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Now Wolverine Cheeky Xbox Controller -- (link) - budice Jul 22, 06:47 1
- do you think they modeled for these ? -- nm - decline Jul 22, 06:49
Genuine question; what does a VP do everyday? Like if they wake up in the morning and say to themselves, “I’m gonna VP the shit out of today.” - Loyola Jul 22, 06:44 11
- The boring crap that POTUS doesn't want to do. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 07:50
- Veep veep -- nm - budice Jul 22, 07:05
- HBO did a documentary series about this. It’s called Veep. -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 07:01
- In addition to what was mentioned, the two most important roles of the VP are roles that seldom are needed: - ty97 Jul 22, 07:00 3
  - Harris has broken the record for tie braking votes -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 07:05
  - I like my version more. -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 07:03
  - They usually have pet projects and issues that involve meeting with members of Congress, state lawmakers, corporate leaders, nonprofits, etc. For Gore - mara Jul 22, 07:02
- Break ties in the senate and bide their time. -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 06:59
- This is what I'm saying! -- nm - John Adams Jul 22, 06:49
- Lots of international diplomatic stuff -- nm - decline Jul 22, 06:48 1
  - Yup, that's mostly what the job entails. They run commissions sometimes but often they're the one sent to do diplomatic meetings when the White House - Krusty Jul 22, 06:56
apparently Lebron James to carry the flag for the US Olympic team -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 22, 06:42 2
- Durant is left out again. Not having his best Olympics so far. - Krusty Jul 22, 07:03
- He's the male carrier. Female is expected to be named tomorrow. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 06:44
My no reading hard news on Sunday is great. Did I miss anything important? - Krusty Jul 22, 05:57 7
- Jack Dee has a weekly podcast about dogs - LMS Jul 22, 06:20 5
  - I'm definitely listening to the Harriet Kemsley episode first. She's hysterical and insane. -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 06:36
  - Oh My Dog -- nm - LMS Jul 22, 06:27
  - Cool. I love Jack Dee! I'll definitely add it to my podcast player. Thanks!! -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 06:27
  - is it called Dees Dogs? Dogie Dee? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 22, 06:24 1
    - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 06:28
- yes. umm. things happened. yeah, thats the ticket.... Also David is like the best at something, supposedly -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 22, 06:13
Manchin won't run. WaPo and NYT editorial boards in shambles. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 05:54
i generally agree with this take -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 05:43 9
- back in 16 or so I wondered when and which of his kids he would throw under the bus. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 10:26
- He absolutely would. Though Vance may be obsequious enough that it may never happen. -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 07:04
- Odds are good, yes. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 06:44
- There in no one he won't. -- nm - . Jul 22, 06:40
- Listen, if that's what Vance is in to... -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 05:56
- [snork] -- nm - mud Jul 22, 05:53
- Just a matter of time. -- nm - Tim Jul 22, 05:51
- Yep—already proving he’s smarter than Trump, and that does not play well in Trumpinverse -- nm - Trending Jul 22, 05:48
- Ya' Think ? -- nm - Mike Pence Jul 22, 05:46
Scorecard so far, 178/286 endorsements by congressional and governor democrats. Over 500 delegates pledged with more expected today. -- nm* - znufrii Jul 22, 05:20 10
- I looked it up since I didn't know. There are an estimated 4,672 delegates -- nm - oblique Jul 22, 06:32
- Pete, Gavin, and Gretchen have some interesting calculus to solve - Fuzzy Jul 22, 05:31 8
  - I expect Newsome, Shapiro, or Beshear on the ticket. (Please, not Pritzker.) -- nm - mara Jul 22, 07:06
