Trump Vows: No Pay Raise for US Troops Over Renaming Confederate-Named Military Bases

PoliticsJuly 2020 • Views: 21,802

Last night, while gumming his customary pre-sleep cheeseburger, our deranged president tweeted out a threat loaded with racism on several levels.

I will Veto the Defense Authorization Bill if the Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren (of all people!) Amendment, which will lead to the renaming (plus other bad things!) of Fort Bragg, Fort Robert E. Lee, and many other Military Bases from which we won Two World Wars, is in the Bill!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2020

For some reason (I wonder what it could be?) Trump’s racist slurs against native Americans don’t get the same attention as his other racist slurs, of which there are many.

But once again, he’s displaying the political genius for which he’s known. This time, he’s threatening to veto a bipartisan (incredibly rare these days) military spending bill that includes money for research into the COVID-19 pandemic, and a 3 percent pay raise for US troops.

All because the bill also contains an amendment that would change the names of 10 military bases named after infamous, traitorous Confederate generals.

Trump’s message to the military: no pay raises unless the racism continues!

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346 comments

PhillyPretzel Jul 1, 2020 • 10:46:38am

kcuf pmurt

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Jul 1, 2020 • 10:47:30am

re: #1 PhillyPretzel

🖕🤡

Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 10:47:52am

gumming his customary pre-sleep cheeseburger

This gave me a mental image no one should ever have.

NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 10:48:51am

Racist says Black Americans aren’t “real people.”

At anti-D.C. statehood press conference, Senator Steve Daines (R-Mt.) urges lawmakers to “go out to where the real people are at across the country and ask them where they think.”

— Fenit Nirappil (@FenitN) July 1, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 10:49:32am

As I just said, easy ad. Trump would rather fight for dead confederate names than living service members.

Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 10:49:40am

re: #2 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

🖕🤡

I’m digging this, but put orange before clown like you did last thread. I’m a sucker for accuracy.

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips Jul 1, 2020 • 10:50:32am

80’s gold

“Merlin, attack!” https://t.co/xeEXsBcfgn

— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) July 1, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 10:50:49am

re: #4 NO SMOCKING GUN!

Racist says Black Americans aren’t “real people.”

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Real people live in Washington too you retrograde racist shit who can’t resist pulling the real America card because he lives in a state whiter than Trump’s ass.

Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 10:51:11am

I dare him to veto this
He won’t
He got this minute’s message out

When it’s time to sign he’ll have a new message, totally unrelated to this one
” I’m the best for the troops, the best for defence, the most defense money ever!!! Fixed it” etc

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips Jul 1, 2020 • 10:51:52am

Still seeing this type of thing a lot, as liked and insta-storied by the president’s son: the boy in this photo is Biden’s grandson, the girl his granddaughter, taken at their father’s funeral pic.twitter.com/9zPLAvVZ5F

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) July 1, 2020

Eclectic Cyborg Jul 1, 2020 • 10:52:14am

re: #9 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)

Honestly, there’s no bottom for Trump right now. He might just say “fuck you all” and Veto it.

Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 10:52:47am

re: #5 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

As I just said, easy ad. Trump would rather fight for dead confederate names than living service members.

How dis?

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 10:52:56am

We need to call out every Republican who pulls the real America card. I hated this shit when Palin did it and I hate it now. Fuck Republicans and their condescending bullshit attitude towards minorities and urbanites.

lawhawk Jul 1, 2020 • 10:53:03am

It’s all about pandering to the racist white supremacist GOP base.

Never mind that a majority of the nation wants these bases renamed, the Army has recommended the name changes, and that it’s included in a bipartisan spending package that includes pay raises for the troops.

Trump’s against pay raises for the troops. He’s against renaming bases. He’s against America (again).

jaunte Jul 1, 2020 • 10:53:25am

(plus other bad things)

He’s so damn lazy for a propagandist.

Belafon Jul 1, 2020 • 10:54:06am

re: #10 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

And the boys head isn’t turned far enough to be looking where they’re implying with the arrow. He’s looking in the same direction as the adults.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 10:54:36am

re: #10 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

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It’s fucking sick and given there’s a photo of Don Jr’s father grabbing Don Jr’s sisters ass he really has no room to talk but the weasel faced inbred does.

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips Jul 1, 2020 • 10:56:18am

JUST IN: Officials say Russians have overwhelmingly approved constitutional changes that could allow Vladimir Putin to stay in office for 16 more years, though independent observers have reported widespread irregularities during the referendum. https://t.co/7SDS1aaq61

— Axios (@axios) July 1, 2020

jeffreyw Jul 1, 2020 • 10:57:36am

Brisket

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 10:57:42am

re: #18 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

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It’s pretty much making him President for life. Putin will be 84 in sixteen years.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 10:57:55am

re: #19 jeffreyw

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Yummy

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jul 1, 2020 • 10:58:29am

re: #10 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

Still seeing this type of thing a lot, as liked and insta-storied by the president’s son: the boy in this photo is Biden’s grandson, the girl his granddaughter, taken at their father’s funeral

They live up to their name: 2deplorable

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips Jul 1, 2020 • 10:59:19am

Oklahoma

I can’t wait to leave this state. https://t.co/hNZCRloLnF

— Jon Bernstein (@Cobrahistorian) July 1, 2020

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jul 1, 2020 • 10:59:32am

re: #20 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

It’s pretty much making him President for life. Putin will be 84 in sixteen years.

At which point technology will allow him to rule from Beyond the Grave through telepathic messaging…

Thanos Jul 1, 2020 • 11:00:31am

We are growing mosquito repellent herbs and spices on our deck this year, it seems to be working well. (One neighbor has a pool and the other a natural pond, sitting on our deck in past years was out of the question without heavy deet.)

Out my back door

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 11:01:30am

re: #24 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

At which point technology will allow him to rule from Beyond the Grave through telepathic messaging…

Nah Russia will just fall into chaos. I’m hoping they overthrow his ass and put him on trial before then but unfortunately young Russians seem to love this thug punk.

William Lewis Jul 1, 2020 • 11:01:46am

Oh, he’ll sign it.

Making foreign interference in out elections legal is in it.

This squeal is just the con man hiding what he really cares about - being able to have the Russians help him to cheat in the election.

lawhawk Jul 1, 2020 • 11:03:25am

re: #25 Thanos

We prefer Repel to the DEET laden repellents. Works quite well IMO (and Consumer Reports).

The Pie Overlord! Jul 1, 2020 • 11:03:43am

Stonewall Jackson, the Uber is here to take you to the slag heap. (Ol’ Stonewall was fragged by his own men)

And Stonewall Jackson is about to go. #Richmond #richmondprotests #blm pic.twitter.com/oyNzzvgS42

— Richmond Free Press (@FreePressRVA) July 1, 2020

NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 11:04:37am

re: #27 William Lewis

Oh, he’ll sign it.

Making foreign interference in out elections legal is in it.

This squeal is just the con man hiding what he really cares about - being able to have the Russians help him to cheat in the election.

It won’t save him. Trump is going to lose by overwhelming margins; nothing can change that now.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 11:04:49am

re: #29 The Pie Overlord!

Stonewall Jackson, the Uber is here to take you to the slag heap. (Ol’ Stonewall was fragged by his own men)

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His sister was a proud unionist. My GG Grandfather was at Chancellorsville, the battle where Stonewall got it.

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jul 1, 2020 • 11:06:46am

re: #29 The Pie Overlord!

Stonewall Jackson, the Uber is here to take you to the slag heap. (Ol’ Stonewall was fragged by his own men)

“Fragged” implies it was done on purpose. He was shot by his own troops, but by accident and in the dark.

But yeah, get him off public property. I admire him greatly as a general and tactician (just like Erwin Rommel or Walter Model) but there is no need to venerate the cause he fought for.

Thanos Jul 1, 2020 • 11:07:30am

re: #28 lawhawk

We prefer Repel to the DEET laden repellents. Works quite well IMO (and Consumer Reports).

We’ve got lemon grass, three varieties of sage, two of thyme, dill, rosemary, chives, and others I can’t remember - when a light breeze comes up the deck is very aromatic, and no bites so far this year. We also like being able to get fresh spices and herbs off the back deck for cooking.

Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel Jul 1, 2020 • 11:08:25am

There’s a lot of money behind this. Where is it coming from, and why? Who in the financial big league is benefiting?

— Lord Piltdown (@jimreynolds54) July 1, 2020

Whether the candidates are batshit enough to believe this depraved garbage is immaterial——-it’s likely that they don’t. They have been promised something; by someone they think can deliver. Who is it?

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 11:09:03am

I mean the problem with the idea that guys like Jackson were just fighting for their states ignores that every state in the Union sent volunteers. Winfield Scott and George Thomas were as Virginians as Lee and Jackson were,

jaunte Jul 1, 2020 • 11:09:07am

Can I get a little help reporting this account?https://t.co/8Ufm2c3jhm

— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) July 1, 2020

Thanos Jul 1, 2020 • 11:11:18am

re: #36 jaunte

Done

Charles Johnson Jul 1, 2020 • 11:11:49am

This is very bad news, and not just for Arizona.

Trump’s insane, reckless push to reopen everything is going to kill a LOT of people. It’s no longer a matter of “if.” https://t.co/apCGILNoMj

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 1, 2020

Dread Pirate Jul 1, 2020 • 11:12:37am

Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice: “Had I, as national security adviser, received even ‘raw’ reporting that Russia was paying to kill U.S. service members, I would have walked straight into the Oval Office to brief the president.” https://t.co/naqiKwokd5

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) July 1, 2020

Russia has been actively working with the Taliban and other groups inside Afghanistan in order to expedite the withdrawal of US troops from that country, according to a congressionally mandated Pentagon report.

Story w. @rabrowne75 & @MichaelTConte https://t.co/fMSISbzApM

— Jennifer Hansler (@jmhansler) July 1, 2020

retired cynic Jul 1, 2020 • 11:13:20am

re: #25 Thanos

We are growing mosquito repellent herbs and spices on our deck this year, it seems to be working well. (One neighbor has a pool and the other a natural pond, sitting on our deck in past years was out of the question without heavy deet.)

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Handsome, too! Love it.

retired cynic Jul 1, 2020 • 11:14:47am

re: #27 William Lewis

Oh, he’ll sign it.

Making foreign interference in out elections legal is in it.

This squeal is just the con man hiding what he really cares about - being able to have the Russians help him to cheat in the election.

Surely the House Dems will put the kabosh on that foreign interference thing in conference. It’s a big deal on our side!

Jay C Jul 1, 2020 • 11:15:29am

re: #29 The Pie Overlord!

Stonewall Jackson, the Uber is here to take you to the slag heap. (Ol’ Stonewall was fragged by his own men)

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Good riddance: though the foundry (and “reincarnation” as a monument to Lincoln) would be a better destination.

Oh, and just to be precise, what happened to General Jackson at Chancellorsville wasn’t, technically, “fragging” - Stonewall got plugged by the 18th North Carolina mostly by misunderstanding. Though he was still just as dead.

Belafon Jul 1, 2020 • 11:17:30am

re: #41 retired cynic

Surely the House Dems will put the kabosh on that foreign interference thing in conference. It’s a big deal on our side!

It is. Are you willing to sacrifice the rest of the deal if the Senate won’t include it?

gocart mozart Jul 1, 2020 • 11:17:41am

I remember this episode. It was the moment I looked up at the screen and said to my 20-something self, “Fuck newspaper work. I need to become a writer of television.” And the man with me said, “Sure you do. But it’s 2 a.m. so you need to finish that last one and go home.” https://t.co/L0CnjEZDiU

— David Simon (@AoDespair) July 1, 2020

Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel Jul 1, 2020 • 11:18:29am

re: #29 The Pie Overlord!

Stonewall Jackson, the Uber is here to take you to the slag heap. (Ol’ Stonewall was fragged by his own men)

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Stonewall’s sister Laura Ann, to whom he had been very close as a child, was stridently pro-union. When he died she reportedly said that she “would rather know that he was dead than to have him a leader in the rebel army.”

retired cynic Jul 1, 2020 • 11:19:24am

Twitter is SUPER SLOW for me right now. Other pages are loading normally. I hazza sad: can’t explore the interesting leads from folks on here, as I usually do.

jaunte Jul 1, 2020 • 11:20:33am

re: #46 retired cynic

It’s been doing that for me over the past couple of days, but it speeds up when I shut down and restart.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 11:20:56am

re: #45 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Stonewall’s sister Laura Ann, to whom he had been very close as a child, was stridently pro-union. When he died she reportedly said that she “would rather know that he was dead than to have him a leader in the rebel army.”

