John Oliver discusses the human rights abuses the Uighur people are facing at the hands of the Chinese government, and why those atrocities are worth our undivided attention.
It will be gold plated and decorated with velvet paintings of nude eastern European models, bowls of beer nuts, and big screen TVs playing Trump shouting “Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV!” on endless loop. https://t.co/mTnWNAvJXZ
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 27, 2020
Melanie wants to redo the rose garden, but at the same time her husband keeps building walls around the White House. Have they thought this through? Stupid question, they never think anything through.
FT
Something to consider about the MLB currently shitting their drawers: What does this say for fall sports? I have no doubt whatsoever that the NFL is watching carefully to see where this goes.
timeanddate.com
The end of this national nightmare is growing ever closer… I hope..
Register, vote early (some places allow voting up to 45 days early, which is September 18th.)
Republicans set to announce relief bill proposal with unemployment extension capped at 70% of income.
70% of income will get a lot of people 100% evicted.— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 27, 2020
I actually think #DonaldTrump died and that hair-piece is doing the talking for him. Whenever I hear him speak, I want to just put a brown paper bag over my mouth…and drink all the vodka inside it.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 27, 2020
Today is Korea War Veterans Armistice Day. For flag geeks like me, it is a full-staff day.
I’m not going to fault Donald Trump for not writing the proclamation; I suspect no president writes these statutory proclamations. I do suspect he just signs them and doesn’t read them.
That’s the thing. All of these relief measures were intended to buy time so that we could get things under control. Instead the GOP, which views all forms of relief as handouts, didn’t use the opportunity to prepare the country for the fall, and we will all needlessly suffer.
— Katies (@your_mominlaw) July 27, 2020
The Repubs were like my dad when he found out that the meds the pet hospital gave us for our cat were not like a course of antibiotics that you used up and then were considered “cured,” but something that we’d have to give him for the rest of his nine lives.
They passed the CARES Act in the belief that this would all be “over” by August, that the (temporary) dip in new infections signaled that the outbreak was like the seasonal flu, and so passed a bill with the expectation that they’d get all sorts of accolades in the fall for having seen the country through the “emergency.” And then drug their feet the following two months because the WH cooked the books to fool people into believing that the economy was “recovering.”
Someone at the Washington Post write a good headline: GOP, White House aim to temporarily reduce weekly unemployment benefit from $600 to $200
Because I know for a fact that Black moms have been out there for years protesting. I saw it.
And very few people actually gave a fuck until the overall albedo changed.— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) July 27, 2020
re: #10 Belafon
Someone at the Washington Post write a good headline: GOP, White House aim to temporarily reduce weekly unemployment benefit from $600 to $200
Unfortunately the headline is incomplete, as the “temporarily reduce” part doesn’t tell folks that the $200 is only until the states reduce that further so that you’re only getting 70% of your previous paycheck.
re: #11 goddamnedfrank
And very few people actually gave a fuck until the overall albedo changed.
Let’s win the battle. Then we can squabble over the campaign ribbons.
re: #2 Patricia Kayden
Such exquisite taste! pic.twitter.com/iBgV99FYMh
— Oh. My. Glob. (@efuseakay) July 27, 2020
From what I could observe, the demonstrators were behaving peacefully,” when Park Police, the Secret Service and other, unidentified forces turned on the crowd, DeMarco writes.
DHS thugs then began a riot to clear the park.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) July 27, 2020
re: #13 Decatur Deb
Let’s win the battle. Then we can squabble over the campaign ribbons.
It’s an integral part the problem and if we “win” the battle without fixing it we’re going to be right back here again soon.
That ‘lineup’ of speakers for what’s left of the GOP convention is fake, BTW.
Please stop sharing satirical posts as though they’re real. pic.twitter.com/biYjdrtkrk
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) July 27, 2020
re: #4 Targetpractice
Something to consider about the MLB currently shitting their drawers: What does this say for fall sports? I have no doubt whatsoever that the NFL is watching carefully to see where this goes.
The problem for professional sports leagues is that teams have to travel to Covid-19 hotspot states to play games…and that list keeps getting longer. In the case of the NBA playoffs, they are playing ALL their remaining games in a hotspot area (Orlando). The NFL will face the same challenges when play resumes, as will college football.
The only league that MIGHT be spared, at least for now, is the NHL since they are holding their playoffs in Canada.
re: #17 makeitstop
That ‘lineup’ of speakers for what’s left of the GOP convention is fake, BTW.
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Says a lot about how far we’ve fallen when you could look at that and plausibly think it was legit.
re: #11 goddamnedfrank
Can we praise all the moms — Black and White — for being courageous? And yes, I understand that Black women have been in the forefront of civil rights struggles for decades. It’s not an either/or situation.
Jailer: “Spartacus, a cannibal has broken into your ex-wife’s home and killed her.”
