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Oh, hey, i am in an area under severe storm watch "showing rotation." - Andie Jul 16, 12:09 7
- HAZARD TYPE: ANDREA -- nm - amanda Jul 16, 12:18
- "Click the heels 3 times and say, there's no place like home" -- nm - Budice Jul 16, 12:15
- Lets... doooo... the tiiiiime warp agaiiiiiin... -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 12:11
- enter a raffle for a tornado shelter -- nm - Epiphany Jul 16, 12:11
- do you have a kite? -- nm - decline Jul 16, 12:11
- May wanna rotate outta work for the evening -- nm - Budice Jul 16, 12:10 1
  - also - this. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 16, 12:11
pmb, RC, I think the real issue is that it is time to get rid of the electoral college - crash davis Jul 16, 12:06 20
- And reform the appointment of SCOTUS justices, and get rid of gerrymandering, and... -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 12:11 3
  - Gerrymandering is #2 on my list. I think the EC and gerrymandering have more effect than Citizens United. -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 12:14 2
    - f you, Elbridge! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 16, 12:14 1
      - I mean other than the value of his autograph, he sucks nowadays -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 12:15
- It is, but it doesn't matter. I don't see it changing any time soon. Smaller states will never agree to give it up. -- nm - pmb Jul 16, 12:09 8
  - And I don't like this fatalistic attitude (not aimed at you, more at the DNC). The country has been effed twice by it in the past 17 years -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 12:11 5
    - The Republicans have only won once since 1988 (2004, with Bush), that's the only time they've won the popular vote. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 12:13 2
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        The real Deep State. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 12:16
    - I once more agree. - Marlowe Jul 16, 12:13
    - So lets move it into the national conversation. -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 12:11
  - Smaller states are never gonna let you down. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 12:10 1
    - they're never gonna run around and desert you -- nm* - decline Jul 16, 12:13
- What's stupid is that the EC has human reps. It's like a darts competition where ever sector has a person who steps forward and says - Max Jul 16, 12:08 1
  - this though I agree with. -- nm - Truman Jul 16, 12:09
- I dont necessarily agree. - Truman Jul 16, 12:07 4
  - they would have the exact same influence as people in the large states - one person, one vote....pork shouldn't be handed out due to the EC -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 12:08 1
    - Yes. I don't get this argument. - Marlowe Jul 16, 12:12
  - So? It is actually the opposite. Get rid of it so every vote counts the same. -- nm* - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 12:08 1
    - its like choosing between batman or the joker. - Truman Jul 16, 12:08
In the "not surprised, still shocked" file, it does make the mind reel that someone can go "Well, our agencies have all this evidence, but Putin - Reagen Jul 16, 12:02 6
- One person okay, but millions voting/supporting that person is what has me demoralized to the point of giving up. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 12:04 5
  - It is as simple as "you're pissed off so we like it" for a lot of them. -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 12:05 4
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    - I can see that on climate change, the Supreme Court, disrespect for women, a lot of things. But national security? Surely there is a breaking point -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 12:07 1
      - and yet - there does not appear to be... -- nm - Epiphany Jul 16, 12:21
    - Which matters more than the consequences. It's insane. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 12:06
is everyone's fingers ready for the amazon sales? -- nm - Truman Jul 16, 11:58 5
- I was going to grab the 50" Fire tv but it's not sold in Canada....of course -- nm - J Jul 16, 12:11
- you mean... for them to take prices back down to where they were 3 months before they slowly raised them? -- nm - colin Jul 16, 11:59 3
  - i guess if you want to be pessimistic about things, sure. -- nm - Truman Jul 16, 12:01 2
    - it helps me not spend money every time there's a sale ;) these deal a day sites are bad enough... -- nm - colin Jul 16, 12:01 1
      - well the site is borked for me, I try to click on a category and I just the banner page. that keeps me from spending money I guess. -- nm - Truman Jul 16, 12:06
It's difficult to search for when ST thought Trump had a chance, because the most recent 5000 mentions only take you back to July 2017. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 11:58 3
- As is his design. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 12:07 1
  - Or should that be "As are his designs"? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 12:08
- Only 5000 mentions in a year? Seems low. -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 12:07
Update on my ear issue: I've regained about half my hearing in right ear! - Inigo Jul 16, 11:58 19
- awesome -- nm - Beaker Jul 16, 12:20
- Great news! - ReluctantCynic Jul 16, 12:15
- Yesssss! -- nm - kelly Jul 16, 12:13
- Don Homer! -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 12:11
- EXCITING NEWS. (I AM SHOUTING IN HAPPINESS. NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE DEAF.) -- nm - amanda Jul 16, 12:10
- Phew, that's great. -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 12:08
- Fantastic! so happy for you! super scary stuff -- nm - Epiphany Jul 16, 12:06
- YONH!!! -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 12:06
- And thus the first ST Inhuman was born. Awesome! -- nm - Max Jul 16, 12:03 2
  - They had me on prednisone for about a week. - Inigo Jul 16, 12:06 1
    - snag some of those ear steroids for the rest us, I want to see how far I can extend my audible range. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 12:10
- Excellent! -- nm - JD Jul 16, 12:02
- really glad to hear! -- nm - colin Jul 16, 12:02 1
  - so is Inigo -- nm - JD Jul 16, 12:03
- good news! -- nm - ty97 Jul 16, 12:01
- *FIST PUMP GIF* -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 12:01
- I AM VERY HAPPY FOR YOU! -- nm* - crash davis Jul 16, 12:01
- THAT'S GREAT!! - pmb Jul 16, 12:00
- VERY NICE -- nm* - decline Jul 16, 12:00
the current favorites at Oddscheckerdotcom are Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Oprah - crash davis Jul 16, 11:45 9
- I've got four longer shots I just want to monitor for the next 18 months to try and get some profit from early cashouts. - Name Withheld by Request Jul 16, 11:52 2
  - Delaney 2020: There Shouldn't Be A Horse In A Hospital! -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 12:03
