Seth Meyers: Don Jr. Subpoenaed as Trump Lies About Mueller Report [VIDEO]
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Seth takes a closer look at the president lying about the Mueller report.
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Voodoo economics: ‘In particular …Mr. Trump’s hectoring of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates was seen in Beijing as evidence that the president thought the U.S. economy was more fragile than he claimed.’ https://t.co/bkrt5Knu88
— Jeff Stein (@SpyTalker) May 8, 2019
Trump is weak.
re: #3 Dread Pirate Union Local 13
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Trump is weak.
It might be, but Trump doesn’t know that. They shouldn’t bet on Trump actually knowing anything.
If Barack Obama were eligible to run for the Democratic nomination he’d win every single primary contest except maybe West Virginia. A strategy that relies on attacking Obama’s record betrays an almost comical misreading of the political landscape of the party.
— Dave Sund (@davesund) May 10, 2019
Don’t downplay this. Trump administration clerical errors are far more important than people realize. They are the canary in the coal mine. When you know how WH operations work, these misspellings indicate a fragmented, highly dysfunctional organization with no internal checks. https://t.co/DsPfUlIZrq
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) May 10, 2019
re: #4 Belafon
It might be, but Trump doesn’t know that. They shouldn’t bet on Trump actually knowing anything.
I have to believe that they think the election of Trump is conclusive proof that our governmental system is too flawed for any modern society to adopt and confirms that their approach is superior. It’s more likely that they believe that their concerted economic attack on his voter base will force him to compromise.
Thought the circus would be gone by now
They just keep on recruiting new clowns
The air is thick with flying pies
You just can’t keep track of all the lies https://t.co/XNZw30craE— J Neo Marvin (@JNeoMarvin) May 10, 2019
re: #5 Patricia Kayden
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Which is the reason why Biden has surged and Bernie has fallen.
🤦🏽♀️ Liz Cheney is accusing a committee investigating Russian election interference of…helping Vladimir Putin.
This is an impressive lie even for the Cheney family. https://t.co/c9yekH6x5o— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 10, 2019
You don’t get to accuse people of helping Putin when your president won’t even acknowledge Russian interference.
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) May 10, 2019
I’m surprised he didn’t accuse Hillary of this.
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) May 10, 2019
I went over to see my mom and brother before I go to Japan on Saturday morning. I told my brother about the encounter with the 11 YO boy who told me that women who have abortions should be executed. My brother is WAY more conservative than I am and would be considered a soft pro-lifer. But after I told him, he said FUCK and then said that kids shouldn’t even know about abortion.* He had a disgusted look on his face. He wasn’t mad at me, he was mad that the kid knew about this. I’ve never seen my brother that pissed off about a political issue.
* I told him that at 11 I knew about abortion, but he reminded me that I was unusual. Which is true.
And as this piece shows, the Christian tradition that contemporary conservatives claim to honor has a long history of banning usury. https://t.co/HN6vcaYn2X
— Seth Cotlar (@SethCotlar) May 10, 2019
Well, well, well. Lookie here. Some more nazis that really seem to want to be internet famous. Y’know, when you’re famous, folks want to know all sorts of stuff about ya. https://t.co/rKZLLhZrIo
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 10, 2019
re: #15 gocart mozart
About the only folks I can think of that still prohibit usury are Muslims (granted, they’d argue that any form of interest is “usury” and there are ways around that in Islamic finance).
Christians? Hell, that idea went out the window long before I was born. As in, centuries before.
re: #12 HappyWarrior
You don’t get to accuse people of helping Putin when your president won’t even acknowledge Russian interference.
She’s doing a classic DARVO. The Cheney family has no ethics and, as a reminder, Cheney actually did shoot someone and the victim apologized. I do remain puzzled on why all these formerly staunch anti-Communists have fallen in love with Putin. Is it because Putin abandoned Communism and joined Oligarchs Intl?
Turning Point USA’s UNLV president: “We’re Gonna Run the Country! White Power! F**k N*****s!” https://t.co/JaNT20nrHa
— jordan (@JordanUhl) May 10, 2019
Here comes the “it’s a joke, snowflakes” in 3-2-1.
Me and @MartysaurusRex were on @CNN tonight with @donlemon. We said some important shit. Watch:
pic.twitter.com/aQKbd43waP— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 10, 2019
New Space Race heating up:
Oh stop teasing, Jeff 😉 pic.twitter.com/wuWPENcSE1
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 10, 2019
Just in: US and Chinese officials have failed to reach a breakthrough in talks to end their trade war as a midnight EST tariff deadline approaches. https://t.co/xMhS9Z4bMk
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 10, 2019
quelle surprise.
re: #21 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
New Space Race heating up:
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He should probably work on orbiting earth once first.
re: #18 Hecuba’s daughter
She’s doing a classic DARVO. The Cheney family has no ethics and, as a reminder, Cheney actually did shoot someone and the victim apologized. I do remain puzzled on why all these formerly staunch anti-Communists have fallen in love with Putin. Is it because Putin abandoned Communism and joined Oligarchs Intl?
Putin is a nationalist who hates the EU. They are nationalists too.
re: #19 DodgerFan1988
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Here comes the “it’s a joke, snowflakes” in 3-2-1.
Nice friends you got there Candece.
All males should get vasectomies at birth. The procedure can be reversed when they marry the woman AND prove worthy of fatherhood. Any male that has the procedure reversed before then should get life in prison.
re: #23 Dread Pirate Union Local 13
He should probably work on orbiting earth once first.
He is working on that. His engines are looking good. Their New Glenn orbital vehicle has apparently been moved to the back burner in favor of providing the BE-4 engine to ULA for the Vulcan rocket. BE-4 is well ahead of SpaceX’s comparable Raptor engine family in timing, and both are a generation ahead of the current SpaceX Merlin engine in technology.
re: #24 HappyWarrior
Putin is a nationalist who hates the EU. They are nationalists too.
I think it’s a combination of nationalism, oligarchy, and his reactionary stance on most social issues. Basically, they see him as a fellow traveler.
re: #28 KGxvi
I think it’s a combination of nationalism, oligarchy, and his reactionary stance on most social issues. Basically, they see him as a fellow traveler.
Agreed. They see him as an ally more than they do say Merkel since Merkel while conservative isn’t nationalistic, oligarchic, or reactionary.
re: #26 GlutenFreeJesus
All males should get vasectomies at birth. The procedure can be reversed when they marry the woman AND prove worthy of fatherhood. Any male that has the procedure reversed before then should get life in prison.
That’s almost as good as mine, which would require all women, mostly the rich, who fly out of the country on a ticket less than two weeks old to get a pregnancy test before they leave, and, if pregnant, to get another one on the way back. Why should poorer women be the only ones stuck with these laws.
re: #30 Belafon
That’s almost as good as mine, which would require all women, mostly the rich, who fly out of the country on a ticket less than two weeks old to get a pregnancy test before they leave, and, if pregnant, to get another one on the way back. Why should poorer women be the only ones stuck with these laws.
If men want that little blue pill then they should be required to have a mandatory 72 hour waiting period during which they would be forced to watch videos outlining their responsibilities as a potential parent and see what penalties they will face if they fail to make child support payments on time.
Oh and toss in a mandatory ultrasound prostate exam while Doctors would be forced to recite a mandated speech about potential cancer coming from Viagra and Cialis…
But wait! There’s more!
so the Alabama abortion criminalization bill has an extra tacked on to the end of it wherein, if a woman reports being raped and they find the person she accused not guilty, SHE goes to jail, because it’s declared a false rape accusation https://t.co/TheaK9IqD0
— jessica a. m. 🌼🌼🌼 (@my2k) May 9, 2019
re: #32 allegro
Bottom line—Women need to get the hell out of Alabama, Georgia and Ohio…
re: #33 Joe Bacon 🌹
Bottom line—Women need to get the hell out of Alabama, Georgia and Ohio…
It might be effective if major corporations announce they are leaving those states as long as this legislation is in effect; but I doubt that any will take this step. After all, senior executives are free to travel to other states to take advantage of other laws. These states have a host of other issues including voter disenfranchisement, which directly led to the Georgia bill, which would never have seen the light of day under a Stacey Abrams governorship.
re: #33 Joe Bacon 🌹
Bottom line—Women need to get the hell out of Alabama, Georgia and Ohio…
This is their way of keeping themselves in the dark ages, because no business or convention will ever move there again.
Well, maybe the NRA. And the Repugs.
re: #34 Hecuba’s daughter
It might be effective if major corporations announce they are leaving those states as long as this legislation is in effect; but I doubt that any will take this step. After all, senior executives are free to travel to other states to take advantage of other laws. These states have a host of other issues including voter disenfranchisement, which directly led to the Georgia bill, which would never have seen the light of day under a Stacey Abrams governorship.
On the other hand… would you accept a job in one of those states? If your husband did, would you go with him? Corporations located there might find themselves with a serious worker shortage.
re: #36 A hollow voice says, Inpeach…
On the other hand… would you accept a job in one of those states? If your husband did, would you go with him? Corporations located there might find themselves with a serious worker shortage.
I am thinking of people who are already living and working in those states. Hopefully, this legislation discourages companies from relocating there. Georgia certainly has developed real problems. Downthread, there was discussion of the Delta campaign to harm unions — Atlanta seems to be sinking into the swamp.
Klobuchar, by offering support for certain restrictions, is breaking with progressives and reproductive-rights advocates who want gov’t to stay out of legislating abortion entirely. https://t.co/jl4woEzPIY
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 9, 2019
Forget “old and white-haired.”
All they have to be is white-SKINNED and have A RELIGION, doesn’t matter if they’re 65 or 23. They’re convinced that #MarchingToGilead will somehow not lead to smuggling-out of every woman with an IQ above 40.— (((Chrysi Cat))) (@chrysicat) May 10, 2019
This is very interesting:
Newly discovered 1959 letter: Nixon feared American racism would drive world into the arms of the Russians
The 1959 letter was written on official Office of the Vice President stationary and was addressed to Mrs. M. S. Richardson in La Grange, North Carolina on the subject of school integration.
In the letter, Nixon made the case that domestic American racism could help the Russians win the Cold War.
“I am deeply concerned with the impact of racial division in terms of world power,” Nixon wrote. “Most of the people of the world belong to the colored races. They deeply resent any slurs based on race.”
“If we of the United States are considered racists, then we may lose to the Communist camp hundreds of millions of potential friends and allies,” Nixon explained. “That would leave us disastrously isolated in a hostile world.”
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Between his unsuccessful 1960 presidential campaign and his successful 1968 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon famously embraced the “Southern Strategy” of exploiting racial divisions for reasons of political expediency.
Last year, the New Republic published a piece explaining how decades of Republicans embracing a Southern Strategy led to Donald Trump’s domination of GOP primaries.
As I’ve mentioned before, the late unlamented Phyllis Schlafly first came to national prominence when she led a conservative “revolt” against the civil rights plank of the Republican platform at the 1960 GOP convention. Nixon learned the lesson and sold out his own principles with the Southern Strategy in 1968. That takes us in a direct line to the election of Trump in 2016.
re: #32 allegro
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The actual article says the consequence only occurs if the accused rapist is “proven innocent,” not “found not guilty.” That’s an important legal distinction since findings of innocence by a court are exceedingly rare. The obvious problem with what they’re doing here is that they’re singling out one type of false accusation (which disproportionately affects men because virtually all rapists are men) for extra criminal sanction, when making a false police report is already a crime and when those falsely accused can always seek their remedy via a civil defamation lawsuit. So, basically, this is just more patriarchal DARVO.
re: #40 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
This is very interesting:
Newly discovered 1959 letter: Nixon feared American racism would drive world into the arms of the Russians
That was one of his arguments in the 1960 election:
re: #33 Joe Bacon 🌹
Bottom line—Women need to get the hell out of Alabama, Georgia and Ohio…
This goes back to intersectionality in feminism (at least as I understand it).
Getting the hell out of Alabama, Georgia, or Ohio means the wealthy and middle-class might be able to do that, leaving poor women to the tender mercies of Movement Conservative. They are an acceptable sacrifice to anyone who argues “get out of Alabama.”
It’s the same argument liberals make about people should leave “flyover states.” Yanno, I don’t have that kind of money; my wife and I are an acceptable sacrifice.
And Movement Conservatism isn’t trying to make safe abortion unlawful in some states; they are trying to make it unlawful in the whole country. It won’t do you any good to move to Massachusetts or Colorado if it is suddenly illegal nationwide.
