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Maybe he shouldn’t have talked about the GOP cocaine orgies. https://t.co/tLgz8xCuuf
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
The more he tweets the more obvious it is that he has no fucking idea what he’s talking about. This is bad. https://t.co/Ckjmtw0Rs0
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
Also, he’s blatantly violating the non-disparagement clause in his agreement to buy Twitter.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #2 Charles Johnson
Yep, he’s either up to something or believes he really is that untouchable.
re: #3 Eclectic Cyborg
Yep, he’s either up to something or believes he really is that untouchable.
Elon Musk being a flat out idiot is also a possibility. Getting filthy rich is a matter of luck, and an idiot can get lucky.
Both claims are indisputably true. Does that matter? https://t.co/Z9GKje69Sz
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 27, 2022
This fucking guy. Now he’s boosting Pizzagate creep Mike Cernovich.
re: #6 Charles Johnson
Greenwald is basically a Republican, so he has no credibility. If he were to say 2 + 2 = 4, I’d need an independent confirmation.
re: #6 Charles Johnson
This fucking guy. Now he’s boosting Pizzagate creep Mike Cernovich.
Is there really any difference between them anymore?
re: #2 Charles Johnson
Related:
Elon Musk Loses His Bid to Terminate Consent Decree with SEC - a consent decree that he entered into willingly. His ongoing tweets may also affect stock prices of multiple companies now he’s trying to buy Twitter potentially using Tesla stock as collateral https://t.co/F0k4apNP1h
— lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity (@lawhawk) April 27, 2022
I would think that just seeing this guy would scare the shit out of some teenage Russian conscripts.
The Danish soldier Carl “Storm” Baldersson is one of the men in Ukraine’s Foreign Legion fighting against the Russian Army.
The vikings used the be very active near Kyiv more than 1000 years ago.
The contemporary “Ragnar Lodbrok” is fighting in the same region as his ancestors. pic.twitter.com/JKfm3QWCpo— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 27, 2022
re: #10 No Malarkey!
I would think that just seeing this guy would scare the shit out of some teenage Russian conscripts.
That guys Viking collateral ancestors _founded_ the Kyivan Rus, eventually assimilating into the Slavic identity of the people who they ruled.
Where is the SEC? Hello? Is this thing on?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
He’s just rubbing it in our faces now. pic.twitter.com/GGb4OlqJrQ
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
JUST IN: Jan. 6 select committee urges judge to expedite its legal fight with Mark Meadows, seeking a May briefing schedule with oral argument in early June.
Meadows, according to the filing, opposes this plan. https://t.co/dAKtH3epdC pic.twitter.com/3cWvH8LzoJ— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 27, 2022
Rightwing Conspirator knows this puppy!
— what kind of dog is this (@genius_dogs) April 26, 2022
re: #15 retired cynic
Ah example of the rare short haired frog.
Very pretty image.
So, will it have an actual plot this time, or nah? https://t.co/GhExEt11OL— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #15 retired cynic
Whippet. Whippet mix? Whippet good.
re: #18 lawhawk
Dunno. Greyhound? Whippet? We have had Salukis and an Italian Greyhound. Sight hounds are just my favorite dogs. They are so elegant. I just can’t manage a dog anymore, or I would sure have some.
My new iMac has been picked up by Fedex.
But who’s checking the tracking details every 10 minutes? Not me!
re: #20 Charles Johnson
My new iMac has been picked up by Fedex.
But who’s checking the tracking details every 10 minutes? Not me!
I want a fairy mail box pic.twitter.com/q6h22SDxjW
— Into The Forest Dark (@ElliottBlackwe3) April 27, 2022
The GOP is never going to call Trump a loser, and they will definitely hitch their wagons to him again. https://t.co/NFpExZJQQP
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
Very true.
Although the Danish and Norwegian Vikings more often tended to go West. The Swedish tended to go East into the Baltic and the Slavic lands.
(Plus points further south. I have seen arguments that had the Vikings gone down the Volga rather than the Dnieper, Russia would be Muslim.)
re: #11 aatharuv
That guys Viking collateral ancestors _founded_ the Kyivan Rus, eventually assimilating into the Slavic identity of the people who they ruled.
No symptoms. Fully vaccinated.
Her statement: pic.twitter.com/yDxl8N0OLZ— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 27, 2022
re: #3 Eclectic Cyborg
Yep, he’s either up to something or believes he really is that untouchable.
Maybe he’s getting cold feet already.
meanwhile in Florida
Here’s the bill for more context. It was written by FPL and a lot of folks have been asking the Governor to veto it. https://t.co/9JSAXG8Zbh
— Rep. Anna V. Eskamani 🔨 (@AnnaForFlorida) April 27, 2022
(FPL = Florida Power & Light)
Woohoo! New tracking update - it will be here by this Friday!
What Musk is doing with Twitter is an ad campaign to get wingnuts to buy electric vehicles. Owning a Tesla will be conflated with owning the libs.
re: #23 Charles Johnson
It seems to me that McCarthy is trying to position himself for the moment. Against the “Freedom Caucus”/Insurrectionists gang and for the big business donors/traditionalist nutcases.
It will be interesting to see how long he can maintain that stance without falling.
re: #27 Backwoods_Sleuth
meanwhile in Florida
(FPL = Florida Power & Light)
Why do Republicans hate American made power in favor of importing more fuel from foreign countries which hate America?
re: #29 Dragonomics
What Musk is doing with Twitter is an ad campaign to get wingnuts to buy electric vehicles. Owning a Tesla will be conflated with owning the libs.
Can you imagine the stupidity of a rolling coal attachment for a Tesla?
IMO, wingnuts aren’t going to become Tesla customers, unless Musk goes all in on being the next Trump and succeeds at it.
Elon Musk already broke his agreement with Twitterhttps://t.co/1pt8NZvgXa
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #31 aatharuv
Why do Republicans hate American made power in favor of importing more fuel from foreign countries which hate America?
