New From Keith Olbermann: It’s Time for a Grand Jury on Trump and Russia
The Russia question obscures everything about this presidency
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— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2017
re: #1 Charles Johnson
Some of those things are so bad they really push the limits of Poe’s Law. I mean, if I were going to make up a Twitter profile for a Trumpite, I wouldn’t go that far into the red.
I am not in the know, but it’s kinda cool that one of my FB friends is a good friend of Peter Holsapple and is promoting his new work, and several others are good friends with Adrian Belew and are promoting his recent live performance. I’m a putz who never amounted to much, but at least I can drop names.
Y’know, Keith is right that an investigation is absolutely necessary, but he’s such a pompous gasbag about it that I can’t get through his videos. He lost me in the first three words on this one. “I call for…” Whatever, Keith.
North Korea executes five senior officials with antiaircraft guns
https://t.co/mKvMmwp9YJ— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 28, 2017
Trump: “can I do this?” https://t.co/z9ZuWWIBSQ
— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) February 28, 2017
Something to look for: My sister told my dad that she’s been told that, as s DoD employee, since Trump has applied for reelection she cannot speak out against him. She says it came down as an official guideline. We’ll have to see if it gets leaked.
re: #6 Belafon
Something to look for: My sister told my dad that she’s been told that, as s DoD employee, since Trump has applied for reelection she cannot speak out against him. She says it came down as an official guideline. We’ll have to see if it gets leaked.
Jesus that’s disturbing.
Japanese Interpreter: Translating Trump Word For Word Makes Us ‘Sound Stupid’
nald Trump says things that can defy description—and that’s proving a challenge for translators around the globe.
Tokyo-based translator Chikako Tsuruta told the Japan Times that translating the president into Japanese is a challenge, what with the lack of logic or concern for facts.
“[Trump] rarely speaks logically, and he only emphasizes one side of things as if it were the absolute truth,” Tsuruta said. “There are lots of moments when I suspected his assertions were factually dubious.”
Tsuruta, who has worked for CNN, ABC and CBS, says Trump’s hyperbolic rhetorical style puts her and translators like her at risk of a kind of guilt by association.
“He is so overconfident and yet so logically unconvincing that my interpreter friends and I often joke that if we translated his words as they are, we would end up making ourselves sound stupid,” Tsuruta said.
Another challenge interpreters face: rendering Trump’s disjointed speech patterns.
Try to make sense of this word salad dished up by the president when he was campaigning last summer:
Here is a transcript:
Look, having nuclear—my uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT. Good genes, very good genes, OK? Very smart: the Wharton School of Finance, very good, very smart. You know, if you’re a conservative Republican—if I were a liberal, if, like, OK, if I ran as a liberal Democrat, they would say I’m one of the smartest people anywhere in the world—it’s true!—but when you’re a conservative Republican, they try—oh, do they do a number. That’s why I always start off: Went to Wharton, was a good student, went there, went there, did this, built a fortune. You know, I have to give my like credentials all the time, because we’re a little disadvantaged. But you look at the nuclear deal, the thing that really bothers me: it would have been so easy—and it’s not as important as these lives are. Nuclear is so powerful. My uncle explained that to me many, many years ago, the power—and that was 35 years ago—he would explain the power of what’s going to happen, and he was right. Who would have thought? But when you look at what’s going on with the four prisoners— now it used to be three, now it’s four—but when it was three. And even now, I would have said it’s all in the messenger: “Fellas,”—and it is fellas because, you know, they don’t, they haven’t figured that the women are smarter right now than the men, so you know it’s gonna take them about another 150 years—but the Persians are great negotiators, the Iranians are great negotiators, so … And they, they just killed, they just killed us.
As euronews.com points out, it’s enough to make frustrated interpreters throw up their hands and just write, “the Iranians talked rings around us at the negotiations.”
French interpreter Bérengère Viennot said Trump is not easy to translate because he seems “not to know quite where he’s going.”
“He seems to hang onto a word in the question, or to a word that pops into his mind, repeating it over and over again,” she told the Los Angeles Review of Books. Even if you understand his point, you still have to express it another language.
“You realize, at that moment, that you have written something very unpleasant to read. Trump’s vocabulary is limited, his syntax is broken; he repeats the same phrases over and over, forcing the translator to follow suit,” she said. “The translator has to translate the content and the style. So that is what I do, and reading Trump in French, which is a very structured and logical language, reveals the poor quality of his language and, consequently, of his thought.”
For all the challenges interpreters face in translating Trump into other languages, the fact remains that understanding him in English is no cakewalk either.
Chicago Tribune columnist Rex Huppke recently came up with a cheat sheet to help Americans understand what certain key phrases favored by the president really mean:
Bad: Generally means “good,” particularly when applied to something good that Trump considers bad.
Good: Not good at all. Trumpglish synonyms of this word include “the best,” “the greatest,” “spectacular,” “amazing” and “so amazing.”
Fake news: Real news that makes Trump look bad.
re: #4 stpaulbear
Y’know, Keith is right that an investigation is absolutely necessary, but he’s such a pompous gasbag about it that I can’t get through his videos. He lost me in the first three words on this one. “I call for…” Whatever, Keith.
I figure it’s all different strokes for different folks. Some people are more receptive to the message if it comes across that way. Others not so much.
re: #5 Backwoods_Sleuth
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So the next time you think you’re catching flak from your boss, remember this.
(Too soon?)
re: #1 Charles Johnson
“True Democracy” which is why the guy who came in 2nd place won.
Kind of amazing and depressing how many of these obsessive delusional nutjobs are out there. @edbott
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2017
.@potus signs the commission for Wilbur Ross to be the Secretary of Commerce pic.twitter.com/FJBI8kMQZl
— Sean Spicer (@PressSec) February 28, 2017
My god, this is an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper. https://t.co/EQKvE3fsrg
— Guy Endore-Kaiser (@GuyEndoreKaiser) February 28, 2017
Rachel Maddow is hammering on the topic of Wilbur Ross tonight. This country is in so much trouble. The government is in the hands of fucking villains.
re: #13 teleskiguy
He is using a Sharpie. OMG.
re: #13 teleskiguy
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Holy shit, he really DOES have small hands! Look how big the pen is!!
re: #6 Belafon
Something to look for: My sister told my dad that she’s been told that, as s DoD employee, since Trump has applied for reelection she cannot speak out against him. She says it came down as an official guideline. We’ll have to see if it gets leaked.
That was the intent of his early campaign start.
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Rachel Maddow is hammering on the topic of Wilbur Ross tonight. This country is in so much trouble. The government is in the hands of fucking villains.
Yeah the miners rooting for Trump need to look up Ross.
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Rachel Maddow is hammering on the topic of Wilbur Ross tonight. This country is in so much trouble. The government is in the hands of fucking villains.
Artist’s rendition of the first full cabinet meeting.
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Rachel Maddow is hammering on the topic of Wilbur Ross tonight. This country is in so much trouble. The government is in the hands of fucking villains.
The worst part is that we’re pretty much at the mercy of the GOP’s own sense of venality and self-preservation, and judging by Rep. Nunes’ comments, we’re still deep in it enough that absolutely nothing will penetrate from the sheer amount of cover Congressional Rs are going to give Trump and his goons.
We’re in the weeds with only a kitchen knife to hack our way through with.
Looks like ol’ Frankie boy got himself a woody from the DNC election….
The fallout from today’s #DNCChair elections is the best boost Trump 2020 has gotten in weeks.https://t.co/142YQHqExb
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) February 25, 2017
re: #7 HappyWarrior
Jesus that’s disturbing.
I heard that several weeks ago. I doubt this isn’t a real thing.
Trump’s brought in a cabal of cronies who will sabotage government and loot our resources for their personal profits. We’re seeing this with every single person Trump’s brought in - or attempted to bring in.
And all of them are compromised in some fashion. All of them.
re: #6 Belafon
Something to look for: My sister told my dad that she’s been told that, as s DoD employee, since Trump has applied for reelection she cannot speak out against him. She says it came down as an official guideline. We’ll have to see if it gets leaked.
Is this not a direct test of the First Amendment?
re: #21 Eric The Fruit Bat
Looks like ol’ Frankie boy got himself a woody from the DNC election….
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Sorry Frank but you’re going to be disappointed when your side loses in 2020.
re: #22 MsJ
I heard that several weeks ago. I doubt this isn’t a real thing.
Yeah wouldn’t be shocked.
Salome Karwah, a Liberian nurse who survived Ebola, passed away from pregnancy complications this week. Rest in power. pic.twitter.com/3r6PzemFjV
— Ashoka Mukpo (@unkyoka) February 26, 2017
she survived ebola but didn’t survive pregnancy. there’s an entire thesis to be written about that sentence. https://t.co/4NWg7JBWbO
— S. (@plumandmustard) February 26, 2017
re: #25 HappyWarrior
Sorry Frank but you’re going to be disappointed when your side loses in 2020.
…if we’re still alive….
I just hope the Dems take the midterms and force the publication of Trump’s tax returns-then you’ll see the real fur fly……
re: #9 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I figure it’s all different strokes for different folks. Some people are more receptive to the message if it comes across that way. Others not so much.
I’m all for the messages right now. We are up against so much we need the overall team efforts.
re: #25 HappyWarrior
Sorry Frank but you’re going to be disappointed when your side loses in 2020.
I’m not convinced we’re making it to 2018 anymore.
re: #30 Citizen K
I’m not convinced we’re making it to 2018 anymore.
I dunno. Perhaps Trump’s vanity could come in handy here and he’ll be eager to “prove” how popular he is.
re: #30 Citizen K
After the last election, (serious question) if nothing is done, is 2018 trust-worthy?
TRIGGER WARNING: Picture of Trump literally eating a well done steak with ketchup.
Do NOT retweet, this is traumatizing for leftists. 😄 pic.twitter.com/VxywNKQefe— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) February 28, 2017
I needed ten years of talk therapy after viewing this savage tweet https://t.co/aAWIavVqRg
— Matt Bors (@MattBors) February 28, 2017
As ever, Karneval approaching current trends and political moments with such nuance and subtlety. pic.twitter.com/6Y13MXqGUZ
— Stefan Bienkowski (@SBienkowski) February 27, 2017
re: #34 FormerDirtDart
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Traumatizing? More like laugh worthy. It’s because Trump doesn’t know how to eat.
Rightists like Paul don’t understand. We’re not enraged by Trump eating steak like meatloaf. We’re amused. You guys are constantly talking about what macho men you are and your guy eats steak like a litlte boy.
re: #33 Major Tom
After the last election, (serious question) if nothing is done, is 2018 trust-worthy?
I mean….things are being done, at least with what power is even available to our side. But the way things are stacked, I’m not convinced we as a country even make it to that election. Sessions is already giving a preview of the legal nightmare for non-white Americans for years to come, the investigative committees in Congress are deadset on investigating anything but Trump, healthcare is gone and GOP Don’t Care, pretty much, we have a bulwark of the courts left and that’s it, and that’s if Gorsuch doesn’t make it the unassailable, invincible trifecta of codified IOKIYAR.
re: #40 Citizen K
What do you see happening? Hypothetically.
re: #38 HappyWarrior
It’s not about understanding; they’re not trying to understand. They just want to repeat the caricature that allows to utterly void the opinions of everyone they deem “sensitive” or “outraged.”
re: #38 HappyWarrior
Rightists like Paul don’t understand. We’re not enraged by Trump eating steak like meatloaf. We’re amused. You guys are constantly talking about what macho men you are and your guy eats steak like a litlte boy.
@MattBors Wingnuts are traumatized to this day by Obama’s arugula & Dijon mustard preferences.
— Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) February 28, 2017
re: #25 HappyWarrior
Sorry Frank but you’re going to be disappointed when your side loses in 2020.
Unlike Bernie, Keith will keep his people in line.
I swear, I’m all for the big tent, but there’s times I wish we could just tell some of these people the Democrats simply are not a 3rd Party option.
re: #21 Eric The Fruit Bat
Looks like ol’ Frankie boy got himself a woody from the DNC election….
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Meanwhile, in an alternate universe, wingnuts are screaming aloud that the DNC has gone full communist with the election of Keith Ellison and have doomed themselves in 2020.
re: #36 HappyWarrior
Traumatizing? More like laugh worthy. It’s because Trump doesn’t know how to eat.
And so fitting that he’s eating it with a gold salad fork (probably thinks it makes his hands look bigger.)
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Rachel Maddow is hammering on the topic of Wilbur Ross tonight. This country is in so much trouble. The government is in the hands of fucking villains.
I see from wikipedia that Wilbur is 79 years old and has been a force in business circles since the time of the Mad Men.
Among other things he is the head man, or “Grand Swipe” (for real), of the Wall Street secret society Kappa Beta Phi.
As if his other offenses were not bad enough, he is a turncoat, a copperhead, since he was a registered Democrat and even a party activist until fairly recently (circa 2011). His political conversion coincides roughly with his alleged culpability in the Sago Mine Disaster. Figures, the killers know which side their bread is buttered on.
re: #36 HappyWarrior
Traumatizing? More like laugh worthy. It’s because Trump doesn’t know how to eat.
The guy eats New York Pizza with a knife and fork.
Trump’s congressional address is guaranteed to be a grotesque clusterfuck of xenophobia and fear-mongering. The USA is in so much trouble.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2017
.@HouseGOP just voted to conceal Trump’s #TaxReturns & conflicts of interest from the American people. This is despicable. pic.twitter.com/vqVSattXKO
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) February 28, 2017
re: #53 Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson ✔ @Green_Footballs
Trump’s congressional address is guaranteed to be a grotesque clusterfuck of xenophobia and fear-mongering. The USA is in so much trouble.
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It’ll be some dressed up I’m Great Keep Voting (And Clapping) For Trump campaign speech.
It is all he can muster and he’s terrible at it even with prompters or big ass printed notes.
He will never be capable of giving any speech that actually moves people emotionally. He has no emotions other than + and - signs.
BTW, the latest documentary series hosted by Prof. Gates is now online, about civilizations in Africa (first episode tonight):
re: #52 Major Tom
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I read last year (IIRC) that that actress was the last cast member of Casablanca to die.
re: #40 Citizen K
I mean….things are being done, at least with what power is even available to our side. But the way things are stacked, I’m not convinced we as a country even make it to that election. Sessions is already giving a preview of the legal nightmare for non-white Americans for years to come, the investigative committees in Congress are deadset on investigating anything but Trump, healthcare is gone and GOP Don’t Care, pretty much, we have a bulwark of the courts left and that’s it, and that’s if Gorsuch doesn’t make it the unassailable, invincible trifecta of codified IOKIYAR.
After the election, I did the doom and gloom thing pretty hard. I’ve come out of it because of the people I’ve seen protest, the acts of kindness I’ve seen in reaction to the assholes, and the enthusiasm of Democrats getting in representatives faces.
All of the things you’ve described have occurred in this country before. And they occurred at a time when most of the country, which meant most of the whites, didn’t care. Yes, a majority of whites are still bigots and idiots, but they aren’t the majority any more. And based on what has been happening since Trump’s swearing in, his “agenda”, for what it is, is going to a hard time getting truly implemented. Oh, I know Ryan and McConnell are ready to do some damage, but there will be ways for us to fight.
re: #54 Backwoods_Sleuth
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8 years of “THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW!” just went up in smoke with a single vote.
re: #56 freetoken
BTW, the latest documentary series hosted by Prof. Gates is now online, about civilizations in Africa (first episode tonight):
I really hope they don’t cut PBS. So much thought provoking programming on there. I was watching a really good discussion on CSPAN the otehr day by the author of a book about civil wars.
re: #54 Backwoods_Sleuth
And I’d be willing to bet my freshman retired General Bergman voted Aye.
Do these votes get recorded?
re: #41 Major Tom
What do you see happening? Hypothetically.
Hypothetically? War, as Trump has pretty much telegraphed he wants to start a war, any fucking war, at this point, and between Sessions, an amassed Border Patrol, a cruelly subservient CBP, and god knows how many police departments in the thrall of Sessions’s fellow travelers, we’re probably going to see a mass crackdown on dissent, coupled with legal harassment meant to scare minority votes into submission, and those who aren’t scared will just get shuffled off under specious bullshit, all in the name of security. We’re already seeing Muslims, Latinos, and Jews being put to the thumb, and we’re likely to see just as much implicit acceptance of that (if Trumps ugly silence regarding the spate of harassment, threats, and vandalism against Jewish Comm. Centers is any indication).
And on top of that, the godawful Bern-or-Die coalition with all intention to sabotage any and every thing a Dem touches because they’re a ‘neo lib’ shitting the well even further (and god help me, I have no more faith in the Demographic changes, between the focused targeting of minorities and seemingly every single Millenial I interact with on a regular basis now seeming to go either hardcore Trump fanatic or Bern-or Die, with zero inbetween anymore).
I’m likely being paranoid and depressive about this, yeah, since this is pretty worst case scenario, but it still doesn’t change the fact that Trump and gang pretty much have a full-on carte blanche without some amount of defections from the GOP soon, and at the pace they’re going now, if that doesn’t happen by the end of the year, we might be buried by the time 2018 election rolls.
re: #61 Eric The Fruit Bat
And I’d be willing to bet my freshman retired General Bergman voted Aye.
Do these votes get logged?
yes
Perspective: Trump’s first D.C. dinner as president: An overcooked, $54 steak. With ketchup. https://t.co/S0UVaNqpAq
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 28, 2017
re: #58 Belafon
After the election, I did the doom and gloom thing pretty hard. I’ve come out of it because of the people I’ve seen protest, the acts of kindness I’ve seen in reaction to the assholes, and the enthusiasm of Democrats getting in representatives faces.
All of the things you’ve described have occurred in this country before. And they occurred at a time when most of the country, which meant most of the whites, didn’t care. Yes, a majority of whites are still bigots and idiots, but they aren’t the majority any more. And based on what has been happening since Trump’s swearing in, his “agenda”, for what it is, is going to a hard time getting truly implemented. Oh, I know Ryan and McConnell are ready to do some damage, but there will be ways for us to fight.
I’m trying to keep the faith, I honestly am, but the aftermath of the DNC election where I saw how virulent and impenetrable the Bern-Or-Die sector was, just how far it seemed to reach, combined with how fast Dolt 45’s gang is moving to put a stranglehold on it all just sent me spiraling back in.
re: #58 Belafon
If anything, the natural lethargy of the federal government will slow things down, especially if the ACLU and other groups tie things up in the courts.
re: #62 Citizen K
Not just Muslims, Latinos and Jews; rising tide against South Asians and East Asians are certainly next.
According to the above WP article, Ivanka enjoys dining out at non-kosher restaurants.
On Saturday at BLT Prime, the president was initially joined for his favorite meal of the day by British politician Nigel Farage, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner. More of an eater than her father, Ivanka Trump has shown an interest in both breakfast and Italian fare as first daughter, having been spotted by day at Open City, the Four Seasons and the Hay Adams and by night at RPM Italian and Tosca, all in Washington.
re: #69 The Vicious Babushka
According to the above WP article, Ivanka enjoys dining out at non-kosher restaurants.
Well I know places to avoid now. Granted pretty much anywhere a Trump would likely go would be out of my budget.
re: #54 Backwoods_Sleuth
We are done as a country. The Republicans are going to back everything Trump and they’re not going to give up power for any reason. We are no longer a democracy nor are we a functioning republic.
re: #64 The Vicious Babushka
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As goofy as eating a steak with ketchup is, this truly is a distraction. It ranks up there with going after Pence for eating at a Chili’s in NYC.
re: #63 Backwoods_Sleuth
Where can I find my traitorous Representative’s vote?
re: #71 MsJ
We are done as a country. The Republicans are going to back everything Trump and they’re not going to give up power for any reason. We are no longer a democracy nor are we a functioning republic.
We’re a banana republic, a “representative democracy” that crowned the man who lost the majority vote because of an antiquated system from two centuries ago that was designed to show preference to the landed gentry over the unwashed masses.
re: #67 gwangung
Not just Muslims, Latinos and Jews; rising tide against (see South Asians and East Asians are certainly next.
Well, that’s fucking fun. I was almost sure they’d “only” be collateral damage of the hate-on for Muslims/Arab-Americans. But what should I expect, they’re BROWN after all….
re: #74 The Vicious Babushka
Kosher restaurants in Washington DC, that Ivanka & Jared wouldn’t be caught dead in.
Jared and Ivanka are what some Christians would call “backbenchers” — folks who attend church mostly for being seen going to church, but with no sincere belief.
re: #69 The Vicious Babushka
More of an eater than her father, Ivanka Trump has shown an interest in both breakfast and Italian fare as first daughter, having been spotted by day at Open City, the Four Seasons and the Hay Adams and by night at RPM Italian and Tosca, all in Washington.
Two years ago I went for breakfast at Poppycock’s Café in Aspen, and who do I see but Ivanka and Jared and their three children (and two nannies) having breakfast. I never thought in a million years she’d be acting First Lady two years in the future.
re: #75 Targetpractice
We’re a banana republic, a “representative democracy” that crowned the man who lost the majority vote because of an antiquated system from two centuries ago that was designed to show preference to the landed gentry over the unwashed masses.
