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Technical Difficulties, Please Stand By

December 11, 2017 - By ginny

A horrible thing happened Friday night. My iPhone went for an unexpected swim. There was a scream of horror, right after the most awful kerplunk sound ever. I fished it out and turned it off as quickly as I could, but I wasnâ€™t quick enough. David had pounded upstairs to see what was the matter, and quickly found a container of rice we still had – we stopped cooking rice for dinner quite a while ago. Into the rice it went and I waited, phoneless, for 2 days. I blame a phone commercial that shows someone dropping their phone in…

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Trump Is Spoiling Our National Parks

October 28, 2017 - By ginny

And I hate him for it, so much. Trump is spoiling our national parks

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Listened to @waitwait and @petersagal with Brian May – this was next in my feed

October 28, 2017 - By ginny

Link: Brian Mayâ€™s 3D pictures capture Queen in all their pomp | Music | The Guardian

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Hot Off The Presses - SABRE2th Tigress: Book 'em, Dano.

The collapse of Monarch: inside the doomed airline in its last days | Business | The Guardian

October 7, 2017 - By ginny

Iâ€™d never heard of this airline before last week. Then I caught a call from someone whoâ€™d been booked on them. There was no other way to help him, had to sell him a new ticket on a new carrier, and heâ€™ll pursue refund with them himself. In the week running up to the collapse of Monarch Airlines, one crew member noticed that something was awry. The soap had run out on a flight back to Gatwick and a request to replenish supplies was left unanswered. A few days later, on Monday this week, Monarch was no more: almost 2,000…

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Airplane’s Terrifying Landing May Put You Off Flying For Good

October 7, 2017 - By ginny

As a corporate travel deranger, Iâ€™ve booked people into DUS – Dusseldorf Airport – many times. Maybe wonâ€™t recommend it, or should mention the airportâ€™s reputation for big crosswinds. Via Huffington Post: Airplaneâ€™s Terrifying Landing May Put You Off Flying For Good

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Emmy Awards: Jeffrey Wright @jfreewright deserves to win. #Westworld

September 15, 2017 - By ginny

Absolutely, hands down, Jeffrey Wright deserves the Emmy for best supporting actor. Will he get it? Deserves to win: Jeffrey Wright Critics love him on â€œWestworldâ€ â€” he has a magnetic screen presence and the ability to deliver a big twist. Link: Emmy Awards 2017 predictions: Who will win, who deserves to win and who could surprise us all – The Washington Post

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Ryanair plane makes emergency landing after losing nose wheel (Woops. Glad no one hurt).

September 15, 2017 - By ginny

East Midlands is a small regional airport but they do have some international flights. A Ryanair plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after losing one of its two nose wheels. Link: Ryanair plane makes emergency landing after losing nose wheel | Business | The Guardian

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Harry Dean Stanton, cult American actor, dies aged 91 | Film | The Guardian

September 15, 2017 - By ginny

Holy cow. Harry Dean Stanton, rest well and be remembered. Harry Dean Stanton, the veteran American actor who ballasted generations of independent and cult films, has died aged 91. Source: Harry Dean Stanton, cult American actor, dies aged 91 | Film | The Guardian

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Priest who left KKK still hasn’t made restitution for cross-burnings

August 27, 2017 - By ginny

Remember the family victimized when the local KKK burned a cross on their lawn, but they won a lawsuit? President Reagan dropped by to visit them. Funny thing, they never did collect on the settlement. The leader of the local KKK disappeared. Many years later, he turned up as a Catholic priest, and NO ONE wants to talk about him. Not his diocese, not his former diocese, not current and former parishioners, no one. The Washington Post did find a few people willing to talk about him, like old schoolmates who were shocked by his transformation from racist skinhead to…

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Trump Org Was Negotiating For Moscow Tower During Candidacy – Sater

August 27, 2017 - By ginny

If this had gone through last summer, would it have been a deal breaker for the Trumpist base? Probably not. Make Moscow Great Again! Nevertheless, the details of the deal, which have not previously been disclosed, provide evidence that Trumpâ€™s business was actively pursuing significant commercial interests in Russia at the same time he was campaigning to be president â€” and in a position to determine U.S.-Russia relations. The new details from the emails, which are scheduled to be turned over to congressional investigators soon, also point to the likelihood of additional contacts between Russia-connected individuals and Trump associates during…

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‘Elmo Skum goes full-bore Gandalf

Both Trump and Skum posted in the wee hours to order GOP sycophants to shut down government.

Skum Xitted: “This should not pass.”

”President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown…”

Link: Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands
#ProPublica form letter to health insurance providers via #Bluesky h/t (@fizbin.bsky.social)

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/ https://projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Link: Daniel Martin (@fizbin.bsky.social)
Will Seb #4banger Gorka Ever Fight That Duel?

Back from obscurity, let’s revisit the ridiculousness of Seb Gorka.

Rick Wilson popularized that nickname, wonder if he’d like to act as second?

Quote: Seb Gorka challenged me to a fight over email and I accepted, only to find out he's "all mouth and no trousers."

Link: Seb Gorka Just Challenged Me to a Fight Over Email and I Accepted
'Out here running toilet scams': Spectators dump on Trump's newest administration pick

Literally a poop emoji nomination. When we shit-can our link to NATO, this guy will be the one to flush our allies.

Link: 'Out here running toilet scams': Spectators dump on Trump's newest administration pick
WaPo Gift Link: 10 Books To Read

The 10 books I’d like to read from the Washington Post. Definitely the Osman, not so much the Penny as I find her Three Pines series a bit too precious. I need entertainment that doesn’t make me want to repeat the mantra of the current era: “don’t panic.”

Gift Link

www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/11/20/best-mystery-novels-2024/

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