Because Republicans are traitors that want America to fail so it can more easily be looted by the GOP donor class.
re: #34 EPR-radar
Because Republicans are traitors that want America to fail so it can more easily be looted by the GOP donor class.
I’m sure there are some of those, but I think there are a lot more who long for the days of King Coal, and want “American-made power” to be crap that we dig out of the ground and set on fire, because that is what would personally make them the most money. As opposed to investing in the future, which requires money and incurs risk.
re: #341 Barefoot Grin
I remember hearing about some of this but had completely forgotten all the screw ups and the “piss on it” attitude that had crept in.
We forgot Starliner. The valves on the capsule were corroded by salt air.
re: #20 Charles Johnson
My new iMac has been picked up by Fedex.
But who’s checking the tracking details every 10 minutes? Not me!
Hell, I’m happy my replacement primer bulb for my lawnmower came in today. Went out for the first cut of the year this past weekend. Pulled the mower out of the shed. Filled the gas tank, went to primer it up and notice the cover was off the air filter. Primer bulb pokes out of the air filter cover and I see it is half chewed up by some critter, never did find the air filter. Cover was laying a couple feet in the shed from where I put the mower. It had claw marks (maybe teeth) on it. Took many pulls to get that mower started without priming it.
Ran around looking for replacement bulb, no place had the size I needed. Ended up on Amazon to get it. It looks to be right size. Will put it in when the snow stops :-)
(damn I thought this snow stuff was done for the season)
re: #32 EPR-radar
Can you imagine the stupidity of a rolling coal attachment for a Tesla?
IMO, wingnuts aren’t going to become Tesla customers, unless Musk goes all in on being the next Trump and succeeds at it.
Well, they could become Tesla customers and do what Thomas Massie did (ht to Backwoods_Sleuth littlegreenfootballs.com
Made 150+ miles of my trip to DC on solar power. Recharging the car with coal power here in WV. Fueling my body with some Kentucky raw milk yogurt. P.S. thank you to everyone who pointed out my tags were 14 months expired the last time I tweeted a picture of my ND-FED plates! 😬 pic.twitter.com/FnFY4OafhR
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 26, 2022
Doesn’t look as manly, stupid, and/or dickish as rolling coal, though…
There’s some irony here that Pizzagate promoters Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec made their names pushing a human-trafficking hoax at Comet Ping Pong, only to befriend a man under investigation for actual human trafficking. https://t.co/5NawIbAcFv
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) April 22, 2022
New York’s highest court has rejected new congressional district maps that had widely been seen as favoring Democrats. The court agreed with a group of Republican voters who say that the district boundaries had been unconstitutionally gerrymandered.https://t.co/42KrFSdjkH
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 27, 2022
re: #20 Charles Johnson
My new iMac has been picked up by Fedex.
But who’s checking the tracking details every 10 minutes? Not me!
DELIVERY EXCEPTION
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Watched the video.
Mother Nature is a child abuser.
re: #6 Charles Johnson
This fucking guy. Now he’s boosting Pizzagate creep Mike Cernovich.
If you think Elon Musk really is about “free speech” just wait until calls for an organized labor union at Tesla plants or Space X are censored on Twitter.
And THIS is why we need “How the Internet Works 101” for judges:
Also:
I don’t even want to think about the implications this has for attorney ethical obligations. But I’m moving back to a 9th Circuit state, so I’m probably going to have to.https://t.co/KSREkwyi7R— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) April 27, 2022
re: #39 ckkatz
[There’s some irony here that Pizzagate promoters Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec made their names pushing a human-trafficking hoax at Comet Ping Pong, only to befriend a man under investigation for actual human trafficking.]
That’s not irony, that’s a clue.
re: #43 Florida Panhandler
If you think Elon Musk really is about “free speech” just wait until calls for an organized labor union at Tesla plants or Space X are censored on Twitter.
+1
Hello all. And in Pennsylvania we have the Pa GOP who represents themselves with this bag of phlegm among other bags of phlegm running for governor.
A top GOP candidate for governor campaigned at an event promoting QAnon and conspiracy theories about 9/11
A few large signs for him around here. No surprise. Oz is popular too, and that is directly because tfg endorsed him.
Josh Shapiro is running unopposed on the Democrat ticket.
I’ve been upset forever with the willful ignorance and blatant stupidity for too long.
It affects me. And part of the reason I’ve backed out a bit here. I can only take so much.
And I question why I am so distressed considering all the other landslides I’ve been in.
I used to say my waterproofing was wearing thin.
Now it’s my goodwill.
re: #40 Backwoods_Sleuth
“New York’s highest court has rejected new congressional district maps that had widely been seen as favoring Democrats. The court agreed with a group of Republican voters who say that the district boundaries had been unconstitutionally gerrymandered.”
Republican gerrymandering continues in Florida and voter suppression through GOP run states; our best option to combat that was this approach, which was really not particularly ethical, but as they say, you lose when you bring a knife to a gun fight. And that’s what we are facing: a nationwide effort to install a RW white supremacist theocracy as our federal government. The Democrats and progressives who always undervalued the power of the judiciary have led us to this nightmare.
— Jake Peruski (@lakeeriejake) April 25, 2022
Court of Appeals is final arbiter of NY law. No appeal to the SCOTUS here. It’s going back to state supreme court (trial court) w/ assist from a special master to create new district maps on expedited basis.https://t.co/I2uHquWP0h
— lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity (@lawhawk) April 27, 2022
re: #48 Hecuba’s daughter
Republican gerrymandering continues in Florida and voter suppression through GOP run states; our best option to combat that was this approach, which was really not particularly ethical, but as they say, you lose when you bring a knife to a gun fight. And that’s what we are facing: a nationwide effort to install a RW white supremacist theocracy as our federal government. The Democrats and progressives who always undervalued the power of the judiciary have led us to this nightmare.
