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140,000 net job losses in Dec--all of them women...Women lost 156K and men gained 16K -- (link) - Flavorize Jan 9, 19:42
Tom Brady is going to fire Godwin after this season. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 19:41 3
- Godwin is a FA--so he's basically firing himself. Get Juju for cheaper to play the slot in TB -- nm - Flavorize Jan 9, 19:43 2
  - Juju will want to get paid this offseason. he'll want alot -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 19:46 1
    - 15.5M for Juju vs 17.2 for Godwin according to spotrac. Both could earn more if Pitt or TB get to the SB. Probably get AJ Green for $6M -- nm - Flavorize Jan 9, 19:54
the wife is loving Bridgerton. -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 19:39
on one hand, "ooh, pretty organic chem animations". On the other hand, "cheeky monkey" -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 9, 19:38
GO FOR 2! -- nm - Frank reich Jan 9, 19:33 1
- nice play call WFT you fucking morons -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 19:34
WAP? -- (link) - ty97 Jan 9, 19:33 1
- you'd think to have 'this' named for you is something you'd soon bury and not make it your brand -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 9, 20:00
Part of AWS's letter to Parler explaining the decision. (seems like a solid argument) -- (link) - ty97 Jan 9, 19:26 1
- The platforms are motivated by money of course. Never morality. They don’t give a shit if anyone dies or not truly. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 19:40
To all my friends, if you are upset that Parler has been deleted from most platforms for inciting murder, insurrection and treason, please let me know - Beaker Jan 9, 19:21 5
- Dark web exists for a reason. Let them go hang out with those guys. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 19:26 2
  - oohhh, the Dark Web. -- nm - Strt! Jan 9, 19:31
  - that's where the wallet inspector hangs out though...I hate that guy -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 19:28
- (I've blocked and unfriended 2 people on FB for comparing Liberals in Canada doing...something to January 6th in the US...) -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 19:22 1
  - and i see this as growth on my part as 10 years ago I would of fought with them for weeks -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 19:24
The first Wonder Woman cuts from outside the castle to suddenly inside the gala, bypassing the fact that she mugged a woman for her dress and invite. - Max Jan 9, 19:14 4
- spoils on #2 - Beaker Jan 9, 19:15 3
  - Technically she didn't specify that part of it. - Max Jan 9, 19:17 2
    - I mean, she could of used me; just needs to ask -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 19:18 1
      - *wary but interested* -- nm - Homelander Jan 9, 19:20
ooh, about that... -- (link) - Reagen Jan 9, 19:10 5
- I like it. a scenario where the minimum charges will be a federal interstate crime -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 9, 19:19
- They should use two cans and some string. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 9, 19:15 1
  - Morse code -- nm - eag Jan 9, 19:16
- IPO The Firm 2 -- nm - Max Jan 9, 19:15
- Oh yeah because getting mail late is real swift and efficiant -- nm - eag Jan 9, 19:14
"steepen the curve" -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 9, 19:07
FUN FACT: Tik Tok banned the Donald before the Donald could ban Tik Tok -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 9, 18:48
Amazon's AWS boot Parler. They're off-line til they find a new host. -- (link) - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 9, 18:44 16
- I'm uneasy about this -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 18:45 15
  - ik, r? -- nm - DMac Jan 9, 19:34
  - I am struggling to see why this is any different than when anyone gets kicked off any service in the past. If anything this has even more merit... - Qale Jan 9, 19:32
  - Are you worried that your angering the angry mob even more ? - eag Jan 9, 19:02 3
    - I'm worried about the precedent, who gets to set the rules about what speech is allowed (Silicon Valley? Is that who should do it?) -- (edited) - ty97 Jan 9, 19:04 2
      - Web companies are enforcing their own variant of what Trump wanted. They’re shutting down speech to remove their culpability. - Will Hunting Jan 9, 19:25
      - If twitter saw they were planning future rallies/attacks and im web hosting any other platform that they could be doing this on - eag Jan 9, 19:09
  - I guess I need to understand their reasoning better. Do they thing there is ongoing violence prep on Parler? If so, okay that makes sense then -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 18:50 6
    - There's always the web interface. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 19:00 4
      - Nope. Their web hosting service is kicking them off. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 19:02 3
        
        ah well if I were to start a social media company, I would simply not allow people to threaten murder on it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 19:08 2
        
        FREE SPEECH HATER! -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 19:16 1
        
        Who can forget the trouble Reagan had holding office because the Jack Dorsey cabal wouldn't let him use their social media platforms. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 19:19
