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As Trump Appears On The Verge of Indictment For Illegally Paying Off The Pornstar He Rawdogged, Some Dems Wonder If Hunter Biden Isn’t Next -- nm - NYT Pitchbot Mar 20, 13:04
I give you this, ST -- (link) - ty97 Mar 20, 13:01
Amanda Bynes 5150 hold -- (link) - budice Mar 20, 12:54 6
- i hate this. -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 13:18
- I just feel awful for her -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 13:02
- Oh no. I had thought I heard she was doing better in recent years. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 13:01 2
  - Unfortunately with bipolar it can come out of nowhere and doing better can often lead to the person to stop taking their medicine. - spamlet Mar 20, 13:09 1
    - Bipolar disorder legit terrifies me because of that exact cycle that I've seen in friends as well. - ty97 Mar 20, 13:10
- Best of Both Worlds -- (edited) - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 20, 12:57
Museums Rename Artworks and Artists as Ukrainian, Not Russian - crash davis Mar 20, 12:43 1
- nee-chay -- nm - mud Mar 20, 12:46
He says he's against method acting and yet... -- (link) - Reagen Mar 20, 12:43
James Reimer can’t wear Pride jersey due to Christianity even though Bible also bans working on sabbath, coughing up 3 goal lead to Bruins in Game 7 -- (link) - Reagen Mar 20, 12:39 12
- Don't most major sports leagues acknowledge religious exemptions to uniform requirements? - Strongbad Mar 20, 12:57 7
  - The NBA and NFL have stringent dress codes. -- (link) - David Mar 20, 13:00 6
    - Here's the article I remember -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 20, 13:05 4
      - I'm not sure I'd equate wearing a yarmulke, which is required as a practicing man of the Jewish faith, to refusing to wear a Pride jersey. -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 13:08 1
        
        I'm not stating they're equivalent. I was using it as an example of a religious exemption and didn't know how many others there were. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 13:10
      - Looks like he hasn't made the NBA yet. -- nm - David Mar 20, 13:07 1
        
        Correct. I wasn't sure how G League rules were laid out, whether the NBA governs, the individual clubs, or something else. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 13:11
    - Shoes come to mind. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 20, 13:01
- I know its The Beaverton, but its kind of a gray area. Did the Blue Jackets goalie actually work yesterday? -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 12:52 1
  - more seriously, thanks for the laugh - this was my favorite bit - crash davis Mar 20, 13:01
- "which numerous experts have claimed is actually a mistranslation of a passage condemning pedophilia" -- should be mentioned in each of these debates -- nm - David Mar 20, 12:43
- noice -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 12:43
I guess when you don’t stand up to anti-gay bullies, your gay execs don’t feel like sticking around to see how much more you’re willing to tolerate -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 12:32 1
- You're always so on top of these things. -- nm - David Mar 20, 12:35
Carolina WR Adam Thielen on the Panthers: "I feel like there is a real chance to win a Super Bowl." -- (link) - budice Mar 20, 12:21
Looks like Seattle has a serial shooter. 2nd person in a car shot in the head by someone driving along side - zeitgeist Mar 20, 12:21 1
- yeesh -- nm - mud Mar 20, 12:23
The Ski Season That Just Won’t Quit - crash davis Mar 20, 12:20 5
- Nothing around here all season, just shitty manufactured snow both times we went. - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 20, 12:24 2
  - go West young man! -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 12:25 1
    - It’s on our list. Once A has a few more seasons of lessons under her belt, we’re definitely going to do ski trips out that way. - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 20, 12:27
- From what I gather, Spring in Oregon comes in the 2 week of March, followed by winter the next week. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 12:22
- slightly disappointed Sam von Trapp did not say the hills are alive -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 12:22
Likud blinks? -- (link) - mud Mar 20, 12:19 1
- It's heartening to know that mass protests can work. Unfortunately that might get a right wing government in France -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 12:24
The ultimate .500 team: The Atlanta Hawks -- (link) - budice Mar 20, 12:18
Raiders sign TE OJ Howard -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 12:17
it begins. -- (link) - mud Mar 20, 12:10 17
- (Without bothering to read the details) Which (alleged) crime is this? From DeSantis's comments, I assume it has something to do with Stormy Daniels? -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 12:20 9
  - yes the campaign violations with that. (thats what the former guy hopes all it is. But I have a feeling it will be a bit more than that) -- nm* - Jovian Mar 20, 12:27 8
    - Campaign violations? No one's going to jail for that. Let's hope it *is* more than that. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 12:28 7
      - isn't THIS case, just that, but other agencies are investigating different events? -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 12:49 3
        
        there's five significant cases, this is probly the least of them. -- nm - mud Mar 20, 12:52
        
        My hope is that once they have him in custody they will start serving him with the serious stuff -- nm - rollo Mar 20, 12:51 1
        
