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Hmm 💡—Propose a “Save Donald Trump” gun reform bill. -- (pic) - Trending Sep 17, 09:19 [Attachment] 1
- i don't know why they didn't do this sort of thing with the last attempt. -- nm* - Andie Sep 17, 09:22
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to Week 2 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 09:08 [youtube]
I'm having Heather watch The Dropout (Hulu's Elizabeth Holmes story). This thing is so infuriating - prayformojo Sep 17, 09:00
Netflix: Woman of the Hour teaser. Starring and directed by Anna Kendrick (this looks good) -- (link) - decline Sep 17, 08:56 [youtube] 3
- Just read up on the subject of the movie. Man the 60-70 and I guess 80s were a wild time for that kind of thing. (spoils) - sycor Sep 17, 09:20
- dang. my chest got tight watching that -- nm - prayformojo Sep 17, 09:03
- I was very disappointed recently to have heard that she is apparently a very unpleasant person irl. -- nm - sycor Sep 17, 09:02
Anti-recommendation: Volcanic brand dry erase markers - Reagen Sep 17, 08:56
Whoo, that's a list of charges against Diddy! With fairly solid evidence it appears. -- nm - Meg Sep 17, 08:44
What You Need to Know Before Watching ‘Agatha All Along’ -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 08:42 1
- I saw WandaVision (great) and Dr Strange 2 (a mess) so I assume I'm covered. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 08:46
Aw, doc, that's harsh. - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 08:29 6
- That's uncalled for. -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 09:07
- good point - PSA - yall get your annual skin checks from the dermatologist. - Pippy: Conceptionalizer of Plans Sep 17, 08:46 4
  - I've never seen a derm. With all my shoulder freckles, I bet I'd be a real challenge. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 08:54 3
    - I'm sort of impressed how they can find things in the forest of normal skin issues. I guess they do it so many times a day, they get it down -- nm - Pippy: Conceptionalizer of Plans Sep 17, 09:08
    - "Finished! I managed to draw one line through every freckle without crossing." -- nm - Doc Sep 17, 08:56 1
      - "Can that pen access dimensions 4 through 10, Doc?" -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 08:58
I totally geeked out last night and used a python program on my PC to announce my screen color to MQTT which I read with NodeRed which changes the LED - oblique Sep 17, 08:02 1
- NERD. Actually that's pretty dope. I just don't know python or MQTT. Or NodeRed. - sycor Sep 17, 08:29
Transformers One 91%, The Substance 90%, Wolfs 68%, A Different Man 85%, Never Let Go 64% -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 07:56 3
- I'm still more excited about Wolfs. The Substance does look creepily good in a manic chaotic way. -- nm - sycor Sep 17, 08:42
- Transformers One could taste like pumpkin pie... -- nm - rollo Sep 17, 08:04 1
  - I'm highly unlikely to see it, but it's nice to see the reviews backing up my initial impression from the trailer. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 08:39
Sept 16, 2024 CWS 8 LAA 4, CWS on three game win streak -- (edited) - JD Sep 17, 07:51 3
- Don't give up hope. You could still do it! - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 08:48 2
  - Yes but if the Angels somehow get swept twice (we've got the second worst record, it could happen) that would assure the CWS of only tying the record. -- nm* - JD Sep 17, 08:53 1
    - Actually I may have the math wrong......but the Angels could still play a key role in the record chase -- nm - JD Sep 17, 08:56
Hezbollah officials cite “security breach” as exploding pagers reportedly injure hundreds in Lebanon, including the Iranian ambassador -- (link) - znufrii Sep 17, 07:46 13
- it's almost like the premise of Stephen King's Cell - Jovian Sep 17, 08:31
- Now reported over a thousand injured. Also interesting that Hezbollah apparently maintains its own separate communications network - znufrii Sep 17, 08:23 1
  - 8 have been confirmed killed. -- nm - Andie Sep 17, 09:19
- It seems like exploding should not be a feature that's even available to exploit on a pager. -- nm - Dano Sep 17, 07:58 6
  - Look, Samsung's been doing this for a while. They must know what they're doing. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 17, 08:18
  - Subscription service. -- nm - Max Sep 17, 08:13 1
    - “WTF is this Non-explosion Fee? I’m not paying that.” -- nm - Hezbollah fighter, probably Sep 17, 08:21
  - Hidden in plain sight: "Do not press this button if you do not want your pager to not explode" -- nm - rollo Sep 17, 08:01 2
    - *nods knowingly* -- nm - Zorg Sep 17, 08:15 1
      - A true killer would have immediately asked what that red button does.... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 11:16
- "hey dummy" -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 17, 07:48 2
  - Nice -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 07:51
  - heh -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 07:51
Dems really gotta figure out a solution for the lawless 5th Cir at some point -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 17, 07:37
