New: Keith Olbermann Tallies Up Trump’s Accomplishments in His First 100 Days
The accomplishments of Donald Trump, the candidate who promised so much
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— DaveT62 (@DaveoutofAustin) April 28, 2017
I mentioned this downstairs, but this story came out just three hours ago:
Trump: ‘We may terminate’ U.S.-South Korea trade agreement
“How to win friends and influence people” by Donald Trump.
This man is clearly mentally ill, and I don’t mean that as a joke.
re: #2 Timothy Watson
I mentioned this downstairs, but this story came out just six hours:
Trump: ‘We may terminate’ U.S.-South Korea trade agreement“How to win friends and influence people” by Donald Trump.
This man is clearly mentally ill, and I don’t mean that as a joke.
Goddamn he’s such an ass.
re: #2 Timothy Watson
I mentioned this downstairs, but this story came out just three hours ago:
Trump: ‘We may terminate’ U.S.-South Korea trade agreement“How to win friends and influence people” by Donald Trump.
This man is clearly mentally ill, and I don’t mean that as a joke.
Well, it would relieve him of any guilt if his stupid games with North Korea got South Korea attacked.
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re: #2 Timothy Watson
Well, you know, Trump sees everything as Zero Sum, so maybe he thinks if he’s going to cut a nuke deal with NK, he has to fuck SK?
Who’d have thought that putting a dishonest ideologue in as head of a ‘Think Tank’ would destroy any reputation it had as a useful source of information?
From @dandrezner’s book, context for DeMint getting fired pic.twitter.com/wxLfzYJpD3
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 28, 2017
From the “Everything is Turning to Shit” file: Milo Yiannopoulos Is Starting a New, Ugly, For-Profit Troll Circus https://t.co/dr42mYlEuU
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
‘White Privilege’ is building a bomb, planting it on the London underground and having no-one refer to you as a terrorist pic.twitter.com/abfrmeYvQS
— Seeby (@seeby123) April 27, 2017
re: #7 Charles Johnson
But doesn’t Breitbart already exist?
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Hey, remember back in 2002, when it looked like the US had managed to avoid the quagmire that Afghanistan had been for EVERYBODY else throughout history?
Good times.
Army announces new deployments, including 1,500 from the 82nd Airborne to Afghanistan https://t.co/R4Oz0oATpl
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) April 28, 2017
We’ve been at war in Afghanistan for almost 16 years and literally almost no one in American politics even talks about it. https://t.co/0N0egYKoAe
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) April 28, 2017
He’s behind you! The moment Donald Trump crept up behind a saluting Marine and patted him on the back.
EXCLUSIVE-Trump says he thought being president would be easier than his old life
Superheroes don’t always wear capes. Happy #NationalSuperHeroDay to the men & women of ICE who protect & serve our nation everyday pic.twitter.com/a7BJd0GZu0
— ICE (@ICEgov) April 28, 2017
Remember that Superman comic where he staked out the courthouse to deport a woman making a domestic violence complaint? https://t.co/eMEjZNY6oX
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) April 28, 2017
re: #13 Skip Intro
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He’s behind you! The moment Donald Trump crept up behind a saluting Marine and patted him on the back.
Better than grabbing him by the… oh never mind.
re: #13 Skip Intro
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He’s behind you! The moment Donald Trump crept up behind a saluting Marine and patted him on the back.
Impeachment proceedings would have already cleared the House if Obama had been photographed doing that.
NRA’s Wayne LaPierre: “Academic elites, political elites and media elites. These are america’s greatest domestic threats.”
— Lois Beckett (@loisbeckett) April 28, 2017
Funnily enough, none of these came up when I interviewed the Secretary of Homeland Security yesterday. https://t.co/K94eFoNy2J
— David Gura (@davidgura) April 28, 2017
co-worker: “Are you going out tonight?”
me: “Yeah definitely”
reality: pic.twitter.com/U1sCs59zKq— Darth Vader (@DepressedDarth) April 28, 2017
re: #2 Timothy Watson
I mentioned this downstairs, but this story came out just three hours ago:
Trump: ‘We may terminate’ U.S.-South Korea trade agreement“How to win friends and influence people” by Donald Trump.
This man is clearly mentally ill, and I don’t mean that as a joke.
He’s doing this the same time he is threatening their arch enemy next door and loading them up with missiles at the same time asking them to pay a billion dollars in protection money???
I think it is beyond being only mental. I’ll add power-hungry and arrogant evil asshole.
This kind of shit can’t go on too much longer. The whole world has got to be wondering “What the hell is going on” with America.
I wish we could tell them.
re: #21 ObserverArt
At this rate Trump will get us kicked out of the UN, NATO, the G8 and lord knows what else.
re: #17 Timothy Watson
Impeachment proceedings would have already cleared the House if Obama had been photographed doing that.
They would have begun on Day 2 had Obama done any of the things Trump did on Day 1.
re: #20 Eclectic Cyborg
Step by Step plan on how to crush our 8 enemies.
Trump spent the campaign complaining about how we give away our plans, but the Enquirer has ‘em.
LMAO.
re: #14 Skip Intro
EXCLUSIVE-Trump says he thought being president would be easier than his old life
See, this is how stump-ignorant Trump really is. Everybody in America, from PhD’s to high-school dropouts to kids in kindergarten, in fact probably half of the domestic pets and farm animals as well, know that being president of the United States is a tough, tough job if you do it at all competently. It’s knowledge as etched in granite as how obviously the office ages those who hold it. Yet somehow this guy who knows science better than the scientists and generaling better than the generals, etc. etc., missed the memo about the difficulty of presidenting.
re: #21 ObserverArt
He’s doing this the same time he is threatening their arch enemy next door and loading them up with missiles at the same time asking them to pay a billion dollars in protection money???
That’s what he’s doing all right.
re: #2 Timothy Watson
I mentioned this downstairs, but this story came out just three hours ago:
Trump: ‘We may terminate’ U.S.-South Korea trade agreement“How to win friends and influence people” by Donald Trump.
This man is clearly mentally ill, and I don’t mean that as a joke.
If this maniac fucks up the availability of Samsung gadgets, all my gadget money will go toward removing Republicans from office so they can’t do any more harm.
If everyone had a gun none of this would ever have happened…
Police are searching for a woman who pulled a gun on a student barber who allegedly took too long cutting her son’s hair in Cleveland, Ohio.
Police are searching for a woman who pulled a gun on a student barber who allegedly took too long cutting her son’s hair in Cleveland, Ohio. pic.twitter.com/6uWdH0yLme
— ABC News (@ABC) April 28, 2017
re: #15 FormerDirtDart
A disreputable org like @ICEgov should not compare themselves to any kind of hero, much less superheroes. Scoundrels need a lower profile.
— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) April 28, 2017
re: #2 Timothy Watson
I mentioned this downstairs, but this story came out just three hours ago:
Trump: ‘We may terminate’ U.S.-South Korea trade agreement“How to win friends and influence people” by Donald Trump.
This man is clearly mentally ill, and I don’t mean that as a joke.
Trump probably has some kind of age-related dementia. However, the main elements of his character are that he is:
stupid
an asshole
corrupt
incompetent
arrogant.
None of these are mental illness. He’s just an evil piece of shit.
re: #18 FormerDirtDart
@loisbeckett Wingnuts hate smart people. They want America to belong to their ignorant tribe, and think like Pol Pot did.
— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) April 28, 2017
Lobbyist who once sued Interior named to be department’s No. 2 official
Another day, another lobbyist gets a senior government position.
WASHINGTON
His name is David Longly Bernhardt, and he’s worked as the top lobbyist for California’s Westlands Water District, the largest agricultural entity of its kind in the nation. He’s sued the Interior Department and helped write legislation on behalf of his client. Largely because of his services, Westlands has paid Bernhardt and the law firm where he works $1.27 million since 2011.
On Friday, the Trump administration announced it was nominating Bernhardt to serve as deputy to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. If confirmed by the Senate, Bernhardt will be in a position to influence decisions that could benefit his former client.
Under a executive order signed by President Donald Trump, appointees such as Bernhardt are required to recuse themselves from matters involving former clients, although in the past, waivers have been granted for people in his situation. Zinke on Friday praised the nomination, saying in a statement that Bernhardt’s extensive experience “is exactly what is needed to help streamline government and make the Interior and our public lands work for the American economy.”
Bernhardt’s nomination, however, is already drawing fire from critics, who note that Trump, as a candidate, promised to “drain the swamp” of lobbyists’ influence over the White House and Congress. As president, Trump has placed lobbyists in key positions on his transition team and in his administration, and has adopted ethics rules looser than those of the Obama administration for appointees.
No honor among thieves? I just saw our building’s Raven being harassed by a murder of about 5 crows. The Raven’s been here for years and was being loudly unhappy about it.
re: #24 lawhawk
Step by Step plan on how to crush our 8 enemies.
Trump spent the campaign complaining about how we give away our plans, but the Enquirer has ‘em.
LMAO.
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It is the Enquirer. But what scares me is Trump is tight with the owner of The Enquirer is he not? That is worrisome. That sort of means Trump is behind this.
re: #21 ObserverArt
He’s doing this the same time he is threatening their arch enemy next door and loading them up with missiles at the same time asking them to pay a billion dollars in protection money???
I think it is beyond being only mental. I’ll add power-hungry and arrogant evil asshole.
This kind of shit can’t go on too much longer. The whole world has got to be wondering “What the hell is going on” with America.
I wish we could tell them.
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
re: #12 Blind Frog Belly White
Hey, remember back in 2002, when it looked like the US had managed to avoid the quagmire that Afghanistan had been for EVERYBODY else throughout history?
Good times.
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@chrislhayes Raise everyone’s taxes and have the wealthy kids go fight. THEN you’ll get people to talk about it.
— Ace Rothstein (@BillyBatts1970) April 28, 2017
re: #27 Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters
If this maniac fucks up the availability of Samsung gadgets, all my gadget money will go toward removing Republicans from office so they can’t do any more harm.
