Seth takes a closer look at how Trump has pulled off another successful pivot — this time from a conversation about whether he’s mentally unstable to a conversation about the fact that he’s a racist.
But but but Trump said sh*thouse and not sh*thole so….
But but but Cotton and Perdue evolved from not recalling to not hearing.
But but but Durbin is a renowned liar.
But but but Haiti and all African countries are poor.
But but but Trump’s not racist because the unemployment rate for Blacks is at a historical low.
Back to that WaPo article about the meeting. I had not heard this part before:
Attendees who were alarmed by the racial undertones of Trump’s remarks were further disturbed when the topic of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) came up, these people said.
At one point, Durbin told the president that members of that caucus — an influential House group — would be more likely to agree to a deal if certain countries were included in the proposed protections, according to people familiar with the meeting.
Trump was curt and dismissive, saying he was not making immigration policy to cater to the CBC and did not particularly care about that bloc’s demands, according to people briefed on the meeting
Oh, and Lawrence was hammering him with a sledgehammer on tonight’s show opening.
a conversation about whether he’s mentally unstable to a conversation about the fact that he’s a racist
Now becomes a conversation about how he’s a pathological racist liar.
You know it’s a crappy week when you’re driving to the hospital to stand nightwatch on your scary-sick wife and some Unortunate t-bones you in sight of the parking lot. We were starting to like that mommyvan.
re: #5 Decatur Deb
You know it’s a crappy week when you’re driving to the hospital to stand nightwatch on your scary-sick wife and some Unortunate t-bones you in sight of the parking lot. We were starting to like that mommyvan.
Aw man. You’re physically OK, I hope? For whatever it’s worth, I think everybody on this site, and I’ll bet many more besides, are wishing for the best for you both.
re: #5 Decatur Deb
You know it’s a crappy week when you’re driving to the hospital to stand nightwatch on your scary-sick wife and some Unortunate t-bones you in sight of the parking lot. We were starting to like that mommyvan.
Hopefully everyone is ok. That’s how someone killed my Grand Am.
re: #7 Hecuba’s daughter
Hopefully everyone is ok. That’s how someone killed my Grand Am.
My brain at first reversed the two letters in the last word. I was OMG! I am so sorry about your grand… car?
re: #5 Decatur Deb
You know it’s a crappy week when you’re driving to the hospital to stand nightwatch on your scary-sick wife and some Unortunate t-bones you in sight of the parking lot. We were starting to like that mommyvan.
Just what you didn’t need. I trust you’re OK? I hope your wife is improving.
re: #6 whitebeach
Aw man. You’re physically OK, I hope? For whatever it’s worth, I think everybody on this site, and I’ll bet many more besides, are wishing for the best for you both.
All is cool, both of us walked away. Both vehicles probably totalled, everybody insured. We’ll let the gecko and the duck fight it out over the scrap iron.
Did I mention I love the shit out of airbags, even the ‘splody Toyota kind?
re: #1 Patricia Kayden
But but but Trump’s not racist because the unemployment rate for Blacks is at a historical low.
Well, it’s actually not a historical low, but Orange Julius is working hard to get it down to the historical low, which was 0%, back in 1860.
re: #9 calochortus
Just what you didn’t need. I trust you’re OK? I hope your wife is improving.
Thanks (all). She improved so much today they might let her out on Thurs. She said I should get check out. I told yer since I’m staying the night in her room, I’d just take the elevator to the ER if needed. The sad joke is that the hospital is so whacked from the flu emergency that they might bump me across town or to Tallahassee.
re: #10 Decatur Deb
All is cool, both of us walked away. Both vehicles probably totalled, everybody insured. We’ll let the gecko and the duck fight it out over the scrap iron.
Did I mention I love the shit out of airbags, even the ‘splody Toyota kind?
Yeah. I gained a whole new appreciation of side airbags when an Idiot Young Person totaled my car a couple months ago.
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GOP: If Democrats won’t give us cover to pass our racist and and harmful policies, then we’ll shut down government.
Democrats: And?— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) January 16, 2018
re: #13 calochortus
Yeah. I gained a whole new appreciation of side airbags when an Idiot Young Person totaled my car a couple months ago.
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That’s lousy. This could still go bad, but the nice police-mon already dropped the dunce cap on her—passed me while I was turning left from in front of her.
With what’s fixin to blow into Houston early tomorrow morning which will result in a day of freezing temps and precipitation we’re going to be seeing crashes at every stoplight. There will be some nasty accidents on the freeways. Most all of those accidents will be caused by jackasses who ignore the ice warnings and hit their gas pedals followed by slamming the brakes. We do not do ice here. Freaking deadly.
City is about shutting down fortunately. A friend/neighbor is staying home and we’re gonna celebrate her “snow day” (we might even see some of that white stuff falling) with a Guardians of the Galaxy double feature as we snuggle under afghans with the dogs and cats. Got plenty of hot coffee and homemade apple butter!
*kiss* *kiss* *kiss* WEET! ka-pow! ka-pow! wheoooo WEET!
— Korben the Budgie (@korbenisabird) January 16, 2018
re: #15 Decatur Deb
That’s lousy. This could still go bad, but the nice police-mon already dropped the dunce cap on her—passed me while I was turning left from in front of her.
Confused. Was it on double turn lanes?
re: #16 allegro
Daughter2 says Birningham AL has already shut down schools and businesses in prep.
Am I the only one feeling a little shell-shocked after this past year? I mean, I knew it would be horrible but damn.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 16, 2018
re: #16 allegro
With what’s fixin to blow into Houston early tomorrow morning which will result in a day of freezing temps and precipitation we’re going to be seeing crashes at every stoplight. There will be some nasty accidents on the freeways. Most all of those accidents will be caused by jackasses who ignore the ice warnings and hit their gas pedals followed by slamming the brakes. We do not do ice here. Freaking deadly.
City is about shutting down fortunately. A friend/neighbor is staying home and we’re gonna celebrate her “snow day” (we might even see some of that white stuff falling) with a Guardians of the Galaxy double feature as we snuggle under afghans with the dogs and cats. Got plenty of hot coffee and homemade apple butter!
We’re watching it up here in Rockwall. Our little county is right on the edge. We may get cold and precipitation, but not enough to affect road conditions. So, we’ll see.
re: #18 allegro
Confused. Was it on double turn lanes?
2=lane street w/ middle alternating turn lane.
(Just moved an old laptop to the hosp, Wanky wifi,)
re: #20 Charles Johnson
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I don’t know. I remember how panicked we were a year ago. And then I remember people stepping up and taking him on. It seems less terrifying now.
re: #25 Belafon
I don’t know. I remember how panicked we were a year ago. And then I remember people stepping up and taking him on. It seems less terrifying now.
I’m encouraged by the resistance. Concerned about the damage already done. That story about that father being deported just broke my heart.
re: #26 HappyWarrior
I’m encouraged by the resistance. Concerned about the damage already done. That story about that father being deported just broke my heart.
I just find it hard to believe people want to be that unkind.
Infuriating. Dems negotiated with Rs in good faith for four months and reached a bipartisan deal to protect Dreamers. Trump rejected it. Nobody should report on Trump accusing Dems of killing DACA without noting the truth in the headline.
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) January 14, 2018
re: #20 Charles Johnson
Even in my darkest worries did I not foresee the literal re-mainstreaming of Nazi-ism.
re: #27 calochortus
I just find it hard to believe people want to be that unkind.
Most people are good. But our system did not reward the popular majority. That said they’re not going strike good twice.
If President Trump did use that language, it would have perfectly appropriate for a private meeting. All Presidents have used that language, and worse, in private meetings. But, it’s supposed to stay private, not leaked by ruthless partisans.
— MARK SIMONE (@MarkSimoneNY) January 16, 2018
You get the true measure of a man by how he acts when he thinks no one is looking.@realDonaldTrump is a racist and a fascist https://t.co/BQX6Ts9v5B
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 16, 2018
re: #22 HappyWarrior
It’s every bit the shit show I knew it would be. But knowing what was coming still doesn’t prepare you for how painful and depressing it is.
re: #32 plansbandc
It’s every bit the shit show I knew it would be. But knowing what was coming still doesn’t prepare you for how painful and depressing it is.
Yep imagining it and living it. He’s just such an ass. The worst though are his supporters.
re: #30 HappyWarrior
Most people are good. But our system did not reward the popular majority. That said they’re not going strike good twice.
Oh, I know. I just prefer a world of rainbows and unicorns and all.
re: #31 Kragar
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re: #35 HappyWarrior
Yeah I’m sure it would have gone over just fine if Obama described Republican voters as living in shitholes.
But Faux alleges he did, saying that they hang on to their guns and religion…
re: #34 calochortus
Oh, I know. I just prefer a world of rainbows and unicorns and all.
I’m actually optimistic about this year. Just hope we can get rid of him and Pence.
re: #36 Joe Bacon 🌹
But Faux alleges he did, saying that they hang on to their guns and religion…
Which they prove correct all the time.
re: #39 Pineapple Pizzagate
Speaking of “supposed to stay private”, Mark…
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Well, I’m out for the evening.
Hasta mañana, Lizards.
“Three White House officials said Perdue and Cotton told the White House that they heard ‘shithouse’ rather than shithole,’ allowing them to deny the president’s comments on television over the weekend.” https://t.co/FyBjGHqY9T
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) January 16, 2018
THEY MEAN THE SAME THING https://t.co/pNUGAkoSgx
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) January 16, 2018
It’s like saying there is a difference between “shameless liars” and “shameless lying senators” https://t.co/8VMYU0IfHv
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) January 16, 2018
re: #16 allegro
With what’s fixin to blow into Houston early tomorrow morning which will result in a day of freezing temps and precipitation we’re going to be seeing crashes at every stoplight. There will be some nasty accidents on the freeways. Most all of those accidents will be caused by jackasses who ignore the ice warnings and hit their gas pedals followed by slamming the brakes. We do not do ice here. Freaking deadly.
City is about shutting down fortunately. A friend/neighbor is staying home and we’re gonna celebrate her “snow day” (we might even see some of that white stuff falling) with a Guardians of the Galaxy double feature as we snuggle under afghans with the dogs and cats. Got plenty of hot coffee and homemade apple butter!
City of Austin, Austin School District, and UT have already made the call and shut down for tomorrow. Now if I can only find my crampons, I might be able to retrieve the paper tomorrow. Oh, wait…
re: #12 Decatur Deb
Thanks (all). She improved so much today they might let her out on Thurs. She said I should get check out. I told yer since I’m staying the night in her room, I’d just take the elevator to the ER if needed. The sad joke is that the hospital is so whacked from the flu emergency that they might bump me across town or to Tallahassee.
So glad you are OK!!!
But, don’t be weird about this. If you feel even the least bit of a twinge or pain or strange, get it checked out, even if it means taking a taxi to the Tallahassee hospital. My brother got smashed into by a hit and run driver last May and even though the car was repairable, my brother also got damaged. He ended up getting two vertebrae in his neck fused last month as a result of the accident.
We sort of let it slip that Trey Gowdy fired someone because they refused to manufacture legal evidence against Hillary Clinton, then paid him $150,000 not to talk. https://t.co/StSrqUjrMF
— Alt. U.S. Press Sec. (@AltUSPressSec) January 15, 2018
“…Podliska eventually dropped from his lawsuit the claim he was fired because he refused to focus on Clinton. His December 2016 settlement, which covered the veterans status and retaliation claims, was reported by The Washington Post at the time without the settlement amount. The committee did not admit wrongdoing as part of the agreement.
To call Trump a shithole is offensive to other shitholes. They are far better than Trump.
re: #46 jaunte
About Gowdy: The first time I saw him was on an episode of a crime story on one of CNN’s local channels here in GA. He was a bigwig attorney in S.C. at the time. I remember thinking at the time that he looked like a slimy-*ss weasel. I saw him after he became a member of Congress, and he looked even slimier. If he gave up the chairmanship because he’s embarrassed about his underhanded shenanigans and hypocrisy, color me surprised. I never thought he ever had a conscience. I do hope he’s headed for retirement sooner rather than later. He’s a lying, hateful, wasteful, SOB.
re: #50 majii
I think he’s taking his money and bailing while he can.
Why is Trey Gowdy resigning from the Ethics Committee?
Why did Jason Chaffetz resign from Congress?
Why is Paul Ryan protecting that toady Devin Nunes?
I’d bet my bottom dollar the answers to all 3 questions are connected.— (((Huxenstein))) (@BethGoldHux) January 13, 2018
re: #47 jaunte
“…Podliska eventually dropped from his lawsuit the claim he was fired because he refused to focus on Clinton. His December 2016 settlement, which covered the veterans status and retaliation claims, was reported by The Washington Post at the time without the settlement amount. The committee did not admit wrongdoing as part of the agreement.
The entire Republican party is corrupt to its core. But so are the voters who support them. Racism runs deep in this country, and the election of Obama brought out the hatred, which propelled Trump to victory.