Spartacus: “Glad he ate her.”
(I have a feeling I’ve posted this stupid joke before, but I just walked the dog in 95F heat and am a bit light-headed.”
re: #16 goddamnedfrank
It’s an integral part the problem and if we “win” the battle without fixing it we’re going to be right back here again soon.
I thought the reason for the new attention was jack-booted thugs of uncertain provenance attacking protesters. (The protesters on the other side of the moms-and-vets lines are still chanting, “Black lives matter.”)
re: #20 Patricia Kayden
Can we praise all the moms — Black and White — for being courageous? And yes, I understand that Black women have been in the forefront of civil rights struggles for decades. It’s not an either/or situation.
As long as the focus remains on the killing of blacks by police. And while that’s easy for us to stay focused on, plenty of media people would like to switch it to “(White) Moms standing strong in the face of tyranny.”
But we have reached the stage of “They came for my protesting children” which would be the line after
They came for blacks, and I did not stand up
Then they came for Latinos, and I did not stand up
re: #20 Patricia Kayden
Can we praise all the moms — Black and White — for being courageous? And yes, I understand that Black women have been in the forefront of civil rights struggles for decades. It’s not an either/or situation.
We aren’t praising all the moms though.
I’m a huge fan of the Wall of Moms in Portland. I’m glad for the progress, but the phenomenon itself and the disproportionate response to it also demonstrates how deep the deficit in our collective cognition runs.
Stepmom update: She came home yesterday. It was apparently a mild, non-Covid related pneumonia. She’ll have to be on oxygen for awhile and a couple of other meds but she is otherwise comfortable and happy to be home. Thanks for all the good juju.
re: #23 Belafon
As long as the focus remains on the killing of blacks by police. And while that’s easy for us to stay focused on, plenty of media people would like to switch it to “(White) Moms standing strong in the face of tyranny.”
But we have reached the stage of “They came for my protesting children” which would be the line after
They came for blacks, and I did not stand up
Then they came for Latinos, and I did not stand up
This.
re: #20 Patricia Kayden
Can we praise all the moms — Black and White — for being courageous? And yes, I understand that Black women have been in the forefront of civil rights struggles for decades. It’s not an either/or situation.
Mr. w said the anti-war movement of the 60s took off when joined by Another Mother for Peace from England.
Guy: Doctor, I’ve been having horible nightmares.
Doc: So what’s the problem?
Guy: Well, first I dream I’m the muffler on my car and then I dream I’m the wheel.
Doc: Why is that a nightmare?
Guy: Because I wake up exhausted and tired!
re: #24 goddamnedfrank
We aren’t praising all the moms though.
I’m a huge fan of the Wall of Moms in Portland. I’m glad for the progress, but the phenomenon itself and the disproportionate response to it also demonstrates how deep the deficit in our collective cognition runs.
Exactly. The press/media and wider society will paint this as wall of white moms, when the truth of the matter is that white moms joined the black moms who have ALWAYS been there.
re: #3 I Would Prefer Not To
Melanie wants to redo the rose garden, but at the same time her husband keeps building walls around the White House. Have they thought this through? Stupid question, they never think anything through.
FT
She wants someone else to redo the rose garden
Think she’s gonna get out there with a shovel and rake?
re: #18 Eclectic Cyborg
The problem for professional sports leagues is that teams have to travel to Covid-19 hotspot states to play games…and that list keeps getting longer. In the case of the NBA playoffs, they are playing ALL their remaining games in a hotspot area (Orlando). The NFL will face the same challenges when play resumes, as will college football.
The only league that MIGHT be spared, at least for now, is the NHL since they are holding their playoffs in Canada.
saw this yesterday:
He’s forfeiting his $2.75-million U.S. salary to keep working as a personal support worker in a long-term care home in Montréal. https://t.co/FEQVOMMKZI
— André Picard (@picardonhealth) July 26, 2020
re: #29 William Lewis
Guy: Doctor, I’ve been having horible nightmares.
Doc: So what’s the problem?
Guy: Well, first I dream I’m the muffler on my car and then I dream I’m the wheel.
Doc: Why is that a nightmare?
Guy: Because I wake up exhausted and tired!
A bus carrying convicts from the penitentiary collided with a cement truck. Luckily, no one was hurt, but reporters noted that these were hardened criminals.
re: #21 Barefoot Grin
Jailer: “Spartacus, a cannibal has broken into your ex-wife’s home and killed her.”
Spartacus: “Glad he ate her.”
(I have a feeling I’ve posted this stupid joke before, but I just walked the dog in 95F heat and am a bit light-headed.”
Cannibals will not eat clowns.
Did you hear the one about the butcher who backed into a meat grinder?
