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One of the victims of yesterday's London attack was American. -- (link) - LMS Mar 23, 07:48 2
- it's all so sad. is there all sorts of heightened security everywhere today? -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 07:52 1
  - Police are more visible at transport links, and the barrier is up around my office, but that's about it. -- nm - LMS Mar 23, 08:14
Some interesting polling in the lead up to tonight's M103 vote in the House of Commons. -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Mar 23, 07:29
@SpeakerRyan pushes back standard weekly news conference from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:27 1
- boop -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 07:28 [youtube]
A 2015 study (I remember when it came out) found that the white working class in America is seeing reduced mortality. Authors now have a theory why -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 07:25
The Upshot PUBLIC HEALTH Late G.O.P. Proposal Could Mean Plans That Cover Aromatherapy but Not Chemotherapy -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 07:19 2
- Uh, does Ivanka have a line of essential oils? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 11:43
- Because *that* makes sense. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 07:23
BTW, the reason they really really really want to pass AHCA today? ACA passed seven years ago today. - ty97 Mar 23, 07:13 7
- Obama's statement -- (link) - decline Mar 23, 07:43 2
  - surprised he has the time to make statements, thought he'd be watching the microwave to see what is going on -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 07:44
  - P.S. I tapped that. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 07:44
- They spent at least 8 months on passing that bill...I remember the August recess in 2009 was when - Will Hunting Mar 23, 07:43 2
  - I hope that guy feels all the heaping shame and embarrassment he deserves. - Mel Profit Mar 23, 07:48 1
    - The bubble of ignorant entitlement is strong. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 23, 07:52
- Lol for pointless symbolism. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 07:21
I'm having a *really* hard time siding with the defendant here. -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 07:13
the last 2 episodes of Legion have been just, crazy insane. - decline Mar 23, 07:12 11
- See way down the board. spoil - Spawn Mar 23, 07:21
- i am going to have to start watching this, i guess. -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 07:19 5
  - I can't see many on here who wouldn't find it a fascinating failure at worse. It's very well crafted. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 23, 07:40
  - prepare your mind for a while first. -- nm - groiny Mar 23, 07:20 3
    - ~drops acid~ -- nm - decline Mar 23, 07:39
    - ("prepare your mind" is code for "do drugs") -- nm - Ender Mar 23, 07:36 1
      - it helps. the first episode was like something blew up in my head. -- nm - groiny Mar 23, 07:38
- Aubrey Plaza should get an Emmy for her role. spoils - Name Withheld by Request Mar 23, 07:18 3
  - werd -- nm - decline Mar 23, 07:38
  - Nerdist Chapter 6 recap: "I’d say she deserves an Emmy except I don’t think they give one out for... - Ender Mar 23, 07:38
  - she's been great -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 07:35
amoxy update - I spoke with him briefly last night. - Mel Profit Mar 23, 07:10 5
- thanks for the update -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:36
- thanks -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 07:35
- Thank you for the update. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 07:11
- thank you for this. I hope he's better soon -- nm - decline Mar 23, 07:11
- Glad to hear that. Good and healthy thoughts for Amoxy. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 07:11
YDC: New Justice League trailer is dropping Saturday. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 23, 07:09
Brilliant! Let's build a new skyscraper and make it look like a giant paper clip. -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 23, 07:02 2
- No. Do. Not. Want. I'm not sure we'd let that get built considering all the anger over the ridiculously large buildings going up around Central Park. - Krusty Mar 23, 07:08
- Somebody posted this the other day. My overriding thought is that it's the same design as Top Thrill Dragster. -- nm* - David's iPad Mar 23, 07:07
And the GOP AHCA follies contnue - Brian Mar 23, 06:55 20
- I'm not going to lie...I'm enjoying this. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 23, 07:10 8
  - Right up until they figure out a way to make just the right level of horrible to pass it. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 07:13 4
    - this is what I fear. - Mel Profit Mar 23, 07:22 3
      - I don't agree with the IM. This is what is scaring some of them, they'll have to own it. - ty97 Mar 23, 07:26 2
        
        The GOP has masterfully sold vast sections of the country a version of reality that I'm pretty sure doesn't exist. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 23, 07:28 1
        
        The Dems need to, and quick, start laying out a vision of how to help the white working class. (see Atlantic article above). - ty97 Mar 23, 07:29
  - I partly am. But I'm also horrified about the real outcomes of a potential solution they could reach. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:12 2
    - I'm beating a dead horse, I know but...Obamacare was their plan when this came up with Pres. Clinton. - Mel Profit Mar 23, 07:25 1
      - This is a different, darker GOP. The GOP of the 90s wouldn't recognize the GOP of today. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:26
- Why not wait and pass something you want rather then just passing a thing for the sake of passing a thing? - Reagen Mar 23, 07:10 6
  - Basically there isn't anything they "want". Some just want it gone. Back to the old days where healthcare wasn't the federal government's problem. - pmb Mar 23, 07:18
  - Because it arguably allows some House members to be able to fulfill a campaign promise? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 07:15 2
    - It's almost as if they know they have a fleeting amount of time to do anything with before they're bounced. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 07:17
    - They aren't up for reelection for 18+ months. So again, why not wait? -- nm* - ty97 Mar 23, 07:17
  - They want to do it on the 7th anniversary of the ACA. -- nm - mara Mar 23, 07:14
  - TRUMP WANT WIN -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:11
- We keep saying the GOP doesn't know how to govern; they keep proving it. Amazing. -- nm - mara Mar 23, 07:06
- The Art of the Deal -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 06:57 1
  - The Fart of the Deal. -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 06:57
- This just popped into my head for no reason whatsoever. -- (link*) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 06:56 [youtube]
Israeli-American teenager arrested in Israel for making JCC bomb threats. -- (link*) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 06:33
Hot Fuzz 2 confirmed.....? -- (link) - Shaun Mar 23, 06:32 1
- Yarp? -- nm - groiny Mar 23, 06:38
Deadpool "Gaston" parody. It's unofficial, so watch it quick before Disney yanks it. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 23, 06:22 [youtube] 2
- awesome -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 07:42
- Oh, Lordy loo, that was wonderful. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 23, 06:40
I'm surprised more people weren't watching the USA beat the USA last night. Stroman was crazy good last night. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 23, 06:18 10
- Funny how you guys actually gave a shit this time since you weren't bounced early on :) - Shaun Mar 23, 06:29 9
  - I still don't care if they play this tournament or not and would likely lean towards ending it but if we're in it I'm rooting for the USA. - Krusty Mar 23, 06:32 8
    - you are better off without Gregorious anyway. -- nm - groiny Mar 23, 06:40 7
      - Yeah, who needs their starting SS who had a career year last year. It's only his throwing shoulder so no biggie. :-( -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 06:56 6
        
        once Gleyber Torres starts playing, you will forget all about Didi -- nm - groiny Mar 23, 07:01 5
        
        Sure but that's two years away. He's only in AA right now. The kid looks like he could be special but this isn't his year. We'll need to move people - Krusty Mar 23, 07:10 4
        
        players come up from AA ball all the time. He just needs to give them a decent glove. - groiny Mar 23, 07:14 3
        
        Castro could slide over and we have Ronald Torreyes who can play either 2nd or SS. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 07:17 2
        
        I don't think they wanna move Castro, otherwise I would go with him and Refsnyder -- nm - groiny Mar 23, 07:22 1
        
        I think we'll see that a few times as well. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 07:29
I miss Roger Ebert -- nm - prayformojo Mar 23, 06:04
no surprise, but "Alaska Airlines is killing off the Virgin America brand" -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 05:15 4
- Headline: No more Virgins in Alaska -- nm - budice Mar 23, 06:12
- You've got to appease the Ancient Ones. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 23, 06:11
- Alaska Airlines, we like our brands sleazy -- nm - decline Mar 23, 06:09
- Fuuuuuccckkkk -- nm - Epiphany Mar 23, 06:09
AP Exclusive: US probes banking of ex-Trump campaign chief -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 04:46
Canadian Netflix users: is there a link that shows the network TV shows they carry? How fast is the turnaround from regular air to Netflix? - Beaker Mar 23, 04:42 3
- Justwatch.com has good sortable lists of this stuff ( and also includes other streaming services) -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 04:47 2
  - I tried the Netflix site but found it was terrible to find any info on (one big JOIN advertisement) - Beaker Mar 23, 04:48 1
    - Are you not using Netflix (nevermind, I read the IM)? It's a damn steal for the monthly fee, even though our service is inferior to the US one. -- nm* - Shaun Mar 23, 06:23
Canadian bars and restaurants to see large increase in cable bills for live sporting events through cable TV -- (link*) - Beaker Mar 23, 04:36
Trump had an interview with TIME magazine. It's "aliens from Pluto are stealing my brainwaves" crazy. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 04:36 2
- I give him all the credit in the world. He's clearly figured out how to hack idiocy, boorishness, and general douchebaginess as career-limiting - Will Hunting Mar 23, 05:01
- Ha ha, the Richard Nixon line. -- nm - Roger More Mar 23, 04:54
As somewhat expected, the are trying to win over the Freedom Caucus with changes to the bill. - ty97 Mar 23, 04:14 17
- And Ivanka is such a supporter of women's rights and a leader. Where's she been? Oh right, she's awful. -- nm - MDH Mar 23, 06:41 2
  - She and Jared are too busy leaking stories to the press about how wonderful Ivanka and Jared are -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 06:52 1
    - heh -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 06:54
- Does it really matter? The bill is horrendous and will ruin the little progress we made. No matter what they do we're all fucked. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 06:17 2
  - It matters in that if they get it done, we're hosed. If they fail, nothing changes at the moment. - Will Hunting Mar 23, 06:19 1
    - They'll eventually get it passed and it will be awful. They won't vote today and if they do it won't pass but eventually - Krusty Mar 23, 06:21
- This is great too, though VERY fluid: Which Republicans Will Vote No? What 8 News Organizations Are Reporting -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 04:26
- more -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 04:18 9
  - so it covers.... ? -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 06:53 2
    - Eventually, nothing. It'll cost us money just to walk by the doctors office. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 07:13
    - Different policies would cover different things; they would no longer be *required* to cover, well, much of anything, I guess. -- nm - mara Mar 23, 07:13
  - This plan only covers rectal exams -- nm - Dano Mar 23, 04:37
  - who needs it -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 04:27 2
    - Paul Ryan. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 04:31 1
      - I meant who needshospital stays, doctor visits and perscriptions. Only losers get sick -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 04:32
  - I mean if you can perfectly predict every illness you're ever going to get, you could save a ton! -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 04:24
  - good lord -- nm - prayformojo Mar 23, 04:23
not sure if this is real but would love if it is -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 04:03
Turkish Airlines Slumps as Laptop Ban Risks Dreams of Global Hub -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 04:01
TV PSA: NCAA, Grey's Anatomy, MasterChef Jr, Superstore, Powerless, Swamp People, Kicking & Screaming, Scandal, Colony, Catch, Blacklist Redemption, -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 03:06 4
- UK gets Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule, Prime Suspect 1973, The Last Kingdom, other stuff. -- nm - LMS Mar 23, 06:06
- is this the last season of gray's? -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 23, 05:52 1
  - renewed for next year for sure (will be season 14) and I think that was it for now -- nm* - Beaker Mar 23, 05:55
- Baskets, Flip or Flop, other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Mar 23, 03:06
Donald *rump is Unimpeachable...here's why -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 23, 02:26
who zips things in .7z format? what even is that? -- nm - mafic Mar 23, 00:15 1
- 7-Zip, the free open source high compression archiver. It has been around for years. -- (link) - GregW Mar 23, 01:20
Someone should make this happen. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 22:53
USA! USA! USA! USA! -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 21:52
Does this show up as a single emoji or multiple ones? 👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 21:49 12
- it was 1 on my home laptop; but 4 on my work computer.... -- nm* - Beaker Mar 23, 05:56
- four -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 05:55
- It's single, but it looks an awful lot like it would be four if you highlit them with mouse -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 02:49
- I get 4, first two are the same, the next two vary -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 01:20 1
  - On my galaxy 5 chrome android I see 4...in color, it was simple mono on my desktop win 7 chrome -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 11:49
- Single, Chrome on iOS. -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 23:21
- single on chrome for me. -- nm - mafic Mar 22, 22:04
- Multiple for me. -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 21:53 3
  - I'm on Android 6.0 using Chrome -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 22:15 2
    - Thanks. The reason I asked is because a dev on twitter pointed out that a single tweet can only hold 20 of those before hitting the character limit. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 22:54 1
      - Interesting. Also, now that I'm on my desktop I still see four but they're not easy to see like on Android. - Krusty Mar 23, 06:58
- Single -- nm - JaxSean Mar 22, 21:52
I had a Kiva update on my loan to an Indonesian silversmith. They linked his web page. Now I'm lusting after a $50 pair of earrings :/ - Meg Mar 22, 21:43 1
- You get them for free, right? -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 23:22
Holy cow those Total Bella Bullshit segments from last night's Smackdown are insanely funny. -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 21:39
Man, somewhere Hillary must be rolling over in her grave. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 21:27 2
- well, you know, she rests in a coffin above ground a la Dracula ... so ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 22, 21:30 1
  - Like Daredevil? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 21:33
It's just boy talk, that's all it is. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 21:24
I need to go get dessert but........cat :/ -- nm - Meg Mar 22, 21:14 1
- Control yourself! They're not tasty anyway. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 21:28
The home plate ump isn't doing a good job tonight. He's got a very wide strike zone. -- nm* - Krusty Mar 22, 21:14
I don't want to spoil Legion so it is all in the IM - Spawn Mar 22, 21:09
oh no. my company is developing a resource estimation product (mining thing). CEO's current favourite name for it? EMo - mafic Mar 22, 21:09 1
- Estimation and Levelling Module - Beryllium Mar 22, 21:17
the next one of us who needs a name for their trivia team really, really needs to use A Streetcar Naked Desire -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 21:04 1
- Possibly with t-shirts -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 21:05
Stroman was lights out tonight. Great game! -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 20:57

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