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Miami Beach voters pass 2 a.m. alcohol sales referendum (non-binding) -- (link) - ty97 Nov 2, 18:21 5
- Pitbull's gonna bite somebody. -- nm - Max Nov 2, 18:40
- They gonna miss that booze tax. -- nm - Qale Nov 2, 18:30
- ... what time would sales resume? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 18:24
- Wait, like in bars, or stores? -- nm - MDH Nov 2, 18:22 1
  - apparently bars serve until 5am currently -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 18:24
Democrat Eric Adams defeats Republican Curtis Sliwa for New York mayor -- (link*) - budice Nov 2, 18:18 1
- The only question was whether he won by 40 or 50 points. Meanwhile, Manhattan just elected Alvin Bragg, a quite progressive DA. Interesting contrast. - ty97 Nov 2, 18:20
This is an interesting point, I forgot there was no GOP primary in VA -- (link) - ty97 Nov 2, 18:07
Bazinga -- nm - Jovian Nov 2, 18:05
Meanwhile in Florida -- (link) - ty97 Nov 2, 18:03 2
- Meanwhile... -- (pic) - Dano Nov 2, 18:17 [Attachment]
- This was Alcee Hastings' district, safe D. The winner of this primary should be the next member of congress from the district. -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 18:04
It would be nice if my Blood Feud players could stop killing people. - the wrong element Nov 2, 17:59 1
- "nah, I'm good" -- nm - ML Nov 2, 18:03
VA takeaways: education #1 issue. Education voters favored Youngkin by more than 16 so far. Biggest education issues: banning CRT, no virtual school… - MDH Nov 2, 17:52 15
- nm -- nm* - budice Nov 2, 18:22
- I'm seeing economy was #1 and education #2. As we discussed previously, gas prices decide America's future LOL we're doomed -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 18:15
- I’d say it’s more than that -- (link) - spamlet Nov 2, 18:10 4
  - Could be a bit misleading, though we'd need data to determine one way or the other. - ty97 Nov 2, 18:17
  - This changes everything! - znufrii Nov 2, 18:12
  - It's always the Democrats who are blamed and have to change. Never the GOP pigs. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 18:12 1
    - This. Always this. -- nm - TWuG Nov 2, 18:35
- "Education" = Lie to Republicans about CRT being taught in public schools. It has NOTHING to do with actual education -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 18:10
- So it sounds like they are right to have education be the top issue. - the wrong element Nov 2, 17:55 1
  - are they? literally the only thing they care about is phantom CRT. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 18:14
- Asked to define CRT, none of these voters actually could -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 17:54 4
  - Doesn’t matter. It becomes the main strategy in 2022. Dems are absolutely doomed unless they right the ship immediately. -- nm - MDH Nov 2, 17:55 3
    - It is an blatant appeal to racists. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 18:10
    - oh I know. -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 17:58
    - and this -- (link) - Jovian Nov 2, 17:57
The upshot, to the extent there is one, for Virginians is that your Senate is NOT up for election this year and is D controlled. - ty97 Nov 2, 17:52 7
- Thank you, sweet baby Jesus. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 17:53
- I believe they’ve already lost the house. -- nm - MDH Nov 2, 17:53 5
  - I hadn't checked but based on the Gov result I figured they would -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 17:53 3
    - Losing AG is terrible for the Dems. He was really well liked until the end and people hoped for a split ticket. -- nm - MDH Nov 2, 17:57 2
      - Dems stayed home, GOP showed up, suburbs moved back a little and there you have it -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 17:59 1
        
        Dems voted in NoVA. Can we secede already? -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 18:16
  - Thank GOD my rep is Don Beyer. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 17:53
The Fresh Cut Grass video somebody posted on a backboard is truly hysterical. - The Allfather Nov 2, 17:52
Introducing: the Phillips Plumbus -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 2, 17:51
Have there been any notable injury incidents with baseball players wearing necklaces? - Max Nov 2, 17:38 1
- Not that I can think of. They've broken but I can't think of anyone getting injured because they wore jewelry. -- nm - Krusty Nov 2, 17:53
I didn't pay any attention to the VA Dem primary but like, there was no one better than McAuliffe? - ty97 Nov 2, 17:38 10
- hey he's 1 for 3 -- nm* - Jovian Nov 2, 17:43
- If the VA loss sets off DEM alarms, perhaps for the better -- nm - budice Nov 2, 17:42 1
  - They didn't need a loss tonight to have alarms going off. The only thing tonight does is make the Exit signs for wavering incumbents brighter. - Will Hunting Nov 2, 17:49
- He was former guy who got his deputy elected after he was one and done...he wasn't a bad choice per se. - Will Hunting Nov 2, 17:41 5
  - Basically Youngkins openly appealed to the underbelly. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 17:52 1
    - this -- (link) - Jovian Nov 2, 17:53