He got a little behind in his work…
On point:
I don’t want to be that guy, and respect to the moms, but the protests are about police brutality against Black people. History will gladly overlook that if we let it. https://t.co/ymaX3MBswk
— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) July 26, 2020
Even in the most difficult times, me should remember that the First Lady helped husband spread a racist lie, with zero evidence, that the 1st Black POTUS wasn’t born here.
Also, she’ll probably never even read this Rose Garden tweet someone posted via her account. https://t.co/Ffk4zL9tzP— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) July 27, 2020
re: #11 goddamnedfrank
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White moms outnumber black moms by something like 4 to 1.
If you want to pull the biggest possible crowd, it’s going to be majority white.
That’s what it means to be a minority.
Breaking: Google will keep its employees home until July 2021, people familiar with the matter said, making it the first major U.S. corporation to formalize such an extended timetable in the face of the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/TmzqdkuymF
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 27, 2020
re: #36 🌹UOJB!
Did you hear the one about the butcher who backed into a meat grinder?
He got a little behind in his work…
Myra was always rescuing winter birds from the cold. One day her husband, Frank, charged into the dining room where Myra was toweling off a cold, wet wren. He began a loud and vicious tirade about all of the various birds recuperating here and there in the house.
“Please, Frank,” Myra said reprovingly. “Not in front of the chilled wren.”
if they hadn’t tested any of the Miami Marlins, none of them would have covid right now. isn’t that the way it works
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) July 27, 2020
re: #36 🌹UOJB!
Did you hear the one about the butcher who backed into a meat grinder?
He got a little behind in his work…
at a deli, they fired a guy who stuck his dick in the pickle slicer.
fired the pickle slicer too
re: #41 Backwoods_Sleuth
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A friend of mine works at Google. Sounds like a big reason that they did this was to allow employees to make long term planning decisions, and create stability as it relates to those decisions.
The Vikings say VP of Sports Medicine/head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman, @EricSugarATC, the team’s Infection Control Officer in the battle against COVID-19, has tested positive for the virus.
— Peter King (@peter_king) July 27, 2020
re: #33 Barefoot Grin
A bus carrying convicts from the penitentiary collided with a cement truck. Luckily, no one was hurt, but reporters noted that these were hardened criminals.
Last night some unknown thief stole all the toilets from the municipal station, police have nothing to go on.
The Marlins flouted MLB procedure and decided to play anyway when they knew members of their team had COVID-19.https://t.co/qvUIFJThtj
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) July 27, 2020
re: #49 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Holy crap.
This is why I think they should just shut it down altogether. Players are gonna want to play, safety be damned.
re: #27 wrenchwench
Mr. w said the anti-war movement of the 60s took off when joined by Another Mother for Peace from England.
The anti-war movement walked in the furrow cut by Bertrand Russel’s anti-nuke movement a decade or more earlier. The freaking “Peace Symbol” is the semaphores for “N” and “D”—Nuclear Disarmament.
An explorer in the jungle was bitten on the leg by a poisonous centipede. His native guide told him of a mission hospital nearby and they made it to the doors before he collapsed from the poison.
He was whisked off to a hospital bed where the nun in charge cleaned his wound, put medicinal powder on it and dressed it with a bandage as the explorer lapsed into unconsciousness. During the days that followed he woke up now and then from delirium as his wound was cleaned, treated with the powder and dressed again by the nuns every few hours. Finally, tired and drained but mentally more alert he woke again as a young woman wearing the white habit of a novice nun took the bandage off his leg and carefully cleaned the area around the wound. She stopped and sat back at this point which puzzled the explorer.
“Aren’t you going to put the powder on my leg?” he asked.
“Oh no.” she shook her head. “I’m not allowed to do that. Another nun dusts the bite.”
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re: #9 Targetpractice
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And he mentioned how grim things will be come fall when the weather cools to much for outdoor dining.
Pizza and Chinese will still be okay; most of their business has always been delivery.
NEW: Florida judge denies request to block mask mandate in Palm Beach County, saying: “We do not have a constitutional or protected right to infect others” pic.twitter.com/gthCoReJ4c
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) July 27, 2020
The extra $600 that was going out to unemployed Americans would drop to $200 in the GOP’s stimulus plan, sources say. Follow the latest negotiations.https://t.co/aoqIS2Sm0K
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 27, 2020
Larry Kudlow today on GOP stimulus plan: “There will be increased business deductions for meals and entertainment”
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) July 27, 2020
re: #55 Backwoods_Sleuth
Which is the correct answer to the question.
re: #57 jaunte
My company spends $0 on food for employees.
re: #57 jaunte
Tax breaks do not stop a pandemic.
Trumpworld doesn’t care about the one thing that will stop the pandemic and get the economy going again. Everything else is just about redirecting wealth to the wealthy and the burdens to everyone else.
