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FedSoc (tax exempt) founder obtained $1.6 billion donation for totally non-political advocacy of taking over the federal judiciary -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 2, 08:42 1
- This is fine! -- nm - Spawn May 2, 08:51
Digits - znufrii 🦄 May 2, 08:35 2
- mine - decline May 2, 08:54 1
  - get a room -- nm - Spawn May 2, 08:54
all the late night shows going dark starting today b/c no writers -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 2, 08:32 5
- Who will write for Fox News? -- nm - Spawn May 2, 08:34 4
  - serious question: will this effect the writers of WWE? - Pippy can't read May 2, 08:46 2
    - Nope. WWE and AEW are non-union shops. If the strike goes on for a long time, this could be a HUGE benefit to them... - Remlik May 2, 08:58
    - reality tv isn't unionized so i suspect not -- nm - hollywood big shot May 2, 08:49
  - non-union hacks? no change -- nm - mud ♪ May 2, 08:40
Globle: 5 (I haven't played this in forever) -- nm - ty97 May 2, 08:27 8
- what I need is a site I can go to that links to all these games, cause otherwise I forget. -- nm - tRuMaN May 2, 08:27 7
  - Not a bad idea. Either an aggregator that tells you what is cool or one you could tell "I play these five games" and it keeps them in one place. -- nm - Volnelk May 2, 08:30 6
    - Bery please make this app. Make it free and then get ad $$ -- nm - Pippy can't read May 2, 08:31 5
      - Since you'd be linking websites rather than other apps, you could do it with stuff other than games as well. - Volnelk May 2, 08:34 4
        
        just include it up top like we do for Blood Feud and stuff. Have a dropdown with links to games -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 2, 08:35 3
        
        heh, work bery work! -- nm - tRuMaN May 2, 08:37 2
        
        my idea is much easier than a whole website, and it would keep people on ST! :) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 2, 08:38 1
        
