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Texas CPS going after parents of trans kids who are over 18. -- (link*) - TWuG Mar 8, 09:38 2
- What is happening here is that Republicans are doing as much damage as possible as the state slowly fades from Red to Purple. They don’t care at all.. - Qale Mar 8, 09:51
- What good is the 2nd amendment if you can't shoot at the gov't people who come for your kids? -- nm - Max Mar 8, 09:45
‘Under The Banner Of Heaven’ series (w/ Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones) to debut April 28 -- (link) - mud Mar 8, 09:37
New WaPo article on Disney Starcruiser and Genie+/Lightning Lane addons -- (link) - budice Mar 8, 09:24
McAfee claiming that ARod has signed is false—Qaaron drama never ends -- (pic) - Flavorize Mar 8, 09:18 [Attachment] 7
- I think the money is false, not that he is staying. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 8, 09:33 4
  - I think he is saying he signed but can't produce a contract to show he actually did sign. - St. Epiphany Mar 8, 09:36 3
    - I think he should get a shirt with sleeves. -- nm - Diva Mar 8, 09:46 1
      - 🎽 -- nm - rollo Mar 8, 09:48
    - Like his vaccination card -- nm - JD Mar 8, 09:46
- espn has McAfee down as breaking the story of his return... -- nm - Beaker Mar 8, 09:29
- Nevermind. Still there but moved. -- nm* - Inigo Mar 8, 09:27
FL passed "Don't Say Gay" bill 22-17 -- (link) - budice Mar 8, 09:17 8
- Disney has supported every legislator that voted yes. Because they value the business policies of those politicians more than the social policies. - TWuG Mar 8, 09:41 1
  - corporations, despite being treated like people politically, don't have morals. it's frustrating, but i've come to kind of just be okay with it.. - colin Mar 8, 09:48
- Snowflakes can't even handle people talking about things they don't like. -- nm - Inigo Mar 8, 09:31 3
  - This will clearly make it go away. Next they will outlaw the word, "covid". -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 09:34 2
    - "Covid theater." - JaxSean Mar 8, 09:38 1
      - I feel your horrible state shame. -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 09:39
- Fuck Off Florida! -- nm - St. Epiphany Mar 8, 09:20
- Awesome! Wait... what? -- (link) - Kate Mar 8, 09:18 [youtube]
According to an ad on my Roku, the new Scream movie is on Paramount+. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 09:12
DTL -- weirdest box score I've seen - Will Hunting Mar 8, 09:10
Oooh, bucket list show - Aimee Mann. 3rd row tickets secured -- nm - rollo Mar 8, 09:03 7
- Not really bucket list but we have tickets for Patton Oswalt next month and then John Mulaney in August -- nm - oblique Mar 8, 09:12 3
  - It amazes me that Mulaney is playing multiple nights at the United Center. -- nm - pmb Mar 8, 09:25 1
    - 4 nights in Nashville, 2 in DC, 2 in Detroit. - Spawn Mar 8, 09:30
  - we saw oswalt in pittsburgh. it was such a great experience. remind me to tell you more when I get home. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 8, 09:12
- Ooh. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 09:10
- "man, I hate playing vampire towns." -- nm - mud Mar 8, 09:06
- Nice! waitaminnit, on Tuesday? Pre-sale? -- nm* - JD Mar 8, 09:05
The only way you'll get my F150 from me is if you replace it with an F250. That's right, I said it!!! nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 8, 09:00 9
- F150 Lightning. -- nm - TWuG Mar 8, 09:42 1
  - Oooooh...shiny -- nm - JD Mar 8, 09:45
- I'd just like people who own cars to have to pay for the cost of their environmental impact -- nm - Roger More Mar 8, 09:35 2
  - Hmmmm...and how would that work? On some level gas taxes were supposed to cover well, something...road upkeep etc. - JD Mar 8, 09:44 1
    - Carbon tax -- nm - Roger More Mar 8, 12:05
- If you're using the truck for truck stuff, that's fine. But the design and marketing of trucks is now just as problematic as the environmental impact. - Beryllium Mar 8, 09:33 2
  - toxic masculinity! -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 09:38 1