  - I can't say. But if you think you can make some money, I hope you do. -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:59
- The right has such a hatey boner for Harris, it resembles how much the Conservatives in Canada crowned Trudeau. -- nm - Mop Jul 16, 11:49
- I am letting my bet on The Rock ride. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 11:46 4
  - I think the time is right for a female president. Problem is, I had a couple beers and saw an Avengers movie so I bet the farm on ScarJo. -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:49 3
    - Before Trump, I would have agreed. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 11:54 1
      - Trump has ruined a lot of things. But he hasn't made Black Widow any less Black Widow. -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:55
    - "Have you seen my action movies? I'm going to make my opponents bleed from their whatevers." -- nm - ScarJo before her retraction Jul 16, 11:53
Papa John kicked out of the corporate offices... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 16, 11:43 6
- how long until they change the name of the company? -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 11:49 3
  - hopefully soon. Dude is a toxic prick. -- nm - Remlik Jul 16, 12:09
  - I read a great article yesterday that said that they likely won't; they can weather this, it'll be forgotten. - amanda Jul 16, 12:07
  - Papa Juan's, now serving Mexican food -- nm - Budice Jul 16, 11:56
- I wonder if he'll be able to live now that he's unemployable -- nm - decline Jul 16, 11:47 1
  - I know your bit, but he still owns 30% of the company. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 11:49
10TaW x.59 - prayformojo Jul 16, 11:42 6
- equilibrium the movie or having balance ? -- nm - decline Jul 16, 11:44 5
  - I'm pretty sure I didn't know this movie existed -- nm - prayformojo Jul 16, 11:51 3
    - we have created a new arm of the law: The Grammaton Cleric, whose sole task it is to seek out and eradicate the true source of man's inhumanity to man - decline Jul 16, 11:57
    - ! add it to the list! -- nm - Max Jul 16, 11:51
    - it's an awesome movie -- nm - decline Jul 16, 11:51
  - gunkata would be an awesome thing to learn, but maybe not something you want to squeeze into one week. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 11:48
Yellowstone: Kathy Reilly is having to much fun in her role on the show. She's a blast. -- nm - Remlik Jul 16, 11:36 2
- Yeah, she is killing it (and getting all the good lines) -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:40 1
  - sorry Kelly Reilly -- nm - Remlik Jul 16, 11:45
Depp & ex-biz managers settle $25M fraud suit -- (link) - mud Jul 16, 11:34 2
- *buys a yacht* DAMMIT! -- nm - Depp Jul 16, 11:39
- That is a shame because public disclosure of all the documents would provide a certain amount of schadenfreude -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:36
Well, good news on the doc front (Cholesterol) : LDL down to 156 (normal they say is 130), Total at 233, Triwhatever at 211 - oblique Jul 16, 11:28 6
- yonh! -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 11:33
- Woot!! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 16, 11:31 2
  - btw, carbs are in everything :) - oblique Jul 16, 11:33 1
    - yes - I'm on Keto day 1 - I'm likely to die. - Epiphany Jul 16, 12:05
- *hearty round of applause* (would whistle, but don't want you to take it the wrong way) -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:29
- celebrate with some deep fried oreo cookies -- nm - decline Jul 16, 11:28
Y'all are giving me the Indonesia crocodile treatment - Tim Kaine Jul 16, 11:23 1
- What we need is America's Football Coach. Tim is America's Soccer Coach -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:27
The Verge has a video about how MoviePass is ruining the movies! -- (link) - Mop Jul 16, 11:19
Will, are you really suggesting that if Bernie Sanders were the nominee you would not vote for him (either voting third party or sitting out - pmb Jul 16, 11:19 12
- The real LOL Nothing Matters candidate is Obama. -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 12:06
- One minor caveat: It's a binary choice in states where the election is close, or states that have adopted the National Popular Vote. - ReluctantCynic Jul 16, 11:48 5
  - In this era, when one side is what the Trump Party has become, it is a binary choice. - pmb Jul 16, 11:52 4
    - Fuck perfect candidates. How about being a Democrat?! - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 16, 12:08 1
      - I can't conceive a scenario where dislike for a candidate wins out over essentially handing a vote to Trump. There is awful within the bounds of - pmb Jul 16, 12:11
    - I'm not talking about those states. If I had been living in one of those states two years ago, I would have voted differently. But in Oregon ... - ReluctantCynic Jul 16, 12:04 1
      - Honestly, I don't think that matters right now. The message that has to be sent even needs big numbers from clear blue states. And in your first of - pmb Jul 16, 12:14
- If Bernie Sanders stole the Democratic nomination in 2020 from the real Democratic Party, I'd write in a real Democrat - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 16, 11:45 3
  - And you'd be handing a vote to Trump. Sorry. You have 2 real choices in a general election. You have to choose the better option, even if it's not - pmb Jul 16, 11:49 2
    - There's no protest vote. There's choose the best candidate vote. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 16, 12:05 1
      - Yes, and you vote less awful fucking joke (who's also not in Putin's pocket and threatening to take down the entire world order). - pmb Jul 16, 12:08
- Spoils - znufrii Jul 16, 11:41
I'm finding the preliminary results of my B2 poll a little telling. The right candidate doesn't have to be perfect right now, but there seems to be... - Name Withheld by Request Jul 16, 11:18 44
- I honestly don't think a woman can beat trump. not yet. (LESLIE KNOPE 2020!!) -- nm - amanda Jul 16, 12:08 1
  - Exactly. The clock has been set back and it would become a Man vs Woman vote to too many people. - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 12:10
- It’s easier to find names I’d be reluctant to support. - znufrii Jul 16, 11:52
- It's not even the mid-terms yet dude. -- nm* - ty97 Jul 16, 11:31
- I like Booker, Gillibrand, Baldwin and Harris, in that order. -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 11:28 7
  - ("Brooke Baldwin? The journalist?") - Max Jul 16, 11:32 1
    - "Chuck is going to leave the Constitution Party?" -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:38
  - I'm not sure Alec has the right temperament -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:30 3
    - Billy. -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 11:30 2
      - in that case, I remove my objection -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:32 1
        
