Stephen Colbert Nails It Again: Trump Was the Laughingstock of NATO
Handshakes that never end and shoving the Prime Minister of Montenegro had some world leaders chuckling amongst themselves.
Handshakes that never end and shoving the Prime Minister of Montenegro had some world leaders chuckling amongst themselves.
lolwut?
@Green_Footballs Dim gag out choke lies from there brute froth holes.
— Chris H. (@blasteddith) May 27, 2017
re: #1 Charles Johnson
You sure do find some … interesting … people out there, boss.
re: #4 nines09
fuck……………………………………
Gregg Allman
This year sucks, on par with last year.
However, it seems that he found his One Way Out…
re: #1 Charles Johnson
Is that a bot? It’s the sort of Elisa-esque response you get from those things.
Take a break and find that. He was in ill health and dodged death a number of times. Hard living. He almost died many more times than reported. Still, it sucks.
Rest in peace Gregg.
Hell of a band in heaven these days.
This is a great write up.
The legendary singer-songwriter, co-founder of The Allman Brothers Band endured heartbreaking tragedy in his life https://t.co/Z8gWUUUOsv
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 27, 2017
re: #9 Dave In Austin
HAD hep C. Liver transplant. Once cleared, you can get it again, but I don’t see him visiting that world again. If he was using once more, he wouldn’t make the same mistakes. But I’m guessing. Cumulative damages?
From down below.
@bakedalaska pic.twitter.com/37SNqd8Mic
— Faaaaaaaaah Q (@FaaaaaaaaaaaH_Q) May 27, 2017
re: #8 nines09
I was never into the Allman Brothers, but I recently bought “Low Country Blues” and I really dig that record.
I know he had some hard living, but still…fuck.
His book was pretty good. mobile.nytimes.com
re: #4 nines09
fuck……………………………………
Gregg Allman
I didn’t know he lived in Savannah. He was scheduled to appear out here on the islands a few months ago but cancelled a week before the date. The news is probably just making its way around here now; I’m headed out to the bar later and I’m sure the locals will be talking about it.
Their music wasn’t really my thing, but they soundtrack every bar within a hundred miles out here.
I just have one thing to say: dim gag out choke lies from there brute froth holes. Checkmate, snowflakes.
re: #14 (Bert the Turtle)
Comma/hyphen (lives) matter. Truth in advertising though, it will be trump free, it is (probably) a rally and at least one speech will happen.
re: #18 Charles Johnson
Which Anal C!nt album was that track taken from?
re: #15 Jebediah, RBG
re: #17 Pawn of the Oppressor
The Allman Brothers Band was a page on a photo album in time. They broke new ground. They were one of the original jam bands. They bent the rules and the sounds. They were immensely talented. I never saw them whole. My loss. I thought they were overexposed at one time, but they had that soul and blues feel that always did it for me.
Want to see your favorite band live? DO IT.
re: #18 Charles Johnson
I just have one thing to say: dim gag out choke lies from there brute froth holes. Checkmate, snowflakes.
Welp, I’m beaten. I have nothing to say to that. Guess I’d better hand in my liberal card and exchange it for a man card./////
re: #22 nines09
They were hard to catch on the road, iirc.
One of the first real bands I was in when I was growing up in Hawaii opened for the Allman Brothers at the Honolulu International Center Arena. Sad to see this era come to an end. Duane Allman was a fantastic slide guitarist.
This guy is a real find.
@FurlingtonJeff @Green_Footballs Dims puke up lies like snakes eat insects.
— Chris H. (@blasteddith) May 27, 2017
Gregg and Duane…Allman Brothers, together again.
RIP
re: #27 Charles Johnson
This guy is a real find.
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At least I was able to dimly comprehend what that one was intending to convey. The one addressed to you was just … argle bargle.
Check out his timeline.
re: #30 Charles Johnson
Check out his timeline.
Think this guy needs an intervention. Or an exorcism.
re: #31 SteelPH
Or reprogramming. The User follows list is eclectic as well.
re: #26 Charles Johnson
One of the first real bands I was in when I was growing up in Hawaii opened for the Allman Brothers at the Honolulu International Center Arena. Sad to see this era come to an end. Duane Allman was a fantastic slide guitarist.
Indeed…I actually like Duane Allman and Aretha Franklin’s cover of “The Weight” a wee bit more than The Band’s original.
re: #27 Charles Johnson
@blasteddith @Green_Footballs So you’re mentally-handicapped and propagandized. Good luck with that. You’ll need it.
— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) May 27, 2017
We’re getting down to the dumbest Trump supporters.
re: #17 Pawn of the Oppressor
I didn’t know he lived in Savannah. He was scheduled to appear out here on the islands a few months ago but cancelled a week before the date. The news is probably just making its way around here now; I’m headed out to the bar later and I’m sure the locals will be talking about it.
Their music wasn’t really my thing, but they soundtrack every bar within a hundred miles out here.
Didn’t know you were in Savannah. I was born and raised there. Left years ago, though still have a lot a family and go back as often as I can. I knew Gregg lived there and his sister too. She is (was?) a musician as well. Don’t know if she is still alive.
re: #1 Charles Johnson
lolwut?
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Looks like a good first try at English. They need to keep going to classes tho’.
Oh and, grandma skip jumbo at banana patch.
re: #36 Eventual Carrion
Looks like a good first try at English. They need to keep going to classes tho’.
Oh and, grandma skip jumbo at banana patch.
Corey Lewandowski could join the White House “as early as next week” in Trump war room to combat Russia scandal. https://t.co/b1fmF9invO pic.twitter.com/jsKFJHsKkb
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) May 27, 2017
big week for sociopaths who assault journalists https://t.co/bYLTqNuny6
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) May 27, 2017
re: #30 Charles Johnson
Check out his timeline.
DD has an insult tip jar. Someone [with money] should start a gibberish tip jar.
Its nic reminds me irretrievably of Officer Edith.
Y’know, I never thought I’d have to specifically say ” don’t tattoo your initials onto your dogs penis” and yet…. pic.twitter.com/ZtAcmPQSXT
— Officer Edith (@OfficerEdith) May 27, 2017
Trump complained to world leaders that difficulties opening golf courses in Europe influenced his EU views: report https://t.co/H13xIWLgHJ pic.twitter.com/afbzqi4CKx
— The Hill (@thehill) May 27, 2017
Jim Bunning has passed away as well. Great pitcher. I went to law school with his daughter.
We don’t have any streets that wide, but we have sidewalks like that. Without any signs.
Hold my beer while I close this sidewalk pic.twitter.com/2x8OQMRh9D
— Don Kostelec (@KostelecPlan) May 27, 2017
re: #40 wrenchwench
DD has an insult tip jar. Someone [with money] should start a gibberish tip jar.
Its nic reminds me irretrievably of Officer Edith.
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saw that Officer Edith tweet earlier and am still laughing.
I’m really enjoying the live YouTube streams of people playing the new Friday The 13th game. I’m crazy.
re: #26 Charles Johnson
My oldest brother knew the Allmans well and when they played here in Macon, GA, he’d play back up with them. My brother passed away in 2015. He played bass guitar and was considered one of the best musicians in town. When he was younger, he traveled quite a bit with other bands, especially in Europe. The Allmans once rented a house in my part of Macon, about half a mile from where I live now. The house still stands, but I don’t know if anyone lives in it now. Back then, this part of the city was known as the boondocks since it was so far from downtown.
This is destined to go poorly.
RNC officials gripe after Trump sons show up to plan ‘strategy’ to boost president’s profile https://t.co/uDXUWnPq6x pic.twitter.com/DEJCI3MtVV
— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 27, 2017
re: #48 bratwurst
This is destined to go poorly.
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Poorly for them. AWESOME for us. I mean, seriously. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?!
re: #49 thedopefishlives
Poorly for them. AWESOME for us. I mean, seriously. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?!
A comprehensive list would take too long.
