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Trump's personal lawyer, definitely not his sidepiece, gets shut down by Judge Kaplan -- (pic) - Jovian Jan 17, 07:39 [Attachment] 1
- Judges word is law in the court room. And they do talk that way, she knows that and she’s not special -- nm - Pippy Jan 17, 08:14
Kate, of William and Kate, had abdominal surgery. Unspecified reasons. Let's speculate! - TWuG Jan 17, 07:38 1
- Swallowed a crown jewel in a fit of rage -- nm - Pippy Jan 17, 07:44
Schools: closed. County: dangerous roads. Downed trees and power lines. Campus: Hey, you be careful. See you at noon. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 07:21 1
- The problem is that the union negotiated pay for closures in our last contract, but then the world discovered work-from-home. -- (edited) - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 07:24
Mop! Things are looking good for the Apple Vision Pro -- (link) - decline Jan 17, 07:15 1
- Sign up for your 25 minute demo now! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 07:20
Amazon saves Diamond Sports RSN — games will be on Prime for a fee tbd. - Will Hunting Jan 17, 07:14
Does Your Avocado Look Gross Inside? Here's How To Tell If You Can Eat It. -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 07:12
Putin claims war would have ended long ago if it hadn't been for Ukraine - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 06:40 3
- I mean, yeah. Why didn't they just let themselves be conquered? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 07:04 2
  - stupid Ukrainians -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 17, 07:28
  - Right?! -- nm - Pippy Jan 17, 07:14
Continuing with the good news board -- (edited) - Znufrii, promoted Jan 17, 06:38 7
- *WOOT* That's tremendous. Congratulations. -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jan 17, 13:44
- Yay!!! You deserve it -- nm - Pippy Jan 17, 07:15
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 17, 07:10
- Fantastic! You need to get that down-payment on the pool in!!! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 17, 07:02
- Congrats! -- nm - con_carne Jan 17, 06:47
- Awesome! Congrats!! -- nm - Krusty Jan 17, 06:45
- 🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 06:40
If my county's jury duty website says we can bring reading material, do we think that includes a Kindle? Or just a book? -- nm - sycor Jan 17, 06:31 7
- As long as it is "carefully curated" its all good. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 06:34 4
  - Edgar Allen Poe and Lovecraft? And other "classics" -- nm - sycor Jan 17, 07:09 3
    - I was mocking an article I posted below but now I'm curious if attorneys will excuse you from the jury for carrying Lovecraft -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 07:10 2
      - "Steal This Book" -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 07:40
      - I know, I was just goofing. Maybe if I can get a Cthulhu t-shirt by then, maybe that will help be get out of jury duty. -- nm - sycor Jan 17, 07:14
- as long as you go through the metal detectors, you typically should be good with an ipad etc -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 06:32 1
  - Cool thanks! -- nm - sycor Jan 17, 06:34
FAA: First 40 MAX 9 inspections now complete. FAA will "throughly review the data" before final approval. Planes remain grounded -- (link) - ty97 Jan 17, 06:30 2
- I have a MAX 9 flight in 9 days, if this could get going.... -- nm - ty97 Jan 17, 06:31 1
  - Oddly enough... - ty97 Jan 17, 06:33
Ben & Jerry's leadership is calling for a "permanent and immediate ceasefire" in Gaza -- (link) - budice Jan 17, 06:22 3
- Tis a wonderful dream -- nm - Pippy Jan 17, 07:34
- Sure. I'm sure Hamas will comply. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 07:06
- "Let us all sit at the same table and partake of the hop flavored IDF IPA Cream and also Hamas Hummus Ripple" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 06:33
Jan. 17 - Not all who wander are lost. - JRR Tolkien -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 06:10 1
- This reminds me: I need to show gratitude, snap some photos, and introduce y'all to Josh Bobo. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 06:12
Good news. Everyone is in agreement. Daughter scheduled to be discharged tomorrow (probably before noon). Return to campus this weekend. Start - oblique Jan 17, 05:57 14
- Great news! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 17, 07:42
- Awesome!! -- nm - Pippy Jan 17, 07:35
- Great to hear! Your love and support for her has been so important. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 17, 06:59
- Woo hoo!! So happy for everyone! -- nm - Krusty Jan 17, 06:57
- Yay!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Jan 17, 06:31
- Wonderful! -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 17, 06:19
- What a great way to start the day! - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 17, 06:17
- Fantastic news! -- nm - spamlet Jan 17, 06:16
- This is great and very happy! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 06:11
- that is the best possible outcome. It sounds like she had a great team to support her through this. -- nm - Andie Jan 17, 06:01 1
  - Very happy with them for sure. Interesting experience I think because she is 21. Glad we had the medical POA ready to use but we also - oblique Jan 17, 06:05
- really happy for you -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 17, 05:58
