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So, what are the odds that Trump's Treasury reverses the decision to put Harriet Tubman on the $20? -- nm - Mop Dec 9, 08:28 3
- 100% because Trump is going to be on every bill -- nm - ty97 Dec 9, 08:29
- High. Get ready for the Trump $20 bill. -- nm - pmb Dec 9, 08:29 1
  - Like India, we'll have to invalidate all our money. -- nm - Mop Dec 9, 08:29
Is doctoring audit workpapers bad? How about concealing evidence? Deloitte Brazil needs to know. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 9, 08:27
All of our future president's corruptedness chronicled at corrupt.af -- (link) - mara Dec 9, 08:26 1
- Why does this end with Trump? What are they saying?! -- nm - Mop Dec 9, 08:29
You know that feeling after you've emptied all the trash cans in your house and then you go to throw something away, and you don't have to worry..? - Mop Dec 9, 08:26
Apparently Jill Stein filed her latest FEC filing today so you can see who donated to the recount - ty97 Dec 9, 08:24
Dave Brubeck has died. -- nm - mara Dec 9, 08:23 7
- In 2012? -- nm - con_carne Dec 9, 08:28 2
  - Dammit. This was from my librarian Twitter feed. LIBRARIAN! -- nm - mara Dec 9, 08:30
  - Good point. He's not still alive. -- nm - Mop Dec 9, 08:29
- crud, one of my father's faves -- nm - crash davis Dec 9, 08:26
- 2016's home stretch is sucking bad. -- nm - Mop Dec 9, 08:25 2
  - I mean yeah, but...he died the day before his 92nd birthday. Not exactly a bad life. -- nm - ty97 Dec 9, 08:26 1
    - John Glenn, 95. 2016 is going for low hanging fruit. -- nm - Mop Dec 9, 08:28
Hyde/Dawson 2020! -- nm - con_carne Dec 9, 08:23
NFL to have FOUR regular season games in London next season -- (link) - Beaker Dec 9, 08:22
This is true love -- (link) - ty97 Dec 9, 08:21 1
- The fact that she said yes is indeed a sign of true love - JD Dec 9, 08:23
Luke Jackson to the Braves, Tyrell Jenkins and Brady Feigl to the Rangers -- nm* - Beaker Dec 9, 08:20
Let's bring back to the homeland security alert scale, but for swamp level -- nm - ty97 Dec 9, 08:18
Fowler got a 5 year deal from the Cardinals. - iSpam Dec 9, 08:17 3
- Probably $80-$90m overall -- nm - iSpam Dec 9, 08:19 2
  - Rosenthal sez $82.5 -- nm - ML Dec 9, 08:20 1
    - They're not going to regret this AT ALL. -- nm - spamlet Dec 9, 08:27
"Lucky for us, irritating a narcissistic wannabe-despot doesn't take much effort. It's especially easy for women." -- (link) - znufrii Dec 9, 08:11
Does RC need us to send a rescue dog? -- nm - ML Dec 9, 08:04 1
- *sends a rescue pug* -- nm - groiny Dec 9, 08:06
so my daughter officially has my sense of humor, she posted a Facebook meme.... - groiny Dec 9, 08:02
Surprise! President-elect Trump picks Goldman Sachs president & COO Gary Cohn to be National Economic Council Director -- (link) - decline Dec 9, 07:54 13
- A Democratic Senator (can't remember who) said its the "G & G cabinet" meaning Goldman and generals -- nm - crash davis Dec 9, 08:23
- Lol. -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 08:00
- I mean do we think the Trump voters ever realize the hypocrisy or no? -- nm - MDH Dec 9, 07:58 6
  - It doesn't matter to them. They literally do not care. -- nm - ty97 Dec 9, 08:25
  - They dont care, they are white, he is white, he is their champion. And the ones that arent white? -- (edited) - Jovian Dec 9, 08:15
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    - this is straight out of the 'How To Be a Nazi' textbook. Meanwhile he continues his rallies across the country because he *knows* his people need to - Diva Dec 9, 08:08 1
      - Yep. And even among a large part of the non-Trump public I think there's a sense of "how bad can it be"? A general sense that "this is America" so - pmb Dec 9, 08:20
  - They really don't. -- nm - Epiphany Dec 9, 07:58
- ~ Lock him up! ~ -- nm - JaxSean Dec 9, 07:56
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  - "Was there another loan that Ted Cruz FORGOT to file. Goldman Sachs owns him, he will do anything they demand. Not much of a reformer!" -- nm - Donald Trump in 1/2016 Dec 9, 08:00
  - "2016: a choice between Donald Trump and Goldman Sachs." -- nm - Edward Snowden in 2/2016 Dec 9, 07:56
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- "please, list for me the things you care about and say you want to see happen, and we shall test these in two years." -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 08:09
- Facts vs. "beliefs." It is, it's really hard to answer someone who just believes in something that makes no sense - con_carne Dec 9, 08:06
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- Going to a wedding on Saturday night. Sunday celebrating my dad's 91st birthday (as well as other December birthdays in my family). -- nm - pmb Dec 9, 08:21
- Christmas shopping and relaxing after a long week. -- nm - Krusty Dec 9, 08:06
- Hosting the Youth Group Christmas party. 18 pre-teens in our house tomorrow night. - spamlet Dec 9, 07:56 2
  - Good luck with THAT -- nm - Epiphany Dec 9, 07:58 1
    - We agreed to it months ago before all the chaos of the last month but we're still doing it. - spamlet Dec 9, 08:26
- The Fixx Saturday night and more Jags heartbreak on Sunday. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 9, 07:52 11
  - Jealous! About Fixx, not Jags -- nm - Epiphany Dec 9, 07:56
  - The Fixx? What year is it? -- nm - David Dec 9, 07:52 9
    - One thing leads to another, and, well, we're seeing them in a small 150 person club. - JaxSean Dec 9, 07:57 4
      - this sounds awesome. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 9, 08:22
      - Has to be a better venue than where I'm headed to -- (link) - JD Dec 9, 08:05 1
        
