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Buffalo PD yo. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 5, 12:08 3
- ... -- (pic) - David Jun 5, 12:17 [Attachment]
- I'm curious how an officer resigns from a team but keeps his job. Kinda sounds like insubordination. - Max Jun 5, 12:14
- 🖕🖕 -- nm - Krusty Jun 5, 12:12
Chicken shit donny had called in special forces to be part of his protection ring -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 5, 12:02 1
- Obama did it all the time! -- nm - POTUS Jun 5, 12:06
New York Times on Dr Bonnie Henry -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 5, 11:59
We have an employee from Australia who's in the process of American citizenship and just asked for Monday off to celebrate the Queen's birthday. -- nm - pick a country, man! Jun 5, 11:57 5
- the offcial celebration takes place on Saturday. Is it normal to take off work 2 days later? Anyone? -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 12:08 3
  - In Canada it's a fixed thing like Memorial Day. -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 12:13 2
    - got it. Didn't know it was that major throughout the Commonwealth. -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 12:15
    - Wow, didn't know that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 5, 12:14
- Moving HERE from Australia? Is he/she crazy? -- nm - loosilu Jun 5, 12:06
Sgt. Eduardo Delgado of the Park Police tells Vox that it was a “mistake” for the department to have previously claimed that tear gas wasn’t used. -- (link) - mara Jun 5, 11:57
Linus Tech Tips: I've Disappointed and Embarrassed Myself. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 5, 11:51 [youtube]
From New York Times town hall: op-ed team pitched the piece TO Tom Cotton. Not the other way around. -- (link) - ty97 Jun 5, 11:48 7
- more -- (link) - ty97 Jun 5, 12:01
- Someone in comments saying this is misinterpreted though what they say is not clear to me -- (link) - ty97 Jun 5, 12:01
- Duh. Failing, sensationalist newspaper that wants clicks through fear controversy and the like. I’m done -- nm - JackDawson Jun 5, 11:58 2
  - "highest-ever number of cancellations in a single hour." -- (link) - ty97 Jun 5, 12:07 1
    - Excellent. -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 12:13
- JFC -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 11:57
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Jun 5, 11:54
Somebody at the NYT gettin' fired. -- (link) - Reagen Jun 5, 11:45 10
- I'm genuinely surprised he hasn't resigned yet. -- nm - David Jun 5, 12:15
- JFC -- (link) - Reagen Jun 5, 11:48 8
  - See! I'm the victim here! They made me do it! -- nm - Tom Cotton Jun 5, 11:54
  - Did you see Cotton trolling the Times later? -- (link) - mara Jun 5, 11:52 4
    - Effin' A Cotton, Effin' A! -- nm - Pepper Brooks Jun 5, 12:01
    - Yup, spectacular own goal - Reagen Jun 5, 11:54 1
      - The Times knows -- nm - JackDawson Jun 5, 12:02
    - a gigantic black eye for the NYT, Cotton got everything he wanted and needed out of this. -- nm - Jovian Jun 5, 11:53
  - "I don't know, pick someone. Does anyone know PewDiePie?" -- nm - Max Jun 5, 11:49 1
    - Not a fan of the beard. -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 11:52
So who else is gonna go to the March on Washington? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 5, 11:37 15
- The what on the where? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 5, 11:50 2
  - RC is so behind the times, it's already June here and- ohhhh, this -- (link) - Max Jun 5, 11:51 1
    - In a COVID-less world I would. In a COVID world, not sure -- nm - ty97 Jun 5, 11:52
- I'm thinking about it. -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 11:44
- That's going to be a long walk -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 5, 11:39 2
  - If I think about going, I may get a car, will let you know. - ty97 Jun 5, 11:53 1
    - The virus is my only concern and why I'm not out every night protesting. I went to Queensbridge last night but the crowd was too close together - Krusty Jun 5, 11:57
- When is it? -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 11:39 5
  - I'm guessing he means Sharpton's on Aug 28 -- (link) - mara Jun 5, 11:50 4
    - Awesome. I hadn't heard that one was announced. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 11:54 2
      - It was announced yesterday evening and it will be led by the families of tons of black people who have been murdered by the police. -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 12:06 1
        
