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I do think the Dems are in a tough spot with Biden as nominee right now. I don't know that any alternative (at this point) is any better though. - ty97 Jul 17, 13:27 14
- This is not completely unlike homebuyers who signed a mortgage with amortization information and are now saying "what, a balloon payment??" - Max Jul 17, 13:43
- I think old people are pissed off with the way people are knocking Biden. And old people vote in great numbers. -- nm - Loyola Jul 17, 13:33 3
  - We old people would be voting anyway, it's the younger meh crowd are unmotivated and if they don't show up the Christo fascists certainly will... - zeitgeist Jul 17, 13:39 1
    - We can only pray that the republicans have pissed off enough young people with Roe and all this other garbage that they will vote. Or be too scared - sycor Jul 17, 13:42
  - a legitimate point I've seen made elsewhere. -- nm - Reagen Jul 17, 13:33
- i think they're still running against a 34-count convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, avowed dictator-in-waiting, Project 2025, with the best economy - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 13:32 3
  - This. I think many would like the generic younger option, but that ship sailed. Keep screwing around and you're going to lose. Commit and you can - pmb Jul 17, 13:35 2
    - As screwy as polls are right now, you might not even be behind right now! -- nm - Reagen Jul 17, 13:36 1
      - Right. I really don't buy the polling here, but I think they're backing themselves into make it a reality by screwing around. -- nm - pmb Jul 17, 13:37
- I think there is a real, and understandable desire to have Generic Younger Democrat as the candidate, and that's being expressed in polling - Reagen Jul 17, 13:31 4
  - The real bummer is the fact that Biden was probably the only person who could have taken out Trump in 2020 - and that just cut out some - Turd Ferguson Jul 17, 13:34 2
    - all the “qualified candidates” couldn’t beat him so I’m dubious of their ability to have actually won that November given how razor thin the margin - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 13:39
    - He hinted at that but it would have been terrible to start that way. Being a lame duck president is a tough position to work from. - pmb Jul 17, 13:36
  - Heh, and Pelosi just went "He said what" -- nm - Reagen Jul 17, 13:33
THE BEST IS YET TO COME...Kimberly Guilfoyle to scream at the RNC tonight -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 17, 13:23
Finished a couple shows/series this week: Alone S10 (B+) - definitely like the contestants here better than some previous seasons. Last Man on Earth - oblique Jul 17, 13:14
House of Dragons—dragon sizes -- (pic) - Trending Jul 17, 13:13 [Attachment] 1
- ohhhh I need all of them now like this. Dreamfyre is pretty (Helaena's dragon) -- nm - Jovian Jul 17, 13:18
I dunno if she’ll beat out Meryl for the Emmy but that would be an awesome win -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 13:09 1
- yes! -- nm - mud Jul 17, 13:10
ESPNBet layoffs -- (link) - budice Jul 17, 12:58
VF: Tucker Carlson Told Trump to Pick J.D. Vance or the Deep State Might Assassinate Him: Report - mud Jul 17, 12:51 17
- (interesting double standard about coercing someone into doing something with implied political violence) -- nm - Max Jul 17, 13:57
- The Daily Mail article in question -- (link) - Roger More Jul 17, 13:26
- supposedly his sons were telling him to pick vance as well. -- nm - colin Jul 17, 13:21
- It still dumbfounds me they push for a 2 year Senator with no other political experience (unless I'm missing it). It's so much puppet theater it's - sycor Jul 17, 13:14 4
  - money. he has lots of money from "friends" and such in silicon valley and drumpf loves the money. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 17, 13:21
  - Obama enters the conversation -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 17, 13:18 2
    - At least Obama was in the state senate and had prior political experience, not to mention nearly a decade of law experience. -- nm - sycor Jul 17, 13:40 1
      - Obama and Vance were/are 2nd year junior senators when elevated -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 11:07
- So, the logic, as best as I can follow it is... - Mop🧹 Jul 17, 13:02 2
  - I mean by that logic, doesnt that make Vance a Deepstate person? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 17, 13:03 1
    - It's all starting to unravel! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 17, 13:05
- So Uday, Qusay, Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson made that pick. SMH - Jovian Jul 17, 12:53 5
  - so ultimately he made that choice because they convinced him that no one would dare try and assassinate him if Vance was sitting in the wings. -- nm - Jovian Jul 17, 12:55 4
    - Most modern dictators and warlords have a more extreme hardline element as their second in command. It gives their opponents pause for thought if they - Loyola Jul 17, 13:15 3
      - Roman emperors knew that....Biden should have an I, Claudius reference to us next debate -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 17, 13:20 1
        