I actually went and bought a new monitor (ASUS) and video card (EVGA) because I was worried that the prices might end up going up soon.
Now I just need to get that Samsung TV before most of South Korea is rubble.
Do not let #FyreFestival refugees into the country. We cannot risk it if even ONE of them has been radicalized.
— Chris Adler 🌹 (@adler_chris) April 28, 2017
The White House is considering @SheriffClarke for a top DHS post https://t.co/Mro5vouQVO
— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) April 28, 2017
re: #20 Eclectic Cyborg
Is that even a US destroyer that they’re claiming?
I don’t think it is. Doesn’t have the same configuration as an Arleigh Burke (and definitely not a Zumwalt).
re: #39 Stanley Sea
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Oh, great. Maybe he can get more stars and medals to pin on his fascist uniform.
@thehill Clarke’s jail killed a mentally ill man by depriving him water for a week. He deserves jail time, not a promotion https://t.co/dGtM3LFay6
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) April 28, 2017
re: #39 Stanley Sea
This is sickening. Every day, it gets worse.
Hedging, Trump says no wall needed where there are massive physical structures and rivers.
— Alan Rappeport (@arappeport) April 28, 2017
Lol. That covers a lotta territory. Literally. https://t.co/BJbmXZ1FEf
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 28, 2017
Like, literally the entirety of the Texas/Mexico border.
re: #39 Stanley Sea
Trump has found his Heydrich.
re: #40 lawhawk
Is that even a US destroyer that they’re claiming?
I don’t think it is. Doesn’t have the same configuration as an Arleigh Burke (and definitely not a Zumwalt).
Nothing recent, I don’t think we have any ships with wood decking.
re: #40 lawhawk
Is that even a US destroyer that they’re claiming?
I don’t think it is. Doesn’t have the same configuration as an Arleigh Burke (and definitely not a Zumwalt).
I believe it is a Russian Sovremennyy-class destroyer
Image: Bezuprechnyy.jpg
re: #47 FormerDirtDart
I believe it is a Russian Sovremennyy-class destroyer
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Ah, very clever of the President to send RUSSIAN destroyers to NK! Then they’ll retaliate against them, not us!
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When it comes to climate change the threat is clear. Well, not entirely, says @BretStephensNYT. https://t.co/zgyKwHI5NI pic.twitter.com/y4HHSztZjq
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) April 28, 2017
@nytopinion @BretStephensNYT The New York Times should be utterly ashamed of giving this anti-science ideologue a mouthpiece. What a disgrace. https://t.co/PxQLaq9FtE
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
re: #47 FormerDirtDart
I believe it is a Russian Sovremennyy-class destroyer
Image: Bezuprechnyy.jpg
Photo guy must be a closet liberal and snuck that it.
re: #20 Eclectic Cyborg
The Enquirer keeping it real…
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Also, we apparently have only 8 enemies now.
I thought Trump always said he would only do sneak attacks, not describe his tremendous plans in detail to his favorite Fake News media source.
tre: #44 Blind Frog Belly White
We’ve come full circle. That’s exactly what Trump said hours after claiming he’d build a big beautiful 2000 mile wall. @joshtpm
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) April 28, 2017
More than 1,200 miles of the Mexico-US border is defined as what’s essentially the deep channel of the Rio Grande. There are very specific rules as to how the River must be maintained, including water rights, diverting water, etc.
A wall simply would not be built in the river. That means it’d be in the US, depriving US taxpayers with property along the river of their access (and it’d be taken via eminent domain).
What we’ve got here is another patented Trump flim-flam. He lied, of course, and his supporters bought it all.
There’s already nearly 700 miles of wall/fence, as authorized under GWB and completed under Obama. There’s already sensors and other efforts to secure the rest of the border, but a full 2,000 mile wall was just dumbassery.
It sound great to an ignorant buffoon living in a non-border state, but there’s a reason that legislators in the states affected by the fence are opposed, and that includes more than a few GOPers.
The whole notion of the wall is a serious misallocation of resources.
re: #42 lawhawk
Sickening that Trump is rewarding this psychopath with a top security position. Great message to send to the world about your lack of respect for human life.
re: #31 Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters
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… geez… where have I heard that the professors are the enemies. Lets also change media/elites to “jews” and we may have a nazi in our midst.
This is aggravating to the point of making me go blind.
Im out for the night lizards. Keep safe!
re: #37 Timothy Watson
I actually went and bought a new monitor (ASUS) and video card (EVGA) because I was worried that the prices might end up going up soon.
Now I just need to get that Samsung TV before most of South Korea is rubble.
Sounds like Trump has managed to boost the economy by creating uncertainty about future prices and availability of foreign products. USA!USA!USA!
re: #53 Patricia Kayden
Sickening that Trump is rewarding this psychopath with a top security position. Great message to send to the world about your lack of respect for human life.
Government of the Psychopaths, by the Psychopaths, for the Psychopaths
re: #39 Stanley Sea
@blakehounshell @SheriffClarke Being a really horrible person who causes deaths of people in their charge must be a Conservative value.
— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) April 28, 2017
re: #42 lawhawk
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Clarke is insane and should not have a job that involves affecting anyone’s life at all.
re: #42 lawhawk
@lawhawk @thehill Republicans fail upward. It’s the advantage of an inverted-meritocracy.
— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) April 28, 2017
At this point, a Democrat could cure cancer and solve global warming at the same time, and they’d still be public enemy number one, because we as a country apparently have an endless capacity for enabling and accepting conservative malfeasance, while brooking absolutely no tolerance for anything Dem or Liberal, and that’s wrapped all the way around to where the far left makes Dems and Liberals out to be public enemy #1 too.
Feels like there’s literally nothing we can do that will ever be accepted, our existence is treated as wrong by default and therefore everything we do, say, or be will forever be fucking wrong. So all hail fucking Trump, because no matter how bad he’ll be, at least he’s not a Democrat, therefore he can be leader of forever long as Dems suffer.
Fuck everything. Fuck it all. I give up.
EDIT: And to add, it honest to god feels the very act of trying at this point just somehow makes things worse, because everyone is already wont to run screaming the entire fucking other way just so they can oppose you on pure spite and contrariansim. So the fact that you want something immediate means it’s the most wrong thing ever, and everyone has to support the opposite, and hey, things get worse and it’s your fucking fault anyway, so lets not listen to you all that much more.
I fucking hate this all.
Here’s the Soviet ship model Trump is sending to North Korea, according to the National Enquirer https://t.co/T0nu6FXRkG@navybook @KToropin pic.twitter.com/IpOqOvch6h
— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) April 26, 2017
Very nice work, @dave_brown24 https://t.co/lT6DzTPusa
— Bradley Peniston (@navybook) April 26, 2017
@ditzkoff We have 8 enemies? My guesses:
Iran
North Korea
China
Canada
The failing @nytimes
Meryl Streep@Acosta
Regular-length ties— Liberal (@LiberalLaugh) April 26, 2017
re: #60 Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters
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Demeritocracy. Also Kleptocracy, Kakistocracy, and my favorite - Ad Hocracy.
re: #64 Blind Frog Belly White
Demeritocracy. Also Kleptocracy, Kakistocracy, and my favorite - Ad Hocracy.
You forgot Proctocracy.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha https://t.co/oceJ1ulCny
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) April 26, 2017
re: #62 FormerDirtDart
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AHA! Even cleverer than it at first appeared! They’re not only sending RUSSIAN destroyers, they’re sending SCALE MODEL Russian Destroyers! Their small size will allow them to easily penetrate NK’s defenses!!!
Their tiny guns MAY reduce their combat effectiveness, but as you know, the only thing Trump values in military tactics is surprise, so that’s okay!!
re: #65 whitebeach
You forgot Proctocracy.
Ha! I could have said ‘Plutocracy’, but these guys are more like Goofy than Pluto.
I appreciate when people put things like MOLON LABE, MAGA, BanIslam, or Gab•ai in their bios. Makes it simple to see who needs blocking.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
re: #38 b.d.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
re: #68 Blind Frog Belly White
Ha! I could have said ‘Plutocracy’, but these guys are more like Goofy than Pluto.
Maybe Blutocracy?
re: #61 Citizen K
Might I recommend, again, a break for your mental health and some self-care?
I think you’d be surprised how much good it would do you.
do you ever. think of peanut butter. and 4 hours pass? me? that happens. twice a day
— Thoughts of Dog (@dog_feelings) April 28, 2017
RIP Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers, 22, killed during a battle with insurgents in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/rBo0gw9iGM
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 28, 2017
I realize he would have been 6 on 9/11 https://t.co/mseO5em18l
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 28, 2017
re: #74 Stanley Sea
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That certainly does put things in perspective. Sigh. I was 14 that year. RIP Sgt.
Watch this ad
.@RachaelLCook slams the drug war & its racist enforcement in this re-make of the classic “This is Your Brain on Drugs” ad. #NoMoreDrugWar pic.twitter.com/vxydSmpKzc
— Drug Policy Alliance (@DrugPolicyOrg) April 28, 2017
Let me start this by saying that I’m not in favor of the Death Penalty, because even if I’d prefer not to share the planet with folks like Ted Bundy, there have been far too many innocents sentenced, and killed.
But a couple things about the Arkansas executions strike me as odd. First, the idea that you can’t use poisons after their expiration dates, to kill people. That’s just weird.
But beyond that, we’re DROWNING in heroin and other opiates. People are dying all over the place of ODs from fentanyl-laced heroin. We know pretty well how much morphine it takes to kill a person. And yet we’re using drugs that may be causing pain, etc, rather than the opiates we’re spending untold amounts of money, saving people from dying of.
