Manchin keeps everybody guessing. Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images
As the drama with intra-Democratic negotiations over the Build Back Betterbudget reconciliation bill intensifies even more, a report involving one of the story’s central figures is bound to get a lot of attention.
2/. And this is why you too should hate Manchin....powerful ad from Don Winslow films....
3/. There is a lot of information in this story I was not aware of, but still have no reason to abandon Joe Biden...
Matt Taibbi looks at the latest book "The Bidens"....
If you want insight into how challenging life has become for reporters in the Trump era, take a glance at the author’s note for The Bidens, the controversial new book about the president and his family by Politico reporter Ben Schreckinger.
4/. SNL - an audition for the part of Prince in a movie, with Rami Malek [who don't forget starred as Freddie Mercury] and Keenan Thompson......with a surprise guest!
A very amusing four minutes.....
5/. How a secretive hedge fund is destroying what's left of the newspaper industry in America.....
An important story from The Atlantic...
the tribune tower rises above the streets of downtown Chicago in a majestic snarl of Gothic spires and flying buttresses that were designed to exude power and prestige. When plans for the building were announced in 1922, Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the longtime owner of the Chicago Tribune, said he wanted to erect “the world’s most beautiful office building” for his beloved newspaper.
6/. How Fox news is portraying anti-vaxxers.....a sad and pathetic minute of verbal diarrhea....
7/. The plastics industry is worse for the planet than coal....excellent story from Jeff Goodell in Rolling Stone...
Everyone clued-in enough to understand the urgency of the climate crisisprobably knows that the ocean has become a dumping zone for plastic and that single-use plastic bottles and bags are choking the planet.
But as far as I can tell, they rarely talk about it. Plastic people and climate people have largely been in separate worlds and on separate missions. Climate people talk about the problems with carbon offsets and the impact of high natural gas prices on coal consumption. Plastic people talk about the myth of recycling and what happens to sea turtles when they eat plastic bags. But they rarely talk to each other.
8/. Weekend Update opener.....three minutes of OK jokes....
Follow up [after commercials] WU - two minutes of better jokes....
9/. Are you a time millionaire? A heartening story from the Guardian....
In every job he has ever had, Gavin has shirked. When he worked in a call centre, he would mute the phone, rather than answer it. When he worked in a pub, he would sneak out of the building and go to another pub nearby, for a pint. His best-ever job was as a civil servant. He would take an hour for breakfast, and two for lunch. No one ever said anything. All his colleagues were at it, too.
10/. SNL - Kim Khardashian plays the Bachelorette, and I am listing the guys in this sketch
because I didn't know most of them.....
Kim is in a Bachelorette-type show about to make her selection for the next round. The remaining contestants are Jesse Williams, John Cena, Chris Rock, Tyler Cameron, Chase Crawford, Blake Griffin, and Kyle Mooney in a horrible ponytail. This sketch works. The hot guys are all pumped to be there, and Kyle is hysterical as the nerdy loser. We even get a really fun moment with Amy Schumer walking on as a producer who also gets a token. (“Do you accept this token?” “With both of my holes.”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8rrr_w8rfk
11/. Tom Tomorrow in a Halloween costume....
12/. A SNL Celebrity game show......a little annoying, but also some clever impressions....five minutes....
13/. Umair with a horrifying prediction - Trump is going to win.....
Getting a little nervous right about now? It’s becoming easier, by the day, to see Donald Trump heading back, triumphantly, to the White House. And his followers, emboldened, going absolutely mental. Uh oh.
I have some mildly good news, some pretty bad news, and some fairly terrible news. Here’s the bad news.
14/. Girls Night Out - SNL, with Kim Khardashian and Cecily Strong......quite amusing, four minutes.....
15/. Most interesting story - The Problem With America's Semi-rich....
It’s easy to place the blame for America’s economic woes on the 0.1 percent. They hoard a disproportionate amount of wealth and are taking an increasingly and unacceptably large part of the country’s economic growth. To quote Bernie Sanders, the “billionaire class” is thriving while many more people are struggling. Or to channel Elizabeth Warren, the top 0.1 percent holds a similar amount of wealth as the bottom 90 percent — a staggering figure.
16/. You might be interested in this......one constant is that the best places to live seem to be small cities, around 100,000 people - big enough to have
everything, but small enough to still be friendly....
#19. Asheville, NC
Asheville, NC is an artsy city that brews fantastic beer and is home to award-winning chefs, two of its traits making Asheville one of the best places to live in the U.S. Cradled by the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville draws in outdoor enthusiasts who love to be sprayed by the mist of waterfalls while on their hikes and get excited for the crunch of leaves under hiking boots when autumnal colors paint the trees. Add to that a little quirk (there’s a drum circle every Friday night!), plus a strong economy, and you’ve got mountain town living at its finest.
17/. Are you watching the Squid Game? Then this story is for you.....
Full disclosure - I am almost through it and it's horribly hypnotic.....definitely NOT recommended for sensitive souls....
Today's videos - the very funny Ameriquest ads.....classics!
Today's 2015 Trump joke
During a lull between the speeches at a dinner celebrating Donald Trump's primary success, Melania Trump leans over to chat with Sarah Palin.
"I bought Donald a parrot for hees birthday. The bird ees so smart, Donald has already taught him to pronounce over two hundred words!"
"Wow, that's pretty impressive," says Sarah, "but, you do realize that he just speaks the words -- he doesn't really understand what they mean."
"Oh, I know," Melania replies, "Neither does zee parrot."
Today's medical joke
During a medical examination the doctor asked a man about his physical activity level.
The man described a typical day, "Well, yesterday afternoon I took a five hour walk of about 10 kms through some pretty rough terrain. I waded along the edge of a lake and I pushed my way through brambles.
I got sand in my shoes and my eyes. I avoided standing on a snake. I climbed several rocky hills. I took a few 'leaks' behind some big trees. The mental stress of it all left me shattered. At the end of it all I drank eight beers."
Inspired by the story the doctor said, "You sure are one hell of an outdoors man!"
"No doctor," he replied, "I'm just a shit golfer."
Today's blond jokes.....
Question: How did the blonde break her leg while raking leaves??
Answer: She fell out of the tree
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Blonde 1: Don't tell anyone but Bees scare me.
Blonde 2: Dont worry, the whole alphabet scares me
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I'm changing my name to {Benefits} on Facebook.
Next time someone adds me, It will say 'you are now friends with {Benefits}'
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Why can't you tell blondes knock-knock jokes?
Answer: Because they go answer the door.
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What do you call an intelligent blonde?
Answer: A Golden Retriever
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Why can't a blonde dial 911?
Answer: She can't find the eleven
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Why was the blonde disappointed with her trip to England?
Answer: She found out Big Ben was a clock
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What do blondes and beer bottles have in common?
Answer: They are both empty from the neck up
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Why couldn't the blond make Koolaid?
Answer: The 8 cups of water didn't fit into that little packet
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Why did the blond lose at breast stroke in the swimming competition
Answer: She later learned, other swimmers were cheating, they were using their arms!!!
~~~~Bonus 11~~~~
Why did the blond wear green lipstick?
Answer: She knew that red meant STOP!
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