Republicans are getting away with stuff because they installed Republican judges. Republicans have gained too much power because fare too many liberals haven’t paid attention to the courts. But, this is also what happens when Democratic judges follow the law and Republicans don’t.
re: #32 EPR-radar
Can you imagine the stupidity of a rolling coal attachment for a Tesla?
Works for Manchin [ Massie ].
Edit: hard to keep all these idiots in order.
Fascinated to know how many House Republicans are giving McCarthy a pass over the leaked NYT tapes because they feel the same way about Trump and far-right GOP members as he does in private and recognize he’s just doing what he needs to do
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) April 27, 2022
re: #27 Backwoods_Sleuth
meanwhile in Florida
(FPL = Florida Power & Light)
I would be shocked if DeSantis doesn’t sign this; FPL has probably already made a massive donation to a PAC for him.
re: #31 aatharuv
Why do Republicans hate American made power in favor of importing more fuel from foreign countries which hate America?
Koch.
re: #53 ckkatz
Same who gave Trump a pass for the Access Hollywood tapes.
Same who gave Trump a pass for reveling in being a bigoted asshole making fun of those with disabilities.
Same who gave Trump a pass for shitting on Gold Star Parents.
Same who gave Trump for inciting an armed insurrection to overthrow the govt and end democracy.
It’s the GOP. That’s the problem. They put party over nation, and everything else is secondary to that mission.
re: #54 No Malarkey!
I would be shocked if DeSantis doesn’t sign this; FPL has probably already made a massive donation to a PAC for him.
Anti-rooftop solar bill, drafted by Florida Power & Light (FPL), the state’s largest power utility, who also made a $10,000 contribution to Sen. Bradley’s political committee, has been sent to DeSantis.
🙄
But it’s all on the up and up. Sure, sure. https://t.co/PSJZ9CvyZD— HG Tomato 🍅 Wash Your Hands (@HGTomato) April 27, 2022
re: #36 Sherlock Hound
We forgot Starliner. The valves on the capsule were corroded by salt air.
That wasn’t the worst one. How about having to abort the mission because they were using the wrong clock?
Edit: although “short the mission” made sense, I meant abort.
Fucking amateur hour.
re: #47 nines09
Hello all. And in Pennsylvania we have the Pa GOP who represents themselves with this bag of phlegm among other bags of phlegm running for governor.
A top GOP candidate for governor campaigned at an event promoting QAnon and conspiracy theories about 9/11A few large signs for him around here. No surprise. Oz is popular too, and that is directly because tfg endorsed him.
Josh Shapiro is running unopposed on the Democrat ticket.
I’ve been upset forever with the willful ignorance and blatant stupidity for too long.
It affects me. And part of the reason I’ve backed out a bit here. I can only take so much.
And I question why I am so distressed considering all the other landslides I’ve been in.
I used to say my waterproofing was wearing thin.
Now it’s my goodwill.
Not surprised to see that article since signs for him popped up alongside all the pro-Trump stuff that is here and there along the PA turnpike in the rural areas between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
There’s also the billboards from a state rep declaring that the Green New Deal is the “Off switch for America”.
Yes.
It speaks to the values they hold:
Power over all else. Over truth. Over integrity. Over peoples lives and well being.
re: #56 lawhawk
Same who gave Trump a pass for the Access Hollywood tapes.
Same who gave Trump a pass for reveling in being a bigoted asshole making fun of those with disabilities.
Same who gave Trump a pass for shitting on Gold Star Parents.Same who gave Trump for inciting an armed insurrection to overthrow the govt and end democracy.
It’s the GOP. That’s the problem. They put party over nation, and everything else is secondary to that mission.
Committee: “The House.. is not a continuing body. Current Congress will end on January 3, 2023—just over eight months from now. Prompt resolution of this case is required for the Select Committee to have enough time to investigate fully the matters addressed by the
subpoenas..”— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) April 27, 2022
Unreal.
This is really going well so far. https://t.co/NyMtbqnysb
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #58 John Hughes
That wasn’t the worst one. How about having to short the mission because they were using the wrong clock?
Fucking amateur hour.
One expects this from a new company, not from Boeing. The “new” rocket companies have all made mistakes, but those were “normal” mistakes that are common to the process. The timer goof is way out there and nobody caught it.
LOL, so is Orbán’s EU Ambassador essentially admitting Hungary is on the brink of becoming a “failed state”?
In an EU Ambassadors meeting in Bxl today, the Hungarian Ambassador argued that oil & gas sanctions against 🇷🇺 would be counterproductive - as they would result in a “failed state” (Hungary) in EU
Which led many other EU Ambassadors to look at each other - & think the obvious…— Mujtaba (Mij) Rahman (@Mij_Europe) April 27, 2022
Because it sure sounds like it….
I have to be honest - I am more than a little burned out on big budget comic book movies.
Is there nothing else being written?
re: #63 Charles Johnson
Unreal.
Elon is unwell and this manic episode is going to have huge consequences. I can’t wait for the GGs of the world to ask that he be given a second chance.
re: #59 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Big money is spent on signage around here. No lack of money for that. I still drive past absolute hovels who still have tfg signs and banners up. I thought of taking photos but it’s too depressing.
The United States is now reporting 359 coronavirus deaths per day, the lowest seven-day average since July 30, 2021, according to @CNN data from Johns Hopkins University.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 27, 2022
The United States is now reporting 52,341 new coronavirus cases per day, the highest seven-day average since March 4, according to @CNN data from Johns Hopkins University.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 27, 2022
Well this just really sucks. The healthcare company I signed up for this year is exiting my state at the end of 2022. They’ve been awesome and have already saved me thousands of dollars this year.
re: #44 Dopamine Fish
And THIS is why we need “How the Internet Works 101” for judges:
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Well that’s totaly fucked all American internet services in Europe.
Salesforce? Microsoft? Any comment, guys.
