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It’s that crazy time again when all the retailers’ ledgers are supposed to go into the black, and they need you to consume in order to make that happen, so they make it easy for you to buy stuff by cutting prices to unusually low levels. Ain’t consumerism grand?

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365 comments
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gocart mozart  Nov 23, 2018 • 2:22:41pm

Good guy to follow if you like science.

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gocart mozart  Nov 23, 2018 • 2:25:05pm
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gocart mozart  Nov 23, 2018 • 2:28:48pm
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makeitstop  Nov 23, 2018 • 2:47:00pm

But the media wanted ‘controversy’ so they cooked up a batch.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 2:53:09pm
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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:04:33pm

Facebook Post

If I tried to feed this slop to my grandchildren they’d tell ME to go to hell.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:11:08pm
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William Lewis  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:12:13pm

re: #6 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Do these little freaks get together and have contests to see who can come up with the weirdest grift that their victims will still swallow?

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:15:58pm

re: #6 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Reminds me, Jim. There’s an island in the Bay of Bengal that needs to hear about Jesus.

*Sigh* I know, I know. People are cruel; especially when you arrogantly trample another country’s laws and commit a spectacular act of Darwinization in the process.

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Skip Intro  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:17:05pm

re: #6 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Well I’m not an audience member so no problem here.

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Skip Intro  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:18:30pm

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:20:13pm

re: #7 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Wow. He was 29 for the attack. You’d think there’d be some 18-year-olds who would have outlived him. R.I.P., Ray.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:22:48pm

re: #12 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Wow. He was 29 for the attack. You’d think there’d be some 18-year-olds who would have outlived him. R.I.P., Ray.

there probably are. The tweet said he was the oldest survivor, so there are probably some younger than him still out there.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:24:51pm

re: #13 Backwoods_Sleuth

there probably are. The tweet said he was the oldest survivor, so there are probably some younger than him still out there.

Why did I misread “oldest” as “last”? Oh, well….

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:25:55pm

re: #14 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Why did I misread “oldest” as “last”? Oh, well….

no prob…I did the same thing at first

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:31:08pm

re: #15 Backwoods_Sleuth

no prob…I did the same thing at first

Thirded.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:34:49pm

By any measure Hillary Clinton has been one of the most successful and effective liberal women in the history of US politics. She’s also one of the most unfairly maligned, often by people who seemingly should know better.

Hard not to think this is a cause and effect type situation.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:39:04pm
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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:42:01pm
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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 23, 2018 • 3:52:37pm

re: #17 Charles Johnson

You could put Nancy Pelosi in that statement and it would read just as true.

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:00:09pm

I had to send this one to my wife:

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:02:03pm
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sagehen  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:02:47pm

Might I suggest they speak to Tim Scott?

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retired cynic  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:04:57pm

re: #22 Belafon

What on earth????

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:08:39pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:21:20pm

lol

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:25:15pm
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Targetpractice  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:25:44pm

re: #26 Backwoods_Sleuth

lol

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They rarely ask you for a quote because they’re tired of the nth reiteration of how “evil” they are for not reporting on how awesome you are, Donny.

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:29:27pm

Trump is mad at that famous leftist publication, The WSJ:

wsj.com

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:30:35pm

Not to mention most of Trumps quotes are nonsensical rambling.

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Targetpractice  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:32:29pm

re: #30 Eclectic Cyborg

Not to mention most of Trumps quotes are nonsensical rambling.

“President Trump, we were hoping for a comment on the national debt…”

“I won big in Wisconsin! Not many people know that.”

“What does that have to do with…”

“Hillary couldn’t win Wisconsin, but I did it without breaking a sweat!”

“Right, but we’re talking about…”

“You people in the press wouldn’t be failing so badly if you talked about how awesome my victory was.”

“I think we’re done here.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:47:30pm

the moron is retweeting this nonsense:

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Skip Intro  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:47:58pm

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Skip Intro  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:48:50pm

re: #32 Backwoods_Sleuth

the moron is retweeting this nonsense:

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“Under” is the key word here.

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Dave In Austin  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:48:54pm

I didn’t know this….

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:54:36pm

re: #32 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Targetpractice  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:57:42pm

Remember how Dr. Ford’s testimony was consistent from the very beginning, and yet Kavanaugh’s defenders claimed that she had to be lying because her therapist’s notes and the media who’d reported on them had minor differences?

Compare that to the same crowd’s dogged insistence that Avenatti is guilty as the latest plot twist drops:

For those keeping score at home, since the initial TMZ reports, we’ve gone from “He beat her bloody! This guy is a monster!” to “He roughed her up by dragging her by the hair! He needs to be put away!” to now “She has a bruise! And a small rug burn! We gotta believe her!”

Again, I’m not passing judgment yet. But my skepticism is already pegged at 11.

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Decatur Deb  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:57:46pm

re: #36 jaunte

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Jorge don’t surf.

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:58:50pm

re: #38 Decatur Deb

But you should see Carlos!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Nov 23, 2018 • 4:59:55pm

re: #39 jaunte

But you should see Carlos!

You need calves like cantaloupes to surf!

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:00:06pm
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Skip Intro  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:00:29pm

re: #38 Decatur Deb

Jorge don’t surf.

Jorge owns a pair of wire cutters.

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:00:58pm

The end of a barrier wall is always a problem.
One of the things that bugs me about Game of Thrones: why don’t the white walkers just walk underwater around the end of the ice wall? It’s not like they have to breathe.

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Decatur Deb  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:01:55pm

re: #42 Skip Intro

Jorge owns a pair of wire cutters.

Jorge has a visa and a bus ticket.

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Jay C  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:01:58pm

re: #29 jaunte

Trump is mad at that famous leftist publication, The WSJ:

wsj.com

Well, even considering the fact that this link runs into a Wall tougher even than Trump’s border fantasies (i.e. the WSJ paywall: keeping undocumented non-paying readers out since forever), WTF is The Idiot rambling about now? Pre-emptive blaming for any economic downturn on Steve Mnuchin (rather than his own halfwitted misguided incompetent policies)?

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sagehen  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:02:20pm

re: #32 Backwoods_Sleuth

the moron is retweeting this nonsense:

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They put up concertina wire in Texas. The caravan is in Tijuana. Off by… 500 miles?

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:03:31pm

re: #45 Jay C

Trump is extremely happy and proud of the job being done by [insert name] until the next New York Minute in which [insert name] is a weak loser that Trump never liked.

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Unabogie  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:30:37pm
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nines09  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:31:57pm

re: #43 jaunte

The end of a barrier wall is always a problem.
One of the things that bugs me about Game of Thrones: why don’t the white walkers just walk underwater around the end of the ice wall? It’s not like they have to breathe.

They dragged that dead dragon up after going under with battleship chains……
And why didn’t the Snow King, whatever he’s called just drop under the ice and give him the jump start?
Huh? Huh?
Holes in every plot.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:32:52pm

re: #47 jaunte

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:42:18pm
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Joe Bacon 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:42:32pm

re: #6 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

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If I tried to feed this slop to my grandchildren they’d tell ME to go to hell.

So what kind of syrup did Pulpit Pimp Bakker push for his protein pancakes?

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Barefoot Grin  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:43:10pm
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Joe Bacon 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:44:10pm

re: #11 Skip Intro

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To make that complete, JC should be flashing the White Power hand sign…

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gocart mozart  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:48:13pm
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nines09  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:52:56pm

re: #6 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Who the fuck trusted him to hold a baby?!??!

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PhillyPretzel  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:54:51pm

re: #55 gocart mozart

If the recipient is happy with her turkey shouldn’t others accept that as a good thing.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:56:06pm

re: #56 nines09

Who the fuck trusted him to hold a baby?!??!

I believe the baby is his grandson so…

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nines09  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:57:34pm

re: #58 Eclectic Cyborg

I believe the baby is his grandson so…

Who the fuck trusted him to hold a baby?!??!

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:59:29pm

re: #59 nines09

Who the fuck trusted him to hold a baby?!??!

That baby would be safer in the arms of Alex Jones in his Gay Frog getup…

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nines09  Nov 23, 2018 • 5:59:48pm

re: #60 Joe Bacon 🌹

That baby would be safer in the arms of Alex Jones in his Gay Frog getup…

Who the fuck trusted him to hold a baby?!??!

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:00:29pm

re: #61 nines09

Who the fuck trusted him to hold a baby?!??!

Somebody who is very, very, very, very stupid!

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nines09  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:00:40pm

re: #62 Joe Bacon 🌹

Who the fuck trusted him to hold a baby?!??!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:02:48pm

re: #63 nines09

Who the fuck trusted him to hold a baby?!??!

If he kills the baby—it’s nothing against the millions of babies genocided by black women! Shut up, libtard!!

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nines09  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:03:18pm

re: #64 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

If he kills the baby—it’s nothing against the millions of babies genocided by black women! Shut up, libtard!!

Who the fuck trusted him to hold a baby?!??!

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TedStriker  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:16:19pm

re: #65 nines09

OK, we get what you’re saying, but spamming us isn’t going to provide us with clairvoyance to answer the question.

/

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gocart mozart  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:17:24pm

LOL

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teleskiguy  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:18:01pm

re: #65 nines09

Dude, what the fuck? We fucking get it.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:19:07pm

re: #55 gocart mozart

There are even simpler examples of why this is bad (aside from all the whataboutism that would come from a person given in an example who was breaking the law but not caught).

Lights come on behind you, though you’re not doing anything wrong. You pull over, wait while the cop does whatever he does, then he comes up to give you a turkey (gift certificate, &c), presumably bought with tax money for that purpose.

In the meantime, though you weren’t breaking any traffic laws, the delay has now caused you to be late for (job interview, doctor’s appointment, Social Security office appointment, name a thing you have to do on time), and you lose that opportunity entirely (you don’t get the job, you have to reschedule the doctor, &c).

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:19:53pm

re: #68 teleskiguy

It was just a joke he took a little too far.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:21:30pm
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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:21:54pm

re: #7 Backwoods_Sleuth

Fair winds and following seas, Mr. Chavez; we have the watch.

Even after being out of the Navy for more than two decades, that line chokes me up when I read it or hear it. I guess I haven’t worked all the sea salt out of my system yet. Also, sailor, rest your oar (though that is not used as much).

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dangerman  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:24:14pm

dangermom (my mom) just turned 90
my niece (in from israel for a month) turned 23 today
she just became an israeli citizen and starts army boot camp next month

i whipped up a 23/90 key lime pie with Chantilly (on the side)

everybody’s been here since saturday/sunday
first time we’ve all been in the same place in a year.

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retired cynic  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:26:09pm

re: #73 dangerman

Wonderful!

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:26:15pm

re: #73 dangerman

dangermom (my mom) just turned 90
my niece (in from israel for a month) turned 23 today
she just became an israeli citizen and starts army boot camp next month

i whipped up a 23/90 key lime pie with Chantilly (on the side)

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everybody’s been here since saturday/sunday
first time we’ve all been in the same place in a year.

Many happy returns, Dangerfamily!

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nines09  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:27:20pm

re: #66 TedStriker

OK, we get what you’re saying, but spamming us isn’t going to provide us with clairvoyance to answer the question.