I suppose one could also argue that Chairman Putin, Faux Noise, Limbaugh, Breitbart and others may have brainwashed a large segment of the population who might otherwise have listened to reason.
re: #50 majii
About Gowdy: The first time I saw him was on an episode of a crime story on one of CNN’s local channels here in GA. He was a bigwig attorney in S.C. at the time. I remember thinking at the time that he looked like a slimy-*ss weasel. I saw him after he became a member of Congress, and he looked even slimier. If he gave up the chairmanship because he’s embarrassed about his underhanded shenanigans and hypocrisy, color me surprised. I never thought he ever had a conscience. I do hope he’s headed for retirement sooner rather than later. He’s a lying, hateful, wasteful, SOB.
He doesn’t have a conscience. He would not give up a chairmanship because he thought it was the right thing to do — he has no sense of morality. He would only take such an action if he were forced to by others.
re: #51 jaunte
“I think he’s taking his money and bailing while he can.”
That might be his best move. I’d love to see an ethics investigation launched against him since he’s never missed an opportunity to launch investigations against his political opponents. He got kind of quiet for a while after HRC sat cool as a cucumber through more than 10 hours of testimony while he ended up looking like a mop in need of wringing.
Already got an RWNJ on Facebook running his mouth about how Democrats plan to shut down the government because we won’t let all the illegals in and make them citizens.
re: #56 Eclectic Cyborg
Already got an RWNJ on Facebook running his mouth about how Democrats plan to shut down the government because we won’t let all the illegals in and make them citizens.
EC, just what I need. And I see nuts over at Talking Points Memo comment boards saying there’s nothing wrong with shutting the government down till the end of the year. And then not paying Civil Servants for working during the shutdown.
Frankly I wouldn’t be surprised to see Trump try to pull that off—force us “essential” workers to slave for six weeks with no pay…
re: #47 jaunte
“…Podliska eventually dropped from his lawsuit the claim he was fired because he refused to focus on Clinton. His December 2016 settlement, which covered the veterans status and retaliation claims, was reported by The Washington Post at the time without the settlement amount. The committee did not admit wrongdoing as part of the agreement.
I’m betting the committee lawyer offered the settlement if he would drop the Clinton part
from his lawsuit.
re: #58 VaughnIAM
Public funds, to cover up wrongdoing in a private political vendetta.
Down to 40º. 21 degrees in two hours. Cold, lashing rain, and wind gusts out of the north to 30 MPH. Pretty impressive frontal passage.
Oh, and Drumpf is still a racist, pussy-grabbing, shit-heel grifter son-of-a-bitch who is a joke of a caricature of a chimera of an actual human being.
Fear #2—Trump will keep the government shut down to hamstring Mueller.
Piss off Haitians, expect some pay back.
BREAKING: Haiti just had an emergency high court session resulting in an agreement to unseal & release documents relating to Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier’s indictments for money laundering through Trump Tower. Looks like Trump will regret insulting Haiti!
KARMA’s a B*tch!— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) January 15, 2018
Probably anything in those documents will roll off Trump’s back like water off a duck, but I’m sure Mueller would be interested in them.
re: #59 jaunte
Public funds, to cover up wrongdoing in a private political vendetta.
The fact that even a fraction of a penny of my tax dollars paid for that makes me want to suggest that everyone in the country should punch Gowdy in the nose whenever they encounter him on the street.
Actually, let’s extend that to every elected R in the country. These people have no shame. Perhaps we should introduce them to it.
re: #62 Joe Bacon 🌹
Fear #2—Trump will keep the government shut down to hamstring Mueller.
I’m confident Mueller has a contingency plan ready to go.
re: #65 Eclectic Cyborg
I’m confident Mueller has a contingency plan ready to go.
Me too. I expect there’s a stack of indictments sitting in his office. If they cut his funding rather than firing him, I wouldn’t be surprised if Donnie the Lesser and Jared the Incompetent get served.
They are both in the conspiracy up to their necks. That would be some sweet Karmic revenge.
explodes several wingnut myths
boston business journal:
Are labor shortages curbing economic growth in the U.S.?
Middle market companies across industries are having difficulty filling open positions, particularly those requiring skilled labor. According to the third quarter RSM US Middle Market Leadership Council survey, 72 percent of companies are struggling (to some or a great extent) to find skilled labor, while 42 percent are experiencing the same level of difficulty with unskilled labor.
The unemployment rate in the United States is currently 4.1 percent, in line with what the Federal Reserve considers full employment. Meanwhile, in the past year, a high percentage of middle market businesses made permanent job offers for roles requiring skilled labor (86 percent); companies offered roles requiring unskilled labor to a somewhat lessor degree (71 percent), according to the report.
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While a labor shortage may be good for employees negotiating compensation and or choosing between offers, it also can curb economic growth. The Federal Reserve noted that labor shortages and the increased labor costs associated with attracting workers were restraining growth in a number of its districts, notably in manufacturing, construction and transportation.
For everyone freezing their asses off in the lower 48, you’re welcome to come up to the Alaska panhandle to warm up. Yesterday was 52f (new record by +2f) and today was 50f.
The Pineapple Express from Hawaii is working it’s magic.
Well, I’m off for the rack. The temperature here continues to drop and the moisture pulse from the west is approaching. It could be a pretty bad ice storm.
We’ve got food and DVDs. She Who Must Be Obeyed went to Central Market and the lines were like at Thanksgiving. Hopefully the power lines don’t drop.
Sweet dreams, all. Talk atcha tomorrow if I’ve got power.
re: #67 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
The reality that Trumpers have ignored from the beginning is that their personal crises (existential, financial, etc.) are not indicative of the nation as a whole.
By 2016 the US economy was on a path to full recover from the Great Recession of 2008.
Because pockets of the rust belt still have problems was not and is not indicative of the nation as a whole.
What we do have is a debt problem, personal and local government. This has more to do with systemic issues related to wealth transferring into the small minority and the majority not accumulating (enumerated) wealth.
The Republican tax bill is going to cause a debt crises for no reason other than to have the rich become richer. It will not make joe plumber any more employable or otherwise benefitted.
re: #20 Charles Johnson
Definitely worse than I thought it would be, and I was horrified and crying the night of the election.
Oh,, and three articles to post for night reading:
Nancy LeTourneau with a lovely compendium of things for MLK Day.
Rude Pundit with a not-so-lovely essay about MLK Day (Africa Edition)
Martin Longman on why McConnell and Ryan may have ridden the “no-compromise” train as far as it will go. (I’ll believe it when I see it.)
Dem senator stops short of calling Trump a racist: “I was raised not to call people a racist” https://t.co/OT1G76y8ya pic.twitter.com/8DVyHb53ye
— The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2018
In other words, “I was raised to be a milquetoast, non-confrontational chickenshit who condones abject evil.” FOH https://t.co/7lmiV1ng2q
— Photon Herder (@goddamnedfrank) January 16, 2018
Windows Store doesn’t carry iTunes….strange.
re: #74 Single-handed sailor
Probably because its an Apple product
A couple of days ago I used the rough approximation of 30% sane people (who vote D), 30% lunatics (who vote R) and 30% morons who’d rather stay home than vote.
Someone here said the Rs were more like 28%. Considering the mind-blowing approval rating of 39% (as per 538) I was wondering where the 28% figure came from?
Well, we just had our own little missile false alarm:
「北朝鮮ミサイル発射の模様」という速報は誤り #nhk_news https://t.co/GOu9FR8fTt
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) January 16, 2018
Public broadcaster NHK apologizes after accidentally sending false emergency alert about an imminent North Korean missile launch. https://t.co/idDhHRAl7k
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) January 16, 2018
re: #78 Scout
Well, we just had our own little missile false alarm:
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Between Trump’s daily drama and Kim’s continued belligerence, people are getting just a little too jumpy.
Thomas Crapper would be proud, a touch free flushing toilet.
It’s a germophobes dream come true: Never having to touch a toilet handle again.
With the latest Numi toilet from Kohler, you can simply ask it to “flush” and it will comply. If you forget, it will flush itself anyway.
The toilet also lets you choose the color of ambient lighting and the music from its speakers. At night, the lid automatically opens as you approach and the seat warmer activates. It flushes and closes the lid as you leave.
But can it provide reading material? Yes, the manual.
re: #10 Decatur Deb
All is cool, both of us walked away. Both vehicles probably totalled, everybody insured. We’ll let the gecko and the duck fight it out over the scrap iron.
Did I mention I love the shit out of airbags, even the ‘splody Toyota kind?
Those takata air bags are in Fords too!! I got my pee pee slapped for to mention that earlier.
OT, but I was saying the other day I wished there was more of Michelle Yeoh in the Star Trek:Discovery series. Today I watched episode 11 and there she was! Discovery is in a parallel universe and Yeoh plays the Emperor in that environment.
So far, I have not been able to work in same magic wishing Trump would leave (or be removed from) office. My powers must be weak.
re: #77 Lupin
Novoters account for 40+ percent of the population. When people use the 28 percent figure, they’re usually talking about percentage of the total eligible voting population that will go out and vote for a Republican. Support polls are a little different. If you only poll voters then a far higher percentage of them will be Republican partisans than the general population, so level of support will show as higher. If you poll the general population, many will pick a side, which would pad the percentages on both sides, even though the accurate answer for them is ” my opinion doesn’t matter because I don’t vote”.
re: #83 wheat-dogg
OT, but I was saying the other day I wished there was more of Michelle Yeoh in the Star Trek:Discovery series. Today I watched episode 11 and there she was! Discovery is in a parallel universe and Yeoh plays the Emperor in that environment.
So far, I have not been able to work in same magic wishing Trump would leave (or be removed from) office. My powers must be weak.
*clears throat* Thanks for the spoilers.
Morning.
Many times LGF members plead that our media call Trump and his supporters out for lying. We often say they dance around the word and never come out and call a lie a lie.
The first few minutes of Morning Joke should be of some comfort.
Watch this clip from the show and count the time you hear the word lie.
There are many that claim Morning Joke is the show in the morning for many in DC politics as they are in the gyms working out, or watching while eating breakfast and getting ready for their days.
Let’s hope they are all hearing it…LIE, LIE, LIE.
Hey, it’s a start. I’m not a big fan of Joke, but I give him and MSNBC credit for getting a little tougher with The Baby in The White House Romper Room.
That got my attention. I usually turn to local news after the first commercial. but I hung in to see where they would go next.
The second (longer) video is extra points to Joke for pointing out that John Kelley is not the moderating control everyone hoped for. Like Charles and others here have worried…he is just as much a hard liner as anyone. He had as much to do with the screwed up Trump/Durbin/Graham meeting as anyone. Joe and panel cover that pretty well.
And then Joe gives Democrats a warning that many here at LGF have sort of covered and I have to agree. The Democrats have to absolutely refuse to give Trump a bailout on a budget and hold for a clear DACA bill to go with the budget. Like LGF members have been saying…it is the Republican government, let them be responsible for shutting it down…let them take the hits.
He says any compromise will hurt the Democrats with their voters that almost all agree to hold the fort. Gotta agree.
Two good videos and again, I give Joke credit. Now Democrats need to follow the advice and refuse to save any Republican butts.
re: #86 ObserverArt
My advice to the part still stands: Announce publicly that the DNC will be standing back, will not filibuster any spending bill that the GOP puts forward, and watch the fireworks. One of two things will happen: The GOP will get their shit together long enough to actually pass a bill or they’ll dissolve into quarreling over just how far to the right to drag the bill.
Ha! from @Shareblue pic.twitter.com/elUTBLeaMy
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) January 16, 2018
Over the last few days there have been a few posts about mashup music
i have one. I can’t link to it because it’s only in my brain. and i know exactly where it came from.
a couple of people, including me posted the kinks Ape Man recently
and when we were talking about female led bands, i included Angel Band
so during this morning’s run the pace i was going led these two songs to seamlessly wander back and forth in my noggin.
dont ask me why. just the way it is
re: #72 retired cynic
Oh,, and three articles to post for night reading:
Nancy LeTourneau with a lovely compendium of things for MLK Day.
Rude Pundit with a not-so-lovely essay about MLK Day (Africa Edition)
Martin Longman on why McConnell and Ryan may have ridden the “no-compromise” train as far as it will go. (I’ll believe it when I see it.)
You don’t know you’ve gone too far until you pass that point.
re: #20 Charles Johnson
Am I the only one feeling a little shell-shocked after this past year? I mean, I knew it would be horrible but damn.
i expected nothing different from the prez
naively i thought congress would have stepped up any one of dozens of times when it was clearly “enough is enough”. on that i was way wrong
history will brutalize mcconnell and ryan for selling their party’s collective soul and worse, for destroying the back and forth, regular order, participatory, two party workings of congress
re: #86 ObserverArt
Some quick take-aways from the videos.
1. Those were actually good segments and good coverage of the issue, particularly compared to some Newspaper headlines which have been doing the Trump says:…. and Cotton says… game.
2. For its flaws, the Washington Post is still doing some great reporting. There’s no doubt that by the end of this, it’s probably going to eclipse the New York Times as the paper of record at least for political and investigative journalism.
