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please mark your calendars. sasha weekend has been cancelled. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 5, 12:08 2
- NOOOOOOOOOOO -- nm - spamlet Mar 5, 12:13
- This cancel culture needs to end! -- nm - Max Mar 5, 12:09
"How bad could it .... ho-lee shit" -- (link) - Reagen Mar 5, 12:07 2
- Fuck this guy. -- nm - Mop Mar 5, 14:17
- I'm sure the Cleveland Indians will be calling as well for copyright infringement...also holee shitsnacks -- nm - Beaker Mar 5, 12:12
Quick tax question thought. I received a 1099-G for receiving Unemployment Benefits. Now that they are clawing some of it back, should I need a new, - IAmQale Mar 5, 12:07 1
- Wait for the corrected one, or file with what you have, and then file an amended return with the corrected one. -- nm - znufrii Mar 5, 12:14
Join Us on March 25 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on “Removal of Head of State Based on Incapacity or Criminal Activities: Case Study Israel" -- (edited) - crash davis Mar 5, 12:05
So this video will follow Sen Sinema for the rest of her time in Congress -- (link) - Jovian Mar 5, 11:39 25
- I don't think she's the first to provide a thumbs down gesture on the floor, even in the last year. -- nm - Max Mar 5, 12:05 4
  - (McCain was the one I was trying to remember) -- nm - Max Mar 5, 12:14 1
    - Definitely the most famous thumbs down of recent times, yes -- nm - ty97 Mar 5, 12:19
  - I don't think it's the thumb, that's pretty common IINM -- nm - ty97 Mar 5, 12:06 1
    - correct. She made it looked like she was loving voting it down. Her intention or no, damage is done. This will follow her. -- nm* - Jovian Mar 5, 12:16
- oops -- (link*) - ty97 Mar 5, 11:58 6
  - I think a wage increase is not the issue. I think it is the size of the proposed increase -- nm - crash davis Mar 5, 12:02 5
    - We're talking about $31,200 a year if people work 40 hours a week and never take a day of vacation (or have paid vacation). - ty97 Mar 5, 12:05 4
      - before taxes and deductions. -- nm - Diva Mar 5, 12:12 1
        
        excellent point! -- nm - ty97 Mar 5, 12:17
      - I'm going to phrase this poorly. It is not the people making minimum wage who really are the issue. It is all the people paid above it - crash davis Mar 5, 12:09 1
        
