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Poll worker dies from COVID-19. Had positive test on 10/30 and worked anyway. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 5, 09:19 1
- Sad that they died. Terrifying that they 'worked anyway' -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 09:24
Philly ain't having it -- (link) - Reagen Nov 5, 09:18 1
- love the opened-jacket guy at the very end -- nm - prayformojo Nov 5, 09:20
KC got the Coves -- (link) - budice Nov 5, 09:16 1
- staff member has it. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 5, 09:27
Well done decline, well done -- (link) - ty97 Nov 5, 09:16 1
- 👍👍 -- nm - decline Nov 5, 09:17
For the dork in your life... -- (link) - David Nov 5, 09:15
In the REALLY important news department, Starbucks Holiday cups for 2020 released. -- (link) - Andie Nov 5, 09:15 2
- I don't see anything to complain about. So many people are going to be disappointed by that. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:23 1
  - (The sweater one amuses me) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:23
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 5, 09:14 [Attachment] 4
- Answer (spoiler) - prayformojo Nov 5, 09:15 [Attachment] 3
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 5, 09:15 [Attachment] 2
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 5, 09:16 [Attachment] 1
      - 2/2 -- nm - decline Nov 5, 09:16
oh hi Nevada -- (link) - ty97 Nov 5, 09:13 1
- 1%! -- nm - decline Nov 5, 09:15
the 1st NV update in ~24 hrs! Biden's lead now 12K (was 7600), 87% reporting (was 86%) woooHOOO -- nm - mud Nov 5, 09:11
uuuuuuuummmmmmmmm -- (link) - ty97 Nov 5, 09:10 5
- There are a number of Canadian immigrant groups that are generally conservative and like more traditional values that Liberals struggle to gain in. - Walt_Disney Nov 5, 09:26 1
  - But Trump specifically targeted them. - spamlet Nov 5, 09:29
- I think we have a new baseline, replacing 27%. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:22 1
  - (The previous baseline crazificafion factor of a country's population) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:22
- WTF -- nm - mud Nov 5, 09:12
sigh -- (link) - ty97 Nov 5, 09:08 2
- Philly City Commissioner: "The count has resumed. There was a brief pause in light of the ongoing litigation, but it has resumed in accordance with the law." -- nm* - decline Nov 5, 09:24
- Obvious slow-walk tactic hoping the court will end the count altogether before everything is counted, but unlike 2000 I think this is too early - Max Nov 5, 09:12
Xbox Series S comes with 350GB of usable disk space internally -- (link) - budice Nov 5, 09:02 2
- bastards - the PS5 has 768GB available -- nm* - decline Nov 5, 09:04 1
  - Apples and oranges. How much internal space does the Series X have? -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 09:24
Everyone reporting different Perdue numbers at this point. One person has him at 50.0041846703218%, another at 49.997% -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 09:01 1
- I have him like 160 votes over. Seems fairly sure it's a runoff. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 09:05
So my neighbor with the 7 kids (bio/foster) tells me she's losing her mind. All of her kids are quarantined for 24 days, as she and one of the kids - kelly Nov 5, 09:01 1
- hell on earth -- nm - groiny Nov 5, 09:23
I think this is hilarious but YMMV -- (link) - mud Nov 5, 09:00
TWO days left for Secret Stalker signup!!!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 08:52 1
- everyone sign up! we need this! -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 08:55
In non-political questions. Has anyone seen any Black Friday deals on a Pixel 4a? -- nm* - sycor Nov 5, 08:50
Miami Dolphins put leading rusher Myles Gaskin on injured reserve with knee injury -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 08:47
I was in the audience for the pilot of a sitcom set in a library, Armando Iannucci produced it. - LMS Nov 5, 08:44 1
- Oooooh, that's a good name. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 08:45
Re: B2 - MMA GOAT --- I'd go Khabib, then GSP, then Jones - Will Hunting Nov 5, 08:41 1
- agree to all. -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 08:46
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 08:41 13
- Lol. - znufrii Nov 5, 09:03 1
  - Though I'd be interested to know how much $ came from Republicans the party has left, and how much from liberals/progressives who like viral memes. -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 09:12
- Like, what did these people think was going to happen with them? They were going to be card-carrying Democrats? - Will Hunting Nov 5, 08:42 9
  - She's not angry at them doing it. She's angry at the people who donated when this was obviously going to happen. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 08:44 8
    - The country would be better off with a rational GOP, so I can't really see the negative here. Sure, my first choice is Dems win every election, but.. -- nm - mara Nov 5, 08:52
    - This nation works best as a functioning 2-party system. If you want to throw some money - Will Hunting Nov 5, 08:49 4
      - I was just going to say that if I thought they had a chance in hell of resurrecting a republican party that had ideas and an interest in governing, - pmb Nov 5, 08:52 2
        
