XPost: alt.slack, alt.checkmate   
   From: jdr@chi.meh   
      
   On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 10:53:59 -0000 (UTC)   
   Cindy Hamilton  wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
   >    
      
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