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Nature is hardcore -- (link) - Reagen Feb 7, 11:56
Rep Sean Duffy, defending the travel ban + saying white terrorism is different, suggests looking at "all the good things" that came out of Charleston - ty97 Feb 7, 11:56 6
- Does this mean Puck will be the next President? -- nm - Inigo Feb 7, 12:00
- I wish there was a clause that if you said something *this* stupid, you were immediately booted from office. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 11:57 4
  - Sorry, this is The Real World -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:58 3
    - I wish there was a clause that if you said something *this* stupid, you were immediately booted from ST. -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 11:59 2
      - Bery, don't read this! -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 12:00 1
        
        I'm probably going to be in a bad mood for two weeks. I'll try not to lash out. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 12:01
There's been an amber alert in the NYC area since early this afternoon. My phone keeps vibrating but I'm not getting the message. Not good. -- (edited) - Krusty Feb 7, 11:46 3
- They blocked you. -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 11:47
- I was a conference call the first time and got the buzz but not the alert (I was already aware of it though) - ty97 Feb 7, 11:46 1
  - I hear it on other people's phones but I'm not getting it. Just the vibration. - Krusty Feb 7, 11:51
Meanwhile, still crazy -- (link) - ty97 Feb 7, 11:44 24
- Dems serve big school. Those bastards. She's a nut. -- nm - Krusty Feb 7, 11:54
- *exhales* *deletes post* -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 11:51
- She's almost as bad as he is. -- nm - pmb Feb 7, 11:51
- There *must* be some way to interpret this other than she thinks there are more than 48 Dem senators. There *must* be. -- nm - mara Feb 7, 11:49 5
  - There'd be more Dem senators if they weren't "crooked"? I dunno. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 11:51
  - She mistyped GOP? Her followers will fall for anything? She's had a mental break? She just wants to troll? -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:50 3
    - But if she made that stupid a mistake, why not delete it? It's been up for hours. -- nm - mara Feb 7, 11:52 1
      - oh I don't think it was a mistake. I think she meant to type Dem. I'm just brainstorming here - ty97 Feb 7, 11:57
    - If nohing else, this reminds me that she exists. Id forgotten - prayformojo Feb 7, 11:52
- maybe it's code -- nm - decline Feb 7, 11:49
- i don't even understand... what? -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 11:48 11
  - If Dems weren't so beholden to corporate interests they'd have won the election and DeVos never would have been nominated. - spamlet Feb 7, 11:53 7
    - That feels like a stretch (as in, I doubt that's what she meant) but I'm sure this will be the spin. -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:58
    - Okay. I don't *quite* follow but I think I see. (But GOP is *more* beholden to public interests and *did* win the WH and Cong elections, so.....) -- nm - mara Feb 7, 11:55 5
      - But that's not her target audience. She's going after disaffected Bernie voters. -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 11:58
      - Corporate interests, not public. Doh. (Bery, I can't log in to edit.) -- nm - mara Feb 7, 11:56 3
        
        beta or regular? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:56 2
        
        Regular, slicker and slacker. -- nm - mara Feb 7, 11:58 1
        
        Should be fixed now. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 12:01
  - My best guess (and I'm being awfully nice here ascribing *any* logic to that tweet) - ty97 Feb 7, 11:50 1
    - My first task... - Spawn Feb 7, 11:51
  - Yeah, and here we thought the poll below was confusing. -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 11:49
- but...wait...you...it...but...*entire left side of my face 'crinkles"* -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 7, 11:46
- *blink* -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 11:45
Topical - speakingof cancellation insurance. my boss and his wife are booked to go to Japan in 10 days. $15,500US, per person (not including flights) -- (edited) - Andie Feb 7, 11:44 2
- One of these days I want to be rich. -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:45 1
  - I want you to be rich too -- nm - decline Feb 7, 11:49
Yep, that's it, officially partly dickered for Feb. - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:39 4
- (I'd like to explain what's up, but I can't. Just that corporations are monsters.) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:56 1
  - sorry :( -- nm - decline Feb 7, 11:58
- i'm sorry. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:45
- Sorry dude. -- nm - iSpam Feb 7, 11:44
the huge crack in the Larsen C ice shelf is getting bigger. When the shelf cracks, it'll create an iceberg the size of Delaware -- (link) - decline Feb 7, 11:37
HuffPo has put together an article casting Trump's entire admin with women for SNL -- (link) - ty97 Feb 7, 11:32 3
- Garofalo! -- nm - mud Feb 7, 11:37
- Preibus! -- nm - jnine Feb 7, 11:35
- OMG. That is perfect for Pence. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:33
A franchise Beer n Burger joint in South Beach FL subleases unused upper level to a gay bar, gets franchise rights cancelled -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 7, 11:26
Apparent new Q poll on the ban and similar topics -- (link) - ty97 Feb 7, 11:10 16
- I'm surprised by the last given the first. - Mel Profit Feb 7, 11:14 15
  - Yeah, that's weird. I would expect that to be flipped. Unless I'm reading it wrong. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:24 2
    - Oppose halting. -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 11:33 1
      - OK, that makes more sense. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:35
  - The first is an improvement oddly enough - ty97 Feb 7, 11:15 11
    - seriously, people. wtf. stop being so afraid. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 7, 11:17 10
      - Honestly. It's amazing how they can sell fear without people even thinking. "We need special a ban and "extreme vetting" to make sure people are - pmb Feb 7, 11:34 5
        
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        Exactly. There just continues to be so much chaff out there it's impossible to deal with all the lies. Seth Meyers last night pointed out that with - pmb Feb 7, 11:47
        
        right. I want to ask these people what they think is happening before? -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 7, 11:45
        
        Well if we were already doing something about it, they wouldn't need to propose these new measures to deal with the issue. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 7, 11:43
        
        Lol, "evidence". -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 11:36
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        right of course not - ty97 Feb 7, 11:29 1
        
        they'd be the ones doin' the kidnapping! -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:30
        
        I purchase travel insurance ... - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:28
Question for the travelers in the group. Do you get travel insurance? And who do you use? - sycor Feb 7, 11:08 42
- I have it through a couple of credit cards. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 11:33 1
  - Oh and health ins is covered through the work plan -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 11:36
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- I get travel insurance when traveling internationally. And when I go to Costa Rica in the fall, I'm likely going to get kidnap and ransom insurance. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:16 23
  - ... is kidnapping american tourists really a problem in Costa Rica? -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 11:17 22
    - Not there, but I may end up traveling into other countries. I'm thinking of take a motorcycle trip south through Panama into Colombia and Venezuala. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:23 14
      - VENEZUELA?!!! -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:25 4
        
        I've always wanted to travel along the Caribbean coast of Colombia and Venezuala. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:29 3
        
        I draw the line at countries with reports of cannibalism. Heck, I draw the line long before that. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:40
        
        I would like to visit that lightning bay in Venezuela. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:30 1
        
        I really want to see Angel Falls -- nm - decline Feb 7, 11:38
      - IM makes sense. - ty97 Feb 7, 11:25
      - omg - you're Che Guevara! -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:24 4
        
        What can I say? Donald Trump has turned me from a fairly moderate, middle aged guy into a subversive radical. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:26 2
        
        Hot Bear. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:27 1
        
        hehe -- nm - oblique Feb 7, 11:32
        
        also i wouldn't do that in Colombia. There's still FARC. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:25
      - It's actually fairly difficult to go overland between Panama and Colombia from what I've heard. You might want to check into that. -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 11:24 2
        
        The Darien Gap? I've done that. It's no big deal. -- nm - Coach Wade Feb 7, 11:29
        
        I've heard that as well. I am checking into it, and I'm still very iffy, but I've got about 6 months to finalize plans. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:27
    - Not that I've ever known. - spamlet Feb 7, 11:23
    - Seriously, if that's a consideration, that'd be a red flag for me. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:21
    - That depends if he's there during bear hunting season - oblique Feb 7, 11:18 4
      - ha! -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:20
      - MOR TOWN HALLZ - ty97 Feb 7, 11:19 2
        
        also - ty97 Feb 7, 11:20 1
        
        I am going to hurt you. Both you and kilbo. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:25
- I am going to get trip insurance for my trip to Africa this summer because the trip is expensive and I do have some concerns about having to cancel - pmb Feb 7, 11:15 2
  - We also did for Africa trip (also for medical evacuation). -- nm - psilotum Feb 7, 11:18
  - This is a case for insurance makes sense to me -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:16
- regular cc -- nm - Beaker Feb 7, 11:15
- I do not get trip insurance. -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:12 6
  - livin' on the edge -- nm - decline Feb 7, 11:14 5
    - I don't even have renter's insurance (I know, I know) -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:17 4
      - you cray -- nm - decline Feb 7, 11:25
      - I can't get a lease without proof of renter's insurance. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:22
      - Trying to square this with your otherwise financial soundness -- and getting your tax returns in on January 2 -- is giving me cognitive dissonance. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:18 1
        
