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Kenneth Mejia has won the Los Angeles Controller's race. He advertised using billboard's highlighting how much of the budget was spent on police -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 17:31 3
- This one too (the main opponent said the police needed more money) -- (link) - Tim Nov 12, 17:34 1
  - I'd probably vote for the guy just for being an unabashed auditor/financial guy/chart guy. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 17:35
- Karen Bass also added 9k+ to her lead over shitheel Rick -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 17:33
Did thiS NFT bro actually burn an authentic Frida Kahlo painting? -- (link) - Mop Nov 12, 17:24 1
- 10 million for a sketch, not a painting...yeah I'm sure the ahole did, but...how would it be against the law, should be but don't think it is -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 12, 21:59
With the WA-O3 pickup, if the Ds hold onto AK-AL (very likely), every part of the US that touches the Pacific Ocean will be represented by a Democrat -- nm - Tim Nov 12, 17:22 1
- Wait for it -- nm - Lex Luthor Nov 12, 17:24
Wasserman probably gets this gif a lot in his replies. -- (link) - Tim Nov 12, 17:04 1
- Almost as much as people just replying - ty97 Nov 12, 17:12
Maricopa just dropped 85K votes, I believe this is part of the 290K mail ballots dropped off of on e-day. Lake 51.8%, Hobbs 48.2% in this batch -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 17:03 5
- Kelly still beat Masters by 0.1% in this batch -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 17:17
- This batch also cut the Dem's lead in AZ-01 in half. Dems need that seat to hope for 218 -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 17:15
- needed more like 55%+ to make meaningful inroads to Hobbs' lead -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 17:06 2
  - Yes. Lake supporters are relying on some analysis (no idea the veracity) that this batch includes more votes from blue areas - ty97 Nov 12, 17:08 1
    - taking 85k votes off the board at 50/50 just means the she needs the next batch to be 60/40 or better -- nm* - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 17:12
Watching Weird with the parents. Wonder how long it will take Mom to recognize Harry Potter. -- nm - Ender Nov 12, 16:59 2
- Dad spoiled it and asked if it was him after 8 minutes. -- nm - Ender Nov 12, 17:08 1
  - "Is that Harry Potter?" "No, that's Al Yankovic." -- nm - Ender Nov 12, 17:14
Little bit easier to impress the ladies, these days, apparently -- (link) - Flavorize Nov 12, 16:51
WA-03 called by Seattle Times. In an upset, Dems take it -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 16:45 12
- That…is a surprise. The woman who got primaried won by 13 points in 2020. -- nm* - The Allfather Nov 12, 16:57 3
  - It wasn't considered to be competitive until she lost the primary. -- nm - Tim Nov 12, 16:58 2
    - It wasn't even considered competitive *then*. It's the biggest upset of the cycle thus far -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 17:04
    - Yup, and the dude is insane. He should move to Texas. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 12, 17:00
- CNN has called it too -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 16:50 1
  - and MSNBC -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 16:51
- This was a Trump +4 seat and was safe R until the MAGA chuds primaried Jaime Herrera Beutler for voting for impeachment. - Tim Nov 12, 16:49 1
  - I think the average independent voter margin was +4 Dems -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 16:55
- She doesn't even have a Wikipedia page yet. -- nm - Tim Nov 12, 16:47 3
  - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was immediately compared to Peyton Manning in terms of awesomeness. -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 16:56
  - . -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 16:49 1
    - Right, she didn't merit one but it's pretty funny to me. - Tim Nov 12, 16:49
Reuters: FTX had a “backdoor” that allowed SBF to alter the companies financials. $10B transfer done w/o red flags. -- (link*) - budice Nov 12, 16:19 2
- I believe the legal term of art is “theft” -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 16:25
- ~shady boots shady boots~ -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 16:20
Alec Baldwin sues several Rust crew members in effort "to clear his name" -- (link) - Beaker Nov 12, 16:14 1
- Oh that'll help -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 17:18
I watched Blade of the 47 Ronin (so you don't have to) and it just had me wanting to give the writers one note. - the wrong element Nov 12, 16:13 1
- Unless, of course, they *are* Al Swearengen. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 12, 16:28
LSU Tigers are headed to Atlanta for the SEC title game. -- nm - budice Nov 12, 16:06
Wow, random tweet praising Tesla just got inserted into my Twitter timeline -- nm - Mara Nov 12, 16:00 3
- Another weird insertion, not promoted, not liked or retweeted by someone I follow, just occurred, a violent amateur boxing match -- nm - Mara Nov 12, 16:15 1
  - And I just got another Tesla one. -- (pic) - mara Nov 12, 16:44 [Attachment]
- Your tax dollars at work. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 16:01
Looks like the Federalist Society is trying to push out their "principled" crazy people and just go full crazy. -- (link) - pmb Nov 12, 15:53 1
- they're always the poor persecuted crusaders until people figure out exactly what they're crusading for -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 15:56
Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick out weeks after appendectomy -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 15:51 2
- Titans' Ryan Tannehill expected to play vs. Broncos -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 15:51 1
  - Titans getting back first-round rookie WR Treylon Burks from IR -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 15:52
More than 20,000 Edmonton students missed school with illnesses on Wednesday (sadly their Premier is a lunatic and won't do shit) -- (link) - Beaker Nov 12, 15:47
Borje Salming looked really bad at the HOF game. very sad (he has ALS pretty bad) -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 15:40
I'm gonna get.....skewered....by ST for this. Did I know this at one point and forget it at some point? Did I never know it? - ty97 Nov 12, 15:26 5
- Veronica & Angela Cartwright are sisters. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 16:33 1
  - of course! -- nm - mud Nov 12, 16:36
- That's a genes burn. *funky Weekend Update dance music* -- nm - Max Nov 12, 16:11
- You’re so pretty. -- nm - Mara Nov 12, 15:38
- oh, honey.... -- nm - prayformojo Nov 12, 15:33
