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HBO is doing a Joe Paterno movie with Al Pacino portraying him. -- nm - David Jun 5, 13:39 4
- So he's played Kevorkian, Phil Spector, Roy Cohn... -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 13:41 3
  - HBO just had DeNiro do a great turn playing Bernie Madoff. They need to get these two alternating roles and really pump these out -- nm - crash davis Jun 5, 13:47
  - He needs to stick around long enough to play Trump. -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 13:42 1
    - Probably a shoe in for Robert Durst... -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 13:47
I'm torn. The echo chamber on my Twitter feed is too much sometimes but I don't know who to cut. - Volnelk Jun 5, 13:32 5
- I get almost all my news via Slackertalk. I hope go to Twitter to share or re-share. -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 13:41
- Twitter? -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 13:40
- maybe use a list to figure out who's less noise, more signal? nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 5, 13:38 2
  - yep, this is what I do with tweetdeck. Filter to exclude retweets. -- nm* - Max Jun 5, 13:42 1
    - Interesting. I'll see. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 5, 13:43
NXT: barring any major story changes...Askua is set to have the longest title reign in the modern WWE history post 1983. -- nm - Remlik Jun 5, 13:24 2
- They should have her enter the women's division undefeated a la Goldberg. -- nm - David Jun 5, 13:24 1
  - I agree. -- nm - Remlik Jun 5, 13:32
OFFS -- (link) - Spawn Jun 5, 13:22 6
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- I would pay good money to watch that live on PPV. -- nm - David Jun 5, 13:22 4
  - The right answer is whatever answer Trump gives. - Mop Jun 5, 13:35
  - Loser has to resign. I'm in. -- nm - pmb Jun 5, 13:25 2
    - As if he would keep his pledge, when the questions are so obviously rigged for smart people -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 5, 13:50
    - I'm promoting you to Head of PPV. -- nm - David Jun 5, 13:36
I bought 2 tickets to Podcon in Seattle in December. I'm going to take my son. - Mop Jun 5, 13:09 3
- that's the Travis McElroy one, right? -- nm - Andie Jun 5, 13:11 2
  - I see it more as the Hank Green one, but yup, that's the one. -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 13:12 1
    - are they going to have enough money for it? or did they extend their goal, maybe? nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 5, 13:36
Whoa, Putin says Russia will take preemptive military action if Sweden joins Nato...newsweek -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 5, 13:08 16
- I'm surprised Sweden hasn't already been a part of it. - Will Hunting Jun 5, 13:17 11
  - Aren't they neutral? -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 13:19 2
    - Isn't that Switzerland? -- nm - ty97 Jun 5, 13:20 1
      - Sweden too. -- nm - Roger More Jun 5, 13:41
  - They've jealously guarded their neutrality for a while - Reagen Jun 5, 13:19 6
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      - Arguably the Brits' fault! -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 13:36 3
        
        The Nazis didn't travel on British trains to get to Norway. -- nm - Roger More Jun 5, 13:39 2
        
