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After a week when all seemed to be lost for Elon Musk, the Taliban have declared that they endorse #Twitter over #threads -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 11, 01:57
The EU to add a 'suicide thoughts' label to Ozempic and Waygovie -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 10, 23:49 1
- Not surprised. Some of the side effects are also side effects of depression. -- nm - . Jul 11, 00:17
Family in Chatsworth has lost their 15ft python. Warning neighbors to watch out for their small pets. -- (link) - Meg Jul 10, 23:10 1
- Oops... -- nm - . Jul 11, 00:15
the true crime podcaster character in Lincoln Lawyer is quite amusing. "Murder on the Hudson, maybe you heard of it?" ... everyone says no. - Beryllium Jul 10, 22:41
I did like the water temple boss, even if getting there was rough. I’m sensing a trend as I felt the same about wind -- nm - Qale Jul 10, 22:37
What was the name of the first Electricity Detective? - JD Jul 10, 21:42 2
- Did he meet a lot of resistance from Dr. Watts son? -nm - howie Jul 10, 22:58 1
  - 👏👏 -- nm - JD Jul 10, 23:10
Dogman, a Luc Besson film -- (link) - mud Jul 10, 21:05 [youtube]
There is most assuredly no reason for any expedited trial, and the ends of justice are best served by a continuance." -- (link) - mud Jul 10, 20:57 5
- One reason is the perp is like 80, if he dies before being found guilty then he is NOT guilty. (this is true if he dies during appeals... - zeitgeist Jul 10, 21:50
- they're testing the fence with Cannon. seeing how willing she will be to slow-roll the whole proceeding from the jump -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 21:14
- more -- (link) - mud Jul 10, 20:58 2
  - It seems to me this is an argument for why we should get this resolved ASAP. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 10, 21:03 1
    - ball's in Judge Cannon's court now (ruh oh) -- (link*) - mud Jul 10, 21:06
WSJ: Disney World Hasn’t Felt This Empty in Years -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 20:43 13
- I thought they were trying to reduce the amount of people going through the park, but charging more to even it out. Less wear and tear on facilities. -- (edited) - jnine Jul 11, 06:24
- None of us can read that article, Mr. Moneybags. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 10, 20:57 3
  - Here - David Jul 10, 21:07 2
    - A. inflation has eaten away at average budgets. do you want to send kids to DW or college? B. it has been f'n HOT the last month and soon... -- nm - hurricanes Jul 10, 22:10 1
      - I’d put more stock into post-pandemic traveling is over and we are moving back to grindstone and forging future plans. -- nm - Qale Jul 10, 22:13
- Demand pricing and AP blackout days work -- nm - JD Jul 10, 20:53 7
  - I’m fairly certain Disney is going to be okay through all of this -- (edited) - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 10, 21:27 2
    - Yep -- nm - Diva Jul 11, 03:53
    - That's the game here. They're just running negative headlines to get clicks. - David Jul 10, 21:42
  - got woke, went broke -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 21:11
  - Calendar configuration and end of WDW 50th. -- nm - David Jul 10, 21:08
  - Obscene Lines at Disney World Down to Only Unreasonable Length: Why this is bad for Bob Iger -- nm - NYT Pitchbot Jul 10, 20:59 1
    - Lol -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 10, 21:26
Thinking more on the Jonah Hill relationship. If you are publically sharing texts, it better be near criminal behavior. Otherwise you look the asshole -- nm - Qale Jul 10, 20:03 9
- to me it reads "I want veto power over your friends," but couched in psychotherapy language. -- nm - mafic Jul 10, 20:13 3
  - I always liked Dan Savage’s mention of “price of admission to ride.” Is that worth the price to stay together? It wouldn’t be for me. - Qale Jul 10, 20:28 2
    - yeah, he's beyond that for me. this is "I have problems, and I'm making them explicitly yours to deal with." - mafic Jul 10, 20:39 1
      - agreed -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 10, 20:47
- what do you think about the weaponizing therapy talking points -- nm - Flavorize Jul 10, 20:12 4
  - From what I read he not only weaponized the therapy talking points, he found a way to weaponize the therapist. - . Jul 11, 00:05
  - About the same as berating a lover in public. Terrible. Break up. Tell your friends not to date them. Become gossip rag fodder? Meh. -- nm - Qale Jul 10, 20:23 2
    - yeah. also this. -- nm - mafic Jul 10, 20:49 1
      - I think she's doing it as a warning to other women in similar relationships but also to help them recognize that it isn't reasonable. - . Jul 11, 00:10
studios sound like they're willing to die on the AI hill just to bust the unions -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 19:33 4
- It's going to be fun when some studio releases a heavily plagiarized AI-written movie. - the wrong element Jul 10, 21:56 1
  - Not to mention the fun when someone plagiarizes an AI written movie. -- nm - . Jul 10, 23:59
- The studios’ desperate desire to not negotiate on the topic of AI should alarm everyone who is affected by AI. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 10, 20:00 1
  - as one source notes in the article, it's also an easy way to stonewall when more fundamental economic issues are also on the table -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 20:01
The regional manager for Jack in the Box is extremely sorry about any inconvenience caused by their lack of real coffee and - Meg Jul 10, 19:18 7
- what about their lack of real "tacos"? -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 19:23 6
  - What about their lack of real spokesperson? -- nm* - Qale Jul 10, 19:39 4
    - “ and I’m telling you right now, that mother fucker back there is not real!” -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jul 10, 21:31
    - the story behind that is the ad guy who directed the first Jack commercials liked the sound of his voice so much he just made himself the spokesman -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 19:44 2
      - The growly deep voice that did movie trailers for decades (in a world....) started that way -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 21:56
      - That’s grrrrreat! Fandom’s website, however, very much not so. -- nm - Qale Jul 10, 20:24
  - Eh, I don't eat those for breakfast :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 19:25
they gave Seattle an All-Star Game? - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 19:18
Are any of our folk affected by the floods back east? -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 18:35 6
- Tim and Jovian are probably in the areas that got the most rain as far as ST goes. They've both posted today -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 19:28 2
  - There was some localized minor flooding but today was 100% business as usual. - Tim Jul 10, 19:35
  - Managed to avoid thankfully, but traffic was heavy today -- nm - Jovian Jul 10, 19:32
- does my area needing the water more count? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 10, 18:42 2
  - You live in an area unfit for human habitation. -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 19:03
  - Maybe someone in Vermont can send you some. -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 18:45
Last week, my mom thought a thunderstorm was rolling in and was like "oh no, but I need to shower" - ty97 Jul 10, 18:21 21
- A tree will fall on your car? -- nm - . Jul 10, 19:24
- Electricity takes the shortest route. Houses are supposed to be grounded, pipes are grounded, waterq pipes come up from the floor boards -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 18:47
- *nm -- (edited) - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 18:30 1
  - Dude that's his mom. -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 18:34
- You coulda googled. -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 18:22 16
  - HOW MANY PEOPLE?! -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 18:22 15
    - if they don't say it's never happened. -- nm - mafic Jul 10, 18:26 1
      - SEE!!!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 18:26
    - This is so unhelpful. - loosilu Jul 10, 18:24 9
      - you should try and be as close to the ground as possible while touching it as little as possible. squat on one foot with your arms out. - mafic Jul 10, 18:50 3
        
