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just.one.more -- nm - zeitgeist May 29, 23:35
Seeking Alpha: HBO Max launch was a disaster -- (link) - Mop May 29, 23:26 1
- Precisely what HBO leadership and AT&T investors feared would happen when Warner slapped the name HBO on their streaming product. - Mop May 29, 23:32
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium May 29, 23:15 1
- Dumb it down for me. -- nm - Mop May 29, 23:28
Lost in all the riot stuff SCOTUS says they will not force states to reopen churches due to COVID it was 5-4 with John Roberts being the deciding vote -- (link*) - eag May 29, 22:43
so...did we all see that one of the knuckleheads at the Lake of the Ozarks pool party tested positive? -- nm* - John B May 29, 22:04 2
- So board #2 -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 29, 22:10 1
  - Whoa...I literally searched for "Ozarks" and that did not come up. Oops. -- nm - John B May 29, 22:47
How Western media would cover Minneapolis if it happened in another country -- (link) - ty97 May 29, 21:55
I need to get out and about soon. Sitting at home by the computer I have nothing to do but spend money :/ -- nm - Meg May 29, 21:49
Texas Supreme Court voted remotely, out of concern of covid-19, to disallow voters concerned about covid-19 from voting remotely. -- (edited) - Volnelk May 29, 21:27 1
- "What's good for the goose is NOT good for the gander!" *bangs hammer* Thank you. -- nm - Texas Supreme Court May 29, 21:34
"These are bottomless, right?" -- nm - Beryllium May 29, 21:15 1
- "No!" -- nm - David May 29, 22:09
How bizarre and out of place does a space launch seem right now? Going to be a weird day. -- nm - Volnelk May 29, 21:06 1
- Not weird at all. -- nm - 1969 May 29, 21:12
He's the best part of it by far, but Space Force is an odd project for Walken to have joined -- nm - prayformojo May 29, 21:01
Man, I am so not going to miss the "If one window gets broken, I hereby withdraw all my support for all black lives mattering!" stupid claims. -- nm - con_carne May 29, 20:52
11 pm pacific time tonight on TCM. CHOPPING MALL. an old friend wrote it. 1970-90's comic book inker Steve Mitchell -- nm - Peglegpete May 29, 20:45 2
- Thank you! Set the dvr. Ive been looking for this for a long time. - Jovian May 29, 21:14 1
  - me too. I remember nothing about it. -- nm - Peglegpete May 29, 21:37
ancient Jews smoked pot -- (link) - Peglegpete May 29, 20:36
these pix from outside WH right now are fucking amazing. -- nm - mud May 29, 20:21
Protests turned violent in Indy.. -- (link) - Remlik May 29, 20:14
Louisville cop shooting rubber bullets directly at news camera -- (link) - Reagen May 29, 20:09 5
- People in Louisville are angry because of a botched police raid where they busted down the wrong door and killed a resident. -- (link) - Mop May 29, 23:24
- They can't fire ALL the bad cops. -- nm - Mop May 29, 23:17
- Hmmm. Well they are the enemy of the people you know. -- nm - Qale May 29, 20:33 1
  - I've seen some journalists on Twitter pointing out they experienced ill treatment from police in Ferguson too which was 2014 (pre-trump) -- nm - ty97 May 29, 20:35
- ~and some stupid with a flare gun ..~♪ -- nm - mud May 29, 20:13
Kellie Chauvin statement -- (link) - ty97 May 29, 20:08 1
- ".. and is divorcing her husband" -- nm - mud May 29, 20:12
Chicago mayor Lightfoot at her press conference today: “I have 2 words for President Trump.The first one starts with F and the second one ends with U” -- nm - pmb May 29, 20:08
About riots. This is a good read -- (link) - ty97 May 29, 19:33
HBO Max inspired question: ST parents: Have your kids seen the Looney Tunes cartoons? Do they hold up for them? - JD May 29, 19:30 18
