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Meanwhile, GOP Senator openly sniping GOP House Speaker -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 07:09 3
- "The tweet is coming from *inside* the party!" -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 07:14 2
  - ha! -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 07:32
  - hee! -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 07:17
Also, if you're going to make changes in the document instead of a PDF of the hand marked pages, could you change the file name before sending it back? -- (edited) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 30, 07:06
Trump just declared war on the Freedom Caucus, stating they are hurting the GOP agenda and need to be gone in 2018. -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 06:46 36
- That's right, we need more traditional, Washington insid- -- nm - Max Mar 30, 07:23
- And here's what likely caused it: "House GOP health care peacemaking deteriorates" -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 07:13 4
  - I hope the midterms are half as interesting as it seems they could be. -- nm - mara Mar 30, 07:16 3
    - One tweet I read (from one of the data journalists) suggests that Trump's approval need to be about where it is now (35%) for Dems to even have a - ty97 Mar 30, 07:17 2
      - It's not just Dems beating Republicans; there's also the possibility of current members getting primaried. -- nm - mara Mar 30, 07:19 1
        
        perhaps, but the FC districts tend to be far right, would the go for a moderate? Not sure, but would be interesting as you say -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 07:20
- Until he tweets later and blames someone else. Or have fox news blame Ryan again -- nm - Jovian Mar 30, 07:12
- Here's the tweet for those who care -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 07:07 11
  - Oh, he used "them" and "Dems" close together. He is already a better poet than a president.. - Marlowe Mar 30, 07:20
  - Interesting, thanks. (It may not make a real difference, but let's consider linking to unfollowtrump rather than Trump tweets.) -- (link) - mara Mar 30, 07:10 5
    - oh very interesting. I don't follow him (he gets retweeted through my feed on occasion) so I'm not helping his follower list -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 07:18
    - yes! -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 07:17
    - Nice! -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 07:16
    - oh man, I love you for this. -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 30, 07:15 1
      - :-) -- nm - mara Mar 30, 07:16
  - And here is Freedom Caucus member Thomas Massie -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 07:07 3
    - :) -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 07:10
    - #SwampCare hahaha -- nm - mud Mar 30, 07:09 1
      - I'm no FC fan, but that was good shit -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 07:10
- I want a poll from the districts of folks like Meadows and Amash showing their approval vs Trump's approval. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 06:59
- Time to revisit one of Strongbad's early predictions -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 30, 06:50 [Backboard] 13
  - The travel ban and the wall put him a few miles to the right already.. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 30, 07:10 1
    - You mean the stuff that actually hasn't happened yet? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 30, 08:00
  - He'd have to actually start governing in the first place for that to happen. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 30, 07:01
  - Yeah, but he's not. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 06:57 7
    - We've got a long way to go. - Strongbad Mar 30, 06:59 5
      - Yes. -- nm - mafic Mar 30, 07:12
      - We definitely have a long way to go, but we have no evidence to show he is any more left than anyone. - ty97 Mar 30, 07:04 3
        
        We see him doing things that are further right than anyone before him. He's not close to going left. - Krusty Mar 30, 07:08 2
        
        Seriously. He so fucking far right that Ronald Reagen is spinning in his grave. -- nm - Jovian Mar 30, 07:14
        
