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I love my robot vacuum. I should get one for upstairs too. -- nm - sycor Jun 28, 10:48 4
- Like a flowbee? -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 10:52 3
  - I'm deeply concerned about the one he got for downstairs. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 28, 10:56 2
    - The future is now. We have sex robots. -- nm - colin Jun 28, 10:57
    - sux-a-lot-3000 -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 10:57
CNN reports that 47.9 million people watched the debate, making it the network's biggest program ever. - David Jun 28, 10:41 6
- was that how many were tuned to CNN or the total from all networks that ran it? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 11:05
- Oh, there was a debate? How'd it go? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 28, 10:45 4
  - See: Wolf of Wall Street gif. -- nm - David Jun 28, 10:46 3
    - The one where he's trying to get into his Lambo? -- nm - Max Jun 28, 11:00
    - Narrow it down. It could range from slapstick comedy to sexiest thing possible. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 28, 10:47 1
      - It's the NO F*@&ING WAY meme. It's an inside joke between me and David. I needle him, and he smacks back. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 28, 10:48
Not watching because I'm currently on the road, but Livestream of a Biden rally in NC which is apparently night and day -- (link) - Reagen Jun 28, 10:36 [BS] 23
- Now if we could only get 47.9M people to see that, somehow -- nm - Trending Jun 28, 11:39
- He hit the talking points he wanted to hit last night and fumbled. CAMPAIGN LIKE A DEMON, JOE! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 28, 10:46
- yah, he’s doing well and sounds much better overall. he was improved in appearances after the debate. - i.b.! Jun 28, 10:46 1
  - Mitch Landrieu said he had a cold after the debate on NBC, but I wasn't sure if he was just spinning. -- nm - pmb Jun 28, 11:03
- He really seemed like the nerves got the best of him. I think the time pressures, the volume of lies to deal with and just the scrutiny of the debate - pmb Jun 28, 10:42 13
  - who ever was responsible for his debate prep is also bigtime at fault. - Jovian Jun 28, 10:46
  - apparently he also had a cold all week (which . . . maybe say that before the debate?) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 10:43
  - How is that possible? That's the super bowl, he's a career politician. -- nm - colin Jun 28, 10:43 10
    - because HE IS NOT up to the task. Republicans are right about that one thing. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 10:47 9
      - I think he's up to the job, but not debates. He understands the issues and can make decisions. Debating is totally different. And really this isn't - pmb Jun 28, 10:58
      - I think he's fine as president. The appointees in his administration are what are making change, I doubt he makes much policy. -- (edited) - colin Jun 28, 10:54 7
        
        he’s been president for ~3.5 years, and he’s not all that different than he has been. he’s a ceo/cob who picked a good executive leadership team. - i.b.! Jun 28, 10:59
        
        To your IM: I'm not so sure about this if Trump wins in 2024. Look at the RNC chair. Trump isn't picking Republican regulars this time around. It's going to be -- (edited) - oblique Jun 28, 10:58 1
        
        Absolutely. Read up on Project 2025. They've written their playbook and it's terrifying. John Oliver did a great piece on it. -- nm - pmb Jun 28, 11:00
        
        none of the legislation he did get passed would have gotten across the finish line without his dealmaking experience. another underrated skill - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 10:58
        
        He's been an excellent POTUS, and his assembled team is the best of my lifetime. -- nm - David Jun 28, 10:58 2
        
        he has been great. But last night was a death knell. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 12:10
        