Normally I’m the last person in the world to be a bit optimistic, but lets see how the 2018 midterms and 2020 general election go.
Trump is going to be bad for business, and the Chamber of Commerce types aren’t going to put up with that indefinitely.
Little Marco: Tough on Big Daddy Vladdy!
(Ok, he is squishy on investigating Russia’s role in getting Trump elected…and he refused to stand in the way of a personal friend of Putin’s becoming Secretary of State…but still…)
Renaming the street in front of #Russia’s embassy after #BorisNemtsov will remind Putin dissidents won’t be silenced https://t.co/40BjhCqfIv
— Senator Rubio Press (@SenRubioPress) February 28, 2017
Goddammit, Chez. Why. We need your voice more than ever. Goddammit. https://t.co/JaJVe9MdE5
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2017
re: #81 bratwurst
Little Marco: Tough on Big Daddy Vladdy!
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Marco has one thing in common with Putin. He’s afraid to face those who disagree with him.
re: #80 EPR-radar
Normally I’m the last person in the world to be a bit optimistic, but lets see how the 2018 midterms and 2020 general election go.
Trump is going to be bad for business, and the Chamber of Commerce types aren’t going to put up with that indefinitely.
I haven’t given into despair, I’m just being my usual cynical self. With the number of Dem seats up for reelection next year, the best hope I have at this moment is status quo ante bellum come Jan 2019. And that assumes that there is not another 9/11-style event that the GOP can exploit for the “rally-around-the-flag” effect.
she’s wearing her shoes on that sofa
You think the Trump admin can’t sink any lower, then you wake up and find out they exceeded your expectations. pic.twitter.com/hUJqGNkwXy
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) February 28, 2017
re: #85 Backwoods_Sleuth
she’s wearing her shoes on that sofa
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I’ll bet she’s not wearing underpants.
re: #80 EPR-radar
Normally I’m the last person in the world to be a bit optimistic, but lets see how the 2018 midterms and 2020 general election go.
Trump is going to be bad for business, and the Chamber of Commerce types aren’t going to put up with that indefinitely.
I did my low after the election last year. I’m back to as long as I’m alive. It’s not hope, it’s that very few things come easy. This election, some people are going to have to learn some hard lessons the rest of us have tried to keep them from having to learn. I’m just going to keep working and pushing forward.
re: #79 Backwoods_Sleuth
Thanks-I’m registered and have my Outlook rule setup.
re: #80 EPR-radar
Normally I’m the last person in the world to be a bit optimistic, but lets see how the 2018 midterms and 2020 general election go.
As said above, I’d prefer to see results sooner in case we don’t have that long o_O
There are a few positive signs:
Gov. Doug Ducey and the Republican leader of the Arizona House declared dead Monday a controversial bill that would punish organizers of public protests that turn violent with racketeering charges.
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Arizona has been a frequent target of late-night monologues mocking the state’s policies, politics and personalities including former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, former Gov. Jan Brewer and legislation ranging from immigration to religious freedom. Ducey has pledged to avoid unnecessary embarrassments that could damage the state’s reputation and potential for economic growth.
Snark may save the day after all ;)
“i am sorry ma’am but no shoes on the couch i do not make the rules”@nycsouthpaw pic.twitter.com/dbONSk9Kno
— darth™ (@darth) February 28, 2017
re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth
Her pose can be spliced into most any porn video, too.
#BREAKING: Anti-Defamation League in SF/Market evacuated due to bomb threat. @SFPD on scene and investigating. https://t.co/1uhlE1CkTz
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) February 28, 2017
Anyone who doubts that anti-Semitic criminals feel emboldened in our current political climate should wake up. https://t.co/fg2uNsZW8V
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) February 27, 2017
Trump says Obama is “behind” the protests at GOP town halls and leaks coming from the White House pic.twitter.com/HAPhHIEtzU
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) February 28, 2017
re: #82 Charles Johnson
Fuck you, Chez. I’m going to miss the hell out of you. But right now? Fuck you.
re: #98 HappyWarrior
You fired Obama’s people, you senile dumbass.
He’s likely referring to the “shadow government” Obama is running from his new home. It’s the latest RWNJ conspiracy theory.
heh (look at her phone screen)
omfg charmander in the oval office#Pokemongogen2@nycsouthpaw pic.twitter.com/bnRnMLkQZu
— darth™ (@darth) February 28, 2017
re: #100 wheat-dogg
He’s likely referring to the “shadow government” Obama is running from his new home. It’s the latest RWNJ conspiracy theory.
Ah.
I’ve lost two dear friends to opiates. One with pills and one with heroin. I feel the pain and frustration with everybody in Chez’s circle. It’s so absolutely needless and preventable. Fuck, man.
re: #101 Backwoods_Sleuth
heh (look at her phone screen)
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re: #103 teleskiguy
I know a couple too. I’m just at “fuck you” at this point. They pain they cause others Never Ends.
re: #103 teleskiguy
I’ve lost two dear friends to opiates. One with pills and one with heroin. I feel the pain and frustration with everybody in Chez’s circle. It’s so absolutely needless and preventable. Fuck, man.
I have too. It never gets easier. We really need to do something about mental illness in this country and also drug addiction.
re: #99 teleskiguy
As much as I hate to say this, I sadly concur. He should have checked himself into some place for chrissakes.
re: #100 wheat-dogg
He’s likely referring to the “shadow government” Obama is running from his new home. It’s the latest RWNJ conspiracy theory.
How pathetic is one’s own presidency that they have to believe that the last guy in office is behind a shadowy effort to undermine them? Can you imagine Hillary being so crass as to accuse Obama of any early day issues?
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb 28, 2017 for special elections. Find your polling place at https://t.co/oVdNmmKNsL.
— Denise Merrill (@SOTSMerrill) February 27, 2017
Three special elections happening tomorrow in CT. If there’s one in your district, make sure you find your polling place and cast your vote! https://t.co/2ITrJqMK39
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 27, 2017
Here’s a closer look. - @KellyannePolls heels are touching the couch. 😑 pic.twitter.com/qWDtes0Woq
— GEEZY (@GRYKING) February 28, 2017
Touching?
Hell those heels were dug into the couch even more when she sat her ass back down on them, knees spread https://t.co/vyPuAntxSx— Linda (@GoldieAZ) February 28, 2017
re: #106 HappyWarrior
We really need to do something about mental illness in this country and also drug addiction.
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For those of you in the DFW area, Dale Hanson will be talking during the ten pm news about the trans boy who had to wrestle as a girl. Based on his talks about similar topics, I think this will be good.
omfg charmander in the oval office#Pokemongogen2@nycsouthpaw pic.twitter.com/bnRnMLkQZu
— darth™ (@darth) February 28, 2017
re: #110 Backwoods_Sleuth
Not only are Trump’s inner circle deranged, they’re uncouth and un-civilized as well.
Gaah.
Imagine how angry Trump would be at antisemites if instead of threatening children across the nation, they questioned his crowd size.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) February 28, 2017
Ha:
Mrs. Trump, this is the third time this week… #bordercrossing #AsylumSeekers #cdnpoli #melaniatrump #HillaryClinton #borderguards pic.twitter.com/TcSWkrwdCa
— 22Minutes (@22_Minutes) February 27, 2017
re: #121 GlutenFreeJesus
My Congresscritter Scott Tipton (F* - Cortez, CO) voted to not release the tax returns. He’s also in favor of H.R. 861 which would abolish the E.P.A.
* “F” for Fascist
re: #121 GlutenFreeJesus
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re: #122 teleskiguy
2020 when a Dem beats Trump. They should refuse to release theirs… just to see the reaction of everyone currently against Trump releasing his.
But in reality, the Dem nominee will have nothing to hide.
re: #125 GlutenFreeJesus
Hillary released *30 years* worth of her and Bill’s returns! I seen ‘em! They’re on the Internet!
So they just named mass murderer Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary?
Fuck this horseshit.https://t.co/MpRvB8cb5b— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 28, 2017
Suspect apparently thought he shot “Iranian people” in Kansas bar attack that killed Indian man https://t.co/UNYYFrgkBq pic.twitter.com/Sbgc0b2FRn
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 28, 2017
re: #129 Stanley Sea
Just like the assholes who go after Sikhs because they wear turbans.
Back from an emergency village board meeting.
A whole street of fire hydrants are out, plus the state dumped on us a bunch of paperwork saying you need a contract in a couple weeks to fix your water tower.
We’ve gotten one bid for our water tower, for $20,000. The discussion about that centred around will we take that bid or wait longer ($20,000 is a lot of money, plus state law does not allow a village to go over its budget). A good chunk of the town was at the board meeting (and I found out how outnumbered I am as a man in the village - the only other man at the meeting was the village attorney and he doesn’t live here).
Some protest about withdrawing $20,000 from the village checking account, but there really isn’t much we can do about it. The state wants this done by 1 April and the iron company doesn’t want to do this in the winter. Gaaaa.
Reminder: Wilbur Ross was responsible for the deaths of 12 of his workers. https://t.co/MpRvB8cb5b @PressSec @POTUS
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 28, 2017
N.Y. EXEC KNEW OF PROBLEMS: EX-HONCHOS
Ross, a legendary figure on Wall Street renowned for his ability to profit from troubled industries like coal and steel, took an ownership stake in Anker Coal in 2002, weeks before the company sought bankruptcy protection, say SEC documents.
“Wilbur had had his executives in there, reporting back to him on a daily basis,” said a former senior executive at ICG.
“He knew the mine was troubled,” said the executive, who told The Post that Ross knew the Sago mine had been shut down for safety violations - but he wouldn’t tolerate long disruptions in production.
Check out this brownshirt
VIDEO: Body-cam footage shows Tucson officer pushing 86-year-old woman to the ground at immigration protest https://t.co/M5yxmnIfyP pic.twitter.com/N4sLcRJWA8
— azcentral (@azcentral) February 28, 2017
How about no?
Greta Van Susteren: Democrats must applaud Trump or they will look like they don’t want America to be great again https://t.co/36bHZPYSne
— Media Matters (@mmfa) February 28, 2017
re: #134 Moebym
Obama said, “Yes we can!”
Republicans said, “No you won’t”
Well, that doesn’t seem particularly normal…
Luckily, no sod was damaged in this catastrophe
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Good thing @Padres are in Arizona for #Springtraining —- Petco Park flooded today https://t.co/YxeVwo8kqA pic.twitter.com/EhsVhA2CQb
— FOX 5 San Diego (@fox5sandiego) February 28, 2017
re: #6 Belafon
Something to look for: My sister told my dad that she’s been told that, as s DoD employee, since Trump has applied for reelection she cannot speak out against him. She says it came down as an official guideline. We’ll have to see if it gets leaked.
re: #24 ObserverArt
Is this not a direct test of the First Amendment?
No. Civil servants and military personnel may not speak out (officially) for or against candidates - it is considered using your government position to campaign.
She should be able to speak out privately against him (for example on her Facebook page, as long as it does not identify her as a DOD employee).
Another example: She could go to a campaign rally against him, and can even speak against him, but cannot identify herself as a DOD employee when she does it.
This came up with Gordon Klingenschmidtt (former Navy Chaplain). He spoke at a conservative rally (in uniform). The Navy hammered him for disobeying a lawful order. He claimed the Navy was trying to shut down his religious freedoms (he led a prayer at that rally). He was ousted from the Navy for the order violation (and he has since used it as wingnut welfare and a ticket to the Colorado Legislature that his religious freedoms were violated).
Yes, they plan to equate the establishment and growth of Historically Black Universities and Colleges to “School Choice”
Wowwowwow. These paragraphs are from a real, official US Department of Education statement from Betsy DeVos released today. pic.twitter.com/I2FDZfzdmt
— Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) February 28, 2017
re: #142 FormerDirtDart
Yes, they plan to equate the establishment and growth of Historically Black Universities and Colleges to “School Choice”
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re: #80 EPR-radar
Normally I’m the last person in the world to be a bit optimistic, but lets see how the 2018 midterms and 2020 general election go.
Trump is going to be bad for business, and the Chamber of Commerce types aren’t going to put up with that indefinitely.
He’s already destroying the international tourism industry. It represents a significant fraction of the entire economy. Couple that with the CBP raid on a domestic flight, and the domestic tourist and transportation industries will suffer as well.
It stinks that we might have to depend on large corporations to reign in the conservatives but at this point I’ll take whatever help I can get.
re: #142 FormerDirtDart
@nktpnd Using separate but equal as a defense of school choice.
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) February 28, 2017
re: #148 Belafon
The problem is, those who don’t know better will be the ones to take this as Fact.
re: #134 Moebym
How about no?
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re: #134 Moebym
How about no?
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Hey Greta, remember when a major conservative radio celebrity declared within weeks of the first black president being elected that he hoped he failed? And conservatives lied to us that he didn’t really mean it, he’s an entertainer and he was just saying it to get attention?
Yeah, you may not, but millions of us who had to sit through eight years of that shit do.
“HBCUs are real pioneers when it comes to school choice,” DeVos says.
— adam harris (@AdamHSays) February 28, 2017
That’s a helluva thing to say about schools that in many cases were founded in response to racial apartheid https://t.co/Sk50y9FaUC
— Mazel Tov Cocktail (@AdamSerwer) February 28, 2017
The Germans are not screwing around with their Carnival political themed floats this year…
Seriously NSFW
spiegel.de
Inbox: @BetsyDeVosED statement on today’s meeting with HBCU leaders pic.twitter.com/J7SvKFjlcB
— adam harris (@AdamHSays) February 28, 2017
Is this what they call “pissing on my leg and calling it rain”? https://t.co/AOkFPLGThQ
— Shani O. Hilton (@shani_o) February 28, 2017
re: #150 Joe Bacon
What else would you expect to hear from a lobotomized $¢ientologi$t?
I had no idea she was a Scientology cult member.
Explains quite a bit.
re: #154 FormerDirtDart
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Is this what they call “pissing on my leg and calling it rain”?
Got it in one. Betsy’s plan seems to be to argue that the problem is not a lack of funding (which most experts will say is exactly the problem), but that lack of “choice” is preventing kids from getting quality educations.
Peas and mayonnaise pizza?! Yes please pic.twitter.com/PQK1TyYrCH
— Air-ic (@FOX152) February 27, 2017
pineapple and non-pineapple pizza eaters must put our differences aside and defeat this evil https://t.co/Rgm8HDza4Q
— emo dad (@fatsoburgers) February 27, 2017
This is the gal that got arrested after the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church massacre in Charleston, SC for taking the Confederate flag down at the Capitol in Columbia, relaying a big fear of mine.
& tbh, the main thing from the W years that’s staying on my mind is the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina…
— Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) February 28, 2017
…b/c considering the crises we’re facing due to unforced errors from this admin, I’m less than confident about disaster response
— Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) February 28, 2017
We live in a culture where the minds of many have been dulled by their need for comfort and escape, and for which they’ve turned to religious fables and nationalistic myths.
In such an environment of course we’re going to get the twisted history as we see from DeVos.
re: #160 teleskiguy
We’re also going to get dysfunction all over the place.
re: #157 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Peas and mayonnaise pizza?! Yes please pic.twitter.com/PQK1TyYrCH
— Air-ic (@FOX152) February 27, 2017
Attention The Hague, I’d like to report a culinary war crime. https://t.co/mGJoAxS4eQ
— Frankly My Dear … (@goddamnedfrank) February 28, 2017
That shit is like weaponized whiteness, actually made me nauseated.
re: #157 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Peas and mayonnaise pizza?! Yes please pic.twitter.com/PQK1TyYrCH
— Air-ic (@FOX152) February 27, 2017
From Hell’s heart, I stab at thee; For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee. https://t.co/n1De4uQrsY
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 28, 2017
Monday pro-Trump rallies a massive flop as event photos show tiny crowds https://t.co/RaYsC2DhAL
— Melinda M. Snodgrass (@MMSnodgrass) February 27, 2017
I warmed up a pizza for dinner just now… it does not have peas and mayo on it.
re: #162 goddamnedfrank
Just got back from a nice restaurant dinner full of delicious Steak au Poivre and to be honest I really didn’t need to see that.
EXCLUSIVE: Raid on Yemen that left Navy SEAL dead yielded no significant intelligence, U.S. officials tell NBC News https://t.co/ugbyUkWBqX pic.twitter.com/5Apqo5fQ9C
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 27, 2017
re: #129 Stanley Sea
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His reddish-brown hair was short on the side and spiked on top. He had sideburns to his jawbone and the shadow of a beard.
re: #166 goddamnedfrank
Just got back from a nice restaurant dinner full of delicious Steak au Poivre and to be honest I really didn’t need to see that.
Sorry. Once I saw the horror I had to share.
To Trump supporters, image on left NBD. Image on right? *OUTRAGEOUS OUTRAGE*
WTF, people? cc: @MsPackyetti pic.twitter.com/WVnNwvPVqV— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) February 28, 2017
First they came for the guacamole …
I really don’t get it why are motherfuckers trying to shoehorn peas into dishes they don’t belong. Is this some Pea Council conspiracy or …?
— Frankly My Dear … (@goddamnedfrank) February 28, 2017
Glenn McCoy: I drew Betsy DeVos as Ruby Bridges, you can’t possibly be more insensitive or tone-deaf than that
Betsy DeVos: hold my beer— Kelsey D. Atherton (@AthertonKD) February 28, 2017
re: #172 FormerDirtDart
If I wasn’t screaming, I’d laugh.
I wonder how many twitter accounts will be suspended for cursing in tweets using that hashtag?
What do you think of Trump’s accomplishments so far? Tweet your thoughts to @NBCNews using hashtag #DearMrPresident https://t.co/Ep6Yq2IfG9 pic.twitter.com/t3FPgiqjER
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) February 28, 2017
OK, people just suck.
Wasn’t killing baby dolphins so you can take a selfie enough?
Tourists reportedly kill Bahamas swimming pigs with alcohol - https://t.co/XXxp7EOtOE pic.twitter.com/jRCNiHgZAA
— News4JAX (@wjxt4) February 28, 2017
Dale Hansen makes another great statement, this time about Mack Beggs, the boy Texas decided needed to wrestle as a girl because that was his birth gender: wfaa.com.
This time around it’s “first they came for the Muslims,” but I’m sure they’ll get around to the socialists eventually.
Socialist Alternative sent me an E-mail noting they will have a response to Mr. Trump’s speech tomorrow. (I am not a member of the Socialist Alternative Party; I suspect they got my name from the Democratic Socialists of America.)
WATCH LIVE!
Socialist Response to Trump!
TOMORROW!
Tuesday, February 28,
5:45 PM PST / 8:45 EST
Watch LIVE! Socialist Alternative Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s socialist response to Trump’s address!
In Trump’s first month of office he has unleashed a blizzard of attacks on Muslims, immigrants, refugees, the LGBTQ community, and working people as a whole. Tomorrow Trump is addressing a joint session of Congress - the equivalent of the State of the Union for a president’s first year in office - where he is expected to announce the next wave of attacks - severe cuts to social programs to fund an astounding increase in military spending. He is also expected to announce further attacks on the Affordable Care Act and immigrant rights.
Ot but I’m in the Sambadrome in Rio watching the Carnival parade from the front row in front of the judges. It does not get better than this!!!!!!!
Beer is good
re: #182 451_Montag
Ot but I’m in the Sambadrome in Rio watching the Carnival parade from the front row in front of the judges. It does not get better than this!!!!!!!
Beer is good
Well, hoot!
re: #175 FormerDirtDart
Sooner or later we’re going to eradicate our own species, but not before eradicating all other life on this planet (with the possible exception of cockroaches).
In an attempt to make up for the pizza tweet:
This is the cutest picture I’ve seen all day. I feel like crying pic.twitter.com/uoVKbOoybR
— Jocelyn Aspa (@jocelynaspa) February 28, 2017
ATTENTION: The “if they announced wrong Oscar winner, maybe Hillary really won!” joke has been done thousands of times now..cease & desist.
— Clay C. (@ClayC1969) February 28, 2017
re: #182 451_Montag
Ot but I’m in the Sambadrome in Rio watching the Carnival parade from the front row in front of the judges. It does not get better than this!!!!!!!
Beer is good
Who could have guessed that Trump did this much jewelry shopping?
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Scoop: Hundreds of women allege sexual harassment / discrimination at Kay and Jared jewelry stores https://t.co/71mqjYT9CP pic.twitter.com/nSoBaZdbJX
— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) February 27, 2017
Ohio Bill to Outlaw Marital Rape Gets Zero Support from GOP Lawmakers (goes to Raw Story), begins:
Republican state lawmakers in Ohio are refusing to back a bill that would repeal the state’s “spousal exemption” for marital rape.
Democratic state Rep. Greta Johnson told the Akron Beacon Journal that she first introduced HB 234 in 2015 because marital rape is legal in Ohio as long as the rapist uses no force or threat of force, meaning a husband could legally drug and rape his wife.