        It's a step in the right direction and better than doing nothing. -- nm - mara Nov 5, 08:58
        
        I think they've lost the civil war but I damn sure would prefer them than the cult of idiocy and servitude we've seen the last 4 years. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 08:55
      - right. they'll plow money into nomination races against Qanon and Trumper nutjobs. -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 08:51
    - Exactly. I applauded them for what they did but would never have even thought about giving them $. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:45 1
      - this -- nm - mud Nov 5, 09:17
- Third party! -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:42
In happier news, I applaud the timing of my niece coming out on FB on Tuesday. - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:37 8
- Woot!! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 5, 08:47
- 🌈 -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 08:44
- awesome!! -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 5, 08:42
- nice! -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 08:41
- nice -- nm - decline Nov 5, 08:41
- congrats to her! -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 08:40 2
  - word -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 08:59
  - This! -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 08:57
Georgia down to a 14.8k difference. Votes are finally coming in. -- nm - Inigo Nov 5, 08:37 2
- 77% Biden batch. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 08:41
- *FUCKING MEGA TWITCH* - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:38
This week has been in the top 3 weather weeks all year, here. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 08:34 2
- Yeah it’s been really fantastic here too. -- nm - spamlet Nov 5, 08:36
- It's going to be beautiful this weekend too -- nm - decline Nov 5, 08:35
The line continues to like our offering -- (link) - Reagen Nov 5, 08:33
L.A. has passed an ordinance allowing businesses/employees to deny service to customers who won't wear a face covering. -- (edited) - Meg Nov 5, 08:30 1
- Yay!! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 5, 08:39
According to Amy (via FB I believe) a man running for reelection to our school board handed out Halloween candy with stickers on them including an - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:29 6
- Hmmm... -- (link) - Roger More Nov 5, 08:55 [youtube] 1
  - "A VOTE FOR BART IS A VOTE FOR *ANARCHY*" -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 09:01
- SCHOOL BOARD! -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 08:33 2
  - It's hard to believe poeple are this sick, but they are. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 08:41
  - She started to tell me another story about a kid posting he hoped Trump would be reelected because he looked forward to being able to shoot LGBT and - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:36
- ! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 5, 08:29
If I'm reading this right, in terms of percentages, the most pro-Trump state was WVa (68.6%). The most pro-Biden was Mass (66.3%) -- nm - prayformojo Nov 5, 08:20 8
- DC's 3 electoral votes: Biden 92.6% -- nm - MDH Nov 5, 08:33 2
  - Yeah, but I always exclude it as a given. Not an interesting question. - Reagen Nov 5, 08:35 1
    - PG County Biden: 89.1%, Montgomery County: 76.7%, Baltimore (City) 88.1% -- nm* - MDH Nov 5, 08:37
- Wyoming is at 69.9. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 08:31 1
  - Cali still has like 4M ballot to come, could shift that. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 08:32
- electionContest is a wash. Nobody has calamity on their entry -- nm - budice Nov 5, 08:22
- how about counties? and cities over 50k people? -- nm - Max Nov 5, 08:22 1
  - Added MD's above. -- nm - MDH Nov 5, 08:38
I'm sorry if my joke on b2 was offensive, I just kind of fell into it. I was originally going to go with "The Stacks", but then I remembered the show. - Beryllium Nov 5, 08:19
Tito Ortiz elected to Huntington Beach City Council -- (link) - budice Nov 5, 08:14 6
- that's too bad. -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 08:52
- LOLz -- nm - Strongbad Nov 5, 08:23 3
  - Yeah, its all chucklenut name recognition. Bunch of MMA fans round here -- nm - budice Nov 5, 08:24 2
    - Rick Steiner is on the county school board here in a rural county (NW Metro Atlanta) -- nm - Strongbad Nov 5, 08:32
    - Every sign or ad was just his pic and name -- nm - budice Nov 5, 08:26
- 🤦‍♂️ -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 08:18
Nope. No thank you -- (link) - TWuG Nov 5, 08:11 24
- "Oh Gawd, Santa's Nut is all over my face." -- nm - budice Nov 5, 08:45
- ack, this whole thread sucks. -- nm - mud Nov 5, 08:22 1
  - And that's how you get YumNuts. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 08:36
- *bites Santa below the belt* -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 5, 08:20 2
  - *splurt* -- nm - budice Nov 5, 08:21 1
    - meow -- nm - Santa Thicke Nov 5, 08:22
- So is Cronut copywrited or something? At least say Snonut. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 08:18 1
  - It's trademarked -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 08:19
- "Just put your mouth right below Santa's belt and smile for the camera." -- nm - session photographer Nov 5, 08:18
- I mean, it looks delicious, but, what a terrible name. -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 08:13 9
  - Sometimes you feel like a Nut -- nm - budice Nov 5, 08:17
  - You know you want it. - Santa Thicke Nov 5, 08:16 6
    - lol -- nm - kelly Nov 5, 09:02
    - this nick is killing my inner child -- nm - Epiphany Nov 5, 08:17 4
      - Just let me liberate you. -- nm - Santa Thicke Nov 5, 08:21 3
        
