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YAAAS #2 - There will be no layoffs in 2020 - woo!! - Diva Jun 10, 07:14 4
- Awesome! -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 07:27
- Whoop! 😎 -- nm - budice Jun 10, 07:22
- Excellent! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 10, 07:16
- yay! -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 07:14
"Stacey Abrams said that she had requested her absentee ballot in May, but was unable to vote with it because .. - mud Jun 10, 07:09 8
- Wholesale disenfranchisement in Georgia to be sure. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 10, 07:18 1
  - Preview of November (not just in Georgia) -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 07:21
- pix -- (link) - mud Jun 10, 07:14 5
  - This is an aspect of US elections that I cannot fathom - Reagen Jun 10, 07:21 4
    - Yeah. Here you have to make up an excuse not to vote. Thing with mandatory voting is you have to make it easy. -- nm - mafic Jun 10, 07:27 3
      - I can't get to the society benefit of compulsory voting, but Canadian voting has gotten ridiculously easy in the last twenty years. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 10, 07:30 2
        
        I don’t have much for societal benefit per se, my point is more along the lines of what right does a state have to erect barriers? - mafic Jun 10, 07:42 1
        
        Right. I was mostly agreeing with your point and inserting a bit of commentary of my own. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 10, 08:07
It has arrived, and it's pretty awesome. -- (pic) -- (edited) - Shaun Jun 10, 07:04 [Attachment]
GOP convention to Jacksonville -- (link) - Reagen Jun 10, 06:56 5
- fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck -- nm - JaxSean Jun 10, 07:10 1
  - Plenty of MAGA hats available -- nm - budice Jun 10, 07:14
- a birthday present for JaxSean! -- nm - decline Jun 10, 06:57 2
  - can we get him a ticket? I am sure it might the closest thing to a concert he will get to go to in the summer of 2020. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 10, 06:58 1
    - Happy Birthday, JaxSean! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 10, 07:10
I'm not sure this is it Joe -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 06:44 21
- (I will note that I haven't read the op-ed yet so only saw the pull quote. I should read the full contents) -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 06:57 3
  - its about what you would expect. doesnt like the idea of defunded, but support reforming. supports more local policing, national reforms, giving - tRuMaN Jun 10, 07:03
  - I read it and it's not much beyond the headline as it relates to the police. He wants to give them more money instead of calling for them to simply - Krusty Jun 10, 07:01 1
    - I doubt he's missing the point, I'm sure he's polling aggressively on the matter. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 07:03
- He's going in the opposite direction that the wind is blowing. Who is advising him because they need to be replaced asap. -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 06:47 16
  - If the program has all the right elements, it's actually a good way to combat systemic racism in law enforcement. - ReluctantCynic Jun 10, 07:15
  - It's kind of ... savvy? I don't think anyone expects Biden to be a radical defund the police guy (that should be done at local levels anyway) - Reagen Jun 10, 06:52 14
    - But at the same time it puts a bad taste in the mouth of a lot of people. Sure, they're still going to vote for him and he's really - Krusty Jun 10, 06:57 10
      - So "Defund the police" means what it doesn't mean and Biden is the one with poor messaging? -- nm - Max Jun 10, 07:49
      - police are a local issue. I would rather him focus on providing the funds to allow cities/etc. to change how departments run, and train/hire -- (edited) - tRuMaN Jun 10, 06:58 8
        
        They have the funds already. They don't need more money, they can easily shift funds once they're no longer being asked to do a number of things - Krusty Jun 10, 07:02 7
        
        They do still need funds. It will be more expensive to separate these things out. That's part of why it is what it is. - pmb Jun 10, 07:05 3
        
        They don't need the money, they're getting plenty. Other agencies need more money and the work needs to be shifted away from the police freeing them - Krusty Jun 10, 07:11 2
        
        those sorts of changes cost money. what agency/department is going to do this? is it integrated into the 911 system? are they setup for 24hr on call -- (edited) - tRuMaN Jun 10, 07:17 1
        
        I think the police have more then enough money to cover yet another community policing initiative and that federal funds should go directly to other -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 10, 07:25
        
