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Pete Carroll cheated again, SEA may lose it's 2nd round pick in the upcoming draft -- (link) - ML Jan 19, 10:14
NHTSA: Tesla Autosteer function reduced accidents by 40% -- (link) - TWuG Jan 19, 10:12
Steve Carell has a perfectly good explanation for yesterday's twitter typo... -- (link*) - Diva Jan 19, 10:08
well, this is one cool looking bug. -- (link) - Andie Jan 19, 10:04 2
- Nope. Not clicking that. Not after I got suckered into clicking on that link to the tarantula eating a snake. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 10:14 1
  - no, it's okay, it's like a weird moth. Just sitting there. not eating anything. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 10:16
Rick Perry Vows to 'Protect All of the Science' -- nm - Actual headline on NYTimes.com Jan 19, 10:04 3
- this must be why there's not going to be a national science advisor....nm - x Jan 19, 10:17
- This from the man who doesn't believe in evolution -- nm - decline Jan 19, 10:16
- Does that include the Weird Science? -- nm - eag Jan 19, 10:15
Fortunately, after today, I only work 4 more days in January -- nm - prayformojo Jan 19, 10:01 3
- tell us what you will do to ease your stress - have a plan - Epiphany Jan 19, 10:10
- I hope this helps some with your stress. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 10:08 1
  - good gravy, me too. it's nice to have support from everybody here -- nm - prayformojo Jan 19, 10:15
Jayson Stark breaks down his likely vote for 2018 Baseball HOF -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 10:01 2
- Let's just vote now. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 10:04
- That's a crowded scene. -- nm - volnelk Jan 19, 10:03
And here comes the axe. $10.5 trillion in spending cuts over ten years. -- (link*) - znufrii Jan 19, 10:00 3
- I'm going to enjoy watching them go after Social Security and watch... - Mel Profit Jan 19, 10:27
- inb4 the inevitable sketch cartoon of Trump saying "You're fired" to caricature depictions of each of those agencies -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 19, 10:06
- It's distressing how much power it appears the Heritage Foundation will wield in the background going forward -- nm - decline Jan 19, 10:03
ML, can you c&p that story on SWGOH? -- nm - IrishStephen Jan 19, 09:53 2
- Oh, sure. It's not 100% SWGOH, but more an article on daily rewards in mobile games in general. - ML Jan 19, 09:55 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - IrishStephen Jan 19, 11:31
Mnuchin 'forgot' to disclose $100M in assets on his confirmation questionnaire -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:51 17
- Hope being Secretary of the Treasury doesn't involve any pesky forms. -- nm* - volnelk Jan 19, 10:01
- i love that he said it was because he misunderstood the questionnaire.... - x Jan 19, 09:58
- How do you 'forget' homes and land that you *own*? - Diva Jan 19, 09:55 9
  - They're just like you and me, except exponentially richer. I mean, do you know how many socks you have? -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 10:03 5
    - if filling out an application that asked me, I'd be able to answer correctly. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 10:09 1
      - Seriously. Especially if you're applying for a high level government appointment. And the dude's net worth is somewhere around $400 to $500 million. - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 10:16
    - i could easily open a drawer and count them. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 10:05
    - If I had to fill out a form for a potential job, then yes, I would. -- nm - volnelk Jan 19, 10:04 1
      - Yeah, but forms and rules only apply to peasants like us. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 10:04
  - McCain couldn't remember either, if I recall. -- nm - Max Jan 19, 09:59 1
    - yeah, wasn't it a home or two that were in his wife's name? -- (edited) - decline Jan 19, 10:01
  - If I'm generous, it's this -- (link) - ty97 Jan 19, 09:56 [youtube]
- Hey, you didn't expect me to look under *every* couch cushion, did you? - Steven Mnuchin s.i. Jan 19, 09:53 1
  - Listen, I found a quarter in my wallet earlier. - ty97 Jan 19, 09:55
- And a directorship of a Cayman Islands hedge fund. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 09:52
- what's that between friends? -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:52 1
  - truly -- nm - Epiphany Jan 19, 09:54
For Mel, with love. -- (link) - ML Jan 19, 09:50 1
- the fact that giz devoted so many words and space to analyzing a section of a terrible movie is a real black mark on their record. - Mel Profit Jan 19, 09:59
What I like about the X-Men movies is that they don't seem to give a shit about continuity. - Mop Jan 19, 09:49 3
- but isn't that just like what the comic books do? -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:52 1
  - I wouldn't say so. The comics may be teleological, but they try to explain everything. - Mop Jan 19, 09:54
- I think you're ascribing a lot of intent to accident or bootstrapping. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:51
So do we know if Donalds ex's gonna be at the inaug as well? -- nm - eag Jan 19, 09:40 8
- Marla will. The whole family just arrived in DC -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:48 3
  - Right, there was a story this week about Marla looking for a comped hairdresser for the inauguration. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:49 2
    - That's probably the story I was thinking of below. - ty97 Jan 19, 09:53 1
      - There's a story circulating related to Melania and Tom Ford. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 10:04
- I swear I saw something about Marla dress shopping or something earlier this week - ty97 Jan 19, 09:45 1
  - this is what I had seen -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 19, 09:58
- It's 50/50 Melania will be there -- nm - amoxy Jan 19, 09:44
- my money's on 'no.' -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 09:41
miss jones - we're all in on the Crawford Davis biopic, right? (starring Sarandon and -- (link) - Andie Jan 19, 09:40 1
- oh. hell. yes. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 19, 10:12
Poll: We all saw the picture of Trump "writing" his inaugural speech yesterday. What color crayon was he using? -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 09:38 15
- The same color crayon people use on Facebook to share such nonsense? -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 10:03
- Was this just a huge joke by the Trump team? Because Trump in that picture looked a lot like the wax figure I saw on the Today Show -- nm - amoxy Jan 19, 09:46 8
  - Most jokes/comments about that picture mean next to nothing to me (though I still joke) but YES, this was what jumped out at me - ty97 Jan 19, 09:47 7
    - It is actually the receptionist desk at Mar-A-lago. It's in other tweets. Totally 100% staged picture in every way. -- nm - volnelk Jan 19, 09:50 6
      - oh yeah, I knew that. But as I said, this is one the things I laughed at that isn't substantive to me. - ty97 Jan 19, 09:54 [Image] 2
        
