@Doctor-Phibes said in If the LOTR characters did commentary on the movie: ....I just forwarded the link to her by email, and due to auto-complete came horrifyingly close to sending it to a customer who shares her first name. Hate it when that happens. Glad you caught it in time.

This thread reminds me - prior to transplant I had rare NTM (non-tubercular mycobacteria) colonization, called Mycobacterium Kansasii (Gram positive and acid fast, FWIW). And another NTM called mycobacterium avium complex which is far more common. I think medicine has twice saved my life (at least), the transplant itself and the trio of antibiotics I took (for a couple of years) which kept the two NTM infections at low enough levels to survive. It never eliminated them though, they were incinerated with my old lungs. I had to conitinue the antibiotics prophylactically for a few months to prevent colonization of the new set.

@jon-nyc said in Poll on the reconciliation bill: What will be the effect, using normal budgetary rules (10 year impact on the projected deficit relative to current law) of the reconciliation bill that the GOP finally passes? A) it will raise the deficit B) It will lower the deficit Oh, I have zero expectations of lowering the deficit. Is it too early to have a drink?

I wonder how much of this is shock and awe? Just keep throwing so much small crap out there as a distraction that some of the serious stuff gets through?

https://x.com/Heminator/status/1884972555607396795

Bastard.

@kluurs said in Brexit: @Jolly said in Brexit: @taiwan_girl said in Brexit: Blame President BIden. LOL Well, he's the one that fucked up the oilfield. How so? We had more oil being produced under him than his predecessor. Yes, those Trump leases tended to bring in the goods.

Ten years down the line? Nah...

@LuFins-Dad said in Actions Have Consequences: Can we talk about the Afghan Withdrawal? Wasn't that a 24kt fuck-up?...

@jon-nyc said in Ibrahm "ex" Kendi: By the way most of that money was Jack Dorsey's, but don't worry, Elon reimbursed him and then some. Money well spent…

Specifically the Dark and Cold Humor thread.

@taiwan_girl said in Bell to bell: @jon-nyc said in Bell to bell: https://x.com/jonhaidt/status/1884950304149651939?s=46 Good for her. Could PResident Trump sign an executive order to make phones prohibited in all public grade schools? What 89 said. But I have no doubt he could issue such an EO and, the same day, issue a statement that the Feds have no role in education and propose eliminating the DoE and not blush.

Nohilly testified Wednesday as the first prosecution witness in the criminal misconduct trial of former District Attorney Jackie Johnson, coastal Glynn County's top prosecutor when Arbery was killed nearly five years ago. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr's office is prosecuting Johnson on charges that she violated her oath of office and interfered with police investigating Arbery's killing. But Johnson's defense lawyers seized on opportunities to use Nohilly and a second prosecution witness Wednesday to undercut prosecutors' arguments that Johnson abused her power to delay arrests and influence the appointment of an outside prosecutor who had decided Arbery was killed in self-defense. The former DA is being prosecuted by Georgia's attorney general https://www.yahoo.com/news/youre-going-home-police-tell-184036637.html

It's the State Department's position that a robust civil service is important to the country, hence why funding is given accordingly. Of course, this is broadly speaking, if there is an NGO telling Mexicans how to sneak into the country.... straight to jail.

@Horace said in He could have been a heartbeat away: It's not even clear that Walz was a lesser presidential prospect than Harris. True. For better or worse, at least Walz has executive experience running state affairs. Harris just has experience running affairs amirite.

@George-K said in C'mon scammer, do better.: @Doctor-Phibes said in C'mon scammer, do better.: Scammers just don't have pride in their work any more. It's very sad. [image: 1738203825923-gif92jcweaaijd9.jpeg]

@taiwan_girl Exactly, the blessing and curse of short terms. This is where I would hope Trump would step up and say "here is a 12 year plan to get our financials in order" (yes that takes it through two terms for Vance).

https://x.com/JBPritzker/status/1884640728745115836