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RC, I would never blow myself up by accident. Probably. But certainly not the Supreme Court, which has been serious here. - Marlowe Nov 14, 15:35 1
- I'm rather glad to hear that. - ReluctantCynic Nov 14, 15:40
TIL of the Quizino's Toasty Torpedo ad -- (link) - JD Nov 14, 15:30 [youtube] 4
- I remember that ad. Also I remember Quizno's - Reagen Nov 14, 15:32
- Huh. Well, that's....huh -- nm - prayformojo Nov 14, 15:31 2
  - That's only sexual harassment of an employee by an oven. WTH is this? -- (link) - JD Nov 14, 15:34 [youtube] 1
    - huh, rathergood.com still exists and is making new content -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 15:38
I'm prescribing everyone a dose of Songs in the Key of Life. Doctor's orders. -- (link) - Reagen Nov 14, 15:12 [youtube] 7
- Just what I needed this afternoon. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 14, 15:41
- He talks to angels. -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 15:33
- ("Oh sorry, wrong night" is still funny) -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 14, 15:30 [Backboard]
- Excellent… -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 14, 15:29
- right on -- nm - prayformojo Nov 14, 15:22
- That was heavily, heavily played in our house growing up. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 14, 15:15 1
  - It's hilarious how many *Leo pointing at the TV* moments you have listening when his songs pop up that have been sampled. -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 15:22
MGM is saying the Tyson/Paul fight is the most bet fight, in history—also 80% of the bets are on Tyson -- nm - Trending Nov 14, 14:51 11
- I think and hope Tyson wins but if he doesn't that means more of Paul's mouth. - Mel Profit Nov 14, 14:56 10
  - I think Paul wins actually. But i would never bet on it. -- nm - amanda Nov 14, 16:18
  - The concern I've heard is about Tyson's balance. -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 14:58 8
    - Strange because that's always been good. - Mel Profit Nov 14, 15:02 7
      - IIRC he never had the stamina to go deep in rounds. He was using it all up punishing his opponent as hard and fast as he could. -- nm - VMan Nov 14, 15:17 1
        
        Good point and honestly, I don't/didn't know that. It makes absolute sense. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 14, 15:19
      - He's 58 and boxers don't tend to age well. Balance is at least mostly a brain thing. -- nm - pmb Nov 14, 15:09 4
        
        True and likely but his ceiling there is approaching the Matrix. If there was some degradation in that skill, which is to be expected, he'd likely be - Mel Profit Nov 14, 15:15 3
        
        That is the thing. He only needs to connect once with the anvil. -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 15:17 2
        
        If Tyson gets inside there could be some real damage done. One uppercut and Paul is sitting ringside with the people in tuxes. - Krusty Nov 14, 15:35
        