- Some, they liked them, I should track more down. -- nm - Reagen May 29, 20:15 1
  - ~hello my baby, hello my darling, hello my ragtime gal~♪ -- (link*) - mud May 29, 20:18 [youtube]
- She devoured the dvds as a kid. -- nm - spamlet May 29, 19:53 1
  - 8-) -- nm - JD May 29, 19:57
- My 17 year old son never had an interest. His older sister likes a few of the characters but wouldn't watch the cartoons. If that makes sense. - zunkskunk May 29, 19:46 1
  - *sniff* I'm starting to feel ancient. Actually I do sort of get that the characters still have pop culture significance regardless of the cartoons -- nm - JD May 29, 19:49
- she's sene very few of them. I've tried to get her to watch some, and she humors me but they don't really mean much to her. - prayformojo May 29, 19:40 8
  - Has she watched any anime? How about Miyazaki? -- nm - David May 29, 19:47 3
    - She really likes the Miyazakis that she's seen (esp Totoro). I keep meaning to show her Spirited Away -- nm - prayformojo May 29, 20:02 2
      - Oh, of course she loves Totoro. I’m an idiot. -- nm - David May 29, 20:04
      - nice -- nm - mud May 29, 20:04
  - 8-| So now Road Runner / Coyote and so zero dialogue. How would children of now take to that - JD May 29, 19:46 3
    - Like when one of our library managers ordered something from the Acme Balloon Co., and I asked where he was sourcing the anvil. I was afraid he - Meg May 29, 19:58 2
      - This was the clip I attached. -- (link) - Meg May 29, 20:26 [youtube] 1
        
        :-D -- nm - mud May 29, 20:29
- A tiny bit. And they sorta hold up. -- nm - Beryllium May 29, 19:32 2
  - this -- nm - Beaker May 29, 19:33 1
    - This makes me happy and sad? Having moved on to What's Opera, Doc? The opening totally steals from Fantasia which I'm not sure I ever put together -- nm - JD May 29, 19:34
I haven't voted for either major party for president for the past couple of elections. I guess maybe this November is yet another good time to vote - call me ishmael May 29, 19:19 10
- Wow. -- nm - Spawn May 30, 00:18
- Your country is dying. -- nm - Beryllium May 29, 20:24 1
  - (And I don't mean the protests/riots. That's the country struggling to survive. No, America's been dying since the 2000 election.) -- nm - Beryllium May 29, 20:30
- Why does this not surprise me? -- nm - kelly May 29, 20:09
- I mean, if you would vote for Trump, sure, that's the way to do it. - Marlowe May 29, 19:46
- that worked out really well last election -- nm - zeitgeist May 29, 19:38
- ? ! -- nm - mud May 29, 19:26
- This is absolutely not the time to do that. -- nm - Tim May 29, 19:23
- Oh, fuck off. -- nm - David May 29, 19:20 1
  - 5 paragraph David sums it up perfectly. - Shaun May 29, 19:23
Minneapolis: CNN reports and live streams, State Police and National Guard have basically abandonded everything and “Protestors rule the streets" -- (link*) - budice May 29, 19:17 1
- We went inside when the curfew started. Not our fault if everyone else is still out there. -- nm - National Guard May 29, 19:35
nm -- nm* - Beaker May 29, 18:57
There is a police precinct inside CNN Center which explains why it is being targeted. -- nm - TWuG May 29, 18:48 2
- right-wing twitter take: Dr Frankenstein (Lib media) attacked by monster they excited (the mob thugs) -- nm - mud May 29, 18:57 1
  - Frankenstein isn’t the name of the... oh.. Wait. They actually got the names right this time. -- nm - Qale May 29, 19:02
41 cases of COVID in Quebec related to elementary schools reopening...well done. -- nm - Beaker May 29, 18:40 2
- ~ let kids drink ~ -- nm - SNL May 29, 18:42
