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Ten states in the past three months have passed laws prohibiting what is known as gender-affirming care for young people. -- nm - Qale Apr 15, 09:18 5
- 3 more have laws and policies that will restrict or eliminate the care that go into effect within the month. -- nm - Qale Apr 15, 09:19 4
  - And we’re not just talking children. Some of these laws move the bar all the way up to 26 years old. -- nm - Qale Apr 15, 09:21 3
    - Consider giving a donation to TransLifeline. Or even better, seeking out someone who is raising funds for themself to transition or move elsewhere. -- (link) - Qale Apr 15, 09:25
    - other than that one filibustering Dem in Nebraska, pretty feckless response from the so-called opposition -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 15, 09:23 1
      - Biden’s admin hasn’t helped besides talk. And in fact, supported the sports transbans. -- nm - Qale Apr 15, 09:26
Motley Crue recording new music -- (link) - Remlik Apr 15, 09:13
“THE APOCALYPSE NOW OF ROCK DOCUMENTARIES” -- (link) - mud Apr 15, 08:23
Wake up , log into Peacock, almost immediately watch 2nd Fulham go in. I'm questioning my life choices - JD Apr 15, 08:20 2
- I should've slept more ☹️ -- nm - JD Apr 15, 08:29 1
  - Amateur -- nm - Qale Apr 15, 09:08
so it's canon that a young Indiana Jones was on the Titanic and . . . survived? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 15, 08:04 3
- Must have been hanging out with Arthur John Priest at the time -- (link) - LMS Apr 15, 08:39 1
  - whoa -- nm - mud Apr 15, 08:53
- yeah. It's mentioned in his dad's Grail Diary.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 15, 08:15
Youngkin pulls a Pompeo -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 15, 07:58 2
- The GOP is gonna end up with a convicted felon and Pudding Fingers as their choices. -- nm - Mop Apr 15, 08:41 1
  - every day he doesn't actually declare is just another day Trump can make it more likely he doesn't even run -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 15, 09:04
NHL-Caps ditched Laviolette, CBJ same with Larsen. Pens fire Brian Burke, GM Ron Hextall asstGM Chris Pryor, ANA let go HC Dallas Eakins, STL asst coaches Craig MacTavish and Mike Van Ryn. -- nm* - budice Apr 15, 07:15 1
- let this be the last we hear of Eakins as an NHL coach. -- nm - Reagen Apr 15, 07:42
CQ, wherever you are, your Villa boys are rolling. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 15, 06:26 1
- ~He’s here, he’s there, he’s every-fucking-where! Ceeeeeeeeeeeeee Quuuuuuuuuu!~ -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 15, 06:40
Digits (15/15) - znufrii Apr 15, 06:04
Waffle 4/5 -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 15, 05:58
Umpires need to relax and not be such tight asses when it comes to the pitch clock and guys getting a standing ovation. They're supposed to use - Krusty Apr 15, 05:58 2
- 100% take a moment to dust the plate. - zunkskunk Apr 15, 07:04 1
  - Exactly. Let the fans and player have a moment. No need to be so strict as it's in the rule book that they have discretion to ignore the clock for - Krusty Apr 15, 07:37
Heardle end of life: May 5 -- nm - prayformojo Apr 15, 05:30
Wordle 665 5/6 - prayformojo Apr 15, 05:27 3
- 3/6 - landbeck Apr 15, 07:56
- 5 - rollo Apr 15, 06:55
- 3/6 - znufrii Apr 15, 05:56
Tennessee Speaker of the House mistress exposed…plus he’s living outside his district - Flavorize Apr 15, 04:25 2
- Lol! Classic case of don’t start nothing won’t be nothing -- nm - Pippy Apr 15, 07:20
- 'No, no... that's my mistress's house!" -- nm - Mop Apr 15, 06:57
Follow-up Roomba question that wasn't asked - If you have cat/s do they ride the Roomba? -- nm* - . Apr 15, 04:19
TV PSA: NBA, XFL, UFC, Masters of Illusion, Ghost and Molly McGee, SNL (Ana De Armas; Karol G), HULU dropped a ton of stuff, other stuff - Beaker Apr 15, 03:53
It's the Return of the Revenge of the Guaranteed To Be Wrong NHL Playoff Predictions - Reagen Apr 15, 03:27 2
- I see your first mistake. You picked the Leafs to win a series. -- nm - Dano Apr 15, 03:48 1