3. Apparently, Trump isn’t the biggest bigot in his administration. He might blurt out the vilest crap, but policy wise he’s open to a DACA deal while useless piles of garbage like Kelly and Miller are not. We can also count Senators, Cotton and Purdue as bigger garbage people than Trump.
4. DACA’s probably dead, not because of Trump, but because of Republican bigots in the Senate and his administration are trying to kill it.
5. Trump was apparently OK with Graham and Durbin’s deal at some point prior to the meeting. After Kelly and Miller intervened, he wasn’t. Given his penchant to regurgitate what he’s just heard, I suspect the “shithole/shithouse” comment and other charged language may actually originated with Kelly and Miller.
Drug ODs are now the leading cause of death for Americans under age 50.
Meanwhile, the White House’s drug policy office is now being led by the fellow at right in this photo, a 24-year-old Trump campaign worker who falsely claims to have a masters degree. https://t.co/gzVEIUeYAw— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) January 14, 2018
Saddam Hussein’s revenge is that America gets to be run by the Coalition Provisional Authority https://t.co/McJ3hWiXy7
— inspector socialism (@inthesedeserts) January 16, 2018
re: #92 Weaselone
Some quick take-aways from the videos.
1. Those were actually good segments and good coverage of the issue, particularly compared to some Newspaper headlines which have been doing the Trump says:…. and Cotton says… game.
2. For its flaws, the Washington Post is still doing some great reporting. There’s no doubt that by the end of this, it’s probably going to eclipse the New York Times as the paper of record at least for political and investigative journalism.
3. Apparently, Trump isn’t the biggest bigot in his administration. He might blurt out the vilest crap, but policy wise he’s open to a DACA deal while useless piles of garbage like Kelly and Miller are not. We can also count Senators, Cotton and Purdue as bigger garbage people than Trump.
4. DACA’s probably dead, not because of Trump, but because of Republican bigots in the Senate and his administration are trying to kill it.
5. Trump was apparently OK with Graham and Durbin’s deal at some point prior to the meeting. After Kelly and Miller intervened, he wasn’t. Given his penchant to regurgitate what he’s just heard, I suspect the “shithole/shithouse” comment and other charged language may actually originated with Kelly and Miller.
Pretty solid take.
DACA probably dead is interesting. If it is, then that will really hurt the Republicans and Trump…bigle’. My understanding is DACA enjoys 60%+ approval and even a good portion of Republican congress people realize it is needed.
A lot is going to become clearer as this week trudges on.
Quick scan of headlines appears to indicate the president has been eating Tide Pods.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 16, 2018
The good news is that the employee who pressed the wrong button twice and caused the Great Hawaii Missile Warning Apocalypse has been promoted and transferred to Strategic Missile command. I love civil service.
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Can’t say good morning. Just horrified at the news of all those kids held and tortured at a home here in California. Charges include torture.
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Neighbors describe shock of learning 13 kids allegedly held captive by parents
re: #97 Unshaken Defiance
Can’t say good morning. Just horrified at the news of all those kids held and tortured at a home here in California. Charges include torture.
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That’s one of those bizarre stories that crop up from time to time. Too early to tell, and I don’t know how accurate some of the backstory is, but seems to me there’s some kind of weird cultism at play.
re: #96 Shropshire Slasher
Maybe he has a cousin or something in Japan?
Japan’s public broadcaster mistakenly sent an alert warning citizens of a North Korean missile launch and urging them to seek immediate shelter, then retracted it minutes later, days after a similar error in Hawaii.
NHK television issued the message Tuesday on its internet and mobile news sites as well as on Twitter, saying North Korea appeared to have fired a missile at Japan. It said the government was telling people to take shelter.
The false alarm came two days after Hawaii’s emergency management department sent a mistaken warning of a North Korean missile attack to mobile phones across the state, triggering panic.
NHK deleted its tweet after several minutes, issued a correction and apologized several times on air. It said a mistake in using the alert system caused the error.
re: #98 jeffreyw
ummm, your kitty looks a little, feral.
re: #99 Dr Lizardo
That’s one of those bizarre stories that crop up from time to time. Too early to tell, and I don’t know how accurate some of the backstory is, but seems to me there’s some kind of weird cultism at play.
Registered as a private non religious school. *Shudder*.
Do you notice the Fake News Mainstream Media never likes covering the great and record setting economic news, but rather talks about anything negative or that can be turned into the negative. The Russian Collusion Hoax is dead, except as it pertains to the Dems. Public gets it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2018
Bannon is testifying right this minute. Nervous?
Yeah. You are. https://t.co/O4EEyRqoHB— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 16, 2018
Can’t help but think any other time in history people would be screaming at the top of their lungs to be wary of this bubble
JUST IN: The Dow passes 26,000 shortly after the opening bell, the fastest thousand-point gain in its history https://t.co/54ZYZ7GbYo pic.twitter.com/W92piA8Mgd
— CNN (@CNN) January 16, 2018
Fair question.
I’m just gonna throw this out there…
What if Trump paid off the woman he had an encounter with not to hide his infidelity…
…but to keep her from talking about how it actually went?— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 16, 2018
re: #104 FormerDirtDart
Inflation is my worry. I went through my portfolio and made sure I divested myself of all bond related stuff.
re: #105 makeitstop
Threw the lady a couple of hundred grand just because he creamed his jeans I bet.
DOJ, DHS REPORT: THREE OUT OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND TERRORISM-RELATED OFFENSES WERE FOREIGN-BORN https://t.co/5Qs9mkQsL0
— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) January 16, 2018
The key word being “international,” but we see what you’re doing. https://t.co/kfPy1uYi6w
— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) January 16, 2018
re: #107 Shropshire Slasher
Threw the lady a couple of hundred grand just because he creamed his jeans I bet.
More likely that he couldn’t cream anywhere.
re: #104 FormerDirtDart
Can’t help but think any other time in history people would be screaming at the top of their lungs to be wary of this bubble
Let’s see: Lower taxes on businesses, encouraging people to buy stock to get dividends. This rise doesn’t mean what they think it does.
re: #76 Single-handed sailor
You can’t get MS Office for a Mac?
Yes you can. I go to Microsoft’s store to get it. I use Office 365 for Mac.
US government report from April 2017: Of 85 deadly US terror attacks since 9/11, far-right-wing extremists were responsible for 62, Islamic extremists 23. https://t.co/bbcKOfH3c6
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 16, 2018
re: #114 FormerDirtDart
DOJ, DHS REPORT: THREE OUT OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND TERRORISM-RELATED OFFENSES WERE FOREIGN-BORN https://t.co/5Qs9mkQsL0
— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) January 16, 2018
This is misleading stuff. As a Justice Dept. terrorism official explained this week, terroristic acts by American white people usually don’t qualify as terrorism under the law, because terrorism law is focused on foreigners: https://t.co/f89FJKsozk https://t.co/Do4JZX0yMB
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 16, 2018
Once again, under Sessions, it truly is the Department of Just Us. They’ve just become another arm of nativism. https://t.co/l7P20nhPCP
— K-ble Genius (@Citizen_Kryptik) January 16, 2018
re: #116 Citizen K
DOJ, DHS REPORT: THREE OUT OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND TERRORISM-RELATED OFFENSES WERE FOREIGN-BORN justice.gov
— Justice Department
Needs a MAGA hashtag.
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re: #117 Sir John Barron
The all caps are a nice touch.
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It certainly comes off as totally serious and worth paying attention to.
re: #56 Eclectic Cyborg
Already got an RWNJ on Facebook running his mouth about how Democrats plan to shut down the government because we won’t let all the illegals in and make them citizens.
And your pushback was?
A reminder: 95% of Trump’s U.S. Attorney Picks Are Men, As Are 80% of All His Nominees (h/t: @thedailybeast) https://t.co/YVhb60NqMG
— Kate Brannen (@K8brannen) January 16, 2018
re: #114 FormerDirtDart
Daniel Dale is a treasure.
DOJ, DHS REPORT: THREE OUT OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND TERRORISM-RELATED OFFENSES WERE FOREIGN-BORN https://t.co/5Qs9mkQsL0
— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) January 16, 2018
The way this math works is domestic terrorism doesn’t count as terrorism but foreigners captured abroad and extradited to the United States count as immigrants. https://t.co/RjDIImUM3x
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 16, 2018
re: #119 Citizen K
It certainly comes off as totally serious and worth paying attention to.
Very professional, classy, non-bi-partisan.
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Now I can nazi his tweets. pic.twitter.com/SnGnqbCi4B
— andy lassner (@andylassner) January 14, 2018
re: #122 Patricia Kayden
Daniel Dale is a treasure.
Stumbling upon him during the 2016 election cycle is pretty much one of the few positive results
re: #27 calochortus
I just find it hard to believe people want to be that unkind.
Anne Coulter and other Nazis still think its not cruel enough.
re: #85 Targetpractice
*clears throat* Thanks for the spoilers.
Sorry. I forgot the spoiler tags. But there’s more to the episode than that, so I didn’t completely ruin it. (I hope)
re: #73 goddamnedfrank
Too many Democrats have no backbone. Trump is a racist and proudly so. Call him out.
re: #35 HappyWarrior
Yeah I’m sure it would have gone over just fine if Obama described Republican voters as living in shitholes.
Remember how upset they got about the “bitter clingers” sound bite?
Possibly the most definitive ‘nope’ ever pic.twitter.com/wVEj2JupAV
— HUMOROUS ANIMALS (@CUTEFUNNYANIMAL) January 16, 2018
re: #130 Big Beautiful Door
Remember how upset they got about the “bitter clingers” sound bite?
Yep which was very tame. And they proved him right too.
re: #104 FormerDirtDart
Can’t help but think any other time in history people would be screaming at the top of their lungs to be wary of this bubble
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No, they’ve been screaming for weeks that the Bitcoin bubble is about to pop — and it did take a big dive today — and basically ignoring the stock markets. Few seem bothered by rising interest rates and the weak dollar, though.
Something is gonna give.
some breaking news this morning: international terrorisim largely involves people from other nations, per the Trump administration
— Justin Sink (@justinsink) January 16, 2018
Report does not contain info on domestic terrorism https://t.co/HUPj295bRl
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) January 16, 2018
SAO on why domestic terrorism cases not included:
“That’s not what was required by the president’s executive order.
“As serious as domestic terrorism is … it’s not something that was in the scope of this particular report.” https://t.co/qzMYUFjyXx— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) January 16, 2018
On his last day in office, NJ Gov. Chris Christie signs bill banning possession of bump stock devices like the one used in the Vegas massacre; owners have 90 days to surrender them to police: https://t.co/cXfmUCwn1v
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 16, 2018
re: #135 FormerDirtDart
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They don’t care about domestic terrorism because they know its perps are often like minded to them and even supporters of their administration.
This will be rich: President Trump addresses White House Empowering Women Symposium at 1pm.
— Kate Brannen (@K8brannen) January 16, 2018
I heard that he is the least sexist person ever to address that symposium. https://t.co/FSHpZAxPg6
— Matthew Waxman (@mattwaxman1) January 16, 2018
re: #138 FormerDirtDart
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I love women, not many people know that I used to be one, no one understands women like I do!
If what you’ve heard about the sexual abuse and misconduct of Doctor Larry Nassar toward the girls of U.S. Gymnastics upset you, this huge expose at ESPN about how it was all enabled will cause certain outrage.
It’s a really long and detailed article. It is sad and disgusting. There are a lot of people that need to be taken down in this. And I think Michigan State University needs to be punished because they seem to have turned a blind eye.
I think Nassar is in court today for his sentencing. Throw away the keys.
Nassar surrounded by adults who enabled his predatory behavior
Associated video for article…
re: #140 ObserverArt
If what you’ve heard about the sexual abuse and misconduct of Doctor Larry Nassar toward the girls of U.S. Gymnastics upset you, this huge expose at ESPN about how it was all enabled will cause certain outrage.
It’s a really long and detailed article. It is sad and disgusting. There are a lot of people that need to be taken down in this. And I think Michigan State University needs to be punished because they seem to have turned a blind eye.
I think Nassar is in court today for his sentencing. Throw away the keys.
Nassar surrounded by adults who enabled his predatory behavior
Associated video for article…
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Sandusky 2.0.
re: #135 FormerDirtDart
some breaking news this morning: international terrorisim largely involves people from other nations, per the Trump administration
— Justin Sink
Amazing. How come president Kenya Obama never put out such a MAGA report as this. Such truthiness.
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re: #106 Shropshire Slasher
Inflation is my worry. I went through my portfolio and made sure I divested myself of all bond related stuff.
Not sure why. The Fed hasn’t been able to get inflation up to its target level of 2% for years.
re: #142 Sir John Barron
Amazing. How come president Kenya Obama never put out such a MAGA report as this. Such truthiness.
