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Governors Announce Plans for Regional Electric Vehicle Charging Network.

The Pathologies of War: Dual Propaganda Campaigns in Reporting on Syria.

Breitbart Leads Smear Campaign Against Professor Who Mocked White Supremacy.

Let Me Translate My Emails for You.  “Sorry to bother you again.” = Why can’t you do your fucking job?

Sugar is a toxic agent that creates conditions for disease.

The staggering social and environmental costs of food waste.

Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts to Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes.

Coming soon to a Best Buy near you: North Korea’s Totalitarian Android Tablet.

Yet another reason to add to my list of “Why I don’t Use Products Like This:” Can an Amazon Echo Testify Against You?

Nina Turner, To Keynote Single-Payer Conference. “All you do to me is talk, talk.”

It’s no surprise Germany would jump on this bandwagon: Berlin in Lockstep with US — Planning ‘Center of Defense Against Disinformation’ Ahead of Elections.

Beyond Bread and Butter. The University of Manitoba strike showed that worker power isn’t all about money — it’s also about collective self-governance.

 

Lastly: Farewell Princess.

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  • Your song of the day is in the main post, today. 🙁

    I hope everyone has a good Wednesday, and may 2016 fuck off ASAP.

  • notisaidthepig

    Oink!

  • 17
  • notisaidthepig

    I’m glad to hear that Nina Turner will be speaking about single-payer. She’s a dynamic speaker and simply oozes authenticity. The Dims already hate her. It will be interesting to see how they will continue to undermine her, especially if she runs for mayor of Cleveland or governor of Ohio or something else. She’s such a strong supporter of the working class that she’s a real threat.

    • She’s passionate and authentic, I love her as much as I can love any politician.

  • notisaidthepig

    Still trying to wrap my mind around Fisher’s death. I heard about it late yesterday just as I was heading to the airport. Wasn’t she the youngest of the triumvirate?

    • Just a decade older than me. She was only 21 when she appeared in Star Wars; she was indeed the youngest of its 3 stars.

      And now I gotta go cry again. 🙁

      • Dosido3

        I think she was only 19 was it was filmed. O.o
        And now her poor mother is in the hospital…

  • notisaidthepig

    That charging network (different than the Tesla one) will be here in Nevada (and Utah and Colorado). Kewl.

  • notisaidthepig

    The North Korean android tablet sounds like a prototype for Amazon’s next generation of Fire tablets. Just kidding! (Sort of.)

    • Be careful what you “ask” for. I was wondering, while reading that article, how long before tablets bound for the US were locked down and monitored like that.

      Makes me want to horde and otherwise protect my older equipment!

  • Shohanna

    So this sucks I am back at the hospital w complications of my NG tube 🙁

    • 17

      Sho, you gotta run from that shit as soon as you get the chance. Hospitals are where people go when they want to be killed. Believe me, time heals all wounds.

    • FaunaAndFlora

      That does suck. Here’s to hoping it’s a very short stay.

    • Edwin

      Sorry to hear. And you had just got home. Hope your stay isn’t too long. 🙁

    • I’m so sorry to hear that. I’ll be sending all the good energy I can muster your way, in hopes of a quick recovery!

  • 17

    The “lol” Effect: The Awkward Signs of Cop Apologists Juvenile Psychology

    Does the use of “lol” and emoticons, as well as other rhetorical behavior, point to a fundamental lack of maturity in rabid police supporters and apologists? Yeah, probably so.

    http://www.copblock.org/169514/the-lol-effect/

  • 17

    The Coming State of Fear

    Well, it seems that any lingering question on whether or not the happenings on social media platforms are truly politically relevant can finally be put to rest. While most of us prefer the edge of communication media that cuts away from the dynamics of power, president-elect Trump has managed to do quite the opposite by giving a new twist on that classic favorite of despots everywhere: instead of rule by decree, we have rule by tweet. Despite not even being installed in office yet, the soon-to-be-leader of the United States brazenly
    deployed the platform to carry out government contracting cronyism, call for the imprisonment of flag-burners, and get death-threats rained down upon a unionist who contradicted one of the incoming administration’s best narratives.