Reunited 😭💔 her name is Moppet pic.twitter.com/1nlOm0NSR0
— Constance Rimmer (@PigletParker) May 27, 2017
@PigletParker @iggigg I have gazed upon the face of terror and oh heck it’s adorable
— Feels Villeneuve 🏁 (@ardvarc) May 27, 2017
.@POTUS: “Just yesterday, Coptic Christians in Egypt were viciously gunned down in another vile terrorist attack.” https://t.co/kyIimm8GSb pic.twitter.com/M0WCLicB2k
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 27, 2017
I eagerly await his comments on the Portland White supremacist terror attack. https://t.co/3TR4fyob9E
— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) May 27, 2017
re: #48 bratwurst
They really are Beavis and Butthead!
NYT: Maybe the nice real estate men, the murdery dictator, and the little banker spies just want peace in Syria? pic.twitter.com/WljWyAVgFc
— AmyPLevy (@AmyPLevy) May 27, 2017
Trump late to G7 photo after waiting for golf cart to take him instead of walking: report https://t.co/3cijLpZhX4 pic.twitter.com/eFLeYbsr7B
— The Hill (@thehill) May 27, 2017
Poor, baby. He needed a stroller while the grown folks walked. Awww. https://t.co/Y65uQvahDp
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) May 27, 2017
re: #55 Backwoods_Sleuth
He has really small feet, too.
Because nearly 100 years later, people realize prohibition is an idiotic way to influence behavior?
Jeff Sessions says he’s ‘surprised’ Americans aren’t embracing his anti-marijuana stancehttps://t.co/XKwSEnEB3W
— InxsySparxs (@InxsyS) May 27, 2017
re: #58 bratwurst
And they realized it’s marijuana fer gawd sake you stupid bigot elf.
re: #58 bratwurst
Because nearly 100 years later, people realize prohibition is an idiotic way to influence behavior?
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Look, I’m not a big fan of drugs and abuse, but goddamn it, I’m sick of this whole “legislating morality” bullshit.
#raven party (with nachos). 😎🎉 pic.twitter.com/3kEW58RqHN
— CrowDog (@TheCrowDog) May 27, 2017
Let’s get this party started! With one nacho.
re: #58 bratwurst
Because nearly 100 years later, people realize prohibition is an idiotic way to influence behavior?
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In Beauregard’s world alcohol prohibition is still 70 years in the future.
re: #56 Ace Rothstein
True, true. I’m a Gen Xer who actually watched them! Teeheehee
re: #60 thedopefishlives
Look, I’m not a big fan of drugs and abuse, but goddamn it, I’m sick of this whole “legislating morality” bullshit.
I’ve never even used marijuana, but I don’t give a fuck if someone else wants to use it as long as they aren’t driving a car, piloting a plane, etc.
re: #57 Ace Rothstein
He has really small feet, too.
Cheers of “Tiny hands, tiny feet! All he does is tweet tweet tweet!” At the D.C. Women’s March. pic.twitter.com/inB0MHVH0c
— Blake Montgomery (@blakersdozen) January 22, 2017
re: #58 bratwurst
Because nearly 100 years later, people realize prohibition is an idiotic way to influence behavior?
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@InxsyS He clearly has reefer-madness, and is unfit for his office.
— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) May 27, 2017
We will remember.
This courageous human being lost his life in #Portland standing against racist, white supremacist terrorism. We will remember you, Taliesin. pic.twitter.com/EBc5tzDqD9
— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) May 27, 2017
PRESS MESS: White House considers a rotating cadre of press briefers, in part to keep Trump from growing bored. https://t.co/4q7Mq3fCp0 pic.twitter.com/dqiZ7rIds8
— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) May 27, 2017
re: #69 Timothy Watson
Will this league have a designated hitter rule?
Don’t know, but this is getting more confusing than the infield fly rule.
re: #68 FormerDirtDart
If it’s keeping Trump from being bored that’s the problem, they just need a parade of buxom blondes and it’ll all be fine.
re: #68 FormerDirtDart
Spencer is such a pathetic toady for getting shut out of the Pope meeting and still being willing to put up with this shit. I suppose he’s getting paid very well but Christ have some self-respect.
re: #58 bratwurst
Jeff Sessions says he’s ‘surprised’ Americans aren’t embracing his anti-marijuana stancehttps://t.co/XKwSEnEB3W
— InxsySparxs (@InxsyS) May 27, 2017
Maybe he ought to visit Colorado and patronize a few edible emporiums? Or just toke up a few hits and chill?
(Sorry in advance for any brain-bleach necessities for anyone trying to imagine Jeff Sessions stoned…..)
re: #74 stpaulbear
I don’t think he’s getting paid all that well. Trump just attracts obsequious servants who love to be humiliated.
bumpy weather today…lots of thunder, lightning, rain.
So far we have .69 inch of rain (that fell in less than a hour) and that was spiced up with nickle-sized hail. By the time the storm got 3-4 miles east of me:
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
re: #70 Skip Intro
The quote is wrong. It’s a good enough quote without tarting it up.
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
This cave sounds like a nice getaway…you can hang out with lizards, as well:
I have literally been in a cave for two hours and therefore have no idea what’s going on; feels great 😂 Here’s a Missouri cave salamander pic.twitter.com/GoFfcSepz4
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 27, 2017
re: #75 Jay C
In my mind, he seems better stoned. A better stoned elf.
re: #76 GlutenFreeJesus
Just use Ivanka.
Oh shit. And that would work too!
It would also be too much work for her.
Jeff Sessions surprised to learn that most people believe that all adult Americans should have access to a voting booth.
re: #81 JordanRules
In my mind, he seems better stoned. A better stoned elf.
Well, he really couldn’t be worse, now, could he???
re: #84 Jay C
This is the trump administration. It can always be worse. When in the last 120+ days has it gotten better?
Times when an universally agreed upon twitter “sarc” tag might have been useful….
Just a footnote but: How silly is it that McMaster says “we’re not going to comment on Jared,” like he’s a teenager busted for weed
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) May 27, 2017
Sasha and Malia got zone of privacy but not Jared? Way not to be a hypocrite, Joan https://t.co/0QeTxgSxJu
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 27, 2017
OK @joshtpm you got me. Fair enough. We both have young children. Mine is only 27. We’d like everyone to treat our babies this way. https://t.co/dCLPmtbjol
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) May 27, 2017
Oh dear God people: @joshtpm was joking about Sasha, Malia and Jared. I was joking about @NoraWD. I know we’re all riled up but please!
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) May 27, 2017
We had a good run. No one can take that away from us https://t.co/203LdCft9t
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 27, 2017
re: #86 FormerDirtDart
Times when an universally agreed upon twitter “sarc” tag might have been useful….
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re: #80 Interesting Times
This cave sounds like a nice getaway…you can hang out with lizards, as well:
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Salamanders are closer to frogs, zoologically speaking. From Wiki:
Batrachology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians including frogs and toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians. It is a sub-discipline of herpetology, which includes also non-avian reptiles (snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and the tuatara).
I’m going to have to look up ‘amphisbaenids’.
re: #81 JordanRules
In my mind, he seems better stoned. A better stoned elf.
I can see him turning into a twitchy bag of paranoia like in the old scare movies.
hahahaaa…..nope. trump was taking a freaking nap.
A short clip that sums up this G7 summit: look who has chosen not to hear a translation of his Italian host’s speech #G6 pic.twitter.com/6pXbBlfvof
— James Landale (@BBCJLandale) May 27, 2017
As usual @POTUS wears a single ear piece for translation in his right ear https://t.co/Opm2qk1hOQ
— Sean Spicer (@PressSec) May 27, 2017
If true, because hairdo. https://t.co/VYDgIgoEZt
— Joanna P. Adler (@AdlerJo) May 27, 2017
re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth
Why would trump want to listen to someone else speak?
