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On a legit note, this change with the Post Office is some super transparent bullshit. Right? -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 19:22 1
- I said months ago that this was the plan. Let’s see how people react. -- nm - David Aug 7, 19:24
*dammit* -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 19:09
Trump's own intelligence officials are saying the Russians are at it again -- (link) - con_carne Aug 7, 18:55 2
- Fake news! -- nm - 45 Aug 7, 18:59
- But why, when Trump is doing a perfectly fine job of it himself? -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 18:57
Oh, this is much worse. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 18:50
Quick, someone check in on Reagen. - Shaun Aug 7, 18:37 9
- I for one am shocked that the Oilers flopped. It’s been so rare these last 15 years. -- nm - mafic Aug 7, 19:16
- That's too bad. I would like to have seen more of them in the playoffs -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 18:59
- Stolen from Twitter IM - Shaun Aug 7, 18:56
- Fake season. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 18:42
- Oh they’ll totally get it. - spamlet Aug 7, 18:38 4
  - I dunno...Pittsburgh is there too. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 18:52 3
    - Friend of mine who's a diehard Pens fan sent my a message out of the blue yesterday along the lines of... - Shaun Aug 7, 18:58 2
      - Oh Red Wings fans cared. We tanked hard for that! -- nm* - spamlet Aug 7, 19:08
      - I thought it was bullshit that a ‘playoff’ team could get it but a top 10 team is just bad - Will Hunting Aug 7, 19:08
CHI/EDM spoil - the ice Aug 7, 18:27 1
- Spoils - JD Aug 7, 18:31
So in a shrewd move, Trump essentially introduced Obamacare tonight. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 18:15 3
- The only thing he doesn't like about it is that it's not called Trumpcare. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 18:46 1
  - That would be a singularity-level oxymoron. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 18:47
- I was just thinking he's suddenly become concerned about the working poor. Must be getting close to election day :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 7, 18:19
holy smokes, I just finished a really good Swedish sci-fi movie called Aniara about a luxury spaceship headed to Mars that is knocked off course (sp) - prayformojo Aug 7, 18:13 3
- that was the plot of a Doctor Who Christmas special about 12 or so years ago -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 7, 18:38
- Let me guess - Epiphany Aug 7, 18:29 1
  - more or less -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 18:39
Quest Diagnostics said that average turnaround time for results for all patients was five days. Internal docs state 8.4 days -- (link) - the ice Aug 7, 18:04 1
- They have very slow turnaround time. Closer to a week. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 7, 18:53
I got downvoted for trying to nominate Stabler and Benson as one of the greatest power couples on television. People love being wrong apparently. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 18:03 7
- Hmm. Was Stabler the governor's chef? -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 18:16
- where are Fred & Wilma? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 7, 18:13
- WE're not allowed to call them a couple. -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 18:12 4
  - yet. wait till this fall. -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 18:22 3
    - He’s coming back isn’t he? I forgot about that. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 18:26 2
      - Stabler suffers a devastating personal loss that bring him back to head the NYPD Organized Crime unit... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 7, 18:46 1
        
        Oh no, he's going to lose his dearest Smoothie? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 18:47
Joe Arpaio loses bid to win back Arizona sheriff’s post -- nm - Jovian Aug 7, 17:54 1
- Margin was slim. Under 600 votes, IIUC. -- nm - TWuG Aug 7, 17:54
Hmm. Too much to take in, this is. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 17:50
XFL: It's was Dany Garcia's push to acquire the league.... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 7, 17:46
Best Record in MLB belongs to? -- nm - the ice Aug 7, 17:35 4
- Barry Zito -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 17:48 2
  - He's undefeated when it comes to marrying beauty queens, er, scholarship recipients. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 17:54 1
    - No, I mean, he actually has a record. An EP. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 17:55
- Marlins. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 17:38
”Who’s there? Oh all my killers are there, wow.” -- (link) - mud Aug 7, 17:33
Louisiana upholds life sentence for attempting to steal a hedge clippers -- (link) - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 17:20
Heh. Philly Phanatic / Bruce Harper are having a suit-off. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 17:16
Star Trek: Noah Hawley's Trek put on hold, Tarantino's and Star Trek Beyond sequel back in play -- (link) - Remlik Aug 7, 16:56 3
- "but the project is still viable based on an episode of the classic Star Trek series that takes place largely earthbound in a 30s gangster setting"... - Flavorize Aug 7, 22:55
- I feel like this is such an obvious choice. “Oh boy, we’ve made the three most successful Star Trek movies of all time. Whatever shall we do for the - mafic Aug 7, 18:04
- wooHooo .. (I think) -- nm - mud Aug 7, 17:04
Honest hand sanitizer label -- (link) - con_carne Aug 7, 16:49 [Image]
I'm guessing the details behind most of this will turn out BS or not within his power: -- (link) - mud Aug 7, 16:48 3
- yeah he can't do any of that -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 16:51 2
  - Yeah, but at least he can say he tried. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 7, 16:57 1
    - And no Dems will sue to stop it because they’d be suing to let people go broke and homeless. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 16:59
wow, Washington/NFL releases RB Guice two hours after domestic violence charge arrest -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 7, 16:33 3
- Good. -- nm - David Aug 7, 16:46
- With that organization I think it's purely a pr move. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 7, 16:38 1
  - Even though you're correct, it's still the right thing to do. -- nm - David Aug 7, 16:46
last night's movies: The Resident (Swank/HDMorgan): C-; Margin Call: B+ -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 16:29 5
- Oh, I loooove Margin Call. -- nm - David Aug 7, 16:46 4
  - the cast was really good -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 16:49 3
    - The bit about how he used his mind to save people time before selling out really impacted me. -- nm - David Aug 7, 16:57 2
      - hearing him work out the calculation on that was pretty staggering -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 17:06 1
        