- 530 cases of the virus on Friday, pushing its total above the 50,000 mark. The death toll climbed by 61, to 4,363 -- nm - Beaker May 29, 18:41
Sam Neill and Geoff Stults -- (link) - Beryllium May 29, 18:37
At least it's nice to see so many of the protesters are wearing masks. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 29, 18:32
And now for the spoilers galore take on the Phantasm series -- (edited) - JD May 29, 18:29
Sirloin steak, fries, and a salad from Outback. I'd rather sit in a booth and have it served to me but this will have to do for now :) - Meg May 29, 18:28
turn on cnn -- nm - Remlik May 29, 18:20 4
- I can't, because it's not part of my cable package. They had a multi-hour free preview the other night for their C19 Q&A - Max May 29, 18:24 2
  - There are cable packages that don't have CNN? I did not realize this -- nm - ty97 May 29, 18:24 1
    - Verizon obviously thinks my interest in History channel makes me a Trumper because the package includes Fox News but not CNN. - Max May 29, 18:26
- "The doors to CNN Center in Atlanta have been smashed and rocks are being thrown at officers who are inside the lobby of the building." -- (link) - mud May 29, 18:21
"Your order for Bastille Day (1) is out for delivery." -- nm - TWuG May 29, 18:16
No way to know if I was or wasn't influenced by the initial post but I agree with the 3,1,4,2,5 Phantasm ranking -- (edited) - JD May 29, 18:12 [Backboard]
Buttigieg talking in code -- (link) - budice May 29, 18:07 4
- "Pete crosses out “matter” and writes literally 50 extra words in the margin" -- (link) - TWuG May 29, 18:10 2
  - "This paragraph is words, but should have been a hashtag." -- nm* - Grammarly May 29, 18:12
  - heh -- nm - mud May 29, 18:12
- "And in the end, just dessert." -- nm - Max May 29, 18:09
Bears get it. -- (link) - Mop May 29, 18:06 [youtube]
NYPD commandeered a city bus for prisoner transport. Busdriver: "nuh uh" -- (link) - mud May 29, 17:48 7
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty May 29, 18:02
- "This is a line of white people forming a barrier between black protestors and the police." -- (link) - mud May 29, 17:53 5
  - this is nearly a bastille day moment -- nm - zeitgeist May 29, 18:14
  - Great, the classic "white savior" trope. I expected better. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 29, 17:54 3
    - History teaches us that doing things in an organized way matters. Would you have preferred the usual witty Twitter clap backs? -- nm - con_carne May 29, 18:20
    - eh, I dunno, if that's really what they are doing, being allies, that's not a bad thing. - ty97 May 29, 17:59
    - from me? hey, I put it in quotes! -- nm - mud May 29, 17:56
I don’t need Crawl. There is a really cool intracloud lightning show going on right now. -- nm - Dano May 29, 17:46
Lindsay Vonn cutting PK Subban's hair on this TV show is kind of hilarious. - Diva May 29, 17:26 7
- Loved the tongue out. -- nm - . May 29, 17:42
- Nina Dobrev is shacking up with Shaun White cutting his hair on IG -- (link) - budice May 29, 17:32
- Man I love P.K. Dude just seems like an absolute joy to be around. Plus, he knows when to take a swing for the fences. - Shaun May 29, 17:29 4
  - fuck the Habs. worst trade they've ever done -- nm - Beaker May 29, 17:30 3
    - Though he fell off a fucking cliff this year - Reagen May 29, 19:41
    - Then the Predators traded him. -- nm - Mop May 29, 17:41
    - Yep. Racism is awesome. -- nm - Shaun May 29, 17:31
Our favorite new song is by The Weeknd (Blinding Lights)...never in a million years did I see this happening... -- nm - Beaker May 29, 17:25 2
