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Some US military allies think Trump tried a coup with the aid of federal law enforcement. -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 7, 18:01
Capitol Police are saying they did not have an officer die. -- nm - TWuG Jan 7, 18:00
Betsy DeVos resigns. She tells Trump the Capitol Hill riot was an "inflection point" and his rhetoric contributed to it. -- (link*) - budice Jan 7, 17:58 3
- She didnt want to have anything to do with the 25th amendment - eag Jan 7, 18:03
- Oh that’s too bad, she did so much for educa - kelly Jan 7, 18:01
- *snork* -- nm - . Jan 7, 18:01
hooray! double impeachment! -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 17:56 2
- new Double I'm Peach Mint flavor - Ben & Jerry's Jan 7, 18:03 1
  - :-D -- nm - mud Jan 7, 18:04
I'm gonna need Mr. Mayor to dial the yelled speeches down about 20%/ -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 17:50
5 at the FAA have resigned -- (link) - TWuG Jan 7, 17:47 3
- How is Arjun Garg not a Star Trek villain? -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 17:52 1
  - Expanse has an Arjun, but not a Garg. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 7, 17:53
- Boeing, or rebellion? -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 17:48
Pompeo, Mnunchin discussed 25th. Think it'd take too long, cause more risk of violence. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 7, 17:35 4
- we all deserve someone who looks at us like Mnuchin is looking at Pompeo there. -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 17:51
- "they can't get us with the 25th right?" "right" -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 17:43
- Pompeo not dismissing it out of hand is surprising. -- nm* - Reagen Jan 7, 17:42 1
  - Yeah, the story there isn’t “is this right?” But “what happens if ...” - Will Hunting Jan 7, 18:05
Did they cast Holly Hunter for the sight gag? -- nm - . Jan 7, 17:29
Command strips: clean surface with isopropyl alcohol. Come on! Who has that?!? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 7, 17:19 15
- Huh. - kelly Jan 7, 18:03 1
  - I can't believe anyone doesn't have alcohol in the house. Like shocking -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 7, 18:15
- M's solution for anything like this: replace with vodka. sometimes the soviet comes out. -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 17:47 2
  - Tequila?? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 7, 18:00 1
    - It'll work in a pinch. -- nm - . Jan 7, 18:15
- It has been hard to find lately. -- nm - . Jan 7, 17:31
- I'm on my way to the grocery store right now to get some more coke & prop' -- nm - Max Jan 7, 17:29 1
  - I put it on my list in case my whiteboard falls. but this is ridiculous. -- nm* - amanda jeans Jan 7, 17:31
- who doesn't, basic first aide kit, and with virus concerns used to disinfect stuff, I take used wipes and put them in a jar, pour some alcohol in - zeitgeist Jan 7, 17:27 3
  - I'm not as concerned maybe with surface disinfecting as are most people. my friend is a biologist who runs a covid lab. - amanda jeans Jan 7, 17:30 2
    - I use it for so many things around the house as well as medical purposes. We have two big bottles in the bathroom all the time. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 7, 17:57
    - I've got it for disinfection and for use as a solvent for things like Sharpie ink and old stickers. -- nm - . Jan 7, 17:34
- Rubbing alcohol. Hand sanitizer would work in a pinch. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 17:23 1
  - I tried micellar water. No go. I'll try hand sanitizer. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 7, 17:25
- Pretty common isn't it? I bought some not long ago. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 7, 17:21
BBCA playing The Patriot tonight -- nm - Remlik Jan 7, 17:16
Meg is very kind. Meg is very good. Meg is very awesome! -- nm - crash davis Jan 7, 17:13 4
- erk, oops -- nm* - . Jan 7, 17:49
- A true lady by day and super-spy by night! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 17:29
- 😉 I have to make my own enjoyment these days. -- nm - Meg Jan 7, 17:20 1
  - I will post photos when I can 😺 -- nm - crash davis Jan 7, 17:21
Not sure I saw this one shared here (from last night) -- (link) - film-o Jan 7, 17:12
ST parents, I couldn't stand Sharkboy and Lavagirl, but I think your kids will love We Can Be Heroes. -- nm - David Jan 7, 17:06 2
- They were Thumbs Down on it. - Reagen Jan 7, 17:10 1
  - Can't stop laughing.... - JD Jan 7, 17:46
WSJ editorial page has had enough -- (link) - Reagen Jan 7, 16:55 1
- Unfortunately, neither Trump nor Pelosi pay any attention to the WSJ editorial page. -- nm - mara Jan 7, 16:56
Bob Chapek, Disney CEO, chimes in -- (link) - budice Jan 7, 16:49 1
- well that's bland and inoffensive. -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 16:50
This is a hostage video right here. -- (link) - Bark Multiverse Jan 7, 16:48 14
- ... please unlock my social media. -- nm - Spawn Jan 7, 17:43 2
  - well, seems like he's learned his lesson... -- nm - FB douche Jan 7, 17:45 1
    - Senator Collins? is that you? -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 17:54
- And...and...and... throws everyone he had just before pumped up rah rah, take back your country, be a HERO not a zero...under the bus full of feds -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 17:30
