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Tommy Lasorda passed away at 93 -- (link) - budice Jan 8, 08:52 1
- One of the greatest ambassadors for the game of baseball ever. -- nm - David Jan 8, 08:53
Pelosi says she spoke to the chairman of the joint chiefs about preventing Trump from accessing the nuclear codes. -- (link) - decline Jan 8, 08:51 3
- Should this be something reported on, like... out loud? -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 08:54
- Sometimes, I feel like I'm Picard in that episode where he experiences another culture. I'm watching the end of civilization after the fact. -- nm - David Jan 8, 08:52 1
  - Pick a better instrument to learn than that little tin flute. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 08:54
YEAH!!! We just paid off our 2nd car loan. So aside from mortgage*, we don't have any outstanding loans - prayformojo Jan 8, 08:50 4
- Dang, Experian going to bump you up to score 851. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 8, 08:55
- Nice! You should celebrate by visiting the Capito...err, going to Disney Wor...err, staying home and finishing jigsaw puzzles! -- nm - David Jan 8, 08:51
- Woohoo!! Now go buy something really, really expensive -- nm - decline Jan 8, 08:51
- !!! free monthly budget money -- nm* - budice Jan 8, 08:51
"President-elect Joe Biden plans to release nearly all available vaccine doses, instead of holding second shots back, in an attempt to speed delivery" - David Jan 8, 08:48
Beckett quotes aside, I've never understood what this means. -- (link) - David Jan 8, 08:42 3
- For me it's the inherent languages of different styles - Reagen Jan 8, 08:50
- I take it as something like the structure of it adds to the experience (Memento’s non-linear nature) -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 08:49
- Really? I thought it was just that the form it takes is actually part of the story. -- nm - Spawn Jan 8, 08:47
To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on Deep Space Nine. -- (link) - Gul Dukat Jan 8, 08:42
Top 5 most valuable US companies: 1. Apple 2. Microsoft 3. Amazon 4. Alphabet 5. Tesla (which just surpassed FB) - decline Jan 8, 08:36 1
- yeah, but one tweet and he can lose billions in his value. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 08:41
Yes, aside from them. Aside, I say! -- (link) - Reagen Jan 8, 08:24 10
- Even fleas are like, “Nah.” -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 09:01
- Who could have possibly known that a deal with the devil could backfire??? -- nm - David Jan 8, 08:30 5
  - "It was totally okay that every single thing we did hurt other Americans, i had reasons, but this, THIS HURT ME!" -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 08:31 4
    - Apparently the water at the white house is infused with narcissism. -- nm - pmb Jan 8, 08:40 3
      - "Everyone who ever worked with Trump grew to despise him, but we thought it'd be different with us." -- nm - David Jan 8, 08:43 1
        
