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Jim Acosta. Solid dig at Press Sec. -- (link) - Volnelk Dec 15, 11:28 2
- Whelp, he's on the naughty list... again. -- nm - VMan Dec 15, 11:32
- Oh, *snap*! -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:29
this is 100% plausible. Likely, even. -- (link) - Reagen Dec 15, 11:26 5
- Televangelist - Fyre Festival 3.0 -- nm - budice Dec 15, 11:28 3
  - I think televangelist too. Tax free donations to support his lifestyle forever. -- nm - jnine Dec 15, 11:36 2
    - Mar-A-Lago looks like the TBN digs in Costa Mesa or those found in the Dallas Area -- nm - budice Dec 15, 11:38 1
      - I can't imagine the electric bill for all of those lights at TBN. When they add more at Christmas, you really can't tell. I think they're trying to - jnine Dec 15, 11:41
- TTN - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:28
And now I'm out in Whamageddon! Worst holiday ever! -- nm - TWuG Dec 15, 11:24 2
- ~jitterbug...~ - Diva🎅🏾 Dec 15, 11:36 1
  - *clap. clap* -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:37
This is the most snow we have gotten at once since I bought my house. Thank God chubs can help shovel. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 15, 11:23 4
- He is the size of one. - jnine Dec 15, 11:37 3
  - The camera adds five pounds. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 15, 11:41 2
    - How many cameras does she have!?! -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:41 1
      - Polaroids add 10. - jnine Dec 15, 11:42
Baron, dig what came today -- (pic) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 15, 11:20 [Attachment] 5
- It's phenomenal -- nm - decline Dec 15, 11:41
- Nice! The copy I ordered is on its way. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 15, 11:38 1
  - Ironically, I have one unread book left in my stack and it is this. -- (pic) - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 15, 11:44 [Attachment]
- I intend to have this read by New Year's (translated: I'll have this read by 4th of July) -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 15, 11:20 1
  - New Year's next year. -- nm - jnine Dec 15, 11:38
Inspired by below, any guesses on Pete's first two choices (which he originally said would be all he would take)? -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 11:14 10
- Goya White House brand manager -- nm - flavorize Dec 15, 11:22
- Spoils: #1 Defense #2 Director of CIA. - MDH Dec 15, 11:21 4
  - Aim high, I guess. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 11:34
  - yeah, I don't like him for either of those -- nm - decline Dec 15, 11:23
  - He's wrong for defense. I could see cia. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 15, 11:23 1
    - I like him there too. I don't think that's one of his two. -- nm - jnine Dec 15, 11:44
- maybe interior? homeland security (I would have liked this.) -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 15, 11:19 1
  - Rumor is Interior was another he turned down, but there's some back and forth on that. The other 2 were UN/China. -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 11:20
- I remember hearing Commerce but I don't know the other -- nm - Edward Havens, Host of The FilmJerk Podcast Dec 15, 11:16 1
  - Not in the Top 2. -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 11:17
Biden to name Mayor Pete Sec. of Transportation -- (link) - decline Dec 15, 10:52 51
- Ugh! Not the person for the job. What does he know about public transit and bike infrastructure? I want someone that isn't from a car dependent state - Krusty Dec 15, 11:32 19
  - He was mayor of a town that has buses, Krusty -- nm - decline Dec 15, 11:34 1
    - Then I'm sold. :-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 11:42
  - Uhm, anything dealing with a *bike* infrastructure would hardly be federal. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:34 16
    - ^^^^Indiana mindset. The problem with Pete. -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 11:37
    - Certainly could be. And should be. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 15, 11:36 6
      - Roads are really just a small part of DoT - it's the FAA, Railroads, pipelines, ports... - Reagen Dec 15, 11:41 2
        
        And becoming much smaller every year. I had the legal counsel for the Fed Highway Admin tell me they had very little to do with cars on highways - jnine Dec 15, 11:47
        
        That too. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 11:43
      - Hmm. Seriously did not realize they went beyond highways. Bloomington is a bit of a bike city, and I had zero idea the feds funded smaller stuff. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:40 2
        
