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KU vs. Gonzaga on Thanksgiving Day! 👀😲 -- (link) - Krusty Nov 6, 10:40 1
- For the postponed 2020 national championship? -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 11:36
"You know what happens when you snort Rockets?" "It burns?" "And can make your nose bleed!" - Classroom Transcripts Nov 6, 10:34 4
- translation for americans: "smarties" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 10:40 1
  - My friends and I did this with Altoids in 1986 ... good times -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 10:43
- What is this, the 90s? Who's talking about colombian rock cocaine? You need to educate them about opiates. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 10:36 1
  - And that Colombians sell powdered cocaine. The crack cocaine is made once it gets to its destination. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 10:43
Standing beside me in the Tower on Destiny 2 right now: Steamed Ham 69. -- nm - David Nov 6, 10:29 2
- teabag him! -- nm - decline Nov 6, 10:31
- Reagen? -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 10:30
I wonder where we go with the Trump presidency now. Could this be the most quiet or the most dangerous time of his presidency? - Mop Nov 6, 10:25 22
- He's going to be busy giving out pardons. Probably Rudy, his whole family, longshot Ghislaine. -- nm - jnine Nov 6, 10:47
- His supporters are my main worry, but I'm sure there's damage his administration can do that isn't him directly. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 10:32 1
  - This too. I really worry about violence. There was a story last night about an investigation of a planned attack on the Philadelphia voting site. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 10:40
- There will be a continuous line of aides saying "sign here" and he'll only know what about 10% of the things are and won't care -- nm - TWuG Nov 6, 10:31
- There is zero chance he goes quiet. Zero. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 10:30
- I think the would be despot has shown clearly that he is going to burn down everything and anything to retain power. -- nm - Jovian Nov 6, 10:30
- malevelent narcissists will not go quietly, they will lash out in revenge for all the pain we are causing them, we are in perilous times -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 6, 10:28
- "Let's just have a quiet December. Melania, get the White House ready for Christmas." "WTF" -- nm - Max Nov 6, 10:27 2
  - When does Melania leave? -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 10:28 1
    - If she is smart she has already packed -- nm - eag Nov 6, 10:44
- he will be issuing exex orders to benefit his businesses and his buddies -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 10:27
- Both. My guess is he'll decamp for Mar-a-Lago as soon as it's called and we won't have a real President for two months. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 10:26 8
  - Is there any flashy world destinations he hasn't checked off, Moscow? one last hurrah at a state dinner? visit his scotland resort -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 6, 10:34
  - hopefully -- nm - decline Nov 6, 10:30
  - This is my guess, and he'll brag about how rich he is and nothing matters. I wonder though if he'll try to have a big party and who will come. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 10:28 4
    - Why would they? The downside of treating everything as a transaction is no one helps when you have nothing to give them. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 10:29 3
      - because they want to stay in the good graces of the Trump family. 2024 is on the way. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 10:36 1
        
