100 thoughts on “Where Were You?”


  1. Associated Press
    The skies lit up over New York Harbor Wednesday night with a drone show to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.


  3. Today, a special extended episode of CNN10: We look back at the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the 25th anniversary of the day that forever changed history. Andā€” we’ll speak with one of the architects behind New York Cityā€™s 9/11 Memorial. She details the untold research that helped create a place that holds 3,000 namesā€¦ and still makes room for their 3,000 individual stories.

  5. This guy must be in trouble…
    Acting Navy secretary says Iran ā€˜blew the hell out of” the US base in Bahrain
    The acting U.S. Navy secretary Hung Cao said that the Iranian military severely damaged the base in the early days of the Iran conflict. Cao’s comment represents the first direct and high-level acknowledgment of the matter. — The Hill

  6. I hope this is just my anxiety talking for the most part, but why do I feel like something big is going to happen today? Like Trump will make this 25th anniversary about him and do something astronomical?

  7. Trump ordered a Dallas crowd to “cheat like hell” on Nov 3.
    If he’s joking, what’s funny about it? (Remember, he has no sense of humor)
    This is a direct, ominous threat to our Democracy.
    Watch the raw footage and decide for yourself šŸ‘‡

  8. https://www.newsweek.com/how-jimmy-kimmels-james-talarico-interview-ratings-compare-to-trump-at-rnc-12430240

    The interview, posted on YouTube on Thursday night with the title “Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See,” has since garnered more than 1.4 million views.

    A YouTube livestream of the second and final night of the GOP midterm convention, held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, on the Republican National Convention’s official YouTube account has garnered just over 17,000 views.
    However, video from the convention and Trump’s remarks will have garnered significantly more views elsewhere, particularly on television.

    Fox News drew an average of 2.3 million viewers on the first night of the midterm convention on Wednesday, and it averaged 2.5 million during Trump’s speech between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern time.

    *Letā€™s hope it was mostly Etsy witches hexing him through the TV, and not his ego-support monkeys ready to vote for him.

  10. cheating is a part of the maga/bro ethos

    a popular expression among the sports and finance bros is ā€œif youā€™re not cheating, youā€™re not tryingā€

    libDems are ill-prepared for dealing with that MO

  11. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10447-1

    Systematic partisan content skews in TikTok during the 2024 US elections
    ***

    https://hartmannreport.com/p/was-the-2024-election-stolen-not-38a

    ā€œThe difference between Hearst and the men running today’s platforms isn’t moral; it’s mechanical. Hearst had to print on physical paper and ship it on physical trains. Musk, Zuckerberg, and the executives at TikTok and Google/YouTube can rewrite the political information environment in which hundreds of millions of people are marinating in real time, with no editor, no copy desk, and – unless things change – exactly zero public accountability.

    First, Congress needs to require algorithmic transparency, as I suggested in The Hidden History of Big Brother in America. Senators Markey and Blumenthal have introduced excellent bills demanding that platforms disclose how their recommendation systems weight political content and forcing them to submit to fully independent audits.

    Second, we need to repeal or substantially reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act so that algorithm-driven platforms are treated legally like the publishers they are, rather than like the telephone wires they used to travel over.

    Third, the Justice Department’s antitrust division needs to be unleashed against the handful of companies that now control the political conversation in America. Standard Oil was broken up in 1911. AT&T was broken up in 1984. There is nothing about Meta, X, or Google that makes them more sacred that these behemoths that preceded them.ā€

  15. Katie – Every day is a good day for a false flag in the Dumbass regime, but there might a little, extra sauce on today.
    Heā€™s probably getting ready for his golf trip to Ireland (that we are paying for), so probably doesnā€™t want to screw up his trip. The Irish locals will screw it up for him, God bless ā€˜em.

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/11/majority-do-not-welcome-him-trump-heads-to-ireland-amid-fury-over-gaza

    Donald Trump is set to arrive in Ireland on Saturday, but most Irish people arenā€™t happy about it.

    ā€œThousands of us will march on Saturday because we refuse to normalise a man who has facilitated genocide,ā€ Sean Radcliffe, an economics undergraduate student at Trinity College Dublin, told Al Jazeera.

    Taoiseach Micheal Martin ā€œshould say it clearly, firmly, and publicly: the United States is facilitating genocide,ā€ added Radcliffe, who is a leader of the student bodyā€™s Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions campaign.