Yeah, but aren’t you pretty much livid all the time anyway? It’s what the Daily Wire pays you for. https://t.co/RSs1PHc9X4
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #66 Charles Johnson
I have to be honest - I am more than a little burned out on big budget comic book movies.
Is there nothing else being written?
As long as those films continue to make a shit-ton of money, they’ll continue cranking ‘em out. And when that trend ends, the film studios will move on to the next big money-maker.
How do you distinguish that from your normal everyday state of rage?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
I’m down with cancelling some percentage of student loan debt. Let Congress write the bill and have Biden sign it into law. Biden’s already cancelled or paused $20 billion+ in loans so far.
I think a far greater benefit would come from canceling medical debt, which is not something people plan for, don’t enter into voluntarily, and can completely screw a family.
One of the joys of working at home in the desert southwest. Went over to my workspace, and there was a 4 inch long lizard (skink) just relaxing on my laptop keyboard. Not sure how such a big one got into the house. I tried to get a photo, but he scurried off to the nether world between where the desk countertop meets the bricks. Oh well, cheap insect control…
re: #66 Charles Johnson
I have to be honest - I am more than a little burned out on big budget comic book movies.
Is there nothing else being written?
Yes.
This tweet is definitely not aging well. https://t.co/mGkbMA7SSM
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #57 Backwoods_Sleuth
Well, this utterly corrupt DeSantis gift to FPL oligarchs makes the decision for me. I already have a grid-tied 7.6kw system (9.1kw worth of actual panels) on my roof presently. I already get shafted by my local provider Chelco where they only credit me wholesale price for my excess solar energy that I have to buy back at night for full price. So in reality, this legislation does not affect me that much.
But what this legislation does make crystal clear is that DeSantis is not looking out for anyone but his largest campaign donors and corruption buddies. What I am now going to do is start to double my solar system and take it to the next level with a separate off-grid battery system where my only grid electric charge will likely be the $30/month service fee. Battery backup systems are rapidly coming down in price with the latest LFP tech and even better tech is on the way. When will voters look up out of their little holes of hate and realize their own prejudices are being used against them in an effort to stab the little guy in favor of Republican big business?
Why didn’t DFG ask his good buddy Putin to release Trevor?
Anybody got an answer to that? https://t.co/G0VaBmnyBC— Pam Keith, Esq. (@PamKeithFL) April 27, 2022
Also McCarthy: I just need Trevor for a photo op.
re: #51 Belafon
Republicans are getting away with stuff because they installed Republican judges. Republicans have gained too much power because fare too many liberals haven’t paid attention to the courts. But, this is also what happens when Democratic judges follow the law and Republicans don’t.
Marc Elias has actually had a lot of success in court, so Republican gerrymanders haven’t been nearly as successful as feared. That being said, with Biden being underwater in approval the GOP is still heavily favored to gain control of the House in the midterms.
Exactly! They aren’t cowards. They’re hungry for power and will do or say anything to get it. And they see Donald Trump’s hold over his cult as their best chance. They always have. https://t.co/6N8ufHhmnB
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
This. Great way to put it. https://t.co/f55zfPDDRE
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
Oh! And then they gave him a sword!https://t.co/JQ5esSLSRy
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) April 27, 2022
re: #78 HRH Stanley Sea
Thanks.
I’ll hold my tongue and hope for the best.
I mean, what else could it possibly be, amirite? https://t.co/edREgp1N8H
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #66 Charles Johnson
I have to be honest - I am more than a little burned out on big budget comic book movies.
Is there nothing else being written?
remember when it was all oaters all the time?
re: #72 Charles Johnson
i bought a fridge last week
its not fair they’re going on sale tomorrow.
sort of
Yeah, but aren’t you pretty much livid all the time anyway? It’s what the Daily Wire pays you for. https://t.co/RSs1PHc9X4
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
I’m doing my usual drive by. I’m doing chores and playing guitar and entertaining Crazy Pants. Freeze warning tonight. Wonderful. Planning on opening pool this weekend. Be a cold wet hands day.
Let me just drop this here as a timeline break. This is a kickass band and I came late to the Chuck E Weiss party. Him and The God Damn Liars. Hell of an act that was involved with so many others and he never really got the respect or print others did. This makes me dance.
Baritone sax kills me. Always wanted to be a part of something with one.
Back to work and dinner prep.
Later lizards.
Connection possible for the moment, but it’s been almost nonexistent, so I’m sending a sign of life.
Coruña, Spain today, Bilbao tomorrow. Hoping satellite connections also improve!
re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth
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After speaking at the “Patriots Arise” event last weekend, Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano was awarded a “Sword of David” by QAnon conspiracy theorist hosts Alan and Francine Fosdick: “You are fighting for our religious rights in Christ Jesus.” pic.twitter.com/FWc5F1A5Sh
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) April 26, 2022
Alan and Francine Fosdick
what a lost opportunity
re: #98 Dangerman
Alan and Francine Fosdick
what a lost opportunity
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“And now that we have given you the Sword of David, Doug, you are allowed to kill me and take my wife as your own.”
If you’re going to give out anything that ends with “of David” shouldn’t it be a slingshot?
re: #98 Dangerman
I happy to see others are bringing attention to this vile piece of filth.
They get away with murder daily.
Darrell Issa referring to Ginni Thomas cites simply “the actions or beliefs or views of a spouse of a member of the Court” as though working in secret at the highest levels with at least two branches of government to overthrow an election is just normal political engagement pic.twitter.com/gxq2f7b45a
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) April 27, 2022
Mitt is outraged
Desperate polls call for desperate measures: Dems consider forgiving trillions in student loans. Other bribe suggestions: Forgive auto loans? Forgive credit card debt? Forgive mortgages? And put a wealth tax on the super-rich to pay for it all. What could possibly go wrong?