        *marks his calendar* - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 12:09
    - Geroge? come on, CNN intern. -- nm - Max Jun 5, 11:52
- i'm right here, i'd be a fool if i didn't. we're just down the road, does anybody need a place to sleep? -- nm - colin Jun 5, 11:38 1
  - I might take you up on that! - ReluctantCynic Jun 5, 12:32
Is it usual for a President's former CoS to denounce him? -- (link) - Reagen Jun 5, 11:22 15
- Three complicit men arguing about who is the real criminal -- nm - Krusty Jun 5, 11:38 5
  - yep. -- nm - Diva, snaking neck Jun 5, 12:17
  - Lol yup -- nm - JackDawson Jun 5, 12:05
  - This. Exactly this. They're piling on now because they can. What'd they do when they were in a position to do something? -- nm - Mop Jun 5, 11:45
  - It's a your-peanut-butter-in-my-chocolate-in-my-pean ut-butter kind of mess. Still delicious. -- nm - Max Jun 5, 11:41
  - I'm not excusing him by any means, but the circular firing squad is amusing to watch. -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 11:40
- *waiting to hear the reaction* -- nm - Reince Priebus Jun 5, 11:37
- They're gonna line up in the tall grass for the fall attacks on him. -- nm - David Jun 5, 11:26 1
  - *Airplane_hysterical_slaplineup.gif* -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 11:27
- Hindsight is really something. -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 11:24
- John Kelly was a homeless person begging at the door of the White House and I let him stay a while. -- nm - Trump Jun 5, 11:24 4
  - He was a terrific QB for the Bills, but I have never met him. -- nm - VMan Jun 5, 11:28 1
    - He never won a Super Bowl so he is a LOSER. I like winners. -- nm - POTUS Jun 5, 11:33
  - "I don't know him, maybe he worked here in a clerical capacity, but I never knew him" -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 5, 11:26
  - "John Kelly? Never heard of him. And I don't like ketchup." - Beryllium Jun 5, 11:26
Here's the scene near the White House. No military in our outside the park, just a couple police cars blocking the intersections - Max Jun 5, 11:17 9
- Video with music -- (link) - Max Jun 5, 11:17 8
  - I've read it feels like a block party. -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 11:29 2
    - On the other hand, Black Lives Matter DC doesn't like it. -- (link) - Max Jun 5, 12:01
    - It does, there were people dancing. Kind of like the party area at the finish line of mud runs I've been to. - Max Jun 5, 11:33
  - If I was an influencer I would be filmed there with a big broom painted yellow, wiping the sweat from my brow. -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 11:22
  - (michael jackson was an accused child molester and drug abuser.) -- nm - amanda Jun 5, 11:19 3
    - Yeah I'm thinking the church wasn't the DJ. -- nm - Max Jun 5, 11:21
    - (so is the president) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 5, 11:21 1
      - I kiss you. -- nm - amanda Jun 5, 11:23
If DC were a state, would the mayor become the governor, or would both roles exist? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 5, 11:12 8
- There would be a governor and a mayor if it's a state. -- nm - Krusty Jun 5, 11:17
- i'm always surprised when i remember that rhode island has a governor. -- nm - colin Jun 5, 11:14 6
  - Aren't there multiple mayors in the state? Rhode Island is small but there's more than just Providence? -- nm - JD Jun 5, 11:17 5
    - Yes. Pawtucket, Newport, Warwick to name a few -- nm - Krusty Jun 5, 11:18 4
      - Little Pwagmattasquarmsettport. -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 11:29
      - now you're just making up names. -- nm - colin Jun 5, 11:24 2
        
