# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=435&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 436 --- ## [The We're Not Quite Done with RFK Jr. Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-were-not-quite-done-with-rfk-jr-thread/1010259)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-were-not-quite-done-with-rfk-jr-thread/1010259 "2024-11-14T20:09:05Z")
Since the presidential campaign-related one is now closed: RFK Jr Files to Run for President (Dropped Out on August 23, 2024) - #942 by dtilque Birds of a feather: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/14/congre… --- ## [2024 Summer Olympics Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 917\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019 "2024-11-14T19:39:51Z")
The Summer Olympics start this month, and a lot of teams in a lot of sports have already qualified. Let’s start with some news today in men’s 5x5 basketball, where Kawhi Leonard withdrew from the U.S. Olympic team, to b… --- ## [Positive things about Trump being reelected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-things-about-trump-being-reelected/1009977)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-things-about-trump-being-reelected/1009977 "2024-11-14T18:56:46Z")
I am trying to look on the bright side so here are some positives I have come up with: -There isn’t going to be a repeat of January 6 -There aren’t going to be as many lawsuits challenging the election (there will no d… --- ## [What is the deal with car/truck tires in Ghana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-car-truck-tires-in-ghana/1009681)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-car-truck-tires-in-ghana/1009681 "2024-11-14T18:11:18Z")
My wife and I watch 90-Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days. Don’t judge. She enjoys the show and I enjoy the together time. Anyway, one of the couples is based in the West African Republic of Ghana. In yesterday’s episod… --- ## [Long Connection in Istanbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-connection-in-istanbul/1010250)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-connection-in-istanbul/1010250 "2024-11-14T18:02:26Z")
My wife will be traveling for work through Istanbul, and she will have a 13 hour connection. She will be in Business Class, so she will have lounge access. Neither she nor I are very familiar with Istanbul airport, so I… --- ## [What aren't mozzarella sticks as good as they used to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arent-mozzarella-sticks-as-good-as-they-used-to-be/1009315)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arent-mozzarella-sticks-as-good-as-they-used-to-be/1009315 "2024-11-14T17:54:19Z")
I had POLLY-O full fat mozzarella sticks, and somehow they are not as good as they used to be. They are not as stretchy, and have the look and taste of plastic mixed in with the cheese. Is it just me, or have you made … --- ## [Tulsi Gabbard (R-HI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tulsi-gabbard-r-hi/1009104)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tulsi-gabbard-r-hi/1009104 "2024-11-14T17:49:38Z")
After breaking from the Democratic Party in 2022, although she had been moving that direction for a while already, Gabbard was an independent. Now she is officially a Republican. The funny thing in that she has made th… --- ## [For those discussing the upcoming Trump administration - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-discussing-the-upcoming-trump-administration-why/1010207)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-discussing-the-upcoming-trump-administration-why/1010207 "2024-11-14T17:25:08Z")
To be clear, I’m not suggesting anyone ought to conduct themselves any differently than they wish to. Instead, I’m simply wondering about other peoples’ choices as I form my own. I got dragged into paying way too much … --- ## [Do doomsayers inherently encourage suicide or other extreme action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-doomsayers-inherently-encourage-suicide-or-other-extreme-action/1003613)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-doomsayers-inherently-encourage-suicide-or-other-extreme-action/1003613 "2024-11-14T17:13:45Z")
First, clarifying that I am NOT considering or encouraging any of the acts I’m about to mention. I’m taking extreme examples to demonstrate the instinctive emotional angle I’m taking about. So there are plenty of people… --- ## [What happens if the Senate does not confirm Matt Gaetz for AG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-senate-does-not-confirm-matt-gaetz-for-ag/1010254)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-senate-does-not-confirm-matt-gaetz-for-ag/1010254 "2024-11-14T17:02:55Z")
Matt Gaetz, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was nominated for attorney general. Gaetz just resigned from the House so he can pursue the AG role. What happens if the Senate does not confirm Gaetz? Can he retu… --- ## [Reporting an offensive post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-an-offensive-post/1010193)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-an-offensive-post/1010193 "2024-11-14T16:37:39Z")
How and where do we report a post we find to be offensive? It’s been so long that I don’t remember how. I’ve poked around trying to figure it out but have not found a way yet. --- ## [Trump=Tesla video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tesla-video/1010042)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tesla-video/1010042 "2024-11-14T16:36:42Z")
I hesitate posting stuff like this and I did try to vet it. But there’s not much out there about it. Anyway, it’s very frightening to me, if true, and I wonder how this kind of chicanery could have gone on unchecked. So… --- ## [Has anyone here tried growing a mango tree from seed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-growing-a-mango-tree-from-seed/1004537)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-growing-a-mango-tree-from-seed/1004537 "2024-11-14T15:25:42Z")
It occurs to me that I live in a tropical climate, my front yard gets a lot of sun (not all day but close), and I have a lot of mango pits that I usually throw out. It takes time, I understand, to go from a pit into a tr… --- ## [The Outer Wilds - my thoughts, speculations, and wonderings while I play. (spoilers as far as I am, no more)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-wilds-my-thoughts-speculations-and-wonderings-while-i-play-spoilers-as-far-as-i-am-no-more/1009619)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-wilds-my-thoughts-speculations-and-wonderings-while-i-play-spoilers-as-far-as-i-am-no-more/1009619 "2024-11-14T14:55:43Z")
NO SPOILERS OR NUDGES PAST MY POINT I know, finally! I’ve meandered around not playing the game and now I have begun. I went in knowing only: time loop \<–even reviews said this part unfold the mysteries as you go type… --- ## [What happened ? SDMB in read only mode for about 20 minutes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-sdmb-in-read-only-mode-for-about-20-minutes/1010213)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-sdmb-in-read-only-mode-for-about-20-minutes/1010213 "2024-11-14T14:35:03Z")
