Sheryl Crow Gets Very Political and It Is Good: “Story of Everything” Ft. Chuck D, Andra Day, Gary Clark Jr.
Music video by Sheryl Crow performing Story Of Everything. © 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
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Music video by Sheryl Crow performing Story Of Everything. © 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
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When you’re a white supremacist but it turns out your last hope to not be homeless is paying some Filipino guy not to unplug your racism box https://t.co/iCpaP2aine
— Neckbone Autopsy Expert (@MenshevikM) September 17, 2019
WORST SONG EVER: “I Put Your Picture Away”
A crack just emerged in the financial markets: The New York Fed spends $53 billion to rescue the overnight lending market - CNN https://t.co/K1cB7SHW2M
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 18, 2019
re: #2 The Pie Overlord!
WORST SONG EVER: “I Put Your Picture Away”
Isn’t that the one she did with Bob whatisname…I mean kid rock?
re: #3 The Pie Overlord!
HA HA
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Has shades of Election Night 2012 at the Romney HQ. I wonder if the campaign staff will likewise find themselves unable to get home because their campaign credit cards have suddenly been deactivated.
One of the best things of the day was the #embarrassedstaffer behind Doug Collins pic.twitter.com/4atGKkCQdU
— The Dumpster Fire (@TheDFShow) September 17, 2019
re: #7 Backwoods_Sleuth
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The deeper Leandowski dug himself, the more frantic the Repubs got in trying to defend him, until they finally just got up and left in a huff.
That noted democratic outcome where the loser just forms his own government https://t.co/tXu79uvkXT
— the unstoppable huggernaut (@jesseltaylor) September 18, 2019
What do you like best about Trump: the unyielding idiocy; the unyielding dishonesty; the unyielding corruption; or is it only his almost fanatical devotion to white supremacy?
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) September 18, 2019
Uh oh.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 18, 2019
Netanyahu just might try to seize power despite the election, knowing that Trump would support him. This might be bad. I hope not.
And now we get our preview of Election Night 2020, as the wannabe dictator desperately tries to cling to power in defiance of the law in order to avoid the consequences of his criminal acts.
Fuckface Von Clownstick will have to be forcibly removed from the White House in a straitjacket, he’ll never concede defeat in an election.
Today, I spent time with people experiencing homelessness in LA — people like Ms. Hill. She sleeps next to 49 other women. When she needs privacy, she goes out to one of the tents on Skid Row, where police often harass and arrest people like her.https://t.co/8xYQjyjqjK
— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 17, 2019
Maybe next time don’t use trump in your campaign ads? pic.twitter.com/cM1wbJXxEC
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) September 18, 2019
re: #15 teleskiguy
Fuckface Von Clownstick will have to be forcibly removed from the White House in a straitjacket, he’ll never concede defeat in an election.
He won’t concede, but will instead accuse the media of broadcasting “fake” results while he insists the DOJ will be investigating every state he lost to get the “real” results. As well as suing in the courts to prevent the vote totals from being certified. And, towards the end, imploring the Congressional Repubs to save his ass by taking whatever steps necessary to prevent the election results from being certified.
I know I do not remember the whole quote from Downton Abbey. The scene is where Violet Crowley is having a chat with Mrs Grey regarding her new father-in-law. At the end of the chat Violet says to Mrs Grey something on the lines of they will drag you out with your finger nails catching at the door casings. I know it is episode 7 of the final season.
That is how I see DT leaving the WH.
re: #14 Targetpractice
And now we get our preview of Election Night 2020, as the wannabe dictator desperately tries to cling to power in defiance of the law in order to avoid the consequences of his criminal acts.
The law has never troubled him before.
re: #18 Targetpractice
That’s exactly what he’s going to do if he loses.
A strong storm in Baton Rouge, AL led to extremely strong winds and heavy rain there earlier today. Take a look:#LAwx pic.twitter.com/LsXO8cx5eE
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) September 18, 2019
Then there are some who say Fuckface Von Clownstick won’t even make it to Election Day due to his dementia. Hell, even The Mooch says he doesn’t make it to March.
re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Baton Rouge Alabama?
I guess we just change all the state’s names to Alabama when a bad storm hits them now.
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re: #23 teleskiguy
Maybe that is what Nancy Pelosi is waiting for.
re: #12 Charles Johnson
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Facebook suspends Netanyahu’s chatbot for distributing forbidden poll statistics & he is giving illegal radio interviews despite judge orders. The Israeli Prime minister is simply violating the election laws on election day. Follow live updates here👇🏻https://t.co/o5Dbglvjb8
— Noa Landau נעה לנדאו (@noa_landau) September 17, 2019
re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth
See, Trump was right!! /s
re: #24 b.d.
It looks like a typo to me. We all make them.
Just fascinating
If the networks won’t show it I will, go to 3.18.00 on the tape to watch the 30 minutes of attorney cross of Corey, What a Liar.https://t.co/o2JbUrKfwK
— LumpySara (@sheitzster) September 18, 2019
re: #15 teleskiguy
Fuckface Von Clownstick will have to be forcibly removed from the White House in a straitjacket, he’ll never concede defeat in an election.
Sounds good to me.
re: #26 Backwoods_Sleuth
When Facebook is the only functioning law enforcer you know we’re in deep crap.
re: #25 PhillyPretzel
Maybe that is what Nancy Pelosi is waiting for.
That’s just not going to happen.
re: #31 Skip Intro
When Facebook is the only functioning law enforcer you know we’re in deep crap.
Netanyahu is outside our jurisdiction, actually.
From the previous thread:
re: #223 Charles Johnson
Meanwhile, Netanyahu may be losing the election, badly.
Someone on Daily Kos argued that, rather than the rise of fascists everywhere, we could be seeing the last gasps of this time period’s old guard clinging to power. They used Italy as an example, and Netanyahu losing would add to that. It won’t be easy to bring them all down, but it’s not impossible.
re: #33 A hollow voice says, Inpeach…
Apparently not of Facebook’s.
re: #36 Skip Intro
Apparently not of Facebook’s.
If you think a facebook suspension is law enforcement.
They’re just straight up defending using the media to disseminate lies. https://t.co/penlyil0eO
— Brian ‘Obama Netflix?’ Beutler (@brianbeutler) September 18, 2019
“I print your lies” is bold journalistic territory to stake out https://t.co/1eqLt94SSz
— the unstoppable huggernaut (@jesseltaylor) September 18, 2019
BREAKING: Netanyahu says Israel needs a Zionist government that is committed for Israel as a Jewish state. No government can be based on support from Arab parties
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) September 18, 2019
re: #40 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Again, our preview of 2020, where Trump screams that the results can’t be legitimate unless it can be proven that every vote came from a “legal” American.
“Refuses to concede”. Remember this line come next November… https://t.co/OyBStnR4E2
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 18, 2019
re: #41 Targetpractice
Again, our preview of 2020, where Trump screams that the results can’t be legitimate unless it can be proven that every vote came from a “legal” American.
And a preview for 2020 will be how the people react to it.
Seems a tad apartheid-ish https://t.co/o8GxrYl1cq
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) September 18, 2019
Translation: “When we let Arabs vote we never intended for it to actually count.” https://t.co/VPZyWduc1V
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) September 18, 2019
And there is it is: the longest-serving Israeli prime minister in history totally throwing Israel’s liberal defenders in the US under the bus by openly saying that “Arab parties” can never be part of the Israeli government. #apartheid https://t.co/pq1vLe9OV6
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 18, 2019
Looking forward to Jews and Muslims being the only people left in America https://t.co/1PvyDouuaw
— Rebecca Pierce #BlackShabbat (@aptly_engineerd) September 17, 2019
Nearly four hours after she finished her speech, Elizabeth Warren makes it to the end of the selfie line pic.twitter.com/bSqrkum8iM
— Thomas Kaplan (@thomaskaplan) September 17, 2019
Nevermind, @RudePundit is OK but he had to delete one post.
VB was never offered that option.
Seriously? You just allowed $62.6 million to be raided directly from Ft. Campbell, one of the largest military bases in the country, harming military families.https://t.co/paHwe1wIYU
— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) September 18, 2019
re: #51 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Likely on the promise from Donny that if he didn’t make a fuss, the money would just be “put back” in the following DoD budget request.
re: #37 A hollow voice says, Inpeach…
When there is no law enforcement you take what you can get.
re: #49 The Pie Overlord!
When I saw her in Aurora, CO in April it took about an hour for me to get some pictures with her, probably two hours total to get everyone in line (and she makes good on that, *everyone* in line gets a photo).
🎶I got hiiigh hopes, I got hiiigh hopes🎶 pic.twitter.com/TmJ1iuCpBf
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) August 17, 2019
White
Warren 28%
Biden 27%
Sanders 14%
Buttigieg 8%
Harris 5%
Klobuchar 3%
Booker 3%
Yang 2%
Black
Biden 49%
Warren 13%
Harris 10%
Sanders 5%
Yang 5%
Buttigieg 3%
Booker 2%
O’Rourke2%
Hispanic
Warren 29%
Sanders 25%
Biden 23%
Buttigieg 6%
Yang 6%
O’Rourke 4%
Gabbard 2%
Harris2%— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) September 17, 2019
Age
Under 35
Sanders 33%
Warren 25%
Yang 11%
Biden 10%
Harris 7%
Buttigieg 5%
O’Rourke 2%
65+
Biden 46%
Warren 25%
Buttigieg 7%
Booker 4%
Gabbard 3%
Klobuchar 2%
O’Rourke 2%
Sanders 2%— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) September 17, 2019
35-49
Biden 28%
Warren 24%
Sanders 17%
Buttigieg 9%
Harris 8%
Yang 4%
Booker 2%
Delaney 2%
Gabbard 2%
Klobuchar 2%
50-64
Biden 39%
Warren 25%
Buttigieg 6%
Harris 5%
Klobuchar 5%
Sanders 3%
Bennet 2%
Booker 2%
de Blasio 2%
O’Rourke 2%— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) September 17, 2019
re: #46 BigPapa
I wonder who it’s for…
re: #58 A hollow voice says, Inpeach…
I wonder who it’s for…
Obviously not me.
Likely, not me.
Hopefully… not me.
Better not be for me.
To get straight to the point……
re: #57 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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LIz continues to slowly eat into Joe’s lead, now got him down to a single digit lead.
re: #57 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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WTF that Yang is 4% and Booker is 2%? That’s nutz.
Edit for typo!
This is a serious forum so I’m trying to cut back on cute animal pics, but I just can’t resist this one.
re: #62 retired cynic
WHT that Yang is 4% and Booker is 2%? That’s nutz.
