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This is an amazing chart about the economy -- (link) - Reagen Apr 5, 11:44 [Image] 6
- The rest make sense but I don’t get why NC is still considered a swing state. - Tim Apr 5, 11:47 3
  - Joe only lost it in 2020 by 1.3% it may have gotten bluer overall in the last four years -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 11:51 2
    - 2016 margin was only 3.6, 2012, 1.9. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 11:52 1
      - also if they can stop the ticket-splitting bullshit, GOP nominated a fucking insane dude for governor this round -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 11:54
- this one too (let’s see if Dems ever give them any credit at all) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 11:46
- Nathanfillion.gif -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 11:45
in other news, DJT stock is down another 11% today (market is up 300 pts) and The selloff has erased nearly $2 billion from the value of you-know-who -- nm - decline Apr 5, 11:43
tonight i am going to be home, by myself, with gloriously nothing to do. I want a horror movie. Recommend a great one that i may not have seen. - Andie Apr 5, 11:43 14
- Pearl, X, Fear Street Parts 1, 2, and 3 -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 11:57 1
  - will check those out. Thanks all! -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 11:58
- Housebound is a lot of fun and is available on Tubi (ads). Tucker and Dale vs Evil? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 5, 11:51 3
  - You're Next, Ready or Not? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 5, 11:52 1
    - seen! -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 11:52
  - all good choices (but i don't think we get Tubi?) -- nm* - Andie Apr 5, 11:52
- I would've recommended Don't Breathe but it doesn't seem to be streaming anywhere (can be rented) -- nm - oblique Apr 5, 11:50 1
  - this is on my list actually, good reminder to keep an eye out. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 11:52
- The Descent is my go to for "horror movies most haven't seen" - Reagen Apr 5, 11:46 1
  - The Descent is possibly the most uncomfortable i have ever been at a movie. And It Follows is good. but, seen'em both. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 11:48
- Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey -- nm - decline Apr 5, 11:44 3
  - joking? - Andie Apr 5, 11:45 2
    - sure :) . (How about Smile?) -- nm - decline Apr 5, 11:48 1
      - oooh, i have not seen that. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 11:49
Isla Fisher: back on the market -- (link) - decline Apr 5, 11:31 4
- I'm not sure where she falls in the Hot to Crazy scale. - sycor Apr 5, 11:38 1
  - Somewhere in the upper right quadrant, for sure - Reagen Apr 5, 11:46
- sweet -- nm* - budice Apr 5, 11:33
- Rebel Wilson was right! -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 11:32
Disney just announced Mandalorian and Grogu for May 22nd, 2026, Toy Story 5 for June 19th, 2026, and Moana live-action on July 10th, 2026. - David Apr 5, 11:21 11
- good christ, how far back do you want to go -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 11:31 2
  - I mean, if your mind naturally goes back 40 years, that says it all. -- nm - David Apr 5, 11:45 1
    - you said "ever" (if we're doing imprints and not just the main studio even more recent) -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 11:53
- Tron: Ares on October 10th, 2025. Peltz shouldn't have made Iger bleed his own blood. -- nm - David Apr 5, 11:30
- Strong lineup. Now they just need to announce in partnership with Sony Spider-man 4 with Tobey and Sam Raimi returning. -- nm - Remlik Apr 5, 11:27 1
  - Raimi claims he hasn't been asked yet but indicated he would immediately say yes. -- nm - David Apr 5, 11:29
- And timely push given Igers victory just yesterday -- nm - budice Apr 5, 11:27 1
  - pay no attention to 2024 or 2025! -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 11:31
- Mandalorian and Baby Yoda -- nm - budice Apr 5, 11:25
- I could not care less about these 3 movies. -- nm - MDH Apr 5, 11:23 1
  - Same -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 11:36
ugh. NYT News Quiz: You scored 6 out of 11. That's below your recent average -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 5, 11:19
Kilbo/Meg Guess What? Godzilla X Kong - The New Empire is playing super close to where we are staying ... it's sort of an ST meet up tradition right? - JenBro Apr 5, 11:06 4
- Sadly my wife and I are only going to be able to meet Monday morning for breakfast/brunch. We're coming in really late on Sunday and hitting the road - oblique Apr 5, 11:22 1
  - OK - got it - looking forward to catching up too .. your son is still in Cheboygan right? -- nm - JenBro Apr 5, 13:46
- can't be worse than Van Helsing - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 11:09 1
  - I think my favorite for an ST meet up was Ready Player One in Vegas with the endless Mimosas that they'd bring to your recliner chair - all you had to - JenBro Apr 5, 11:13
Powerball spam for today, 1.2billion draw tomorrow, nic and date 4/6 - zeitgeist Apr 5, 10:57 3
- sent -- nm - sycor Apr 5, 11:35
- I'm in - thanks for wrangling tickets! -- nm - JenBro Apr 5, 11:15
- money sent -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 5, 11:09
NTO -- (pic) -- (link*) - ty97 Apr 5, 10:57 [Attachment] 1
- Why this is bad for Biden. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 11:14
ha ha identity thief did what now -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 10:56 1
- I don't know that this is funny. He got the real person arrested and committed. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 11:13
