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TopicCoronavirus Topic 10
LordoftheMorons
07/24/20 6:31:34 PM
#305
iiaattgg posted...
I think its okay to say there is no good solution to the school situation and the kids are kinda fucked. Charge it to the game
Yeah, the only non-terrible solution for schools was "get this shit under control before September" and we've kind of missed our window for that.

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TopicCoronavirus Topic 10
LordoftheMorons
07/24/20 3:41:29 PM
#295
using middle/high schools to spread out elementary school kids is actually an interesting idea

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TopicSaveEstelle/LeonhartFour in New Houses: Is It Reyn Time Yet? [SELF]
LordoftheMorons
07/24/20 6:25:18 AM
#333
Finally finished the original run of Gintama (first 201 episodes). According to my MAL it took me close to 4 years...!

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TopicCoronavirus Topic 10
LordoftheMorons
07/24/20 3:58:24 AM
#282
Corrik7 posted...
Pretty much every other country that did a study on it agreed with the same findings.
  1. The risks increase as the level of infection in the general population increase
  2. The CDC very clearly changed their recommendations due to direct political pressure from Trump
  3. Israel's experience has shown that there are dangers to reopening schools even when the virus is present at low levels in the surrounding community.

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TopicCoronavirus Topic 10
LordoftheMorons
07/24/20 2:31:45 AM
#280
Corrik7 posted...
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/23/health/cdc-coronavirus-school-guidelines-new/index.html
Really sad to see the CDC fall to political pressure.

Of course, at this point, even if conditions do improve to the point where that would be their honest recommendation, their credibility will be shot.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/23/20 1:21:23 AM
#452
tbqh I think a lot of people would miss that one (unless they knew ahead of time that they were going to have to repeat it later).

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/22/20 10:17:37 PM
#427
red sox 777 posted...
Yeah, if you feel Hillary being the nominee is so impossible, go ahead and bet against it. Most likely you're right and the people betting on her to be the nominee are wrong, but you'll lose a lot if you're wrong.
Arent there transaction costs that would make you lose money regardless of the outcome given the extremely low payout?

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/22/20 8:14:24 PM
#398
RaidenGarai posted...
I want to say that if they lose 3 seats and Biden wins, the Dems have the Senate, and there are at least 6 races that are at minimum a toss up? Someone correct me if Im wrong
Dems are quite likely to win CO and AZ, and quite likely to lose AL. If those all go as expected, they then just need to win two out of ME, NC, MT, IA, KS, GA x 2 (if you really want to stretch you can throw in SC, KY, and TX, but I think Doug Jones is more likely to keep his seat than Dems are to win any of those).

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/22/20 8:07:03 PM
#393
If Biden maintains his current lead over Trump I think they're more likely to lose it than not

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TopicFFXIV Topic 3 - I Believe ARR Can Fly
LordoftheMorons
07/22/20 6:39:09 PM
#299
So I'm not sure if this is just speculation or actually confirmed, but reddit comments were saying that that emote would be turning into a pile of goo and then switching genders?

If so that would be super cool if I was much richer...!

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/22/20 6:02:40 PM
#382
Yeah, that's definitely wrong.

He's probably the most racist since at least Nixon, and might be the most racist relative to the time in which he lived (not confident about that), but there have definitely been many racist presidents.

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TopicFFXIV Topic 3 - I Believe ARR Can Fly
LordoftheMorons
07/22/20 9:09:43 AM
#294
5.3 trailer! (Don't watch if you're not done with the 5.2 MSQ, obviously):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jmALV5kDVw

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/22/20 8:54:45 AM
#354
Missed this yesterday: Twitter is finally cracking down on QAnon:

https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1285726277719199746

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TopicFFXIV Topic 3 - I Believe ARR Can Fly
LordoftheMorons
07/22/20 8:24:50 AM
#292
I think I've actually killed him before since I just happened to be in Mor Dhona when a linkshell group was passing through...!

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TopicFFXIV Topic 3 - I Believe ARR Can Fly
LordoftheMorons
07/22/20 7:36:41 AM
#290
Finally finished my ARR relic

What a terrible grind

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/21/20 6:05:08 PM
#329
Corrik7 posted...
To be fair, the framers probably intended it the way that Trump interprets it. However, conservative law backs the letter of the law and not the intent and precedent over interpretation.

