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A place to get away from the political BS and have some fun. Links Come soar with us in the Balloon Ballroom and add your favorite tune to our Jukebox. You can get there by clicking this link. https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/780974490644389899 🦅 Decorah Eagles 🦅 Live Feed - https://youtu.be/UmclL6funN8 🦅 Decorah North Eagles 2019 🦅 Live Feed - https://youtu.be/VlNV1L9qnrk 🦅 Southwest Florida Eagles 🦅 Live Feed - Shut down 8/26 for maintenance will be back Oct 1st Admins - @Lebowsky @Cosmoblues Any other volunteers?

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SUNDAY FUNNIES for SEPT. 13, 2026 ANDY CAPP-- Andy and Chalkie leave the Rose & Crown after a poker competition. Chalkie is surprised Andy hardly cheated at all. Andy says it was the rotten deck of cards, they were all sticky and prevented him from pulling hidden aces out of his...See more

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ON THIS DAY, SEPT. 13, 2026 NATIONAL DAYS: Today is National Grandparents Day, National Bald is Beautiful Day, Positive Thinking Day, Uncle Sam Day, National Peanut Day, National Hug Your Hound Day, Day of the Programmer, and National Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day. BIRTHDAYS: Author Roald Dahl, actor Ben Savage, actress Jean Smart, actor Richard Kiel, author Daniel Defoe, Major General John Sedgwick who fought for the Union side in the Civil War, Gen. John J. "Blackjack" Pershing who fought in WWI.

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🐟 A record 30,000 coho salmon returned to central California rivers last season—up 10x from an average of 3,000 over the last decade 👏 Stretching back before the new millennium, NOAA gathered together a wide-ranging coalition of local stakeholders, some already mentioned, but...See more

Endangered Salmon Return to California Rivers in Incredible Numbers: ‘Everybody’s just ecstatic’

A record 30,000 coho salmon returned to central California rivers last season—up 10x from an average of 3,000 over the last decade.

goodnewsnetwork.org

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Old Farmer's Almanac has issued winter forecast https://www.almanac.com/winter-extended-forecast-farmers-almanac

Winter Weather Forecast 2026–2027: Where Will It Be Cold and Snowy?

See the 2026–2027 U.S. winter forecast from The Old Farmer’s Almanac, including temperatures, snowfall, and the snowiest periods for your region.

almanac.com

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Would you sit through a movie on repeat for $1,000? “After 36 hours, we started to feel way more connected to the movie,” Veronica said. “We were quoting specific lines and creating inside jokes related to it.” https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/features/it-ends-film-marathon-nyc-neon-b3043621.html

I watched the same film 24 times in a row for $1,000. It’s baked into my subconscious

Contestants in New York spent 36 hours watching the same film on repeat for a cash prize. Carsen Holaday spoke to two participants about headaches, hallucination-level exhaustion and the strange intimacy of watching a movie 24 times

the-independent.com

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The most urgent El Niño concern, however, remains around the impact that El Niño-fuelled weather events will have on food systems at a time when there is very little money available to help the world’s poorest. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/el-nino-uk-climate-asia-africa-aid-b3044757.html

The charts that show the havoc El Nino is set to wreck across the world

The unprecedented event is predicted to reach tens of millions of people around the globe, as well as hitting food prices in the UK. MPs from across parliament are calling on the government to rethink Britain’s substantial aid cuts to Africa to Asia given the scale of the potential impact. Nick Ferr...

independent.co.uk

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SUNDAY FUNNIES for Sept. 6 2026 ANDY CAPP--At the pub, Horace asks Andy why he was dropped from the darts team. Whines about how he misses the banter, etc. Andy tells him he also missed the dartboard. Horace offers him a deal, put him back on the team and he'll buy Andy beers all...See more

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ON THIS DAY, AUGUST 30, 2026 NATIONAL DAYS: National Beach Day, National Toasted Marshmallow Day. Also Be Kind to Humankind Week and National Composites Week HISTORICAL NOTES: 1535 King Henry VIII of England is excommunicated from the Catholic Church after the King approved the...See more

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SUNDAY FUNNIES for AUGUST 30 2026 1 AND DONE-- Man at door is shocked to see another man (a cowboy) shot the chair. "What else could I do? It had a broken leg." AUNTY ACID-- You know you're getting old when the phone rings at 10 pm and you wonder who's calling you in the middle...See more

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ON THIS DAY, AUGUST 23 NATIONAL DAYS: Today is Find Your Inner Nerd Day, National Cuban Sandwich Day, National Sponge Cake Day, National Ride The Wind Day, and International Remembrance of the Slave Trade Day. International Hashtag Day. Valentino Day. Cheap Flight Day....See more

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SUNDAY FUNNIES for AUGUST 23 2026 AUNTY ACID-- (Sat.) What do women want? They want you to drag them to the bedroom, throw them on the bed, and go do the dirty dishes while they take a nap! BIZARRO-- People in 'lawndromat', it's not a misspelling. Woman is taking pieces of nice...See more

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SUNDAY FUNNIES for Aug. 16 2026 ANDY CAPP-- Barfly asks Jack the bartender how he lets Andy know he's had enough? Do you use all your experience to reason with him and make him see sense? Jack demonstrates his technique for kicking Andy out the door. AUNTY ACID-- (Sat.) If I...See more