General Discussion, Monday, August 17, 2026

Day FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE of Presidential recovery.

 

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48 Responses to General Discussion, Monday, August 17, 2026

  1. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:

    Stellars….

    LIVE – A once-in-a-lifetime moment…Total Solar Eclipse 2026 in Mallorca  JUST MINUTES Before Sunset!  121 years in the making — lit up the sky over the island in pure magic.

    Posted August 12, 2026 – 10,998,762 Views

    Have an extraordinary MONDAY!

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  2. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:

    “Sometimes, the most beautiful kind of humanity is simply this: seeing a life that cannot ask for help… and deciding that it matters….

    “During one of her tours, @guidingwmay and the team at @molamolasafaris found a young seal tangled tightly in rope, drifting helplessly in the water and barely able to move. They knew waiting could cost this little life everything. So they chose to act. They brought the frightened seal onto the boat, kept it calm, carefully cut away the rope, and gave it back what it had almost lost — freedom.”

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  3. texan59's avatar texan59 says:

    Good mornin’, and happy Monday! I cast my net far and wide this morning in search of new coffee pots. I found some museum pieces that were not US politicians. Keep your head on a swivel and carpe’ your coffee.

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    • WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:

      I like that one! Mornin’ T!

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    • czarina33's avatar czarina33 says:

      Suggests a crazy story…

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    • Stella's avatar Stella says:

      Mornin’ Tex! Drunken monkeys!

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      • Reflection's avatar Reflection says:

        Good Afternoon, Stella!

        You made me laugh.

        I just don’t know what to think about that pot, with its tippling and scaly monkeys and decapitated creatures.

        Except that I know that Tex checked it before he put the coffee in, I would not be sure I’d want to drink what’s in that pot.

        And everyone seems to be all right…

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    • Lucille's avatar Lucille says:

      Happy Coffee Klatch, Texan! I’m not sure whether your coffee pot depicts African or Asian (I’ve always called them Indian) elephants. African elephants have the largest ears apparently to help them stay cooler in the open bush, while the Asians don’t need as much protection due their living in jungles…

      The trunks of the African can be easily used to pick up items similar to humans with our thumb and forefinger. As indicated in the photos, the Asian elephant is freckled and has a different shaped head.

      I fell in love with elephants as a kid when I saw the film “Elephant Walk”…but now when I see the film I find it laughably melodramatic. Liz Taylor was at her most incredibly beautiful, though, and was only 21 at the time.

      I’m bringing over a set of these…

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    • Reflection's avatar Reflection says:

      Good afternoon, Tex,

      Most unusual.

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  4. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:

    Mornin’ kids! Ain’t it the truth…

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  5. czarina33's avatar czarina33 says:

    National Thrift Shop Day – donate, but don’t forget to buy

    National I Love My Feet Day

    National Non-Profit Day

    National Massachusetts Day

    National Pineapple Juice. Day

    Black Cat Appreciation Day

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  6. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:

    Mornin’ All. The heat has definitely let up a bit here and I am so glad.

    Hope your weather is pleasant and you can enjoy the day.

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    • czarina33's avatar czarina33 says:

      As opposed to dog days?

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      • Reflection's avatar Reflection says:

        Exactly, Czarina.

        Dog days end and cat nights begin. It’s a curious amalgam of dark Irish folklore, and the biological make-up of cats.

        It comes from tales of witches turning into cats. But only eight times, or they are trapped forever as cats on the ninth time, according to Irish folklore. Hence the trapped witches yowl, doomed to be cats for the remainder of their lives.

        Others suggest that it comes from cats mating more actively in August but I can’t find any verification of that.

        But the majority of the references link back to “The Old Farmer’s Almanac”.

        Here’s a link that combines the myth with a real cat tale. It’s part of a radio station web site. It’s unusual in format.

        https://1061evansville.com/august-cat-nights-indiana-kentucky/

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  7. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:

    FBI had evidence Swalwell got illegal donations from suspected Chinese spy, bombshell memos show

    By Steve Richards and John Solomon – Updated: August 17, 2026 9:50am

    The newly declassified investigation files also show that the FBI had initially tried to recruit the infamous Fang Fang as a source that could share information on Chinese influence operations targeting public officials in the United States.

    The files chronicling the relationship between Rep. Eric Swalwell and the Chinese national Fang Fang – also known by her English name Christine Fang – were declassified by President Donald Trump and released Monday by the White House Government Transparency Task Force as part of a broader effort to unmask foreign threats to U.S. political and election systems.

    https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/6amfbi-had-evidence-swalwell-got-illegal-donations-suspected

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  8. Lucille's avatar Lucille says:

    Heavens! This is so horrible….

    Hawaii slammed by flooding – Hurricane LaLa

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  9. Reflection's avatar Reflection says:

    The Biden Adminstration removed 90% of the 80 people at HHS who oversaw ant-fraud efforts.

    https://xcancel.com/EricLDaugh/status/2087350391990050980

    Xavier Becerra allowed mass fraud.

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