/

Get a sense of absurdity. It’s fucking absurd. Beyond absurd. It’s off center absurd to absurdity and I don’t get a dime, while Jimmy holds a child to bind your feelings, iffen you don’t buy his chicken fat, your child burns in hell.
And even if you don’t buy his chicken fat he gets paid.
Satire died.

?

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nines09  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:29:08pm

re: #68 teleskiguy

Dude, what the fuck? We fucking get it.

There you are.

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gocart mozart  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:31:07pm
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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:31:27pm

re: #71 Charles Johnson

Before long we will be at: “Mexico will pay us back!”

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Lidane  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:33:11pm

Hola Lizards! Hope your Thanksgiving was a good one.

My Thanksgiving peace lasted about ten minutes. Then my crazy Republican relatives brought up the midterms. Did you know that George Soros is actively encouraging California liberals to move here to Texas to vote for Democrats? And that all of the Democratic gains here are part of a Soros plot to turn Texas into a bankrupt socialist shithole like California? *headdesk*

I’ve never been happier to turn on a football game in my entire life. Fox News is a cancer on this country.

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Targetpractice  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:34:44pm

re: #79 Eclectic Cyborg

Before long we will be at: “Mexico will pay us back!”

Shit, that’s been their excuse ever since he got elected and Mexico flipped him the bird. “Oh, we’ll get them to pay for it through tariffs! Or border crossing fees! Or a trade agreement! We will get them to pay!” They’re never gonna pay us upfront, it’s always gonna be payment stretched out over an undetermined period of time. But they will pay us for it!

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teleskiguy  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:35:16pm

See y’all later. Not going to deal with passive-aggressive shit flinging tonight.

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:36:35pm

re: #80 Lidane

They must know my in-laws, who told me we sure missed a bullet with Beto, and parenthetically that Stephen Hawking was arrogant and over-rated, and Bill Nye the science guy is not really an expert in anything so he shouldn’t be listened to.

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:39:13pm

re: #73 dangerman

dangermom (my mom) just turned 90
my niece (in from israel for a month) turned 23 today
she just became an israeli citizen and starts army boot camp next month

i whipped up a 23/90 key lime pie with Chantilly (on the side)

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everybody’s been here since saturday/sunday
first time we’ve all been in the same place in a year.

THAT IS A COOOOOOOOOOOOOL PIE!!!!!!!

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retired cynic  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:40:11pm

re: #83 jaunte

I’m so sorry for you and Lidane. I was a guest in a friend’s home, and we didn’t bring up politics AT ALL. Whew.

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William Lewis  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:40:22pm

re: #67 gocart mozart

LOL

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I do, seriously, wonder if there is any difference between P. troglodytes and P. paniscus considering the considerable differences in the sexual strategies of the two?

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William Lewis  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:41:53pm

re: #73 dangerman

dangermom (my mom) just turned 90
my niece (in from israel for a month) turned 23 today
she just became an israeli citizen and starts army boot camp next month

i whipped up a 23/90 key lime pie with Chantilly (on the side)

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everybody’s been here since saturday/sunday
first time we’ve all been in the same place in a year.

Your neice has my sympathy; I doubt there’s much difference in boot camp here or there ;)

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:42:44pm

re: #85 retired cynic

It wasn’t a huge burden, just extremely weird that someone with few special accomplishments decide they were qualified out of the blue to make judgments on Stephen Hawking’s work.

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retired cynic  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:43:27pm

re: #88 jaunte

They couldn’t understand it, so it obviously can’t be any good, can it? /

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:45:03pm

These scientists, having to revisit their work when new information comes in, what good are they?

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:45:15pm
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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:46:34pm
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Barefoot Grin  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:47:15pm

re: #67 gocart mozart

LOL

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Thank you. I haven’t laughed that hard in a while.

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Decatur Deb  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:48:32pm

To satisfy our kids’ schedules, and a court order or two, we held our TG yesterday. Turkey was Webbered for 3.5 hrs, and everyone at the table voted Dem except the grade-schooler.

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Lidane  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:48:59pm

re: #83 jaunte

They must know my in-laws, who told me we sure missed a bullet with Beto, and parenthetically that Stephen Hawking was arrogant and over-rated, and Bill Nye the science guy is not really an expert in anything so he shouldn’t be listened to.

Your in-laws definitely know my relatives. Apparently Beto was a Soros lackey and anti-Catholic bigot who was using his father in-law’s money to usher in a socialist nightmare, and we’re lucky he lost. *facepalm*

Oh, and I was informed that the reason I got wait-listed by some of the colleges I applied to back when I was in high school wasn’t because of there being more applicants than spaces available, but because affirmative action was letting in too many foreigners and African Americans.

I really, really despise Fox News and right-wing talk radio.

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Barefoot Grin  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:51:22pm
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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 6:53:20pm
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Barefoot Grin  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:00:00pm

So how will US professors be impacted as they charge plagiarism knowing that it could lower their students’ credit rating? (And don’t come at me with the “quit stereotyping” because I have to deal with this constantly). ETA: I also do not question the students’ character; I know that there are multiple factors including fear of bad English and a need to succeed while abroad as family have sacrificed resources to send their kids overseas.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:01:23pm
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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:02:03pm

re: #92 jaunte

My wife’s mother was in a wheelchair until she died due to polio. My mother suffers from post-polio syndrome.

And anti-vaxxers will try to claim things such as polio were dying out anyway (thus vaccines are a red herring) or it’s not really bad not to get one (ignoring all those who died from smallpox or polio or influenza), or the really pro-life position of “vaccines cause autism” (untrue, and dead is so much more awesome than autism even if it was true).

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gocart mozart  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:10:11pm
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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:11:50pm

Looking at the increasingly ugly Sarah Kendzior vs. The Correspondent Twitter fight, and just wishing this wasn’t happening.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:14:33pm
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dangerman  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:17:24pm

re: #84 Joe Bacon 🌹

THAT IS A COOOOOOOOOOOOOL PIE!!!!!!!

it was tart!

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dangerman  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:19:23pm

re: #87 William Lewis

Your neice has my sympathy; I doubt there’s much difference in boot camp here or there ;)

she is enthusiastic and frightened at the same time

I think she’s got the endurance. taking orders and lesrning attitude will be a quick awakening

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goddamnedfrank  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:21:30pm

Hey Amazon Prime members, don’t forget that if you pick the free no rush shipping option and check out / pay for each item individually you can rack up a bunch of $5 Prime Now credits. It’s like doing petty larceny to Jeff Bezos, only legal.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:23:21pm

re: #102 Charles Johnson

Looking at the increasingly ugly Sarah Kendzior vs. The Correspondent Twitter fight, and just wishing this wasn’t happening.

(sixteen minutes ago)

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gocart mozart  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:23:23pm
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Barefoot Grin  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:27:16pm

re: #107 Anymouse 🌹

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(sixteen minutes ago)

Gonna be tricky for Correspondent when Mueller’s findings confirm many of SK’s assertions.

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William Lewis  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:28:55pm

re: #106 goddamnedfrank

Hey Amazon Prime members, don’t forget that if you pick the free no rush shipping option and check out / pay for each item individually you can rack up a bunch of $5 Prime Now credits. It’s like doing petty larceny to Jeff Bezos, only legal.

And what are those good for? The only thing I do with prime is shipping.

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gwangung  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:30:16pm

re: #109 Barefoot Grin

Is that what it’s about? Not sure what’s going on…

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thecommodore  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:32:21pm
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gocart mozart  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:34:08pm
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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:34:41pm

Woman goes on shocking racist rant at Phoenix restaurant: ‘I’d prefer the whole freaking nation be white’ (Raw Story)

They cite a Phoenix television station for the story, where the television station blurred the white woman’s face so you could not see who she was.

The video of the interaction was shared to Facebook.

The manager of the restaurant tossed the white woman from his establishment, and later walked the Puertorriqueña woman to her car so she would feel safe.

The restaurant seating was full, and the Puertorriqueña woman asked to sit next to the white woman.

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TedStriker  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:35:43pm

re: #113 gocart mozart

Eating Raoul, for real?

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goddamnedfrank  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:36:06pm

re: #110 William Lewis

And what are those good for? The only thing I do with prime is shipping.

Ordering overpriced snacks from Whole Foods. Not a great deal for a lot of folks I realize but better than nothing. Can also order stuff with it to be delivered to someone else as a gift.

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:39:41pm

re: #113 gocart mozart

He tasted like chicken.

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:40:52pm

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:42:00pm
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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:44:21pm

re: #119 Charles Johnson

What is with him and hipster coffee shops, Democratic women, &c?

He is weirdly obsessed.

And what gas price drop that saves so much money for shopping? Is it 25¢ a gallon again?

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William Lewis  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:47:42pm

re: #116 goddamnedfrank

Ordering overpriced snacks from Whole Foods. Not a great deal for a lot of folks I realize but better than nothing. Can also order stuff with it to be delivered to someone else as a gift.

Ok, just wondered. I know there are a boat load of things I could be doing with Prime but I watch almost no TV or movies anymore, I don’t care for audio books & most of my ebooks are non-fiction or RPG’s. The most exciting thing I’ve done recently was hack my Amazon Fire tablet to run Google Play so I can do all my ebooks on the same device.

Now if I could apply those credits towards getting the Raspberry Pi computer system I want to put together for hacking then I’d be all excited :D

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:49:13pm

re: #120 Anymouse 🌹

What is with him and hipster coffee shops, Democratic women, &c?

He is weirdly obsessed.

And what gas price drop that saves so much money for shopping? Is it 25¢ a gallon again?

“Hipsters” again? Isn’t the pejorative that goes with coffee shop “Beatnik”? You know J-Cob is hep to all that jive, Daddy-o!

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:49:41pm
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William Lewis  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:52:24pm

re: #120 Anymouse 🌹

What is with him and hipster coffee shops, Democratic women, &c?

He is weirdly obsessed.

And what gas price drop that saves so much money for shopping? Is it 25¢ a gallon again?

It has dropped about 33 cents a gallon around here but that still leaves it at $3.64 for 15% ethanol and a $50 bill won’t fill my dad’s truck that I’m driving.

It’s fun, in it’s way, to laugh at Dim Jim but laughing at Wohl is like beating up someone who is defenseless…

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:53:48pm

LOL

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:55:15pm

Hipster coffee shops continue to fail to install Wohl detectors.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:56:37pm

re: #124 William Lewis

It has dropped about 33 cents a gallon around here but that still leaves it at $3.64 for 15% ethanol and a $50 bill won’t fill my dad’s truck that I’m driving.

It’s fun, in it’s way, to laugh at Dim Jim but laughing at Wohl is like beating up someone who is defenseless…

I haven’t bought gasoline in a couple weeks, but the last time here it was about $3.60 (for premium), meaning it’s going up slightly. Some of the local gas stations here are now starting to require pre-payment before pumping, though no one has done that to me (something something my car is really easy to identify around here).

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:57:42pm

re: #96 Barefoot Grin

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Nov 23, 2018 • 7:59:12pm

re: #119 Charles Johnson

Jacob is tweeting that from his mom’s basement, I’m sure. I doubt he even knows where a hipster coffee shop is,

I also doubt he’s bought a tank of gas lately.

