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Welcome to Saturday's Potluck - April 1, 2023

Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 04/01/2023 - 6:02am

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso

HA HA the joke is on us.

As the power of the Presidential executive branch has grown and usurped congressional authority the power of the individual elected president has decreased.

President Jack Kennedy wielded enough power he was assassinated. His brother Robert killed to prevent his acquiring presidential power. By the time Trump came along there were plenty of methods to diminish the ability of a sitting president to govern. An international medical emergency created new opportunities to by pass a president. Biden has shown the human mind elected to the position is not too important, just need a warm body to walk to a podium and speak occationally. Being able to stay on point with a teleprompter is no longer a requirement.

Friday Night Photos Play Ball! Edition

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 5:01pm

Happy Friday everyone. I hope everybody is doing well. Post any photos, memes, or music you like.

It's spring and for me that means one thing, baseball. I'm a big fan and yesterday was opening day for the 2023 season so I'm a happy camper. The new season brings with it new rules to speed up the pace of the game. Pitchers are limited in how much time they take between pitches and batters are limited in how many times they can step out of the batters box during an at bat. I really like the changes. The game has a more consistent flow .
As the late, great Ernie Banks used to say, "let's play two". I'm down for that. So grab your glove, get to the ballpark, and root, root, root for the home team.

I shot these at a Padre vs Reds game a few years ago.

Putting the ball in play
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"The Speed of Science" definition:

Submitted by snoopydawg on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 11:59am

Have the whole world take part in the 3rd stage of the trials.

"The largest global vaccination trial ever

There are 3 ways in which our leaders denied the public the opportunity to give valid consent, which is a legal and ethical requirement for the administration of a vaccine:

1 - The majority of the public was not made aware that they were taking part in an experiment

2 - The government applied undue pressure and engaged in tactics of manipulation and coercion

3 -The public was not sufficiently informed of the risks

Open Thread - Thurs 30 Mar 2023: Learning in the Zoo

Submitted by Sima on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 5:00am

Learning in the Zoo: Cobby Taught Me!

Many years ago, in the mid 1980's, I was very tiny part of the start of a study on captive chimpanzees. This study was called Chimpanzoo and it was created under the auspices of Dr. Jane Goodall. It is still continued to this day, after beginning in 1984!

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