        I'm STILL waiting on some 1099s :/ -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:23
- like medical (ALWAYS), or cancellation? -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 11:09 3
  - both? And this might be stupid, but wouldn't my normal medical insurance cover me? -- nm - sycor Feb 7, 11:10 2
    - I would check with your medical insurance. I expect it varies a lot. Trip cancellation, i usually don't bother, -- nm* - Andie Feb 7, 11:11 1
      - ( i have travel medical insurance through work benefits, but our government provincial plan doesn't cover anything out of the country.) -- nm* - Andie Feb 7, 11:12
Here's the house Ty Burrell (Modern Family) just bought. -- (link) - Mop Feb 7, 11:04 7
- Close to the studio. Beautiful. -- nm - jnine Feb 7, 11:39
- It looks more like Jay's house. -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 11:34
- i love that it isn't some monster house. It's beautiful. -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 11:10 1
  - yep. and the staging is immaculate. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:31
- Totally not my style and yet I love it a lot -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:08 1
  - Yeah, I have to agree with this sentiment. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:12
- That is gorgeous. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:06
another shot -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:01 [500px] 10
- Black and white. Black and white... -- nm - con_carne Feb 7, 11:08 1
  - Yes, yes, I know. I just didn't want to lose some of the blue sky on the left. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:11
- Awesome photo. And is that Hardhome just over the horizon? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:07 2
  - Another question: What camera model and lens did you use? And do you like 'em? - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:17 1
    - I use a Canon T3i that I got in 2011. This shot was taken with the 18-55mm kit lens, in a series of portrait-orientation photos that I stitched - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:20
- holy crap -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:07
- nice. You should 'shop in bigfoot in the background -- nm* - decline Feb 7, 11:04
- wow. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:04
- That's *GORGEOUS*. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:03
- so beautiful - you do great work -- nm - Epiphany Feb 7, 11:02
I believe I have found my niche "gotta *do* something" cause ... -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 10:59 2
- The problem is that we tend to not be a charismatic bunch. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 11:01 1
  - Hey, I don't know about you, but I can still prep a 20 cm x 20cm gel electrophoresis array in less than an hour. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:05
So much for documenting my account...medical supply company just called about my outstanding balance. - kelly Feb 7, 10:58 4
- Left hand... right hand. Say hello. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:03
- Do you think a local news team might care yet? -- nm - Qale Feb 7, 11:02 1
  - I don't know... I'm going to call them back and see whether the items have been received yet. - kelly Feb 7, 11:26
- !! UGH -- nm - Epiphany Feb 7, 10:59
Green carpet. Pink carpet. Pink walls. That house needs HELP - ty97 Feb 7, 10:57
Trump unfavorable rating extends to -12 in Gallup poll - Reagen Feb 7, 10:54 3
- This is going well -- nm - 42 per cent of Americans Feb 7, 10:58 2
  - *smh* -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 11:19 1
    - THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 11:41
CEO responsible for unwinding Dodd-Frank wants to put private equity funds in your 401(k) -- (link) - znufrii Feb 7, 10:50 1
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in the face of unprecidented partisanship......bad democrats, bad -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 10:49
I don't know anything about...school... -- nm* - DeVos Feb 7, 10:48 3
- and I've never held a job or had to manage people, but hell put me in charge of thousands of people and a $210B budget. -- (edited) - DeVos Feb 7, 10:59
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- (makes finger quotes) "school". -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 10:50
Gronk catches beer. Gronk drinks beer. Gronk spikes beer. -- (link) - budice Feb 7, 10:48 8
- Gronk sway -- (link) - budice Feb 7, 11:33
- That's the most Gronk thing ever. And - man - what a catch. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:02
- The straight men of America are more enamored with this dude than even the gay guys are - ty97 Feb 7, 10:50 5
  - would you kick him out of bed for eating crackers? -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:20 2
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      - but it's all an act and part of the brand. the dumbness stuff. - Diva Feb 7, 11:27
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  - Word. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 10:59

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