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thejediknighthusezni said:

By maintaining a royal association with these properties, they generate additional tourist activity, which generates additional revenue from admissions and gift shops and taxes. Some of the tax revenue is used to pay for upkeep.

The evil ANGLICAN Luciferian priests of the BRITISH ELITE are little more than MASONIC PAEDOPHILES enamored with spelling words with extra u’s, replacing z’s with s’s, and perpetuating a socialist WELFARE STATISM. The IMPERIAL(IST) SCUM of the DIVIDED KINGDOM with its phony knights (hu say ‘ni’) like “Sir” Elton John promulgate the HOMOSEXUALISATION and EFFEMINISATION of the Britons. It’s all part of the ILLUMINATI scheming for a SCOTTISH CROWN and a COMMUNIST TAKEOVER of the British Isles. The IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY are working in concert with MI6 and the dishonourable SCOTS GUARD with their HOMOEROTIC KILTS and PHALLIC BAGBIPES for a complete takeover of the MONARCHY in order to establish a FRENCH-LED NEW WORLD HOR D’OERVE.

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thejediknighthusezni said:

By maintaining a royal association with these properties, they generate additional tourist activity, which generates additional revenue from admissions and gift shops and taxes. Some of the tax revenue is used to pay for upkeep.

The evil ANGLICAN Luciferian priests of the BRITISH ELITE are little more than MASONIC PAEDOPHILES enamored with spelling words with extra u’s, replacing z’s with s’s, and perpetuating a socialist WELFARE STATISM. The IMPERIAL(IST) SCUM of the DIVIDED KINGDOM with its phony knights (hu say ‘ni’) like “Sir” Elton John promulgate the HOMOSEXUALISATION and EFFEMINISATION of the Britons. It’s all part of the ILLUMINATI scheming for a SCOTTISH CROWN and a COMMUNIST TAKEOVER of the British Isles. The IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY are working in concert with MI6 and the dishonourable SCOTS GUARD with their HOMOEROTIC KILTS and PHALLIC BAGBIPES for a complete takeover of the MONARCHY in order to establish a FRENCH-LED NEW WORLD HOR D’OERVES.

Just when TJKH is behaving himself you do this?

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As for a change in the Anthem, Jerusalem was mentioned, the only problem I see with that is that it is named after a city that is not in the UK. Jerusalem is in Israel. That is like America using an Anthem named “Paris”. It seems odd to me.

‘Jerusalem’ the poem (set to music) isn’t literally about the actual city of Jerusalem, it’s about England.

In fact it’s specifically about Jerusalem not being in England 😄

No it’s not “specifically” about that. It’s about about trying to make England a better place (than a land of “dark satantic mills”). The better place being a conceptual notion of an idyllic and mythic “Jerusalem”. Not about literally sending for the blueprints of the city of Jerusalem from Palestine and ordering a pallet of bricks.

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It’s a warning about not being complacent and too nationalistic.

That’s a stretch. Complacency in a sense yes (because it’s about striving to make something imperfect, perfect), warning about being too nationalistic no.

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and it’s sung frequently by people who are complacently nationalistic.

The people who sing it do not change it’s content.

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I still remember September 11, 2001. I remember waking up early to exercise and walking to my girlfriend’s house afterward. I remember giving her morning kisses as I looked forward to a new day. I remember the beautiful sunrise and walking home to get ready for college classes. I remember turning on the news and learning of this horrendous tragedy. I remember skipping classes and staying glued to the TV all the remainder of that day. I remember my own heartache at the thought of so many people dead. I remember the grief-filled prayer I gave for the dead and their loved ones. I will never forget.

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I remember how indifferent I was to the whole event, upset only because the news coverage kept me from watching my regularly scheduled TV shows.

I was such a selfish, uncaring, fucking asshole as a teenager.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

I remember how indifferent I was to the whole event, upset only because the news coverage kept me from watching my regularly scheduled TV shows.

I was such a selfish, uncaring, fucking asshole as a teenager.

Cartoon Network was about the only channel that wasn’t carrying news coverage that day.

If it makes you feel better, one of my trashy neighbors was laughing at people’s horrified reactions on tv. So glad that bunch got evicted not long after.

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This PewDiePie guy doesn’t look good.

https://kotaku.com/indie-dev-calls-for-copyright-strikes-against-pewdiepie-1803099736

Game developer Sean Vanaman announced on social media today that Campo Santo, the studio behind the indie game Firewatch, will be filing a takedown against Felix “Pewdiepie” Kjellberg on YouTube over footage featuring their latest game, as well any future releases. This came hours after widely circulated footage showed Kjellberg say the n-word while streaming an online shooter.

“There is a bit of leeway you have to have with the internet when u wake up every day and make video games,” Vanaman wrote on Twitter. “There’s also a breaking point.”

