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Huh, illegal even to use a VPN in Brazil to get around the Twitter ban. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 15:25 4
- That may be a bit too far, but then again it's so trivial to step around nowadays that it would be naïve not to put something there. - Marlowe Aug 30, 15:37
- For those of us on vacation (despite 5 hours of work today), tl;dr the basis for the Twitter ban please? -- nm* - ty97 Aug 30, 15:35 2
  - According to the 10-year old law that regulates Internet here, a company that operates here needs to have a local legal representative. - Marlowe Aug 30, 15:38
  - They had previously shut down operations in the country and defied a court order to appoint a legal representative -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 30, 15:38
Vegas Monorail on fire -- (link) - budice Aug 30, 15:17 3
- 8( -- nm - JD Aug 30, 15:30
- *whistling* -- nm - Lyle Lanley Aug 30, 15:23 1
  - I hereby award you +3.5 RC Points -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 30, 15:30
booo....Dead Boy Detectives canceled. -- nm - Remlik Aug 30, 15:00
should mom be prosecuted for not taking away her vehicular manslaughtering son's BWM keys after monitoring his rampant speeding over an installed app? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 14:40 13
- I mean, it depends on what the legislation says, but criminal negligence wouldn't apply because the mother doesn't have a specific duty of care to - Roger More Aug 30, 15:32 1
  - if she owned the car i think she does -- nm - mr mooch Aug 30, 15:33
- no. she was out of town when the accident happened. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 30, 14:56 2
  - She could have easily just taken the keys with her. -- nm* - znufrii Aug 30, 14:58 1
    - And I'm sure she will live with that fact the rest of her life. -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 15:16
- No. He is 18. Our house, our rules is a great mission statement, but isn’t always realistic. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 14:47 4
  - The victim was 18. The driver was 17. -- nm - znufrii Aug 30, 14:57 3
    - Let's stop criminalizing everything is all I'm saying. - ty97 Aug 30, 15:06 2
      - Its negligence, pure and simple. -- nm - znufrii Aug 30, 15:36 1
        
        If she had never installed Life360 and was not aware, would it still be negligence? - ty97 Aug 30, 15:40
- no -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 14:45
- yes. because she knew it was a problem, and was monitoring him. -- nm* - tRuMaN Aug 30, 14:41 1
  - But she may need some kind of restraining order to protect herself. -- nm - Meg Aug 30, 14:53
DTL: a 6/6, a 3/3, a 3/3, and a CL on a 29ppg - 6apg player. I’m okay with that. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 14:34 3
- *whistles appreciatively* And here I was happy with my CL on a 20 & 7 guy. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 30, 14:58
- What's the estimated grading on the scoring machine? -- nm - David Aug 30, 14:52 1
  - Probably +4 - Will Hunting Aug 30, 15:33 [Attachment]
Last two poker nights have been rough but I was laughing my ass off last night. - Will Hunting Aug 30, 14:17 4
- Whoa. Poker Spidey Sense! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 30, 19:37
- Will, do you need one of these. it ain't in perfect shape with a publisher defect in the top right. -- (pic) - Peglegpete Aug 30, 14:58 [Attachment] 1
  - Nah, I’m good - I’m a casual spend a bit not a lot collector. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 15:01
- 👏👏👏👏 -- nm - JD Aug 30, 14:23
well that was fast. less than 24 hours later he says hes voting no on the abortion referendum -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 14:12 11
- I actually thought he might somehow avoid this topic through the entire cycle. -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 14:31 4
  - I think he forgot he could just lie and keep saying whichever one helped him more at the moment. -- nm - David Aug 30, 14:55 2
    - Yeah, this is the most surprising part. But there are a lot of people watching this and you're more likely to piss off both sides than one if you do - pmb Aug 30, 14:57 1
      - " . . . but i swear i'd never sign a national abortion ban if it crossed my desk!" -- nm - mr mooch Aug 30, 15:33
