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Old Nov 3, 2024 | 06:05 AM
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It gives me some comfort that AI doesn't know what a squirrel looks like. And the weapon looks to be built strangely.
Old Nov 3, 2024 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by xturner
Calling Joe Perez -
I’m in CT, just watching the 10:00 news on WPIX(Kaity Tong is still at it!?). They had an ad touting their partnership with NewsNation for election coverage on Tuesday.
Could this be more than mere coincidence? Is your anti-partisanship metastasizing?
We're making our feeds available to all the other Nexstar-owned stations, they can pick and choose what they want to carry. That's completely out of my hands, other than making sure that the feeds leave the building intact.

New for this year, CW will also be carrying our full program during the 8-10p block. That's an interesting choice for a network with pretty much zero news heritage. We're all curious to see how it performs in the ratings.

Never forget that this is what media is all about; ratings. Doesn't matter whether it's delivered via radio, TV, YouTube, Podcatcher, or TikToc.

Joe Rogan, Rachael Maddow, us, and the they/them doing cat toy un-boxings and reviews are all he same thing: your attention.

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Old Nov 3, 2024 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
It gives me some comfort that AI doesn't know what a squirrel looks like. And the weapon looks to be built strangely.
Years ago, I had the idea for a gag breakfast cereal called Honey Bunches of Stoats. Every now and then, I try to produce an image of it with the various AI picture generators, and quite honestly this process guides my preferences as to which one I wind up using most of the time. Here's the most recent one, done with Microsoft Image Creator.





It still has a bit of trouble with text, and I have no idea why it keeps wanting to put the Disney logo up in the corner where the General Mills logo should be, but these tools can be unpredictable sometimes.

Overall, this one in particular is getting pretty good. Like, I did not have to describe the scene at the bottom with the bowl, the Os, the milk, etc., it just knew that this was appropriate for a cereal box. It knew how to place the stoats' paws touching the bowl, and came up with the traditional Mom-Dad-Baby combo.
Old Nov 3, 2024 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by cordycord
(squirrel meme)

It took me a while to figure out why I was seeing squirrel memes all of a sudden.

For those who don't follow Instagram, a facially-tattooed couple in upstate NY were illegally keeping some wild animals inside their home, including a squirrel named Peanut which they used on Instagram. They had kept the squirrel for seven years without obtaining the permit required by the state of New York to keep a wild animal in a domicile. After receiving numerous complaints, officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation visited the home, where one of them was bitten by the squirrel. As a result, the squirrel had to be taken and killed in order to be tested for rabies.

A classic case of a government drone enforcing a law intended to safeguard the public health in a manner which ultimately resulted in harm to all involved.




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Old Nov 3, 2024 | 11:27 AM
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So glad they put it Spanish too. The translation could have so easily been confused.
Old Nov 3, 2024 | 01:54 PM
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CA needs the hispanic vote. It will help prevent the state from electing conservatives. The dependent population offsets the number of middle of the road dems that are switching parties.

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So glad they put it Spanish too. The translation could have so easily been confused.
Old Nov 4, 2024 | 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
It took me a while to figure out why I was seeing squirrel memes all of a sudden.

For those who don't follow Instagram, a facially-tattooed couple in upstate NY were illegally keeping some wild animals inside their home, including a squirrel named Peanut which they used on Instagram. They had kept the squirrel for seven years without obtaining the permit required by the state of New York to keep a wild animal in a domicile. After receiving numerous complaints, officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation visited the home, where one of them was bitten by the squirrel. As a result, the squirrel had to be taken and killed in order to be tested for rabies.

A classic case of a government drone enforcing a law intended to safeguard the public health in a manner which ultimately resulted in harm to all involved.


OR....a tattooed couple had rescued a squirrel after its mother was run over seven years ago. It became an Instagram sensation, racking up over 1 million followers. The celebrity allowed the couple to start a rescue for animals--which was named after Peanuts the squirrel. They have over 300 rescue animals currently.