heh -- (link) - Beaker Nov 12, 15:17 1
- LOL -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 15:19
I’m now trying Mastodon - Dark Callisto Nov 12, 14:51 2
- [email protected] (of course) -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 15:05
- Oh, cool, and an interesting instance that is accepting new members. -- nm - mara Nov 12, 15:01
The Terminal dude died, in the terminal -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 14:21 4
- How dies he just decides to live in the airport again? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 12, 16:24 2
  - Yeah, it almost sounds like a mental illness by the time he’d been in shelters and was given a resident status in France. -- nm - mara Nov 12, 16:27 1
    - Mental illness was evident long before that. He insisted they call him Sir Alfred, and also, he used his free time to study economics. -- nm - Max Nov 12, 16:31
- RIP. I had recently thought of him randomly. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 14:45
this is some kind of powerbomb... -- (link) - Beaker Nov 12, 14:14 1
- *wil- wil- wilhelm scream* -- nm - Max Nov 12, 14:38
I wouldn't blame her with all the premature celebration of her losing. -- (link) - Todd Manning Nov 12, 13:49 [Backboard] 4
- Anxiety about what a Republican might say is such lame beta bitch behavior. Talk about giving your happiness over to the people you hate. -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 14:19 1
  - Who do you think is having anxiety? -- nm - Todd Manning Nov 12, 14:29
- if this is her high water mark in midterm turnout, she would potentially get roasted in a presidential year -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 13:58 1
  - I would hope so. -- nm - Todd Manning Nov 12, 14:16
On Twitter poisoning - Reagen Nov 12, 13:26 4
- So a truly diagnosable mental illness? -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 13:46
- I noped out at the part where they wrote about 'traditional strongmen' not being whiners. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 13:34 2
  - you oughta finish it, its good writings -- nm - mud Nov 12, 14:18 1
    - alright, I will. but not right now. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 14:32
I figured 768 would like my class more as I got 3 top 100 recruits from his database. #2 baby! - spamlet Nov 12, 13:22
Lionsgate can't put out a new John Wick movie every year (can they?), so Keanu Reeves in talks... -- (link) - Mop Nov 12, 13:07 1
- The Wickiverse. -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 13:09
“At least it’s not deeply integrated with our banking sector and, at this point, doesn’t pose broader threats to financial stability.” -- (edited) - Treas. Sec. Janet Yellen Nov 12, 12:32 5
- I've said it since day 1. Crypto has always been a solution in search of a problem and the only ones it found were the ability to do illegal - pmb Nov 12, 13:03 4
  - I do not envy the trustee in this bankruptcy! -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 14:03 3
    - Just hand him a match to set it all on fire. -- nm - pmb Nov 12, 14:25
    - So they basically just typed a number in a spreadsheet, and then said "Loan me 10x this"? -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 14:07
    - or the AUSA in whatever district ends up with jurisdiction -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 14:05
lol, Fidelity -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 12, 12:24
Two planes collided at Dallas airshow. -- (link*) - Bacon Nov 12, 12:21 5
- yikes. That does not look like the most survivable situation :( -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 12:35 4
  - Yeah, not sure anyone could survive that on either plane. It was a Mustang vs. B-17 flying fortress -- nm* - Bacon Nov 12, 12:37 3
    - I don't think there are a dozen of those bombers left -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 12, 16:19
    - oh, double yikes for the historical loss on top of the (probable) loss of life -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 12, 12:40 1
      - yes, just horrible all around. :( - - i.b! Nov 12, 12:46
Larry David called it *while* taking FTX money -- (link) - TWuG Nov 12, 12:12 1
- That was my favorite commercial up until the point they revealed it was for fucking crypto. -- nm - Tim Nov 12, 12:17
oof, this seems bad... -- (link) - Beaker Nov 12, 12:01 1
- everyone thinks they're Bobby Axelrod. -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 12:32
no wonder they want to suppress the youth vote next -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 11:49 8
- millennials aren't doing too well at cancelling out the Gen Xers -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 11:54 7
  - Gen X while more conservative is a much smaller cohort overall than the Baby Boom or Millenials/Gen Z -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 13:53
  - The boomers still are getting lumped in with that 45-64 spot, tho. - Dark Callisto Nov 12, 13:08 1
    - Ah! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 13:17
  - Congrats Generation X, you're now the principals from Ferris Bueller and the Breakfast Club. You suck. -- nm - Tim Nov 12, 12:45 2
    - we’re just happy to be on the chart, youngster. - i.b! Nov 12, 12:52
    - 8-P -- nm - JD Nov 12, 12:51
  - Because WE ARE THE X FACTOR! -- nm - Bacon Nov 12, 12:04
I'm thinking, we as in feds and other Gov, should not step in, regulate BTC, they didn't want it to start, there's already money called money -- (edited) - zeitgeist Nov 12, 11:49 1
- it would a good use of the lame duck session -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 11:54
Lennon-McCartney reunion -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 11:43 3
- sweet! -- nm - i.b! Nov 12, 12:48
- nice! -- nm - mud Nov 12, 11:46
- Awe -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 12, 11:44
Woo, finally got mastodon's dev container to build locally -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 11:41 11
- ... although it doesn't seem to be starting properly. Well that'll make it annoying to test the thing I want to test. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 11:48 10
  - "localhost:3000 is part of the decentralized social network powered by Mastodon." woo, it's alive -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 12:05 9
    - this is definitely reminding me why I dislike ruby on rails -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 13:55 1
      - I did an end run about that part, and now I'm being reminded of why I dislike javascript -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 15:08
    - did you just create an "instance"? -- nm - mud Nov 12, 12:20 6
      - Technically yes, but *also* technically no. This is just a local copy I'm running to try and fix a bug. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 12:21 5
        