- awesome news -- nm - decline Jan 17, 05:57 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 17, 06:16
Amazon to Invest In Diamond Sports; Prime Video to Stream Bally Sports -- (link) - budice Jan 17, 05:55
Did Trump kill the election debate format? "ABC News cancels its Republican primary debate due to not having enough participants" -- (link) - decline Jan 17, 05:53 2
- yes, just like everything else he touches. - Jovian Jan 17, 07:05
- arguably, the format as it became cable news-ified since the 1980s needed to die. but not for the reasons fucko wants (no scrutiny at all) - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 06:30
I am very jealous of Reagen's lemon trees - decline Jan 17, 05:49 3
- Lemon tree very pretty. And the lemon flower is sweet. But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 06:04
- We'll see if it ever flowers. The leaves smell very lemony though. -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 06:01
- I have one, it's not exactly thriving in IL but 5 lemons S1, then 4, then 3 this year. Repotted it and it seems to be growing. - rollo Jan 17, 05:59
Bills’ schedule could be disrupted by another lake-effect storm forecast for Buffalo -- (link*) - budice Jan 17, 05:43 1
- We want a snow game! -- nm - NFL Fans Jan 17, 05:45
Well I know one thing from the Iowa caucusus, Ramaswamy did exactly what he wanted to and ingrained himself to the golden ox - tRuMaN Jan 17, 05:26 5
- it was always nothing but a PsyOp -- nm - Jovian Jan 17, 07:06
- Nah Trump was slamming him in the last couple of weeks before the vote. He’s on the outs with MAGA world. -- nm - spamlet Jan 17, 05:48 3
  - Trump at NH rally: 'He'll be working with us for a long time' after Ramaswamy endorses him at the rally. -- nm* - tRuMaN Jan 17, 05:51 2
    - I missed that he kissed the ring after IA. I honestly never hope to hear his name again. -- nm - spamlet Jan 17, 06:15 1
      - better hope for a Biden win in November then. -- nm - Jovian Jan 17, 07:06
Days like this make me wish I could call in sick and settle down on the couch with some hot chocolate. Stay warm everyone! -- nm - Krusty Jan 17, 05:08 4
- well that, or invent a machine to create duplicates of yourself so that you can do both. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 17, 05:27 3
  - That would work -- nm - Krusty Jan 17, 05:33 2
    - if you create such a machine, I would like to borrow it. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 17, 05:34 1
      - What are you planning on doing with a Krusty clone? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 06:55
7th circuit: we assume SCOTUS will weigh in with more clarity on trans rights. SCOTUS: nah, we’re good. -- (link*) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 17, 04:54
Connections Puzzle #220 - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 17, 04:35 6
- Identical. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 17, 06:35
- made it but with some real guessing for purple -- (edited) - oblique Jan 17, 06:09
- X'd out. - VMan Jan 17, 06:03
- x'd it -- nm - decline Jan 17, 05:45 1
  - my first x in I don't know when -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 06:02
- purple first after 1 bobo - rollo Jan 17, 05:27
Wordle 942 4/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 17, 04:27 3
- 4 - 50 meter low hurdles - rollo Jan 17, 05:25
- 5 - decline Jan 17, 05:22
- Wordle 942 3/6 - crash davis 😺 Jan 17, 05:03
5,000 AB brewery workers set to go on strike -- (link) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 17, 04:08
The scary rise in maternal mortality rates? It doesn’t exist and the CDC knows it doesn’t exist but won’t fix the numbers. -- (link*) - spamlet Jan 17, 04:01 1
- So the old "dying with condition X" interpreted as "dying because of condition X" problem - Three Quark Baron Jan 17, 05:49
CA parents almost scammed by AI voice of their son claiming to be to have been in an accident and needing bail, they called the jail to get some detai -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 16, 22:49
Nets play by play team just having a normal one on the air lol -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 22:39 2
- This is like a decade old and one of them swore it wasn't serious...but yeah. - David Jan 16, 23:33 1
  - Ian Eagle is one of the best and sadly has to sit through Nets games year after year. -- nm - Krusty Jan 17, 04:43
Also on the topic of books: a library nightmare simulation -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 16, 21:38 [mastodon]
Do You Have ‘Bookshelf Wealth’? - crash davis 😺 Jan 16, 21:16 14
- Worrying about what other people have on their shelves is wild (excepting illegal, etc). Treat your anxiety. - Reagen Jan 17, 05:44
- i have a bookshelf I built with about 75% of it convered in books, but I dont have book wealth, the books are just - tRuMaN Jan 17, 05:34
- I donate or giveaway most of my books. I see no need to collect them as seeing them doesn't bring me any enjoyment. Once I've read them I usually - Krusty Jan 17, 04:55 2
  - they use the term 'curate' in the article, and i think that depends how it is used. i *guess* i curate my bookshelf? I keep very few books. but -- (edited) - Andie Jan 17, 06:06 1
    - They use the term “curate” in the article, which means I can disregard it outright. -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 17, 06:17
- I think a celebrity started this, wanted to look smart in a architectural digest piece -- nm - Pippy Jan 17, 01:22
