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See? they all got the bat signal this week. (link) - Jovian Jul 21, 13:30 38
- someone explained how 12k boomers and silent generation members are dying per day and that amounts to a LOT of votes -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 21, 14:04 14
  - Exactly, it's their base that's dying now. -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 14:18
  - If they die in Florida or Texas, all is lost for the GOP. They already cannot count on Arizona or Georgia anymore. -- nm - David Jul 21, 14:07 6
    - Many more move to Florida every week -- nm - rollo Jul 21, 14:15 1
      - I mean, Disney is literally forcing the import of its workers there to move the needle. -- nm - David Jul 21, 14:17
    - I still think "they were dying before", but granted, then this feels very much like the mid-term politicians are more influential than Trump now. - Max Jul 21, 14:11 2
      - Peter Thiel, Heritage Foundation, the DeVos family, Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, and so forth. -- nm - David Jul 21, 14:14
      - all of the koch foundations are probably sending out talking points. when they want a single message out, everybody listens. -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 21, 14:12
    - all the more reason to suppress votes. they're just evening the playing field after they helped kill off a bunch of their voters. -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 21, 14:08
  - 95% *Republican* boomers and silent generation members. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 21, 14:05 5
    - yep. and it's becoming clear that "people become more conservative as they get older" is just another lie. -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 21, 14:07 4
      - I'm assuming it's out there, but I'd love to know the breakdown of registered political party of those that have caught/died from COVID. - JaxSean Jul 21, 14:16
      - The only age group that voted for 45 over Biden was 65 and over. - David Jul 21, 14:11 2
        
        Fake news! -- nm - jnine Jul 21, 14:13 1
        
        Sorry, *allegedly* voted. -- nm - David Jul 21, 14:18
- Which probably came from Mar-a-Largo -- nm - eag Jul 21, 13:43
- This is bizarre to me. I don't feel like they would have changed position without being scared of something, and I don't know why they'd be scared now - Max Jul 21, 13:43 21
  - I think there's 2 things at play here. First, DeSantis wants to be president. He doesn't want to be on the record as anti-vax for that and is - pmb Jul 21, 13:58 13
    - while pissed about the upticks in hospital admissions and numbers overall, I was kind of fine w/letting that particular herd thin itself out. - Diva Jul 21, 14:13 4
      - I would feel the same except for the medical personnel who have to treat them. I don't want them to have to go through that horror again. -- nm - jnine Jul 21, 14:14 3
        
        Yes, and the people who are immuno-compromised, etc. If it really only affected them, then so be it. It really would be a matter of choice. But for - pmb Jul 21, 14:16 2
        
        That's what is really infuriating me. They are hosts for mutations that could kill us all. I'm so sick of wealthy Orange County people telling me - jnine Jul 21, 14:21 1
        
        Effers. -- nm - Diva Jul 21, 14:25
    - yeah, this. if your base only watches Fox news, you just have to have the right clips to play to "refute" any claims otherwise -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 21, 14:04 7
      - Here's the way we all need to adapt. Fox News has lost power. They cater more to the *centrists* of their base. -- nm - David Jul 21, 14:06 6
        
        i learned my parents don't even watch the news any more, only the opinion programs (ingram, carlson, hannity).. they're not even pretending to try to - chicken daddy Jul 21, 14:10 5
        
        Yeah, Fox News is down to 2 million primetime viewers on average. -- nm - David Jul 21, 14:17
        
        This is my dad. He has early stage Alzheimer's so I'm giving him a pass, but my step-mother believes anything they say and she is allegedly not ill, - jnine Jul 21, 14:12 3
        
        Allegedly... -- nm - Squirrely Dan si Jul 21, 14:15
        
        that's tough. i have to keep conversations VERY high level to keep peace. i shut down any political talk. - chicken daddy Jul 21, 14:13 1
        
