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and bro, I could give a fuck about softball -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 14:12 1
- I have a lot of questions…First of all…how dare you!?! -- nm* - Trending Aug 13, 14:13
Harris Co AG -- who was summarily destroyed in her primary recently -- is pursuing charges against former counter employee over 2022 election. - Qale Aug 13, 14:08
STIS: Is there a new Iphone due out soon? I really need to replace mine, just curious if prices might drop on the current models soon. - ty97 Aug 13, 13:58 3
- what did you do to your phone ty? -- nm - mr mooch Aug 13, 14:03 1
  - Like me, it's old. I've needed to replace it for at least 6 months, but it's been holding out. -- nm - ty97 Aug 13, 14:05
- September 20th or 27th is my guess. The iphone 16 will have Apple Intelligence available through the entire line up. - Qale Aug 13, 14:03
So that Australian Breaking dancer…who everyone is making fun of—her and her husband ran the qualifying tournament for Aussie Olympic team… - Trending Aug 13, 13:56 [Attachment] 13
- Not everything that calls itself a sport is one. - znufrii Aug 13, 14:21
- If it's true ... this is a huge scandal -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 14:09 2
  - They took out women’s Olympic softball for this -- nm - Trending Aug 13, 14:10 1
    - I enjoyed the actual breaking competition a lot, and the Aussie's comparative lack of skill stood out in real time -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 14:11
- At this point i say just let it be - eag Aug 13, 14:08 2
  - No! Still memes to be done! Laughs to be had! -- nm - Trending Aug 13, 14:09 1
    - well we also have the Turkish. assassin i mean shooter -- nm - eag Aug 13, 14:14
- Am I going to have to google her performance? Is it really worth watching? -- nm - sycor Aug 13, 14:06 5
  - Like a train crash—worth watching for the sheer terribleness—she scored a ZERO— should be a Tina Fey movie -- nm - Trending Aug 13, 14:08 4
    - Oh thats a given some kind of movie remember cool runnings -- nm - eag Aug 13, 14:11 3
      - the Jamaican Bobsled team had a great advantage as they recruited track team runners as fast push got them an edge... - zeitgeist Aug 13, 14:26
      - They were inspirational. This is the opposite of that. This is a TV movie of the week. -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 14:14 1
        
        Except that movie covered up alot of things -- nm - eag Aug 13, 14:16
one of the analysts here informed me that Addison Rae's new single was the current hotness. it's literally called Diet Pepsi - mr mooch Aug 13, 13:51
Trump did WHAT?! - Mop🧹 Aug 13, 13:42 1
- "Accidently" rented an Epstein private jet that wasn't the infamous one, but still... -- nm - Qale Aug 13, 14:04
Heh. Elon tries to jumpstart trump campaign bus with cybertruck. Failure ensues. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 13, 13:30 [mastodon] 1
- :-] -- nm - mud Aug 13, 13:31
Now entering: Madden 25 Franchise Mode. - David Aug 13, 13:08
We're starting our climb into the west-texas desert in two weeks. If forecasts are correct, we'll be hitting some 110 degree weather for a few days. - colin Aug 13, 13:02 4
- That 20 degree thing is the same for my apartment's AC too. And you can't exactly plug in a bunch of fans, so yeah, good plan. - Qale Aug 13, 13:07 1
  - oh yeah, just need to do the siesta thing... -- nm - colin Aug 13, 14:17
- Pecos, TX is the cantaloupe capital of Texas. I can not recommend enough. Amazeballs. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 13, 13:05 1
  - oh innnteresting. we'll check it out. -- nm - colin Aug 13, 14:17
why is Rick Scott having to put almost $2m of his own money into a FL senate campaign, against an invisible (afaict) Dem challenger? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 13, 12:54 2
- grown up Bat Boy needs his seat! -- nm - Jovian Aug 13, 13:06
- Harris is pouring money into FL, trying to put it into play. He's probably worried about the possibly blow back from that investment. -- nm - colin Aug 13, 12:58
CNN.com is definitely trying their best to make Donnie happen again. Their Front page: Home Depot issues a warning about the economy - Jovian Aug 13, 12:48 15
- Home Depot’s EX* CEO is a hardcore Trumper ftr -- nm* - mr mooch Aug 13, 13:03 10
  - Jesus! You just make things up? - King Of Oklahoma Aug 13, 13:13 7
    - pixie is Witchfinder General. He needs to keep Jovian riled up somehow. -- nm - mud Aug 13, 13:16 6
      - More than that. There still might be a handful here that believe the bullshit. Problem is if he ever posts anything factual - King Of Oklahoma Aug 13, 13:34 3
        
