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Viamcom/CBS starting the process to sell Simon & Shuster -- (link) - Remlik Mar 4, 09:10 1
- How much you want? -- nm - Disney Mar 4, 09:12
It's starting. The next James Bond movie was supposed to open April 10. It has been moved to Nov. 25th. -- nm* - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 09:09 8
- Ugh. Call me crazy, but at this point I'm not just staying home all the time. There are 4 cases in Illinois. - pmb Mar 4, 09:18
- Mulan is the one everyone's watching carefully. Disney made that movie for China. -- nm - David Mar 4, 09:13 3
  - Aren't the theatres still closed in China? -- nm* - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 09:17 2
    - Yes. Yes, they are. The film's out in three weeks, so it's too late to delay in North America. They've pushed China but may have to cede it altogether -- nm - David Mar 4, 09:20 1
      - The hell it is -- nm - Mystery Men SI Mar 4, 09:27
- Wow. -- nm - MDH Mar 4, 09:12
- "No. Time to Die" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 09:10 1
  - L4 -- nm - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 09:11
That link to Bernie's "How do we pay for it?" is amazing! - Will Hunting Mar 4, 09:07 5
- That's just one of his policies. Add them up and he would triple the size of the federal government. -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 09:21
- Liz did a much better job explaining it (and I'm not sure Bernie has read that or he would adopt it). But he envisions raising everyone's taxes, but - pmb Mar 4, 09:16 2
  - I agree. You have to prove that your first something has done the job before you should be able to step out further. - Will Hunting Mar 4, 09:19 1
    - And Obamacare is still really popular. The most important thing was that it got past. Then people could experience the improvement and the system - pmb Mar 4, 09:20
- Well, for starters, he would probably only tax the highest brackets & add a wealth tax. But then it falls down & cant reach the needed numbers. - Beryllium Mar 4, 09:09
Don Homer! -- nm - David Mar 4, 09:06 3
- Hey. Everyone ready to fill out their census beginning late next week? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 4, 09:08 2
  - As a resident in a red state, I'm not sure I should! -- nm - David Mar 4, 09:12 1
    - You're 12 people living in Rhode Island. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 09:24
Trebek is looking good at the moment -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 4, 09:00 1
- He's had a cold for all the episodes recorded in the last couple of weeks. Sounded pretty grim. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 09:00
I have a zit on my lower eyelid. - Mop Mar 4, 08:54 2
- Weird complex, but okay. (Sure it's not a sty?) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 09:00 1
  - I considered it, but it sure looks like a zit. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 09:01
LA County declares local emergency over COVID-19; 6 new cases in LA County -- (link) - decline Mar 4, 08:54 2
- Considering they know the source that seems excessive for now. -- nm - Andie Mar 4, 09:04
- Diva has my response, see her while I liquid lunch. -- nm* - jnine Mar 4, 09:00
This would be a good show. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 4, 08:39 8
- I don't see Warren as a Chardonnay drinker. - zunk, man of means by no means Mar 4, 09:02 6
  - True, mostly because chardonnay sucks. -- nm - Shaun Mar 4, 09:15 1
    - you've been drinking the wrong stuff. -- nm - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 10:22
  - Tried that, still needs a penis apparently. -- (link) - jnine Mar 4, 09:09 [youtube]
  - IPA in a tall glass -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 09:06 2
    - Her fave is Mich Ultra which helps her keep so trim. -- nm* - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 09:07 1
      - Ah! Perfect. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 09:08
- "You coulda had a bad bitch!" -- nm - Maya Rudolph Mar 4, 08:41
You guys also, I forgot to mention. It was so great seeing kilbo a few months ago. Since his lifestyle change he has grown exponentially hotter. - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 08:36 2
- Oh my - oblique Mar 4, 09:17 1
  - Yes, your voice is cherce. And I'm not hitting on you. It was just delightful seeing you again. Your wife and daughter are fun, beautiful - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 09:44
I finished Batman: The Enemy Within last night. I went a different route for Harley than everyone else I guess. - Shaun Mar 4, 08:35 [Attachment]
Ok, so does coronavirus mean the A Quiet Place II will not open well? I need to know in case I have to comfort Emily. -- nm - Diva Mar 4, 08:30 11
- Sorry, she's already booked that weekend. -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 08:55
- Bloodshot is going to take a hit as well. I wonder if this is the time Hollywood embraces VOD for new releases. -- nm - Remlik Mar 4, 08:44
