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			<title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday Zebo!]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66758.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Happy (Belated) Birthday Star Trek!!]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66754.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Can’t believe I missed this one. Since its debut on 8 September 1966, <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Trek </span>has spawned 12 spinoffs, 14 films, and thousands of novels, short stories, comic books and fan fiction.  Happy 60th!!<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Can’t believe I missed this one. Since its debut on 8 September 1966, <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Trek </span>has spawned 12 spinoffs, 14 films, and thousands of novels, short stories, comic books and fan fiction.  Happy 60th!!<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday, Jackalope!]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66750.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[This atheist is embarrassing, and I don't like her. Here's why.]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66743.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[This is embarrassing and sad.<br />
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I began this post when I was 28:30 in, it has now gotten to 40:00 in and nothing has changed.<br />
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I understand what she is saying in re-buttle, but she is carrying herself piss poorly, and behaving immaturely.<br />
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To add to that, she is not actually understanding her opponents argument, and she mocks everything, turns everything into a joke. She even at on point said metaphysics is "fake science" and she doesn't "give a shit" about it.<br />
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This is humiliating to see her representing the atheist side in a debate, honestly she needs to refrain from any more debates until she grows, matures, and learns how to behave and actually handle a debate, and understand the opponents argument to respond properly and directly to it.<br />
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Also, she needlessly politicizes some things with throwaway comments, or tangents about certain groups, though the debate subject is in no-way political.<br />
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Piss poor representation, I never knew she existed before, and I am not interested in her content, like, frick, this is embarassing.<br />
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See for yourself.<br />
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Edit: 1:25:30, it just keeps getting worse. <br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is embarrassing and sad.<br />
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I began this post when I was 28:30 in, it has now gotten to 40:00 in and nothing has changed.<br />
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I understand what she is saying in re-buttle, but she is carrying herself piss poorly, and behaving immaturely.<br />
<br />
To add to that, she is not actually understanding her opponents argument, and she mocks everything, turns everything into a joke. She even at on point said metaphysics is "fake science" and she doesn't "give a shit" about it.<br />
<br />
This is humiliating to see her representing the atheist side in a debate, honestly she needs to refrain from any more debates until she grows, matures, and learns how to behave and actually handle a debate, and understand the opponents argument to respond properly and directly to it.<br />
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Also, she needlessly politicizes some things with throwaway comments, or tangents about certain groups, though the debate subject is in no-way political.<br />
<br />
Piss poor representation, I never knew she existed before, and I am not interested in her content, like, frick, this is embarassing.<br />
<br />
See for yourself.<br />
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Edit: 1:25:30, it just keeps getting worse. <br />
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Boru</div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Do you think Disney made Gaston evil, to hide class politics?]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66738.html</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Well this video is interesting. Likely made as a dark comedy. But i found it insightful<br />
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Boru</div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Well this video is interesting. Likely made as a dark comedy. But i found it insightful<br />
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<div class="modnotice admin"><strong>Administrator Notice</strong><br />Video deleted per 30/30 rule. You have been warned.<br />
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Boru</div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Do you like "Undefeatable" 1993 movie?]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66736.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I dont think its as bad honestly. Its a little cheesy, but it was an ok movie.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I dont think its as bad honestly. Its a little cheesy, but it was an ok movie.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Is Naruto the best anime made?]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66734.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[In sense of several layers. Like the Second Hokage view on decisive methods. Isolationism,what type of life you pick?And of course. FIghting animations.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In sense of several layers. Like the Second Hokage view on decisive methods. Isolationism,what type of life you pick?And of course. FIghting animations.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Guys is it true that sex is gay?]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66731.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[For fap i know it is but wbt sex?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For fap i know it is but wbt sex?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Have a random question so curious abt yo opinion]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66730.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[In yo opinion guys how do some famous ladies who have big boobs (eg: penelope cruz, catherine zeta jones, goldie hawn etc) explain the times when they wear provocative clothes (whether its on some event or photoshoot) to their kids (esp sons)?<br />
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Considering that in most of times they are slut alike (revealing their tits and/or ass/legs...) which is not rly motherly...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In yo opinion guys how do some famous ladies who have big boobs (eg: penelope cruz, catherine zeta jones, goldie hawn etc) explain the times when they wear provocative clothes (whether its on some event or photoshoot) to their kids (esp sons)?<br />
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Considering that in most of times they are slut alike (revealing their tits and/or ass/legs...) which is not rly motherly...]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[the ham-ster]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66728.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Well well well another disasterous year for Ken Ham (the scam) and his Ark Encounter.<br />
in july, it finished its 9th year and racked up 677K visitors, making it its 7th highest since opening.<br />
Original estimates were 1.4M its first year and a modest 4% increase every year, but in reality it never even hit a million, and its 677K number isnt even 1/3 of what their original estimates were for this time.And dont forget an all wooden structure doesnt age well take it from a lifelong woodworker the maintenance costs in the future are going to be astronomical.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Well well well another disasterous year for Ken Ham (the scam) and his Ark Encounter.<br />
in july, it finished its 9th year and racked up 677K visitors, making it its 7th highest since opening.<br />
Original estimates were 1.4M its first year and a modest 4% increase every year, but in reality it never even hit a million, and its 677K number isnt even 1/3 of what their original estimates were for this time.And dont forget an all wooden structure doesnt age well take it from a lifelong woodworker the maintenance costs in the future are going to be astronomical.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dreams]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66725.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Not your hopes and aspirations, but your sleepy-time dreams.<br />
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Today, I woke up early from my day sleep because I dreamt that I came downstairs for breakfast and Tony Curtis was in my kitchen baking cupcakes for Jaime Lee’s birthday party.<br />
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Feel free to list your weird ones here.<br />
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Boru]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Not your hopes and aspirations, but your sleepy-time dreams.<br />
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Today, I woke up early from my day sleep because I dreamt that I came downstairs for breakfast and Tony Curtis was in my kitchen baking cupcakes for Jaime Lee’s birthday party.<br />
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Feel free to list your weird ones here.<br />
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Boru]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thing That Aren't True, But You Wish They Were]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66717.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/louisiana-maga-fans-hunger-strike/" target="_blank" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The MAGA Hunger Strike</a><br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite><span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">In July 2026, people online shared a rumor claiming that a group of six Louisiana-based "MAGA fans" collectively started a hunger strike they vowed would continue until writer E. Jean Carroll returned the &#36;5.6 million payment a jury awarded to her following a sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit brought against U.S. President Donald Trump. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">According to the claim, the six supporters — backing Trump and his "Make America Great Again" movement — were prepared to "starve to death," if needed.</span></span></span></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite><span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">In short, this was not true. The rumor that MAGA supporters announced a hunger strike over Trump's payment to Carroll originated from The Halfway Post, a self-described satirical publication. If the rumor had been true, news media outlets would have covered it, and their coverage would have appeared in searches of <a href="https://perma.cc/Y2W3-8G2X" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Bing</span></a>, <a href="https://perma.cc/SVT2-5MRM?type=image" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">DuckDuckGo</span></a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=maga+fans+hunger+strike+carroll&amp;newwindow=1&amp;sca_esv=c9dcfb7559f67e19&amp;sxsrf=APpeQnsbhLPEJaEZMz2VnNNUHhP654nUmg%3A1784311514714&amp;source=lnt&amp;tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A7%2F1%2F2026%2Ccd_max%3A7%2F16%2F2026&amp;tbm=" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Google</span></a> and <a href="https://perma.cc/2JC7-L9YT" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yahoo</span></a>. That was not the case.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Dash McIntyre, owner of The Halfway Post, posted the made-up story on July 14 on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thehalfwaypost/posts/pfbid02fYTcUaiiWkpurh2PPKZY8zLxnBcqFsveWAuAmySBgkb72XfEtV269ZDNAegTcmWMl" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Facebook</span></a> (<a href="https://perma.cc/9DW8-T5RQ" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">archived</span></a>), <a href="https://www.threads.com/@thehalfwaypost/post/Day7tvwms-r" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Threads</span></a> (<a href="https://perma.cc/WM4L-7AT7" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">archived</span></a>) and <a href="https://x.com/HalfwayPost/status/2077210218350682135" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">X</span></a> (<a href="https://perma.cc/Q4P3-763P" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">archived</span></a>).</span></span></span></blockquote>
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Be it known to all and sundry that I will NEVER waver in my support of MAGAts starving themselves to death.<br />