        I still have a gigantic issue with Cnn.com having this non-story as their front page story (still). - Jovian Aug 13, 13:36 2
        
        I agree with you. Not at all the point of my original post. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 13, 13:44 1
        
        oh I know! -- nm - Jovian Aug 13, 14:20
      - he does! Considering Dickface has flown himself way too close to the sun. - Jovian Aug 13, 13:23 1
        
        heh - mud Aug 13, 13:24
  - Probably still true, but they did change CEOs in 2022. -- nm - Qale Aug 13, 13:05
  - Oh I know. Thats how I know CNN is doing their best to help him. -- nm - Jovian Aug 13, 13:05
- There are some warning signs in layoffs and credit card amounts and defaults. But investors have forced businesses into "line go up" mentality. -- nm - Qale Aug 13, 12:59
- It's shameful. Like "AHHHH, SPENDING IS SLIGHTLY BELOW WHAT IT WAS!!!!". - Inigo Aug 13, 12:58 1
  - a lot of shit flies under the radar when you have a circus government - all eyes on trump, not on them as they raid public coffers. -- nm - colin Aug 13, 13:00
- every corporation showed their hand when they straight up said they're more afraid of regulation than of losing democracy in america. -- nm - colin Aug 13, 12:56
Only Murders in the Building | Season 4 -- (link) - mud Aug 13, 12:45 [youtube] 2
- Yay! I love this show -- nm - sycor Aug 13, 14:29
- Season ends with a wrecking ball. -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 12:47
Well, that's a ballsy email I just got. How about #5. You suck - oblique Aug 13, 12:39
Emirates NBA Cup explained -- (link) - Remlik Aug 13, 12:35 [youtube] 3
- Emirates? Really? *smh* -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 12:37 2
  - Well, for a minute I thought they were playing there. -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 12:47 1
    - me too -- nm - mud Aug 13, 12:53
Fuck the Blues. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 12:29 5
- LGB!!! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 13, 12:49
- Elton John? -- nm - David Aug 13, 12:34
- SING IT! -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 12:33
- RIGHT ON! LONG LIVE ROCK! -- (pic) - King Of Oklahoma Aug 13, 12:31 [Attachment]
- Sounds to me like you got the Blues Blues, friend -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 12:31
protesters shut down the 405 -- (pic) - mud Aug 13, 12:26 [Attachment] 3
- Yes please shut it down. I dont need to be at work -- nm - commuters Aug 13, 12:33 2
  - protests aren't effective if they aren't impactful. this is a way to get a massive impact with only a few folks. -- nm - colin Aug 13, 12:56 1
    - it’s been nine months since Israel went into Gaza and so far the protests have done nothing to get either side any closer to a ceasefire - mr mooch Aug 13, 13:13
Marvel Zombies animated series is R-rated. - Spawn Aug 13, 12:23 2
- yiss -- nm - budice Aug 13, 12:24
- sweet -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 13, 12:23
"We see you had your eye on" emails - budice Aug 13, 12:16 1
- Creepy AND stale. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 13, 12:17
WCBS 880 to end all-news format after nearly 60 years, flips to ESPN and Mets Coverage -- (link) - Remlik Aug 13, 12:10 8
- I listened to this station every day for a very long time. They were the home of the Yankees and had quality news coverage. Years ago they lost the - Krusty Aug 13, 12:35
- that fascistic f**k on 770, Sid Rosenberg this morning claimed credit for 880 shutting down. -- nm - Jovian Aug 13, 12:15 6
  - He's a narcissist and pompous ass. Also, why would someone want to take credit for the ending of a radio station and the loss of jobs? - Krusty Aug 13, 12:32 5
    - Because he worships the Donald and will emulate him in every way possible. - Jovian Aug 13, 12:36 4
      - I just don't see what pleasure there is in this. They're not some left wing news station and those are NYers now out of job in a field that's - Krusty Aug 13, 12:39 3
        
