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et tu Kyle? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 2, 08:10 5
- imagine being such a clueless asshole that your biggest issue is the *2nd* amendment* -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 08:29
- Is he trying to get a job as a NRA influencer? Kinda feels like he’s biting the hand that feeds him -- nm* - Trending Aug 2, 08:19
- Seriously - I'd rather have the Hawk Tuah girl's endorsement than this waste of air. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 2, 08:12 2
  - Seriously! Hawk Tuah girl has killed far fewer people! - King Of Oklahoma Aug 2, 08:16 1
    - What about all those babies that will not be born! -- nm - GOP Aug 2, 08:22
other than fucko, the worst looking people from the NABJ event are Jake Tapper and Dana Bash for giving into that asshole's "no fact checking!" demand -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 08:09 13
- Well those two hacks also decided to not Fact Check him at the debate either. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 08:12 11
  - Because they had someone else at CNN do it for them? - King Of Oklahoma Aug 2, 08:19 2
    - Right. After the 40+ million tuned out after it ended. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 08:26 1
      - and that was after everyone on the panel first lost their minds at length for 20 minutes on how horrible Biden was. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 08:29
  - they chose not to. NABJ chose different and he still went onstage -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 08:16 7
    - thats what I am saying, that those two shed all their journalistic integrity, so its not surprising they wanted to again. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 08:26
    - Trump was right—they shouldn’t have started off so aggressively with the first question—he felt the boiling water, and tried jumping out, right away -- nm - Trending Aug 2, 08:20 5
      - It was by design. It was an ambush and he fell right into like the chump he is. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 08:27
      - facts hurt i guess but he was there to call Kamala Not Really Black so nothing was going to keep him off that stage -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 08:25 3
        
        That's 100% what it was. He had his birther conspiracy theory he needed out there. - David Aug 2, 08:26
        
        Yep—he went there and got what he wanted—but could’ve simmered him a lot more -- nm - Trending Aug 2, 08:26 1
        
        So you think he was happy and satisfied with how it went? -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 08:28
- Um - I was told by a very good source that there was an equipment issue and THAT'S what delayed the start of this interview. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 2, 08:10
Deadpool & Wolverine is staying on our Dolby and IMAX screens and ticket sales look very strong for the weekend. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 08:06
$310m for (Biden) Harris campaign in July -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 07:56 11
- I feel like there's something REALLY REALLY wrong with us, as a country, when over $450mil is raised by our 2 presidential candidates in a month. - Turd Ferguson Aug 2, 08:03 6
  - yes, Dems should make repealing Citizens United their Roe v. Wade for the next 50 years (not holding my breath that they ever actually will) -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 08:07
  - Amen. -- nm - David Aug 2, 08:06
  - If I could do it all over again, I would own a tv network, or two. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 08:05 3
    - No shit. I feel like the Spawn/Jim ticket could have won with a lot less cash involved. nm -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 2, 08:06 2
      - You two pinheads would be looking up at RFK Jr. in the polls. -- nm - David Aug 2, 08:06 1
        
