2 | Kragar Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:07:35am |
I normally trot this out for creationists, but works here as well.
3 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:10:27am |
Ternopil local govt building in western Ukraine is also seized by #Euromaidan protesters http://t.co/ekooTOkX2I
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) January 23, 2014
4 | Kragar Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:12:29am |
BBC News - Ukraine protests spread beyond Kiev amid crisis talks http://t.co/EEGgXSGotD— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 23, 2014
5 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:12:52am |
In this Tweet image, the red areas are regions where the local governments have been essentially overthrown by protesters - the orange areas are where sieges are currently underway.
?? ? ??? ??? ?????? ??????????? ??? “3 ??????????? ???????”? #?????????? #?????????? #Euromaidan pic.twitter.com/mrkpjza9uH— ?????????? (@euromaidan) January 23, 2014
6 | Gus Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:16:01am |
Speaking of poverty.
Bill Gates warns against raising the minimum wage, saying it can adversely affect households in poverty: http://t.co/KxdZO1JZgN #CatoMinWage— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) January 23, 2014
7 | lawhawk Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:17:11am |
Holder: U.S. would ‘engage’ with Snowden’s lawyers if he accepts responsibility
8 | Targetpractice Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:18:01am |
Yet “foreign aid” almost always tops any poll taken of what things should be cut to address deficits and lower debts. That as a nation, when faced with the choice between buying fewer massively expensive weapons and cutting off programs that fight communicable diseases abroad, we choose to fuck over the latter because the former “creates jobs.”
9 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:19:58am |
re: #6 Gus
Speaking of poverty.
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HURR HURR!!!! IF WE MADE TEH MINIMUM WAGE HALF OF WHAT IT IS NOW, WE CULD CREEYATE TWICE AS MOAR JRRBS!!!11!!!!
10 | lawhawk Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:20:09am |
re: #8 Targetpractice
Percentage of budget that people think covers US aid to foreign nations: 25%
Percentage that people think should be realistic aid to foreign nations: 10%
Percentage actually devoted in the budget for foreign aid: 1%.
11 | Feline Fearless Leader Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:20:38am |
re: #8 Targetpractice
Yet “foreign aid” almost always tops any poll taken of what things should be cut to address deficits and lower debts. That as a nation, when faced with the choice between buying fewer massively expensive weapons and cutting off programs that fight communicable diseases abroad, we choose to fuck over the latter because the former “creates jobs.”
Without really paying attention to how foreign aid money is really spent on, and what the real benefits of such spending is. It’s just the kneejerk “no money for foreigners” reaction most of the time.
12 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:21:52am |
Honestly.. pic.twitter.com/oEEOlB3zc0— Professor Snape (@_Snape_) January 23, 2014
13 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:22:10am |
Has anyone ever seen them in the same room?
14 | Snarknado! Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:24:14am |
re: #6 Gus
What he really said was much more nuanced than that (did Obama really play the race card?).
(All the sites I can find to link for the actual quote are ones I wouldn’t want to give the hits to, but you can search for it yourself.)
15 | Targetpractice Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:24:41am |
re: #7 lawhawk
Holder: U.S. would ‘engage’ with Snowden’s lawyers if he accepts responsibility
If it’s a plea deal that includes jail time, I’m cool with it. He wants to plead his case, let him do it in a US court room or behind bars.
16 | Snarknado! Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:24:49am |
re: #9 Pie-onist Overlord
HURR HURR!!!! IF WE MADE TEH MINIMUM WAGE HALF OF WHAT IT IS NOW, WE CULD CREEYATE TWICE AS MOAR JRRBS!!!11!!!!
No. The wingnut slant comes from the people who (mis) quoted it.
17 | wrenchwench Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:26:02am |
re: #6 Gus
Speaking of poverty.
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That sure got play all over the RWNJ outlets.
I wonder if Gates outlined the complexities anywhere else. Sounded like he was for a modest increase. Also sounded like he would be more for it if it weren’t going to mostly help people in ‘non-poverty households’. What if half those people in non-poverty households would start their own households if they made more money?
18 | Eclectic Cyborg Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:27:53am |
re: #4 Kragar
Sochi is not that far at all from the Ukrainian border. I hate to say it but I think the chances of violence spilling into these Olympics is higher than its been for the Games in a long while.