        Right. He's extreme right wing thus far. -- nm - David's iPad Mar 30, 07:13
    - At least not yet, he's not. This isn't about right vs left. This is about attacking people who dared defy him. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 06:58
  - And another one by kilbo in the same thread -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 30, 06:54 [Backboard]
  - He's got a long way to go from where he is on the right at this point. -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 06:54
- *gets popcorn and sits back* -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 30, 06:50
- *grabs the popcorn* -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 30, 06:50
oh, i just finally watched the IT trailer. awesome. -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 06:35 2
- trailer/book spoilers - Beaker Mar 30, 06:38 1
  - spoilers - Andie Mar 30, 06:42
I was seriously impressed with how little time it took me to start hating Why Him. Approximately 48 seconds -- nm - prayformojo Mar 30, 06:08 6
- Why pfm? - JaxSean Mar 30, 06:59 2
  - *throws a live chicken at you* -- nm - prayformojo Mar 30, 07:00 1
    - We actually rewound and watched that scene three times. (spoils) - JaxSean Mar 30, 07:14
- I had to turn it off and I am huge Franco fan - it is so unfunny but it appears to have several champions on ST -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:11 1
  - my son rarely comments on movies but he said he liked it quite a bit - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Mar 30, 07:00
- oh, that's too bad, i was kind of looking forward to it. -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 06:10
LYC: If there's 1 thing in life that I suck at, and not getting any better - Strongbad Mar 30, 05:29 6
- Go with them! Make a change! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 30, 06:57 4
  - I had a chance at that last year. - Strongbad Mar 30, 07:02 3
    - I'm putting my foot down and have already put out there if I don't get bumped in salary to market, then I'm looking - Epiphany Mar 30, 07:04 2
      - I said this 20 years ago, and will never forget that conversation. - JaxSean Mar 30, 07:20
      - *nods* -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 30, 07:14
- :( -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 05:59
Quarter close will be the death of me someday. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 05:29
And you thought that paperclip skyscraper was something. How about a skyscraper dangling from wires attached to an asteroid? -- (link) - Covington Mar 30, 05:00 2
- Saw this yesterday. Like why the F. 200 years could pass and this still wouldnt be a reality. -- nm - Jovian Mar 30, 07:06
- and you thought waiting for an elevator was bad. imagine waiting for the mini space shuttle to take you to the lobby. -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 06:04
I just saw a nice and unexpected thing. I am on my bus. At a stop a few people got on. Then a man got on and said to the driver -- (edited) - Andie Mar 30, 04:54 4
- It's nice that he was calm and just spoke with the boy instead of snapping at him. Hopefully going forward the kid thinks before crossing. -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 05:43 3
  - Right, i think everyone thought he'd be mad and yell (getting scared can make people do that), but he didn't at all, even though - Andie Mar 30, 05:59 2
    - It must have been very close for him to jump on the bus. -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 06:07 1
      - exactly. -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 06:10
It seems like NC has a deal in place to sort of repeal the bathroom bill. It doesn't seem like a good deal and will prevent places like - Krusty Mar 30, 04:50
So do we think that Trish has seen the 'It' trailer? - Diva Mar 30, 03:55 1
- God, that is some freaky shit -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 04:59
TV PSA: MasterChef Jr, Grey's Anatomy, NBA, Supernatural, BBT, Powerless, Great Indoors, Chicago Med, Riverdale, Swamp People, Flip or Flop, Kicking & -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 03:54 13
- riverdale!!!!!! -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 30, 05:28 4
  - you definitely need to watch The Arrangement with me and David -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:11 3
    - I don't get E, unf. (abc, nbc, cbs, fox, cw, hsn, qvc, pbs only.) -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 30, 06:47 2
      - dang it! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:49 1
        
        its taking some pretty strong digs at Scientiology - which frankly is surprising. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:49
- Screaming, Mom, Scandal, Life in Pieces, Colony, Amazing Race, Catch, Blacklist Redemption, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 03:55 7
  - I always considered Amazing Race to be a family show but it's at 10:00 now. Are they adultifying it with the strangers twist? -- nm - Dano Mar 30, 04:07 6
    - yeah, I noticed that too. we tape and watch on the weekend with the kids but the late start is surprising - Beaker Mar 30, 04:56 5
      - did training day get the axe? -- nm - amanda jones state university Mar 30, 05:46 4
        
        It was a longshot prior to Paxton's passing. It's almost a guaranteed cancellation. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 30, 06:37
        
        Will they replace the lead? -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 30, 06:28 1
        