Mask up to save the economy.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) July 27, 2020
re: #59 Belafon
Their answer to anything is some form of tax cut.
Republicans are focused on saving their donors’ businesses and the rest of us will have to take our chances.
Republicans are so fucking addicted to welfare for the rich if an asteroid was on a collision course with Earth, Republicans would be demanding even deeper tax cuts for the rich…
so then guess it’s good for @realDonaldTrump that he gets his natsec briefings from Fox & Friends instead https://t.co/UIBLMgHhZw
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) July 27, 2020
Update: the sailor is being treated and taken to the Capitol.
— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) July 27, 2020
re: #25 Eclectic Cyborg
Fantastic! So happy she’s doing better.
re: #57 jaunte
Larry Kudlow today on GOP stimulus plan: “There will be increased business deductions for meals and entertainment”
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) July 27, 2020
And by “entertainment”, Larry means “blow”.
re: #70 Eventual Carrion
Heat can take you down quick.
Dehydration will sneak up and knock you down. Been there, had 3 liters installed by the professionals.
Congressman John Lewis was the conscience of the Congress. Today, we say goodbye to our friend and colleague, honoring his legacy of advancing freedom and justice for all. https://t.co/pf697CGr5o
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 27, 2020
Senator, this is what happens when you ignore your constituents and only attempt to help half of them. This is also what happens when you choose party over country and allow a criminal traitor to continue to sell our country out to our adversaries and stay silent.
— VMac (@McgradyVicki) July 27, 2020
And Moscow Mitch needs to STFU and sit down.
All these Republicans on TV expressing their fond memories “honoring” John Lewis. If only they felt the same about the voting rights Lewis fought so hard for throughout his entire life. How about honoring him by passing a meaningful #VotingRightsAct? How about THAT.
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) July 27, 2020
3/ McConnell has a lot of nerve. He’s speaking now. Mitch McConnell is paying tribute to the giant of a man whose wishes and dreams he disdains, whose goals he’s always tried to destroy. How. F’ing. Dare. He.
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) July 27, 2020
Project Lincoln has a new ad out that endorses Biden and talks about how Trump is not conservative (which for purposes is not the same as Republican): dailykos.com. What’s interesting is that if you go down the comments, you get to some like this, dailykos.com, which is from the guy who shot the ad. He’s checking to see the reaction of this ad verses a previous one.
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) July 27, 2020
The DNC also has a new ad out going after Trump: dailykos.com.
Win-win. He doesn’t sully the moment, and he comes out looking like an asshole. https://t.co/Uu9GBT8my1
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) July 27, 2020
Just give it a second to sink in😂😂😂😂🙄 pic.twitter.com/AqywisNFgp
— Colorado Audrey🔥🦂😷 (@AudreyStJames1) July 27, 2020
“The National Security Advisor? Doesn’t ring any bells. Barely know the guy.” https://t.co/AR5McKONDA
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 27, 2020
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I was thinking exactly that this morning. Trump has gotten predictable, even in his chaos.
Here we go again. “Police: Richmond riots instigated by white supremacists disguised as Black Lives Matter”
H/T: @AuthorKimberleyhttps://t.co/gZfdRKTjcX
More background: @MiaMBloom’s essay (which was entered into Congressional Record by @RepRaskin): https://t.co/sohFDU7hoi— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) July 27, 2020
re: #76 goddamnedfrank
Also, don’t lock your knees.
Is that actually a thing? I mean, I have heard that given as advice, but is there science to back it up?
re: #87 Mike Lamb
Is that actually a thing? I mean, I have heard that given as advice, but is there science to back it up?
Locking the knees can indeed lead to fainting as it hinders the flow of blood to the brain. The lack of circulation often leads to a light-headed feeling and can end in the individual fainting. The best way to avoid this situation, if you have to stand for a prolonged period of time, is to bend your knees
u.osu.edu.
These excess deaths numbers lag a little. We won’t see the deaths being reported by states right now for another week or two. But, overall, the excess deaths are typically higher than the official coronavirus death numbers. https://t.co/el2F4irjhD pic.twitter.com/4eQ0f6CnQM
— Margot Sanger-Katz (@sangerkatz) July 22, 2020
re: #81 Backwoods_Sleuth
Does Trump ever wear his wedding ring?
If the GOP actually gave a shit about doing something to honor John Lewis they would get their fucking act together and pass a decent ass stimulus package ASAP.
re: #93 Eclectic Cyborg
They can’t pass a new stimulus package.
They refuse to mandate masking and social distancing to stop spread of covid19, which has killed nearly 150,000 officially and closer to 180,000 factoring in excess deaths.
They couldn’t be bothered to do the VRA reauthorization or VAWA reauthorization.
