Amos Lee (with Chris Thile, Aoife O’Donovan, Rich Dworsky, Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas, Paul Kowert, Noam Pikelny, and Ted Poor) sings “One Lonely Light” on our February 4, 2017 broadcast
Website: amoslee.com
Tonight’s SNL hot takes are already coming in!
Prediction: the White House will use that sexist skit to dismiss all criticisms of Conway and lying more broadly.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) February 12, 2017
Casting Kellyanne Conway as Glenn Close was a miscalculation on SNL’s part. Will be interpreted as unfair and mean to a wife and mother.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) February 12, 2017
It was a sketch.
On a comedy show.
Parodying a very well known movie.
re: #1 bratwurst
Anyone who allows the WH to use a comedy skit as a way to brush off legit ethics violations probably shouldn’t be covering the WH. pic.twitter.com/Dt0pagcyzA
— Chris Jackson (@ChrisCJackson) February 12, 2017
re: #1 bratwurst
Political writers now reviewing SNL in real time is just another portal of hell this Presidency has opened.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 12, 2017
@hanscs @DrJenGunter @nytimes Hate men much?
— panem et circenses (@alt_gcs) February 12, 2017
Men are afraid women are laughing at them.
Women are afraid men will kill them.
Margaret Atwood wrote those very true words. https://t.co/NIIeONAN7r— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) February 12, 2017
The one thing an authoritarian can’t take is ridicule.
— Tom Giovanetti (@tgiovanetti) February 12, 2017
The one thing an authoritarian can’t take is ridicule.
— Tom Giovanetti (@tgiovanetti) February 12, 2017
Oh he’s suffering right now.
Hope that well done rocking on the plate piece of meat is making a slow journey.
re: #6 jaunte
Yes. And he might strike out violently. But we really have ridicule and the courts, and that is all.
So I see the Alexa for 175. Is the only thing you require for it is wifi?
Amazon not required?
Tks, I want.
The important thing to remember is nothing matters and we’ll all be dead soon.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) February 12, 2017
Somebody’s grumpy.
re: #11 jaunte
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Somebody’s grumpy.
She blows it, then redeems, then blows it again.
Needs to spend some time at a paper incognito & get some grit.
Hey Alexa questions!!!
Halp. I want to hit buy so bad.
It’s all going very well in constituent services. pic.twitter.com/o5z3RHBcmT
— Schooley (@Rschooley) February 12, 2017
BREAKING: 5 Staten Island residents from Mexico were arrested in @ICEgov raids. 4 arrested at home. All but 1 have US citizen kids, sources
— Myles Miller (@MylesMill) February 12, 2017
This is how dark museums are born. Arresting the parents of U.S. citizens, ripping families to shreds. History will not be kind to this. https://t.co/WLqG8Tuqta
— Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) February 12, 2017
Watched yet another old time nuclear apocalypse movie on Amazon, “Panic in Year Zero” from 1962. This one is about a suburban Los Angeles family surviving in the hills after LA is nuked. It stars Ray Milland and Frankie Avalon as father and son good guys with some properly insolent hoodlums as bad guys. Milland also directed. It’s obviously a cheap production and has an overblown jazzy score but the acting is first rate, as is Milland’s direction. The story itself is surprisingly frank and a little raw for the period, with suburban dad Milland and well-scrubbed teen Avalon turning ruthless when the family’s survival is threatened.
The mom is portrayed by Jean Hagen and Frankie’s airhead sister by the little known Mary Mitchel. Richard Balalyan, later a widely seen character actor, is the only one of the hoodlums with any kind of reputation.
Mom nags dad about his harshness, but eventually toughens up. The womens’ roles are more than a little sexist, as usual for the time, but at least they don’t faint and scream every time something goes wrong. On the whole it’s a good period piece and a good test of Milland’s formidible acting and directorial talents.
From the previous thread:
re: #356 Anymouse
In this deeply red part of NE, the message is more of a local one: Jane Kleeb is looking to run against Adrian Smith. Mrs. Kleeb is deeply respected here for the fight she mounted against the Keystone XL Pipeline on behalf of everyone in the state courts (hunters, ranchers, farmers, conservatives, liberals, &c).
She also gained valuable organisational skills for that fight, winning in state court showing the GOP Unicameral violated the state constitution by giving the state governor the authority to approve a route. Right now, the pipeline is a dead letter in this state. The only way any route could be approved would be if the Federal government somehow took state authority away for that, and doing that would go over like a lead balloon with the voters.
Democrats winning in deeply red areas of the country involves identifying the local issues that matter to the voters and making sure they understand who it is that is putting the screws to them.
You probably won’t get a whole lot of Republicans to cross lines and vote for Democrats, but you’ll get a few, and in a highly gerrymandered district like mine that makes the difference. Moreover, if the Republican voter decides that “they’re both the same” and simply chooses to stay home rather than vote, that works against the GOP as well.
#SNL #LeslieJones
OMG Leslie Jones as Trump.. LOVING IT! @Lesdoggg More please! pic.twitter.com/QwpKP5S7km— The Anti-Trump (@IMPL0RABLE) February 12, 2017
re: #18 Dave In Austin
Her hands are not small enough!
re: #18 Dave In Austin
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HOLY SHHHHAAAAVVVVVIIIINNNNGGG CREAM, BATMAN!
Milo’s head is exploding right now!
Popping up outside English Pubs and coffee Shops. UK does not have a constitution protecting fascists and morons https://t.co/BBZ2AsjUeU pic.twitter.com/0XdONCdppl
— Patrick M (@andendall) February 10, 2017
re: #16 Shiplord Kirel
Reread On The Beach recently. Between that and fascist White House, I was depressed for a solid week.
I am so proud of my daughter Ivanka. To be abused and treated so badly by the media, and to still hold her head so high, is truly wonderful!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2017
Yes, it is amazing that Michael Flynn is being investigated for ongoing corruption.
(Oh, sorry, were you trying to change the subject?) https://t.co/3HCgbLBwFS— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) February 12, 2017
re: #5 jaunte
To put it bluntly a lot of men deserve to be laughed at.
In Kansas City #ICE is planning on detaining worshippers going to church. ICE presence is going to be on sidewalks. #ICERaids #Deportation pic.twitter.com/ULHbjCRQFT
— Mana Yegani (@Law_Mana) February 12, 2017
Early in the week when people were talking about Rosie O’Donnell doing Bannon, I was thinking it would be funny to have Leslie Jones do a Donald Trump. I was going to make a post, but didn’t thinking it was a little too crazy.
And tonight…Leslie Jones as Trump.
I was going to have her if whiteface…with a tinge of orange.
And with that…later Lizards.
re: #25 jaunte
If I were in Kansas City, I would find a church to go stand outside of to let the parishioners pass through.
Tell all your right wing acquaintances that ICE is making Christianity a punishable offence.
re: #25 jaunte
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Oh hell no. If ICE were trying to do something like this near me, you have this atheist out at the church defending parishioner’s freedom to worship as they choose.
So the Republicans are setting themselves up as the anti-religion party? Good to know if they actually do this in KCMO. That is a powerful advert against them in future elections.
re: #29 Anymouse
Is KC a sanctuary city? I thought it was fairly right wing?
Ya’ll helped me zero with Alexa/Echo. So I bought it.
I will cry here if I can’t figure it out.
wheee
re: #25 jaunte
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Following school buses, staking out houses of worship, grabbing people during traffic stops, and even raiding homes.
And the “If only the Jews had had guns, the Nazis would have been defeated” crowd are cheering this on every step of the way.
re: #34 Targetpractice
Following school buses, staking out houses of worship, grabbing people during traffic stops, and even raiding homes.
And the “If only the Jews had had guns, the Nazis would have been defeated” crowd are cheering this on every step of the way.
The “if the Jews had guns” crowd are Nazis themselves (or at least Nazi apologists). They don’t care about Jews or even government overreach, they care about guns.
That argument is used to sell guns, not defend Jews.
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re: #35 Anymouse
The “if the Jews had guns” crowd are Nazis themselves (or at least Nazi apologists). They don’t care about Jews or even government overreach, they care about guns.
That argument is used to sell guns, not defend Jews.
Ayep. The “If only they’d had guns” folks are the same one who scream bloody murder the moment anyone with skin darker than a paper bag is caught with an “illegal” gun.
Russian newspaper tells women to be ‘proud of their bruises’ as state partially decriminalises domestic violence https://t.co/AVCGBdfFyC
— Whores of Yore (@WhoresofYore) February 11, 2017
More Trumpism
Trump’s friend:
Marine Le Pen says if she wins French presidency, she’ll ban dual citizenship w/ non-EU countries—but exempt Russia. https://t.co/nxMvT4aIhg
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) February 10, 2017
Yaroslav Korobatov, a columnist for the paper, said: “For years, women who have been smacked around by their husbands have found solace in the rather hypocritical proverb, ‘If he beats you, it means he loves you!’
……..