Mammogram update behind hide bar if you’re bored by this sort of thing:
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re: #43 Anymouse 🌹
This goes back to intersectionality in feminism (at least as I understand it).
Getting the hell out of Alabama, Georgia, or Ohio means the wealthy and middle-class might be able to do that, leaving poor women to the tender mercies of Movement Conservative. They are an acceptable sacrifice to anyone who argues “get out of Alabama.”
It’s the same argument liberals make about people should leave “flyover states.” Yanno, I don’t have that kind of money; my wife and I are an acceptable sacrifice.
And Movement Conservatism isn’t trying to make safe abortion unlawful in some states; they are trying to make it unlawful in the whole country. It won’t do you any good to move to Massachusetts or Colorado if it is suddenly illegal nationwide.
I can afford to move and I think about moving out of Texas practically every day. I haven’t, and probably won’t, for a number of reasons:
-Inertia, frankly. I have lived in all kinds of places but I am about to turn 70 and I am not sure I have the energy, either physically or psychologically, to adjust to a new environment.
-I am temperamentally averse to giving up a fight and we are locked in mortal combat with the RWNJs here.
-Texas will probably turn blue within my lifetime. It will certainly turn blue, the uncertainty is the remaining time I have. I might fall over dead tomorrow or I might live another 30 years. We shall see.
re: #45 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
I can afford to move and I think about moving out of Texas practically every day. I haven’t, and probably won’t, for a number of reasons:
-Inertia, frankly. I have lived in all kinds of places but I am about to turn 70 and I am not sure I have the energy, either physically or psychologically, to adjust to a new environment.
-I am temperamentally averse to giving up a fight and we are locked in mortal combat with the RWNJs here.
-Texas will probably turn blue within my lifetime. It will certainly turn blue, the uncertainty is the remaining time I have. I might fall over dead tomorrow or I might live another 30 years. We shall see.
Texas will probably turn blue before Nebraska does, but our largest cities are more liberal than the rest of the state.
Aquarium update: My solution to the protein skimmer coming on too soon after a power outage was to plug it into one of this. It’s a wireless AC outlet & switch combo. The switch is a simple but clever piezo-electric design (no batteries) and when rocked it just spits out an RF code that signals the the outlet to change from one state to the other. I already had it installed as a way to lock out the sump cabinet ventilation fan when I didn’t want the timer switching it on, and noticed that it always came up in the off position when first plugged in or after an outage. So I just added a two way splitter and am using it to also keep the protein skimmer from immediately powering on and running wild after an outage when the sump water level is too high.
re: #32 allegro
But wait! There’s more!
so the Alabama abortion criminalization bill has an extra tacked on to the end of it wherein, if a woman reports being raped and they find the person she accused not guilty, SHE goes to jail, because it’s declared a false rape accusation
And then they will add a provision that a woman’s testimony is worth only half of a man’s (and a black person’s testimony 3/5 of a white’s)
re: #45 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
I can afford to move and I think about moving out of Texas practically every day. I haven’t, and probably won’t, for a number of reasons:
A lot of people who want to move just cannot for financial reasons. A lot of other people might be dissatisfied with aspects of their state/region, but see other advantages that balance them out.
re: #49 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
A lot of people who want to move just cannot for financial reasons. A lot of other people might be dissatisfied with aspects of their state/region, but see other advantages that balance them out.
The two most valuable things we own are our house and car (both free from debt).
Together, they cost far less than many people pay for a car or a house.
All the money we could get from both would not make a downpayment somewhere else.
re: #50 Anymouse 🌹
The two most valuable things we own are our house and car (both free from debt).
Together, they cost far less than many people pay for a car or a house.
All the money we could get from both would not make a downpayment somewhere else.
Much my situation here, the rent I pay for a large three-and-a-half-room apartment would not do for a single room in the big city.
re: #51 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Much my situation here, the rent I pay for a large three-and-a-half-room apartment would not do for a single room in the big city.
My sister is one of those who thinks I should move to “liberal California” rather than live where I do (which she calls “off the grid”).
I can’t afford a parking space in Burbank, let alone even an apartment.
re: #52 Anymouse 🌹
My sister is one of those who thinks I should move to “liberal California” rather than live where I do (which she calls “off the grid”).
I can’t afford a parking space in Burbank, let alone even an apartment.
For me it was more of a personal lifestyle issue; moving to the big city (Frankfurt/Mainz metro area) would bring me closer to friends, jobs and the music scene, but I kinda like it here out on the Rhine in a village of 680 souls, for reasons that go beyond the cheap rent.
re: #53 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
For me it was more of a personal lifestyle issue; moving to the big city (Frankfurt/Mainz metro area) would bring me closer to friends, jobs and the music scene, but I kinda like it here out on the Rhine in a village of 680 souls, for reasons that go beyond the cheap rent.
Wow, you live in the big city then. /s
Cheap housing is not my only reason for living in a rural area, but it’s close to the top of the list.
re: #54 Anymouse 🌹
Wow, you live in the big city then. /s
Cheap housing is not my only reason for living in a rural area, but it’s close to the top of the list.
I did move to the big city, our last village had a population of 180
re: #55 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I did move to the big city, our last village had a population of 180
Still bigger than mine.
I like things available in large cities, but the cost of living in them is just too high. (The largest cities I’ve lived in were from being stationed in them in the Navy: Virginia Beach - which is a lot larger now than when I lived there, and Jacksonville Beach.)
I don’t want to live with moonbats or wingnuts any more.
Product Promises to Detox Ex-Boyfriends’ Imprint Left on the Womb (Goes to Without a Crystal Ball at Patheos, an atheist blogger)
A vaginal product called the Goddess Vaginal Detox Pearl promises to help cleanse women’s wombs of their past sexual partners. The product sold online uses a combination of herbs and supplements wrapped into a tiny ball. Women are encouraged to shove the pearl up their vagina and pray away their ex’s bad energy.
According to an instructional video on the Goddess Detox website, the “CEO” Vanessa White instructs women on how to use the product.
White, who also goes by “Olanikeeosi” shills detox pearls that contain a variety of herbs and supplements. Some of the ingredients include Cnidium, Stemona, Motherwort, Angelica, and Rhizoma. She claims these herbs will reduce menstrual cramps, increase libido, kill parasites, remove toxins, and help women ‘Detox their Ex.”
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re: #57 Anymouse 🌹
I don’t want to live with moonbats or wingnuts any more.
Product Promises to Detox Ex-Boyfriends’ Imprint Left on the Womb (Goes to Without a Crystal Ball at Patheos, an atheist blogger)
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coming soon; the Angel Bidet with the special purifying nozzle
re: #59 Teukka
So, I was out a bit earlier, and happened upon this gull in the harbor… No fucks given as I took a pic at about a yards distance.
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The gull looks like its about to take your camera away from you if you don’t get it out of its face.
re: #57 Anymouse 🌹
I had a student by that name, so I was worried. Not the same woman, to my great relief.
re: #60 Anymouse 🌹
The gull looks like its about to take your camera away from you if you don’t get it out of its face.
Don’t fusc around with Larus fuscus.
Off to guide more Americans around Bernkastel-Kues on the Moselle.
The local scenery is another major reason I still live around here
re: #60 Anymouse 🌹
The gull looks like its about to take your camera away from you if you don’t get it out of its face.
I know. Hence why no closer than that 1 yd-ish. Also, these are not small boids. Not that menacing apart from size and giving no fucks.
Millennials Are So Helpless They’re Taking ‘Adulting Classes’ To Learn How To Do Things Like Sew A Button https://t.co/x9UoZKkXQC pic.twitter.com/ter29QwoDp
— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 10, 2019
I had Home Economics in high school. I also had a mother and grandmother who taught me things like sewing on a button. Then wingnuts got hold of Michigan’s education system and bye-bye Home Economics.
“Previous generation fails to teach their children, somehow the underserved younger generation is to blame. Also, avocado toast.”
— Jake Skywalker (@Jake_Sky_Walker) January 17, 2019
Generation Identity: We’re not fascists or white supremacists, honest!
Also Generation Identity: *Basically the ‘14 Words’* pic.twitter.com/fRweiqUas4— Mike Stuchbery💀🍷 (@MikeStuchbery_) May 9, 2019
re: #65 Anymouse 🌹
I stopped paying attention when I saw the course of the complaints: The Daily Caller.
Stories like those are pointless. Millennials also don’t know how to check vacuum tubes or adjust the points in a distributor. Somehow, old farts believe these long-lost skills of theirs make them superior to the young’uns.
Meh.
re: #66 Patricia Kayden
Speaking of Europe and the UK, are they still getting divorced, or have they found a marriage counselor to help patch things up?
re: #66 Patricia Kayden
European youth fascist movement doesn’t consider itself fascist.
Why is it racists hate to be called racists, fascists hate to be called fascists, &c? Is it something inside that tell them that is wrong and they have to deny it?
re: #67 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
I stopped paying attention when I saw the course of the complaints: The Daily Caller.
Stories like those are pointless. Millennials also don’t know how to check vacuum tubes or adjust the points in a distributor. Somehow, old farts believe these long-lost skills of theirs make them superior to the young’uns.
Meh.
Daily Caller is getting dragged on that thread, with comments like “Next time your printer doesn’t work I’ll be happy to come over and charge you $100 to refill your paper tray.”
The dragging is what makes that thread good.
re: #67 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
I stopped paying attention when I saw the course of the complaints: The Daily Caller.
Stories like those are pointless. Millennials also don’t know how to check vacuum tubes or adjust the points in a distributor. Somehow, old farts believe these long-lost skills of theirs make them superior to the young’uns.
Meh.
We also don’t know how to use a telegraph.
re: #69 Anymouse 🌹
European youth fascist movement doesn’t consider itself fascist.
Why is it racists hate to be called racists, fascists hate to be called fascists, &c? Is it something inside that tell them that is wrong and they have to deny it?
I suspect deep down they know they’re wrong.
re: #28 KGxvi
I think it’s a combination of nationalism, oligarchy, and his reactionary stance on most social issues. Basically, they see him as a fellow traveler.
The problem with these types of nationalist fellow travelers is at some point their interests overlap and a big war results and many people get killed.
re: #18 Hecuba’s daughter
She’s doing a classic DARVO. The Cheney family has no ethics and, as a reminder, Cheney actually did shoot someone and the victim apologized. I do remain puzzled on why all these formerly staunch anti-Communists have fallen in love with Putin. Is it because Putin abandoned Communism and joined Oligarchs Intl?
re: #49 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
A lot of people who want to move just cannot for financial reasons. A lot of other people might be dissatisfied with aspects of their state/region, but see other advantages that balance them out.
yeah. I detest South Carolina, but the cost of living is lower than it is in rural Ecuador, so with what I make, it’s tolerable.
re: #59 Teukka
So, I was out a bit earlier, and happened upon this gull in the harbor… No fucks given as I took a pic at about a yards distance.
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Apparently was in the process of taking a shit and just couldn’t be bothered with you.
re: #71 HappyWarrior
We also don’t know how to use a telegraph.
To be fair, I’m a ham radio operator so I can use Morse code.
re: #76 Anymouse 🌹
To be fair, I’m a ham radio operator so I can use Morse code.
Yeah but you’re not a Millennial. And I am.
re: #73 Rocky-in-Connecticut
The problem with these types of nationalist fellow travelers is at some point their interests overlap and a big war results and many people get killed.
Sounds like the two World Wars to me.Trump has talked about how nationalism is a good thing. It’s not.
re: #76 Anymouse 🌹
To be fair, I’m a ham radio operator so I can use Morse code.
I’m a Techie, so so never got around to playing with keys and paddles. Maybe my signal to invest in such an implement and how to use it, and upgrade my license.
re: #67 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
Millennials also don’t know how to check vacuum tubes or adjust the points in a distributor.
Ah, the old days of using a dwell-tachometer and strobe gun back on my first car (AMC Hornet)
re: #81 Anymouse 🌹
You need a ham license. /s
I also need to learn how to whale. Anyhow the whole Millennials are too stupid crap really gets old.
re: #80 Eric The Fruit Bat
Ah, the old days of using a dwell-tachometer and strobe gun back on my first car (AMC Hornet)
You Tube makes learning things easy. I rebuilt a vintage Porsche 911 engine based off a rebuild manual and You Tube videos. Also learned to tune dwell and dist advance based off You Tube.
re: #78 HappyWarrior
Sounds like the two World Wars to me.Trump has talked about how nationalism is a good thing. It’s not.
