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Now that we have a trial underway, it seems suitable for a thread dedicated to it. News, thoughts, opinions on this trial are all welcome. Six jurors have been seated and things are moving along. No court tomorrow Wednesday.

After the discussion in the Ukraine War thread about Russia's use or not use) of direct energy weapons, I came across this article today on one of my usual places to check in. It is long but goes into a longer history of the issue than is usually seen. Both sides of the issue are addressed. i...

This article seems bigger than either of our war oriented threads so I gave it its own home. We are in the midst of significant change and the topic is worthy of discussion, Drone Swarms Are About to Change the Balance of Military Power On today’s battlefields, drones are a manageable threat...

Welcome back to our next attempt to have an orderly discussion of the sad situation in Gaza This is an emotional situation and topic about which many of you feel strongly about. In spite of that we want to have an orderly discussion that is tied to the current news. To help with that we are...

Eight = 4 x 2: Two years Too Many Dead Too Much Misery Too Long Welcome to our eighth thread on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As we go forward we all recognize that both sides are in a propaganda war and accept that is ongoing. There is no need to get into arguments over which sources are...

What do you eat for breakfast? I alternate between two menus most of the time when I eat at home which is just about every day. On one day I have: A bowl of Oatmeal with some chopped almonds, a bit of cinnamon and either fresh or frozen fruit and skim milk Orange juice A mug of cafe au lait...

Does It Matter to You if AI Makes a Work Of Art You Love? WSJ Readers Are Divided New tools amplify the efforts of artists and amateurs. Should this change how we feel about art? BY DEMETRIA GALLEGOS SOME ARTISTS, musicians and authors have dedicated themselves to years of grueling training...

♦️Due to an extremely high volume of reports from the previous thread, we have decided to start a new thread for the Gaza conflict, with the terms of engagement more clearly stated. We want you all to focus on the ongoing news and dwell less on atrocities past and present. We all know women...

We are surrounded by entertainment in many forms. What is popular is a moving target and all the pieces are being constantly shuffled, coupled and uncoupled as technology enables new ways to doing things. Here is a look at the results of the writers strike. feel free to post any entertainments...

I read this today in the WSJ and realized that I was pretty much out of the loop on such things. It seems like something you all might be aware of and have opinions on. What Jordan Peterson Can Teach Church Leaders By Aaron M. Renn Gavin Newsom is a concerned father. “I really worry about...

DeSantis is all for invading Mexico on day one of his presidency to put the drug cartels out of business. Are there any circumstances under which you would approve of this kind of intervention? The cartels are a serious problem that Mexico has failed to control. What would you propose as a way...

Let ChatGPT and Quillbot Write Your Book By Peter Funt Looking for something to do with a few free hours on a summer afternoon? Try writing a book. Don’t bother with a mainstream publisher, which releases at most a handful of books a day. Deal instead with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing...

I just got back from Tanzania where I spent time on Zanzibar and on a safari in Northern Tanzania. The trip breaks down into these parts: Four days on Zanzibar Two days at Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater Two+ days in the Central Serengeti Three+ days in the Northern Serengeti I had a...

And we begin again. As we go forward we all recognize that both sides are in a propaganda war and accept that is ongoing. There is no need to get into arguments over which sources are propaganda or not. Each side may provide links to news and each thread participant can decide for themselves...

If Patton had been successful in convincing Eisenhauer to attack the Soviets in 1945, would it have been successful? Would they have had to use nukes? What might have been the outcome upon winning? Losing? How might the map of Europe changed?

Trump indicted by N.Y. grand jury, first ex-president charged with crime A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former president Donald Trump, multiple people familiar the matter said, becoming the first person in U.S. history to serve as commander in chief and then be charged with a crime...

In order to keep our "Cool Pictures" thread from becoming full of AI generated images, this thread is for AI pictures of substance, beauty, and imagination. The Pope does not have such a jacket. Captions are encouraged. Do not spam this thread.

Time to focus our US political news. Opinion: The move that’s sure to elect Trump in 2024 Editor’s Note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992 and served as a counselor to Clinton in the...

This was originally posted in the News thread but stimulated further discussion Origins of cis-gender https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-cisgender-means-transgender_n_63e13ee0e4b01e9288730415

Biden plans to visit Poland for the anniversary of the start of the war. The president will be in the region for three days, but the White House did not say if he would make a trip into Ukraine. WASHINGTON — President Biden will visit Poland later this month for the one-year anniversary of...