wader
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Talk grows of mega predator off Australia, but the grim reality may be more sobering
The attacks have happened over the past four years.
the "Headline That Caught My Attention or the WTF" thread
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It's crazy time in a crazy world....
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Kim Kardashian lookalike and OnlyFans model dies of cardiac arrest after plastic surgery
A Kim Kardashian lookalike and OnlyFans star died of cardiac arrest following a plastic surgery procedure.
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wader
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it's a sad & strange commentary of where we are as a society - don't know why she would do this to herself - she looks like an idiot but apparently no one had the nerve to tell her so - might have saved her at some pointIt's crazy time in a crazy world....
Kim Kardashian lookalike and OnlyFans model dies of cardiac arrest after plastic surgery
A Kim Kardashian lookalike and OnlyFans star died of cardiac arrest following a plastic surgery procedure.
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We are indulging people WAY too much.
Rick67
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This is what every broad from Brentwood wants to look like.It's crazy time in a crazy world....
Kim Kardashian lookalike and OnlyFans model dies of cardiac arrest after plastic surgery
A Kim Kardashian lookalike and OnlyFans star died of cardiac arrest following a plastic surgery procedure.
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wader
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Satan Fired Tucker Carlson, Right-Wing Christians Say
The end of an era on Fox News is seen as a victory for the devil
Satan Fired Tucker Carlson, Right-Wing Christians Say
Right-wing Christians who claim to have “prophetic” insight into America’s “spiritual warfare” are declaring Fox News’ decision to sack Tucker Carlson a victory for Lucifer.
wader
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‘Vicious’ Bronx peacock, dubbed Raul, bites man, flees to local park tree: 'I thought I was high'
An escaped peacock, dubbed Raul, flew to safety in a large tree in a New York City park after biting a man in the thigh. The peacock is believed to be from the Bronx Zoo.
‘Vicious’ Bronx peacock, dubbed Raul, bites man, flees to local park tree: 'I thought I was high'
A man was bitten by a "vicious" peacock that likely escaped the Bronx Zoo in New York on Wednesday night.
The New York Fire Department (FDNY) responded to a 911 call at approximately 8 p.m. from a man, identified as Mike, who said the escaped peacock bit him after he attempted to assist the brightly plumed bird into safety.
"We were standing outside chillin’, you know, smoking, you know, whatever and, I thought I was buggin’" Mike told the New York Daily News. "I thought I was high."
Mike shared that he attempted to corral the wild bird, but it quickly lashed out and bit him in the thigh.
"Then the motherf---er flew into the tree," Mike told the outlet. "I didn’t know they could fly."
wader
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I'm squirming in my seat reading that......................
movetheboat
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that's why we have a spare
longcast
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ASPCA gives 2% of budget to pet shelters while 'hoarding' millions, pushing 'anti-farmer' agenda: think tank
One of the country's most prominent animal welfare groups is sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars while giving 2% of its budget to pet shelters, according to a new report.
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The ASPCA has become a household name through its tear-jerking commercials showing images of abused dogs and cats in need of help with Sarah McLachlan singing a sad song in the background. According to CEW, however, the ASCPA is focused more on enriching itself and pushing a radical political agenda than helping pets in need.
Hubbard highlighted how only 2% of the ASPCA budget is given as grants to community pet shelter, using a figure from a new CEW report that cites the ASPCA's most recent tax filings as the source of its numbers.
At the same time, according to CEW, the ASPCA in 2021 had $390 million in revenue and $575 million in assets, including $310 million in investments and $105 million in savings. Perhaps most striking, the animal welfare group has about $11 million in offshore accounts in the Caribbean, while tax filings show ASPCA CEO Matt Berkshadker rakes in nearly $1 million a year and 259 of his employees make six figures.
Hubbard called for Berkshadker to cut his salary in half and for ASCPA to distribute its roughly $300 million investments to local shelters "on the front lines of saving animals," arguing people should donate their money to them, not the ASCPA, if they wish to help pets in need.