OK, I need to walk my dogs. But, I’ll be looking for a tree to bang my head against…
Duterte jokes that his soldiers can rape women under martial law in the Philippines https://t.co/1hq1HBFgv6
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 27, 2017
Is Trump’s invitation to him still pending? https://t.co/V2QgwKJgST
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 27, 2017
From today’s Instant Pot… just made turkey Teriyaki meatballs, served over brown rice with Asian veggies. Came out delicious! My total time investment in the meal was maybe 10 minutes to make and brown the meatballs (rice was already cooked, bought the Teriyaki sauce, and frozen steam-in-a-bag veggies).
Made a meatloaf in it the other night that came out perfectly. I am so loving this appliance! Not only for the convenience and speed but because now I can cook stuff in the summer without heating up my tiny house. This is a BFD.
re: #92 FormerDirtDart
Not the first time.
CNN)Philippines presidential hopeful Rodrigo Duterte has refused to apologize after his controversial comments on gang rape.
A YouTube video appeared over the weekend of Duterte joking about the 1989 rape and murder of an Australian missionary that took place in Davao City, in the country’s southeast, where he is mayor, CNN Philippines reported.
“I was angry she was raped, yes that was one thing. But she was so beautiful, I think the mayor should have been first. What a waste,” he said, according to a CNN Philippines translation of the comments.
trump’s kind of monster.
Hatpin history thread
Has anyone ever heard of ‘hatpin panic’? In the early 1900’s women wore giant hatpins to go with their massive hats pic.twitter.com/dU5sO57sAp
— Jason Poole (@JasonPoolej2) May 27, 2017
re: #95 JordanRules
Hatpin history thread
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And they would stick gropers on the street cars with them.
Willamette Week (via Huffpo) reports that the man in this video from April 29 is Portland train terrorist Jeremy Christian.
His ties to white supremacy include attending local rallies, according to authorities. On April 29, police confiscated a baseball bat from him at a “March for Free Speech” rally, after which he screamed racial epithets and gave the Nazi salute throughout the day, the Portland Mercury reports.
Man engaging in hate speech and giving the Nazi salute at the end of the #Portland free speech march pic.twitter.com/8QRmmvTDAf
— Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) April 29, 2017
The healthiest president in America’s history is unable to walk 700 yards … sad! @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/an5tuwPDpj
— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) May 27, 2017
In fairness, he apparently subsists on burnt steak and pan drippings, chocolate cake and ice cream. That stuff jiggles when you walk. https://t.co/HeMaBtdhpe
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 27, 2017
re: #95 JordanRules
Sounds silly, but in Edwardian times, hatpins were looked upon as much as weapons as fashion accessories….
In today’s parlance, “You Go, Girl Lady!!!”
The water tower America needs pic.twitter.com/a95JfrBZi8
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 27, 2017
re: #95 JordanRules
They tried to pass laws banning hatpins or curtailing their length, and in some places were successful. But women largely refused to obey
— Jason Poole (@JasonPoolej2) May 27, 2017
You’ll take my hatpin from my cold, dead hands!
re: #98 Backwoods_Sleuth
REMINDER: Only one doctor has come forward to say Donald Trump is in sound mental health. This is that doctor: pic.twitter.com/eLA8eojHLB
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) May 27, 2017
re: #98 Backwoods_Sleuth
Honest question: what are the odds of us ending up in a similar situation as what happened with Woodrow Wilson? I mean, the Trump White House leaks like a funnel, but hypothetically, if Trump were to have a stroke, could they keep it under wraps?
To the disheartened Kentucky voter
Via Rawstory commentor:
Optimistic Pessimist • 17 hours ago
So let’s just be clear here, dude.Let’s say you were so spectacularly gullible that you actually believed a narcissistic serial fraudster whose entire claim to fame was playing an asshole boss on TV and gaudy wealth built on ripping off people poorer than him, declaring bankruptcy repeatedly, and open admissions of bribery. All of that was easily accessible public-record knowledge, and any remotely informed voter should have been able to figure out he was a narcissist who has never done anything for anyone other than himself.
But let’s say you really are that bad at life that you couldn’t figure that out.
And let’s also say you are so incompetent at information gathering that you could not figure out that he contradicted himself from one speech or interview to the next. You have the memory of a goldfish, sure, not your fault.
Let’s also say that your BS detector is so completely broken that you couldn’t tell he was a lying asshole just by listening to him talk. Sure, his smarmy word-salad lies are so obvious to me it’s literally unpleasant to listen to him talk, even when the topic isn’t something awful, but let’s give you the benefit of the doubt and say that you are so bad at life you literally cannot tell when someone is lying to you.
Even then, that means you listened to a man who blamed every problem in the country on immigrants, insulted “Mexicans” left and right, insulted people of color, insulted Muslims, insulted the parents of people who died serving the country, mocked prisoners of war for being prisoners of war, mocked the handicapped, insulted women, encouraged violence against protesters, and gleefully professed an outright hatred of the First Amendment and freedom of the press.
You looked at a guy who promoted, reveled in, and used as one of his central rhetorical platforms xenophobia, racism, religious bigotry, authoritarianism, misogyny, violence, and all-around assholery, and you said “I’m okay with this.” You looked at a proto-fascist extolling fundamentally un-American ideals and said “he says he’ll give me a job”.
So even if we assume you are spectacularly gullible, ignorant, and willfully uninformed, we still have no choice but to accept that if you believed Trump was going to follow through on his grand promises that benefitted you, he would also follow through on all the terrible, racist, xenophobic, unAmerican things he promised with just as much vigor.
So yeah, sorry, even if I give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you were suckered, you are still a proto-fascist-enabling asshole. We all have to live with what you wrought, you’d damn well better suffer too.
Maybe next time around you’ll pay just a little more attention, and with any luck also vote for someone who isn’t a spectacular asshole in every way shape and form.
re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth
hahahaaa…..nope. trump was taking a freaking nap.
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re: #97 Shiplord Kirel
Seems like he should’ve been in some database…
But economic anxiety and emails ya know.
1. In wake of awful double murder by well-known white supremacist in Portland, a few musings about who we find dangerous.
— David Menschel (@davidminpdx) May 27, 2017
re: #95 JordanRules
That thread is AMAZING
Which is probably the most ineffective insult and coolest feminist label I can think of.
— Jason Poole (@JasonPoolej2) May 27, 2017
re: #109 KGxvi
Petticoated swashbucklers… sounds familiar…
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re: #105 Ming5000
I’m in exactly this position interacting with a friend of mine.
He keeps wanting me to tell him why things are happening this way, and I keep saying “No, this is how this guy always was, if you even slightly looked at his history as a businessman.”
Some trends I notice:
1. A bunch of these people don’t actually have critical thinking skills or any notion about how to verify something through research.
2. They’ve been told their feelings have validity, and that angry shouty stuff by certain kind of “traditional” male has validity, so their episteme is made of spun sugar.
3. There is an enormous mythology in which liberals are Always Wrong, such that they don’t even know policy positions for parties or individuals. Hence the confuse about things like health care.
4. The rest of the world exists as a few vague details and some stereotypes. The idea that other people might not see things the same way is alien.
…and that’s how this happens.
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That thread is AMAZING
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I oh soooooo much want a t-shirt that says “petticoated swashbuckler”!
re: #113 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
Excellent points as usual. (how do you get them out to clearly and succinclty!)
Your point:
3. There is an enormous mythology in which liberals are Always Wrong, such that they don’t even know policy positions for parties or individuals. Hence the confuse about such like health care.
Hits home. I am having fun with an Aunt. Rather than disowning her as I have (maybe temporarily) with other family and friends, I have been tweaking her with honest abhorrence about what is going on. The health Trumpcare efforts may be my wedge. She doesn’t know my politics. I hope she gets woke.
re: #114 Backwoods_Sleuth
I want a hatpin self-defense manual.
I might even consider wearing hats because of this.
re: #116 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
I want a hatpin self-defense manual.
I might even consider wearing hats because of this.
I can just see the new trend of baseball caps and giant, ornate hat pins stuck in ‘em.
re: #116 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
I want a hatpin self-defense manual.