Nationalism lead to the destruction of vast swathes of Europe in the Twentieth Century. Hell, Berlin still hasn’t recovered to its pre-WW2 population level and that war has been over for 75 years.
FFS, they’re still finding WW1 ordnance in parts of France and Belgium and there’s still part of the Verdun battlefield that’s closed off - now over a century since the guns of 1918 fell silent.
re: #84 Dr Lizardo
Nationalism lead to the destruction of vast swathes of Europe in the Twentieth Century. Hell, Berlin still hasn’t recovered to its pre-WW2 population level and that war has been over for 75 years.
FFS, they’re still finding WW1 ordnance in parts of France and Belgium and there’s still part of the Verdun battlefield that’s closed off - now over a century since the guns of 1918 fell silent.
Yep and Trump is so stupid that he doesn’t get that at all.
re: #85 HappyWarrior
Yep and Trump is so stupid that he doesn’t get that at all.
Nationalism is an age-old concept that was dying out as the 20th century came to close. The racists and fascists cling to it like a security blanket, because otherwise they have to admit their worldviews also belong in the dustbin. Trump is very much a child of the 20th century who can’t embrace the future.
re: #76 Anymouse 🌹
To be fair, I’m a ham radio operator so I can use Morse code.
Sadly, Google Translate doesn’t have a English to Morse translator.
This computer language reminds me of Morse Code.
Our country loves to call the French cowards. I would love to see how Americans would feel about war if we had two world wars in our backyards.
re: #86 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
Nationalism is an age-old concept that was dying out as the 20th century came to close. The racists and fascists cling to it like a security blanket, because otherwise they have to admit their worldviews also belong in the dustbin. Trump is very much a child of the 20th century who can’t embrace the future.
Yeah unfortunately it’s become mainstreamed again.
re: #82 HappyWarrior
I also need to learn how to whale. Anyhow the whole Millennials are too stupid crap really gets old.
Yes it is stupid. In ancient days when I was young, there were things I didn’t know how to do.
Just because a millenial doesn’t know how to use an obsolete bit of technology doesn’t make them stupid.
You can flip it: I have no clue what to do with a smartphone other than use it as an expensive paperweight.
re: #84 Dr Lizardo
Nationalism lead to the destruction of vast swathes of Europe in the Twentieth Century. Hell, Berlin still hasn’t recovered to its pre-WW2 population level and that war has been over for 75 years.
FFS, they’re still finding WW1 ordnance in parts of France and Belgium and there’s still part of the Verdun battlefield that’s closed off - now over a century since the guns of 1918 fell silent.
Us Finns still find ordnance the Germans left behind when we ran them out in 1944 (occasionally booby-trapped), as well as the occasional dud the Soviets dropped during the Winter and Continuation War. It was just a couple of years ago a person was killed and another critically injured after having found a grenade.
re: #90 Anymouse 🌹
Yes it is stupid. In ancient days when I was young, there were things I didn’t know how to do.
Just because a millenial doesn’t know how to use an obsolete bit of technology doesn’t make them stupid.
You can flip it: I have no clue what to do with a smartphone other than use it as an expensive paperweight.
Exactly.
re: #91 Teukka
Us Finns still find ordnance the Germans left behind when we ran them out in 1944 (occasionally booby-trapped), as well as the occasional dud the Soviets dropped during the Winter and Continuation War. It was just a couple of years ago a person was killed and another critically injured after having found a grenade.
There’s still landmines all over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from the Vietnam War. Some of the former soldiers have volunteered to locate and disarm them, but it’s a slow process.
re: #91 Teukka
Us Finns still find ordnance the Germans left behind when we ran them out in 1944 (occasionally booby-trapped), as well as the occasional dud the Soviets dropped during the Winter and Continuation War. It was just a couple of years ago a person was killed and another critically injured after having found a grenade.
The World Wars in our history books. The world wars are in your lives. The Slovak village I stayed in last year was nearly burned at the end of the war as the Nazis retreated West I believe.
re: #93 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
There’s still landmines all over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from the Vietnam War. Some of the former soldiers have volunteered to locate and disarm them, but it’s a slow process.
We as Americans are fortunate that war hasn’t been on our soil in years. Yeah 9/11 I know but the daily grind of a war? Not in a long time. And that’s good for obvious reasons but it also I think impacts our international outlook.
re: #65 Anymouse 🌹
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Boomers: “These youngin’s are so dumb that they can’t sew a button or change a spark plug! How are they gonna get through life without knowing these basic skills?!”
Also Boomers: “How am I supposed to make a call on this ‘smartphone’?”
re: #96 Targetpractice
Boomers: “These youngin’s are so dumb that they can’t sew a button or change a spark plug! How are they gonna get through life without knowing these basic skills?!”
Also Boomers: “How am I supposed to make a call on this ‘smartphone’?”
I see Boomers and even Gen Xers crap on Millennials for not knowing cursive. I learned cursive. It’s not as useful as typing is.
re: #98 HappyWarrior
I see Boomers and even Gen Xers crap on Millennials for not knowing cursive. I learned cursive. It’s not as useful as typing is.
I know cursive because I grew up in a small town at the tail-end of that teaching. I have people comment all the time on how nice my handwriting looks.
At the same time, I have plenty of horror stories about trying to take notes in college that were legible.
re: #99 Targetpractice
I know cursive because I grew up in a small town at the tail-end of that teaching. I have people comment all the time on how nice my handwriting looks.
At the same time, I have plenty of horror stories about trying to take notes in college that were legible.
We had it in Fairfax County. It was a pain tbh. I get why they taught it but Boomers, Silents, & Gen Xers are constantly whining about how Millennials can’t do certain things or that we do certain things.
moron has no idea what he’s talking about
….The process has begun to place additional Tariffs at 25% on the remaining 325 Billion Dollars. The U.S. only sells China approximately 100 Billion Dollars of goods & products, a very big imbalance. With the over 100 Billion Dollars in Tariffs that we take in, we will buy…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2019
Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our Country than even a phenomenal deal of the traditional kind. Also, much easier & quicker to do. Our Farmers will do better, faster, and starving nations can now be helped. Waivers on some products will be granted, or go to new source!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2019
….If we bought 15 Billion Dollars of Agriculture from our Farmers, far more than China buys now, we would have more than 85 Billion Dollars left over for new Infrastructure, Healthcare, or anything else. China would greatly slow down, and we would automatically speed up!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2019
Tariffs will make our Country MUCH STRONGER, not weaker. Just sit back and watch! In the meantime, China should not renegotiate deals with the U.S. at the last minute. This is not the Obama Administration, or the Administration of Sleepy Joe, who let China get away with “murder!”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2019
The average 401(k) balance has SOARED since the bottom of the market - 466%. Wow!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2019
re: #101 Backwoods_Sleuth
moron has no idea what he’s talking about
[Embedded content]The average 401(k) balance has SOARED since the bottom of the market - 466%. Wow!
How much of this was during Obama’s 8 years? I fucking hate this asshole. He term can’t be over soon enough.
I, as someone who thinks Sanders should be gone, thinks it’s still to early to put a lot of stock in statements like this considering he’s polling fairly well, but:
Bernie Sanders, Bill de Blasio, and Tulsi Gabbard top the list of candidates Democratic voters have ruled out as they weigh their decision in the party’s primaries and caucuses. https://t.co/ahBL0UB0wY
— laynie (Elayne with a Y) (@LaynieR) May 9, 2019
Edit: The article does give data to the argument that not all of them will be around by the first debate.
Don’t come crying saying you weren’t warned…#NeverAgainIsNow https://t.co/ZplXRDYfZI
— 🐄 Teo 🐄 (@Teukka72) May 10, 2019
re: #98 HappyWarrior
I see Boomers and even Gen Xers crap on Millennials for not knowing cursive. I learned cursive. It’s not as useful as typing is.
That’s why I own a typewriter.
People older than me say my cursive writing is “like a girl’s.” They’ve never seen my mother’s or sister’s.
re: #103 Belafon
I, as someone who thinks Sanders should be gone, thinks it’s still to early to put a lot of stock in statements like this considering he’s polling fairly well, but:
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Edit: The article does give data to the argument that not all of them will be around by the first debate.
Well I think most people know how they feel about him now. His appeal imo is very limited.
re: #105 Anymouse 🌹
That’s why I own a typewriter.
People older than me say my cursive writing is “like a girl’s.” They’ve never seen my mother’s or sister’s.
Mine is awful. But that’s part of my Aspergers.
re: #106 HappyWarrior
Well I think most people know how they feel about him now. His appeal imo is very limited.
So was Trump’s — at least initially. But when you have too many candidates, the worst can emerge triumphant when the sane vote is fragmented.
re: #108 Hecuba’s daughter
So was Trump’s — at least initially. But when you have too many candidates, the worst can emerge triumphant when the sane vote is fragmented.
I don’t rule him out but Dem base voters are more moderate than GOP voters. But yeah he could emerge in a crowded primary. I just think it’s unlikeky.
It’s going to come down to Iowa and New Hampshire for him. He’s not going to win South Carolina and Nevada.
re: #108 Hecuba’s daughter
So was Trump’s — at least initially. But when you have too many candidates, the worst can emerge triumphant when the sane vote is fragmented.
I’m not sure there *were* any sane votes among the Republicans back then. Do you remember the other candidates vying for the nomination?
re: #106 HappyWarrior
Well I think most people know how they feel about him now. His appeal imo is very limited.
Since he’s not the new candidate, a lot of people have their opinions about him. That does not translate into “won’t vote for him if he’s the nominee” though. At the same time, I think the article and it’s timing are a bit suspicious. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an article about that topic before. And for Bernie, he’s been kind of dropping out of the news. I’ve seen more articles about Harris and Warren and more diaries about them at DK. A small part of me thinks that this was timed to get his support angry again at the party not supporting him.
I feel like the trade wars and tariffs are less about trade than try to create another global depression as predicate for creating a fascist America. [taking off conspiracy hat for the rest of the day, I promise.]
re: #15 gocart mozart
How did usury stop being a sin and become respectable finance? - Alex Mayyasi | Aeon Essays
Moneylending has been taboo for most of human history. So how did usury stop being a sin and become respectable finance?
when ‘they’ realized how much profit was in it
re: #111 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
I’m not sure there *were* any sane votes among the Republicans back then. Do you remember the other candidates vying for the nomination?
Back then, Lindsey Graham was sane. You also had George Pataki, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Marco Rubio (Not necessarily great or competent people — but they were sane).
re: #111 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
I’m not sure there *were* any sane votes among the Republicans back then. Do you remember the other candidates vying for the nomination?
Correct. Cruz and Rubio weren’t exactly moderates. Neither was Kasich. He may not foam at the mouth but Kasich is still quite conservative.
re: #114 DangerMan
when ‘they’ realized how much profit was in it
It’s the best way to separate the wealthy from the rubes.
re: #115 Hecuba’s daughter
Back then, Lindsey Graham was sane. You also had George Pataki, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Marco Rubio (Not necessarily great or competent people — but they were sane).
And how much of an impact did they have on the primary? Sans Rubio. They were all pretty done quickly. Cruz was Trump’s main competition.
re: #113 Barefoot Grin
I feel like the trade wars and tariffs are less about trade than try to create another global depression as predicate for creating a fascist America. [taking off conspiracy hat for the rest of the day, I promise.]
I think it reflects Trump’s total ignorance about trade. He adheres to a fantasy that he’s developed over the years. It’s also possible that Putin has been feeding him these ideas in an effort to burn down the rest of the world. After all, the only way to make Russia great is to destroy everyone else.
Diabolical.
Secret Hellfire Missile With Sword-Like Blades Made Mysterious Strike On Terror Leader In Syria
thedrive.com
he U.S. military, as well as the Central Intelligence Agency, are reportedly using a specialized version of the ubiquitous Hellfire missile that swaps out the explosive warhead for inert ballast and an array of sword-like blades that pop out right before it impacts its target
re: #112 Belafon
Since he’s not the new candidate, a lot of people have their opinions about him. That does not translate into “won’t vote for him if he’s the nominee” though. At the same time, thought, I think the article and it’s timing are a bit suspicious. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an article about that topic before. And for Bernie, he’s been kind of dropping out of the news. I’ve seen more articles about Harris and Warren and more diaries about them at DK. A small part of me thinks that this was times to get his support angry again at the party not supporting him.