ASPCA gives 2% of budget to pet shelters while 'hoarding' millions, pushing 'anti-farmer' agenda: think tank
One of the country's most prominent animal welfare groups is sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars while giving 2% of its budget to pet shelters, according to a new report.
The ASPCA has become a household name through its tear-jerking commercials showing images of abused dogs and cats in need of help with Sarah McLachlan singing a sad song in the background. According to CEW, however, the ASCPA is focused more on enriching itself and pushing a radical political agenda than helping pets in need.
Hubbard highlighted how only 2% of the ASPCA budget is given as grants to community pet shelter, using a figure from a new CEW report that cites the ASPCA's most recent tax filings as the source of its numbers.
At the same time, according to CEW, the ASPCA in 2021 had $390 million in revenue and $575 million in assets, including $310 million in investments and $105 million in savings. Perhaps most striking, the animal welfare group has about $11 million in offshore accounts in the Caribbean, while tax filings show ASPCA CEO Matt Berkshadker rakes in nearly $1 million a year and 259 of his employees make six figures.
Hubbard called for Berkshadker to cut his salary in half and for ASCPA to distribute its roughly $300 million investments to local shelters "on the front lines of saving animals," arguing people should donate their money to them, not the ASCPA, if they wish to help pets in need.
I wonder what their annual advertising budget is.
wader
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What the...................
Say What???
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Say What???
Oral Sex Is a Leading Factor in the Throat Cancer 'Epidemic' in the United States, Doctor Says
“Those with six or more lifetime oral-sex partners are 8.5 times more likely to develop oropharyngeal cancer,” says Dr. Hisham Mehanna
wader
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What the .................
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Prolific sperm donor with over 500 children must pay $110K if he donates again, court rules
Jonathan Jacob Meijer told mothers that he had adhered to legal limits on sperm donation even though he had already fathered hundreds of children in the Netherlands.
movetheboat
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Since a 2003 study found evidence that Genghis Khan’s DNA is present in about 16 million men alive today, the Mongolian ruler's genetic prowess has stood as an unparalleled accomplishment.What the .................
Prolific sperm donor with over 500 children must pay $110K if he donates again, court rules
Jonathan Jacob Meijer told mothers that he had adhered to legal limits on sperm donation even though he had already fathered hundreds of children in the Netherlands.
Interesting, I would have thought Spielberg would be more "Awaken" and applaud his stance...
The director Steven Spielberg digitally removed law enforcement officers’ guns in “E.T.” for its 20th anniversary release, replacing them with walkie-talkies. Credit...Universal Pictures
Steven Spielberg, one of Hollywood’s most powerful filmmakers, has weighed in on a cultural debate about whether to change books, films and television shows to make them more palatable to contemporary sensibilities, calling such revisions “censorship.”
Most of the discussion in recent weeks has been about publishers’ excising references to the race and physical appearance of characters in the work of deceased authors like Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie and Ursula K. Le Guin. But film and television directors, including Spielberg, have also made revisions to published work.
Spielberg said in 2011 that he regretted replacing the guns that federal agents carried with walkie-talkies in the 20th anniversary edition of “E.T.,” and he later brought the guns back for its 30th anniversary release. The director went even further on Tuesday at a forum sponsored by Time magazine, condemning all such alterations to artwork.
“No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are either voluntarily or being forced to peer through,” he said, adding that all movies were “a signpost of where we were when we made them and what the world was like.”
Asked about the changes to Dahl’s novels, which included the removal of descriptions of characters as “fat,” Spielberg said, “Nobody should ever attempt to take the chocolate out of ‘Willy Wonka.’ Ever. And they shouldn’t take the chocolate or the vanilla or any other flavor out of anything that has been written.”
“For me it is sacrosanct,” he continued. “It’s our history, it’s our cultural heritage. I do not believe in censorship that way.”
In recent years, streaming services have removed nudity and cigarettes from films and film posters. Sometimes, the artists themselves have made post-release edits, such as George Lucas’s notorious reversal of a shootout between Han Solo and Greedo in the first “Star Wars” movie. In 2020, at Tina Fey’s request, four episodes of her sitcom “30 Rock” that used blackface were taken out of circulation; last year, Beyoncé adjusted lyrics from her album “Renaissance” that activists had called ableist.
