Ring in the New Year With James McMurtry at the “Copper Canteen”
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Recorded in Los Angeles October 2014 at James Trussart’s studio.
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The lettuce wedge salad is evidence that the universe is governed by hateful, inscrutable demiurges.
You don’t even need to cast “Detect Evil” on someone who intentionally orders them.
re: #1 The Ghost of a Flea
The lettuce wedge salad is evidence that the universe is governed by hateful, inscrutable demiurges.
You don’t even need to cast “Detect Evil” on someone who intentionally orders them.
I’ll allow a pass for medical* reasons, but that’s it.
* Some GI stuff apparently hates darker greens.
re: #1 The Ghost of a Flea
The lettuce wedge salad is evidence that the universe is governed by hateful, inscrutable demiurges.
You don’t even need to cast “Detect Evil” on someone who intentionally orders them.
I didn’t think there was any chef anywhere who would consent to making them since, like 1961.
re: #3 The Ghost of a Flea
At your risk.
I mean, to be fair, it is my mother-in-law.
So that statement does apply. >.>
re: #4 allegro
I didn’t think there was any chef anywhere who would consent to making them since, like 1961.
Somewhere in the underworld there’s a Hieronymous Bosch crown-wearing bird-headed demon pooping out fully-assembled lettuce wedge salads, blue cheese dressing, salad plates and all.
From there a sinister cabal distributes them throughout the world. Beings that ingest souls for sustenance, like commodity traders, need the fiber but can’t tolerate the spiritual purity of kale.
More gunfire. More fireworks. Dog is going crazy. I have to fall asleep soon, have to wake up at 5:30. FML.
re: #6 Joe Bacon 🌹
Well, here’s a salad that puts Trump’s Outback Clone to shame…The famous Molly Salad served at Taylor’s Steak House in Los Angeles. Iceberg wedge plus diced Vidalia onions, beefsteak tomatoes, Maytag Blue Cheese with EV Olive Oil and Vinegar. And dust that pepper on it!
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Okay, I’ll shred my own soul and concede that looks pretty good.
At 9:55 CST we wandered out to see the fieryworks in Austin. 28 degrees, 19 wind chill, snow showers. Nice show! Then we ran back to the house, thawed our feet, and finished watching Get Out, which was killer bee.
re: #9 The Ghost of a Flea
Okay, I’ll shred my own soul and concede that looks pretty good.
Trade the iceberg lettuce for some fresh leaf lettuce and baby spinach and it would be yum.
Yeah, sorry. You lost me at Blue Cheese. I tend to think of wedge salads as having Thousand Island Dressing or Catalina, because that’s the era I think of them coming from.
“This lettuce wedge salad is great” is the 21st century version of “Magnificent! Just look, Your Majesty, what colors! What a design!”
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) January 1, 2018
Olive Ann Alcorn, 1925. pic.twitter.com/fSBtsI9tvb
— The Harpy (@Theremina) January 1, 2018
CL’d from a dying thread in a dying year:
We’re 10 minutes from midnight in CST. We’re celebrating with what Daughter1 calls “Gas Station White” because it’s Sunday and I went to the market too early. Good New Year, all.
Years will come and go
Good or bad, they come and go
Snow melts and spring comes— Alan Alda (@alanalda) January 1, 2018
There’s barely any snow that can melt in Colorado. Driest warmest winter in recent memory in Colorado. Spring will come and bring horrific wildfires. https://t.co/VkChYj9VG3
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) January 1, 2018
re: #15 Decatur Deb
CL’d from a dying thread in a dying year:
We’re 10 minutes from midnight in CST. We’re celebrating with what Daughter1 calls “Gas Station White” because it’s Sunday and I went to the market too early. Good New Year, all.
I’m entirely sober. Knew I was missing something.
Happy New Year, Central Time Zonians!
Happy new year from frigid Hayward, WI & good night as well.
Later!
Happy New Year from the center. Specifically Dallas.
re: #11 allegro
Spinach and cress are my favorites starters for salad.
re: #21 The Ghost of a Flea
Spinach and cress are my favorites starters for salad.
Found this big bed of watercress in the creekbed by the dam. Chock full of whatever crap people put on their lawns and runs down into the creek…..
Resolution: don’t let anyone else tell you how to love America.
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) January 1, 2018
Happy New Year from frigid Long Island. 9 big degrees here, and probably dropping.
La Luna is la lovely tonight. Before retiring, do yourself a favor and step outside and wink back at her.
🗞On December 31, 1995, Bill Watterson published the final ‘Calvin & Hobbes’ comic strip pic.twitter.com/OWeZCOQaFu
— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) December 31, 2017
Dr. Jen the OBGYN is doing the sexy to go with smart tonight:
Happy New Year everyone! pic.twitter.com/uPP0TzBeZo
— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) January 1, 2018
Fuckin’ kook making mad greenbacks on the teevee. America is fucked.
I’m not one to shit on women for what they choose to do with their own bodies and I’m super pro fillers but I’m confused by Jenny McCarthy’s hardline anti-vax stance vs the copious amount of botulinum toxin that is in her face right now.
— Cecelia (@ceceliasays) January 1, 2018
Yikes! It’s 3 below in my old home town!
re: #15 Decatur Deb
CL’d from a dying thread in a dying year:
We’re 10 minutes from midnight in CST. We’re celebrating with what Daughter1 calls “Gas Station White” because it’s Sunday and I went to the market too early. Good New Year, all.
And back to your “Anderson is drunk”—look how thrilled he looked to be with creepy Andy—and that was hours before the ball drop.
I don’t know about you guys, but my New Years Eve is Off. The. Hook. pic.twitter.com/IGO4Ig02OY
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) January 1, 2018
re: #22 Blind Frog Belly White
Found this big bed of watercress in the creekbed by the dam. Chock full of whatever crap people put on their lawns and runs down into the creek…..
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Give it a really good wash and you should be okay. I love wild cress and rocket (or arugula, given your continent), and I loves me a salad with beefsteak tomatoes and blue cheese, but I can’t tell you the last time I bought a head of iceberg lettuce. So many other greens and veggies to make a super solid salad.
To be alliterative.
Happy new year! 🎉🎈 pic.twitter.com/Y3aeHXlvJ3
— Calvin and Hobbes (@Calvinn_Hobbes) January 1, 2018
re: #25 De Kolta Chair
La Luna is la lovely tonight. Before retiring, do yourself a favor and step outside and wink back at her.
Something hard just clunked and bounced on my roof. =O I think Ms Luna will have to do without my admiration tonight.
Wild night at Mar a Lago pic.twitter.com/OxZAp2ZuJS
— Schooley (@Rschooley) January 1, 2018
re: #4 allegro
I didn’t think there was any chef anywhere who would consent to making them since, like 1961.
Probs one of those you get a visa to slave for me chefs
baby new year, as depicted 100 years ago… pic.twitter.com/WmaVHmp8ux
— davi (((🐧))) 德海 (@daviottenheimer) January 1, 2018
re: #28 teleskiguy
I gotta say, though - given the low dosage of Botox you have to use, ‘copious amounts’ are probably pretty close to picograms.
re: #35 Dave In Austin
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As I asked earlier about a different topic: Is it wrong to hope for a precision meteor strike?
Like I said downstairs, I’m in a mood, and I’m not hopeful for the future.
baby new year, as depicted 100 years ago… pic.twitter.com/WmaVHmp8ux
— davi (((🐧))) 德海 (@daviottenheimer) January 1, 2018
Youth of America, you better get ready for war, because president* Fuckface Von Clownstick is more likely than not to start WWIII. And your kids? They better be ready for WWIV, the great war over the last fresh water on Earth. https://t.co/N78W9cWGmg
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) January 1, 2018
re: #34 allegro
Something hard just clunked and bounced on my roof. =O I think Ms Luna will have to do without my admiration tonight.
Yeah, we’ve got a solid overcast at 1500 feet. Keeps the fireworks smoke down at the surface, though. And the noise. Poor dogs.
re: #40 teleskiguy
Like I said downstairs, I’m in a mood, and I’m not hopeful for the future.
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“If WW3 is fought with nukes, WW4 will be fought with rocks.”
re: #34 allegro
Something hard just clunked and bounced on my roof. =O I think Ms Luna will have to do without my admiration tonight.
Santa got extra drunk this year?
re: #41 austin_blue
Yeah, we’ve got a solid overcast at 1500 feet. Keeps the fireworks smoke down at the surface, though. And the noise. Poor dogs.
