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Logan: Latest Empire mag has HJACK in full color -- (link) - budice Nov 23, 10:31
Update: Rob Gronkowski practices Wednesday -- nm - budice Nov 23, 10:20
Donald Trump picks Betsy DeVos to be his Education Secretary -- (link) - budice Nov 23, 10:15 8
- Better or worse than Fallwell? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 10:25 5
  - different. her goal will probably be to privatize all education -- nm - decline Nov 23, 10:27 4
    - Teacher unions are in for a rough go of it -- nm - decline Nov 23, 10:37
    - :( -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 10:28
    - Well, that only makes sense, what with how well things have gone with private prisons. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 10:27 1
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- Sister of Blackwater USA CEO Eric Prince - who is currently under investigation for money laundering, ties to china and brokering mercenary services -- (edited) - decline Nov 23, 10:18 1
  - and also "The DeVos family, heirs to the Amway Corp. fortune, are the most prolific donors to the Michigan Republican Party" -- nm - decline Nov 23, 10:35
Pokemon Go-ers - i noticed last night that XP and Stardust are doubled now? is there some event on? - Andie Nov 23, 10:14 3
- 11/23 - 11/30. plus ditto is live now. -- nm - windows jones Nov 23, 10:14 2
  - ooooh (also - i noticed it last night - the 22nd. weird) -- nm* - Andie Nov 23, 10:48
  - forbes -- (link) - windows jones Nov 23, 10:15
"Driver Mode" for smart phones on the way? -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 23, 10:07 3
- *walks down the street* *apps disabled* *RAGE* -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 10:08 1
  - if this were to actually come to pass, I'm sure people with small children will be ecstatic -- nm - decline Nov 23, 10:11
- hack to disable 'driver mode' to follow immediately after -- nm - decline Nov 23, 10:07
SITWAP: Mammoth Texas oil discovery biggest ever in USA -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 23, 10:05 1
- Frack. -- nm - OPEC/APEC Nov 23, 10:06
Yesterday, Trump announced 6 likely executive orders on Day 1 - Strongbad Nov 23, 10:01 19
- I don't expect #6 to last long, once he starts having trouble filling positions. - znufrii Nov 23, 10:18 4
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    - I would think that people may be reluctant to take positions with the administration when in doing so they will foreclose future career opportunities. - znufrii Nov 23, 10:34 2
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        Well, yeah, there is that. -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 10:37
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  - And violates separation of powers, no? -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 10:27 2
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      - He can't tell Congress what laws have to contain, can he? -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 10:58
  - yep, and 1 has China dancing a jig (they will dominate trade in the Pacific and the US will be essentially shut out). - decline Nov 23, 10:10
  - 3 is very dumb. - Strongbad Nov 23, 10:10 8
    - 3 is not dumb. It has been used in other jurisdictions to varying success. Canada used it during the last gov't 1 for 1. - Name Withheld by Request Nov 23, 10:15 6
      - I would prefer - Strongbad Nov 23, 10:26 4
        
        So, perhaps some sort of government-wide partnership to clean out the cobwebs and revise -- nay, reinvent -- the way government works? -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 23, 10:30 1
        
        Sure. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 11:16
        
        It's just not that onerous of a task. But by bringing in the protocol, it provides clear direction on approach. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 23, 10:29 1
        
