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Proclivities

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Posted: Aug 25, 2026 - 11:54am
haresfur wrote: Does the US military use catering trucks? FWIW Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe flew to Russia to hold unspecified talks in Moscow, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

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Posted: Aug 25, 2026 - 11:51am
Red_Dragon wrote: US military transport plane lands in Moscow, Kremlin says it has no information yet Does the US military use catering trucks?

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Posted: Aug 25, 2026 - 10:34am
Steely_D wrote: Worst Haiku Ever Balanced cherryblossom on upped thumb without avail

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Posted: Aug 25, 2026 - 10:26am
mannixj wrote: Ah. Monsieur Le Smartass at it again... He hasn't seen... ah ha. So bow down, y'all. Worst Haiku Ever

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Posted: Aug 25, 2026 - 10:18am
You mean like, I bow before your stinkfoot?

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Posted: Aug 25, 2026 - 9:50am
mannixj wrote: Ah. Monsieur Le Smartass at it again... He hasn't seen... ah ha. So bow down, y'all. indeed

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Posted: Aug 25, 2026 - 9:39am
Ah. Monsieur Le Smartass at it again... He hasn't seen... ah ha. So bow down, y'all.

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Posted: Aug 25, 2026 - 9:35am
Red_Dragon wrote: US military transport plane lands in Moscow, Kremlin says it has no information yet I saw mention of a US presence on the ground afterward, but havenât seen more than one simple mention

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Posted: Aug 25, 2026 - 7:38am
US military transport plane lands in Moscow, Kremlin says it has no information yet

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Posted: Aug 16, 2026 - 8:33am
Natalie Harp. Yup heâs got a type. Airheads, little thoughts, sheep following the pied farter. Sorry Ivanka is your daughter, cause â¦..

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Posted: Aug 16, 2026 - 8:28am

kcar wrote:

She got left off the real plane, didn't she? Natalie Harp flew off with Trump. Rumor has it that Harp will replace Leavitt.

Reporter Maggie Haberman, who reported the story for The New York Times, and a spokesperson for the White House both said Leavitt was not on the plane. However, we could not identify anyone who was present on the flight to confirm. For this reason, we left the claim unrated.

As far as I can tell, she was still on maternity leave until July 16. That flight was July 8.

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Posted: Aug 16, 2026 - 8:26am
rgio wrote: There is also a statement that Cambridge students were shortchanged in the classroom. Maybe he was a great professor, colleague, advisor? People should be held accountable for their lies, but inputs and outcomes are not a straight line. Someone faking it as a doctor/plumber/accountant/etc without the credentials can still do a good job, at least for a while.

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Posted: Aug 16, 2026 - 7:45am

Steely_D wrote:

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So, the TL;DR: is that bad folks slip through the vetting process and the process has to self-evaluate. Cambridge is likely doing that right now.

There is also a statement that Cambridge students were shortchanged in the classroom. Maybe he was a great professor, colleague, advisor?

People should be held accountable for their lies, but inputs and outcomes are not a straight line.

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Posted: Aug 16, 2026 - 6:42am

Steely_D wrote:

The assumption you make in the first sentence is just a guess. There are, as I mention, other example of people just lying to get ahead or actually mentally ill. Thereâs no reason noted that I see to blame it on his âculture of victimhoodâ (a racist dog whistle) although itâs also not ruled out. Need an open mind there instead of the obvious prejudice.

Cambridge, possibly due to DEI âmaniaâ but also just because they were lazy/overwhelmed, are absolutely culpable in this, and students with âCambridgeâ in their rÃ©sumÃ© now find it a little less valuable.

Letâs bring it down to the real world. I hired two very interesting people:
1) a well-considered hand surgeon who wanted part-time work. He was so rude to âmyâ staff that I admonished him, then fired him. Months later, the SWAT team confronted him at his girlfriendâs place and he was killed.
and
2) Tony Shiu, whom I hired and enjoyed working with for many months until he decided to leave for his own practice. Best of luck to you, Tony. Then, a couple of years later, he asked to be rehired. The staff remembered him fondly, and we put the paperwork in gear. The day before I signed him in, my friend in Med-Legal told me not to, but not why.