- They all tumbled to the floor and lay in a jumble -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 22:30
- I have a carefully curated collection of tomes. - . Jan 16, 21:59 4
  - All my books are 🌶️ -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 22:54
  - I bought a book today. System Collapse. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 22:12 2
    - Be careful where you place that on your bookshelf - . Jan 16, 22:15 1
      - Indeed! I'll have to give it a trial run on a smaller shelf. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 22:17
- No, not at all. I have a partially-filled ikea corner bookshelf that is my triumph of 2023. - Beryllium Jan 16, 21:25
- the tickety-tock on bookshelf wealth -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Jan 16, 21:22 [tiktok]
Club Q mass shooter will plead guilty to 72 charges to drop death penalty and get consecutive life sentences, for 5 deaths at LGBTQ event -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 16, 21:13 1
- It’s a good plea. -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 21:26
15 people were hospitalized due to freezing at the KC froze bowl. -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 16, 20:55 2
- Dolphins fans? -- nm - . Jan 16, 21:47 1
  - it's never the topless guys with painted chests :))))))))))))))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 16, 21:48
the best thing about Argyle coming out is never having to think or see anything Argyle again -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 20:50
Knights who say Knecht! -- nm - David Jan 16, 20:40 4
- Only SEC player to drop 35+ in back to back games in 25 years. Thats quite a stat. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jan 16, 21:08 3
  - Who was the last one? Chris Jackson? -- nm - David Jan 16, 21:12 2
    - Shaq -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 16, 21:30 1
      - Wow, that is a LOT of historical footnotes. He's in rare air. Thanks for the link! -- nm - David Jan 16, 21:38
11! -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 20:36 9
- 9-2 doesn't sound quite as magical - crash davis 😺 Jan 16, 21:05
- You're welcome. -- nm - David Jan 16, 20:40 6
  - Sits in a place of honour -- (pic) - Reagen Jan 16, 20:43 [Attachment] 5
    - Shopgirl on Fight Club - that's hot -- nm - rollo Jan 17, 05:30 1
      - Book Wealth! -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 05:57
    - Aww. Merry Christmas, buddy! -- nm - David Jan 16, 20:44 2
      - Good lord. I just looked this up. Y'all are 15-3 (!) since that arrived. - David Jan 16, 20:47 1
        
        probably just needed to acclimatize. -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 20:52
- grrr -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 20:38
new Ludlum novel just dropped -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 20:19
words cannot describe how much I adored the finale of Fargo S5 -- nm - mud Jan 16, 19:56 3
- Awesome because we're not watching until tomorrow. But I wouldn't expect anything less. It's been fantastic. -- nm - Snow Command Jan 16, 20:11 2
  - this may be the best season since the first. I've enjoyed the ones in between, too. -- nm - mud Jan 16, 20:15 1
    - I’m struggling with season 3 right now -- nm - Pippy Jan 17, 01:24
Vudu has 100 Columbia movies for $100 dollars. I kind want to buy it just to see how many of those movies I don't have. - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 19:46 3
- any 3 Stooges shorts included? -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 16, 20:01
- I think I've seen about half, and don't think there are many I'd care to see again. some decent ones in the other half, but nothing crucial for me. -- nm - mafic Jan 16, 19:58
- Looks to be also on iTunes if you wanted to go that route. I don’t think it’s worth it, unless you are a collector. -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 19:53
I don’t have to, nor want to, do any research on anyone who uses the phrase “blue MAGA” right? Like nothing good comes from any of that. -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 19:44 1
- Noooooope! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 19:47
More RGIII and Jay Gruden -- (link) - budice Jan 16, 19:42 2
- Just gonna call him Trip from now on. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 19:42 1
  - well now hold up on that a second, pardner -- nm - Cmr. Charles Tucker III Jan 16, 20:01
Hmm. Role Play on Prime Video isn't exactly a comedy. - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 19:31
mafic, a girl came jogging by as I was struggling to walk down the street. - Mop🧹 Jan 16, 19:28 1
- not just fashionable, practical! you should wear them even when it doesn't snow. -- nm - mafic Jan 16, 19:31
Wednesday xword: another where I got about 90% of the way through before figuring out the theme -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 16, 19:15 4
- Congratulations! You solved a Wednesday Crossword in 46:22. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 16, 21:05
- I do them mostly desktop browser so I can see the cross clues. if I'd gone app for this it would have taken me a bit longer. -- nm - mafic Jan 16, 19:21 2
  - yeah, I'm 100% desktop unless I'm traveling -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 16, 19:24 1
    - I did everything by phone for 2 weeks in New Zealand, and I think I was about 10-15% slower. -- nm - mafic Jan 16, 19:30

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