Buddy is doing admirably well. Snuggled in tight with his head under a pillow. Storm is sucking and kneading like crazy on his purple mama pillow. Onyx the Fearless is like “Wut.”
re: #40 teleskiguy
Like I said downstairs, I’m in a mood, and I’m not hopeful for the future.
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There are always people not hopeful for the future. And it happens anyway.
re: #46 Belafon
There are always people not hopeful for the future. And it happens anyway.
Deep thoughts!
Jack Handy approves.
re: #35 Dave In Austin
Meanwhile in the men’s room, the racist ghost housekeeper is giving a symposium on how to “correct” naughty children and wives, and properly clean wine stains.
re: #45 allegro
Buddy is doing admirably well. Snuggled in tight with his head under a pillow. Storm is sucking and kneading like crazy on his purple mama pillow. Onyx the Fearless is like “Wut.”
Storm=boy Onyx=girl
???
haha Storm you bad ass.
re: #46 Belafon
There are always people not hopeful for the future. And it happens anyway.
I’m one of those 3.3 million adults in the U.S. that suffers from major depression. Sometimes I hope it happens anyway. If the meteor comes or Yellowstone blows, I will smile and be joyful of my and my species’ destruction.
“What were you doing when 2017 ended?”
“Surreal humor about salad. And blackstrap rum with Angostura bitters.”
re: #51 The Ghost of a Flea
“What were you doing when 2017 ended?”
“Surreal humor about salad. And blackstrap rum with Angostura bitters.”
Hey, it’s a paying gig!
re: #51 The Ghost of a Flea
“What were you doing when 2017 ended?”
“Surreal humor about salad. And blackstrap rum with Angostura bitters.”
Neighbors raging next door.
I should join, but.
Maybe for the pot.
Some fucking redneck just unloaded a 30-round magazine with an assault rifle with a bump stock not far from here. I hate these fucking holidays.
re: #55 Stanley Sea
Neighbors raging next door.
I should join, but.
Maybe for the pot.
Never volunteer to placate an argument on NYE. Often fueled by booze. If you’re in Texas, often ended by gunfire.
Just sayin’.
Sure would like to hit the sack and not be interrupted by any more gunfire, but I know the worst is coming in 90 minutes…
re: #56 teleskiguy
Some fucking redneck just unloaded a 30-round magazine with an assault rifle with a bump stock not far from here. I hate these fucking holidays.
I miss the good old days when we would just drink whiskey and pump-shoot five rounds from the 12-gauge holiday shotgun. Good times.
re: #56 teleskiguy
There it goes again. It sounds like a fucking fully automatic weapon. Totally legal. Just… fuck. I’m off to bed.
re: #51 The Ghost of a Flea
“What were you doing when 2017 ended?”
“Surreal humor about salad. And blackstrap rum with Angostura bitters.”
The real joke is that the former prompted the latter, not vice versa.
re: #60 teleskiguy
There it goes again. It sounds like a fucking fully automatic weapon. Totally legal. Just… fuck. I’m off to bed.
Bump stock. So there, Libtards!
Pull the Kevlar blanket over your head. Take care, dude. We love you.
8 degrees out there now. Gonna need more blankies.
re: #57 austin_blue
Never volunteer to placate an argument on NYE. Often fueled by booze. If you’re in Texas, often ended by gunfire.
Just sayin’.
Ah, raging to me is partying loud & hard. No trouble. I’ll be in bed & oblivious if it gets that far.
Unrelated. Just putting them in one comment:
In 2018 I want children to have health insurance, undocumented families to be protected, trans folks to be safe, black people to be free & for us to all finally agree that nazis are indeed bad.
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) December 31, 2017
In 2017, Trump’s been scared shitless of Mueller.
In 2018, he’ll still be scared shitless of Mueller.#HappyNewYear— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) January 1, 2018
New year.
Same shit.
You’ll die
No one will remember you or anything you ever loved
Eat arbys— Nihilist Arby’s (@nihilist_arbys) January 1, 2018
All images and videos from FOX news should include the MST3K silhouette and commentary.
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) January 1, 2018
We should find a way to not only laugh at them, but to let them know they are being laughed at.
OK, calling it a night.
I’m expecting an awesome headache in the AM. after guzzling nearly a whole bottle of rather cheap champagne by my lonesome.
May we survive the new year
“Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo arís.”
That we would be alive this time again
I can’t wait for VB’s take on Ivanka’s dress.
re: #69 Stanley Sea
Elegant family pic.twitter.com/K67T1C90y9
— Dr. Eric Kaplan (@drekaplan) January 1, 2018
re: #67 Belafon
Robot Roll Call:
Pencebot! (Pan far right!)
Omarosa! (Bye, Felicia!)
Bob Mueller! (What a cool guy!)
Truuump! (Wisecracker!)
If you’re wondering how Trump eats and breathes
and other alternate facts (la la la),
Then repeat to yourself, It’s not a reality show,
I should really just relax
For Republican Anti-Science Theater 3000!
And with that, I bid my friends a happy new year and a good Bill Nighy.
re: #71 makeitstop
Felons and spawn.
But they always speak so highly of you!
And yeah, that outfit is atrocious. The dress, the totems hanging off her ears. The spikes.
Your father is the President of the United States. Why dress like a very expensive call girl at the bar at The Plaza?
Happy New Year to the Lizards in the Mountain Time Zone!
Green Goddess and hot bacon drizzled on the iceberg.
Well, that’s it for me. Night all, sweet dreams. A Martha Grimes paperback needs some readin’. And a cuddle with She Who Must Be Obeyed.
Back in the day, Charles Dickens opened a novel with “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
That’s how I kind of feel about where we are right now. It can go either way. It’s our job, I think, to push it toward the best of times. Hard work, but worth it in the end. Let’s do all we can do to make that happen.
The status quo is not sustainable.
A friend of ours gave us a deer and we got it back from the processors last week. Been eating a lot of venison for breakfast.
saying goodbye to 2017 like pic.twitter.com/b21JKSQGOR
— shauna (@goldengateblond) January 1, 2018
re: #20 Belafon
Happy New Year from the center. Specifically Dallas.
I spent my New Year’s near downtown at Nobel Rey Brewery since my friend was DJ’ing at the time (got in as his +1 lol) and holy Christ it’s insanely cold tonight. I only had one drink since I rarely drink and when I do it’s usually no more than 1-2 drinks (I know I’m a sinner of a Muslim but oh well, only God can judge me lol) but I was sold on the free fold as part of the +1 LOL
re: #80 Stanley Sea
My parents loved the Eagles, and Willie. Soundtrack of my youth with my parents.
Ya’ll are a year ahead for the next two hours. Enjoy it while it lasts.
With loud explosions waking me up, I crawled out my sick-bed and lo’ and behold, I find myself a year behind everyone else. I hope no-one was hurt in the cosmic transmutation.
Woody Guthrie’s New Years Resolutions from 1943. pic.twitter.com/OmbVpluGdG
— Haymarket Books (@haymarketbooks) December 31, 2017
read #27. heck read them all. https://t.co/5KZll4WswC
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) January 1, 2018
I loved seeing Lemon introduce his boo to the world!
re: #88 JordanRules
I loved seeing Lemon introduce his boo to the world!
Exceptional. And Brooke met her mate there too. Ah, love!
re: #89 Stanley Sea
I was in serious squee mode. A wonderful, happy 4some!
re: #88 JordanRules
I read he met him last NY’s eve. Total RomCom fodder.
My sister met her hubs on safari in Africa.
The annual NYE war just started. Loud explosions and gunfire in all direction. No incoming hits, so far. Buried down in the fox hole. Please check in the AM to see if I survived.
I went to sleep in 2017, and woke up in 2018. Whaddaye miss? (Scrolls up).
I don’t usually comment on women’s clothing (or men’s for that matter), but Ivanka Trump’s dress struck me as a taffeta rip off of Leeloo’s clothes in The Fifth Element.
Here we go again. FUCKING ANTI-VAXERS!!
re: #94 Cheechako
Her we go again. FUCKING ANTI-VAXERS!!
Because even if MMR vaccines caused autism (they don’t), autism is so much worse than dying.
I came down with a second round of mumps (as an adult) thanks to Christmas carolers in 2012. Adult mumps is no fun.
re: #14 Belafon
I had to Google her. She was a nude model before such a thing was acceptable. Now, she could be the First Lady.