But maybe we should just stop?
re: #73 Backwoods_Sleuth
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This reminded me: Have you ever read any of Spencer Quinn’s Chet & Bernie mysteries? Chet is the dog, Bernie his somewhat down-at-heel human PI partner. The beauty of it is that Chet, who is the narrator, narrates more or less like a real dog, not one of those animals in most mysteries who are oh so much smarter than the humans. For instance, like with the tweet you copy here, a jar of peanut butter can take Chet off the case for hours. There aren’t many writers these days who can make me lol, but Quinn and Chet can.
re: #78 Blind Frog Belly White
Let me start this by saying that I’m not in favor of the Death Penalty, because even if I’d prefer not to share the planet with folks like Ted Bundy, there have been far too many innocents sentenced, and killed.
But a couple things about the Arkansas executions strike me as odd. First, the idea that you can’t use poisons after their expiration dates, to kill people. That’s just weird.
But beyond that, we’re DROWNING in heroin and other opiates. People are dying all over the place of ODs from fentanyl-laced heroin. We know pretty well how much morphine it takes to kill a person. And yet we’re using drugs that may be causing pain, etc, rather than the opiates we’re spending untold amounts of money, saving people from dying of.
But maybe we should just stop?
Yep, you got it.
Dr. Gorka is in trouble https://t.co/SdLr3McNcE
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) April 28, 2017
“…The Trump administration is actively exploring options to remove controversial national security aide Sebastian Gorka from the White House and place him at another federal agency, multiple sources tell The Daily Beast.
Two senior administration officials familiar with the situation say it is exploring a new role for Gorka elsewhere in the administration. Another said he has been entirely excluded from day-to-day policy-making at the National Security Council in the meantime….”
On the mad rich-person festival:
Festival-goers paid anywhere from $450 for a no-frills day pass to up to $250,000 for the full VIP experience. One widely-advertised festival package cost $12,000. There were even packages that included a private yacht.
I see stuff like this and can’t help but think that we deserve civilization to collapse. We’ve earned it with the mad economic disparity we’ve allowed to happen. People live on the streets when others pay $12,000 - $250,000 to party for a weekend.
Bring on the meteor.
re: #77 gocart mozart
Watch this ad
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Why is a thin white woman giving this presentation?
#NationalSuperHeroDay pic.twitter.com/ONnXcKPhco
— darth:™ (@darth) April 28, 2017
@darth DARTH I LIKE THE SHIRT
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) April 28, 2017
re: #49 Charles Johnson
It’s just the creationism battle all over again.
Change “climate” in that quote with “evolution” and you’ve got a discotute slogan.
FLIPS DESK. SETS IT ON FIRE. THROWS IT OUT THE WINDOW.
Obama is living his post-presidential life like an elitist one percenter https://t.co/Pt39WnD71Y pic.twitter.com/J6aT0N8hYz
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 28, 2017
re: #84 The Vicious Babushka
Any questions?
Why is a thin white woman giving this presentation?
So people will listen to it?
re: #78 Blind Frog Belly White
Let me start this by saying that I’m not in favor of the Death Penalty, because even if I’d prefer not to share the planet with folks like Ted Bundy, there have been far too many innocents sentenced, and killed.
But a couple things about the Arkansas executions strike me as odd. First, the idea that you can’t use poisons after their expiration dates, to kill people. That’s just weird.
But beyond that, we’re DROWNING in heroin and other opiates. People are dying all over the place of ODs from fentanyl-laced heroin. We know pretty well how much morphine it takes to kill a person. And yet we’re using drugs that may be causing pain, etc, rather than the opiates we’re spending untold amounts of money, saving people from dying of.
But maybe we should just stop?
We wouldn’t want the people that the state kills to go out feeling fantastic, now would we? Think of the bloodthirsty Conservatives who just really want to hurt people!
re: #88 The Vicious Babushka
FLIPS DESK. SETS IT ON FIRE. THROWS IT OUT THE WINDOW.
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Hey, guess what? Harry Truman was the last not-rich guy we elected President.
re: #82 FormerDirtDart
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“…The Trump administration is actively exploring options to remove controversial national security aide Sebastian Gorka from the White House and place him at another federal agency, multiple sources tell The Daily Beast….”
just shuffle the deck chairs…
re: #71 Blind Frog Belly White
Maybe Blutocracy?
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FRED UPTON, the GOP’s point man for dozens of Obamacare repeal votes, says he’s “not comfortable” with the AHCA. https://t.co/mrrQWx1Swp
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 28, 2017
Losing Fred Upton on an Obamacare repeal bill would be like losing Paul Ryan on a tax-cut bill. https://t.co/63WozerJCb
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 28, 2017
re: #7 Charles Johnson
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I find it hard to believe that Milo has 12 million in secret investors. Does he have backers. Of course, but the same way that the stupid CCJ has backers. I suspect that he will be begging for funds in the near future.
This week I’ve been tinkering with Laravel, learning the framework1. One hard lesson I learned: if you’re ever considering having users on the app you’re making, make it your priority #1, even if you’re not ready to accept users in version 1.
1. It’s quite popular among students here, when they need to select a framework for PHP.
re: #94 Timothy Watson
How is it not 5:00 pm yet?
Just a few more minutes as long as you’re on the east coast.
Mentioned this yesterday:
Virginia State Police shut down its email system on Wednesday night to strengthen its defense against a sophisticated new form of malware that infected the law enforcement agency’s network at the end of last week.
State Police Superintendent W. Steven Flaherty said the agency hopes to restore email service early today, allowing computer communication with its public affairs office and updates to the Sex Offender Registry that have been disrupted since the shutdown after 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
[…]
The incident has brought together state police and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency as well as its estranged contractor, Northrop Grumman, to fortify the email system’s defenses. State police is one of the last remaining state agencies to not fully transition to VITA control, although they share responsibility for the department’s desktop and laptop computer operations.
re: #97 I Would Prefer Not To
I find it hard to believe that Milo has 12 million in secret investors. Does he have backers. Of course, but the same way that the stupid CCJ has backers. I suspect that he will be begging for funds in the near future.
There are lot of really toxic libertarian types in silicon valley.
re: #99 Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters
Just a few more minutes as long as you’re on the east coast.
I am, but Jesus, it feels like 9:00 pm to me.
re: #102 Timothy Watson
I am, but Jesus, it feels like 9:00 pm to me.
At least you don’t have to move to make it almost 5. It’s not even 4 here.
re: #94 Timothy Watson
How is it not 5:00 pm yet?
Since Nov. 8, 5:00 a.m. has been plenty late enough for me.
re: #82 FormerDirtDart
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They like Gorka for his fiery TV performances.
That is so Trump. TV is everything. Fucking scripted fantasy reality land.
Hey, wars look great on TV!
Uh oh…
@nytopinion @BretStephensNYT Some really dopey comments now coming at me from right wing parrots overjoyed to see climate science denial in the New York Times.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
re: #93 Backwoods_Sleuth
just shuffle the deck chairs…
In Spike Milligan’s WWII memoirs, he writes about the phenomenon of ‘Posting’, in which a thoroughly useless soldier isn’t tossed out of the Army, but rather is posted to another unit, where he becomes THEIR problem. This happened repeatedly to some especially bad soldiers.
Looks like Gorka’s getting posted.
It also reminds me of something I’ve seen done in the corporate world - where an underperforming executive is relieved of the duties that actually affect the company, and is given what is clearly an insulting assignment, clothed in corporate-speak, with the goal of shaming him into resigning. In one case, the new assignment was described as ‘articulating the critical cultural norm’. It was a few months, but that guy was soon ‘pursuing other opportunities, and we wish him luck’.
re: #94 Timothy Watson
How is it not 5:00 pm yet?
You too? It’s easily 2-3 hours earlier than it feels.
re: #92 Blind Frog Belly White
Hey, guess what? Harry Truman was the last not-rich guy we elected President.
And he probably would have lived more comfortably if the presidential pension which was established because HST left the presidency in massive debt. I don’t care how Obama chooses to live his post-presidential life as long as he follows the law. As for elitist and 1%er? Can’t get anymore elitist than Trump and his gaudy gold house and acting like a million dollar loan in the 70’s was no big deal. Obama meanwhile paid off his student loans debts while he was in the Senate. This kind of “populism” really pisses me off. There’s nothing wrong with Obama being able to enjoy a nice post-presidential life.
re: #108 Blind Frog Belly White
You too? It’s easily 2-3 hours earlier than it feels.
It wouldn’t be that bad if I had something to do at work, but Jesus…
And I would leave early, but my boss decided he was going to nickel and dime me over being 15 minutes late the other day because of a traffic accident on I-95…
The right has a bottomless pit of money. I have no doubt Milo has backers.
re: #111 Timothy Watson
It wouldn’t be that bad if I had something to do at work, but Jesus…
And I would leave early, but my boss decided he was going to nickel and dime me over being 15 minutes late the other day because of a traffic accident on I-95…
Jesus that sucks. I got lucky today. I got the complete day off but I was doing work stuff late into the night. Good news is it impressed my boss and I really wasn’t that tired when I woke up this morning.
re: #92 Blind Frog Belly White
Hey, guess what? Harry Truman was the last not-rich guy we elected President.
The Clinton’s weren’t rich in 1992
re: #112 Amory Blaine
The right has a bottomless pit of money. I have no doubt Milo has backers.
That’s the post Citizens United world for you when money equals speech and right wing multi-millionaires can fund their pet projects left and right. Sometimes these pet projects are candidates.
https://t.co/s3f7znXcj2 via @TeenVogue
— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) April 28, 2017
re: #109 HappyWarrior
And he probably would have lived more comfortably if the presidential pension which was established because HST left the presidency in massive debt. I don’t care how Obama chooses to live his post-presidential life as long as he follows the law. As for elitist and 1%er? Can’t get anymore elitist than Trump and his gaudy gold house and acting like a million dollar loan in the 70’s was no big deal. Obama meanwhile paid off his student loans debts while he was in the Senate. This kind of “populism” really pisses me off. There’s nothing wrong with Obama being able to enjoy a nice post-presidential life.
