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Andrew McCabe claims Rosenstein was ordered to write Comey memo (duh, but contradicting official accounts), other stuff in new book -- (link) - Super Daddy Princess Feb 8, 06:19
RIP Albert Finney. -- (link) - kelly Feb 8, 06:18 5
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- Time for a Miller's Crossing rewatch. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 8, 06:29
- :( -- nm - Diva Feb 8, 06:24
- One of my favourites. -- nm - LMS Feb 8, 06:23
- :( -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Feb 8, 06:20
Wow. Penn and Teller? I didn't realize how old Teller was. - Strongbad Feb 8, 06:07 2
- Dispensing with additional names extends your lifespan. -- nm - Baroon 5 Feb 8, 06:12 1
  - And never speaking. -- nm - zunk on edge Feb 8, 06:13
Chief Justice John Roberts has sided with the liberal wing to halt a Louisiana law restricting abortion providers. -- (link) - Will Hunting Feb 8, 05:59 6
- "blocked [...] from going into effect for now""would not prevent the court from eventually agreeing to take up the case and uphold the law" -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 06:05 4
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    - I didn't get that far into the details (lawyer speak, ugh) I just knew this wasn't a merits ruling, which CNN (and media in general) seem to bury -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 06:11 2
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Torbay Newfoundland has been invaded by giant rats - link - Beaker Feb 8, 05:41 1
- I would frequently wake up to the sound of my dad shooting magpies. - Reagen Feb 8, 05:49
I realized this morning that I hadn't listened to my chemical romance in over a year. happy my chem day!!!! -- nm - amanda Feb 8, 05:36 3
- this morning, I'm wearing my My Morning Jacket jacket -- nm - prayformojo Feb 8, 05:40 2
  - This is very unlike when I listened to In the Aeroplane Over The Sea on a boat going across the ocean. -- nm* - Reagen Feb 8, 05:46
  - obviously you've won this round. I'll see you again on the next board. (quick q: do you have a radio you can put on your head? asking for a friend.) -- nm - amanda Feb 8, 05:41
out of nowhere, I'm absolutely craving French toast - prayformojo Feb 8, 05:28 4
- do you smell burnt toast? -- nm - Dr Penfield Feb 8, 05:28 3
  - I think he's talking about that *village* over there! -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 05:32 2
    - Justin Trudeau the most corrupt PM in Canadian history -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 05:35 1
      - I don't know if that one's going to be a classic -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 05:36
The Grammys, jealous of the Oscars as usual, have decided they’d like a little humiliating pre-ceremony calamity for themselves -- (link*) - Beaker Feb 8, 05:25 2
- As I saw last night (I didn't think of this cant take credit) Ariana Grande just said Thank U, Next to the Grammys -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 06:17
- "arguably the biggest pop star on earth was not allowed to perform the no. 1 song in America" -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 05:28
Oreo, the raccoon used as the model for Rocket in the GotG movies, has died at the age of 10 - Reagen Feb 8, 05:08 1
- That's 87 in dog years. -- nm - zunk on edge Feb 8, 05:33
Age of Heroes: Guardians of the Galaxy -- (link) - Beaker Feb 8, 05:04
TV PSA: Andi Mack, BB Celebrity, Blindspot, Dynasty, Gold Rush, Hell's Kitchen, Live PD, RuPaul, Crazy Ex-GF, Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Bill Maher, other -- (edited) - Beaker Feb 8, 04:59 3
- 1 (we watch Andi Mack together); I'll watch Gold Rush if on and bored too, but not regularly -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 05:17
- 3 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 8, 05:13
- One Day at a Time (season 3 - Netflix), Big Mouth: My Furry Valentine (Netflix - 2 part special), Pen15 (Hulu) -- nm* - Beaker Feb 8, 05:00
Kenny Omega has joined AEW's roster and will also serve as E-VP. -- nm* - Strongbad Feb 8, 04:34
Trump is now underwater in Missouri, Utah and Texas in approval. - Reagen Feb 8, 04:26 1
- I seriously make out in your general direction for showing me this site. I love it so much. -- nm - amanda Feb 8, 05:37
Some more Kingsman prequel casting news - LMS Feb 8, 04:22
Take a late nap, end up awake at 2 in the morning -- nm - Amoxy Feb 8, 02:07 1
- Related, per my Fitbit my sleeping pattern is light restless sleep all night and then fall into a nice deep sleep about 30 minutes before my alarm. -- nm - Dano Feb 8, 04:27
ST Late Night Poll: Best Bond sidekick villain-I.E. not the main villain of the movie, but the sidekick villain or #2 villain/henchman/henchlady -- (edited) - Flavorize Feb 7, 23:43 8
- Fiona Volpe from Thunderball -- nm - Roger More Feb 8, 04:59 2
  - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Feb 8, 05:23 1
    - The mind-meld is still working -- nm - Roger More Feb 8, 06:13
- Jaws. -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 04:54
- Odd Job -- nm - Amoxy Feb 8, 02:06 1
  - That, or Jaws. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 8, 04:44
- Mr Wint, Mr Kidd, Boris, Richard Stamper, Mr Hinx - Beryllium Feb 8, 00:32
- the ugly KGB assassin with the switchblade in her shoe, from Russia with Love -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 23:56
Too long probably for folks to watch, but Todd Monken had his presser as Browns OC today--Impressive. Browns are truly building something-- - Flavorize Feb 7, 23:31
If only I travelled enough, and had $4,500/yr to waste on frivolity... -- (link) - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 22:35 9
- a car takes you to your aircraft, I think they mean literally *your* private plane, not a commercial plane... -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 23:31 2
  - you can get cars to commercial flights. -- nm - mafic Feb 8, 00:04 1
    - didn't know that -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 8, 00:16
- A private Customs agent station is nuts -- nm - Max Feb 7, 23:24
- that's just membership. use fees $2700-$3000 a shot. -- nm - mafic Feb 7, 22:52
- It seems like you could do what those 8 people are doing with 4 or 5. Now we'll know what celebrities need publicity because they'll go through the - jnine Feb 7, 22:40 3
  - Some people genuinely fly coach. One friend from high school who regularly travels between Boston and DC... - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 22:44 2
    - sure. business/first is for when other people are paying. plus Boston/DC is short enough that the PR from coach outweighs the comfort for her. - mafic Feb 7, 22:58 1
      - I was once on a plane with Roy Romanow coming back from Ottawa. -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 04:35
Finally made a decision and booked this for the first week in June!! Vacation Time!! -- (link) - Meg Feb 7, 22:08 3
- That looks great! -- nm - jnine Feb 7, 22:34 2
  - I hope one of the archaeologists will be leading the program that week but at least I'll get out to the islands and maybe see where they've worked. -- nm - Meg Feb 7, 22:39 1
    - Jennifer Perry has worked on both Anacapa and Santa Cruz but I contacted her and she doesn't think she'll be involved this year :( -- nm - Meg Feb 7, 22:47
So this tweet from CDAN's TheHimmmm is something... - ralph wiggum Feb 7, 21:54 13
- The first thing I thought when I saw he filed the lawsuit was how sorry he was going to be when he had to give a depo. -- nm - jnine Feb 7, 22:32
- Did he just drop that alleg allegation in a tweet or had that been posted before? -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 22:10 7
  - who ya gonna believe Mop, the creepy perv or the anonymous rumourmonger? -- nm - mafic Feb 7, 22:22
  - Apparently Enty also had it in a blind a while back, but I don't know if he revealed it. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 7, 22:21 4
    - What’s an Enty? Should I be afraid? -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 22:38
    - More info from later in the thread (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Feb 7, 22:22 2
      - I see where someone lower in that thread says something to the effect that this anonymous person is “always” right - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 22:41 1
        