    Trump is expected to meet with several figures in Irelandā€™s leadership, including Martin and antiwar President Catherine Connolly, who has previously said the US is, along with France and England, a nation Ireland ā€œcertainly cannot trustā€.

  16. The day and the months and the years following could have been the start of a worldwide collaboration to subdue terrorists. Instead, tactile and strategic efforts were misdirected and resulted in expansion of terrorism, including domestic terrorism.

    I do not praise Bush the village idiot and his administration for that reason. He might be the nicest guy to share a beer with, but he is directly responsible for the last twenty-five years. He allowed his administration to run amok. He did not stop anything. He expanded it.

    I praise all those who worked to save victims. I know people who were in the Pentagon and saw the plane hit, from inside. I know people who were responders. They carry what they saw and did to this day.

  20. Today in the Diner…
    George W. Bush & 9/11 Warnings Ignored
    JD Vance’s Speech Flops as Trump Rants
    Trump Caught Begging Voters to Cheat

    George W. Bush ignored CIA warnings, while Donald Trump begs voters to cheat. We break down JD Vance’s struggles and 9/11 memories.

    We are looking back at the aftermath of the attacks, swapping stories from Dallas to Gander Newfoundland. The historical reality remains infuriating when you remember that George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice were warned by the CIA about planes targeting buildings six weeks prior, a fact confirmed by Senator Bob Graham. Instead of acting, Bush went fishing.

    Back in the present dumpster fire, Donald Trump is openly begging his supporters to cheat on camera, showing exactly what he thinks of American Democracy. Meanwhile, Peter Thiel cannot buy charisma for JD Vance, whose recent convention speech landed with a complete thud. Vance is also taking heat in the Midwest over his AcreTrader investments buying up family farms.

    We also dive into some tight state races. Adam Hamilton is making Republican Roger Marshall sweat in Kansas, while Vicky Goodwin is proving to be a much stronger pro-choice candidate than Gina Hinojosa down in Texas.

    Live Chat: https://trailmix.cc/chat
    Website: https://trailmix.cc
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    00:00 Intro
    01:34 9/11 Memories from Dallas
    17:16 Condoleezza Rice & George W. Bush
    20:13 Senator Bob Graham & CIA Warnings
    30:30 Saddam Hussein & Iraq War Origins
    36:00 Gander Newfoundland Commemoration
    39:10 Donald Trump Cheating Video
    47:56 Roger Marshall vs Adam Hamilton
    48:40 JD Vance AcreTrader Controversy
    55:14 Gina Hinojosa vs Vicky Goodwin
    — Human directed and edited. Machine drafted (Gemini Pro).

  21. Frigg is the queen of Asgard and the highest-ranking goddess in Norse mythology, celebrated for her deep wisdom, foresight, and fierce love as a mother.

    Frigg lives in a grand hall called Fensalir, which means “Marsh Halls”.
    Keeper of Secrets: She knows the fates of all gods and humans.
    She keeps these secrets to herself and never reveals the future.
    The Falcon Cloak: She owns a magical feather cloak that lets her turn into a falcon and fly across the worlds.

    She is often shown spinning yarn or clouds, linking her to the magical art of weaving destiny.

    The Tragic Tale of Baldr – The Prophecy: Frigg’s most famous story involves her beloved son, Baldr, the kindest of the gods.

    When Baldr has bad dreams about his death, Frigg takes action. She travels across the world and makes every object, plant, animal, and stone swear an oath never to harm Baldr. The Blind Spot: She forgets to ask the tiny mistletoe plant for an oath because she thinks it is too young and weak. The Trick: The trickster god Loki finds out about the mistletoe. He makes a spear from it and tricks Baldr’s blind brother into throwing it, killing Baldr. The Loss: Frigg tries to bring Baldr back from the underworld, but her immense power cannot change his tragic fate.

    The tale of Baldr echoes the Roman legend of Achilles whose mother dips him in the river Styx to make him immortal. Unfortunately, she holds him by his heel that isn’t covered by the water. An arrow during the Trojan war strikes him in the heel killing him. To this day you have an Achilles tendon.

  27. Lest we forget:

    The victims of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing did not receive a dedicated, federally funded government compensation program like the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund created after the 2001 attacks.