        I've said this before, but he is the most effective president of my adult life. It just gets lost in all the screaming. -- nm - pmb Jun 28, 11:01
- MSNBC did a breakdown on all incumbent POTUS' first re-election debate. almost all were horrible. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 28, 10:39
- that's the Biden that needs to be debating -- nm - Remlik Jun 28, 10:37 3
  - Where were those drugs last night!!! -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 11:18
  - too late now -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 10:41 1
    - and that will be the last time the two of them are ever even in the same room together, let alone the debate stage. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 10:42
The Mets and the Astros play this weekend and both teams are .500, which seemed improbable a month ago. -- nm - Tim Jun 28, 10:33
starting to think Economics, generally, is the bunk -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 10:33 1
- I remember this from 4 years ago. here’s the non-twitter link. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jun 28, 10:36
Genius Poll; if you have an artist you whole-heartedly adore, not a work in their oeuvre you dislike, what was the piece that you first encountered? - Landbeck Jun 28, 10:24 19
- Crosby, Stills, Nash &Young. Van Gough (seeing night Cafe in RL is amazing, you don't get the intensity, the lamp is nearly 3d with half inch thick p -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 12:24
- My faves of faves don't qualify based on the second criteria - JD Jun 28, 10:47 2
  - I was excited when I saw The Interrupters were playing St Pete at Jannus Live at the end of Sept - JaxSean Jun 28, 10:50 1
    - Everybody has to have priorities 8-) - JD Jun 28, 10:53
- Biffy Clyro I first heard the song That Golden Rule on Siri/XM. I can listen to my Spotify playlist with 190+ of their songs over and over. - JaxSean Jun 28, 10:42 [spotify]
- For film it's Tarantino for me. I've enjoyed everything he's ever made. - Krusty Jun 28, 10:42 2
  - IMO he is the best director of our generation. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 10:43 1
    - I really hope he's not serious about retiring after his next movie. He has so many more ideas and movies in him. -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 10:46
- Frank Frazetta Conan paperback covers. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 28, 10:41
- Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper, Idiot Pilot -To Buy a Gun, Don Hertzfeldt - Billy's Balloon, Matthew Barney - River of Fundament -- nm - colin Jun 28, 10:40 4
  - I love Biffy's cover of The Modern Leper - JaxSean Jun 28, 10:47 1
    - Yeah it's good. That whole tribute album was really sweet. Never got into BC the way I did FR (and We Were Promised Jetpacks) -- nm - colin Jun 28, 10:57
  - Dan Deacon - Pink Batman (by way of a lovely animated short) -- nm - colin Jun 28, 10:42
  - I love a lot of Neil Stephenson, but not all. Diamond Age was first. -- nm - colin Jun 28, 10:41
- William Gibson, Neuromancer; Neil Gaiman, Sandman #1; Jack Vettriano, The Singing Butler. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 28, 10:39 1
  - Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide. I loved everything he wrote. I maybe love Dirk Gently more. -- nm* - Mop🧹 Jun 28, 10:57
- Stephen King - The Dead Zone, Alanis - I guess You Oughta Know, Prince - 1999 -- nm* - Turd Ferguson Jun 28, 10:39
- Philip Glass - Glassworks, Terry Pratchett - Good Omens (Guards, Guards! if co-authoring doesn’t count) -- nm* - znufrii Jun 28, 10:29 1
  - Oo Pratchett. The Colour of Magic for me. -- nm* - colin Jun 28, 10:44
Inside Out 2 has outgrossed the original's entire global run in less than three weeks lol -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 10:16
new website idea: TheresASingleWordInGermanForIt.com -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 28, 09:54 1
- German Scrabble boards must be enormous. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 10:02
sitwap, alanis’s 8 year old daughter recently joined her to sing “ironic.” great job! nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jun 28, 09:37
it would probably spark a new Marbury v Madison standoff, but I would just remove the federal judiciary’s jurisdiction over agency regulations -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 09:32 7
- “A cornerstone of administrative law,” is a polite way of observing that a grenade has just destroyed a lot of the foundation of our lifestyle. -- nm - Landbeck Jun 28, 10:09
- As a lawyer in higher education that has to enforce policies, this ruling is gonna make my wife's job a nightmare. -- nm - Inigo Jun 28, 09:35 5
  - it will be disastrous for decades in ways we can’t even foresee today, not the least of which also bad for business -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 09:39 4
    - Kagan gets it -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 09:44 3
      - Yup, the idea is to flood the courts with conservative judges then have them rule in favor of businesses/conservatives wherever necessary. -- nm - Inigo Jun 28, 09:48 1
        
        the lawless Fifth Circuit and N.D. Texas (Amarillo Div) specifically -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 10:18
      - Neil Gorsuch’s mom tried to destroy the EPA under Reagan, so him now being the final word on their regs is greaaaaaat -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 09:48
I’ll just say I can tell who spends a lot of time on political social media* vs. remembering what we’ve learned over the years about people who -- (edited) - i.b.! Jun 28, 09:29 10
- There was an interesting discussion with one of Ezra Klein's guests who cited a study about "aspirational influencers" (ie: tiktok) that fosters a - oblique Jun 28, 09:36 9
  - it’s totally pervasive, and it’s definitely part of how trump got has maga-ites so hardcore for him. - i.b.! Jun 28, 09:45 8
    - It's the vibecession in a nutshell. "Inflation is actual..." *presents opposite numbers* "but salaries haven't risen!" *Real wages gave increased - Reagen Jun 28, 09:49 7
      - this, but also for Gaza x 1000000000 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 09:50 6
        
        I want to look but also don’t to see if he was pressured to show side by side details. - i.b.! Jun 28, 09:57 4
        
        I want to offer a service for these people where I go shopping with them - Reagen Jun 28, 10:05 3
        