        the election of any of them would leave Bieber, like, 28th in line for the presidency -- nm - prayformojo Jul 16, 11:42
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- On the one hand it would be nice if obvious candidates were obvious, on the other it should be nice that it's not an issue this far out. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 11:25
- I think Booker, Biden or Harris sounds right to me. - Inigo Jul 16, 11:23 1
  - I'm not saying we need to know *the* candidate. But the party is probably helped by having some sense of field by this point. - Name Withheld by Request Jul 16, 11:26
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  - In summer of '06, Obama was already seen as a solid prospect for the job by A LOT of Democrats. Nobody is close to that right now. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 16, 11:24 26
    - (a little later, I think. October was when he got his first Time cover, when The Audacity of Hope was released) -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 11:55 1
      - He was a future Presidential candidate about ten seconds after uttering "We worship an awesome God in blue states" - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 16, 12:06
    - In the summer of 2014, who were the solid prospects for the Republican nominee? - Inigo Jul 16, 11:27 20
      - Here we go: July 2013, "if you had to lay money today on the 2016 GOP nominee: Rand Paul, Rick Perry, or Chris Christie?" -- (link) - Max Jul 16, 11:37 [Backboard] 11
        
        June 2014: "Hee. I just checked the odds for 2016 US Presidential Winner at bet365." -- (link) - Max Jul 16, 11:40 [Backboard] 10
        
