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Georgia Senate race between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker heads to runoff on Dec 6th -- nm - decline Nov 9, 09:31 1
- oh joy, another month of e-mails -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 09:31
The Brooklyn Nets have named Jacque Vaughn as their head coach (this is out of left field, isn't it?) -- (edited) - decline Nov 9, 09:29 1
- Totally fishy -- nm - Jeff Saturday Nov 9, 09:35
This is true? A San Francisco news/talk station changed it’s format to “The Spread” a 24-7 sports betting station in anticipation of Prop 26 passing. -- (link) - Tim Nov 9, 09:20 3
- The people's republic of the bay area seems like an odd place to have batshit foam at the mouth right wing blathering talk radio -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 09:45 1
  - it’s stayed more successful than the non-right one. mostly syndicated shows. — nm - b. Nov 9, 09:56
- KGO was a huge news talk channel for decades, then made crappy changes including dropping almost all local talk; and ratings got worse and worse. - b. Nov 9, 09:40
This is the path for Dems to hold the House -- (link) - TWuG Nov 9, 09:18 10
- I don't expect Dems to hold the House, but the fact that we are even talking about it as possible is mind-boggling to me - ty97 Nov 9, 09:26 2
  - I did try to tell people here that it was possible. Sometimes optimism is good! -- nm - Inigo Nov 9, 09:35 1
    - I was open to possibilities this year, but the trending the past couple of weeks looked not-so-great. -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 09:36
- If they do hold the House, does Pelosi step aside as Speaker? -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 09:21 6
  - Time for her to retire. -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 09:25
  - She’s done a good job, but we need newer, younger leadership. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 09:25 2
    - Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is 83! Time to move on. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 09:26 1
      - And yes, it’s because she went full MAGA, but the 3rd ranking Republican is only 38. Give the younger folks a chance. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 09:27
  - I think she retires. The attack on her husband might be the last straw for her. -- nm - TWuG Nov 9, 09:23
  - I don't know. After what happened to her husband I'm not sure she doesn't retire soon. -- nm - pmb Nov 9, 09:23
old enough to remember when forgiving student loans was a sure political loser for Dark Brandon -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 9, 09:17 1
- And gas prices would sink Dems across the board. - TWuG Nov 9, 09:21
So about that "Official" tag Twitter implemented? Lasted about 12 hours -- (link) - TWuG Nov 9, 09:05 8
- He gave WWE the Official but not AEW -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 09:18
- weird - I'm still seeing it on (apparently) random accounts -- nm - decline Nov 9, 09:14 2
  - and twitter employees are contradicting the dufus -- (link) - decline Nov 9, 09:15 1
    - ala Biden -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 09:21
- Guess he's mad all the attention was away from him for one day. -- nm - Jovian Nov 9, 09:12
- Clarified by someone else at the company that they are rolling it out but to companies, orgs, and govt officials - TWuG Nov 9, 09:10
- He will revive it and charge $12/mo for it in about 3 days. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 9, 09:08
- shit.show -- nm - oblique Nov 9, 09:05
Here's my attempt at a YouTube shirt (if it gets the ST seal of approval, I'll set it to Public) -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 9, 09:00 [youtube] 9
- Curious that 60 seconds means there's usually no time to beg people to Please like and subscribe. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 09:35
- yay! -- nm - mud Nov 9, 09:09
- Nice job -- nm - prayformojo Nov 9, 09:07
- this is great - i literally googled "What is Mastodon?" about 10 minutes ago. -- nm - Andie Nov 9, 09:05 2
  - *toots* -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 09:12 1
    - I cut that clip out -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 09:32
- *likes* -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 09:05
- I think it's a neat little explanation of the technical side. -- nm - mara Nov 9, 09:04
- "That's nae a shirt!" Frogging autocorrect -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 09:03
And PA gets the prize this year for re-electing a dead guy! -- (link) - decline Nov 9, 08:56
Mastodon thoughts of the day, and this one includes a server recommendation if you want to get your feet wet. Bery, please comment whenever convenient. (This is really long, sorry.) -- (edited) - mara Nov 9, 08:37 9
- I appreciate the research. I'll take a look at it later -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 08:46
- Thank you! (that seems complicated) -- nm - decline Nov 9, 08:43 4
  - Well, it's more complicated than Twitter, I guess. But it makes enough sense to clarify fairly quickly. I just wish it were all one timeline. -- nm - mara Nov 9, 08:47 2
    - Actually, the most complex thing is in the advanced web interface, there's a column that changes as you do things. Like it where search results are, - mara Nov 9, 08:50 1
      - Oh, and you can make a column for a hashtag. -- nm - mara Nov 9, 08:59
  - If anyone tries to tell you it's simple, they're wrong ... (oh, wait, I cut that line out of the video I'm making) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 08:44
- Thanks. I've been curious but not adventurous enough to try it -- nm - oblique Nov 9, 08:43
- This is excellent! And I concur for Metatext, it's been working well for me. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 08:42
- I knew I'd forget something! I talked about the 3 timelines. On a browser, you need to set "advanced web interface" to get them all on 1 screen. -- nm - mara Nov 9, 08:39
Tom Brady Likely Lost Big With FTX Crypto Collapse -- (link) - Beaker Nov 9, 08:33 2
- FTX is now valued at just $1 -- nm - decline Nov 9, 08:45
- And MLB -- nm - budice Nov 9, 08:36
Why the SLS will stay on the pad during the hurricane -- (link) - TWuG Nov 9, 08:32 1
- I really, really hope it doesn't fall over -- nm - decline Nov 9, 08:42
CNN calls it for Johnson in WI - Jovian Nov 9, 08:31 8
- It amazes me that they elected a D Governor and still elected Johnson. -- nm - pmb Nov 9, 08:47 2
  - i'm not amazed by anything WI does anymore but whiteness is a helluva drug -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 9, 08:53
  - I’ll never understand ticket splitting especially for people with polar opposite ideologies. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 08:51
- The Senate may be a wash, Cortez Masto needs help. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 08:38 3
  - Ralston guesstimates there's enough Clark Co mail vote to put her over the top -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 9, 08:41 2
    - would be nice. And wont have to worry about the GA runoff as much. -- nm - Jovian Nov 9, 08:46 1
      - would also potentially render Sinema a (further) non-entity -- nm* - hollywood big shot Nov 9, 09:01
- I had to search for "Wisconsin Johnson" to figure out who the D was -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 08:33
Raising Cane's sues shopping mall over allegedly being tricked into signing lease for site where it couldn't sell chicken fingers - JD Nov 9, 08:15 8
- It'll all be Lawyers and Money in the end. -- nm* - budice Nov 9, 08:25 4
  - Unless it turns into a criminal fraud case, maybe? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 08:26 3
    - One exclusive provision that specific could easily have been forgotten after 25 years -- nm - budice Nov 9, 08:29 2
      - I dunno. I'm just imagining the McDonalds folks just laughing as they watched the construction. It's not like McDonald's signed a spec lease - JD Nov 9, 09:04
      - For sure. But if something shows they intentionally suppressed it, couldn't that be considered criminal? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 08:32
- Defendants even went so far as to purport to sell Raising Cane’s the exclusive right to sell deboned chicken products at the Shopping Center -- nm - JD Nov 9, 08:23
- a) good veting on the part of Raising Cane and b) GREAT contract construction by McDonalds to get that no chicken thing from anyone else in there -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 08:18 1
  - also, McD used to own Chipotle and is now like, no, get the hell out of here :) -- nm - oblique Nov 9, 08:22
WOah. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 9, 08:12
Black Panther Wakanda Forever 87% (126/19), Spirited 63% (5/3) -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 08:12 1
- 87%? - Spawn Nov 9, 08:21
Fans can stay in this village in Qatar during the World Cup for $207 a night -- (link) - budice Nov 9, 08:01 3
- pretty fancy shipping containers, I hope there is AC -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 08:03 2
  - AC costs $414 per night -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 08:12
  - Reminds me of the domes on Fyre Island -- nm - budice Nov 9, 08:04
In pursuit of his own dreams, Chris Dillon is blazing a trail and paying homage to professional wrestling in Newfoundland and Labrador. -- (link) - Beaker Nov 9, 07:57
Russians appear to be in full retreat from Kherson -- (link) - TWuG Nov 9, 07:57 17
- This news is likely related to the election as well. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 9, 09:34 1
  - Yep. Very unlikely that sanctions get lifted or support of Ukraine gets dropped. -- nm - TWuG Nov 9, 09:38
- Do they normally announced their retreats? -- nm - LMS Nov 9, 08:25 6
  - This is huge. They're going to have to manage the spin their people hear, so I believe they're trying to get in front of it. -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 08:30 4
    - pulling back to consolidate their gains and allow humanitarian aid to reach the people of the area -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 08:35
    - drop a nuke on it? -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 08:31 2
      - I don't think they're insane. I'm hoping this is just a rational decision to save a bunch of lives on both sides. -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 08:35 1
        