19 | William Barnett-Lewis Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:28:00am |
20 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:28:45am |
THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH FOLKS RT @michaelroston: Smdh pic.twitter.com/gajEOH9wFy— Danielle (@DCPlod) January 23, 2014
21 | Eclectic Cyborg Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:29:51am |
Gates’ logic would be somewhat accurate if the demographics for minimum wage employees weren’t so misrepresented in the media. The reality is, only a small percentage of them are older people working part time to stay busy or young kids taking a part time job to either earn some work experience or extra money during college.
23 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:31:25am |
#Euromaidan takeover of Ternopil govt hq was peaceful,riot-police ran way,chief policeman says will not interfere - local media— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) January 23, 2014
24 | Feline Fearless Leader Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:36:24am |
re: #22 b.d.
Justin Snowden
or
Edward Bieber
Which is better?
Whichever one disappears from all newsfeeds forever first.
25 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:38:45am |
Cherkasy (town and oblast) essentially captured by Euromaidans.
Image: 250px-Tscherkassy-Ukraine-Map.png
?? ???? ???????? ?????????. http://t.co/SoonXqDOjB #?????????? #?????????? #Euromaidan— ?????????? (@euromaidan) January 23, 2014
26 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:39:36am |
re: #18 Eclectic Cyborg
Sochi is not that far at all from the Ukrainian border. I hate to say it but I think the chances of violence spilling into these Olympics is higher than its been for the Games in a long while.
That’s my ‘Spidey-sense’ as well, unfortunately. I think something bad is gonna happen.
27 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:40:25am |
28 | Dr. Matt Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:43:07am |
Ugh, not this shit again:
Question 1. President Hussein Obama, why are hiding your college transcripts?
Question 2. Mr. Hussein Obama, why have you spent your entire career playing the race card?
Question 3. Obama, in an average day, how much fried chicken would you say you eat?
Question 4. Hey, why can’t you control your woman?
29 | Stanley Sea Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:43:41am |
re: #18 Eclectic Cyborg
Sochi is not that far at all from the Ukrainian border. I hate to say it but I think the chances of violence spilling into these Olympics is higher than its been for the Games in a long while.
Putin is going to put the hammer down. Its gonna be ugly.
30 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:44:08am |
RT @grasswire Video: Large numbers of Ukrainian police are resigning and leaving the police force #euromaidan #kyiv http://t.co/IhA4LBqI6F …
— JPeterman (@PragueArtist) January 23, 2014
I get the feeling that Yanukovych and the central government is losing control of the situation in the Western regions of the country.
31 | wrenchwench Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:44:12am |
re: #21 Eclectic Cyborg
Gates’ logic would be somewhat accurate if the demographics for minimum wage employees weren’t so misrepresented in the media. The reality is, only a small percentage of them are older people working part time to stay busy or young kids taking a part time job to either earn some work experience or extra money during college.
He has a huge organization that works on poverty issues, so if Gates is misrepresenting the facts, he can’t blame the media. I wonder whether he considers people who aren’t in ‘poverty households’ unworthy of a minimum wage increase.
32 | Kragar Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:44:46am |
You can't spoof this. DA DADA DA, DADA, DADA. Can't spoof this. pic.twitter.com/5yOfNViYpc— Huck's Mom's Libido (@DCPlod) January 23, 2014
33 | Targetpractice Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:44:58am |
re: #30 Dr Lizardo
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I get the feeling that Yanukovych and the central government is losing control of the situation in the Western regions of the country.
I get the feeling that next stop is a military crackdown.
34 | wrenchwench Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:45:44am |
35 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:45:47am |
I'm going to wager that a photograph of Mike Huckabee is far more effective at controlling a woman's libido than a birth control pill.
— Josiah Bartlet (@Pres_Bartlet) January 23, 2014
36 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:46:43am |
re: #33 Targetpractice
I get the feeling that next stop is a military crackdown.
Only if the military goes along with it. If they don’t, then Yanukovych is finished, much like the Velvet Revolution.
If half the military goes along with it, and the other half turns their guns on them to protect the protesters, then all bets are off.
It’s civil war.