  - Me too. He seems to have woken up (no pun intended) in some ways over the past few weeks. - con_carne Aug 30, 14:47
- Yep. His real opinion on abortion came out yesterday for about a min. But was told, 'Hey, Unhappy Gilmore, you need tell them you're voting No stat.' -- nm - Jovian Aug 30, 14:23 5
  - he was going to lose a large portion of vocal groups if he didnt toe the line on abortion. - tRuMaN Aug 30, 14:52 2
    - except he wouldn't. they just were feeling taken for granted -- nm - mr mooch Aug 30, 15:00
    - Oh one hundo -- nm - Jovian Aug 30, 14:59
  - dumb of them to box him in publicly. he vagued the answer in 2016 enough and then just appointed the justices to overturn Roe once he was in office -- nm - mr mooch Aug 30, 14:25 1
    - right exactly. and then bragged and bragged. Right up until he realized how unpopular it was (he knew, but Power is all he desires, so thus it went) - Jovian Aug 30, 14:28
Has anybody seen Tomorrow's Game? -- (link) - JD Aug 30, 14:02 [youtube] 4
- Phillies 8 Braves 2 -- nm - rollo Aug 30, 14:28 3
  - How many Atlanta players would have to die for that outcome? Seven? -- nm - David Aug 30, 14:53 1
    - I don’t know but there’s zero chance this backfires on me - rollo Aug 30, 15:26
  - Woot! $$$ -- nm - JD Aug 30, 14:38
lol they bothered to poll West Virginia. (Hey remember when Bill Clinton won this state twice? kooky times.) -- (link) - Tim Aug 30, 13:33 6
- That would be a +11 swing to Harris, fwiw. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 14:54
- If I lived there, I’d be voting for Mothman, obviously. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 14:50
- go for Florida chuck -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 13:35 3
  - Pick your battles Chuck. (Don't ignore FL, but don't Hillary up the Senate) - ty97 Aug 30, 13:54 2
    - if you have even a remote chance to flip a red senate seat you have to go all in -- nm - mr mooch Aug 30, 13:55 1
      - No, you need to make calculated choices that don't risk other seats for the expense of this grab. - ty97 Aug 30, 14:00
Twitter ordered to suspend operations in Brazil -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 13:33 1
- And nothing of value will be lost. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 30, 13:57
A doughnut to end all doughnuts -- (link) - znufrii Aug 30, 13:29 3
- *Simpson drool -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 13:50 2
  - Liquid hot magma donut -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 13:52 1
    - I’ll get it. I’m 35% dolemite. -- nm - Bender Aug 30, 14:59
Shelton/Tiafoe is some hot USA man on man action -- nm - mr mooch Aug 30, 13:28
Heh. Keep asking Trump how he is going to vote on Florida Amendment 4. It should be a question to both candidates at the debate. -- nm - Dano Aug 30, 13:21
My 4th of July trip to the yucutan that was nixxed by Beryl is happening… now -- (pic) - rollo Aug 30, 13:21 [Attachment] 2
- Nice! Enjoy! -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 13:31
- Yay! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 13:25
Trump now claiming TWO different things about the cemetery: 1) It was a public ceremony and Kamala flaked/didn’t show…and that it was a setup -- nm - Trending Aug 30, 13:05 8
- Oh he's off from blaming 'very bad people' at Arlington I guess? -- nm - Jovian Aug 30, 13:18 1
  - picking a fight with the US Army historically has been a pretty safe bet -- nm - mr mooch Aug 30, 13:31
- Seriously, I long for a world where everything that shits out of his face hole didn't have to be reported on. nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 30, 13:12 3
  - This will not happen until he's dead. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 13:36
  - Word block is your friend, but personally I am disengaging that for the time being. -- nm - con_carne Aug 30, 13:21
  - Soon— -- nm - Trending Aug 30, 13:19
- and both of them bald-faced lies -- nm - mr mooch Aug 30, 13:08 1
  - though pretty funny that Spencer Cox held out until now to endorse him and immediately gets dragged into the shit for his troubles -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 13:15
Paralympics women’s backstroke spoilers -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 12:59
