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Even Rasmussen approval is -10 now. -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 07:45
Canada banning plastic bags, straws, cutlery and other single-use items by the end of 2021 -- (link) - Boooooooker Oct 7, 07:45 2
- I don't know why they don't use that biodegradable plastic type bag stuff for grocery stores. I have dog poop bags made out of it and you can't tell - jnine Oct 7, 09:42
- good. -- nm - Candieman, Candieman, Candieman Oct 7, 07:46
Footage from the next Presidential debate. -- (link) - Dano Oct 7, 07:42 [youtube]
The city of Boston says it's suspending the reopening of public schools after coronavirus infections surged past 4%. -- nm - decline Oct 7, 07:41
Harris/Pence debate: How the stage looks. Plexiglass installed -- (link) - 🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 7, 07:32 14
- That’ll keep women away from tempting Pence! He should want one of these all the time! -- nm - David Oct 7, 07:55
- A reminder that VP debates have no impact -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 07:46 1
  - my vote hinges on tonight, ty -- nm - decline Oct 7, 07:47
- this is a WIN because Pence didnt want one his side. - Pippy-Victor at the Battle of Legwarmer Hill Oct 7, 07:41 1
  - Pence is still the head of the Covid Task Force, right? (moron.) -- nm - Candieman, Candieman, Candieman Oct 7, 07:47
- it's so minimal. and yet Pence is saying 'she wants a fortress'. -- nm - Candieman, Candieman, Candieman Oct 7, 07:40 1
  - I'm in a glass case of emotion! - Reagen Oct 7, 07:45
- Mamala Harris should come wearing a mask and offer extras to the other two people on the stage. -- nm - Qale Oct 7, 07:36
- I'd hate to be that moderator -- nm - decline Oct 7, 07:34
- *blink* That's it?!? - BloodyAxeSean, Anti-Pumpkin 🚫🎃🚫 Oct 7, 07:33 3
  - Pence said he would not be encased, and they backed down. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 7, 07:41
  - it will stop droplets directly. that will be a huge benefit. -- nm* - Candieman, Candieman, Candieman Oct 7, 07:41
  - right? -- nm - 🧛 pfm in a foodchem mask 💀 Oct 7, 07:40
- too close for my liking to be honest and the poor moderator gonna get spittle -- nm* - Booooker Oct 7, 07:33
PSA: Put some air in your car tires. It's getting cooler and your car's been sitting more so they're probably a little low. - Baron Someday🎩 Oct 7, 07:29
James Corden's opening from last night was great -- (link) - Boooooooker Oct 7, 07:26
We crossed the 5M vote mark this morning (now at 5.2M tracked) -- nm* - MDH Oct 7, 07:03 20
- And those are just the extra votes -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 07:29
- So 0.04% of total votes cast in 2016? - BloodyAxeSean, Anti-Pumpkin 🚫🎃🚫 Oct 7, 07:22 6
  - All we really know it it's way more mailed-in ballots than we've ever had at this point in the election. -- nm - Inigo Oct 7, 07:25 1
    - It honestly tells us very little. We're expecting more mail in votes. Are they new voters or just shifted ones? Hard to say. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 07:47
  - 3.8% of the 2016 total. And that's only what states have tracked, number is higher - but yes that's a lot of data. -- nm - MDH Oct 7, 07:24 3
    - *checks math, moves decimal point* dammit -- nm - BloodyAxeSean, Anti-Pumpkin 🚫🎃🚫 Oct 7, 07:26 1
      - There, there. It's OK. It's not like this has gone viral... yet. -- nm - Baron Someday🎩 Oct 7, 07:34
    - Another data point, in nearly every state Dems have returned more ballots that GOP voters. Oklahoma stats inside if interested: - MDH Oct 7, 07:26
- *taps his calendar* Guess this thing stopped. It still says October. -- nm - Baron Someday🎩 Oct 7, 07:19
- Still haven’t received ours, need to call the elections office today. -- nm - znoooooooo!!! Oct 7, 07:05 10
  - Mine arrived yesterday. Guess I should open it. -- nm - Meg Oct 7, 07:33 1
    - Also received an email (last evening) from OCvote telling me it was out for delivery. Little behind the curve. -- nm - Meg Oct 7, 07:45
  - Ours have not been mailed out yet. -- nm - 😈💀 Deevil 🤡👻 Oct 7, 07:23
  - You're Montco, right? Bucks hasn't sent theirs out yet either -- nm - decline Oct 7, 07:22 2
    - Yup. -- (edited) - znoooooooo!!! Oct 7, 07:22 1
      - I've been checking the status page pretty much daily and it hasn't changed yet. (I never received that initial notice you did) -- nm - decline Oct 7, 07:26
  - Hopefully we get ours today or tomorrow. That will be one week since it showed up in our USPS email of coming stuff and assumed lost. - spamlet Oct 7, 07:18 2
