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New Washington Post Publisher Infuriated His Old News Corp Staff During Phone Hacking Crisis
Will Lewis was tasked with cleaning up News Corp’s hacking scandal in Britain—and ex-colleagues say he threw them to the wolves to protect the powerful.
As Will Lewis settles into his new gig as publisher of The Washington Post, a civil trial playing out in London’s high court could dredge up a controversial chapter from his past.
From mid-2011 to mid-2012, Lewis was an executive member of News Corp’s Management and Standards Committee, set up following the phone-hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s universe and led to the shutdown of the News of the World after 169 years.
While Lewis has described himself as a “junior” member of the operation, some refugees from News International say he played a lead role in what they call a “witch hunt” and claim he betrayed rank-and-file journalists to protect the brass.
Amid intense pressure, News Corp launched the Management and Standards Committee in response to concern that executives including Rupert Murdoch and his son James—who was running the UK-based News International—could be in legal jeopardy under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Lewis, who had been group general manager at News International, was appointed to the Committee, along with now-deceased former sports journalist Simon Greenberg (Lewis’ childhood friend and a former News of The World journalist). Alongside a team of some 100 lawyers from white-shoe firm Linklaters, and forensic accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers, they worked from a secret bunker within News International’s east London location, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
More than a decade later, some of the targeted reporters remain traumatized and angry, particularly at Lewis, who has now risen to the upper echelons of American media.
“Turning over journalists who overwhelmingly turned out to be completely innocent [and who] had all their contacts and confidential sources handed over to the police—if that is his idea of good journalism, then I’m a monkey’s uncle.” Larcombe said.
And this Pre$$titute is now in charge of The Washington Post.
Let. That. Sink. In.
re: #2 Joe Bacon ✅
One of many reasons why I cancelled my subscription.
re: #1 Dangerman
What do you think happened next,??
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Little guy got et up. I’ve watched the herons here with gophers. They fly down to the harbor and then dunk them until they’ve drowned and can’t fight back, then they swallow them whole.
Nikki Haley heckled in South Carolina rally as she calls for Iran war
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley was heckled in her home state on Sunday as she promoted war with Iran.
Taylor Swift’s boyfriend beat my beloved Ravens!! Dang it. Go Detroit!!
re: #6 Patricia Kayden
Taylor Swift’s boyfriend beat my beloved Ravens!! Dang it. Go Detroit!!
19th Century Fox throwing a fit, yet?
re: #5 Joe Bacon ✅
Nikki Haley heckled in South Carolina rally as she calls for Iran war
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley was heckled in her home state on Sunday as she promoted war with Iran.
You first, Tricky Nikki.
re: #5 Joe Bacon ✅
I just heard some sound on the tv in the next room: Nikki Haley proclaiming that New Hampshire was “first in the nation, not last in the nation!” Wild cheering.
How does she come up with such clever lines?
re: #9 jaunte
I just heard some sound on the tv in the next room: Nikki Haley proclaiming that New Hampshire was “first in the nation, not last in the nation!” Wild cheering.
How does she come up with such clever lines?
Guess she’s ignoring what went down in Iowa…
re: #9 jaunte
I just heard some sound on the tv in the next room: Nikki Haley proclaiming that New Hampshire was “first in the nation, not last in the nation!” Wild cheering.
How does she come up with such clever lines?
“And I’m here to tell ya that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west!!!”
re: #1 Dangerman
What do you think happened next,??
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if it’s in Australia that bird need to watch the fuck out…
re: #10 Joe Bacon ✅
I didn’t understand what she was talking about, but I REALLY didn’t understand how that was an applause line.
re: #13 jaunte
I didn’t understand what she was talking about, but I REALLY didn’t understand how that was an applause line.
Republicans say the darndest things, don’t they?
re: #14 Ace Rothstein
War with Iran.
No.
I have no more children that Republicans can send to war.
If Republicans want war that bad then they need to send all of their kids 18 and over to the front line.
The media are really, really, really trying to hype Nikki Haley up into a Trump competitor and make her out to be one of those mythical “moderate” conservatives.
re: #17 Charles Johnson
The media are really, really, really trying to hype Nikki Haley up into a Trump competitor and make her out to be one of those mythical “moderate” conservatives.
The only thing moderate about Tricky Nikki is her intelligence.
She’s lying by omission.
“…In 2010, Haley co-sponsored a bill proposing that life begins at fertilization, with due process and equal protection both applying to embryos, essentially imposing a complete ban on abortion. The bill, which died in committee, did not include any exceptions — not for rape, incest or the life and health of the mother.
……….
While campaigning for president, Haley has so far largely dodged specifics on questions about the number of weeks at which abortion should be federally banned.
While campaigning for president, Haley has so far largely dodged specifics on questions about the number of weeks at which abortion should be federally banned.
How can we go to war with Iran if Biden depleted the military?
Nikki Haley’s history on abortion policy includes backing strict bans in S.C.
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re: #17 Charles Johnson
The media are really, really, really trying to hype Nikki Haley up into a Trump competitor and make her out to be one of those mythical “moderate” conservatives.
Nikki Haley has precisely ONE virtue as a (Republican) candidate: she ISN’T Donald Trump.
Otherwise, she’s just another Red-state Party hack.
re: #17 Charles Johnson
The media are really, really, really trying to hype Nikki Haley up into a Trump competitor and make her out to be one of those mythical “moderate” conservatives.
Trump needs someone to beat up on.
re: #23 Eclectic Cyborg
That is how bullies operate.
re: #17 Charles Johnson
The media are really, really, really trying to hype Nikki Haley up into a Trump competitor and make her out to be one of those mythical “moderate” conservatives.
I actually do not have a problem with that.
As a registered Republican because there is no other option, I encourage any action that destroys the GOP from the inside. And encourage little Nikki to draw that out for as long as she can.
re: #13 jaunte
I didn’t understand what she was talking about, but I REALLY didn’t understand how that was an applause line.
NH was the first primary in the nation and Trump was trying to make it the last.
re: #22 Jay C
Nikki Haley has precisely ONE virtue as a (Republican) candidate: she ISN’T Donald Trump.
Otherwise, she’s just another Red-state Party hack.
She has 2 others: she’s not Vivek and she’s not DeSanctimonious.
re: #25 Backwoods Sleuth
I agree. She is a “reasonable” choice.
re: #27 Joe Bacon ✅
“Let’s see how an unknown congressman— nobody ever heard of this guy,” Trump joked to the crowd on Saturday. “Let’s see how he does. He might beat Biden; wouldn’t that be nice? I think that the Democrats should vote for the congressman just to send a signal: you don’t abandon us like that. Nobody’s going to abandon New Hampshire!”
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No, New Hampshire, you’re still first! We would never abandon you!
Lots of victim-feeling being manipulated.
re: #27 Joe Bacon ✅
Meanwhile this DORK…
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A motherfucker too stupid to know a parody account is too stupid to be President.
re: #11 Ace Rothstein
“And I’m here to tell ya that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west!!!”
Wild cheering!
Going by the last thread it seems I’m luckier than most for a change (the letters disqualified in the first two didn’t really leave many options that made sense)
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re: #17 Charles Johnson
The media are really, really, really trying to hype Nikki Haley up into a Trump competitor and make her out to be one of those mythical “moderate” conservatives.
Or a horse. They’d really like a horse.
re: #13 jaunte
I didn’t understand what she was talking about, but I REALLY didn’t understand how that was an applause line.
Deep feelings of irrelevance and inadequacy seeking validation from political hacks
re: #39 Patricia Kayden
uh, who said you were getting an inheritance, Junior?
re: #40 Joe Bacon ✅
uh, who said you were getting an inheritance, Junior?
Junior and his brothers are probably already taking a page from the family book and planning of shelving Donald in a home the moment they suspect he becomes a liability to generating income for their their various grifts.
How about that Mononeon song up top, by the way? It’s pretty great stuff, shows a real evolution in his songwriting; it’s pop, sort of, but with interesting chord changes and an insanely deep groove. Catchy as fuck.
re: #42 Charles Johnson
How about that Mononeon song up top, by the way? It’s pretty great stuff, shows a real evolution in his songwriting; it’s pop, sort of, but with interesting chord changes and an insanely deep groove. Catchy as fuck.
Doesn’t he play with Knower sometimes?
re: #43 Unabogie
Doesn’t he play with Knower sometimes?
IIRC, not long ago, Charles posted a Knower vid with MN on bass and the vocalist was wearing a RadioShack work polo lol.
Took a nap during the first half…apparently so did the 49ers.
re: #48 darthstar
Took a nap during the first half…apparently so did the 49ers.
Let’s hope they stay asleep. 😎
You know it’s coming because of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. The stupidest most futile boycott to ever come down the pike.
BOYCOTT THE SUPER BOWL!!!
re: #49 GlutenFreeJesus
Our friend Carbon tells us when the heat is too hot.
If minors had legal rights, they’d have the right to sex education.
Duty to warn
re: #47 Patricia Kayden
But wouldn’t FB have gotten in some serious shit for not complying with a warrant?
re: #49 GlutenFreeJesus
Do Amazon cookware reviews trigger anyone else? This is a perfect example. Why are you using a grill pan on medium high heat to cook pancakes?!?!
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Sorry if this makes me look like a snob. But come on. 😂
It makes you look like a person who has cooked more than once.
She didn’t season her cast iron. If it was a decent pan, the handle would be cast with the rest of it, not riveted on later.
Is she going for semi-waffles?
re: #54 Eclectic Cyborg
But wouldn’t FB have gotten in some serious shit for not complying with a warrant?
Yes, they could have had to do a court battle, like other places have. They chose not to, so this is a warning to anyone else that might think of communicating something urgent through Facebook.
Speaking of Facebook, someone was trying to do a password reset to my account. Luckily, I have 2FA on it.
I do want to see a Lions/Chiefs Superb Owl. But then, I’d be torn.
I’d rather see Detroit win - they deserve it.
But, Oh, I’d dearly love to have Baby Benjy get his face rubbed in his Swiftie hate too.
re: #58 William Lewis
Well at least there’d be a plus side no matter what.
re: #49 GlutenFreeJesus
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Sorry if this makes me look like a snob. But come on. 😂
It does not make you look like a snob.
It does make me look bad - because it’s hard to see things properly with one eye twitching erratically at the sight of that… ;)
All of these local Republican ads are running on “secure the borders”.
This is North Carolina.
re: #23 Eclectic Cyborg
Trump needs someone to beat up on.
i just don’t see this at all. panel discussion on msnbc today went out of its way to point out that haley’s positions are mostly still hard-right. now cnn has a bad habit of horse racing.