        That's what we'd all like to see. -- nm - pmb Nov 14, 15:22
New LAPD chief says people aren’t calling the police enough because they think nothing will be done - con_carne Nov 14, 14:43 2
- Explains why the crime rate is down -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 17:44
- lol sure -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 14:53
Lol. you can't make it up, Every joke we ever made is real. RFK for HHS. -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 14:39 1
- Next: Marjorie Taylor-Green for head of NASA. Kyle Rittenhouse for the head of ATF. Laura Loomer for UN Ambassador. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 14, 15:45
Hey now! Dave Sims of the Mariners radio booth is closing in on a deal to replace John Sterling as the Yankees play-by-play guy. -- (link) - Krusty Nov 14, 14:25
DTL: a 16 seed is in the Finals. - Will Hunting Nov 14, 14:06
It is currently 64 degrees upstairs in my house. I may actually have to turn the heat on soon. -- nm - sycor Nov 14, 13:58 5
- I turned mine on for the first time this season last night. It was 62 in my living room. I usually wait until it's 59, but I guess I'm soft. -- nm - jnine Nov 14, 15:09 2
  - pfft, i've cranked mine at night for two weeks now -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 15:20 1
    - I like to sleep in a really cold room. -- nm - jnine Nov 14, 17:00
- Unlike the Krustman, I'm very happy. -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 14:58
- I wore long johns today. I'm not happy. It was 80F last week. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 14:25
"Sources: Chiefs' Harrison Butker to IR with knee injury" - David Nov 14, 13:56 4
- Awww. 🙄 -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 14:22
- on noes - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 14, 14:12
- IR-R ... 3-4 weeks -- nm - rollo Nov 14, 14:09
- That’s a shame (Seinfeld eating popcorn 🍿 GiF) -- nm - Trending Nov 14, 14:05
I may try a new brewery tonight. -- (link) - amanda Nov 14, 13:52 1
- A double hazy IPA - who's driving? -- nm - Meg Nov 14, 15:47
relying on 18-29 voters to turn out in record numbers for you every four years seems like an unreliable strategy -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:47
ST Poll: What is your process for public social media (threads, bluesky) following? How do you choose who to follow and are you picky about it? -- nm - oblique Nov 14, 13:41 21
- I have a dozen burn profiles, some for 20 years. There are a few that I quarantined that none of you will ever touch. No one will ever touch. -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 15:34 1
  - "oh my god it's Loosi Bourne" -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 15:36
- Pure whim -- nm - decline Nov 14, 15:05
- I've liked the starter packs for different groups that people have been posting lately. Easy way to find some new or old people to follow. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 14:29
- When I hear of an individual or organization I don't want to forget. I use soc med as a way to keep a handy list of those. -- nm - con_carne Nov 14, 14:27
- I follow liberally, and expect to unfollow gradually as I see what they post. I follow accounts I recognize, reposts I like, and starter packs selectively. -- nm* - mara Nov 14, 14:12
- I'm somewhat picky about it, because I don't want to have a timeline that is too busy. That's why I only follow 407 folks. - Beryllium Nov 14, 14:05 1
  - Also, my rate of following new people is typically 1 new account a month. - Beryllium Nov 14, 14:10
- On Twitter I follow people that I feel have been good sources of news and information. If they consistently retweet someone I find interesting I add - pmb Nov 14, 14:04
- I don’t. -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 14:01
- With the exception of the LA concert and bowling league Facebook groups, I don't. - JD Nov 14, 14:01
- Simple, I don't have any of those things. So it's not a concern, but I guess that falls under VERY picky. -- nm - sycor Nov 14, 14:01
- Threads made it easy to follow the people I already was on Insta, so that was a great starting point last year. - JaxSean Nov 14, 13:57 4
  - Ironically, a threads developer I follow on Mastodon said that their IG-graph-to-Threads experiment wasn't popular. - Beryllium Nov 14, 13:59 3
    - Yeah, Mosseri posted that they're doing away with it. For *me*, it was a good starting point. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 14, 14:00 2
      - For sure. One of the big problems with starting new social media accounts is that it's often blank. - Beryllium Nov 14, 14:02 1
        
