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It’s a surprise.

Nobody. He felt like he let his team down because we were tagging him to vote when he was dealing with a more pressing situation. It’s not a response to anyone, which is why I didn’t quote anyone.

Hey everybody.... I really enjoy the trash talking and especially like that Teams Hank and Dean are both bonding over these challenges, but let's not get into questioning commitments from opposing teams on this.

Also, now would be a good time @mthor.

:30. Where’s @StarPanda?

Nice find @Vela.

2-1/2 hours out, and Team Hank is pulling out the stops.

Holy shit, it is tied. If there is a tie, both are considered winners, so no one gets kicked off this round. We have one more team round before we go to individual competitions.

There is collective guilt attached to Orcas. When an orca does something to a human, it’s not just a human messing with raw nature it’s payback for a betrayal. In a way, we see ourselves as inferior to the orcas in a way we don’t with any other animal because, for a long time, we exploited their intelligence for our amusement.

You didn’t pick me as your candidate.

You, if you posted more videos.

Lol. I wish I could vote.

You trying to map your popularity on a coordinate grid or something?

Also, why is the lowest number negative?

10

Who the fuck said anything about criminal charges? Oh, you must mean when I said OceanGate should probably face criminal charges... sure, that's probably a bit extreme. I'll take that back. As for the rest of that.... Cool. Whatever.

I’ll tag everyone tonight.

I like the confidence, but I wouldn’t get too comfortable.

Team Dean opens with a big lead.

Why not?!

More shortening in the ratio will make those things puff up.

Might want to check for worms. My baby has a flea problem, and she’s been washing down there a lot because of the resulting tapeworm. I’m taking her to the vet tomorrow to get a deworming pill.

Posting the poll now….

Alright, now we have a starting point.

Not going to disagree with you on that. The likelihood is that OceanGate doesn't face any real repercussions, at least in part because the CEO is 2" thick at the bottom of the Atlantic and the company likely goes into bankruptcy because of the disaster. Noetheless, it's impossible not to look at what's happening in the Mediterranean right now and ask how so much money can be spent on a what amounts to a bunch of wealthy thrill seekers and practically nothing is being spent on the migrants that were lost in the capsized boat. My unpopular take is that the disaster in Greece at least partially frames the Titan response - for the CG incident commander, the choice is do nothing and be seen as incompetent or, worse, indifferent, or do something knowing it's likely futile and have everyone complain about the wasted money and effort. To be clear, that's not a question for the incident commander to answer, it's a question that should be put to the US Government as a whole, and particularly in the conext of the humanitarian crisis that the Biden Administration is contributing to by not effectively dealing assylum seekers at our own border. The fact remains this incident exposes not just a global disparity between the haves and have nots, but the disparity here in the United States.