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can someone bottom line for me why the Blue Jays can't play in Toronto? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 16:30 2
- The US is an effing mess and they don’t want to let us in. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 16:55
- Feds wouldn't grant a waiver for players and assorted personnel to come in. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 16:31
Halo hype!!! -- (link) - Shaun Jul 22, 15:58
House votes 305-113 to remove confederate statues provided by some states for display in the US Capitol -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 15:57 2
- Good. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 22, 16:08 1
  - Republicans voting Yes to remove include McCarthy, Scalise. As expected, most No votes came from Southern states. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 16:22
Reports have MLB and players union in discussion to figure out compromise on expanded playoffs in the next 24 hours before first pitch. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 15:54
oh right, no new The 100 tonight. :( -- nm - Jovian Jul 22, 15:52
wow it's almost like they're saying two entirely different things. -- (link) - mud Jul 22, 15:29
So speaking of last Christmas -- (edited) - JD Jul 22, 15:17 1
- Upvoted -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 15:26
R.I.P. Tim Smith (Cardiacs), 59 -- (link) - mud Jul 22, 15:03 4
- From a heart attack. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 15:21 3
  - 12 years ago, which began his decline -- nm - mud Jul 22, 15:23 2
    - What a drag it is getting old. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 16:11 1
      - it's still better than the alternative. -- nm - mud Jul 22, 16:35
2020 continues to suck. - Andie Jul 22, 15:02 21
- Hoping for a positive result and good thoughts your mama's way -- nm - JaxSean Jul 22, 17:39
- Good and healthy thoughts for a quick and complete recovery. -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 16:26
- Prayers your and your Mom's way -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 16:19
- ugh. Glad it was caught! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 15:54
- fingers x'd -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 15:53
- Good healing thoughts going out -- nm - Epiphany Jul 22, 15:52
- Early is good. Sending good thoughts. -- nm - pmb Jul 22, 15:30
- Anytime you hear the C word it’s scary. Prayers for full and quick recovery. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 15:27
- glad they caught it early. sending best wishes. -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 15:25
- sorry Andie, Im sure it will turn out okay! -- nm - Jovian Jul 22, 15:24
- Right there with you. My brother has surgery, covid permitting, on the 24th. -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 15:15 2
  - All good thoughts to you! (well, him) -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 15:17 1
    - right back at you! -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 15:29
- Exactly. But still. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 15:09
- All good thoughts for her. Glad to hear that the prognosis is positive. -- nm - Judge Bane Jul 22, 15:06
- Sounds like she's one of the lucky ones then -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 15:05
- I'm sorry to hear that. If she has a sigmoid colectomy, that's what I recovered from. - David Jul 22, 15:04 2
  - Thanks. i might be in touch! -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 15:09 1
    - Anything for you, Andie. -- nm - David Jul 22, 15:14
- best wishes -- nm - mud Jul 22, 15:04
- Oh no. I'm so sorry. It sounds like the prognosis is positive, but you don't need any more blows. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 15:03
The new Biden and Obama video makes me so happy. -- (edited) - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 22, 14:51 [youtube] 2
- Fulfilling the promise of federal troops in American cities! -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 15:25
- Yes. The difference between what we have and what we want is striking. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 22, 15:24
Austin, Texas getting a Tesla Terafactory - TWuG Jul 22, 14:50 2
- I wonder how the Minister of Culture, Matthew McCongahey feels about this? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 22, 15:53 1
  - I'm guessing he feels... - David Jul 22, 15:54
Tucker and Hannity.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 22, 14:38 1
- They just need to fuck and get it over with. -- nm - Daniel Prime Jul 22, 14:40
George Floyd's murderer charged with felony tax fraud. 9 counts. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 22, 14:33 5
- And something tells me THIS is what'll land this puke in jail. nm -- nm - Daniel Prime Jul 22, 14:41 1
  - Worked for al capone -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 22, 14:53
- Stemming from claiming Florida residency, which is also the root of allegations of voter fraud. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 14:38
- Minnesota Police Officer claiming residency in FL, wow. -- nm - the ice Jul 22, 14:38
- I'm starting to think he's not a very nice person. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 14:33
