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Meanwhile, El-Gamal submitted his revised plans for the Islamic cultural space at 51 Park Place in 2017, in conjunction with the development of 45 Park Place.[121][122] The cultural center would be a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) space measuring 71 feet (22 m) tall. The space had yet to start construction as of December 2019.[123]

There's also this piece of propaganda, but that's less funny https://theweek.com/articles/477239/assads-leaked-emails-6-bizarre-details

Van-Guard

Get it?

Ge... get it?

Yeah the girl from Hinge didn't either

You won't ever see "against Ukraine" part when in comes to Russian airstrikes, strange.

My etg (alcohol) test came up a little weird. Everyone else is giving me the benefit of the doubt.

Except for one snitch dude whos calling chapter (basically oxford house management) and throwing my business out there.

i already said i would go and get my sample retested and everyone else was fine with that.

this kid though, hes one of those people who talks and does too much and snitches.

JD Vance mocked for another botched photo opp — as he blames Harris for eggs costing $4 while standing in front of a $2.99 display

A deeply soggy looking man. An intractible wetness happening here. Damp beyond drying. Slicker than an oil spill. Sopping; a human storm drain.

https://subium.com/profile/bencollins.bsky.social/post/3l4u4cx6uhp2e

Some authors prefer the term trans influence

I've been doing a lot of transition metal chemistry lately, and there's a lot of fun trans words.

Federal prosecutors investigating whether Mayor Eric Adams conspired to funnel illegal foreign donations into his campaign from...

• China
• Israel
• Qatar
• South Korea
• Turkey
• Uzbekistan

I've always entertained the idea that Balrogs were less monstrous in form and more like the children of Illuvatar in form, albeit very terrifying. Here's a little musing I wronte;

The Balrogs have in most regards the shape of men or elves, but far more terrible. Their stature is measured by their intent – At rest they are of a height with the children of illuvatar, at war they would scratch the roof of a tall man’s hall, and this stature may change from moment to moment as suits their needs.

Always they are in shadow. The sun never falls on their faces nor can it be seen behind them. Yet, whichever way one observes them, their shadow reaches out, longer and darker than it ought to be, to fall just short of one’s feet, threateningly close. Nor, though, are they ever fully in darkness, for in darkness a dim rim of red flame can be seen about and within them. So dim it would not cast a shadow, yet you cannot mistake them on a dark night. This fire is in them and in all that they make or possess, and in wrath it will flare greatly, but never brightly – A wreath of reddish heat which never rises to the white or yellow of good honest fire nor approaches the last rays of a setting sun. There’s is a dim, shadowy fire,

Of there gear it is thus; They wear no bright colors. All clothe and metal is dim and desaturated and the dull red gleam of their flame is in it. Their war gear is all of darkened iron, polished and engraved, set with enamels and gems which do not shine. It is their culture to have etched on their plate their deeds, and the names of great warriors they have slain, and exultation of Morgoth who lead them to power. They delight in shaping their wargear to mock the creatures of Illuvatar, such that one’s helmet might resemble a grotesque eagle fanged and scaled, while another’s pauldron might have the shape of screaming men. They are some of the greatest of the servants of Morgoth and their war-gear reflects their stature, being of the finest and most intricate make. In shadow and fire wrapped one might think their skin to be of plate and faceted iron, so closely fit and finely made was their armor.

For arms, they bore two weapons that marked their authority and office. First – A burning sword, in dim red fire wreathed, as long as a tall elf but very light for it’s size. These swords they wielded with two hands when it suited them, or one if they were in wrath. The power of their blows was enormous and the craft of the swords was such that little could turn their edge or threaten to break them, and so they could be wielded as implements of siege if desired. Certainly, the shields of elves and men had little hope of holding them at bay. These swords were made only for the Balrogs, for few could bear them and in the presence of any servant of the Dark Lord none else would dare.

But the true symbol of their station was the burning lash. Each Balrog’s whip was forged to fit their hand. All, however, were of black iron, finely forged, and it was in these whips that their fire burned most strongly. The whip is an instrument of torment and dominion, and so the firey whips of the Balrogs were the symbol of their tyranny above all other signs and symbols which they bore. These whips they used very cruelly in battle and in council, and countless orcs and slaves of Morgoth bore the burnt brand of iron chains on their backs or faces.

When the Balrogs went to war at the head of Melkor’s army they carried a great wreath of smoke and shadow around them, flickering with the dull embers of a burnt out fire. This was the sight most dreaded by scouts of the Eldar and Edain, for a dimming and a shadow among the orc camps meant only this; The Balrogs were at arms, and they were unafraid to be known.

Most women vote Democratic. And most still change their name when they marry. And that’s where the GOP sees an Achilles’ heel.

September 19, 2024

Republicans don’t want women to vote. They now think they may have a strategy that could prevent them from doing so. House Speaker Mike Johnson and former President Donald Trump were pushing the [Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act], or SAVE Act, demanding it be part of must-pass legislation to fund the federal government for another year (the funding runs out at the end of this month, and then the shutdown begins).

It died in the House Wednesday night, but, like a bad penny, you can bet it’ll return.

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I fixed a typo in the text.

Yeah, this photo is real. Milei ringed the Wall Street bell.

Meanwhile, the country burns (literally and figuratively).

Just another ~~Penguin~~ Milei moment.

Like whats its whole deal? it was western backed but doesn't it work with the syrian government? Are they communists?

https://fxtwitter.com/Radstads/status/1837893462638973096

Back in 2001 Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle got married.

Classy nuptials bring city together / Newsom, Guilfoyle a big event

Dec 10, 2001

A royal wedding. Social event of the year. The two hottest public servants in San Francisco get hitched. You could call Saturday night's wedding of Supervisor Gavin Newsom and Assistant D.A. Kimberly Guilfoyle a lot of things. But the wedding at St. Ignatius Church was simply - I hate to use the word about supes and prosecutors - lovely.

The couple managed to smile and skylark their way through a ceremony watched by everybody who is anybody in San Francisco, smiling at friends and whispering sweet somethings to each other. Forget "Kennedyesque." I think we need a new word - Newsomly. And Julia Roberts only wishes she was played by Kimberly in a wedding flick.

Afterward, everyone packed into the Gettys' mansion for dim sum, sushi and cheese from Point Reyes' Cowgirl Creamery. A stylish dance orchestra played for everyone from Mayor Willie Brown to Clint Reilly, Denise Hale to Warren Hinckle, and Richard Goldman to Father Floyd Lotito. It was Frisco in a very grand box.

"It's amazing," said Father Floyd, whose St. Anthony Dining Room was the beneficiary of last week's pre-wedding party. "Society people, political people, religious people -- we all know each other. That would never happen in L.A."

Apple, Microsoft, Sony…it’s cool to hate them but can we please direct some fucking ire to this absolute pinnacle of piece of shittery that’s always on the frontier of the shittiest business practices in all things IT?

How has this compamy escaped a class action lawsuit by the entire population of the world?

https://fxtwitter.com/GlasssShine/status/1838201106746273812

How am I treating myself on this special day? Doing the laundry and the dishes while playing phone tag with my doctor's office.

:bilbo: