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Here's about 25 House Freedom Caucus members applauding the AHCA for stripping away essential benefits like maternity care -- (link) - MDH Mar 23, 09:29 [Image] 4
- But there also there to demand they take way the pre-existing conditions rule and the allowance for people to stay on parent's insurance until age 26 -- nm* - ty97 Mar 23, 09:34 3
  - Can they do that in a reconciliation bill, though? -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 09:35 1
    - Wouldn't one chamber have to pass that part? No way on earth either chamber will repeal pre-existing conditions. It's an electoral killer -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 09:38
  - (pure, unadulterated evil) -- nm* - ty97 Mar 23, 09:35
How bout a magic trick? -- (link) - Shaun Mar 23, 09:29 [Image]
Devin Nunes won't say where to got his info he briefed WH on yesterday. Asked if he got it FROM the WH? Doesn't dismiss it -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 09:27 3
- oh dear. -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 09:31
- Wow. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 09:29
- ~it's the ciiiircle of bullshit~ -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 09:27
former drummer for Boston Sib Hashian has died.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 23, 09:25 3
- was he not wearing a helmet as well? -- nm - groiny Mar 23, 09:27 2
  - no he was eating wings at BW3. -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 09:28 1
    - yeah, that shit will kill ya -- nm - groiny Mar 23, 09:31
well, at least Paul Ryan has the backing of the people -- (link) - decline Mar 23, 09:13 2
- 3% of Dems support the bill -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 09:24
- Mighty impressed with Q's timing on this release. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 09:15
Whites w/o a college degree oppose AHCA by 26 points. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 09:13 5
- So go ahead, d-bags, vote yes. PLEASE. -- nm* - ty97 Mar 23, 09:14 4
  - (note: not as payback. I want this bill to fail and think it will in the Senate. But I want GOP Congresspeople tied to this thing) -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 09:14 3
    - I'm a little surprised the GOP House doesn't have more supporters thinking along the lines of - Strongbad Mar 23, 09:15 2
      - I think that's the only reason it could pass. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 23, 09:34
      - I can't prove it, but I actually think they have a good number of those in their 'Yes' camp right now. They still own that vote. - ty97 Mar 23, 09:22
there are only about two degrees of difference between the new ed sheeren (sp?) song and something that 2livecrew would sing -- nm - prayformojo Mar 23, 09:12
Keystone XL pipeline to get U.S. approval by Monday: report -- (link) - Beaker Mar 23, 09:04
19 year old Israeli Jewish man arrested for bomb threats against Canadian, U.S. Jewish targets -- (link) - Beaker Mar 23, 09:02
Fortune dubs Theo Epstein World's Greatest Leader -- (link) - Beaker Mar 23, 09:00 1
- ...in my pants. -- nm - dwason Mar 23, 09:02
WMATA: higher fares, reduced service coming July 1 -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 08:57
Well played C-SPAN -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 08:53
10 Crazy Full-Motion Video Game Performances By Well-Respected Actors -- (link) - mara Mar 23, 08:48 3
- Half those people are actors I expect to be in full-motion video games. But how to you mention Mark Hamill in WC3 but not Malcolm McDowell? -- nm - Mop Mar 23, 09:01 2
  - +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 09:10
  - And Ginger Lynn Allen in WC 3 -- nm - eag Mar 23, 09:09
(not schadenfreude, just WTF) Indiana woman voted for Trump b/c she supported his immigration policies. Now her husband is being deported -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 08:42 16
- I voted for drumpf because I thought he was going to fvck over those *other* people, not me -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 13:26
- I feel only sadness for a family led by a man beloved by the community rather than schadenfreude. - David Mar 23, 09:40
- Too bad so sad -- nm - Jovian Mar 23, 08:52
- how the hell do you *accidentally* cross into Canada at Niagara Falls? the bridges are basically nothing but signs saying "ENTERING CANADA", and -- (edited) - Andie Mar 23, 08:46 3
  - I blame the long running deliberate misinformation of showing the superior Canadian side. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 09:27
  - maybe he went over the falls and ended up on the wrong side -- nm - decline Mar 23, 08:48
  - You don't. he just really wanted to see Maple Leaf Village for some reason. -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 08:48
- Cheaper than a divorce, I guess. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 08:46
- "I didn't think they'd eat *my* face," says woman who voted for Tigers Eating People's Faces Party -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 08:44 7
  - twitt -- (link) - mud Mar 23, 08:49
  - *leopards -- nm - Roger More Mar 23, 08:47 5
    - I think tigers would eat your face too -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 08:50 3
      - There's even a chance Tiger Woods may -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:51 2
        
        There's a bath salts joke here that is eluding me... -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 08:54 1
        
        I couldn't remember what they were called, but was going to say 'Tiger Woods on bath salts' if I had :) -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:56
    - Damnit. - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 08:49
I love this -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 08:30 13
- tell me why tell me why, when the sun's in the sky, would I live in any other place -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 13:29
- That's awesome. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 08:34
- (this is not from today, BTW) -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:32 10
  - Londoners just shrug this stuff off. -- nm - LMS Mar 23, 08:38 9
    - I mean you all got bombed senseless not that long ago and didn't give in, so. - Mel Profit Mar 23, 08:52 5
      - and I meant, The Blitz...not the IRA but there is that too. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 23, 08:54 4
        
        We're still finding bombs from the Blitz. Been to loads of places that have been bombed by the IRA at some point, so sadly we're used to it. -- nm - LMS Mar 23, 08:59 3
        
        I always heard there was an unexploded bomb under my Aunt's front steps. My Mom's major complaint against the Germans was - Meg Mar 23, 09:10
        
        admit it - you like pissing people off. - Mel Profit Mar 23, 09:05 1
        
        That too! -- nm - LMS Mar 23, 09:20
    - I love it. I tend to think most NYers would be similar, but without the polite spunk that the Londoners have -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:43 2
      - There were so many IRA attacks when I was growing up meant Londoners (and the UK) got used to this sort of shit. - LMS Mar 23, 08:50 1
        
        that's totally my thing too. I always report what looks like an abandoned bag. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 23, 08:53
So for those who play Overwatch have you played Orisa yet ? - eag Mar 23, 08:28 4
- I didn't...but playing alongside her as Bastion is pretty slick. -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 08:43
- Her ult can clip through the payload making it unhittable. Whoops. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 08:33
- I played for a bit last night, was unable to use her. - groiny Mar 23, 08:31 1
  - Yeah i saw you were playing -- nm - eag Mar 23, 08:38
Happy 7th Birthday Affordable Care Act! -- nm - MDH Mar 23, 08:22 2
- Thanks, Obama! - Krusty Mar 23, 08:27 1
  - *like* -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:29
CBS have renewed a bunch of shows -- (link) - LMS Mar 23, 08:20 6
- No announcement about Limitless yet? -- nm - Mop Mar 23, 08:26 4
  - Traditionally it takes at least a decade to reboot a cancelled show... -- nm - Ender Mar 23, 08:29 3
    - I just started watching the DVDs of this. Did they give the series a proper ending? -- nm - LMS Mar 23, 08:33 2
      - Eh, I suppose. -- nm - Ender Mar 23, 08:38 1
        
        That's something I suppose. -- nm - LMS Mar 23, 08:42
- NCIS: Cuyahoga Falls renewed! YES! -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:23
My biggest fear on healthcare -- the House flat out abdicates this vote, hoping the Senate will be the bad guys or will be the good guys to salvage - Will Hunting Mar 23, 08:18 3
- That's how some of the holdouts are being sold on this. "Don't worry, the Senate will fix it" -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:19 2
  - Correction: that's how they are *trying* to sell some of the holdouts on it. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:19 1
    - With the profiles in courage that populate DC, it's probably their best argument. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 23, 08:22
Destiny 2: September 8th. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 23, 08:15 2
- I would hope they address the lag issues as one of the top topics on the game improvement. - groiny Mar 23, 08:19 1
  - You would hope. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 08:28
Nunes says Intel staff wont reveal source of Trump wiretap corroboration. -- nm - budice Mar 23, 08:13 1
- Offs -- nm - Epiphany Mar 23, 08:16
oh man, which button should I press? -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 08:09 9
- I am shocked... SHOCKED to find that partisan fundraising emails are partisan! -- nm - Ender Mar 23, 08:32 1
  - I'm not - ty97 Mar 23, 08:33
- This type of thing has been happening politics for a long time. What's notable is Trump's tone-deafness, lack of nuance, and lack of political skill. -- nm - mara Mar 23, 08:24 2
  - right, weighted poll questions are the norm. it's just how mockable this particular wording is. -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 08:53 1
    - exactly. we occasionally get stuff like this from the democrats but this is a new low of mockability. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 23, 08:55
- for what it's worth, i always press the shiny red button and ... oh ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 23, 08:17
- that's unbelievable -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 08:13 2
  - On the contrary, it's completely believable. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 08:14 1
    - Yup. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:14
Gonna be a LONG day in Washington -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 08:08
London Terror Suspect Was British-Born, Had Been Investigated for ‘Extremism’ -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 08:05
Who here speaks Ohioan? What is the local pronunciation of Cuyahoga Falls ? -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 08:02 9
- REM can tell you. -- (link) - amanda jones state university Mar 23, 08:20 [youtube]
- Watch Tommy Boy. But Ty is right Kigh-uhh-hoe-gah. -- nm - volnelk Mar 23, 08:08
- Kai (as in Rysdal) - uh - hoe - guh -- nm* - ty97 Mar 23, 08:03 6
  - I'm pretty sure. (not sure if you know who Kai Rysdal is though) -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:03 5
    - Kai rhymes with high -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:04 4
      - Then that's correct. -- nm - Ender Mar 23, 08:34
      - aha! that was our debate. if it rhymed with 'high'. -- nm* - Andie Mar 23, 08:07 1
        