The other thing? I’m really not cool with the idea of demonizing rich people, because that’s just the flip side of the coin of worshiping them.
We need to stop thinking of whole swaths of people as EVIL!!!!!! It’s what I was getting at with my post about the financial crisis of 2008. So many people want to see folks in jail because it was such a huge thing, but instead of imagining villains, it’s easier to understand if you look at it as everyone thinking SOMEBODY would stop them if it were a bad idea.
If we think of rich people as EVIL!!!!, we’re inclined to think in terms of punishment for being EVIL!!!!. Instead, we should think of them as people who, like all other people, pursue their own self interest, but who have WAY more power in achieving that than everyone else. Viewed that way, the goal becomes not to punish them, but just to limit their ability to make the system work for theeir benefit at everyone else’s expense.
They could call it ‘The Trumpsucking Hour’.
SCOOP: Conservative radio show host @hughhewitt is in talks with MSNBC for his own weekend show. My story here: https://t.co/SZwDSS9D88
— Yashar (@yashar) April 28, 2017
Important story from The Guardian https://t.co/VkuJ9BILW6
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) April 28, 2017
re: #116 gocart mozart
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re: #117 Blind Frog Belly White
The other thing? I’m really not cool with the idea of demonizing rich people, because that’s just the flip side of the coin of worshiping them.
We need to stop thinking of whole swaths of people as EVIL!!!!!! It’s what I was getting at with my post about the financial crisis of 2008. So many people want to see folks in jail because it was such a huge thing, but instead of imagining villains, it’s easier to understand if you look at it as everyone thinking SOMEBODY would stop them if it were a bad idea.
If we think of rich people as EVIL!!!!, we’re inclined to think in terms of punishment for being EVIL!!!!. Instead, we should think of them as people who, like all other people, pursue their own self interest, but who have WAY more power in achieving that than everyone else. Viewed that way, the goal becomes not to punish them, but just to limit their ability to make the system work for theeir benefit at everyone else’s expense.
Absolutely. And I really don’t want to hear it from supporters of a guy who is worth quite a bit of coin himself and has more than one house. I’ve often said that as a product of America’s upper middle class, I want everyone to have a chance to enjoy what I’ve had. I want a poor child on the spectrum to be able to enjoy the programs in school that made my educational experience better, I want a less well off child to not have to worry about student loans, etc. The politics of resentment left and right are not the answer. I don’t like it when Trump does it and I’m increasingly bothered by an element of the left’s alternative side of the coin.
re: #121 HappyWarrior
Absolutely. And I really don’t want to hear it from supporters of a guy who is worth quite a bit of coin himself and has more than one house. I’ve often said that as a product of America’s upper middle class, I want everyone to have a chance to enjoy what I’ve had. I want a poor child on the spectrum to be able to enjoy the programs in school that made my educational experience better, I want a less well off child to not have to worry about student loans, etc. The politics of resentment left and right are not the answer. I don’t like it when Trump does it and I’m increasingly bothered by an element of the left’s alternative side of the coin.
It’s like taking the Right’s criticism of Al Gore (He’s fat! And he doesn’t live in a cold, unlit cave!!!) and accepting it as valid.
There’s nothing wrong with being rich, if you didn’t fuck other people up to get that way.
SCOOP: Conservative radio show host @hughhewitt is in talks with MSNBC for his own weekend show. My story here: https://t.co/SZwDSS9D88
— Yashar (@yashar) April 28, 2017
@yashar @hughhewitt And now, another item from the “Everything is Turning to Shit” file. https://t.co/5Jwpq5bzLY
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
BREAKING: North Korea test fires ballistic missile - Yonhap https://t.co/N96E5V2BXP
— CNBC (@CNBC) April 28, 2017
re: #122 Blind Frog Belly White
It’s like taking the Right’s criticism of Al Gore (He’s fat! And he doesn’t live in a cold, unlit cave!!!) and accepting it as valid.
There’s nothing wrong with being rich, if you didn’t fuck other people up to get that way.
Problem is the far left has bought this idea that “behind every fortune, there is screwing of other people.” I just hate that mentality. You’ve no doubt seen me with irateness in my tone liken what Sanders does to folks on Wall Street that the right does to folks like my own mother who made her livelihood from the Federal Government. I don’t like it at all. Wall Street needs reform, the rich need to pay income taxes in a progressive tax structure but that doesn’t mean everyone who works for WS is bad and nor does it mean that being rich is bad.
re: #117 Blind Frog Belly White
The other thing? I’m really not cool with the idea of demonizing rich people, because that’s just the flip side of the coin of worshiping them.
and the flipping flipside of that is shaming poor people by blaming them for being poor.
Kim Jong Un just daring Trump to come at him.
re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth
and the flipping flipside of that is shaming poor people by blaming them for being poor.
Absolutely, we shouldn’t do that either. I hate saying it but there’s an element of the left that just bugs the hell out of me. i see it in my TL when people rant about how capitalism is awful. My more libertarian leaning brother pointed out to me the humorousness of people bitching about capitalism on their iPhones. I mean does capitalism have its flaws? Absolutely. But not every or even most capitalism practiced is that Laissez-Faire shit that the right wants.
re: #116 gocart mozart
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Once again, Teen Vogue stands at the last rampart of real journalism.
re: #129 Eclectic Cyborg
Kim Jong Un just daring Trump to come at him.
이리와. 형.
No idea how accurate that is.
re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth
and the flipping flipside of that is shaming poor people by blaming them for being poor.
“I know it’s no shame being poor, but it’s no great honor, either!”
re: #109 HappyWarrior
And he probably would have lived more comfortably if the presidential pension which was established because HST left the presidency in massive debt. I don’t care how Obama chooses to live his post-presidential life as long as he follows the law. As for elitist and 1%er? Can’t get anymore elitist than Trump and his gaudy gold house and acting like a million dollar loan in the 70’s was no big deal. Obama meanwhile paid off his student loans debts while he was in the Senate. This kind of “populism” really pisses me off. There’s nothing wrong with Obama being able to enjoy a nice post-presidential life.
The BoBers and Jillbots (and the people in the squishy middle that they have converted to their views) will never be satisfied with anything President Obama does post-presidency short of him wearing cilices and living in extreme poverty for the rest of his life to atone for his supposed sins against “real” progressivism…and, even then, I still think they’ll bitch to high heaven that he still isn’t “pure”.
Fuck them.
re: #134 TedStriker
The BoBers and Jillbots will never be satisfied with anything President Obama does post-presidency short of him wearing cilices and living in extreme poverty for the rest of his life to atone for his supposed sins against “real” progressivism…and, even then, I still think they’ll bitch to high heaven that he still isn’t “pure”.
Fuck them.
I honestly don’t want lectures about what it means to be progressive from a nearly 80 year old man who left the most diverse city in our nation for one of the most white states in the Union. I’m an American of European descent. I have a Hispanic niece. I have an Iranian-American boss. I’ve worked with people on school and work projects of many different backgrounds. I consider myself a staunch liberal but I also believe in listening to people. The Jillbot/Sanderbro contingent only seems to want to hear people who think the problem is the capitalist system.
re: #129 Eclectic Cyborg
Kim Jong Un just daring Trump to come at him.
But who would be harmed if Trump “comes for” North Korea? South Koreans, of course. And now Trump is threatening that if South Korea doesn’t pay the U.S. $1 billion, the U.S. won’t protect South Korea.
Trump is acting like he’s part of the Mafioso. South Korea is an ally for goodness sakes.
salon.com
And let’s not bullshit ourselves. Talking about the “white working class” is just as much identity politics as talking about the concerns of women, racial minorities, sexual minorities, etc. But they matter more for some reason.
re: #131 whitebeach
Once again, Teen Vogue stands at the last rampart of real journalism.
And boy, doesn’t THAT add to the sense of unreality!!!
re: #134 TedStriker
You could take it a step further and state that Bernie Bros and Steiniacs hate Democrats and therefore nothing our side does will satisfy their desire for “purity politics”. I think we can write them off just like we write off the racists who vote for Republicans because they hate Black and Brown people. Even if President Obama didn’t take $400,000 for this Wall Street speech, he would have done something else to piss them off and give them an excuse to rail against Democrats. I guess they’re okay with Trump getting two terms to destroy this country.
The hypocrisy of right-wing dipshits exposed yet again, this time with Marine Le Pen:
Instead, more than half of the essay focused on what she called “a much more profound threat to the condition of women in our country today,” which she identified as “the rise of Islamist fundamentalism in our neighborhoods and in our cities.”
French feminist groups — a significant number of which have publicly rejected Le Pen — frequently say that her use of Muslim immigrants exposes a deep hypocrisy in her beliefs.
After reports from German authorities that “North African or Arabic” migrants assaulted women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve in 2015, Le Pen published an op-ed in which she wrote that “the migrant crisis signals the beginning of the end of women’s rights.”
But Claire Serre-Combe, a spokeswoman and activist for the prominent organization Osez le féminisme! (Dare to be feminist!), said that Le Pen has remained comparatively silent when reports of domestic violence perpetrated by white men have similarly captivated the public eye.
re: #140 Patricia Kayden
I really think some of them would rather behave like Republicans, forever sniping but never doing any of the actual work. You want Progessive things… seems like they either have to:
a) take over the Dems and elect “better” Dems and win elections
b) form their own party and do the ground/spade work to build it
c) stfu
d) snipe from the sidelines
and in most cases, they appear to choose option D
re: #130 HappyWarrior
Absolutely, we shouldn’t do that either. I hate saying it but there’s an element of the left that just bugs the hell out of me. i see it in my TL when people rant about how capitalism is awful. My more libertarian leaning brother pointed out to me the humorousness of people bitching about capitalism on their iPhones. I mean does capitalism have its flaws? Absolutely. But not every or even most capitalism practiced is that Laissez-Faire shit that the right wants.
