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Celebrities slated to attend Rose City Comicon next week - ReluctantCynic Aug 29, 09:17 1
- And Jason Isaacs. Nice line up though. Rosario is such a delight. Met and hung out with her around 10 years ago. -- nm - sycor Aug 29, 09:41
Its honestly a shame that Biden is basically on his death bed or is he just completely unable to speak properly? - Jovian Aug 29, 09:04 33
- why doesn't the military just issue a statement stating that photo/video is not allowed at such places under federal law? why does it have to be the - tRuMaN Aug 29, 09:25 7
  - The Army did issue a statement. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 29, 09:26 5
    - I feel like this won't be covered by US media. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 09:28 4
      - “It’s currently the front page story on CNN” -- (link) - znufrii Aug 29, 09:29 [Backboard] 3
        
        I'm referring specifically to the Army statement. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 09:30 2
        
        I'm struggling to find the official statement from the Army. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 29, 09:30 1
        
        here -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 29, 09:32
  - yep, more impactful this way. Not as partisan. -- nm - Andie Aug 29, 09:26
- A sitting President shouldn't have a press conference because Trump's team acted like entitled children at Arlington. -- nm - Inigo Aug 29, 09:10 22
  - Id point out as well that it is thinking like this as to why Democrats fail on many things. -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 09:16 3
    - You're way out of line. - Inigo Aug 29, 09:22 1
      - I apologize and Im not blaming you for anything. -- (edited) - Jovian Aug 29, 09:28
    - the only reason he ever got convicted 34 times is because Michael Avenatti was a grandstanding attention whore, but the charges ultimately stuck -- nm - mr mooch Aug 29, 09:19
  - Seriously????? You dont think DJT would be ALLLL over this if he were President and Harris had done this? -- (edited) - Jovian Aug 29, 09:15 11
    - DJT having a press conference should not be a legitimate President's bar to have one in return. -- nm - Inigo Aug 29, 09:17
    - isn't that a good reason NOT to do it? Act like the grown ups, not the idiots. -- nm - Andie Aug 29, 09:17 1
      - Andie, Im not saying it should be a clown show as a DJT presser would be. But to just let it go and ignore it as President is beyond stupid. -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 09:20
    - Because what Trump would do is definitely the standard to which we should hold the presidency. -- nm* - znufrii Aug 29, 09:17 7
      - Im trying to just make a point. To let it just go is ridiculous. -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 09:18 6
        
        They’re responding through established channels. Not everything deserves or requires a response at the highest level. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 29, 09:24 3
        
        the female worker who was shoved aside is refusing to press charges because she fears for her safety. because nobody ever stands up to these assholes -- nm - mr mooch Aug 29, 09:27 2
        
        This. The Trump cult is out for blood. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 09:29 1
        
        bare minimum, whichever campaign worker put hands on her, publicly demand they're fired until it happens -- nm - mr mooch Aug 29, 09:32
        
        Where did I say it should be let go? It's currently the front page story on CNN. - Inigo Aug 29, 09:21 1
        
        Well Im saying a sitting President should *not* let it go. They should be all over it. -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 09:22
  - why not? if Dems as a party don't act like this is disqualifying the media is never going to treat it as such either (GOP always has, for much less) -- (link*) - mr mooch Aug 29, 09:11 5
    - Because it looks petty and politics as usual to most people. Because it would then define all the other crazy stuff Trump has done since 2021 as... -- (edited) - Inigo Aug 29, 09:15 4
      - fuck that shit. step on his dumb neck every chance he gives you and never let up. he almost got his head blown off on live tv and 65% of the country - mr mooch Aug 29, 09:17 2
        
        Yep it is weak feckless thinking such as this that made people like Senator Franken resign over basically nothing. -- nm* - Jovian Aug 29, 09:18 1
        