37 | wrenchwench Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:47:21am |
38 | Targetpractice Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:49:47am |
re: #36 Dr Lizardo
Only if the military goes along with it. If they don’t, then Yanukovych is finished, much like the Velvet Revolution.
If half the military goes along with it, and the other half turns their guns on them to protect the protesters, then all bets are off.
It’s civil war.
Indeed. I imagine that this is going to get far messier before everything is said and done.
39 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:51:34am |
Interior Ministry apologized for “abu ghraib”-like incident w/ #Euromaidan protester in Kyiv http://t.co/9aLIYEtYFs pic.twitter.com/RfvV7hN8zB— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) January 23, 2014
40 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:52:24am |
re: #38 Targetpractice
Indeed. I imagine that this is going to get far messier before everything is said and done.
Yanukovych could accede to the protesters demands and call for snap elections within 90 days; however, it would be humiliating climbdown for him, and there’s a possibility he and his party could be defeated, which in turn, would be very bad news for the Kremlin, especially if a strongly pro-Western government came into power and immediately asked for NATO accession talks as well as EU talks.
NATO is, for Russia, far, far worse than the EU. The last thing Putin wants is NATO on his front porch.
41 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:52:51am |
#AskSnowden Do Greenwald send you pictures of sunny Brazil while you freezing your butt off in Russia?— Michael Hargrove (@MichaelHargrov1) January 23, 2014
42 | dog philosopher Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:53:49am |
how dare he dispel our Precious Poverty Myths???
43 | Bulworth Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:54:35am |
re: #28 Dr. Matt
Question 5. Aren’t you a secret gay person?
Question 6. Why do you hate Christianity?
Question 7. When are you going to release all the Benghazi emails and videos?
Question 8. Do you really deserve to be president?
/
44 | Varek Raith Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:54:50am |
Dear ‘Media’,
I don’t give a shit about Justin whatshisname.
Don’t. Give. A. Shit.
45 | Dr Lizardo Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:55:22am |
re: #43 Bulworth
Question 5. Aren’t you a secret gay person?
Question 6. Why do you hate Christianity?
Question 7. When are you going to release all the Benghazi emails and videos?
Question 8. Do you really deserve to be president?
/
Question 9. What’s your Muslim name?
*headdesk*
46 | Pie-onist Overlord Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:55:42am |
HURR HURR!!!11!!1!!!
People upset with me for simply quoting the TRO against Wendy Davis are misquoting Mike Huckabee to generate outrage.— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 23, 2014
47 | dog philosopher Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:57:19am |
re: #28 Dr. Matt
Question 4. Hey, why can’t you control your woman?
one might very well ask mr o’reilly the very same question…
48 | Bulworth Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:58:53am |
re: #45 Dr Lizardo
Question 10. Why is your wife always provoking conservatives with her diet stuff and wardrobe choices?
Question 11. You get paid a lot of money by the taxpayers. Why don’t you live in a regular house in Washington instead of occupying the White House?
49 | dog philosopher Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:59:12am |
re: #44 Varek Raith
Dear ‘Media’,
I don’t give a shit about Justin whatshisname.
Don’t. Give. A. Shit.
the poor kid suffers because he is just a beaver
that’s what makes him drive that way
50 | Bulworth Thu, Jan 23, 2014 11:59:59am |
re: #46 Pie-onist Overlord
That’s right. Only RWNJ are allowed to generate outrage. //
51 | jaunte Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:00:18pm |
re: #46 Pie-onist Overlord
Son of Erick strangely obsessed with Wendy Davis.
52 | klys Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:00:33pm |
re: #50 Bulworth
That’s right. Only RWNJ are allowed to generate outrage. //
People are trying to make Snowplowgate into a real thing.
It’s kind of mindboggling.
53 | Targetpractice Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:00:59pm |
re: #46 Pie-onist Overlord
HURR HURR!!!11!!1!!!
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Let’s go to the quote…
“If the Democrats want to insult the women of America by making them believe that they are helpless without Uncle Sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of government then so be it! Let us take that discussion all across America because women are far more than the Democrats have played them to be,” Huckabee said.
So what exactly is “misquoted”?
54 | kirkspencer Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:01:44pm |
re: #46 Pie-onist Overlord
HURR HURR!!!11!!1!!!
