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As expected, Texas judge suspends FDA approval of mifepristone -- (link) - TWuG Apr 7, 16:19 1
- federal judge in Washington just as quickly ruled the FDA cannot suspend approval -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 16:23
4PM PT - Mario reportedly already over $45M for the day -- nm - budice Apr 7, 16:08 1
- We’re seeing it tonight and they’ve added at least 2 theatres. The rest of the shows were sold out. - spamlet Apr 7, 16:12
Orioles Magic -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 15:18 [youtube]
Second round of Masters suspended - Play will resume at 8 a.m. Saturday. -- nm - budice Apr 7, 14:54 3
- closer shot of the trees falling, some people got very lucky -- (link) - Beaker Apr 7, 15:27 1
  - Were they tied together? Maybe to secure one that already looked unstable? -- nm - Meg Apr 7, 15:39
- Crazy -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 14:55
Ukraine Monobank offers 20m (whatever Ue currency is worth) for a UAV that can fly to and land in Moscow's parade (i guess USAF gear is forbidden) -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 7, 14:53
a ha ha ha round and round we go -- (link) - Reagen Apr 7, 14:46 3
- "I do want to express myself, okay. And I don't need 37 pieces of flair to do it." [flips off Elon] -- nm - TWuG Apr 7, 14:53
- he's so dumb. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 14:53
- hes such an idiot. You already had a perfect system in place dipshit. You decided to water it all down by offering $8/month Blue Check marks - Jovian Apr 7, 14:52
Both TN Dems will be re-appointed and will run in the special election later this year. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 7, 14:40 5
- I'm guessing everybody probably knew that and the expelling was more for optics - eag Apr 7, 14:54 1
  - Nah, the GOP doesn’t care and doesn’t need to. This is a 67-33 state and it’s only going moreso. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 15:37
- TN today -- (link) - Jovian Apr 7, 14:43 2
  - They'll only lose the governor's race by 25% in 2026! - Tim Apr 7, 15:37
  - The Democrats are at least 2:1 outnumbered here. The GOP is fucked in absolutely no way. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 15:34
Suit up! Sophie meets Barney on How I Met Your Father. -- (link) - Mop Apr 7, 14:38 [youtube]
Charlie Kirk is beneath contempt -- (link) - TWuG Apr 7, 14:32 1
- fascist filth - Jovian Apr 7, 14:34
Onion don’t miss -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 14:15
Taxes filed and accepted on Sunday. California refund pending in my account today!! -- nm - Meg Apr 7, 14:10
Today’s final Jeopardy clue is an excellent trivia question. -- nm - mara Apr 7, 14:03 9
- I had one of the wrong answers then reconsidered and switched to the right one. (spoilers) - Easter Baron Apr 7, 15:17 1
  - :-) -- nm - mara Apr 7, 15:20
- name 8 actors in the Magnificent 7. or 14 in the Dirty Dozen. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 7, 14:41
- I cycled through 3 before picking the right one in the end. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 14:10 5
  - My dude had probably the best guess that isn’t correct, but I had nothing. In fact I paused it and looked at a map -- nm - mara Apr 7, 14:18 4
    - Was this the one about the city in Germany? -- nm - Meg Apr 7, 14:30 3
      - Oh I got nowhere on that one. (spoilers) - Easter Baron Apr 7, 15:19 1
        
        And the connection between that and the 'product' never would have dawned on me. -- nm - Meg Apr 7, 15:22
      - No, the equator -- nm - mara Apr 7, 14:49
lol whelp, another big break-up on Twitter today: -- (link) - Jovian Apr 7, 13:51 6
- what is substacks? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 14:11 2
  - it's kind of like paetron. you're subscribed to newsletters and at various $$ levels you get books or music depending on the person -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 14:38 1
    - A lot of essay and op/ed type pieces for free -- nm - mara Apr 7, 14:50
- what a pissy bunch of little piss babies. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 14:05 2
  - lol its really just unbelievable. Its just non-stop all day over anything and everything. -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 14:08 1
    - and in other 'piss babies' news, a DJT official now says that Loomer will NOT be getting hired. - Jovian Apr 7, 14:10
I missed this back in 2018 It’s Story Time by Joel Embiid: "WHITE PEOPLE SHOOTING 3 POINTERS." - JD Apr 7, 13:37
Tree falls at Augusta -- (link*) - Flavorize Apr 7, 13:34 19
- Eisenhower's Revenge -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 7, 15:20
- 80 years ago (1943) saw the release of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I figured it was about due for a sequel. -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 13:40
- any LIV golfers hurt? -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 13:38 2
  - I'm pretty sure one...looked like a golf cart just barely missed -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 14:15 1
    - Well, thank you for trying, God. -- nm - David Apr 7, 14:16
- Did it make a sound? -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:37 13
  - Yes, it went like this. -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 7, 13:45 [youtube] 11
    - The Masters may very well \be the whitest thing on the planet. -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:51 10
      - I posted a link to a Mumford & Sons concert yesterday. I'm guessing you didn't see it. -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 13:57 2
        