        So? Most people aren't being paid what they deserve for the work they put in daily. Most people deserve a raise and things like this push -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 5, 12:25
- I'm not sure what the issue is here. The slight bending of the knees? -- nm - mara Mar 5, 11:55 10
  - It looks like she's mocking it as she votes it down. That may not have been her intention! But that's what it looks like. -- nm - ty97 Mar 5, 11:56 9
    - yes it looks terrible. -- nm - Jovian Mar 5, 12:15
    - I would interpret the slight dip as body language intended to help communicate the vote where an otherwise unmasked face would usually do, not mocking -- nm - Max Mar 5, 12:08 1
      - I'm not reading it one way or the other, I don't know TBH. I was just responding to mara on how I could see it being read. -- nm - ty97 Mar 5, 12:19
    - Yeah, it looks "blerpidy derpidy doo" -- nm - Reagen Mar 5, 12:02
    - Huh. -- nm - mara Mar 5, 12:01 1
      - Mentally, I pictured her sticking out her tongue as she did that. I'm sure she didn't do that, but that was the connection I made. - ty97 Mar 5, 12:03
    - She’s also carrying a large bag on her shoulder. I totally took that as the dip when a bag is slipping. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 5, 11:58 2
      - It looked rather secure to me. -- nm - Spawn Mar 5, 12:04
      - Totally could be, I have no idea. -- nm - ty97 Mar 5, 11:59
- The immaturity that members of Congress show is really stunning. -- nm - Flavorize Mar 5, 11:46
- Very Sinematic. -- nm - Spawn Mar 5, 11:41
Trump, Giuliani and Rep. Mo Brooks named in latest lawsuit over Jan 6th insurrection, this one from Rep. Eric Swalwell -- (link) - znufrii Mar 5, 11:38 1
- Impeachment Manager. Nice. -- nm - Spawn Mar 5, 11:39
Joe Manchin’s daughter was the CEO who raised the price of epi-pens so high. That’s why he isn’t happy with Neera Tanden. -- nm - another libtard page zeit follows Mar 5, 11:32
CNN: latest insurrection arrest was a state dept appointee with a security clearance who still worked two weeks after Jan 6th -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 5, 11:18 1
- He's on video actually forcing the doors open and asking for fresh people to help. -- nm* - jnine Mar 5, 11:23
More Snyder. Not only did Bruce Wayne and Lois Lane hook-up in his universe, they had a kid in Justice League 2. -- (edited) - Spawn Mar 5, 11:05 7
- that's not a terrible idea. I mean if the kid isn't Selina's....Lois would be a damn good partner for Bruce. -- nm - Remlik Mar 5, 12:05
- cocaine is a hellofa drug -- nm - Beaker Mar 5, 11:07 5
  - Can you imagine a coked-up Batman? - Spawn Mar 5, 11:31 4
    - The Batman Who Snorts -- nm - Beaker Mar 5, 12:02
    - Coked-up Batman turns into Joker and rules Gotham as a drug Kingpin -- nm - budice Mar 5, 11:36
    - "Ah, you think cocaine is your ally." -- nm - CokeBane si Mar 5, 11:32
    - One of my fav Batman limited series had Batman 🦇 doing steroids 💉 -- nm - Flavorize Mar 5, 11:32
My SAS program just experienced a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Mar 5, 10:59 6
- LYC: Strongbad's wife is hoping to finish her dissertation draft this weekend. - Strongbad Mar 5, 11:13 4
  - Oo what fun. - Fozzie Baron Mar 5, 11:33
  - Just think of all the crypto you could have had instead! -- nm - Reagen Mar 5, 11:23 1
    - Exactly. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 5, 12:05
  - neechay -- nm - Spawn Mar 5, 11:14
- I had to upgrade a fundamental (define) element in my software from 98 to 200 to allow for larger data arrays in my website software - decline Mar 5, 11:08
Detroit mayor declines Johnson & Johnson vaccine shipment -- (link) - budice Mar 5, 10:50 7
- So what's going to end up happening is Biden will be right in that there is enough vaccine to immunize all adults by whatever date. But actually.. - Spawn Mar 5, 11:17
- I'm not sure why he's getting flack, or why the headlines are geared that way. - JaxSean Mar 5, 10:55 4
  - It keeps in a refrigerator for months. People will need it eventually. -- nm - jnine Mar 5, 11:12 2
    - Yeah but if he doesn't need it, then the JnJ supply can be sent elsewhere that does need it. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 5, 11:36 1
      - Everybody take care of their own. It will end up lost in transit or in a warehouse. -- nm - jnine Mar 5, 13:11
  - JnJ should be available to those with a fear of needles, also those with an unstable living situation, homeless who are far more likely to miss a 2nd - zeitgeist Mar 5, 10:59
- *smh* -- nm - Strongbad Mar 5, 10:51
WandaVision finale minor spoils - Shaun Mar 5, 10:48 3
- Spoils - Will Hunting Mar 5, 11:35
- spoiler - decline Mar 5, 10:55
- Yep--That was great -- nm - Flavorize Mar 5, 10:48
what the hell is going on downtown Indy the weekend of august 20th? -- nm - oblique Mar 5, 10:46 4
- State Fair is going on, FDIC International huge Fire & Training convention. website I'm linking does a great job of keeping track of weekly events -- (link) - Remlik Mar 5, 12:10
- Indi 500 festival, might be the first mass gathering w/o masks and distancing -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 5, 10:52
