Here’s a great piece from the Manchester, England, jazz group Gogo Penguin, with an intriguing video that matches the drum track beautifully.
Music video for the track All Res by Gogo Penguin taken from the album Man Made Object, released on Blue Note 5th February 2016.
http://gogopenguin.co.uk/Director - Antony Barkworth-Knight
Director of Photography - Jamie Kennerley
Producer - Decca Records France
Sorry to go to immediately OT, but man drug companies and insurance companies piss me the fuck off sometimes. My wife has diabetes and another chronic condition for which she requires medication. In the past two years that medication has more than TRIPLED in price and that’s even AFTER my insurance covers their end. She can’t really afford to NOT have this medicine so we keep having to trim budget to be able to pay for it. It sucks.
As for the insurance side of things, they are now mostly requiring SIXTY day supplies instead of thirty day for regular medications (the medicine in the example above was a 30 day supply). I don’t get that. What difference does it make if I get 30 pills at once or 60?
And don’t get me started on how much my premiums have gone up in the past few years.
The profit margin in these industries make me sick.
I’m not going to blame Obama like some RWNJ but we really need a better system.
From the “Right Wingers Have Gone Completely Insane” file. pic.twitter.com/6aN2kZ4DRW
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 10, 2016
re: #3 Charles Johnson
Yep…
Vendor outside Reno rally: “I got gun shirts!” Button vendor: “Hillary for prison, guys, Hillary for prison. Bomb the hell out of ISIS.”
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) January 10, 2016
This appeared in my FB feed, liked by my wingnut cousin, from Tucker Carlson’s shithole:
Marco Rubio says if Obama could, “he would” take away your guns but “he’s constrained by the Second Amendment.”
Hey, as long as we’re tossing around unproveable hypotheticals based solely on what we want to think, I’ll say that Rubio would blow goats, but he’s constrained by the laws against bestiality.
re: #6 Blind Frog Belly White
This appeared in my FB feed, liked by my wingnut cousin, from Tucker Carlson’s shithole:
Hey, as long as we’re tossing around unproveable hypotheticals based solely on what we want to think, I’ll say that Rubio would blow goats, but he’s constrained by the laws against bestiality.
So, Obama’s a tyrant, but he’s a tyrant who bothers to respect the Constitution?
re: #6 Blind Frog Belly White
Hey, as long as we’re tossing around unproveable hypotheticals based solely on what we want to think, I’ll say that Rubio would blow goats, but he’s constrained by the laws against bestiality.
It has been established for a number of years that if Trump could, he would bang his own daughter.
Wait I thought Obammerz is grabbing the gunz? But he’s actually not, but would if he could?
Just trying to keep up.
re: #6 Blind Frog Belly White
This appeared in my FB feed, liked by my wingnut cousin, from Tucker Carlson’s shithole:
Hey, as long as we’re tossing around unproveable hypotheticals based solely on what we want to think, I’ll say that Rubio would blow goats, but he’s constrained by the laws against bestiality.
But Marco did help his drug dealing brother in law get a real estate license…
re: #7 Timothy Watson
So, Obama’s a tyrant, but he’s a tyrant who bothers to respect the Constitution?
How dare you trample on my 1st Amendment rights by ridiculing my illogical statements!!!
re: #11 FormerDirtDart
How dare you trample on my 1st Amendment rights by ridiculing my illogical statements!!!
re: #12 Blind Frog Belly White
The Derp Snake.
Speaking of what we want to think, I just finished reading a short book about the 25 most common cognitive biases, something NONE of us are immune to, no matter how smart or rational we think we are (overconfidence is one of them, heh).
So I was poking around the web to see what else I could find and apart from the usual lists—like this one, this one and this one—I also found a pretty cool infographic titled “20 cognitive biases that screw up your decisions” that summarizes things succinctly. Last but not least, there was the article about cognitive bias below, originally published in the Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (2012) (don’t even bother looking for it on Amazon—the freaking Kindle version costs just over $1,000). It makes for some interesting Sunday afternoon reading if you’re into that kind of thing.
Now back to my lunch…
These militia guys get around…
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@Anomaly100 #Patriots pic.twitter.com/mn08d7ALp5
— Chris Higgins (@chiggin1) January 10, 2016
Humor…
ISIS Chief Abruptly Cancels Meeting with Sean Penn https://t.co/eDMPREcz56 via @BorowitzReport
— margaret stuart md (@marstu67) January 10, 2016
Live look at Jeff Locke’s wiki page. #SEAvsMIN pic.twitter.com/S0Kj9PkAiK
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 10, 2016
OT: Vikings lose on a missed chip-shot Field Goal. Amazing. Hope the kicker doesn’t get harmed.
re: #18 Eric The Fruit Bat
OT: Vikings lose on a missed chip-shot Field Goal. Amazing. Hope the kicker doesn’t get harmed.
I understand that Sean Penn is going to go visit him, cheer him up a bit.
