Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine

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She’s officially Our Lady Queen of Peace, but unofficially Our Lady of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, since she stands in clear sight of thousands of travelers who cross the bridge from New Jersey into Delaware every day.

Mary’s long journey to Delaware began in 1982, when local artist Charles C. Parks sculpted a giant steel Mary for Santa Clara, California. For a time, she stood outdoors in Delaware, and some Delaware Catholics really liked her. Their desire was rekindled in 1999, when Parks created a second giant Mary — this one for Chicago (which is now in Indiana)– and again stood her outdoors. Frustrated Delawareans could only look on in envy.

Spurred to act, the Catholics of Delaware spent over seven years raising funds for their own giant steel Mary. According to the campaign’s organizers, supporters contributed $500,000 and prayed more than 800,000 rosaries. One wealthy donor successfully got Mary to have the face of Our Lady of Medjugorje, a Mary who made multiple appearances in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The 34-foot-tall stainless-steel Mary was officially dedicated on May 26, 2007. Her Immaculate Heart, surrounded by a crown of thorns, is hollow, and those who contribute $100 to her maintenance fund can have their names placed inside it through a hatch in the back.

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  1. Morning All

    temps are about 32* currently…not sure what today’s supposed to be like.

    But yesterday on our way home from walmart, i saw an eagle! we were on the highway and i saw a large bird and since the sun was still out, i could watch it as we drove. I could clearly see the white tail and the white head–we were close to the Tioga River and that’s where it was flying…gorgeous!

    then on our dirt road, just before our driveway, hubby and i spotted a small black thing crossing the road. small, like a bear CUB but not a big bear. so we drove up to check it out. it was the biggest porcupine we had ever seen! from our closer vantage point we could see the tail and lighter portions of its body–but dang that thing looked gnarly!!

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    1. Good morning! 25 here this morning but the skies are clear and sun is rising. 2/3 of the snow has already melted – the rest will be gone by the end of the day, I expect. Eagles are truly beautiful birds but you can keep the porcupine – no thanks!!!

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        1. My willow tree and new lilac bush had buds on them a couple of weeks ago already. And the Day Lilies are coming up, of course. It’s going to happen fast now – supposed to be in the high 40’s, 50’s & 60’s for the next 10 days and only 2 nights below freezing. Next thing to show it’s head will be the Lily of the Valley, which means I’ve got to get my ass in gear and clear the remains from last year.

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  3. TheseTruths
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    March 28, 2024 00:13

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    BREAKING: Whistleblower Claims Michael Avenatti Reportedly Revealed Michael Cohen Was Having Affair With Stormy Daniels Since 2006—Cooked Up Hush Money Scheme To Extort Money From Trump Before 2016 Election

    This afternoon, Mr. Seruga dropped a bombshell, and if true, it could blow up the whole Stormy Daniels affair with Trump lie that the mainstream media and Democrats have been clinging to since 2015.

    Tony Seruga claims he used to share office space with the convicted felon and former attorney, Michael Avenatti, who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her case alleging that then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump paid her hush money to keep their alleged “affair” out of the public.

    Seruga’s tweet begins: “I spoke with Michael Avenatti, who at one time had an office in the same building as one of my businesses in Newport Beach, CA (in November 2018, a few days after his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence, Avenatti’s law firm was evicted from those same offices in Newport Beach after skipping $213,000 worth of rent payments.).”

    And then, Seruga drops a bombshell:

    “The whole hush money scheme was cooked up by Michael Cohen to extort the Trump Organization before the 2016 election. Avenatti seemed pleased at how deviant Michael Cohen was.”

    Seruga followed up his first tweet by explaining how the shady lawyer Michael Avenatti bragged about the scheme more than once and even bragged about it to former NBA star Dennis Rodman on the patio in Corona Del Mar, CA. In addition to being one of the all-time best defensive players in the NBA, Dennis Rodman is known for his relationship with Madonna and his unusual friendship with North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un. So, it’s pretty easy to believe Rodman could be friends with the flamboyant CA lawyer Michael Avenatti.