“As a former prosecutor, I would argue that you could still try to prosecute under the forced rape statute, but unfortunately drugging and raping your spouse in Ohio is not illegal,” Johnson explained.
The 2015 bill died in committee with no Republican support. Johnson blamed the failure on partisanship and opposition to a provision that dropped the 20-year statute of limitations on rape and sexual assault.
re: #190 Anymouse
What millennium is this again?
So that “meeting” with the HBCU presidents was supposed to be a conference with DeVos and other Cabinet officers. Instead, Trump hijacked the scheduled meeting for a grip-and-grin photo op (with added couch entertainment) and most of the presidents never got to speak about policy.
On Friday I learned that I was selected to give remarks today for the meeting at the White House with members of the Trump administration, most notably Secretary Betsy DeVos. We learned this weekend that there would be closing remarks by Vice President Pence, but the goal was for officials from a number of Federal agencies (about 5 were there including OMB) and Secretary DeVos to hear about HBCUs.
That all blew up when the decision was made to take the presidents to the Oval Office to see the President. I’m still processing that entire experience. But needless to say that threw the day off and there was very little listening to HBCU presidents today- we were only given about 2 minutes each, and that was cut to one minute, so only about 7 of maybe 15 or so speakers were given an opportunity today.
More at the link.
re: #193 wheat-dogg
So that “meeting” with the HBCU presidents was supposed to be a conference with DeVos and other Cabinet officers. Instead, Trump hijacked the scheduled meeting for a grip-and-grin photo op (with added couch entertainment) and most of the presidents never got to speak about policy.
More at the link.
Well the answer’s pretty simple: Nobody in this administration wants to hear anything that contradicts their beliefs. But they’re always happy to mug for the cameras.
Senator Dick Durban (Ill.) on the reason the Republicans want an investigation in the intelligence committees rather than any other way. (Hint: Secret, so they don’t have to admit to the public what’s going on.)
He also goes after Darrell Issa (R-CA-48) for his “special prosecutor” remarks, when Rep. Issa has led a long public witch hunt over President Obama and Hillary Clinton.
re: #194 Targetpractice
Well the answer’s pretty simple: Nobody in this administration wants to hear anything that contradicts their beliefs. But they’re always happy to mug for the cameras.
It was just a cheap way to get some PoC in the Oval Office, so Trump can brag about his “black friends” at the HBCUs. It also explains why Conway was taking pix with her phone, because there was no scheduled meeting with Trump. She and Trump were probably having a chit-chat when Il Trumpino got into his head he should meet all those presidents.
I’ll betcha KellyAnne didn’t even get off the couch.
re: #196 wheat-dogg
It was just a cheap way to get some PoC in the Oval Office, so Trump can brag about his “black friends” at the HBCUs. It also explains why Conway was taking pix with her phone, because there was no scheduled meeting with Trump. She and Trump were probably having a chit-chat when Il Trumpino got into his head he should meet all those presidents.
I’ll betcha KellyAnne didn’t even get off the couch.
snork
Another Adam Khan thread to ponder. This one ties Trump to the Russian crime syndicates, and Wilbur Ross, too.
18. Trump sold *5* condos to associate of crime boss/Putin pal Mogilevich, whose CV includes Al Qaeda, arms, nukes, contract hits on journos pic.twitter.com/HNQypOgEBJ
— Adam Khan (@Khanoisseur) January 18, 2017
Edited for accuracy. The Wilbur Ross thing is a separate thread from another source. He and the Russian guy who bought one of Trump’s homes for a grossly inflated price (Rybolovlev) are both officers of the Bank of Cyprus. Rybolovlev may have been using the property to launder money for the Russian mob.
re: #194 Targetpractice
Well the answer’s pretty simple: Nobody in this administration wants to hear anything that contradicts their beliefs. But they’re always happy to mug for the cameras.
It pretty much looks like the administration wanted a photo op with the administrators of historically African-American colleges, so they could then turn round and spin them as “school choice” rather than the response to apartheid.
So much racism is oozing out of the White House now it is sickening. (Tomorrow’s paper is up on the Web here, unsurprisingly no coverage of Betsy DeVos’s statement.)
Photo of the massive pro-Trump rally in Scottsbluff today (six people). There was also a counter-protest. There is also a poll question up asking if one thinks profanity on a protest sign should be illegal (I answered “no” because I understand the I Amendment).
There is this hot take from a WW2 vet (pro-Trump):
Across the street, a group of people assembled to counter-protest the rally.
“If their voices get to be heard, so do ours,” said one of the teenagers in the anti-Trump crowd. They’re seniors from Scottsbluff High School and self-described members of the LGBT community. They said they’re worried about the president’s stances on immigration, his treatment of women, and roll-back to protections for transgender students.
They held up flags and signs saying “love trumps hate,” “equality,” “nasty woman,” and “F*** Trump.” They were unapologetic about their expression.
“Our president said things like that during the campaign trail,” one of the teens said.
Across the street, one of the Trump supporters shouted, trying to get their attention and pointing to a man wearing a World War II veteran hat.
“He fought for your right to hold up those signs,” the supporter shouts across the street.
“Thank you for your service, we respect your service, but this is not about you,” one of the teenagers shouts back. “It’s hard to hear that because Trump disrespected military service, but they’re saying we’re the ones who are wrong?”
Across the street, 92-year-old WWII Veteran George Shaaf shook his head in disbelief.
“To see something like that is terrible,” Shaaf said. “I fought against stuff like that, the stupidity … I fought for our beautiful country, but then come home and have to put up with something like this? Oh my …”
Trouble is brewing for Deputy Commerce Secretary nominee Todd Ricketts https://t.co/FZGUZIMK9s pic.twitter.com/3vIN87XEy2
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 28, 2017
“…Sources close to Ricketts say the nominee is committed to working through the complex requests from the Office of Government Ethics but added that a White House waiver may be required to keep Ricketts from withdrawing.
Waivers can be obtained if the White House wants to recuse an official from a “particular matter” if it would have a “direct and predictable effect on the employee’s own financial interests.”
The problem Ricketts has encountered is that family business holdings he is linked to are so numerous and widespread that many of the duties of deputy commerce secretary could intersect with them…”
re: #200 FormerDirtDart
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re: #122 teleskiguy
My Congresscritter Scott Tipton (F* - Cortez, CO) voted to not release the tax returns. He’s also in favor of H.R. 861 which would abolish the E.P.A.
* “F” for Fascist
Ditto to both with my congressman (Adrian Smith - R - NE3, the guy who says he only represents Republicans).
re: #200 FormerDirtDart
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Oh, good, a relative of my state governor.
I presume IOKIYAR, so separating himself from his financial interests will be no trouble (particularly with a letter of reference from Pete Ricketts).
Apparently some people here understand the I Amendment, so far the poll “should profanity on protest signs be illegal” is 100% “no” (either that, or I am the only person who voted).
If you recall some time ago, there was a birthday party where a bunch of people with trucks, Dixie Swastika flags, and shotguns drove through it terrorising the teens.
Those bigots were convicted today, but this television station sure got the headline wrong. It wasn’t the flags the teens were running from, it was the shotguns.
Couple convicted of terrorizing child’s birthday party with Confederate flags will spend years in prison: https://t.co/gNfeFDVFXC pic.twitter.com/eFMeHMSEDo
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) February 27, 2017
(see also the thread, where they get called out on the misleading headline and the television station doubles down = “well, we mentioned the shotguns in the article,” &c)
Chez Pazienza died alone in his car outside his residence this weekend, smoking heroin.
I have the same feeling I had when I found out Kurt Cobain blew his head off with a 20-gauge shotgun (with high amounts of heroin in his system) back in 1994. I was about to turn 13 when Kurt snuffed it, and it broke my heart.
Chez Pazienza broke my heart.
Interests of US commerce minister Wilbur Ross include hob-nobbing with emperors, whipping his slaves, bathing in money, laughing at orphans. pic.twitter.com/rAafl5BKU4
— DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) February 28, 2017
re: #205 Anymouse
If you recall some time ago, there was a birthday party where a bunch of people with trucks, Dixie Swastika flags, and shotguns drove through it terrorising the teens.
Those bigots were convicted today, but this television station sure got the headline wrong. It wasn’t the flags the teens were running from, it was the shotguns.
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(see also the thread, where they get called out on the misleading headline and the television station doubles down = “well, we mentioned the shotguns in the article,” &c)
Good grief! They would probably say that Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss was hanged for defective shower heads.
re: #208 Shiplord Kirel
Good grief! They would probably say that Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss was hanged for defective shower heads.
Yup. If you are the average reader and only read the headline, you might be convinced the judge sentenced them to jail over the flags. That does nothing but spin up unreconstructed Confederates into thinking the judge was ruling against their flag, rather than the shotguns and death threats.
And considering the Georgia TV station was called out on it and doubled down, you might also get the impression that was its intent.
The Google doodle today, at least for Google Japan, is about this fellow:
I had never heard of him, but he seems like a great man.
re: #210 Scout
The Google doodle today, at least for Google Japan, is about this fellow:
I had never heard of him, but he seems like a great man.
He’s the doodle for the USA as well.
Reading up on him he does seem like a compassionate person.
I suspect the doodle for March 1 will be our state’s 150th anniversary.
re: #210 Scout
The Google doodle today, at least for Google Japan, is about this fellow:
I had never heard of him, but he seems like a great man.
One of the reasons I love LGF: I get more educated. And, to paraphrase Edhi, I hope I become more human.
re: #212 retired cynic
One of the reasons I love LGF: I get more educated. And, to paraphrase Edhi, I hope I become more human.
Indeed.
aljazeera.com
More at the link:
Abdul Sattar Edhi founded the world’s largest volunteer ambulance network in Pakistan , the Edhi Foundation.
Unlike wealthy individuals that fund charities in their names, Edhi dedicated his life to the poor from the age of 20, when he himself was penniless in Karachi .
The reach of Edhi’s foundation grew internationally, and in 2015 the organisation raised $100,000 in aid relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
(I’m guessing the year in that line is a typo and should read 2005)
IF YALL AINT TRYING TO HELP I SWEAR TO GOD a simple share or asking around, put your best human effort forward to help this boy. pic.twitter.com/EAdsUHgz0Q
— Faiza Ali (@FaizaAli123) February 28, 2017
Another quote by Mr. Edhi:
My mission is to love human beings. … Each day is the best day of my life.
(to Reuters in 2013)
re: #207 Shiplord Kirel
Here’s the details about Ross’ connections to Putin:
All the interconnections are there to see, if Congressional Republicans were willing to look. I’m sure some of those connections would lead to sitting members of Congress, though. Putin & Co. have done a very good job buying into the US government.
re: #217 wheat-dogg
Here’s the details about Ross’ connections to Putin:
All the interconnections are there to see, if Congressional Republicans were willing to look. I’m sure some of those connections would lead to sitting members of Congress, though. Putin & Co. have done a very good job buying into the US government.
Remember, though, the GOP still insists the Russians did not compromise them nor hack their computers (despite security firms’ assertions to the contrary).
Nothing to see here, gotta get back to destroying the safety net.
re: #218 Anymouse
Remember, though, the GOP still insists the Russians did not compromise them nor hack their computers (despite security firms’ assertions to the contrary).
Nothing to see here, gotta get back to destroying the safety net.
Unraveling the Russian connections to Trump, et alia, will take years. By that time, the GOP will have achieved their draconian plan to enrich the 1% and impoverish the rest of us.
Trump admin. looking to eliminate special envoy on anti-Semitism at State Department https://t.co/7ynQyarRBg
— Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) February 27, 2017
can somebody send this story to Michael Tracey? I’m sure he’ll be interested. https://t.co/vPazoz8fla
— Rebecca Schoenkopf (@commiegirl1) February 27, 2017
VIDEO: Body-cam footage shows Tucson officer pushing 86-year-old woman to the ground at immigration protest https://t.co/M5yxmnIfyP pic.twitter.com/N4sLcRJWA8
— azcentral (@azcentral) February 28, 2017
Notice how he also acts fast to pepper spray the people trying to help her, which is a nice touch. https://t.co/ZHn06Ds8kN
— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) February 28, 2017
Trump-backing town angry after ICE arrests “their” Mexican:
rawstory.com
West Frankfort, Illinois, overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump last fall, but now some residents are upset after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested and detained a beloved local Mexican restaurant owner.
The New York Times reports that ICE last week detained Juan Carlos Hernandez Pacheco, the owner of the La Fiesta restaurant in the town of 8,000 people located in southern Illinois.
While residents in the town said that they were still supportive of the president’s moves to deport undocumented immigrants, they told the Times that the president should make more exceptions for people like Pacheco, who have not only been exemplary local businessmen, but also pillars of the community who take part in local charity events.
(more at Raw Story)
re: #221 Kragar
I saw that earlier, and hope she wasn’t badly hurt.
re: #223 retired cynic
I saw that earlier, and hope she wasn’t badly hurt.
I don’t see in the video why the cop attacked her in the first place.
re: #224 Anymouse
I gather he was irritated, poor fellow.
An article on what CBP can do with your personal electronics at the “border.” They note that CBP is not allowed to keep passwords or credentials, but when entering information into computers they have the ability to enter your passwords to save as well.
Bottom line here is to change passwords as soon as you can after going through a “border” checkpoint if they seize your electronics.
Here’s one for the Six Degrees of Separation department. I am connected to Alok Madasani, the Indian guy who survived the Plate, KS, shooting.
Me —> My daughter —> one of her best friends —> who dated Alok for a while
I have also met my daughter’s friend several times, so that reduces the number of degrees.
Also, one of my cousins once-removed lives in Olathe. But he doesn’t know any of the people involved personally.
re: #227 wheat-dogg
Here’s one for the Six Degrees of Separation department. I am connected to Alok Madasani, the Indian guy who survived the Plate, KS, shooting.
Me —> My daughter —> one of her best friends —> who dated Alok for a while
I have also met my daughter’s friend several times, so that reduces the number of degrees.
Also, one of my cousins once-removed lives in Olathe. But he doesn’t know any of the people involved personally.
Hmm.
I never understood that “six degrees of separation” thing: I hardly know anyone. I suppose I could go with me>Charles Johnson (via his Website)>famous musicians.
Hundreds of Speaker Paul Ryan’s constituents held a town hall meeting without him
KENOSHA - Lining up behind microphones Sunday evening, a few hundred of Rep. Paul Ryan’s constituents directed their wrath and disapproval toward an empty chair.
“It says a lot to me that he’s not here,” said Lee Hansen of Racine, who served in the 82nd Airborne in the 1970s. “Maybe we should repeal and replace Paul Ryan.”
Forward Kenosha organizers scheduled the town hall meeting Sunday evening at a union hall to give residents of the 1st Congressional District a way to get their thoughts and opinions to the Janesville Republican.
Julia Kozel, a Forward Kenosha board member, said Ryan was invited to the event but didn’t respond. She said she found out he wasn’t coming through a story in the Kenosha News a few days earlier.
“I don’t think he appreciates hearing things contrary to his ideology,” said Kozel.
re: #229 Amory Blaine
My representative hasn’t held town halls during his tenure, only telephonic ones. That is due more to the low population density/vast area of my district rather than avoiding constituents.
That said, it’s awfully convenient for him to screen out calls except those which match his ideology - and it’s much easier to simply ban calls by telephone number from problematic constituents (like me).
re: #153 Scottish Dragon
The Germans are not screwing around with their Carnival political themed floats this year…
Seriously NSFW
spiegel.de
Karneval dates back to a time when there was no freedom of speech or free press in Germany, and the only time you were allowed to vent your opinions about the ruling (often occupying) powers was during the week leading up to Lent.
re: #205 Anymouse
If you recall some time ago, there was a birthday party where a bunch of people with trucks, Dixie Swastika flags, and shotguns drove through it terrorising the teens.
Those bigots were convicted today, but this television station sure got the headline wrong. It wasn’t the flags the teens were running from, it was the shotguns.
(see also the thread, where they get called out on the misleading headline and the television station doubles down = “well, we mentioned the shotguns in the article,” &c)
That was, of course, most intentional. But again, this is the kind of news that is not meant to inform, it is meant to outrage.
At last night’s village board meeting, before the meeting started, I mentioned to our village attorney that I would never make a lawyer joke again. (That was in reference to the lawyers that saddled up and headed to airports across the country to defend civil rights.)
He thought that the effort put out by attorneys, law clerks, students, &c was amazing.
I also noted that my wife and I travel with our passports now wherever we go (though getting stopped here by CBP seems remote, and our sheriff’s department doesn’t have the manpower to do that sort of thing). The other trustees were taken aback by that statement - I pointed out that with a foreign-sounding name, olive (wrong) skin colour, and not a religious person nor a fan of the present president, I really can’t take any chances.
They thought about that (though I don’t know what sort of conclusion they came to). We had a bit of discussion about birthright citizenship as well - considering my father’s parents were “illegal immigrants” that has a direct bearing on me.
The attorney noted that anyone trying to pass an ex-post facto law would find that law immediately in the courts. I said “sure, but what happens in the years it would take to fight it?”
It’s more an attack on the selfishness and fear that poisons humanity, but sure, it can be about you if you want. pic.twitter.com/Oljfz1Cgo2
— Isaac Marion (@isaacinspace) January 16, 2017
re: #236 Anymouse
It’s more an attack on the selfishness and fear that poisons humanity, but sure, it can be about you if you want.
There are people who go out of their way to find perceived slights against them.
Nigerian software engineer coming to the United States was stopped by CBP and made to “prove he is” - it would appear that questions they asked him were compared to an entry in Wikipedia and since his answers were not exactly what Wikipedia appeared to be to uneducated CBP agents, they harassed and held him up.
(See also the thread that follows)
I was just asked to balance a Binary Search Tree by JFK’s airport immigration. Welcome to America.
— Celestine Omin (@cyberomin) February 26, 2017
The Nigerian fellow isn’t the only one; an Australian software engineer entering the country was also given a computer science test from a CBP agent uneducated in computer science.
“‘I’ve got a problem, I’m trying to write a computer program, can you help me?’”
Thornton said he was so surprised he didn’t know what to think.
“I was a little bit taken aback, because I thought I was going to get straight in.
“He started to read off his computer, and I got the feeling he was trying to trick me. I just wanted to get into the US, so I said: ‘Of course’.”
He said the officer appeared to be mid to senior level, and there’s no chance the conversation would have been overheard by anyone else in line.
For the next few minutes, he was forced to prove his worth — even given a pen and paper to record his answers.
“He administered a literal computer science test. It wasn’t a savant-level one like you hear of at Google, but it was definitely a test.
“The vibe I got was weird. He asked me a question, then asked me a follow-up question to prove I wasn’t lying.
“Do they not allow bad software engineers into the United States?” Thornton joked.
re: #239 Anymouse
The Nigerian fellow isn’t the only one; an Australian software engineer entering the country was also given a computer science test from a CBP agent uneducated in computer science.
There is a deeper strategy behind this: namely to send a message that it is unpleasant to enter the US, why not try your luck somewhere else?
re: #240 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
There is a deeper strategy behind this: namely to send a message that it is unpleasant to enter the US, why not try your luck somewhere else?
So what happens when my wife and I go to Canada later in the year? Are they going to ask her about software engineering, the Dewey Decimal System, or both?
re: #241 Anymouse
So what happens when my wife and I go to Canada later in the year? Are they going to ask her about software engineering, the Dewey Decimal System, or both?
They just want you to leave and not come back. That simple.
re: #242 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They just want you to leave and not come back. That simple.
Being a Democrat, I wouldn’t be surprised now.
re: #242 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They just want you to leave and not come back. That simple.
The fact that you would want to leave in first place makes you suspect.
I don’t even wanna think about what would happen with me if I went back.
Although getting in on my last trip (last spring) was quick and easy.
re: #244 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
The fact that you would want to leave in first place makes you suspect.
I don’t even wanna think about what would happen with me if I went back.
Although getting in on my last trip (last spring) was quick and easy.
I’m wondering about that too. Leaving for Canada last year from Montana and returning by car fifteen hundred miles from where I left the USA in Michigan was no problem - now I wonder what would happen trying to get back across the same Saskatchewan-Montana border crossing we usually use.
For the II Amendment guy who needs to have everything:
mortarinvestments.eu
Yes, you can buy a T-72 tank, for the low price of $50,000. I imagine shipping is pretty high though.
re: #246 Anymouse
For the II Amendment guy who needs to have everything:
mortarinvestments.euYes, you can buy a T-72 tank, for the low price of $50,000. I imagine shipping is pretty high though.
I don’t wanna own one, but I would love the chance to ride around in a fast tank. I guess that can be arranged relatively cheaply in parts of Eastern Europe…
re: #247 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I don’t wanna own one, but I would love the chance to ride around in a fast tank. I guess that can be arranged relatively cheaply in parts of Eastern Europe…
And to make sure your neighbourhood arms race is complete, they also sell tank destroyers on the same Website.
re: #236 Anymouse
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The author’s first book ended up on the NYT bestseller list and was adapted into a movie. Doesn’t sound like “low selling” to me.
re: #237 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It’s more an attack on the selfishness and fear that poisons humanity, but sure, it can be about you if you want.