nothing like earthquake twitter to bring back the good tweets -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 10:54
ah so that’s why he walked away from the Lambo… -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 10:52 1
- KC's gonna have to spend another first round pick on a WR. -- nm - David Apr 5, 10:56
found Danny Houston’s next biopic -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 10:51
“finally getting that vasectomy today. glad I’m not all the way over in Quakifornia for the surgery!” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 10:48 1
- quick, find the guy who was getting lasik -- nm - oblique Apr 5, 10:52
how long did they have these sitting in a box waiting for today? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 10:46 1
- If they've been in a box...waiting...then I think we've found our time traveller -- nm - oblique Apr 5, 10:52
I really don't think I could tolerate Robert Kennedy Jr's voice the next six months...just no, stop, STFU -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 10:46
ty97, I found the perfect shirt for you -- (link) - decline Apr 5, 10:40 1
- I, for one, welcome the extra scrutiny from TSA. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 10:42
Purdue's Zach Edey wins 2nd straight AP Player of the Year award -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 5, 10:37
Connolly and Moskowitz , they're here all week -- (pic) - mud Apr 5, 10:31 [Attachment]
Dunk and Egg cast -- (link) - mud Apr 5, 10:21
50 Years Later, My First Final Four Is Still The Best - JD Apr 5, 10:20 2
- How's Chet anyway? -- nm - David Apr 5, 10:31 1
  - Good best that I know - JD Apr 5, 10:34
streaming psa: Apple+ added another batch of free catalog movies this month (mostly more Paramount -- Godfather foremost) -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 10:19
Ok. This is above and beyond New York overreaction to the quake -- (link) - JD Apr 5, 10:06 5
- snort -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 5, 10:36
- i would buy this. Imagine you are on a treadmill or something and it shakes and lose your balance and fall. Not crazy to imagine. -- nm* - Andie Apr 5, 10:18 3
  - It was 4.8. The subway shakes more ;-) -- nm - JD Apr 5, 10:27 2
    - sure, but weird stuff happens. I would fall off a treadmill on the subway too! :) -- (edited) - Andie Apr 5, 10:41 1
      - You will rebuild -- nm - con_carne Apr 5, 10:57
"“Can I tell you something? Elon is a friend of mine, I think the world of him. This guy has no ego. OK?” -- Nelson Peltz today -- nm - David Apr 5, 09:59 4
- So, 100% id? - znufrii Apr 5, 11:21
- He so much doesn't not have an ego, that if he really didn't have one, he would buy one the size of Australia to claim it is the largest - Marlowe Apr 5, 10:04
- No ego. Sure, fine, whatever, Nelson -- (edited) - JD Apr 5, 10:03 1
  - Your IM is a great question. -- nm - David Apr 5, 10:17
Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Derrick Brown is signing a four-year, $96 million extension that includes $63.165 million guaranteed -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 5, 09:50 1
- Their one remaining good player. -- nm - David Apr 5, 09:59
Quebec app helps amateur astronomers watch the eclipse -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 5, 09:50
epicenter in … Bedminster? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 09:48 4
- Barron read some nuke info and built his own ...isn't that something Ritchie Rich would do. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 10:00
- lol amazing, less than 6 miles away from epicenter. -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 09:53
- Guess I'd better start going to church -- nm - Roger More Apr 5, 09:51
- 🤣 -- nm - JD Apr 5, 09:51
There's nobody at this airport! Guess they all left at 7AM. -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 09:44 1
- in the movie there would be ominous tinkly piano music .... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 10:44
Phillies City Connect jerseys -- (link) - Tim Apr 5, 09:42 13
- I like the colors. -- nm - David Apr 5, 10:00
- blech -- nm - decline Apr 5, 09:48
- The king is still the White Sox and it’s not close. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 09:48 2
  - They're the only really good one. The Braves is nice but is more of a retro jersey than a new one like the others. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 09:51
  - Yeah, that one’s S-tier -- nm - Tim Apr 5, 09:49
- Meh. The hat’s okay though. -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 09:46 1
  - And that sleeve patch? Just, no. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 5, 09:49
- *smh* Not good. Thank goodness we're not participating in this madness. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 09:45 5
  - I’ll give the Yankees a pass on not doing City Connect out of being the most historic franchise. -- nm - Tim Apr 5, 09:49 3
    - They're all so bad. Are they selling so well that every other team is willing to keep doing this? -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 09:54 2
      - People around here seem to love the Reds connect jerseys. I don’t. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Apr 5, 11:13
      - It’s like the minor league alternate name gimmicks. More jersey selections means more sales. - Tim Apr 5, 10:02
  - The hat is nice. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 09:46
MGT with the official maga take: - Jovian Apr 5, 09:29 [Attachment]
Wow an earthquake in NY. When was the last earthquake? How strong was it? Was an earthquake “due”? Is a 4.8 oftentimes a precursor to a stronger - Loyola Apr 5, 09:21 13
- Never forget! -- (link) - Krusty Apr 5, 09:36 [Image] 3
  - At least you got a trashcan. When NC had one roll through around 2011 (I think), all we got was a tipped over lawn chair. -- nm - sycor Apr 5, 09:57 2
