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1 b_sharp  May 10, 2014 8:58:47pm

That was rather uplifting.

2 b_sharp  May 10, 2014 9:13:08pm

Is thread dead?

3 austin_blue  May 10, 2014 9:20:48pm

Life support.

4 Rightwingconspirator  May 10, 2014 9:21:23pm

LAPD paid my neighborhood a visit and I just happened to have my long lens up and ready.

5 austin_blue  May 10, 2014 9:23:17pm

re: #4 Rightwingconspirator

LAPD paid my neighborhood a visit and I just happened to have my long lens up and ready.

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Any particular reason?

6 Kragar  May 10, 2014 9:32:54pm

Larry Wilmore Tapped To Replace Stephen Colbert

“The Daily Show’s” Larry Wilmore will host a new show called “The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore” in the 11:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday timeslot currently held by Colbert, according to Variety. Colbert is leaving the network to take over the “Late Show” on CBS next year.

“The Minority Report” will premier in January, and promises to “offer a comedic look at news, current events and pop culture from unique perspectives not typically on display in late night television,” according to Variety Jon Stewart will serve with Wilmore as an executive producer.

7 Rightwingconspirator  May 10, 2014 9:38:39pm

re: #5 austin_blue

Dunno what brought them. Heard sirens etc. Low as I ever saw them.

8 austin_blue  May 10, 2014 9:47:00pm

re: #7 Rightwingconspirator

Dunno what brought them. Heard sirens etc. Low as I ever saw them.

The modern militarization of our local “Protect and to Serve” police forces is hugely problematical to me.

9 palomino  May 10, 2014 9:48:41pm

Help please. Everyone here knows more about computers than I do. So please explain what just happened to me.

I was commenting on CBS St. Louis site, under my second Facebook name. After making a bunch of comments, someone “hijacked” my username and started commenting. Suddenly comments started popping up with my Facebook photo and name, but they weren’t my comments. So someone is screwing with me. Is this anything to be concerned about, or just typical comment section hijinks?

Could the person who started posting as me get access to my personal info? Do I need to start changing passwords and other shit?

10 andres  May 10, 2014 9:56:51pm

re: #9 palomino

I’d first check if it links to your account, and not to one with the same name and image. If it does links to your account, that’s a huge security issue from Facebook.

11 palomino  May 10, 2014 10:04:05pm

re: #10 andres

I’d first check if it links to your account, and not to one with the same name and image. If it does links to your account, that’s a huge security issue from Facebook.

Thanks.

When I clicked on the fake me, I got different data about the number of comments, etc, from the real me. So there were two commenters named “Joe XYZ” with the same photo, but different info attached to each. One was me, the other was the dickhead who stole me. Does that even make any sense?

12 Floral Giraffe  May 10, 2014 10:09:36pm

Changing passwords is never a bad idea!

13 NJDhockeyfan  May 10, 2014 10:10:19pm

Evening lizards! They are about to vote in Ukraine.

No doubt the fix is in.

14 freetoken  May 10, 2014 10:11:51pm

re: #13 NJDhockeyfan

Their choices:

[1] Should we join Russia?
[2] Should we separate from Ukraine?

15 NJDhockeyfan  May 10, 2014 10:13:30pm

re: #14 freetoken

Their choices:

[1] Should we join Russia?
[2] Should we separate from Ukraine?

And they are already filled in for you!

16 andres  May 10, 2014 10:15:59pm

re: #11 palomino

Absolutely. What he did was create a new account with your information and picture. What you can do is report (in Facebook) his account because he’s impersonating you.

17 NJDhockeyfan  May 10, 2014 10:18:19pm
18 austin_blue  May 10, 2014 10:23:30pm

And the Spurs spank the Trailblazers 118 - 103 and go up 3-0. Spurs had 40 points off the bench, the ‘Blazers had 6.

It’s done.

19 NJDhockeyfan  May 10, 2014 10:30:27pm
20 austin_blue  May 10, 2014 10:43:19pm

re: #19 NJDhockeyfan

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Is that a problem?

21 NJDhockeyfan  May 10, 2014 10:59:16pm
22 NJDhockeyfan  May 10, 2014 11:21:07pm
23 Gus  May 10, 2014 11:39:09pm

Milky Way near Denver. Uncredited by “Science Porn” but it’s by Casey McCallister.

Here’s how it was done.

Vimeo

Before and after screen shot.

24 Alyosha  May 11, 2014 12:01:52am

re: #23 Gus

Great use of perspective in that it gives a proper, humbling sense of our place in the universe, in addition to the way the road twists off into the hills.
Even the horizon is foreground compared to the subject itself. Beautiful.

25 Kragar  May 11, 2014 12:32:43am

Watching “The Clone Wars” on Netflix and I still can’t see how Jar Jar never ended up in a friendly fire incident

26 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 12:46:07am

I assume you’ve seen this:

Youtube Video

27 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 1:19:19am
28 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 1:24:37am

A sober assessment of the “voting” in Donetsk and Luhansk districts.

Ukraine rebels hold referendums in Donetsk and Luhansk

bbc.com

(snip)

“One pro-Ukrainian head teacher told the BBC she was receiving death threats after having refused to let the rebels use her school as a polling station.

“There is only one question on the ballot papers, in both Ukrainian and Russian: “Do you support the act of state self-rule of the Donetsk People’s Republic/Luhansk People’s Republic?”

“The BBC’s Piers Scholfield, in Donetsk, says the voting process appears haphazard. There are voters’ lists in polling stations, but anyone can vote in any polling station. ” More

The vote is being held in spite of Putin’s [fake] request to postpone it.

ETA: Excellent map in this piece showing the 2 large provinces Russia could gain by this pseudo-vote, illegal act made to look “legit”, by making it a referendum of “the people”. Self-rule, my ass.

29 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 1:38:05am

State Dept response to illegal Donestsk/Luhansk referenda.

“On May 10, 2014, State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki issued the following statement on the illegal referenda in eastern Ukraine:

“As the United States has said, the referenda being planned for May 11 in portions of eastern Ukraine by armed separatist groups are illegal under Ukrainian law and are an attempt to create further division and disorder. If these referenda go forward, they will violate international law and the territorial integrity of Ukraine. The United States will not recognize the results of these illegal referenda.

“In addition, we are disappointed that the Russian government has not used its influence to forestall these referenda since President Putin’s suggestion on May 7 that they be postponed, when he also claimed that Russian forces were pulling back from the Ukrainian border.” More

- See more at: blogs.state.gov

30 Varek Raith  May 11, 2014 2:01:03am

re: #26 Sergey Romanov

I assume you’ve seen this:

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I’ll be damned!
How the hell are you???

