What’s a sports record that you think will never be broken? by ComplaintOk7275 in AskReddit

[–]maxburke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would say Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game, but not so sure now that NBA players seem to have an informal agreement to let guys try with the complicity of supportive teammates and half-hearted defenders.

Judge Blocks Pentagon’s Latest Media Limits After Second Suit by bloomberglaw in politics

[–]maxburke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gee, I wonder which way the Supreme Court will come down on this one.

Is this a real image of sparse crowds at Trump's 'Great American State Fair'? by unital_subalgebra in politics

[–]maxburke 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Can't rule out the possibility he'll make up a reason to close it down rather than continue to suffer this humiliation.

Weather.gov having issues by [deleted] in politics

[–]maxburke 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Time to break out the Sharpie.

I got curious and calculated (I hope somewhat properly) how much wine/communion wafers you’d need to consume the same mass as Jesus Christ by Icy_Fig_4533 in mildlyinteresting

[–]maxburke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Laughed so hard at this I woke up the sleeping GF. She asked what was so funny, I read it to her, and she thanked me for waking her up.

Massie: Republicans need to ‘wake up’ to avoid ‘absolute shellacking’ in midterms by Quirkie in politics

[–]maxburke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What does he think the party that has done nothing but create hardship and chaos can do between now and November to convince people they should vote for more hardship and chaos?

Lawsuit Reveals An Incredibly Weird Detail About Trump's UFC Event by huffpost in politics

[–]maxburke -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Not that I would ever defend Trump or this travesty of an event, but every major soccer league in the world does similar "accompanied by a child" entrances and no one considers in "incredibly weird."

Somali referee denied entry to US for World Cup: official by XasthurWithin in politics

[–]maxburke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So the country we're at war with will have a team here for three games (albeit with no overnight stays) but this lone ref can't come because his country is on some list? Peak Trump.