    Trump, somehow, has managed to now top all these by using Twitter to announce the advent of a new nuclear arms race – a Cold War 2.0 against, oddly enough, Vladimir Putin.

    https://c4ss.org/content/47383

    • towerofbabel

      They can art-direct any kind of event they need to justify bringing the hammer down. The sheeple will cooperate. In fact they will eagerly help.

  • 17

    Interior Department Touts Anti-Poaching Efforts

    The Department of the Interior touted progress by the United States in addressing the crisis of wildlife poaching – a threat that, combined with climate change and habitat loss, is projected to cut two-thirds of
    vertebrate populations by 2020 from the previous half-century.

    Though wildlife populations have declined by nearly 60 percent over the past four decades, officials credit a National Strategy by the President’s Task Force to Combat Wildlife Trafficking with having helped curb that tide over the past couple of years.

    http://courthousenews.com/interior-department-touts-anti-poaching-efforts/

  • 17

    I knew giving my banking info would pay off!

    Is the End of Boko Haram in Sight?

    Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced Saturday that the last refuge of the African terrorist
    organization and Islamic State affiliate Boko Haram has fallen to Nigerian troops.

    http://geopoliticsalert.com/boko-haram-sight

    • kreskin

      Hope it’s true .

  • 17

    Israeli Media: Netanyahu Under Investigation for Bribery

    For the past nine months, Israeli police have been conducting a secret inquiry into criminal wrongdoing by Netanyahu, and now believe that they have enough information for a formal investigation, the Times of Israel
    reported.

    http://thefifthcolumnnews.com/2016/12/israeli-media-netanyahu-under-investigation-for-bribery/

  • 17

    The Real Syria Story No One Wants You to Know About

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGEc-CMsrQs

    • kreskin

      Gee , what a big fucking surprise ! Uncle Sam and the CIA , at it again .

    • kreskin

      Al Jazeera is owned by the government of Qatar . Take anything they say about events in Syria with a whole lot of salt . Qatar is a U.S. ally , a participant in the effort to out Assad . U.S. forces are based there.

      • 17

        Qatar is also making deals with Russia. Playing both sides is profitable.

        • kreskin

          From Wikipedia ( for what it’s worth )
          ” Al Jazeera], literally “The Peninsula”, referring to the Arabian Peninsula , also known as JSC (Jazeera Satellite Channel), is a Doha-based state-funded broadcaster owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partly funded by the House of Thani, the ruling family of Qatar.”
          ” Al Jazeera has been called a propaganda outlet for the Qatari government and its foreign policy, by analysts and by news reporters, including former Al Jazeera reporters. The network is sometimes perceived to have mainly Islamist perspectives, promoting the Muslim Brotherhood, and having a pro-Sunni and an anti-Shia bias in its reporting of regional issues “

    • kreskin

      Why are the Europeans going along with this shit ? The sanctions against the Russians , the refugees , they are the ones paying to price .

  • 17

    Pentagon blackmails Europe with minefields

    The Pentagon has decided to resume use of the Volcano mine dispenser system in Europe, which has not been used since the end of the Cold War. Volcano is to be restored to fully mission capable status in 2018 and to become an important suppression tool for a potential adversary.

    http://www.pravdareport.com/news/world/americas/28-12-2016/136534-europe-0/

  • 17

    Yeah, you won’t find any “Alexas” in my home. In fact, I started getting pissed when Siri was turning herself on at my desk. Seems if you don’t specifically shut that feature off, she’ll pop on when she hears what might be her name.

    • notisaidthepig

      I see or maybe hear is the better word the people around me using Siri and her ilk all the time nowadays. Scary.

      • 17

        Siri’s a nice feature, but I don’t want her listening to everything going on.

  • 17

    US-Qatar Deal Threatens Russia: Reading News Between the Lines

    The announcement of the US-Qatar deal is a demonstration of US adamant resolve to surround the Russian Federation with BMD sites and neutralize its capability to deliver a retaliatory strike if attacked. This is a very disturbing fact. Russia will not sit idle watching the developments. The US has just taken another provocative step to undermine Russia’s security and complicate the bilateral relations.

    http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2016/12/28/us-qatar-deal-threatens-russia-reading-news-between-lines.html

  • Edwin

    Good morning all.

