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1 Charles Johnson  May 10, 2014 10:55:31am

Meanwhile, Glenn Greenwald retweets this, because of course he does:

Uh… no. Disease came back to Pakistan because the Taliban banned vaccinations.

We can argue over whether it was smart to use a vaccination campaign as cover for the operation, but the ones responsible for Pakistanis not being vaccinated are the Taliban.

2 PhillyPretzel  May 10, 2014 10:56:11am

He is the Tommy Emmanuel of the ukulele. That was incredible.

3 Stanley Sea  May 10, 2014 11:01:32am
4 sauceruney  May 10, 2014 11:02:39am

Wow. Amazing

This one also
Ukulele weeps by Jake Shimabukuro: Youtube Video

5 Ryan King  May 10, 2014 11:03:01am

re: #1 Charles Johnson

Meanwhile, Glenn Greenwald retweets this, because of course he does:

He’s really not much different than the cretins at Breitbart or Forbes. Slightly different product for a different consumer.

6 Charles Johnson  May 10, 2014 11:08:37am

By the way, Greenwald is going to be on the Stephen Colbert show Monday night.

7 Ryan King  May 10, 2014 11:14:57am

I’m already cringing thinking about that.

8 Shiplord Kirel  May 10, 2014 11:34:01am

Thanks to a post by Skip Intro I now know that the Bundisti are now insisting on their right to loot cultural treasures and historic artifacts.

This gives me an idea: I can convert to sovereign citizenhood, go to Ohio, and help myself to the historic aircraft at the US Air Force Museum. I can prove I have ancestors who robbed Indians worked the land in Ohio before the US Air Force was created in 1947 (one year after the BLM). Besides, the words “air force” do not appear anywhere in the Constitution and the whole claim of federal ownership of these artifacts is therefore illegitimate.

9 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 11:35:59am

Airplane buffs may enjoy this.
Looking through some old family photos on my hard drive and found this one of my father when he was in the Civil Air Patrol in 1946. (He’s not the guy identified as “Joe”, however. I’m thinking my mom, who was also in CAP at the time, may have had her eyes on another feller back in the day.)
CAP 1946; NYC

10 Charles Johnson  May 10, 2014 11:45:26am
11 Shiplord Kirel  May 10, 2014 11:59:52am

Things that cannot be unseen:

This picture is on the wall at the Lubbock Airport. The blonde girl on the right is picking her nose. Poor thing.

12 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:03:54pm

Tiger hugs for all!

from me

13 Dr. Matt  May 10, 2014 12:08:18pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

By the way, Greenwald is going to be on the Stephen Colbert show Monday night.

A fake conservative pundit interviews a fake journalist/bonafide prick.

14 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:09:29pm

Ever heard of this organization?

me either.

friend of hubbys got to retire early and is big time involved —goes on deployments etc. Serious shit. Here is his story.

Youtube Video

I had no idea.

15 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:12:30pm
16 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:13:45pm

Did anyone watch this?

FRONTLINE’S Climate of Doubt

was it worth the time involved?

17 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 12:13:50pm

re: #14 FemNaziBitch

Ever heard of this organization?

Link is borked

18 Charles Johnson  May 10, 2014 12:14:35pm
19 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:14:48pm
20 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:15:14pm

re: #17 Backwoods_Sleuth

Link is borked

try this

21 Dave In Austin  May 10, 2014 12:15:44pm

How incredibly awesome is this!!!
West in ‘16!!! Sheesh!!
//

22 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:16:37pm

re: #21 Dave In Austin

How incredibly awesome is this!!!
West in ‘16!!! Sheesh!!
//

because we need a military coup?

23 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 12:17:34pm

re: #17 Backwoods_Sleuth

Link is borked

Works here

24 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:17:41pm
25 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:18:02pm

re: #23 sattv4u2

Works here

(stealth fix)

26 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:18:41pm

re: #23 sattv4u2

Works here

if you have the time, the video is really kinda interesting. Learned more about the disasters than from any news vid.

27 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:19:27pm

re: #24 FemNaziBitch

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Sounds a lot like some other fundamentalist religious people I’ve heard of —no?

28 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 12:19:37pm

re: #23 sattv4u2

Works here

First link just took me back to this blog post. New link works.

29 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 12:21:09pm

re: #28 Backwoods_Sleuth

First link just took me back to this blog post. New link works.

I had it opened before the “New link” was posted

Oh well

30 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 12:22:24pm
31 PhillyPretzel  May 10, 2014 12:22:52pm

Rain and thunderstorms running through Philly. forecast.weather.gov

32 PhillyPretzel  May 10, 2014 12:24:20pm

re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth

It is probably something very simple but I am not getting it. Then again I have lots of Benadryl in my system.

33 Justanotherhuman  May 10, 2014 12:26:24pm

Another case is wandering around the US, giving interviews and speeches.

Brazil confirms second case of atypical mad cow disease

trust.org

34 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:26:59pm
35 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 12:27:06pm

re: #32 PhillyPretzel

It is probably something very simple but I am not getting it. Then again I have lots of Benadryl in my system.

I’ll blame mine on being overcaffienated!!! (on my 3rd pot of coffee here at work ,, and i’m here alone!!!)))

36 Stanley Sea  May 10, 2014 12:28:01pm

re: #27 FemNaziBitch

Sounds a lot like some other fundamentalist religious people I’ve heard of —no?

I believe daily kos was collecting money to buy shelter boxes after the Haitian earthquake. Bought 1000’s of them.

37 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:28:01pm

re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth

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boobee?

38 Stanley Sea  May 10, 2014 12:28:51pm

re: #36 Stanley Sea

I believe daily kos was collecting money to buy shelter boxes after the Haitian earthquake. Bought 1000’s of them.

I responded to the wrong comment eh.

39 Eclectic Cyborg  May 10, 2014 12:29:32pm

re: #37 FemNaziBitch

boobee?

More accurately boobies, which also explains Takeis comment.

40 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 12:29:46pm

re: #37 FemNaziBitch

boobee?

oh

{groan}

41 Flounder  May 10, 2014 12:32:09pm

Prom night for my daughter, she looks like a princess!