If you listen to policy discussions, you hear about Yang’s universal income idea, and almost nothing about Booker.
re: #13 Charles Johnson
Netanyahu just might try to seize power despite the election, knowing that Trump would support him. This might be bad. I hope not.
I don’t think Isrealis will put up with it. I really don’t.
re: #63 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
This is a serious forum so I’m trying to cut back on cute animal pics, but I just can’t resist this one.
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A baby snapping turtle showed up in my yard today, a long way from any kind of water, and looking pretty dry. We put him in a dish with water and a rock, and he made himself to home.
Things You Will Never Hear Trump Say for $500, Alex:
Senator Elizabeth Warren: “Yeah, I was there [on the selfie line] four hours, but I’ll tell you what: so was the last guy in line.” pic.twitter.com/YCs5xYV9vO
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) September 18, 2019
re: #57 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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I’m curious what those breakdowns looked like at this point in time in 2007. Early on, Clinton was leading Obama among blacks.
re: #68 teleskiguy
Pull my finger.
We’ve already had a post about explosions raining cow semen, and related band names, so I’m not sure we’re anywhere close to serious.
re: #60 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Those are the Cutest Murder Mouses I’ve ever seen.
WATCH: Senate Democrats are holding the Senate floor to demand Senate leadership pass background checks on all gun sales and a strong Red Flag law. #EndGunViolence https://t.co/DWB2HLfMlg
— Everytown (@Everytown) September 18, 2019
re: #56 teleskiguy
That is one of the cutest pics evah.
This is alarming.
But whereas #SCOTUS has repeatedly held that indigent criminal defendants can’t be deprived of their right to appeal their convictions through the imposition of fees that they can’t afford, it has also made clear that deportation proceedings aren’t “criminal.” https://t.co/wyZAGUP2sk— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) September 18, 2019
They are so good. So good.
🚗🚙
🎶: Just What I Needed
🎸: Umphrey’s McGee
🎟️: APR 17, 2014 New Orleans, LA
https://t.co/BFT6L7xh33 pic.twitter.com/oMmk9Z3bxv— Umphrey’s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) September 17, 2019
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The distressed sweatshirts are embroidered with the names of schools where deadly shootings were carried out, such as Columbine and Sandy Hook, and have several circular cutouts resembling bullet holes. https://t.co/OUATgx4iIe
— The Hill (@thehill) September 18, 2019
re: #76 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Maybe for the march and rally against gun violence. Otherwise no.
The Museum of the Moon: An Illuminated 23-Foot Lunar Replica Currently Touring the World, on This Is Collosal.
re: #77 A hollow voice says, Inpeach…
Maybe for the march and rally against gun violence. Otherwise no.
I would think a red sweatshirt, with all the schools listed in order, would be more effective
Glorious Leader cannot fail, he can only BE failed!
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) September 18, 2019
re: #79 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
I would think a red sweatshirt, with all the schools listed in order, would be more effective
Sounds good to me.
re: #79 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
I would think a red sweatshirt, with all the schools listed in order, would be more effective
And follow them with a few underlines with nothing on them.
re: #46 BigPapa
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re: #18 Targetpractice
He won’t concede, but will instead accuse the media of broadcasting “fake” results while he insists the DOJ will be investigating every state he lost to get the “real” results. As well as suing in the courts to prevent the vote totals from being certified. And, towards the end, imploring the Congressional Repubs to save his ass by taking whatever steps necessary to prevent the election results from being certified.
I really don’t see how the people who seem to think the secret service will haul him out of the West Wing if he decides to stay can’t get this. He’s not going to do a scarface in the Oval Office with an AR and a bunch of powdered adderall.
He’s going to de-legitimize the results, tie things up in the courts, and send his “acting” flying monkeys out to muddy the waters by abusing their offices. All the while telling the public that we can’t make any rash decisions until ‘all the facts are in.’ He’ll take it to the supreme court, he’ll pull in the senate, house, and friendly governors. He’ll appoint committees headed up by people like Chris Kobach and Ken Cuccinelli to ‘get to the bottom of things.’
And he’ll keep doing that, until ‘all the facts’ can be massaged in such a way that the confusion and mistrust he and his have sown convinces enough of the public that, well, maybe he does have a point.
If he can get things there, he wins.
It’s not going to be a showdown, guns blazing. It’s going to be death by pool noodle- long, drawn out, and stupid.
The Onion:
HOUSTON—In what they described as scriptural evidence of the right to bear arms, leading figures among the religious right gathered Wednesday to issue a statement arguing that Adam and Eve would never have been banished from the Garden of Eden if they had owned guns. “Just imagine: If Adam and Eve had carried firearms and stood their ground against God, they would have been able to eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge in peace, and He could never have forced them to leave paradise,” said Pastor Hugh Peters of Houston’s Second Baptist Church, explaining how the entire course of human history would have been altered for the better if the first man and woman had taken the simple precaution of keeping a semiautomatic weapon at the ready for use during emergencies.
How nice of Bibi be the test case for a fascist takeover here in America. He’s sending signals to Trump to try the exact thing here next year. Save these quotes. Trump will be repeating them.
re: #84 uriel
I really don’t see how the people who seem to think the secret service will haul him out of the West Wing if he decides to stay can’t get this. He’s not going to do a scarface in the Oval Office with an AR and a bunch of powdered adderall.
He’s going to de-legitimize the results, tie things up in the courts, and send his “acting” flying monkeys out to muddy the waters by abusing their offices. All the while telling the public that we can’t make any rash decisions until ‘all the facts are in.’ He’ll take it to the supreme court, he’ll pull in the senate and house, he’ll appoint committees headed up by people like Chris Kobach and Ken Cuccinelli to ‘get to the bottom of things.’
And he’ll keep doing that, until ‘all the facts’ can be massaged in such a way that the confusion and mistrust he and his have sown convinces enough of the public that, well, maybe he does have a point.
If he can get things there, he wins.
It’s not going to be a showdown, guns blazing. It’s going to be death by pool noodle- long, drawn out, and stupid.
Your assumption is that he’s not going to have a successor after the election. He won’t be the only person there. The person who beats him will still be the elected president. That person will have not only the backing of the majority of the electorate, but the actual constitution that even people like those I work with expect to be paid a little respect to.
re: #87 Belafon
Your assumption is that he’s not going to have a successor after the election. He won’t be the only person there. The person who beats him will still be the elected president. That person will have not only the backing of the majority of the electorate, but the actual constitution that even people like those I work with expect to be paid a little respect to.
I still agree that he will try it. Chaos has always worked for him before. He lives there.
re: #88 retired cynic
I still agree that he will try it. Chaos has always worked for him before. He lives there.
I’m not saying he won’t try it. I’m just saying Trump doesn’t exist in a vacuum (though that might be a worthy experiment, a vacuum).
The concept of winter as a distinct season. https://t.co/TUwjbgiHSQ
— Brody Leven (@brodyleven) September 18, 2019
This isn’t anything resembling math. It’s working backwards from an assumption based on cognitive biases to invent “evidence” in support of same https://t.co/di1E4sOQlN
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) September 18, 2019
re: #91 goddamnedfrank
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If only those damn superdelegates would stay out of things.
.@ewarren won’t stop the selfie line. It’s not just about the photos. It’s about what people tell her in line, the notes they pass her. Not everyone is brave enough to publicly ask a question. But for a few seconds w/EW they have their chance. That’s the way democracy should be. https://t.co/3vYro4OeBb
— Kristen Orthman (@KristenOrthman) September 18, 2019
I told Elizabeth a joke.
What did the Buddhist say to the hot dog vendor?
Make me one with everything.
“That’s really funny!” she told me.
READ: Teen activist Greta Thunberg’s 8-sentence testimony to Congress https://t.co/9cuyIOQvGN pic.twitter.com/J7tXGvzVHh
— The Hill (@thehill) September 18, 2019
My name is Greta Thunberg.
I have not come to offer prepared remarks at this hearing
I am instead attaching my testimony. It is the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C[SR1.5] which was released on October 8, 2018.
I am submitting this report as my testimony because I don’t want you to listen to me. I want youto listen to the scientists. And I want you to unite behind the science.
And then I want you to take action.
Now running DHS:
Acting Secretary
Acting Deputy Secretary
ACTING GENERAL COUNSEL
Acting Under Secretary for Management
Acting CBP Commissioner
Acting ICE Director
Acting USCIS DIrector
Acting FEMA Administrator
We don’t even have a nominee for any of these except the last one. https://t.co/mbJEJ0XQ3q— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) September 18, 2019
Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra says that “very famous people whose names I won’t use” want to redo Norman Lear’s ‘The Princess Bride’ https://t.co/xGHdIxW2bf pic.twitter.com/uvHjWzpj9t
— Variety (@Variety) September 17, 2019
And here’s me, screaming at a wall.
You can’t fucking remake “The Princess Bride.” You just can’t. What the fuck.
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) September 18, 2019
re: #95 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
This is SO INSANE!
If I had unlimited $$$ to work on election security, one of the 1st things I’d do is pay people to obtain & review precinct totals (poll tapes) from the FL, TX, & MO senate races & compare them to reported totals. This is how the “loss” of black votes was discovered in GA & TN
— Jennifer Cohn (@jennycohn1) September 18, 2019
I wish Tom Steyer would pay attention to this instead of dumping money into broadcast ads.
re: #99 The Ghost of a Flea
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Late stage entertainment: shit out worse versions of safe IP.
Go all the way and post a picture of a Francis Bacon painting!
re: #99 The Ghost of a Flea
Hieronymus Bosch portrayed Twitter very accurately, considering it was 500 years ahead of his time.
Your assumption is that he’s not going to have a successor after the election.
No, I aware of that- but that successor will have very few institutional, financial or legal resources to fight back against the (still sitting, for several months) potus, if he decides to go that route.
I may be wrong.
On the other hand, I know Clinton had a successor- but I’m still not entirely sure it was the guy who took the oath. All that took was some well dressed rioters and a willing supreme court.
And I’m pretty sure Trump will, at a minimum, have those too.
Two computers stolen from Atlanta polling site contain statewide voter data https://t.co/ofqioxvatL pic.twitter.com/uLSOoYh6cq
— The Hill (@thehill) September 18, 2019
re: #96 teleskiguy
This got retweeted by someone with 83,000 followers. My menshies are goin’ crazy, man!
No. No. No.
Cousin’s church is going to exclusively serve Trump wine for communion…
re: #99 The Ghost of a Flea
Dude, I love you, man.
re: #104 teleskiguy
This got retweeted by someone with 83,000 followers. My menshies are goin’ crazy, man!