Right. I think it just shows you the disadvantage he places himself at by running against Obama. He doesn’t appreciate that Obama is liked and admired by Dem primary voters. That’s helping Biden. Now my hope is one of the others emerges with the argument that Obama was great but new ideas and perspectives are needed. And that’s why I like Harris, O’Rourke, Castro, Warren, Gillibrand, & Booker.
re: #113 Barefoot Grin
I feel like the trade wars and tariffs are less about trade than try to create another global depression as predicate for creating a fascist America. [taking off conspiracy hat for the rest of the day, I promise.]
I dunno but this is another reason I don’t like Bernie. He doesn’t understand how important trade is to fostering international relations.
re: #113 Barefoot Grin
I feel like the trade wars and tariffs are less about trade than try to create another global depression as predicate for creating a fascist America. [taking off conspiracy hat for the rest of the day, I promise.]
Has someone explained 2008 and 1929 to him? Neither of those led to Republican dominance.
re: #118 HappyWarrior
And how much of an impact did they have on the primary? Sans Rubio. They were all pretty done quickly. Cruz was Trump’s main competition.
We don’t have a clue about what’s going to happen with the Democrats either. At this point in 2015, the assumption was that Jeb was going to be crowned, but he vanished very quickly when 2016 started.
re: #68 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
Speaking of Europe and the UK, are they still getting divorced, or have they found a marriage counselor to help patch things up?
i think right now they’re in separate bedrooms
re: #124 Hecuba’s daughter
We don’t have a clue about what’s going to happen with the Democrats either. At this point in 2015, the assumption was that Jeb was going to be crowned, but he vanished very quickly when 2016 started.
No we don’t. I just think comparing Sanders to Trump is wrong because there are substantial groups that are adamantly opposed to Bernie and I think Trump has shown why Bernie would be bad.
So though regarding Bernie and you can be damn sure his opponents will bring this up but he has a man on his staff that was convicted of embezzling from a union. The man in question is Latino. Weaver, Bernie’s longtime guy was asked about it and he accused the source the reported it of perpetuating systematic racism. I get that the guy served his time. But embezzling from a union? A lot tells me about how someone will govern by who they surround themselves with. It honestly is why Hillary’s 2008 campaign appealed to me less than Obama in 2008 and why HRC eight years later appealed to me more than Bernie and Trump obviously.
re: #124 Hecuba’s daughter
We don’t have a clue about what’s going to happen with the Democrats either. At this point in 2015, the assumption was that Jeb was going to be crowned, but he vanished very quickly when 2016 started.
It’s also hard to compare the Democrats and Republicans becuase we allocate delegates differently. Winner-take-all hurt their non-Trump candidates.
re: #128 Belafon
It’s also hard to compare the Democrats and Republicans becuase we allocate delegates differently. Winner-take-all hurt their non-Trump candidates.
And our bases are different. I would also disagree that everyone thought Jeb was going to be crowned. Jeb hadn’t been on a ballot in 14 years. He was a nominal favorite I concede but I definitely thought it was possible that someone else like Cruz could emerge. I admit I didn’t see Trump but I definitely thought it was within the realm of possibility that they would nominate someone more further to the right. It’s going to depend how the debates go. I’m hoping that’s where the candidates I like will emerge.
re: #127 HappyWarrior
Weaver, Bernie’s longtime guy was asked about it and he accused the source the reported it of perpetuating systematic racism.
“So, you’re saying, that if he was a white guy, what, he wouldn’t have been convicted?”
re: #119 Hecuba’s daughter
I think it reflects Trump’s total ignorance about trade. He adheres to a fantasy that he’s developed over the years. It’s also possible that Putin has been feeding him these ideas in an effort to burn down the rest of the world. After all, the only way to make Russia great is to destroy everyone else.
Yes, combined with the toxic combination of Steve Bannon and Peter (Death by China) Navarro.
Oh, and good morning!
So any bets that it could be a 50 Bleat, I mean tweet day?
re: #126 HappyWarrior
No we don’t. I just think comparing Sanders to Trump is wrong because there are substantial groups that are adamantly opposed to Bernie and I think Trump has shown why Bernie would be bad.
Democratic voters are sane but the Bernie cult is as fanatic and devoted as the Trump cult. Bernie could win by carrying 15% of the voters and driving the rest out.
But maybe not. I had lunch yesterday with a non-political friend who had a couple comments about 2020 — she cannot understand how intelligent people support Trump (and there are many in her husband’s family) and she really likes Mayor Pete.
re: #130 Belafon
“So, you’re saying, that if he was a white guy, what, he wouldn’t have been convicted?”
Ha!
re: #133 Hecuba’s daughter
Democratic voters are same but the Bernie cult is as fanatic and devoted as the Trump cult. Bernie could win by carrying 15% of the voters and driving the rest out.
But maybe not. I had lunch yesterday with a non-political friend who had a couple comments about 2020 — she cannot understand how intelligent people support Trump (and there are many in her husband’s family) and she really likes Mayor Pete.
Bernie won’t win by carrying 15% of the vote unless all 20+ candidates stay in throughout the entire nomination process. If he wins 15% of Iowa, he only gets a fraction of the candidates. And that will really hurt him when the states get larger than Iowa and New Hampshire.
re: #133 Hecuba’s daughter
Democratic voters are same but the Bernie cult is as fanatic and devoted as the Trump cult. Bernie could win by carrying 15% of the voters and driving the rest out.
But maybe not. I had lunch yesterday with a non-political friend who had a couple comments about 2020 — she cannot understand how intelligent people support Trump (and there are many in her husband’s family) and she really likes Mayor Pete.
I just think you are overestimating his appeal. If he doesn’t win Iowa and New Hampshire. He’s finished. He won’t win Nevada and he’s not winning South Carolina. Plus you have more states that have switched from caucuses to primaries, so that hurts him too. Plus I think more people are seeing his weaknesses. Look at this way, I know plenty of people who supported him last time that want someone else. I don’t know anyone who supported Clinton that now want him. We’re not going to have the same cast of characters as we enter the primaries.
re: #135 Belafon
Bernie won’t win by carrying 15% of the vote unless all 20+ candidates stay in throughout the entire nomination process. If he wins 15% of Iowa, he only gets a fraction of the candidates. And that will really hurt him when the states get larger than Iowa and New Hampshire.
Exactly. Also the diversity of the states too. Bernie would have more luck in a Republican primary TBH structurally speaking.
re: #136 HappyWarrior
I just think you are overestimating his appeal. If he doesn’t win Iowa and New Hampshire. He’s finished. He won’t win Nevada and he’s not winning South Carolina. Plus you have more states that have switched from caucuses to primaries, so that hurts him too. Plus I think more people are seeing his weaknesses. Look at this way, I know plenty of people who supported him last time that want someone else. I don’t know anyone who supported Clinton that now want him. We’re not going to have the same cast of characters as we enter the primaries.
Our state Democratic party chair was a Bernie supporter in the last caucus.
Since then, she proposed and got passed a primary system for the party. While our caucus system allowed for absentee balloting, I think the primary will work better.
Sanders also does not have the support here he did last time.
re: #106 HappyWarrior
Well I think most people know how they feel about him now. His appeal imo is very limited.
bernie has at least one ‘problem’ now that trump also has - a record
trumps is his first term
bernie’s is his last campaign
(it should have been his legislative record, but that’s another story)
re: #138 Anymouse 🌹
Our state Democratic party chair was a Bernie supporter in the last caucus.
Since then, she proposed and got passed a primary system for the party. While our caucus system allowed for absentee balloting, I think the primary will work better.
Sanders also does not have the support here he did last time.
Primaries work a lot better because people want to vote and be done with it.
re: #139 DangerMan
bernie has at least one ‘problem’ now that trump also has - a record
trumps is his first term
bernie’s is his last campaign
(it should have been his legislative record, but that’s another story)
More opponents too. That I think may prove to hurt Biden too but Biden is doing well now since Biden is correctly not dumping on Obama. Biden’s politically smart enough to know that Obama had he run for a third term would have won.
re: #80 Eric The Fruit Bat
Ah, the old days of using a dwell-tachometer and strobe gun back on my first car (AMC Hornet)
I’m about to adjust the points, gap the plugs and adjust the valve lash on my 73 LR. Have to get it done before Wife takes off to visit the kids in the 2018 Mommyvan.
re: #132 Dave In Austin
So any bets that it could be a 50 Bleat, I mean tweet day?
Given the start he’s off to, if the tariffs get any posh back on Faux, that may be “betting the chalk”.
re: #142 Decatur Deb
I’m about to adjust the points, gap the plugs and adjust the valve lash on my 73 LR. Have to get it done before Wife takes off to visit the kids in the 2018 Mommyvan.
The most mechanically-inclined thing I ever learned how to do was adjusting points and dwell on my 1976 Vega. I don’t miss doing that.
My 2013 Smart requires a whole lot less maintenance than any car I owned previously. 10,000 mile oil changes, no points in a distributor, much less trouble.
re: #136 HappyWarrior
I just think you are overestimating his appeal. If he doesn’t win Iowa and New Hampshire. He’s finished. He won’t win Nevada and he’s not winning South Carolina. ….
I am probably being over influenced by FB friends who are Bernie fanatics. It’s easy to slip into the belief that they represent a larger portion of population than their real presence because they are so dogmatic and vocal. And, of course, there is the adjacent fear that they will sabotage any non-Bernie candidate who ultimately gets the nomination.
re: #106 HappyWarrior
Well I think most people know how they feel about him now. His appeal imo is very limited.
Except IMO, the big problem with Bernie’s “overestimated” appeal, is that said overestimation is mainly exhibited online: where, as we saw in 2016, efforts by a relatively small group of *activists* (OK, also “malevolent hackers”, but the difference can be slight sometimes) can have an extremely multiplied effect. Enough to skew intraparty opinion in ways which might not reflect actual political reality. Especially as the hardcore Berners seem to be as much of an obsessive personality-cult as the Trumprrhoids.
ADD: and what HD said @ #145
cribbed this from the NYT comments on friedman’s op ed:
- We had a treaty with Iran that was supported by most Allies and Russia. This treaty had verification and the Iranians were complying. Trump broke the treaty not because it was a bad treaty, but because Obama made the deal. Now we are looking at a war with Iran.
- We had a treaty that pushed back on China. Called the Trans Pacific Partnership. Trump pulled out of the Treaty not because it is a bad treaty, but because Obama made the deal. Now we have a trade war that could destroy much of our Economy.
- We had healthcare that covered most Americans with affordable insurance. Trump has cut back the plan exposing many Americans to increased health risks and death sentences in some cases.
- We had a tax plan that was fair to most Americans. Trump added almost 2 trillion dollars to our national debt that gave breaks to the wealthy and took away deductions for owning real estate.
- We had admiration and respect from our Allies. Now America is seen as a pariah in Europe.
- The Economy was doing great before Trump. The tax cut is a temporary high that will end. Business cycles are real and the downside of the curve will arrive one day.
and people are over there supporting all this as proof of ‘best president evah’
re: #145 Hecuba’s daughter
I am probably being over influenced by FB friends who are Bernie fanatics. It’s easy to slip into the belief that they represent a larger portion of population than their real presence because they are so dogmatic and vocal. And, of course, there is the adjacent fear that they will sabotage any non-Bernie candidate who ultimately gets the nomination.
Yeah I think you are. Don’t let confuse the most fanatical with what the average voter is. Not trying to be dismissive. Bernie could win a splintered primary but I really think it’ll come down to Biden and someone like Harris or Warren.
re: #145 Hecuba’s daughter
I am probably being over influenced by FB friends who are Bernie fanatics. It’s easy to slip into the belief that they represent a larger portion of population than their real presence because they are so dogmatic and vocal. And, of course, there is the adjacent fear that they will sabotage any non-Bernie candidate who ultimately gets the nomination.
if everyone would just vote for him, bernie would win //
re: #146 Jay C
Except IMO, the big problem with Bernie’s “overestimated” appeal, is that said overestimation is mainly exhibited online: where, as we saw in 2016, efforts by a relatively small group of *activists* (OK, also “malevolent hackers”, but the difference can be slight sometimes) can have an extremely multiplied effect. Enough to skew intraparty opinion in ways which might not reflect actual political reality. Especially as the hardcore Berners seem to be as much of an obsessive personality-cult as the Trumprrhoids.
