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You can bring real guns into outer security zone at Cleveland GOP convention, but no water guns -- (link) - ty97 Jun 29, 06:14
Donald Trump’s trade policy would screw the world’s poorest people -- (link) - ty97 Jun 29, 06:13 1
- Losers. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 29, 06:15
If you're going to quote Alexander Hamilton, quote Alexander Hamilton, not Lin-Manuel Miranda -- (link) - ty97 Jun 29, 06:08 1
- Plaid. -- nm - Diva Jun 29, 06:09
Looooots of cities having screenings of Mike and Dave, tonight. Some still have tickets available. -- (link) - Andie Jun 29, 06:07
So. Many. Police. - SWAT Teams, K9 Corps, Mounted and on bikes. Everywhere. And woo-hoo, the protestors are planning to organize at my office bldg. - Diva Jun 29, 05:57 4
- Your IM makes me twitch - ty97 Jun 29, 06:03
- I don't know about your IM, I had a great time marching. :) -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 29, 05:59 2
  - I had a lot of friends get harassed for no reason and some were put in jail for a time. I was also almost run over by a car in Hells Kitchen. - Diva Jun 29, 06:02 1
    - :( - ty97 Jun 29, 06:04
hahahahahaha -- (link) - ty97 Jun 29, 05:52
And because it's Wimbledon, it's time to repost one of my favorite pieces of sports writing -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Jun 29, 05:24
Remlik Remlik Remlik.... - andie Jun 29, 05:19
Fightin N*bbehs!! -- nm - Diva Jun 29, 05:13 1
- Yeah! Kick some ass tonight! -- nm - Krusty Jun 29, 05:31
How Amazon Triggered a Robot Arms Race -- (link) - ML Jun 29, 05:11
TV PSA: Big Brother, Masterchef, swimming, sharks, Wayward Pines, Night Shift, American Gothic, Royal Pains, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 04:53
Halo 5 is free to play through the weekend for Gold members -- (link) - ML Jun 29, 04:27 1
- That's a rough download to play for just five days -- nm - J Jun 29, 04:47
World's first 'robot lawyer' overturns 160,000 parking tickets in London and New York -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 29, 04:22 1
- Seems half the saul goodmans in our town do this. ...for $$$ -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 29, 14:04
Hard to believe that Hyun-Soo Kim was so bad in spring training that the O's nearly cut him. - Will Hunting Jun 29, 04:15 1
- I'm really impressed by him. The O's overreacted in spring training. -- (edited) - Inigo Jun 29, 05:28
Well that was close - ty97 Jun 29, 04:13 1
- And Zephyr Teachout won her primary handily - ty97 Jun 29, 04:14
Zume's Robot-Made Pizza Asks: You Want A Piece Of This? -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 29, 04:03
so a local musician passed, had an operation last week, was already home and recovering, we were looking forward to his return when 'complications' - zeitgeist Jun 29, 02:44
UVA frat boys' defamation suit against Rolling Stone dismissed -- (link) - gerald Jun 28, 23:25 1
- Interesting, I had a gut feeling (IANAL) that they might have had some basis there -- nm - ty97 Jun 29, 04:53
oral history of Angels in America -- (link) - gerald Jun 28, 22:39
Satya Nadella's 10 Laws of AI and Human Behavior -- (link) - Max Jun 28, 22:19
So for Brexit, there were The Leavers and the Remains. What do they call the ones who didn't vote? - Beryllium Jun 28, 21:42 7
- idiots -- nm - ty97 Jun 29, 04:06
- soylent green -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 28, 22:24
- Millenials -- nm - gerald Jun 28, 21:46
- the complainers -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 21:45
- The Fucked -- nm - TWuG Jun 28, 21:44 2
  - The Fucked, The Fuckers, and the Ugly -- nm - Max Jun 28, 22:22
  - settle, but effective -- nm - budice Jun 28, 21:47
Did this great Pat Summit story get posted already? -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 28, 21:30
Lebron James will not exercise player option. Will become free agent. Not sure of the implication, but im sure there will be coverage. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 28, 21:15 3
- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ -- nm - Strongbad Jun 29, 04:11
- Just keeps Brons options open in case CLE mgmt lose their minds -- nm - budice Jun 28, 21:52
- Like KD, a one-year deal presumably wherever he goes - gerald Jun 28, 21:19
Trump's email fundraising blast is now going to Iceland Parliament members -- (link) - amoxy Jun 28, 21:13 3
- and Australia -- nm - . Jun 29, 01:25
- lol -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 21:28
- not to mention asking for Green Party support. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 21:24
meet the Iranian Hulk...24 year old power lifter.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 28, 21:03 6
- That might actually be the oddest physical body shape I've ever seen. - Will Hunting Jun 29, 04:18
- Scrolling through his 100+ Instagram pics I only see one of him lifting any weights. -- nm - Max Jun 28, 21:22
- His only weakness: placing something on the middle of his back. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 21:09