RB
Don’t believe anyone else, everything is actually terrible, that is why you need to elect me to fix it!!!
Many indicators show US economy picking up. Trump calls those stats “phony” and fiction,” hiding serious problems: https://t.co/RzsVDefgNF
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) January 10, 2016
re: #20 ausador
Don’t believe anyone else, everything is actually terrible, that is why you need to elect me to fix it!!!
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He’s not making as much money as he would if he were in charge, so it’s obviously broken.
re: #20 ausador
Don’t believe anyone else, everything is actually terrible, that is why you need to elect me to fix it!!!
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I have really enjoyed watching Trump go full birther on Cruz. Its fun watching the crazies eat their own.
re: #18 Eric The Fruit Bat
It wasn’t his fault, the placeholder had the laces in. Kicking the ball with the laces in is like a knuckleball - you have no idea where it’s going.
re: #20 ausador
Don’t believe anyone else, everything is actually terrible, that is why you need to elect me to fix it!!!
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Don’t believe your lying eyes!!11! Hey, look over there…
This guy has gone beyond the trifecta;
Nazi sympathizer √
Chemtrails √
Anti-Zionist√
9/11 thruther √
NWO banksters √
And that is all just in last 50 tweets or so, didn’t feel like looking further. :(
Chemtrails in cartoons? Conditioning the children to think they are normal? #Geoengineering #blocks #sun #vitamin D pic.twitter.com/1vj8xHrnpm
— The chosen 1 (@darren_dazmav) March 8, 2015
re: #3 Charles Johnson
You’d think by now they’d know they can’t win you over with flashy graphics.
re: #25 ausador
This guy has gone beyond the trifecta;
Nazi sympathizer √
Chemtrails √
Anti-Zionist√
9/11 thruther √
NWO banksters √And that is all just in last 50 tweets or so, didn’t feel like looking further. :(
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Also a Holocaust denier. Yecchhh.
An interesting piece on the parties over the years including the start and the end of the Know- Nothing Party.
A little history about the last time the U.S. had a nativist surge. https://t.co/m8a0omtNIQ
— Jack Jenkins (@jackmjenkins) January 10, 2016
re: #16 ausador
Humor…
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— Andrew Katz (@katz) January 10, 2016
Hate not having gone grocery shopping before the bottom fell out of the thermometer for the first time this year… My toes and nose say “Nope” to going out today.
Let’s see…
Pork stew meat in freezer
Can of Golden Mushroom soup for faux brown gravy
Can of mushrooms
Can of corn or green beans with garlic.
Lots of rice
Adequate hot dish fixings there.
Or there’s a box of Tuna Helper in there too and plenty of tuna.
Nah, I actually like the Tuna Helper but I think I’ll use up that stew meat tonight instead. Ok, into the microwave to thaw.
Only Sean Penn can interview a murdering drug kingpin and somehow come off looking like the douchebag of the piece.
— Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) January 10, 2016
re: #29 FormerDirtDart
This country has no media anymore.
re: #32 Eclectic Cyborg
This country has no media anymore.
Nope, most of them are just gossip columnist that call themselves reporters.
re: #32 Eclectic Cyborg
This country has no media anymore.
Well, Deadline basically covers entertainment news, so I’m not going to hold this against them to much.
But, I will point at them any laugh.
re: #31 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Only Sean Penn can interview a murdering drug kingpin and somehow come off looking like the douchebag of the piece.
THIS x 1000.
#OregonStandoff gets more bizarre. Roseburg state rep ignores local warnings and meets w protestors. https://t.co/px7beJDCSd
— Luke Hammill (@lucashammill) January 10, 2016
“…Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario), whose district includes Harney County, and Harney County Judge Steven E. Grasty said that they tried to warn state Rep. Dallas Heard (R-Roseburg) against traveling to Burns. But Heard arrived anyway, they said, and brought officials elected to state office in Washington, Idaho and Nevada with him…”
Everyone aghast that Rolling Stone gave editiorial control to El Chapo when every network hosting a debate has given Trump the same.
— John Cole (@Johngcole) January 10, 2016
re: #33 Tigger2
Nope, most of them are just gossip columnist that call themselves reporters.
That and activists.
re: #36 FormerDirtDart
Make no mistake. There are a LOT of politicans (most of the Rs) who openly or covertly support what Bundy and his guys are doing.
re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg
Have you tried Canada Pharmacy/generic alternatives if there are any?
In which Donald Trump comes out in favor of brain damage. https://t.co/kV3yulkwD7 @wpjenna
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 10, 2016
re: #36 FormerDirtDart
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There was also a Las Vegas-area elected official who joined the conversation by phone, Grasty said.
My guess would be the lovely Michele Fiore.
