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AOC says that Dems did a poor job of investing in digital (thread) -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 06:47 8
- Everyone should read the thread. It's insightful. -- nm - David Nov 6, 06:55
- Specifially, the Dems who almost lost who are now blaming overly progressive rhetoric and policy proposals. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 06:54 2
  - I think there are some valid points in the thread. I think she also whiffs 100% when she glosses over - ty97 Nov 6, 06:56 1
    - Agreed -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 06:58
- Could be right. Could be just part of a set of problems. Could be bull fecal matter. Even if its fertilizer though, the party should have a digital - crash davis Nov 6, 06:54 2
  - The whole blacklisting of vendors who help progressive primary challengers is lunacy -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:56 1
    - (it's not news to me but it is lunacy) -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:57
- Well said. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 06:51
Strategy? -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 06:47
The Falcons become the latest team to go virtual due to a staffer having COVID-19. -- nm - decline Nov 6, 06:44 2
- This is either the second or third time now. Poor Dan Quinn got COVID the weekend we fired him. -- nm - David Nov 6, 06:50
- Their next game will be played on Madden? -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 06:45
Oh, Hallie Jackson, will we see as much of each other in the next four years? I can't help but feel like something has changed in our relationship -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:41 3
- Hands Off She's Mine -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 06:44 [youtube] 2
  - I might be leaving Hallie. But I'm keeping my lesbian girlfriend Rachel. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:46 1
    - ALL of you stay away from my Katy. She'll see the light and come to me eventually. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Nov 6, 06:55
first post election COVID test in the books. I have to say I felt a hell of a lot better driving home than I did driving there... - amanda jeans Nov 6, 06:38 3
- Awesome -- nm - Epiphany Nov 6, 06:44
- woot! -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:42
- nice -- nm - mud Nov 6, 06:39
ST Zen 101 session one. -- (pic) - David Nov 6, 06:37 [Attachment] 4
- that's hot -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 06:51
- Dogs and Cats living TOGETHER! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 6, 06:39
- whoa! I was all chill this AM 'til I saw that. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 06:38 1
  - That cat is trying to eat that puppy! -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 06:39
WTF -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 06:35 5
- typical. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 06:40
- That's all right. Buttigieg will say it enough for all of them. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 06:37 3
  - 'struth -- nm - mud Nov 6, 06:41
  - heh - Yeaaahhh he will. I'm not so secretly in love with him. - Epiphany Nov 6, 06:40 1
    - isn't he great? so cool, smart and fun. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 06:41
Toomey having to defend the honor of his state against the leader of his own party. smh -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:35 6
- Toomey can go punch himself in the dick. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 06:41 5
  - yes he can. hard. but at least right now he is defending PA's counting process in the face of baseless fraud claims. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 06:56
  - ow that would hurt can you imagine yikes -- nm - mud Nov 6, 06:45
  - word -- nm - decline Nov 6, 06:45
  - Is 2022 dick punching time? -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:43 1
    - I wish. He’s retiring instead. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 06:44
This Just In Trump gives Pennsylvania back to the British for future consideration - eag Nov 6, 06:33
Remember to wish Alexa a happy birthday. She's your link to the world so you want her to be happy or she starts "mishearing" things. - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 06:30
Michigan margin up to 146,896 -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 06:25
Lego will be selling a 2,300 piece Ecto-1 -- (link) - Krusty Nov 6, 06:24 5
- It's $260 Canadian and it's November 15th for release on their site. -- nm - J Nov 6, 06:31 2
  - So like $220 or so US? More than I can spend on something like that but less than I was expecting it to be. - Krusty Nov 6, 06:32 1
    - Same here -- nm - J Nov 6, 06:37
- 18+ -- nm - decline Nov 6, 06:25 1
  - Thousand? That wouldn't surprise me with Lego. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 06:31
Imagine how different things would've felt if states were allowed to count ballots early, there wasn't a delay and states were called in real time. - Volnelk Nov 6, 06:23 4
- Since we are talking pipedreams, let me throw a word out there: "popularvote". (NM) - Marlowe Nov 6, 06:45 1
  - heh not gonna happen -- nm - mud Nov 6, 06:46