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    March 28, 2024 00:23

    Judge McAfee Orders Immediate Review of Trump RICO Co-Defendant Appeal Arguing Fani Willis Overstepped Her Authority

    Law & Crime reported:

    A co-defendant in the Georgia racketeering (RICO) and election subversion case against former President Donald Trump will be allowed to immediately appeal a series of trial court rulings against him to the Georgia Court of Appeals.

    Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Monday granted a certificate of immediate review allowing Harrison Floyd, the former leader of Black Voices for Trump, to request a hearing from the higher court about his procedural motion to dismiss the case.

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  10. mass psychosis

    March 28, 2024 1:45 am

    BREAKING: The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that mail-in ballots with no dates can’t be counted by Pennsylvania election officials

    Democrats were fighting so that every ballot that showed up would count… this ruling stops that insanity

    *Allowing mail-in ballots is insanity. Period.

    https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/third-circuit-court-rules-pennsylvania-must-only-count-mail-ballots-dates?fbclid=IwAR0L3yGJnUqXhg_4O1FqWIo8xS1cFjUTjsYx889DdVMbm9Bh3g0tRgC4w50_aem_Ac6SrR9gNu5QAy8VCIDrvatJrK-AD8fT4AA3fnNO0C6nKo_6X8_3oLM6BGB_8eFaaLM#7avaay1ee4v

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    2. Mail-in ballots can be allowed, IMO, under tight regulations and enforcement. IDK what the process is here now but it used to be if you were a shut-in, you could mail a request to the County Clerk for a ballot. It was received with an enclosed pre-addressed envelope that had to be sealed, with your signature on the seal – then they matched the signatures and double-checked that the address was correct before accepting the ballot.

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        1. We can’t eliminate every little thing that MIGHT be compromised. Each State needs to police itself properly since Constitutionally, it is up to them to determine. The only areas shown to have any oddities were near Omaha and Lincoln here in NE.

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  11. Mary, mother of Jesus, is a symbol of strong, kind, gentle, beautiful, healthy femininity for all women to follow and imitate. 

    The last recorded words of Mary are directions for all of us to follow: ”Do whatever He tells you.” 

    We should also follow Christ’s example as he also said, ‘Follow me.’

    This devotional today describes Christ’s humility – the King of Kings, Lord of all the Heavenly Hosts, suffering the ultimate humiliation – being stripped of his clothing, dignity, mocked, spat upon, beaten, even facing the withdrawal of His Father’s presence – paying humanity’s sin debt at the Cross. Our Savior and Lord, while he was suffering, saved a penitent sinner who was being crucified next to him. Oh what a Savior!!!! There is no end to His constant continual conquering redeeming, restoring, renewing power on behalf of penitent sinners! 

    DAYS OF PRAISE     

    Gambling at Calvary

    BY HENRY M. MORRIS, PH.D.   | 

    THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2024

    “They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.” (Psalm 22:18)

    The 22nd Psalm is justly famous as a remarkable prophetic preview of the sufferings and death of the Lord Jesus on the cross, written by David approximately 1,000 years before it was fulfilled. It describes in accurate detail the sufferings of the Lord and the actions of the sneering spectators as they watched Him die.

    One of the most heartless acts of the Roman soldiers carrying out the crucifixion was the indignity of stripping Him of the garments He was wearing and then dividing them among themselves, even gambling to determine who would get His seamless vesture. The significance of this cruel scene is indicated by the fact that it is one of the very few specific events in the life of Christ recorded in all four gospels.

    We must not forget that the Lord Jesus Christ once had been arrayed, as it were, in beautiful garments that “smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces” (Psalm 45:8). But He who was “equal with God” chose to be “made in the likeness of men” that He might eventually suffer “even the death of the cross” (Philippians 2:6-8) in order to save our unworthy souls. “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9).