        That place sounds awesome -- nm - JaxSean Dec 9, 08:08
      - ! -- nm - Epiphany Dec 9, 07:58
    - It is apparently throw back weekend for concert going. -- nm - JD Dec 9, 07:55 3
      - Yes. I'm going to Slaughter and Kix on Sat -- nm - Epiphany Dec 9, 07:57 2
        
        wow Kix. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 9, 08:04 1
        
        Moms like Kix for what Kix has got -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 9, 08:04
- Watch Everton stupidly early tomorrow, Book of Love concert Sat Night, Night 2 of KROQ Almost Acoustic X-Mas Sun Night -- nm - JD Dec 9, 07:51
- today - more shopping, seasonal stuff, rehearse. tomorrow - practice, stop by for a moment at a Christmas party, later - first concert of the season. - Diva Dec 9, 07:48
- Christmas party at the PIL tomorrow, supper alone with the wife Sunday night -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 07:47
- Seeing David Crosby (in concert, not socially) tonight. Santa pictures on OCNJ boardwalk on Sunday. -- nm* - znufrii Dec 9, 07:47
- I would like to 1) find the nest of exeggutes by my house. 2) see nocturnal animals. 3) finish christmas shopping. - university of amanda jones Dec 9, 07:46 1
  - oh shit. and I need to clean some. -- nm - university of amanda jones Dec 9, 07:48
- hiding my head in the sand -- nm - decline Dec 9, 07:44
Another wonderful thing about subbing: when department heads get pissy about you not having specific skills - Reagen Dec 9, 07:35 9
- In highschool?! Okkkaayyy -- nm - Epiphany Dec 9, 07:57 2
  - middle school! - Reagen Dec 9, 08:00 1
    - Not better -- nm - Epiphany Dec 9, 08:01
- The correct answer was: Yes, but only tantric. -- nm - Dano Dec 9, 07:48 2
  - Love it -- nm - Epiphany Dec 9, 08:02
  - L5! -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 9, 07:56
- "If you can dodge a yoga mat, you can dodge a ball..." -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 07:38
- youtube has yoga videos does that help? -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 07:37
- Just downward dog, yo! -- nm* - decline Dec 9, 07:35
Why would you choose this image for National Pastry Day? How can anyone not know what pastry is? -- (link) - mara Dec 9, 07:34
Good lord, it wasn't a joke article. Conway says Trump will be able to executive produce The Apprentice in his spare time. -- nm - mara Dec 9, 07:31 2
- Well, it's not like he'll be doing any actual governing so... -- nm - decline Dec 9, 07:33
- using his Twitter account I'd wager -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 07:32
Office Christmas Party 43% (40/54); Nocturnal Animals 72% (123/48), La La Land 95% (100/5); Miss Sloane 64% (52/29) -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 07:31
NONONONONONONONO! Transportation Department Weighs Allowing Phone Calls During Flights -- (edited) - ty97 Dec 9, 07:30 1
- Put it on the chart. -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 07:31
Maybe Trump should move the capitol back to NYC so he does not need to travel -- nm - ty97 Dec 9, 07:27 3
- He might just do that -- nm - budice Dec 9, 07:31 1
  - Two centuries after the bargain, Hamilton wins! -- nm - Mop Dec 9, 07:33
- Maybe he'd like to work a little closer to home -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 9, 07:29
Courteny's parents are obviously in DC interviewing for cabinet positions. -- nm - rollo Dec 9, 07:25
The Nuke LaLoosh President How 'Bull Durham' explains what Trump might be up to—if we're lucky. -- (link) - crash davis Dec 9, 07:25 2
- This credits Trump with much too much intelligence. The guy's a freaking moron. -- nm - Mop Dec 9, 07:29 1
  - I disagree with the thesis. But I had to post it, you know. -- nm - crash davis Dec 9, 07:35
this is the cutest. -- (link) - university of amanda jones Dec 9, 07:21 4
- "This is not what I meant when I asked for a box of Peeps..." -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 07:25
- "these spa treatments just keep getting weirder and weirder." -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 07:24 1
  - Related: I had a spa guest state the crushed grape massage caused her to get drunk - Epiphany Dec 9, 08:01
- yeah, and then at the 15 second mark, the cute little cat shows it's true nature and devours the lil peeps in a blood soaked frenzy -- nm - decline Dec 9, 07:23
Mel, you're not wrong. But how useful is it to demand rational behavior from irrational actors? -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 9, 07:21 22
- it'd be better to come up with slogans that appeal to irrational actors... - x Dec 9, 07:24 21
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    - i don't disagree. but i mean, no presidency, no house, no senate, fewer governorships. etc. - x Dec 9, 07:51 3
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        *shrug* that's the game.....nm - x Dec 9, 07:59 1
        