        This would be an amazing series of tiktoks. -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 18:57
        
        this also works for learning to Russian dance. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 18:53 1
        
        right, because that way you spend minimal duty. -- (edited) - loosilu Jul 10, 19:00
      - water is a conductor. we learned this with the Hindenburg. nowhere outside is safe!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 10, 18:29 4
        
        great but NOW WHAT? -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 18:33 3
        
        go back in the house. it's silly to be out in the rain at our age if there is lightning. -- (edited) - Peglegpete Jul 10, 18:41 2
        
        yeah but the house is not there, I'm outside. -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 18:57 1
        
        take off all your clothes and start singing All You Need Is Love repeatedly and as loud and as you can. -- nm* - Peglegpete Jul 10, 19:09
    - they actually didn't say! -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 18:23 2
      - SEE!!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 18:24 1
        
        Yeah I'm with you. -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 18:34
That Long Beach pilot was practicing touch-and-goes. You're supposed to touch on the runway, not the hangar roof :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 18:10
I'm not saying that the quality of my summer hinges on the quality of City Primeval, but I'm not not saying it. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 18:04
West VA fires back at Bob Huggins -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 10, 17:50 8
- He should quit his whining. I hear NU is hiring. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 10, 19:31
- Maybe he should claim he was too drunk to resign. -- nm - spamlet Jul 10, 19:19
- One of the longest middle fingers I’ve ever seen. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 10, 18:22
- Huggins' statement from earlier today. Obviously dude just wants $ to go away. -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 10, 18:02 4
  - Wait… so he’s acknowledging that there was a letter, but he didn’t send it? Like it was a prank? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 10, 18:30 1
    - Read WV's response above. It asks him that very question. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 18:39
  - I assume there’s a considerable monetary difference between a resignation and a termination? -- nm - Dano Jul 10, 18:13 1
    - I assume he is hoping they write him a check to go away. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 18:29
♡Vanessa Kirby♡ -- (link) - mud Jul 10, 17:46 3
- Is she officially linked to Tom yet, romantically? Blinds say she’s the next one -- nm - Flavorize Jul 10, 17:55 2
  - Is she? He seems to prefer brunettes. -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 18:16 1
    - one doesn't expect the blonde comes naturally to her. -- nm - mafic Jul 10, 18:28
Manny Coto, Emmy Winning ’24’ and ‘American Horror Story’ Executive Producer, Dies at 62 -- (link) - Remlik Jul 10, 17:28
I got another Jalopnik anti-EV article in my Artifact feed. Wonder who is paying for it? - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 10, 17:14 4
- The "no one wants to buy them and the lots are full of them" nonsense? - Reagen Jul 10, 17:22 2
  - I'll bet if we read comments about horseless carriages we'd find similar predictions -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 18:13
  - Yup -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 10, 17:27
- Jezza. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 17:20
Power bill set 1 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 10, 17:02 [Attachment] 6
- Set 2 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 10, 17:03 [Attachment] 5
  - Set 3 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 10, 17:04 [Attachment] 4
    - Set 4 -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jul 10, 17:05 [Attachment] 3
      - Set 5 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 10, 17:10 [Attachment] 2
        
