The Swamp

DaveInSeattle

Oooooof....poor Luton.

(up 3-0 at halftime....end up losing 4-3 to Bournemouth)

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Instead, he stuck around, died after the cutoff date for a special election, allowed the Republican governor Doug Ducey to appoint John Kyl to serve out his term, and kept the Republicans from ceding control of the Senate. And then when Kyl stepped aside, Ducey appointed Martha McSally, who had pre...

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Gotta love how Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) dropped a huge giant "Fuck You" to Boebert on his way out the door. Boebert slams Buck’s decision as ‘weak sauce,’ says she won’t run in special election Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) called Rep. Ken Buck’s (R-Colo.) decision to resign early “weak sauce”...

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https://twitter.com/earlywormnews/status/1767264854031650825?s=46&t=EE1Ye28Yvhgf1Mr4AtYGWQ Similar question...why did it take a blogger/reporter out of Alabama to figure out that Katie Britt was lying about the trafficking story she told in her SOTU rebuttal? Don't the NYTimes/WaPost or any of ...

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That's awesome. Very cool.

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The Onion can't keep up these days... Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top R.F.K. Jr.’s List for Running Mate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recently approached the N.F.L. quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura about serving as his running mate ...

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Perfectly normal stuff here... Biden effigy beaten at GOP event in Kansas; ex-official calls for resignations Attendees at a Kansas county Republican Party event punched, kicked and took a baseball bat to an effigy of President Biden on Friday, sparking backlash from former party officials. The John...

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sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:53 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:35 am Watching Russ try and suck up to Steelers fans in his genuinely weird way is gonna be so fun.
In Denver, he said, “Let’s ride.” What will it be in Pittsburgh? “Let’s steel”?

"Let's put french fries on sandwiches!"

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A white knight! Patient Square Capital, a Leading Health Care-Focused Investment Firm, Agrees to Acquire NanoString Technologies NanoString Technologies, Inc. (OTC: NSTGQ) ("NanoString" or the "Company"), a leading provider of life science tools for discovery and translational re...

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We went and saw Dune 2 this afternoon....and while it was good, and incredibly well made (Javier Bardem was a bad ass)...I got a big question: How the fuck did the Sand Worms go from a terrifying creature, to being able to be used a freakin' GreyHound bus? Complete with the wicker basket carriage fo...

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So you know the horrific story that Sen Britt told about a woman being sex trafficked? Turns out it happened 20 years ago...in Mexico. Not while Biden was President, but while GW Bush was President. https://www.tiktok.com/@katzonearth/video/7344090454985624862 https://www.tiktok.com/@katzonearth/vid...

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UW Huskies fire men’s basketball coach Mike Hopkins Shortly after Thursday’s 74-68 win over No. 18 Washington State, which was one of the biggest wins in his career and only the second time he’d beaten a ranked team on the road, Washington men’s basketball coach Mike Hopkins talked with optimism ab...

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govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:41 pm Isn't he a massive Liverpool fan too?

Yes, he is.

His book "The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet" is a great book.

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Finished this a couple of days ago... https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81FS3wyevDL._AC_UL232_SR232,232_.jpg And its fantastic. About 1/2 way through I was think "Ok...where is this going?", but it totally came together in the end. Very highly recommended. I read this a few...

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Finished this a couple of days ago...

And its fantastic. About 1/2 way through I was think "Ok...where is this going?", but it totally came together in the end. Very highly recommended.

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Heart-breaking story about a mom in Colorado Springs who fell down the FoxNews/QAnon rabbit hole, and moved "off the grid" with her sister and her 13 year old son... “Please I Will Give Anything for You to Come Back” Talon Vance, 13, lived in an apartment complex in suburban Colorado Sprin...

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This was shared in the MIB "Raven" newsletter this morning...author John Green's trip to AFC Wimbledon (he's a part owner) for their match against Milton Keynes. Great stuff...

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As I saw someone online saying last night...having a Republican woman give the rebuttal from her kitchen is way too on-the-nose.

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P.D.X. wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:04 pm They really should upgrade to phpBB emojis.

I'll put in the request!