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misquote? The video’s all over the place and it sure sounds to me like that’s what he said.
55 | Dr. Matt Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:02:10pm |
re: #51 jaunte
Son of Erick strangely obsessed with Wendy Davis.
I tweeted that earlier. His obsession is actually pretty creepy.
56 | kirkspencer Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:02:29pm |
58 | Bubblehead II Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:02:58pm |
Christie’s day has just gotten worse.
Federal prosecutors subpoena New Jersey Gov. Christie’s campaign, GOP
TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s re-election campaign and the state’s Republican Party committee have received subpoenas from federal prosecutors investigating allegations that his aides created traffic jams as political payback.
59 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:03:17pm |
re: #51 jaunte
Son of Erick strangely obsessed with Wendy Davis.
I think he lusts after her sneakers…
60 | Targetpractice Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:03:20pm |
re: #55 Dr. Matt
I tweeted that earlier. His obsession is actually pretty creepy.
Unfortunately, it’s not limited to him. The Breitbartians have made Davis the focus of all their “coverage” for days now.
61 | Bulworth Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:03:33pm |
re: #51 jaunte
Son of Erick strangely obsessed
with Wendy Davis.
62 | dog philosopher Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:03:44pm |
cannot control their libido
huckabee has his libido on a tight leash
63 | Snarknado! Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:03:49pm |
re: #54 kirkspencer
misquote? The video’s all over the place and it sure sounds to me like that’s what he said.
I looked at a transcript, not the video. Are you sure you saw the whole thing?
64 | Backwoods_Sleuth Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:04:48pm |
Answers in SCIENCE!
Nerd humor for the win. pic.twitter.com/8n9V3Ox55l
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 23, 2014
65 | jaunte Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:05:03pm |
re: #62 dog philosopher
cannot control their libido
huckabee has his libido on a tight leash
IMAGE DENIED
66 | EPR-radar Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:05:10pm |
re: #56 kirkspencer
He’s afraid she’ll win.
The thought of a competitive TX governor election terrifies the wing nuts.
67 | ObserverArt Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:05:10pm |
So, everybody tuning into the big Snowden hoe down on security on freesnowden.is?
I’m not, I don’t want to give the worm any hits. I figure we will be hit with enough of his BS anyway.
Plus I don’t want to live in a world where everything Snowden says everything he does, everyone he talks to, every expression of his own creativity and bullshit is recorded and viewed.
68 | RealityBasedSteve Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:08:38pm |
re: #64 Backwoods_Sleuth
Answers in SCIENCE!
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The Big Bang!!! Gods Libido got out of control.
RBS
69 | kirkspencer Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:10:27pm |
re: #63 Snarknado!
I looked at a transcript, not the video. Are you sure you saw the whole thing?
Does it matter? The video I saw is of Huckabee saying what he’s being accused of saying. I don’t have to see everything else once the quote is established.
Or did you misread and think I was defending Erickson?
70 | Snarknado! Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:15:49pm |
re: #69 kirkspencer
Oops, no, I thought we were still talking about Bill Gates. My bad.
71 | Justanotherhuman Thu, Jan 23, 2014 12:22:26pm |
Video of takeover at Ternopil:
Translated from Ukraine by Google:
Several hundred ternopolyan Thursday about 17 hours stormed the building of the regional government. The first is trying to make a community activist , disabled in a wheelchair Alexander Tower. He narazyvsya to resist police officers who were guarding the “white house.” The result - a broken glass in the front door .
To the people who came from the Theatre Square , where the council, regional council chairman in Basil Hominets . He said that issuing a resolution according to which the protesters can enter the room - there will be reception deputies of the regional council. However, law enforcement officials were not going to let people inside. So Basil Hominets and head of public security police went to negotiate. They promised to return in 5 minutes. However, people do not like to wait . Mintynhari required to put them in a room. Vladimir Stayura tried to restrain them , but failed.
Despite the opposition , people still stormed the main entrance to the building of the regional government. Some people came in the room on the 5th floor , where the deputies of the regional council discussed the political situation in the country, while others climbed on the 7th floor - the office of the Head Valentine Hoptyana . But it obviously was not in place . It is believed that he left his job before 17 hours.
Go premises regional power , people are not going to .