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This tweet about the chip bill and reconciliation is solid. -- (link) - MDH Jul 27, 19:47
Introducing the Mini Aceman EV -- (link) - oblique Jul 27, 19:45 7
- I believe actual production models would look better. I'd consider a Mini EV -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 20:06 2
  - They have one already, I thought. - znufrii Jul 27, 20:09 1
    - In my EV fantasy, the Ford F-150 Lightning is my main vehicle and the Mini is just a 'I need something from the store" vehicle. So range isn't a big deal -- nm* - crash davis Jul 27, 20:11
- That looks hideous. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 20:02 1
  - Yes. Very. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 20:03
- What vanity plate should it get? "RIMMER"? "WHATAGUY"? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 19:59 1
  - "STOKED" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 19:59
Yankees are getting Benintendi from the Royals. -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 19:40 4
- It's fine as long as they never play in Toronto. -- nm - David Jul 27, 20:02 2
  - let me just take a sip of this drink and check which division they... -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 20:03
  - Yanks have a verbal on him getting the vax -- nm - budice Jul 27, 20:03
- Royals receive minors pitchers Chandler Champlain, Beck Way, TJ Sikkema for Benintendi -- nm* - budice Jul 27, 19:53
Norman Lear - On My 100th Birthday, Reflections on Archie Bunker and Donald Trump - crash davis Jul 27, 19:37 1
- normally, i wouldn't post any article about 45 but I am a little shocked to see Norman doing so much better than what I thought his condition was -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 19:38
Apparently Andrew Yang reads ST. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 27, 19:12 7
- No, Yang. Go away. Actually, I should tell him that personally when he's here in Sept to kick off this nonsense. -- nm* - Qale As Folk Jul 27, 19:22
- I mean seems mostly like anti-Trump Republicans, so fine? - mafic Jul 27, 19:22 3
  - Religious right should’ve broken off into their own party, by now— -- nm - Flavorize Jul 27, 19:32 2
    - They like being in control of the one they have currently. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 20:05 1
      - Yep—Republican Party let that happen over the last 30 years— -- nm - Flavorize Jul 27, 20:15
- That's not what I was suggesting. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 19:18 1
  - I mean, it would've sounded like I was saying "three-party system!", but I meant by skipping the grassroots bootstrap stages. - Beryllium Jul 27, 19:21
"promising" step toward a universal Covid vaccine that may also work against the common cold -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 27, 19:06
"Sup, Gorney." "I've been twuamatized!" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 18:58 1
- "Time cards. Time cards. Time cards. Boss, boss, boss, boss, boss." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 19:07
This whole blaming Monkeypox on LGBT is some bullshit. I expected better, but why did I? Honestly? -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 27, 18:46 9
- The first reports of its spread was tied to a gay sex party in europe, media has been hanging on that ever since, esp the right wing - zeitgeist Jul 27, 19:06 2
  - All Media. And they keep pushing the false-claim it's a STD. Even the CDC headed down that route before pulling back a touch and just including... -- (edited) - Qale As Folk Jul 27, 19:07 1
    - This -- nm - Pippy Reacher Jul 27, 19:51
- I mean we shouldn't "blame," but we need to acknowledge 95-98% of all cases are in MSM. That means there's a correlation. - MDH Jul 27, 19:02 4
  - It's fueling the already hot and bothered flames of anti-LGBT hate while simultaneously being a carbon-copy of the early days of HIV. - Qale As Folk Jul 27, 19:06 3
    - Not denying anything you are saying, and we should do better as a people discussing it. I'm saying they are making the right decision with vaccines. -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 19:14 1
      - I'm just angry. Like, immensely angry. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 27, 19:21
    - with trumpers focusing on trans folks they'll be pushing that hard come midterms -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 19:09
- They know what they did. - Spawn Jul 27, 18:48
Ukraine Live Updates: U.S. Estimate of Russian War Casualties Surpasses 75,000 - crash davis Jul 27, 18:45 9
- al jazeera has deaths closing in on 40,000 -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 19:07
- there was a similar thing in the economist a couple days ago. went into various KIA and wounded:killed ratio estimates - mafic Jul 27, 18:52 6
  - text if you're interested - mafic Jul 27, 18:58 3
    - Unfortunately, Ukriane is loosing 100-200 soldiers a day during heavy fighting, don't know if that's all KIA or a combo of wounded -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 19:15
    - thanks, that is a very interesting article -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 19:05 1
      - I also liked this trifecta: the head of the CIA, the head of MI6, and the head of Estonian intelligence -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 19:07
  - this is horrific; and since Russia has failed to keep pace with the US in anything else, I doubt they kept up with the US in battlefield medicine -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 18:57 1