        Of course, being Russians, they've probably thoroughly looted the city and left a bunch of mines and booby traps -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 08:44
  - They're immediately launching an incursion into the rearward front -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 08:26
- No Red Wave, Putin suffers a serious blow, and the Kraken won.....not too shabby for the past 16 hours -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 08:00 6
  - and Bad Sisters renewed for S2 made me *very* happy. -- nm - mud Nov 9, 08:24 2
    - Last night I attended my first adult arts and crafts event at the library. I made a leather journal, doesn't look great but - crash davis Nov 9, 08:32 1
      - Cool! Pic? -- nm - mara Nov 9, 09:01
  - Also, the military here is releasing a doc today that, apparently, states they could not find any evidence of election fraud but there's space for - Marlowe Nov 9, 08:16 1
    - overall, great news! -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 08:22
  - and Habs won in ot! -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 08:13
- And here I thought today’s news couldn’t get any better. -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 07:59
90% in and Boebert is still down about 3,500 votes. - Jovian Nov 9, 07:57 6
- Greene was never in play, but getting rid of Cawthorn and Boebert would be a nice result. -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 08:01 4
  - Cawthorn lost his primary months ago (and then seems to have vanished) but his seat was safe R. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 08:02 3
    - I know, but I'll take a more reasonable Republican over Cawthorn. For example, I'd be fine if Greene lost her primary. -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 08:05 2
      - They want a right wing AOC badly, but forget that you still have to do stuff for your district. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 08:18 1
        