I might even consider wearing hats because of this.
re: #115 Ming5000
What I do is try to explain stuff without hitting the magic words that trigger partisan reflexes and thought-stopping cliches. Which is hard, because FOX, AM radio, et cetera exist to spawn those things. Sometimes stuff sinks in where they at least informed about the specific issue…
…but not often. The feel-good effect of being certain—and smug—pulls them back, as does the fact that I’m often the lone dissenting voice in their environment.
I find (4) the most amazing, because of how stunned people are that maybe other people have other perspectives because of in-depth history. But there’s a (5) where Americans are taught that the bad stuff in US history are aberrations, not part of a larger social pattern that generated both good and bad results. People are oriented towards “heroic” history where there’s singular figures, rightness (both ideas and morality) flow from conviction not cognition, and challenging convention is inherently good (as opposed to contextual useful, but only within a sound argument). Folks are primed to be this way.
re: #116 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
I used to wear bobby pins in my hair a lot and they definitely came in handy a number of times, in a number of different ways. Though, they wouldn’t be quite as effective a weapon as the hatpin.
I’m also thinking about hats again!
Oh Russia is “warning” us?? F*CK YOU, RUSSIA!! pic.twitter.com/oTSbV6JK47
— Gina (@redhed67) May 27, 2017
re: #113 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
I’m in exactly this position interacting with a friend of mine.
He keeps wanting me to tell him why things are happening this way, and I keep saying “No, this is how this guy always was, if you even slightly looked at his history as a businessman.”
Some trends I notice:
1. A bunch of these people don’t actually have critical thinking skills or any notion about how to verify something through research.
2. They’ve been told their feelings have validity, and that angry shouty stuff by certain kind of “traditional” male has validity, so their episteme is made of spun sugar.
3. There is an enormous mythology in which liberals are Always Wrong, such that they don’t even know policy positions for parties or individuals. Hence the confuse about things like health care.
4. The rest of the world exists as a few vague details and some stereotypes. The idea that other people might not see things the same way is alien.…and that’s how this happens.
Poor little delicate snowflakes on a hot summer day.
re: #118 allegro
The pussy hats should’ve just kept the knitting needles in them for the Women’s March.
re: #113 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
4. The rest of the world exists as a few vague details and some stereotypes.
This is one of the reasons that 9/11 had such an extreme effect on so many Americans.
The unreal became real, and dangerous. For such people it’s as if the aliens from Independence Day had suddenly become real.
And many have not regained their equanimity to this day.
Every single Trump supporter eventually… pic.twitter.com/avbqBMAsEk
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) May 26, 2017
re: #120 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
In short, many Americans have no history but they have an extensive mythology.
re: #123 austin_blue
What scares me is I’m really beginning to think that the “how you think” matters more than “what you think” because people don’t admit that we’re emotional, impressionistic, social learners, and heuristic thinkers. If they lack a skeptic’s toolkit, you can eventually spin someone around such that they won’t even notice the change from A is A to A is B.
Hence the power of narcissists and other pathological manipulators to keep people believing even as the belief system changes shape.
Now consider how large a part of modern understanding of the self is about the solidity of beliefs, and their atom-like role as the foundation for morals, government, et cetera.
re: #127 lawhawk
Best thing I’ve seen all day.
re: #129 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
Last night I posted a link to a Youtube video of a creationist, of a widely-referenced home-schooling outfit, referencing the part of his cosmology lecture (this was a middle-school-age science module, I believe) where he goes bat-shit stupid.
I called it mental abuse. Some may defer from going to the extremes that I do, but I believe this is mentally abusing children.
re: #105 Ming5000
To the disheartened Kentucky voter
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Most people in the real world do not spend much time listening to news or researching candidates in depth; they can easily fall prey to a biased news source if it’s the only one in town or they may catch part of a speech that sounds sensible. As mentioned previously, I once listened to part of a Trump speech during the primary and it exuded empathy for people who lost their jobs to foreign competition; there was no mention of Mexicans or the wall or racism. A friend who supported Hillary had the same experience — he thought Trump was very effective.
We who pay attention are aware of his incompetence and malice — but the typical voter is not, especially when legitimate media promotes the both sides have serious flaws argument; when legitimate media hound Hillary for her emails. It is the entire media who should be held responsible for the election of this monster — not just Faux News, Breitbart etc.
re: #105 Ming5000
When Trump said he was going to hurt “Those people, wink wink…” This asshole thought he wasn’t one of “Those people”…nudge nudge…
re: #129 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
What scares me is I’m really beginning to think that the “how you think” matters more than “what you think” because people don’t admit that we’re emotional, impressionistic, social learners, and heuristic thinkers. If they lack a skeptic’s toolkit, you can eventually spin someone around such that they won’t even notice the change from A is A to A is B.
Hence the power of narcissists and other pathological manipulators to keep people believing even as the belief system changes shape.
Now consider how large a part of modern understanding of the self is about the solidity of beliefs, and their atom-like role as the foundation for morals, government, et cetera.
But this is one of Rummy’s “known knowns”.
“There’s a sucker born every minute, and two to take him.”
P. T. Barnum; and
“Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.”
H. L. Mencken
Off-topic, but this book cover looks interesting: Image: dawn.jpg
re: #58 bratwurst
Because nearly 100 years later, people realize prohibition is an idiotic way to influence behavior?
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re: #128 Romantic Heretic
Everybody does.
When the superpowers were the colonial states, they too had a very glossy, “heroic” understanding of themselves, and no-one was going to tell them otherwise. It took getting smashed to bits, twice, and losing all their shit, before. Then they got slightly humble.
Revisionism is a constant threat, exactly as Orwell described.
re: #131 freetoken
Last night I posted a link to a Youtube video of a creationist, of a widely-referenced home-schooling outfit, referencing the part of his cosmology lecture (this was a middle-school-age science module, I believe) where he goes bat-shit stupid.
I called it mental abuse. Some may defer from going to the extremes that I do, but I believe this is mentally abusing children.
The people responsible for the abuse are the parents who inculcate this ideology in their children and force this evil on their children.
re: #138 Hecuba’s daughter
Parents may sincerely believe they are doing what is best for their children.
The science lecturer shilling his creationist junk is both self-deluded and conning marks.
re: #116 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
I want a hatpin self-defense manual.
I might even consider wearing hats because of this.
Lesson 1: stick them with the pointy end.
re: #124 goddamnedfrank
I’ll see your weaponized 1900’s hat pin panic and raise you one Pam Grier Foxy Brown afro holster.
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Speaking of guns I got a chance to handle and shoot the newly released Kimber K6s today. On the upside the trigger is fantastic for a DAO snubbie revolver, ultra smooth with no progressive stacking and a surprise break at the end. On the downside being the lightest production .357 mag means the recoil is just tremendous. Probably ideal for a last ditch concealed carry gun where the emphasis is on ease of concealment.
re: #131 freetoken
At the risk of head a bit too deep in the conspiracy wardrobe and finding Mr.Tumnus:
Both in the current US and the much of the world, there’s a cultural project to roll back empiricism, critical thinking and secular notions of human worth and dignity. It’s the thing underneath so much authoritarian action, because those skills make individuals capable of assessing ideas rather than accepting them as True.
I don’t know if this planet can handle another self-righteous and smug AF career politician whose father was a mailman.
Canada’s John Kasich, Michael Chong, is not winning today’s Conservative Party leadership contest: https://t.co/brOSr20TBw
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 27, 2017
re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth
bumpy weather today…lots of thunder, lightning, rain.
So far we have .69 inch of rain (that fell in less than a hour) and that was spiced up with nickle-sized hail. By the time the storm got 3-4 miles east of me:
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Bad weather seems to all be flying south of central Ohio. Just warm and humid up here in Columbus. Keep dry and safe Sleuth.
re: #139 freetoken
Parents may sincerely believe they are doing what is best for their children.
The science lecturer shilling his creationist junk is both self-deluded and conning marks.