- I say less than 24 hours until he completely undermines that statement. -- nm - pmb Jan 7, 17:22 1
  - *takes the under* -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 17:24
- yeah, he's afraid. -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 17:11 4
  - I give it 12 hours before he is ranting again -- nm - eag Jan 7, 17:18 3
    - yeah, he doesn't have the discipline not to fuck himself. -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 17:52
    - *takes the under* -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 17:24 1
      - Im being generous very very generous -- nm - eag Jan 7, 17:27
- A full 180 in 160 seconds -- nm - Max Jan 7, 16:57
- Pence is holding up the 25th amendment off camera -- nm - eag Jan 7, 16:56
- He just wants people to say he sounds presidential again. -- nm - mara Jan 7, 16:52
The Pentagon put significant restrictions on D.C. Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests -- (link) - mara Jan 7, 16:47 3
- We need to be clear that it was a staged scene that 45 wanted and manipulated circumstances to get. We also need to charge everyone involved. - David Jan 7, 17:04
- So who gets court-martialed over allowing the Capitol building to be taken? -- nm - Max Jan 7, 16:54 1
  - "pour encourager les autres" -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 16:56
Best sci-fi flicks available on Netflix currently? (I know, Interstellar - but, other than that.) - film-o Jan 7, 16:46 16
- not a movie but Altered carbon was a great watch -- nm - FB douche Jan 7, 17:46
- Have they got Moon or Galaxy Quest? -- nm - LMS Jan 7, 17:37 1
  - Or The Martian? -- nm - LMS Jan 7, 17:38
- Upgrade was pretty fun -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 17:20 2
  - Project Power -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 17:20 1
    - That's two others I have not yet watched - thanks -- nm - film-o Jan 7, 17:24
- Hardcore Henry, Total Recall and I personally liked Cloverfield Paradox. -- nm - con_carne Jan 7, 17:16 3
  - I second Cloverfield Paradox. Was even better than I expected. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 17:29
  - I might watch all three, thanks. Haven't seen TR in ages. Only saw the first Cloverfield. HH rings no bells. -- nm - film-o Jan 7, 17:22 1
    - TR aged far better than I expected. Forgot it was Philip K Dick -- nm - con_carne Jan 7, 17:31
- I thought The Midnight Sky was pretty good. Not fantastic, but a good, solid interesting movie. And Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse is a must see. - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 16:51 5
  - I thought it was fine. a little self-indulgent sometimes, but not bad. -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 17:10
  - Yes, thanks - haven't seen "The Midnight Sky", but read about it last week. Could be good, but was at.. 56% I think, maybe, on RT? - film-o Jan 7, 16:54 3
    - The first in a trilogy of projects of Hugh Grant being mean to Ben Wishaw. -- nm - LMS Jan 7, 17:40
    - I think that was the RT score. I know it wasn't well-reviewed, but I still think it's a "crowd pleaser" of a movie. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 17:10 1
      - I'll Watch it. -- nm - film-o Jan 7, 17:13
Neil Sheehan, NYT writer who got and published the Pentagon Papers died at 84 -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 7, 16:41
Police Academy franchise star Marion Ramsey passed away on Thursday, Jan. 7 at the age of 73. -- (link) - Beaker Jan 7, 16:38 1
- "Alright dirtbag, let me through those pearly gates!" -- nm - con_carne Jan 7, 18:01
Meanwhile, Lou Dobbs seems to be okay with the violence -- (link) - mara Jan 7, 16:32 3
- The last physical altercation Lou Dobbs was involved in was at San Juan Hill. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 7, 16:42
- I wish upon these bozos to experience an angry mob rushing into their workplaces. -- nm - Max Jan 7, 16:34 1
  - I think there was a terrorist attack at CNN when Dobbs still worked there, wasn't there? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 7, 17:07
Crash, don't know how much you know about 3D printing. Tinkercad is free and a good place to start for creating things to print, and they have things - . Jan 7, 16:14 1
- thanks! -- nm - crash davis Jan 7, 17:07
Cult 45 Insurgency. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 16:13
my couch is allegedly being delivered on 1/14. I had to order a new one. I got an extra $200 off but really was that worth it? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 7, 16:11
Hawley's "woke mob" response to Simon & Schuster -- (link) - budice Jan 7, 15:58 24
- IsSenatorJoshHawleyawhinybitch.com? -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 7, 16:07
- The first amendment doesn't mean anyone is obligated to publish your book dumbass. - pmb Jan 7, 16:06 11
  - WHOA WHOA what?? (stops writing.) -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 7, 16:15
  - While we're on insurrectionists getting let go from their jobs, it would be great if the schools revoked their degrees. -- nm - Max Jan 7, 16:10
  - "Hold on... this says Lale Yaw School" -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 16:08 1
    - ha -- nm* - budice Jan 7, 16:09
