ST Alpha - Backboarding

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Welcome to SlickerTalk ▲

Kick your heels up, settle in, and get ready for a raucous discussion. The topic is anything and everything: movies, television, politics, music, breaking news, recycled news, orange-colored prediction markets, etc.

Join the Conversation

Suggestions and requests can be sent to team @ slackertalk.com. Or, please use this form to submit a bug report.

Recent News ▲

BlueSky Starter Pack for STers
This is a list of automatic follows when creating a BS account. Special thanks to Kim for setting it up! To bridge your account to the Fediverse, follow @ap.brid.gy (per the Bridgy docs)
the pack

[ SlackerTalk / Beta ] [ SlickerTalk ] [ Dr. S. Talk ]

Live

Down to Post

< Newer

Older >

Posts: 163

Speaker Mike Johnson will refuse request to release Gaetz report -- nm* - zeitgeist Nov 15, 12:38 9
- lol. oh? From the guy who stated yesterday that Matt Gaetz is an accomplished lawyer? I am shocked! -- nm - Jovian Nov 15, 12:52
- you'd think with his strong opinion on pr0n he'd be against sex with minors -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 15, 12:41 2
  - Only his son knows for sure. -- nm - VMan Nov 15, 12:43 1
    - heh. they are so weird. -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 15, 12:43
- Wonder if court order overrides -- nm - budice Nov 15, 12:40
- Of course he will. - znufrii Nov 15, 12:40 1
  - to your IM - we did not. -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 15, 12:43
- Gaetz’ other buddy apparently is trying to have the court evidence destroyed. -- nm - VMan Nov 15, 12:40
- It's not corruption if everyone agrees to it together. -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 12:38
Just saw my first full sized American flag flying from a flagpole in front of someone's house with a giant face of - Jovian Nov 15, 12:26 5
- is that for or against him? I'm confused -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 12:37 4
  - a bazillion percent for him. -- nm - Jovian Nov 15, 12:53
  - For, I’m sure. Like a MAGA Jolly Roger. -- nm - VMan Nov 15, 12:38 2
    - NOt a cult, though. -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 12:39 1
      - *winks and flashes white pride symbol* -- nm - VMan Nov 15, 12:41
1st female airman awarded Silver Star for shootdown of Iranian drones - JD Nov 15, 12:14 2
- Don't worry the new administration will take it away when they kick her out of the Air Force for being female without permission.. -- nm - . Nov 15, 12:22 1
  - At least ground her. Women in combat!? *swoons* -- nm - VMan Nov 15, 12:33
If you’re new to Bluesky, put up a profile and a couple posts before you start following non-ST people. And a pet photo if you have a pet. :-) -- nm - mara Nov 15, 12:10 2
- Bluesky, no ads, no bots, just blue skies -- nm - budice Nov 15, 12:37
- Proof of cat! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 15, 12:25
got new phone.already set up. nice work google. -- nm - amanda Nov 15, 12:04 3
- Does it match your nails ? -- nm - decline Nov 15, 12:38 1
  - nvm -- nm* - oblique Nov 15, 12:39
- Pixel? I'm loving the new one. -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 12:36
Looks like The Onion acquisition of Infor Wars is on hold for now -- (link) - Mel Profit Nov 15, 12:03 2
- Dang. If it goes to auction, The Onion won't get it. They'll surely be outbid by some deplorable with deep pockets. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 15, 12:24 1
  - Did someone call me? -- nm - Roger Stone Nov 15, 12:32
Is yacht rock the same as soft rock? what's the venn diagram ? -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 12:03 5
- there's a crossover for sure. -- nm - Remlik Nov 15, 12:28
- Some soft rock is yacht rock, but not all yacht rock is soft rock. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 15, 12:25 3
  - Interesting, ok. -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 12:37
  - I would say iy's a sub category of MOR. -- nm - . Nov 15, 12:31 1
    - I've read that yacht rock tends to have more keyboards, less acoustic guitar. -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 12:38
Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking competition show hosted by James and Oliver Phelps (the Weasley twins) started yesterday on Food Network and Max. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 15, 12:03 [youtube] 1
- They look wrong with their real hair/ -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 12:42
I asked Ed D(after he posted his Gladiator 2 review) about the reported newspaper 📰 scene and he said he doesn’t remember it…but that he was going to - Trending Nov 15, 11:59
Curious. Anyone have an idea or know what time the Main event will happen for the boxing match tonight -- nm - Jovian Nov 15, 11:58 3
- Read walk-in for main event anticipated to be 11 pm EST -- nm - VMan Nov 15, 12:30
- Prelims start at 5:30 ET. Main event apparently at 8pm. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 15, 12:02 1
  - Thank you Mel! -- nm - Jovian Nov 15, 12:09
OMG 'Take Me To The Riot' is Stars! I haven't heard this in 17 years!! (yeesh, rediscovering a lost dark decade. I musta been so out of it) -- (link) - mud Nov 15, 11:50 [youtube] 4
- (I adored this track, thanks Reagen) still sounds terrific -- nm - mud Nov 15, 11:53 3
  - I’ve never heard it before—groovy tune -- nm - Trending Nov 15, 12:00 2
    - I'm partial to Elevator Love Letter - anyone post it yet? -- (link) - rollo Nov 15, 12:20 [youtube] 1
      - nice -- nm - mud Nov 15, 12:30
and there were 8: Curious case of the missing monkeys turns spotlight on South Carolina lab -- (link) - JD Nov 15, 11:44
ST Poll: I am editing the first draft of a 7-page legal memo for an organization abbreviated as "FSJ." How many times did I mistakenly use "FSK"? CTTP -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 10:54 13
- 3– -- nm - Trending Nov 15, 11:49
- FYI. No new info updates on FSK that I can find :) - oblique Nov 15, 11:09 8
  - seriously? he's that old? -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 15, 11:39 6
    - graduated from UC Irvine in 2022 -- nm - oblique Nov 15, 11:40 5
      - Good Gravy. I feel old. - Mel Profit Nov 15, 11:52 4
        