    - I'd bet someone pushed it over for the picture. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 10:02 1
      - As did the person that did our picture. IIRC it was a table and 4 chairs and 1 chair was turned over. -- nm - sycor Apr 5, 11:40
- *sends out an emergency alert* -- (link) - NYC an hour later Apr 5, 09:31
- I kind of feel bad for those where it is not a part of life but at the same time, I read this and my eyeballs rolled so hard that I was afraid they - JD Apr 5, 09:27 4
  - Yes but this is New York. It’s the world’s city. It’s just different. - Loyola Apr 5, 09:48 1
    - 👏 - JD Apr 5, 09:49
  - Ok man, now rush to the store before to buy eggs and bread before they run out. Someone spotted a rain cloud in your area. -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 09:32 1
    - To the last part. LOL. Well that's a specifically So-Cal thing as Northern CA actually has weather and seasons. - JD Apr 5, 09:37
- It's delicious is what it is. Post more about how it's scary. -- nm - con_carne Apr 5, 09:27
- "A 4.8 earthquake in New York. And it *still* wasn’t enough to wake up the Mets.” -- nm* - budice Apr 5, 09:24
- strongest in the area since 1973 -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 09:23
Harry Roy and His Orchestra: MGP -- (link) - JD Apr 5, 09:19 [youtube]
Monkey Man: $1.4M and Omen $725k on Thursday -- nm - MDH Apr 5, 09:16 1
- bad omen -- nm - budice Apr 5, 09:19
east coast bias, but for earthquake feels -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 09:15 7
- ahhhh 2011! I couldnt remember the exact year that one was. that was my first earthquake. Today's was way more instense. -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 09:31 1
  - This one was a lot closer to you, so yeah. I remember 2011 being stronger, but I was also on the 28th floor of and office building in NYC at the time -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 09:47
- absolutely would have been a Must See TV event night in 1997 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 09:20
- Last Night: 4.2 & 4.4 earthquakes in NorCal no coverage. Today: 4.8 earthquake in NYC wall-to-wall coverage across all three cable news channels -- (link*) - budice Apr 5, 09:18 3
  - It could also be that they're very rare here unlike California -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 09:19 2
    - The L.A. equivalent is the coverage any type of rain gets there. -- nm - Inigo Apr 5, 11:08
    - It's no different than sports. Just East Coast bias ;-) -- nm - JD Apr 5, 09:21
B2: Actshooly, Trump already economically blocked BYD and Biden has continued it - JD Apr 5, 09:11 1
- i assumed it was a tariff thing. ah well, can't put a price on reducing carbon emissions i guess -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 09:15
bwahahah -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 09:11
For the last few months, we have a standing tradition of going to the diner for breakfast the first Friday of every month. I wish we would have - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 5, 09:05 3
- Nice! :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 09:18
- *saves this idea to steal when A is older* -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 09:06 1
  - definitely -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 5, 09:06
Everything You Need to Know About Tiana's Bayou Adventure Before Its Disney Debut -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 5, 08:53
Does anyone know how many episodes this Season three of Resident Alien is? -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 08:52 2
- 8 -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 5, 08:53 1
  - ahhh so this most recent *was* the finale then. Thanks! Im only three behind and now Ill finish up this weekend. -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 08:58
Conspiracy Theorists Say Everyone Should Stare at the Eclipse Without Eye Protection -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 5, 08:43 8
- "TikTokers have been convinced that the eclipse on April 8 will bring about ... ... the end of the so-called simulation that defines our current -- (edited) - Andie Apr 5, 09:00 2
  - I'm with you. I don't like this timeline. -- nm - Pippy: Apr 5, 09:09 1
    - I mean... Nickelback? - Spawn Apr 5, 09:11
- I'm sure the earthquakes only shook more sense into people as well :) -- nm - oblique Apr 5, 08:46 2
  - lol oh yes. My mom thirty minutes ago, "Oh son, I really do believe that God is trying to tell us something!" -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 09:01 1
    - "Could it be the error of your ways?" -- nm - Roger More Apr 5, 09:03
- "Make sure you check to see if your glasses have the string of letters and numbers: ISO 12312-2." -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 5, 08:45
- LOL, “I’ve always looked at eclipses plus almost every day I will stare at the sun for about 5 minutes. I’m not blind yet. They lied about that,” -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 08:44
LIR weekend plans. Lots of yard and house stuff. 1 year warranty repairs on Monday so have to tag everything in the house. - sycor Apr 5, 08:41
MDH yeah new album on the way "I love you so f*&king much* in July. New single out now -- (link) - Remlik Apr 5, 08:40 [youtube]
Adams really is going to announce that deployment of cops to the core. -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 08:37
Did we know Tempur-pedic makes a "Gaming Mattress"? -- (link) - Andie Apr 5, 08:36 1
- Some of my best gaming adventures have been on a mattress. -- nm - Spawn Apr 5, 09:05
USC freshman guard Bronny James will enter the 2024 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 5, 08:35
I count the falling tears. -- nm - Cinderella Apr 5, 08:34

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