# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=387&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 388 --- ## [Why is a newspaper is protected by the 1st amendment but an app is not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-newspaper-is-protected-by-the-1st-amendment-but-an-app-is-not/1013089)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-newspaper-is-protected-by-the-1st-amendment-but-an-app-is-not/1013089 "2025-01-26T15:09:03Z")
So keeping this somewhat generic as it’s obviously triggered by the TikTok ban, but don’t want it to be discussion of TokTok and whether it deserves a ban… It’s pretty clear that publications such as newspapers and book… --- ## [Kitchen And Bathroom Leaks- Need Answer Fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-and-bathroom-leaks-need-answer-fast/1013401)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-and-bathroom-leaks-need-answer-fast/1013401 "2025-01-26T12:53:17Z")
I will try to keep this short. On January tenth, I flew to Florida. I had two trusted friends who live a few blocks away pick up my mail. On Tuesday, I received a text from building management. ‘In order to prevent pipes… --- ## [Am I wrong to feel a bit bothered by these things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-wrong-to-feel-a-bit-bothered-by-these-things/1013352)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-wrong-to-feel-a-bit-bothered-by-these-things/1013352 "2025-01-26T11:01:28Z")
Two situations have recently arisen in my life and both of them seem a little “off” to me. But when I try to translate my emotional response into a logical explanation, I’m coming up empty. So, Dopers - would either of … --- ## [What was I seeing in this mineral store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-i-seeing-in-this-mineral-store/1013292)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-i-seeing-in-this-mineral-store/1013292 "2025-01-26T05:12:02Z")
Stores that sell minerals, crystals, semiprecious gems, fossils, colorful stones, and the like are interesting. I hadn’t been in one in years. But visiting one a few days ago yielded some mysteries. They had big quartz … --- ## [Anyone Remember Hailey's On It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-haileys-on-it/1013386)
**Author:** [@Samantha\_Campoverde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Samantha_Campoverde)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-haileys-on-it/1013386 "2025-01-26T03:09:07Z")
Hey Guys, does Anyone Remember The Disney Channel Show Hailey’s On It? It Was A Disney Channel Show That Had This Girl, Hailey Banks, And Her Friend, Scott Denoga, And A Mascot Named Beta, I Remembered I Used To Love Thi… --- ## [The Gospel Bill Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gospel-bill-show/1013412)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gospel-bill-show/1013412 "2025-01-26T02:03:19Z")
Does anyone here watch The Gospel Bill Show? It originally aired in the 80s and early 90s. Being a so-called “adult” at that time, I never really watched it then but I was aware of it. I rediscovered it yesterday. Ma… --- ## [What role, if any, could 'old tech' play in resistance movements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-role-if-any-could-old-tech-play-in-resistance-movements/1013240)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-role-if-any-could-old-tech-play-in-resistance-movements/1013240 "2025-01-25T21:39:38Z")
Not sure where in the world this question belongs on here, or if it should be on here at all, but I’m broadly curious about the fact that privacy could be difficult to come by, these days. We pretty much gave up our pri… --- ## [Spinning ice circle and minimal size for humans to be on it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinning-ice-circle-and-minimal-size-for-humans-to-be-on-it/1013344)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinning-ice-circle-and-minimal-size-for-humans-to-be-on-it/1013344 "2025-01-25T21:08:44Z")
I and my kids have become interested in potentially making a spinning ice ring like has been going around the midwest the last two years. For example, Oldest spinning ring on YouTube The concept is fairly straightforwar… --- ## [Why China is kicking our ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-china-is-kicking-our-ass/1013314)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-china-is-kicking-our-ass/1013314 "2025-01-25T20:28:11Z")
Sunday evening, I placed an order with jlcpcb for 5 prototype PCBs. The price for these boards? $2 I chose the “expensive” DHL delivery service, and paid the total cost of $21. The boards arrived today - 4 day after I… --- ## [Toy Collectors--all Female Cobra Troops figure set--GI Joe line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-all-female-cobra-troops-figure-set-gi-joe-line/1013345)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-all-female-cobra-troops-figure-set-gi-joe-line/1013345 "2025-01-25T19:53:25Z")
My memory grows dim. There was a box set, possibly for collectors-only, of all female Cobra Vipers. I cannot recall the name. Can you? --- ## [Why \*did\* the hydrants in LA run dry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-hydrants-in-la-run-dry/1013309)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-hydrants-in-la-run-dry/1013309 "2025-01-25T19:40:47Z")
I think we’ve all heard the news stories about fire hydrants in the LA running dry while fighting the wildfires there. Trump blamed it on Gov. Newsom refusing to send water from NorCal to the south, which I know has bee… --- ## [The economics of God Mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-god-mode/1013275)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-god-mode/1013275 "2025-01-25T19:31:34Z")