“However, a new scientific study is giving women with irascible husbands new grounds to be proud of their bruises, insofar as women who are beaten, biologists confirm, have a valuable advantage: they’re more likely to give birth to boys!”
re: #42 retired cynic
Yes. That’s the thinking the current occupant of the White House is aligned with.
re: #36 ipsos
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The way my house district is gerrymandered, a sliver of South Omaha’s Democrats are part of my House district (along with a sliver of South Sioux City in the northeast and a sliver of Lincoln).
The idea is to dilute Democratic voting strength in NE1 (Lincoln) and NE2 (Omaha and South Sioux City).
I’m really hoping Jane Kleeb can overcome the gerrymander here.
re: #38 jaunte
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“However, a new scientific study is giving women with irascible husbands new grounds to be proud of their bruises, insofar as women who are beaten, biologists confirm, have a valuable advantage: they’re more likely to give birth to boys!”
The scientific study refers to research by Satoshi Kanazawa, a controversial evolutionary psychologist.
In 2005 Mr Kanazawa published an article titled ‘Violent men have more sons’, and three years later another titled ‘Why do some battered women stay?’, in which he stated women “may have been selected to tolerate a certain level of nonlethal violence in their mates”.
He has also stated African countries suffer from poverty due to “low IQs”, and that black women are “objectively less attractive”.
Passing laws based upon junk science is a favorite past time of authoritarian regimes.
re: #45 Targetpractice
Passing laws based upon junk science is a favorite past time of authoritarian regimes.
Vomit.
re: #45 Targetpractice
Passing laws based upon junk science is a favorite past time of authoritarian regimes.
Waiting for the GOP to jump on this in 3…
re: #47 Anymouse
Waiting for the GOP to jump on this in 3…
You’ve got multiple states that have either passed or are working to pass “heartbeat” and “fetal pain” bills, with “personhood” bills not far behind.
“Only male children are to be regarded legally as legitimate children.”
re: #48 Targetpractice
You’ve got multiple states that have either passed or are working to pass “heartbeat” and “fetal pain” bills, with “personhood” bills not far behind.
Nebraska did that way back in 2010 - very forward looking state here.
The Nebraska Legislature has passed a law barring abortions after 20 weeks because of the possibility that the fetus could feel pain. The law, approved by the state legislature earlier today and expected to be signed by Gov. Dave Heineman, is a landmark in that it directly challenges one of the key tenets of Roe v. Wade: the viability standard.
Today in Raleigh, NC ~80,000 march for #VotingRights #TheResistance #Resist #persist #EqualRights ⚖️🗽⚖️🗽⚖️❄️🌨️❄️🌨️❄️ pic.twitter.com/M4p8RRoeum
— Stephanie Schmitt ❄ (@ctlss) February 12, 2017
re: #51 Anymouse
I am so proud of those people!!!
re: #43 jaunte
Yes. That’s the thinking the current occupant of the White House is aligned with.
He’s a puppet, he has no clue.
.@SenSchumer’s concerns about Judge Gorsuch should worry everyone who cares about the independence of our courts. https://t.co/o6O6ACA3EY
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 11, 2017
re: #54 Anymouse
I am happier with Senator Schumer than I ever thought to be.
re: #13 Stanley Sea
Hey Alexa questions!!!
Halp. I want to hit buy so bad.
You need an Amazon account as far as I know. Maybe not Prime. I have an Echo Dot. Does everything the big one does. Just with a smaller speaker. And much less $.
re: #55 retired cynic
I am happier with Senator Schumer than I ever thought to be.
Me as well. I was concerned when he was selected as Senate Minority Leader, because I thought that “reaching across the aisle” with him might be “rolling over and dying.” Instead, it looks like he is willing to take principled stands.
MUST SEE: MI6 dossier now verified by US intelligence. Trump’s “inner circle had regular flow of info from Kremlin.” https://t.co/ic2DlGNcE2
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) February 11, 2017
Trumps presidency may be shorter than we expect. Because of his early attacks on the intel community we will get a lot more leaks like this https://t.co/woyqjpztGc
— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) February 11, 2017
re: #55 retired cynic
I am happier with Senator Schumer than I ever thought to be.
Just give him time to disappoint you.
I encourage everyone to subscribe to @MarisaKabas’ newsletter, RESISTABLE — a great guide for upcoming actions! https://t.co/JYPFPltCiv
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 11, 2017
At the #Bilirakis town hall, a man explains spending a fortune on daughter’s genetic disease; says ACA saves her life. pic.twitter.com/GqWPm20dXF
— Eric Bradner (@ericbradner) February 11, 2017
re: #58 JasonA
Just give him time to disappoint you.
Well, Senator Schumer isn’t stupid, he has to be hearing about all the protests at Republican town halls and representatives fleeing from their constituents or lying about them.
Dr. Rachel Maddow on the seriousness of the Michael Flynn allegations (twelve minutes):
If u “don’t know” any LGBTQ+ ppl, it’s probably b/c the queer ppl you know are aware that they can’t trust u & can’t be themselves around u.
— Mrs. Dawnaway (@mrs_dawnaway) February 11, 2017
3 weeks of Trump, and I feel the same way I did right after 9/11, under siege, waiting for the next attack
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 12, 2017
re: #58 JasonA
Just give him time to disappoint you.
Ayeah, as much as I support his performance so far, we have to be mindful that right now the biggest items on the GOP’s plate are getting Trump’s nominees approved. The spine of jelly is still there, waiting for when the GOP starts budget talks and turning their wish list into bills to vote upon.
re: #65 Targetpractice
Or, maybe, Schumer’s spine is only as strong as his constituents force it to be.
re: #66 Belafon
Or, maybe, Schumer’s spine is only as strong as his constituents force it to be.
That’s pretty much true of any politician, local, state, or national.
Chuck Schumer (and other Democratic politicians) need to be reminded of why they were elected (and of all the protests of Republican town halls).
Those protests can be turned on Democrats as well.
In striking reversal, Trump tells China what it wants to hear https://t.co/ZpD8Tj9mid pic.twitter.com/jyg5HrEkZi
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) February 11, 2017
If you voted for Trump because he’d be tougher on China than previous presidents, you voted for a lie. https://t.co/p89lzget0g
— Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) February 11, 2017
CBS News: Trump is ‘divorced from reality,’ saying things that are ‘imaginary or fabricated’ #InstabilityInChief https://t.co/0MglsG8mzs
— Propane Jane™ (@docrocktex26) February 10, 2017
God. This is so good. More of THIS kind of reporting, please. @SMShow @bobcesca_go https://t.co/nD54U8ZzUp
— Justine (@SFBayAreaGirl) February 12, 2017
I don’t actually enjoy going to these protests but i just can’t say no to all that Soros cash.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) February 12, 2017
Can anyone in their right mind possibly think America would be better with a wall, rather than giving $218K to every school?
RT for Schools! pic.twitter.com/GUxdXVvKeU— Impeach Donald Trump (@Impeach_D_Trump) February 11, 2017
re: #69 Anymouse
Also, the staff at Business Insider are doing some yeoman’s work on the whole Trump/Russia thing.
Who’s the paid protester?
Chaffetz said he believes town hall protestors were paid, not from Utah https://t.co/WTC9YQscx2 pic.twitter.com/crHRGzJx8d
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 11, 2017
Goldman Sachs gave Chaffetz’s campaign $15,000. He co-sponsored a bill to dismantle Wall Street regulations. Who’s the paid protester? https://t.co/DNCUTUvS5Z
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) February 11, 2017
re: #72 Dr Lizardo
Also, the staff at Business Insider are doing some yeoman’s work on the whole Trump/Russia thing.
Would have been nice if the media had been interested in reporting in 2016, rather than access.
As for the press during Trump’s campaign rallies, the second he put them in so-called pens should have been the second they said “no.”
Access is more important than facts.
Asylum-seeking Syrian family crosses into Quebec from US in -15C weather.
cbc.ca
I did not think I would live to see the day people would have to seek asylum from the USA.
The scientific evidence that torture doesn’t work:
cbc.ca
Of course, Trump knows more than generals, so there’s that.
(23:49)
CBC’s The Current weighs in with an author/professor and BBC reporter about Nineteen Eighty-Four and how it sure looks like the USA is going through that now.
They start with Kellyanne Conway’s assertion of “alternative facts.”
Ukraine’s leaders may be giving up on reuniting the country https://t.co/W4MD8f7SRp
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 12, 2017
Wow Charles, you’ve made it to CNN!
re: #78 Jebediah, RBG
Me neither. It’s so fucking surreal - I’m having trouble believing it.
And here I am with our upcoming trip to Yukon still weighing whether we should just stay there.
While I mostly played with the idea of being Yukon Cornelius as a teen, I didn’t seriously consider the idea I might need to run to Canada to protect my hide from my fellow Americans.
Mexico would work just as well, it’s just the Yukon trip is already planned.
Then there are people like this. I would note though Meryl Streep can defend herself a lot better than I can.