They lost their mother young iirc. But yeah Laura was an Unionist through and through. Again this is why excusing him because of his state is wrong. Laura, Generals Scott/Thomas, & thousands of other Virginians and it’s actually why we have West Virginia today chose the Union over slavery.

Eclectic Cyborg Jul 1, 2020 • 11:22:58am

re: #20 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

It’s pretty much making him President for life. Putin will be 84 in sixteen years.

For some reason, I don’t see him making it that long. Just a gut instinct.

Dread Pirate Jul 1, 2020 • 11:28:33am

Defense and intel officials have become increasingly embittered about the White House’s approach to Moscow, particularly the repeated requests to increase cooperation with the Russian military in places like Syria and Afghanistan. W/ @woodruffbets https://t.co/Z50G4E6la2

— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) July 1, 2020

Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 11:31:12am

Virginia Foxx on House floor: “Madam Speaker, I ask for the gentleman’s words to be taken down! I am not a hypocrite.”

Max Rose: “With all due respect, ma’am, you are.”

Foxx: “Madam Speaker!” pic.twitter.com/YaGEwph6R0

— Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) July 1, 2020

Patricia Kayden Jul 1, 2020 • 11:33:56am

Biden wasn’t my first, second, or third choice, but he is the nominee and I will vote for him in November, period. I could be on a ventilator fighting for my life and I would have them wheel my ass down to my polling place to vote. This isn’t the time for damn purity tests.

— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) July 1, 2020

Eclectic Cyborg Jul 1, 2020 • 11:34:01am

re: #51 Teddy’s Person

More of this, please.

retired cynic Jul 1, 2020 • 11:34:44am

Coronavirus autopsies: A story of 38 brains, 87 lungs and 42 hearts
What we’ve learned from the dead that could help the living.

Really interesting compilation. Damage appears to be related to ampliflying platelet activity, and so they are wondering if patients at home, who are not sick enough to be in the hospital, should not be on blood thinners, to help avoid long-term organ damage.

lawhawk Jul 1, 2020 • 11:35:29am

re: #51 Teddy’s Person

Max Rose represents Staten Island (a GOP hotspot in NYC). It’s the district that previously was represented by Grimm.

I do declare that I’ve got the vapors! *furiously waving hand to move air*

Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 11:35:45am

re: #53 Eclectic Cyborg

More of this, please.

Yes, Rose was on fire both in the substance of the issue and calling out his Republican colleague.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 11:37:07am

re: #51 Teddy’s Person

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she’ll be clutching her pearls directly and demanding a fainting couch

Eclectic Cyborg Jul 1, 2020 • 11:37:17am

re: #54 retired cynic

Coronavirus autopsies: A story of 38 brains, 87 lungs and 42 hearts
What we’ve learned from the dead that could help the living.

Really interesting compilation. Damage appears to be related to ampliflying platelet activity, and so they are wondering if patients at home, who are not sick enough to be in the hospital, should not be on blood thinners, to help avoid long-term organ damage.

I had this thought when I read about how the virus increases risk of stroke.

Sir John Barron Jul 1, 2020 • 11:38:48am

re: #45 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

Stonewall’s sister Laura Ann, to whom he had been very close as a child, was stridently pro-union. When he died she reportedly said that she “would rather know that he was dead than to have him a leader in the rebel army.”

never knew that

retired cynic Jul 1, 2020 • 11:39:14am

re: #58 Eclectic Cyborg

It is apparently many many tiny clots that cause the damage.

goddamnedfrank Jul 1, 2020 • 11:39:45am

I’m introverted af and never upgraded my friend slots, so sorry, but there’s no goddamned way I’m wasting one on a trash person https://t.co/PjsG9a07cE

— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) July 1, 2020

jaunte Jul 1, 2020 • 11:40:17am

re: #51 Teddy’s Person

“I am not a hypocrite.”

Exhibit A.:

God Is in the House: Congressional Testimonies of Faith
by Virginia Foxx,
Foreword by zombie-eyed granny-starver Paul Ryan.
amazon.com

Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 11:40:57am

Your daily Lincoln Project

This week, Mississippi chose the right side of history. Unfortunately, it’s not a choice @realDonaldTrump would ever make. pic.twitter.com/3a9fgnyde0

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 1, 2020

FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Jul 1, 2020 • 11:41:02am

re: #42 Jay C

Good riddance: though the foundry (and “reincarnation” as a monument to Lincoln) would be a better destination.

Oh, and just to be precise, what happened to General Jackson at Chancellorsville wasn’t, technically, “fragging” - Stonewall got plugged by the 18th North Carolina mostly by misunderstanding. Though he was still just as dead.

Sir John Barron Jul 1, 2020 • 11:47:46am

re: #29 The Pie Overlord!

Stonewall Jackson, the Uber is here to take you to the slag heap. (Ol’ Stonewall was fragged by his own men)

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Is Trump’s DHS going to arrest the state of Virginia for taking down this monument?

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Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 11:52:06am

Available on t-shirts from the Trump campaign.

Better in the original German?

Dread Pirate Jul 1, 2020 • 11:52:23am

Recent violators include Marc Short, & Kayleigh McEnany but of course are led by Kellyanne Conway who OSC recommended Trump fire last year. Conway is still under subpoena by House Oversight to testify re: her misconduct. Chair Maloney should demand it now. https://t.co/TRnw0KTalL

— An Ethical Donald (@donaldonethics) July 1, 2020

Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 11:53:31am

re: #65 Sir John Barron

Is Trump’s DHS going to arrest the state of Virginia for taking down this monument?

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You’re snarking, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he’s on the phone with Bill Barr right now.

SteelPH Jul 1, 2020 • 11:55:51am

re: #66 Teddy’s Person

Available on t-shirts from the Trump campaign.

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Subtle.

makeitstop Jul 1, 2020 • 11:56:38am

Kayleigh McEnany is 20% Tomi Lahren, 10% Why is there no white history month?, 30% pants on fire, and 40% Karen, according to Klancestry dot com.

— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 1, 2020

William Lewis Jul 1, 2020 • 11:56:39am

re: #7 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

80’s gold

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I can’t bring myself to try the remake because that was one of my favorite shows. Lots of dramedy there.

Jebediah, RBG Jul 1, 2020 • 11:56:48am

re: #36 jaunte

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Done

Belafon Jul 1, 2020 • 12:00:53pm

re: #61 goddamnedfrank

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I like the satirical response someone put up yesterday: If you don’t have a killer among your friends, you’re not openminded enough.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 12:02:51pm

re: #73 Belafon

I like the satirical response someone put up yesterday: If you don’t have a killer among your friends, you’re not openminded enough.

I have conservative friends but they were friends before politics. I shouldn’t be told I’m closed minded if I don’t seek out friendship with right wingers.

Dread Pirate Jul 1, 2020 • 12:04:47pm

If you have had ENOUGH of this please ignore Washington, DC and believe together we can beat Kevin McCarthy in November. Look no further than the special election results today in KY. Chip in here: https://t.co/mmVh6FkHjI

— Kim Mangone for Congress 2020 (@KimMangone) July 1, 2020

Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 12:06:25pm

More on Russia paying bounties on American soldiers.

Not a hoax.

National Security Advisor O’Brien admits:

Pentagon made tactical changes with U.S. forces in light of intelligence information.

US intelligence agencies shared with Coalition Forces so they could also change force protection tactics.

And POTUS was unaware?! pic.twitter.com/1jMZerqNua

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) July 1, 2020

Mike’s on it, asking Putin nicely to please not aid in the killing of American soldiers.

“We’ve talked to the Russians about how we can reduce the risk. The President has taken the threat incredibly seriously.”

— Kellie Meyer (@KellieMeyerNews) July 1, 2020

Dr Lizardo Jul 1, 2020 • 12:08:53pm

I probably wouldn’t agree on things with Arnold Schwarzenegger, but I never once got the feeling that he doesn’t truly love and appreciate the United States of America. Unlike the current occupant of the Oval Office.

So here’s Arnold wearing a mask in public, showing more a sense of leadership - not to mention public responsibility - than the President of the United States. Notice the mask says “We’ll be back”. Heh.

Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 12:09:59pm

Some non-political info that might be of interest to some here.

In the wake of Carl Reiner’s death, CBS will pay tribute to the comedy icon with an hourlong, colorized Dick Van Dyke Show special.

Airing Friday, July 3 at 8/7c, the special — titled The Dick Van Dyke Show — Now in Living Color! A Special Tribute to Carl Reiner — will feature two episodes of the classic sitcom in which Reiner appears. TVLine

If you click through the link, it tells you which episodes.

Charles Johnson Jul 1, 2020 • 12:11:46pm

Speechless.

Trump tells Fox Business — again, still, now, in July — that the coronavirus will “just sort of disappear” at some point. He adds, “I hope.”

Asked if he still believes that, Trump says, “Yeah. Sure. At some point.”

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 1, 2020

Barefoot Grin Jul 1, 2020 • 12:12:30pm

re: #46 retired cynic

Twitter is SUPER SLOW for me right now. Other pages are loading normally. I hazza sad: can’t explore the interesting leads from folks on here, as I usually do.

It’s almost unusable for me in my version of Safari. Firefox is pretty good, though.

Charles Johnson Jul 1, 2020 • 12:13:15pm

jfc this guy https://t.co/x0IXVa48vN

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 1, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 12:14:08pm

re: #79 Charles Johnson

Speechless.

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Typical

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 12:15:07pm

We have a moronic man child as President and at least 40% of our population is a okay with that.

Jebediah, RBG Jul 1, 2020 • 12:15:34pm

re: #61 goddamnedfrank

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As an open-minded person, I should be friends with people whose defining trait is opposition to open mindedness?
Ok, I guess. I oppose arson, too, so I better find some firebug friends.

Barefoot Grin Jul 1, 2020 • 12:16:22pm

It is July, according to sources familiar with the situation who did not wish to be named because it can’t possibly be July, that’s just silly.

— Ed Yong (@edyong209) July 1, 2020

Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 12:16:48pm

re: #79 Charles Johnson

Speechless.

He adds, “I hope.”

His constant use of these equivocations really make my blood boil.

Mike Lamb Jul 1, 2020 • 12:18:35pm

re: #81 Charles Johnson

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So that meme was real?

makeitstop Jul 1, 2020 • 12:22:15pm

BREAKING: Important step here>>>”Florida has been an outlier among states in not reporting the number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19.” Now Florida will finally report hospitalization numbers. https://t.co/k76QtXxBKN

— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) July 1, 2020

Wonder if they’ll disclose all the cases they didn’t tell us about up to now…

Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 12:23:52pm

Trump must be catching up on his memes this afternoon.

jeffreyw Jul 1, 2020 • 12:29:05pm

re: #84 Jebediah, RBG

As an open-minded person, I should be friends with people whose defining trait is opposition to open mindedness?
Ok, I guess,. I oppose arson, too, so I better find some firebug friends.

Tolerance is a tactic, not an ideology. It works as a sort of herd immunity - when enough people are tolerant society works smoothly enough but breaks down if enough people are intolerant.

NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 12:29:44pm

I know a family that went to China to adopt a girl when we went 16 years ago. They are hard right religious fanatics, absolutely certain the pandemic is a hoax. This week they took a vacation to San Diego. And they don’t have health insurance.

lawhawk Jul 1, 2020 • 12:34:49pm

re: #79 Charles Johnson

Speechless.

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Unfu…. nope. Totally fucking believable. Wishful thinking isn’t a strategy, plan, or even remotely related to reality. It’s the thing furthest from reality. It’s not going to disappear.

Why wont it disappear?

Tell ‘em why it wont disappear:

Because the fucking know nothing GOPers made the US a vector for uncontrolled spread, and now that we’re not able to contain the spread, it will continue to rage unchecked nationwide, spread back to other countries if they don’t have containment efforts in place, and it’ll continue to whip around the world.

Had we contained it per the pandemic playbook, we would have been in a position to reopen normally and while we might see flareups in places with localized shutdowns, we’d be able to move to reopen in time. We didn’t do anything right about anything at any time with the federal response. And states have been uneven in their approaches too - causing even more problems.

That’s why the economy collapsed. That’s why we have 15% unemployment, and covid19 will be around for the foreseeable future.

UPDATE:
And don’t get me started on masks. The GOP politicized the fuck out of wearing them, and even now Trump can’t be bothered with them. This is why we can’t flatten the curve and stop the spread. Too many Trumpists.

