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Meanwhile, in Texas. No water breaks for you! -- (link) - znufrii 🦄 Jun 23, 16:19 2
- He literally doesn’t care if we die. Proven time and time again -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 23, 19:26
- If you're only drinking water every 4 hours in 100° heat you're already dead. -- nm* - Ender Jun 23, 16:29
Brazil apparently LOVES Outback Steakhouse. The country makes up 83% of the chain's international revenue. -- (link) - Ender Jun 23, 16:15
any 106 year-old Russians who have witnessed all three revolutions, if that's what this one turns out to be? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 16:14 1
- Three? -- (link) - Reagen Jun 23, 16:16
Cate Blanchett and Sparks at Glastonbury Festival -- (link*) - budice Jun 23, 16:12 1
- cool. -- nm - mud Jun 23, 16:15
to replace Putin, we should remember that Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia is the current Romanov heir to the Russian throne. -- (link*) - Peglegpete Jun 23, 16:07
Just another routine, two error 9-6-4-2-1 out at third -- (link) - JD Jun 23, 16:07
Oh poop. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 23, 15:58
Don't expect a Putin replacement to be "better" than Putin. They might pull out of Ukraine, but only to try to keep Russia stable - TWuG Jun 23, 15:56 15
- It's reallllly premature to expect Putin to be replaced, to put it lightly. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 16:14 2
  - Oh, for sure. But a coup doesn't make things better. Maybe not a lot worse, but not better. -- nm - TWuG Jun 23, 16:17
  - He could still die of cancer any day, according to some reports. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 16:17
- Where do you see those conflicts? Going through the countries that rely on Russia for security… - Roger More Jun 23, 16:10 3
  - Those three midafrican ones you mentioned might want to cozy up to china instead of europe -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 16:13 2
    - China probably won’t put boots on the ground, while both Russia and Europe would be prepared to. -- nm - Roger More Jun 23, 16:32 1
      - (But what do I know, when you really get down to it?) -- nm - Roger More Jun 23, 16:34
- Wouldn’t keeping Russia stable be a good thing? -- nm - mara Jun 23, 16:07 3
  - Yes, but a coup won't achieve that. At least not if the Wagner aligned pols end up in charge. - TWuG Jun 23, 16:21
  - I mean there are millions of people there who might be better off? I’d like them to be okay, overall. -- nm - mara Jun 23, 16:10 1
    - i think you want it just stable enough, but not so much that Putin remains in power -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 16:13
- unclear that there would even be a replacement as such of Putin were deposed -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 16:03
- Oh what are they called? Not vassals. In Civ they are called something else. -- nm - Jovian Jun 23, 15:59 1
  - Suzerain? -- nm - Ender Jun 23, 16:17
- Russia took itself off the board. China's what matters now. -- nm - David Jun 23, 15:58
February 2022: The only way Ukraine wins this is if they make it so costly for the Russians that they rise up against Putin. - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 15:53 1
- i don't know that i'd equate the Wagner Group with "the Russians" at large but Putin certainly stepped in it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 15:55
NYC may impose a monster truck surcharge -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 15:45 2
- they better start putting weight limits on vehicles allowed to use garages and ban the heavy ones. none of the garages were designed for the weight. -- nm* - Peglegpete Jun 23, 15:51
- Good. If you live in a big city you should have an appropriately sized vehicle, if you have one at all. -- nm - TWuG Jun 23, 15:47
GA: fwiw Vortex is way better than The Varsity? -- nm - budice Jun 23, 15:43 1
- Word -- nm - JaxSean Jun 23, 16:10
Did you know that EVs are much heavier than regular cars? -- nm - . Jun 23, 15:41 6
- Yes. Adds to tire wear, as does the better torque - TWuG Jun 23, 15:51 5
  - Problem is that older multi-level garages aren't designed for it. And not even new ones are taking it into consideration. -- nm - . Jun 23, 15:54 4
    - But full size SUVs weigh more than nearly all (current) EVs and there's way more of them and they've been around longer -- nm - JD Jun 23, 16:21 1
      - There are EV SUVs. -- nm - . Jun 23, 16:30
    - Easier fix is just to restrict the number of vehicles allowed to park. Makes parking in a city less viable and could reduce - TWuG Jun 23, 15:58 1
      - If coupled with improvements to transit and active transportation, for sure. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 16:07
the fake-elector singing is huge, imho -- (link) - mud Jun 23, 15:37
Clashes between Wagner and Russian forces now reported -- (link) - Reagen Jun 23, 15:33 14
- To be clear, this is a column of Wagner forces barreling down the highway straight towards Moscow. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 15:48 1
  - (Allegedly). We heard pings from the sub earlier this week remember. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 23, 15:57
- Heh -- (link) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 23, 15:44
- i think it matters which "Russian forces" Wagner troops probably have no fear of the army regulars. it's Putin's secret police squad that apparently - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 15:40 2
  - Supposedly no one knows where Putin is right now. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 15:40 1