But he believes what he is saying. The parents are the ones who decided to teach their children creationism.
Finally a half decent day with temps in the low 60’s. Just finished putting up the hanging flower baskets. So I check the weather forecast. DAMN IT….frost advisories tonight. I think the baskets will be OK as they are next to the house. But, the rest of the flower/veggie beds…who knows. Will look at getting them covered.
Local Writer Tries For Wit. Gets Halfway There https://t.co/QqJViCyiFe
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 27, 2017
re: #141 goddamnedfrank
Speaking of guns I got a chance to handle and shoot the newly released Kimber K6s today. On the upside the trigger is fantastic for a DAO snubbie revolver, ultra smooth with no progressive stacking and a surprise break at the end. On the downside being the lightest production .357 mag means the recoil is just tremendous. Probably ideal for a last ditch concealed carry gun where the emphasis is on ease of concealment.
.38 special +P, like the Buffalo Bore FBI Load Clone (158 gr. L.S.W.C.H.P. —G.C. (1,000fps/M.E. 351 ft.lbs.)) is best for something like that. More than enough energy and much more controllable without the pain.
So what’s the real world price for the Kimber?
re: #27 Charles Johnson
That all probably sounds better in the original Russian.
Jared Kushner ‘unhappy’ and ‘miserable’ as Russia scandal threatens White House role: report https://t.co/LlahitRg8e pic.twitter.com/O9TqTq9r38
— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 27, 2017
Oh, poor little snowflake…
re: #143 Myron Falwell
Chong was probably the only candidate I wouldn’t tell to get bent if they knocked on my door. Raitt and Obhrai would be the two I treat like any other sort of salespeople that knock on the door and would ignore them. The rest of them would range from slam-the-door status to let-the-dog-out status.
re: #152 Targetpractice
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Oh, poor little snowflake…
I am personally ‘unhappy’ and ‘miserable’ that someone so unqualified is in this position at all.
The evolution of floof. pic.twitter.com/2TlwtY3ftO
— A Cat Named Bitches (@BitchestheCat) May 27, 2017
re: #150 William Lewis
.38 special +P, like the Buffalo Bore FBI Load Clone (158 gr. L.S.W.C.H.P. —G.C. (1,000fps/M.E. 351 ft.lbs.)) is best for something like that. More than enough energy and much more controllable without the pain.
So what’s the real world price for the Kimber?
Agreed on the .38 spl +P, I have a 5 shot Smith 60 “no dash” that is much more enjoyable to shoot. Not sure on the real world price because the local Kimber dealing shop in Simi Valley prices exactly at MSRP. Looks like Turners (a SoCal chain) has the base model at $849. Pretty spendy but like I said I could see a niche for it as a very concealable & powerful last ditch firearm.
The #CPC just selected the evil Richie Cunningham. #cpcldr pic.twitter.com/TpNUv5PlEF
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 28, 2017
@teenagesleuth Jesus whipped people out of the temple—-Christians have full authority to use violence.
— Jake King (@IaccobKing) May 27, 2017
Tweet of the day https://t.co/4SJZcccxwp
— kara vallow (@teenagesleuth) May 28, 2017
re: #121 JordanRules
I used to wear bobby pins in my hair a lot and they definitely came in handy a number of times, in a number of different ways. Though, they wouldn’t be quite as effective a weapon as the hatpin.
I’m also thinking about hats again!
I’m a little late to the hatpin party, but I’d like to point out that for a hatpin to be anything but a decorative weapon, you need to have long hair that is worn “up” in some fashion so that the hatpin has something to go through other than your head.
Being a proper lady with long hair, I have used hatpins for their original purpose, though my longest pin was only a few inches long.
re: #152 Targetpractice
@RawStory You can actually see him downloading the named emotions in this file photo.
— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) May 28, 2017
re: #157 goddamnedfrank
Agreed on the .38 spl +P, I have a 5 shot Smith 60 “no dash” that is much more enjoyable to shoot. Not sure on the real world price because the local Kimber dealing shop in Simi Valley prices exactly at MSRP. Looks like Turners (a SoCal chain) has the base model at $849. Pretty spendy but like I said I could see a niche for it as a very concealable & powerful last ditch firearm.
Ouch on that price. If I a) had the money and b) was willing to spend that much, I’d get a Chiappa Rhino in 2” instead.
re: #152 Targetpractice
Jared Kushner ‘unhappy’ and ‘miserable’ as Russia scandal threatens White House role
The pain is just getting started.
For the beer nerds:
Tallgrass Key Lime Pie smells and tastes like key lime pie.
That is all.
The WH provided caption also dates the image as May 25, 2917.
I will be shocked when this administration doesn’t screw something up.
Is there a reason the @WhiteHouse didn’t include the First Gentleman of Luxembourg in this photo caption?
Like, a non-homophobic one? pic.twitter.com/W89mQzFDaq— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) May 27, 2017
re: #159 jaunte
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I’d remind him that he also said that he who lives by the sword will die by it too. Stupid fuck.
re: #166 William Lewis
I’d remind him that he also said that he who lives by the sword will die by it too. Stupid fuck.
Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don’t.
re: #152 Targetpractice
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Oh, poor little snowflake…
I wonder if he feels as bad as the former tenants his company chased for unpaid rent in his slumlord Baltimore housing felt.
“Jared looks like a mannequin, except without a soul.” said somebody who isn’t me.
I think the whole country would be better off if Jeff Sessions occasionally got baked on some primo herb.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 28, 2017
re: #160 calochortus
I have used the Chinese hair sticks. Not sure if they have a more formal name.
re: #170 Charles Johnson
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The same could be said of any right-wing nutjob or fundamentalist of any notoriety in this country.
re: #159 jaunte
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And Jesus taught, “expose the other cheek so as to draw your opponent in, then step backwards and turn so that your opponent glides behind you allowing you to thrust your dagger neatly into his back.”
re: #170 Charles Johnson
I think I’ve just invented a new system of government where all elected officials are microdosed for their tenure of office.
I’m thinking this will either save the world or cause the world’s first pizza delivery related nuclear incident.
Certification for my SF86 security clearance form, which says false statement punishable by imprisonment. Jared Kushner lied on his form. pic.twitter.com/iCfWkIT7gT
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 27, 2017
After his deliberate, documented lie was discovered, he became “miserable” and “unhappy.”
But his feelings would not keep him out of jail.
re: #171 JordanRules
I have used the Chinese hair sticks. Not sure if they have a more formal name.
Ancient Greek women used to hold their peplos together at the shoulder and down the arm with giant decorative straight pins. Apparently they were also occasionally handy as daggers…
re: #175 jaunte
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After his deliberate, documented lie was discovered, he became “miserable” and “unhappy.”
But his feelings would not keep him out of jail.
It’s funny, but I could have sworn the GOP made a whole big fuss just last year about Hillary signing documents on her way out the door and suggesting that she’d lied on them so she should be jailed.
re: #162 William Lewis
Ouch on that price. If I a) had the money and b) was willing to spend that much, I’d get a Chiappa Rhino in 2” instead.
The 6 o’clock firing position of the Rhino is VERY unforgiving of poor hand position. Seen reviews where people have injured their off hands pretty severely from the hot gasses escaping the cylinder gap. I also don’t buy the recoil reduction theory, the Rhino just redirects some of the recoil that would go into muzzle flip straight into your hand. My last gripe with the Rhino is that the hammer lever doesn’t lock back on full cock, meaning the trigger position is the only indicator that the hammer is cocked for single action.
re: #174 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
On the other hand, the Strategic Reggae Reserve will be a massive boondoggle.
re: #175 jaunte
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After his deliberate, documented lie was discovered, he became “miserable” and “unhappy.”
But his feelings would not keep him out of jail.
And his father gets to return the favor of visiting him in jail.
Karma, the great equaliser…. I hope.
re: #179 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
No Sessions, no cry.
re: #180 451_Montag
And his father gets to return the favor of visiting him in jail.
Karma, the great equaliser…. I hope.