Jebediah, RBG Jul 1, 2020 • 12:35:39pm

re: #90 jeffreyw

Tolerance is a tactic, not an ideology. It works as a sort of herd immunity - when enough people are tolerant society works smoothly enough but breaks down if enough people are intolerant.

Yeah, definitely not the super-tightest of analogies, but in my defense, no one even knew what analogies were before I came along. They’re getting a lot of attention now, though, and doing very great things.

lawhawk Jul 1, 2020 • 12:36:48pm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor orders 3-week closure of bars, dining in restaurants in most of state amid big rise in virus cases.

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 1, 2020

CA shutting things back down…

Eclectic Cyborg Jul 1, 2020 • 12:37:48pm

I think I am going to avoid most news and social media this weekend.

PhillyPretzel Jul 1, 2020 • 12:39:30pm

Minor League Baseball has been cancelled for this season.
whyy.org

lawhawk Jul 1, 2020 • 12:41:01pm

re: #96 PhillyPretzel

MLB should follow, but wont. They’ll go through the motions all while cases surge in TX and FL and CA.

Nothing about this proposed season makes sense. Better to be safe and lose revenue than play and potentially lose players to covid19.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 12:41:53pm

re: #97 lawhawk

MLB should follow, but wont. They’ll go through the motions all while cases surge in TX and FL and CA.

Nothing about this proposed season makes sense. Better to be safe and lose revenue than play and potentially lose players to covid19.

Some of the players have already said they won’t play and I don’t blame em.

Eventual Carrion Jul 1, 2020 • 12:45:32pm

re: #61 goddamnedfrank

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Wonder if this person has any satanists as friends? Any Pedophiles? Rapists? Cannibals? NAMBLA members? Close minded fuck.

Edit: Took one out of the list

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 12:48:38pm

re: #96 PhillyPretzel

Minor League Baseball has been cancelled for this season.
whyy.org

Got an email from the Lexington Legends today. They and the Florence Y’alls are having tryouts to field a total of 4 teams between the two parks to play each other starting July 31.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips Jul 1, 2020 • 12:50:44pm

BREAKING: Bipartisan Senate leadership rarely gets together on anything. But they have gotten together today to object to Trump’s attempt to take over Voice of America & turn it into a propaganda mill.

Here’s their letter, & the lawsuit to stop this outrage is also proceeding. pic.twitter.com/sMasuUSPUg

— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) July 1, 2020

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austin_blue Jul 1, 2020 • 12:51:11pm

re: #79 Charles Johnson

Speechless.

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What a maroon.

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 12:53:37pm

Lot of new material for @sarahcpr!

— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) July 1, 2020

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 12:54:57pm

re: #101 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

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I see Susan Collins is concerned.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 12:55:00pm

re: #103 NO SMOCKING GUN!

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He really thinks that wishing away the virus with his weird vague bullshit is leadership.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Jul 1, 2020 • 12:59:58pm

Wait, you’re telling me “Sleepy Joe can’t finish a sentence but he’ll socialize the means of production” isn’t proving to be a clear, convincing reelection message? https://t.co/Sohl2EbF2p

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) July 1, 2020

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Belafon Jul 1, 2020 • 1:00:08pm

re: #104 NO SMOCKING GUN!

I see Susan Collins is concerned.

For once in her life, she went beyond concerned.

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Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 1:01:47pm

Good Biden ad.

My Commitment | Joe Biden For President

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PhillyPretzel Jul 1, 2020 • 1:04:35pm

re: #108 Teddy’s Person

I agree. Well Done Joe. :)

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 1:09:57pm

re: #97 lawhawk

MLB should follow, but wont. They’ll go through the motions all while cases surge in TX and FL and CA.

Nothing about this proposed season makes sense. Better to be safe and lose revenue than play and potentially lose players to covid19.

Some reports were that there’s a contingency of MLB owners that want to cancel the season. Basically, they’re whiny bitches because they won’t be able to sell tickets/concessions so they won’t make as much as they would have otherwise.

If I could be in charge of sports, I would turn baseball into a promotion/relegation system. 30 teams at each of 4 levels; four go up, four go down.

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Mike Lamb Jul 1, 2020 • 1:11:03pm

re: #88 makeitstop

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Wonder if they’ll disclose all the cases they didn’t tell us about up to now…

I suppose it could mean they want to show that they aren’t in a bad way in terms of hospital capacity. Seems more likely to be the other way, though—i.e. that people need to know if they go to the hospital whether they will be able to be admitted (if necessary).

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips Jul 1, 2020 • 1:12:02pm

pic.twitter.com/mQyfrxvtJB

— Bodega Cats (@Bodegacats_) June 30, 2020

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 1:13:34pm

re: #107 Belafon

For once in her life, she went beyond concerned.

She signed a letter, Trump must be trembling!

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips Jul 1, 2020 • 1:14:30pm

pic.twitter.com/3sipb5525Z

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) July 1, 2020

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Belafon Jul 1, 2020 • 1:16:45pm

re: #114 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

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I’m a fascist. Won’t you stand with me?

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Dread Pirate Jul 1, 2020 • 1:17:25pm

What about YOUR old Congressional Rep? Why HERE’S how to search! 😀

First, go to https://t.co/1pEXFYqKdG!

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) July 1, 2020

Under BROWSE FILINGS, there are three categories:
- FOREIGN PRINCIPALS - the country or organization they represent *for the purpose of changing U.S. policy to foreigners’ benefit*
- PRIMARY REGISTRANTS - the Agent hired by the Foreign Principal
- SHORT FORMS - Individual people pic.twitter.com/KPsW5U6eSs

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) July 1, 2020

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Charles Johnson Jul 1, 2020 • 1:18:05pm

What in the actual fuck. https://t.co/I6vYFtRtXd

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 1, 2020

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Jack Burton Jul 1, 2020 • 1:19:32pm

re: #117 Charles Johnson

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Remember this shit:

ZOMG DEATH PANELS!!!11!!ty

It was projection. Yet again.

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Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 1:19:39pm

re: #114 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

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Here’s a group of guys that definitely won’t be signing on.

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 1:19:39pm

re: #117 Charles Johnson

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The GOP warned us there would be death panels!

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 1:19:41pm

re: #113 NO SMOCKING GUN!

She signed a letter, Trump must be trembling!

But was it a sternly worded letter?

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 1:20:25pm

re: #121 KGxvi

But was it a sternly worded letter?

Very stern, showing great concern.

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b.d. (Follow science, survive and vote!) Jul 1, 2020 • 1:20:59pm

re: #118 Jack Burton

Remember this shit:

ZOMG DEATH PANELS!!!11!!ty

It was projection. Yet again.

Palin lives in Arizona now too, right?

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stpaulbear Jul 1, 2020 • 1:21:26pm

re: #118 Jack Burton

Remember this shit:

ZOMG DEATH PANELS!!!11!!ty

It was projection. Yet again.

They’re going to project that Obama and Biden created those classifications and were chomping at the bit to use them. Now Nancy Pelosi is putting them into effect.

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Teddy's Person Jul 1, 2020 • 1:23:14pm

re: #124 stpaulbear

They’re going to project that Obama and Biden created those classifications and were chomping at the bit to use them. Now Nancy Pelosi is putting them into effect.

And 40% of Americans will agree.

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Belafon Jul 1, 2020 • 1:26:03pm

re: #122 NO SMOCKING GUN!

Very stern, showing great concern.

She did put her name to a lawsuit.

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Charles Johnson Jul 1, 2020 • 1:28:52pm

The number of ppl who replied/QTd with some variation of “This is triage. Of course nondisabled people get treated first. They will have a better life if they survive” is just staggering

Judging how well someone will use their second chance based on if they are disabled is wrong

— Steven Spohn (@stevenspohn) July 1, 2020

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 1:29:17pm

I’ve had this pinned to the top of my twitter page for a month and a half. We could’ve had Covid-19 under control by now, if Trump had worn a damn mask, and told his cultists to do the same.

Wear masks in public! https://t.co/g5vCPeubL5

— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) May 15, 2020

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DodgerFan1988 Jul 1, 2020 • 1:30:13pm

#RVA Stonewall Jackson statue coming down! pic.twitter.com/j1i0zLZ9qd

— Meghan Townes (@MeghanTownes) July 1, 2020

Good riddance.

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Teukka Jul 1, 2020 • 1:32:39pm

It’s 2020, alright…

Sobering weather pictures.
This has “Does. Not. End. Well.” written all over it…😧 https://t.co/j3dTn36mlw

— 🐄 Teo 🐄 (@Teukka72) July 1, 2020

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Jul 1, 2020 • 1:34:30pm

Afternoon Lizardim.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jul 1, 2020 • 1:34:44pm

re: #117 Charles Johnson

I’m surprised they haven’t asked for paystubs or W2’s……

— Eric The Fruit Bat (@ericfruitbat) July 1, 2020

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Jack Burton Jul 1, 2020 • 1:35:03pm

re: #122 NO SMOCKING GUN!

Very stern, showing great concern.

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goddamnedfrank Jul 1, 2020 • 1:37:14pm

re: #117 Charles Johnson

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The second example is wrong. Triage score should be 4, not 6. Because death expected within 5 years despite successful treatment is supposed to be worth 2 points, not 4.Not confidence inspiring.

— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) July 1, 2020

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jul 1, 2020 • 1:37:55pm

re: #131 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Good afternoon, as a former MN-based lizard….

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ckkatz Jul 1, 2020 • 1:37:57pm

re: #29 The Pie Overlord!

Stonewall Jackson, the Uber is here to take you to the slag heap. (Ol’ Stonewall was fragged by his own men)

My ex’s family came from a Central Virginia farm. (And were all really nice folks.) Being more familiar than I, my ex, and her father and mother gave me a tour of Richmond. They brought me in from the northwest and we drove to Monument Avenue. We turned onto monument avenue at the Stonewall Jackson monument. The Confederate statues are placed so they are facing south. Which meant that my first glimpse of Monument Avenue was of the North end of Jackson’s South facing horse.

I of course turned to my father-in-law and said “Well, that’s a fine welcome”. He laughed.

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Charles Johnson Jul 1, 2020 • 1:39:01pm

Always amazes me that any reporter (even Fox Biz) can listen to the blatantly obvious bullshit coming out of this guy and not roll their eyes or make a sarcastic remark. https://t.co/3USRSjsl1i

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 1, 2020

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 1:39:09pm

re: #136 ckkatz

My ex’s family came from a Central Virginia farm. (And were all really nice folks.) Being more familiar than I, my ex, and her father and mother gave me a tour of Richmond. They brought me in from the northwest and we drove to Monument Avenue. We turned onto monument avenue at the Stonewall Jackson monument. The Confederate statues are placed so they are facing south. Which meant that my first glimpse of Monument Avenue was of the North end of Jackson’s South facing horse.

I of course turned to my father-in-law and said “Well, that’s a fine welcome”. He laughed.

So they turned their backs on the Union twice?

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🌹UOJB! Jul 1, 2020 • 1:40:24pm

re: #117 Charles Johnson

Republican Death Panel!!!!!!!

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 1:40:51pm

re: #137 Charles Johnson

I suspect a key component of working at Fox News is being able to maintain kayfabe at all costs - live the gimmick as they used to say.

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Teukka Jul 1, 2020 • 1:46:26pm

[Sauce]

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jaunte Jul 1, 2020 • 1:46:55pm

re: #134 goddamnedfrank

“Death expected within 5 yrs”

This was the kind of tech-enhanced social engineering plotline in Westworld that caused a revolution.

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 1:47:47pm

This is fascinating…

By 62% to 28%, Americans say they’d favor a government rule in the area where they live requiring people to wear a face mask when they are in public and around other people. By 69% to 24%, they say they’d favor local stores instituting policies that require people to wear a face mask while shopping.

But the real interesting part is they broke it down by party affiliation and city/suburbs vs rural areas. The only group below 50% support are Republicans in rural areas. Even Republicans in cities and suburbs support mask wearing requirements.

And then there’s the rare bit of polling that actually finds the crazification factor at .5:

A 44% plurality say doing so equally protects the wearer and others, with 10% believing it mostly protects the wearer, 27% that it mostly protects those around the wearer, and 13% that it carries no benefits at all.

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Thanos Jul 1, 2020 • 1:49:36pm

So AP tweeted this comment and graphic at 3:30 Central but then deleted:

since then, the trend lines have taken opposite trajectories. States Trump won account for about three out of four of the newest cases.