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Well, the report does cover a 15 year period, beginning at 11 Sep. 2001
The #Hawaii alert system was activated by a dropdown with “test missile alert” and “missile alert” next to each other. Confusing labeling aside, this is an example of @MrAlanCooper’s UI axiom (paraphrased) “Don’t put the ejection seat button near less consequential stuff.” pic.twitter.com/RVQ3II5bZG
— Michael McWatters (@mmcwatters) January 15, 2018
This is the best informational graphic because it contains a Good Boy https://t.co/I5XxaYjC6a
— Porg-Loving Turbonerd (@overdesigned) January 16, 2018
re: #136 FormerDirtDart
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Christie obviously has no illusions about running for President again, or he would’ve vetoed it.
re: #147 Big Beautiful Door
Christie obviously has no illusions about running for President again, or he would’ve vetoed it.
He’s done politically.
re: #149 Ace Rothstein
In wingnut translates as: “Fox News gig imminent.”
Yep. FNC is the retirement home for failed Republicans. See, Huckabee, Mike.
After four days straight of having to clear snow from my sidewalks…and a good 10” of snow lying around with way too low temperatures I am ready to declare I am officially done with winter.
Local kids got a school day off because of 3” more snow on already messy and icy roads. Traffic was a mess this morning.
(Shakes fist at Mom Nature)
re: #103 makeitstop
Do you notice the Fake News Mainstream Media never likes covering the great and record setting economic news, …
Even notice how the refrain coming from the halfwit in chief and the wingers is all about “records”? Of course you do, you’re intelligent.
There were constant “records” set during the Obama administration; during pretty much every administration ever. That’s actually not news. If there ar3nt re odds being set, the economy is doing poorly, as many here have noted and posted the graph, who gives a fuck about rah-rah.
The things that the orange disease is doing to our reputation and to our trade and to many people’s view of humanity is THE NEWS. it’s bad, that’s why it’s being reported.
Welp, I’m stuck at home today with the snow continuing to fall as the temperature has dropped to 12 degrees fahrenheit. Fortunately the teacher tribunal hearing I was scheduled for tomorrow has settled, so I have no reason to go into work!
re: #150 HappyWarrior
Yep. FNC is the retirement home for failed Republicans. See, Huckabee, Mike.
Thye can even be a holding place for Republicans on the lam. See, Kasich, John before he ran for Governor of Ohio.
re: #103 makeitstop
Do you notice the Fake News Mainstream Media never likes covering the great and record setting economic news, but rather talks about anything negative or that can be turned into the negative. The Russian Collusion Hoax is dead, except as it pertains to the Dems. Public gets it!
— Donald J. Trump
You spent two years telling us that the government and media’s economic reports were fake news and that the stock market highs were a bubble.
re: #106 Shropshire Slasher
Inflation is my worry. I went through my portfolio and made sure I divested myself of all bond related stuff.
Was watching a market analysis guy over the weekend, and he noted that institutional investors, including foreign governments, are selling off their Treasuries for similar reasons. They’re anticipating the Fed trying to control inflation and making a mess of everything.
re: #147 Big Beautiful Door
Christie obviously has no illusions about running for President again, or he would’ve vetoed it.
RINO cuck
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re: #154 ObserverArt
Thye can even be a holding place for Republicans on the lam. See, Kasich, John before he ran for Governor of Ohio.
I forgot Kasich was on FNC but yep.
Executive Time:
We must have Security at our VERY DANGEROUS SOUTHERN BORDER, and we must have a great WALL to help protect us, and to help stop the massive inflow of drugs pouring into our country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2018
The Democrats want to shut down the Government over Amnesty for all and Border Security. The biggest loser will be our rapidly rebuilding Military, at a time we need it more than ever. We need a merit based system of immigration, and we need it now! No more dangerous Lottery.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2018
Do you notice the Fake News Mainstream Media never likes covering the great and record setting economic news, but rather talks about anything negative or that can be turned into the negative. The Russian Collusion Hoax is dead, except as it pertains to the Dems. Public gets it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2018
“90% of Trump 2017 news coverage was negative” -and much of it contrived!@foxandfriends
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2018
Unemployment for Black Americans is the lowest ever recorded. Trump approval ratings with Black Americans has doubled. Thank you, and it will get even (much) better! @FoxNews
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2018
he just live tweets Fox.
re: #143 Big Beautiful Door
Not sure why. The Fed hasn’t been able to get inflation up to its target level of 2% for years.
But isn’t the dollar declining courtesy of Trump maladministration? This is likely to eventually lead to higher interest rates to attract foreign investments. OTOH it’s not really clear which economy can take up the slack. The EU?
How did Taylor Weyeneth, a 24-year-old w/accuracy issues surrounding his resume, end up as deputy CoS of the Office of Nat’l Drug Control Policy? His only professional experience after college & before becoming an appointee was working on Trump’s campaign. https://t.co/KSj5m9Tpl8
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) January 14, 2018
re: #159 Backwoods_Sleuth
Executive Time:
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he just live tweets Fox.
Pretty much. And pretty damn SAD!
The White House has issued a statement highlighting the number of sex offenders who are immigrants and the (estimated number of) US honour killings, suggesting with no evidence that “chain migration” and the visa lottery are at fault. pic.twitter.com/0ZVgZcZGuE
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 16, 2018
re: #135 FormerDirtDart
Is it normal for a government division to lie to the American people to promote propaganda? This is scary.
Norwegian couple declines Donald Trump’s invitation to move to the US, gives the top 10 reasons why that would be a terrible idea & explains how much their quality of life would suffer. pic.twitter.com/gS2dJjkuSD
— StrictlyCovfefè 📻 (@christoq) January 14, 2018
From the definitions of “chain migration” I’ve seen, I know that many of my family fall in that category.
Thank you Mom and Dad for forever ruining potato pancakes by serving them with real imitation fake maple syrup.
re: #165 Patricia Kayden
Is it normal for a government division to lie to the American people to promote propaganda? This is scary.
Nothing new here. They lied to get us into VietNam and keep us there. But at least in the past, the President was not working on behalf of a foreign power.
re: #160 Hecuba’s daughter
But isn’t the dollar declining courtesy of Trump maladministration? This is likely to eventually lead to higher interest rates to attract foreign investments. OTOH it’s not really clear which economy can take up the slack. The EU?
The world economy is growing at a faster rate than the US economy, due largely to the fact that with Boomers retiring in huge numbers our workforce isn’t growing very fast. A lower dollar should help US exports and get our inflation rate closer to the 2%, so its not really a bad thing. The Fed wants to get interest rates a bit higher anyway so that they aren’t too close to zero when the next recession hits.
re: #165 Patricia Kayden
Is it normal for a government division to lie to the American people to promote propaganda? This is scary.
There is almost nothing normal about the Trump Administration.
re: #92 Weaselone
2. For its flaws, the Washington Post is still doing some great reporting. There’s no doubt that by the end of this, it’s probably going to eclipse the New York Times as the paper of record at least for political and investigative journalism.
It was the Washington Post that broke Watergate. It was the NY Times that continued to publish Judith Miller, the cheerleader for the Iraq war.
Hasn’t the Post outshone the Times for decades now when it comes to critical reporting about Republican administrations?
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re: #171 Big Beautiful Door
The world economy is growing at a faster rate than the US economy, due largely to the fact that with Boomers retiring in huge numbers our workforce isn’t growing very fast. A lower dollar should help US exports and get our inflation rate closer to the 2%, so its not really a bad thing. The Fed wants to get interest rates a bit higher anyway so that they aren’t too close to zero when the next recession hits.
Doesn’t the US have a higher population growth rate than Europe? Or is that no longer true?
re: #165 Patricia Kayden
Is it normal for a government division to lie to the American people to promote propaganda? This is scary.
We don’t have a normal government.
Does that answer the question?
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Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen says Trump’s call for people from Norway not about race but merit. “The people from Norway work very hard.”
Asked if Norway is predominantly white:
“I actually do not know that sir but I imagine that’s the case.”— Paul McLeod (@pdmcleod) January 16, 2018
re: #175 Hecuba’s daughter
Doesn’t the US have a higher population growth rate than Europe? Or is that no longer true?
I don’t know right now. Europe did have a huge influx of immigrants due to the Syrian Civil War, and US immigration has been pretty flat for the last decade. But the US recovery from the recession was a lot stronger than Europe’s, so maybe they are having some catch-up growth. The European Central Bank is still engaged in Quantatative Easing, which the Feds ended years ago, and they still aren’t raising interest rates yet.
re: #171 Big Beautiful Door
The world economy is growing at a faster rate than the US economy, due largely to the fact that with Boomers retiring in huge numbers our workforce isn’t growing very fast. A lower dollar should help US exports and get our inflation rate closer to the 2%, so its not really a bad thing. The Fed wants to get interest rates a bit higher anyway so that they aren’t too close to zero when the next recession hits.
On the other hand, doesn’t a weaker dollar make imported goods more expensive for the consumer?
I confess to being an ignoramus about econ.
re: #179 wheat-dogg
On the other hand, doesn’t a weaker dollar make imported goods more expensive for the consumer?
I confess to being an ignoramus about econ.
Yes. It should make local produced goods relatively cheaper to purchase, meaning more local production, meaning more money for local workers, meaning more spending, meaning prices go up, etc. It’s got it’s own built-in regulation system when it’s working properly.
The entire principle of this should be fought - an NDA to stay quiet about this serial monster with over 140 accusers, but I would be absolutely honored to pay this fine for you, McKayla. pic.twitter.com/lsBEgEqZpD
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 16, 2018
Fox News launching a special called “scandalous” — about Bill Clinton’s scandals two decades ago. pic.twitter.com/hfzdDxjDH1
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 16, 2018
This may stop Hillary from winning re-election in 2020 https://t.co/UBW6ZaCnXE
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) January 16, 2018
re: #180 Belafon
Yes. It should make local produced goods relatively cheaper to purchase, meaning more local production, meaning more money for local workers, meaning more spending, meaning prices go up, etc. It’s got it’s own built-in regulation system when it’s working properly.
That’s assuming there is the capability to produce said goods locally. As I understand it, many manufacturers closed domestic factories and moved production offshore. So, it’s not like they can just throw a switch and resume domestic production again.
re: #181 FormerDirtDart
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Once convicted aren’t you more or less without privacy? Maybe an NDA should be cancelled once there is a conviction.
Yes, I am looking at you too Donald J. Trump.
re: #179 wheat-dogg
On the other hand, doesn’t a weaker dollar make imported goods more expensive for the consumer?
I confess to being an ignoramus about econ.
It could, yes, but inflation hasn’t been a real problem for decades. I think that the world has gotten so much more productive since the seventies that its difficult for inflation to take hold and the real threat to the world economy is deflationary pressure. When you think about the world of 40 years ago, a huge percentage of the world’s population, from central Germany across Eurasia to India and China, produced virtually nothing anyone wanted to buy. In the US economy AT&T had a telecom monopoly, and a lot of regulation of industries like airlines and energy were essentially price fixing, and unions had cola raises negotiated in their contracts. It was a different world economically.
re: #181 FormerDirtDart
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USA Gymnastics would face a massive backlash if they try to enforce this fine after she testifies, and rightly so.
Four police officers shot in South Carolina responding to domestic violence call https://t.co/vGjDBv9cIk pic.twitter.com/H4mQMaO1Ei
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) January 16, 2018
He also shot at a LEO helicopter
Economic anxiety or domestic terrorist?
re: #186 Big Beautiful Door
It could, yes, but inflation hasn’t been a real problem for decades. I think that the world has gotten so much more productive since the seventies that its difficult for inflation to take hold and the real threat to the world economy is deflationary pressure. When you think about the world of 40 years ago, a huge percentage of the world’s population, from central Germany across Eurasia to India and China, produced virtually nothing anyone wanted to buy. In the US economy AT&T had a telecom monopoly, and a lot of regulation of industries like airlines and energy were essentially price fixing, and unions had cola raises negotiated in their contracts. It was a different world economically.
I guess I should really take time to learn all this stuff. I avoided econ during college because it held no interest for me. Now, though, I realize that I really should learn something about it.
re: #182 FormerDirtDart
Fox News launching a special called “scandalous” — about Bill Clinton’s scandals two decades ago. pic.twitter.com
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 16, 2018
Fox “news” making their audience of one feel good.
re: #192 Dr. Matt
Do they know their audience, or do they know their audience?
MAGA
The percentage of Americans without health insurance ticked up 1.3 percentage points in 2017. That translates to about 3.2 million more uninsured people, per Gallup.https://t.co/OyQkeinyGB
— Axios (@axios) January 16, 2018
3.2 million more people without insurance.
Seems like a stat worth remembering, considering the President has a lot more to do with the number of insured than the Dow Jones Industrial Average. https://t.co/CJd3mWAbdw— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) January 16, 2018
Trump oversaw the largest one-year increase in the number of uninsured since Gallup started tracking it in 2008. https://t.co/CnkakBKANm
— Adrianna McIntyre (@onceuponA) January 16, 2018
Good point!
Don’t forget that DACA was an executive action. Trump decided to end it, but it’s in his power to reverse that decision at any time. Don’t let him get away with blaming Congress for his own decision.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) January 15, 2018
re: #190 FormerDirtDart
He’s white so either lone wolf or mentally disturbed. Or both.
