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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Makes Streaming Chart Debut, ‘Ted Lasso’ Returns -- (link) - Remlik Apr 13, 18:01 2
- the new episode Vox...instant top 10 Candidate for best Star Trek Episode -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 18:05 1
  - Holy sh*t -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 18:36
Do you like your takeout food to be made with gloves 🧤?! You’re just a woke, snowflake baby who can’t enjoy real food -- (link) - Flavorize Apr 13, 17:49 1
- they've heard of soap and water right? ok, probably not -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 17:58
Jonathan Toews is playing his last game as a Chicago Blackhawk tonight. Might be done for a career? Long COVID taken him out the last two seasons. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 17:46 2
- Sad to see him and Kane go. End of an era. -- nm - pmb Apr 13, 18:33
- Great career. Hall of Fame great? - zunkskunk Apr 13, 18:04
I see Tucker's come out in full support of this traitor. Of course -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 17:42 4
- Glad you're seeing it so I don't have to. - zunkskunk Apr 13, 18:06
- Can’t believe anyone still watches after the Dominion stuff— -- nm - Flavorize Apr 13, 17:50 2
  - How would they have heard of it, if all they watch is Fox? -- nm - mara Apr 13, 17:55
  - Because they don't believe it. -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 17:53
My last six DTL rankings: 46, 74, 81, 78, 53, 20. - spamlet Apr 13, 17:40
Update: Charlie Sexton js playing WITH Elvis Costello. Nick Lowe is opening. I am even happier, now. Have never seen Lowe! -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 17:35 2
- Good for you! -- nm - Christian Bale Apr 13, 17:38
- That's a show I would not mid seeing -- nm - prayformojo Apr 13, 17:35
"Your move, Abbott." "Oh, that's *why* I want to pardon him." -- (link) - Reagen Apr 13, 17:29 1
- I think that may be called a killshot -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 17:31
They found the leaker because he photographed the documents on his granite counter top. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 13, 17:09 14
- I call shenanigans. The Times was going through randos Steam profiles to match a granite countertop? -- nm - spamlet Apr 13, 17:39 6
  - You've never heard of counter intelligence -- nm - TWuG Apr 13, 17:47 4
    - Point for TWuG. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 17:57
    - *eyeroll* - Reluctant Cynic Apr 13, 17:52 2
      - Do you still need road-trip recs with the post about the delayed trip? -- nm* - spamlet Apr 13, 17:58 1
        