The problem is binary thinking again. Capitalism has to be either The Way!, or it has to be EVIL!!!!! It can’t just be a useful tool, the basis for an economic system we the people can adjust and tinker with to maximize the benefit for the greatest number. We have to either UNLEASH IT!! or DESTROY IT!!
re: #141 electrotek
The hypocrisy of right-wing dipshits exposed yet again, this time with Marine Le Pen:
Raise your hand, if you’re shocked. Nope. She’s simply an exploiter of bigotry just like her disgusting father.
For folks who like puzzles, a little something to lighten up your Friday nights.
insidehook.com
The President of the United States, y’all…
President Trump, in campaign-style speech to NRA, revives “Pocahontas” nickname for Elizabeth Warren https://t.co/pA2NUJtx07
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) April 28, 2017
re: #143 Blind Frog Belly White
Absolutely, it’s the binary thinking. I believe we’ve joked before about how the only difference between how diehard capitalists and leftists see capitalism is whether they think it’s good or not.
CAPITALISM OPPRESSES ALL WORKING PEOPPLE- Lefty asshole
HEY FINE BY ME, LET THEM STARVE- Righty asshole
re: #144 HappyWarrior
Raise your hand, if you’re shocked. Nope. She’s simply an exploiter of bigotry just like her disgusting father.
Exactly.
I’d be just as pissed if someone from the left did the same thing, but in reverse. Highlighting ills within the Muslim community isn’t inherently Islamophobic…but if you use it as a stick to attack all Muslims while ignoring your own then yes you are Islamophobic and opportunistic.
re: #146 Blind Frog Belly White
The President of the United States, y’all…
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What a pathetic douchebag but he’s in campaign mode of course. Fucking asshole.
Awful news coming from every direction today, but @jonathancoulton’s new album has dropped and it’s so good.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
re: #148 electrotek
Exactly.
I’d be just as pissed if someone from the left did the same thing, but in reverse. Highlighting ills within the Muslim community isn’t inherently Islamophobic…but if you use it as a stick to attack all Muslims while ignoring your own then yes you are Islamophobic and opportunistic.
Correct, just as the right pretends to be concerned about homophobia in the Muslim community. Tehre’s nothing wrong with pointing that out but when you ignore the role of Christianity in promoting state sanctioned homophobic policies in places like Uganda, hel lyeah I’m gonna call you on it.
Fortunately, not something I need to be concerned about…
American supplies of yellow fever vaccine are expected to run out this summer, CDC says https://t.co/1rLBzAr1h4 pic.twitter.com/clCVCNkZEm
— CNN (@CNN) April 28, 2017
@joshtpm pic.twitter.com/KPzuTfPzcU
— One Hot Mess AK (@libbybakalar) April 28, 2017
re: #146 Blind Frog Belly White
Why would he change and stop calling her a slur when it’s part of why he’s in the White House in the first place? His base loves him for his political incorrectness, otherwise known as racism by decent people.
re: #151 HappyWarrior
Correct, just as the right pretends to be concerned about homophobia in the Muslim community. Tehre’s nothing wrong with pointing that out but when you ignore the role of Christianity in promoting state sanctioned homophobic policies in places like Uganda, hel lyeah I’m gonna call you on it.
Exactly.
And to be honest, there is just as much of a problem within certain segments of the left who are hesitant to call out Muslim homophobia for fear of being labelled Islamophobic. But the fear of weaponization by your opponents should never detract from doing the morally right thing.
When lives are at stake due to homophobia, you can say “The hell with weaponization” and do what you have to do in order to initiate change.
re: #138 HappyWarrior
And let’s not bullshit ourselves. Talking about the “white working class” is just as much identity politics as talking about the concerns of women, racial minorities, sexual minorities, etc. But they matter more for some reason.
re: #140 Patricia Kayden
You could take it a step further and state that Bernie Bros and Steiniacs hate Democrats and therefore nothing our side does will satisfy their desire for “purity politics”. I think we can write them off just like we write off the racists who vote for Republicans because they hate Black and Brown people. Even if President Obama didn’t take $400,000 for this Wall Street speech, he would have done something else to piss them off and give them an excuse to rail against Democrats. I guess they’re okay with Trump getting two terms to destroy this country.
Fuck, many of them are more than OK with President Trump fucking the country up, because, in their heart of hearts, they truly believe that the destruction that Trump wreaks will herald the Glorious Revolution they crave.
Again, fuck them. Us Democrats are being forced to fight a two-front war to preserve and extend the rights and protections we have: one against the GOP and conservative assholes and another against the BoBers/Jillbots and other assorted extreme leftists.
We can’t afford to concede any more ground now.
re: #155 electrotek
Exactly.
And to be honest, there is just as much of a problem within certain segments of the left who are hesitant to call out Muslim homophobia for fear of being labelled Islamophobic. But the fear of weaponization by your opponents should never detract from doing the morally right thing.
When lives are at stake due to homophobia, you can say “The hell with weaponization” and do what you have to do in order to initiate change.
Taht too. Need a sensible middle ground.
California will allow insurers to file two sets of rates: one for ‘Trumpcare,’ other for Obamacare https://t.co/CI1KV5kUy8
— CNBC (@CNBC) April 28, 2017
Guess whose premiums are higher?
Obamacare or Trumpare?
You guessed. The one that’s supposed to cost “a fraction.” https://t.co/HKbyeGFpD4— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) April 28, 2017
re: #53 Patricia Kayden
Sickening that Trump is rewarding this psychopath with a top security position. Great message to send to the world about your lack of respect for human life.
Remember Groucho Marx’s quote about how he would never join a club that was willing to have him?
Same thing is happening with The Ignorant Tangerine. The more awful he gets, the less willing qualified (and sane-ish) candidates for posts will accept. So anyone willing to work for him has to be worse than him. In the next round of appointments, then they have to be exponentially worse, cascade down into chaos and stupidity.
I genuinely don’t understand how people are making “optics” arguments re: Obama while Trump is busy destroying every democratic norm.
— Sarah Lerner (@SarahLerner) April 28, 2017
optics are key to purity tests https://t.co/MM6SsNvSeL
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 28, 2017
re: #145 Wile E. Coyote’s mom
For folks who like puzzles, a little something to lighten up your Friday nights.
insidehook.com
The kaleidoscope one is beautiful!
re: #161 Blind Frog Belly White
Well, to be fair, 3/2 is still considered a fraction….
There is a whole in that concept…
re: #25 whitebeach
Hey, Dave in Austin, I don’t wanna argue, but I’m curious what you found to downding about this.
re: #20 Eclectic Cyborg
The Enquirer keeping it real…
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Also, we apparently have only 8 enemies now.
This is really a little alarming because the Enquirer isn’t just any sleazy tabloid, it has a direct connection to our sleazy POTUS and has been his most ardent cheerleader for years.
The very cozy relationship between Donald Trump and the National Enquirer
When it comes to Donald Trump, tabloid won’t Enquire too deeply
re: #161 Blind Frog Belly White
Well, to be fair, 3/2 is still considered a fraction….
Beat me to it.
With Gorka giving advice and the Navy deploying surplus Soviet ships, I am a little concerned about how the North Korea campaign might go.
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re: #170 Shiplord Kirel
With Gorka giving advice and the Navy deploying surplus Soviet ships, I am a little concerned about how the North Korea campaign might go.
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Oh, come on, what could POSSIBLY go wrong?!?
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…Oh. Shit.
re: #170 Shiplord Kirel
With Gorka giving advice and the Navy deploying surplus scale model Soviet ships, I am a little concerned about how the North Korea campaign might go.
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FTFY.
Here’s the Soviet ship model Trump is sending to North Korea, according to the National Enquirer https://t.co/T0nu6FXRkG@navybook @KToropin pic.twitter.com/IpOqOvch6h
— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) April 26, 2017
Trump’s 8 enemies:
North Korea
South Korea
Canada
Mexico
California
The New York Times
The Washington Post
snopes.com
re: #173 Shiplord Kirel
Trump’s 8 enemies:
North Korea
South Korea
Canada
Mexico
California
The New York Times
The Washington Post
snopes.com
Missed one: Reality.
re: #165 Stanley Sea
I love all of them. I put a reminder so I can save up enough for the big package. Sigh! Love puzzles. Did you see that they have hidden compartments to hide stuff or to just drop off your keys?
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Also MIT just 3-D printed an igloo in 13+ hours. Says solar robot can be used to create homes on Mars or the moon.
BBL have to charge my iPhone
EXCLUSIVE: Trump admin looking to kick Sebastian Gorka out of the White House. https://t.co/GCvkuM2zba
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) April 28, 2017
Jeez, a guy belongs to ONE Nazi-affiliated organization and fakes ONE Phd and the President throws you overboard. No loyalty. https://t.co/iUaKXNrFOz
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) April 28, 2017
re: #160 FormerDirtDart
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re: #174 thedopefishlives
Missed another one: The American people who aren’t part of the 1%.
re: #177 bratwurst
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WH looking to place Gorka in some other agency; agencies looking at Gorka like passengers on a bus with an empty seat next to them look at the feces-smeared crazy guy who just got on the bus.
Yes, you may have noticed I’m fully grooving on the new @jonathancoulton side.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
re: #164 Unshaken Defiance
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Opinion journalism remains mostly male. Virtually every national publication, including the @NYTimes, can do better https://t.co/NtnQcT29il
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) April 28, 2017
@nytopinion @nytimes I can’t even. https://t.co/Bl0CfKPdQP
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
@Green_Footballs @nytopinion @BretStephensNYT We get it you get paid to push climate change fuck
— MrShikaki (@MrShikaki) April 28, 2017
re: #173 Shiplord Kirel
Trump’s 8 enemies:
North Korea
South Korea
Canada
Mexico
California
The Failing New York Times
The very, very unfair, dishonest Washington Post
snopes.com
In statement, @PressSec says “The Administration is aware of the most recent North Korean missile test. The President has been briefed.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 28, 2017
So someone turned on the TV so he could watch someone report the missile test? https://t.co/2LDVNFPK4Z
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) April 28, 2017
re: #183 Charles Johnson
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What’s funny about that article? I just read an article from one of my Christian FB friends about the “crisis of leadership in the Christian blogosphere.” Apparently, evangelical women are now “unruly” because they have taken to blogging instead of shutting up and letting their husbands do the preaching.
re: #182 The Vicious Babushka
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re: #166 whitebeach
Hey, Dave in Austin, I don’t wanna argue, but I’m curious what you found to downding about this.
