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Breaking rank with his fellow Republican Senators, Mitt Romney is now drinking chocolate milk on the Senate floor -- nm - decline Jan 28, 10:19 2
- THIS CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING!! -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 10:30
- He's now the closest thing to a man of color in Utah. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 10:20
video of the helicopter Kobe was on (around 15 minutes before the crash) -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 28, 10:07
United Airlines to suspend certain flights to China on Feb 1 -- (link) - decline Jan 28, 09:59 3
- So, it's urgent enough to stop flying...days from now? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 10:01 2
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 10:06 1
    - Double the rates until then -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 10:11
For late 90s WWE fans. Here's some classic goodness. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 28, 09:52 [youtube]
Apple claims a laughable 34 million subscribers for Apple TV+. Hulu only has 32 million and Disney+ has 23.2 million - Mop Jan 28, 09:47 4
- Yes, everyone who bought an iPhone 11 has an AppleTV+ free year -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 09:49 3
  - not just iPhone 11, even an iPhone 7 comes with it... literally any device they've sold gives you a year. -- nm - colin Jan 28, 10:00 1
    - I'd like to see the stand-alone subs numbers. -- nm - Shaun Jan 28, 10:03
  - I think I technically do, too, even though I returned the unit I had. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 09:49
The Lion King now on Disney+ -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 09:45 3
- Lion King +? or orig animation? -- nm - amanda Jan 28, 10:22 2
  - The "live action" version -- (link) - oblique Jan 28, 10:27
  - new one per the email they sent me just now -- nm* - Beaker Jan 28, 10:26
"for the job he did on her" -- (link) - mud Jan 28, 09:37 8
- we are well through the looking glass, this fascist republic is the new normal. get used to it. -- nm - Jovian Jan 28, 09:41 5
  - no -- nm - mud Jan 28, 09:43 4
    - barring a second revolution, I dont see us heading anywhere else by down the fascism hole. - Jovian Jan 28, 10:09 3
      - i would have said "naaaah.." but i don't know any more. - colin Jan 28, 11:16
      - Hyperbole + Jovian = Hyperjoviate -- nm - Inigo Jan 28, 10:21 1
        
        yep remember this post deep into the 'second term' of this despot. -- nm - Jovian Jan 28, 10:28
- the job where he asked her to point to Ukraine on a map and she did so without a problem? -- nm - decline Jan 28, 09:38 1
  - He made her do something! HE DID THAT! He bent her actions to his will! That's power! -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 09:39
"Clear as mud." -- (link) - mud Jan 28, 09:34
“Wouldn’t be fair not to give something to the Palestinians...don’t clap for that.” -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 28, 09:33
The latest republican attempt to deal with Bolton is hilariously transparent. "Yes, we really should get this important evidence . . . - pmb Jan 28, 09:31 1
- wait, so when it's published in a month or two will we all have to read it in an SCIF? -- nm - decline Jan 28, 09:36
Henry Cavill breaks down the Blaviken fight scene. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 28, 09:18 [youtube] 16
- There's one fight scene in The Witcher that bothered me... (spoiler) -- (edited) - Mop Jan 28, 09:45 1
  - Red shirts are just cannon fodder, Mop. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 09:46
- It would have been better with light sabers. -- nm - Henry Cavill Jan 28, 09:44
- 23 holds on the first Witcher book in the New Brunswick library system (I'm #23)...and super expensive at amazon and Chapters - Beaker Jan 28, 09:22 12
  - The Graphic Novel is selling like crazy -- nm - Remlik Jan 28, 09:47 1
    - Dark Horse scores again! - Mop Jan 28, 09:49
  - $15.54 at Amazon.ca right now for The Last Wish. -- nm - Shaun Jan 28, 09:32 1
    - for a series of 8 and counting that is way too pricey for me (not even a good deal on the set to be found) -- nm* - Beaker Jan 28, 09:39
  - 9.99 a pop for the kindle edition sucks -- nm - decline Jan 28, 09:28 5
    - It seems I bought them at the right time, as I was paying around 7 bucks. - Marlowe Jan 28, 10:08
    - That sounds pretty fair to me. I sold my novels that were very not famous at half that. What gets ridiculous is when they price them higher than paper -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 09:31 2
      - free on Kindle Unlimited would be a much better price -- nm - decline Jan 28, 09:38 1
        
