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KKK marching in Rome Georgia -- (link) - Remlik Jun 10, 13:36 2
- nits -- nm - mud Jun 10, 13:40
- I'm ready for Austin Creed to become more than just a famous wrestler. He's the type of leader and celebrity that the world needs. -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:37
"Panthers move Jerry Richardson statue from outside stadium as precaution" - David Jun 10, 13:36 4
- Columbus statues are the next to go -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 13:39 1
  - Late to the party, zg. -- (link) - loosilu Jun 10, 13:40
- "Hey, hey, hey! In his defence, he also hated white football players!" -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 13:37 1
  - "And women! You wouldn't believe the awful stuff he did to women!" -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:42
Power is out. Just hanging out in the dark with a chubbers cat, listening to the rain. -- nm - amanda Jun 10, 13:30 4
- Group sing-along time. -- nm - Max Jun 10, 14:07
- Looks like rain heading our way in a few hours. -- nm - Dano Jun 10, 13:40
- :-( Hopefully it comes back very soon. Is it hot there today? Are you okay otherwise? -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 13:34 1
  - Oh we are fine. It was like 90 before the rain. 80 now. Nice breeze. I like the cheap excuse not to work, really. -- nm - amanda Jun 10, 13:37
The number of people flying that I personally know — to which I’ll be adding myself next week — is actually startling. Only one for family, too -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 13:27 32
- I'm still in Howard Hughes-lite mode. The grandkids came over for the first time in 3+ months so I got to hold / hug them. -- (edited) - JaxSean Jun 10, 13:40
- I still plan to take Amtrak back (in a roomette). I've done my one (necessary to me) flight for now. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 13:36 1
  - Are you quarantining for the next 2 weeks at a hotel? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 10, 13:42
- We booked our first flight this morning. -- nm - John Murphy Jun 10, 13:35 1
  - Headed to Florida to see my gramma. -- nm - John Murphy Jun 10, 13:36
- As much as I really want to travel somewhere, I'm not even close to wanting to fly yet. -- nm - sycor Jun 10, 13:31
- Travel writers are posting images of full planes. It's terrifying. -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:31 3
  - In general, flying seems to be coming back a bit faster than airlines expected and airline schedules aren't necessarily catching up with that yet. - ty97 Jun 10, 13:33 2
    - Yeah, my company has absolutely NO non-essential travel at this time. - Perceval Jun 10, 13:37
    - feds have made 300m on the stocks they are holding to prop up travel industry -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 13:36
- I"m not ready yet. Thanks for being a guinea pig! -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:29 8
  - I have six other guinea pigs ahead of me. Many of them long hauls to Europe or SA too! -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 13:29 7
    - SA is a hot spot. Good luck. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:31
    - WUT -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 13:30 5
      - I told you. Michelle flew to London (over a month ago) and I just found out Octavio and husband to some Caribbean resort — ok I exaggerated with SA -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 13:33 3
        
        You are less reliable than the WHO -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 13:35 2
        
        The point is none of it is necessary even in the loosest sense of that word and it’s not a one hour flight -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 13:36 1
        
        I know what you mean. I'm not taking flights for vacation right now. - ty97 Jun 10, 13:37
      - He is clearly sending you, somewhere. - Spawn Jun 10, 13:31
- I heard that airliner airflow is not as bad as, say, an office or a restaurant, for covid spread. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 13:28 12
  - We're doing a human experiment on that right now. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:29 1
    - Not sure I'd want to be that volunteer. -- nm - sycor Jun 10, 13:31
  - From the WHO? Or from who?! -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 13:29 9
    - From some rando on twitter. I should've included that bit. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 13:30 8
      - Probably from us. -- nm - The Airline Industry Jun 10, 13:32 7
        
        yes it was, glorious graphics showing how each chair has its own HVAC system, yup nobody is rebreathing air 3 or 4 times all the way down the tube -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 13:35
        
        We KNOW the air is “managed” in planes and casino. What that means for corona I haven’t even the first notion -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 13:34 5
        
