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Where's PFM when I need him? Mom's asking detailed questions about the plot of Inside Man. -- nm - David Jun 7, 15:29
I remember west wing touched on this, but now I want a properly-projected map.... -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 7, 15:24
Minneapolis PD going bye-bye if City Council has its way -- (link) - TWuG Jun 7, 14:51 18
- How would that work? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 7, 15:03 7
  - Hire Blackwater. -- nm - Max Jun 7, 15:34
  - Replace the bulk of their work which is spent hassling people with social services meant to help people. - TWuG Jun 7, 15:28 1
    - So if my next door neighbor is beating the shit out of his wife while holding a gun, a social worker will be there in under 10 minutes and fix it? -- nm - zunkskunk Jun 7, 15:36
  - Essentially the idea is that in America we use police for everything. - Qale Jun 7, 15:15 2
    - "To serve and protect" - Spawn Jun 7, 15:31 1
      - “You’re a public servant. Get me a glass of water!” -- nm - znufrii Jun 7, 15:32
  - you start out by knowing nothing is happening to the county the Sheriff Dept. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 15:10
- I understand the concept of reducing police funding to fund other social approaches to things. But no PD? I don't get that. -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 15:02 8
  - county Sheriffs don't change -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 15:11
  - This thread (kinda disjointed) has some explanations. (Abolish is a poor word choice.) -- (link) - Tim Jun 7, 15:10
  - It means disbanding the PD and standing up a new police force with a different name. -- nm - spamlet Jun 7, 15:05 3
    - It's like after the ValuJet crash, they renamed themselves AirTran. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 7, 15:11 1
      - Technically, ValuJet bought the smaller Airtrain airline and then adopted the name, but yeah. -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 15:14
    - Avengers Assemble. -- nm - mud Jun 7, 15:06
  - For a time, it might operate like towns here in BC - no local PD, so RCMP provides services. Except for Minnesota that might be the BCA. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 15:04 1
    - RCMP stands for Royal Canadian Mounted...? -- nm - zunkskunk Jun 7, 15:30
- interesting. -- nm - mud Jun 7, 14:53
ST Poll: Stolen from Twitter—You can pick Pile A or Pile B -- (pic) - Flavorize Jun 7, 14:08 [Attachment] 28
- B gets the edge. Iron Man and Captain America were released on VHS? -- nm - Max Jun 7, 15:03 1
  - zoom in. -- nm - mud Jun 7, 14:37 -- nm - mud Jun 7, 15:05
- A. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 15:02
- One has GoodFellas, the other.. not.. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 7, 14:50 1
  - the 1st thing I noticed. -- nm - mud Jun 7, 14:51
- B -- nm - Krusty Jun 7, 14:46
- Candy wise it's B by a mile. Movie wise it's tough but leaning A (and not even b/c of Shawshank) -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 14:46
- B. I want the Peanut M&M's -- nm - JD Jun 7, 14:42
- B -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 14:37
- A has three superheroes, B has three + M&Ms. B. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 14:37 1
  - ... yeah, B for sure. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 14:39
- A has the best two movies, but I pick B for its depth. -- nm - David Jun 7, 14:29
- How did they make VHS sleeves of the two movies that are third to last? -- nm - Tim Jun 7, 14:28 1
  - zoom in. -- nm - mud Jun 7, 14:37
- A -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 14:25
- B by a good margin. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 7, 14:19 1
  - My answer too. Not even just cause of Captain America - Epiphany Jun 7, 15:32
- A -- nm - Ender Jun 7, 14:17
- A. I'm an extra in Shawshank. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 14:14 4
  - Really? -- nm - Flavorize Jun 7, 14:34 3
    - yes. I met Frank a few years before that and I'm in the opening courtroom scene -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 14:39 2
      - Awesome! I’m going to have to check that out, next time I watch it—I always catch it 40-50 min in -- (edited) - Flavorize Jun 7, 14:45 1
        
        I'm out of focus on one of Robbin's shoulders when he is being sentenced. I forget which shoulder. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 15:08
- A -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 14:12
- Easy A - Cuzzin Todd Jun 7, 14:12 2
  - This. -- nm - spamlet Jun 7, 14:37
  - None of these have Emma Stone -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 14:12
- B -- nm - mud Jun 7, 14:10
D Mac comin' back! : interesting update from lobogotti re: HSX's future on that old board. -- nm - mud Jun 7, 13:49 4
- interesting -- nm - Karl_S Jun 7, 15:37
- It's alive! Aliiiiiiiiiive! -- nm - David Jun 7, 14:48
- I wonder how they arranged that. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 7, 14:20
- Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. {nm} Antibody on Jun 07, 13:52 -- nm - mud Jun 7, 14:00
Protestors tear down statue of Edward Colston, slave trader, in England and threw it in the river -- (link) - Remlik Jun 7, 13:14 1
- Alex Colston (heir) : " 's cool" -- (link) - mud Jun 7, 13:33
James Bennet has resigned from the NYT. -- (link) - Reagen Jun 7, 13:13 4
- Hey, he made the over! -- (link) - David Jun 7, 13:29 [Backboard]
- 1-2 days longer than I expected -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 13:27
- ... to run Tom Cotton's next campaign. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 13:15 1
  - awww -- nm - mud Jun 7, 13:35
watched Nate Landwehr versus Viktor Kolesnik from M-1 Challenge last night. One of the best fights I have ever seen. - Beaker Jun 7, 12:59 1
- think Forrest Griffin versus Stephan Bonnar level of good from the first UFC Ultimate Fighter show... -- nm* - Beaker Jun 7, 13:03
Today I found out that the SMOD is back and running again. -- (link) - mara Jun 7, 12:40 1
- he can get rid of antifa...and the 'fa' at the same time -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 7, 14:32
The Grinder rests. -- (pic) - Beryllium Jun 7, 12:33 [Attachment] 3
- Rob Lowe is taking a nap? -- nm - zunkskunk Jun 7, 12:40 2
  - Rob Lowe has health and safety concerns -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 12:42 1
    - That dude is ripped like Kevin Bacon -- nm - Epiphany Jun 7, 15:33
US has passed 2million confirmed cases -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 12:31 7
- WA averages 400 a day -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 7, 14:31
- FL has 4 straight days of 1,000 new cases -- nm - budice Jun 7, 12:34 5
  - I just landed in Florida today. They made me fill out a double sided affidavit about where I would be and that I need to quarantine for 14 days - ty97 Jun 7, 13:48
  - And Trumpers are still claiming FL is doing fine. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 12:54
  - the perfect place for the NBA to restart! -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 12:35 2
    - Who knew David was trying to take down the NBA? -- nm - spamlet Jun 7, 13:23
    - And the GOP Convention! - Epiphany Jun 7, 12:36
This is a random reminder that the dude who played Kick-Ass later won a Golden Globe for acting. -- nm - David Jun 7, 12:30 8
- For what? - Will Hunting Jun 7, 12:41 5
  - Supporting actor for Nocturnal Animals. - kelly Jun 7, 12:46 4
    - That movie sucked balls -- nm - Epiphany Jun 7, 15:34
    - The follow-up question is how many people even remember Nocturnal Animals. -- nm - David Jun 7, 13:32
    - Which, since it's the GG, I assume was classified as a comedy. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 7, 13:06
    - Not only did he not get an Oscar nomination but someone else from the same movie did in the same category. -- nm - Dano Jun 7, 13:03
- Meanwhile his wife is almost twice his age -- nm* - Enty Jun 7, 12:31 1
  - He’s purty -- nm - Epiphany Jun 7, 12:37
The fence around the White House has become a canvas for memorials to Black men, women, and children killed by cops -- (link) - TWuG Jun 7, 12:26 1
- I love this so much. It’s a big artful finger to the White House -- nm - Epiphany Jun 7, 12:38
A thread on capsaicin and Scovill units and how, why it does what it does -- (link*) - TWuG Jun 7, 12:19
Google: How long does a cat hold a grudge? -- (link) - budice Jun 7, 12:15
Violent cops are too expensive to support in court, says Police Benevolence Assoc. -- (link) - TWuG Jun 7, 12:10 1
- More -- (link) - TWuG Jun 7, 12:11
Sting will be performing new music tomorrow 8th June on Animal Crossing's live-stream talk show, Animal Talking hosted by Gary Whitta - Remlik Jun 7, 11:55 1
- Hey, it worked for Travis Scott! -- nm - David Jun 7, 12:30
I gave up on Space Force. Can't win em all, Netflix. -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 11:34
My daughter is going downtown to join a protest. We jokingly suggested she should wear my wife's FBI hat. - TWuG Jun 7, 11:25
Colin Powell says he is now voting for Joe Biden. -- (link) - Under the Influence Jun 7, 11:25 5
- People who enabled Trump are now turning on him? Noted. -- nm* - Mop Jun 7, 11:34
- He also voted for Hillary. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 11:25 3
  - I remember that he was never a trump fan. Ever. -- nm - zunkskunk Jun 7, 11:42 1
    - who, in their right mind, is ? -- nm* - mud Jun 7, 13:36
  - Did not know that. Thanks. -- nm - Under the Influence Jun 7, 11:26
Just saw on FB that my brother's nephew got married yesterday in PA. Like, a wedding, with people. No SD. - loosilu Jun 7, 11:23 27
- I just got home from lewistown, which is like 30 minutes from me. we went to harbor freight and lowe's. I would guess that 25% of people were masked. - amanda Jun 7, 13:13 5
  - This wedding was in Lancaster area. I don't get it. Elderly parents attended. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 16:56