Trump will pardon him if necessary.
re: #171 JordanRules
I have used the Chinese hair sticks. Not sure if they have a more formal name.
Chinese hair sticks = up yer nose pokers…
Last year: “She kept a private server that could have contained highly classified national secrets! Even if we can’t prove it was ever hacked, SHE SHOULD BE PROSECUTED!!!”
This year: “So what if Jared talked to the Russians about setting up coms with the Russians through their own diplomatic channels that would be hidden from our intel and military services? So what if he left out some communications with Russian officials on his security clearance documents? Where’s the crime?”
re: #178 goddamnedfrank
The 6 o’clock firing position of the Rhino is VERY unforgiving of poor hand position. Seen reviews where people have injured their off hands pretty severely from the hot gasses escaping the cylinder gap. I also don’t buy the recoil reduction theory, the Rhino just redirects some of the recoil that would go into muzzle flip straight into your hand. My last gripe with the Rhino is that the hammer lever doesn’t lock back on full cock, meaning the trigger position is the only indicator that the hammer is cocked for single action.
On the first two, I’d have to shoot one to see. As for the last, well, DAO is the only way I go with a carry piece. If I want a single action, I’ll get a Remington 1858 and burn Holy Black instead ;)
re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth
Chinese hair sticks = up yer nose pokers…
I shall hereafter refer to my fingers as “Chinese hair sticks.”
re: #185 William Lewis
On the first two, I’d have to shoot one to see. As for the last, well, DAO is the only way I go with a carry piece. If I want a single action, I’ll get a Remington 1858 and burn Holy Black instead ;)
This is almost as funny as the anti-Muslim rally playing K’naan’s Waving Flag.
@kinsellawarren Anti-gay CPC leader serenaded by fiddle version of “We Are The Champions” written by gay man, Freddie Mercury.
— Trevor Fernandez (@Shaap89) May 28, 2017
re: #187 goddamnedfrank
Oh, nice. One of the better Colts. I’ve owned a couple of Colts (Trooper Mk III & a 357 (Trooper predecessor)) in the past but since I’m a DA shooter, I’ve always ended up selling/trading for S&W instead. Does that one have the trademark Colt stacking trigger pull in DA? Still, if you’re going to do Colt, that’d be a really nice range toy.
Maybe a Smython someday… ;)
re: #190 GlutenFreeJesus
Sessions should take a clue from Alice. :)
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re: #188 lockjawcanbefun
This is almost as funny as the anti-Muslim rally playing K’naan’s Waving Flag.
Indeed. CanCons selected a fundie wingnut:
The anti-choice, anti-trans, anti-gay Campaign Life Coalition is pretty pleased with Andrew Scheer’s voting record. #cpcldr pic.twitter.com/1vnqwFoDY3
— Billy, Just Billy (@BillyArmagh) May 28, 2017
He opposes pot legalization as well, which is slated to go into effect here next year.
re: #159 jaunte
Because of course he is.
@Canada @SJDJ @csa_asc Fake! #flatearth According to @oneredpaperclip all of this is hoaxery shot under water. The earth is flat, Government lies 2 control you.
— Jake King (@IaccobKing) May 27, 2017
re: #189 William Lewis
Oh, nice. One of the better Colts. I’ve owned a couple of Colts (Trooper Mk III & a 357 (Trooper predecessor)) in the past but since I’m a DA shooter, I’ve always ended up selling/trading for S&W instead. Does that one have the trademark Colt stacking trigger pull in DA? Still, if you’re going to do Colt, that’d be a really nice range toy.
Maybe a Smython someday… ;)
Yeah the Peacekeeper has a two stage stacking DA trigger, I was shooting it today at the range when the guy two lanes over started letting people take turns with the Kimber. My Dad has a blued Python w/ a 4 inch barrel, but it’s too nice to shoot w/ only a tiny bit of pitting on one side of the trigger guard.
re: #147 jaunte
Whoa! Michelle Malkin is still alive?
You know it’s bad when the propaganda arm of your administration is finding it necessary to reissue articles…
He thought this column was such a good idea he wrote it twice pic.twitter.com/6jAgS2kXGh
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 28, 2017
Important fact left out of last night’s “Oh, it was a harmless idea…” article from The Gray Lady:
@PostScottWilson @NYT How is this different from what the Post does? Who are the “nine current and former officials” who outed Flynn? Who do they even work for?
— Will Saletan (@saletan) May 27, 2017
We talked to these “people” too. We would not publish their account unless we could signal they were speaking for Kushner. They refused. https://t.co/UpNrh7UHDV
— Scott Wilson (@PostScottWilson) May 27, 2017
IMPORTANT: NYT reporting that Kushner wanted backchannel with Russia to discuss “Syria” came from Kushner’s people. It’s his spin. https://t.co/zb7OXvAi5y
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 28, 2017
Cult #45
— God (@TheGoodGodAbove) May 28, 2017
“I wouldn’t haven’t even voted for him, he’s orange.” -Bill
re: #202 GlutenFreeJesus
Warren Haynes on the LP.
1/3 Nobody should be surprised that racists and white supremacists are getting more overt and violent in the Trump era. Trump ran a …
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 28, 2017
2/3 campaign that explicitly, openly appealed to these people, and now they feel like they have a license to act out. Americans should …
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 28, 2017
3/3 have rejected Trump’s disgusting bigoted right wing agenda, but not enough of us did. This is Trump’s vision for America.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 28, 2017
re: #202 GlutenFreeJesus
Oh I’d recognize that dude anywhere. ;)
re: #204 Charles Johnson
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A white guy stabbed a black Army lieutenant to death and another slit the throats of two men trying to protect a woman with a hijab. Both are “alt-right” who are known to local authorities.
But yet, we’re supposed to live in constant fear that a Syrian refugee might turn out to be a terrorist.
The one and only time I saw the Allman Brothers, thanks to my brother who is 5 years older than me. I was 15 + 2 days at this show, and honestly, probably too sheltered/young at that time to really appreciate what I saw. First time I ever smelled the weed too. lol
That set list though. Need to put together an identical one from what random recordings I can find.
re: #170 Charles Johnson
He needs to vape with regularity. Indica.
What the fuck, New York Times. What the fuck.
@PostScottWilson @NYT How is this different from what the Post does? Who are the “nine current and former officials” who outed Flynn? Who do they even work for?
— Will Saletan (@saletan) May 27, 2017
We talked to these “people” too. We would not publish their account unless we could signal they were speaking for Kushner. They refused. https://t.co/UpNrh7UHDV
— Scott Wilson (@PostScottWilson) May 27, 2017
This is why I trust the Washington Post on White House coverage. It’s clear about establishing what’s a fact and what’s someone’s spin. https://t.co/HDhiUppVH5
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) May 28, 2017
re: #210 Charles Johnson
What the fuck, New York Times. What the fuck.
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The NYT piece being from the same writer who wrote dozens of “ZOMG! HER EMAILS!!!” stories last year.
@NateSilver538 Too many media outlets are failing us for the sake of access to the people in power. It’s grotesque.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 28, 2017
re: #210 Charles Johnson
Privilege. Dicks act like it’s all a fucking made up movie.
From the “Not the Onion” file:
Trumping your life: How to be a better, stronger person by being more like the president
(Disclosure: this is on the Fox News site & written by the odious De. Keith Ablow…so don’t feel like you HAVE TO click on it, just know it is very much for real)
Speaking of Jimmy Herring… Lookie here.
re: #211 Targetpractice
The NYT piece being from the same writer who wrote dozens of “ZOMG! HER EMAILS!!!” stories last year.
The Old Gray Lady Whore, turning more tricks on Trump’s corner.