It is funny that progressives who always back intent over precedent and interpretation over letter of the law now will flip when it is convenient however.

It would be good if the law could be amended to make it clear illegal inhabitants are not here in actuality and not to be counted, but it is what it is as of now unfortunately.
In addition to representation in Congress and the Electoral College, apportionment also determines how much money states and localities get from the federal government. All residents, whether citizens, legal immigrants, or undocumented immigrants, contribute to a state's or locality's costs for policing, roads, coronavirus testing, whatever.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/21/20 5:09:16 PM
#318
xp1337 posted...
Oh, also, despite having been defeated on the citizenship question on the census in SCOTUS, the Trump Administration is taking another crack at it.

Issued an Executive Order that seeks to prevent undocumented immigrants from being included in the count for Congressional reapportionment. Having been barred from having the census ask the question they're trying to rely on a previous EO that sought to collect data on the numbers here.

Thread on it here examining the legal argument the Administration is likely to make, the legal questions that would likely be challenged to throw this out, and the potential issues that challenging it at all could face: https://twitter.com/MikeSacksEsq/status/1285610168479363072
Fucking disgusting.

The 14th Amendment seems pretty unambiguous, though??

https://twitter.com/stevenportnoy/status/1285625104202956801?s=21

Unless the argument is that they can change apportionment within, but not between, states.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/20/20 7:05:36 PM
#298
I really want to make fun of the ridiculous phrasing in this tweet (and this is an incredibly low bar), but this is objectively good news if he sticks to it:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1285299379746811915

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TopicFFXIV Topic 3 - I Believe ARR Can Fly
LordoftheMorons
07/20/20 9:37:45 AM
#288
Finally got my WHM to 80

...why does like every single piece of neo ishgardian have piety on it

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/20/20 8:01:01 AM
#292
Peace___Frog posted...
I sincerely pray that no one in the news media outside of Fox gives those concerns the time of day. Hypocrites should not be taken seriously.
The media has only about 25% learned the lesson that Trump lies every time he opens his mouth, so I wouldn't hold your breath on that one...!

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/20/20 4:55:57 AM
#290
The party of small government:

https://twitter.com/billkristol/status/1284841041506512896?s=21

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/20/20 1:34:37 AM
#285
We actually do already do that through the child tax credit (and it's good policy!), just at a much less insane amount than $1 million per kid.

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TopicCoronavirus Topic 10
LordoftheMorons
07/19/20 9:19:50 PM
#212
Yeah kids are not at all immune from the virus, they're just much less likely to die from it.

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TopicSaveEstelle/LeonhartFour in New Houses: Is It Reyn Time Yet? [SELF]
LordoftheMorons
07/19/20 8:43:20 PM
#316
Leonhart4 posted...
So you guys playing Origami King, how is it so far, particularly compared to previous games in the series?
I'm not far enough to really compare, but I'm definitely having fun. My guess is it'll probably end up around SPM, but we'll see!

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/19/20 7:08:24 PM
#273
Lincoln Project ad on Portland:

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1284978834127953920

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/19/20 9:19:30 AM
#252
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1284837799955488772?s=21

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TopicPaper Mario: The Origami King topic
LordoftheMorons
07/19/20 9:00:33 AM
#23
BetrayedTangy posted...
The weapons help alleviate this, plus mushrooms, hearts and benches are pretty plentiful so even if you take a lot of damage it's not too hard to get the health back.
Yeah I did realize that the iron boots gave me the few extra points of damage to one shot things again, but some of the enemies can wipe you pretty quickly if you're sloppy (like four spinies do 20 damage even if you block).

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TopicPaper Mario: The Origami King topic
LordoftheMorons
07/19/20 7:58:01 AM
#21
I do have one small issue with the game so far: the balancing with the battles is pretty screwy. As long as you can one shot enemies, doing the rearrangement correctly will let you get through a battle taking zero damage, but as soon as you can't you take a ton of damage since there are so many enemies. There's not really a middle ground.

