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America’s Team heads to the capital and sweeps it up. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 6, 15:04
Oh, strange planet is the "oh no" guy. Excellent! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 14:51
Ryan Murphy, With 3 Shows in Production, Threatens to Sue Writers Guild Strike Captain -- (link) - Remlik Jul 6, 14:46 3
- (Because the captain tweeted that Murphy would blacklist anyone that refused to cross the picket line) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 6, 14:49 1
  - Warren retracted and apologized and stepped back from leading picket lines in NYC but nobody believes that isn't true - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 14:51
- One of his upcoming shows is about the Menendez brothers -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 14:48
MJF and Adam Cole's entrance is the best thing about AEW right now. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 14:25 1
- it's really fun -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 14:30
Poker Boom 2.0. 2023 WSOP Main Event officially breaks 2006 record (8,773 entries) - Strongbad Jul 6, 14:20 1
- Jesus, Day 1D must have been huge. 1B had less than 900 from the standings with the local guy. He’s at a featured table tomorrow. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 6, 15:48
Knowing absolutely nothing about this situation from the outside... -- (link) - David Jul 6, 14:00
Immaculate Grid 94 7/9 - Tim Jul 6, 13:48 4
- the NHL version: Puckdoku -- (link) - Tim Jul 6, 13:55 2
  - NFL: Immaculate Gridiron -- (link) - Tim Jul 6, 13:57 1
    - NBA: Crossover Grid -- (link) - Tim Jul 6, 13:57
- Aww you only get a full rarity score if you 9/9 -- (edited) - Tim Jul 6, 13:52
Flight from ATL to SEA was diverted when ahole made a bomb threat. Could someone who missed a connected flight or a wedding sue for damages? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 13:27 3
- you can sue the Bishop of Boston for bastardy. even if you win, is a dude making bomb threats on planes someone you're gonna collect serious $$ from? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 13:30 2
  - Sometimes you can tap their house or business liability insurance -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 13:33 1
    - yup. He likely has Fed Charges coming his way -- nm - Pippy Quintas Jul 6, 13:57
I get a general vibe that in a Zuckerberg vs Musk battle, almost everyone is voting for Zuck. It shows how unpopular Musk is to make everyone cheer - Andie Jul 6, 13:27 6
- Is it bad that I’m still rooting for China? It probably is bad. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 14:57
- Similar to when people were rooting for Prigozhin over Putin a couple of weeks ago -- nm - eag Jul 6, 13:37 2
  - yes, very true. -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 13:37 1
    - and also in both instances, it was only the maga cult that was 'rooting' for the other guy. -- nm - Jovian Jul 6, 13:47
- I was thinking exactly this when I saw the spiderman post. - Beryllium Jul 6, 13:30
- Its deeply satisfying. -- nm - Jovian Jul 6, 13:29
Heheh -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 6, 13:17 [mastodon] 6
- Why is this partially in code? What is 111M, 50M, 2,019M and AITA? -- nm - Jovian Jul 6, 13:20 5
  - AITA = Am I The Argonath? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 13:23
  - ... you don't recognise the format? Age and gender. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 13:21 3
    - but. why? his uncle is 111? hes 50? what is 2,019M? its all very distracting . -- nm - Jovian Jul 6, 13:23 1
      - It's the meme format for an Am I The Asshole post on reddit. Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf. -- nm* - Beryllium Jul 6, 13:24
    - asl? -- nm - colin Jul 6, 13:22
What was your favorite Ocean Gate moment -- (link) - eag Jul 6, 12:54 3
- one of the podcasts i was listening to kept referring to the founder as Stockton Mush - colin Jul 6, 12:59
- When i found out they designed the sub in Subnautica. Least favourite, well, - Beryllium Jul 6, 12:57 1
  - I've played subnautica - eag Jul 6, 13:11
*ahem* Cry more Jack -- (link) - Jovian Jul 6, 12:53 11
- had a good conversation with a fellow consultant and i think the bigger issue is that text-based social media is dying. the younger generations are - colin Jul 6, 13:11 9
  - I hate social video. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jul 6, 14:57 1
    - Ideal for mindless drones. - Spawn Jul 6, 14:59
  - Twitter was a real-time news feed, for the most part, when Elon ran it into the ground. there's still a need for non-video info sources -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 13:27 6
    - but the point being that as social media, text-based has little value for the average user. -- nm - colin Jul 6, 13:51 3
      - i don't think BlueSky or Threads or any of the others would exist if that were still true. -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 13:58 2
        
        nor would anyone have paid 44 billion for the damn thing. -- nm - Jovian Jul 6, 13:59 1
        
