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Note to self, start going to bed earlier more often. Waking up actually well rested for a change is nice. - znufrii 🦄 May 3, 06:43 2
- We've discovered Delta 9 gummies make me sleep for 8 hours instead of 4. Which is nice. - JaxSean May 3, 06:46
- old -- nm - mud ♪ May 3, 06:44
BBC is reporting Ukraine attempted to assassinate Putin overnight! Drone attack on the Kremlin -- (link) - TWuG May 3, 06:27 6
- Yeah, he’s cited risk of this as a reason for scaling back May Day and Labour Day celebrations, but it’s bs. I was in Moscow for May Day a few years - mafic May 3, 06:53
- DivaBC reports rest of world saying: "Well...yeah.". -- nm - Diva May 3, 06:41
- vid: -- (link) - mud ♪ May 3, 06:32
- BBC is reporting that Russia *claims* this. Just to be clear. -- nm - ty97 May 3, 06:30
- BBC is reporting that Russia said it was Ukraine. -- nm - MDH May 3, 06:29
- That’s what Russia is claiming, anyway. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 3, 06:29
OTD 30 years ago, New Order released their sixth album Republic. -- (link) - mud ♪ May 3, 06:22 2
- aka the last good one - hollywood big shot May 3, 06:38 1
  - indeed. -- nm - mud ♪ May 3, 06:42
things are going well on Eric Adams' MTA i see -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 3, 05:54 8
- These A24 movies are getting too real man. -- nm - Qale May 3, 06:09
- I don't know why the guy was released by the cops after he killed the guy. It's also more about the fact that we as a society don't do enough to help - Krusty May 3, 05:59 6
  - People with mental health issues have to be willing to accept the help which is a big issue. Hence the new laws in San Francisco. -- nm - MDH May 3, 06:08 5
    - I don't know what the new laws in SF are but I do know we have a mental health crisis in this country and we don't seem to have any good way to deal - Krusty May 3, 06:12 4
      - It's been disheartening seeing what has happened to the MH system in NC in the 17 years I've been doing my job. Going from bad to worse to... what you - sycor May 3, 06:20 1
        
        It's awful seeing how poor we do with helping those with mental health issues in this country. So many are left on their own to figure - Krusty May 3, 06:46
      - Laws in the process that would allow the city to hospitalize individuals who refuse mental health treatment. Mayor has stated she will sign. -- nm - MDH May 3, 06:20 1
        
        It's a very fine line with MH. There is absolutely a small percentage of the MH population that could benefit from required treatment. - sycor May 3, 06:27
Kate's in -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 3, 05:49 4
- No Soundgarden again?! -- nm - jnine May 3, 08:30
- Stranger Things have happened -- nm - ty97 May 3, 06:28
- ❤️ ♡ ♥ ♪ ♫ -- nm - mud ♪ May 3, 06:16
- Nice! I like Missy but before Queen Latifa? *smh* - Krusty May 3, 06:02
Ringer posted their initial Fantasy Football rankings for 2023. Bijan Robinson at 6th overall. That's aggressive. -- (link) - Volnelk May 3, 05:37 4
- This list reminds me that I chose not to keep Josh Jacobs pre-draft last year b/c he had been completely unreliable. - Pachypodium baronii May 3, 06:40
- The Vegas o/u projections for Bijan are basically Tony Pollard’s stats, from 2022—which would rank him right there. - Flavorize May 3, 05:43 1
  - Ten drafts?!? Since Saturday night? -- nm - Volnelk May 3, 06:15
- I was looking at half PPR because that's what my dynasty league is. -- nm - Volnelk May 3, 05:40
Digits - decline May 3, 05:31 1
- Mine - znufrii 🦄 May 3, 06:19
Guess the support for the war in Ukraine was sagging in Russia -- (link) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 3, 05:24
Keukenhof Garden tickets procured. -- nm - ty97 May 3, 05:18 2
- Netherlands? -- nm - JaxSean May 3, 06:09
- Nice!! -- nm - Krusty May 3, 05:23
ST morning trivia - which state is the only one to get its power entirely from publicly-owned utilities? -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 3, 04:41 14
- Answer inside - znufrii 🦄 May 3, 04:58 12
  - Nebraska? Not a state I would have guessed if you gave me 20 guesses. -- nm - Krusty May 3, 05:09 11
    - Could’ve stopped with “Not a state”—because that’s basically true 🤣— -- nm - Flavorize May 3, 05:46
    - I’m surprised they don’t have any rural co-ops either. That’s why Missouri wouldn’t count. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 3, 05:25 9
      - Speaking of Missouri, I read yesterday that it has the lowest cigarette tax in the country, something like 15 cents. -- (edited) - Krusty May 3, 05:34 8
        