New Cases Rise in Red States

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Charles Johnson Jul 1, 2020 • 1:50:39pm

Somewhere a cheap motel room is missing its drapes. pic.twitter.com/VJN3SAM3NE

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 1, 2020

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PhillyPretzel Jul 1, 2020 • 1:51:40pm

re: #144 Thanos

Tell me about it. Most of my co-workers do not wear masks except when a supervisor is around. One co-worker who takes the same train home does not wear a mask at all.

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 1:52:18pm

re: #145 Charles Johnson

Reminds me of the couch my mom had in the Living Room We Don’t Use in the early 90s.

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Dr. Matt Jul 1, 2020 • 1:54:21pm

re: #144 Thanos

So AP tweeted this comment and graphic at 3:30 Central but then deleted:

Do you have the original tweet?

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ckkatz Jul 1, 2020 • 1:58:22pm

re: #138 KGxvi

So they turned their backs on the Union twice?

Yup! And, in Virginia, when they lost a battle, they did it again as they retreated. As they say: “Things went south.”

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Dr. Matt Jul 1, 2020 • 1:58:59pm

Found it:

States that Clinton won in 2016 accounted for considerable majorities of the earliest cases. But since then, the trend lines have taken opposite trajectories. States Trump won account for about three out of four of the newest cases. pic.twitter.com/D8LWDxSJs9

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 1, 2020

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Charles Johnson Jul 1, 2020 • 2:00:31pm

Why do they just let her get away with this? Why don’t any of the reporters ever follow up on other reporters’ questions? Why is this so dysfunctional and weird? What is reality? https://t.co/THXiCgdptj

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 1, 2020

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ckkatz Jul 1, 2020 • 2:01:45pm

re: #25 Thanos

We are growing mosquito repellent herbs and spices on our deck this year, it seems to be working well. (One neighbor has a pool and the other a natural pond, sitting on our deck in past years was out of the question without heavy deet.)

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I’d be interested in finding out what plants you have been using for repelling mosquitoes and which you think work the best.

The scent of eau de cutter’s is getting really old right now in Chez Katz

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makeitstop Jul 1, 2020 • 2:08:48pm

#BREAKING Speaker Pelosi calls for “immediate” #sanctions on #Russia over bounties on US troops. She says Trump taking the intel so lightly, calling it a hoax, failing to read his daily brief, is “a dereliction of duty” and he’s “unfit” as Commander in Chief. #AmericaOrTrump pic.twitter.com/LdRCDUBNo0

— Paula Chertok🗽 (@PaulaChertok) July 1, 2020

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Belafon Jul 1, 2020 • 2:10:33pm

re: #150 Dr. Matt

Found it:

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The only thing truly keeping that number down right now is all of us in the South still wearing our masks.

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A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools! Jul 1, 2020 • 2:17:54pm

re: #141 Teukka

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Too thin.

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makeitstop Jul 1, 2020 • 2:23:15pm

Welp, this should piss somebody off…

American soldiers’ lives are in danger and Trump has done nothing to stop it.

Add ‘America First’ to the laundry list of scams Trump has sold in his life. It’s clearly Trump first, Russia second, and America last. pic.twitter.com/sqiRyqtJBE

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 1, 2020

These guys do not fuck around.

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The Pie Overlord! Jul 1, 2020 • 2:24:28pm

re: #156 makeitstop

Welp, this should piss somebody off…

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These guys do not fuck around.

Here is a thread of unforseen consequences:

There is a fine line between criticizing a foreign government and criticizing a people and a culture. Unfortunately, this ad by @ProjectLincoln blurs it. https://t.co/ARthtlZ9tH

— Alex (@JewishWonk) July 1, 2020

.@ProjectLincoln has every right to criticize the president and criticize his wild deference to the Russian government.

But when they run ads in Russian the message is that the language and the people who speak it are themselves part of the problem.

It’s dangerous.

— Alex (@JewishWonk) July 1, 2020

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makeitstop Jul 1, 2020 • 2:26:53pm

re: #157 The Pie Overlord!

Here is a thread of unforseen consequences:

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Fair point.

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Thanos Jul 1, 2020 • 2:27:38pm

re: #148 Dr. Matt
No, I do not

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Eventual Carrion Jul 1, 2020 • 2:27:54pm

re: #130 Teukka

It’s 2020, alright…

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And we’re still pushing the accelerator, driving the earth like we stole it.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips Jul 1, 2020 • 2:30:12pm

Jackson is flying

RICHMOND, VA: The statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson being removed from Monument Ave. Gen. Jackson served as a Confederate General in the Civil War. Hundreds gathered in the rain to celebrate. pic.twitter.com/sh9EsB7C7f

— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) July 1, 2020

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makeitstop Jul 1, 2020 • 2:30:48pm

Dogbert guy has lost his little mind.

dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria pic.twitter.com/xzhcceEYxV

— Adrenochrome Harvester (@ClenchedFisk) July 1, 2020

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goddamnedfrank Jul 1, 2020 • 2:31:44pm

Made a thing because it was bugging so much.

Nothing to be alarmed about here, just a basic fucking math error in Arizona’s official plan for implementing who qualifies for access to first world standards of medical care and who doesn’t.https://t.co/EpbqoIHm73 pic.twitter.com/lQWEuPLrmf

— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) July 1, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 2:35:03pm

jfc

“It’s still unverified,” says McEnany of Russian bounty allegation. Says Pentagon has no evidence any American has been killed as a result of the alleged Russian bounties. Confirms “Gang of Eight” Congressional Leaders will be briefed on the bounty matter tomorrow.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 1, 2020

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Patricia Kayden Jul 1, 2020 • 2:35:30pm

Everything this administration says is nonsense.

McEnany’s argument that bases named after Confederate generals shouldn’t be renamed because troops who once served there went on to die in combat and somehow would be disrespected by a change is complete nonsense pic.twitter.com/F7HIMPm0N0

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2020

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Patricia Kayden Jul 1, 2020 • 2:37:26pm

re: #161 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

What about the Confederate statue in Alexandria? I was shocked to see it when I was driving around last year. Can’t even remember which traitor it was.

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A Mom Anon Jul 1, 2020 • 2:37:45pm

re: #165 Patricia Kayden

I think we need to hear from some military folks on this one. You know, people who actually served their country, as opposed to always hearing from those who expect the country to serve them.

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 2:38:30pm

re: #164 Backwoods_Sleuth

“no confirmation that anyone has been killed because of the program” is a very weaselly way to frame it. Sure, the Taliban may have continued fighting regardless of the program, but the extra money probably helped support their actions. Plus, it’s entirely possible that the program may have convinced the Taliban to keep fighting instead of negotiating some sort of peace.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 2:39:23pm

re: #162 makeitstop

Dogbert guy has lost his little mind.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 2:40:12pm

re: #165 Patricia Kayden

Everything this administration says is nonsense.

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It’s disrespectful to have these morons representing our country.

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I Would Prefer Not To Jul 1, 2020 • 2:42:28pm

Biden should state that if he is elected president he will give the troops a raise and rename the bases. Fine with me if they have to wait a few months for either of these events to happen.

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gocart mozart Jul 1, 2020 • 2:44:09pm

Obviously the latter. https://t.co/dhq7WmwwJd

— Tom Morello (@tmorello) June 30, 2020

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gocart mozart Jul 1, 2020 • 2:44:37pm

🤣 when you don’t realize you’re debating a New Yorker (@RepMaxRose) https://t.co/xUHRkjcWoL

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 1, 2020

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Jay C Jul 1, 2020 • 2:45:17pm

re: #162 makeitstop

Dogbert guy has lost his little mind.

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So when Adams says “Republicans will be hunted”, does this mean we will have to buy licenses for each GOPer, or will it just be an “open season” with no limit on the bag?

Inquiring minds want to know…

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 2:45:58pm

re: #145 Charles Johnson
i

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she’s channeling her inner Daisy Duke

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A Mom Anon Jul 1, 2020 • 2:47:29pm

re: #162 makeitstop

He’s projecting like an IMAX. His side of the political shit show are the ones that can’t wait to kill all the libtards with their stockpiles of weapons. It’s not our fault this poor snowflake is scared of a stereotype that he, his buds and their predecessors made up out of whatever they pull out of their asses. He’s not scared, he’s trying to start shit.

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gocart mozart Jul 1, 2020 • 2:47:49pm

With Hillary we were promised a taco truck on every corner but, since I live in San Diego and tacos are not a problem to find, I find this a compelling argument to vote for Biden and would like more details pic.twitter.com/myj218iehn

— TBogg (@tbogg) July 1, 2020

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 2:48:48pm

Huh, didn’t have “recycling criminal conspiracy” on my score card, but here we are. Basically, these guys smuggled material from Arizona to California in order to collect the CRV (our version of the deposit). The headline says “Truckers could lose rigs” so it’s not like someone in Havasu took a bag of cans to Blythe:

The suspects, targeted in a months-long investigation, allegedly brought truckloads of nonredeemable material from Arizona to storage facilities and recycling centers in Southern California in order to redeem the material for money and defraud California’s CRV fund.

Truckers allegedly took a long, circuitous route in order to avoid inspection by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 2:49:29pm

re: #174 Jay C

So when Adams says “Republicans will be hunted”, does this mean we will have to buy licenses for each GOPer, or will it just be an “open season” with no limit on the bag?

Inquiring minds want to know…

I think it means we get our choice of wingnut to hunt down. I got dibs on Corey Stewart.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Jul 1, 2020 • 2:50:29pm

re: #179 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

I think it means we get our choice of wingnut to hunt down. I got dibs on Corey Stewart.

I think we’re going to have to implement a lottery system to hand those out.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 2:50:39pm

re: #176 A Mom Anon

He’s projecting like an IMAX. His side of the political shit show are the ones that can’t wait to kill all the libtards with their stockpiles of weapons. It’s not our fault this poor snowflake is scared of a stereotype that he, his buds and their predecessors made up out of whatever they pull out of their asses. He’s not scared, he’s trying to start shit.

They like to act tough but Adams when push comes to shove is a scared little Trumper like the rest of them. They’re all a bunch of cowards just like Trump himself.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 2:51:37pm

re: #180 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

I think we’re going to have to implement a lottery system to hand those out.

Man I don’t want Marco Rubio. That wouldn’t even be challenging.

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🌹UOJB! Jul 1, 2020 • 2:52:35pm

re: #162 makeitstop

Dogbert guy has lost his little mind.

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Scott has snorted too much Carbon Tet!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 2:53:04pm

re: #168 KGxvi

“no confirmation that anyone has been killed because of the program” is a very weaselly way to frame it. Sure, the Taliban may have continued fighting regardless of the program, but the extra money probably helped support their actions. Plus, it’s entirely possible that the program may have convinced the Taliban to keep fighting instead of negotiating some sort of peace.

also, bolded part is NOT how intelligence gathering works, but she and the rest of the window-dressing in the WH have the first clue

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 2:53:16pm

re: #182 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

Man I don’t want Marco Rubio. That wouldn’t even be challenging.

Couldn’t be easier than James Woods:

Family guy ooh a piece of candy

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makeitstop Jul 1, 2020 • 2:53:29pm

re: #172 gocart mozart

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Fun fact: Morello can shred with the best of them if he feels like it.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Jul 1, 2020 • 2:53:41pm

re: #182 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

Man I don’t want Marco Rubio. That wouldn’t even be challenging.

“So who did you get?”
“I got Ben Shapiro, what about you?”
“Rush Limbaugh.”
“Aw, man, I’ll trade you!”
“Hell no! I don’t even have to do anything!”

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 2:54:43pm

re: #173 gocart mozart

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and Foxx got quite shrill … very very shrill.
she should smile more…

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So Cal Greek Hippie Jul 1, 2020 • 2:55:01pm

re: #166 Patricia Kayden

Alexandria VA George Washington Parkway at Dawn

I think it came down but here is 0430 shot of the statue in the George Washington Parkway

Took at a red light on way to National Airport, heading Northbound

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 2:55:02pm

re: #187 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

“So who did you get?”
“I got Ben Shapiro, what about you?”
“Rush Limbaugh.”
“Aw, man, I’ll trade you!”
“Hell no! I don’t even have to do anything!”

I’d just trap Ben with an unisex bathroom and he would just rage about it for hours and then demand the toilet debate him.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 2:56:07pm

re: #174 Jay C

So when Adams says “Republicans will be hunted”, does this mean we will have to buy licenses for each GOPer, or will it just be an “open season” with no limit on the bag?