  - calculating anything beyond 2028 is purely theoretical if Dems don't win in Nov - hollywood big shot Jul 22, 05:34 3
    - yeah, its like hairstyles, things change too often to really care about them. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 22, 06:25
    - yeah, I wouldn't calculate anything past this year. Everything changes too fast. It's a whirlwind all the time. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 22, 05:40 1
      - Yup -- nm - Pippy Jul 22, 05:41
  - Pete has to wait. World's not yet ready for that ticket. -- nm - . Jul 22, 05:33 2
    - Hell, his marriage won’t even be valid after a Trump term -- nm - Pippy Jul 22, 05:42 1
      - and his existence as a person may also be called into question -- nm - Tim Jul 22, 05:45
TV PSA: American Ninja Warrior, Bachelorette, Name That Tune, Raw, All American Homecoming, 61st Street, Race to Survive, The 1% Club, -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 22, 05:09
Manchin will not run for President he just said on CBS -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 05:03
I booked my cruise to Antarctica -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 22, 04:37 3
- Very cool! I look forward to the report. Antarctica is on my bucket list. -- nm - sycor Jul 22, 06:28
- That is amazing - what a dream trip. -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 06:06
- my wife would be jealous -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 04:51
Murdle 2:27 - Fuzzy Jul 22, 04:00 1
- 3:12 - prayformojo Jul 22, 04:55
Strands = 2nd - prayformojo Jul 22, 03:53 2
- Yellow - 1st - no nonstrands - VMan Jul 22, 06:05
- Yellow 1st - decline Jul 22, 05:40
Wordle 1,129 4/6 - prayformojo Jul 22, 03:45 3
- Wordle 1,129 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Jul 22, 06:02
- 3 - rollo Jul 22, 05:51
- 4 - decline Jul 22, 05:30
Connections Puzzle #407 PBHY - crash davis 😺 Jul 22, 01:05 5
- No oopsies - YBGP - VMan Jul 22, 06:02
- ugly - decline Jul 22, 05:34
- vnpf! -- nm - mud Jul 22, 04:49
- xYGBP -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 03:50 1
  - same. - mud Jul 22, 04:49
Hurricane Beryl death toll moves to 23 in Texas as prolonged power outages caused by the storm claim more heat-related victims. - Qale Jul 22, 00:49 1
- When the PNW had that record heat dome 2 years ago, there were over 100 deaths attributed to heat. Then OR, ID. - zeitgeist Jul 22, 02:15
I know it’s kind of meaningless serotonin boosting, but I got the Unsurpassed Crafter achievement tonight in ESO. -- (edited) - Qale Jul 22, 00:24 1
- I still need to learn the Nirnhoned Trait and Jewelry Trait Master, then I’ll earn the big one Grand Master Crafter. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 00:26
This is what the streaming world is failing to deliver. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 21, 23:41 [youtube]
Kamala's gonna raise more in her first 24 hours than Twisters made all weekend -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 23:10 5
- Some parts of the Midwest have had enough of Twisters for the moment. -- nm - . Jul 22, 05:03
- 49.6 million in grassroots donations to the campaign, per their announcement just now. guessing the rest went primarily to other PACs? -- nm* - znufrii Jul 22, 04:40
- “I’ve got to go Julia. We’ve got cows.” -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 00:15
- But what about EA College Football 2025? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 23:28
- what a twist! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 23:15
i swear if there was a private email server in the VP residence . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 22:25 12
- Don’t worry, it’s protected by Crowdstrike. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 22:29 11
  - 2 of the biggest events in our lifetime in a 3 day period - eag Jul 21, 22:42 10
    - Crowdstrike feels like a big nothing burger if you’re not in IT. literally zero impact on my life. -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 04:17 3
      - Did you try to fly during this period? -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 04:54 2
        