I know they’ve got some stupid ass hip hop act for the Superbowl halftime show but they would be forgiven if they updated the act to give her 90 seconds on stage singing.
re: #65 darthstar
I know they’ve got some stupid ass hip hop act for the Superbowl halftime show but they would be forgiven if they updated the act to give her 90 seconds on stage singing.
It’s Usher.
re: #55 wrenchwench
It’s actually a non-stick hard anodized pan. She’s cooking on it like it’s cast iron though. 😂
I had no problem with mine I just got today. :)
Oops. Rotation.
For those that might be in the mood? Some coastal photography from that last trip up the coast.
re: #83 Decatur Deb
I’ve buried three of my voter registration volunteers this year.
Wow, sorry to hear that.
Hell of a roller-coaster in San Fran
The Washington Post is doing a better job than most media at differentiating partisan mischief from legitimate politics. pic.twitter.com/hsZmXGkYLS
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) January 28, 2024
re: #54 Eclectic Cyborg
If they can tell Canada’s lawmakers to piss up a rope they can ignore any law enforcement below the federal level.
In case you’re wondering what I’m talking about, Canada tried to force Facebook to abide by Canadian content regulations. Facebook responded by refusing to allow any news about Canada to appear on Facebook.
re: #67 GlutenFreeJesus
It’s actually a non-stick hard anodized pan. She’s cooking on it like it’s cast iron though. 😂
I had no problem with mine I just got today. :)
Oops. Rotation.
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Grill pans of all sizes were always popular when my husband was dealing cast iron.
His best customer would come over once a week, have a cup of coffee, and trade weed he grew for cast iron my husband found, bought, and seasoned. His collection was over 300 pieces.
re: #66 Belafon
It’s Usher.
Didn’t he do it with the candlestick in the library? Jesus…and I thought Mars Whatshisface was bad.
re: #74 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
Hell of a roller-coaster in San Fran
Yeah…apparently they woke up for he second half. Now everyone I know on facebook will be insufferable for the next two weeks.
I did not realize that Hoopla has a Great Courses binge pass good for 7 days of unlimited viewing—presumably on Wondrium. I couldn’t find out because my library patron is at its borrowing limit for the day.
re: #81 Dave In Austin
Well, lets have a song, Lauren.
re: #81 Dave In Austin
She is pretty fitting for the right: Marry the guy who exposed himself when you’re young, don’t finish school, get pregnant early, and grift.
re: #82 jaunte
Well, lets have a song, Lauren.
Well, she’s certainly going to be singing the blues by Election Day…
Evidently today’s Wordle luck left little for tomorrow’s Wordle…
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re: #73 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Wow, sorry to hear that.
I’ve buried three jehova’s witness door bell ringers this year. It was actually only two, but some feral dogs dug one up and I had to do a quick replotting, so I’m counting it.
re: #81 Dave In Austin
yeah Scott, get back to me when you send your teenage daughter around to the show with instructions to rub one out for her date….
re: #76 Romantic Heretic
I’m Canadian. I knew what you were talking about. 😉
‘9ers first lead of the game, 20 unanswered points
This is truly a Detroit Lions story
re: #81 Dave In Austin
I don’t think Boebert’s skills transfer like that.
re: #62 jaunte
Dems should play ads with Republicans genuflecting to Trump by scuttling the border deal. Lay the blame for any “crisis” at their feet.
Cooking suggestions from a Golden Retriever
SAVE TIME WHEN YOU COOK KALE BY USING BUTTER SO IT SLIDES RIGHT INTO THE GARBAGE OFF YOUR PLATE FOLLOW BEAKER FOR MORE TIME SAVING IDEAS
— Bunsen and BEAKER (@bunsenbernerbmd) January 28, 2024
Lions just went for it on 4 and 3 despite being in FG range and failed.
And the Lions blow another 4th down conversion.
Stick a fork in ‘em…..
re: #96 Captain Magic
And the Lions blow another 4th down conversion.
Stick a fork in ‘em…..
Such a stupid call at a time like that in a game like this.
re: #94 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
😂 Kale is delicious when well seasoned and cooked till it’s soft. I love it.
re: #98 jaunte
The Hollywood designers of alien makeup don’t have to go far for a good look.
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That eye looks so human, but the black dot at the same level was throwing me off.
re: #93 wrenchwench
Seriously looks like a cartoon character
27 unanswered points now.
One hell of a collapse.
re: #101 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
Seriously looks like a cartoon character
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Nostrils? (The black dots.)
re: #56 Belafon
Yes, they could have had to do a court battle, like other places have. They chose not to, so this is a warning to anyone else that might think of communicating something urgent through Facebook.
call me old-fashioned, but… what about the telephone? I mean, people still know how to do that, right?
re: #105 sagehen
call me old-fashioned, but… what about the telephone? I mean, people still know how to do that, right?
You mean the camera I carry in my pocket?
It can make phone calls?
re: #105 sagehen
call me old-fashioned, but… what about the telephone? I mean, people still know how to do that, right?
Yes, but the telephone requires both parties to be available unless they want to leave messages, which the state could have asked the phone companies for.
I’m just going to say this is on Republicans.
What an epic collapse from the Detroit Lions. I don’t know what the San Francisco coaching staff said to the players at halftime, but holy hell, it looks like it worked.
Draw this clock face. It says BROMO SELTZER where the numbers go.
You might lose points on the cognition test.
That’s all folks.
KC / San Fran in the Superb Owl.
Pft. Well, not a lot of care though I can root for KC in the sense of wanting to fuck with the fascists.
My sister’s husband is a lifelong Lions fan, from the area too.
just had text exchange:
Me: 27 unanswered points
Her: This is horrible, they can’t end it like this
Me: This is the Detroit Lions, of course they can end it like this
Her: Brian said that is what everyone is gonna say. No surprise, it’s the Lions
The last football game Dad watched before he died was the Denver Broncos (he was a lifelong fan) beating the Kansas City Chiefs.
Leave it to the Detroit Lions to throw away a game in the most spectacular fashion.
re: #116 Nerdy Fish
Leave it to the Detroit Lions to throw away a game in the most spectacular fashion.
Ughhhhhhh!!!
re: #81 Dave In Austin
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There is a decimal point or two missing from Scott’s made up IQ.
re: #65 darthstar
I know they’ve got some stupid ass hip hop act for the Superbowl halftime show but they would be forgiven if they updated the act to give her 90 seconds on stage singing.
The halftime act doesn’t get paid anything. The NFL figures the 2 billion+ people watching is more than worth it for you to do it for free.
I skied at Sunlight today. jaunte knows the place well. The Director of Ski Patrol got off work early so she could watch the game. She grew up in Michigan. I saw her in the lodge bar at the end of the ski day and we hugged, she was wearing a Lions jersey.
I feel bad for her right now.
re: #124 Ace Rothstein
The halftime act doesn’t get paid anything. The NFL figures the 2 billion+ people watching is more than worth it for you to do it for free.
I think the entertainer has to pay for the show.
The Lions are RollRicks. They will always let you down, make you cry & hurt you.
re: #125 Joe Bacon ✅
“When do you wake up?”
“E.”
“When do you take a coffee break?”
“E, E, and E.”
“And dinner?”
“E.”
“To bed?”
“E.”
re: #126 teleskiguy
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re: #131 teleskiguy
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re: #81 Dave In Austin
Sorry Randall, Twitter post…
We’re not mad. We’re laughing at your stupid fuckin’ nazi fascist face.
Pro tip: Only the most insecure motherfuckers have their IQs (which is junk science) in their usernames.— Elon Musk Blows Goats | @teleskiguy.bsky.social (@ballfootski) January 29, 2024
re: #129 jaunte
“When do you wake up?”
“E.”
“When do you take a coffee break?”
“E, E, and E.”
“And dinner?”
“E.”
“To bed?”
“E.”
And I’ll meet you at E. E.
WHICH E. E.? 😵💫
re: #134 teleskiguy
I’m curious how many young women know that Lauren Boebert even exists, vs. the inescapable Taylor Swift.
re: #135 Joe Bacon ✅
“Do you wake up in the middle of the night?”
“Y?”
re: #136 jaunte
I’m curious how many young women know that Lauren Boebert even exists, vs. the inescapable Taylor Swift.
It’s a post made by a guy who is looking at physical attributes, and not at the actual qualities of the person.
Small town roadhouse eight beers down squinting closing time Taylor Swift.
re: #134 teleskiguy
Sorry Randall, Twitter post…
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Treating a politician like a pop star is not only some kind of creepy, but it misses the point of representative politics completely
re: #140 Dangerman
Treating a politician like a pop star is not only some kind of creepy, but it misses the point of representative politics completely
The cultists think they are the same thing.
Once again everyone forgets the ending to Detroittown- “Forget it, Jake. They are the Detroit Lions.”
re: #134 teleskiguy
Sorry Randall, Twitter post…
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Scott is too stupid to know what “187” means in California…
I’m 6’3” and have a 190 IQ. I am superior.
One of my assemblers is 6’9”, is an Eagle Scout, and is one of the most kind thoughtful people I’ve met in some time.
re: #141 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
The cultists think they are the same thing.
Hence why she came in fifth?
re: #136 jaunte
I’m curious how many young women know that Lauren Boebert even exists, vs. the inescapable Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swift has 267 million Instagram followers.
re: #81 Dave In Austin
I was assuming Scott was a parody.
re: #141 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
just like a large majority of the people and ideas that set the RW off, who gives a shit if Taylor Swift is dating a Kansas City Chief? She’s a shrewd business woman who is reviving local economies when she has a show in their town. Got control back over her music and her image. Shows as an example to an entire generation of women that they can be successful on their own and that their hopes and dreams and work are just as valid as anyone else. To watch the RW attempt to perform a personality crucifixion on her is just fucking laughable as they try to “cancel” her. It’s like the White Christian Nationalists are so busy eating their own seed corn that they have no idea that they’ll be starving soon.
dumb, stupid, hateful… and way out of their league.
re: #145 Dangerman
Hence why she came in fifth?
Yeah: poor ratings for the latest album: maybe she should go back to her roots and re-do a few of the classics that got her on the charts in first place - like showing up at the next caucus strapped with a bunch of guns and loudly bleating about the Second Amendment…
re: #152 TedStriker
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‘Cause it’s 187 on an undercover cop.
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Love that movie.
re: #149 piratedan
Swift is Biden’s ace in the hole this year. And they know it.
