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Huge Amazon distribution warehouse in San Bernardino fully engulfed in fire. -- nm - Meg Jun 5, 07:36 2
- is it sad that I expect it to be arson? -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 5, 07:37 1
  - I would not go as far as 'expect' but it certainly needs to be considered. -- nm - ty97 Jun 5, 07:39
Cristobal won't become a hurricane - still has potential to drop at sh!t-ton of rain on Louisiana -- (link) - decline Jun 5, 07:28
Cops shouldn't be allowed to live outside of the city limits that they work. -- nm - Krusty Jun 5, 07:27 5
- Taken to its logical conclusion, should they be able to live outside the neighbourhoods they patrol? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 5, 07:36 1
  - Yes but not outside of the city limits. -- nm - Krusty Jun 5, 07:42
- I'd go even further and say they should live in or close to the neighborhood where they work. -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 07:30
- I mean thats a rule here, i had thought it would be true everywhere. - tRuMaN Jun 5, 07:29 1
  - Not here and in most places you only have to live in the city for a few years before you can move out. I believe only 51% of the NYPD lives in - Krusty Jun 5, 07:43
A group has painted Black Lives Matter in giant letters on 16th St in DC in front of the WH -- (link) - decline Jun 5, 07:24
Happy Birthday to Breonna Taylor -- nm - ty97 Jun 5, 07:20
As part of it's bankruptcy JP Penny is closing 154 stores nationwide -- (link) - decline Jun 5, 07:10 5
- LOL. Losing the one I actually go to on occasion (south of work), keeping the monster local (to home) mall one that I avoid. -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 08:00
- My parents' JC Penney is finally closing (not surprising) -- nm - ty97 Jun 5, 07:11 3
  - Did they actually shop there? I don't think I know anybody who regularly goes to a JCP -- nm - decline Jun 5, 07:25 2
    - The one I mention going to was smaller and always had a number of people there. The mall one is always very busy. -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 08:01
    - Mom had been there on occasion, always found it empty. They may have gotten some of their curtains for their house there? - ty97 Jun 5, 07:38
Funkos this week: Nicholson Joker, Geralt and Post Malone -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 07:02 5
- The Chase Joker is awesome. -- nm - Shaun Jun 5, 07:11 2
  - they didn't get one in :( -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 07:11 1
    - I asked SA if they're able to explicitly order Chases, but they said it's all luck, so they don't have any pull as a proper retailer. -- nm - Shaun Jun 5, 07:21
- I got a few thanks to a nice sale where I got some for free. I grabbed two Conan pops, Venkman w/firehouse, Gomez and Morticia Addams and - Krusty Jun 5, 07:08
- The last one comes with a free Sharpie to keep it updated. -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 07:06
Meanwhile: IA R (+1), IA SEN D (+2) -- (link) - Reagen Jun 5, 06:54 2
- Ah, I see 40% of respondents chose the "Whozzat?" response re: Ernst's opponent. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 5, 07:26 1
  - 3% of Clinton voters are picking Trump this time. WTF are these people? -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 07:56
Trump apparently rushing to the podium to gloat about the job numbers. - Volnelk Jun 5, 06:43 9
- "It’s a stupendous number. It’s joyous, let’s call it like it is. " -- nm - decline Jun 5, 07:03