Convent outside Detroit lost 13 nuns to Covid-19 with 12 dying in one month -- (link) - Remlik Jul 22, 14:23 3
- Only 50 nuns total in the convent. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 14:35
- :( -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 22, 14:32
- oh, that's awful -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 14:28
Small Business: Seeing a lot of empty storefronts around town which were full in March -- nm - the ice Jul 22, 14:22
If CBP has enough troops to send into the cities, then maybe we have too many CBP officers. Or are our borders now undefended? NOW, AMERICANS! RUN!!! -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 14:18 3
- To be fair, Mexico and Canada are both defending their borders from the US. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 15:01 2
  - in a weird ironic way, Mexico did build the wall for Trump. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 22, 15:17 1
    - He said America First! we are not America Alone. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 15:22
2000 year old Han dynasty tombs along the Silk Road have been found and show some surprising grave goods -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 22, 14:14
Dodgers Announce 12yr-$365M for Mookie Betts. Added to current $27M this year. 13/$392M -- (link) - the ice Jul 22, 14:07
US spends $2B to secure 100M doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed free of charge -- (link) - oblique Jul 22, 13:47 9
- How long before we hear it was pre-paid and the vaccine doesn't work? :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 22, 13:54 8
  - Eh, we’ve done this for several vaccine candidates, as long as one of them works, we’re good. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 22, 14:17 7
    - Guess I just don't trust this admin to do *anything* right :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 22, 15:22 1
      - Yeah, I was skeptical when I read about one of the other ones a few weeks ago, but looking into it, the approach makes sense. -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man Jul 22, 15:28
    - More importantly, we don’t want to have to wait until we have a successful one before building out the manufacturing capacity to meet the need for it. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 22, 14:19 4
      - It's the easiest $2 Billion you can spend when you look at what the cost of not having a vaccine is. -- nm - pmb Jul 22, 14:41 3
        
        $20 a dose...so they'll charge $2,000 a shot? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 15:04 1
        
        “to be distributed free of charge” - znufrii, silly old man Jul 22, 15:06
        
        true -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 22, 15:01
Someone Made a ‘Karens Gone Wild’ 90s Late Night Commercial -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 22, 13:43 3
- I do NOT miss the commercials that it is tiffing on. Disgusting company and product. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 14:14
- *AWESOME* -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 14:05
- ♥♥♥ -- nm - mud Jul 22, 13:47
Tesla beat expectations, shows profit for fourth consecutive quarter -- (link) - TWuG Jul 22, 13:38 7
- Goddamnit. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 22, 14:20
- Ugh. I'm never going to hear the end of "I told you to buy at $250." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 22, 13:58 3
  - I'm not sure I ever told anyone to buy, but I did definitely say the company was going to succeed - TWuG Jul 22, 14:15 2
    - Our Tesla friends who bought the stock around $30 have made millions, so yes, I'm happy for them too. - JaxSean Jul 22, 14:31 1
      - Oh, I've kicked myself at not buying more on a couple of dips. And really wish I'd bought in earlier. -- nm - TWuG Jul 22, 14:35
- *puts on Tesla 1700 hat* -- nm - the ice Jul 22, 13:40 1
  - Musk #5 -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 13:47
NFL - NFLPA / NFL Teams remaining issue: Player Salaries. Union wants to be paid for full season, no pro-rated cut. -- nm* - the ice Jul 22, 13:35
Virginia finally overtook Maryland today -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 13:30 5
- Hurray for us! -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 13:45
- TN jumped a bunch of states over the past week. We're coming for Michigan next. -- nm - Judge Bane Jul 22, 13:36 3
  - And there it is - just passed Michigan. I'd say we're coming for Louisiana, but they're terrible, too. - Judge Bane Jul 22, 14:58
  - TN is currently in the top 5. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 14:35 1
    - I mean, just our county is averaging more than 100 cases a day. And that's with results not coming back on a timely basis. -- nm - Judge Bane Jul 22, 14:58
Fantasy Football sites are sending me emails about 2020. How cute. -- nm - oblique Jul 22, 13:29
flash flood warning -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 13:24
I like this shirt. I'm not sure I like it $30 worth -- (link) - oblique Jul 22, 13:06 2
- Just buy the front half. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 13:24
- nice -- nm - the ice Jul 22, 13:09
Ted Cruz reminds me of Glenn on Superstore -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 13:02 1