        Traffic circles, stop lights, bike lanes, trains, ferrys, they do it all. -- nm - jnine Dec 15, 12:43
        
        I don’t know if there is currently a program to do so, but it certainly seems like something that should exist. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 11:42
    - Roads are and bikes go on the roads -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 11:35 7
      - Do the feds deal with *local* roads? I thought only highways? -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:38 2
        
        I don't know about IN, but in CA when a project is done, a lot of times they put up signs indicating who funded it, partners, etc. If you have them, -- (edited) - jnine Dec 15, 12:47
        
        Apparently when it comes to rainbow crosswalks they do. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 15, 11:40
      - We need to change so much about how our roads work so that cars, trucks, bikes and pedestrians can travel safely. Right now it's all about the cars. - Krusty Dec 15, 11:38
      - Buttigieg was one of the 1st mayors to welcome a little dockless bike startup, LimeBike, to operate in the town -- nm - decline Dec 15, 11:38
      - But those would be municipal jurisdiction. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 11:37 1
        
        We can't implement something like congestion tolling on our state roads without federal approval for certain things. There are federal laws that need - Krusty Dec 15, 11:40
- So what are the big ones he hasn't named AG State and Edu? -- nm - eag Dec 15, 11:17 3
  - State is Antony Blinken -- nm - decline Dec 15, 11:23 1
    - Yep my error -- nm - eag Dec 15, 11:25
  - AG, Interior, Commerce, Labor, Energy, Education, and CIA, EPA, SBA -- nm* - MDH Dec 15, 11:19
- Now all we need is Beto to be named Secretary of Punk Rock -- nm - Edward Havens, Host of The FilmJerk Podcast Dec 15, 11:15 3
  - Oh he's not anything. Weird. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 15, 11:24 2
    - I don’t think it is. -- nm - spamlet Dec 15, 11:29 1
      - Agreed. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:31
- Secretary of Get Us There -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:11 1
  - Let's go -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly 🎅 Dec 15, 11:12
- This is how Ethan Hunt got his start. -- nm - Max Dec 15, 11:09
- Sec'y -- nm - con_carne Dec 15, 11:09
- Well South Bend was Studebaker HQ. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 15, 11:01
- The way he handled fox News, he should be sec of state -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 10:56
- That seems lesser than what Pete wanted I'm guessing. - ty97 Dec 15, 10:54 16
  - I'm really disappointed in this choice -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 11:33
  - It’s a bummer. Was hoping he’d be more of a fast track—I like him a lot. Gotta pay his dues, I guess 🤷‍♂️ -- nm - flavorize Dec 15, 11:13 1
    - I don’t think it’s that bad of a slot, all things considered. - znufrii Dec 15, 11:21
  - He turned down 2 jobs because he didn't get his first two choices. He likely knew this was his last shot at Cabinet. -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 11:12 1
    - What did he turn down? China and... -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 15, 11:17
  - Yup. Though understanding what smaller cities need for connectivity is a selling point for me. -- nm - spamlet Dec 15, 10:59
  - If Biden is serious, he’ll push hard for an actual Infrastructure Week. Get jobs and investment going while also fixing broken shit. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 10:59
  - my first thought was that, but then again if Biden can get an infrastructure bill done Pete could be handed a trillion dollars to work with -- nm - decline Dec 15, 10:57 3
    - Yup. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 11:03
    - nm -- nm* - budice Dec 15, 10:58
    - Infrastructure Week! -- nm - Trump Dec 15, 10:58
  - It's the Miss Congeniality of the cabinet. -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 15, 10:56 2
    - he really does want world peace! -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 15, 11:07
    - 14th in line of succession! -- nm* - decline Dec 15, 11:04
  - They have roads too, ty -- nm - decline Dec 15, 10:55 1
    - That's the problem. Too much focus on *roads* -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 10:56
Georgia SOS Press Release regarding requests from Perdue and Loeffler to release the names of every newly registered voter since November 3rd - Dano Dec 15, 10:52 6
- Of course, the response is moot. They know they have those lists available to them. That was never the question. - Mop Dec 15, 11:07 1
  - True. But the response was also snarkier than it needed to be especially considering they're in the same party. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 11:34
- Daymn. C’mon call em dumb-fucks. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 11:00
- wow, that's a pretty straight-forward knucklerapping -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 15, 10:57 2
  - Well they called for him to step down so I’m guessing he has little use for them. -- nm - spamlet Dec 15, 10:58 1
    - Must be awkward when the head of your party calls for you to be imprisoned for doing your job. Also, this... -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 15, 11:01
After the Pennsylvania card this weekend, I now received a card from Canada! - ty97 Dec 15, 10:50
Proposed rule change to the LDB challenge. If you hear it a second time, you're back in! -- nm - TWuG Dec 15, 10:48 1
