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"To be clear - you are convinced Putin is going to invade Ukraine? Is that what you're saying?" Biden: "Yes." -- (link) - mud Feb 18, 14:09 1
- The US diplomat in Ukraine was calling P a liar on NPR. When asked if there was any hope for diplomacy, she audibly shrugged. - Max Feb 18, 14:11
So, the photographer that fell off the stage, that Stafford ignored...but then decided to pay all her medical bills after an uproar, is racist - Most Twitter Sentence Ever Feb 18, 13:59 6
- STFU THIS IS A LIBRARY belongs on a tshirt -- nm - Max Feb 18, 14:09
- Multiple things can be bad. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 14:06
- …yes. There’s no morals clause that says thou shalt turn from an injured person because she may or may not be racist. - Will Hunting Feb 18, 14:05 1
  - Yep--Glad his wife was on it. Just crazy how fandom is displayed...people dug-up her old tweets because Stafford was getting heat for being a dick - Flavorize Feb 18, 14:14
- Milkshake duck strikes again. -- nm - znufrii Feb 18, 14:04
- I like how its Stafford and the Rams. Seems like the Rams be payin. I'd still lawyer up if id were the photog -- nm - budice Feb 18, 14:00
yeesh - explosion reported, likely at gas pipeline in Luhansk -- (link) - mud Feb 18, 13:52 5
- more -- (link) - mud Feb 18, 13:56 3
  - Probably a speeder bike gang. Why isn't Boba Fett doing anything to stop them? -- nm - Max Feb 18, 14:05 1
    - He's still listening to the expositional strategy meeting -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 14:06
  - multiple explosions/pipelines? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 18, 14:04
- it begins -- nm - Andie Feb 18, 13:54
J6: federal judge said Trump had a "tacit agreement” with people storming the Capitol. -- (link) - budice Feb 18, 13:51
Alien in 60 Seconds -- (link*) - JD Feb 18, 13:50 [youtube] 1
- The SFX in 2022 are amazing! You can't tell the difference between this and the original. -- nm - Mop Feb 18, 14:08
Someone should look into that... -- (link) - Mop Feb 18, 13:46 2
- She sounded totally sincere too -- nm - Max Feb 18, 13:50 1
  - maybe she needs antidepressants -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 18, 13:55
Biden to speak at any minute -- nm - Remlik Feb 18, 13:40 4
- "Build Back Better someday COVID Ukraine *drops mic*" -- nm - budice Feb 18, 13:58
- "Beginning immediately, I will be expanding the supreme court to 40 seats and loading them with non-ivy-league representational judges" - Beryllium Feb 18, 13:48 1
  - But they're all totally Catholics. -- nm - Mop Feb 18, 13:48
- "I have spoken *drops mic*" -- nm - budice Feb 18, 13:45
Tenn wants to consider some gun owners law enforcement just by virtue of having a carry permit. -- (link) - TWuG Feb 18, 13:35
So, back in the day, miss jones introduced me to Marian Keyes, with Rachel's Holiday. Now, let me tell those who might care - the sequel is coming: - Andie Feb 18, 13:27
that canadian men's curling team really sounded like they were from letterkenny, huh? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 13:27
Horizon Forbidden West, buy the PS4 version. PS5 upgrade is free. Save US$10 or CDN$20 -- (link*) - budice Feb 18, 13:23 1
- Ugh, so tempted, but I have so much stuff still to play... (NM) - Marlowe Feb 18, 13:45
heh, this would be me -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 18, 13:07 1
- (the predator one, not the CEO one) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 13:08
Scammers: we can't be sued for our crypto Ponzi scam because the ads were directed to the world at large not specific customers. - CinnaBaron Feb 18, 13:04
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Feb 18, 13:02 [Attachment] 9
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Feb 18, 13:02 [Attachment] 8
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Feb 18, 13:02 [Attachment] 7
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Feb 18, 13:03 [Attachment] 6
      - 2/2 -- nm - JD Feb 18, 13:33
      - 1/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 18, 13:12
      - 1/2 -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 13:12
      - 1/2 -- nm - decline Feb 18, 13:06
      - 1/2 (but I was sooo close to making the correct choice) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 13:06
      - 2/2 -- nm - pmb Feb 18, 13:04
wait, some of the kids have gas cans strapped to their backs? Or was that tweet out of context? -- nm - Beaker Feb 18, 12:59 1
- Shields! -- nm - Spawn Feb 18, 13:01
Ottawa arrests so far today: 70 -- nm - mud Feb 18, 12:56 3
- 'Americans must be on guard against threats to freedom from “a wannabe emperor, a haircut with an ego, like Justin Trudeau.”' -- nm - Jovian Feb 18, 13:04
- more -- (link) - mud Feb 18, 12:59 1
  - WTaF -- (link) - mud Feb 18, 13:18
AP: White House has accused Russia of carrying out recent cyberattacks targeting Ukraine's defense ministry and major banks. -- (link) - mud Feb 18, 12:51 9
- They've also likely done the bombings under a false flag and the expectation is they'll target - TWuG Feb 18, 12:57 4
  - whose expectation? I hadnt heard that. -- nm - mud Feb 18, 13:02 3
    - Ukranians, as far as I've seen on Twitter. Russia has a history of false flag targeting of civilians in the area. -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 13:08 2
      - there were already 'reports' of mass graves full of russian speakers, might have been enough except sat photos don't show any mass graves -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 18, 13:59
      - (I was only referring to the latter part of your post, not the false flag part) -- nm - mud Feb 18, 13:12
- cyberexercises -- nm - Russia Feb 18, 12:54 3
  - cybersex -- nm - budice Feb 18, 12:54 2
    - Is Ukraine a bottom? -- nm - Spawn Feb 18, 12:58 1
      - "Fluggaenkoecchicebolsen" -- nm* - Eurotrip Feb 18, 12:59
He recommends taking their white shirts or underwear off to hold a white flag because the cops "cannot touch you if you are holding a white flag. - TWuG Feb 18, 12:37 18
- So these guys agree then we should abide by international courts of justice over national law? -- nm - Max Feb 18, 13:40