- The prior weekend is the NASCAR race. -- nm - spamlet Mar 5, 10:49
- Remlikapalooza! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 5, 10:46
Zoe Lofgren just dropped a massive social media review on GOP reps around the insurrection. check your state. -- (link) - colin Mar 5, 10:30 2 1
- tried to open Missouri, keeps failing, wonder why. -- nm - tRu Mar 5, 10:36
- LOL. Greene has 94 pages. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 5, 10:33
new mouse day! razor mamba wireless. it's got ALL the LEDs -- nm - colin Mar 5, 10:25 1
- heh. Logan got his new computer, keyboard and mouse. Not sure how he uses it, with all the lights. - Spawn Mar 5, 12:06
Previously in WandaVision... - David Mar 5, 10:24 3
- I hope they telll us who Cartman's dad is... -- nm - Beaker Mar 5, 10:44
- would have been great if they did a swerve and made the ep all about previously - tRu Mar 5, 10:33
- The slowest of burns -- nm - budice Mar 5, 10:26
WFT: Our decision to release Alex Smith was a mutual decision, we granted his request to be released. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 5, 10:23
Biden administration just announced the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta will serve as a federally-run vaccine site . 6,000 shots/day -- (link) - budice Mar 5, 10:04 1
- +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Mar 5, 10:05
Mandy Patinkin Joins ‘The Good Fight’ For Season 5 -- (link) - mud Mar 5, 09:51 7
- so we have had the Good Wife, and now the Good Fight. whats the next spin off? the Fight Wife? the Good Man? the Bad wife? -- nm - tRu Mar 5, 10:09 5
  - At first, I read this post as The Food Fight -- nm - con_carne Mar 5, 10:17 1
    - I mean, that could be the next spin-off. -- nm - tRu Mar 5, 10:39
  - The last season of Good Fight was *bad*. I’m not even sure we’re in for the next one. -- nm - spamlet Mar 5, 10:17 2
    - I would have loved to have been in the writer's room for season planning. "What if we just wrote... without any rules?" - Max Mar 5, 11:43 1
      - I think they got saved by the pandemic actually *spoilers* - spamlet Mar 5, 11:50
- bummed that Cush Jumbo isn't coming back. -- nm - Remlik Mar 5, 10:01
So (for reasons), I'm giving myself a gift in May and it may be a road trip from Fargo to Omaha???? -- nm - ty97 Mar 5, 09:50 14
- How are you getting to Fargo? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 5, 10:56 2
  - hiking -- nm - decline Mar 5, 10:56 1
    - the only acceptable answer is an Olds Cutlass Ciera with a clear coat -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 5, 11:00
- I've done Omaha to Sioux Falls. It's...not great. -- nm - spamlet Mar 5, 10:48
- Alternatively, a road trip from Bozeman to Salt Lake City. -- nm - ty97 Mar 5, 09:57 2
  - Seems this would be more scenic. -- nm - zunk xometimes Mar 5, 10:14 1
    - If he takes the long way around, through the western parts of ND, SD, and NE, that is an equally scenic drive. - ReluctantCynic Mar 5, 10:33
- A man, a plan: OMAHA -- nm - Beryllium Mar 5, 09:54 1
  - Slap a ham on Omaha, pals. -- nm - mara Mar 5, 09:56
- OMAHA! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 5, 09:51
- I'm not sure I would consider that a 'gift', ty -- nm - decline Mar 5, 09:51 2
  - Heh. I'd knock off 4 of the 13 states I have not been to! -- nm - ty97 Mar 5, 09:55 1
    - ty97 and Nathan road trip! -- nm - Roger More Mar 5, 10:35
- ok. -- nm - tRu Mar 5, 09:51
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 5, 09:48 [Attachment] 9
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 5, 09:49 [Attachment] 8
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 5, 09:49 [Attachment] 7
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 5, 09:50 [Attachment] 6
      - 2/2 - Meg Mar 5, 12:51
      - 2/2 -- nm - znufrii Mar 5, 11:03
      - 1/2 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 5, 10:34
      - 2/2 -- nm - Beryllium Mar 5, 10:23
      - 2/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 5, 10:05
      - Woohoo!! 2/2 -- nm - decline Mar 5, 09:50
WE HAVE EAGLES! A pair of bald eagles just flew over the house and are now in a tree 125-150 yards away. -- nm* - mara Mar 5, 09:46 3
- BIDEN! -- nm - Spawn Mar 5, 11:10
- sweet -- nm - prayformojo Mar 5, 09:51
- Nice! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 5, 09:48
8 Deomcrats voted against Bernie Sanders amendment to raise the minimum wage to $15. - Inigo Mar 5, 09:45 15
- AZ already has a $14 minimum wage. Sinema may as well vote for it, especially since it won't pass. -- nm - jnine Mar 5, 11:18
- What the fuck for? This makes not one lick of sense to me. nm -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Mar 5, 09:46 12
  - "Neumark found most studies agree that higher minimum wages bring job losses" -- (link) - mara Mar 5, 09:50 11
    - Typically the correlation is that it affects the number of low-skilled jobs available and speeds up automation. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 5, 11:11 2
      - Automation that is going to happen anyway, so they’ll still be out of a job one way or another. -- nm - znufrii Mar 5, 11:13 1
        