        If Biden gets a 100 year old mental patient as his VP, his party would rally behind him. -- nm - Loyola Jul 17, 13:23
      - ex Himmler -- nm - Jovian Jul 17, 13:16
This is a crazy story. I can see this turned into a series or a movie -- (link) - Jovian Jul 17, 12:49 4
- Arsenic and old lace -- nm - Dano Jul 17, 13:17
- It'd be strange that as people started to fall sick, no one called for help or made a break for the door. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 17, 13:04 1
  - Maybe they d8d,or tried, now the question is, who survived or left early -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 17, 13:11
- definitely FX. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 17, 13:00
"Bass Pro Shop stolen valor candidate for VP" -- nm - Reagen Jul 17, 12:42
There's a cicada on our property who must be from out of town because the local brood has been quiet the past couple years. -- nm - Max Jul 17, 12:38 4
- Mine all shut up after that one day. Very strange. -- nm - LFG Jul 17, 12:46 1
  - huh. but that would mean.....wait a minute..... -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 17, 12:57
- "I swear I just hit snooze once" -- nm - Reagen Jul 17, 12:45
- I heard them the other night for the first time this year -- nm - decline Jul 17, 12:39
any Anaheim residents want a nice ticket to Disneyland? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 12:18 1
- And I probably live closer to Disneyland than half those Anaheim residents :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 17, 12:37
sorry guys, felony convictions are actually politically disqualifying again now. apologies for any recent confusion -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Jul 17, 12:09 1
- can we talk about al franken? - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 17, 13:05
heh, ".. you miserable putz." -- (pic) - mud Jul 17, 12:09 [Attachment] 2
- Yeah, support our leader or be shunned! - Dems... or MAGA? Jul 17, 12:18 1
  - [gasp] -- nm - mud Jul 17, 12:32
Watch McMurtry Speirling fan car blow away the Goodwood record - JD Jul 17, 12:06
Marvel: Russo Bros. in Talks to Direct Next Two 'Avengers' Movies -- (link) - budice Jul 17, 12:02 8
- but this is good news, right? -- nm - mud Jul 17, 12:10 6
  - Netflix gave them $300m for a thing that hasn't even been finished yet -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 12:14 5
    - Iger won't worry about paying them to get out from what theyre doing -- nm - budice Jul 17, 12:17
    - [shrug] I'm fine with that. I only care about the work, you all concern yourselves with the $biz -- nm - mud Jul 17, 12:17 3
      - i think the reason it's still in the can is that it's probably really bad -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 12:23 1
        
        I doubts it. The Grey Man was great. -- nm - mud Jul 17, 12:55
      - Yes. Bring me the *real* Marvel Jesus. -- nm - LFG Jul 17, 12:21
- Hysterical. -- nm - David Jul 17, 12:09
they literally tried to kill him and even less people are watching -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 11:55 18
- To be fair, he tried to kill people with COVID and January 6th. -- nm - David Jul 17, 11:59 16
  - What if the ratings are down *because* he killed his followers with Covid? - LFG Jul 17, 12:24 3
    - This would be a great point Biden could make, particularly to Trump's face in their debate. Because - Max Jul 17, 12:26 2
      - For real, nothing would make Trump self destruct like Biden slamming the RNC TV ratings. That would be fantastic. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 17, 12:27 1
        
        Truly a hot button. I like it, hit it again Joe! -- nm - Pippy Jul 17, 13:13
  - I swear sometimes, it's as if this has been forgotten. Ultimately, I'm glad he wasn't shot and killed. But would I have mourned the loss? - Turd Ferguson Jul 17, 12:22 11
    - i'm Herbert Lom in The Dead Zone -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 12:33
    - I honestly can not make your "ultimately" statement. -- nm - LFG Jul 17, 12:31 9
      - Honestly - I've struggled with it a lot. A lot! nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 17, 12:43
      - I have to keep reminding myself that violence is never ok. -- nm - pmb Jul 17, 12:38 7
        
        we've literally been here before historically... -- nm - colin Jul 17, 13:28
        
        So, you are in the camp of not killing Hitler if you had a time machine? -- nm - LFG Jul 17, 12:39 5
        