    He who had created the heavens, when He came to Earth, had to say that “the Son of man hath not where to lay his head” (Matthew 8:20). And His few remaining possessions were scavenged by His executioners as He died. Yet through His great sacrifice, He has provided “everlasting habitations” for us (Luke 16:9) and “all spiritual blessings in heavenly places” (Ephesians 1:3). Indeed, we do know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ! HMM

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  12. Good morning, Miss Pat – !

    I forgot to limit and disable my excessive links, so my first comment went into moderation. 

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  13. More notes on my cookie experiment for Sally Q….

    RESULTS – the cookies were a bit overcooked.   I’ll only set the timer for 20 min, not 30 next time and use a cake tester.  

    They held together, and firmed up as they cooled, but I just noticed I had left out the eggs!  No wonder they didn’t cohere well after baking.  They are more like a pastry than a cookie.  They are edible – but not a true cookie bar.  

    Next time, I could a tablespoon of flax meal added to the dry mix would help add nutrition and cohesion. But first I’ll use the eggs. 

    Flax meal is sometimes used as an egg substitute for folks with allergies.  I may also add 1/4-1/3 cup finely chopped oatmeal instead of plain flour too.  

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    1. I made au gratin potatoes the other night and it was a box mix. it called for boiling water, melted butter and milk. I got it in the oven and noticed there sat the milk still in the measuring glass…LOL.
      they were slightly thicker and dry, but still edible.

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  14. LOW CARB VERSION OF TOLL HOUSE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE

    INGREDIENTS:

    2 cups Almond flour

    2/3 cup plain flour (or oat flour)

    2 Tbsp ground flax seed (didn’t add this time)

    1 tsp baking soda

    1 tsp salt

    1 tsp vanilla

    1-1/4 cup Monk fruit sugar substitute (erythritol)

    1/4 cup brown sugar

    2 large eggs

    12 oz package chocolate chips

    1-1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans – mix half in batter, sprinkle half on top and press in with rolling pin

    DIRECTIONS

    Set oven at 325-350º

    Spray jelly roll pan with pam

    Mix all dry ingredients together

    Add butter and eggs

    Mix thoroughly

    Add chocolate chips and half the nuts

    Put dough into pan and spread out.

    Cover with plastic wrap

    Roll out with rolling pin under plastic wrap

    Remove wrap, sprinkle remaining nuts evenly

    Recover with plastic wrap and gently roll the nuts into the dough

    Bake 20-30 minutes until tester comes out clean.

    For soft bars bake lower temp – less time – for crispy bars, bake higher temp – longer.

    NOTES – the cookies were a bit overcooked.   I’ll only set the timer for 20 min, not 30 next time and use a cake tester.   They held together, and firmed up as they cooled, but I just noticed I had left out the eggs!  No wonder they didn’t cohere well after baking.  They are more like a pastry than a cookie.  They are edible – but not a true cookie bar.   

    Next time, I could add a tablespoon of flax meal to the dry mix would help add nutrition and cohesion and even leave out the eggs. Flax meal is sometimes used as an egg substitute for folks with allergies.  I want to use the eggs next time, however.  Another time, I may also try adding 1/4-1/3 cup finely chopped oatmeal instead of plain flour and even add raisins to make Cowboy Cookie Bars.  

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        1. oh that would be a big help! i don’t know how Marica and wolf do those sidebar things–but if you collect all those tips and we could figure out how to make a sidebar post–that would be extremely helpful!

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          1. OH, my…IDK if I could find all the times where I’ve posted something about it. A better approach for me would be for people to just ask me – if I don’t know how, I can usually figure it out.

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            1. yeah i should have been keeping track of stuff too at least in a word doc for now. i think i will try to do that from now on and then it might be available when someone asks…cuz I never remember…LOL

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              1. Now that you’ve brought it up, I’ll start a document and keep adding to it. I figured something out earlier today and posted at M’s.

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    2. Just tasted the cookies and decided they won’t do – going to make another batch this afternoon – !

      I’ll freeze the bad ones for fuel/bribes/rewards to accomplish things here.