The only thing they care about is tax cuts. That’s it. That’s the extent of their worldview beyond packing courts with right wing extremists who will gut and filet the administrative state and enable still more tax cuts down the road because they’ll point to overreach and failing programs as a means to cut funding even further.
re: #93 Eclectic Cyborg
If the GOP actually gave a shit about doing something to honor John Lewis they would get their fucking act together and pass a decent ass stimulus package ASAP.
They’re honoring John Lews by not changing at all. //
re: #94 Jebediah, RBG
I did not know that
The words were written on the subway walls and tenement halls all over the Village.
re: #92 Ace Rothstein
Does Trump ever wear his wedding ring?
Probably clashes with his blue suit. (Does he:
only own one suit?
only have one suit that fits him?
have a closet full of matching, ugly blue suits?)
re: #87 Mike Lamb
Is that actually a thing? I mean, I have heard that given as advice, but is there science to back it up?
I don’t know, but when I was a kid I was an altar boy and the Easter mass was on a hot day and the service was going on and on and on and on and I locked my knees, I guess I though that would make it easier to keep standing. After a bit the edges of my field of vision started going yellow and then boom I was on my face. Broke my dang glasses!
re: #18 Eclectic Cyborg
The problem for professional sports leagues is that teams have to travel to Covid-19 hotspot states to play games…and that list keeps getting longer. In the case of the NBA playoffs, they are playing ALL their remaining games in a hotspot area (Orlando). The NFL will face the same challenges when play resumes, as will college football.
The only league that MIGHT be spared, at least for now, is the NHL since they are holding their playoffs in Canada.
The NBA is at least using a “bubble” plan where everyone is supposed to stay in the complex. I don’t know how that is going to actually work out, but I’m being hopefully optimistic (it’s similar to what MLS is doing and they haven’t had any issues, yet).
The hard truth is this pandemic didn’t have to be this bad. Ron Klain, former White House Ebola Response Coordinator, breaks down what a Biden administration would have done differently and what we would do now to get this virus under control: pic.twitter.com/cw8mBOfujj
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 27, 2020
re: #87 Mike Lamb
Is that actually a thing? I mean, I have heard that given as advice, but is there science to back it up?
Apparently, locking your knees requires your leg muscles to contract which makes it harder for blood to flow back towards your heart. At least that is what a very quick google search tells me. Makes sense, I think.
re: #29 William Lewis
Guy: Doctor, I’ve been having horrible nightmares.
Doc: So what’s the problem?
Guy: Well, first I dream I’m the big top at the circus and then I dream I’m a teepee!
Doc: You have to learn to relax, you’re two tents!
re: #103 KGxvi
Apparently, locking your knees requires your leg muscles to contract which makes it harder for blood to flow back towards your heart. At least that is what a very quick google search tells me. Makes sense, I think.
I remember this Bell Science film about Hemo The Magnificent where I learned about soldiers not locking their knees!
Huge Balls. Huge!!
Man holding Black Lives Matter sign in ‘America’s most racist town’ gets pelted with nonstop threats and abuse https://t.co/wbHKHJsiwD pic.twitter.com/Ev0y9bfW8e
re: #57 jaunte
Larry Kudlow today on GOP stimulus plan: “There will be increased business deductions for meals and entertainment”
Making it so much easier to take those business meetings at Mar-a-Logo
re: #105 🌹UOJB!
I remember this Bell Science film about Hemo The Magnificent where I learned about soldiers not locking their knees!
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Quick! What are the first two words of the second reel of Hemo the Magnificent?
re: #108 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
and hookers
Hookers and Blow….. (Sung to Bananas and Blow)..
Of course. You and George Soros can whistle up any number of professional provocateurs, but any notion that the Russian GRU, which has all the resources of the world’s largest country, might influence GOPers is strictly a far-fetched conspiracy theory.
— Lord Piltdown (@jimreynolds54) July 27, 2020
re: #113 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
It would also be useful for the internet to find out who the man in the cap is.
BREAKING: Asked if he planned to pay his respects to late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, who will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, Pres. Trump says, “No, I won’t be going. No.” https://t.co/34G6GioSS2 pic.twitter.com/tx1afBKwYQ
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 27, 2020
1. What a fucking pig.
2. No one will miss you.
re: #110 calochortus
Quick! What are the first two words of the second reel of Hemo the Magnificent?
OK, I guess that was just a popular trivia question for alumni of my middle school.
(“Sea water.”)
re: #113 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
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Sorry, if that were me getting grabbed by that fuckstick. See where the guy getting attacked’s right hand is, and see where the attackers left eye is. If I were getting attacked like that, the attacker would not have a left eye anymore. But I am not a pacifist.
re: #115 makeitstop
He has no business even saying John Lewis’ name. I’m glad he’s not going. He’d just make it about him and fuck it all up. Plus he looks like a total shitheel for not going. Which makes it a day ending in Y.
re: #119 A Mom Anon
He has no business even saying John Lewis’ name. I’m glad he’s not going. He’d just make it about him and fuck it all up. Plus he looks like a total shitheel for not going. Which makes it a day ending in Y.
