From: jdr@chi.meh   
      
   On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 15:11:47 -0600   
   Snag  wrote:   
      
   > 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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