Good morning all. Happy New Year to and yours
— Bubblehead II Wants Twiter to ban Nazis now! (@BubbleheadII) January 1, 2018
re: #96 wheat-dogg
I had to Google her. She was a nude model before such a thing was acceptable. Now, she could be the First Lady.
I had to look her up as well. I just thought the picture was neat to look at.
re: #70 Stanley Sea
She’s taking fashion tips from Leeloo from The Fifth Element. Milla Jovovich could pull it off, Ivanka not so much. And, who the hell was the tailor? That dress fits like it’s off the shelf for an entirely different body type.
re: #98 Belafon
I had to look her up as well. I just thought the picture was neat to look at.
Agreed. The high contrast makes for an eye-catching shot, plus that long hair!
re: #93 Anymouse 🌹
I went to sleep in 2017, and woke up in 2018. Whaddaye miss? (Scrolls up).
I don’t usually comment on women’s clothing (or men’s for that matter), but Ivanka Trump’s dress struck me as a taffeta rip off of Leeloo’s clothes in The Fifth Element.
Well, I posted sorta the same thing, seven hours later….
It’s 8 fewkin’ degrees here in DC. ‘Tis weather fit neither for beast nor man. Damn, it’s cold.
[ turns on lights, looks around ]
I’m the first one in this morning? How the hell did that happen?
Still cold, sunny af though.
Happy New Year, y’all.
[ goes to clean up mess ]
re: #103 Colère Tueur de Lapin
It’s 8 fewkin’ degrees here in DC. ‘Tis weather fit neither for beast nor man. Damn, it’s cold.
The reading is 2F here in NW PA.
re: #102 Eventual Carrion
Ok first day of 2018, whadda ya got?
The AC in my house is heating upstairs but not downstairs. It’s 16 outside, which is quite cool here in Dallas. So, right now, it’s 68 upstairs, and 62 down. I think the valve that regulates flow isn’t opening for downstairs. That kind of sucks because 1) I had it replaced about 5 or 6 years ago, and 2) when the upstairs doesn’t need the heat, the unit is pushing against the valve. Hopefully, someone can come out today and look at it.
re: #103 Colère Tueur de Lapin
It’s 16 degrees just a bit north of Atlanta. Windy, gray and cold. Blurgh. Our NYE was quiet, except for the obligatory gunfire (why America? Why?) and fireworks. We hung out, had some Prosecco at midnight and watched some movies.
Happy 2018 Lizards. I really hope this year isn’t as fraught with loss and bullshit as 2017. Not sure how much more my battered and bruised heart can take.
re: #107 Belafon
The AC in my house is heating upstairs but not downstairs. It’s 16 outside, which is quite cool here in Dallas. So, right now, it’s 68 upstairs, and 62 down. I think the valve that regulates flow isn’t opening for downstairs. That kind of sucks because 1) I had it replaced about 5 or 6 years ago, and 2) when the upstairs doesn’t need the heat, the unit is pushing against the valve. Hopefully, someone can come out today and look at it.
If you have manual registers to balance your flow, make sure all the upper floor are open.
Then hope the problem is just related to the unusual weather.
re: #94 Cheechako
Here we go again. FUCKING ANTI-VAXERS!!
“The outbreak has been strongly hitting Anchorage’s Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian populations.”
PI/Hawaiians in Anchorage? Bummer.
re: #109 Decatur Deb
If you have manual registers to balance your flow, make sure all the upper floor are open.
Then hope the problem is just related to the unusual weather.
I don’t think we have what you are talking about. The entire regulation of flow is control of that three position valve I mentioned above plus the vent covers in each room.
re: #107 Belafon
The AC in my house is heating upstairs but not downstairs. It’s 16 outside, which is quite cool here in Dallas. So, right now, it’s 68 upstairs, and 62 down. I think the valve that regulates flow isn’t opening for downstairs. That kind of sucks because 1) I had it replaced about 5 or 6 years ago, and 2) when the upstairs doesn’t need the heat, the unit is pushing against the valve. Hopefully, someone can come out today and look at it.
Good luck. 68 is what I used to keep my temp set at. But since I started having to take blood thinners I have moved up to 72. 68 just seemed too chill anymore.
re: #110 Decatur Deb
Don’t know what it is but Hawaiians love AK. And Vegas.
HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!
WHO WANTS SOME BREFFISST!?!
♯GET UP GET OUT OF BED♯
♯WAKE UP YOU SLEEPY HEAD♯
re: #111 Belafon
I don’t think we have what you are talking about. The entire regulation of flow is control of that three position valve I mentioned above plus the vent covers in each room.
I play with little vanes that function like your vent covers. For example, the one over the Christmas tree is flipped closed to prevent drying. Guessing all your covers are off, then.
re: #113 BigPapa
Don’t know what it is but Hawaiians love AK. And Vegas.
We had a large self-selected contingent of Samoan soldiers near the DMZ in Korea, but I always thought that was because it’s the easiest place to travel home from.
So I take it the polar vortex is weakening again, thus bringing extra-cold air as far south as Savannah?
I mean, ATL and DAL below 20F—even at the coldest time of year—yikes!
re: #115 Decatur Deb
I play with little vanes that function like your vent covers. For example, the one over the Christmas tree is flipped closed to prevent drying. Guessing all your covers are off, then.
They’re the vanes like you’re talking about. And they’re all open. I don’t generally touch them because they’re in the ceilings in each room.
re: #118 Chrysicat
So I take it the polar vortex is weakening again, thus bringing extra-cold air as far south as Savannah?
I mean, ATL and DAL below 20F—even at the coldest time of year—yikes!
Going out to unwrap the lemon tree in a few minutes. We got down to 26, a couple hundred miles south of ATL.
The polar vortex used to fence in cold Arctic air masses and keep them over the pole. Not any more. Why it’s getting unstable was shown earlier this year by our PhD student Marlene Kretschmer: https://t.co/2UCEo2i7ys #globalwarming
— Stefan Rahmstorf (@rahmstorf) December 31, 2017
Irony of ironies—the #RedSouth will have real winters for the foreseeable future, thanks to the same #GlobalWarming that will make it an ever less-livable place in the summers. This is not good—there aren’t that many plants that can handle an actual winter AND US-south summers. https://t.co/1rJUOYYqEu
— (((Chrysi Cat))) (@chrysicat) January 1, 2018
I duuno how low it went but it’s now (8:15am) 31 degrees in Houston with a 19 degree wind chill. I jumped outa bed long enough to turn the heaters on and hit the on button for the coffee maker. Buddy and I are staying under the warm covers in bed until the place thaws out. Brrrrr.
Good morning and happy new year and shit.
re: #121 Chrysicat
I put in a winter garden—mostly salad and peas. I’ll have to install a 6 mil poly cover over its protective hoop house in a couple hours.
Morning Lizardim and Happy New Year from the frigid, clear, and sunny wild north country. Today’s hangover is reasonably manageable, which clearly means I didn’t party hearty enough last night. How go things among the lizardfolk on this promising New Year’s Day?
re: #123 Decatur Deb
I am hoping my lavender plants survived, but I am not at all hopeful.
re: #125 A Mom Anon
I am hoping my lavender plants survived, but I am not at all hopeful.
Note to self: Move spice pots into the hoop house.
re: #121 Chrysicat
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I’m 48, and I grew up in Abilene, but for as long as I can remember, we always had one or two small stretches where it got really cold (I can even remember it hitting zero a few times). Last year was actually a bit of an anomaly, we had a mild winter and went barely below freezing only a couple of days.
re: #82 Stanley Sea
That was a fun trip into into Patty Smyth’s wiki page. Reminded me of a few good songs I haven’t heard in a while, including:
I am quietly waiting for the glorious return of the all powerful mullet!
May the mullet be with you.
re: #128 Shropshire Slasher
That was a fun trip into into Patty Smyth’s wiki page. Reminded me of a few good songs I haven’t heard in a while, including:
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I am quietly waiting for the glorious return of the all powerful mullet!
May the mullet be with you.
Hooters came up at dinner last night. The two principals of the band were largely responsible for Cyndi Lauper’s ‘She’s So Unusual’ album.