This is some really sorry shit. No wonder the godless portion of the population continues to grow by leaps and bounds.
Guillotines For A Better America
“This happens far too often, especially on Sundays when the church crowds show up. They are some of the worst people to deal with at any restaurant, not just because of this, but because they are often rude, demanding, inconsiderate, and just horrible people tbh…then to cap off that delightful experience, they either don’t tip much (or at all), or they pull this shit…Every sever I ever worked with hated the after church crowds with a passion.”
re: #144 teleskiguy
I’m 6’3” and have a 190 IQ. I am superior.
One of my assemblers is 6’9”, is an Eagle Scout, and is one of the most kind thoughtful people I’ve met in some time.
When hiking at Philmont Scout ranch in 2008, the first camp had a band inside a small building. I got to stand behind a 6 ft 9 Eagle Scout from Reading PA.
re: #134 teleskiguy
Sorry Randall, Twitter post…
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Boebies. I like that it’s so close to Boobies.
re: #159 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
Breakfast joints all over the western United States deal with this shit every Sunday. I know. I eat breakfast by myself at the local flat top greasy spoon diner near me on select Sundays, and some of these church people are fucken insufferable. And their kids are sitting next to them.
re: #159 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
This is some really sorry shit. No wonder the godless portion of the population continues to grow by leaps and bounds.
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Guillotines For A Better America
“This happens far too often, especially on Sundays when the church crowds show up. They are some of the worst people to deal with at any restaurant, not just because of this, but because they are often rude, demanding, inconsiderate, and just horrible people tbh…then to cap off that delightful experience, they either don’t tip much (or at all), or they pull this shit…Every sever I ever worked with hated the after church crowds with a passion.”
Yeah, I waited tabled in the later 1970s and this was very much a part of the after-church folks arsenal. I preferred the drunk high school students on Friday and Saturday nights who filled drink glasses with coins. They were a pain, but they tipped.
re: #159 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
Just remember to throw this part into the collection plate.
re: #159 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
They really don’t get that they’re some of the most anti-Christian filth in America.
re: #165 jaunte
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Just remember to throw this part into the collection plate.
“Oh, he does?! Where do I go to collect? Oh, right, the church that judges me for being poor and keeps pressing me for money every time I sit down in the pews. Gotcha.”
I think this means we have to root for the Chiefs
2020 Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers
2020 Presidential Election
Joe Biden vs Donald Trump
2024 Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers
2024 Presidential Election
Joe Biden vs Donald Trump— Nick Field (@nick_field90) January 29, 2024
re: #159 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
This is some really sorry shit. No wonder the godless portion of the population continues to grow by leaps and bounds.
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It’s the phoniness of right wing Xtians. They’re the biggest phonies in the world.
re: #163 teleskiguy
Breakfast joints all over the western United States deal with this shit every Sunday. I know. I eat breakfast by myself at the local flat top greasy spoon diner near me on select Sundays, and some of these church people are fucken insufferable. And their kids are sitting next to them.
And they make a show out of praying over their food. Which is why I keep both Beats in my ears and turn up the music to drown their bullshiting out.
In an article about cities giving money to low income citizens that get mostly spent on food and housing and how it helps them:
While Austin was the first city in Texas to test a basic income program, it’s not the only city. But not everyone in the state supports them.
Last week, State Sen. Paul Bettencourt sent a letter to the state’s attorney general asking him to declare a new program in Houston unconstitutional.
Harris County, which includes Houston, earlier this month launched a guaranteed basic income program that gives low-income residents up to $500 a month.
The program’s attorney told the Houston Chronicle that Bettencourt was “more focused on political games and weaponizing government institutions than making life better for the people of Harris County.”
re: #165 jaunte
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Just remember to throw this part into the collection plate.
oh I would toss that whole fake bill in the plate to piss those fools off!
God provides…but only the bare minimum, only if he thinks you really need it, and only if you kiss his ass. Supplies limited, hurry while it lasts!
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Some people really know how to celebrate.
One of the stupidest things around is the idea of an expiration date on something like a cup of dehydrated ramen soup. We sell this semi-high end brand “Mike’s Mighty Good Craft Ramen” (rolls eyes) it’s good enough and not as salty but yeah, the marketing is a bit OTT. So like 13 cups of the vegetable flavor ramen (not the miso, alas) at $3.50 a pop are “out of date” as of yesterday so they were pulled to throw away. Say what? But apparently if the guests see the dates, they whine. So I’ll snarf them. A little mushroom or chicken in it and it’s a nice fast meal & when the boy’s visiting he’ll even cook it too.
I made meatloaf the other day, and did you know that a sleeve of crackers is two cups crushed?
re: #175 William Lewis
One of the stupidest things around is the idea of an expiration date on something like a cup of dehydrated ramen soup. We sell this semi-high end brand “Mike’s Mighty Good Craft Ramen” (rolls eyes) it’s good enough and not as salty but yeah, the marketing is a bit OTT. So like 13 cups of the vegetable flavor ramen (not the miso, alas) at $3.50 a pop are “out of date” as of yesterday so they were pulled to throw away. Say what? But apparently if the guests see the dates, they whine. So I’ll snarf them. A little mushroom or chicken in it and it’s a nice fast meal & when the boy’s visiting he’ll even cook it too.
Back in the days of yore, when we were owned by a company that budgeted enough for us to get regular shipments of stuff for our market, it was pretty common in the winter for us to see a box in the back labeled “Free to a good home” of various bags of chips and other items that had gone “out of date” at the same time. The only thing more ridiculous was when there’d be a guest who’d grab a bag that had “out of date” perhaps a day or two prior and ask me if they could have it for free or reduced price.
re: #177 Targetpractice
Back in the days of yore, when we were owned by a company that budgeted enough for us to get regular shipments of stuff for our market, it was pretty common in the winter for us to see a box in the back labeled “Free to a good home” of various bags of chips and other items that had gone “out of date” at the same time. The only thing more ridiculous was when there’d be a guest who’d grab a bag that had “out of date” perhaps a day or two prior and ask me if they could have it for free or reduced price.
Apparently this only really became a thing for anything other than stuff that really spoils when Pepsi started putting dates on soda and making ads about it. As if their sugar water could actually go bad! SMDH.
I can remember chocolate bars getting the cocoa fat separating out from heat and some chips that were really really old going stale but we’re talking years old usually. Otherwise it’s only C ration level stuff that gets nasty.
re: #168 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
I think this means we have to root for the Chiefs
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re: #179 sagehen
and if she does, then that’s cool. I have no idea why this is such a big deal to so many people… is the media going apeshit…. yes, but cripes they go apeshit all the damn time, for fucks sake, I can remember the Chris Evert/Jimmy Connors stuff, this is easy shit for them to generate copy on that will serve as clickbait, for those in support and against, hence why they do it.
She is happy that her boyfriend is doing great, supports him, cheers for him. Isn’t that what anyone in a relationship should want? Just normal behavior, it’s not like she bought the fucking team and decided to change the uniforms and the team name.
As a fan, I would rather see images of her cheering than shots of old white dudes that own the franchises in crypt-keeper mode. Its easily more tolerable than watching a former official explain away why what everyone sees as a penalty not get a flag thrown, that kind of league ass-covering for thee officials is kind of lame, although I will grant you the notion of seeing these plays unfold in real time and getting it right all the time is a damn difficult ask.
re: #178 William Lewis
Apparently this only really became a thing for anything other than stuff that really spoils when Pepsi started putting dates on soda and making ads about it. As if their sugar water could actually go bad! SMDH.
I can remember chocolate bars getting the cocoa fat separating out from heat and some chips that were really really old going stale but we’re talking years old usually. Otherwise it’s only C ration level stuff that gets nasty.
Yeah, seen plenty of Steve1989MREInfo’s videos to know that the US Army’s food preservation techniques left a lot to be desired. Granted that he’s dealing with a lot of C-Rats that are eons old by now, but still you question what genius thought that putting acidic foods in plain steel cans was a good idea. On the other hand, it wasn’t until I started watching his videos that I learned canned bread and canned bacon were a thing.
Donations to abortion funds have fallen significantly after a surge in donations in the immediate aftermath of Dobbs. This means they can’t help all the women who need assistance to travel out-of-state for an abortion. I make a monthly donation to the Chicago Abortion Fund; please consider making a donation to the abortion fund of your choice.
re: #182 No Malarkey!
Donations to abortion funds have fallen significantly after a surge in donations in the immediate aftermath of Dobbs. This means they can’t help all the women who need assistance to travel out-of-state for an abortion. I make a monthly donation to the Chicago Abortion Fund; please consider making a donation to the abortion fund of your choice.
The complacency has started setting in again. “They’re not coming for me, so I’m safe.” Women who live in blue and purple states are figuring that the Dems in the state capital won’t ban abortion so they’re not at risk. This is how Repubs eventually institute a national ban, by coming up with some language on the national plank about “states rights” or “local control,” then when they get the numbers ramming through a bill while telling folks “If the voters didn’t want it, they wouldn’t have elected us.”
re: #182 No Malarkey!
Donations to abortion funds have fallen significantly after a surge in donations in the immediate aftermath of Dobbs. This means they can’t help all the women who need assistance to travel out-of-state for an abortion. I make a monthly donation to the Chicago Abortion Fund; please consider making a donation to the abortion fund of your choice.
Looking at some of the numbers, the amounts being donated now are not much different from what was being donated before Dodds. The real problem appears to be that abortions now cost 2-3 times as much because of having to transport women out of state. Those are numbers tha require a lot more money to be donated.
re: #183 Targetpractice
The complacency has started setting in again. “They’re not coming for me, so I’m safe.” Women who live in blue and purple states are figuring that the Dems in the state capital won’t ban abortion so they’re not at risk. This is how Repubs eventually institute a national ban, by coming up with some language on the national plank about “states rights” or “local control,” then when they get the numbers ramming through a bill while telling folks “If the voters didn’t want it, they wouldn’t have elected us.”
Democrats have to get the message out that Republicans don’t even have to pass a bill to ban abortion nationally, but only elect Trump. His FDA will pull the abortion pill from the market, and his AG will interpret the Comstock Act as banning abortion nationwide.
re: #183 Targetpractice
The complacency has started setting in again. “They’re not coming for me, so I’m safe.” Women who live in blue and purple states are figuring that the Dems in the state capital won’t ban abortion so they’re not at risk. This is how Repubs eventually institute a national ban, by coming up with some language on the national plank about “states rights” or “local control,” then when they get the numbers ramming through a bill while telling folks “If the voters didn’t want it, they wouldn’t have elected us.”