- As poll watchers have noted, he was already winning on economic issues before, and was still behind overall. -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 06:50
- Article that predicted the job number bump and reasoning. -- (link*) - Volnelk Jun 5, 06:49 1
  - I think we're anticipating more layoffs post-June. It's hard to say specifically but - oblique Jun 5, 07:16
- I *almost* posted "Trump has saved us!!!" below. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 5, 06:46
- gloating about 13.3% unemployment :/ -- nm - ty97 Jun 5, 06:43 3
  - Any port in a storm, I guess. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 5, 06:44
  - I was going to say ! -- nm - JackDawson Jun 5, 06:44 1
    - Depending what he says, I guess it could be good for later ads by Biden - ty97 Jun 5, 06:46
So - weird TV choices last night when put together. We're finishing up Season 3 of Ozark and started Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. nm - Marty Byrde Jun 5, 06:43 3
- I'd say it's time for a Cop Rock reboot but, well... -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 07:03
- both were excellent. Zoey's was fantastic -- nm - oblique Jun 5, 07:02
- Yes. Very different shows in some ways. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 5, 06:44
Nike will spend $40m over the next four years to support black communities. -- (link) - Krusty Jun 5, 06:16 4
- I have a hard time cheering for Nike when we all know about there overseas working conditions -- nm - eag Jun 5, 06:27 3
  - Nike will spend $40m over the next four years to support communities that might buy their products. -- nm - Fixed for you Jun 5, 08:03
  - You don't need to cheer for them but it's still a lot of money being dedicated to a good cause. It's more than I've seen most companies commit - Krusty Jun 5, 06:35 1
    - Nike can be a lot better but they've made some changes for the better... -- (link) - Krusty Jun 5, 06:37
Happy Phase Yellow Day! -- nm - decline Jun 5, 05:56 1
- Our in-hospital numbers, which peaked at 98 on Apr 21, are down to 47 per the last report. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 5, 06:29
"Why don't you jump?" "We could hurt ourselves!" "...why don't you jump?" - Beaker Jun 5, 05:38
Payrolls UP 2.5m, unemployment rate DOWN to 13.3%. -- (link) - ty97 Jun 5, 05:36 33
- a full 10% of this is related to dentist offices -- (link) - Reagen Jun 5, 07:05 2
  - Oo, this reminds me. I need to check if I have an appt scheduled. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 5, 07:31
  - They’ll still claim you never floss. -- nm - Qale Jun 5, 07:15
- Unexpectedly! - Ba'rona Beast Jun 5, 06:28 3
  - . -- (link) - ty97 Jun 5, 06:36 1
    - the caveats at the bottom of the article are what I was wondering. - tRuMaN Jun 5, 07:09
  - This. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 5, 06:30
- A good point I read is the PPP helped keep that rate down - hopefully most who are using the PPP are reopen in July when - decline Jun 5, 06:17
- market crash? :) -- nm - oblique Jun 5, 06:12 1
  - Give that another two weeks, when we shut everything down again. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 5, 06:35
- That seems at odds with the continuing jobless claims of 21 million. -- nm - Inigo Jun 5, 05:51 18
  - The math checks out. Labor force is approximately 160m, iinm, so 21/160 is just about 13%, give or take. -- nm - znufrii Jun 5, 06:11 14
    - Hmmm. What was the continued jobless claim around April 15th ? -- nm - Inigo Jun 5, 06:18 13
      - Week ending April 18th had 18 million continuing claims, plus 4.4 million new claims -- nm - znufrii Jun 5, 06:25 12
        
