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It was a mistake to imbue pieces of paper with value. And I don't mean money. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 4, 11:22 [mastodon]
Qale Quiz: This song and artist were the originators of one covered by Nirvana that mentions todays date. -- nm - Qale Jul 4, 11:15 2
- Meat Puppets - Lake of Fire -- nm - Tim Jul 4, 11:16 1
  - Very very good. -- nm - Qale Jul 4, 11:24
Huh. SNL’s Alex Moffet is unrecognizable on The Bear. All season I’ve been asking “Who *IS* that guy?!” -- nm - Mop Jul 4, 11:14
Honest Trailers | Team America: World Police -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 4, 11:10 [youtube]
i think if the billionaires have all the money, we should probably tax the shit out of the billionaires -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 11:06 3
- It really bothers me how simplified these articles are. Did all the non-billionaires make >$852B as a group? Then maybe we should tax them. -- (edited) - Max Jul 4, 11:21 1
  - elon and zuck's near trillion dollar gain is just stock market opinion about the value of their shares. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 11:24
- Billionaires bought most of the politicians and courts..so goodbye free school lunches and Healthcare -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 11:10
i think if Steve Cortes is your high-profile PAC runner, that might explain a lot about why your candidacy is in the shitter -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 11:05 1
- oh, he is terrible. -- nm - mud Jul 4, 11:09
LeBrun: Why the Predators bet big on character and other early takeaways from NHL free agency - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 10:45 1
- We used all that cap room I was telling you about! -- nm - The Allfather Jul 4, 11:25
Book recommendation for The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith - it's very Gaiman-y. -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 10:35 1
- thx -- nm - mud Jul 4, 10:59
Hot dog contest cancelled—Wimbledon is basically rained out (again)— -- nm* - Flavorize Jul 4, 10:27 5
- I didn't know people eat hot dogs at Wimbledon. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 10:34 1
  - The burger industry was wiped out when they failed to be compensated Tuesday for burgers previously consumed -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 10:47
- They dunk the hot dogs in water anyway! -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 10:32 2
  - The buns, anyway (gross) -- nm - Tim Jul 4, 10:47
  - Great point! -- nm - Flavorize Jul 4, 10:44
Baring in mind the slant or bias of the source, this video about a weight loss drug is fascinating. -- (edited) - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 10:17 [youtube] 5
- I thought patents were exclusive for 20 years, then they change the formula just enough to re patent -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 11:12
- Theresa took one of these, there are many, but the side effects really sucked. She stopped taking it after a few months despite the weight loss. - Krusty Jul 4, 10:29 1
  - The Rose said the same. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 11:07
- This is one of the newest, Celeb diet crazes—Amy Schumer was railing against it, the other day -- nm - Flavorize Jul 4, 10:29 1
  - I knew what it was before clicking. -- nm - loosilu Jul 4, 10:29
Uh-oh. - ReluctantCynic Jul 4, 10:12 [Attachment] 3
- Is there nothing Silicon Valley can't ruin? -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 10:36 1
  - apparently not -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 11:01
- I think the 13th Amendment says you are on the market only if you want to be on the market. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 10:27
(Reuters): Neymar fined $3.5 mln for environmental offense - mud Jul 4, 10:07 1
- yellow card -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 10:32
I guess that’s all she wrote. No more My Coke Rewards codes on my packages of Coke products. -- nm - Mop Jul 4, 09:56 1
- They depreciated the value of that program a long time ago. I’m starting to see signs that Microsoft is finally doing the same which is unfortunate. -- nm - Qale Jul 4, 10:22
Grrr - had a fasting blood draw at 8:30 and headed across the street to Jack in the Box for a breakfast combo with *large* coffee. "We only have - Meg Jul 4, 09:46 8
- ps Nice to see someone else does the post-fasting-draw greasy breakfast. -- nm - loosilu Jul 4, 10:27 1
  - They're directly across the street from the med.center, and I really prefer them to McDs. Later in the day I get their Chicken Fajita pita. -- nm - Meg Jul 4, 10:56
- what the hell? -- nm - loosilu Jul 4, 10:26
- They should've put a sign on the door. - ReluctantCynic Jul 4, 10:23
- When they say that, I always want to say "Go to Kroger and buy some." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 4, 10:04
- I'm guessing they didn't get their shipment. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 10:03
- That is ridiculous. - Loyola Jul 4, 09:55
- Kind of the same here. No Coke Zero? I shouldn’t have got regular. -- nm - Qale Jul 4, 09:52
David, 2 thoughts so far about your secret invasion episode 1-2 recap - Beryllium Jul 4, 09:38 6
- Thank you! Will correct…especially the math! -- nm - The Allfather Jul 4, 09:46 5
  - Yeah, the van one (if I understood the sequence correctly) is referenced in multiple places in the article so may be difficult to correct -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 09:51 4
    - where is this article? -- nm - Remlik Jul 4, 10:01 1
      - Here -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 4, 10:30
