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NYT/Siena poll: - mud Aug 10, 07:18 10
- Gotta keep the momentum and enthusiasm going to push it further. -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 07:26 7
  - for sure, but when it was apparent to Nancy Pelosi that Joe had no path, she and Chuck forced him to acknowledge that reality. - mr mooch Aug 10, 07:33 6
    - They always have tricks up their sleeves and I'm sure their machine is working overtime right now. Gotta keep pushing in the swing states to get - Krusty Aug 10, 07:39 4
      - What ever happened to that "GOP closes field offices in all 50 states" tweet that was posted the other day? Having trouble finding updates. -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 07:49 1
        
        supposably they are outsourcing ground game to third-party groups like Turning Point but still not funding directly through RNC last anyone checked -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 10, 07:53
      - even the official NYT stenographers can't ignore the reality of it anymore -- (link*) - mr mooch Aug 10, 07:43 1
        
        "you knew i was a snake when you took me in, dummies" - mr mooch Aug 10, 07:57
    - lol "turn the blitz primary machines back on!" -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 10, 07:35
- ballgame -- nm - mr mooch Aug 10, 07:25
- I approve. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 10, 07:19
Testing… check one two… - TFox Aug 10, 07:10 9
- Yo! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 10, 10:31
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 10, 07:33
- wow! nice to see you -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 07:33
- Why, hello! -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 07:28 1
  - Hello! Thanks for the super kind welcome y’all - TFox Aug 10, 07:41
- ! -- nm - mud Aug 10, 07:13
- Hey hey!! Good to see you! - Krusty Aug 10, 07:12 2
  - Krusty! Great to see you too - TFox Aug 10, 07:14 1
    - Everything is good here. I'm out of room for new kicks and need to sell off some. Happy to see you pop in to say hi. :-) - Krusty Aug 10, 07:24
6 of 8 events correct, on this week’s Flashback. -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 10, 07:02 2
- Perfect! You scored 28 points, with all 8 events correct, on this week’s Flashback. - crash davis 😺 Aug 10, 07:33
- all 8 events correct - mud Aug 10, 07:12
12% of Westjet flights are canceled today. 11% yesterday. Apparently ~10% of their fleet was damaged in the Calgary hailstorm. -- nm - ty97 Aug 10, 06:24
more Banksy (6th?) -- (link) - mud Aug 10, 06:01 10
- Not everything has to be Starry Night, ya know, but these feel a bit... uninspired? -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 06:04 9
  - If we didn't know it was him I'd say it was a copy-catter trying (and sort of failing) to emulate him. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 10, 06:40 1
    - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 07:26
  - I'm expecting something else to round this all into perspective. I like the pelicans but overall it doesn't seem like the work he usually does. -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 06:10 6
    - It’s too…friendly—like a tourist board decided to put out a bunch of fake ones. They all lack the usual “message” or “banksy commentary” -- nm* - Trending Aug 10, 06:21 5
      - Yup. I was expecting some kind of conservation or extinction message to go with these but so far nothing. -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 06:34 4
        
        I like the goat. -- nm - mud Aug 10, 07:07 3
        
        That was a good one as well. I'm hoping he's building up to something as I'm not sure what he's doing otherwise. -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 07:13 2
        
        Maybe he's in his Robert Kinkaid phase? -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 07:41 1
        