And here I am, worrying about writing emails/teams messages that read as passive/aggresive.

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And MTG is being her classless self as usual. Are there odds on her being named as Trump's VP candidate? He can't risk having someone there who won't do his bidding if he's elected again. No way...can't have someone who will compete for the spotlight. I'd bet money on either Kristi Noem or Nancy Ma...

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It's 9:30pm on the east coast and an 81 year old man still has yet to give an hour plus long speech. Did the NFL schedule this? Our country is so fucking dumb. How dumb is it? How about expelled Congressman George Santos being there? https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/07/multimedia/07sotu-sant...

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That's awesome!

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Steve Lawrence, crooner who formed pop duo with wife Eydie, dies at 88 Steve Lawrence, a creamy-voiced pop crooner who popularized the standards “Go Away Little Girl” and “I’ve Gotta Be Me” and formed a crowd-pleasing act with his wife, Eydie Gormé, for more than five decades, died March 7 at his h...

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rass wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:34 pm At least he likes/respects you?

Doubtful...I'm the only person who has to listen to him (I'm the program manager on the stuff he's working on).

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My PITA co-worker is back at it today....he sent me this on teams:

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I mean...what the hell am I supposed to do with that? (I sent it to his functional manager and asked him to try and defuse things).

I swear, its like dealing with a toddler.

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Reading about the field conditions at last night's USWNT game against Canada...what a mess. Can't believe they played under those conditions. https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NaFHumOvLLYhqcs6fUSkDe9F_sfu2KXsWc-RVGZXOVHpTlNaUNxDMJv6fhuIURfEkU1OHA8XgTlKi21SEmRdkQlaWUgcZQXf8Orve2uBEsWHW_cMu...

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One of the best Bears passing seasaons ever was a random year of Erik Kramer. I feel bad about this, considering what he's gone through in his post-playing days, but I was living in Chicago when he was with the Bears, and I always thought Kramer looked like a young Frank Burns... https://i2.wp.com/...

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I read this book many years ago, written by a newbie musher who entered the Iditarod.

It's a great read. The guy was so green that he was easily the odds on favorite to die during the race.

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A live look-in from Bramall Lane...

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[Thread topic to be read aloud like Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon] Or like the chorus of "Panama" by Van Halen. Which of you old bastards has beaten sciatica? What worked for you? I'm not sure I'd say "beaten", but I had a bad spell with it about 6 or 7 years ago. My PT (who is...

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https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1762937842991530132?s=20 No commentary about Lewis, who was great (can you believe they made him a romantic lead in a sitcom with Jamie Lee Curtis? "Anything But Love"...'89-'92), but is someone really obscure when you get a New York Times alert abou...

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Again...fuck Curt Schilling...

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tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:12 pm #12 is just an unreal good question, Ryan

Yep...stumped me as well.

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Just got our tickets for Oct 1st.

Don't miss out on Lucious as the opening act. Seen them a few times, and they are great. And they've been doing a lot of touring/recording with Brandi Carlile as backing vocals.

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P.D.X. wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:09 pm Man I feel sorry for any kid being raised in that situation.

You mean to tell me this isn't ideal parenting?

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mister d wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:39 pm Yeah ... a PORNO film!!!

A sequel to "Nailin' Palin"...

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Lauren Boebert’s son arrested, charged in “string of vehicle trespasses and property thefts” in Rifle One of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s sons was arrested Tuesday on charges related to a “string of vehicle trespasses and property thefts,” according to the Rifle Police Department. Police arrested Tyl...

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Here comes the latest Biden scandal...he likes ice cream! For Some Reason, Jesse Watters Has Problems With Joe Biden Eating Ice Cream Watters made the pearl-clutching observation on Tuesday in response to comments Biden made Monday, while getting ice cream, expressing his hope for a cease-fire betwe...

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Hitler-praising Massachusetts GOP candidate pledges to 'exile all Jews' One of the candidates to represent a Boston-area district in the Massachusetts Republican Party's State Committee is an avowed neo-Nazi who has pledged the mass expulsion of Jews from the United States. "Don’t forget I’ll ...

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