    - It’s fine. It happens. Thank you for reading. -- nm - The Allfather Jul 4, 09:52 1
      - Thank you for your thoughts on the ending, that was helpful to read. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 09:55
SITWAP, but it looks like Twitter is resetting accounts to the “home” timeline again. -- nm - mara Jul 4, 09:38 2
- related: i have blocked elon musk at least 3 times now, he keeps getting unblocked. -- nm - colin Jul 4, 09:43 1
  - That's a feature, not a bug! -- nm - Elon Jul 4, 10:05
I don't get these often. NWS Red Flag Warning texted to me. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 09:37
Something Was Messing With Earth’s Axis. The Answer Has to Do With Us. - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 09:16 6
- If we all jump at the same time we could make the Earth even wobblier. -- nm - Loyola Jul 4, 10:01
- The Core II -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 4, 09:31
- tl;dr - Pumping ground water did it. -- nm - TWuG Jul 4, 09:23 3
  - We should just stop drinking. That'll fix it. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 4, 09:37
  - But first, melting ice caps did it -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 09:28 1
    - Then Simpsons did it. -- nm - Qale Jul 4, 09:37
In a movie theater dor the first time since February 2020 -- nm - prayformojo Jul 4, 09:12 18
- My calendar shows 7 in a theatre in 2023 so far. That is probably right, maybe 1 more. First in the covid-era was Ghostbusters: Afterlife. -- nm* - Andie Jul 4, 10:45 2
  - Oh, it’s 8! Ghibli fest wouldn’t be on my letterboxd -- nm* - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 4, 10:48 1
    - ha ! I am 8 too, I didn't have Asteroid City on my calendar. -- nm - Andie Jul 4, 10:54
- Last one I saw was Downton Abbey in Nova Scotia in 2019. Before that, Ready Player One in Vegas (2018) and Sully with Jen on the TIFF trip. - Meg Jul 4, 09:56
- I’ve been twice in the last three days (including today) -- nm - MDH Jul 4, 09:49
- Prompted by this, I looked back through my receipts. My best guess is that I've been to the theater 14 times since May 2021 -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 4, 09:28 8
  - My best guess is that I've been to the theater 172 times since Dec. 31st, 2021. And probably around 40 times before that since the beggining of Covid. - Marlowe Jul 4, 10:18 1
    - I'm not sure I can match that number lifetime. -- nm - TWuG Jul 4, 10:20
  - I think maybe twice? Avatar 2 and something else. -- nm* - JaxSean Jul 4, 10:06
  - Past Lives two weeks ago, most recently. first one back post-demmy was . . . Summer of Soul -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 10:00
  - We are now at 9 for 2023. Hollywood wishes there were millions of us. - The Allfather Jul 4, 09:48
  - GOTG, Maverick, Uncharted, Fast 9 -- nm - Max Jul 4, 09:43
  - I think just once for me (john wick 4), plus a couple of museum films at the imax -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 09:29 1
    - Once for me as well to see the Bob's Burgers movie. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 09:43
- Sound of Freedom got another one -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 09:21
- Barbie Girl sneak? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 09:15
- Any good previews? -- nm - Judge Gandolph Jul 4, 09:14
- and then you move Onward! -- nm - David Jul 4, 09:12
Oh fun, instagram can detect VPNs and force them to the log in page -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 09:09
What day of the week is it? This is almost Christmas/New Years level disorienting. -- nm - Dano Jul 4, 09:01
In Tuna-Obsessed Tunisia, a Favorite Food Becomes a Lot Less Affordable - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 09:00 1
- they are more obsessed with Tuna in Tunisia than Sardinians are with Sardines -- (edited) - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 09:02
One of Canada's best-known cold cases has been cracked, with ramifications in Ontario, Quebec, Florida and Tennessee (1975 murder). -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 4, 08:59 1
- another win for genetic family trees -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 10:02
Substance found in the White House tests positive for cocaine -- (link) - znufrii 🦄 Jul 4, 08:52 3
- "Residue from the Trump term. It's on everything." -- nm - TWuG Jul 4, 09:24
- Not again, Hunter! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 08:53
- my bad -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 4, 08:52
Variety: ‘Sound of Freedom,’ Faith-Based Movie, Scores Impressive $10 Million in Presales -- nm - MDH Jul 4, 08:51 8
- it has a few near sellouts in Indy -- nm - Remlik Jul 4, 10:02
- Jim Caviezel vs Child Traffickers. - Beryllium Jul 4, 09:22 2
  - every accusation is a confession -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 4, 09:26 1
    - Eew -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 09:29
- it's MLM disguised as a Q-Anon movie -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 09:09 2
  - MLM? -- nm - Judge Gandolph Jul 4, 09:13 1
    - multi-level marketing -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 09:18
- is the sound old people dying of covid cause freedom equals no masks or vaccines? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 4, 08:52
I can’t think of many things more shortsighted than the “save our shores” campaign against offshore wind farms -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 Jul 4, 08:48
I put a few hours into The Last Campfire. Cute yet sad little puzzle game though the puzzles could be more challenging. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 08:39
