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Feinstein suing the trust fund her late husband set up to get money to pay for her recent health care issues -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 22, 16:09 3
- Not for nothing but she makes 150k a year for the last 30 years … where is all her money? - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 22, 16:15 1
  - Her husband was wealthy AF -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 16:45
- Even a senator’s health care doesn’t cover all their bills. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 16:15
anyone want a movies anywhere code for Thor love and thunder? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 22, 16:01
Addendum on the "how rural did you grow up" survey: I drove through it yesterday, and they have given up on paved roads. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 15:17 5
- The town I grew up in had about 800 people when my parents moved there. Now it’s like 7,000 and they’re still complaining about new housing going in. - spamlet Jul 22, 16:15 1
  - There's still people yelling about Halifax expanding. "I live in a small fishing village!" No you don't and you never did you moron. -- nm* - Reagen Jul 22, 16:43
- if you don't pave the roads hot rodders have to slow down and low riders fear to tread -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 16:11
- The smallest town I ever lived in was 15,000 or so. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 22, 16:00 1
  - The town I went to high school in was around 6,500. The larger town that our street address put us in was ~45k. - TWuG Jul 22, 16:09
We're not going to make it, are we, humans that is... FDA having to warn against yet another TikTok thing, this time drinking Borax -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 22, 15:11
You'al were talking about expensive headphones and buds...here's a pair that is on sale, $2,800...almost half OFF -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 22, 15:04
Barbenheimer on Wikipedia -- (link) - budice Jul 22, 14:55 1
- This is my favorite -- (pic) - znufrii 🦄 Jul 22, 15:09 [Attachment]
2pm Local: Nearby Theater is Sold Out for Barbie and Oppenheimer except the very front row seating -- nm* - budice Jul 22, 14:20 1
- nothing wrong with front row center for Oppy -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 14:29
STAR TREK: RED ALERT! The STRANGE NEW WORLDS / LOWER DECKS crossover episode will be on Paramount+ TODAY! -- (link*) - Remlik Jul 22, 14:11 4
- *Drops everything* -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 16:17 1
  - Do NOT skip the opening credits! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 16:25
- Star Treks 1st musical episode coming August 3rd -- (link) - Remlik Jul 22, 14:37 1
  - Teaser trailer -- (link) - Remlik Jul 22, 14:43
what should I get for dinner? I'm downtown so the world is my oyster (but no actual oysters avail). -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 22, 14:10 8
- latest trend in foodery is Pre Colonial Indigenous People's restaurants, what 'indians' would have had before pilgrims... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 14:52
- Pizza -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 14:37
- Sushi -- nm - JaxSean Jul 22, 14:23
- thai food. -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 14:17 2
  - great idea. I'll see if the new korean chicken place is open. (our thai place is so inconsistent. "asian" might be correct though.) -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 22, 14:20 1
    - august 21. booooooo -- (link) - mandy on home machine Jul 22, 14:22
- Oh. I picked up from Millworks. Beet & Arugala salad, Eggplant Banh Mi and a six pack of Cherry Berry Gose. -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 14:13 1
  - oh millworks. how I heart thee. -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 22, 14:18
Tesla is offering to transfer FSD to a new vehicle through the end of September. So I priced out a new Model 3. - TWuG Jul 22, 14:02 1
- A new Model Y would run ~$53k. -- nm - TWuG Jul 22, 14:07
are these fucking real? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 13:51 2
- The watermark makes me think no. -- nm - Tim Jul 22, 13:52 1
  - Yes, it's made up for reddit. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 13:59
Our county libraries aren't allowed to promote events that aren't county or city sponsored, so... - Meg Jul 22, 13:43 2
- *starts fire* "oh look fire engines" -- nm - budice Jul 22, 13:44 1
  - If I don't get a good crowd at this open house I may quit and leave town :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 22, 13:59
Jamie Foxx is speaking out about his health scare. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 13:06 1
- apparently doesn't say what it was... so... drugs? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 13:27
Meatball Ron used to be a history teacher and his former students haven't forgotten -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 12:55
Edged the lawn and cut the grass. So tired now from the heat. -- nm - sycor Jul 22, 12:41
Picked up a curbside order at Petsmart, young man loads my trunk and asks if I have ID handy. "Sure, just a minute but my name's on the license plate" - Meg Jul 22, 12:33 1
- 🙂 -- nm - JD Jul 22, 13:02
The 1975 Set in Malaysia Pulled After Matthew Healy Kisses Bandmate and Attacks LGBTQ+ Laws -- (link) - Remlik Jul 22, 11:55
This is a great thread related to Tony Bennet -- (link) - pmb Jul 22, 11:43 2
- San Fran cabbie posted a story about talking on a long ride, 2nd time he remembered him -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 12:55
- Dana Gould had a great drive-by encounter -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 12:05
studios takeaway from this weekend's box office -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 09:22 25
- You'd think an AI that replaces studio execs would be easier and more cost effective than one that replaces background actors -- nm - Roger More Jul 22, 12:01 1
  - a common WGA sign on the picket lines -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 13:29
- I keep waiting for Hasbro to get their shit together with the other licenses they hold -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 09:45 22
  - They’re owned by Entertainment One now. I think htat’s the plan. - pmb Jul 22, 11:01 9
    - Lionsgate is also about to buy E-One for the Hasbro stuff it sounds like -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 11:13 8
      - isn't LG trying to sell itself still? -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 22, 11:35 6
        