He only does campaign stump speeches, he would not begin to know how to honor someone who stood for the rights of people he looks down on.
If Trump had shown up at Lewis’ service and insisted on speaking I wouldn’t be surprised if the “N” word slipped out of his mouth.
NY Post makes a second attempt to slime the Lincoln Project. Steve Schmidt gives them the stiff-arm and names names. Thread.
I received a call from @ebonybowden from the NY Post, working on a new hit piece on behalf of the Trump Campaign. The questions she asked concerned a meeting I had with Donald Trump at his and Jared Kushner’s invitation. . I had never met Trump before and was 1/
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) July 27, 2020
If we can’t keep millionaire athletes from getting this thing, forget about kindergartners. https://t.co/2Sb4vl70HZ
— The Mysterious LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) July 27, 2020
re: #123 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
This season will be like a game of musical chairs. The last team not quarantined with Covid-19 wins the pennant. We should have a winner within three weeks.
BREAKING — Guess what I found? I found a clip of Trump and his good friend Billy Bush from 2004.
This is Trump **TRYING** to vote in the Presidential election.
Watch it carefully. I’ve never seen this before.
And wait for the end. pic.twitter.com/7sh3SL6nLd— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 27, 2020
re: #53 A Mom Anon
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note, virtually no one said this when he was elected
In 100 days, we’re going to make Donald Trump a one-term president. pic.twitter.com/vTrPRrHhwm
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 26, 2020
Good article here.
In which @sykescharlie brings the cleansing fire.
Burn It All Down? https://t.co/ltB1oX4zcU via @BulwarkOnline— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 27, 2020
re: #114 Belafon
It would also be useful for the internet to find out who the man in the cap is.
I’ve seen a tentative ID on him but I’m not going to share it until there is confirmation. Problem is half the inbreds in Tyler look like that and there is no guarantee he is even a local.
re: #123 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
Honest to God, it’s like none of these dipshits have ever been around kids. Come to think of it, most of them leave that to the women folk and servants, so they probably don’t have a clue. I mean it’s obvious to anyone with two firing brain cells they aren’t qualified to make any fucking decision related to this or anything else kid related.
I was a pre-school teacher for a few years and spent most of the 13 yrs my son was in school at the school. Nearly every day. In those days there really weren’t autism advocates and that became my full time, unpaid outside of the house, job. If I had a dollar for every time I caught a cold or flu type illness from being around kids, I could take a lovely vacation somewhere for a long time.
Little kids are germ farms. Their hands go into their mouths and then they touch everything around them. They sneeze and cough and don’t cover their mouths, they let snot run out of their noses. They also love to hug and play near other kids. They also put stuff in their mouths, toys, stuffed animals,crayons, whatever is around.
Older kids are less obvious germ farms, but they still hang close together, practice iffy hygiene, walk around holding hands, hugging, sitting close, etc.
There is not a chance in hell ANY school is going to have zero cases. Not without a LOT of supervision, updated and properly running HVAC systems, and all kinds of distancing measures in place and enforeced. Good luck with that when most public schools have upwards of 1200 kids. And all those kids have people at home who will end up sick too. Plus all the teachers and staff that it takes to make a school run.
Maybe a lesson we could learn here is that underfunding schools and community internet services is a truly shitty idea. Investing in the actual buildings wouldn’t be awful either. But hey, what do I know? There’s tons we can learn from all these fucking instances of callous neglect on the part of our “leaders”, but I am fairly certain nothing will change. Not as long as conservative assholes have a say in EVERYTHING that can make life better and prevent disasters of this scale.
Sorry, if posted before.
Police: Richmond riots instigated by white supremacists disguised as Black Lives Matter
RICHMOND, Va. - Riots in downtown Richmond over the weekend were instigated by white supremacists under the guise of Black Lives Matter, according to law enforcement officials.
Protesters tore down police tape and pushed forward toward Richmond police headquarters, where they set a city dump truck on fire.
Police declared the event an “unlawful assembly” and ordered people to leave, later deploying tear gas.
Six people were arrested. The mayor of Richmond thanked the Black Lives Matter protesters he said tried to stop the white supremacists from spearheading the violence.
“Their mission is simple, not the Richmond we know,” said Mayor Levar Stoney.
Besides the police department, damage also occurred in and around the VCU campus.
Fucking police brutality two towns over from where I live.
This is in a neighboring town to where I am. This is outrageous abuse and excessive force by these officers.