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    4. Making the cookies over with the eggs in them – I had to use parchment paper sprayed with Pam instead of plastic wrap because the dough was too soft and sticky.

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      1. 2 eggs made them too soft for me – too much like a cake – not enough like a cookie. I’ll only add one egg next time.

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          1. My verdict on the low carb cookies – Almond Flour is a very poor substitute for wheat flour! So glad gluten doesn’t hurt me.

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  15. Just The News: “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday that Pennsylvania may enforce state law requiring envelopes for mail-in ballots to be dated and include the voter’s signature.

    In Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP v. Chapman, the plaintiff sued the then-acting secretary of the commonwealth in 2022 regarding Pennsylvania’s decision to void mail-in ballots that are either missing a date on the outer return envelopes or have an incorrect date.

    Pennsylvania counties were ordered by a lower court following a Republican lawsuit in 2022 to reject undated or incorrectly dated mail-in ballots. The issue was then appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. 

    The NAACP argued that the mail-in ballots are valid – regardless of the incorrect or missing date – and should be counted. In the November 2022 election, 10,000 mail-in ballots weren’t accepted because they had incorrect or missing dates.

    On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the circuit court ruled that the state law be enforced. Derek Lyons, president of Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections, said in a statement on Wednesday:

    “Left-wing activists have spent an untold fortune trying to stop Pennsylvania from enforcing its mail ballot safeguards. Today, a federal appellate court definitively rejected their argument. Too many voters doubt the integrity of elections because of an unrelenting assault on election laws from left-wing partisan litigators. The court’s ruling today is a clear statement that state legislatures, not courts, should make election laws. RITE is proud to have played a supporting role in this case.”

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  16. Just The News: “(The Center Square) — More than a year beyond the Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical burn that brought national attention to East Palestine, residents on the Ohio and Pennsylvania sides of the border feel abandoned, forgotten and discarded by legislators.

    “Our Pennsylvania constitutional rights were violated and continue to be violated,” said Sheila Stiegler, an organic farmer in Lawrence County near East Palestine. “We are here with our expectations for our rights to be restored and upheld.” Stiegler and other nearby residents testified during a Senate committee hearing on the aftereffects of the derailment and burn-off of vinyl chloride, which she called “the Ohio Chernobyl.”

    They spoke of a lackluster and frustrating response from the government at all levels, the lack of accountability for Norfolk Southern, and the difficulties of reviving a sense of normalcy in a place where many have developed health problems.

    “Is our government going to allow a corporation to get away with it?” Stiegler said. “This has been a ping pong from one agency to another — with little resolution.”

    The complaints echo what residents have repeated for a year: they had no trust in the railroad corporation since the derailment, then lost trust in state and federal agencies due to poor communication and officials not responding to their needs.

    “I’ve spoken to (Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw) — it yields nothing. He’s a puppet, he’s controlled by his board of directors,” Darlington Resident Lori O’Connell said. “Nobody believes in the alphabet soup people because they don’t follow through with what they say they’re going to do anyhow — or you get the runaround.”

    O’Connell, who lives three miles from the derailment site, couldn’t get any agency to test her soil. Until she forced her way into a meeting with Gov. Josh Shapiro, whose office called the EPA to order a test on her property.

    “I’m angry at my local government, my county government, my state and my federal because the help that we have received in this township is short of nothing — nothing,” O’Connell said. “It’s inexcusable that, as taxpaying citizens in the state of Pennsylvania, that we should have to go through this,” O’Connell said. She read off lab results for her family that showed elevated levels of benzene, vinyl chloride and other chemicals, similar to what other testifiers noted. Her husband has developed a rare form of breast cancer since the derailment.

    Locals and researchers have advocated for more testing — not just air, water and soil, but testing of indoor air quality to see if any chemicals were absorbed into fabrics and materials in homes.

    But even with those tests, holding Norfolk Southern reliable would be tricky. “Can you prove causation? No — and that’s what these companies rely on,” said Rick Tsai, a chiropractor in Darlington said.

