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there's over 21 billion in rent not paid (a drop in the bucket in the multi trillion relief package being argued in congress) -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 30, 01:20
as the US passes 150,000 deaths, we are losing one person per minute now -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 30, 00:05 2
- I'm now upping my estimate to 312.5K for the year end total. it was 250k -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 30, 00:20 1
  - a .001% death rate if everyone gets infected, so like a flu -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 01:22
Is this night? Or is it day? Does time even matter? Am I re-living a fevered dream? - David Jul 29, 23:56 1
- I'm easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me....... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 00:07
Justin Upton HR #300 tonight -- (link) - the ice Jul 29, 21:30
California - O.C. Board of Education will sue Newsom to reopen schools -- (link*) - the ice Jul 29, 20:55
Joe Biden needs to dump some of his 'allies' -- (link) - ty97 Jul 29, 20:26 26
- 'in bed' -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 01:16
- Again? -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Jul 29, 23:12
- For all anyone knows, this could be GOP stirring up crap -- nm* - the ice Jul 29, 20:48
- A. Isn't that why someone accepts the VP slot. Sec of State gives the opposition too much material to make shit storms over -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 20:41 1
  - B. Joe is getting older and we'll be lucky he doesn't make a disastrous senioritis mistake, he'll be one term -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 20:43
- At least the ones telling him to pick Harris... -- nm - David Jul 29, 20:38 8
  - I'm not being pro- or anti- Harris. I just.... "THAT WOMAN IS TOO AMBITIOUS" can we just be past that crap already? -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 20:41 7
    - That thought process is totally valid. -- nm - David Jul 29, 20:43 3
      - I guess I should have been more clear in the original post. *THAT* is my (major) gripe with his 'allies' -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 29, 20:46 2
        
        Yeah, Susan Rice would be a terrible idea from an optics perspective. - David Jul 29, 20:51 1
        
        I will say that my money has been on Harris for a while, just from a prediction standpoint. Will be interesting to see what his decision is. - ty97 Jul 29, 20:53
    - Joe Biden thinks he is the #1 best person out of 330 million people to be the leader of this country. That's pretty ambitious!!! -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 20:41 2
      - (Who has ever run for POTUS or VP and *NOT* been ambitious?) - ty97 Jul 29, 20:42 1
        
        Dan Quayle. -- nm - David Jul 29, 20:44
- Joe Biden's "allies" need to realize that no one voting for Joe Biden is actually voting because they are Joe Biden stans. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 29, 20:33 3
  - I mean, there have to be a couple of people who are, right? - ty97 Jul 29, 20:43 2
    - The people who buy this -- (link) - Dano Jul 29, 20:48
    - In theory. There's probably a stan equivalent to Rule 34. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 29, 20:46
- So basically there are disagreements within the Biden campaign about who should be the VP pick. -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 20:33 4
  - Or at least that’s what the Biden campaign probably wants you to think. -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man Jul 29, 20:35 3
    - And how is someone saying "I don't think you should pick Harris because x, y, z" a shadow campaign? -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 20:38 2
      - It conjures a lack of intercommuniation in Biden's camp and pouring honey into his ear -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 21:00
      - “enemy of my enemy” gambit -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 29, 20:46
- And not at all a clever media ploy to try and rally public sentiment behind Harris. -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man Jul 29, 20:33
- isn't that what VPs do? -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 20:32 1
  - Generally not successfully, but yes. -- nm - TWuG Jul 29, 20:36
Newly released Science study detailing in-air and closed space impact. Why hospitals (and schools) should be concerned -- (link*) - the ice Jul 29, 20:20 1
- link to detailed article -- (link) - the ice Jul 29, 20:33
The Comey Rule teaser trailer -- (link) - Dano Jul 29, 20:20 [youtube]
ah, one of the people that uses my email address is getting caravan insurance. $30/month. I wonder if that's good? -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 19:55 1
- you mean for a camper?...here a caravan is when a bunch of people take multiple cars to go somewhere together, 12 people in 3 cars to a restaurant etc -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 19:57
the Australian football schedule is usually kind of like the NFL. teams play once/week almost always Saturday/Sunday. now they're almost doubling the - mafic Jul 29, 19:53 1
- I gave up on AFL when the goal umpires stopped wearing the long white jackets. -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 20:01
First time I've tried baking in the air-fryer. Red Lobster biscuits (made in cupcake liners) were quite successful. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 19:32 2
- Yum. -- nm - Epiphany-Pale Rider Jul 29, 20:18 1
  - I only made a couple. With a 'just add water' mix it's easy to make one or two when you feel like it rather than a whole package. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 20:47
Spectrum Internet Outage in SoCal -- (link*) - the ice Jul 29, 19:28 4
- Crossing my fingers, mine is still working. -- nm - jnine Jul 29, 20:20
- Nice map -- (link) - the ice Jul 29, 20:12
- Invasion is next. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 19:30 1
  - blame Marlowe: -- (link) - mud Jul 29, 19:48 [Backboard]
For the first time in a long, long time (I think) US didn't have the most new cases today -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 19:18 1
- Which makes me strongly suspect the numbers are tainted. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 21:13
Austin Ekeler....may be a cage fighter now -- (pic) - Flavorize Jul 29, 19:17 [Attachment]
NFL Network Top 100 has Patrick Mahomes at #4. -- nm - Shaun Jul 29, 18:39 11
- Pat Mahomes response -- (link) - the ice Jul 29, 19:23 3
  - I have absolutely zero idea what that means. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 29, 20:02 2
    - He's taking notes -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 20:10 1
      - Or is writing some Twilight fan fiction. -- nm - David Jul 29, 20:52
- CMAC definitely top 3 -- nm - Flavorize Jul 29, 19:16
- Aaron Donald is the only other option for 1 -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 18:42 5
  - I mean, Lamar is the reigning MVP. - David Jul 29, 18:45 4
    - I love Lamar, he’s be 3 until he does it twice - Will Hunting Jul 29, 19:08
    - and I already ruled out playing this year -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 18:48 2
      - You could always pull a Markakis. -- nm - David Jul 29, 19:23 1
        
