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The mystery of fast radio bursts. I'm not saying it's aliens... -- (link) - Mop Jul 25, 14:26 [youtube]
Leonardo DiCaprio Developing ‘The Right Stuff’ as National Geographic Scripted Series -- (link) - Mop Jul 25, 14:09
Nightmarish 'Clown Motel' next to town cemetery up for sale -- (link) - ty97 Jul 25, 13:58
LYC: In today's vlog, Casey Neistat hangs out with a blind YouTuber. She gives commands to her dog in French. - Mop Jul 25, 13:57
I'm hungry and you can't stop me from being hungry. -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 13:56 5
- Burritos are known to alleviate hunger -- nm - decline Jul 25, 14:26
- warm potato salad left open for three days and covered in flies -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 13:58 3
  - next time, lead with GOT Sam's scenes in ep 1 of this season -- nm* - peglegpete Jul 25, 14:08
  - I wasn't asking what you had for lunch -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 13:59 1
    - I wasn't able to throw you. You won this round. -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 14:06
"I will not vote for this bill as it is today," John McCain says in an impassioned Senate speech. -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 13:48 6
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- lucky for him, tomorrow's bill will have a different date on it -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 13:49 2
  - but will you still vote no...tomorrow -- nm - Carol King Jul 25, 13:50 1
    - heh -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 13:52
- ("We have to listen to this guy, he was just in the hospital!") -- nm - Max Jul 25, 13:49
wtf Rodon. 4 IP, 11 K - groiny Jul 25, 13:44
Thoughts? -- (link) - David's iPad Jul 25, 13:33 12
- People are dumb -- nm - decline Jul 25, 14:27
- Japan is an amazing place -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 14:00
- You got hamburger in my milkshake! No, you got milkshake on my hamburger! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 13:50 1
  - And "let's throw it out and get another one" never crossed your mind?! -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 13:58
- not for me -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 13:48
- that's kind of funny. One handed food. What's not to like? :) -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 13:45 1
  - you can't suck fries up with a straw....so -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 13:47
- disgusting -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 13:44
- What's going on over there? -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 13:39 1
  - apparently they like having meat in their mouth. -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 13:45
- Go home. You're drunk. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Jul 25, 13:38
- Dumb. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 25, 13:38
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Change is in the air. One of my coworkers is having a baby. Another is leaving in a month. - Mop Jul 25, 13:30 1
- being reclassified a Meat Popsickle can't be all that bad -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 13:49
Hey everybody that's donated to St. Baldrick's over the years - today they announced $23.5 million in grants to pediatric cancer researchers -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 25, 13:18 2
- I know Tony Robinson was knighted a few years ago. But making him a saint while still alive is new. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 25, 13:29 1
  - Quite the cunning plan he had, eh? -- nm - Shardik the Baron Jul 25, 13:38
So by the end of Trumps first and hopefully only term how many cabinet changes will we see - eag Jul 25, 13:16 7
- did I miss something? I know Tillerman was taking a vaccy, but is he stepping down? Stamina -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 13:53
- and will he ever appoint a Sec of Agriculture or Labor? and how about Army and Navy -- nm - decline Jul 25, 13:22 3
  - Some of those keep having people back-out IIRC. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 13:26
  - Pretty sure Ag was confirmed months ago? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 13:25 1
    - Ah, you are correct. Perdue (I forgot) -- nm - decline Jul 25, 14:29
- "It's like The Purge up there." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 13:18
- 312.50 -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 13:16
this is a two minute video segment of the Rachel Maddow show last night - look at the 2010 numbers and then the 2018 numbers for House challenges -- (link) - crash davis Jul 25, 13:07 17
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  - Let me guess: It's a 1:50 of her telling us what she is going to tell us and how huge it is, and 10 seconds of what it really is. -- nm - pmb Jul 25, 13:23 10
    - Imagine behind Rachel Maddow in Starbucks as she goes on 20 minutes of how she wants her latte -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 13:58
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      - I don't know. I often think she has interesting points to make, but it just doesn't fill an hour. So she just drags it out. She should do more - pmb Jul 25, 13:30 5
        
        And it's not just her, I think their show has more commercial ad time (certainly more breaks) than any other. -- nm - Max Jul 25, 14:10
        
        She tells a story. She often goes over ground previously covered but it builds to a point. I heard successful litigators do that too. - crash davis Jul 25, 13:46 3
        
