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Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles had their best quarter ever! A whole 1,076 units. -- (link) - TWuG Aug 1, 14:51
if they rebooted The Paper Chase today -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:50 1
- *hands sender a dime* -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 1, 14:54
DTL: My team isn't very good but sometimes the simulator really makes you scratch your head. - Bari Seldon Aug 1, 14:40 1
- I've seen this kind of thing a lot. I attribute it to hidden "try hard" characteristics like "ups game when challenged by an underdog" or similar -- nm - rollo 🐙 Aug 1, 14:51
*does the indictment dance* - TWuG Aug 1, 14:38 2
- *dancing stupider than Julia Louis Dreyfuss* -- nm - mara Aug 1, 14:45
- 'Celebration Day'! -- (link*) - mud Aug 1, 14:42 [youtube]
what even half a GOP congress gets you: Fitch downgrades US debt long-term rating from AAA to AA+ -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:32 1
- Abercrombie could not be reached for comment -- nm - rollo 🐙 Aug 1, 14:53
ABC News: Trump has been informed he has been indicted by a federal grand jury -- (link) - mud Aug 1, 14:31 16
- Where is this indictment charged? DC? -- nm - TWuG Aug 1, 14:39 1
  - yes (federal) -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:40
- mara came through for rollo! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 1, 14:38 1
  - See you in court! -- nm - rollo 🐙 Aug 1, 14:52
- four counts (so far): obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the US -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:37
- pdf: -- (link) - mud Aug 1, 14:36 6
  - 6 co-conspirators! -- nm - mud Aug 1, 14:38 5
    - could be Kash Patel too -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 14:44
    - Giuliani is #1 -- nm - TWuG Aug 1, 14:43
    - mostly his private attorneys (Rudy, Eastman, Lin Wood, Sidney Powell) you would assume. but also a DOJ employee -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:39 2
      - yea #4 is most likely Clark -- nm* - Jovian Aug 1, 14:42
      - #6 gotta be Roger Stone -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:40
- now let's see if he can draw McFadden as his judge -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:34 3
  - since I have almost come to the conclusion that he is in fact the Antichrist, Id say chances are very good. -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 14:36 2
    - apparently not! Tanya S. Chutkan (Obama appointee) -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:41 1
      - lol ooooff thats gotta sting -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 14:42
“The Mets trading Scherzer to the Rangers and Verlander to the Astros is like when the Joker snapped that pool stick in half and made those two dudes - Flavorize Aug 1, 14:28 1
- Scherzer on the 2024 Mets -- (pic) - budice Aug 1, 14:43 [Attachment]
okay Pudding Fingers, third indictment's the charm. you can call him a big fat crook now if you have the balls to actually do it -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:22 2
- heh. too late now. Ron needed to be all over him from day one. Instead he let the King destroy him from day one. -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 14:29 1
  - it was never going to be Ron but all these clowns falling over themselves just to be the runner-up clearly don't understand the assignment -- nm* - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:30
Gunman thwarted by security measures at a Jewish school in Memphis, the shot and arrested shooter was a former student -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 1, 14:20
Kenya says it is willing to lead a multinational force to take over Haiti -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 1, 14:15 2
- I hope they do and it helps because it's once again really bad there for many people. -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 14:44
- Does said force include lions? -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 1, 14:43
I guess if it could happen to them… -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:05
That's weird. -- (link) - David Aug 1, 13:57 15
- Rosenthal says Flaherty to the Os -- (link*) - spamlet Aug 1, 14:51
- Nice full offseason vs Playoff run vs batters who care. get lit up. wear and tear -- nm* - budice Aug 1, 14:33
- Tommy Pham just hugged his teammates and left the clubhouse #hugwatch -- nm - spamlet Aug 1, 14:32 4
  - Dear Mets. I am ready to play tonight. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 14:34 3
    - Hey, don't count us out. -- nm - White Sox Aug 1, 14:35 2
      - And worry about stupid being contagious? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 14:35 1
        