        Custody? Surely he makes bail immediately -- nm - mara Mar 20, 13:07
      - Hassert when to jail ,not for molesting students but fir the way the pay off was "structured" -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 12:33 1
        
        Michael Cohen did more than a year in jail for this. 45* was "co-conspirator" (should be up one post, to mop) -- nm* - mud Mar 20, 12:35
      - oh agreed. but this is what DJT and his R frothers are counting on. - Jovian Mar 20, 12:31
- i know it's beyond joking about at this point but also an extraordinary moment that shouldn't be underplayed. an American president indicted for crime -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 12:16 5
  - It's an unfortunate mark on us as a nation. -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 12:27 2
    - Hi, have we met? -- nm* - 2016, the 2020 pandemic, & 01/06 coup attempt Mar 20, 12:28
    - I'm not owning any part of this. -- nm - Diva Mar 20, 12:28
  - Awful president. -- nm - Tricky Dick Mar 20, 12:22
  - I feel like I've known for ~7 yrs that this moment would come, but it's still amazing. "shocked but not surprised" as they say. -- nm - mud Mar 20, 12:21
- that new series everyone talking about has almost dropped! -- nm - Jovian Mar 20, 12:14
I just about lost my shit at work today. - Mop Mar 20, 12:02 1
- !!! -- nm - Pippy Mar 20, 12:42
Cooley to Georgetown. That's probably the best possible outcome for us. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 20, 12:00
Victoria Alonso is out at Marvel. Huuuuge deal. -- nm - David Mar 20, 12:00
Pitino has agreed on a six-year deal to become St. John’s coach -- nm - budice Mar 20, 11:52 2
- I hope he can help because they haven't been relevant in decades. -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 12:30 1
  - They're still trying to replace Carnesecca. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 20, 12:35
Note to self, do not stay up past midnight playing Dyson Sphere Program every night this week, please. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 20, 11:39 11
- This sounds like the time I stayed up all night playing the stupid paperclip game. -- nm - Dano Mar 20, 11:55 3
  - You mean the night you became a god? -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 20, 11:56 1
    - Or a paperclip. -- nm - spamlet Mar 20, 11:58
  - remember the one with the mirror and the lasers? -- nm - oblique Mar 20, 11:55
- Poseur -- nm - 18 year old znu Mar 20, 11:45
- you and me both, brother -- nm - oblique Mar 20, 11:39 5
  - I just restarted last night because I realized I had made a critical oversight in my previous layout. - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 20, 11:44 4
    - I'm still playing on my first planet getting the hang of the tech tree. I rebuilt my entire line this weekend to be more efficient after realizing - oblique Mar 20, 11:49 3
      - I’m still trying to get the hang of certain control differences between this and Factorio. -- (edited) - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 20, 12:07 2
        
        I have no idea why double-space starts flying and ALT stops. Why not just hit space to stop? ARGH! :) -- nm - oblique Mar 20, 12:09 1
        
        Yeah, that whole flying thing is going to be a learning curve for me, for sure. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 20, 12:10
This list of best selling albums in the US in the soundscan era is interesting: Did not expect #1 -- (link) - MDH Mar 20, 11:36
Led Tasso at the White House -- (link) - budice Mar 20, 11:29
TFG fires back on Ron with some homophobia -- (link) - Jovian Mar 20, 11:26 7
- lolol he actually deleted this and redid it, but now with some pedophile claims added to it. -- nm - Jovian Mar 20, 12:02 6
  - Man, these are two guys running for the candidacy *in the same party*. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 12:05 5
    - meanwhile Pompeo sits back and watches. -- nm - Jovian Mar 20, 12:10
    - but they're fascist mobsters. By this time next year they'll have put out a hit on the other. -- nm - mud Mar 20, 12:07 3
      - I'm shocked they haven't sued eachother for defamation yet. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 12:19 2
        
        They both know what defamation's main purpose is: silencing the poors -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 12:34
        
        Well I am not sure what DJT would possibly be suing Ron for. The attacks are and have been strictly a one-way street. -- nm - Jovian Mar 20, 12:32
Anyone saying “The Field”—you can take the next 8 teams, after Bama and Houston and bet $10 on all 8, and win $, as they are all +850 or above -- (pic) - Flavorize Mar 20, 11:16 [Attachment]
ST Poll: 18 albums released in the 2000s have sold more than 13M copies worldwide (sales, not streaming). Can you name any of the artists/albums? -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:16 53
- lol now look at all the pre-Napster ones (20th century basically) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 11:37 1
  - (exactly eight albums released after 2000 have even cracked the 20m sold mark) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 11:44
- Okay, I'm going to spoil, since I'm not confident this list is 100% accurate. I think it's missing NSync and a few 2000 albums. -- (link) - MDH Mar 20, 11:32 16
  - MDH, Norah was 2002. -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 11:34 4
    - Yup, edited below. Looked at the wrong line -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:35 3
      - Yeah, by the article's own rules it seems that Hybrid Theory should not be on there? -- nm* - ty97 Mar 20, 11:37 2
        
        right? ha -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:40 1
        
        The requirements sentence could be written a little more clearly I'll admit. - ty97 Mar 20, 11:45
  - I doubt n*sync broke that number. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 20, 11:34 7
    - They did (14M) -- nm - oblique Mar 20, 11:35
    - lol, missed it by 20k. -- (link) - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 20, 11:35 3
      - (MDH's lists is worldwide sales, so even with those numbers it would make it) -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 11:36 2
        
