From: snag_one@msn.com
On 1/3/2026 7:50 AM, Frank wrote:
> 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.
I don't have her killfiled either , but for a different reason . She is
the quintessential leftist , by watching her posts I can gauge the
general mood of the crazies . She said she has me killfiled because I
called her a cunt . Actually , she's an ankle . Three feet lower than a
cunt .
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Snag
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