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Boykin: "I would tell you to take a seat. .. But you already stole two of them." -- (link) - mud May 3, 07:01
Biden: "And it will fall on voters to elect pro-choice officials this November." -- (link) - mud May 3, 06:37 5
- Part of me thinks if he's not going to comment on Justices retirement rumors, he shouldn't comment on drafts. - Max May 3, 06:42 4
  - It's too important of an issue and potential rallying point. And he needs one. -- nm - pmb May 3, 07:07
  - As was said on a previous board, someone's legal career is over. - Baruno May 3, 07:04 1
    - Trump would appoint them to the federal court... -- nm - oblique May 3, 07:05
  - The people are out there in the street right now, and will be again tonight. Ignoring them would be weird -- nm - con_carne May 3, 07:01
Dr Strange reviews embargo seems to be lifted. -- nm - LMS May 3, 06:15 5
- I rewatched part of the first one this weekend. I hope the special effects are as mind-blowing as that one. - Baruno May 3, 07:07
- 88% at RT right now on the front page -- nm* - Beaker May 3, 06:59
- 60 at Metacritic with 21 reviews. It's gonna be polarizing. -- nm - Inigo May 3, 06:22 1
  - (Everyone saying just enough good things to keep their reputation intact) -- nm - budice May 3, 06:26
- yup -- (link) - budice May 3, 06:20
Random fact: Our Wyze vacuum on quick clean was able to do 921 sq ft. (about 90% of the space in our house excluding bedrooms) in 1.6 hours before -- (edited) - oblique May 3, 06:05 8
- which one do you have? I actually have three robovacs in my tiny house bc my layout is so weird. -- nm - amanda May 3, 06:48 1
  - this one -- (link) - oblique May 3, 06:53
- I need a smart vacuum. Mostly because I'm super lazy. Which is also probably why there is so much dust. - sycor May 3, 06:09 5
  - It worked reasonably well. We have cats so it was able to get most of the stuff. I still would do a regular vacuum once in a while - oblique May 3, 06:15 4
    - your IM is really true. see also: cleaning lady. -- nm - amanda May 3, 06:48 2
      - For sure. I loved having a cleaning service but we had to be so much less messy just to have one... -- nm - oblique May 3, 06:53 1
        
        Hehe my ex used to do this. "I have to clean up because the cleaning lady is coming" I get putting stuff away, but it was still funny to me. -- nm - sycor May 3, 06:56
    - Declutter. Yeah, that's high on my list too. -- nm - airline May 3, 06:20
LIR truman- I thought about the vibration sensors for the wash, but I've heard it can be hit or miss. I was hoping the plug would be more reliable. - sycor May 3, 05:49 4
- Unrelated, our new top load washer in the house is so tall my wife can't reach things at the bottom and basically has to dive into it to get things - oblique May 3, 05:51 3
  - I use a senior's grabber stick -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 11:25
  - my GF has to go tippie toes and sometimes I worry she will fall in. - sycor May 3, 05:52
  - might i introduce you to mr stepladder? - colin May 3, 05:52
Posterdle - Shaun May 3, 05:42
Cool. I forgot that in addition to my internet bill being $40 (30%) cheaper and 20x faster and including HBO Max, I get $250 for switching -- nm - oblique May 3, 05:33
I watched the first three episodes of The Offer and it was really good. A+ for entertainment. I have no idea how accurate any of it is but it was - Krusty May 3, 05:09
Trailer for Don't Worry Darling with Harry Styles and Florence Pugh -- (link*) - LMS May 3, 05:00 [youtube] 7
- Looks good. A little Stepford Wives-ish. -- nm - pmb May 3, 07:06
- Wow -- nm - Pippy May 3, 05:47
- It looks fantastically weird. I might have to see Booksmart now. -- nm - Inigo May 3, 05:46 3
  - Booksmart is excellent, highly recommended. -- nm - Max May 3, 05:47 2
    - Concur -- nm - Pippy May 3, 05:52 1
      - Thirded -- nm - LMS May 3, 06:14
- oh my -- nm - mafic May 3, 05:19
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo May 3, 04:50 [Attachment] 2
- CYCLODITTY - aka earworm -- nm - Max May 3, 05:38
- TIDYCOLD - A cold where you have small, neat sneezes. -- nm - . May 3, 04:57
Amazon Freevee: ‘Bosch: Legacy’ Renewed For Season 2, remake of Inside No 9 in the works. -- (link) - LMS May 3, 04:48
Doctor Strange 2 nsy (when does embargo lift?), Happening 100% (74/0) (WOW!), Operation Mincemeat 92% (24/2) -- nm - Beaker May 3, 04:47 1
- Jack tweeted this about it…. -- (link) - Volnelk May 3, 04:53
Actorle - 1 - Diva May 3, 04:40 1
- 5 - Marlowe May 3, 07:19
Great start to my vacation. Flight delayed due to missing/late crew member -- nm - tRuMaN May 3, 04:36 5
- Sorry, we found the pilot. He was definitely not in the bar. -- nm - airline May 3, 06:10 1