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) April 27, 2022
re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth
Mitt is outraged
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which of those other loans are government sponsored, backed and guaranteed?
meanwhile in Ohio
OH Rep. Schmidt (R) on her abortion ban bill: “Rape is a difficult issue… but if a baby is created, it’s human life. Whether that mother ends that pregnancy… the scars won’t go away. It’s a shame it happens, but there’s an opportunity for women no matter how young or old…” pic.twitter.com/PVOHWlFvPq
— Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) April 27, 2022
Has there been any polling done on the popularity of forgiving student debt?
re: #107 Belafon
Has there been any polling done on the popularity of forgiving student debt?
Put it in the “seemed like a good idea at the time” column.
The few college kids I know are not happy about it, because they kept their loans low through work and taking jobs after college that forgave their debt (nursing). Not a good idea IMHO. The students should have to pay income tax on their debt forgiveness as well.
re: #107 Belafon
Has there been any polling done on the popularity of forgiving student debt?
yes, and it is really not wildly popular, even among young people. People just aren’t really enamored with the idea of paying taxes to pay off somebody else’s art history degree that they spent 100k on.
Oh dear. :^• https://t.co/DRF90clPC5
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) April 27, 2022
Be honest, was the woman we interviewed in this clip just you in a mask?
— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) April 27, 2022
re: #66 Charles Johnson
I have to be honest - I am more than a little burned out on big budget comic book movies.
Is there nothing else being written?
Plenty of sequels and remakes.
Half /
We know you won’t object to this See You In Court squeaky toy — and your furry friend won’t either.
Check out our entire pet collection at https://t.co/ygMaeeZm7h 🐾 pic.twitter.com/Xyv4cFQ9Y5— ACLU (@ACLU) April 27, 2022
— darth™ (@darth) April 27, 2022
— Andrew Younkman (@AndrewYounkman) April 27, 2022
Truth Social (terrible name) exists because Twitter censored free speech
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 27, 2022
Imagine being this rich and sitting around tweeting this. https://t.co/3S6ieN3cXk
— Don Millard (@OTOOLEFAN) April 27, 2022
I am fortunate to not have any student loan debt, but I certainly won’t feel butthurt if debt is forgiven the others. That could make a HUGE positive difference for a lot of people, so I’m here for it.
re: #106 Backwoods_Sleuth
meanwhile in Ohio
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OH Rep. Schmidt (R) on her abortion ban bill: “Rape is a difficult issue… but if a baby is created, it’s human life. Whether that mother ends that pregnancy… the scars won’t go away. It’s a shame it happens, but there’s an opportunity for women no matter how young or old…”
this is correct. it is human life.
what it isn’t is “a” single, discrete human life with constitutional rights and protections.
and they’re not even after mere equal rights.
they want to instill in the blastocyst/zygote/embryo/fetus etc the superior power to compel the actually existing and born pregnant human into subjugation to it.
and have that power enforced by the state.
*Jim Jordan, known advocate for student well-being. https://t.co/tNiLYZFgjQ
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) April 27, 2022
Tomorrow’s Wordle. I just couldn’t get the goddam ball on the goddam fairway. Still made par though.
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“When candidates for public office indulge in conspiracy theories like QAnon, it’s often with a wink and a nod,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
“But just weeks before Pennsylvania’s May 17 primary election, such ideas are being promoted in plain sight. And high-profile Republican candidates for statewide office are treating talk of a ‘global satanic blood cult’ like regular campaigning.”
and
“Teddy Daniels (R), a far-right Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, was removed from his home this week after his wife asked a court for emergency protections against abuse,” Rolling Stone reports.
“This is at least the third relationship in which Daniels has been accused in court documents of mistreating a female partner.”
Sometimes one lucky hint is all you need.
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re: #111 Eclectic Cyborg
Plenty of sequels and remakes.
Half /
There really are a lot of movies that aren’t about superheroes; they just don’t have big marketing budgets. Just check and see the movies which garner Academy Award nominations; not a Superhero movie in sight.
re: #122 No Malarkey!
Oh, I know. I am looking VERY forward to seeing Everything Everywhere all at Once and I very frequently find hidden gems on some of the streaming services I subscribe to.
re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth
She’ll laugh at my mighty sword
She’ll laugh at my mighty sword
Why must everybody laugh at my mighty sword?
A sign of a few things. 1) Ukrainian resistance and adaptability has impressed them no end. 2) they do think that Ukraine can ‘win’, 3) they seem to think that Russian escalation is not particularly likely.
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) April 27, 2022
You can believe me, because I never lie and I’m always right.
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Most #FratBoy comment of the day. https://t.co/gkhEqe9leP
— Elgon Husk 🦎 (@DaveoutofAustin) April 27, 2022
re: #121 (((Archangel1)))
Sometimes one lucky hint is all you need.
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And other times you’re lucky to make it through… xD
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re: #84 Charles Johnson
This tweet is definitely not aging well. https://t.co/mGkbMA7SSM
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
For years, most here have been highly critical of Jack’s management of the site and his allowing people with power and white supremacists too much leeway in violating his TOS. But whatever his flaws, my memory is that his tweets were often more of the weird variety and never bullying or insulting. Elon certainly favors an alternative approach. It does look like Elon’s plans are to convert Twitter into a fully functioning Truth Social. The question is where will decent people flee and what about news organizations that use this platform to convey information to the public. There are no alternatives. This seems akin to the Nazi takeover of the German courts.
It might be amusing though, assuming that the Twitter staff is not bound by employment agreements, if they migrated to an alternative site and transformed it to the new global public marketplace of ideas.
re: #126 Charles Johnson
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dont crush that dwarf…
You can believe me, because I never lie and I’m always right.
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re: #127 Dave In Austin
It is politically neutral. They just want clicks. Abusive people got themselves kicked off, and want to claim that being abusive, and violating the TOS is political.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) April 27, 2022
The argument over content moderation on social media is about political power, not free speech, but people say free speech because it sounds better https://t.co/q9lkWTm2Nl
— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) April 27, 2022
re: #132 Barefoot Grin
Fun fact: There IS no Free Speech when it comes to social medial. Social media companies are NOT the government.
re: #133 Eclectic Cyborg
Fun fact: There IS no Free Speech when it comes to social medial. Social media companies are NOT the government.