        and not be a frothing at the mouth nutjob -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 08:18
- oh I see this was already addressed below. -- nm - Jovian Nov 9, 07:57
So the Speaker of the House selection is based on a vote of the full House? -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 07:56 7
- Yes, but it's going to be a sad affair after the passing of Saget -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 08:08 2
  - It took me way too long to get this. -- nm - mara Nov 9, 08:56 1
    - Stamos gets two votes (one for his hair) -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 9, 09:16
- Yes, but it's a majority, not plurality. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 07:58 2
  - That’s a good point to make. The Rs splitting doesn’t make Pelosi speaker. -- nm - spamlet Nov 9, 08:07 1
    - But like pixie posted, the Dems could give it to their pick of Republicans. This is where I'm bummed that Cheney lost her primary. -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 08:11
- Yes. -- nm - spamlet Nov 9, 07:58
that was a good work break walk...for Pokemon. 4 new to me ones, took 3 gyms, cleared a ton of various tasks I had outstanding... -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 9, 07:54
So.... now... about 2024.... - Dano Nov 9, 07:50 6
- I shot you an email yesterday. I hope I had your address corretct -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 08:01 3
  - I just replied. You have the correct email. I just don't check it every day. -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 08:09 2
    - good deal, seems like I've had that address forever and I was worried that it was obsolete -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 08:11 1
      - Go Kraken! -- nm - Dano Nov 9, 08:12
- total eclipse! -- nm - oblique Nov 9, 08:00 1
  - Turn around. -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 08:03
After creating a run on the bank and saying they will step in to buy the bank - which cratered 95% of the FTX CEO's wealth - Binance is now thinking of walking away from the deal -- (link*) - decline Nov 9, 07:44 2
- as perfectly functional fiat currencies are often wont to do -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 9, 08:51
- Whattttt? - spamlet Nov 9, 07:56
JANIS did like a bikini top for Dec 2022 Allure Mag cover -- (link*) - budice Nov 9, 07:37 13
- I'm sorry Chanel but that is an ugly ass bikini top. -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 07:43 9
  - oh, so she's wearing it on the wrong body part. -- nm - Max Nov 9, 07:50 1
    - Do you like my hat? -- nm - Racer Jen Nov 9, 07:51
  - she really should remove it, it offends me -- nm - oblique Nov 9, 07:44 6
    - Jax? :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 07:45 5
      - That photo is not flattering. - JaxSean Nov 9, 08:27 4
        