        Dude? Go outside or something. No one should be talked to this way on this board. -- nm - Inigo Aug 29, 09:26
      - Yep, its best to just forgot about it and move on. - Jovian Aug 29, 09:16
- he just gave a half hour speech at the DNC a week ago with no problem -- nm - mr mooch Aug 29, 09:09
- A corpse calling for a witch hunt! -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 09:07
Any Toronto folks available to help a guy with a cut and paste of this column? It piqued my interest. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Aug 29, 08:53 2
- done - budice Aug 29, 08:57 1
  - "Are you interviewing me or arguing with me?" ... wtf -- nm - Beryllium Aug 29, 09:22
SITWAP: DraftKings to tax winning bets in high-rate states in a bid to boost profit - JD Aug 29, 08:44 2
- This was a few weeks ago and they had so much blowback that they backed down—unfortunately they pushed up the juice on bets from -110 to -112 and give - Trending Aug 29, 09:05
- bastards -- nm - decline Aug 29, 08:58
Come on Dana Bash, this is your chance to be a real star! - Jovian Aug 29, 08:43 [Attachment]
Hey guys. So, a friend is having bottom surgery today (m to f) and I am struggling with feelings. - loosilu Aug 29, 08:28 13
- At least you are using "she" so you are halfway there already. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 10:50
- My thoughts on the subject - Fuzzy Aug 29, 09:39
- If it's me, I would think of my friend as someone to whom I extend some forgiveness. - con_carne Aug 29, 09:19 2
  - This is great advice. Very introspective -- nm - Epiphany Aug 29, 09:36
  - Thanks for this. -- (edited) - loosilu Aug 29, 09:24
- I don't think you're that far off of where you need to be (more) - Turd Ferguson Aug 29, 08:57 3
  - I mean, I've done it, and I dont' think it's going to happen. - loosilu Aug 29, 09:21 2
    - It's rough to be on the outside looking in when the answer is so obvious and the other person just doesn't or won't see it. nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 29, 09:24 1
      - Thank you, that helps. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 09:25
- Are they really happy about this? Focus on that. Their happiness. -- nm - Andie Aug 29, 08:32 3
  - Yeah, so that's the thing. -- (edited) - loosilu Aug 29, 08:42 2
    - that's complicated, for sure, but i think you are mostly there. You have concern, but you also acknowledge it's not your call. Easier said then done - Andie Aug 29, 08:53 1
      - That helps some, thank you. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 08:56
The only defense Trump has for cemeterygate is the few families ok’d it—no one at the cemetery and other families whose graves were shown did not - Trending Aug 29, 08:24 6
- Seems that anyone who defies Trump has mental health problems :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 08:29 1
  - Every accusation is a confession -- nm - znufrii Aug 29, 09:05
- The families hzave zero authority to do that. It's federal law. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 08:29
- well, Trump's people also said they would release the video to prove it. They have not released the video. -- nm - Andie Aug 29, 08:26 2
  - Ah yes, the illegal video. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 08:29
  - in two weeks Andie. Two weeks. -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 08:28
Nobody Wants This. -- (link) - AI Aug 29, 08:21 [youtube] 2
- "It's not us" 🤣 -- nm - JD Aug 29, 08:27
- Heh, Nobody wants this. And first thing I see is Kristen Bell. Id say no, no I would like her very much. -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 08:24
I-5 through L.A. has been closed all morning due to a spilled load of fries! -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 08:13 2
- Hopefully In-&-out fries…would definitely make them taste better—the one weakness in the I&O lineup -- nm - Trending Aug 29, 08:18 1
  - That's on you for ordering them. They're the most basic (interpret as you will) version of a fry and I'm guessing they never change - JD Aug 29, 08:33
Hey Jovian, mandy, anyone else - are we watching The Anonymous? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 29, 08:11 4
- Hmmm no. Never heard of this.. -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 08:20 3
  - Oh - well, it's be the makers of The Traitors and The Circle. It's on USA - and it has a real world situation - where the players all live together... - Turd Ferguson Aug 29, 08:43 2
    - I am going to check it out. What night of the week is this on? -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 08:52 1
      - Monday night. you can watch the 1st 4 eps on USANetwork.com -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 29, 08:54
