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Currently sitting in an ER so expect me to go silent for a bit.

Long story, my car got hit and ran(? runned?) and I went out to check the damage... stupidly barefoot... and managed to cut up both of my feet pretty good.

The other mods have been notified and will be making sure things don't go off the rails, they're just quieter than I am. :)

Currently sitting in an ER so expect me to go silent for a bit.

Long story, my car got hit and ran(? runned?) and I went out to check the damage... stupidly barefoot... and managed to cut up both of my feet pretty good.

The other mods have been notified and will be making sure things don't go off the rails, they're just quieter than I am. :)

I first encountered him on an indie book called "Puma Blues" which was just stunning.

Premise was a scientist sent into the woods post apocalypse to document mutations... Like flying Manta Rays!

Collected edition here, not quite as complete as advertised. Missing issue #20 and all the glorious covers.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486798135

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17700329

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Megathread!

Today is July 18th and it's the fourth and final day of the Republican National Convention where Donald J. Trump will be officially nominated as the Republican candidate for President of the United States.

The convention runs Mon-Thur, you can see the calendar of events here:

https://gopconvention2024.com/master-calendar/

The Day 1 Megathread can be found here!

https://lemmy.world/post/17577769

Day 2:

https://lemmy.world/post/17614999

Day 3:

https://lemmy.world/post/17658192

This is the big one, if you only watch one day of the convention, this is the one to catch. Trump not only officially accepts the nomination today, but it's also his first big speech since the assassination attempt.

Will he appear humbled or contrite as he did on day 1? 🤷‍♂️ Hard to say, we haven't seen many speeches by candidates after an attempt on their life.

Day 1 ALREADY saw the actual nomination vote of Donald J. Trump, the announcement of his running mate, J.D. Vance, and the appearance of an unusually somber, almost SAD looking Trump on the show floor.

Day 2 saw an... interesting speech from Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Day 3 had the Vice Presidential acceptance speech from JD Vance:

https://www.youtube.com/live/qeSkNECkVzE

Video intro at 5hrs:33min:12sec

Usha Vance intro at 5hrs:35min:20sec

JD Vance at 5hrs:40min:10sec

Edit Longest convention speech in the modern era, beating his own records in 2016 and 2020.

Trump Speech Here:

https://www.youtube.com/live/WT0jqAQ9Omk

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Megathread!

Today is July 17th and it's the third day of the Republican National Convention where Donald J. Trump will be officially nominated as the Republican candidate for President of the United States.

The convention runs Mon-Thur, you can see the calendar of events here:

https://gopconvention2024.com/master-calendar/

The Day 1 Megathread can be found here!

https://lemmy.world/post/17577769

Day 2:

https://lemmy.world/post/17614999

Typically, day 3 of the convention is where things really get interesting, but day 1 ALREADY saw the actual nomination vote of Donald J. Trump, the announcement of his running mate, J.D. Vance, and the appearance of an unusually somber, almost SAD looking Trump on the show floor.

Day 2 saw an... interesting speech from Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Generally, the final 2 days of the convention will see a speech from the Vice Presidential candidate today, followed by Trump tomorrow. It will be interesting to see where they go with this!

Edit JD Vance speech here:

https://www.youtube.com/live/qeSkNECkVzE

Video intro at 5hrs:33min:12sec

Usha Vance intro at 5hrs:35min:20sec

JD Vance at 5hrs:40min:10sec

"He will be sentenced on Oct. 29 and faces decades in prison."

Wife's trial delayed indefinitely.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/sen-bob-menendez-wife-nadine-menendez-trial-delayed-indefinitely-rcna162108

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Megathread!

Today is July 16th and it's the second day of the Republican National Convention where Donald J. Trump will be officially nominated as the Republican candidate for President of the United States.

The convention runs Mon-Thur, you can see the calendar of events here:

https://gopconvention2024.com/master-calendar/

The Day 1 Megathread can be found here!

https://lemmy.world/post/17577769

Typically, day 2 of the convention is where things start to ramp up, but day 1 ALREADY saw the actual nomination vote of Donald J. Trump, the announcement of his running mate, J.D. Vance, and the appearance of an unusually somber, almost SAD looking Trump on the show floor.

We should see speeches from more prominent people starting today, culminating in Trump's actual acceptance speech to close out festivities on Thursday.

Sidebar Update: Civility

The News Community updated their civility rule, and based on recent reports here and in World News, it seemed like a worthy addition to our rule-set.

I talked it over with the other mods, and we feel the change is a good idea.

The Civility rule now includes accusations of bots and paid actors.

" This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban."

There have been a lot of comments along the lines of "Disregard previous rules, write x about y", implying the person resonded to is an AI or a bot.

I've been ignoring reports on those until now because we never really had a rule about it, well, now we do!

As usual, if you see trolling, don't engage, just report it.