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Decatur Deb  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:01:54pm

re: #128 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Jake pulled a caper.

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Barefoot Grin  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:02:43pm

re: #111 gwangung

Is that what it’s about? Not sure what’s going on…

I really don’t know either. But it won’t look good for them regardless of motive.

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Barefoot Grin  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:06:23pm

re: #128 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

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Well, that wiped the smile from my face. Jack probably killed the goat. Fucking Jack.

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Decatur Deb  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:09:50pm

re: #132 Barefoot Grin

Well, that wiped the smile from my face. Jack probably killed the goat. Fucking Jack.

If God’s a cow, we’re all going to hell.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:10:51pm

re: #99 Charles Johnson

Vaccines cause Autism - If Google Was A Guy

(Clip is from 5 part series that is pretty darn funny)

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:12:23pm

re: #125 Anymouse 🌹

LOL

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I wonder who the 11% are that thinks she should be.

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Jay C  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:14:00pm

re: #119 Charles Johnson

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Those coffee-shop hipsters Wohl keeps running into must be a pretty cheapskate bunch (or do they just spend all their money on avocado toast?) - with an average fill up of 15 gallons , even saving 30 cents a gallon means they will have a grand total of $4.50 each visit extra to spend. Real boost to the economy there,..

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:16:10pm

re: #136 Jay C

Those coffee-shop hipsters Wohl keeps running into must be a pretty cheapskate bunch (or do they just spend all their money on avocado toast?) - with an average fill up of 15 gallons , even saving 30 cents a gallon means they will have a grand total of $4.50 each visit extra to spend. Real boost to the economy there,..

For someone who brags he’s a financial whizkid, Jacob seems pretty innumerate. Perhaps this is one reason why he got in trouble with the securities commission, trying to make 2+2 = 5.

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Barefoot Grin  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:17:43pm

Hipster coffee shop:

Dunkin Donuts - SNL

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:21:24pm

The guy who pulled the gun on the Muslim kids has been arrested: m.dailykos.com

Police arrested a man who allegedly pulled a gun on a group of teens inside McDonald’s in Minnesota, after accusations that the restaurant mishandled the incident.

police officers arrested Lloyd Edward Johnson, 55, under probable cause for second-degree assault, according to a statement from the city of Eden Prairie, Minn. Johnson is being held at the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center, and charges will be determined by the county attorney’s office. A representative of the Eden Prairie Police Department declined to comment when reached by Yahoo Lifestyle.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:23:32pm

re: #139 Belafon

Imagine my shock to discover this was done by a middle aged white guy.

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:25:22pm

I am also going to say this, I am having no trouble with “Twitter do your thing.” The information is being passed on to the appropriate people. Too many people were doing shit and not being held responsible.

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:25:51pm

re: #140 Eclectic Cyborg

Imagine my shock to discover this was done by a middle aged white guy.

You are a cyborg. Probably a short.

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Decatur Deb  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:26:52pm

Black Friday

Man killed in Alabama mall shooting ‘likely did not fire’ shots that injured 2, police say
al.com

OOOPS
“I’m very very proud of the Hoover police officers who were on the scene.”
al.com

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:29:43pm

Bob McNair, owner of the Houston Texans died: espn.com

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Charles Johnson  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:30:05pm
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Targetpractice  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:32:12pm

re: #119 Charles Johnson

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I guess Jacob was too busy fitting himself for an orange jumpsuit for the past two weeks to hear the closet Trump supporters at the local hipster coffee shop crying into their lattes over how the GOP got their asses whipped at the polls.

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VegasGolfer  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:37:20pm

re: #17 Charles Johnson

This is why the media will not save us. They don’t care about unbiased journalism because corporations own the major media outlets and corporations only care about one thing, money. They demonized her for the rating and advertising dollars.

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Targetpractice  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:39:31pm

re: #125 Anymouse 🌹

LOL

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Tiger Beat on the Potomac brings us another “Tales of the Amazingly Obvious.”

Next week’s tale: Republicans think Democrats should act in a bipartisan fashion by bending a knee to Donny.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:54:20pm

So why am I getting all these YouTube recommendations in Thai? A few months ago it was Romanian for a while….

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Single-handed sailor  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:54:57pm

re: #128 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

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“… but you fuck one goat…”

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VegasGolfer  Nov 23, 2018 • 8:56:01pm

re: #48 Unabogie

Saving Private Ryan - Omaha Beach | Bangalores

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:06:42pm

Marcy Wheeler speculates that Jerome Corsi is trying to work the refs (the media) again to get Trump’s attention for a pardon.

She notes others who have tried this have not succeeded.

Is Jerome Corsi Trying to Get Trump to Intervene (Again)? (Goes to Emptywheel, more at the link):

Is it possible that whatever Corsi would tell investigators is more damning than what Mike Flynn and Paul Manafort have presumably already said? Recall that Roger Stone, in several of his many efforts to deflect any attention on his own actions, has suggested that Corsi had his own relationship with Trump (perhaps trying to suggest that if anything Corsi learned made its way to Trump, it would have been directly).

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Targetpractice  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:12:42pm

AOC seems to have a fairly good head on her shoulders:

I can certainly see why the media is still so bummed that their hope that she’d lead an anti-Pelosi bloc of progressive House Dems never came to be.

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NetworkKed  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:18:59pm

re: #149 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

So why am I getting all these YouTube recommendations in Thai? A few months ago it was Romanian for a while….

Youtube recs are a weird, weird thing. I tend to get a lot of on-target stuff on top of my list - competitive gaming, endurance racing, EDM, chess and go - and then the bottom half is utter pop-culture and political crap that I would never click on and would scrub from the internet if I could.

Speaking of chess, the final two scheduled matches of the World Chess Championship are this weekend. The participants are an American and a Norwegian, both in their 20s. It’s been a bit of a slow burn with the first ten games all drawn, but the chess keeps getting more and more intense as they struggle to get that critical win before it goes to tiebreakers. For American viewers I recommend either of the main Twitch channels that are commentating it. ChessNetwork is a very calm, approachable discussion of what’s going on, while ChessBrah are a couple of young Canadian GMs who I feel are keeping up with the gameplay a little better but are more self-absorbed, edgy, and lightly commercialized. Games are in London, so they start 10AM Eastern.

edit: Sunday is yet another rest day. Phooey.

That’s going to be my weekend… unless work calls.

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:19:09pm

re: #153 Targetpractice

Democrats are at 232-201 right now, according to cnn.com. That would mean that she still has more than enough votes to be speaker without the nine.

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:22:43pm
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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:23:33pm

Here’s a nice guy … claims he is working at the VA but is more likely a troll/fake account (as he does not show up in the VA Hospital directory at Wichita):

I make almost $110,000 secretly orchestrating the harassment/satirization of Veterans’ issues. They’ve no rights. Rabid Republican, closeted Homosexual.
Robert J. Dole VA, Wichita, Ks

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Targetpractice  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:24:38pm

re: #155 Belafon

Democrats are at 232-201 right now, according to cnn.com. That would mean that she still has more than enough votes to be speaker without the nine.

There’s still the 14 +/- who comprise the “#FiveWhiteGuys” band of witless wonders who haven’t backed out of saying they won’t vote for her. So assuming all of them decide to hold firm, she’s at 214. Thing is, I remain convinced that these morons are not ready to end their careers on the two words “Speaker McCarthy,” so I doubt they’ll hold to this refusal to back her past the caucus vote. It’ll go to the floor, enough will change their votes to elect Pelosi, and that will be the end of the threat-making.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:27:08pm

re: #153 Targetpractice

AOC seems to have a fairly good head on her shoulders:

I can certainly see why the media is still so bummed that their hope that she’d lead an anti-Pelosi bloc of progressive House Dems never came to be.

The so-called Problem Solvers Caucus is part of the Astroturf conservative “No Labels” PAC. They push Republican ideas by claiming they are really bipartisan.

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jaunte  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:31:45pm

re: #157 Anymouse 🌹

Creepy, toxic Twitter is creepy and toxic.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:33:44pm

re: #157 Anymouse 🌹

More on this account: It was only created this month, and shows a picture of the Wichita VA as his banner picture. There is no direct way to report such things to the VA as far as I can tell, but folks on Twitter can report him.

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:34:38pm

re: #157 Anymouse 🌹

Here’s a nice guy … claims he is working at the VA but is more likely a troll/fake account (as he does not show up in the VA Hospital directory at Wichita):

I make almost $110,000 secretly orchestrating the harassment/satirization of Veterans’ issues. They’ve no rights. Rabid Republican, closeted Homosexual.
Robert J. Dole VA, Wichita, Ks

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I reported it as fake.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:36:15pm

federalpay.org

This is the entry for that person, though there is no way of telling whether the person on Twitter is the same person as this psychologist.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:37:40pm

re: #162 Belafon

I reported it as fake.

Thanks.

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:37:55pm

Question for people here. I am looking at getting my son a MIDI controller like this - guitarcenter.com - for his birthday in February, and I was wondering if someone could tell me what the red box is in this image:

I’m assuming it has something to do with connecting to the speakers on the table.

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Teukka  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:38:07pm

Better version of the Pika channeling Freddie Mercury that was floating around twitter a while back. Yep, it was Farouk Bulsara :)

pikamercury.mp4

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Targetpractice  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:38:50pm

re: #159 Anymouse 🌹

The so-called Problem Solvers Caucus is part of the Astroturf conservative “No Labels” PAC. They push Republican ideas by claiming they are really bipartisan.

Yep. As with the #FiveWhiteGuys and their own effort, what we have is conservative Dems who are trying to derail Pelosi because the next in line behind her is Hoyer. And Hoyer’s more likely to push for that “bipartisanship” that these morons want than Nancy is.

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KingKenrod  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:41:51pm

re: #165 Belafon

Question for people here. I am looking at getting my son a MIDI controller like this - guitarcenter.com - for his birthday in February, and I was wondering if someone could tell me what the red box is in this image:

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I’m assuming it has something to do with connecting to the speakers on the table.

It’s an audio interface, a Focusrite by the looks of it. It is used send audio from the laptop to external speakers, and can also be used to input audio, like from musical instruments or a microphone. It is not likely used by the midi controller, which usually connects directly to the laptop with a USB cable.

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Big Beautiful Door  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:42:59pm

re: #127 Anymouse 🌹

I haven’t bought gasoline in a couple weeks, but the last time here it was about $3.60 (for premium), meaning it’s going up slightly. Some of the local gas stations here are now starting to require pre-payment before pumping, though no one has done that to me (something something my car is really easy to identify around here).

It just dropped to $2.19 for regular here. It had been about $2.64 a couple of weeks ago.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:43:34pm
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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:49:17pm

re: #168 KingKenrod

It’s an audio interface, a Focusrite by the looks of it. It is used send audio from the laptop to external speakers, and can also be used to input audio, like from musical instruments or a microphone. It is not likely used by the midi controller, which usually connects directly to the laptop with a USB cable.

Thanks.

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Belafon  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:54:38pm

So, to get better output than just the laptop, in addition to the midi controller, I’m going to need one of those and a set of speakers.