- It is outstanding. Was on The Twenty, you know, back when I had enough spirit to do that sort of thing. -- nm - Qale May 29, 17:44
- Full retro 80's. It's the song he did on SNL. Love it. -- (link) - Mop May 29, 17:27 [Backboard]
Crawl isn’t available to rent anywhere? -- nm - Dano May 29, 17:21 2
- free on Amazon Prime in canada -- nm - Beaker May 29, 17:22 1
  - I could get the free trial of Epix through Amazon and watch it but otherwise purchase seems to be the only option -- nm - Dano May 29, 17:37
near the CNN Center in Atlanta: "This is terrible to witness." -- (link) - mud May 29, 17:18 10
- "Fuck CNN!" -- (link) - mud May 29, 17:23 7
  - Did I miss something about CNN's reporting this week? -- nm - Max May 29, 17:27 3
    - There's apparently a police precinct in the building -- nm - JaxSean May 29, 18:49
    - nah, I don't think any of those young vandals know it from any MSM -- nm - mud May 29, 17:30
    - they sent a black man to do reporting in Minnesota. they deserve what they get -- nm - Beaker May 29, 17:29
  - They're just attacking a highly visible target. -- nm - Mop May 29, 17:25 2
    - this. If happened to be Fox News, it may be in flames right now. -- nm* - Jovian May 29, 17:27 1
      - probly -- nm - mud May 29, 17:28
- "Police in riot gear seen running past the West Wing." -- (link) - mud May 29, 17:20 1
  - Well, I guess Trump's race war is here. Nice knowing y'all. -- nm - Mop May 29, 17:22
Popcorn Champs: Three Men and a Baby -- (link) - Beaker May 29, 17:13 2
- WTF happened to Guttenberg's career, anyway? How do you have so many hits in such a short period, and then burn out like that? -- nm - Mop May 29, 17:17 1
  - don't cross the Stonecutters -- nm - Beaker May 29, 17:26
This. This is the post we needed today. -- (link) - Mop May 29, 17:09
The 100 favorite characters (major spoilers): - Beaker May 29, 17:05 8
- Murphy's the best. -- nm - John B May 29, 17:18 5
  - the absolute best. -- nm - Jovian May 29, 17:20 4
    - my favorite characters (spoils) - Jovian May 29, 17:24 3
      - You people don't know what spoilers are! That's not a spoiler! -- nm - Mop May 29, 17:25 2
        
        okay fine, and also have a super mega crush on Harper -- nm - Jovian May 29, 17:29 1
        
        *GASP!* -- nm - Mop May 29, 17:41
- our 16 year old daughter during the season 2 finale at the very end - spoils - Beaker May 29, 17:06
- Spoils - Shaun May 29, 17:06
Minecraft Dungeons isn't even the best Xbox exclusive game this year. - Shaun May 29, 17:02 8
- I have it on Switch for starters. -- nm - mafic May 29, 19:03 1
  - Yes I stand corrected. It's totally multiplatform. - Shaun May 29, 19:21
- 100% right! It's so good it's going to up for game of the year for all systems. It won't win but it deserves to be nominated. -- nm - Krusty May 29, 18:04
- That's because Halo Infinity hasn't come out yet. -- nm - Mop May 29, 17:09 4
  - (every time I think about Halo Infinity, I get a little numb... my body can't process a new Halo game) -- nm - Mop May 29, 17:29 1
    - How did you like 5? -- nm - Shaun May 29, 17:29
  - Well you're probably not wrong. -- nm - Shaun May 29, 17:13 1
    - "Probably not wrong"... I'll take it! -- nm - Mop May 29, 17:15
a personal Jersey pizza and three corona's is exactly what I needed tonight - Jovian May 29, 16:59 1
- Had pasta tonight for the first time in ages. -- nm - budice May 29, 17:04
White House on lockdown due to escalating demostrations -- nm - Remlik May 29, 16:56 1
- Interesting. When I left an hour ago they had closed 17th street. I assumed it was just for a temporary motorcade. -- nm - Max May 29, 17:09

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