        My dad is almost 89, so I let it go. She is afraid to speak up usually, although she did disagree with me that it is evil for the City of San - jnine Jul 21, 14:18
  - when lemmings head over the cliff some have to remain otherwise the species would be extinct .. - mud Jul 21, 13:54
  - Running on election lies is easier than running on your wanting people to die -- nm - eag Jul 21, 13:53
  - They're not winning an election without the business sector, which stands to take a massive hit from another outbreak. - David Jul 21, 13:52 2
    - That's logical but then that should have been the thought in November. And if it didn't work then, it seems like they should have pivoted months ago - Max Jul 21, 13:58 1
      - I really think it's the vaccinated/un-vaccinated Delta stats coming out. - David Jul 21, 14:05
  - I know this much, some ruby red states (AR, OK, KS, MO) are still getting clobbered with covid. - Jovian Jul 21, 13:48
  - yeah. this turn is somewhat surprising. I wonder how it will play to that idiotic base. -- nm - Diva Jul 21, 13:47
today at the dispensary. 1/2 Oz. 27% shake: $49 -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 13:08 8
- ohhh we are getting a dispensary like a mile from my house. - amanda jeans Jul 21, 13:15
- Is that a lot? I have no idea. -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 13:13 6
  - If you mean is that a lot of weed, that depends. For most people that would last them a good while. Depending on how fat you roll, you should - Krusty Jul 21, 13:47 2
    - yeah, this is a month for me. I do single hits on a pipe -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 13:51 1
      - Nice! -- nm - Krusty Jul 21, 13:56
  - It's very cheap but it is 27% shake. I'd happily take half an ounce for $49 even if it had 50% shake. - Krusty Jul 21, 13:43 2
    - 27% thc.. it's all shake, and not finely ground [which I hate] -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 13:51 1
      - Ahhh. I thought it was some shake with buds. I have a friend that would love being able to buy shake. He hates dealing with breaking it up. - Krusty Jul 21, 13:55
‘Batgirl’: Leslie Grace Lands Role Of Barbara Gordon In New Warner Bros. & DC Film -- (link) - Remlik Jul 21, 13:02 13
- She's fine, but I was really hoping for Isabela Merced. -- nm - David Jul 21, 13:33 3
  - but she's only 5'1!!!! -- nm - Diva Jul 21, 13:48 2
    - Oh, then she cannot play a character in a movie. My bad. -- nm - David Jul 21, 13:53 1
      - 🤣🤣🤣 -- nm - Diva Jul 21, 13:56
- 5'6" and a small body shape. I guess there won't be any fighting for her in any film :))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 13:06 8
  - Babs is 5'6 in the comics. So she'll still kick ass -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 13:39
  - huh? -- nm - Diva Jul 21, 13:16 6
    - You know, women are fragile and delicate beasts, and when they are small, doubly so. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 21, 13:21 5
      - If she was 2 inches taller, then she'd be able to do 4 backflips off a building and land on a car with no injury - Guigue Jul 21, 13:30
      - I'm like 'Well, he's been to the dispensary today so perhaps there is confusion'. - Diva Jul 21, 13:24 3
        
        he's been posting from a Dead concert (~1974) for years and he's stuck there. -- nm - mud Jul 21, 13:46 2
        
        This is a good idea for a comedy. -- nm - David Jul 21, 13:53 1
        
        A time travel comedy where the person is traveling to Dead shows and can't figure out which year it is. -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 14:16
The last of RC's bourbon has been sacrificed to mint juleps - Reagen Jul 21, 12:56 1
- A thousand empty glasses cried out, were suddenly silenced -- nm - stim-mie Jul 21, 12:58
Neil Gaiman announces Anansi Boys will become an Amazon series. -- (link) - Mop Jul 21, 12:55 5
- Good for Aziz -- nm - rollo Jul 21, 13:11
- 1,000 Baron Points. Loved that book. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 21, 13:01
- *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 12:57 1
  - No, probably on Prime. Twicth is mostly gaming. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 21, 12:58
- *likes* -- nm - Spawn Jul 21, 12:57
Cheney attacks McCarthy: -- (link) - mud Jul 21, 12:29 5
- "Any person who would be third in line to the presidency must demonstrate a commitment to the constitution and a commitment to the rule of law .. - mud Jul 21, 12:33 4
  - Why is that important for the third in line when it wasn't important for the president? -- nm - mara Jul 21, 13:10 3
    - It's important for both, and one's failure doesn't relieve the obligation for the other -- nm - rollo Jul 21, 13:12 2
      - the fact that this question even gets asked now? Shows how vast the damage has been done to our institutions by DJT. -- nm - Jovian Jul 21, 13:22 1
        
