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Ok this made me laugh -- (link) - spamlet Jun 8, 09:52 2
- Heh, she's not kidding - looks like he played for a lot of teams. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 09:57
- I laughed. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 09:55
Katamari Damacy, but with possums -- (link) - budice Jun 8, 09:51
GFloyd - Houston Viewing livestream -- (link) - budice Jun 8, 09:42 [youtube]
I know this is a few years old, but this documentary on Ferguson is a must-watch. 53 minutes, stunning if you have not heard any of this. - colin Jun 8, 09:25 [youtube] 8
- I'm still not a fan of how much of a poster child for the BLM movement Michael Brown is. nm - John Murphy Jun 8, 09:30 7
  - Please explain the difference. -- nm - colin Jun 8, 09:39 5
    - Violence. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 8, 09:42 4
      - yes, an unarmed black man was murdered. -- nm - colin Jun 8, 09:43 3
        
        According to Wikipedia, it is different because Brown assaulted the officer and tried to take his gun. - Beryllium Jun 8, 09:45 2
        
        the morality of the black person murdered is not the issue, it's that police murder of an unarmed black person is acceptable. - colin Jun 8, 09:59 1
        
        Yes, it does read as though the officer appointed himself executioner. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 10:01
  - ? -- (link) - amanda Jun 8, 09:33
PS5 thing appears to be set for the Thursday at 4pm Eastern. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 8, 09:25 7
- We'll see about that. -- nm - 2020 Jun 8, 09:48
- So they only postponed it a week? - eag Jun 8, 09:46 3
  - The only thing they are desparate about would be someone bursting at the seams and leaking everything prior to it being properly announced. - Shaun Jun 8, 09:56 2
    - Leaks are the norm now - eag Jun 8, 09:59 1
      - Cyberpunk was suppose to be on the 11th and they pushed it back to the 25th -- nm - eag Jun 8, 10:01
- So, HZD 2, Spider-Man 2, GT 7(?), what else? (NM) - Marlowe Jun 8, 09:33 1
  - Bloodborne remastered is a hot rumour. Demon's Souls remake perhaps. I imagine a look at the new CoD. Hopefully some new stuff too. - Shaun Jun 8, 09:39
Hee. Zogby is still around as a pollster, throwing their garbage into the mix. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 09:08 3
- Now they would stock MJB in their office pantry. -- nm - con_carne Jun 8, 09:37
- ha! 46-46 (*online* poll) -- nm - mud Jun 8, 09:17 1
  - When they can't even get an online poll to show Trump is winning... -- nm - Mop Jun 8, 09:33
Did anyone see Wonder Woman 1984 over the weekend? I am still looking forward to Candyman this weekend. -- nm - Alt Universe Spawn Jun 8, 09:01 1
- It was great. She is a star. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 09:51
The NFL is again heading toward a collision course of business priorities vs. social justice ideals. -- (link) - budice Jun 8, 08:47 31
- Has the NFL spoken about their treatment of colin kaepernick? Until that happens, nothing has changed. -- nm - colin Jun 8, 09:16 6
  - long time listener, first time caller: was kaepernick good enough to be signed? I've always wondered. -- nm - amanda Jun 8, 09:34 5
    - He was probably about 15-23rd in results. Far worse got signed than him so he should have had a job. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 09:53
    - Yes but he was also offered contracts and turned them down because they weren’t to his liking. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 09:45 3
      - I think he was offered contracts teams knew he would refuse. I don't think any of them would have finalized a deal. This guy was NFL VP of - jnine Jun 8, 09:58 2
        
        thank you for posting this. It's exhausting when people try to pretend this was anything other than a blackballing. It's bad enough that it happened -- (edited) - Diva Jun 8, 10:07 1
        