        "Markakis-ing" -- nm - the ice Jul 29, 19:25
The Joy of Sex (with Demons): ".... they will express consent by possessing you and putting on an Alice Cooper record" -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 29, 18:37
here have a smile -- (link) - Beaker Jul 29, 18:35 [youtube]
my crazy local friend did say Listening to donald does give you great stock tips, she bought Kodak last night and its up 300% today after he said ... - zeitgeist Jul 29, 18:28 3
- (or so he says he did) -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 18:46
- how is this not a CNN BreakingNews story??? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 29, 18:35 1
  - It was on CNN.com all day when it was announced. I don't know about TV. -- nm - Diva Jul 30, 04:19
Brazil +70,869 today -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 18:18 1
- Usually we get a bump of Tuesdays, not sure what happened this week, the bump was one day late. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 29, 18:35
Adam Schiff cracks me up: -- (link) - mud Jul 29, 17:54 4
- nice vid (the ending anyway): -- (link) - mud Jul 29, 18:11 3
  - 😢 -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 18:41
  - It is wild how many racists are throwing an "only" in there. -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 18:22 1
    - (also the old lady who has to throw in some anti-semitism at the last second like she had a lightbulb moment) -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 18:26
is Person of interest on any streaming sites? -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 17:53 9
- I still have it recorded from when it was on almost finished a rewatch -- nm - Karl_S Jul 29, 18:14 1
  - season 3 episode 10 remains one of my Top 10 TV episodes ever. The opening and ending are both stellar -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 18:17
- Netflix -- nm - Ender Jul 29, 17:59 6
  - (US, but not Canada) - Reagen Jul 29, 18:00 5
    - Canada? Does that place still exist? -- nm - David Jul 29, 18:01 4
      - It's where sports will be played next season if things don't improve. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 29, 20:15
      - From your perspective, it is the northern forbidden zone -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 19:34 1
        
        That’s anything more than five blocks from my home. -- nm - David Jul 29, 20:02
      - So the legends would say. -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 18:03
"Tom and Greg both would be terrible, terrible asymptomatic super-spreaders." -- (link) - mud Jul 29, 17:48
Joe Kelly strikes back on IG -- (pic) - Flavorize Jul 29, 17:43 [Attachment] 10
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 18:36 5
  - They come to L.A on the 12 and 13th of Sept - eag Jul 29, 18:58 4
    - We'll be lucky if they're still playing. ;-) - Krusty Jul 29, 19:05 3
      - You kinda could - eag Jul 29, 19:22 2
        
        No large gatherings of that kind until 2021. We have quarantine levels to clear. - con_carne Jul 29, 20:15
        