42 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:33:16pm
43 b_sharp  May 10, 2014 12:34:26pm

re: #39 Eclectic Cyborg

More accurately boobies, which also explains Takeis comment.

We haven’t had a boob thread in a long time.

We are such a serious bunch.

44 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:36:35pm

re: #39 Eclectic Cyborg

More accurately boobies, which also explains Takeis comment.

Only one bee was booing.

:)

45 wrenchwench  May 10, 2014 12:38:36pm

re: #41 Flounder

Prom night for my daughter, she looks like a princess!

Early prom? Or did she get dressed really early? Or does she always look like a princess? Or are you in Europe?

46 b_sharp  May 10, 2014 12:38:45pm

re: #44 FemNaziBitch

Only one bee was booing.

:)

They usually come in pairs.

47 b_sharp  May 10, 2014 12:39:14pm

re: #45 wrenchwench

Early prom? Or did she get dressed really early? Or does she always look like a princess? Or are you in Europe?

Or, am I asking too many questions?

48 Lidane  May 10, 2014 12:39:33pm
49 Flounder  May 10, 2014 12:41:38pm

re: #45 wrenchwench

Getting ready for the boyfriends parent to show, somebody please shoot me. I think there was less planning for my wedding. Picture time!

50 Targetpractice  May 10, 2014 12:42:26pm

re: #49 Flounder

Getting ready for the boyfriends parent to show, somebody please shoot me. I think there was less planning for my wedding. Picture time!

Do you have your shotgun at the ready?

51 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 12:43:26pm

re: #45 wrenchwench

Early prom? Or did she get dressed really early? Or does she always look like a princess? Or are you in Europe?

Not early for this area (Atlanta)

my son is already out of college for the summer

His (old) high school finishes a week from Wednesday

52 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:44:55pm

re: #36 Stanley Sea

I believe daily kos was collecting money to buy shelter boxes after the Haitian earthquake. Bought 1000’s of them.

The speaker said that the second time he went to Haiti —3 years after the big disaster, people were still living in those tents.

54 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:48:48pm

re: #46 b_sharp

They usually come in pairs.

bees?

or

boos?

55 CuriousLurker  May 10, 2014 12:48:55pm

I hate springtime. A couple of weeks ago it was ants invading my apartment. Yesterday, the mouse episode. About an hour ago there was a mighty buzzing coming from the living room window, which had attracted the attention of both feline overlords. I pulled open the shades and was greeted by a ginormous bee which has since been squooshed (ewww). Enough with the critters already.

And it’s raining so I can’t use my Saturday to practice taking pictures outside.


*SIGH*

56 Killgore Trout  May 10, 2014 12:49:39pm

Putin hits the ice to compete with legendary hockey players
Youtube Video

Russian President Vladimir Putin joined the All-Russia Festival of Night Hockey league for a light game. Putin competed with legendary Russian players including Vyacheslav Fetisov, Pavel Bure, Aleksey Kasatonov and Valery Kamensky. Also with Putin was Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. Within the first minutes of the game Putin scored a goal.

57 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 12:49:52pm

re: #53 FemNaziBitch

Montana’s ‘Natural Man’ Defies Courts, Sets Up Another Rural ‘Patriot’ Showdown

If this continues, the RWNJ militias will need to establish a lottery system. Only so much derp to go around.

58 Lidane  May 10, 2014 12:50:14pm
59 b_sharp  May 10, 2014 12:51:03pm

re: #54 FemNaziBitch

bees?

or

boos?

Boobees

60 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 12:51:34pm

re: #55 CuriousLurker

I hate springtime. A couple of weeks ago it was ants invading my apartment. Yesterday, the mouse episode. About an hour ago there was a mighty buzzing coming from the living room window, which had attracted the attention of both feline overlords. I pulled open the shades and was greeted by a ginormous bee which has since been squooshed (ewww). Enough with the critters already.

And it’s raining so I can’t use my Saturday to practice taking pictures outside.

[Embedded image]
*SIGH*

Seeing an anti-invertebrate bias here. Do you still have that mouse on IVs?

61 Justanotherhuman  May 10, 2014 12:53:07pm

Greenwald will also be on the Today Show on Mon. Another sign TV will soon kiss its own ass goodbye.

facebook.com

62 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:53:09pm

re: #59 b_sharp

Boobees

Still, I only saw one bee booing in the graphic.

not two.

63 Targetpractice  May 10, 2014 12:53:09pm

re: #58 Lidane

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“Are the cops gone?”

64 b_sharp  May 10, 2014 12:53:54pm

re: #62 FemNaziBitch

Still, I only saw one bee booing in the graphic.

not two.

Picky, picky, picky.

The other one was just winding up.

65 kirkspencer  May 10, 2014 12:55:06pm

re: #62 FemNaziBitch

Still, I only saw one bee booing in the graphic.

not two.

Well, everyone knows the natural ones aren’t identical. //

66 FemNaziBitch  May 10, 2014 12:55:49pm

bbl

67 Justanotherhuman  May 10, 2014 12:57:02pm

re: #57 Decatur Deb

If this continues, the RWNJ militias will need to establish a lottery system. Only so much derp to go around.

You mean Another Fucking Trouble-Maker, don’t you? : ) These people are nothing more than scofflaws.

68 b.d.  May 10, 2014 12:58:00pm

Doesn’t Greenwald think that Colbert is a drooling sycophant Obamabot?

If so, then it should be a fun interview.

69 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 12:58:58pm

re: #56 Killgore Trout

Within the first minutes of the game Putin scored a goal.

Legendary sportsman Kim Jong Il could not be reached for comment

70 CuriousLurker  May 10, 2014 1:01:18pm

re: #60 Decatur Deb

Seeing an anti-invertebrate bias here. Do you still have that mouse on IVs?

Heh, no. I have this piece of wood that’s like 2” x ¾” x 24” that I use to prop the window open when it’s nice out, so that’s what I used to squoosh the bee. It was seriously gross because I couldn’t just whack him from a distance without breaking the window—I had to do it slowly and his buzzing began sounding like bee screams in my imagination. *shudder*

It was either him or me though. I’m sure that sucker packed a big sting.