        Smoking rates are high, more so toward the bootheel. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 3, 05:52 4
        
        “There be dragons” -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 3, 06:17 2
        
        Dragons are a meth. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 3, 06:26 1
        
        Meth dragons are no joke. -- nm - sycor May 3, 06:28
        
        I doubt the state is looking into raising them despite the many benefits to both the people and the state. Raising taxes no matter on what is likely a - Krusty May 3, 06:04
        
        They are cheap here. I don’t notice any more than any other place but I know my dad and sister stock up when they visit. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 3, 05:44 2
        
        There was a push a decade or so ago to raise them but I guess it never went anywhere? -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 3, 05:45 1
        
        That's a shame. -- nm - Krusty May 3, 05:56
- Vermont? -- nm - Krusty May 3, 04:50
TV PSA: Survivor, Masked Singer, Chicago x 3, Conners, Flash, Goldbergs, Riverdale, Not Dead Yet, True Lies, A Million Little Things, Ted Lasso, -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 May 3, 04:37 6
- 2) Ted Lasso and The Great British Bake Off -- nm - Krusty May 3, 04:50 4
  - is this a new season of GBBS? is it o NF? how am I out of the loop on it? -- nm - judge indianapolis jones May 3, 05:57 3
    - it is GBBS Juniors! Season 2 premiere (had to look closer) and yes on NF -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 May 3, 05:59 2
      - It's delightful. -- nm - LMS May 3, 06:12
      - Oh. So just 1 for me then. :-) -- nm - Krusty May 3, 06:05
- Chicagos for the wife, Survivor for all of us, Ted when we get free Apple for new phones for the girls -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 3, 04:37
Waffle 4/5 - znufrii 🦄 May 3, 04:19 2
- 3 - 467 - GregW May 3, 14:28
- 3 - decline May 3, 05:24
Wordle 683 3/6 -- (edited) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 3, 03:31 5
- 4 - 683 - GregW May 3, 14:27
- 5 - St. Edward's Crown - rollo May 3, 06:24
- 3 - decline May 3, 05:23
- nice! 6/6 - prayformojo 🐵 May 3, 05:18
- 4/6 - znufrii 🦄 May 3, 04:17
Next assault on women's rights, GOP wants to do away with no fault divorce.... -- (link) - zeitgeist May 3, 02:04
Oropeza, the Cleveland TX killer was apprehended in Cut n Shoot TX after a tip -- (link) - zeitgeist May 3, 01:00
So I just now learned that Naren Shankar, who is the show runner for The Expanse, was also an ST:TNG writer. And also for Almost Human. - Beryllium May 2, 22:07
Now Playing: Kick Start My Heart. that sure wasn't easy -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 2, 22:00 1
- 🔥🐙🔥 -- nm - psilotum May 2, 22:03
Apple offers its first Security Response update. A new kind of update to address increasingly more frequent exploits. -- (link) - Qale May 2, 21:40 1
- *grumble* - Mop May 2, 21:49
27! Phew 😮‍💨! -- nm - Flavorize May 2, 21:23
~/It's a brand new day And the sun is high All the birds are singing That you're gonna die/~ -- nm - Ender May 2, 21:11
another day, another reason Fox fired Tucker -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 2, 20:38 5
- fav reply: there's hundreds of photos of lynchings, that's exactly how they fight -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 01:02
- And Fox is clearly leaking this stuff. But they have another trial coming up with Smartmatic. It's going to be available there too. -- nm - pmb May 2, 21:09 2
  - I think they'd rather give another $1B to all the companies they offended, than another cent to Carlson. -- nm* - Peglegpete May 2, 21:17 1
    - But they're still paying him. -- nm - pmb May 2, 21:29
- they're still paying his contract, it's not like they really care too much about anything that's come out. -- nm - mafic May 2, 20:51
