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Took a LOT of urging, and I'm sure many will ignore this part of their many conflicting instructions, but better late than never. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56424614

Boom timestamp: 8hr 26m (guess the embed dropped the time)

Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies after battling Covid-19 Letlow, 41, had announced his diagnosis on his Facebook page on December 18, writing that he was "at home resting, following all CDC guidelines, quarantine protocols, and the recommendations of my doctors."

Not sure where this best belongs, but a car bomb exploded in Nashville, TN this morning. Christmas morning in the U.S. It was an RV which was broadcasting a loud recorded message to evacuate the area because of a bomb. Sounds like a single targeted bombing that intended to cause chaos or...

That's pretty messed up no matter what. I would be tempted to name and shame. On the commercial side, it's almost slightly understandable, but still shouldn't have been such a change in one day. If on the defense side, that's more than a dick move.

Missed this interview from last year with the extradited programmer: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/06/26/i-was-a-celebrity-in-jail

So is Tapatalk integration dead? I mean, I do hate Tapatalk, only used it for this forum, and the new mobile site is actually usable... Just wondering :)

How do I get this theme?

I suppose this thread was for a scientific curiosity, and not so much the event itself, but since it's the thread we have... Here's a video combining several angles that were posted to Reddit: https://streamable.com/nmhwp9

Yes, seeing it reported as ammonium nitrate now. Notorious stuff involved in past industrial accidents and bombs. Used extensively as fertilizer and as a component for explosives. https://twitter.com/LBpresidency/status/1290752731918077953 Google translation: ---------- Post added at 07:44...

Not necessarily accurate, but an official report: "Lebanon's Head of General Security says the blast was caused by a fire in a depot of highly explosive material, including Sodium nitrate, at Beirut's port. He said that material was confiscated from a ship months ago and stored there." Sent...

Handy plotting tool for death stats: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm This is what I think will matter most for looking back on the whole pandemic. Debate all you like about whether COVID was over or under attributed to illnesses and death. But try to explain why...