"Diddy’s indictment has been unsealed: He is being charged with 1) racketeering, 2) sex trafficking, and 3) transportation to engage in prostitution." -- (link) - ty97 Sep 17, 07:14 6
- Racketeering is such an old-timey sounding crime. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 17, 08:30
- Sex trafficking—hope he goes away for forever -- nm - Trending Sep 17, 07:44
- “Best rapper around, R-A-P-E-R…Wait, he forgot the P, did he?” - Will Hunting Sep 17, 07:24
- Is he bonded out already or still in jail? -- nm - Pippy: Conceptionalizer of Plans Sep 17, 07:15 2
  - Prosecutors are seeking pre-trial detention. -- (link) - mara Sep 17, 09:17
  - I don't know if arraignment has occurred yet? I figure that's this morning? -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 07:21
“Your Readiness Score is Optimal (so get out there and do some exercise, you lazy f*ck).” - znufrii Sep 17, 06:55 5
- I will do a 20 mile run and then I'll be sitting for 70 minutes and my Garmin will be like "Move!" - Dano Sep 17, 07:26 4
  - “Inactive Time: 1 hr 47 min” - znufrii Sep 17, 07:28 3
    - you won ST Survivor last year, defend your title! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 07:44 2
      - I did? Ok. Give me a number, doesn’t matter which one. :) -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 17, 07:46 1
        
        6 for you. excellent all done :) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 07:49
From Facebook for pixie -- (pic) - crash davis 😺 Sep 17, 06:54 [Attachment] 1
- lock him up -- nm - mr mooch Sep 17, 07:35
FF: 0-2. Lost one game by 0.50 -- nm - oblique Sep 17, 06:54 10
- Me, as well. But I can guarantee one of us will win this weekend. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:45
- 2-0. In my money league I went from down 9 to up 3 on the Cousins-London TD with 30 seconds left in the week. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 17, 07:25
- 0-2 as well. 😔 accidentally left Walker in the line up this week but didn’t have a replacement that would’ve flipped the result -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 07:20
- 2-0 this week. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 07:12
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 17, 06:54 5
  - I thought I was being slick in my QB choice - oblique Sep 17, 06:56 4
    - I would have done the same, probably -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 17, 07:13 3
      - then again, in FJS week one I lost badly to someone who passed away in 2022 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 17, 07:15 2
        
        YOU. Pick a number below. now. - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 07:45 1
        
        yay! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 07:49
Survivor ST numbers still available are - DONE. I'll post results tonight when I get home -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 06:46 6
- Znu gets 6 (I flipped a coin' I get 18. Thanks all!) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 07:48
- 12 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 17, 07:46
- 5 -- nm - decline Sep 17, 06:51
- Gimme 3 -- nm - Turd Ferguson Sep 17, 06:47 2
  - Actually - I'll take whatever # turns out to be Aysha. kthxbye -- nm - Turd Ferguson Sep 17, 08:20 1
    - heh, I'll check the sheet when I get home :) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 08:21
Aww that's a shame -- (link) - Reagen Sep 17, 06:44 4
- Cuban said yesterday he would be interested in buying Twitter (and Fox N***) in a world where price was no object -- nm - mr mooch Sep 17, 07:31
- if you’re bullish on Tesla, would that not be a good thing? “oh no, I feel the company is now undervalued, whatever shall I do?” -- nm - mafic Sep 17, 07:06
- aww -- (pic) - crash davis 😺 Sep 17, 06:57 [Attachment] 1
  - OUATIH clip ftw -- nm - Jovian Sep 17, 07:09
TV PSA: MLB, America's Got Talent, Deadliest Catch, Dancing With the Stars, WWE NXT, Beat Shazam, High Potential, Only Murders in the Building, -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 06:44
“Including internationals, [Manchester] City players could play a maximum of 85 games.” -- (link) - znufrii Sep 17, 06:43
Eric Roberts New Memoir: I dug cocaine -- (link) - budice Sep 17, 06:19
Brie Larson to star in Elektra -- (link) - LMS Sep 17, 06:03 3
- "best known for starring in Room and Lessons in Chemistry" Ouch. -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 09:24
- oh. *that* Elektra -- nm - decline Sep 17, 06:14 1
  - yeah -- nm - prayforwiggum Sep 17, 06:20
Strands #198 Yellow 2nd - decline Sep 17, 05:52 1
- yellow sixth, it took me a while to catch on - crash davis 😺 Sep 17, 07:10
Murdle 2:55 - Fuzzy Sep 17, 04:10 5
- frack. x again -- nm - prayformojo Sep 17, 04:39 4
  - Reminder: commit all murders in pfm's town -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 05:24 2
    - I'd rather let one guilty man go free -- nm - prayforwiggum Sep 17, 05:36 1
      - "then imprison 1000 innocent people." "You mean than?" "I said what I said." -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 06:45
  - You're on the wrong kind of streak -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 17, 04:57
Connections Puzzle #464 - BxYG(a complete guess)P - prayformojo Sep 17, 04:06 3
- xxxx - mud Sep 17, 07:47
- PBGY - crash davis 😺 Sep 17, 07:25
- BxxYGP - decline Sep 17, 05:45