This was why. - https://abc7news.com/archive/6...

So, the TL;DR: is that bad folks slip through the vetting process and the process has to self-evaluate. Cambridge is likely doing that right now.

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Posted: Aug 16, 2026 - 6:37am

Jiggz wrote:

He lied, a lot...because the pervasive culture of cultivated-victimhood looked like an opportunity.

Cambridge University, in the full flush of DEI-mania, either overlooked or chose to ignore some of the glaring holes in his backstory, because...DEI points for hiring from the cultivated pool of champion victims.

Students are now contemplating legal action against the University - because big money was handed over for a top-drawer education from top-drawer academics, not con artists playing a fake victim card.

The assumption you make in the first sentence is just a guess. There are, as I mention, other examples of people just lying to get ahead or actually mentally ill. Thereâs no reason noted that I see to blame it on his âculture of victimhoodâ (a racist dog whistle) although itâs also not ruled out. Need an open mind there instead of the obvious prejudice.

Cambridge, possibly due to DEI âmaniaâ but also just because they were lazy/overwhelmed, are absolutely culpable in this, and students with âCambridgeâ in their rÃ©sumÃ© now find it a little less valuable.

Letâs bring it down to the real world. I hired two very interesting people:
1) a well-considered hand surgeon who wanted part-time work. He was so rude to âmyâ staff that I admonished him, then fired him. Months later, the SWAT team confronted him at his girlfriendâs place and he was killed.
and
2) Tony Shiu, whom I hired and enjoyed working with for many months until he decided to leave for his own practice. Best of luck to you, Tony. Then, a couple of years later, he asked to be rehired. The staff remembered him fondly, and we put the paperwork in gear. The day before I signed him in, my friend in Med-Legal told me not to, but not why.

This was why. - https://abc7news.com/archive/6...

So, the TL;DR: is that bad folks slip through the vetting process and the process has to self-evaluate. Cambridge is likely doing that right now.

Jiggz

Posted: Aug 15, 2026 - 10:58pm

Steely_D wrote:

Professorâs Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring

Itâs a complex story. But, at the heart of it was a liar. There are many similar stories (the non-doctor that practiced for decades, etc).

The substance of the story (besides his sad fate), though, is how Cambridge didnât bother when faced with glaring falsehoods.

Trying to make it "they harassed him because he's black" is intentionally missing the point that he was a liar and plagiarized.

I come in peace....

This story is, to me, one of those stories wherein farce becomes tragedy.
Indeed, a very complex story.

He lied, a lot...because the pervasive culture of cultivated-victimhood looked like an opportunity.

Cambridge University, in the full flush of DEI-mania, either overlooked or chose to ignore some of the glaring holes in his backstory, because...DEI points for hiring from the cultivated pool of champion victims.

Students are now contemplating legal action against the University - because big money was handed over for a top-drawer education from top-drawer academics, not con artists playing a fake victim card.

And here we are.

Truth always wiggles its way from the darkness into the light.

One of the saddest stories I have heard this year.
I think we can anticipate more like this emerging from academia.

kcar

Posted: Aug 15, 2026 - 10:30pm
Coaxial wrote: Magic 8-ball says she did indeed make that trip. She got left off the real plane, didn't she? Natalie Harp flew off with Trump. Rumor has it that Harp will replace Leavitt.

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Posted: Aug 15, 2026 - 4:50pm

Professorâs Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring

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Posted: Aug 13, 2026 - 6:55am
Proclivities wrote: I'm not sure she went on that trip to Turkey. Magic 8-ball says she did indeed make that trip.

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Posted: Aug 13, 2026 - 6:42am
Steely_D wrote: I'm not sure she went on that trip to Turkey.

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Professorâs Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring

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Professorâs Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring

Professorâs Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring