# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=387&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 388 --- ## [Hundreds of local tv station meteorologists are being laid off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-local-tv-station-meteorologists-are-being-laid-off/1013250)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-local-tv-station-meteorologists-are-being-laid-off/1013250 "2025-01-25T01:34:15Z")
I find this heartbreaking. The local weatherman has been such a important part of my life. I often watch the news and weather twice a day. Local news and weather is especially crucial during tornado season. I’m old eno… --- ## [Why did Wikipedia go to a dark background (January 2025)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-wikipedia-go-to-a-dark-background-january-2025/1013361)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-wikipedia-go-to-a-dark-background-january-2025/1013361 "2025-01-25T00:54:47Z")
Looking something up on Wikipedia, the articles have a dark background instead of white. Anyone know why? If it’s a protest, what’s it about? --- ## [Do you put the lime in the coconut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut/1013317)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut/1013317 "2025-01-25T00:30:11Z")
Someone gave me a couple of bags of random fruits and vegetables. It included a small coconut and three limes. I used one lime for limeade. Never made it before, but the recipe of lime juice, sugar, and water was pretty … --- ## [How can Trump get around the 14th Amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-trump-get-around-the-14th-amendment/1011368)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-trump-get-around-the-14th-amendment/1011368 "2025-01-24T22:58:53Z")
On “Meet The Press” this morning Trump said that “birthright citizenship” will most definitely end, despite the fact that it is constitutionally guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/08/… --- ## [Does the Texas Sovereignty Act claim to render the U.S. Supreme Court moot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-texas-sovereignty-act-claim-to-render-the-u-s-supreme-court-moot/1012118)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-texas-sovereignty-act-claim-to-render-the-u-s-supreme-court-moot/1012118 "2025-01-24T21:08:00Z")
Reported on here: Texas Sovereignty Act would allow Texas to declare federal actions unconstitutional Under Texas Senate Bill 80, the Texas Sovereignty Act, “The bill would create a bi-partisan joint committee to review… --- ## [Russian/Chinese trolls, or what? (economic criticisms on other internet sources)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-chinese-trolls-or-what-economic-criticisms-on-other-internet-sources/1013296)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-chinese-trolls-or-what-economic-criticisms-on-other-internet-sources/1013296 "2025-01-24T20:20:47Z")
So in the last few years, I’ve seen some thoughts that are springing up on Reddit with respect to economic issues. They generally take two forms: Capitalism is failing (“late stage capitalism”) , and corporations/CEOs… --- ## [Anyone else having a hard time finding bacon bits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-a-hard-time-finding-bacon-bits/1013269)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-a-hard-time-finding-bacon-bits/1013269 "2025-01-24T19:17:48Z")
Or baconbits, for SEO. Haven’t seen them in our grocery store for many weeks now. That spot on the shelf is always empty. --- ## [Are modern pens basically useless junk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-modern-pens-basically-useless-junk/1011178)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-modern-pens-basically-useless-junk/1011178 "2025-01-24T19:14:15Z")
I just tried three Bic pens from a package. The first two wouldn’t write. I tried scribbling on paper to prime it. :pen: My luck with pens is terrible. When find one that works. It won’t work for long. Sometimes it fai… --- ## [Hot wax at car wash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-wax-at-car-wash/1013260)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-wax-at-car-wash/1013260 "2025-01-24T18:56:50Z")
I get my car washed to get the road salt and other crap off of it and was wondering how good is the hot wax they advertise? --- ## [Is it inevitable one of these freed J6ers attacks a Democratic politician?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-inevitable-one-of-these-freed-j6ers-attacks-a-democratic-politician/1013214)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-inevitable-one-of-these-freed-j6ers-attacks-a-democratic-politician/1013214 "2025-01-24T17:49:53Z")
By freeing even the ones convicted of violent offenses hasn’t he just told a radical group of people they are free to commit violence in his name with no repercussions? It seems inevitable they or someone inspired by the… --- ## [Gas line freeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-line-freeze/1013222)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-line-freeze/1013222 "2025-01-24T17:27:55Z")
44 years ago I got my driver’s license. Most of the time since has been spent living and driving in the state of Michigan. One piece of advice from my father that I remember to this day (but don’t really follow) is to no… --- ## [How The Virus Stole Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-virus-stole-xmas/1012150)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-virus-stole-xmas/1012150 "2025-01-24T16:59:30Z")
Is this the “guess the virus” thread? If I list symptoms and time frames, is there a chance someone can spot what it is? Last Sunday, my eldest and his GF went to a Hallmark-Con. ( Yeah, it’s getting pretty gross alre… --- ## [Should the Numerous Overlapping Trump Threads Be Replaced By a More Logical Set of Threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-numerous-overlapping-trump-threads-be-replaced-by-a-more-logical-set-of-threads/1013278)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-numerous-overlapping-trump-threads-be-replaced-by-a-more-logical-set-of-threads/1013278 "2025-01-24T16:57:33Z")
There are a great many overlapping Trump threads. Discussing the same subject in multiple places it is not satisfactory to some of us. So I was thinking of closing the existing threads and replacing them with a more log… --- ## [What do you expect to be the first "REALLY BAD NEWS" from the Trump administration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-expect-to-be-the-first-really-bad-news-from-the-trump-administration/1013054)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-expect-to-be-the-first-really-bad-news-from-the-trump-administration/1013054 "2025-01-24T16:54:08Z")
Many of us anticipate all manner of unpleasant things from the Trump administration. In a perverse way I was wondering whether I actually HOPED he would do something really blatantly evil and/or stupid, to justify my fe… --- ## [Mmmmm Chicken Noodle Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-chicken-noodle-soup/1013133)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-chicken-noodle-soup/1013133 "2025-01-24T16:51:38Z")
Made some yesterday from mostly scratch(used premade broth). I’d never made chicken soup before, but I think it turned out pretty ok. Looked at plenty of recipes before deciding to just strike out on my own. One thing … --- ## [Hey, SURVIVOR fans, you might like this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-survivor-fans-you-might-like-this/1013179)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-survivor-fans-you-might-like-this/1013179 "2025-01-24T16:01:30Z")
Deal or No Deal Island. We started it once and didn’t make it past the first episode. Tried again, and the rest of the show was actually pretty good. They do play Deal or No Deal at some point in the show but the empha… --- ## [Mariano Rivera accused of ignoring sexual abuse at his ministry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariano-rivera-accused-of-ignoring-sexual-abuse-at-his-ministry/1013218)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariano-rivera-accused-of-ignoring-sexual-abuse-at-his-ministry/1013218 "2025-01-24T13:52:13Z")
https://www.gnvinfo.com/former-ny-yankee-pastor-mariano-rivera-sued-for-intimidating-child-in-gainesville-2/ The victim is identified as Jane Doe… Clara Rivera convinced Doe’s mom to allow her daughter to attend the Ig… --- ## [Farewell letter from Biden to Federal employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-letter-from-biden-to-federal-employees/1013120)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-letter-from-biden-to-federal-employees/1013120 "2025-01-24T13:07:43Z")
A couple of days ago, President Biden sent a farewell letter to federal employees. It was a nice letter; you can read the text here, but what we federal employees received was a PDF file of a letter drafted on US White… --- ## [What is Trump inheriting from Biden in terms of broader economy/crime/energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trump-inheriting-from-biden-in-terms-of-broader-economy-crime-energy/1011722)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trump-inheriting-from-biden-in-terms-of-broader-economy-crime-energy/1011722 "2025-01-24T12:47:38Z")
I would argue that Biden is handing Trump a nation that is economically & socially in much better shape than what Trump handed to Biden in 2021. Biden got no credit for this at all. And the Dems lost an election, even … --- ## [Identify this Science Fiction Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-science-fiction-novel/1013290)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-science-fiction-novel/1013290 "2025-01-24T12:44:16Z")