        they certainly are a gang that never remembers friends (what have you done for me lately) but keeps an enemy's list -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 6, 10:40
      - true believers will give more than they are given. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 10:35
  - Exactly -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 10:27
- I think he makes things worse. I hope that he keeps flailing at the election and that takes his focus away from doing other things. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 10:26 1
  - That can only be good. I mean, we don't have a secretary of defense any more. Maybe someone else can just step up and say "I've got this!" -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 10:27
*RyanAir* is mocking the Trumps as a marketing move. -- (pic) - Andie Nov 6, 10:24 [Attachment] 1
- oh SNAP. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 10:25
"SitDownDON...YOUFATMUTHERFUCKER!" [nm] - Mel Profit Nov 6, 10:23 2
- Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 10:31
- Spoils - znufrii Nov 6, 10:24
BLM was a winning message in getting Dems registered -- (link) - TWuG Nov 6, 10:23 5
- Since BLM has been around since Ferguson, where are you getting that it was just the message by itself that caused all those registrarions? - con_carne Nov 6, 10:38 1
  - BLM after Floyd took hold wider, deeper, lasted months in cities everywhere, it was a ground swell, police took notice, changing tactics -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 6, 10:45
- I don’t see many saying BLM was the issue. Defund the police though... terrible. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 10:28 2
  - Defund the police emerged directly from BLM, so I’m not sure what distinction you are trying to draw here. - znufrii Nov 6, 10:37 1
    - The term is terrible. It's like it was named by a GOP strategist to undermine Democrats. -- nm - jnine Nov 6, 10:50
Netflix Is Testing a TV Channel of Scheduled Programming -- (link) - Remlik Nov 6, 10:22 3
- There was some point in the past where I thought something like this would be good. I can't remember why, though. - Mop Nov 6, 10:23 2
  - 1) Ad revenue. 2) Presumably people will watch and then be like, "I should just subscribe to Netflix and watch this stuff on demand". -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 10:42 1
    - They're raising the price and there's going to be ads? -- nm - jnine Nov 6, 10:54
For consideration -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 10:15 5
- Call it and he spouts misinformation about it not being decided yet. Don't call it and he spouts misinformation about the counting. -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 10:18
- Andrea Mitchell says NBC News will call the race in PA at 35k -- nm - decline Nov 6, 10:18 3
  - A measurable goal to watch for, I can work with this. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 10:21 2
    - AP is waiting for .5% (currently at .2%) -- nm - decline Nov 6, 10:45
    - a little over 1/3 of the way there - hopefully happens this afternoon -- nm - decline Nov 6, 10:22
Does Trump write himself a pardon before leaving office? - TWuG Nov 6, 10:14 9
- Wouldn't it make more sense for him to resign and Pence write the pardon? -- nm - mara Nov 6, 10:15 5
  - I think that if he thought the law really applied to him, that would be the case. But, he has said repeatedly that he believes he has the power to -- (edited) - pmb Nov 6, 10:20 1
    - I don't think that Self-Handed Pardons will hold up -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 10:37
  - No way will Trump resign. - TWuG Nov 6, 10:19
  - Yeah. I think it would have to be done that way. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 10:17 1
    - (Like Ford to Nixon) -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 10:17
- and a huge check -- nm - Max Nov 6, 10:14 2
  - He'll take the $1bn in Silk Road Bitcoin that was just seized by the FBI -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 10:23 1
    - I half wondered about that. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 6, 10:24
Philly mayor: “I think what the president needs to do is, frankly, put his big boy pants on.” -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 10:11 2
- I like that phrase more when using the British meaning of pants. -- nm - TWuG Nov 6, 10:15
- fat guy in a little coat, fat guy in a little coat -- nm - Max Nov 6, 10:13
Clark (NV) put out 30,000 this morning, has 63,000 left, will report some of them this afternoon (TBD amount) -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 10:09
Oh my. I laughed very hard at this. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 10:08 1
- Nice! -- nm - TWuG Nov 6, 10:11
My brother's partner is currently driving all over the tri-state trying to find a rapid COVID test he can get. - ty97 Nov 6, 10:07 1
- why does he need a rapid test? most labs are 24h turnaround now. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 6, 10:15
On NBC, Rich Lowery's hair just keeps getting worse day after day. It looks like he hasn't slept or showered since Tuesday. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 10:05