Meryl Streep criticized President Trump on Saturday night, pledging to stand up to “brownshirts” https://t.co/II3tLWQyBg pic.twitter.com/YbMSGl8NDX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 12, 2017
re: #40 jaunte
Yaroslav Korobatov, a columnist for the paper, said: “For years, women who have been smacked around by their husbands have found solace in the rather hypocritical proverb, ‘If he beats you, it means he loves you!’
……..
“However, a new scientific study is giving women with irascible husbands new grounds to be proud of their bruises, insofar as women who are beaten, biologists confirm, have a valuable advantage: they’re more likely to give birth to boys!”
You know what I found fascinating? The comments in that article. There are an awful lot of people in the comments who:
1. Read Russian.
2. Say the source material doesn’t say what the article says.
3. The article is propaganda by MI6.
Not to put on a shiny, crinkly hat, but the combination 1-2-3 made me go hmmmmm.
Reading the tea leaves: Conway is expanding her footprint in the West Wing and bolstering her ties to the Hill https://t.co/b4qxpBnfnK
— Robert Costa (@costareports) February 11, 2017
re: #31 Stanley Sea
(Sorry I got here late!) You’ll do just fine. You will need an Amazon account, but you don’t need Prime for Echo to work. We love playing with ours. I have an outlet controlled by Alexa so I can turn the fan on and off from the bed (for watching tv, etc.). I won’t hook anything critical up to it (or a space heater or other potentially dangerous appliances), but a light or a fan I’m pretty comfortable with. It can access many music subscriptions and also audible for books.
re: #72 Dr Lizardo
Also, the staff at Business Insider are doing some yeoman’s work on the whole Trump/Russia thing.
Very good stuff, there.
re: #78 Jebediah, RBG
Me neither. It’s so fucking surreal - I’m having trouble believing it.
I believe it, alright. What I am having trouble with is crying. As in inability to stop when I read stuff like that.
Surreal barely covers it.
A WW2 Army Air Corps veteran had his lost dog tag returned to him from England.
FARMERVILLE, La. — Raymond Odom’s journey to England began on the Queen Mary in the middle of World War II.
His dog tag finally completed its return trip on Feb. 2 in Farmerville when the former airman was presented with a piece of his history at the Arbor Rose Assisted Living Facility.
The journey started in May 2016 when Collin Daven, a groundsman from the Royal Air Force in Honington, England, passed a metal detector over the ground at the former RAF Knettishall and saw a piece of metal glimmering in the earth. When he saw the name of an airman, the search for Odom began.
The story continues at Air Force Times on how they found Mr. Odom.
Stars and Stripes on the Yale decision to rename Calhoun College (named after alumnus John C. Calhoun - noted segregationist and graduate of Yale in 1804) to Grace Hopper College (graduate of Yale in Mathematics and Physics in 1930, enlistee in the US Navy, and retired as a Rear Admiral).
I am so proud of my daughter Ivanka. To be abused and treated so badly by the media, and to still hold her head so high, is truly wonderful!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2017
Wait. Have people been chanting “lock her up” and screaming “Trump that bitch!” at her? That’s deplorable… https://t.co/mLeaY2odvA
— digby (@digby56) February 12, 2017
@commiegirl1 If a woman’s comment is not repeated by Andrew Sullivan or Bill Maher, does it make a sound?
— Robert Holzer (@RobertHolzer) February 11, 2017
re: #40 jaunte
Yaroslav Korobatov, a columnist for the paper, said: “For years, women who have been smacked around by their husbands have found solace in the rather hypocritical proverb, ‘If he beats you, it means he loves you!’
……..
“However, a new scientific study is giving women with irascible husbands new grounds to be proud of their bruises, insofar as women who are beaten, biologists confirm, have a valuable advantage: they’re more likely to give birth to boys!”
Ah, the old classic, “scientific research” which isn’t, but is an ideological opinion piece disguised as such. It’s the bane of people who do science and aren’t prepared for such. It can take years before they discover they have a tainted source or tainted sources, and the longer before the discover that, the more pissed off at the perpetrators of the fraud they tend to be once they find out.
And you know, Anthropogenic Climate Change is not the first area where certain elements have tried to influence things by using this tactic. There are at least two other fields which are plagued by tainted sources.
re: #86 MsJ
You know what I found fascinating? The comments in that article. There are an awful lot of people in the comments who:
1. Read Russian.
2. Say the source material doesn’t say what the article says.
3. The article is propaganda by MI6.Not to put on a shiny, crinkly hat, but the combination 1-2-3 made me go hmmmmm.
Hmm What? I don’t follow?
re: #96 Teukka
Ah, the old classic, “scientific research” which isn’t, but is an ideological opinion piece disguised as such. It’s the bane of people who do science and aren’t prepared for such. It can take years before they discover they have a tainted source or tainted sources, and the longer before the discover that, the more pissed off at the perpetrators of the fraud they tend to be once they find out.
And you know, Anthropogenic Climate Change is not the first area where certain elements have tried to influence things by using this tactic. There are at least two other fields which are plagued by tainted sources.
There are a lot of science fields plagued by tainted sources: evolutionary biology, medicine, physics, chemistry, nearly every scientific field has been plagued with tainted sources or opinions presented as fact.
Other fields can be tainted as well (sociology, history, economics, &c).
The benefit of peer review and the scientific method is those frauds, opinions, and falsehoods can be weeded out (hopefully before they cause damage, like Andrew Wakefield).
re: #96 Teukka
1. Read Russian.
2. Say the source material doesn’t say what the article says.
3. The article is propaganda by MI6.
The article you quoted in your 96 comment …based on reader comments at that article, they were saying what I quoted above:
— 2 (several times)
— 3 (once, but I found it funny)
— 1 was my observation
Did you read the source (in Russian)? I’m curious what it actually says.
re: #98 MsJ
Please refresh above comment. Freaking autocorrect and my fat fingers. Gah.
OT: for those who buy from amazon you now have to prove you are not a robot and do a pre sign in before you actually sign in to amazon’s website.
re: #100 PhillyPretzel
OT: for those who buy from amazon you now have to prove you are not a robot and do a pre sign in before you actually sign in to amazon’s website.
It didn’t make me do anything different. Maybe Amazon just doesn’t trust you.
re: #100 PhillyPretzel
OT: for those who buy from amazon you now have to prove you are not a robot and do a pre sign in before you actually sign in to amazon’s website.
Does that impact on Charles’ affiliate program?
re: #102 Anymouse
I have had to do this twice in the past 24 hours. It could be that there are robo-callers in my area. It also could be the fact that I sign out when I turn off my computer.
re: #100 PhillyPretzel
OT: for those who buy from amazon you now have to prove you are not a robot and do a pre sign in before you actually sign in to amazon’s website.
Did you sign up for their new authentication?
re: #103 Decatur Deb
Does that impact on Charles’ affiliate program?
Is Charles a robot? /s
Looking at this Amazon Echo doohickey on Amazon since I’m logged in now anyway.
I can’t figure out why $179 is supposed to make my life better. I’m sure it would make Amazon’s life better.
Traffic reports? What traffic? Sports scores? Not interested. Plays music? So does my phonograph and radio. Provides answers using Alexa? So does Google. Control my home equipment with the Internet of Things? I would have to replace everything so I can become part of someone’s botnet or have my refrigerator tracked (he’s out of kielbasa).
re: #108 Anymouse
Is Charles a robot? /s
Looking at this Amazon Echo doohickey on Amazon since I’m logged in now anyway.
I can’t figure out why $179 is supposed to make my life better. I’m sure it would make Amazon’s life better.
Traffic reports? What traffic? Sports scores? Not interested. Plays music? So does my phonograph and radio. Provides answers using Alexa? So does Google. Control my home equipment with the Internet of Things? I would have to replace everything so I can become part of someone’s botnet or have my refrigerator tracked (he’s out of kielbasa).
The question is whether the security check is accessed through the simple punch-in from our site.
Re Alexa itself: It’s never really off as long as it has power, and you don’t know who wrote the code. Wife has both Alexa and the hockey puck. They’ll be buried with her if she goes first.
I read that blurb on the Echo again. Aside from that blurb desperately needing a copyeditor (360 degree omnidirectional sound?), it literally provides nothing that is a service in this area. (The only thing it can provide is voice control of your music. Not worth $179. My stereo has a remote.)
There is no Uber here. That requires cell service. Businesses do not have Websites or Internet services (and most of them don’t take credit).
Guess that is some sort of citified thing.
It must be Sunday, the church bells are ringing the gunfire has started at the river and in the Sandhills.
re: #100 PhillyPretzel
OT: for those who buy from amazon you now have to prove you are not a robot and do a pre sign in before you actually sign in to amazon’s website.
Bah! Is meaningless, now.
/ 1/2?
@commiegirl1 so everyone hates Betsy, but the whole cabinet sucks;Kellyanne got counseled for shilling, but meh on Flynn light-treason.
