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Chalk board material. Zero capitals made ESPN's list of top 50 players in the NHL playoffs. None even got honorable mention. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/39962487/nhl-playoffs-2024-stanley-cup-ranking-players-mcdavid-matthews-mackinnon

If I were to fire this up tonight, what is the first thing I should do?

JUST PAY THEM A ****ING SALARY.

An hour long video of pre-teens talking? No thank you.

Is......Is MTG making fun of how ****ing stupid MTG is?

Thanks. I'll fire it up again once I finish BoTW. Hopefully I can go down to High Street in Morgantown and drink in the same bars I drank in during college IRL.

Interesting, my building's management referred to it as "First Amendment Demonstrations." Whoever they are, they need to work on their socials.

Well, regardless of what it was for, I give them a solid B from a "this is how to protest" standpoint. Points for having a leader lead chants and everyone being more or less in unison, not being overly disruptive (and certainly not aggressive or violent), staying in their lane, and keeping it moving at a good pace so as to not **** up traffic any more than necessary (and doing it before rush hour starts). Deductions for having signs that are too small to be read from the 5th floor above them and generally being a pretty small group.

I have 76 and, frankly, I've never been more disappointed in a video game. I've heard it got better from launch, but I haven't bothered.

Not sure what this is about.

I've been paying a lot of attention to the House's drama this week, but I've gotta admit, I'm struggling to understand it. Not sure if this is because the reporting sucks at explaining it, I'm just missing it, or if Speaker Johnson's plan just doesn't make any logical sense. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/17/house-speaker-mike-johnson-ukraine-israel-motion-to-vacate/ If I'm the Dems, I want to pass some kind of border security bill to take that off the table as a political issue ahead of November. But they've already tried to do that and Republicans tanked it because they don't want action, they want the issue. Other than that, I don't currently understand who wants to fund Israel but not Ukraine, Ukraine but not Israel, both but not Taiwan, etc.

Bethesda should really consider remasters for Fallout 3 and New Vegas.

The article itself is still up on Fox News. I won't link to it because, even though it does say MTG is an idiot, the reasoning for getting there is pure, uncut Fox News bull**** like "Because [President Biden] dithered, Ukraine is now losing ground and urgently needs weapons and ammunition." Like, what?

Kevin Sorbo is like

"Once vaunted"? Are the Oscars cancelled?

Wooooooo!

Pull the goalie Torts!

Oh, I see. Yes, I agree with all of that. I just don't see this as a situation where one Dem vote is going to matter. I think either the GOP caucus is going tell MTG and the other guy to **** off, or it's going to completely fracture and the Dems will get to decide if they want to save him, and that will take at least a majority of Dems. But things can certainly change from where they stand now.

I guess I'd just say that, given the tweet on Suozzi's position is from a Bloomberg reporter, it sounds like he was asked the question directly, and so he answered it. My personal read is Suozzi is a seasoned pol (he's in his 4th term), and knows that he can give a milquetoast answer that doesn't offend any of his constituents and then can go along with whatever Hakeem Jeffries negotiates. And I think the Dems have made the (in my view very reasonable) determination that Johnson is the best they are going to get out of the GOP caucus. The most obvious next pick is Jim Jordan. Then it's like Emmer and Scalise. Jordan said he didn't want it last time, but I get strong Shiv Palpatine vibes from him. Speaker Jordan would be a downgrade for Dems. Emmer would also be worse. BUT, the Dems shouldn't save the GOP from another few weeks of chaos (AGAIN) during an election year without extracting a price. Assessments on what price is reasonable may vary. Finally, I don't really see how one person saying he doesn't have preconditions gives away the Dem's leverage, you'll need to explain that to me.

IM SO PUMPED FOR THIS GAME. If they come out lifeless, I'm going to be so pissed.

I hear ya but, first, I think this particular Member is in an extremely swingy district (I think he's George Santos' replacement), so he's not going to be the guy to draw a hard line in public, there is no upside for him to do so. Second, he's a Congressperson, so what he says in public and what he does in the back room are not necessarily related.

God you are bad at this.

Dems have got to be feeling pretty good about the situation they find themselves in. They are the minority, but if Johnson wants to keep his job, he needs Democrats to support him. So now it comes down to what the Dems asking price is. Looks like it's going to be funding for Ukraine and Taiwan. They should ask for the Senate immigration bill that Trump tanked to be given a vote too, but that's probably too much.