  - "we're gonna send a collection plate to raise bail money, hope you all can chip in and we'll be on our way shortly" -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 11:27
- Welcome to Murder Mysteries Air - solve the mystery before we land and you get off the flight scott free! -- nm - Max May 3, 05:43
- Where are you heading? -- nm - Krusty May 3, 04:43 1
  - Vancouver via seattle for a couple of days - tRuMaN May 3, 08:45
TV PSA: NHL, NBA, Deadliest Catch, Holey Moley, Superman & Lois, Resident, Young Rock, Mr Mayor, WWE NXT, This is Us, Name That Tune, New Amsterdam, -- nm - Beaker May 3, 04:35 3
- Oak Island, MLB, Who Do You Believe?, Girl From Plainville, The Chase, Naomi, Mayans MC, other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 3, 04:37 2
  - 1) Yankees -- nm - Krusty May 3, 05:31
  - 6: Deadliest Catch and NHL for me (plus Oak Island - only Sunday here); Girl From Plainville, This is Us and New Amsterdam for the wife -- nm - Beaker May 3, 04:38
Moviedle- 6/6 - Diva May 3, 04:17 5
- I got it in three. spoiler - amanda May 3, 06:49
- 2/6 - Marlowe May 3, 06:10
- 1 - Shaun May 3, 05:41
- 1/6 - prayformojo May 3, 04:54 1
  - Same *spoiler* - Krusty May 3, 05:05
Framed - 2 - Diva May 3, 04:14 4
- 4/6 - Marlowe May 3, 06:08
- 4 - Shaun May 3, 05:40
- 3 - Krusty May 3, 05:06
- 3/6 - prayformojo May 3, 04:19
Worldle - 1 - Diva May 3, 04:05 2
- -- -- nm* - prayformojo May 3, 04:47 1
  - b/n -- nm - prayformojo May 3, 04:54
Wordle: 4/6 - spamlet May 3, 03:43 10
- 318 4/6 - GregW May 3, 07:29
- 3 - pmb May 3, 07:11
- 4/6 - Marlowe May 3, 06:35
- lucky 2 - rollo May 3, 06:32
- 5 - decline May 3, 05:42
- 5 - Shaun May 3, 05:39
- 4/6 - oblique May 3, 05:31
- 5/6 -- nm - znufrii May 3, 04:24
- 3/6 - Diva May 3, 04:22
- 3/6 - prayformojo May 3, 04:16
WA planned parent is preparing for an almost 400% increase in work load as patients travel for services -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 01:41
If it hadn't been leaked, when would it have been announced? The Friday before Mother's Day? -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 01:00 5
- IIRC they're all typically done in June, a couple per day. They typically save the big ones till the end. -- nm - Strongbad May 3, 06:01 1
  - Opinions are released throughout the year, but yes, the big cases are usually held to the end of the term. -- nm - znufrii May 3, 06:21
- wasn't it scheduled for June? -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 01:39
- SC doesn't do dumps. They schedule release days. It all depends on how far along the draft was. -- nm - Ender May 3, 01:12 1
  - my understanding is they generally save the biggest cases for last.. but also precedent isn't really a thing any more for them. -- nm - colin May 3, 05:35
I don't really know what emojis mean so I use that to my advantage in Discord. I use random ones and then let others interpret what I meant. -- nm - David May 2, 23:21 4
- There are multiple football boards David is no longer welcome on because he thinks the eggplant is a purple football. -- nm - Ender May 3, 01:14
- "for some reason everyone thinks I'm a pervert." -- nm - mafic May 2, 23:27 1
  - Hmm, this meme I captured earlier today is almost appropriate here -- (pic) - Beryllium May 2, 23:32 [Attachment]
- 🤷 -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 23:26
Wordle 318 3/6 - TWuG May 2, 23:21
Me: The one thing they should never do on Halo is show Master Chief's face. Paramount+: Here's another 17 minutes of him not wearing his helmet. -- nm - David May 2, 22:29 2
- Ah yes, terminal case of Mandalorian Syndrome. -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 22:35 1
  - I'm holding out for the Book of Thel 'Vadam spin-off that's actually a backdoor second season of Halo. -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 22:42
Watching an old episode of Top Chef "that tuna died in vain" :) -- nm - Meg May 2, 21:56 1
- I always loved that joke. -- nm - David May 2, 22:16
From B2, RBG was asked to retire/step down multiple times and she refused. Unfortunately that is a major part of her legacy now. -- nm - MDH May 2, 21:15 3
- It's Mitch. -- (edited) - Diva May 3, 04:42 1
  - yeah, this. that was shit. -- nm - colin May 3, 05:36
- I put the blame on Mitch McConnell. - . May 3, 04:15
in the ongoing Jimmy Page & Robbie Williams neighbor's fight. 1 small bit of good news. otherwise, the feud is still going strong. -- (link) - Peglegpete May 2, 21:15
But but...Kavanaugh said it was settled law according to Susan Collins -- (link) - Remlik May 2, 20:58 2
- Squee? -- nm - budice May 2, 21:13
- Drinking game. -- nm - Qale May 2, 21:01
Mavericks tonight -- (link) - budice May 2, 20:30
