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TV PSA: MLB, Tough as Nails, Family Law, Moonshine, Deadloch, Crowded Room, Jack Ryan, Swagger, Big Nate, Outlander, The Out-Laws, - Beaker 🍺 Jul 7, 05:17 1
- Deadloch, Painting w/John and catching up on shows. -- nm - Krusty Jul 7, 05:27
Wow it's a big day. The first sliced bread was sold in 1928, it's World Chocolate Day, and Mr. Beast beat Zuck to 1M followers on Thread. -- (edited) - sycor Jul 7, 04:35 2
- niece gets married tomorrow. heading to Saint John for the rehearsal after work tonight -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 7, 04:48 1
  - Nice! Congrats to the family! -- nm - sycor Jul 7, 04:51
Wordle 748 4/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 7, 03:16 2
- 3 - decline Jul 7, 05:19
- 3 - Fuzzy Jul 7, 04:13
Insidious Red Door: $4M previews, $30M+ -- nm - budice Jul 7, 02:55
I'm on season two of the Mandolorian (slight spoiler) -- (edited) - . Jul 7, 00:30
jeez, tacoma kid was shot during the 4th, people couldn't call 911 because the lines were jammed with fireworks complaints - zeitgeist Jul 6, 23:21
how long after Threads buries Twitter will it take Elon to create an account just to keep shitposting? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 23:04 7
- I’m having trouble keeping up with which enemy of my enemy’s enemy is my enemy’s frienemies. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 23:55 2
  - If it's VC-backed, PE-backed, FB-backed, or SA-backed, it's the enemy. - Beryllium Jul 7, 00:03 1
    - oh ... - Beryllium Jul 7, 00:04
- since both Twit and FB are california, non-compete clauses won't hold up, elon is no legal genius and maybe shouldn't have fired so many -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jul 6, 23:23 [mastodon] 3
  - favorite comment: so it is possible for former drumpf lawyers to find work again... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 00:10 2
    - Imagine being so hated people are willing to go back to the billionaire who sold their data to fucking Steve Bannon and the Mercers. -- nm - brutal Jul 7, 00:37 1
      - I view it as more of a "Let Them Fight" situation, so I'm participating in "none of the above". - Beryllium Jul 7, 00:41
How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? - JD Jul 6, 22:17
jack ryan s4e3 spoiler thought -- (edited) - Beryllium Jul 6, 22:16 1
- quote spoils - Beryllium Jul 6, 22:41
lincoln lawyer S2E1 spoiler questions - Beryllium Jul 6, 21:43
Elon takes the Chinese core socialist values pledge -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 21:31
Lol -- (link) - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 6, 21:24 [tiktok]
Insidious Red Door: C - budice Jul 6, 20:27
Apparently A finds my dramatic readings of Shel Silverstein poems to be "creepy" - znufrii Jul 6, 20:26 1
- this Shel Silverstein? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 20:33
Every conservative “comedian.” -- (link) - Tim Jul 6, 20:23 6
- To be fair, the vroom vroom thing is pretty funny. -- nm - David Jul 6, 22:04 3
  - It is not. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 22:07 2
    - i agree with Qale on this - that joke is used to push transphobia. -- nm - colin Jul 7, 05:55
    - Why do you hate my NASCAR upbringing, Qale? -- nm - David Jul 6, 22:16
- Accurate -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 6, 20:43
- It'd have been funnier if she'd been using a vibrator as a microphone. You know? Pull in trends from other parts of TikTok? -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 20:35
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde breaks the record for the largest lead in a game where the manager was ejected. -- (link) - Dano Jul 6, 20:07
A case against computer line calling in tennis -- (link) - Dano Jul 6, 19:36 3
- LineGPT, give me a ruling as if you were one of McEnroe's umps. -- nm - Max Jul 6, 20:20
- ummmm..... -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 6, 19:41 1
  - I wish the video had gone on longer. I would have liked to have seen more of his reaction. It seemed more like bemused befuddlement than anger. -- nm - Dano Jul 6, 19:48
Sticking with Jack Ryan is worth it for Michael Kelly. -- nm - Max Jul 6, 19:26 2
- yeah, I imagine he gets much more than SAG minimum -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 19:38
- I totally dig him, but no sale! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 6, 19:26
So the Sphere turned on last night. I feel like there are going to be wrecks. -- (link) - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 6, 19:16 6
- Plane crashes. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 6, 21:44
- If you're inside can you see that? Isn't it a concert venue? -- nm - jnine Jul 6, 20:48 2
  - no, it's external only, but the idea is that they can project what's happening inside to the outside of it, which will be absolutely wild. -- nm - colin Jul 7, 05:59
  - It is a venue. The inside walls are all screens as well. So I suppose it could be similar or something different. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 7, 05:12
- gotta make it the Eye of Sauron some night -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 19:46 1
  - And all night long -- nm - Jovian Jul 6, 19:55
Is xfinity email and other website access down for anyone else? 'HTTP header is larger than 10240 bytes.' -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 19:00 1
- I was able to sign into xfinity.com. I don’t use their email so I can’t say about that. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 6, 19:36
The program today at the library was A Taste of the Pacific. A lady from Guam gave a presentation and then it was time to eat. - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 18:57 1
- yes please to all of this -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 6, 19:30
F him: Youngkin officials quietly pull LGBTQ+ youth resources offline - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 6, 18:55 12