I read it in the late 70s, but I’d guess it’s 60’s or earlier, I remember the book being reasonably weathered when I got it from the library. A fleet of aliens visits Earth. They tell us there’s a migrant species that i… --- ## [The Silk Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silk-road/664996)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silk-road/664996 "2025-01-24T06:52:54Z")
I was wondering - does anyone have any experience with The Silk Road on the TOR network? Any stories? I am curious in how it works. Basically a person looking to sell makes a post and people make a payment through bitco… --- ## [USA 2025 Inauguration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-2025-inauguration/1013153)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-2025-inauguration/1013153 "2025-01-24T03:13:05Z")
I’ve always enjoyed watching the ceremonies with the pageantry. They’ve usually had close-up shots of the senators, Supremes and family with entourage. They’ve usually a Marine Corps band, a vocalist and a poet come up i… --- ## [Did anyone take tomorrow off work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-take-tomorrow-off-work/1009692)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-take-tomorrow-off-work/1009692 "2025-01-24T03:08:40Z")
I’m going to get pizza, drink whiskey and cross my fingers. I voted early, donated money, and don’t live in a swing state. --- ## [I met Keir Dullea tonight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-keir-dullea-tonight/589324)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-keir-dullea-tonight/589324 "2025-01-24T02:19:00Z")
The Cleveland Cinematheque screened a new print of 2001: A Space Odyssey tonight and Keir Dullea, who played astronaut David Bowman, appeared for Q&A and autographs afterwards. The Cinematheque has shown several of his … --- ## ['Kingmakers' PC game - travel back in time to 1400AD with modern weapons to save the future...groovy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kingmakers-pc-game-travel-back-in-time-to-1400ad-with-modern-weapons-to-save-the-future-groovy/1012856)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kingmakers-pc-game-travel-back-in-time-to-1400ad-with-modern-weapons-to-save-the-future-groovy/1012856 "2025-01-24T00:20:14Z")
I have no words… --- ## [Are Department Stores Dinosaurs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-department-stores-dinosaurs/293078)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-department-stores-dinosaurs/293078 "2025-01-23T22:52:01Z")
Reecently, MACY’s (Federated Department Stores) has announced its intention to acquire the MAY Co. chain (including FILENE’s Dept. stores. This seems to me to be evidence that the decline of the department store is accel… --- ## [Muting the announcers during sporting events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muting-the-announcers-during-sporting-events/1010064)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muting-the-announcers-during-sporting-events/1010064 "2025-01-23T22:27:22Z")
As I’ve gotten older I have become increasingly annoyed the announcers during games. Not because I like or dislike any of them in particular, but because they never shup up, not for a second, both of the talking loud and… --- ## [LA valve Trump speaks of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-valve-trump-speaks-of/1013291)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-valve-trump-speaks-of/1013291 "2025-01-23T21:30:08Z")
What is this “valve” that Trump wants turned back to Los Angeles? Is he confused about something, or did he make it up? --- ## [Apparently Facebook wants everyone to follow Donald Trump now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-facebook-wants-everyone-to-follow-donald-trump-now/1013180)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-facebook-wants-everyone-to-follow-donald-trump-now/1013180 "2025-01-23T21:27:28Z")
My cousin just posted that she got a notification on Facebook that Donald Trump changed his profile pic. “Why the fuck am I getting notifications from this rapist?” she wondered out loud to herself. She went to her profi… --- ## [Correlation between inflation and crime rates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correlation-between-inflation-and-crime-rates/1013258)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correlation-between-inflation-and-crime-rates/1013258 "2025-01-23T20:46:51Z")
Just thinking rationally but knowing nothing factual, it seems to me that crime, particularly petty crimes, would increase in tough economic times, since the poor bear the burden most as things get more expensive while p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=386&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=388&state=tracking)