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new AC/DC vid! -- (link) - mud Jan 13, 14:48 [youtube] 1
- maybe the close ups weren't the greatest idea -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 14:49
Another one for the time machine -- (link) - Reagen Jan 13, 14:41 2
- Nothing about the pandemic? Darn. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 14:43 1
  - As someone points out "how long until they notice the masks" -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 14:48
Local news is always important -- (link*) - ty97 Jan 13, 14:35
~it's in our heart ... it's in our head ... it's in our love ... baby, it's in our bed~ -- nm - Dano Jan 13, 14:17
Stephen A says “source”’told him Rams are willing to trade Goff plus picks for Watson -- nm - Flavorize Jan 13, 14:16 4
- I'll call bullshit on this. No way does anyone with any power say this with a playoff game in a few days. -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 14:48 2
  - this -- nm - Diva Jan 13, 14:53
  - And certainly not to him. -- nm - David Jan 13, 14:52
- The Texans could just sign Trubisky as a FA. He was drafted higher! And his thumb is fine. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Jan 13, 14:19
i got Trump Twitter Account rolled and Rick rolled in the same comment thread... i'm such an internet loser today. -- nm - colin Jan 13, 14:12
Sitwap Sheldon Adelson died, the Vegas mogul who bankrolled the republican party as much or more than the Koch's -- nm* - zeitgeist Jan 13, 14:02 1
- yeah. it's all over the local news. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 14:19
"Flo" sold data to advertisers. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 13, 14:00 3
- Rida? -- nm - Dano Jan 13, 14:18 1
  - That's low. -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 14:21
- Chocolate? -- nm - Abed Jan 13, 14:06
Here’s who voted. -- (link) - Tim Jan 13, 14:00
Gritty is a national treasure -- (link) - decline Jan 13, 14:00 1
- love that crazy kid -- nm - prayformojo Jan 13, 14:03
Looking at the Brooklyn roster, I feel like King George in Hamilton. - Will Hunting Jan 13, 13:57
McConnell says .. -- (link) - mud Jan 13, 13:55 10
- so basically the Senate will continue doing nothing cause that is his way. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 13, 14:32
- he's sooo close to achieving his dream of being a cartoon supervillain -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 13:56 2
  - I never knew there were volcanoes in Kentucky but he certainly lives in one -- nm - ty97 Jan 13, 14:44
  - Turtlor -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 14:41
- So, confirmation hearings for Cabinet will be scheduled? -- nm - Roger More Jan 13, 13:56 5
  - I assume so. Schumer will be the Majority leader then. -- nm - loosilu Jan 13, 13:59 4
    - Not until the new GA delegation is seated, which may be as late as the 22nd, I read. -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 14:03
    - Like now. This is historically slow. - Will Hunting Jan 13, 14:00 2
      - Oh sure. McConnell is slow walking it to the end. -- nm - loosilu Jan 13, 14:26 1
        
        Hence, my sarcastic joke! -- nm - Roger More Jan 13, 14:27
I'll lay money that the McConnell approval of impeachment evaporates once Biden is president. "He's impeached, he's out of office. What's the point?' -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 13, 13:42 20
- He's destroyed. Can't run again. -- nm - loosilu Jan 13, 14:26 4
  - Not unless convicted. He'll announce he's running on the 20th, I think. -- nm - mara Jan 13, 14:28 3
    - I wonder if there's some calculus that if he does then, never-Trump Senators might be more likely to vote for disability - Max Jan 13, 14:40
    - My apologies to spamlet, apparently we did need to repeat this fact 800 times. -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 14:34
    - yep -- nm - mud Jan 13, 14:29
- Trump will always be a pariah, and if not thrown out of politics, he can/will continue to harm the Republican party [besides the rest of us] -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 14:22
- Whatever makes the Dems spend more political capital on this instead of getting Biden’s agenda through. -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 14:07
- He's just yanking the leash he still has on Donald as he has little use for him, a warning to behave,tone it down -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 14:00
- I think he's still reading the room. I think that's entirely possible. I could see him drag it out to just take up time from Biden's term. -- nm - pmb Jan 13, 13:47
- Keep him from running again -- nm - eag Jan 13, 13:44 2
  - and using our $$ for protection, job pension and everything else he hopes to scam us out of us -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 13:50 1
    - He’ll get all of that anyway unless they convict before he leaves office. - spamlet Jan 13, 13:59
- I think he wants him eliminated as a "conservative" voice of any consequence. -- nm - mara Jan 13, 13:43 7
  - Except he wants, hell, *needs* the Trump voters or the GOP is dead as a party. If Trump successfully causes a schism in the party, the GOP will start - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 13, 13:46 6
    - Fox News will deliver those voters. -- nm - mara Jan 13, 13:48
    - Where is are they going though? Nowhere. Remember how they were all leaving the party instead of voting FOR Trump? -- nm - ty97 Jan 13, 13:48 4
      - I think the more likely occurrence is more extreme "Trumpist" candidates start winning primaries and Libertarian candidates get - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 13, 13:56
      - I think the question isn't so much that as will they be able to maintain the leadership of the party. Yes, they went with Trump and used him to get - pmb Jan 13, 13:52 2
        