Wordle 1,186 4/6 - prayformojo Sep 17, 03:56 3
- Wordle 1,186 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Sep 17, 07:00
- 4 - rollo Sep 17, 06:11
- 6 - decline Sep 17, 05:42
There it is -- (link) - Tim Sep 17, 03:47 3
- do the kelces just not talk about current events on their pod? like no politics ever? I would assume that's the case. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Sep 17, 05:53 2
  - Basically yes, no politics and current events are basically football and silly things -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 17, 06:31 1
    - More of that, please. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 06:49
Time Bandits is #14 on Apple TV+’s Top 25. Its fate was sealed. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 16, 21:50 2
- I watched the first couple of eps. I didn't think it was very good -- nm - decline Sep 17, 05:25
- maybe studios will stop giving Taika blank checks now - mr mooch Sep 16, 21:59
After many hours, they left. No commotion. Just a ton of people wandering around for hours. - colin Sep 16, 21:42 3
- That seems very odd, but I'm not sure what my expectation would be. Would seem weird to make a big announcement too. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 17, 05:21
- Alright boys we got our overtime, pack it in! -- nm - Qale Sep 16, 22:13
- I’m glad you guys are safe -- nm - Epiphany Sep 16, 22:09
Bluesky hits 10 million users. I was user number 340,634! Bluesky Elder Certified. -- (pic) - Qale Sep 16, 21:22 [Attachment] 8
- I somehow missed my number at some point. I think I was about #7.8M, which is impressive, since I'm barely a week old and already - Marlowe Sep 17, 06:26
- #1,387,376 -- nm - decline Sep 17, 05:26
- I'm just sticking with Fediverse/Mastodon for now. - Beryllium Sep 16, 22:37
- I'm old. to me Blue Sky is an Allman Brothers song. -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 16, 21:44 [youtube] 1
  - Blue skies smiling at me, Nothing but blue skies do I see. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 22:22
- First 10% here as well. 277,811 -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 21:26 2
  - Nice! It’s such a great platform still. I don’t get as much engagement but the quality is higher. -- nm - Qale Sep 16, 22:15 1
    - Yeah, I really like it, too. Lots of writers there. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 17, 04:56
Diddy was arrested by the Homeland Security Investigations unit? Huh? -- nm - ty97 Sep 16, 21:17 3
- Never mind, I just read wikipedia about all the lawsuits and stuff and what the heck? -- nm - ty97 Sep 16, 21:35 2
  - I don’t want to do it if Diddy did it. -- nm - mafic Sep 17, 04:29 1
    - He probably just sampled those crimes from Biggie. -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 04:50
Watching over me part six. -- (pic) -- (link*) - Qale Sep 16, 20:51 [Attachment] 2
- Hell naw to the naw naw naw -- nm - Epiphany Sep 16, 20:52 1
  - Obviously exploiting the elves so he can go fishing in September. -- nm - Qale Sep 16, 21:16
Philly was 97.6% to win when lightning struck. -- nm - David Sep 16, 20:50
I'm cracking up at all the British castles and museums letting the kids write the promo copy for social media & having the old timers do it.... -- nm - Remlik Sep 16, 20:30
What are you doing to me, Falcons? I'm on a heart monitor here! -- nm - David Sep 16, 20:21 1
- Clearly, Cousins is anti chocolate pudding -- nm - Epiphany Sep 16, 20:47
You like that? -- nm - samara Sep 16, 20:15
Pudding all around! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 16, 20:13 2
- :P -- nm - David Sep 16, 20:21 1
  - (Now I have to do that every game the rest of the season.) -- nm - David Sep 16, 20:22
That stadium gonna burn. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 20:07 1
- Niners, Eagles, Ravens, Cowboys, Lions all lost this week -- (link*) - budice Sep 16, 20:16
This Super Moon brought to you by Budweiser - zunk takes things literally Sep 16, 19:43 [Attachment] 1
- When I came home on Sunday, the moon looked like something out of an old spooky movie. - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 06:51
Heh. The Florida US attorney who is handling the Trump attempted shooting case is . . . Wait for it . . . Haitian. -- (link) - pmb Sep 16, 19:41 3
- (ftr, the only shots fired were by Secret Service before the dude fled on foot) -- nm - mr mooch Sep 16, 19:43 1
  - while we still have never seen an actual medical record from the first shooting, so probably not great for getting the story right this time either -- nm - mr mooch Sep 16, 19:57
- Whoopsie -- nm - Trending Sep 16, 19:43
Facebook will (belatedly) ban Russia Today disinformation from all its platforms -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 16, 19:33 2
- Hillary: lock them up (including the useful American idiots) -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 16, 22:03
- They were, but then they decided to do it Russia Tomorrow and then delay it to Russia Tuesday After Never. -- nm - Qale Sep 16, 21:18
I'm 47 and firing new thrusters, you don't see me making a big thing about it. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 19:32
How can it be a brat Summer if none of the songs ever makes the top 10? -- nm - Qale Sep 16, 19:30

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