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Wow -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 21:02 1
- {{{{{{{{{{{{wave}}}}}}}}}}}} -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Sep 13, 21:02
Bengals win 34-23 for the second straight week. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 13, 20:49
So six of eight IDC defeated. And another (non-IDC) Dem defeated handily by a Dem Socialist in NY 18 -- (edited) - ty97 Sep 13, 20:40 1
- oh, and in two of the districts where the IDC got knocked out (13 and 20) there was no GOP candidate for the primary - ty97 Sep 13, 20:48
Wow, IDC leader Klein spent more on this primary than Cynthia Nixon spent on hers. -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 20:07 3
- ... so what are today's votes for? The actual elected posts, or just the primary/nomination process? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 20:20 1
  - New York State is stupid. We had our primary for federal positions in June and our primary for state positions today. - ty97 Sep 13, 20:34
- oh, and turnout in this primary was huge -- (link*) - ty97 Sep 13, 20:11
a customer at a very popular China restaurant chain pulled a boiled rat out of the broth, video went viral, investors lost almost 200m value over nigh -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 13, 19:33 5
- Elon Musk is getting his next idea. -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 19:39 4
  - Hotpot submarine with LIDAR and object recognition for scanning the contents of the opaque broth? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 20:05
  - Muskrat, nice one -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 19:44 1
    - Put under pegleg -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 19:44
  - Muskrat hotpot -- nm - peglegpete Sep 13, 19:43
One 18" pizza contains 10% more pizza than two 12" pizzas - zeitgeist Sep 13, 19:18
“I’m Julie Chen Moonves, goodnight” -- (link*) - budice Sep 13, 19:11 5
- No way she did that of her own accord. Les made her say that. -- nm - Mop Sep 13, 20:31
- she is just. so. weird. -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 19:20 1
  - Anyone that watches or is on Big Brother....weird -- nm* - Bacon Sep 13, 19:36
- what gets me more is the thought process that leads to that guy choosing his outfit for a national tv broadcast. -- nm - mafic Sep 13, 19:18 1
  - What would you expect from someone named ... *checks notes* ... *spoils* -- (edited) - Beryllium Sep 13, 20:00
One IDC Senate member has lost their primary. At least four others are trailing (though one of those races is very early in counting) -- (edited) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:09 31
- IDC? I had to look it up. Democrats who sided with Republicans in the legislature. -- nm - Mop Sep 13, 20:34 1
  - Yes, right as they took the majority for the first time in decades. -- (edited) - Tim Sep 13, 21:07
- Update -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:24 24
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    - When I looked up the districts early, they didn't seem very GOP friendly. -- (edited) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:44 20
      - If you'll forgive me, I'll link the district maps. First is NY-34 where Klein has now LOST. -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:47 19
        
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        and I think my district is flipping - Tim Sep 13, 19:58 1
        
        That's the other thing. In the current climate, I think some of the current R districts are likely on the ropes and could flip - ty97 Sep 13, 20:04
        
        And 31 where Alcantara lost handily -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:52 3
        
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        I'm showing you the districts to help you make your own analysis like you are doing here. - ty97 Sep 13, 19:57 1
        
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        20 where Hamilton is losing. Not called but seems likely to stick -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:51 4
        
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        Certainly, it's not like Staten Island is the only place where Republicans exist in NYC. - ty97 Sep 13, 19:56 2
        
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        One other thing. In general, I don't think these D challengers ran as Dem Socialists like Ocasio-Cortez - ty97 Sep 13, 20:06
        
        13 where Peralta is losing. Not called yet but seems inevitable. -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:50
        
        11 where Avella is losing but not called yet -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:50
        
        23 where Savino has kept her seat (or her primary place at least) -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:49
        
        38 where Carlucci seems likely to save his seat but not called yet -- (link*) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:48
        
        53 where Valesky is losing (but it's close) -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 19:48 2
        
        Honestly 53 is the only one I'd tend to worry at all about but that's because I don't the district. - ty97 Sep 13, 19:54 1
        