        it just hammers home the point that he'll lie about *everything*, even the stuff that doesn't matter -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:58 1
        
        oh no doubt, I guess I'm, scarily, almost used to that shit already. - ty97 Jan 19, 09:59
      - It doesn't bother me that it's staged, but that it was staged so *badly*. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 09:53 1
        
        Sure. It's the level of attention to detail that is a concern, among hundreds of other concerns. - volnelk Jan 19, 09:55
      - See? -- (link) - volnelk Jan 19, 09:53
- Sharpei. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 09:41 1
  - (And yes, I looked up the spelling for this dumb joke.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 09:42
- urine. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 09:40
- gold....nm - x Jan 19, 09:39 1
  - It's either that or orange. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 09:40
Oh boy. That story on B2 about the Vegas family of 10 just crushed me. I'm a puddle right now. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 19, 09:33
I am completely failing at ST today. -- nm* - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 09:32 4
- Most improved poster 2042! -- nm* - ty97 Jan 19, 09:48
- I feel I've been missing my punch lines today, but that's pretty much par for the course. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:46
- Someone has to do it, and groiny does not seem to be here. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 09:34
- "Linguo dead?" -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:34
YDC (nor should you) but I really am vacating the country for the weekend. - ty97 Jan 19, 09:31 12
- Bermuda or Canada? -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:50
- I axed you where you going. - Diva Jan 19, 09:34 6
  - I missed the question - ty97 Jan 19, 09:37 3
    - enjoy! Goteburg always sounds like an excellent idea. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 09:43 2
      - It's the wrong time of year for it of course, but it's actually have NY weather - ty97 Jan 19, 09:46 1
        