I need someone to get the new Arial E-Nomad so I can borrow it for a weekend of fun driving. -- (link) - tRuMaN Aug 29, 08:04
Hello from Tbilisi, which I still do not know how to pronounce. -- nm* - ty97 Aug 29, 07:58 5
- Das-vee-don-yeah -- nm - VMan Aug 29, 08:07
- It's pronounced "Bon Iver" -- nm - Dano Aug 29, 08:00 1
  - Char Day -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 10:51
- "Shi-CAW-go" -- nm - Reagen Aug 29, 07:59
- Tuh-blee-see. Have a wonderful time! -- nm - Krusty Aug 29, 07:59
I thought I was done with hospitals for quite some time. Last night I got called to help take my mother's 87 year old boyfriend to the ER. - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:47 3
- gotta say, it's pretty awesome your mom has an 87 yo boyfriend - decline Aug 29, 07:58
- Sasquatch-related injury, perhaps? - prayformojo Aug 29, 07:48 1
  - thanks, hopefully will find out more today -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:50
live by Teh Alogrithm, die by Teh Algorithm -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 29, 07:44 1
- I'll have to read the full article later. This seems it might be important -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:49
I'm pretty sure crash called me an "average" Connections player on B2 -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 07:24 15
- Average? An "average" Connections player?!? - ReluctantCynic Aug 29, 09:12 2
  - below average: - mud Aug 29, 09:22 1
    - (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Aug 29, 09:27
- my elitist answer: I stopped playing because I never made mistakes. -- nm - mafic Aug 29, 07:38 8
  - I believe it, and you're a jerk. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 08:21
  - More elitist than you - I have forsworn all NYT puzzles while they maintain their specious editorial stance (so possibly forever) -- nm - Roger More Aug 29, 07:48 4
    - Same. It's been oddly freeing, though. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 29, 08:28
    - yeah, but I really like the crosswords. -- nm - mafic Aug 29, 08:17
    - Taking the standard stance of a Newsmax viewer? I'm not sure elitist means what you think it means. - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:52 1
      - (the true elitist position would probably be to buy right into the NYT's editorial position, so criticism accepted) -- nm - Roger More Aug 29, 07:53
  - I can see this -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 07:43
  - Here is a la. I hope you find a di and a da -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:42
- Not my intention. 😺 You are a five tool NYT player. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:28 2
  - so I'm a tool as well as an average player? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 07:35 1
    - how about the Swiss Army knife of the NYT Games? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:40
LIR I thought Brussels was supposed to be nice. -- nm - sycor Aug 29, 07:22 17
- Brussel Sprouts are gross. so there you go -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 29, 08:51
- Also, I went through probably the same train station earlier this year and, yeah, it's meh -- nm* - ty97 Aug 29, 07:57
- In Mop’s defence, their landmark is a kid peeing in a fountain. -- nm - VMan Aug 29, 07:38
- It’s fine. Antwerp or Bruges are better. -- nm - mafic Aug 29, 07:34 3
  - Yeah. Ghent too. -- nm - ty97 Aug 29, 07:54 1
    - The Grand Place in Brussels, especially when the Christmas market is on, is very cool. Brussels main problem is it's just kinda boring. -- nm* - ty97 Aug 29, 07:55
  - Bruges is a shithole. -- nm - Ray Aug 29, 07:38
- There are plenty of nice bits in Brussels and the Atomium is cool. -- (link*) - LMS Aug 29, 07:31
- It all depends on how you cook the sprouts -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:30
- Mop is just a snob -- nm - decline Aug 29, 07:28 1
  - 😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:39
- i'm guessing the part beside the train tracks is less so, but yeah, pretty sure central Brussels is quite nice! -- nm - Andie Aug 29, 07:26 5
  - I mean nobody builds their mansion next to an international train line. -- nm - mafic Aug 29, 07:35 1
    - Maybe not the mansion, but at least around here areas around the train stations used to be upper middle class at least back in the day. - sycor Aug 29, 07:54
  - That's fair. A lot of cities/ towns here are not nice around the train stations. -- nm - sycor Aug 29, 07:28 2
    - Brussels' train station is right downtown (and I believe in a nice area). But it's also underground - Roger More Aug 29, 07:59
    - I think if you want to find the sh!# part of a US city, you look for the Greyhound bus station. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:31