I have this weird feeling that Musk just wants Twitter to be his own massive feed and timeline like an infinity dick sucking.
re: #127 Dave In Austin
So now Elon gets to define what exactly constitutes “far right” and “far left”.
Wonderful.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says the coronavirus is under better control in the United States, but the pandemic isn’t over. The nation’s top infectious disease expert told The Associated Press that the country is “in a different moment” of the pandemic.https://t.co/UftnucrxiE
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 27, 2022
Well,
it doesn’t matter what it’s called “Truth Social” or “Trumpet” …
… it’s dead either way because everything Trump touches dies.#ETTD
🧐 pic.twitter.com/YuXmH6ZMKM— Marko Silberhand (@MarkoSilberhand) April 27, 2022
re: #132 Barefoot Grin
The argument over content moderation on social media is about political power, not free speech
no, it’s about money.
Do I make more money with a bunch of disgusting fascist trolls, or with more less involved sane people?
Right, political power and money - which are often the same thing. https://t.co/evBBeChiPT
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #136 Backwoods_Sleuth
As usual I agree with Fauci. I worry many of us are letting our guard down just a little too much.
re: #138 John Hughes
no, it’s about money.
Do I make more money with a bunch of disgusting fascist trolls, or with more less involved sane people?
Not necessarily. A number of Right Wing media groups are losing money, but their donors think the power gained from those messages is worth the cost.
Jen Psaki reminds the press that Trump never attended the White House Correspondents Dinner, ” That does stand in stark contrast to his predecessor who not only questioned the legitimacy of the press on a nearly daily basis but also never attended the dinner. I don’t believe.” pic.twitter.com/fyf7qTsCAL
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 27, 2022
Some more things to think about if you think that only taking down content that is illegal under US law on your global platform is going to be a simple and straightforward task. https://t.co/AuuLtsxBvD
— Eva (@evacide) April 27, 2022
Federal judge says Georgia voters can challenge Greene’s reelection run
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that a group of Georgia voters can proceed with legal efforts seeking to disqualify U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection to Congress, citing her role in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Goodbye and good riddence Marge.
“Russia has deployed trained dolphins during its invasion of Ukraine to protect a Black Sea naval base, USNI News has learned.” https://t.co/A6lbdEeFBH
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 27, 2022
It is tremendous to see these Aussie Bushmasters already being used by the Ukrainian Army. Having used them in Afganistan and at home, they are a superb protected mobility vehicle for soldiers. Lets send more! Thanks @UAWeapons for the footage. https://t.co/6kFNWthG2h
— Mick Ryan, AM (@WarintheFuture) April 27, 2022
re: #145 ckkatz
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If one of our male dolphins engages with one of their female dolphins, I wonder if he’ll be able to flip her.
Life long science fiction fan, and also a fan of James Cameron’s films - except for Avatar. I just like my movies to have at least the semblance of a real plot, somewhere amid the eye candy.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
That underwater aliens movie has Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, so that’s an automatic watch.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 27, 2022
Fair point!
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #147 Barefoot Grin
If one of our male dolphins engages with one of their female dolphins, I wonder if he’ll be able to flip her.
Yes, he will.
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Which is, uh… bad. https://t.co/M44aPRCDQU
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
why doesn’t this fucking moron just go away https://t.co/HUrijqY2AS
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #148 Charles Johnson
Charles, did you ever watch Dredd with Karl Urban?
Great sci-fil film and does not go over the top with massive special effects everywhere.
Looks like the 90 howitzers the US is shipping to Ukraine are the top of the line M777. (As are about 10 more from Canada and Australia.) Which makes sense as I believe that the production lines are still open.
Supposedly about half the howitzers are already in Ukraine. I suspect that while a few may already be in the combat zone, it will likely be weeks before larger numbers are deployed to combat.
Iirc emplacement speed is about the same as its predecessor, the M198, at about 7 minutes. But displacement speed is about 4 minutes faster. (7 minutes versus 11 minutes). It is more automated. It also can use some of the newer ammunition types. And has the record for furthest operational shot, 36km. And it is a heck of a lot more accurate. Even at very long range.
What this means is that the Russians will have much harder time gathering up forces (‘massing’ them) for an attack.
.@USMC M777 towed 155 mm howitzers bound for Ukraine are loaded onto a @USAirForce C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at @March_ARB. pic.twitter.com/l4mNCiFnc5
— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) April 27, 2022
re: #152 Eclectic Cyborg
Charles, did you ever watch Dredd with Karl Urban?
Great sci-fil film and does not go over the top with massive special effects everywhere.
Haven’t seen it, I’ll check it out.
If anyone with half a brain suspected Elon Musk of being a flaming piece of fuck you I got mine, and I am most important, and fuck you, you’ve been correct.
I remember when Survivor first came on.
Popular to this day.
Rewarded the most treacherous assholes.
Apprentice.
And a litany of TV shows rewarding the most vile as the winner.
Dancing with the fucking stars….
And of course The Voice.
Goldfish.
re: #147 Barefoot Grin
If one of our male dolphins engages with one of their female dolphins, I wonder if he’ll be able to flip her.
Unfortunately:
Russia stole military marine mammals from Ukraine during the annexation of Crimea in 2014 (https://t.co/mm7St8GHz2) and never returned them. Russia’s marine mammal program has a long history, but their use in Sevastopol particularly stings. https://t.co/YFJprmedXC
— Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) April 27, 2022
Also, beware of Russian spies:
Some of you might remember Hvaldimir, the Beluga whale who washed up in Norway wearing a harness that said St. Petersburg on it. He was very likely a Russian spy whale as well. https://t.co/7qPOg0qGPV
— Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) April 27, 2022
re: #114 Eclectic Cyborg
I am fortunate to not have any student loan debt, but I certainly won’t feel butthurt if debt is forgiven the others. That could make a HUGE positive difference for a lot of people, so I’m here for it.
