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on pod save, lovett asked MGW "for being such a friend to the queer community, why don't you dress better?" MGW laughed heartily. - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 31, 07:24
Morning Consult for Bloomberg Poll: Harris +12 in Michigan. -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 07:05 4
- Nice! -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 07:31
- Promising, few more data points and closer to November -- nm - budice Jul 31, 07:23
- *puts on his skepticles* -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 31, 07:09 1
  - first candidate to get a big negative bump from surviving an assassination attempt -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 31, 07:16
FYI: I am in the office today. People are stressing me out. I need puppy time. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 31, 07:03 1
- For now... -- (pic) - King Of Oklahoma Jul 31, 07:28 [Attachment]
ugh. That dreadful woman won her primary in AZ, wth is wrong with those people. Go Gallego! -- (link) - mud Jul 31, 06:08 13
- Another weirdo. -- nm - Tim Jul 31, 07:03 5
  - "stop calling us weird, woke police!" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 31, 07:25
  - I will say Vance handled this label messaging better than his older/wiser GOP members did - Epiphany Jul 31, 07:15 3
    - every other senate republican: "who that weirdo guy? never met him" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 31, 07:24
    - Ted Cruz is arguably an order of magnitude weirder than even Vance. if Colin Allred can't hang that label on him in 90 days might as well just quit -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jul 31, 07:18 1
      - Agreed. Though he is out spending him. It is going to be closer than last time - Epiphany Jul 31, 07:21
- If it'll make you feel better, that was never really in doubt. It was always going to be Gallego vs Lake. - Jovian Jul 31, 06:40 3
  - d'oh - I keep forgetting that you post from the future!! When are you gonna supply all your Slacker pals those winning lottery #s ?! - mud Jul 31, 06:43 2
    - lol. here's another one: - Jovian Jul 31, 06:47 1
      - now that's totally believable! :-] -- nm - mud Jul 31, 06:51
- I can't stand her, she is so desperate to be a politician. - Epiphany Jul 31, 06:19 2
  - We already have: MTG, Beetlejuice, and if we added her… -- nm - Trending Jul 31, 06:26 1
    - exactly. make it stop -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 06:28
Good Def Jam 40th anniversary mix on 6Music's Block Party this week. -- (link) - LMS Jul 31, 05:42 1
- That's a pretty good mix. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 05:55
Can we just appreciate for a second that KH said “Trump tanked the bipartisan border bill” like a damn tongue twister and it sounded like gold. -- nm - rollo Jul 31, 05:22 1
- should have done it Bojack Horseman style - colin Jul 31, 05:28
I don't really follow the Olympics, but I have to say that the Flava Flav story is by far my favorite -- (link) - decline Jul 31, 05:17 1
- I love that. Him and Snoop are by far winning these Games. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 31, 06:02
Triathlon spoils - mafic Jul 31, 03:35
Davie was born w/o eyelids. so they circumcised him and used that foreskin. The operation was fairly successful, he can blink etc but he's just ... - zeitgeist Jul 31, 01:04 3
- These sixties song lyrics can get pretty esoteric. -- nm - con_carne Jul 31, 01:49 2
  - And then he and Billie Joe Vas Deferens jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 31, 07:15
  - it's a limerick. -- nm - colin Jul 31, 05:11
Warren Sharp: Giants let their prospect color-coding for the 2024 draft class leak in the final episode of Hard Knocks—See IM and photo -- (edited) - Trending Jul 31, 00:24 [Attachment] 2
- No medical concerns on Latu is crazy, and I say that as a superfan. -- nm - David Jul 31, 07:20
- Also WS: “prior to this offseason, only 1 WR making over $28M/yr, now there are 5–also prior to this offseason, 0 WRs had over $75M guaranteed—now, 4” -- (edited) - Trending Jul 31, 00:48
US becomes the first country to win 3,000 gold metals -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 00:20
The past, present, and future walk into a bar - JD Jul 30, 23:26 1
- You know what? - Qale Jul 31, 00:19
I think this is the yacht they're using at the windsurfing start line. It's cute! -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 30, 23:15 2
- that's the nautical equivalent of a VW with Rolls Royce grill on the hood. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 00:23 1
  - Except it costs more than a Rolls. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 00:49
Strands #150 5th - prayformojo Jul 30, 23:03 3
- yellow first - crash davis 😺 Jul 31, 07:17
- Yellow - 1st - VMan Jul 31, 05:55
- Yellow 1st - decline Jul 31, 05:35
Connections Puzzle #416 YBGP - prayformojo Jul 30, 23:00 5
- PGBY - crash davis 😺 Jul 31, 07:20 1
  - vnpf! -- nm - mud Jul 31, 07:34
- YGxBP - mud Jul 31, 06:00
- Almost X'd - BYPG - VMan Jul 31, 05:51
- ugly - decline Jul 31, 05:28
Wordle 1,138 4/6 - prayformojo Jul 30, 22:57 3
- Wordle 1,138 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Jul 31, 05:51
- 5 - rollo Jul 31, 05:50
- 3 - decline Jul 31, 05:24
“Twisters is a Hallmark movie” ha -- (link) - mr mooch Jul 30, 22:09
lol Lily Zhang’s parents -- (link) - mr mooch Jul 30, 22:03 2
