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Hallmark Presents: Eight Days of Passover Movies

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hallmark-presents-eight-days-of-passover-mo…
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 04:00

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Hearts and Haggadahs

When a fire in Annabel’s glamorous city highrise destroys her family collection of Maxwell House Haggadahs, she sets out to find a suitable replacement. Her search brings her to the small-town coffee shop Get Thee to a Beannery run by Saul, a grump with a heart of espresso. Despite his initial resistance, things begin to brew between them, and Saul considers pouring his resources into sponsoring a new line of Haggadahs. Will they be the perfect blend of big-city java and small-town roast, or will this budding partnership grind to a halt?

Breaking: dep council leader deselected for protesting vs discrimination will stand as independent

https://skwawkbox.org/2023/04/04/breaking-dep-council-leader-deselected-for-pro…
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 03:38
Wirral Cllrs Yvonne Nolan and Sue Mahoney deselected by Labour – after demonstrating against deselection of Nolan’s carer for not attending enough out-of-ward door-knocking sessions. Nolan and her carer have been replaced by imposed right-wingers The deputy leader of Wirral Council, Rock Ferry councillor Yvonne Nolan, will stand against Labour as an independent after the […]

Waaah!!!!

https://digbysblog.net/2023/04/04/waaah/
Created
Wed, 05/04/2023 - 03:30
Criminals are arrested every day in every town in America. You are not special, Trumpie. You’re just a private citizen being held to account for your crimes. Go to court and let a jury decide. That’s exactly how it works. Just be glad you’re not Black.

The 2020 Instruction Mirage

https://adamcroom.com/2023/04/the-2020-instruction-mirage/
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 02:08
Recently, I’ve become victim to email reminders of the 2020/2021 academic year. OU’s main video repository system, MyMedia, has a two-year retention system. If a video has received no views for two years, then you are notified that it is up for auto deletion. This means that my classroom recordings for the Spring 2021 semester […]

Sex, race and violence

https://digbysblog.net/2023/04/04/sex-race-and-violence/
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 02:00
The right wing obsessions Greg Sargent takes a look at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s grotesque 60 Minutes interview and the history of LGBTQ and pedophile slurs: CBS anchor Lesley Stahl was shocked to hear that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stands firmly behind her frequent claim that Democrats are “pedophiles.” On “60 Minutes,” Stahl pressed Greene on her use of the slur, and the Georgia Republican defiantly responded that it’s the truth: “They support grooming children.” “They are not pedophiles,” Stahl rejoined incredulously. “Why would you say that?” Stahl has been roasted online for granting Greene a plum “60 Minutes” interview, which aired Sunday night. But the real problem with this exchange is thatStahl did not show any signs of understanding the longtime role of the “pedophile” insult in right-wing discourse as an expression of deliberate bigotry against transgender Americans. As a result, Stahl squandered a high-profile opportunity to explainto a large prime-time audience what Greene and others really intend when they use this smear.

Are You Allowed to Criticize Angel Reese?: A Decision Tree

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/are-you-allowed-to-criticize-angel-reese-a-…
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 01:00

“The celebration of LSU’s first-ever national championship is being met with unfair criticism of Angel Reese, one of the team’s star players… Reese first waved her hand in front of [Caitlin Clark, the Iowa Hawkeye’s leading scorer]…. then pointed to her ring finger… Sports and political commentator Keith Olbermann referred to Reese as a ‘fucking idiot’… In addition, Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy tweeted ‘Classless piece of shit.’” — Forbes, 4/3/23

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Find Community at DrupalCon Pittsburgh 2023

https://www.drupal.org/association/blog/find-community-at-drupalcon-pittsburgh-…
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 00:41

DrupalCon is a community event, where people from around the world can come together and share in the mission to make Drupal the most impactful DXP in the world. Even beyond that, DrupalCon is for many people the one time a year to connect in person with the people they work with every day. We are so excited to share all the places where the community can connect in June! 

Community Summit 

Join us on Thursday, 8 June at DrupalCon Pittsburgh for a full-day unconference dedicated to exploring the issues that matter most to the Drupal community. What’s an unconference, you ask? It is a loosely structured conference that emphasizes sharing information instead of following a conventionally structured schedule. Together we will select topics that matter most to attendees and have collaborative discussions throughout the day. 

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No cameras in the courtroom?

https://digbysblog.net/2023/04/04/no-cameras-in-the-courtroom/
Created
Wed, 05/04/2023 - 00:30
Sketch artist gets an early start This could be settled by the time this posts, but…. CBS News: Several media organizations, including CBS News, petitioned to allow video and photo coverage of Trump’s arraignment, but New York has one of the strictest policies in the country against cameras in the courtroom, according to The Fund for Modern Courts, a nonpartisan nonprofit.  Trump’s legal team wants cameras kept out of the courtroom, saying they would “create a circus-like atmosphere,” “raise unique security concerns” and are “inconsistent with President Trump’s presumption of innocence.” Meaning Trump thinks getting a stern talking to by a judge about watching his mouth would be a bad look. Without video or audio, he can spin what happens in court today any way he likes. It’s he-said, the fake news-said. What a shame. “Few Americans have seen Mr.

Starmer’s approval rating lowest for 481 days after further catastrophic falls

https://skwawkbox.org/2023/04/04/starmers-approval-rating-lowest-for-481-days-a…
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 00:21
Voters continue to see through Keir Starmer, leading to catastrophic falls in his approval rating – especially among usual Labour voters – according to new polling. Dissatisfaction with Starmer among voters generally grew by five points, according to the IPSOS poll – while dissastisfaction with the awful Rishi Sunak fell by the same amount – […]

Episode 38 Production report 2: Proofreading and Release schedule

https://www.davidrevoy.com/article962/future-episode-38-is-open-for-proofreading
Created
Tue, 04/04/2023 - 23:42

Here is a second production report to announce an important milestone on the production of episode 38: yesterday, I posted on our collaborative tool a work in progress version for the Pepper&Carrot proofreaders and contributors. I quoted them all in a new thread, but our tool sometimes doesn't transmit well the notification or emails. So, this blog post is also a notification for them.