        I've seen items that have contradicted others on the same subject. -- nm - . Feb 8, 00:59
  - I couldn’t find anything online about it -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 22:15
- I'm old enough to remember when Woody Allen and Bill Cosby were the nice guys in Hollywood. -- nm - David Feb 7, 21:57 3
  - I've always been ambivalent about Allen. Never liked Cosby. -- nm* - . Feb 8, 01:01
  - Martin Milner & George Maharis were running around the country in a Corvette. The Eisenhower & Kennedy years were more peaceful :)) -- nm - peglegpete Feb 7, 22:18
  - On a more positive note, it sounds like Singer is going to get fired from Red Sonja in the next 2-3 weeks. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 7, 22:00
I've talked about pork cushion and using it for pulled pork. Tonight I made pork stew....Excellent!! -- nm - Meg Feb 7, 21:38
Important tips for those expecting to be indicted tomorrow morning -- (link) - TWuG Feb 7, 21:38
My guess on who Monster is in the Masked Singer... - Mop Feb 7, 21:33 4
- not really spoiler - . Feb 7, 21:38
- Amitabh Bachchan! -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 21:34 2
  - Or maybe ... Bambadjan? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 21:36 1
    - Shivakamini Somakandarkram -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 21:39
Trailer for Shaft, starring Samuel L Jackson - Amoxy Feb 7, 21:27 [youtube] 7
- SHAFT! -- nm - jnine Feb 7, 22:36
- Huh. That was Sam Jackson in the 2000 remake. So I guess this is a sequel? -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 22:06 3
  - Of sorts. More a Shaft Jr. -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 22:09 2
    - SLJ as Shaft Jr., Michael B. Jordan as Shaft? -- nm - mafic Feb 7, 22:24 1
      - SLJ as daddy Shaft. Jessie Usher as Shaft 2: Electric Boogaloo -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 22:46
- Damn! -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 21:59
- Saw that earlier. "Can you dig it?" Hell yes I can. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 21:29
So CBS is already spinning off FBI with "FBI: Most Wanted" and a series commitment. Julian McMahon to star -- nm - MDH Feb 7, 21:20 1
- WHY DIDN'T THEY CALL THE SHOW THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 21:25
HuffPo wins the internet: Bezos Exposes Pecker -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 7, 21:09
Huh, Amy Klobuchar is apparently one of the most demanding Senators to work for. Highest congressional staff turnover. -- (link) - Tim Feb 7, 21:08 4
- The "tardy slips" thing is.... nm - ralph wiggum Feb 7, 21:24 2
  - I guess it's less "demanding boss" and more "boss from hell" -- nm - Tim Feb 7, 21:28 1
    - The Devil Wears Pravda ....... wait, that joke doesn't work here. Shit. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 21:30
- Yep, I've talked about that here. She has very little support from the current "Dem organization" because it's all horror stories -- nm - MDH Feb 7, 21:19
"The official fruit of Valentine's Day" - David Feb 7, 21:08 4
- Grape fruit BJs? -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 21:20
- Guess = Strawberries? -- nm - Meg Feb 7, 21:18 2
  - According to Whole Foods, yes. -- nm - David Feb 7, 21:27 1
    - Red, heart shaped, often dipped in chocolate. -- nm - Meg Feb 7, 21:28
Sears brand allowed to be transferred to new investors saving 45,000 jobs and some 425 locations -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 7, 20:55 2
- Kicking the can down the road until next time. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 20:58 1
  - He's got fresh new ideas, Mop. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 20:59
Handmaids Tale 2nd season question (spoiler) - Amoxy Feb 7, 20:44
I see tee-woo posted about the possible source of bezos's messages - holymoly if that's true. -- nm - b. Feb 7, 20:31 12
- What’s this? The Bezos camp thinks it’s his girlfriend’s brother. He says it’s “the deep state”. Occam’s razor. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 20:54
- Also, which government? Saudis? Russia? US? -- nm - Amoxy Feb 7, 20:48 2
  - I presumed U.S., but who knows these days. -- nm - b. Feb 7, 20:51 1
    - if it's the Russians they probably would keep quiet. nobody likes polonium tea or novichok. -- nm - mafic Feb 7, 20:54
- that's like... wildly speculative, but if you're the source, do you really expect them to keep quiet to save you? - mafic Feb 7, 20:41 7
  - “I mean... again” -- nm - Roger More Feb 7, 20:55
  - I wish they'd go back to their less-scummy stuff - Beryllium Feb 7, 20:44 5
    - they did a good job on some legit stories; but, good grief with the badness. ronan farrow and some other reporters have said that AMI threatened them - b. Feb 7, 20:50 4
      - National Enquirer is the face-licker of the american fourth estate. -- nm* - Beryllium Feb 7, 20:58 3
        