        That's BlueSky and it's very helpful. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 14:36
- I unfollow liberally if I find people are clogging up my feed without adding value to my feed. -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 13:52
- i don't follow anyone per se. there are accounts i visit regularly for different stuff, and scroll the For You page for current events -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:45
- The only way to win is not to play. Only have X account to skim a bit occasionally. -- nm - VMan Nov 14, 13:43
- i dont follow people that arent friends/family - tRuMaN Nov 14, 13:43
oh they made a series of Say Nothing -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:30 2
- I said this was a book by the Winds of Change guy on SITV and Mop, Kim and David were unaware. -- nm - Tim Nov 14, 15:10
- anyone else watching Say Nothing (fx) ? You should, it's fooking brilliant. -- nm* - mud Nov 14, 12:28 -- nm - mud Nov 14, 13:32
Gaetz victim testified to the House ethics comm that she was 17 years old when they had sex (and presumably would have testified to the same at trial) -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:22 9
- WHY was the case dropped in Florida? I thought maybe the 17yo changed up her story or was doxed and shut herself down???? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 14:33 2
  - Oh dude. She was threatened. -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 15:35
  - vague "evidence problems" rumors -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 14, 14:35
- The retort is going to be that it's legal in many states, I'm guessing -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 13:38 3
  - It's going to be "she said she was over 18". -- nm - pmb Nov 14, 13:52
  - And if it's ok for the President, why not the AG? -- nm - jnine Nov 14, 13:44 1
    - Yup -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 14, 13:47
- I don't care if he resigned, they need to release that report, or leak it. Someone who just lost their seat needs to get on it. -- nm - jnine Nov 14, 13:25 1
  - this is the leak, i'm assuming -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:27
In more the rich aren't really different from us news, Zuckerberg sent his yacht to Tahiti so he could surf. It's a 12 day trip, so he flew in on his - jnine Nov 14, 13:21
my new green phone will be here tomorrow. -- nm - amanda Nov 14, 13:19 1
- I just got a new green coat. It arrived today -- nm - decline Nov 14, 15:07
"Your order has been shipped" Yay "via Canada Post" um, fuck - Reagen Nov 14, 13:17
what was your favorite $7,500 EV tax credit moment? -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:04 23
- i was wondering about the credits for things like new electrical panels, a/c units, etc. - tRuMaN Nov 14, 13:25
- they can't pull my solar subsidy, can they? I installed in 2024, expect tax credit in 2025. is this one of those "file immediately and then amend your - amanda Nov 14, 13:19 5
  - Theoretically, no but are any rules or laws going to be followed? -- nm - jnine Nov 14, 13:40 2
    - Laws and regulations can be repealed. -- nm - mara Nov 14, 15:07 1
      - Yes, but they aren't usually retroactive. -- nm - jnine Nov 14, 15:12
  - I do not expect they will retro remove credits, because that would anger people. Anything is possible, but I doubt it. - ty97 Nov 14, 13:38 1
    - Depends on who they want to anger. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 13:57
- Wonder what Elon thinks of that (honestly, I wonder it) -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 13:05 15
  - This is where I assume they'll fall out. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 14, 13:49
  - "yet representatives of Tesla – by far the nation’s largest EV seller – have told a Trump-transition committee they support ending the subsidy.” - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:08 13
    - That's fascinating to me. Those Tesla reps are failing at their fiduciary responsibility. -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 13:13 3
      - Given Tesla has never met an excuse it couldn’t use to pump a crazy price, this gives them 4 quarters of excuses for slow sales. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 14, 14:41
      - (unless TSLA has evidence that the credit is driving people to buy competing EVs instead) -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 13:15 1
        
        I suspect that he thinks that the overall drop off in sales will cause others to leave the market or cut back on investing in electric vehicles. -- nm - pmb Nov 14, 14:10
    - more like pulling the ladder up once you've reached the top -- nm - oblique Nov 14, 13:12 1
      - [nods] -- nm - mud Nov 14, 13:19
    - (i think it could flip Michigan back if they really go through with it) -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:09 6
      - Are the blue collar, union workers, pro-EV? -- nm* - jnine Nov 14, 13:23 5
        
        You'd think with all the jobs being created -- (link) - oblique Nov 14, 13:26 3
        
        There'll be fewer jobs in EV manufacturing than in the existing supply chain, and a lot of them will involve different skills - Roger More Nov 14, 13:36
        
        Those jobs were created by Biden, prior to the election and people still voted red. I dont think people are necessarily voting in their own self- -- (edited) - jnine Nov 14, 13:36
        
        and yet . . . unions fucked over Dems despite Biden doing everything they asked of him -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:28
        