Suspensions should be the least of their concerns for excessive force.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) July 27, 2020
Ridgewood is predominantly white. The kid was Latino. Do the math.
re: #122 makeitstop
NY Post makes a second attempt to slime the Lincoln Project. Steve Schmidt gives them the stiff-arm and names names. Thread.
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Now and I say this with conviction. I’d rather be dead than disgrace myself and my children’s name by working for Trump, So help me God.
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) July 27, 2020
re: #106 Dave In Austin
Huge Balls. Huge!!
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It’s heritage AND hate.
Harrison Race Riots of 1905 and 1909
Though nowhere near as murderous as other race riots across the state, the Harrison Race Riots of 1905 and 1909 drove all but one African American from Harrison (Boone County), creating by violence an all-white community similar to other such “sundown towns” in northern and western Arkansas. With the headquarters of the Arkansas Faction of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) located nearby, Harrison has retained the legacy of its ethnic cleansing, in terms of demographics and reputation, through the twentieth century and into the twenty-first.
From wikipedia:
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,943 people and 6,043 housing units in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 96.2% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, and 1.6% from two or more races.
Fewer than 40 black people in a southern town of 12000+. Something is not right there.
re: #124 stpaulbear
This season will be like a game of musical chairs. The last team not quarantined with Covid-19 wins the pennant. We should have a winner within three weeks.
i understand the appeal of sports. i am not a sports fan.
trying to salvage sports this season was a reasonable thing to try. everyone who participated did it so more or less voluntarily.
major league sports is a huge business. it employs lots of people directly and indirectly besides the players. and it supports lots of ancillary industries as well.
and lets make no mistake. there was no altruism or job saving here.
revenue and profits drove these decisions, not safety or any sense of careful propriety.
so this was a great opportunity to try it and see what would happen.
a big experiment.
we may have all known, still there wasn’t too much harm in them trying.
and they have. and now we know for sure.
it’s not gonna work.
sure they may be able to put a technically completed season in the books.
but a large part of the nature of the competitive aspects of the individual sports is missing - it’s not just the on-field play.
this whole virus thing is new. we learn, we adjust, we adapt, and move forward. that’s more or less how adapting science to real life operates.
science is an explanation of what we (think we) know works.
this isn’t going to.
obviously some people think it’s ‘worth it’.
i don’t see it.
If you think sports fans are pissed off now…wait till a bunch of college and pro basketball, hockey and football players come down with Covid…and the fans see no games on the horizon…
re: #138 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
i understand the appeal of sports. i am not a sports fan.
trying to salvage sports this season was a reasonable thing to try. everyone who participated did it so more or less voluntarily.
major league sports is a huge business. it employs lots of people directly and indirectly besides the players. and it supports lots of ancillary industries as well.
and lets make no mistake. there was no altruism or job saving here.
revenue and profits drove these decisions, not safety or any sense of careful propriety.so this was a great opportunity to try it and see what would happen.
a big experiment.
we may have all known, still there wasn’t too much harm in them trying.and they have. and now we know for sure.
it’s not gonna work.
Crowded venues such as sports, cinemas, theaters or concerts are just right out for health reasons. Covid health and distancing restrictions make them economically unfeasible.
Did not take a goddamn rocket scientist to figure that out.
re: #140 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Crowded venues such as sports, cinemas, theaters or concerts are just right out for health reasons. Covid health and distancing restrictions make them economically unfeasible.
Did not take a goddamn rocket scientist to figure that out.
Meanwhile Pulpit Pimps like MacArthur and the Pimp that runs the Republican Weekly Brainwashing Center 3 blocks from me can’t comprehend that because they need to drain the marks wallets every week…gotta make those Pulpit Pimp Parsonage Mortgage Payments and the loan payments on the Rolls!
I would have sworn it was #borat. I stand corrected. #Resist @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/AV2QUHHvUI
— tzedek_tzedek_tirdof (@dfry416) July 27, 2020
The Kentucky Supreme Court announced that eviction proceedings can resume on August 1st, just as Governor Beshear has closed bars and restricted in-door restaurant dining to 25% of capacity, putting a bunch of people out of work.
But, admit it, it could be!
It so could be! 😂😂😂— Yeah Sure WTF Ever 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@YeahSureWhatev2) July 27, 2020
re: #144 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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How do we know this is actually satire? It’s really hard to tell these days…
re: #143 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The Kentucky Supreme Court announced that eviction proceedings can resume on August 1st, just as Governor Beshear has closed bars and restricted in-door restaurant dining to 25% of capacity, putting a bunch of people out of work.
Will that stop them from voting for Mitch?
Nope. Gotta save them fetuses!
re: #143 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The Kentucky Supreme Court announced that eviction proceedings can resume on August 1st, just as Governor Beshear has closed bars and restricted in-door restaurant dining to 25% of capacity, putting a bunch of people out of work.