        Quahog -- nm - VMan Jun 5, 11:27 1
        
        and them's good eatin -- nm - JD Jun 5, 12:08
In other petty presidential bullshit news -- (link*) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 11:10 1
- Otherwise they could not fit OANN. -- nm - VMan Jun 5, 11:17
I got to this tweet from the bologna tweet on backboards. the people shouting "why do you always start the violence" gives me chills. - amanda Jun 5, 11:03 2
- They are like the big brother saying “why are you hitting yourself” while beating the shit out of you. -- nm - Qale Jun 5, 11:22
- Listen to that cop's fake "intimidating" voice. -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 11:12
Not sure if ya'll have Ring cameras, but be aware they allow police to execute warrantless mass surveillance if you don't explicitly turn sharing off. - colin Jun 5, 10:58 5
- Hmm. Wonder if my Wyze camera in the front facing the street has any type of fine print. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 5, 11:01 4
  - Of course it does. That is why I loathe those cameras in general. -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 11:03 3
    - how else would I know what chubbers and oliver do all day while I work?? - amanda Jun 5, 11:05 2
      - Sorry, to clarify, I meant the outside cameras that go beyond the yard of the owner. -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 11:06 1
        
        ha ha like chubbers would ever go outside. carry on. -- nm - amanda Jun 5, 11:08
Gah. I hate this. I have an earworm, but it's the music, not the lyrics, so I can't search for it. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 5, 10:47 7
- you can sing it into one of the identification apps - colin Jun 5, 10:55 2
  - Do these exist for a person humming/whistling/singing? I had the same issue this morning. -- nm - Max Jun 5, 11:36 1
    - Shazam supports it -- nm - colin Jun 5, 11:37
- It's an earworm. Get rid of it! -- nm - loosilu Jun 5, 10:55
- Green Onions? -- nm - VMan Jun 5, 10:53 2
  - No, a little more Depeche Mode or or Morphine than that -- nm - Beryllium Jun 5, 10:58 1
    - And the song *has* lyrics, I just can't remember them. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 5, 10:58
Stay classy, Buffalo PD. Sorry, should have noted video could be disturbing to some. -- (link*) - VMan Jun 5, 10:35 5
- Here’s what gets me about these cases. The cops are being flat out exposed as bullying bastards. There’s no rhyme or reason - Will Hunting Jun 5, 10:43 3
  - Number one is that I think the job self selects to these kind of people. The departments don't do any psychological testing to see if they are fit. - pmb Jun 5, 11:53
  - we're in a time where rather than try to change or apologize, you just double down on the lies. police DO NOT CARE that they are being exposed. - colin Jun 5, 10:53
  - As Cuomo noted, where was the threat? An old man they easily knock down. Sadly, I have met, seen, etc. some of these Robocop tough guys. -- nm - VMan Jun 5, 10:52
- Sorry, again. Apparently in the BBs. -- nm - VMan Jun 5, 10:42
Grain of salt, like with all polls, but just the fact that it’s a conversation excites me. -- (link) - Volnelk Jun 5, 10:31 4
- That they might have to spend money and time in Texas is a big deal, to me. -- nm - Krusty Jun 5, 10:40 2
  - The money is practically infinite. The time, of course, is not. -- nm - Tim Jun 5, 11:02 1
    - True. I would love to see them have to defend southern states. -- nm - Krusty Jun 5, 11:22
- *clap*clap*clap*clap* -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 10:33
I just pre-ordered the Cyberpunk Xbox One X. -- nm - Shaun Jun 5, 10:31
The writers of 2020 are getting stupid lazy with their character names -- (link*) - Reagen Jun 5, 10:16 7
- I reject this reality for being too unrealistic. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 10:26 1
  - imdb: Actor (74 credits) -- (link) - mud Jun 5, 10:35
- Joey Baloney? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 5, 10:23 4
  - Eddie Jimmy Olmos -- nm - Dano Jun 5, 10:34
  - How he isn't mobbed up, I do not know. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 5, 10:27 2
    - Who's to say he isn't, hiding in plain sight -- nm - JD Jun 5, 10:30 1
      - no, that's Don Incognito -- nm - prayformojo Jun 5, 10:45
motherfucker. DC Comics just left Diamond Distribution. This is disastrous for the direct comic market. -- nm - Remlik Jun 5, 10:13 5
- and for sales of DC comics I imagine -- nm - Beaker Jun 5, 10:25 1
  - maybe. The 2 biggest shops in the world are now distributors for comics. -- nm - Remlik Jun 5, 11:01
- Whoa -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 10:24 2
  - I have a migraine now. -- nm - Remlik Jun 5, 11:11 1
    - Yeah, I am not sure why DC wishes to commit suicide. - Spawn Jun 5, 11:23
US downgraded to "high risk" in civil unrest index -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 5, 10:11 1
- BUY BUY BUY -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 10:17
I suppose if you get murdered in the street on one day, then the other days, by comparison, are probably better. Not sure if that’s what he meant. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 5, 10:05
Maria Taylor on Drew Brees. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 5, 10:03 10
- Wow. She’s amazing. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 5, 10:37 4
  - Weak shit about flags and apple pie aren't gonna cut it anymore. -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 10:39 3
    - Was Kellerman trying to carry Brees’ jock? - Will Hunting Jun 5, 10:44 2
      - nah, he was just being a white asshole and talking over her at the end. - colin Jun 5, 10:59 1
        