        I think teaching how to shop for deals, for those who have multiple store options, would go a long way; but, in this case, he’s not showing details - i.b.! Jun 28, 10:28 2
        
        I see people saying they spend 350 a week for a family of 4 and I wonder the fuck how - Reagen Jun 28, 10:39 1
        
        I had a family member who spent multiple hundreds a week for two people and a small dog, and very little cooking was in the mix. - i.b.! Jun 28, 10:55
        
        I point out that the person saying it is a problem is also wrong - Pippy Jun 28, 09:57
My Broadway trip was fantastic. I love that city so much. I loved 2/3 shows. Cabaret I could take or leave. -- nm - kelly Jun 28, 09:28 9
- Sorry, I missed this previously -- what three shows did you see? -- nm - Fuzzy Jun 28, 10:34
- Awesome!! Glad you're having a great time! - Krusty Jun 28, 09:37 2
  - Oh I’m sorry, I left yesterday!! I was only in town for 2 days. -- nm - kelly Jun 28, 09:41 1
    - It's all good. :-) - Krusty Jun 28, 09:43
- Yay! Glad that you enjoyed your time there. - JD Jun 28, 09:36 [youtube]
- were all three leads in Merrily for your showing? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 09:29 3
  - Yep. -- nm - kelly Jun 28, 09:31 2
    - nice! -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 09:33
    - awesome -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 28, 09:31
Kilbo, I’m back tomorrow morning. I’d love to meet you if it’s at all possible! :) -- nm - kelly Jun 28, 09:25 1
- :) Your trip looks amazing. Will definitely reach out if our schedule ends up open. Will all depend on how much time my daughter has free -- (edited) - oblique Jun 28, 09:26
Horizon Part 1 only earned 800k last night. Looks like the tracking was right. On the plus side, A Quiet Place Day One looks a rare prequel hit. -- nm* - Inigo Jun 28, 09:17 20
- I've never seen a quiet place movie. do I like them? -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 28, 09:21 13
  - If you can handle the stress you should be good because they're not really gory. - Max Jun 28, 10:03 1
    - I was wondering about that for myself, so thanks! — nm - i.b.! Jun 28, 10:33
  - The 1st one had a novel idea and resulted in adequate entertainment. The 2nd one was meh. -- nm - Loyola Jun 28, 09:42
  - Apparently the new one features a cat somewhat prominently. -- nm - Dano Jun 28, 09:40 3
    - I posted about it the other day, subsequently saw it was at the premiere. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jun 28, 09:47 [Backboard]
    - lol RIP that mfer -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 09:43
    - It does. (spoilers) - oblique Jun 28, 09:42
  - first one mostly slaps. not sure if I saw the second one but don’t remember a thing if I did -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 09:28
  - Yes. They're excellent. -- nm - David Jun 28, 09:26
  - Seeing this one first would be very cool, I would think. -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 09:23
  - I think you would. Especially if you like John Krazinski and Emily Blunt together. -- nm - Inigo Jun 28, 09:23
  - the 1st was fab, I really liked the 2nd, this one looks cool (I like Lupita) -- nm - mud Jun 28, 09:23
  - I *love* them. They are exceptionally tense movies with great lore and of course a solid cast. EDIT: It is one of the few "scary" movie franchises that my wife loves -- nm* - oblique Jun 28, 09:23
- There's a bit of irony that we went to see it in the Dolby cinema for a movie that is SOOOOO quiet most of the time but it really works - oblique Jun 28, 09:20 5
  - When there is sound it's super effective. -- nm - pmb Jun 28, 09:26 1
    - You really do notice when ANYONE in the theater makes a sound. Super cool group experience -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 09:29
  - Do we all agree the second one was not as good as the first? But I am looking forward to this one. -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 09:23 2
    - yes to all of that -- nm - Andie Jun 28, 09:28
    - For me that first movie was a pretty high bar, but QP2 was still excellent and not a disappointment -- nm* - oblique Jun 28, 09:23
Why Is Parker Valby Still Racing in Her College Uniform? IMO this an interesting side of NIL - JD Jun 28, 09:14
There were a TON of great lines from The Boys last night, but this one reallly cracked me up (spoils) -- (edited) - Jovian Jun 28, 09:03 4
- banana bookmark (did not watch yet but will tonight) -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 09:06 3
  - heh honestly, this episode probably had some of the best lines of the entire series. Certainly for this season. - Jovian Jun 28, 09:11 2
    - The music drop in the previous episode had me laughing out loud. -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 09:12 1
      - I am re-watching this weeks episode tonight for sure. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 09:21
I might be exactly the target audience for this but my initial reaction was still...really? - JD Jun 28, 08:42
I got X-Men 97 on in the background. I don’t remember Rogue sounding like a helium Dolly Parton. - Will Hunting Jun 28, 08:36 5
- I made it about a minute into the first one. No thanks. -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 09:11 1
  - Your reaction reminds me of my way younger self checking out a library book that was essentially a graphic novel before there was such a thing. - JD Jun 28, 09:26
- it's the same actors. They're 30 years older now -- nm - Remlik Jun 28, 08:43 2
  - It seems so not what I remember … helium Belle. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 28, 08:52
  - Yup. Rogue is actually closer than most. Jubilee is the only one who sounds the same. -- nm - David Jun 28, 08:45
latest Brexit casualty: the music festivals not named Glastonbury or Reading -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 08:28 2
- "His team has calculated that lowering VAT, or Value Added Tax, on tickets from 20% to 5%, would be a lifesaver." - JD Jun 28, 08:34 1
  - Pretty hard to justify why music festivals should get a lower VAT but not other things. - Roger More Jun 28, 08:52
Re B2: Apparently they estimated Horizon at $1-1.5M yesterday, and it finished at $800k. Granted, that's a harder movie for previews. -- nm - MDH Jun 28, 08:28
DOORS! -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 08:21 7
- WINDOWS! -- nm - decline Jun 28, 08:21 6
  - OS/2! -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 08:22 5
    - NETSCAPE! -- nm - mud Jun 28, 08:24 4
      - IRC! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 28, 08:30 3
        
