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Biden just crossed the 74.0m mark. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 12:12 6
- so what % of voting america actually voted? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 12:21 5
  - US Elections Project said 66.9 -- nm - mara Nov 6, 12:26 2
    - And try asking again around Thanksgiving. Some big states are still going to be accepting postmarked ballots for a few weeks. -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 12:34
    - The highest in 120 years. -- (link) - mara Nov 6, 12:27
  - That may take some time to confirm. Census may be a guide: 62.1% had responded to the questionnaire by mid July. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 12:25
  - 312.50 -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 6, 12:25
"It's DeCABB!" -- nm - Max Nov 6, 12:11 2
- "Let me take a point of personal privilege here" -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 12:15 1
  - "no" -- nm - mud Nov 6, 12:15
So is John King and Wolf already done for the day thats an early day for them -- nm - eag Nov 6, 12:09 2
- Lunch break so they can come back for a prime time call? -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 12:09 1
  - yup -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 12:16
Demands for recount in...Rhode Island? -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 12:08 6
- That would take about what like 10 minutes -- nm - eag Nov 6, 12:11 2
  - Unless they bring in the Nevada counters. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 12:11 1
    - "We're gonna need a week-long vacation in the middle. Yep, Atlantic city, that's right." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 12:27
- Current margin of victory: 20.2% - Reagen Nov 6, 12:09 1
  - 102,000 thousand vote difference -- nm - eag Nov 6, 12:18
- where else are RI trump supporters supposed to demand a recount? -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 12:09
ahahahaha -- (link) - Reagen Nov 6, 12:07 13
- This is Qanon right? It is a "person?" Was Q Steve Bannon and he got locked out? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 12:09 11
  - Started as a man in Africa but was rested away from him. Short list on who it is, nobody we have heard of. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 6, 12:25
  - 8 chan would have to get nuked off its servers for there to be a lock out at this point. -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 12:15
  - Q is a person, or a series of people who have assumed the identity. Listen to the podcast. It's fascinating. -- (link) - Mop Nov 6, 12:11 [Backboard] 4 1
    - that is absolutely the best episode Reply All has ever had. explains the idiocy of Q very thoroughly. -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 12:14 2
      - That's saying something. Reply All has some great episodes. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 12:22 1
        
        agreed. this one was so timely, explained a complex issue. plenty are fun (like the song the guy couldn't remember), but this felt important. -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 12:26
    - podcast? no one listens to those. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 12:12
  - They've supposedly gotten it down to a couple people, and it's no one anyone has heard of - Reagen Nov 6, 12:10 2
    - I thought it was a pig farmer in the Philippines who used to run 8chan? -- (link) - jnine Nov 6, 12:14
    - it's 99% certain to be the 8-chan owner. -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 12:14
  - whoa -- nm - Max Nov 6, 12:10
- I am R! -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 12:09
!!! these fuckers are getting WAY too close! -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 12:04 1
- Jeez, we're dooooomed, if they are finding nests here AND east coast, its everywhere -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 12:25
Hmmmmm -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 11:56 1
- Same last election. The LA Times did stories in the weeks before the election about how if this poll was right, like last time, the other polls were - jnine Nov 6, 12:01
ACCURATE. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:56 4
- This would be so much more salient if Biden's victory were more resounding. As it is, I have to wonder what country he's talking about -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 12:20
- Yup. Be bold and make people vote you out but you did something. Cause people want action. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 11:59 2
  - Politicians only goal is to get re-elected. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 12:01 1
    - if they don't do anything, a bunch won't. Learn from Republican tactics, just don't do evil things. -- nm* - Reagen Nov 6, 12:03
Mary Trump just said if he's going down he's going to take everyone with him. -- nm - LMS Nov 6, 11:55 11
- didn't don jr say trump's going to "shoot all the prisoners" if he loses? -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 12:08
- Like... his cronies... or America? -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 12:07 2
  - Yes. -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 6, 12:07 1
    - OMG. Have I been enabling Trump all along? -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 12:09
- like, a reverse pardon? -- nm - Max Nov 6, 12:00
- Oh man I sure hope so -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 11:58
- Who's everyone, do you think? -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 11:57 4
  - Anyone that isn't him, he's not going to go quietly. -- nm - LMS Nov 6, 12:04