Fun fact: Hooters started out in Philly as a ska band.
re: #126 Decatur Deb
Mine are in the ground and about 2 yrs old. I have always had lavender here, I bought a dozen teeny plants 19 yrs ago and planted them in beds around the patio. They grew really well there, but after 17 yrs or so, they began to die back way too much to clip back and hope for regrowth. My gardens and yard are a mess. We didn’t even rake leaves or anything yet. The year got away from me and clouded up with too much sad stuff for me to focus on it. My spring is going to be busy.
re: #121 Chrysicat
On the bright side, cold winters might kill off some kudzu. /
good new year to all
i’m coming out of my coughing induced haze. more oxygen to the brain maybe and i can focus on some stories
this one, the swatting death of Andrew Finch is burning me. Here’s why and it won’t take long:
Forget that SWAT didnt know. let them assume the threat at the house was real
they surround the house - SWAT
Andrew comes to the door. let’s also forget his confusion, fear and all that
neither side really knows what’s going on - forget it all
He “reaches for his waistband” (whatever that means) and bang. That’s it.
My question:
Surround by SWAT
X guns trained on him
How long could they have waited to see what he was really doing?
Which individual cop was threatened? Who felt his life was so in danger he could not have waited? 1 second? 5?
Say he actually did start to draw a gun - kill him then.
SWAT - guns, armor, helmets, shields - every tactical advantage there is
maybe determine it was just a twitch or whatever
How does a move toward the waistband SURROUNDED BY SWAT justify that immediate, instantaneous and irrevocable decision to kill without verification?
BEFORE getting into the fact that they go in assuming the threat is real and that they are at the right place
1 second more, 5? 10? no cop’s life threatened, no one dead
Good Morning!
And Happy New Year.
I hope 2018 brings a good year and some decent political results.
I forgot to say that last night…I went out to check out the midnight noise and came back in and proceeded to nod off.
Pretty quit evening as far as the big firecrackers and gun shots. Seems like the bitter cold cut that back. You could tell, there was a 2 minute barrage and then it went mostly quiet. Usually it lasts 15 minutes to a half hour.
re: #132 dangerman
Cops is decidedly a pro-cop show. Watching the LEO screaming ‘instructions’ to their subjects makes it obvious that no one is going to react adequately to their induced chaos.
re: #132 dangerman
Don’t forget the distance. The officers seemed far away to me. I wonder if the murderer had gloves on.
re: #132 dangerman
In the words of Lt. Enzo Hawker, “You have to know exactly what you are doing before you decide to use guns.”
From David Drake’s At Any Price.
I must have a dozen fluffy mooching birds at the bird feeder. I like the hull-less sunflower seeds, as they don’t make a mess, but a little more expensive. These slacker birds sure like their handouts. The cats would sit in their cat tree by the window and bark at them, now they just lay in front of the wood stove.
re: #132 dangerman
OTOH, it appears that it may soon be open season on cops, if too many people copy the guy in Highlands Ranch.
Because it’s not like intentionally setting off a noise complaint to draw cops into your free-fire zone is beyond the average MAGAt’s frame of knowledge…
re: #132 dangerman
Surely cops, especially those trained for SWAT, would know this shit is happening, the idiotic swatting thing, right? This isn’t the first time assholes have done this sort of shit to someone they have issues with. If SWAT teams around the country aren’t aware of this shit, then someone’s failing to do their job.
I hope everyone responsible for this murder end up in jail.
I know people love their video games, but maybe online gaming isn’t the best thing for some people.
Nuked glass of Iced Tea.
Nice morning pick me up, and pleasantly warming after a cold rainy beast walk
re: #141 Varek Raith
Who broke the sun?
It’s the Germans and the Chinese with those danged solar panels.
Hey, gang:
Happy New Year!
And for those of you in Freedonia: Blessed Sock Garter Eve!
JUST IN: Trump begins 2018 with seventh consecutive day at his private golf club https://t.co/vn5bVeO82f pic.twitter.com/PXWV8cm9nj
— The Hill (@thehill) January 1, 2018
.@realDonaldTrump: “I’m going to be working for you. I’m not going to have time to go play golf. Believe me.” And a lot of morons did. https://t.co/IAcG44BsMS
— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) January 1, 2018
Happy New Year, everybody.
Somehow an exotic flu bug made it past this year’s vaccination and made me sick for the long weekend, so the year can only get better.
re: #143 wheat-dogg
It’s the Germans and the Chinese with those danged solar panels.
THEY’RE SUCKING UP ALL OUR SUNLIGHT!!
(L) Me at the beginning of 2017
(R) Me at the end of 2017#HappyNewYear2018 pic.twitter.com/kjT77a05N6
For Trump, a Glittering Gala Ends a Winter Vacation Rooted in Routine https://t.co/8PHKoQDW9L
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 1, 2018
The NYT is trolling us. That’s what this is. https://t.co/DqKO6VRWS1
— Rylo Ken (@Kennymack1971) January 1, 2018
re: #150 jaunte
Replace Trump’s name with Louis XVI, and it would carry the same meaning.
And with that, I bid you all adieu for the night.
re: #151 wheat-dogg
I take it you think his family will be a”head” of the game sometime before 2024?
re: #141 Varek Raith
Who broke the sun?
Woopsy. That was me. I was testing out a Dyson sphere concept.
re: #155 Ace Rothstein
I’ve yakked up stuff that looked better than that.
Lawfare blog just posted a series of interesting essays:
“The Survival of Norms: The Department of Justice and the President’s ‘Absolute Rights’”
“On President Trump and the Intelligence Community “
“Why Trump’s War on the Deep State Is Failing—So Far”
re: #157 jaunte
Lawfare blog just posted a series of interesting essays:
We have to get to a point where we can do something about that first point. There needs to be a part of the DOJ that is independent of the president. I haven’t thought enough yet how to do that, though.
re: #145 FormerDirtDart
The Hill
✔
@thehill
JUST IN: Trump begins 2018 with seventh consecutive day at his private golf club hill.cm9:37 AM - Jan 1, 2018
Did he play this much golf prior to running and becoming President?
I still have a feeling he is playing this much golf to escape the pressure he is under.
Maybe his golfing is picking up because the pressure of Mueller is also picking up.
If he refuses to come off the course some day soon we will know it has all gotten to him.
Here is a suggestion. Resign. Play golf and go away.
re: #158 Belafon
Reading the war on the deep state essay; they say things are shaky, but still holding, both because there is resistance, and that Trump is incompetent and not so bold as he pretends.
re: #160 jaunte
Reading the war on the deep state essay; they say things are shaky, but still holding, both because there is resistance, and that Trump is incompetent and not so bold as he pretends.
I wonder how compromised the Republican Senators and Representatives are vis a vis Russia. It seems to explain their behavior better than simply getting their agenda passed. The idea that some are being blackmailed seems likely to me.
re: #162 Old Liberal
Maybe a few, but I think the more likely explanation is their primary politics. If they’re in safe R districts, it doesn’t pay to disturb the radicals by going against Trump.
re: #162 Old Liberal
I wonder how compromised the Republican Senators and Representatives are vis a vis Russia. It seems to explain their behavior better than simply getting their agenda passed. The idea that some are being blackmailed seems likely to me.
Me too. :(
Happy New year from where the bullets fall in winter. My word who had the balls to fire clips of full auto around here? I should check the pool and roof, lol.
re: #162 Old Liberal
I wonder how compromised the Republican Senators and Representatives are vis a vis Russia. It seems to explain their behavior better than simply getting their agenda passed. The idea that some are being blackmailed seems likely to me.
Another idea would be that they have been conned into some “Global Conservative World Order” sort of scam by Putin & Co.
Here’s some evidence that nation-states are tools for turning diverse peoples into a single people, thus facilitating public goods provision.https://t.co/H3UrtRYq4K
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 28, 2017
1/A few people have noticed me tweeting a lot more about racial/cultural issues in the last two years, and less about the nuts and bolts of economics. Well, let me explain why. https://t.co/R7ehn2YKdI
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 28, 2017
The central fact of U.S. political economy, the source of our exceptionalism, is that lower-income whites vote for politicians who redistribute income upward and weaken the safety net because they think the welfare state is for nonwhites 1/ https://t.co/R9CO8GK2kz
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 1, 2018
re: #159 ObserverArt
I bet this is his normal. I don’t get why anyone would think for a second this is a guy who spends 8-12 hours a day actually working. He inherited wealth and has used his connections to find people to work for him (most of whom have to be more competent than he is or we’d have never heard of his stupid ass), including his kids- who I highly doubt spend much time working either. He’s not a smart businessman, barely made it through business school, and is mostly it seems a figurehead for his business “empire”. So what else would he be doing? Charity work? (hahahaha, oh, look, I made a funny joke)Helping raise his young son? I’d bet he’s pissed because being President interrupts his fucking golf routine.
re: #16 teleskiguy
Unfortunately, the ski season close to being a total bust. I’m just hopeful we can get a couple of good dumps, particularly in the spring, to wet everything down. Given how wet we were in the mountains last winter, there’s a lot of potential fuel. We are going to have a really bad fire season if we don’t get precipitation.
re: #163 jaunte
Maybe a few, but I think the more likely explanation is their primary politics. If they’re in safe R districts, it doesn’t pay to disturb the radicals by going against Trump.