  - Went to Costco yesterday and the amount of people there overall gave me anxiety. 99% were wearing masks, but 10% or so had noses uncovered - JaxSean Jun 7, 13:23 3
    - I gotta think though leaving the nostrils exposed while covering the mouth is better than nothing. - Max Jun 7, 15:06 1
      - Not really. The nose is where the virus lives. -- nm - spamlet Jun 7, 15:17
    - I would guess that a third of mask wearers were "mouth only" maskers. -- nm - amanda Jun 7, 13:55
- SD? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 11:34 20
  - Slutty Dancing -- nm - Max Jun 7, 15:08
  - Significant Dithering -- nm - znufrii Jun 7, 13:12
  - Scooby Doo -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 13:07
  - Scrappy Discourse. -- nm - mara Jun 7, 12:55
  - I go do housework and come back to this. You guys are hilarious. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 12:53
  - Singing Dicks -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 12:50 1
    - Slinging Dicks - Epiphany Jun 7, 15:36
  - Sitting Ducks. -- nm - mara Jun 7, 12:41
  - Sucky Dukefans -- nm - Strongbad Jun 7, 12:40
  - Square Dancing -- nm - Epiphany Jun 7, 12:38 1
    - Can't guarantee that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 7, 12:53
  - Sudden Death. You must play out the entire extra time period. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 12:14
  - Sexual Diseases -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 11:55
  - Stupid Dancing. -- nm - mara Jun 7, 11:45
  - Super Dave -- nm - Krusty Jun 7, 11:43 1
    - Sadly, all marriages now are -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 11:51
  - South Dakotans - Reagen Jun 7, 11:37 1
    - goddamn anit-Dakotists -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 11:37
  - Social distancing? -- nm - Loyola Jun 7, 11:35 1
    - oh, thanks. I was trying to figure out what wedding-related term SD stood for -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 11:36
Are news organizations that are suddenly reporting on systemic racism aware of the systemic racism that exists in their own newsrooms? -- (link) - budice Jun 7, 10:55 2
- Aware? Yes. Interested in fixing it? Usually no. -- nm - TWuG Jun 7, 11:21
- Related: "Stan Wischnowski resigns as The Philadelphia Inquirer’s top editor" -- nm - David Jun 7, 10:58
Unpacking a $900 car from Alibaba. -- (link) - spamlet Jun 7, 09:56 6
- Awesome. I look forward to the next vid. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 10:55 4
  - There are two next vids already posted - tech rundown and driving -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 12:12 3
    - Too bad it is that low on power. I would totally buy one for Logan's first car. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 13:13 2
      - It also doesn’t come close to thinks like safety standards. It’s not a “car” per US rules. -- nm - spamlet Jun 7, 13:45 1
        
        I know. - Spawn Jun 7, 15:33
- Read this yesterday. I wonder how much more speed they could add with a bigger motor. -- nm - GregW Jun 7, 10:44
So, is Barr’s point that pepper spray is an irritant, just not a ‘chemical’ irritant and that’s why it’s ok? -- (link) - Volnelk Jun 7, 09:54 16
- Yes. I think he's trying to say it's organic, as if that makes a difference. -- nm - mara Jun 7, 11:08 2
  - "locally sourced" -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 11:15 1
    - Free range. -- nm - mara Jun 7, 11:45
- Water is a chemical. Hydrogen and oxygen. Are we supposed to not waterboard now?! -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 11:01 1
  - "Police batons are sourced from all American sustainable forests. - Loyola Jun 7, 11:25
- It’s the new “waterboarding isn’t torture” but Christopher Hitchens isn’t around any more. -- nm - Roger More Jun 7, 11:00
- "Pepper? I like it on my plate." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 10:41 1
  - “One squirt and you’re south of the border!” -- nm - Roger More Jun 7, 10:58
- Also, fuck off "it's not chemical" -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 09:56 7
  - Does this mean that pot is legal? -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 10:56
  - It's organic! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 7, 10:08 3
    - Off Topic but I think you and others cancelling season tickets had a lot to do with the NFL reversal. I'll believe it when they can say Kaepernick. -- nm - Under the Influence Jun 7, 10:15 2
      - Exactly. - JaxSean Jun 7, 10:49 1
        
        I destroyed AMC, you got the NFL to wake up (hopefully). You win! -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 11:02
  - And you can't use tear gas on the enemy you're at war with, it's a banned substance. But just fine for your own civilians. Welcome to Little China. -- nm - Under the Influence Jun 7, 10:08 1
    - We're literally into this argument -- (link) - Reagen Jun 7, 10:08
This one's for the ladies - and others :) Not the whole thing - skip to about 35:50 -- (link*) - Meg Jun 7, 09:45 [youtube] 1
- Hadn't checked that link - new one may work. -- nm - Meg Jun 7, 11:32

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