        Right. He was one of the most successful qbs in the NFL. He isn't going to sign for a ridiculously low amount of money. Unfortunately, he can't - jnine Jun 8, 10:36
- Trump threw that pressure directly on them with his tweet at Goodell. -- (link) - Volnelk Jun 8, 08:53 19
  - I guess this would be a bad time to mention that I always thought the anthem was a good moment for me to go pee, right? (NM) - Marlowe Jun 8, 09:16 4
    - You’re a dirty foreigner so it doesn’t count. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 09:39
    - But you're still standing. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 8, 09:29 2
      - Better than he ever did? -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 09:57
      - Well, I'm not kneeling, at least. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 8, 09:37
  - Fuck that guy. Can't he just get the Rona and be done with it? nm - John Murphy Jun 8, 09:11
  - He's trying something that he believes worked a few years ago. As usual, he's mistaken the temperature of the room. -- nm - David Jun 8, 09:00 9
    - Has he? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 8, 09:30 1
      - *protests your post* -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 09:30
    - he's a sinking ship and all the rats are abandoning.. -- nm - colin Jun 8, 09:21 2
      - Everyone really needs to stop thinking this way. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 8, 09:31 1
        
        I agree. With how fast things change lately, who knows what will be happening in November. I still think he will announce a cure/vaccine about 1-2 - jnine Jun 8, 10:02
    - yup. -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 09:00 3
      - "George Floyd is looking down from heaven aghast at NFL players kneeling" - Future Trump Tweet -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 09:01 2
        
        His latest set of tweets sounds even more desperate than usual. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 8, 09:02 1
        
        Umpossible! -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 09:12
  - Trump is worried about player's kneeling?! He'd better worry about the whole damn stadium kneeling at this point. - Epiphany- not ADAB Jun 8, 08:59 2
    - I'll admit, I often times considered kneeling at Jags games. - JaxSean Jun 8, 09:04 1
      - Years ago I stopped standing up at baseball games for "God Bless America". I was rarely at my seat in time for the national anthem. Stupid security - Krusty Jun 8, 09:06
- Gee, I wonder which side will win? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 8, 08:48
- future spoilers: business priorities won...again -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 08:48 2
  - Yes, but this time the businesses will be on the side of Black Lives Matter. The tide has turned, imo. -- nm* - Inigo Jun 8, 08:55 1
    - Right. This is the thing he's missing. -- nm - pmb Jun 8, 09:03
Aaaaaaaaaand here come the locusts. -- (edited) - Volnelk Jun 8, 08:42 1
- 1/4 mile -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 08:58
Yesterday was the lowest amount of COVID19 deaths in the U.S. since March 26th. -- (link) - Inigo Jun 8, 08:37 33
- IN's 244 for yesterday is the lowest single day I remember. Lets see what Memorial Day does to the numbers later this week, but that is good, if true. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 09:38
- It’s good to see the overall picture and fewer deaths are welcome news but it’s sort of frustrating what’s going on in other states and the consequenc - JackDawson Jun 8, 09:27
- 22 States see increase in the number of cases. -- nm - Beaker Jun 8, 08:59 1
  - The overall case numbers for the U.S. has stayed relatively flat over the past month. However, the positive test rate has also lowered. -- nm - Inigo Jun 8, 09:06
- My conspiracy theorist thinks states are being overly cautious about (a) attributing deaths to COVID ,(b) reporting them (and what date) - JaxSean Jun 8, 08:57 [Backboard] 10
  - If what you're saying were statistically significant, it would spike the overall state number, and consequently the overall U.S death total as well. - Inigo Jun 8, 09:03 6
    - I'm sure the numbers as a whole are coming down, but that really reflects the original hot spots and extended quarantine and social distancing there. - pmb Jun 8, 09:39 3
      - I'd be curious to see how much they actually go up by. So many of the darkest "the whole state is going to die" predictions have not come to pass and - JackDawson Jun 8, 09:44 2
        
        Yes, "the everyone is going to die" prediction thankfully turned out to be only rhetorical hyperbole and not an accurate prediction. -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 10:00
        