71 b.d.  May 10, 2014 1:01:50pm

re: #36 Stanley Sea

I believe daily kos was collecting money to buy shelter boxes after the Haitian earthquake. Bought 1000’s of them.

The user TexMex was the force behind that on DailyKos. Neither DailyKos or none of their staff got involved in any way that showed, the $ drives were always on the recent page and not on the front page iirc.

When that place was good it was very good.

72 palomino  May 10, 2014 1:02:54pm

re: #68 b.d.

Doesn’t Greenwald think that Colbert is a drooling sycophant Obamabot?

If so, then it should be a fun interview.

Unlikely that Greenwald will come out of the interview looking very sympathetic. Colbert is pretty good at detecting bullshit. Moreover, he’s very good at making his guests look like extremists or idiots, even if he agrees with them.

73 jaunte  May 10, 2014 1:03:19pm

re: #68 b.d.

Doesn’t Greenwald think that Colbert is a drooling sycophant Obamabot?

If so, then it should be a fun interview.

GG will probably be polite enough to Colbert; he’s getting him facetime on tv.

74 Killgore Trout  May 10, 2014 1:03:58pm

The joys of hashtag diplomacy
Russian Diplomat Twitter-Threatens to Fly a Bomber Into Romania

The ever-quotable Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s deputy prime minister, did not take kindly to being banned from Romania’s airspace earlier today. On his way back from visiting the pro-Russian breakaway region Transdniestria in Moldova, Rogozin’s plane was reportedly turned away as it headed toward Moscow.

The head of the Military-Industrial Commission and special envoy of President Putin, Rogozin is currently being sanctioned by the United States and the European Union. After being barred, he threatened to return to Romania. On a bomber plane. Here was the tweet:

Upon US request, Romania has closed its airspace for my plane. Ukraine doesn’t allow me to pass through again. Next time I’ll fly on board TU-160.”

As Reuters pointed out “the supersonic Soviet-era TU-160 is Russia’s largest strategic bomber.”

75 Killgore Trout  May 10, 2014 1:05:58pm

The Romanian foreign ministry has asked for a clarification to Rogozin’s comments about the fighter plane, noting that it “believes the threat of using a Russian strategic bomber plane by a Russian deputy prime minister is a very grave statement under the current regional context.”

Rogozin responded

76 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 1:07:26pm

re: #75 Killgore Trout
Inch by inch, step(pe) by step(pe)

77 Killgore Trout  May 10, 2014 1:09:49pm

Here’s why he’s pissed: He was there to collect petition signatures for Russia’s next annexation

Moldova seizes lists of signatures for Transdniestria’s accession to Russia - Rogozin

78 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 1:09:56pm

re: #62 FemNaziBitch

Still, I only saw one bee booing in the graphic.

not two.

The other bee is boo-enabled, just hasn’t launched yet.

79 Lidane  May 10, 2014 1:10:19pm
80 wrenchwench  May 10, 2014 1:10:40pm

re: #51 sattv4u2

Not early for this area (Atlanta)

my son is already out of college for the summer

His (old) high school finishes a week from Wednesday

I meant early in the day.

The local U. has finals next week. One of my customers is a prof who is retiring at the end of the semester. He’s going crazy.

81 Killgore Trout  May 10, 2014 1:11:11pm

re: #76 sattv4u2

Inch by inch, step(pe) by step(pe)

I wonder if Russia has plans for Romania (or parts of it). It’s hard to keep up these days.

82 CuriousLurker  May 10, 2014 1:11:14pm

The rain stopped—I’m outta here! Wish me luck…

Later, lizards,

84 urbanmeemaw  May 10, 2014 1:12:22pm

re: #73 jaunte

Didn’t he insult an interviewer on MSNBC or CNN when he was challenged? Or did he do it after the fact? I’d love to see him have an on air tantrum.

85 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 1:12:43pm

re: #80 wrenchwench

I meant early in the day.

The local U. has finals next week. One of my customers is a prof who is retiring at the end of the semester. He’s going crazy.

Oh ,, well. It’s 4 p.m, here. I recall going to the house of my sons prom date at about this time for pictures, (then they came to our house where other kids were meeting) because they were going out before the prom to get a bite to eat

86 Eventual Carrion  May 10, 2014 1:13:08pm

re: #55 CuriousLurker

I hate springtime.
[snip]

And it’s raining so I can’t use my Saturday to practice taking pictures outside.

[Embedded image]
*SIGH*

Casper is getting soaked

87 b.d.  May 10, 2014 1:14:31pm

re: #84 urbanmeemaw

Didn’t he insult an interviewer on MSNBC or CNN when he was challenged? Or did he do it after the fact? I’d love to see him have an on air tantrum.

Video: Glenn Greenwald Is Grilled on BBC Newsnight, Spews Insults Like a Firehose

Read more at littlegreenfootballs.com

88 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 1:15:17pm

re: #81 Killgore Trout

I wonder if Russia has plans for Romania (or parts of it). It’s hard to keep up these days.

I think all their ‘plans’ for the region, aside from the actual land grab in Crimea and wanting the eastern part of the Ukraine is to remind the Romanians, the Finns, the Belarussians et al that Russia is THE big dog on the porch

89 Justanotherhuman  May 10, 2014 1:20:10pm

Good grief.

Heavy snow set to blanket Colorado through the weekend - @breakingweather
read more on accuweather.com

90 Dr Lizardo  May 10, 2014 1:23:07pm

re: #81 Killgore Trout

I wonder if Russia has plans for Romania (or parts of it). It’s hard to keep up these days.

Seeing as how Romania is a NATO member state, unless Putin really wants to get into, you know, an actual shooting war with NATO, I sorta doubt it.

91 Charles Johnson  May 10, 2014 1:26:14pm
92 kirkspencer  May 10, 2014 1:27:22pm

re: #90 Dr Lizardo

Seeing as how Romania is a NATO member state, unless Putin really wants to get into, you know, an actual shooting war with NATO, I sorta doubt it.