    - i wondered if Pirgozhin had some inside knowledge of a health issue when he dropped that video. aaah Kremlinology -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 15:43
- !! -- nm - mud Jun 23, 15:36
- Is there any word about how Ukraine is approaching this? -- nm - David Jun 23, 15:35 6
  - Retaking Bahkmut, apparently -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 15:40
  - I’m going to guess something like this -- (link) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 23, 15:38
  - stand back and stand by? -- nm - mud Jun 23, 15:37 2
    - Eventually this blows over. If there are gaps to be exploited, the Ukrainians should exploit them. - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 15:50 1
      - They'd also need to verify that it's not some weird trapping gambit. -- nm - David Jun 23, 15:57
  - microwaving popcorn -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 15:36
Wait..What?! Crash now awards hippos! -- nm - . Jun 23, 15:26
Watching Superman: The Movie (Special Edition) (1978) and for some reason I was legit surprised when Michael Shannen wasn't General Zod. -- nm - Ender Jun 23, 15:11 5
- Wow, it's 51 minutes before either Reeve or Kidder apart. -- nm - Ender Jun 23, 15:50 1
  - Yikes, baby Kal-El died at age 14 from huffing solvents. -- nm - Ender Jun 23, 15:53
- One of my favorite scores. It gets me so pumped! -- nm - con_carne Jun 23, 15:23
- thank Zod (no shade to Shannon but Stamp is perfect) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 15:19 1
  - He is. I'm always surprised that more recent Zods aren't him. -- nm - . Jun 23, 15:22
Some personal news... - Mr. Havens Jun 23, 15:04 [Attachment] 10
- that's great. all my best -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 15:45
- Woo hoo!!! Congrats!! -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 15:41
- Congratulations! I'm really happy for the two (soon to be three) of you! -- nm - David Jun 23, 15:38
- Excellent news! - znufrii 🦄 Jun 23, 15:29
- What a cutie! Congratulations! Mazel Tov! -- nm - . Jun 23, 15:21
- Congratulations! -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 23, 15:19
- wow. that's fantastic -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 15:14
- Conga rats!! -- nm - mara Jun 23, 15:12
- cheers! -- nm - mud Jun 23, 15:06
- congrats -- nm - budice Jun 23, 15:05
too bad the NCIS writers are on strike -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 15:03 1
- I'm sure they're taking notes for future use. -- nm - . Jun 23, 15:20
Huh, I made the NTT -- which is shocking given how crummy this team is. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 23, 15:00 4
- Mid level PTT seems right for us. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 23, 15:33 3
  - I got a pretty solid conference… I should not be NTT with this. -- (pic) - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jun 23, 15:38 [Attachment] 2
    - +7 PG and C will take you far. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jun 23, 15:46 1
      - The star is the SG. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jun 23, 15:49
Hmm, there's also this with Across the Spider-Verse (not spoiler) -- (link) - David Jun 23, 14:49
WLIR - Part of the problem of increased road and pedestrian deaths is the increase in speeding during and after Covid lockdown. - . Jun 23, 14:48
omg this cat is gorgeous -- (link) - Jovian Jun 23, 14:47
I didn't expect Darker Waves to sell out in hours -- (link) - JD Jun 23, 14:47 1
- Clan of Xymox really packs 'em in -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 14:51
Wagner mercenary boss faces arrest over ‘incitement to armed rebellion’ - Ender Jun 23, 14:47 6
- Russia’s problem - if we can call it that - is that they’re dealing with a heavily armed and well trained militia whose only loyalty is… - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 15:05 1
  - i mean, who they are actually loyal to is the billion ruble question (as always) - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 15:06
- I am thinking he doesnt survive the weekend -- (link) - Jovian Jun 23, 14:51 2
  - State news TV reacting. -- (link) - mud Jun 23, 14:53
  - “Please love of god, we need you to continue helping us!” -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jun 23, 14:52
- opening up a second front in Moscow was indeed an unexpected turn in Ukraine's offensive -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 14:48
Fallout 76 got a stealth framerate upgrade for XBSX and PS5. But unless they've fixed it the enemy aggro is wonky. Also, embracing the building aspect - Qale Jun 23, 14:41
old enough to remember when Kev & Co pretended to be running Fixing Inflation -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 14:40 1
- come on! their plan to hold onto the House in '24 is going great! -- nm - Jovian Jun 23, 14:42
Evil Dead Rise streaming on HBO Max -- nm - budice Jun 23, 14:33 1
- Still not gonna watch it. -- nm - sycor Jun 23, 14:46
The additions to 45's star was done last week by Plastic Jesus -- (link) - . Jun 23, 14:30 [Backboard] 1
- credit taken -- (link) - . Jun 23, 14:32
This made me LOL. Imagine being this stupid? - Jovian Jun 23, 14:12 [Attachment] 2
- We know that's not the real Jack Smith, right? -- nm - Mr. Havens Jun 23, 14:23 1
  - Well I mean, I do. Thats why I posted this. -- nm - Jovian Jun 23, 14:34
Some genius has distilled Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse to its best 90 seconds. (spoilers, obviously) -- (link) - David Jun 23, 14:07 [youtube] 1