Right. Online can really make a big difference but I think he’s at a disadvantage this time since he has to run against other people. Other people who will call things out about him that the Clinton campaign may not have. Julian Castro already got him on his double standards on reparations.
re: #147 DangerMan
cribbed this from the NYT comments on friedman’s op ed:
and people are over there supporting all this as proof of ‘best president evah’
Because all of those mean that the US isn’t on top, it’s just first among equals. And we can’t have that. Plus, none of those were keeping non-whites out of our country.
re: #150 HappyWarrior
Right. Online can really make a big difference but I think he’s at a disadvantage this time since he has to run against other people. Other people who will call things out about him that the Clinton campaign may not have. Julian Castro already got him on his double standards on reparations.
‘calling out’ bernie in 2016 had to come from clinton - the only other (real) candidate. and she tried real hard not to make it that kind of campaign
this time it can come from many places
DAFUQ?
DAFUQ?
And the local police didn’t try to act against the demo?— 🐄 Teo 🐄 (@Teukka72) May 10, 2019
re: #152 DangerMan
‘calling out’ bernie in 2016 had to come from clinton - the only other (real) candidate. and she tried real hard not to make it that kind of campaign
this time it can come from many places
Exactly. And you can be damn sure that he’s going to have to defend his record on guns more now.
re: #146 Jay C
Except IMO, the big problem with Bernie’s “overestimated” appeal, is that said overestimation is mainly exhibited online: where, as we saw in 2016, efforts by a relatively small group of *activists* (OK, also “malevolent hackers”, but the difference can be slight sometimes) can have an extremely multiplied effect. Enough to skew intraparty opinion in ways which might not reflect actual political reality. Especially as the hardcore Berners seem to be as much of an obsessive personality-cult as the Trumprrhoids.
He’s got a few things going against him this time:
1. He can no longer be the “not Hillary” candidate. Everyone’s a not-Hillary candidate.
2. I think some of his lack of appeal is because he couldn’t influence his “supporters” in 2016.
3. 2020 isn’t 2016. We’re not coming off of a popular Democratic president. We have Trump.
4. The nominees he’s running aginst now offer way more than a binary choice. All of his strength (white male) are covered by other candidates, and lot’s of people have a candidate that is concerned about their issues, meaning they are more likely to participate than before.
re: #144 Anymouse 🌹
The most mechanically-inclined thing I ever learned how to do was adjusting points and dwell on my 1976 Vega. I don’t miss doing that.
My 2013 Smart requires a whole lot less maintenance than any car I owned previously. 10,000 mile oil changes, no points in a distributor, much less trouble.
I have to adjust the timing on it by ear, because civilian strobes can’t access the 24v EMP-proof ignition system. The spark plugs disassemble and are rebuildable, which is good because they are becoming rare.
(And yeah, I can swap the SSD on my laptops and tame the hybrid Win10/Linux OS.)
re: #155 Belafon
He’s got a few things going against him this time:
1. He can no longer be the “not Hillary” candidate. Everyone’s a not-Hillary candidate.
2. I think some of his lack of appeal is because he couldn’t influence his “supporters” in 2016.
3. 2020 isn’t 2016. We’re not coming off of a popular Democratic president. We have Trump.
4. The nominees he’s running aginst now offer way more than a binary choice. All of his strength (white male) are covered by other candidates, and lot’s of people have a candidate that is concerned about their issues, meaning they are more likely to participate than before.
Yes. And honestly I really do think we underestimate that the Dem base is more moderate than online. But he’s also got a lot of shortcomings that aren’t ideological at all but are on him as a leader of people.
re: #159 garythat57
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I love Michelle, but we don’t need spam here. That’s why you’re getting a ding, first timer.
re: #155 Belafon
He’s got a few things going against him this time:
1. He can no longer be the “not Hillary” candidate. Everyone’s a not-Hillary candidate.
2. I think some of his lack of appeal is because he couldn’t influence his “supporters” in 2016.
3. 2020 isn’t 2016. We’re not coming off of a popular Democratic president. We have Trump.
4. The nominees he’s running aginst now offer way more than a binary choice. All of his strength (white male) are covered by other candidates, and lot’s of people have a candidate that is concerned about their issues, meaning they are more likely to participate than before.
How serious an effort did he really make to influence his supporters? He knew that if Hillary won, he would never have a serious chance to run again. So, wasn’t it in his interest to see her defeated? (Of course, since I continue to believe he is aligned with Putin — that would be an additional reason to see her defeated).
re: #26 GlutenFreeJesus
All males should get vasectomies at birth. The procedure can be reversed when they marry the woman AND prove worthy of fatherhood. Any male that has the procedure reversed before then should get life in prison.
lol People. I posted that because it’s just as insane as what the anti-choice crowd is pushing in Ohio/Georgia etc. :)
re: #24 HappyWarrior
Putin is a nationalist who hates the EU. They are nationalists too.
And they’ve decided that Putin being white and disliking minorities (ethnic or religious) is better than the part of the nation that tolerates them.
re: #164 GlutenFreeJesus
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As if the pillows aren’t garbage, so are his politics.
I guess he needed more money for his grift.
re: #165 HappyWarrior
Wants that 2019 yacht. The 2018 is too old now.
re: #159 garythat57
You created an account just to post that? Go away.
re: #166 GlutenFreeJesus
Wants that 2019 yacht. The 2018 is too old now.
As I’ve said, the tax cut for a wealthy person means another yacht. For someone middle class, it means them being able to afford their health care more.
My twitter is lighting up all over on this Baby Snidely Whiplash melt down.
Stick this in my veins. pic.twitter.com/j2XEekjwe7
— Mark Di Stefano 🤙🏻 (@MarkDiStef) May 10, 2019
re: #169 Scottish Dragon
My twitter is lighting up all over on this Baby Snidely Whiplash melt down.
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I don’t know who Andrew Neil is but a google search shows he’s definitely not on the left. Snidey Whiplash thinks anyone who doesn’t think like him is on the left.
BBC dunking on Snidely now…
“I am not inclined to continue an interview with someone as badly motivated as you”
US conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro ends spiky interview with @afneil
Watch #politicslive interview in full: https://t.co/tXVdNWnXWi pic.twitter.com/WEO2UKOc79— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 10, 2019
re: #95 HappyWarrior
We as Americans are fortunate that war hasn’t been on our soil in years. Yeah 9/11 I know but the daily grind of a war? Not in a long time. And that’s good for obvious reasons but it also I think impacts our international outlook.
I would hold that part of what made an internationalist US foreign policy beneficial to the USA was that there was an understanding that it was better for the country in the long run to fight their wars on someone else’s soil than waiting for that war to come to yours.
Not so beneficial for the other person’s country perhaps, but also perhaps helped nip some bad developments in the bud. There is also the downside of getting involved in wars that should not have been entered at all; e.g. Vietnam.*
* - Reading has led me to the opinion that backing the French trying to reoccupy Vietnam as a colony was a bad move. That pretty much pushed the Viet Minh solidly into the Communist sphere. And the South Vietnamese government was one of those “we back an awful dictator since he is anti-communist” things. So the USA spent a lot of money and political capital trying to fight the tide of a nationalist movement that was pretty much going to win out in the long term.
Ben Shapiro thinks Andrew Neil is too left wing….. pic.twitter.com/MqgvVW8R7X
— Dee (@dalkey04) May 10, 2019
re: #157 HappyWarrior
Yes. And honestly I really do think we underestimate that the Dem base is more moderate than online. But he’s also got a lot of shortcomings that aren’t ideological at all but are on him as a leader of people.
A) He’s not very flexible or dynamic; it took him until NOW to put up an anti-harassment policy when he was called out on it months ago
B) He makes questionable picks for his management team (e.g., Sirota, an unethical hack)
C) He builds a team that’s very sloppy on doing the little things (that’s Trumpian); his team structure doesn’t scale upward very well from an organization that’s OK for a small state.
re: #98 HappyWarrior
I see Boomers and even Gen Xers crap on Millennials for not knowing cursive. I learned cursive. It’s not as useful as typing is.
The only thing I do in cursive is my signature. I block print everything else I write, and it’s darn legible! (A result of technical drawing classes in high school I think, plus being raised by an engineer father. My brother also block prints everything as well.)
My printing was noticed at work as well since I was often assigned as scribe when stuff was being whiteboarded during meetings.
Not the Onion
Party City closes dozens of stores amid global helium shortage https://t.co/w3hd7JpPh2 pic.twitter.com/gTYpR6ZmIN
— New York Post (@nypost) May 10, 2019
re: #174 gwangung
A) He’s not very flexible or dynamic; it took him until NOW to put up an anti-harassment policy when he was called out on it months ago
B) He makes questionable picks for his management team (e.g., Sirota, an unethical hack)
C) He builds a team that’s very sloppy on doing the little things (that’s Trumpian); his team structure doesn’t scale upward very well from an organization that’s OK for a small state.
Bernie has not yet realized his sell-by date was back in 2016.
What the fuck, California? I would expect this kind of shit from a red state but not from you.
(CNN) A San Francisco teacher who is on medical leave has to worry about more than just battling breast cancer.
On top of footing medical bills, she has to pay for a substitute teacher at Glen Park Elementary School.
All teachers receive 10 paid days of medical leave a year in the San Francisco United School District. If a teacher needs more time, they can get another 100 sick days — at a price. Under a 1976 California law, the cost for the substitute teacher will be deducted from the teacher’s salary.
The average daily cost of a substitute teacher in San Francisco is $203.16, San Francisco United School District spokeswoman Laura Dudnick said. In 2018, the average teacher salary in the school district, excluding benefits, was $82,024.37.
“This reflects California Education Code language related to extended sick leave that applies to all other school districts in California,” Dudnick said in a statement. “This is not unique to San Francisco. This is not a district-only rule.”
re: #177 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
Bernie has not yet realized his sell-by date was back in 2016.
Actually, the 1970s, because that’s where his world view dates back to…
I would not have believed this, except I have heard and read multiple variations of this story from people who all experienced this kind of cheating by Trump on the golf course…
This is some authoritarian-style gaslighting https://t.co/2Ckvg7XWIy pic.twitter.com/LKa5wVBzXg
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) May 10, 2019
re: #153 Teukka
DAFUQ?
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Update. My mom and me dug up the white/yellow/black flag in the video. Novorossiya. Same guys who are raising a stink in Luhansk and Donetsk “Peoples Republics”.
re: #174 gwangung
A) He’s not very flexible or dynamic; it took him until NOW to put up an anti-harassment policy when he was called out on it months ago
B) He makes questionable picks for his management team (e.g., Sirota, an unethical hack)
C) He builds a team that’s very sloppy on doing the little things (that’s Trumpian); his team structure doesn’t scale upward very well from an organization that’s OK for a small state.
Agreed on all counts.
re: #169 Scottish Dragon
My twitter is lighting up all over on this Baby Snidely Whiplash melt down.
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Does Baby Snidely always sound like he just took a hit off of a helium balloon? I LOLed at the very sound of his voice.
re: #172 Feline Fearless Leader
I would hold that part of what made an internationalist US foreign policy beneficial to the USA was that there was an understanding that it was better for the country in the long run to fight their wars on someone else’s soil than waiting for that war to come to yours.
Not so beneficial for the other person’s country perhaps, but also perhaps helped nip some bad developments in the bud. There is also the downside of getting involved in wars that should not have been entered at all; e.g. Vietnam.*
* - Reading has led me to the opinion that backing the French trying to reoccupy Vietnam as a colony was a bad move. That pretty much pushed the Viet Minh solidly into the Communist sphere. And the South Vietnamese government was one of those “we back an awful dictator since he is anti-communist” things. So the USA spent a lot of money and political capital trying to fight the tide of a nationalist movement that was pretty much going to win out in the long term.
Yeah I definitely think only viewing Vietnam and otehr places in Anti-Communism was a big mistake.
re: #176 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
The helium crisis is no joke. It was foreseen years ago. This article is from 2015: peakscientific.com
Demand has exceeded the known supply — principally natural gas deposits. Aside from party balloons, the He shortage will also affect scientific research, specifically cryogenics and fusion research.
Ironically, if we had working fusion reactors, they could be used to make He from hydrogen.
re: #183 makeitstop
Does Baby Snidely always sound like he just took a hit off of a helium balloon? I LOLed at the very sound of his voice.
He always sounds that way. He looks like a teenager. I know we shouldn’t make fun of how people talk and look but he’s the one who does the stupid alpha male shit and mocks how his daughter runs so I don’t really mind mocking him for looking and acting like a teenager.
re: #145 Hecuba’s daughter
I am probably being over influenced by FB friends who are Bernie fanatics. It’s easy to slip into the belief that they represent a larger portion of population than their real presence because they are so dogmatic and vocal. And, of course, there is the adjacent fear that they will sabotage any non-Bernie candidate who ultimately gets the nomination.