        its akin to saying, "Well I dont care that he lies, all politicians lie, so like, whatever." -- nm - Jovian Jul 21, 13:26
Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition. He’s 91. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 21, 12:24 1
- Is it "being 91"? -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 13:13
MissSt Mike Leach actually had HC talks with Tenn while at WazzU -- (link) - stim-mie Jul 21, 12:24 1
- Every coach who jumps jobs is guilty of this. They are all under contract. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 21, 12:25
Dune trailer tomorrow -- (link) - Remlik Jul 21, 12:07
Alexa gets a male voice and a new wake word. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 21, 12:03 5
- "Jeff, launch me into space" -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 21, 14:05
- Whatever happened with their celebrity voice program? I bought the Sam Jackson one, but never heard about any others. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 21, 12:07 2
  - Apparently Shaq and Melissa McCarthy were released last week -- nm - spamlet Jul 21, 12:12 1
    - Two more people I do not want in my house. -- nm - Spawn Jul 21, 12:56
- Until I can set a custom wake word, I'm going to have to limit myself to buying boats that are named after the current wake word. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 12:04
"Get Covid and live longer" Boris Johnson urged to apologise for 'over 80s' Covid comment. -- (link) - LMS Jul 21, 11:52 1
- That's not what Spock says -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 11:57
It's been a long hot day so I'm getting curry for dinner seeing as I'm sweating already. -- nm - LMS Jul 21, 11:46 6
- Vindaloo? Friend made it form me once since he knew of my love of Red Dwarf. Replaced the TBSP of spice with TSP. It was still hot. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 21, 11:52 3
  - Hell no, I'm not insane. - LMS Jul 21, 12:08 1
    - And did you see the Craig Charles news today? -- (link) - LMS Jul 21, 12:10
  - Mmm…vindaloo… -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 11:54
- hotness squared -- nm - stim-mie Jul 21, 11:49 1
  - That's hot. -- nm - Spawn Jul 21, 11:52
2 pm meeting canceled. Goodbye, pants! -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 21, 11:42 2
- "Come to Old Navy for the best summer shorts, tshirts, and tear-away work-from-home pants." -- nm - Max Jul 21, 11:46
- We will have to reschedule. -- nm - pants Jul 21, 11:43
You can pet cats. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 21, 11:12 7
- Yes, please! (NM) - Marlowe Jul 21, 11:24
- well worth dropping another 30 bucks... -- nm - decline Jul 21, 11:13 5
  - A deal, at any price! -- nm - Spawn Jul 21, 11:35
  - Totally. The latest info about the expansion leads me to believe that this isn't some 2 hour piece of content as well. It sounds fairly large. -- nm - Shaun Jul 21, 11:24 2
    - If the size is about the size of an old region, that's, what, 1/4 of the game? 1/3? (NM) - Marlowe Jul 21, 11:25 1
      - 1/3, if we're just basing that on the number of Acts. -- nm - Shaun Jul 21, 11:47
  - Some enterprising psych doctoral candidate is going to submit a thesis on the human need to pet virtual animals. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 21, 11:15
Visual Capitalist: Olympic Balls -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 21, 11:08
the only thing they left in the house was a massive fish. -- (link) - amanda jeans Jul 21, 10:32 15
- Wish I had room for a fish like that -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 11:56 3
  - Wish I had a fish like that. -- nm - Bery's cat Jul 21, 12:06 2
    - Wish I had, that, fish. -- nm - Henry Lee Summer Jul 21, 12:07 1
      - "Oh I wish I wish I didn't squish that fish" -- HJS -- nm - rollo Jul 21, 12:12
- And a little sign on the fireplace. -- nm - mara Jul 21, 11:04 3
  - it says "So long, and thanks for all the fish. Except that one. F*ck that one." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 21, 11:07 2
    - Disappointed it's not "Live, Laugh, Love" -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 21, 11:13 1
      - Do we really need a sign to live, laugh and love? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 21, 12:33
- (tubshark) - Spawn Jul 21, 10:55