    - We were notified they were in the process of being sent out over two weeks ago. -- nm* - znoooooooo!!! Oct 7, 07:21 1
      - Oh hey. My wife’s showed up again today in the email for tomorrow’s mail. But not mine. -- nm - spamlet Oct 7, 07:38
  - Got ours yesterday. Time to really start doing some research. They say this Trump guy really speaks his mind. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 7, 07:10
Ruby Tuesday files for bankruptcy -- (link) - decline Oct 7, 07:03 3
- On a Wednesday?? -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 7, 07:13 1
  - They’re not Solomon Grundy. -- nm - David Oct 7, 07:50
- again? - kilboooooo 👻 Oct 7, 07:07
Is it too early for a bit of Qale’s House of RetroPleasure? I dunno. Is it too early to say Let’s Get High? -- (link) - Qale Oct 7, 07:03 [youtube] 4
- It weirded me out the first time I saw them that Praga Khan was the guy. - BloodyAxeSean, Anti-Pumpkin 🚫🎃🚫 Oct 7, 07:25 1
  - I’m fairly certain that Praga will be whatever you want him to be at this point. -- nm - Qale Oct 7, 07:28
- ~I was gonna clean up my room until I got high~ -- nm - Baron Someday🎩 Oct 7, 07:06 1
  - 2001 is dangerously close to retro. This Lords of Acid song is from 1991 however. -- nm - Qale Oct 7, 07:09
Article w/Deets: Ocean Spray Gives TikTok Star a New Truck Following Viral Fleetwood Mac Cranberry Juice Video -- (link) - 🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 7, 06:53
I recently mentioned that a year ago I saw no hope for Dem Senate control and now it's an actual possibility. To wit. -- (link) - ty97 Oct 7, 06:49
I'm surprised that Barrett's ties to People of Praise ("handmaid!") hasn't received more press -- (link) - 🧛 pfm in a foodchem mask 💀 Oct 7, 06:47 2
- x -- nm - 🧛 pfm in a Lafarrow mask 💀 Oct 8, 06:28
- Handmaid of the Lord is a reference to Mary, Mother of Jesus. -- nm - Baron Someday🎩 Oct 7, 07:11
Grain of salt, but a certain white house official that tested positive for COVID just listed his DC condo for sale. -- nm - MDH Oct 7, 06:46 1
- Melania's stabbin' cabin? -- nm - zunkskunk scared stupid Oct 7, 06:50
This is a good point about DC and COVID, outside of those who work in the White House (but related) -- (link) - ty97 Oct 7, 06:42
In the first round of the NHL draft last night, we had a Hendrix, a Mavrik and an Ozzy. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 06:23 1
- the Sharks using sign Language for their pick at 31 was awesome (the mother of the guy they drafted is deaf) -- nm - Booooker Oct 7, 06:24
WAS QB change: Kyle Allen gets starting nod -- nm - 🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 7, 06:09 5
- Hahahahahahahahah! - Will Hunting 🧠’s Oct 7, 06:14 4
  - McLaurin is decent. But yeah. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 7, 06:14 3
    - I like McLaurin a lot. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 07:17 2
      - One good receiver isn’t enough when you are facing nfl defenses. - Will Hunting 🧠’s Oct 7, 07:33 1
        
        You said “no weapons at all”, Mr. Hyperbole! -- nm - David Oct 7, 07:49
MLB needs major changes with the umpires. The lack of responsibility to stand up and explain calls is infuriating. There appears to be zero - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 06:01 17
- I was so pissed when I saw Angel Hernandez was assigned to the Dodgers/Padres. He is the worst and he's suing MLB so they have to leave him alone. -- nm - jnine Oct 7, 09:40
- They should just use robots -- nm* - decline Oct 7, 06:05 12
  - I drove down Constitution Ave yesterday and saw a lone man in a decent suit carrying a cardboard sign: "Robots need to be designed with empathy" - Max Oct 7, 07:51
  - Or "lasers." -- nm - Baron Someday🎩 Oct 7, 06:42
  - The issue I've seen with that is that the box strike zone on telecasts isn't unique. It's the average height of a ballplayer and the same for everyone - spamlet Oct 7, 06:34 6
    - I think I saw a replay the other day where the strike zone was definitely moving slightly with the player - Guigue Oct 7, 06:43
    - They should have vastly different strike zones. Umps are supposed to adjust the zone based on the guy at the plate. The computer can adjust each - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 06:38 3
      - Your IM is what I mean. Madrigal will have a strike zone from his cap to his feet. Judge will have one from his belt to his knees w/ current tech. -- nm - spamlet Oct 7, 06:39 2
        
        Why? Couldn't the computer adjust the zone for each batter? I'm not sure what we see on games today is the tech they're using in the minors - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 06:42 1
        