        Hinting that the Enquirer is any way associated with the Four Estate is an insult to real news organizations — nm - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 21:48 2
        
        They've been shielded by the same protections. And, for the most part, they should be. This goes quite a bit beyond that, though. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 22:34 1
        
        The Enquirer is a news organization the way my butt is a diamond factory — nm - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 22:49
I have to decide where I should vote in Canada now that emigrants can vote in Canada again. basically can choose last address or a relative's address. - mafic Feb 7, 20:31 7
- Not for nothing, this type of self-selection is partially why I thought a sunset clause wasn’t an inherently flawed premise. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 7, 23:07 1
  - Yes, I like that idea. I believe that's how France handles it. -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 02:45
- Vote yourself Mayor of Pickle Lake! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 7, 22:28
- Is there a form for this ir something? -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 20:35 2
  - not yet. Supreme Court decision was only last month, so they're still rejigging, but if you want to vote in an upcoming byelection: -- (link) - mafic Feb 7, 20:38 1
    - I gotta renew my passport. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 20:51
- probably best to choose an alberta one so they can gripe about ferners. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 20:34
Google is cancelling another service ... this time it's Google Fiber in Louisville. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 7, 20:27 1
- they never were big on veggies there anyway -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 20:54
b.: Yes, I know. Sooo gross. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 20:25 1
- *shudder* -- nm - b. Feb 7, 20:28
I wonder if Alita could have been just called Final Fantasy: Alita. -- nm - Qale Feb 7, 20:23 2
- or Mortal Engines 2 -- nm - Jovian Feb 7, 20:31 1
  - If I’m not mistaken Alita is animeish while Mortal Engines used real actors? -- nm - Qale Feb 7, 20:59
Michael Flynn Jr. deleted his twitter account tonight. - Jovian Feb 7, 20:19 2
- iirc, there was thinking one of the reasons his dad took a deal was to protect him from possible charges? -- nm - b. Feb 7, 20:25 1
  - oh yea its very much speculated that is the real reason. -- nm - Jovian Feb 7, 20:30
We are giving away free LEGOs with select shows of the movie tonight. - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 20:17 [Attachment] 3
- And... -- (pic) - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 20:18 [Attachment] 2 1
  - awesome. -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 04:57
  - *jealous* -- nm - David Feb 7, 20:56
I’m hungry for a roll. -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 7, 20:13

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