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  1. Just now, seven said:

    Well that's a pleasant surprise, I wasn't going to sub until they had them all, but that's close enough considering the challenges of the last 2.

    People claimed that Disney made deals with Netflix and others - Disney gets certain stuff back for launch tomorrow, and then release it back to those services later on.   Based on what was announced today, looks like those rumors were right.   

  2. On 11/8/2019 at 9:56 AM, seven said:

    They won't have all the mcu movies for quite a while, certainly not this winter. Just fyi

    They made a big update today of what’s launching tomorrow.  Looks like they threw some cash around.  

    Iron Man

    Iron Man 2

    Thor

    Captain America: The First Avenger

    The Avengers

    Iron Man 3

    Thor: The Dark World

    Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    Guardians of the Galaxy

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Ant-Man

    Captain America: Civil War

    Doctor Strange

    Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2

    Captain Marvel

    Avengers: Endgame

    Coming in 2020: Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Infinity War and Thor Ragnarok 

     

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  3. 14 minutes ago, Captainant said:

    When serving at the NSC, Ms. Croft “received multiple calls from lobbyist Robert Livingston who told me that Ambassador Yovanovitch should be fired.” (Page 14-15)

    • "During my time at the NSC, I received multiple calls from lobbyist Robert Livingston who told me that Ambassador Yovanovitch should be fired. He characterized Ambassador Yovanovitch as a, quote, “Obama holdover,” end quote, and associated with George Soros. It was not clear to me at the time, or now, at whose direction or at whose expense Mr. Livingston was seeking the removal of Ambassador Yovanovitch. I documented these calls and told my boss, Fiona Hill, and George Kent, who was in Kyiv at the time, I am not aware of any action that was taken in response."

    Drain the swamp indeed.  

  4. 51 minutes ago, Tuco said:

    have no idea what the focus on Christienne is intended to add.  Rudy's business connection to Guicciardo appears to be well documented by other means. Yeah, she is a young, nutty, baby-Trumpster who has likely networked well to get a position with Rudy. I'm not sure why it merits more than a side note. If there is a more sinister or damning implication, I'm missing it.  

    Twitter speculation is 

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    I think it’s more a case of somebody who is really young, using their connections to work their way into the middle of a lot of major shit that’s happening.   Old people like Rudy can get it in their head that they don’t understand the cyber, and they need a millennial to do this shit.   

    She’s young enough and far enough removed that none of this should taint her. 

  5. 46 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

    Who is even talking about the "transcript" anymore?  Why does he keep tweeting about it?  This has gone way longer than his normal obsessions.  No one needs the "transcript" anymore you dumb sack of shit. 

    Maybe he’s gone all Howard Hughes and is talking to himself/the walls.  

    Amazing how triggered he and Jr.  have been over the past 24 hours.  

  6. 2 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:


    News I can use re episodes. I have the app but we limit Jr.’s screen time so neither of us have seen this one.

    By the same token, we were at Half Price books recently and somehow he found “Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales.” It’s basically a riff on Scheherazade. Each book is Nathan Hale telling his hangman a tale of famous history to delay his hanging. It’s set up in comic - excuse me, “graphic novel” - form. Very well executed, you might say. We’ve done the Doolittle Raid and WWI and looking for more. For soon to be 7 Chad Jr., it’s the thing that literally keeps him up - trying to read - every night. I highly recommend it.

    Thanks, will have to check those out.  

    We are trying to limit screentime as well, but with the crappy weather, I’ve let him watch several episodes.  Each episode is 22 minutes, and is split in half for two segments - he’s watched Neil Armstrong (he already knew a lot about him) and Julia Child, Leonardo Da Vinci and Amelia Earhart, Bronte sisters and Wright Brothers, Mark Twain and Abigail Adams.   .   