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can't think of a decent username  Nov 23, 2018 • 9:58:15pm

re: #153 Targetpractice

AOC seems to have a fairly good head on her shoulders:

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I can certainly see why the media is still so bummed that their hope that she’d lead an anti-Pelosi bloc of progressive House Dems never came to be.

Wasn’t there some guy who was obsessed with how awful AOC was going to because she defeated an incumbent in the NYC primary? Hard to believe there was so much doomsaying about her — the only people upset about her now are Republicans and pundits.

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Targetpractice  Nov 23, 2018 • 10:06:26pm

re: #173 can’t think of a decent username

Wasn’t there some guy who was obsessed with how awful AOC was going to because she defeated an incumbent in the NYC primary? Hard to believe there was so much doomsaying about her — the only people upset about her now are Republicans and pundits.

AOC has done a lot to defuse the initial skepticism and even opposition she received after winning the nomination and now her election. I’m more optimistic now than I was initially that she can be the first of a new generation of Dems who close that divide between progressive ideals and pragmatic legislating.

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Single-handed sailor  Nov 23, 2018 • 10:23:37pm
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stpaulbear  Nov 23, 2018 • 10:25:32pm

re: #139 Belafon

The guy who pulled the gun on the Muslim kids has been arrested: m.dailykos.com

Eden Prairie. It’s not a prairie and it’s not eden. It’s a TV suburb with a shopping mall.

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 10:25:45pm

LOCK HER UP!

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 10:28:45pm

re: #175 Single-handed sailor

And the parroting of “let’s feed our homeless vets first …” you know, the thing conservatives have never considered?

“How about taking in an illegal immigrant into your home” never suggesting taking a homeless vet into theirs … (though my wife took in a homeless vet and now she can’t get rid of me /s)

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Nov 23, 2018 • 10:42:05pm
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Single-handed sailor  Nov 23, 2018 • 10:59:17pm

Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan HQ

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 11:31:28pm
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Single-handed sailor  Nov 23, 2018 • 11:33:36pm

Donovan - Universal Soldier

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freetoken  Nov 23, 2018 • 11:35:20pm

It’s that time of year…

Sailor Moon - Koibito ga Santa Claus

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 23, 2018 • 11:47:23pm

re: #183 freetoken

It’s that time of year…

Yup … (1:26)

Rudolph The Psycho Reindeer

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goddamnedfrank  Nov 23, 2018 • 11:48:07pm

This one always kills me.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:36:49am

re: #185 goddamnedfrank

This one always kills me.

It also apparently killed the thread. Good job, Frank. /s

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Single-handed sailor  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:43:23am

re: #186 Anymouse 🌹

It also apparently killed the thread. Good job, Frank. /s

I’ve disappeared into the music of Donovan, Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Don McLean, and probably more stuff from the 60s.

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Targetpractice  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:44:59am

re: #186 Anymouse 🌹

It also apparently killed the thread. Good job, Frank. /s

*snort* *cough*

Huh? Wha? I’m awake! I’m awake! Just…need…five min….*snore*

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:48:16am

Chuck Schumer and Fellow Democrats Want to Stop ‘Grinch Bots’ From Stealing Christmas Toys (Roll Call)

Similar to automated systems which buy up airline tickets or concert tickets when they are at discount prices and resell them at much higher prices (scalping), Chuck Schumer and others have proposed regulating bots which do the same thing with on-line sales of toys (especially during the Christmas shopping season).

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goddamnedfrank  Nov 24, 2018 • 1:13:59am

I remember this guy. He’s clearly quite mentally unstable and a good example of the immature, pathological 4chan nazi mentality. What worries me is that they were only able to get him on making (totally unnecessary btw) false statements about citizenship on his ATF Form 4473’s, which means there’s a frightening number of people out there like him with legal guns.

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Dr Lizardo  Nov 24, 2018 • 1:17:43am

re: #183 freetoken

Indeed, it is that time of year:

Vince Guaraldi Trio - O Tannenbaum

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Single-handed sailor  Nov 24, 2018 • 1:23:33am

re: #190 goddamnedfrank

I remember this guy. He’s clearly quite mentally unstable and a good example of the immature, pathological 4chan nazi mentality. What worries me is that they were only able to get him on making (totally unnecessary btw) false statements about citizenship on his ATF Form 4473’s, which means there’s a frightening number of people out there like him with legal guns.

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I don’t know this case. Weapons violations? Lying about being a US citizen? Not much info there.

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Single-handed sailor  Nov 24, 2018 • 1:26:27am

HE lied about being a citizen even though as a legal resident alien he could buy the gun legally anyway?

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 24, 2018 • 1:31:45am

re: #193 Single-handed sailor

HE lied about being a citizen even though as a legal resident alien he could buy the gun legally anyway?

That doesn’t make sense on its face.

That said, there are an awful lot of conservative citizens who believe that the Bill of Rights (and other rights) only apply to citizens.

He could have been convinced (either by conservatives or by not knowing the law) he was not allowed to purchase a gun because he was a foreigner, so he lied on the form.

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Single-handed sailor  Nov 24, 2018 • 2:00:27am

This sounds like a bunch of mealy-mouthed crap.

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fern01  Nov 24, 2018 • 2:11:12am

re: #125 Anymouse 🌹

LOL

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Most democrats say trump should not be president.

Waiting for politico to headline this statement.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 24, 2018 • 2:45:40am

re: #196 fern01

Waiting for politico to headline this statement.

Have fun waiting …

It might be time for another safari into Trump country, to find out why Republican voters think Democrats should select a Republican for Speaker of the House … there are plenty of people right in my town who could regale them with reasons why someone with an (R) after their name would be a superior choice.

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 24, 2018 • 3:04:43am

Fox News Apologizes For Guest Who Likened Hillary Clinton To ‘Herpes’ (Goes to Huffington Post, caution for auto-play video)
“Er, not appropriate,” said Rick Leventhal.

Fox News’ Rick Leventhal issued an on-air apology Thursday after a guest likened Hillary Clinton to “herpes.”

“She won’t go away. She’s like herpes,” said Anna Paulina, director of Hispanic engagement for right-wing organization Turning Points USA. (Charlie KIrk’s organisation, keeping it classy.)

Paulina’s comment came during a panel discussion on President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s call for another probe into Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state.

“OK, that’s news that we’re breaking here. Er, not appropriate,” Leventhal responded to Paulina’s dig. He had earlier said he was “amazed” Clinton’s emails were still headline news given “everything going on in the world.”

(more)

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 24, 2018 • 3:16:20am

George Conway took to Twitter to refute Donald Trump’s misleading claim that the 9th Circuit Court is overturned much more frequently than other courts.

He notes the Supreme Court is more likely to take a case that has a potential to be overturned, and that the 9th has about the same rate as the others.

Donald Trump is only reiterating a claim that conservatives have made for decades, that the 9th Circuit Court is overrun by liberals and somehow an “activist court.” (More justices were in fact appointed by Democratic presidents to that court, but that doesn’t make it “liberal.”)

The court represents western states and Pacific territories. 20% of the nation’s population resides in the area covered by the 9th.

(four tweets, with charts)

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 24, 2018 • 3:21:39am

Of note, in the last term of the Supreme Court, the 6th Circuit Court (generally regarded as conservative) had four cases referred to the Supreme Court. All (100%) were reversed on review.

The 1st Circuit (most of New England plus Puerto Rico) had one case, which was overturned (100%).

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Anymouse 🌹  Nov 24, 2018 • 3:31:29am

Baraboo School District ‘not in a position to punish’ students for prom photo, letter states (Madison State Journal)

The school argues the viral photograph of students lifting their arms in a Bellamy salute is not actionable by the school, as it is First Amendment protected speech.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Nov 24, 2018 • 4:35:54am

re: #103 Anymouse 🌹

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raccoons have also been imported to Central Europe, where they are also a plague on the landscape, as they thrive on the fringes of urban areas.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Nov 24, 2018 • 4:37:02am

re: #112 thecommodore

I honestly can’t tell if this is earnest and terrible or trolling and hysterical.

I have seen other stuff by these folks and they are pure Poe’s Law…

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Nov 24, 2018 • 4:41:39am

re: #127 Anymouse 🌹

I haven’t bought gasoline in a couple weeks, but the last time here it was about $3.60 (for premium), meaning it’s going up slightly. Some of the local gas stations here are now starting to require pre-payment before pumping, though no one has done that to me (something something my car is really easy to identify around here).

I just paid €1.53 per liter here in Germany, that works out to, lessee, 1€ = $1.13 x 3.785 liters/gallon = $6.54 per gallon. I believe Americans would go to war before paying such prices…

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Nov 24, 2018 • 5:03:38am

re: #201 Anymouse 🌹

Baraboo School District ‘not in a position to punish’ students for prom photo, letter states (Madison State Journal)

The school argues the viral photograph of students lifting their arms in a Bellamy salute is not actionable by the school, as it is First Amendment protected speech.

I somehow doubt they’d have the same argument if a student came to school and said religion was dumb, wore a Satanist T-shirt, or denigrated Trump somehow.

A school has a wide range of disciplinary actions against students: detention, mandatory study hall, suspension, dismissal, and others. If the administration wanted to use those kids as an example to minimize future embarrassing displays, they would. Probably some parent (or even some student) threatened a lawsuit if any of those boys were punished.

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MsJ  Nov 24, 2018 • 5:40:48am
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steve_davis  Nov 24, 2018 • 5:47:48am

re: #43 jaunte

The end of a barrier wall is always a problem.
One of the things that bugs me about Game of Thrones: why don’t the white walkers just walk underwater around the end of the ice wall? It’s not like they have to breathe.

or for that matter, why do the walkers in walking dead eat? they’re dead. it’s not like they need to consume flesh that they can oxidize as fuel.

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jeffreyw  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:05:10am

Imgur


Good morning!

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:25:11am

re: #207 steve_davis

or for that matter, why do the walkers in walking dead eat? they’re dead. it’s not like they need to consume flesh that they can oxidize as fuel.

You know what I don’t get about TWD? How do they always manage to find gas for their vehicles?

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MsJ  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:26:02am

LOL

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Belafon  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:27:10am
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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:30:18am

re: #211 Belafon

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It’s really telling that a self described conservative Republican gets it more than many liberals do about Pelosi. She is effective. I do get why people want new leadership but at the same time, going with someone with no experience in the age of Trump would be stupid.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:32:27am

re: #198 Anymouse 🌹

Fox News Apologizes For Guest Who Likened Hillary Clinton To ‘Herpes’ (Goes to Huffington Post, caution for auto-play video)
“Er, not appropriate,” said Rick Leventhal.

(more)

Never saw any liberals compare Mitt Romney to herpes and HRC unlike Mitt actually won the popular vote and did better than he did in both of his presidential candidacies but it’s different somehow because Mitt’s got a dick.

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can't think of a decent username  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:34:06am

re: #207 steve_davis

or for that matter, why do the walkers in walking dead eat? they’re dead. it’s not like they need to consume flesh that they can oxidize as fuel.

I kinda like the explanation used in the “Last of Us” video game — their zombies are caused by a mutant strain of the Cordyceps fungus.

re: #209 Eclectic Cyborg

You know what I don’t get about TWD? How do they always manage to find gas for their vehicles?