    People need to watch for sugar in processed/prepared foods. That’s what I have learned. Even stuff like store bought tomato sauce can have 12 teaspoons of sugar in one small can, as can a small bottle of orange juice. They put sugar in almost everything.

    • 17

      Good Mornin’ back atcha, Sir 😉

    • High-Fructose Corn Syrup is in everything here. Even bread, and some waters. Oh, and Good Morning, Ed, Win!

      • Edwin

        Hiya, Unka. Of course I have watched tons of documentaries about sugar (in all its forms.) It is in everything. The only way to avoid it is to make everything from scratch. I do make a lot of my own food, but I also buy pre-made tomato sauce and a few things like that.

        And I like ice cream and gummy bears, so there’s just eating straight-up sugar too.

    • Dosido3

      Thanks for the reminder. Yes. Sugar in everything.

      • Edwin

        Hiya. Long time no see. (I got banned at the other place.)

        • Dosido3

          I thought you were “timed out”. Didn’t know about Nancy…

          • Like a 5 year-old?

          • Dosido3

            I thought the rules at TTP were no banning but if people act up, they get timed out for a short time. IOW, the timed out person is allowed back, not banned for life like Crap & Losers.

          • Still seems like a prime means of arbitrarily controlling people’s behavior, like one would a small child.

            But what do I know, according to those folks, I’m “An authoritarian the likes of Ricki” or some such wording. BTW: RT reset his account password here, probably seeing he could stir up any drama. sigh.

          • notisaidthepig

            I don’t understand what that means, to “reset his account password.”

          • Edwin

            Me neither. I might need to know for possible future planned stealth activities (after I learn about making a damned sock, something I was supposed to have done months ago.)

          • notisaidthepig

            That’s what I’m wondering. Does it mean that he might be lurking around here in a form we are not used to? Why can’t these people just leave us alone and move on. Jeez.

          • Edwin

            No doubt people read stuff– Ricki reads EVERYTHING

            …why else do you think I post it?

          • notisaidthepig

            I understand that they do. I just don’t get it. As you know, I move on and rarely look back.

          • Edwin

            You are exceptional. A stellar human being. An example to us all. :^)

            https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/812253fbbd3bc270a5c111c3664a0f6dfae0f6c57d336cd9a553f62fc8ccb234.gif

          • notisaidthepig

            (((blushes…and reaches for trophy)))

          • That’s generally my philosophy.

          • Edwin

            I am flawed and not an example to set before humankind. ^_^

          • kreskin

            At least you admit it . : )

          • Edwin

            nicely flawed though, right? ….. right???

          • towerofbabel

            Same here.

          • kreskin

            ditto

          • kreskin

            Pot … meet kettle . LOL

          • Edwin

            If people would stop banning me for no good reason…

            Did not break TOS at any place

          • It’s easy:

            1. Make a new, free email account, at yahoo. bing, google.
            2. Log out of your current Disqus Account.
            3. Make a new Discus Account with the new email address.
            3. Login to the new Disqus account.
            4 …
            5. Profit!

          • Edwin

            Is that how I would do a sock… I mean in case I wanted to visit old friends?

          • yep.

          • Well, to log in as a WordPress (site) user, as opposed to his DISQUS account (which is banned for spamming for his site, here.).

          • notisaidthepig

            Thanks, Unka.

          • Edwin

            You mean like when he used to come over here and post stuff like, “Come and watch the debate at Troy,” like, as in, poaching “customers” (so to speak)? The noive!!! Yes, I noticed.

          • towerofbabel

            Tacky.

          • Edwin

            I should have known when I saw the whining in The Abandoned Room. :^)

            The rules for the crown aren’t fair… it’s all rigged against me…. waaah waah wahhh

          • Dosido3

            Just for the record, I thought the dust up could have been rectified fairly easily if others hadn’t jumped in. Oh well. I understand people being jumpy this year given all the Brock business, but I think fellow Berners could give each other more slack. IMHO.

          • Edwin

            Dust up? If you mean with me it was ongoing for one month.

            If you didn’t mean me, nevermind, and sorry I spoke. :^)

          • Dosido3

            No. I meant something else entirely.

          • towerofbabel

            I think it helps if the Proprietor doesn’t have a Napoleon complex.