It’s by Tarpman, LaVoy Finicum, Only by Blood and Suffering: Regaining Lost Freedom
An Oregon militia member wrote a post-apocalyptic novel about gov’t tyranny. I read it. https://t.co/hZ6kn8cy9x pic.twitter.com/C6hj1NFw67
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) January 10, 2016
“…tells the story of the Bonham family, Utah-based ranchers living in the near-future when a nuclear attack — possibly from Russia or China — has precipitated social collapse…”
And, of course…
“…The ranchers, and particularly protagonist Jake Bonham, are the heroes of the story as they take a stand against tyranny — and shoot many of those who oppose them…”
I thought Democrats were the real racists.
@DLoesch yes it is. Eliminate black people WILL reduce gun crime
— Mark Mueller, Ph.D (@Mark54979066) January 10, 2016
re: #43 FormerDirtDart
It’s by Tarpman, LaVoy Finicum, Only by Blood and Suffering: Regaining Lost Freedom
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And, of course…
They must be dipping into the peyote.
re: #43 FormerDirtDart
It’s by Tarpman, LaVoy Finicum, Only by Blood and Suffering: Regaining Lost Freedom
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And, of course…
possibly from Russia or China — has precipitated social collapse…”
I knew the commies had something to do with it.
re: #45 Kid A
Again, any state of a developing human being in the womb is a person, or people.
re: #47 Eventual Carrion
possibly from Russia or China — has precipitated social collapse…”
I knew the commies had something to do with it.
Was this before or after the Resource Wars?
(Fallout reference.)
re: #36 FormerDirtDart
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Help has arrived at occupation - state legislators asked to stay away. Peacemakers multiply https://t.co/IQtMorIKnT pic.twitter.com/758CjgwiuK
— Les Zaitz (@LesZaitz) January 10, 2016
“I am self-funding my campaign,” says candidate whose campaign website looks like this pic.twitter.com/9KxpqKMeU0
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 10, 2016
In the future the book describes, people have been forced to turn in their guns.
“Before our previous President had finished his last term in office, gun control was the law of the land,” the book states. “With the new appointments in the Supreme Court it had moved hard left. The new Court upheld the President’s executive orders, which consolidated even more power in the executive branch of government.”The president in the story is never named, though it does mention people wanting to “cling to their God and guns” — a reference to a comment Obama made in 2008.
Speaking of the media, I was watching how they pull their crap last night. The U.S. Pacific Command published the following between 10:12 PM - 10:14 PM:
[1/4] Responding to unlawful #NorthKorea nuclear test, a @USAirForce B-52 conducted a low-level flight over the ROK https://t.co/WD0ZPqf4rT
— U.S. Pacific Command (@PacificCommand) January 10, 2016
[2/4] The B-52 took off from #Andersen AFB, #Guam, and was escorted by @PACAF F-16 and #ROKAF F-15 fighters. pic.twitter.com/5K3rQUdKgZ
— U.S. Pacific Command (@PacificCommand) January 10, 2016
[3/4] This bilateral mission demonstrates U.S. and ROK
resolve to maintain stability and security on the Peninsula. pic.twitter.com/MFtB2dTxaz— U.S. Pacific Command (@PacificCommand) January 10, 2016
[4/4] US demonstrated “ironclad commitment to our allies in South Korea, in Japan, and to the defense of the American homeland.” -#ADMHarris
— U.S. Pacific Command (@PacificCommand) January 10, 2016
Within 60 seconds (10:15 PM) the AP was breathlessly screeching BREAKING!!:
BREAKING: Powerful US B-52 bomber flies over South Korea amid standoff over North Korean nuclear test blast
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 10, 2016
Sounds a good bit more ominous, doesn’t it? Eleven minutes later they published the tweet below, which didn’t sound quite as scary as the previous tweet, but you’d want to be safe and click the bait just to be sure. The article? Pretty ho-hum, IMO—like the Pacific Command said, they were just doing a low-level fly-over to remind the North Koreans that South Korea has powerful friends.
U.S. B-52 bomber flies over South Korea in a show of force following North Korea’s fourth nuclear test: https://t.co/Ls0zuCCG2I
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 10, 2016
I unfollowed them after that. I hate that kind of crap.
So @GovMikeHuckabee just called us “baby butchers.” An elected official, Head of State, ladies and gentlemen. https://t.co/Df4HTkWTbn
— Leah Torres, MD (@LeahNTorres) January 10, 2016
re: #45 Kid A
I thought Democrats were the real racists.
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Any time you see a Twitter handle that is a name followed by a long string of numbers that’s a *chan troll.
Just announced: “State police to deliver water door-to-door in Flint.” Starts Tuesday. https://t.co/Z9R8pxAcOj
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) January 10, 2016
re: #46 Tigger2
They must be dipping into the peyote.
Tarpman likely sees it as the new “The Turner Diaries”
re: #57 Backwoods_Sleuth
They need to arrest Snyder for gross official misconduct and reckless endangerment.
re: #51 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #57 Backwoods_Sleuth
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— jim (@jlcoffeecup) January 10, 2016
A million isn’t very much. Almost poverty for Trumpet.
re: #41 Charles Johnson
Riiiiight “our country has become soft,” says the big orange billionaire marshmallow who surrounds himself with every luxury & convenience.