Inquiring minds want to know…

I could be a guide…been undercover Republican for a very long time. I know their habits…

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Eventual Carrion Jul 1, 2020 • 2:56:33pm

re: #174 Jay C

So when Adams says “Republicans will be hunted”, does this mean we will have to buy licenses for each GOPer, or will it just be an “open season” with no limit on the bag?

Inquiring minds want to know…

And is it muzzle loader, rifle, bow or cross-bow season? Can I use my sword, baseball bat, chained behind car? What about trapping? Can I use jaw traps? Will a repub chew their leg off if caught in a trap? We need a hunting manual. Do I have to mail in for tags?

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 2:56:52pm

re: #185 KGxvi

Couldn’t be easier than James Woods:

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He’s being looked at by very fine men.

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🌹UOJB! Jul 1, 2020 • 2:56:52pm

re: #174 Jay C

So when Adams says “Republicans will be hunted”, does this mean we will have to buy licenses for each GOPer, or will it just be an “open season” with no limit on the bag?

Inquiring minds want to know…

Lets hunt him and introduce Scott Adams to a dozen milkshakes!

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 2:56:58pm

re: #25 Thanos

We are growing mosquito repellent herbs and spices on our deck this year, it seems to be working well. (One neighbor has a pool and the other a natural pond, sitting on our deck in past years was out of the question without heavy deet.)

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it’s not us ;-)

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makeitstop Jul 1, 2020 • 2:57:42pm

re: #191 Backwoods_Sleuth

I could be a guide…been undercover Republican for a very long time. I know their habits…

A sherpa! :)

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gocart mozart Jul 1, 2020 • 2:59:21pm

Holy shit. https://t.co/h3KVUtSoJE

— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) July 1, 2020

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 2:59:23pm

re: #39 Dread Pirate

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oh please of course
he has reduced us to actually having to discuss this as if any other option was possible

Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice: “Had I, as national security adviser, received even ‘raw’ reporting that Russia was paying to kill U.S. service members, I would have walked straight into the Oval Office to brief the president.” https://t.co/naqiKwokd5

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) July 1, 2020

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A Mom Anon Jul 1, 2020 • 2:59:42pm

re: #191 Backwoods_Sleuth

Oooh I see a business opportunity in the making! Franchises? We need a logo and a catchy slogan.

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Barefoot Grin Jul 1, 2020 • 3:00:39pm

Why do you think that Biden has a son named Hunter?

— (((DMCohen))) (@DMCohen4) July 1, 2020

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William Lewis Jul 1, 2020 • 3:02:17pm

re: #192 Eventual Carrion

And is it muzzle loader, rifle, bow or cross-bow season? Can I use my sword, baseball bat, chained behind car? What about trapping? Can I use jaw traps? Will a repub chew their leg off if caught in a trap? We need a hunting manual. Do I have to mail in for tags?

I’ll bring my apocalypse combo of pistol, bolt action rifle and sword. That way I can decide which is the most sporting on the fly.

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jul 1, 2020 • 3:03:13pm

re: #174 Jay C

So when Adams says “Republicans will be hunted”, does this mean we will have to buy licenses for each GOPer, or will it just be an “open season” with no limit on the bag?

Inquiring minds want to know…

Not to mention what hunting tool(s) we have to use. Will there be a bow/crossbow season? Shotgun (00 buck or slug) season or rifle season only? All the above perhaps?

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Jay C Jul 1, 2020 • 3:03:32pm

re: #199 A Mom Anon

Oooh I see a business opportunity in the making! Franchises? We need a logo and a catchy slogan.

Something featuring an elephant skull, perhaps?

Maybe we can get the next Sec’y of the Interior to set up a program as part of the Green New Deal?

Don’t think this will work on the State level….

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Barefoot Grin Jul 1, 2020 • 3:04:53pm

re: #202 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

Not to mention what hunting tool(s) we have to use. Will there be a bow/crossbow season? Shotgun (00 buck or slug) season or rifle season only? All the above perhaps?

I shall use my rapier wit.

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PhillyPretzel Jul 1, 2020 • 3:05:50pm

re: #204 Barefoot Grin

They say the pen is mightier than the sword.

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gocart mozart Jul 1, 2020 • 3:06:18pm

Between Murderkill River and the removal of an actual whipping post from a courthouse I suddenly have a lot of questions about Delaware

— andi zeisler (@andizeisler) July 1, 2020

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Jul 1, 2020 • 3:06:50pm

re: #204 Barefoot Grin

I shall use my rapier wit.

At least this sets you up for the immortal line, “How does it feel to be an unarmed man in a battle of wits?”

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:07:06pm

re: #61 goddamnedfrank

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do i need an ax murderer too?
is there some qualifying bingo card?

I’m introverted af and never upgraded my friend slots, so sorry, but there’s no goddamned way I’m wasting one on a trash person https://t.co/PjsG9a07cE

— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) July 1, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:07:19pm

re: #206 gocart mozart

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It flows into Bloodbath Bay.

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BeenHereAwhile Jul 1, 2020 • 3:08:22pm

re: #192 Eventual Carrion

And is it muzzle loader, rifle, bow or cross-bow season? Can I use my sword, baseball bat, chained behind car? What about trapping? Can I use jaw traps? Will a repub chew their leg off if caught in a trap? We need a hunting manual. Do I have to mail in for tags?

You can’t hunt in a baited field.

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:08:30pm

re: #67 Dread Pirate

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that’s precious
the hatch act went out in the first hour of day 1

New from @CREWcrew … As the President’s approval rating reaches new lows even with his base, White House staffers are ramping up attacks against Trump’s political rival Joe Biden in their official capacity, violating the Hatch Act on several occasions. https://t.co/YcgGmcxPbA

— An Ethical Donald (@donaldonethics) July 1, 2020

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Belafon Jul 1, 2020 • 3:10:11pm

re: #165 Patricia Kayden

Everything this administration says is nonsense.

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We should never have seceded from Great Britain because of the soldiers that died fighting for it.

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goddamnedfrank Jul 1, 2020 • 3:10:32pm

When all you have left is DARVO and the paranoid fantasies that come with behaving contemptuously https://t.co/nBtzm7Fywo

— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) July 1, 2020

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 3:11:04pm

re: #211 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)

that’s precious
the hatch act went out in the first hour of day 1

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There’s a certain absurdity to the Hatch Act in that it requires the president/AG/DOJ to prosecute employees of the executive branch, who most likely would be acting on behalf of/at the direction of the president. That circle sort of makes it unenforceable unless the president didn’t want the actions to happen.

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 3:13:03pm

re: #212 Belafon

We should never have seceded from Great Britain because of the soldiers that died fighting for it.

Now there’s a fun game to play out… what if the American Revolution fails? Do the Americas remain part of three/four grand empires? Do those empires continue to fight amongst themselves?

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:14:05pm

re: #77 Dr Lizardo

I probably wouldn’t agree on things with Arnold Schwarzenegger, but I never once got the feeling that he doesn’t truly love and appreciate the United States of America. Unlike the current occupant of the Oval Office.

So here’s Arnold wearing a mask in public, showing more a sense of leadership - not to mention public responsibility - than the President of the United States. Notice the mask says “We’ll be back”. Heh.

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all the president had to do was not ever make this an issue
no one would have ever considered it as an option
it wouldnt have hurt his ‘ratings’ because no person sane or not would have ever though it possible - he might have suggested ‘stop eating’ for all the logic

but he latched on to it, that was that and here we are
actually protecting yourself (and everyone else) in a de minimis, benign way is a politically defining issue

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:21:50pm

re: #127 Charles Johnson

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if you dont treat people of course their life expectancy is likely to be shorter

what they really mean is ‘you already had enough of a chance at it’

Arizona is preparing to implement SCORECARDS to determine eligibility for receiving care in a COVID world with limited supplies.

The elderly & people with pre-existing conditions immediately fall into a lower category of priority due to life expectancy.https://t.co/7f67Z5O1u0 pic.twitter.com/rec00oeLA6

— Steven Spohn (@stevenspohn) June 30, 2020

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stpaulbear Jul 1, 2020 • 3:23:21pm

re: #165 Patricia Kayden

Everything this administration says is nonsense.

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These events are so unserious. Someone in that room needs to throw a tomato at her. Not sorry.

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A Mom Anon Jul 1, 2020 • 3:26:14pm

re: #218 stpaulbear

Really, any over ripe and squishy produce will do….

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:27:18pm

re: #128 NO SMOCKING GUN!

I’ve had this pinned to the top of my twitter page for a month and a half. We could’ve had Covid-19 under control by now, if Trump had worn a damn mask, and told his cultists to do the same.

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Wear masks in public! https://t.co/g5vCPeubL5

— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) May 15, 2020

just came back from the weekly publix run for us and mom

100% mask wearing
i didnt see one uncovered face
i did see a few noses

mostly good social distancing.
especially in the aisles
it breaks down i think when people forget
like in the produce section
though a few just have to walk against the arrows…

mandatory door signs for your business.
masks are not optional
there are fines for noncompliance and phone numbers to call to report

my part of south broward florida isnt messing around and the public seems to be doing it right

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Belafon Jul 1, 2020 • 3:27:32pm

The diary calls it the other Trump effect:

New polling from Gallup finds that 34% of Americans want to see more immigrants welcomed to the U.S., “the highest support for expanding immigration Gallup has found in its trend since 1965,” the organization said. “Meanwhile, the percentage favoring decreased immigration has fallen to a new low of 28%, while 36% think it should stay at the present level. This marks the first time in Gallup’s trend that the percentage wanting increased immigration has exceeded the percentage who want decreased immigration.”

m.dailykos.com

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 3:29:12pm

re: #221 Belafon

More immigration is always better. But then again, I might be my most extremist libertarian when it comes to immigration and the free movement of people around the world.

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The Pie Overlord! Jul 1, 2020 • 3:29:47pm

re: #174 Jay C

So when Adams says “Republicans will be hunted”, does this mean we will have to buy licenses for each GOPer, or will it just be an “open season” with no limit on the bag?

Inquiring minds want to know…

I have heard their buttocks is very gamy.

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:30:01pm

re: #164 Backwoods_Sleuth

jfc

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bin laden’s location was ‘unverified’ until the minute they nailed him

“It’s still unverified,” says McEnany of Russian bounty allegation. Says Pentagon has no evidence any American has been killed as a result of the alleged Russian bounties. Confirms “Gang of Eight” Congressional Leaders will be briefed on the bounty matter tomorrow.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 1, 2020

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jaunte Jul 1, 2020 • 3:33:16pm

re: #224 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)

Confirms “Gang of Eight” Congressional Leaders will be briefed on the bounty matter tomorrow.

How many months after the fact is that?

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Jebediah, RBG Jul 1, 2020 • 3:33:36pm

re: #186 makeitstop

Fun fact: Morello can shred with the best of them if he feels like it.

He certainly can, whenever he wants and wherever he thinks it will serve the song.

For some reason, I find myself looking at Quora way too often. Whatever algorithm they use has me seeing a lot of questions like that - who’s the best/worst guitarist, is Ron Wood better than Keith Richards, why does everybody like player X even though he is bad at guitar, etc. It is all such nonsense. Music is an art form. If a player effectively communicates the intended emotion, etc. then they are, by definition, a good player.* If you like listening to them, they are a good player.
Unfortunately I sometimes see it from people who should know better. I recently read a column at, I think, Premier Guitar and in it there was mention of Jeff Beck’s “errors.” Dude said something along the lines of “Beck will sometimes bend a note a little sharp or a little flat to increase tension.” Dude, you just explained why it was never an error in the first place! You even said it was deliberate! DOY!!!

Sorry for the rant - had to vent, cuz it has been getting under my skin for weeks now.

* I am not claiming that proficiency is not required or is not a good thing. I just hate this dumb idea that there is a single metric by which every player, in every genre, can be ranked in one big list.

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:34:04pm

re: #205 PhillyPretzel

They say the pen is mightier than the sword.

sure, if you know where to stick it

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The Pie Overlord! Jul 1, 2020 • 3:35:03pm

re: #215 KGxvi

Now there’s a fun game to play out… what if the American Revolution fails? Do the Americas remain part of three/four grand empires? Do those empires continue to fight amongst themselves?

The Americans could have waited another 100 years, asked nicely, and then we would all be Canada.

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 3:35:05pm

re: #227 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)

sure, if you know where to stick it

I’d post the John Wick pencil scene, but it might be too graphic for this audience.

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ckkatz Jul 1, 2020 • 3:35:43pm

re: #166 Patricia Kayden

What about the Confederate statue in Alexandria? I was shocked to see it when I was driving around last year. Can’t even remember which traitor it was.