31 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 2:04:52am

re: #30 Varek Raith

Greetings, Lord Raith! Don’t get damned just yet, they say it’s bad for your health. I’m all right, thx for asking. You?

32 Varek Raith  May 11, 2014 2:06:15am

re: #31 Sergey Romanov

Greetings, Lord Raith! Don’t get damned just yet, they say it’s bad for your health. I’m all right, thx for asking. You?

Some flooding downstairs last week.

Other than that, pretty good.

33 freetoken  May 11, 2014 2:11:47am

SoundCloud

34 freetoken  May 11, 2014 2:22:11am

To me Soundcloud isn’t what it originally was - useful. I can’t seem to find a way to search it with parameters, such as recording length, like I used to.

35 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 2:29:01am
36 Targetpractice  May 11, 2014 2:44:43am

Well, whatever issue I was having with Firefox seems to have been downgraded from “dealbreaker” to “minor annoyance” by the latest update. That’s still not going to sell me on the visual changes, though.

37 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 2:45:19am

re: #29 Justanotherhuman

In addition, we are disappointed that the Russian government has not used its influence to forestall these referenda since President Putin’s suggestion on May 7

Surely she understands it was just a trick? “See, I had nothing to do with that!”

38 goddamnedfrank  May 11, 2014 2:46:49am

re: #35 Sergey Romanov

Hey Сергей,

How popular would you say Putin is in Russia right now? I heard 80%, disappointing but I was willing to accept it at face value until the true nature of the Crimean vote was revealed. Now I’m wondering if that number isn’t juiced a bit too.

On the other hand Bush was at 90% plus here in the US after the 9/11 attacks, so I know first hand how well jingoism sells in the right environment.

I guess I’m trying to get an inside perspective of how effective Putin’s state control over media, especially TV has been.

There’s a few other questions I have, about how sanctions and the current economic situation play into support for the government, etc.

39 goddamnedfrank  May 11, 2014 2:53:01am

re: #37 Sergey Romanov

Surely she understands it was just a trick? “See, I had nothing to do with that!”

This is the kind of thing that’s rather infuriating to see, the way Putin is sacrificing the ability of future Russian governments to be taken at their word. He’s not just sacrificing his own integrity. This kind of “trick” isn’t just cynical, it comes at a serious price.

I seriously wonder what he and his supporters think they’ve gained by unilaterally abrogating a signed and ratified treaty to ensure Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Because as a result it’s going to take a hell of a long time before any sane country trusts the Russian government again.

40 freetoken  May 11, 2014 3:06:00am

Like many I am enjoying the current short series Fargo on FX. The Cohen brother touch is all over it, of course, but there’s a lot of creative DNA in the show (and the movie) that goes way back, including I propose this:

MP3 Audio

41 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 3:13:52am

re: #38 goddamnedfrank

I’m not in Russia right now, but by what I can gather through my daily reading of assorted blogs, tweets etc., Putin has won over - at least temporarily - quite a lot those previously opposed to him, if only because they had critiqued him “from the right” (IYKWIM). I would suggest that the support between 70 and 80 is about right - but that’s still a guess. Certainly jingoism has won the day.

JFYI, that WP piece is flawed - nothing was taken down, the report is still there at president-sovet.ru
Also to be kept in mind is that this is not an official report of this body, rather a “personal” report of a couple of its more liberal members (think a senator releasing a report and reading it into the Congress record). This is not to say that the so-called referendum was not a sham or that this report doesn’t hold any value, on the contrary, but the things above need to be kept in mind (i.e., it’s not slam dunk by itself).
(cont.)

42 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 3:19:52am

re: #38 goddamnedfrank

The control of the media is total, for all practical purposes. There are still independent media, but of course they can’t compete with the bulldozer of the so-called “federal channels”, where most of the Russians get their daily news from. You must have heard about the crackdown on the Dozhd’ channel as well as on lenta.ru (which I used to read daily until it became but a mere empty shell of its former self).

Later I will have more to say on the purely Goebbelsian propaganda the state media are churning out without interruption.

43 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 3:23:42am

re: #39 goddamnedfrank

Can’t say what Putin thinks, but his supporters see him as breaking the “American NWO”, so breaking of old treaties is rather a welcome sign for them than anything negative.

44 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 3:25:48am

re: #43 Sergey Romanov

Just to illustrate this idea - do you think these ppl give a damn about treaties?

img-fotki.yandex.ru

45 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 4:57:57am

re: #37 Sergey Romanov

Surely she understands it was just a trick? “See, I had nothing to do with that!”

Oh sure, she understands it’s just a trick, but, diplomacy doesn’t allow her to be as direct as we can be.

If Putin can pretend that his annexation of Donetsk and Luhanska (and perhaps even Kharkiv at a future date) are legitimately done “by the People”, he’ll have accomplished his takeover of eastern Ukraine w/o a lot of bloodshed and little Ukrainian resistance. The Kiev govt is still not solid enough to be effective in rallying Ukraine’s citizens to resistance to Russian influence and interference, and possible, annexation of eastern Ukraine and Putin knows this.

Not to mention that Yanuk wants back in.

46 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 5:14:10am

re: #45 Justanotherhuman

True, with one exception - everybody’s field of fucks is barren when it comes to Yanuk’s wishes, be that Russians, Ukrainians or his own former party.

47 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 5:15:37am

Every day is Mother’s Day when you’re a mother.

And yes, I’d find this pretty sexist. I just want a restaurant that doesn’t serve junk and pretend it’s food and which makes assumptions about women, such as we don’t tip well. I always tip 20%, regardless in a “sit-down” restaurant where I’m served by wait staff, but then, I don’t eat out a lot, either. I cook but don’t have much money, so I have high standards and try to choose carefully.

bbc.com

“Restaurants, it seems, have figured out that women eat food.

“At least that’s one explanation for the proliferation of “female-friendly” restaurants such as the steakhouse chains STK and SHe, and the Washington DC area sports bar the Bracket Room.

(snip)

“SHe, for instance, features “smaller, ‘she-sized’ steak portions, mirrors on the dessert menus so women could reapply their lipstick and ‘sexy’ decor”.” More

Luckily, I’d probably never go into any of those restaurants.

48 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 5:20:25am

Hard to believe that people are voting to allow these thugs to take over their province.

49 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 5:22:48am

re: #46 Sergey Romanov

True, with one exception - everybody’s field of fucks is barren when it comes to Yanuk’s wishes, be that Russians, Ukrainians or his own former party.

