Andy

Kendrick Lamar is doing the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show I am HYPED about this oh man. He was one of the rappers from the 2022 show, but he absolutely deserved having a solo show

Apalachee High School, Georgia So far 4 dead, 9 injured

He’s back on practice squad

I feel like one slip of paper with nine numbers shouldn’t have so much tied to it that it can be devastating if the wrong set of hands get a hold of it, even through no fault of your own. Even better, companies should actually take proper measures to protect our data, and either have benefits for compliance or harsh punishment for not taking care of our data. I only know a surface level, but the EU’s GDPR seems to have been a great stride for consumer privacy and agency over their personal data

Giants-Lions was my introduction to Nate Sudsfield and it was all I needed to determine he should ever hold a football again, because he certainly doesn’t know what to do with it. Good god, keep that man away from the Lions. Hendon Hooker on the other hand? Oh man, that dude has QB2 all over him. Good throws and fantastic speed, he’s got it. Shame he was out on concussion protocol later, meant Sudsfield was back

Yeah no I understand that it must be different from your POV than mine/other non military. The way it seems to me it depends on the word of the guy in the article I linked vs the other article above, and how long a period of time they were “waiting”. I see a difference between “waiting but not receiving orders for a period of time, and retiring before the fact”, and “retiring AFTER being given orders to go to Iraq”, which seems to be J.D. Vance’s line of attack. I’m also not going to disregard his 24 years of service, even if its ending is contentious (not to insinuate you are of course!) I had another point I was trying to find, but Chris was very helpful and beat me to it, particularly the bolded part!

Well for what it’s worth, a man who served under Walz asserts that he retired BEFORE they received word about an Iraq deployment. “Al Bonnifield, who served 22 years in the Minnesota National Guard, told NewsNation’sJoe Khalil that Walz, like many of the men in their unit, suspected they might be deployed soon but had been given no such official order when he decided to retire. “He told us that he wanted to run for Congress, and he was in a tough spot, because he was pretty sure we were going to Iraq,” Bonnifield said. “We didn’t have orders. We didn’t have any kind of orders at all.” Bonnifield added that Walz struggled with the decision, and talked with his fellow service member for 30 to 45 minutes about, “‘What do I do? Where can I be a better person for the soldier? Where can I be a better person for Minnesota? Where can I be a better person for the United States?’” Others who served with Walz have said similar things.”

It’s still active too, just a shell of its old self

There’s a bunch of other ones, but they’re fairly niche. The most notable one besides Bing would be DuckDuckGo, a very privacy centered search engine. Funny enough, Ask Jeeves is still operating, but just barely, it can’t even tell me what time it is

From what I’ve seen on Walz in the past week or so, I like him. He seems like a good guy, I’ve seen a ton of praise for him from Minnesota residents online, I like his stances on issues, and he has professionalism. Compare him with Vance…any VP debate will certainly be entertaining. Obviously I know that politicians have to have their “mask” up facing the public, but he seems pretty like a decent guy, and that’s about the minimum I can ask for anymore

Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate, aiming to add Midwest muscle to ticket

What basis is there to suggest that Khelief has XY chromosomes/high testosterone besides the word of the IBA, who won't present their testing methods or results (again, after a Russian boxer was defeated by Khelief)? She's been boxing since 2018 and as far as I can find there was no controversy about her genetics before now. I just feel like if this was legitimate issue it would have come up years ago. I don't disagree that the Olympics would benefit from universal criteria for player eligibility, but I would certainly hope that the testing be transparent and based in reality

According to this Washington Post article: The only "evidence" that suggests Khelif has XY chromosomes came after she beat Russian boxer Azalia Amineva, who had her unbeaten record restored after Khelief's disqualification by the IBA, who "claimed the fighters had failed unspecified eligibility tests — the same tests that ignited a massive controversy about gender regulations and perceptions in sports this week as Khelif and Lin compete at the Paris Olympics" (AP). The IBA's president is a Russian man named Umar Kremlev, who, along with the IBA, did not disclose the details of the test and its results, calling them confidential. Kremlev recently took to Twitter to describe the President of the IOC as "a Chief sodomite". If Khelif (and Lin You-Ting, another boxer who was disqualified by the IBA under the same allegations) do in fact possess XY chromosomes, I wonder why the IBA doesn't disclose the results of their independent testing. The timing of this all seems rather suspect to me, especially upon learning of the Russian boxer who had her once-perfect record restored when Khelif was disqualified AFTER the fact. It seems much more plausible to me that Khelif was simply the stronger boxer, and up until now nobody had a problem with that.