It was just a generic idealized bitter traitor.

And, thankfully, it is now gone.

On June 2, 2020, the bronze portion of the statue was removed in response to the protests that followed the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, with the pedestal removed the weekend of June 20.

en.wikipedia.org

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makeitstop Jul 1, 2020 • 3:36:11pm

re: #226 Jebediah, RBG

For some reason, I find myself looking at Quora way too often. Whatever algorithm they use has me seeing a lot of questions like that - who’s the best/worst guitarist, is Ron Wood better than Keith Richards, why does everybody like player X even though he is bad at guitar, etc. It is all such nonsense. Music is an art form. If a player effectively communicates the intended emotion, etc. then they are, by definition, a good player.* If you like listening to them, they are a good player.
Unfortunately I sometimes see it from people who should know better. I recently read a column at, I think, Premier Guitar and in it there was mention of Jeff Beck’s “errors.” Dude said something along the lines of “Beck will sometimes bend a note a little sharp or a little flat to increase tension.” Dude, you just explained why it was never an error in the first place! You even said it was deliberate! DOY!!!

Sorry for the rant - had to vent, cuz it has been getting under my skin for weeks now.

* I am not claiming that proficiency is not required or is not a good thing. I just hate this dumb idea that there is a single metric by which every player, in every genre, can be ranked in one big list.

I was just pointing out that Morello’s proficiency in what I consider a pretty outmoded style is pretty high. I’m actually more interested in the direction he went - I can only take a certain amount of shreddy guitar players.

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William Lewis Jul 1, 2020 • 3:38:27pm

re: #223 The Pie Overlord!

I have heard their buttocks is very gamy.

Yeah, you have to stew them like a 10 year old hen to get all the toxins out of them.

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:38:51pm

re: #228 The Pie Overlord!

The Americans could have waited another 100 years, asked nicely, and then we would all be Canada.

‘Canada’ sounds so nice

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ckkatz Jul 1, 2020 • 3:41:20pm

Respectfully…

Regarding the discussion on ‘hunting licenses’…

I have a decided lack of enthusiasm for discussions on the murder of fellow American citizens.

Edit - Removed the final sentence of the paragraph. Thought it went too far.

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The Pie Overlord! Jul 1, 2020 • 3:44:41pm

I. Am. Ded.

Kids, don’t try to pass your next history test with these ‘facts’ pic.twitter.com/kp6AiE4561

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 1, 2020

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KGxvi Jul 1, 2020 • 3:45:49pm

re: #228 The Pie Overlord!

The Americans could have waited another 100 years, asked nicely, and then we would all be Canada.

Sure, but then there’s no Louisiana Purchase, no Mexican-American War, probably no Spanish-American War, which means what we know as the United States today likely doesn’t exist.

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Sherlock Hound Jul 1, 2020 • 3:52:21pm

re: #174 Jay C

So when Adams says “Republicans will be hunted”, does this mean we will have to buy licenses for each GOPer, or will it just be an “open season” with no limit on the bag?

Inquiring minds want to know…

Remember the “Liberal Hunting Permit” stickers being sold. “With or without dogs. No Bag Limit”, as I recall.

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goddamnedfrank Jul 1, 2020 • 3:55:20pm

Trump and the GOP are very clearly locked in a pathologically dysfunctional abusive / codependent death spiral.

My gut fear is that this dynamic and the final recognition of inescapable doom is where family destroyers tend to emerge

— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) July 1, 2020

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The Pie Overlord! Jul 1, 2020 • 3:56:41pm

re: #236 KGxvi

Sure, but then there’s no Louisiana Purchase, no Mexican-American War, probably no Spanish-American War, which means what we know as the United States today likely doesn’t exist.

British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba would extend south all the way down to Mexico. Maybe Texas would belong to Mexico. Would that be such a bad thing?

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:57:58pm

“The number of confirmed U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus is substantially lower than the true tally,” CNBC reports.

“The 781,000 total deaths in the United States in the three months through May 30 were about 122,300, or nearly 19% higher, than what would normally be expected, according to the researchers. Of the 122,300 excess deaths, 95,235 were attributed to Covid-19… Most of the rest of the excess deaths, researchers said, were likely related to or directly caused by the coronavirus.”

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ckkatz Jul 1, 2020 • 3:59:14pm

re: #237 Sherlock Hound

Remember the “Liberal Hunting Permit” stickers being sold. “With or without dogs. No Bag Limit”, as I recall.

I used to frequent a couple of shooting and hunting boards. A few posters there used to post those.

Which escalated to tactical discussions on mass machine-gunning unarmed women and children who were supposedly flooding across the Rio Grande. Eventually those boards became filled with this content as well as rising anger and hate.

Knowledgeable woodsman generally moved on.

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Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman) Jul 1, 2020 • 3:59:53pm

President Trump said that he’s “all for masks,” but doesn’t think the U.S. needs a national mandate for people to wear them during the coronavirus pandemic, CNBC reports.
Said Trump: “I don’t know if you need mandatory… But I’m all for masks, I think masks are good.”

“i was always for masks. probably first, before a lot of people even knew what they were.”

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aatharuv Jul 1, 2020 • 4:02:06pm

re: #236 KGxvi

Sure, but then there’s no Louisiana Purchase, no Mexican-American War, probably no Spanish-American War, which means what we know as the United States today likely doesn’t exist.

Robert Sobel, a real world economic historian, wrote about “America losing the war for independence” in “For Want of a Nail” an alternate history work written as a history text book for undergrads.

In this case, the original American states + lots of the Louisiana purchase joined with an uber Canada, but the bitterenders (my name not his) went out west, took over Mexico and basically became a hybrid Confederate/Mexican Manifest-Destiny state.

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Thanos Jul 1, 2020 • 4:11:35pm

re: #152 ckkatz

I’d be interested in finding out what plants you have been using for repelling mosquitoes and which you think work the best.

The scent of eau de cutter’s is getting really old right now in Chez Katz

Lemon and Lime Thyme, Lemon Grass, Sweet Basil, peppermint, chives, garlic, to name a few

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Thanos Jul 1, 2020 • 4:14:11pm

re: #244 Thanos

Lemon and Lime Thyme, Lemon Grass, Sweet Basil, peppermint, chives, garlic, to name a few

also Citronella, Rosemary, Lavender

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 4:16:28pm

re: #240 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)

There’s no way a New Yorker who made his money in casinos and real estate would cook the books.

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jaunte Jul 1, 2020 • 4:16:56pm

Lol those @ProjectLincoln fuckers cut an ad in Russian https://t.co/x88Q5jka7Z

— Evan Hurst (@EvanHurst) July 1, 2020

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Patricia Kayden Jul 1, 2020 • 4:22:50pm

No, I think 2020 is halfway through with us. https://t.co/KhUVfiS4W1

— Sir James The Second 🏳️‍🌈 (@YesSirJames) July 1, 2020

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Colère Tueur de Lapin Jul 1, 2020 • 4:24:27pm

re: #218 stpaulbear

These events are so unserious. Someone in that room needs to throw a tomato at her. Not sorry.

Shoes. Throw shoes.

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 4:24:41pm

Sorry, there aren’t. They are all cowards, and they only love power.

— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) July 1, 2020

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Dread Pirate Jul 1, 2020 • 4:24:41pm

EfficientGov (@effgov):

“Who is Ellen Weintraub, and why did she unleash a 66-part tweetstorm at the end of May, which she later published under an official Federal Election Commission (@FEC) letterhead?”https://t.co/BMIGXemnPX

— Ellen L Weintraub (@EllenLWeintraub) June 11, 2020

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goddamnedfrank Jul 1, 2020 • 4:25:18pm

This is honestly killing me because it’s such a perfect distillation of the problem. Mother fuckers can’t even 2+2 in a critical care triage document that was created to navigate a crisis brought on by repeatedly losing Sisyphean arguments against math and epidemiology https://t.co/qw0ixarkm0

— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) July 1, 2020

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 4:26:53pm

re: #252 goddamnedfrank

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Cause of Death: Addition.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 4:27:47pm

re: #245 Thanos

Install a few bat houses.
The best mosquito control here in TheBackwoods is our resident bat population.
We also think they are pretty darned cute.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 4:29:32pm

re: #253 Decatur Deb

Cause of Death: Addition.

no one told Arizona that there would be math

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 4:31:00pm

re: #255 Backwoods_Sleuth

no one told Arizona that there would be math

Thank dog we elected Beshear Governor last November. Do you realize how screwed we would be if Bevin was still governor?

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retired cynic Jul 1, 2020 • 4:31:10pm

re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth

Install a few bat houses.
The best mosquito control here in TheBackwoods is our resident bat population.
We also think they are pretty darned cute.

The barn swallows are working hard, too! And dragonflies! I haven’t seen many the last couple of years, and my yard full of clover is empty of bees. Terrible news!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 4:32:10pm

re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth

Install a few bat houses.
The best mosquito control here in TheBackwoods is our resident bat population.
We also think they are pretty darned cute.

for anyone who missed it when I posted this a few weeks ago:

If you ever wondered how a bat pees.

You’re welcome. It’s the best quarantine content I got. pic.twitter.com/wB5uPWnR5b

— 🆁🅴🆃 (@tinch) March 21, 2020

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7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course) Jul 1, 2020 • 4:32:22pm

Lots of swallows here, following my mower. Also the best dragonfly year in the last decade. I’ve seen a pheasant on the property once.

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 4:32:41pm

re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth

Install a few bat houses.
The best mosquito control here in TheBackwoods is our resident bat population.
We also think they are pretty darned cute.

Chimney Swift tower

Very beautiful birds, up close.

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Colère Tueur de Lapin Jul 1, 2020 • 4:34:29pm

re: #223 The Pie Overlord!

I have heard their buttocks is very gamy.

I would think very fatty, and not a good marbled kind of fat. Rather that off-white and flabby fat.

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 4:34:40pm

More Chimney Swift houses:

google.com

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stpaulbear Jul 1, 2020 • 4:34:49pm

Per StarTrib

A pharmaceutical industry group is suing the state of Minnesota over its new insulin affordability program, which takes effect Wednesday.

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, says the program the Legislature passed in April is unconstitutional and that drugmakers already offer alternatives to help people with diabetes. They are seeking a permanent injunction barring the state from enforcing the insulin act.

“A state cannot simply commandeer private property to achieve its public policy goals,” says PhRMA’s complaint, filed Tuesday in district court. “The Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from attempting to solve societal problems in this draconian manner. Because the Act takes private property for public use without paying just compensation, it is unconstitutional and should be enjoined.”

Gov. Tim Walz has a news conference with the advocates who fought for the insulin assistance scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. They plan to celebrate the implementation of the measure, named the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act in honor of a man who died because he was not able to afford his insulin.

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Barefoot Grin Jul 1, 2020 • 4:36:08pm

re: #258 Backwoods_Sleuth

for anyone who missed it when I posted this a few weeks ago:

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I missed it. I’m sure some other old person posted this Monty Python gem:

Prince: (Terry Jones) My congratulations, Wilde. Your latest play is a great success. The whole of London’s talking about you.

Oscar: (Graham Chapman) Your highness, there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

(There follows fifteen seconds of restrained and sycophantic laughter.)

Prince: Very witty Wilde. Very very witty.

Whistler: (John Cleese) There is only one thing in the world worse than being witty, and that is not being witty.

(Fifteeen more seconds of the same.)

Oscar: I wish I had said that Whistler.

Whistler: You will, Oscar, you will. (more laughter)

Oscar: Your Highness, do you know James McNeill Whistler?

Prince: Yes, we’ve played squash together.

Oscar: There is only one thing worse than playing squash together, and that is playing it by yourself. (silence) I wish I hadn’t said that.

Whistler: But you did, Oscar, you did. (a little laughter)

Prince: Well, you must forgive me Wilde, but I must get back up the Palace.

Oscar: Your Majesty, you’re like a big jam doughnut with cream on the top.

Prince: I beg your pardon?

Oscar: Um… It was one of Whistler’s.

Whistler: I didn’t say that.

Oscar: You did James, you did.

Prince: Well Mr. Whistler? (The Prince of Wales stares expectantly at Whistler.)

Whistler: I meant, Your Majesty, that uh, like a doughnut your arrival gives us pleasure and your departure merely makes us hungry for more. (laughter) Right, Your Majesty is like a stream of bat’s piss.

Prince: What?

Whistler: It was one of Wilde’s.