Who would replace Andre the Giant? Who would play Inigo Montoya? Who would play the marrying priest, or replace Billy Crystal, or….
Jesus
Politico’s @NatashaBertrand tells @chrislhayes that the US Air Force acknowledged they would not be surprised if they were the largest customer for President Trump’s Turnberry resort.
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) September 18, 2019
Prelude to Trump in 2020 https://t.co/bQYpmYHGqb
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) September 18, 2019
re: #74 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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Let me guess — after they pay the grand they get their appeal… and then are turned down again.
re: #109 Patricia Kayden
I’ve written multiple articles critical of Netanyahu just this campaign, but to be clear, he is not rejecting the results of the election here at all. The votes haven’t even been counted. We only have (questionable) exit polls. Moreover, no one wins until they form a coalition. https://t.co/Df52fIFGCs
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) September 18, 2019
Put it this way: The exit polls could be wrong and Netanyahu could still win when the votes are counted. Or the exits could be right and he could still wrangle a coalition. Or none of these things. We really have no idea. No one will be conceding yet.
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) September 18, 2019
We survived the Trump-thing being in the area for the first part of the afternoon by going to my daughter’s house to spend some quality time with her and our granddaughter. We luckily were able to get out of our neighborhood without too much trouble as we left after Trump got to his destination and we were going the other way.
I have never seen so many cops hanging out at intersections and side streets, and a bunch at the freeway interchange. Clinton used to come to Portola Valley, Obama came once. Neither occasioned more than a couple highway patrol hanging out at the freeway interchange (and whatever security escort was on the job.)
Our neighborhood listserve was crammed with people saying they had been stuck for an hour not allowed on the main road through town (there is no other way to get to our neighborhood.) The early school bus had to turn back. It was a mess. Fortunately, by the time we came home it was all over. I would have enjoyed seeing the Baby Trump Blimp, but spending time with the aforementioned daughter/granddaughter was better.
Super, super, super cool.
A crack just emerged in the financial markets: The New York Fed spends $53 billion to rescue the overnight lending market - CNN https://t.co/K1cB7SHW2M
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 18, 2019
The smart money says one or more firms got caught with their pants down by the Saudi refinery attack and everyone smells blood in the water.
We made it to Amarillo. There was a terrible accident on Route 66, then the hippie scavengers descended.
(Stock shot—will post ours when we get a decent connection.)
en.wikipedia.org
The number of polio cases has reached 64 in the country this year, as another two cases were reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday.https://t.co/Z5k9pByULY
General Mills has issued a voluntary recall of Gold Medal unbleached all-purpose flour over fears that it may be contaminated with E. coli. https://t.co/5x59WueUG4
— ABC News (@ABC) September 18, 2019
re: #112 calochortus
I got caught in fucking Trumptraffic today. Close to two hours to get from Pico & Bundy to 6th & LaBrea.
re: #118 Jebediah, RBG
I got caught in fucking Trumptraffic today. Close to two hours to get from Pico & Bundy to 6th & LaBrea.
My condolences.
This is Atlas, he loves to watch Disney Movies… a lot pic.twitter.com/U3wxdSJ6hE
— Woof Woof® (@WoofWoof_TV) September 17, 2019
re: #116 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
I’m so glad there’s none of them pesky regulations.
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TRUMP WORRIED UNSIGHTLY HOMELESS ARE HURTING PROPERTY VALUES
According to the president, wealthy foreigners are livid about what the homeless are doing to their investments.
During a speech at a Republican conference in Baltimore last week—a city that Trump has described as “a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess” where “no human being” would “want to live”—the president said that he had put California on “notice” to “clean it up,” adding, “These are our great American cities and they’re an embarrassment.” The president has also called the homeless situation in San Francisco “inappropriate” and the city “disgusting,” because his empathy runs deep.
Californians, Los Angelenos believe in law and order. Peace. Ethics. Morality. Hence a certain controversial President left unscathed, other than his rather questionable pride.
JUST IN: Car smashes into lobby of Trump Plaza in New York, injuring severalhttps://t.co/CC51XzhMrG
— KRON4 News (@kron4news) September 18, 2019
UPDATE: Witness says driver casually exited his car after crash and took a seat on the couch, didn’t say a word. Police now say driver was injured – he is talking to authorities; 2 pedestrians in the lobby were also injured – no serious injuries to anyone. pic.twitter.com/KQ8Qwi7aK1
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) September 18, 2019
re: #124 Dread Pirate
So begins the Antifa Accords
re: #123 Rightwingconspirator
Californians, Los Angelenos believe in law and order. Peace. Ethics. Morality. Hence a certain controversial President left unscathed, other than his rather questionable pride.
And unfortunately with an extra 15 million dollars or so in his war chest.
re: #122 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
TRUMP WORRIED UNSIGHTLY HOMELESS ARE HURTING PROPERTY VALUES
Fuck him. I could take a photo of an unconscious homeless man in the doorway of studio/ single bedroom condos that cost 5 to 8 weeks on California minimum hourly wages per month. On Broadway, 90014.
Chad
The first candidate they announced to become the acting chief lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security graduated law school in…2013. https://t.co/tQWxoUBEa9 https://t.co/tDlXrHbW5S
— Irvin McCullough (@mcculloughirvin) September 18, 2019
Big banks score win as U.S. regulator proposes easing post-crisis derivatives rules https://t.co/Q1qD9rFU74 pic.twitter.com/AGa9xajK91
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 18, 2019
re: #129 Rightwingconspirator
I could show him the same in Philly.
re: #3 The Pie Overlord!
Bibi: Damn, I guess tying my fortunes to Trump was a bad idea.
GOP: pic.twitter.com/a1KZm5lXIB— aceoaces (@aceoaces) September 18, 2019
re: #111 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
In retrospect, this was a bad system of government to choose for a country made up mostly of Jews.
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) September 18, 2019
Deep dive into personal archives:
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The Air Force’s newest aircraft honors the legacy of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first squadron of African American pilots who flew combat missions during World War II. https://t.co/EunjrK2gMz
— ABC News (@ABC) September 17, 2019
Am I nuts, or is it weird for the 27-year-old Russian Federation to use the Nazi-sanctioned Soviet liquidation of Eastern Poland to implicitly defend its latter-day imperialism https://t.co/AMfsaQBK8l
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) September 18, 2019
There was a labor summit in Philly on Tuesday that featured six of the Democratic candidates.
whyy.org
re: #136 Dread Pirate
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So they are finally replacing the Dirty White Rocket, the T-38, which I trained in in…1979.
And it was old then.
Fun plane to fly, it has wings like knife blades. At around 280 knots, it has a 0 degree angle of attack, which means all of the lift generated by the plane to keep it in the air is generated by the shape of the body, not the wings. You didn’t really do loops, you did high-angle climbs and dives. It is an absolute supersonic telephone pole.
Oh, and we may finally get some rain this week thanks to a pissant tropical storm that magically appeared this morning just south of Galveston (Oh, Galveston! Thank you, Jimmy Webb, the best songwriter you have probably never heard of).
This is the worst thing I have ever seen and the city I live in is home to a partial nuclear reactor meltdown
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) September 18, 2019
re: #142 goddamnedfrank
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Well, that’s…sacrilegious, isn’t it?
By the way I’ve got a question about Israeli election law:
What does the 3.5% threshold mean? If the party as a whole does not meet the threshold, does it mean that individual candidates who win a given district and get the most votes can’t be seated and the next candidate down-ballot whose party met the 3.5% gets the seat?
Enquiring minds, etc.
re: #143 austin_blue
Well, that’s…sacrilegious, isn’t it?
By the way I’ve got a question about Israeli election law:
What does the 3.5% threshold mean? If the party as a whole does not meet the threshold, does it mean that individual candidates who win a given district and get the most votes can’t be seated and the next candidate down-ballot whose party met the 3.5% gets the seat?
Enquiring minds, etc.
Ranked choice voting would address this by divvying up the votes of the candidate whose party failed to qualify, but really I have no clue.
re: #144 goddamnedfrank
Ranked choice voting would address this by divvying up the votes of the candidate whose party failed to qualify, but really I have no clue.
Dang. Anybody else have a clue?
re: #135 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Deep dive into personal archives:
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I was in Mildenhall in 1982 when we were picking up the RAF NATO refueling duties while they were in the Falklands. Six weeks in the bleak moors of East Anglia. Met Randy Andy, prince of the realm, (an absolute twit), in the Officers Club. Got put up in a TrustHouse Forte hotel in Newmarket because there was no room on base. My naviguesser asked me about the bidet in his room. When I told him what it was, he just looked stricken and walked away. Americans, what can you do?
Ah, the party of family values:
A Pennsylvania state lawmaker is facing child pornography possession charges after authorities say a social media website told them the user had uploaded an image using their service.
The state attorney general’s office said Sen. Mike Folmer was arrested and charged Tuesday night. Investigators allegedly found images of child pornography on Folmer’s cell phone when they executed a search warrant at his house in Lebanon County.
The investigation began as a result of a CyberTip reporting that an electronic service provider, Tumblr, discovered that a user had uploaded an image of child pornography using their application.
A message left at Folmer’s listed home telephone number wasn’t immediately returned and it wasn’t immediately clear if he has a lawyer.
The 63-year-old Republican was elected to a fourth term in November. Long considered one of the chamber’s most conservative members, Folmer was crucial to helping swing Republican votes behind a bill to legalize medical marijuana in 2016.
Another Republican bites the dust.
Dan O’Neil of the Progressive Caucus of the Arizona Democratic Party told us that while they love her as they love all Democrats, they want her to vote like a Democrat rather than supporting Trump half of the time.
— The AZ - abc15 - Data Guru (@Garrett_Archer) September 17, 2019
Well I turned into a pumpkin an hour ago. Night all, sweet scaly dreams.
15 September 1916-Canadian soldiers launched a major attack near Courcelette during the First World War’s Battle of the Somme. #CanadaRemembershttps://t.co/zFPcEFxm4E pic.twitter.com/sURVhTM1s4
— Veterans Affairs CA (@VeteransENG_CA) September 14, 2019
Lost in the wild: The mystery of Northrop Delta 673.
In 1939, two #RCAF members became the first airmen to die in Canada in the Second World War, but their downed plane would not be found until 1958. #WeRemember #WW2 https://t.co/mG9WRaTuIc pic.twitter.com/FSjYc7Bond— RCAF (@RCAF_ARC) September 16, 2019
re: #85 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
The Onion:
And Jesus would not have been crucified if he and his disciples had been properly armed!
re: #96 teleskiguy
Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra says that “very famous people whose names I won’t use” want to redo Norman Lear’s ‘The Princess Bride’
Like covering a Beatles’ song…you can do a lame-ass shadow-of-its-former-self version or you cam - if you are truly talented - do a completely different version that lives on its own strengths like Joe Cocker’s Little Help from my Friends
re: #113 goddamnedfrank
Super, super, super cool.