They were apparently going through the process to legally have the squirrel--an inside squirrel only--at their home as a pet used for education, but a Karen named Monica Keasler (ALL social media isn now wiped) from Texas filed a complaint. A warrant followed. For a squirrel. And a raccoon. That's right, folks.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation showed up with 10-12 armed men, as well as investigators. They escorted the couple of out of their home for FIVE HOURS while they searched for the contraband squirrel.

The owners were only able to use their own bathroom with by escort, because this was SERIOUS STATE BUSINESS.

The squirrel and racoon were taken away. Under the pretext of a squirrel bite, both were euthanized and checked for rabies. BOTH. Inside pets. For rabies. Ironically, just like Epstein the inside cameras in the facility where they were holding the rabid, deadly squirrel were not working.

For reference, New York City is spending about $12 BILLION per year on their new pet migrants, but dropped everything to go find out about the squirrel.



If Trump wins I will sit on the couch, with popcorn, watching with glee while Elon Musk take a machete to our federal government waste, fraud, and abuse.
Old Nov 4, 2024 | 12:57 AM
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Yeah....he actually said that.
Yeah....he actually said that.
Old Nov 4, 2024 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by cordycord
OR....a tattooed couple had rescued a squirrel after its mother was run over seven years ago. It became an Instagram sensation, racking up over 1 million followers. The celebrity allowed the couple to start a rescue for animals--which was named after Peanuts the squirrel. They have over 300 rescue animals currently.

They were apparently going through the process to legally have the squirrel--an inside squirrel only--at their home as a pet used for education, but a Karen named Monica Keasler (ALL social media isn now wiped) from Texas filed a complaint. A warrant followed. For a squirrel. And a raccoon. That's right, folks.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation showed up with 10-12 armed men, as well as investigators. They escorted the couple of out of their home for FIVE HOURS while they searched for the contraband squirrel.

The owners were only able to use their own bathroom with by escort, because this was SERIOUS STATE BUSINESS.

The squirrel and racoon were taken away. Under the pretext of a squirrel bite, both were euthanized and checked for rabies. BOTH. Inside pets. For rabies.
That's sad as ****. And that's government as ****.

Live and let live. Vote for less government, always.
Old Nov 4, 2024 | 11:21 AM
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Peanut and Fred were not politically well-connected.
Old Nov 4, 2024 | 12:51 PM
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Poor P-Nut, underrepresented, accused of being rabid and ultimately put to death.
Old Nov 4, 2024 | 01:12 PM
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Old Nov 4, 2024 | 01:20 PM
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Old Nov 4, 2024 | 01:23 PM
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That is the underrepresented part. The owner knew he could get a license to legally keep P.
Old Nov 4, 2024 | 01:25 PM
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Speaking of drinks, what is everyone drinking on tues while watching the election coverage? I'm thinking Makers 46.
Old Nov 4, 2024 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Braineack

He'd better ******* show up!
Old Nov 4, 2024 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by LeoNA
That is the underrepresented part. The owner knew he could get a license to legally keep P.
To quote Cordy, the official narrative which we are supposed to be chanting is "They were apparently going through the process to legally have the squirrel--an inside squirrel only--at their home as a pet used for education"

They were going through that process for seven years, apparently. Friggin' bureaucracies, amirite?



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Originally Posted by LeoNA
Speaking of drinks, what is everyone drinking on tues while watching the election coverage? I'm thinking Makers 46.
you guys watch that ****? ill be bingeing the diplomat season 2.
Old Nov 4, 2024 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
To quote Cordy, the official narrative which we are supposed to be chanting is "They were apparently going through the process to legally have the squirrel--an inside squirrel only--at their home as a pet used for education"

They were going through that process for seven years, apparently. Friggin' bureaucracies, amirite?
When did the judge question an armed warrant about a squirrel?
When did it become important to ask for the woman's immigration status during a "squirrel search", especially in New York?
When would a complaint from someone in TEXAS, about a squirrel, go beyond the first email or phone call? A "kindly stop wasting my time" is the correct response to a phone call like this.

Our government is FAR TOO BIG, FAR TOO POWERFUL. In short, THEY SUCK. They suck our taxes right out of our collective wallets.


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Originally Posted by Braineack
you guys watch that ****? ill be bingeing the diplomat season 2.
Already finished it this weekend, dammit.

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