From: chamilton5280@invalid.com   
      
   On 2026-01-03, Jar Din Air  wrote:   
   > 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 .   
   >   
   > HAR!   
      
   I conjecture that Snag has never met a _real_ leftist.  I've   
   lived in a college town for 50 years and have seen plenty of them.   
      
   --   
   Cindy Hamilton   
      
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