The people falling for this carnival barker are TOO STUPID.
re: #39 Eclectic Cyborg
Make no mistake. There are a LOT of politicans (most of the Rs) who openly or covertly support what Bundy and his guys are doing.
and lots of people who want to provoke an escalation and get the government shooting at people so they can point to it as proof that the Feds are coming to take our FREEDOMS
Does this work? Asking for a friend.
Facebook Health Remedyre: #65 Camacho DeezNuts 2016
I always thought it was cucumber slices.
re: #60 Eventual Carrion
Yeah, he is a self made man with a million dollar headstart he got from his dad for his first biz venture.
And then the $200 million of property that he inherited.
In case you were wondering… yep, @Nero is _still_ whining pathetically about losing his cherished blue checkmark. pic.twitter.com/YTsrRNPZU3
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 10, 2016
re: #21 Belafon
He’s not making as much money as he would if he were in charge, so it’s obviously broken.
His great budget plan is to declare the US bankrupt, declare the debt void, and stick the UN with the cost.
re: #60 Eventual Carrion
Yeah, he is a self made man with a million dollar headstart he got from his dad for his first biz venture.
I have read that if DT had just taken his inheritance and invested it in a stock market fund, he would be worth twice as much as he is today.
But he would not have the notoriety needed to launch a predominantly media-funded presidential election campaign
re: #65 Camacho DeezNuts 2016
Does this work? Asking for a friend.
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The capsaicin in jalapeños is basically pepper spray in liquid form…
re: #40 GlutenFreeJesus
Have you tried Canada Pharmacy/generic alternatives if there are any?
The irony of this suggestion does not escape me.
More seriously, no I haven’t but it may be worth looking into…
re: #67 sagehen
And then the $200 million of property that he inherited.
Don’t forget the illegal loan his father gave him in 1990 to bail out his struggling casino business.
re: #65 Camacho DeezNuts 2016
re: #69 Reality Based Steve
Here is something from google: google.com
I would stick with cool cucumbers.
re: #57 Backwoods_Sleuth
Oh lord, I wonder what will happen if these state police happen across a “patriotic” sovereign citizen type?
So ghost peppers are probably bad. I thought they would make the puffiness ‘ghost’ away.
@GovMikeHuckabee @HillaryClinton Are you still palling around with incestuous child diddlers?
— gocart mozart (@gocartmozart1) January 10, 2016
re: #79 gocart mozart
If he cares so much about women and human rights, why does he keep supporting policies that hurt the poor?
re: #79 gocart mozart
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I consider Huckabee and his ilk to be brain butchers, cause I can feel my IQ drop every time I’m exposed to their stupidity.
re: #68 Charles Johnson
Meanwhile CCJ is like “Hey! Be happy that you still have a fucking account!”
re: #68 Charles Johnson
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Didn’t Chucky do much the same thing, declaring twitter had to make right for banning him?
re: #79 gocart mozart
Women in the womb?? WOMEN in the womb??? Good god, since when is a female fetus considered a WOMAN??
re: #83 Targetpractice
Didn’t Chucky do much the same thing, declaring twitter had to make right for banning him?
Yeah, he sent them a Cyst And Disease…er, I mean Cease And Desist letter, or something like that, threatening to sue them for censorship, because they don’t have a right to control their own private service.
re: #84 Eclectic Cyborg
Women in the womb?? WOMEN in the womb??? Good god, since when is a female fetus considered a WOMAN??
That’s the only time they’re real women, you see.
After they come out of the womb, then they’re just incubators.
One really does get the impression that the entire Trump campaign is a prolonged exercise in d**k-waving
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) January 10, 2016
Yep.
re: #59 goddamnedfrank
They need to arrest Snyder for gross official misconduct and reckless endangerment.
And speaking of MBFing—step right up, Chuck Todd:
During a panel discussion, Todd said Donald Trump, a billionaire businessman and reality TV star who has been the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination “talks about distrust in political leaders.”
“And what do we have in Michigan?” he asked. “This Flint, Mich., where clearly the governor’s office — someone in the governor’s office — was too passive about it.”
Todd said Snyder, like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who is under fire over failures of the police department, is not seen as overly partisan.
“They’re not ideological warriors, they’re technocrats who we thought, at a minimum, were the competent guys,” Todd said.
Talk about missing the point.
re: #43 FormerDirtDart
It’s by Tarpman, LaVoy Finicum, Only by Blood and Suffering: Regaining Lost Freedom
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I’m lucky: I live close enough to O’Hare Airport that a major Russian nuclear attack would see me killed immediately by the blast wave.
Whew! Busy last few hours in the kitchen and I’m glad to sit down in a cooler room for a few minutes. Got chicken stock going on the stove, an apple pie in the oven, oatmeal in the slow cooker, and sweet potatoes go into the oven once the pie comes out.