at this point in the pandemic why wear a mask under your nose? like nobody's making you wear it, why bother if you're half-assing it? - mafic May 2, 20:31 11
- I was at the pharmacy today. The sign said that mask use was recommended. None of the pharmacists or techs were wearing a mask. -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 23:54
- I had mine in my pocket when I went to the eye doc the other day. There was still a sign in the med center lobby but it was pushed against the wall. - Meg May 2, 21:20 1
  - it's not uncommon here, but nobody except a hospital is gonna ask you to put one on. -- nm - mafic May 2, 21:51
- My 91 year old dad was diagnosed with covid today. He went on a group tour of national parks and didn't wear a mask. He called me today and sounded -- (edited) - jnine May 2, 21:14 2
  - jeez, I hope he does ok. my 92yo mom doesn't do masks either -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 00:10 1
    - Thank you. -- nm - jnine May 3, 09:38
- semi-related: I also saw a lady in a full face respirator today. like basically a gas mask. haven't seen that before. looked uncomfortable. -- nm - mafic May 2, 20:58 3
  - Hot boxing expert mode. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 3, 03:52
  - like, covering the eyes? -- nm - psilotum May 2, 21:25 1
    - yep. I've seen people in sealed goggles before (usually on planes), but never a full face mask. -- nm - mafic May 2, 21:50
- I know, wear it or don't wear it, otherwise its like using a condom with the tip cut off -- nm - zeitgeist May 2, 20:33
My three favorite things: - JD May 2, 20:19
LMS, are you watching Blue Lights, about the Belfast Police Station. It's six eps, quite good. -- nm - mud ♪ May 2, 20:13 3
- Yes, it's great. I need to check if a second series has been commissioned. -- nm - LMS May 3, 00:06 2
  - I've checked. - LMS May 3, 06:13 1
    - nice! -- nm - mud ♪ May 3, 06:19
Two days of financial paperwork and my eyes are so tired. But at least I got everything deposited and reconciled. I need to get a job - or a life :) -- nm - Meg May 2, 20:13
Kenyan death cult, 100 bodies recovered, mostly children, some 300 are reported missing, many are believed to be hiding nearby and still dying -- (link) - zeitgeist May 2, 19:39
Texas State Troopers are scared little boys. Rough up protestors as gallery is cleared before a debate on anti trans-bill. -- (link) - Qale May 2, 19:26 3
- Rep Zooey from Montana’s girlfriend foils SWAT attempt. -- (link) - Qale May 2, 19:55 2
  - Sucks it happened but happy to read that her speaking with the police and them putting a flag on her address actually worked. -- nm - Krusty May 2, 20:24
  - And finally, sans link sorry, Texas Senate passes bill headed to Abbott’s desk that allows for a redo election in Harris County should they decide… - Qale May 2, 20:16
lyc: Just had an ATM malfunction ding my account for $300 and not dispense any money. Im out $300 for now. -- nm* - budice May 2, 19:22 2
- I care. ATMs are evil. -- nm - Qale May 2, 20:14
- but you'll recover it in a couple days, no? -- nm - mud ♪ May 2, 20:05
New music from The Hives -- (link) - Dano May 2, 19:07 [youtube] 1
- Nice -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 19:26
Missing fisherman's body found in crocodile. (No, not in florida.) -- (link) - Beryllium May 2, 19:04 1
- Sounds like some crocs are looking to get their heads ripped off. -- nm - Mop May 2, 20:28
Heh... -- (link) - Ender May 2, 18:47 1
- That’s glorious -- nm - Pippy May 2, 20:56
Bob Fosse’s Dancin will close on Broadway effective May 14, after 17 previews and 65 performances. The original run lasted 1,774 performances. -- nm - MDH May 2, 18:43 2
- Capitalized for $15M. Full loss. That’s a rough one for folks. -- nm - MDH May 2, 18:49 1
  - Unless the producers were trying to pull a The Producers type scam -- nm* - JD May 2, 20:09