        That's a pure hypothetical. - pmb Jul 17, 12:53
        
        The fall back is letting him by the Bills. - LFG Jul 17, 12:48
        
        If I had a time machine I know *exactly* where I would go. 2016 to the Iowa primary. Him just sitting around with all the Normals. -- nm - Jovian Jul 17, 12:40 2
        
        you folks haven't seen many time travel pictures I guess. - mud Jul 17, 12:43 1
        
        couldnt be any worse though, doing nothing we ended up with President Biff -- nm - Jovian Jul 17, 12:46
- ha ha -- nm - nelson Jul 17, 11:57
stegosaurus skeleton breaks records and sells for $44+ Million -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 17, 11:41 6
- Twice as much as a real dinosaur in Jurassic World. -- nm - Reagen Jul 17, 11:56 3
  - This is real dinosaur....not Impossible Dinosaur. - Will Hunting Jul 17, 12:07 2
    - the food bills are about the same as for a dragon. -- nm - Aegon the Conqueror. Jul 17, 12:14 1
      - I must admit Bro, Harrenhal *was* quite tasty. -- nm* - Balerion Jul 17, 12:50
- another win for big dinosaur! -- nm - colin Jul 17, 11:44 1
  - YES!!! -- nm - Big Dino Jul 17, 11:49
Thanks all for the good wishes last board. I've been absent but you are all very dear to me. - Marlowe Jul 17, 11:34 5
- If you ever need to talk, you've got my email and FB! -- nm - David Jul 17, 11:38 1
  - Thanks, it means a lot. Mostly b-day funk mixed with some other shit, but things are starting to look up now. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 17, 11:45
- Happy Birthday! We are good with antisocial too. -- nm - Dano Jul 17, 11:37
- don't be a stranger, ranger -- nm - mud Jul 17, 11:36
- Just saw that. Good to see you. I hope the day brings something good your way. -- nm - LFG Jul 17, 11:35
My expectations were basically such, but Godzilla Kong New Empire is capital D Dumb. - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 17, 11:29 3
- NO!!! -- nm - Big Dino Jul 17, 11:49
- Was silly but so are a lot of those movies. I liked it for what it was. -- nm - Remlik Jul 17, 11:47
- On the big screen it was... tolerable? But yeah, RIP franchise. - LFG Jul 17, 11:31
Adam Schiff calling for Biden to drop out. He's one I trust more than most - I feel like they know something we don't. -- nm - colin Jul 17, 11:27 16
- fuck that asshole. he was a Blue Dog shitheel until that became politically inconvenient in his SoCal district. - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 11:38 6
  - again, not saying he's right, i'm saying he generally is straightforward in what he's saying and has a reason. -- nm - colin Jul 17, 11:43 5
    - He wants to be a go-to voice in the Senate when he wins in 5 months. His reason is he likes his name in lights. - Will Hunting Jul 17, 12:05 1
      - Newsom's never gonna be prez so prolly should lay the groundwork now to run against him in six years -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 12:15
    - he's a craven cynical traitor to do this in the middle of the GOP's Nuremburg rally in Milwaukee, of all weeks -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 11:44 2
      - one hundo -- nm - Jovian Jul 17, 12:37
      - *ding* -- nm - LFG Jul 17, 11:47
- They're Democrats. What in the last decades have convinced you any of them know a damn thing? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 17, 11:34 8
  - most don't. Adam Schiff is fairly quiet and thoughtful when he chooses to speak out. Katie Porter is another that I trust (as much as I can). -- nm - colin Jul 17, 11:36 7
    - I do wonder if the people speaking out feel some sort of personal slight. -- nm - Dano Jul 17, 11:37 6
      - yeah, it's not that they're necessarily right, it's that there is some internal struggle going on that's causing this rift. - colin Jul 17, 11:40
      - I think they all know he isn't dropping out its more about being on the record and saying I told ya so day after -- nm - eag Jul 17, 11:39
      - It's Pelosi's people. I presume it's due to campaign financing. -- nm - David Jul 17, 11:38 3
        
        House Dem Caucus just had a $44m quarter -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 11:40 2
        