    - Narrator: there is -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 18:51
  - no shoes, no shirt, no insurrectionists, no service -- nm* - Beaker Jan 9, 18:49
  - No one is owed a platform. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 18:46
Now playing: Shallow Grave - con_carne Jan 9, 18:41
Taylor Heinicke sounds like the star of my 3rd favorite Nicholas Sparks movie -- nm - prayformojo Jan 9, 18:39 1
- 3rd and 16 *throws 10yd pass* -- nm - budice Jan 9, 18:41
Fumble. -- nm - budice Jan 9, 18:37
Something called Ariel Pink was dropped by his record label for being in the Capitol -- (link) - eag Jan 9, 18:19 6
- Amazon will be removing Parler from its web hosting services -- nm - budice Jan 9, 18:38
- Adam Johnson, the man seen carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern. Won't be taking the stand in his defense. -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 18:24 1
  - Why would he? A lectern is way cooler. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 19:49
- How is that not the name of a drag queen? -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 18:23 2
  - IIRC it is the name of a p0rn star -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 9, 18:26 1
    - ok, i see, he just dates so many that he's associated with many of them, he brags about dating one of Charlie Sheen's ex -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 9, 18:29
I would like to have been in the room the day someone said: "Let's air an NFL playoff game on Nickelodeon." -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 9, 18:19
Charlotte rookie LaMelo Ball has become the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. at 19yo. 21-10-10 -- nm - budice Jan 9, 18:10 1
- his father would put up 42-20-20 vs Jordan -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 18:18
the beer kid looks pretty good -- nm* - Beaker Jan 9, 18:00 4
- Nah, it's "You're not gonna pay a lot for that quarterback." -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 18:07
- That was a solid drive. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 18:06
- Doesn't take much to outplay Dwayne Haskins. -- nm - David Jan 9, 18:05
- even Austin Powers loves him -- (link) - Beaker Jan 9, 18:04 [youtube]
more unstable ? ! -- (link) - mud Jan 9, 17:56 6
- He wants to see if the ‘Indian Rugburn’ trick works on him first. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 19:51
- He’s enjoying the feeling of power over Trump he has right now. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 18:39
- "Well, it's not like San Francisco was that large of a city, it was just a warning nuke." (NM) - Penze Jan 9, 18:04 1
  - it would take the corp centers of most major social medi...oh yeah, welp I'm gonna miss that place. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 9, 18:47
- He has a strict "475 strikes and you're out" policy. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 18:01
- "until he burns a Stark alive, we all good" -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 17:58
There's been some other news to look at, so just a quick update on Georgia -- (pic) - ty97 Jan 9, 17:32 [Attachment]
Washington @ Tampa Bay - who you got? -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 17:22 5
- If DC wins, tis the greatest playoff upset ever. - Will Hunting Jan 9, 17:54
- Tompa Tom -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 17:41
- The team with the cracker sayin' football punting WR. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 17:36
- Not the NFL East team -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 17:29
- TB -- nm - budice Jan 9, 17:29
Rams #6 seed..ayup -- nm - budice Jan 9, 17:17 1
- *flexes* -- (link) - Shaun Jan 9, 17:35 [Backboard]
Mama_carne is now vaccined! -- nm - con_carne Jan 9, 17:01 5
- 🖤 -- nm - colin Jan 9, 18:11
- Wahoo! -- nm - Pippy Jan 9, 17:41
- 👍👍 -- nm - Meg Jan 9, 17:12
- Great news! -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 17:12
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 9, 17:05
uh oh, Kupp looks like his right knee was blown... -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 16:59
ST: What are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 16:57 17
- Halfway through Bleeding Edge, Thomas Pynchon -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 9, 18:52
- The Physics of Wall Street -- nm - psilotum Jan 9, 18:48
- Listening to Seven Lies by Elizabeth Kay -- nm - mara Jan 9, 18:41
- Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah Maas; and Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 9, 18:33
- Catcher in the Rye, actually. First time! -- nm - colin Jan 9, 18:12
- To Sleep in A Sea of Stars -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 17:52
- Running Scared: Fear, Worry and the God of rest by Ed Welch -- nm - Pippy Jan 9, 17:44
- The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 9, 17:23
- Queens Gambit. Same author also wrote The Hustler, Color of Money and Man Who Fell to Earth. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 9, 17:20
- Ghost Story (reread, 40 years later!) -- nm - mud Jan 9, 17:14 1
  - I feel this recent raft of STers reading Ghost Story is mostly my fault, and I'm fine with it. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 9, 17:26