    - Trucksick masculinity -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 09:39
- 150, 151. Whatever it takes. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 8, 09:05
Thanks for all of the birthday wishes everyone. :) -- nm - sycor Mar 8, 08:57 1
- And since I know I missed the poll, weekend viewing Blacklight, C+. Liam just needs to stop and go back to drama. -- nm - sycor Mar 8, 08:58
Hi Aaron, its me Shailene. Did I mention I still love you? -- nm - Jovian Mar 8, 08:51
LYC: I think I will buy some Qdoba nachos for lunch. -- nm - CinnaBaron Mar 8, 08:48 2
- I have "early access nacho fries" and "BOGO hard taco" in the TB app plus I have to go to target at 1230 so..... -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 8, 08:51 1
  - Oh nacho fries will be back? It's really the only time I go. - spamlet Mar 8, 08:56
So apparently, someone had the electric bill for my office put in their name on Jan 25th. They got the bill and realized it was not theirs and called - Spawn Mar 8, 08:45 4
- good grief -- nm - St. Epiphany Mar 8, 09:03 1
  - Sucks as I had already planned to work late tonight. Now I lost two more hours! -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 09:10
- could someone have done it on purpose to eff with you? -- nm - decline Mar 8, 08:49 1
  - Power is on! That was my first thought until I learned the 1/25 date. They are responsible to Duke for a chunk, so doubtful. - Spawn Mar 8, 09:09
sitwap, ever want to buy a set amount of gas but don’t want to have human contact? nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Mar 8, 08:43
Tarrio, chair of the Proud Boys, arrested for his part in Jan 6 insurrection -- (link) - TWuG Mar 8, 08:35
Tolarian Community Collage's Professor hyping up his personally designed deck box is a true joy. And you'll never predict how much it'll cost you. -- (link) - Qale Mar 8, 08:29 [youtube]
TV PSA: Superman & Lois, Bachelor, WWE NXT, FBI x 3, Resident, Oak Island, This is Us, I Can See Your Voice, To Tell the Truth, Wipeout, -- nm - Beaker Mar 8, 08:26 1
- The Thing About Pam, How I Met Your Father, Promised Land, American Auto, Grand Crew, Naomi, Beyond Oak Island, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 8, 08:28
I'd settle for people just driving more efficient vehicles - JD Mar 8, 08:26 [Backboard] 7
- We need to redesign cities so people drive much less. We need to fund and develop quality public transit and cycling infrastructure. -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 09:42
- I live in a city that is struggling to become bike friendly - making huge strides, but still not all the way there yet. - Beryllium Mar 8, 08:43 5
  - To your IM 👍 - JD Mar 8, 08:53
  - When I bought my SUV I was actually using it as intended. Not any more but I really don't want to give it up. It may be the last vehicle I - Meg Mar 8, 08:48 3
    - Holding on to an ICE vehicle & not driving it very much seems (paradoxically) more environmentally friendly than buying a new car. - Beryllium Mar 8, 08:57 2
      - If you're ready to replace anyway, it makes best sense to get an EV. For a newer car it depends what happens to the old one. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 09:19 1
        
        Ours are currently working decently, but I suspect each one is going to have a maintenance bill coming up that gets into $1k+ territory -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 09:26
NYT OUT -- (link) - mud Mar 8, 08:17
Effing Landlords: Part Three. Finally, resolution. And a sincere apology for the mistake and senseless stressing me out. - Qale Mar 8, 07:58 4
- My landlord called me on Sunday claiming he was unable to deposit my check - decline Mar 8, 08:32 3
  - I mean, if they don't want to accept checks, just say so, right? I can go back to money orders if I must. - Qale Mar 8, 08:35 2
    - do the landlords split the fees with the bank? I've always wondered. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 8, 08:42 1
      - I don't know. I presume it's similar to retailers having to pay to be able to process credit cards though. Which is why HEB doesn't want Apple Pay. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 08:54
