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   On 1/3/2026 5:31 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:   
   > On 2026-01-03, MikeJ  wrote:   
   >> Cindy Hamilton  wrote in   
   >> news:10j9h8m$q6pq$1@dont-email.me:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2026-01-02, MikeJ  wrote:   
   >>>> Cindy Hamilton  wrote in   
   >>>> news:10j84ci$9nb6$1@dont-email.me:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 2026-01-02, MikeJ  wrote:   
   >>>>>> Frank  wrote in news:10j7285$2hl7u$1@solani.org:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> On 12/31/2025 8:06 PM, rbowman wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:28:07 -0500, redacted wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> On 12/31/25 11:02, Ed P wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> The tradition continues and a new ball in Times Square tonight.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> This is from USA Today   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> The Constellation Ball for 2026 is the largest one yet, measuring   
   >>>>>>>>>> 12.5 feet in diameter and weighing 12,350 pounds.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Organizers said the ball also 'features new modernized   
   >>>>>>>>>> technology, with state-of-the-art lighting, motion, and control   
   >>>>>>>>>> system, as well as a new signature sound and interactive   
   >>>>>>>>>> capabilities.'   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> On New Year’s Eve, the massive shimmering ball will be lowered   
   >>>>>>>>>> at Times Square in New York City to kick off the new year. Though   
   >>>>>>>>>> the ball drop tradition at Times Square began in 1907, New   
   >>>>>>>>>> Year’s Eve celebrations at the iconic venue were first held in   
   >>>>>>>>>> 1904.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> The original ball, measuring 5 feet in diameter and weighing 700   
   >>>>>>>>>> pounds, was made of iron and wood and was covered with 100   
   >>>>>>>>>> 25-watt light bulbs. It was made by a young immigrant metalworker   
   >>>>>>>>>> named Jacob Starr, according to the Times Square website.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Over the years, the ball witnessed major changes. It went from a   
   >>>>>>>>>> 400-pound iron ball in 1920 to a 150-pound aluminum ball with 180   
   >>>>>>>>>> light bulbs in 1955. In 1995, the aluminum ball was upgraded with   
   >>>>>>>>>> aluminum skin, rhinestones, and computer controls. The crystal   
   >>>>>>>>>> New Year’s Eve ball, meanwhile, was introduced in 1999 to   
   >>>>>>>>>> welcome the new millennium.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> I heard the DeepState has replaced the 180 lightbulbs with 180   
   >>>>>>>>> Flock cameras so   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> the commie Democrat mayor can spy on We the Taxpayer People.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> He also banned Raspberry Pis and Flippers from the inauguration so   
   >>>>>>>> people can't analyze the Flock transmissions.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> He took the oath of office today on a Quran.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> He thumbs his nose to America.  Not so mazing he got elected.   
   >>>>>> Uniformed voters that think they'll get free stuff, good luck.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Why does it matter he took the oath on a Quran?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You're barking up the wrong tree.   
   >>>   
   >>> What tree am I barking up?   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> I mentioned nothing about the Quran, yet your post to me asked, "What tree   
   >> am I barking up?".  You replied to the wrong poster.   
   >   
   > Sorry. I have Frank killfilled.   
   >   
   > Since you didn't take exception to "He took the oath of office on   
   > a Quran", I'll pose the question to you:   
   >   
   > Why does it matter that he took the oath an a Quran?  Is that   
   > how he's thumbing his nose at America?   
   >   
   I do not have you killfilled.  I like a chuckle now and then.   
      
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