  - I've got to seed one in there. -- nm - Reagen Apr 15, 04:05
Catching up on The Mandelorian ... I was not prepared for Jack Black and Lizzo... -- nm - Ender Apr 15, 01:28 2
- Oh shit, Doc Brown... -- nm - Ender Apr 15, 01:28 1
  - But this is much better than Star Trek's Stacy Abrams bullshit. -- nm - Ender Apr 15, 01:46
India pursues a Hindu supremist agenda and pulls reference to Darwin from text books (and bulldozes centuries old mosques) -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 15, 00:12 1
- It's never good when politics are being inserted into education. I expected better of India but they've been going in the wrong direction for years. -- nm - Krusty Apr 15, 05:39
Local town tried to order bikini espresso stands to cover up, one fought back citations and years later win $500k legal fees -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 15, 00:06 1
- Now with link AND photo! -- (link) - Mop Apr 15, 07:54
cannabis (30 billion) out sells chocolate (20b) and craft beer 9.9b combined -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 14, 23:53 1
- It always had but we never had a legal market to prove it. People love drugs and really like weed. -- nm - Krusty Apr 15, 05:41
I consider myself to be a moderately sane person, which indicates to me that every single artist's depiction of an Elder God I've seen has been shite. -- nm - Ender Apr 14, 23:41
Heh, Credit Karma thinks I should go with Turbo Tax and get my refund 5 days earlier. Ummm, I already got my refund :)) -- nm - Meg Apr 14, 22:55 1
- Yeah, I need to start hitting those "unsubscribe" email links myself. -- nm - mara Apr 15, 06:12
111 years ago tonight Rose hogged the door -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 22:15
Chemical Bros about to close out the Outdoor Stage -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 21:46 3
- really hope JD chose to catch this set cause they are absolutely destroying the stage -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 22:38 2
  - 👍 - JD Apr 15, 03:08 1
    - i'm sorely tempted to drive up to Santa Barbara on Sunday or out there next weekend -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 15, 07:53
Now streaming live from Merrie Monarch Festival: Group Hula Kahiko (traditional form) -- (link) - psilotum Apr 14, 21:44
Blink 182’s two-song finale at Coachella. -- (link) - budice Apr 14, 21:31 1
- Nice. -- nm - Mop Apr 15, 06:42
ST Trivia: Super Mario Bros movie did strikingly well. But what was the last mainline game called? -- nm - Qale Apr 14, 21:27 4
- Odyssey -- nm - Ender Apr 14, 21:39 2
  - Yeah, with the hats. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 22:16
  - Very good. And that was 6 years ago! -- nm - Qale Apr 14, 22:01
- Super Mario Apocalypse -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 21:35
watching Why Didn't They Ask Evans?. I'm really enjoying Lucy Boynton in this. Plus it gave me today's vocabulary word "gamine" -- nm - crash davis Apr 14, 21:11 1
- I learned that one from French movies. -- nm - . Apr 15, 04:28
Bulls coulda used this guy tonight -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 20:25 7
- About OKC - Stockpiled 15 1st Rd picks over the next 5 years - budice Apr 14, 21:25
- ESPN had an interesting article about the shot. Jordan got involved to make sure he got paid. -- (link*) - Krusty Apr 14, 20:40 4
  - Usually they buy insurance to cover tht bet -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 21:04 1
    - There was a small issue and the insurance company wasn't going to pay out. Jordan got involved and made sure the Bulls would get the man his money. -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 21:06
  - 50k a year for 20 years. That money helped put his kid through college. That kid is now a doctor. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 14, 20:55 1
    - I loved that part of the story. -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 21:06
- "I'm not going to throw away my shot" -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 20:28
The Great Goat War of Southern France - crash davis Apr 14, 20:06 1