crash! -- (link) - mud Mar 8, 07:56 3
- I need to send copies of my book Later, Skater to so many libraries. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 08:00 1
  - all of them -- nm - mud Mar 8, 08:19
- Yeah, I have my first ILA IF committee meeting this afternoon. This is going to be the primary topic -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 08:00
"I thought Aunt Jemima was fine as a logo" is a stance. Not a great one, but ok, there's logic to it. Then there's "I need to have a black person on - Reagen Mar 8, 07:55 4
- googling a little, that's Terrence K. Williams, a MAGA comedian -- nm - Max Mar 8, 08:10
- I'd have switched to Booty Os cereal. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 08:09
- The creator behind it is one of the big twitter Trump grifters who completely lost his income stream -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 08:06 1
  - Grifters gonna grift. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 8, 08:07
Tyranol -- (link) - Jovian Mar 8, 07:52 1
- The old 'joke' about Hitler having 'some good ideas' is gonna need updating. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 08:02
a woman I know just had a kid. a boy. she wanted a name that was unisex, had to do with nature, and wasn't too hipster. would you like to guess what - amanda jeans Mar 8, 07:49 28
- Ferrell -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 8, 09:39
- Fennel -- nm - rollo Mar 8, 08:32
- Forrest -- nm - zork Mar 8, 08:18
- Firefly. -- nm - pmb Mar 8, 08:06 1
  - You would not believe your eyes. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 08:09
- Foxx. -- nm - CinnaBaron Mar 8, 07:57
- Finnas -- nm - St. Epiphany Mar 8, 07:56
- Felicity -- nm - Flavorize Mar 8, 07:55
- Fauna -- nm - mud Mar 8, 07:53 3
  - Probably S-tier list of desired Animal Crossing villagers. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 08:06 2
    - Friga! -- nm - rollo Mar 8, 09:31
    - I do not know what this means. -- nm - mud Mar 8, 09:07
- it's FELIX. definitely unisex, right? totally nature-ish. and not hipster at all. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 8, 07:53 1
  - Oof...yep, to be fair...Hipsters rarely self-identify as hipsters -- nm - Flavorize Mar 8, 07:57
- Francis. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 07:53 2
  - No, Fletcher. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 07:54 1
    - my friend's son is fletcher because it's my friend's mom's maiden name. he resents hipsters who have made the name commonplace. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 8, 07:58
- Frost. -- nm - Marlowe Mar 8, 07:53 1
  - oh I don't hate this. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 8, 07:54
- Dandelion -- nm - Jovian Mar 8, 07:53 1
  - lol oops. didnt read the IM -- nm - Jovian Mar 8, 07:54
- Frank. -- nm - Shaun Mar 8, 07:53 1
  - Frank was her last name -- nm - oblique Mar 8, 07:56
- Fern -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 07:52
- Flower -- nm - the wrong element Mar 8, 07:52 1
  - "That's alright. He can call me a flower, if he wants to... I don't mind." -- (link*) - Qale Mar 8, 08:03 [youtube]
- Guess - znufrii Mar 8, 07:51
- Frederick -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 07:50
Wordle 4/6. No yellows. Very frustrating :) - oblique Mar 8, 07:46
NFL-Bucs are franchise tagging WR Chris Godwin. Cowboys tag TE D. Schultz -- nm* - budice Mar 8, 07:34
I mentioned before i had done a couple of the Conqueror Challenges. I didn't currently have one going, but they started a new (no medal) one of Kyiv. - Andie Mar 8, 07:33 [Attachment] 1
- I'll take a look at starting this tonight. Thanks! -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 07:52
Ask Well - "I drink a lot of unsweetened seltzer. Does that have the same health benefits as drinking regular water?" - crash davis Mar 8, 07:31 2
- Thanks for this. MrsJax drinks seltzer water almost exclusively at this point. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 8, 08:07