        So, in that regard, the numbers went from 18 million continued jobless claims to almost 23 million. Yet, the rate went down. -- nm* - Inigo Jun 5, 06:28 11
        
        if you look at initial claims as well as continuing, it's roughly flat. 18+4.4 in April. 20.8+2.2 in May. - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 06:35 10
        
        So, if the math is this ‘simple’, why the hell did the experts miss the rate by 6-7%? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 5, 06:38 9
        
        I'd argue in their defence that the last three reports are extraordinary times when traditional models fail. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 5, 06:53
        
        There's probably other things they look at too. *shrug* -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 06:42 3
        
        The Labor Department is saying the number is actually 3% higher if some job situations were reported accurately *shrug* -- nm - JackDawson Jun 5, 06:45 1
        
        Right. -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 06:47
        
        It's also still being underreported due to misclassification of respondents who are on furlough and not being paid but still have their jobs. - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 06:45
        
        They ran out of other hands. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 5, 06:41
        
        Predicting doomsday gets you a quote in the Times and predicting boring does not ? -- nm - JackDawson Jun 5, 06:40 2
        
        like anyone reads that woeful failing rag anymore. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 06:52 1
        
        Only if you need to be told how to think -- nm - JackDawson Jun 5, 06:57
  - If I’m not mistaken, the 21m are now when I think this report counts only the data through mid-May. - Will Hunting Jun 5, 05:53 2
    - 22.83 million as of May 14th. -- (link) - Inigo Jun 5, 05:59 1
      - Huh...thought it was higher given the 25mil a week losing jobs. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 5, 06:04
- Wha? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 5, 05:43
- That doesn't sound right -- nm - Krusty Jun 5, 05:42
- Good news -- nm - JackDawson Jun 5, 05:37 1
  - Seems to have caught all the economic writers by surprise but (hopefully) good news. - ty97 Jun 5, 06:23
after watching the trailer for Becky it is now my most anticipated movie of 2020 -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 05:34 2
- What do you mean it's not a comedy? -- nm - Kevin James Jun 5, 05:39 1
  - I mean, I'll have a few beers and laugh my ass off for certain -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 05:42
Torii Hunter had a no-trade clause in every contract and it was just for one city and team, Boston. -- (link*) - Krusty Jun 5, 05:23
Saturday TV PSA: UFC, PBA Bowling, IndyCar, Live PD, Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It! (HBO), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 05:03
TV PSA: Bering Sea Gold, Smackdown, RuPaul, Masters of Illusion, Friday Night in with the Morgans, Live PD, Bill Maher, Gold Rush, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 04:28 7
- Queer Eye (Netflix), Coming Together: Standing Up To Racism (CNN), Gina Brillon: The Floor Is Lava (Amazon), -- nm* - Beaker Jun 5, 04:33 6
  - New Queer Eye episodes? -- nm - loosilu Jun 5, 06:18 4
    - yup yup -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 06:19 3
      - Starting it now! -- nm - loosilu Jun 5, 06:29 2
        
        another win for TV PSA! -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 06:42 1
        
        You're doing God's work. -- nm - loosilu Jun 5, 07:27
  - Esther Povitsky: Hot For My Name (Comedy Central), Coriolanus (National Theatre Live via YouTube). -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 04:33
My mother said to me yesterday “ you’re not at the point where they come to your house and just beat you up for a workout”. That happened repeatedly t -- nm - random quote Jun 5, 03:09
This is riots in Mexico (wonder if this will happen here) cops beat a guy to dead for not wearing mask, protestors light a cop on fire! -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 5, 00:26
happy birthday, Roger More!! :) — nm - i.b.! Jun 4, 23:30 1
- HI B! HBD RM! -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 23:31
This seems ... not great. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 4, 22:48 1
- down the thread, a kid was injured, friends sought help, was told to bring the body to the cops, who then fired on the kids carrying the body to them -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 5, 00:36
Big moment for advocates of the least litigated amendment. -- (link) - Tim Jun 4, 22:27 1
- Can we please have the police beat Senators a little until they announce the facts correctly? -- nm - Max Jun 4, 22:42
Seems pretty certain they identified the wrong bike guy in Bethesda. The search continues. -- nm - Mop Jun 4, 22:15 1
- Wait, the internet was wrong when it tried to identify a random person in a photo? -- nm - spamlet Jun 5, 03:36
For second time today, @GovAbbott calls for a county GOP chair to resign for spreading insane conspiracy theory that George Floyd’s death was staged -- (link) - ty97 Jun 4, 21:41 5
- Please stop. -- nm - Gov. Abbott Jun 4, 21:51 4
  - "I shouldn't have called on the first one to resign, we're not going to have any chairs left when this done" -- nm - ty97 Jun 4, 21:52 3
    - And that’s important considering he requires one. - Qale Jun 4, 21:59 2
      - Dude. -- nm - ty97 Jun 4, 22:15 1
        