          • Edwin

            You’re OK with me, Unka. (such a suck up)

          • Nah, you’re just a nice person!

          • notisaidthepig

            So are you!

          • Edwin

            Thank you. I feel the same about you.

          • kreskin

            Nah , he’s right , just a suck up .

            LOL

          • towerofbabel

            What does “if people act up” mean anyway? If the host or moderators can’t control themselves why bother wasting time on their site?

          • Edwin

            Yup.

          • Dosido3

            Idk. Was just asking Edwin a question….

          • kreskin

            As far as I know that’s true , how long the sentences are … for what infractions … that’s the question . .

          • Edwin

            LOL

          • Edwin

            My daily warning. :p

            If you don’t type stuff I want to read I can “time you out” for breaking the TOS two weeks ago.

          • Edwin

            As far as we know banned. Not letter or notification to let us know otherwise. I doubt Nancy will ever set foot on there again. RT was a real jerk and very rude to her. Nancy NOT happy!!!

            He was a complete rude asshole to me so fuck him.

          • towerofbabel

            I am going to have to corroborate that. (Sorry Unka. I know that you do not approve of this–but just this once?) I don’t mind the dust-ups. But RT basically flamed me. Banned me. Then claimed he only gave me a time out. Never apologized. So I never went back. So I see, I am not the only one. What an arrogant micro-blogger! I guess he behaves that way because the stakes are so low.

          • Edwin

            I didn’t know you had been timed out. You are nice and considerate with everyone.

            Sorry, Unka, but anyone who doubts just click these and Nancy got the same treatment. This is not normal.

            http://thetroypress.com/chat/2016/201612/20161215.html#comment-3056114159

            And after I was banned and hence silenced– could not reply

            https://disqus.com/home/discussion/thetroypress/the_troy_press_progressives_chat_forum_20161218/#comment-3058786429

          • towerofbabel

            He seems a little nutty.

          • Edwin

            I really had no opinion to speak of until he started with random attacks against me which increased in frequency the nearer we reached the end. I felt like I was being stalked and scrutinized, like prey.

          • I would advise, to see where future trouble may arise from, to go look at the comment where RT called me “just like Ricki” and see who upvoted the comment and was among the first to leave with him.

          • Edwin

            I bet I know without looking.

            (I do know.)

          • Sorry, “He’s a sick twisted fuck just like Ricki.”

          • We’re OK. This is more a discussion of drama, than perpetuating it. Kind of like a post-mortem. LOL.

          • Edwin

            See, the thing is, people only see bits and pieces because no one can see every single comment and no one can follow every conversation going on between people (sometimes for days on end) so they can get the wrong idea. That’s why, after I was silenced (banned), there was a 5-paragraph summation (packed full of lies) about what a horrible, miserable, untrustwirthy cretin I am.

            He also just happened to highlight and put across the banner that day that I was not banned, just timed out. Nothing to see here folks. Move along.

          • Dosido3

            Oh jeez.

      • Edwin

        Nancy got banned too. :^)

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    US Sold $40 Billion in Weapons in 2015, Tops Global Arms Market

    While the global arms trade declined overall, the biggest sellers of global weapons, the United States and France, saw an increase in sales.

    http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/12/28/us-sold-40-billion-in-weapons-in-2015-tops-global-arms-market/

    • kreskin

      The Obama Years Have Been Very Good to America’s Weapons Makers
      The United States has approved $200 billion in international arms deals since 2009.

      http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/05/obama-international-arms-weapons-deals

      Most of the $278 billion in approved sales have gone to Saudi Arabia and other Mideast allies.

      The Obama administration has approved more than $278 billion in foreign arms sales in its eight years, more than double the total of the previous administration, according to figures released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.

      http://www.defenseone.com/business/2016/11/obamas-final-arms-export-tally-more-doubles-bushs/133014/

      • 17

        The only way people can miss this stuff is by deliberately looking away.

        • kreskin

          Agree , 100 % , that goes for the unfathomable amount of human suffering we cause … too .

          • 17

            But they sure push the hell outta those “Save the Puppies/Kittens” campaigns.

          • kreskin

            Nothing wrong with that , but I get your point , for sure.

        • Edwin

          Read C&L every day.