        Where did the Nazis travel to on British trains? -- nm - zork Jun 5, 13:46 1
        
        Hogwarts, its a rarely discussed aspect of Slytherin history -- nm - crash davis Jun 5, 13:47
    - "How about we go to 6500K, just to try it." "No, no, no, no NO! 4500K only!" -- nm - Max Jun 5, 13:22
  - NATO didn't have casual Fridays until recently so the bikini teams were out. -- nm - Max Jun 5, 13:19
- "I can't do fuck all if Sweden joins, but I sure can bluster" -- nm - Putin Jun 5, 13:17
- I hope Finland joins as an epic fuck you to Russia. -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 13:11 1
  - I thought we all had an unspoken agreement that Lapland was theirs and Norway and Sweden are ours. -- (link) - Max Jun 5, 13:13 [youtube]
- why is that a 'threat'? -- nm - Andie Jun 5, 13:09
M&M Caramel verdict: They're a'ight. I guess the candy shell doesn't go so well with the caramel. - Mop Jun 5, 13:06
The Intercept has obtained a top secret NSA report detailing Russian hacking efforts days before the 2016 election -- (edited) - ty97 Jun 5, 13:06 2
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  - Edward Snowden's gonna get some house guests in Moscow... -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 13:40
“MM&T" as some call the national security team need to hire a chaos theory expert so they can better understand their job - crash davis Jun 5, 13:01
Fear the Walking Dead is not a good show... (spoils) - Jovian Jun 5, 12:54 1
- I was thinking while I was watching it spoils - jnine Jun 5, 13:20
FreeformTV (whatever that is) is going to carry a Marvel Cloak and Dagger show starring Olivia Holt - zork Jun 5, 12:53 11
- Shadowhunters new season premiers tonight on Freeform! -- nm* - decline Jun 5, 12:58 2
  - It's just a streaming site? I think it's region-blocked here. -- nm - zork Jun 5, 13:02 1
    - nope, it's probably part of most basic cable packages -- nm - decline Jun 5, 13:05
- Am I supposed to know who Olivia Holt is? -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 12:56 4
  - Well, there are two of them, so your odds are twice as good. -- nm - David Jun 5, 13:05 2
    - Are we confusing her with Dove Cameron? -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 13:15 1
      - No, but they are somewhat reminiscent of each other. -- nm - zork Jun 5, 13:47
  - Yes - zork Jun 5, 13:01
- The network formerly known as ABC Family. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 5, 12:54
- Here's an angst-y trailer! -- (link) - Mop Jun 5, 12:54 [youtube]
- it used to be ABCFamily. *shrug* -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 12:54
I wish I wasn't so "worst case scenario". I whacked my head pretty hard at the trampoline park and now I'm convinced I'm going to be the next Natasha - kelly Jun 5, 12:48 10
- Wait, what trampoline park? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 5, 13:15 3
  - the one in Knoxville. -- nm - kelly Jun 5, 13:24
  - You know, in the trampoline district. -- nm - Max Jun 5, 13:16 1
    - And we're falling in Graceland, Graceland -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 5, 13:20
- WWE: Kelly has a concussion and is expected to miss Money in the Bank in two weeks. -- nm - Qale Jun 5, 13:09
- You have a thing for short fat russian mobster types? Or you want to get moose und squirrel -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 5, 13:01
- go to the doc if you're worried. better safe than sorry -- nm - Remlik Jun 5, 12:50 1
  - yep. this. -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 12:57
- oh dear. I have a weird marking on my face that makes me look like a battered housewife. I think I bruised my sinus from blowing my nose so much - Diva Jun 5, 12:50
- Did you throw up? - zork Jun 5, 12:50
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- He took advice, it didn't work, so it was obviously bad advice and he was right the first time. -- nm* - znufrii Jun 5, 12:51
- I doubt it's a lie. I suspect he doesn't really understand the context of what he's saying. -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 12:47 5
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    - You're trying to apply logic to a Trump tweet. -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 12:52 2
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        8th year Ronald Reagan thinks Trump is irrational. -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 12:55
    - It gives him an excuse. He can blame this on the justice department and his aides now. His instinct is to always double down on the most extreme - pmb Jun 5, 12:51
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- Part two of nazi takeover, ratchet up the fear, you can't walk down the streets without getting shot in the face -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 5, 13:16
- He heard the out of context quote (almost word for word what Giuliani said on 9/11!) and ran with it. He can't admit mistake so of course it's - Reagen Jun 5, 13:07
- Charitably, Khan represents a standing repudiation of his worldview and ideology, and as such must be challenged. -- nm* - znufrii Jun 5, 13:05
- Because he is not white. -- nm - Jovian Jun 5, 12:51 1
  - Right. This is why he didn't antagonize the mayor of Manchester, maybe. Because he is white. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 5, 12:54
- other than? got nothing for you -- nm - crash davis Jun 5, 12:51 2
  - this. Sometimes an asshole is just an asshole and there's no explaining it. - Diva Jun 5, 12:51 1
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- i think he probably hates everything that London stands for. A dynamic, amazing, culturally diverse economic and historical powerhouse of a - Diva Jun 5, 12:47
- Does there need to be another reason? I'm sure that's sufficient reason for Trump (and the fact that the mayor hasn't pledged his allegiance to Trump -- nm - pmb Jun 5, 12:45 10
  - I will leave open the possibility that the mayor said something somewhere that hurt POTUS"s little tiny baby feelings - crash davis Jun 5, 12:57
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    - I was being sarcastic below if that wasn't clear - ty97 Jun 5, 12:49 4
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        I think he is currently listening to Racist Steve Bannon and that Miller guy too much. (I mean listening to Bannon even once is waay too much obvs...) -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 12:54
        
        When that person is completely devoid of self-awareness, yes. Because he can rationalize it to himself in a million ways that wouldn't seem so - pmb Jun 5, 12:53 1
        