Just as a point of info, right now 2/5 Cav has deployed to Germany and drawn from the SEP there. Now, this was a planned exercise, not a response to Russia. But it’s there nonetheless, and it’s remarkably easy to extend such a deployment (as a few of us with experience can confirm.)

93 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 1:28:12pm

re: #90 Dr Lizardo

Seeing as how Romania is a NATO member state, unless Putin really wants to get into, you know, an actual shooting war with NATO, I sorta doubt it.

Russia’s (read; Putin) isn’t looking to get into an actual shooting war with NATO but seeing that Romania (and many other EU and non EU member nations in the region) get a goodly portion of their natural gas via Russia, (in Romanias case, it’s almost 30%) Putin is just tapping them on the shoulder and giving, them a little nudge saying “Hi,.,remember us? Yeah ,, we’re here !!”

94 Dr Lizardo  May 10, 2014 1:29:13pm

re: #93 sattv4u2

Russia’s (read; Putin) isn’t looking to get into an actual shooting war with NATO but seeing that Romania (and many other EU and non EU member nations in the region) get a goodly portion of their natural gas via Russia, (in Romanias case, it’s almost 40%) Putin is just tapping them on the shoulder and giving, them a little nudge saying “Hi,.,remember us? Yeah ,, we’re here !!”

Yes, but unless he’s quite insane, Putin isn’t going to have territorial demands of Romania.

95 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 1:30:23pm

re: #94 Dr Lizardo

Yes, but unless he’s quite insane, Putin isn’t going to have territorial demands of Romania.

I never intimated he did. He just doesn’t want Romania (et al) putting up too much of a big stink when/ if he “negotiates” taking part of eastern Ukraine

96 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 1:32:18pm

re: #70 CuriousLurker

Heh, no. I have this piece of wood that’s like 2” x 3/4” x 24” that I use to prop the window open when it’s nice out, so that’s what I used to squoosh the bee. It was seriously gross because I couldn’t just whack him from a distance without breaking the window—I had to do it slowly and his buzzing began sounding like bee screams in my imagination. *shudder*

It was either him or me though. I’m sure that sucker packed a big sting.

Next time:
Put lightweight cup over bee.
Slide thin cardstock between cup and window.
Carry ‘lidded’ cup and bee to door.
Throw into yard.

Works on large Alabama roaches and small birds, too.

97 William Barnett-Lewis  May 10, 2014 1:39:38pm

SO as you may recall I went to a show last night for a little indie band called Communist Daughter. Good show. I took my Oly E-PL1 & a 17/2.8 (35mm eq) & a Nikon 50/1.4 (100mm eq.) and had some fun. Given the usual lighting issues I think my B&W’s came out much better. I’m only started going through but for those lizards who care, here’s a couple of samples..17/2.8

50/1.4

98 blueraven  May 10, 2014 1:50:46pm

Ah, I see we continue with the Putin love!

99 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 1:51:36pm

re: #98 blueraven

Ah, I see we continue with the Putin love!

“we”???
“love”!?!?!?!

100 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 1:56:16pm

re: #96 Decatur Deb

Next time:
Put lightweight cup over bee.
Slide thin cardstock between cup and window.
Carry ‘lidded’ cup and bee to door.
Throw into yard.

Works on large Alabama roaches and small birds, too.

I use a Nyquil plastic dosage cup along with thin cardstock for that.
Works wonderfully.

101 thedopefishlives  May 10, 2014 1:59:31pm

Afternoon Lizardim.

102 Charles Johnson  May 10, 2014 2:00:34pm
103 blueraven  May 10, 2014 2:00:37pm

re: #99 sattv4u2

“we”???
“love”!?!?!?!

OK, Lovefest.

104 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:01:09pm

We’ve got a tornado on the ground a few miles south of here, with damage. Some kind of microclimate seems to send far more of them through that part of the county. Heading off to S. GA now.

105 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 2:01:12pm

re: #103 blueraven

OK, Lovefest.

Still doesn’t answer the questions

106 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 2:01:56pm

re: #104 Decatur Deb

We’ve got a tornado on the ground a few miles south of here, with damage. Some kind of microclimate seems to send far more of them through that part of the county. Heading off to S. GA now.

It looks like it’s going to be that kind of a weather year.

107 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 2:02:14pm

re: #104 Decatur Deb

We’ve got a tornado on the ground a few miles south of here, with damage. Some kind of microclimate seems to send far more of them through that part of the county. Heading off to S. GA now.

damn
stay safe. Hopefully it will quell before it does any destruction on it’s journey

108 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:02:38pm

re: #102 Charles Johnson

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Godfrey Gilbert.

109 b.d.  May 10, 2014 2:03:03pm

re: #102 Charles Johnson

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Perhaps Nate can come up with a graph for us?

110 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:03:32pm

re: #107 sattv4u2

damn
stay safe. Hopefully it will quell before it does any destruction on it’s journey

It’s well south of your area—GA/FL border.

111 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 2:04:26pm

re: #104 Decatur Deb

We’ve got a tornado on the ground a few miles south of here, with damage. Some kind of microclimate seems to send far more of them through that part of the county. Heading off to S. GA now.

Just looked outside and I’m seeing something I’ve never seen before: scud clouds that have mammatus formations.
YOW!

112 thedopefishlives  May 10, 2014 2:05:40pm

re: #104 Decatur Deb

We’ve got a tornado on the ground a few miles south of here, with damage. Some kind of microclimate seems to send far more of them through that part of the county. Heading off to S. GA now.

Stay safe out there. We had a tornado watch on Thursday, although nothing appears to have come from it. That thunderstorm line was pretty wicked, though. The one coming in tonight looks relatively tame in comparison.

113 sagehen  May 10, 2014 2:06:17pm

How does a warm (80º) sunny windless day turn into heavy sideways rain from dark clouds, in under 20 minutes?

114 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:06:38pm

re: #111 Backwoods_Sleuth

Just looked outside and I’m seeing something I’ve never seem before: scud clouds that have mammatus formations.
YOW!

Used to hate Central KY tornadoes—that sick green sky. We were in Lexington (Georgetown) for the monster outbreak, ‘73 or so.

