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He closes his eyes as the room grows still, One paw reaches out of its own free will. Touch it once if you’re daring to know— He’ll show you the places your future will go.

The good and the grim are whispered to him, Some futures are bright, while others are dim. So reach for his paw if you’re daring to know… He already knows if you’re going to, though.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he feels “badly” for the seven men accused of gang-raping a young woman at Cornell University, as well as the Ivy League school, the local DA and university police after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed state Attorney General Letitia James to investigate them all over the allegations and their handling.

James successfully prosecuted Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records, a felony, in a case which ended months before Trump was re-elected in 2024. The president spoke to reporters before departing the White House for Mobile, Alabama and was asked by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy about the upstate New York case being handed to his nemesis.

"Well, Letitia James is a corrupt person. She's totally corrupt and I can't imagine it. I feel badly for whoever she's looking at because they won't get a fair shake,” said Trump.

The alleged rape case shocked Americans after it was publicly revealed in a new lawsuit filed by Jane Doe, the unnamed accuser, against the university over its handling of her 2024 gang rape complaint involving seven members of a fraternity, who, according to her suit and since-revealed text exchanges, discussed the incident in a larger group chat with other fraternity members. The 101-page civil complaint was filed Sept. 14 and alleges the assault occurred in October 2024 at Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca, New York.

The comments Friday afternoon were Trump’s second remarks about the Cornell situation, and his second without offering any empathy for the unnamed victim. The lawsuit alleges that she suffered shocking sexual abuse over the course of several hours at the fraternity house after what was initially a consensual encounter with two of the frat members while she was drunk.

I'm an American college student who has an option to study abroad in Budapest for a semester and was wondering if Hungary is a good place to study in, like is it safe and are the universities there good? Ive never been to Europe so no idea what to expect

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I have a JD 4720 Tractor that I use to do heavier work around the 5 acre yard. I have a loader on it and I use a 6 way blade to move snow come winter.

This past May, one of the two blower fan motors quit working while clearing the last snowstorm. I could smell the angry pixies blowing out the magic smoke inside the cab and then it quit altogether. My cab windows frosted over very quickly and I had to finish with the heat off and the door open to prevent the frost build up.

I put the repair off for the summer and finally got around to trouble shooting and getting parts for the repair about 2 weeks ago. I needed to remove the cab roof to get at the motors. After looking up the part number from JD, those blowers are $500 a piece. There has got to be a better way.

I tried to locate the 3 speed resistor, (.75+ .75 216/22) used for the motor. JD does NOT sell them. They are unavailable anywhere on the North American continent. But I could try and get one from the factory in Italy, or oddly enough Ukraine. Not likely.

I could actually take the resistor apart very easily by removing 2 tiny screws. On the inside, there are 2 resistor coils and with some serious searching and a couple of dumb questions ID'ed as a thermal fuse soldered in to 2 terminals. I got a good lead to DigiKey and I found the correct one under mini fuses. I ordered a pack of 5 pieces on Wednesday. Got them this morning and had one soldered into the resistor before dinner. And everything reinstalled and buttoned up 2 hours later. Everything runs like new again.

I changed what was a $500 repair down to an .83 cent repair. And yes, there is a pour of well earned bourbon today.

In response to Reddit ending support for RSS feeds Nov. 13

Hey comrades:)!!!…. I hope you have been doing great

I’ve been thinking a lot about the eight queer refugees I’ve been telling you about and honestly, I’m worried.

Since I first shared their story, so many of you have been reading, commenting, bumping and sharing their posts. Some of the updates have received more than 30 likes and comments and I genuinely appreciate everyone who has helped keep their story visible.

But there is something I need to be honest about.

So far, we still haven’t received financial support for these eight people through our campaign.

And their situation hasn’t gotten easier.

They reached out to me again recently because they were struggling with food.

The first time they reached out, I was able to send them a little money from some of the donations I had kept aside for future essentials. It wasn’t much but it helped them get some food.

This time, honestly I didn’t have enough to send again.

I had to sit with that message because I knew they were hungry but I also have my own sisters here depending on the food and essentials we have.

In the end, I decided to share some of the food we had already stocked for ourselves while we wait for support.

It wasn’t a lot.

But I couldn’t just tell them, “I’m sorry, I have nothing,” and leave it there.

And honestly, this is why I’m making this post today.

I can try to help when I have something to give, but I cannot keep meeting their needs from what my own household has.

They need support that is bigger than what I can provide on my own.

The $2,990 goal we’ve been trying to raise is specifically for these eight refugees. It is meant to help with safer shelter, food, clean water, mattresses, blankets, mosquito nets, clothing, medication, cooking needs and eventually helping David restart his bakery work so they can begin rebuilding some independence.

So I’m asking for help in whatever form you can give it.

If you’re able to donate, the support link is in my profile.

Because their situation is urgent, we also don’t want to wait for our existing fundraiser page to be updated before trying to get them help.

If you’re able to support privately, please message me directly and I can share the details with you.

And if you’re connected to a refugee organization, LGBTQ+ organization, humanitarian group, refugee-led organization or anyone who may be able to help with emergency shelter, protection, medical care or basic needs, please reach out to me.

Honestly, even making the right connection could help us right now.

If you can’t donate, please boost or share this post. Someone in your network may know an organization or person who can help.

I don’t want to keep telling you that these people are in danger and then just keep watching them struggle.

I want these posts to lead to something practical.

I want them to have food. I want them to be somewhere safer. I want them to get the care they need. And I want them to have a chance to start rebuilding their lives.

Thank you to everyone who has continued listening to them, sharing their story and standing with us.I’m doing what I can from here.

But I can’t do this alone.