- barbed wire fences is the easy cure. making a clearly marked mine field around the vinyards is step 2. goats can't read. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 14, 20:30
Welp—f**k humanity—Derozan’s daughter had to be escorted out of the arena, on Weds, because of severe threats being received (post game) - Flavorize Apr 14, 20:05 2
- i know how MJ would have reacted -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 20:06 1
  - “Fuck them kids!”? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 14, 22:43
Which NHL team tanked the best in the race for Connor Bedard? - crash davis Apr 14, 19:44 1
- Look at us, overperforming! -- nm - Ender Apr 14, 22:26
Attaboy, Avalanche -- nm - prayformojo Apr 14, 19:33
Blondie time on the Mojave stage -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 19:33 5
- this is weird. Last time I saw them live was 45 yrs ago, spring '78 at the El Mocambo T.O. -- nm - mud Apr 14, 19:54 4
  - I saw Blondie in 1981 or 82. Rockpile opened and blew them away. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 14, 20:07
  - well, Clem & Debbie anyway. That's Matlock on bass, I don't know who the others are here. -- nm - mud Apr 14, 19:56 2
    - they booted the others out years and years ago. The Rock and Roll hall of fame induction was messy -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 20:30
    - Nile Rogers mf'ers -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 20:03
Azarath. Metrion. Zinthos. -- nm - Spawn Apr 14, 19:30
A rib dinner from the diner downtown.Typical southern rib dinner with beans, potato salad, and a corn cobette. Not so much fall off the bone as - Meg Apr 14, 19:20 2
- great, now I want ribs! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 14, 19:22 1
  - seriously... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 19:29
Contract the A's. -- nm - Tim Apr 14, 19:15 2
- (walk, line out, walk, walk, walk, walk, grand slam) -- nm - Tim Apr 14, 19:17 1
  - The Mets have 12 runs on 5 hits. -- nm - Tim Apr 14, 20:37
AEW has 50K pre-sale registrations for the Wembley show -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 19:13 6
- I forgot that ROH owned the name All In, so because AEW bought them they can use it again. - Tim Apr 14, 19:22 5
  - TK got ROH rights to it. I think had to pay someone else as well -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 20:28
  - Nobody has said the term "PPV" for Wembley yet. - David Apr 14, 19:24 3
    - woo, we'd get to talk about it on the podcast! - Tim Apr 14, 19:25 2
      - and if Punk comes back with FTR vs Kenny and The Elite. RIght there is the main event -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 20:29 1
        
        I think it's more likely Kenny vs. Ospreay or Okada with Young Bucks vs. FTR. Punk would be better against MJF to finish that story. -- nm - David Apr 14, 21:02
162-0 is no longer in play -- nm - Tim Apr 14, 19:11 1
- the surviving members of the 1884 St Louis Maroons can pop that champange -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 20:04
I never say "yay Blue Jays" but: yay Blue Jays! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 14, 19:10
god bless this duo just going full in on some fusion jazz to a tent full of Coachella kids -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 19:07
Well, 31 out of 32 ain't bad... -- nm - Ender Apr 14, 19:06 1
- I'd be fine with either of the top 2 draft picks. #CBJ -- nm - Ender Apr 14, 21:40
Dort on Golf -- nm - prayformojo Apr 14, 18:52
that is one sad looking pizza -- (link) - Remlik Apr 14, 18:48 3
- that looks more like a dessert pie -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 19:05 2
  - I thought it was eggs. Either way it doesn't look tasty. -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 19:06 1
    - seems like something that would be done around a campfire in Morocco -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 19:31
How to Kiss a Girl (via Listerated Pepsin Gum in 1911 - do not follow this advice) -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 14, 18:38 3
- What do you mean do not follow? I perfected "Whisper softly that her rosebud lips remind you of cupid's bow.⁣⁣" It is a pucker move - crash davis Apr 14, 19:19
