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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
He had coffee and tea, but no milk!? What kinda shoddy flight attendant does he have there?
I'd be in trouble there. Too much temptation to order unhealthy snacks at all hours.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"@Xopher: There is a non-zero chance that if the vote takes place and the Dems decide to not be present to avoid getting Covid, the GOP senators share the virus between themselves and all end up sick, and some subsequently end up dead.
And it amazes me that they all refuse to acknowledge this possibility.
Edited by Resileafs on Oct 5th 2020 at 1:44:59 PM
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(Imagines the "Nuclear Football" being an actual football and how it most likely would never get used during the Trump era due to Trump being so out of shape that he can't even kick it one inch, less alone the ten feet, needed to activate it...)
That said, that button is such an unnecessary expense and waste of money...
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What was "Moscow-Mitch Mc-Con-nell's" test result again?
Just wondering in case they updated it from "refused to tell" the last hour or so...
Edited by TitanJump on Oct 5th 2020 at 7:51:50 PM
There appear to be many factors to the body's immune response to COVID-19, including how much you got exposed originally and how much time has passed, but the number of reinfections seems reasonably low right now.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Possible rift in the Trump family.
Sorry, don't usually post here. Don Jr. is concerned Trump is acting crazy with the medication he's on. Jared and Ivanka don't. But they agree that the tweet storm this morning was concerning.
Edited by Scarecrow4774 on Oct 5th 2020 at 2:26:08 PM
“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” - Lewis CarrollThe ''Surfer Magazine'' has endorsed Biden. It's their first ever political endorsement.
I know it wasn't a big deal, nobody cared, whatevs, when Scientific American endorsed Biden. But this is different. This is surfing.
Okay, real talk: Their reason for endorsing for the first time ever isn't that different from Scientific American. Biden will respect science and work to bring the pandemic and the climate crises under control. As people and as surfers both of those are extremely important to them.
x4 Would not have pegged Don Jr. has the mildly sensible one.
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And then we'll all be surfing...surfing USA.
Edited by KarkatTheDalek on Oct 5th 2020 at 2:04:53 PM
Oh God! Natural light!On the Amy Coney Barrett nomination, Senators Thom Tillis and Mike Lee, who have tested positive, are both on the Judiciary Committee, but apparently a full vote can happen without the Committee's recommendation.
And Mitch + Senate Republicans are going to try to force a vote no matter what. Sen. Ron Johnson, who also tested positive, today said 'he'll vote to confirm SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett even if he's still testing positive.'
"If we have to go in and vote, I've already told leadership I'll go in a moon suit," Johnson says on talk radio.
x4 Donald Trump Jr. is unhappy about his dad's decision to drive around Walter Reed while having COVID, source says that "Don Jr. thinks Trump is acting crazy". Jared and Ivanka think the president is doing great. The family is unilaterally concerned about the all-caps tweets early Monday morning though.
Edited by Altris on Oct 5th 2020 at 11:06:25 AM
So, let's hang an anchor from the sun... also my TumblrHe won’t say.
On the gay marriage situation, it’s unlikely that Roberts will overturn precedent that quickly, combine that with Gorsuch being surprisingly supportive of gay rights and gay marriage might well be safe. Especially as a religious freedom challenge run into the issue that a ban on gay marriage likely violates the religious freedom of pro-gay faiths/churches.
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