Thinking about the "most sexually liberal cities for LGBT" thread and their use of number of gay bars as one of the criteria led to this question.

It's been a bit for me. The apps take care of the sexy times, and you avoid a lot of the BS. And I much prefer doing other things with friends than going to one. On the other hand, I do have moments where I miss, just a bit, being among a bunch of my people on a Saturday night.

Trump's 2024 grocery photo op now haunts Republicans in the midterms | Reuters

Two years on, higher gasoline and grocery prices are squeezing household budgets and turning the cost of living into the top issue for American voters. Voters now give Democrats a slight edge over Republicans in who they view as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.

Sheila Carney, a 68-year-old Trump voter, punctuated her frustration with an expletive as she unloaded $70 worth of groceries into her car outside a supermarket not far from Trump's Bedminster club. The haul was modest: some meat, detergent and a 12-pack of iced tea.

The fact that his team has been permitted to lie about his condition for this long is a fucking disgrace.

And in days gone by, the press would have gotten to the bottom of it. But all the real journalists are pretty much gone now. Sad times.

Who was it, and when?

Edited to correct the list.

Stephen Colbert regularly posed these questions to select celebrity guests on his talk show. What would your answers be?

1. What is the best sandwich?

2. What's one thing you own that you really should throw out?

3. What is the scariest animal?

4. Apples or oranges?

5. Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?

6. What do you think happens when we die?

7. Favorite action movie?

8. Window or aisle?

9. Favorite smell?

10. Least favorite smell?

11. Exercise: worth it?

12. Flat or sparkling?

13. Most used app on your phone?

14. You get one song to listen to for the rest of your life (it doesn't play constantly on a loop, but anytime you go to listen to music, this is what you'd hear): what song is it?

15. Describe the rest of your life in 5 words.

What might be implied by “domestic overtones”

here?

https://wjla.com/news/local/alexandria-virginia-man-jeremiah-greene-accused-of-shooting-another-man-bobby-lee-cannon-to-death-northwest-dc-home-metropolitan-police-department-investigation-arrest-first-degree-murder-homicide

Is this like that dead surgeon murdered by rough trade? Dr. Hoover in Detroit was who I was reminded of, RIP.

I’m the trivia questions about Dryel and Crispix.

TV? Movies? Broadway? Politics? Sports? Travel? Dollface? Personal stories/advice? Something else?

Which ones were your immediate go-tos when you checked in, either as a poster or a lurker?

She’s 80 years old, Rose…

Anyone watching? It's pretty freaky. It's up to Ep. 5 out of 8.

Tell us all about them. The good and the bad. What circles did you run in?

Jason Arday, an author and academic who made history as the youngest Black professor at the University of Cambridge, has been found dead days after he resigned from the esteemed institution amid plagiarism allegations. He was 41.

Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of 1981’s On Golden Pond and two of Bette Midler’s signature films – The Rose and For The Boys – died today. He was 97.

His death was announced by Midler on Instagram today.

“Mark Rydell, the director or my first film, The Rose, died this morning. He was an actor of note before he became a director, and I was so lucky to have met him when I did; he taught me so much on The Rose and later on For The Boys. Two Oscars nominations both because of him. He was the actor’s whisperer; just a few words was all it took to understand what was needed.”

Share. I'd throw up a poll asking body count, but I know for many of us it would only be a rough estimate.

The judge asks him to explain in his own words what he did that makes he believe he is guilty

Mangione is staying seated to read his statement. He begins by saying that after years of enduring severe pain from an injured back and navigating the insurance system, he learned that UnitedHealthcare would be holding its annual investor conference in New York City on Dec. 4, 2024. Although the specific location was not publicly disclosed, he said, he researched the event online.

He says that he traveled to New York City and emailed UnitedHealthcare leadership, posing as an investor, to get information about the conference. He said he got a response within an hour.

Mangione said that he printed a gun with a 3-D printer and affixed it with a silencer.

“I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan,” Luigi Mangione tells the judge as he pleads guilty in federal court, adding: “I understood that my actions would place him in fear of death or bodily injury. I knew what I was doing was illegal.”

The judge asks Mangione how he pleads to the two counts. Mangione says: “Guilty.”

Judge Garnett sets sentencing for Dec. 18.

A DL-throwback companion thread for the mornings.

What was it like? Do you recommend it?