        It's a powerful indictment of how we've directed many of our finest minds down the least useful path. -- nm - David Aug 7, 17:24
From The Athletic: As easy as 1-2-oops! - JD Aug 7, 16:15 1
- I’m a dum-dum but to clarify... they called the inning after 2 outs? -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 18:55
Justice Kagan is having none of your nonsense. Arrive at the point expeditiously. - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 16:09
Takei agrees with Spawn. Oh my! -- (link) - con_carne Aug 7, 15:48 [Image] 1
- He gets it. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 7, 16:32
Kanye West Short 1,300 Signatures: Illinois - mud Aug 7, 15:46
Hey RC, this book may help with your gardening... -- (link) - . Aug 7, 15:44
Kevin Reilly got fired from Warner today. He’s the guy who just renewed AEW for four years. This move also signals the end of DC Universe, -- (edited) - David Aug 7, 15:38 1
- I said... SHOW NOTES ARE FULL! CHECK BACK NEXT WEEK! -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 18:56
WAS RB Derrius Guice was arrested Friday afternoon on domestic violence-related charges -- (link) - the ice Aug 7, 15:27
Jerry Falwell Jr goes on indefinite leave from Liberty -- nm - Jovian Aug 7, 15:00 2
- The funny part is that they had to invent this scandal to hide the one where he's gay. -- nm - David Aug 7, 15:04 1
  - The photo that caused him to step down looks innocent enough. But he *literally* owns a gay-friendly youth hostel in Miami. Something’s fishy. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 18:51
These greens are playing tough - sheesh. -- nm - Diva Aug 7, 14:37
SITWAP: Movie studios can own theaters again as court scraps 1948 deal...... -- (link) - Walt_Disney Aug 7, 14:16 5
- Show notes are full. Check back next week. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 18:54
- Uh... no thanks. -- nm - Movie Studios Aug 7, 18:18
- 1948? Whoa, that's like 20 years ago. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 15:56 1
  - at least -- nm - mud Aug 7, 16:05
- whoa -- nm - the ice Aug 7, 14:33
Today has been a Squeeze Friday -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 13:53 5
- Mussels in a shell! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 14:44 1
  - and I feel like William Tell ... -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 7, 14:49 [youtube]
- Are you joining my Crime and Punishment book club or not? -- nm - rollo Aug 7, 13:58 2
  - If I read the first third of the book for a third time, does that count as reading the whole book? -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 14:00 1
    - As I am still on the first third myself, this does not bode well -- nm - rollo Aug 7, 14:02
Well, this sucks. Canadian dies of covid ... in US custody. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 13:46 3
- that facility is approaching 100% COVID cases - it's not far from where we live and by all reports is horribly run. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 13:53 2
  - also, that story is insane.. he was released from prison, why did he go to detention from April until now instead of deporting? - colin Aug 7, 13:54 1
    - ICE grabs them as they are being released from custody, he could have tried to stay,or had to wait for a court appearance before he could wave -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 13:58
If Ina Garten married Danny DeVito would she be Ina Garten DeVito? -- nm - A friend on FB Aug 7, 13:34 4
- Sock it to me! -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 15:40
- they better book Iron Butterfly for the wedding -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 7, 13:39
- As if we needed another reason to shut fb down. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 13:35 1
  - throw it on the heap. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 13:54
LIR: Strongbad. That's an excellent question. How do you enforce health codes across the US? -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 13:22 46
- ideally it would be nice to get to where a lot of asian countries are at - you wear a mask when you're sick as a courtesy. - colin Aug 7, 13:56 7
  - In Asian countries, you wear a mask when you're healthy. That's the difference. -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 17:48
  - Ideally, yes, I completely agree. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 14:35
  - What is this courtesy you speak of? - oblique Aug 7, 13:58 4
    - *checks list of American Ideals*.. being polite to other people ain't here. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 14:12
    - Japan is just on its 3rd generation from a feudal society with summary executions for even trivial rule breaking -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 14:00 2
      - suuure.. but places like Singpaore and Taiwan also observe some basic care for fellow humans. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 14:13 1
        