- Hold her right hand with my right hand? -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 18:53
- Checks out. -- nm - Mop Apr 14, 18:43
Gallego nearly doubles up Sinema in q1 fundraising after announcing his senate bid -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 18:23 1
- sweep the leg -- nm - prayformojo Apr 14, 18:27
And now I'm going to go down the rabbit hole of three-variable optimization to model my thermal power requirements for DSP -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 14, 18:23
Nmb Vegas people -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 14, 18:22
coming up: Wet Leg -- (link) - Reagen Apr 14, 18:00 [youtube] 5
- The lead singer has an edge to her that I dig. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 14, 18:37 1
  - and she don't give a F#CK what key the song's in! I wanna marry her. -- nm - mud Apr 14, 19:12
- 💧🦵 -- nm - Dano Apr 14, 18:14
- loudest/longest - prayformojo Apr 14, 18:09 1
  - It is imminent -- nm - Dano Apr 14, 18:28
The real question is does a state have authority to control what it’s residents see and have access to on the internet or is it a Federal issue? -- (link) - Pippy Apr 14, 17:55 12
- I mentioned this the other day. The Communications Decency Act of 1996 was that first effort. -- (link) - Qale Apr 14, 19:02 1
  - !! More reading thanks. This is going to be interesting -- nm - Pippy Apr 14, 19:11
- intra-state, yes. inter-state . . . no but it's complicated -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 18:13 5
  - Thank you. I learned some things. - Pippy Apr 14, 18:55 3
    - don't feel bad. most lawyers (or judges) don't even know how the implied commerce clause really works -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 18:58 2
      - I was happy I could follow along with most of it - Pippy Apr 14, 19:05
      - The infield fly rule of interstate law? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 19:02
  - (one more reason “states” as sovereign entities within a national government is bad for business) -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 14, 18:22
- Interesting twist is that states can ban sports betting apps, but gambling gets treated differently than pure speech issues. - TWuG Apr 14, 18:03 1
  - This a good point. I can’t gamble online in Texas but I can access the website for Fan Fuel. Uploading creative content would appear to be free speech - Pippy Apr 14, 18:13
- “It is unclear how some elements of the legislation would be enforced.” - znufrii Apr 14, 17:57
- Another question: Why do conservatives want to censor free speech? -- nm - loosilu Apr 14, 17:56
now playing: Florida Man -- nm - prayformojo Apr 14, 17:52 9
- Agent Coulson! -- nm - Mop Apr 14, 18:40 1
  - Him saying the state is shaped like a gun was the most intriguing part of the the trailer. -- nm - landbeck Apr 15, 08:00
- featuring Anthony LaPaglia as Daniel Baldwin -- nm - prayformojo Apr 14, 18:26
- and episode 1 has Wet Dream by Wet Leg! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 14, 18:09
- *ears perk up* where can I find? -- nm - loosilu Apr 14, 17:56 1
  - Netflix -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 17:57
- I watched the first episode earlier. It was not at all what I expected. I really enjoyed it. -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 17:54 2
  - I'm on ep.3 and I've been (spoil) - mud Apr 14, 18:00 1
    - That was something I was wondering as well and I hope they explain it at some point. -- nm - Krusty Apr 14, 18:16
Looks like Monday is a go for Starship -- (link) - spamlet Apr 14, 17:31 3
- Starship will make a "high velocity splashdown" = rocket is going to hit the water hard. The booster will - TWuG Apr 14, 18:00
- Nothing's gonna stop them now -- nm - ty97 Apr 14, 17:52
- he said hold a dollar bill up to a mirror, and I'll show you something funny. It's only a fast buck, but ooh, it's so hard to make that kind of money. -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 14, 17:39 [youtube]

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