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Monday's be like -- (link) - Remlik Mar 2, 13:17
Early turnout for tomorrow seems really good -- (link) - decline Mar 2, 13:13 1
- Well the different date/it mattering more makes this not apples to apples -- nm - JackDawson Mar 2, 13:19
LIR Podcasts: "The Ancient World" from like 2012. It's a big overview of pre-classical world history. It's pretty perfect -- (edited) - con_carne Mar 2, 13:04 1
- 2012 antiquities? Like Google Glass? Pre-Facebook Instagram? The first Tesla Model S? Marissa Mayer? -- nm - Roger More Mar 2, 13:11
Market has rebounded!! Coronavirus is over! -- nm - Jovian Mar 2, 12:57 5
- Meow -- nm - decline Mar 2, 13:09
- When do hotels and airlines report earnings? -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:58 3
  - I can tell you that at a meeting last week (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Mar 2, 13:18
  - Cruise lines gonna take a bath. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 2, 13:07
  - May or June for this quarter -- nm - eag Mar 2, 13:02
This cracked me up. - David Mar 2, 12:51 7
- "Refinery29 announced that Gaga was 'wearing 2020’s hottest new accessory: a normal boyfriend.'" Ima call up Amy Adams now that I'm fashionable. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 2, 13:14
- That's fun article -- nm - JD Mar 2, 13:00
- Your MDH signal is on a delayed response -- nm - Roger More Mar 2, 12:54
- I personally would like to hear more about the bodega and whether or not they have a cat. -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 12:54 3
  - They're legally required to have a small fuzzy animal cat-sized or smaller on site, or they can't call themselves a bodega. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 2, 13:08 2
    - Do rats count? -- nm - GregW Mar 2, 13:34 1
      - they're the alt cat -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 14:43
WWE: Coronavirus in Tampa site of Wrestlemanina.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 2, 12:51
This is a seriously dramatic change in air pollution over China -- (link) - decline Mar 2, 12:49
When you wish Hillary were running again... - JackDawson Mar 2, 12:48 9
- I don't. - ty97 Mar 2, 13:23
- If there weren't like, stakes and consequences and things, a rerun would be fascinating. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 13:00 2
  - Time to put 2020 Comey in the time machine and flip the dials to September 2016 -- nm - Roger More Mar 2, 13:03 1
    - go further back and give all the other R candidates a pair of f**king balls to go after him on the debate stage - Jovian Mar 2, 13:05
- Do we think we see her in a Biden cabinet ? -- nm - eag Mar 2, 12:56 4
  - I doubt she's interested, but I could be wrong -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 13:23 1
    - I think she's satisfied being retired, playing grandma and doing a dozen speeches a year for a couple million each. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 14:46
  - SCOTUS! - Jovian Mar 2, 13:03
  - No. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 12:56
Dear Mr. Cooper, -- (edited) - znufrii, Italian baseball player Mar 2, 12:47
Breaking -- (link) - ty97 Mar 2, 12:47
sweet potato potato chips are delicious. I just interviewed a guy to be a financial manager who could only be described as "elfin." -- nm - amanda Mar 2, 12:46
Doctor Who. incredible episode yesterday. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 2, 12:45 2
- was quite good. -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 12:52
- Haven’t watched either of the last two yet. Need to fix that soon. -- nm - znufrii, Italian baseball player Mar 2, 12:46
Nice to see Amy posting again - oh wait -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 12:37
I am currently working on a batshit insane play called 'The Moors' and I love it. -- (link) - Diva Mar 2, 12:35 [youtube] 1
- Anything that channels Beckett is way cool. -- nm - Loyola Mar 2, 13:08
Mayor Pete to endorse Biden tonight -- (link) - Remlik Mar 2, 12:34
I don't get some of the despondency over Bernie being the Democratic nominee. If it's about his electability, will the despondency lessen if Bernie - Loyola Mar 2, 12:27 21
- A) Bernie couldn't tack center. He is who is*. B) Hillary moved quite LEFT in 2016 and got called a socialist b/c of it. C) We're not Europe. - ty97 Mar 2, 12:40
- If Obama were on the ticket he would win by a landslide. It wasn't Hillary's moderate positions that caused her to lose. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 12:38 4
  - correct. she was a poisoned candidate after 8 years of the right-wing propaganda machine. - Jovian Mar 2, 12:41 3
    - 8? She was their boogeywoman for 24 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 13:02 2
      - *this* she was getting schmeared in gossipy email forwards back when they were inventing email, 8 years of repeated Benghazi investigations …. - zeitgeist Mar 2, 14:49
      - is and counting! - Jovian Mar 2, 13:04
- "Bernie is this cycle's change candidate. None of the others have a hope against Trump imo. Bernie does." it's so interesting how polarizing BS is. -- nm - amanda Mar 2, 12:37 7
  - I think that part is true in that there's a worldwide trend toward populists, which is what Sanders and Trump are (and Biden et al decidedly aint) -- nm - con_carne Mar 2, 12:41 6
    - Excluding crowd enthusiasm or hipness, what's the pro/con column result about Biden that nets out that he's not a populist? -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:57
    - Yes. this is why i waver every day. There's a lot of truth to this IMO -- nm - JackDawson Mar 2, 12:47
    - yes, Biden definitely is not. There is nothing exciting about Biden. -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 12:45 3
      - And I will admit, I partly long for "not exciting" (but there's too much work to undo what's been done). -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 12:50 2
        