        I have heard her do complicated stories where lots of exposition was needed and occassional backtracking was useful. Every once in a while, it - pmb Jul 25, 14:15
        
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        I changed my points to my specific audience :) -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 13:56
    - well yeah, but I couldn't quickly find the numbers otherwise (didn't realize until after posting it was from Brookings) -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 13:25
    - Didn't watch it, but isn't that what happened during her tax return episode? -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 13:24
  - if true, you've been blessed (and haven't done much calisthenics) -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 13:14 3
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    - are you calling him fat? -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 13:19 1
      - just fortunate, I still recall thirty years on this sadist from Army ROTC -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 13:47
- err, 2009 and 2017 -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 13:08
Kelly: I just looked at the Ticketmaster settlement page. Only 4 shows for DC area. I did see 1 for Nashville. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 13:01 3
- I got an email that we just had four added. - Spawn Jul 25, 13:14 2
  - What were they? DC Area is: Foreigner/Cheap Trick, Boston/Joan Jett, Magpie Salute (?), United We Rock (Styx/REO Speedwagon) -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 13:18 1
    - Hmm. Guess there were just 3. Think I saw the last two on my phone as two events. - Spawn Jul 25, 13:24
Press aide resigns as White House purge begins: ‘I’m going to fire everybody,’ says Scaramucci -- (link) - crash davis Jul 25, 12:59
Trump just said in a press conference in the Rose Garden, you don't know how hard it is to pass something when you only have 52 Senators and there are - jnine Jul 25, 12:55
"Daddy has to go to work now." *waves* *walks off into some bushes* - Beryllium Jul 25, 12:55 3
- that's how spy agents commute -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 14:00 1
  - Right? It's like something Marky Mark would do. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 14:13
- Spicey? -- nm - jnine Jul 25, 12:55
AARP will be issuing additional statements. But they are going all in on unseating all "Yes" GOP Senators up for election. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 12:41 19
- Too late. Where was this concern when they were voting to repeal for seven years? Why did they support them before today? -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 13:26 2
  - Because they could have replaced it with something *better*? -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 13:27 1
    - Of course! -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 13:32
- they should commit to the next three election cycles if they want to have a real impact -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 13:04
- The AARP are going to promise to unseat all GOP Senators... because they voted to open a debate? -- nm - con_carne Jul 25, 12:53 1
  - A debate about what's the best way to make life worse for 50- to 64-year-olds, yeah. -- nm - mara Jul 25, 13:00
- As opposed to past years... where they have supported GOP Senators? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 12:47 5
  - Considering they endorsed and supported Portman and Capito (both of voted yes) not sure your comment. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 12:50 4
    - I don't believe the AARP makes political endorsements -- nm - Roger More Jul 25, 12:55 2
      - They spent money on their campaigns. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 12:55 1
        
        $3500 for Portman according to opensecrets.org, and donated by individuals not the org itself. -- (link*) - Roger More Jul 25, 12:59
    - My comment relates to my understanding about which party they typically have been endorsing over the past... 20 years or so. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 12:53
- I used to think they were pretty powerful but it seems to me the GOP is more concerned about middle aged voters. -- nm - Max Jul 25, 12:44 1
  - considering this exit poll data, they'd better care equally -- (link) - crash davis Jul 25, 12:51
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  - Flake and Heller both voted yes and are prime targets. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 12:48 3
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      - Who do we think are the tightest current D seats? FL/IN/MO/ND/WV? MT is too but I think a degree less so. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 13:16 1
        
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Here is something fun: When should I visit Toronto for a long weekend? - ReluctantCynic Jul 25, 12:41 9
- before they close down their horse meat restaurants so you can live like a Dothraki -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 13:55
- When it's not humid and it's not covered in snow. So... uhm... -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 12:54
- have you checked their museums in case one has a show you need to see? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 25, 12:53 2
  - Not yet, but I know to go to the museums. - ReluctantCynic Jul 25, 13:59 1
    - Royal Ontario Museum and Art Gallery of Ontario are the main ones. - Roger More Jul 25, 14:06
- this Friday -- nm - decline Jul 25, 12:45
- TIFF -- nm - Roger More Jul 25, 12:42 2
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    - Of all people to trust. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 12:45
McGregor-Mayweather: If you want to watch it and don't want to shell out $100, you will be able to go to a movie theatre and watch live for ~$20 -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 12:39 10
- And so, reality tv continues to deny screen time to what it was intended for. -- nm -- Spawn Jul 25 '17, 14:44 -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 12:53
- I'm guessing you'll also be able to find it live on that Perryscope app... -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 25, 12:43
- this is a pretty good idea -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 12:43
- What are the oddsmakers saying about how many rounds it's predicted to go? -- nm - Max Jul 25, 12:40 5
  - Common thought is Conor won't be able to last 5-6 rounds tops. If he wins, it's almost gotta be an early round KO. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 12:46 4
    - If it's R1, I'd only want to pay a bar cover charge. If it were expected to go 5+ I think I'd go to the theater. -- nm - Max Jul 25, 12:48 3
      - I'm not a big boxing guy - Strongbad Jul 25, 12:50 2
        