        We only have preliminary data (hi guinea pig!) but it's been proven in Asian studies that infections inside restaurants correlates with HVAC flow. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:36 4
        
        Is there a link or study or it’s just informal? -- nm - JackDawson Jun 10, 13:42 1
        
        I guess we're all researching it after the roll. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:44
        
        That has been challenged, hasn't it? -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 13:42
        
        Max posted a great link he should repost re this. Max!!!! Hit it! -- nm - amanda Jun 10, 13:38
did the ps5 event start? -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 10, 13:26 1
- Should be tomorrow, I think. -- nm - Max Jun 10, 14:08
I know we've done the beard poll, but how is everyone's quarantine beard coming along? - sycor Jun 10, 13:23 16
- Filling in pretty well. I've trimmed it here and there. Still can't say I like having one though. It could go anytime. -- nm - pmb Jun 10, 13:38
- i'm an old hippy and look the same now as I did last year -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 13:38 1
  - same -- nm - mud Jun 10, 13:41
- Last haircut: January 15th-ish. Last "full" beard trim, early March. I've let the chin section of my beard grow. - JaxSean Jun 10, 13:34
- I shaved yesterday (I look extra goofy with facial hair anyway), but my hair is outta control. -- nm - Tim Jun 10, 13:28
- It's terribly short as I shaved yesterday. - Krusty Jun 10, 13:25 10
  - I haven't been clean shaven in at least 5 years. - sycor Jun 10, 13:28 1
    - I gave it a shot last winter but it was just too annoying for me. Ingrown hairs are the worst and I seem to be fine - Krusty Jun 10, 13:32
  - Yeah, I shaved last week. That's three times I've cut most of it off since this started. -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:26 7
    - You grow an impressive beard. I expect it'll be back this winter. -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 13:30 6
      - I grow a childish bear that looks ridiculous, and it'll be back in a month. -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:32 5
        
        You know it. -- nm - Perceval Jun 10, 13:34 2
        
        Didn't my penguin banish you to the Phantom Zone? -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:38 1
        
        No, that was climate change. -- nm - Perceval Jun 10, 13:40
        
        It looked good in the pics from Disney -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 13:33 1
        