        Yes, yes that would. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 09:49
    - internet tubes cost money! -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 09:30
  - I've got a backlog of Christmas books to read before I can start on new stuff. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 09:27
  - 212 holds in Toronto, but 22 copies. 465 holds for the ebook. (I'm surprised it's that low) -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 09:26
Brett Hull mic'd up at the All-Star game. -- (link*) - Shaun Jan 28, 09:14 1
- He's a treasure. "WE WENT BLUES!!!!!" -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 09:21
Clippers/Lakers game postponed -- nm - Flavorize— Jan 28, 09:12
Yes, but also jeebus what a sentence this is -- (link) - Reagen Jan 28, 09:09
There's a kick-proof TV now. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 28, 08:45 9
- A lot of demand for that, 'eh? -- nm - Mop Jan 28, 08:58 3
  - only way to keep your tech safe from Linus. -- nm - colin Jan 28, 09:14 2
    - In today's video, we test puppies! -- nm - Linus Jan 28, 09:50 1
      - So, for the last week, I’ve been using this latest puppy model. -- nm - Mark Ass Brown Lee Jan 28, 09:56
- Make it the windshield of the Cyber truck. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 08:55 1
  - Thing I learned by paying attention to the development of the Tesla Semi: They can't drive with any defect in the windshield - TWuG Jan 28, 09:18
- they've made something like that for the LED arena barriers for soccer stadiums. you can plow into them and they'll be fine. -- nm - colin Jan 28, 08:53 2
  - Neat. -- nm - Shaun Jan 28, 08:55 1
    - i saw them in the samsung booth at ISE.. they had hired all of the F1 women to show them off. it was... a little weird. -- nm - colin Jan 28, 08:57
Kim News: Marty Scurll showed up at a NJPW event -- (link) - Remlik Jan 28, 08:40 3
- WWE recruits 2 7 footers from India. Out of Kahli's school.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 28, 10:17
- WWE: Randy Orton just became the biggest heel in all of wrestling.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 28, 08:44 [youtube] 1
  - after they went off air... - Remlik Jan 28, 08:46 [youtube]
Plague Inc. now the #1 mobile game in the US and China. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 28, 08:33 8
- "It contains no advice on winning the lottery, but is in fact a chilling tale of conformity gone wrong." -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 08:55
- "Madagascar and Greenland are not the safest places in the world." -- nm - Tim Jan 28, 08:39 3
  - That's what I've been saying! -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 28, 09:05
  - Oh yeah? I'm a certified Pandemic expert, and I know otherwise. - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 08:51 1
    - right? you always start on Madagascar! -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 09:18
- Relevant. -- (pic) - Shaun Jan 28, 08:37 [Attachment] 2
  - I liked this one from reddit -- (pic) - spamlet Jan 28, 08:42 [Attachment] 1
    - This one is good too. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 28, 08:48
Heh. NFL Scouts are awful. ""This is not a good overall quarterback class, that's for sure," said one scout in Mobile." - Will Hunting Jan 28, 08:31 1
- Brady, Rivers and Brees? -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 10:17
Dusty Baker to manage Astros -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 08:24 9
- This was Manfred's deal with the Astros. -- (edited) - Inigo Jan 28, 08:41
- Haven't they been punished enough??? -- nm - zunk lake county Jan 28, 08:35
- Heh. That's just adding fuel to the fire for the Dodgers fans who are going to Anaheim when the Astros show up for opening day -- nm - JD Jan 28, 08:29
- RIP Justin Verlander's pitching arm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 08:26 5
  - More time for him to spend home with his wife. I forget her name. -- nm - Shaun Jan 28, 08:38 2
    - We need to find out if any world-class heroes died the day he was born. - Will Hunting Jan 28, 08:47 1
      - Seems logical. -- nm - Shaun Jan 28, 08:49
  - I literally sent “RIP Astros pitchers” when I sent the story to ML -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 08:30 1
    - Maybe the young guys...I'm betting Justin's like, "If he can't go, I will." You could probably run a 3-man rotation with Max and Justin and some - Will Hunting Jan 28, 08:32
February's XBox Games With Gold. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 28, 08:21 [youtube]
Will Corona the beer have the same fate as Ayds the diet supplement? -- nm - Amoxy Jan 28, 08:18 1
- Or Peter Sarsgaard? -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 08:20
Uh that's a bad... You know, never mind, I didn't say anything. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 28, 08:17
For the third time since November, Billy Gun is on our flight. -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Jan 28, 07:56 20
- I liked his tag team match he did with his kid. But I like just about everything AEW. -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 09:15
- HA! -- nm - Remlik Jan 28, 08:34
- "Hey! Gun! Over here!" -- nm - Max Jan 28, 08:19
- He’s our flying friend. - Dark Callisto Jan 28, 08:02 [Attachment] 2
  - The blind leads the blind. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 08:11
  - unplug your headphones and crank up the DX theme -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 08:07
- Also - in the process of talking about 2 of your favorite Survivor winners ever. Tyson and TeamTV...BOOM!!! nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 07:58 7
  - Team TV? -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Jan 28, 08:00 6
    - Tony mfing Vlachos!!! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 08:00 5
      - You sure do love frauds. -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Jan 28, 08:02 3
        
        I honestly don't get how you weren't entertained by him the first time. That first season, he was too funny. nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 08:04 2
        
        He’s a garbage person. I never like those. -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Jan 28, 08:07 1
        