- I watched a video about a world champion Canadian breakdancer a while back where his Korean dad said "I want my son to go to Princeton. dancing is not - mafic Jul 30, 22:35 1
  - “Appa!” -- nm - rollo Jul 31, 05:18
I'm watching the multiview of the Olympics at work and then the highlights on Peacock when I get home. - Mop🧹 Jul 30, 21:00 8
- Apparently the women’s triathlon starts in 1 hour. I guess we’re going swimming in the Seine. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 30, 22:06
- NBC's got a basketball highlight reel that's all Wemby. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 30, 21:10
- I've watched ten hours of sailing in the last two days. - psilotum Jul 30, 21:04 5
  - :facepalm: ... I think you saved my productivity for the week. - Beryllium Jul 30, 21:37
  - There's apparently non-stop Olympic golf on the Golf Channel. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 30, 21:09 3
    - I can't imagine turning on the Olympics to watch golf. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 04:41 2
      - I try not to watch anything I can watch elsewhere. Basketball, soccer, tennis, golf. - Will Hunting Jul 31, 04:50 1
        
        Same. I have no interest in sports I can see any day of the week throughout the year. I'm all in on every other sport/event except for dressage. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 05:46
New Zealand's womens rugby team perform haka at the medal ceremony. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jul 30, 20:55 [youtube]
“EVERYBODY SHUT UP the plane they use to fly the horses from all over the world to the Olympics for the equestrian events is called AIR HORSE ONE“ -- (link*) - Trending Jul 30, 20:36 1
- very cool -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 30, 21:04
a (the?) Hamas leader has reportedly been killed in… Iran? -- (link) - mr mooch Jul 30, 20:13 5
- Multiple posts on mastodon say that he was the negotiator for a ceasefire, it was a boots on the ground raid in Iran -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 01:46
- Assassinated *and* killed! A two-fer! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 30, 20:43 1
  - Murder Death Kill.... they also got one in Lebanon too -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 30, 20:53
- The, from what I'm seeing. So, are we done here? Can we wrap this up? -- nm - Reagen Jul 30, 20:36 1
  - we are in the You did *that* well we'll do something somewhat worse, oh yeah then we'll do something even worser... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 20:41
It's the kind of raining that sounds like the ocean. Cats hate it. I love it. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 30, 19:56 1
- all the drumming of fat drops on roofs -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 20:25
911 I’d like to report a murder -- (link*) - mr mooch Jul 30, 19:52
Speaking of cats getting in things left on the floor, here is a cat in a basket my kid left on the floor. -- (pic) - mafic Jul 30, 19:51 [Attachment] 6
- The scale of this photo is f’ing with me—Additionally, is that a cat or a griffin? -- nm - Trending Jul 30, 20:55
- Is that basket big enough for that cat? - amandaphone Jul 30, 19:58 2
  - He upgraded to lying down shortly after. -- (pic) - mafic Jul 30, 20:07 [Attachment] 1
    - This is why we buy soft sided baskets. Every time I go the home organization section of target, I'm like "oh that's for cats, that's for cats." - amandaphone Jul 30, 20:19
- Definitely plotting how it's going to murder you. Tonight. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 30, 19:55 1
  - this is his pleased with himself face -- nm - mafic Jul 30, 21:35
take fwiw but Kamala and VP to be named later will start their swing state tour on Tuesday in Philly -- (link*) - mr mooch Jul 30, 19:47 4
- I mean honestly we learned today that emhoff is too much jew for the ticket. Shapiro would be a huge mistake. - amandaphone Jul 30, 19:59 2
  - "Baruch Obama" made me laugh -- nm - mr mooch Jul 30, 20:00 1
    - I hadn't seen that but your post made me almost laugh. - amandaphone Jul 30, 20:03
- first night of the DNC will be Biden's keynote and valediction -- (link) - mr mooch Jul 30, 19:59
Search Party is a great channel with some very informative videos on YouTube. Here’s on the Tahiti surf venue. People gonna die! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jul 30, 19:36 [youtube]
Canada’s getting Ryan Reynolds back! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jul 30, 19:35 [youtube]
You know how lots of people listen to podcasts and audiobooks at 2x speed? That's my FIL/SMIL, but with watching the Olympics - Reagen Jul 30, 18:55
If you are Vance, how are you EVER mentioning the word ‘couch’ during your remarks at any point? - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 30, 18:54 2
- “No JD, that’s not what I’intersectional’ means” -- nm - Tim Jul 30, 19:38
- "couch, couch couch, couchcouch...couch, couch couch, couchcouch..." ~it's such a good vibration, such a sweeet sensation~ -- nm* - rollo Jul 30, 19:32
The Army Bet $11M on The Rock and UFL Ginning Up Enlistments. It May Have Actually Hurt Recruiting Efforts - SITV'er related - Remlik Jul 30, 18:50 1
- The Rock was expected to make 5 social media posts, and he made 2. Shocker! The guy’s work ethic is garbage. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 30, 19:30
A habitat on mars would have little value beyond scientific research, or if it is discovered some commercial process works better there - rollo Jul 30, 18:50 7