  • 17

    Who is Supporting ISIS-Daesh in Syria? Erdogan or Obama? “Cross-Cutting Coalitions”, NATO Military Alliance in Crisis

    In an unusual turn of events, Washington accuses Ankara of supporting the ISIS-Daesh.

    And Turkey’s president Erdogan responds by accusing Washington of supporting ISIS-Daesh. “Now they give support to terrorist groups including Daesh, YPG, PYD. It’s very clear. We have confirmed evidence,
    with pictures, photos and videos.” said Erdogan.

    And Washington responds “”he [Erdogan] continues to supply arms [into Syria] as well, with his ultimate aim [being] to go after the Kurds, and ISIS is secondary.”

    While Washington has strongly denied Erdogan’s latest allegations, the structure of political and military alliances is in crisis.

    http://www.globalresearch.ca/who-is-supporting-isis-daesh-in-syria-erdogan-or-obama/5565058

    • kreskin

      Looks like Putin won this round too . LOL

      • 17

        The day Russia moved in and started dropping bombs instead of weapons and supplies to ISIS, I told Mrs. 17 this was a big deal. So far it’s not been disappointing.

        • towerofbabel

          The mass grave in Aleppo is going to be an interesting crime scene for war-crimes forensics and a propaganda rodeo to boot.

          • Dosido3

            Does anyone in DC even GAF about world opinion anymore?

          • kreskin

            Pretty obvious , I don’t think they do .

          • 17

            Hell, they don’t even GAF about the opinions of people they’re supposed to represent!

    • towerofbabel

      Snake Pit.

    • kreskin

      Erdogan blames the CIA for the failed coup attempt .

  • towerofbabel

    Via Naked Capitalism:
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/12947d1f418859cbc3a5b4738dafa524953e9e214bb7068f115ef9ce946324d5.png
    Inequality and Skin in the Game: The Static and the Dynamic — How to go bankrupt and be loved by the many –Piketty’s equals
    https://medium.com/@nntaleb/inequality-and-skin-in-the-game-d8f00bc0cb46#.4hs24xrde

    “Inequality and Skin in the Game” [Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Medium]. “In this chapter I will propose that effectively what people resent –or should resent –is the person at the top who has no skin in the game, that is, because he doesn’t bear his allotted risk, is immune to the possibility of falling from his pedestal, exiting the income or wealth bracket, and getting to the soup kitchen. Again, on that account, the detractors of Donald Trump, when he was a candidate, failed to realize that, by advertising his episode of bankruptcy and his personal losses of close to a billion dollars, they removed the resentment (the second type of inequality) one may have towards him. There is something respectable in losing a billion dollars, provided it is your own money. In addition, someone without skin in the game –say a corporate executive with upside and no financial downside (the type to speak clearly in meetings) –is paid according to some metrics that do not necessarily reflect the health of the company; these (as we saw in Chapter x) he can manipulate, hide risks, get the bonus, then retire (or go to another company) and blame his successor for the subsequent results.”

  • towerofbabel

    That is sad: Farewell Princess.

    • Dosido3

      • The song my mom used to play for me, to get me to sleep…

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJHJAkhacGU

        • Dosido3

          That’s very sweet. Whenever we pull into our driveway after a long ride, we’d say in unison “here we are! Sunset and Camden!” Like Debbie in SITR.

    • kreskin

      Everyone I grew up with … dropping like flies now. Sucks .

      • Dosido3

        This year sucks big time. One of my good friends has been going through cancer treatment for the past year. I found out yesterday, she needs 24/7 supervision, so I’m going over next week to be with her and very often after that. Ugh. My neighbor got the Big C and his wife broke her hip. So I’m checking in on them too. The good news is I had my annual check up and I’m doing OK. Knock wood.

        • kreskin

          Last two years have been downers for us , began with my wife’s father’s passing , six months later I lost my dad … and it didn’t stop there .

          • Dosido3

            Oh. I’m sorry, Kreskin. Hugs.

          • Edwin

            That’s rough. Sorry to hear.

          • kreskin

            Both your parents alive and well , Edwin ?