I’m sure Yanuk is enjoying the dacha in Rostov on Don that Putin has provided him. Or that he already had purchased himself, given that he absconded with billions. : )

50 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 5:22:48am

mid.ru

PRESS RELEASE
Statement by Russian MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko in Connection with Completion of Antiterrorist Operation in Sri Lanka

782-19-05-2009

Moscow welcomes reports of the completion by Sri Lankan authorities of their operation against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) extremist organization, resulting in government forces restoring control over the entire territory of the country and freeing civilians held by LTTE as a “human shield.”
The Russian side supports the fight of the Sri Lankan government against terrorism and separatism and for state sovereignty and territorial integrity. We hope that the end to the bloody armed conflict that lasted in Sri Lanka for more than a quarter century will be a guarantee of the establishment of an enduring peace, security and stability in the country.
Moscow wishes the government and people of friendly Sri Lanka success in rapidly overcoming the consequences of the conflict and in achieving economic and social progress based on consensus among and respect for the rights of all the ethnic and religious groups inhabiting it.
Russia reiterates its readiness to strengthen further its cooperation with Sri Lanka both in a bilateral format and in regional and international organizations on counterterrorism and on other themes of mutual concern.

May 19, 2009

51 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 5:26:41am

re: #49 Justanotherhuman

Dunno. I don’t envy him. He’s but a pawn of Putin, and the fates of those get precarious when their usefulness runs out.

52 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 5:27:27am

re: #50 Sergey Romanov

mid.ru

Heh.

US Confirms LTTE Still Active, Says Govt

thesundayleader.lk

“The Government says the United States of America has, through a recent report, made it clear that the LTTE is still active and obtains funds through some Diaspora organisations.

“Defence Ministry spokesman, Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that the recent US State Department report on terrorist organisations shows that the LTTE is still a threat internationally as well as in Sri Lanka.

“The US report said that the LTTE uses its international contacts and the large Tamil Diaspora in North America, Europe and Asia to procure weapons, communications, funding and other needed supplies. In its latest annual report on terrorism, the US State Department Bureau of Counterterrorism said the LTTE employed charities as fronts to collect and divert funds for their activities.” More

53 Pie-onist Overlord  May 11, 2014 5:41:33am

re: #26 Sergey Romanov

Welcome back, you’ve been missed.

54 Dr Lizardo  May 11, 2014 5:42:06am

re: #52 Justanotherhuman

Heh.

US Confirms LTTE Still Active, Says Govt

thesundayleader.lk

“The Government says the United States of America has, through a recent report, made it clear that the LTTE is still active and obtains funds through some Diaspora organisations.

“Defence Ministry spokesman, Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that the recent US State Department report on terrorist organisations shows that the LTTE is still a threat internationally as well as in Sri Lanka.

“The US report said that the LTTE uses its international contacts and the large Tamil Diaspora in North America, Europe and Asia to procure weapons, communications, funding and other needed supplies. In its latest annual report on terrorism, the US State Department Bureau of Counterterrorism said the LTTE employed charities as fronts to collect and divert funds for their activities.” More

The Tamil Tigers, huh? I thought they’d closed up shop. Guess not.

55 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 5:43:52am

re: #53 Pie-onist Overlord

Thanks, Babushka! :)

56 Pie-onist Overlord  May 11, 2014 5:45:25am

re: #55 Sergey Romanov

Thanks, Babushka! :)

Have some pie!
Key Lime Pie

57 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 5:47:38am

re: #56 Pie-onist Overlord

Have some pie!
Key Lime Pie

With yummy lime whipped cream to top it off.

epicurious.com

Nom nom nom. : )

59 NJDhockeyfan  May 11, 2014 5:53:33am

Good morning lizards and happy Mother Day to all the moms :)

60 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 5:53:39am

re: #56 Pie-onist Overlord

Thanks, I needed that!

61 Pie-onist Overlord  May 11, 2014 5:57:19am

re: #57 Justanotherhuman

With yummy lime whipped cream to top it off.

epicurious.com

Nom nom nom. : )

I did add whipped cream topping, but that picture was taken right after it came out of the oven.

62 Pie-onist Overlord  May 11, 2014 5:58:05am
63 NJDhockeyfan  May 11, 2014 6:00:37am

Voters Reportedly Allowed to Cast Ballots on Others’ Behalfs
11:41 (GMT)

Ukrainska Pravda reports on voters in today’s referendum being allowed to vote “for their neighbour and their wife” (translation by The Interpreter):

At polling stations, where the voting in the pseudo-referendum on the status of the Lugansk region is under way, you can vote for two people at once.

This is reported by a correspondent for 0642 on the scene.

According to them, the situation is calm at the moment, people keep coming up.

Notably, one can vote on behalf of people who are unable to come to the polling station.

One need only show one’s passport. Such incidents have already been observed.

Furthermore, Novosti Donbassa reports that a journalist, as an experiment, voted at 4 polling stations “for their neighbour and their wife”.

[Translation: In Donetsk the “referendum” is underway. A journalist for ND voted at four polling stations “for their neighbour and their wife”]

The publication also reports that anyone can bring an unlimited number of ballots with them.

[Translation: Separatist “referendum” in Donetsk: anyone can bring an unlimited number of ballots with them. even citizens of Honduras can vote.]

64 ObserverArt  May 11, 2014 6:00:58am

Hello Sergey!

I wasn’t an active participant at LGF when you were last around. But I do remember reading your comments.

When and if you have the time, I’d like to ask what the Russian people think of the whole Edward Snowden (NSA data mining/spying “whistleblower”) situation and his being allowed to stay there? How was that all explained, and how it is used to depict the U.S.?

I know that could be a huge answer, but even a brief explanation from your viewpoint would be interesting I think to many of us.

Thanks, and nice to see you around, especially in these political times.

65 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 6:04:12am

re: #62 Pie-onist Overlord

Not sure what very rare means - it’s on p.726 of my copy of the revised critical edition of the diary…

66 Romantic Heretic  May 11, 2014 6:05:26am

Hey Sergei. Welcome back.

Just dropped in myself for a quick visit. I recently discovered that every time I engage in politics these days I end up nauseous. Took a couple of days off to see if that would help.

Nope.

So I’m off again. I think I’m just going to try and enjoy what’s left of our species time here on Earth. I don’t think that’s going to be very much. There is way too much hatred, ambition and outright insanity floating around.

67 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 6:07:41am

re: #62 Pie-onist Overlord

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She would be what, 87 today? I would have been maybe 3 mos old when that was taken, yet I identified strongly with her when I first read her story because it was universal. I gave The Diary to my g-daughter when she turned 12 and told her to pass it to her brother when he was old enough to understand it.

