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Archives: January 22, 2023

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More classified documents found at Biden's Wilmington, Delaware

Wiley Nickel's political future in NC.

Trump Lawyer BRAGS about WINNING, then gets HIT with $1 MILLION SANCTIONS - Meidas Touch

Police officer intentionally damages car with door while performing a search - r/badcopnodoughnut

Minnesota House passes bill banning conversion therapy

Hulu's Black Lives Matter Post - Trolling comments

Fmr. Estonian President on Estonia's 'more aid faster' approach to Ukraine - Velshi - MSNBC

Lawyer: DOJ searched Biden home, found classified documents

Anybody else notice the streaming site...

gop official gloats about suppressing minority votes

Woman Dies After Tesla Crashes Into San Rafael Pool: CHP

Trump promises to pay for Diamond's funeral:

George Santos Planned 'Engagement Party' With Man While Married to Woman

David Bowie 1999 interview made some astute observations regarding the internet.

Battleground US Senate Elections in 2024 that the Democrats will win.

BREAKING: Gym Jordan finds more secret docs in Biden's locker room

Tweet of the Day

How Charlie Javice Got JPMorgan to Pay $175 Million for ... What Exactly

A poll doesn't have to be an accurate predictor of electoral victory to provide useful information

California begins recovery efforts as storm damage tops $1 billion - PBS NewsHour

21 Jan: Russian Grand Offensive Goes Terribly Wrong - Reporting from Ukraine

We should have elementary teachers in charge of classified documents

PSA:

George Santos denies report that he was a drag queen -- despite his ex-friend releasing photos

GOP Group Played Graphic Footage Of Breonna Taylor Death In Public: Reports

Can the Giants beat the Eagles?

Pennsylvania state trooper charged in road rage incident in Chester County.

A top Border Patrol official resigned after allegedly pressuring female employees for sex, officials

Alabama Man Secretly Helped Pay Strangers' Prescriptions for Years: Hody Childress

Don't like the Chiefs' Arrowhead Chop chant?

Giant Drag- Wicked Game

Woman shoots terminally ill husband and barricades herself in hospital room (CNN)

hey du airliner pilots , do u look out your cockpit window now and then?

Failed MAGA candidate ARRESTED as investigators FOLLOW THE MONEY - Meidas Touch

'Disgusted' Trump West Wing official secretly worked with Biden's staff in the final days: author

Lawyer warns there will be a 'hellish price to be paid' if attorneys take on Trump as a client

Sanilac County trucker sentenced for taking minor across state lines for sex acts

'Masochist' Republicans are poised to hand Democrats a gift: WSJ editors

WVU, Marshall oppose campus carry in letter to lawmakers

Leaders at Davos can fix our fragmented world by answering a simple question: How wealthy does one p

Cat in the Box

A Look at Iran's Protest Movement Four Months On

The Real Origins of the "Democrat Party" Troll

Adriano Celentano

leading US doctor says he won't partake of medical services (for himself) after age 75

Sundance Jury Members Walk Out Over Closed Captioning Issues

Fifi Rong x NiftySax [Live Show] 4K

'I hope this triggers outrage': surprise Brett Kavanaugh documentary premieres at Sundance

Gipsy Kings - Hotel California

2 Middle Age Riot tweets:

Lula sacks head of Brazilian army after far-right insurrection

Calls For Investigation Into The FBI Grow After New Smoking Gun Evidence Revealed Against Brett Kava

Who booked this act?

House Speaker McCarthy's will be fighting against new rules that could prevent anything from getting

This young artist just wandered into my attention span today. Connor Selby

Cowboy Junkies- Sweet Jane

Saturday Night Live tonight:

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about what men can learn about masculinity from women....

Who will take Ben Cardin's MD US Senate seat when he retires in 2024 or 2030?

How an Alaska village's switch to renewable energy helps local Native economies - PBS NewsHour

Shiba Inu wants dinner right now!

Protests erupt in downtown Atlanta over controversial 'Cop City' and the fatal police shooting of ac

Cheetah named Tuesday and a tortoise named Penzi are best friends.

"BIDEN WH asked DOJ to conduct search of DE home." MSNBC

Are briefs needed when wearing long (thermal) underwear?