        Actually, no. Not yet, anyway. - Reluctant Cynic Apr 14, 11:47
  - more like image search the tile + counter combo. -- nm - mafic Apr 13, 17:45
- Never take your anonymity for granite on the web -- nm - Guigue Apr 13, 17:16 4
  - you never get a clean slate. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 17:20 1
    - dammit -- nm - prayformojo Apr 13, 17:23
  - this is why we can't have gneiss things. -- nm - mafic Apr 13, 17:18 1
    - OK. You've earned that one. A career to get to this point. -- nm - Mop Apr 13, 17:25
- if it's real granite the pattern would be unique. also that's some creepy surveillance state stuff right there. -- nm - mafic Apr 13, 17:12 1
  - I mean, a small enough suspect pool would make it pretty easy. -- nm - TWuG Apr 13, 17:45
Netflix “badly” wants Fincher for an American, Squid Games series -- (link*) - Flavorize Apr 13, 16:57 3
- I hate selective allcaps. also that phrasing makes it sound like they want him to make a bad version of Squid Game. -- nm - mafic Apr 13, 17:03 2
  - I assumed they wanted him to compete. -- nm - Mop Apr 13, 17:24 1
    - no that's just for the writers to pitch -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 13, 17:26
Well that just doesn't look good. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 13, 16:37 3
- More GOP real estate news as FAFO month continues: -- (link) - Reagen Apr 13, 17:27
- plane rides and vacations with your "friends" is arguable (in theory). property sales above $1,000 are required to be disclosed at the federal level -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Apr 13, 16:47
- no see he's a supreme court justice who can't be corrupted because mundane things like money aren't important to him -- nm - mafic Apr 13, 16:44
anyone have a Coles Notes on why Mr Beast is getting attacked by right wingers? -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 16:14 5
- Well, that's an improvement over getting attacked by blind people. - Beryllium Apr 13, 16:25
- One of his crew is doing transition stuff…so people are insane. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 16:23
- One of the Mr. Beast crew is taking hormone therapy as they debate their identity. He has passionately defended his friend against transphobes. - David Apr 13, 16:23 1
  - not just one of his crew. Chris. Who's been with him from the start. Shocked, but hope she is happy. - Beaker Apr 13, 16:25
- he backed some Trans people I think but too many shit posts with him tagged to find anything solid -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 16:14
Some folks are too fighty about music and poor Jack Eichel is begging to get his ass knocked on the ice. Instead, lets all get Lost In Love -- (link) - crash davis Apr 13, 16:10 [youtube] 5
- Crash, be honest. Have you joined a cult? Or are you trying to -start- one? -- nm - David Apr 13, 16:16 4
  - I've watched a lot of documentaries on cults. And sure, in the middle of the show, the cult leader's perks look good. But the endings are always nasty -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 17:15 1
    - The NXIM guy probably had no complaints until the last couple of months. - David Apr 13, 17:18
  - Assessing whether you can get in on the ground floor? -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 16:37
  - Krakheads -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 13, 16:29
So, just to be clear, the assertion is that Budweiser stock plummeted over...Easter Weekend? - David Apr 13, 15:37 5
- Are those idiots boycotting Burger King, Popeye's and Kraft Heinz as well? Because, you know, same owners. - Marlowe Apr 13, 16:14
- Are you saying The Market is wrong and may not even be open over the weekend! How dare you, you socialist commie trans bastard!!! -- nm - VMan Apr 13, 15:57
- It’s okay to bully bigots, David. It’s like punching Nazis. Just don’t be physical when you do it. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 15:44
- the “go woke go broke” brigade will not be denied no matter how much they have to make up a narrative -- nm - Tim Apr 13, 15:44 1
  - Also, wokeness is about boycotts and denying free speech, so we must boycott anybody who is woke. -- nm - pmb Apr 13, 15:51
Bery, I have experience as a Sr. Manager in Marketing (so Director would be the next step...) -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 13, 15:29 11
- ooh, neat :) Here's the listing (with a referral link) -- (link*) - Beryllium Apr 13, 15:36 10
  - oh dangit, Tennessee isn't remote work approved :-/ -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 15:38 9
    - I wonder if it's because we're a trash state. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 13, 15:38 8
      - I was asked if I missed living in Georgia and I said well, Texas, Tennessee and Florida do steal a lot of the ass backwards headlines. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 15:46 1
        
        Yep. All trying to outdo each other on the evil scale. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 13, 15:51
      - Florida is approved, so ...... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 15:41 5
        
        ok so just get a PO box in Tallahassee and create an elaborate deception wherein you pretend to live in another state. - mafic Apr 13, 16:49
        
        Weird. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 13, 15:45 3
        
        Probably don’t have an office or employees there already and don’t want to have to deal with state income/payroll taxes -- nm - spamlet Apr 13, 15:53 2
        