    Government Compensation Differences9/11 Victims: Congress created a multi-billion-dollar federal fund (the VCF) to provide direct, tax-free compensation to individuals physically injured or families of those killed, acting as a no-fault alternative to civil lawsuits.

    The federal government did not establish a comparable direct compensation payout for the survivors or families of those killed in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building attack. Attempts by advocacy groups like “Fairness for OKC” to lobby Congress for matching federal compensation funds were unsuccessful.

    Congress did pass limited federal income tax forgiveness for the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing for specific tax years, alongside similar relief granted to 9/11 victims.

    In the wake of the 1995 tragedy, millions of dollars poured in through public donations. The Oklahoma City Disaster Relief Fund was established and managed by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation to assist survivors and families with medical care, living expenses, and ongoing educational needs/scholarships. However, many families noted that these charitable distributions were far smaller and more constrained compared to the multi-million-dollar payouts received by 9/11 families.

  30. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-declines-saudi-crown-princes-045116085.html

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sought assistance from President Donald Trump on Thursday to help fight Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, two sources familiar with the matter ā€Œsaid on Friday, as the Houthis stepped up their threat to the Red Sea.
    Trump held at least two ā€Œphone conversations with the Saudi leader on Thursday, sources said. In the end, Washington told Riyadh that it was not willing to take direct military ā€‹action for now but would help with intelligence sharing and targeting, the two sources said.
    ***
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iranian-arms-advice-helped-yemens-162547182.html

    The lightning Houthi advance down Yemen’s Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seeking to open a new front in Iran’s war with the U.S., according to Yemeni government, Iranian and regional sources.
    By seizing the southwestern ā€Œport city of Mocha, the Houthis have strengthened their chokehold on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key waterway whose disruption further constricts global energy supplies after Iran’s blockade ā€Œof the Strait of Hormuz.

  32. oh thatā€™s an ai image eh

    yeah the whole ā€œcoexistā€ philosophy is very ā€˜90s

    the people demand war

  33. Gander, New Foundland is one of the few places that received a girder from the towers as a thank you for sheltering the planes and passengers. This is now a part of the compassion monument.

  34. Craig,

    That would be the Roman God Saturn.

    Romans believed Saturn ruled Italy during a peaceful and rich time called the Golden Age.
    Romans later mixed Saturn with the Greek god Cronus (or Kronos), the father of Zeus.
    After losing power, Saturn moved to Italy and taught people how to farm and grow grapes.
    The Festival Saturnalia was named after him. People celebrated Saturn every December with a joyful festival called Saturnalia. Work stopped, gifts were given, and social rules were flipped. This of course became the basis for Christamas.
    The Temple of Saturn in Rome held the government money and official records.

    The planet Saturn and the day Saturday are named after him

  35. More on Saturn with an image. You don’t have to include the story aligned with Cronus about eating his children.

    He was described as a god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation. Saturn’s mythological reign was depicted as a Golden Age of abundance and peace. After the Roman conquest of Greece, he was conflated with the Greek Titan Cronus. Saturn’s consort was his sister Ops, with whom he fathered Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, Juno, Ceres and Vesta.

  36. But Jamie, I think our English day names came from Germanic/Nordic peoples who twisted the Roman words or something. I have found it a bit confusing to get to the bottom of these things and.

  38. Yes it looks like Saturday is the one day they kept the original Roman. When Germanic peoples adapted the Roman week, they usually swapped Roman gods for their own equivalents. Jupiter became Thor ā†’ Thursday. Venus became Frigg ā†’ Friday. But apparently they couldn’t find a satisfactory Germanic equivalent for Saturn, so Saturn survived the conversion. Saturday is the only English weekday named directly for a Roman god.

  39. Craig,

    The Romans came along and grabbed everything not nailed down and the Christians figured this was the way to go and grabbed all the old myths and holidays. Saturn is one of the exceptions as the name is taken directly from the Romans. The Norse equivalent in duties would be NjƶrĆ°r or primeval figures like BĆ³r.

    Sunday gets its name directly from the Sun. The equivalent there would be Greek Titan Helios and the Roman god Sol. Under the Romans then then became Apollo While originally the god of music, prophecy, archery, and healing, Apollo became increasingly conflated with the sun in later classical antiquity, absorbing solar attributes and sharing the epithet Phoebus (“bright”).