There are people who go out of their way to find perceived slights against them.
Trump is terribly insecure, but also very self-centered, so anything that even remotely reminds Trump of Trump must be about Trump and therefore “failing” or “bad,” and the source must be “weak” or “low ——”.
re: #248 Anymouse
And to make sure your neighbourhood arms race is complete, they also sell tank destroyers on the same Website.
Actually, TD’s are lighter and faster, I would love to race around in an an M18 Hellcat
re: #250 wheat-dogg
Trump is terribly insecure, but also very self-centered, so anything that even remotely reminds Trump of Trump must be about Trump and therefore “failing” or “bad,” and the source must be “weak” or “low ——”.
That’s why pokes at his power (President Bannon, the fact he’s a hundredaire, &c) are important.
The more he focuses on Twitter the less damage he can do elsewhere (and though I hate to say it, it might drive him round the bend).
re: #253 Alyosha
Self-promoting BS. It’s funny but not real.
If that sounds shortish, down to five cigarettes a day; hope to quit by the middle of March :)
Ah, got it. I fell for another fake tweet.
For you computer science fans here, a BBC podcast about Grace Hopper and the development of compilers.
re: #254 wheat-dogg
Ah, got it. I fell for another fake tweet.
Like all the ones from Jack Dorsey saying he will oust hate-mongers and such from Twitter?
Last time I checked, people like David Duke still have Twitter accounts. Perhaps @jack is a fake account (or Twitter’s terms-of-service are fake).
Trump: 4.9% of the entire US population was murdered in 2015:
Wow, 4.9 percent of Americans were murdered in 2015? No wonder Trump won! https://t.co/Dd0hfbT1U8 pic.twitter.com/RdCrD39eRi
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 27, 2017
re: #17 wheat-dogg
Hatch Act allows her to do so . If she’s covered by a union, tell her to talk to them. As long as she does not speak in a way that implies that she’s speaking for the Department in any capacity, she’s fine.
re: #256 Anymouse
Like all the ones from Jack Dorsey saying he will oust hate-mongers and such from Twitter?
Last time I checked, people like David Duke still have Twitter accounts. Perhaps @jack is a fake account (or Twitter’s terms-of-service are fake).
He will automatically suspend you if call someone a bad word like “asshole”.
re: #6 Belafon
Something to look for: My sister told my dad that she’s been told that, as s DoD employee, since Trump has applied for reelection she cannot speak out against him. She says it came down as an official guideline. We’ll have to see if it gets leaked.
As long as she’s not in a restricted position, like at DIA or NSA, she’s permitted to make political statements as long as it’s not done in her official capacity.
re: #259 Timothy Watson
He will automatically suspend you if call someone a bad word like “asshole”.
But if you’re a Nazi calling for genocide, that’s fine.
Another reason I won’t go near the tyre fire called Twitter and create an account.
Libertarians are concerned with the important issues here in Virginia and our gubernatorial race:
re: #262 Timothy Watson
Libertarians are concerned with the important issues here in Virginia and our gubernatorial race:
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Not sure what that Facebook post means in reference to the Libertarian Party and Virginia.
I was pleased to hear my wife say last night she’d finally heaved overboard the last of her Libertarian beliefs. (It might be because gutting veterans benefits directly affects us, or maybe she finally settled on the idea that libertarianism is just a failed idea. I don’t really want to poke her on that.)
Derp of the first order from the Washington Post.
Trump’s Speech Should Seek Bipartisanship and Dare Democrats to Refuse It
Comments are overwhelmingly of the “FU” variety, though this one stands out:
“I’m disappointed the Post didn’t include what planet Mr. Thiessen is from as part of his bio.”
re: #263 Anymouse
Not sure what that Facebook post means in reference to the Libertarian Party and Virginia.
I was pleased to hear my wife say last night she’d finally heaved overboard the last of her Libertarian beliefs. (It might be because gutting veterans benefits directly affects us, or maybe she finally settled on the idea that libertarianism is just a failed idea. I don’t really want to poke her on that.)
It’s a bunch of Libertarians talking about how great it is that five of the six candidates for Governor support some kind of marijuana legalization/decriminalization.
Like that’s the most important topic in the world.
John McCain complaining Donald Trump’s likely Defense Department budget increase is not enough, because McCain never met a DOD budget that was big enough for him:
The U.S. spends more on defense $$$ than the next 7 nations combined https://t.co/SgBzEuz3Bs… via @PolitiFact pic.twitter.com/aqeZ2KjVXF
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 27, 2017
re: #265 Timothy Watson
It’s a bunch of Libertarians talking about how great it is that five of the six candidates for Governor support some kind of marijuana legalization/decriminalization.
Like that’s the most important topic in the world.
Well, with our overcrowded prisons here in Nebraska, I suspect decriminalising maryjane would help out our prison population/state budget.
Link About Hatch Act From Cornell University
I swear, this administration will cure American ignorance about civics permanently.
re: #268 CarolJ
Link About Hatch Act From Cornell University
I swear, this administration will cure American ignorance about civics permanently.
This is pretty straightforward stuff.
The Hatch Act basically boils down to:
a) You may not give the appearance as a government representative you affirm or oppose a candidate or political position
b) As a private citizen you are allowed the same political engagement as everyone else.
Thus, I cannot represent myself as a village board member and state I oppose a policy of the GOP or Mr. Trump. (The assumption would be the village board holds that position.)
I can oppose policies of the GOP or Mr. Trump as a private citizen, as long as I don’t represent my position as that of the village board (or the Navy, since technically I am still part of the inactive reserve).
Another BBC podcast: how the iPhone got to be the iPhone. Turns out, the ultimate creator of the iPhone was not Steve Jobs and Apple, but national governments.
Good material to use against libertarians who argue private enterprise can do everything, and we don’t need government.
re: #269 Anymouse
This is pretty straightforward stuff.
The Hatch Act basically boils down to:
a) You may not give the appearance as a government representative you affirm or oppose a candidate or political position
b) As a private citizen you are allowed the same political engagement as everyone else.Thus, I cannot represent myself as a village board member and state I oppose a policy of the GOP or Mr. Trump. (The assumption would be the village board holds that position.)
I can oppose policies of the GOP or Mr. Trump as a private citizen, as long as I don’t represent my position as that of the village board (or the Navy, since technically I am still part of the inactive reserve).
TBH I believe the Hatch Act only applies to federal employees, not to state or local employees or elected officials. There may be separate laws regulating your public statements about a given candidate, however.
re: #264 Anymouse
Derp of the first order from the Washington Post.
Trump’s Speech Should Seek Bipartisanship and Dare Democrats to Refuse ItComments are overwhelmingly of the “FU” variety, though this one stands out:
For over a week now, the NYT has brought us the plight of the “economic anxiety” crowd in the face of liberal indifference. Now WaPo is bringing us fantasies about a Trump who can give a speech about America where he can string together enough sentences coherently as to paint a positive message.
I think we’ve nailed down why people have so little faith in the media these days.
re: #270 wheat-dogg
Another BBC podcast: how the iPhone got to be the iPhone. Turns out, the ultimate creator of the iPhone was not Steve Jobs and Apple, but national governments.
Good material to use against libertarians who argue private enterprise can do everything, and we don’t need government.
That’s a shame: It will not play on my computer.
re: #273 Anymouse
That’s a shame: It will not play on my computer.
Can you download it?
BBC iPlayer is fussy about location.
CNN Money has done a side-by-side analysis of Trump’s tweets and the cable TV reports that prompted them.
re: #274 wheat-dogg
Can you download it?
BBC iPlayer is fussy about location.
Nebraska doesn’t exist to the BBC.
I was once interviewed by the BBC (really). They asked me if I could get to a radio studio so they could set up the interview (answer: no, nearest one they wanted me to go to was 120 miles away). They wound up interviewing me over my telephone.
re: #276 Anymouse
Nebraska doesn’t exist to the BBC.
I was once interviewed by the BBC (really). They asked me if I could get to a radio studio so they could set up the interview (answer: no, nearest one they wanted me to go to was 120 miles away). They wound up interviewing me over my telephone.
I got it to play now. I’m not sure what went wrong. Maybe my cat was lying on my telephone cable or something.
I knew the things they talked about invented by governments (such as LCDs and Arpanet). To me it was old news, but I passed it along to a number of other people through E-mail.
Message from my phone company saying they are about to down my Internet service for monthly maintenance - that means I need to log off before they do it for me.
See y’all in a day or two (sometimes it takes them as long as a week when they do this).
re: #277 Anymouse
I got it to play now. I’m not sure what went wrong. Maybe my cat was lying on my telephone cable or something.
I knew the things they talked about invented by governments (such as LCDs and Arpanet). To me it was old news, but I passed it along to a number of other people through E-mail.
Another podcast is about the shipping container. The entrepreneur who first starting using them got a big boost during the Vietnam War, because the military needed a cost-effective way to move materiel across the Pacific. The DoD helped develop the electronic systems necessary to track items. After the containers were emptied, rather than deadhead them back to the States, he realized he could ship goods from Japan to the States and make money in both directions. Once other shipping companies realized the efficiencies of the shipping container system, they all adopted it after years of resistance.
Some of the podcasts tell me stuff I already know, but others like this one were real eye-openers.
re: #276 Anymouse
Nebraska doesn’t exist to the BBC.
I was once interviewed by the BBC (really). They asked me if I could get to a radio studio so they could set up the interview (answer: no, nearest one they wanted me to go to was 120 miles away). They wound up interviewing me over my telephone.
Use a British proxy.
re: #276 Anymouse
Nebraska doesn’t exist to the BBC.
I was once interviewed by the BBC (really). They asked me if I could get to a radio studio so they could set up the interview (answer: no, nearest one they wanted me to go to was 120 miles away). They wound up interviewing me over my telephone.
Yet another thing we have in common. I have been contacted by the BBC more than once as follow-up to a comment I made on a BBC story.
Then they happened upon the outdoor birthday party for than 8-year-old African-American child at his grandmother’s house in Douglasville. The confrontation that ensued, and its aftermath, culminated Monday with lengthy prison sentences for Torres and Norton.As the defendants wept uncontrollably, Superior Court Judge William McClain castigated Norton, 25, and Torres, 26, for perpetrating what he called a hate crime. He sentenced Torres to 20 years, with 13 to serve in prison; Norton was given 15 years, with six to serve. Upon their release, McClain banished them from Douglas County.”
Sweet.
re: #283 Nyet
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Look at this scum.
That is not at all because he is repentant, he is just realizing that he is going get tossed into a prison for a long time with a lot of black people.
re: #284 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
That is not at all because he is repentant, he is just realizing that he is going get tossed into a prison for a long time with a lot of black people.
“But but but Trump is Presnit now, how could it happen!”
re: #283 Nyet
*Laughs in black* pic.twitter.com/ZbsbMJxtT5
— Black Aziz Ansari 👏 (@Freeyourmindkid) February 28, 2017
‘How could this happen to meeee?!’
Me: More! I am not yet sated!!!!
re: #286 Alyosha
When you get a combined 35 years of prison time for crashing a black child’s b-day party with confederate flags & threatening to kill people
I expect this is going to be spun as “government repressing free speech and exercise of 2nd Amendment rights”
re: #284 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
That is not at all because he is repentant, he is just realizing that he is going get tossed into a prison for a long time with a lot of black people.
And he’ll never be able to legally own a gun again - that’s probably even worse to the scumbucket.
re: #287 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I expect this is going to be spun as “government repressing free speech and exercise of 2nd Amendment rights”
According to free-speech absolutists, absent guns, this was appropriate.
Actually, guns are free expression too so…
re: #236 Anymouse
That’s a fake Trump tweet btw, created by Marion to promote his “low selling” novel.
re: #241 Anymouse
So what happens when my wife and I go to Canada later in the year? Are they going to ask her about software engineering, the Dewey Decimal System, or both?
You’re white. Welcome home.
re: #250 wheat-dogg
Trump is terribly insecure, but also very self-centered, so anything that even remotely reminds Trump of Trump must be about Trump and therefore “failing” or “bad,” and the source must be “weak” or “low ——”.
And the song “You’re so vain” instantly pops into mind.
re: #290 The Vicious Babushka
That’s a fake Trump tweet btw, created by Marion to promote his “low selling” novel.
Must be careful of such things, but still, remember how upset DT was with Meryl Streep, even though she never mentioned him by name?
Lizards on twitter plz report this tweet.
Gas the SJW’s, culture war now!
— Gustaf Retzius (@Retzius14) February 28, 2017
re: #293 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Must be careful of such things, but still, remember how upset DT was with Meryl Streep, even though she never mentioned him by name?
He was probably pissed she didn’t use his name at all. I think the media should just observe one day of reporting on Trump without using his name once. It would drive him nuts.
Here’s how Trump, on Fox, responded to McCain and the father of slain SEAL William “Ryan” Owens about the Yemen raid pic.twitter.com/E3jlvG6wBN
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 28, 2017
What Americans cited as the most important problem facing the U.S. at the beginning of each presidential term https://t.co/tK0eCGYch9 pic.twitter.com/fPrB9KgEvb
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 28, 2017
It’s going to be a train wreck tonight. I don’t want to watch it, but I probably will, here with you all. How can you not watch a train wreck, especially when you’re tied to the tracks?
Donald Trump set to make his ‘biggest speech yet’ in joint address to Congress: https://t.co/8iZYFoXLIo pic.twitter.com/cv93G2bxy4
— ABC News (@ABC) February 28, 2017
re: #299 The Vicious Babushka
It’s going to be a train wreck tonight. I don’t want to watch it, but I probably will, here with you all. How can you not watch a train wreck, especially when you’re tied to the tracks?
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I won’t watch it, even though I’ll be out of class at that time. I figure catching the comments here will be fine. Listening to Trump speak just pains me no end. His voice, the finger gestures and arm waves, aagh!! An animatronic robot would be easier to watch.
#Orban #Trump #Erdogan #Putin and a leaf of #democracy. #carnival float in #Duesseldorf #Rosenmontagszug #carnival2017 #Karneval #Demokratie pic.twitter.com/HfBaFyJfsn
— Oliver P. Bayer 🚌 (@kreon_nrw) February 27, 2017
Another #carnival float in #Duesseldorf #Rosenmontagszug #carnival2017 #Karneval: Blond ist das neue #Braun. #Wilders #LePen #Trump #Politik pic.twitter.com/4PxaSgKa7N
— Oliver P. Bayer 🚌 (@kreon_nrw) February 27, 2017
“German Carnival floats show Trump no mercy” https://t.co/4J5KLWctWI pic.twitter.com/2MiSPSAm2j
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) February 27, 2017
re: #300 wheat-dogg
I won’t watch it, even though I’ll be out of class at that time. I figure catching the comments here will be fine. Listening to Trump speak just pains me no end. His voice, the finger gestures and arm waves, aagh!! An animatronic robot would be easier to watch.
His voice, that nasal whine, is just horrific to listen to. Bernie Sanders also had an irritating nasal whine but at least he was capable of uttering complete sentences.
re: #304 The Vicious Babushka
His voice, that nasal whine, is just horrific to listen to. Bernie Sanders also had an irritating nasal whine but at least he was capable of uttering complete sentences.
Prissy Trump is easier to listen to, in fact, because it’s more true to life. If teenage Trump had the same vocal mannerisms as old man Trump, his junior high school days must have been rough on him.
re: #54 Backwoods_Sleuth
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This needs to be the story. The GOP is actively working to cover up Trump’s unethical behavior. Democrats need to hammer the GOP for this every chance they get. Make it into the story along with Trump’s ties to Russia.
re: #306 wheat-dogg
Prissy Trump is easier to listen to, in fact, because it’s more true to life. If teenage Trump had the same vocal mannerisms as old man Trump, his junior high school days must have been rough on him.
The whining, nasal Northern East Coast accent is annoying in and of itself, but tolerable if the person speaking can express coherent thoughts (Bernie Sanders). Trump with his whining nasal delivery and incoherent gibberish is a fucking shitshow.
He also can’t read a teleprompter for shit. This is either because he is dyslexic (there is so much evidence to support this) or and he is too vain to wear glasses.
re: #299 The Vicious Babushka
It’s going to be a train wreck tonight. I don’t want to watch it, but I probably will, here with you all. How can you not watch a train wreck, especially when you’re tied to the tracks?
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I really want someone to yell “you lie!” during the speech.
This gone be good.
House Speaker Paul Ryan says “we need to get answers” on Trump camp’s alleged Russia ties https://t.co/rGYViIL0p6 via @TODAYshow pic.twitter.com/2O5C8POfFR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 28, 2017
re: #297 The Vicious Babushka
Trump grades himself: A for achievement, C/C+ for messaging because “I or my people” 👀 haven’t explained well enough
I’m old enough to remember the GOP mocking Obama for months for giving himself a “solid B+”.
re: #309 I Would Prefer Not To
I really want someone to yell “you lie!” during the speech.
WRONG!
YOU’RE THE PUPPET!
re: #115 Eric The Fruit Bat
Not only are Trump’s inner circle deranged, they’re uncouth and un-civilized as well.
Gaah.
Because the Commander in Chief is uncouth and uncivilized. No surprises that his entourage would follow suit.
I keep thinking up captions for Kellyanne on the sofa picture but they’re all NSFW.
re: #316 The Vicious Babushka
I keep thinking up captions for Kellyanne on the sofa picture but they’re all NSFW.
I’ve had several ideas for Photoshops of her kneeling, but all are NSFW.
re: #134 Moebym
How about no?
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Is Greta trying to be funny? Democrats shouldn’t even attend the SOTU at all. Why sit down to listen to lies being repeated by Trump for two hours straight? His Presidency is not normal and shouldn’t not be treated as such.
American-made companies worried about border tax https://t.co/1Gf8AIeDhJ pic.twitter.com/1qvRTtoaBC
— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) February 28, 2017
re: #35 teleskiguy
What a wimp, why not post the one with Trump and Liberty?
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re: #320 John Hughes
What a wimp, why not post the one with Trump and Liberty?
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The layoffs will be massive. U.S. tourism industry employs over 6 milllion people directly, more than double that indirectly. cc: @GOP pic.twitter.com/YvZucusbT3
— Soviet Sergey (@SovietSergey) February 28, 2017
re: #322 The Vicious Babushka
The March unemployment rates — assuming Trump doesn’t cook them — should be interesting to see.
Antagonizing tourists is a very bad idea, because once people get in their heads a place is unwelcoming, they will continue to avoid it for years. The Trump Chill will last long after he leaves office.
re: #322 The Vicious Babushka
The layoffs will be massive. U.S. tourism industry employs over 6 milllion people directly, more than double that indirectly.
and when word gets out about how boorish the Customs and Immigration people are with people visiting the US, they will be less interested.
Although a weak dollar might help balance that out…
“You asked how long it would be before, what the climate would be like if humans weren’t involved right now,” Nye asked. “Is that Right?”
“Yes,” Tucker answered. “That is exactly right. At what point would it have changed. And I am saying you don;t actually know because it is unknowable. So why aren’t you open to question.”
“This is how long it takes you to interrupt me,” Nye replied holding up a phone with a six-second timer on it. “It takes you quite a bit less than six seconds.”
re: #310 The Vicious Babushka
This gone be good.
Paul Ryan might be waking up to the fact that GOP chances might be dimmed in the next election.
Also, if VP Pence is involved as well, that mean Ryan gets to be President. (He’s calculating enough to include his chances.)
re: #325 Belafon
I wish intelligent people like Bill Nye wouldn’t subject themselves to ignoramuses like Tuck Tuck. It’s quite unnecessary and achieves nothing.
re: #326 Anymouse
Paul Ryan might be waking up to the fact that GOP chances might be dimmed in the next election.
Also, if VP Pence is involved as well, that mean Ryan gets to be President. (He’s calculating enough to include his chances.)
He is weighing his options: If it looks like the GOP was actively involved in investigating Trump, it will look better when it inevitably blows up into something so egregious and foul-smelling that they can no longer ignore or gloss over it.
And that is most likely just a matter of time.
re: #328 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
He is weighing his options: If it looks like the GOP was actively involved in investigating Trump, it will look better when it inevitably blows up into something so egregious and foul-smelling that they can no longer ignore or gloss over it.
And that is most likely just a matter of time.
The pieces are slowly being assembled by different journalists.
Morning all. Some catching up from yesterday, the bill in NC to allow parents to put their kids back in a football game if a concussion is suspected, without a doctors clearance..
How fucking dense can people be? Unfu; no totally believable. Simply put, as a football coach, the worst thing about High School Football is the parents. To allow any parent power over the personel on the field(coaches or medical staff) is asinine, asiten, asieleven, asitwelve.
re: #328 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
He is weighing his options: If it looks like the GOP was actively involved in investigating Trump, it will look better when it inevitably blows up into something so egregious and foul-smelling that they can no longer ignore or gloss over it.
And that is most likely just a matter of time.
That was pretty much what got President Nixon: When things blew up so badly that the GOP was afraid of their chances in the next election. They stepped in and asked Nixon to step aside.
