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Somehow, Porzingas has returned! -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 10:26
"you are now in charge of the printer." "If so, I'm gonna go get a fucking sledgehammer for it" - Beaker 🍺 Jun 4, 10:24 3
- [Zoolander printer toner fight montage] -- nm - Max Jun 4, 10:32
- "PC load letter?! What the &#$% does that mean?!" -- nm - Jovian Jun 4, 10:25 1
  - Needs toner? we just fucking did that yesterday! No, no this is empty the toner and one of the colors. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 4, 10:27
Worldwide Box Office Update (see IM): Kingdom of Apes hits $325M, The Fall Guy $150M, Garfield $150M, IF $125M, Furiosa $100M - MDH Jun 4, 10:22 1
- add $18 for Furiosa, 2 of us going tonight! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 4, 10:25
Texas abortion ban going great -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 10:22
“you have no right to be here you Nazi piece of shit!” -- (pic) - mud Jun 4, 10:19 [Attachment]
G/O Media has sold Gizmodo to the French media firm Keleops. The sale marks the eighth G/O Media property to be auctioned off since last March. -- (link) - budice Jun 4, 10:12 1
- well poop -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 4, 10:29
I'm considering new tires for my humdrum commuter car for $150/tire installed. Crazy or sensible? - Max Jun 4, 10:07 7
- That seems to be the going rate. Do you plan to dr8ve 50k miles? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 4, 11:39
- About what I just paid at the shop to have mine replaced so yeah - znufrii Jun 4, 10:18
- Yep—that is what I paid for tires for my Subaru -- nm - Trending Jun 4, 10:15
- you should get some phat-ass rims to go with those fancy tires -- nm - decline Jun 4, 10:11
- Never skimp on things that are between you and the ground - oblique Jun 4, 10:11 2
  - that's why i wear expensive pants -- nm - colin Jun 4, 10:32 1
    - Pants on the ground! -- nm - Qale Jun 4, 11:54
It wasn't beer, it was banana milkshake. -- (link) - LMS Jun 4, 09:58 2
- too bad it wasn't hydrochloric acid. - Jovian Jun 4, 10:04
- It even flew out of the cup shaped like a banana (great photo) -- nm - Max Jun 4, 09:58
what was your favorite legal asylum in the US moment? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 09:54 4
- Learning from Australia just like the UK. We offshore almost everyone. Shipped 37 boat arrivals off to Nauru a couple days ago. - mafic Jun 4, 09:59 2
  - It seems like you all would have a far better infrastructure to handle this than Narau would? -- nm - ty97 Jun 4, 10:00 1
    - Definitely! And yet we pay them to put people in prison (I’m sorry, “immigration detention”) so we don’t have to deal with it. - mafic Jun 4, 10:03
- The new test is demonstrated here. -- (pic) - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:56 [Attachment]
Plane update: left hotel at 1, arrived airport 2:30, checked in and through customs by 3:30, now waiting waiting waiting. - mafic Jun 4, 09:53 6
- Is the plane tail number 6V-AMC ? - ty97 Jun 4, 09:58 4
  - Can’t read it from here, but it’s an A321, so I guess yes? Still has the covers on the engines which is maybe not the best sign. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 10:00 3
    - Huh, covers on engines is something that I thought they only did when they parked them in the desert for storage -- nm - ty97 Jun 4, 10:01 2
      - I dunno. Maybe they don’t want to take chances since it’s their only one? Either way not exactly a bustling hive of activity out there. - mafic Jun 4, 10:06
      - It landed from Casablanca at 4:15pm, if you were curious. - ty97 Jun 4, 10:02
- Lesson learned: don’t fly through West Africa at the start of the Hajj. Dubai gonna be a nightmare in the way home next week. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 09:56
Variety: Alec and Hilaria Baldwin Announce TLC Reality Series ‘The Baldwins’ for 2025 -- (link) - mud Jun 4, 09:41 3
- They have *SEVEN* kids. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:48
- No thanks. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 09:45
- live from prison? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 4, 09:42
NHL - Utah all set to start selling tix on Friday. -- (link) - budice Jun 4, 09:25 5
- Wtf designed a sports venue that has a third of the seats with partial obscured sight? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 4, 11:46
- So, what’s the obstruction for the other 6,000? -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 09:54 1