- Blood Genius, a Virgil Flowers novel -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 17:07 1
  - love love love John Sandford -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 17:10
- Prisoners of Geography! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 9, 17:06
- Reagen got me Midnight Library for Christmas. - David Jan 9, 17:00
- "Moonflower Murders", by Anthony Horowitz (NM) - Marlowe Jan 9, 16:58
- Station Eleven (with Harrow the Ninth waiting in the wings) -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 16:57
The Toronto Star published an obituary for Trump's Twitter account. -- (link) - Andie Jan 9, 16:49
GM has changed their logo to reflect a focus on electrifying their lineup. If you rotate it and squint, though.... -- (link) - TWuG Jan 9, 16:48 3
- Looks like El brand coffee. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 18:06
- "El"ectric over "g"as. "Elon"? People are crazy. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 17:06
- wb? -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 16:49
for non-FBers: good news from Don Homer on Mrs Don Homer - Beaker Jan 9, 16:47 5
- fantastic! -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 17:12
- ! -- nm - budice Jan 9, 16:58
- So happy to hear this! Thanks for posting it here. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 9, 16:51
- Don Homer! -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 16:48 1
  - I Second Homer that Don Homer! -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 9, 17:25
Apple has removed Parler from the App Store. -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 16:44
I do want the Seahawks to win, but I think the playoffs will be more exciting if Los Angeles wins. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 9, 16:34 3
- The Seahawks is my favorite Errol Flynn movie -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 9, 17:07
- The Year of the Youth. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 16:47
- seachickens have played awful -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 16:42
The master race is not that bright -- (link) - TWuG Jan 9, 16:23 1
- I happened to catch Compulsion on tv last night, which felt pretty timely. -- (link) - Max Jan 9, 16:33
B2: the God Twitter account posted about 7 of Ted Cruz's phone numbers for his various offices, so mando posting 1 isn't alot really... -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 16:20 1
- The comment made it sound like Pascal posted Ted's phone #; not his office phone - Will Hunting Jan 9, 17:11
LIR: Of course they're going to try to wait it out. - ReluctantCynic Jan 9, 16:14 10
- I’m already hearing from right leaning folks I have to deal with in life that it was “no big deal” what happened Wednesday. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 16:47
- Even if Cruz and Hawley were up for reelection tomorrow nothing that transpired this week would impact their chances. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 9, 16:22 6
  - Agree with everything you say. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 9, 18:08
  - history has proven if after killing all of their unbelievers, they will find a new group to go after :((((((((( -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 9, 16:31
  - The hardcore Republican voters can be ignored. It's the conservative to moderate folks shifting away from the party that need the focus. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 9, 16:24 1
    - yup. you keep the crazies we'll take everyone else -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 16:58
  - I'll be curious to see what kind of bleed off the Republicans are going to get from this in terms of membership - Reagen Jan 9, 16:24 1
    - I've been thinking the same thing. Came up at a redistricting roundtable I attended today. - ReluctantCynic Jan 9, 16:28
- "And in closing, Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley are traitorous scumbags." "Thank you, Mr. Romney." -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 16:15 1
  - "*NOW* can we all move on?" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 9, 16:20
The Rams jerseys just look like they're horribly sweat-stained. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 16:11 1
- They might be. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 16:14
Is the thumb important for quarterbacks, Troy? Thanks for that insight, man, I'd have never guessed that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 16:05 2
- ah, and Joe Buck watching someone clutch their chest "yes, must be a knee injury" -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 16:12
- We have evidence of Trump’s obstruction of justice. Should we bury the story? LOL. -- nm - WSJ Jan 9, 16:08
ancient hilltop monastery in India, was founded by a woman monk -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 9, 16:02 2
- Read that as ancient hip hop monastery -- nm - Dano Jan 9, 16:04 1
  - Founded by a Wu-Tang monk. -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 16:10
That GA attorney who resigned? It was exactly what we thought -- (link) - Reagen Jan 9, 16:02 2
- I picture Justice Thomas looking through law books for what the Founding Fathers said about dipshits pardoning themselves - Will Hunting Jan 9, 17:07
- More expectations of transactionality, I see. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 16:22

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