        Group 1 7/8 rollover -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 10, 18:06 [Attachment] 1
        
        sigh...no winners -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 11, 02:05
guess the rolling hills started taking their name Rolling Hills Estate literally -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 17:02 11
- Back in the 70s a friend's family bought a house in zsan Diego that slipped,, huge cracks in foundation, walls -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 18:52
- Local NBC news "It's still not clear what caused the land movement" You built on the edge of a canyon and we were warned during the heavy rains that - Meg Jul 10, 18:25 2
  - yeah, there doesn't have to be a proximal cause. time and gravity can do it. rain can help. maybe even teeny tiny earthquakes or big trucks. - mafic Jul 10, 18:39
  - won't be mad when that whole peninsula slides into the pacific -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 18:30
- all hail geologic inevitability. -- nm - mafic Jul 10, 17:52 6
  - when we bought our vacation place I insisted we had to be at least the second house from the ocean - Reagen Jul 10, 18:18 2
    - you mean your cottage, right? -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 18:19 1
      - yes, without getting into a terminology thing -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 18:21
  - couldn't happen to a nicer part of LA -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 10, 18:07
  - "We'll be fine up here on this bluff, these cliffs have never moved. And it's such a great view" How do they think those cliffs were created?? -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 18:00
  - ~till the mountains crumble to the sea~ -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 10, 17:57
Saw an RFK Jr for President sign today. So that's one vote he's got. -- nm - TWuG Jul 10, 16:49 3
- Antivaxers adore him. -- nm - loosilu Jul 10, 18:17 1
  - Antivaxers, incels, tech Bros, dopes, mopes. They all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. -- nm - Jovian Jul 10, 19:35
- More plausibly, Roger Stone tweeted something about RFK Jr as Trump running mate, IIRC. -- nm - mara 🍂 Jul 10, 16:52
have you seen the new Allstate Mayhem ad? spoil - mud Jul 10, 16:48 13
- True story: I did not recognize the actor in John Wick until he smashed through a window. -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 10, 17:03
- Ads are for chumps. -- nm - mara 🍂 Jul 10, 16:54 9
  - listen to your friend mara. she's a cool dude. -- nm - mafic Jul 10, 17:25
  - Okay, I subscribe to the cheapest level and get the ads, but I don't *watch* them. -- nm - mara 🍂 Jul 10, 16:54 7
    - Mayhem is almost always worth watching. Couple mehs but mostly gold. -- nm - VMan Jul 10, 16:56 6
      - Chump. -- nm - mara 🍂 Jul 10, 16:58 5
        
        Disclaimer: I do watch Mayhem ads. -- nm - mara 🍂 Jul 10, 16:58 4
        
        This post will get tens of tens of likes -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 18:08
        
        Fellow Chump -- nm - VMan Jul 10, 16:59 2
        
        *high five* -- nm - mara 🍂 Jul 10, 17:02 1
        
        Note to self: todays waitress is Jeannie -- nm - mara Jul 12, 09:38
- Mayhem is potentially my favourite TV character/ spokesperson ever! Love his work in John Wick. -- nm - VMan Jul 10, 16:51
- The basketball one has the Mayhem actor's real brother -- nm - TWuG Jul 10, 16:49
I like the fabric chair. Figure the leather would get too hot and sweaty for long sits -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 10, 16:34 2
- I've been using a "leather" chair for years so I'm used to it for the most part. I'm also accident prone and spill water far more often - sycor Jul 10, 16:37
- I’m trying to come up with a Secretary take for leather -- nm - VMan Jul 10, 16:35
After the Canadian news we're suddenly concerned about it :( -- (link) - Meg Jul 10, 16:27
The guy who posted Elon's jet routes aka assassination points, now has it on Treads -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 16:21 6
- That’s Zuck’s play. Make a Twitter clone, kill Twitter, get Musk killed by MBS when his investment disappears. -- nm - mafic Jul 10, 16:47
- Treads, the social network where you actually follow people by walking in their footsteps. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 16:23 4
  - Where you see only one set of footsteps, that, my son, is when I followed you on Treads. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 16:25 3
    - They always ride in single file so you can't count their numbers -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 18:11
    - Or executed them -- nm - VMan Jul 10, 16:31
    - 😆 -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 16:28

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