- States aren't called in real time because they feel, rightly or wrongly, that that has a suppressive effect on voting in later time zones. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:28
- I don't know that GA and PA would have been called early. Biden would have started with a big lead and Trump would chip away all night. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 06:28
GoFundMe Help Needed... -- (link) - decline Nov 6, 06:23 2
- Ha took me a second -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 07:14
- that's very well done -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 06:28
Alex Cora is re-elected as Red Sox manager -- (link) - budice Nov 6, 06:23 3
- *smh* MLB is broken -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 06:38
- Ugh. -- nm - kelly Nov 6, 06:29
- This is vile. -- nm - David Nov 6, 06:28
306! 306! 306! -- nm Posted by mud Nov 5 '20, 05:10 -- nm - mud Nov 6, 06:21
hey kilbo -- (pic) - mud Nov 6, 06:15 [Attachment] 1
- slappin' the bass -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 06:21
I didn't realize Decision Desk was affliated with NBC. NBC now referring to Biden as the President-Elect. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 06:15 3
- Interesting, I didn't realize that either. Wasserman, who is not affiliate with Decision Desk AFAIK, is part of the NBC Decision Desk. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:37 1
  - And NBC doesn't appear to have 'called' it, so extra odd -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:37
- this confused me all wee - this Decision Desk vs Fox News's Decision Desk -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 06:17
So who you got for 2024? -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 06:10 9
- teach them how to say goodbye - oblique Nov 6, 06:12
- 😡😡 -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 06:11 2
  - ST right now -- (link) - spamlet Nov 6, 06:16 1
    - I'm starting to feel some relief and I don't even want to vote for best of anything at this point. - Krusty Nov 6, 06:18
- Two conservative parties: one lead by Junior, one lead by Mittens. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:11 3
  - oh yeah -- nm - mud Nov 6, 06:14 2
    - honestly, that would have been more likely with a blue tsunami but there is going to have to be a reckoning -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:18 1
      - oh, there'll be reckonings 'n wreckonings -- nm - mud Nov 6, 06:27
- Kamala, possibly. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 06:11
Biden should walk out to Fight Song today. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 06:09 1
- by Sara Barilles? I hate that song -- nm - Epiphany Nov 6, 06:44
Haberman reporting that some people are trying to figure out a way to tell Trump "what leaving quietly would mean for his family, his business..." -- (link) - mara Nov 6, 06:08 6
- Sir, we have to focus now on your multiple legal defenses -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 06:42
- “His own ability to remain in politics”. Lol. He hates the job. - ralph wiggum Nov 6, 06:14 1
  - ah, but he loves the power -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:42
- *pictures Alan Alda writing thank you letters on The West Wing* -- nm - David Nov 6, 06:09
- "Sir, a coup requires planning and we ain't so good at that" -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:09 1
  - heh -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 06:11
Hahahaha -- (link) - Tim, not a doctor Nov 6, 06:06 1
- I love how some of the responders don't know what this is and they're all up in arms. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 06:31
This is our theme song -- (link*) - oblique Nov 6, 06:04 [youtube] 1
- DMX - Party Up In Here -- (link) - Krusty Nov 6, 06:11 [youtube]
hold on just a little while longer, Andrew WK.....you'll have your moment in a bit -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 06:03
UNPRESIDENTED. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 05:59
Hi CNN: CALL. IT. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:56 3
- I'd prefer Fox News to go first. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 06:00 2
  - Fox News looks happy -- (link) - decline Nov 6, 06:17
  - Yep -- nm - eag Nov 6, 06:05
DecisionDesk has called it for Biden. -- nm - Tim, not a doctor Nov 6, 05:56 2
- @DecisionDeskHQ -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 06:00
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 05:56
Flip, Flip, Flipadelphia! -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 05:55
Any news about PA ? -- nm - decline Nov 6, 05:52 1
- does it concern you shaking that moneymaker? - Diva Nov 6, 05:54
Joe Biden leads PA -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 05:52 15
- Good morning! -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:55 7
  - Morning, the most important thing is being careful driving to CT :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 05:59 6
    - Brother is taking his partner to urgent care right now..... -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:01 5
      - I missed an episode but I hope everything’s alright with him. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 06:11 2
        
