📢 Forum Update - Hello everyone! I've made an improvement to the forum that should make following active discussions much easier. Beginning today, forum topics will display the most recent replies first (while keeping the original topic post at the top), so you no longer have to navigate through multiple pages to find the latest conversation. This change also helps improve the browsing experience in long-running discussions with many pages of replies. If you notice anything that doesn't seem to be working correctly or have any feedback, please let me know. — Richard G. Illegal immigrants are apparently paying attention to political poll numbers in the United States. Many of them are afraid that Trump is going to win in November and they’re rushing to the border as a result. They’re afraid that the free-for-all they have enjoyed under Biden will be all over and the border will finally come to an end. Say what you will about these people, but they’re not stupid. They know Biden is in their corner and that Trump is serious about border security. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/report-illegal-aliens-are-rushing-border-now-because/ Researchers have recently uncovered an ancient branch of the Nile River located near 31 pyramids in Egypt, including the three iconic structures at the Great Pyramid of Giza. This discovery was made through the use of satellite data. This branch, now hidden by desert sands and farmland, is believed to have been a crucial naval route for transporting the immense boulders and stones necessary for building the iconic pyramids from southern Egypt. This significant finding was published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. It reveals that this Nile River tributary extended roughly 64 kilometers (40 miles), running close to the renowned Giza Pyramid (dated to around 2600 B.C.) and other major Egyptian pyramids. For thousands of years since, it remained unknown and hidden under layers of desert and agricultural land, potentially holding the key to understanding the construction of these monumental edifices. Americans are not only suffering from “Bidenflation” but from “tipflation” as well, an April survey from Talker Research found. The survey found that Americans are tipping more than they want to for various reasons, including the pressure of potentially awkward social situations. That includes the swiveled tablet and waiters and waitresses sometimes bringing the card reader to the restaurant table. Most, 56 percent, feel that they are routinely feeling a “higher pressure” to tip. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/18/survey-shows-tipflation-affecting-americans-wallets/ Courts in England are reportedly looking to scrap the requirement for barristers to wear traditional wigs amid claims that they discriminate against lawyers with “Afro-Caribbean hair”. The iconic manner of dress in English courtrooms may become wokism’s latest scalp as demands have been made to abandon the requirement of barristers to wear wigs in front of the court because they are “culturally insensitive”, The Telegraph reports. A common practice dating back to at least 1685, the wearing of wigs came under scrutiny.... “The wigs certainly should go. There isn’t any place in a modern society for barristers to be wearing 17th-century fashion,” he said this week... @patrician Astonishing! Maybe if they dyed the wigs pink, it would be more acceptable. @paulr what goes through their head while wearing the wig is make believe. What they should do is place the wig on their other end and then sit on their head. That way they could stay asleep and no one would notice. https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/19/world/blue-origin-rocket-ns-25-mission-scn/index.html An abrupt change of subject. Couldn't help posting this. Excerpt: "Dwight completed that challenge and reached the edge of space at the age of 90, making him the oldest person to venture to such heights, according to a spokesperson from Blue Origin" Good for you, Dwight! Excerpts: “I thought I didn’t need it in my life,” Dwight said of the experience on Blue Origin’s livestream after the capsule touched down at 9:46 a.m. CT (10:46 a.m. ET). “But I lied. I really, really did need it.” “It’s a life-changing experience,” he said. “Everybody needs to do this.” The rocket booster landed safely a couple minutes prior to the capsule. During the mission, the crew soared to more than three times the speed of sound, or more than 2,000 miles per hour. And at the peak of the flight, passengers experienced a few minutes of weightlessness and striking views of Earth through the cabin windows." Imagine how it's going to feel like! I really admire people like him. Way too many people much younger than him think they have to sit in a rocking chair at home.
REPORT: Illegal Aliens Are Rushing to the Border Now Because They’re Afraid Trump is Going to Win in November:
Discovery of ancient Nile tributary prompts reassessment of pyramid construction methods:
Survey Shows ‘Tipflation’ Affecting Americans’ Wallets:
Further, nearly one quarter across the board, 23 percent, said they would “likely” tip for a service that did not require human interaction, showing that this is becoming more ingrained.
Woke Scalp: England Courtrooms Look to Ban Wigs for Being ‘Culturally Insensitive’ to People With African Hair:
Prominent barrister Leslie Thomas KC, also of African descent, has described the wigs as a “ridiculous costume...."
That picture in my mind is giving me the giggles!