        When else was I going to get the chance to hurt people and to really show all those people who made fun of me in middle school who's boss? -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 08:52
      - That's what makes it so reflective so they can all bask in their own glory. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 08:41
- KARMA -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 08:29
- Effffff you. - Dark Callisto Jan 8, 08:28
- And you assholes made a choice to join. Reap->sow -- nm - pmb Jan 8, 08:27
Having finished the recent The Crown season, we keep an eye out for Princess Di stories or photos—this is a fun one from Live Aid -- (pic) - flavorize Jan 8, 08:23 [Attachment] 1
- trying to name the dude between May & Bowie ..? -- nm - mud Jan 8, 08:58
Trump Administration Observation: Seems to me as though this administration has worked a LOT of the legal / constitutional loopholes and gaps. - JaxSean Jan 8, 08:20 1
- Bill Maher calls this the Gus the mule approach to governing. Gus (you may recall) was a Disney movie about a mule that became a placekicker on a - pmb Jan 8, 08:49
Not that it necessarily means anything in and of itself, but two of the people arraigned so far are apparently native Russian speakers? -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 8, 08:10 3
- Like the other national security nightmare already in place? (NM) - Marlowe Jan 8, 08:17
- I thought I saw on twitter last night that there is some worry that classified materials (a laptop?) were stolen -- nm - decline Jan 8, 08:12 1
  - InfoSec folks have been saying on twitter that the building's infrastructure needs to be completely replaced. Every electronic device can no longer be - Beryllium Jan 8, 08:17
What is a good WWII movie for a middle school aged child? - kelly Jan 8, 08:09 41
- I don't know if these fit, I've never seen them: Tuskegee airmen, English patient -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 08:50 2
  - And same for Windtalkers and Downfall -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 08:52 1
    - If we do foreign language, we could start talking Life Is Beautiful. -- nm - con_carne Jan 8, 08:54
- The Eagle Has Landed -- nm* - LMS Jan 8, 08:47
- The Dam Busters is an interesting one.. .kind of a new side to the war. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 08:41 1
  - Do they mention the name of the dog in that film? -- nm - LMS Jan 8, 08:42
- What's Dunkirk rated? -- nm - LMS Jan 8, 08:41 1
  - PG (and is excellent) -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 08:42
- Fat Man and Little Boy. The Imitation Game. Maybe Valkyrie? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 08:39
- Unbroken, Valkyrie, Enemy at the Gates -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 08:38
- Chicken Run -- nm - LMS Jan 8, 08:37
- once Grade 9 I'd say Band of Brothers -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 08:34
- the original Midway (even the new one, but it is dumbed down alot); Dunkirk -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 08:33 1
  - Dunkirk, for sure. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 08:33
- Fury or Saving Private Ryan. -- nm - Spawn Jan 8, 08:29
- Patton -- nm - con_carne Jan 8, 08:23 3
  - Great movie but you're not getting a middle schooler to sure through 3+hours of that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 08:25 2
    - *shrug* I used to watch it as a kid when it came on TV. -- nm - con_carne Jan 8, 08:29 1
      - My suggestion is 2 and a half so I don't know if it's any better. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 08:53
- The Longest Day. Though it's a long film. -- nm - Remlik Jan 8, 08:23 1
  - well, long *is* in the title after all -- nm - decline Jan 8, 08:23
- I remember seeing Guadalcanal Diary in class in school. I think it was middle school. This focuses on the Japanese side of the war. -- (link) - pmb Jan 8, 08:20
- Victory (WW 2 soccer movie with Stallone/Caine), Stalag 17, and A Bridge Too Far -- nm - flavorize Jan 8, 08:20
- For old movies, I personally love Bridge on the River Kwai and The Best Years of Our Lives. Not sure how much a middle-schooler would get out of them. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 08:19
- Great Escape or Guns of Navarrone (sp?) -- nm* - flavorize Jan 8, 08:17 4
  - this -- nm - decline Jan 8, 08:22
  - Oh, The Great Escape absolutely! Great real story, fantastic music, not particularly violent. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 8, 08:18 2
    - And then watch Chicken Run! -- nm - mara Jan 8, 08:19 1
      - Yeah!!! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 8, 08:22
- Empire of The Sun -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 08:16
- The 1959 Diary of Anne Frank is pretty good, as I recall. But very long! -- nm - mara Jan 8, 08:14
- Hope and Glory -- nm - prayformojo Jan 8, 08:14
- Boy in Striped Pyjamas? (PG-13) -- nm - mara Jan 8, 08:13 1
  - This. It's required reading here (both my kids read it, though not 100% sure they watched it in class). - JaxSean Jan 8, 08:21
- Jojo Rabbit or Inglorious Basterds. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 8, 08:11 3
  - IB might be a little adult for a middle-schooler -- nm - prayformojo Jan 8, 08:14 2
    - Agreed. I was going to submit it as a joke answer, but it's not _that_ bad. - Hibernating Baron Jan 8, 08:18 1
      - some of it is pretty offensive - prayformojo Jan 8, 08:22
- Pearl Harbour? -- nm - Shaun Jan 8, 08:11 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 08:29
- How realistic? There’s a ton of old war movies but they’re not very realistic. -- nm - spamlet Jan 8, 08:10
the lasting psychological damage for us all bc pandemic will be huge. those poor lawmakers and journalists will have some PTSD from yesterday as well. - amanda jeans Jan 8, 07:58 4
- "I don't feel sorry for congress at all. Oh, I'm sorry, did you have to hide under your desk because of guns? Wah wah wah. I've only had to do that -- (link) - Beaker Jan 8, 08:40
- Now Congress knows how school kids feel during their active shooter drills -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 8, 07:59 1
  - see teacher tweet above -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 08:41
- agreed -- nm - mud Jan 8, 07:59
* (below) -- nm* - mud Jan 8, 07:53 1
- With luck it'll be because the Senate convicted him and he's no longer president. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 8, 07:55
DTL: I really wanted to make the NTT. I really didn't want to go 1-5 in the NTT. -- nm - rollo Jan 8, 07:53 1
- May the best team win on Mr. Hinton -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 08:17
Breaking News Trump will not be attending Inauguration per his twitter -- nm - eag Jan 8, 07:53 5
- No way you can get a toddler to sit still through all that. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 08:45
- Doesn't want to be near the next mob uprising? -- nm - mara Jan 8, 08:26
- I don’t care. I love it. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 08:14
- Weird move for someone that's totally still going to be president. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 07:55
- He's apparently joined Parler, too. So I doubt he's done inciting the mob. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 8, 07:54
I admire the level of commitment Antifa people have in posing as fascists at the rally. That's Daniel Day-Lewis level of method. -- nm - LMS Jan 8, 07:37 12
- George Soros only hires the best -- nm - decline Jan 8, 07:37 11
  - Did you know that Soros owns Tesla, Disney, and Apple? I learned this last night while reading the comments. -- nm - David Jan 8, 07:43 10
    - Like, they know that shit is a matter of public record, no? Every share is accounted for and knowable with some digging. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 07:50 8
      - Start here -- (link*) - znufrii Jan 8, 07:56 7
        