        But will they? If not, and you put this money out there the requires it be used for those things, perhaps a good? - ty97 Jun 10, 07:04
        
        so that isnt defunding the police, its reforming the police and moving funds to increase/develop other services or departments. - tRuMaN Jun 10, 07:04 1
        
        It's both. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 10, 07:19
    - agreed. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 10, 06:57
    - I think it's still not enough. He doesn't have to go full on "Defund", but this sounds like lip service. -- nm - pmb Jun 10, 06:55
    - Plus, reforms aren’t free. You’ll need reviewers, audits, consultants... - Will Hunting Jun 10, 06:54
My opinions on Gone With the Wind somehow managed to upset both the left and right. Does that mean I’m likely correct? -- nm - Qale Jun 10, 06:41
*prepares TSLA 1000 hat* -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 06:36
We are returning to NYC in a week and since we won’t have family to tend to or be with, I’m doing it— I’m getting a Nintendo Switch. Help!! -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 06:31 11
- How did you find one? I tried back in April and they were impossible to find (unless you were willing to pay nearly double the price). -- nm - pmb Jun 10, 06:42 2
  - I thought Best Buy had some online but I didn’t click through. What’s the regular price for a full console, $300? -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 07:22
  - Stock is better these days though they're still selling out rather quickly. A few of my friends got them over the last couple of weeks -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 06:48
- Are you two going to look for a new place or are you stuck waiting for better job news for your bf? -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 06:39
- how long have you guys been gone? -- nm - decline Jun 10, 06:33 6
  - March 17 -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 06:33 5
    - that's quite the time away. Has someone been watching your place ? -- nm - decline Jun 10, 06:38 2
      - Ummmm -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 07:22
      - I've let homeless people use his shower and kitchen and rented out his bedroom by the hour for nightly visitors -- nm* - Krusty Jun 10, 06:40
    - What was your original departure date? -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 06:34 1
      - Departure to return back home? March 24. Lol -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 07:21
Gallup *finally* came out with its next job approval poll. Last one was a 49-48 (mid May). This one: 39-57 - Reagen Jun 10, 06:29 3
- .... how could it be that high in mid May? -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 06:31 2
  - Remember the rally around the flag effect as COVID started picked him up a tad -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 06:33 1
    - Oh God. I forget sometimes that most of the US is ... poorly informed. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 06:34
YAAAS! The Bank will reimburse me for this year's unused extra PTO. And they've already allowed me to move my sabbatical to next year. -- nm - Diva Jun 10, 06:17 8
- Wahooooo!! -- nm - Epiphany-star chaser Jun 10, 06:47
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Jun 10, 06:45
- woo hoo! -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 06:37
- Awesome! -- nm - sycor Jun 10, 06:30
- YAAAAAA! I got a similar YAAAAS yaaasterday: the university is letting me go over my vacay max in july and august as long as I use it by december. -- nm - amanda Jun 10, 06:26 2
  - I totally misread that at first and thought you were getting fired. That didn't sound very yay. - sycor Jun 10, 06:30
  - YAAAAS!! -- nm - Diva Jun 10, 06:28
- nice! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 06:22
MLS is coming back 7/8 with a World Cup style tournament followed by regular season games. -- (link) - Volnelk Jun 10, 06:15
I've already seen two instances among my FB friends where Defund Police made people mad in the completely wrong way. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 05:28 10
- As discussed yesterday, it is a problematic slogan. -- nm - pmb Jun 10, 06:44
- It’s not completely wrong to read a word that means something and apply that meaning to it. - Will Hunting Jun 10, 06:29 1
  - Your mistake is in agreeing with them that it only means that one absolute thing. -- nm - znufrii Jun 10, 07:13