        Bad news - JD Nov 15, 12:03 3
        
        when did this happen?!! -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 15, 12:04 2
        
        you do realize that Spawn's spawn is going to college soon - oblique Nov 15, 12:09 1
        
        I...refuse to acknowledge that. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 15, 12:29
  - Hope that kid is doing well. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 11:13
- 7 x 7 = 49 -- nm - mud Nov 15, 11:05
- 0 - Flawless Victory! -- nm - VMan Nov 15, 11:03
- 114 -- nm - Loyola Nov 15, 11:01
"Oil and gas are a gift from god" Keynote speaker at COP29 -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 10:49 1
- like blankets seeded with smallpox -- nm - mr mooch Nov 15, 10:53
today, in spam... -- (pic) - amanda Nov 15, 10:49 [Attachment] 2
- Not sure if I would be surprised if Elon had nothing to do with it ... OR if he actually does - zeitgeist Nov 15, 10:52
- and so many things that plug into the wall -- nm - oblique Nov 15, 10:49
i think the Silo s2 premiere was good but 75% was shot too dark to know for sure -- nm - mr mooch Nov 15, 10:31 2
- "Fuck. Shit. [pants]" is my new favourite closed captioning -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 11:22
- adjust your rig settings, mine was fine. -- nm - mud Nov 15, 10:53
tonight I am eating macaroni and cheese and watching spotlight. honestly exactly what I needed. -- nm - amanda Nov 15, 10:30 3
- I don't know what spotlight is, but I fully support Mac and Cheese. What kind? -- nm - sycor Nov 15, 10:49 2
  - The Michael Keaton film. I found a rewatch value in it too, the whole discovery that they do in that movie. -- nm - con_carne Nov 15, 12:05 1
    - It's areally good movie that I can't figure out how it got made in this day and age. -- nm - . Nov 15, 12:26
Well, that's why I shouldn't look at stocks every day. - oblique Nov 15, 10:24 2
- I agree, I simply switched my HSX stock watch for a real stock watch. -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 15, 11:59
- It's that shitty Trumpenomics. -- nm - VMan Nov 15, 10:59
I'm neck deep into FAFSA applications right now, I'm thrilled at the idea of abolishing the Dept. of Ed. Looking forward to that dumpster fire. - Mop🧹 Nov 15, 10:14 9
- don't you need to only complete once? also, no more pell grants probably. -- nm - amanda Nov 15, 10:18 6
  - Every year, baybee!!! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 15, 12:04
  - Turns out if you have more than one kid, you have to repeat this process for each kid! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 15, 10:38 3
    - Literally the definition of FAFO. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 10:55
    - Granted I'm not a parent but my vague understanding is that repetition thing kind of applies to most kid related things -- nm - JD Nov 15, 10:45 1
      - You have to feed them! THREE. TIMES. EVERY. DAY! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 15, 10:59
  - once per year per kid -- nm - oblique Nov 15, 10:18
- like filling them out or processing them? -- nm - oblique Nov 15, 10:15 1
  - Filling them out. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 15, 10:38
Bery, just an fyi - decline Nov 15, 10:09 4
- Thanks, that's super helpful! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 10:25
- and Berry likes oembed :) -- nm - oblique Nov 15, 10:11 2
  - …in bed? -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 16:28
  - I do, it's less frustrating to implement than the "modern" approaches -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 10:28
Pence urges Senate to reject RFK Jr. for HHS over abortion stance -- (link) - oblique Nov 15, 10:05 2
- not his anti-vax bulls*t though. F O Mike. -- nm - Jovian Nov 15, 10:35
- heh. Let em fight -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 15, 10:09
"California has 1,429,504 ballots left to process." -- (edited) - mud Nov 15, 09:59 [BS] 9
- Every 4 years conservatives discover the concept of mail. -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 11:12 1