        November 2014: "Poll: 2016 time people!!!! Poll: Who will be elected President of the United States approximately 2 years from today." -- (link) - Max Jul 16, 11:42 8
        
        April 2015: "Super early place your bets candidate poll: Who's going to be the GOP candidate for President in the 2016 election?" -- (link) - Max Jul 16, 11:47 [Backboard] 7
        
        man...looking at both links...wow. -- nm - Remlik Jul 16, 11:49 2
        
        huge shift after Jeb declared in December. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 11:50 1
        
        A classic example of "Just because someone is supposed to run doesn't mean he/she should." -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 16, 11:55
        
        Anyone recall who ML predicted? -- nm* - Name Withheld by Request Jul 16, 11:49 3
        
        Based on spamlet's responses, I'm guessing Scott Walker. -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 11:59 1
        
        Yes. - Reagen Jul 16, 12:05
        
        Spike -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 11:49
        
        I wonder what the odds were for Trump at that point. -- nm - Inigo Jul 16, 11:41
      - Not true. Bush. Ryan. Walker. Christie. Rubio. All were widely seen as running and were easily projectable. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 16, 11:32 5
        
        And we all gave you likely candidates in that vein. - Inigo Jul 16, 11:38 4
        
        It's not a question of who should be the frontrunner. It's just to get a sense of who people like. Gives a sense of what they are looking for. - Name Withheld by Request Jul 16, 11:42 3
        
        Outside a few anti-Sanders people, you'd find it hard to get people to say a plausible Dem they wouldn't vote for. -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 11:44 1
        
        word -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 16, 11:44
        
        You got that answer then: NOT TRUMP -- nm - ty97 Jul 16, 11:43
      - yeah I think odds were on Jeb at first. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 11:28
      - Jeb -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:28
    - so was John Edwards, the point being we just don't know right now -- nm - crash davis Jul 16, 11:26
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      - spoiler - ty97 Jul 16, 11:32
- I'll pick among the candidates for the primary and there isn't any of them that I don't need to know more about (except maybe Bernie and Biden). - pmb Jul 16, 11:21
"double the usual Candy when catching Pokémon, double Candy when hatching Eggs, and a guaranteed Rare Candy during raids! Plus, all Eggs will hatch.. - ty97 Jul 16, 11:17 1
- today? Is this the reward from Global Challenge? -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 16, 11:39
“No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant.” -- (link) - John McCain Jul 16, 11:16 7
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  - But he won't like it at all. -- nm - Inigo Jul 16, 11:29 1
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  - probably -- nm - decline Jul 16, 11:27
- He even makes Lando Calrissian look like a tough negotiator! -- nm - Max Jul 16, 11:18
- In the French-Indian war, George Washington swore an oath to George III -- nm - The Donald spin team Jul 16, 11:18 1
  - Lots of kneelers. You don't think American presidents have kneeled before? -- nm - Trump Jul 16, 11:19
I did look at Drudge Report. They are blasting Trump big time -- nm - Amoxy Jul 16, 11:13 1
- Come on, Donald, call them Fake News. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 11:15

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