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#SloganWordsMatter -- nm - Max Jun 8, 11:36
It's officially official now. Thursday at 4pm Eastern. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 8, 11:23 1
- Psych! We're pushing it back to next year. -- nm - Sony at 12:55 on June 11 Jun 8, 11:31
The difference with Michael Brown and so many of these other situations.... - John Murphy Jun 8, 11:21 4
- It's a complicated topic, but as you said, he didn't deserve to die despite everything that happened. - colin Jun 8, 11:26 3
  - But whether he deserved to die or not is not the point I'm making. - John Murphy Jun 8, 11:38 2
    - i honestly think the fact that he HAD committed a crime bolsters the argument - it's easy to say that an innocent person being murdered by police is - colin Jun 8, 11:50
    - I'm with you on this topic. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 8, 11:46
Kayleigh coming out swinging with straight up lies.. hooboy. -- nm - colin Jun 8, 11:14 8
- she's got the coded language down, damn. -- nm - colin Jun 8, 11:31
- Remember when there were no press briefings and we thought that was a *bad* thing? -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 11:19 1
  - right? -- nm - colin Jun 8, 11:20
- oh, she's talking about defund the police and how OUTRAGEOUS it is and that there are POC supporting it. -- nm - colin Jun 8, 11:18 1
  - oh, she's making up a narrative about violent protesters who deserved to be attacked. trotting out ANTIFA as the villain. -- nm - colin Jun 8, 11:27
- I will never lie to you. -- nm - Kayleigh's first day Jun 8, 11:15 2
  - lies are just alternate truths -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 8, 11:27
  - "Starting now." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 11:26
The Flash has fired Elongated Man actor Hartley Sawyer following the discovery of misogynist and racist Tweets on his social media -- (link*) - Beaker Jun 8, 11:07 1
- Easily replaced. He changed his face and it got stuck that way. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 11:10
nmb Mystery Spot - Strongbad Jun 8, 11:05 4
- Do these tacos taste funny to you? - Epiphany- not ADAB Jun 8, 11:28
- Easily the best episode of the series. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 11:18 2
  - Like, dingo ate my baby crazy? -- nm - Strongbad Jun 8, 11:27 1
    - Sammy, I get all tingly when you take control like that -- nm - Epiphany- not ADAB Jun 8, 11:29
F. Dad of my son's (now ex) GF of many years and - oblique Jun 8, 11:02 3
- healing thoughts and prayers going out -- nm - Epiphany- not ADAB Jun 8, 11:35
- Whoa. Good thoughts. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 11:10
- *good thoughts his way* -- nm - JaxSean Jun 8, 11:05
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home first 4 minutes (streaming July 15th) -- (link) - Beaker Jun 8, 10:58 1
- first trailer -- (link) - Beaker Jun 8, 11:05 [youtube]
NB: 9 new cases today. ARGH. -- nm - Shaun Jun 8, 10:56 1
- 8 of those in the old folks home... -- nm* - Beaker Jun 8, 11:08
The US entered recession in February. (most of the shutdowns were March, no?) -- (link) - ty97 Jun 8, 10:49 8
- if someone could tell me when the market is going to shit again, that would be awesome. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 8, 10:52 5
  - When kilbo invests? -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 11:11 3
    - Shh. Now he'll know we're on to him. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 8, 11:12 1
      - Oh, he knows. I crash AMC and he crashes the stock market. We are like two of the Four Horsemen. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 11:27
    - *nods* -- nm - oblique Jun 8, 11:12
  - Yup!! -- nm - Meg Jun 8, 10:54
- 3/11 was when the shit hit the fan. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 8, 10:50 1
  - no mincing words today, especially at my workplace -- nm - budice Jun 8, 10:51
Biden comes out against "defunding" police departments, while promoting funding for all of the complementary programs that are needed to make defunding realistic -- (link*) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 10:41 31
- I don't understand what Minneapolis is going to do. They're disbanding the police, what happens when a crime is committed? You call a social agency? -- nm - jnine Jun 8, 10:43 30
  - It's like "Abolish ICE". It doesn't mean "literally no one watch the borders", it means take out the rot and start fresh. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 11:12 3
    - There's going to be a reckoning on police unions though. One (DP) is intrinsically linked to the other (their hold on costs). -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 8, 11:47
    - There are other word options, like "Replace" or "Restructure" -- nm - Max Jun 8, 11:15 1
      - Too wishywashy. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 11:17
  - I think its about determining what services/etc. should be performed by the armed trained members of the police, and what do they do which should be - tRuMaN Jun 8, 11:09
  - best example i've heard is on homelessness. police are often asked to address the homeless population in a city. - colin Jun 8, 11:07 2
    - I understand what defunding is, I was explaining it to a friend yesterday, but Minneapolis claims it's getting rid of their police entirely. That was - jnine Jun 8, 11:12 1
      - ah, gotcha. i think they idea is they fire everybody and rehire from scratch under new rules and systems. redefining the police department? - colin Jun 8, 11:14
  - Get rid of the occupational force mentality...but damn, donny going to law n order himself back into the WH on fear of no cops -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 8, 10:56
  - Vox has a great little explainer on what it means to "defund the police" (and it doesn't mean "zero out the police department budget"). - ReluctantCynic Jun 8, 10:54 6
    - It's great that so much of the substance of this has been fleshed out, but the constant need to explain away the rhetoric is...worrisome -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 11:00
    - I understand that, but Minneapolis says it's dismantling the entire department. -- nm - jnine Jun 8, 10:57 4
      - Camden NJ did that, apparently. They made all the officers reapply for their jobs. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 11:44
      - Yes, but sort of. They don't have a plan yet. This is rhetoric. They are going to spend a year figuring out what it means, but I guaranty you there - pmb Jun 8, 11:04
      - Really? I'm rather far behind on the news. Didn't see that. I'll need to catch up. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 8, 10:58 1
        