- OK, now he's definitely pranking them, right? "Get naked in the Ottawa snow! TRUST ME!" -- nm - Mop Feb 18, 13:28
- Lofl. -- nm - znufrii Feb 18, 13:22
- This is like the Telephone Game version of "They won't touch you if you're White". -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 13:05 1
  - did you hear about the ‘White and Blonde’ Capitol Rioter? -- (link) - mud Feb 18, 13:10
- "maple syrup is a natural commodity, so pour that on you too" -- nm - budice Feb 18, 12:55
- fuck these people are stupid -- nm - Beaker Feb 18, 12:52
- Their white privilege isn't good enough? -- nm - . Feb 18, 12:45 3
  - It's only worth about 2/3 as much in Canada. -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 12:51 2
    - This is really funny. -- nm - Pocket Jones Feb 18, 13:25
    - hey now! -- nm - mud Feb 18, 12:53
- That guy later live-streamed his arrest -- nm - Roger More Feb 18, 12:45
- Next thing there are going to start asking for parley -- nm* - eag Feb 18, 12:45
- What makes him think their underwear is white? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 12:39 4
  - "Sorry son, that flag is clearly white with yellow stars and brown stripes. You're nicked!" -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 12:42
  - "First mate, bring me my red shirt." - CinnaBaron Feb 18, 12:42 2
    - I've only heard that in a different form - Beryllium Feb 18, 12:55 1
      - "He wore his brown pants!" -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 12:58
More good news on the Trump front. Federal judge rules he must face several civil charges. This'll go to SCOTUS where who the hell knows what they'll - TWuG Feb 18, 12:17 5
- DON JR FLIPPED! -- nm - Spawn Feb 18, 12:28 4
  - I thought there was evidence that Don Jr. tried to convince his dad to stop what was happening. -- nm - Dano Feb 18, 12:32 3
    - There were texts from him asking Meadows to tell his dad to make a statement to get them to stop. - spamlet Feb 18, 12:38 1
      - When the coked-up Ellis of the family is the one talking sense, you know things are well and truly off the rails. -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 12:40
    - There was. It was highly speculated that he would be getting tossed off of this civil suit. -- nm - Jovian Feb 18, 12:35
The Great Avocado Crisis of 2022 is over!! -- (link) - decline Feb 18, 12:17 1
- 🐱‍👓🐱‍🐉🐱‍💻🐱‍👤 -- nm - crash davis Feb 18, 12:41
Now that the event is over, I have to say the most surprising part of the women's competition was that a medal winning skater used I Wanna Be Your Dog -- (edited) - jnine Feb 18, 12:05 1
- :-] -- nm - mud Feb 18, 12:12
Justice Dept - "Trump took Classified Documents" *big shock* -- (link) - budice Feb 18, 11:57 15
- You'd think people who went after Hilary and the emails would have tried a bit harder to appear to be doing things right. -- nm - . Feb 18, 13:51
- and I suspect stored in a public place with no security, adding more possible charges. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 18, 12:15
- What they do next will tell us whether Trump will ever face consequences for... anything. -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 12:06 3
  - Im liking the progress on the NY AG tax front -- nm - budice Feb 18, 12:08 2
    - The requirement to sit for depositions is excellent news, but the case is moving slowly. -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 12:14
    - hell yeah -- nm - mud Feb 18, 12:13
- But her emails! -- nm - znufrii Feb 18, 12:04
- Wasn't this news, like, a week or two ago? -- nm - Spawn Feb 18, 11:58 7
  - I believe that was based on anonymous reporting, this is now the National Archives confirming it. -- nm - Jovian Feb 18, 12:06 2
    - and officially referring the matter to the Justice Department -- nm - Dano Feb 18, 12:10 1
      - I swear that was the story before, though. -- nm - Spawn Feb 18, 12:27
  - That was the National Archives saying it…these are the police. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 18, 12:03 3
    - No, it's still the Archives. -- nm - spamlet Feb 18, 12:07
    - Ah, thanks. Until he either appears in court or goes to jail it is a bit white-noise like. -- nm - Spawn Feb 18, 12:06 1
      - I had to Google b/c I couldn't remember the official who stole from the Archives by stuffing it down his pants. - CinnaBaron Feb 18, 12:13
have you seen the snowbanks these brainiacs are putting up in Ottawa? -- (link) - mud Feb 18, 11:49 5
- Surround themselves and when they run out of fuel and start freeze it will be like Stalingrad -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 18, 11:56
- Nothing can move snow. It is known. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 18, 11:55 2
  - This is a job for Liam Neeson -- nm - Dano Feb 18, 12:03 1
    - 👍 - CinnaBaron Feb 18, 12:06
- snowicades? neigecades? -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 11:55
"But first, you’ve got to learn how to tweet." This interview that decline linked on B2 is incredible -- nm - prayformojo Feb 18, 11:45 2
- Our democracy hinged on the ability of a Boomer to be able to learn how to tweet. -- nm - Dano Feb 18, 12:05 1
  - ...advised by his son who works for Peter Thiel -- nm - Roger More Feb 18, 12:33
today from the law librarians the LOC: A Cheese by Any Other Name: The Legal Challenge over “Gruyere” - crash davis Feb 18, 11:35
American Airlines Trims More International Flights as Boeing Dreamliner Delays Drag On -- (link) - spamlet Feb 18, 11:31 1
- This reminds me. I really need a haircut -- nm - Dano Feb 18, 12:06
Fallout TV series at Amazon has cast Walton Goggins in a lead role. -- (link) - mud Feb 18, 11:22 8
- Oh, baby. -- nm - David Feb 18, 11:44
- dammit! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 18, 11:27 5
  - You were up for the role too? -- nm - Dano Feb 18, 11:30 4
    - Whenever I imagine Goggins, the first thing I envision is him dancing in Justified, so now I imagine pfm and Dano doing their best dance auditions -- nm - Max Feb 18, 11:46 3
      - Back in the day, Dano and I were in the same dance crew. We were the stuff of legend. Until the day the rest of the crew stabbed us in the back - prayformojo Feb 18, 11:49 2
        