— Sally J Freedman (@daisyjmayhem) February 11, 2017
you noticing that too? https://t.co/NCMe2O2uJL
— Rebecca Schoenkopf (@commiegirl1) February 11, 2017
Illinois is no longer providing burial/cremation aid to poor people. Peoria headline: pic.twitter.com/REpfv0cR75
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 11, 2017
Just saw this joke on Facebook:
Trump would have won the case in the 9th Circuit had so many illegal aliens not been allowed to vote on the panel.
Concerning the Reebok “Persisted” t-shirts, Wife was able to “get on a list” for the correct size by writing an email to the Contact link on the webpage. She’s persistent.
Imagine how fucked your life has to be when your entire day is looking for strangers to yell at in defense of Piers Morgan. Holy shit.
— GAIL SIMONE (@GailSimone) February 12, 2017
re: #69 Anymouse
And they just discovered that tidbit now? Where were they during the election cycle when he was lying his head off? This is rich on CBS’ part after their President boasted about how covering Trump was a money grab for that network.
re: #119 Patricia Kayden
And they just discovered that tidbit now? Where were they during the election cycle when he was lying his head off? This is rich on CBS’ part after their President boasted about how covering Trump was a money grab for that network.
It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS. - Les Moonves.
I noted shortly after the election that there is just as much money in destroying a politician in real time as there is building one up - maybe more, because everyone loves a good train wreck.
I’ve been catching up on the news since my return to Chyyynnna! The ICE raids are just fuckin’ scary! I know people who could be caught up in those raids. Heck, I’ve even taught a few. Combine those raids with the CBP bullshit at airports, and all immigrants, green-card holders and even tourists now have to worry if they will be next.
It’s all for show, of course. Trump has to act the tough guy now that those three “activist judges” of the 9th Circuit rained on his EO parade. One way or another, he’s going to make sure all those immigrants are going to be shipped out, no matter the cost — human or financial.
I don’t blame those folks trudging through the freezing cold to escape to Canada. I think even Mexico would take people in at this point, if only to show the world what a cold-hearted, evil government the USA has now.
re: #121 wheat-dogg
I’ve been catching up on the news since my return to Chyyynnna! The ICE raids are just fuckin’ scary! I know people who could be caught up in those raids. Heck, I’ve even taught a few. Combine those raids with the CBP bullshit at airports, and all immigrants, green-card holders and even tourists now have to worry if they will be next.
It’s all for show, of course. Trump has to act the tough guy now that those three “activist judges” of the 9th Circuit rained on his EO parade. One way or another, he’s going to make sure all those immigrants are going to be shipped out, no matter the cost — human or financial.
I don’t blame those folks trudging through the freezing cold to escape to Canada. I think even Mexico would take people in at this point, if only to show the world what a cold-hearted, evil government the USA has now.
I’m headed to Cheyenne Wednesday. Fortunately I use back roads to get there, but leaving my local area doesn’t really fill me with confidence I won’t be F—-ed with, since wrong skin colour.
re: #120 Anymouse
It’s low-speed accidents like that one which make me wonder if the USA is ready for high-speed passenger rail systems yet.
@RobertHolzer @commiegirl1 I guess that Tory Queen isn’t impressed with Trump’s power glutes…
— josephebacon (@josephebacon) February 12, 2017
re: #122 Anymouse
I’m headed to Cheyenne Wednesday. Fortunately I use back roads to get there, but leaving my local area doesn’t really fill me with confidence I won’t be F—-ed with, since wrong skin colour.
I’m also as white as can be, but even I worry if I’ll be hassled when I enter the USA later this year. I’m not exactly shy about calling the Orange Shitgibbon a loser on Twitter, after all, plus I live abroad 11 months of the year.
re: #115 Anymouse
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re: #123 wheat-dogg
It’s low-speed accidents like that one which make me wonder if the USA is ready for high-speed passenger rail systems yet.
Another low speed accident (the aftermath): A coal train wreck right here in my county seat. The state highway that train wrecked across was closed for weeks. The video shows the wreck looking south from downtown Bridgeport first, then north toward downtown from NE-88. (NE-88 goes off into the hinterlands to the west, the largest town along the route is La Grange, Wyo., population 300).
Crotchety Scotsman Michael Forbes regales @Amy_Hoggart with tales of antagonizing the Trump family tree. pic.twitter.com/CYADRe9daG
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) February 10, 2017
Democratic senators demand to know why Betsy DeVos took down website for disabled students https://t.co/NuuGj2GZhz pic.twitter.com/Z3SOotg3pr
— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 11, 2017
re: #97 Anymouse
There are a lot of science fields plagued by tainted sources: evolutionary biology, medicine, physics, chemistry, nearly every scientific field has been plagued with tainted sources or opinions presented as fact.
Other fields can be tainted as well (sociology, history, economics, &c).
The benefit of peer review and the scientific method is those frauds, opinions, and falsehoods can be weeded out (hopefully before they cause damage, like Andrew Wakefield).
Problem is that the point of divergence might be as far back as 40 years for one of the fields I’m talking about, and part of those opinion pieces presented as research have been specifically aimed at short-circuiting the scientific method and tainting the peers in the field.
I don’t want to be the perpetrators or even associated with them once it dawns on researchers they have four decades worth of research which is basically worthless and may have exacerbated an already very difficult problem.
Good morning Lizards
I didn’t think the Trump administration could look more inept.
And then the roll out Stephen Miller this morning, and totally redeem themselves.
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Greets and saluts from the resistance. It’s another day on the line, and another day of revelations that Bannon/Trump are exactly who they have always been - ideologues, racists, xenophobes and bigots, just what their supporters wanted.
Never mind that he’s completely unqualified to do any of the heavy lifting that comprises governing. He cons people with empty slogans, and within days, 30-50% of his supporters think his BS is true.
Entertainment as politics. But with deadly real world consequences.
Many of these critics - right wingers - elected a reality show host who was not qualified to be president, and is showing it daily.
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 12, 2017
Tonight, entertainers - musicians - are likely to stand against Trump’s bigotry and hate, and right wingers will bitch and moan that they’re musicians whose opinions shouldn’t count or be heard because they’re musicians.
Yeah, just like Trump, amirite? Oh wait, some voices are heard, mostly because the GOP wants to hear angry white guys pushing lies that support their worldview - that minorities and rights that protect them need to be rolled back to restore their own rights (namely supremacy over others).
Miller: “We have a president who has done more in three weeks than most presidents have done in an entire administration.” #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/btkwdztfQ0
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 12, 2017
Sheer hubris and dumbassery, courtesy of Bannon/Trump liars. A dozen+ EOs, some of which are challenged in court, is more than most admins? https://t.co/zrgWZthIf0
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 12, 2017
He does look like Fredo.
Fredo’s understudy does not inspire confidence pic.twitter.com/jzWWV4HNKX
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) February 12, 2017
(Alien lands in America)
Alien: take us to your leader, the president.
Me: yeah. You don’t want that.— TokenSuperhero (@MarcusTheToken) February 10, 2017
re: #127 Anymouse
Another low speed accident (the aftermath): A coal train wreck right here in my county seat. The state highway that train wrecked across was closed for weeks. The video shows the wreck looking south from downtown Bridgeport first, then north toward downtown from NE-88. (NE-88 goes off into the hinterlands to the west, the largest town along the route is La Grange, Wyo., population 300).
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Nor does ending child marriage illegally infringe on religious rights. The Supreme Court has upheld laws that incidentally forbid an act required by religion, if the laws do not specifically target religious practice. Besides, most religions tend to describe marriage as an important union between two willing partners. That sounds nothing like child marriage, which is often forced and which has close to a 70 percent chance of ending in divorce. “There was a concern that we would be offending certain cultures within our society,” said New York Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, who introduced an unsuccessful bill last year to end child marriage in her state. “So instead of seeing this as an abuse of young women, [some legislators] were seeing this as something we needed to protect for certain cultures.”
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re: #129 Birth Control Works
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My wife has taken to watching CBS Sunday Morning. This morning they had a segment on the bro-hug, where something starts out as a handshake, but you hug with the free hand. I found it hilarious because it was a story explaining to old men (which might mean middle aged) why men are suddenly comfortable with hugging. They even mention in the story that it’s because we’re a less homophobic society.
Buzzing the treetops outside Moscow at 100 knots, think we had 2 stay below radar in closed airspace yfrog.com
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 29, 2011
Heres a tweet from Don Jr flying low in Moscow avoiding Russian radar#trumprussia #trumpleaks #dworkinreport #resist #trump #muslimban https://t.co/iKO3ouFjwN
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) February 10, 2017
And that’s the tweet when I realized I got blocked by Donny Trump Jr.
Heh.
re: #141 Belafon
My wife has taken to watching CBS Sunday Morning. This morning they had a segment on the bro-hug, where something starts out as a handshake, but you hug with the free hand. I found it hilarious because it was a story explaining to old men (which might mean middle aged) why men are suddenly comfortable with hugging. They even mention in the story that it’s because we’re a less homophobic society.
