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Rachael Maddow won't be on air tonight as she goes into quarantine -- (link) - Remlik Nov 6, 16:23
My wife and I are arguing about how Kornacki writes his fives. I say he’s wrong. She says he’s right. How do you write a five? - Volnelk Nov 6, 16:16 14
- You're a freak. -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 16:36
- I actually start by drawing the down line and finish with the upper line as the top. -- nm - David Nov 6, 16:24
- I do what you do. -- nm - kelly Nov 6, 16:23
- I do what you do. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Nov 6, 16:23
- YouTube is split. -- (pic) - Volnelk Nov 6, 16:23 [Attachment]
- I’m with your wife -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 16:21
- I normally do it the Volnelk way, but I know I've also done it the Mrs. V way. Neither is wrong, of course. Thinking one way is right and one is wrong - mara Nov 6, 16:21
- My sixth grade teacher would say I'm wrong but I side with your wife -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 16:20 1
  - (my sixth grade teacher had a VERY strong opinion on this) -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 16:21
- I do what you do, otherwise my 5s look weird. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 16:20 1
  - I also switched about 10 years ago. I used to handwrite a *lot* of numbers when I worked in exploration. I found the Volnelk method had better QC when - mafic Nov 6, 16:24
- I will add to your gender gap. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 16:18
- Your wife is correct. You are a monster. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 16:17 1
  - indeed. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 16:22
Biden's lead in Pennsylvania is now above 19,000. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 16:15 2
- CALL IT! -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 16:15 1
  - Seems like a lot of them want circa 35K (0.5%) to call it. *sigh* -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 16:19
You know who really hates this no-answer-election? SNL writers. - Andie Nov 6, 15:49 10
- Not having a John King/Kornacki competing competing number yelling sketch would be a miss -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 16:12 2
  - Wolf hitting that rock cocaine -- nm - Max Nov 6, 16:17 1
    - "B-b-b-breaking News" -- nm - budice Nov 6, 16:21
- So they wrote skits ahead of time thinking things would go as expected? That's not even what comedy is made of. - con_carne Nov 6, 16:08 3
  - No. They would write them this week. But they can't write skits based on the outcome if they don't know if there will be one. They don't write the - Andie Nov 6, 16:13 2
    - I'll take that bet. 50 bucks American says at least some Saturday Night Live jokes get written on the Saturday :P -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 16:28 1
      - Yes. Some do. Thank you for intentionally missing the original point. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 16:30
- Oh man. well, they live possibly the most stressed lives ever. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 15:54 1
  - yeah, they take cocaine as a downer -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:54
- One of the skits is probably about the person who has to keep track of all the cue cards -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:54
Vanity Fair japing us? -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 15:41 5
- Totally. Read the article. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 16:05
- Challenge Accepted -- nm - Secret Service Nov 6, 16:02
- That would be fun, if he is in fact kicking and screaming. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 6, 15:51
- That might be kind of amazing. -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 6, 15:49
- Why not just have the National Guard toss some tear gas into the office? -- nm - Max Nov 6, 15:43
remember when that dope Warren Beatty read the wrong name at the Oscars? good times .. - mud Nov 6, 15:35 11
- Point of order, Faye Dunaway said it! And he was given the wrong card! -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 15:42 8
  - Yeah. That was NOT on him. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 15:52 6
    - actually his hesitation made her grab and read it hastily -- nm - mud Nov 6, 15:54 5
      - Sure. But not reading it was the right thing to do. He can't control her actions. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 16:02 3
        
        agreed. He's still a dope. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 16:11 2
        
        I'm not sure what he was supposed to do. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 16:13 1
        
        let me restate the above with one word changed. -- (edited) - mud Nov 6, 16:21
      - had he done a straw poll of who the winner might be, and had an inkling? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:56
  - remember when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? -- nm - mud Nov 6, 15:44
- "Congratulations to my good friend, Vice President... Kombucha Holiday." -- nm - John Travolta Nov 6, 15:39
- oh nothings changing, for sure -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 15:37
"I just have one thing to say ..." -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:27 1
- Love it. - Secret Service Nov 6, 16:04
After a long crappy day at work, and my GF's youngest having a total meltdown and refusing to come over, checking the polls for the first time today - sycor Nov 6, 15:26 2
- ty97 news has called it FWIW -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 15:28 1
  - Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. - sycor Nov 6, 15:29
I'm sure the math has been done but how many members would the House of Representatives have if we stuck to the original ratio? -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 15:24 6
- 3.125 Kajillion -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 15:30
- ~9300 -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 15:26 4
  - going to about the same ratio as the UK or Canada would put you around 3000. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 15:29 3
    - We’re gonna need a bigger boat. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 15:31 2
      - and more deck chairs! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:31 1
        