115 Ryan King  May 10, 2014 2:08:14pm

Time to go murder a sandwich and assault with intent to commit frosty harm on an adult beverage.

116 Ryan King  May 10, 2014 2:09:04pm

re: #113 sagehen

How does a warm (80º) sunny windless day turn into heavy sideways rain from dark clouds, in under 20 minutes?

Teh Geh Marriage. Obviously.

117 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 2:13:01pm

re: #114 Decatur Deb

Used to hate Central KY tornadoes—that sick green sky. We were in Lexington (Georgetown) for the monster outbreak, ‘73 or so.

I was in Greater Cincinnati for that one April 3-4, 1974.
On April 3, I was driving my Honda Civic on US Route 50. When I got to the eastern turnoff to Sayler Park, Ohio, I saw the highway completely covered in tiny sticks. Went through the turn and drove smack into an F5, which picked up my car and carried me the entire length of the highway there and spit me out at the western end of Sayler Park at Addyston.
Not a scratch on my car but my psyche took a while to recover. That’s when I became a tornado chaser for the NWS.

shorstmeyer.com

118 Killgore Trout  May 10, 2014 2:15:24pm

re: #90 Dr Lizardo

Seeing as how Romania is a NATO member state, unless Putin really wants to get into, you know, an actual shooting war with NATO, I sorta doubt it.

Red Lines ain’t what they used to be and neither is NATO. History is brimming with dummies who misjudged their adversaries and great national heroes who guessed right.

119 blueraven  May 10, 2014 2:17:00pm

Swoon!

120 CuriousLurker  May 10, 2014 2:17:40pm

Guess who just got soaked to the bone trying to protect her camera equipment? //

Two pink dogwood trees—a small one across the street, another bigger one at the end of the block. Rain stopped; nice light, but overcast & wind blowing hard:

1) Look through the kit lens; yuck; remove it and replace with 40mm prime.

2) Take a couple of shots, results not great.

3) Try throwing the camera in aperture priority then shutter priority mode, still not doing what I want, shutter speed too slow for the wind.

4) Put it in manual mode & bump the shutter speed up to 1/160; depth of field is a bit too shallow; step down from f2.8 to f3.2; better, but still not quite right.

5) Change white balance from “Auto” to “Cloudy”; much better; head down street to other tree as it has more blossoms.

6) Put the camera in “P” (Program, mostly automatic) mode and stop to shoot a picture of the cloudy gray sky.

7) Arrive at house down the block; take off shoes and step into people’s yard, hoping no one will get angry and start screaming at me; no one seems to mind; check camera settings; open aperture back up to f2.8 and snap photo; meh; move around to other side and try again; meh, composition no good; move…. *rumble, CRACK, plop, plop, plop*

8) The heavens open up and within seconds it’s coming down in buckets.

Luckily, I’d put on a (mostly) waterproof jacket because it has big pockets that I could put extra lenses in, so I jammed the camera under under it, made sure the pockets were closed well enough to keep the other lenses dry, then started walking back.

TL;DR: Got home; camera fine (even though I dropped it about 12 inches when I tried to set it down by the strap); amateur photographer soaked to the bone and beginning to wonder if there’s a conspiracy afoot. //

Naturally, it has stopped raining again. HA! Yeah, like I’m gonna fall for that one twice in one day. Hungry—gonna go dig through the fridge.

121 Stanley Sea  May 10, 2014 2:17:42pm

Stupid assholes.

122 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:17:47pm

We dodged that storm, but the next cell has our name on it. No warning on this one yet. Our NOAA radio did not squawk on the one that passed 5-10
miles away.

Loves me some weather radar animations.

123 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:18:20pm

re: #117 Backwoods_Sleuth

I was in Greater Cincinnati for that one April 3-4, 1974.
On April 3, I was driving my Honda Civic on US Route 50. When I got to the eastern turnoff to Sayler Park, Ohio, I saw the highway completely covered in tiny sticks. Went through the turn and drove smack into an F5, which picked up my car and carried me the entire length of the highway there and spit me out at the western end of Sayler Park at Addyston.
Not a scratch on my car but my psyche took a while to recover. That’s when I became a tornado chaser for the NWS.

shorstmeyer.com

Did you see the witch?

124 CuriousLurker  May 10, 2014 2:20:00pm

re: #96 Decatur Deb

Next time:
Put lightweight cup over bee.
Slide thin cardstock between cup and window.
Carry ‘lidded’ cup and bee to door.
Throw into yard.

Works on large Alabama roaches and small birds, too.

Why didn’t I think of that? I’ve done it with a mouse before. Must’ve been my anti-invertebrate bias kicking in.

125 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:20:40pm

re: #120 CuriousLurker

Should have spent a few extra bucks and got the camera with ‘Auto’, ‘Cloudy’ and ‘Shitstorm’.

126 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 2:22:33pm

re: #123 Decatur Deb

Did you see the witch?

Didn’t see the witch, but I DID see a screen door, a fishing shed and a bicycle cross in front of me.
Not to mention every single transformer blowing up in my rearview mirror.
Only thing I could think at the time was “good thing I’m gonna die because my father will kill me because I don’t have my camera with me”.
He was on the Brent Spence bridge at the same time taking pictures of tornadoes skipping across the Ohio River (he was news photographer and editorial artist for the Kentucky Post then).

127 William Barnett-Lewis  May 10, 2014 2:23:06pm

re: #120 CuriousLurker

Thankfully shooting the show last night (see #97) was much more pleasant for me :)

128 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 2:24:28pm

re: #121 Stanley Sea

Stupid assholes.

[Embedded content]

They soooo much wanna be martyrs for their stupid lost cause.

129 The Ghost of a Flea  May 10, 2014 2:24:58pm

Blogger Jim Hoft uses Nigerian sex slave teens hashtag to LOL at non-sociopath’s concerns

Normally Hoft can be counted on to bring his special brand of seething white hot unfiltered racism to any discussion, but he’s really feeling his oats today because of his big non-scoop, so why not attribute the hashtag campaign to liberals instead of, you know, the families and activists in Nigeria who actually started it?

