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ugh. since when is a saudi crown prince a head of state? nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 17, 19:28 3
- I see “states and their officials” under sovereign immunity. - i.b! Nov 17, 19:31 2
  - Putin's in the clear! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 19:35
  - Disgusting -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 19:34
maybe I should have gone with the unmodified phrasing. either way ... tweeted this. -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 17, 19:21 [Attachment] 1
- oof, this is some good generative art -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 19:30 [mastodon]
Let it all out. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 17, 19:19 [youtube] 3
- Surprisingly good delivery for his clues on Jeopardy earlier this week. - Mop Nov 17, 19:34
- he’s an enjoyable tiktok follow. mostly him and his very longtime wife being filmed by their son. -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 19:24
- very good. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 19:23
Truist blows. We had 9,950 stolen from our account. We have to fill out paperwork to initiate a claim. I’m livid. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 19:00 14
- $100 gone rn courtesy of Tarzhay -- nm* - budice Nov 17, 19:21
- That's awful. -- nm - decline Nov 17, 19:09
- (This is the second time in 2022 we’ve had an unauthorized transaction for this rough amount. Neither incident was caught by fraud prevention.) -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 19:07 7
  - ugh. you have my sympathy -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 19:26
  - Oh wait, sorry. I forgot they just told Will that “You don’t have fraud prevention set up on your account.” Ummmm wtf -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 19:19 2
    - it's still burglary even if you don't have an alarm system on your house -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 19:24 1
      - Oh I know. I feel like fraud prevention should be an automatic thing on everyone’s account. There’s no excuse for this not being caught. -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 19:27
  - ugh. sorry, you two, that’s horrible. :/ -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 19:15
  - this is police report filing level -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 19:09 1
    - That’s what I’m doing after I go scorch the bank people. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 19:11
- FUCK -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 19:05
- I absolutely would be too. And counting down the minutes until I could fire them as my bank once it got fixed. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 19:04 1
  - This. Move banks as soon as possible. Sorry this has happened -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 19:26
- Good lord. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 19:02
I’m watching old episodes of Mr. Mayor on the Tivo. It’s funnier than you all give it credit for. But the best gag was the FTX ad I just saw. - Mop Nov 17, 18:57 1
- It's also on peacock. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Nov 17, 19:02
They'll need to rehire half a dozen people just to make this stop. -- (link) - The Gossip King Nov 17, 18:56 4
- I wonder if people are fake reporting outages.. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 17, 19:03 1
  - if this is accurate, fired workers who should have lost their access may still have it because the credentials team to revoke their access was also -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 19:08
- hahahahah "Space Karen" -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 19:02 1
  - That was Kim's favorite too. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 19:02
Elon Musk for Speaker of the House -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 18:42
ahahaha -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 18:39
So my boss is having to deal with an institution-wide situation and a colleague has suggested that they (my boss) is handling it with kid gloves. - Mop Nov 17, 18:35 1
- Go FULL BEAST MODE -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 19:37
Perfection? Yes, yes I think so. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:33
Justin Bieber, now 95% less apey. -- (link) - Sub-baroner Nov 17, 18:31 2
- When will Twitter be 100% less app-y? -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 18:51
- Oh...darn? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 18:45
Robert Clary, who played the French chef Corporal Louis LeBeau on Hogan’s Heroes, has died -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 18:29 1
- he’d be kidnapped by the Nazis and imprisoned at Buchenwald and later Auschwitz for 31 months. He was the only member of his family to survive. -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:30
in case anyone uses Laundress products, this is so bad. they had a weird sale recently where things sold out that hadn’t before - totally sus with - i.b! Nov 17, 18:27
I think we can all agree that fears that Trump would get back on Twitter were overblown. -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 18:22 5
- It’s ‘careful you’ll shoot your eye out,’ not ‘careful you’ll shoot your OTHER eye out.’ -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 19:06
- Speaking of Trump and social media, DWAC apparently still hasn't gotten a quorum yet to extend their charter. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 17, 18:31
- You have given me joy. I’ll keep you. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 18:28
- "I think we can all agree that fears another unsinkable White Star liner would hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage were overblown" - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 18:27
- in a manner of speaking, yes -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:23
On the bright side, there'll be all sorts of small business loans he can qualify for now -- (link) - Reagen Nov 17, 18:20 3
- This gif (Elon is the wiley coyote) -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 17, 18:41
- it's like that scene in Mad Men when Roger asks Peggy to work over the weekend on the campaign he forgot about - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 18:22