  - oh yeah, midterms are predictably nasty for the party in the White House and I'm not surprised. I was just curious what the other options were. - ty97 Nov 2, 17:45 2
    - if midterms were tonight, it would be an utter apocalypse. -- nm - Jovian Nov 2, 17:46 1
      - It probably will be anyway. It's why Manchin/Sinema anger me so much. Let's get some good stuff done while we can. - ty97 Nov 2, 17:53
- He defeated two black women who were great candidates. - loosilu Nov 2, 17:40
Wasserman called it: Youngkin. First statewide win for Republicans since 2009. -- nm - MDH Nov 2, 17:27 1
- mf -- nm - Max Nov 2, 17:29
He's seen enough -- (link) - ML Nov 2, 17:26
DYK: Of the 41 independent cities in the US, 38 are in Virginia. What's up with that? -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 2, 17:15 8
- San Francisco is a city and county -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 2, 17:42 3
  - Philadelphia is coterminous as well. -- nm - znufrii Nov 2, 17:58 1
    - Also Boston. Undoubtedly many other large cities. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 18:17
  - Large cities are a special case. NYC is five counties (boroughs). -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 17:52
- IDK. Probably because Virginians are assholes. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 17:27
- What is an "independent city"? -- nm - TWuG Nov 2, 17:20 2
  - Alexandria, Virginia is an independent city. No County. Arlington is the opposite. It is a county by not a city. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 17:27
  - Not part of any county. St. Louis, Baltimore, and Carson City are the others. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 2, 17:22
its not looking good for McAuliffe -- nm - Jovian Nov 2, 17:12 6
- NOVA results come in last, so I'm hoping. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 17:28 1
  - GOP energy is there, Dem energy notsomuch -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 17:45
- McAuliffe ’s campaign says a portion of the early votes in Fairfax County need to be rescanned and there is no set timeline for that yet. -- (link) - budice Nov 2, 17:24
- So far I'm tied in the Constable race at 0 votes -- nm - Dano Nov 2, 17:17
- And that's okay. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 2, 17:15 1
  - why? -- nm - mud Nov 2, 17:51
CDC gives final OK for immediate distribution of Pfizer Covid vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 -- (link) - budice Nov 2, 17:12 1
- It’s a shame we just used our best method of negation with children in giving them candy days ago. -- nm - Qale Nov 2, 18:36
Station Eleven mini-series hits HBO Max December 16th (the book was excellent) -- (link) - Beaker Nov 2, 17:00 2
- I dunno, seems far fetched. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 17:23 1
  - (a word which should be Yiddish but isn't) -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 2, 17:41
I can see why someone would make this mistake. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 2, 16:53 1
- They are also equally talented, albeit in different areas of the art form. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 16:54
Jax... you here? I can send to MrsJ now -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 16:37 2
- Ok, let me know and I'll have her drop -- nm - JaxSean Nov 2, 17:22 1
  - She's just dropped one of you are around -- nm - JaxSean Nov 2, 17:37
Chris Hemsworth should star in a Hetfield/Metallica biopic. -- nm - Max Nov 2, 16:34 2
- voiced by Chris Pratt? -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 16:56
- yes! Timothee Chalamet as Kirk Hammett? Jonah Hill as Lars Ulrich?! -- nm - mud Nov 2, 16:36
Ruggs didn't just kill a 23 year old woman today, she burned to death. -- (link) - ML Nov 2, 16:32 1
- Awful. Nothing good happens after 2 am. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 2, 17:22
Braves or Astros - WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 16:27 10
- JFK jr will appear if the Astros win— - flavorize Nov 2, 17:00 1
  - He’s been the baseball commissioner this whole time! It’s all coming together! -- nm - mafic Nov 2, 17:08
- Braves -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 16:56
- Barves -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 16:51 1
  - I may have to update mine. This is big news. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 2, 17:08
- Houston -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 16:29 4
  - Every World Series has to go to seven games. That rule is probably the only one that hasn't changed! -- nm - Qale Nov 2, 16:38
  - I'm never buying you a meal again. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 2, 16:30 2
    - We've been trying to have that happen for 5 years! *rushes for the check* *finds David's card already in it* -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 16:31 1
      - I did this with mom a couple of weeks ago, too. - The Allfather Nov 2, 16:36
CFP Rankings: GA ALA MICHST ORE OHST CIN MI OK WAKE ND -- nm* - budice Nov 2, 16:25 1
- Oh fuck them.....Oregon hasn't beaten anyone but Ohio State, and Ohio State hasn't beaten anyone - Will Hunting Nov 2, 16:29