        Bill Pullman - Beaker Mar 30, 06:35
        
        moved to Saturday to burn off I think -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 05:48
I'm gonna post this here because I don't want to say it to someone's face. - Mop Mar 30, 00:31 5
- there are balloons in space? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 30, 04:35 2
  - they all float up there -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 04:59 1
    - *golf clap* -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 30, 06:48
- But it's moving downstream! ;) -- nm - . Mar 30, 02:52
- how far does bluetooth work? high end digital cameras have built in BT to transmit images to a laptop/media van -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 01:38
Did Noah include termites on the ark? (asked by a local religion group) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 23:54 5
- I'm always shocked that people believe it actually happened. -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 04:53 4
  - Culture is a pretty powerful thing. (And obviously, an omnipotent god can temporarily make termites not need to eat wood.) -- nm - mara Mar 30, 07:13 1
    - It is and I don't like to say these things to avoid offending people that believe in a god and/or the Ark story. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 30, 07:22
  - Ummmm - it did! - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:12 1
    - same kinda -- nm* - Beaker Mar 30, 06:27
Trivia Night! Wherein I led a rag-tag team of 4 players from fifth place to first! In what was probably the hardest night of trivia *EVER!* -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 22:39 3
- I love that you are so good at this - and you enjoy it so much. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:12
- congrats -- nm - JaxSean Mar 30, 04:35
- VNT! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 30, 04:04
lennon, Floyd and T-Rex - mud Mar 29, 22:03
WWE: Mauro missed Smackdown again and will also not call anything at WrestleMania due to his mental health issues. -- nm - Tim Mar 29, 21:38
My friend has an aux cable in her van. I don't have one since my car is a 2005. I used it today and told her I'd play one of my favorite songs. - Qale Mar 29, 20:58 2
- You're worse than Trump. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 21:23
- You are the reason you can't have nice things. - Spawn Mar 29, 21:10
Heh, just remembered to fix my ST bookmarks to use https ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 20:43 1
- ... advantages? -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 20:48
Btw, Bacon and others, I'm on Overwatch right now. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 20:40 1
- Dammit!! I would have played had I seen this. -- nm - BAcon Mar 30, 06:59
I'm really sick of one of you. (Inside) - David Mar 29, 20:22 21
- word, but I will bet a million dollars it is not the same person I am sick of. -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 06:54
- I'm really sick - Covington Mar 30, 02:50 6
  - Sounds utterly miserable. Take care and get better. -- nm - mara Mar 30, 07:14
  - I don't love that I am the barometer to which illnesses are measured! - groiny Mar 30, 06:55
  - Feel better soon! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 30, 06:14
  - that's all sounds terrible - get better! -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 06:13
  - Yeesh. Get well soon! -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 05:13
  - :( feel better! -- nm - kelly Mar 30, 05:09
- your taste in hockey teams is questionable at best. -- nm - mafic Mar 30, 00:02
- whoever it is, listening to Witchitai-To will help calm you -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 29, 20:50 [youtube]
- hey I asked for some analysis of the movie The Void and I got nuthin! -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 20:46
- Look, I know that I have disappointed you terribly, but I want to make it up to you. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 20:40
- Eh, who isn't? -- nm - . Mar 29, 20:39 1
  - Only one? -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 22:42
- I'll get a cloth. -- nm* - mud Mar 29, 20:39
- I know sometimes I come off as too intense. - Mop Mar 29, 20:36
- i swear by all that is holy, right, and ethically priced at a reasonable profit margin, i didn't do a damn thing to you!! - call me Ishmael Mar 29, 20:29
- But I want a shiny! -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 20:26
- Shaddupyourface -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 20:23 1
  - Also, I'm at a playoff hockey game. (WHL) -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 29, 20:26
- :( -- nm - Tim Mar 29, 20:23
I met a woman in Zumba class today. Not only were we from the same city in MD, she was an instructor at my old gym. Small world. -- nm - kelly Mar 29, 19:39 2
- Coincidentally, Donald Trump just signed an Executive Order banning people from Zumba from entering the country. (nm) - howie Mar 29, 21:12
- Very small world -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 20:00
new found footage of a 1939 NFL game of the Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Detroit Lions.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 19:22 3
- *like* -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 19:33
- I see Hitler in the stands! -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 19:25
- that lineman was clearly offside! -- nm - mud Mar 29, 19:24
Ghost in the Shell. Pretty okay. Great to look at -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 18:48 6
- Agreed. -- nm - budice Mar 29, 22:10
- So this is Lucy 2? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 19:35 2
  - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! -- nm - M op Mar 29, 19:36 1
    - "mmm op" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 19:47
- Did you run home and crash through your front door? -- nm - Max Mar 29, 19:19
- Yes, she is. -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 19:12
Medical coding and the nightmare that is our health care billing system. -- (link*) - znufrii Mar 29, 18:46 4
- Its the reason my friend gave up her medical massage biz, she was a prefered provider for several insurance cos, but would usually be months behind in - zeitgeist Mar 29, 19:39
- (Bug report for Bery) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 19:20 1
  - Thanks -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 19:49
- Great read -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 19:07
Seattle sues Trump administration over ‘sanctuary cities’ order -- (link) - ty97 Mar 29, 18:33
Not reading spoilers but I gotta say how much I'm loving this season of Survivor. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 18:32 1
- Tonight's advertised meltdown from the commercials is utterly incomprehensible. -- nm - David Mar 29, 19:14
hey movie people...any advance word on the horror movie The Void? -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 18:31 [youtube]
Okay, I voted at least ten times for WAGS today. Will vote a few more later. -- nm - . Mar 29, 18:25 1
- Seems it's no longer a one vote a day thing like it says above. -- nm - . Mar 29, 18:28
S-Town spoilers - mafic Mar 29, 18:25 5
- What's the basic story? All I've picked up is "From the makers of..." -- nm - Ender Mar 30, 07:25
- overall impressions of the entire series. without spoilers: it's ok, not great, and not really what I expected going in. I can see the interest and - mafic Mar 29, 18:37 2
  - I'm more than halfway through and it seems like it could have been a three part This American Life episode. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 18:53
  - (this is actually my response to Krusty). -- nm - mafic Mar 29, 18:42
- Spoiler for the whole show or a specific episode? -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 18:32
Survivor spoilers - David Mar 29, 18:19 1
- I agree but also, spoilers. - Volnelk Mar 29, 19:46
[an error occurred while processing this Breath of the Wild shrine directive means you probably effed it up] -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 18:17
News Alert! CNN has gone Full Watergate! Woodward and Bernstein are on talking about House investigation is in shambles! -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 18:15 3
- Woodward was on? -- nm - mud Mar 29, 18:28 2
  - I'm pretty sure that was Bob Woodward, yes. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 18:29 1
    - Yep. Still going. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 18:31

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