Maybe. But I also expect it to be a major campaign issue. And the SCOTUS will hand some more rage with its review of FDA approval for the medication aportions that will come out this summer. I think a lot of women will be pissed as hell and will not be compacent. Not when the SCOTUS takes away ther right to the plls.
re: #186 silverdolphin
Maybe. But I also expect it to be a major campaign issue. And the SCOTUS will hand some more rage with its review of FDA approval for the medication aportions that will come out this summer. I think a lot of women will be pissed as hell and will not be compacent. Not when the SCOTUS takes away ther right to the plls.
I remain hopeful this will not happen, because of the can of worms it would open allowing challenge of any FDA approval of any drug.
re: #54 Eclectic Cyborg
But wouldn’t FB have gotten in some serious shit for not complying with a warrant?
This is less FB’s fault as it is the medieval draconian legal hellscape of post-Dobbs America
re: #83 JC1
People should just use Signal to communicate.
I have been told that it is secure, and have friends who use it exclusively for personal messaging.
re: #82 jaunte
Well, lets have a song, Lauren.
The Beetlejuice Soundtrack accompanied by a kazoo orchestra.
re: #188 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
This is less FB’s fault as it is the medieval draconian legal hellscape of post-Dobbs America
Yep, women and their loved ones in red states who need abortions need to learn how to cover their tracks, because they are going to be prosecuted. You don’t use social media, and you use a burner phone paid for with cash if necessary and destroy it after you’re done.
re: #99 Patricia Kayden
😂 Kale is delicious when well seasoned and cooked till it’s soft. I love it.
Germans eat kale in the wintertime. It is anything but trendy, in fact it is seen as downright stodgy and old-school. But it is good with Pinkelwurst from Bremen. (btw Pinkelwurst translates literally as “pee sausage”)
re: #189 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I have been told that it is secure, and have friends who use it exclusively for personal messaging.
Signal is compromised. The code has been cracked by several law enforcement agencies. It’s ok for most people’s private needs (ie “adult” entertainment of each other shall we say) but don’t do anything they might get a warrant over.
The other current contender is called Session but it uses the Signal codebase and worse yet they are out of Australia which has a very nasty law that allows the government to force developers to put a backdoor into an app. If said developers tell about it, a 10 year vacation in Club Fed minimum will happen.
At this point, the only totally secure option remains TOR and things like TAILS built around it.
re: #190 silverdolphin
Biden put this ad up just a few days ago.
Rapes ending in pregnanciesThe campaign is not being complacent. It will not be forgotten.
We get a lot of “The Dems should say this!” when that is exactly what they are saying in their communications. The fact that it’s not a headline of the New York Times is because of the Times, not the Dems.
re: #187 No Malarkey!
I remain hopeful this will not happen, because of the can of worms it would open allowing challenge of any FDA approval of any drug.
I think what the SCOTUS is most likely to do is turn back some of the liberalization of prescribing the drugs. No more telemedicine, etc. They won’t turn over the original FDA ruling but make it harder to get the drug.
But the other drug used, Misoprostol, can also induce abortions by itself. It has been around too long and is important in too many other indications to be outlawed. But expect them to try.
I think what might be more likely to impact the FDA is the SCOTUS overturning Chevron. If no Executive office can regulate anything unless it is specifically supported by direct COngressional action. how can any drug be approved?
re: #177 Targetpractice
there’d be a guest who’d grab a bag that had “out of date” perhaps a day or two prior and ask me if they could have it for free or reduced price.
Our Lidl supermarket regularly does that with items: 30% off if it’s near expiration date. If it is meat, I often grab it and stash it in the freezer if I do not use it immediately.
Your Next Wordle seems to be lowering the batting average across the board.
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re: #195 ericblair
We get a lot of “The Dems should say this!” when that is exactly what they are saying in their communications. The fact that it’s not a headline of the New York Times is because of the Times, not the Dems.
Very wise words. Which is why I am glad that, even though it supports Nazis, the Biden-Harris HQ still is on Twitter (281K followers).And Threads (134K followers) They also have a site on Trump’s Truth Social (81K followers). 815K subscribe to him on Youtube. Not surprisingly he is not on TikTok. But he is using short form videos elsewhere. Here is this one to make sure we all know who was responsible for overturning Roe.
Here is an instagram video (17 million followers!!) that has 66k loves and 7000 comments. It is from his speech in South Carolina on the 27th. If you have not seen it, please find the time. And realize that Dark Brandon has this. This is from 1:32:33
Angry Biden is amazing and gets people’s attention (man, I never want him angry at me, although he would probably just be ‘disappointed’), even though he apologized shortly afterwards for getting angry. But he brought up abortion, education, the border, Trump’s mental decline, the lack of any spines in Republicans, etc.
Over the weekend they have been putting up clips of Nikki hitting Trump and even Republicans overspending!!
They have the videos for each of these.
“Haley says she doubts Trump’s mental cognition: @realDonaldTrump is clearly confused”
“Haley: In the 2024 appropriations budget, Republicans put in $7.4 billion worth of pet projects and earmarks. Democrats put in $2.8 billion. Now you tell me who the big spenders are”
“Rep. Pappas: Voters are rejecting a national abortion ban, but you still have Republicans saying they would support one. Democrats stand for a woman’s right to choose. Republicans cheered on the Dobbs decision that ripped away abortion rights and want to go further”
He is doing a great job getting his message out to the youngsters who do not read or follow the MSM. Better than Trump is.
re: #197 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Our Lidl supermarket regularly does that with items: 30% off if it’s near expiration date. If it is meat, I often grab it and stash it in the freezer if I do not use it immediately.
Learned all those little tricks while I was a poor graduate student. Day old bread could be reheated in a dampened paper bags. Sam with day old bagels. Our store put all the near exiration meats together making it easy. And ate a lot of turkey because it was so cheap.I even brought a manager over for milk that was about to expire and negotiated a price to take it off his hands.
re: #200 silverdolphin
Learned all those little tricks while I was a poor graduate student.
Ramen noodles used to be seven for a buck, eight if they were on sale.
That and some cabbage and tofu and eggs and I had dinner for a week.
re: #200 silverdolphin
Learned all those little tricks while I was a poor graduate student. Day old bread could be reheated in a dampened paper bags. Sam with day old bagels. Our store put all the near exiration meats together making it easy. And ate a lot of turkey because it was so cheap.I even brought a manager over for milk that was about to expire and negotiated a price to take it off his hands.
A lot of grocers around here have special bins for meat that is close to expiration with reduced prices on them. It’s the first place I hit when I do my main grocery shopping. I sometimes end up with pieces that are way too big and I have to play butcher to get the portions to reasonable sizes and then into my freezer but it’s worth it.
re: #197 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Our Lidl supermarket regularly does that with items: 30% off if it’s near expiration date. If it is meat, I often grab it and stash it in the freezer if I do not use it immediately.
Same at the local one as well. My only excuse is I’ve gotten lazy lately and haven’t been willing to drive as far. Loaf of bread for less than a $1? Yes please!
re: #201 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Ramen noodles used to be seven for a buck, eight if they were on sale.
That and some cabbage and tofu and eggs and I had dinner for a week.
Still like ramen - I was happy to snarf those “expired” ones up thread 😁
I look in over at new smax regularly to check out the latest RW talking points:
Gov. Burgum: Border a ‘Constitutional Crisis’
Doug Burgum is governor of North Fucking Dakota. Is he worried about hordes of roving Manitobangers and Saskachquawaches bringing cheap prescription drugs?
re: #204 William Lewis
Still like ramen - I was happy to snarf those “expired” ones up thread 😁
It used to be broke food for me, now it’s lazy food. That nice middle ground between “I don’t have the money to order a burger” and “But I don’t feel like standing over the stove for an hour.”
It is just amazingly sad how Ubereats/Doordash went from “I’m desperate for a cooked meal at 2am” to “I’d cook, but that means standing and I don’t feel like it tonight.”
re: #206 Targetpractice
It used to be broke food for me, now it’s lazy food. That nice middle ground between “I don’t have the money to order a burger” and “But I don’t feel like standing over the stove for an hour.”
It is just amazingly sad how Ubereats/Doordash went from “I’m desperate for a cooked meal at 2am” to “I’d cook, but that means standing and I don’t feel like it tonight.”
Oh, Yes. Or, I want a ‘Za and I’m willing to pay the $10 extra to be lazy and not drive and pick it up.
re: #203 Targetpractice
Same at the local one as well. My only excuse is I’ve gotten lazy lately and haven’t been willing to drive as far. Loaf of bread for less than a $1? Yes please!
Another trick I learned - from making friends with the butcher: the top sirloin cap steak. Around holidays, everyone wanted a top sirloin roast. To make this, the butchers remove the Top Sirlon Cap, a cut that has not been popular in the US. So the butchers end up with a whole bunch of these cuts and really few who would buy them. People were ignorant of what they were and did not like the way they looked.
But it is a great cut that, if treated properly, is my favorite steak. There are so many things you can do with them. So I could often negotiate a reasonable price for the 2-3 pound cut that I could divide and freeze. I came to love Christmas. More people know about them now but the butchers still do the same thing they did then - they will hide the steaks and then take them home for themselves if no one buys them
re: #206 Targetpractice
It used to be broke food for me, now it’s lazy food. That nice middle ground between “I don’t have the money to order a burger” and “But I don’t feel like standing over the stove for an hour.”
It is just amazingly sad how Ubereats/Doordash went from “I’m desperate for a cooked meal at 2am” to “I’d cook, but that means standing and I don’t feel like it tonight.”
Your last paragraph hits too close to home. I am trying to break the hold they have - actually fixed stroganoff using some Top Sirloin Cap Steak (see #208). So good.
And it also represents one of the huge compromises I have had to make to stay married - she does not like noodles so the Stroganoff is put over rice!! I have tried sometmes to make some noodles just for myself but I am also lazy.
re: #207 William Lewis
Oh, Yes. Or, I want a ‘Za and I’m willing to pay the $10 extra to be lazy and not drive and pick it up.
I tell myself that there is a not insignificant chance of getting ina wreck and ending up in the hospital. So that $10 extra is actually to keep me safe and healthy.
re: #206 Targetpractice
It used to be broke food for me, now it’s lazy food. That nice middle ground between “I don’t have the money to order a burger” and “But I don’t feel like standing over the stove for an hour.”