A low pressure has formed in the Gulf, but it doesn’t really have much ability to develop. Atlantic system still needs time. -- (link) - Qale Aug 30, 12:52
ST Poll: Do we love this? Or hate this? -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 30, 12:45 10
- I love all the Postmodern Jukebox stuff -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 30, 12:52 1
  - Their “All About That Bass” is so fun. -- nm - mara Aug 30, 15:34
- It's fine. nm -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 30, 12:46
- I hate it. Well, I hate Xitter, so I have no idea what you are asking about. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 30, 12:46 6
  - Here you go in YouTube form. -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 30, 12:48 [youtube] 5
    - Hate -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 13:33
    - Thanks. It was OK (I do not know or at least have no connection to the original version), but a tad generic. I don't care for the overreliance on - Marlowe Aug 30, 13:06 2
      - PMJ posts a lot on facebook too... they were a staple during the the pandemic -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 13:53
      - The song is a radio staple now, but when it first came out it was big but culty. Kids everywhere would wear the t-shirts, but no radio, no MTV. - con_carne Aug 30, 13:17
    - Approved -- nm - con_carne Aug 30, 12:56
9.5/11 on the News Quiz -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 30, 12:41 1
- I stopped everything NYT a while back, podcasts and news quiz included. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 12:45
The Apprentice bio pic will get a release Oct 11th -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 30, 12:24
... In a panic, they try to pull the plug. - Spawn Aug 30, 12:05
Tim Walz: still America’s Dad -- (link) - Tim Aug 30, 11:59 7
- Gwen Walz, America’s teacher -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 12:02 1
  - Volume warning. Heh. -- nm - con_carne Aug 30, 12:36
- WTF florida :) -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 12:02 4
  - I won't click on the link, so not sure what it's about. But also, yes. - JaxSean Aug 30, 12:20 3
    - Walz’s favorables have generally increased in the last two weeks in swing states, but he dropped in Florida (but still positive). -- nm - Tim Aug 30, 12:40
    - Sp: FL is positive too, just the least amount -- nm - con_carne Aug 30, 12:22 1
      - But 3 point *decline* between 8/15 and 8/28, and at +7 being the smallest of the 10 listed states. - Spawn Aug 30, 12:25
sorry Serial heads, Adnan Syed's reinstated conviction upheld by Maryland's highest court, orders new victim's rights hearing -- (link*) - mr mooch Aug 30, 11:55 11
- This just doesn't sound right at all. - Inigo Aug 30, 11:59 3
  - They're relying on Maryland's Victims Rights Amendment which gives the notification to attend to victims and victims representatives. -- (link) - Max Aug 30, 12:11 2
    - But then they should just do the same court proceeding with the family members there. - Inigo Aug 30, 12:14 1
      - I get their are procedures but yeah…if he’s getting freed, punish them for failing to follow the protocol, not him more. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 12:29
- As much as I loved s1 myself, my use for a time machine is to go back and stop it from happening and kneecapping the true crime genre. -- nm - Tim Aug 30, 11:59 6
  - I hate to break it to you honey but true crime’s been a genre since I invented it -- nm - Truman Capote Aug 30, 13:44
  - Maybe then chicks will be unoccupied enough to like me. -- nm - Tim si Aug 30, 12:31
  - You could use it to go back and stop whoever murdered her. - the wrong element Aug 30, 12:17 3
    - Or he should go back and kill the murderer before he murders her. Then there would be a podcast plus she'd still be alive. -- nm - Only Murders In the Past Aug 30, 12:42
    - But we don’t know who did it! Maybe there should be a podcast about it… -- nm - Tim Aug 30, 12:41 1
      - Maybe a time traveler did it - Beryllium Aug 30, 13:08
UoVirginia suspends tours after volunteer guides mention Thomas Jefferson's ties to slavery -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 30, 11:43 4
- Meanwhile, another state university in Virginia built a memorial to the enslaved on campus. -- (link) - Dano Aug 30, 12:12