        9 of 12 City Council members, a veto proof majority, have announced they are voting to disband the police dept. -- (link) - jnine Jun 8, 11:03
  - I think the fundamental idea is “If you were starting a system from scratch to take care of people, what would it look like?” - Volnelk Jun 8, 10:49 1
    - I think this post does a good job of describing it... -- (link) - Dark Callisto Jun 8, 10:59
  - It's not so much disbanding the entire force as reimagining the whole system. Limiting police to police functions like investigating crimes, but - pmb Jun 8, 10:49
  - There was some discussion here last night on B4 & B5 that might be useful to review. - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 10:48 8
    - I know that's the general thought, but from what I read, it seems that Minneapolis is getting rid of the police. -- nm - jnine Jun 8, 10:50 7
      - It's way too early to make conclusions about what they're going to do. -- nm - mara Jun 8, 10:55
      - basically, it sounds a lot more dramatic than it will likely turn out to be. -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 10:55
      - They're shutting down their police department, which is not the same thing as having no police. - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 10:52 4
        
        The "Defund the Police" slogan is confusing and scary to a lot of people. It's not a winner. That slogan would drag Biden down. -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 10:52 3
        
        Pelosi was very clever today, I think, in referring to a "rebalancing" of resources. - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 10:54
        
        agreed. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 8, 10:54 1
        
        agreed. -- nm - amanda Jun 8, 10:55
  - Taco Bell will be Fine Dining and Restrooms wil use the 3 Seashells -- nm - budice Jun 8, 10:46 1
    - Hey! -- (pic) - Shaun Jun 8, 10:48 [Attachment]
You Should Have Left - trailer -- (link) - Shaun Jun 8, 10:35
Is it possible that the NFL can't legally bring up Kaepernick? I'm guessing that his silence on the recent NFL announcement is due to legal reasons. - JD Jun 8, 10:32 5
- He signed an NDA, they probably agreed not to disparage him. Never mentioning him would be an unlikely agreement, he's in their official stats. -- nm - jnine Jun 8, 10:41
- Since they paid him to settle, it's entirely possible. -- nm - David Jun 8, 10:37 3
  - But if the NFL wanted to speak on it, you'd think it would be an easy fix. - Roger More Jun 8, 10:47 2
    - I posted on B2 that they should pressure Goodell now to show he's sincere by waiving the NDA. He'll be fired of course. -- nm - jnine Jun 8, 10:51
    - I agree, but maybe both parties just want to drop it. BTW, I missed your birthday last week. I hope you had a terrific day! -- nm - David Jun 8, 10:51
Ooh, this will get interesting. A local citizen who considers himself an expert on local history has sent out an appeal (on behalf of the city?) for - Meg Jun 8, 10:29
In googling old ST posts, I once described Mahomes as Kaep with 15% better tools. 25 teams would take 85% of Mahomes right now. - David Jun 8, 10:24 25
- i'm not sure Kaep is that close honestly. maybe 74% of the tools. -- nm* - tRuMaN Jun 8, 10:39 10
  - Jaws once said that he thought Kaep had the tools to be the greatest QB ever. That was the spring before Chip Kelly ruined everything. -- nm - David Jun 8, 10:41 9
    - maybe, I'm not saying Kaep wasnt talented, he is. espeically if he was on a team with a setup like say the Ravens. - tRuMaN Jun 8, 10:42 8
      - Mahomes is definitely the most gifted player I've ever seen. He's OP. -- nm - David Jun 8, 10:43 7
        