The fact that there are (apparently a lot of) Bernie fanatics like that who would essentially ratfuck Trump into another term is a major reason I have no interest in supporting Bernie.
Fanatical “true believers” are the root cause of a lot of problems.
The problem with Ben Shapiro is he thinks he’s a lot more intelligent than he actually is. He doesn’t know his limitations. And he has a LOT of limitations. He thinks he’s this voice of a generation but he’s actually the oldest 35 year old you’ll ever meet.
re: #80 Eric The Fruit Bat
Ah, the old days of using a dwell-tachometer and strobe gun back on my first car (AMC Hornet)
Same with my 1970 1/2 AMC Gremlin base model!
re: #162 GlutenFreeJesus
lol People. I posted that because it’s just as insane as what the anti-choice crowd is pushing in Ohio/Georgia etc. :)
someone erased the snark tags
re: #170 HappyWarrior
I don’t know who Andrew Neil is but a google search shows he’s definitely not on the left. Snidey Whiplash thinks anyone who doesn’t think like him is on the left.
‘the left’, like so many other words is an all purpose smear
it doesnt mean anything any more
re: #174 gwangung
A) He’s not very flexible or dynamic; it took him until NOW to put up an anti-harassment policy when he was called out on it months ago
B) He makes questionable picks for his management team (e.g., Sirota, an unethical hack)
C) He builds a team that’s very sloppy on doing the little things (that’s Trumpian); his team structure doesn’t scale upward very well from an organization that’s OK for a small state.
and that’s merely management style - before even starting to discuss policy
re: #191 DangerMan
‘the left’, like so many other words is an all purpose smear
it doesnt mean anything any more
Yep. It’s everything he dislikes.
re: #192 DangerMan
and that’s merely management style - before even starting to discuss policy
Right. I want a progressive agenda. I don’t want Bernie because he has no political leadership skills.
re: #172 Feline Fearless Leader
I would hold that part of what made an internationalist US foreign policy beneficial to the USA was that there was an understanding that it was better for the country in the long run to fight their wars on someone else’s soil than waiting for that war to come to yours.
Not so beneficial for the other person’s country perhaps, but also perhaps helped nip some bad developments in the bud. There is also the downside of getting involved in wars that should not have been entered at all; e.g. Vietnam.*
* - Reading has led me to the opinion that backing the French trying to reoccupy Vietnam as a colony was a bad move. That pretty much pushed the Viet Minh solidly into the Communist sphere. And the South Vietnamese government was one of those “we back an awful dictator since he is anti-communist” things. So the USA spent a lot of money and political capital trying to fight the tide of a nationalist movement that was pretty much going to win out in the long term.
Agree pretty much with you re the origins of our involvement in Vietnam; except that Ho Chi Minh’s Vietminh movement had always been Communist from the get-go: which may or may not have been a factor in the US’ support for De Gaulle’s “recolonization” program in 1946, but was certainly a factor in how the war (which from the Vietnamese viewpoint was a 30-year struggle) developed from there…
re: #187 Feline Fearless Leader
The fact that there are (apparently a lot of) Bernie fanatics like that who would essentially ratfuck Trump into another term is a major reason I have no interest in supporting Bernie.
Fanatical “true believers” are the root cause of a lot of problems.
It is dangerous for the rest of us if you think you have the ultimate ideology
re: #147 DangerMan
cribbed this from the NYT comments on friedman’s op ed:
and people are over there supporting all this as proof of ‘best president evah’
They say that because they love seeing Trump kicking colored people and LGBTQ people down.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tried to tamp down the political backlash over the Senate Intelligence Committee’s decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., urging the president “not to worry,” The Hill reports.Said McConnell: “I know the president’s upset about that, but I think he ought not to worry about it. The chairman of the Intelligence Committee has already said the committee when it reports will find no collusion.”
this is stunning on multiple levels
- the subpoena is for Don Jr. - his testimony is not only gonna be about Don Sr. - he could hang himself in so many ways
- mitch is saying the committee already reached a conclusion - regardless of what information may still come out
- and they keep using that ‘no collusion’ as if it means something
gawd are we in trouble
re: #195 Jay C
Agree pretty much with you re the origins of our involvement in Vietnam; except that Ho Chi Minh’s Vietminh movement had always been Communist from the get-go: which may or may not have been a factor in the US’ support for De Gaulle’s “recolonization” program in 1946, but was certainly a factor in how the war (which from the Vietnamese viewpoint was a 30-year struggle) developed from there…
True that they were - but they were pretty much the only even semi-organized anti-Japanese and anti-French group in the country. Which during WW2 got them support from the USA and the Republic of China. And their goal was the formation of a unified Vietnam. So post-WW2 I think I different course could have been taken that would I think have allowed for a “softer” landing so to speak with perhaps not as hardcore a government going into place. And Vietnam would probably have never allied with Communist China since China is pretty much a traditional enemy of Vietnam.
re: #192 DangerMan
and that’s merely management style - before even starting to discuss policy
Heh….his fans yell it’s all word salad….
Sorry, folks…having good ideas is not enough…you have to be able to implement them.
Not much new here in this Bulwark article, it’s basically a Jacob Wohl’s greatest hits, but I did laugh so there’s that.
He’s Roger Stone without the class, Don Jr. without the intellect, Laura Loomer without the rage, Tomi Lahren without the breasts, Dan Bongino without the hair plugs, Diamond and Silk without the YouTube channel
Britain if you’re listening, it would great if you just leaked everything.
See how this works? https://t.co/eDRqyl2MwY— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) May 10, 2019
re: #201 gwangung
Heh….his fans yell it’s all word salad….
Sorry, folks…having good ideas is not enough…you have to be able to implement them.
To tell a little secret, I’m not even sold he’s all that on policy. Like listen. I’m all for reducing the price of college tuition. It IS a real problem. But it’s not the solve all that he thinks it is. His health care plan is all or nothing. 15 dollar minimum wage doesn’t solve the problems of underemployment that exist too. He’s simply not an effective leader. And I haven’t even talked about how he would deal with FP.
re: #185 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
The helium crisis is no joke. It was foreseen years ago. This article is from 2015: peakscientific.com
Demand has exceeded the known supply — principally natural gas deposits. Aside from party balloons, the He shortage will also affect scientific research, specifically cryogenics and fusion research.
Ironically, if we had working fusion reactors, they could be used to make He from hydrogen.
He is critical to cooling some consumer-level medical devices, like MRI. Such uses take about 20% of the available supply. Helium balloons make me cringe.
re: #171 Scottish Dragon
BBC dunking on Snidely now…
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Someone posted the whole interview. Snidely is rude, offensive, and refuses to respond to legitimate questions. He is an absolutely appalling jerk. The attack on Jews who supported Obama is vile and dishonest beyond words. Is he really that ignorant or is he a sociopath, like the President he supports? Or maybe he is modelling himself after Trump since he has observed that style appeals to tens of millions of Americans — indeed the entire Republican base. Unlike Trump, he actually has command of the English language — but the results are just as destructive to American discourse.
It is amusing that Ben calls Neil, who is himself a right wing hack, a leftist. I suspect, though, that most serious Democrats would have had a far more civil exchange with Neil who probably expects a much more elevated discourse than modern day Republicans currently provide.
re: #207 Hecuba’s daughter
Someone posted the whole interview. Snidely is rude, offensive, and refuses to respond to legitimate questions. He is an absolutely appalling jerk. The attack on Jews who supported Obama is vile and dishonest beyond words. Is he really that ignorant or is he a sociopath, like the President he supports? Or maybe he is modelling himself after Trump since he has observed that style appeals to tens of millions of Americans — indeed the entire Republican base. Unlike Trump, he actually has command of the English language — but the results are just as destructive to American discourse.
It is amusing that Ben calls Neil, who is himself a right wing hack, a leftist. I suspect, though, that most serious Democrats would have had a far more civil exchange with Neil who probably expects a much more elevated discourse than modern day Republicans currently provide.
I can still never get past his Norman Batesean glare into the camera as he slouched forward.
re: #170 HappyWarrior
I don’t know who Andrew Neil is but a google search shows he’s definitely not on the left. Snidey Whiplash thinks anyone who doesn’t think like him is on the left.
He’s the British equivalent of William F Buckley Jr.
re: #208 Citizen K
I can still never get past his Norman Batesean glare into the camera as he slouched forward.
I can’t understand why he’s popular. He’s smug. Not particularly intelligent. No sense of humor.
re: #209 sagehen
He’s the British equivalent of William F Buckley Jr.
Ah. Yeah so a liberal by the standards of the guy who sees himself as Millennial Bill Buckley.
re: #209 sagehen
He’s the British equivalent of William F Buckley Jr.
Two-bit snob with a two-dollar vocabulary?
re: #207 Hecuba’s daughter
Ben is such a hack, whining about Andrew Neil going through things he’s said and posted, and having the nerve to ask questions about it.
Thread of footnotes https://t.co/RnjByfNkWB
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) May 10, 2019
re: #207 Hecuba’s daughter
Someone posted the whole interview. Snidely is rude, offensive, and refuses to respond to legitimate questions. He is an absolutely appalling jerk. The attack on Jews who supported Obama is vile and dishonest beyond words. Is he really that ignorant or is he a sociopath, like the President he supports? Or maybe he is modelling himself after Trump since he has observed that style appeals to tens of millions of Americans — indeed the entire Republican base. Unlike Trump, he actually has command of the English language — but the results are just as destructive to American discourse.
It is amusing that Ben calls Neil, who is himself a right wing hack, a leftist. I suspect, though, that most serious Democrats would have had a far more civil exchange with Neil who probably expects a much more elevated discourse than modern day Republicans currently provide.
He lives in a right wing bubble. He hates liberal Jews because he’s at heart an insecure little jerk who wants the favor of the Evangelicals because he knows American Jews know his theories and rhetoric resemble the crap that’s been directed at Jews here and abroad for generations.
re: #213 jaunte
Ben is such a hack, whining about Andrew Neil going through things he’s said and posted, and having the nerve to ask questions about it.
Trayvon Martin would have turned 21 today if he hadn’t taken a man’s head and beaten it on the pavement before being shot.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 5, 2016
Reminder of how “Pro-Life” he is.
re: #212 Decatur Deb
Two-bit snob with a two-dollar vocabulary?
That yours DD? Because that’s the most apt description I’ve ever heard of Buckley.
re: #216 DodgerFan1988
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Reminder of how “Pro-Life” he is.
He’s a fucked up asshole who never resists an opportunity to be a bigoted shit.
re: #219 jaunte
Vicious mini Ben.
He thinks he’s more clever than Wohl and Loomer but they rot from the same fish.
re: #218 HappyWarrior
He’s a fucked up asshole who never resists an opportunity to be a lying bigoted shit.
just helpin out….
It’s ridiculous to go on an interview and then demand the interviewer ANSWER MY QUESTION.
re: #223 jaunte
It’s ridiculous to go on an interview and then demand the interviewer ANSWER MY QUESTION.
When you jerk yourself off to your self importance as much as he does, it’s inevitable.
re: #215 HappyWarrior
He lives in a right wing bubble. He hates liberal Jews because he’s at heart an insecure little jerk who wants the favor of the Evangelicals because he knows American Jews know his theories and rhetoric resemble the crap that’s been directed at Jews here and abroad for generations.
There are very conservative Jews who hate Trump — Jennifer Rubin, Max Boot, and (gag) Bill Kristol. In this time of Trump, Max Boot wrote a paean to Obama , a man he never supported, because of the evil that is Trump.
NBC First Read on the Giuliani Ukraine report: “How isn’t this the biggest political story in America right now — Team Trump wants the help from another foreign government to dig up dirt on an opponent?” https://t.co/sIXT4BZHN5
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 10, 2019
Andrew Neil’s Ben Shapiro interview is a perfect moment to bring back his Alex Jones interview pic.twitter.com/CVH6OAc2VL
— Joe (@politijoe1) May 10, 2019
re: #225 Hecuba’s daughter
There are very conservative Jews who hate Trump — Jennifer Rubin, Max Boot, and (gag) Bill Kristol. In this time of Trump, Max Boot wrote a paean to Obama , a man he never supported, because of the evil that is Trump.