The smart money says one or more firms got caught with their pants down by the Saudi refinery attack and everyone smells blood in the water.
They all have their pants around their ankles, they have just mutually agreed to let that be Business as Usual
re: #137 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Am I nuts, or is it weird for the 27-year-old Russian Federation to use the Nazi-sanctioned Soviet liquidation of Eastern Poland to implicitly defend its latter-day imperialism
They quietly ignored the Hitler-Stalin non-aggression pact that allowed for the division and occupation of Poland.
Canadians value human rights, and our foreign policy reflects that. Today, Canada officially becomes a State Party to the #ArmsTradeTreaty.
— Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland) September 17, 2019
.@POTUS was completely right to remove the signature of the U.S. from the #ArmsTradeTreaty. https://t.co/uXMDOcBNTm via @Bromund @DailySignal
— AmericaFirst 🇺🇸👊🇺🇸 ❌ (@danco_1830) September 2, 2019
The tight Israeli election puts Trump on the brink of losing one of his closest foreign allies https://t.co/we9W1OyhNc
— Bloomberg (@business) September 18, 2019
re: #158 Patricia Kayden
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If Bibi loses, we may witness a Cat 6 shitstorm from 1600 Penn Ave.
In Brexit news, this apparently happened:
Boris Johnson’s nightmare in Luxembourg was more than just a public embarrassment delivered at the hands of the Grand Duchy’s Xavier Bettel.
The FT on Wednesday morning reports on a chastening encounter over lunch between Mr Johnson, Michel Barnier and Jean-Claude Juncker, which one official described as a “penny dropping” moment for the prime minister over what it really means to replace the Irish backstop.
According to an account of the meeting, the prime minister was told by his EU counterparts in no uncertain terms that the UK’s plan to replace the backstop by allowing Northern Ireland to stick to common EU rules on food and livestock (known as SPS) was not enough to prevent customs checks on the vast majority of goods that cross the Irish border.
At that point, a befuddled Mr Johnson turned to David Frost, his chief negotiator, and Stephen Barclay, Brexit secretary, and said: “So you’re telling me the SPS plan doesn’t solve the customs problem?”
The exchange, according to one EU official, was part of an abrupt “learning curve” for Mr Johnson in his first face-to-face meeting with Mr Barnier and Mr Juncker since he took office. Another official describes the prime minister gradually “slumping” in his chair as the reality of the UK’s negotiating position and the limited time left to strike an agreement dawned on him. “He wasn’t used to hearing it”, added the official.
JFC.
re: #160 Dr Lizardo
Boris is just a better educated clown than Trump. He certainly has Trump’s bluster and ego. I just wish Corbyn would step down and let someone else lead the opposition.
That election in Israel is still neck and neck, with Blue and White still ahead (by a razor-thin margin) of Likud.
It’ll be interesting to see with President Rivlin does; I would imagine that he’d give Gantz a first shot at forming a coalition government, seeing as Blue and White looks to be ahead in Knesset seats….as things stand right now, they’re one seat ahead of Likud.
A real nail-biter.
re: #163 Dr Lizardo
Actually, it looks like Blue and White are tied with Likud at 32 Knesset seats each.
Good morning Lizards!
re: #143 austin_blue
By the way I’ve got a question about Israeli election law:
What does the 3.5% threshold mean? If the party as a whole does not meet the threshold, does it mean that individual candidates who win a given district and get the most votes can’t be seated and the next candidate down-ballot whose party met the 3.5% gets the seat?
Enquiring minds, etc.
It doesn’t work like that…
To explain this correctly is to delve into the system in depth.
Explained below (warning, long post - have a painkiller on hand for potential headaches):
Israel has two separate elections - national elections for Prime Minister and Knesset parliament (what we saw yesterday), and local elections for mayors and city/town council seats.
Local elections are fixed dates and take place every 5 years, like clockwork.
National elections are supposed to be every 4 years but can be declared early based on political shenanigans - just about every election since 1999 saw this, with this year being the worst case with two elections in under a year.
There are no “district” elections in Israel.
Here’s where things start getting messy, because this isn’t a winner-takes-all system.
Both elections work the same way - there are NO individual candidates. Eligible voters don’t elect a person for a role, but vote for a party with a literal list of representatives. The lists are the result of a ranked primary election - whoever gets the most internal votes is listed at the top and leads the party. Regardless of whether or not that person later becomes PM or mayor, the list will determine who’s in the Knesset or city council based on the final results.
Note: the list size reflects how much votes/seats a party expects to get at most, not necessarily how much they’ll ACTUALLY get.
For example, if a party’s national list has 20 ranked people and it only wins 10 seats in the end, then the top 10 will make it into the Knesset, while those ranked 11 and beyond go home.
The party that has the highest percentage of total votes in an election is declared the winner and its leader usually takes the relevant top position (mayor or prime minister).
Meanwhile, the Knesset/council seating is distributed according to representation.
In the national election, there number of Knesset seats is fixed - 120 in total, every election - and the number of seats that a party wins is based on the vote percentage distribution. If no party gets a majority of 61 (never happens), then the party with the highest percentage of votes is usually tasked by the President to form a coalition government, and has a month to negotiate with other parties to form such a government.
It is in these negotiations that certain positions are often assigned. One party might agree to join a coalition government if its top military guy will be Defense Minister as part of the negotiations; another if their guy is Health Minister, and so on. (Some parties even run specifically on this premise - “give us enough votes and our guy will be Minister of X in the next coalition government”.)
It’s the national elections are where the 3.25% (not 3.5%) threshold comes into play. If a party doesn’t meet this threshold - which currently represents a minimum of 120,000 votes, 3 parliament seats - then it effectively has its votes tossed to the trash bin. They lose everything, get no governmental position of any kind and their voters won’t be represented in any way.
It’s the same thing every election cycle, and it’s a risk that both the parties and their voters know going in. For a few, it’s a close call, falling short by just a few thousand votes; for others, it’s a lost cause to begin with. This time around, of the 29 parties running for the Knesset (yes, you read that right - twenty nine freaking parties), at least 10 “parties” got just a few thousand votes each. They never had a chance to begin with and folks still wasted their votes on them nonetheless.
Fin.
re: #84 uriel
I really don’t see how the people who seem to think the secret service will haul him out of the West Wing if he decides to stay can’t get this. He’s not going to do a scarface in the Oval Office with an AR and a bunch of powdered adderall.
He’s going to de-legitimize the results, tie things up in the courts, and send his “acting” flying monkeys out to muddy the waters by abusing their offices. All the while telling the public that we can’t make any rash decisions until ‘all the facts are in.’ He’ll take it to the supreme court, he’ll pull in the senate, house, and friendly governors. He’ll appoint committees headed up by people like Chris Kobach and Ken Cuccinelli to ‘get to the bottom of things.’
And he’ll keep doing that, until ‘all the facts’ can be massaged in such a way that the confusion and mistrust he and his have sown convinces enough of the public that, well, maybe he does have a point.
If he can get things there, he wins.
It’s not going to be a showdown, guns blazing. It’s going to be death by pool noodle- long, drawn out, and stupid.
he’s welcome to do whatever he wants. the states are going to certify the results. the courts are powerless to prevent that. the framers of the constitution designed it specifically to prevent a wannabee jumped up monarch from taking control. on jan 22 of 2021, the new president will be sworn in, as well as 535 members of congress. they’re not going to be sitting around worrying about trump gumming up the works. netanyahu is a thorn who will likewise be pulled.
Still recovering from a simultaneous crash of my boot drive and TimeMachine drive. So I had to do a fresh install of MacOS and now slowing putting the pieces together.
I don’t know what happened but both drives are on the same Firewire bus and perhaps there was a surge?
re: #85 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
The Onion:
So breaking the rules is justified if you are better armed? What religion do these fucknuts follow?
re: #169 Eventual Carrion
So breaking the rules is justified if you are better armed? What religion do these fucknuts follow?
It’s the Onion.
re: #143 austin_blue
Well, that’s…sacrilegious, isn’t it?
By the way I’ve got a question about Israeli election law:
What does the 3.5% threshold mean? If the party as a whole does not meet the threshold, does it mean that individual candidates who win a given district and get the most votes can’t be seated and the next candidate down-ballot whose party met the 3.5% gets the seat?
Enquiring minds, etc.
I don’t know about Israel, but in Germany, where they have a 5% threshold, half the seats in Parliament are direct mandates and the rest are apportioned according to each party’s share of the vote, taken from a list that each party presents before the election.
A party can also get in without 5% if it wins three direct mandates.
re: #143 austin_blue
Well, that’s…sacrilegious, isn’t it?
By the way I’ve got a question about Israeli election law:
What does the 3.5% threshold mean? If the party as a whole does not meet the threshold, does it mean that individual candidates who win a given district and get the most votes can’t be seated and the next candidate down-ballot whose party met the 3.5% gets the seat?
Enquiring minds, etc.
In a lot of parliamentary systems, you vote for the party, not a candidate, and the party chooses from a set of candidates who to sit. And the seats are given out proportionality, not based on districts. Thus, if I have n seats, a party needs to at least clear 100/n percent, otherwise you would have at least n parties running to claim a seat. And, for governing sake, the threshold probably needs to be higher than 100/n, because a bunch of ine seat parties would still make governing hard.
I’ll never forget the night a man in a 32nd floor room of the Mandalay Bay threw 1,100 skateboards with a dozen or so skateboard launchers in ~10 min, hitting my sister in the back, killing 58 and wounding 500+ others. Totally owned us, Mike. https://t.co/DVaCvAvuG0
— Zach Elmore (@mynameiszach16) September 16, 2019
re: #170 Weaselone
It’s the Onion.
Ahhh, missed that. Must be morning. But it is bad when you can actually imagine one of them saying that.
So….our esteemed host tweeted this last night.
I hope the bookers for CNN, MSNBC, etc. take note that Corey Lewandowski openly bragged about lying to the media, and strongly implied he’d do it again.
Aw, who am I kidding. They’re already calling him for interviews.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 17, 2019
….about that….
One of the single biggest structural weaknesses of mainstream media is they think right-wing extremists aspire to truth. Of *course* the right would lie to an enemy they want to destroy. And shaming (the only weak-sauce defense against this) doesn’t work. Deplatforming does. https://t.co/0sR4EROmqj
— Anil Dash 🥭 (@anildash) September 18, 2019
They learn nothing, because they believe this is the way it should be. The media will always privilege conservatives even when they say outright ‘I will not be telling you anything because I have contempt for you’ and then proceed to lie in their faces. Meanwhile, Dems get treated like inherent monsters and liars from the get go no matter fucking what they do.