        Neither am I. It would be pretty exciting if Connor were somehow deliberately sandbagging enough to fool everyone, and dominated. - Max Jul 25, 12:52 1
        
        The big unknowns - Strongbad Jul 25, 12:59
- (or, go to a local bar and pay whatever cover charge they'll be asking) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 12:40
**GOT spoilers** I'm only halfway through Season 5, but so far here is my favorite quote of the show -- (edited) - Strongbad Jul 25, 12:29 1
- you know nothing, Jon Snow. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 25, 12:30
I know you are all dying to know how I fared on my million xp. I beat that mark handily. - amanda jones state university Jul 25, 12:23 2
- nice -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 12:27
- we're very proud of you -- nm - decline Jul 25, 12:24
McCain says he "won't vote for this bill as it is today," says he won't vote for the bill without the amendments AZ Gov. Ducey wants. - ty97 Jul 25, 12:18 20
- MCain of 50 years ago is a hero. McCain of the past decade is a traitor to everything he used to believe in. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 12:24
- Has anyone dared to suggest he should be removed for mental deficiency? -- nm - Max Jul 25, 12:22 4
  - His republican opponent from last year Kelli Ward who will be oposing Jeff Flake next year - eag Jul 25, 13:05
  - That's not a bug, but a feature, as far as the GOP is concerned. -- nm - TWuG Jul 25, 12:24
  - Im sure that would have happened right after if he had voted no. -- nm - Jovian Jul 25, 12:23
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- McCain: We shouldn't force a massive social and economic change like this through Congress without bipartisan cooperation. -- (link) - ty97 Jul 25, 12:19 11
  - John McCain on senate floor callls for a return to old ways of legislating - contributions from both sides. Applause for that line. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 12:19
  - *votes yes in three days* -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 12:19 9
    - He already ruined any positive legacy he has left, so of course he will. Amazing how Sarah Palin destroyed this man's career. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 12:26 2
      - "Amazing how *selecting* Sarah Palin..." It was *his* actions that destroyed his standing, not hers. - TWuG Jul 25, 12:30 1
        
        Oh I agree, but after Palin and the lost Presidency he went scorched earth and decided to show his true colors. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 12:32
    - I thought it was three hours -- nm - Amoxy Jul 25, 12:25 3
      - 20 hours -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 12:26 2
        
        I hope nobody has to saw their arm off -- nm - decline Jul 25, 12:28 1
        
        Yeah, preexisting condition. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 12:31
    - you know he will - they all will - Epiphany Jul 25, 12:23
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- (neither does he) -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 12:19
NPR reports Rex Tilletson is "taking some time off" -- nm - Amoxy Jul 25, 12:13 8
- This guy was clearly not cut out for the job. -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 13:25
- like Justin Bieber. The similarities are just endless. -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 12:24 2
  - tatted with a orange tint bleach job? or dated Selena Gomez -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 12:26 1
    - Selena Gromova, at least. -- nm* - Spawn Jul 25, 12:31
- just a quick vaca to his dacha in Russia -- nm - decline Jul 25, 12:16 1
  - It's ok though, he'll just hand off his responsibilities to one of the numerous assistant secretaries he has on staff - decline Jul 25, 12:21
- (he got tired) -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 12:15 1
  - "Who new being a secretary could be so hard!" -- nm - TWuG Jul 25, 12:25
Where is Bingo Bob when we need him? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 25, 12:13 2
- Or even Bob the Builder? -- nm - Amoxy Jul 25, 12:14 1
  - Yes we can. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 12:15

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