Cat uses water pouring from bathtub faucet as a massager:

Perspective (12-Hour FBI search of President Biden's home)

Led Zeppelin -- Achilles Last Stand (Remaster)

Has anyone watched "Cargo"? Thoughts?

NYC to use cruise ship terminal as asylum-seeker shelter

Trainspotting 2

Sunday Morning Weekend Jazz and Bossa Nova Music for a Positive Mood Livestream

This is Brittany Force (and Stormy)... WOW!

Why the Supreme Court GAVE UP on Dobbs leak investigation - Talking Feds

Marjorie Greene Faceplants Attempting to Attack Biden! - Luke Beasley

(Jewish Group) My temple was broken into and a Torah was desecrated.

*Prime Suspect (Tennyson) on WHUT now!

Morpheus beckons and who am I

A hack at ODIN Intelligence exposes a huge trove of police raid files

Covid Outbreak Has Infected 80% Of China's Population, Says Country's Chief Epidemiologist

A timely message about Roe v. Wade from the N.A.A.C.P.

Smart News........anyone??? I'm a Headline Reader.......only headlines....and that's Smart News.

Santiago for the win!!!!!

Nick Drake - River Man

Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted.

"If the World were 100 People"

Defeated GOP candidate arrested in latest case of alarming political violence - Washington Week PBS

Bonus Tweet of the Day

Head East - Never Been Any Reason

So I'm Watching On Patrol: Live

Open Letter: Protect Honduras's Endangered Environmental Activists

John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom

School downplayed warnings about 6-year-old before teacher's shooting, staffers say

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood

Al Franken resigned from the Senate

A Mining Lawsuit in Guatemala Shows How Trade Courts Put Big Corporations First

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Tallahassee ahead of Sunday speech.

What Are Conspiracy Theories? A Definitional Approach to Their Correlates, Consequences, and Communi

Started an acrylic painting class at local Community College

How AG Garland is expanding DOJ's civil rights footprint - Washington Week Recommends PBS

I couldn't figure out how Arthur kept escaping his new protective collar

Lula ousts head of Brazil's army in wake of insurrection

Sunday Digit: 4/10 - Periods of chilly rain starting midday, much to snow lovers' dismay.

Leftover water lilies

SNL Cold open up next (11:30 M EST)

Judgmental cat has no patience for misbehavior

SNL back 2nite, MAHER last nite, holidays OVER - we must be entertained!1

Watching Austin City Limits. Wondering who the old guy rock group was playing.

SNL is back.

Turkey cancels Swedish visit over far-right protest at embassy - DW News

Tensions escalate between Turkiye, Sweden; far-right politician burns Quran in Stockholm - WION

The debt ceiling: I guess the sky is falling

SNL: NFL on Fox Cold Open

Sundaes 🍨 from Heinichen, Kapsberger, Bonporti, Knechtl

Ad for Polaroid Camera and Film (1987)

Sunday Funnies 1/22/2023

DOONESBURY Plus

Japanese baseball fans try to save stadium Babe Ruth played in

SNL: Weekend Update

Tennessee fires officials after damning death penalty report

LOL. 2-tier justice: Elizabeth Holmes tried to 'flee' US with one-way Mexico ticket, prosecutors say

Peru - Violent Nationwide Protests & Chaos Turns Deadly as State of Emergency is Declared - Joe Blogs

Totally Wonderful Description of Democrats by a fellow DU poster named: calimary

Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

Woman arrested after killing terminally ill husband inside Florida hospital

Canada settles residential schools lawsuit for $2.8bn

Democratic Nominee in all of the 2024 US Senate Elections.

Al-Shabab: US air strike in Somalia 'kills 30 militants'

breaking... mass shooting in California..unconfirmed..10 dead

Breakfast Sunday 22 January 2023

Woman Misses Hearing for Terrorizing Jewish Temple to Harass It Again

'Gay' or 'queer'? On Twitter, the word debate rages on

A most simple yet delicious dessert: Semolina-porridge with caramelized steamed fruits.