        What are we, the GameSTers of Triskelion? - Beryllium May 2, 08:57
Garbage Bear: -- (link) - mud ♪ May 2, 08:17
Republican Party autopsy report -- (pic) - Jovian May 2, 08:15 [Attachment] 7
- More: -- (pic) - Jovian May 2, 08:21 [Attachment] 5
  - An entire party whose sole purpose is to cater to people who are angry and like to make others angry…what could go wrong? -- nm* - Flavorize May 2, 09:53
  - All the other candidates should claim that Trump won in 2020, rendering him ineligible to run. -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 08:23 3
    - they all essentially do that already. I mean we are here because an entire political party let the Big Lie fly. - Jovian May 2, 08:26
    - The argument would be due to the false witch hunt impeachment, he’s eligible to run again. -- nm - Tim May 2, 08:25 1
      - Then so is Bill Clinton. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 08:27
- The Biting-Off-Their-Face-To-Spite-The-Libs Party -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 08:16
Australia took the switch from B&W to color TV quite literally in 1975 -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 2, 08:12 1
- pretty great! -- nm - Andie May 2, 08:20
Jonas Brothers "Five Albums Every Night Tour" this fall in arenas and stadiums - MDH May 2, 08:07 8
- Which begs the question, "How short are Jonas Brothers albums?" -- nm - pmb May 2, 08:31
- Their music isn't very good. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 08:11 5
  - heh. 2/3 of them are pretty -- nm - Pippy can't read May 2, 08:13 4
    - They have attractive wives -- nm - eag May 2, 08:22 2
      - One more than the others. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 08:41
      - lawds yes -- nm - Pippy can't read May 2, 08:32
    - They're good looking for a guy you see working at a bank. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 08:16
- Semi-related: The new booking team at the revamped Baltimore arena (CFG Bank) have done a fantastic job so far. -- nm - MDH May 2, 08:08
"shoplifting" for me, but not for thee -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 2, 07:56
I'm in the Cannons presale que for House of Blue Dallas. Thanks Remlik. I would not have known about this. -- nm - Pippy can't read May 2, 07:55 13
- I've never heard of them, but relatedly, I did NOT get selected for the Ed Sheeran theater verified fans. Oh well. -- nm - JaxSean May 2, 08:51 1
  - me either. -- nm - Andie May 2, 08:51
- You bought a ticket to their show? - Tim May 2, 08:19 1
  - this made me laugh way too much -- nm - Pippy can't read May 2, 08:32
- We requested them for a Studio 92 show, we bring in 8-10 listeners & the band does 3 songs. it's fun -- nm - Remlik May 2, 08:17
- YAY!! balcony seat cause now I am officially too old to stand in general admission. - Pippy can't read May 2, 08:05 7
  - I used to call it the grown ups corral. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 08:12 3
    - I am pro-grown ups corral -- nm - ty97 May 2, 08:15
    - LOL. - Pippy can't read May 2, 08:15 1
      - At some point just give me a damn seat. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 08:17
  - Heh. I've made that ticket choice before -- nm - JD May 2, 08:10
  - *approved* - I would love to see that show -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 2, 08:05 1
    - We live in a time were $ 54 is a " cheap ticket". -- nm - Pippy can't read May 2, 08:14
Im sure this is just rumors, but still, another reason why Manchin is trash -- (link) - Jovian May 2, 07:50 1
- almost as much trash as The Hill - hollywood big shot May 2, 07:56
Speaking of flights and airlines, if all goes to plan, I should be exiting a 757 via the emergency slide(!) sometime tomorrow - JD May 2, 07:46 24
- That sounds fantastic. Remember to take off your shoes! -- nm - loosilu May 2, 08:12 5
  - Only shoes (like heels) that can puncture the slide I thought? -- nm - ty97 May 2, 08:13 4
    - I don't know but I bet some sneakers can snag and twist your ankle or knee (hence the torn meniscus). -- nm - loosilu May 2, 08:17
    - JD could be wearing heels for this adventure, we simply don't know. - Pippy can't read May 2, 08:15 2
      - I could be but see your comment with regards to the GA standing area -- nm - JD May 2, 08:17 1
        
        L3! -- nm - Pippy can't read May 2, 08:31
- 😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 2, 08:07
- Fun! Just remember to take your heels off first. -- nm - mafic May 2, 07:54 1
  - AND LEAVE YOUR CARRYON BAG BEHIND. -- nm - ty97 May 2, 08:03
- they should sell tickets to do this. Ha! please careful though. The most common injury from going down an airplane slide is knee meniscus tear - Pippy can't read May 2, 07:53 4
  - I had to look this up! also common: Friction injuries from the slide, minor injuries from hitting the pavement at the bottom. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 08:14
  - I didn't know which injury was most common (Pippy FTW) but yeah, every time there is a (real) plane evacuation, there are some injuries. -- nm* - ty97 May 2, 08:02
  - I love that we have people here that know stuff like this -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 2, 07:54 1
    - right? -- nm - Andie May 2, 07:58
- Well now I'm jealous. - ty97 May 2, 07:50 7
  - That original plan is still the plan. The timeline for them to be able to fly paying passengers moved ahead of the schedule for Anchorage ops to be - JD May 2, 07:55 3
    - What the holdup at ANC? Seems they'd be able to handle this. - ty97 May 2, 08:01 2
      - The airline's maintenance depot isn't fully up to speed -- (edited) - JD May 2, 08:10 1
        
