General Discussion, Friday, December 20, 2024

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Stella

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DA Fani Willis disqualified from Georgia Trump case

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Stella

UC Berkeley Law professor John Yoo joined ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss his reaction to Willis’ disqualification and what it means for Trump politically moving forward.

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Story of the day – My Christmas Miracle (Taylor Caldwell)

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Stella

For many of us, one Christmas stands out from all the others, the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest.

Although I did not guess it, my own truest Christmas began on a rainy spring day in the bleakest year of my life. Recently divorced, I was in my 20’s, had no job, and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices. I had no umbrella, for my old one had fallen apart, and I could not afford another one. I sat down in the streetcar, and there against the seat was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle inlaid with gold and flecks of bright enamel. I had never seen anything so lovely.

I examined the handle and saw a name engraved among the golden scrolls. The usual procedure would have been to turn in the umbrella to the conductor, but on impulse I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself. I got off the streetcar in a downpour and thankfully opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called, and a lady answered. Continue reading →

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Music of the day – Silver Bells

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Stella

Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell in “The Lemon Drop Kid” (1951)

Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans in 1950.

“Silver Bells” started out as “Tinkle Bells”. Songwriter Ray Evans said: “We never thought that tinkle had a double meaning until Jay went home and his first wife said, ‘Are you out of your mind? Do you know what the word tinkle is?'”

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Santa’s Drones

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Stella

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General Discussion, Thursday, December 19, 2024

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Stella

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Tucker: Tom Homan’s Plan to Destroy the Cartel Empire, End Child Trafficking, and Secure the Border for Good

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Stella

Don’t miss this one!

Which government has killed more Americans: Iran or Mexico? Tom Homan is the new border czar and he knows the answer. 

America’s Southern border is a mess. 

This did not happen by accident. Upon taking office, the Biden administration deliberately unsecured the border, inviting millions of people to illegally enter the United States and completely destroying the country’s territorial integrity. A nation without a border is not a nation at all.

Donald Trump is promising to fix this, and Tom Homan is the man he’s tasked with leading the job. Trump spoke with Homan, his “border czar,” immediately after securing his reelection victory, giving him three main tasks to focus on once the new administration arrives in Washington.

Homan joined today’s Tucker Carlson Show to reveal what they are, how he plans to carry them out, Mexico’s role, and more.

Chapters:
0:00 Tom Homan’s Detailed Plan to Fix the Border
8:24 How to End the Cartel Drug Empire
23:21 Biden Auctioning Off the Border Wall
24:42 The Corruption of Alejandro Mayorkas
30:51 The Prioritization of Illegal Immigrants Over Americans
41:20 What Happened to Mayor Eric Adams?
47:15 The Drone Sightings
48:45 How Many Deportations Are Coming?
56:11 The Cartel’s Satanic Religion
59:54 Illegals Coming From China and Russia
1:06:53 Is There a Military Purpose for This Mass Immigration?
1:07:42 Child Trafficking
1:12:10 Why Tom Homan Came Out of Retirement for This Job

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Story of the day – The Gift Of The Magi (O. Henry)

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Stella

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.

There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

While the mistress of the home is gradually subsiding from the first stage to the second, take a look at the home. A furnished flat at $8 per week. It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.

In the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring. Also appertaining thereunto was a card bearing the name “Mr. James Dillingham Young.”

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Music of the day – Winter Wonderland

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Stella

Doris Day singing “Winter Wonderland”, set to scenes of “On Moonlight Bay” (1951) and “By The Light Of The Silvery Moon” (1953) with Gordon MacRae.

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Christmas Decorating Ideas

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Stella

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