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  - Good. -- nm - Tim Sep 13, 19:33
  - Nice! -- nm - Krusty Sep 13, 19:26
- LT Gov close -- nm - budice Sep 13, 19:17
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- Klein, the IDC leader and Majority Coalition leader, down 54-47 to Alessandra Biaggi with 81% reporting -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 19:11 1
  - Awesome! -- nm - Krusty Sep 13, 19:20
The good news is that I started AJ. Green, the bad news is that I started Baltimore D -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 18:49
live: Megan Fox getting splattered while playing Forza Horizon 4 -- (link) - Max Sep 13, 18:44 4
- she's surprisingly awkward. -- nm - mafic Sep 13, 18:50
- not the first time obvie. -- nm - budice Sep 13, 18:46
- You do realize there can be many interpertations of this post right? - eag Sep 13, 18:45 1
  - He's probably like Tobias Funke. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 18:58
This game seems a bit one sided -- nm - decline Sep 13, 18:41 1
- Sooo, Bengals beat the Bills by a hundred? -- nm - Volnelk Sep 13, 18:42
I think the last two words of this headline are superfluous -- (link) - znufrii Sep 13, 18:36
Venom: PG-13, 112 minutes -- (link*) - budice Sep 13, 18:35 5
- PG-13?! That is a huge mistake -- nm - Epiphany Sep 13, 20:00 2
  - They want it to be compatible with Spider-Man and possibly more. So it is a hope for longterm, but I agree. The only way it could fly is R. - Spawn: Blood Feud God Sep 13, 21:05
  - Agree -- nm - Volnelk Sep 13, 20:06
- This is going to be really bad. -- nm - MDH Sep 13, 19:36 1
  - Well, I’m not interested in it ... and I wouldn’t take my kid to it ... it’s probably wise to try and aim for the 13-30 demographic. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 20:07
21% in, Cuomo 66, Nixon 33. AG: James 50, Teachout 29, Maloney 19. - Tim Sep 13, 18:26 5
- Already being called for Cuomo -- (link) - budice Sep 13, 18:40
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  - with 30% reporting, Dem turnout has exceeded total Dem turnout for 2014 -- (link) - decline Sep 13, 18:44 1
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  - Actually slightly better than Cyn's poll data. -- nm - budice Sep 13, 18:34
I don't claim to be an NFL defensive coordinator or anything but...maybe cover that guy? -- nm - David Sep 13, 18:19 1
- That's just the kind of radical thinking that will take you far in this organization! -- nm - Detroit Lions Sep 13, 18:21
Beryllium at the Movies (well, looking at the website for the movie theatre) -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 13, 18:14
going back to yesterday, the one thing I can never get straight with flat-earthers is why it's a conspiracy at all. - mafic Sep 13, 18:11 7
- It's not the Illuminati, it's the lizard people and they keep it secret because we're all part of their experiments. Didn't you ever see Dark City? -- nm - decline Sep 13, 18:29 1
  - Shut it down -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 18:35
- To keep everyone from finding out what's on the reverse side -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 18:26
- I usually hear "something something Antarctica secret". -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 18:23 1
  - oh yeah, I once fell down a k-hole of 'secret underground antarctic alien bases they forgot to edit out of google earth.' -- nm - mafic Sep 13, 18:42
- you think that's the only thing we're being fooled about? -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 13, 18:22
- All the globes they sell support the rest of their operations. -- nm - VMan Sep 13, 18:13
sometimes my bank is dumb. phone me and ask for personal info to confirm my identity. me:"how can I confirm that you're really from [bank]?" - mafic Sep 13, 18:05
Today in Holy Shit You're Actually Trying This Angle -- (link) - Reagen Sep 13, 18:00 1
- "well, as you all know, the penalty for possessing weed is summary execution." -- nm - Tim Sep 13, 18:03
Adam Schefter: SEA signing LB Mychal Kendricks -- nm - Strongbad Sep 13, 17:53 1
- AJ Green on pace for 16TDs...tonight -- nm - budice Sep 13, 17:56
Bang! Zoom! Straight to the Moon! -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 13, 17:42 2
- How much you think that costs? -- nm - decline Sep 13, 17:53 1
  - I'd venture a guess that it's under ten million. - Beryllium Sep 13, 17:56
Moonves in 2011:"When I first got to CBS, the sexiest woman on the network was Angela Lansbury but fortunately we’re doing a little bit better now" nm -- (link) - ralph wiggum Sep 13, 17:22 8
- I think the blind item was Jo Beth Williams. The Client! that Fawlty Towers remake! it all fits! -- nm - mafic Sep 13, 18:14
- He misspelled Jane Seymour. -- nm - Baronarama Sep 13, 17:50 4
  - Doctor Quinn! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 17:51 3
    - She was pretty smokin' in Somewhere in Time. -- nm - Baronarama Sep 13, 18:05 2
      - word -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Sep 13, 21:05
      - Lassiter -- nm - peglegpete Sep 13, 18:07
- "But man, they've sure remained cranky over the years." -- nm - Max Sep 13, 17:23 1
