At least it would be the truth...

The economist is mentioning this woman as a front runner. Worked for Obama’s treasury, currently a Fed governor.

https://amp.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2020/10/24/the-front-runner-for-joe-bidens-treasury-boss-has-a-mighty-cv?__twitter_impression=true

I'm surprised none of our SF critters around here didn't pick up on the thread title...

I'm not sure - Keir Starmer is a moderate within the party, and I imagine both the devout Corbyn and his equally devout followers must be a royal PITA as he tries to make the party electable again.

I never felt that Corbyn was actually anti-Semitic himself, but I don't think he took the problem seriously. I always felt that Corbyn's real problem was that he wasn't very bright.

@Mik Margaret looks so sweet! Congrats on the grandkitty.

@Sweet-Meteor said in Here I come again!:

chance of Apophis hitting Earth on April 12, 2068 (mark your calendars)

There's goes your chance of making it to 118...

@89th said in Understanding US election polls:

If you think Trump has 20,000 people and Biden has 8 is a reflection of popularity, then I think you're going to be sadly surprised next week.

Link to video

7,500,000 million are FBI agents

@jon-nyc said in Monkey Slavery or PETA being PETA?:

What? Did someone get caught spanking their monkey?

Good point. This could all be a big misunderstanding.

So hard to vote this year! Lol

Hunter is smarter than Obama, I knew it.

Also smarter than Michelle.

They'll get it right.

For Those of you who are placing Christmas lights/decorations in your garden, can you please avoid anything that has Red or Blue flashing lights together?

Every time I come around the corner, I think it's the police and I have a panic attack.

I have to brake hard, toss my beer out the window, fasten my seat belt, throw my phone on the floor, turn my radio down, and push the gun under the seat, all while trying to drive.

It's just too much drama, even for Christmas.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding

@Doctor-Phibes said in Not Mildly Interesting, This is YUGELY Interesting:

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Yeah, that guy's not a complete freaking nutter whatsoever.

I have questions about the giraffe and the "no dogs" sign.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/06/politics/new-york-times-op-ed-donald-trump/index.html

it's telling that the Times was willing to extend the cloak of anonymity to this author -- especially, again, because of the stakes and the target. This is not a decision made lightly. That the decision was made to publish it should tell you that this isn't some disgruntled mid-to-upper manager buried in the bureaucracy. This is a genuine high-ranking official. A name most people who follow politics -- and maybe some who don't -- would recognize. The Times simply wouldn't do what it did for anything short of a major figure in Trump world.

That hasn't aged well, has it?

She's not a real woman.

@LuFins-Dad said in Holy Crap - Drive-in Theater:

My mistake... The tickets are for the car, so you buy 1 $40 ticket, then you pay admission for the people at $5, so the total is $60...

I bet they get a lot of confusion about that.

I saw the same thing as you, I was thinking one ticket per person.

@Aqua-Letifer said in "News of the World":

Movie feels very "Tom Hanksy" to me. The Director had previously worked with Hanks on "Captain Phillips," which is perhaps why. Anyway, yeah, I'll see it.

As a side note, can you freaking believe this movie is being made? By Hollywood in 2020? It's basically about a white male saving a white girl from the Indian savages.

19th century Hollywood was savage.

Don’t worry, it will be nothing if not woke.

Those who prioritize righteousness tend to be an unholy mix of real sociopaths, who know exactly what they are prioritizing, and normal people who lack the self awareness to know that they are only prioritizing their social status. Their value as a friend and as a friender.