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It means the leaker didn’t wanna go on the record because it’s technically against policy. Anyway, interesting looking at this morning’s roll call and the 39 Dems that voted against the rule. It’s of course your general Squad/progressive left types, but some prominent names include Jim Clyburn, Debbie Dingell, Robert Garcia, Ro Khanna, Jamie Raskin, Bennie Thompson, and Lauren Underwood. Also, Jasmine Crockett, who’s quickly becoming one of my favorite MCs (not due to this vote, tbc).

Weird thing for me is while I’m fine with heights when I’m conscious, I have a lot of dreams where I’m terrified of heights/falling one way or another. Really big critters freak me out, but I wouldn’t really call that a phobia. Like, during the Superbowl I saw about a three inch cockroach on the ceiling of my kitchen. It freaked me out, but I still grabbed a paper towel and killed it.

Pretty much. I go into detail about the provisions in that posts. It’s just commonly referred to as the TikTok ban. Should be noted though the bill will ban TikTok in the US if ByteDance doesn’t divest in a year.

Yeah it seems oxymoronic to call an airstrike deescalating, but this appears to be. Also seemed to piss off Bibi’s far right, Ben Gvir calling it lame on X. When you’re pissing those guys off, you know you’re doing something right.

There’s an important wrinkle in the rule that was passed: This is important because the fourth bill includes the TikTok ban/forced divestiture. Considering these all look almost certain to reach Biden’s desk at this point, wanted to note that because this is INCREDIBLY unpopular with young people. I have no problem having civil discussions on Israel/Hamas in my classes, but when I bring up the TikTok ban things get heated FAST. ETA: One important difference between this measure and the previous ban that passed the House but stalled in the Senate is this one would give ByteDance essentially a full year to divest whereas the previous bill only gave them six months. I guess they’re hoping that will quell electoral backlash since it probably won’t happen by November, but I wouldn’t count on it.

No reports of casualties yet. *fingers crossed* US officials don’t seem surprised or overly concerned. All this posturing though…

Drew Sharp.

Agreed! If anything my argument here is those high standards should based on education/occupation, not on income. That’s all I was trying to say. But of course that’s just a general point. You do what works for you, cuz clearly it’s working!

You’re gonna have to up your game to get paid for it.

I mean… That being said, I do agree the series has been rather scattershot thus far and moreover is a decidedly acquired taste I myself can often take or leave. They seemed to have aligned the storylines now though, so hopefully it ends strong.

In this case I’d really rather not!

No it didn’t.

I am always made fun of by those close to me for having a peculiar affinity for socks. I am happy to find a safe space!

I mean, Johnson has already pretty much taken the plunge. He could always chicken out at the last minute, sure, but that’s just gonna make him look weak as well. Still a possibility, but definitely way less than 50/50.

Unlike the prequels, the Senate is not the problem.

Um..what? Really don’t get the hostile tone. I went out of my way to emphasize that “unexamined” stereotype - twice. And to be clear - the only time I dated grad students was when I was a grad student. I’ve never dated an administrative assistant. And no woman has thrown themselves at me in at least 15 years, if ever.

I mean, depends on your definition of bipartisan these days, but the three foreign aid bills are being proposed by the Republican Speaker and endorsed by the Democratic president. As Kal suggested, MAGA Senators may whine and moan and demand votes on dumbass amendments for a few days, but if they pass the House, Biden WILL sign them into law within a week. Speaking of dumbass amendments, MTG is currently trolling the House with absurd amendments. My favorite is this response:

The House bill does not order Biden to send ATACMS, it simply encourages it.

Yeah I don’t think it’s that weird at all based on Embiid being back and the Sixers’ recent play accordingly. The Knicks fell into the two seed because the Bucks, Magic and Cavs all shat the bed down the stretch.

So it appears the bills are teed up for as early as a Saturday vote. I mentioned a few weeks back Johnson would have to split up the supplemental. I didn’t expect him to split it into three though - with a fourth that appears to be red meat to his conference and notably does not have the backing of the White House (and thus probably won’t get through the Senate). Certainly promises for an interesting weekend. We’ll see if Johnson actually goes through with putting them on the floor. And if he does, should be interesting to see the roll call on each.

Yeah I heard those rumors too, I just didn’t buy it. And notably, it doesn’t seem Deadline does either. The article above links to their February article reporting Pitt’s casting that states: It just didn’t make sense to me. For all Tarentino’s talk about sequels/revisiting old characters, he’s never really actually done it unless you count the Kill Bills. Plus don’t really see much more to mine with the Cliff Booth character.

I have no doubt and I’m definitely not judging. That’s great for you! Further, your point about men’s insecurities about women making more money than them is well taken. I’m just talking here in generalities. And I think in terms of using income as a proxy for SES/cultural sophistication that can be very muddied. Indeed, at a certain range I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a negative correlation. I know a lot of people that intentionally make less money because they have a passion for a job that’s the best way they think they can contribute to society. Moreover, I know a lot Reaganite types only interested in making money that are decidedly bereft when it comes to cultural sophistication. I guess it just seems weird to me, but then again I’m a guy. Like, I’d never have a standard that I’d only date women that have a PhD.

That’s not what the article above suggested.

Yeah Brad Pitt as a movie critic for a 70s porn mag wasn’t really doing it for me either.

Does the JFC there stand for Jesus Fucking Christ?