Old white people catching up to the times, again. smh
re: #134 lawhawk
Miller: “We have a president who has done more in three weeks than most presidents have done in an entire administration.” #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/btkwdztfQ0
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 12, 2017
This president hasn’t even done more than the last president did in the first three weeks of his administration. https://t.co/xwRzQYr1hg
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) February 12, 2017
re: #138 wheat-dogg
Railroads are still delaying implementation of PTC, which can help reduce deadly crashes caused by signal failures, running signals, or exceeding speed limits in various areas.
In just the past couple of years, NYC area railroads have suffered from deadly crashes that could have been avoided had PTC been installed. This includes deadly crashes involving Amtrak, NJ Transit, and Metro North.
@ColMorrisDavis @realDonaldTrump First time in 8 Years we Trust USA President Trump We Support 100%
— Texas ValleyGirl (@FredFredna) February 12, 2017
I couldn’t articulate the Trumper mindset any better than this … enjoy your Free-Dumb there “patriot!” https://t.co/F7TD1XfTjM
— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) February 12, 2017
re: #146 lawhawk
Railroads are still delaying implementation of PTC, which can help reduce deadly crashes caused by signal failures, running signals, or exceeding speed limits in various areas.
In just the past couple of years, NYC area railroads have suffered from deadly crashes that could have been avoided had PTC been installed. This includes deadly crashes involving Amtrak, NJ Transit, and Metro North.
Same old shit. They resisted installing the Westinghouse brakes, even though they were clearly more effective and cost efficient than having men risk their lives running from car to car to set the brakes by hand.
The auto industry is not much better. Remember how long it took them to install seat belts, then air bags?
re: #147 Birth Control Works
NOT ENOUGH COFFEE
Speaking of which, a good friend just gave me two bags of Turkish coffee, one with cardamom and one without. I cannot wait to try it!
FREE UPGRADE!
Broken store front window included in all EZ-RIOT packages in 2017!
re: #136 BigPapa
He does look like Fredo.
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they haven’t replaced it yet because it’s impossible to square all their promises without … Obamacare. @WalshFreedom
— Rebecca Schoenkopf (@commiegirl1) February 12, 2017
re: #158 Anymouse
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Because Joe, repealing Obamacare was an empty promise to pander to their idiotic base who likes ACA but hates Obamacare. You got had.
The “American way of life” apparently includes splitting up families and refusing infants medical care.
Trump has single-handedly changed the conversation from “welcome all immigrants” to “welcome people who love the United States”
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) February 12, 2017
We don’t just want “economic migrants” we want those who share our Western values and believe in the American way of life https://t.co/SFz2wlndQa
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) February 12, 2017
I would so like to smack this guy in the head.
re: #160 wheat-dogg
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I would so like to smack this guy in the head.
A lot of my family were so called economic migrants. I am so sick of this xenophobic bullshit. I’m so sick of the GOP claiming to be the party of families while they do shit like this.
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re: #150 wheat-dogg
Same old shit. They resisted installing the Westinghouse brakes, even though they were clearly more effective and cost efficient than having men risk their lives running from car to car to set the brakes by hand.
The auto industry is not much better. Remember how long it took them to install seat belts, then air bags?
One just has to look at the safety statistics on the Swedish Railroads to see the effects of an ATC/PTC system.
re: #147 Birth Control Works
NOT ENOUGH COFFEE
There’s never an “enough” level of coffee when dealing with this administration.
re: #160 wheat-dogg
This is the best I can do for now.
@JackPosobiec @gatewaypundit Sounds better in the original German: Ein Volk ein Reich ein Führer
— wheat-dogg (@liguy743) February 12, 2017
re: #163 Teukka
One just has to look at the safety statistics on the Swedish Railroads to see the effects of an ATC/PTC system.
I spent part of my holiday zipping along the Chinese and Japanese bullet trains at 180 mph. I trust their safety standards more than Amtrak’s.
re: #160 wheat-dogg
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I would so like to smack this guy in the head.
Only if we get to kick out the white people who don’t love America, those that join militia movements, fly the Confederate flag, and Nazis.
re: #15 jaunte
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re: #167 wheat-dogg
I spent part of my holiday zipping along the Chinese and Japanese bullet trains at 180 mph. I trust their safety standards more than Amtrak’s.
I wish we had those here in the Czech Republic. It would reduce the travel time from Ostrava to Prague to one hour instead of the current three hours. And that three hours? Yeah, that’s the “express” train.
re: #170 Dr Lizardo
I wish we had those here in the Czech Republic. It would reduce the travel time from Ostrava to Prague to one hour instead of the current three hours. And that three hours? Yeah, that’s the “express” train.
There is now a high speed train connecting the provincial capital Changsha with Huaihua, a city neighboring mine. By bus, it takes five hours. By high speed rail, 90 minutes.
I want this so bad for my city, but so far it’s only a proposed spur off the main line.
re: #160 wheat-dogg
Why doesn’t he just come out and say that Trump wants to implement a “Whites-only” immigration policy like the U.S. used to have way back when? Please tell me when the U.S. was a White country though? When the Pilgrims met the Indigenous peoples? When African slaves were imported to work the fields? When Chinese men were imported to work out West?
Just like the claim that the U.S. is a Christian country is a myth, so is claiming that it is or ever was a White country.
re: #172 Patricia Kayden
Not a fan of Justin Timberlake but that was a cool video. Who knew that Vienna was so multicultural?
I am pretty sure most white supremacists in America have a mental image of an all-white, Christian Europe than they yearn for, but which has not existed for centuries — if it ever did.
re: #174 Patricia Kayden
Why doesn’t he just come out and say that Trump wants to implement a “Whites-only” immigration policy like the U.S. used to have way back when? Please tell me when the U.S. was a White country though? When the Pilgrims met the Indigenous peoples? When African slaves were imported to work the fields? When Chinese men were imported to work out West?
Just like the claim that the U.S. is a Christian country is a myth, so is claiming that it is or ever was a White country.
“Western values” is the dog-whistle for “white people values.”
In fact, the “American way of life” is what has attracted all types of people here for 200 years or more. Recent immigrants are just as patriotic as descendants of colonists, but bigots don’t want to admit that.
re: #167 wheat-dogg
I spent part of my holiday zipping along the Chinese and Japanese bullet trains at 180 mph. I trust their safety standards more than Amtrak’s.
My wife got to drive the Japanese high-speed rail simulator at the California Railroad Museum this summer. She thought it was a first-class rush.
Oh my dog, this Stephen Miller is one scary fucker. And his eyes keep going to his talking points on the the teleprompter.
re: #178 Ace Rothstein
Oh my dog, this Stephen Miller is one scary fucker.
He is one of Trump’s “Nazi Steves.”
The only high-speed rail I ever rode was when my wife and I were in Europe, from Berlin to Gdansk.
The Polish part of the route was slower, but still quite fast (about 120 km/h)
re: #179 Anymouse
He is one of Trump’s “Nazi Steves.”
The only high-speed rail I ever rode was when my wife and I were in Europe, from Berlin to Gdansk.
The Polish part of the route was slower, but still quite fast (about 120 km/h)
Our ancestors were alarmed about trains going 25 mph, fearing the human body could not withstand such speeds.
Yeah, sure, Amazon, my address is “undeliverable” according to USPS. I’ve only been getting stuff from Amazon at the same address since 2000.
Watching Stephen Miller’s Meet the Press interview pic.twitter.com/oZYaV3xhlS
— Steven Tsapelas (@steventsapelas) February 12, 2017
I see Gallup has Trump approval rating down to 41%.
Remember when Drudge used to spasm with sirens every time Obama’s approval rating went below 50%?
re: #183 weave
I see Gallup has Trump approval rating down to 41%.
Remember when Drudge used to spasm with sirens every time Obama’s approval rating went below 50%?
Yes.
re: #160 wheat-dogg
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I would so like to smack this guy in the head.
And I would still like to know who the asshole really is (i.e. when/where did he work for CBS? What was his previous role as a “political operative?” etc.)
re: #178 Ace Rothstein
Oh my dog, this Stephen Miller is one scary fucker. And his eyes keep going to his talking points on the the teleprompter.
Believe I read that Richard Spencer “mentored” Miller in college.
re: #176 wheat-dogg
“Western values” is the dog-whistle for “white people values.”
In fact, the “American way of life” is what has attracted all types of people here for 200 years or more. Recent immigrants are just as patriotic as descendants of colonists, but bigots don’t want to admit that.
Just like “Judeo-Christian” is actually Protestant and maybe Catholic if they’re feeling generous.
Miller also worked for Sessions too btw. So there you go, Jeff Sessions is two degrees of Kevin Bacon from Richard fucking Spencer. Though Sessions is damn bad on his ow.
Despite its designation by Trump as his “winter White House,” other events continue to be held on the property. On Saturday, as Trump and Abe spoke about North Korea, a wedding reception was in full swing in a building less than 100 yards away connected by a walkway and canopy.
