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And the 8th vote dies on the vine... -- nm - decline Jan 5, 11:14 1
- they elect popes faster -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:15
I don't like that they report the votes as Others. I'm more interested in who the "Others" are than Jeffries/McCarthy/Donalds votes at this point. -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 11:14 2
- Why isn’t anyone shouting “queer” like they did in middle school? -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 11:17
- Like is Scalise starting to get votes? -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 11:16
EV news network: Mercedes-Benz AG plans to build a global network of 10,000 ultra-fast chargers -- (link) - decline Jan 5, 11:12
HOUSE DECORUM - znufrii Jan 5, 11:09 1
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 11:10
Doctors said after Damar Hamlin awakened last night, he asked in writing who won the game. -- (link) - decline Jan 5, 11:02 8
- Yeah, that's a football player right there. -- nm - David Jan 5, 11:04 7
  - Indeed. -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 11:18
  - Or a gambler! -- nm - Max Jan 5, 11:08
  - that's pathological - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:06 4
    - Competitive people. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 11:08
    - 99.9% of NFL players -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 11:07 2
      - Yep—he’s going to be upset when he finds out they cancelled the game. Probably be pretty happy about by $6M in toys though -- nm - Flavorize Jan 5, 11:15
      - not just the players. it's a peculiarly American pathology -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:13
Speaking of karma, I'm guessing I got my share for mocking those Texas consumers who got hit with market pricing during their freeze. ComEd screwed -- (edited) - oblique Jan 5, 10:51 7
- does it just make sense to switch to flat pricing? I mean, an $85 hit once or twice per year would for sure eliminate any savings you get, right? -- nm - judge amanda jones Jan 5, 10:56 6
  - I switched off of flat pricing when we put up the solar under the presumption that 1) I would get paid more for production during high usage times 2) - oblique Jan 5, 11:00 5
    - I mean sure. but didn't we just learn an $85 lesson that that doesn't work in winter? -- nm - judge amanda jones Jan 5, 11:07 4
      - Their FAQ even says "Hourly Pricing’s energy supply costs have never approached $3.70 / kWh — even during the Polar Vortex in February 2014" - oblique Jan 5, 11:11 3
        
        even though we don't have timed pricing here, I spent the extra $30 for the smart charger in case it's ever implemented. I am honestly shocked - judge amanda jones Jan 5, 11:14 2
        
        I kicked myself repeatedly after noticing it when recommending it to you. I may try to sell mine and replace it with the smart version OR - oblique Jan 5, 11:20
        
        you just need to hardwire into that garage -- nm - decline Jan 5, 11:16
the aide next to McCarthy looks like he's going to puke -- (pic) - colin Jan 5, 10:51 [Attachment] 5
- Finally, someone sadder than George Santos in that chamber. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 10:58
- "I was going to be somebody!" -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 10:56
- or cry. -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 10:53 2
  - "I wonder if Boebert needs a new assistant" -- nm - Remlik Jan 5, 10:59
  - yep. he's looking moist.. -- nm - colin Jan 5, 10:54
"Twitter said it fixed ‘verification.’ So I impersonated a senator (again)." - prayformojo Jan 5, 10:48 2
- Blue checks now mean the opposite of what they originally did. -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 11:03
- heh. "Twitter didn’t reply to a request for comment. After I published this story, Twitter suspended the @SenatorEdMarkey account." -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 10:49
Pride and Prejudice be damned, we got Emily (not criminal) Trailer -- (link*) - budice Jan 5, 10:43 2
- This came out in the UK a month or so ago, I don't think it made much. -- nm - LMS Jan 5, 11:11
- are there any zombies? -- nm - decline Jan 5, 10:45
LOL he has been so so great through this entire shit show -- (link) - Jovian Jan 5, 10:25
Sometimes karma is swift -- (link) - TWuG Jan 5, 10:20 4
- and they BOTH dropped their phones? love it. -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 10:40
- I thought I would feel bad, but now that I see how pathetic the attempt was, I am laughing. -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 10:28
- Gosh, I hope they are okay and not seriously burned. - Beryllium Jan 5, 10:26 1
  - This is 'merica. It's probably better than a regular hospital's. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 10:49
Belarus air force to do joint “drills” with Russian air force. Sure, sure… -- (link) - Mop Jan 5, 10:18
Variety: Ruth Negga to Star Opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Presumed Innocent’ at Apple TV+ -- (link) - mud Jan 5, 10:14 3
- Did they cancel Preacher? -- nm - Flavorize Jan 5, 10:18 2
  - they finished it. -- nm - Remlik Jan 5, 10:20 1
    - god that was a such a great little show -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 10:21
At what point do the Dems bail out the GOP and nominate a moderate Republican? Are there any moderate Republicans left in Congress? - Mop Jan 5, 10:13 18
- Why should they let them off the hook. Would you rather be eaten by a lion, tiger or bear? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 11:55
- The longer this goes, the worse it looks for GOP. Why would they want to help solve that? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 10:59
- They should be talking about it with some "moderate" republicans. But the tradeoff is no fight on the debt ceiling and possibly some limits on their - pmb Jan 5, 10:22 5
  - Precisely. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:25 4
    - Problem is (as I said below), any republican who sides with the dems is going to get primaried. I just don't know how they stomach the alternative of - pmb Jan 5, 10:27 3
      - fear not, Repubs. Hakeem and DLCC will be back on their Kitchen Table Issues bullshit the minute your vote does go final - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 10:45
      - So we need 6 Kinzinger/Cheney types willing to sacrifice their seat. -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 10:43 1
        