        The new phrase being used on Sox twitter is "he went to a better place" - spamlet Aug 1, 14:37
- He's a FA this year, I think. Doesn't want to move family twice? Either way, they gave him the power, he used it. -- nm* - spamlet Aug 1, 14:03 1
  - He's got three years remaining but can opt out and probably get more money. -- nm - David Aug 1, 14:04
- His wife is a Padres fan saw in another rwwet -- nm - eag Aug 1, 14:01 1
  - Pfft. No one’s a padres fan. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 14:05
- Go to a better team in a joke of a pitchers park? This is the idiot we will trade for. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 14:00 3
  - A lot of smoke around you guys getting Cease. -- nm - spamlet Aug 1, 14:07 2
    - Less smoke, more fire! - Will Hunting Aug 1, 14:12 1
      - I agree! -- nm - spamlet Aug 1, 14:13
White Sox trade young slugger Jake Burger to Marlins for a top pitching prospect. What I know about Burger is he can't play defense very well. - zunk takes things literally Aug 1, 13:55 3
- What I know is about Burger is that there is a burger named after him at the burger joint in my neighborhood. -- nm - pmb Aug 1, 14:21
- He's gotten much better at 3B this year with the weight he lost. One less reason to watch the team though. -- (edited) - spamlet Aug 1, 13:57 1
  - You're right. Fun to watch. Fan favorite. Still young, still under team control. Hope that pitcher works out. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Aug 1, 14:08
45* sez 5:00 PM. -- (pic) - mud Aug 1, 13:48 [Attachment] 6
- Welp. -- (link) - znufrii 🦄 Aug 1, 14:20
- tl:dr -- mara was right -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 14:18
- heh. so his newest complaint (the 2nd time Ive seen him say this now) is that he's mad that he didnt get arrested and charged the day of his coup. -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 13:54 3
  - because *then* as he was still president could have pardoned himself, i'm surprised he didn't do anyway then.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 14:11 2
    - or just a simple thing called 'Due Process'. Not that I expect a cult to understand or care about that. -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 14:19 1
      - How come they indict Donald but not Hillary, Obama or Biden? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 18:47
hey qale my friend Maya wrote that article on Magic Time Restaurant! - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 13:47
All 8 of the Teslas recharging at my store are currently the same model in white. Which is a metaphor of there ever was one. -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 13:44 3
- That that’s the default color and the cheapest? -- nm - spamlet Aug 1, 13:53 2
  - That’s not what a metaphor means. -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 14:07
  - Expect to see the gray a lot. It's the new default. -- nm - TWuG Aug 1, 14:02
Wait..Lizzo is accused of weight shaming a backup dancer and sexual harssment -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 13:42
new Reedy Creek board abolishes DEI programs for Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (incl WDW) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 13:41
Trey Mancini released by the Cubs. He was bad at the plate and worse at 1B. Cubs eating some salary there. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Aug 1, 13:37 4
- But he's got his health, which is all any of us cares about. -- nm - David Aug 1, 13:40 3
  - Any of us? Of course his story is inspiring. Comes off as a nice guy. But if he was on your team you'd be happy to see him DFA'd too. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Aug 1, 13:46 2
    - My comment had nothing to do with baseball in any way. -- nm - David Aug 1, 14:05 1
      - My original post had everything to do with baseball. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Aug 1, 14:11
80,000 acre fire in Mojave, try battling a brush fire in triple digit heat -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 13:33 1
- That's remote county. Looks to be north of the visitor center and campground. -- nm - Meg Aug 1, 13:44
4½ hrs until Hijack finale! whatsgonnahappenwhatsgonnahappenwhatsgonnahap pen ..? -- nm - mud Aug 1, 13:32 2
- How has it been? I don't think I finished the first episode due to tension/foreboding. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 14:56 1
  - terrific! -- nm - mud Aug 1, 15:15
Taylor Swift gives $100K bonuses to truck drivers on her Eras Tour. There are 50 Truck drivers on the tour -- (link) - Remlik Aug 1, 13:29 3
- I give up -- nm - Climate Change Aug 1, 13:53
- Her fleet is legit impressive—they were parked at the Broncos Stadium…it looked like a Canadian trucker boycott -- nm - Flavorize Aug 1, 13:35 1
  - She also dissed Travis Kelce, when he tried to slip her his digits…so she gets bonus Flav points for that too 🧡💙 -- nm - Flavorize Aug 1, 13:36
Um, what’s the NWS trying to say here? -- (link) - spamlet Aug 1, 13:24 2
- Miracle Mile is real, and it's heading straight for Pippy. -- nm - David Aug 1, 13:30
- Pornography is our weather forecast…I’ll allow it -- nm - Flavorize Aug 1, 13:25
Zack Snyder Still Plans On Releasing Director's Cut Of His Most Polarizing Film, Sucker Punch - Jovian Aug 1, 13:23 2
- We had this poster in bedroom at our old apartment for about 10 years. Shaun of the Dead made the move, but that one didn't. - David Aug 1, 13:28
- Now with 8 minutes of extended scenes (which are just the old action scenes slowed down, even more!) -- nm - Flavorize Aug 1, 13:27
One hour left to get into the mega ball pool - zeitgeist Aug 1, 13:13 4
- List 8/1 pool - zeitgeist Aug 1, 14:04
- remind me, when was the last draw (so I know if I paid or not when I go to PP)? -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 13:14 2
  - 7/28 Friday -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 13:15 1
    - Awesome. -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 13:17
Michael Lorezen to the Phillies per Jayson Stqrk -- (link) - eag Aug 1, 13:11 1
- FWIW, Tim Anderson is in the posted lineup tonight for the Sox. - spamlet Aug 1, 13:34
Fulton County sheriff says IF indicted, the Donald will be treated same as any accused felon... *mug shot* finger prints -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 12:35 12
- I would love the turmoil of him being found Epstein'ed overnight. - Jovian Aug 1, 12:42 10
  - I want him to panic and flee in his jet to Saudi or Minaco -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 13:23 1
    - yep, the entertainment factor would be limitless. -- nm - mud Aug 1, 13:24
  - no‼️ -- nm - mud Aug 1, 12:43 7
    - heh. it'd finally be over and I could then enjoy a lifetime of maga meltdown. -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 12:44 6
      - No martyrs, please. They'd deify him. - Beryllium Aug 1, 12:48 2
        