          • Edwin

            What do you want to know? I mention them sometimes. Maybe you just haven’t seen. My parents are alive and (mostly) well, aged 86 and 87. They are happy. Married 64 years. They were high school sweethearts, so have known each other longer than 64 years. They dated for many years before marriage. My whole family (5 kids) is very close; good friends. We’re scattered from Newfoundland to Malaysia. Between us we’ve lived in about a dozen countries. We’re just far away from each other most of the time.

          • kreskin

            86 and 87 years old , married 64 years , GOOD for them .

            My dad was eighty-nine when he died , mom will be eighty-six in May . Still alive … in a nursing home , we thought we were going to lose her a while back . They were married for over sixty years also . Have a brother and sister , but you would never know it , we’ve no relationship to speak of . Bothers me , but some situations we can’t change , right ?

          • Edwin

            My parents have some health issues which are to be expected at their age, but otherwise good. They’re both pretty active considering. I am lucky that all 5 of us sibs are very good friends and we enjoy being together, a lot!

          • kreskin

            A close family , yes, you are lucky . : )

          • Edwin

            It’s too bad for our family as a whole that we’ve all been so scattered; at times living on 3 different continents, but my parents inspired us to travel and see the world. I guess no expected we’d move around the globe, but that’s what happened. Still none of us would trade it in either. We have very good conversations when we all get together, or most of us get together in one place (it’s rarely all of us at once.)

          • kreskin

            You’re all close , love each other , that’s the main thing.

            My wife is an only child , I may as well be .

          • Edwin

            Yup. There are a few glitches in the mix, like every family, but, overall, not complaining.

          • kreskin

            Good for you , Edwin .

            Time to give my back a rest , I shall return … maybe. : )

          • Edwin

            See ya later, and if I don’t, sleep well.

          • Edwin
      • notisaidthepig
    • Edwin

      She passed away too. :'(

    • Chunga

      No, it’s really not.

      • kreskin

        No such thing as fairness in this life , it is what it is .

        • Chunga

          Truth be told.

    • kreskin

      One day after her daughter . Wow .

  • notisaidthepig
    • Edwin

      🙁

      • notisaidthepig

        I, along with millions of others I’m sure, loved Watership Down.

        • Edwin

          I read it many years ago.

        • Dosido3

          me too. One of those books I didn’t want to end.

    • FUCK. 2016 is fucking piece of shit year.

      • notisaidthepig

        yep. (sorry but there’s still a few days left…)

      • kreskin

        One of the worst I’ve experienced .

  • panem et circenses
    • Edwin

      bibi can go fuck himself

      Hi panem. Been a while.

      • panem et circenses

        Yeah, I’ve been a bit busy with other things and burned out on news. Good to see you.

        • Edwin

          It’s good to have a break. Hope you’re feeling rested and better now.

          • panem et circenses

            Not really lol, but I’m working on doing some good things so it’s worth it. Also back to reading more books and essays rather than an endless cycle of news and a feedly so large I can no longer keep up with most of it.

    • kreskin

      Americans are still seeking independence.

  • panem et circenses
    • Edwin

      Ha ha. LOL.

      (Where’s 17?)

      • 17

        Yeah, got it. I hear voting works, too.

  • Chunga

    “We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the
    Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.”

    -William Gladstone 1809-1898

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLG91tOLPdQ

  • Shaykayvah

    Yay, I’m 59…fuck.

    • Edwin

      Happy birthday (maybe?)

      • Shaykayvah

        Thanks.

    • Chunga

      Not far behind you. Gads

      • Shaykayvah

        Just like that, old fucker.

        • Chunga

          LOL, I’m a grumpy old man, meh.

    • You’ve earned every one of those years, be proud of em! 😀

      • Shaykayvah

        Thanks, it hurts though.

    • kreskin

      My wife’s birthday was today , unfortunately she is on the opposite side of the planet . : (

      Happy birthday , Shay .

      • Shaykayvah

        Thank yee, Kreskin.

    • notisaidthepig

      Happy belated!

    • Shohanna

      Happy Birthday Shay!

  • Shaykayvah

    Be careful out there folks, it’s still 2016.

  • Shohanna

    RIP Debbie Reynolds a day after her daughter! 🙁

    • It’s such an awfully sad and unfair thing. I really feel for Todd Fisher. It just has to be hell to lose your mother and sister in the same week.

      • Shohanna

        Right? I was thinking of that as well! Damn painful to say the least.

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