Crusty sourdough bread makes some of the best damn toast on the planet! Second only to challah in that regard, though ciabatta is really close to tying for 2nd place.
re: #89 Dark_Falcon
I’m lucky: I live close enough to O’Hare Airport that a major Russian nuclear attack would see me killed immediately by the blast wave.
“See the flash! Duck! And co……”
re: #93 Eclectic Cyborg
You mean Penn and Trump aren’t all that different?
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Sean Penn, or Penn Gillette?
re: #43 FormerDirtDart
It’s by Tarpman, LaVoy Finicum, Only by Blood and Suffering: Regaining Lost Freedom
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YAY CAPITALISM!!
Someone is trying to get $55.99 for a used paperback copy on Amazon.
If you’re a kindleunlimited subscriber it’s available to read for free or $6.99 to purchase the Kindle edition.
I am wondering if there is a market to sell reviews on Amazon, as this has garnered a 5 star rating from 84% of the reviewers (of 90)
Though, the most recent review was only 1 star, it did get a response from one of Finicum’s relatives. (How many Finicums can there be reading Amazon reviews?)
re: #88 BeachDem
And speaking of MBFing—step right up, Chuck Todd:
During a panel discussion, Todd said Donald Trump, a billionaire businessman and reality TV star who has been the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination “talks about distrust in political leaders.”
“And what do we have in Michigan?” he asked. “This Flint, Mich., where clearly the governor’s office — someone in the governor’s office — was too passive about it.”
Todd said Snyder, like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who is under fire over failures of the police department, is not seen as overly partisan.
“They’re not ideological warriors, they’re technocrats who we thought, at a minimum, were the competent guys,” Todd said.Talk about missing the point.
Going after Snyder via Trump allows Chuck Todd to kiss the shamrock on the Donald’s coattails while adding Emanuel into the mix lets Todd maintain some street cred on the right by avoiding being seen as going after a Republican.
All in all, its a good example of parsing one’s words to fit one’s audience.
re: #97 Dark_Falcon
Going after Snyder via Trump allows Chuck Todd to kiss the shamrock on the Donald’s coattails while adding Emanuel into the mix lets Todd maintain some street cred on the right by avoiding being seen as going after a Republican.
All in all, its a good example of parsing one’s words to fit one’s audience.
Or, in other words, Todd used partisan politics to cover for going after a Republican. He could not find it in himself to go after Snyder for his utter fuck up without covering his ass with an MBF chaser.
re: #81 No Depression
I consider Huckabee and his ilk to be brain butchers, cause I can feel my IQ drop every time I’m exposed to their stupidity.
I like to call him Mike Killapuppy after his son
OFFS, Don Lemon is such an idiot.
I was just watching him interview that Muslim woman, Rose Hamid, who got kicked out of the Trump rally. After like seven minutes of her telling him all the ugliness Trump’s supporters were spewing at her, he wraps it up with this (7:05):
DL: Do you have, uh, do you support a candidate right now?
RH: Umm, I’m still lookin’ around. I’m still shoppin’.
DL: Would Donald Trump be among them, possibly?
RH [eyebrows raised]: No. I’m sorry, but after […]
You know she had to be thinking, “Did he really just ask me that??”
No, Don, I wouldn’t. If David Duke were running for president would you support him?
Gah! The stupid, it burns. Lemon is always saying stupid crap—how does he even still have a job?
We’ve updated this story with comment from Rep. Heard. Thanks @IanKullgren. https://t.co/T5PwLazho7
— Luke Hammill (@lucashammill) January 10, 2016
#OregonStandoff gets more bizarre. Roseburg state rep ignores local warnings and meets w protestors. https://t.co/px7beJDCSd
— Luke Hammill (@lucashammill) January 10, 2016
“…Heard confirmed the meeting with the militants, including top leader Ammon Bundy, in a phone conversation. He described the trip as “a fact-finding mission.” Heard said he was worried about violence and wanted to prevent another tragedy such as the shooting last year at Umpqua Community College, which is in his district.
“I was concerned that some of my constituents might have been mixed up in this,” Heard said. “A good shepherd’s job is to take care of all his flock.”…”
“…Heard called himself an “elected representative of the people.”
“We represent all of Oregon,” he said.
Heard declined to reveal the names of the out-of-state elected officials who joined him…”
re: #97 Dark_Falcon
Going after Snyder via Trump allows Chuck Todd to kiss the shamrock on the Donald’s coattails while adding Emanuel into the mix lets Todd maintain some street cred on the right by avoiding being seen as going after a Republican.
All in all, its a good example of parsing one’s words to fit one’s audience.
Is everything a game to you? Is it always about teams and winning?
People in Flint are being poisoned because their piece of shit governor created his own little fiefdoms, cut off their clean water source to save money, and then lied about it. End of story. (Until, perhaps, the indictment.)
re: #98 Targetpractice
Or, in other words, Todd used partisan politics to cover for going after a Republican. He could not find it in himself to go after Snyder for his utter fuck up without covering his ass with an MBF chaser.