In Trump’s case, I don’t see him stepping aside. If they asked him, he would go bananas.
re: #330 wheat-dogg
The pieces are slowly being assembled by different journalists.
and a few low-life leakers within the government
re: #332 Anymouse
That was pretty much what got President Nixon: When things blew up so badly that the GOP was afraid of their chances in the next election. They stepped in and asked Nixon to step aside.
In Trump’s case, I don’t see him stepping aside. If they asked him, he would go bananas.
He would declare the people to be the enemy of the people…
re: #327 Patricia Kayden
I wish intelligent people like Bill Nye wouldn’t subject themselves to ignoramuses like Tuck Tuck. It’s quite unnecessary and achieves nothing.
You can’t ignore the trolls, especially those with a TV show.
re: #270 wheat-dogg
Another BBC podcast: how the iPhone got to be the iPhone. Turns out, the ultimate creator of the iPhone was not Steve Jobs and Apple, but national governments.
Good material to use against libertarians who argue private enterprise can do everything, and we don’t need government.
I usually use the Transcontinental Railroad for round 1 of that argument; after knocking down the “that was then and this is now” arguments, I follow up with a list of the inventions and discoveries that came out of the moonshot.
re: #331 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs
Morning all. Some catching up from yesterday, the bill in NC to allow parents to put their kids back in a football game if a concussion is suspected, without a doctors clearance..
How fucking dense can people be? Unfu; no totally believable. Simply put, as a football coach, the worst thing about High School Football is the parents. To allow any parent power over the personel on the field(coaches or medical staff) is asinine, asiten, asieleven, asitwelve.
The thinking behind (cannot call it logic) is that
1) Football is a God-Given American Sport and expression of His Divine Will
2) Parents know better what is good for their kid than some doctor
3) How else is my kid gonna get into to college without a football scholarship?
Jeezes
Trump: Some say “I’ve done more than anybody in 100 days … I’ve saved billions & billions … I brought Ford back”
Trump: Some say “I’ve done more than anybody in 100 days … I’ve saved billions & billions … I brought Ford back” pic.twitter.com/MUK12LuqKR
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 28, 2017
Wingnut-on-wingnut action:
George W. Bush doesn’t criticize Obama in 8 years, yet takes thinly veiled swipes at @realDonaldTrump 6 weeks in. #LowerEnergy
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) February 27, 2017
FORD NEVER LEFT YOU DENSE SHIT GIBBON
Greets and saluts from the resistance. NYC is gloriously sunny and it’s gonna get warm here again over the next two days. Tomorrow might see more record high temps, plus severe storms. Woo.
Meanwhile, tonight Trump makes his first address to a joint session of Congress, and it’s gonna be yuge. He’s going to tout all of his successes over the first month, and claim he’s done more in less time than anyone else in history.
That only rings true in alternative reality where passing no significant legislation counts as a huge achievement. Even with the GOP in control of both House and Senate, Trump’s not moved the dial on any legislation. That’s incompetence, not action - let alone historic action.
None of this matters to Trump supporters who will claim whatever Trump said is 100% true, even though Obama passed the ARRA of 2009 in the first 100 days (aka the stimulus package), that helped reduce the effects of the Great Recession. Of course, FDR enacted more legislation in his first 100 days, and more significant pieces of legislation during that time than anyone else:
That includes a few programs that are still around to this day like the TVA, but it included the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), National Industry Recovery Act that included the Public Works Admin and National Recovery Admin, and of course the TVA.
Note too that the TVA also enabled the Manhattan Project later during WWII, since it provided abundant electrical power that was critical to operating the enrichment equipment at Oak Ridge.
Trump? He’s pushed EOs that deprive people of rights, imposed higher costs on people seeking mortgages with PMI, and made it easier for coal mines to dump toxic materials into waterways. Woo.
re: #339 Anymouse
Wingnut-on-wingnut action:
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That should tell Laura something about Trump.
re: #342 HappyWarrior
That should tell Laura something about Trump.
It won’t. She has partaken of the Kool-Aid.
So, yeah:
Democrats and young people LIKE free trade. Tons of polling evidence, but I never see it acknowledged by the media. pic.twitter.com/2Nq3SZUwDM
— Adam James Platt (@AdamPlatt1999) February 28, 2017
DeVos press release celebrates Jim Crow education system as pioneer of “school choice”: https://t.co/vpOA97QmPf pic.twitter.com/s7i740qvtu
— Slate (@Slate) February 28, 2017
Congrats America, you’ve enabled a bunch of racists and bigots to dismantle govt and who celebrate white supremacist policies. https://t.co/qkZDmCb7Is
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 28, 2017
re: #344 Donkey With No Name
So, yeah:
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That’s an interesting figure. I wouldn’t imagine that 73% of a population would be informed enough to even opine on NAFTA, much less say that’s good for the country.
DeVos press release celebrates Jim Crow education system as pioneer of “school choice”: https://t.co/vpOA97QmPf pic.twitter.com/s7i740qvtu
— Slate (@Slate) February 28, 2017
THE GASLIGHTING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES https://t.co/O3k7W2rY1t
— Franklin (@franklinftw) February 28, 2017
re: #331 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs
is asinine, asiten, asieleven, asitwelve
Well played!
I agree, it’s absolutely nuts that parents can overturn a doctor’s ruling on concussions. With what we know about CTE and how researchers are seeing evidence of it starting at the HS level, any protection at this level is critical. Letting a parent override a doctor is unconscionable and threatens the kid’s life.
I get that a parent wants to see their kid play, especially if it’s the only way to get out of a crappy life situation and the kid’s really good at football, but you can’t and shouldn’t treat their brain so cavalierly.
re: #351 lawhawk
Well played!
I agree, it’s absolutely nuts that parents can overturn a doctor’s ruling on concussions. With what we know about CTE and how researchers are seeing evidence of it starting at the HS level, any protection at this level is critical. Letting a parent override a doctor is unconscionable and threatens the kid’s life.
I get that a parent wants to see their kid play, especially if it’s the only way to get out of a crappy life situation and the kid’s really good at football, but you can’t and shouldn’t treat their brain so cavalierly.
What is worse than the bolded above, is what we don’t know about CTE. It’s gambling away your child’s future for the slight chance they get a full ride or even astronomical odds that they can make a (short lived) career of it.
re: #350 Barefoot Grin
She and Matt Drudge helped make it.
Quite true. But during the campaign, you could see she became a fanatic, complete with the perhaps involuntary nazi-like arm gesture. She’ll be one of the rats who will choose to go down with the ship.
Happy My Weekend folks. To the lake I go to cut off from reality for a while. Looks to be a wild day out there.
re: #353 wheat-dogg
Quite true. But during the campaign, you could see she became a fanatic, complete with the perhaps involuntary nazi-like arm gesture. She’ll be one of the rats who will choose to go down with the ship.
Right wing talk radio people like her, Lumpy, and Rushbo were among Trump’s staunchest supporters in the primary.
Trump admin starts attacking environmental regs in earnest today. A source sent me full text of the EO. Screenshots for the wonks: pic.twitter.com/NkCGjKMSUj
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) February 28, 2017
Say goodbye to clean air and water improvements over past 40 years. Trump/GOP intend to roll it back. #GOPDontCare https://t.co/Jp4HbsPjdK
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 28, 2017
re: #355 HappyWarrior
Right wing talk radio people like her, Lumpy, and Rushbo were among Trump’s staunchest supporters in the primary.
They all want a dictator, thinking he will give them everything they want. This seldom works out in real life.
re: #206 teleskiguy
Chez Pazienza died alone in his car outside his residence this weekend, smoking heroin.
I have the same feeling I had when I found out Kurt Cobain blew his head off with a 20-gauge shotgun (with high amounts of heroin in his system) back in 1994. I was about to turn 13 when Kurt snuffed it, and it broke my heart.
Chez Pazienza broke my heart.
No matter what the specific circumstances of his death were, he died of depression. It’s the cruellest disease I know of. I never got to know Chez, but I know he was hurting.
{{{}}}
re: #357 wheat-dogg
They all want a dictator, thinking he will give them everything they want. This seldom works out in real life.
I’ve always wondering what the endgame is for people like that. What are their motivations? Are they true believers? Or is it just for the power, money, etc.?
re: #356 lawhawk
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No difference between Hillary and Trump right Susan? And to the idiotic bros who act like environmental issues are a “distraction”. FO.
re: #356 lawhawk
Establishing the rule of law and federalism? Isn’t that what the EPA and environmental regs already are, an application of the rule of law and federalism?
re: #361 wheat-dogg
Of course they are, but that’s how they’re couching the rollback of environmental protections.
Meanwhile, Matt Drudge is counting words on CNBC:
The word ‘Trump’ appears 28 times on CNBC homepage this hour. Total domination. Are you ready for tonight? pic.twitter.com/GECrzfPGkz
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) February 28, 2017
re: #206 teleskiguy
Chez Pazienza died alone in his car outside his residence this weekend, smoking heroin.
I have the same feeling I had when I found out Kurt Cobain blew his head off with a 20-gauge shotgun (with high amounts of heroin in his system) back in 1994. I was about to turn 13 when Kurt snuffed it, and it broke my heart.
Chez Pazienza broke my heart.
Fuck…..hadn’t head the cause of death yet. He mentioned several times on air (not recently however) that he had trouble writing due to what he seemed to be describing as depression. Fucking god damn it.
We’re also cutting back on a lot of State department programs that do help people overseas too.
re: #363 lawhawk
Meanwhile, Matt Drudge is counting words on CNBC:
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I get it Matt, you love Trump.
re: #359 Timothy Watson
I’ve always wondering what the endgame is for people like that. What are their motivations? Are they true believers? Or is it just for the power, money, etc.?
I’m sure they couldn’t tell you themselves, other than some platitudes about making America strong and enforcing law and order. Mostly, they’re white conservatives and scared shitless that non-white, non-conservatives are taking over, and they’re circling the wagons around Trump, assuming he has their interests in mind.
In fact, he’d stiff them like he has everyone else.
re: #358 Sherlock Hound
No matter what the specific circumstances of his death were, he died of depression. It’s the cruellest disease I know of. I never got to know Chez, but I know he was hurting.
{{{}}}
Bob is doing a show today. I could barely explain to my wife without choking up, and this was a man I never met or spoke to. I can’t begin to imagine the strength it would take to do a show without your podcast partner so soon.
re: #363 lawhawk
Meanwhile, Matt Drudge is counting words on CNBC:
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Has Drudge been counting how many times Trump uses the words I, me and myself? I took one of Trump’s public talks — his hastily called presser, IIRC — and counted more than 450 self-references within an hour of speaking.
re: #369 wheat-dogg
Has Drudge been counting how many times Trump uses the words I, me and myself? I took one of Trump’s public talks — his hastily called presser, IIRC — and counted more than 450 self-references within an hour of speaking.
I recall all those compilations of Obama’s self-references as proof of his “narcissism”.
re: #249 wheat-dogg
The author’s first book ended up on the NYT bestseller list and was adapted into a movie. Doesn’t sound like “low selling” to me.
And, you know that 45’s comment about the book being boring was pulled out of his butt, he doesn’t read, let alone read apocalyptic SciFi.
Touching tribute Bob Cesca published yesterday (likely already posted yesterday, but fuck it)
My Friend Chez Isn’t Gone… He’s F*cking Everywhere https://t.co/aaGUEuDMSV via @thedailybanter
— Franklin (@franklinftw) February 28, 2017
BREAKING: General Mattis told Trump that his plan to defeat ISIS is to just continue the basic Obama strategy! https://t.co/wuMrJzMg2R pic.twitter.com/php2COZJK8
— Eric Schmeltzer (@JustSchmeltzer) February 28, 2017
The Trump magic supersecret strategy to defeat ISIS? Continue Obama era policies. https://t.co/clvynSQ15A
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 28, 2017
That’s right folks. Trump who said that he’d come up with a super secret plan to defeat ISIS after talking with the generals is told by the generals, including his own pick in Mattis that the best way to defeat ISIS is to continue Obama’s tactics and strategy.
Yeah, how long before Trump: 1) takes credit for the strategy all along; 2) blames Obama if it doesn’t work out well because Trump’s own statements are being incorporated into ISIS propaganda on a daily basis undermining the military strategy on the ground; or 3) both.
re: #373 lawhawk
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That’s right folks. Trump who said that he’d come up with a super secret plan to defeat ISIS after talking with the generals is told by the generals, including his own pick in Mattis that the best way to defeat ISIS is to continue Obama’s tactics and strategy.
Yeah, how long before Trump: 1) takes credit for the strategy all along; 2) blames Obama if it doesn’t work out well because Trump’s own statements are being incorporated into ISIS propaganda on a daily basis undermining the military strategy on the ground; or 3) both.
This is just like how Nixon’s “secret plan” to end Vietnam ended up being the original plan that Nixon got sabotaged at the Paris Peace Talks.
re: #371 Colère Tueur de Lapin
And, you know that 45’s comment about the book being boring was pulled out of his butt, he doesn’t read, let alone read apocalyptic SciFi.
Also, it’s a fake quote created by the author.
re: #294 Nyet
My very first report. I am no longer an innocent.
re: #297 The Vicious Babushka
“The most respected generals in decades” —- OMFG
re: #377 Colère Tueur de Lapin
“The most respected generals in decades” —- OMFG
It’s always a stupid popularity contest to him.
re: #377 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Keep in mind that these generals are the same generals that he JUST said don’t know how to win…
re: #379 I cannot.
Keep in mind that these generals are the same generals that he JUST said don’t know how to win…
And the ones he disrespected by insisted he knew more than.
re: #294 Nyet
Lizards on twitter plz report this tweet.
Cultural revolutions don’t tend to turn out all that great.
Ah, the justification of destroying the EPA. Because someone claims anecdotes of EPA doing its job:
Winning… EPA to stop regulating mud puddles, drainage ditches etc. as ‘navigable waters.’ https://t.co/UoY5AoCGv4
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) February 28, 2017
People have no idea how much abuse the EPA has inflicted unless they were a victim. Out of control. https://t.co/DeaPFPFoyZ
— karen moreau (@karenbmoreau) February 28, 2017
Junk Science purveyor Steve Milloy seems to ignore that pollutants in water flows through soils and drainage ditches to waterways where those pollutants mix, collect, and ultimately can affect water supplies that people use for drinking or industrial processes (unless they’re so toxic that even the companies can’t use it because they’re awful - see GM at Flint).
re: #382 lawhawk
Ah, the justification of destroying the EPA. Because someone claims anecdotes of EPA doing its job:
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Junk Science purveyor Steve Milloy seems to ignore that pollutants in water flows through soils and drainage ditches to waterways where those pollutants mix, collect, and ultimately can affect water supplies that people use for drinking or industrial processes (unless they’re so toxic that even the companies can’t use it because they’re awful - see GM at Flint).
EPA- abusive but DOD budget- fine. Typical right wing bullshit
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Heh.
re: #378 HappyWarrior
It’s always a stupid popularity contest to him.
There was so much wrong with his answer to that question, it boggles the mind. He’s a complete idiot, just saying whatever comes into his pea-sized brain.
Our infrastructure is underfunded because the GOP has prioritized tax cuts for the rich over all else - health coverage, infrastrucutre, etc
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 28, 2017
Interesting tweetstorm…
I have been sitting outside the Senate Intelligence Committee’s secret hearing room for years. There is a tweetstorm coming.
— Ali Watkins (@AliWatkins) February 28, 2017
re: #386 lawhawk
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Yep, we have one party that really isn’t interested in infrastructure at all in this country.
re: #388 HappyWarrior
Yep, we have one party that really isn’t interested in infrastructure at all in this country.
Just wait until DT starts privatizing them…then their interest will be piqued.
re: #153 Scottish Dragon
The Germans are not screwing around with their Carnival political themed floats this year…
Seriously NSFW
spiegel.de
Not safe for work? The first thing I did this morning was show them around the office. Much hilarity was exhibited.
re: #371 Colère Tueur de Lapin
And, you know that 45’s comment about the book being boring was pulled out of his butt, he doesn’t read, let alone read apocalyptic SciFi.
That’s a fake Tweet. Isaac Marion made it up to generate clicks.
Welp that didn’t last long.
House Speaker Paul Ryan says “we need to get answers” on Trump camp’s alleged Russia ties https://t.co/rGYViIL0p6 via @TODAYshow pic.twitter.com/2O5C8POfFR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 28, 2017
“We have seen no evidence so far,” Ryan says on alleged contact between Russia and Trump campaign
“We have seen no evidence so far,” Ryan says on alleged contact between Russia and Trump campaign https://t.co/T5uqoA85rO pic.twitter.com/LDfuH3RQde
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 28, 2017
re: #392 The Vicious Babushka
Welp that didn’t last long.
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That’s why you do an investgiation. Oh wait, you only investigate when it’s Dems involved. Really, Paul, you’re nothing but a spineless weasel who lies about his marathon times because you’re an insecure egomaniac.
re: #392 The Vicious Babushka
Welp that didn’t last long.
Ryan got his answer: Trump will sign whatever health care bill Ryan gets to his desk.
re: #394 Belafon
Ryan got his answer: Trump will sign whatever health care bill Ryan gets to his desk.
I think you nailed it.
re: #394 Belafon
Ryan got his answer: Trump will sign whatever health care bill Ryan gets to his desk.
Yeah sounds right to me.
re: #385 wheat-dogg
There was so much wrong with his answer to that question, it boggles the mind. He’s a complete idiot, just saying whatever comes into his pea-sized brain.
“The journalists keep messing up my beautiful sentences that circle around to the beginning in circular beauty of journalism” of some such BS that 45 spewed.
No, 45, your sentences are incomplete thoughts without beginning or end and contain no discernible logic. It is truly embarrassing that he represents us on the international stage. As many others have mentioned, W. was not the most eloquent (HA!) speaker, but even he was not as cringe-inducing as 45’s blather.
re: #391 The Vicious Babushka
Yeah, after everyone pointed that our, I recalled that we had gone through the fakeness discussion previously. But, my point about him not reading is still accurate.
.@realDonaldTrump’s tweet count:
Tweets about “failing” @nytimes: 49
Tweets about @Rosie: 66
Tweets condemning bomb threats against Jews: 0— Soviet Sergey (@SovietSergey) February 28, 2017
re: #245 Anymouse
I’m wondering about that too. Leaving for Canada last year from Montana and returning by car fifteen hundred miles from where I left the USA in Michigan was no problem - now I wonder what would happen trying to get back across the same Saskatchewan-Montana border crossing we usually use.
I cross on a regular basis. Other than one guy being an asshole and asking if I couldn’t find an American to marry, it’s been business as usual. Don’t unnecessarily add to your worries.
re: #399 The Vicious Babushka
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re: #299 The Vicious Babushka
The worst thing, god willing, will be that the ratings will be through the roof and Trump will claim credit as if it because everyone so desires to see him speak.
When, in reality, most are too terrified of what he will say not to watch.
re: #401 HappyWarrior
No tweets condemning what happened in Kansas to those engineers too.
No tweets condemning the attack on the mosque in Quebec.
hmmmmmmmmmmmm, paczki. Almost makes me miss the mitten.
The paczki have arrived. #fattuesday pic.twitter.com/F5FfqbNpTu
— Detroit Free Press (@freep) February 28, 2017
re: #283 Nyet
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Look at this scum.
And she had the audacity to say “This isn’t me. This isn’t him.” I couldn’t believe it. I was thinking, it is EXACTLY who and what you are. I think they expected Trump to pardon them. Guess that didn’t work out so well for them. At least not yet.
re: #406 MsJ
And she had the audacity to say “This isn’t me. This isn’t him.” I couldn’t believe it. I was thinking, it is EXACTLY who and what you are. I think they expected Trump to pardon them. Guess that didn’t work out so well for them. At least not yet.
What the hell were they thinking anyhow? What kind of pathetic asshole wrecks a child’s birthday party like that based on their hate?
Dana’s rule on leaks: whoever first complains about the leak is most often the leaker. #trustme
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) February 27, 2017
Heh.
Considering that Trump is often the biggest complainer about leaks, what are the odds he’s the one leaking - or should I say his alter egos Bannon and John Miller? Even odds there.
Bannon could be leaking behind everyone else’s back too - just to undermine any of his rivals in the inner circle.
re: #317 wheat-dogg
I’ve had several ideas for Photoshops of her kneeling, but all are NSFW.
That pic of KAC on the couch, knees apart is in itself NFSW. It’s a pre-porno shot where the director hasn’t yet said “ROLL!”
re: #408 lawhawk
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Heh.
Considering that Trump is often the biggest complainer about leaks, what are the odds he’s the one leaking - or should I say his alter egos Bannon and John Miller? Even odds there.
Bannon could be leaking behind everyone else’s back too - just to undermine any of his rivals in the inner circle.
She’s a huge RW hack but there’s something valid to that.
re: #299 The Vicious Babushka
It’s going to be a train wreck tonight. I don’t want to watch it, but I probably will, here with you all. How can you not watch a train wreck, especially when you’re tied to the tracks?