        It wasn't worth 44B though... -- nm - colin Jul 6, 14:49
    - it was almost as important of a resource as the internet itself. Which is why Elon, again, bought it. - Jovian Jul 6, 13:48
    - Notice of earthquakes was faster just trending twit posts before official sites reported. Blocked now with other API cut offs -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 13:31
- (also, flying cars would be stupid) -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 13:02
Supershoes: Nike Vaporflys change the game with carbon fiber added. Dropping Marathon Times significantly -- (edited) - budice Jul 6, 12:47 [Attachment]
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jul 6, 12:45 [youtube] 2
- copy/paste, baybee! -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 13:07
- *nope* not this time Satan! - Jovian Jul 6, 12:50
*MTG* was kicked out of the Freedom Caucus today. (oops!) -- (edited) - Jovian Jul 6, 12:44 2
- who is MGT? -- nm - decline Jul 6, 12:44 1
  - Gargorie Malor Treen. -- nm - colin Jul 6, 12:45
Zuckerberg's first tweet in 11 years. -- (link) - David Jul 6, 12:12 4
- bountiful harvest blocking the blue checks on that page. -- nm - colin Jul 6, 12:44
- heh -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 12:20
- ok that's funny. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 12:18 1
  - He of course did not even smile when he tweeted it. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 12:22
Prigozhin is in Russia, Lukashenko says, in contrast with his earlier claims. - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 12:11 3
- Does he want to bunk with Navalny? Cause.... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 13:11
- The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exit. -- nm - Max Jul 6, 12:13
- The ruble hits early war lows, extending a slide that began after Prigozhin’s mutiny. - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 12:12
sorry Chris Christie, NYC is getting that new Hudson River rail tunnel -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 12:10 3
- How has this not been approved yet?!! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 6, 12:17 2
  - because asshats in NJ blocked it -- nm - decline Jul 6, 12:21
  - Christie killed it in 2010 from the NJ side. had to go through the whole appropriations process from square one -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 12:21
Trivia from last night. There are 12 professional sports teams in the 4 leagues that have 4 letter names. Name them. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 6, 11:58 15
- Fins, Jags, Pats -- nm - budice Jul 6, 12:07 1
  - Bilz -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 12:08
- Nets, Mets, Jets (x2)... -- nm - VMan Jul 6, 12:02
- M-E-T-S, Cubs -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 12:00 6
  - Suns, Heat -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 12:00 5
    - Reds, Rays -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 12:02 4
      - wrong they are the Cincinnati Redlegs -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 12:02 2
        
