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Chris Pratt to Reprise Star-Lord Role in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ -- (link) - mud Nov 13, 14:07
it's amazing how some people get themselves in a tizzy about what they think are others' behaviour here. It's like an addiction. -- nm - mud Nov 13, 13:54 1
- That typical of something you’d post. - Volnelk Nov 13, 13:58
The sitting POTUS may very well shut the curtains, turn off the lights, and pretend like he's not home for the next two months. - David Nov 13, 13:54 2
- And we'd all be better off for it. Seems like that would be best case scenario, no? -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Nov 13, 13:59
- Knuckle Shuffle in the Oval Office basically -- nm - budice Nov 13, 13:57
Here's a picture of the tree stump. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 13, 13:53 [flickr]
Calisto News: Lilo & Stitch: Jon M. Chu in Talks to Helm Live-Action Remake -- (link) - Remlik Nov 13, 13:48
Am I the only one that read MGIBS as Marla Gibbs? -- (link) - Todd Manning Nov 13, 13:47 [Backboard] 2
- The hell? I just checked, that's his starbond symbol. Does Marla Gibbs even have a starbond? Are you people forgetting our roots? -- nm - mara Nov 13, 14:10
- I did as well. --nm - howie Nov 13, 13:58
"Don't make me poke your eyes out!" -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 13:42 7
- ? -- nm - mud Nov 13, 13:44 6
  - ~Just don't look/just don't look~ -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 13:47 3
    - Bery needs to allow us to search ST by gif! -- nm - David Nov 13, 13:56 1
      - Hmm -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 13, 14:03 [Attachment]
    - "Guarantee void in Tennessee" (nm) - Brian Nov 13, 13:55
  - Eye Doctor Visit Transcripts -- nm - Max Nov 13, 13:45 1
    - ah -- nm - mud Nov 13, 13:46
Whatever song should I use to represent this long, drawn-out stupidness in my spotify playlist for this period of time? - Beryllium Nov 13, 13:39 5
- En Vogue's Never Gonna Get It -- nm - JD Nov 13, 13:46
- DETERIORATTA. the refrain: you are a fluke of the universe. you have no right to be here and the universe is laughing at you behind your back -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 13, 13:44
- Hotel California is a horrible song. Is there like a bagpipe version of that? -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 13, 13:42 1
  - Yes. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 13, 13:54 [spotify]
- Pointless, loud, and never ending? Moby Dick. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:41
"Outgoing President Rants Wildly in 'News' Conference' -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 13:38 19
- "Will you be ready to move out of the WH on Jan 20th?" -- nm - Press Corps Nov 13, 13:54
- One day Trump will just... disappear. -- nm - Max Nov 13, 13:54
- (I'm not watching, I never watch, and I have no clue why any of you do) -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 13:38 16
  - I didn’t even know he’d finally spoke in public. Who goaded him into doing that? Was it you? -- nm - Qale Nov 13, 14:10 1
    - I wouldn't be surprised if Pence, as titular head of the COVID task force, started talking about doing a press conference and Trump took it over. -- nm - mara Nov 13, 14:11
  - I get the argument that he's the President so what he says matters like it or not and is worthy of attention on that basis. -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 13:54
  - Right? -- nm - David Nov 13, 13:51
  - have we met -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 13:45
  - Its like going out for a few drinks with some friends, there's a guy at the end talking bullshit loudly all night -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 13:42
  - People have to watch because in the future nobody will believe he said what he said. -- nm - Max Nov 13, 13:40
  - These days I'm hoping for a historic breakdown and I want to see it live. -- nm* - loosilu Nov 13, 13:39
  - (but if you all want CNN, etc, to stop carrying him, THEN STOP WATCHING) -- nm* - ty97 Nov 13, 13:38 7
    - That hasn't worked for the prior 4+ years, I doubt it'll start working now. -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 13, 13:41 6
      - I'm just saying that folks need to pick one, you can't have both of: A) complain about the coverage B) watch and amplify the coverage -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 13:42 5
        
        People are free to choose whichever they like! Just not both! -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 13:43 4
        
        Yes we can. You know what I do when I have cake? - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 13, 13:43 2
        