        we'll bust you back in heist-style. It won't exactly be Ocean's 11. More like ST's 6-8 ish. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 09:51
  - Ikea I think -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 09:36 1
    - If I don't eat both Swedish Meatballs and reindeer this weekend, I will have failed. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 09:48
- My sister is headed to Washington tomorrow to march in the women's rally. Proud of her for doing it. I don't think I'd have the stomach to go there - pmb Jan 19, 09:33
- What time is this cluster. I have zero plans on watching, but maybe I can find a bar full of horrified Swedes to observe. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 09:33 2
  - Most TV broadcasts will begin around 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Trump takes the oath at noon Eastern, followed by his inauguration speech. - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 09:35 1
    - Not due to land until 1:40pm ish so we'll see. - ty97 Jan 19, 09:39
Do you think Trump will acknowledge in his address his responsibility in the divisiveness in the country right now? - amoxy Jan 19, 09:30 20
- no, of course not. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 09:35
- Why would any president say anything negative about themselves in their inauguration speech? -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 09:33
- not only will he not take any responsibility, he won't even talk about trying to heal it. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 09:33 6
  - I think he will, but it will be in the sense of fixing the problems that existed before, not what he's causing. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 09:36 2
    - I will be kind of pissed if he even tries. I mean COME ON. - ty97 Jan 19, 09:40 1
      - It will be like his New Year's tweet: Happy New Year to everyone (even my many enemies who I defeated so badly). -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 09:43
  - I might disagree with that. Part of Make America Great Again. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 09:33
  - This he may do. "Unite behind me, losers." -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 09:33 1
    - i don't think he would use the word "unite." He might say something along the lines of 'now that i'm in charge it will be great for everyone.' - Andie Jan 19, 09:36
- Oh hell no. It was someone else's fault. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:32 1
  - spoiler - ty97 Jan 19, 09:33
- No chance. He will say that he is bringing the country together. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 09:32
- Zero chance. He either: can't admit he has anything to do with it (and he is not THAT dumb) or does not give a shit. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 09:32 1
  - It's pretty basic Trump philosophy. Blame someone else for the bad stuff and claim ownership of the good stuff. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:33
- No. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 09:32
- Why would he? - Spawn Jan 19, 09:31 1
  - You don't apologize when you're perfect. - ty97 Jan 19, 09:32
- Nope. Not in the slightest. - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 09:31 2
  - Closest I ever heard was after the "Access Hollywood" tape - amoxy Jan 19, 09:34 1
    - And I'm certain that wasn't his idea. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 19, 09:35
The plunder begins. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 19, 09:30
Las Vegas Raiders are one step closer to reality. The franchise just applied for relocation. -- (link*) - budice Jan 19, 09:30
"Look, low unemployment and an economy that has grown gangbusters for years! Trump did it!" -- nm - 24 hours from now Jan 19, 09:28 3
- How statutory is the reporting of this stuff? - Reagen Jan 19, 09:31 2
  - i don't know, but bls releases regular reports on many stats. markets both expect amd depend on them.... - x Jan 19, 09:43
  - I think his goal is to not staff any department that might say negative things like that. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 09:32
and like, "effected change" is technically correct, but it's shit usage. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:27 1
- Supposably. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:27
I wonder if Mike Pence ever clutches his pearls. -- (link) - Mop Jan 19, 09:27 2
- I'm pretty sure he prefers 20-something muscle guys to clutch his pearls -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 09:29 1
  - "pearls" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 09:33
Trump Tweets boosting trading revenue, says TD Ameritrade CEO -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 19, 09:26 1
- I'm sure people are trading based on his tweeting. And has he is learning the new power of his tweets you know he will use it to punish people (and - pmb Jan 19, 09:32
You've got to feel bad for the Comet Ping Pong people -- (link) - ty97 Jan 19, 09:25 1
- I mean..... -- (link) - ty97 Jan 19, 09:25
I hit a milestone yesterday. My Tivo is now at only 20% full. The balance of my recordings are two seasons of Ripper Street. - Mop Jan 19, 09:22 18
- Stick with it, it gets really good. -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 09:29
- there is so little TV I want to see these days that my tivo is basically empty -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:26 16
  - it's a golden age!....nm - x Jan 19, 09:44 1
    - It is, but not for networks. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:50
  - watch Vikings. -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 09:31
  - New Girl, SHIELD, Taboo, Lethal Weapon, Suits soon. -- nm - Max Jan 19, 09:29 2
    - Good Place, 1 hour Finale tonight :( -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 09:30 1
      - Wow. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 09:35
  - I got a new cable box last friday and have yet to hook it up. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 19, 09:27
  - Pobody's Nerfect -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 09:27
  - Watch Taboo. Then watch it again. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:27 7
    - that's one of the few I am watching -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:27 6
      - " Do I get 15 for not killing your father?" " No, he's dead". - Epiphany Jan 19, 09:53 5
        
        episode 2 spoilers - Beaker Jan 19, 09:57 4
        
        I loved that scene although I felt it was telegraphed. And it introduced a plot point I didn't like. - Mop Jan 19, 10:01 2
        
        conjecture spoilers - Beaker Jan 19, 10:03 1
        
        That's Sherlock levels of belt-and-suspenders, there. I wish I could cover my bases the way people on TV do. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 10:06
        
        He is great in this role - eveyone is pulling their weight too -- nm - Epiphany Jan 19, 10:01
FWIW last year the Raiders filed the paperwork to move to LA, so it's a relatively meaningless move at this point. - ML Jan 19, 09:22
Harcore Henry proves that Doom was right. - David Jan 19, 09:20 3
- I enjoyed it the whole way through. Especially Copley. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 09:32 1
  - (This is not the same as saying it's a great film. Just that it worked for me.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 09:33
- It is, but it's not all bad. Copley's character provides some variety, and the brief music with the horse made me laugh. -- nm - Max Jan 19, 09:26
Oxford comma 4 lyfe! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 09:19 1
- Rewrite your awkward first drafts! -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:22

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