Well, Abe spoke about North Korea. The yam (probably not understanding a single thing about it) merely gave a general pep talk:
“I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 percent.”
Trump made no mention of South Korea, another U.S. ally in the region, nor did he explicitly condemn North Korea’s action.
Donald Trump Praises Adviser Stephen Miller for His Round of Lies This Sunday via @politicususa https://t.co/hNjzyJ5inR
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 12, 2017
Meet The Press needs an annoying buzzer and flashing red light for the next time anyone says “asked and answered” without actually answering the question.
re: #40 jaunte
Sure is amazing to hear Russian Putinistas sound just like Republican Party Pulpit Pimps here in the USA…
Trump adviser on the travel ban:
“The judiciary is not supreme.” pic.twitter.com/GyzhnzJrlm— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 12, 2017
Yeah, it kind of is. That’s why they call it the Supreme Court. https://t.co/Wrc2LpNIRB
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) February 12, 2017
“I think to say that we’re in control would be a substantial understatement,” Trump aide Stephen Miller says on CBS pic.twitter.com/R600whsLZ1
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 12, 2017
.@POTUS / @realDonaldTrump gives props to the 30 yr old running America, Little Stephen Miller. Look fwd to seeing him on @nbcsnl next week. pic.twitter.com/E4Z5BSMdQm
— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) February 12, 2017
WTFITS
re: #115 Anymouse
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We were ordered to refer them to private charities…then they called back when the charities turned them down asking how they were going to bury or cremate their loved ones…all we could say is that we’re sorry that we couldn’t provide any other assistance and they were on their own…
Oh my god, he actually was That Guy. https://t.co/7f84dWuDY4 pic.twitter.com/fKZYiZ8rZv
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) February 12, 2017
Passing through, BBL, but this was too true not to share…
@pronounced_ing Airport CNN is my least favorite part of traveling. I’m including “missing my plane” and “losing my luggage.”
— Howard Tayler (@howardtayler) February 12, 2017
“Early on in life, [Stephen Miller] was on a crusade against liberalism and liberals,” said De La Torre, who grew up in Santa Monica’s historically Latino and African American Pico neighborhood and graduated a decade before Miller. “He just didn’t buy it. He didn’t believe the oppression existed…. This guy is 17 years old, and it’s like listening to someone who’s 70 years old — in the 1930s.”
re: #192 jaunte
Meet The Press needs an annoying buzzer and flashing red light for the next time anyone says “asked and answered” without actually answering the question.
Meet the Press needs a lot of things.
Today viewers got to hear about the needed changes in direction for the Democratic party. The two guests that spoke of those changes were Bernie Sanders and Jim Webb.
Great reps of the Democratic Party.
I guess that is what happens when the party needs a chairman to speak for it. I guess that is what happens when Chuck Todd is the MTP host.
re: #199 jaunte
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re: #201 jaunte
“Early on in life, [Stephen Miller] was on a crusade against liberalism and liberals,” said De La Torre, who grew up in Santa Monica’s historically Latino and African American Pico neighborhood and graduated a decade before Miller. “He just didn’t buy it. He didn’t believe the oppression existed…. This guy is 17 years old, and it’s like listening to someone who’s 70 years old — in the 1930s.”
From what I read about Miller, he actually comes from a liberal Jewish family. Maybe this is his strange way of “rebelling.”
Trump aide Stephen Miller repeats Trump’s blatantly false claim about mass illegal voting. There is zero evidence. pic.twitter.com/9NvPXjPYVO
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 12, 2017
This is not just a huge lie, it’s a calculated strategy to suppress votes https://t.co/lvcDCpfhjg
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 12, 2017
re: #158 Anymouse
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— josephebacon (@josephebacon) February 12, 2017
re: #202 ObserverArt
Meet the Press needs a lot of things.
Today viewers got to hear about the needed changes in direction for the Democratic party. The two guests that spoke of those changes were Bernie Sanders and Jim Webb.
Great reps of the Democratic Party.
I guess that is what happens when the party needs a chairman to speak for it. I guess that is what happens when Chuck Todd is the MTP host.
I noticed that the MTP lineup included no Democrats. Not that I would have watched it anyway…
OT: Earlier today I mentioned in this thread that I had a robot message from amazon before I signed in. Several people were helpful with many suggestions. I called amazon and they had no idea why I was seeing a robot message before I signed in. I cleared off my cookies several times with no luck. I went into bookmarks and deleted my amazon bookmark. That is what did the trick. Thanks for your help.
re: #189 HappyWarrior
Miller also worked for Sessions too btw. So there you go, Jeff Sessions is two degrees of Kevin Bacon from Richard fucking Spencer. Though Sessions is damn bad on his ow.
Please don’t drag any Bacons into that! We can always get proof from 23 and Me that we got nothing to do with either of those slugs!
re: #205 HappyWarrior
From what I read about Miller, he actually comes from a liberal Jewish family. Maybe this is his strange way of “rebelling.”
Jeez—from his wiki:
Though his parents were Democrats, Miller became a conservative after reading Guns, Crime, and Freedom, a book by National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre.
DeVos Era, hours in:
Education must not simply teach work - it must teach life. – W.E.B. DeBois pic.twitter.com/Re4cWkPSFA
— US Dept of Education (@usedgov) February 12, 2017
DeBois? Unreal. Is anyone checking anything that is coming out from this administration? https://t.co/QIiOkMz4IA
— Eric Esch (@EricEsch) February 12, 2017
Post updated - our deepest apologizes for the earlier typo.
— US Dept of Education (@usedgov) February 12, 2017
re: #191 jaunte
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The more I look at Miller’s picture, it’s reminding me of this SCTV sketch!
re: #197 Timothy Watson
That law targets all couples who seek fertility treatment, not just gays and lebsians.
It goes back to when IVF was first developed. There were people who objected to it on religious grounds, and I think that’s what is going on here again.
And what are the consequences of this law? A child born to a mother and a loving parent is denied inheritance (or inheritance is made more difficult), and legal status becomes more uncertain because they will not be considered legitimate.
We’re back to fighting the same battles settled decades ago, but the GOP wants to regress. This is the creeping Christian sharia. It’s not Muslim law we have to worry about, but Christian fanatics here at home pushing their theology on everyone else - using local, state, and federal law to administer their theology and beliefs.
re: #214 lawhawk
Same fuckers who claim life from conception now devalue life because IVF was used to give couples chance having kids. Beyond madness
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 12, 2017
I think Miller is reading something next to the camera, trying to recite scripts. Stephanopoulous had his way with him.
re: #210 Joe Bacon
Please don’t drag any Bacons into that! We can always get proof from 23 and Me that we got nothing to do with either of those slugs!
Heh sorry sorry. That wasn’t fair to you and Kevin.
re: #211 BeachDem
Jeez—from his wiki:
Though his parents were Democrats, Miller became a conservative after reading Guns, Crime, and Freedom, a book by National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre.
Yeah I saw that too. I seem to recall reading that Ben Shapiro’s parents or grandparents were liberal Democrats too. His cousin is Mara Wilson, the actress that was in Mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda. Mara’s cool unlike her cousin who is a 80 year old man in a 35 year old’s body.
Not saying that Stephen Miller bears an eerie resemblance to Reich Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels except oops OK here you go. pic.twitter.com/NCJYGai7CB
— Impeach Donald Trump (@Impeach_D_Trump) February 12, 2017
re: #206 jaunte
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I lasted 2:17 into that cluster—do I get a cookie?
Wow—this creepy little guy has worked for all the greats:
Michele Bachmann
Jeff Sessions
AND
Dave Brat
re: #221 Stanley Sea
RIP Mr Jarreau. Is there an obit?
Every Trumper ever:
Welcome to 2017. Don’t talk to me about free speech. pic.twitter.com/58j54DJZgm
— George Ciccariello (@ciccmaher) February 12, 2017
re: #208 BeachDem
I noticed that the MTP lineup included no Democrats. Not that I would have watched it anyway…
That’s why I refer to Chuck U’s gasbag fest as “Meet the Pre$$titute”!
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re: #224 scottslemmons
Does this joker know that there are Jews and other minorities who support the GOP?
Shorter Charlottesville: Fuck off
Va. gov. hopeful defending Lee statue shouted down | WTOP https://t.co/ci7Rri11Of via @WTOP
— Timothy Watson (@timothy_watson) February 12, 2017
re: #219 jaunte
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That woman convicted of voter fraud in Texas? Now Trump has to find 3,000,001 fraudulent voters - that dumbass was voting Republican.
— Harold Cook (@HCookAustin) February 12, 2017
“…Rosa Maria Ortega, 37, was convicted in Fort Worth this week on two felony counts of illegal voting over allegations that she improperly cast a ballot five times between 2005 and 2014.
Her attorney, Clark Birdsall, said Friday that Ortega was a permanent resident who was brought to the U.S. as a baby and mistakenly thought she was eligible to vote. He said she voted Republican, including for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office helped prosecute her.
………..