New season on the battle pass for Halo starts tomorrow. Time for me to get back into the game. - Volnelk May 2, 20:26 3
- Until they introduce an XP system like in Halo 5, I see no reason to play multiplayer. - Mop May 2, 20:29 2
  - Oh it's the opposite of that now. I went through all the levels so fast I had months to go with nothing to do. -- nm - Volnelk May 3, 04:54
  - That was on launch, they’ve changed it. Progression is quicker now. You can level up in 4-5 games -- nm - J May 2, 20:38
TJPW tag-team championship tonight was between Magical Sugar Rabbits and Free Wi-Fi. - the wrong element May 2, 20:21
Hayley Atwell on the Red Carpet for Doc Strange -- (link) - budice May 2, 20:15 6
- Why ever would she be at the premiere of this movie? -- nm - Mop May 2, 20:24 5
  - Because she is a verry lovely person -- (edited) - eag May 2, 20:28 4
    - I think there's a typo in your IM. -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 20:29 3
      - I like ST's new spellcheck-bot. -- nm - Mop May 2, 20:43
      - Corrected -- nm* - eag May 2, 20:32 1
        
        *That's* the corrected version? I'd hate to see what it was before. -- nm - Inigo May 3, 05:14
Apparently there’s a mild vibe of “oh fuck, our single issue voters got what they wanted and can stay home from now on” from the right. - Tim May 2, 20:14 14
- No way! Then it will be vote for us or they will make it legal again! Come on!! Know thy enemy -- nm - Bacon May 2, 20:21 4
  - There’s plenty more reasons… the gays, the blacks, the trans… -- nm - Mop May 2, 20:26 3
    - Guns -- nm - eag May 2, 20:33 2
      - Critical race theory... -- nm - Mop May 2, 20:44 1
        
        they're just calling it critical theory now, since the race part doesn't make sense when you're hating gay people. -- nm - colin May 3, 05:51
- Yes, like I said, I hope their victory is a hollow one that sinks them forevermore. -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 20:19 8
  - Is it too much to expect that this causes a blue wave like never before? -- nm - Mop May 2, 20:25 7
    - Yes. -- (edited) - znufrii May 3, 06:25
    - yes. democrats had a supermajority (three times) since Roe v Wade and chose to dangle it over voters' heads instead of passing a very popular law. - colin May 3, 05:39 1
      - all that said, i'm an adult, i'm a realist, i'll obviously go out and vote, but i completely understand why people will not. -- nm - colin May 3, 05:40
    - Yes. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 3, 04:21
    - should've voted for bernie! -- nm - bernie brah May 2, 20:54
    - In a worthy world, this would be an appropriate outcome. - Beryllium May 2, 20:28
    - Biden aint winning a second term. So they need to run someone else. -- nm - Bacon May 2, 20:26
And if that weren't bad enough, I have to go into the office tomorrow. Ugh. -- nm - znufrii May 2, 20:09 1
- No more slacking, you slacker! -- nm - Mop May 2, 20:27
"Real" is just a matter of perception. -- nm - Spawn May 2, 20:05
Those payment messages on their own might be just joking around but this is one of the gayest pictures you'll see that is fairly SFW - zork May 2, 20:00 2
- That's very top gun -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 20:05 1
  - Right?! -- nm - Pippy May 2, 20:52
Connor McDavid: Fine I'll do it myself -- (link) - Reagen May 2, 19:58 1
- go kings go -- nm - budice May 2, 19:59
CNN) — Roberts does NOT want to completely overturn Roe v Wade; Roberts is willing, however, to uphold MS law banning abortion at 15 weeks -- (link) - ty97 May 2, 19:46 4
- Someone doesn’t want his legacy as Chief Justice to be “we burned it all to the ground.” -- nm - Tim May 2, 19:51 2
  - Too bad for him then -- nm* - ty97 May 2, 19:52 1
    - Mmmhmm -- nm - Tim May 2, 19:52
- Like he even fucking matters. -- nm - znufrii May 2, 19:46
"I told you. My mother's mother's mother was black!" -- nm* - Qale May 2, 19:43 2
- This is mildly gauche, but did you see the Secret Lair that was revealed today? -- nm - Tim May 2, 19:52 1
  - Yes. Corporate gonna Pride Corporate. I don't hate companies for doing it like many do, but I'm not exactly going to throw money at them. - Qale May 2, 20:14
Hope Susan Sarandon enjoyed her protest vote -- nm - Remlik May 2, 19:43 2
- I hated her before any of you did! I can trace my hate for her all the way back to 2010 -- (link) - Bacon May 2, 20:18 [Backboard] 1
  - HSX probably goes back to the 1990s -- nm - Bacon May 2, 20:20
But her emails... -- nm - znufrii May 2, 19:32 2
- There's a not insignificant number of people who have one priority in voting. - the wrong element May 2, 19:34 1
  - Hope the Karens are all happy. -- nm - Flavorize May 2, 19:50

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