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Boru]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/louisiana-maga-fans-hunger-strike/" target="_blank" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The MAGA Hunger Strike</a><br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite><span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">In July 2026, people online shared a rumor claiming that a group of six Louisiana-based "MAGA fans" collectively started a hunger strike they vowed would continue until writer E. Jean Carroll returned the &#36;5.6 million payment a jury awarded to her following a sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit brought against U.S. President Donald Trump. </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">According to the claim, the six supporters — backing Trump and his "Make America Great Again" movement — were prepared to "starve to death," if needed.</span></span></span></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite><span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">In short, this was not true. The rumor that MAGA supporters announced a hunger strike over Trump's payment to Carroll originated from The Halfway Post, a self-described satirical publication. If the rumor had been true, news media outlets would have covered it, and their coverage would have appeared in searches of <a href="https://perma.cc/Y2W3-8G2X" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Bing</span></a>, <a href="https://perma.cc/SVT2-5MRM?type=image" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">DuckDuckGo</span></a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=maga+fans+hunger+strike+carroll&amp;newwindow=1&amp;sca_esv=c9dcfb7559f67e19&amp;sxsrf=APpeQnsbhLPEJaEZMz2VnNNUHhP654nUmg%3A1784311514714&amp;source=lnt&amp;tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A7%2F1%2F2026%2Ccd_max%3A7%2F16%2F2026&amp;tbm=" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Google</span></a> and <a href="https://perma.cc/2JC7-L9YT" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yahoo</span></a>. That was not the case.</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Dash McIntyre, owner of The Halfway Post, posted the made-up story on July 14 on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thehalfwaypost/posts/pfbid02fYTcUaiiWkpurh2PPKZY8zLxnBcqFsveWAuAmySBgkb72XfEtV269ZDNAegTcmWMl" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Facebook</span></a> (<a href="https://perma.cc/9DW8-T5RQ" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">archived</span></a>), <a href="https://www.threads.com/@thehalfwaypost/post/Day7tvwms-r" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Threads</span></a> (<a href="https://perma.cc/WM4L-7AT7" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">archived</span></a>) and <a href="https://x.com/HalfwayPost/status/2077210218350682135" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">X</span></a> (<a href="https://perma.cc/Q4P3-763P" target="_blank" class="mycode_url"><span style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">archived</span></a>).</span></span></span></blockquote>
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Be it known to all and sundry that I will NEVER waver in my support of MAGAts starving themselves to death.<br />
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Boru]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AWTY!!]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66712.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[What with you being a co-saviour of AF, I wish you the best of days!!<br />
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<img src="https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/monster-theme-cake-pink-background-funny-birthday-turquoise-fluffy-cream-cheese-frosting-spooky-pastry-edible-fur-273748958.jpg" alt="[Image: monster-theme-cake-pink-background-funny...748958.jpg]" class="mycode_img" /><br />
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Boru]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[What with you being a co-saviour of AF, I wish you the best of days!!<br />
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<img src="https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/monster-theme-cake-pink-background-funny-birthday-turquoise-fluffy-cream-cheese-frosting-spooky-pastry-edible-fur-273748958.jpg" alt="[Image: monster-theme-cake-pink-background-funny...748958.jpg]" class="mycode_img" /><br />
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Boru]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday A. Secular Human]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66695.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[RIP Thumpalumpacus]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66693.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[It has been verified that Thumpalumpacus lost his life a little over a month ago.  We don't have many details and only know that he was posting one day and gone the next.  I have been tracking info for a while now after not hearing from him after sending a message.  <br />
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He was a wonderful contributor to this forum and will be missed.<br />
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Condolences to his family and friends.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It has been verified that Thumpalumpacus lost his life a little over a month ago.  We don't have many details and only know that he was posting one day and gone the next.  I have been tracking info for a while now after not hearing from him after sending a message.  <br />
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He was a wonderful contributor to this forum and will be missed.<br />
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Condolences to his family and friends.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Happy birthday Deeese23!]]></title>
			<link>https://atheistforums.org/thread-66688.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What do you all think about this whole weed thing?]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I've smoked weed a lot over the past six years or so—I first tried marijuana around late 2019.<br />
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And I have to say, weed isn't the miracle cure that everyone claims it to be. In fact, I would probably be more successful in my life if I have never tried it. Probably have my Associate's Degree or my Bachelor's Degree in something in college (IT, electrician, plumber, etc.).<br />
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Oh well, it's not too late. I'm just going to quit weed until I can have a legal method of buying from a medicinal dispensary (I have one of the qualifying conditions, autism, so I have a good chance of getting it). Sure it's &#36;180 USD, but that's a helluva lot better than having to wait on some lousy dealer over the phone just for the dealer to say after the wait that they don't have any weed to sell, wasting your time and energy.<br />
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Yep.<br />
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I think I value my limited time on this Earth more than any amount of money, so the nearly two hundred dollars would be more than worth it.<br />