Birdsall said Ortega has lived in the U.S. since she was a baby and has four teenage children. He said Ortega had learning disabilities and only a sixth-grade education.
chicagotribune.com
re: #229 Patricia Kayden
Does this joker know that there are Jews and other minorities who support the GOP?
No.
He’s dumb enough to think that only White KKKristians belong to the RepubliKKKlan Party.
His leadership brought us together; his legacy inspires us still. Happy Birthday, President Lincoln! pic.twitter.com/W2rXcKHVpu
— GOP (@GOP) February 12, 2017
Ahistorical crapulence, and do I detect a whiff of fake quote?
Lincoln led the Union against insurrectionists who fought to preserve slavery. The parties have since flipped in their positions; since the CRA, it is the GOP that seeks to restore Jim Crow and the way of things that segregationists and bigots look wistfully upon.
It is the Democratic party that is fighting to protect minority rights across the nation.
It is GOPers who dance around protecting the flag of insurrectionists - those who fought to protect the institution of slavery.
That’s what the GOP stands for today.
Lincoln would get medieval on the modern GOP for peverting his ideals, and what the Union troops fought and died to reclaim and preserve.
This is kind of a sweet story for a sunday. 6-year old Bill Nye fan has a plan to raise money for science by selling bow-ties at the March for Science. Via Balloon Juice.
The idea for raising money for science came to Isaac one day in the car. He was disappointed that he didn’t get to participate in the Women’s March on St. Louis in January, so his parents told him that he could participate in the March for Science, which is scheduled in St. Louis for April 22 (other details are TBD).
As soon as he knew about the march, Isaac wanted to raise money for science. He plans to collect bow ties and sell them at the march. Instead of a lemonade stand, he plans to have a bow tie stand.
Isaac’s dad, Mark, posted his son’s idea on Reddit, and there was such a great response that they created a Facebook page to better manage the interest. So far, Isaac has collected 50 bow ties.
“I want to collect 1,000 bow ties,” he tells me while still working to untangle the slinky.
re: #237 stpaulbear
Edited. Should read ‘6-year old Bill Nye fan…
re: #236 lawhawk
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Ahistorical crapulence, and do I detect a whiff of fake quote?
Lincoln led the Union against insurrectionists who fought to preserve slavery. The parties have since flipped in their positions; since the CRA, it is the GOP that seeks to restore Jim Crow and the way of things that segregationists and bigots look wistfully upon.
It is the Democratic party that is fighting to protect minority rights across the nation.
It is GOPers who dance around protecting the flag of insurrectionists - those who fought to protect the institution of slavery.
That’s what the GOP stands for today.
Lincoln would get medieval on the modern GOP for peverting his ideals, and what the Union troops fought and died to reclaim and preserve.
Arguably, the Goldwater campaign was the beginning of the end.
Alongside passage of the Civil Rights Act, Goldwater normalized William F Buckley and Reagan simultaneously, thus beginning the gradual purge of liberal (or sane) Republicans from the party. Conservative Democrats (including Helms and Strom Fucking Thurmond) left to join the Republicans.
Nixon’s “Southern Strategy,” coupled with the “Christian Coalition” of Robertson and Falwell, exacerbated the realignment. By 1980, it was effectively complete, save for some liberal Republicans who didn’t leave for a decade or so thereafter.
But can you blame the GOP for ignoring this? Their version of history ends at 1960.
Al Jarreau, seven-time Grammy-winning singer, dies at 76 https://t.co/tt4RbRLSfd
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 12, 2017
re: #165 jeffreyw
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It’s Bunn all the way down.
I have those exact same square bowls!
Thoughts and prayers Charles on the passing of your dear friend and musical companion through the years, Al.
No joke: Saudi Arabia, which gave clandestine funding to the Islamic State, wins CIA award for fighting terrorism. https://t.co/MOVelQvHub
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 12, 2017
Trump claims that he’s all about US security and safety, even though the Saudis continue exporting terrorism and indeed, radical Islamist terrorists, started in large part due to the Saudi influence.
re: #157 Anymouse
Sweet. I’ve been using a campfire percolator. All I could find for a reasonable price.
Which still makes better coffee than any drip machine.
re: #160 wheat-dogg
We don’t just want “economic migrants” we want those who share our Western values and believe in the American way of life
That is a statement that one could agree with…if you meant American ideals of personal freedoms, respect for fellow citizens, welcoming newcomers and a strong sense of community.
But the way these “conservative values” find expression in policy and legislation is far, far from achieving those very ends.
My condolences to you, Charles, on the passing of a friend.
So I am 27 updings from 77,777…keep them coming folks!
I totally live for these sort of arbitrary milestones.
President Trump’s state visit to Britain will be postponed after criticism in Parliament https://t.co/sV2NFe3tYN via @business
— Flavia KrauseJackson (@flaviajackson) February 11, 2017
Bannon/Trump have made America… something. Great isn’t word. Pariah? Rogue? Unstable? Yeah, that’s what our allies are seeing. https://t.co/928vCjEmJy
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 12, 2017
re: #253 lawhawk
The word you’re looking for is deplorable.
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1/2 Sad news to wake up to. My friend and inspiration for many years, @AlJarreau, has left us. I’ll always be grateful for the years in …
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 12, 2017
.@AlJarreau 2/2 which I played with this unique musical genius. Rest in peace, Al.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 12, 2017
re: #253 lawhawk
I remember Anymouse had posted the following information regarding that matter.
re: #255 Timothy Watson
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Currently listening to the Carmina Burana performance from Philadelphia:
re: #257 Charles Johnson
Sorry for the loss of your friend. Loss of a talented man.
re: #257 Charles Johnson
I’m so sorry for your loss, Charles.
I know Mark Cuban well. He backed me big-time but I wasn’t interested in taking all of his calls.He’s not smart enough to run for president!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2017
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) February 12, 2017
Hey @mcuban, what’s the back story here? Whys the POTUS dissing you all the sudden?? Thanks.
— Matthew Slutsky (@iSlutsky) February 12, 2017
I don’t know. But isn’t it better for all of us that he is tweeting rather than trying to govern ? https://t.co/953MuEdfeu
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) February 12, 2017
Why isn’t there rioting in the streets about this? A paranoid/delusional maniac in the White House thinks no one can question his power. pic.twitter.com/w09LaWB2IH
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 12, 2017
re: #242 Dr. Matt
So sorry to hear! Sending condolences to you, Charles!
re: #259 Belafon
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re: #265 Backwoods_Sleuth
Why isn’t there rioting in the streets about this? A paranoid/delusional maniac in the White House thinks no one can question his power.
People who voted Trump lived in a delusional world in which Obama was an all-powerful despot, and now want their man to come in, kick butt and take names.
Do not expect them to understand separation of power or checks and balances. They are just mad a politics and politicians and voting Trump was just their idea of a big middle finger raised at the entire government.
Heh
Stephen Miller on Trump’s views on General Flynn: “It’s not for me to tell you what’s in the president’s mind.” #MTP pic.twitter.com/QN9EgoImRk
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) February 12, 2017
I hope Stephen Miller does a lot of TV. I want to win the House. https://t.co/32ZEmw5rZV
— Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) February 12, 2017
re: #264 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Uh…did I wake up in another alternative reality? Wasn’t Cuban mocking Trump throughout the campaign and supporting Clinton?
Town Hall in Wilton Manors just getting started and the room is at capacity! Thanks for being here and thanks VM @justinflippen for intro. pic.twitter.com/GnPeHmOUGo
— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) February 12, 2017
re: #268 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
People who voted Trump lived in a delusional world in which Obama was an all-powerful despot, and now want their man to come in, kick butt and take names.
Do not expect them to understand separation of power or checks and balances. They are just mad a politics and politicians and voting Trump was just their idea of a big middle finger raised at the entire government.
The end result of 30 years of right wing brainwashing from the Republican Bullshit Machine.
this is from an IRL friend of mine. this is NOT my america. EVER. #MuslimBan Siid is a US Citizen. @CustomsBorder u say “Welcome Home” #NASA pic.twitter.com/W4UtF88rJy
— Nick Adkins (@nickisnpdx) February 6, 2017
Trump aide Stephen Miller repeats Trump’s blatantly false claim about mass illegal voting. There is zero evidence.
Trump aide Stephen Miller repeats Trump’s blatantly false claim about mass illegal voting. There is zero evidence. pic.twitter.com/9NvPXjPYVO
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 12, 2017
These are blatant lies as an opening salvo against voting rights from this former Sessions aide and menace. Sessions is coming for the vote. https://t.co/Y0AM0f5VCY
— Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) February 12, 2017
At the very least, he’ll work against all challenges to voter ID laws and purges. The GOP has to disenfranchise POC or the party dies. https://t.co/UY6u2v6CLh
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 12, 2017
re: #215 lawhawk
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speaking of which —are there any legal reasons anymore that being “illegtimate” is an assue?
