In the separate investigation into Sulmasy, Coast Guard investigators uncovered more than 1,600 texts between him and a young female student, the majority of which were of a “sexual or flirtatious nature,” demonstrating that “at best, he offered to give high grades and show favoritism in class in exchange for sexual banter, and at worst, he actually did so,” according to the internal Coast Guard prosecution memo.

I’m glad that swift actions were taken to remove this man from any positions of power.

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Republicans impeach one of their own for years of blatant corruption

Republicans: Why would Joe Biden do this?

Oh boy, now I get to pay to give Elon my dumb thoughts. Sign me right the fuck up!

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“What is this fucking garbage? Blocked” posted to Margot Robbie Shows Solidarity with Writers Guild

But sure, I’m garbage. Block away dude.

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Gotta respect some good character-growth, and learning from one’s mistakes. Between this and Ashton stepping down, we’ve really been demonstrating the power of the public shaming recently.

No one’s expecting Germany to invade Poland, that would be way more surprising this time ‘round.

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Have you seen some of those school board videos? This is representative democracy in practice.

what values?

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Her love language is public penises.

Ruby Franke’s is just the latest in a long line of stories that illustrate the gap between the image the Christian right likes to portray and the ugly reality just under the surface.

There’s no hate like Christian love.

Not defending studios, fuck them, pay your talent

I think they’re thinking they can patch this over with reality tv (or at least they did in the last writer’s strike), documentaries, and with international content. I’m betting Netflix is shifting a ton of money towards the Asian and European markets for next year’s content.

Regular maintenance, reinforcements and retrofitting can extend a dam’s safe operation well past 100 years and bring a structure up to current standards, Perera and Shannon say. But many dams don’t receive routine repairs and are not aging gracefully. Just making the recommended fixes to most U.S. dams would cost an estimated $157.5 billion dollars, according to a 2023 report from the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.

So much of today’s news feels like we’re frogs in a pot of boiling water.

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“You guys have food here?!?”

Exactly. If you’re getting a straight answer from a Republican politician, you can damn near guarantee there’s a “former” in their title.