        That's not a good phase to be in. -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 08:03
Strands #160 Yellow 1st - decline Aug 10, 04:49 1
- 4th - prayformojo Aug 10, 06:54
Connections Puzzle #426 GBYP - decline Aug 10, 04:41 2
- BGxYP - prayformojo Aug 10, 06:57
- BGYP - mud Aug 10, 05:32
Wordle 1,148 3/6 - decline Aug 10, 04:38 2
- Wordle 1,148 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Aug 10, 08:00
- 4 - NGTAG - prayformojo Aug 10, 06:47
Tues Aug 27 is Swifties for Kamala zoom call, that should break the internet... -- (pic) - zeitgeist Aug 10, 02:04 [Attachment]
Another nominal couple of ESO achievements. I completed the model of Vvardenfel. That helped me gain a Dark Elf companion’s favor. - Qale Aug 10, 01:02
The helicopter camera shots of Paris are pretty cool. -- nm - Loyola Aug 9, 23:38
Marathon spoils - Loyola Aug 9, 23:32
talk about a downgrade -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 22:26
it is pretty rich that Bannon fought his contempt case so long that he has to do four months at precisely the most consequential stretch of the race -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 22:19
5 years ago Jay Epstein was found suicided in his cell -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 22:13 4
- Jeffery not Jay. -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 04:42
- Trump's good buddy? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 9, 22:43
- the New York financier? -- nm - mr mooch Aug 9, 22:17 1
  - Yes, the new york financier. -- nm - Conan O'Brien Aug 9, 22:22
85 with humidity of 78% and a dew point the same? At midnight? No. Not pleasant at all. -- nm - Qale Aug 9, 22:05
Snow White teaser. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 22:04 [youtube] 4
- Gadot is a good call. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 10, 07:19
- looks like Legend (1985) -- nm - mud Aug 10, 05:44 1
  - meets Thomas Kinkaide -- nm - mr mooch Aug 10, 07:30
- FF2 officially titled Freakier Friday -- (link*) - mr mooch Aug 9, 22:33
Japan issues Megaquake warning after last night's 7.1 saying an even larger one is possible. Tonight a 6.9 hit higher up the island chain off Russia -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 9, 22:00
Great Britain Olympic diver has Only fans account to pay bills -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 9, 21:51 1
- I was watching some diving this morning and it makes sense. - Baron of the Rings Aug 10, 07:11
Jesse the Mind/Body Ventura endorses Kamala (and rips JD Vance a new one) -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 21:46
The Rock shows Moana 2 trailer -- (link) - Remlik Aug 9, 21:46 1
- Moana trailer -- (link) - Remlik Aug 9, 21:46 [youtube]
Twitter got issues at the moment -- nm - budice Aug 9, 21:42 2
- "at the moment"? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 21:45 1
  - All the moment. -- nm - Qale Aug 9, 22:07
To Max's question from B-fore, yes, there's group rhythmic gymnastics in Paris. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 21:41
new defamation suit coming -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 21:35 3
- Like just on a basic level, imagine thinking Algeria would be cool with transgender people. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 06:06
- sue his ass -- nm - Remlik Aug 9, 21:44 1
  - And JK Rowlings -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 21:52
I don't know what the "women's madison" is in cycling, but that's a LOT of bikes on the track. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 21:30 3
- It's a relay. Wait till you see the exchange between teammates -- nm - JD Aug 9, 21:36
- The race ends then everyone has to get their slide rulers out to figure out who won. Riveting! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 21:36 1
  - The original event was endurance based and could go days so you can have your clear winner but after days or figure out distance in a fixed time -- nm - JD Aug 9, 21:38
Toy Story 5 2026 -- nm - Remlik Aug 9, 21:25 5
- Agatha All Along 2 episode premiere Sept 18th -- (link*) - Remlik Aug 9, 21:25 [youtube] 4
  - Star Wars Skeleton Crew trailer -- (link) - Remlik Aug 9, 21:35 [youtube] 3
    - I don't know that I'd watch it, but this is a great opportunity to bring in a much younger generation. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 21:38 2
      - got a goonies feel to it. -- nm - Remlik Aug 9, 21:42 1
        