        I'm not talking about the Mitch M's of the world, I'm talking about the GOP voters. -- nm - ty97 Jan 13, 13:54 1
        
        Yes, but traditional republicans may flee from voting for Qanon followers for instance. Yet they may win primaries. If they don't believe those - pmb Jan 13, 13:56
ha! "the long-term brand." -- (link) - mud Jan 13, 13:42 1
- "You know how they used to say 'His name is mud!'? Well, good news, sir, your name is now on everyone's lips!" -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 13, 13:43
Cori Bush is back! -- nm - Diva Jan 13, 13:39 2
- RS: Cori Bush denounces white supremacy in impeachment proceedings. GOP representatives boo -- (link) - mud Jan 13, 13:43 1
  - They booed her because they want to keep being White Supremacists and she calls them out. -- nm* - Diva Jan 13, 13:44
“The resolution is adopted. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table.” -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 13:38 2
- A record that may never be broken -- nm - eag Jan 13, 13:40 1
  - This is like two grand slams by the same batter in one inning. Like, not even a thing that's supposed to happen. But it did once. -- nm - mara Jan 13, 13:43
232-197 -- nm - mara Jan 13, 13:37 1
- Accomplished with bypassing House Hearings -- nm* - budice Jan 13, 13:40
Sooooooo....are we done? -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jan 13, 13:34 6
- Hittin da club -- nm - James Harden Jan 13, 13:38
- Done for today. Now to see when it gets sent to the Senate. I imagine soon. -- nm - mara Jan 13, 13:38 1
  - Adjourned until the 15th. -- nm - mara Jan 13, 13:39
- Wait for the post-credits scene. -- nm - Max Jan 13, 13:35 2
  - Man, the DC-EU sucks. -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 13:35 1
    - We have The Ex-Presidents tho- oh, dammit. -- nm - Max Jan 13, 13:36
Please be more specific when searching wikipedia -- (pic) - ty97 Jan 13, 13:32 [Attachment] 1
- I nearly posted that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 13:33
What a lovely day for an impeachment -- nm - ty97 Jan 13, 13:26 7
- Peachy. -- nm - Qale Jan 13, 13:39
- so does this mean he can't run for office again? or does that require the Senate trial? -- nm - Remlik Jan 13, 13:32 5
  - AS they said below it requires conviction and it has to be specified as part of the punishment. -- nm - spamlet Jan 13, 13:34
  - He would have to be convicted by the Senate (requires 2/3) -- nm* - ty97 Jan 13, 13:32
  - senate 2/3rd majority conviction -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 13:32 2
    - And then a separate vote with majority vote to keep him from holding office in the future. -- nm - pmb Jan 13, 13:34
    - thank you all -- nm - Remlik Jan 13, 13:34
217. -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 13:23 8
- 9 republicans voting in favor. -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 13:23 6
  - 10 now with 7 not voted yet -- nm - mud Jan 13, 13:24
  - 10 now -- nm - eag Jan 13, 13:24 4
    - Anthony Gonzalez (yes that one) among them -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 13:28
    - The most bipartisan impeachment in history -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 13:26 2
      - Only because Nixon wasn't impeached. -- nm - mara Jan 13, 13:50 1
        