        Whaaaa? He's a family man. That's why he disappears from all social media when his seasons are over. nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 08:09
      - *digs a hole* -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 08:01
- Mr. Ass! -- nm - pmb Jan 28, 07:58
- He is on the run? -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 07:58 1
  - His ass better call somebody. -- nm - Shaun Jan 28, 08:03
- Damn - stalkers!!! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 07:57 2
  - But which is the stalker and which is the stalkee here? -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 28, 08:03 1
    - good point -- nm - Pippy -accidental racist Jan 28, 08:25
Allen Iverson had $500k in jewelry stolen on Monday. In other news, AI still had at least 500k in assets and was dumb enough to leave it in a backpack - decline Jan 28, 07:49 8
- That thief is gonna regret it when the wealth tax kicks in. -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 28, 07:52
- Insurance Fraud 101 -- nm - Bacon Jan 28, 07:51 5
  - quick google search: After making $150M over his basketball career, AI's net worth is now estimated at $1M... -- nm - decline Jan 28, 07:53 4
    - Was that before or after Monday? -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 07:59 3
      - pretty sure his basketball career was before Monday -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:01 2
        
        Was his basketball also in the bag? -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 08:02 1
        
        It's possible - although that would be a pretty big backpack -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:03
- Uncut Gems 2 -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 07:50
New Notorious B.I.G. Funko Pop for Krusty. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 28, 07:37 1
- Oooh, I like that one! They got him in the fedora and Clarks shoes. Nice! -- nm - Krusty Jan 28, 07:45
The trailer is here!!!! -- (link*) - Shaun Jan 28, 07:33
Around half of the teams in the NFL had their social media accounts hacked over the past 2 days -- (link) - Beaker Jan 28, 07:23 2
- damn Russians -- nm - decline Jan 28, 07:25 1
  - The Patriots shall now be known as the Bolsheviks, the Chiefs are Czars, the 49ers are 17ers, and the Jets Aeroflot. -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 28, 07:39
Top notch editing and soundtrack by NowThis News for this story turned horror show out of Australia (Note: Arachnophobes don't even touch this post) -- (link) - decline Jan 28, 07:20
Ok. So, we started The Circle last night. Anyone else watch or watching this? It. Was. Hysterical. We finally shut it off during Ep 6 to sleep. nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 07:08 21
- I watched as it aired. look, it wasn't good but it was so entertaining. -- nm - amanda Jan 28, 10:23
- Amy binged it last week. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 07:59 11
  - Dude - you SO should have watched with her. I'm telling you it's hilarious. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 08:01 10
    - Reality tv ain't my bag (even though I think that one is scripted). I am currently rewatching The Magicians. Think I am on S1E9 now. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 08:12 9
      - We started watching it, but it got a bit too dark for us, so we bailed on it. Guess I'm getting old. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 08:25
      - The Magicians something I should check out? -- nm - mud Jan 28, 08:17 7
        
        What decline said. And the rewatch has been a bit amazing so far. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 08:23 5
        
        I stalled out in Season 2...the lead just leaves me cold. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 08:49 2
        
        Probably for the best as Amy and I (and it seems most) adore at least 71% of them. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 08:55 1
        
        It's on my list to get back into given the recommendations (spoils) - Will Hunting Jan 28, 09:23
        
        I seriously would watch the Margo and Elliot show on infinite loop -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:24 1
        
        I had totally forgotten about spoil -- (pic) -- (link*) - Spawn Jan 28, 08:53 [Attachment]
        
        definitely. It's one of the best shows SyFy has ever produced -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:19
- Only reason I’m aware of this is the dude who’s there with his mother is from my town. I forget what episode they show up in. -- nm* - znufrii, human scum Jan 28, 07:16 7
  - go over to his house and ask for an autograph -- nm - decline Jan 28, 07:20 5
    - I should. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 28, 07:38 4
      - You know his name? And what town? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 07:45 3
        
        Yeah, you will know it when it happens. - Spawn Jan 28, 08:02
        
        Looks like he shows up in Episode 8, so you haven’t seen him yet. - znufrii, human scum Jan 28, 07:58 1
        
        Ahhh, alright then. Yeah, haven't gotten there yet. I tell you though, this Jersey Shore reject named Joey is amazeballs. nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 07:59
  - I can't imagine they'll be able to duplicate this. Like, I don't see a several season lifeline for this show, but for this one season, it's fantastic - Turd Ferguson Jan 28, 07:20
Motorola Razr flip phone is delayed in the US til Feb. 18th. -- nm - Shaun Jan 28, 07:07 3
- Way to ef up Valentine's Day gifts. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 10:13
- We let Volnelk know too soon! -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 08:22
- "oh no" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 07:55
Uh oh, a schism has appeared in QAnon between the Christian faction and the Pleiadian faction over the Great Awakening -- (link) - decline Jan 28, 07:01
Roll. -- nm - Shaun Jan 28, 07:00

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