Those three helped drive the movement that got Trump elected. I can’t say I can make myself feel bad for them.
re: #225 Hecuba’s daughter
There are very conservative Jews who hate Trump — Jennifer Rubin, Max Boot, and (gag) Bill Kristol. In this time of Trump, Max Boot wrote a paean to Obama , a man he never supported, because of the evil that is Trump.
Rubin, Boot, & Kristol while conservative don’t attack American liberal Jews or question their Judaism, Ben does that and uses the same nativist bullshit that’s been used against Jews. That’s the difference here.
re: #100 HappyWarrior
We had it in Fairfax County. It was a pain tbh. I get why they taught it but Boomers, Silents, & Gen Xers are constantly whining about how Millennials can’t do certain things or that we do certain things.
Don’t feel bad. In the 1960’s we were cleaning out my great-aunt’s place after she passed away in her 90’s.
At one point my grandfather held up something that looked like a coffee mug and, with a sly smile asked, “Do you know what this is?”.
My response was “I dunno. A coffee mug?”
He cracked up and said “Nope, a chamber pot.”
I, apparently, was unfamiliar with the finer points of 19th century bathroom technology.
re: #228 Eclectic Cyborg
Those three helped drive the movement that got Trump elected. I can’t say I can make myself feel bad for them.
I don’t either but they at least don’t play Ben’s games.
My grandmother turns 92 today. Her memory is going but besides that she’s in reasonably good health for her age. I managed to get home to celebrate birthday 91 with her last year. Here’s hoping I make it back home soon to spend some more time with her.
re: #232 Eclectic Cyborg
My grandmother turns 92 today. Her memory is going but besides that she’s in reasonably good health for her age. I managed to get home to celebrate birthday 91 with her last year. Here’s hoping I make it back home soon to spend some more time with her.
Mine turns 92 this year too.
Appears they may have given him helium by mistake
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) May 10, 2019
re: #230 ckkatz
Don’t feel bad. In the 1960’s we were cleaning out my great-aunt’s place after she passed away in her 90’s.
At one point my grandfather held up something that looked like a coffee mug and, with a sly smile asked, “Do you know what this is?”.
My response was “I dunno. A coffee mug?”
He cracked up and said “Nope, a chamber pot.”
I, apparently, was unfamiliar with the finer points of 19th century bathroom technology.
Ha. Makes me realize something. My Dad’s grandfather was born before the telephone was invented-1874.
re: #84 Dr Lizardo
Nationalism lead to the destruction of vast swathes of Europe in the Twentieth Century. Hell, Berlin still hasn’t recovered to its pre-WW2 population level and that war has been over for 75 years.
FFS, they’re still finding WW1 ordnance in parts of France and Belgium and there’s still part of the Verdun battlefield that’s closed off - now over a century since the guns of 1918 fell silent.
Yup, and they’re even finding WW1 munitions in Washington, DC:
Almost 100 of D.C.’s most expensive homes will soon be screened for remnants of chemical weapons which were test-fired during World War I, WTOP has learned.
Letters have been sent to 91 homeowners in the Spring Valley neighborhood, providing details of how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will inspect their properties, as part of the decades-long cleanup of the World War I chemical weapons testing site on the grounds of American University.
91 homes in DC face testing for WWI chemical weapon remnants
I just did a 90-minute Q&A here in Switzerland on Trump and the media. An elderly, well-heeled Trump voter in the audience, with a German accent, insisted I say something nice about Trump. I asked her to go first. She said he’s brought ‘jobs back to the negroes.’ #economicanxiety
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) May 10, 2019
So, Trump sent B-52s to the Middle East as a deterrent/threat to Iran?
Let’s back up for a moment. What exactly is the threat? Iran’s responding to Trump essentially killing the JCPOA, and Iran is deciding that if the US withdraws, there’s no reason for Iran to comply with a deal that prevents Iran from doing what North Korea has done (go nuclear).
Trump’s response to this logical response is to ratchet up the rhetoric and move B-52s to the region? Except that they could still reach from Diego Garcia without putting our planes in harm’s way (stationing them locally means that they could be caught on the ground there). It’s transparent BS from Trump, and the Iranians are calling them out for it.
Trump’s gutting a deal that but for Obama’s name associated with it - is doing the job of constraining Iran’s nuclear program.
Meanwhile, Trump and Bolton are bumbling their way into an entirely preventable conflict because they both need to do something to deflect from the impeachment shit show that is still impending in DC.
Bolton and Trump both think they’re the smartest guys in the room, and neither are particularly smart - Trump is a con man who excels at lying to everyone with ever bigger lies. Surrounding himself with other liars doesn’t help.
Well, it helps Russia, who benefits from the chaos Trump sows. Everyone in the US? Not so much.
re: #171 Scottish Dragon
BBC dunking on Snidely now…
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Just in case anyone missed this, I’m posting it again.
#Repost @elivalley (@get_repost)
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Happy Passover! Just in time for the holiday, here’s Ben Shapiro at Seder. https://t.co/k13Nn0mfXM pic.twitter.com/jrWzamSjBa— kwj idk (@kwjidk) April 20, 2019
While I’m at it, here’s another one
Eli Valley: Ben Shapiro wants the world to shut up about the Christchurch pogrom. We won’t. https://t.co/eM1xuFKuEW pic.twitter.com/A2xIx9Y6nU
— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) March 17, 2019
re: #239 The Vicious Babushka
Just in case anyone missed this, I’m posting it again.
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As I said, he uses the same language that is used against Jews.
re: #240 The Vicious Babushka
While I’m at it, here’s another one
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Oh man, that’s perfect. It gets down his self fellatio bs down pat.
re: #26 GlutenFreeJesus
All males should get vasectomies at birth. The procedure can be reversed when they marry the woman AND prove worthy of fatherhood. Any male that has the procedure reversed before then should get life in prison.
Looks like you’re a victim of Poe’s law.
Have you seen this and what do you think about it?https://t.co/7MrUTODaIc
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) May 10, 2019
And demonizing rhetoric always precedes genocide. It’s not a sufficient condition, but it seems to be a necessary one.
— Chris Stroop (@C_Stroop) May 10, 2019
Check out this stock scam @susannecraig revealed earlier this week and now consider that the perpetrator routinely moves markets with his tweets. https://t.co/iQ4RGecWit pic.twitter.com/rmuxBkHdJC
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) May 10, 2019
re: #210 HappyWarrior
I can’t understand why he’s popular. He’s smug. Not particularly intelligent. No sense of humor.
Wasn’t he one of those ‘conservative prodigies’ that used to get led around on a leash to wingnut gatherings when he was a kid?
Former novelty, the pundit equivalent of a washed-up child actor.
re: #171 Scottish Dragon
BBC dunking on Snidely now…
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He has a brain that would rattle in a dry gnat.
re: #207 Hecuba’s daughter
Someone posted the whole interview. Snidely is rude, offensive, and refuses to respond to legitimate questions. He is an absolutely appalling jerk. The attack on Jews who supported Obama is vile and dishonest beyond words. Is he really that ignorant or is he a sociopath, like the President he supports? Or maybe he is modelling himself after Trump since he has observed that style appeals to tens of millions of Americans — indeed the entire Republican base. Unlike Trump, he actually has command of the English language — but the results are just as destructive to American discourse.
It is amusing that Ben calls Neil, who is himself a right wing hack, a leftist. I suspect, though, that most serious Democrats would have had a far more civil exchange with Neil who probably expects a much more elevated discourse than modern day Republicans currently provide.
I still treasure the clip of Neil smacking down Alex Jones.
re: #248 mmmirele
I have a t-shirt that says “In my defense, I was left unsupervised.”
Edit: I have plenty of other shirts with phrases. That’s just one that yours made me think of.
re: #249 Eventual Carrion
He has a brain that would rattle in a dry gnat.
Or make a parakeet fly backwards.
re: #247 makeitstop
Wasn’t he one of those ‘conservative prodigies’ that used to get led around on a leash to wingnut gatherings when he was a kid?
Former novelty, the pundit equivalent of a washed-up child actor.
Yeah I think so.
re: #244 gocart mozart
He’s probably self-conscious because his own dick is so small and shriveled no witch would steal it.
— Chris Stroop (@C_Stroop) May 10, 2019
My point is, like any magician, he thrives on pulling in an audience, convinced they’re going to be the ones who aren’t to be the mark this time, and then realizing only at the end that he used to them to pull off the card trick one more time.
— August J. Pollak (@AugustJPollak) May 10, 2019
re: #238 lawhawk
So, Trump sent B-52s to the Middle East as a deterrent/threat to Iran?
Let’s back up for a moment. What exactly is the threat? Iran’s responding to Trump essentially killing the JCPOA, and Iran is deciding that if the US withdraws, there’s no reason for Iran to comply with a deal that prevents Iran from doing what North Korea has done (go nuclear).
Trump’s response to this logical response is to ratchet up the rhetoric and move B-52s to the region? Except that they could still reach from Diego Garcia without putting our planes in harm’s way (stationing them locally means that they could be caught on the ground there). It’s transparent BS from Trump, and the Iranians are calling them out for it.
Trump’s gutting a deal that but for Obama’s name associated with it - is doing the job of constraining Iran’s nuclear program.
Meanwhile, Trump and Bolton are bumbling their way into an entirely preventable conflict because they both need to do something to deflect from the impeachment shit show that is still impending in DC.
Bolton and Trump both think they’re the smartest guys in the room, and neither are particularly smart - Trump is a con man who excels at lying to everyone with ever bigger lies. Surrounding himself with other liars doesn’t help.
Well, it helps Russia, who benefits from the chaos Trump sows. Everyone in the US? Not so much.
Yup, Trump has brought war from peace.
In 2004 Iraq was an isolated broken country with the shell of a defeated army. Iraq can be summarized as a river valley.
Iran is almost as big as Alaska. It has a population of over 80 million.
Is about as far from us on this green earth as it is possible for one to go.
They lost near a million people in the Iran-Iraq War the last generation. And have the political will to do it again.
A war will likely shut down the Persian Gulf and it’s oil.
The Iraqi ruling leadership are philosophical allies of Iran. And are likely to side with it. Will we be able to get out our thousands of troops out there in time?
Iran borders Afghanistan and has lots of allies there. I suspect that we will be run out of Afghanistan by force. Look up the 1842 retreat from Kabul.
Jordan, Syria, and Kurdistan are a walk away from Iran. Further destabilization is not going to benefit them.
Russia will love it. Their oil production will be needed to replace the Persian Gulf oil. And anyone who resents our trashing the Middle East is going to cozy up to Russia.
Plus, the Europeans are going to give us a big nope.
At best, at the end of this, we will end up in exactly the same spot except major portions of the Middle East and hearts and minds there, will be flaming wreckage. With a lot of dead people and a lot of wasted treasury. And that assumes, the best.
re: #256 ckkatz
So what you’re saying is Iran would be like Iraq 2003 times ten?
re: #216 DodgerFan1988
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Reminder of how “Pro-Life” he is.
He wouldn’t say that if Trayvon was a fetus, preferably white…
re: #164 GlutenFreeJesus
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As if the pillows aren’t garbage, so are his politics.
His pillows are garbage. My brother bought some and was completely unimpressed.
re: #258 Joe Bacon 🌹
He wouldn’t say that if Trayvon was a fetus, preferably white…
Of course not. The same reason he only calls pro choice Democratic women supporters of infanticide.
re: #226 lawhawk
Not collusion! Not Illegal!!
re: #88 HappyWarrior
Our country loves to call the French cowards. I would love to see how Americans would feel about war if we had two world wars in our backyards.
Two world wars? Merely the climax.
In the Franco-Prussian war they fought a battle in my back yard. Literally in my back yard. There are are the bones of a thousand unidentified French and German soldiers buried in a monument a few hundred yards away from my house.
re: #257 Eclectic Cyborg
So what you’re saying is Iran would be like Iraq 2003 times ten?
They didn’t mention the part where the Iranian terrain is way worse than Iraq from a military standpoint.
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re: #262 John Hughes
Two world wars? Merely the climax.
In the Franco-Prussian war they fought a battle in my back yard. Literally in my back yard. There are are the bones of a thousand unidentified French and German soldiers buried in a monument a few hundred yards away from my house.
Correct. I’m just saying that the memories of war are very real to your neighbors.
re: #263 Belafon
He didn’t mention the part where the Iranian terrain is way worse than Iraq.
Iran is less isolated than Saddam’s Iraq too. Geopolitically speaking.
re: #74 steve_davis
yeah. I detest South Carolina, but the cost of living is lower than it is in rural Ecuador, so with what I make, it’s tolerable.