        Very much. A bit like 1985's Explorers. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 21:45
Oh, they're actually making Accountant 2 - excellent! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 21:11
's funny. They pause the taekwondo match to review if that was a face kick, but I don't know if a face kick is a good thing or a bad thing. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 20:56
I weep…WEEP, for the brain behind this…”Canadians are so dumb…” -- (pic) - Trending Aug 9, 20:37 [Attachment] 1
- Aka "Territory lost to the Black Fly Horde" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 20:49
for years US viewers begged NBC to just air Olympic shit live as it happened so finally they did for Paris and actually we were right all along -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 20:24 1
- FWIW, they aired most events live and all events on demand in Tokyo. It's not just "here, you just decide what to watch" that made the difference. - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 20:25
apparently Politico did find the black California politician who was in the chopper with Trump when it almost went down (for real) -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 20:20 2
- I thought it was Jerry Brown he confused with Willie Brown. -- nm - . Aug 9, 21:58 1
  - I mean who hasn't confused the two. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 23:58
So I'm doing some of these "free walking tours" while in Europe. Obviously, they're paid through tips. There's me and my 3 kids. What's a good tip? - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 20:16 12
- Who sponsors these tours? Is it a non-profit type of group or a local civic group? You can always offer it as a donation. - Meg Aug 9, 21:48 1
  - And is it a group tour? You can always stand back and see what others are doing. -- nm - Meg Aug 9, 21:49
- Ask the hotel concierge -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 21:35
- Tipping is not customary in Europe. You'd probably offend the tour guide by tipping. Best not to. -- nm - colin Aug 9, 21:14 7
  - For wait staff, yes. For 'free' walking tours, no. That is model for payment. Minimum 10 euro each. - Andie Aug 10, 07:01 1
    - Also, Mop, you'll want to have Euros on you. Businesses are all cards, but there will be other stuff you want cash for. -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 07:03
  - When I was in Europe everyone was tipping the tour guides even Europeans and these were paid tours. -- nm - Dano Aug 10, 04:18 1
    - Nods. -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 07:04
  - If you must tip, because you can't help yourself, toss the money on the ground and then insist it fell out of the tour guide's pocket. -- nm - colin Aug 9, 21:18 2
    - Tours are usually paid by the word, about 3 cents per, so keep close count and you'll be able to figure out an appropriate tip. -- nm - colin Aug 9, 21:20 1
      - I know this is confusing. Many people insist Europe is more modern and progressive, but I just find it to be tedious (all the rules) -- nm* - colin Aug 9, 21:21
- I guess it depends how long the walking tour is—but $20 euro was my first thought too -- nm - Trending Aug 9, 20:30
in 2048 she’s gonna be like the Nirvana baby -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 20:13 1
- She'll smell like Teen Spirit? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 9, 21:10
I'm looking forward to the internet raging about this, but Disney is giving fans what they want with the movie announcements. -- nm - David Aug 9, 20:03 6
- the only person asking for Incredibles 3 (or any Pixar sequel really) is Bob Iger -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 20:06 3
  - I was literally in a group chat where Disney fans were losing their minds over it...and I was one of them. It's Pixar's best brand. -- nm - David Aug 9, 22:11 2
    - the second one was thoroughly mid -- nm - mr mooch Aug 10, 07:34 1
      - I think I had it #3 overall for that year. -- nm - David Aug 10, 07:48
- There's only one movie they need to make, and that's a Disney princess team-up. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 20:05 1
  - Quake and Vanellope? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 20:42
It's a shame about the goddamn Beyonce. Don't wanna take it away from anyone, I'm just amazed people hear that and think "good singer." -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 19:57
this dude is the luckiest guy in Brazil tonight -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 19:33 1
- Or else he needs to beware of John Denver songs. -- nm - Dano Aug 9, 19:43
Elon's favorite federal judge, rules shockingly in his favor... owns 15-50k worth of Tesla stock. -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 9, 19:21 1
- i was assured by John Roberts that this kind of Texas district forum shopping had been stopped -- nm - mr mooch Aug 9, 19:23
Ravens' preseason winning streak in jeopardy with the 4th quarter to play -- nm - mr mooch Aug 9, 18:57 2
- They lost last year. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 9, 19:01 1
