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What does "coconut tree" refer to, other than deriding Jamaican heritage? Why the assumption that Kamala originally ever had "left-wing" backing; they called her "Copmala." "Left-wing kooks" are not the driving force in elections; they're not geared toward functionality. How is he a 100% disaster? He ended the war in Afghanistan, froze punitive student loan interest and at least lowered my payments by $10k a year to be forgiven in 15 years (under the GOP plan, mine is projected to grow to $850k at time of death; I've already made >$100k in worthless payments. student loans are like bedbugs in their rapid growth and expansion), repaired our relationships with allies, expanded national park land, increased American independence from Middle East oil, passed an infrastructure bill to fund projects like replacing lead pipes and complete bike paths and other road repairs that had long ago been abandoned, created an environmental worker program, raised the wages of federal workers, shut down 100+ gun stores who violated law including the infamous one in Indiana that supplied a great many of the guns in Chicago crimes, renewed the Violence Against Women Act, appointed the most diverse judges in US history. All this despite a divided congress. Kamala actually has the most tie breaks broken in Senate ever; second place is Calhoun who held his position 4 years longer than Kamala. All of that must count for something.

I don't care what you say you are. You told on yourself by using a racist slur, hence you getting the facepalm. There are plenty of other sources. Did you know Stefanik was campaigning for him in New Hampshire this week? Did you know that that's the next primary coming up? Have you followed what happened to the NH Democrats ballot, and why that means many may flip parties and vote Haley? Were you aware that 40% of NH voters are independent? We'll see what happens January 23rd. Your facepalm to me confirmed you don't follow the news, on top of that messy bragging about how much of an independent thinker you are.

Stefanik is literally on Trump's shortlist: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-elise-stefanik-vp-pick-prospect-rcna133599 'She's a killer': Trump eyes Rep. Elise Stefanik as a potential VP pick The former president has spoken highly of the New York congresswoman, and his allies say she's high on the list of vice presidential prospects. Lol, I'll take a facepalm from people who don't actually read the news.

Nick Cannon just announced he's done having children. https://people.com/nick-cannon-admits-he-has-no-plans-for-baby-no-13-exclusive-8431955 We'll see.

January 20th at 1245am 44 Barry Ryan — Eloise 41 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 35 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 35 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 33 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 31 The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup +4 21 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World 19 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 18 Tom Jones — Delilah 18 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 14 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do 01 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine -6

I think the running mate will be Elise Stefanik. A woman who will not upstage him. During the Speaker of the House shenanigans, a lot of us wondered why Stefanik wasn't going for it. That's because she loves the role of hyping up whatever mediocre (at best) dude. Haley has too much star power.

January 19th at 904am 45 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 40 Barry Ryan — Eloise 33 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 33 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 30 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 27 The Foundations — Build me up Buttercup +4 26 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 21 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 21 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World 19 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 18 Tom Jones — Delilah 11 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine -1 6 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do 0 The Casuals — Jesamine -5

January 18th at 5am 44 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 41 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 34 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 32 Barry Ryan — Eloise 31 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You 25 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 25 The Foundations— Build me up Buttercup +4 24 Tom Jones — Delilah 21 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World 21 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 17 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 15 The Casuals — Jesamine 09 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do 08 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember -6

January 17th at 738am 41 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 37 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 36 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 32 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 29 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 27 Barry Ryan — Eloise 27 Tom Jones — Delilah 26 The Foundations — Build me up Buttercup +4 25 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World 24 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 21 The Casuals — Jesamine 20 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 14 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember -6 10 Nina Simone — Ain’t got no/ Do What you gotta do 08 O.C. Smith — Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp 04 Dean Martin — Gentle On My Mind

January 16th at 823am 36 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 36 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 33 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 31 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 31 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World 31 The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup +4 28 Tom Jones — Delilah 27 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 24 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 22 Barry Ryan — Eloise 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 21 The Casuals — Jesamine 20 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 20 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember 16 Dean Martin — Gentle On My Mind 16 O.C. Smith — Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp 11 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do 08 Leapy Lee — Little Arrows 02 Robin Gibb — Saved By The Bell -6

January 15th at 440pm 34 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday +4 33 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 33 The Foundations — Build me up Buttercup 31 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 30 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 27 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday 22 The Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 22 Tom Jones — Delilah 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 21 The Casuals — Jesamine 21 Barry Ryan — Eloise 20 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 20 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember 20 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World 19 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do 16 Dean Martin — Gentle On My Mind 16 O.C. Smith — Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp 14 Leapy Lee — Little Arrows 14 Herman’s Hermits — My Sentimental Friend 10 Robin Gibb — Saved By The Bell -2 6 The Tremeloes — (Call Me) Number One 4 Bobby Goldsboro — Honey 0 Lulu — Boom Bang-A-Bang -4

Looks like it's a Massachusetts thing for retail; I thought it was nation-wide.

this reminds me of that book "the alchemist."