  - As long as Mitch and Barr are included, I'm good -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 11:59
  - The Unites States of America. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 6, 11:58 1
    - I mean, if it's his sleazy associates, I'm all for it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 12:00
Now Trump should listen to Then Trump -- (link) - TWuG Nov 6, 11:52 2
- I didn't believe that was Trump (it sounds very un-Trump) but actually found the original Tweet. -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 6, 12:04
- aka, There is always a tweet. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 6, 11:56
Re: Gritty -- (link) - Reagen Nov 6, 11:51 1
- Yes. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 11:54
Couch break. Mini nap. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 6, 11:48
Buyouts and layoffs at your local newspapers are happening. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 11:41 1
- BIDEN! - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 6, 11:47
How to flip the Senate - Krusty, time to do your part! -- (link) - Roger More Nov 6, 11:41 10
- They're all so cold, so empty, so far from sneaker/skate shops. Who will see my sneakers if I live in the middle of nowhere?!? Huh? -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 12:12 2
  - There are skateparks and shops in Missoula. It's also a lovely place. -- nm - jnine Nov 6, 12:16 1
    - I did a quick check and there aren't any Nike SB shops near any of those cities. Oh well, can't move. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 12:31
- #slatepitches -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 11:54 1
  - When even Slate is like "whoa, slow down there" -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 11:57
- Sandpoint is a beautiful town with a small but blossoming art scene. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 11:52 2
  - but I might say, liking/loving snow would be helpful -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 11:53 1
    - And retired LA cops. That's their FL. -- nm - jnine Nov 6, 12:04
- We've already started this with all this WFH stuff. The libs are fleeing Democratic strongholds like SF and NYC for small town living. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 11:47
- Western Montana is really quite nice. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 11:44
A thought for going forward: How many of you are familiar with the concept of damnatio memoriae? -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 11:39 14
- I know it'll run you $50 in Cleveland. -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 6, 12:06
- Makes me wonder if Biden will have Trumps portrait up where the last President's portrait go. 45 didn't put Obama's up -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 11:59 3
  - Obama finally gets to have his official portrait unveiled. -- nm - jnine Nov 6, 12:06
  - Joe's brand is quiet dignity and empathy. He won't play petty reindeer games. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 12:00 1
    - Besides, he always flip it the bird every time he walks by. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 12:01
- -- nm* - con_carne Nov 6, 11:53
- So I should start referring to Biden as "45" -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 11:49 1
  - :-D -- nm - mud Nov 6, 11:50
- not me [googles] ..holy shit. So that's where the soviets (et al) got the idea? -- nm - mud Nov 6, 11:43
- I don't like the defacing of monuments like in ancient Egypt, burning books, etc, but I'm comfortable with ostracism. -- nm* - Max Nov 6, 11:42
- Is it this? -- (link) - Roger More Nov 6, 11:42 [Backboard] 1
  - That'd work - Reagen Nov 6, 11:44
- He's my 8th favorite Christopher Nolan character -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 11:41 1
  - [snork] -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 12:03
I took the afternoon off because this week has been exhausting, though I did go to my 2pm meeting. But before I did - ty97 Nov 6, 11:39
That's enough work for today. I've earned a ginger beer. -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 11:34 4
- Wait? Today was a work day? -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 12:01
- nmb -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 6, 11:38 [Image] 1
  - Now I'm trying to recall if I've ever had it before. I know I've had birch beer and that stuff flat out burned. -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 11:45
- Holy smokes, this is strong. I might have to water it down next time. -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 11:38
So this is apparently what Trump either made his supporters believe or took advantage of what they already believed... - Dano Nov 6, 11:26 3
- Nothing new there. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 11:30
- Oldest trick in the book. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:28 [Image] 1
  - whoa -- nm - mud Nov 6, 11:31
Ooooooh -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:24 1
- ha! -- nm - mud Nov 6, 11:26
People are calling for Stacey Abrams to be DNC chair, which would be great but I think she wants to kick Kemp’s ass in a rematch. -- nm - Tim, not a doctor Nov 6, 11:21 9
- She deserves much better than that thankless job and is in a position to tell Dems what she wants now. - Diva Nov 6, 11:33 8
  - I just wish she had wanted to be Senator. I'd have loved seeing her kick Kelly's ass. -- nm - jnine Nov 6, 12:10 1
    - From hearing her speak at length, she definitely needs to be in charge of *something*. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 12:11