        Also, Europe. -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 17:48
- I think a simple difference is that Trump has used the power and bully pulpit of the president to push governors to not enforce restrictions. If he - pmb Aug 7, 13:53 7
  - One of the biggest problem has been the shitshow that his first 3.5 years has been and the mistrust/apathy that he has caused across the board. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 14:36 6
    - Don’t give Trump all the credit for that. The GOP has been working on sowing mistrust and apathy for more than just the past 3.5 years. -- nm* - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 15:27 3
      - Not mutually exclusive. - Strongbad Aug 7, 15:37 2
        
        Not mutually exclusive, but Trump being president is as much, if not more, a symptom as Trump himself is a cause. -- nm* - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 16:14
        
        I'm with Znu. That's been republican branding for the last 40 years. What Trump did was leverage all that damage and put it to his personal use. So - pmb Aug 7, 15:40
    - He fundamentally doesn't understand the power of the government or truly basic leadership in general. - Will Hunting Aug 7, 14:52 1
      - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 15:16
- I do get the practical concern. If there's any kind of penalty, there would have to be opportunity to dispute it in court. No way courts could handle. -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 13:39 6
  - Issue tickets. Warnings first, then tickets. But that's still a state and local enforcement issue. -- nm - pmb Aug 7, 13:54
  - traditionally health dept has the power to shut shit down, a power the wh is using to summarily deport refugees without a hearing right now -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 13:53 4
    - If there was a jail sentence for repeated offenses of not wearing a mask, would they release those prisoners due to Coronavirus concerns? -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 13:55
    - They have done so here in Chicago in a few instances, with fines first for non-compliance. The tools are available. It's the will to use them that's - pmb Aug 7, 13:55 2
      - My other concern would be who would be likely to take the brunt of the enforcement and penalties. -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 13:57 1
        
        “When banks fail, it is seldom bankers that starve.” -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 14:08
- Not really. The question is a false choice that implies President Biden's term would have begun on March 1 2020 (LIR) -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 13:38 12
  - Disagree. If you're going to criticize the current response to the level that I expect him and his supporters to do, it's reasonable to ask - Strongbad Aug 7, 14:34 2
    - Sure. It's really a softball question. The science, even as fuzzy as it was in January, was clear. Those that responded accordingly had the best - pmb Aug 7, 15:12
    - Do you really need Joe Biden to tell you three years of anti-science attitude is bad and wouldn't have happened under his administration? -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 14:49
  - Also assumes that an executive order at that point in time would be the only possible alternative course of action to doing nothing. -- nm* - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 13:47 8
    - Not at all. If his answer to Question was No, then that's his opportunity to tell us what he would have done. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 14:32 6
      - It seemed like you were the one who said you assumed his answer would be yes, and did so in order to set up a Morton’s Fork between impotence and tyranny -- (edited) - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 14:50 5
        
        Yes, I did. - Strongbad Aug 7, 15:17 3
        
        And just because I’m curious, where do you think he would land? Impotence or tyranny? -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 15:25 1
        
        I don't know. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 15:38
        
        If he’s smart, he turns the answer into a laundry list of all of Trump’s failures to act instead of just talking about requiring masks. -- nm* - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 15:24
        
        That having been said -- (edited) - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 14:53
    - Yup. You're asking for some Biden solutions to drop inbetween a series of fatal Trump mistakes. -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 14:10
- counties with increasing c19 rates get restrictions/shut down. point out that because there's no mask compliance is the reason. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 13:37 1
  - "counties with increasing c19 rates get restrictions/shut down" By who? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 14:37
- Ambiguous federal agents policing the streets. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 13:33
- Preferential federal treatment from the stockpile for states complying with cdc recommendations. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 13:32 2
  - Use the same concept used when states get frisky on lightening DUI/speed limits - Will Hunting Aug 7, 14:49 1
    - The problem with using funding as a threat is that more Americans die as a result. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 15:30
- Turn off water and power -- nm - the ice Aug 7, 13:32
- Diplomacy to get all states on board with consistent guidelines? Instructions all the way down to enforce and set the example? - Andie Aug 7, 13:31
- Removing citizenship. -- nm - David Aug 7, 13:30
- Send in the troops!! -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 13:27
Lol -- (link) - con_carne Aug 7, 13:18 [Image] 1
- nice -- nm - the ice Aug 7, 13:20

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