  - "And no matter how many times I tell them to 'Lighten up' they never seem to be down for naked Twister." nm - ralph wiggum Sep 13, 17:33
They're reporting 70 fires/explosions now ... very scary to see that much carnage from a simple utility. I hope there are no injuries. -- (edited) - Beryllium Sep 13, 17:18 2
- Report was at least one firefighter and two civilian but hospital says at least four treated. -- nm - zork Sep 13, 17:22
- 70 explosions/ fires/ smells of gas -- nm - zork Sep 13, 17:21
Well that Nintendo Direct really couldn’t have gone any better. -- nm - Qale Sep 13, 17:17
AC360's augmented reality graphics look amateurish after Weather Channel parted the waters. Congrats, WC, you've ruined it for everyone else. -- nm - Max Sep 13, 17:13
Wonder how often this happens - O’s lost 10-0 but all 10 runs came in one inning. - Will Hunting Sep 13, 17:10
I've watched the first handful of episodes of GoT this afternoon. I'm really impressed with how solidly they hit the ground running. - prayformojo Sep 13, 16:59 3
- *THUNK* -- nm - Strongbad Sep 13, 17:23
- You're first time through? A GoT virgin? -- nm - amoxy Sep 13, 17:11 1
  - *re*watched. -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 17:32
Now playing: the pilot for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. - David Sep 13, 16:58 7
- Man, I used to love that show -- nm - con_carne Sep 13, 21:02
- It's good, but it's no duck dodgers in the 24th 1/2 century -- nm* - decline Sep 13, 17:50
- such a good pilot. dark yet hopeful -- nm - Remlik Sep 13, 17:50
- I had such a crush on Erin Gray -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 17:00 1
  - I think everyone did. She was the Waverly cheerleader routine of the 1970s. -- nm - David Sep 13, 17:07
- by Lt. Dick Calkins -- nm - peglegpete Sep 13, 16:59
- I'm really surprised this hasn't gotten a reboot -- nm - TWuG Sep 13, 16:58
WHAT oh come the fuck on -- (link) - Reagen Sep 13, 16:54 1
- @NormMacdonald thoughts? -- nm - Roger More Sep 13, 17:57
XBox One getting Final Fantasy Games -- (link) - budice Sep 13, 16:48 1
- The Nintendo Switch is getting them as well. -- nm - Qale Sep 13, 17:17
Should one or shouldn't one open the door for Jonathan Pryce? -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 13, 16:43
My dad is working a polling place in the middle of a residential area, not on the main road at all. 79 voters since 6am. -- nm - Tim Sep 13, 16:42 3
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  - and call me crazy, but does Nixon have a puncher's chance, despite the polling? - Tim Sep 13, 17:01
  - Fair enough, the county is basically blood red. -- nm - Tim Sep 13, 16:58
Ocean Cam now B&W only and losing picture -- (link) - budice Sep 13, 16:41 [youtube] 5
- Wilmington, NC right in the direct path -- nm - budice Sep 13, 17:07
- Wind gust of 97 knots or 112 mph, 30mi offshore -- (link) - budice Sep 13, 16:45
- First time I'm seeing it ... maybe it's the lack of detail, but those waves don't look too bad, considering. Wind sure is howling, though. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 16:44
- That’s probably night vision. It’s getting dark here. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 16:43 1
  - Yep, some kind of low-light mode - but unfortunately it's fading fast. Must not be able to boost the signal enough. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 16:54
Willie Nelson will headline a Beto O’Rourke rally. His republican fans go insane. -- (link) - GregW Sep 13, 16:09 8
- They didn't know he wasn't Republican?? -- nm - . Sep 13, 20:21
- Free show. Cruz would have charged for tickets. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Sep 13, 16:14
- I don't know how you could be a fan of Willie and not know his politics. -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 16:12 5
  - “I just like how the songs sound.” -- nm - znufrii, promoted Sep 13, 16:48
  - Mother Jones: According to Fox News, fans are absolutely “furious” that a pot-smoking, reincarnation-believing, environmentalist like Nelson would do such a thing. -- (link*) - GregW Sep 13, 16:20
  - He is probably getting spammed by Russian trolls. Election season is here, and Russia is all over it -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 16:16 1
    - Tron Cruz and see my earlier post (I am on tablet, so harder) -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Sep 13, 16:28
  - Clouded judgement -- nm - budice Sep 13, 16:15
Those gas fires are actually quite spread out -- (link) - zork Sep 13, 16:08 4
- a pressure surge can make a pilot light shoot out flame like a blow torch -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 13, 16:57
- Thought it might be similar to the San Bruno explosion a few years back, but that was only one leak/explosion. -- nm* - Meg Sep 13, 16:22 1
  - Which was almost exactly on this date! -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 16:23
- Authorities are asking people to turn off their gas if they know how and to leave the area -- (link) - zork Sep 13, 16:13

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