  - Modesty sheet. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 10:05
- Utah Destroying Angels -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 4, 09:48
- I dunno, man. The name of the team will greatly influence whether I want to buy tickets or not. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:36
T-mobile has Bad Boys tickets for $5 -- nm - Remlik Jun 4, 09:24
Daughter needs to watch Rebel Without A Cause for school. I was shocked to discover I didn't own it on Vudu. - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:22 4
- I found out the other day our library has something called Kanopy and I can watch a certain amount of content there (not that movie though) -- nm - oblique Jun 4, 09:29 3
  - welcome to the party pal (also check out Hoopla tho they generally have less stuff than the K) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 10:14
  - Kanopy is a big deal for libraries and higher ed. It's largely replaced VHS/DVD checkout in education. - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:37
  - I remember their product placement in Endgame. - LFG Jun 4, 09:32
Ken Cheseboro and Trump aides catching charges in Wisconsin -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 09:11 3
- Uhm, it says "fake story" in the link! -- nm - 45*34=0 Jun 4, 09:16 2
  - Great job ABC news -- nm - Jovian Jun 4, 09:19 1
    - I just realized this is probably because its about the fake electors... still pretty sloppy ABC. -- nm - Jovian Jun 4, 10:33
Jeremy Renner change of story: He actually didn't star in his 3rd Mission: Impossible movie because he didn't want to get killed off. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:09 3
- He clearly wants to come back and perhaps take over the franchise if/when Tom leaves. Especially if the next one is the last one...they can reset... - Remlik Jun 4, 09:15 2
  - You know! Like he did with Bourne! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:19
  - I would prefer a TAG franchise. -- nm - LFG Jun 4, 09:18
Alien: Romulus new trailer -- (link) - budice Jun 4, 09:07 [youtube] 10
- my lukewarm take is neither Ridley Scott nor James Cameron were horror directors so just handing it over to a horror guy is not gonna fix the franchis -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 10:21
- If I had to guess... almost everyone dies, but one sole protagonist escapes and the ending is nebulous. Got it. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 10:06 1
  - I mean you're not wrong, it absolutely just looks like a remake of the original movie based off that trailer. -- nm - Jovian Jun 4, 10:07
- run to the side! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 4, 09:45
- you had me at hello -- nm - oblique Jun 4, 09:27
- scary -- nm - decline Jun 4, 09:25
- At 1:48 it looks like someone is about to have a bad time with an acid bath. Looks like it could be right terrifying. -- nm - sycor Jun 4, 09:19
- Well. Done. -- nm - LFG Jun 4, 09:15
- sweet. -- nm - mud Jun 4, 09:15
- *twitch* -- nm - Jovian Jun 4, 09:11
35 years ago, China massacred Tiananmen Square's demonstrators -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 08:39 3
- my left-wing boss at the time: "Guatemalan death squads kill that many in a week." -- nm - mud Jun 4, 09:17 1
  - one of my teachers at the time (pre-massacre): "This could be the moment where China actually breaks away from communism." -- nm* - Jovian Jun 4, 09:47
- Sara was just there a few months ago, her hotel was right down the street. - Remlik Jun 4, 08:54
Max hiked prices, eh? -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 4, 08:35 20
- Do you want a million subscribers who pay $1, or 1 subscriber who pays a million dollars? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:10
- You gotta laugh. - David Jun 4, 09:04 11
  - Note how they mention "NBA, NHL, and MLB games". So charging separately for Bleacher Report... that's out the window? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:50 1
    - Ah, well, that's Deadline telling us what's on Max. I'll see if I can find their press release. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:55
  - max is rotational for me. I get it for a month like every six months. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 09:10 8
    - We get it free with cell service. -- nm - David Jun 4, 09:23
    - sorry -- because everything I want to watch I can fit into that schedule. there's nothing on anymore. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 09:11 6
      - i do this with Apple. -- nm - Andie Jun 4, 09:12 5
        