        He could die tomorrow and I would cheer. - Jovian Aug 13, 12:42 2
        
        and I know this is bad to think like this. But Im sorry, this is what 3 years of what maga post-Jan 06 has done to me. -- nm - Jovian Aug 13, 12:44 1
        
        I get it -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 13:18
Sweet. My new allergy viles FINALLY arrived. I have a meeting tomorrow night but Thursday morning I get to go in all day and get tons of shots. - Spawn Aug 13, 12:09 6
- Show up with chasers. - sycor Aug 13, 14:08
- congrats! has it been a particularly bad pollen season? -- nm - colin Aug 13, 13:03
- Tons of shots = acupuncture at that point. -- nm - Qale Aug 13, 13:02
- vials! -- nm - mud Aug 13, 12:54 1
  - hey, those are Simone's vials -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 13:18
- Yay!!! You can breathe again -- nm - Epiphany Aug 13, 12:51
Rollo on Bwhatever: - Baron of the Rings Aug 13, 12:08 4
- I'm glad that's you chasing Wilbert, hopefully he'll reduce to a 1/1 or maybe you'll get lucky -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 12:11 3
  - I have to take the stab. My tall maxes are 3/3, 3/3, and 5/5. :( -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 13, 12:20 2
    - I'll keep it to myself so as not to demoralize you, my opinion that Wilbert's natural position is "tall SG" -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 12:25 1
      - Yeah, he would just be a stopgap down low until I get a proper forward. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 13, 12:34
This is where I'm at, too. -- (link) - David Aug 13, 12:04 [Backboard] 7
- skepticism is fine and healthy but Pelosi took unprecedented steps to force her party's nominee out of the race with 90 days to go just based on polls - mr mooch Aug 13, 12:08 4
  - She had inside info, not polls. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 13, 12:19 1
    - it was the downballot races that made them break the emergency glass -- nm - mr mooch Aug 13, 12:40
  - I doubt it was just polls -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 12:12
  - At minimum she has managed to make us happy for 3 months. -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 12:10
- Yep. And Ill just say that because its driving him insane, its driving him to make new critical mistakes. -- nm - Jovian Aug 13, 12:08
- word -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 12:05
Paramount Television Studios Shut Down by Paramount Global Cost Cuts -- (link) - Remlik Aug 13, 11:57 2
- my friend was laid off today with a last day of friday. why is he going in tomorrow? -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 13, 13:40
- That website is so bloated that it crashed my phone's browser. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 13, 12:03
Ca. reneging on making the 15 from Barstow to Nevada into 3 lanes. -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 13, 11:49 16
- Why would CA spend billions to make it easier for CA tax payers spend their money in another state, we have casinos at home. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 12:10 5
  - Casinos at home. -- (link) - Qale Aug 13, 13:04 1
    - I hearby award you the first Ziggle -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 14:31
  - it's basically the only truck route from LA for Nevada, Utah & other states -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 13, 12:20
  - Who needs a casino when you have the california real estate market? - Beryllium Aug 13, 12:13 1
    - The house always wins -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 12:25
- Wider roads and more lanes doesn't equal faster drives. -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 12:01 6
  - adding capacity in fact just increases demand -- nm - mr mooch Aug 13, 12:05 5
    - I demand to get TF out of Barstow -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 13, 12:23
    - There doing it at certain sections of the 10 from Phoenix to Blythe -- nm - eag Aug 13, 12:11
    - Yup. Once the lane is built it will fill up and the road will move at the same speed it did before. We've seen it happen time and time again. - Krusty Aug 13, 12:08 2
      - They spend a billion and years of construction inconvenience to widen a freeway and when it's done...we find out it's just... - zeitgeist Aug 13, 12:27 1
        