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"Why is he asking Chicago?" -- nm - David Nov 23, 09:59
It's coming. Monday night forecast: 0°C -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 09:58
some good news (sitwap?) - Trump backs off support of waterboarding -- (link) - crash davis Nov 23, 09:54 15
- "Mr. Trump's apparent flexibility, combined with his lack of depth on policy, might be grounds to hope he will steer a wiser course..." - znufrii Nov 23, 10:07 1
  - In a lot of cases. In this one though, it appears to be Mad Dog Mattis who told him waterboarding was useless -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 10:26
- Has he gotten any backlash from his supporters for these apparent backtracks? -- nm - Dano Nov 23, 10:01 2
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    - I added "apparent" because I agree we still don't know what he's actually going to do. - Dano Nov 23, 10:17
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  - the name I heard mentioned was Mike Lee -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 10:12 1
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- He continues to be feckless. If his lack of principle is keeping him from doing horrible things, that means I just keep holding my breath. -- nm - landbeck Nov 23, 09:58 4
  - TIL: There is indeed a feck which does have one as one definition that matches up with idea of feckless should mean without feck -- nm* - JD Nov 23, 10:01
  - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 10:00
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    - *holds breath* -- nm - landbeck Nov 23, 09:59
- also: I trust Hayley to get up to speed. Four years later, I expect Carson to still be looking for his red stapler. -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 09:56 1
  - It's in his luggage. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 09:57
There are subtle ways in which Tron has not stood the test of time. -- nm - David Nov 23, 09:43 1
- The story is soooooo thin. -- nm - TWuG Nov 23, 09:53
Sweet. Done here at 2. Get to go home when it's still light out. -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 09:43 1
- yeah, I'm leaving at 2 also :) -- nm - decline Nov 23, 09:44
It continues to bum me that most indie movies aren't UV eligible on Vudu. - Dano Nov 23, 09:36 2
- True doctrine. -- nm - landbeck Nov 23, 09:43
- Completely agreed. It's infuriating. -- nm - David Nov 23, 09:41
I can only assume reagen is the pilot here, and the guy was on his teaam. -- (link) - groiny Nov 23, 09:35 [Image] 1
- If we'd shared it with the world, that clip would have millions of views now. -- nm - David Nov 23, 09:47
WILL! I think I've forgotten to congratulate you and kelly on your move. I just figured out a good housewarming gift. - crash davis Nov 23, 09:34 2
- Will do. - Will Hunting Nov 23, 09:54 1
  - oh yeah, after the playoffs -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 09:55
Do I need to post Funko Pop photos on the slacker page? -- nm - Remlik Nov 23, 09:28 2
- Sure, post pictures of your dolls. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 09:33 1
  - well it's ones I sell in the store. I don't own any. -- nm - Remlik Nov 23, 09:37
Sweet, I can watch Hell or High Water tonight - prayformojo Nov 23, 09:26 2
- It is worth it -- nm - amoxy Nov 23, 09:33
- *golf clap* to the IM -- nm - JD Nov 23, 09:32
HSX has finally acknowledged trading is down. In one of those silly green on black banner messages. -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 09:18 4
- Where? -- nm - secretslacker Nov 23, 10:01
- Or they've introduced early halts on every stock. -- nm - LMS Nov 23, 09:26
- Very perceptive of them.. I guess that without adjusts they don't care all that much anyway.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 23, 09:20 1
  - There are still OWs scheduled to halt in 40 minutes. People holding the wrong way are going to get burned -- nm - Roger More Nov 23, 09:23
Re: Funko Pops. I have Colossus and Farmer Ted from 16 Candles by my desk at school. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 23, 09:10 1
- Farmer Ted is pretty funny, but googling, it just looks kind of plain? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 09:12
Celeb BDays: Miley Cyrus (24), Snooki (29), Kelly Brook (37) -- nm - budice Nov 23, 09:09 14
- I've had an awful day. Kill em all. -- nm - Loyola Nov 23, 09:32 5
  - wouldn't you feel better Fing them all? -- nm - groiny Nov 23, 09:40 4
    - Not after Snooki. His wang might fall off shortly thereafter. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 09:58 3
      - if we can get J Woww into a threesome, it might be worth it. -- nm - groiny Nov 23, 10:00 2
        
        "His penis and face have literally melted off his body due to STDs." -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 10:09 1
        
        if you are gonna go...... -- nm - groiny Nov 23, 10:11
- MKF -- nm - Jovian Nov 23, 09:23
- FKM -- nm - amoxy Nov 23, 09:14
- MKF -- nm - groiny Nov 23, 09:13 2
  - this -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 23, 09:14 1
    - I think Miley and Kelly will go back and forth, but a consensus of Snooki as a K -- nm - amoxy Nov 23, 09:15
- FKM -- nm - decline Nov 23, 09:12 2
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 12:45
  - this, using the right definition of the game, except it's F KWF M. -- nm -- (edited) - JaxSean Nov 23, 09:17
USS Zumwalt breaks down in Panama Canal -- (link) - znufrii Nov 23, 09:08
My favorite part of the Medal Ceremony yesterday is when Ellen was getting emotional and DeNiro hugged her and kissed her temple - amoxy Nov 23, 09:05 1
- Reinforces the fact that these people are chosen for their humanity, not just their professional achievements. -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 09:08
Nikki Haley? Ben Carson? I think the Trump transition team got hit with diversity criticism. - amoxy Nov 23, 09:04 3
- "See how affirmative action leads to failure?" -- nm - Roger More Nov 23, 09:10 1
  - Part of their broader mission to prove government doesn't work. -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 09:28
- "look, I am not racist or sexist!!!!" -- nm - groiny Nov 23, 09:05
Woke up to the aroma of pulled pork - gonna be a good day. - Meg Nov 23, 09:00 3
- "Little did she know, that a dragon had scorched her pig pen and was now circling around to finish the job." -- nm - Karen Eiffel Nov 23, 09:02
- don't forget your drugs! -- nm - decline Nov 23, 09:01 1
  - That's why I have to go to the med center :) Fortunately it's right across the street from the market. -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 09:06
Looks like Carson is seriously considering HUD. So Trump's last 2 picks (Hayley and Carson) have zero experience in their new roll -- nm - decline Nov 23, 08:58 14
- Gives "Heck of a job, Brownie" a new spin. -- nm - TWuG Nov 23, 09:17
- Imagine if that idiot was Sec of Education.. - Marlowe Nov 23, 09:15 2
  - STOP GIVING TRUMP IDEAS!!! -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 09:24 1
    - Like he listens to anyone besides the orange man in his head.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 23, 09:26
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  - one would hope that an individual with such little governing experience would surround himself with people of experience to ease the administrative - decline Nov 23, 09:07 7
    - But people with experience are already part of the hated establishment. -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 09:20
    - I still think Pence is going to do most of the day to day activities. -- nm - amoxy Nov 23, 09:16 4
      - Have to believe this to be the case. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 23, 09:18 3
        