        I love trying on apple. have you watched? (I know it's a BBC or whatever show. we get it on apple.) -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 09:15 4
        
        oh, no, haven't watched. will include it in next Apple-watching-marathon-month. -- nm - Andie Jun 4, 09:20 3
        
        it's so charming. half hour comedy. so easy to watch. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 09:21 2
        
        what is? (I don't see a title mentioned) -- nm - mud Jun 4, 09:26 1
        
        The show is called Trying. (I had to google) -- nm - sycor Jun 4, 09:52
- yearly ad-free plan $169.99 - vs - yearly “ultimate” ad-free plan $209.99. What is different? -- nm - LFG Jun 4, 08:47 2
  - the difference is about 40 bucks -- nm - decline Jun 4, 08:54 1
    - *slow draw on a fat cigar* -- nm - Max Jun 4, 08:55
- those prices are stupid expensive - decline Jun 4, 08:36 3
  - You gotta increase the prices so you can then offer promotional discounts! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 4, 09:11 1
    - but reduce the annual discount! -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 09:11
  - Max, Netflix and Prime are my main three (but since Prime I would already have, D+ gets the third spot). But yes, getting out of hand. -- nm* - LFG Jun 4, 08:48
"Defund the Police" is good now, actually -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 08:33 1
- How embarrassing it must be to still be a Republican (ie an actual Republican, not a MAGA cultist) -- nm - Jovian Jun 4, 08:35
Djokovic withdraws from the French Open after winning his 4th round match. This guarantees that Jannick Sinner will be ranked #1 after the French Open -- nm - Dano Jun 4, 08:00 7
- Yeah. He was shaky af against Cerundolo. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 09:39
- Sounds like *someone* made a deal with the devil! -- nm - Max Jun 4, 08:30
- Messed up his knee—honestly should’ve lost that last match -- nm - Trending Jun 4, 08:06
- vaxxed -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 08:06
- wow -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 4, 08:00 2
  - I think he’s suffering from some illness. Long Covid would be ironic. -- nm - Dano Jun 4, 08:07 1
    - I still think he has an illness (he’s had mid match dizzy spells) but the withdrawal is due to a meniscus tear. -- nm - Dano Jun 4, 08:19
"Among just swing voters, 60% approve of the jury’s decision, while only 24% disapprove" in case any Dems wanna call for the defendant to drop out -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 07:55 41
- NYT has a focus group with undecided swing voters who don't like either candidate and several said voting for a felon was a line they couldn't cross. - pmb Jun 4, 08:06 7
  - "But her emails" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 08:18 5
    - And remember, the whole tone if the story was that it was going to cast a shadow on her presidency to be under investigation the whole time. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 08:24 1
      - *That* is the line Dems need to use. -- nm - LFG Jun 4, 08:45
    - "Lock her up!" (which 45 *never* said) -- nm - LFG Jun 4, 08:22 2
      - this new lie of his really has me scratching my head. -- nm - Jovian Jun 4, 08:23 1
        
        Classic Trump. He don't want it being said about him. -- nm - LFG Jun 4, 08:44
  - There are some that would specifically vote *against* a felon, I would think. -- nm - LFG Jun 4, 08:15
- Why would Dems want him to drop out? Having him as the opponent gives them their best chance of winning. -- nm - Dano Jun 4, 08:02 32
  - This entire sub-discussion underscores the madness of this whole. It's so incomprehensible that nobody can even agree on how to approach it. -- nm - David Jun 4, 08:52 5
    - there appears to be consensus below -- nm - mud Jun 4, 09:12
    - It's because Biden is so weak. Buttigieg would eviscerate Trump in the media over this issue, but Biden is missing his fastball, curve, and slider - rollo Jun 4, 08:56 3
      - I see it as more, "How do you even argue against something this insane?" - David Jun 4, 09:06 2
        
        it's sadly like flat earthers. you can't argue. just nod politely and run here to tell you guys. but flat earthers aren't undermining democracy. - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 09:14 1
        
