Wednesday Overnight Open Thread (11/29/23)

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“We’re not here to make money,” Sibley Morrison, Springfield Preparatory School Principal

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“His hands were bruised, his knees are bruised, his face is bruised, and yet he had two shots to his back, and yet they never took anything …

“They didn’t finish robbing him, they just took his life.” Mother of Seth Rich

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I offer my sincere apologies to the Bishop, the Diocese, my faithful parishioners and all of you for this shameful representation, which I whole-heartedly renounce. I ask that following the very example of Christ's forgiveness, you find it possible to forgive my oversight in this unfortunate matter, Monsignor Jamie J. Gigantiello

Former Secretary Of State Henry Kissinger Dead At 100

Before we get the daily grind of current events, how about a happy story? Drug designed to extend dogs' lives takes major step toward FDA approval

A drug that could extend large dogs' lifespans and help keep them healthier as they age is one step closer to coming to the market.

Why it matters: Bigger dogs live shorter lives than smaller dogs "by nearly half," notes a statement from Loyal for Dogs, which announced Tuesday that the drug it's developing, LOY-001, had cleared a key FDA regulatory hurdle required in the approval process.

It's a nice feature, I guess. But, I won't be using it.

What music did you stream in 2023? Once again, Spotify is laying it all out for its listeners.

Starting Wednesday, eligible Spotify users can access -- and deck out their social media with -- their personalized 2023 Wrapped results, the music-streaming service's deep dive into your listening habits for the year. The Wrapped experience continues to present your top artists, genres, songs, podcasts and minutes listened, along with a few new inclusions. It's available in the latest app version and at spotify.com/wrapped.

I go to thrift stores including Goodwill looking for books. I have a hard time purchasing a book for $4.99 when the yard sale sticker of $2.00 was still on it. I guess I am not the only one.

Woman Flabbergasted At Goodwill Prices, Calls Them Out By Sharing Real Examples

Thrifting isn’t quite what it used to be. Some fans of buying their clothes secondhand are finding it quite difficult to get a good deal. At least in some popular stores.

TikTok content creator, cosplayer, and Twitch streamer Essie (@essielesse) went viral for calling out the charitable non-profit organization Goodwill for massively hiking up its clothes and knick-knack prices. The video started an important discussion about the future of thrifting. Scroll down for the full video.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And since we are using cliches, A fool and his money are soon parted.

New $2 Million Water Fountain in Vienna Slammed as World’s Ugliest

A new water fountain in the Austrian city of Vienna has been described as the ugliest in Europe, possibly the world, despite costing 1.8 million euros ($2 million).

Created by the avantgarde Viennese art group Gelitin, the Austrian capital’s newest water fountain was commissioned by local authorities to commemorate 150 years of Vienna’s modern water system which provided the city with fresh water from streams in the green forests of the Alps and helped eradicate plagues like cholera.

What's worse than an musical ear worm? An ear worm with a Genius Award Winner.

Naked man arrested at Disneyland wandering around It’s a Small World
Anaheim Police arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of indecent exposure and being under the influence of a controlled substance, officials said.

It's a funny thing. Whistle blowers are a good thing or a bad thing depending on the frequency of the whistle apparently.

A U.S. Navy medical officer has blown the whistle and gone public with explosive internal data regarding surges of serious health issues among vaccinated military personnel.

Lieutenant Ted Macie has selflessly waived anonymity in order to raise the alarm about the startling number of troops suffering potentially fatal heart-related problems.

Macie is currently serving as an officer in the Navy Medical Service Corps.

He has now bravely come forward as a whistleblower and disclosed Department of Defense (DOD) data that suggests a notable increase in heart-related problems among military pilots after receiving the COVID-19 mRNA injections.

Lieutenant Macie, who also serves as a Navy Health Administrator and Medical Recruiter, presented these discoveries in a recent video.

Pretty quiet claim, I didn't see anything of this on the MSM sites. But then again, I didn't break my neck looking for them.

On this day: 29 Nov 2001
Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single 'My Sweet Lord.' via thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this day:29 Nov 1933
John Mayall, 'father of the UK blues movement', his Bluesbreakers Band has featured Eric Clapton Mick Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Jack Bruce, Peter Green and Jimmy McCulloch. via thisdayinmusic.com

This teenager was paying attention. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Teen who learned CPR at school saves toddler from drowning on Thanksgiving

A California teenager is being hailed as a hero after performing CPR on her 3-year-old relative who nearly drowned in the family’s pool on Thanksgiving.

As the Atkinson family prepared breakfast on Thursday, 3-year-old Maxine toddled into the backyard and unknowingly got into the pool, according to video from a home security camera. About four minutes later, Maxine’s uncle found her floating face down.

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