- discovering new and faster ways to get cancer. - colin Jul 31, 05:15
- Not with that attitude! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 30, 22:02
- other than the fact that you are *on fucking Mars* -- nm - mr mooch Jul 30, 19:41 2
  - That's the first minute or so. Then what? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 30, 19:45 1
    - Great point. -- nm - amandaphone Jul 30, 20:04
- There's no sailing on mars. That's why I'd prefer only to visit. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 30, 18:51 1
  - that's not what Heinlein led me to believe. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 20:33
Air Horse One flies the Olympic Horses -- (link) - budice Jul 30, 18:49
Vance even got Manchin to fall in line with the Democrats. -- (link) - Dano Jul 30, 18:47
"The most psychotic people on Twitter are those that don't have kids at home" Guess who :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 30, 18:42
Oh, Tarik Skubal is under team control until 2027? No wonder he didn’t move. - Tim Jul 30, 18:38
Boar's Head recalls an additional 7 million pounds of deli meat tied to listeria outbreak. -- nm - budice Jul 30, 18:20
yeah man, good one -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 30, 18:16 3
- when you’ve definitely filled up your pump at the gas tank station -- (link) - mr mooch Jul 30, 20:05
- 180 bpm tecnho beat, him just saying "couch, couch couch, couchcouch" -- nm - rollo Jul 30, 18:59
- jesus he got worse in a week? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 30, 18:17
Bears give DJ Moore 4yr $110M with 82M guaranteed - Strongbad Jul 30, 18:08
Worldwide Box Office Update (see IM): Inside Out 2 hits $1.5B, Despicable Me 4 $675M, Quiet Place $250M,Twisters $225M; Deadpool/Wolverine nears $500M - MDH Jul 30, 17:59
ST Poll: You win $1.2 Million. - Strongbad Jul 30, 17:38 31
- What you are missing is, with an annunity you spend that money with a lump sum invested you still have the lump sum at the end of the 20 years - zeitgeist Jul 30, 20:40 1
  - the lump sum is always better, and it becomes more obvious as you increase the $ -- nm - rollo Jul 30, 21:19
- Lump sum, change nothing, bide my time. -- nm - colin Jul 30, 19:10
- I'm in Canada. I take $1.2m with zero taxes. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 30, 18:37
- Picking the annuity gives you time to move to a state with no state income tax. -- nm - ty97 Jul 30, 18:12 8
  - Looking at that list... NV, WY or SD I could handle. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 30, 18:20 1
    - I'd rather pay the taxes -- nm - Krusty Jul 30, 18:42
  - It's sad that I don't have any desire to live in *any* of those states -- nm - ty97 Jul 30, 18:13 5
    - You can establish residency in TX very easily without living there. It's a popular move for full time RVers. - colin Jul 30, 19:22
    - What's wrong with New Hampshire? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 30, 18:45 1
      - Property taxes and car registration are $$$$ -- nm - amandaphone Jul 30, 18:47
    - I’d go to Washington. -- nm - kelly Jul 30, 18:22 1
      - That's a good option. -- nm - Krusty Jul 30, 18:48
- I'd pick the annuity because I'd like the knowledge that more is coming. The hard part would be trying to give back to those who have helped me... - Qale Jul 30, 18:04
- A -- nm - Epiphany Jul 30, 17:58
- NPV that shit. ~4.2% is break even. Above that lump sum is better, below annuity. I go lump sum. -- nm - mafic Jul 30, 17:46 11
  - You have to discount for the differential in marginal tax rates as well. -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 30, 17:53 4
    - So many accounting nerds here.... -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 30, 17:55 3
      - Then you have to consider the marginal propensity to spend vs. save the annuity payments. -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 30, 18:10 1
        
        redid the model to include state taxes (resulting in an after-tax lump sum payout of ~$472k) and drops the break-even return to ~6.5% - znufrii Jul 30, 18:46
      - Right? - Epiphany Jul 30, 17:57
  - I misread! Thought you had $800k after tax. With $400k after tax break even is like 14%. I probably go annuity. -- nm - mafic Jul 30, 17:48 3
    - But Madoff promised me at least that much! -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 30, 17:54
    - Said another way, do you trust your ability to triple your money over 20 years? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 30, 17:53 1
      - You’d need just under a 6% annual return (using the Rule of 115) based on that question. -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 30, 17:57
  - I was doing some similar (but much rougher) calculations. :) -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 30, 17:48 1
    - But beyond the math, I think it also depends on what the current state of your retirement savings is. - Baron of the Rings Jul 30, 17:53
- If I were 50 I'd take the installments. Today I'd take whatever I could get right now. -- nm - Meg Jul 30, 17:45
- $400K lump sum now. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 30, 17:44
- i think (b) should be $800k after taxes, if I won $1.2m. is the $60k/yr tax free as well? -- nm - mr mooch Jul 30, 17:43 1
  - The 60k year is taxable at whatever bracket you would be in. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 30, 17:48
perfection. -- (link) - mud Jul 30, 17:37

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