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I can’t watch him…everything about him makes me cringe. It was bad enough when he ran for President, now that he is actually in control it is all too much.
I heard some people saying last night this is his time to pivot and show his stuff as a leader. He will finally act Presidential.
I say he is incapable of acting Presidential. He is what he is. An arrogant, ignorant, over-bearing, fake appearance, fake character, fake rich guy.
And this speech will be wooden because he can’t read and he doesn’t understand the words he will given so he adds nothing as far as personality to what falls out of his mouth.
Plus the speech will be more of the same crap. He will say he is great and everything is just fine, the press is his enemy, the protesters are paid to be against him by the loser Democrats, blah the fuckity blah.
The LGF members act as a great filter . It is the only way to absorb anything Trump.
re: #410 HappyWarrior
Trump nearly always deflect attention from his own malfeasance by claiming his opponents are doing what he is doing. Claiming others are corrupt or lazy, when the reality is he is both. Claiming others are tied to the Russians or are warmongering - when Trump’s the one with the cozy ties to Russia and is demanding massive and unnecessary military buildup.
Etc.
re: #408 lawhawk
@DanaPerino
Dana’s rule on leaks: whoever first complains about the leak is most often the leaker. #trustme
See also: Whoever smelt it, dealt it.
re: #408 lawhawk
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Heh.
Considering that Trump is often the biggest complainer about leaks, what are the odds he’s the one leaking - or should I say his alter egos Bannon and John Miller? Even odds there.
Bannon could be leaking behind everyone else’s back too - just to undermine any of his rivals in the inner circle.
@DanaPerino Ah, the “whoever smelt it dealt it” postulate.
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) February 28, 2017
re: #411 ObserverArt
There are probably forms of torture more bearable than listening to Trump give a speech.
I’ve managed to avoid almost all of his speech so far, mainly following them on here and on Twitter, don’t plan on changing that going forward.
re: #309 I Would Prefer Not To
I really want someone to yell “you lie!” during the speech.
I don’t.
I want the Democrats to be on their best reserved behavior.
Don’t give them any ammo. Let the GOP hang itself. So far it is doing a great job.
re: #382 lawhawk
Ah, the justification of destroying the EPA. Because someone claims anecdotes of EPA doing its job:
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Junk Science purveyor Steve Milloy seems to ignore that pollutants in water flows through soils and drainage ditches to waterways where those pollutants mix, collect, and ultimately can affect water supplies that people use for drinking or industrial processes (unless they’re so toxic that even the companies can’t use it because they’re awful - see GM at Flint).
Also, standing water creates a breeding ground for mosquitoes which creates a massive health hazard vis a vis zika, bird flu, etc.
re: #409 MsJ
For those of you who just had the same mental image I did, here are cute baby monkeys playing around…
re: #412 lawhawk
Trump nearly always deflect attention from his own malfeasance by claiming his opponents are doing what he is doing. Claiming others are corrupt or lazy, when the reality is he is both. Claiming others are tied to the Russians or are warmongering - when Trump’s the one with the cozy ties to Russia and is demanding massive and unnecessary military buildup.
Etc.
Someone won The Internet the other day by saying “Trump projects what he does so much I’m beginning to wonder if he is really a Muslim who was born in Kenya”
re: #272 Targetpractice
For over a week now, the NYT has brought us the plight of the “economic anxiety” crowd in the face of liberal indifference. Now WaPo is bringing us fantasies about a Trump who can give a speech about America where he can string together enough sentences coherently as to paint a positive message.
I think we’ve nailed down why people have so little faith in the media these days.
Hunter at kos expresses my feelings about hearing about yam voters:
How are we all feeling, then? Do we all properly understand Trump voters yet? If not, don’t worry. By tomorrow there will be another piece profiling still more of them. By the time Trump gets impeached or resigns to spend more time with his money we’ll have met every last one of them.
re: #405 Dr. Matt
hmmmmmmmmmmmm, paczki. Almost makes me miss the mitten.
There is a Netflix show out there where an old Bulgarian? woman refers to packzi as “Polish trash pastries” and proceeds to throw the doughnuts into the yard and says (paraphrase) “box, I need a box and will keep”
re: #421 BeachDem
Hunter at kos expresses my feelings about hearing about yam voters:
How are we all feeling, then? Do we all properly understand Trump voters yet? If not, don’t worry. By tomorrow there will be another piece profiling still more of them. By the time Trump gets impeached or resigns to spend more time with his money we’ll have met every last one of them.
I’m just sick of being told we need to “understand” them. Was the right ever told to understand Obama’s coalition at all? Not just Hillary’s but Obama’s as well. But yes let’s have a pity party for the WWC as if they’re the only group in this country that has problems.
re: #422 Colère Tueur de Lapin
There is a Netflix show out there where an old Bulgarian? woman refers to packzi as “Polish trash pastries” and proceeds to throw the doughnuts into the yard and says (paraphrase) “box, I need a box and will keep”
Her loss. And I’m not Polish.
Don’t need to be Polish to enjoy delicious.
re: #406 MsJ
And she had the audacity to say “This isn’t me. This isn’t him.” I couldn’t believe it. I was thinking, it is EXACTLY who and what you are. I think they expected Trump to pardon them. Guess that didn’t work out so well for them. At least not yet.
I assume they thought they were just having some good ol’ boy (and girl) fun and would never be taken to task for it.
re: #423 HappyWarrior
I’m just sick of being told we need to “understand” them. Was the right ever told to understand Obama’s coalition at all? Not just Hillary’s but Obama’s as well. But yes let’s have a pity party for the WWC as if they’re the only group in this country that has problems.
Obama’s coalition just wanted free stuff.
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re: #422 Colère Tueur de Lapin
There is a Netflix show out there where an old Bulgarian? woman refers to packzi as “Polish trash pastries” and proceeds to throw the doughnuts into the yard and says (paraphrase) “box, I need a box and will keep”
Didn’t hear about that.
This is perhaps one of the most famous Czech TV commercials, for a website. The commercial is known here as “Bobika”.
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Anyhow, I did hear an interview with an Indiana factory worker who voted for Trump and who is about to get laid off. I feel bad for the guy but I really wish people like him had looked at what Trump actually did in the business world.
President Trump is going to find out the hard way that you can’t tell someone who just lost their health insurance that it’s “fake news.”
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) February 28, 2017
So this happened….
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re: #425 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Don’t need to be Polish to enjoy delicious.
Germans eat them like mad at this time of year (Karneval). They call them Kreppel or Berliner.
Heck, John F Kennedy even called himself one, he loved them so much…
Ich bin ein jelly-filled doughnut!
re: #430 Dr Lizardo
Didn’t hear about that.
This is perhaps one of the most famous Czech TV commercials, for a website. The commercial is known here as “Bobika”.
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re: #432 The Vicious Babushka
President Trump is going to find out the hard way that you can’t tell someone who just lost their health insurance that it’s “fake news.”
But they will lose their insurance nonetheless.
re: #431 HappyWarrior
Anyhow, I did hear an interview with an Indiana factory worker who voted for Trump and who is about to get laid off. I feel bad for the guy but I really wish people like him had looked at what Trump actually did in the business world.
It might make me a bad person, but I’ve never had a lot of sympathy/empathy for stupid people.
re: #435 HappyWarrior
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re: #433 MsJ
So this happened….
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re: #437 Timothy Watson
It might make me a bad person, but I’ve never had a lot of sympathy/empathy for stupid people.
Does said person have dependent children who will now be uninsured?
re: #366 HappyWarrior
I get it Matt, you love Trump.
Do they love Trump or do they love the fact that Trump is messing with everything liberal/progressive?
I think they love seeing liberals upset. They don’t care about anything other than showing people up and poking them in the eye.
re: #438 Dr Lizardo
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re: #441 ObserverArt
Do they love Trump or do they love the fact that Trump is messing with everything liberal/progressive?
I think they love seeing liberals upset. They don’t care about anything other than showing people up and poking them in the eye.
I think some of them honestly agree with a lot of Trump’s fucked up ideology but yes for sure, that’s the case with many of them.
re: #416 Franklin
I’ll grant you the honors, you had to type/tweet/copy/paste url. I just had to type.
Great minds think alike!
re: #437 Timothy Watson
It might make me a bad person, but I’ve never had a lot of sympathy/empathy for stupid people.
I don’t blame you. I just felt bad because he is still losing his job and he still has faith in Trump. It is sad. At the same time though, I’m tired of the infantizing of these voters too.
re: #440 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Does said person have dependent children who will now be uninsured?
No idea, don’t have his entire biography. The stories that the WaPo have been running don’t do much to generate sympathy or empathy from me. Most of the people come across of hateful little shits who loathe the “others”.
re: #411 ObserverArt
I can’t watch him…everything about him makes me cringe. It was bad enough when he ran for President, now that he is actually in control it is all too much.
I heard some people saying last night this is his time to pivot and show his stuff as a leader. He will finally act Presidential.
I say he is incapable of acting Presidential. He is what he is. An arrogant, ignorant, over-bearing, fake appearance, fake character, fake rich guy.
And this speech will be wooden because he can’t read and he doesn’t understand the words he will given so he adds nothing as far as personality to what falls out of his mouth.
Plus the speech will be more of the same crap. He will say he is great and everything is just fine, the press is his enemy, the protesters are paid to be against him by the loser Democrats, blah the fuckity blah.
The LGF members act as a great filter . It is the only way to absorb anything Trump.
I’m wondering if anyone will walk out on the speech not so much as a planned act of protest, but because they just can’t stand to listen to his lies any more. It will take a super-human act of endurance to listen quietly to the end, especially as Trump endlessly insults ‘the opposition’.
Someone’s not going to make it to the end and, as they leave, Trump will call them out and harass them from the lectern. I’m afraid that this could be an ugly spectacle.
re: #434 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Germans eat them like mad at this time of year (Karneval). They call them Kreppel or Berliner.
Heck, John F Kennedy even called himself one, he loved them so much…
Ich bin ein jelly-filled doughnut!
Israelis call them sufganiyot and eat them at Hanukkah.
re: #435 HappyWarrior
Heh I believe that’s based off an urban legend.
There is an urban legend Poodle with Noodles
re: #445 HappyWarrior
I don’t blame you. I just felt bad because he is still losing his job and he still has faith in Trump. It is sad. At the same time though, I’m tired of the infantizing of these voters too.
And we aren’t supposed to be condescending to them but we’re also supposed to explain things to them like they’re children.
re: #449 Colère Tueur de Lapin
There is an urban legend Poodle with Noodles
Yes, that’s the legend I was talking about. I love urban legends and folklore. Came really close to taking a class on it my final semester.
re: #450 Timothy Watson
And we aren’t supposed to be condescending to them but we’re also supposed to explain things to them like they’re children.
Yeah I don’t get it. I think both the far left/far right treat these people like children. They’re not.
re: #433 MsJ
Brad Hoover is soon going to find out the power social media can have on your livelihood. Did that imbecile post that on linkedin?
re: #385 wheat-dogg
There was so much wrong with his answer to that question, it boggles the mind. He’s a complete idiot, just saying whatever comes into his pea-sized brain.
His whole character is pure used car salesman that previously worked as an advertising rep for a really small town AM radio station. It all cheap bullshit hype to get you to buy cheap junk.
@IngrahamAngle Because Obama is a good guy and @realDonaldTrump is an utter failure from day 1?
— Sergey Romanov (@S_ergeyR_omanov) February 28, 2017
#RedPill in your profile means: “I’m completely delusional and I don’t grok logic, science or history”. 😉
— Sergey Romanov (@S_ergeyR_omanov) February 28, 2017
re: #447 stpaulbear
I’m afraid that this could be an ugly spectacle.
‘Ugly spectacle’ is Trump’s default setting. There’s zero chance of it being anything but.
re: #451 HappyWarrior
Yes, that’s the legend I was talking about. I love urban legends and folklore. Came really close to taking a class on it my final semester.
Fake News in the days before the Internets
@AFarray The screenshot you shared is disturbing and inconsistent with our support of diversity and inclusion. We’re investigating.
— AT&T (@ATT) February 12, 2017
He posted his terrorist threat on facebook. It seems he deleted his account.
re: #458 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Fake News in the days before the Internets
I wouldn’t say that. More like stories we used to entertain each other before visual media and widespread literacy. Urban legends are really a lot of old time folklore but in the modern era.
re: #437 Timothy Watson
It might make me a bad person, but I’ve never had a lot of sympathy/empathy for stupid people.
Oh, I do. They couldn’t help being born stupid, and then probably raised stupid too.
(I also have sympathy/empathy for for rattlesnakes and rabid dogs. Doesn’t stop me from killing them, but I feel sad that it was necessary.)
re: #452 HappyWarrior
Yeah I don’t get it. I think both the far left/far right treat these people like children. They’re not.
They could have voted for the person with a 20-point plan to help them or they could vote for the person selling them a bill of goods with no plan.
Which did they choose?
re: #447 stpaulbear
I’m wondering if anyone will walk out on the speech not so much as a planned act of protest, but because they just can’t stand to listen to his lies any more. It will take a super-human act of endurance to listen quietly to the end, especially as Trump endlessly insults ‘the opposition’.
Someone’s not going to make it to the end and, as they leave, Trump will call them out and harass them from the lectern. I’m afraid that this could be an ugly spectacle.
I don’t see that happening unless Trump goes off the deep end - which is possible. Democrats don’t play games like GOPers do. But if he is egregious enough, all bets are off.
re: #463 Timothy Watson
They could have voted for the person with a 20-point plan to help them or they could vote for the person selling them a bill of goods with no plan.
Which did they choose?
Even my mom was spouting the HRC didn’t address the working class myth that has started. I had to explain to her that was incorrect. They voted for soundbites over policy.
re: #461 Dr Lizardo
Looks like someone’s gonna get a write-up.
Or a pink slip.
Or a visit from LEOs….or from pissed off citizens:
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re: #453 Dr. Matt
Brad Hoover is soon going to find out the power social media can have on your livelihood. Did that imbecile post that on linkedin?
I thought it was Facebook. Perhaps Cuban looked him up on LinkedIn.
Sadly, it takes a Mark Cuban to get visibility because there are a tremendous amount of people like this schmoe.
I think all future tweets that show this level of hate should cc: Cuban. Shining light (by the millions that follow Cuban) is likely the only way.
re: #465 HappyWarrior
Even my mom was spouting the HRC didn’t address the working class myth that has started. I had to explain to her that was incorrect. They voted for soundbites over policy.
And the guy running for Congress in my district was education reform, infrastructure improvements (including water and broadband access), and veterans.
He got 35% against an incumbent Republican.
re: #462 sagehen
Oh, I do. They couldn’t help being born stupid, and then probably raised stupid too.
(I also have sympathy/empathy for for rattlesnakes and rabid dogs. Doesn’t stop me from killing them, but I feel sad that it was necessary.)
Maybe I should have used “ignorant” instead of “stupid” in my original post.
re: #459 Dr. Matt
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He posted his terrorist threat on facebook. It seems he deleted his account.
See my littlegreenfootballs.com
re: #392 The Vicious Babushka
Welp that didn’t last long.
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They are doing everything to make sure they see no evidence. Not gonna find it if you aren’t looking.
The “we have seen no evidence” is the new GOP talking point. Senator Nunes from the Senate Intelligence Commitee repeated that many many times yesterday.
re: #464 MsJ
I don’t see that happening unless Trump goes off the deep end - which is possible. Democrats don’t play games like GOPers do. But if he is egregious enough, all bets are off.
You remember the epic meltdown that was his first presser…you think will go any better for him? I’m just wondering what kind of face the Zombie-Eyed Granny Starver will make as he watches his re-election chances plummet in real-time right in front of him.
re: #468 Timothy Watson
And the guy running for Congress in my district was education reform, infrastructure improvements (including water and broadband access), and veterans.
He got 35% against an incumbent Republican.
Russ Feingold underperformed Hillary in Wisconsin. I mean as I’ve said before, I do think a lot of white progressives have a romantic notition of the WWC and their voting habits. They remember perhaps their own families being positively drawn to the Democratic Party because of the New Deal and think that’s all it will take to bring them back but it’s not that simple.
re: #466 Dr. Matt
Or a visit from LEOs….or pissed off citizens:
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So more news this morning…
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Has anyone heard of this musician, she just followed me on Twitter, great version of Southern man.
Hey guys! Click here to download a *free* six-song acoustic EP w/this cover of Southern Man: https://t.co/1GTWgQcz0rhttps://t.co/UBNbuj5XRv
— rebeccaloebe (@rebeccaloebe) November 17, 2016
re: #415 Timothy Watson
There are probably forms of torture more bearable than listening to Trump give a speech.
I’ve managed to avoid almost all of his speech so far, mainly following them on here and on Twitter, don’t plan on changing that going forward.
Waterboarding.
It’s why Trump is fine with it.
re: #478 Dr. Matt
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re: #480 gocart mozart
Has anyone heard of this musician, she just followed me on Twitter, great version of Southern man.
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H ave not. Listening to the cover though. I’m a Neil fan because of my Dad.
re: #480 gocart mozart
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Wow. Nice. Thanks for sharing.
This is a good cover. Good oice and good instrumentation. Neil would be proud.
re: #421 BeachDem
Hunter at kos expresses my feelings about hearing about yam voters:
How are we all feeling, then? Do we all properly understand Trump voters yet? If not, don’t worry. By tomorrow there will be another piece profiling still more of them. By the time Trump gets impeached or resigns to spend more time with his money we’ll have met every last one of them.
Ahhh…the very specialty of Nicole Wallace at MSNBC. I don’t know if anyone has done more trying to understand Trump voters.
A lot of Trump voters I’ve sen say tehy were tired of being told they couldn’t say or do certain things. It wasn’t just ‘economic anxiety’, it was I can’t get away with saying certain words anymore without getting stink eye anxiety.
re: #474 I cannot.
You remember the epic meltdown that was his first presser…you think will go any better for him? I’m just wondering what kind of face the Zombie-Eyed Granny Starver will make as he watches his re-election chances plummet in real-time right in front of him.
How gerrymandered is Ryan’s district? Could he be primaried?
re: #482 MsJ
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The new deplorable theme song. https://t.co/gvgHkw7th0
— Trump’s not my Pres (@Nysteveo2AOLcom) February 28, 2017
re: #489 Eclectic Cyborg
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re: #488 The Vicious Babushka
How gerrymandered is Ryan’s district? Could he be primaried?
He was primaried last year. The guy didn’t do so well.
re: #447 stpaulbear
I’m wondering if anyone will walk out on the speech not so much as a planned act of protest, but because they just can’t stand to listen to his lies any more. It will take a super-human act of endurance to listen quietly to the end, especially as Trump endlessly insults ‘the opposition’.
Someone’s not going to make it to the end and, as they leave, Trump will call them out and harass them from the lectern. I’m afraid that this could be an ugly spectacle.
If it gets ugly, I hope it is because of Trump starting and causing it.
As I said up thread…I want the Democrats to be nothing but quiet and reserved. Do not fall for any of the BS. Just show up, listen, comment a bit if need be and go home.
Trump and the GOP are killing themselves with the town hall messes, the lack of wanting to investigate the Russian ties, the ACA repeal and replace, etc.
Do not get in the way of them damaging themselves. Give FOX News nothing. Give Trump nothing.
re: #492 HappyWarrior
As I recall, that guy was nuttier than Jimmy Carter’s peanut farm.
re: #491 Belafon
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re: #496 I cannot.
As I recall, that guy was nuttier than Jimmy Carter’s peanut farm.
Most GOP primary challengers are. I’m hoping Evan McMullin challenges Chaffetz.
re: #493 Eclectic Cyborg
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Want to feel old? This is Rosemary’s baby today pic.twitter.com/PEZlODSFIc
— Eric Allen Hatch (@ericallenhatch) February 28, 2017
re: #500 gocart mozart
I can’t see the picture, but that’s a movie I have to show my son.
re: #502 Belafon
I can’t see the picture, but that’s a movie I have to show my son.
I still need to see it myself.
Speechless:
Mother and child killed after speeding Porsche crashes into parked car https://t.co/fCQRi9zjYw pic.twitter.com/mYU5AJBhP3
— Jalopnik (@Jalopnik) February 28, 2017
My half-sister is married to an Iranian-born naturalized citizen. They have had plans since last year to go on a Viking river cruise in Europe in March. Several family members are urging them not to go (myself included). I think there is a very real possibility that my brother-in-law will not make it back into the country, but no way to know for sure until it happens. They are determined to go. Any advice I can give them on how to handle CBP challenges upon their return? Would you go if you were in their situation?
re: #436 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I’m doubtful that is going to happen. Gerrymandering or no, when millions of people lose their healthcare they are not going to vote GOP ever again.
re: #504 electrotek
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Porsches are not for the ordinary driver no matter how much money you have. People don’t understand the dynamics of their handling characteristics. It is so very easy to spin one out if you put too much steering input into one. Depending on the model they are either neutral or very prone to oversteer. I see it was a 24 year old rich kid driving. So typical.