- ""Slavery at the University of Virginia: Visitor’s Guide", a student-led brochure that provides visitors with information ..." - slavery.virginia.edu Aug 30, 11:53
- This needs some context. A student-led group has been doing tours that emphasized Jefferson’s ties to slavery. - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 11:52
- "ties" as in "Thomas Jefferson owned and procreated with his slaves"? -- nm - mr mooch Aug 30, 11:49
let her cook -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 11:37 7
- *relatable, normal, humanizing behavior* Weirdos: “scripted! pandering! cringe!” -- nm - Tim Aug 30, 11:51 1
  - So how long have you been here? Ok. -- nm - Dano Aug 30, 12:10
- Ok, now ask her what her method of refurbishing nuclear weapons is... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 11:47
- My collard greens tip - adding 1/2 tsp of bicarbonate of soda keeps the greens looking green-coloured. -- nm - Roger More Aug 30, 11:42 2
  - My Mom used to do that for all greens. Then boil them to death :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 30, 11:47 1
    - Tbf, Harris did say at the end, "then boil for hours" -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 11:50
- that lady shouldn't interrupt the next prez like that. -- nm - mud Aug 30, 11:40
“Not today, though.” - if you've something to say, GRRM, just say it. Don't just announce that you're going to! - mud Aug 30, 11:33 5
- I'm so far past the point of caring that I actually cared again on my way back, but stopped caring once more on the second lap. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 30, 12:45
- So he’s pissed off about HOD to write but not pissed off about GOT final seasons to actually write the books to show how it should’ve been - Trending Aug 30, 11:46 1
  - What if that was his plan? - the wrong element Aug 30, 12:22
- *dies tomorrow* -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 11:42
- Well if you gave us some more material, George.... -- nm - HBO Aug 30, 11:36
ST Poll: What is the single most valuable asset that Zaslov could sell off? -- nm - Dano Aug 30, 11:31 10
- Looney Tunes would be an easy and profitable sell off -- nm - Trending Aug 30, 11:47
- the Trump Media stock -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 30, 11:41 1
  - No no, they said "valuable " -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 11:49
- WB owns tons. WB Games - there’s a story here, and it’s called “Atari” - is probably low hanging fruit. - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 11:40
- Harry Potter series and any future film/spinoff rights -- nm - Trending Aug 30, 11:39
- Ralphie Parker -- nm - Max Aug 30, 11:35
- DC to Disney! -- nm - Inigo Aug 30, 11:34 1
  - You can keep the rest, we only want Batman. -- nm - Disney Aug 30, 12:26
- Batman -- nm - Spawn Aug 30, 11:32 1
  - Yup -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 13:42
OMITB: Steve Martin is a very very good actor. (spoilers) - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 11:30
BoxOffice: AfrAId was supposed to be out last August, while both 1992 and Slingshot were filmed in 2021. Reagan was actually made in 2020. -- nm - budice Aug 30, 11:27
Good news! 📰 Cocaine purity has gone up, while product prices have stayed the same -- (pic) - Trending Aug 30, 11:26 [Attachment] 1
- BIDEN! -- nm - Spawn Aug 30, 11:27
My niece is home from her outpatient surgery, minus one gall bladder and one appendix. - Baron of the Rings Aug 30, 11:26 2
- Just two more of each to go! -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 11:43 1
  - NathanFillionSpeechless.gif -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 30, 11:54
Do you think the President of Earth has a fucking mullet? -- nm - David Aug 30, 11:14 5
- He just swims weird don't hold it against him. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 11:44
- That way I could hide all the linguine from you. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 30, 11:25
- No. The Mayor of Nude Beach though.... -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 11:24 1
  - that's called a merkin. -- nm - Max Aug 30, 11:29
- Is the space pope reptilian? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 30, 11:23

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