    Much was made of the National Transportation Safety Board’s analysis that the burn-off of vinyl chloride days after the derailment was unnecessary. That the burn-off was a choice, and one made for the sake of convenience over safety, has been an argument made since the choice was made to “drain all the cars and light them on fire in a ditch.”

    “All we really wanted was justice and life (as) it was before we were pretty much hit with a chemical bomb,” Tsai said. On both sides of the state line, residents have felt forgotten and ignored, dealing with the personal, psychological, and financial effects of the tragedy.

    When Norfolk Southern and state agencies do offer help, the reality of it frustrates locals. State health officials didn’t follow up after a visit to the clinic, they said, and financial assistance from Norfolk Southern fell flat — one testifier’s boyfriend received a prepaid debit card, but it was deactivated before he could use it.

    “This whole thing is gross negligence, driven by greed and gross cover-up for the missteps and failure to declare an emergency,” said Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Chambersburg. “How many more lives need to be destroyed, how many decades and generations of people need to be poisoned with cancer because of this greed and negligence — and then the failure of government at all levels to do their job?”

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  17. T. Turtle

    March 28, 2024 9:58 am

    This case is such a farce, but then again it is all supposed to be “Get Trump” regardless of how much it degrades our judicial processes. The Court of Public Opinion is meant to smear the defendant. I wonder if they realize these cases are only empowering our President Trump.

    “2018 Letter From Michael Cohen’s Lawyers Admitting Trump Knew Nothing About Stormy Daniels ‘Hush Money’ Transaction Re-Emerges Ahead of Trial”

    A 2018 letter from Michael Cohen’s lawyers admitting Trump knew nothing about the Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ transaction re-emerged as the judge set the trial for April 15.

    Excerpts:The letter also states that the Trump Org nor the Trump campaign reimbursed Michael Cohen for the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels.

    This directly contradicts Cohen’s testimony – not surprising given Michael Cohen is a convicted perjurer.

    Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed Mr. Cohen for the payment directly or indirectly,” the lawyer wrote.

    “Contrary to the allegations in the complaint, which are entirely speculative, neither Mr. Cohen nor Essential Consultants LLC made any in-kind contributions to Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., or any other presidential campaign committee.” he said.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/2018-letter-michael-cohens-lawyers-admitting-trump-knew/

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  18. when we were in walmart, we paid for our groceries with cash–as we always do. the woman behind me said i haven’t seen someone paying with cash for YEARS. I turned and said, it’s no one’s business what i buy….and this look dawned on her face and she said (quoting) son of a bitch…you’re right!

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    1. It’s amazing that the majority of younger Americans have never learned to think for themselves. This winter, I went to Casey’s to p/u a couple of packs of cigs (when I couldn’t drive) and, as all stores do nowadays, she asked if I wanted a receipt. I always do since I always use my debit card (IDGAS if they know what I’m buying or not, personally – I only use cash for certain things) and I usually joke about being old and not remembering to write it in my checkbook. She said, “Oh, I have this app on my phone that saves them all for me!” I looked over my glasses and said, “And what happens if that app goes away?” She got this “oh, shit” look on her face and said, “Oh….”

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        1. Heavens no! They live 80% of their lives on-line now!!! Look at the freakout over the possibility of losing TikTok! My refusal to have a smart phone leaves people shaking their heads but there are some things I just will NOT do. The advent of cell phones was a huge security improvement, especially for single women if their car died on the road or other situations, but it’s gone waaaay too far now.

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          1. agreed.
            we never wanted smart phones or whatever–and the flip phones were fine till verizon no longer supported them and we had no choice.
            i have most of the features turned off on my mine–especially the “location” ones.