        "speeds up" is the key. You reach the point where technology getting cheaper meets workforce getting more expensive. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 5, 12:51
    - net job loss but a larger % of people pulled out of poverty. Obviously one is more important to some people than the other -- nm - oblique Mar 5, 10:12 2
      - people pulled out of poverty can afford to buy stuff and that means jobs...when WA raised min wage there was a bump in marriage applications -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 5, 10:56
      - It’s ultimately a worldview that sees work as a moral imperative instead of one side of an exchange of equal value, and wages solely as a function of supply and demand. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 5, 10:23
    - There is some "evidence" of that (i.e. I think OMB has said that will happen), but I'm somewhat skeptical of that being a major issue. - pmb Mar 5, 10:04
    - I mean - I'm not an economist - but I don't see how doing that over the next 4 years cause SO much job loss that it's better - Johnny Lawrence Mar 5, 09:52 3
      - The other thing is maybe they just want to leave it to the states. -- nm* - mara Mar 5, 10:02 1
        
        oh yes, they've been VERY good at addressing this. -- nm - colin Mar 5, 10:57
      - Right, I think it's just combined with the pandemic it feels like too much for them. -- nm - mara Mar 5, 09:54
- try $12? -- nm - mud Mar 5, 09:46
Compromise on unemployment extension would reduce payments to $300/wk, but also make the first $10,200 of benefits non-taxable -- (link) - znufrii Mar 5, 09:43 3
- people who havent had a job in a year won't be needing a tax break as much as they NEED that fvcking extra $100 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 5, 11:02 1
  - It’s an extra $1000, maybe more, in their pocket on their 2020 taxes, so I bet they’d take it. -- nm - znufrii Mar 5, 11:15
- also extend it a month -- nm - decline Mar 5, 09:46
Clubhouse: Here’s an example of a discussion —Wanda Vision Episode 9 recap—Andy Park is part of the discussion —no spoilers just a pic of lineup - Flavorize Mar 5, 09:38 [Attachment]
epic analogy fail -- (link) - mud Mar 5, 09:36 12
- Lots of people *should* get fired or voted out of office there. -- nm* - Strongbad Mar 5, 09:38 11
  - The problem is it's a failure of a concept and requires a wholesale change in mindset. -- nm - Reagen Mar 5, 09:46 9
    - I don't know enough about the concept to know whether I agree or not. - Strongbad Mar 5, 09:51 6
      - The severity of the impact is the evidence of failure - Reagen Mar 5, 10:19 1
        
        Here's the question I'm trying to understand - Strongbad Mar 5, 11:05
      - 100 year weather event that happened ten years ago. -- nm - Inigo Mar 5, 09:58
      - A couple of things. We have to stop talking about 1 in a 100 year weather events. Climate change is making those occur with greater regularity. As - pmb Mar 5, 09:56 1
        
        Damn statistics. - Strongbad Mar 5, 10:00
      - Actually it's only a 20-30 year weather event, it just happened to happen at a rough patch that amplified the issues. - Beryllium Mar 5, 09:54
    - A stark change in thinking is required. Winter is coming. -- nm - Inigo Mar 5, 09:48
    - No pun intended -- nm - JD Mar 5, 09:47
  - hell yeah -- nm - mud Mar 5, 09:45
Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles reach new deal for 2021 season -- nm - Beaker Mar 5, 09:33

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