Three women from ethnic minority found slain in Honduras

Al Franken - WAPO's Dana Milbank On How Only 2/3 of GOP House Members Are Crazy - 1/22/23

Answers sought in killings of 2 Honduran environmentalists

Activists call for US apology for Marshall Islands nuclear tests

Dear Fanni Willis: DO YOUR JOB!

Wordle 582 1/22 ***Spoiler Thread***

It's a straight line from Q Anon's pedophilia hysteria to the GOP's groomer rhetoric

And Arthur STILL managed an escape the comfort collar

Boston -- More Than A Feeling

Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Talking Sheet Edition

George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Move it on Over

Bo Diddley - I'm A Man

Dolphins seen in Bronx River for first time in five years

Let me make this pellucidly clear - update Suspect is an Asian male

Sen. Lindsey Graham said he's 'tired of the s*** show' and that the US and Germany should send tanks

He Is Brazil's Defender of Democracy. Is He Actually Good for Democracy?

101-year-old Woman Reveals Her Secret to Longevity is Dancing Every Day

A Letter to My Daughters About Life After the Roe Decision A MUST read and pass on IMHO.........

On this day, January 22, 1946, Malcolm McLaren was born.

Brazil President Lula fires army chief after Jan. 8 Brasilia riots

How Apple Has So Far Avoided Layoffs: Lean Hiring, No Free Lunches

"Raise your arms if you see an Aurora" And, on the THIRD night...

Brazilian Navy Suddenly Seizes Its Old Warship Forcing It To Sea - OpEd

$2.8-billion settlement reached in class-action lawsuit over residential schools

Police enter university, evict protesters in Peru

Florida Rep. Steube out of hospital after accident at home

US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes - and kept it a secret for 50 years

The role of the Brazilian military in the coup attempt

On this day, January 22, 1984, the Apple Macintosh TV commercial aired during Super Bowl XVIII.

The Lights Have Been On At a Massachusetts School For Over a Year Because No One Can Turn Them Off

New photographs of Warsaw Ghetto found in family collection

Something Strange Going On ?

Trump rioter busted by massive stomach tattoo slapped with 78-month prison sentence

The Red Green Show "No Duct Tape"

Kremlin outlines new propaganda for 2023:

On January 21, 1924, Benny Hill was born.

BBC Two's Digging for Britain to feature St Neots development

Thinx settled a lawsuit over chemicals in its period underwear. Here's what to know

Oldest City in Europe is Strofilas in Greece

Do yourselves a favor and ignore MSNBC today.

Madison Rast Quintet - Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention B3M)

The Manhattans - Shining Star

22nd day of the year. Mass shootings* SO FAR: 36 Dead:65. Wounded:149.**

Green-backed Firecrown (Southernmost Hummingbird)

The google doodle today honours Lunar New Year of the Rabbit. Very nicely done.

Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas)

"OKAY, FINE, I DID DRESS IN DRAG ..."

New York Snowy Owl - ''T minus one''

Oriental Haze

Fly Eagles Fly! From the Philadelphia Orchestra

Aubry Plaza monoloque on SNL

Fed Sets Course for Milder Interest-Rate Rise in February

Bill Would Eliminate Wyoming's 'Gun-Free Zones'

Neil deGrasse Tyson. I was cruising around YouTube last nite and found an interesting

Watered-Down Vax Bill Advances; Drops Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella Language

Youngkin Happy To Block Major Ford EV Investment In Virginia To Own Libs, China Hurrdurr, Hurrdurr

You Don't Say!! EPA Listening Sessions Make Clear That TX "Regulators" Will Never Deal W. Methane

Three abortion bills hit the docket

The latest fashion trend is "no pants"

I guess Arthur has somewhat forgiven me for making him wear the collar.

Everything Tories Touch Dies, Including Heavily Touted EV Battery Plant In Northumberland

Nebraska Supreme Court sides with state employees union in 'blue jeans' lawsuit

Riots in DC: The 1913 Women's Suffrage March

California's storms are almost over. Its reckoning with flood insurance is about to begin.