        Yes. I think flareups are more likely and I do think the summer makes a big difference. Outside is less likely to transmit, and these gatherings are - pmb Jun 8, 09:54
    - I agree, but there are some oddities in the (FL) data that I'd like to know about. - JaxSean Jun 8, 09:39 [Attachment]
    - Wait a second, this is America. When science and data don’t fit our political narratives we shed them aside, didn’t you know that?! -- nm - JackDawson Jun 8, 09:19
  - someone also mentioned that in FL particularly. Pneumonia deaths needs to be at least looked at to make sure they aren't unpadding the Covid 19 numbe - Epiphany- not ADAB Jun 8, 09:00 1
    - They're also refusing to count presumptive cases. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 09:25
  - It's not your imagination. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:59
- Yes, but it is spiking in certain states. Particularly the states that opened earliest and with the fewest restrictions. -- nm - pmb Jun 8, 08:54 8
  - I see a lot more cases, but not as many deaths, in FL. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 8, 09:00 6
    - I Strongly think they're massaging numbers. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 09:27 3
      - I mean, they fired the women running their website because she wouldn't, so... -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 09:39
      - have you weighed in on the "reduced viral load" thing? my friends keep talking about it and I am like "BAL" - amanda Jun 8, 09:36 1
        
        I think it sounds plausible, but I'm not an epidemiologist. I don't want to make an authoritative statement. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 09:51
    - I hope it stays that way, but that just may be a timing thing. -- nm - pmb Jun 8, 09:19
    - I think (well, hope) that's where we're at, yes. -- nm - David Jun 8, 09:06
  - But not to a degree that has stopped the overall trend of less deaths per day on average in the U.S. -- nm - Inigo Jun 8, 08:58
- I hate to disappoint anyone, but we've commented on the trend of under-reporting Sundays. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:45 6
  - One of our counties just straight gave up on reporting and is letting the State handle it. - Epiphany- not ADAB Jun 8, 08:57 1
    - Yes, much of the data in play is questionable at best. - David Jun 8, 08:58
  - Sure, but Sundays have existed between March and June. Plus, the seven day trends are less half of what they were at their peak. -- (edited) - Inigo Jun 8, 08:48 1
    - Also, comparing last week's Sunday to yesterday's is 639 to 373. -- (edited) - Inigo Jun 8, 08:53
  - But if the under-reporting was by the normal amount it is still an improvement! -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:46 1
    - This was Clapback Analysis with ST -- nm - con_carne Jun 8, 08:48
- good news! -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 08:38
- TRUMP! -- nm - Mop Jun 8, 08:38
LIR - no really JaxSean did you buy us some meatballs? -- nm - Epiphany- not ADAB Jun 8, 08:26 14
- I am trying to wrap my head around *why* he went in the first place. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:31 10
  - Something dumb. - JaxSean Jun 8, 08:34 9
    - those shelves are actually great office shelves; bookmarked. -- nm - amanda Jun 8, 09:38 2
      - Maybe if they had them in black. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 09:40 1
        
        they do -- nm - JaxSean Jun 8, 09:52
    - Order online? The reason they only had 4 lanes open is because that should be more than enough. Silly Jax! -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:39 4
      - We bought a big item from them and it was a little over a month to get it delivered to us. No in store pickup options here though -- nm - Krusty Jun 8, 09:30
      - I *honestly* thought going at 5:30 on a Sunday would have less crowds. - JaxSean Jun 8, 08:53 2
        
        In my experience, more people tend to wait. Early is better (and hopefully cleaner). - Spawn Jun 8, 08:59 1
        