Because entertainment is increasingly consumed digitally, it has become easier for producers to alter content, which has sometimes left viewers — who may not technically own what they paid for — without the ability to view the original.
In 2019, Netflix deleted a graphic scene from the first season of “13 Reasons Why,” two years after it released the show. Though DVDs for that season are available, most viewers are Netflix subscribers who would not be able to watch the original easily.
“What I find troubling is the ease with which history can be rewritten with digitally distributed works,” Aaron Perzanowski, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School who studies digital ownership, said in an email.
“There may be good reasons for edits in some cases,” he added, “but from the perspective of cultural preservation, media criticism and historical context, it’s a troubling trend.”
Spielberg, Who Regrets Cutting ‘E.T.’ Guns, Says Don’t Revise Old Works
“No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are either voluntarily or being forced to peer through,” Steven Spielberg said.
The director Steven Spielberg digitally removed law enforcement officers’ guns in “E.T.” for its 20th anniversary release, replacing them with walkie-talkies. Credit...Universal Pictures
Steven Spielberg, one of Hollywood’s most powerful filmmakers, has weighed in on a cultural debate about whether to change books, films and television shows to make them more palatable to contemporary sensibilities, calling such revisions “censorship.”
Most of the discussion in recent weeks has been about publishers’ excising references to the race and physical appearance of characters in the work of deceased authors like Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie and Ursula K. Le Guin. But film and television directors, including Spielberg, have also made revisions to published work.
Spielberg said in 2011 that he regretted replacing the guns that federal agents carried with walkie-talkies in the 20th anniversary edition of “E.T.,” and he later brought the guns back for its 30th anniversary release. The director went even further on Tuesday at a forum sponsored by Time magazine, condemning all such alterations to artwork.
“No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are either voluntarily or being forced to peer through,” he said, adding that all movies were “a signpost of where we were when we made them and what the world was like.”
Asked about the changes to Dahl’s novels, which included the removal of descriptions of characters as “fat,” Spielberg said, “Nobody should ever attempt to take the chocolate out of ‘Willy Wonka.’ Ever. And they shouldn’t take the chocolate or the vanilla or any other flavor out of anything that has been written.”
“For me it is sacrosanct,” he continued. “It’s our history, it’s our cultural heritage. I do not believe in censorship that way.”
In recent years, streaming services have removed nudity and cigarettes from films and film posters. Sometimes, the artists themselves have made post-release edits, such as George Lucas’s notorious reversal of a shootout between Han Solo and Greedo in the first “Star Wars” movie. In 2020, at Tina Fey’s request, four episodes of her sitcom “30 Rock” that used blackface were taken out of circulation; last year, Beyoncé adjusted lyrics from her album “Renaissance” that activists had called ableist.
Because entertainment is increasingly consumed digitally, it has become easier for producers to alter content, which has sometimes left viewers — who may not technically own what they paid for — without the ability to view the original.
In 2019, Netflix deleted a graphic scene from the first season of “13 Reasons Why,” two years after it released the show. Though DVDs for that season are available, most viewers are Netflix subscribers who would not be able to watch the original easily.
“What I find troubling is the ease with which history can be rewritten with digitally distributed works,” Aaron Perzanowski, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School who studies digital ownership, said in an email.
“There may be good reasons for edits in some cases,” he added, “but from the perspective of cultural preservation, media criticism and historical context, it’s a troubling trend.”
wader
Well-Known Angler
Ukrainian farmer comes up with novel way to demine his fields
A Ukrainian farmer has come up with a novel way to remove mines left in his fields after Russia's invasion -- he's kitted out his tractor with protective panels stripped from Russian tanks and operates it by remote control. After Russian forces were driven back from parts of eastern Ukraine by...
Jesus....
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Florida teen equestrian star dies after horse lands on her head
Serfass was considered a rising figure in the equestrian world and had a “meteoric” ascent in the sport, according to a March magazine profile.
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