        Soros controls the SEC, znu -- nm - decline Jan 8, 07:58 6
        
        It's gonna be remarkable when that 90-year-old man dies but continues to run the world from the afterlife. -- nm - David Jan 8, 08:11 4
        
        His son inherits the title of Boogeyman. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 08:17
        
        Chavez and Fidel already do that, so... (NM) - Marlowe Jan 8, 08:14
        
        He bathes in the blood of virgins and children David. He'll never die! -- nm - decline Jan 8, 08:13 1
        
        I mean, he IS 90... -- nm - David Jan 8, 08:28
        
        Oh, that explains it. -- nm - znufrii Jan 8, 08:03
    - whoa -- nm - mud Jan 8, 07:45
From B2 regarding the Trump supporters jumping at shadows, if there's any way to have compassion for some of them, I think it's recognizing that - pmb Jan 8, 07:28 8
- Watching documentaries on Cults (Heavens Gate, etc), it's incredible to see extremely intelligent people get caught up in a belief. - JaxSean Jan 8, 07:47 1
  - Yep. -- nm - pmb Jan 8, 08:28
- No. They went in willingly. And believe me, having family members in the cult (including my parents) I want to go along with this. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 8, 07:42 5
  - Yes and no. You should watch somethings on cults. And keep in mind, they may have willingly gone in on being republican and having certain fears, - pmb Jan 8, 08:17
  - I know, for my parents, being Republican comes with a sense of being “morally right.” Be it through military/wars, or abortion, or perceive religious -- (edited) - flavorize Jan 8, 08:13 3
    - That's probably a good way to put it - Republicans think they are, by nature, morally superior. What they believe is "right." - Cuzzin Todd Jan 8, 08:28 2
      - I dunno that that’s a defining Republican thing though. I think morals are a big part of most people’s political choices. -- nm - Roger More Jan 8, 08:46 1
        