        We don't have state income tax! - Dark Callisto Apr 13, 15:54 1
        
        True (well not for employees). -- nm - spamlet Apr 13, 16:09
where's decline? Colorado State researchers predict slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 13, 15:23 1
- bad news: 3 or 4 tropical storms will gang up into one mofo hurricane -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 13, 17:29
Everything's a little bit gay -- (link) - TWuG Apr 13, 15:22 1
- Still not very good beer, indeed. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 15:48
Whelp, I guess I will not be traveling to Illinois next week. - Reluctant Cynic Apr 13, 15:21 4
- How much funding were you hoping to get? -- nm - TWuG Apr 13, 15:23 3
  - Around $20,000, and possibly a lot more. - Reluctant Cynic Apr 13, 15:41 2
    - Ouch. I hope you can find donors to make up the amount quickly. -- nm - TWuG Apr 13, 16:00 1
      - Exactly. And I appreciate the sentiment. :-) - Reluctant Cynic Apr 13, 16:07
Tampa Bay School Superintendent awaits students attending "The Eras Tour" to be present in class the next day -- (link) - budice Apr 13, 15:18 1
- *fired* -- nm - DeSantis Apr 13, 15:34
A kitchen thing I favor which I would not expect to be popular: fondue fork/skewers - Max Apr 13, 15:17 3
- plus also fondue is the food of the gods -- nm - mafic Apr 13, 16:31
- There used to be actual olive forks. You coulld get them as part of your silverware -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 16:17
- YES! Olive retrieval can be an annoyance for me & I never thought of fondue forks. Max, as always, you are a genius. -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 16:02
This is unfair. Also textbook “back door slider” - Will Hunting Apr 13, 15:09 1
- If it catches the plate/zone, it seems barely. -- nm - budice Apr 13, 15:12
DTL: I forgot that there was a 50 player limit on the My Recruits page. Good thing I only radared 54 so I only have 4 invisible recruits. -- nm - Dano Apr 13, 15:05 2
- We'll see how this goes, but I think the wide net strategy might be the way to go. I never win the ties anyway. - Dano Apr 13, 15:13 1
  - I've had a cycle or 2 where I missed week 1 and have had decent results with what you're doing - rollo Apr 13, 15:31
This 11-year-old tennis player hits forehands from both sides. -- (link) - Dano Apr 13, 15:02 [youtube] 3
- I did that too when I was a kid as I was rubbish at back hand. -- nm - LMS Apr 13, 16:50
- Well that's terrifying. -- nm - Mop Apr 13, 15:35
- Just like me! -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:03
NYC median monthly rents hit a record high of $4,175 in March, almost 13% more than a year ago -- (link) - budice Apr 13, 14:55 8
- thanks Adams -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 13, 15:49
- But I was told it was a crime infested shithole that people are deserting in droves. -- nm - Tim Apr 13, 15:00
- a weird horrible thought just hit me. If NYC was hit with a second 09/11 level attack, half the country wouldnt give a shit. - Jovian Apr 13, 14:57 5
  - they didn't even give a shit at the time, except for it was Islamics who were flying the planes - hollywood big shot Apr 13, 15:04 1
    - Yup -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 15:09
  - Wait…why? -- nm - Flavorize Apr 13, 14:58 2
    - Because it would own the libs. -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 14:59 1
      - this country will never ever be united again. like that. ever. -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 15:00
After two weeks, Atlanta is about to put its sixth player on the DL. - David Apr 13, 14:50 1
- I have one Fantasy Team feeling it right now -- nm - budice Apr 13, 14:51
Tool is overrated yet A Perfect Circle is underrated. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 14:37 6
- Nickelback, but we all knew that -- nm - budice Apr 13, 14:50
- (sigh) backwards, again. -- nm - mud Apr 13, 14:49 2
  - You stick to your own decades old man! -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 14:56 1
    - my cool is ubiquitous and eternal. -- nm Posted by mud Apr 12 '23, 08:54 -- nm - mud Apr 13, 15:20
- and Pusicifer is right in the middle -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 14:48 1
  - They are practically unknown I’d think. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 14:56
Measuring salary stagnation in Cans of Beans Per Hour is fun. Is this where the earlier beans convo came from? -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 13, 14:34 [mastodon] 2