        If you do, let me know. I've considered it but all the turnkey ones are overloaded and I don't have hosting anywhere anymore. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 13:26 4
        
        I’m interested in the concept, but the only people I’d be interested in following are already here, so *shrug* -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 14:22 2
        
        I need more people to move from twitter to make it useful right now. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 16:45
        
        I've sort of concluded it's for people who like Twitter but want to be more conversational and social than they are on Twitter. -- nm - mara Nov 12, 15:07
        
        The one I’m currently recommending is masto.ai -- nm - Mara Nov 12, 14:08
NC sheriff who resigned after racist remarks re-elected. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 12, 11:39
A Cinemascore and $84 million Friday for Wakanda Forever. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 12, 11:27
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 12, 11:27 [Attachment] 6
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 12, 11:28 [Attachment] 5
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 12, 11:28 [Attachment] 4
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 12, 11:28 [Attachment] 3
      - 1/2. — nm - i.b! Nov 12, 12:51
      - 1/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 12:03
      - 2/2. They were more informed guesses than knowledge, though. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 12, 11:29
Semantle Jr.: 24 guesses, 2 hints - prayformojo Nov 12, 11:25
Public Image Ltd and The Clash guitarist Keith Levene has died aged 65 -- (link) - Remlik Nov 12, 10:49 1
- ugh -- nm - mud Nov 12, 11:22
WestJet launching Calgary-Dubai direct flight -- (link) - Reagen Nov 12, 10:27 1
- There's been a lot of reports of new flights in the past couple of days based on some sort of 'coordination' filings or something? - ty97 Nov 12, 14:58
Nov. 12th birthdays: Wallace Shawn (79), Neil Young (77), Megan Mullally (64), Ryan Gosling (42), Anne Hathaway (40) - Max Nov 12, 10:25 [youtube]
I still don't like vandalism but hey maybe those ecoterrorists would be more effective if they used twitter instead of paint and superglue? -- nm - Max Nov 12, 10:17 2
- MLK had like 60% disapproval rating the day he was murdered, after a decade of nothing but nonviolence. there are no “acceptable” protests to people - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 10:22 1
  - They crashed Kaep's career for kneeling but cheered cops kneeling on Floyd and others -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 12, 11:41
DTL: Congrats, rollo. At least one of us got Moore. (I really do need height though) -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 10:17
not really the kind of liquidity reserves you want to see from a fiat currency -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 12, 10:16 3
- Is that bad? -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 10:30 1
  - Y'all haven't even gotten to the bad stuff yet because you're too old for Discord. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 12, 10:44
- I love gen z. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 12, 10:18
Just call me angel of the morning, angel Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 12, 09:54 3
- Misheard: "just brush my teeth before you leave me" -- nm - TWuG Nov 12, 10:25 1
  - Sounds like the sort of demand Rick Sanchez would make -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 10:52
- No. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 10:09

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