        Yes, Mahomes is special. Hope he stays healthy. -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 10:48
        
        (Poor Alex Smith.) -- nm - David Jun 8, 10:44 5
        
        He did 70mil from DC so... -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 10:54 3
        
        Yeah, but he watched his team draft an insanely talented player at his position twice and then had his knee absolutely wrecked by a third team. - David Jun 8, 10:57 1
        
        and perhaps in the long run, an incredibly lucky man to still have two legs and perhaps even play again -- nm - JD Jun 8, 11:29
        
        i mean its DC, dont they pay the punter like that. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 8, 10:56
        
        bad luck, but also to me a great player in that he was so willing to mentor mahommes for a season. -- (edited) - tRuMaN Jun 8, 10:48
- The fact noone even signed him to a Practice Squad is very telling what went on. -- nm* - budice Jun 8, 10:27 13
  - That’s not entirely realistic. He wasn’t going to take a entry level job just to let them off the hook. - Will Hunting Jun 8, 10:30 1
    - I was more thinking along the lines of even being on the roster somewhere. -- nm - budice Jun 8, 10:32
  - Nathan Peterman is still gainfully employed in the NFL. Kaep isn't. -- nm - David Jun 8, 10:29 10
    - Josh fucking McCown. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 10:39 1
      - There's an old post from the first season after where you pointed out that both McCowns started that year. -- nm - David Jun 8, 10:40
    - Jeebus Tapdancing You Know the Rest. -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 10:35 3
      - I just saw your response and I'm sorry. I honestly am not trying to start anything or upset you or anyone else. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 10:49
      - It just makes me so angry. I can't even imagine how you must feel. - David Jun 8, 10:36 1
        
        Aw, that's so sweet. Thank you. -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 10:38
    - Right, but Peterman doesn't get paid what Kaep wanted (and is entitled to). That's what the owners will say, but it misses the point is that they - pmb Jun 8, 10:34 1
      - See below. The best comparison is that Alex Smith got $71 million in guarantees with Washington. Kaep took Smith's job. - David Jun 8, 10:36
    - “We signed Mike Glennon, man.” -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 10:31 1
      - It was the perfect takedown of the entire situation. - David Jun 8, 10:34
Mariah Carey: Zoom crasher. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 8, 10:24
That CJ Nitkowski tweet was terrific. -- nm - David Jun 8, 10:19
Supreme Court Weighs Qualified Immunity For Police Accused Of Misconduct -- (link) - budice Jun 8, 10:19 4
- *crickets* -- nm - conservatives against judicial activism Jun 8, 10:27 2
  - Thomas has written concurrences saying judges made it up and should be revisited -- nm - JackDawson Jun 8, 10:32 1
    - Well, that's refreshingly consistent, at least. -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 10:33
- No, they're not -- nm - JackDawson Jun 8, 10:22
If anyone knows of or sees a deal for an Xbox One controller please let me know. Best I see is the regular retail price of $60. - Krusty Jun 8, 10:19 2
- If there's a store near you that does online pickup, we'll get you a controller right now! - David Jun 8, 10:28 1
  - Nothing is open for pickup yet. Today is day one of retail having curbside but it doesn't look like they're ready to go on day 1. -- nm - Krusty Jun 8, 11:49
RE: Trump sinking ship - I in no way think we should let up, it just appears that more political figures are starting to distance from him. - colin Jun 8, 10:16 18
- My guess is that his base is exactly the same. The polling shows little movement. I think what's causing the distancing by some is that they now - pmb Jun 8, 10:20 11
  - I don't agree on the idea of suppressing that vote. I think the laws passed and efforts made show otherwise. -- nm - JackDawson Jun 8, 10:22 10
    - They'll keep trying, but I think people will continue to be motivated. - Dark Callisto Jun 8, 10:23
    - I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. -- nm - pmb Jun 8, 10:23 8
      - I think the right will redouble voter suppression efforts. Whether it will work or not we shall see ! -- nm - JackDawson Jun 8, 10:25 7
        
