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Still far too early to make any real determination on where Hurricane Beryl might end up ultimately. I’m still hoping to miss most being off Mon/Tues. -- nm - Qale Jul 4, 23:54 1
- Stay safe my man -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 23:55
Joined the neighbors for our annual 4th celebration. Learned our fireworks weren't exactly 'safe and sane.' Oops. - Meg Jul 4, 23:21 7
- 17 minutes over LA on the Fourth -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 23:50 [youtube]
- "Just landed back at LAX and it looks like a war zone… " -- (link) - budice Jul 4, 23:42 1
  - I like that -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 23:50
- The LA basin and Orange county has dangerously high air pollution ATM -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 23:28 3
  - I'm not surprised. -- nm - Meg Jul 4, 23:36 2
    - Mmm... Sulphur. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 23:37 1
      - jeez my town is now over 200...but santa anna, that's like last year in NYC when the sky turned blood red -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 5, 01:34 [Attachment]
Labor's at 409 with another 14 seats to be decided -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 23:04 1
- exit polls seem to have overestimated Tories by 30ish and underestimated Lib Dems by almost the same (strategic voting killed them as much as Reform) -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jul 5, 00:03
Liz Truss lost her seat to LAB. Former PM. -- nm* - budice Jul 4, 22:50 4
- Motherfuckers, I’m still standing. I’m still here -- (link) - Larry the Cat Jul 4, 23:29 1
  - 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 23:49
- Terry Jermy, whoever that is, is the Labour candidate. I assume they can last longer than a lettuce. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 22:57 1
  - That's not a person, that's a unit of time in The Good Place -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 06:33
rewatching Jaws, given how big the shark turns out to be, the test of line Quint first uses on the boat seems comically thin. can you really catch a - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 22:11 6
- The boat was Quint’s biggest edge and point of pride—I think he thought boat+line and he could catch anything—shows how much he underestimated - Trending Jul 4, 23:02 4
  - Tough guy, picking fights (with fish in Quint’s case) until he ran into one bigger and badder than himself -- nm - Trending Jul 4, 23:06 3
    - Are you suggesting that Quint is actually the villain in Jaws? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 23:08 1
      - Towards the end Quint made some poor life choices (spoiler, but really if you need spoiler protection on Jaws, wtf) - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 23:10
    - Brody told him he needed a bigger boat -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 23:08
- Could be. I'm always amazed at how sport fishing rods can almost fold in half without breaking while something's on the line. -- nm - Max Jul 4, 22:40
"Today is a day of sunshine and showers, but also rain". This BBC weather forecast is covering all the bases. -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 22:07 1
- speaking as someone from the PNW: No, they're really not. That's half the bases, at best. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 22:15
record number of cabinet ministers yeeted -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 22:02 3
- Considering how things went overall, not particularly a surprise -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 22:02 2
  - (why am I still awake?) -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 22:03 1
    - fireworks might blow you up if you go to sleep -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 22:14
The Boys quote spoils - Beryllium Jul 4, 21:40 2
- location spoils - Beryllium Jul 4, 22:01
- .. more quote spoils - Beryllium Jul 4, 21:54
not that the result likely would've been much different in Nov. but kinda glad this isn't happening at the same time as ours -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 21:39 2
- will be funny to see how quickly Joe invites Starmer over for his first official visit (given how much he despises the Brits generally) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 21:50 1
  - related: Sinn Fein eclipses the DUP as NI's largest party in Westminster -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 21:58
Latest BBC forecast: Labour 408, Conservative 136, Lib Dems 66 -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 21:26
I’ve been binging movies all day. I may have miscalculated, ending the night on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 21:25 2
- It just keeps getting worse. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 21:39 1
  - There’s at least 3 different scenes where the bad guy is poised to strike a deathblow on the hero and is stopped short. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 22:27
bye bitch! -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 21:20 2
- I assume that's incoming MP Dan Norris to his left. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 21:22 1
  - I can’t believe Beanface didn’t win. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 21:24
fun fact: there's not a single constituency so far where Tory vote share has increased from the last election. - mafic Jul 4, 21:06
and that's Labour majority with like 180 seats to go. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 21:03 1
- Debate Joe Biden is only slightly less energetic than Kier's victory speech - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 21:10
Latest BBC forecast (about 10 minutes ago): Labor 410, Conservative 144, Lib Dems 58 -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 20:43 2