- A refers to anything carbonated as “bubble juice” -- nm - znufrii Mar 8, 07:51
DTL Recruiting: Do I join the bound to be 6/6 Wesley Lawrence sweepstakes? -- nm - Dano Mar 8, 07:30 3
- No -- he's an idiot with a solid, but hardly historic stat line. 1.50 / 23 GPA / Exam puts him at the level of my brother. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 8, 09:14
- I’ll be shocked if he’s that low -- nm - spamlet Mar 8, 08:12
- Local: None? Suits his None intelligence. -- nm - CinnaBaron Mar 8, 07:34
Ask Well - "Q: If I open a box of berries and one berry is moldy, do I need to throw out the whole box?" - crash davis Mar 8, 07:27 6
- "It was a Yes or No question!" -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 07:33
- that's good to know. thanks! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 8, 07:31 4
  - I was happy to find this article today, because I am that weirdo you see in the grocery market peering closely at the bottom of berry containers. -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 07:32 3
    - I'd rather you be that person than the one who opens up containers to make the perfect strawberry package. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 08:11
    - I also do this, and dig for the ones in the back. I keep my berries always refrigerated, as well -- nm - Flavorize Mar 8, 07:34
    - yup, me too -- nm - prayformojo Mar 8, 07:33
DTLSTI: Shawnee 76, Buffalo 68 -- nm - Dano Mar 8, 07:26 1
- You were thisclose again -- nm - spamlet Mar 8, 07:53
Cowboys franchise TE Dalton Schultz -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 07:26
Calvin Ridley. 12 month suspension for wagering legally with a NFL Partner vs 4 month suspension for domestic violence looks bad. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 07:25 11
- Meh. A wife beater is a terrible person but them being terrible doesn’t undermine the foundation of ‘sport’. - Will Hunting Mar 8, 08:13 6
  - Let's agree that this more about perception of the integrity of the game, rather than actual integrity. Right? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 08:53 3
    - The game show industry died overnight in the 50's when there was cheating. There's nothing more important than the un-fixed nature of sports to the - Will Hunting Mar 8, 09:19 1
      - Yes, there's nothing more important than the perception of integrity. - Strongbad Mar 8, 10:56
    - No, I think it's both -- nm - rollo Mar 8, 09:01
  - Yeah, it's "horrible person" vs "integrity of the game." - the wrong element Mar 8, 08:28
  - 100 - Players gambling is the 3rd rail, and the first offender is an example to the rest -- nm - rollo Mar 8, 08:27
- Yeah, it really shows where the NFL's priorities are. -- nm - Inigo Mar 8, 07:33
- Looks bad when they also aren't doing anything about the Dolphins Owner (Ross) who was incentivizing tanking/losing. -- nm - Flavorize Mar 8, 07:28
- If Pete Rose had 'just' beat his wife, he'd be in the MLB Hall of Fame right now. - ty97 Mar 8, 07:26 1
  - agreed -- nm - JaxSean Mar 8, 07:39
Swatch Group is out on Russia -- nm - budice Mar 8, 07:25 2
- Damn, they can't even go back to the 80s. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 07:49 1
  - Back? -- nm - zork Mar 8, 08:19
Paul Krugman - "Why China Can’t Bail Out Putin’s Economy" - crash davis Mar 8, 07:24 7
- I keep thinking about how different this would be under Trump. It's staggering to think about. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 8, 08:00 6
  - I imagine the sanctions would be less, there would be dissention among the NATO countries and a coordinated response like we have had would have - pmb Mar 8, 08:11 4
    - I like that you seem to think we would still be part of NATO. -- nm - the wrong element Mar 8, 08:32
    - I figured we would outright take Putin’s side as a stand against Ukrainian “corruption” - znufrii Mar 8, 08:24
    - Yup. Along with several long calls with Putin. - St. Epiphany Mar 8, 08:19
    - Sounds about right. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 8, 08:17
  - indeed -- nm - crash davis Mar 8, 08:02

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