- The last tweet should be a confused Travolta gif in an empty room. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 18:21
That is not dead which can eternal lie; and with strange elons, even death may die. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:20 [mastodon]
SpiritHalloween just took over. -- (link) - budice Nov 17, 18:14
Sad tweet -- (link) - decline Nov 17, 18:14 3
- The brands! Think about the brands!! -- nm - Tim Nov 17, 18:27
- Who's gonna tell Elon about the rabbits? -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 18:16 1
  - Tell me about the rabbits, George. -- nm - Lenny Nov 17, 18:17
I think I'm done with Evernote. I've just had too many glitches when I really need access to a note. Let's see how Onenote works... -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 18:12 3
- Not sure if you saw my comment about Obsidian (and the evernote acquisition by Bending Spoons) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:14 2
  - It's what got me thinking about my Evernote problems. -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 18:23 1
    - I do like their new Reminders functionality, combined with tasks, but ... - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:25
I'm just gonna stay optimistic because I don't want Tim to have to explain Mastodon *to me*. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 18:12 7
- It’s pretty great. Much… kinder. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 17, 18:16
- I have lived without TikTok, and I almost never used Twitter. I am choosing to ignore Mastodon. -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 18:14 5
  - I looked at Mastodon and was trying to figure out which server I wanted to be on, got bored, din't sign up. Too complicated for my short attention -- nm - Bacon Nov 17, 18:20
  - I think Mastodon is gonna be everyone getting over the ex social media relationship. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 18:17 2
    - Largely this, yes. I said a couple of weeks ago that it's not a replacement for twitter, it's a replacement for the *habit* of twitter ... - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:17 1
      - Apt -- nm - decline Nov 17, 18:28
  - Samesies. - znufrii Nov 17, 18:17
*run it right up the middle just like everyone expects* -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:10
Aww, Lestat and Louis have adopted a girl named Claudia! This is gonna be so swee...oh no. OH NO NO!!! -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 18:09 1
- This is why the GOP hates gays adopting. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 19:08
I’m sure things will be fine. -- nm* - Volnelk Nov 17, 18:06 1
- Parody account. It's in the bio. -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 18:07
Sweden has named their All-Century hockey team - Beaker Nov 17, 18:05 1
- The undefeated Swedish team of 2044-2054 is gonna be very disappointed. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 18:46
Radio Silence To Direct New ‘Escape From New York’ Movie For 20th Century Studios -- (link) - Remlik Nov 17, 18:03 3
- 20th Century Studios? So it’s going to Hulu? -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 18:49
- "Ryan Gosling as Snake Plissken" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:05 1
  - (This is a joke, btw) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:05
POLL: Open for 24 hours (unless it dies before that). CTTP, Day and Time Twitter ceases to exist/work. Go. -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 18:01 5
- issues really kicking in when the world cup starts. -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 19:51
- I'll take cyber Monday 1030am for the first prolonged outage. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Nov 17, 19:41
- site down starting 5pm PT Friday 11/18 -- nm - Max Nov 17, 18:09
- I say, goes offline (maybe temp) Nov 22, 10:35am -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 18:07
- Never ceases to exist. Ceases to work? Many times, starting at 2:30AM pacific November 19th. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:03
Fuck You and Eat Shit - mud Nov 17, 17:55 3
- *excellent* -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:56 2
  - As a fan of the book, there's one thing that has been missing that (thanks to twitter) I know is coming. (spoils) - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:58 1
    - so if I have any questions I'll know who to ask. - mud Nov 17, 18:01
I backed the Monty Python themed TTRPG. Last few hours. -- (link) - Tim Nov 17, 17:52
Somewhere in the next business book -- (link) - Reagen Nov 17, 17:51 16
- Yup. This is going to be a case study for years. - TWuG Nov 17, 18:00
- 44 billion dollars and he managed to run it into the ground with 3 weeks. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 17:52 14
  - To be fair, it hasn’t crashed yet, and I expected it to happen sooner. I’m disappointed. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 18:43
  - ... -- (link) - The Gossip King Nov 17, 18:00
  - That was the price his backers were willing to pay to kill it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:53 11
    - No chance this was the goal. He’s a complete fucking idiot. -- nm - Tim Nov 17, 18:01 2
      - Yeah, most likely. My real theory is that he thought the tech would be useful for his interplanetary plans. - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:07 1
        
        The reason he told himself he did it: to make a super app with payment capabilities etc. - ralph wiggum Nov 17, 18:32
    - $13b came from banks that were absolutely expecting a return on their investment -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 18:01 3
      - Were they also invested in FTX? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 18:02 2
        
        Ontario teachers gonna be eating cat food.......even moreso than they already have to... -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 18:06 1
        
        "Oh no, I lost 0.05% of my wealth, I'm ruined" -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 18:14
    - I don’t understand this. It’s the greatest tool around for undermining the US. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 17:56 1