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            1. Well, you’re seriously limited on your options. That’s why I went with the TX company and have a 4G AT&T flip-phone but, at some point, I know I’ll be forced into it. My phone has internet access but I have never used it and have no intention of doing so. My bank can’t seem to get that thru their heads, either. Almost every fricking time I log-in, I’m forced to wait while they send me a security code via e-mail or text, which I then have to enter. I had selected the setting to make my laptop the ONLY authorized device and things will be fine for a while. Then, boom, back to the “unregistered device” BS! I talked to the gal on the phone, she said she would see what she could do and it was fixed….for a while. Called her back and she says I have to come into the office to get that fixed. What BS!!!!

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      1. i told hubby maybe someone planning something nefarious to use it because many people will be gathering–all kinds of people–so there might be large groups which might be targets. but the eclipse itself? they think THAT event itself is apocalyptic??

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        1. Yes, they do, and talking about stocking up on food and such because it will be such a long period of “darkness.” SMDH

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  20. whoa…they leave this info out of the commercials i bet! ev tires are the new “oil change”…like every 5-6000 miles and they’re pricey!

    FTA

    Automotive dealer software company CDK Global published a lengthy study about EV service in late 2023. In it, one respondent said that “when it comes to EVs, tires are the new oil change.” We published a story last August about Rivian R1Ts needing new rubber after as few as 6,000 miles. Not all EV owners deal with such egregious wear, but considering most service shops recommend oil changes every 5,000 miles on gasoline-powered cars, the comparison checks out in that case.

    It only becomes more disconcerting when you see how pricey EV-specific tires are. If you’re looking at the Goodyear ElectricDrive, they start at $201 apiece. Step up to the ElectricDrive GT models and they’re $271 a pop, meaning it’s nearly $1,100 for a set. And while these would work for a Tesla Model 3, they wouldn’t properly fit a Rivian, whose 275/65R20 Pirelli Scorpion All-Terrain Plus tires cost $461.68 each.

    https://www.thedrive.com/news/nobody-told-ev-owners-how-quickly-they-burn-through-tires

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    1. Meanwhile, with my ancient F150, I’m running on front tires that I bought back in 2015 (@ WM, no less!) and my back tires I bought used around 2018!!! I have had to get a couple of them plugged from nails I picked up at the dump.

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              1. i don’t care the cost!! what’s your life WORTH???
                much more precious to me than cash any day Filly.
                and it’s either your tires or bail money–we’ll spend it one day my friend…LOL

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              2. I’ll get there – I would prefer trading my truck altogether for a Ranger – that’s what I’m going to focus on. But I don’t want to get hooked into a long contract – no more than a year. That brings the price range waaaay too low for any bigger dealer. I’m keeping my eye on some of the few smaller, local used car dealers that still exist. I’ve also put the word out with a few people who might be amenable to an even trade. And it’s not like I drive very often anyway.

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  21. so on the way home last night, we stopped at KFC to bring home dinner. the voice at the drive thru order place sounded very spanish–but extremely polite. he repeated what hubby said twice to get it right and when we pulled up to the window, we saw he was about 16-18 years old and indeed very “spanish”. we paid, he handed us our change and food and i said have a good night and smiled. he smiled big in return and said you too ma’am. very polite and he seemed so happy to be working. rare these days

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    1. I see tons of Hispanics every time I go to WM in Norfolk, many times 2 or 3 guys together. We’ve had a good many of them around here from the pork plant since before I lived here from ’88 – ’90 so we have generations who were born here. But I always approach people with a friendly face and a smile, a nod or a greeting and I always get positive results and a return smile or nod. And I usually end up chatting with someone for a few minutes. Frankly, the old people…ok, the OLDER people…, the really young teens, and the clerks gathering pick-up orders are much more of a PITA! OK, some of the families with 3-5 kids who they let run all over the place are a nuisance sometimes.

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  22. newscum exempts his other crony friends from the $20 minimum wage law…

    FTA

    California Governor Gavin Newsom just signed Assembly Bill 610 into law, which is the “clean up bill” granting exemptions for the $20 fast food minimum wage for fast food restaurants. Because as the Globe reported, Newsom’s PaneraGate scandal is admission that California’s arbitrary minimum wage laws hurt all businesses, but especially small to medium sized businesses.