Or guns or ammunition.

I got to see a lecture by Max Brooks, writer of the Zombie Survival Guide. One of the questions he got was what one item would he want to have in case of a zombie apocalypse. His answer was a crowbar. It doesn’t need to be reloaded — and it’s really good for opening stuck doors.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:35:15am

re: #214 can’t think of a decent username

It’s also very durable.

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I Would Prefer Not To  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:36:15am

I can’t help but compare Jacob Wohl to the Road Runner. He keeps coming up with these fantastic schemes that fail, but he never gives up. Never.

Jacob Wohl is the Acme of ???????

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:38:05am

re: #209 Eclectic Cyborg

You know what I don’t get about TWD? How do they always manage to find gas for their vehicles?

The Saviors have a way to make fuel

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:39:50am

re: #216 I Would Prefer Not To

I can’t help but compare Jacob Wohl to the Road Runner. He keeps coming up with these fantastic schemes that fail, but he never gives up. Never.

Jacob Wohl is the Acme of ???????

You mean Wile E. Coyote :) but yeah.

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Belafon  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:47:48am

How do people never go to bathrooms in books, movies, or TV shows? /

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:50:14am

re: #219 Belafon

How do people never go to bathrooms in books, movies, or TV shows? /

Superhero costumes especially don’t seem to allow for easy bathroom breaks. I mean, Iron Man? And I don’t want to contemplate what Hulk can leave behind.

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I Would Prefer Not To  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:51:35am

re: #218 HappyWarrior

You mean Wile E. Coyote :) but yeah.

YES
Road Runner is the name of the carton. And Wile E. was anything but.

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Belafon  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:52:33am

re: #220 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

Superhero costumes especially don’t seem to allow for easy bathroom breaks. I mean, Iron Man? And I don’t want to contemplate what Hulk can leave behind.

At least Iron Man explained his in the second movie.

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dangerman  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:56:15am

re: #218 HappyWarrior

You mean Wile E. Coyote :) but yeah.

*Super* genius

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:56:27am

re: #222 Belafon

At least Iron Man explained his in the second movie.

Rather like the astronauts on EVAs?

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Nov 24, 2018 • 6:58:21am

Seriously, though, the actors playing in those costumes complain about the time required and inconvenience of removing at least some parts of their costumes to use the toilet. They’re designed for looks, not practicality.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:01:52am

re: #221 I Would Prefer Not To

YES
Road Runner is the name of the carton. And Wile E. was anything but.

You did have to almost admire his persistence though. How many times did he fall off a boulder?

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:02:47am

They never show that waiting period when you’re waiting for your check too.

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dangerman  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:04:16am

re: #225 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

Seriously, though, the actors playing in those costumes complain about the time required and inconvenience of removing at least some parts of their costumes to use the toilet. They’re designed for looks, not practicality.

when i was an active dive instructor, on some days i could spend 6 or more hours in a drysuit. you can’t pee in a drysuit unless you have an overflow dump valve (too complicated for my needs).

.:. Depends.

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I Would Prefer Not To  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:04:51am

re: #226 HappyWarrior

You did have to almost admire his persistence though. How many times did he fall off a boulder?

Sometimes. But I also think he too stupid to realize that
1) He always going to fail
2) His exploits might send him to the slammer

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dangerman  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:05:46am

re: #226 HappyWarrior

You did have to almost admire his persistence though. How many times did he fall off a boulder?

Cartoon physics

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:13:25am

re: #219 Belafon

How do people never go to bathrooms in books, movies, or TV shows? /

And how come they always have such great health insurance and can live way beyond their means?

//

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:16:10am

re: #229 I Would Prefer Not To

Sometimes. But I also think he too stupid to realize that
1) He always going to fail
2) His exploits might send him to the slammer

Yeah true.

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I Would Prefer Not To  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:17:29am

A) Too soon?
B) Not soon enough?
C) Just about right?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:18:03am

re: #214 can’t think of a decent username

Or guns or ammunition.

in TWD, Eugene makes ammunition

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Dr Lizardo  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:38:25am

Dumb question……I just found a deep-fryer, fully functional; someone threw it away, but there was nothing wrong with it. It’s a Philips Cucina. Anyway, it seems like whomever disposed of it had never cleaned it (phew!) so I’m doing that now.

Dumb question being - what sort of oil is best to use in a deep-fryer? I’ve never owned one before.

Thanks in advance.

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PhillyPretzel  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:41:26am

re: #235 Dr Lizardo

Use an oil that has a high smoke point. Peanut oil is one. I am sure if you do a google or wiki search could help. I will also include a Cook’s Illustrated link.
cooksillustrated.com

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Hecuba's daughter  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:42:27am

re: #207 steve_davis

or for that matter, why do the walkers in walking dead eat? they’re dead. it’s not like they need to consume flesh that they can oxidize as fuel.

Isn’t that a traditional part of zombie lore? After all, the zombie diet was part of George Romero’s classic “Night of the Living Dead”.

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Dr Lizardo  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:46:33am

re: #237 Hecuba’s daughter

Isn’t that a traditional part of zombie lore? After all, the zombie diet was part of George Romero’s classic “Night of the Living Dead”.

Yep….they “feast on the flesh of the living”. I’m not too sure why that is, because, you know…….they’re dead.

I believe it was 1985’s The Return of the Living Dead that introduced the idea of brain-eating into cinematic zombie lore.

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makeitstop  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:49:46am

So we put up our Christmas tree yesterday afternoon so we’ll look festive for our 2nd Thanksgiving when our friends come over today.

I woke up this morning and came downstairs, and what did I see?

It’s gonna be a long holiday season, folks…

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:50:46am

re: #238 Dr Lizardo

Yep….they “feast on the flesh of the living”. I’m not too sure why that is, because, you know…….they’re dead.

I believe it was 1985’s The Return of the Living Dead that introduced the idea of brain-eating into cinematic zombie lore.

A spouse of a cousin was a zombie in that movie. Even got a credit.

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PhillyPretzel  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:51:21am

re: #239 makeitstop

Long season yes. Cute cat.

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Sufficient unto the day...  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:53:04am

re: #233 I Would Prefer Not To

B) Why was this not already a thing?

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Barefoot Grin  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:53:15am

Long but great article on Cindy Hyde-Smith, Segregation Academies (she attended; her daughter, too), Citizens Councils, and the pervasive white supremacist culture of Mississippi.

jacksonfreepress.com

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:54:48am

re: #242 Sufficient unto the day…

B) Why was this not already a thing?

giftscatholic.com

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:56:52am

Slain American Missionary left diary behind: “God, I don’t want to die.”

An American missionary who traveled to an off-limits remote tribe in the Bay of Bengal left behind a diary that detailed his desire to evangelize the people who killed him.

John Allen Chau, 26, was killed by arrows, police said this week, after traveling to the Andaman Islands in North Sentinel, an Indian territory. In a diary shared with The Washington Post by Chau’s mother, the adventurer from Washington state tells of how he “hollered” at the isolated tribe: “My name is John, I love you and Jesus loves you.” The entry also shares how a child shot at him with an arrow that pierced his waterproof Bible.

Indian government regulations forbid interaction with the Sentinelese, who are known to shoot arrows at outsiders. P.C. Joshi, an anthropology professor at Delhi University who has studied the islands, said the isolated tribe has little resistance to diseases and could die from contact with outsiders.

“You guys might think I’m crazy in all this, but I think it’s worthwhile to declare Jesus to these people,” he wrote in his last note to family, the Post reports. “God, I don’t want to die.”

Authorities have since arrested seven people accused of helping Chau reach the island. Chau paid the fisherman $325 to take him close to the island, and he then paddled to shore on a kayak with a Bible, gifts and food, according to officials.

“Why does this beautiful place have to have so much death here?” he wrote in a diary hours before his death. “I hope this isn’t one of my last notes but if it is ‘to God be the Glory.’ “

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mmmirele  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:56:57am

Does anyone know of a website where I could get a design, like for a sticker, made? I want one that says Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party and “I never thought leopards would eat MY face!”. (Of course, that comes from the famous Adrian Bott tweet.) I’d like something better than this:

So websites? or something?

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:58:14am

re: #245 Eclectic Cyborg

Slain American Missionary left diary behind: “God, I don’t want to die.”

An American missionary who traveled to an off-limits remote tribe in the Bay of Bengal left behind a diary that detailed his desire to evangelize the people who killed him.

John Allen Chau, 26, was killed by arrows, police said this week, after traveling to the Andaman Islands in North Sentinel, an Indian territory. In a diary shared with The Washington Post by Chau’s mother, the adventurer from Washington state tells of how he “hollered” at the isolated tribe: “My name is John, I love you and Jesus loves you.” The entry also shares how a child shot at him with an arrow that pierced his waterproof Bible.

Indian government regulations forbid interaction with the Sentinelese, who are known to shoot arrows at outsiders. P.C. Joshi, an anthropology professor at Delhi University who has studied the islands, said the isolated tribe has little resistance to diseases and could die from contact with outsiders.

“You guys might think I’m crazy in all this, but I think it’s worthwhile to declare Jesus to these people,” he wrote in his last note to family, the Post reports. “God, I don’t want to die.”

Authorities have since arrested seven people accused of helping Chau reach the island. Chau paid the fisherman $325 to take him close to the island, and he then paddled to shore on a kayak with a Bible, gifts and food, according to officials.

“Why does this beautiful place have to have so much death here?” he wrote in a diary hours before his death. “I hope this isn’t one of my last notes but if it is ‘to God be the Glory.’ “

You know, I feel bad that the guy died but what he did was extremely stupid.

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 7:58:56am

re: #243 Barefoot Grin

“…Lawrence County Academy shut down in the late 1980s due to dwindling attendance—one of the now-defunct early schools that sprang up in response to integration. Among those that survived, though, was Brookhaven Academy, where Hyde-Smith chose to send her daughter, Anna-Michael. Many started recasting themselves as Christian academies, later admitting students of color; Council McCluer, for instance, became Hillcrest Academy.”
jacksonfreepress.com

The Last Redoubt.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:00:46am

re: #243 Barefoot Grin

Long but great article on Cindy Hyde-Smith, Segregation Academies (she attended; her daughter, too), Citizens Councils, and the pervasive white supremacist culture of Mississippi.

jacksonfreepress.com

Didn’t a young HRC expose these as a young attorney in Arkansas in the 70’s?

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mmmirele  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:05:07am

re: #243 Barefoot Grin

Long but great article on Cindy Hyde-Smith, Segregation Academies (she attended; her daughter, too), Citizens Councils, and the pervasive white supremacist culture of Mississippi.

jacksonfreepress.com

Hyde-Smith is a year older than me (but hate ages, you’d never think she was 59 and I was 58) and segregation academies were on the way out when I was a teenager in Texas. The fact that she sent her daughter to one indicates EXACTLY where she’s at. Dammit, Cindy, the South lost!