[omitted Hoftderp]

As pointed out above, “the left” didn’t start the campaign, but did join in helping to draw world-wide attention to plight of the kidnapped girls forcing the Nigerian government to accept help they had previously refused from the international community.

130 CuriousLurker  May 10, 2014 2:25:28pm

re: #127 William Barnett-Lewis

Thankfully shooting the show last night (see #97) was much more pleasant for me :)

Nice! I scrolled past too quickly and didn’t notice they were you pics, so thanks for pointing them out. ;)

131 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:25:31pm

re: #126 Backwoods_Sleuth

Didn’t see the witch, but I DID see a screen door, a fishing shed and a bicycle cross in front of me.
Not to mention every single transformer blowing up in my rearview mirror.
Only thing I could think at the time was “good thing I’m gonna die because my father will kill me because I don’t have my camera with m”.
He was on the Brent Spence bridge at the same time taking pictures of tornadoes skipping across the Ohio River (he was news photographer and editorial artist for the Kentucky Post then).

That storm system took out the nearby town of Stamping Ground KY. That’s when we found out about these guys. They showed the next day and started redding up:

mds.mennonite.net

132 Dr Lizardo  May 10, 2014 2:25:31pm

Cool. I got my phone working with my computer via Bluetooth.

Without further ado, a photo of a monument to Yuri Gagarin (and all cosmonauts), here in Ostrava.

133 Charles Johnson  May 10, 2014 2:26:47pm
134 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 2:27:24pm

re: #131 Decatur Deb

That storm took out the nearby town of Stamping Ground KY. That’s when we found out about these guys. They showed the next day and started redding up:

mds.mennonite.net

It was an unbelievable tornado.
I’m stilled stunned (and properly gratified) that I managed to survive it.

135 Lidane  May 10, 2014 2:28:55pm
136 Dr Lizardo  May 10, 2014 2:29:16pm

re: #133 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

I never got into Eurovision. But then again, I’m also not into those kind of shows in general.

137 Lidane  May 10, 2014 2:30:13pm

re: #136 Dr Lizardo

I never got into Eurovision. But then again, I’m also not into those kind of shows in general.

The only reason I like Eurovision is that every time it comes on, my Twitter TL is filled with some amazing WTF reactions. I’ve never actually watched the show myself.

138 b.d.  May 10, 2014 2:32:50pm

I take this as a “Rio get off your ass” leak

London ‘Could Host 2016 Olympics’ As Rio Falls Behind Schedule

huffingtonpost.co.uk

139 wrenchwench  May 10, 2014 2:33:09pm

I had a horrible boss for a couple of years who basically hated humanity including herself, but one of her worst features was that when business was good, she was fairly happy, and when business was slow she was a raging b… she was very unhappy. I swore I would not be like her. I’ve been pretty good about that, but since things are going well today, I’m wondering what’s wrong with being happy about it.

Another of her unendearing features was how insane she’d get when she mislaid the price gun. I have NEVER lost mine.

140 EmmaAnne  May 10, 2014 2:34:31pm

re: #89 Justanotherhuman

Good grief.

Heavy snow set to blanket Colorado through the weekend - @breakingweather
read more on accuweather.com

I bought these things that look like white sheets to put over my garden to protect the plants - I guess we’ll see if they work.

141 Gus  May 10, 2014 2:35:11pm

Is it safe to go back to Twitter yet?

142 Stanley Sea  May 10, 2014 2:35:14pm
143 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:37:05pm

re: #140 EmmaAnne

I bought these things that look like white sheets to put over my garden to protect the plants - I guess we’ll see if they work.

Kale Kole Klan?

144 Stanley Sea  May 10, 2014 2:37:38pm
145 EmmaAnne  May 10, 2014 2:37:48pm

re: #96 Decatur Deb

Next time:
Put lightweight cup over bee.
Slide thin cardstock between cup and window.
Carry ‘lidded’ cup and bee to door.
Throw into yard.

Works on large Alabama roaches and small birds, too.

A glass is better, because then you can see if it is in there.

146 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 2:37:56pm

re: #138 b.d.

I take this as a “Rio get off your ass” leak

huffingtonpost.co.uk

There are huge problems with Rios preps for the 2016 Olympics, but of more immediate concern they aren’t ready for the 2014 World Cup of soccer, which they are hosting also

147 William Barnett-Lewis  May 10, 2014 2:38:26pm

Saturday Joke

“There are two types of people in the world.
1. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete information.”

(G.K. Froehlich, quoting his daughter)

- From my favorite photo blog, The Online Photographer (theonlinephotographer.typepad.com)

148 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 2:38:56pm

re: #142 Stanley Sea

Sam, although a good player, was NEVER considered a “first rounder’, before, during or after his coming out

149 Lidane  May 10, 2014 2:39:04pm

re: #146 sattv4u2

There are huge problems with Rios preps for the 2016 Olympics, but of more immediate concern they aren’t ready for the 2014 World Cup of soccer, which they are hosting also

They’re not ready for the World Cup yet? WTF. That starts in just over a month!

150 Dr Lizardo  May 10, 2014 2:39:11pm

re: #146 sattv4u2

There are huge problems with Rios preps for the 2016 Olympics, but of more immediate concern they aren’t ready for the 2014 World Cup of soccer, which they are hosting also

Yeah, that starts in about one month, and from what I’ve read, it ain’t lookin’ good.

151 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 2:39:34pm

re: #145 EmmaAnne

A glass is better, because then you can see if it is in there.

Plastic cups works really well because you can feel the buzzing…it’s a LOUD feel…

152 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 2:40:07pm

re: #149 Lidane

They’re not ready for the World Cup yet? WTF. That starts in just over a month!

yup

153 EmmaAnne  May 10, 2014 2:40:46pm

re: #143 Decatur Deb

Kale Kole Klan?

That is hilarious. I will definitely have to take pictures of the tomato cages in their sheets.

154 Dr Lizardo  May 10, 2014 2:41:21pm

re: #151 Backwoods_Sleuth

Plastic cups works really well because you can feel the buzzing…it’s a LOUD feel…

I trapped a bumblebee with a small glass and let it back out.