        Hmmm, this all sounds like excuses for "we can't fly over Russia anymore" :) -- nm - ty97 May 2, 08:12
  - Also, LYC, while I don't know which of their four planned aircraft it will be, they are all former American Airlines planes. - ty97 May 2, 07:52 2
    - Tangent. For some weird reason I have a memory of of my first time flying a 757, probably early ‘90s, and thought it was really neat. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 2, 08:05 1
      - 757s take off really fast (lots of power) which is pretty neat - ty97 May 2, 08:14
- You need a catch phrase for when you make the plunge - decline May 2, 07:50
- that's pretty cool. -- nm - Andie May 2, 07:48
For geopolitical history fans, this is pretty cool: History of Europe: The Populations and Borders of Nations by Year -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 May 2, 07:44 1
- Very cool. Took for granted how late in the game things changed. - Volnelk May 2, 08:14
I did not stop and get breakfast this morning because I was supposed to have lunch with a friend. Now friend has cancelled. I am getting hangry. - sycor May 2, 07:38 1
- I have to not have caffeine until like 11am tomorrow, and I am not looking forward to it. -- nm - mafic May 2, 07:55
Ed put up this funny—Name this band: - Flavorize May 2, 07:21 10
- Glitz and the Randoms. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 2, 08:53
- Ladies and Gentlemen . . . The Cake Decorations! -- nm - pmb May 2, 08:29
- The Optical Illusions -- nm - Dano ✔️ May 2, 07:46
- Janelle Monae and the P-Funk All-Stars -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 2, 07:30
- Man, Jenna Ortega is really pocket-sized, eh? -- nm - mafic May 2, 07:24 5
  - and she's wearing those clunky shoes with the huge soles -- nm - decline May 2, 07:25 4
    - exactly. shortest one there even in 6-inch heels. -- nm - mafic May 2, 07:26 3
      - Who is in the middle? Seems rather the same. -- nm - Spawn May 2, 08:36 2
        
        Janel Monae -- nm - mud ♪ May 2, 08:39 1
        
        She is 5 foot even, JO is 5 plus an inch. -- nm - Spawn May 2, 08:49
The King Has Definite Ideas About Food. But Will Britain Dig In? - crash davis 😺 May 2, 07:20 1
- For King Charles’s Coronation, a Fancy Fish Pie Without the Fish - crash davis 😺 May 2, 07:34
Not sure how there’s going to be an NFL season, with the writers strike going on— -- nm - Flavorize May 2, 07:11 2
- but how else would we get the joy of seeing the Jet's hopes and dreams get crushed in the playoffs? -- nm - tRuMaN May 2, 07:11 1
  - 🤣— -- nm - Flavorize May 2, 09:51
For work trips I always tell the travel agent the specific flights I want. Don’t leave that shit up to chance. - mafic May 2, 07:09 16
- Never had to deal with work travel, but for myself I always look at my options on Expedia and then book directly with the airline. For hotels - Meg May 2, 07:54
- You get to talk to a....person? -- nm - ty97 May 2, 07:16 2
  - Usually I just email her, but I do have a phone number. -- nm - mafic May 2, 07:17 1
    - We fly a lot of people to and from obscure places, connecting with mine charters. There are always weird requests, so we get a person. -- nm - mafic May 2, 07:20
- We just had an agent book all our student travels for our National conference. It was......something. - Volnelk May 2, 07:14
- We book our own in Concur but I can't book Premium Economy for super long hauls so always have to go through the agent for that. - spamlet May 2, 07:11 5
  - The rule when I was a consultant was business or rest day if it’s over 8 hours flight time, and I think an additional rest day for over 20, but nobody - mafic May 2, 07:22 2
    - Oh, officially we can book business but if you do it will get rejected and you'll be yelled at. -- nm - spamlet May 2, 07:30 1
      - Client’s choice at that one. When I worked for a major it was officially a health and safety rule (prevent DVT!), so it would get approved with lots - mafic May 2, 07:36
  - Can you call an agent through Concur? - Dark Callisto May 2, 07:19 1
    - We can. I have her number and email address from when I've had issues in the past. -- nm - spamlet May 2, 07:31
- i typically do the same, and do that for hotels a lot of the time as well. -- nm - tRuMaN May 2, 07:11 4
  - We're lucky that we can book hotels outside Concur because the CFO will only stay at Marriotts. -- nm - spamlet May 2, 07:11 3
    - for the longest time, Hilton was our "preferred" hotel chain, which was fine with me. now its IHG, which isnt as optimal. -- nm - tRuMaN May 2, 07:15 2
      - ooof. Marriott > Hilton >>> IHG -- nm - ty97 May 2, 07:17 1
        