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Dr Lizardo  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:07:35am

re: #236 PhillyPretzel

Use an oil that has a high smoke point. Peanut oil is one. I am sure if you do a google or wiki search could help. I will also include a Cook’s Illustrated link.
cooksillustrated.com

Thanks for that - I’ll have to look for vegetable oil here, as peanut oil only comes in small bottles ‘round these parts and is ungodly expensive.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:09:57am

re: #250 mmmirele

Hyde-Smith is a year older than me (but hate ages, you’d never think she was 59 and I was 58) and segregation academies were on the way out when I was a teenager in Texas. The fact that she sent her daughter to one indicates EXACTLY where she’s at. Dammit, Cindy, the South lost!

Yeah my mother is close to both of you in ages. Mom went to an integrated public school and sent my brothers and me to public as well and I grew up in one of the most diverse parts of Virginia. Had classmates, neighbors, teachers, and friends from all over. You know, I don’t get the CSA stuff at all. I guess I’m in a fairly unique position. I’m a Southerner in that I’m from Virginia but I’m from a part of Virginia that has mostly gotten over the war. You don’t see CSA monuments here but there are roads and schools that were named after CSA people though J.E.B Stuart recently did change its name. It’s a great thing the South lost the Civil War and the shame of it is I know that many Southerners don’t think so and I don’t get how you can consider yourself to love this country and feel that way. I get that you don’t want to hate great great great grandpa who fought for the CSA since Grandpa told you tales about how brave he was that he heard from his dad and grandpa but damn it, the cause was awful.

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mmmirele  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:10:20am

I don’t know if this story got posted earlier in the week, but I’m re-upping it. My family moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay Area in early 1973. I spent the first four torturous months at John Foster Dulles Junior High School in the Fort Bend Independent School District. Of course they didn’t tell us about the convict graveyard that later ended up on district property.

It was once known as the Hellhole on the Brazos — a notorious network of sugar cane plantations and prison camps where former slaves worked and died.

A tract near Houston, in what is now known as Sugar Land, became a graveyard for many of those people; it was unmarked, untouched and unconfirmed for decades.

It wasn’t until this year that the remains of 95 likely prisoners were unearthed in the old Hellhole on the Brazos, after the Fort Bend Independent School District had broken ground there for a new school.

On Monday, a judge ordered the school district to halt construction and ruled that the human remains should remain at the site pending an investigation, including DNA testing to identify them, according to NBC affiliate KPRC.

“This find is very different from any other,” Fort Bend County District Judge James Shoemake said, according to KPRC. “We have a history that’s different. I want some more effort. This is important stuff. Families and communities are affected by this. You came here for permission [to build]; I’m not going to give you permission.”

washingtonpost.com

(I’d note that Judge Shoemake is white.)

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makeitstop  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:12:05am
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PhillyPretzel  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:12:43am

re: #251 Dr Lizardo

I understand. That is why I included the Cook’s Illustrated link. I know safflower oil has high smoke point too.

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ObserverArt  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:12:55am

re: #216 I Would Prefer Not To

I can’t help but compare Jacob Wohl to the Road Runner. He keeps coming up with these fantastic schemes that fail, but he never gives up. Never.

Jacob Wohl is the Acme of ???????

GOP ACME Scandal Kit - Wile E. Coyote - National Chairman
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Hecuba's daughter  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:13:32am

re: #245 Eclectic Cyborg

Slain American Missionary left diary behind: “God, I don’t want to die.”
……

“Why does this beautiful place have to have so much death here?” he wrote in a diary hours before his death. “I hope this isn’t one of my last notes but if it is ‘to God be the Glory.’ “

I feel sorry for him — he apparently was raised in a devout household, went to a Christian high school, and graduated from Oral Roberts University. He was brainwashed his entire life and wasn’t one of those who overcame this background. The most disturbing aspect to this tragedy is that his family and his fellow missionaries will probably learn nothing from his death. Just like those families with guns who treat the death of their child or family member by “accidental” discharge of their weapons as an unforeseen “Act of God” instead of a predictable outcome of their own negligence.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:14:15am

re: #254 makeitstop

[Embedded content]

Nice touch with the JFK stamp. Welcome to the party, bring bourbon and fried chicken :).

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:16:49am

re: #257 Hecuba’s daughter

I feel sorry for him — he apparently was raised in a devout household, went to a Christian high school, and graduated from Oral Roberts University. He was brainwashed his entire life and wasn’t one of those who overcame this background. The most disturbing aspect to this tragedy is that his family and his fellow missionaries will probably learn nothing from his death. Just like those families with guns who treat the death of their child or family member by “accidental” discharge of their weapons as an unforeseen “Act of God” instead of a predictable outcome of their own negligence.

I just wish Christians and really all people of religious faith would realize that not everyone shares your religious beliefs. That doesn’t make them bad people and you don’t need to “save” them. The people in those islands have lived the way they have for generations before Christianity was even conceived. Plus there’s also the disease element.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:21:42am

I don’t really hate religion so much as what religion does to people. I myself identify as agnostic but I don’t mind people believing in God or miracles if that helps them but where we have problems in society is when you decide your religious beliefs should be the law of the land over everyone including people who don’t share those values and when those values are frankly incompatible with civilized society. The religious right has never ever gotten that separation of church and state benefits church too.

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I Would Prefer Not To  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:22:50am

re: #256 ObserverArt

[Embedded content]

Jacob Wohl is the Wile E. Coyote of Charles C. Johnsons

am I doing it right?

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:24:26am

re: #259 HappyWarrior

I believe there to be a purpose behind the Great Commission. That said, I still think this guy made a big mistake. No one knows these peoples language and there are no translators. How did he think he was going to communicate with them?

And then yes, there is the disease thing as well.

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Barefoot Grin  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:30:39am

re: #248 jaunte

The Last Redoubt.

Several of my high school friends from central Illinois have effectively joined this movement. As the ratio of white/black got closer to 50/50 at our alma mater they started to move to smaller farming communities within 10 miles of the city where new developments of McMansions went up; and of course at the same time small private Christian academies cropped up too in those same places.

They’ll tell you that it isn’t race—it’s just that the quality of the school went down and so…. The truth is they believe it and say they’d be happy if qualified black kids entered the newer schools.

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ObserverArt  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:32:47am

re: #261 I Would Prefer Not To

Jacob Wohl is the Wile E. Coyote of Charles C. Johnsons

am I doing it right?

That is hard to answer.

Let’s go with there is a difference in the amount of explosives used to blow oneself up and the heights from which each one will fall.

In other words, there are a lot of young conservative wingnut Wile Es running about.

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Ace Rothstein  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:33:14am

re: #261 I Would Prefer Not To

Jacob Wohl is the Wile E. Coyote of Charles C. Johnsons

am I doing it right?

Yes.

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makeitstop  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:43:43am

re: #261 I Would Prefer Not To

Jacob Wohl is the Wile E. Coyote of Charles C. Johnsons

am I doing it right?

Or to use a different cartoon character…

Jacob Wohl is the Jim Hoft of Charles C. Johnsons

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Dave In Austin  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:50:15am

re: #261 I Would Prefer Not To

Jacob Wohl is the Wile E. Coyote of Charles C. Johnsons

am I doing it right?

“Chuck”, always Chuck….. Surprisingly quiet he’s been, No?

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Sufficient unto the day...  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:51:39am

re: #267 Dave In Austin

Chuck was actually Jacob wearing a Chuck suit.

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plansbandc  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:53:33am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:57:49am

re: #258 HappyWarrior

Nice touch with the JFK stamp. Welcome to the party, bring bourbon and fried chicken burgoo :).

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Dave In Austin  Nov 24, 2018 • 8:59:09am

My back went out yesterday at the lake. I spent last nite with the cattle prod that showed its presence every time I moved. Having to do what 64 yr old men have to do at nite was something unspeakable. Massive doses of Ibu (1000mg) have no effect yet. I broke down to the hard stuff this morning and am dreading the after effects is that. Opioid Saturdays always lead to Mineral oil Mondays. SOB….. I can’t fucking move……

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:00:36am

re: #270 Backwoods_Sleuth

Googled it. Looks like it would be a great thing to have on a cold and wet day like today is.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:03:41am

asshat gotta asshat

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:03:59am

re: #272 HappyWarrior

Googled it. Looks like it would be a great thing to have on a cold and wet day like today is.

I was just keeping it with the Kentucky theme

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:05:29am

“…Gov. Bryant, who appointed Hyde-Smith to the U.S. Senate after Sen. Thad Cochran resigned due to health in April, is a dues-paying members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Every April, the Jackson Free Press revealed in February 2016, Bryant proclaims “Confederate Heritage Month.”

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:06:13am

re: #274 Backwoods_Sleuth

I was just keeping it with the Kentucky theme

Nah I know. It’s probably better for my diet than fried chicken too. And I’m sure you’ll be happy to know that I always choose Kentucky bourbon over Tennessee given the choice too :).

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plansbandc  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:06:14am

re: #271 Dave In Austin

I’m so sorry. My dude can relate. He’s going in for more nerve deadening on Dec. 6. Hoping it will help him walk without pain again.

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Ferdinand  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:06:35am

re: #271 Dave In Austin

I broke down and bought a Copperfit back support belt this summer. If Jerry Rice endorses it then what the hell. Has worked out great. Wore it for all 350 miles of holiday driving, and hiking yesterday in the Hoh rainforest and Ruby Beach (Olympic National Park). No problems so far that ibuprofen and some ganja couldn’t cure. Huzzah! I’ve had way too many bad back weeks since turning 50 in April. Enough of that. I just joined an aikido dojo (ouch). My dad’s had a bad back for decades and I don’t wanna go there.

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:06:46am

re: #275 jaunte

“…Gov. Bryant, who appointed Hyde-Smith to the U.S. Senate after Sen. Thad Cochran resigned due to health in April, is a dues-paying members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Every April, the Jackson Free Press revealed in February 2016, Bryant proclaims “Confederate Heritage Month.”

I want to know how you have heritage for something that lasted four years.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:07:57am

re: #267 Dave In Austin

“Chuck”, always Chuck….. Surprisingly quiet he’s been, No?

Well his wife left him, he had a big falling out with his business partner, his congressman buddy (Rohrabacher) got voted out and Roger Stone thinks he’s a fucking idiot.

He may be laying low to try and stay under the Mueller radar.

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mmmirele  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:08:15am

re: #279 HappyWarrior

I want to know how you have heritage for something that lasted four years.

Because it didn’t last four years. An argument can be made that the hostility towards African-Americans has lasted until today.

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:09:13am

re: #279 HappyWarrior

It’s a celebration of the institution of slavery. The fighting just got hotter for the last four years.

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ObserverArt  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:10:41am

Watching Ohio State and Michigan in The Game. Ohio State crowd is amped up. The team will need it. Should be a good game, they usually always are.

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Jay C  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:12:18am

re: #279 HappyWarrior

I want to know how you have heritage for something that lasted four years.

Well, the Confederacy may have only lasted four years, but a Lost Cause stays lost forever….

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:12:49am

re: #281 mmmirele

Because it didn’t last four years. An argument can be made that the hostility towards African-Americans has lasted until today.

Well I’m talking about this idea of “Confederate pride.” Definitely agreed that the principles that led to the formation of the CSA still survive to this day and I would say pre-date the war too. I guess what I’m saying in a tongue in cheek way, what the hell do they have ot be proud of? They lost and the South was ruined by the war.