I agree that primaries are a consideration, I also would acknowledge that getting their agenda is a consideration. But the way they have drawn back, refuse to pass anything protecting Mueller, most refuse to comment on anything, Nunes is hosting secret plotting sessions, all are standing by as Trump tries to destroy the FBI’s reputation, Lindsey Graham’s turnaround, it all smells to me of a fear that is more primal than political calculation.
re: #159 ObserverArt
I think it’s possible he’s playing more golf as president because his club makes so much money off every visit.
re: #160 jaunte
Reading the war on the deep state essay; they say things are shaky, but still holding, both because there is resistance, and that Trump is incompetent and not so bold as he pretends.
An excellent article. Highly recommended read for today for a more hopeful 2018.
re: #165 Unshaken Defiance
Happy New year from where the bullets fall in winter. My word who had the balls to fire clips of full auto around here? I should check the pool and roof, lol.
I remember when we in America cast derision on those third world cultures that celebrate by firing of weapons. We are now them. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
And some, like Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, have simply vanished from public view.
I…had forgotten the position of DNI even existed. I mean, Dan Coats was never a super-obvious person in Washington, he wasn’t loud and obnoxious, he had some nice committee assignments…but, the dude just plain ghosted this year.
re: #169 Mike Lamb
Unfortunately, the ski season close to being a total bust. I’m just hopeful we can get a couple of good dumps, particularly in the spring, to wet everything down. Given how wet we were in the mountains last winter, there’s a lot of potential fuel. We are going to have a really bad fire season if we don’t get precipitation.
I am not a follower of snow seasons in Colorado. But I seem to remember sometimes things are not so good for skiing prior to the holidays and then it all changes and you guys have snow all through April.
For the skiing industry and for teleskiguy’s piggy bank I hope you all get hammered soon.
Of course, I understand it is best to have tons of snow prior to Thanksgiving so you get the crowds on holiday vacations. So, there is that.
re: #140 A Mom Anon
Surely cops, especially those trained for SWAT, would know this shit is happening, the idiotic swatting thing, right? This isn’t the first time assholes have done this sort of shit to someone they have issues with. If SWAT teams around the country aren’t aware of this shit, then someone’s failing to do their job.
I hope everyone responsible for this murder end up in jail.
I know people love their video games, but maybe online gaming isn’t the best thing for some people.
this wasnt one cop in a hallway with a ‘perp’
it saddens me that even when i take away all the gamer stuff - who knew what, should have known, couldn’t have known, wrong house. take away that they dont even try to validate the situation, etc:
they executed this man from behind a wall of shields and armor that easily could have protected every cop there for at least the 10 seconds it took to see what his hand was doing, if anything
well, on to the next outrage
Happy New Year all. Didn’t hear any noise at all last night, the witching hour passed uneventful. It was brutal cold. Right now it’s a balmy 6 degrees.
Bubbles freezing is just incredible.
I cannot stop watching.@abc13houston pic.twitter.com/82EEXWuGrq— Collin Myers ABC13 (@CollinMyers_) December 30, 2017
re: #178 nines09
You think bubbles freezing is cool, wait till you see the cryogenics at -25 degrees F (-32 degrees C):
There’s usually quite a bit of noise here on New Years Eve, but not this time — it was eerily quiet. Well, 2017 was exhausting. Here’s to a more hopeful 2018.
Take care of yourselves and Resist.
re: #177 dangerman
this wasnt one cop in a hallway with a ‘perp’
it saddens me that even when i take away all the gamer stuff - who knew what, should have known, couldn’t have known, wrong house. take away that they dont even try to validate the situation, etc:
they executed this man from behind a wall of shields and armor that easily could have protected every cop there for at least the 10 seconds it took to see what his hand was doing, if anything
well, on to the next outrage
I think we have to acknowledge the role of the NRA, right-wing media, and its political cover for our outa control gun culture. LEOs have to assume that everyone is armed and dangerous for their own protection. Hyper alert and ready to fire. This is directly causative of deaths of innocents, such as this man and so many others.
Happy New Year from Glasgow!
Was pretty quiet at our end, compared to what I’ve gathered from some of you upthread: spent Hogmanay (As we call New Year’s Eve in Scotland.) in the house with BBC Alba’s Hogmanay Ceilidh on the telly. Best Hogmanay show in Scotland, excellent musicianship from Manran, although the Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band were no slouches either. (You can get it the iPlayer here, although you’ll need to IP spoof it to pretend you’re from the UK.)
The only noises outside were the of burst of fireworks, and the odd burst of singing drunks in the streets outside after midnight.
re: #183 Alephnaught
Happy New Year from Glasgow!
Was pretty quiet at our end, compared to what I’ve gathered from some of you upthread: spent Hogmanay (As we call New Year’s Eve in Scotland.) in the house with BBC Alba’s Hogmanay Ceilidh on the telly. Best Hogmanay show in Scotland, excellent musicianship from Manran, although the Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band we’re no slouches either. (You can get it the iPlayer here, although you’ll need to IP spoof it to pretend you’re from the UK.)
The only noises outside were the of burst of fireworks, and the odd burst of singing drunks in the streets outside after midnight.
Do you guys still do that “first foot” thing?
re: #182 allegro
I think we have to acknowledge the role of the NRA, right-wing media, and its political cover for our outa control gun culture. LEOs have to assume that everyone is armed and dangerous for their own protection. Hyper alert and ready to fire. This is directly causative of deaths of innocents, such as this man and so many others.
you are right
i dont want you to be
its as if the only tool they had was to shoot
all those other special weapons and tactics? i didnt see any tactics. awol
re: #185 dangerman
re: #182 allegro
I think we have to acknowledge the role of the NRA, right-wing media, and its political cover for our outa control gun culture. LEOs have to assume that everyone is armed and dangerous for their own protection. Hyper alert and ready to fire. This is directly causative of deaths of innocents, such as this man and so many others.
Those guys get wound too tight. We have training problem in many agencies. Hyper alert yes, predisposed to shoot before assess, no.
re: #184 sagehen
Do you guys still do that “first foot” thing?
Oh, definitely, hence the singing after midnight. It’s not as common as it used to be, as Hogmanay parties tend to be more of a get together of friends and family these days, so there’s less need to travel between houses or venues, but it still is a tradition, usually between nearby neighbours that are having their own parties.
You know that tradition about first foots bringing a lump of coal as a gift? Our local branch of Lidl’s actually had a small open bag of coal at the exit on Dec 31st, so that departing customers could get a lump as they left for their first foot gift. Me and the other half paid a visit to the next door neighbours in our close, only in this case the gift wasn’t a lump of coal, it was use of a corkscrew in order to get a bottle of wine open.
Happy new year!! May this be better than we expect.
This Christmas season has been a bit of a downer, if expected (our Christmas season doesn’t end until at least January 6). Few people decorated, and the air just doesn’t feel like Christmas.
re: #176 ObserverArt
I am not a follower of snow seasons in Colorado. But I seem to remember sometimes things are not so good for skiing prior to the holidays and then it all changes and you guys have snow all through April.
For the skiing industry and for teleskiguy’s piggy bank I hope you all get hammered soon.
Of course, I understand it is best to have tons of snow prior to Thanksgiving so you get the crowds on holiday vacations. So, there is that.
We are usually good for some big dumps between now and early May, but we are way behind pace right now.
Found a big hunk o’meat in the freezer. Thawed it out & dumped in the pressure cooker. OH NOM NOM. pic.twitter.com/kQyWCNnlkP
— Di Umgebroyzelte Bubbie (@viciousbabushka) January 1, 2018
Happy New Year Lizardom it has been another delightful year following all of you. All is never 100% favorable and I’ve heard of many sad times and always wished you well. You guys are winners regardless and possess a beautiful sense of humor that sometimes has me crying with laughter. Thank you and c’mon 2020.
Minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve, a 16-year-old boy allegedly used a semi-automatic rifle to shoot and kill his parents, sister and a family friend inside the parents’ home in New Jersey, the county prosecutor said. https://t.co/53ejtwWmWC pic.twitter.com/51ZUYspRVU
— ABC News (@ABC) January 1, 2018
Happy New Year from the NRA.