Vanaman appeared to be reacting to the latest controversy surrounding the YouTube star, as this afternoon, a clip in which Kjellberg called a Battlegrounds player the n-word spread widely on message boards and social media. “What a f**ing n-” Kjellberg said, while killing an opponent. “Sorry, but what the f**. What a f***ing asshole.”

Campo Santo declined to comment when asked by Kotaku if Vanaman was responding directly to the video clip, but Vanaman’s tweets are pretty clear. “He’s worse than a closeted racist: he’s a propagator of despicable garbage that does real damage to the culture around this industry,” Vanaman wrote.

Previously, Kjellberg uploaded a full playthrough of Firewatch that has been viewed 5.7 million times on YouTube, and in the description for that 2016 video, he calls it “a wonderful story driven game.” If Campo Santo goes forward with its plan, the Digital Rights Millennium Act would be invoked to protect their copyright over Firewatch, meaning the video could be taken down. UPDATE 7:28 PM: the video is currently unavailable.

Kjellberg did not respond to a request for comment, but has been in the spotlight over the last year for a number of contentious reasons, including jokes about Jewish people, ironically embracing nazi references, and tussles with mainstream media. This latest flare-up is actually not the first time Kjellberg has said the n-word on his channel. Actually, on YouTube, hearing a personality with a large following say the n-word isn’t particularly out of the ordinary. The Battlegrounds community is also permissive here: players sometimes scream the n-word before matches start, and in some cases, offensive antics are considered a spectacle by viewers.

“I am sick of this child getting more and more chances to make money off of what we make,” Vanaman wrote on Twitter.

Vanaman also urged other developers to do the same, stating that he would “be reaching out to folks much larger than us to cut him off from the content that has made him a millionaire.”

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“I am sick of this child getting more and more chances to make money off of what we make,” Vanaman wrote on Twitter.

Good.

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09/11/2001 - 09/11/2017 16 Years

A Prayer for the 15th Anniversary of 9/11
By the Rev Jeremy Pridgeon(no, he is not the pastor of our church, our pastor just decided to use his prayer)

O God, our hope and refuge.
in our distress we come quickly to you.
Shock and horror of that tragic day have subsided,
replaced now with an emptiness,
a longing for an innocence lost.
We come remembering those who lost their lives
in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania.
We are mindful of the sacrifice of public servants
who demonstrated the greatest love of all
by laying down their lives for friends.
We commit their souls to your eternal care
and celebrate their gifts to a fallen humanity.
We come remembering and we come in hope,
not in ourselves, but in you.
As foundations we once thought secure have been shaken,
we are reminded of the illusion of security.
In commemorating this tragedy,
we give you thanks for your presence
in our time of need
and we seek to worship you in Spirit and in truth,
our guide and our guardian, AMEN
(The Rev. Jeremy Pridgeon is District Superintendent of the Pensacola District of the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference)

Danielle Kousoilis went all through school from Kindergarten through 12th grade with my brother. She graduated from my highschool and Villanova with honors. She was vice president of the Cantor Fitzgerald brokerage. She was on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center, North Tower.

Lest we forget.

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darth_ender said:

thejediknighthusezni said:

By maintaining a royal association with these properties, they generate additional tourist activity, which generates additional revenue from admissions and gift shops and taxes. Some of the tax revenue is used to pay for upkeep.

The evil ANGLICAN Luciferian priests of the BRITISH ELITE are little more than MASONIC PAEDOPHILES enamored with spelling words with extra u’s, replacing z’s with s’s, and perpetuating a socialist WELFARE STATISM. The IMPERIAL(IST) SCUM of the DIVIDED KINGDOM with its phony knights (hu say ‘ni’) like “Sir” Elton John promulgate the HOMOSEXUALISATION and EFFEMINISATION of the Britons. It’s all part of the ILLUMINATI scheming for a SCOTTISH CROWN and a COMMUNIST TAKEOVER of the British Isles. The IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY are working in concert with MI6 and the dishonourable SCOTS GUARD with their HOMOEROTIC KILTS and PHALLIC BAGBIPES for a complete takeover of the MONARCHY in order to establish a FRENCH-LED NEW WORLD HOR D’OERVE.

I laughed.

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yhwx said:

This PewDiePie guy doesn’t look good.

https://kotaku.com/indie-dev-calls-for-copyright-strikes-against-pewdiepie-1803099736

“This PewDiePie guy”?? Pewds is THE highest-viewed content creator on YouTube, bar none.

I was only half-interested in this story (since I don’t like Pewds’ content), until I read the quote you posted and realized Sean Vanaman (formerly of Telltale Games) is the founder of the developer involved. That got my attention because I used to lurk a lot on the Telltale forums.

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chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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I am aware of his fame.

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darth_ender said:

thejediknighthusezni said:

By maintaining a royal association with these properties, they generate additional tourist activity, which generates additional revenue from admissions and gift shops and taxes. Some of the tax revenue is used to pay for upkeep.