It promptly flew back in, so I trapped it again, and let it out. It flew back in.

I closed the window. And then went out and bought some mosquito netting at IKEA and fashioned a window screen.

155 Killgore Trout  May 10, 2014 2:41:55pm

re: #141 Gus

Is it safe to go back to Twitter yet?

Probably not.

156 Lidane  May 10, 2014 2:42:31pm

re: #152 sattv4u2

WTF have they been doing for the last four years? Brazil is fanatical about football. Getting things ready for the World Cup should have been obvious.

I get them dragging their feet on the 2016 Olympics in favor of focusing on the World Cup, but if they’re not even ready for that, I don’t understand.

157 Sergey Romanov  May 10, 2014 2:42:35pm

Hey.

158 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:42:44pm

re: #145 EmmaAnne

A glass is better, because then you can see if it is in there.

re: #151 Backwoods_Sleuth

Plastic cups works really well because you can feel the buzzing…it’s a LOUD feel…

I’d use glass or anything for a bee. For a ‘Bama roach, I like disposables.

Image: roach_eating_pear.jpg

159 b.d.  May 10, 2014 2:42:59pm

re: #146 sattv4u2

There are huge problems with Rios preps for the 2016 Olympics, but of more immediate concern they aren’t ready for the 2014 World Cup of soccer, which they are hosting also

Are World Cup fans more forgiving? I can see the World Cup fans being happy with a stadium and an open bar after the match, aren’t the Olympic fans a snootier, more demanding clientele?

160 Stanley Sea  May 10, 2014 2:43:20pm

re: #157 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton

My goodness.

Hey.

161 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 2:43:31pm

re: #141 Gus

Is it safe to go back to Twitter yet?

re: #155 Killgore Trout

Probably not.

Of course not

Biggest issue,,,,,, PEOPLE use it!!!!

162 blueraven  May 10, 2014 2:44:58pm

re: #157 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton

Hey.

Hey! How are you?

163 Stanley Sea  May 10, 2014 2:45:03pm

re: #157 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton

Hey.

Trying to think of a profound question.

I’ll stick with how are you?

164 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 2:45:08pm

re: #154 Dr Lizardo

I trapped a bumblebee with a small glass and let it back out.

It promptly flew back in, so I trapped it again, and let it out. It flew back in.

I closed the window. And then went out and bought some mosquito netting at IKEA and fashioned a window screen.

Bet that humongous hornet wouldn’t care about any stinkin’ mosquito netting…

165 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 2:45:18pm

re: #156 Lidane

WTF have they been doing for the last four years? Brazil is fanatical about football. Getting things ready for the World Cup should have been obvious.

I get them dragging their feet on the 2016 Olympics in favor of focusing on the World Cup, but if they’re not even ready for that, I don’t understand.

An older story, and progress has been made,,,, but they really still aren’t ready
theguardian.com

Five stadiums that were supposed to be ready at the end of December are still under construction, prompting panic among Fifa’s executives. Last month, its president, Sepp Blatter, said Brazil was further behind schedule than any host since he joined Fifa in 1975, even though it has had the most time to prepare.

The article is from mid February

166 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 10, 2014 2:46:21pm

re: #158 Decatur Deb

I’d use glass or anything for a bee. For a ‘Bama roach, I like disposables.

Image: roach_eating_pear.jpg

I use those Nyquil plastic cup things for bumblebees all the time.
They aren’t much happy about it but it works good for me.

167 Sergey Romanov  May 10, 2014 2:46:46pm

re: #162 blueraven

re: #163 Stanley Sea

Thanks. I’m OK ;)

168 blueraven  May 10, 2014 2:47:42pm

re: #167 Sergey Romanov

Thanks. I’m OK ;)

So good to hear from you. You are missed!

169 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 2:48:11pm

re: #159 b.d.

Are World Cup fans more forgiving?

If by ‘forgiving” you mean “more fanatical”, why yes ,, yes they are!!

But the problems in Brazil really have nothing to do with soccer, per se. There are riots there for the gov’t spending money on the event and not on ‘social programs”

170 PhillyPretzel  May 10, 2014 2:49:25pm

re: #157 Sergey Romanov

Welcome Back. :)

171 Sergey Romanov  May 10, 2014 2:49:45pm

re: #168 blueraven

Missed LGF too, read it regularly. Thought this might be as good a moment as any to pop up here ;)

172 William Barnett-Lewis  May 10, 2014 2:50:55pm

re: #169 sattv4u2

Are World Cup fans more forgiving?

If by ‘forgiving” you mean “more fanatical”, why yes ,, yes they are!!

But the problems in Brazil really have nothing to do with soccer, per se. There are riots there for the gov’t spending money on the event and not on ‘social programs” basic needs

FTFY.

173 William Barnett-Lewis  May 10, 2014 2:51:35pm

re: #157 Sergey Romanov

Hey.

HEY! Glad to see that nic again. Being careful I hope?

174 blueraven  May 10, 2014 2:52:03pm

re: #171 Sergey Romanov

Missed LGF too, read it regularly. Thought this might be as good a moment as any to pop up here ;)

Good…you’ve kept up. Hope you can stick around awhile.

175 thedopefishlives  May 10, 2014 2:52:04pm

re: #157 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton

Hey.

{{{SERGEY}}}! I am so glad to see you, my friend.

176 Sergey Romanov  May 10, 2014 2:52:50pm

re: #173 William Barnett-Lewis

Well, for one thing, I don’t reside in Russia at the moment (tho still a citizen). So, yeah.

177 CuriousLurker  May 10, 2014 2:53:19pm

re: #141 Gus

Is it safe to go back to Twitter yet?

Is it ever? I doubt it, but I haven’t opened Tweetdeck since yesterday evening.

178 Dr Lizardo  May 10, 2014 2:53:45pm

re: #164 Backwoods_Sleuth

Bet that humongous hornet wouldn’t care about any stinkin’ mosquito netting…

Yeah, it would probably just eat through it.