  41. for the script I kind of like;
    I am SATURN.
    They named SATURDAY after ME.
    I gave up POWER to grow GRAPES.
    What’s YOUR story?

    but apparently the story is he lost power involuntarily so maybe this is more accurate though not as lyrical:

    I am SATURN.
    They named SATURDAY after ME.
    I lost POWER. Grew GRAPES.
    What’s YOUR excuse?

  43. https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/10/politics/shouts-of-he-should-be-shot-heard-during-gop-midterm-convention-speech

    Cruz mentioned three Democrats ā€” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. After each name, there were shouts audible on the broadcast of “He should be shot!”

    A spokesperson for Mike Rogers, the Republican running against El-Sayed, said in a statement that Rogers “condemns those comments ā€” and all political violence.”

    But the shouts came on the same day that many Republicans denounced political violence on the one-year anniversary of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Vice President JD Vance, who was friends with Kirk, reflected on his killing in a headlining speech.

  44. encouragement to cheat in an election is an impeachable offense, no?

    on camera, in front of a crowd, no ambiguity

    who is going to file

    ā€œmisdemeanorā€ AT LEAST

    and thatā€™s enough

  45. Craig -That fits with the poem about a humanā€™s fate based on the weekday of their birth; Saturdayā€™s child works hard for a living/itā€™s the hard knock lifeā€¦but then thereā€™s also the fun of Saturnalia. Maybe too much of the grape brings about hardships, but just enough is fun.

  47. i could look it up of course but i believe precedent has established free speech protections donā€™t extend to encouragement of criminal behavior

    if he was campaigning he wasnā€™t in official
    capacity

    itā€™s a conspiracy charge, isnā€™t it?

    conspiracy to commit election fraud

  48. Dumbfuck has learned ā€œImpeachment, Schmimpeachmentā€.

    Itā€™s just like Bankruptcy, Schmankruptcy only different.

  53. iā€™m saying he opened up both constitutional and criminal avenues towards legal remedy

    obviously not the first time

    but as i said, not ambiguous, said it with his mouth on camera in context

  54. Anon, I like your theory, might be doable.

    Maybe not exactly relevant but worth noting that the free speech defense was rejected by two courts. including the state supremes, in Colorado rulings after an evidentiary hearing that he violated the law on January 6th by inciting insurrection. He got off on a technicality with SCUTUS, which did not rule on those. merits.

  55. You might include that he and his children became planets and planetoids of planets:

    Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto (status goes up and down as planet or planetoid), ( Juno, Ceres and Vesta – planetoids in asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter).

    Guess that makes him the father of heavenly objects as well as a day of the week.

  56. Anon, let’s make it a conspiracy indictment, much easier for prosecutors;
    “The Defendant did combine, conspire, confederate, and agree with unnamed individuals in the crowd to defraud the United States by interfering with and obstructing the lawful government function of collecting and counting votes.”
    — 18 U.S.C. Ā§ 371

  59. Craig given the Celts reputation for partying.
    Maybe instead of honoring Saturn they named it Satyrday.
    Your Saturn is way too formal for the weekend.
    Satyrday would be the day to channel your inner satyr.
    Chase a few wood nymphs

  61. Oh Jack. you’ve stumbled onto a very good joke ā€” precisely because it’s wrong. Confusion could become the premise.

    ā€œI am a SATYR.
    Saturday is named for SATURN.
    I just showed up
    for the GRAPES.ā€
    –or–
    ā€œI am a SATYR.
    They did NOT name SATURDAY after me.
    Common mistake.
    I kept the GRAPES.ā€

  62. From some online research:

    In Greek society, these beings were represented in the theater through ā€œSatyr plays,ā€ comedic performances staged after tragedies during Dionysian festivals. These plays used bawdy humor, music, and energetic acting to lighten the mood after somber performances. The characters symbolized freedom, mocking authority, and celebrating lifeā€™s pleasures.

    But even satyrs get old, one of my favorite images

    Drunken-Satyr-Against-a-Tree-Trunk

  63. letā€™s indict everyone

    i mean, the law is the law

    1000s prosecuted for J6

    some conspiracy charges also iirc, eyepatch guy

    I assume a lot of people with their hands up have legal background so they canā€™t plead ignorance

    which isnā€™t an excuse anyway

  64. who can imagine what other possible offenses an investigation into those charges might yield

    because you know theyā€™re scheming in backrooms, he just said they are

  65. Fellow nerds among us might be interested in the prompting style I have crafted over time. Humans still have to write the prompts, and it’s a bit of an art form. Note the last sentence, which I put in all prompts: “Do no hallucinate! Ask questions if you are not fully confident you understand this prompt”.