- No LDBacksies! -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 15, 11:00
Giannis is signing a supermax deal to stay with the Bucks. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 15, 10:40
Got a Switch? You can join us for Among Us now. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 15, 10:39 1
- Oh fun. I have that. - amanda jeans Dec 15, 11:22
god bless yallah taco -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 15, 10:05 3
- anagram = As He Boldly Catalogs -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 15, 10:16
- Hollah for Yallah. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 15, 10:14 1
  - Challah! Challah! 🙌 -- nm* - Krusty Dec 15, 10:15
The correct decision and we just need to ignore Trump's inevitable bitching about crowd comparisons. -- (link) - Reagen Dec 15, 09:55
FDA approves at-home virus test. Essentially like a pregnancy test. You don’t send it anywhere. -- (link) - Volnelk Dec 15, 09:53 4
- Finally -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 15, 11:49
- Great. More stuff for me to pee on. -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 09:53 2
  - Ya piss outside more'thn the dog does... -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 10:03
  - Um Mop - eag Dec 15, 10:00
Remember DubSmash? The TikTok clone? No? Well Reddit bought it. -- (link*) - Mop Dec 15, 09:52
CT’s card is awesome. That is all. -- nm - kelly Dec 15, 09:51 10
- yest. I got two beauties - from mandy, and from trish/crash. Gorgeous! -- nm - mud Dec 15, 10:04 1
  - I’m hoping my cards to Canada get there. I totally guessed on postage. - kelly Dec 15, 10:38
- ;) - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 15, 09:55 7
  - I definitely want to do this again next year -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 15, 10:30 6
    - it's fun! -- nm - Andie Dec 15, 11:25
    - yep me too. my card this year is rather subdued as I felt it matched the tone of the year, but next year it's going to be gaudyAF! -- nm* - Diva🎅🏾 Dec 15, 11:04
    - Yeah, I’m loving it. -- nm - kelly Dec 15, 10:52
    - Yeah I feel bad for not opting in, but this time of year is just so busy for me. But I'd like to try next year. -- nm - pmb Dec 15, 10:49 1
      - My Florida situation (when/how) was in flux for a long time so I didn't even know where to have cards sent, so I passed this year -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 10:52
    - yup -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 10:40
If you see people using Dominion and SolarWinds in the same sentence, it's probably not as bad as they think. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 15, 09:48
Man, the gangs in Turkey aren't to be messed with -- (link) - decline Dec 15, 09:43 3
- Music is cool -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 10:59
- If they stray cats in Istanbul ever band together, they could rule that city. I mean, they pretty much do, but I mean formal reins of power. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 15, 10:20
- Props to Nevsehir for the LOTR font on their road signage. -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 09:46
Old Houses Under $50k... this blog is pretty fun, esp the churches tag. -- (link) - co-lalalala-lalala-in 🔔 Dec 15, 09:42 13
- I have recurring daydreams about living in a house that used to be something else, like a church or a fire station. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 15, 10:15 7
  - Building a mystery. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:06 1
    - heh. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 11:21
  - This was posted a long while back. PA Lt Governor John Fetterman lives in an old car dealership - it's awesome -- (link) - decline Dec 15, 10:47 1
    - I love that color green on the walls. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 11:11
  - That would be so cool. - Yuletide Callisto 🎄🎄 Dec 15, 10:33
  - Missile silo? -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 10:21 1
    - A little too prepper for my taste, but intriguing nonetheless. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 15, 10:24
- That Victorian in Ohio has a *ton* of potential. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 09:58
- Feed this to the techies in San Francisco looking to work remotely, include Speedtest results in the listing, and watch these prices spike. -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 09:55
- This is excellent. I wish I could submit some. -- nm - global warming Dec 15, 09:51 2
  - ...but they'll all be underwater soon? -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 09:54 1
    - haha, oops -- nm - mara Dec 15, 09:55
Vudu End-Of-Year Sale going on. 6-Film 4K(UHD) Hobbit&LOTR Extended Collection for $50 -- (edited) - budice Dec 15, 09:30 2
- They're going to have to pay me more. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 10:04
- I was watching videos this morning about the 4K conversion. - Mop Dec 15, 09:41
NYC will temporarily suspend roadside seating this Wednesday due to the incoming snowstorm -- nm - decline Dec 15, 09:30 11
- I wondered how this would work. There are lots of barriers built out for the outdoor seating, I guess it has to be removed? -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 09:34 4
  - They sent out instructions on what business should do based on the severity of the weather alert/warning. -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 15, 09:37 3
    - The good news is, they'll actuall be motivated to shovel the sidewalk. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 09:39 2
      - HA! -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 09:40 1
        