        Words hurt, dude. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 2, 08:07
- I've had the realization this week that the intense Biden pressure was so that they could run Harris ads during The Olympics. - David Aug 2, 08:02
- What did Trump bring in? -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 07:57 1
  - $138m (after getting shot at and throwing a convention) -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 07:58
- Is that a lot? That sounds like a lot. -- nm* - znufrii Aug 2, 07:56
Joe and the families call the hostages on their way home on the plane from the Oval Office. -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 07:45 4
- Found the Republicans response—Joe trading harden criminals and terrorists for normal people, imprisoned on false charges, that were taken to get - Trending Aug 2, 07:53 3
  - "like trading a rifle for a spoon" .. huh? -- (pic) - mud Aug 2, 07:55 [Attachment] 1
    - When you have to say *everything* your opponent does is wrong. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 07:57
  - ... and? -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 07:54
CBS News: "Trump's big cryptocurrency bet" - mud Aug 2, 07:44 6
- he thinks "a bitcoin" is real -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 07:53 3
  - MINT THEM IN THE USA!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 07:54 2
    - When I am reelected we will mint all the Olympic metals here and sell them to the other countries, too! -- nm - 45 Aug 2, 07:55
    - Texas is on it...and making people sick -- nm - oblique Aug 2, 07:55
- ".. maybe we'll pay off our $35 trillion, hand them a little crypto check, right?" -- (pic) - mud Aug 2, 07:53 [Attachment] 1
  - lol - he is clueless -- nm - Epiphany Aug 2, 07:55
"I love my black job" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 07:43 3
- I was waiting for her to do something like this. -- nm - David Aug 2, 07:44
- nice -- nm - mud Aug 2, 07:44
- 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 07:44
These trampoline people scare me to death. -- nm - David Aug 2, 07:36 2
- Cant wait to watch this event on Replay. Love this crazy event. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 07:38
- they're all just worried that in the middle of their performance, mom's gonna call them in for lunch -- nm - prayformojo Aug 2, 07:38
Surprised the market didn’t respond more positively to the jobs report, wouldn’t it make a rate cut in September all but certain? -- nm - znufrii Aug 2, 07:33 1
- perhaps but today's market reaction makes it certain -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 07:40
Huh, Britt Baker legit got suspended by AEW for some HR comments about MJF that MJF’s girlfriend overheard. - Will Hunting Aug 2, 07:28 1
- I'm glad they're finally trying to cut out the CM Punk-ish toxicity. It sounds like Baker and Adam Cole may have broken up. -- nm - David Aug 2, 07:36
Of course the real reason I support Imane Khelif is because I picked Algeria in the ST Olympic Challenge. -- nm - Dano Aug 2, 07:20 2
- Come on Morocco. You have over 20 times the population of Idaho, yet Idaho has multiple medals and you have none. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 07:27 1
  - Soccer spoils - Morocco Aug 2, 07:38
LOL. Review of the director's cut of Rebel Moon. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 07:01 1
- Only 30+ more minutes of farmers farming! - Jovian Aug 2, 07:07
I see no reason to separate men and women in archery. There's no physical advantage for men over women as far as I can tell. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 06:44 20
- Twice as many winners, Krusty. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 07:16 1
  - Add a third category where everyone competes and you get even more medals. Though, I did read they instituted a cap on the number of athletes - Krusty Aug 2, 07:37
- Maybe the split was introduced to encourage participation and now they just keep it out of tradition. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 07:04 1
  - I can see that being a reason. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 07:17
- I propose three classes of athletes by testosterone level, rather than two by "gender." Class 1, testosterone 1-100. Class 2, 101-500. Class 3, 501+ -- nm - mara Aug 2, 06:53 2
  - "The F you mean I'm in Class Two now. Run your test again Sonny" -- nm - Senior Olympics competitor Aug 2, 07:05
  - Soy boy, Cuck, Alpha -- nm - MAGA Aug 2, 06:56
- Pull of the bow. Makes a huge difference. -- nm - VMan Aug 2, 06:53
- Disagree. Because then when or where do you draw the line. - Jovian Aug 2, 06:49 9
  - To be fair, if the event was gender neutral, complaints about the competitor's gender would be moot. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 06:58 8
    - No they wouldnt, because it would have gone from gender defined to none at all. And thus people would bitch about it until the end of time. - Jovian Aug 2, 07:03 7
      - We have many mixed events where they team up but only equestrian has men and women competing against each other. - Krusty Aug 2, 07:26 5
        
        I'm a better rider than you. -- nm - Arwen to Aragorn Aug 2, 07:31 2
        
        Well you know I like you on top anyway. - Aragorn to Arwen Aug 2, 07:33 1
        
        ! -- nm - mud Aug 2, 07:45
        
        Im just saying if its already separated, keep it that way. Its not worth the outrage. Let women archers compete for gold and let men archers compete - Jovian Aug 2, 07:29 1
        