This is a fucking miserable timeline.
re: #118 Jebediah, RBG
I got caught in fucking Trumptraffic today. Close to two hours to get from Pico & Bundy to 6th & LaBrea.
My office is only a block away from where Shiterrella is staying at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.
And it was a pain in the @$$ to get home with the main entrance to the downtown Metro station closed and streets blocked off…Now I got to leave early to get to work on time today…
re: #168 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Still recovering from a simultaneous crash of my boot drive and TimeMachine drive. So I had to do a fresh install of MacOS and now slowing putting the pieces together.
I don’t know what happened but both drives are on the same Firewire bus and perhaps there was a surge?
That’s why I always make two backups to my main drive—one with Time Machine and another with Carbon Copy Cloner every day. I’ve had the double whammy with Time Machine and the main drive and I fall back by wiping the drive clean and using CCC to restore.
re: #176 Citizen K
Lewandowski has no obligation to be honest with the media
The media have no obligation to be honest with us
And that is the New Media Reality
re: #179 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Lewandowski has no obligation to be honest with the media
The media have no obligation to be honest with us
And that is the New Media Reality
That’s the dirty secret to our entire society it seems: no one is really obligated to treat anyone with any respect or decency, and the only real camaraderie is in banding together to demean and disrespect groups too weak or too small to fight back. Any assumption of inherent dignity will only result in being taken advantage of by those strong enough and smart enough to take advantage of you until they shiv you.
It’s a cynical, nihilistic, and inherently bleak worldview. But looking at who gets to succeed in our country, and the deference those who hide nothing about their shittiness receive, it’s apparently the most realistic one.
re: #180 Citizen K
That’s the dirty secret to our entire society it seems: no one is really obligated to treat anyone with any respect or decency, and the only real camaraderie is in banding together to demean and disrespect groups too weak or too small to fight back. Any assumption of inherent dignity will only result in being taken advantage of by those strong enough and smart enough to take advantage of you until they shiv you.
It’s a cynical, nihilistic, and inherently bleak worldview. But looking at who gets to succeed in our country, and the deference those who hide nothing about their shittiness receive, it’s apparently the most realistic one.
Listen to the callers we deal with at work and they love how Trump kicks down colored people and gays. That’s the main thing they live for—seeing gawd’s anointed king defend the white race. And that attitude is reenforced every second by the Republican 24/7 Bullshit machine on the radio, in newspapers, on the net and especially in the churches.
#Breaking: Netanyahu to declare “I have Jewish majority,” according to @kann_news. pic.twitter.com/nzHeymzQtX
— Noga Tarnopolsky (@NTarnopolsky) September 18, 2019
Replace Jewish with white and you have a Trump quote.
re: #181 Joe Bacon 🌹
Listen to the callers we deal with at work and they love how Trump kicks down colored people and gays. That’s the main thing they live for—seeing gawd’s anointed king defend the white race. And that attitude is reenforced every second by the Republican 24/7 Bullshit machine on the radio, in newspapers, on the net and especially in the churches.
I just can’t be that way, I’m not wired that way, and it sickens me to see it so prevalent. But the more I see, the more I’m convinced I’m just in the vast minority and hate and dishonesty really does rule everything.
re: #180 Citizen K
That’s the dirty secret to our entire society it seems: no one is really obligated to treat anyone with any respect or decency, and the only real camaraderie is in banding together to demean and disrespect groups too weak or too small to fight back.
There was a time when news outlets lived from their reputation for accuracy and truth.
Now they live from their audience share.
Something odd about the timing of the bombing in SA supposedly by Iran (which SA itself says the evidence that Iran was the originator of said bombing) and the Israel election.
Not that I am going all CT or anything. But interesting timing nonetheless.
124K updings on the nose!
Thank you all, only 1,000 points away from my intermediate Lifetime Goal of 250K
Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. The Israeli elections are once again confounding and not surprising in the slightest.
The balance of power remains split on razor thin margins (56-57, with Gantz’s coalition leading), but Bibi knows that he’s still got advantages here. Israeli law means that the President gets to choose who gets first crack to form the government. Rivlin might tab Bibi to form as he’s the outgoing PM, in which case Bibi could try to cobble together a government out of the fractured parties that make up the Knesset. Or he gives Gantz a shot, which means that Bibi’s truly out.
Ha’aretz runs down a bunch of possibilities, including that there’s no government formed and yet another election is held next year.
re: #183 Citizen K
I just can’t be that way, I’m not wired that way, and it sickens me to see it so prevalent. But the more I see, the more I’m convinced I’m just in the vast minority and hate and dishonesty really does rule everything.
If it seems that way, then you’re spending way too much time reading the internet. I mean, I love the information here, but my kid has some great teachers helping him learn, my dad still helps me figure out stuff around the House, Elizabeth Warren spends four hours taking pictures with people that show up at her rallies, the Obamas are still alive and doing their Obama thing, my dogs are still cute and frustrating and adorable. It’s tough when you see the people at the top like they are now, but we have the ability to deal with them, no matter what the gloom around here gets like (the “Oh, he’ll just declare himself president for life if he loses” is crap thinking).
re: #187 lawhawk
Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. The Israeli elections are once again confounding and not surprising in the slightest.
The balance of power remains split on razor thin margins (56-57, with Gantz’s coalition leading), but Bibi knows that he’s still got advantages here. Israeli law means that the President gets to choose who gets first crack to form the government. Rivlin might tab Bibi to form as he’s the outgoing PM, in which case Bibi could try to cobble together a government out of the fractured parties that make up the Knesset. Or he gives Gantz a shot, which means that Bibi’s truly out.
Ha’aretz runs down a bunch of possibilities, including that there’s no government formed and yet another election is held next year.
Good morning/afternoon!
What’s not mentioned is that President Rivlin and Knesset Chairman Edelstein have both made it clear that a “3rd round” is not something that they’re going to allow.
So one way or another, someone’s gonna be assembling a government this time around.
As it stands now, Gantz has the higher number compared to Bibi.
Netanyahu’s argument last time was that since it was too close to call, then the head of the biggest party representing the biggest bloc should call the shots.
That’s not the case anymore; Ganz is the biggest party AND in the bigger bloc.
And it might grow further, since it seems that they’re only starting to count the ballots from the predominantly Arab cities - The Joint List has 13 but could rise to as high as 15 seats, increasing the left-wing bloc at the expense of the right.
So that one claim that he barely got away with last time holds no water now.
1 in 16 women said their first time having sex was rape, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association pic.twitter.com/joMn84tb4m
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 18, 2019
re: #189 Disloyal Archangel
Bibi’s last remaining argument is that the Joint List (aka the Arab parties) shouldn’t count. It’s the appeal to apartheid. And it’s not without its backers on the right wing.
re: #190 MsJ
1 in 16 women said their first time having sex was rape, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association
The word “rape” often evokes strong images of violence, but it covers a lot of situations that are not necessarily violent, just non-consensual.
I for one cannot for the life of me imagine having sex with any woman who is not actively willing, under any circumstances. But I guess there are lot of men out there who have to problem with that…
I wish to be there…
#Beautiful #scenery of the majestic #Skogafoss #Waterfall in #countryside of #Iceland in #summer. Skogafoss waterfall is the top famous #natural #landmark and #tourist #destination #place of Iceland and #Europe. #lovely #nature #wildflowers
✍️https://t.co/Uz4TdThGlM #writing pic.twitter.com/y5abbPEVz3— Rashada Yesmin (@TravelWriterRY) September 17, 2019
Off to work shortly but looking at local news and some whales put on a star appearance for a whale-watching boat. Those critters have huge brains. Is some clever whale putting on “see the humans” tours at this point?
Irony: The ultra-right racist Otzma party failed to make it into the Israeli Knesset, and their votes functionally got redistributed to all the other parties, and gave the majority-Arab party an extra Knesset seat. https://t.co/P3sYDsZbTS
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) September 18, 2019
Yair Rosenberg explains the very confusing (& fucked up) Israeli election process:
Want to avoid being taken in by people peddling misinformation about the Israeli election on social media? Read my explainer for how the electoral system works, how you win it, and when we’ll know who did: https://t.co/ODUfzFS3F9 https://t.co/0y2AzhjFQM
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) September 18, 2019
For those curious about the Israeli electoral process, and how it’s won, I have a Q&A here that demystifies things and explains what’s going on: https://t.co/ODUfzFS3F9
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) September 18, 2019
re: #191 lawhawk
Bibi’s last remaining argument is that the Joint List (aka the Arab parties) shouldn’t count. It’s the appeal to apartheid. And it’s not without its backers on the right wing.
Agreed wholeheartedly.
But the one he needs to convince is President Rivlin, an honorable moderate who’s been the target of plenty on the right before, including Netanyahu (who he probably hates with a passion by now) and who is on good terms with the Arab populace. There’s no way he’d go along with that, if for no other reason that it would mean his end - the end of his career, the end of his reputation and name, and that it would probably spark holy hell, riots and violence throughout the country.
Not gonna happen.
re: #194 Rightwingconspirator
Off to work shortly but looking at local news and some whales put on a star appearance for a whale-watching boat. Those critters have huge brains. Is some clever whale putting on “see the humans” tours at this point?
why the fuck would they want to see us?
People Googling like mad
JUST IN: President Trump names hostage envoy Robert O’Brien as next national security adviser.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 18, 2019
re: #198 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
why the fuck would they want to see us?
As a warning to their children?
re: #200 Belafon
As a warning to their children?
That occurred to me as the only thing that would be of interest to them
re: #198 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
why the fuck would they want to see us?
Why do we want to see them?
re: #202 MsJ
Why do we want to see them?
because they are large and majestic. We are puny and stupid.
re: #203 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
because they are large and majestic. We are puny and stupid.
Meaning different. Isn’t that what zoos are for? :D
re: #204 MsJ
Meaning different. Isn’t that what zoos are for? :D
whales are large and awesome, a source of wonder. we are small and ugly and a source of annoyance or worse…we generally don’t go to zoos to see pests and vermin.