      - It's also the greatest tool around for regime change and speaking truth to power. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:58
    - Elon "Bone Saw" Musk -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:54 1
      - (And no, I don't think it's disrespectful to Khashoggi to make this joke. This execution is just a furtherance of the mindset behind his own.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:55
what is the best local turkey price at your grocers? $.79/lb with a $25 purchase of other stuff not named alcohol or tobacco. $1.79/lb. on it's own -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 17, 17:51 6
- I got a certificate for a free turkey at my local grocery store, but didn't see any turkeys when I was there... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 18:19 2
  - I had heard so much about the turkey shortage that I was shocked to find freezers full of them at Krogers. -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 18:25 1
    - They might have been there, I wasn't looking for them specifically. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 18:32
- Ralphs - Kroger Frozen Turkey $0.79/lb. No additional requirement. -- nm - Meg Nov 17, 18:05 1
  - Although I could get just a breast for not much more than a whole turkey and it would work much better for me. -- nm - Meg Nov 17, 18:19
- I just bought a 21 pound and change turkey for $15.10, so...10...11...denominator.... About 71¢ per pound. -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 17:55
A reminder, it's getting to be time to move that turkey to the fridge. -- (pic) - Ender Nov 17, 17:43 [Attachment]
It is last day of high school vibes on Twitter right now. -- nm - Tim Nov 17, 17:41 4
- my usage has varied; but especially as a words person, I’m so going to miss it. - i.b! Nov 17, 18:24
- And everyone else is watching it like the Weather Channel during a hurricane. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 17:59 1
  - Actually, that's my SNL pitch: Jim Cantore appears in front of Twitter HQ to cover the disaster, and keeps getting blown over by birds flying by. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 18:26
- And it can’t die! I don’t wanna have to explain Mastodon to my dad. -- nm - Tim Nov 17, 17:41
Huh. I just quit the Amazing Race halfway through an episode. Turns out, I’m done. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 17:41 3
- pourquoi? we've enjoyed it a lot so far (haven't watched yesterday's yet though) -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 17:44 2
  - They were going to make the contestants dance a traditional Jordanian dance and I was, like, “I’m gonna Marie Kondo this.” - Mop Nov 17, 18:26
  - we like pretty much every team remaining too -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 17:59
I can’t tell the satire anymore. -- (link) - Will Hunting Nov 17, 17:40 2
- from the responses, there are dozens of people stuck in a parking garage because badges are needed to lift the exit arm. -- nm - i.b! Nov 17, 17:46 1
  - It's a parody account. So the responses may also be parody/jokes. -- nm* - TWuG Nov 17, 17:49
My SIL just revealed she thought the refrain to Panama was ~ Animal ~. So there's one less Xmas present I have to buy. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 17:39
Live look at Twitter HQ shutting down...(Babylon 5 shut down) -- (link*) - Remlik Nov 17, 17:39 [youtube]
There should be a website that tells us if Twitter is still up. -- (link) - Mop Nov 17, 17:38 3
- there's this, too -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:48
- for anyone who watched to the end of “good place” nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 17, 17:44 1
  - that's great -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 17:45
"You guys can't multi-task, no one can." "Sure we can!" "It's been 20 minutes and you've done one question. I'm not sure you can single task." -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Nov 17, 17:30
baby chimp -- (link) - mud Nov 17, 17:29
So this site was won the vote on where Twitter Accounts will go now that Twitter is ending. Where do I see how many followers I have? -- nm - Bacon Nov 17, 17:21 4
- We’re all going to Mastodon. Be sure to turn off the lights when you leave. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 17:38
- We're all followers down here -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:34
- Were you rooting for twitter?? -- nm - Max Nov 17, 17:24
- Hey GenZ. How about translating that into boomer -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 17:23
Republicans are already talking about investigating Biden and Hunter's laptop, implying that Joe profited by Hunter's crimes. -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 17, 17:19 1
- Please, by all means. Let them show us how stupid they are. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 17:37
What would one do differently at Twitter if the goal was to tank the company? Because it's hard not to see this as deliberate versus just incompetent. - TWuG Nov 17, 17:19 1
- Require monthly subscription paid only in Dogecoin...but you still have to watch ads before every text -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 17:26
seems like a ripe target for any malicious actors who wanted to try and take it down -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 17, 17:11
Russia, if you're listening, maybe you could find a back door and keep the servers running. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 17:06 2
- Putin isn’t too keen on back doors, if you get my meaning. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 17:08 1
  - he prefers windows? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:09
Speaking of witchcraft... -- (link) - The Gossip King Nov 17, 17:05 5
- The M:I 4 screen -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 17:22
- "Dammit, I thought for sure we had succeeded." -- nm - perv nerds Nov 17, 17:08
- It's called "green screen" -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 17:07 1
  - Pretty sure it's a malleable digital screen. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 17, 17:09
- The Peripheral (2022) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 17:07

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