Seven trading days. That’s how long it took the Dow to rocket from 25,000 to 26,000.
Growth that fast can’t be good, I am sorry. When it does crash, 24 hours later we will all be experts on how it happened.
re: #197 Shropshire Slasher
Seven trading days. That’s how long it took the Dow to rocket from 25,000 to 26,000.
Growth that fast can’t be good, I am sorry. When it does crash, 24 hours later we will all be experts on how it happened.
This looks just like the market before the big crash in 2000.
re: #191 wheat-dogg
I think one reason governments and central banks are so worried about Bitcoin and its many offspring is these decentralized and largely unregulated currencies are pulling money away from traditional investments. The market cap peaked around $800B a week ago. That’s a lot of money — still a drop in the bucket compared to equities, but gaining steam over the long run.
Here in China, the central bank has nearly shut off consumer access to Bitcoin, etc., supposedly to protect consumers but mostly to prevent capital flight. The Chinese economy is teetering right now, waiting for the real estate bubble to pop, and the government is understandably nervous.
re: #190 FormerDirtDart
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He’s a “very fine” person.
re: #182 FormerDirtDart
Republicans are desperate to cling to the idea that electing Trump wasn’t a betrayal of America, so they keep attacking the Clintons.
— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) January 16, 2018
Georgetown professor resigns after ‘wishing’ a ‘#MeToo moment’ on female commentator https://t.co/FmXFMNA7l7 pic.twitter.com/s9TZOFUVW3
— The Hill (@thehill) January 16, 2018
re: #197 Shropshire Slasher
Seven trading days. That’s how long it took the Dow to rocket from 25,000 to 26,000.
Growth that fast can’t be good, I am sorry. When it does crash, 24 hours later we will all be experts on how it happened.
As I stated above, this is investors (the rich) taking advantage of getting dividends from the tax cuts to businesses. Companies aren’t going to give them to employees, because not only are they not required to, but an old SCOTUS ruling says they are required to return it to investors.
re: #197 Shropshire Slasher
Seven trading days. That’s how long it took the Dow to rocket from 25,000 to 26,000.
Growth that fast can’t be good, I am sorry. When it does crash, 24 hours later we will all be experts on how it happened.
Bitcoin prices soared to almost $20,000 last month, and have been steadily declining since. There was a lot of enthusiasm fueling the run, with the usual BS predictions about $50K, $100K, $1M Bitcoin prices ahead, and then the smart people took some profits and deflated the balloon.
re: #206 wheat-dogg
The DOW is a much bigger balloon than Bitcoin…and much more complex to deflate.
re: #190 FormerDirtDart
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re: #198 Skip Intro
This looks just like the market before the big crash in 2000.
It’s all how you sell it in newspeak. It isn’t a “crash” it is a “correction”.
re: #205 Belafon
As I stated above, this is investors (the rich) taking advantage of getting dividends from the tax cuts to businesses. Companies aren’t going to give them to employees, because not only are they not required to, but an old SCOTUS ruling says they are required to return it to investors.
A lot of corps are also buying back large blocks of stock, which I assume would likely trigger high frequency trading algorithms.
re: #207 Eclectic Cyborg
The DOW is a much bigger balloon than Bitcoin…and much more complex to deflate.
I understand that, and institutional investors and the markets themselves tend to temper rapid rises and falls. But eventually, there will be a sell-off in the equities markets, because investors will take profits.
re: #197 Shropshire Slasher
Seven trading days. That’s how long it took the Dow to rocket from 25,000 to 26,000.
Growth that fast can’t be good, I am sorry. When it does crash, 24 hours later we will all be experts on how it happened.
This is what happens when you undertax the rich - all the accumulated money goes looking for a safe, high yield investment, and that’s how you get bubbles. Excess money flows into any market that looks good, and then that market rises because of the money flowing in, which makes more investors say, “I gotta get in on that!”
Next thing you know, 2 tulip bulbs will by you a mansion on Amsterdam’s main drag, and somebody says, “That’s nuts!”, and everyone realizes he’s right.
*poof!*
I been following this today here.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has failed to win a confidence vote in parliament after mainstream parties refused to work with him over concerns the billionaire businessman may be charged with fraud. https://t.co/xAdG2YoTjw
— Handelsblatt Global (@HandelsblattGE) January 16, 2018
re: #212 wheat-dogg
I understand that, and institutional investors and the markets themselves tend to temper rapid rises and falls. But eventually, there will be a sell-off in the equities markets, because investors will take profits.
A correction could happen anytime, but I’m not really expecting a crash anytime soon. We really are in a goldilocks moment in the world with sold growth driving earnings, rather than the rampant, unsupported speculation that led to the 2008 and 2000 crashes, IMO.
re: #213 Blind Frog Belly White
Upding for tulip reference. Beanie Babies could also be used.
re: #214 Dr Lizardo
Also, today a Czech parliamentary committee voted to lift his immunity from prosecution - the full House of Deputies is expected to vote on the issue this Friday. If that passes, then a state prosecutor will officially file charges shortly thereafter.
re: #208 Backwoods_Sleuth
looks like he has a beard…sooooo….
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Beards are bad if worn by POC (terrorists) or snowflake SJW hipsters from urban areas. When worn by 2A defenders, militiamen, anti-government protestors it’s a sign of virility
Bannon Is Subpoenaed in Mueller’s Russia Investigation https://t.co/1YdmZV3s4u
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) January 16, 2018
re: #217 Dr Lizardo
Also, today a Czech parliamentary committee voted to lift his immunity from prosecution - the full House of Deputies is expected to vote on the issue this Friday. If that passes, then a state prosecutor will officially file charges shortly thereafter.
What would happen here if we had a Congress which does its job.
re: #221 Big Beautiful Door
What would happen here if we had a
CongressRepublican party which does its job.
Fixed.
Unemployment for Black Americans is the lowest ever recorded. Trump approval ratings with Black Americans has doubled. Thank you, and it will get even (much) better! @FoxNews
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2018
Gallup: Trump’s approval rating with black voters is 6 percent https://t.co/e9J2ztYysr https://t.co/f0ycBbaXvZ
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) January 16, 2018
As Bannon testifies, it’s worth remembering that @wikileaks deleted the DM mails between Assange & Junior.
Without irony.— Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) January 16, 2018
Prolly shouldn’t have owned part of the company to which Kushner took the voter data the Russians stole for Trump, Steverino https://t.co/WWNVclLvhH
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) January 16, 2018
That moment when the Putin apologist rag goes full on fascist. https://t.co/tIy5tqmUwQ pic.twitter.com/rC4vy9HNm7
— Andrew Roth (@ARothWP) January 16, 2018
re: #223 Backwoods_Sleuth
Trump approval ratings with Black Americans has doubled.
“Twice nothing is still nothing.” - Cyrano Jones, “The Trouble With Tribbles”
You can see that Republicans fully live in an inverted reality in the replies to this Quore question:
quora.com
At Trump’s Mar-a-Lago food inspectors find expired curry sauce, warm milk and other health violations https://t.co/JN4YnNitRS pic.twitter.com/790KLqdzFg
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 16, 2018
So, it’s typical for people to talk over the President at White House meetings he’s called for?
So sad and weak— WB Young (@FormerDirtDart) January 16, 2018
Repeating from earlier post: But this time with reply from evil Grover himself:
57? WTF? What map are you looking at?
— Pattilynn (@Patti_lynnAZ) January 13, 2018
YOU’RE recycling an old Islamophobic smear of Obama? A smear propagated by the same people who claim you’re a closet Jihadist because of your wife’s ethnicity? What is wrong with you?
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) January 15, 2018
Pretty much the only people still talking about Obama’s “57 states” gaff are using it as an Islamaphobic dog whistle. Either your lying about your intention, or, sorry, you’re kind-of-clueless.
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) January 16, 2018
re: #230 Backwoods_Sleuth
200 grand doesn’t buy what it used to.
2. It counts as an immigrant someone who is not a U.S. citizen, committed a crime abroad and came to the U.S. only to face trial https://t.co/mmxhmz9op4
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 16, 2018
re: #223 Backwoods_Sleuth
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That is the Trump way. Tout any little positive even if it is nothing when compared to the negative surrounding it. Just ignore all the negatives.
It’s old salesman/con artist methods he learned a long time ago and he is never going to change them.
re: #236 ObserverArt
It’s also the way Fox News kisses his ass every morning.
re: #230 Backwoods_Sleuth
Come for the golf, leave with the botulism!
Bannon gonna be like… pic.twitter.com/AVe9PdeDi6
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) January 16, 2018
Mar-A-Lago, President Trump’s ‘Winter White House’ was cited for poor maintenance. In other words, it’s a #Shithole. https://t.co/n5ADehjSm0
— Lesley Abravanel (@lesleyabravanel) January 16, 2018
Republicans right now trying to spin the sh*thole comment… pic.twitter.com/LJA8PLc2SX
— 84Music1 (@84Music1) January 16, 2018
re: #177 FormerDirtDart
Loopholes, huh?
Is that why they’re going after low-hanging fruit and deporting folks whose only actual crime seems to be ‘existing while brown’? What happened to those ‘bad hombres’ they promised to go after?
re: #239 Ace-o-aces
Won’t Bannon be the first to testify after Fire and Fury and the revelation that Mueller has all of the transition team emails?
re: #240 Backwoods_Sleuth
That’s why Trump only gets his meals from McDonalds.
re: #207 Eclectic Cyborg
The DOW is a much bigger balloon than Bitcoin…and much more complex to deflate.
At least the stock market has an underlying positive net worth. A correction might lead to a 20%-25% drop, but it’s hard to judge what might happen. Few are capable of predicting the next major event (for good or ill) that will convulse the market.
I’m old enough to recall when everyone thought Japan would be running everything when the Japanese market hit almost 39,000 in late 1989. Now, for the first time in a couple decades it’s reached almost 24,000, still down almost 40% from its top.
re: #243 Belafon
Won’t Bannon be the first to testify after Fire and Fury and the revelation that Mueller has all of the transition team emails?
Not sure if he’s the first, but he’s probably got the most to say.
.@SenatorLeahy: “Being from Norway is not a skill.” – that about says it all. pic.twitter.com/ER6hI3HeDY
— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) January 16, 2018
As an a American, there is a small bit of comfort in knowing that other countries also have idiots for leaders.
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) January 16, 2018
It makes me feel less alone.
re: #232 Ace-o-aces
Repeating from earlier post: But this time with reply from evil Grover himself:
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Grover is trying to promote the notion that Obama was as ill-informed as Trump — that a single mental (or verbal) lapse was equivalent to the daily ignorance spewed by our current President.
This exchange between Durbin and Nielsen is a must-watch.
Durbin specifically asks Nielsen if she heard Trump say, “I want more Europeans. Why can’t we have more immigrants from Norway?” (via CBS) pic.twitter.com/iZwz8dweHe— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 16, 2018
Sure would be something if the damn Republican politicians and backers used all their efforts and creative time constructing lies and building support for those lies to instead do actual government work.
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If you’re wondering why Kentucky (where the ACA largely worked) is the first state to add work requirements to Medicaid, the answer is Gov. Matt Bevin, a politician you should learn more about. https://t.co/YvCLkWgVRh
— Perry Bacon Jr. (@perrybaconjr) January 16, 2018
Scary, excellent deep dive by @perrybaconjr on how Koch-backed, right wing Matt Bevin is out-Trumping Trump in Kentucky. https://t.co/3oCjgVrfve
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) January 16, 2018
re: #252 Backwoods_Sleuth
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The ACA worked well under the prior Democratic governor. Unfortunately, the state decided to replace him with a Republican and it’s been all downhill since then. Putting the modern Republican party in charge of anything poisons the state — and now the country.
Sarah Sanders: If Trump’s a Racist, ‘Why Did NBC Hire Him for 10 Years?’ https://t.co/7vg233XSMD pic.twitter.com/gkkNZfm6G3
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) January 16, 2018
they also hired megyn kelly https://t.co/FcXuNGxXEV
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) January 16, 2018
re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth
“If the founding fathers were racists, then why did they start a country?” isn’t a very good argument either.
Matt Laurer had a button that he could press to trap women in the room with him, which someone installed for him…somehow, I don’t think you should trust NBC to hire people for their moral standards.
— jay (@random__name) January 16, 2018
oh…
WATCH: Sen. Orrin Hatch removes a pair of glasses he’s not wearing pic.twitter.com/QXCCb4RHzn
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) January 16, 2018
Dick Durbin trying calmly to get DHS Sec Kirstjen Nielsen to admit Trump said “shithole” will never be confused for the Kaffee/Jessup courtroom scene in A Few Good Men. pic.twitter.com/UgGsEop8Wl
— Slade (@Slade) January 16, 2018
Everyone was cursing and saying racist stuff, that’s right everyone did it, everyone was racist and vulgar and then we all did blow off strippers, that’s exactly how this whole thing went down. https://t.co/EA86sRyHNe
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 16, 2018
Yet Another Christianity vs Trump page from me. This time I am pointing to a good article in Sojourners magazine wondering if it isn’t time for a “Bonhoeffer Moment” in America.