We may not have had a “world war” in 70 yrs, but the cruelty of human beings toward other human beings still goes on and may never cease, just changing in its form of execution.

68 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 6:12:42am

The thugs who did this are who want to rule eastern Ukraine and are staging this sham “election”.

Ukrainian and Russian agencies say the head of Mariupol police, who was abducted on May 9, was found hanged outside the city - @RichardEngel
end of alert

69 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 6:15:31am

re: #64 ObserverArt

1. “Snowden is a hero!”
“OK, he’s a “pindos” [pej. nickname for Americans], but he’s a useful “pindos”.”

2. “America is an evil hypocritical fascist state!”
“They are criticizing us, but look at what they’re doing.”
“…crimes committed by the US against ppl all around the world… [in relation to spying]”
“Nothing like that happens here!”
“Now we have an excuse to do whatever they are doing.”

Those are not quotes, but a distilled version of common opinions.
Then again, the one about crimes was expressed by Pavel Durov, formerly of vk.com, when he was offering Snowden a job. lenta.ru
Of course just recently that same Durov lost his position at vk.com and had to flee Russia, saying that “this country” was not suitable for internet-related businesses…

70 Pie-onist Overlord  May 11, 2014 6:16:19am

This Mother’s Day, I am going to exercise at the JCC pool (my regular Sunday morning activity) and then get a mani/pedi.

Haven’t planned dinner yet. Grilled chicken breasts & corn on the cob sounds good.

71 ObserverArt  May 11, 2014 6:25:20am

re: #69 Sergey Romanov

1. “Snowden is a hero!”
“OK, he’s a “pindos” [pej. nickname for Americans], but he’s a useful “pindos”.”

2. “America is an evil hypocritical fascist state!”
“They are criticizing us, but look at what they’re doing.”
“…crimes committed by the US against ppl all around the world… [in relation to spying]”
“Nothing like that happens here!”
“Now we have an excuse to do whatever they are doing.”

Those are not quotes, but a distilled version of common opinions.
Then again, the one about crimes was expressed by Pavel Durov, formerly of vk.com, when he was offering Snowden a job. lenta.ru
Of course just recently that same Durov lost his position at vk.com and had to flee Russia, saying that “this country” was not suitable for internet-related businesses…

Thanks. Pretty much what I was expecting.

Strange times all around. Some of this is reminding me of the days when Russia shot down Francis Gary Powers U2 spyplane and the Berlin Wall was about to be built. Even though I was very young when all that was happening, it defined a huge part of our lives from then on.

Some things never change.

72 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 6:27:40am

According to a Lugansk blogger, several “exemplary” polling stations with lines were created basically for the Russian TV, the rest are empty: gordonua.com

73 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 6:29:46am

re: #72 Sergey Romanov

According to a Lugansk blogger, several “exemplary” polling stations with lines were created basically for the Russian TV, the rest are empty: gordonua.com

74 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 6:34:58am

Israel’s army declares part of the Golan Heights a closed military zone, fearing battles on the Syrian side would spill over - @AFP
read more on alarabiya.net

Seems like a smart move.

75 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 6:36:24am

re: #73 Justanotherhuman

Of course that’s not what the Luganda Republic govt. will say. I mean, how can you not trust these guys?
Image: 181665_original.jpg

76 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 6:41:45am

re: #75 Sergey Romanov

Of course that’s not what the Luganda Republic govt. will say. I mean, how can you not trust these guys?
Image: 181665_original.jpg

Hahahaha! You mean, these guys?

Separatist leader from Ukraine’s Donetsk says government forces will be considered ‘occupiers’ after referendum - Interfax via @Reuters
end of alert

77 darthstar  May 11, 2014 6:41:58am

Happy mother’s day everyone.

78 ObserverArt  May 11, 2014 6:42:37am

re: #75 Sergey Romanov

Of course that’s not what the Luganda Republic govt. will say. I mean, how can you not trust these guys?
Image: 181665_original.jpg

That same image appeared here the other day. Many of us compared them to some of Militia/Wingnuts types that were at the Bundy Ranch in Nevada.

Amazing how many similarities there are between far right groups and fashion between the two countries.

79 darthstar  May 11, 2014 6:44:14am

re: #75 Sergey Romanov

Of course that’s not what the Luganda Republic govt. will say. I mean, how can you not trust these guys?
Image: 181665_original.jpg

Looks like a formidable bowling team…with guns.

80 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 6:44:58am

re: #76 Justanotherhuman

Something tells me they are sponsored by the Bank of Nikolai:

Youtube Video

81 darthstar  May 11, 2014 6:47:15am

re: #78 ObserverArt

That same image appeared here the other day. Many of us compared them to some of Militia/Wingnuts types that were at the Bundy Ranch in Nevada.

Amazing how many similarities there are between far right groups and fashion between the two countries.

Yep. Was thinking the same thing.

82 darthstar  May 11, 2014 6:52:43am
83 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 6:57:42am

Heh.

Image: Range-Showdown-1.jpg

84 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 6:59:14am

My first guffaw of the day, cont.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says he is ready to be president - @jonkarl
read more on abcnews.go.com

85 darthstar  May 11, 2014 7:01:12am

Please don’t take away our guns!

86 Pie-onist Overlord  May 11, 2014 7:02:12am

Pool was closed for maintenance. :(

87 wheat-doggha -- oo bird outside my window  May 11, 2014 7:05:07am

re: #86 Pie-onist Overlord

Pool was closed for maintenance. :(

Which genius planned maintenance for a holiday? Someone needs to call his or her mother!

88 Killgore Trout  May 11, 2014 7:05:28am

Exclusive: Iran’s illicit procurement appears to slow amid nuclear talks - U.N. experts
The key word in the title is “appears”.

The U.N. Panel of Experts, who monitor compliance with the Security Council’s sanctions regime on Iran, presented this conclusion cautiously, suggesting it was also possible Tehran has simply learned to outsmart security and intelligence services in its pursuit of sensitive components and materials.

Snowden’s treasure trove of intel could be helpful in efforts to avoid detection.
But there’s no slowdown in Iran’s support for global terrorism

the report made clear that the panel had registered no change in Iranian actions to dodge a U.N. arms embargo, especially in its weapons supplies to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his war with rebels trying to oust him.

“Member states and the media continue to report arms transfers from Iran, including to Syria, Gaza, Sudan, and Bahrain,” the U.N. report said.

89 Decatur Deb  May 11, 2014 7:08:07am

re: #4 Rightwingconspirator

LAPD paid my neighborhood a visit and I just happened to have my long lens up and ready.