Site maintenance ? Something more sinister ?! --- ## [Solar Freakin' Railways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-freakin-railways/981462)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-freakin-railways/981462 "2024-11-14T12:58:28Z")
We’ve discussed, and totally crucifued, solar freakin’ roadways. Now someone has had the bright idea of placing solar panels between railroad ties. This idea is IMHO even worse than the highway idea. Think about the vib… --- ## [Amazon Lord of the Rings series; The Rings of Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-series-the-rings-of-power/830497)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1717\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-series-the-rings-of-power/830497 "2024-11-14T11:29:45Z")
What’s up with this? I searched for and couldn’t find a thread about it. I first heard of it recently when I saw a couple of videos on Youtube about some maps that Amazon has been releasing, giving clues about the series… --- ## [Thankful Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080 "2024-11-14T11:26:26Z")
I’ve been coping by spending a lot more time listening to music and a lot less time online or watching news. It occurred to me that given the time of year and recent events, it might be worth putting together a playlist … --- ## [RFK Jr Files to Run for President (Dropped Out on August 23, 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-files-to-run-for-president-dropped-out-on-august-23-2024/982260)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 943\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-files-to-run-for-president-dropped-out-on-august-23-2024/982260 "2024-11-14T01:49:04Z")
That would be the same Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who’s an outspoken antivaxxer and complained that Anne Frank had a better chance against the Nazis than she would have against a vaccine mandate. Kennedy joins Marianne Will… --- ## [IRS vs Bank. I lose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-vs-bank-i-lose/996963)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-vs-bank-i-lose/996963 "2024-11-14T01:27:05Z")
I will try to keep this as simple as possible. I was eligible for the 3rd covid stimulus check back in 2021 – $4200. I was expecting to receive this in the form of a physical check in the mail several months after it wa… --- ## [The ultimate, bad first date. Can it get any worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-bad-first-date-can-it-get-any-worse/1003497)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-bad-first-date-can-it-get-any-worse/1003497 "2024-11-13T22:35:20Z")
Imagine showing up for a first date and they call 911. This could have gone really bad. Domestic violence charges carry heavy penalties. Fortunately the man had the dating App messages and Texts to prove he just met her… --- ## [What's the future of vaccine policy in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-future-of-vaccine-policy-in-the-us/1010196)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-future-of-vaccine-policy-in-the-us/1010196 "2024-11-13T21:20:52Z")
I was just reading Your Local Epidemiologist , and wondering about the future of vaccines in America. Trump is talking about putting anti-vaxxers in charge of US health policy. Robert Kennedy, for instance, believes vac… --- ## [Trump's Cabinet of Curiosities v. 2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities-v-2-0/1010211)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-cabinet-of-curiosities-v-2-0/1010211 "2024-11-13T19:34:09Z")
A reboot of a thread from this time 8 years ago. What do we think of having a Fox “personality” running the DoD? Is “Department of Government Efficiency” a real thing, or is he just giving Musk & Ramaswamay something t… --- ## [Trump crashes the economy. Trump spikes the economy. Which is worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crashes-the-economy-trump-spikes-the-economy-which-is-worse/1010013)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crashes-the-economy-trump-spikes-the-economy-which-is-worse/1010013 "2024-11-13T21:18:54Z")
I’m pretty confident that if trump enacts his new tariffs, the economy is going to take a beating. Maybe not crash, but it will certainly slow down, and send inflation higher. If this happens, might people realize they m… --- ## [GFI outlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfi-outlet/1010208)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfi-outlet/1010208 "2024-11-13T19:54:02Z")
I have small pond in my landscaping…The pump is powered by underground wiring from a GFI outlet under my deck. The GFI keeps tripping. When I push the red reset button it comes on for 15 seconds or so, then it trips aga… --- ## [KFC: Original Recipe or Extra Crispy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-original-recipe-or-extra-crispy/1008463)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-original-recipe-or-extra-crispy/1008463 "2024-11-13T19:34:54Z")
Which do you prefer, original recipe or extra crispy? poll When I was a kid, original recipe was all there was and I loved it. Then, they came out with extra crispy and I don’t think I’ve ordered original since. --- ## [Question about expanding the Supreme court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-expanding-the-supreme-court/1010034)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-expanding-the-supreme-court/1010034 "2024-11-13T19:20:01Z")
There was a lot of talk about Harris, with a Democratic Senate behind her, expanding the Court to 13 Justices, based on the 9 federal circuits (now 13) being assigned to each of the 9 Justices. I don’t know how realistic… --- ## [Five famous folks are coming for dinner, but there is a catch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503 "2024-11-13T18:52:14Z")
You are hosting a dinner party. You may invite five celebrity guests, living or dead. Each guest must have been born in the year of your own birth. State your year along with your five choices; a brief explanation of wh… --- ## [Russian Propaganda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-propaganda/1008951)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-propaganda/1008951 "2024-11-13T18:47:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from When did the American Empire begin: The US did not cause revolution in Ukraine. That is an excuse the Russians manufactured to invade. Also, the Orange Revolution happened in 2004, not 2… --- ## [Stop Automatic "Tracking" of Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-automatic-tracking-of-threads/1010202)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-automatic-tracking-of-threads/1010202 "2024-11-13T18:29:15Z")
How do I stop the board from automatically setting any particular thread to “Tracking” after simply visiting that thread? Not every thread does this, and seems to be random. Perhaps this is a bug? if I want to track a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=434&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=436&state=tracking)