        Perhaps not 100%, but I think a lot feel that being a Dem is a moral failing. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 8, 08:58
Don’t want to miss an opportunity -- (link) - spamlet Jan 8, 07:28 4
- One of my favorite documentaries. -- nm - pmb Jan 8, 07:29 3
  - My favorite is the one about the postal abbreviations. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 8, 08:05 2
    - "How Dottie is this!" -- (link) - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 8, 08:15 [youtube] 1
      - You're not getting me to watch that again... oh wait, I just did. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 8, 08:33
When you think about it, holding a special session on MLK Day just to impeach Trump, so the new Senate could then convict, isn't a terrible idea. -- nm* - mara Jan 8, 07:24 8
- I don’t let it go to the new Congress. Biden has real work to do. Try to clear his slate as much as possible. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 08:15 1
  - And the message is that he's too dangerous to be left in charge. You don't wait for maximum political advantage in that case. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 08:26
- Of course, the only hope of conviction is for some GOP who have presidential aspirations to decide they benefit from barring T from running again. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 07:33 3
  - Looking through the list I see - Reagen Jan 8, 07:54 1
    - The only way Grassley would go along with it is if he is already planning to announce his retirement and not run again. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 8, 07:56
  - But at least Majority Leader Schumer would bring the vote to the floor. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 07:47
- gives him too much time to still do damage. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 8, 07:25 1
  - So does impeaching him next Wednesday and Mitch letting the clock run out. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 07:26
Weekend Plans ? -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:18 15
- NFL, taking down Christmas decorations -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 08:39
- Soooo many sports to watch. 6 NFL playoffs games. Soccer throughout. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 8, 07:38
- Virtually attending the Marine Tottenham FA Cup Match, doing tech support for my parents -- (edited) - JD Jan 8, 07:38 2
  - Same. See you there! (The first part, not the second) -- nm* - Volnelk Jan 8, 07:39 1
    - LOL I probably could use the help though -- nm - JD Jan 8, 07:55
- Same as every day. Stay home, watch TV, clean things, etc. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 8, 07:35 2
  - aye. -- nm - mud Jan 8, 07:42
  - Ditto. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 07:38
- I'm in lockdown so watch a lot of TV and do a walk by the river to the supermarket, maybe a bit of DIY (painting) -- nm - LMS Jan 8, 07:32
- Nada. Maybe start looking at those Masterclass programs. -- nm - pmb Jan 8, 07:30
- Hockey Game Saturday night, otherwise, I think just staying in the house. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 8, 07:26
- probably putting away the xmas tree and if its not super cold, taking down the lights outside. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 8, 07:22
- I added HBO Max last night so probably watching a bunch of stuff on there over the weekend -- nm - decline Jan 8, 07:21
- Putting Christmas away. -- nm - znufrii Jan 8, 07:20
- I bought a home screening 'ticket' to watch Meeting The Beatles In India from a local theatre to support them. Finish a puzzle. Laundry. - Andie Jan 8, 07:20
Maryland Governor Hogan says he was repeatedly denied authorization to bring in the Maryland National Guard on Wednesday. -- (link) - Inigo Jan 8, 07:16 1
- You know there'll be hearings. This is gonna be bad for someone at DOD. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 07:42
Oh good. The twitter ben has been lifted. ffs. -- nm - Shaun Jan 8, 07:12 5
- is he ranting already? I admit i thought Twitter would be the platform to outright ban him first. -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:18 3
  - About how his 75 million voters will have a great future ahead minus the several dozen that will be up for federal crimes -- nm* - eag Jan 8, 07:27
  - Yup. Notably, not disputing the election though. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 07:21 1
    - I honestly think Ivanka is the ONLY person that can handle him. The last video was her idea. -- nm - Spawn Jan 8, 08:07
- I feel like banning him from social media would mean more to him than being impeached. -- nm - Inigo Jan 8, 07:14

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