        These are fair points both of you -- nm - rollo Jun 4, 09:55
  - not that he ever would but shift the narrative from "34 felony convictions make him stronger with voters" to "no convicted felon should be a nominee" -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 08:06 25
    - Thus “proving” Trump’s assertion that this is all just a political persecution meant to keep him off the ballot. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 4, 08:09 18
      - Ain't gonna convince anyone but the convinced. - Reagen Jun 4, 08:21 17
        
        I just don’t know why you’d want to play into your opponent’s messaging by making it look like you’re doing exactly what he’s accusing you of. -- nm - znufrii Jun 4, 08:26 16
        
        Cause who gives a fuck what his base thinks? Meanwhile, make him play defense, which is a losing strategy. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 08:29 15
        
        up arrow up arrow up arrow. campaign ads with trump saying "hillary shouldn't be allowed to run as an accused felon." - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 09:17 2
        
        Yup - it used to be "there's always a Tweet", not it's like "There's always a clip". Use them shits!!! nm -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jun 4, 09:18 1
        
        that's what I'm saying! I don't acre how much you have to pay CNN to make them shits into ads. USE THEM SHITS. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 09:20
        
        It’s not about what his base thinks, it’s about Trump’s ability to control the media narrative. - znufrii Jun 4, 08:33 11
        
        Nah, dude's a bluffer. He only controls it because people don't go on the offense about it. - Reagen Jun 4, 08:35 2
        
        up arrow!! again! every time you say his name "twice impeached convicted felon donald trump." my friend's ex wife would invent narratives - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 09:19
        
        this -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 4, 08:56
        
        which they've been doing since the verdicts came down: "Voters Don't Care because it's just baked in to his numbers" and the media spit that back to - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 08:34 7
        
        “Democrats lend credence to Trump’s claim of political persecution by demanding he step down.” - znufrii Jun 4, 08:47 6
        
        "Democrats lend credence that Trump conviction isn't important by not mentioning it" - Reagen Jun 4, 08:53 5
        
        Also I heard some wonk say Biden should just stick to the economy; I see no reason why he shouldn't do both here. - Max Jun 4, 09:36
        
        I'm running out of up arrows. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 09:21
        
        Who’s arguing in favor of “not mentioning it”? - znufrii Jun 4, 09:20
        
        This strategy has been definitively proven as effective over the last 10 years ... by Trump! Whatever else he is, he is relentlessly "on message" and - rollo Jun 4, 09:00 1
        
        Being relentlessly on message only goes so far if the media won’t buy into it. -- nm* - znufrii Jun 4, 09:18
    - True. It’s not like he would withdraw anyway. Pressuring him to do so makes it even less likely. -- nm - Dano Jun 4, 08:08 4
      - It's like a more accurate version of LBJ calling his opponent a pig fucker. "I just want to hear him deny it" -- nm* - Reagen Jun 4, 08:22 3
        
        "Every time I turn around they hand me a verdict for something. Guilty guilty guilty!" -- nm - Stormy Janiels Jun 4, 08:38
        
        [snork] -- nm - mud Jun 4, 08:31
        
        yes! -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 08:23
    - Biden has been slamming him, about the verdict, lately —possible the WH asked Dems to hold back until Biden is done with the Orange piñata -- nm - Trending Jun 4, 08:08
the Fleet Streeting of American media continues apace -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 4, 07:52
"More buildings have been wrecked in Ukraine than if every building in Manhattan were leveled four times over. In some places, like Marinka, - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 4, 07:51
Player that slammed into Caitlin Clark (the most recent one), has got a history of being…let’s call it, “not cool”/ “a tad aggressive” -- (pic) - Trending Jun 4, 07:51 [Attachment] 6
- most egregious action - nicknaming herself. -- nm - Andie Jun 4, 07:54 3
  - Sadly true. nm - wang Jun 4, 08:06
  - word -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 4, 07:58
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jun 4, 07:57
- do you say that "kennedy"? because if so, please go home. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 4, 07:53 1
  - My natural inclination is to say it like you’re German - kkkhhhennedy -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 09:48
Born down in a dead man's town -- nm - rollo Jun 4, 07:50

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