        Can't put out tables if they dont. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 09:41
- so where's everyone supposed to sit? -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 15, 09:31 5
  - at home? -- nm - decline Dec 15, 09:33 4
    - Waiters must love that! -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 09:35 3
      - Not catching a debilitating disease? Yes! -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 09:44 1
        
        Going to the customers homes, they might. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 10:59
      - this one trick will drive them crazy! -- nm - co-lalalala-lalala-in 🔔 Dec 15, 09:42
Nice to see lots of Ted in the Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing Christmas Special -- (link*) - LMS Dec 15, 09:22
RNC has taken to robocall it me, begging for cash. - David Dec 15, 09:21 4
- Trump gonna show up and boil your bunny. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 09:30 2
  - I just watched something yesterday that referenced this. Yikes! -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 09:48
  - He won't be IGNORED, Spawn! -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 15, 09:35
- Speaking of phones, is everyone ok with theirs? Seems like the market has a pretty good oversupply which should drive prices down. -- nm - budice Dec 15, 09:23
[an error occurred while processing this directive means your boomer mother is now somehow conservative as fuck, thanks Obama] -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 09:16
pmb: Reviews of Ford’s new Mustang Mach-E are in: "... going to force the world to rethink just what it considers a Mustang ..” -- (link) - decline Dec 15, 09:12 11
- It's been at the top of my list of replacement cars for the 2005 Corolla since they announced it - Edward Havens, Host of The FilmJerk Podcast Dec 15, 11:14
- I don't trust these big car magazines, I think Ford is paying them off. I'm going to wait and see what you tubers say about their free ones. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 09:49
- Yeah, definitely on the list. I have the feeling this is going to be really popular. -- nm - pmb Dec 15, 09:48
- Much like cell phone networks, car charging networks will be the next marketing opportunity. I expect to see ads on TV with maps really soon. - Mop Dec 15, 09:45 1
  - There are dozens of empty super markets in most cities, they all have large parking lots, commercial power grid, build in a food court, smaller market -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 10:55
- BTW, the Mach-E has jumped ahead of the VW ID.4 as my next car. Thanks to tRuMaN for suggesting it. -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 09:33 2
  - decline, I just saw that giant knob on the touch screen and instinctively said "YUP". It's ingenious. -- nm - Mop Dec 15, 09:34 1
    - still seems weird to me -- nm - decline Dec 15, 09:42
- I'm pretty sure Ford an SUV and labeling a Mustang already accomplished that. They could have called it a Radio Flyer. - Mop Dec 15, 09:30
- Ford: We're only making trucks and Mustangs now! Also Ford: everything that's not a truck we're calling a Mustang. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 09:14 1
  - I don't know if I can forgive them for stopping the Focus. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 09:16

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