Butt ding. Sorry. I punched it back up.
re: #187 thedopefishlives
Because they’re putting out a statement that they “need to do better” with their opinion pieces on a day when they published an absolutely horrendous anti-science climate change denying op-ed by right wing hack Bret Stephens.
re: #190 Charles Johnson
Because they’re putting out a statement that they “need to do better” with their opinion pieces on a day when they published an absolutely horrendous anti-science climate change denying op-ed by right wing hack Bret Stephens.
Sorry, I should have prefaced that as a rhetorical question, but thank you for answering anyway.
re: #173 Shiplord Kirel
Trump’s 8 enemies:
North Korea
South Korea
Canada
Mexico
California
The New York Times
The Washington Post
snopes.com
An occasional Australia
I just met a bicycle tourist with a TBI, whose seizures are down to one every other week. He said people are always asking him, ‘What if you have a seizure while you’re riding your bike? Isn’t that dangerous?’ And he tells them, ‘What if I have a seizure while I’m cooking dinner at home?’ and he sketches out a scenario where he lands on the stove, snuffs the flame out on the gas burner, and the apartment fills with gas…’Now what?’
He only gets peace when he rides his bike, and only sleeps after all day on his bike.
I was more uplifted by his visit than by the Jehovah’s Witnesses tract given to me a half hour earlier.
He had a lizard in his map case on his handlebar bag. Plastic, but the story with it was real.
re: #193 wrenchwench
I keep hitting the upding button…
Stunning debut at the Times pic.twitter.com/3emNK7m4ng
— Gabriella Paiella (@GMPaiella) April 28, 2017
@GMPaiella Why is the NYT censoring the viewpoint of the Flat Earthers? The public should get BOTH SIDES on this important global issue.
— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) April 28, 2017
@GMPaiella I, for one, appreciate hearing different points of view like this
— Vicar of Blakefield (@lagadoprojector) April 28, 2017
re: #194 Backwoods_Sleuth
I keep hitting the upding button…
But with a different nic every time! Good trick!
What do you guys think?
Is there such a thing as “secular Muslims”? In Italy, the question has taken on new urgency, @annamomi reports https://t.co/U83LGmqU3k
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) April 28, 2017
I personally identify myself as a ‘secular’ Muslim [shrug]
re: #198 Backwoods_Sleuth
my superpower
:D
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re: #189 Dave In Austin
Butt ding. Sorry. I punched it back up.
Thanks.
I think … ya know … I could get to like it.
Someone here was looking for his name
A Trump Supporter Allegedly Attacked Students At A Kentucky University With A Machete https://t.co/H5ZwIVPzuL via @davidmackau
— Holly #TheResistance (@AynRandPaulRyan) April 28, 2017
Joel Dongsteen might be the best twitter bot ever. (No offense meant to those who believe; I think we can all agree that Joel Olsteen is a fraud.)
Don’t let people talk you out of your dreams and goals. People can’t see what your dick sees in you. Your dick sees your potential.
— Joel Dongsteen (@JoelDongsteen) March 27, 2017
Your dick didn’t bring you this far to leave you. What He started in your life He’s going to finish.
— Joel Dongsteen (@JoelDongsteen) March 30, 2017
You may not see it at the time, but your dick knows what He’s doing. It’s not random. It’s a part of His plan. Dare to trust Him.
— Joel Dongsteen (@JoelDongsteen) April 1, 2017
BTW my 66 year old aunt turned me on to Joel Dongsteen. :)
re: #197 electrotek
What do you guys think?
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Why not? I know secular Jews and more than a few secular Catholics. Identifying with your culture of origin does not require or imply belief.
Why am I telling you these stories from a town you’ll never visit, a place you probably haven’t thought of more than once or twice in your life? Why this instead of a long primal scream about how the Trump presidency has been a nonstop assault on everything that we believed was “American” for ages?
Because we live in a mean time. We are living through a coarsening of our country that will haunt us for the rest of our lives, even if this damned presidency were to end today, just 100 days in. That’s the nuclear bomb that has gone off. One split second and we will suffer its corrosive effects for years.
Here, in this purplest of states (Nevada closely mirrored the popular vote and just went for Clinton), that meanness hasn’t gotten to everyone, and, no, it never will, yet we know darkness when we see and feel it. But there are grace notes of light to be found along the moonless road we’re on in our American night. And another way to resist is to pause to recognize the people who, despite everything they are being told, despite the growling dogs of this mongrel age threatening to devour us, find the good in each other.
re: #197 electrotek
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I think Italy needs to become a secular nation.
re: #199 wrenchwench
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re: #204 William Lewis
Why not? I know secular Jews and more than a few secular Catholics. Identifying with your culture of origin does not require or imply belief.
There’s another term for it: ‘cultural’ Muslims. Those who are born into the faith tend to fall under that umbrella. Sure they may not adhere to all tenets of Islam, but nonetheless it forms a part of their identity that they can’t just break the shackles of.
At least that’s how I feel with my case. I don’t pray 5 times a day (only on Friday afternoon), I drink alcohol on occasion (but very rarely anyways), eat non-halal meat (as long as it is not pork) from time to time and I consider myself pretty Westernized. But I still do identify myself as a Muslim because it forms a part of my identity that I’m not willing to let go of.
Also would add this: in spite of my liberal leanings, I flat-out REFUSE to be tokenized and championed by the right wing asshats.
re: #208 Backwoods_Sleuth
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❤🌹❤🌹❤🌹❤A charmy Noon and a wonderful start into a lovely and blessed weekend dear friends ❤🌹❤🌹❤🌹❤🌹
❤🌹❤🌹❤🌹❤🌹❤🌹❤🌹❤🌹❤🌹 pic.twitter.com/RtCGgxdH3Y— Bettina Schroeder (@bettinaschroed5) April 21, 2017
re: #173 Shiplord Kirel
Trump’s 8 enemies:
North Korea
South Korea
Canada
Mexico
California
The New York Times
The Washington Post
snopes.com
You can add facts, reason, and diplomacy to that as well.
re: #186 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Okay Mr. President. So it’s like this: North Korea plus missile equals boom. VERY big boom.”
re: #211 Backwoods_Sleuth
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It’s been a while since I shared the amazing amber gecko Yantarogekko, preserved in Baltic amber about 54 million yrs old. #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/zljf0r2S4W
— Darren Naish (@TetZoo) April 28, 2017
re: #213 Eclectic Cyborg
“Okay Mr. President. So it’s like this: North Korea plus missile equals boom. VERY big boom.”
TL;DR
When it comes to climate change the threat is clear. Well, not entirely, says @BretStephensNYT. https://t.co/zgyKwHI5NI pic.twitter.com/y4HHSztZjq
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) April 28, 2017
Well, @nytimes has pretty much lost all credibility for me now. What a joke. https://t.co/ReI70GKYtv
— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) April 28, 2017
These are quite possibly the most important four paragraphs about the state of media in the age of Trump: (via https://t.co/IaRD6c4yhU) pic.twitter.com/QsgleIVMKL
— Sarah Posner (@sarahposner) April 27, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump, a 100 days! Being President ain’t easy, you know? You’re tired, just leave, go back to golfing. America will understand.
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) April 28, 2017
re: #219 Charles Johnson
Sure he could have cited Gallup but that would have killed his whole narrative so…
re: #97 I Would Prefer Not To
I find it hard to believe that Milo has 12 million in secret investors. Does he have backers. Of course, but the same way that the stupid CCJ has backers. I suspect that he will be begging for funds in the near future.
Peter Thiel could fund this all by himself and never notice it.
Good.
“Trump may have accidentally knocked out the Western coal industry.” Really? Yep. @paulrauber has the story here https://t.co/sHrlbn8PNi
— Jason Mark (@writerfarmer) April 26, 2017
re: #216 Charles Johnson
The galling thing about it is that the argument he’s making isn’t even a real argument. It’s handwaving bullshit. The whole field of climate science is HUGE, and includes everything from the dead certainty of the infrared absorbtion spectrum of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, as well as the anthropogenic increase in atmospheric CO2, through the almost-as-certain increase in surface atmospheric temperature as a result, through the less certain question of the exact amount of warming, to the far less certain question of the exact climatic and weather pattern affects in any given place.
So, if one scientist is wrong about, say, how much snowfall is likely in Britain as the climate changes, he uses it to invalidate EVERYTHING. That’s bullshit. Not science, not journalism, but propagandizing.
re: #117 Blind Frog Belly White
The other thing? I’m really not cool with the idea of demonizing rich people, because that’s just the flip side of the coin of worshiping them.
We need to stop thinking of whole swaths of people as EVIL!!!!!! It’s what I was getting at with my post about the financial crisis of 2008. So many people want to see folks in jail because it was such a huge thing, but instead of imagining villains, it’s easier to understand if you look at it as everyone thinking SOMEBODY would stop them if it were a bad idea.
If we think of rich people as EVIL!!!!, we’re inclined to think in terms of punishment for being EVIL!!!!. Instead, we should think of them as people who, like all other people, pursue their own self interest, but who have WAY more power in achieving that than everyone else. Viewed that way, the goal becomes not to punish them, but just to limit their ability to make the system work for theeir benefit at everyone else’s expense.
Bingo. Letting a plutocracy form and then trying to deal with it by massive wealth redistribution is a rotten solution compared to not letting a plutocracy form in the first place.
However, that is much easier said than done.