    They are actually well-done and seem to keep even his sister interested.     It’s a show for biographical/history nerds.   It’s odd because they show the famous folks as little kids, and then keep them as little kids as they do what they become famous for, but it works for kids and doesn’t confuse them    

     I’ve spent half an hour discussing what happened to Amelia Earhart.   That been the only downside.   And we’ve added a ton of books to his library list.  Not bad things.  Just time consuming for me.    

    I’m going to write the producers and tell them we need an Earl Campbell episode.  

    The pairings are...interesting.   The Isaac Newton episode is paired with Golda Meir.   Winston Churchill with Cleopatra. 

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  7. 4 hours ago, Zombie said:

    That is why people hate cops. Even cops who aren't murdering someone. They so often have no sense of judgment and discretion. He could have politely just told the guy that food isn't allowed to be consumed at the station or on the train, if that is indeed the law, then let the guy finish his sandwich. Better yet, just leave the guy alone altogether if he isn't bothering anyone. If he dropped his wrapper on the ground, then cite him for littering. 

    And this is what Andy Griffith would have done.  

    Meanwhile, Barney Fife would have wanted to pistol-whip the guy and throw him in jail.  

  8. Get the PBS Kids video app on your tablet/TV/whatever.  

    Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum dropped a ton of episodes (launched today).  Really cool for the elementary school crowd.  Even had an episode on Neil Armstrong, the Wright Brothers, and a bunch of others.  

    One of the few newer kids shows I can stand.  

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  9. 37 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

    "Happy Veterans' Day' to me rings discordant, but several of my HS friends who served (one who went to the Naval Academy) posted "Happy Veterans' Day" on FB.

    I guess it's because I associate the holiday with Armistice Day as well that I view it as a day of remembrance rather than celebration.  I won't second guess those who have a different view that have served.  After all, it's to honor them.

    My mom and sister both posted “Happy Veteran’s Day” on my FB page and it weirds me out.  Not just because I came nowhere close to combat either (Fort Sill/Lawton, OK and Fort Bliss/El Paso were not hotbeds of communist insurgency in the 90s), it’s just like....I think I still closely associate it with more of a remembrance thing as well.  

    And then my mom posted a photo of me and her right after I got out of basic, and that put me in a swell mood, because I really wanted everybody to be reminded of what I looked like 25 years and 40 pounds ago.   

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  10. 9 hours ago, Chooky said:

    Then I remember Bolton's lawyer very publicly dangling candy from a windowless van in front of Democrats to invite his testimony for a high profile news spectacle.  Yeah, this looks legit.  Oh, and he just signed a book deal -- the hallmark business of Washington integrity.  But if the mustache rides are free ... .    

    If Bolton signed a book deal, testifying would sell a metric shit-ton of books.  And it would mean he could include a lot more stuff in said book.   

  11. He's been tweeting and retweeting like crazy this weekend.  And I have a feeling most of his evening tweets are him, and probably 95% of his retweets are definitely him doing it.  He's not going to be sleeping well this week - I expect him to just drop the pretense and start referring to Schiff as Shitty Shifty Schiff.

    And somebody earlier mentioned that Fox News probably won't cover the public testimony - guess what?  Trump will be glued to that testimony, there's no way Fox News will ignore their #1 audience member.

  12. 13 minutes ago, orangecat92 said:

    Ok. Here is the fun scenario.  Bama loses to auburn, they both have 2 losses, so they’re both out.  LSU loses to Georgia in sec champ. Game, kind of a sloppy game by both teams.  One of those teams is in, right? But meanwhile Minnesota, Baylor, and Clemson go undefeated and look really good.  Who gets in, OSU, who lost to Minnesota, or LSU, who lost to a big underdog Georgia.

    the answer is LSU, cuz they played a tougher schedule, braved the 120 degree locker room in Austin, and they had the heat cramps to prove it.  Yes! 

    I know you're joking around, but Minnesota, Baylor, Clemson get in, along with Georgia.  They wouldn't leave out one-loss SEC champ Georgia in favor of LSU, unless they are trolls who want to see Georgia secede again.

    But it's a moot point, Baylor ain't winning out.