It is just amazingly sad how Ubereats/Doordash went from “I’m desperate for a cooked meal at 2am” to “I’d cook, but that means standing and I don’t feel like it tonight.”
They have a special service for gamers who don’t want to leave their screens for food: Baldur’s Dash
re: #211 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They have a special service for gamers who don’t want to leave their screens for food: Baldur’s Dash
re: #207 William Lewis
Oh, Yes. Or, I want a ‘Za and I’m willing to pay the $10 extra to be lazy and not drive and pick it up.
Or when working, the option to choose something other than “Cut-rate pizza joint” or “Cut-rate pizza joint.” Always amusing the looks people give me when I tell them there’s virtually nothing open during the hours I work, until I explain I work overnight and most places outside of the usual suspects (McDs/Taco Hell/etc) don’t stay open past 11pm. Hell, not even the Chinese food places stay open that late. I lived for the longest time on whatever cheap AF pizza joint catered to drunk college students.
re: #211 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They have a special service for gamers who don’t want to leave their screens for food: Baldur’s Dash
HAH! I have to remember that when my son visits next and he doesn’t want to leave his game to cook 🤣
re: #214 William Lewis
HAH! I have to remember that when my son visits next and he doesn’t want to leave his game to cook 🤣
Explain that they have an app that even lets them know to when knock during a lull in your game so you won’t have to leave an intense fight to answer the door.
X blocks searches for Taylor Swift after explicit AI images of her go viral
Translated:
Open sewer attempts to stem flood of poop
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re: #200 silverdolphin
Learned all those little tricks while I was a poor graduate student. Day old bread could be reheated in a dampened paper bags. Sam with day old bagels. Our store put all the near exiration meats together making it easy. And ate a lot of turkey because it was so cheap.I even brought a manager over for milk that was about to expire and negotiated a price to take it off his hands.
Day old bread? Fuck, I’ve still got a slice of one of those six bucks a bag loaves from Publix out in the kitchen. As soon as my thrown-out back lets me get out of bed (is there anything worse than navigating out of a bed when dealing with a bad back?), that’ll be breakfast. And it’s a week old.
re: #220 Dangerman
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re: #225 Randall Gross
Stats over appearance. Always. 😏
re: #81 Dave In Austin
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(Fwiw, “abstinence” is the word that eliminated me from the National Spelling Bee back in, well, the Eisenhower administration, so the proper spelling is burned, seared as it were, into my memory.)
re: #226 GlutenFreeJesus
Stats over appearance. Always. 😏
My son always makes fun of me as I level because I always wear best for class piece and never transmog, so I look like a patchwork clown until I hit level cap.
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re: #232 Shropshire Slasher
Dinner or supper?
Dinner is the biggest meal of the day, supper is the last meal of the day at least to the farmers here in the midwest, so you tell me 😉
re: #227 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
I would have sworn that Scott M Greer was parody. I’d have bet the farm on that. But I just googled him and he’s with the daily caller.
I’d have lost the farm.
A con artist who is accused of defrauding the US Army out of $100 million has been given the green light to retire with full benefits.Janet Yamanaka Mello, 57, who is currently under criminal investigation, brazenly claims she “earned” her civil servant retirement package despite allegedly using the funds to purchase over 30 homes, luxury cars, and jewelry through the seven-year-long scheme.
The military admitted that there is nothing that can be done to withhold Mello’s benefits from her as it’s protected under a federal law that was held up in government bureaucracy.
“The command has no authority to impact Ms. Mello’s retirement,” an Army spokesperson told the San Antonio Express-News.
“In accordance with 5 U.S. Code Section 8312, an individual may be denied an annuity or retired pay on the basis of the service of the individual, if the individual is convicted of treason, rebellion or insurrection, or other similar offenses. There is no similar statutory authority for denying retired pay based on a conviction of other offenses.”
re: #222 steve_davis
Day old bread? Fuck, I’ve still got a slice of one of those six bucks a bag loaves from Publix out in the kitchen. As soon as my thrown-out back lets me get out of bed (is there anything worse than navigating out of a bed when dealing with a bad back?), that’ll be breakfast. And it’s a week old.
French toast. Best with stale bread
re: #80 steve_davis
I did not realize that Hoopla has a Great Courses binge pass good for 7 days of unlimited viewing—presumably on Wondrium. I couldn’t find out because my library patron is at its borrowing limit for the day.
Kanopy, too, and not just Great Courses. It works for any series—they set a reasonable time limit.
re: #228 Randall Gross
This is Pokémon Go so there’s no stats. But I always like looking as ridiculous as possible in any games. :)
re: #81 Dave In Austin
OMG. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. That’s too funny.
Time for folks to be more like E Jean Carroll:
via @IsaacDovere (Twitter):
E. Jean Carroll tells
@PoppyHarlowCNN
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@CNNThisMorning
that preparing to see Trump in the courtroom was “terrifying.”Then on actually seeing him there:
“There he was, and he was nothing. He had no power. … He’s an emperor without clothes. He’s like looking at nothing.”
The GOP loves themselves a fascist bully, and he’s a house of cards falling apart. He’s already on the hook for nearly $100 million in defamation case, another $370 million likely in the NYS fraud case, and the criminal cases are still pending. This is the standard bearer? He’s a fucking rapist, fraud, and soon to be felon. This isn’t a party of law and order. It’s a cult that will see Trump ruin the entire GOP and I’m here for it.
The GOP is a bunch of fascists, Christian white nationalists, and supports a kakistocracy and kleptocracy while using the same laws that they complain about to punish their enemies for BS claims while covering up actual crimes by their own party.
I know you are running out now to go buy one.
Customers at Home Depot were delighted to discover the home improvement store is now selling a medieval sword similar to one used in a famed 1990s Best Picture winner.
“Reclaim your FREEDOM from the tyrannical English king with this authentic William Wallace sword,” Home Depot’s descri7ption of the product says.
The sword is a replica of the one used by Mel Gibson in the 1995 Oscar-winning film, “Braveheart.”
Fans of the film wasted no time filling the product’s Question and Answer section and reviews with jokes and references to the iconic film and other famous movies.
re: #241 lawhawk
The only feel good part of late…
Russia is a paper tiger.
Trump is the emperor with no clothes.
re: #244 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
The only feel good part of late…
Russia is a paper tiger.
Trump is the emperor with no clothes.
True dat.
Nonetheless, both are feeling cornered and low on options, with nothing to lose by lashing out and causing chaos.
re: #242 Shropshire Slasher
I know you are running out now to go buy one.
A long time ago I visited the Wallace Monument, a tower near Stirling. At the top of the tower was a museum which housed Wallace’s actual sword. Well, when I say, his “actual sword” it’s entirely possible it wasn’t his sword. Or maybe it was one of his swords. Or the sort of sword he would have wielded during one of his battles, or maybe it was a more modern replica of the sort of sword he might have wielded. I recall part of the exhibition was a receipt for the sword on display getting repaired back in the 1700s since the grip had degraded. Assuming the receipt was actually for the sword on display and not another sword entirely. Maybe.
Oh, and IIRC it wasn’t actually a claymore (claidheam-hmor or “great sword”), it was the sort of sword carried by equestrian nobility of Norman descent like Wallace and his contemporary, Robert the Bruce (de Bruys).
re: #245 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
True dat.
Nonetheless, both are feeling cornered and low on options, with nothing to lose by lashing out and causing chaos.
Very true. In the end, though, I don’t think either are going to “win”. And I absolutely love that the GOP is blowing its wad on trump. He’s the vampire that’s going to suck them dry and they’re the ones that are going to wind up being staked through the heart.
And now the latest from the Soviet Jesus Republic Of Oklahoma
Are we about to see Twitter (or “X”) pulled from Oklahoma? A new Senate Bill introduced by a Republican politician is so strict on distributing “unlawful” material that it might just force Twitter to close up shop in the state—or significantly restrict the kind of content available on the site.
This bill follows a recent North Carolina law that significantly impacted access to adult websites across the state. But Oklahoma’s new bill could be even further reaching than North Carolina’s controversial legislation. Here’s what you need to know about Oklahoma’s bill, and whether it could change the way citizens access Twitter.
What is Oklahoma’s S.B. 1976?
Set to be introduced on February 5, 2024, Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 1976 significantly emboldens the state’s restrictions on accessing and distributing material with sexual content. The law creates a new category, “unlawful pornography,” defined as “any visual depiction or individual image,” “play,” or “performance” portraying a wide range of sexually explicit acts.
These include “sexual intercourse which is normal or perverted,” “anal sodomy,” “sadomasochistic abuse,” “physical restraint such as binding or fettering in the context of sexual conduct,” oral sex, and the “lewd exhibition of the uncovered genitals, buttocks, or, if such person is female, the breast, for the purpose of sexual stimulation of the viewer.”
Under the bill, Oklahoma would ban the distribution of virtually any material that displays explicit sexual content if it lacks “serious literary, artistic, educational, political, or scientific purposes or value.” Additionally, Oklahoma would empower any citizen to open a lawsuit against an individual who “produces or distributes unlawful pornography” and/or “knowingly engages in conduct that aids or abets the production or distribution of unlawful pornography.”
“It appears to make viewing any sexually explicit or pornographic material illegal,” Sex Workers Outreach Project, a sex workers’ aid and advocacy organization, tweeted.
S.B. 1976 would certainly make it illegal for any Oklahoma resident to distribute “unlawful pornography,” unless the participants in question are married and sending each other sexts. But the addition of the word “view” to the bill has left much room for interpretation.
Violating this section would result in a county jail imprisonment for up to one year, a fine of no less than $2,000, or some mixture of both a fine and jail time. In other words, S.B. 1976 would threaten porn viewers, adult illustrators, sex workers creating adult content for OnlyFans, voice actors starring in lewd content, and even brick-and-mortar bookstores that offer material deemed to be “unlawfully” pornographic in nature.
If Oklahoma’s bill passes, its impact would be tremendous. Distributing porn would become illegal in the state. Material depicting sexual content between queer and trans individuals could be outlawed from bookstores because of the legal risk attached. It seems likely that Oklahoma Republicans would hunt down queer books and pull them from store shelves under such a law, given even brief depictions of queer sex in Gender Queer resulted in claims of the work being “pornographic” in nature. After all, in Virginia, conservatives already actively tried to ban Gender Queer from sale for this exact reason, while also targeting Sarah J. Maas’ YA fantasy work for its age-appropriate depictions of sex
re: #246 Nojay UK
I work with a guy who collects actual swords - some of which he has from Japan are ancient. He’s on some board of some sword society. Some of his swords look like my high quality knives (beautiful patterns on the blades). He has a lot of swords.