The day after Steve Bannon called for Fauci and Christopher Wray's head, his attorneys said they plan to withdraw from his criminal case. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 10:02 7
- *points and laughs* -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 10:35
- Which i gotta wonder between now and Jan 20th how many cabinet members does Trump fire -- nm - eag Nov 6, 10:10 4
  - None. He’ll lose interest any moment now when it sinks in. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 10:15 3
    - He should hire Chris Christie just to fire him. -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 10:24
    - "Sir, you and Dr Biden will want to use one of the guest bedrooms for a few nights. We ran a blacklight over the suite and.. and..." *turns and pukes* -- nm - TWuG Nov 6, 10:17 1
      - a couple years ago it was a smug quip that when donny leaves we'll have to disinfect the WH, but you know, we'll really have to disinfect the WH -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 6, 10:24
- Ouch -- nm - Jovian Nov 6, 10:04
Due to legislative games, I was stuck at the office during all-night votes last night. Left at 4:15am. Back at 8:30. Using music to keep energy up. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 10:01
Ah... there we go. Regular ballot canvassing procedure videos being presented as proof of fraud. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 09:59 1
- video straight from Hunter Biden's Laptop!! even a blind shop owner could see its fraud! - Epiphany Nov 6, 10:06
STIS: we're spending a week after thanksgiving with my brother, his wife, their kid. what is the correct way to ensure we're all being safe before? - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 09:58 7
- Testing always seems silly to me without quarantine. The "best" is to get tested, enter quarantine. You quarantine so you don't get infected. You - oblique Nov 6, 10:16 1
  - true. -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 10:18
- From what I've been told, places are so low on rapid tests that they're only using them in specific instances (pre-surgery, etc). - kelly Nov 6, 10:11 1
  - ah gotcha. quarantine it is. -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 10:15
- Quarantine more important than testing probably -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 10:05
- Depends what % of confidence you want. - Volnelk Nov 6, 10:02 1
  - i have no reason to test - have not been in close contact with people, and none that have had a chance of COVID. -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 10:18
John King "And more votes have come in from Pennsyl..." Wolf "Hold on, let us officially run the Key Race Alert graphic and music first!" - ty97 Nov 6, 09:54 1
- Like Sigourney Weaver in Galaxy Quest "I have one job and goddamnit I'm gonna do it!" -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 09:56
Heeeeeeee -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 09:52 1
- "China, I thought you were cool." -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 09:55
I hope we can get a game of Among Us going tonight or tomorrow. For anyone that hasn't played but wants to join in the game is very easy to learn. - Krusty Nov 6, 09:45 36
- if people want to try it out, Im sure a few of us could be online tonight so people could just try to get in and play a bit. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 10:18 1
  - I'll set up a game this evening and post it here. All are welcome to join and anyone new we would be happy to walk you through it all from - Krusty Nov 6, 10:20
- What time are you playing? if I'm available when you play, maybe I'll join. (Nm) - musubi Nov 6, 10:09 4
  - No time set yet but I wanted to get this out there before it got too late and people left ST for the day. We usually play around 8pm ET and go for a - Krusty Nov 6, 10:13 3
    - Is the code put up here? - musubi Nov 6, 10:16 2
      - Yeah, we post it here. We use Discord to chat and I don't know it well but found it easy enough to setup and use. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 10:18
      - We did before. Here's the discord link and will be posted there. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 6, 10:18
- I'm a little bit interested. I did enjoy SH for a little while. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 10:09 1
  - It's such a light game with the tasks being very simple mini-games but the intrigue of who's the imposter and the joking around makes it a lot of fun. - Krusty Nov 6, 10:15
- what system? -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 10:07 1
  - You can get the game for free on your phone but I think it has ads or you can pay $5 and get it from Steam to play on your computer -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 10:11
- Possible. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 09:57
- I would watch on twitch if someone gets me a link? -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 6, 09:53 23
  - yeah you can watch them vote me out for no reason. - tRuMaN Nov 6, 10:01
  - Come play when we do it’s more fun! - spamlet Nov 6, 09:54 21
    - This! It's not much of a game as the tasks are simple. It's more about the detective work to figure out who is the imposter and about the laughs - Krusty Nov 6, 09:56 20
      - Is this a Zoom thing? Camera and mic? -- nm - mara Nov 6, 10:03 14
        