    - economist article goes into this, and says essentially this, but also that the US would struggle a lot more in a peer or near-peer conflict. - mafic Jul 27, 19:03 [Attachment]
- holy crap -- nm - mud Jul 27, 18:46
‘iCarly’ Renewed for Third Season at Paramount+ -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 18:34
What was the name of that show…Sheriff and his daughter live in a small, but technologically advanced town…talking AI house - Flavorize Jul 27, 18:32 3
- Eureka -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 18:34 2
  - Yes! Thanks! -- nm - Flavorize Jul 27, 19:05
  - No, that's what you say *after* you find the answer. -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 18:35
The current Netflix DVD Top 10 for your comments... - MDH Jul 27, 18:31
His Audio Speakers Are Coveted by Supreme, Mark Ronson and Prada - crash davis Jul 27, 18:24
League of Super-Pets 77% (29/9), Vengeance 84% (27/5), Thirteen Lives 85% (22/4), Resurrection 84% (71/14) -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 18:16
Krusty—would you rather have Judge for the next 8-10 years, or Soto?—Trade for Soto so you can tell Judge to kick rocks and not pay for 3-4 good years -- (edited) - We Rate Berys Jul 27, 18:15 1
- Soto and it's no question. He's 6-7 years younger than Judge. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 20:07
it begins -- (link) - mud Jul 27, 17:42 1
- aw, goodbye barge chilling beach. -- nm - mafic Jul 27, 17:48
Horse seeing itself in the mirror.. -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 17:40 1
- "This guy's good." -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 17:42
Victoria man gets trapped in church by massive organ ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:37 1
- "Ive never seen an organ that big before" -- nm - budice Jul 27, 17:40
AEW spoilers - David Jul 27, 17:36
ST Choco Taco ABCD Poll por favor. Your Choco Tacotude before this week's news was? - con_carne Jul 27, 17:17 18
- A. They are (were) amazingly good -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 19:58
- C - Strongbad Jul 27, 18:43
- B. it fine. -- nm - mafic Jul 27, 18:37
- a -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 18:15
- C -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 27, 17:39
- Salt and Straw gonna have choco tacos -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 17:38
- B....I'm from San Francisco and usually go for an it's it -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 17:37 1
  - It's It, the ice cream/snack bragging right of the Bay Area. -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 17:39
- D. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 17:34
- A. But again, I thought they were already discontinued because I didn't realize they were being sold anywhere. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 27, 17:32 1
  - Yeah, I remember picking them up when I can. Not an "always there" thing. Softened up a bit, it's heaven. -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 17:51
- I guess it'd be a B for me. I know them. I've had them. I liked them. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 27, 17:30 2
  - My answer too for the same reason -- nm - Epiphany! Jul 27, 17:50
  - Ah, "like" would have been better. Yes. -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 17:33
- A. Just had one a couple weeks ago in fact, from the ice cream truck at the shore. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 17:25 1
  - A man who knows how to live. -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 17:54
- D -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:23
- B. They were good but not a treat I thought about or craved. I forgot they existed until the recent news. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 17:23
Steph Curry's first pitch at the Oakland A's game -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 17:15 1
- The Orioles just offered him a contract. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 17:49
The Indiana shooter's shooting by the good guy with a gun is rendered and damn it was an impressive shot for the gold... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 27, 17:03 1
- That is what I am saying. -- (link) - Spawn Jul 27, 18:51 [Backboard]
Trying out a 5/10 selfie at the McDonald's curbside pickup -- (pic) - Beryllium Jul 27, 16:24 [Attachment] 9
- What is a 5/10 selfish? -- nm* - zeitgeist Jul 27, 17:37 3
  - 12/10 Is a good boy and has a shiny coat -- nm - We Rate Berys Jul 27, 17:56
  - Also known as a 0.5 Selfie, they're usually proportioned in an even sillier way than mine. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:38 1
    - Petapixel version -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:39
- The weather looks nice. Is that what they call fresh air? -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 27, 17:32 3
  - Ackshually today's air has been described as "stale" due to the lack of wind -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:34 2
    - We haven't exactly had our worst smoggy-ass days here, but we also rarely get under what they consider 'Moderate' for air pollution either. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 27, 17:36
    - (But, yes, it was a really nice 14km bike ride. Yesterday's 22km ride was nice too.) -- (pic) - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:35 [Attachment]
- not a bad smiler. -- nm - Remlik Jul 27, 16:29
You know, I was just thinking that there aren't enough Pinocchio movies. -- (link) - Dano Jul 27, 16:03 [youtube] 1
- This can't be a real del Toro movie unless Doug Jones is in it. -- nm* - Barons Barons Barons Jul 27, 16:17