#BREAKING The elections results are starting become clearer this are the coalition form games. PM #Netanyahu has 31 mandates. The ‘natural partners’ of Netanyahu are Shas(9), Torah Judaism(8), Right(7). Then he got a block of 55 mandates. #Israel >>
— News🔥 (@HotNewsl) September 18, 2019
>> #Gantz’s forming coalition games won’t be easier. He has 32 mandates. His partners are The Labour&Gesher(6) and The Democratic Party(5) and the Joint List(13) might also recommend him to the president so he got 56 mandates. #Israel >>
— News🔥 (@HotNewsl) September 18, 2019
>> The only chance to form a coalition is an unity government. But, #Gantz doesn’t want to sit with PM #Netanyahu if Netanyahu will have indictment. Will the Netanyahu’s party could make a ‘putsch’ against him to form a coalition? Will #Israel go to another elections?
— News🔥 (@HotNewsl) September 18, 2019
re: #205 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
whales are large and awesome, a source of wonder. we are small and ugly and a source of annoyance or worse…we generally don’t go to zoos to see pests and vermin.
I think I resent that.
re: #207 MsJ
I think I resent that.
I am trying to view ourselves from the point of view of the whales, who just want to live and find themselves attacked or poisoned by small pink monkey creatures in boats…
re: #204 MsJ
Meaning different. Isn’t that what zoos are for? :D
They did stick us on less than 30% of the earth’s surface.
And we know the whales got on land, looked around, and said “I’m not having anything to do with this,” and went back into the water.
re: #209 Belafon
They did stick us on less than 30% of the earth’s surface.
whereby too many of us still seem to think that if we just toss it into the remaining 70% it is gone and no longer our problem…
re: #208 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I am trying to view ourselves from the point of view of the whales, who just want to live and find themselves attacked or poisoned by small pink monkey creatures in boats…
But you are applying human logic and giving that logic to whales. My proposition is as valid as yours as I am applying my human logic to them.
FTR, while I can be pesty at times, I am not vermin.
re: #213 MsJ
But you are applying human logic and giving that logic to whales. My proposition is as valid as yours as I am applying my human logic to them.
FTR, while I can be pesty at times, I am not vermin.
it is really rude to refer to fellow humans as such, but again, I am trying to look at at us from the cetacean point of view…
Why should anyone trust anything he says about anything. He admitted under oath that he lies as easily as he breathes when claiming he’s under no obligation to tell truth to media.
CNN should fire his ass as a contributor. And fire those who hired him in first place.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) September 18, 2019
Today is going to be one of those days everyone pretends the guy no one has ever heard of before is qualified for a critical government job because he at least appears not to be an unhinged lunatic.
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) September 18, 2019
Who is Robert O’Brien.
He works for Trumpworld. That should be a red flag right there.
She wasn’t “not familiar”.
She just didn’t give a crap about the rules. No one in Trumpworld does. Trumpworld are a bunch of hypocrites putting US natsec at risk b/c they don’t know or care about opsec and securing info via email systems.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) September 18, 2019
Well, this is lovely…
GIZMODO - It turns out that anyone with basic computing skills and an internet connection can access millions of private medical images and data—such as MRIs, X-rays, and CT scans—as well as a buffet of valuable private info, according to a disturbing report from ProPublica.
The gist is that as the medical community moved from analog to digital methods of sharing test results, security practices lagged behind. Unlike data breaches in other industries, where hackers make use of flaws in a company’s security practices, many digital medical records systems don’t even require passwords. What that means is you don’t even need fancy hacker software to peep at millions of medical test results. All you need is to know where to look, and an internet browser.
In its investigation, ProPublica worked with German security firm Greenbone Networks, and journalists from German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk. It ultimately identified 187 servers in the U.S. that lacked passwords or basic security precautions. In total, the data from more than 16 million medical scans worldwide are available online. What’s worse is that on top of private medical images, the scans include sensitive information such as names, birthdates, and in some cases, Social Security numbers.
One issue is it’s unclear who exactly is at fault, and many of the parties involved seem to think securing data is someone else’s responsibility.
Apparently nobody gives a shit about anything anymore as long as they can keep making money.
re: #218 Eclectic Cyborg
Apparently nobody gives a shit about anything anymore as long as they can keep making money.
Why didn’t ftp and telnet not require passwords? Where are the protocols based on plain text? Why wasn’t www proposed with a security standard?
Because the scientists and engineers who created them were thinking about sharing information, because that’s what they want to do. That’s what this looks like. Doctors want to be able to share and access data.
#Iran asking Washington: How come you were not nearly as upset when #Saudi bombs targeted hospitals, grocery markets and schools in #Yemen? https://t.co/S1bfDecVZu
— Bahman Kalbasi (@BahmanKalbasi) September 18, 2019
re: #122 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
TRUMP WORRIED UNSIGHTLY HOMELESS ARE HURTING PROPERTY VALUES
Property values being harmed. In California. Pause for a moment to consider that statement.
(Since there’s a clear correlation between homelessness and increased housing costs, he should be arguing that the homeless are driving up property values. Don’t tell me I need sarc tags.)
Oh. Good morning.
Interesting thread
And I note, it’s still early
National NBC/WSJ poll on 2020 Dem race
Biden 31% (+5 from July)
Warren 25% (+6)
Sanders 14% (+1)
Buttigieg 7% (even)
Harris 5% (-8)
Yang 4% (+2)
Klobuchar 2% (+1)
Booker 2% (+1)
No other Dem got more than 1%
Sept 13-16, 506 Dem primary voters, MOE +/- 4.4%— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) September 17, 2019
re: #221 A hollow voice says, Inpeach…
Property values being harmed. In California. Pause for a moment to consider that statement.
(Since there’s a clear correlation between homelessness and increased housing costs, he should be arguing that the homeless are driving up property values. Don’t tell me I need sarc tags.)
Oh. Good morning.
Yeahbutt, the cruelty is the point. He’s going to start rounding up and imprisoning homeless.
Because he wants to.
re: #223 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Interesting thread
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As someone who would love to see Harris make it to the end, seeing the polls like this just depress me, especially how consistent the hard drop has been. She’s torpedoing so hard, and the only thing I can see about why is the 2nd debate with the Tulsi attacks and the continued “COPMALA!!” rage. And seeing that bullshit linger this hard and continue to sink her numbers is just….fucking hell.
re: #224 MsJ
I hate that I have to upding your post, but I do.
re: #223 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Interesting thread
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- 8 for Harris? What the fuck is that about?
Good morning Twitter! Have some sourdough. pic.twitter.com/1M4Mli2TjZ
— Pie Overlord (@Pie_Overlord) September 18, 2019
This is the broad outline of the background-checks proposal that the White House and Bill Barr are giving Republicans on the Hill. Document, first reported by @amber_athey, here: pic.twitter.com/BLS5bfGIjD
— Elaina Plott (@elainaplott) September 18, 2019
then who is he pushing it for https://t.co/kKqD6tkNOd
— darth™ (@darth) September 18, 2019
re: #230 Backwoods_Sleuth
The proposed background check process will have so many holes in it even Swiss Cheese will be like: “Damn, son.”
re: #215 lawhawk
Lewandowski testified about an episode of obstruction he was involved in that was detailed in the Mueller report, but he admits that he never actually read the report itself.
Trump hasn’t either, why should he?
Who’s the last person trump spoke with?
That’s who’ll drive this thing (over the cliff, as per usual).— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) September 18, 2019
It’s the oldest play in politics (or business for that matter): Make it look like you are changing something without actually changing anything.
O’Brien had previously declined to confirm or deny whether he’d called Trump the “greatest hostage negotiator in history,” which he hasn’t said in public, but NYT’s @katierogers says he recently confirmed that he did do so. https://t.co/oFshQHODWI
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 18, 2019
re: #224 MsJ
Also when he legalizes weed the night before the election, his private prison buddies are going to need a whole new bunch of inmates. The homeless will fit that bill nicely, as will immigrants and the alleged mentally ill (meaning, of course democrats and other dissidents).
re: #15 teleskiguy
Fuckface Von Clownstick will have to be forcibly removed from the White House in a straitjacket, he’ll never concede defeat in an election.
I’m afraid he is going to do a horrific amount of damage on the way out. People keep saying “Duh! Arrest him and carry him out of the White House on Inauguration Day”.
It won’t be that easy. He can declare martial law. He can have troops suppress demonstrations. He can have Barr try to indict the president elect. He can have things tied up in courts staffed by his appointees.
He can basically wreck the country.
One of the things another administration congress will need to do is radically cut back on the powers if the presidency. We now see how they can be abused.
🔥 We’re turning up the heat on our #Artemis I spacecraft, testing @NASA_Orion under extreme simulated in-space conditions. With a job like returning humans to the Moon by 2024, this craft must be ready for anything. Check out its training regime 💪 : https://t.co/PTZV8kbyXD pic.twitter.com/WTfuCRThJP
— NASA (@NASA) September 18, 2019
re: #18 Targetpractice
He won’t concede, but will instead accuse the media of broadcasting “fake” results while he insists the DOJ will be investigating every state he lost to get the “real” results. As well as suing in the courts to prevent the vote totals from being certified. And, towards the end, imploring the Congressional Repubs to save his ass by taking whatever steps necessary to prevent the election results from being certified.
There are scenarios where he might be able to sue in enough states to get the whole thing thrown to the House of representatives…and each state delegation gets one vote…meaning he would win. That is another nightmare waiting to happen where states like NY and California could basically refuse to recognize the federal government and act independently.
49 years ago today.
Forever 27… R.I.P.#JimiHendrix pic.twitter.com/25o88dJfyL— RA MU (@PRINCE_1999_) September 18, 2019
re: #225 Citizen K
As someone who would love to see Harris make it to the end, seeing the polls like this just depress me, especially how consistent the hard drop has been. She’s torpedoing so hard, and the only thing I can see about why is the 2nd debate with the Tulsi attacks and the continued “COPMALA!!” rage. And seeing that bullshit linger this hard and continue to sink her numbers is just….fucking hell.
I’ve been at a loss to explain why she and Booker are doing so badly. I think there is a very low tolerance for risk (anything other than moderate white dude) right now.
re: #219 Belafon
Because the scientists and engineers who created them were thinking about sharing information, because that’s what they want to do. That’s what this looks like. Doctors want to be able to share and access data.
That’s why the internet in its current form is permanently broke - security was not a core requirement in its design.
re: #230 Backwoods_Sleuth
The ‘licensed transfer agent’ seems like a possible revenue engine for a Notary.
re: #241 Scottish Dragon
I’ve been at a loss to explain why she and Booker are doing so badly. I think there is a very low tolerance for risk (anything other than moderate white dude) right now.
It’s especially frustrating with Harris because she climbed up significantly, and then dropped extra hard.