        I just know it's illegal in 48 states -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 13:44 1
        
        and Croatia -- nm - Pippy wall to wall marmosets Nov 13, 13:47
        
        You're not the boss of me! -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:43
For DC people: DC healthcare capacity is at 90% capacity. Only 49 ICU beds available. -- nm* - loosilu Nov 13, 13:37
When he's officially no longer president will news organizations be able to resist the urge to keep covering everything he says? -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 13:37 10
- No, he will go on a tizzy of campaign rallies and will keep ratcheting up the craziness to keep himself in the news cycles, its all he ever did before -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 13, 14:37
- I think there will be a gradual decline of attention/coverage. -- nm - mara Nov 13, 13:45
- Judging by how easily he was just covered on ST, I'd say no -- nm - prayformojo Nov 13, 13:39 4
  - I can sort of excuse people hoping it would be a concession but that should have been clear in about 20 seconds. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 13:42
  - seriously, it's like we have addicts here. -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 13:41 2
    - For real, I almost never watch him, and I'm hoping for a breakdown on live TV. Don't judge. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:50
    - Not like. A good portion of the country is addicted to the hate he spews. - spamlet Nov 13, 13:47
- Will people quit watching? -- nm - spamlet Nov 13, 13:38
- Nah. But maybe a bit less than during birtherism? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 13:38
- Yes. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:37
Biden adds Shawn Skelly to his transition team. -- (link) - TWuG Nov 13, 13:36 1
- "Not to be outdone, Trump adds Martin Shkreli to his team" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 13:37
Time will tell! -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 13:36 1
- Technically true. -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 13:37
"Which administration it will be time will tell." -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 13, 13:36 1
- And that time was last week. -- nm - David Nov 13, 13:37
MSBC has muted him. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:35
Back into campaign mode -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 13:35
Did he forget to color his hair today? -- nm* - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 13, 13:29 1
- Does he have an instant bronzer? spray tan? -- nm - budice Nov 13, 13:30
Literally taking credit for Pfizer. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:26 13
- Now he has no comprehension of case fatality rates. oops now he moved on to the next lie, I missed it. Lying about therapeutics. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:32 4
  - Lying about PPE now. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:33
  - are you trying out to be the next Daniel Dale? :-) -- nm - mud Nov 13, 13:33 2
    - The real Daniel Dale has been living like a king in Silicon Valley these many years. -- nm - Max Nov 13, 13:41
    - I rarely subject myself to this. This is reminding me why. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:34
- Now slamming Cuomo. Get a new bit. Jesus. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:30
- Now lying about death rate and long term effects. Now lying about number of cases, as well as testing. It's actually hard - loosilu Nov 13, 13:29 1
  - my god he's spewing it as heavy as ever, I expect them to cut away any second. -- nm - mud Nov 13, 13:31
- And accusing Pfizer of lying about not being part of OWS. Unreal. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:28 4
  - Strange that the man who has spent his entire life lying chose to continue lying today. -- nm - David Nov 13, 13:36 1
    - some freaky friday THIS turned out to be -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 13:36
  - Because if there's anyone you want to piss off, it's the company that can build and launch a designer poison targeted at a single genome. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 13:35
  - Whoa -- nm - Pippy wall to wall marmosets Nov 13, 13:34
POTUs live on tv now -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 13, 13:26 3
- I prefer my ex-presidents not to be on TV. -- nm - Qale Nov 13, 13:31
- I kind of judge CNN for cutting to him. Who knows what craps he's going to spew. -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 13, 13:26 1
  - MSNBC is on him too. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:29
For what it's worth. 45 still hasn't, to my knowledge, acknowledged the 6 dead American soldiers from the helicopter crash yesterday. Instead, he - oblique Nov 13, 13:21 7
- I could be wrong, but I'm not sure he has acknowledged Americans who died from COVID. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:22 2
  - We've turned a corner you know -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 13:26
  - It is what it is... -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 13:25
- Did you hear what Biden did today? No. Thank fuck -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:22 3
  - I most look forward to going a full day (maybe even multiple days!) without being consciously aware of who the president is and what he's doing. -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 13, 13:27 2
    - Someone during the election coverage said Biden's slogan should have been: Make America Boring Again -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 13:33 1
      - cue the SNL snipet of Cisley Strong doing Judge Judy "I just want *ONE* morning without a CNN alert" -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 13, 14:35
A story about a dead man voting in Newton County, GA, was actually a vote by a very living person. And, fittingly, ALIVE news has the story -- (link) - ty97 Nov 13, 13:20
McSally has finally conceded to Mark Kelly -- (link) - mud Nov 13, 13:18 1
- THAT is great news. I am so looking forward to him in the Senate. About time we had another astronaut. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:19
N.Y. Jets Sued For Millions After Using Unlicensed Cheering Sounds From Other Teams -- (link) - Dano Nov 13, 13:18 2
- Jets going to Jets - Pippy wall to wall marmosets Nov 13, 13:25
- Because....8f they used sounds from their own fans they could lose their broadcast license for excessive expletives -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 13:25
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman mugshots -- (link) - mud Nov 13, 13:16
45* speaking in Rose Garden momentarily -- nm - mud Nov 13, 13:15 8
- Jeez its been over an hour...does he declare marshall law, a round up of cheating democrats and the arrest of ringleader -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 13:19 5
  - I'm genuinely curious. I hate watching him speak, but maybe I should? This is either a shocking concession, or it's full insanity. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:20 3
    - The topic is supposed to be Operation...I forget what it's called but the one to fund a quick vaccine. -- (edited) - ty97 Nov 13, 13:21 2
      - Oh, the one that didn't fund Pfizer, because Pfizer knew he would pull bullshit like this. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:23
      - Warp Speed. Operation Warp Speed, that's it -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 13:22
  - don't spoil his Christmas surprise zeit! -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:20
- we are tearing up the Rose garden and putting in a Trump Garden with cactus and that flower that smells like death -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:17 1
  - NOt the second one because people like to come see it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:18
ESPN was slurping DeChambeau soooo hard this week, and he's tied for 59th right now -- nm - prayformojo Nov 13, 13:11 1
- Him failing is a 2020 pleasure. - Will Hunting Nov 13, 13:14
other than our tree and outdoor lights, Christmas decorating is done -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:09 15
- We have a 20 ft blue spruce in the yard, once a tiny living xmas tree in a bucket, 6 large plastic balls, done -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 13:22
- Other than the turkey and side dishes, Thanksgiving dinner is done. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 13:14 1
  - is it October already?? -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:15
- What else is there other than tree and outdoor lights? -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:10 11
  - hahahahaha, the 4 totes full of stuffies, wall hangings, glass figures, etc etc etc. Most is either made by the wife or her mom as a present -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 13, 13:12 10
    - I'm with your wife. Christmas throws up all over my place. -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 13:17
    - I would rather kill myself. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:12 8
      - she's happy :) -- nm* - Beaker Nov 13, 13:13 7
        