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  - when they turned it into the mud pit it is now it's stupid to expect it not to be a mud pit. - Mel Profit Dec 9, 07:27 14
    - so it's a mud pit. the thing is you need to win votes, because you're getting your asses kicked.... - x Dec 9, 07:33 13
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        whoa, people are basically hypocrites?...nm - x Dec 9, 07:51 8
        
        as we saw, "fuck your feelings". - Mel Profit Dec 9, 07:56 6
        
        #allfeelingsmatter -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 08:03
        
        Wow, that's a classy shirt. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 9, 08:00
        
        i never advocated reason...nm - x Dec 9, 07:58 1
        
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        these were prevalent at the Trump Rallies. - Mel Profit Dec 9, 08:00
        
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      - When ~50% of the electorate isn't voting, you don't need to appeal to the opposition, but to the disengaged. -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 07:37 2
        
        oh, no doubt. democrats should get votes wherever they can get them. i'd sloganeer the hell out of them too...nm - x Dec 9, 07:42
        
        I think the disengaged are hardened to it. but agree that some effort should be made to engage them. - Mel Profit Dec 9, 07:39
  - Could be. -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 07:27
Football is family -- (link) - ML Dec 9, 07:16 7
- ugh. that's why we don't sit on the visitors side anymore. - JaxSean Dec 9, 07:31 5
  - This is why I only go in the executive skyboxes now :) -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 9, 07:33 4
    - We were offered lower bowl for MNF. I declined. I won't go to anything but the club seats or the executive suites. - Diva Dec 9, 07:38 2
      - fancy - decline Dec 9, 07:43 1
        
        it's very true and I own it. -- nm - Diva Dec 9, 07:50
    - well, hello Mr. FancyPants -- nm - decline Dec 9, 07:34
- *smh* -- nm - Krusty Dec 9, 07:18
Reading lots of terrific stuff about Glenn...I really need to read The Right Stuff some day -- nm - prayformojo Dec 9, 07:16 2
- One of my favorite books, really outstanding. -- nm - rollo Dec 9, 07:24
- it's good, if you can handle that overblown tom wolfe style... - x Dec 9, 07:19
Improv? I quit. -- nm - ty97 Dec 9, 07:14 3
- *Yes and* I quit. -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 07:17 1
  - I quit my job as ... need an occupation! Just call it out, I think I hear "sexy barista" in the back. -- nm - rollo Dec 9, 07:27
- but maybe there is alcohol involved -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 07:15
Trump Cabinet scorecard: Where they stand on the issues, compared to to general public. -- (link) - znufrii Dec 9, 07:14 1
- a government of the people and for the people -- nm - decline Dec 9, 07:22
Major Applewhite is reportedly Houston's new coach. -- nm - ML Dec 9, 07:13 2
- For the next season or 2 anyway -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 9, 07:46
- So Lane Kiffin is the biggest idiot on the planet, right? -- nm - decline Dec 9, 07:30
UFC 206 primer for tomorrow night -- (link) - Beaker Dec 9, 07:12 5
- UFC's Anthony Pettis has missed weight for his interim featherweight title fight tomorrow at UFC 206 in Toronto. 148 pounds, three over the limit. - Beaker Dec 9, 07:34 4
  - he should just chop off a couple of fingers or toes or something -- nm - decline Dec 9, 07:49
  - Dana must be losing his mind. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 9, 07:47 2
    - MacGregor is loving it though I imagine -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 07:51 1
      - Evidently there is precedent for Dana to still give the Interim FTW to Holloway if he wins -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 9, 08:01

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