For Chuck Todd it’s not about “finding it in him”, it’s about maintaining and growing his audience. Using Donald Trump’s words (and Trump is likely sincere in his belief that Snyder’s man skimped on maintenance on a matter where skipping was foolish) gives Todd cover for the initial approach and adding Rahm Emmanuel to the mix allows him to keep things broad while at the same time not seeming too much like an ideological attacker, since much of the (justified) criticism of Emmanuel is from the left.
Chuck Todd doesn’t care about making a hard-hitting case, he cares about keeping his ratings up. He’s not a real reporter and should not be thought of as one.
re: #103 Dark_Falcon
For Chuck Todd it’s not about “finding it in him”, it’s about maintaining and growing his audience. Using Donald Trump’s words (and Trump is likely sincere in his belief that Snyder’s man skimped on maintenance on a matter where skipping was foolish) gives Todd cover for the initial approach and adding Rahm Emmanuel to the mix allows him to keep things broad while at the same time not seeming too much like an ideological attacker, since much of the (justified) criticism of Emmanuel is from the left.
Chuck Todd doesn’t care about making a hard-hitting case, he cares about keeping his ratings up. He’s not a real reporter and should not be thought of as one.
People who deliver the “news” only for the purpose of keeping themselves on the air for the purpose of delivering the “news” themselves should be fired rather than allowed to waste everyone’s time.
re: #102 BeachDem
Is everything a game to you? Is it always about teams and winning?
People in Flint are being poisoned because their piece of shit governor created his own little fiefdoms, cut off their clean water source to save money, and then lied about it. End of story. (Until, perhaps, the indictment.)
Cannot upding this enough.
I feel better now
This guy is now at #Oregonstandoff #MalheurWildlifeRefuge. pic.twitter.com/RcVTaKoKNe
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) January 10, 2016
re: #103 Dark_Falcon
For Chuck Todd it’s not about “finding it in him”, it’s about maintaining and growing his audience. Using Donald Trump’s words (and Trump is likely sincere in his belief that Snyder’s man skimped on maintenance on a matter where skipping was foolish) gives Todd cover for the initial approach and adding Rahm Emmanuel to the mix allows him to keep things broad while at the same time not seeming too much like an ideological attacker, since much of the (justified) criticism of Emmanuel is from the left.
Chuck Todd doesn’t care about making a hard-hitting case, he cares about keeping his ratings up. He’s not a real reporter and should not be thought of as one.
Then he needs to find a new occupation. Or do you approve of our media being little more than a venue for editorials posing as factual journalism?
.@VoteFiore tells @OPB that she, @Heard4StateRep and others met with the #Bundymillitia last night. “I won’t tell you what we talked about.”
— John Sepulvado (@JohnLGC) January 10, 2016
re: #106 b.d.
I feel better now
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I don’t think George Washington is going to get them out of there by himself. He should have brought an army with him.
re: #108 Backwoods_Sleuth
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.@VoteFiore was on the phone for the #bundymilitia meeting.
— John Sepulvado (@JohnLGC) January 10, 2016
re: #109 Feline Fearless Leader
I don’t think George Washington is going to get them out of there by himself. He should have brought an army with him.
On 12/29/1777 at Valley Forge, George Washington sent out a request for supplies too. More men & clothing/shoes/blankets for the troops.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 10, 2016
It was a cold winter, and many of his men were barefoot and freezing.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 10, 2016
re: #106 b.d.
I feel better now
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@SamTLevin LOL what a fucking joke. SNL couldn’t have beat this.
— jim (@jlcoffeecup) January 10, 2016
re: #108 Backwoods_Sleuth
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.@VoteFiore tells @OPB that she, @Heard4StateRep and others met with the #Bundymillitia last night. “I won’t tell you what we talked about.”
Called it!
re: #42 BeachDem
There was also a Las Vegas-area elected official who joined the conversation by phone, Grasty said.
My guess would be the lovely Michele Fiore.
re: #106 b.d.
@SamTLevin So, we’ve entered the silly phase of the standoff.
— Lonnie Mask (@LonnieMask) January 10, 2016
re: #111 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I want to see someone dressed as von Stueben out there running the occupants through the 1777-era military drill. Odds are they aren’t very good at it, and they need the practice in order to become a well-regulated militia.
Should have blocked the roads
Not lacking in supplies at #Oregonstandoff one week in. pic.twitter.com/EJDHHJR0A2
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) January 10, 2016
re: #109 Feline Fearless Leader
I don’t think George Washington is going to get them out of there by himself. He should have brought an army with him.
George Washington has shown up to deliver two words for those Oregon “patriotic” morons, Whiskey Rebellion
re: #107 Targetpractice
Then he needs to find a new occupation. Or do you approve of our media being little more than a venue for editorials posing as factual journalism?