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TopicYour First Thought 56: "The Game that Changed Everything"
LordoftheMorons
07/18/20 5:47:47 PM
#55
Super Mario Bros.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/18/20 5:30:54 PM
#244
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/07/18/white-house-testing-budget-cdc-coronavirus/

Impossible to overstate how terrible of a person Trump is

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TopicPaper Mario: The Origami King topic
LordoftheMorons
07/18/20 5:23:35 PM
#18
Played like an hour last night. Really enjoying it so far; I'm feeling optimistic about the rest of the game!

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/18/20 5:00:35 PM
#240
I still cant cant get over the fact that QAnon is literally a bunch of middle aged people falling into a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories started by some random asshole trolling on fucking 4chan

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TopicFFXIV Topic 3 - I Believe ARR Can Fly
LordoftheMorons
07/18/20 4:05:01 AM
#285
Augh, wiped on floor 99 of Heaven on High D:

(We were about to run out of time anyway... our luck was super good initially, but then completely ran out around floor 80).

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/18/20 1:31:02 AM
#192
Sad day. RIP.

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TopicPaper Mario: The Origami King topic
LordoftheMorons
07/17/20 6:26:20 PM
#10
Very glad to hear it! I should be getting it tonight.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/17/20 8:15:37 AM
#156
Guess he really wants to test out if his polls can go even lower

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TopicCoronavirus Topic 10
LordoftheMorons
07/17/20 5:05:24 AM
#109
Good mask thread for the people still insisting that they dont do anything:

https://twitter.com/akivamcohen/status/1283756648092360704?s=21

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/16/20 10:09:54 PM
#146
Kemp upping the ante in being a piece of shit:

https://twitter.com/axios/status/1283893669624451073?s=21

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TopicHow would they do in a contest? Day 398 ft Naoto Shirogane, Galuf, Moogle
LordoftheMorons
07/16/20 5:40:31 PM
#8
Galuf is pretty easily the second best FFV character behind Gilgamesh...!

Naoto: mid fodder
Galuf: mid fodder
Moogle: high fodder

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/16/20 4:05:46 PM
#125
Corrik posted this earlier, but since a lot of you have him ignored:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/politics/russia-cyberattack-covid-vaccine-research/index.html

Beyond disgusting. By the way, Red Sox, since youve asked why Russia isnt our friend, heres yet another example!

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/16/20 8:41:10 AM
#78
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/1283725612348211200

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TopicFFXIV Topic 3 - I Believe ARR Can Fly
LordoftheMorons
07/16/20 1:48:26 AM
#279
Yeah this is definitely going to be an ordeal! Didn't even clear the Garuda phase today.

I'm considering switching to RDM for the fight... BLM is kinda awkward here, particularly without level 80 stufff.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/15/20 8:16:32 PM
#50
Yeah his oped is good

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/15/20 8:07:48 PM
#48
Ice Cube responding to charges of anti-Semitism with more anti-Semitism:

https://twitter.com/icecube/status/1283458390790828032?s=21

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 311: Ye says Nay
LordoftheMorons
07/15/20 6:45:50 PM
#31
Trump has been posing with beans for years...!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/728297587418247168?s=20

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 310: Kanye Believe It?
LordoftheMorons
07/15/20 4:03:57 PM
#484
TopicPolitics Containment Topic 310: Kanye Believe It?
LordoftheMorons
07/15/20 12:20:43 AM
#381
Is that the sequel to the Trump taco bowl tweet

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 310: Kanye Believe It?
LordoftheMorons
07/14/20 10:18:16 PM
#374
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1283119890484867076

what the fuck

Since that link goes to one of nyt's weird continuous update stream things:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/trump-administration-coronavirus-hospital-data-cdc/index.html

The Times said hospitals are to begin reporting the data to HHS on Wednesday, noting also that the "database that will receive new information is not open to the public, which could affect the work of scores of researchers, modelers and health officials who rely on C.D.C. data to make projections and crucial decisions."

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 310: Kanye Believe It?
LordoftheMorons
07/14/20 10:02:30 PM
#371
I'm pretty certain he can't legally be fired since he's not a political appointee (not that that'll stop Trump from trying).

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 310: Kanye Believe It?
LordoftheMorons
07/14/20 9:48:29 PM
#369
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, not content to merely be horrendously wrong on trade, is now writing hitpiece opeds about Fauci:

https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1283208842378129414?s=21

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