  13. 7 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:


    "Fired?"  What does that mean when the man is an Army officer?  That he no longer works for the White House?  That would be the best thing that could happen to him, IMO.

    Still in the Army, but removed from NSC

     

  14. 45 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

     

     


    Eating while black?

     

    Good protest

    https://abc7news.com/society/protesters-hold-luncheon-inside-bart-after-man-detained-for-eating-on-platform/5686666/

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    On Saturday, some gathered to protest the incident by eating their own sandwiches on BART property.

    "I've got my lunch here, it's very threatening as you can see," said JJ Naughton from San Francisco.

    There was a defiant lunchtime eat-in on the platform inside the Embarcardero BART station, where eating isn't allowed.

    About 30 people gathered for lunch to protest an incident recently captured on cellphone video at the Pleasant Hill BART Station.
     

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    Law or not, Kelly Groth was passing out breakfast sandwiches in the station Saturday for what she called brunch on BART.

    "People should be able to eat on the platform without getting harassed," said Groth.

    "I wanted to make sure I showed up and ate on the plaza which I've done hundreds of times before to show what they did to us was embarrassing for BART Police," said John Jacobo from San Francisco.

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    BART Board of Directors member Janice Li was also here and brought her own lunch. Li believes there are bigger issues to deal with.

    "I realize some things are illegal with our penal code, but I want to be mindful of how we're using resources to enforce our system," said Li.

     

     

  15. 12 minutes ago, NowThis said:

    Suppose Baylor goes 13-0, knocks off Bama, would Surly approve?

    If they go 13-0, they get in, which means they ain't playing Bama.  But they ain't going to the playoffs, because Texas and OU will beat their asses.

    But if a 2-loss Baylor gets a bowl game against Bama, I would laugh at the aggy tears should Bama lose.  I would also laugh at the Baylor tears should they lose.  It's a win-win either way for us.

  16. On 11/8/2019 at 1:22 PM, bad_teammate said:

    Name the speakers :

    1 - “We can affirm our values as a country and have immigration systems that support our economy, that grow our country, and that make sure that we stay secure and strong.”

    etc. etc. etc.

    This is a fun game.  Name these speakers:

    1. “The Rio Grande does not separate two nations, it joins two peoples. Mexico and the United States have a shared history, and a common future. And it is along this border where we will either fail or succeed in addressing the education, health care and transportation needs of our two peoples.”

    2. “[Mexico's President's] vision for an open border is a vision I embrace, as long as we demonstrate the will to address the obstacles to it.”

    3.  I urged legislators to pass a telemedicine pilot program that will enable, through technology, a sick border resident of limited financial means to receive care from a specialist hundreds of miles away. But the effort to combat disease and illness requires greater cooperative efforts between our two nations….. Legislation authored by border legislators Pat Haggerty and Eddie Lucio establishes an important study that will look at the feasibility of bi-national health insurance. This study recognizes that the Mexican and U.S. sides of the border compose one region, and we must address health care problems throughout that region. That’s why I am also excited that Texas Secretary of State Henry Cuellar is working on an initiative that could extend the benefits of telemedicine to individuals living on the Mexican side of the border.  

    4. As a compassionate state, we know that for our children to succeed, they must not only be healthy, but educated. The future leaders of our two nations are learning their fractions and their ABC’s in classrooms all along this border. Immigrants from around the world are being taught in Texas classrooms, and our history is rich with examples of new citizens who have made great contributions. We must say to every Texas child learning in a Texas classroom, “we don’t care where you come from, but where you are going, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get there.” And that vision must include the children of undocumented workers. That’s why Texas took the national lead in allowing such deserving young minds to attend a Texas college at a resident rate. Those young minds are a part of a new generation of leaders, the doors of higher education must be open to them. The message is simple: educacion es el futuro, y si se puede.”

    Spoiler

    1. Rick Fuckin' Perry

    2. Rick Fuckin' Perry

    3. Rick Fuckin' Perry

    4. Rick Fuckin' Perry

     

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