Oscar: It sodding was not! It was Shaw!

Prince: Well Mr. Shaw?

Shaw: (Michael Palin) I… I merely meant, Your Majesty, that you shine out like a shaft of gold when all around is dark.

Prince: (accepting the compliment) Oh.

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gocart mozart Jul 1, 2020 • 4:37:37pm

My Tinder date’s name is Lorena Peniscutter. Should I cancel?

— E. C. Mix (@TheEdMix) July 1, 2020

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel Jul 1, 2020 • 4:38:04pm

re: #162 makeitstop

Dogbert guy has lost his little mind.

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Is “Republican Hunts” on your 2021 bingo card?

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A Mom Anon Jul 1, 2020 • 4:39:34pm

re: #262 Decatur Deb

Hmm. There is a subdivision near me that has an old brick chimney kept in place at the front entrance. I always thought it was weird, like part of an old house that held sentimental value for someone important. Now I wonder if it’s a nesting site.

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austin_blue Jul 1, 2020 • 4:40:45pm

re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth

Install a few bat houses.
The best mosquito control here in TheBackwoods is our resident bat population.
We also think they are pretty darned cute.

Here too. We have three million of them living under a bridge across the Colorado River. When they sweep out at dusk, it’s a black cloud.

Stinks, though.

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 4:41:33pm

re: #267 A Mom Anon

Hmm. There is a subdivision near me that has an old brick chimney kept in place at the front entrance. I always thought it was weird, like part of an old house that held sentimental value for someone important. Now I wonder if it’s a nesting site.

Watch at late twilight. A spinning tornado of birds might drop into it after staying on wing since dawn.

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Patricia Kayden Jul 1, 2020 • 4:44:44pm

re: #213 goddamnedfrank

Every election year at this time, @ScottAdamsSays rolls out his Democrats’ Reign of Terror shtick. From his blog, June 2016: “But Clinton supporters have convinced me – and here I am being 100% serious – that my safety is at risk if I am seen as supportive of Trump.” pic.twitter.com/GeOzIl9fuQ

— James Urbaniak (@JamesUrbaniak) July 1, 2020

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Dread Pirate Jul 1, 2020 • 4:45:09pm

And ummm NATO was briefed.https://t.co/tJpay9zFba

— snwdrft (@snwdrft) July 1, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jul 1, 2020 • 4:46:42pm

re: #271 Dread Pirate

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He was briefed. He just didn’t care because Putin is more important to him than American soldiers, not all of them voted for him and Putin would have.

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William Lewis Jul 1, 2020 • 4:46:54pm

re: #257 retired cynic

The barn swallows are working hard, too! And dragonflies! I haven’t seen many the last couple of years, and my yard full of clover is empty of bees. Terrible news!

Bees and dragonflies are doing well here, thankfully.

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NetworkKed Jul 1, 2020 • 4:47:07pm

There’s 75 minutes before the counter rolls over for the day, and Worldometer is 750 cases away from a 50k day in the US. I’m not taking bets.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 4:48:03pm

re: #256 NO SMOCKING GUN!

Thank dog we elected Beshear Governor last November. Do you realize how screwed we would be if Bevin was still governor?

we’re up to 22 cases (no deaths) in my county (population~14,000 but really spread out since we’re geographically yuge). No idea where those cases are because that’s sekrit information that the health department won’t disclose even a clue as to location.

Anyway, I’ve noticed that the Kroger in Mason County is pretty much about 90% folks wearing masks (I was disappointed to see a perky little blonde in tiny shorts who was very visibly preggers and NOT WEARING A MASK). The Save-A-Lot in Fleming County: only a couple of customers without masks; same for the Dollar General in Lewis County. The little locally-owned IGA in Lewis County? Not ONE SINGLE MASK ON ANYONE, not a customer, not an employee.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 4:49:13pm

re: #262 Decatur Deb

More Chimney Swift houses:

google.com

Purple Martin houses are popular here

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 4:54:05pm

re: #276 Backwoods_Sleuth

Purple Martin houses are popular here

Purple Martins are voracious. They’re sometimes finicky about houses, but I’ve seen them move onto an array of drilled gourds on a pole.

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stpaulbear Jul 1, 2020 • 4:56:52pm

re: #275 Backwoods_Sleuth

we’re up to 22 cases (no deaths) in my county (population~14,000 but really spread out since we’re geographically yuge). No idea where those cases are because that’s sekrit information that the health department won’t disclose even a clue as to location.

Anyway, I’ve noticed that the Kroger in Mason County is pretty much about 90% folks wearing masks (I was disappointed to see a perky little blonde in tiny shorts who was very visibly preggers and NOT WEARING A MASK). The Save-A-Lot in Fleming County: only a couple of customers without masks; same for the Dollar General in Lewis County. The little locally-owned IGA in Lewis County? Not ONE SINGLE MASK ON ANYONE, not a customer, not an employee.

There are two Walgreen’s stores that are close my house. I used to go to the smaller of the two because it was closer and easy to get to after work, but the last couple times I’ve gone there, not all the employees were wearing masks. The chatty maskless guy manning the front counter was the final straw, and now I go to the other store where every employee and most customers are mask-compliant. I can’t understand why a company like Walgreen’s (a freaking drug store) would leave wearing a mask up to the local managers.

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Eventual Carrion Jul 1, 2020 • 4:57:00pm

re: #204 Barefoot Grin

I shall use my rapier wit.

Monty Python: “Funniest Joke In The World”

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Colère Tueur de Lapin Jul 1, 2020 • 4:57:34pm

re: #269 Decatur Deb

Watch at late twilight. A ~~spinning tornado~~ susurration or murmuration of birds might drop into it after staying on wing since dawn.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 4:58:02pm

re: #277 Decatur Deb

We have a lot of Eastern Phoebes here and I was so happy to see the front porch nest repaired and in use after several years of it being abandoned.
Sadly, it appears that starlings have taken it over and killed the babees. Momma Phoebe is beyond despondent and it is heartbreaking listening to her.

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 4:58:16pm

re: #275 Backwoods_Sleuth

we’re up to 22 cases (no deaths) in my county (population~14,000 but really spread out since we’re geographically yuge). No idea where those cases are because that’s sekrit information that the health department won’t disclose even a clue as to location.

Anyway, I’ve noticed that the Kroger in Mason County is pretty much about 90% folks wearing masks (I was disappointed to see a perky little blonde in tiny shorts who was very visibly preggers and NOT WEARING A MASK). The Save-A-Lot in Fleming County: only a couple of customers without masks; same for the Dollar General in Lewis County. The little locally-owned IGA in Lewis County? Not ONE SINGLE MASK ON ANYONE, not a customer, not an employee.

I’m in Frankfort, and I see lots of maskless Kroger customers. Fortunately, I read that passing contact is not as dangerous as extended, close contact, like in a bar.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:00:00pm

re: #278 stpaulbear

There are two Walgreen’s stores that are close my house. I used to go to the smaller of the two because it was closer and easy to get to after work, but the last couple times I’ve gone there, not all the employees were wearing masks. The chatty maskless guy manning the front counter was the final straw, and now I go to the other store where every employee and most customers are mask-compliant. I can’t understand why a company like Walgreen’s (a freaking drug store) would leave wearing a mask up to the local managers.

What slays me about the IGA is the HUGE OFFICIAL SIGN on the door promising dire consequences.

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Jebediah, RBG Jul 1, 2020 • 5:01:46pm

re: #231 makeitstop

I was just pointing out that Morello’s proficiency in what I consider a pretty outmoded style is pretty high. I’m actually more interested in the direction he went - I can only take a certain amount of shreddy guitar players.

Yeah, and although I knew what you were saying (and not saying) I kind of hijacked it and dragged it in another direction. I sentence myself to ~~five~~, ~~four~~ ~~three~~ 2 minutes of listening to soulless shredding.
RE the shreddy shreddersons, it wears thin pretty quick for me too. In some instances it strikes me as a substitute for imagination or emotion.

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retired cynic Jul 1, 2020 • 5:03:03pm

re: #281 Backwoods_Sleuth

We have a lot of Eastern Phoebes here and I was so happy to see the front porch nest repaired and in use after several years of it being abandoned.
Sadly, it appears that starlings have taken it over and killed the babees. Momma Phoebe is beyond despondent and it is heartbreaking listening to her.

Oh, dear! Poor lady. I have them, too, but fortunately no starlings! One just flew a few feet in front of me as I walked out to the mailbox yesterday. Fly, land on the fence and pose, fly, land on the fence and pose, and so on.

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 5:04:07pm

re: #280 Colère Tueur de Lapin

Bird banding was the most (only) fun at my boarding highschool. Our Bio lab was a registered EBBA site. We used to hike miles to an abandoned commercial greenhouse with a 50’ high chimney. The swifts would form a funnel formation and spin into it over 15 minutes or so. We never did get access to band nestlings, though we once carried a ladder 10 miles. Swift nestlings are ugly/cute— about one third of their mass is feet, so they can cling to the walls in their early weeks.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:05:12pm

re: #285 retired cynic

Oh, dear! Poor lady. I have them, too, but fortunately no starlings! One just flew a few feet in front of me as I walked out to the mailbox yesterday. Fly, land on the fence and pose, fly, land on the fence and pose, and so on.

They are like feathered helicopters

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel Jul 1, 2020 • 5:08:39pm

Indiana priest slurs Black Lives Matter as ‘maggots and parasites’ trying to create a ‘new species of human’

An Indiana priest compared Black Lives Matter protesters to “maggots and parasites” during his weekly message.

Father Theodore Rothrock, of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel, denounced the civil rights movement and the destruction of monuments honoring Confederate leaders and other historic figures, reported the Indianapolis Star.

“The only lives that matter are their own and the only power they seek is their own,” Rothrock wrote to parishioners. “They are wolves in wolves clothing, masked thieves and bandits, seeking only to devour the life of the poor and profit from the fear of others. They are maggots and parasites at best, feeding off the isolation of addiction and broken families, and offering to replace and current frustration and anxiety with more misery and greater resentment.”

I’m not Catholic but I have a feeling the boss in Rome wouldn’t like this:

“Sorry, father, his Holiness Pope Francis has issued an encyclical declaring you a maggot and a parasite. He commands you to pack your stuff and get the hell out.”

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stpaulbear Jul 1, 2020 • 5:10:26pm

re: #281 Backwoods_Sleuth

We have a lot of Eastern Phoebes here and I was so happy to see the front porch nest repaired and in use after several years of it being abandoned.
Sadly, it appears that starlings have taken it over and killed the babees. Momma Phoebe is beyond despondent and it is heartbreaking listening to her.

Starlings aren’t native to North America. I’ve read that Starlings and House Sparrows were introduced to the US by someone who loved Shakespeare and wanted the US to have all the birds that were mentioned in his plays. Sounds stupid enough to be true. Both birds are now considered undesirable invasives. The book “Wild About Birds” by a MN DNR birding expert actually recommends that if you have too many House Sparrows around, you should trap them and kill them.

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teleskiguy Jul 1, 2020 • 5:11:03pm

We live in a deeply stupid country. Thousands of (most likely white) people are willing to contract coronavirus and possibly die so they can hear “Ice Ice Baby” live in concert. Also, of course it’s in Texas. https://t.co/luOstRddKe

— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) July 2, 2020

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Mattand Jul 1, 2020 • 5:11:35pm

But once again, he’s displaying the political genius for which he’s known. This time, he’s threatening to veto a bipartisan (incredibly rare these days) military spending bill that includes money for research into the COVID-19 pandemic, and a 3 percent pay raise for US troops.
All because the bill also contains an amendment that would change the names of 10 military bases named after infamous, traitorous Confederate generals.

Trump’s message to the military: no pay raises unless the racism continues!

Just got off of a FB thread where my neighbor is trying to justify why he’s undecided between Trump and Biden.

Your precious independent voter, ladies and germs. This is why I’m always bitching about them. Fucking insane, every last one.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:13:03pm

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
when yer scraping the bottom of the barrel for somehing to brag about and it really ain’t as good your peeps told you it is…

On October 1, 2018, President @realDonaldTrump announced that negotiations on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement were complete.

At midnight on July 1, 2020, this historic agreement took effect! pic.twitter.com/7JmRscConV

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 1, 2020

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Mattand Jul 1, 2020 • 5:13:17pm

re: #290 teleskiguy

“We didn’t have coronavirus” in 1990s, the rapper said.

The sheer stupidity of this statement is…

I got nothing. Seriously.