        Nope. No dude for Abbot. Fuck that guy. -- nm - Qale Jun 4, 22:27
TIL - Denny's restaurants sell groceries now. All the raw ingredients that they use plus toilet paper. -- nm - Meg Jun 4, 21:30 17
- quick, make yourself a Moons Over My Hammy! -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 22:40 8
  - How much TP is in that again? -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 5, 06:35
  - Have to avoid their breakfast specials ☹ but my friends love them, even at 10 o'clock at night. -- nm - Meg Jun 4, 22:50 6
    - I've only ever had the moons over my hammy once, and I was unable to eat the rest of the day. it's probably like a day's worth of points. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 23:30 5
      - 780 calories! -- nm - loosilu Jun 5, 06:24
      - Ha. In quarantine, points don't exist! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 5, 03:31
      - I tried it once, and swore off dennys forever as a result. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 23:41
      - I'd have 3 points left - unless I had the hash browns...or put cream in my coffee ;) -- nm* - Meg Jun 4, 23:38
      - (in hindsight I probably shouldn't have eaten the whole thing) -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 23:30
- isn't the TP crises over? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 4, 21:42 1
  - Maybe they were among the hoarders :) -- nm - Meg Jun 4, 21:44
- That explains everything. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 4, 21:32 5
  - And I'm pretty sure I'm ordering salmon from there for dinner tomorrow :) -- nm - Meg Jun 4, 21:43 4
    - How many rolls does that come with? -- nm* - . Jun 4, 21:56 3
      - Not even the garlic toast I get in the restaurant :( -- nm - Meg Jun 4, 22:06 2
        
        Oops, mis-understood due to typo😁😀 -- nm - Meg Jun 4, 22:09 1
        
        Just noticed that. ;) -- nm - . Jun 4, 22:11
I am starting to think Appalachia in Fallout 76 is safer than our current world. -- nm - Qale Jun 4, 21:11
Law Enforcement Seizes Masks Meant To Protect Anti-Racist Protesters From COVID-19 -- (link) - ty97 Jun 4, 21:10
Just let us sleep..... -- (link) - ty97 Jun 4, 20:52 4
- Hey Boo... -- nm - Couch si Jun 5, 06:51
- Linked in the comments. -- nm - MDH Jun 4, 21:11 1
  - Thanks, Ryan#2! Fine, I'll link it. -- (link) - Max Jun 4, 21:19
- Go to sleep, ty. Don’t worry, the world will still be in chaos tomorrow. -- nm - Dano Jun 4, 20:58
cool -- (link) - Jovian Jun 4, 20:51 4
- heh -- (link) - ty97 Jun 4, 21:47 1
  - If only it were me. -- nm - Jovian Jun 4, 22:12
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Jun 4, 21:30
- "Choose. Choose the form of The Destructor." -- nm - Max Jun 4, 20:54
Wait—iwantapony.com is gone?! Amanda!!! -- nm - nubby Jun 4, 20:47 1
- Hi nubby! -- nm - ty97 Jun 4, 20:48
nm -- nm* - Flavorize Jun 4, 20:39
*whine* Why are these Westerns so long? I was going to watch Once Upon a Time in the West but at 2hr 46min that will have to wait. - JD Jun 4, 20:35
Everybody's weekend homework assignment is deciding what Masterclass they would teach. -- nm - Max Jun 4, 20:32 3
- Hmmm... -- nm - Strongbad Jun 5, 04:55
- Well I think I did just chastise the Archaeological Conservancy on FB :) -- nm - Meg Jun 4, 21:48 1
  - And stirred up a minor debate :) -- nm - Meg Jun 4, 22:27
Mel found this guy's debit card on the street. -- (link) - Diva Jun 4, 20:23 [youtube] 8
- ~~you don’t want diamonds, she’d rather have Tiffany~ - Epiphany Jun 4, 21:27
- Well that beats out any of my stories about how I found out about an artist -- nm - JD Jun 4, 20:29 1
  - Seriously -- nm - JaxSean Jun 4, 20:38
- Its Jux! - Mel Jun 4, 20:26 4
  - Did his card literally say “ Juxi “ on it? -- nm* - Epiphany Jun 4, 21:28 2
    - Nope, it had his real name on it and mel tracked him down using the innernets. -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 07:22
    - That would be awesome -- nm - ty97 Jun 4, 21:37
  - Oh, I see how it is. Now you're on a first syllable basis 8-) -- nm - JD Jun 4, 20:30

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