  - apparently 2020 would have looked like 2024 if Trump hadn't shit on voting by mail during COVID the way he constantly did. Dems massively overmailed - mr mooch Nov 15, 11:19
- Imagine the fun if we used popular vote instead of Electoral College and it was really close. -- nm - Dano Nov 15, 10:15 6
  - candidates would just campaign in CA, TX, NY, FL instead of PA, WI, MI, NC -- nm - mr mooch Nov 15, 10:28 4
    - There are more Republicans in California than any other state. More Dems in Texas than any other state but California. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 10:44 1
      - (to be clear, for me this is an argument in favour of national popular vote) -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 11:23
    - I just don't understand why that would be. A campaign event in TX that can get you 2000 more votes is the same as an event in MI that gets you 2000 - Guigue Nov 15, 10:43 1
      - Texas has far more voters. A percent swing is worth a lot more bet votes. - Will Hunting Nov 15, 11:01
  - We don't have to, the 2000 election in Florida with hanging Chad's and when they finally finished it was Bush by 300 -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 10:26
Why everyone you know is running a marathon -- (link) - JD Nov 15, 09:48 4
- Running is boring. I prefer cycling. -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 09:57 2
  - Cyclists are just runners who blew out their knees ;-) - JD Nov 15, 10:01 1
    - Ha! Thankfully that's not my issue, just boredom. I'm not doing a century which would have me riding out to LI or upstate. - Krusty Nov 15, 10:05
- Only doing a half next weekend, and not for any of those reasons. :) -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 09:49
Win a half hour zoom call with Kaitlin Collins to raise money for charity -- (link) - Remlik Nov 15, 09:40 3
- I have to ask... - zunk takes things literally Nov 15, 09:54
- I’d pay double not to talk to her -- nm - mr mooch Nov 15, 09:45
- Luckily it is out of my price range. Wouldn't want to pull a Toobin. -- nm - VMan Nov 15, 09:44
they turned the Chinese into the Colosseum -- (pic) - mr mooch Nov 15, 09:39 [Attachment]
the economy is good again, in one short week -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 15, 09:36 3
- Yes, our information ecosystem is fundamentally broken. -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 09:50
- Yup—same thing happened with the CoVid vaccine—partisan opposition based upon the presidential election/election results -- nm - Trending Nov 15, 09:45 1
  - “partisanship” is earned not magically bestowed from the heavens by the politics fairy -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 15, 10:00
Amazon and PBS have formed a partnership that will see around 150 local PBS member stations available for free through the Prime Video app -- (link) - decline Nov 15, 09:31 [BS] 2
- i just pay my SoCal PBS $5/mo directly and get everything that's for streaming on the PBS site -- nm - mr mooch Nov 15, 11:40
- Free... on the Prime Video app. That's what happens when you shut down FreeVee. Now there's *free stuff* on Prime Video! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 15, 11:39
Feb 2026 calendar— perfect for those who love order and symmetry - Trending Nov 15, 09:26 [Attachment]
Thanks, Callisto! Bery, maybe link the starter pack in the Recent News section? -- nm - mara Nov 15, 09:24 3
- Good idea -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 09:53
- Kim's more productive while having pneumonia than 99% of people are when perfectly healthy. -- nm - David Nov 15, 09:31 1
  - ayup -- nm - prayformojo Nov 15, 09:48
TV PSA: Shark Tank, Gold Rush, Happy' Place, Smackdown, SWAT, Lopez vs Lopez, Fire Country, Blue Bloods, AEW Rampage, Before, Cobra Kai, Silo, - Beaker 🍺 Nov 15, 09:23 2
- I have 2 (of 9) eps. left of Say Nothing. It's super. -- nm - mud Nov 15, 09:25
- Twisters eventually, Paul vs Tyson and tonight we finally watch Deadpool & Wolverine! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 15, 09:25