        Hopefully it will. I’m just not assuming that’s the current tech since what we see isn’t. -- nm - spamlet Oct 7, 07:19
    - so make all the players robots too and make them all the same height -- nm - decline Oct 7, 06:37
  - instead of pitchers? that'd jazz up baseball. -- nm - mafic Oct 7, 06:24 1
    - Boston Dynamics is on it. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 06:32
  - They should and the ump union needs to get on board or find themselves calling bingo games. -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 06:10
- This has been going on for far too long for them to continue to ignore the issues and the angry fans. -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 06:02 2
  - Just move to automated ball/strike calls. It's the only way to be accurate and fair. -- nm - Inigo Oct 7, 06:05 1
    - Yup. Technology can do the job and this constant failure can end. If everyone at home can see the call is wrong there's no reason the call has to be - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 06:10
Random NFL observation. 4 winless teams. East and South, both confrences. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 7, 05:48 1
- NY (or NJ) x2, Atl & Hou ..do we see a pattern? -- nm - mud Oct 7, 06:01
Two more positive tests for the Titans after two clear days. Not good. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 7, 05:24 9
- Nope. Hope yall have some backup options for FF, Bills and Titans players. - Strongbad Oct 7, 05:50 7
  - I'd keep an eye on Pats and Chiefs too, Gilmore covered and tackled alot of their receivers Monday night... -- nm - Booooker Oct 7, 05:59 2
    - Apparently no positive tests for Chiefs thusfar. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 7, 06:05 1
      - But there are a couple pictures of Gilmore verrrrrrrry close to Mahomes, which makes me nervous. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 7, 06:27
  - If you're too reliant on Bills/Titans. Prolly in a world of hurt anyhoos -- nm - 🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 7, 05:58 3
    - Isn't Josh Allen the #1 QB? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 07:17
    - Aren't both teams undefeated? -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 07:07
    - Derrick Henry, Diggs, Allen... -- nm - Booooker Oct 7, 06:00
- Packers have put an indefinite hold on hosting fans for games this season at Lambeau Field. -- nm - 🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 7, 05:36
Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore has tested positive for COVID-19 -- nm - 🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 7, 05:07 3
- crap. -- nm - 😈💀 Deevil 🤡👻 Oct 7, 05:34
- Stephon Gilmore was one of the players in close contact with Cam Newton -- nm - 🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 7, 05:17
- hopefully the guys he was covering Monday night stay clear... -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 7, 05:09
Happy Birthday CQ! -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 7, 05:04 11
- Happy birthday! -- nm - jnine Oct 7, 09:37
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Pippy - Victor at the Battle of Legwarmer Hill Oct 7, 06:12
- Birfday! -- nm - zork Oct 7, 06:10
- happy birthday -- nm - decline Oct 7, 06:06
- Happy birthday, CQ! -- nm* - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 7, 06:02
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet Oct 7, 05:32
- Happy birthday and Cheers to your Aston Villa! -- nm - Volnelk Oct 7, 05:28
- cheers ! -- nm - mud Oct 7, 05:26
- Happy Birthday! -- nm* - BloodyAxeSean, Anti-Pumpkin 🚫🎃🚫 Oct 7, 05:22
- Happy Birthday CQ...and D. Mac, too! -- nm - secretslacker Oct 7, 05:20 1
  - Don Homer DMac! -- nm - Booooker Oct 7, 05:27
TV PSA: MLB, AEW Dynamite, Big Brother, Devils, Doctor Who Animated: The Faceless Ones, House of Payne, Masked Singer, WWE NXT, Assisted Living, -- nm - Canada Oct 7, 04:16 1
- VP Debate, Archer, Coroner, Showtime Boxing, Real HW, Books of Blood (HULU), Hubie Halloween (Netflix), Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (Netflix), other stuff -- nm - Booooker Oct 7, 04:18
Soulmates wasn't groundbreaking stuff but it did fulfill my "Sarah Snook in an evening dress" quota. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 02:28
All version of Grease suck. - Reagen Oct 7, 02:26 1
- IM = a modicum of good taste + common decency -- nm - mud Oct 7, 05:25
the Proud Boys/Leather Men thing is someone falling for a Beaverton article. -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 02:24 1
