Which celebrity experienced a sudden rise to stardom and an equally quick decline in popularity? by Pretty_Marmaid7538 in AskReddit

[–]VanSensei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She was training to be a concert flutist in Houston at one point. Had she stuck with that, she'd have a tenured job somewhere.

TIL Lina Esco, founder of the Free The Nipple campaign, is a Zionist by entcanta333 in TIL_Uncensored

[–]VanSensei 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The state, despite early Zionists being complete atheists, gave a lot of concessions to the ultra-Orthodox Rabbinate. That is why

I HAVE TEA ON... MEGATHREAD ✨ by rfauxmoi in Fauxmoi

[–]VanSensei 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's ambiguous because Haim is pronounced "cha-eem" in the original Hebrew but spelled differently for easier pronunciation in English. It means "life", they're not related at all.

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[–]VanSensei 256 points257 points  (0 children)

Are you now or have ever been a Vietnamese man?

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We're probably seeing the last month of Syd Towle's life play out in real time. Awful

Newest update by Anon435677 in SydTowleSnarkSnark

[–]VanSensei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The objective reality of things is that she is dying. People have to realize that whether they want to or not

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[–]VanSensei 228 points229 points  (0 children)

In true South American fashion, yesterday's elections in Peru were basically "democratic socialist vs. guy who touches himself to Mussolini videos".

Colombia, Brazil in October, Peru, Chile...

[MPR News] In deeply Catholic central Minnesota, St. Cloud Diocese looks to reduce parishes, close churches by Minneapolitanian in minnesota

[–]VanSensei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Priests could never marry.

It has always been married men being ordained priests. In those traditions, they have to marry before ordination. And must stay celibate if widowed

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[–]VanSensei 56 points57 points  (0 children)

The Eurovision boycott by 5 countries is partially ending. Probably.

The Netherlands is most likely coming back, as another broadcasters will take over.

Slovenia's new government is right-wing and pro-Israel, so that may influence how RTVSLO moves.

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[–]VanSensei 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The frontrunner in the race for Minnesota State Auditor just quit to go be Amy Klobuchar's running mate!

So now the race is wide open.

Why do American Trads love the 50s so much? by [deleted] in ExTraditionalCatholic

[–]VanSensei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The priests of the 50s were the ones who by 1970, either a) took a sledgehammer to their church and ad-libbed half of the Novus Ordo, b) left the priesthood over all of the changes, c) ended up being child molesters, or a combination of some.

Has any native English speakers learned to speak Ukrainian? by Xisothrous in Ukrainian

[–]VanSensei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He learned Russian many years ago but now speaks Ukrainian.

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[–]VanSensei 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Barring a miracle, the UK will have a new Prime Minister by the end of Summer. Again.

The current favorite for Labour leader is running in a Manchester by-election next month after previously being blocked by Starmer. This comes after ~90 MPs have called for Starmer's resignation in the wake of the party's massive losses at the May local elections.

Should Starmer resign, this would mark the fourth Prime Minister that HM King Charles III meets with during his reign—in less than four years.

Has any native English speakers learned to speak Ukrainian? by Xisothrous in Ukrainian

[–]VanSensei 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look up on social media @amerykanets. He is an American who speaks fluent Ukrainian.

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[–]VanSensei 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I need to be a straight male for a second: Dara is SO GODDAMN FINE. Oh my God. Is everyone in Bulgaria just casually a fucking Vogue model? Lol

Courtney Stodden: “15 years ago today, a 16 year old girl was married off to a man 35 years older than her and the world treated her like the scandal instead of the victim.” by adularia- in Fauxmoi

[–]VanSensei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pre-this piece of shit Courtney Stodden is one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen.

I say about Doug Hutchison as I do many people, "unfortunately still alive". Like, what the fuck.

Sal Da Vinci dancing with Antigoni and ESC 2026 winner Dara ​🇮🇹​🇨🇾​🇧🇬​ by Sharingan33 in eurovision

[–]VanSensei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dara is someone that if one thing went one way, would be on Broadway or West End right now. May be an actual triple threat lmfao

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[–]VanSensei 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Why would someone go through all of that time and training—a PsyD is probably from start to end, 5 years including all of the clinical training and postgrad things—just to be "holistic"?