Exactly. I know a good portion of my education was subsidized by the state and federal government, but the portion I had to pay, I did pay myself. Every dime of it. I still am totally fine with some or all student debt being cancelled.
I just wish that included in this argument was something to keep this from happening again. Just cancelling the debt will help people now and I’m for it, but we will be back in this same boat in a few years if there aren’t other changes made.
re: #157 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion
Exactly. I know a good portion of my education was subsidized by the state and federal government, but the portion I had to pay, I did pay myself. Every dime of it. I still am totally fine with some or all student debt being cancelled.
I just wish that included in this argument was something to keep this from happening again. Just cancelling the debt will help people now and I’m for it, but we will be back in this same boat in a few years if there aren’t other changes made.
It would need a massive federal investment in subsidizing higher education, and that’s one of the Really Big Things America Needs but will never have because of the Republican Party.
re: #151 Charles Johnson
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Pineapples….Haven’t seen it happen,…could have potential.
Yesterday there was a viral video of a Russian speaking woman in Sweden screaming insults at a Ukrainian woman.
Here is statement by her employer. pic.twitter.com/a3YnTRXeYC
— olexander scherba🇺🇦 (@olex_scherba) April 27, 2022
re: #154 Charles Johnson
It’s worth watching, not like that Stallone dud.
re: #160 ckkatz
Yesterday there was a viral video of a Russian speaking woman in Sweden screaming insults at a Ukrainian woman.
FAFO is my favorite IKEA product.
re: #157 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion
Exactly. I know a good portion of my education was subsidized by the state and federal government, but the portion I had to pay, I did pay myself. Every dime of it. I still am totally fine with some or all student debt being cancelled.
I just wish that included in this argument was something to keep this from happening again. Just cancelling the debt will help people now and I’m for it, but we will be back in this same boat in a few years if there aren’t other changes made.
The cost of college has far outstripped inflation in other aspects of our lives. Public universities should be free or very minimally priced for in-state residents.
There is something to be said to attending community colleges for the first year or so to complete required core curriculum before specializing at a university. Unfortunately, that’s not always the best option for those with plans in math or the sciences, where the basic classes start in the first year, and community colleges do not provide the equivalent level of material.
re: #153 ckkatz
Looks like the 90 howitzers the US is shipping to Ukraine are the top of the line M777. (As are about 10 more from Canada and Australia.) Which makes sense as I believe that the production lines are still open.
Supposedly about half the howitzers are already in Ukraine. I suspect that while a few may already be in the combat zone, it will likely be weeks before larger numbers are deployed to combat.
Iirc emplacement speed is about the same as its predecessor, the M198, at about 7 minutes. But displacement speed is about 4 minutes faster. (7 minutes versus 11 minutes). It is more automated. It also can use some of the newer ammunition types. And has the record for furthest operational shot, 36km. And it is a heck of a lot more accurate. Even at very long range.
What this means is that the Russians will have much harder time gathering up forces (‘massing’ them) for an attack.
And this, kiddies, is why we spend a shitload of money on the Defense Dep’t. Need to do this, absorb the inevitable waste, and still maintain our own defense posture.
I don’t think that he was supposed to say out loud the part that outrages him:
“And put a wealth tax on the super-rich to pay for it all.”
re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth
Mitt is outraged
re: #164 Decatur Deb
And this, kiddies, is why we spend a shitload of money on the Defense Dep’t. Need to do this, absorb the inevitable waste, and still maintain our own defense posture.
I’m glad to see them being used to rip Putin a new asshole.
Wouldn’t that be perfect if the whole thing was just a one billion dollar shitpost? https://t.co/Kb3BMtQnxq
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
re: #166 darthstar
I’m glad to see them being used to rip Putin a new asshole.
If this Special Military Operation sends the Soviet Putin Army to the scrap heap, we’re getting away with bargain-basement prices.
re: #151 Charles Johnson
Trump worries about getting hit with fruit, while the people he rails against worry about getting SHOT.
Seems fair.
//
re: #164 Decatur Deb
And this, kiddies, is why we spend a shitload of money on the Defense Dep’t. Need to do this, absorb the inevitable waste, and still maintain our own defense posture.
Certainly beats investing directly in oligarchs and organized crime.
I’m kind of wonking out over how deep within the 50% kill distance the mean miss distance is. (Ie the average miss error is well within the 50% probability of kill distance.)
As a forward observer calling in artillery, I noticed that occasionally the Fire Direction Center would get my location confused with the target location. If I had been calling in M777’s rather than artillery developed for World War 2 (M114’s aka ‘The Pig’), I suspect that I would not be here now.
And yes, it is true that you never hear the one that gets you. The artillery shell is usually traveling faster than the speed of sound. If you are ‘lucky’ you hear the boom afterwards, though.
I had one friend who while a Forward Observer, lost his tent and most of his personal gear to a direct hit. Fortunately, he was smart and experienced enough to be in a bunker at the time.
re: #142 Backwoods_Sleuth
The last time TFG attended a WHCA dinner was the night Obama made fun of him, and then went off to kill Bin Laden.
re: #171 The Pie Overlord!
The last time TFG attended a WHCA dinner was the night Obama made fun of him, and then went off to kill Bin Laden.
If only he had made fun of Bin Laden…
re: #163 Hecuba’s daughter
There is something to be said to attending community colleges for the first year or so to complete required core curriculum before specializing at a university. Unfortunately, that’s not always the best option for those with plans in math or the sciences, where the basic classes start in the first year, and community colleges do not provide the equivalent level of material.
I attended community college for 2 years and then transferred to a tech school to get my bachelor’s in Math and Computer Science. But this was back in the ‘80’s.
This is just so puke-inducing:
In Ohio, a primary battle for the soul of the Democratic Party
If Nina Turner is the “soul” of the Democratic Party, then I guess there’s nothing left to fight for. Sigh.
re: #170 ckkatz
I noticed that occasionally the Fire Direction Center would get my location confused with the target location.
