3rd amendment violation coming soon to Chicago, I guess

They used to take it--I actually learned the word from Spelling Bee. The last couple times it would fit it was rejected, though.

Progressive Rock

Mike Truk is obviously John Kruk.

I'm not discounting this entirely, but keep in mind that a 75% Trump district still has thousands of people who aren't rightists that can show up in these meetings. I'd be more convinced if generally rightist activists were identified as the source of the backlash.

Love the use of "repastinating" in the opinion

a core problem for the dems, the leadership, seniority, decision makers, is they don't really *want* anything. they don't have any pet projects or real ambitions anymore, it's 'keep everything mostly the same and stay here till i die of old age'. so there's nothing they'd WANT to influence polls on

Perry would drop his prized Resplendent Minefiend's Pickaxe and some bait, most likely. And Balthier's outfit from the Ivalice raids.

The article speculates that it may have to do with the anti-trans hate directed at Sena Bryer, the voice actress for a character in the most recent Final Fantasy XIV expansion. I think that's probably part of it at least.

My Elezen alt, Laurien, looking devout

I wonder if part of the COVID-minimization rhetoric sunk in with the general public because of the unscary-sounding name? "Swine Flu" or "SARS" have a sharp/unclean sound that just feels more scary, whereas COVID sounds like an old programming language.

Maximum Overdrive, a cheesy 80s adaptation of a Stephen King novel. I remembered the draw bridge and the soda machine, then it suddenly came on TNT back in 2001.

Don't know if it's related, but there's a character in Game of Thrones called Renly Baratheon. No W though.

Totally agree--what I'm curious about is why banks keep giving these loans? Shouldn't these raise red flags?

I was on a jury for a murder trial that had an included Theft misdemeanor the prosecution never addressed. The murder was open-and-shut, but it took all I could muster to keep myself from giving in an going along with the other 11 on the misdemeanor, even though it would have no practical impact.

With this and the story about the Yum! Brands CEO wanting to put AI in charge of "major journeys" in his restaurants, it looks like we'll all be eating the rat cheese in the near future...

Even if they aren't dischargeable, wouldn't the automatic stay serve the same function as the appeal bond? Not a lawyer but wouldn't that still work to buy time?