        *sues* -- nm - Redsox Jul 6, 12:04 1
        
        WNBA? -- nm - VMan Jul 6, 12:06
      - Rams -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 12:02
- jets nets jazz.... -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 6, 11:59 4
  - *which* Jets? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 6, 12:00 2
    - Jets, Jets -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 12:01 1
      - Exactly! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 6, 12:01
  - wild -- nm - decline Jul 6, 12:00
Lawyers making money: Twitter sends cease and desist to Threads -- (link*) - budice Jul 6, 11:54 14
- i feel like threads.com has a better claim. -- nm - colin Jul 6, 13:00
- I look forward to the legal filings of poop emojis. -- nm - David Jul 6, 12:14 1
  - or Zuck literally using this to wipe his ass in an octagon followed by a 'Come at me bro' gesture -- nm - oblique Jul 6, 12:33
- I've seen enough LegalEagle videos to think this will be mocked mercilessly. -- nm - Max Jul 6, 12:02 4
  - I kind of wish we'd get a Boston Legal reunion show so they could mock this crap -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 12:09 2
    - I rewatched the first season last month. It has not aged well despite the cases sounding topical. - Max Jul 6, 12:12
    - Denny Crane. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 12:11
  - Force them to have a boxing match? -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 12:08
- MTGA -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 11:59 1
  - MLGA -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 13:48
- only if they got a retainer from Elon up front -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 11:58
- well, that was quick. -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 11:55 2
  - i wouldn't want to hang my strongly-worded letter on those former Twitter employees having left under circumstances that bind them to any exit agmts - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 12:02 1
    - Sir Larry Wildman, Esq. for the defense -- nm - Max Jul 6, 12:03
Well, this has been one of the best baseball months of my life. -- (link) - David Jul 6, 11:50 7
- This made me laugh. -- (link) - Tim Jul 6, 12:08 1
  - 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 12:17
- Nice! -- nm - Dark Krusty Jul 6, 12:01
- You deserve it after a decidedly mediocre hockey season. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 11:56 1
  - No, Crash. I'm a *Predators* fan. - David Jul 6, 11:57
- Nice. Hopefully this makes up for the Falcons. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 11:51 1
  - Bijan finds you adorable. -- nm - David Jul 6, 11:55
Freeze! Federal Agent! - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 11:46 8
- 🙆‍♂️ -- nm - Dark Krusty Jul 6, 12:12
- I applied for mine at the post office, which was esp convenient from a payment perspective. - Coach Bearond Jul 6, 11:57
- I hope you get a badge -- nm - decline Jul 6, 11:50 4
  - That would be cool, but more likely it will be a pdf file of a certificate. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 11:58 3
    - laminate that sh!t and make a badge! -- nm - decline Jul 6, 12:02 1
      - "Your badge is 8x10." "That's right, not the cracker jack toy size badge you see most agents wearing." -- nm - Max Jul 6, 12:06
    - You should pin that to your vest. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 11:59
- My daughter renewed hers at our local library. It was a stellar experience. I'll be doing the same later this year after we travel since mine is due - oblique Jul 6, 11:49
“The only reason conservatives aren’t shrieking about how evil [Nimona] is is because it’s on Netflix so nobody knows it exists.” -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jul 6, 11:42 8
- ND Stevenson and Molly Knox Ostertag are quite the queer artist power couple. -- nm - colin Jul 6, 11:47
- I only heard of Nimona because of The Dollyrots -- (link) - JD Jul 6, 11:46
- and the graphic novel is out of print but some Comichub retailers have it... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 6, 11:45 2
  - As I was leaving today, the postman pulled up and honked his horn to get my attention. I got my shipment from the Brubaker store. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 11:47 1
    - nice! -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 12:02
- what's Nimona ? -- nm - decline Jul 6, 11:44 2
  - We watched it. It's good. Solid B. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 11:45
  - A movie on Netflix that my family gave a B. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 11:45
have you seen the Barbie map that Vietnam is upset about? -- (pic) - mud Jul 6, 11:39 [Attachment]
Indy: $5.5M Wed -- nm - budice Jul 6, 11:34
ADP private payrolls +497k in June. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 Jul 6, 11:18
I love when Dark Krusty randomly appears. It's like Dani Rojas turning on Zoreaux. -- nm - David Jul 6, 11:12 7
- 👿 And I'm in a great mood after getting my blood work back. But fuck Dolan and everything he touches. -- nm* - Dark Krusty Jul 6, 11:30 4
  - congrats on the blood work! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 11:49 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - Dark Krusty Jul 6, 12:11
  - We won't hate it until he starts renting it out for ad space. - Spawn Jul 6, 11:37 1
    - Hopefully it melts down right after you get to visit. -- nm - Dark Krusty Jul 6, 11:40
- Especially apt comparison given their shared love for dogs. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 6, 11:14
- (Van Damme) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 11:13
Mac sent me a video of the 3D rat that she's working on in her animation project. That's so damn cool -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 6, 11:10 3
- maybe it's a clue on how to get out of your Saw trap -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 11:12
- Vids or it didn't happen! -- nm - David Jul 6, 11:12 1
  - I told her to send it to you -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 6, 11:12
I'm not that innocent... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 11:09 8
- *SMACK* -- nm - dark kilbo Jul 6, 11:15
- I've seen your browser history. It's true. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 6, 11:13
- Crank Yanker is going to go Liam Neeson on that security person -- nm - Flavorize Jul 6, 11:12 5
  - Please. Britney died years ago and has been replaced by a body double. - Dark Callisto's Coworker Jul 6, 11:38 3
    - That was Avril Lavigne -- nm - Tim Jul 6, 11:42 2
      - I would almost believe that. Brit Brit is more of a copy of a copy of a copy. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 11:44
      - It's both! You got to go down the Tiktok rabbithole, man! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 6, 11:44
  - Crank would smile and chat him up so charming he would perceive the error of his ways and go back to correct his mistakes in life -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 11:17

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