  - He knows, he's being disingenuous because many of his followers don't know. -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 16:07 6
    - This. Or maybe he skipped con law. I dunno. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 16:33
    - I think if you pour lemon juice on the original copy it says "no backsies". -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 16:21
    - ayup. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 7, 16:16
    - *ding* -- nm - spamlet Jan 7, 16:11
    - I know. Just calling bullshit. -- nm - pmb Jan 7, 16:08
    - Exactly. Fund-raising and rabble-rousing. -- nm - mara Jan 7, 16:08
- I'm sure he will love the Discovery phase -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 16:00 5
  - He ain’t suing. Lawyers cost money. He ain’t spending a dime on a lost cause like this. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 7, 16:15 4
    - otoh he might take a page from Trump and divert 50% of campaign fund receipts to legal fees, ensuring that *he* doesn't spend a dime. -- nm - Max Jan 7, 16:21
    - Right. He’s advertising -- nm - spamlet Jan 7, 16:19
    - What we need is an amendment that forces people into hiring lawyers when they say "See you in court." -- nm - Max Jan 7, 16:19 1
      - Yep, you’re in office, see you in court is a promise. Enjoy the loss. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 7, 16:23
- Not publishing my manifesto is a violation of the 1st Amendment, despite my not having written it and also my being Canadian and not covered by it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 16:00 1
  - "I demand an advance and a green card." -- nm - Beryllium Jan 7, 16:25
- reread that 1st Amend. Josh -- nm - mud Jan 7, 15:59
- Yeah, I'm sure S&S have really crappy first amendment lawyers who have no clue. -- nm - mara Jan 7, 15:59 1
  - Indeed. Crappy lawyers who utterly smothered Milo's suit. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 7, 16:26
Chairman @RepJerryNadler supports skipping committees and bringing impeachment straight to the House floor. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 7, 15:54
You have to wonder what kind of governmental "work" is getting done right now. I feel like we don't even have a functioning government. -- nm - mara Jan 7, 15:53 3
- from my perspective, the agencies are doing their thing. Drama on top mostly doesn't affect that. -- nm - loosilu Jan 7, 15:56 1
  - This. The "real work" of the federal government (and democracy) is accomplished at the agency level. - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 16:01
- How about that extra stimulus and COVID vaccination strategy -- nm - budice Jan 7, 15:55
"absolutely unemployable" -- (link) - mud Jan 7, 15:52 9
- aw, it's like the anti-end to The West Wing. -- nm - Max Jan 7, 16:05 1
  - Vinick was robbed dammit. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 7, 16:23
- I honestly doubt this -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 15:54 6
  - of course -- nm - mud Jan 7, 15:55 5
    - I'm willing to be proven wrong, but we never seem to be able to fully flush these turds. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 15:56 4
      - eww - mud Jan 7, 15:58
      - There are far right news networks, foundations, colleges, etc that will employ them. They aren't employable by anyone RESPECTABLE. -- nm - loosilu Jan 7, 15:57 2
        
        yeah, they'll land on their feet. -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 16:49
        
        there are a few groups, like the federalist society, well funded and full of wealthy devos types, white house exp still is a resume' feature -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 16:28
Capitol Police officer dies from injuries received yesterday -- (link) - TWuG Jan 7, 15:52 5
- Somebody's going to emergency. Somebody's going to jail. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 7, 16:19
- Jesus. And IMO the officers on the ground were sabotaged. -- nm - loosilu Jan 7, 15:56 1
  - leaderless, unsupported, no reserves, betrayed by their own -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 16:30
- I just saw -- hit on the head with a fire extinguisher. A murder investigation has been opened. -- nm* - mara Jan 7, 15:54
- yeesh -- nm - mud Jan 7, 15:52
great news for the world's most endangered TURTLE -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 7, 15:48 1
- No, he’s staying in the senate. -- nm - mafic Jan 7, 15:53
If someone is a federal employee and happens to, say, storm the capitol building as part of a violent insurrection ... what might happen to them? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 7, 15:47 4
- Fried. Charred. -- nm - Max Jan 7, 16:08 1
  - I don't think going medieval on their ass is an option in the american justice system -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 16:32
- Fired. Charged. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 15:59
- Fired. Charged. -- nm - TWuG Jan 7, 15:53
Reminder: Mr Mayor starring Ted Danson, 2 episodes tonight (cross between 30 Rock and Parks & Rec I've seen it called) -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 15:46 2
- Thanks! -- nm - David Jan 7, 15:55
- The Ted Danson pattern is "show I like" followed by "show that is great but I can't be bothered to watch because of life reasons" - Beryllium Jan 7, 15:50

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