- No. We just have a can of baked beans in our pantry that I will never use. It was bought for a cookout. - TWuG Apr 13, 14:49 1
  - Okay. But once the world ends and all the food is gone, you'll be sorry you tossed it! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 14:57
Well honestly I really didnt expect the GOP to defend military secret leakers. And yet here we are. -- (link) - Jovian Apr 13, 14:28 3
- there have been known stolen top secret files stashed at various Trump properties since inauguration day 2021, at the latest. -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 13, 14:36 2
  - Oh I know. I just didn't expect them to come out this quickly to defend this piece of shit. - Jovian Apr 13, 14:39 1
    - when Devin Nunes did it it was fine -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 13, 14:47
Its Rachel Maddow's 24th anniversary to her life partner -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 13, 14:02 5
- generally speaking, and afaik... ssm couples have a lower divorce rate than straights -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 13, 17:26
- Nice! That’s a lot for any couple, much less lesbians. Or so I hear. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 14:04 3
  - She must be way older than I think she is—is she in her 50s? -- nm - Flavorize Apr 13, 14:13 2
    - Maddow is 50, I believe her partner is a bit older. -- nm - Tim Apr 13, 14:16 1
      - Never would’ve guessed it— -- nm - Flavorize Apr 13, 14:19
six-week abortion ban in Florida will be waiting on Pudding Fingers' desk, just as soon as he gets back from his book tour -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 13, 14:00 2
- Is the plan to never let his book tour end? -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 14:05 1
  - It was, but then his victory lap happened right around the time Mickey Mouse pantsed him. -- nm - David Apr 13, 14:06
Imagine going to federal prison for life for clout. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 13:52 4
- he will be pardoned by 2026 -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 14:33
- A tale as old as time -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 13:55
- "I really want to be popular among the racists in my discord." -- (link) - Tim Apr 13, 13:54 1
  - "He was like the cool uncle to our group" 21!!! -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 13:58
I suppose Lou Reed, Sex Pistols, Frank Zappa and Talking Heads could be considered over rated, other musicians loved/cited them, don't hear them anymo -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 13, 13:47 4
- Sex Pistols and Talking Heads are regular staples on SiriusXM First Wave - Mr. Havens Apr 13, 14:11
- Zappa is never gonna be radio friendly. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 14:00 1
  - For sure, for sure -- nm - JD Apr 13, 14:02
- we play Lou Reed and Talking Heads. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 13:59
You did it now, Bery. You prompted me to look up the old MSI/Pokemon video and I found this nice remake. -- (link) - Easter Baron Apr 13, 13:44 [youtube]
Ja…dig upwards -- (link) - Flavorize Apr 13, 13:44 3
- Ye olde "His face was like that when I got there" defense. -- nm - David Apr 13, 13:51 1
  - I’m not sure Ja will ever get it. -- nm - Flavorize Apr 13, 14:23
- Additionally—Memphis injuries plus Lakers matchups will cost Grizzlies that series. Lakers in 5 -- nm - Flavorize Apr 13, 13:46
Mr. Spawn, you cannot afford to lose me, because I'm a chick who likes Rush. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:42
162-0 is still in play. -- nm - Tim Apr 13, 13:39 7
- That ties the 87 Brewers right? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 13:41 6
  - 3 way tie to start the season now -- (link) - Tim Apr 13, 13:43
  - yep and the 92 Braves -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 13:41 4
    - They're one win away from the best start in 139 seasons. - David Apr 13, 13:50 2
      - Prediction: Jays will lose the Manoah start, but surprisingly win the Berrios and Kikuchi ones. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 14:02
      - Two weeks in, the Red Sox are 8 games behind. - Tim Apr 13, 13:54
    - oops had read that wrong. the 82 Braves - Jovian Apr 13, 13:49
I do appreciate and respect all of mud's incorrect opinions -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 13:36 1
- you're acting obtuse just to annoy me? -- nm - mud Apr 13, 13:33 -- nm - mud Apr 13, 13:37

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