He bonded with my spousal unit who’s a materials engineer.
re: #134 teleskiguy
You can do a screen snip to keep it from being live, try it sometime, it only takes a few seconds. Snipping tool* is free in Windows, and there are a zillion Apple and Android apps for that.
* by default Snipping tool saves to (user directory) /pictures/screenshots & finding the snip is the hardest part of this so set that directory to Large Thumbnails, and pin it.
re: #244 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Trump is the emperor with no clothes.
That last statement has me running for the brain bleach.
re: #247 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Very true. In the end, though, I don’t think either are going to “win”.
I just hope they decide not to try and take as many of us with them as they can when they finally face up to the fact that they have lost…
re: #249 Joe Bacon ✅
And now the latest from the Soviet Jesus Republic Of Oklahoma
Those lawmakers are more obsessed with sexual deviance than the people who operate and visit these sites.
re: #249 Joe Bacon ✅
*sigh* So what’s the over/under on how long it is before we find out that one of the people connected to this bill has a stash of kiddie porn on their home computer?
re: #255 Targetpractice
*sigh* So what’s the over/under on how long it is before we find out that one of the people connected to this bill has a stash of kiddie porn on their home computer?
“for research purposes only!”
re: #255 Targetpractice
*sigh* So what’s the over/under on how long it is before we find out that one of the people connected to this bill has a stash of kiddie porn on their home computer?
Oklahoma
Right Wing Jesus
Republican
3 strikes and we know it’s only a matter of time before we find another Okie GOPer with the kiddy porn on the computer!
“Those aren’t furries!!! I’ve always been a big supporter of HS mascots.”
re: #258 Decatur Deb
“Those aren’t furries!!! I’ve always been a supporter of HS mascots.”
“But Alex Jones says that classrooms have litter boxes set up for them!”
re: #259 Joe Bacon ✅
“But Alex Jones says that classrooms have litter boxes set up for them!”
There are litter boxes in the bathroom.
re: #261 Shropshire Slasher
There are litter boxes in the bathroom.
To soak up blood in case of a shooting incident.
President Biden: Trump’s $2 trillion tax cut benefited the super wealthy. It was never paid for and completely blew up the federal deficit. We brought that deficit down pic.twitter.com/fOF2SBVWbl
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) January 28, 2024
Also, I hear they post on Truth Social.
Biden’s CVS-length receipt of achievements is completely ignored in the media b/c of his age. They literally could not care less about all he’s done (not to mention the strength of our economy). Covering him is BORING. They hate it. He’s a boner killer for their bottom line. https://t.co/21KkFSgguV
— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) January 28, 2024
re: #205 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I look in over at new smax regularly to check out the latest RW talking points:
Gov. Burgum: Border a ‘Constitutional Crisis’
Doug Burgum is governor of North Fucking Dakota. Is he worried about hordes of roving Manitobangers and Saskachquawaches bringing cheap prescription drugs?
Borders are sometimes there to keep people in. My ND parents would regularly caravan into Canada (Estevan or Regina) in the 90’s to pick up cheap prescriptions and dentures. I wonder if they felt the same thrill as their former bootlegger, uh, acquaintances.
re: #263 Belafon
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Also, I hear they post on Truth Social.
They do…at some point Trump will suspend the account.
re: #217 Eventual Carrion
It totally spanked me
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Indeed, such a lame word (and after yesterday’s).
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re: #227 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
I don’t doubt that Lauren can suck a basketball through a garden hose but is that the role model the GOP now wants for young women? What happened to all that abstinence stuff?
(Fwiw, “abstinence” is the word that eliminated me from the National Spelling Bee back in, well, the Eisenhower administration, so the proper spelling is burned, seared as it were, into my memory.)
Shiplord Kirel at the spelling bee:
Moderator: “Your word is abstinence.”
SK: “Can you use that in a sentence?”
M: “Abstinence is the level of sexual activity most teenage boys unwillingly have.”
re: #86 (((Archangel1)))
Evidently today’s Wordle luck left little for tomorrow’s Wordle…
Wordle 954 6/6
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Group: 3,3,4,5
re: #196 silverdolphin
I think what the SCOTUS is most likely to do is turn back some of the liberalization of prescribing the drugs. No more telemedicine, etc. They won’t turn over the original FDA ruling but make it harder to get the drug.
But the other drug used, Misoprostol, can also induce abortions by itself. It has been around too long and is important in too many other indications to be outlawed. But expect them to try.
I think what might be more likely to impact the FDA is the SCOTUS overturning Chevron. If no Executive office can regulate anything unless it is specifically supported by direct COngressional action. how can any drug be approved?
That isn’t exactly what ending Chevron deference will do. Currently courts defer to regulatory agencies interpretation of ambiguous legislation; ending Chevron means the courts will impose the interpretation they prefer, based on the individual judge’s or Justices’ ideological preference. So regulatory agencies will still be able to regulate, but they will be subjected to a lot more second guessing by judges.
Did the NYT replace the Wordle editor with Torquemada? Busted yesterday and 5 today.
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re: #227 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
I don’t doubt that Lauren can suck a basketball through a garden hose but is that the role model the GOP now wants for young women? What happened to all that abstinence stuff?
(Fwiw, “abstinence” is the word that eliminated me from the National Spelling Bee back in, well, the Eisenhower administration, so the proper spelling is burned, seared as it were, into my memory.)
Apparently Scott Greer is a parody account.
re: #272 No Malarkey!
That isn’t exactly what ending Chevron deference will do. Currently courts defer to regulatory agencies interpretation of ambiguous legislation*; ending Chevron means the courts will impose the interpretation they prefer, based on the individual judge’s or Justices’ ideological preference. So regulatory agencies will still be able to regulate, but they will be subjected to a lot more second guessing by judges.
* because the agencies were presumed to have the detailed and specific expertise that judges do not
Folks please be careful when answering a 223 area code number. As per find who calls you this number already has two FTC complaints against it and if you do a web search you are going to find stuff that goes back to 2015.
findwhocallsyou.com
“My advice to you is that you never disclose that you were on this jury and I won’t say anything more about it.”— U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, quoted by the Washington Post, to the jurors in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial.
it would be interesting, as a thought experiment, to create a fake persona and claim (or have it slip) to have been on the jury
then watch the reactions
re: #276 PhillyPretzel ✅
Folks please be careful when answering a 223 area code number. As per find who calls you this number already has two FTC complaints against it and if you do a web search you are going to find stuff that goes back to 2015.
findwhocallsyou.com
Any unknown number that calls my phone, I don’t even answer. Sometimes I cancel the call immediately, sometimes I just let it ring, but I never actually pick it up. I usually look up the numbers afterward; if the results don’t immediately show a business page, and they don’t leave a voice mail, I use my carrier’s “report spam” feature.
re: #278 Nerdy Fish
The number is blocked on my cell phone.
re: #281 Joe Bacon ✅
Do the scammers know who they are talking to? I do not think they do.
re: #275 Dangerman
* because the agencies were presumed to have the detailed and specific expertise that judges do not
But the Justices know that judges have far more expertise in novel Federalist Society legal theories than agencies do, so there!
re: #276 PhillyPretzel ✅
Folks please be careful when answering a 223 area code number. As per find who calls you this number already has two FTC complaints against it and if you do a web search you are going to find stuff that goes back to 2015.
findwhocallsyou.com
If I don’t recognize a number, I send it to voicemail.
re: #284 No Malarkey!
I usually let mine go there too especially on my landline. This one popped up on my cell.
re: #285 PhillyPretzel ✅
I usually let mine go there too especially on my landline. This one popped up on my cell.
I haven’t had a landline for years.
re: #278 Nerdy Fish
Any unknown number that calls my phone, I don’t even answer. Sometimes I cancel the call immediately, sometimes I just let it ring, but I never actually pick it up. I usually look up the numbers afterward; if the results don’t immediately show a business page, and they don’t leave a voice mail, I use my carrier’s “report spam” feature.
The iPhone has an option to send calls with numbers not on my contact list directly to voicemail. While this has caused some minor issues when expecting calls from people or offices I don’t yet have, overall, it has reduced the noise level essentially to zero.
re: #287 sizzzzlerz
The iPhone has an option to send calls with numbers not on my contact list directly to voicemail. While this has caused some minor issues when expecting calls from people or offices I don’t yet have, overall, it has reduced the noise level essentially to zero.
i used to never answer the phone if i didnt recognize the number.
now i get so many calls about dangermom i have to answer everything.
if any sort of spiel starts, i just hang up and block
re: #269 BlueSpotinAL ✅
Shiplord Kirel at the spelling bee:
Moderator: “Your word is abstinence.”
SK: “Can you use that in a sentence?”
M: “Abstinence is the level of sexual activity most teenage boys unwillingly have.”
Abstinence makes the Church grow fondlers!
re: #288 Dangerman
i used to never answer the phone if i didnt recognize the number.
now i get so many calls about dangermom i have to answer everything.
if any sort of spiel starts, i just hang up and block
It isn’t a perfect solution but it works for me where I usually have a handful of calls all day from numbers not in my book and of those, they turn out to be spam calls or calls I just don’t want to take at the time.
I just checked WHYY and it turns out that there is another scam involving PECO. A scammer is using those letters to get money from people.
whyy.org
re: #269 BlueSpotinAL ✅
Shiplord Kirel at the spelling bee:
Moderator: “Your word is abstinence.”
SK: “Can you use that in a sentence?”
M: “Abstinence is the level of sexual activity most teenage boys unwillingly have.”
My horror word (the one that lost our school team the Spelling Bee championship in the 8th grade) was “derogatory” (I spelled it with an extra r and I will never ever get over that)
re: #267 A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS
Indeed, such a lame word (and after yesterday’s).
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re: #296 GlutenFreeJesus
Now that is very interesting.
re: #296 GlutenFreeJesus
So, Smartmatic could make a case that Trump illegally accessed their computer systems. FBI could and should investigate for cybertheft.
It’s not yet another Trump attorney whose career will implode in a thermonuclear fire.
It’s the same cast of characters and specifically Sidney Powell who was directly involved.
And OAN is violating data protection and discovery rules too - because they’re still trying to cover up their role in aiding Trump and the seditious conspiracy.
re: #254 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Those lawmakers are more obsessed with sexual deviance than the people who operate and visit these sites.
I bet one can make the Bible fit those criteria. And sue to get all variants of it pulled from *all* the bookstores, especially the religious ones, while posting on social media about how their chains are marketing pornography.