        Mumford And Sons Can't Believe They All Got Each Other Mandolins For Christmas -- (link) - Reagen Apr 7, 14:12
        
        Blink twice if you need rescuing. -- nm - David Apr 7, 14:06
      - it's right there in the name -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 13:54 3
        
        A Tradition Like No Other -- nm - JD Apr 7, 14:06 1
        
        yep -- nm - psilotum Apr 7, 14:29
        
        Touche. -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:54
      - Ever been to Talladega? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 7, 13:52 2
        
        Its gotta be like the Poconos Raceway x50 - Jovian Apr 7, 14:11
        
        Only in a movie. -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:54
  - It went…..Wheeeeeeee! -- nm - Loyola Apr 7, 13:40
So one of the expelled reps won his district with 100% of the vote and the other won 1235-289? Any chance they aren’t easily re-elected? -- nm - Volnelk Apr 7, 13:30 3
- I bet there is nothing in state law saying the governor can't re-appoint them to their jobs. if his replacing them has to be done next. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 7, 13:49
- Republicans have decided to be performative for a small (but not small enough) audience at the expense of gradually losing support. - Dano Apr 7, 13:38 1
  - minoritarian but optimally distributed geographically, given the anti-majoritarian structure of our "democracy" -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 13:40
If the NHL season ended today, here would be the matchups. And I would be headed for a blackout - crash davis Apr 7, 13:25 2
- Heavy drinking will do that. -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 14:55
- playoffs are never blacked out, FYI. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 14:05
Semi-interesting Fact: DeSantis got married at Disney's Grand Floridian -- (link*) - budice Apr 7, 13:24 9
- More interesting fact: Grand Floridian used to be the place where all the locals parked to save $. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 7, 13:46
- Meanwhile.. -- (link) - Jovian Apr 7, 13:37
- This marking the first time ever “interesting” and “Ron DeSantis” are found In the same sentence. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 13:26 5
  - "semi-" -- nm - budice Apr 7, 13:28
  - Just imagine the military corruption story behind each of those medals. -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:27 3
    - JAG attorney at Gitmo when the waterboarding and forced feeding started -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 13:39 2
      - sidebar: donald forced to admit his real height is an inch shorter than previously admitted too, soft pay wall so I didn't see if they listed weight -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 15:05
      - I am aware. -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:40
- Yup. -- nm - David Apr 7, 13:24
extremely hardcore for Free Speech -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 13:16
My twitter account got hacked by crypto bots. So I deactivated it. I would put this meme there though if I had it. -- (pic) - Pippy the Gifted Apr 7, 13:15 [Attachment] 5
- What I don't get is why now? There's been rainbow cans of Bud Light for more than a bit -- (pic) - JD Apr 7, 14:20 [Attachment] 1
  - Because now the GOP officially and fully stands against LGBTQ. -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 14:24
- I don't fully understand this story, but Travis Tritt was known trash in the 90s. - David Apr 7, 13:20 2
  - Is Bud his favorite beer, or is this like me making a stand and boycotting asparagus? -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 14:56
  - agree to your IM. He was a covid 19 precaution guideline concert quitter too. So this all tracks. -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 7, 13:23
THR: $59M Fri for Super Mario, $195+ 5-day -- (link*) - budice Apr 7, 13:05 3
- DHD: same -- (link) - budice Apr 7, 13:11
- It’s…4pm eastern on Friday. Maybe wait till the workday is half over before past-tensing the news, THR. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 13:07 1
  - I was wondering the same -- nm - JD Apr 7, 13:08
Looks like an Attack on tourists in Tel Aviv cnn -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 13:04
"One's personal space is a right." -- nm - Max Apr 7, 13:01 1
- Amanda Plummer would be a great voice over for Ursula in The Little Mermaid. -- nm - Max Apr 7, 13:13
I've never been prouder to be a Predators fan. - David Apr 7, 12:53 6
- Barrie's an awesome dude. It was tough to see him going the other way in that deal. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 14:07 2
  - It sounds like Ekholm has been amazing for y'all, though. - David Apr 7, 14:11 1
    - Yeah, he's been the missing piece. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 14:15
- 👍 -- nm - JD Apr 7, 13:06
- I really do salute the Nashville Yield Signs and the work they do in the community. -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:59 1
  - Wow, that shows my age. They don't make yield signs in yellow and black anymore, they're red and whitel - crash davis Apr 7, 13:02
S Club 7 star Paul Cattermole has died aged 46, weeks after the band announced a comeback tour -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 12:47
Dano alert! Soundwaves art just released with signed Wet Let prints! -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 7, 12:47
Man, Bryson Dechambeau really sucks at a Par-67 course. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 12:43
I want to wish you all well on this day one of the post Kraken In The Playoffs era. It is a new world, lets make the best of it. -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:16 3
- Release the KRAKEN!!! -- nm - Poseidon Apr 7, 13:22
- The long suffering Kraken fans can finally end their watch. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 12:32 1
  - Indeed, it has been a horribly long time to get to the promised land. -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:34
Poker -- so I found out last night how that $10k tourney went down since I left with 25-30 still in. Heads-up, the big chip leader basically got - Will Hunting Apr 7, 12:14 7
- Guess if you don’t need it. Sounds my move on a dollar spin and win. Dude it’s bedtime; someone’s gotta make a move. -- nm - VMan Apr 7, 13:19
- Wow to the IM. Makes sense, if the leader isn't going to be serious -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 7, 12:30 5
  - I'm going to learn rugby. Then I'm going to learn cricket. After that, I want to learn poker math. And then I should be able to read Will's posts -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:32 4
    - TCDR: The guy who was winning just started going all-in without looking at his cards because he was tired. With $10k on the line. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 12:39 3
      - He must be very wealthy because otherwise that is just plain dumb. I'm sort of unsure what spoils are. -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:49 2
        