- Aww, I so wanted to send them entries into the International Mr Leather competition. - .👀 Oct 7, 03:28
General Michael Hayden, former CIA and NSA director, has several policy disagreements with Joe Biden. But, guess what -- (link) - crash davis Oct 7, 00:52 [youtube]
A unprecedented message to American citizens from the directors of the FBI, the NSA, the CISA, & the National Counterintelligence and Security Center - crash davis Oct 7, 00:46 [youtube] 2
- ... and that is why we support Joe Biden for president. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 7, 05:41
- its not foreign powers I'm worried about, its the current admin in power and their control over the DOJ and some 35 states -- nm - ⏲👻 Oct 7, 03:33
Dan Rather: We are witnessing a death match between Selfishness and Stupidity. -- nm - ⏲👻 Oct 7, 00:19
REBA is dating -- (link) - PumpkinheadPete Oct 7, 00:10 4
- I hope she's dating Kenan Thompson. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 7, 05:21
- Hinky. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 7, 00:14 2
  - (Note: Not a commentary on the dating, quoting one of the words the actor she's dating was known for on CSI) -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 7, 00:18 1
    - and thats...(takes off sunglasses) ... kinky -- nm - ⏲👻 Oct 7, 00:33
conspiracy? someone pointed out that today's barrage of tweets is stylistically different, all caps and using !, anyone familiar confirm/dispute? -- nm - ⏲👻 Oct 7, 00:04 4
- The all caps messages are very short exhortations to vote like "401(K). VOTE!", they seem slightly manic. But most of his tweets today are normal Trum -- (link) - crash davis Oct 7, 00:15 3
  - this is a later one, typical Trump -- (link) - crash davis Oct 7, 00:17 2
    - The one announcing suspension of relief talks was stylistically different but seemed like a c/p job on a prepared statement. -- nm - crash davis Oct 7, 00:18 1
      - Don't invest too much thought in it; tea leaves would be more intuitive. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 7, 00:19
St louis couple that brandished guns at BLM protestors get grand jury indictments -- (link) - ⏲👻 Oct 6, 23:48 1
- I'm guessing the tampered evidence is that gate. -- nm - .👀 Oct 7, 01:01
Crash, you should read this post I did last week. I bought some and they should be here thursday. I will review the dates then. -- (link*) - PumpkinheadPete Oct 6, 23:47 [Backboard] 1
- cool, I hope they are as good as that article says -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 23:49
Sorely tempted to buy a bunch of goggles and motorcycle sunglasses and other eyewear to review them and determine which ones block mask-fog the best . -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 6, 23:34 3
- swim should do it, they seal your eyes separate from mask -- nm - ⏲👻 Oct 7, 00:06 2
  - too tight. Even ski goggles would be too annoying ... :) -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 7, 00:08
  - I want to get some darth vader ski googles, kinda jet pilot ish -- nm - ⏲👻 Oct 7, 00:07
Supreme Court hears case of Muslims who say they were targeted for not becoming informants - crash davis Oct 6, 23:18
Dangers Posed by Plastic Are Hidden Far Beneath the Ocean’s Surface New research suggests that there is more than 9 million tons of microplastic em - crash davis Oct 6, 23:04 7
- Studies say that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean -- nm - flavorize Oct 7, 00:26
- Here's a happy ocean story. Orcas have a greeting party - jnine Oct 6, 23:19 4
  - what does one bring to a orca baby shower? I'm thinking lots of salmon -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 23:21 3
    - Yes, lots of salmon, but you know they only eat that $25 a pound King salmon, and don't think delivering it in a motor boat -- nm - ⏲👻 Oct 6, 23:36
    - Richard Harris -- nm - PumpkinheadPete Oct 6, 23:30
    - You lived in Seattle, you should know. -- nm - jnine Oct 6, 23:22
- not a problem, we just have to wait for it to lithify and subduct. 300-350 million years, tops. -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 23:12
National Book Awards Finalists Announced - crash davis Oct 6, 22:57 3
- That Leave the World Behind has been optioned for Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts. -- nm - jnine Oct 6, 23:21
- as you have probably guessed, all my lame firsts come from not watching the post counter -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 22:58 1
  - Not lame. And we have all comitted much worse. -- nm - .👀 Oct 7, 00:46

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