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  Name another country (or any genre of music) star who's used their status and fame as an influential platform to promote unity and inclusivity.... and basic human rights. https://www.advocate.com/news/people/dolly-parton-lgbtq-icon#rebelltitem1

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@weatherwest/117248255199053677 Daniel Swain isn't a scientist who's prone to hyperbole, but his warnings regarding California coastal heat and moisture (the latter kicking in in December) are sobering. The data -- well-presented and clearly explained -- all point to a high possibility of one of the wettest California winters on record. #cawx

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  My #iPhone 14 will no longer hold a charge for more than 8 hours, so I'm attempting to buy an iPhone 17 from Apple's site -- and, apparently, #Apple isn't interested. Kept getting thrown into limbo after confirming my Verizon info, and now Apple has locked me out of its site for 24 hours, when it's suggested I "try again."

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  Not sure what to make of Alex Wagner stating on The Bulwark Daily that John Cornyn was "literally castrated by Donald Trump." After about 6 or 7 invocations of "literally" in the first 20 minutes, I signed off.

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  @JB105 I agree. Later in the podcast, Wagner qualified a statement with the phrase "both literally and figuratively," so I assume she has a handle on the distinction; however, at that point, I stopped listening.

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  How much does Amazon Prime Video SUCK when trying to watch #WNBA games? Let me count the ways.

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  So many bits from which to choose, but I think one of my favorite lines is ""[A]n unorthodox break from traditional capital punishment norms." https://www.military.com/hegseth-announces-that-fort-hood-murderer-malik-hassans-dec-3-execution-will-be-public

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  "But if terraforming is supposed to make a lifeless planet as verdant as Earth, mining, to the contrary, often leaves parts of Earth itself uninhabitable. While the environmental impacts of mining brine are less obvious to the naked eye than, say, mountaintop removal, extracting the lithium-rich liquid does in fact threaten a fragile, desert water system, along with the ecosystems and people that depend on it." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/11/chilean-salt-flat-e...

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  It's not enough that NBA-TV has sub-mediocre play-by-play and color commentary; they also mix the in-arena subwoofer crap into the audio feed.

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@weatherwest/117436178939077474 105-minute high-level geek-out on El Niño from Swain. "This month's [modeling] is even more bonkers than the last, if that's possible." [...] "These numbers are so extreme, folks, that I don't quite know what to make of them." Spoilers: Good news: if dams and levees hold, it might be a good water year, but snow levels could be low Bad news: coastal flooding, good chanc...

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  Was there ever any doubt that Trump is Putin's bitch?

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  Doris Burke doing NBA color commentary is the reason mute buttons were invented.

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  Golden State Warriors losing to the Lakers by 34 points at the end of the 3rd. But it's not as close as the score would lead you to believe. #nba

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  This is a perfect example of tech bros with money to burn working towards a solution in search of a problem. The fact the company didn't warn citizens of Lone Pine about the test screams "it's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission." Shut this shit down. #darkskies https://darksky.org/news/a-rehearsal-for-space-mirrors-leaves-california-rescuers-unconvinced/

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  Game two: Last minute: Draymond throws another bad screen, Steve Kerr argues what was obviously a good call, gets a technical. Memphis hits the free throw. Warriors blow a 12-pt lead with 3.5 minutes left, miss their final eight shots, and go on to lose about as catastrophically as they can. Another game at Phoenix tomorrow. Then Denver, Minnesota, and the Lakers again. It's gonna be a long season. #warriors #nba

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  More good news: Lula beats Bolsonaro in Brazil, and Vucic deposed in Serbia!

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  Interesting interview regarding Ammon Bundy's shrinking circle of supporters. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/ammon-bundy-trump-ice/685849/?gift=R7jHfZqyc6Mcc8oIpT-vodgsJXd48C-xcxCftzJZdEo

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