With respect to the banking crisis, I think it certain that some malefactors of great wealth profited enormously from their crimes. That doesn’t mean that all rich people are evil or all bankers are evil, but some are and they can act with impunity in the system we have.
re: #222 gocart mozart
They’ll still vote for him.
re: #226 unproven innocence
There was a time, not long ago, when I had google that. :)
Me too, my friend, me too. There are still days when I have to turn to Urban Dictionary to look up some stuff.
Readers, the @nytimes puts a priority on both aggressive coverage of the very real threat of climate change … and free speech.
— Marc Lacey (@marclacey) April 28, 2017
@marclacey @nytimes “Free speech” <> being paid by the New York Times to spread deceptive anti-science propaganda. https://t.co/LSRkozs32O
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
Read this story - beyond releasing the children’s names etc., they released everything about anyone in custody.
The matches reveal the detention facility the immigrant is housed in, custody status, age, country of birth, date of birth, race, gender and aliases. There doesn’t appear to be any way to distinguish between someone who may have perpetrated a crime beyond being in the country illegally.
Insane
Bryan Johnson, the Long Island, N.Y., lawyer who first noticed the error, called the release “reckless incompetence on the part of the Trump administration.”
“In their haste to pretend like they care about victims of immigrant crimes, the Trump administration released personally identifiable information regarding vulnerable children at risk of human trafficking and other crimes,” said Johnson, who defends children brought into the United States from abroad, many escaping violence.
Homeland Security’s immigrant database of alleged criminals mistakenly included kids—some as young as a few months. https://t.co/3fV2ZjVjpP
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 28, 2017
Why I cancelled my @nytimes subscription. @BretStephensNYT pic.twitter.com/A3lFZNJdhY
— Stefan Rahmstorf (@rahmstorf) April 27, 2017
@BretStephensNYT @bariweiss When is the Times going to get rid of you?https://t.co/OOP5upr3KB
— Jay (@CrochetJanet) April 28, 2017
After 20 months of being harangued by bullying Trump supporters, I’m reminded that the nasty left is no different. Perhaps worse. https://t.co/uQ2L5lox6e
— Bret Stephens (@BretStephensNYT) April 28, 2017
Now Bret Stephens is whining about the reaction to his horrible op-ed. Who could have predicted?
https://t.co/jmckRODZ8o— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
Readers, the @nytimes puts a priority on both aggressive coverage of the very real threat of climate change … and free speech.
— Marc Lacey (@marclacey) April 28, 2017
@marclacey @nytimes I didn’t know “free speech” requires printing misleading, anti-science bullplop. It is your credibility - destroy it however you please. https://t.co/7nsNqqYeiq
— Jebediah Springfield (@JebediahRBG) April 28, 2017
re: #228 Charles Johnson
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Laughed my ass off when I read Stephens’ screed. I don’t mind if they print shit like this, I just object that it isn’t scientifically spell-checked for accuracy, in the copy.
Even CNN has updated it’s chyrons to do this.
North Korea disrespected the wishes of China & its highly respected President when it launched, though unsuccessfully, a missile today. Bad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2017
@realDonaldTrump Good grief. We have an incoherent, confused clown in the White House. https://t.co/bBF0BUGYEL
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2017
re: #229 Stanley Sea
Read this story - beyond releasing the children’s names etc., they released everything about anyone in custody.
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There doesn’t appear to be any way to distinguish between someone who may have perpetrated a crime beyond being in the country illegally.
Being here without documents is a civil infraction, not a crime. And there’s no excuse for putting babies in jail, which is being done in NM and Texas and all over.
So like I said, I was doing some crafting this afternoon in CL’s memory and I promised pictures.
This was a project that had caught my eye *mumblemumble* years ago and I’d bought the supplies *mumble* years ago and I finally did something with it today.
I have now painted a bunch of white plastic eggs black. pic.twitter.com/35dcyhpclN
— sylk (@sylk) April 28, 2017
And now they are galaxies. pic.twitter.com/ouDJe1KNVJ
— sylk (@sylk) April 28, 2017
re: #233 Charles Johnson
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2017
Not sure Xi will love the reference here https://t.co/R1KFqQPkzP
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 28, 2017
re: #224 EPR-radar
Bingo. Letting a plutocracy form and then trying to deal with it by massive wealth redistribution is a rotten solution compared to not letting a plutocracy form in the first place.
However, that is much easier said than done.
With respect to the banking crisis, I think it certain that some malefactors of great wealth profited enormously from their crimes. That doesn’t mean that all rich people are evil or all bankers are evil, but some are and they can act with impunity in the system we have.
I am less convinced of this, largely because money makes money. Yeah, there are people who profited handsomely from what happened. But I’m not sure I see crime there. Most of the institutions that profited eventually were also put in existential danger during the crisis itself. That smacks more of stupidity than bad intent, to me.
I fall back on “It is not necessary to ascribe to malice what can adequately be explained by stupidity”, which suits this situation in spades. Add to that Upton Sinclair’s saying, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!”
If you’re making money hand over fist, and NOBODY you know is saying there’s something fishy going on, very few people are going to go looking for the downside.
re: #235 klys (maker of Silmarils)
So like I said, I was doing some crafting this afternoon in CL’s memory and I promised pictures.
This was a project that had caught my eye *mumblemumble* years ago and I’d bought the supplies *mumble* years ago and I finally did something with it today.
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I think they are lovely and appropriate. Good thing the materiel had a shelf life of *mumblemumble* years!
re: #238 austin_blue
I think they are lovely and appropriate. Good thing the materiel had a shelf life of *mumblemumble* years!
If I’d gone with real eggs this would have worked less well. >.>
As I noted earlier, this whole NYT blowup is a rerun of the “ID” scenario. Simply replace “climate” with “evolution” in that NYT quote and you’ve got the war over biology.
This is classic, and simple, theatre. It’s part of the WWE-ization of America under Trump. Set up a dynamic of A vs. B and draw in the viewers.
So we fucked up another N. Korea launch? Trump playing our trump card for no reason?
That technology that we “might” have shouldn’t be exposed to the whole world over this petty sh*t….
re: #233 Charles Johnson
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re: #239 klys (maker of Silmarils)
If I’d gone with real eggs this would have worked less well. >.>
Unless you had some of then Chinee Hunnert Year Aigs…
re: #239 klys (maker of Silmarils)
If I’d gone with real eggs this would have worked less well. >.>
Actually, real eggs dry out over time. As in months or years. They can kind of explode in the intervening period, especially if it is hot, which is suboptimal, but I made pysanky many, many years ago and didn’t blow the eggs first. It worked out fine. Mostly.
The NYT is just a company, that depends upon viewers/readers to generate advertising revenue.
We should not put our hope in such things.
As I noted some time back, to fight the Trump-ization of America we should not hope in scientists but the artists. I will extend that here to say that we should not put our hope in scientists or media companies, but in the independent artists.
re: #244 calochortus
Actually, real eggs dry out over time. As in months or years. They can kind of explode in the intervening period, especially if it is hot, which is suboptimal, but I made pysanky many, many years ago and didn’t blow the eggs first. It worked out fine. Mostly.
My cats would have chosen the least opportune time to do anything with them.
There are plastic. I’m fairly certain they won’t be nearly as attractive to the kitties.
re: #244 calochortus
Actually, real eggs dry out over time. As in months or years. They can kind of explode in the intervening period, especially if it is hot, which is suboptimal, but I made pysanky many, many years ago and didn’t blow the eggs first. It worked out fine. Mostly.
I made those too! They turned out beautiful. We had one that went bad - noticed a smell emanating from where they sat & found the culprit.
I want to do it again. Need to buy all the supplies.
A lot going on here pic.twitter.com/eiXTeRRLV3
— Yashar (@yashar) April 28, 2017
re: #118 Blind Frog Belly White
They could call it ‘The Trumpsucking Hour’.
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What “liberal” networks would those be? I can’t think of a single one.
re: #246 klys (maker of Silmarils)
My cats would have chosen the least opportune time to do anything with them.
There are plastic. I’m fairly certain they won’t be nearly as attractive to the kitties.
Depends. My grand kitty (daughter and son-in-law’s cat) loves him some #4 plastic. Other kinds? Meh. But Scotch tape, and other crinkly plastic just make his teeth itch to get into it.
Wut?
@Green_Footballs @realDonaldTrump Don’t you realize you’re playing into his hands? Making him feel important?
— ellen shultz (@eshultz21) April 28, 2017
I’m making Trump feel important? Huh?
Like it or not, he’s the president. (Gag.) That means he IS FUCKING IMPORTANT.
re: #250 calochortus
Depends. My grand kitty (daughter and son-in-law’s cat) loves him some #4 plastic. Other kinds? Meh. But Scotch tape, and other crinkly plastic just make his teeth itch to get into it.
I haven’t met a cat yet who likes to gnaw on ping pong balls.
(I’m sure the Internet would be happy to introduce me to one, but.)
I keep catching myself thinking “CuriousLurker’s take on this will be interesting.” And then it hits me again that she’s gone. I guess I’m still having a really hard time facing it.
re: #251 Charles Johnson
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I’m making Trump feel important? Huh?
Like it or not, he’s the president. (Gag.) That means he IS FUCKING IMPORTANT.
Well, the guy is so insecure in himself that your opinion of him does matter.
I got things ready for summer around the homestead. Shade cloth up on back patio, screens in the windows, patio umbrellas on the deck. Bring on the sunshine!
I also replaced the towel holders and the robe hook in one of the bathrooms. Let’s see how long it takes for Mr. C. to notice. I need to replace the TP holder as well, but I didn’t like the one that came with this particular line of stuff. It’s a pretty basic design, so I should be able to find one that doesn’t clash-important because the whole reason for the replacement is that the hardware in there before was 3 completely different designs and I’m sick of that.