        You're a kind liar. -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:38
Someone on a slack team I'm in has been suggesting that the real way to fix police forces in America is ... - Beryllium Jun 10, 13:22 7
- It's why the Buffalo team quit, supposedly. -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 13:35
- "Sorry sir, that sounds tense. I cannot take that call as it might impact my rating. Let me know when an easier one comes up." -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 13:29 3
  - Hey, if it's good enough for healthcare ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 13:29 2
    - (My point here, of course, is that it's NOT good enough for healthcare) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 13:31
    - "The Jones residence? They have a lot of trouble there so no thanks. They can sort it out themselves." -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 13:30
- No right-minded insurance company wants any part of this. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 10, 13:26 1
  - I guess people would have to walk on eggshells so as not to get sued, then. Shame. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 13:27
Looking pretty likely that Chauvin's murder of George Floyd was personal -- (link) - TWuG Jun 10, 13:20 4
- Well - wouldn't the powers that be LOVE that. "See? It's not systemic racism in the police department!! It really is just one bad apple!" -- nm - John Murphy Jun 10, 13:43 1
  - Just all the other police departments demonstrating their issues in dealing with the protests -- nm - JD Jun 10, 13:46
- He got to use his patrol car during his off-duty job? -- nm - Meg Jun 10, 13:25 1
  - Sadly, not uncommon. -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 13:28
Zach Levi (Chuck, Shazam) advocating voting for 3rd party canidates -- (link) - Remlik Jun 10, 13:20 4
- I don't even know where the "lesser of two evils" thing fits in. Biden isn't "an evil"! -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 13:36
- I listened to a Black woman on a podcast talk about how frustrated she is with this mentality. - Dark Callisto Jun 10, 13:32 1
  - I agree with her. -- nm - Remlik Jun 10, 13:37
- nit -- nm - mud Jun 10, 13:21
Tyson Foods is now cooperating in the Chicken price fixing case in hopes of leniency. -- (link) - spamlet Jun 10, 13:20
@Disney tells Popular Information that it will no longer advertise on Tucker Carlson -- nm - Beaker Jun 10, 13:16 3
- sweet -- nm - mud Jun 10, 13:20
- And so, it begins. -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 13:17
- Here it comes... -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:17
"David C. Vigilante" is a fake name. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 13:06
Best post on B6 -- (link) - Todd Manning Jun 10, 13:02 [Backboard] 2
- They're apparently TV writers now. One worked on Lost in Space on Netflix. -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:14 1
  - If Netflix can give us a continuation of Full House, then they can give us one for Double Trouble dammit!!! -- nm - Todd Manning Jun 10, 13:52
Mississippi turning ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 10, 13:00
History 101 on Netflix is pretty good. I've watched the first half with Abby. 20-30 minute sessions with subjects like -- (edited) - prayformojo Jun 10, 12:54 8
- The space race one irked me. I mean, kudos for highlighting Russia's wins, but ... some of the dialogue was wrong. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 13:07 1
  - One bit that stands out was talking about fatalities in space - the closed captioning had the right phrasing, but the dialogue was wrong. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 13:08
- It's like Netflix's answer to the "High-Quality YouTube video about X" genre. - con_carne Jun 10, 13:07
- I found it well constructed but shallow. I'm thinking the target is kids who were too young to remember most of it. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:02 4
  - Though a depressing number of people have demonstrated that they don't even have a cursory knowledge of topics that would seem to be fundamental - JD Jun 10, 13:05 1
    - right -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 13:06
  - IMO they're pretty darned substantial for the length of the segment. They'd have to be much longer and less accessible if you wanted a lot of depth -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 13:04 1
    - True. And honestly, the title is History 101. Caveat Emptor. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:06
Ken Jennings with the facts. -- (link) - Mop Jun 10, 12:53 2
- Maynard is weirdly pro-authority. -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 12:59 1
  - Maynard can get weird off his meds -- nm - Epiphany-star chaser Jun 10, 13:02
Vote Vets twitter account is interesting today, talking about the Confederate traitors -- (link) - Remlik Jun 10, 12:52
ST Poll: what's something minor that you're proud of achieving. Like I realized today I've gotten pretty good at making fried eggs for sandwiches. - sycor Jun 10, 12:52 17
- I've been in Florida 75 hours and have not accidentally revealed my presence when talking to Mom -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 13:08 6
  - This made me laugh. I so get it. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:10 5
    - I was here less than six hours when I got on the phone with her and, while she was talking about things happening in Florida, said - ty97 Jun 10, 13:11 4
      - There were a few years when people got Caller ID on land lines, and you couldn't hide if you were staying over at someone's house, etc. - loosilu Jun 10, 13:16
      - Meanwhile, my brother and his partner and my cousin will be at my parents house for a birthday cake for me on Saturday and plan to zoom with me - ty97 Jun 10, 13:12 2
        
        Background -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:17
        
        Zoom backgrounds? Use your phone? (allows for a tighter framing) -- nm - JD Jun 10, 13:15
- I had a coke as a snack, and it totally worked. -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:02
- I'm getting better at housekeeping. Never would have thought. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:01 2
  - I won't say I'm better. But the place is more organized and clean that usual. - sycor Jun 10, 13:05 1
    - I did konmari awhile back. It was the first time I didn't feel overwhelmed by my stuff. - loosilu Jun 10, 13:11
- I've gotten reasonably competent at shaving my head -- (pic) - JD Jun 10, 13:00 [Attachment] 2
  - I have never seen that device. I usually buzz my own head. The hardest part is getting the neckline straight. - sycor Jun 10, 13:04 1
    - It seemed so dumb that I had to purchase it. - JD Jun 10, 13:14
- Basically the same thing actually. I do it about once per week and have been steadily improving at getting the flip down. -- nm - spamlet Jun 10, 13:00 1
  - Yeah I'm still working on the flip. - sycor Jun 10, 13:30
- I can successfully make a deliciously awesome Chicago style deep dish pizza from scratch. -- nm - Shaun Jun 10, 12:56
Reagen, I can't find what you're referencing. Which pollster is asking Trump to bitch? -- nm - David Jun 10, 12:52 10
- McLaughlin & Associates. - Tim Jun 10, 12:57 9
  - ^^^ -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 12:57 8
    - I'm trying to figure out what the story is. I missed a step. - David Jun 10, 13:00 7
      - and prior to that had published a report "taking down" the internals of the CNN poll (which Trump used to bitch about it on Twitter) - Reagen Jun 10, 13:08
      - CNN published a poll saying Biden up 14. Trump didn’t like it and demanded a retraction and apology using made up numbers from that firm. -- nm - spamlet Jun 10, 13:02 5
        