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Protip: Don’t aim a long lens, particularly one mounted with a shoulder stock, at a nervous helo. One of the the (French?) reporters in the early Iraqi Freedom gig didn’t observe that rule.

90 Decatur Deb  May 11, 2014 7:11:05am

re: #85 darthstar

Please don’t take away our guns!

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Those photos, and others at Bundystan and yesterday’s canyon provocation show supporters wearing an image of a 19th Cent figure. It’s usually in the left breast pocket. Is that Joseph Smith or another early Mormon prophet?

91 Killgore Trout  May 11, 2014 7:11:21am

No surprise here: 2 Yemenis Shot by Americans Are Linked to Qaeda Cell

While much about the encounter remains unclear, a Yemeni official said Saturday that the two Yemeni assailants were part of a cell linked to Al Qaeda that had planned and executed several attacks on foreigners in the country. Whether by design or chance, the official said, the Americans had apparently disrupted a kidnapping ring that government officials blame for killing a Frenchman last week, kidnapping a Dutch couple last year, trying to assassinate a German diplomat last month, and attacking the central prison here in February, freeing 19 inmates.

The shooting at the barbershop led Yemeni authorities to the group’s leader, Wael Abdullah al-Waeli, said an Interior Ministry spokesman, Col. Mohamed al-Qaidi. Yemeni officials said that they killed Mr. Waeli last Wednesday during a shootout in the capital. The State Department announced Wednesday that it had closed its embassy here to the public because of security concerns.

92 Rev_Arthur_Belling  May 11, 2014 7:12:41am

Happy mother’s day to all the mom Lizards!

93 darthstar  May 11, 2014 7:24:32am
94 Killgore Trout  May 11, 2014 7:30:57am

Boko Haram’s Bin Laden Connection

In 2002, Osama bin Laden dispatched an aide to Nigeria to hand out $3 million in local currency to a wide array of Salafist political organizations there that shared al Qaeda’s goal of imposing Islamic rule.

According to an overlooked report from a well-respected international watchdog, one of those organizations was Boko Haram, the terrorist outfit that’s become globally infamous for its threat to sell girls into slavery. In other words, bin Laden helped provide Boko Haram’s seed money, this report maintains.

95 Flounder  May 11, 2014 7:36:37am

Happy Mother’s day to all! The wife is passed out, she chaperoned at the after prom, I hope she is up for dinner! Turkey dinner today with stuffing and mashed redskin ;p potatoes with canned corn (yes canned!) and homemade french bread.

96 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 11, 2014 7:37:40am
97 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 11, 2014 7:39:00am
98 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 7:41:27am

These ignorant asshats sure love their trashy China junk, don’t they?

Haha, that was supposed to be a reply to #93.

99 Killgore Trout  May 11, 2014 7:41:59am

Iran’s Khamenei says West’s calls to limit missiles ‘idiotic’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that Western expectations for the Islamic Republic to limit its missile programme were “stupid and idiotic”.

The Supreme Leader also called on the country’s Revolutionary Guards to mass-produce missiles.

100 Mattand  May 11, 2014 7:44:07am

re: #85 darthstar

Please don’t take away our guns!

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I think what’s instructive with all of this is the juvenile approach many Americans take with guns.

For example: these Bundy worshippers simply think that once they’ve decided someone is an “enemy”, they’re free to point their weapons at anyone they please.

And then are shocked when there are consequences for their actions.

101 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 7:49:03am

re: #100 Mattand

I think what’s instructive with all of this is the juvenile approach many Americans take with guns.

For example: these Bundy worshippers simply think that once they’ve decided someone is an “enemy”, they’re free to point their weapons at anyone they please.

And then are shocked when there are consequences for their actions.

I agree; guns seem to be the toy du jour with those types.

102 Rev_Arthur_Belling  May 11, 2014 7:53:02am

re: #101 Justanotherhuman

I agree; guns seem to be the toy penis compensators du jour with those types.

FTFY

103 darthstar  May 11, 2014 7:53:18am

re: #97 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Nothing says I’m just a good clean-cut citizen like a neck tattoo.

104 Rev_Arthur_Belling  May 11, 2014 7:57:57am

re: #103 darthstar

Nothing says I’m just a good clean-cut citizen like a neck tattoo.

I noticed that right away, too. Wonder what it’s a tattoo of?

I should add that there are plenty of tattoo-wearing people who are good, clean-cut citizens. Any tattoo above the clavicle kinda squicks me out, generally speaking, but that’s just my personal preference.

105 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 7:58:20am

re: #103 darthstar

Nothing says I’m just a good clean-cut citizen like a neck tattoo.

I prefer seeing tramp stamps

(umm,,, on females,, not males)

(((errrr,,,, NTTAWWT !!!)))

106 darthstar  May 11, 2014 7:58:35am

Happy little Komodos

107 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 7:59:48am

re: #106 darthstar

Happy little Komodos

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Messy lil buggers

And they don’t leave a thing! They eat the flesh, the organs, the bones

108 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:01:15am

So wifey’s non too pleased that I may go play golf today, being mothers day and all

I reminded her that she is not MY mother

((just found out that my “duck” reflexes aren’t that shabby!!))

109 Charles Johnson  May 11, 2014 8:01:50am

Wow, Sergey! Good to see you again.

110 Charles Johnson  May 11, 2014 8:02:14am
111 Iwouldprefernotto  May 11, 2014 8:02:58am

re: #108 sattv4u2

So wifey’s non too pleased that I may go play golf today, being mothers day and all

I reminded her that she is not MY mother

((just found out that my “duck” reflexes aren’t that shabby!!))

How about a compromise? Let her caddy.

112 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 8:05:43am

re: #97 Backwoods_Sleuth

These tricks are getting old. They’ve already been caught using a Lugansk actor in the role of a “captured Right Sector coordinator”.

113 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:06:32am

re: #111 Iwouldprefernotto

How about a compromise? Let her caddy.

LOL

(hell,,, it would be worth it just for another pair of eyes to locate my wayward shots)

I actually have tried to get her to come out with me. The club closest to us is less than 15 minutes away. I suggested she follow me there, ride the front 9 with me, then we can go in at the turn and have a nice lunch, then if she wants she can stay with me for the back 9 or just driver herself home at that point

114 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 8:06:40am

re: #109 Charles Johnson

Hey, thanks. I popped up here yesterday, coupla threads back.