When I talk about more effective messaging for Democrats and the end of buying into idiotic and evil GOPer frames, this is what I mean:
@sarahkendzior did you actually write this? Its brilliant! Came across it today pic.twitter.com/EM1ET8X33w
— leo hood (@HoodLeo) April 28, 2017
All the more relevant in the age of trumpcare and the GOP budget.
re: #253 Charles Johnson
I keep catching myself thinking “CuriousLurker’s take on this will be interesting.” And then it hits me again that she’s gone. I guess I’m still having a really hard time facing it.
I feel you. She was a very beloved voice around here.
re: #253 Charles Johnson
I keep catching myself thinking “CuriousLurker’s take on this will be interesting.” And then it hits me again that she’s gone. I guess I’m still having a really hard time facing it.
I went back today and saw her last tweet reply to me.
@sylk Thanks!
— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) March 11, 2017
I just figure I’m going to keep trying to emulate the parts of her that I admired so much, and hopefully become a better person in the process.
The Rude Pundit’s reaction to reading through a transcript of Trump’s recent AP interview is excellent: rudepundit.blogspot.com
Can’t you speak in regular sentences, you fucking dumb douche? No, no, no, Angela Merkel thinks you’re a goddamned baby. She’s not your pal now. Lie. Lie. Lie. Oh, fuck you, the Chinese give a shit about you. You’re talking about the planes still? Nothing new to mention, huh, sparky? You know, you don’t have to shit on Obama every time you wanna make some stupid point. Fuck you. Fuck you. You’re offering a Coke? What are you, 12? Grown-ups drink coffee, asshole. Wait, what? China didn’t change shit for you. You just bitched out on confronting Xi. Fuck you. Fuck. You. No, fuck you. Oh, really, you spunk monkey, you didn’t realize how big the government was? Oh, good to know that you were heartless in your business dealings. Oh, my god, I hate you. I haaaate you. Fuck how long is this? (Scroll, scroll, scroll) Son of a bitch. (Scrolls back. Big sigh.) I think I’m getting dumber reading this. Fuck, this prick is pathetic. Really, man? You’re talking about the election again? It’s because Melania still won’t fuck you anymore, isn’t it? Oh, great, we’re gonna build a cheap, shitty wall. Well, at least it’ll be easy to fucking dynamite once you’re arrested. Fuck you. Fuuuuck you. I wouldn’t let Jeff Sessions lick my scrotum. Really? You’re attacking Hillary Clinton again? Goddamnit, Godzilla, you beat Mothra. Deal with it. You’re a shitty human being, man. A shitty, shitty human being. I’m thirsty. I miss R.E.M. pretty much every day. Oh, c’mon, you totally watched something on Tucker Carlson or some other Fox show about MS-13. You’re too fucking dumb to know anything the TV men don’t tell you. ‘Single best speech ever made’ to Congress? Dude. You’re not selling shitty steaks here. Blah. Blah. Blahhhhhh. You don’t have any fuckin’ plan for ISIS so shut the fuck up. The election? Again? Someone should give you a cattle prod to the nuts every time you mention the election. Jesus, I’d rather felch a porcupine than read anymore of this. No, Elijah Cummings is not your new boyfriend. Put your dick away. Wait, what? Highest ratings ‘since the World Trade Center came down’? That’s some evil shit right there. Boo-hoo, the media was mean to me. Maybe Ivanka will let you suckle for a while to make you feel better.
re: #253 Charles Johnson
I keep catching myself thinking “CuriousLurker’s take on this will be interesting.” And then it hits me again that she’s gone. I guess I’m still having a really hard time facing it.
I think we all do.
re: #255 calochortus
I got things ready for summer around the homestead. Shade cloth up on back patio, screens in the windows, patio umbrellas on the deck. Bring on the sunshine!
I also replaced the towel holders and the robe hook in one of the bathrooms. Let’s see how long it takes for Mr. C. to notice. I need to replace the TP holder as well, but I didn’t like the one that came with this particular line of stuff. It’s a pretty basic design, so I should be able to find one that doesn’t clash-important because the whole reason for the replacement is that the hardware in there before was 3 completely different designs and I’m sick of that.
We hit 95 in Austin, beating an old record of 94 set in 1955.
Progress!
re: #262 austin_blue
We hit 95 in Austin, beating an old record of 94 set in 1955.
Progress!
Yay?
Just one of many reasons I don’t want to live in the southern part of the country.
re: #201 Stanley Sea
Someone here was looking for his name
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Thanks. Not the person I was thinking of (I’ve been gone four years).
Wow.
EVERYONE: I processed an image PROPERLY!! #Saturn’s beautiful blue vortex, taken Apr. 26 by #Cassini during flyby, processed by me! PROUD! 😀 pic.twitter.com/u1Dt2DO9A6
— Sophia Nasr (@Pharaoness) April 28, 2017
Hahahahaha…okay, for those who were wondering what all this “Fyre Festival” fuss was about, wonder no more (and read the whole long, glorious thread):
I just Googled”Fyre Festival” and I can’t stop fucking laughing.
Oh, Jesus. If you live for train wrecks, STRAP THE FUCK IN.— Iron Spike (@Iron_Spike) April 28, 2017
It’s next to impossible to choose a favorite, but I’m leaning toward this:
Whistle-blowing began in March, but the festival moved ahead regardless,and attendees began to arrive the 27th.
Here’s what they found.— Iron Spike (@Iron_Spike) April 28, 2017
#FyreFestival update, photos from the ground! pic.twitter.com/Z7fn9cKaz3
— FyreFestivalFraud (@FyreFraud) April 27, 2017
The “luxury” glamping tents are leftover disaster relief tents from USAid. https://t.co/gFsgUWNdP5
— Iron Spike (@Iron_Spike) April 28, 2017
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Interesting. I was just listening to a podcast (sinica) on Russian and Chinese nationalism. The guy speaking about Russia said that they basically grafted French postmodernism onto Euroasianism cynically: whereas Michael Foucault said “knowledge is power”; they said “power is knowledge.” The “spread as many lies as you can” because there is no truth but the Russian soul has worked remarkably well for Putin and seems to be working for Team Trump, too.
re: #264 Barefoot Grin
Thanks. Not the person I was thinking of (I’ve been gone four years).
That’s a relief. Glad you saw the post.
Here are the accomplishments of the Trump administration’s first 100 days.
A policy that limited student loan fees is out. So is a rule against internet providers selling consumer data without the user’s permission and one that prohibited states from withholding federal funds from Planned Parenthood. And so on.
Trump may have been thwarted so far in his bid to repeal Obamacare, restrict travel from Muslim-majority nations or build a wall on the southern border. But he’s been a rousing success in his little-noticed but aggressive drive to undo rules and regulations imposed during the presidency of his predecessor, Democrat Barack Obama.
“We’ve lifted one terrible regulation after another at a record clip, from the energy sector to the auto sector, and we have many more to go,” Trump said last week.
Since Inauguration Day, the Trump administration has delayed or outright repealed a multitude of Obama-era regulations that affect everything from workers’ exposure to cancer-causing substances to hunters’ rights to kill bear or wolf cubs in national wildlife refuges.
Among the changes:
▪ Employers can no longer be held accountable for keeping accurate workplace injury records for at least five years.
▪ Student loan companies can levy hefty fees on borrowers trying to get out of default.
▪ Internet service providers can collect and sell information about customers’ browsing habits without their permission.
▪ About 75,000 mentally ill people determined by the Social Security Administration to be incapable of handling their own finances won’t be barred from purchasing guns.
▪ Coal companies don’t have to obey new restrictions on pollution, nor do they have to monitor water quality in nearby streams.
▪ Federal contractors won’t have to disclose safety, health and labor violations prior to being awarded government contracts, a requirement companies have criticized as a “blacklisting rule.”
▪ Publicly traded oil, gas and mining companies won’t have to disclose payments to foreign governments.
▪ Financial advisers get a reprieve from stricter standards designed to prevent conflicts of interest when they make investment recommendations to people saving for retirement.
re: #263 calochortus
Yay?
Just one of many reasons I don’t want to live in the southern part of the country.
On the other hand, we had a grand total of 80 hours below freezing this “winter”. And we’ll be back down to 73 for a high by Sunday.
re: #266 Interesting Times
This one is easily my favorite #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/RQWQKTGEza
— Taunts Hog (@Tuna_Ghost) April 28, 2017
re: #266 Interesting Times
Hahahahaha…okay, for those who were wondering what all this “Fyre Festival” fuss was about, wonder no more (and read the whole long, glorious thread):
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I heard a spot about it on Mrs. Fish’s favorite talk radio segment while I was driving home from work. That … didn’t do the thread justice by a long shot. Holy hell.
re: #270 austin_blue
On the other hand, we had a grand total of 80 hours below freezing this “winter”. And we’ll be back down to 73 for a high by Sunday.
We had a few nights when it got below freezing, but not enough that sheltered areas froze. The neighbor’s flat roof had some standing water freeze, but our birdbath, which is under a tree never got ice on it. I enjoy the climate of the SF peninsula. Because I’m a wimp.
re: #268 Stanley Sea
That’s a relief. Glad you saw the post.
Kind of a relief. The nut job I was thinking of is still out there. (He was more of a grifter nut job than a violent one, though.)
re: #271 bratwurst
And Sarah Kendzior also retweeted a near-literal example of that:
life comes at u fast #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/jbB5J1fFqc
— CHUD Webb (@popespeed) April 28, 2017
re: #266 Interesting Times
“feral dogs”. Very entertaining.
re: #262 austin_blue
We hit 95 in Austin, beating an old record of 94 set in 1955.
Progress!
On Monday I have to drive 300 miles for a Tuesday morning meeting. I checked WeatherUnderground and it looks like a big chunk of the drive is going to be thru snow. The current forecast is for 3-5 inches in Duluth and 5-8 inches at other locations along I-35. There may be some snow at the meeting location (an unfinished building) on Tuesday. I’m hoping that the forecast changes for the better (or for the worse so that we’re forced to reschedule). I don’t feel like driving alone for hours in heavy snow.
NK seems to have a bad (sabotaged) batch of missile parts there.
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