        ooooh -- nm - mud Nov 6, 15:33
If you want to "fix" the senate "problem" then just split california into 3 states. There's already a plan for that. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:21 2
- It's still not proportionate, but I'm fine with it. I just think that's a more cumbersome length to go to to fix the issue. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 15:28 1
  - If I recall correctly, the existing plan for it is also gerrymandered to keep all three democratic, at least to start. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:31
Request for help: My wife is trying to put together an auction to support the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault (her employer) - 🦃 TWuG 🚀 Nov 6, 15:15
I know people have been critical of Carey's Biden, but once .. just once ... I want to see this. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 15:14
Ugh. Rep-Elect Marjorie Taylor Greene has started making friends in the US House -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 6, 15:14 3
- 1 more -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 6, 15:14 1
  - LOL. Crenshaw isn't exactly a "good guy" but even he can't stand her. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 15:16
- Let them fight. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 15:14
text I just got: I'm name from MDC with a quick survey (question inside) should I respond? - tRuMaN Nov 6, 15:00
If you want to "fix" the electoral college "problem" then just make the House 2000 people. -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 15:00 15
- I'm sayin'! I've *been* sayin' for 20 years! -- nm - David Nov 6, 15:36
- I should read the board more before I post. -- (link) - Marlowe Nov 6, 15:30 [Backboard]
- or just...get rid of the electoral college? -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 15:14 2
  - That requires amending the Constitution and getting states that benefit from it to let it go. Increasing the seats in the House just requires - 🦃 TWuG 🚀 Nov 6, 15:18
  - I'm not automatically opposed to a state-win system, but for crying out loud get rid of the electors. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 15:17
- or you could have a guy lose by 5 million votes and still be president. no problems there. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 15:10
- I’d just triple it, but that works too. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 6, 15:09 4
  - But your answer is always ranked choice voting. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 15:29 1
    - ...and? -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 15:51
  - (I’d also give each state a third senator just to balance the electoral cycles) -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 15:11 1
    - I quite enjoyed not having a senatorial election this cycle. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 15:13
- approved. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 15:03 1
  - (you could at a minimum start with making the minimum congressional seats for a state at 2) -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 15:04
- Obvie. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:02
- That would certainly help -- nm - 🦃 TWuG 🚀 Nov 6, 15:01
this week, in graph form -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 6, 14:58
Brother's partner's COVID rapid test was negative, so appears to just be bronchitis or something. Yes, it took him all day to get a test - ty97 Nov 6, 14:52 4
- That’s good! - spamlet Nov 6, 15:04 3
  - He wanted to get help for what he thought was bronchitis. -- (edited) - ty97 Nov 6, 15:12 2
    - I’m glad it’s only bronchitis but good luck to him. No fun -- nm - Secret Service Nov 6, 16:06
    - Makes sense. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 15:29
Bangor Daily News calls if it for Biden -- (link) - Remlik Nov 6, 14:50 2
- And yet they did nothing about a murderous sewer clown. -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 6, 14:57 1
  - I lol'd -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 15:38
Miley releases the Midnight Sky mashup with Edge of Seventeen w/Stevie Nicks.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 6, 14:49 1
- It's better than OK. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 15:10
i like this one -- (link) - Jovian Nov 6, 14:46
And now for the results you've all been waiting for: Starkville Cephalopods 77 Lubbock PogoSticks 58 -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 14:45 1
- not the results I've been waiting for ..[stares at ty] -- nm - mud Nov 6, 14:47
Texas to be the first state to hit 1M cases individually -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 14:44
One thing I will miss, is Steve Bannon's commitment to layers. Brosepf can rock a blazer over a quarter zip over an oxford over a polo like NOONE. -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 14:43 2
- I think he must sweat a lot, and the layers are protection. he certainly looks like a sweaty guy. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 15:09 1
  - I agree and also think he thinks it hides his enormous gut which, we see you Steve. -- nm* - rollo Nov 6, 15:34
A few STers might get this joke (I don't quite get the full joke, but it's close to some similar punchlines) -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 14:41
Justin Trudeau acknowledges Canada's anxiety right now. -- (pic) -- (link*) - Andie Nov 6, 14:38 [Attachment] 2
- Justin Trudeau, your Emotional Support Canadian. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 15:10
- Must be one heck of a Santa Claus parade. -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 14:45
The US split into sections that have the same population as California. Spoiler: one section has 30 senators to CA's 2. -- (link) - mara Nov 6, 14:37 24
- Food for thought: the UK's lower chamber has 650 members. France's, 577. Germany's, 709. Japan's, 465. Italy's, 630. US's, 435. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 6, 15:28 2
  - The UK's house isn't even big enough for them all and they still expand it when needed! -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 15:43 1
    - it's funny to see them all scrunched into those green benches! -- nm - mud Nov 6, 15:53
- I hate to see his reaction when he accepts the fact California & Rhode Island have the same amount of senators, and a bigger population discrepancy -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 6, 15:04 1
  - I mean, it is ridiculous, whether it's Wyoming, or Rhode Island. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 15:25
- The senate makes the Electoral College seem reasonable. - pmb Nov 6, 14:49 14
  - it's the *United States* of America ... without = representation in the Senate, just blow the whole thing up. States rights and individuality matter - rollo Nov 6, 14:57 13
    - As Bill Mahr likes to say, do we really need 2 Dakotas? Personally, I'm not a particular fan of states rights except for limited matters. I think - pmb Nov 6, 15:25
    - California has *53* Reps. They ain’t getting short-changed. This was a compromise system then and now. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 15:13 8
      - They aren't short changed on Reps, they're short changed in the EC. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 15:19 7
        