179 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:53:51pm

re: #154 Dr Lizardo

I trapped a bumblebee with a small glass and let it back out.

It promptly flew back in, so I trapped it again, and let it out. It flew back in.

I closed the window. And then went out and bought some mosquito netting at IKEA and fashioned a window screen.

My most embarrassing goof when learning Italian was a trip to the hardware store. N. Italy seems never to have bought into custom window screens, so I decided to DIY (Fai da Te). I asked the guy for some light lumber and anti-mosquito screen (‘scherma anti-Zingare’). Unfortunately ‘mosquito’ is ‘zinzare’ and ‘Zingare’ is ‘Gypsy’. Took a lot of pantomime to straighten that out.

Children used to follow me around the village to see what I’d say next.

180 CuriousLurker  May 10, 2014 2:53:55pm

re: #157 Sergey Romanov

Hey.

OMG, Sergey!

181 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 2:54:14pm

re: #172 William Barnett-Lewis

FTFY.

and not on ‘social programs” basic needs

Well, they have one less toilet bowl!!

nydailynews.com

Brazilian soccer fan killed by toilet bowl thrown from stadium stands

182 Dr Lizardo  May 10, 2014 2:54:22pm

re: #176 Sergey Romanov

Well, for one thing, I don’t reside in Russia at the moment (tho still a citizen). So, yeah.

Good to see you.

183 sattv4u2  May 10, 2014 2:54:29pm

re: #176 Sergey Romanov

LTNS , welcome back

184 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 2:55:08pm

re: #167 Sergey Romanov

Thanks. I’m OK ;)

Hey Sergey!!

185 Sergey Romanov  May 10, 2014 2:55:15pm

re: #174 blueraven

Yeah, I sort of have plans to post some observations on the current goings-on in Russia, Ukraine etc.

186 Sergey Romanov  May 10, 2014 2:55:43pm

re: #175 thedopefishlives

Thanks! :)

187 William Barnett-Lewis  May 10, 2014 2:55:52pm

re: #179 Decatur Deb

That sounds like my German (“Accent? You don’t have an accent you have a throat disease.” A Berliner commenting on Bavarian German… ;)

188 thedopefishlives  May 10, 2014 2:56:03pm

re: #185 Sergey Romanov

Yeah, I sort of have plans to post some observations on the current goings-on in Russia, Ukraine etc.

That would be fantastic. I have wondered sometimes what you might say.

189 wrenchwench  May 10, 2014 2:56:06pm

re: #185 Sergey Romanov

{{{Sergey Romanov}}}

190 blueraven  May 10, 2014 2:56:25pm

re: #185 Sergey Romanov

Yeah, I sort of have plans to post some observations on the current goings-on in Russia, Ukraine etc.

Excellent! Your thoughts will be welcome.

191 Sergey Romanov  May 10, 2014 2:56:53pm

re: #180 CuriousLurker

Hey! Glad to see you’re as curious and lurking as ever :D

{{CL}}

192 Stanley Sea  May 10, 2014 2:57:05pm

re: #185 Sergey Romanov

Yeah, I sort of have plans to post some observations on the current goings-on in Russia, Ukraine etc.

Would be excellent if you would.

193 Sergey Romanov  May 10, 2014 2:57:23pm

re: #189 wrenchwench

WW! :D

194 CuriousLurker  May 10, 2014 2:58:03pm

re: #185 Sergey Romanov

Yeah, I sort of have plans to post some observations on the current goings-on in Russia, Ukraine etc.

That would be awesome. So glad to see you’re doing okay. Your voice was missed. {{{Sergey}}}

195 Dr Lizardo  May 10, 2014 2:58:05pm

re: #179 Decatur Deb

My most embarrassing goof when learning Italian was a trip to the hardware store. N. Italy seems never to have bought into custom window screens, so I decided to DIY (Fai da Te). I asked the guy for some light lumber and anti-mosquito screen (‘scherma anti-Zingare’). Unfortunately ‘mosquito’ is ‘zinzare’ and ‘Zingare’ is ‘Gypsy’. Took a lot of pantomime to straighten that out.

Children used to follow me around the village to see what I’d say next.

Heh. That must have been amusing - and mildly awkward. Years ago, I was looking for a cigarette holder, because at the time, I was smoking unfiltereds. So I found out the word for it is “spička”. Unfortunately, I went into the tobacconist and asked if they had “píčka”, which is Czech slang for, shall we say, an intimate part of a woman’s anatomy.

Yeah….that was embarrassing.

196 Decatur Deb  May 10, 2014 3:02:53pm

re: #195 Dr Lizardo

Heh. That must have been amusing - and mildly awkward. Years ago, I was looking for a cigarette holder, because at the time, I was smoking unfiltereds. So I found out the word for it is “spička”. Unfortunately, I went into the tobacconist and asked if they had “píčka”, which is Czech slang for, shall we say, an intimate part of a woman’s anatomy.

Yeah….that was embarrassing.

(Hmmm. Need to look up etymology of cigarette holders.)

197 Gus  May 10, 2014 3:11:18pm

re: #1 Charles Johnson

Meanwhile, Glenn Greenwald retweets this, because of course he does:

[Embedded content]

Uh… no. Disease came back to Pakistan because the Taliban banned vaccinations.

We can argue over whether it was smart to use a vaccination campaign as cover for the operation, but the ones responsible for Pakistanis not being vaccinated are the Taliban.

Stupid. This is how they came to that clickbait headline:

“Things got bad when the bin Laden incident happened,” Mohammad Ibrahim, a Taliban negotiator, said in a telephone interview. “The militants are not against the polio drive. The campaign is not being carried out because there is a war-like situation.”

198 Ryan King  May 10, 2014 3:23:43pm

re: #157 Sergey Romanov

Hey.

Hey! Long time.

199 Dark_Falcon  May 10, 2014 3:28:47pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

By the way, Greenwald is going to be on the Stephen Colbert show Monday night.

Colbert will find ways to let Greenwald make an ass out of himself, it’s not hard to do.

200 Floral Giraffe  May 10, 2014 8:04:32pm

re: #157 Sergey Romanov

Hey.

Hey back! (smooches)


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