Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: “Here in Spain, we are approving and advancing a process to regularise half a million immigrants.
“And I want to say to the Right and the Far Right who oppose this: Spain is the daughter of migration and will not become the mother of xenophobia.”
Instant non-denial hall of fame
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That's true but I would also say that if people have already made arrangements according to a budget, this is a bit of a rug pull for them. I agree generally with your "but the taxpayers!" argument but springing it on people who are already committed sucks also. Two things can be true!
Not that I actually believe anything printed on a .gov these days, but if this money is real, what did they spend it on?
"The 2026 FIFA World Cup Funding will support planning, capital, and operating expenses supporting matches...held in U.S. host cities."
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Steamed Hams full transcript Well, Seymour, I made it- despite your directions. Ah. Superintendent Chalmers. Welcome. - I hope you're prepared for an unforgettable luncheon. - Yeah. Oh, egads! My roast is ruined. But what if I were to purchase fast food and disguise it as my own cooking? Delightfully devilish, Seymour. Ah- Skinner with his crazy explanations The superintendent's gonna need his medication When he hears Skinner's lame exaggerations There'll be trouble in town tonight Seymour! Superintendent, I was just- uh, just stretching my calves on the windowsill. Isometric exercise. Care to join me? Why is there smoke coming out of your oven, Seymour? Uh- Oh. That isn't smoke. It's steam. Steam from the steamed clams we're having. Mmm. Steamed clams. Whew. Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers. I thought we were having steamed clams. D'oh, no. I said steamed hams. That's what I call hamburgers. You call hamburgers steamed hams? Yes. It's a regional dialect. - Uh-huh. Uh, what region? - Uh, upstate New York. Really. Well, I'm from Utica, and I've never heard anyone use the phrase "steamed hams. " Oh, not in Utica. No. It's an Albany expression. I see. You know, these hamburgers are quite similar to the ones they have at Krusty Burger. Oh, no. Patented Skinner burgers. Old family recipe. - For steamed hams. - Yes. Yes. And you call them steamed hams despite the fact that they are obviously grilled. Ye- You know, the- One thing I should- - Excuse me for one second. - Of course. Well, that was wonderful. A good time was had by all. I'm pooped. Yes. I should be- Good Lord! What is happening in there? - Aurora borealis. - Uh- Aurora borealis at this time of year at this time of day in this part of the country localized entirely within your kitchen? - Yes. - May I see it? No. Seymour. ! The house is on fire. ! No, Mother. It's just the northern lights. Well, Seymour, you are an odd fellow but I must say you steam a good ham.
Today is officially the 30th anniversary of Steamed Hams. On April 14, 1996, "22 Short Films About Springfield" aired for the first time!
I agree with the premise but I also have to admit some sympathy for the idea that some forms of "marketing" and "psyops" are not that far apart conceptually
Need this so bad (we actually need parking maximums but this is a start)
Central Library will fully open again at 10 a.m. on April 13. To celebrate, there will be an after hours party starting at 6 p.m. April 12.
The location has been closed since the end of February after a glass panel in the atrium fractured: https://bit.ly/4txQPIe
Also thanks for the show and for all of the…contributions to the discourse…on this site!
lol yep and the curved side is the sharp side, so he’s got them resting on the cutting edge which will dull them over time. I thought it was a subtle nod to how Stringer thinks he’s the smartest guy in the crew but actually has things going over his head
@audacityofdespair.bsky.social I’m doing a rewatch of The Wire inspired by @jamellebouie.net. I’ve always wondered - were the swords in Stringer’s home upside-down on purpose? I’ve always wondered if they were some kind of visual metaphor for how he was ambitious but ultimately out of his depth
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The Pakistani Prime Minister who was the intermediary for the ceasefire tweeted yesterday that it included Lebanon
Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
For me, watching live sport is about not knowing what is going to happen in the next 5, 10, 30 seconds. It could be amazing! That's what keeps me invested (as a neutral). Now with VAR, I don't know if what I saw was amazing or not until they check to see if anyone was a hair offside in the buildup.
Completely agree grass is always greener. But I disagree that "the entertainment value of the game is totally ruined" by a referee mistake. That's just part of the game, in my opinion. You don't get to go back in time if your goalkeeper makes a mistake. The ref is just part of the game (for me).
I will never understand why they added VAR. The point of sport in general is not to achieve some kind of perfect justice. The point is to be entertaining to watch. Can anyone say with a straight face that VAR has made the sport more entertaining?
Your frustration is very understandable but please consider sleeping on it before taking this step!
Jack Smith thought Trump intended to exploit national security secrets for profit.
Trump's second administration is suddenly a machine of trading on national security secrets.
These are two scandals—but really just one. And the great powers re-evaluating America's role in the world are watching.
Maybe afterwards you can catch Illusionist Rick Thomas when he plays the "Payne & Mencias Palladium at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts" which I swear to god is a real thing happening at a real place
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Not to defend ICE, but rather to defend alcoholics...maybe be cool about people's physical appearances
"The project from the Caitlin Clark Foundation and Lilly is under construction on about a half-acre of open land at 315 S. New Jersey St., not far from the pharmaceutical company’s headquarters."
again I point out how strange it is that high-level diplomatic negotiations of war and peace are being conducted by freelancers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, both of whom have egregious conflicts of interest, and not the actual secretary of state
This is a huge problem for anything like a democratic info system& not one that will be easily undone or remedied. The sanitation of the info environment will require very large investments in producing, aggregating, legitimating, and distributing/making available info from independent/new venues.
I feel like it's an easy ask to be "concerned" about all sex offenders. It takes the exact same amount of time as being "concerned" about some of them.
(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.
Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:
Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.
And recognized as such by the US Government.
From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
They had already announced yesterday that they weren't coming. This is absolutely an attempt to reframe it as him being the one who broke up with them, not vice versa.
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Shouldn’t be too hard - he “told his teammates”
I got to interview the legendary R.L. Stine. Next week, he will visit Indy for the McFadden Lecture. Get to know the story behind his infamous lone typing finger and a creepy basement that fueled his childhood fears and helped inform his second “Goosebumps” book.
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Whenever I read "mutually agreed to part ways" I picture one person shouting "fuck you!" and the other person shouting "hey fuck YOU!" Perfectly mutual.