- It's incredibly stupid to use "defund" when the Republicans used "defund Planned Parenthood". The connotative meaning is obvious. -- nm - Inigo Jun 10, 05:49 6
  - I mean that’s the literal dictionary definition. I think whoever came up with it means exactly that, and every moderate on board is trying to explain - mafic Jun 10, 07:31
  - I assumed that was why they chose it. -- nm - spamlet Jun 10, 06:17
  - Shame that they can’t imagine being treated any better than the horrible way they treat others. - znufrii Jun 10, 06:10 2
    - The point I was making is that Republicans used defund to mean "get rid of" intentionally. They wanted that association. - Inigo Jun 10, 06:25
    - (Also, incidentally exposes their true motivations that it’s not just about abortion.) -- nm - znufrii Jun 10, 06:18
  - Who came up with it? -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 05:56
Georgia likely has three more elections this year. -- nm - Dano Jun 10, 05:18 1
- Keep doing it until they get it right? -- nm - spamlet Jun 10, 05:22
Happy Birthday JaxSean!! - Beaker Jun 10, 04:50 21
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 11:54
- gracias all -- nm - JaxSean Jun 10, 07:13 1
  - Happy birthday. ST pulled together and got you the RNC!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 07:23
- Happy b, Jax! (NM) - Marlowe Jun 10, 06:52
- cheers ! -- nm - mud Jun 10, 06:47
- Happy B-Day! -- nm - pmb Jun 10, 06:44
- Happy birthday! Hope it's a great one! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 10, 06:40
- Happy Birthday -- nm - decline Jun 10, 06:23
- Happy Birthday Sean! -- nm - secretslacker Jun 10, 06:19
- hbd gramps!! -- nm - Diva Jun 10, 06:07
- have a great day, Sean! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 06:00
- Happy birthday grandpa! -- nm - spamlet Jun 10, 05:47
- Happy birthday!! -- nm - kelly Jun 10, 05:47
- Happy Birthday ! -- nm - Epiphany-star chaser Jun 10, 05:46
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Volnelk Jun 10, 05:46
- happy bday! -- nm - budice Jun 10, 05:42
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Dano Jun 10, 05:40
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Shaun Jun 10, 05:40
- Happy birthday, Jax! Woo hoo!!! - Krusty Jun 10, 05:29
- Happy birthday, Florida Man! -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 05:27
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 04:52
TV PSA: AEW Dynamite, Game On!, The 100, Property Brothers, WWE NXT, Challenge, Where Do We Go From Here?, Real HW, Ultimate Tag, The Oval, SHIELD, -- nm - Beaker Jun 10, 03:58 1
- What We Do in the Shadows, Samantha Bee, Cash Cab, Counting Cars, At Home With Amy Sedaris (TruTV), Reality Z (Netflix), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jun 10, 04:00
the CEO of CrossFit has stepped down -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 10, 02:20 8
- i dont understand why this is getting such news, he still owns it all right? - tRuMaN Jun 10, 07:09
- Then he kicked his feet behind him, then jumped back into a squat position, then stood back up. -- nm - Dano Jun 10, 05:39 6
  - Then he told all his friends about it. Repeatedly. -- nm - Inigo Jun 10, 06:29
  - yes he did. (ha!) -- nm - Diva Jun 10, 06:08
  - ha! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 06:00
  - heh. Speaking of. I return to the gym tonight. -- nm - oblique Jun 10, 05:47 1
    - Jealous! No end in sight to gym lockdown for us -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 05:53
  - *laughing* -- nm - kelly Jun 10, 05:44
India reports 10,000 new cases, nearly 300 deaths today despite a 2 month lock down -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 10, 02:00
Matt Ryan, hyping up Hayden Hurst - Flavorize Jun 9, 23:15
Vegas...is back (Part 2) -- (link) - Flavorize Jun 9, 22:35 3
- Worth the repost. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 22:39 2
  - Damn--Well, how about Part 3--A cool ad, to get you excited to go back to Vegas - Flavorize Jun 9, 22:41 1
    - that is very cool and clever -- nm - Epiphany-star chaser Jun 10, 05:47
OMG - Flavorize Jun 9, 22:13 2
- This is how I play Fallout 76. -- nm - Qale Jun 9, 22:29 1
  - Ha! I really gotta try playing that game -- nm - Flavorize Jun 9, 22:34
Good idea? Bad idea? Or ... political equivalent of going "stop hitting yourself! stop hitting yourself!"? -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 9, 22:06 8