NYT: Trump could run a back door nationwide abortion ban. It’s an oped, but everyone following Trumpworld and the fascist misogynistic GOP knows the GOP intends to criminalize abortion and reduce women to second class status by any means necessary.
Also NYT: Current generation of teens anxious about future and disillusioned by politicians. A both sides claim, while all of the evidence points to just GOPers trying to deny women and girls bodily autonomy and GOP stripping civil rights from people, while Democrats keep trying to expand and protect civil rights. GOP blocks any reasonable gun regulations, while Democrats want to try and protect kids from gun violence.
On and on, but the both sides argument wont die, because it’s what the Times and others need to keep going to pursue the horse race for November, when there should be no argument at all between Trump (the frontrunning fascist seditious treasonweasel under the GOP banner) and Biden (the incumbent who gets slammed by pundits for every bit of good news about the economy and especially because of his age).
re: #302 lawhawk
The Fundamentalist wing of the GOP is not going to put up with even the possibility of abortions, they want a federal ban and mandatory inspections of all childbearing-age women leaving or re-entering the country.
Gilead Idiocracy 451
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands (from @AP)
“They’d come, maybe four in the truck, shields over their face, billy clubs, and they’d beat you right there in the field.“ https://t.co/IIP2ZdH9uG— Cristina Silva (@cristymsilva) January 29, 2024
Good (well, “good”) article on prison slave labor in the food system, with a bunch of “shocked to find gambling going on in here” reactions from the big food service companies.
Negotiators - a bipartisan Senate deal on immigration has been reached.
“We are sort of finalizing the last pieces of text right now. This bill could be ready to be on the floor of the United States Senate next week. But it won’t be if Republicans decide that they want to keep this issue unsettled for political purposes,” the Connecticut Democrat added.
Murphy said he was pleased to see President Joe Biden support the emerging deal. Biden cited the compromise at a campaign rally Saturday, saying he would shut down the US southern border if given the authority - an embrace of policies far more draconian than those he’s previously considered.
“I was glad to hear the president come out and speak forcefully in favor of this bill. I’m hopeful that we will still have enough Republicans in the Senate who want to fix the problem at the border rather than just to do Donald Trump’s bidding, but we will see over the next 24 to 48 hours whether that’s true,” Murphy said.
Trump wants this blocked.
House GOP will sabotage the effort, undermining US national security and immigration in the process. They’ll do so not because they have a plan or a solution, but because they need to maintain the illusion of a crisis ad infinitum. Trump and the GOP have repeatedly had chances to enact immigration reform and ignored or refused to do so. Trump built a few miles of new wall, revamped a few more miles, and otherwise shirked his responsibilities. We paid for all that - not Mexico. So, it is with the rest of the obstructionist GOP. They don’t have any solutions - other than a final one of deporting all the undesirables.
Apparently at least one of Trump’s lawyers has read a book. Or, more likely, one of the interns went to see Les Misérables over the weekend.
The Donald Trump family’s lawyer went on the offensive against the court-appointed monitor in the New York state civil fraud case on Monday, comparing her to the overzealous police inspector of Victor Hugo’s novel-turned-musical “Les Miserables.”
Stealing a loaf of bread. Shady loans of $50M, tax evasion, corruption. Same thing.
re: #306 dat_said
Apparently at least one of Trump’s lawyers has read a book. Or, more likely, one of the interns went to see Les Misérables over the weekend.
Stealing a loaf of bread. Shady loans of $50M, tax evasion, corruption. Same thing.
They’ve seen the movie.
I see the AP is carrying a little water for trump.
Google “Taking away Trump’s business would would stand alone under New York fraud law”
I have to go back to work or I would have linked it. Sorry!!
Reposted by Neil Gaiman
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Duncan Jones wraps principal photography on 2000AD’s Rogue Trooper movie. Details here bit.ly
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re: #304 ericblair
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: The American capitalist system is predicated on the ability of business owners to exploit people at some point (perhaps multiple points) down the line.
The use of prison labor, paying undocumented immigrants low wages, employing teenagers who can be paid less (and likely don’t know their rights) or use of foreign sweatshops to manufacture goods are only a few examples.
The only way the folks at the top can be rich are if the folks on the bottom are taken advantage of.
re: #306 dat_said
I seem to recall that Trump is supposedly fond of musicals.
So of course he thinks himself as Jean Valjean committing multiple felonies and fraud and having investigators looking through his financials is the same as Javert.
re: #312 lawhawk
I seem to recall that Trump is supposedly fond of musicals.
So of course he thinks himself as Jean Val Jean committing multiple felonies and fraud and having investigators looking through his financials is the same as Javert.
The prospect of him being re-elected certainly makes me miserable.
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Early-onset dementia symptoms in five adults may be connected to a now-discontinued human growth hormone medical treatment that they received decades ago as children, a new study suggests.The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, provides the first reported evidence of medically acquired Alzheimer’s disease in living people. In these cases, the patients’ early-onset dementia symptoms may be the result of the possible transmission of amyloid beta protein, which is a key component of Alzheimer’s disease when it forms plaques in the brain.
Abnormal buildup of the protein amyloid beta in the brain is associated with Alzheimer’s and the new study suggests that amyloid beta contamination may have a connection with the early dementia symptoms experienced by the patients in the study. The study findings do not suggest that Alzheimer’s disease can be contagious, or spread like viral or bacterial infections, for instance, but they raise new questions about Alzheimer’s and other degenerative diseases.
There is little doubt who will win the El Salvador presidential election when voters go to the polls on Feb. 4, 2024.Incumbent Nayib Bukele has the initiative heading into the vote, having made a series of eye-catching decisions since coming to power in 2019, such as making bitcoin legal tender, issuing policy through social media, and most significantly, declaring a nationwide “state of emergency” in response to gang violence.
The Bitcoin experiment has all but failed. But that hasn’t dented his prospects of victory.
The reason: A majority of Salvadorans feel safer than they have in years. Under Bukele’s authoritarian rule, the homicide rate has officially decreased, many street vendors no longer pay a gang tax, and taxi drivers aren’t as worried about hijackings or assault. And that has led to Bukele’s widespread popularity across the country. In an early January 2024 poll, the incumbent was ahead by 71%. He is, in other words, a shoo-in.
But this sense of safety has come at a cost. Bukele’s program to curb crime has led to an erosion of civil rights - tens of thousands of people have been detained in a crackdown on organized crime, with those imprisoned subjected to overcrowding and alleged human rights abuses, including torture.
Critics also point to the breakdown of democratic checks and balances across government since Bukele first took office. He replaced members of the judiciary with allies, and he is running for president again despite constitutional law banning a second consecutive presidential term.
So when Salvadorans cast their votes, they’ll be faced with the question: Is the short-term security Bukele is offering worth the serious backslide on democracy taking place in El Salvador?
El Salvador voters set to trade democracy for promise of security in presidential election (The Conversation)
re: #306 dat_said
Apparently at least one of Trump’s lawyers has read a book. Or, more likely, one of the interns went to see Les Misérables over the weekend.
Stealing a loaf of bread. Shady loans of $50M, tax evasion, corruption. Same thing.
Stormy Daniels on DJT “He was a Lay Miserable!”
re: #318 🐈 Crush White Christian Nationalism 🐈
That definitely warrants looking into. If that wreck is indeed Earhart’s Lockheed Electra, then one of the most legendary disappearances of the Twentieth century can be put to rest.
re: #311 Eclectic Cyborg
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: The American capitalist system is predicated on the ability of business owners to exploit people at some point (perhaps multiple points) down the line.
Countries that insist or insisted that they are not capitalist have exploited prison labor in the worst ways as well. This is about a commitment to human rights, a key liberal position.
✨ Don’t miss nine-time GRAMMY winner and past @MusiCares Person of the Year @jonimitchell’s first-ever #GRAMMYs performance! Tune-in to @cbs on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT.
🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/2KhLxCN6as pic.twitter.com/nOWzrQMeAD— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) January 28, 2024
re: #319 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Stormy Daniels on DJT “He was a Lay Miserable!”
I tried to deploy a drone to deal with you for that, but the AI upgrade has backfired. The drone likes your post.
re: #306 dat_said
Apparently at least one of Trump’s lawyers has read a book. Or, more likely, one of the interns went to see Les Misérables over the weekend.
Stealing a loaf of bread. Shady loans of $50M, tax evasion, corruption. Same thing.
And if not those, stealing classified documents, showing them to unauthorized people, and hiding them a bathroom. Even if you agree bread theft is equivalent, surely you must belief planning and executing a plot to overthrow the government is maybe a smidgen worse. Even for a good quality loaf of jewish rye bread or a loaf of San Francisco sourdough.
Here’s the PA Supreme Court’s 219-page opinion declaring that (1) abortion is a fundamental right under the state constitution’s right to privacy; and (2) abortion bans discriminate on the basis of sex under the state constitution’s equal rights amendment. https://t.co/UxNRw59iIP
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) January 29, 2024
re: #320 Dr Lizardo
That definitely warrants looking into. If that wreck is indeed Earhart’s Lockheed Electra, then one of the most legendary disappearances of the Twentieth century can be put to rest.
The tail on the sonar image does look like it could be an Electra but the wings look like they are swept back, unlike the plane, which are perpendicular to the fuselage. Can’t wait to hear more about this.
re: #327 Dangerman
Thank you Gov Josh Shaprio.
re: #329 PhillyPretzel ✅
Thank you Gov Josh Shaprio.
still hard to believe that a court victory that gives people the right to control their body is required.
Eta: accept
re: #328 sizzzzlerz
The tail on the sonar image does look like it could be an Electra but the wings look like they are swept back, unlike the plane, which are perpendicular to the fuselage. Can’t wait to hear more about this.
In the hypothetical scenario that it is Earhart’s Electra on the bottom of the ocean, the wings being swept back could be a result of the impact damage, either with the ocean’s surface or with the sea floor below.
re: #330 Dangerman
Those folks who live in Pennsiltucky (north of the PA Turnpike) would like to see it the other way.
Yeah cause you vote on so much critical stuff
WATCH: Rep. @MaElviraSalazar continues to take credit for projects brought to #FL27 made possible by bipartisan legislation she voted against like the CHIPS & Science Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
When pressed by @CBSMiami, Salazar says she forgot how she voted. pic.twitter.com/ddoVWV5k7u— Justin Chermol (@justin_chermol) January 28, 2024
re: #324 🐈 Crush White Christian Nationalism 🐈
re: #319 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Stormy Daniels on DJT “He was a Lay Miserable!”