So now Republicans are all for Govorment watching and

Bay Area tech layoffs in 2023 are already outpacing the worst of 2022

Thwaites Glacier Tongue Goes When Iceberg B45 Goes, Which Probably Won't Be Much Longer Now

🎧 MASTERPIECE Studio Podcast: All Creatures Great and Small Actor Nicholas Ralph on Season 3

Little guy complex

Sam was born on this date. Left too soon.

Will anyone be cooking up a Primary opponent for Senator Gillibrand?

Police violently raid Lima university and Machu Picchu closed amid Peru unrest

Across the Desk - S7:E2 (Special Guest Rep. Jacob Rosecrants)

Across the Desk - S7:E2 (Special Guest Rep. Jacob Rosecrants)

🎧 MASTERPIECE Studio Podcast: All Creatures Great and Small Animal Handler Jill Clark

Kremlin's Bizarre Ideological Mission for 2023

Republican Politician Wants Cop Fired After Receiving Ticket

2 things: 1) Vice President Biden was allowed to have those papers 2) And The timing of finding..

Neil deGrasse Tyson on making meaning, learning, curiosity, influence, excelling & empowerment

How concerned is the DOJ about the classified documents Trump refuses to turn over?

At least 10 dead in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California

Did the DOJ do any searches at drumpf Tower or any other shithole places the toad stayed?

DeSantis v NHL: Florida governor taps unlikely foe in 'anti-woke' crusade

There are no reports of drag queens being arrested in the operation.

Helping Mom feed the dog:

We can't only be committed to truth when it's pleasant.

Joe Mansion is full of shit. On MTP discussing documents Biden vs Trump.

The Eleven

CBS Sunday Morning - Harrison Ford on making the ordinary extraordinary

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about the US and Russia cooking the books....

update on California mass shooting... suspect still at large 10 hours after killing 10

As an aside, I thought of an interesting project, both political and academic:

'We don't know his real name': George Santos's unravelling web of lies

50th anniversary of Roe v Wade

Why Germany and France are hesitant to help Ukraine - Times Radio

Is it possible NARA, because of Trump reviewed their process

As GOP flails over MAGA rebels, Dems surge by crushing rigged races

Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (January 22, 2023)

Finally watched "All Quiet on the Western Front".

What does it take to expel a member of Congress? How often has it happened, if at all?

I love watching some reaction videos. This one about Golden Earring's "Twilight Zone"

Cat eating broccoli

The Rude Pundit: The End of Roe v Wade Is Part of the End of the United States

Two versions of The Postman Always Rings Twice - SPOILER

My pregnancy discrimination 20 years later

What do you think? Would a George Santos thread be a good fit for this forum group?

A top US intelligence official assesses where Russia's war in Ukraine stands now - CNN

'We don't know if it's targeted': 10 dead, manhunt underway in California after mass shooting

The post-shooting press conference ritual

I feel so secure knowing the press who helped propel us into the Iraq war based on a lie, falsely

Why hasn't Motherfucker been involuntarily committed?

Supreme Court closes out Whitmer's abortion rights case after Proposal 3 passage

Some 100,000 Israelis protest against govt's judicial reforms

What Fiction are you reading this week, January 22, 2023?

Cute "fight":

Seal and robot discovered potential climate change disaster at glacier

Spanish Authorities Smash Ring Exploiting Ukrainians Who Fled War

Excited Golden puppies playfully mob their mother:

2nd tweet: this dog is determined to pressure the cat into playing:

India blocks YouTube videos and Twitter posts on BBC Modi documentary

Longtime Republican Leaves Republican Party - Brian Tyler Cohen

This is the last day of the Splash Mountain ride at Walt Disney World

Today is a life changing day for me - the butterfly effect

When you ask an AI chatbot what it really wants...

If you're looking for something different--"Them That Follow"

I Just Finished Watching The Movie 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'.....

And now we are going to be forced to eat bugs.

Jeff Zients to be Biden's next chief of staff

This 'Cryptoqueen' scammed investors out of $4 billion, the FBI says. Then she boarded a plane......