        Fair. -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 13:59
- *ding**ding**ding* -- nm - mud Jan 13, 13:23
The Rockets acquire...Victor Oladipo? -- (link) - David, Horny New Guy Jan 13, 13:22 5
- Thingamajig himself? -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jan 13, 13:31 1
  - Right, they're just bringing him in to sing the anthem. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 13, 13:55
- Brooklyn sends three unprotected first-round picks -- 2022, 2024 and 2026 in deal -- plus pick swaps in 2021, 2023, 2025 and 2027. -- (link*) - budice Jan 13, 13:25 2
  - Feels vaguely familiar. -- nm - David Jan 13, 13:28 1
    - Seriously. After a quick look I'm not really a fan of this trade. We gave up so many picks and so many really good players for one guy. - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 13, 14:13
The Indiana Pacers are moving Victor Oladipo to the Rockets for package around Caris LeVert, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium . -- nm - Remlik Jan 13, 13:22
All Hope is gone , Hope Hicks has left her job yesterday - eag Jan 13, 13:17
LIR - Diva, the Folsom site is a corner-stone of U.S. archaeological history. I'm surprised (disappointed?) this has never come up before. -- nm - Meg Jan 13, 13:13
Roll call vote? -- nm - ty97 Jan 13, 13:12 4
- Bueller? - Max Jan 13, 13:17
- oh just for congresspeople who are voting by delegate powers for other congresspeople -- nm - ty97 Jan 13, 13:15
- Here! -- nm - decline Jan 13, 13:12 1
  - Queer! -- nm - Qale Jan 13, 13:32
Brooklyn is acquiring Houston’s James Harden -- (link) - budice Jan 13, 13:11 3
- *snort* -- (link) - decline Jan 13, 13:13
- Oh well. Philly wouldn't give up what the Rockets wanted -- nm - decline Jan 13, 13:12
- I love this. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 13, 13:12
Mike Drucker vs Ben Shapiro -- (link) - Will Hunting Jan 13, 13:09 1
- and to be clear, the zip ties being talked about are specifically designed to use as handcuffs. Nobody's doing their cable management with flex cuffs. -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 13:11
"If we had prosecuted BLM and Antifa rioters across the country with the same determination these last six months, this incident may not have happened - Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) Jan 13, 13:07 17
- Does he mean the right wingers pretending to be either of those? -- nm - . Jan 13, 14:52
- What's becoming clearer and clearer is the rift between traditional conservatives and the current republican party. What's becoming clearer to me is - pmb Jan 13, 13:27 9
  - Where did that 76% number come from? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 13, 14:01 1
    - Here's one at 75%. I read another 76% earlier today but can't remember which. -- (link) - pmb Jan 13, 14:11
  - At the risk of alienating everyone here -- this is me - Fuzzy Jan 13, 13:55
  - Sounds about white. -- nm - Qale Jan 13, 13:33
  - If traditional Republicans are anti-trump, pro-accountability, anti-unfunded-tax-breaks, there's probably another party out there they could just join -- nm - Max Jan 13, 13:33 2
    - What makes you think traditional republicans are anti-unfunded tax breaks? -- nm - pmb Jan 13, 13:38
    - We need to bring back the Bull Moose Party. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 13, 13:37
  - just wait -- nm - mud Jan 13, 13:30
  - This. - ReluctantCynic Jan 13, 13:28
- Does he mean that they should have arrested ten times as many BLM instead of just five times as many BLM? -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 13, 13:13 2
  - Maybe he means that if more people had been run over in Charlottesville, the white supremacists would have got it out of their system. - Max Jan 13, 13:15
  - probly -- nm - mud Jan 13, 13:15
- yeeesh -- nm - mud Jan 13, 13:11
- It's their fault for not being as violent! -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 13:10
- "It didn't work, isn't that punishment enough?" -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 13:10
We have now entered the "internet sleuths destroy innocent lives" phase of our investigations -- (link) - oblique Jan 13, 13:07 2
- Not surprising. -- nm - spamlet Jan 13, 13:13
- I've been fearing yet expecting this. - ReluctantCynic Jan 13, 13:12
Another Batman series... *so many broken pearl necklaces...* -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 13:05 2
- Ted Cruz's ears are tingling. - Beryllium Jan 13, 13:20
- Another? -- nm - Spawn Jan 13, 13:16
LIR: Jax. Left a couple options for you on B2. We use a lot of the Startech stuff at work for docking functions and they work really well in our - oblique Jan 13, 13:01 2
- Ok Thank you. I also ordered the wrong damn ethernet cord, because apparently the input in the laptop is an RJ45. Are there cords for Cat5 to RJ45? - JaxSean Jan 13, 13:17 1
  - nevermind - it worked. *tears hair out* -- nm - JaxSean Jan 13, 13:36
House voting on impeachment now, seven GOP have come out publicly in favor. -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 12:55
Before the nonsense rumors get out of hand, an update on the next Star Trek movie project. - Mop Jan 13, 12:55 7
- Whoa, that's a big career jump from her childhood days with Harry Potter. -- nm - Max Jan 13, 12:57 1
  - Leaving the childish franchise behind... -- nm - Spawn Jan 13, 13:03
- And I see Remlik's already running with the rumors... -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 12:56 4
  - I am not! my gut says she moves forward with the Pine trek, with then the Hawley one...maybe. The Taratino one should go to Paramount Plus. - Remlik Jan 13, 13:08 3
    - Tarantino goes straight to streaming over his dead body. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 13:09 2
      - if he's not directing it he won't care. It'll be a mini series. -- nm - Remlik Jan 13, 13:13
      - ... Inside of a house, with a sign outside that says DEAD DIRECTOR STORAGE -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 13:11
Drama! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 13, 12:51 6
- Save the drama for your mama and the sauce for your boss. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 13, 13:01
- smdh... -- nm - Diva Jan 13, 12:54 2
  - So is the boss she sucks up to the one she’s sweet on? -- nm* - spamlet Jan 13, 13:02 1
    - she sucks up to everyone's boss/manager/supervisor. Her nickname (unbeknownst to her) is 'The Hoover'. -- nm - Diva Jan 13, 13:25
- "Cool. Here's my ranking of our hottest coworkers:" -- nm - Max Jan 13, 12:53
- No no no no drama. - Spawn Jan 13, 12:53

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