I don’t approve but I don’t watch TV news much anymore, largely for the reasons we’ve been talking about. I just think there’s nothing I can do about the problem, so I’ve given up trying.
re: #111 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Washington spent that winter freezing in Valley Forge because the militia that he had to rely upon were not worth a damn. Funny how that is forgotten by those who believe themselves the successors of said militia.
re: #106 b.d.
I feel better now
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“Dammit! That’s not what we meant by ‘Needing T.P.!’”
re: #118 Dark_Falcon
I don’t approve but I don’t watch TV news much anymore, largely for the reasons we’ve been talking about. I just think there’s nothing I can do about the problem, so I’ve given up trying.
So then why do you sound as though you’re expressing approval for Todd’s remarks?
re: #116 FormerDirtDart
Should have blocked the roads
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Yep. Although the hands off approach has merit, since these clowns may eventually get tired of being ignored and go home.
re: #68 Charles Johnson
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Somebody should remind Milo that there’s always Manhunt. com!
re: #116 FormerDirtDart
Should have blocked the roads
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Looks like they got their creamer, can’t tell if it’s French vanilla though.
re: #88 BeachDem
And speaking of MBFing—step right up, Chuck Todd:
During a panel discussion, Todd said Donald Trump, a billionaire businessman and reality TV star who has been the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination “talks about distrust in political leaders.”
“And what do we have in Michigan?” he asked. “This Flint, Mich., where clearly the governor’s office — someone in the governor’s office — was too passive about it.”
Todd said Snyder, like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who is under fire over failures of the police department, is not seen as overly partisan.
“They’re not ideological warriors, they’re technocrats who we thought, at a minimum, were the competent guys,” Todd said.Talk about missing the point.
Once again, Chuck U does the BSNBC patented Both Sides Do It ® shit!
re: #124 b.d.
Looks like they got their creamer, can’t tell if it’s French vanilla though.
I hope it’s cheap powdered crap that still clumps up no matter how hot the coffee is or how much you stir
(in grumpy old man voice)
re: #121 Targetpractice
So then why are do you sound as though you’re expressing approval for Todd’s remarks?
I guess because when I analyze the soundness of someone’s tactics I do so separate from the morality of those tactics. It doesn’t mean I agree with Chuck Todd’s actions, but I find it best to do tactical analysis first and then proceed to analyze the person’s morals.
I’m pressed for time so will this be enough explanation to hold you over till later?
#Privilege pic.twitter.com/0LKqYacJCA
— ✨Nicole Bonnet✨ (@NicoleBonnet1) January 10, 2016
re: #106 b.d.
I feel better now
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It’s not a real thing until the Button Gwinnett impersonator shows.
re: #100 CuriousLurker
OFFS, Don Lemon is such an idiot.
I was just watching him interview that Muslim woman, Rose Hamid, who got kicked out of the Trump rally. After like seven minutes of her telling him all the ugliness Trump’s supporters were spewing at her, he wraps it up with this (7:05):
DL: Do you have, uh, do you support a candidate right now?
RH: Umm, I’m still lookin’ around. I’m still shoppin’.
DL: Would Donald Trump be among them, possibly?
RH [eyebrows raised]: No. I’m sorry, but after […]
You know she had to be thinking, “Did he really just ask me that??”
No, Don, I wouldn’t. If David Duke were running for president would you support him?
Gah! The stupid, it burns. Lemon is always saying stupid crap—how does he even still have a job?
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re: #122 Dark_Falcon
Yep. Although the hands off approach has merit, since these clowns may eventually get tired of being ignored and go home.
Best case scenario.
I just hope when this dissolves nobody stops to kill two cops, drape one with a Nazi flag, and shoot up a Walmart.
re: #122 Dark_Falcon
Yep. Although the hands off approach has merit, since these clowns may eventually get tired of being ignored and go home.
Go home? They’ve never had it so go and they don’t seem to have jobs.
re: #132 b.d.
Go home? They’ve never had it so go and they don’t seem to have jobs.
Ammon did say that they plan to stay for years.
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re: #107 Targetpractice
Then he needs to find a new occupation. Or do you approve of our media being little more than a venue for editorials posing as factual journalism?
Chuck U doesn’t recite editorials, but he DOES recite endless Republican propaganda!
re: #116 FormerDirtDart
Should have blocked the roads
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A smoke grenade or a couple of stink bombs through any one of allll those windows, and it’s all inedible. Just a thought.
But I’m with you on the roads. WTF, FBI?
re: #100 CuriousLurker
Is it just me or does it also bug some of you guys that Rose Hamid was wearing a yellow Rub el Hizb? I get the point she was trying to make, but it kinda makes me twitch when people use Holocaust symbols for things that are not genocide. It’s… I dunno… I guess hyperbolic is the best word I can come up with.
Seeing her wearing it made me extremely uncomfortable. I mean, there are still living people who survived the Holocaust—how must it make them feel to see that? Or even the children of Holocaust survivors? Yes, Trump’s fascistic demagoguery is extremely dangerous, but still…
re: #136 Pawn of the Oppressor
A smoke grenade or a couple of stink bombs through any one of allll those windows, and it’s all inedible. Just a thought.