(feel free to move this more appropriate…it’s kinda politics adjacent) Three people attending the inauguration were worth $1T. Mr. Roman salute is on pace to be the first (or second) Trillionaire. He’s not going to be … --- ## [We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves is…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-wolves-not-werewolves-is/1013355)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-re-wolves-not-werewolves-is/1013355 "2025-01-25T18:05:26Z")
…a shitposting sealion baiting posters into responding to his disingenuous claims with an ‘Aw, shucks…I didn’t read the sermon but it was definitely inappropriate for a bishop to give a speech on a topics that Republican… --- ## [We've met our Medicare deductible for the year. How soon before we stop getting overcharged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-met-our-medicare-deductible-for-the-year-how-soon-before-we-stop-getting-overcharged/1013354)
**Author:** [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-met-our-medicare-deductible-for-the-year-how-soon-before-we-stop-getting-overcharged/1013354 "2025-01-25T17:31:55Z")
I think this should be pretty simple. We’ve been on Medicare for just over a year. We have an AARP medi-gap policy backed by UHC. We met this year’s out-of-pocket deductible before the tenth of this month, but providers … --- ## [Comics with "footnotes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-with-footnotes/1013144)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-with-footnotes/1013144 "2025-01-25T15:21:46Z")
Not sure about the industry term, but jokes/comments at the bottom of many or most pages of a comic. I only remember seeing it in Squirrel Girl and now in Star Trek Lower Decks. What are some other examples? Here’s a ty… --- ## [Help! Where have I heard Joe Chambers' jazz song "Circles"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-where-have-i-heard-joe-chambers-jazz-song-circles/1013304)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-where-have-i-heard-joe-chambers-jazz-song-circles/1013304 "2025-01-25T14:37:20Z")
Jazz drummer/vibes played Joe Chambers composed a song “Circles.” It was first recorded by Max Roach’s band M/Boom in 1984, then by Chambers himself in 2021, in the version linked below. I KNOW I have heard this melody … --- ## [Hundreds of CNN staffers and on-air reporters are being laid off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-cnn-staffers-and-on-air-reporters-are-being-laid-off/1013315)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hundreds-of-cnn-staffers-and-on-air-reporters-are-being-laid-off/1013315 "2025-01-25T14:05:29Z")
To complement the thread about TV meteorologists being laid off, there are major changes coming to CNN, with some familiar faces likely to either lose their jobs or get shunted to late-night or early morning time slots. … --- ## [Do you get dressed on your day off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-dressed-on-your-day-off/715146 "2025-01-25T11:32:48Z")
The scenario: It’s your day off from work. You live alone. You wake up in the morning, and there is nowhere you need to be that day. Do you get dressed, or do you lounge around in whatever you woke up in? Me? I sleep … --- ## [Keep an eye on the Republicans' reaction to the California fires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-an-eye-on-the-republicans-reaction-to-the-california-fires/1012984)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-an-eye-on-the-republicans-reaction-to-the-california-fires/1012984 "2025-01-25T08:47:15Z")
They have been lecturing California & also lying about California. They’re talking about putting conditions on the federal aid. It’s been a relentless torrential flood of lies, and hatred toward a suffering fellow stat… --- ## [Odd Political Note--YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-political-note-youtube/1013320)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-political-note-youtube/1013320 "2025-01-25T07:18:31Z")
I’ve noticed a sharp uptick in pro-Trump videos, on YouTube, under the heading “Recommended For You”. Is this just post-election yipping by MAGAists? Or are Trump’s Tech Bros propagandizing? --- ## [The unmaking of a Presidency and a Country out of petty spite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unmaking-of-a-presidency-and-a-country-out-of-petty-spite/1013191)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unmaking-of-a-presidency-and-a-country-out-of-petty-spite/1013191 "2025-01-25T04:01:32Z")
I am reading through Trump’s list of Executive Orders signed today, and the “INITIAL RESCISSIONS OF HARMFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND ACTIONS” Executive Order popped up. Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Act… --- ## [Star Wars Skeleton Crew (spoilers as they come)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-skeleton-crew-spoilers-as-they-come/1005123)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-skeleton-crew-spoilers-as-they-come/1005123 "2025-01-25T02:34:45Z")
The next upcoming Star Wars streaming series. It’ll be interesting to see what in this one causes anvry review bombing. The adolescent Rebo seems to have limbs out of proportion with an adult Rebo, but that probably won’… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=386&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=388&state=watching)