If you’re inclined, the page can be found hereIs This a Bonhoeffer Moment?
well, glad THAT’S finally settled…//////////
JUST IN: Homeland Security chief: It’s “possible” Trump said “shithole countries” https://t.co/9a33moWeGj pic.twitter.com/PWXXT5CXef
— The Hill (@thehill) January 16, 2018
re: #101 Shropshire Slasher
ummm, your kitty looks a little, feral.
“I think feral cats like belly rubs more than house cats.” <- uhhhhhh i mean high risk high reward right? pic.twitter.com/MPWC6nL95K
— Fluff Society (@FluffSociety) January 16, 2018
I once accidentally petted a wild skunk who was stealing food from a dish left out for barn cats
I turned on the light and we both looked at each other and then both ran https://t.co/uDZC1TVmD9— Challahback Girl (@jelenawoehr) January 16, 2018
meanwhile at the White House:
“Kazakhstan is doing very well.”
Not a shithole, apparently.— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 16, 2018
Kazakhstan is the number one exporter of potassium https://t.co/TjOyVofmV6
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) January 16, 2018
Somebody ticked off Trump.
Who did he order “out”? pic.twitter.com/OehHUDIByi— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) January 16, 2018
Really interesting quote from a former prosecutor — Bannon subpoena could be Mueller’s way of giving him cover. https://t.co/XdfP3hC51f pic.twitter.com/LEqvmn6i5Z
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) January 16, 2018
“Your silence and your amnesia is complicit,” @CoryBooker tells @SecNielsen. Adds later: “You don’t remember. You can’t remember the words of your commander in chief. I find that unacceptable.”
— Ed O’Keefe (@edatpost) January 16, 2018
Making quite a debut after just joining the Judiciary Committee https://t.co/d0kgufIUu5
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) January 16, 2018
‘Dreamer’ of a different definition.
Back in the USA for the first time in 5 years. Nothing has changed since I’ve been gone, right?
— Stephen Zozaya (@StephenZozaya) January 16, 2018
This is Xena. She would like a peer-reviewed explanation on why you won’t let her eat the grass. Because she sure would like to. 13/10 pic.twitter.com/c59BhnQpAo
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) January 16, 2018
re: #260 Backwoods_Sleuth
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So she decided that committing perjury may not have been her best option. Cotton and Perdue were not under oath — so they feel free to lie. It’s only because there was at least one Republican willing to speak the truth (Lindsey) that the real narrative was preserved. Every conversation with this President must be recorded; and even then he lies with impunity (so far).
The most productive set of letters in a game of Scrabble is AEINRST, which can be used to spell at least nine different 7-letter words.
📸 https://t.co/7YbPENDgke pic.twitter.com/x55NsnCU7E— Haggard Hawks (@HaggardHawks) January 16, 2018
re: #213 Blind Frog Belly White
They are selling BitCoin IRAs now…
re: #268 Backwoods_Sleuth
Damn you!@ Now I want a puppy.
“I don’t think the president was well-served by his staff,” Lindsey Graham says, saying he doesn’t understand what happened between 10am-noon last Thursday when Trump changed his tune
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 16, 2018
really, Lindsey? You have no idea what happened?
It’s real. Chris Christie is GONE.
Official Governor of New Jersey website, as of minutes ago: pic.twitter.com/ZLrhiiGDTS— BlueJersey (@bluejersey) January 16, 2018
re: #273 Backwoods_Sleuth
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really, Lindsey? You have no idea what happened?
Yeah it’s just his staff and not the guy who attacked a judge’s ethnicity. Graham is useless.
WATCH: Sen. Orrin Hatch removes a pair of glasses he’s not wearing pic.twitter.com/QXCCb4RHzn
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) January 16, 2018
Lindsey Graham ups his criticism of the White House after today’s hearing. Graham says Trump is being ill-served by his staff. Asked about COS Kelly, Graham added, “I think General Kelly is a fine man but he is also part of the staff.”
— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) January 16, 2018
re: #276 gocart mozart
Since I can’t watch, what is he doing exactly?
Stephen Miller As The Turd In The Punchbowl
tune in for the exciting conclusion to the biggest shitshow on international television
We start Tuesday with the knowledge that
Nietzsche: it can’t break us
Schopenhauer: if it does break us, we’ll be the last to know
Beckett: it’s unlikely that we made it through Monday— Jan Mieszkowski (@janmpdx) January 16, 2018
re: #185 ObserverArt
Maybe an NDA shouldn’t be allowed at all when there are crimes being committed. I can see it in cases where you work for a company and have access to product/ingredients/formulas and so on that belong to the company, but beyond that, allowing that level of secrecy acts as a permission slip to be abusive.
re: #278 Belafon
Since I can’t watch, what is he doing exactly?
He is taking off a pair of glasses that he is NOT WEARING and placing them carefully on the table.
As I attempted to ask questions in Roosevelt Room of Trump, WH press aides shouted in my face to drown out my questions. I have never encountered that before.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 16, 2018
Whoa.
Lindsey Graham squarely blamed John Kelly and White House staff for driving Trump to racist policy.
“We cannot do this with people in charge at the White House with an irrational view of how to fix immigration.” pic.twitter.com/QTuKayo566— Mike Gibbs 🏳️🌈 (@Mikeggibbs) January 16, 2018
re: #267 wrenchwench
Back in the USA for the first time in 5 years. Nothing has changed since I’ve been gone, right?
— Stephen Zozaya
I was back in Phoneix about a year ago, it has not changed, just sprawled. If anything, the rest of the nation has caught up (or down) with it…
re: #281 A Mom Anon
Maybe an NDA shouldn’t be allowed at all when there are crimes being committed. I can see it in cases where you work for a company and have access to product/ingredients/formulas and so on that belong to the company, but beyond that, allowing that level of secrecy acts as a permission slip to be abusive.
I was just talking to a woman who installs anti-money money laundering software for a major financial institution saying that she had a similar discussion with her boss on that topic and its practical relevance to what they do.
re: #265 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Cory Booker to Nielsen: “Your silence and your amnesia is complicity.” (via CBS) pic.twitter.com/dWnaMt6gCa
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 16, 2018
re: #284 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Kelly sucks but Trump was a bigoted asshole long before Kelly. Don’t know what Graham is trying to do here but it makes him look uninformed.
re: #281 A Mom Anon
Maybe an NDA shouldn’t be allowed at all when there are crimes being committed. I can see it in cases where you work for a company and have access to product/ingredients/formulas and so on that belong to the company, but beyond that, allowing that level of secrecy acts as a permission slip to be abusive.
it also furthers the power asymmetry that likely caused the situation to start with
if you have money and the other party is in need, you can buy your way out of consequences
re: #151 ObserverArt
After four days straight of having to clear snow from my sidewalks…and a good 10” of snow lying around with way too low temperatures I am ready to declare I am officially done with winter.
Local kids got a school day off because of 3” more snow on already messy and icy roads. Traffic was a mess this morning.
(Shakes fist at Mom Nature)
We hit 71º yesterday, so there was enough residual heat to keep surface roads clear of ice but elevated roads and overpasses are another story. This city is pretty much shut down. Surface roads are now on the ragged edge of icing over. I’m not going anywhere the rest of the day.
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Just a bit of a rant, I was looking for some new books to buy and in many cases the kindle version was more expensive than the paperback version. There are next to no production or shipping costs associated with an ebook. With a paperback you have material costs, shipping and distribution costs, storage costs, you’d think they would want people to order the electronic version. Think I will order the paperbacks out of spite.
re: #278 Belafon
Since I can’t watch, what is he doing exactly?
It looks like he is taking glasses off (that he is not wearing). The motion of putting your hand up to your temple and grasping and removing something that doesn’t exist.
In his defense, I have moved my glasses up my nose when they weren’t there. (sigh)
Asked if he wants more immigrants to come from Norway, President Trump says he wants them “to come in from everywhere.”
He then directs the press to leave: “Out.” pic.twitter.com/NXqp6rZ4c4— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 16, 2018
re: #291 danarchy
OT -
Just a bit of a rant, I was looking for some new books to buy and in many cases the kindle version was more expensive than the paperback version. There are next to no production or shipping costs associated with an ebook. With a paperback you have material costs, shipping and distribution costs, storage costs, you’d think they would want people to order the electronic version. Think I will order the paperbacks out of spite.
Amazon doesn’t have control of the cost of the Kindle version of all of its books. My son, who published his own book of poetry, was able to set whatever price he wanted. I think some of the hardcover book sellers are doing that on purpose to discourage people from buying Kindle versions.
re: #288 HappyWarrior
Kelly sucks but Trump was a bigoted asshole long before Kelly. Don’t know what Graham is trying to do here but it makes him look uninformed.
What it looks, mainly, like what Sen. Graham is doing is:
1. Trying to make himself look like a “good guy” by “standing up” for DREAMers.
(1a. probably at the behest of some donor or other in SC with a vested interest in not fiddling too badly with immigration policy.)
2. Blaming “The White House” so as to cast blame on Trump without actually “blaming Trump” - the contemporary version of the old Russian dodge of “If the Tsar only knew!!”
re: #288 HappyWarrior
Kelly sucks but Trump was a bigoted asshole long before Kelly. Don’t know what Graham is trying to do here but it makes him look uninformed.
I think it’s safe to say that both of them are bigoted assholes.
and this:
Guess who just had a photo opp with Trump? Hint: Sketchy Kazakh money finds its way into Trump dealings https://t.co/QNr2oEzlkh via @msnbc
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) January 16, 2018
Seriously, watch this. Then watch Trump and Kaz. president together. https://t.co/pkJbOwlLB8
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) January 16, 2018
re: #285 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I was back in Phoneix about a year ago, it has not changed, just sprawled. If anything, the rest of the nation has caught up (or down) with it…
When I saw Phoenix the first time, in 1986, I thought, ‘Los Angeles in the making.’ Opinion was confirmed when I drove through in 2012. But Los Angeles was so far ahead in 1995 (the last time I was there) Phoenix will never catch them.
re: #294 Belafon
Amazon doesn’t have control of the cost of the Kindle version of all of its books. My son, who published his own book of poetry, was able to set whatever price he wanted. I think some of the hardcover book sellers are doing that on purpose to discourage people from buying Kindle versions.
The publishers set the price. When Kindle first came out, the books were all sold at far less than a hardcover, but the publishers were like NOPE. Many of the books listed for Kindle say “Price set by publisher”
re: #288 HappyWarrior
Kelly sucks but Trump was a bigoted asshole long before Kelly. Don’t know what Graham is trying to do here but it makes him look uninformed.
Hoarse has a theory.
Graham blames staff for giving Trump “bad advice” ahead of Thursday meeting. Wouldn’t say if he was referring to Stephen Miller. https://t.co/uA00ja104V
— Emma Dumain (@Emma_Dumain) January 16, 2018
This is actually a masterful strategy for manipulating a narcissist.
Trump will absolutely turn on a dime and blame his own behavior on whomever the convenient scapegoat is…
Trump poised to walk back his hardline. Ya watch… https://t.co/z7ei1CNWzk— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 16, 2018
New PPP poll released on @maddow right now —-
TRUMP FAV/UNFAV with African American voters is:
Fav: 0%
UnFav: 97%
Undecided 3%— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) August 30, 2016
Sure, Janhttps://t.co/l75lvhm9dj
— Floppy Boot Stomp (@the_edwin_mix) January 16, 2018
re: #300 makeitstop
Hoarse has a theory.
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— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) January 16, 2018
re: #299 MsJ
The publishers set the price. When Kindle first came out, the books were all sold at far less than a hardcover, but the publishers were like NOPE. Many of the books listed for Kindle say “Price set by publisher”
I can understand that, and I can see delaying the kindle release of a book until the hardcover has had some time to sell, but once the paperback comes out I would think the publishers themselves would prefer to sell an electronic version as it reduces their costs. Unless Amazon is taking such a big cut that it actually costs them more than printing and distributing the paperback.
re: #291 danarchy
OT -
Just a bit of a rant, I was looking for some new books to buy and in many cases the kindle version was more expensive than the paperback version. There are next to no production or shipping costs associated with an ebook. With a paperback you have material costs, shipping and distribution costs, storage costs, you’d think they would want people to order the electronic version. Think I will order the paperbacks out of spite.
I have that problem all the time. I subscribe to the GoodReads Deals emails, which send you a daily email of discounted Kindle books based on your preference of genres (BTW, Bradbury’s “The Martian Chronicles,” Ellison’s “Deathbird Stories,” and “Gaiman’s “Trigger Warning” are all on sale for $3 or less). But there are a lot of books I’d really like to read which are priced the same for both print and ebooks. I usually tend to put them on my wishlist so I’ll maybe be able to keep track of any price drops. There are a few books (mainly anything from Becky Chambers’ “Wayfarer” series) that I’ll just shell out the money for as soon as they come out, regardless of price.