- nice. -- nm - budice Jun 23, 14:10
Andie, what's your watermelon salad recipe? I was planning to make it this weekend. -- nm - Ender Jun 23, 14:02 10
- My watermelon salad recipe: watermelon, salt. Eat it all. - sycor Jun 23, 14:15 6
  - salt? -- nm - mud Jun 23, 14:18 5
    - gotta salt your watermelon -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 14:34 4
      - burning watermelons entirely is the only correct action. -- nm - Jovian Jun 23, 14:35 3
        
        I haven't tried grilled watermelon but I've recently heard it's a thing and I'd try it. -- nm - sycor Jun 23, 14:40 2
        
        no no. I mean to destroy it entirely, bury the husks and then salt the earth. -- nm - Jovian Jun 23, 14:40 1
        
        No, no. Salt goes on the melon and then you eat it. Pay attention. - sycor Jun 23, 14:46
- large diced watermelon. feta cheese. chopped mint. the end. -- (edited) - Andie Jun 23, 14:03 2
  - I made this this week and added cucumbers. the cukes were OK but they didn't really add anything - should have left them out -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 14:11
  - Thanks -- nm - Ender Jun 23, 14:06
Apparently the wreck of the Britannic is diveable with regular gear. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:50 [mastodon] 2
- It’s 400ft down and has had several diving deaths in the last 20 years. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jun 23, 13:55 1
  - LFG! -- nm - OceanGate CEO Jun 23, 13:59
well I guess we know where James Cameron was on 9/11 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 13:45 3
- sure seems suspicious to me that he went to such lengths to establish an alibi. -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 23, 14:32 1
  - hell yeah -- nm - mud Jun 23, 14:39
- Cameron is such an interesting man to me. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jun 23, 13:51
Listened to a podcast today from a guy advocating for breaking up Hollywood conglomerates. - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 13:43 8
- Advocating for something that's never going to happen doesn't address the current issue... - Mr. Havens Jun 23, 14:12 2
  - i think Paramount Plus and Peacock will go tits up sooner rather than later. Amazon will probably never let Prime Video die but they maybe should -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 14:15 1
    - The studios need to get their butts together and rally around Hulu again. - Mr. Havens Jun 23, 14:29
- 1970s TV was dogshit (but you could at least buy a house in LA as a working writer) - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 13:47 1
  - yes there has been too much concentration but that could have been largely avoided with robust antitrust enforcement by DOJ (Obama's and Trump's) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 13:50
- Matt Stoller? - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 13:45 2
  - That’s him. While I appreciate his rabid anti-corporate philosophy, his approach in the context of today’s Hollywood is flawed. Here’s the podcast. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 14:56 1
    - he's a weird crank who enjoys laying all the woes of unfettered capitalism at the feet of Obama for some reason -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 15:00
Grit ‘r Done -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 13:43 3
- They nailed Philly fans exact. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jun 23, 14:00
- That's amazing. -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 13:45 1
  - especially since Gritty probably started it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 14:00
That’s an expertly crafted episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 13:35
Susanna Hoffs getting into a cover of Feel Like Makin' Love -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 13:30 [youtube]
I mean, it's a day ending in Y, so I'm pretty sure it's safe to say "Fuck Bell", but especially because of this. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:26 2
- The way local news has been impacted in the U.S., if the CRTC were to grant this waiver, it would be catastrophic for Canadians. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 13:41 1
  - Exactly. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 13:41
Alles klar herr kommissar? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 13:21
doh. should have went below -- (link*) - Jovian Jun 23, 13:21 3
- "Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, who leads the private Wagner force, claimed the Russian defense minister had orchestrated a deadly attack on his troops." -- nm - David Jun 23, 13:30 2
  - This is pulled straight from NYT: - David Jun 23, 13:32 1
    - bizarre -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 23, 13:33
So is there a coup underway in Russia? Or about to be? Getting weird.. -- nm - Jovian Jun 23, 13:21 7
- gallows humor -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 14:05
- Ukrainian Bradleys storming through Red Square any moment now. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 23, 13:38
- "let them fight." -- (link*) - mud Jun 23, 13:30 2
  - "all the necessary measures are being taken." -- (link) - mud Jun 23, 13:38 1
    - He has his Top Men on it -- nm - eag Jun 23, 13:50
- i think if FSB wanted to put down Prigozhin preemptively, claiming Wagner was starting a coup is how they would frame their action -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 23, 13:23 1
  - a good quick thread -- (link) - Jovian Jun 23, 13:30

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