- The ISIS Sheik -- nm - gerald Jun 28, 21:09 1
  - soon to team up with the Soviet Putin to form a new devestating tag team in the WWE, and soon thereafter to capture the tag titles -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 28, 21:43
- pretty sure he'd be suspended for Wellness violations the moment he signed with WWE. -- nm - Tim Jun 28, 21:04
Way to go, Coastal Carolina! One more time! -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 21:00 1
- yay -- nm - budice Jun 28, 21:33
OK, it's that time again: Which is the better photo. This one? -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 28, 20:39 [flickr] 15
- This one, though you might want to crop some of the top. -- nm - . Jun 28, 21:18 2
  - Just a few pixels to cut out the black parts above the shrubs? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 21:28 1
    - Yeah, that should do it. -- nm - . Jun 28, 22:21
- I like this one. crisper. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 21:05
- Better comp and exposure on this one. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 21:02
- This one but I get a creepy vibe from it. -- nm* - Krusty Jun 28, 20:59 2
  - Yeah, it's lacking a sense of whimsy, I think. Slight twinge of lonely. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 21:27 1
    - Right. -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 21:50
- this one. it is better spacing/balance of objects. the second has the house over the bike and scenery on the other side making it lopsided -- nm* - Peglegpete Jun 28, 20:52
- I like this one better on first glance, but the other one may have more potential on longer consideration. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 20:40 1
  - On second thought I prefer the other one as it leaves more open to interpretation. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 20:50
- or this one? -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 28, 20:39 [flickr] 3
  - this one -- nm - mud Jun 28, 20:49
  - To me the trike gets lost in the shade in this one. I'd like to have seen it a little further out in full sunshine. -- nm - Meg Jun 28, 20:45
  - Hard to choose - the other is a better shot of the trike but this one says "summer" better. -- nm - Max Jun 28, 20:40
So not only does the 772nd ranked tennis player win his first round match at Wimbledon, he get to play Federer on centre court tomorrow? - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 20:34
Seems the DVD of my presentation to the library the other day is now available. Part of me wants to - Meg Jun 28, 20:32
Headed to the 14th. Reds relievers are about to throw a 9 inning no hitter. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 28, 20:24 2
- Glad I'm not keeping score - zunk Jun 28, 20:32 1
  - And then……JJ Hoover. I swear I'm better than him. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 28, 21:13
LIR, meg, hill can be pardoned without being convicted or even charged, just as Ford pardoned Nixon - zeitgeist Jun 28, 20:17 3
- Ah, guess I wasn't aware of that. Although wasn't Nixon impeached rather than tried/convicted. And guess I'm so politically naive I - Meg Jun 28, 20:22 2
  - Nixon resigned before he was impeached (though the process had started) - Roger More Jun 28, 20:47 1
    - Also (from wiki) Ford apparently justified his pardon of Nixon on the grounds that there's no pardon without guilt, and accepting a pardon is - Roger More Jun 28, 20:50
Giolitomas was weird in the end - ML Jun 28, 20:05 1
- I was wondering if they'd even bother restarting the game and the start would be wiped off the books. -- nm - Tim Jun 28, 20:08
Coastal Carolina is currently on ESPN, fyi -- nm - Max Jun 28, 20:03 2
- spoilers. - i.b! Jun 28, 20:53
- Stressful game. -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 20:14
RiffTrax Live with the MST3K Reunion was quite good. I appreciated that they do riffs that will make some suck in air between clinched teeth. - Qale Jun 28, 19:58 2
- Friend of mine went and called Mary Jo the MVP tonight. -- nm - Tim Jun 28, 19:59 1
  - The theatre I went to couldn't care less about the showing. Missed half pre-show slides/songs, sound then died for half-fathom ads/intro to show. - Qale Jun 28, 20:32
My god, they went ahead with season two of Zoo and it's predictably awful. -- nm - Max Jun 28, 19:53 3
- Wait, this is an ongoing show? I thought it was a TV movie. -- nm - secretslacker Jun 28, 21:24
- Yeah, shades came home form watching The Purge to that. -- nm - Spawn Jun 28, 19:59 1
  - It was better than The Purge :) - secretslacker Jun 28, 21:25
Um, I think I'll just have a water. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 28, 19:39
Rumours from Mississauga friends is that the explosion was due to a divorce going over the top. - Walt_Disney Jun 28, 19:36 2
- Or the neighborhood. -- nm - . Jun 28, 22:20
- Crazy if true -- nm - zork Jun 28, 19:42
Finally finished up the new X-Files eps - those last two were really impressively shitty - Reagen Jun 28, 19:28 4
- as I've said, episode 2 was cool, episode 3 was funny, the other 4 were shite. -- nm - mud Jun 28, 19:34