        The best poll he's had over the last week has him at -8. Even Rasmussen is -11, and they're retweeting racist bot replies. -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:07 3
        
        Yes but that doesn’t matter to his echo chamber. - spamlet Jun 10, 13:14 1
        
        His desperation in recent weeks is kinda fascinating. Then again, his racism did more for BLM matter than anything else ever has. -- nm - David Jun 10, 13:16
        
        I don't know how you go "everyone's wrong, I'm right", miss by *10* and then still come back with "Fuck you, I'm still right". -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 13:12
        
        A firm that he hired to tell him poll numbers he likes (and was up front about that). -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:03
I keep saying, he really thought being President meant the news would have to say only good things about him. - Tim Jun 10, 12:50 4
- Frost/Nixon explores this subject so effectively. - David Jun 10, 12:57
- Oh, he absolutely did. He was stunned when the NYT didn't respect him any more than previously. Notice how he's most offended by NYC institutions? -- (edited) - loosilu Jun 10, 12:55
- Every word he speaks... every action he tries to carry out... seems to suggest he thought he'd been elected King. -- nm - Mop Jun 10, 12:54 1
  - Who died and made him...oh, it may come to that -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 12:57
One thing COVID has taught me: How many of my friends LIED to me about not coloring their hair. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 12:48 14
- Fear of COVID turned them grey, loosi. -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 12:51 1
  - Right, right. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 12:57
- Ha ha! Not me. I've often joked that I have no idea what my actual hair color is. - Dark Callisto Jun 10, 12:50 6
  - Oh, I know. - David Jun 10, 13:01
  - I'm naturally a light redhead (pale blonde lashes and brows). I'm sure I'm white-blonde. It's not attractive. Red hair tends to - loosilu Jun 10, 12:52 4
    - I guess I know what mine is *now*. - Dark Callisto Jun 10, 12:55 1
      - exactly! -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 12:56
    - My red is turning a nice white grey. - sycor Jun 10, 12:54 1
      - lucky you. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 12:56
- I do not color my hair. - ty97 Jun 10, 12:49 1
  - I don't like my color gray, basically. At one point it will be white and I'll take the plunge. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 12:54
- Ha! That's great! -- nm - David Jun 10, 12:49 1
  - I'm like yo Marcy, did you get a streak done? BUSTED!!! -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 12:50
- *laugh* -- nm - JD Jun 10, 12:49
In the last two weeks, support for Black Lives Matter has increased as much as it has in the last two years. -- (link) - Tim Jun 10, 12:46 7
- It's because there are so many fewer distractions. No sports, movies, concerts, people aren't just moving on to the next shiny thing and are actually - jnine Jun 10, 12:51 1
  - I think it's the first time in months people feel like they can DO something meaningful. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 12:53
- A part of me wonders if it wasn't for COVID and people being out of work and stuck at home, if it would have taken off as much this time. - sycor Jun 10, 12:50 4
  - I think a large part of it was the simple plaintive plead, "I can't breathe" - Loyola Jun 10, 12:56 3
    - him calling out for his mom makes me tear up every time I think about it. -- nm - Epiphany-star chaser Jun 10, 13:02 2
      - Best protest sign, All Moms were called -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 13:09 1
        
        That's fantastic. -- nm - loosilu Jun 10, 13:21

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