Book addiction sure is a chore. :/
re: #303 danarchy
I can understand that, and I can see delaying the kindle release of a book until the hardcover has had some time to sell, but once the paperback comes out I would think the publishers themselves would prefer to sell an electronic version as it reduces their costs. Unless Amazon is taking such a big cut that it actually costs them more than printing and distributing the paperback.
Often times, Kindle prices are higher than paperbacks.
It’s all about profits. They know physical books are dying. I can’t read physical books (and I have like 6000 that I cannot part with) because it is hard on my fucked-up hands.
re: #183 MsJ
Texas, y’all!
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Be damned if that doesn’t look like my local HEB at S. Congress & Oltorf.
Interesting thread from Mariotti on the Bannon subpoena.
SCOOP: Mueller has subpoenaed Steve Bannon to testify before a grand jury as part of the ongoing Russia investigation. First person in Trump’s inner circle known to have received a grand jury subpoena. https://t.co/dbKWuDjdMp
— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) January 16, 2018
THREAD: Why did Mueller subpoena Bannon to testify before the grand jury? How is that different from an informal interview with investigators? (Short answer: He likely wants to question Bannon without Bannon’s attorney present.) https://t.co/b0hS0YmzPZ
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) January 16, 2018
re: #304 scottslemmons
Do you get BookBub emails? bookbub.com
They send daily emails for free and cheap books. I got a Nevada Barr book for $1.99 yesterday. I have gotten some really good freebies. And if you start reading a freebie and it’s shit, delete it and no harm no foul no cost!
“When Dick Durbin called me, I had tears of rage,” Booker says. “And for you not to feel that hurt and that pain and to dismiss the questions of my colleagues … with tens of millions Americans hurting right now because they’re worried about what happened in the White House.” pic.twitter.com/0MS9t8WWM0
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 16, 2018
re: #310 MsJ
Do you get BookBub emails? bookbub.com
They send daily emails for free and cheap books. I got a Nevada Barr book for $1.99 yesterday. I have gotten some really good freebies. And if you start reading a freebie and it’s shit, delete it and no harm no foul no cost!
Never heard of ‘em before, but I’m reading their site right now. :)
re: #310 MsJ
Do you get BookBub emails? bookbub.com
They send daily emails for free and cheap books. I got a Nevada Barr book for $1.99 yesterday. I have gotten some really good freebies. And if you start reading a freebie and it’s shit, delete it and no harm no foul no cost!
I love BookBub. Along with my usual reading enjoyment genres, I’ve gotten some really good cookbooks.
Steve Bannon just arrived for his Senate testimony pic.twitter.com/DRR1NrOpq0
— jordan (@JordanUhl) January 16, 2018
re: #303 danarchy
I can understand that, and I can see delaying the kindle release of a book until the hardcover has had some time to sell, but once the paperback comes out I would think the publishers themselves would prefer to sell an electronic version as it reduces their costs. Unless Amazon is taking such a big cut that it actually costs them more than printing and distributing the paperback.
I went and dug a bit, and here’s the answer I found: Amazon is allowed to discount a physical copy as much as it wants. It can’t discount ebooks, and those prices are set by the publisher.
re: #303 danarchy
re: #291 danarchy
OT -
Just a bit of a rant, I was looking for some new books to buy and in many cases the kindle version was more expensive than the paperback version. There are next to no production or shipping costs associated with an ebook. With a paperback you have material costs, shipping and distribution costs, storage costs, you’d think they would want people to order the electronic version. Think I will order the paperbacks out of spite.
I have that problem all the time. I subscribe to the GoodReads Deals emails, which send you a daily email of discounted Kindle books based on your preference of genres (BTW, Bradbury’s “The Martian Chronicles,” Ellison’s “Deathbird Stories,” and “Gaiman’s “Trigger Warning” are all on sale for $3 or less). But there are a lot of books I’d really like to read which are priced the same for both print and ebooks. I usually tend to put them on my wishlist so I’ll maybe be able to keep track of any price drops. There are a few books (mainly anything from Becky Chambers’ “Wayfarer” series) that I’ll just shell out the money for as soon as they come out, regardless of price.
Book addiction sure is a chore. :/
Bookbub is also a handy resource for cheap(er) e-books: it’s a minor pain, as they send you a daily list of about half-a-dozen titles on sale. You might have to slog though a lot of stuff you don;t want: but occasionally, the 99-cent or $1.99 bargain makes it worth it.
EDIT: curse of slow fingers…!!!
BREAKING: The Chinese credit agency, Dagong Global Credit Rating Co, has downgraded the United States’ credit rating from A- to BBB+
The Agency cited “political deficiencies.”
Yes, this means Donald Trump…— Brian Krassenstein🐬 (@krassenstein) January 16, 2018
re: #312 Dr Lizardo
That looks interesting.
Interesting backstory is that it was crowdfunded at kickstarter :)
re: #301 gocart mozart
New PPP poll released on @maddow right now —-
TRUMP FAV/UNFAV with African American voters is:
Fav: 0%
UnFav: 97%
Undecided 3%— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) August 30, 2016
Trump to Black Voters: “What Do You Have to Lose?” Looks like the few that voted for him figured it out.
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re: #314 Backwoods_Sleuth
I love BookBub. Along with my usual reading enjoyment genres, I’ve gotten some really good cookbooks.
Me, too. I love the cookbooks.
There are others, too… BookShout and eBookStage. I get emails from all of them.
re: #321 plf1953
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“You don’t get to hire Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, Sebastian Gorka, and Jeff Sessions—and simultaneously mount a high horse of righteous indignation at the suggestion that you’re probably a bigot.” https://t.co/j7RXx8emgQ
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) January 16, 2018
Kindle still has all of the older books, say Pride and Prejudice or Frankenstein for free.
Last Thursday, as the news from the immigration meeting exploded, many senior WH aides headed to Cafe Milano to toast Dina Powell. And President Trump was telling friends he thought his comments, which he has since denied, would play well with his base. https://t.co/79uKq27LbF
— Robert Costa (@costareports) January 16, 2018
Dems are targeting over 90 congressional districts. There are 30 to 40 districts this November where the base for @realDonaldTrump will not save him or the GOP candidate. In fact, offending independents & moderate voters by playing to Trump’s base will backfire in those districts https://t.co/28lFMhzq4t
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 16, 2018
Fucking Greenwald… There was a time aver a decade ago when I thought he was a serious person. I’d tell him this myself, but he has me blocked.
Centrist Dems Launch Smear Campaign Against Young Trans Woman, All to Keep an Old Straight White Man in Power https://t.co/u3PvSAzJ3i
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 15, 2018
So it was you that he ordered out.
This is unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/C6qgx5fnot— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) January 16, 2018
Publishers have found a kink in the ebook armor: Once a publisher sells a physical book to a seller, it no longer owns the book. But it doesn’t “sell” an ebook to Amazon or other companies.
re: #325 Belafon
Kindle still has all of the older books, say Pride and Prejudice or Frankenstein for free.
I use the Overdrive app in conjunction with my library card and can check out books from anywhere. Pretty cool.
re: #323 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #330 makeitstop
I use the Overdrive app in conjunction with my library card and can check out books from anywhere. Pretty cool.
re: #327 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Fucking Greenwald… There was a time aver a decade ago when I thought he was a serious person. I’d tell him this myself, but he has me blocked.
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He blocked me too. He can dish it but can’t take it. It’s not part of his disinformation campaign to be called out.
re: #330 makeitstop
I use the Overdrive app in conjunction with my library card and can check out books from anywhere. Pretty cool.
Overdrive with my local library is great, too. I use it a lot. Beats the heck out of driving ~40 miles roundtrip to the physical library building. And no worries about returning overdue books!
re: #330 makeitstop
I use the Overdrive app in conjunction with my library card and can check out books from anywhere. Pretty cool.
Overdrive is the worst app I have. It freezes, rarely works, might let me get in and then stop.
I wanted so much to like it but it sucks donkey balls.
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re: #327 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Fucking Greenwald… There was a time aver a decade ago when I thought he was a serious person. I’d tell him this myself, but he has me blocked.
Any actual idea what he’s talking about since I won’t click on the link?
Fuck these fucking motherfuckers so fucking much.
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) January 16, 2018
re: #325 Belafon
Kindle still has all of the older books, say Pride and Prejudice or Frankenstein for free.
Public domain.
I still prefer my paper books, though.
A lot of women are defending Ansari and blaming the victim.
Also, what’s up with the fingers down the throat thing?
My impression is that he was drunk, got a taste of pussy, and went out of control, destroying his own reputation as a good guy, His best bet is to apologize, go into rehab, and never drink again. Alcohol is a very dangerous drug that causes a loss of control beyond what happens with even many illegal drugs.
Ashleigh Banfield Condemns Aziz Ansari Accuser: ‘What You Have Done Is Appalling’
re: #326 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #336 MsJ
Overdrive is the worst app I have. It freezes, rarely works, might let me get in and then stop.
I wanted so much to like it but it sucks donkey balls.
The only problem I’ve ever had with it is I couldn’t log in after I renewed my library card. The library told me to reset my password, and I had no problem after that.
The initial login process is kinda wonky, though. If you’re not paying attention you end up logging in multiple times. I’ve done that. :)
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re: #310 MsJ
Do you get BookBub emails? bookbub.com
They send daily emails for free and cheap books. I got a Nevada Barr book for $1.99 yesterday. I have gotten some really good freebies. And if you start reading a freebie and it’s shit, delete it and no harm no foul no cost!
I’m also really fond of being able to pick specific authors I’m following — lower-tier authors, not just the bestsellers. I’ll be digging through my books this afternoon to fill that section out some more. :)
re: #338 Belafon
Any actual idea what he’s talking about since I won’t click on the link?
Imma start the ‘me neither’ movement.
re: #335 Backwoods_Sleuth
Overdrive with my local library is great, too. I use it a lot. Beats the heck out of driving ~20 miles roundtrip to the physical library building. And no worries about returning overdue books!
I’m only about five miles from mine, but I get lazy about actually going. So Overdrive is good for lazy gits like me. :)
Durbin reveals Trump demanded $20b for one year appropriation to build the wall in exchange for DACA codification
— Sam Stein (@samstein) January 16, 2018
This will be the root cause of any shutdown. Republicans are using an absurd method to fund the government and Dems have no reason to continue voting for such nonsense. The Trump Admin and GOP are out of control and dysfunctional, everybody will know whose fault a shutdown is. https://t.co/rOFDFq4dm2
— Jesse Lee (@JesseCharlesLee) January 16, 2018
re: #338 Belafon
Any actual idea what he’s talking about since I won’t click on the link?
People opposing Chelsea Manning’s Senate run because they support the Democrat who’s seat she wants.
re: #351 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
People opposing Chelsea Manning’s Senate run because they support the Democrat who’s seat she wants.
also, according to GG, apparently being a trans woman is the only qualification Manning needs to run for US Senate.
re: #351 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
People opposing Chelsea Manning’s Senate run because they support the Democrat who’s seat she wants.
re: #341 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
A lot of women are defending Ansari and blaming the victim.
Also, what’s up with the fingers down the threat thing?My impression is that he was drunk, got a taste of pussy, and went out of control, destroying his own reputation as a good guy, His best bet is to apologize, go into rehab, and never drink again. Alcohol is a very dangerous drug that causes a loss of control beyond what happens with even many illegal drugs.
Ashleigh Banfield Condemns Aziz Ansari Accuser: ‘What You Have Done Is Appalling’
My husband and I have been reading about this and if you read what the woman wrote initially, what Banfield said was spot on. I am not sure where the rest came from but the woman’s initial reporting or complaint had nothing about oral sex or anything like that and, more importantly, nothing where she said No. She said she gave some clues about No. Really?
I argued with my husband after reading what someone else wrote about oral sex and drinks and stuff (hubby always was on the Banfield side) and at this point I have no fucking idea what happened.
As a woman I want to back someone calling out bad deeds, but I want real bad deeds. Because this one is starting to smell of bullshit and that only hurts us.
re: #306 MsJ
Often times, Kindle prices are higher than paperbacks.
It’s all about profits. They know physical books are dying. I can’t read physical books (and I have like 6000 that I cannot part with) because it is hard on my fucked-up hands.
Ehh, I’m not so sure that print books are dying. I’m often more worried about what happens to the books on my Kindle if Amazon ever goes out of business.
And my bigger concern is that so damn few people read books at all anymore. :/
re: #343 makeitstop
The only problem I’ve ever had with it is I couldn’t log in after I renewed my library card. The library told me to reset my password, and I had no problem after that.
The initial login process is kinda wonky, though. If you’re not paying attention you end up logging in multiple times. I’ve done that. :)
I’ve had to log in multiple times in the past. I could live with that if it worked afterwords.
Really depressing because I would love to get some new library books instead of buying them.
re: #288 HappyWarrior
Kelly sucks but Trump was a bigoted asshole long before Kelly. Don’t know what Graham is trying to do here but it makes him look uninformed.
Graham is doing what he has been doing for many a year.