- The third episode was the only good one in the run. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 28, 19:34 1
  - Basically, but I had fun excoriating those last two. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 19:47
- I heard they got renewed ... not sure how. But I'm not complaining - I enjoyed it enough. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 19:32
I know how much the cats enjoy my little fan in the winter when I use it as a space heater. I never thought they'd like it so much as just a fan. - Meg Jun 28, 19:24 6
- I had a marble slab I'd put in the fridge for my dad's cats when it was hot. they loved it. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 19:26 4
  - Read that as dead cats. My dogs would lie over the vent for the a/c. Would drove me crazy because the room would not cool down. -- nm - zork Jun 28, 19:40 3
    - Well, you need to keep them in the fridge otherwise they decompose too quickly. -- nm* - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 19:43 2
      - Well yes, but the question becomes why he'd have to provide for such events on an ongoing basis. -- nm - Meg Jun 28, 19:46 1
        
        They kept getting too close to the fan. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 19:50
- Eh - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 19:25
The Bernie Pageon FB I've mentioned is *sure* Hillary will be indicted at the convention, so they established Bernie's cabinet that they support. - MDH Jun 28, 19:14 23
- That's just silly. - ReluctantCynic Jun 28, 19:57 3
  - Like Obama isn't just going to pardon her anyway... -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 20:08 2
    - But she'd have to be tried and convicted for that and that could take years. -- nm - Meg Jun 28, 20:13 1
      - Aren't preemptive pardons a thing? - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 20:15
- Noam Chomsky for education is all you really need to know. -- nm - iSpam Jun 28, 19:35
- for? -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 19:31 3
  - associating with a known felon like Hillary. -- nm - Tim Jun 28, 19:34 2
    - but then so has Bernie, so... -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 19:36 1
      - He's tried to stay somewhat at arm's length -- nm - zork Jun 28, 19:41
- Offs -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 19:23
- Also, isn't Nina Turner a singer? --nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 19:19
- oh. your. god. I feel like half the people there must be trolls. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 19:19
- I read the VP as Tina - amoxy Jun 28, 19:18 7
  - Might as well have. Nothing screams VP material like a state senator from Ohio. - iSpam Jun 28, 20:28
  - I want more information on her private dancing - Reagen Jun 28, 19:30 4
    - They will make the announcement at the "Nutbush City Limits" -- nm - amoxy Jun 28, 20:19 1
      - "Is that like..." "It's comparable!" -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 28, 20:23
    - One of my favorite throwaway jokes on Scrubs. - Tim Jun 28, 19:39 1
      - ooh, played by Michael Weston -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 19:42
  - I hear she's simply the best. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 19:20
- wow. -- nm - Remlik Jun 28, 19:18
- I still think the neonazis are worse than this. But not much. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 19:18 1
  - they really have not gotten any good PR since The Blues Brothers -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 28, 19:20
Not sure if this has been posted before, but it is pretty funny GoT -- (link) - amoxy Jun 28, 19:12 3
- I wonder if "Melisandre at Seth Meyers' baby shower" has been posted -- (link) - Roger More Jun 28, 19:41 [youtube]
- Yikes -- nm - ML Jun 28, 19:14 1
  - yes. -- nm - b. Jun 28, 19:27
Hercules Mulligan!! -- nm - ML Jun 28, 19:12
Corey Lewandowski had then lost a 1.2 million dollar Book Deal from Harper Collins -- (link) - amoxy Jun 28, 19:01
oh, i didn't know the nhl was maybe cutting out of the olympics. are they gonna do the soccer thing... - x Jun 28, 19:00 2
- It's very much unsettled at this point - Reagen Jun 28, 19:02 1
  - And we remember what happened the last time they had to do that.... -- nm - iSpam Jun 28, 19:03
Boy, the Vegas advertising is ramping up - guess that's what happens when the temp hits 118 :) -- nm - Meg Jun 28, 18:56 3
- we had rain an hour ago -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 28, 19:12 2
  - So now it's hot - and humid :) -- nm - Meg Jun 28, 19:20 1
    - 100% humidity is always welcome [unless it goes a bit crazy like in WV last week] -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 28, 19:21
That's what I'm talking about: Feingold 50, Johnson 37 -- nm - Dano Jun 28, 18:50 2
- I forgot to mention, on our way back from MI to MN we passed his RV on I-90 - ML Jun 28, 19:06
- BurnTheJohnson -- nm - gerald Jun 28, 18:54

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