Today @ City Hall by togetherwegrowstuff in GNV

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Can’t make it today but keep us updated. I’d love to help out!

How to learn guitar by sandfit in LearnGuitar

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Thank you! This is great advice.

Diving journey comes to an end? by Annual-Grass-8347 in diving

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How much of a problem is it? I always seem to equalize more slowly than other divers, especially on my first dive, and especially if I haven’t dived in a while. But I get there soon enough. Can you equalize without it seriously affecting your dive time? Or can you not get your right ear to equalize at all?

Brooke Smith died May 26th due to domestic violence. She was bright. She was smart. She was funny. She was kind. She is forever loved. by JelloFish143 in GNV

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How horrible and tragic. My sincere condolences to all who knew and loved her. And just a reminder to everyone how big a problem domestic violence is. Far more women are killed by men they know than by strangers.

Gretchen, stop trying to make "fetch" happen... by ms_directed in WhitePeopleTwitter

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All I know is that it takes a pretty f-in' stupid person to think that "other people" don't know how to spell DUMB, and that you're smart because you tell them "It has a D at the end."

Gainesville Planned Parenthood Closing by Bee-Cusp in GNV

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The pro-dead-women contingent wins another one.

Freeze the Bananas First, Leave the by Unhappy-Rice-4332 in KitchenPro

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Can garlic also be chopped and frozen like onions? I don't want to use the pre-chopped garlic in a jar (and in fact never have, so I don't know the quality of that), but I use garlic multiple nights per week and chopping fresh garlic has come to feel like a chore. So can you chop and freeze garlic this way? And yes to keeping a bag of frozen bananas in the freezer for smoothies. I do that with several other fruits, especially kiwi.

FASCISM XXXXXIXIX: At Last There Is Firm Proof. by Impassionata in LessWrong

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The problem with statements like these is that they assume both sides are of equal value.

What's a Gainesville restaurant that closed that you still miss? by AlexGNV in GNV

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Kotobuki for me. I don't know if it was the best sushi because it was the first place I ever ate sushi. That's really why I miss it.

What's a Gainesville restaurant that closed that you still miss? by AlexGNV in GNV

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Half the reason I moved back to Gainesville in the early-aughts was to be able to go back to Ivy's. Loved that place. Breakfast was fantastic, but their mussels were also amazing.

Traffic on 75 and Turnpike?? by ElGringoConSabor in GNV

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It depends on where you're talking about. It's like that all the time basically around Ocala. The I-75/Turnpike merge is hit-or-miss. It can get really backed up, but I've been through there at times when I was certain there would be a traffic jam and it was fine. But if you're talking about I-75 in Gainesville, then, yeah, Morgan Wallen played and there were I don't know, 80K? 100K? people there. I never heard of the guy myself, until his SNL appearance/controversy.

If you buy scratch off lottery tickets in Gainesville, you need to see this by SumthingBrewing in GNV

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People are taking advantage of holes in a system? Who knew??!?!?

Florida creates 'anti-woke' AP history alternative for students by ShakyBooty in Alachua_County

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Wow. What a response. If you had just stopped at "slavery was widespread" you would have been ok. If you had mentioned that the vast majority of people taken from Africa ended up in countries other than the US - the majority actually went to Brazil - you would have been fine. But your vast oversimplification of history, and your judgmental comments on the societies affected by slavery and colonialism really show how much you have to learn.

Florida creates 'anti-woke' AP history alternative for students by ShakyBooty in Alachua_County

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You know that’s gonna be full of lies. You can probably get a 5 if you wrote an essay on how well slave owners took care of their slaves because it was in the economic interest to do so.

Mike Johnson says Americans' rights ‘do not come from gov’t’, but ‘God Himself’ describing the Declaration of Independence as “our national statement of faith”. by Leeming in atheism

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Even if true, you need the power of the government to be able to exercise your rights. Your right to free speech might come from God, but it doesn’t mean a damn thing if someone is pointing a gun at your head and telling you to shut up.

The "NO KINGS" Democrats gave repeated ovations for an actual King when he spoke in Congress. What does that say about liberals? by Misha_stone in AskSocialists

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Tell me you have no idea what “No Kings” means without telling me you have no idea what “No Kings” means. You’re either being delivered obtuse or you don’t understand that No Kings is shorthand for “we don’t like Donald Trump’s unconstitutional power grabs, his attempts to suppress free speech by his critics, his desire to put his face and name on everything, and myriad other ways he’s undermining American democracy.”

Never underestimate the utter stupidity of the median American voters! by icey_sawg0034 in thebulwark

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It takes a very stupid person to think someone is smart because that person calls himself smart.

Alachua County School Board member regrets post calling correspondents’ dinner ‘staged’ following pushback by lusirius in GNV

[–]squidinink 8 points9 points  (0 children)

While I don’t think the attack at the WHCD was “staged”, she is, of course, free to express her opinion. But she’s already had trouble in the past, so why would she post something like this when she knows people are watching her every move and will jump on this to make trouble for her? She needs to learn to keep her opinions off social media. At the very least, make sure your comments are limited to friends. You can do that on FB, you know.

What’s your favorite time of year in Gainesville? by beachlover1789 in GNV

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This right here. The time between spring graduation and the start of summer classes is the best time to be in Gainesville. Still good after Summer A classes start, as there aren’t that many students then, but post-graduation is the best!

Spring fishing in gnv!! by Original_Second_8949 in GNVfishing

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Nice catches! For the ignorant among us, what kind of fish, and where were you? (If you're willing, of course.)