- Rishi Sunak can still be PM if Mike Pence has enough courage -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 20:51 1
  - Guy Fawkes was just on a tour. -- nm - VMan Jul 4, 21:14
Conservative Party vs Reform Party is gonna be interesting after tonight. -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 20:16 1
- i suppose Labour would be happy for them to keep tearing each other apart while they implement the Remain-lite measures that everyone else wants -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 20:25
Labour GAIN Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. Has been Conservative since 1820. -- (link) - ty97 Jul 4, 20:16
And sometimes the UK just confused me -- (pic) - ty97 Jul 4, 20:10 [Attachment] 3
- Figured it was just Sir Elton with the latest numbers from West Hamptonshire. -- nm - VMan Jul 4, 21:16 1
  - All this time I thought Elton was flamboyantly gay, now it seems he's just average -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 21:56
- . -- (pic) - ty97 Jul 4, 20:24 [Attachment]
Players crowding around a ref is the worst thing about soccer. He should just be able to say “F off” and start giving out cards. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 4, 19:53 3
- I'm pretty sure the diving is the worst thing about soccer. - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 23:35 1
  - If a trainer comes out, you should be substituted. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 23:36
- Especially on penalty kicks. Go away. Get out of the box. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 4, 19:55
The WBC has expelled Ryan Garcia from any activity with the organization after he repeatedly used racial slurs in comments livestreamed on social medi -- (link) - Remlik Jul 4, 19:47
A little late in the day to be running the Thunder Shirt ad. Already sounds like a war zone out there. -- nm - Meg Jul 4, 19:46
Updated BBC forecast: Labor 405, Conservative 154, Lib Dems 56.....Reform only 4 -- nm* - ty97 Jul 4, 19:41
Nigel Farage is now, on his 8th attempt, an MP -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 19:30 1
- hahah what a loserwinner -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 19:32
Jeremy Corbyn just won his seat again, as an Independent this time. -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 19:27 1
- that sucks. -- nm - mud Jul 4, 20:04
speed hump ahead -- (link*) - Beryllium Jul 4, 19:25 [flickr] 4
- these clowns look like they're doing a drug deal, right? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 4, 20:56 [flickr]
- "& chill" -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 4, 20:29 [flickr]
- greenery at beacon hill park -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 4, 20:13 [flickr]
- dexter vs elmo -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 4, 19:25 [flickr]
this probably won't happen much tonight: Tories pick up Leicester East from Labour. seems like that might be a candidate thing though. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 19:22 3
- Two left leaning independents took like 20% of the vote from what I can find on Twitter -- nm - Tim Jul 4, 19:26 2
  - his collapsed FX firm is currently part of a money laundering probe, so you know, maybe not the strongest candidate. - mafic Jul 4, 19:32
  - (Tories have not held this seat since 1983!) -- nm - Tim Jul 4, 19:27
Cats hate fireworks. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 4, 19:08
I mentioned last week that my daughter was judging the Nathan's hit dog eating contest. She had a great time. Actually got some good tv time - pmb Jul 4, 19:04 [Attachment] 8
- That’s so unique! Love it. -- nm - Qale Jul 4, 22:47
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 4, 22:21
- Nice! We probably saw her and didn’t even know it. -- nm - David Jul 4, 20:05 1
  - Fun! Probably. She was judging Weyher (the guy with the rainbow Mohawk who finished 3rd). -- nm* - pmb Jul 4, 20:18
- Also she's quoted in this article about the judges (talking about being in the splash zone). -- (link*) - pmb Jul 4, 19:07 3
  - How did she get picked to be a judge? -- nm - jnine Jul 4, 19:16 2
    - She works for a company that does software for large restaurant chains. Nathan’s is a customer. She was at a conference and saw her contact from - pmb Jul 4, 19:30 1
      - gotta know who the big dog is -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 19:34
Turnout is supposedly abysmal (compared to 2019) which again points to the Tories fucking up and Reform siphoning votes - Tim Jul 4, 19:04 1
- And it’s always amusing to read about a party called the Liberal Democrats and see them described as “centre to centre left” party. - Tim Jul 4, 19:14
Official Monster Raving Loony Party has been around since 1982 -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 19:04
Keir sounds like Peter Cook. -- nm* - Reagen Jul 4, 19:03
Now a declaration where Elmo is running -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:58 1
- Elmo only got 19 votes -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 19:00
declaration for Starmer's seat happening -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 18:58
MP Nigel Farage -- nm - budice Jul 4, 18:57 1
- hasn't been read yet, has it? -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:58
The SNP (Scottish National Party) also going to lose a lot of seats (perhaps mostly to Labor?) -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:51 5
- tories haven't ever done well in Scotland. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 18:55 3
  - True, it's the drop of the SNP that is interesting -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:56 2
    - Nicola Sturgeon left it in tatters -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 18:56 1