        The make=up job they did for face seems wrong -- nm - crash davis Nov 9, 08:48 1
        
        yes. even for editorial, it’s very unflattering vs. how she really looks. — nm - b. Nov 9, 09:50
        
        it looks SO 'shopped -- nm - mud Nov 9, 08:29
        
        She has nothing to hide, Jax. -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 08:28
- That's more like two camera lens caps and some string. -- nm - Mop Nov 9, 07:43
- I approve of this message -- nm - oblique Nov 9, 07:39 1
  - And like. Happy Hump Day -- nm - budice Nov 9, 07:40
Serious Post: I avoided ALL election news. What was the outcome? -- nm - Spawn Nov 9, 07:36 17
- election deniers lost up and down and all around. Nine Governor candidates, etc -- nm - mud Nov 9, 07:57
- Along these lines, is Boebert going to lose? She's down 50.6-49.4 with 93% reporting. Do the 7% left favor her or no? - Volnelk Nov 9, 07:54 3
  - Kari Lake too, who is a horror. -- nm - mud Nov 9, 07:57 1
    - probably the worst of the entire crop. -- nm - Jovian Nov 9, 07:59
  - Yes it appears she will. -- nm - spamlet Nov 9, 07:56
- Ind Sec of State who is an election denier and committed fraud while voting was elected. -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 07:54
- You lost! Loser! -- nm - mara Nov 9, 07:51
- I was the same as you - didn't look at ST, social media or anything news related after 5pm last night -- nm - prayformojo Nov 9, 07:51
- Mostly a big EFF YOU! to the GOP -- nm - TWuG Nov 9, 07:41
- Red dribble. Everything is a knife's edge. Could be 1 seat majority in house for R. Senate may come down to runoff in GA. Some major D gains like -- (edited) - oblique Nov 9, 07:38 7
  - Also, 322K people in TN voted to keep slavery as a criminal punishment - luckily they were out voted by the more sane people living in the state -- nm - decline Nov 9, 07:48
  - also Vermont & California codified in their state constitutions that woman have choice over their reproductive rights. How did KY do with that? -- nm - St. Epiphany Nov 9, 07:41 4
    - The voters rejected the ban -- nm - TWuG Nov 9, 07:43
    - The constitutional ban on abortion failed but it was already law so no effective change. -- nm - spamlet Nov 9, 07:43 2
      - Thanks everyone. KY needs access more than most states due to poverty levels. IMO -- nm - St. Epiphany Nov 9, 07:59 1
        
        They need all kinds of federal subsidies from Healthcare, rent, social security and yet vote for the very pol who wants to kill it all -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 09:39
  - heh, I know Indiana is hell, sadly. But thanks for the summary. Looks like 2/3 school board candidates won that we wanted so hopefully no book burnings. -- (edited) - Spawn Nov 9, 07:40
Maloney’s conceded -- (link) - spamlet Nov 9, 07:34 3
- I generally liked him as a rep, but he deserved to lose for this. -- nm - Tim Nov 9, 07:42 2
  - good riddance. just a shame Hakeem Jeffries couldn't have gone with him -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 9, 08:56 1
    - bwahahah -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 9, 09:16

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