It's the same way in America. They're supposed to pay time and a half if you work on Sunday, so I suspect that's why some stores remain closed. Also, each state has weird alcohol laws. I could not buy wine on Sunday in Pennsylvania, but I could buy beer, so I wound up buying lambic to have with brunch.

The cartoon the Flintstones is based on the Honeymooners.

January 14th at 657am 31 The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup +4 28 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town 25 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 24 Tom Jones — Delilah 24 Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 23 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday 22 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 22 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World 22 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 20 The Casuals — Jesamine 20 Barry Ryan — Eloise 20 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 20 Herman’s Hermits — My Sentimental Friend 20 Robin Gibb — Saved By The Bell 20 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember 18 Dean Martin — Gentle On My Mind 16 OC Smith — Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp 15 Bobby Goldsboro — Honey 15 The Plastic Ono Band — Give Peace A Chance 14 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do 14 Lulu — Boom Bang-A-Bang 14 1910 Fruitgum Co. — Simon Says 14 Leapy Lee — Little Arrows 12 The Tremeloes — (Call Me) Number One 02 Engelbert Humperdinck — A Man Without Love  -6

January 13th at 942pm 27 The Foundations — Build Me Up Buttercup +4 24 Fleetwood Mac — Oh Well 24 Tom Jones — Delilah 24 Edwin Hawkins Singers — Oh Happy Day 21 Lou Christie — I’m Gonna Make You Mine 20 The Small Faces — Lazy Sunday 20 OC Smith — Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp 20 Leapy Lee — Little Arrows 20 The Casuals — Jesamine 20 Barry Ryan — Eloise 20 Dean Martin — Gentle On My Mind 20 Mary Hopkin — Goodbye 20 Herman’s Hermits — My Sentimental Friend 20 Fleetwood Mac — Man Of The World 20 Elvis Presley — In The Ghetto 20 The Plastic Ono Band — Give Peace A Chance 20 Robin Gibb — Saved By The Bell 20 The Bee Gees — Don’t Forget To Remember 20 The Tremeloes — (Call Me) Number One 20 Stevie Wonder — Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday 20 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition — Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town 14 Nina Simone — Ain’t Got No / Do What You Gotta Do 14 Lulu — Boom Bang-A-Bang 14 Bobby Goldsboro — Honey 14 1910 Fruitgum Co. — Simon Says 14 Engelbert Humperdinck — A Man Without Love -6

December 13th at 533am 61 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 56 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 50 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 44 The Troggs — Wild Thing 40 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 33 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving +4 18 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 15 The Lovin' Spoonful — Daydream 15 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe -6

January 12th at 1031am 61 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 48 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 48 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown +4 41 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 39 The Troggs — Wild Thing 35 Los Bravos — Black is Black 32 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 18 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe  13 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 13 The Move — Flowers In The Rain -6 10 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 

January 11th at 1033am 53 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 48 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 44 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 44 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 37 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 32 The Troggs — Wild Thing 31 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 30 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 23 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 16 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) +4 10 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 08 The Move — Flowers In The Rain -6

January 10th at 825am 46 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 46 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 43 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 43 The Troggs — Wild Thing 41 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 37 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 30 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 23 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 23 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 22 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 21 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) +4 20 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 11 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James 07 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride 05 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son -6

I think this medical disappearing thing happens more often than is uncovered. Trump did it himself in 2019. "Elective" means scheduled, meaning it was a non-emergency. It's hard to really tell on what level of concern this whole thing is. The Deputy Secretary took over duties but wasn't told the health reasons why for 3 days; also reports saying she was on "foreign" travel were false as she was in America (Puerto Rico). I get the press being confused by this story but it seems they kicked up some falsehoods to create more controversy. A bigger military deal to me was what "Coach" Tuberville did holding up promotions for the past year, in order to block women's healthcare rights. Look at his state's newborn syphilis and maternal death rates; his policies drive doctors out of states and they drive people out of the military. Just my perspective as an actual American who was a military kid and had no choice in what shitty state we lived in. I doubt Biden will try to replace Secretary Austin anyway; the Senate has been holding up the Labor seat for months, and it just had to be renewed.

January 9th at 326pm 42 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 41 The Troggs — Wild Thing 39 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 38 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown +4 35 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 33 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 29 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 29 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving  27 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 24 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 23 Manfred Mann — Semi Detached Suburban Mr James 22 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 21 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son 19 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 18 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It 7 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride 05 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love -6

yes, I almost had her on my list too but had heard really strong rumors the baby was born in November by the time I submitted, and she seemed disqualified anyway by the intensity of the rumors.

January 8th at 534pm 38 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 37 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 36 The Troggs — Wild Thing 35 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown +4 31 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 29 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It 28 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 28 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 26 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop  25 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 25 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 25 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James 24 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 24 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son 22 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 21 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 15 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love -6 13 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride  11 The Move — Night Of Fear  07 The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love