Have you personally been to rural Ecuador? Can’t see how anywhere in the US is cheaper.
re: #265 HappyWarrior
Iran is less isolated than Saddam’s Iraq too. Geopolitically speaking.
Yeah. Iran would be a mess. Bolton probably thinks he could drop a few nukes and end it quickly. WRONG.
re: #257 Eclectic Cyborg
So what you’re saying is Iran would be like Iraq 2003 times ten?
Yep, except even worse.
In 2004 Iraq really couldn’t do any major damage to us. At worst, some of our local allies might take a few hits. Iraq was in a box, and everybody knew it.
Today, a war with Iran could severely damage our geo-political standing, cost many times more casualties, damage our economy and those of most of the liberal world, and drive lots of folks into the arms of our adversaries, Russia and China.
The international and economic damage would take decades to repair. The loss of life and hearts and minds, generations. And that assumes that we even win the war while preserving our Constitution.
Sorry to be such a downer. :(
re: #259 mmmirele
His pillows are garbage. My brother bought some and was completely unimpressed.
my pillows are my pillows
I’m not picky about pillows. As long as the firmness is where I like it and the pillowcase is thin, I’m happy.
re: #268 ckkatz
Yep, except even worse.
In 2004 Iraq really couldn’t do any major damage to us. At worst, some of our local allies might take a few hits. Iraq was in a box, and everybody knew it.
Today, a war with Iran could severely damage our geo-political standing, cost many times more casualties, damage our economy and those of most of the liberal world, and drive lots of folks into the arms of our adversaries, Russia and China.
The international and economic damage would take decades to repair. The loss of life and hearts and minds, generations. And that assumes that we even win the war while preserving our Constitution.
Sorry to be such a downer. :(
Correct. Iran has powerful friends.
re: #271 HappyWarrior
Correct. Iran has powerful friends.
That and it’s really obvious who the aggressor would be.
Iran also has one of the worlds largest population of Muslims.
2/2 Also an interesting issue in that Kentucky doesn’t produce aluminum. Rusal will supply it with its reserves of aluminum from a smelter under construction in Siberia. This doesn’t sound like the most efficient means of production.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) May 10, 2019
re: #272 Belafon
That and it’s really obvious who the aggressor would be.
It would be a huge PR win for the regime.
This doesn’t sound like the most efficient means of production.
Which means it won’t last beyond the time Republicans maybe stop doing favors for Russian oligarchs on our dime.
re: #274 jaunte
Has no one ever heard of alchemy?!
re: #273 Eclectic Cyborg
Iran also has one of the worlds largest population of Muslims.
Of Shia; they are a minority among Muslims worldwide. That’s why the nuclear program is seen as a threat - to Sunni nations like Saudi Arabia. Saudis want a balance to Iranian nuclear ambitions, and Trump was going to give it to them.
To be clear:
We’re borrowing billions from China to subsidize farmers who are losing billions in a trade war that that’s bankrupting them because Donald Trump is an economic ignoramus who doesn’t understand trade or markets and his sycophants won’t tell him he’s wrong. https://t.co/bwR9f8z1CT— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 10, 2019
One last thought, then I need to go out and mow the grass.
What the heck does ‘winning’ in Iran even mean? All I see is a bunch of incoherent screaming and arm waving.
I’m on the second part of the Mueller Report. There’s no question to me that he Trump obstructed justice. None at all.
That’s unacceptable Ben. You weren’t just there representing yourself; you were representing the entire lollipop guild.
— A.R. Moxon (read pinned tweet) (@JuliusGoat) May 10, 2019
re: #283 gocart mozart
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You’re weak sauce, Ben. You just see everything left of you as “leftism” because you lived in the Breitbart safe space where everythign left of Bannon’s drunk ass was deemed left.
re: #279 jaunte
Oh, some people will tell him what’s wrong. He just doesn’t give a shit.
And how come farmers are the only people hurt by Trump that get a bailout?
re: #283 gocart mozart
As I’m not familiar with him or his work,
Can a lie be any more obvious, Ben?
en.wikipedia.org
re: #287 jaunte
Can a lie be any more obvious, Ben?
en.wikipedia.org
He equates criticism of the pro-life movement as “leftism” because he has no critical thinking skills. He probably doesn’t know that the justice who wrote the majority opinion on Roe was a Nixon appointee and known as a judicial conservative at the time of his decision. Justice Blackmun btw..
“I know nothing about a man I agreed to sit down with for an interview, despite being able to find out about his history with a five minute online search.”
—Champeen Debater
Jen Rubin lays it out:
Mr. Giuliani’s plans create the remarkable scene of a lawyer for the president of the United States pressing a foreign government to pursue investigations that Mr. Trump’s allies hope could help him in his re-election campaign.
Democrats should call this out for what it is: Betrayal of, and disloyalty to, the United States.
Beyond that, the House should expeditiously pass a law making it mandatory for a campaign to report all contacts with foreign officials, prohibiting solicitation of information or action from a foreign government for the purpose of influencing a campaign, and making it illegal to knowingly use material provided directly or indirectly from a foreign government in a campaign.I am often asked whether the Republican Party can be rehabilitated. A party is made up of individuals; in this case, a group of elected leaders who uniformly invite foreign intervention in our election should be permanently disqualified from holding office. They have violated their oaths in the most egregious manner possible and cannot be entrusted with power again. Ever.
4 Elementary School Teachers Suspended After Photo Emerges Of Them Holding Noose, Laughing
Lopez [the reporter] was told the photo was only supposed to be shared among a small group of friends and was never intended to be put on social media.
so once again…
we know exactly what we’re doing
we know exactly what it means
we didn’t think anyone would find out
…and we’d be able to get away with being our racist selves
HEEEEERE’S TODAY’S #COUGARORNOT EVERYONE!
Many thanks to E Ledbetter for sending this one
It’s a good one isn’t it
Spread the word, tell your friends! pic.twitter.com/J2i65Dn8ZC— Dr. Michelle LaRue (@drmichellelarue) May 10, 2019
re: #291 DangerMan
4 Elementary School Teachers Suspended After Photo Emerges Of Them Holding Noose, Laughing
so once again…
we know exactly what we’re doing
we know exactly what it means
we didn’t think anyone would find out…and we’d be able to get away with being our racist selves
I really like the “But it wasn’t supposed to be shared on social media” defense.
re: #293 Sir John Barron
I really like the “But it wasn’t supposed to be shared on social media” defense.
‘It was only meant for anti-social media.’
re: #293 Sir John Barron
I really like the “But it wasn’t supposed to be shared on social media” defense.
Right, like the ONLY problem with it is that it ended up on someones news feed.
That said, I do support the right of racists to express their opinions privately with each other if that’s their thing.
re: #268 ckkatz
Yep, except even worse.
In 2004 Iraq really couldn’t do any major damage to us. At worst, some of our local allies might take a few hits. Iraq was in a box, and everybody knew it.
Today, a war with Iran could severely damage our geo-political standing, cost many times more casualties, damage our economy and those of most of the liberal world, and drive lots of folks into the arms of our adversaries, Russia and China.
The international and economic damage would take decades to repair. The loss of life and hearts and minds, generations. And that assumes that we even win the war while preserving our Constitution.
Sorry to be such a downer. :(
Yep. Another potential geopolitical disaster we can *thank* George W. Bush and his neocon creatures for.
re: #295 Eclectic Cyborg
Right, like the ONLY problem with it is that it ended up on someones news feed.
That said, I do support the right of racists to express their opinions privately with each other if that’s their thing.
This is actually perfectly fine.
I am also fine with them catching hell if their opinions become public. And they SHOULD catch hell.
That’s how it’s supposed to work.
1. This is exhausting.
2. What he says here simply isn’t correct.
3. Tariffs are paid by American importers and, more to the point, their customers.
4. Have I mentioned this is exhausting? https://t.co/WOTsz8ndaM— Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal) May 10, 2019
I just had a new crystal put on my dad’s watch, which brings it one step closer to The Hammer of Theseus. I have already replaced the watchband (several times) and the battery (several times).
After all we’ve been through, watching people in the media chuckle and snort over Rudy inviting a foreign country to go after a Trump rival —- pretty much writing it off as just politics as usual —- is one of the most disturbing things I’ve seen yet. #downtherabbithole
— digby (@digby56) May 10, 2019
re: #295 Eclectic Cyborg
Right, like the ONLY problem with it is that it ended up on someones news feed.
That said, I do support the right of racists to express their opinions privately with each other if that’s their thing.
heck, i support their right to express their opinions publicly… and to take personal responsibility for the consequences
Absolutely dumbfounded https://t.co/yFz3ZzfmKg pic.twitter.com/cSgGV9WI40
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) May 10, 2019
re: #298 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
What he says here simply isn’t correct.
like ‘he’ had any part in writing this
re: #302 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Trump is worse than anyone can imagine.
re: #217 HappyWarrior
That yours DD? Because that’s the most apt description I’ve ever heard of Buckley.
Might be mine, might be something that accumulated over the last 60 years. The 70s and 80s are a bit of a blur.
re: #302 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
What…a…petty…asshole.
re: #306 Decatur Deb
Might be mine, might be something that accumulated over the last 60 years. The 70s and 80s are a bit of a blur.
It’s apt as I said. Buckley wasn’t as smart as he thought he was.
re: #308 Eclectic Cyborg
What…a…petty…asshole.
Seriously. I get competitive. I’m competitive. Can’t even lose gracefully to a kid?
re: #310 HappyWarrior
Seriously. I get competitive. I’m competitive. Can’t even lose gracefully to a kid?
EXACTLY.
Just got up. Any mass shootings yet?
LOLOLOL!!
Barely 6 months after he credited Trump’s tax cuts for creating a new economic boom, My Pillow boss Mike Lindell is laying off 150 employees pic.twitter.com/vjQWZ6tyFA
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 10, 2019
re: #312 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Just got up. Any mass shootings yet?
No, but I think the kids that survived last weeks are getting medals today…or something.
/
Not to mention there are plenty of Millennials, and some Xers, who can be SHOWN how to do something, and even actually DO it 200 times over, but not have full memory and have to go back to either re-watch a demo or read about it. I can’t even recall the proper temp to cook pizza.
— (((Chrysi Cat))) (@chrysicat) May 10, 2019
re: #314 Dave In Austin
LOLOLOL!!
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Twin Cities-based MyPillow is laying off roughly 10% of its workforce at its manufacturing plant in Shakopee.
That means about 150 employees will be without jobs.
In a statement, CEO Mike Lindell says: “Exciting changes are happening at MyPillow. I am getting ready to launch my next venture, mystore.com.”
Lindell says the decision was difficult, but what’s best for the future of the company, to make room for the online store where inventors will sell their products.
He said employees have been informed of job opportunities outside of MyPillow if they choose.
Lindell said they anticipate hiring once the new online store is up and running.
Ah, yes. The “you can’t have your old job back but we’ll give you a new one that pays less” trick.
re: #316 Chrysicat
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My favorite is when Boomers blame us for the participation trophies they gave us.
re: #315 Eclectic Cyborg
No, but I think the kids that survived last weeks are getting medals today…or something.
/
Combat Infant’s Badge.
re: #288 HappyWarrior
He equates criticism of the pro-life movement as “leftism” because he has no critical thinking skills. He probably doesn’t know that the justice who wrote the majority opinion on Roe was a Nixon appointee and known as a judicial conservative at the time of his decision. Justice Blackmun btw..
Ben might be learning that the non-USA media is not going to just lob him softballs and agree with his prejudices and non-logic.
re: #321 plansbandc
We noticed the bunting yesterday at the stump feedlot. They are fairly common summer birds but yesterday was the first time I’ve seen one there. Usually they hit the thistle seed on the other side of the house.
re: #316 Chrysicat
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I think the reason for a lot of the Millenials not memorizing stuff is that they no longer have to. They are following Einstein’s attitude toward transactive memory; stuff you “know” because it’s in your friend’s head or in a book you can look up.
Einstein once told a reporter that he didn’t even know his own telephone number because he didn’t bother to stick anything in his head that he could look up in less than two minutes. Nowadays … that’s almost everything and the Millennials know it.
re: #295 Eclectic Cyborg
Right, like the ONLY problem with it is that it ended up on someones news feed.
That said, I do support the right of racists to express their opinions privately with each other if that’s their thing.
I support their right to express those opinions publicly because it makes it that much easier for the rest of us to identify them.
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