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Well, how do you all feel about this?<br />
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Would you rather deal with a lousy dealer or just cough up the nearly two hundred bucks for the peace of mind?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I've smoked weed a lot over the past six years or so—I first tried marijuana around late 2019.<br />
<br />
And I have to say, weed isn't the miracle cure that everyone claims it to be. In fact, I would probably be more successful in my life if I have never tried it. Probably have my Associate's Degree or my Bachelor's Degree in something in college (IT, electrician, plumber, etc.).<br />
<br />
Oh well, it's not too late. I'm just going to quit weed until I can have a legal method of buying from a medicinal dispensary (I have one of the qualifying conditions, autism, so I have a good chance of getting it). Sure it's &#36;180 USD, but that's a helluva lot better than having to wait on some lousy dealer over the phone just for the dealer to say after the wait that they don't have any weed to sell, wasting your time and energy.<br />
<br />
Yep.<br />
<br />
I think I value my limited time on this Earth more than any amount of money, so the nearly two hundred dollars would be more than worth it.<br />
<br />
Well, how do you all feel about this?<br />
<br />
Would you rather deal with a lousy dealer or just cough up the nearly two hundred bucks for the peace of mind?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Taking a Break]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 03:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Anyone can guess why.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[I value both sight and hearing...]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[They both are great to have...<br />
<br />
But now that I think about it... Seeing a webpage is definitely better than hearing a robotic voice describe it to you.<br />
<br />
Being fully sighted in both my eyes makes me very grateful for what I have: two good ears and two good eyes...<br />
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I do have empathy for those who lost sight or hearing; in fact, I made an internet forum on a .xyz domain called "Blind Help" if you interested—it's still a work in progress with redirect boards to .mp3's of an AI chatbot audio narration giving instructions on keyboard shortcuts for Windows Narrator, NVDA, and how to navigate the digital world with a visual impairment...<br />
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I plan on adding text-descriptions versions of those same audio files, so a visually impaired person who doesn't want to have to seek through an audio file to find a command that they need can skim-through a text-version of it with their screen-reader and copy that text in a Notepad document that they can save (they can also download the .mp3 file).<br />
<br />
All this crap is from trauma from an empty threat by someone in my family (undisclosed for privacy concerns, sorry) threatening to blind me (nothing happened and my eyes are fine, and that person later apologized to me for that, and they said they would never do that to me then or in a thousand years)...<br />
<br />
Even though nothing happened and my eyes are fine, that traumatic threatening experience changed my worldview forever. It makes me have more empathy for those who did actually lose their eyesight.<br />
<br />
That's why I made this internet forum and I want to maybe one day get into the tech industry to improve assistive technology to make it less clunky and a bit more of a smoother experience... The research I've done about this stuff is pretty intriguing...<br />
<br />
Yep. That's that.<br />
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What do you all think?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[They both are great to have...<br />
<br />
But now that I think about it... Seeing a webpage is definitely better than hearing a robotic voice describe it to you.<br />
<br />
Being fully sighted in both my eyes makes me very grateful for what I have: two good ears and two good eyes...<br />
<br />
I do have empathy for those who lost sight or hearing; in fact, I made an internet forum on a .xyz domain called "Blind Help" if you interested—it's still a work in progress with redirect boards to .mp3's of an AI chatbot audio narration giving instructions on keyboard shortcuts for Windows Narrator, NVDA, and how to navigate the digital world with a visual impairment...<br />
<br />
I plan on adding text-descriptions versions of those same audio files, so a visually impaired person who doesn't want to have to seek through an audio file to find a command that they need can skim-through a text-version of it with their screen-reader and copy that text in a Notepad document that they can save (they can also download the .mp3 file).<br />
<br />
All this crap is from trauma from an empty threat by someone in my family (undisclosed for privacy concerns, sorry) threatening to blind me (nothing happened and my eyes are fine, and that person later apologized to me for that, and they said they would never do that to me then or in a thousand years)...<br />
<br />
Even though nothing happened and my eyes are fine, that traumatic threatening experience changed my worldview forever. It makes me have more empathy for those who did actually lose their eyesight.<br />
<br />
That's why I made this internet forum and I want to maybe one day get into the tech industry to improve assistive technology to make it less clunky and a bit more of a smoother experience... The research I've done about this stuff is pretty intriguing...<br />
<br />
Yep. That's that.<br />
<br />
What do you all think?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[I'm starting to return back to more of a normal lifestyle...]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I just put on my glasses and stopped using the NVDA and Windows Magnifier stuff. I'm just going to use my computer normally for a change...<br />
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I'm still working on my internet forums and whatnot... Making posts on other people's websites, and whatnot.<br />
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I hope everyone on here is doing all right.<br />
<br />
How's everyone's day here, by the way?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I just put on my glasses and stopped using the NVDA and Windows Magnifier stuff. I'm just going to use my computer normally for a change...<br />
<br />
I'm still working on my internet forums and whatnot... Making posts on other people's websites, and whatnot.<br />
<br />
I hope everyone on here is doing all right.<br />
<br />
How's everyone's day here, by the way?]]></content:encoded>
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