Matty Hopkins
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It’s 4 in a row, it’s an annihilation, a total dynasty but you @PenrithPanthers supporters are not partying harder than the @SSFCRABBITOHS supporters.
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Ranking of the best music bands of all time:
1. The Beatles
2. The Rolling Stones
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Pink Floyd
5. Queen
6. The Beach Boys
7. U2
8. The Eagles
9. Nirvana
10. Fleetwood Mac
11. The Who
12. The Doors
13. The Clash
14. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
15. AC/DC
16. Metallica
17. The Police
18. Radiohead
19. Guns N' Roses
20. Aerosmith
21. Black Sabbath
22. The Ramones
23. Pearl Jam
24. The Smiths
25. Red Hot Chili Peppers
26. R.E.M.
27. Oasis
28. The Velvet Underground
29. The Cure
30. Coldplay
31. Bon Jovi
32. The Kinks
33. The Sex Pistols
34. Green Day
35. Genesis
36. Depeche Mode
37. Iron Maiden
38. The Strokes
39. Journey
40. The Smashing Pumpkins
41. Van Halen
42. Lynyrd Skynyrd
43. Def Leppard
44. Foo Fighters
45. Muse
46. KISS
47. Blur
48. The Byrds
49. The Allman Brothers Band
50. The Cranberries
Note: This ranking is based on the collective influence of these bands, their critical acclaim, and their impact on the history and evolution of music. Each band listed has contributed significantly to the genre they represent and has left a lasting legacy in the world of music.
Sources:
1. Rolling Stone Magazine - Known for its authoritative rankings of musical artists and bands.
2. Billboard - Provides rankings based on commercial success and influence.
3. NME (New Musical Express) - Offers insights into the cultural and critical impact of bands.
4. Pitchfork - Renowned for its focus on musical artistry and influence.
5. VH1 and MTV - Popular culture sources known for their music rankings and lists.
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#PNPPredictTheWinningMargin time!!! ⏰
How many points will the Pies win by today !?
Get it correct, we will give you a shoutout on the pod!
One prediction per person, must predict before the first bounce!

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@AlboMP Honestly, that’s a childish post. There are many reasons that this is a dubious policy, but either way, all you’re doing is sowing division with a head line like that. We’re all on the same team here mate.
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@tothotornot Hi Joyce, can you tell us anything more about Dinos alive, we bought tickets for our 3 year old son and the shows been canceled with no refund, the Google reviews are all saying the same thing and that it’s a scam.
Cheers
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Step into a Jurassic world of dinosaurs!
Experience animatronic wonders and family-friendly adventures at Dinos Alive Melbourne coming soon!
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#melbournekids #tothotornot #DinosAlive #DinosAliveMelbourne #DinosaursMelbourne #JurassicFun
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Drop the last movie you watched and rated 5/5.
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Films to Films@filmstofilms_
Drop the last movie you watched and rated 5/5.
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@JordanSchachtel Kind of reminds me of the countries that could of accepted the Jews as the gears were turning at the beginning on WW2. Unfortunately many noble countries denied them. 😔
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@martyrmade Casualties will be very high on both sides if a ground invasion occurs by Israeli forces, urban combat is shockingly difficult at the best of times, let alone when you have debris/rubble and collapsed buildings. There are hundreds of examples of this over the last century.
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A few notes on the Israel-Palestine conflict:
1) After the 2006 war against Hezbollah, the IDF learned the lesson to never underestimate that group again. Many Israeli military analysts and officials still use the word “defeat” when talking about this conflict. I traveled to Israel 15-20 times from 2009-19 to work w/IDF personnel on air defense matters, and I found their focus to be almost exclusively on Hezbollah as the primary threat. Everyone I spoke to took it as a given that there would be another war with Hez, and that it would be a fight to the finish this time.
2) However, I found that they generally underestimated Hamas. While Hez was considered a strategic military threat, Hamas was seen as a group that could carry out appalling acts of violence against soft targets, but little more. They had good reason to think that, since Hamas had never demonstrated significant capability to plan, coordinate, or work under fire. In 2014, the IDF paid a price for this. After three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and murdered, Israel made a ground incursion into Gaza. But Hamas was well-prepared. They had learned and adopted tactics Hezbollah employed in 2006 - especially getting up close to mitigate Israel’s air and artillery advantages.
Hamas launched infiltration attacks via tunnel and small boat, and had even prepared the paragliders we’ve seen in recent days (though they didn’t use them). IDF ground forces rolled in expecting Hamas to scatter as they always did, but Hamas was ready to fight. Six “brigades” of 2,500-3,500 fighters each were deployed along the front with Israel, each with its own mix of infantry, anti-armor, mortar, and rocket forces. A complex and robust network of tunnels had been built that allowed Hamas fighters to pop up in ambush, and escape when things got too heavy. Tunnels were booby trapped, and networks of IEDs awaited the Israelis at every turn. They used snipers and mortars in support of their ground forces w/an efficiency they’d never demonstrated before.
As a result, the IDF took real casualties, and the ground assault was stalled before it made significant inroads.
3) In both the 2006 & 2014 wars, the Israelis responded to difficulties on the ground by pulling back and bombarding the fuck out of a wide area with air and artillery strikes. The devastation in southern Lebanon and Gaza was so severe and photogenic that world opinion began to turn against Israel. In 2014, some 2,000-2,500 were killed, and 10,000+ wounded, by the Israeli assault on Gaza, 60-70% of them civilians, and whole areas of the city were leveled. In other words, Israel gave Hamas *exactly* what it was hoping for.
I have to imagine Hamas is hoping for a similar outcome here. They are likely well-prepared for a ground assault, though it’s up in the air whether they’re prepared for the scale of forces israel will bring to bear this time. In any case, it will be difficult for Israel to accomplish anything that will feel like a sufficient response to these atrocities without suffering further propaganda losses internationally (something we might blithely dismiss, but which a state like Israel cannot afford to do).
4) In 2014, Hamas bragged that it had AA heavy machine guns and various types of MANPADS. They never used them, so we’re not sure if they really have AA capability, but if they do, and can places any constraints on Israel’s ability to operate in the air, this operation will be significantly complicated.
5) It’s not muh Zionist propaganda that Hamas puts weapons, fighters, and admin centers in critical civilian areas, including schools, mosques, and hospitals. They do do that, and it creates conditions that guarantee any Israeli assault will kill a lot of civilians. If you think that is propaganda, you don’t understand the jihadist mentality. They write about it in their own documents, the goal to provoke overwhelming reactions that kill Arab civilians. (More later)
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@AFL Fly. He’s attitude and the way he holds himself is a cut above
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@DanielAndrewsMP Less laws and more education about how to be a good human should be the goal.
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@waitbutwhy Why TF don’t they have those water slides running from the top level all the way down to the bottom level? Amateurs
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Everyone loves to be like "this looks like hell on Earth!" but it actually looks extremely fun
Ray Monk@Raymodraco
The "Icon Of The Seas" sets sail in January 2024. 5610 passengers, 2350 crew members, 5 times larger and heavier than the Titanic, 19 floors with more than 40 bars, restaurants and bowling alleys. What a monstrosity!
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Today, I'm proud to welcome our close partner and Ally President @sanchezcastejon of Spain to the White House.
I look forward to deepening the historic ties between our nations.
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31 years ago #Today, Wolfenstein 3D, the first popular game with ray casting, was released.
[read more: buff.ly/42vFtqV]
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