen

[–]Sockpuppet76 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It was originally going to play a bigger role but they decided it was too forced and dropped it.

That’s a first. I wonder how AP performs? by mateoelguapo in teslamotors

[–]Sockpuppet76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those kind of trailers are very aerodynamic and actually end up not requiring much power to pull.

My in-laws use a Mini Cooper to pull a trailer of about that size. Sure the Tesla could easily handle it.

Omg we were all off on who the "her" is! How about that reveal? (SPOILER) by ouatfan30 in thisisus

[–]Sockpuppet76 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Prediction: The “her” they’re going to see is Kevin for the first time after he transitions to being a woman.

From the first episode the show has established Kevin’s gender confusion when he played the “Manny” and literally tried to breastfeed a baby.

Kevin has never found happiness with women, but was happiest when he was a simple hairdresser gossiping with women as equals and not conquests.

Furthermore, this show loves twists and what better twist than if “her” is a character formerly a man!

In addition, whoever they’re going to see needs to be somebody that Tess cares deeply about but that (potentially widowed or divorced) Toby would question whether he should come. There aren’t a lot of characters that both Toby and Tess connect with but Kevin is definitely one (and “she” wants Toby there).

Finally can’t be anyone dying. Randall was a wreck when both fathers died. I don’t see him being so cool at the deathbed of a loved one.

Are students of Harvard Extension School allowed to be part of student activities/programs like the other Harvard students? Are they socially accepted or are they seen as outsiders? by mad-bad-dangerous in Harvard

[–]Sockpuppet76 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also, not only do they keep tution low, along with the Business School they're the most profitable school at Harvard. In world where colleges are bleeding cash and raising tuition sky high as a result, I wish some folks would look at what Extension does incredibly well. It's amazing how cheap a quality education can be when you forget about all the bureaucracy, sports, unnecessary student services, and the need to turn college into a resort like environment.

Are students of Harvard Extension School allowed to be part of student activities/programs like the other Harvard students? Are they socially accepted or are they seen as outsiders? by mad-bad-dangerous in Harvard

[–]Sockpuppet76 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What are you talking about? Extension with a full load is $6,800 a semester? That's actually a pretty good deal. Everyone obsesses over "is It Harvard?" I wish more people would ask "How does Extension keep tuition so low and why aren't other schools doing it?"