The evil ANGLICAN Luciferian priests of the BRITISH ELITE are little more than MASONIC PAEDOPHILES enamored with spelling words with extra u’s, replacing z’s with s’s, and perpetuating a socialist WELFARE STATISM. The IMPERIAL(IST) SCUM of the DIVIDED KINGDOM with its phony knights (hu say ‘ni’) like “Sir” Elton John promulgate the HOMOSEXUALISATION and EFFEMINISATION of the Britons. It’s all part of the ILLUMINATI scheming for a SCOTTISH CROWN and a COMMUNIST TAKEOVER of the British Isles. The IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY are working in concert with MI6 and the dishonourable SCOTS GUARD with their HOMOEROTIC KILTS and PHALLIC BAGBIPES for a complete takeover of the MONARCHY in order to establish a FRENCH-LED NEW WORLD HOR D’OERVE.

I laughed.

You have good taste in humor 😉

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yhwx said:

This PewDiePie guy doesn’t look good.

https://kotaku.com/indie-dev-calls-for-copyright-strikes-against-pewdiepie-1803099736

Game developer Sean Vanaman announced on social media today that Campo Santo, the studio behind the indie game Firewatch, will be filing a takedown against Felix “Pewdiepie” Kjellberg on YouTube over footage featuring their latest game, as well any future releases. This came hours after widely circulated footage showed Kjellberg say the n-word while streaming an online shooter.

“There is a bit of leeway you have to have with the internet when u wake up every day and make video games,” Vanaman wrote on Twitter. “There’s also a breaking point.”

Vanaman appeared to be reacting to the latest controversy surrounding the YouTube star, as this afternoon, a clip in which Kjellberg called a Battlegrounds player the n-word spread widely on message boards and social media. “What a f**ing n-” Kjellberg said, while killing an opponent. “Sorry, but what the f**. What a f***ing asshole.”

Campo Santo declined to comment when asked by Kotaku if Vanaman was responding directly to the video clip, but Vanaman’s tweets are pretty clear. “He’s worse than a closeted racist: he’s a propagator of despicable garbage that does real damage to the culture around this industry,” Vanaman wrote.

Previously, Kjellberg uploaded a full playthrough of Firewatch that has been viewed 5.7 million times on YouTube, and in the description for that 2016 video, he calls it “a wonderful story driven game.” If Campo Santo goes forward with its plan, the Digital Rights Millennium Act would be invoked to protect their copyright over Firewatch, meaning the video could be taken down. UPDATE 7:28 PM: the video is currently unavailable.

Kjellberg did not respond to a request for comment, but has been in the spotlight over the last year for a number of contentious reasons, including jokes about Jewish people, ironically embracing nazi references, and tussles with mainstream media. This latest flare-up is actually not the first time Kjellberg has said the n-word on his channel. Actually, on YouTube, hearing a personality with a large following say the n-word isn’t particularly out of the ordinary. The Battlegrounds community is also permissive here: players sometimes scream the n-word before matches start, and in some cases, offensive antics are considered a spectacle by viewers.

“I am sick of this child getting more and more chances to make money off of what we make,” Vanaman wrote on Twitter.

Vanaman also urged other developers to do the same, stating that he would “be reaching out to folks much larger than us to cut him off from the content that has made him a millionaire.”

Uh, I don’t think they can do that.

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There’s a bomb scare going on at the Santa Monica pier out here today. And the usual A-holes on twitter are dragging their political sewage into it.

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SilverWook said:

There’s a bomb scare going on at the Santa Monica pier out here today. And the usual A-holes on twitter are dragging their political sewage into it.

Who knew the quality of American public dialogue would be foreshadowed by YouTube comments?

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I think Ted Cruz’s twitter account has been hacked. Yikes.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/sen-ted-cruz-likes-porn-video-twitter-article-1.3488752

This whole article is hilarious. I especially love this paragraph, which I’m still trying to wrap my head around:

As a fledgling law clerk, Cruz said he once searched for hardcore pornography using the term “cantaloupe” alongside retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor — for work, he said. The evangelical Christian divulged his bizarre work duties alongside his wife, Heidi Cruz, and their two daughters during a CNN town hall in April 2016.

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I think Ted Cruz’s twitter account has been hacked. Yikes.

“Hacked” is certainly the word that they always use. Whether it’s true… who’s to say.

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This part is hilarious.

Although Twitter prohibits pornography from its platform, that did not stop the failed presidential candidate’s personal account from liking the video.

Twitter doesn’t prohibit jack. I see smut all the time on there. They add trending keywords so it pops up in a unrelated search. Not to mention all the after dark accounts.

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I have no idea what that link is and there’s no way I’m clicking it.

(Actually I listen to 538’s podcasts every week)