"Declaring that Florida has struggled with “governing within the bounds set by the United States Constitution..." - David Jul 4, 08:38 10
- “This nonsense bill will not pass! “ -- nm - Judge Gandolph Jul 4, 09:01
- Florida independence in 3..2.. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 08:39 8
  - Atlantic Ocean's gonna get em first -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 09:18
  - Willy Wonka no please.gif -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 08:52 1
    - for all of my queer friends there.. actually no. -- nm - colin Jul 4, 09:27
  - FLexit! -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jul 4, 08:49
  - It wouldn't because Orlando would stay, and Florida couldn't pay for anything without Disney. -- nm - David Jul 4, 08:46
  - Florida left its declaration of independence in a convenience store. They forgot it when they ran out because a meth addict threw a croc in the store. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 08:43 2
    - odile, not shoe -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 08:44 1
      - Maybe everyone was tripping and it was just a shoe -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 08:45
Ukraine will not receive F-16s for its counteroffensive, a senior NATO leader says. - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 08:26 7
- "Now, as to F-22s, that we will be suppling, along with F35s." -- nm - TWuG Jul 4, 09:12
- It seems like this is info they didn't need to give to the press and would have been best to keep secret as long as possible. - Krusty Jul 4, 08:36 2
  - I see your point but 31 democracies in NATO have publics that want to know. It is a drawback of being the good guys. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 09:10 1
    - Being the good guys doesn't mean we need to say everything out loud. I'm going to assume this is info Russia likely already knew and it won't - Krusty Jul 4, 09:46
- NATO’s secretary general agrees to stay on another year, taking a contentious leadership debate off the table. - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 08:29 2
  - A prominent Russian journalist and a lawyer were injured in an attack in Chechnya. - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 08:31 1
    - Cracking Down on Dissent, Russia Seeds a Surveillance Supply Chain - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 08:40
Bowden: If Reds take advantage of trade deadline, they could shock the world in October - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 08:20 6
- Long story short, they need pitching and should trade for some, to make a run -- nm - Flavorize Jul 4, 08:26 5
  - I wanna say Scherzer and Verlander have no trade clauses but honestly, the Mets should listen to offers. - Tim Jul 4, 08:30 4
    - Not sure it’s time to blow up the Mets—Reds gotta knock on the White Sox door…lot of talent being wasted there, and I bet they’re open for some trades -- nm - Flavorize Jul 4, 08:33 3
      - LOL. You have more faith in our front office than I do. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 4, 10:06
      - the smartest move would be to trade them both to Atlanta -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 08:37 1
        
        Would be great for them to put a package for Ohtani, together -- nm - Flavorize Jul 4, 08:39
Jack Ryan: Inc. I'm bailing after two episodes - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 4, 08:14 2
- On my third attempt, I finished S3. It just didn't have the spark of S1 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 08:21
- Yeah—I gave up on S3 too—it’s just not there -- nm - Flavorize Jul 4, 08:18
Thank you! -- nm - Tim Jul 4, 08:03 1
- Have a wonderful day and year ahead! -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 08:11
Babylon vs The Idol - GO! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 4, 07:45
Happy Treason Day! -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 4, 07:38 2
- Treason against a monarchy is morally necessary. Monarchy is illegitimate to begin with. -- nm - mara Jul 4, 09:37
- Happy July 4th to all those who didn't plead the 5th about the 6th -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 4, 07:45
When Relatives get together: Big Fight breaks out across the street. Police called. -- nm - budice Jul 4, 07:36 1
- This close to a haiku -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 10:56
Disney+ has removed the movie “Crater” from the service only 7 weeks after release. -- nm - MDH Jul 4, 07:26 4
- why they striking -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 08:29 1
  - how is removing the movie a cost cutting measure? they don't want to pay royalties? isn't that... everything though? - colin Jul 4, 09:32
- It cratered? -- nm - Meg Jul 4, 07:48 1
  - I mean...it was right there for the taking. -- nm - Remlik Jul 4, 08:02
If your team comes in with a little bit of space and a right wing to replace you get Sprong. -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 07:10 4
- I have to clap. Well done -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 07:51 1
  - it's stolen, but needed to be shared. -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 08:03
- ~Baby got cap~ -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 4, 07:19
- Soucy Sprong Geekie is my third least favorite Gwar album - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 4, 07:13
Fastest Digits for me ever, by several touchdowns -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 4, 06:57 1
- Yeah it was easy peasy today -- nm - decline Jul 4, 07:04
Tennessee sure does know how to pick em -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 06:55

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