- Hell no! -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 05:52
- Ha ha ha no. -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 03:30
- Republicans only care about bipartisanship when they're losing. see: courts. -- nm - mafic Jun 9, 23:57 1
  - For the flip side of this, McCain wanting Lieberman as his running mate. -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 05:20
- We have literally a dozen or so people that ALSO ran for the same job at Biden that would be a better choice. -- nm - Qale Jun 9, 22:29
- She was complicit in the invasion of Iraq and so many war crimes. She was too enamored of W for some unfathomable reason. She was so much more - jnine Jun 9, 22:28 1
  - this -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 01:53
- LOL -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 22:09
Medicare telehealth coverage is set to expire by the end of the month, unless it is renewed there a ton of unnecessary in person visits. :/ -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 9, 21:50 3
- Is this a national program? Who’s responsible for renewing it? -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 22:06 2
  - Yes, MediCare (for 65+ and older). I guess CMS (Center for MediCare Services) renews it under Trump's guidance. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 9, 22:23 1
    - terrific, so we want to standardize access to medical care like access to customer service from comcast -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 01:55
I dunno. I'm pretty sure that it was email and tweets that got it removed. I kind of see the longhand types would be the ones to complain but I'm - JD Jun 9, 21:33 [Backboard] 11
- WARNER BROTHERS TOOK AWAY ELMER FUDD'S GUN in the upcoming cartoon series. Elmer now chases Bugs with a Scythe. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 9, 22:48 2
  - Yeah, why even bother at that point? Just have that big, orange furry guy do stuff like that. Bugs has a whole rogues gallery to choose from -- nm - Flavorize Jun 9, 23:08
  - and they've got multiple people doing the voices. I kind of chalk that one up to times change - JD Jun 9, 22:52
- Disney put a disclaimer on Dumbo and Peter Pan...HBO needs to do something similar. WB actually has disclaimers on old cartoons -- (edited) - Flavorize Jun 9, 22:00 3
  - There’s old WB cartoons on HBO Max. If anyone here subscribed to it, we’d know if those disclaimers appears there as well. -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 22:05
  - Why would peter pan need ... *glances over at my cat that happens to be named Tigerlily* ... oh. Right. -- (edited) - Beryllium Jun 9, 22:03 1
    - Tiger Lily might be the best part of Peter Pan. -- nm - Qale Jun 9, 22:27
- This is one of those backwards publicity stunts for HBO Max. No one was subscribing to their service to watch Gone with the Fucking Wind. -- nm - Qale Jun 9, 21:57 2
  - So people are gonna subscribe now out of spite? -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 22:04 1
    - Well if people can claim they are canceling a service they don’t actually have, sure, let’s go the other way now! -- nm - Qale Jun 9, 22:26
- To be fair, no one else can find HBO Max, either. -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 21:37
HEY! PBS NERDS! One of my favorite YouTube science communicators, Emily Graslie, has a show coming up PBS where she goes to dinosaur country. -- (link) - Mop Jun 9, 21:32 2
- I've already got it set to record. thanks. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 9, 22:04
- Ooh, that looks like fun. Not archaeology but *Road Trip*!! -- nm - Meg Jun 9, 21:36
The Bill & Ted 3 trailer looks awful. I assume it’ll be trash. And I’ll love it regardless. -- (link) - Mop Jun 9, 21:30 2
- I'm digging it, so far. Also--No George Carlin? If they can do a digital Carrie Fisher, then they should do one for Carlin -- nm - Flavorize Jun 9, 21:54 1
  - Maybe his estate refused? -- nm - sycor Jun 10, 06:23
When Gladiator is on tv I want a lite version without any of the Joaquin Phoenix scenes. -- nm - Max Jun 9, 21:28 2
- I suspect you're also the type of person who also wants the cut Oliver Reed scenes put back in. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 9, 22:07 1
  - I'm not sure why, but every time I see Oliver Reed in something, I expect him to have a Mike Tyson type of tattoo on his face. - Flavorize Jun 9, 22:23

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