        this -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 06:13
        
        Absolutely yes. -- nm - David Nov 6, 06:13
      - Damn. I hope he's okay -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 06:06
      - oh no, I hope everything turns out okay -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:04
- Now we can both go to sleep! Nm - ralph wiggum Nov 6, 05:55 6
  - Sorry, that was directed toward 97, but I hope you got some sleep too. Nm - ralph wiggum Nov 6, 05:57 5
    - I slept....some -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:01 3
      - That’s it. I’m starting a Zen 101 class for ST. -- nm - David Nov 6, 06:10 2
        
        I have become one with the numbers. The numbers are me. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 06:12 1
        
        This you? -- (link) - Krusty Nov 6, 06:20 [Image]
    - I just got up not long ago "Alexa set an alarm for 6:30 to Kickstart My Heart" -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:00
BIDEN LEADS IN PA -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:52
Biden leads PA by 5587. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 05:51 10
- woot! -- (link) - decline Nov 6, 05:54
- I promise to root for the Eagles for the rest of this season. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 05:53 2
  - Woah, let's not just go crazy now. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 06:02
  - imma buy some cheap batteries just so I can throw them at Santa. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 05:55
- :-) -- nm - mud Nov 6, 05:53
- Finally! -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 05:53
- !!!!!!! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 05:52 3
  - Nope. Not getting dusty in here -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 05:53
  - And this lead should expand. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 05:53 1
    - Guessing by about 50-70k, based on the reported number of votes left to count. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 05:55
Jobless rate falls below 7% for the first time in the Coronavirus jobs crisis. Based on the trend, it'll take 16 months to get back to pre-Covid level -- (link) - decline Nov 6, 05:49
Good morning. What did I miss? -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 6, 05:42 6
- Someone cleaned my windows which was nice. -- nm - LMS Nov 6, 06:09
- John King, Wolf Blitzer and ty97 are all very sleepy -- nm - decline Nov 6, 05:43 4
  - WolfKing97 -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 05:54 2
    - I saw them in Rochester, great show! -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 05:57
    - Listen, I've spoken to you about not creating anymore Brundleflys. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 05:55
  - Seems legit. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 6, 05:47
All of the Georgia counties in alphabetical order! NOW!! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 05:36 5
- There are so many that don't get discussed because they are rural and red and not in play -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:43 4
  - Fact of the day: GA is #2 behind Texas in # of counties -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 05:43 3
    - I did notice that there were a whole lot of them -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:45 2
      - I'd talk shit about some of those counties not needing to exist but I come from a Rural Municipality (county equivalent) pop <1000. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 05:49
      - The urban legend here is that all of our farmers in rural GA should have been able to travel to the county seat and back in 1 day via horse. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 05:48
Moderately interesting: the Hummer that was going to shoot up the Philly vote count is still on the street, and someone IDed it. - mafic Nov 6, 05:35 3
- And ID thread. Same licence plate. -- (link) - mafic Nov 6, 05:35 2
  - hilarious -- nm - mud Nov 6, 05:37 1
    - :::: -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 05:41
"Wolf, you have to leave the set for a few hours so they think you are human and require sleep!" -- nm - CNN probably Nov 6, 05:32
LYC: I played bass for the first time at rehearsal for our praise band at church. I think I held my own for having been basically self taught -- (edited) - oblique Nov 6, 05:30 5
- Nice! Good luck with it and I hope you keep playing and love it! Bass is one of my favorite instruments. - Krusty Nov 6, 06:30
- The hardest part about playing the bass - Reagen Nov 6, 05:36 1
  - can confirm -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 05:36
- It's all about the bass. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 05:32
- I did not read that as "kicker." -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 05:32
Yesterday was 120,000 new cases (up 20K from the previous record the day before). -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 05:29 1
- "Covid Covid Covid. They will stop talking about it November 4th. Covid Covid." (NM) - Drumpf Nov 6, 05:42
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 05:26 [youtube] 1
- I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead -- (link) - Reagen Nov 6, 05:29 [youtube]

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