        i think (no joke) Trump has some long term memory issues. I think he legitimately doesn't even know what he thought/believed/said a week ago. -- nm - Andie Jun 5, 12:55
    - this is not why I shall mock you... -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 12:48 2
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        ha! -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 12:51
- there isn't another reason. -- nm - Tim Jun 5, 12:44
- Because the UK does things a bit differently, and he needs to make everything different = BAD! -- nm - Andie Jun 5, 12:44
- Can't think of any reason -- nm - ty97 Jun 5, 12:43
- He'd be trashing Ivanka for saying the same things if he thought it would make rally attendees cheer. -- nm - Max Jun 5, 12:43
- He hates everyone who's smarter than him. Thus, he hates everyone. -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 12:42 1
  - Be wary of any man he doesn't hate. -- nm - Brick Top si Jun 5, 12:53
- strong hands -- nm* - decline Jun 5, 12:42
I've been told to eat with only the right side of my mouth for the next 24 hours. - David Jun 5, 12:39 3
- One side of your face is going to become super muscular. Like Robert Z'Dar. -- nm - Max Jun 5, 12:50
- It takes focus at first and by the time you get used to it the 24 hours will be up. - Krusty Jun 5, 12:47
- liquid diet! Grab a bottle of hooch and go to town -- nm - decline Jun 5, 12:41
As much as I love the Crash Course series of YouTube videos, I cannot tolerate Crash Course Computer Science. - Mop Jun 5, 12:39
Why the flip do I have a Theme from The Love Boat earworm? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 5, 12:37 7
- been playing SongPop? -- nm - b. Jun 5, 12:40 1
  - (I'm playing the "2" phone version, this username if anyone wants to give a go sometime.) -- (edited) - b. Jun 5, 12:44
- It's contagious, like yawning. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 5, 12:38
- I have this weird death metal instrumental from some car that drove by 5 minutes ago -- nm - ty97 Jun 5, 12:38
- you would prefer something exciting and new? -- nm - Tim Jun 5, 12:38 2
  - Dammit -- nm - prayformojo Jun 5, 13:10
  - Something that won't hurt anymore? -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 12:39
Andie, I have some interest in that pass... - zork Jun 5, 12:32 7
- And thanks, but sorry - work is too busy atm and I have to pass. -- nm - Roger More Jun 5, 12:52 4
  - Not sure if you saw a while ago but the place I started at is yonge and gerrard -- nm - zork Jun 5, 12:59 3
    - I'm at Yonge and Queen now, so it's possible - though now I rarely go north of Dundas -- nm - Roger More Jun 5, 13:02 2
      - still gov't? -- nm - zork Jun 5, 13:04 1
        
        yep -- nm - Roger More Jun 5, 13:43
- Sure, it's fine if it is just you. -- nm - Andie Jun 5, 12:34 1
  - Cool -- nm - zork Jun 5, 12:50
David....Sarkisian is new Falcons OC? What do you think about this? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 5, 12:32 2
- Conflicted. His drinking problem worries me, but he's universally considered an offensive genius. - David Jun 5, 12:36
- I'm not David, but - Strongbad Jun 5, 12:34
Georgia Democrat aims to be nation’s first female African American governor -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 5, 12:32 3
- (also a graduate of Yale Law School) -- nm - Strongbad Jun 5, 12:33 2
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  - can't trust those bastards -- nm - decline Jun 5, 12:34
Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez showdown booked for Las Vegas, September 16 -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 12:31 1
- Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya announced on Monday that the fight will take place Sept. 16 at T-Mobile Arena. -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 13:00
I, too, willingly chose to watch The Great Wall this weekend. I'd give it a B--. - IrishStephen Jun 5, 12:31 2
- the story was about as deep as a puddle on the street. The visuals were great. C+ from me. - tRuMaN Jun 5, 12:32
- Oberyn Martell was good, of course. -- nm - Max Jun 5, 12:32
Hmm, my problem with an Apple home product (like Alexa or Google Home) is that it would not be compatible with 90% of the products that people - tRuMaN Jun 5, 12:30 2
- Don't worry, I'm sure Apple will come out with a whole suite of those products that will cost a lot more - decline Jun 5, 12:33 1
  - false media. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 5, 12:34
Huh. Nicaragua didn't sign the Paris Accord because it didn't go far enough. - Mop Jun 5, 12:30
the rest of the twitter feed for the london restaurant that was quoted on a bb is something. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 5, 12:27 1
- Oof, re: Arsenal -- nm - znufrii Jun 5, 12:31
Trump's national security team was blindsided by his NATO speech. -- (link) - Mop Jun 5, 12:25 1
- Surprising no one but them I guess. -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 12:30
Starting to get ducks lined up. Could the people who qualified for SuperFeud please confirm their desire to participate? (Qualifiers enclosed) -- (edited) - Name Withheld by Request Jun 5, 12:25 4
- Ja ja, sehr gut. -- nm - Baronwatch Jun 5, 13:15
- sure -- nm - groiny Jun 5, 12:38
- Yup. I'm in. -- nm - Inigo Jun 5, 12:30
- yes, in. -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 12:27
Apple's uphill battle with the "HomePod" is that this time they are last to the party and also that even Applephiles that I know think Siri sucks - pmb Jun 5, 12:17 3
- and it's only 2x as expensive as an Echo! -- nm - decline Jun 5, 12:26
- Connecting multiple HomePods like Sonos speakers is something Amazon and Google really need to do. -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 12:20
- Unimpressed stock traders are unimpressed. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 5, 12:20
stupid funny: "The cat was surprised to see the police after all the cuts." -- (link) - Max Jun 5, 12:14 1
- I like it -- nm - crash davis Jun 5, 12:50

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