        I don't think you can because they would bunch up getting in and getting out of the stadium and also at the bathroom. - Krusty Jul 29, 19:51
- omg that made my week. -- nm - Jovian Jul 29, 17:52
- Add another 5 games. - Will Hunting Jul 29, 17:45 1
  - It's almost like the Dodgers purposefully put a known troublemaker on the mound against the Astros -- nm - JD Jul 29, 17:53
- OK, I laughed; all the # crack me up -- nm* - Beaker Jul 29, 17:44
I’m not loathe to be critical of ‘my side’ so...: Nancy Pelosi only just now mandated masks in the House. Today. What the hell are we doing? -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 17:36 4
- She tried to have faith in the various idiots who would have made it ridiculous and a ‘tyranny’ post. Matt Gaetz exists. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 17:44 2
  - She’s vilified regardless. It was the right thing to do and she ought to know better. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 17:58
  - yup. -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 17:44
- Maybe we credited our politicians with enough intelligence to do it voluntarily.........Heh. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 17:43
This is a good point - Jovian Jul 29, 17:35
I found Coke Zero! At Target of all places 🙄 - Meg Jul 29, 17:30 6
- I've had no issue getting coke zero, it's the cherry coke zero they're out of. -- nm - Ender Jul 29, 17:46 1
  - Completely. That and vanilla. I generally get one pack each of those and regular. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 17:51
- Is Coke Zero hard to find? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 17:39 1
  - It is around here - in the cans at least. I haven't looked for bottles. Target only had a few 12-packs and none of the flavors. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 17:45
- Is it the aluminum shortage? I haven’t been having trouble myself, but heard there was such. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 17:36 1
  - Possibly partly due to a shortage of Chinese artificial sweeteners but also the shortage of cans. Coke says they're concentrating on the - Meg Jul 29, 17:41
I suppose Fox News must be glad they didn't send a black man to interview Trump. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:25 3
- what now -- nm - mud Jul 29, 17:28 2
  - "Person, woman..." -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 17:30 1
    - ah -- nm - mud Jul 29, 17:30
RBG has minor surgery. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 29, 17:22 6
- 175 days, ruth -- nm - mud Jul 29, 17:24 5
  - Not to be crass but if something does happen I hope they bring in Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman -- nm - Dano Jul 29, 17:38 4
    - just have her post a message she's going on a sabatical and don't tell anyone she's gone till jan 22...it would be great if we steal a scotus back -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 18:05
    - Darth Sidious says he can save her better than he saved Padme. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 29, 17:42
    - Weekend at Ginsburg's...I'd watch that -- nm* - Beaker Jul 29, 17:41
    - word. -- nm - mud Jul 29, 17:40
Oh no, an internal inconsistency in Star Trek ... "klingons don't have escape pods", one season later, escaping a Klingon ship in one -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 17:22 3
- The first one was a starfleet urban legend. Yeah, that’s it. -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 17:43
- Have we ever seen a Klingon shuttle? -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Jul 29, 17:32 1
  - THey've been mentioned and the debris of one was seen on Enterprise.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 29, 18:01
JD, some mustard would bring out the strawberry in that beer..... -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 17:16 1
- 🤢 -- nm - JD Jul 29, 17:21
Facto, Mr. Rogan deals with the story at 2:11:35 and the 2004 navy encounter (Garrett is himself an interesting urban spelunker and ersatz prepper spokesman) -- (link*) - con_carne Jul 29, 17:15 [youtube] 1
- that's what I was sitting listening to/through tonight, when it dawned on me that Pentagon itself had revealed that they have alien space craft -- nm - Facto Jul 29, 17:57
has anyone watched the Ken Burns Civil war doc? good? Unless I hear otherwise I plan to watch in on Prime -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 17:09 11
- Several times. It's A+, but might seem dated because of just how influential it was. Buy Kleenex. -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 17:23
- Has anyone not? -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:15 4
  - Not the whole thing. I never want to hear old timey violin again. -- nm - . Jul 29, 22:36
  - ::raises hand:: -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Jul 29, 17:17 2
    - UNAMERICAN! -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:24 1
      - Despising the Civil War makes me the most american! -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Jul 29, 17:28
- twice -- nm - mud Jul 29, 17:15
- excellent. like almost everything else he has done. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 29, 17:11 3
  - Right. Except for his series on Baseball. Amiright? -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:16 2
    - DTM! -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 19:09
    - Jazz really put me on a musical trajectory. And the soundtrack is on Spotify -- (link) - con_carne Jul 29, 17:27 [spotify]
He really is a clown -- (link*) - TWuG Jul 29, 17:07 5
- That line around his hairline... -- nm - . Jul 30, 01:27
- Someone has been playing with the color levels in their video editor again, I see. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 29, 17:15
- Fell asleep in the spray chamber. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:15
- This is like when you see women with the lipstick around the mouth. -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 17:11 1
  - [Miranda Sings hated that.] -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 17:20
“I love you, even though you have whiskers.” - znufrii, silly old man Jul 29, 17:05
George Webb -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Jul 29, 17:03

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