The Awesome Jake Shimabukuro: “Ukulele 5-0”
The amazing Jake Shimabukuro may be the world’s best ukulele player, and here’s a great showcase of his strumming technique.
The amazing Jake Shimabukuro may be the world’s best ukulele player, and here’s a great showcase of his strumming technique.
1 | Charles Johnson May 10, 2014 10:55:31am |
Meanwhile, Glenn Greenwald retweets this, because of course he does:
The fake vaccination campaign used to hunt bin Laden brought the disease back to Pakistan: http://t.co/o8d4maSWmn pic.twitter.com/q9QxQQclYW— Bloomberg News (@BloombergNews) May 10, 2014
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 |
Let us all join in prayer for the immediate release of the schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria. #BringBackOurGirls
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 10, 2014
4 | sauceruney May 10, 2014 11:02:39am |
Wow. Amazing
This one also
Ukulele weeps by Jake Shimabukuro: Youtube Video
6 | Charles Johnson May 10, 2014 11:08:37am |
By the way, Greenwald is going to be on the Stephen Colbert show Monday night.
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 |
Inconceivable! MT @BadAstronomer: Watching Fox News, it’s almost as if they’re trying to be purposely deceitful. http://t.co/EiP1wxhGfN— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 10, 2014
@Green_Footballs You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.— Inigo Montoya (@iaminigomontoya) May 10, 2014
I admit it - I was blatantly trolling the Inigo Montoya bot. https://t.co/k7kmruUWz2— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 10, 2014
11 | Shiplord Kirel May 10, 2014 11:59:52am |
Things that cannot be unseen:
12 | FemNaziBitch May 10, 2014 12:03:54pm |
Tiger hugs for all!
Hi Chimp <3 Saturday Hugs! @Anonchimp pic.twitter.com/zg3kzihcw0— Rprt Suspected Abuse (@dylansmoosie) May 10, 2014
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.
I had no idea.
15 | FemNaziBitch May 10, 2014 12:12:30pm |
Here J. Edgar Hoover, who became Director of what is now FBI 90 years ago today: #NARA pic.twitter.com/mHHe8ia11T— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) May 10, 2014
16 | FemNaziBitch May 10, 2014 12:13:45pm |
17 | Backwoods_Sleuth May 10, 2014 12:13:50pm |
18 | Charles Johnson May 10, 2014 12:14:35pm |
pic.twitter.com/9T3qAiBkEg— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 10, 2014
19 | FemNaziBitch May 10, 2014 12:14:48pm |
Agents seize loaded guns at Detroit Metro Airport for a 2nd time this week http://t.co/wiDKSH6pp7— Detroit Free Press (@freep) May 10, 2014
20 | FemNaziBitch May 10, 2014 12:15:14pm |
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 |
24 | FemNaziBitch May 10, 2014 12:17:41pm |
Tony Perkins Believes 'True Religious Freedom' Is Only For Anti-gay Christians - AUDIO http://t.co/W1r4yfPdcp— Towleroad (@tlrd) May 10, 2014
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
[Embedded content]
Sounds a lot like some other fundamentalist religious people I’ve heard of —no?
28 | Backwoods_Sleuth May 10, 2014 12:19:37pm |
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 |
This took me ten seconds to get, likely because I don't spend much time thinking about them. How long did it take… pic.twitter.com/BxwGfUy5pH
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) May 10, 2014
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
34 | FemNaziBitch May 10, 2014 12:26:59pm |
Nigeria refused international help to search for kidnapped girls for weeks causing outrage against government: http://t.co/y7NDkVvAsy— The Associated Press (@AP) May 10, 2014
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 |
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 |
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 |
“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” - John Steinbeck pic.twitter.com/6jxT1kDH6A— TeaBaggersNightmare (@BlueVA_Hound) May 10, 2014
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?
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 |
Last state to legalize same-sex marriage has to take Rick Santorum.— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) May 10, 2014
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.
53 | FemNaziBitch May 10, 2014 12:48:24pm |
54 | FemNaziBitch May 10, 2014 12:48:48pm |
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.
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 |
Am I safe here?! pic.twitter.com/o6QAaNsCvx— Emergency Kittens (@EmrgencyKittens) May 10, 2014
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.
62 | FemNaziBitch May 10, 2014 12:53:09pm |
63 | Targetpractice May 10, 2014 12:53:09pm |
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. //
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
Well, Sirs from Romania, we'll soon explain it all to you - who you are and what we think of you— Dmitry Rogozin (@DRogozin) May 10, 2014
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 |
Watch a Great R&B Slow Jam Cover of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme Song: http://t.co/qMZxccDEOO— Slate (@Slate) May 10, 2014
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,
83 | Amory Blaine May 10, 2014 1:11:40pm |
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 |
I made dis pic.twitter.com/5gg1nSEC2E— Emergency Kittens (@EmrgencyKittens) May 10, 2014
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
99 | sattv4u2 May 10, 2014 1:51:36pm |
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.
102 | Charles Johnson May 10, 2014 2:00:34pm |
I can't remember the last time something got annoying as fast as 'explanatory journalism' has.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 10, 2014
103 | blueraven May 10, 2014 2:00:37pm |
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 |
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 |
109 | b.d. May 10, 2014 2:03:03pm |
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.
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.
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.
Bundy son leads 300 activists in armed protest for right to ATV in Utah’s sacred ‘Recapture Canyon’ http://t.co/8guoUV4kvH.
— jamie (@gnuman1979) May 10, 2014
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.
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.
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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:
132 | Dr Lizardo May 10, 2014 2:25:31pm |
133 | Charles Johnson May 10, 2014 2:26:47pm |
Americans when Eurovision is on… pic.twitter.com/fcIORUNr78— Matt Bloom (@MattBloomFilms) May 10, 2014
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:
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 |
pic.twitter.com/fzcklLJivs— Rob DenBleyker (@RobDenBleyker) May 10, 2014
136 | Dr Lizardo May 10, 2014 2:29:16pm |
re: #133 Charles Johnson
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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
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.
142 | Stanley Sea May 10, 2014 2:35:14pm |
Remember when Michael #Sam was a first rounder? In an unrelated note remember when the @nfl was a homophobic shithole?
— Joe Patrice (@JosephPatrice) May 10, 2014
Anyway, right now I'm thinking of the closeted high school and college football players watching the draft and Sam.
— Jessica W. Luther (@scATX) May 10, 2014
No matter what happen these next few days, I will always cherish moments like this!!! pic.twitter.com/7jrhsUeebS
— Michael Sam (@MikeSamFootball) May 8, 2014
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 |
pretty cool how the Bundy Ranch people have progressed from ironically mocking Native Americans to actively seeking to destroy their history
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) May 10, 2014
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
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 |
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 |
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.
158 | Decatur Deb May 10, 2014 2:42:44pm |
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 |
161 | sattv4u2 May 10, 2014 2:43:31pm |
162 | blueraven May 10, 2014 2:44:58pm |
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.
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 |
168 | blueraven May 10, 2014 2:47:42pm |
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”
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 |
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.
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!!
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.
184 | Decatur Deb May 10, 2014 2:55:08pm |
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.
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.
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 |
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.
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:
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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.”