        There was a bigger, similar outage 10 years ago, already forgotten. "Of our lifetime" is a 100mg gummie of Recency Bias. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 05:58
        
        The last few days have been quieter that usual where I live. (major flight path to O'Hare near overhead) - . Jul 22, 05:01
    - Yes, those are two big things. I feel like there was a third recently, though. Oh yeah! That earliest-cat5 from a few weeks ago. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 22:53 5
      - Not quite cause storms like that are happening more often but I guess you can include the Assassination attempt last Saturday -- nm - eag Jul 21, 23:03 4
        
        nah, that one is a bit of a nothingburger, as it turns out -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 23:05 3
        
        Really? The shooter killed a guy sitting behind Trump, didn't he? -- nm - mara Jul 22, 07:08
        
        On its own its less important but when u combine it with today - eag Jul 21, 23:11 1
        
        It will go in the bin with Gerald Ford's two attempts. Would probably not even make the Fallout Boy version of We Didn't Start The Fire. -- nm* - Reagen Jul 22, 06:10
I appreciate the situation cleared all of my yet listened to political podcasts for this week. They are now all irrelevant. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 22:23 1
- This is like me reading all the latest hot takes on Paramount or the NBA broadcast rights. It’ll all change tomorrow. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 22:31
LBJ was one year older than Kamala when he announced his withdrawal (five days before MLK was assassinated) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 21:47 [youtube] 4
- He died 2 days after his second term would have ended. -- nm - Tim Jul 22, 04:41
- I'm 3 years older than LBJ when he died. 4 more than FDR. I feel old now :( -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 22:17 2
  - ok but you’ve never had polio and don’t smoke 3 packs a day. or do you? -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 04:19
  - And I'm a little over a year younger than Joe Biden. So what?? -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 22:32
the youtube ads have already changed -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 21:19 2
- I've been getting a survey almost daily, essentially asking if I'd vote Biden or Trump. I've been ignoring it recently but looked at it tonight. - Meg Jul 21, 21:31 1
  - I got one of those on Friday asking if I’d support Harris as the nominee - znufrii Jul 22, 04:43
"Elite Recruiter unlocked" - David Jul 21, 20:53 1
- The number one overall prospect, a QB from Tennessee just chose Ole Miss over me a week before his visit. I……..didn’t handle it well. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 21, 21:46
go on Hot Ones Kamala -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 20:46 6
- "but then you have to give equal time..." He would die from Tabasco. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 20:54 4
  - Or his excuse to not go on will be very interesting. -- nm - . Jul 22, 04:57
  - and smear his makeup -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 21:19
  - I'd watch that -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 21:09
  - Heinz "bold" ketsup -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 20:57
- Yassss -- nm - Pippy Jul 21, 20:48
Here is a list of all the Castellanos HR's during significant events (probably) - King Of Oklahoma Jul 21, 20:15 1
- Incredible—additionally—This is like something from The Boys—limited, very specific, “SuPs” power 🤣 -- nm - Trending Jul 22, 05:46
Useful advice in a lot of situations: "stop being sad & start helping" -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 21, 20:08 3
- Of course and I don’t doubt that this will energize the party if they can pull together. I’m hoping it can pull back in the younger voters enthusiasm - pmb Jul 21, 20:22 1
  - If ActBlue donations are anything to go by, this has lit a fire under people's collective asses. - znufrii Jul 21, 20:24
- 😺😺👍 I'll be at that stage tomorrow -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 21, 20:17
I see that kinder, gentler, unifier Trump lasted less than 72 hours. -- nm - pmb Jul 21, 20:06 6
- he'll still unify you if you look like Ivanka -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 22:18
- wait until you hear about Joe's day today -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 20:07 4
  - I truly feel really sad that he had to go through all of this. -- nm - pmb Jul 21, 20:17 3
    - He deserves so much better. -- nm - Inigo Jul 22, 04:07
    - going out like Frankie Five Angels -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 20:20 [youtube]
    - me too -- nm - mud Jul 21, 20:18
Shogun spoiler - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 20:05 1
- Spoils - Beryllium Jul 21, 20:06
new official campaign twitter -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 19:54 1
- Awesome. Letsss. Goooooooo -- nm - Pippy Jul 21, 19:56
the distance between last Saturday and today is literally an inch - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 19:52
cry moar bitch -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 19:39 9
- Doesn’t seem like the kind of level headed behavior you’d want in an advisor. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 22:29
- having a real normal one -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 20:31
- It's interesting that they're this upset. I wonder what their internals show. -- nm - David Jul 21, 20:10 3
  - I doubt there’s much difference, but I think they felt like that had it wrapped up and now it’s more unknown and their strategy not only has to be - pmb Jul 21, 20:19 2
    - i think the daily contrast between 59-y.o. Kamala and 78-y.o. Stump Trump is gonna be much worse than they think -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 20:23 1
      - Yeah. He’s the old guy in the race now. Also, if they debate and she can get a word in, she’s going to destroy him. -- nm - pmb Jul 21, 20:29
- He’s crying that the GOP spent money running against Biden. That’s fucking hilarious. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 20:08
- Someone wanted a They Not Like Us campaign mix -- (link) - Pippy Jul 21, 19:57 [tiktok]
- His King daddy has been whining even more all night long -- nm - Jovian Jul 21, 19:55
Worst thing a Rep spokesman can come up with re: Harris. She tried to ban plastic straws!! -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 19:38
Record $52.3 million to ActBlue as of 9:30pm ET, the only other day that donations surpassed $50 million was the death of RBG -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 21, 19:35 2
- Chart -- (link) - znufrii Jul 21, 20:12 1
  - nm -- nm* - znufrii Jul 21, 20:13
on this date last year Barbenheimer happened -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 19:23 2
- Darcy and I did the Barbenheimer together :) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 21, 20:20
- Two of the most important events of the 21st century. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 21, 20:09
I got as sick of Heat Waves as the next person but I do like the new Glass Animals album. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 19:16 3
- Wonderful Nothing is the stand out track -- (link) - Dano Jul 21, 19:32 [youtube] 2
  - I ran Creatures In Heaven for a while which appears to not be on any album. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 22:31 1
    - It’s on the new one that released Friday -- nm - Tim Jul 21, 22:40
i hope Spielberg has enough time to make Kamala's convention intro movie now -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Jul 21, 19:13 3
- Though this still works. I agree with the take that night one should be all about honoring Biden. Then pass the torch and look forward for the rest. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 19:35 2
  - Night one? Yeah, let's not. Voters know his story already. Not only Harris' career got accelerated today but potentially a lot of other top Democrats - con_carne Jul 21, 19:55 1
    - The current state of the economy, the impact of the Biden administration is significant. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 21, 21:48
I’ve been cheated by you since I don’t know when, so I made up my mind, it must come to an end -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 19:12

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