Monday, February 9, 2026
Is LA destined to follow Mamdani down the shitter? Maybe...
In a documentthat's crazier than anything even Mamdani couldn't dream up, his own party, the Democratic Socialists of America - of whom Raman is a member - detail their “Program for Los Angeles”, outlining a commitment to disarming police, ending fossil fuel use, closing jails, raising taxes and de-criminalizing drugs. They also vehemently oppose the 2028 Olympics and even want to seize golf courses and convert the land to public housing.
Raman, one of three DSA members on LA City council, is an outspoken advocate of defunding the police and even voted against a law banning homeless camps 500ft from schools and daycare centers in 2022. When the 44-year-old announced a surprise run for mayor on Saturday, she claimed Los Angeles was “no longer a place of opportunity” and ”at breaking point.”
How nuts is this broad? In 2023, Raman was one of only three members on council who opposed a new four-year contract with the Los Angeles Police Protective League to given new officers a 14% raise. She argued the “enormous fiscal impact” would prevent the city from funding alternative responses to homelessness and mental health calls.
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In light of what's happening all around us lately,
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Now this one was a great halftime show...
Prince’s 2007 Super Bowl halftime show was already a logistical nightmare before the cables were damaged. The game in Miami was hit with a torrential downpour, turning the field into a slick hazard and forcing the crew to assemble the stage at high speed.
In the chaos, volunteers accidentally drove carts over three essential power lines, severing them just minutes before the performance. With no time for a proper repair and the broadcast clock ticking, the lighting team had to improvise on the spot.
One crew member stripped the ends of the broken cables, crouched beneath the stage, and physically held the live wires together by hand for the entire twelve‑minute show while rainwater poured through the structure above him.
Despite the danger and the conditions, the connection held, and Prince delivered what is now considered one of the greatest halftime shows in NFL history. The audience never knew that part of the performance’s electricity was literally being supplied by one person’s grip beneath the stage.
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What happened to the whole 'dress' thing?
I ended up watching at least part of his halftime shitshow, and I'm still confused as to what it was he wanted us non-spanish speaking people to get from his 'performance'. There has to have been some kinda embedded life lesson in that whole clusterfuck, but I'll be damned if I know what it was. I couldn't stream the TPUSA halftime thing because the app I use on the TV crashed - from too much demand, I guess.
And, yeah - what happened to his whole 'I'm gonna wear a dress' thing? To say I was bitterly disappointed would be a bit much...
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And you think you have too much free time...
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if I have any money coming to me? 'ppreciate it...
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Stop giving them that sense of self-importance they get when you pay attention to them. We just don't care. Honest to god - who gives a fuck what Sheryl Crowe or Russel Crowe or even the Crow tribe up in Montana think about anything. Please - make them all just shut the fuck up and go away...
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Today in History: The National Weather Bureau Is Established
For hundreds of thousands of years, everyone was their own weatherman. If they wanted to know what the weather to expect, they could rely only on conventional wisdom, proverbs, or personal experience. Diarists like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson recorded each day’s weather in hopes it would help them forecast meteorological conditions.
Not until the mid-1800s was scientific weather prediction possible. Observers began reporting real-time weather conditions from across the country by telegraph.
Their reports were assembled by the Smithsonian Institute, which prepared weather maps.
Today in 1870, President Grant signed the National Weather Bureau into existence, though its original title was the U.S. Army Signal Service’s Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce and Agriculture.
Over the past century and a half, the science of meteorology has steadily improved. Our three-day weather forecasts are extremely accurate, and able to predict temperatures within one to two degrees and rainfall within a fraction of an inch.
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Did you know there were food riots at 'The Tombs' jailhouse in Manhattann because the inmates had been fed fresh water lobsters almost excusively? At the time it wasn't the delicacy it is today. Back then it was referred to as 'garbage food. I think the inmates rioted because the warden refused their request for the melted butter...
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Say it like ya spell it...
Llynnau Mymbyr are two scenic lakes in Dyffryn Mymbyr, Snowdonia (Eryri), North Wales, located along the A4086 near Capel Curig. Famed for their stunning, panoramic views of the Snowdon range (Yr Wyddfa), these connected lakes are popular for photography, hiking, wild swimming, kayaking, and canoeing.
Location & Views: Situated between Capel Curig and Pen-y-Gwryd, the lakes offer one of the most photographed views in Snowdonia, featuring a perfect, calm, and reflective surface often used for The site is heavily used for water sports, including, kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboarding (SUP), often facilitated by the nearby Plas y Brenin National Outdoor Centre.
Though called "Llynnau" (plural), they are technically one lake split by a delta. They are fed by the Nantygwryd river.
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Sunday, February 8, 2026
Game still on? Here ya go - one HillBetty, coming up...
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If you're here instead of watching the game, you deserve a few amazing HillBettys...
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Any of the jewelry pieces my wife creates make great gifts,
and Valentines Day is just a week away.
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These ain't your average Somali pirates by any stretch...
Mary Read and Anne Bonny lived during the Golden Age of Piracy, a time when the Caribbean was filled with privateers, smugglers, and outlaw crews who operated outside the rigid social rules of Europe. Both women disguised themselves as men to survive in a world that barred women from serving aboard ships, let alone fighting.
Mary had already lived much of her life in male disguise, even serving in the military before turning to piracy. Anne, born in Ireland and raised in the American colonies, rejected the expectations placed on women and joined the pirate crew of “Calico Jack” Rackham. Their meeting aboard his ship created one of the most famous partnerships in pirate history.
Their discovery of each other’s true identities became legendary: Anne, attracted to the “young man” she believed Mary to be, confessed her feelings, prompting Mary to reveal she was also a woman in disguise. Instead of causing conflict, the revelation forged a strong bond between them.
Both became known for their ferocity in battle, often fighting harder than many of their male crewmates. Their story stands out not only because they were rare female pirates, but because they shattered expectations in an era when women were expected to remain silent, obedient, and invisible.
Mary Read and Anne Bonny fought fiercely during the final battle that ended their pirate careers. When Calico Jack’s crew was ambushed by a British sloop, most of the male pirates were drunk and hid below deck. Read and Bonny were among the only ones who stood their ground, firing muskets and swinging cutlasses in a desperate attempt to hold off the attackers.
Mary reportedly shouted at the cowering men to “fight like men,” a moment that later became part of pirate legend. Their bravery contrasted sharply with the chaos around them and helped cement their reputations as some of the toughest pirates of their era.
Another interesting but often overlooked fact is what happened after their capture. Both women claimed to be pregnant, which spared them from immediate execution under the law known as “pleading the belly.” Mary did die in prison shortly after, likely from fever, but Anne’s fate is far more mysterious.
There are no records of her execution, leading to speculation that her wealthy father may have secured her release. Some historians believe she returned to a quiet life in the colonies, living into old age, an ending that stands in stark contrast to the violent, rebellious chapter that made her famous.
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