        For a split second I was wondering how to make franchise movies of appliances. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 11:43 4
        
        Brave Little Toaster -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 13:31 1
        
        Griddles of the Galaxy -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 14:55
        
        Isn't that Julia Childs presents...Transformers. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 22, 13:23 1
        
        would watch limited series. -- nm - mandy on home machine Jul 22, 13:26
        
        splitting off Starz for starters -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 11:38
      - Only the "adult" stuff (The Rookie, The Woman King, etc.) The core assets will remain with Hasbro. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 11:26
  - Transformers, GI Joe, D&D, Battleship.My Little Pony are all Hasbro movies. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 10:48 11
    - yet Barbie is the first they've really targeted to the adult female demo specifically -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 12:53
    - Battleship was 12 years ago. GI Joe failed. MLP movie was 8 years ago. They need to get it together. -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 11:27 4
      - it took a Maryland grad to get the brand in order -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 11:31 3
        
        Masters of the Universe is another Mattel brand and Netflix just canceled their upcoming live-action movie. It's not like Mattel has the Midas touch. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 12:59 1
        
        He-Man was in development hell long before Netflix sicced Teh Algorithm on it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 13:04
        
        nice. I see some new deals in the print game which is smart for Hasbro AND Marvel. -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 11:48
    - This. Barbie is the aberration. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 11:14 4
      - I was wracking my brain as to what other toy could get the same treatment as Barbie and finally hit upon... LEGO. Oh, wait... -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 11:26 1
        
        Cabbage Patch -- nm - rollo Jul 22, 12:38
      - the aberration is they let an Oscar-nominated writer/director/cast cook (originally was supposed to be Amy Schumer with Diablo Cody’s bad script) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 11:24 1
        
