Daily Archive: May 7, 2017

May 7, 2017

Sunday!

“You never really stop collecting comics, you just stop getting stuff for a while.”
The aftermath of Free Comic Book Day.

Ten Second News

May 7, 2017

Did Macron Outsmart Campaign Hackers?

The mainstream French media carried the Macron campaign statement, but virtually nothing else. In addition to the normal proscription of campaign “propaganda” on election eve, the government issued a statement saying specifically that anyone...

Ten Second News

May 7, 2017

50,000 evacuated in Germany over unexploded WWII bombs – Business Insider

Berlin (AFP) – German police on Sunday evacuated some 50,000 people from the northern city of Hanover in one of the largest post-war operations to defuse World War II era bombs. Residents in a...

Morning Edition

May 7, 2017

Morning Ed: Media {2017.05.07}

Election day in France! But only one related link here.

May 7, 2017

Foreign Born and Anti-Christian and Anti-American Socialists and Infidels

An adventure in obsolete culture wars

Editor Picks

Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine Vandals

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David TC in reply to Jaybird on What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Trade WarEh, I’m not a fan of tariffs at all. If the other guy is shooting himself in the foot, why join him? Tariffs s…
Dark Matter in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025JayBird: the dance where someone asks for evidence and then, when it’s provided, they say “that’s not conclusi…
Andrew S. in reply to Jaybird on Saturday Morning Gaming: MetroidvaniasThat sounds about right from what I've seen of Hollow Knight (I think I beat the first boss and got slightly i…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Trade WarI probably wouldn't consider India a first world country but they're getting there (and good for them). Street…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Trade WarAnd, let’s face it, if I wanted to argue for tariffs at all, easy mode would be “reciprocal tariffs against fe…
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Jaybird in reply to North on What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Trade WarSo I guess Trump did blink. Say what you will about Voldemort, but he would have seen it through.