- Which room would be the one for couch & tv? The fireplace room? Or is that the dining room? -- nm - Max Jul 21, 10:52 1
  - Fireplace room, I think. The dining room is off the kitchen, with a chandelier. -- nm - mara Jul 21, 11:03
- It’s a load bearing fish -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 10:36 1
  - L5! -- nm - mara Jul 21, 10:38
- "In Historic Lemont - Est. 1976" -- nm - Slide 39 Jul 21, 10:35 1
  - Established by that fish. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 21, 12:34
It's so overcast and rainy today that I actually have lights on in the house. -- nm* - Shaun Jul 21, 10:20 1
- Sometimes I miss days like that -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 10:22
Punk and Danielson show up and promise that they have a third guy. An AEW original (Cody? Hangman?) flips. AEW starts winning the ratings battle. -- nm* - David Jul 21, 09:55 3
- I saw the rumor about both of them. I have to think the E comes back to Bryan with a can't say no money contract. -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 11:22 2
  - They're not making toys for him for 2022. The last two times that happened were Paul Wight and Sting. -- nm - David Jul 21, 11:26 1
    - oh that's interesting. -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 14:34
While not exactly gender accurate, the description of the Sweden women's national football team as the Fightin' ABBAs in an article made me smile -- nm - JD Jul 21, 09:53
Maria Taylor Leaves ESPN After Internal Controversy — Read Her Full Statement -- (link) - Remlik Jul 21, 09:52 1
- Only saw her on College Game Day and thought Sam Ponder, who she replaced, did a better job on that show. - zunk xometimes Jul 21, 10:27
McCarthy responds by pulling all Republican members from the Jan. 6 committee (I'm not surprised) -- (link) - decline Jul 21, 09:50 16
- This is so predictable part of me wonders if it’s coordinated. -- nm - spamlet Jul 21, 10:22 8
  - You mean part of you doesn't? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 21, 12:05
  - and probably what DJT cooked up when he went and visited his liege at Bedminster last week. -- nm - Jovian Jul 21, 10:59
  - it's so they can keep pretending Jan. 6 was tourism. -- nm - Diva Jul 21, 10:58
  - Absolutely the plan all along. -- nm - Jovian Jul 21, 10:47
  - It has to be, why else would he appoint effing Jim Jordan. nm - Dean Winchester Jul 21, 10:41 2
    - thats exactly why he appointed Jordan -- nm - Jovian Jul 21, 10:47 1
      - Almost like it was coordinated! -- nm - Spawn Jul 21, 12:55
  - Everybody knows the dance moves before the songs start -- nm - stim-mie Jul 21, 10:24
- Im guessing this doesnt include Cheney since Pelosi picked her -- nm - eag Jul 21, 10:02 1
  - Is Kinzinger part of it too? -- nm* - . Jul 21, 10:21
- "Fine, we'll do it without you." -- nm - TWuG Jul 21, 10:02
- This is my shocked face. -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 10:00 2
  - Probably his plan all along. It's one of their favorites. Include ok stuff and then something crazy and when the crazy is rejected, claim that the - pmb Jul 21, 10:03 1
    - Yup - and they'll whine and cry about bipartisanship, while conveniently "forgetting" that they voted against the bipartisan committee -- nm - Dean Winchester Jul 21, 10:05
- ! -- nm - mud Jul 21, 09:59
We have to go deeper. -- (link) - Qale Jul 21, 09:47 1
- That's what... -- nm - Spawn Jul 21, 10:56
Deer District? That's new, and dumb. -- nm - . Jul 21, 09:45 2
- Drunks. - Spawn Jul 21, 10:19
- They don't even use their proper crossings. How can you expect them to stay in a district? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 21, 09:46
Armed robbers become the victims. I'm still puzzled as what defines a 'violent' shooting, are there non-violent ones? -- (link) - Meg Jul 21, 09:44 3
- Its violent when someone gets shot -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 10:18
- That's when you fire your gun straight up in the air whilst going "ARRRRRR" -- nm - Max Jul 21, 09:46 1
  - Honk! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 09:55
Here's the list of the top five European producers of scripted content in 2019 and 2020. -- (link) - Mop Jul 21, 09:41 1
- so France TV is the BBC of France? -- nm - decline Jul 21, 09:47

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