- They can't even conceptualize the idea that a teenager and adult can talk about sex and it not be about them doing it with one another. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 20:38
- "Sexualizing children against a parent's wishes doesn't belong on a taxpayer supported website." Where does it belong? Do they hear themselves? -- nm - . Jul 6, 19:16
- Thank God for VA term limits. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 19:03 4
  - Wish a retread like McAuliffe hadn’t been the D nominee. But there’s a lot of buyer’s remorse. -- nm - Tim Jul 6, 19:35 3
    - the DC press corps lives in NoVa and totally gave Youngkin a free pass on the Critical Race Theory in their schools scare job -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 19:57 1
      - Let's be honest, the DC press corps probably barely knows who the governor is. State politics are below them. -- nm* - loosilu Jul 6, 20:23
    - I hope so. I'm tired of him trying to turn us into Talibama. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 19:54
- Younkin is a sack of shit in a fleece vest. What an absolute bum. Can't wait to vote him out. -- nm - colin Jul 6, 18:57 4
  - fine. i can't vote him out. i'll look forward to not voting him in a second time. our state is incredibly stupid. -- nm - colin Jul 7, 05:57
  - VA Governor is a 1-term job ... there's no voting him out...there's just not voting for him again in 2029 if he wants the job back or whatnot. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 19:35 1
    - I guess it's not STRICTLY a 1 term limit. But they cannot hve 2 consecutive terms. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 20:25
  - He's out regardless. One term limit. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 19:03
Most of the ads I’m seeing in Candy Crush are for Barbie. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 6, 18:46 1
- Weird, Candy Crush seems so very Oppenheimer. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 19:06
Life's Biggest Distractions through the years, graphed. -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 6, 18:44
Baby J was good and I expect Mulaney needed that but is like him to get back to "horse in a hospital" and "Salt and Pepper diner" -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 18:37 4
- Netflix expanding your definition of standup special just like HBO always did -- nm - con_carne Jul 7, 01:21
- For sure. I hope the drugs weren't the thing he needed for those bits to come into being. -- nm - TWuG Jul 6, 18:38
- I think he's too afraid that getting back to that will require too many truckloads of drugs -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:38 1
  - (I don't think it actually would, I just think he's afraid of that) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:41
Trump Jr not coming to Australia because he applied for a visa that takes 2 weeks to process, and it took 2 weeks to process. -- (link) - mafic Jul 6, 18:14 10
- At the last minute, fear of going down got to him - TWuG Jul 6, 19:42 1
  - oh no you dint. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 20:26
- I bet they planned it that way so they could whine. -- nm - . Jul 6, 19:26
- I was told to keep my training material away from the public since it was SBU 'sensitive but unclassified'. I thought about throwing it on my bathroom - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 19:04
- You mean he didn't get special princess treatment? -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 19:04
- Maybe he didn't know what 'fortnight' meant ;) -- nm - Meg Jul 6, 18:26 3
  - My students were really puzzled by that but in fairness they were 14, and kind of dumb -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 18:36 1
    - A 14 yo should know that one. :) -- nm - . Jul 6, 19:24
  - "oh, like the Palpatine thing for the last Star Wars movie!" -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 18:32
- "I refuse to visit any place that doesn't treat me any better than common riffraff" "Sir, this is a Wendy's" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:16
O’s Gunnar Henderson is 4-4 in the 4th inning. - Tim Jul 6, 17:33 6
- and you ruined his chance of going 5-5 -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 6, 17:55 3
  - You’re not supposed to bat 5 times in 5 innings! -- nm - Tim Jul 6, 18:01 2
    - I honestly thought he got those 4 hits in the 4th inning only - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 6, 18:02 1
      - “That’s his 10th home run. Not in this game, that would be a record.” - Tim Jul 6, 18:06
- Severino's broken. He can't start another game pitching like this. -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 17:36 1
  - Orioles have an unreal farm system -- nm - Flavorize Jul 6, 17:44
ok, due to popular demand, casino window open for the Powerball draw saturday, 600m i hope you all remember the rules - zeitgeist Jul 6, 17:18 1
- money sent -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 6, 17:21
Leftover container of mom’s homemade mac salad from the 4th, toss in a couple cans of tuna, lots of salt and pepper, yay cheap dinner. -- nm - Tim Jul 6, 17:09 1
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 6, 19:08
It appears that humans arrived in Oregon about 18,000 years ago. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jul 6, 17:09 1
- At least ;) - Meg Jul 6, 17:39
Wembanyama has a different story—says he was walking in the restaurant, and Spears grabbed him, then was pushed down/away from him as he kept - Flavorize Jul 6, 16:36 9
- He shouldn’t have said anything. It only makes him look worse. -- nm - MDH Jul 6, 17:23 5
  - Err, how? A stranger accosted him. -- nm - David Jul 6, 17:28 4
    - I'm interested to see the video. I mean there's definitely video. but yeah, don't grab people, especially giant people -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 18:18 3
      - Because we're clumsy and might hurt you without realizing. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 18:38 2
        