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        You think that will stop Trump? -- nm - amoxy Nov 23, 09:47 1
        
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    - MITT!!! -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 23, 09:15
- Makes perfect sense then. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 23, 09:01
I'm amused how "we'll be closed on Thanksgiving because that day is for family" has become a marketing ploy when... - Cuzzin Todd Nov 23, 08:57 2
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 08:59
- I'm pretty sure Costco has always been closed on Thanksgiving, yet they're "one of the stores taking a stand." -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 08:58
Bigotry causes climate change? -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 23, 08:56
So Canadians on here may or may not find this interesting, but I'm going to back Erin O'Toole in the CPC leadership race. -- (edited) - Name Withheld by Request Nov 23, 08:54 9
- Also Johnny and Jenny Canucks, I'm looking for feedback on this: What do you think on the whole Trudeau & cabinet fundraising stories? - Name Withheld by Request Nov 23, 09:17 2
  - I think we should have tighter guidelines, but i don't really think it's changing anyone's policies or actions. -- nm - Andie Nov 24, 09:46
  - I don't love it but I don't think it's a big deal. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 09:21
- Complete unknown to me FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 09:15 5
  - I spoke with a Tory on this just the other day. Doesn't matter profile prior. By May you'll recognize the strongest contenders and.... - Name Withheld by Request Nov 23, 09:24 4
    - I have an open mind, just noting I've literally never heard this name before. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 09:26 3
      - Oh for sure. I doubt many outside of Ontario and some veteran circles would have prior to his entry in the race. - Name Withheld by Request Nov 23, 09:32 2
        
        For right now, as long as Leitch gets the "Kill it with fire!" treatment. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 09:37 1
        
        It's the damnedest thing. She was the first candidate I wanted to support in the spring, even spent 30 minutes on the phone with her. - Name Withheld by Request Nov 23, 09:44
Quashed. Dammit, I was even using the wrong word. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 08:53 1
- Butternut? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 23, 08:58
Vudu Group: I bought Kubo and the Two Strings and Sausage Party for a Thanksgiving double feature. - Dano Nov 23, 08:51 2
- In some ways, those are very....dammit! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 08:54
- Kubo and the Two Sausages - groiny Nov 23, 08:52
Sammy Watkins practicing today for the Bills -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 08:49 1
- it's about damn time -- nm - groiny Nov 23, 08:50
I don't know what a Funko pop is -- nm - decline Nov 23, 08:48 12
- I call them "my current field of vision". -- nm - David Nov 23, 08:58 2
  - You're in big trouble when they achieve sentience. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 09:18 1
    - We are the Funko-TiVo Collective. Your biological and technological obsessiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile. -- nm - *head wobbles* Nov 23, 09:25
- Collectible figurines with the weird shaped heads -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 08:49 8
  - kid of like precious moments faces on action figure bodies -- nm - groiny Nov 23, 08:51 7
    - I think of them as the Family Circus kids but with deader eyes. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 23, 09:02 3
      - Puppy dog eyes!!! -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 23, 09:07
      - lifeless eyes, like a dolls eyes. -- nm - groiny Nov 23, 09:03 1
        
        and those black eyes roll over white -- nm - decline Nov 23, 09:14
    - I don't know what precious moments faces are. - Doctor Spawn Nov 23, 08:53 2
      - masturbating in front of a mirror is kinda weird, dude. -- nm - groiny Nov 23, 08:53 1
        
        We have been trying to tell you that for a while. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 23, 08:54
I have to admit, I had a wreck nightmare last night that I think was brought on by the Cars 3 clip. - Doctor Spawn Nov 23, 08:46

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