        No offense meant to your wife! I'm sure it looks awesome. I just .... couldn't. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:15 6
        
        oh none taken. not for everyone but she likes it :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:15 5
        
        All you had to say was 4 totes full of stuff, and I'm out. I've gone konmari. - loosilu Nov 13, 13:20 1
        
        we've whittled down alot. even have a blue bag full to donate from this year's culling -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:21
        
        *I* even moved some Funkos for her Christmas stuff. Unheard of!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:20 2
        
        Such an altruistic husband -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 13:23
        
        IF I did all that, here's what wouild happen: It would all become permanent. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:22
Law firm withdraws from Trump lawsuits in PA. -- (link) - Mop Nov 13, 13:08 1
- Cancel culture needs to list the lawyers and firms were accomplishes in donny's attempts to overthrow the election and government -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 13:17
US positive cases: 11,018,759. It took 7 days to go from 10 to 11 million - prayformojo Nov 13, 13:07 20
- I have asked my friends to cancel their Thanksgiving plans. So far no one will commit. -- nm - Qale Nov 13, 13:37 1
  - I've told multiple people multiple times. We are NOT having Thanksgiving at our house. They keep asking. I keep saying No. -- nm - Pippy wall to wall marmosets Nov 13, 13:46
- It's almost as if it's accelerating and getting worse not better... -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 13, 13:14 6
  - You are correct. It is worse right now than it has ever been. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:15 4
    - In about 3 weeks, the rural hospitals will be overwhelmed and deaths will skyrocket. I feel so bad for them. They know it's coming. - loosilu Nov 13, 13:16 3
      - Eh... they voted for this. - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 13, 13:23 2
        
        I agree, I'm talking about the health care workers. They are in the worst position. They will have to triage. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:24 1
        
        They already have, plus moving patients hundreds of miles away to available beds, not as as bad as Greece where they run ox to patients in cars -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 13:31
  - Biden’s fault. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 13:15
- I just don't understand how the attitude is basically "done with that now" - Reagen Nov 13, 13:10 10
  - tomorrow US will pass a quarter million dead -- nm - prayformojo Nov 13, 13:13 3
    - all Biden voters do no biggie. -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:14 2
      - What's bizarre is that it's been the sunbelt for several months and they still DO. Not. Get it. Now the upper midwest is screwed. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:17
      - gotta bag 'em up -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 13:16
  - we get 2 cases here and people are ready to burn down bridges,. arm the border and murder anyone with an out of Province license plate... -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:13 4
    - Right? "ooh 2 cases did you hear oh no I feel feverish, quick let me smell garbage" -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 13:17 1
      - God help you if you post on FB you left the province for work. Shunned is too kind a word for the heat that will follow -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:18
    - (and I am not kidding. US license plates get used at drivers own risk...that's what keys are for....) -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:15
    - The president literally fought against masks and insisted on holding rallies. His cult is so in thrall, they just accept it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:14
  - Trump. Seriously. It's his attitude, and that trickles down. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:12
Christian McCaffrey ruled out -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:06
boiling chickens in Yellowstone's hot springs is illegal -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 13, 13:06 2
- what happened to the US? You guys used to be cool... -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 13:06 1
  - I wish I knew. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 13:13
President-elect Joe Biden. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. -- nm - con_carne Nov 13, 13:05

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