    SATYR/SATURN PROMPT
    Create a cinematic 16:9 landscape video, maximum length 10 seconds, inspired by the supplied reference image of a satyr in a magical forest.

    MAIN CHARACTER:
    A mischievous SATYR from Greek mythology stands in the foreground facing the camera.

    He has the classic appearance of a satyr: human male upper body, goat-like legs, hooves, pointed ears and curved ram-like horns. He is rustic, playful and slightly disreputable rather than frightening. He wears a crown or garland of grape leaves and carries a small bunch of ripe purple grapes.

    IMPORTANT FOR LIP SYNC:
    Give the satyr a clearly human, expressive mouth.
    His upper and lower lips must remain completely visible.
    Do NOT give him a heavy mustache or beard covering the lips.
    Keep his face mostly forward toward the camera.
    Precisely synchronize his mouth to every spoken word.

    BACKGROUND:
    Create a lush, magical Mediterranean woodland with grape vines, warm shafts of golden sunlight and subtle glowing fireflies, visually inspired by the supplied reference image.

    SECOND CHARACTER ā€” VISUAL JOKE:
    Several feet behind the satyr stands the ACTUAL ROMAN GOD SATURN.

    Saturn is an imposing, dignified older Roman god with long silver hair and beard, wearing an elegant red-and-ivory Roman toga and golden laurel crown. He carries a traditional agricultural sickle.

    Saturn DOES NOT SPEAK.

    Throughout the satyr’s speech, Saturn watches from the background with an increasingly puzzled and mildly offended expression, as though he cannot understand why a satyr has hijacked his introduction.

    When the satyr says, “Saturday is named for SATURN,” Saturn subtly points to himself as if to say, “Yes. ME.”

    When the satyr delivers the final line about the grapes, Saturn looks at the satyr, then at the grapes, utterly bewildered.

    Keep Saturn’s reaction subtle and deadpan. Do not let his movements distract from the speaking character.

    CAMERA:
    Medium shot of the satyr, approximately waist-up, with Saturn clearly visible over one shoulder in the background.

    Single continuous shot.
    No cuts.
    No zooms.
    No rapid camera movement.
    Minimal head movement from the satyr.
    Natural blinking and small facial expressions only.

    PERFORMANCE:
    The satyr speaks directly to the viewer with cheerful, completely unjustified confidence.

    The comedy should be DRY and UNDERPLAYED. He knows perfectly well that he has nothing to do with the name Saturday and doesn’t care.

    Deliver all dialogue briskly enough for the completed video to remain UNDER 10 SECONDS.

    VOICE:
    Playful adult male voice.
    Warm, slightly mischievous and conversational.
    Clear neutral English pronunciation.
    Do not use a cartoon goat voice.

    EXACT SPOKEN SCRIPT:

    “I am a SATYR.

    Saturday is named for SATURN.

    I just showed up

    for the GRAPES.”

    EMPHASIS:
    Strongly but naturally emphasize:
    SATYR
    SATURN
    GRAPES

    Pronunciation:
    SATYR = “SAY-ter”
    SATURN = “SAT-urn”

    FINAL BEAT:
    On “GRAPES,” the satyr raises the bunch of grapes slightly toward the camera and gives a tiny satisfied smile.

    Saturn remains in the background staring at him in baffled disbelief.

    Do not add, remove, paraphrase or repeat any dialogue.

    No subtitles.
    No captions.
    No on-screen text.
    No additional voices.
    No narration.
    No distracting music.
    Total finished duration: LESS THAN 10 SECONDS.

    Do no hallucinate! Ask questions if you are not fully confident you understand this prompt.

  67. the conspiracy could have started before that, leading to the selection of Dallas where they might believe they are invulnerable to a state charge, because the state of Texas has jurisdiction also, he encouraged fraud in their state elections also, while physically in that state

    if someone said to another ā€œletā€™s say this in Texas where we wonā€™t be prosecutedā€, thatā€™s conspiracy

    which means the conspiracy started before THAT and even more people are involved

    which we already understood

  68. and the thing is, Anon, those were not just grunts at that convention. He was inciting local officials, electeds, people from all over the country with actual responsibilities in voting places.