new W&G teaser (are they using AI to help with the new voice for Wallace since Peter Sallis died? sound pretty spot on) -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 29, 07:13 [youtube] 1
- They brought in his understudy who handled the VG stuff. -- nm - Reagen Aug 29, 07:54
The Radleys | Official Trailer | Starring Damian Lewis & Kelly MacDonald -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Aug 29, 07:12 [youtube] 2
- So not Boo Radley from To Kill A Mockingbird? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 29, 07:17 1
  - Damian Lewis would be good in that role. Remake! not -- nm - jnine Aug 29, 07:22
1992 92%, Slingshot 50%, Reagan nsy, AfrAId nsy, City of Dreams 78%, You Gotta Believe 50%, Shaun of the Dead rerelease 92% -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 29, 07:08 3
- I saw a trailer for Reagan and was confused. How do you do a biopic of a guy with that type of life in less than 3 hours? - Will Hunting Aug 29, 07:13
- Took me a moment to realize these were movies. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 29, 07:12 1
  - I haven't seen a trailer or a commercial for any of these -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 29, 07:13
The Browns now have the most cap space in the NFL ($62M) after restructuring Watson's contract; his salary $44.79M turned into a signing bonus -- nm* - Beaker 🍻 Aug 29, 07:04 3
- And they still can’t cut him -- nm - Trending Aug 29, 07:11
- This guy has robbed more money than Madoff. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 29, 07:05 1
  - And theres still worse options in the league -- nm - budice Aug 29, 07:17
Morrissey Says He Accepted Offer to Reunite The Smiths in 2025, But Johnny Marr Turned It Down -- (link) - Remlik Aug 29, 07:03 4
- Then I am Team Marr. -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 07:27
- Morrisey would have just canceled at the last minute, like he does now. -- nm - jnine Aug 29, 07:07
- good -- nm - mr mooch Aug 29, 07:07
- They disagreed about muted mics. -- nm - con_carne Aug 29, 07:07
Montreal would be a smoking pile of ash if they tried to unretire #10 or #9 or #4 -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 29, 07:00
bold strategy, Cotton - mr mooch Aug 29, 06:58 12
- No matter what happens, they are going to claim victory at the debate and the media will lean into, to keep it all close (better ratings!) -- nm - Trending Aug 29, 07:19 1
  - weirdly, the media did not do any of that in June for Joe -- nm - mr mooch Aug 29, 07:20
- Well he can always go take a piss in a cemetery again I guess -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 07:08
- She literally trained professionally as a debater. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 29, 07:01 8
  - She trained to debate people who follow the rules. Trump doesn't debate, he just keeps talking all of the time. The muted mics definitely favor him. -- nm - jnine Aug 29, 07:12 5
    - Nuance - she trained to debate people who don't follow the rules, but where she can appeal to a judge to make sure the rules are applied -- nm - Roger More Aug 29, 07:51
    - But was also a prosecutor, who would be prepared for combative witnesses. -- nm - Reagen Aug 29, 07:36 1
      - There are still rules in court. In fact,combative witnesses usually hurt the side they're on. Juries don't like it. -- nm - jnine Aug 29, 10:54
    - 100% they favor him. But im worried a bit less because I know Harris isnt going to just stand there looking like a living corpse when its her - Jovian Aug 29, 07:14 1
      - Yes, but she has to be careful not to come across as an "angry black woman". Lots of people are uncomfortable with a woman who stands up for herself. Look at Hillary. -- nm* - jnine Aug 29, 07:19
  - i think she should be more afraid of the lapdog moderators and their framing of the questions than him -- nm - mr mooch Aug 29, 07:08 1
    - absolutely -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 07:09
Missouri poised to pass abortion rights referendum while also reelecting shitheel Josh Hawley and every other GOP nominee -- (link*) - mr mooch Aug 29, 06:55 4
- These people took away your rights, which you're now having to reclaim, but you're still voting for them. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 29, 06:59 3
  - The ones they allow to vote thought the law would apply more to the ones they prevent from voting and there are loop holes for the righteous -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 11:00
  - It's the Dumocrats fault! -- nm - jnine Aug 29, 07:14
  - People are very bad at recognizing causation. -- nm - znufrii Aug 29, 07:01

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