        Weirdly, I found this: "When referring to the river or valley as "the Cuyahoga" it is pronounced KY ah HOE gah. When in conjunction with another name, - mara Mar 23, 09:11
      - Kai Opaka? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 08:04
The Xbox One is struggling because video game exclusives still matter -- (link) - Shaun Mar 23, 07:59 13
- FOUR NEW HALO GAMES! -- nm - Mop Mar 23, 08:28
- Funny how this is the second article ive read about Sony exclusives and they dont mention No Man;s Sky - eag Mar 23, 08:24 5
  - obviously it was a flop, but after all the updates, NMS is an enjoyable game now. Not a blockbuster, but a very decent game - decline Mar 23, 08:53 3
    - I give them a tonne of credit for churning out 2 major updates as well when they could've just closed up shop after the backlash. - Shaun Mar 23, 08:57 2
      - if I'm in between games at some point I might go back and restart it -- nm - decline Mar 23, 09:03 1
        
        I think the last time I was in between games was before Destiny released. - Shaun Mar 23, 09:05
  - Because it's a 2017 based article and PS's 2017 exclusive lineup is better than MS's total run for this gen so far. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 08:31
- that's what they get for banking on tired ass Halo. - groiny Mar 23, 08:18 5
  - Halo is 20 years old. I think I've only just realized this now. -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 23, 08:31
  - Ryse is one of the Games wih Gold for next month. Free is a good price. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 08:29
  - Only Zero Horizon Dawn is the only exclusive that id buy a PS 4 for -- nm - eag Mar 23, 08:26 2
    - So far I'd say it's worth it, but in reality I don't think buying a system for a single game is wise. -- nm* - Shaun Mar 23, 08:40 1
      - Its not I agree -- nm - eag Mar 23, 08:44
*waves* Guys, hi, I'm over here on B1 -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:58
Chuck Schumer: Democrats Will Filibuster Neil Gorsuch’s Nomination - ty97 Mar 23, 07:57 19
- Good. We can't have hearings on a nominee 6 months before the election, but we can have a President under investigation for what, if proved, is - jnine Mar 23, 08:17 1
  - Unfortunately, there is no Dem power to stop it. GOP will kill filibuster for SCOTUS noms and that's that. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:24
- "after careful deliberation" Translation - Strongbad Mar 23, 08:01 2
  - ...and? -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 08:18
  - And I'm okay with that too. :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 08:08
- Yup, no choice. I'd have been furious with him and others if they didn't put up a fight. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 07:59 12
  - I could understand if they didn't do it based on the fact that they know it won't work, but yeah, lots of people would have been pissed. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:02 11
    - It working or not doesn't matter to me. I need to see them fight and stop being the only ones willing to make compromises. They give in and get - Krusty Mar 23, 08:07 10
      - And that's why they have to do it. You are one of many who feel that way. - ty97 Mar 23, 08:09 9
        
        I'm angry so they shouldn't be listening to people like me. :-) What I want likely isn't best for the party or the country. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 08:10 8
        
        There are lots of folks angry like you. The filibuster for SCOTUS is going away one way or the other anyway, so I don't see this hurting - ty97 Mar 23, 08:11 7
        
        Yeah, they'd have a very angry left coming at them and they don't want to fight against their own voters. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 08:13 6
        
        Sounds like a few of them do, but Schumer's smart enough to know that's a bad idea. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:14 5
        
        He's also had people outside his Park Slope brownstone on a nightly basis to remind him. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 08:21 4
        
        For some reason, I assumed he lived upstate. No idea why. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:22 3
        
        He's a Brooklynite from birth. :-) He lives in an apt. building on Prospect Park West. I thought it was a brownstone but it's an - Krusty Mar 23, 08:26 2
        
        Perhaps living in the building provides better security? -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 08:34 1
        
        Maybe. He would likely have other people on his floor so that's less safe than a private house. - Krusty Mar 23, 08:35
- Good. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 23, 07:59
A US Citizen was killed in the terror attack. His wife (I think she's British) was injured. There's a GoFundMe for her (Jake Tapper verified it) -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 07:56 2
- (sorry LMS, just saw your B2 post) -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:59 1
  - No problem, my post was on the board roll. -- nm - LMS Mar 23, 08:15
Huh, I just read about the controversy regarding the A&M student body president election (that Rick Perry apparently wrote an op-ed about) -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 07:52 4
- I wouldn't have even known about it if not for MDH's(?) post last night and then googling it. - IrishStephen Mar 23, 09:24
- I'm reminded of Lisa Simpson's protestations re: glow sticks and the results being overturned. - Mop Mar 23, 09:09 1
  - The voter intimidation charge was dropped. -- nm - IrishStephen Mar 23, 09:23
- I saw that episode of The West Wing except Jed had smart people talk him out of getting involved in local politics -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 08:20

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