        Especially post-Starwood. -- nm - spamlet May 2, 07:35
Discreetly, Berlin Confronts Russian Spies Hiding in Plain Sight - crash davis 😺 May 2, 07:09
Should be interesting. The latest Rewatchables episode is Iron Man. - Volnelk May 2, 07:05
Does anyone do Globle? I'm stumped today even after looking at a map. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 06:47 12
- Do you always use the same county to start with? Like, is there a county that borders the most countries? I started with Russia. -- nm - mara 🍂 May 2, 06:56 4
  - I start with Tunisia then pick another smallish country at the appropriate distance, then triangulate. My average is 8.22. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 07:15 1
    - I wish I knew my average when you take out the ones where I have to stab around islands. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 07:17
  - I’d pick one and go with it until it’s the country of the day, then switch. -- nm - mafic May 2, 07:03
  - Ah, looked it up. It's apparently China, with Russia second. -- nm - mara 🍂 May 2, 07:00
- Haven’t for a while, but went and checked. Not a hard one for me, but not everyone gets the same one. spoils - mafic May 2, 06:53 6
  - Me too, got it in 3. -- nm - Dark Callisto May 2, 07:08
  - That was mine, too. Got it 4. -- nm - mara 🍂 May 2, 06:54 1
    - Lucky 2 for me. - mafic May 2, 06:56
  - Spoiler - loosilu May 2, 06:54 2
    - which makes me think of one of my favourite Wikipedia entries! -- (link) - mafic May 2, 07:01
    - It was confusing for me at first, too, but looking up a city on the map solved it for me. -- nm - mara 🍂 May 2, 06:56
There are now 65 candidates for mayor of Toronto. -- (link) - ty97 May 2, 06:42
OTD 40 years ago, New Order released their 2nd (and best) album 'Power, Corruption & Lies' -- (link) - mud ♪ May 2, 06:34 [youtube]
Local tax refund received. *shakes fist at Delaware* - znufrii 🦄 May 2, 06:20
365 consecutive day streak finishing the NYT crossword. Some days with about 48 seconds to spare -- (pic) - prayformojo 🐵 May 2, 06:18 [Attachment] 8
- That is outstanding. -- nm - Qale May 2, 09:14 1
  - thanks! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 2, 10:15
- Nicely done! -- nm - spamlet May 2, 07:13
- well done! -- nm - Diva May 2, 07:08
- Nice! -- nm - Tim May 2, 07:04
- Nice. I’m at 219. Stupid delightful internetless mountain vacation. -- nm - mafic May 2, 06:54
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 2, 06:39
- Neechay! I largely just do Thurs-Fri-Sat now. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 2, 06:21
LIR: decline growing an avocado tree, meanwhile I think I might be killing an aloe plant. -- nm - sycor May 2, 06:18 5
- Daughter has discovered fig trees may do okay in her area and has started one inside over the winter. -- nm - Meg May 2, 08:04 1
  - nice. I may try this next (or a mango) -- nm - decline May 2, 08:08
- Here, take a look at this guy -- (pic) - decline May 2, 07:43 [Attachment]
- LIR, decline, I think your tree wants dirt at this point. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 06:55 1
  - nope. this is my attempt at 100% hydroponics gardening -- nm - decline May 2, 07:21
Hmm, my mortgage processor didn't process my ACH yesterday and access to online accounts is down now. That doesn't sound good. -- nm - spamlet May 2, 06:14 4
- with a name like First Republic, it sounds reputable. -- nm - colin May 2, 06:16 2
  - Heh. It's a non-bank financier that bought it from Chase. Luckily I've never really had to deal with them. -- nm - spamlet May 2, 06:18
  - That's four republics older than France. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 2, 06:17
- bubble gum n strings hold it together -- nm - budice May 2, 06:16

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