That's great Tym! Congratulations.



D stands for Damn, That Was Funny

Democratic delegates erupt over Biden’s nomination in private chats

Gonna take Emily to see Twisters on IMAX this weekend. I expect to find it OKAY. I remember loving the first one though.

3/4ths the way through BEEF on Netflix. Really great show.

Barney still does not get it

what? the D?... oh I think he gets it.

And now Obama has joined the calls for Biden to step aside

It's about **** time.

Oh man, that’s gonna be hard to ignore. Aside from Mrs Biden, that’s gotta be the most influencial voice for Joe

He ignored polls suggesting 3/4 of all Democrats didn't want him to run again. Hard, sure, I just hope it's hard enough to ignore that he hurries the **** up and gets out of the way.

I think BIden was right to ignore those polls as they sound like total BS. He currently* has a 74% approval rating amongst Democrats

*June 28, 2024


Much more recently, if we look at approval ratings across the country (as of today), his approval rating of 39% (across the country) is:

- identical to Trump at this time in his presidency
- below Obama, obviously
- below GWB
- FAR below Bill Clinton
- identical to Bush Sr.
- FAR below Reagan
- higher than Carter lol
- WAY below Nixon

Prediction; Right wing cancel culture goes for Twisters for promoting Climate Change

So seems like an actress from Romulus said that the movie could freakout kids for life.

Is thay great publicity?

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/17/democr ... p-out-2024

I'm not sure what you're talking about, because this poll in this article which came out yesterday is pretty clear that the majority of Americans want neither candidate.

Emphasis Mine: "Only 57% want to see former President Trump withdraw..." lol!

I guess his approval rating isn't an approval of him running again, even amongst Democrats.

Regardless, he is ignoring the American people, and has been for 2 years. So hopefully, Obama is enough, because not being wanted by virtually anyone certainly wasn't.

I forget what I called him in an earlier post, but I'll paraphrase... Geriatric Narcissist - that pretty well encompasses my feelings.

edit: I wonder what percentage of the people who are in favor of Biden running, want him to run BECAUSE they think he'll lose to Trump. I'm sure that's a non-zero percentage of the minority that want him to be a candidate.

yes, very good publicity cuz they're not expecting kids to see it. Emily really wants to go but I don't think I'm gonna take her. maybe i'll see it once on my own.

At home, I'm gonna cue up, for us, A Quiet Place, and Mad Max: Fury Road. These seem fine.


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Hey so the shooter used an AR-15 and not a sniper rifle. I didn’t know the AR-15 could be that effective at that range. We’re lucky (or unlucky) that he didn’t own a sniper rifle

The idiot showed up super early with a range finder which quickly got the attention of security who passed around his photo 26 minutes before he fired.

Fun fact: The movie doesn't mention climate change at all You won’t hear about climate change in ‘Twisters.’ Here’s why
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So, we're basically in the end game regarding Biden If/when Biden drops out it may be a whole new ball game, Harris is the most likely replacement since she would also get the money from Biden's war chest. Going with her or anyone else would flip the "old man" script.

Sniper rifles are heavy, an Ar-15 is perfectly fine at the range and up to about 4 times that distance.

The “idiot” came pretty close to killing a former president. I think Trump survived by pure luck.

Yup seems like it was legit luck.... or bad luck?... who knows

Lol Cucho and I making the same joke, not really a joke

I actually feel super conflicted making those statements but I feel like it has to be stated. It’s possible we weren’t very lucky. History will tell us I guess

But yeah, bb… I was going to say this earlier, but I was in a hurry…

“Ar-15 style” weapons (which btw really isn’t even a thing, they are just regular rifles configured a certain way) are popular because they are very versatile. That’s both the reason why the people who want them banned have a point, and also don’t understand wtf they are talking about. They have many legitimate uses, many, and that’s why so many gun owners really don’t want them made illegal.

If you ban them, you are basically banning all light weight rifles, because that ‘style’ is mostly just decoration on an otherwise completely normal gun. This would be like banning all houses because you don’t like the look of red houses. Moreover, making the gun look a certain way barely impacts the gun’s performance.

No, btw, I’m not some gun expert, I’ve never held a gun of that type, or even been in the room with one. But I do have more than a few gun-enthusiast friends, and of course I do, I live in Texas.

People Close to Biden Say He Appears to Accept He May Have to Leave the Race I'm guessing he'll announce something Monday and Harris will step up if he officially drops out.