- We've been binging this show lately. Just started S5 -- nm - oblique Jul 22, 13:04
This is it. This is a dictatorship. -- nm - colin Jul 22, 13:00 25
- What now? -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 14:03 2
  - see Jovian's link below (Operation Legend) -- nm - mud Jul 22, 14:06 1
    - Oh, that'll go over well. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 14:12
- Maybe he's so convinced that he's going to lose that he's trying to cram as much into his last 6 months as possible. -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 13:44 2
  - Could be. And maybe this is actually what they say, collaboration in crime solving, but there are no guarantees with this administration. -- nm - colin Jul 22, 13:46
  - clearly -- nm - mud Jul 22, 13:45
- and where is that 'libertarian' Rand Paul in all this? Surely He must object. - Jovian Jul 22, 13:21 5
  - Rand Paul unveils bill to end no-knock warrants -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 22, 13:22
  - Rand Paul: It's Time To Demilitarize the Police -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 22, 13:22 2
    - Mmmm, lip service. -- nm - colin Jul 22, 13:23 1
      - ding. as much a fraud as Grassley being the protector of IGs -- nm - Jovian Jul 22, 13:28
  - Libertarians are frauds. - colin Jul 22, 13:21
- Crime is up because of protests asking for police defunding even though not a single police department has seen a cut. This is the justification to - colin Jul 22, 13:17 6
  - I like the comment "Trump is the first incumbent to run as the change candidate" - colin Jul 22, 13:19
  - LA Police had a budget cut in July -- (link) - Remlik Jul 22, 13:18 3
    - I stand corrected. LA crime is through the roof now, right? -- nm - colin Jul 22, 13:20 2
      - Evidently. -- (link) - Mop Jul 22, 14:13
      - more than likely. -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 13:37
  - nor should you believe it for one minute -- nm - Jovian Jul 22, 13:18
- and I mean, they are going to confirm a new Justice before there is even a spot open. Sure sure, Im worked up over nothing. -- nm - Jovian Jul 22, 13:15
- Slytherin took over the Ministry of Magic -- nm* - the ice Jul 22, 13:11
- He looks and sounds like hell today. Dementia really progressing -- nm - colin Jul 22, 13:09
- Nm -- nm* - colin Jul 22, 13:09
- Little by little... -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 13:02 1
  - This is a pretty big chunk. -- nm - colin Jul 22, 13:04
IL: 1598 cases on 39,633 tests (4.03%) with 23 deaths. Rolling 7 day positivity is 3.2% -- (link) - oblique Jul 22, 13:00 1
- Definitely slowly (for now) growing. We need to cut back more I think. -- nm - pmb Jul 22, 13:16
I'm not sure reducing unemployment benefits for 20M+ Americans by $2000/month in the midst of a pandemic is the best Get Out the Vote plan for the GOP - decline Jul 22, 12:59
yep perfectly normal -- (link) - Jovian Jul 22, 12:57 2
- Operation Legend ! I deeply resent them using the title of one of my very favourite pictures !! -- nm - mud Jul 22, 13:01 1
  - lol -- (edited) - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Jul 22, 13:03
DC Universe axes its $75/yr plan -- (link) - oblique Jul 22, 12:54 7
- "Welcome to the Harley Quinn streaming service" -- nm - the ice Jul 22, 12:57 2
  - *not* renewed yet! -- nm - David Jul 22, 13:13
  - The BANE streaming service!! -- (pic) - Judge Bane Jul 22, 13:08 [Attachment]
- Why wouldn’t they fold that into HBOMax? -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 12:57 1
  - they will. To many WB presidents protecting their turf. -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 12:59
- I don't want to get on the cart! -- nm - DC Universe Jul 22, 12:56
- The DC Universe Rewards program ominously indicates that it's only guaranteed through mid-September. -- nm - David Jul 22, 12:56
I love it when I loan a book to a friend b/c I think they might like it, and then the friend gives is 5 stars on Goodreads. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 22, 12:54
The Clippers have already lost two guards to "family emergencies." I suspect that means family members with COVID-19. - David Jul 22, 12:34 1
- The bubble is cracking!!! -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 12:41
Wow, it just got dark out side. Sinister. And then my phone buzzed with a flash flood watch. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 12:34 5
- Did time also slow down and do you smell brimstone? -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 22, 12:57
- It looks like the Independence Day ship approaching from DC's view. -- nm - Max Jul 22, 12:36 3
  - uuuuhhhhh -- (pic) - ty97 Jul 22, 12:56 [Attachment] 1
    - Rain is now hitting my window so hard it's like being inside a car wash. - Max Jul 22, 12:57
  - now the power's flickering -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 12:38
Just what 2020 needed: an alternative to the guillotine -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 22, 12:31 1
- soon to be used by GRRM in an upcoming GOT book -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 22, 12:49
My way. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 12:30 2
- Or the Bligh Way. - mud Jul 22, 12:41 1
  - *snork* -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 12:43

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