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Stuart Stevens (Dubya's campaign manager): hey dummies, stop being dumb - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 13:47 4
- Biden also was awful during the primary debates. I felt like he didn’t even justify his candidacy. -- nm - Tim Jul 2, 13:55 2
  - It's been his Achilles heel since the 80s. - Inigo Jul 2, 14:06
  - all his opponents had every chance to either beat him or drop out and throw their support behind someone who could - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 13:58
- His books are fantastic. Just started reading 'em last week. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 2, 13:53
ben and matt to star in a carnahan thriller for netflix. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jul 2, 13:34
R.I.P. Rick Cluff, 74 -- (pic) - mud Jul 2, 13:33 [Attachment]
an anti-rec: crumbl cookie minis are so small. - i.b.! Jul 2, 13:17 1
- great review, thanks -- nm - Pippy Jul 2, 13:36
CNN: Trump +6 (unchanged from last pre debate poll), Harvard-Harris: Trump +4 (was +6), Morning Consult: Trump +1 (was tie), TIPP: Biden +2 (was tied) -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 12:31 32
- I don't know if this is anything .. [shrug] : -- (pic) -- (link*) - mud Jul 2, 13:47 [Attachment] 2
  - (1) Puck is the worst; (2) wtf is Open Labs? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 13:48 1
    - oh -- nm - mud Jul 2, 13:50
- Report that RFK assaulted the babysitter he hired…he refuses to speak to it. Might move the needle -- (link) - Trending Jul 2, 12:51 13
  - ah, thank you, I saw a blip about that earlier and meant to look later. there are a number of disturbing things in the “vanity fair” piece. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jul 2, 12:58
  - for or against? -- nm - rollo Jul 2, 12:57 11
    - dang -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 00:06
    - It depends. If he just used his fingers then it'll be fine. - Jovian Jul 2, 13:14 9
      - dude. — nm - i.b.! Jul 2, 13:18 8
        
        Well he is a Kennedy and it comes with the name sadly - eag Jul 2, 13:31 2
        
        there are a lot who haven’t done anything bad, it’s a bummer they’re painted with those who have. — nm - i.b.! Jul 2, 13:33 1
        
        True - eag Jul 2, 13:38
        
        Are you not familiar with the E Jean Carrol case then? -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 13:22 4
        
        I am as everyone else here is. do you have to be graphic here? and it’s not even applicable - most rfk voters are not pro-trump, even if he’s gotten - i.b.! Jul 2, 13:28 3
        
        its applicable in the sense that Republicans dont give a S about sexual assault charges. -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 13:37 2
        
        Im not exactly sure what they even give a S about actually. But it certainly isnt that. -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 13:38 1
        
        power, $, owning libs -- nm - mud Jul 2, 13:39
- My ray of hope: no one is changing their mind for ANY reason, including the quiet middle who will quietly reject Trump come November -- nm - rollo Jul 2, 12:36 13
  - On the other side, the Trump house has one of his new signs up. Trump, holding up his arrested placard, but it says, - WSS Jul 2, 13:35 1
    - That's his 40% base he's had since the escalator to now. Nothing can be done... - zeitgeist Jul 2, 14:14
  - The quiet middle must be watching all this with the most puzzled look. - David Jul 2, 12:37 10
    - yah, I’m worried that too many people will think this is the year to go third party. - i.b.! Jul 2, 12:54 2
      - I was really afraid of that for a while (also young people not voting in protest of Gaza), but I actually think this reframes the election to bring - pmb Jul 2, 13:20
      - I'm just saying - if there was an election to vote multiple times in - this is the one. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 2, 12:56
    - I'm hopeful the quiet middle is resolute in their determination that this moment in US history is about policies, not candidates -- nm - rollo Jul 2, 12:48 1
      - Word. What else can we do at this point? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 2, 12:54
    - our choices are: old and addled, old and dictatorial and old with brain worms -- (edited) - Pippy Jul 2, 12:40 4
      - Ya know, it's possible those brain worms enhanced his intellect -- nm - decline Jul 2, 13:09
      - your im and lack of it being discussed is crazy-making to me. - i.b.! Jul 2, 12:47 2
        