Boris Johnson dropped into @WhippsCrossHosp for a press opportunity - so I gave him a piece of my mind about how he is running the NHS based on the experience with my 7 day old daughter, who was neglected for hours last night. More here: https://t.co/DsBDvnhC51 https://t.co/vKPs3yzNHx
— Omar Salem (@OmarSalem) September 18, 2019
moron
The Trump Administration is revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions in order to produce far less expensive cars for the consumer, while at the same time making the cars substantially SAFER. This will lead to more production because of this pricing and safety……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 18, 2019
….far safer and much less expensive. Many more cars will be produced under the new and uniform standard, meaning significantly more JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! Automakers should seize this opportunity because without this alternative to California, you will be out of business.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 18, 2019
re: #233 MsJ
The record-keeping requirements would be enforced via civil penalties. Also, if a firearm were used in a crime, the seller would enjoy the same civil immunity as FFLs…
Well, speak of toothless!
Just spitballing here, but maybe Kamala would be an excellent VP choice for one of the other candidates?
An official in Netanyahu’s office tells me Netanyahu cancelled his planned trip to the UN General Assembly, where he was to meet Trump, due to “political circumstances.”
As @LahavHarkov says: #Netanyahu will miss “the highlight of Netanyahu’s year every year,” his UNGA speech.— Daniel Estrin (@DanielEstrin) September 18, 2019
re: #250 Eclectic Cyborg
Just spitballing here, but maybe Kamala would be an excellent VP choice for one of the other candidates?
Have her replace Barr.
re: #140 austin_blue
So they are finally replacing the Dirty White Rocket, the T-38, which I trained in in…1979.
And it was old then.
Fun plane to fly, it has wings like knife blades. At around 280 knots, it has a 0 degree angle of attack, which means all of the lift generated by the plane to keep it in the air is generated by the shape of the body, not the wings. You didn’t really do loops, you did high-angle climbs and dives. It was an absolute supersonic telephone pole.
I read the Pilot’s manual for it and it seemed like 1) a hell of a lot of fun and 2) a plane that could the fuck away from a new pilot really easily.
And CNN puts Corey back on tv. They cannot help themselves. https://t.co/i0SaesKd2K
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) September 18, 2019
re: #230 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“all advertised commercial sales”
As I predicted they’re planning to carve out a massive exception for gifts, inheritances, and wink-wink nudge-nudge “barter” handshake deals.
re: #255 William Lewis
I read the Pilot’s manual for it and it seemed like 1) a hell of a lot of fun and 2) a plane that could the fuck away from a new pilot really easily.
I heard stories about the F104 like that.
“Everyone cries here.” @AP reporters @viacedar @bytimsullivan spent 10 days living with asylum seekers lost in limbo just 3 miles from the U.S.border. https://t.co/PfpaIsfhZT
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 18, 2019
Corey Lewandowski’s website:
Registered in Panama, run by a Ukrainian, who is based in St. Petersburg Russia.
I’m pre-coffee. Do I have all that right? https://t.co/BIFzlTFa45— Lincoln’s Bible (@LincolnsBible) September 18, 2019
re: #241 Scottish Dragon
I’ve been at a loss to explain why she and Booker are doing so badly. I think there is a very low tolerance for risk (anything other than moderate white dude) right now.
Some of it’s that, but they just aren’t in the news that much. I’ve had Harris as my top choice, but Warren is the one we’re hearing about. The selfie story alone is a masterstroke of marketing as well as a great way to get with the constituents.
re: #264 Belafon
Some of it’s that, but they just aren’t in the news that much. I’ve had Harris as my top choice, but Warren is the one we’re hearing about. The selfie story alone is a masterstroke of marketing as well as a great way to get with the constituents.
Harris has been my top choice also.
re: #242 Eric The Fruit Bat
That’s why the internet in its current form is permanently broke - security was not a core requirement in its design.
Agreed. We need a top-down restructure, and flip everything over. Not sure how that will work without a super-global crisis.
re: #260 Backwoods_Sleuth
These are turbulent days for the migrants of El Buen Pastor. For the first time since World War II, the U.S. government is turning away thousands of asylum seekers regardless of their need for refuge.
A series of Trump Administration immigration rule changes have effectively sealed the border to the vast majority of asylum seekers, leaving tens of thousands of migrants in limbo, and shifting responsibility for U.S. immigration policy to the Mexican government and dozens of Mexican shelters.
…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security insists the January policy returning migrants to Mexico is designed to bring order to the asylum process and “decrease the number of those taking advantage of the immigration system.”
Before the new policy, migrants who passed a so-called “credible fear” screening could stay in the U.S. while immigration courts decided their case. Now, it’s often not clear how the process works.
At first, only Central Americans were sent back to Mexico under the new policy. Then, starting in June, Cubans were also sent back. Pregnant women, non-Spanish speakers, and other vulnerable migrants are sometimes — but not always — allowed into the U.S.
A second administration order, on July 16, effectively denied asylum to most migrants arriving at the border from that day forward, insisting they must first seek asylum in another country they had passed through.
That order split the shelter into winners and losers, and punished many of those who had waited for their number to come up.
Suddenly, people who had asked for asylum before July 16 — even if they had done so after arriving in the U.S. illegally — could proceed with their asylum applications while they waited in Mexico. But nearly everyone who tried to put in an asylum request after that date would first have to apply for asylum in Mexico or another country they had passed through.
I hate the Trump administration so fucking much.
re: #250 Eclectic Cyborg
Just spitballing here, but maybe Kamala would be an excellent VP choice for one of the other candidates?
If we were to remove her from the Senate, which I’m not sure is a good idea, I would either put her as AG or head of DHS (time to restructure ICE).
— Deirdre🇺🇸🏴 (@Celticlassy10) September 18, 2019
re: #265 Scottish Dragon
Harris has been my top choice also.
The Bernie Bros launched a coordinated attack on her since last year. But they apparently haven’t figured out how to damage Warren. Nothing pleases me more than seeing the decline in Sanders support. I really like Warren but am not sure how the Medicare for All proposal will play out in a general election. Would love to see a Warren-Harris ticket, but that is not a winning combination in the contemporary world but hopefully some time in the near future.
re: #269 Scottish Dragon
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Remains a mistake; give the tactical and transport assets back to the army and the strategic assets to the navy. The separate AF has not been worth the additional cost.
The Hummingbird Whisperer (on Colossal)
Neat short video
re: #272 William Lewis
Remains a mistake; give the tactical and transport assets back to the army and the strategic assets to the navy. The separate AF has not been worth the additional cost.
They will always recall that golden age when we were the only nation with nuclear weapons and the aircraft to deliver them anywhere around the world
This is from a CBC event we hosted this weekend to celebrate black women in Congress.
The President of the United States is continuing to spread lies that put my life at risk.
What is Twitter doing to combat this misinformation? https://t.co/XdkRVrU7mZ— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 18, 2019
Thread on the Trump smear machine and how it turned an innocent event involving @IlhanMN into a false allegation of her dancing on 9/11(!). Absolutely despicable. https://t.co/90m0EtTe5L
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) September 18, 2019
Is it possible Omar will lose in the next election as a result of all this crap?
My question: why in the world does Robert C. O’Brien supposedly speak Afrikaans? That is a very odd and troubling choice for foreign language skill for a person who has no ties to South Africa in the days of apartheid.
re: #263 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Yeah, sorry namecheap is a well known low cost domain name registrar. I’ve used them in the past . The fact Corey registered and hosted his domain there means he’s cheap, that’s all.
re: #278 Eclectic Cyborg
Is it possible Omar will lose in the next election as a result of all this crap?
I am more worried about her becoming the victim of an assassination attempt than about her losing her seat.
re: #276 The Pie Overlord!
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If anyone is still wondering, this is the event where Rep. Ilhan Omar was dancing, on September 13. The president, who has repeatedly smeared Omar, promoted a video claiming she was dancing on the September 11 anniversary. pic.twitter.com/G20rzLHV3F
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 18, 2019
re: #283 Backwoods_Sleuth
Wasn’t she dancing with LIzzo in the video? It’s been a few days so I don’t quite remember.
re: #280 danarchy
Yeah, sorry namecheap is a well known low cost domain name registrar. I’ve used them in the past . The fact Corey registered and hosted his domain there means he’s cheap, that’s all.
I remember when optics mattered.
Apparently, that only matters if you’re a democrat.
re: #277 The Pie Overlord!
Thread on the Trump smear machine and how it turned an innocent event involving @IlhanMN into a false allegation of her dancing on 9/11(!). Absolutely despicable.
1/ Anatomy of a smear: progressive activist @AdamGreen posts on Sept 13, at a reception for the Congressional Black Caucus annual legislative conference, video of @IlhanMN dancing:https://t.co/sYFKN76rto
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 18, 2019
…
Is it possible that the motivation for this smear is to distract from the very real Trump intent of hosting the Taliban at Camp David on the anniversary of 9/11?
re: #287 Hecuba’s daughter
Is it possible that the motivation for this smear is to distract from the very real Trump
intent of hosting the Taliban at Camp David on the anniversary of 9/11?
Yes
Meanwhile Trump actually is friendly with the scion of a guy who said we deserved 9/11,
To recap, on September 11, 2001, Trump said he saw the second plane hit the tower (from over 4 miles away), witnessed Muslims dancing in celebration in New Jersey (12 miles away), and helped first responders at ground zero all at the same time.
re: #291 Ace Rothstein
To recap, on September 11, 2001, Trump said he saw the second plane hit the tower (from over 4 miles away), witnessed Muslims dancing in celebration in New Jersey (12 miles away), and helped first responders at ground zero all at the same time.
He’s such a pathetic liar and easily 40% of our country buys every word.
re: #270 Backwoods_Sleuth
trail brazers?
Trail Braisers…. pic.twitter.com/wgnTxHbctP
— Deirdre🇺🇸🏴 (@Celticlassy10) September 18, 2019
re: #291 Ace Rothstein
To recap, on September 11, 2001, Trump said he saw the second plane hit the tower (from over 4 miles away), witnessed Muslims dancing in celebration in New Jersey (12 miles away), and helped first responders at ground zero all at the same time.
Good ol’ North Korean style revisionism, right there.
re: #294 Eclectic Cyborg
Good ol’ North Korean style revisionism, right there.
He exists in multiple universes simultaneously. It’s like a crappy Spiderverse, but with Trump.
AP photo from 1978 proves 70 year old @IlhanMN is an immortal who does not age. https://t.co/zT2krOZi3J
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) September 18, 2019
Young, smart Democratic women scare the living fuck out of wingnuts, apparently.
Our demented racist president retweeted a fake video of Rep. Ilhan Omar “dancing on 9/11.” That tweet is now deleted, but Trump’s disgusting tweet lives on.