Barred Owlets

Landmark deals give Indigenous key role in Canada resource projects

30 Days Until The Virginia Special Election! How You Can Help! And More Info

Manchin says it's a 'mistake' for White House to want Democrats to address debt ceiling without GOP

Pregnant WNBA Star: I Was 'Discriminated Against' With Trade

George Santos: Everything The Embattled Congressman Has Lied About

Russia official warns West of destruction for arming Ukraine

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jim Jordan will turn their House committees into 'dumpster fires'

I just did a 'collection' to take to the vet, tomorrow

Trump Threw Massive Temper Tantrum During Sexual Assault Deposition

Tucker defines Libs - "They hate nicotine. They love THC"

Trump Back On Top As DeSantis' Poll Numbers Fall - Ring of Fire

Damar Hamlin's Family Spokesman Delivers Disappointing News

Robert Reich: Abortion bans are not pro-life. They are pro-poverty and pro-inequality.

4 mayors on the challenges facing their cities - Face the Nation - CBS News

Not a peep of this in our Newspaper about Householder.

The First Casualty of War is the Truth*

An Ode to George Anthony Devolder Santos:

Are you rooting for the Bengals or the Bills?

Russia Sends Drug Addicts to War

**BREAKING** Torrance, CA SWAT standoff believed to be related to mass shooting in Monterey Park

chgo radio legend lin brehmer dead.

With all of our soup recipes, I would like to tell you a story about soup. When I was teaching,

Why Putin is Scared of US Gravity Bombs

Anyone who's seen "Top Gun Maverick" I have a question

LBJ died 50 years ago today

Post-Roe, anti-abortion groups move toward policy push

Harris takes aim at Republicans who approved abortion restrictions

TCM tonight:

Well, I am off the never had COVID list.

Republican senator breaks with GOP to oppose 15-week abortion bill in Virginia

Ignorant Cops Pay For Their Actions - Rebel HQ

'There is no plan. There's nothing': Florida Democrats in despair over future

I just received my

If William Butler Yeats was still with us he might ask the Trump party:

We must restore Roe sometime in our lives

Antarctica latest research: Doomsday Glacier ice shelf will be gone in 5 years!

Cartoons 1/22/2023

Texas GOP launches radio attack ads against Republican state House speaker

China rings in Year of Rabbit with most COVID rules lifted

Was leaking the Dobbs opinion the perfect crime? It sure looks that way.

Pennsylvanians Can't Afford To Ignore Judicial Elections In 2023

Early Abortion Looks Nothing Like What You've Been Told

Manhattan Prosecutors Ramp Up Criminal Investigation Into Trump - Ring of Fire

It's the guns

Suspect In Monterey Park, CA Mass Shooting Possibly Dead

Wisconsin voters to weigh in on job search requirements for public assistance

METROPOLITAN DIARY

Russian Agents Suspected of Directing Far-Right Group to Mail Bombs in Spain

Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline

I find there's an interesting dichotomy behind the left and right's notions of 'being who you are'

Hal Sparks & Stephanie Miller: FUNNY! The Horrible Ex that Won't Go Away... Donald Trump.

I have a Google smart tv. It runs Silk as a browser. It sucks.

Woman Going For A Jog Finds A Meowing Stray Cat

The strength we're taught to admire/The strength we should also admire:

There are surely those whose eyes can see,

Tennessee says it's cutting federal HIV funding. Will other states follow?

I'm getting a good laugh from the Cincinatti-Buffalo game...

Democratic mayoral control in big cities is new 'blue wall'

New postal rates go into effect Sunday: It will now cost 63 cents to mail a letter

Dog had a rough start in life. But she can't help but love everyone.

The googly eyes!

Please tell me why leaking the Dobbs decision was a crime?

CA: Major Orange County Republican Group Lost on 96% of its Big Local Bets in Latest Election

CA: Will Seal Beach Voters Elect OC's First Openly Transgender City Council Member?

CA: Santa Ana Swears in First Woman Mayor and New Council

CA: Irvine Voters Just Elected a Democrat Supermajority, But Will They Work Together?

House Republicans are Playing with Fire with Our Economy

Tweet of the Day

anyone else noticed this?

Look who just hopped up on my lap!

This scene from "That '90s Show":

Melanistic Barn Owls

WARNING: GRAPHIC ⚠️ Police in North Carolina shot an unarmed disabled man

Iowa GOP Moves To Stop SNAP Users From Buying White Rice, Fresh Meat And More

Speaking of murder mittens ...