Should be special license and instruction for such cars. And I love cars…but I love understanding and respecting cars.
Finally took the stray cat I rescued last month into the vet for a checkup. It was exhausting getting him into the carrier. Learned that Cozy is a male, and not neutered. He is getting fixed and tested now.
re: #505 Flying Squirrel Girl
My half-sister is married to an Iranian-born naturalized citizen. They have had plans since last year to go on a Viking river cruise in Europe in March. Several family members are urging them not to go (myself included). I think there is a very real possibility that my brother-in-law will not make it back into the country, but no way to know for sure until it happens. They are determined to go. Any advice I can give them on how to handle CBP challenges upon their return? Would you go if you were in their situation?
I would talk to a lawyer who has experience in these things, before, during, and after, if there is a during and after.
re: #508 Sir John Barron
Finally took the stray cat I rescued last month into the vet for a checkup. It was exhausting getting him into the carrier. Learned that Cozy is a male, and not neutered. He is getting fixed and tested now.
Tested and detested?
re: #509 wrenchwench
I would talk to a lawyer who has experience in these things, before, during, and after, if there is a during and after.
Agreed, definitely talk to a lawyer. Man I hate that this is a thing.
re: #505 Flying Squirrel Girl
My half-sister is married to an Iranian-born naturalized citizen. They have had plans since last year to go on a Viking river cruise in Europe in March. Several family members are urging them not to go (myself included). I think there is a very real possibility that my brother-in-law will not make it back into the country, but no way to know for sure until it happens. They are determined to go. Any advice I can give them on how to handle CBP challenges upon their return? Would you go if you were in their situation?
Not a lawyer, but I would make sure that a close family member has a (certified) copy of all his naturalization paperwork and a copy of his passport. At least then a lawyer would have anything he needed if a court case arose.
re: #506 Romantic Heretic
I’m doubtful that is going to happen. Gerrymandering or no, when millions of people lose their healthcare they are not going to vote GOP ever again.
I hope the GOP will have the sense not to do so, but they seem rather ideologically blindered and have painted themselves into a corner over this.
re: #465 HappyWarrior
Even my mom was spouting the HRC didn’t address the working class myth that has started. I had to explain to her that was incorrect. They voted for soundbites over policy.
It’s easier than thinking.
re: #512 Timothy Watson
Excellent advice, thank you!
He’s such a fucking assclown:
@CNN pic.twitter.com/3QicyUQ5aB
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) February 28, 2017
Ha:
Uh oh, Bannon accidentally leaked the speech he wrote for Trump pic.twitter.com/THkc0QNR02
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) February 28, 2017
re: #506 Romantic Heretic
I’m doubtful that is going to happen. Gerrymandering or no, when millions of people lose their healthcare they are not going to vote GOP ever again.
I just got off the phone with a director friend who lives in Berlin, and we’re in agreement that what is ultimately going to happen is a total re-branding of ACA with some window-dressing ‘changes’ that they’ll be able to point to in order to call it different from O-Care.
They’ve discovered the new third rail of politics, and none of them have the guts to actually grab it - because those town hall meetings have given them a glimpse of what will happen if they do.
(Of course, they’re so stupid and venal that they’ll probably just go ahead and prove me wrong on this.)
re: #507 ObserverArt
Porsches are not for the ordinary driver no matter how much money you have. People don’t understand the dynamics of their handling characteristics. It is so very easy to spin one out if you put too much steering input into one. Depending on the model they are either neutral or very prone to oversteer. I see it was a 24 year old rich kid driving. So typical.
Should be special license and instruction for such cars. And I love cars…but I love understanding and respecting cars.
ESPECIALLY the Porsches that are rear-engined.
Snap oversteer ain’t no joke.
Who said cats are useless? https://t.co/eCRxOdhzF7
— Jackass Fans (@JackAssVine) January 25, 2017
So, this is disgusting too. Ryan calls cutting safety net programs his “dream,” laughs about cutting Obamacare and Medicaid expansion. Sick. pic.twitter.com/bhq7G4axQL
— Tommy Christopher (@tommyxtopher) February 28, 2017
So, this is disgusting too. Ryan calls cutting safety net programs his “dream,” laughs about cutting Obamacare and Medicaid expansion. Sick. - Tommy Christopher, commenting on Ryan’s fuckery.
re: #373 lawhawk
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Yeah, how long before Trump: 1) takes credit for the strategy all along; 2) blames Obama if it doesn’t work out well because Trump’s own statements are being incorporated into ISIS propaganda on a daily basis undermining the military strategy on the ground; or 3) both.
re: #374 HappyWarrior
Not surprised.
Pretty sure I shared this article back in Jan.
SPECIAL REPORT: The Military Loves the Obama Doctrine. Can It Survive Trump? (Jan 15, 2017)
re: #522 lawhawk
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So, this is disgusting too. Ryan calls cutting safety net programs his “dream,” laughs about cutting Obamacare and Medicaid expansion. Sick. - Tommy Christopher, commenting on Ryan’s fuckery.
Fuck Ryan.
.@CBSDavidMartin confirms Abu al Khayr al-Masri, deputy to al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed by a CIA drone strike in #Syria
— margaret brennan (@margbrennan) February 28, 2017
Drone strike. A policy greatly expanded by Obama, and Mattis said that the best strategy against ISIS is to continue Obama policy.
re: #517 Interesting Times
I remember buying that album when it came out in 1973
re: #525 lawhawk
Drone strike. A policy greatly expanded by Obama, and Mattis said that the best strategy against ISIS is to continue Obama policy.
Can’t wait till DT finally does something about ISIS after all the non-action by Obama.
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re: #522 lawhawk
So, this is disgusting too. Ryan calls cutting safety net programs his “dream,” laughs about cutting Obamacare and Medicaid expansion. Sick. - Tommy Christopher, commenting on Ryan’s fuckery.
I got my college degree and my cushy government job, fuck the rest of you.
re: #528 Belafon
I got my college degree and my cushy government job, fuck the rest of you.
He’s literally someone who benefited from the programs he claims to hate. The ultimate fuck you I got mine Republican.
re: #525 lawhawk
@margbrennan
.@CBSDavidMartin confirms Abu al Khayr al-Masri, deputy to al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed by a CIA drone strike in #SyriaDrone strike. A policy greatly expanded by Obama, and Mattis said that the best strategy against ISIS is to continue Obama policy.
This strike was actually rather unusual. I heard about yesterday online.
Through images it appears it turned out to be a “kinetic” strike, rather than “explosive”
My guess is the missile failed to detonate, rather than a planned non-explosive engagement.
HUGE news via source:Al-Qaeda deputy leader Abu al-Khayr al-Masri has been killed in a U.S drone strike near Al-Mastoumeh in #Idlib. pic.twitter.com/RORT6sU8Sj
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) February 26, 2017
V. good write-up of AQ Deputy leader Abu al-Khayr’s death in #Syria by @martinchulov & @TeeMcSeeWith my thoughts:https://t.co/2oJyzRXEmE pic.twitter.com/OzIjCM9Dqk
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) February 27, 2017
re: #417 ObserverArt
I don’t.
I want the Democrats to be on their best reserved behavior.
Don’t give them any ammo. Let the GOP hang itself. So far it is doing a great job.
I don’t totally agree. How far do you let Trump go before we speak up? He wants to spend more on the military and take away healthcare. People will die. I think it’s worth speaking up, but I do see your point.
Rachel breaks down Trump’s decision making about the failed Yemen raid.
msnbc.com
More of the same story. Trump is a menace.
re: #530 FormerDirtDart
This strike was actually rather unusual. I heard about yesterday online.
Through images it appears it turned out to be a “kinetic” strike, rather than “explosive”
My guess is the missile failed to detonate, rather than a planned non-explosive engagement.
A “kinetic” strike, although more challenging, would have the advantage of minimizing collateral casualties. If that is in fact what was intended.
Oh well, one less ISIS for now…
re: #533 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
A “kinetic” strike, although more challenging, would have the advantage of minimizing collateral casualties. If that is in fact what was intended.
Oh well, one less ISIS for now…
Yes, but you rely on pinpoint accuracy. If you miss by even a meter, your target goes on his way.
He was an important target. I don’t think they would risk a miss on a rarely available high category target.
re: #534 Ming5000
He’s barely hanging on to the 65+ crowd. He’s alienated every other demographic aside from Republicans.
re: #505 Flying Squirrel Girl
My half-sister is married to an Iranian-born naturalized citizen. They have had plans since last year to go on a Viking river cruise in Europe in March. Several family members are urging them not to go (myself included). I think there is a very real possibility that my brother-in-law will not make it back into the country, but no way to know for sure until it happens. They are determined to go. Any advice I can give them on how to handle CBP challenges upon their return? Would you go if you were in their situation?
Personally I am the sort of person who doesn’t worry about much. I would go. If he has a valid US passport he will get back in, is it possible he may get hassled by an overzealous customs agent? Maybe, but I wouldn’t cancel a trip because maybe I might get held up at customs. Aside from a few pretty isolated cases, I haven’t heard anything about US citizens having any real issues. Just my 2 cents.
I suspect that next year, the Republicans will run on a platform of “Do you want to get something done, or do you want Democrats spending all their time investigating the President?” And there will be a segment of the population, who, even as they’re getting a leg amputated due to complications from diabetes from the loss of their health insurance earlier in the year, will go “Don’t mess with my president.”
re: #525 lawhawk
Drone strike. A policy greatly expanded by Obama, and Mattis said that the best strategy against ISIS is to continue Obama policy.
And yet there are far-left morons who think drone strikes are “immoral”. As well as idiots on the right who only use it as a cudgel to condemn Obama.
Someone just lost their job…
Via French TV: moment a police sharpshooter accidentally opened fire while Hollande was inaugurating a train; 2 hurt
Via French TV: moment a police sharpshooter accidentally opened fire while Hollande was inaugurating a train; 2 hurt pic.twitter.com/OQGIh3xtZx
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 28, 2017
SEE IT: Police sharpshooter accidentally opens fire during French president Hollande’s speech, two injured https://t.co/tyNZKazEga
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 28, 2017
Can’t have nothing nice around here. pic.twitter.com/Ga5Bg44GCd
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) February 28, 2017
re: #522 lawhawk
Looks like a pretty spectacular eruption of Sicily’s Mt. Etna.
Everything you need to know about pancakes in one handy Venn diagram #PancakeDayhttps://t.co/8XtsCRhTZe pic.twitter.com/fsgaAQa9Ac
— The Poke (@ThePoke) February 28, 2017
“Trump and I have talked several times since the election — about freedom and our common goal to destroy our enemies,” he told SPIEGEL pic.twitter.com/yJoxPipYjh
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) February 28, 2017
You and Trump - and I say this as a hefty man - need to talk about cholesterol https://t.co/zwu2SQrKiL
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 28, 2017
re: #545 Backwoods_Sleuth
Good one for today.
re: #545 Backwoods_Sleuth
[Everything you need to know about pancakes in one handy Venn diagram]
Almost everything. Did you know that blueberry pancakes are really good with ground-up pecans in them?
Made ‘em last night.
re: #548 wrenchwench
Almost everything. Did you know that blueberry pancakes are really good with ground-up pecans in them?
Made ‘em last night.
It is Pancake Tuesday, you know…
re: #549 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It is Pancake Tuesday, you know…
Must eat leftovers today!
Republicans are blocking off front row of seats while hallway is full of people to hear @HouseJudiciary hearing on #ResolutionofInquiry. pic.twitter.com/7nR7ZBEX6D
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) February 28, 2017
@davidcicilline asks Chair 2 give open seats in front 2 waiting public outside 2 witness democracy. Other Ds support. Chair denies request.
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) February 28, 2017
H. Res. 111: Resolution of Inquiry requesting information from the Department of Justice on President Trump’s business conflicts and Russia ties
Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War vet who lost her legs in combat, has some thoughts on Trump saying US forces “don’t fight to win.” pic.twitter.com/rjwO80U6g2
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) February 28, 2017
re: #550 wrenchwench
Must eat leftovers today!
I just said carne valé by consuming the last meat pel’meni in my freezer. Gonna do the Catholic thing (although I am not one) and lay off meat for the next six weeks.
Not strictly or religiously, but it is something I have been doing for ten years now, and I find it is good to clean out all those hormones and antibiotics from my system.
And then for Easter we make up a big batch of pulled pork, and a tray of chicken and beef enchiladas…enjoyed after bacon and eggs for breakfast…
Sen. Graham on Trump budget proposal for State Dept. budget cut: “It’s dead on arrival. It’s not going to happen. It would be a disaster.”
Sen. Graham on Trump budget proposal for State Dept. budget cut: “It’s dead on arrival. It’s not going to happen. It would be a disaster.” pic.twitter.com/EeRNr6Gcmy
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) February 28, 2017
at what point we run out of euphemisms for describing the Trump WH view that there are too many nonwhite people here https://t.co/vhtOURarfO pic.twitter.com/iVQXsJqiac
— Mazel Tov Cocktail (@AdamSerwer) February 28, 2017
re: #546 Backwoods_Sleuth
Looks like the center fold in Goatfuckers Monthly.
re: #551 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I still can’t find out how my rep voted on the trump taxes. Did you see a full listing yet?
When Bannon/Trump loses Newt, who now calls for independent investigator into RussiaTrump, you know things are getting bleak for GOP.
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 28, 2017
re: #543 Dr Lizardo
Incredible closeup footage shows lava pouring from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano into a pool and hardening into rock. https://t.co/HZXP5pvhOf pic.twitter.com/Px9Ku4bn5y
— ABC News (@ABC) February 28, 2017
re: #558 lawhawk
When Bannon/Trump loses Newt, who now calls for independent investigator into RussiaTrump, you know things are getting bleak for GOP.
yes and no. Newt will do anything he thinks necessary to remain relevant.
Good
CNN’s statement on this year’s @WHCA Dinner: pic.twitter.com/bVuZfyix49
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) February 28, 2017
Our guests to the WH Correspondents Dinner this year will be solely journalism students https://t.co/ikZssnUbae
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) February 28, 2017
re: #540 FormerDirtDart
Someone just lost their job…
Via French TV: moment a police sharpshooter accidentally opened fire while Hollande was inaugurating a train; 2 hurt
Wonder if DT is going to mention “the French Incident”…
re: #564 Stanley Sea
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Exclusive: Bloomberg cancels WHCA dinner afterparty via @axios https://t.co/Gd6vdZiEMb
— Otis Fife (@itisfofe) February 25, 2017
News orgs should fill WHCD tables w/Muslims in hijabs, DACA & transgender kids, victims of sexual abuse in pink pussy-hats, & crying babies. https://t.co/MHrfc0ySpX
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) February 25, 2017
Kate Miller of ACLU tells House panel her group opposes REAL ID b/c its document requirements invade privacy. ^JC pic.twitter.com/Kq7YC7pOxO
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) February 28, 2017
On opposition to REAL ID Act: Is the concern that the gov’t will get its hands on our gov’t-issued birth certificates & Soc Sec cards? ^JC https://t.co/3hsw5Ql6Eh
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) February 28, 2017
Russia, China block U.N. sanctions on Syria over gas attacks https://t.co/jLXzNHoeUN
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 28, 2017
re: #531 I Would Prefer Not To
I don’t totally agree. How far do you let Trump go before we speak up? He wants to spend more on the military and take away healthcare. People will die. I think it’s worth speaking up, but I do see your point.
Speaking up is fine.
I was talking about not doing any kind of acting out during something like a State-of-the-Union or Joint Congress address. Keep those orderly…no “you lie” moments.
Outside when speaking to media or constituents by all means unload.
This is who Pence voted for. This is the guy who Trump nominated. This is who the GOP pushed for the US Attorney General:
DNC Chair @TomPerez cites this Jeff Sessions quote at a @latinovictoryus event and says: “Go shove it, sir.” https://t.co/dmu4iaK145 pic.twitter.com/eZ3lPpXVLd
— Eric Bradner (@ericbradner) February 28, 2017
“Fundamentally, almost no one coming from the Dominican Republic to the United States is coming here because they have a provable skill that would benefit us and that would indicate their likely success in our society,”
Fundamentally, Sessions is a racist asshat whose only provable skill is being a racist asshat.
re: #567 Backwoods_Sleuth
Kate Miller of ACLU tells House panel her group opposes REAL ID b/c its document requirements invade privacy. ^JC
Things would be so much easier if there were a universal national ID card: one for citizens and one for legal resident aliens. It would make it a heck of a lot harder to work, vote or live here illegally.
But as we can see, the ideological hurdles are just too great, from both left and right.
re: #569 ObserverArt
California Dem boycotting Trump’s address to Congress https://t.co/vZk2rtK7tS pic.twitter.com/DIWHuXm0qa
— The Hill (@thehill) February 28, 2017
Or refuse to show.
re: #554 Backwoods_Sleuth
The slashing of the State Dept budget while boosting the military…well, you can tell a lot about people from their financial allocations, and this is chilling.
It shows a worldview where diplomacy and cordial international relations don’t matter, but force does…and, I suspect, a desire to keep inter-nation relations under the control of a small cadre working in a non-transparent manner with no accountability, criticism, or oversight.
This is who Pence voted for. This is the guy who Trump nominated. This is who the GOP pushed for the US Attorney General:
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And the new DNC chair is a son of an Domincian immigrant who served his adopted country in WWII. Perez’s father was a doctor.
This is beyond embarrassing for America:
Israel’s opposition leader Isaac Herzog delivered a startling message to the Trump administration on Monday: Israel must prepare to accept American Jews fleeing the country amid a new wave of anti-Semitism.
The leader of the Zionist Union Party—the main challenger to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud faction and far-right coalition—was reacting to a rise of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S., including the desecration of tombstones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia and multiple bomb threats at Jewish centers and schools across the country.
re: #570 lawhawk
This is who Pence voted for. This is the guy who Trump nominated. This is who the GOP pushed for the US Attorney General:
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Fundamentally, Sessions is a racist asshat whose only provable skill is being a racist asshat.
“Fundamentally, almost no one coming from the Dominican Republic to the United States is coming here because they have a provable skill that would benefit us and that would indicate their likely success in our society,”
MLB begs to disagree.
re: #559 Dr. Matt
Not so sharp shooter……
I just flashed back to training Tunisian Special Forces in 2000.
One of our snipers from the Recon platoon, just back from observing the Tunisians conduct an elaborate live fire exercise, states:
“How do you keep from getting shot by a Tunisian sniper?…
You go about your business…”
(This is all with a Scottish accent.)
‘I wish him nothing but failure’: Dallas city councilman slams ‘invalid human’ Trump’s proposed hotel https://t.co/1yK6yA9kt8 pic.twitter.com/MVp7tFOmss
— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 28, 2017
re: #567 Backwoods_Sleuth
[Kate Miller of ACLU tells House panel her group opposes REAL ID b/c its document requirements invade privacy.]
NM finally got with the REAL ID program. Mr. w marveled that he could not use his previous license as ID to get his new license. At least he is of the age where they charge you nothing (because you have to do it every year.)
re: #549 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It is Pancake Tuesday, you know…
Tacos are going to be mad.
re: #575 electrotek
Keep in mind that this counts as a plus for a lot of apocalyptic Christian sects, who furthermore see anything the lands on non-Israeli Jews as God prodding them to move back to Israel.
re: #581 makeitstop
Tacos are going to be mad.
only one day a year. We can move Taco Tuesday to Thursday this week…
re: #576 The Vicious Babushka
MLB begs to disagree.
You’ll have to excuse him, he still thinks letting Jackie Robinson play was a mistake.
re: #581 makeitstop
Tacos are going to be mad.
Pancakes can become tacos. Mr. w would use a stick of butter as filling.
It’s not yet clear who the #JCC offenders are. Don’t forget @TheDemocrats effort to incite violence at Trump rallies https://t.co/uTBFGhI0Kh
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) February 28, 2017
here’s a trump adviser suggesting it’s the democrats who are making bomb threats against jewish community centers https://t.co/oqxuu9PbO0
— Maya Kosoff (@mekosoff) February 28, 2017
re: #583 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
only one day a year. We can move Taco Tuesday to Thursday this week…
Won’t that irritate Throwback Thursday?
re: #583 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
re: #546 Backwoods_Sleuth
That really should be behind tags. Please.
re: #586 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s always the liberals’ fault, isn’t it?
re: #588 wrenchwench
Won’t that irritate Throwback Thursday?
Well, one day is gonna get it in the neck. Stupid pancakes.
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Our Commander in Chief taking no responsibility: “This was something that…they wanted to do…they lost Ryan.” https://t.co/feDylv9ZjZ
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) February 28, 2017
So the Pentagon told Trump the Yemen raid was risky, Trump authorized it any way, and now he’s blaming the Generals?
This mother fucker hasn’t even seen leaks yet.
re: #588 wrenchwench
Won’t that irritate Throwback Thursday?
How about throwback taco Thursday and those really good Native American tacos can be included?
“This is something the Generals wanted.”