        Valadao and Newhouse are the only Republicans who voted to impeach Trump that were re-elected, so maybe they are 2 to start. -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 10:47
- As was foretold in Angels & Demons. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 10:17
- Why is it up to the Dems to bail out the GOP? If the GOP "moderates" want the House to function then they should vote Jeffries. -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 10:16 2
  - The scorpion needs a ride from the frog. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 10:57
  - This. -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 10:57
- Yup your IM is my worry. There are a lot of ways this goes sideways for the whole country. -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 10:16 2
  - If only there was a way to not elect them in the first place. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 5, 10:30
  - sideways *is* the new normal -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 10:17
- nope. the gop gotta iron out their own shit. -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 10:15
- they're the minority party. why would they at any point help the majority on something that is entirely their issue? they're not passing a bill here.. -- nm - colin Jan 5, 10:14
- not their circus, not their monkeys - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 10:14
the thing about Kari Lake is Katie Hobbs basically ran no active campaign against her (didn't debate once) and still eked it out. Gallego is no Hobbs -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 10:11 13
- Hell, I'd rather lose the seat than let Sinema try to hold the party hostage. Call her bluff. -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 10:14 1
  - Yep. Sinema needs to go at all costs. -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 10:15
- The thing about Gallego, though, is Sinema -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 10:13 10
  - Everybody hates her -- nm - Tim Jan 5, 10:35 3
    - 90% does. 10% is a lot of people when the margins are 3-4% at most. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 10:40 2
      - *nods* she cannot be in the race as an Indy. No chance Gallego could pull that off. -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 10:55 1
        
        the 10% is before either Lake or Gallego have even campaigned a minute against her. it's her ceiling not the floor -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:08
  - she's 90 points underwater with Dems in the state -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 10:13 5
    - Which is why she is running as an Independent. -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 10:14 4
      - Hobbs did it in a midterm. Presidential year turnout will be higher -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 10:33
      - So she says now though. - Jovian Jan 5, 10:19 2
        
        Yes, to your IM. She would allow it, cheer it, and be fine because she has no allegiances. - TWuG Jan 5, 10:22 1
        
        well thats what I mean kind of. She will get what she wants and she will quietly go away. -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 10:23
The House is just one big D&D Campaign -- (link) - budice Jan 5, 10:07 1
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 11:12
good answer, Joe! -- (link) - mud Jan 5, 10:06 4
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 11:13
- interesting is not the right word. despicable or something like that is what you're looking for. -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 10:26
- He's still way too nice and civil. -- (edited) - Jovian Jan 5, 10:14 1
  - as befitting the other holder of all the nuclear codes in this situation -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 10:41
Tarzay still having Tech Issues -- (link) - budice Jan 5, 10:05 1
- Any indication if this is affecting their in-store systems? I wouldn’t want to be a cashier right now. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:11
"New York Republican Mike Lawler just announced himself as representing Bill and Hillary Clinton’s district before voting for Kevin McCarthy" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 10:04 3
- Let him have his fun during his two years as a seat warmer -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 10:07
- He beat Maloney in a Biden +10 district. -- nm - Tim Jan 5, 10:07 1
  - Not surprising with such staunch democrats like Hochul and Adams leading the way! - Jovian Jan 5, 10:09
NDSU is ready for the big time but geography and their talent are getting in the way. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 5, 10:04
The NFL is considering all kinds of options for the AFC. No bye, 8 teams in. Neutral site AFC championship game. 1 seed gets to pick bye or home - Volnelk Jan 5, 09:57 1
- they are making this so hard. Two options: either 1) no game and they go with 16 games for Bills/Bengals or 2) call it a tie -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 10:00
From the Archives: Helen Mirren dug cocaine -- (link*) - budice Jan 5, 09:54 4
- Everyone needed a little boost during the pandemic. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 10:05
- The past tense made me think she had died! -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 09:57
- Im not gonna lie, doing cocaine with a 20-30 year old Helen Mirren doesnt sound too awful. -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 09:56 1
  - I could see doing that with her now! - prayformojo Jan 5, 09:57
Poker Face trailer (Peacock January 26th) (from Rian Johnson - Knives out dude) -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 5, 09:51 [youtube]
The Idaho murders: The suspect, Kohberger, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in criminal justice and criminology, left a knife sheath with his DNA at the crime - decline Jan 5, 09:49 7
- I'm really starting to feel like this is all his final thesis project. -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 10:13 1
  - Getting on every news channel at the same time is his closing argument. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 10:14
- Do I want to know how his DNA got on the knife sheath? -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:10 2
  - Probably from his hands. -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 10:11 1
    - We *hope*. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 10:17
- This is like How to Get Away With Murder except the guy looked like a serial killer the entire time. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 09:51
- I don't think he's going to pass his finals -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 09:49
Huge if true: Tesla's Cybertruck can pull near-infinite mass -- (link) - mara Jan 5, 09:46 9
- I have that Hot Wheels in my office :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 09:54
- Huh. -- nm - Physics Jan 5, 09:49
- With the added bonus of being ugly as sin. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 09:48 6
  - did people think it was cool looking when it announced? -- nm - colin Jan 5, 09:53 5
    - Some people did but not many…and I doubt many existing truck owners. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 10:18
    - Some people put deposits immediately. - Beryllium Jan 5, 10:01 2
      - and those people are named Delon Tusk -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 5, 10:05 1
        