The Political Dance.
Two steps to the right to appear conservative and please your base.
Two steps to the front to look like you have morals and a heart
Two steps to the left to appear reasonable to opponents
Twp steps back to be right where you started…in your safe space but having done nothing but keep your job.
re: #356 MsJ
I’ve had to log in multiple times in the past. I could live with that if it worked afterwords.
Really depressing because I would love to get some new library books instead of buying them.
maybe it’s your library card account. Mine works great, MrBWS’s library card account has never worked.
re: #338 Belafon
Any actual idea what he’s talking about since I won’t click on the link?
Apparently, bitching about criticism* of Chelsea Manning after her announcement that she wants to rum in the Dem primary in Maryland for the Senate seat currently held by Ben Cardin.
*and by “criticism” - which Greenwald seems to translate into a vicious smear campaign - he seems to be referring to online posting opinion noting that Ms. Manning has no particular experience, skills or qualifications to be a Senator. All quite true, of course, but then Greenwald loves little better than dumping on straw “leftist” abuse…..
re: #355 scottslemmons
Ehh, I’m not so sure that print books are dying. I’m often more worried about what happens to the books on my Kindle if Amazon ever goes out of business.
And my bigger concern is that so damn few people read books at all anymore. :/
I am old enough that I don’t worry about Amazon in my lifetime. It could but I don’t think it will.
re: #358 Backwoods_Sleuth
maybe it’s your library card account. Mine works great, MrBWS’s library card account has never worked.
It’s not the account, it’s the app. It freezes on load. Maybe I will try to delete it and reinstall it (again).
re: #362 plf1953
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re: #354 MsJ
My husband and I have been reading about this and if you read what the woman wrote initially, what Banfield said was spot on. I am not sure where the rest came from but the woman’s initial reporting or complaint had nothing about oral sex or anything like that and, more importantly, nothing where she said No. She said she gave some clues about No. Really?
I argued with my husband after reading what someone else wrote about oral sex and drinks and stuff (hubby always was on the Banfield side) and at this point I have no fucking idea what happened.
As a woman I want to back someone calling out bad deeds, but I want real bad deeds. Because this one is starting to smell of bullshit and that only hurts us.
I don’t think it smells of bullshit. What reason would a fan have to fool around with him, then attack him? It seems like she didn’t want to go that far, and he was unable to see that, or didn’t want to, because he was drunk and wanted sex. The time for a predator/prey dating situation is long past, and he’s old enough that he should be able to control himself.
re: #111 ObserverArt
Okay…that image needs an explanation.
Mrs J has been feeding stray cats, and put some old bedding in a dog box we keep under an overhanging eave in case they need shelter. This stray is surly but we think it will come around when offered friendship and comfort. We have named him Pogo.
re: #358 Backwoods_Sleuth
maybe it’s your library card account. Mine works great, MrBWS’s library card account has never worked.
About 6 months ago, I walked to my local library, for the first time in a few years, apparently. My card had expired. I didn’t know they do that. They asked if all the information was current ( we updated it) and with a click, my same card worked again. I checked out a book.
re: #355 scottslemmons
Ehh, I’m not so sure that print books are dying. I’m often more worried about what happens to the books on my Kindle if Amazon ever goes out of business.
And my bigger concern is that so damn few people read books at all anymore. :/
They’d probably be unlocked, and if not, there are already programs to remove DRM.
I still buy some books, but I rarely read fiction anymore. There’s a whole Internet, a million TV shows and movies, and thousands of video games to compete for my time.
Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries talked about death and mental illness w/@SiriusXM’s @JohnFugelsang last year; “I feel like when ppl die, I don’t think they cross over straight away” pic.twitter.com/Nm3TDzisd0
— Xorje Olivares (@XorjeO) January 16, 2018
re: #359 Jay C
There’s also the whole part where she provided classified information to a Russian front organization. Horrible judgement, untrustworthy with sensitive information and no political experience. That’s totally the person I would elect to be a Senator.
re: #369 Weaselone
There’s also the whole part where she provided classified information to a Russian front organization. Horrible judgement, untrustworthy with sensitive information and no political experience. That’s totally the person I would elect to be a Senator.
Quite agree: but as usual, Wonkette puts it better: and gets right to the point:
But how perfect that a guy who can’t even vote here is howling with rage that the DSC won’t back a completely unelectable candidate against a guy who won here 11 times! Go on, Glenn, why don’t you mansplain us how to make a crabcake now! Do you use breadcrumbs or your own frothy bile as a binder?
Read more at wonkette.com
Glenn Greenwald is a Putin pal. No sensible person thinks he adds anything useful to a discussion.
re: #365 jeffreyw
Mrs J has been feeding stray cats, and put some old bedding in a dog box we keep under an overhanging eave in case they need shelter. This stray is surly but we think it will come around when offered friendship and comfort. We have named him Pogo.
one of my all time fave front porch photos:
re: #371 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Is anyone else seeing the comment vote count in italics after a page refresh?
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re: #371 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Is anyone else seeing the comment vote count in italics after a page refresh?
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Yep. you broke it. Also, my nic is in italics about the comment posting form. Was it always like that?
Charles? Are you modifying the fonts and doing things with bold & italic? Or do I need new glasses even worse than I thought?
re: #318 Backwoods_Sleuth
BREAKING: The Chinese credit agency, Dagong Global Credit Rating Co, has downgraded the United States’ credit rating from A- to BBB+
The Agency cited “political deficiencies.”
Yes, this means Donald Trump…
He has busted our credit rating. To be expected
Kirstjen Nielson rolling her eyes at Cory Booker is all you really need to know about what the White House thinks of Congress.
Is there anyone in this WH who is temperamentally fit to be in office? #TuesdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/dVN49APZbr— Holly Figueroa O’Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) January 16, 2018
To be fair, Kirstjen Nielson was probably assured by Trump she wouldn’t have to talk to African Americans when she was offered the job. https://t.co/sVDBRJzUO3
— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) January 16, 2018
re: #376 William Lewis
Charles? Are you modifying the fonts and doing things with bold & italic? Or do I need new glasses even worse than I thought?
The upding I made on your comment is not Italic.
re: #375 wrenchwench
Yep. you broke it. Also, my nic is in italics about the comment posting form. Was it always like that?
Mine too. I didn’t notice that.
Sources say Bannon told by WH not to answer questions before House Intel Cmte about the White House and the transition. Did not assert executive privilege. Committee subpoenas him during the meeting to comply while in the hearing.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 16, 2018
Whoa. If true, an in-hearing subpoena is a big deal.
Shows that HPSCI (w/Conway & Schiff) are getting testy about witnesses refusal to answer.
Should be noted by Lewandowski, HIcks, others. https://t.co/ozMG03JLFS— mieke eoyang (@MiekeEoyang) January 16, 2018
re: #379 wrenchwench
The upding I made on your comment is not Italic.
New comments are OK, unless you refresh, so maybe updates are too.
re: #354 MsJ
Did you check out the site it was posted on? Babe
They have a story called “Period-trapping is the only way to find out if you’re in a relationship or not”
That is the worst site to post this.
re: #315 Ace-o-aces
Jordan
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@JordanUhl
Steve Bannon just arrived for his Senate testimony11:52 AM - Jan 16, 2018
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Oh my gawd. Bannon cleaned up and went to the meeting as Steve Bannon and not Sloppy Steve.
Be worried Donald J. Trump. Be very worried.
Steve is coming clean!
re: #381 FormerDirtDart
That feels very significant. If Republicans are actually issuing subpoenas to other Republicans, shit is getting real.
re: #377 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
BREAKING: The Chinese credit agency, Dagong Global Credit Rating Co, has downgraded the United States’ credit rating from A- to BBB+
The Agency cited “political deficiencies.”
Yes, this means Donald Trump…
So MAGA!
re: #386 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Italics start at #322
Not seeing it here. Did you close out your browser, then pour hot coffee on your keyboard and dip your PC in three pounds of salt?
That should fix it.
Asked why Trump has privately defended his “shithole” remark but publicly denied it, Sarah Sanders tells me, “The president hasn’t said he didn’t use strong language…He’s passionate about it. He’s not going to apologize for trying to fix our immigration system.”
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 16, 2018
To be clear, I mean Mueller will need to determine how much Trump knows, and not whether there’s Kazakh money in the project. That we know.
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) January 16, 2018
Trumpkins live in an inverted reality. I blame Fox, hate-radio, and wingnut blogs feeding a steady stream of bullshit.
You’re inverting reality, and pretending that “we the people” means the far-right.
You see a President who lies constantly, and his supporters who pretend truth is lies, real news is somehow “fake”, and that Trump’s 1000+ documented lies are the truth.— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) January 16, 2018
re: #391 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Trumpkins live in an inverted reality. I blame Fox, hate-radio, and wingnut blogs feeding a steady stream of bullshit.
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re: #388 Dr. Matt
Not seeing here. Did you close out your browser, then pour hot coffee on your keyboard and dip your PC in three pounds of salt?
That should fix it.
Can I use tea, and sidewalk salt? I have no coffee, and only one container of table-salt.
re: #391 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Trumpkins live in an inverted reality. I blame Fox, hate-radio, and wingnut blogs feeding a steady stream of bullshit.
[You’re inverting reality, and pretending that “we the people” means the far-right.]
Our reality is just leaning to the right a little bit.
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re: #395 wrenchwench
Our reality is just leaning to the right a little bit.
Compared to the civilized world, yes, but just a little to the right wasn’t enough for Republicans.
The mafia is the price we had to pay for security! ///
Seems like the crux is that right wing populism needs both “elites” above and scapegoated outgroups below — what the “elites” have done is to favor the outgroups over the “people” for their own cynical purposes
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 16, 2018
Yes — the “elites” are not resented for their power or privilege per se, but for their failure to be sufficiently tribal and authoritarian —> https://t.co/Ei1rtsc9wv
— Christopher Federico (@ChrisPolPsych) January 16, 2018
Exactly. The right wing populists don’t have any problem with Trump’s serial corruption, abuses of power, and plutocratic distributive policies, as long as he’s crushing Muslims and immigrants and rolling back the safety net for everyone but *their people.* https://t.co/SptWq9u1jE
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 16, 2018
re: #397 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Compared to the civilized world, yes, but just a little to the right wasn’t enough for Republicans.
I only meant we’re italicized. Some of us. Sort of.
re: #355 scottslemmons
Ehh, I’m not so sure that print books are dying. I’m often more worried about what happens to the books on my Kindle if Amazon ever goes out of business.
And my bigger concern is that so damn few people read books at all anymore. :/
Should be nothing if you downloaded the file. You paid for the file, it should be yours just like a physical book.
re: #400 ObserverArt
Should be nothing if you downloaded the file. You paid for the file, it should be yours just like a physical book.
But Amazon has removed purchased books from Kindles in the past. (The semi-fun irony is that it was some Orwell books removed…)
re: #291 danarchy
OT -
Just a bit of a rant, I was looking for some new books to buy and in many cases the kindle version was more expensive than the paperback version. There are next to no production or shipping costs associated with an ebook. With a paperback you have material costs, shipping and distribution costs, storage costs, you’d think they would want people to order the electronic version. Think I will order the paperbacks out of spite.
Same thing with Music CDs, I can often buy one more cheaply than the MP3 download, and I get a hard copy backup of the song, shipped free, plus I can get the MP3 download, anyway, with Amazon’s auto-rip feature. I’m sure there’s some IP copyright tomfoolery going on.
re: #365 jeffreyw
Mrs J has been feeding stray cats, and put some old bedding in a dog box we keep under an overhanging eave in case they need shelter. This stray is surly but we think it will come around when offered friendship and comfort. We have named him Pogo.
Hey good choice for a name for the furry critter.
It fits the times.
re: #366 wrenchwench
About 6 months ago, I walked to my local library, for the first time in a few years, apparently. My card had expired. I didn’t know they do that. They asked if all the information was current ( we updated it) and with a click, my same card worked again. I checked out a book.
I haven’t been to the main Columbus Library since it has undergone and expansion, remodeling and completer redo of their systems. It reopened in the late fall. Almost stopped by the other day but didn’t. I want to check out not only their books, but their videos and movies on DVD. It was always a great library, it sounds like they made it even greater.
re: #389 Backwoods_Sleuth
Asked why Trump has privately defended his “shithole” remark but publicly denied it, Sarah Sanders tells me, “The president hasn’t said he didn’t use strong language…He’s passionate about it. He’s not going to apologize for trying to fix our immigration system.”
“please answer the question i asked”
re: #370 Jay C
We (MDers) like Cardin. We have no desire to turn our politics into a “message”. We are already as blue as you can get; eastern shore, western MD, and southern western shore aside. We don’t don’t want radical. We like staid and rational and we really don’t like people who make their name busy undercutting the government.
re: #401 scottslemmons
But Amazon has removed purchased books from Kindles in the past. (The semi-fun irony is that it was some Orwell books removed…)
Hmmm. Dirty bastards. Copy the files to another computer if you can. You can always reload them later if need be.
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