        yep. pretty much what I go through every day at work. -- nm - Diva Jun 5, 11:35
- She's a superstar. -- nm - David Jun 5, 10:25 4
  - Oh, in regards to my Destiny 2 rampage last night, I died once. Oh so close. -- nm - Shaun Jun 5, 10:29 3
    - Aspire to that. It is the *best* feeling. -- nm - David Jun 5, 10:31 2
      - I doubt the stars will align that perfectly for me. A 24.0 KA/D is sexy enough. It was like every time I shot, I was killing something. - Shaun Jun 5, 10:34 1
        
        The best feeling is when you wipe out a team with supers. Then, your teammates get their supers and thereby charge yours. So, you get to do it again. -- nm - David Jun 5, 11:00
#YouAboutToLoseYoJob - it's catchy -- (link) - mud Jun 5, 10:01 2
- that's amazing. -- nm - amanda Jun 5, 10:57
- Yup, that's good -- nm - JaxSean Jun 5, 10:27
PA/DMV lightning from last night -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 5, 09:57 3
- It's weird that it only hit the Department of Motor Vehicles -- nm - Dano Jun 5, 10:09 1
  - Game recognize game. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 5, 10:13
- Now set it to music -- (link) - Max Jun 5, 10:03 [youtube]
Since a few people are interested in the Destiny 2 thing, I'll keep updating you about what you may actually need to do tomorrow. -- nm - Shaun Jun 5, 09:55
Influencers! -- (link) - Remlik Jun 5, 09:54 7
- It appeared she took a few steps. That counts; doesn't it? -- nm - VMan Jun 5, 10:03 1
  - Without tripping on her outfit? -- nm - Spawn Jun 5, 11:25
- #AllInfluencersMatter -- nm - Max Jun 5, 10:01
- they lost EVERYTHING when COVID hit and they couldn't travel. they're just trying to get back on their feet the only way they know how. -- nm - colin Jun 5, 09:56 3
  - If only they had any useful skills. -- nm - Reagen Jun 5, 10:01 2
    - Zoolander 3 needs to get made -- nm - Beryllium Jun 5, 10:12
    - influencing? -- nm - colin Jun 5, 10:02
Quick update on Richmond protests: still going strong, expecting some massive ones this weekend. Demands are being slowly won, but we're far from - colin Jun 5, 09:53

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