    It’s pretty clear now that the sole purpose of the law, given the specific exempted restaurants, is all part of the destruction of the middle class.

    The bill language says: “This bill would exempt additional restaurants from the definition of “fast food restaurant,” including such restaurants in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums, and certain other locations.”

    AB 610 will exempt fast food restaurants in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums, gambling establishments, corporate campus cafeterias, and Publicly owned lands including ports, piers, beaches and parks concessions – not just from the $20 an hour minimum wage starting April 2024, but also from regulation by Gov. Newsom’s creepy new Fast Food Council, which the Globe has reported on as government expansion and control.

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/newsom_caught_with_hand_in_cookie_jar_again_exempts_more_friends_from_20_hour_fast_food_wage_law.html

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  23. okay…that’s hysterical.

    i will definitely look into this more after Easter…but i tried creating a new “page”–not a post–a new page. I entitled it Word Press tips and tricks…and published it. there is nothing else on the “page” yet. but now that it’s published i can’t find it or see it…LOL

    wonder where it is?

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      1. well that was my experiment…a post would show up after the current post since i hit publish immediately. but i don’t see it…so i thought page might be like Marica’s prayer wall…recipes…and mash page…but i don’t see that anywhere here

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  24. OK, I figured something out with the italics. WP has brought itself in line with publication sites like Substack – or the AI did anyway. If you click the + sign on the right, one of the options is a quote – once you select that, whatever you post will be in italics.

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  25. Just The News: “Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing $8 billion from customers at the failed crypto exchange, FTX.

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried admitted Thursday during his sentencing hearing in New York that he made “selfish decisions” when running the failed crypto exchange. “They built something really beautiful and I threw all of that away,” Bankman-Fried said of his former co-workers at the exchange, according to CNBC News.

    He said that he had made a “series of selfish decisions” while running FTX. “It’s been excruciating to watch this all unfold,” he said. “Customers don’t deserve this level of pain.”

    Prosecutors have accused Bankman-Fried of stealing $8 billion from the firm’s customers. FTX declared bankruptcy in 2022 following reports that the exchange was in financial trouble, which resulted in investors rushing to take out their money followed by the collapse.

    Earlier this month, federal prosecutors recommended Bankman-Fried receive 40-50 years in prison after being convicted of federal fraud charges related to the collapse of FTX.”

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  29. Robert Bowes
    @Robert_B_Bowes
    The State of Georgia Fulton County is off to a bad start in this morning’s hearing in the Get Trump hoax. The State can only cite the opinion of Trump hating DC Judge Chutkan. The regime side asserts that they know that President Trump knew that the election was not stolen. It’s mind reading.

    The good guys say all defendants have First Amendment rights and that core political speech and opinions about the election are protected. It’s a fight over election speech. President Trump’s attorney Steve Sadow cites the Constitutional protection of political (including election) speech.

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      1. I’d almost be willing to bet that those 2 are NEVER in the same room together these days! Or only when absolutely necessary. And it wouldn’t serve their purpose right now, I would think.

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  31. NF: I don’t even remember this character….that must mean I am really old!!! LOL

    “Case in point? There is new ‘research’ that scientists have discovered higher levels of neurodegeneration among rats consuming reused deep fried cooking oils in comparison to other rodents following a healthier diet. The team also found the same problems among the rats’ offspring. And so, I guess their findings indicate that diners should change the oil in the Fryolator after every order of fried chicken? Seriously – who pays for shit like this? I gotta think somebody like Crisco maybe.”

    NF: No, we, the taxpayers pay for it via that circuitous pipeline the corporations have goin’ on with the US Health Department!!!

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    1. I remember him vaguely…
      i think you’re right about Crisco–or maybe it’s the air fryer people trying to sell more of them.
      lol
      my brother bought one for my mom–because we don’t want her using her stove that much–that’s how she fell and passed out a few years ago. but he never showed her how to use it. and she’s always been a show me not make me read it myself person.
      it’s been 3 years…it still sits on her counter unused. i bought liners and we were gonna learn together last December when the shit hit the fan with hubby…sigh
      i told her we’ll do it this spring…when we come.