        People are supposed to get "primaried" during primaries, right? If you want less excitement, the general election's got your back -- nm - con_carne Mar 2, 12:54 1
        
        That's not what I mean. I mean the last 3+ years. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 12:57
- Perception over reality; for a lot of Americans it seems the only thing worse than a fascist is a communist. -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:33 4
  - the truth is though, the MAGA crowd refuse to believe or acknowledge their dear leader as a fascist. -- nm - Jovian Mar 2, 12:42 2
    - Also, don't forget the part where we were gonna not care anymore what the right wing media does - con_carne Mar 2, 12:51
    - forget the MAGA crowd. they're not voting for ANY of our potential nominees. The point is that mythical 1-5% -- nm - JackDawson Mar 2, 12:48
  - it's as simple as this -- nm - JackDawson Mar 2, 12:40
- If he's the nominee I'll vote for him. But if he is the nominee all the down ticket Dems are in a world of trouble. -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 12:31
- If you think Hillary lost because was a centrist, you don’t understand politics. - Will Hunting Mar 2, 12:29
So Buttigieg is SecDef...what does Amy get? She can’t be AG mentioned because of all her issues with minority prosecutions. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 12:26 6
- I'm still thinking biden picks bloomie for vp simply because he can fund he entire campaign -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 14:45
- I'm thinking VP. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 12:36
- VP Amy. AG Harris -- nm - Jovian Mar 2, 12:35
- I read this article the other day about a democratic super ticket that was pretty funny - oblique Mar 2, 12:34
- Housing -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 12:28 1
  - "Housing and Urban Development?" "No, I meant you'll get a stipend for free housing in the district." -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:37
TIL: My new keyboard has a "Windows Key" disable function when you press the Fn button and the right side Windows key -- (edited) - oblique Mar 2, 12:24
It's too bad Super Tuesday isn't a week later for the field to adjust to the new landscape. It will be interesting to see polling. Obviously - pmb Mar 2, 12:23
So - have we wrapped up Masked Singer groups A and B yet? (spec spoils) - Turd Ferguson Mar 2, 12:20 6
- Amy and Biden. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 12:45
- Kitty (spoils) - Will Hunting Mar 2, 12:25 4
  - Ah - ok. Do you watch? Like - do you know if that's a good guess? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 2, 12:29 3
    - I don’t watch but I read something the other week and her name twigged to me. So it sounds reasonable to me off a literal “that sounds like her.” -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 12:30 2
      - She also has an amazing backstory so it might be hinted at. - Will Hunting Mar 2, 12:32 1
        
        Hmmm...ok, I'll be looking out for that stuff in this week's clue package -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 2, 12:37
Reagen, is your school's italy trip still on? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 12:17 2
- As far as I know. Province has said they won't cancel it, and it's up to the boards/parents. - Reagen Mar 2, 12:46
- My wife's school sends a spring break group to Switzerland/Italy. As of now, it's on, but conversations are taking place. - Volnelk Mar 2, 12:20
Andrew Scheer doesn't know that Canada has a Ministry of Health. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 2, 12:06 3
- "Canadian Health" *heartily laughs* -- nm - Scheer Mar 2, 12:22
- If everyone gets healthcare, what would you need a ministry for? -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:07 1
  - photo ops -- nm - decline Mar 2, 12:09
Six deaths in WA now -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 12:03 7
- How does the progression work? Do you get sicker every day for 10 days or do you have a slight cough for a week and then suddenly circle the drain? -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:11 2
  - Unless someone filled the drain with OrbEz’s ... in which case you can’t circle it. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 12:16
  - yes -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 12:13
- All at the same facility, or other places? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 12:05 1
  - "no word on their age. The other 5 were all elderly residents at the long-term care home." -- nm - decline Mar 2, 12:10
- sell sell sell -- nm - budice Mar 2, 12:04 1
  - we can sell Washington? -- nm - decline Mar 2, 12:09
German interior minister refuses Angela Merkel's hand (they both laugh after awkward moment) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 12:01 1
- I misread this as "interior design artist" and thought "typical." -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:02
I’ve already endorsed and early voted for Bernie here in TX. So whatever everyone else wants to do, alright. See you in November whoever it is. -- nm - Qale Mar 2, 12:00
Poll: You're the DNC chair with the power to sequester primary results. Do you hold VA/TX #s until CA polls close? Is rolling news significant? -- nm - Max Mar 2, 11:53 16
- No -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 12:08
- Assimilation is Complete, Resistance is Futile -- nm - BidenBorg Mar 2, 12:05
- I would sequester IA, NH, NV, SC results until after Super Tuesday. -- nm - psilotum Mar 2, 11:59 4
  - I would cap the number of delegates available on a particular day to 20% of the total. -- nm - znufrii, Italian baseball player Mar 2, 12:21
  - I would cap the number of delegates available on a particular day to 20% of the total. -- nm - znufrii, Italian baseball player Mar 2, 12:21
  - they should sequester them all until the convention - decline Mar 2, 12:02 1
    - Every candidate who waits 100 days to reveal their counts gets another 1000 delegates. -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:07
- No - spamlet Mar 2, 11:55
- I roll the dice and let chance decide. Because that's better than whatever the Dems have done before. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 11:55
- NO. Much of California will have voted before VA/TX results are rolling in and it will have little/no effect. The flip side is feeding into Bernie's - ty97 Mar 2, 11:55 6
  - Virginia 7pm ET close. Texas 8pm ET close. California 11pm ET close. -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 2, 11:57 4
    - I thought California was going until midnight Pacific? -- nm - Max Mar 2, 11:59 3
      - I think LA county is -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 11:59 2
        