        Politically, I agree with pretty much every point you've made lately. -- nm - David Jul 17, 11:45 1
        
        but yeah, he was her handpicked candidate in the senate primary so this is just her way of saying it publicly without having her fingerprints on the - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 12:00
I want to get clip-on sunglasses for my glasses. It's a surprisingly difficult thing to shop for. - Mop🧹 Jul 17, 11:18 21
- Seriously? I would suggest prescription sunglasses rather than some clip on thing. -- nm - Krusty Jul 17, 12:57
- A. If you want sun glasses then you want to protect your eyes from UV ,don't think you get that from dollar store plastic -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 17, 11:39
- I hope you have a wonderful time on this upcoming vacation -- nm - Trending Jul 17, 11:34
- I love my transition lenses. And I used to be one with several sets of sunglasses. -- nm - LFG Jul 17, 11:34 4
  - The only clip ons I might consider are the new glasses that have the exact same frame that seems to have magnets? -- nm* - LFG Jul 17, 11:36 3
    - I want the magnetic ones. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 17, 11:49 2
      - I had those, loved it but the clip on part is softer plastic and scuffs easier, freaking expensive to replace -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 17, 13:16
      - They are the first I might consider in the future. I would hate having something I have to... store, again. That is why I like transitions. -- nm - LFG Jul 17, 11:51
- Get contacts. Then you can just wear sunglasses! -- nm - JaxSean Jul 17, 11:34
- OK, but I'm going to start calling you Dmop Mop. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 17, 11:29
- Fitover -- (link) - oblique Jul 17, 11:27
- wait, like this? -- (link) - colin Jul 17, 11:25
- we feel you dawg -- nm - ZZ Top Jul 17, 11:23
- 39 dollar glasses will put lenses in frames you buy, if you get a set like that. -- nm - colin Jul 17, 11:23
- I wear the sunglasses that go over regular glasses and get them at The Dollar Store. Clip-ons are tricky as would depend on the type of glasses they - Beaker 🍺 Jul 17, 11:21 2
  - we keep those kind in the car, so that they're there if we need them. -- nm - Andie Jul 17, 11:25 1
    - I think I have 6 pair? car, van, Lake, home, work, spare -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 17, 11:27
- really? -- (link*) - oblique Jul 17, 11:21 [Image] 3
  - as evidenced, those clip-ons are specific for those glasses, would be tricky to just find ones that fit in the wild I would think... -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 17, 11:22 2
    - Quick google comes up with these. Seem generic enough but yeah, still would think they'd be nitpicky to fit depending on the glasses -- (link) - oblique Jul 17, 11:26
    - A-yup. But I'm kinda loving this set. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jul 17, 11:23
I'm willing to accept that the Bear is a comedy series (though it's a stretch), but while Jeremy Allen White is great in it, he is the least comedic. -- nm - pmb Jul 17, 11:04
Jimmy Kimmel seeking actors who need health insurance -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 17, 11:00 3
- He will make them battle it out and the winner gets 6 months of free health care! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 17, 11:14
- this is great but also i hope he hires WGA writers in the same boat to "write" them -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 11:05
- (But he also cast them in skits with a very real risk of physical and mental harm) -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:04
hey how about that Acolyte finale that everyone is definitely talking about at the water cooler this morning -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 10:41 7
- I basically have hulu and D+ for $3/mo right now thru Nov, cant complain -- nm - budice Jul 17, 11:11
- watching tonight. if people had stuck around till episode 5 they'd still be watching -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 17, 10:52 3
  - i've watched from start to finish. it's mid - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 11:10 2
    - Eh, spoils - LFG Jul 17, 11:27
    - yeah, saw an article saying it would of worked better as a movie to remove the bloat and I agree 100%. But episode 5 was some great Star wars -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Jul 17, 11:11
- and my D+ annual charge $howed on my statement last week .. - mud Jul 17, 10:49
- Luminate, who wants to be the new Nielsen, thinks that the ratings for this collapsed. -- (edited) - David Jul 17, 10:47
can we have an emmy pool? -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 17, 10:39 3
- The Bear, Shogun -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 17, 10:40 2
  - *something* *something* streaming *something* terrible *something* the worst... -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 17, 10:48
  - , Battlestar Galactica - Jovian Jul 17, 10:42
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Jul 17, 10:38

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