A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until he unlocked his phone https://t.co/y0U3e4pYCN pic.twitter.com/GwD2paxCAS
— The Verge (@verge) February 12, 2017
This is very disturbing. What about constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures? https://t.co/ntfWqXgdVI
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 12, 2017
While on FAKE NEWS @CNN, Bernie Sanders was cut off for using the term fake news to describe the network. They said technical difficulties!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2017
This statement rates False. https://t.co/WdeCNm5d7q https://t.co/cNWfab2ifc
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) February 12, 2017
re: #276 Birth Control Works
speaking of which —are there any legal reasons anymore that being “illegtimate” is an assue?
Probably have to take extra steps to qualify as a dependent on taxes, insurance, etc.
re: #278 Backwoods_Sleuth
I get up every day not not believing this ignorant, lying shithead could possibly be the president.
re: #275 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Hey! He clearly said you could ask anyone from New Hampshire about that voter fraud thing and they’ll tell you it’s all true.
Anyone here at LGF from New Hampshire? Family, friends…maybe someone in elections?
After two days of very productive talks, Prime Minister Abe is heading back to Japan. L
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2017
Sure, two days of relentless whining about Nordstrom and aerial pics of the inaugural. Amazing that Abe didn’t try to escape by sea to Cuba. https://t.co/vPqNoWAC4d
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 12, 2017
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That moment the president blamed his staff for not telling him $1 TRILLION on infrastructure would drain the treasury pic.twitter.com/PohqJcwJgZ
— Alexander Panetta (@Alex_Panetta) February 12, 2017
2/2… from this interesting Times piece on the advice he’s getting from Goldman Sachs’ Gary Cohn: https://t.co/7t69iIh0cb
— Alexander Panetta (@Alex_Panetta) February 12, 2017
re: #284 weave
Hmm, no verified check mark though….
the @ handle is spelled differently than his actual name, so is probably a fake account
JJ MacNab tweet storm coming:
This tweet thread will describe what happened when Cliven Bundy’s armed supporters confronted fed agents on 4/12/14.in Bunkerville, NV 1/
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) February 12, 2017
On Stephen Miller Sunday, highly recommend this smartly written portrait by @juliaioffe, back when he was Trump’s campaign warm-up act. pic.twitter.com/c5rTM0GsOU
— Steve Heuser (@sfheuser) February 12, 2017
Seriously, what Junior Fascist League did Stephen Miller crawl out of? https://t.co/0hIWO6fppd
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) February 12, 2017
Some might find this interesting, using R to analyze Trump’s tweets:
Poor Donald - his tweets keep getting more negative
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The vertical lines denote the date he was named as the Republican candidate (May 3rd 2016), the date of the election (Nov 8th 2016) and inauguration day. Thing aren’t looking up for Trump. He seems to be more angry/sad/negative now than any prior point during the past year.
Society is creating a new crop of alpha women who are unable to love https://t.co/prpm8AUUJ5 @fxnopinion pic.twitter.com/xtujLxRVtd
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 10, 2017
Fox working the conservative “fear women” nerve.
re: #283 FormerDirtDart
McCaskill is a parody account. Profile claims representative of TX-37, which is fictitious.
re: #283 FormerDirtDart
This is apparently the real 37th Dist. Representative in Texas:
Rep. René O. Oliveira
Damn, it looks like the Republicans are getting bolder and bolder and just willing to say anything. A congressman actually hoping for a terrorist attack to get their way is about as low as it can go.
Wake up America! Are you getting enough of a picture yet at how fucked up the GOP party is? You’ve bought their bullshit for years, listened to FOX News, Rush and Glenn, read the crazy words of Alex, Breitbart and all the wingnut blowhards and you believed they were good for America.
Along comes the Big Orange Mouth that roared and his stupid election has given cover to the blackness that IS the GOP and now we are all hearing how out of control and power hungry they are and how they are so not going to make America great.
This shit needs to be stopped sooner than later.
re: #268 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They’ll be sorry fools when that middle finger gets shoved up their asses.
re: #296 ObserverArt
You will have no argument from me.
Good performance of Carmina Burana. Wonderful that these things can be streamed live worldwide.
re: #294 A wild WITHAK appeared!
McCaskill is a parody account. Profile claims representative of TX-37, which is fictitious.
Was fooled by this fake Congressional account. My apologies. pic.twitter.com/l1jS0vC7O0
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) February 12, 2017
re: #299 freetoken
Yes. The internet can be wonderful.
re: #296 ObserverArt
If my Facebook stream is any indication, the Trump supporters seem quite fine with a fascist dictator.
There has been this thread of America for quite some time. It’s not a new thing. Perhaps what we’re seeing today is a dilapidated Christianity in America not having the moral compass to fight back. My Facebook stream is conflicted on this part, with some of the more “liberal” Christians quite appalled at Trump and his supporters, while the fundamentalists seem quite fine with Trump’s rule.
Such doge. pic.twitter.com/PflJG6iW5T
— BarkBox (@barkbox) February 7, 2017
A cute break:
Roger’s Pass, British Columbia. Where even the mountain goats give up & hitch a ride on the train when a Canadian winter becomes too much! 😳 pic.twitter.com/OF7nGVvx4O
— Rose Ficke (@roseficke) February 10, 2017
re: #291 FormerDirtDart
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Beginning of a Goebbels speech about Jews, with Muslims substituted:
The historic responsibility of world Muslims for the outbreak and widening of this war has been proven so clearly that it does not need to be talked about any further. The Muslims wanted war, and now they have it. … If Muslims should succeed in plunging the world into war once again, the result will be not the Bolshevization of the world and thereby the victory of the Muslims,but rather the destruction of the Muslim race in the Middle East.
We are seeing the fulfillment of the prophecy. The Muslims are receiving a penalty that is certainly hard, but more than deserved. World Muslims erred in adding up the forces available to it for this war, and now is gradually experiencing the destructon that it planned for us, and would have carried out without a second thought if it had possessed the ability. It is perishing according its own law: “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
Every Muslim is our enemy in this historic struggle, regardless of whether he vegetates in a Syrian refugee camp or carries on his parasitic existence in Berlin or Hamburg or blows the trumpets of war in New York or Washington. All Muslims by virtue of their birth and their race are part of an international conspiracy against United States of America. They want its defeat and annihilation, and do all in their power to bring it about. That they can do nothing inside the USA is hardly a sign of their loyalty, but rather of the appropriate measures we took against them.
re: #303 freetoken
If my Facebook stream is any indication, the Trump supporters seem quite fine with a fascist dictator.
There has been this thread of America for quite some time. It’s not a new thing. Perhaps what we’re seeing today is a dilapidated Christianity in America not having the moral compass to fight back. My Facebook stream is conflicted on this part, with some of the more “liberal” Christians quite appalled at Trump and his supporters, while the fundamentalists seem quite fine with Trump’s rule.
yes, their in ability to imagine a world beyond their nose is quite sad.
Trump friend says Priebus is ‘in way over his head’. Good get by @PhilipRucker https://t.co/xUCpAfN4Ks
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) February 12, 2017
Mexican Marines Killed a Cartel Boss With a Helicopter Minigun https://t.co/QzlXHXQna4 pic.twitter.com/EribC44xDV
— War Is Boring (@warisboring) February 12, 2017
re: #306 Eventual Carrion
Beginning of a Goebbels speech about Jews, with Muslims substituted:
Fuck.
re: #309 Stanley Sea
CEO of NEWSMAX wants to get Priebus out of Bannon’s way.
re: #296 ObserverArt
Damn, it looks like the Republicans are getting bolder and bolder and just willing to say anything. A congressman actually hoping for a terrorist attack to get their way is about as low as it can go.
Wake up America! Are you getting enough of a picture yet at how fucked up the GOP party is? You’ve bought their bullshit for years, listened to FOX News, Rush and Glenn, read the crazy words of Alex, Breitbart and all the wingnut blowhards and you believed they were good for America.
Along comes the Big Orange Mouth that roared and his stupid election has given cover to the blackness that IS the GOP and now we are all hearing how out of control and power hungry they are and how they are so not going to make America great.
This shit needs to be stopped sooner than later.
Fake account on the congress critter. But after reading that NYTimes article on Gary Cohen and having listened to Stephen Miller…my point still stands.
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Reince Priebus in over his head???
No! I can’t believe this. Who knew?
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Trump adviser on the travel ban: “The judiciary is not supreme.”
Trump adviser on the travel ban:
“The judiciary is not supreme.” pic.twitter.com/GyzhnzJrlm— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 12, 2017
Also besides the alarmingly dead, flat, stationary, eyes —he has no law degree. But that’s secondary to him being leader of the undead. https://t.co/htIMK5QLrD
— Heidi N Moore (@moorehn) February 12, 2017
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Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
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Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... CheechakoKGxvi
Abortions Outside Medical System Increased Sharply After Roe Fell, Study Finds The number of women using abortion pills to end their pregnancies on their own without the direct involvement of a U.S.-based medical provider rose sharply in the months after the Supreme Court eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, according ... Cheechako
Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ... Cheechako
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