        I know someone has to F Santa but it ain't going to be me - Epiphany Nov 5, 08:28 2
        
        Lauren Graham, you're up! -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 08:56
        
        My job here is done. - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:30
  - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Nov 5, 08:14
- They put that name out there and no one spoke up? -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 08:12 4
  - They have been selling Yumnuts since March - JD Nov 5, 08:27 1
    - My post stands. When they came up with that name no one spoke up? *smh* -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 08:39
  - "We want to call it Santa’s Yumnut"... "Yeah, sure let's watch the world burn some more." -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 5, 08:22 1
    - its 2020 and people are just like : F it, what do we have to lose?! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 5, 08:29
Populism is Undefeated -- (link) - oblique Nov 5, 08:09
Trump won one lawsuit already. Philly poll watchers (both parties) can now stand 6 feet from ballot workers instead of across the room. - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:09 15
- TRUMP! -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 08:29
- 6 feet is close enough to be really fucking annoying. -- nm - mud Nov 5, 08:12 12
  - I've been in enough count rooms and have stood right over the shoulder of some counters. It's not the end of the world here. [Edit: I'll add...] -- (edited) - Name Withheld By Request Nov 5, 08:22 6
    - we call them 'scrutineers' here, and yeah, they always stand where they can watch you count. but we are counting a few hundred ballots, it doesn't - Andie Nov 5, 08:35
    - Like a Covid angel on your shoulder! -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:25 3
      - Six feet is what the medical folks say. This isn't an unreasonable request. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 5, 08:27 2
        
        I imagine the issue is that you have rows of tables that are distanced for workers to be six feet apart, try to put observers in and suddenly they are - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:32 1
        
        Then adjust the tables. Like, again, I don't want to be seen as carrying water, but observing the count is a fundamental aspect of any good system. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 5, 09:29
    - ...and I wasn't even supposed to be there -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Creeper Nov 5, 08:24
  - It's intimidation, plain and simple. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 08:17
  - Not touching you... not touching you... -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 5, 08:17
  - I think I could work hunched over counting ballots while someone stood 6 feet away - as long as one hand was free to flip them the bird -- nm - Epiphany Nov 5, 08:16
  - They interviewed the republican observer and he said, "Not even Superman with his x-ray vision could tell if it was a vote for Biden or Trump..." - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:15 1
    - ... but Batman could. -- nm - crash SI since I know he is busy Nov 5, 08:26
- Except for the other 100 he did lose. -- nm - Inigo Nov 5, 08:10
Just count it. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:07 12
- 15 minutes til Wapner. -- nm - Ray Nov 5, 08:16
- Allegheny County, PA still has 35,413 uncounted mail-in ballots, but elections staff is taking today off -- (link) - decline Nov 5, 08:08 10
  - Oh! it's not just a day off. County CAN'T LEGALLY COUNT 29k of 35k ballots today due to court order so they're doing other stuff -- (link) - decline Nov 5, 08:12 2
    - 'We didn't tell the elections board that we stopped counting because of a court order' is quite the SNAFU. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 08:16
    - Thank you. -- nm - mara Nov 5, 08:13
  - They scheduled a team-building paintball exercise for today. Can't lose the deposit. -- nm* - Reagen Nov 5, 08:09
  - "Taking today off" is unfortunate phrasing. I think they're still at work, just not counting. -- nm - mara Nov 5, 08:09
  - Hubba-wha? -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 08:09
  - Seriously? It's only the fate of the country...why not take a vacation day? -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Nov 5, 08:08 3
    - An elections volunteer counter being pushed over the limit is The Joker's real origin story. "Wanna see me make this ballot pen disappear?" -- nm - Max Nov 5, 08:21
    - Not bad if you are expecting the news to be the end of the world. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 5, 08:19
    - LOL -- nm - groiny Nov 5, 08:17

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