        WBS..... -- nm - JD Jun 28, 08:34 2
        
        ICQ? -- nm - Strongbad Jun 28, 08:35 1
        
        ST! -- nm - mud Jun 28, 08:43
"Gallop poll June 1992 Perot 39% Bush 31% Clinton 25%" -- (pic) - mud Jun 28, 08:17 [Attachment] 23
- “It was painful to watch.” -- (pic) - mud Jun 28, 08:50 [Attachment] 3
  - Terrible comparison—The world wasn’t connected by the internet then. There weren’t 15 second viral clips of stumbling Ron being played - Trending Jun 28, 09:03 2
    - not just in every home, in every single American hand. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 09:05 1
      - Reagan had a big lead, and in the 2nd debate he had the famous age quip that had Mondale cracking up. -- nm - mud Jun 28, 09:07
- Clinton was president 30 years ago and is still younger than both of these clowns -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 08:19 2
  - hotter, too. (am I right?) -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 28, 09:22
  - Biden is old (probably too old) but he's not a clown. unfortunately also the only person who could have won in 2020 which is still a good thing - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 08:24
- this may as well have been 100 years ago. If Joe is not replaced at the top of the ticket, its Fuhrer Trump come November. Zero question about it. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 08:19 15
  - (and I was *never* in the 'replace Joe' camp until last night) - Jovian Jun 28, 08:20 14
    - Joe already said he’s not backing away and will push for a rematch in Sept 🤷‍♂️ -- nm - Trending Jun 28, 08:25 13
      - we will see. But if this holds true. Its the Fourth Reich come 2025. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 08:27 12
        
        It's definitely gonna be this. - Inigo Jun 28, 09:26 2
        
        Was Project 2025 mentioned specifically by Biden last night? I'm curious. I turned off at the climate change question -- nm - Pippy Jun 28, 09:29 1
        
        I didn't watch any of it. But it really should be part of the campaign. - Inigo Jun 28, 09:37
        
        "a Trojan Horse" -- (link) - mud Jun 28, 09:13
        
        Jovian, if I tossed a coin, and it came up heads *or* tails, you'd say this. GO TOUCH GRASS! - David Jun 28, 08:46 3
        
        Just reading the tea leaves brother. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 08:47 2
        
        You did this in 2020 and 2022 and got both wrong. Swipe sexy! -- nm - David Jun 28, 08:57 1
        
        Im not sure what it is I got wrong in 2022? I made no predictions. And I did call the coup attempt in 2020. - Jovian Jun 28, 09:04
        
        How he went from “low energy”/looking lost during the debate to completely fired up and high energy afterwards 🤷‍♂️ -- (edited) - Trending Jun 28, 08:43 3
        
        Guy who sits behind me (from PA) who voted DJT in 2016 and Biden in 2020. Told me as soon as he walked into the office that he absolutely NOT vote - Jovian Jun 28, 08:46 2
        
        yes as President Hillary can attest, debate performance is 100% dispositive in persuading swing voters -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 09:26
        
        Yup—they (Right wing nuts 🌰) have been pushing the “Sleepy Joe” thing for awhile—to see it play out…supposedly he had a cold - Trending Jun 28, 08:57

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