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Smith25's Liberal Thighs  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:12:51am

re: #283 ObserverArt

Watching Ohio State and Michigan in The Game. Ohio State crowd is amped up. The team will need it. Should be a good game, they usually always are.

Lot’s of energy in the ‘Shoe today.

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lizardofid  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:14:34am

re: #283 ObserverArt

Watching Ohio State and Michigan in The Game. Ohio State crowd is amped up. The team will need it. Should be a good game, they usually always are.

Looks like the Buck players are feeling it too.

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Ferdinand  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:15:58am

re: #273 Backwoods_Sleuth

Black culture also has a reverence for “home training,” as in “His momma didn’t give him any home training.” Know your audience, fucking McAfee. I was married to a black woman from Newark for 20 years and have three adult black kids. I get the notion that interracial marriage can open your eyes in some ways and give you a better grasp of how and when to use certain words or phrases. But respect is universal. And everyone should show their partner with R-E-S-P-E-C-T, especially in public.

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Dave In Austin  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:15:58am

re: #277 plansbandc

I’m so sorry. My dude can relate. He’s going in for more nerve deadening on Dec. 6. Hoping it will help him walk without pain again.

I’ve had 2 prior surgeries L-4/S1 back in the mid 80’s. I’ve taken as much care as possible and considering that, and what some others go through, I’m blessed. But time has taken its toll and a recent MRI shows a hot mess in there with next higher disk starting to fail. And that area of the spine controls continence. I see a Neurosurgeon Monday on consult. At least I have insurance and the cap is not to much of a blowout.

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:16:08am
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ObserverArt  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:17:22am

re: #287 lizardofid

Looks like the Buck players are feeling it too.

Ohio State always plays better when they are underdogs. They scare you in games they should take easily. Kinda historic that way.

All the pressure in on Michigan. Coach needs a win bad, and everyone thinks they got this since Ohio State is uneven.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:17:34am

re: #285 HappyWarrior

Well I’m talking about this idea of “Confederate pride.” Definitely agreed that the principles that led to the formation of the CSA still survive to this day and I would say pre-date the war too. I guess what I’m saying in a tongue in cheek way, what the hell do they have ot be proud of? They lost and the South was ruined by the war.

If you want to be privately proud of the role that your great-great-grandpappy played in the Confederate insurrection, then go right ahead. I don’t know enough details about the case to judge it.

But making it any sort of government-sponsored event is an affront to the rest of the citizens of your state and your country.

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ObserverArt  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:19:05am

re: #271 Dave In Austin

My back went out yesterday at the lake. I spent last nite with the cattle prod that showed its presence every time I moved. Having to do what 64 yr old men have to do at nite was something unspeakable. Massive doses of Ibu (1000mg) have no effect yet. I broke down to the hard stuff this morning and am dreading the after effects is that. Opioid Saturdays always lead to Mineral oil Mondays. SOB….. I can’t fucking move……

I hope you have a quick recovery. Ouch.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:19:09am

re: #288 Ferdinand

Black culture also has a reverence for “home training,” as in “His momma didn’t give him any home training.” Know your audience, fucking McAfee. I was married to a black woman from Newark for 20 years and have three adult black kids. I get the notion that interracial marriage can open your eyes in some ways and give you a better grasp of how and when to use certain words or phrases. But respect is universal. And everyone should show their partner with R-E-S-P-E-C-T, especially in public.

I grew up as the only white kid on our block in Gary, Indiana, and heard black and Latino kids calling each other certain words that would be considered “politically incorrect” these days…and getting punished by their parents for talking to each other that way.

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Hecuba's daughter  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:21:26am

re: #291 ObserverArt

Ohio State always plays better when they are underdogs. They scare you in games they should take easily. Kinda historic that way.

All the pressure in on Michigan. Coach needs a win bad, and everyone thinks they got this since Ohio State is uneven.

Michigan went bluer in the elections; Ohio stayed very red. If I actually cared about sports, I would be supporting Michigan.

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Dave In Austin  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:22:08am

Thx OA…..

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lizardofid  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:23:37am

re: #291 ObserverArt

Ohio State always plays better when they are underdogs. They scare you in games they should take easily. Kinda historic that way.

All the pressure in on Michigan. Coach needs a win bad, and everyone thinks they got this since Ohio State is uneven.

I thought Urban was going to die on the sideline last week.

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Dave In Austin  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:23:38am

Ew…..

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:24:49am

re: #292 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

If you want to be privately proud of the role that your great-great-grandpappy played in the Confederate insurrection, then go right ahead. I don’t know enough details about the case to judge it.

But making it any sort of government-sponsored event is an affront to the rest of the citizens of your state and your country.

Right. I can’t as an individual tell you not to be proud of your ancestors. But when you want the state via our tax dollars and our image we present to the world as defending that, hell no.

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Skip Intro  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:25:03am

I am so not surprised.

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TedStriker  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:25:34am

re: #298 Dave In Austin

Ew…..

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Hecuba's daughter  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:26:05am

re: #271 Dave In Austin

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:26:43am

re: #291 ObserverArt

Ohio State always plays better when they are underdogs. They scare you in games they should take easily. Kinda historic that way.

All the pressure in on Michigan. Coach needs a win bad, and everyone thinks they got this since Ohio State is uneven.

Saw the documentary on the rivalry. Really don’t have a dog in either though I’m probably a little more positively inclined towards OSU since they’ve produced quite a few Steelers, I have more family ties in Ohio than I do Michigan, and while I’m not fond of either coach, I like Meyer better than I do Harbaugh. Great coach but don’t like him and his brother who as you know coaches the Ravens.

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Skip Intro  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:27:29am
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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:27:37am

re: #300 Skip Intro

I am so not surprised.

[Embedded content]

Yeah I read that as well. Not surprised. Definitely a good insight to why people like her are the way they are.

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ObserverArt  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:28:13am

re: #295 Hecuba’s daughter

Michigan went bluer in the elections; Ohio stayed very red. If I actually cared about sports, I would be supporting Michigan.

Columbus and Ohio State are very liberal.

There were more Democratic votes in Ohio’s last election.

We aren’t as red as you think.

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:28:49am

re: #298 Dave In Austin

Incel uniform?

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ObserverArt  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:30:52am

re: #303 HappyWarrior

Saw the documentary on the rivalry. Really don’t have a dog in either though I’m probably a little more positively inclined towards OSU since they’ve produced quite a few Steelers, I have more family ties in Ohio than I do Michigan, and while I’m not fond of either coach, I like Meyer better than I do Harbaugh. Great coach but don’t like him and his brother who as you know coaches the Ravens.

…for now.

Hot seat in Baltimore.

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Hecuba's daughter  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:32:30am

re: #306 ObserverArt

Columbus and Ohio State are very liberal.

There were more Democratic votes in Ohio’s last election.

We aren’t as red as you think.

Sherrod Brown did win reelection. So maybe I should rethink my position — but again, I don’t really care about sports!

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lizardofid  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:32:39am

re: #308 ObserverArt

…for now.

Hot seat in Baltimore.

And when Ozzie leaves………..

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:33:48am

re: #308 ObserverArt

…for now.

Hot seat in Baltimore.

Yep he sure is and they’d be making a mistake to get rid of. Flacco and the lack of drafting good offensive pieces is what hurts them not his coaching but don’t tell Steve Biscotti. I wouldn’t mind the Ravens handicapped.

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goddamnedfrank  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:34:12am
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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:34:45am

re: #310 lizardofid

And when Ozzie leaves………..

Yeah new GM will probably want his own guy. If I were the Ravens, I’d go with an offensive guy. They’re always going to draft smartly on defense though that may change with Ozzie gone. I hate the Ravens but I respect them.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:35:11am

re: #299 HappyWarrior

Right. I can’t as an individual tell you not to be proud of your ancestors. But when you want the state via our tax dollars and our image we present to the world as defending that, hell no.

And if you talk about “history” or “heritage”, recall that the Confederate battle flag never flew over any state capitol in the South, it was a purely military banner. As a national flag, they flew the Stars and Bars with three stripes and thirteen stars.

So put that horseshit argument away, your battle flag is all about intimidation.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:37:21am

re: #312 goddamnedfrank

“We could save your life, but we won’t…because you’re poor.”

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Dave In Austin  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:37:35am

re: #302 Hecuba’s daughter

Pth7+MXLCoETTgD6Ikepp0PNLQg5lo8fKqkXcLXuDW0eAwr4rQDoriBSToU2kaehZlnfPB6g8sp87+15+BLwshDUM6vrzatEBashhVPRIGO3asqew4GspQ1e920hs52OJtJqt3n7563eq5D4JS5HYfeDgfvR90bEvFnsiXf/4QIYQNAzz1HOgKdBsRWA04BEXGpwN4eBEIAxyxAOvq3NLFSd0EBQhCj3Ze4+20k4dl8G7WVRPOG4rg==

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:37:57am

re: #314 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

And if you talk about “history” or “heritage”, recall that the Confederate battle flag never flew over any state capitol in the South, it was a purely military banner. As a national flag, they flew the Stars and Bars with three stripes and thirteen stars.

So put that horseshit argument away, your battle flag is all about intimidation.

That’s what that flag and a lot of the monuments were always about and you know what, the guys who dedicated them even admitted that at the time. The CSA revisionists amuse me because they insist the CSA wasn’t based on white supremacy when Alexander Stephens, a much more credible source as a CSA founding father than Billy Bob down the street admitted as such. I have no illusions. I doubt my second great grandfather who fought for the Union was a believer in racial equality or abolitionism, and even if he was, I know that he would be an exception. I think many Northerners like him were perhaps repulsed by slavery but they wanted to preserve the union and they were disgusted by the firing on Fort Sumter.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:38:10am

re: #315 Eclectic Cyborg

“We could save your life, but we won’t…because you’re poor.”

because saving people’s lives is not a sustainable business model

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:39:24am

re: #312 goddamnedfrank

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This doesn’t happen in a great country I’m sorry.

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Jebediah, RBG  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:41:38am

re: #132 Barefoot Grin

Well, that wiped the smile from my face. Jack probably killed the goat. Fucking Jack.

You and me both.

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Ace Rothstein  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:42:01am

re: #312 goddamnedfrank

Making America great again…

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:43:39am

re: #318 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

because saving people’s lives is not a sustainable business model

No, but the cost of those meds should come primarily from taxation, not fucking Gofundme.

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:44:34am
Dr. Severin Schwan
Chairman, Genentech Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer, Roche Group

Prof. Sir John Irving Bell

Bill Anderson
Chief Executive Officer and Region Head, North America

Dr. Alan Hippe
Chief Financial Officer, Roche Group

André Hoffmann

Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.
President, The Rockefeller University

Daniel O’Day
CEO Roche Pharmaceuticals

gene.com

I wonder if any of these folks would miss $10,000.

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:45:50am

“…Health systems and insurance providers, on the other hand, are likely to realize the savings associated with the availability of generic immunosuppressants. In fact, from our experience and review of wholesale prices, a 50% to 90% discount in acquisition cost can be expected. This discount may be realized by using a generic outright, or by negotiating a lower price with a maker of the brand product or branded generic.”
pppmag.com

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:45:56am

re: #323 jaunte

I wonder if any of these folks would miss $10,000.