        I wouldn't focus on his convictions. I would run ads of his incoherent ramblings over and over. -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 13:02 1
        
        right? and even the non-ramble things like black jobs, palestinian as a pejorative. — nm - i.b.! Jul 2, 13:20
- I'm gonna claim my marker -- (link) - Reagen Jul 2, 12:35 [Backboard]
text spam seems to be evolving. Used to be shit like "Hi John, it's Mia, do you have directions to the meeting?" Now shorter to the point - rollo Jul 2, 12:28 3
- Almost daily I get either 'Hi Ginny' or 'Hi Ron' 'are you ready to sell XYZ property?" -- nm - decline Jul 2, 12:38
- I'm apparently not even worth that effort as I get: "hi" -- nm - JD Jul 2, 12:32 1
  - I couldn’t resist. — nm - i.b.! Jul 2, 12:49
"I mean, you can speak to this better than I can." -- (link) - mud Jul 2, 12:25
this is my new favorite, favorite perfume. I'm sure you all care. -- (link) - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 2, 12:24 2
- I’ve tried it; and it doesn’t work for me, unfortunately; but spice bomb combined with a madagascar vanilla was my go-to for a few fall/winters. - i.b.! Jul 2, 12:41 1
  - *muffled* no kidding. is it summer yet? -- nm - barnaby bear in a hazmat suit Jul 2, 13:24
Heart: Ann Wilson reveals cancer diagnosis. Heart cancels the rest of the 2024 tour -- (link) - Remlik Jul 2, 12:21 3
- :( - hopefully all will be well. — nm - i.b.! Jul 2, 12:44
- oh no :( -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 12:31
- :( -- nm - JaxSean Jul 2, 12:30
sentencing held off till september msnbc -- nm* - zeitgeist Jul 2, 11:55 24
- that is ... disappointing -- nm - rollo Jul 2, 12:23
- What in the actual fuck? How can presidential immunity apply to someone who - and stay with me here - WASN'T THE FUCKING PRESIDENT?!?!?!?! - Turd Ferguson Jul 2, 12:15 13
  - Wasn't TFG 'technically' President until midnight Jan 20? - nn - JaxSean Jul 2, 12:31 5
    - Yeah - but when he falsified his business records to cover up the Stormy Daniels thing - he was a candidate. It was literally before the election. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 2, 12:32 4
      - Trump is going to argue immunity because he wrote the check to Michael Cohen after he was president. There is no reasonable reading under the - pmb Jul 2, 12:39 2
        
        yes to your IM (and relitigating this only risks Merchan being madder at sentencing) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 12:42
        
        I had not thought of this aspect. -- nm - Pippy Jul 2, 12:41
      - Oh, sorry. He has so many crimes I mixed up which sentencing it was. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 2, 12:35
  - he is the ANTICHRIST -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 12:25
  - it doesn’t and Merchan already ruled thusly. but the SCOTUS case still has to be dealt with as a new motion. summarily would be my guess -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 12:19
  - I concur, this is some dumb ass shit -- nm - Pippy Jul 2, 12:17 4
    - I'm so glad I'm not in Scouts anymore and that my kids are grown. I couldn't look kids in the face anymore and try to tell them - Turd Ferguson Jul 2, 12:19 3
      - I'm with you buddy. I'm right there too. nmbtruthful - Pippy Jul 2, 12:39 1
        