        There's just no reason to widen highways. It doesn't help with congestion. It's a massive waste of money that would be better spent on - Krusty Aug 13, 12:41
- High Speed Rail -- nm - budice Aug 13, 11:53
- Those. Bastards. -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 11:52 1
  - they promised 2 years ago it would happen :(( -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 13, 11:53
FEMA has responded to over 100 disasters so far this year and is broke -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 11:42 1
- BIDEN! -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 11:48
Civil War will stream on Max on Sept 20th -- nm - Remlik Aug 13, 11:41
Lets Try that Google Gemini. doh -- (pic) - budice Aug 13, 11:34 [Attachment]
abortion rights will be on the Missouri ballot in November in case anyone wanted to stick it to the Handmaids Tale crowd there -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 13, 11:28 3
- I shall be interested to see the language on the ballot measure. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 13, 12:41
- Would love to see this pass - but I'm not super confident. And we don't vote there anymore... - Turd Ferguson Aug 13, 11:36 1
  - I'm hopeful but what is happening in states were it is voted on by the people, the REP controlled State Congress are enacting laws to make it less - Epiphany Aug 13, 11:57
Bills place Chase Claypool on IR with toe injury -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 13, 11:26 1
- Tracy (Giants RB) also hurt—was supposed to be #2 on depth chart—Eric Gray (who is a better RB and pass catcher) now # 2 -- nm - Trending Aug 13, 11:28
The memes of the Australian Breakdancer are hilarious—here’s one -- (pic) - Trending Aug 13, 11:25 [Attachment] 7
- also matrixy -- (pic) - budice Aug 13, 11:31 [Attachment] 3
  - This, this is a brilliant contrast. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 13, 12:10
  - and scooby doo -- (pic) - budice Aug 13, 11:32 [Attachment] 1
    - Both are fantastic -- nm - Trending Aug 13, 11:36
- What do you expect when you let white people co-opt black culture -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 11:30 1
  - 🤣—I’ll have to think about after enjoying the sweet tasting misogyny (Australian Olympic committee response to memes and criticism of the dancer) -- nm* - Trending Aug 13, 11:36
- This one is probably my favorite - Trending Aug 13, 11:27 [Attachment]
Rejected names/acronyms for Simone's Gold Over America Tour (GOAT) ... go! -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 11:21 10
- The "Friends and Athletes Friends On" tour - oblique Aug 13, 12:23
- Look what you made me do. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 13, 11:39
- What A Program! -- nm - mr mooch Aug 13, 11:36 1
  - Definitely Earned It -- nm - mr mooch Aug 13, 11:42
- She Killed It! Biles Inspires Dreams Inyou (SKIBIDI) -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 11:35 2
  - 70 Baron points. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 13, 12:19 1
    - You know, for kids -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 12:23
- Make Athletics Great Again -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 11:28
- Miles of Biles (MOB) wait why are we doing this? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 13, 11:26 1
  - Will Only Kill Events: Miles of Biles (WOKEMOB) -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 11:39
Big Brother spoiler update. I am not happy - Peglegpete Aug 13, 11:20 1
- It's dicey. Spoiler - King Of Oklahoma Aug 13, 11:54
Obama's Summer Playlist. I would have expected Not Like Us to be here, but he is celebrating brat summer (and yes, SHABOOZEY) -- (link) - Tim Aug 13, 11:18 4
- Always good to see effort to take Motown covers back from the Beatles -- nm - Roger More Aug 13, 12:22
- also reminds me of last year when he listed a boygenius song and one of them replied with "war criminal :(" -- nm - Tim Aug 13, 11:21
- First! -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 11:21 1
  - And he has an Artemas song. - Spawn Aug 13, 11:22
Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 13, 11:17 1
- Bird. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 13, 11:40

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