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  32. “Have you ever thought about where the term Wi-Fi comes from? Most people would logically assume it’s a shortened version of some highly technical description for the tech that allowed computers to access the internet wirelessly. But those people are wrong. The term ‘Wi-Fi’ isn’t an abbreviated version of wireless fidelity, as many people believe. Wi-Fi is actually a play on words on Hi-Fi, the term was coined in the ’50s by audio equipment manufacturers as a shortened version of “high fidelity.” But there’s no such thing as wireless fidelity. It’s just a snappy name invented by marketers. And you wonder why I’m here doing this blog thing…”

    “How cool would it be if kids were taught in school as part of their regular curriculum how to grow shit?”

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    1. NF: Yeah!!! I was able to copy all of the above, then paste the entire thing @ M’s. But I had to start to copy at the bottom, where there is print.

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  35. Attorney General Andrew Bailey
    @AGAndrewBailey
    1h • 5 tweets • 1 min read •
    Read on X
    BREAKING: My office will be filing suit against Joe Biden for his latest illegal student loan plan.

    The Supreme Court sided with us on this matter the first time. I look forward to bringing home yet another win for the Constitution and the rule of law.
    Proud to be leading a coalition alongside @AGTimGriffin to block President Biden’s latest attempt to unlawfully transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars in Ivy League debt onto working families.
    I’m extremely pleased to see @KSAGOffice is leading a multi-state coalition in bringing suit as well.

    Between our two coalitions of states, we will get this matter in front of a judge even more quickly to deliver a win for the American people.

    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1773402838430867693.html

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      1. i was just reading a comment at wolfs…

        litenmaus
        litenmaus(@litenmaus)Online
        Wolverine
        Reply to kalbokalbs
        March 28, 2024 15:11

        Kalbo, when the Senate receives the impeachment papers they MUST CEASE all Senatorial work. Had Speaker Johnson delivered them before the $1.2 Trillion continued resolution was passed, the government would have shut down……Which is against the better interests of the UniParty..hence the month+ time period before the impeachment papers being delivered to the Senate….

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  39. as a grain?????

    nichan

    March 28, 2024 3:41 pm

    Starch raving mad? No surprise here – the push to reclassify the spud has been ongoing for years .. mostly for monetary reasons. A hot potato in the industry, especially as a new farm bill is being constructed.

    Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack,

    U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra

    are reclassifying of potatoes as a grain instead of a vegetable during the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) process.

    https://www.collins.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/collins-bennet_letter_-_reclassification_of_potatoes.pdf

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  41. Landmark Legal Foundation files amicus brief against Jack Smith

    FTA

    The guy presenting the case is no lightweight either. He is an expert with the particular specialty of Constitutional questions about qualifications for office, including caselaw on special prosecutors.

    If there’s anyone qualified to speak with expertise on this issue, it would be him… and in his opinion, Smith does not meet the criteria necessary to be appointed as a Special Counsel.

    Unlike other examples of Special Counsel where someone already invested with authority after passing through the advise-and-consent process in the Senate, Smith was not already serving in such a role when he was called upon for this task. He was appointed to address a specific issue, and will no longer have any role in the government once this task is resolved.

    That creates a conflict. By that definition, he does not meet the criteria of ‘officer’ of the court. At best, he is an employee. Such an employee has not authority to wield powers that are constitutionally reserved for inferior officers of the United States, in this case, the powers of a United States Attorney.

    It is a violation of the Supreme Court’s Appointments Clause.

    https://clashdaily.com/2024/03/big-news-legal-foundation-challenges-jack-smiths-appointment-as-unconstitutional/

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  45. I would much prefer talking to a brick wall than the typical sheeple.  At least a brick wall doesn’t put on a preening air of intellectual, educational, and/or moral superiority as they ignore the evidence and logic I present them.

    (c) 2024, NITZAKHON

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