That could wreck your equanimity.
re: #156 ckkatz
Unfortunately:
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It seems criminal to me that you would put a harness on a Beluga whale but not a jaunty hat or perhaps a porkpie at a rakish angle.
re: #176 Barefoot Grin
It seems criminal to me that you would put a harness on a Beluga whale but not a jaunty hat or perhaps a porkpie at a rakish angle.
I may be missing the point.
re: #151 Charles Johnson
Remember the “Deadly Cans Of Soup!”
Next time elon feels like throwing away a billion bucks on something pointless I’d be glad to give him my wire routing number.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2022
(US Navy was training dolphins to do guard duty and to place mines about 30 years ago.)
re: #113 Backwoods_Sleuth
Because effectively everyone already has Twitter and Tok Tik on their phones?
re: #164 Decatur Deb
And this, kiddies, is why we spend a shitload of money on the Defense Dep’t. Need to do this, absorb the inevitable waste, and still maintain our own defense posture.
I have been talking about this with a coworker at my defense contractor job. Defense costs more because of a few things: we have to pay more to get people to produce for defense, and we have to pay people real salaries in it to have people do their best, and we have to pay for oversight or we’ll pay for corruption.
Now, the second one should apply to every job, but in my experience defense workers are the last people to see that.
going to have an aneurysm pic.twitter.com/0RpMb4zCmk
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) April 27, 2022
re: #163 Hecuba’s daughter
The cost of college has far outstripped inflation in other aspects of our lives. Public universities should be free or very minimally priced for in-state residents.
There is something to be said to attending community colleges for the first year or so to complete required core curriculum before specializing at a university. Unfortunately, that’s not always the best option for those with plans in math or the sciences, where the basic classes start in the first year, and community colleges do not provide the equivalent level of material.
I don’t know about other states, but the vast majority of community college classes in California are 100% equivalent to first and second year classes at a California State University or University of California school.
In the San Diego area in the 90s and early 00s the only science-y major that was rough starting at a CC would have been Electrical Engineering because none of the schools here had the equivalent of the 200-level (1st & 2nd year) classes in an EE or ECE curriculum.
re: #186 Barefoot Grin
Ummm, aren’t we (at least on paper) a DEMOCRATIC Republic?
re: #173 The Pie Overlord!
I attended community college for 2 years and then transferred to a tech school to get my bachelor’s in Math and Computer Science. But this was back in the ‘80’s.
You might be able to do a year in community college and complete math or CS on time, but they have so many “A is required before B” that it gets harder any more than that.
re: #186 Barefoot Grin
Definition of constitutional republic: “Representative democracy with guaranteed rights and rule of law.”
So yes. Dangerous to democracy is a problem crazy lady.
re: #189 Belafon
You might be able to do a year in community college and complete math or CS on time, but they have so many “A is required before B” that it gets harder any more than that.
In my experience that’s made it more difficult for older people going back to finish a degree while trying to work around a full time career job than it does for 18 year olds just starting.
re: #2 Charles Johnson
I saw that nonsense and I just blocked him. I’m not letting that egotist live rent-free in my head.
re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth
If someone wants to forgive my mortgage and some rich asshole has to foot the bill for it, who am I to argue? God these rich fucks are insufferable ass berets. Fuck you Mitt, get back to me when you are worried about how to pay your bills every month. And not for a car elevator and a dressage horse either.
re: #187 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion
I don’t know about other states, but the vast majority of community college classes in California are 100% equivalent to first and second year classes at a California State University or University of California school.
In the San Diego area in the 90s and early 00s the only science-y major that was rough starting at a CC would have been Electrical Engineering because none of the schools here had the equivalent of the 200-level (1st & 2nd year) classes in an EE or ECE curriculum.
The two community colleges I grew up near, graduated themselves into a College (Fullerton) and a University with a Law School (Chapman*).
*I wish our lizard graduate would come around more, Kgvxi, or whatever his nic is. Makes it difficult to look him up…
re: #150 Charles Johnson
It’s amazing that a Libertarian’s take on any subject also coincides with the ability of certain eager and nefarious white men to join forces in an effort to subjugate everyone else.
Pretty amazing.
re: #188 Eclectic Cyborg
Ummm, aren’t we (at least on paper) a DEMOCRATIC Republic?
I had this out with a student once. He still won’t look at me to this day (he’s set to graduate this weekend).
re: #33 Charles Johnson
Elon Musk is trying to become Donald Trump. Thankfully, at least the Constitution prohibits him, a naturalized citizen, from becoming president.
re: #186 Barefoot Grin
Coups are also illegal in Constitutional Republics.
re: #173 The Pie Overlord!
I attended community college for 2 years and then transferred to a tech school to get my bachelor’s in Math and Computer Science. But this was back in the ‘80’s.
That’s the way my kid went — two years and Associate’s degree from a good community college. Colorado system is supposed to guarantee that the credits are fully transferable to the four-year universities, and this particular CC worked closely with the University of Colorado and Colorado School of Mines to ensure the classes were comparable. Even had the choice of taking a couple of classes on the Mines campus nearby.
In regards to the post that started the discussion, my kid’s original hope/plan was to transfer to School of Mines. At least two of his community college profs recommended UC at Denver instead, said the Mines culture likely wouldn’t suit him. Single-minded engineering emphasis and struggling with diversity were mentioned; didn’t pass the ‘Kleenex box’ test. For him, the two years on a smaller campus worked well, and he had some great teachers. (Not to mention it was a whole lot cheaper, of course.)
Don’t know how he would have done at Mines — he got one falls semester at UCD before the COVID lockdowns sent everything off-kilter anyway.
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Ranked-Choice Voting Has Challenged the Status Quo. Its Popularity Will Be Tested in November. JUNEAU — Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting — has been a model for those in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ... Cheechako
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