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Topic: Tribute Thread for the Recently Passed Greats
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dronestar
Member Posts: 1599 From: usa Joined: 11-19-2008 Member Rating: 5.6
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Re: Dr. Jane Goodall, 91
Saw her presentation twice, loved her! She helped inspire me to see the gorillas and chimpanzees in Rwanda and Uganda. Goodall was like the female version of Mister Rogers, very kind and intelligent. Wish the world was filled with her kind.
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Rescued chimpanzee thanks Jane Goodall by giving her a hug Bluesky lc:qevftqzrt4kssd55rrgllraf/post/3m25ygf5ndc2g?ref_src=embed&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.dailykos.com%252Fstories%252F2025%252F10%252F1%252F2346422%252F-One-of-my-woman-heroes-has-passed-Jane-Goodall
Update Your Browser (Sorry, the video links don't seem to be working, maybe Percy can fix)
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xongsmith
Member Posts: 2723 From: massachusetts US Joined: 01-01-2009
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Message 1398 of 1406 (924030)
10-08-2025 11:17 AM
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outpouring for Dr. Goodall
Over in Facebook and on Blue Sky I have shared posts saying they should lower the nation's flags to half mast in honor of Dr. Jane Goodall. especially in the face of all the Charlie Kirk shit.
"I'm the Grim Reaper now, Mitch. Step aside." Death to #TzarVladimirtheCondemned! "Enjoy every sandwich!"-Warren Zevon on his last DaveLetterman show - xongsmith, 5.7dawkins scale
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xongsmith
Member Posts: 2723 From: massachusetts US Joined: 01-01-2009
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Message 1399 of 1406 (924375)
11-12-2025 2:01 AM
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the bad guys
in the discussion about Kirk it was mentioned that a thread to dishonor notable bad guys, like Hitler's protege Trump and Kirk as well, should be made. was this thread ever made? anyway, i have a new entry for that: Dick Cheney finally died.
"I'm the Grim Reaper now, Mitch. Step aside." Death to #TzarVladimirtheCondemned! "Enjoy every sandwich!"-Warren Zevon on his last DaveLetterman show - xongsmith, 5.7dawkins scale
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nwr
Member Posts: 6553 From: Geneva, Illinois Joined: 08-08-2005
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Re: the bad guys
Condemnation Thread for Recently Passed Reprobates
Fundamentalism - the anti-American, anti-Christian branch of American Christianity
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xongsmith
Member Posts: 2723 From: massachusetts US Joined: 01-01-2009
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Message 1401 of 1406 (924388)
11-13-2025 8:14 PM
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Reply to: Message 1400 by nwr
11-12-2025 8:32 AM
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Re: the bad guys
thank you, nwr.
"I'm the Grim Reaper now, Mitch. Step aside." Death to #TzarVladimirtheCondemned! "Enjoy every sandwich!"-Warren Zevon on his last DaveLetterman show - xongsmith, 5.7dawkins scale
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xongsmith
Member Posts: 2723 From: massachusetts US Joined: 01-01-2009
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Message 1402 of 1406 (924646)
12-15-2025 9:21 AM
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Rob Reiner, 78
along with his wife to be murdered by their son, terrible events!
"I'm the Grim Reaper now, Mitch. Step aside." Death to #TzarVladimirtheCondemned! "Enjoy every sandwich!"-Warren Zevon on his last DaveLetterman show - xongsmith, 5.7dawkins scale
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Tangle
Member Posts: 9863 From: UK Joined: 10-07-2011
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Message 1403 of 1406 (924665)
12-22-2025 12:17 PM
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Chris Rea, didn't make it home this Christmas :-(
Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.
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Phat
Member Posts: 19054 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: 12-30-2003 Member Rating: 3.4
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Message 1404 of 1406 (925071)
02-17-2026 12:07 PM
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Jesse Jackson, 84
AP:
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84 Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues, including voting rights, job opportunities, education and health care. He scored diplomatic victories with world leaders, and through his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, he channeled cries for Black pride and self-determination into corporate boardrooms, pressuring executives to make America a more open and equitable society. And when he declared, “I am Somebody,” in a poem he often repeated, he sought to reach people of all colors. “I may be poor, but I am Somebody; I may be young; but I am Somebody; I may be on welfare, but I am Somebody,” Jackson intoned.
I just saw this in the news. A lot of Greats are passing. Hopefully, we will get some intelligent and passionate youth to succeed them.
If you look carefully you will see that there is one thing and only one thing that causes unhappiness. The name of that thing is attachment. What is an attachment? An emotional state of clinging caused by the belief that without some particular thing or some person you cannot be happy.~Anthony de Mello God alone is God *but* God is not alone~Ellis Potter We see Monsters where Science shows us Windmills.~Phat, remixed
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient. Ignatius of Loyola
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Phat
Member Posts: 19054 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: 12-30-2003 Member Rating: 3.4
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Message 1405 of 1406 (925294)
03-20-2026 3:37 PM
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Chuck Norris
From CNN quote:
Chuck Norris, veteran, martial arts world champion, action hero and early 2000s Internet meme inspiration, whose rugged demeanor was immortalized on hit show “Walker, Texas Ranger,” has died. He was 86.
I always liked Chuck. He was a tough old bird.
If you look carefully you will see that there is one thing and only one thing that causes unhappiness. The name of that thing is attachment. What is an attachment? An emotional state of clinging caused by the belief that without some particular thing or some person you cannot be happy.~Anthony de Mello God alone is God *but* God is not alone~Ellis Potter We see Monsters where Science shows us Windmills.~Phat, remixed
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient. Ignatius of Loyola
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Minnemooseus
Member Posts: 4023 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: 11-11-2001
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Message 1406 of 1406 (925301)
03-23-2026 2:41 AM
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Reply to: Message 1405 by Phat
03-20-2026 3:37 PM
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Re: Chuck Norris
"A cobra bit Chuck Norris. After 5 days of intense pain, the cobra died" Moose
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