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Kate Winslet, 47, floated her opinion Saturday on the infamous “Titanic” door debate using her experience with paddle boarding while appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. The debate — which has been going on for nearly 25 years since the film’s release — first floated to the surface during the climatic scene of James Cameron’s “Titanic,” where Rose (played by Winslet) is laying on a shattered door leaving her love interest Jack ( played by Leo DiCaprio) to freeze in the water. Several people who have watched the 1997 film have argued that if Rose had moved over, both...

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll: https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097?cxt=HHwWgoC91dvP38QsAAAA

Twitter polls are absolutely worthless. They’re unscientific, easy to manipulate, and almost always express the bias of either the person posting the poll or the group who finds the poll and hammers it with narrative-busting bot votes. Elon Musk’s polls have proven to have teeth since he has allegedly made major company decisions based on the results. He reinstated Donald Trump and other accounts after polls, for example. But his latest poll is by far the most important. The future of the company will be determined by it.

Fresh snowfall blankets the Tahoe Basin which is to be expected in the winter months, but what many people don’t expect is to see a black bear rumbling around, but it’s become more common. Wisdom on how to coexist with bears is available through many organizations and agencies. Many of them have collaborated to create Keep Tahoe Bears Wild and TahoeBears.org. The partnership comprises the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State Parks, Nevada Department of Wildlife, and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. Black bears spend the fall bulking up during a...

[Catholic Caucus] FATHER FRANK PAVONE "CANCELLED" FROM THE HOLY PRIESTHOOD BY BERGOGLIO Father Frank Pavone, founder of Priests for Life and a warrior in the fight against the murder of babies in the womb has been "laicized" by the Vatican where they actually refer to him as "Mr." The details can be read here: BREAKING: Vatican Dismisses Father Frank Pavone From Priesthood| National Catholic Register (ncregister.com) The dicastery decision, no doubt approved by Bergoglio, even goes so far as stating that there can be no appeals. Make no mistake, this repugnant and diabolical action would not have happened without...

The Fredo Kiss and Its Repercussions in 'The Godfather' Franchise "I know it was you, Fredo."It's one of the most memorable scenes in movie history: Al Pacino, as Michael Corleone grabs his brother Fredo's (the late, great John Cazale) face, gives him a long kiss on the lips and says, "I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!" Fredo then stares at his brother, terrified, and runs away into the crowd. The kiss is known as "Il bacio della morte," meaning "the kiss of death." In this instance, it was to signify to Fredo...

An FBI whistleblower has accused bureau officials of cooking the books to conceal the number of work hours devoted to the Jan. 6 investigation and inflate time spent on other cases.According to the anonymous whistleblower, the subterfuge is intended to bolster the bureau’s budget requests to Congress when House Republicans control the purse strings next year.According to a whistleblower disclosure submitted to Congress, a top official in the FBI’s counterterrorism unit at the Washington headquarters pressured the bureau’s field offices to stop agents from clocking hours when they are working on investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes The Berlin AirliftPart 4: The LegecyAll info and photos from this website. Link to Part 1 Link to Part 2 Link to Part 3 THE AIRLIFT'S LEGACY The most obvious result of this confrontation was the 40-year Cold War with the Soviet Union, which ebbed with the construction of the Berlin Wall, and the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts....

With inflation, labor shortages and supply chain issues, the prices of common goods are soaring. But if you’ve noticed that the price of lettuce in Bay Area grocery stores is rising too, it’s actually mostly because of a totally different reason

The Ukrainian Embassy hosted a reception last week in honor of the 31st anniversary of the country’s armed services. Events like this are part of the social calendar of Washington’s smart set, with hobnobbing diplomats, think tankers, journalists, and US officials. Guests took photos with the Ukrainian ambassador. Even Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley showed up. (snip) (snip)No one wanted to talk about the party invite, however. A senior official from the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington confirmed that the companies’ logos appeared on the invitation but declined to speak on the record. They directed me to...

Davos 2022 held last May was the first in-person Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum since January 2020. Davos 2023, running from 16-20 January, marks a return to the January event. Entitled “Cooperation in a Fragmented World,” the meeting will be about: ‘The world today is at a critical inflection point. The sheer number of ongoing crises calls for bold collective action. ‘The Annual Meeting will convene leaders from government, business, and civil society to address the state of the world and discuss priorities for the year ahead. ‘It will provide a platform to engage in constructive, forward-looking dialogues...

When done well, pranking can be a sophisticated social interaction and both children and parents can equally get a laugh out of it, says this psychology lecturer.We all lie to our kids. Some lies – telling them their artwork is wonderful, or that Wiggles band-aids are infused with anaesthetic – benefit the child. Others are just a bit of fun. Take the Tiktok trend of telling your kids this weird little gnome is a picture of them as a baby: SNIP From a cognitive point of view, a prank firstly involves an attempt to implant a false belief in the...

The rescue team's best friend - the K-9 dog detection unit - has also been working tirelessly alongside their human handlers.Many Malaysians have shared photos on social media showing exhausted rescue workers as search operations to locate the buried victims of Friday's landslide near Genting Highlands moved into the third day on Sunday (Dec 18). But many of those pictures do not show their silent companions, who are just as stretched and weary. The rescue team's best friend - the K-9 dog detection unit - has also been working tirelessly alongside their human handlers.

New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass finished up her first week in office by helping out less-fortunate families with a holiday giveaway. Bass helped hand out $300 gift cards and other presents on Friday to 5,000 families at the All Peoples Community Center near downtown LA. "It will bring a smile to my daughter's face," said Noemi Munoz of South Los Angeles. "Bring some groceries to the table." The families who received gifts were chosen by lottery after being selected from among those in Los Angeles with the greatest need for assistance.

The majority of Japanese people do not support raising taxes to fund military expansion, Kyodo reported on Sunday, citing a survey the news agency conducted after the government announced Japan's biggest military build-up since World War Two. Japan on Friday announced a $320 billion (S$435b) military spending plan to buy missiles capable of striking China and to ready the country for any sustained conflict, as missile tests by nearby North Korea, China's claim over Taiwan and the invasion of Ukraine by Japan's western neighbour Russia stoke fear of war. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida this month said his government would not...

Incel believers are members of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said over the weekend that she wants to eliminate the homeless encampments that are plaguing the city’s streets through the state of emergency that she declared on her first day in office. Bass made the remarks during a Sunday interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” with host Chuck Todd. Bass claimed that 95% of the city’s 40,000 homeless people would accept taxpayer-funded public housing if it was offered to them. When asked by Todd if she would allow LAPD and sanitation officers to continue doing sweeps of the encampments, she said, “no” and that...

Elon Musk @elonmusk Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll. Yes 57.7% No 42.3% 3,053,971 votes · 11 hours left 3:20 PM · Dec 18, 2022

There have been six weather modification (aka ChemTrails, GeoEngineering, etc.) planes spraying over Central West Texas over the last few days. Normally, to maintain the drought conditions, only 1 -3 planes are used. The last times six planes were used were before the freak snow storm a couple of years ago, before Harvey and before Katrina. Something is up when you see 6 planes working 24/7. Expecting some really bad or strange weather here or to the East.

Denver, Colorado Mayor Michael Hancock (D) has declared a state of emergency over 0.01 percent of President Joe Biden’s record-breaking number of illegal immigrants arriving in the city. Days ago, Hancock issued an emergency as fewer than 650 border crossers and illegal aliens have arrived in Denver in recent weeks after being released into the United States interior by the Biden administration.