        right there with ya -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 2, 12:47
      - "I'm not in SCOTUS anymore" -- nm - what JaxSean read Jul 2, 12:37
- 9/18, a week after the final debate -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 12:07 7
  - "The Court's decision will be rendered off-calendar on September 6, 2024 and the matter is adjourned until September 18, 2024" What does this mean? -- nm - decline Jul 2, 12:14 2
    - Merchan will announce his decision on whether the SC immunity ruling affects the case on Sep 6, and sentencing (if it happens) will be on Sep 18 -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 12:21 1
      - gotcha, thanks -- nm - decline Jul 2, 12:39
  - Bookmark this. There will be no more debates. That was the last time Joe and Don are ever in the same room together. -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 12:11 3
    - I think Trump will make one of his kids his VP. And then the USA will be a monarchy. -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 12:29
    - agreed. It would be very dumb to do it again. -- nm - Pippy Jul 2, 12:17 1
      - Yep. For either of them -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 12:24
- LMAO - Jovian Jul 2, 12:05
from b2, another vote for st being a safe space. the thing is that everyone here, even our more right-leaning folks are anti-trump. we know the stakes - i.b.! Jul 2, 11:49
Pelosi has (implicitly) opened the door on Biden not running. Clyburn has said he'll back Harris if Biden does not run. -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 11:39 11
- f. manchin. he planned to break with biden on a sunday show, was persuaded not to. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jul 2, 12:06
- She pointed out that Joe has done fewer interviews the last four years since Reagan (for the same reason?) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 11:47 7
  - he's done fewer because he hates the press for the way they wrote him off in 2020 -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 11:50 6
    - and it’s not the same reason, and he’s had other media contact and appearances. also did none of these people see him after the debate?! — nm - i.b.! Jul 2, 11:55 5
      - And didnt she push back when they kept bringing up removal of Feinestine -- nm - eag Jul 2, 12:02 4
        
        it’s not quite the same thing; but, yah, she defended her throughout. — nm - i.b.! Jul 2, 12:09
        
        yeah it's pretty rich that the two most notorious octogenarians (both older than Joe) who have refused to ever give up their own house seats are sayin - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 12:07 2
        