        I think they should add a mixed event for some where they directly compete. More medals for everyone! - Krusty Aug 2, 07:35
      - I mean just dont even get it. Let women had their comps and rewards and let men have their comps and rewards. It is not rocket science. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 07:05
- Same answer I got when I said this about trap shooting: holding the weight of the tool? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 06:47 1
  - Yeah, that's another one and that excuse is weak when their scores are the same. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 06:49
help! we want to make budget season 2025 hats but don't know what to put on them. ideas? for reference budget season is VERY long and hellish. - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 2, 06:41 12
- Peanut Budget Jelly Time! -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 07:56
- Make Accounting Great Again -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 07:42
- First In -- Last Out -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 07:41
- Mind the GAAP -- nm - Dano Aug 2, 07:18 1
  - EBIT, freakin' DA! -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 07:40
- The Shitshow aka Budget 2025 -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 2, 06:49 1
  - This Bud(get's) For You -- nm* - Turd Ferguson Aug 2, 07:00
- “BUDGIE 2025” and a picture of a bird. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 06:48 1
  - BUDGET SMUGGLERS -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 06:56
- “BUGDET 2025” on the front in big letters and “ATTENTION TO DETAIL” on the side or brim. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 06:45
- Maintain A Good Attitude. If that doesn't all fit you might need to abbreviate somehow -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 06:43 1
  - Ooo, and it should be red, because avoiding being "in the red" is what budgeting is all about. -- nm* - mara Aug 2, 06:45
I, for one, would support the introduction of a doggo event at the Olympics. Why should horsies get all the prestige? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 06:33 5
- Cat staring contest -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 06:36
- Disagree. The doggo people would get upset that the dogs didn't all win gold medals. -- nm - Roger More Aug 2, 06:36 3
  - They’re all good boys. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 06:43 1
    - An unprecedented 15-way tie for first! There's not enough room on the podium! -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 06:54
  - This. -- nm - znufrii Aug 2, 06:39
hoo boy -- (pic) - mud Aug 2, 05:55 [Attachment] 3
- Was the 10m bribe on top of tye millions they spent in his hotels, esp the DC joint that still lost money and sold after he left. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 10:53
- This would be really bad for Trump if he was a democratic congressman -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 06:35
- *shrug* Total immunity!! -- nm - decline Aug 2, 06:08
David, Christian Moore got promoted to AA after two games. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 2, 05:48 1
- It's the Angels. He'll.be playing in Anaheim before the season is over. See Nolan Schanuel -- nm - JD Aug 2, 06:27
thanks to First Friday Breakfast at the Diner this morning, I've had a continuous earworm of The Carpenters' For All We Know for the last 90 min -- nm - prayformojo Aug 2, 05:43
In 20 years, we're gonna wonder why we ever greatly prioritized tiny inflation over people having jobs. - Inigo Aug 2, 05:38
Remains of old Roman fort found in Wales -- (link) - znufrii Aug 2, 05:19 1
- It buckled under the weight of all the extra consonants. -- nm* - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 06:35
Friday Murdle: 4:39 - prayformojo Aug 2, 05:08 5
- Is there a missing link? "A brown stain was found beside that one weird guy" is highlighted but does not give extra info -- nm - Roger More Aug 2, 06:26 2
  - it refers to - prayformojo Aug 2, 06:45 1
    - That part I got - Roger More Aug 2, 07:43
- (thx Fuzzy for turning me on to this...I look forward to these each day and it's a good workout even when I get the solution 1000% wrong) -- nm - prayformojo Aug 2, 05:13 1
  - That's funny, I thought I picked it up from you -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 2, 05:14
Strands #152 - prayformojo Aug 2, 05:00 3
- Yellow - 1st - no nonstrands - VMan Aug 2, 05:59
- in which I learned Montana is not an acceptable word - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 05:50
- Yellow 1st - decline Aug 2, 05:28
Connections Puzzle #418 - xBYGP - a whole lotta guessin' - prayformojo Aug 2, 04:58 16
- No oopsies - YBGP - VMan Aug 2, 05:56
- PBGY - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 05:45 4
  - vnpf -- nm - mud Aug 2, 05:50
  - very nice -- nm - prayformojo Aug 2, 05:46 2
    - Thanks, but I actually just solve it in my head before I commit to entering. G was the first one I figured out - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 05:52 1
      - that's even more impressive -- nm - prayformojo Aug 2, 05:53
- G. And then just walked away because nothing was making sense. Will go back later. -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 05:27 1
  - Okay went back and found yellow (after a separate oopsie) -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 05:31
- couple mistakes - decline Aug 2, 05:23
- YBPG but I used the part of speech trick for the last two - Dano Aug 2, 05:23 5
  - trick? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 2, 05:36 4
    - I had no idea what the actual categories were but I had 4 verbs and 4 adjectives so I grouped them that way. -- nm - Dano Aug 2, 07:15 3
      - that is brilliant! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 07:19 1
        
        five kitties 😺😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 07:20
      - thanks....I'll keep that in mind -- nm - prayformojo Aug 2, 07:17
- xBGYP - mud Aug 2, 05:11
Judge rules for NFL, overturns $4.7B 'Sunday Ticket' verdict -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Aug 2, 04:08 1
- IANAL, but shouldn't he have called for a new trial? It seems odd that after the case the judge can decide he doesn't like the jury's decision and can -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 2, 04:53
Wordle 1,140 5/6 - prayformojo Aug 2, 03:49 3
- rare 2 - rollo Aug 2, 06:21
- 4 - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 05:36
- 6 (whew!) - decline Aug 2, 05:19
Nasal covid vax seems to completely stop the virus transmission -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 2, 02:40
Was that knucklehead US soldier that went into russia to confront his girlfriend part of the exchange? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 00:51 1
- No. They're all political prisoners that were released. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 04:47
Batman Caped Crusader spoils - Beryllium Aug 1, 23:30 1
- Before I knew it, I had watched three episodes. Made myself stop. The problem with reboots is comparing to past but they did a great job. minor spoil - Spawn Aug 2, 07:31
WSJ: inside the secret negotiations to free the Russian hostages (Putin wanted his hit man back) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 23:29 3
- Can Americans maybe stop going to Russia and giving Putin a way to bargain for awful people?? -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 2, 04:44 1
  - They weren't all Americans that were released. Most were from another country or held dual citizenship. A bunch were associates of Navalny, three -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 2, 04:49
- ugh. the hit man was supposed to be traded for Navalny :( -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 23:54
May be a loser but I'm not a dweeb. I'm just a sucker with no self-esteem. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 23:26
now I’m worried about November -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 1, 23:25

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