      - a whole bunch of graft and corruption within the party isn't doing them any favours. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 19:00
- yes -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 18:51
these results need more Philomena Cunk somewhere -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 18:49
I'm guessing some of the Labor districts just count faster? -- (pic) - ty97 Jul 4, 18:49 [Attachment] 3
- landslide seats get called faster. Tory seats are likelier to be close contests. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 18:58
- it's just a straight up ass kicking at this point. -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 18:53 1
  - No doubt, but I don't think it will be that proportionally lopsided in the end (or the exit polls are way off) - ty97 Jul 4, 18:54
You really should watch this live stream as the constituencies announce their results. Some guy for the Monster Rave Rocking Party was just on. -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 4, 18:44 7
- The leader of the Lib Dems won reelection to his seat -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:47
- (not sure I got the party name exactly right, but it was something like that) -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:46 4
  - Monster Loony Raving Party i believe -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 18:47 1
    - I just love the Brits sometimes -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:48
  - (Monster Raving Loony) -- nm* - Reagen Jul 4, 18:47 1
    - big ass ribbon to boot -- nm - budice Jul 4, 18:48
- . -- (link*) - ty97 Jul 4, 18:45 [Attachment]
Galloway loses. Toodle-oo. -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 18:37 2
- NOOO! Not Ed Sheerhan!!!! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 4, 18:38 1
  - he's not exactly the class A team. - mafic Jul 4, 18:45
Ecuador is taking it to them... -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 4, 18:19
That was a fantastic Boys episode. spoiler -- (edited) - Remlik Jul 4, 18:08
A Capitol Fourth special guest host (spoiler) - psilotum Jul 4, 17:59 [youtube] 5
- Hasn't he been hosting for a few years now? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 18:21 2
  - I bet the Beach Boys will be there, and there’ll be an appearance by Elmo. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 18:33
  - No idea -- nm - psilotum Jul 4, 18:22
- DO THE DANCE! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 4, 18:01 1
  - Right? I did not see it happen. -- nm - psilotum Jul 4, 18:19
LAB flips Darlington -- nm - budice Jul 4, 17:53 6
- Ashfield goes REF -- nm - budice Jul 4, 18:19 4
  - -31% for the tories from the last election. oof. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 18:27 1
    - reminded that in 2019 even under Corbyn, Labour still won 200 seats oof -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 18:33
  - I appreciate them telling us what all the most racist ridings are -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 4, 18:22 1
    - I mean it's not exactly a secret. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 18:26
- Leeds West LAB -- nm - budice Jul 4, 18:00
"It aint over til its over" - Rishi Sunak Jul 4, 17:40 1
- . . . well it is now -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 17:41
Today was my first full weekday off this year. That's wack. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 4, 17:36 1
- thanks, Tommy J! -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 17:38
Can somebody link or summarize the UK elections for me? I gather Tories losing but Reform doing well? And they’re also right-wing? -- nm - mara Jul 4, 17:31 12
- Remember Nigel Farage, the pro-Brexit guy riding a BOAT through the Thames? He's the leader of Reform (formerly known as the Brexit party) -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:36
- Reforms vote share has gone up a lot (they fielded a lot of candidates this time, not nearly as many last time) but they will only win a 'few' seats - ty97 Jul 4, 18:33 6
  - they're just cannibalizing Tory vote -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 18:36 5
    - primarily, yes. Which isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of Labor -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:36 4
      - I mean it's more like if someone right of Trump ran in Oklahoma. not like the Dems would win there anyway. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 18:49 2
        
        But there are places where that *is* happening in the UK tonight -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:52 1
        
        sure, but Reform picking up Tory seats isn't a condemnation of Labour. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 19:05
      - the difference between losing a seat 51-49 v. 51-25-24 -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 18:39
- Reform is doing well in that they have the same vote share as the Tories, but no seats to show for it yet. pretty grim if you're a Tory. - mafic Jul 4, 18:17 1
  - Reform has 1 seat confirmed won now (out of the 44 called. There's over 600 seats total, so long way to go) -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 18:34
- Thank you so much for asking. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 4, 17:47
- Reform = MEGA (hardcore Brexiters). Tories are blaming them (with some truth but also the lie they are telling themselves for their worst night ever) - hollywood big shot Jul 4, 17:37
Argentina vs Ecuador - WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 4, 17:20 2
- Argentina! better beef, crazier president. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 18:12
- Having traveled there, I'll root for Ecuador! - psilotum Jul 4, 17:28

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