        it's the future of the auto industry and there are several EV plants in Michigan currently -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 14, 13:24
TheBoys: Vought is proud to announce Deep as the head of a newly formed agency: the Department of Preserving Earth (DOPE). -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 12:58
eek -- (pic) - mud Nov 14, 12:51 [Attachment] 8
- Wasn't that expected? In fact, I thought it had been announced already! -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 13:04 4
  - They literally denied he would be nominated. -- (link*) - mara Nov 14, 14:10 [BS]
  - Where is that pre-election tweet that went something like "even if you don't like Trump, his Cabinet picks will be Rubio, Vivek, RFK..." as though - Roger More Nov 14, 13:20 1
    - no shoes for RFK jr, that troglodyte goes barefoot on airplanes. GROSS -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 14, 14:13
  - "expected" like he'll nuke Tehran? -- nm - mud Nov 14, 13:06
- more -- (link) - mud Nov 14, 12:54 2
  - Interesting that this one appears to be the first leak before the offer was accepted? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 14, 12:57 1
    - Maybe Trump doesn't really like him, so he leaked it so everyone will complain and he can dump him. -- nm - jnine Nov 14, 13:12
Tweetdeck for Bluesky: deck.blue -- (edited) - budice Nov 14, 12:44 5
- what is it? -- nm - mud Nov 14, 12:47 4
  - I think it might be Tweetdeck for Bluesky -- nm - decline Nov 14, 12:49 1
    - but that's not important right now -- nm - prayformojo Nov 14, 12:54
  - Multi-column Bluesky, schedule, pin, etc - info inside -- (link*) - budice Nov 14, 12:48 1
    - hard pass (but thx) -- nm* - mud Nov 14, 12:52
I'm DNI, Director of National Intelligence. And that's all you're ever going to know. -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 12:42 3
- (I'm assuming this is the job where I can finally read the UFO files). -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 12:43 2
  - Honestly I think you're #2 at DNI...cause you'd want to be super hands on -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 13:54
  - Yeah, right, sure, heh. -- nm - Sector Seven Nov 14, 12:48
LYC: Strongbad's Dragon Age Veilguard Review - Strongbad Nov 14, 12:41
"‘I’ve no interest in investing more money in the stock market’: I’m debt-free, retired and ignoring the ‘Trump bump.’ What should I do with $400,000? - ty97 Nov 14, 12:39 4
- " My diamond shoes are too tight" - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 14, 13:08
- They told him to choose between short term, high yield cds and high yield savings accounts and maybe consider some REITs. -- nm - jnine Nov 14, 12:47 2
  - shouda told him to buy a big ass yacht and to go sail around the Caribbean enjoying his retirement -- nm - decline Nov 14, 12:50 1
    - I would be traveling all of the time. You can't buy and maintain a yacht with that kind of money. They're money pits. -- nm - jnine Nov 14, 12:56
Oh boy—Bears’s Bagent leaking fake news (via dad) to ESPN -- (pic) - Trending Nov 14, 12:39 [Attachment] 1
- "If true" is doing a LOT of work since the OP apologizes for admitting it may be bs. -- nm - David Nov 14, 12:54
TV PSA: NFL, L&O, Hell's Kitchen, 911, Scrabble, Ghosts, Doctor Odyssey, L&O SVU, Trivial Pursuit, Matlock, Found, Grey's Anatomy, Elsbeth, Cross, - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 12:32 1
- I can not WAIT for the fallout on Dr. Ridiculous Cruise -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 14, 12:34
anyone else watching Say Nothing (fx) ? You should, it's fooking brilliant. -- nm* - mud Nov 14, 12:28
Sophie Turner to be the new Lara Croft in Amazon's series -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 12:24 5
- I dislike this casting. -- nm - sycor Nov 14, 13:42
- Should have been Haley Atwell or bust - Jovian Nov 14, 12:41 2
  - Sydney Sweeney obvvie -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 12:46 1
    - nah. keep her open for the role of Rogue or Emma Frost -- nm - Jovian Nov 14, 13:24
- Is Waller-Bridge writing it? Showrunner? Exec Producer —could be fantastic if she’s the writer -- nm - Trending Nov 14, 12:28
" I'm young, debt-free and happy-go-lucky': My boyfriend has $45,000 in debts, two houses, two kids and pays child support. Is he a safe bet to marry? - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 14, 12:21 9
- Girl -- nm - rollo Nov 14, 13:34
- That advice isn't entirely correct. In CA, if he gets married, her income is considered community property and he may have to pay more -- (edited) - jnine Nov 14, 12:51 2
  - But nobody lives in California anymore! -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 13:06 1
    - But the "expert" they quoted is in CA! -- nm - jnine Nov 14, 13:09
- BET -- nm - DraftKings Nov 14, 12:41
- "I've been able to save, max out my 401(k), and contribute to a Roth IRA." but doesn't consider self financially literate. - ty97 Nov 14, 12:35
- Student loan debt is not the deal breaker that credit card debt would be. Not stated was his income, it's a matter of ratios -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 12:33 1
  - right, and equity in those houses. are they fully mortgaged and losing money, or are they worth far more than what is owed? there are questions that - Andie Nov 14, 12:35
- Sounds like she has some growing up and /or continued adventures to have—seems like a bad match -- nm - Trending Nov 14, 12:31

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