Similar to rescheduling the playoff game - In January I bought my season ticket to the Gem and at the same time bought a ticket to their - Meg May 2, 18:43 2
- 🌈 -- nm - MDH May 2, 18:44 1
  - Hee, in August he's playing the lead in La Cage Folles. -- (link) - Meg May 2, 18:54
Elon threatened to reassign @NPR to "another company" unless the network started tweeting again -- (link) - budice May 2, 18:33 6
- Did they say “ fine by us! Go for it” -- nm - Pippy May 2, 20:58
- I was kind of under the impression that he wanted NPR gone. -- nm - . May 2, 19:42
- Obviously they should respond by posting a poop emoji. -- nm - Qale May 2, 18:45 1
  - once a month -- nm - psilotum May 2, 19:28
- Maybe I should try that tactic on dawson. Or kare. (Somehow I don't think it would work. :) ) -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 18:42
- That is quite the customer service program -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 2, 18:41
AEW All In sold 36K tickets in pre sale -- (link) - Remlik May 2, 18:24 4
- I heard they are set up for only 40,000 seats. -- nm - Todd Manning May 2, 18:57 1
  - Nick Khan is your agent, too? - the wrong element May 2, 19:08
- Yes. Thus, the b2 discussion. -- nm - The Allfather May 2, 18:25 1
  - I would like to note that TK didn't call that guy a liar. - the wrong element May 2, 19:07
Adventures in dentistry... - Ender May 2, 18:19 2
- This sounds a lot like one of my dentist outings. It went so bad, I had to report it. And I hardly ever report things. -- nm* - Qale May 2, 18:22
- and then the murders began... -- nm - Beaker 🍻 May 2, 18:21
I hope all my ST friends had a great day and will have a great night. Remember it is not whether the Kraken win or lose, the joy is that the Kraken play the game. -- nm* - crash davis 😺 May 2, 18:17 6
- We've hit the over! -- nm - psilotum May 2, 19:29 3
  - in the first period -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 2, 19:31 2
    - My BIL was texting me during the 3 goals. - psilotum May 2, 19:47 1
      - 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 2, 20:01
- I just need Grub to get 27 saves -- nm - Flavorize May 2, 18:19 1
  - I will send out hopes that you get what you want while Dallas only musters 27 SOG -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 2, 18:31
Oh, Ohtani’s pitching tomorrow? Tickets acquired. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 2, 18:11 3
- I'm going to a Braves game in June, really hoping Strider pitches. -- nm - Strongbad May 2, 18:23 1
  - Have we talked about Strider being the next Randy Johnson? -- nm - Flavorize May 2, 18:39
- And tonight is the first game between the Angels and Cardinals where Albert Pujols isn’t playing. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 2, 18:17
I randomly work watched the fugitive today. Now watching US marshals. Very different in quality, the two films. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats May 2, 18:07 5
- Why would federal marshalls chase a state escapee? -- nm - zeitgeist May 2, 20:35 1
  - I don't know, but I was reading the trivia for it and they had SIXTY SIX shooting locations for that film. Yikes. -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 21:06
- Are you mocking us? What's next, Eraser? - US Marshal Service, still suffering ransomware si May 2, 18:15 2
  - Justified! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 May 2, 18:20 1
    - Breakout Kings. -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 18:25
"And what did you choose." "Fight." "You want to fight the oncoming vehicle." "Yes." "O-kay. For $500 and the game, show us: Fight!" -- nm - Fight or Flight Game Show May 2, 18:04 2
- (It's a spin-off of Running Man) -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 21:13
- :-] -- nm - mud ♪ May 2, 18:57

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