115 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 8:07:16am

re: #112 Sergey Romanov

Here’s the story uainfo.org

116 Rev_Arthur_Belling  May 11, 2014 8:09:24am

re: #108 sattv4u2

So wifey’s non too pleased that I may go play golf today, being mothers day and all

I reminded her that she is not MY mother

((just found out that my “duck” reflexes aren’t that shabby!!))

Do you have kids, satt?

117 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:11:07am

re: #116 Rev_Arthur_Belling

Do you have kids, satt?

19 y/o son. Just finished his 2nd year in college. He’s supposed to be home later today for a few days, then he moves in to an apt with some friends for the summer near where he goes to school where he has a job and an internship

118 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 8:12:20am

re: #110 Charles Johnson

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Yeah, as if GG wasn’t palling around with the likes of JR before this. : )

Gawd. But it’s good to know that we can now lump them together into the libertarian camp, along with Snowjob and the Wikileaks types as well.

119 Pie-onist Overlord  May 11, 2014 8:14:05am

re: #110 Charles Johnson

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Oh wait, let me guess. Is this the “Five Guys Dancing” conspiracy or the “Art Students” conspiracy?

120 Rev_Arthur_Belling  May 11, 2014 8:15:01am

re: #117 sattv4u2

19 y/o son. Just finished his 2nd year in college. He’s supposed to be home later today for a few days, then he moves in to an apt with some friends for the summer near where he goes to school where he has a job and an internship

Ah, I actually remember you mentioning that on another thread earlier. So you all can celebrate Mother’s Day later. :)

121 andres  May 11, 2014 8:15:39am

Happy Mother’s day to all the mothers here.

122 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:17:10am

re: #121 andres

Happy Mother’s day to all the mothers here.

I’ve been called worse,,,,, by better!!!

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123 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:17:59am

re: #120 Rev_Arthur_Belling

Ah, I actually remember you mentioning that on another thread earlier. So you all can celebrate Mother’s Day later. :)

Planned to cook (one of) her favorite meal for dinner

Already prepped and ready to go

124 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 8:20:46am

re: #119 Pie-onist Overlord

Oh wait, let me guess. Is this the “Five Guys Dancing” conspiracy or the “Art Students” conspiracy?

No, this is the “because Jonathan Pollard” meme and Israel is the country spying on the US the most, even ahead of our traditional enemies.

125 Pie-onist Overlord  May 11, 2014 8:22:20am

Zedushka is very crabby that he does not have any more excuses to not clean off the back deck from all the debris that has accumulated over the winter (plus a bunch of stuff that was never cleared away during the summer).

Oh shit, a section of backyard fence blew down.

How are two old people going to fix that?

126 Rev_Arthur_Belling  May 11, 2014 8:26:21am

re: #125 Pie-onist Overlord

Oh shit, a section of backyard fence blew down.

How are two old people going to fix that?

Hire a young person to fix it?

127 FemNaziBitch  May 11, 2014 8:26:30am

It’s morning and the horny dudebro cardinal actually shut up for a while.

you?

128 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:26:48am

re: #125 Pie-onist Overlord

How are two old people going to fix that?

Together!! 4 hands are better than 2.

Mrs Satty and I are constantly fixing parts of our fencing. The backyard is fenced in for the doggies to play. Beyond that, is a wooded area (still part of our property) that is (sometimes) home to a family of dear. The dear. as well as fallen tree limbs, have knocked out portions of the slats at various times. We keep a ready supply of replacement (parts)

129 FemNaziBitch  May 11, 2014 8:26:57am

re: #125 Pie-onist Overlord

Zedushka is very crabby that he does not have any more excuses to not clean off the back deck from all the debris that has accumulated over the winter (plus a bunch of stuff that was never cleared away during the summer).

Oh shit, a section of backyard fence blew down.

How are two old people going to fix that?

How many children and grandchildren do you have?

130 FemNaziBitch  May 11, 2014 8:27:26am

I typed too soon

131 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:28:15am

re: #127 FemNaziBitch

It’s morning and the horny dudebro cardinal actually shut up for a while.

you?

Maybe he got some last night and is in the “afterglow” moment!

132 Flounder  May 11, 2014 8:28:51am

re: #125 Pie-onist Overlord

If I lived closer I would work for pie!!!

133 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:29:59am

re: #132 Flounder

If I lived closer I would work for pie!!!

What the hell would you do with 3.14159!?!?!?!

134 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 8:34:49am

re: #125 Pie-onist Overlord

Zedushka is very crabby that he does not have any more excuses to not clean off the back deck from all the debris that has accumulated over the winter (plus a bunch of stuff that was never cleared away during the summer).

Oh shit, a section of backyard fence blew down.

How are two old people going to fix that?

A fix by one of your kids would be an awesome Mother’s Day present. : )

135 Charles Johnson  May 11, 2014 8:39:00am

re: #119 Pie-onist Overlord

Oh wait, let me guess. Is this the “Five Guys Dancing” conspiracy or the “Art Students” conspiracy?

It’s the stupid “art students” conspiracy theory again. Raimondo has been trying to push this crap for more than 12 years.

136 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 8:41:22am

This is the kind of thing that makes me throw up my hands in defeat. You know it had to be drug related and I’ll be the first one to be surprised if it turns out differently.

9-month-old killed, 3 women shot in Stone Mountain home invasion

ajc.com

137 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 8:45:35am

From FN to Mondoweiss. GG’s contempt for Israel couldn’t be greater as he seeks out sites which confirm his bias and self-loathing.

138 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:45:45am

re: #136 Justanotherhuman

Next town over from the one I live in

((disclaimer,,,,, unlike back in Boston, the “towns” out in this area of Georgia are HUGE land mass wise, so where that happened could be as much as 45 minutes away from me))

139 Dr Lizardo  May 11, 2014 8:46:31am

re: #136 Justanotherhuman

This is the kind of thing that makes me throw up my hands in defeat. You know it had to be drug related and I’ll be the first one to be surprised if it turns out differently.

9-month-old killed, 3 women shot in Stone Mountain home invasion

ajc.com

Stone Mountain is (what I would consider) a small town; 5,802 in the 2010 Census.

Horrible.

140 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:47:17am

re: #139 Dr Lizardo

Stone Mountain is (what I would consider) a small town; 5,802 in the 2010 Census.

Horrible.

“small” population wise, but very spread out land wise

141 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 8:47:45am

re: #138 sattv4u2

Next town over from the one I live in

((disclaimer,,,,, unlike back in Boston, the “towns” out in this area of Georgia are HUGE land mass wise, so where that happened could be as much as 45 minutes away from me))

Yeah, I’m familiar with the sprawling Atlanta ‘burbs, even up to Gainesville and Cumming up on Lake Lanier.