        No camera but you need a mic to play. I use my laptop mic and speakers with no issues. We chat on Discord which is free. - Krusty Nov 6, 10:09
        
        not zoom. we use discord (its free) for voice, and the game is free with ads, or like $5 on a pc or mobile. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 10:06 12
        
        Do I need to have the discord chat running on a separate mobile device, ie run the chat on my phone, and game on an iPad? - znufrii Nov 6, 10:19 4
        
        Nope, since it's all voice it will work fine once you connect to the voice chat on the server. Just switch to game. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 10:22 2
        
        Ok, cool. - znufrii Nov 6, 10:26 1
        
        Cool. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 10:32
        
        either works. you can run discord in the background on a mobile device I believe while playing. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 10:21
        
        Ah. Do you not do text chat? (I kind of dislike voice, and would need to rustle up corded earbuds for a mic.) -- nm - mara Nov 6, 10:09 3
        
        if you play on a mobile device, not sure you can switch back and forth to text chat as it would close the game. but - tRuMaN Nov 6, 10:11 1
        
        Kid plays on phone but obviously we all use voice so not sure about chat. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 10:13
        
        It's really hard to chat about what you saw and who you think might be the imposter through text chat. I tried to do it before figuring out how to get - Krusty Nov 6, 10:10
        
        Discord is basically 20th century IRC but has voice capability. Here’s the link -- (link) - spamlet Nov 6, 10:08 2
        
        I'm on Discord, but haven't done voice. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 10:09 1
        
        Ah I try not to assume people know what it is. There is a voice channel set up on the server for Among Us. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 10:12
      - How long should a game take? I play online and it’s over in 5 minutes tops. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 09:58 4
        
        5-10 at most so you end up playing game after game with hopefully everyone getting a few chances to be the imposter -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 10:01
        
        that's about right.. games with more people last longer. the audio chat part stretched it out too.. online is fast chat/vote. -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 09:59 1
        
        yeah, larger groups with slower kill finds can drag out a game. also depends on the # of tasks. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 10:02
        
        It depends if we all vote each other out but that’s probably about right. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 09:59
Non-American STers with kids. What do you tell them about the US election? (or Trump. Take it wherever you want) -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 09:44 13
- Can you see this? My friend's daughter is 5... -- nm* - Andie Nov 6, 10:08 1
  - Here as a screen shot instead. . -- (pic) - Andie Nov 6, 10:10 [Attachment]
- 10 year old knows we frown on trump. 5 year old isn't in to politics. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 09:54
- I broke down the EC for the older one, the younger just wanted to know Trump wasn't winning. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 09:46 9
  - What was the reaction to the EC? -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 09:48 8
    - "... Why?" -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 09:50 7
      - So same as here. -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 6, 09:55
      - LOL -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 09:51
      - Same, Canadian child. Same. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 09:50 4
        
        And TBF, Canada's system isn't *completely* different but it's a lot more granular and invests power in different places. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 09:54 3
        
        Yeah, I kinda had fun the other night ribbing capital-L Liberals bemoaning the EC about how distorted the Maritimes and Quebec is to a lesser extent. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 10:10 1
        
        The size of rural ridings v urban as well. And the Senate, if it was a democratic institution that is. -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 10:23
        
        'struth -- nm - mud Nov 6, 09:57
Biden will address nation tonight. That will be the victory speech. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 09:44 5
- My money's on Trump announcing a press conference at or right before then. -- nm - David Nov 6, 09:52 2
  - I'm still shocked he hasn't declared victory already and asked Biden to concede -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 09:57 1
    - wait for it -- nm - Epiphany Nov 6, 10:06
- "There won't be a United States, there won't be a Canada. I will be the President of North America." -- nm - Max Nov 6, 09:46 1
  - "What about Mexico?" "I'm gifting that to Vincente." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 09:52
A vote count tweet about TN -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 09:43 1
- I like the first reply from someone with a blue checkmark. -- (link) - David Nov 6, 09:46

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