Olympics: Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Breaks Down in Tears After Winning Quarter-Final Match Against Opponent Who Posted Offensive Meme “But as Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Commitee, reiterated today during a press briefing, Khelif was born and raised as a woman, has competed as such in the past, and is registered as a woman on her passport. “We will not take part in a sometimes-politically motivated cultural war,” Bach added. Carini, who abandoned her match against Khelif after declaring she “never felt a punch like this,” has expressed regrets over the way she behaved with the Algerian boxer right after the bout. She was quoted in the Italian sports outlet Gazzetta dello Sport saying she “(wanted to) apologize” for not shaking Khelif’s hand after the game. “Actually, I want to apologize to her and everyone else. I was angry because my Olympicshad gone up in smoke,” she said, adding that “All this controversy makes me sad (…) I’m sorry for my opponent, too. If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision.””

I can’t say with complete confidence they were still evenly matched. I can’t say for sure that she had no advantage the same way I can’t say that I believe she had an advantage and there’s so many different intersex or similar conditions, I might be completely wrong - that’s just what I was reminded of. I just simply don’t believe this is an example of somebody transitioning for competitive advantage when everything I can find about her indicates, she’s a cisgender woman from a country that completely outlaws transitioning altogether. Should the Olympics committee have done something more, maybe but I am not familiar enough with it to know for certain.

It’s worth noting that she isn’t trans, like many are stating. It’s possible Khelif has something similar to Sywer Syndrome, she previously competed in the Tokyo Olympics with no issues that I had heard. Whether or not she should have still been allowed to compete against women due to her having Y chromosomes, that’s a fair debate, but I’ve already seen people insisting she transitioned from male-to-female to win, which isn’t the case. It’s funny, I learned about Sywer Syndrome not long ago in college and here may be the first time I’ve seen a case of it being a topic of discussion lol

I appreciate that insight MsKreed. That helps see how one can have criticisms of DEI efforts from a logistical perspective. I can understand those reasons, versus reasons I’ve seen very often devolving into “black/female/gay” people simply being in the picture with no further nuance, or referring to someone as a “DEI baby” and stuff like that. I’d like to imagine it would still be possible to develop these efforts while drawing back on costs and all that, instead of axing them entirely, but if there’s anything I know about how everything works is that it’s easier said than done!

Yep - I’m sure between a module educating about active shootings and how to use the register! And although I’d wanna say I don’t need those modules, I still know I gotta do them every so often, but it’s no biggie to me!

I genuinely don’t care if a business wants to include DEI efforts in running their establishment. I just looked at my workplace’s DEI portal and it’s the typical message of being inclusive to all, regardless of race, gender, orientation, and the like. Perfectly fine with me, glad to see it. How has it affected my employment? Are white candidates for employment being skipped in favor of minorities? Are men being skipped over for women? Not at all! How has it affected my job, am I being brainwashed to be inclusive like some people think it must be? Nope! I watch an extra training video every 6 months on top of the countless others I do about how not to discriminate, display unconscious bias, etc. I really don’t understand what gets people all up in arms over this kind of thing. I guess TS and JD can back down from the outrage, that’s their call, I think it’s kinda dumb but whatever I don’t shop there anyway. From what I see, “DEI” is just the new “CRT” or “BLM” or “Woke”, words that a TON of people use as some boogeyman scapegoat and don’t actually understand it beyond whatever they’ve seen it called on/offline, and I think it’s a bit of a leap to assume it’s because people must be suffering from a mental disorder (obviously I know some genuinely do, I’m a psych major lol)

And that's why software updates should be pushed out in waves, not all at once

Okay I will concede that section is bad - I had checked a couple of them before posting it but clearly didn't look enough. However, I am still very against this "plan" and have been for a long time, before it was even whispered in the MSM. I'm wondering if this is related to statements made by Russell Vought, Trump's former director of the Office of Management and Budget and Project 2025 contributor, who has stated "My own definition of "Christian nationalism" would be this: An orientation for engaging in the public square that recognizes America as a Christian nation, where our rights and duties are understood to come from God and where our primary responsibilities as citizens are for building and preserving the strength, prosperity and health of our own country. It is a commitment to an institutional separation between church and state, but not the separation of Christianity from its influence on government and society. It is a belief that our participation in the political system can lead to beneficial outcomes for our own communities, as well as individuals of all faiths." Not directly stating they'll have Christian teachings in public schools, but something that I am not for in any manner. Here's a few things I am against, straight from the document: Like MsKreed said, it's fairly interpretation at this point. But the way I see things in this document? I don't want anything to do with it. If this stuff passes and it truly doesn't change anything, fine, everyone told me so! But from all the recent stuff with the "Supreme" Court, this whole election cycle, and extremism, it just feels so wrong to me, and doesn't seem like true improvements to government that they're trying to make it out to be, this "second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" (and now I step off the soapbox slightly cross-eyed}

I’m so thrilled that I have an entire lifetime ahead of me with this absolute garbage

No, Sam hasn’t taken any serum. He just has Steve Roger’s trust and blessing. If I remember correctly Falcon and Winter Soldier was about Sam struggling to accept this but ultimately embracing his new role

‘Rust’ Case Against Alec Baldwin Is Dismissed Over Withheld Evidence (Quoted Ann because I couldn’t find the quote option on mobile)