I’ve got a peach cobbler in the oven to be followed by jalapeno corn muffins. The black-eyed peas and ham are already cooked and ready to be warmed at supper time. Just gotta put a salad together that will NOT be a wedge salad and chop some green onions to garnish the entree. Advancing the schedule today since our water is going to be shut off at 5. Better one day without water than burst pipes and many days without. At least that’s how I console myself for the inconvenience.
The man suspected of shooting several Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies, killing one, had a Facebook page filled with images associated with the alt-right. #9NEWS #copolitics pic.twitter.com/cHQ16f7m0p
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) January 1, 2018
Obviously a member of Antifa. https://t.co/idCay6MaDJ
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) January 1, 2018
Today is #NewYearsDay. That means we all need to ask again: Why does Jared Kushner still have a security clearance?
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 1, 2018
re: #199 jaunte
I wish Lieu could run for President.
re: #157 jaunte
Lawfare blog just posted a series of interesting essays:
I’ve been reading some of the essays. I notice Mr Trump (mis)quoted one of them, which is pretty funny, considering this essay said about Trump:
Trump has another personality liability for the project at hand, one that fewer people notice: He is ultimately a wuss. He talks about his boldness all the time, and a lot of people—including his enemies—lap up the self-description. He likes to talk in sweeping, grandiose terms about the things he is going to do and the things he has done. In practice, however, he’s actually very cautious most of the time. Think about it this way: Leaving aside Trump’s words and claims about himself, do the actions of his first year in office generally bespeak boldness? Yes, he left the Paris Climate Agreement. And yes, he recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. And yes, he did the travel ban. But think about all of the bold things Trump has promised and backed away from: scrapping NAFTA and waging a trade war against the Chinese, ditching the Iran deal, walking away from Europe, draining the swamp, and confronting conservative orthodoxy on taxation.
re: #195 Skip Intro
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Happy New Year from the NRA.
allegedly used a semi-automatic rifle owned by a family member
ie an unsecured weapon was likely turned on its owner
re: #201 Alephnaught
But think about all of the bold things Trump has promised and backed away from: scrapping NAFTA and waging a trade war against the Chinese, ditching the Iran deal, walking away from Europe, draining the swamp, and confronting conservative orthodoxy on taxation.
Did he back away from those because he’s a wuss, or is it (more likely I think) that he just never intended to in the first place, he just said what he thought those potential voters wanted to hear.
re: #201 Alephnaught
I’ve been reading some of the essays. I notice Mr Trump (mis)quoted one of them, which is pretty funny, considering this essay said about Trump:
he speaks in a bullshit and bluster way that comes out sounding like jabberwocky.
it seems like a language. it isnt.
hes not clever or devious or machiavelli
he is, in fact, ignorant and rambling, faking it - whether he is self aware and thinks so or not doesnt matter
the receivers - listeners, enough of them - also dont know *or* care!! when its pointed out objectively that he’s an idiot; that emperor has no clothes.
that he is in truth a liar, idiot, manipulator (at some level) empty suit, anything but a sort of once in a hundred year’s prescient genius
electoral-vote has a summary of a bunch of op-heads assessing trumps first “year”
read the whole thing - see where reality is based
at least take a moment and read the right leaning ones - it wont take long
they couldnt for a moment admit there’s a two year old in the driver’s seat and by shear luck we havent left the hightway yet. nor can they admit how close we may have come several times.
no - they see brilliance, i tell ya, just “i meant to do that” brilliance
re: #205 dangerman
Richard Baris, Rasmussen Reports
Trump’s First Year Accomplishments Compiled In Shockingly Long List: “Looking back on President Donald Trump’s first year in office, he has compiled a shockingly strong record and long list of accomplishments. As was also the case with his rise to the presidency, President Trump has broken several records for a first-year commander-in-chief and fulfilled many of his key campaign promises. Now, that’s not to say he hasn’t had failures and it’s not to mask the fact that many of these accomplishments were unilateral. But it is also true that President Trump has faced an unprecedented level of never-ending obstruction throughout the year. He was the first president in memory to be deprived of the ‘honeymoon’ period after Inauguration Day and, frankly, opposition at times has risen to levels that could arguably constitute downright treason.”
Hmm.
re: #206 jaunte
Hmm.
Tell me about Obama’s honeymoon period. Also, where in the Constitution does that exist.
re: #208 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
President Obama got a honeymoon period? That’s news to me.
Forget it Jake, it’s Rasmussen.
re: #195 Skip Intro
Clearly this could have been avoided had the whole family been armed to the teeth.
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Also, speaking of gun stupidity, I came across this from a “2nd Amendment enthusiast” on FB last week:
re: #208 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
President Obama got a honeymoon period? That’s news to me.
If I remember correctly, Mitch McConnell said on day one that his job was to make sure that Obama was a one-term president.
re: #209 Decatur Deb
Forget it Jake, it’s Rassmussen.
I’m pretty sure they’re all doing their damnedest to forget that Obama was even President at all.
re: #206 jaunte
Hmm.
that plus “deprived of a honeymoon” my ass
From Robert Draper’s book, “Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the US House of Representatives”
GOP members met on the eve of the inauguration, 2009 During the four hour meeting:
The senior GOP members plotted to bring Congress to a standstill regardless how much it would hurt the American Economy by pledging to obstruct and block President Obama on all legislation.
These Republican members of Congress were not simply airing their complaints regarding the other party’s political platform for four long hours. No, these Republican Congressional Policymakers, who were elected to do ‘the People’s work’ were literally plotting to sabotage, undermine and destroy the U.S. Economy.
re: #210 Eclectic Cyborg
“…A leaflet of the period sarcastically observed of the venture that “they’re only wounded who hold shares therein”. Production was highly limited and may have been as few as just two guns, one a crude prototype made of iron, the other a finished weapon made from brass.”
en.wikipedia.org
re: #210 Eclectic Cyborg
This early automatic weapon was rather bizarrely designed to fire round bullets at Christians and square bullets at the Muslim Turks.lets at the Muslim Turks. Square bullets were believed to cause more severe wounding than round ones, and according to the 1718 patent, ‘would convince the Turks of the benefits of Christian civilisation’.
re: #215 Belafon
Square bullets. “What problem with jamming?”
I’m looking around trying to find the Founders’ vision and transcripts for the internet back in the 18th century, but I’m not having any luck.
re: #216 jaunte
Square bullets. “What problem with jamming?”
Accurate to approximately 16 inches, at which point the tumbling aerodynamics would cause the projectile to be completely unpredictable.
re: #205 dangerman
The conservatives agree that Trump has achieved a lot of administrative, judicial and (some) legislative scores that they continue to believe, contrary to all the best evidence, will be good for the country, or at least their narrow interests.
re: #215 Belafon
Oh, no wonder the wingnuts are all about it.
re: #220 jaunte
The conservatives agree that Trump has achieved a lot of administrative, judicial and (some) legislative scores that they continue to believe, contrary to all the best evidence, will be good for the country, or at least their narrow interests.
Oh, it’s definitely good for their interests. It isn’t good for the country as a whole, or for anyone else other than themselves, but who cares? Let them pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, right?
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re: #222 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Reading this Krugman thread earlier. It seems we have a problem with conservatives who don’t believe in E Pluribus Unum.
Here’s some evidence that nation-states are tools for turning diverse peoples into a single people, thus facilitating public goods provision.https://t.co/H3UrtRYq4K
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 28, 2017
1/A few people have noticed me tweeting a lot more about racial/cultural issues in the last two years, and less about the nuts and bolts of economics. Well, let me explain why. https://t.co/R7ehn2YKdI
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 28, 2017
The central fact of U.S. political economy, the source of our exceptionalism, is that lower-income whites vote for politicians who redistribute income upward and weaken the safety net because they think the welfare state is for nonwhites 1/ https://t.co/R9CO8GK2kz
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 1, 2018
re: #210 Eclectic Cyborg
Clearly this could have been avoided had the whole family been armed to the teeth.