142 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:47:50am

re: #137 Justanotherhuman

re: #138 sattv4u2

And yup,,, just mapquested it. It’s 38 minutes away

143 b_sharp  May 11, 2014 8:48:18am

Hey, Sergey. Nice to see you back.

You were missed.

144 Killgore Trout  May 11, 2014 8:49:39am

The Zionist invasion of Africa begins!
Israel offers to help Nigeria find abducted girls

145 Dr Lizardo  May 11, 2014 8:51:30am

re: #140 sattv4u2

“small” population wise, but very spread out land wise

5,802 people is probably the population of my immediate neighborhood, lol. Several large apartment blocks and tower blocks around here. There’s a massive apartment block across the street from me; it’s eight storeys high and three quarters of a mile in length.

146 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 8:53:55am

re: #145 Dr Lizardo

5,802 people is probably the population of my immediate neighborhood, lol. Several large apartment blocks and tower blocks around here. There’s a massive apartment block across the street from me; it’s eight storeys high and three quarters of a mile in length.

Yeah. But that 5,802 is the CITY of Stone Mountain. (incorporated). There are UNincorporated parts surrounding the city “proper” where most of the land mass and population are. They are listed as a part of the county (DeKalb) similar to where I live. My property isn’t part of the CITY of the town I liv ein, thus not counted in their stats, but rather as a part of the county

147 Dr Lizardo  May 11, 2014 8:56:32am

re: #146 sattv4u2

Yeah. But that 5,802 is the CITY of Stone Mountain. (incorporated). There are UNincorporated parts surrounding the city “proper” where most of the land mass and population are. They are listed as a part of the county (DeKalb) similar to where I live. My property isn’t part of the CITY of the town I liv ein, thus not counted in their stats, but rather as a part of the county

I’ve lived in towns like that before up in the Pacific NW.

There was a village in the south of the Czech Republic my ex-wife was hankering to live in - the livestock outnumbered the people 4:1.

A little too rustic for me, though nice to visit.

148 b_sharp  May 11, 2014 8:58:43am

re: #139 Dr Lizardo

Stone Mountain is (what I would consider) a small town; 5,802 in the 2010 Census.

Horrible.

I lived in a town of 900 people for 2 years as a kid.

149 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 9:01:42am

re: #147 Dr Lizardo

the livestock outnumbered the people 4:1.

Thats (almost) how it is out here in our lil slice of paradise!

Within a 3 mile drive (many a lot closer) I drive by farms that have dozens and dozens of horses, cows, goats, et al. Not to mention the hundreds of deer holed up in the wooded areas (a family of at least 5 live on my property beyond my fenced yard)

((which reminds me ,, i’m out of deer corn I put out to feed them)))

150 Dr Lizardo  May 11, 2014 9:01:43am

re: #148 b_sharp

I lived in a town of 900 people for 2 years as a kid.

Sounds like one of those places where everybody pretty much knows everybody else. Like that village I mentioned in my #147.

Welcome to Kvilda. It’s so quiet here at night, you can hear insects breathing.

151 b_sharp  May 11, 2014 9:03:02am

re: #150 Dr Lizardo

Sounds like one of those places where everybody pretty much knows everybody else. Like that village I mentioned in my #147.

Welcome to Kvilda. It’s so quiet here at night, you can hear insects breathing.

yah pretty much.

152 b_sharp  May 11, 2014 9:03:57am

Looks like Alberta is practicing their Texas emulation.

Shooting spree in a small town.

153 Belafon  May 11, 2014 9:12:09am
154 Dr Lizardo  May 11, 2014 9:13:06am

re: #151 b_sharp

yah pretty much.

However, if you (or other Lizards) ever do find yourselves in Kvilda, I’ll steer you to Apartmány Kvilda for accommodation. It’s quite reasonably priced, and in a nice place.

Here’s a video - all in Czech, of course. The little narrator is my (ex) niece. At 2:51, you can see my ex-sister-in-law in the background. She’s camera shy.

And they still have the dog.

Youtube Video

155 FemNaziBitch  May 11, 2014 9:14:07am

Yeah, I got a great son!

156 Rightwingconspirator  May 11, 2014 9:17:28am

Happy Mothers day to all you great Moms out there that made us who we are.

157 Rightwingconspirator  May 11, 2014 9:18:54am

For Moms everywhere

Photo by Dragon_Lady yesterday

158 Killgore Trout  May 11, 2014 9:20:40am

re: #157 Rightwingconspirator

For Moms everywhere

Photo by Dragon_Lady yesterday

Nice!

159 sattv4u2  May 11, 2014 9:22:00am

Ah well

Errands, then a round of golf, then a home cooked meal (read:,,, I’m the “chef”) for Wifey and son later!!

160 b_sharp  May 11, 2014 9:23:11am

re: #154 Dr Lizardo

However, if you (or other Lizards) ever do find yourselves in Kvilda, I’ll steer you to Apartmány Kvilda for accommodation. It’s quite reasonably priced, and in a nice place.

Here’s a video - all in Czech, of course. The little narrator is my (ex) niece. At 2:51, you can see my ex-sister-in-law in the background. She’s camera shy.

And they still have the dog.

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Video

Nice place.

161 Dr Lizardo  May 11, 2014 9:24:45am

re: #160 b_sharp

Nice place.

Yes, it is. Nice during both summer and winter.

BBIAB

162 Rightwingconspirator  May 11, 2014 9:27:00am

re: #158 Killgore Trout

Nice!

Thanks. She has the eye, that’s for sure. While we were at Echo Rock where the cliffs are quite steep I set my tripod aside for another hiker. The release plate fell off it and went down the cliff just far enough to see, and kill me if I tried to clamber down to get it. Release plate for Manfrotto $13.90 at Adorama. Staying safe-Priceless. So I went hand held for a while. New one on the way. Hanging out at Echo Rock

163 Targetpractice  May 11, 2014 9:27:03am

Figured part of my gift today to my mother was trying my hand at cooking breakfast. Did pretty well for my first time in a good while. Going to go out in a short bit with my sister to find a card.

164 b_sharp  May 11, 2014 9:37:15am

re: #162 Rightwingconspirator

Thanks. She has the eye, that’s for sure. While we were at Echo Rock where the cliffs are quite steep I set my tripod aside for another hiker. The release plate fell off it and went down the cliff just far enough to see, and kill me if I tried to clamber down to get it. Release plate for Manfrotto $13.90 at Adorama. Staying safe-Priceless. So I went hand held for a while. New one on the way. Hanging out at Echo Rock

Dude, you don’t have your feet hooked around the bar. Are you a dare-devil?