But I’m with you on the roads. WTF, FBI?
Do you expect the FBI to hinder the movements of the Father of Our Country?
I’m watching Man in the High Castle, up to episode 6. Very heavy show, has not been one single light moment in it. I’ve never watched anything that was so consistently dark. Funny thing is, I”m getting more and more drawn into it.
RBS
re: #136 Pawn of the Oppressor
A smoke grenade or a couple of stink bombs through any one of allll those windows, and it’s all inedible. Just a thought.
But I’m with you on the roads. WTF, FBI?
One alert man with a rifle to hand and the grenadier will surely be shot before getting back to cover. We don’t need a “forlorn hope” mission to resolve this situation.
BBL for real.
re: #138 CuriousLurker
Is it just me or does it also bug some of you guys that Rose Hamid was wearing a yellow Rub el Hizb? I get the point she was trying to make, but it kinda makes me twitch when people use Holocaust symbols for things that are not genocide. It’s… I dunno… I guess hyperbolic is the best word I can come up with.
Seeing her wearing it made me extremely uncomfortable. I mean, there are still living people who survived the Holocaust—how must it make them feel to see that? Or even the children of Holocaust survivors? Yes, Trump’s fascistic demagoguery is extremely dangerous, but still…
The man with her was Jewish, so my guess is that she got it from him (he was wearing the same symbol).
He was thrown out of the rally at the same time.
re: #138 CuriousLurker
Is it just me or does it also bug some of you guys that Rose Hamid was wearing a yellow Rub el Hizb? I get the point she was trying to make, but it kinda makes me twitch when people use Holocaust symbols for things that are not genocide. It’s… I dunno… I guess hyperbolic is the best word I can come up with.
Seeing her wearing it made me extremely uncomfortable. I mean, there are still living people who survived the Holocaust—how must it make them feel to see that? Or even the children of Holocaust survivors? Yes, Trump’s fascistic demagoguery is extremely dangerous, but still…
Yeah, that was a little too much. She definitely made her point, but it would have been just as well made without it.
re: #135 Joe Bacon
Chuck U doesn’t recite editorials, but he DOES recite endless Republican propaganda!
Well, Chuck did say aloud awhile back that he doesn’t view it as his job to do more than just serve up bullshit to the masses. He didn’t put it in exactly those terms, but he did argue aloud that it wasn’t his job to fact check. In this case, telling Trump he’s full of it would have been unseemly.
re: #142 Backwoods_Sleuth
The man with her was Jewish, so my guess is that she got it from him (he was wearing the same symbol).
He was thrown out of the rally at the same time.
Interesting, I wasn’t aware of that.
re: #138 CuriousLurker
I don’t know. I think if she’s got a valid point to make - which she did, peacefully - I’m not bothered by it. Putting yellow markings on undesirable peoples as a first step towards genocide is a recognized symbol now.
Considering how many people openly long for religious genocide in the comment swamps of the right wing, I don’t think it’s too far-fetched.
re: #140 Reality Based Steve
I’m watching Man in the High Castle, up to episode 6. Very heavy show, has not been one single light moment in it. I’ve never watched anything that was so consistently dark. Funny thing is, I”m getting more and more drawn into it.
RBS
It started rather slow but it sucked me in also. I watched it all over a span of a couple of weeks, great show and they’ve already announce they’ll be doing a season 2.
re: #138 CuriousLurker
You got a point there. A counter-point might be that yellow badges for Jews have centuries-long history in Europe. A counter-counter-point is that today it’s associated almost exclusively with the Nazi time.
re: #148 Nyet
Yeah, I’m still wrestling with it, which is why I wanted to see what you guys think. I’m not gonna criticize her for it, but it’s not something I would’ve chosen to do (for the reason makeitstop stated—her point could’ve been made just as well without it).
To me it feels like appropriation. If there was a specific symbol associated with, say, the Srebrenica massacre, I wouldn’t be comfortable with non-Muslims using it. Maybe I’m just hypersensitive & overthinking it
re: #133 Backwoods_Sleuth
Ammon did say that they plan to stay for years.
So the plan is full-time wingnut welfare. Or maybe they’ll set themselves up as a conservative retreat and theme park.
re: #106 b.d.
That guy looks like he’s really into cosplay.
So does the one on the right.
re: #143 makeitstop
Yeah, that was a little too much. She definitely made her point, but it would have been just as well made without it.
It’s a point that we’ve been making here as well - that the anti-Muslim rhetoric is very similar in form and style as historical anti-Semitism. And it makes the point via optics without having to hear her say a single word.
re: #129 Decatur Deb
It’s not a real thing until the Button Gwinnett impersonator shows.
speaking of button gwinnett…
re: #65 Camacho DeezNuts 2016
Does this work? Asking for a friend.
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