        Haven't they already? -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 13:03 1
        
        exactly. I have a father and a sister I no longer see eye to eye with and never will again. Because of this cult leader. - Jovian Aug 1, 13:05
      - how many times do I gotta say it, "maga meltdown" comes quicker and certainer w/ him in prison than martyred. -- nm - mud Aug 1, 12:48 2
        
        and the Republican party dead for generations. -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 12:56 1
        
        Roam the Desert For 40 Years, You Idiots! -- nm - mud Aug 1, 12:58
- good. -- nm - mud Aug 1, 12:37
Die Hard isn't a football movie, but The last Boyscout is. -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 1, 12:33
So they're making a bug, a feature? -- (link) - JD Aug 1, 12:30 [youtube] 6
- TEEN WOLF TWO IS THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE! -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 13:08 1
  - "Ooh, Funkytown!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 14:36
- There's going to be so much upchuck. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 12:41
- It's brilliant, and I can assure you Kim will never ride it. -- nm - David Aug 1, 12:33 1
  - He's got that right. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 1, 13:55
- I'll take Rides I Will Never Ever Ever Ride for $800, Mayim. -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 1, 12:32
Kevin McCarthy says he never voted for DJT, but he now will because of how he is being treated. - Jovian Aug 1, 12:28 5
- treated like a criminal cause he is a criminal? Let's treat Kevin like a dipshit. -- nm - Pippy Quintas Aug 1, 12:45
- Treat me like the dog I am.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 12:33
- Lofl -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Aug 1, 12:33
- he's pathetic. I don't like him very much. -- nm - mud Aug 1, 12:32 1
  - the Republican leader of the House, admitting he didnt vote (almost certainly false) for the leader of the party, just so he can try a new line out - Jovian Aug 1, 12:41
... the engineers from those far-off days at JPL are about to save the bacon of the current generation at NASA with their work. - JD Aug 1, 12:25 1
- Related. There is a doc on NFLX about the James Webb launch, and it's very good. 344 single point failures had to be navigated for success. -- nm - rollo 🐙 Aug 1, 12:31
Best Movies That Ended with the End of the World: - Jovian Aug 1, 12:23 12
- Well…Cabin in the Woods…spoils - Flavorize Aug 1, 12:47 4
  - didn't it? - Beaker 🍻 Aug 1, 12:50 3
    - you are right. it did -- nm - Pippy Quintas Aug 1, 12:53 1
      - 😱—i gotta rewatch now -- nm - Flavorize Aug 1, 13:23
    - Yep, that’s the bleak ending -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:52
- Miracle Mile haunts me to this day - Pippy Quintas Aug 1, 12:46 1
  - one of my all time favorites. And this was always Out when I tried to rent this from the video store. -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 13:00
- Love and Monsters (do you mean literal end? or just, like 99% dead humanity) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 1, 12:32 2
  - Yeah—do Mad Max movies count? -- nm* - Flavorize Aug 1, 12:48 1
    - I think the key here would be "ended with the end", so no. -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 13:16
- Last Night .. (nice list!) -- nm* - mud Aug 1, 12:28
- Testament -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 12:28
Don't be trashing my Drew Gilbert. - David Aug 1, 12:13 6
- That was the return?! We got literally 5 guys better. - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:31 4
  - Like I said, it was all up to Verlander. -- nm - David Aug 1, 12:33 3
    - (The Mets didn't even get their first ask, Ryan Clifford.) -- nm - David Aug 1, 12:34 2
      - I’m seeing now it’s Clifford and Gilbert. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:41 1
        
        Baseball journalism sucks. That's a MUCH better trade for the Mets than it sounded. -- nm - David Aug 1, 12:43
- I don't know who that is but he played at KU so I'm not allowed to say anything bad. -- nm - spamlet Aug 1, 12:18
Attention Mara. It's next tuesday. Where's my motha frackin' indictment check? -- nm - rollo 🐙 Aug 1, 12:11 4
- Latest I saw is that the grand jury has left for the day, with the exception of the foreman. Make of that what you will. - znufrii 🦄 Aug 1, 12:31
- It's the 21st century. Indictment direct deposit now. -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 1, 12:25
- wait for it .. .. -- (link*) - mud Aug 1, 12:18
- *grits teeth* There are a few more hours left in the day. -- nm - mara Aug 1, 12:15
they ran the trailer for the new Exorcist before Oppenheimer but it mostly looked like every other one of these low-budget exorcism/possession movies - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 12:00 2
- Ellen Burstyn is how old? Damn, she looks great. -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 1, 12:16
- yup -- nm - budice Aug 1, 12:02

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