165 Rightwingconspirator  May 11, 2014 9:49:44am

re: #164 b_sharp
Heh, actually my right foot is hooked. Respectful of heights to be sure but not usually frightened. It’s weird. As long as I trust my platform I’m good.

166 b_sharp  May 11, 2014 9:51:13am

re: #165 Rightwingconspirator

Heh, actually my right foot is hooked. Respectful of heights to be sure but not usually frightened. It’s weird. As long as I trust my platform I’m good.

I couldn’t do that.

I can drive a car at 120 mph with no problem but I become a chicken with heights.

167 William of Orange  May 11, 2014 10:01:23am

This made me laugh!!

People not being happy about Michael Sam’s draft, for other reasons than him being a homosexual.

And then there’s another VIP weighing in.

168 Rightwingconspirator  May 11, 2014 10:05:14am

re: #166 b_sharp

I couldn’t do that.

I can drive a car at 120 mph with no problem but I become a chicken with heights.

I hear ya.
Dragon_Lady was pushing it just to be out there. That spot has cliffs on both sides of a narrow outcrop. Repeated visits has helped.

169 Flounder  May 11, 2014 10:10:52am

Yum, fried turkey liver on a triscuit! Surprisingly, no one else wants any, even the dogs! More for me.

170 Dr Lizardo  May 11, 2014 10:10:58am

A couple of photos of the neighborhood were I live.

Looking SE

To the NE

An American acquaintance saw my neighborhood on a recent visit and was under the initial impression is was something like Cabrini Green. I gave her a funny look and started whistling the theme to “Good Times”, but I’m pretty sure she was too young to get the joke.

171 Backwoods_Sleuth  May 11, 2014 10:14:15am
172 Killgore Trout  May 11, 2014 10:24:50am

re: #171 Backwoods_Sleuth

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That reminds me…
Turkey: motion in Parliament for Hagia Sophia mosque

A lawmaker, Hami Yildrim, who recently left the AKP party of Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has recently presented a motion to turn Istanbul’s famous Hagia Sophia Byzantine basilica into a mosque, Huurriyet online reports.
The initiative of the deputy, who is considered close to the Islamic brotherhood of preacher Fetullah Gulen - a former ally who has become a political foe of the Turkish premier - is the latest move in an ongoing campaign to turn the worldwide Christian symbol into a mosque.

cool history and background: en.wikipedia.org

173 Killgore Trout  May 11, 2014 10:30:31am

A decent op-ed
Hagia Sophia could be a mosque/church

174 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 10:31:38am

Pardon my cynicism, but I’m filing this recounting under “fiction”.

Glenn Greenwald: the explosive day we revealed Edward Snowden’s identity to the world

“In the hours after his name became known, the entire world was searching for the NSA whistleblower, and it became vital that his whereabouts in Hong Kong remained secret. In an extract from a new book, No Place to Hide, Glenn Greenwald recalls the dramatic events surrounding the moment Snowden revealed himself in June 2013”

theguardian.com

“I thought about flying home via New York and stopping for one day to do interviews - just to make the point that I could and would. But I was advised by a lawyer against doing so, arguing that it made little sense to take legal risks of that sort until we knew how the government planned to react. “You’ve just enabled the biggest national security leak in US history and gone all over TV with the most defiant message possible,” he said. “It will only make sense to plan a trip to the US once we get a sense of the Justice Department’s response.”

“I didn’t agree: I thought it was unlikely in the extreme that the Obama administration would arrest a journalist in the middle of such high-profile reporting. But I was too drained to argue or take the risk. So I had the Guardian book my flight back to Rio through Dubai, nowhere near the US. For the moment, I reasoned, I had done enough.”

175 Rightwingconspirator  May 11, 2014 10:32:50am

Whoa. What a cool blog for SLR shooters. SLR Lounge, and featuring very cool photography by a vet.
Art and Reality

176 Rev_Arthur_Belling  May 11, 2014 10:38:45am

re: #175 Rightwingconspirator

Thanks for the link!

177 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 10:40:07am

Google translation from Ukrainian and Russian. Don’t know why it turned out in both languages.

“This is loss of human life in Krasnoarmej. Just people stood in the captured city council natsgvardiey.”

See below.

178 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 10:55:48am

“This is a man killed in Krasnogvardeisk. Unarmed people were just standing around the city council captured by the National Guard”

179 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 10:56:04am

re: #177 Justanotherhuman

Google translation from Ukrainian and Russian. Don’t know why it turned out in both languages.

“This is loss of human life in Krasnoarmej. Just people stood in the captured city council natsgvardiey.”

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ETA: OK, I figured out that the Russians are trying to blame the Ukrainian Natl Guard for shooting civilians in Krasnoarmeysk in eastern Ukraine.

See: rt.com

“I just saw the National Guard kill one and injure several others,” Russian journalist Ilya Azar wrote in his micro-blog. Later this was confirmed by Denis Pushilin, the co-chairman of the self-proclaimed People’s Donetsk Republic. “

Right. And WTF were Russians doing there?

180 Sergey Romanov  May 11, 2014 10:58:39am

re: #179 Justanotherhuman

Azar is a reliable liberal journalist hated by the Putinists. If he says so, I’ll trust him on this.

181 Justanotherhuman  May 11, 2014 11:24:03am

re: #180 Sergey Romanov

Azar is a reliable liberal journalist hated by the Putinists. If he says so, I’ll trust him on this.

OK, then. The AP is also reporting this.

34m
More: Violence in town of Krasnoarmeisk, Ukraine, occurred hours after dozens of guardsmen shut down voting in a referendum on sovereignty for the region - @AP
read more on bigstory.ap.org

I doubt very much that there was no resistance to the Natl Guard, though, who might have felt threatened (because we know many of the “rebels” are armed to the teeth). Hopefully, there will be an outside inquiry into this. Meanwhile,

EU says it will not recognize result of a referendum on self-rule held by pro-Moscow rebels in east Ukraine, calling it illegal - @Reuters
end of alert
obituaries
32m

182 Rightwingconspirator  May 11, 2014 11:40:52am

re: #180 Sergey Romanov

Azar is a reliable liberal journalist hated by the Putinists. If he says so, I’ll trust him on this.

Hey missed your arrival while out so welcome back.

183 William of Orange  May 11, 2014 12:00:32pm

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL MOTHERS IN THE WORLD!!

184 Pie-onist Overlord  May 11, 2014 12:21:05pm

re: #129 FemNaziBitch

How many children and grandchildren do you have?

They all live on other parts of the planet.


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