        yeah it took me until then to get motivated -- nm - JaxSean Jun 8, 09:02
    - Funkos addiction - gotcha. - Epiphany- not ADAB Jun 8, 08:37
- No, they're gross. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 8, 08:31 2
  - WHAT!!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 08:34 1
    - The veggie balls are what I assume evil tastes like. - JaxSean Jun 8, 08:35
Avengers Endgame: The Worst Movie. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 8, 08:26 [youtube] 6
- Not going to give him a view. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:29 5
  - Watch it! -- nm - Shaun Jun 8, 09:10 2
    - Saving it for Taco Tuesday!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 09:11 1
      - So romantic! -- nm - Shaun Jun 8, 09:27
  - it's about tacos and it's pretty funny -- nm - mud Jun 8, 08:37 1
    - Correct. -- nm - Shaun Jun 8, 08:41
Stopping a nationwide force of State-enabled murderers is more important than a haircut. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 08:25 10
- I mean, I agree wholeheartedly, but you have to recognize it's a weaker argument once you add motivation into the mix. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 09:01
- but have you SEEN my hair? -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 08:33 5
  - I almost let Amy cut mine yesterday. - Spawn Jun 8, 08:34 4
    - do it -- nm - mud Jun 8, 08:38 1
      - Live stream the haircut! -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 08:39
    - Mine is doing okay since I buzzed it all off 5 or 6 weeks ago. - ty97 Jun 8, 08:35 1
      - Oh, places here have been open for a while. But I have zero faith in a visit to a place where I know I will be for an extended period of time around - Spawn Jun 8, 08:40
- Furthermore, the peaceful protests that I saw were doing fine with masks, distancing, and even hand sanitizing. But the nationwide-not-on-your-side - Beryllium Jun 8, 08:29 1
  - SD + panic = no -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:29
- I would have gone with "...more important than Karen getting her latte", but yeah. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 08:26
A Biden full of women? -- nm - Mitt Jun 8, 08:24
MLB has made proposal to Players. 75 percent Prorated salary. 76 game season. Playoff pool money. -- (link) - budice Jun 8, 08:16 20
- This doesn't convince me there will be an MLB season this year. I'll be happy if they play and I'll be shocked. -- nm - zunkskunk Jun 8, 08:46
- I think too many people are going to test positive for COVID19 for major league sports to play out their season this year. -- nm - Inigo Jun 8, 08:33
- They'll reject it as it's really not much of a difference from the previous 50 game offer from the owners. It's more games but not really more money. -- nm* - Krusty Jun 8, 08:23 15
  - Yep. “MLBPA regards this offer as worse than the last.” Bye bye baseball. -- (link) - Volnelk Jun 8, 08:31 12
    - Baseball will happen. The commissioner can set a 50 game season without player consent. - spamlet Jun 8, 08:40 11
      - But players and owners already agreed that no player has to play, so... -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:46 10
        
        They don’t get service time if they don’t play -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 08:52 1
        
        Actually, that's not my understanding. The new March agreement said that they would. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:56
        
        Mike Trout won’t play? The owners are more than happy not to pay him and pay the salary of a player making the minimum instead. - spamlet Jun 8, 08:52 7
        
        What you're describing destroys the game of baseball by tearing down its stars. -- nm - David Jun 8, 08:57 6
        
        er, though for that specific example, MLB already went after Trout for apparently not being enough of a star - JD Jun 8, 09:06
        
        But more seriously, there will always be more ball players. If fans have shown anything, they are more loyal to teams than players. - spamlet Jun 8, 09:01 1
        
        Yes, I'm sure strike baseball would go over swimmingly. -- nm - David Jun 8, 09:06
        
        Hi. -- nm - 1994 Jun 8, 08:59 2
        
        That's exactly my point. -- nm - David Jun 8, 09:06 1
        
        It was down for a couple of years and now franchises are worth many multiples of what they were then so for an owner that sounds like a win. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 09:19
  - I dunno with the NBA now taking over what would be baseball season - eag Jun 8, 08:30 1
    - This is on the owners not offering a fair deal the players can accept for the risks they're going to take. They want to play but not for - Krusty Jun 8, 08:37
- Seems like this has a chance. Basically now or never. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 8, 08:22
- take it! -- nm - mud Jun 8, 08:17
Time, it does not exist -- (link) - ty97 Jun 8, 08:15 2
- But really, was he ever? -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 08:30
- what's water? -- nm - mud Jun 8, 08:16

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