        100% this -- nm - Pippy Jul 2, 12:19
        
        like "you first, motherfuckers" -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 12:08
- Maybe Joe should responded back a bit better during the debate when DJT blamed her for Jan 6 - Jovian Jul 2, 11:42
- boy that Devil I Don't Know is sure looking pretty good right about now - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 11:42
a thing i had forgotten is Mr Belvedere took over for Tatoo on Fantasy Island after Herve quit in a salary dispute -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 11:38 2
- Honestly thought it was Johnathan Winters. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 14:36
- Did he drop kick his jacket as he came through the door? -- nm - BaRRRon Jul 2, 11:40
EA college football dynasty deep dive -- (link) - eag Jul 2, 11:31 [youtube]
I had originally predicted that Biden would ramp down and Kamala would ramp up mid term. I now predict that happens in term 2, rather quickly. -- nm - WSS Jul 2, 11:30
Noa Argamani's mom dies -- (edited) - mud Jul 2, 11:26 1
- :( - so glad she had time with noa. — nm - i.b.! Jul 2, 11:29
"Flaws in Open-Source Software Exposed 'Almost Every Apple Device' to Hacking" -- (link) - David Jul 2, 11:11
Biden /Stephanopoulos interview Friday -- (pic) - mud Jul 2, 11:06 [Attachment] 3
- Good. He'll need to keep lining these up or it's finished. New CNN national poll just came out. He's down 6 points now nationally -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 11:21 2
  - Kornacki: unchanged from the same CNN poll last march, originally considered an outlier -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 11:49
  - Never Change Horses in Midstream -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 11:24 [youtube]
Jeopardy alert! - Trending Jul 2, 11:04 [Attachment] 4
- I'M TRYING!!! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 12:07 1
  - See? -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 12:07 [Backboard]
- fuck amazon -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 11:07
- so jeopardy x pub trivia? — nm - i.b.! Jul 2, 11:07
flights from LA to Maui this fall are $237 round trip? -- (edited) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 11:01 11
- Travel to Hawaii to cool down! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 12:06
- because it is insanely low. Those hotels won't be though -- nm - Pippy Jul 2, 11:08 3
  - not sure i'd do the whole hotel thing. there are condos at a reasonable nightly rate ($100+) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 11:11 2
    - one of my brothers just did this with his wife. I’d do it in a heartbeat if I could easily swing it. — nm - i.b.! Jul 2, 12:11
    - Oooo. we stayed at a condo in Maui. it was delightful. You should go. - Pippy Jul 2, 11:22
- probably a good place to go for election night - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 11:03 5
  - I feel like working my ass off on election day and then coming home to a trump victory would be the worst experience ever. on the bright side - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 2, 12:19
  - We'll be at Disney. It worked perfectly in 2020. -- nm - David Jul 2, 11:05 3
    - That’s the first place the “hunters of woke” will go, if Trump wins. Make sure you stuff your pockets with all those feral cats that live there - Trending Jul 2, 11:08 2
      - Naw, you'll have a couple days, first they burn libraries and all clinics that provide health care for women -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 11:27
      - There gonna beat the crap out of Mickey and his friends -- nm - eag Jul 2, 11:22
Maple Leafs free agency tracker: "there is nothing major in the hopper for Treliving and his hockey club" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 10:55
Inside the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Beryl -- (pic) - budice Jul 2, 10:45 [Attachment] 1
- Very cool shot! -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 11:01
For once, I'm pretty sure that this collision wasn't caused by looking at a phone as the distraction to cause lack of situational awareness - JD Jul 2, 10:41 [youtube] 3
- Ooh, that is horrendous! Anyway…. - Will Hunting Jul 2, 11:30
- Man, I've raced that track so many times, I can take those turns blindfolded. But not with a car stopped in the middle of the track! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 10:50
- Yellow flag, people! (Relatedly Sidenote: I think everyone forgot about the ST NASCAR league.) :( - JaxSean Jul 2, 10:44
what country did Herr Donald the first want to nuke and the pentagon said NO we can't do that? (besides wanting to nuke a hurricane) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 10:37 12
- Based on past behavior, the White House. -- nm - David Jul 2, 10:53
- Denmark for backing out of the Greenland deal. -- nm - VMan Jul 2, 10:53
- North Korea ala "my button is bigger than your button and it works" -- nm - rollo Jul 2, 10:52 1
  - What? Lil Kim, his friend that wrote such a lovely letter? Naw, he'd nuke so Korea because they don't pay enough protection -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 11:25
- Probably an ally of ours -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 10:51 3
  - (actually I think its Mexico) -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 10:55 2
    - Rings a bell. He wanted to execute a false flag operation and invade. Wasn't it? -- nm - VMan Jul 2, 10:59 1
      - He wanted to fire rockets at a cartel and magically have it blamed on a rival gang. Like they wouldn't know it was us -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 11:06
- California. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 2, 10:50 1
  - *ding* -- nm - WSS Jul 2, 11:31
- Iran? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 2, 10:39 1
  - I think so. -- nm - mud Jul 2, 11:04
I need to know how that firefly made out with Chubbins -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 10:26 3
- well, I haven't seen it today. (are lightning bugs nocturnal?) I'll let you know if I see it again. chubs is no worse for the wear. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 2, 12:29
- First it looked deep into Chubbins' eyes and said, "baby, you're not just some piece of tail to me, you light up my life." And then it just lalalalal -- nm - rollo Jul 2, 10:30 1
  - (lalalalal is french-kissing noises) -- nm - rollo Jul 2, 10:30
I was promised dog meat or higher! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 2, 10:21
Let us sit back and admire for a moment the subtle genius of Chobani Flips. - BaRRRon Jul 2, 10:18 5
- iirc, fage yogurt with honey on the side was first here; and I remember thinking the same thing - i.b.! Jul 2, 11:05
- I've got another genius marketing from Dominos. You tip your driver $ 3, you get $ 3 off a future pizza. Except you have to use the $ 3 within a certain time limit -- (edited) - Pippy Jul 2, 10:21 3
  - I'll guess it doesn't increase the Driver's income as it's figured into the minimum wage they are required to get??? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 11:08 1
    - I'm not sure. But if a corporation can screw over an employee, we know they will! -- nm - Pippy Jul 2, 11:10
  - That is genius. It's Itchy and Scratchy money. -- nm - BaRRRon Jul 2, 10:25
To dance the bamba You need a little grace A little grace For me, for you, come on, and come on -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 10:07

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