  - I agree. I do think she's got some people trained up in her org that got the GA vote out who will go on to the DNC & do the same thing nationally. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 11:45
  - Fair. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 11:40
  - She deserves really whatever job it is she wants (and DNC chair sounds like an *awful* thankless job) -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 11:40 1
    - And to your IM - ty97 Nov 6, 11:40
  - she had her governorship STOLEN from her and wants it back. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 11:35 1
    - she was just on a Star Trek podcast I listen to and she made it clear she never conceeded. Yeah she wants that back -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 11:43
how's MAGA twitter? -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 6, 11:10 11
- Here is a MAGA instagram. -- (link) - Dano Nov 6, 11:22 1
  - He's one of the grifters that hangs at a certain known Trump bar in DC. They prey of the Trump tourists visiting. -- nm - MDH Nov 6, 11:28
- There's a lot of grifters realizing the money train is going to be impacted and with them there's panic. -- nm - MDH Nov 6, 11:13 1
  - "Let them fight." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:15
- Q has apparently not posted anything in 3 days and people are freaking out -- nm - decline Nov 6, 11:13 5
  - The trial never ended, Don. -- nm - Q Nov 6, 11:16 4
    - major points -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 11:59
    - *golf clap* -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:18 2
      - Mon président has disappointed me. -- nm - Q Nov 6, 11:23 1
        
        heh -- nm - mud Nov 6, 11:33
- I'm surprised they aren't rooting for Trump to take Putin's chair. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:12
BC Premier Horgan says "Give your heads a shake" to whole foods. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:08 1
- (And I find it amusing that the whole thing kicked off because of the approach they took to banning BLM clothing statements) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:10
B2: My 14 year old has followed the Election like Reagen. She knows the second more votes are counted and added to the tally; knows what States he - Beaker Nov 6, 10:57 3
- I was about that age when DC Follies premiered. That and the library's political cartoon books is what got me liking politics. -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 11:05 2
  - NB: Beaker's daughter isn't American. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 11:19 1
    - I wasn't necessarily making that kind of distinction, all politics is fun -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 11:29
*snort* PA AG Shapiro -- (link) - decline Nov 6, 10:55 5
- Cruz can suck my dick -- nm - Epiphany Nov 6, 13:15
- L3 -- nm - Max Nov 6, 11:08
- Shapiro for gov, Fetterman for senate in 2022? -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 10:58 2
  - Fetterman on Toomey: "It would've been nice if someone had FedEx'd him that backbone four years ago" -- nm - decline Nov 6, 11:25 1
    - Nice. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 11:33
Grifters gonna grift. Looks like Parscale got his book deal. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 10:53 1
- Tentatively titled 'Jailhouse Confessions' -- nm - decline Nov 6, 10:59
ugh. i have to burn it down to Alabama again next week. -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 10:53 2
- Looking for some souls to steal? -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Nov 6, 11:17 1
  - i don't want any of those souls -- nm - colin 🍆 Nov 6, 11:25
the rest of my day just cancelled!!!! -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 6, 10:50 3
- Woohoo! Now you can sit in front of a fire all afternoon eating ice cubes -- nm - decline Nov 6, 10:56 2
  - is this heaven??? -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 6, 11:03 1
    - are there pancakes? -- nm - Max Nov 6, 11:13
Like, even my damn mom. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 10:48 9
- Sorry. You can borrow my Mom if you want. She HATES Trump. - Mel Profit Nov 6, 11:04 3
  - So glad to see you here! - con_carne Nov 6, 11:45
  - I got a mini-dose of an Italian nonna a couple years ago and let me tell you, I want one. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 11:32 1
    - If you're a guy it's the best. Ask my brother. My grandma always had homemade lemon meringue pie for him because it was his favorite. -- nm - jnine Nov 6, 12:24
- I figured my dad was going to vote for him, my mom had been more non-committal. Dad said she just didn’t want us to know. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 6, 10:59
- :-[ -- nm - mud Nov 6, 10:49 3
  - I’m seriously upset. I mean, like legit. I figured fine she hates Hillary, I knew that, but seriously? Seriously? -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 10:53 2
    - Sorry man, this election shows that 4 years of this shit show is fine, we'll just drink our kool-aid while everything burns -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 11:00 1
      - The writing has been on the wall for a while that there isn’t really much left here in Georgia for me. And every time I return, it feels more true. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 11:06
Georgia, Georgia, no peace I find, counting votes all night long keeps Georgia on my mind... -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 6, 10:46
sitwap: Johnny Depp to leave Fantastic Beasts franchise. -- (link) - Diva Nov 6, 10:45

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