        Heh :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 10:08
    - Some, yes. It definitely catches the eye, which is not the same as being attractive. -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 10:00
From last night: the capsule hotel is booked. -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 09:43 4
- Nice! Did i show ST the little apartment we rented in Cuba? -- (link) - Andie Jan 5, 09:48 3
  - looks great! -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 5, 09:52
  - oooooh, that'd do nicely -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 09:50
  - oh nice! location looks great. -- nm - colin Jan 5, 09:49
Unless something happens, McCarthy has lost for a 7th time. -- nm - colin Jan 5, 09:41 17
- It’s no wonder the Democrats are bringing alcohol to these votes -- nm - Flavorize Jan 5, 10:16
- I'm kind of amazed that McCarthy hasn't started to lose some of his backers at this point. He's giving so much power to the crazies I can't believe - pmb Jan 5, 09:54
- Do we want McCarthy? I haven't been paying attention to this whole thing. And why are they voting on it 7 times? -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 09:53 8
  - No, I think you'd want Hakeem Jeffries. But McCarthy is who the GOP are going with. Trying to. - Beryllium Jan 5, 09:55 2
    - if this goes on so long that they eventually just throw up their hands and accept a plurality, then we get Hakeem Jeffries. - mud Jan 5, 09:59 1
      - No, some of the No votes would change to yes to prevent that -- nm - mara Jan 5, 10:15
  - Because the hard right wants all the power -- nm - Eag Jan 5, 09:54 4
    - not even power, not even really sure what they want at this point. -- nm - colin Jan 5, 09:57 3
      - Dismantling the government, one intentional fuckup at a time. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 10:00
      - to destabilize the government - decline Jan 5, 10:00
      - REVENGE -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 09:59
- Gaetz is such a clown. -- nm - colin Jan 5, 09:47 2
  - he just voted for Trump. (?!) -- (link*) - mud Jan 5, 09:48 1
    - Huh. I wonder why he didn’t nominate him -- nm - mara Jan 5, 10:14
- We need Anne Robinson. "You are ... the weakest link." -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 09:44 2
  - Are you sure you don’t want Anna Richardson? -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 09:50 1
    - No idea. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 09:51
Another groundhog day at the House of Representatives -- nm - decline Jan 5, 09:41 3
- Your new speaker: toaster in a bathtub! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 09:41 2
  - Can we let the Ground hog be speaker? -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 5, 09:46 1
    - It's a better choice at this point -- nm - Eag Jan 5, 09:49
take 5 -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 09:34 1
- Makes a good lunch substitute in a pinch. Pretzels, peanut butter, etc -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 10:09
Lunch! -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 09:34 4
- should I go to taco bell? (this is how we can tell my budget season is over: lunch out two days in a row.) -- nm - judge amanda jones Jan 5, 09:37 2
  - I haven't had taco bell in a while. I should get taco bell soon. What do you recommend? -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 09:52
  - yes. fiesta veggie burrito is where it's at. -- nm - colin Jan 5, 09:38
- lollygagger -- nm - decline Jan 5, 09:36

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