Chump change to them.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:47:50am

Society: Let’s have two girls kiss during the parade, that’d be cool to see.

Wingnuts: OMG! You are corrupting our children! How dare you?! Evil!!

Society: We want to put some common restrictions on weapons that can kill 10 people in 30 seconds.

Wingnuts: Fuck you, you freedom hatin’ commie bastards!

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:48:45am

re: #323 jaunte

I wonder if any of these folks would miss $10,000.

They lose much more daily in the Stock Market.

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:51:37am

“Four of the top five pharma companies by DTC [direct to consumer] ad spending tightened their budgets last year. Pfizer decreased its budget 7.1% to $1.3 billion while AbbVie and Allergan, respectively, decreased their DTC spend by 6.2% and 13.2%. Merck, the number five drugmaker on the list for 2016 and 2017, spent 4.6% less on DTC ads last year. [2017]”
mmm-online.com

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MsJ  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:53:43am

re: #271 Dave In Austin

My back went out yesterday at the lake. I spent last nite with the cattle prod that showed its presence every time I moved. Having to do what 64 yr old men have to do at nite was something unspeakable. Massive doses of Ibu (1000mg) have no effect yet. I broke down to the hard stuff this morning and am dreading the after effects is that. Opioid Saturdays always lead to Mineral oil Mondays. SOB….. I can’t fucking move……

Hubby has had huge problems with his back lately. It was a month of agony with two near misses of sitting in ER for a few hours.

He went to his doc, they ran tests and his doc (who’s his childhood best friend) told him to get one of those contraptions where you hang upside down.

I was skeptical to say the least.

It helps immensely.

I’m eating Crow as I type.

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Eventual Carrion  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:57:10am

re: #175 Single-handed sailor

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What’s that little one packing in his diaper? I’m not searching him, you search him!

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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:57:14am

re: #326 Eclectic Cyborg

Society: Let’s have two girls kiss during the parade, that’d be cool to see.

Wingnuts: OMG! You are corrupting our children! How dare you?! Evil!!

Society: We want to put some common restrictions on weapons that can kill 10 people in 30 seconds.

Wingnuts: Fuck you, you freedom hatin’ commie bastards!

Seriously FNC bitches about this and then they have Corey Lewandowski mocking a child with Downs separated from her folks at the border and they have mocked children on FNC before. You don’t see that shit on CNN or MSNBC because they actually have some standards other than old bigoted Australian asshole’s lack there of.

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MsJ  Nov 24, 2018 • 9:57:42am

re: #298 Dave In Austin

Ew…..

[Embedded content]

WTF did I just see? Noooooooooo!!
🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:02:15am
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HappyWarrior  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:04:28am

re: #333 jaunte

[Embedded content]

That there is the thing. This rise in “CSA heritage” and “pride” coincides with the rise of the Civil Rights movement. CIndy wouldn’t have known anyone who served in the Confederate military. As I said, there’s nothing to be proud about with the CSA and in fact I think were I someone with roots in the South, I’d be ashamed of it.

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plansbandc  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:10:11am

Redditor’s dog experiencing food coma

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:12:41am

Game 11 of the World Chess Championship ends in another draw. Match still tied and Monday’s Game 12 is the last game in the match. If it’s still tied then they go to 25 minute games.

12 game match limit is too short.

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Eventual Carrion  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:35:22am

re: #201 Anymouse 🌹

Baraboo School District ‘not in a position to punish’ students for prom photo, letter states (Madison State Journal)

The school argues the viral photograph of students lifting their arms in a Bellamy salute is not actionable by the school, as it is First Amendment protected speech.

Yes it is. and so is us calling them neo-Nazi scumbag shitstains (except for the one kid that got blindsided by it and refused).

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goddamnedfrank  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:35:45am
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DodgerFan1988  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:38:21am

No doubt as we speak, the Right Wing Media is trying to find any dirt on this victim, like a missed child support payment, an old drug arrest charge, or DUI arrest, to justify his shooting death.

340
Broad With Sass  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:51:30am

re: #339 DodgerFan1988

Actually the police department has already been taken off the case because of irregularities
read all the multiple stories in sidebar at link

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:56:00am

“…The 21-year-old - now identified as Bradford - was fleeing the shooting scene while brandishing a handgun, was engaged, shot and killed by a uniformed Hoover police officer.”
al.com

I wish reporters would stop taking police statements as established fact.

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dangerman  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:57:35am

re: #318 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

because saving people’s lives is not a sustainable business model

We’re better off having the OR idle today than opening up that can of worms

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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:57:36am

re: #339 DodgerFan1988

Most American police are racist. Until we confront that, the black bodies are going to keep piling up.

It doesn’t matter if he’s a security guard.

It doesn’t matter if he’s active duty military.

It doesn’t matter if he’s a firearms instructor.

It doesn’t matter if he’s an innocent bystander with a concealed carry.

It doesn’t matter if he’s someone’s son, father, brother or best friend.

All that matters is he’s black and he has a gun. Immediately he becomes expendable, regardless of circumstances or intent.

And even if charges do get brought, 9 times out 10 the justice system sides with the cop and he or she will walk.

There is a privilege system in America.

There is a racial class system in America.

There is unjust Justice System in America.

I am a 37 year old white male. I have lived in America for 10 years now. I’ve been pulled over by police exactly two times. If I were black, there’s a good chance I wouldn’t be alive right now to write this.

For a country that likes to label itself “The Land of the Free”, many of us have surprisingly few freedoms.

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dangerman  Nov 24, 2018 • 10:58:57am

re: #327 Eclectic Cyborg

They lose much more daily in the Stock Market.

” I tipped my doorman more than that”

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Jay C  Nov 24, 2018 • 11:02:00am

re: #327 Eclectic Cyborg

They lose much more daily in a few minutes in the Stock Market.

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Alephnaught  Nov 24, 2018 • 11:29:08am

re: #21 Belafon

Will Self’s contemporaneous review of “Love Actually” for the London Evening Standard was a thing of beauty.

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jaunte  Nov 24, 2018 • 11:30:14am
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Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 24, 2018 • 11:43:16am

Rango sharing a Thanksgiving ‘flavor plate’ with Dory. No growls, no pushing, just two happy doggies.

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ObserverArt  Nov 24, 2018 • 11:54:00am

re: #348 Blind Frog Belly White

Rango sharing a Thanksgiving ‘flavor plate’ with Dory. No growls, no pushing, just two happy doggies.

[Embedded content]

Even though Dory is taking considerable space over the plate, Rango has a distinct advantage of a long snout with pinpoint accuracy coming in from above.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Nov 24, 2018 • 11:56:59am

re: #303 HappyWarrior

As a UMich attendee, we naturally had a Ohio State fight song ripped off from their own-this is from the 1970’s….

“Liquidate Ohio State and humble Woody Hayes / They have a lot of cattle in Columbus, send them off to graze / Knock them off their Ivory Towers, send them crawling into the showers / Liquidate Ohio State it’s a no-nothing party school.”

Of course, there was the opposite…

ONmqQ9okugx3JiwNkImUiOL7Tu6a4Ve2M6mmZy6BYMO3prEVMhDzgCe0zsCxxd/6jBeMp4VHlVDbOI0E2TIAHw2/gAIo2ocW8M9fx0nP/T6po6hhOMBq/ygwn65m/BPnHMhrUjKhOcmcq/+kf6HsxDzm5yGIS0QtHU08OkD/w3Y=

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Alephnaught  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:01:02pm

re: #119 Charles Johnson

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can't think of a decent username  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:08:43pm

FYI, y’all wanna read something that’s a good, quick read and definitely not like anything you’ve seen before, go looking for “Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman, Books 1 and 2” by Balogun Ojetade.

The first scene is Harriet Tubman going full-on ninja on a bunch of Confederate kidnappers, and it just gets wilder from there.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:09:28pm

re: #351 Alephnaught

I was in a hipster coffee shop this morning surrounded by young Democrats taking a break from Black Friday shopping. A group of them next to me were whispering about how grateful they are that President Trump cut gas prices, giving them piles of extra cash to shop with

Gas prices have actually increased since 2016…

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Charles Johnson  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:23:23pm
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Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:27:11pm

re: #347 jaunte

Bill Shine does not fucking care. Neither does Trump so this is a wasted effort. Corrupt assholes are gonna do what corrupt assholes do.

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Belafon  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:34:14pm

re: #355 Eclectic Cyborg

Bill Shine does not fucking care. Neither does Trump so this is a wasted effort. Corrupt assholes are gonna do what corrupt assholes do.

Criminals don’t care, that’s why we have to.

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lizardofid  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:34:26pm

I can’t shake the feeling these Theraflu Power Pods for single serve coffee makers are going to be slung on the corner.

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dangerman  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:39:33pm

re: #348 Blind Frog Belly White

Rango sharing a Thanksgiving ‘flavor plate’ with Dory. No growls, no pushing, just two happy doggies.

[Embedded content]

no human sacrifice
dogs and dogs living together
massive…. lapping

why can’t people….

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:40:20pm

I was really sad when Wembley passed away, but TBogg’s still got Fenway:

Did I mention I love basset hounds?

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SteveMcGriftFlynnComey... ...corruptemoligate RN  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:52:26pm

re: #312 goddamnedfrank

Doesn’t surprise me one bit. If a patient can’t keep taking their meds they’ll die and take with them a heart that could have gone to someone else

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TedStriker  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:55:08pm

re: #360 SteveMcGriftFlynnComey… …corruptemoligate RN

Doesn’t surprise me one bit. If a patient can’t keep taking their meds they’ll die and take with them a heart that could have gone to someone else

From a logical POV, that argument makes sense, but that doesn’t make it right or just.

Once again, it’s proved that America has the best healthcare system that money can buy (and, if you’re poor, you either can just go fuck off and die, preferably very quietly, or prostrate yourself to the charity of others to keep you alive).

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SteveMcGriftFlynnComey... ...corruptemoligate RN  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:57:19pm

re: #361 TedStriker

It certainly doesn’t. When people pay 90 million for a painting it’s hard understand a situation like this

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SteveMcGriftFlynnComey... ...corruptemoligate RN  Nov 24, 2018 • 12:59:59pm

I think of a guy like Tiger Woods. Amazingly successful and he earned every penny he made. Put a ton of money into his charitable foundation too. But he can’t live long enough to spend all that money

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goddamnedfrank  Nov 24, 2018 • 1:06:59pm

re: #360 SteveMcGriftFlynnComey… …corruptemoligate RN

Doesn’t surprise me one bit. If a patient can’t keep taking their meds they’ll die and take with them a heart that could have gone to someone else

A person not being able to afford predatory drug pricing only equals “can’t keep taking their meds” in this dystopian system of ours where people lazily use the same blame shifting terms to describe both the ability to pay and the willingness to follow a doctor’s instructions.

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ObserverArt  Nov 24, 2018 • 1:45:56pm

Heh. Big win for Ohio State in the big game. Can’t believe there were that many points scored.

Fire the Michigan coach! /

Muck Fichigan and Fuck Trump.


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