- With a deadly pandemic making the rounds out there, we should all huddle indoors together in large groups! -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 08:39 3
  - if you're in a theater and hear someone cough would you freak out? -- nm - decline Mar 4, 08:43 1
    - If it's sudden and loud during A Quiet Place, probably. -- nm - Max Mar 4, 08:44
  - in the DARK! -- nm - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 08:42
- not sure about the US, but won't global box office be terrible given that 1/3 of the screens in the world are in China? -- nm - decline Mar 4, 08:36 1
  - chawl. -- nm - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 08:37
- Is that this weekend already? -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 08:33 2
  - Later, I think. -- nm - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 08:33 1
    - Ah. 3/20 *whew* -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 08:34
Emerald City Comic Con: Dark Horse Comics, Penguin Random House and now DC Entertainment have pulled out... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 4, 08:28 3
- What you think over 50% now that it gets cancelled? -- nm - eag Mar 4, 08:31 2
  - London Book Fair canceled. I think with the 9 deaths there it's a real possibility that ECCC gets canceled. -- (link) - Remlik Mar 4, 08:45 1
    - ECCC: Del Ray canceled and creators are dropping out as well -- (link) - Remlik Mar 4, 09:00
Somebody I listen to on Twitter is suggesting the New Mexico Governor (Michelle Grisham) as a contender for Biden's VP. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 4, 08:25 1
- "Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus" when she was in Congress. -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 08:28
A NH coronavirus patient was told to stay isolated. Went to Dartmouth event in Vermont instead -- (link) - ty97 Mar 4, 08:24 4
- Those liberal elites need to die! -- nm - jnine Mar 4, 08:38
- is that bad? -- nm - decline Mar 4, 08:35
- *a hospital employee* -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 08:31
- jail time. -- nm - Remlik Mar 4, 08:25
So one of the arguments I heard for why we ended up with Bernie v Joe is because Obama didn't cultivate a farm system - eag Mar 4, 08:21 2
- Obama's best candidates were second tier and he did an abysmal job of protecting the benches. - Will Hunting Mar 4, 09:10
- thanks Obama -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 08:36
another Israel vote? ! -- (link) - mud Mar 4, 08:20 1
- can he just keep doing this forever and stay in power until he dies ? -- nm - decline Mar 4, 08:22
Relevant to nothing poll: "Come And Get Your Love" by Redbone or "Redbone" by Childish Gambino? -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 4, 08:19 1
- "Childish Gambino" by Tame Impala -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 08:20
Remember when people were upset that the DNC changed the rules in a way that allowed Bloomberg on the debate stage? - ty97 Mar 4, 08:18 2
- *heavy duty snork* -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 4, 08:21
- Yep. -- nm - pmb Mar 4, 08:19
Splenda taken with high carb foods causes weight gain and insulin resistance. No diet soda with fries! -- (link) - jnine Mar 4, 08:18 4
- It was a 45-person study over two weeks, with a parallel study of a similar number of youth. If I'm reading correctly, the Mid-way results were so - Beryllium Mar 4, 08:46 1
  - I think there have been other studies that showed artificial sweeteners caused brain issues in young people. I'm too lazy to look for them, but I may - jnine Mar 4, 08:53
- That last line about drinking Sprite instead of Diet Coke with fries is just crazy talk -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 08:24 1
  - Coke probably paid them for that, still part of the family. -- nm - jnine Mar 4, 08:34
"She’s going to take time right now to think through the right way to continue this fight." (wiggie, don't click) -- (link) - ty97 Mar 4, 08:15 19
- Someone hand me my messenger-shooting gun... -- nm - David Mar 4, 08:51
- Ugh was really hoping to be able to vote for her in April here -- nm - JackDawson Mar 4, 08:18 17
  - Corey Booker, Kamala and Julian Castro were on the CA ballot, along with Rocky La Plante and 3 other people I never heard of. Perhaps I should - jnine Mar 4, 09:05
  - Is the ballot locked down? You probably still can, maybe? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 4, 09:01
  - Dude - I was hoping to be able to vote for her - next week!! nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 4, 08:43 1
    - Just do it. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 4, 09:02
  - Same. I asked my brother in CA to do it for me because I might not get to, though. -- nm - znufrii Mar 4, 08:23
  - I'll come to my sense (maybe) by then, but I may still do it. -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 08:18 10
    - Someone voted for me for LA County District Attorney yesterday. it takes all kinds. -- nm - jnine Mar 4, 08:20 7
      - I love this. "She'll Fite for Foo, She'll Fite for You!" -- nm* - Diva Mar 4, 08:28 3
        