        The problem with Senate representation has to do with the passage of federal legislation that applies to all US citizens. It's not about the EC. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:24 4
        
        Sure. And I wouldn't take away all representation, but I don't think a tiny population should get more say in that federal legislation than larger - pmb Nov 6, 15:29
        
        It's two things. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 15:24 2
        
        Okay, yes, that's true. Small states are over-represented in the EC. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:25 1
        
        Why the House thing is a popular suggestion is that it only requires a legislative fix, where the Senate would mean going into the Constitution. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 15:26
        
        Each rep equals an EC vote. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:22 1
        
        Yes, and the Senate portion of the EC overweights the small states - Reagen Nov 6, 15:23
    - What does that even get you, indeed. Impeccable argument there. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 15:01 2
      - I'm open to hearing a sincere answer to a sincere question, FWIW -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 15:05 1
        
        The population discrepancy is unsustainable and a recipe for minority rule. - Reagen Nov 6, 15:22
- I mean, do the same thing for the house... -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 14:47
- Thank God we just had the census. Finally fix that right up. -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 14:40
- yep, that's how the Senate works -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 14:40 1
  - Sure, but a lot of people might not realize the extent of the differentials. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 14:48
"chaos." -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 14:33 9
- Come on, turn on the hallway traffic cams. We need something after the bear cams have been shut off. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 15:15 2
  - the bear cams have been shut off? -- nm - mud Nov 6, 15:17 1
    - Maybe not the RAWR cams, but pfm posted that there's not enough sunlight up north for solar-powered cameras. -- (link) - Max Nov 6, 15:19 [Backboard]
- *checks date of post* This could have been posted 3 years ago, too. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 14:48 1
  - this time with extra schadenfreude. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 14:51
- I wonder if Trump/his team really thought he'd win, or they just got their hopes up Tuesday night that they had 'done it again' - ty97 Nov 6, 14:34 3
  - Of course they thought they'd win. Anybody who said otherwise was fired a while ago. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 14:57
  - maybe? I think the plan has always been discourage mail/early voting, hopefully get an early lead, then cast doubt on the 'come from behind' - mafic Nov 6, 14:41
  - there was an hour or two on Tuesday evening that I was SO scared, and I imagine they were pretty excited .. - mud Nov 6, 14:40
Just one (of many) data points to consider as we move forward and assess: Biden may have been the right choice in the primary -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 14:32 1
- Biden is similar to Trump (old, white man) with just different view points. It probably would have been to much for people to handle if it was someone - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 6, 14:36
Eddie Van Halen to be eulogized by three of the best: -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 14:27 1
- (nice of RS to specify which Kirk Hammett guitarist) -- nm - mud Nov 6, 14:29
Why do I feel like I'm missed a lot of news? -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 14:25 1
- I wouldn’t say you missed it. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 15:09
I'd never heard that use of "cure" until this week. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 14:23 2
- same, but I like it -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 14:35
- me neither. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 14:24
CALL IT! -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 14:21 2
- . -- (pic) - Jovian Nov 6, 14:42 [Attachment]
- ok. spawn was right. there i said it. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 6, 14:22
Biden and Kamala will speak at 8 pm. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 14:21 1
- That's karma. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 14:21

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