        Dance crews can be vicious. -- (pic) - Dark Callisto Feb 18, 11:55 [Attachment] 1
        
        It's okay, pfm and I created our own dance crew and beat them in the world finals. -- nm - Dano Feb 18, 12:09
- Rumor is he'll play Ghoul -- (link) - decline Feb 18, 11:24
"The growing line of protestors arrested in downtown Ottawa" -- (link) - mud Feb 18, 11:13 25
- Canadians are so nice they stand in line to get arrested. -- nm - . Feb 18, 13:36
- You know, we could give all of these like minded antivax, antimask, anti everything people their own government and put the Canadian and American ones - jnine Feb 18, 12:02
- this is a fucking wild take from this Newsweek writer -- (link) - Reagen Feb 18, 11:30 20
  - Just a reminder, Newsweek is not the Newsweek you once knew. It went out of business and the name was purchased for next to nothing. It is largely -- (edited) - pmb Feb 18, 12:21
  - Also, not sure that Canada needs to import wild takes from the US when it has home-grown -- (link) - Roger More Feb 18, 11:47 8
    - Come and see the brutal repression! -- (link) - Reagen Feb 18, 12:09 2
      - I guess that's what they call a Canadian Beating -- nm - Max Feb 18, 12:11 1
        
        You put the snow in the toque first. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 12:15
    - I will wait for Brittlestar as he is my news-source for Canada, thank you very much. -- nm - Spawn Feb 18, 11:57 2
      - you could very much do worse. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 11:58 1
        
        I am being pretty serious. - Spawn Feb 18, 12:00
    - Those are some words. - Reagen Feb 18, 11:51
    - OMG -- nm - mud Feb 18, 11:50
  - devil's advocate - wasn't the half-measure of "Free Speech Zones" objected to by a lot of Americans during the Bush years? - Max Feb 18, 11:44 4
    - If all they had done was protest, none of this would have come to pass. They're being arrested for breaking laws. - Reagen Feb 18, 11:47 3
      - That's what I'm saying - Dale's tweet is inaccurate, and he's supposed to be the fact check guy! -- nm - Max Feb 18, 11:51 2
        
        He has a follow-up tweet to clarify that his basic point is the hot-take writer is full of it -- (link) - Roger More Feb 18, 11:54
        
        I guess what his point is that even if they were "just" getting arrested for protesting, that isn't a threat to democracy. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 11:52
  - Author of the book 'Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy' -- nm - Roger More Feb 18, 11:42
  - I hate the "nonviolent" BS. Occupying a capitol, blaring your horns from Large Trucks 24/7 for 3 weeks, waltzing thru residential areas .. -- (edited) - mud Feb 18, 11:36 2
    - a thing I "knew" but was good to see verbalized is that American takes on Canada are never actually about Canada, rather - Reagen Feb 18, 11:38 1
      - Social Projection Goes International, American Style -- nm - mud Feb 18, 11:45
  - And even if they want to put them into that category, getting arrested is a vital part of civil disobedience. -- nm - Dano Feb 18, 11:35
- *drops pillows on them all* -- nm - Spawn Feb 18, 11:23 1
  - cruel, but fair. -- nm - mud Feb 18, 12:12

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