My polling place was actually pretty busy. Now I just wait for returns to come in and see if I'm the new Constable. -- nm - Dano Nov 2, 15:45 3
- Think you'll get a badge, or do you make your own? -- nm - Max Nov 2, 16:08
- 🤞🏼 -- nm - Krusty Nov 2, 15:53
- Hopefully Woody Strode wins for coroner again -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 15:52
The owner of ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ is looking to sell them for $300M. -- (link) - budice Nov 2, 15:41 1
- All three to be voiced by Chris Pratt -- nm - Dano Nov 2, 15:43
Andie - MrsJax wants to hit Besties with you, do you have a gift you can send her? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 2, 15:27
Ruggs has been booked into jail for 2 felony charges -- nm - budice Nov 2, 15:19
Zillow just said its algo to price homes doesn’t work. -- (link*) - budice Nov 2, 14:51 6
- Did anyone think the zestimate was accurate? -- nm - spamlet Nov 2, 15:44
- Where did it say this? -- nm - Pocket Jones Nov 2, 15:31 4
  - WSJ: Zillow Quits Home-Flipping Business, Cites Inability to Forecast Prices -- (link) - Dano Nov 2, 15:41 3
    - I saw that headline, didn't read it, but my thought was that was probably due to a significant shift in the market rather than reading regular trends -- nm - Max Nov 2, 16:02 1
      - It’s basically house prices move quickly and erraticly and they’re not smarter than everyone else. -- nm - spamlet Nov 2, 16:29
    - Here's a link to a different (non subscription) article -- (link) - Dano Nov 2, 15:42
Diablo IV & Overwatch 2 officially delayed again -- (link) - Reagen Nov 2, 14:25
Coronavirus vaccines for kids 5 to 11 in the U.S. are a step closer with an advisory panel’s recommendation. Final CDC decision could come within hours. -- (link*) - budice Nov 2, 14:10 2
- "You know - for kids!" -- nm - The Health Sector Proxy Nov 2, 16:16
- Nice. - znufrii Nov 2, 14:11
Damn, fall was 3 days here. It got chilly quick -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 13:43 5
- ... 40 days. -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 15:46
- Got back from voting and immediately made some hot soup. -- nm - Max Nov 2, 14:00
- Fall is October generally. That's it. Then winter is November-March. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 2, 13:55
- Freeze warning here tonight. Had to turn the mini-split on the main floor to heat this morning. -- nm - znufrii Nov 2, 13:49
- It hit 1°C here for Halloween night. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 13:44
I've no idea what this is but I think I kind of like it: Tokky Horror - Girlracer -- (link) - JD Nov 2, 13:43 [youtube]
Oh, cool, thanks HR for burying the fact that wellness points will no longer go towards HSA contributions starting next year. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 2, 13:38
Niantic, the Pokemon Go company, is shutting down their Harry Potter: Wizard Unite game -- (link) - ty97 Nov 2, 13:38 10 1
- is this related in any way to Pottermore? -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 17:40
- Bastards -- nm - decline Nov 2, 15:42
- The bf enjoyed this -- nm - MDH Nov 2, 14:28
- I didn't know it existed. Phew. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 13:48 1
  - Oh. - Beryllium Nov 2, 13:50
- Whoa. Sucks for my BIL/SIL who played that instead of Pokemon Go -- nm - JaxSean Nov 2, 13:46 1
  - I knew it never really took off but I'm still kinda shocked. -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 13:54
- I wanted to like it, but... -- nm - Necromandie Nov 2, 13:38 2
  - Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 2, 14:05
  - Yeah...... -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 13:41
The local CBS station did this series called "Hell's Half Acre." It is on youtube in multiple unnumbered videos. - GregW Nov 2, 13:35 [youtube] 1
- Oh My. -- nm - Pippy Nov 2, 13:45
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 2, 13:34 [Attachment] 10
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 2, 13:35 [Attachment] 9
  - 0/1 -- nm - JaxSean Nov 2, 14:56
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 2, 13:35 [Attachment] 7
    - 1/2 -- nm - Dano Nov 2, 15:57
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 2, 13:36 [Attachment] 5
      - Just when I think I finally have forgotten that (the whole thing) something reminds mel - . Nov 2, 15:58
      - 1/2 -- nm - decline Nov 2, 15:43
      - 1/2 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 14:47
      - 2/2 -- nm - Meg Nov 2, 14:36
      - 1/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 2, 13:56
Pfizer will have enough Covid vaccines available for every U.S. kid following clearance, CEO says -- (link) - budice Nov 2, 13:29 4
- Juuuusst add a little water to that -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 2, 15:12 1
  - And a spoonfull of sugar. -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 16:22
- But not if you have to pay full price? -- nm - Mop Nov 2, 14:48 1
  - When you're on an allowance, you have to wait for the clearance sales. It's tough being a kid. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 15:28
Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 2, 13:28

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