Mehdi Hasan exposes that the voter fraud Republicans lie about is themselves looking in a mirror.

Va. Rappahannock Native American Tribe Reclaims Big Parcel of Homeland, Chesapeake Western Shore

The Gig is Up, and It Feels Weird (Multiple Covid infection ramifications)

Eloy - Castle in the Air

Has anyone seen or heard about a compilation of all of the ACTUAL cases of voter fraud

Now's a good time for Joe Biden to invite the FBI into his house

Yo La Tengo - Ohm

OMG.

Statement from President Joe Biden on the 50th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Decision

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about political ideas limiting earning potential....

A good reminder of our insignificance

On This Day In 1987, repub Politician Budd Dwyer Killed Himself On Live TV

Looks like the Monterey Park killer is dead. Warning GRAPHIC!

Gage responds to the theft of Bolt's money

Horse Hates It When His Mom Is On Her Phone

Dems: Biden should be 'embarrassed' by classified docs case

Bil did it again...

Lauren Boebert Calls Marjorie Greene "Nasty" During Recent Interview! - Luke Beasley

Bills' Hamlin faces long recovery, family spokesman tells AP

What's for Dinner, Sun., Jan. 22, 2023

Doves in the snow.

Poland ready to build 'smaller coalition' to send tanks to Ukraine without Germany

Manchin unsurprisingly says he's support Kyrsten Sinema in 2024

Why should I support this economy?

NY: Erie County exec race begins to take shape; McMurray mulls primary

Empty Top Secret file covers in Maralago??.. Classified docs being found in Bidens

A couple of interesting lines from today's Topeka paper

Body Found in Van Linked to Monterey Park Ballroom Massacre

Sunday Demo - Poulet vin Rouge, or Coq au Vin.

Semi-Truck Crashes After Refusing to Let Cars Pass

GOP PA State Senator Ruled Democrat Out of Order For Calling January 6 An Insurrection

Yellen Says Debt Stand Off Risks Global 'Calamity'

Who is Zelensky?

Mace says abortion is why Republicans didn't get a larger House majority

The dramatic difference between DOJ's search of Biden's home & the search warrant for Trump's home

Large gap between counter and backsplash

Young Barn Owlet (ready to re-join his family)

Driver found dead after authorities breach van linked to Lunar New Year mass shooting

Thoughts about prayer

A new documentary about Brett Kavanaugh the rapist.

I have never returned anything to Costco but...

Say it with me and copy and paste far and wide....

Short of punching out Trump, is there anything a House Republican could do that would get

Louis Van Dyke - "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight" .... on pipe organ

Barn Owls

Monsoon - Tomorrow Never Knows (Beatles cover)

The Byrds (with David Crosby) - Live on the TNT show 1966 (colorized)

Attacks on U.S. Jews and gays accelerate as hate speech grows on Twitter

Delilah has been battling cancer for over 4 years.During treatments her favorite song has been...

The Beatles live on "Shindig" 1964

Rolling Stones - Rice Krispies Commercial

You'd rather they die.

Gary Lewis and the Playboys Coca-Cola commercials

Lamb - Hello Friends (from Last Days of the Fillmore)

The Byrds - sessions for "Mr. Tambourine Man" album

Paul Revere and the Raiders - Let Me

David Crosby, Graham Nash, David Gilmour - Find the Cost of Freedom

Can the Cowboys beat the 49ers?

The Real Don Steele - Aircheck (full hour) from Jan. 21, 1966

Any recs for good standup comedy specials?

CNN's Victor Blackwell Nails GOP's Byron Donalds for his George Santos & Debt Ceiling Hypocrisy.

'I am afraid to live here': How a massacre in a small Calif town named Goshen shocked the country

Brazil and Argentina to begin preparations for common currency

Yet another mass shooting...

open the door richard .

Possible suspect in L.A. mass shooting found dead in van, law enforcement sources say

Update: Chief Inspector Murphy is sleepy

If US Democratic Socialists Want a Religious Left Revival, We Should Look to Brazil

Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Barely open a year, Disney's $5,000 Star Wars hotel forced to slash prices

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