Reposting the ST Starter Pack for Bluesky. Let me know if you’d like to be included. -- (link) - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 15, 09:23 26
- HeyThisJustin.bsky.social -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 13:22
- So if I always hated Twitter and almost never used it will I hate this less but probably still hardly use it? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 15, 11:29 3
  - It's an echo chamber of good feels until the dregs work their way to it (if at all) either solidifying it's echo chamberness or - oblique Nov 15, 11:33 2
    - Don’t engage the dregs, just block. It’s nuclear. And not an echo chamber, just not jerky. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 15, 12:27
    - It’s really better, though. There’s no algorithm; there’s an effective blocking function; you can detach your post from an abusive quote tweet; and I - mara Nov 15, 11:59
- how does it know to show you what it does? - Mel Profit Nov 15, 11:07 1
  - Found the "Following" tab. I'm good. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 15, 11:08
- gchipowski.bsky.social please and thank you -- nm - prayformojo Nov 15, 11:04
- Will make sure those not yet added will be added as soon as Bluesky gets you indexed. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 15, 10:29
- just cause yall are doing it, I shouldnt, but I did. trumanhsj.bsky.social -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 15, 10:11
- spawnmd.bsky.social -- nm - mud Nov 15, 10:04
- @jnine13.bsky.social -- nm - jnine Nov 15, 09:54
- @znufrii.bsky.social -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 09:36 3
  - I don't see you. have you blocked me already? -- nm - amanda Nov 15, 09:38 2
    - Check your notifications. I think you should be able to follow back if they've followed you, even before they are searchable. -- nm - mara Nov 15, 09:57
    - new users take a little time to get indexed. you can hit the profile directly via URL -- nm - oblique Nov 15, 09:41
- Thanks!! I hope you're feeling better today! -- nm* - Krusty Nov 15, 09:35
- Ok, I joined. I'll have to figure it out. Don't think I'll get rid of twitter until I have it set up the way I want and feel like it meets my needs. -- nm - pmb Nov 15, 09:34 6
  - Yeah. I'll figure this out. -- nm* - Mel Profit Nov 15, 10:17 1
    - Done and I think I've added you all. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 15, 10:29
  - Will add you and Znu as soon as Bluesky lets me. ;) -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 15, 09:43
  - You can change your display name to anything you want and add pictures to your icon and profile page. There are some good starter packs which - Krusty Nov 15, 09:39 1
    - Investigative Journalist starter pack -- (link) - decline Nov 15, 09:58 [BS]
  - I will say one nice thing immediately is, my work doesn't have it blocked yet like other social media. -- nm - pmb Nov 15, 09:36
- Sure! @pdzundel.bsky.social -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 15, 09:28
- of interest to..very few of us...but as NYC agencies are directed to start BlueSky accounts, here's an NYC government starter pack -- (link) - ty97 Nov 15, 09:27 [BS]
flavorize, I like how aggressive your blue sky handle is. -- nm - amanda Nov 15, 09:22 1
- 🤣—only made it yesterday —it’s blank and boring, I know -- nm - Trending Nov 15, 09:23
John Ourand: Fox, CBS could go under without NFL, league won’t have same leverage over streamers -- (link) - Remlik Nov 15, 09:20 3
- I honestly don't follow the logic. Streamers need subscribers. Sports brings subscribers. Big sports brings more subscribers. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 15, 11:35
- This seems wrong or incomplete: "Skydance Media bid nearly $8 million to merge with Paramount Global this year." - JD Nov 15, 09:25 1
  - That should be "billion" with a "b". -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 15, 11:30

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

(Disclaimer: This website uses cookies to store identifying information. Please practice safe password usage.)