        HA! -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 08:33
        
        I love this slogan, campaign manager Diva? I have received votes for Governor also, so we could look at the bigger prize. -- nm - jnine Mar 4, 08:32 1
        
        Aw, hell yeah... -- nm - Diva, Queenmaker si Mar 4, 08:33
      - Finally KoRn will pay for their crimes. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 08:24
      - (congrats on your new job!) Any word on how vote went? The husband pulling a gun on protesters was a bad look. - ty97 Mar 4, 08:21 1
        
        It looked bad, but I think it was a set up arranged by her opponent, it was 3 a.m. and they were supposedly knocking on the door to get her to come - jnine Mar 4, 08:30
    - Nah if she's not dropped out I'm voting for her -- nm - JackDawson Mar 4, 08:19 1
      - I mean even if she does drop out, I might do it. -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 08:20
  - Same. -- nm - Tim Mar 4, 08:18
Media and Bernie will want to sell you a "competitive primary through June!" but if Biden emerges as we expect him to, even only a plurality gets him - JackDawson Mar 4, 08:10 3
- Yep. Bernie needed to come out of CA with a couple of hundred vote lead. -- nm - pmb Mar 4, 08:20
- This seems correct. The only potential bumps in the road are for the unknowns that could happen. -- nm* - ty97 Mar 4, 08:12 1
  - The Senate is going to investigate Hunter, probably starting in September, going through November if Joe is the nominee. Maybe in April if they want to give Bernie a hand. -- nm* - jnine Mar 4, 08:41
Conservative Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar has survived a primary challenge from AOC/Bernie backed progressive Jessica Cisneros, 52/48. - Tim Mar 4, 08:03 17
- It's a branding issue for them. They can win with their message if they are willing to repackage how they sell it -- nm - JackDawson Mar 4, 08:05 15
  - The policies are popular individually, but people freak out when you use the word “socialist.” -- nm - Tim Mar 4, 08:10 13
    - They’re popular until you tell people they have to pay for them. - spamlet Mar 4, 08:13 12
      - She did? My recollection is that Warren dodged the question of taxes. -- nm - Max Mar 4, 08:27 2
        
        Yes and she got hammered for it. It’s what started her polling spiral late last year. -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 08:51
        
        "I have put out a plan to fully finance Medicare for All " -- (link) - ty97 Mar 4, 08:30
      - Key is "they" -- popular if someone else pays for them. See: Tax cuts -- nm - JackDawson Mar 4, 08:14 1
        
        Why don't the same people that cry about paying for things like healthcare worry about paying for things like military spending? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 4, 09:00
      - I'd want to see polling data to back that up. -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 08:13 6
        
        I can't find raw data but this story says that support for Medicare for All dropped from 56% to 37% when told taxes would go up. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 4, 08:24 5
        
        I guess the funding part of the question is important (because it's complex) - ty97 Mar 4, 08:27 1
        