        I learned the other day that I'm in the 98th percentile for height. And then I thought of you. - David Jul 6, 18:43 1
        
        99.91% -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 02:25
- this is not how you want to be introduced into the NBA - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 17:03 2
  - but he was attacked by a cougar -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 17:25
  - and then...bow chicka wow wow -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 6, 17:05
Zeitgeist. are we playing the lotteries? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 6, 16:27
it's the 2.5th anniversary of Jan6 -- (link) - mud Jul 6, 16:17
VF /Bess Levin: Donald Trump Is Apparently Unconcerned About the Prospect of His Online Ravings Getting Someone Killed (Again) - mud Jul 6, 16:07 1
- If they aren't after him why would he worry? *smh* -- nm - . Jul 6, 18:08
VF: Kari Lake Is a Flake and a Loser ..(okay, I made up the headline) - mud Jul 6, 16:03 1
- All of her opponents should always use "Lake is a Flake". -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 19:05
VF /Joy Press: 'Deadloch' is the Feminist Crime Parody You Didn’t Know You Needed -- (edited) - mud Jul 6, 15:59
USATODAY: Russian warplanes harass US drones over Syria: 'Dangerously close' - mud Jul 6, 15:56
heh -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jul 6, 15:43
NBA: Hawks appear to be resigning Dejounte Murray to a 4yr $120M max extension. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 15:39 18
- Great deal but as lo NTT as Trae is there…they go nowhere. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 6, 15:46 16
  - NBA is about convincing other good players to join you as a free agent - Strongbad Jul 6, 17:15 11
    - It's the lesson we learned from...Golden State? -- nm - David Jul 6, 17:29 5
      - Or yeah, you could get lucky and draft 3 HOFers. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 17:46 4
        
        Luck? They never picked in the top five. -- nm - David Jul 6, 18:30 1
        
        Yes. What they did is very rare. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 18:44
        
        Sacramento had a chance to draft all 3. Most everyone could have drafted Draymond. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 6, 17:52 1
        
        Drafting Draymond was like the Spurs picking Ginobli years ago. - Strongbad Jul 6, 17:55
    - Because who the fuck would want to play with a stupid gunner? -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 6, 17:27 4
      - Volume shooter with no D - Strongbad Jul 6, 17:42 3
        
        No. He’s not. He’s a 42% shooter and below average from 3. He’s a 35% from deep shooter. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 6, 17:50 2
        
        It's fine that you're delusional. -- nm - David Jul 6, 18:30 1
        
        I mean, stats mean things. He's not good. He has no situational awareness and is a team-killer. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 20:44
  - Bold prediction saying a sports team won’t win! - The Allfather Jul 6, 15:47 3
    - Trae is the most overhyped player in the NBA. It’s not a question of “win” as much as struggle to make the playoffs. -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 6, 15:50 2
      - But when he is in the playoffs, he is merciless like AI. - The Allfather Jul 6, 15:53 1
        
        Well, he shoots like AI in a Steph world. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 6, 16:06
- (Which is a steal) -- nm - The Allfather Jul 6, 15:40
11-mile long IMAX print of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer -- (link*) - budice Jul 6, 15:10 [Attachment] 7
- So many baby seals died for Nolan’s art. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 6, 19:33
- The lettering looks like it says "SNOT WITH IMAX" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 15:35
- someone should tell them digital is smaller and lighter to transport -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 6, 15:34
- There’s a waste of raw materials. -- nm - The Allfather Jul 6, 15:32
- Yikes. Makes me wonder if 8 Mile's IMAX print would be 8 miles -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 15:23 1
  - Thos opportunity came once in a lifetime -- nm - con_carne Jul 6, 16:08
- Are they going to drop it over Japan too or something? -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 15:22
Mickey Mouse murals too welcoming, painted over at lone minor immigrant center. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 6, 15:07 3
- Suella DeVille strikes again -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 6, 15:13 2
  - Disney & Snoopy's people have become notorious over the years going after pre-schools with murals of their characters. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 6, 17:25
  - more likely disney lawyers and or the PR department, not an image you want your brand near especially if it ain't licensed -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 17:20
‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Ending After Four Seasons -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 6, 15:05

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