Well played, twitter trending list:
This is actually his full legal name pic.twitter.com/mD7yKpZodw
— Alana Massey (@AlanaMassey) May 27, 2017
re: #210 Charles Johnson
Glad Nate chimed in on this too. NYT has been uniquely positioned, as I’ve said before, to really do great work and they have failed repeatedly. They’ve done some really good stuff too, but it’s in the ‘that’s what you’re supposed to do’ column for the most part. Then they stop doing what they are supposed to do and don’t even attempt to match the times we’re living in.
re: #206 freetoken
I watched a Kestrel nest live a few years ago. When the chicks turned on and ate the “runt”, it was pretty traumatic. I watched it in real time and so did a lot of other people. The scientists hosting the web cam had to post about “nature” and her ruthlessness to calm folks down.
NYT basically acting as the tool of Kushner’s lawyers, passing on the spin unquestioned to the American people through anonymous “people.”
NYT had home field advantage during the campaign and ceded that to Wapo and Newsweek.
re: #221 prairiefire
I watched a Kestrel nest live a few years ago. When the chicks turned on and ate the “runt”, it was pretty traumatic. I watched it in real time and so did a lot of other people. The scientists hosting the web cam had to post about “nature” and her ruthlessness to calm folks down.
That also speaks to the prey base in the parents hunting range.
re: #224 Dave In Austin
Yeah, they were hungry.
re: #215 bratwurst
From the “Not the Onion” file:
Trumping your life: How to be a better, stronger person by being more like the president
(Disclosure: this is on the Fox News site & written by the odious De. Keith Ablow…so don’t feel like you HAVE TO click on it, just know it is very much for real)
If what Trump is is “strong”, heaven help us.
re: #224 Dave In Austin
Also, 4 chicks out of 5 to survive seems to be a relatively thriving number.
re: #227 TedStriker
Of course that would be Fox News.
Pew. It smells again.
Night landing at the WH. pic.twitter.com/RYLJqDvHXx
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 28, 2017
re: #104 KGxvi
Honest question: what are the odds of us ending up in a similar situation as what happened with Woodrow Wilson? I mean, the Trump White House leaks like a funnel, but hypothetically, if Trump were to have a stroke, could they keep it under wraps?
You can count on Halperin, Fournier, Cizzillia, Drudge and BreitFART going silent on a Trump Stroke.
But I got a feeling that other pissed off journalists will do this!
This is too beautiful for this world… pic.twitter.com/RzQQW3XGa7
— Scott Dooley (@scottdools) May 26, 2017
re: #141 goddamnedfrank
Speaking of guns I got a chance to handle and shoot the newly released Kimber K6s today. On the upside the trigger is fantastic for a DAO snubbie revolver, ultra smooth with no progressive stacking and a surprise break at the end. On the downside being the lightest production .357 mag means the recoil is just tremendous. Probably ideal for a last ditch concealed carry gun where the emphasis is on ease of concealment.
Is this like the ones made a while back that were so light that the recoil would work the bullets out of the cartridge after 2 shots, locking up the cylinder?
Heartbroken
And here’s a heartbreaking, touching Facebook post from his sister. This family seems so wonderful. Their son/brother is a hero. pic.twitter.com/bWtQ0mbeo0
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) May 28, 2017
@NewRepublic Oh, shut the fuck up.
— Brian Scully (@brianscully) May 27, 2017
re: #235 JordanRules
Honestly,
I’m not heartbroken in the slightest. I’m saddened, yet also shocked and amazed, and I have like…hope…for the first time in a while. THAT is what the Resistance needs looks like, those willing to put themselves into actual danger on behalf of the marginalized and the at-risk. We need people willing to *literally* stand up to bigots, and *literally* punch Nazis in the face, if we’re going to have a chance to get through this. Ricky John Best, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, and Micah David-Cole Fletcher are who I will keep in mind on Memorial Day, and I hope more people can keep their example in mind.
Ideas can be packaged in all sorts of ways.
Here I present “How Suffrage Made Me Beautiful”.
Amazing….. WTF? Freepers. I was like “No way they can twist this one….”
To: Timpanagos1
If a male Trump supporter was shouting anti Obama stuff at 2 female leftist/anarchist and 2 or 3 other male leftist decided to, “Intervene” and attempt to physically stop him or started assaulting the Trump supporter.If he defended himself, would it be murder?
79 posted on 5/27/2017, 7:42:07 PM by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
re: #216 Dave In Austin
Man can flat out play. One more master who sounds better live than any recording ever captured. Moves air. Bends time. Get the closest seat and swim along. I was fortunate enough to be here this night.
re: #231 JordanRules
Pew. It smells again.
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wonder if he needed a golf cart to get from Marine1 to the WH door…
re: #240 weave
Amazing….. WTF? Freepers. I was like “No way they can twist this one….”
That’s why the Nazis are having a rally in Portland soon. Gotta push the narrative that the Nazi goon was the hero…
Hey LGF, at party. The band is playing Sweet Melissa. All’s good.
I’ve been hearing wingnuts using this term quite a bit this week. “Antifa”. I looked it up and it stands for Anti-Fascist. Funny thing was they were using the term like it was a bad thing…. Anyone else hearing this or have any input? Earlier this week I was called a “Spokesman for the Antifa” on twitter.
re: #234 Blind Frog Belly White
Is this like the ones made a while back that were so light that the recoil would work the bullets out of the cartridge after 2 shots, locking up the cylinder?
Didn’t see any crimp jumping today, probably because we’re talking about the lightest 6 shot .357, there are much lighter alloy & plastic frame 5 shots out there. Only time I’ve heard of crimp jumping being a real problem is with super high power .454 Casull loads, where high rearward recoil pulls against the static inertia of very heavy bullets.
re: #238 Bass Reeves
Great response! I love that.
Still heartbroken for the families of course.
I’ve been mulling on a discussion for a while now about how much folks accept from their right wing friends and family and I’m definitely not there yet to write a page here. Your comment though, is much h appreciated in service to that.
re: #246 goddamnedfrank
Didn’t see any crimp jumping today, probably because we’re talking about the lightest 6 shot .357, there are much lighter alloy & plastic frame 5 shots out there. Only time I’ve heard of crimp jumping being a real problem is with super high power .454 Casull loads, where high rearward recoil pulls against the static inertia of very heavy bullets.
The S&W J frame Airwieghts can have that problem too. They make that Kimber look heavy and only a masochist could enjoy shooting them with full bore magnums.
re: #240 weave
Amazing….. WTF? Freepers. I was like “No way they can twist this one….”
Yes, it would be murder.
re: #245 Dave In Austin
I’ve been hearing wingnuts using this term quite a bit this week. “Antifa”. I looked it up and it stands for Anti-Fascist. Funny thing was they were using the term like it was a bad thing…. Anyone else hearing this or have any input? Earlier this week I was called a “Spokesman for the Antifa” on twitter.
Antifa aren’t really an organized group, but can also be known as Black Bloc. It’s a label that’s been applied to them. Basically they are anarchists. If Clinton won, they’d be protesting and rioting just the same. If Bernie won, they’d be protesting and rioting too because he’d do something to piss them off.
I’ve been trying to leave my politics off of facebook, though I’m not very good at that. But I am just angry at the recent events:
re: #252 weave
Antifa aren’t really an organized group
Actually I may be wrong. I’ve found a few anti-facist organized groups that call themselves Antifa. So it may be a case that wingnuts are smearing them by labeling any anarchist rioters as Antifa and I’ve fallen into the trap as believing it. :-(
Sigh….
re: #195 Chez Ko Pe
I know Dana Loesch is. I unfriended someone on Facebook this week because they shared a video with that nut.
I had the privilege to see Gregg Allman perform in Snowmass Village years ago. A beautiful show I won’t forget. A legend is gone. RIP pic.twitter.com/6lIXSgk3uC
— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) May 28, 2017
It was one of the newer lineups, with Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes on guitar. It was a marvelous performance at the bottom of a mountain I won’t soon forget.