        Spoils are what goes to the winner. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 12:56 1
        
        and I misread - you said the other guy started picking his spots, and I read it as the other guy started picking his spoils. I'm glad it is Friday - crash davis Apr 7, 13:04
WWE apologizes for using Auschwitz footage in pro WrestleMania promo -- (link) - budice Apr 7, 12:00 4
- Context for the unfortunate use of the clip - Tim Apr 7, 13:21
- I.......... - ty97 Apr 7, 12:02 2
  - The dangers of pulling stock footage. - David Apr 7, 12:03 1
    - You Kevin Dunn fired someone. and rightfully so. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 13:14
On my exam today there was one particular question which was asked at least 4 different ways. I began to suspect it was a trick. - Easter Baron Apr 7, 11:50 2
- Does it hurt when I do *this*? How about this? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 12:03
- 4 questions? Why is this night different from all other nights. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 7, 11:58
Tennessee rep expulsion, who replaces them? is the seat left vacant, does the governor appoint someone? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 11:20 5
- Kamala going to Tennessee in support -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 11:30 3
  - Joe should be going as well. -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 11:34 2
    - Jeff Zientz would stroke out -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 11:41 1
      - That’s President Jeff Zientz to you pal…sure seems like he has a lot of sway over Joe/Joe’s policies recently -- nm - Flavorize Apr 7, 11:43
- City council appoint a replacement until a special election is held. They can be re-appointed and run in the special election. -- nm - TWuG Apr 7, 11:24
Northernmost Exposure -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 11:10 1
- In moose circles, this is a hilarious prank -- nm - rollo Apr 7, 12:05
cc: Mitch McConnell -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 11:09 3
- Kari Lake can't run for senate if she is currently the govenor ... which she literally claims -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 11:13 2
  - Didn’t she turn down VP for that very reason? -- nm - VMan Apr 7, 13:15 1
    - Yup -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 18:36
Some come to laugh their past away Some come to make it just one more day -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 11:07 1
- Some day somebody's gonna make you want to turn around and say goodbye -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 7, 12:03
let them fight -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 11:06 12
- Is she swimming more towards the center (at least center Republican) or does she legit see this person as a threat to her? -- nm - Flavorize Apr 7, 11:38 4
  - She's legitimately thinking she matters to the greater populace since unlike Boebert, she didn't face a real challenge. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 12:16 1
    - especially after being fluffed up by Stahl last week. -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 12:26
  - "I'm the prettiest one, daddy Don" -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 7, 11:41 1
    - 🤣 -- nm - Flavorize Apr 7, 11:43
- "Hi, Kettle? This is Pot. You're black." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 7, 11:35
- The alleged FBI… they’re not really sure if they are or not? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 11:15 5
  - There's more in the message. Accusing Nick Fuentes of being a plant. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 11:39 2
    - Begin, this maga fight has -- (link) - Jovian Apr 7, 12:00 1
      - The racists have turned into cannibals and are turning on each other!…Get the 🍿 -- nm - Flavorize Apr 7, 12:14
  - She heard the word once and has no idea what it means but it sounds like a sick burn to her. -- nm - Dano Apr 7, 11:29
  - Because they only 'investigate' Republicans - Jovian Apr 7, 11:26

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