        Oh, I completely misread, LA County (only?) is open 8am today through 8pm Tuesday. -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:01 1
        
        I'd seen a headline about LA County going 24-hour, but I didn't read the details so don't know what that means -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 12:46
  - I wonder how many of Bernie's supposed supporters (the vehement twitter ones) are actually going to vote at all? - Beryllium Mar 2, 11:57
How did the Speechless song from Aladdin not get an Oscar nom? - Will Hunting Mar 2, 11:43 11
- The better song from Frozen 2 didn't get nom'ed either! -- nm - Shaun Mar 2, 11:47 8
  - Which one? - Will Hunting Mar 2, 11:50 6
    - closing credits -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 12:12
    - The Next Right Thing. Not all great songs need to be belted out. -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:10 1
      - I’d put the first 9 songs of Frozen 1 up against any soundtrack ... it’s just so deep a list of memorable songs. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 12:15
    - Kristoff’s ‘80s power ballad -- nm - znufrii, Italian baseball player Mar 2, 12:00
    - Show Yourself. -- (link*) - Shaun Mar 2, 11:51 [youtube] 1
      - That’s good. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 12:11
  - this -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 11:49
- well, each year the members of the Academy vote on what they consider the best song of the year. The songs with the highest votes get a nomination - decline Mar 2, 11:45 1
  - Big, if true. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 11:46
one of my colleagues was due back from his vaca in Taiwan today. Turns out he's been asked to work from home for a week. - Diva Mar 2, 11:41
Sounds like Klobuchar's out now too. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 2, 11:40 22
- I will vote for Bernie in the general, I like a lot of his ideas, and I will campaign for him too--but I agree with will and others - JackDawson Mar 2, 11:43 12
  - The only choice that would be difficult for me would be Bloomberg, but even then I’d probably suck it up. -- (edited) - znufrii, Italian baseball player Mar 2, 11:45 7
    - It's still not a close call. Really, not even remotely close when it's a binary choice between the two of them. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 11:49 2
      - For me it’s essentially a choice between lawful evil and chaotic evil. -- (edited) - znufrii, Italian baseball player Mar 2, 11:54
      - Yup. Don't love Bloomberg but it's not in the same universe -- nm - JackDawson Mar 2, 11:51
    - I do, however, appreciate all the mailers Bloomberg sent us this weekend. Saving those for campfire season. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 2, 11:48 3
      - so, so many... -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 11:49 2
        
        I've heard of people getting 3 or 4 *a day* ? -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 11:53
        
        I could wallpaper my cube with them shits. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 2, 11:50
  - And I agree with David when he says the answer is 'B' and everyone is bound and determined to choose A, C or D. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 2, 11:45 3
    - link? link? -- nm - JackDawson Mar 2, 11:48 2
      - here ya go... -- (link) - Turd Ferguson Mar 2, 11:49 [Backboard] 1
        
        UGH yeah -- nm - JackDawson Mar 2, 11:51
- Latest speculation I saw is that both Pete and Amy will appear on stage together at Biden’s rally tonight. -- nm - znufrii, Italian baseball player Mar 2, 11:42 8
  - Hey crash, he means Buttigeg and Klobuchar, not the Pete and Amy from Indiana. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 12:16 3
    - Still, printing those flyers would be fun for a voting night party. -- nm - Max Mar 2, 12:35
    - HA! -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 12:33
    - Heh. -- nm - znufrii, Italian baseball player Mar 2, 12:22
  - Which means what delegates they do have should be moved into the Biden column. - spamlet Mar 2, 11:59 2
    - If we had ranked choice voting, we’d be able to recalculate the results and distribute those delegates to their second choices and so on. -- (edited) - znufrii, Italian baseball player Mar 2, 12:23 1
      - But that’s your answer for everything - spamlet Mar 2, 13:05
  - oh for sure. have to. -- nm - amanda Mar 2, 11:43
How does an 83 post thread get missed? That's next level MOPing. -- nm - Shaun Mar 2, 11:39 4
- I looked down to the last thing I had read which was apparently before the thread went nuts and missed the original post. I mop - TWuG Mar 2, 11:46 2
  - snort -- nm - Max Mar 2, 11:46
  - Heh :) -- nm - Shaun Mar 2, 11:46
- tiny text. TWuG has old eyes -- nm - decline Mar 2, 11:41

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