But that the President had to authorize. Either @realDonaldTrump is lying or he is weak as fuck— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 28, 2017
re: #588 wrenchwench
Won’t that irritate Throwback Thursday?
no, I can throw back tacos like anything
re: #586 Backwoods_Sleuth
here’s a trump adviser suggesting it’s the democrats who are making bomb threats against jewish community centers
If so, the investigations would have already commenced.
re: #584 HappyWarrior
You’ll have to excuse him, he still thinks letting Jackie Robinson play was a mistake.
According to Betsy DeVos, playing in the the Negro League was an example of “team of choice”, and likely early “free agency”
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re: #591 electrotek
It’s always the liberals’ fault, isn’t it?
Of course it is. Because as I keep hearing it, libbys sold out Jews for Muslims, and we all know every single Muslim hates all Jews and want them dead!!!.
God help me, I wish I were exaggerating that hot take I keep fucking hearing, but I’m not. And even from people who consider themselves ‘lefter than thou’.
Trump’s “secret” plan to beat ISIS turns out to be… Obama’s plan. https://t.co/WoALJi8efU
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) February 28, 2017
oh……..
Jeff Sessions: ‘We’re Seeing Real Violence’ Thanks to Marijuana Legalization https://t.co/I1UWleIFnE pic.twitter.com/R6WVoU51Hi
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) February 28, 2017
re: #586 Backwoods_Sleuth
You’d think that if O’Keefe can infiltrate a group of Dems advocating instigating violence at Republican events, he could infiltrate the Soros paid protester network and get proof of Soros funding the resistance. I hear if you dress like a bad caricature of a pimp Democrats welcome you with open arms and offer to help you break the law in any number of ways.
re: #602 Backwoods_Sleuth
oh……..
But remember, the report on racial disparity in law enforcement is ‘anecdotal and sloppy’
Matt Lauer asks Paul Ryan about the Trump comment that Obama is organizing the town hall protests and Ryan says that is “white noise”
— Bob Bryan (@RobertBryan4) February 28, 2017
Ryan also said that Obama is partly responsible for town hall protests because he passed the Affordable Care Act https://t.co/yyGeTB0joI
— Bob Bryan (@RobertBryan4) February 28, 2017
New FCC chairman says “it has become evident that the FCC made a mistake” with net neutrality https://t.co/jzBa954jr3
— CNN (@CNN) February 28, 2017
re: #602 Backwoods_Sleuth
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The violent pulling on joints and firing up of bowls.
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Talk about your throwbacks - this is Nixon-era rhetoric.
re: #610 CongoJack
My fellow Coloradoan and myself will collectively lose our shit (along with CA, WA, AK).
All those stoned cheato eating bastards are so violent that all they want to do is talk about music, watch TV, and eat junk food.
AS you should.
re: #611 makeitstop
The violent pulling on joints and firing up of bowls.
//Talk about your throwbacks - this is Nixon-era rhetoric.
Sessions probably thinks the Nixon era drug raids were too soft.
re: #611 makeitstop
The violent pulling on joints and firing up of bowls.
//Talk about your throwbacks - this is Nixon-era rhetoric.
Shit, the rhetoric goes back to when they first criminalized marijuana.
re: #595 Kragar
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Good times.
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Idealistic, yes, but I have to believe in that there are still American Christians who aren’t just in it for the tribal label
— AntiCitizen K (@Citizen_Kryptik) February 28, 2017
re: #614 Timothy Watson
Shit, the rhetoric goes back to when they first criminalized marijuana.
Reefer madness type shit.
How I plan to observe Lent: “Hey look over there! Its Lent!”
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 28, 2017
As State Loosens Oversight, Coal Ash Contaminates Central Kentucky Waterway https://t.co/LrPkcefnr6 via @WFPLNews
— Ryland Barton (@RylandKY) February 28, 2017
As Kentucky regulators and utilities are pushing to loosen regulations on the state’s coal ash ponds and landfills, more pollution problems are emerging at one of the sites in central Kentucky.
Over the past six years, documents show contaminated water including arsenic and selenium leached from the ash pond at the E.W. Brown Power Station into groundwater and directly into Herrington Lake, near Danville. Despite remedial measures taken by Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities, the pollution persists.
Now, fish tissue sampling has revealed the coal ash pond’s selenium runoff has poisoned aquatic life in the lake.
Meanwhile, the same regulators who monitor the runoff from that plant have been working extensively with the utility industry — including a group that represents LG&E and KU — to weaken state regulations governing coal ash.
Experts say that under the new regulations, the pollution at the E.W. Brown plant might never have been detected.
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In February 2014, Division of Waste Management inspectors were at the Brown plant to examine underground springs — a step in support of the plant’s permit application to build a dry landfill on the capped pond. They shot video of a torrent of orange water rushing down a hill and into one of the lake’s inlets. Water tests performed later showed arsenic levels that were 98 times the maximum allowable level, and levels of iron and manganese were also high.
re: #591 electrotek
re: #598 Ming5000
Kulaks and wreckers.
This isn’t a pattern that’s going to go away. This is a culture where allegiance is more important than proof or a standard of validity.
It is always going to be liberal’s fault. When the “conservatives” fuck up, when someone criticizes them, when something random happens, when people get angry at the consequences of their actions. Reinforcing collective blame is the main goal, not a side-effect.
And the way it’s escalating and merging with conspiracy logic, there’s going to come a point where they step up attempts to make it true. We can already see this with stuff like O’Keefe and memes…but the future is likely going to involve bending the rigorous, evidence-based sections of the state to adhere to partisan messaging. At which point, the counterfeits be become the cultural reality, the story which justifies further action.
re: #620 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Yeah, that’s exactly why I’m not in the mood for coal’s “comeback.”
PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro among state attorneys general who met with President Trump this morning in Washington, his office says
— Anna Orso (@anna_orso) February 28, 2017
Shapiro says he brought up bomb threats, Jewish cemetery desecration over last few days with Trump. Trump said he’ll address tonight
— Anna Orso (@anna_orso) February 28, 2017
Shapiro then said Trump indicated that the threats at JCCs may have come from “the reverse” or “to make others look bad”
— Anna Orso (@anna_orso) February 28, 2017
re: #575 electrotek
As I’ve mentioned before, the Orthodox Jews that I work with are all extremely worried about the climate that is being generated in the country. And, we live in ultra-liberal MD in the liberalist part of it.
re: #607 HappyWarrior
Oh go fuck yourself with AYn Rand’s corpse, Paul.
Is it a coincidence that Ayn R. is an anagram for Ryan?
re: #622 HappyWarrior
I get the feeling coal will be making a comeback because Trump nukes the oil fields and the resulting nuclear winter makes solar power impossible
NRATV brought on a Breitbart writer to attack the father of a gun violence victim who criticized the NRA: https://t.co/URsiRfYjxy pic.twitter.com/DZIgxU9kPH
— Media Matters (@mmfa) February 28, 2017
re: #623 Kragar
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OFFS, he’s seriously entertaining the idea that the desecrations and bomb threats are false flags. Or rather Bannon and Miller are and they’re feeding this shit too him by the spoonful.
re: #608 Backwoods_Sleuth
Well, there go the 3rd party voters. Racism/Sexism/White Nationalism/Cronyism were ok, but don’t fuck with net neutrality.
re: #626 Sir John Barron
Sessions promotes hot new film, Reefer Madness.
I believe the original title was Tell Your Children.
By the way, if the Yemen raid were the success that Bullshit Spice has been telling the press for days, then why would his boss be out there in the press blaming Obama and the generals?
re: #422 Colère Tueur de Lapin
There is a Netflix show out there where an old Bulgarian? woman refers to packzi as “Polish trash pastries” and proceeds to throw the doughnuts into the yard and says (paraphrase) “box, I need a box and will keep”
The Santa Clarita Diet starring Drew Barrymoore about a suburban mom/zombie
re: #426 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I assume they thought they were just having some good ol’ boy (and girl) fun and would never be taken to task for it.
They almost weren’t. Look at what the judge said…”I cannot comprehend why they weren’t arrested right away”
I can.
re: #623 Kragar
Another point about this concept of allegiance: it means that no matter who is nominally addressed, the statement is actually addressed to those on-side.
If Trump really continues the trend of accusing this behavior on liberals, it will not be because he cares about the safety of Jews, or even wants to address them to appease or dupe them. The real message is to reassure his followers that they can’t be the people in the wrong.
And if someone is found that isn’t a liberal…they’ll make him a liberal. They already do this all the time, with scant evident and the No True Scotsman Fallacy. Except now this pattern is being used by the people with real power.
re: #637 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
Another point about this concept of allegiance: it means that no matters who is nominally addressed, the statement is actually addressed to those on-side.
If Trump really continues the trend of accusing this behavior on liberals, it will not be because he cares about the safety of Jews, or even wants to address them to appease or dupe them. The real message is to reassure his followers that they can’t be the people in the wrong.
And if someone is found that isn’t a liberal…they’ll make him a liberal. They already do this all the time, with scant evident and the No True Scotsman Fallacy. Except now this pattern is being used by the people with real power.
Sadly I see some Jews falling for this horseshit. HURR HURR IT TEH LEFTISTS!!!!!!!
re: #623 Kragar
Trump is literally using the anti-Semitic tropes that Jews bring this on themselves.
Fuck Trump.
re: #623 Kragar
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Because of course he’d say that. He and his gang can’t ever seem to bring it to themselves to treat Jews or any actual minority as victims, or even people. It always comes down somehow to the idea that it’s just to make HIM look bad.
And that’s why this shit will continue, because DARVO is our third true rule of politics in this country now, right behind Cleek’s Law and IOKIYAR.
BREAKING: PA Attorney General: Trump told us “sometimes it’s the reverse,” when asked about anti-Semitic threats and attacks. pic.twitter.com/Pjo8FE59iN
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 28, 2017
re: #491 Belafon
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re: #641 Kragar
So the President of the United States is suggesting that Jews desecrated my great grandparents graves in order to make him look bad?
Is that what he is saying here?
Sincere question. I have no fucking idea what this means, but it sounds like shit to me.
Outside @SenToomey 17th /JFK a big @TuesdaysToomey crowd. Inside a dozen members who refuse to leave until Toomey schedules IRL town hall.
Outside @SenToomey 17th /JFK a big @TuesdaysToomey crowd. Inside a dozen members who refuse to leave until Toomey schedules IRL town hall. pic.twitter.com/R9Xw57QwuR
— Helen Ubiñas (@NotesFromHeL) February 28, 2017
.@SenToomey would rather arrest constituents than have a town hall. #TuesdayswithToomey protestors being led out to Rocky theme and cheers. pic.twitter.com/Dj2cT9A5an
— Stephanie King (@stephstephking) February 28, 2017
Crowd sings “Which side are you on? Where are you Pat Toomey when voters come to call?” #ToomeyTownHall
Crowd sings “Which side are you on? Where are you Pat Toomey when voters come to call?” #ToomeyTownHall pic.twitter.com/fIra4fYcRa
— Emily Rolen (@Emily_Rolen) February 28, 2017
re: #623 Kragar
BREAKING: PA Attorney General: Trump told us “sometimes it’s the reverse,” when asked about anti-Semitic threats and attacks. pic.twitter.com/Pjo8FE59iN
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 28, 2017
re: #644 bratwurst
Or that Jews threatened dozens of JCCs around the nation, including those that my family or I have attended/visited over the years?
Fuck Trump.
You’ve got White Nationalists as senior Presidential Aides tossing “WHITE POWER” signs in the WH, but the JCC attacks are “false flags”? pic.twitter.com/aw5Fd2jygH
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 28, 2017
re: #623 Kragar
Shapiro says he brought up bomb threats, Jewish cemetery desecration over last few days with Trump. Trump said he’ll address tonight
— Anna Orso
I got the most standing O’s ever. And the largest election victory college. It was the best.
re: #647 lawhawk
Or that Jews threatened dozens of JCCs around the nation, including those that my family or I have attended/visited over the years?
Fuck Trump.
Jewish Trumporrhoids here. I just can’t anymore.
We’re going to see a lot more of this bullshit.
Defense contractor gets $1.4M from Michigan to expand and hire 55 https://t.co/NwtdaVBzTB
— MLive (@MLive) February 28, 2017
re: #505 Flying Squirrel Girl
My half-sister is married to an Iranian-born naturalized citizen. They have had plans since last year to go on a Viking river cruise in Europe in March. Several family members are urging them not to go (myself included). I think there is a very real possibility that my brother-in-law will not make it back into the country, but no way to know for sure until it happens. They are determined to go. Any advice I can give them on how to handle CBP challenges upon their return? Would you go if you were in their situation?
He is a citizen, so he will be able to get back in the country, though he should be prepared to be detained and interrogated by the CBP for several hours upon his return.
If other Presidents talked like Trump:
Roosevelt: The Navy lost Pearl Harbor.
“They lost Ryan”— Donald J Orwell (@DonaldJOrwell) February 28, 2017
re: #641 Kragar
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“To make others look bad”? Which “others”? The man who constantly berated Obama for not saying “radical Islamic terrorists” can’t say “Nazis.”
re: #655 Targetpractice
“To make others look bad”? Which “others”? The man who constantly berated Obama for not saying “radical Islamic terrorists” can’t say “Nazis.”
To make him look bad. Everything is about him.
@chrisgeidner
“The Reverse”: I think our esteemed POTUS means it is orchestrated by Jews to make the alt -right look bad. False flag!— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) February 28, 2017
re: #648 Kragar
~Trump~ was approvingly tweeting white supremacists during the campaign but overturning Jewish gravestones is “false flag” @Kragar_LGF
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 28, 2017
re: #652 Dr. Matt
We’re going to see a lot more of this bullshit.
Their photo-editor needs to be fired.
The HUMMER brand no longer exists, and was never owned by AM General
re: #536 Dr Lizardo
He’s barely hanging on to the 65+ crowd. He’s alienated every other demographic aside from Republicans.
Those 65+ are going to go to zero once he fucks them over on SocSec and Medicare.
There is no accountability with Trump ever.
re: #635 Big Beautiful Door
The Santa Clarita Diet starring Drew Barrymoore about a suburban mom/zombie
Thank you, couldn’t remember the show, let alone its name.
re: #658 lawhawk
“They’re trying to make people who deny the Holocaust ever happened while talking about throwing people in ovens look bad!” @lawhawk
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 28, 2017
So in a week we’ve gone from Bullshit Spice telling the press that Der Trumpenfuhrer deserved praise for his “leadership” against antisemitism, to said asshole telling the press that the attacks are done by “the reverse” to make “others” look bad.
I’m sure @CNN meant to say Threats Against Jews. pic.twitter.com/I4oTYfpPLo
— Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) February 28, 2017
re: #633 Targetpractice
By the way, if the Yemen raid were the success that Bullshit Spice has been telling the press for days, then why would his boss be out there in the press blaming Obama and the generals?
You’re assuming a continuity of messaging from statement to statement is even being tried for.
It’s not.
This is a culture of bullshit that’s nominally political, but is basically aesthetic. The audience and the bullshitter like any rhetoric that makes them both victims and heroes and never, ever wrong. Actual positions…be it about policy or simply about describing what is (there are four lights)…don’t matter, the sentiment, the sense of self-rectitude, matters.
This is why they can lionize the armed forces, but not care about individual soldiers who contradict them, officers that criticize their plans, et cetera.
This underpins all their policy positions: they’re the good guys, they don’t have to explain why their positions are morally good; they’re the smart guys, they don’t have to explain why their plans are smart. Everyone else is depraved or duped. When they are hypocritical, it is not hypocrisy because only their identity and their feelings matter…hence the trend of “I did X, but it’s okay,” and the other trend of “now that X affects me, I understand it’s a bad idea.”
To maintain this conceit over time, there has to be no self-reflection and no retrospection. Thus small bullshit—yesterday’s opinion must be forgotten to validate today’s—and big revisionism.
re: #505 Flying Squirrel Girl
My half-sister is married to an Iranian-born naturalized citizen. They have had plans since last year to go on a Viking river cruise in Europe in March. Several family members are urging them not to go (myself included). I think there is a very real possibility that my brother-in-law will not make it back into the country, but no way to know for sure until it happens. They are determined to go. Any advice I can give them on how to handle CBP challenges upon their return? Would you go if you were in their situation?
re: #653 Big Beautiful Door
He is a citizen, so he will be able to get back in the country, though he should be prepared to be detained and interrogated by the CBP for several hours upon his return.
When questioned/detained, he should invoke his 5th & 6th Amendment rights to remain silent and to have access to a lawyer.
re: #569 ObserverArt
Speaking up is fine.
I was talking about not doing any kind of acting out during something like a State-of-the-Union or Joint Congress address. Keep those orderly…no “you lie” moments.
Outside when speaking to media or constituents by all means unload.
I’d be happy if no Democrats attended his speech at all.
WHITESPLAINING IN A NUTSHELL
But your history was born not out of mere choice, but out of necessity, in the face of racism, and in the aftermath of the Civil War.
— Betsy DeVos (@BetsyDeVosED) February 28, 2017
re: #643 Sir John Barron
it’s the reverse what?
The ‘other side is doing it’ is translated through 45’s bi-neuronal brain into ‘the reverse’?
Is It Down Right Now, a website that tells you when websites are down, is down right now. https://t.co/5rz4pggf8Q pic.twitter.com/SvC2vK81aE
— Breaking News Feed (@pzf) February 28, 2017
re: #643 Sir John Barron
it’s the reverse what?
Damn hippie liberals are doin’ it to embarrass the Prez-dent, FALSE FLAG, FALSE FLAG…
re: #614 Timothy Watson
Shit, the rhetoric goes back to when they first criminalized marijuana.
Reefer Madness
edit: I was REALLY behind.
re: #666 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
And just because I’m feeling especially caustic…
Keep in mind that the “serious” conservatives—and Beltway moderates (*cough*Republicans) who are currently criticizing Trumpism still do that exact thing I just described.
This shit won’t end with Trump, because even the most self-aware GOP pundits still slink back to lotus-eating.
re: #665 The Vicious Babushka
1) that’s not entirely clear, because Trump could have said exactly that - and indeed intimated that Jews might be behind these attacks/threats.
2) Fuck Trump and the media that enabled his toxic rise to power.
ICE may reopen an infamous South Texas detention center. More from @TexasMonthly: https://t.co/4uVakvo0QV pic.twitter.com/wn0u0NbNJU
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) February 28, 2017
re: #669 The Vicious Babushka
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I thought for a sec that DevosED was like debugged, only the opposite, or something.
re: #667 FormerDirtDart
They travel outside of the US almost every year. They’ve never even considered that his birth country might be problematic until now.
OT funny story about my BIL: His brother came here from Iran in the mid-70s to go to school. His brother sent him a bell-bottomed leisure suit from the US, and my BIL took it to a tailor in his hometown in Iran and asked him to replicate it but make the bell bottoms bigger. The tailor told him he could only make them as large as a bolt of fabric is wide, and my BIL said, “OK do it!” So he rocked huge US inspired bell-bottoms in his tiny conservative town. A few years later his father urged him to come to the US because of the political climate in Iran. He has never returned to Iran since, fearing what might happen to him if he does go back, and also fearing that if he goes back he won’t be able to return to the US.
re: #669 The Vicious Babushka
WHITESPLAINING IN A NUTSHELL
I hope DeVos is speaking in front of African Americans or at an HBC, and not just tweeting this out from nowhere.
#TRUMPSPEAK Jews are desecrating their own cemeteries & threatening their own JCC’s to make the Pepe-gas-chamber memers look bad
— Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) February 28, 2017
re: #602 Backwoods_Sleuth
oh……..
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re: #677 Backwoods_Sleuth
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We heard god knows how many ears about ‘Obama FEMA death camps’ and they’re reviving literal fucking concentration camps in all but name.
Fucking hell.
re: #682 The Vicious Babushka
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FFS, that’s the kind of horseshit Julius Streicher used to publish in Der Stürmer
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re: #614 Timothy Watson
Shit, the rhetoric goes back to when they first criminalized marijuana.
We are going to see Reefer Madness ads soon.
re: #644 bratwurst
So the President of the United States is suggesting that Jews desecrated my great grandparents graves in order to make him look bad?
Is that what he is saying here?
Sincere question. I have no fucking idea what this means, but it sounds like shit to me.
That literally describes most of what Trump says on any subject.
re: #674 Stanley Sea
Reefer Madness
edit: I was REALLY behind.
You and me both! I am even behinder than you!
re: #580 wrenchwench
NM finally got with the REAL ID program. Mr. w marveled that he could not use his previous license as ID to get his new license. At least he is of the age where they charge you nothing (because you have to do it every year.)
SC is fighting it tooth and nail—even passed state legislation opposing it. Now, our new gov—yam BFF Henry McMaster is asking for another waiver and made some idiotic statement about how not have Real ID will have companies flocking to SC—yeah, because every company wants to locate somewhere where their employees can’t fly.
re: #644 bratwurst
So the President of the United States is suggesting that Jews desecrated my great grandparents graves in order to make him look bad?
Is that what he is saying here?
Sincere question. I have no fucking idea what this means, but it sounds like shit to me.
Probably something like “the left did it”. Not Jews.
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