        Oh, I see. I agree with that. I just think that the amount of motivation they are seeing right now does not convince them it will be enough (at - pmb Jun 8, 10:30 5
        
        Also it’s...harder? to suppress vote by mail? -- nm - JackDawson Jun 8, 10:33 4
        
        I'm worried about CA votes by mail. You can request a ballot, but Newsom ordered ballots to be sent to every registered voter. This requires the - jnine Jun 8, 10:49 2
        
        I thought he ordered a request for mail in ballot to be sent and not an actual ballot? -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 10:51 1
        
        No, he ordered ballots to be mailed. -- (link) - jnine Jun 8, 11:00
        
        That is undoubtedly why Trump is fighting it so hard. If they send ballots to everyone it takes away half the issue. -- nm - pmb Jun 8, 10:35
        
        i feel like the call for 50,000 poll watchers might have something to do with this... -- nm - colin Jun 8, 10:26
- Trump and as many Republicans as possible need to go down this fall. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 8, 10:20 3
  - on top of that, i was so happy to see old school dems swept out by progressives. it's not just dem/rep, it's the people in office - colin Jun 8, 10:21 2
    - There was a great twitter thread earlier today about new dem blood replacing old dem blood in Minneapolis city council seats, and how that helped with - Beryllium Jun 8, 10:23
    - I don't go that far for obvious political philosophy differences. (Plus strategically, too far a swing could result in a quicker/sharper swing back.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 8, 10:23
- If we let up we lose. If we think "Well we elected a black guy, so America's problems are over," we lose. -- nm - JackDawson Jun 8, 10:18 1
  - absolutely. - colin Jun 8, 10:20
Assuming the PS5 event is Thursday, that means we're getting the first look at PS5 games and The Last of Us Part II reviews in less than a 24h period. - Shaun Jun 8, 10:16
My friend's theory is that Gays will bring the second wave, presumably for ignoring social distancing rules over the summer -- nm - JackDawson Jun 8, 10:15 3
- Because we walk so fast? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 8, 10:39
- Replace gays with "anyone extroverted" -- nm - MDH Jun 8, 10:27 1
  - Extroverts are the worst! Am I right, fellow introverts? Oh wait, you're not likely to answer that. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 8, 10:37
So I use Google Play Music as my music library (me and 7 other people. we meet on Wednesdays) but they're transferring everyone over to YouTube Music - Reagen Jun 8, 10:03 7
- I see albums on an artist page, below the Top Songs section. -- nm - Shaun Jun 8, 10:09 1
  - When I click from my library, I only get either the "uploads" or "YouTube Music" files depending on where I clicked from. - Reagen Jun 8, 10:21
- yuck -- nm - mud Jun 8, 10:06
- You’re the person! - spamlet Jun 8, 10:05 3
  - Supposedly GP Music is hanging around for us, so as long as it does (and they don't fuck it up) I'll continue to just use that. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 10:09 2
    - Yeah I’d bet on google continuing a service too.... -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 10:12 1
      - We found the Googler: Reagen -- nm* - budice Jun 8, 10:17
Hmm. A good start? -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 8, 10:01 6
- Wow. I'm impressed. What if any of it will be put into action? -- nm - Epiphany- not ADAB Jun 8, 10:27 1
  - I wouldn't bet on much in the next six months, because Republicans. But it at least gives a concrete set of steps. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 10:28
- I can think of at least one more thing to end -- civil asset forfeiture. -- nm - mara Jun 8, 10:06 2
  - Yeah, that's been corrupted into a revenue stream for some departments -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 10:21
  - Revoke citizenship. -- nm - David Jun 8, 10:15
- [snork] -- nm - mitch Jun 8, 10:04

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