I tried to deploy a drone to deal with you for that, but the AI upgrade has backfired. The drone likes your post.
Droney LOVES that!
re: #331 Nerdy Fish
In the hypothetical scenario that it is Earhart’s Electra on the bottom of the ocean, the wings being swept back could be a result of the impact damage, either with the ocean’s surface or with the sea floor below.
Absolutely. It depends how hard the plane hit the water, it’s attitude as it was sinking, and how it landed on the seabed. All speculation until they can get an ROV down there.
re: #333 Dangerman
Yeah cause you vote on so much critical stuff
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— Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) January 29, 2024
re: #336 Dangerman
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re: #333 Dangerman
Yeah cause you vote on so much critical stuff
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Must be tough to go through life without the shame gene.
From today’s Washington Post about the funding/tax bill
“Far-right members of Johnson’s caucus have reacted to that deal and to several short-term government funding laws with fury. The House Freedom Caucus called the agreement a “total failure.”
Yet many of them have also put in earmark requests, according to a Washington Post review of annual spending legislation. Many of those lawmakers justified the requests by pointing to what they said were crucial needs back home.
The rank hypocrisy is starting to be called out
re: #339 Dr Lizardo
They definitely need to send down an ROV to check it out thoroughly. It’s deeper than the wreck of the RMS Titanic (16,000 feet vs 12,500) but not as deep as the wreck of the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts (22,900 feet down) but it’s doable.
I didn’t see a depth in the link. Was it there?
re: #340 TedStriker
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Give me a muffin that big and I’d look like Homer Simpson feasting on donuts
re: #336 Dangerman
Forgot how she voted. These fucking people.
re: #324 🐈 Crush White Christian Nationalism 🐈
I tried to deploy a drone to deal with you for that, but the AI upgrade has backfired. The drone likes your post.
Away you go, Victor!
re: #338 sizzzzlerz
Must be tough to go through life without the shame gene.
Makes it easier. No shame, no conscience, no problem.
re: #343 sizzzzlerz
I didn’t see a depth in the link. Was it there?
It was in another article I saw earlier today…
re: #348 darthstar
Keep your Federal Hands off my Medicare!!!
re: #353 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Well, they did pay for it.
re: #353 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I responded with that exact statement. LOL.
Oh, It’s not just the 48 million dollars in unclaimed income…Trump could be out close to a billion…
re: #348 darthstar
Answer—it depends.
If you are in a “barred payment country” per US Treasury directive, no.
re: #354 Shropshire Slasher
Well, they did pay for it.
You walk away of your own accord, you lose all claim.
The fact that is not immediately obvious tells us a lot about how much this is all grandstanding and posturing.
Just for reminders
imagine being a white man in America, born into obscene wealth, handed every opportunity, bailed out repeatedly, having every whim catered to, falling ass-backwards into the United States presidency, and never shutting the fuck up about how everything is rigged against you
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) December 10, 2020
re: #359 Dangerman
again: grain of truth behind all this yammering is that had he kept out of politics, he would still be getting away with his fraud and scams, at most having to pay some out-of-court settlements but walking away unscathed.
re: #352 Dr Lizardo
It was in another article I saw earlier today…
That’s a long way down, but not impossible for modern ROVs. I agree; send one down and check it out. Closing the book on one of the most famous aviation accidents of all time would be a major find.
re: #360 Eclectic Cyborg
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He actually believes stocks are up because he’s polling well. 🤦♂️
They can’t have anything to do with the sitting President (unless he himself is the Prez)
re: #356 darthstar
Oh, It’s not just the 48 million dollars in unclaimed income…Trump could be out close to a billion…
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That he doesn’t have.
re: #360 Eclectic Cyborg
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He actually believes stocks are up because he’s polling well. 🤦♂️
He loves to take credit for good things he didn’t do. And bad things? Somebody else’s fault.
re: #358 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
You walk away of your own accord, you lose all claim.
The fact that is not immediately obvious tells us a lot about how much this is all grandstanding and posturing.
Not to mention loss of the money earned from military bases, national parks, and other federal offices, money for roads and bridges, and funds for schools (probably not an issue since they want to get rid of public schools, anyway). Then there are costs associated with being part of air traffic control, funds for airports.
In short, billions and billions of reasons.
re: #365 A Cranky One
He loves to take credit for good things he didn’t do. And bad things? Somebody else’s fault.
Market should take a dive today just to go “nope”
re: #367 Dangerman
Market should take a dive today just to go “nope”
Nikki Haley just got some more ammo to use against him…let’s see if she does.
re: #366 sizzzzlerz
Not to mention loss of the money earned from military bases, national parks, and other federal offices, money for roads and bridges, and funds for schools (probably not an issue since they want to get rid of public schools, anyway). Then there are costs associated with being part of air traffic control, funds for airports.
In short, billions and billions of reasons.
And instantly Texas etc has a northern border.
think they can just cross back into “The United States” at will?
Nope.
No visa or passport and youre just another illegal
re: #362 Nerdy Fish
That’s a long way down, but not impossible for modern ROVs. I agree; send one down and check it out. Closing the book on one of the most famous aviation accidents of all time would be a major find.
Exactly. If they could check out the wreck of the Sammy B., they can check this one out as well.
re: #360 Eclectic Cyborg
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He actually believes stocks are up because he’s polling well. 🤦♂️
Every win means trump is involved and responsible. Any failures is on anyone else.
Honestly, this fucking guy. 🙄
re: #354 Shropshire Slasher
Well, they did pay for it.
Texas seceding means us citizens here will no longer be Americans. So, a lot of things go away.
You know who else pays into Social Security and doesn’t get to draw from it? Immigrants.
re: #373 Belafon
Texas seceding means us citizens here will no longer be Americans. So, a lot of things go away.
You know who else pays into Social Security and doesn’t get to draw from it? Immigrants.
But it’ll be much easier to build a wall along the Oklahoma border.
re: #370 Dangerman
And instantly Texas etc has a northern border.
think they can just cross back into “The United States” at will?
Nope.
No visa or passport and youre just another illegal
Texit. Just like Brexit. How’s that working out for the UK.
Later Texas. You need the US way more than we need your seditious bullshit.
(Sorry TX lizards. Honestly I am sorry.)
re: #357 Joe Bacon ✅
Answer—it depends.
If you are in a “barred payment country” per US Treasury directive, no.
Yeah, that will be a prestigious list to get onto:
- North Korea
- Cuba
- Iran
- Myanmar
- Republic of Texas
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re: #358 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
You walk away of your own accord, you lose all claim.
The fact that is not immediately obvious tells us a lot about how much this is all grandstanding and posturing.
Not if they win.
re: #365 A Cranky One
He loves to take credit for good things he didn’t do. And bad things? Somebody else’s fault.
He lies about everything; not a word from his mouth can be trusted.
I posted a link to this recently; article from 2017:
Most every journalist who covers Trump knows of these things:
1. He isn’t good at anything a president has to do. From the simplest, like pretending to help out in flood relief, to the hardest: making the call when all alternatives are bad. (We’re told he can be charming one-on-one. So maybe that’s his one skill.)
2. He doesn’t know anything about the issues with which he must cope. Nor does this seem to bother him.
3. He doesn’t care to learn. It’s not like he’s getting better at the job, or scrambling to fill gaps in his knowledge.
4. He has no views about public policy. Just a few brute prejudices, like if Obama did it, it was dumb. I do not say he lacks beliefs — and white supremacy may be one — but he has no positions. His political sky is blank. No stars to steer by.
5. Nothing he says can be trusted.
6. His “model” of leadership is the humiliation of others— and threat of same. No analyst unfamiliar with narcissistic personality types can hope to make sense of his actions in office.
re: #382 Hecuba’s daughter
His one big skill is lying convincingly to his marks and they believe the baffling bulkshit he spews.
re: #382 Hecuba’s daughter
Look at his reaction to Covid:
At first, frozen like a deer in the headlights because he saw the economy that was supposed to buoy him to re-election in peril.
So he denied it and played it down and when it became too big to ignore, he lacked the ability to assemble a team of competent people and to let them do their job.
People will rally around a leader even during an economic crisis, if the leader is showing leadership and resolve and showing the people that he cares about their plight and is working hard to mitigate it.
DJT is incapable of any of that, instead he spent his time whining about unfreindly governors, shunting blame for failures onto others, contradicting his experts, ignoring their advice and going on about butt bleach and worm cures.
In the end of ends, had it not been for Covid, the bastard would probably still be President.
re: #383 lawhawk
His one big skill is lying convincingly to his marks and they believe the baffling bulkshit he spews.
But there are a lot of marks, even before he became president, and even people that should know better (i.e., counter parties in various Trump deals). It would appear Trump is a natural-born swindler, with a corresponding talent for fraud.
re: #384 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
If that miserable piece of shit had died from covid, it would have saved us all a lot of trouble.
re: #386 EPR-radar
And Pence would likely have won reelection (because all of the Trumpists would have been gone and Pence installed his own toadies/cronies).
Maybe.
re: #373 Belafon
Texas seceding means us citizens here will no longer be Americans. So, a lot of things go away.
You know who else pays into Social Security and doesn’t get to draw from it? Immigrants.
You know what else will go away if Texas secedes? 40 Republican electoral votes.
re: #384 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Look at his reaction to Covid.
Frozen like a deer in the headlights because he saw the economy that was supposed to buoy him to re-election in peril.
So he denied it and played it down and when it became too big to ignore, he lacked the ability to assemble a team of competent people and to let them do their job.
People will rally around a leader even during an economic crisis, if the leader is showing leadership and resolve and showing the people that he cares about their plight and is working hard to mitigate it.
DJT is incapable of any of that, instead he spent his time whining about unfreindly governors, shunting blame for failures onto others, contradicting his experts, ignoring their advice and going on about butt bleach and worm cures.
In the end of ends, had it not been for Covid, the bastard would probably still be President.
Not only could Trump not assemble a competent team of his own, he expended a lot of energy (and greenlit his toadies) to kneecap and sideline competent Fed career employees and subject matter experts, like Dr. Fauci.
re: #391 TedStriker
Not only could Trump not assemble a competent team of his own, he expended a lot of energy (and greenlit his toadies) to kneecap and sideline competent Fed career employees and subject matter experts, like Dr. Fauci.
The CDC actually had a team at Wuhan, but Trump disbanded it in 2018. Because it was Obama who put it there, so TFG decided it was an obvious waste of money and they could be called back into service if circumstances required. Oops.
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