This is the president* of the US doing shit like this. https://t.co/EDtjExUHpk pic.twitter.com/nheB1oWz94— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 18, 2019
Of course they weren’t. Why would Twitter start deleting fake racist videos at this point? https://t.co/tfllrkgly1
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 18, 2019
Also, sure, he’s going to win Minnesota, sure. pic.twitter.com/50mH5QbGL1
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) September 18, 2019
re: #297 makeitstop
Young, smart
Democraticwomen scare the living fuck out of wingnuts, apparently.
This seems more accurate to me.
Megan ArgleBargle says wimminz just can’t haz real reliable memories so who knowz what teh real troof is about Kavanaugh?
Total retread of the bullshit from the GOP a year ago.
re: #302 Scottish Dragon
Sigh.
Why does the NYT and The Post keep turning their opinion pages over to these nutbars?
“Blackjack”.
Didn’t bother with the dog whistle that time. Went straight for the “black equals violence” image.— Deirdre🇺🇸🏴 (@Celticlassy10) September 18, 2019
re: #303 Eclectic Cyborg
Sigh.
Why does the NYT and The Post keep turning their opinion pages over to these nutbars?
McMegan should stick with her expensive kitchen alliances. She’ll do less damage.
Well, I probably wouldn’t want to be married to a guy named Death Cab either….🙃
— Deirdre🇺🇸🏴 (@Celticlassy10) September 18, 2019
re: #291 Ace Rothstein
To recap, on September 11, 2001, Trump said he saw the second plane hit the tower (from over 4 miles away), witnessed Muslims dancing in celebration in New Jersey (12 miles away), and helped first responders at ground zero all at the same time.
While claiming on tv that his building was now the tallest in NYC (it wasn’t even the tallest in Lower Manhattan).
Forget about the thousands murdered, Trump cared only to lie to everyone that his building was now the tallest (it wasn’t).
And he’s lied about what he and his company did at Ground Zero - which was nothing. He didn’t do anything there. He wasn’t involved in clearing debris or rebuilding.
This is simply inaccurate.
Your standards will cost consumers $400 billion.
Result in 320 billion more gallons of oil burned and spewed into our air.
And hurt car companies’ ability to compete in a global market.
It’s bad for our air. Bad for our health. Bad for our economy. https://t.co/VHPxG59gMO— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) September 18, 2019
Today’s actions represent another act in Donald Trump’s political theater. A failed attempt to assert power. A continuation of a political vendetta against CA and our progress.
Bad news for him — we will prevail. See you in court. https://t.co/mDRsk6QRw2— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) September 18, 2019
re: #80 goddamnedfrank
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Well, that makes perfect sense. Absolutely perfect sense.
In addition, I’ll note that the Academy Awards refuses to release it’s vote totals, so I’m pretty sure Bernie won best actor and director last year.
It’s just math.— Uriel (@sickendun2death) September 18, 2019
Go on… pic.twitter.com/JTos2B3xz3
— Deirdre🇺🇸🏴 (@Celticlassy10) September 18, 2019
For those Lizards interested in crime/criminology, looks like there’s been a major break in the Hwaseong Serial Murders case, sometimes referred to as South Korea’s Zodiac case.
There was a conclusive DNA match and a suspect has been identified - he’s already serving a life sentence for raping and murdering his sister-in-law back in early 1994; he’s being identified by South Korean authorities only as “Mr. A”.
The Hwaseong Serial Murders inspired the outstanding South Korean film Memories of Murder, which is one of those films I strongly recommend; it’s easily the equal of David Fincher’s Zodiac.
re: #311 Dr Lizardo
Here’s an English-language article: koreaherald.com
re: #311 Dr Lizardo
For those Lizards interested in crime/criminology, looks like there’s been a major break in the Hwaesong Serial Murders case, sometimes referred to as South Korea’s Zodiac case.
There was a conclusive DNA match and a suspect has been identified - he’s already serving a life sentence for murdering his sister-in-law back in late 1993; he’s being identified by South Korean authorities only as “Mr. A”.
The Hwaesong Serial Murders inspired the outstanding South Korean film Memories of Murder, which is one of those films I strongly recommend; it’s easily the equal of David Fincher’s Zodiac.
That reminds me…
Unbelievable just came out on Netflix right now and it is outstanding and utterly enraging. True story I read about last year of a serial rapist and how (middle aged male) police refused to believe his first victim and charged her with making a false report. The look on one of the detectives faces when he is informed that police in Colorado have the rapist and linked it “to one of your unsolved cases” is something to see as he realizes the teen age girl he got convicted and sentenced for lying…was not lying.
This is one that will make you want to punch holes in walls. The teen girl in question settled against Snownomish, got a job as a long haul trucker and is married with two kids. She said that the scene of her interrogation by the two detectives is absolutely dead on as to what happened.
BREAKING: The Federal Reserve cuts rates for a second time this year with promise to “act as appropriate” to sustain economic expansion. The Fed’s move will reduce its benchmark rate by an additional quarter-point to a range of 1.75% to 2%. https://t.co/jc3DOGsWcX
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 18, 2019
re: #314 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Cash available to banks for their short-term funding needs all but dried up earlier this week, and interest rates in U.S. money markets shot up to as high as 10% for some overnight loans, more than four times the Fed’s rate.
That forced the Fed to make an emergency injection of more than $125 billion over the past two days, its first major market intervention since the financial crisis more than a decade ago, to prevent borrowing costs from spiraling even higher. While the effort restored a measure of order to the short-term bank funding market, it was not enough to stop the Fed’s benchmark lending rate from rising above its targeted range of 2.00% to 2.25%.
Last time this happened, businesses were struggling to make payroll or stock things like…food on shelves.
Since July, I’ve written stories on Trump falsely accusing Omar of calling Jews evil, Trump falsely accusing Omar of saying Al Qaeda makes her proud, and Trump sharing a tweet falsely accusing Omar of dancing on the anniversary of 9/11.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 18, 2019
The economy is doing so great that the Fed has had to cut interest rates twice.
Both are consequences of Trump’s idiotic trade war, and the economy slowing down due to the drag the trade war has on business spending.
But the liquidity issues seem to be a whole new wrinkle of awfulness, and Trump cares only that his businesses see a huge break due to the rate cut (he’s leveraged to his eyeballs, so every cut in the fed rate means he potentially sees millions in savings).
None of this is normal.
America owes a debt of gratitude to Danial Dale and his reporting.
A message to you & everyone who has helped make our @WCKitchen #ChefsForBahamas relief effort possible! I have to leave Bahamas for now…but teams will stay here cooking & I will be back! Working alongside the amazing Bahamian people we’ve served over 300,000 meals so far ❤️🇧🇸 pic.twitter.com/NtT1kGebsj
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 18, 2019
This is Toby. He only needed to be held once during his first swim lesson today. Had nothing to do with his capabilities, he just wanted to be held. 13/10 pic.twitter.com/oGJsk1Ktwi
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) September 18, 2019
Sandy Hook Promise has released this harrowing PSA in time for back-to-school pic.twitter.com/NOdfTx4Hqm
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 18, 2019
re: #253 Scottish Dragon
Have her replace Barr.
I’d rather she stay in the Senate. VP is, in my opinion, is mostly worthless. AG would be good, but it only makes sense if she either wants to return to California politics (governor) or run for president again in 8 years.
California politics is crowded and there’s no guarantee she would win a race for governor when Newsom is termed out.
She can build a nice legacy in the Senate. And would be a more interesting choice for the Supreme Court if/when a vacancy opens during a Democratic administration.
WATCHED this powerful @sandyhook ad after taking my daily photo of Bella - the one we have taken every day since #SandyHook just in case. Maybe the guitar could be a shield?#GiveUsAVote on gun safety laws, @senatemajldr @POTUS! pic.twitter.com/O3yyzT07y4
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) September 18, 2019
This is a BIG deal. Today, we found out 1200 empty beds in the Homestead detention center costs us $720k/day.
Why are we bankrolling the pockets of a private company for running an empty facility? The American people deserve answers @realDonaldTrump. pic.twitter.com/WedYAmNBG6— Rep. Mark Pocan (@repmarkpocan) September 18, 2019
Dark Angels space marines approve of your crew served weapons use against heretic rebels. Carry on. pic.twitter.com/BK0sWEJ1vX
— Deirdre🇺🇸🏴 (@Celticlassy10) September 18, 2019
i hear a noise. i think it’s the garaGE DOOR. IT IS THE GARAGE DOOR. THE HUMAN IS HOME. AND MY FEETS. THEY ARE A TIPPY TAPPIN
— Thoughts of Dog (@dog_feelings) September 13, 2019
the small neighbor human. came over after school. to try to get me to eat their homework. while i don’t condone such behavior. i absolutely complied
— Thoughts of Dog (@dog_feelings) September 17, 2019
Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve Fail Again. No “guts,” no sense, no vision! A terrible communicator!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 18, 2019
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re: #331 Backwoods_Sleuth
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And of course the coming economic collapse will no doubt be blamed on the next Democratic President.
re: #328 Scottish Dragon
That was really, really hard to watch.
I didn’t try. Getting overwhelmed here…
re: #325 Backwoods_Sleuth
Rep. Mark Pocan
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@repmarkpocan
This is a BIG deal. Today, we found out 1200 empty beds in the Homestead detention center costs us $720k/day.Why are we bankrolling the pockets of a private company for running an empty facility? The American people deserve answers @realDonaldTrump.
No private facilities. These should all be government owned and government run.
CA Gov. Newsom on Trump revoking state’s emissions waiver: “I don’t know what the hell’s happened to the Republican Party. By the way, where is the Republican Party?” “They believe in federalism, they believe in state rights…they’re nowhere to be found” https://t.co/IH9kgXIHfB pic.twitter.com/GN8zxm4gNj
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) September 18, 2019
Context on Kamala Harris as career prosecutor: medium.com
Porn star Jessica Jaymes has been found dead at home in California, it was reported Wednesday. She was just 43.
re: #297 makeitstop
Young, smart Democratic women scare the living fuck out of wingnuts, apparently.
Things they don’t like about AOC, Omar, etc.:
Democrat
Young
Smart
non-WASP
The Democratic party doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with them.
re: #325 Backwoods_Sleuth
Privatization creates proxy structures that function like government but have no accountability, not “less government.”
Their opaque operations means that they can be unecessarily large and expensive because they’ve padded but the public is forced to pay the bill regardless.
They’re the perfect representation of how modern conservatives don’t care in the least about “small government”: they’re fine with cruelty, waste, and inefficiency (relative to stated function rather than profit motive). Privatization not only feeds their venal and corrupt impulses, but also their authoritarian ones: they like that these groups do less, to the point of hurting, sickening, and killing people.