  73. if he was so addled by cognitive decline he didnā€™t understand what he was saying

    25th

    3 avenues

    see how he does on a cognitive test not administered by a concierge doctor

  74. honestly, donā€™t think Iā€™m reaching here

    One of the two previous successful bipartisan impeachment efforts was for attempted election fraud

    iirc, i may not

  80. His angry outburst lunging at female reporter is classic for the mental decline charges. That or get rid of him just because he is a mean SOB.

  83. We were on vacation. My wife and I entered the departures lounge in the Barcelona airport on our way to London. We saw a crowd gathered around a projection TV. I saw no North Tower standing. I practically grew up in that neighborhood and lived through the construction of the WTC complex. I knew that my mother had a standing Tuesday morning appt to have her hair done in the WTC. Many hours later on the London hotel room TV screen a message scrolled from our daughter stating that grandma was safe. Her hairdresser overslept and the appointment had been canceled. She experienced the attacks from her shop, Evelyn’s Chocolates, two blocks east on John St. She heard and saw it all. She was one of those people covered in it all as they escaped. She was around eighty at that time. Her experience getting out of there is a complicated and disturbing story, but she survived and, in time, reopened the shop. My mom was honored to be asked to read names of the victims at the first anniversary memorial. I coached her with some of the difficult pronunciations. The candystore lady waited her turn sitting between Hillary Clinton and Colin Powell. She did well.

  85. A nod to Jack from ChatGPT’s review of the video…
    “Oh, this worked. šŸ˜‚
    I reviewed the video and sampled it through the sequence. Your video generator clearly understood the central joke: the satyr owns the foreground while poor Saturn stands behind him looking like somebody has wandered into his press conference.
    WhiskyJack gets a producer credit. This went from Saturday is named for Saturnā€”informative but predictableā€”to a little comedy sketch that teaches the correct answer by deliberately giving you the wrong guy first. That’s much more Digital Diner.”

  86. You still have to cook up something for Monday (Moon Day) Roman goddess Diana sister of Apollo the sun God.

    The closest Norse equivalent to Diana as a goddess of the hunt is SkaĆ°i (Skadi), though Norse mythology separates the hunt and the moon into different figures rather than combining them into a single deity.

    Skaưi is a giantess (jƶtunn) associated with winter, skiing, mountains, and hunting with a bow. Just like Diana, Skaưi roams the wild, snowy uplands and relies heavily on archery and tracking wild animals.

    In Norse tradition, the moon itself is personified by a male deity named MĆ”ni, rather than a female goddess. MĆ”ni drives the chariot of the moon across the night sky, chased by the wolf Hati, contrasting with Diana’s female association with the lunar cycle

  88. My niece also lived on John St., she came out in flip-flops to see what was happening. The worst was seeing the people jumping. Then she had to run for her life with no shoes as the ash rained down.

  90. Right Jamie, Sunday and Monday are named directly for the Sun and Moon. For some reason the Germanic speakers who inspired our days did not borrow from the Roman system for those days, which would have been the divine figures Sol and Luna.

    For Tuesday through Friday Germanic speakers essentially swapped Roman gods for roughly theequivalent Germanic gods:
    Mars ā†’ TĆ½r ā†’ Tuesday
    Mercury ā†’ Woden/Odin ā†’ Wednesday
    Jupiter/Jove ā†’ Thor ā†’ Thursday
    Venus ā†’ Frigg ā†’ Friday

    Then Saturday also broke the pattern: instead of replacing Saturn with a Germanic god, they simply kept Saturn ā†’ Saturday.

    So the clean shorthand for our day names is: Sun, Moon, four Germanic gods, one Roman god. That’s our entire English week.

  96. THE GOP CASH STAMPEDE IS HERE

    Republicans are doing what they do best: flooding the final weeks with cash. They are outspending Democrats in almost every battleground Senate race this month. Even Paxton is finally getting the Texas-sized spending boost he needs.

  98. Barbara Bush Hates Her Chair šŸ‘‡

    šŸ½ļø From today’s Digital Diner menu
    The former First Lady gives zero cares at an awards ceremony and complains about her seat. We go out with Fanfare for the Common Man.

  99. Craig – It means you have enough traffic that you can monetize 11 to Noon. Not a bad idea if it doesnā€™t cause more of a tax headache than itā€™s worth.

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