        1 and 3 are disingenuous though - spamlet Mar 4, 08:55
        
        I have yet to get a straight answer from any of my meme-sharing friends on Facebook about how much bernie’s plan will cost me. - znufrii Mar 4, 08:26 2
        
        here -- (link) - ty97 Mar 4, 08:31 1
        
        Shame his supporters don’t know that. -- nm - znufrii Mar 4, 08:41
  - way too much reliance on the 'Dem Socialist' label. Drop the label, retain the policies. -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 08:07
- I know next to nothing about either of Cuellar or Cisneros, but that's a strong Dem district, so a perfect place for a progressive candidate. - ty97 Mar 4, 08:05
B2: Mud! Congratulations! You win a bucketful of pride. - Strongbad Mar 4, 08:00
Robinhood posts explanation of two day outage -- (link) - oblique Mar 4, 08:00 3
- I thought they hadn't coded for leap year? "stress on our infrastructure?!?" -- nm - JaxSean Mar 4, 08:25 2
  - I can't image anyone is going to hear the full story out of them. They're gonna get the pants sued off of them -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 08:29 1
    - Yep. Glad I didn't try them out last week! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 4, 08:40
"Questions 9-17? That's a lot, that's like 6 questions!" -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Mar 4, 07:59 1
- Narrator: They were math questions -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 08:06
Biden owes Warren for eviscerating Bloomberg on a national stage to his face. She damn well better have a prominent place in his admin. -- (edited) - TWuG Mar 4, 07:56 12
- The more I saw Bloomberg, the more I couldn't get over how much he looked like Voldemort. Especially on Sunday when he was speaking outside with a - jnine Mar 4, 08:59
- If how people performed in debates truly mattered, Warren wouldn't be the 6th or 7th choice in this primary. - Inigo Mar 4, 08:44
- I agree. -- nm - Remlik Mar 4, 08:27
- Yep. I still think she may prefer to stay in the senate, but there should be a place for her if she wants it. But also, with all these arguments - pmb Mar 4, 08:22 2
  - Let's not starting measuring the drapes, more generally. This is going to be a brutal battle and an infinitesimally close finish if we win -- nm - JackDawson Mar 4, 08:24 1
    - Agreed. -- nm - pmb Mar 4, 09:17
- (If she wants it) -- nm - Strongbad Mar 4, 08:00
- 100%. I honestly hope pray dream wish and long that a Dem puts Warren at the head of the SEC -- nm - JackDawson Mar 4, 07:58 4
  - Or finally get her into Consumer Protection like Obama wanted. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 08:01 1
    - Bye bye Consumer Protection!! -- (link) - JackDawson Mar 4, 08:02
  - Brilliant. -- nm - znufrii Mar 4, 08:00 1
    - One thing that Obama totally missed by putting career prosecutors, which is fine, is that they don't have political clout or intelligence - JackDawson Mar 4, 08:02
"unflavored oatmeal" heh -- nm - mud Mar 4, 07:54 13
- It's also like, Ok, he wins. Is 81 year old Biden ready for a second term, or do we have to go through this again? -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 08:02 10
  - The VP pick definitely matters this time. -- nm - Tim Mar 4, 08:04 4
    - Kamala ! -- nm - mud Mar 4, 08:11 3
      - I don't think she wants it, but I'd love a Biden/Michelle Obama ticket. -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 08:13 2
        
        They'd save on graphic design. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 08:15 1
        
        "Vote for the name you know: Jeff Johnson" -- nm - Max Mar 4, 08:26
  - Don't ask me for what I hope happens by like week 3 of hopefully Biden Presidency, it isn't very nice -- nm - JackDawson Mar 4, 08:03 4
    - I have similar thoughts about Mitch McConnell on a daily basis. -- nm - jnine Mar 4, 08:15
    - DAWSON -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 08:06 2
      - I hope Biden decides it's too much work he's too old and resigns!! GEEZ -- nm - JackDawson Mar 4, 08:15 1
        
        Yeah, looks around, that's what I meant too. -- nm - jnine Mar 4, 08:22
- Unflavored Oatmeal versus Shit Sandwich -- nm - TWuG Mar 4, 07:58
- I know! I snorted out loud. -- nm - Pippy -Queen Consort of Westeros Mar 4, 07:55
RC: National Parks Service just posted "Projected dates for the start of peak bloom March 27-30" -- nm - MDH Mar 4, 07:54
Winner-takes-first -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 07:53

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