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gwangung Jul 1, 2020 • 5:13:34pm

re: #291 Mattand

Just got off of a FB thread where my neighbor is trying to justify why he’s undecided between Trump and Biden.

Your precious independent voter, ladies and germs. This is why I’m always bitching about them. Fucking insane, every last one.

He’s obviously OK with the raw, naked racism.

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NO SMOCKING GUN! Jul 1, 2020 • 5:14:27pm

Cuteness overload

Little brothers are the worst and the best 💚 pic.twitter.com/LHkdLrRRfv

— The Dodo (@dodo) June 29, 2020

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Jul 1, 2020 • 5:16:11pm

re: #287 Backwoods_Sleuth

They are like feathered helicopters

I thought those were hummingbirds.

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BeenHereAwhile Jul 1, 2020 • 5:17:49pm

re: #267 A Mom Anon

Hmm. There is a subdivision near me that has an old brick chimney kept in place at the front entrance. I always thought it was weird, like part of an old house that held sentimental value for someone important. Now I wonder if it’s a nesting site.

My house in Middle GA had resident chimney swifts.

Even tho I periodically swept the chimney to reduce creosote buildup, I figured the chimney swifts assisted in the process.

I found the sound they made flying in and out of the chimney to be soothing, and their return a harbinger of spring.

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Ace Rothstein Jul 1, 2020 • 5:17:50pm

re: #291 Mattand

He’s not undecided. He’s a Trump voter.

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 5:19:25pm

re: #289 stpaulbear

Starlings aren’t native to North America. I’ve read that Starlings and House Sparrows were introduced to the US by someone who loved Shakespeare and wanted the US to have all the birds that were mentioned in his plays. Sounds stupid enough to be true. Both birds are now considered undesirable invasives. The book “Wild About Birds” by a MN DNR birding expert actually recommends that if you have too many House Sparrows around, you should trap them and kill them.

Sparrow al spiedo over polenta.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:20:25pm

re: #296 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

I thought those were hummingbirds.

Hummingbirds are Bell 47s
Phoebes are Bell 407s

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:21:14pm

re: #299 Decatur Deb

eeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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austin_blue Jul 1, 2020 • 5:21:36pm

re: #299 Decatur Deb

Sparrow al spiedo over polenta.

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Nope, nope, nope, nope.

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lawhawk Jul 1, 2020 • 5:22:03pm

re: #292 Backwoods_Sleuth

NAFTA 2.0.

That’s what they’re going with?

Trump’s idiotic trade war did more damage than any purported benefit of USMCA. Trump’s idiotic response to covid19 has caused the economy to collapse.

That’s all on Trump. All of it.

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 5:24:01pm

re: #301 Backwoods_Sleuth

eeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

re: #302 austin_blue

Nope, nope, nope, nope.

You eat them with family on All Souls’ Day. I didn’t know it was permissible to spit the beak into a napkin. I always provided amusement to my Italian friends.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:26:09pm

Eastern Phoebe Nest: NARRATED

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:26:58pm

re: #303 lawhawk

and bragging about it like it’s something to BRAG ABOUT!

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Mattand Jul 1, 2020 • 5:28:03pm

re: #294 gwangung

He’s obviously OK with the raw, naked racism.

He’s in denial about it. He’s not outwardly racist. He teaches in a district that has an African-American majority student body.

But he’s also good for posting memes featuring African-American cops and soldiers as way to convict himself shit isn’t as bad as it is. No clue how utterly tone deaf that shit is.

He’s got the Magic Balance Fairy disease real bad.

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teleskiguy Jul 1, 2020 • 5:29:36pm

re: #293 Mattand

The sheer stupidity of this statement is…

I got nothing. Seriously.

The full quote (from his Instagram) is weapons-grade stupid.

I can’t wait to get back to this. The 90s were the best. We didn’t have coronavirus, or cell phones, or computers.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:29:44pm

He knew. pic.twitter.com/Aqn3C7TtIX

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) June 27, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:30:25pm

We’ve reached 50,000 cases a day. 50,000 cases! Fauci says 100,000 a day could be coming soon. This is beyond a nightmare. The federal government has given up and decided to let Americans die. Reopening has failed in the worst way. And we’re talking about school next month! pic.twitter.com/6VDM2o0efh

— Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) July 2, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:31:38pm

Trump won’t be put on Mount Rushmore. There won’t be statues of him. There won’t be parks. There won’t be anything. His company will go bankrupt, his hotels will vanish from existence. He will only be remembered as the worst president in the history of the United States.

— God (@thegoodgodabove) July 1, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:32:46pm

Your daily photography

Shooting in almost no light, against the sky, the new 50mmf1.8 prime is very fast.

I’m done. See you tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/S7nBkuHcfL

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 2, 2020

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BeachDem Jul 1, 2020 • 5:38:58pm

re: #290 teleskiguy

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If you’re old enough to remember Vanilla Ice, you’re in an elevated risk group. If you’re willing to pay to see Vanilla Ice, you may have dementia.

— Sanho Tree (@SanhoTree) July 2, 2020

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The Pie Overlord! Jul 1, 2020 • 5:40:13pm

re: #299 Decatur Deb

Sparrow al spiedo over polenta.

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PUT THAT IN A SPOILER!!!! Gak.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Jul 1, 2020 • 5:40:42pm

re: #313 BeachDem

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Hey now, I remember Vanilla Ice and I’m not quite in a high risk group just yet. (Well, not for age factors - definitely for health factors.)

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The Pie Overlord! Jul 1, 2020 • 5:42:00pm

re: #307 Mattand

He’s in denial about it. He’s not outwardly racist. He teaches in a district that has an African-American majority student body.

But he’s also good for posting memes featuring African-American cops and soldiers as way to convict himself shit isn’t as bad as it is. No clue how utterly tone deaf that shit is.

He’s got the Magic Balance Fairy disease real bad.

Bothsidesers are worse than Trumporrhoids.

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Patricia Kayden Jul 1, 2020 • 5:42:44pm

re: #311 Backwoods_Sleuth

I’m pretty sure that red states will trample over each other in a race to name buildings, streets, airports, etc. after Dear Leader. Sigh.

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Mattand Jul 1, 2020 • 5:44:22pm

re: #298 Ace Rothstein

He’s not undecided. He’s a Trump voter.

Holy Christ, he was going on and on about how he loves FDR. He’s not a Trump voter like a dyed-in-the-wool MAGAt. He’s more like a Blue Dog conservative Democrat who is so far up the MBFs ass, he’s convinced he’s evenhandedly weighing all the available evidence.

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plansbandc Jul 1, 2020 • 5:45:31pm

Off-topic personal crap.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Jul 1, 2020 • 5:46:06pm

re: #317 Patricia Kayden

I’m pretty sure that red states will trample over each other in a race to name buildings, streets, airports, etc. after Dear Leader. Sigh.

Most likely cemeteries, so that the people he affected the most can be properly memorialized.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Jul 1, 2020 • 5:47:11pm

re: #319 plansbandc

Off-topic personal crap.

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 5:48:12pm

re: #314 The Pie Overlord!

PUT THAT IN A SPOILER!!!! Gak.

Deleted. Can’t all be cherry pie.

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The Pie Overlord! Jul 1, 2020 • 5:48:18pm

#TraitorInChief #Resist #Resign #Remove 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/i0eRjCSxzJ

— Devin Nunes’ Cow’s Auntie Fa ✌️📎🧙‍♀️🖖 🌊😷 (@deejaydee) July 2, 2020

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plansbandc Jul 1, 2020 • 5:48:42pm

Sorry about the fucking typos. I lose my ability to English when I’m emotional.

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The Pie Overlord! Jul 1, 2020 • 5:48:46pm

re: #322 Decatur Deb

Deleted. Can’t all be cherry pie.

4 & 20 Blackbirds baked in a pie.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs Jul 1, 2020 • 5:49:52pm

How much are licenses? Asking for a friend.

— Yeah Sure WTF Ever 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@YeahSureWhatev2) July 2, 2020

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Patricia Kayden Jul 1, 2020 • 5:49:54pm

re: #288 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

And here’s the “apology”.
google.com

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Eventual Carrion Jul 1, 2020 • 5:51:30pm

re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth

Install a few bat houses.
The best mosquito control here in TheBackwoods is our resident bat population.
We also think they are pretty darned cute.

Bats are good people

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 5:51:58pm

re: #325 The Pie Overlord!

4 & 20 Blackbirds baked in a pie.

My Latin professor gave us Roman recipes to translate—a counterpunch to cutesy Latin Club dinners.

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A Mom Anon Jul 1, 2020 • 5:52:48pm

re: #319 plansbandc

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 5:52:58pm

Take a closer look at these numbers.

Using Parscale’s figures, the Trump Campaign:

- raised $681 million before Q2
- had already spent $652 mil of it

That’s insane. They’re burning huge bonfires of money *and* falling further behind. pic.twitter.com/QM62howSiJ

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 2, 2020

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Charles Johnson Jul 1, 2020 • 5:55:52pm

It’s going to take real sustained effort to unfuck America’s shit. Hard work. Because our shit is now extremely fucked up.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 2, 2020

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Mattand Jul 1, 2020 • 5:56:25pm

re: #319 plansbandc

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Patricia Kayden Jul 1, 2020 • 5:57:41pm

re: #331 Backwoods_Sleuth

Good. Let them waste money on a lost cause.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 6:01:45pm

re: #288 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

“They are wolves in wolves clothing, masked thieves and bandits, seeking only to devour the life of the poor and profit from the fear of others. They are maggots and parasites at best, feeding off the isolation of addiction and broken families, and offering to replace and current frustration and anxiety with more misery and greater resentment.”

sounds pretty much like the basic any church, not just the Catholic Church

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Decatur Deb Jul 1, 2020 • 6:03:17pm

re: #332 Charles Johnson

It’s going to take real sustained effort to unfuck America’s shit. Hard work. Because our shit is now extremely fucked up.

Warren Zevon - My Shits Fucked Up

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piratedan Jul 1, 2020 • 6:04:51pm

re: #252 goddamnedfrank

while the hospitals that I work for are in Washington state, I live in AZ and back in February, we were doing things like setting up temporary emergency locations and the like because we were privy to the data coming out of China and watching Italy unfold and our administration too pains to try and prepare for the worst. I’m not saying that AZ did or did not, but with the issues with getting test kits, which tests to be run and the severe continued shortage of not only paying for PPE but getting it delivered, I’m still dismayed that here we are witnessing what took place and unfolded elsewhere in the country and still are in shock that its happening here… but when you couple the re-opening of the country with a natural tendency to idiocy and multiple “news organizations” telling you its a hoax and that even if you do get it its just like the flu… well you get to watch the same shit unfold, it’s just that we’re now off-Broadway, so to speak.

we still have fuck all of a national response, not contact tracing and no well communicated game plan about what test to use and how to track those that have it and when you do have it, enough beds to take in everyone who’s sick. It’s Arizona, Texas and Florida now, don’t expect it will end here. For some reason, a lot of people don;t wish to hear cautionary tales.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 6:05:26pm

re: #334 Patricia Kayden

Good. Let them waste money on a lost cause.

and, really, how much of that money raised is from “American voting their wallets”?

It is to laugh

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Charles Johnson Jul 1, 2020 • 6:09:39pm

You really don’t need to tell me the shit was already fucked up. I know that. But if you don’t think it’s gotten horribly more fucked up — like exponentially more fucked up — with Trump and his crime family in charge you’re fooling yourself.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 2, 2020

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Vote Cthulhu - No longer the greater evil! Jul 1, 2020 • 6:11:26pm

re: #326 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

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Adams is projecting like a damned IMAX.

This is an actual thing that was distributed at conservative conferences, as well as a regular staple of gun shows:

There’s nothing as American as killing your political foes in cold blood.

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jaunte Jul 1, 2020 • 6:15:22pm

UPDATE: Tonight a New York appellate court vacated the restraining order against Simon & Schuster, publisher of the forthcoming book written by the president’s niece. Read the decision here: https://t.co/xcApy2pwc5 https://t.co/STGK51qVMY

— Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (@rcfp) July 2, 2020

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I Would Prefer Not To Jul 1, 2020 • 6:15:34pm

re: #319 plansbandc

Off-topic personal crap.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jul 1, 2020 • 6:17:44pm

This weeks Home Studio Acoustic Live Series Song is is Take Me To Heaven. Because I care about you I ask we social distance, wear masks in public. We are getting sicker, and important we look out for each other. https://t.co/hlPU1nYKQq

— BruceGuynn & BigRain (@bigrain) July 1, 2020