My favorite opening lyric of a song for 2022: You’re gonna say that I’m on a high horse. I think that my horse is regular-sized. -- (link) - Dano Jul 27, 16:01 [youtube] 1
- That's some cowboy shit right there. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 27, 17:35
The Gray Man is awesome -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 15:57 2
- Sequel is happening. 11th book, too. -- nm - Spawn Jul 27, 18:46
- I just pretended it was the study group from community moving onto spywork -- nm - Landbeck Jul 27, 17:00
My friend: do you want to come over and help me paint my dining room? Me: oh shoot I can't. I need to charge my car. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jul 27, 15:55 2
- can I bring my own paints, and do what I want? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 27, 16:53
- Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 16:03
START THE DRAFT! -- nm - ML Jul 27, 15:55 2
- POST YOUR KEEPERS! -- nm - budice Jul 27, 15:58 1
  - ALL OF THEM! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 27, 18:45
Dan Snyder Is Sailing Away From Consequences That Might Never Come -- (link) - Beaker Jul 27, 15:39
The permanent host of Jeopardy has been revealed. It's... Mayim Bialik & Ken Jennings -- (link) - Mop Jul 27, 15:23 2
- I like both a lot but for different reasons. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Jul 27, 16:13
- whatever. heh. - Beryllium Jul 27, 15:25
Now that someone's said it, I can't unhear it. Harry Styles' As It Was has as definite A-ha Take On Me riff. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 14:44 1
- It does. I’ve thought so since the first time I heard it. - Dark Callisto Jul 27, 16:10
Kilbo, how much are you paying and for how many watts? -- nm - David Jul 27, 14:42 3
- We really fucked this up. *sigh* -- nm - David Jul 27, 15:50 2
  - You accidentally bought the panels that beam energy to the sun instead of vice versa? -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 15:59 1
    - I can't even say anything on ST. We fucked it that bad. - David Jul 27, 16:10
Aaron Judge in 2022 - 38 homeruns, Joey Gallo in 2022 - 37 hits -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 14:28 1
- Without the Aaron Judge context, if you told me someone called Joey Gallo had 37 hits in 2022, I'd say this guy needs to be stopped. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 15:24
Manchin and Schumer have agreement on a reconciliation bill. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 27, 14:16 6
- Govt. accounting has been broken since Roosevelt. climate warming is one of those areas we have to spend trillions on & not think about balanced books -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 27, 14:58
- Fool me once... -- nm - jnine Jul 27, 14:37
- I will believe it when there's a successful vote on passage. -- nm* - znufrii Jul 27, 14:21 3
  - yea. this. Manchin is Lucy w her football -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 14:27 2
    - Except the football is made from coal, and Charlie Brown falling over is the planet falling into climate catastrophe increasingly rapidly -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 14:49 1
      - If Congo doesn't care, can we? -- nm - St. Epiphany Jul 27, 14:58
Ted Haggard? In trouble? I'm shocked -- (link) - TWuG Jul 27, 14:00
McWhorter - English Is Messy. Do I Have to Spell It Out? - crash davis Jul 27, 13:58
Krugman - Recession: What Does It Mean? - crash davis Jul 27, 13:54
another Jan 6th rioter gets a 5+ year sentence for attacking Capitol Police with a pole, ties for longest so far. -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 27, 13:54
Not Stray -- (link) - JD Jul 27, 13:33 [youtube] 5
- I love these videos. what are they *saying*?? -- nm - amanda Jul 27, 13:40 1
  - Mrow. meow. Mrrrrrooooow -- nm - JD Jul 27, 13:42
- too funny. I was just about look up Stray and see if its avail on Xboox -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 13:37 2
  - PS and Steam -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 27, 13:39
  - and its not. -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 13:38
Article One. Section 2. Clause 2. - Beryllium Jul 27, 13:29
*Now* tony dow is dead. :-/ -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 13:25 3
- i always assume those mistaken statements are someone misinterpreting 'removed from life support'. Which doesn't mean anything happens instantly, but - Andie Jul 27, 13:35 2
  - That doesn't have much likelihood next to some ghoul who just wants to be first and risks jumping the gun also the game of Telephone. -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 14:27
  - That makes perfect sense. It tends to make me think of the Bizi Betiko scene in The Expanse. -- (edited) - Beryllium Jul 27, 13:36
Friedman - Biden’s Big, Bold, Surprising Plan for a Green Transition (I Hope) - crash davis Jul 27, 13:20 1
- Houston already said F.U. as they are loving those excessive profits, its not lack of pumping, its shortage of refining capacity,and they are closing -- nm - the largest facility in texas Jul 27, 13:56
Quebec police kill RCMP officer after he attacked a woman and a teenager -- (link) - Beaker Jul 27, 13:16 3
- The civil war has begun. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 13:21 2
  - La guerre civile a commencé. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 13:23 1
    - Je me souviens -- nm - VMan Jul 27, 13:47
the RIO GRANDE RIVER HAS DRIED UP in part of New Mexico for the first time in 40 years -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 27, 13:05 1
- Is that bad? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 27, 13:31

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