2 September 2007 Snowmass Town Park, Snowmass Village, CO
1. Les Brers in A Minor
2. Statesboro Blues
3. Revival
4. Rocking Horse
5. Midnight Rider
6. The Same Thing
7. Dreams
8. And It Stoned Me
9. Black Hearted Woman
10. Mountain Jam
Encore
11. One Way Out
I’m beginning to think that in America, a Conservative Christian is one who thinks the Beatitudes are a Chinese hoax
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) May 26, 2017
The Major updated his #MemorialDay message to include the passing of Curious Lurker.
May Allah smile upon you for eternity, Aminah. We miss you….
re: #249 William Lewis
The S&W J frame Airwieghts can have that problem too. They make that Kimber look heavy and only a masochist could enjoy shooting them with full bore magnums.
I remember reading about it with S&W’s early Scandium revolvers. It seemed like a bit of a problem, making a 5-shot revolver into a 2-3 shot revolver, in addition to hurting like hell to fire.
re: #221 prairiefire
Mother Nature is a child abuser.
re: #257 teleskiguy
I remember the “Midnight Rider” like it was yesterday, it was so beautiful. I nearly cried.
Butch Trucks committed suicide four days after Fuckface Von Clownstick took office.
☹️
Crowd at #Portland vigil angry when woman says hate speech is freedom of speech too. Mic taken away, followed by moment of silence. pic.twitter.com/f6Hosmt4G3
— Molly Solomon (@solomonout) May 28, 2017
The pube-face preacher and fake coach Dave Daubenmire says we need a “more violent” brand of Christianity here in Redneckistan. He thinks it’s wonderful that a reporter got body-slammed and Trump shoved a head of state——he’s “large and in charge.” Never mind that even the PM of Montenegro probably has operatives who could rip Dave’s head off with their bare hands. I wonder if Dave would extend that reasoning to the large and in charge guy in Portland who assaulted two women then murdered the men who dared to defend them? rightwingwatch.org
re: #265 Shiplord Kirel
But it’s not murder, it’s self-defense. See upthread.///
re: #217 TedStriker
The Old Gray
LadyWhore, turning more tricks on Trump’s corner.
Once again, the New York Times “SNOOZE” section shows that it can’t get over their collective hatred of The Clintons!
Oh Snap!
Bill Cosby is reportedly afraid to travel because he believes he will be poisoned. https://t.co/gqm4XENTP1 pic.twitter.com/EbBqS5BDoW
— Complex (@Complex) May 28, 2017
he’s afraid someone will put something in his drink? https://t.co/PKiPLuvWzy
— Ivy💛s Mama, Warrior (@SoAlmondie) May 28, 2017
re: #268 teleskiguy
Welp. Threat being more menacing than the follow thru I’m sure. No problem with that.
re: #261 Romantic Heretic
Only the strong survive.
re: #242 Backwoods_Sleuth
wonder if he needed a golf cart to get from Marine1 to the WH door…
Sedan chair
re: #245 Dave In Austin
I’ve been hearing wingnuts using this term quite a bit this week. “Antifa”. I looked it up and it stands for Anti-Fascist. Funny thing was they were using the term like it was a bad thing…. Anyone else hearing this or have any input? Earlier this week I was called a “Spokesman for the Antifa” on twitter.
Antifa is the new Black Lives Matter
Okay cool, cool, cool. Let’s keep it that way.
What is Joe Arpaio up to since losing his job as sheriff? Not much, it turns out. https://t.co/JJQDBwZfgD
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 28, 2017
re: #259 The Major
The Major updated his #MemorialDay message to include the passing of Curious Lurker.
May Allah smile upon you for eternity, Aminah. We miss you….
Yeah we do. So we carry her lessons forward best as we can. I like to think I know what she might have said about the 2 fine humans who stepped up and paid the ultimate price. But she would almost always surprise me with what she had to say.
What’s great is that someone at Fox thinks this is an appealing photo. pic.twitter.com/3cgivAsssZ
— Schooley (@Rschooley) May 28, 2017
Fox now competing with The Onion.
Voice of America has put its article promoting Ivanka Trump’s book back up on their Website again. They originally pulled it down after outcry from the public.
They also have a FOX News-esque article about Christianity being under attack in interviews with rural Americans.
re: #275 jaunte
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The local bar has Fucks News on one of the TVs and tonight’s story at 8 PM was something about “Obama-Era Pork”, which included footage of a school lunch program, and shrimp on a treadmill.
Me, thinking: They know he’s out of office, right?
They really are part of an alternate reality.
re: #277 Pawn of the Oppressor
The local bar has Fucks News on one of the TVs and tonight’s story at 8 PM was something about “Obama-Era Pork”, which included footage of a school lunch program, and shrimp on a treadmill.
Me, thinking: They know he’s out of office, right?
They really are part of an alternate reality.
“We don’t know how to polish this turd, so let’s serve you up some vintage outrage!”
Let us honor the two who died in Portland standing up to racial hatred by pledging to live our lives with as much courage and conviction.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) May 27, 2017
re: #275 jaunte
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Yes, by all means RWNJs, next time you find yourself in the same room with a visiting PM, feel free to shove him (or her) out of the way. If it’s Trudeau you can find out how a hockey puck feels as the RCMP All Stars slap you around the arena.
re: #272 The Vicious Babushka
Antifa is the new Black Lives Matter
Nyet and I tussled over this a few days ago, winding up in enlightening each other on the issue I think.
There are organised groups in Europe called Antifa, and some of them espouse violence in their aims.
They are a subset of the larger non-organised group “anti-fascist” (which is what antifa is an abbreviation for).
Here we have no antifa groups like Europe. We do have anarchists, but they are not necessarily anti-fascist, they are anti-government (the type of government wouldn’t make any difference).
Certain right-wingers want to conflate the European meaning of antifa (violent groups) with anti-fascism in general.
Pres and Mrs Trump step off Air Force One on return from their first foreign trip as First Couple. pic.twitter.com/fo7mkVObte
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 28, 2017
Europe breathes a sigh of relief. Jesus CHRIST, thank God he’s gone. https://t.co/I44HJlkj7t
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) May 28, 2017
re: #282 Anymouse
Melania swats away “First Couple” designation.
A photo of Ricky Best. He had three teen sons and a twelve-year-old daughter. He was a Republican, and ran for county office in 2014. pic.twitter.com/aZndYQ4GVj
— Angus Johnston🐝 (@studentactivism) May 27, 2017
re: #284 Anymouse
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We’re waiting for Orange Foolius to Tweet about him. Of course, Tweetler could care less…
re: #284 Anymouse
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Well that has to put them in a bit of a pickle. One of their own, Best, is a true, for real hero. But how do they spin what he’s a hero for? Dying to defend Muslim women from another one of their own?
Nearly forgot. Monday the 29th would be John F. Kennedy’s 100th birthday. His mother, Rose Kennedy, lived to 104 but it’s vanishingly unlikely that Jack could have lived to anywhere near that age. His health problems were already severe at the time of his murder and would only have gotten worse. He probably would have passed some time in the 1980s, perhaps even earlier, even if he had been able to live out his natural span.
Bill Maher: We should stop pretending Mars is our backup planet.
We should stop pretending Mars is Earth’s backup planet. — @billmaher pic.twitter.com/7MxUYtTVd2
— ATTN: (@attn) May 24, 2017
re: #288 Anymouse
The major obstacle to a manned Mars mission is dealing with radiation. Current technology can’t sheild a crew from constant radiation over 18 months. How could a Mars mission succeed if everyone dies from radiation sickness on the way?
@tribelaw Thanks for your input on this. I need more white men to echo this same shit.
— Sally 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇬🇧 (@SallySmith2017) May 28, 2017
re: #290 Blind Frog Belly White
As a lawyer uhhh hello vote suppression in those exact states dude!!!!!!!!!
Uggggghhhhhhh
re: #291 JordanRules
As a lawyer uhhh hello vote suppression in those exact states dude!!!!!!!!!
Uggggghhhhhhh
And here’s a novel thought - what if the problem wasn’t the candidate, but rather the electorate?
re: #292 Blind Frog Belly White
Yessss!!!!
Ugggggghhhh, such a shitty tweet.