        I’m sure that they’ll figure out that was the difference and not churn out more half-assed crap. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 11:58
DC Animated in 2024: Watchmen, Crisis on Infinite Earths -- (link) - Remlik Jul 22, 09:14
Ugh..fellow radio guy here in Indy, Ron Sexton aka Donnie Baker the comedian has passed away. -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 09:05
My apologies to MIA, HOU is easily the worst connecting I’ve had from an international flight. - spamlet Jul 22, 09:02 3
- But it’s the only 5 star airport in America! Are you sure it wasn’t IAH? -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 10:14 2
  - You’re right it is IAH. I didn’t mean to slag your neighborhood :) -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 10:47 1
    - I knew it! -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 10:49
Ramaswamymentum: Harvard-Harris poll has him statistically tied with DeSantis -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 08:43 2
- until Trump makes some racist joke about his name or heritage in the first debate -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 08:51 1
  - Ramtha? Ramma Lamma Ding Dong, the Swammy -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 11:29
Lambrecht, The British Open amateur is having a weird tourney. Led after Day 1, made the cut on the number after a bad 2nd and is now DFL after 3. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 22, 08:37
Morgan Stanley: Bidenomics good -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 08:04 2
- NYT Pitchbot: Why this is bad for Biden. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 08:14
- MichaelScottNO.gif -- nm - Jerome Powell Jul 22, 08:10
"The Hardest Stare" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 08:02 1
- oh, they gonna greenlight that shit -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 12:56
BoxOffice Fri: Barbie $70.5M, Oppenheimer $33M -- nm - budice Jul 22, 07:50 10
- That sounds like a lot. Is that a lot? It sounds like a lot. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 08:16
- marketing depts scrambling to find the next disparate mashup on the release schedule they can flog -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 07:57 8
  - Gran Turismo of the Demeter -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 09:20
  - Iger’s strangling someone right now for not having proposed Indiana Jones and the Elemental Mermaid. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 08:18
  - Live action Bambi with remake of The Deer Hunter. -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 22, 08:17 2
    - Thumper: "Flower, have you ever played russian roulette?" -- nm - gort Jul 22, 08:56 1
      - Flower: “I’m transgendered so every day of my goddamn life.” -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 10:16
  - Napoleonka -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 08:14
  - Apparently it's Saw Patrol. -- nm - LMS Jul 22, 08:10 1
    - *spittake* -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jul 22, 08:16
Variety: Busy Philipps Says She’s ”Psychic,’ Claims Ability to See ‘Things in the Future’ -- (edited) - mud Jul 22, 07:21
LIVrs sucking at The Open in Liverpool: 12 started, 7 made the cut. Cameron Smith & Patrick Reed are T21 after their 3rd round. -- nm - mud Jul 22, 07:07 1
- Looked at another way: more than half of them will finish in the top half of the field. -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 22, 08:16
USATODAY: As abortion bans grow, colleges find answer to easy contraceptive access: vending machines - mud Jul 22, 07:01
Connections 4/4 - Fuzzy Jul 22, 07:00
Squeaked it out. 6/6 - Bari Seldon Jul 22, 06:48 6
- 5 - rollo Jul 22, 09:43
- You should have DTL access now -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 09:06 1
  - I am in like Jeremy Lin! Thank you so much. I'm going to sent an appreciative note to Kmoney as well. -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 22, 09:18
- Looks familiar - spamlet Jul 22, 07:51
- 5/6 but very similar pattern to yours - Fuzzy Jul 22, 06:50 1
  - Add a floating pig and that could be an album cover -- nm - Bari Seldon Jul 22, 07:37
“I think it’s necessary to get working actors a fair deal, but then again I married Colin Jost, so I wouldn’t trust my judgment.” – Scarlett Johansson -- (link) - budice Jul 22, 06:13 2
- *and* divorced Ryan Reynolds. -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 06:16 1
  - When their wives get together they have a rule: they can talk about Ryan's penis, but only for a minute and just the tip. -- nm - Max Jul 22, 17:56
Huh, my old boss who did a phd in nuclear history is mildly annoyed at Oppenheimer. Apparently an Australian introduced the physics of the bomb - mafic Jul 22, 06:03 3
- Lady on Twitter days Oppenheimer seized the land in NM from people, giving them 24 hours notice—then employed the people they stole the land from - Flavorize Jul 22, 12:08
- Great, Amanda Jones farmers market pre-teen girl will now think WW2 was fake. -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 22, 06:05 1
  - You know, I know exactly what TikTok video the kid was referring to. It’s that dude that does doorbell cam setups. I think he’s called Derek maybe? -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 06:15
Wow. Florida A&M has shut down all football activities temporarily over a rap video using the team's facility without permission - Strongbad Jul 22, 05:33 1
- Did they use the w-word? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 22, 06:50
bet Jim Caviezel can't outswim Noah's Shark -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 03:46
Barbie Movie ads on my Roku home screen. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 23:35
No mega winner. Next draw Tuesday 7/25 for an estimated 820... 422m cash option -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 23:05 1
- moola sent -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 23:23
TSMC delays opening of Arizona plant because they can’t find enough skilled workers. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 22:53
Netflix adds They Cloned Tyrone. Not to be outdone, disneyplus canada adds ... freddy got fingered? wtf? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 22:25
After reading B2 I feel almost guilty about what a great week I've had. All good vibes to Kelly, TWuG, RC, and any others that need them. -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 21:38 14
- Yeah... looks like yesterday was an eventful day for ST. Best wishes to everyone, -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 06:19
- Like TWuG, we're all good here. -- (edited) - David Jul 21, 22:39 7
  - Eye stuff is so unnerving. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 12:47
  - Kim didn’t deserve all that. You don’t either, of course. But, she *really* didn’t. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 10:20
  - Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 06:08
  - Jebus! That sounds like an absolutely terrible week of worry. I'm so happy that it turned out to be nothing serious and Kim is fine. *whew* -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 05:28
  - good lord -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 22, 05:07
  - Good to hear Kim and TWuG are both okay! -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 02:48
  - Eye problems are the worst. I kept feeling my glasses were dirty so stopped wearing them. I still keep feeling my glasses are dirty :/ - Meg Jul 21, 22:54
- All's well here, but thank you. - TWuG Jul 21, 22:02 4
  - Very glad I checked in! Just got back from mom's. She is doing well. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 16:32
  - Ish is all we need. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 10:21
  - That's good to hear. -- nm - David Jul 21, 22:25
  - Yay 🙂 -- nm - JD Jul 21, 22:19
Florida's revisionist history of slavery does prove one thing.... - zeitgeist Jul 21, 21:33
South Africa apparently will issue an arrest warrant for Putin (serving it . . . well) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 21:29 6
- Chicken. issue it and send someone to Russia. nobody kills the messenger anymore. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 22:43 1
  - I dunno. If there’s somewhere where the messenger is killed is trying to arrest Putin. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 05:14
- yeah, he’s not going. good bit of window dressing tho. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 21:38 2
  - I thought there was a treaty or some medieval era thing of giving heads of state diplomatic immunity, we didn't arrest Ghaddafi when he spoke at UN -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 21:41 1
    - I think the UN has different rules, plus he hasn’t been indicted by the ICC yet. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 22:51
- He wasn't going anyway -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 21:32

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