        Ah, did not add the UK. - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 20, 11:36 1
        
        *waves you away* Bye Bye Bye Spawn -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 11:38
    - United States (RIAA)[113] 11× Platinum 14,500,000[A] -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 11:35 1
      - That's just the US. -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 11:35
  - "The criteria are that the album must have been published... and the album must have shipped at least 10 million units starting from January 1, 2001" -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 11:33 2
    - How'd Linkin Park make the list for that first album then? Sorry everyone! -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:34 1
      - I was impressed how many they got here. I wouldn't have guessed half of those -- nm - oblique Mar 20, 11:36
- some country artists -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 11:28
- Kate Bush - Aerial (2005) -- nm - mud Mar 20, 11:28 1
  - Foos? -- nm - mud Mar 20, 11:29
- Evanescence. Linkin Park -- nm* - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 20, 11:28 3
  - Fallen 17M -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:29 2
    - Green Day and Avril. Norah Jones and Alicia Keys. -- nm* - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 20, 11:29 1
      - American Idiot 15M; Let Go 16M -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:31
- ugh Coldplay -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 11:27 1
  - 2 albums A Rush of Blood to the Head (17M), and X&Y (13M) -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:28
- Creed? -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 11:26 2
  - Their big album came out in 1999. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:27
  - Andonis? -- nm - oblique Mar 20, 11:26
- Ed Shereen? Lady Gaga? -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 11:26 1
  - No; The Fame 18M -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:26
- Limp Bizkit -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 11:23 6
  - Nope. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:24 5
    - 10-13 grouping then. - Will Hunting Mar 20, 11:27 4
      - Not sure. This is the list that I peeked at but I don't see them there either -- (link) - oblique Mar 20, 11:29 3
        
        I'm wondering about this list now. It's also missing no Strings Attached, which was massive... -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:30 2
        
        Does this list consider the 2000s to be 2001 onward? -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 11:32 1
        
        That's what I'm wondering. Except Linkin Park (25M) made the list. I spoiled above. -- nm* - MDH Mar 20, 11:33
- Amy Winehouse - B2B -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 20, 11:21 1
  - Yup 16M -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:23
- Adele - 21 obviously. Did the follow up hit that too? -- nm - spamlet Mar 20, 11:20 1
  - 2 albums: 21 (31M), 25 (23M) -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:22
- Was The Beatles No 1s album released after 2000? -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 11:20 4
  - It was 2000. Not on the list - I guess because the songs were originally published earlier? That was a question I had too. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:22 3
    - I wasn't sure if "greatest hits" albums or the like would qualify, I just remembered that album was massive at the time -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 11:29 2
      - Curtain Call qualified -- nm - Roger More Mar 20, 11:45 1
        
        Looking closer, 1 was released in 2000, so before the 21st century -- nm - Roger More Mar 20, 11:47
- Some Eminem album -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 11:19 1
  - 2 albums: The Eminem Show 27M, Curtain Call: The Hits 13M. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:20
- Taylor Swift? -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 11:18 1
  - Nope. She does have a 12M and a 10M seller though. I made the cut-off at 13M due to the number hitting the threshold. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:19
"Streaming Could Help Broadway Bounce Back – but There Are Obstacles in the Great White Way" - David Mar 20, 11:09 9
- I had to look up "hidebound". Look, I'm not necessarily a fan of "move fast and break things" but... - Mop Mar 20, 11:55
- They could stream/record the night of lowest attendance to boost that day's $$$ numbers. And then offer it for a 72 hour window. -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 11:46
- "It’s going to potentially help us make sure that our tours are well attended" - Lol. Sure Jan. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 11:13
- fwiw: MetOpera simulcasts always sell out here -- nm - budice Mar 20, 11:13 2
  - i have no idea why they don't do this for more theatrical productions. We went to the one they did for The Queen, starring Helen Mirren. -- nm* - Andie Mar 20, 11:50 1
    - (wrong name, The Audience.) -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 11:52
- I've been saying this for years! -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 11:10 2
  - LOL, I came to make this exact joke post. -- nm - spamlet Mar 20, 11:22
  - The main reason we canceled BroadwayHD was that it rarely added new content. -- nm - David Mar 20, 11:11

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