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I've been seeing a massive amount of drama online following the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards tonight, where Madonna took home the biggest honor of the night by winning Artist of the Year. A lot of people are completely outraged and insist she shouldn’t have won it, saying the trophy should have absolutely gone to a newer artist who is defining this generation instead of a legacy act.

Madonna ended up dominating the entire night and winning seven trophies total. During the broadcast, I noticed this female artist named PinkPantheress—who I guess is one of the newer stars out right now—looking visibly upset with tears in her eyes and looking incredibly disappointed on camera.

The general consensus among critics is that this award should have gone to a newer, defining artist of the current generation. Mainstream nominees like Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, or even a rising breakout star had massive cultural years and arguably pushed the daily music landscape forward much more than a legacy act. Many are arguing that giving the top slot to a veteran who debuted over 40 years ago feels like the music industry is safely leaning into nostalgia and star-chasing instead of elevating the future of pop music. Instead, a lot of corners of the internet are claiming the entire award show was rigged to favor old star power, and people are even attacking how Madonna looks, talking crazy saying it’s not the 1980s anymore and that she’s simply too old to be sweeping these awards over the youth.

What do you all think about this? Do you think the VMAs were rigged to hand Madonna a legacy victory, or do you think her massive Confessions II comeback era genuinely earned her the title of Artist of the Year? Was it right for newer stars like PinkPantheress to feel passed over, or are people just hating on the Queen of Pop because of her age?

We need to learn from the past mistakes and successes to make the correct decisions today, and plan for the future.

What is your opinion?

In the United States the appendix was regularly removed as a routine measure during the 20th century.

Following early evolution theories, the appendix was widely believed to be useless, vestigial remnant of human evolution.

Doctors reasoned because the appendix seemingly served no purpose, a person was better without it.

In the early 2000's researchers discovered that the appendix is not useless, and it functions as a "safe house" for beneficial gut bacteria.

The appendix also contains lymphoid tissue, playing an active role in the immune system.

Studies have shown that the appendix's unnecessary removal can trigger gut dysbiosis which happens when the helpful and harmful microorganisms in your body (mostly in your gut) lose their natural harmony.

I've not had my appendix removed, have you?

What is your opinion?

Seasonal Fanta soda. Ghost face punch, and I got the ghost face tattoo to match. Purchased it tonight at Walgreens.

I notice some people feel this way. :o

What did you do over the summer for fun, or did you just rest and relax?

I don’t think marriage works anymore. They’ve destroyed the relationship between men and women and weakened the family structures. In a divorce the man loses hard not the woman. Women get a golden hand shake and the best end of the agreement.

A prenup is an agreement between two adults if something were to go wrong.

most democrats vote for 'their party' regardless of changes. blindly. just the name.

obama expelled invaders so democrats support that because he was democrat. now hochul -d and more -say opposite of obama! abolish ICE don't cooperate- but -democrats still support just because same name. seems insane.

as midterms come we can learn from french errors. but that depends if facts matter? i know most democrats dont care -facts dont matter. they were democrats for a long time so changes dont matter but maybe you care?

poland terrorism index vs 'abolish ICE'?

Pic. poland refused the global government, named e. u. that obligated poland to welcome refugees. and i am not saying refugees are terrorists. but just facts less immigrants less terrorism. less than 2024. in contrast to france major terror attack in November long ago when they welcomed refugees in 2015.

contrast: democrats= abolish ice keep invaders like france where terrror attacks increased to double poland. we see in france: most immigrants are not violent but letting in more- increased physical violence and more terrorist attacks a fact.

pic. this is a fact not a theory or a claim. so do facts matter?

germany is even worse than france

do you want safer? oppose democrats?

or you blindly follow AOC the one who scorned the seriousness- joking around during 9/11 ceremony? those are the ones you blindly follow?

The Islamic armies built an empire stretching from Andalusia to Khorasan in a short period. The administration was Muslim, but what about the people? According to Western historians, jizya and kharaj taxes were collected from the non-Muslim subjects. These taxes were lighter than those under the rule of their co-religionist Roman Empire. On the other hand, jizya was not collected from those who converted to Islam. Although economic conditions made Islam attractive, Muslims consisted only of the army and the ruling elite in the first century. In the following centuries, even though the Islamic world declined politically and militarily and ended its conquests, commercial and cultural development continued. Four centuries later, by the time of the Crusades, Muslims had only reached half of the population.

So, what was the event that struck a blow to the Christian population? The Crusades. Although successes were achieved in the first crusade, the subsequent crusades dealt a blow to minor states like the Principality of Antioch and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, weakening them through plundering. SPolitical tension between religions forced many Christians to convert to Islam. The Christian ratio had dwindled to around 15–20% by the time of the Ottoman conquest, but it remained stable under Ottoman rule. The Ottomans truly brought prosperity to non-Muslims as well. The dramatic blow to Middle Eastern Christians was dealt by the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Napoleon's era of nationalism arose, and minorities were generally adversely affected by this situation.

I don’t mean contact but do they from time to time check up on their profile picture stalk their linked in, see if there’s any info on them.