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Also, speaking of gun stupidity, I came across this from a “2nd Amendment enthusiast” on FB last week:
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Never mind that no one bought the worthless things or that our founding fathers would have even heard of it. The 2nd amendment was designed to require all white male property owners (ie voters) to own a military class longarm because the whole militia fantasy was that they could replace the standing army that they feared after the English Civil Wars (aka “New Model Army”) as a threat to their freedom. If they were doing it today, they would have, I believe, happily authorized AR class weapons. That said, support weapons (MGs, mortars, artillery, armor, etc) would have been stored in centralized armories that required federal orders to open and the weapons in civilian hands would have been subject to regulation and training along the lines of the Militia Acts of 1792 & the Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States : to which is added, an appendix, containing the United States militia act, passed in Congress, May, 1792 printed in 1794 by Baron (Von) Steuben. archive.org
Now modern equivalents would be different but the acts and this manual show the detail to which the militia member was supposed to be trained in order to have that military grade long arm. That’s what most of these 2nd amendment nutjobs forget.
re: #214 jaunte
“…A leaflet of the period sarcastically observed of the venture that “they’re only wounded who hold shares therein”. Production was highly limited and may have been as few as just two guns, one a crude prototype made of iron, the other a finished weapon made from brass.”
en.wikipedia.org
There is an excellent “Forgotten Weapons” episode on Youtube about the Puckel Gun. 
re: #220 jaunte
The conservatives agree that Trump has achieved a lot of administrative, judicial and (some) legislative scores that they continue to believe, contrary to all the best evidence, will be good for the country, or at least their narrow interests.
Their judicial “achievements” are totally on Mitch McConnell’s shoulders; Trump has zero responsibility (or understanding) of them at all.
Heartbreaking photos of refugee camp for those fleeing white genocide. pic.twitter.com/2RTl6QYFta
— Martha Kelly (@MarthaKelly3) January 1, 2018
RT to congratulate @realDonaldTrump on a record-setting first year!
- Most lies told
- Most staff indicted
- Most bribes accepted
- Most Nazis praised
- Most child molesters endorsed
- Most promises broken
- Most golf played
- Fewest days worked
- Least legislation passed pic.twitter.com/nsVZ7NVpYi— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) January 1, 2018
re: #202 dangerman
ie an unsecured weapon was likely turned on its owner
Who was most likely “the good guy with a gun.”
re: #225 William Lewis
Never mind that no one bought the worthless things or that our founding fathers would have even heard of it. The 2nd amendment was designed to require all white male property owners (ie voters) to own a military class longarm because the whole militia fantasy was that they could replace the standing army that they feared after the English Civil Wars (aka “New Model Army”) as a threat to their freedom. If they were doing it today, they would have, I believe, happily authorized AR class weapons. That said, support weapons (MGs, mortars, artillery, armor, etc) would have been stored in centralized armories that required federal orders to open and the weapons in civilian hands would have been subject to regulation and training along the lines of the Militia Acts of 1792 & the Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States : to which is added, an appendix, containing the United States militia act, passed in Congress, May, 1792 printed in 1794 by Baron (Von) Steuben. archive.org
Now modern equivalents would be different but the acts and this manual show the detail to which the militia member was supposed to be trained in order to have that military grade long arm. That’s what most of these 2nd amendment nutjobs forget.
Forget or ignore?
Here is the photo what we were doing since last year inside #Iran
Writing on the wall HIM #RezaPahlavi ‘s name
Please be our voice Maziar#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/JDD9m2Dour— Faranak Azad (@FaranakAzad1) January 1, 2018
You thanked a Christian theocrat named Ted Cruz for support, your words don’t mean squat if you embrace another theocrat simply because of branding. https://t.co/qvNokofMBL
— دانیال (@danja84) January 1, 2018
This year anti-Trump campaigners in th US made a woman in a hijab their symbol of resistance, while in Iran women ripped off their hijabs to resist theocratic rule. Western activists have lost all sense of what women’s liberation means. pic.twitter.com/FNfs5gfh4o
— spiked (@spikedonline) December 31, 2017
Yeah women should let men like Trump grab women’s pussies and back Christian pedophiles as an act of women’s liberation, right? 🖕🏽 https://t.co/VZ3dCgvaPs
— دانیال (@danja84) January 1, 2018
re: #210 Eclectic Cyborg
The Puckle gun was fired in a similar fashion to a conventional flintlock musket; however, after each shot, a crank on the threaded shaft at the rear would be unscrewed to release the cylinder to turn freely. The cylinder would then be advanced by hand to the next chamber, and the crank turned back again to lock the cylinder into the breech of the fixed barrel. The flintlock mechanism could then be primed for another shot: it was triggered using a lever which was separate from the crank assembly.
And, then it was disassembled and reloaded. It’s a musket with some bells and whistles.
It also had a Christian and Muslim configuration. Square bullets for the Muslims to cause Mose damage and show that Christianity was better. Uh, ok.
New year, new fear,
New reason for tears.
To the strong: hold on,
And with hope for not long.
Try to stay alive another 365.
In deep of the night
see a light that can thrive.
To outcasts: You’re not weak,
Stand up and speak.
The world comes unfurled,
Blessed now are the meek.— Steve The Poet (@Steve_The_Poet) January 1, 2018
re: #210 Eclectic Cyborg
Clearly this could have been avoided had the whole family been armed to the teeth.
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Also, speaking of gun stupidity, I came across this from a “2nd Amendment enthusiast” on FB last week:
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9 rounds a minute.
re: #212 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I’m pretty sure they’re all doing their damnedest to forget that Obama was even President at all.
Now, because by contrast Obama makes The Orange Creep look petty, ignorant and classless.
re: #229 Unshaken Defiance
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Gee
Every republican president has taken more vacation in year one than all the democrats
Dave Neiwert’s Orcinus blog turns 15 this month. His latest post is terrific —-> How Not to Normalize Nazis — In Print, and In the real world https://t.co/s7l5bT8Zou
— Bill Harnsberger (@BillinPortland) January 1, 2018
Will be leaving Florida for Washington (D.C.) today at 4:00 P.M. Much work to be done, but it will be a great New Year!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 1, 2018
JUST IN: Trump begins 2018 with seventh consecutive day at his private golf club https://t.co/vn5bVeO82f pic.twitter.com/PXWV8cm9nj
— The Hill (@thehill) January 1, 2018
He’ll get to work….right after this next round.
re: #231 dangerman
Forget or ignore?
Mostly “never knew”. It’s not like the NRA has done any real historical teaching and groups like Appleseed have been far more interested in their propaganda version of the ARW than history.
re: #182 allegro
The Tree of Liberty must be watered with blood!
Sorry to keep going on about this but from here in Canada it looks like the American faith is as bloodthirsty as that of the Aztecs.
re: #244 Romantic Heretic
The 2nd Amendment is not the problem. The PERVERSION of the 2nd Amendment is a problem.
He thinks this painting is a window pic.twitter.com/RsVE219pRd
— lindsay beth (@ellle_em) December 31, 2017
Happy New Year LGF!
Woke at 8, went back & slept till 10!!!! Nice!
Now brandy in my coffee & Hoppin John heating up on the stove.
I’ll survive.
re: #241 jaunte
Just found him on the twitters
I don’t care whether Michael Schmidt was tough enough. We’ve got bigger problems. https://t.co/7YItqXtSPE via @CharlesPPierce
— Esquire (@esquire) December 29, 2017
As usual: What Charlie said. Even more frightening is the realization that this dementia is paired with an authoritarian SDO personality. It’s “Autumn of the Patriach” writ large. https://t.co/xqlAXhzuEM
— David Neiwert (@DavidNeiwert) December 29, 2017
re: #244 Romantic Heretic
The Tree of Liberty must be watered with blood!
Sorry to keep going on about this but from here in Canada it looks like the American faith is as bloodthirsty as that of the Aztecs.
The Aztecs had a theology that explained why they believed that the sun would die or the rain would not come without the various types of human sacrifice they practiced (flaying children’s corpses so that priests could wear their skins to propitiate Tlaloc is possibly the worst).
The 2nd amendment fools don’t even have a false mythology to give these deaths any meaning.
More like the choice to be ignorant and backwards or the choice to be liberated and informed
— Scooterz Wag3 (@Scooterz_Wag3) January 1, 2018
To be “liberated and informed” like a female Trump supporter or a white woman who voted for Roy Moore? https://t.co/J9m7T2GBEX
— دانیال (@danja84) January 1, 2018
I just Tweeted from a book. This is even better. I never was able to find the report until you sent this. Thank you!
— Holly Dagres (@hdagres) January 1, 2018
lol I’d say keep your car a machine for peaceful transportation.
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) January 1, 2018
My New Year’s resolution is to argue more with assholes on the internet.
— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 1, 2018
Fuck you, pedant.
— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 1, 2018
re: #253 jeffreyw
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Hoppin” John
Yassss!
Your’s is way prettier than mine will be but still yum!
re: #226 William Lewis
That was a fascinating bit of firearms history.
The actual pull quote is GOLD. pic.twitter.com/iTpNpL0tEc
— Schooley (@Rschooley) January 1, 2018
I didn’t realize he meant it was the Atlantic City Casino of health books.
I thought he meant it was the Indian mausoleum of health books.— Jared Lipof (@jaredlipof) January 1, 2018
Buddy is angst-ridden, looking for a place to hide that big ass ham bone he’s been gnawing. What are the odds I’ll find it under my pillow and freshly laundered flannel sheets tonight?
re: #253 jeffreyw
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Hoppin” John
Love black-eyed peas, but my blood thinner doesn’t. So many things I like that I have had to kick out of my diet because of these damn pills.
re: #249 William Lewis
I’m afraid I have to disagree with that.
The American faith feels the same way about the universe as the Aztecs.
Thanks to their neo-Calvinist theology the American faithful know they are the last bastion of goodness in the world and that they are constantly at war with ‘evil’. Evil being any idea they don’t understand and/or dislike.
This is why I misquote that Tree of Liberty bit. The American faithful believe if the blood stops flowing the Tree of Liberty will die and evil will win.
To me the similarity between the American faith and the Aztec is striking.
re: #260 allegro
Buddy is angst-ridden, looking for a place to hide that big ass ham bone he’s been gnawing. What are the odds I’ll find it under my pillow and freshly laundered flannel sheets tonight?
Tuck your sheets in!
re: #263 A hollow voice says, Covfefe.
Tuck your sheets in!
As if that would stop a truly talented and accomplished burrower.
re: #264 allegro
As if that would stop a truly talented and accomplished burrower.
Have you ever posted pics of Buddy? I don’t remember seeing any.
I hearby name 2018 The Year of The Pussy. I say this due to the enormous numbers of women planning to run and win elected seats of all ilk. I predict the freshmen class of House & Senate will be very non-white and non-male. #AboutTime pic.twitter.com/nIiIyQofZH
— RACE is not Science (@TheJane2014) January 1, 2018
re: #257 Stanley Sea
Yassss!
Your’s is way prettier than mine will be but still yum!
I used the traditional Betty Crocker recipe, modified for InstaPot.
If Da’esh gets involved and starts creating even more bloodshed with their attacks like in Tehran, you know VERY well that Iran will have an even greater pretext to crack down forcibly…and put the West, and Trump, in a tight spot.
re: #265 ObserverArt
Have you ever posted pics of Buddy? I don’t remember seeing any.
Buddy in his natural habitat:
the Mar-A-Lago New Years Party looks like one of those balls where the Joker seals off the exits and lets in poison gas while Batman fights Bane on the roof pic.twitter.com/O99GKj3dFz
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) January 1, 2018
Homicides, shootings fall in Chicago in 2017 despite Trump saying city’s crime hit “epidemic proportions” https://t.co/RDrGNlSDKO pic.twitter.com/Urjs933zTH
— The Hill (@thehill) January 1, 2018
It’s almost as if he was just a lying racist. https://t.co/nNZSXTL1xO
— ana marie cox (@anamariecox) January 1, 2018
re: #267 jeffreyw
I used the traditional Betty Crocker recipe, modified for InstaPot.
I do this one - with kielbasa
I’m a little disappointed with the lack of heat - I put in two unseeded jalapenos & it’s not enough. I just chopped more fresh for the top. I think the grocer had weak jalapenos.
I like New Year’s Day. It’s a good holiday. You don’t have to do jack shit except watch TV, eat chips and dip, and take a nap. Looking forward to the traditional New Year’s dinner of toasted cheese sandwiches & tomato soup.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 1, 2018
Big shout out to all the sudden Iran experts on twitter who probably think Mossadegh is Kylo Ren’s home planet.
— Ed Burmila, Provost / VPAA, Gin and Tacos (@gin_and_tacos) January 1, 2018
re: #273 Backwoods_Sleuth
The Hill
✔
@thehill
Homicides, shootings fall in Chicago in 2017 despite Trump saying city’s crime hit “epidemic proportions” hill.cm2:33 PM - Jan 1, 2018
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They were up in Columbus. I think we got to 141 or so. Of course they city has grown since the late 80s/early 90s when it was pretty bad…but still a sad stat.
As far as Chicago…that is such a common thing to mention to a Trump supporter the truth doesn’t matter one bit. It’s Chicago.
re: #268 electrotek
If Da’esh gets involved and starts creating even more bloodshed with their attacks like in Tehran, you know VERY well that Iran will have an even greater pretext to crack down forcibly…and put the West, and Trump, in a tight spot.
Daesh may soon be said to be involved whether that ever really happens or not. Unsurprising, but I’m upset at how that government jams cell phones and essentially silences the witnesses at least until its over. Very troubling.
Happy New Year to everyone from freezing cold Philly.
Wishing everyone a Joyous, Healthy and Prosperous #NewYear2018! ✨
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) January 1, 2018
Especially those families depending on CHIP, right? https://t.co/djet1K15Ye
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) January 1, 2018
This is stunning:
Tango by Zbigniew Rybczyński (1980)https://t.co/6c1lo9Quin— Rabih Alameddine (@rabihalameddine) January 1, 2018
re: #162 Old Liberal
I wonder how compromised the Republican Senators and Representatives are vis a vis Russia. It seems to explain their behavior better than simply getting their agenda passed. The idea that some are being blackmailed seems likely to me.
If Russia was smart, they’d make sure more than Trump himself was compromised. My bet is it’s the majority of the GOP. Russia has all their emails/communications as well. If they don’t cooperate by protecting Trump, poof. It all comes out.
Happy New Year from sunny CA.
The house is un-Christmased, with the probable exception of one little item somewhere I haven’t noticed and will have to deal with late, the new calendars are in place and I’m ready to hide under the table from whatever the New Year will bring us.
re: #274 Stanley Sea
I do this one - with kielbasa
I’m a little disappointed with the lack of heat - I put in two unseeded jalapenos & it’s not enough. I just chopped more fresh for the top. I think the grocer had weak jalapenos.
I used a jar of copycat Rotel recipe tomatoes in mine, made using my own jalapenos and serranos. For service, I add a healthy sprinkle of creole spices to my bowl, Mrs J lacking a desire for any heat cramps my whole pot seasoning regime. I sneak in as much heat as I can and I think her tolerance has increased from”ketchup is hot enough for me” to “half a jalapeno is OK, but NO MORE”
re: #262 Romantic Heretic
Thanks to their neo-Calvinist theology the American faithful know they are the last bastion of goodness in the world and that they are constantly at war with ‘evil’. Evil being any idea they don’t understand and/or dislike.
That’s why I love me some Bette Davis’s epic quote in “All About Eve” as she ascends the stairs….
re: #266 Backwoods_Sleuth
frum ur lipz to godz eerz plz?
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) January 1, 2018
(LOLCAT translation….)
This is Rocket. He’s very happy to see you. Had too much eggnog Christmas night and woke pup here. Been stuck since. 12/10 would assist pic.twitter.com/1DrLcRybsG
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) January 1, 2018
“Swiffer duster” FTW :D
Louise Linton models the latest from the Swiffer Duster Collection while Steve Mnuchin dazzles in a vintage Country Club Waiter ensemble. pic.twitter.com/5EpDBhKe2D
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 1, 2018
re: #290 Interesting Times
“Swiffer duster” FTW :D
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That’s actually a pleasing look from shoulders to waist. Kinda goes downhill in the fit from there down.
Never thought I’d welcome 2018 with seeing a tweet by a Sufi with a manbun praising the murderer of Salman Taseer:
By majority of muslims not barelvis. By sharia he had every right. However he could’ve taken a different approach. Either way he is a ghazi. And you deogandis can be as buthurt as you like
re: #291 allegro
Some folks do not know what a girdle is and how to use it.
re: #291 allegro
That’s actually a pleasing look from shoulders to waist. Kinda goes downhill in the fit from there down.
To paraphrase from First Wives Club, couldn’t he afford to buy her a whole dress?
re: #234 Colère Tueur de Lapin
And, then it was disassembled and reloaded. It’s a musket with some bells and whistles.
It also had a Christian and Muslim configuration. Square bullets for the Muslims to cause Mose damage and show that Christianity was better. Uh, ok.
The king is coming for your Puckle guns. Stock up while you can!
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