  - To DC so not even a real team. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 9, 19:02
OK. I guess we're doing this. Olympic breakdancing, here we go. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 18:47 5
- Chloe Fineman and Sarah Squirm fighting each other to play Raygun on the season premiere -- nm - mr mooch Aug 9, 18:51
- I don't know if this is an Olympic sport, but holy shit. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 18:50 3
  - I mean it probably won’t ever be again, so enjoy it I guess? -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 19:24 2
    - it's coming back for Brisbane 2032 -- nm - mr mooch Aug 9, 19:29 1
      - Crickey! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 19:37
Zaslav only wishes he could inflate Warners' stock price by constantly losing this much money -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 18:38 3
- Licensing expenses? What the hell did they license? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 9, 18:44 2
  - And since when does Trump pay his bills? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 19:42 1
    - Guessing this is Trump getting paid for his name and likeness to be attached. -- nm - znufrii Aug 9, 19:57
Stolen from Reddit -- (pic) - Dano Aug 9, 18:31 [Attachment] 8
- I mean nobody else will get this but -- (link) - Tim Aug 9, 19:45 1
  - I would ask my daughter, but then she would explain it to me. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 20:04
- Have we seen JD Vance beardless? -- (link) - con_carne Aug 9, 19:01 3
  - wanted for stealing Pee Wee's bike -- nm - mr mooch Aug 9, 19:03
  - "He looks like a problematic showrunner at Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network." LOL -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 19:03 1
    - *SNORK* -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 20:04
- Walz is the guy who asks a woman if she needs help getting away from the creep at the bar...JD is the creep at the bar -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 18:41 1
  - Nice. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 18:48
They're are of course 78 reasons not to support RFK JR and this one isn't his fault, but man how could you stand to have his voice as president. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 17:59 2
- It what I've been saying, it's like a garbage disposal with a steak bone -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 18:28
- in bank shots possibly worth taking, he apparently qualified for the TX ballot, which Joe only lost by 5% four years ago. Texas has 40 electoral votes - mr mooch Aug 9, 18:18
*Shakes fist at United* - King Of Oklahoma Aug 9, 17:40
Culinary Union (basically Las Vegas) endorses Kamala & Coach -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 17:21 1
- I expect a few more important local endorsements before the Harris/Walz rally here tomorrow. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 9, 17:33
looks like a lot of folk in there -- (link) - mud Aug 9, 17:13 13
- .nm -- nm* - mr mooch Aug 9, 19:32
- I find it hard to believe Tim Walz is only 5 years older than me. Which means... - Cuzzin Todd Aug 9, 18:17 3
  - Nah, he a sportsman who spends a lot of time outdoors, A gweat, gweat sportsman -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 19:07
  - ...you too can be Kamala Harris's VP pick in 5 years? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 18:50
  - Brad Pitt is older...so... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 18:24
- meanwhile in Bozeman -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 18:12 2
  - “most campaigns would not be playing the theme song of a movie about a sinking ship before a rally.” -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 9, 19:56
  - I love how keeps blaming the fire marshals for holding people back/not letting people in. Dude, the arena is made for max capacity…no one is holding - Trending Aug 9, 19:32
- That sounds like a lot. Is that a lot? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 9, 18:00
- That looks like more than 15k to me. -- nm - amandaphone Aug 9, 17:58 1
  - agreed. -- nm - mud Aug 9, 18:16
- It’s not as if anybody cares about crowd sizes or anything. -- nm - mara Aug 9, 17:40 1
  - less than 200 there! I had 14 million at Mar-a-lago last weekend to see me take a crap!! -- nm - 45* Aug 9, 17:45
a special bell made for Notre Dame Cathedral is at the Olympics for gold medal winners & record breakers to ring. -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 9, 17:07 5
- I've been wondering about that bell -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 9, 17:18 4
  - When you gonna ring it, when you gonna ring it? -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 17:20 3
    - Ring my bellllll el el., ring my bell -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 18:26 1
      - roll away the dew! -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 9, 19:11
    - So what? So let's dance! -- (link) - Baron of the Rings Aug 9, 17:24 [youtube]

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