So if a new federal bill that has eviction protection in it is passed on August 2, do ALL of the eviction proceedings across the country become active and enforceable as of August 1? Once the delays expire, is that the whole ball game (to steal a timely metaphor)?
re: #146 🌹UOJB!
Will that stop them from voting for Mitch?
Nope. Gotta save them fetuses!
naw….it’s those fabulous coal jobs…
Just because 2020 isn’t freakn’ weird enough there’s this. In normal times this would seem like a classic moral panic trope, but now it could be state or amateur agri-war.
Seed packages arriving in mail from China may be dangerous, Alabama officials warn
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The thing that’s new is the fairly well-documented photos of the seeds and packaging.
The Trump campaign is currently spending OVER $4 MILLION PER WEEK on Facebook ads pic.twitter.com/K7IGUpjb17
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 27, 2020
He learned too late…
For Tony Green, the coronavirus pandemic was just a ‘scamdemic’ — until truth hit home hard
If that were the worst of it, it would be bad enough. But that’s not the worst of it. This is the story of one family’s harrowing fight with COVID-19.
Full disclosure: I am a gay conservative, someone that often juggles persecution for my sexuality while being true to my values. Such a combination requires a lot of tenacity to earn respect from either group.
I admit I voted for Donald Trump in 2016. I admit traveling deep into the conspiracy trap over COVID-19. All the defiant behavior of Trump’s more radical and rowdy cult followers, I participated in it. I was a hard-ass that stood up for my “God-given rights.”
And the end result—he set up Go Fund Me’s for his sick relatives and to cover funeral expensed for several of them…oh he still opposes Obamacare…
JUST IN: Notre Dame withdraws as host for first presidential debate https://t.co/kDHlhT4W0e pic.twitter.com/P1t1AV5iX5
— The Hill (@thehill) July 27, 2020
Lot of unexpected news today at the Jolly house. We’ll make decisions in due course. But for those who asked, I’ll clarify one decision with certainty. I left the GOP and am not returning. I will not be on the ‘22 ballot as a Republican.
Thank you friends for your encouragement.— David Jolly (@DavidJollyFL) July 27, 2020
I like when ppl who want to take away black womens’ reproductive freedoms pretend they care abt race.
The Bible never prohibits abortion, but Jesus overturns ‘Eye for an Eye’ in Sermon on the Mount.
Can I assume you’re 100% anti-death penalty? What with all lives mattering? https://t.co/Z3YJThrrPd— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) July 27, 2020
re: #155 Backwoods_Sleuth
how many actual voters are seeing this facebook shit?
Presumably mainly/only the ones who are likely to vote for Trump anyway?
re: #147 stpaulbear
So if a new federal bill that has eviction protection in it is passed on August 2, do ALL of the eviction proceedings across the country become active and enforceable as of August 1? Once the delays expire, is that the whole ball game (to steal a timely metaphor)?
States can put a hold on evictions.
Welp, Michelle Malkin, who is still verified on this hell site, is straight up sharing neo-Nazi propaganda on Twitter now. https://t.co/FNSWT9DIZy
— Nick Martin (@nickmartin) July 27, 2020
re: #150 Patricia Kayden
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The Trump campaign is currently spending OVER $4 MILLION PER WEEK on Facebook ads pic.twitter.com/K7IGUpjb17
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 27, 2020
Let me translate: Trump is trying to use the Coronavirus bill keep the FBI from moving out of their current location.
Why?
Because it is across the street from his Trump DC hotel and he does not want the space redeveloped into a competing property.
Always corrupt. Always https://t.co/e3oaqDUg4U— Nunca Trump (@NeverTrumpTexan) July 27, 2020
re: #155 Backwoods_Sleuth
Not sure but I’m sick of all the Trump ads I keep seeing on YouTube.
In the year 2020, I wasn’t planning on having to defeat Confederates and Nazis for a second time.
But since they want to give it another go: I’ll suit up.#GoodTrouble— Eleanor #DCStatehood Holmes Norton (@EleanorNorton) July 27, 2020
re: #163 Backwoods_Sleuth
In the year 2020, I wasn’t planning on having to defeat Confederates and Nazis for a second time.
But since they want to give it another go: I’ll suit up.
Amen.
For a refresher on what SCOTUS ruled in Trump’s fight with the NY DA’s office over a grand jury subpoena for his tax returns: https://t.co/aBxhwM2K5J
tldr: No one is getting Trump’s tax returns yet.— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) July 27, 2020
bro you’re like 50. please log off and spend time with your kids https://t.co/8V8bPRib0b
— Gravel Institute (@GravelInstitute) July 27, 2020
re: #150 Patricia Kayden
He’s trying to get to the older voters that are leaving him because they don’t want to get sick.
re: #162 Patricia Kayden
Not sure but I’m sick of all the Trump ads I keep seeing on YouTube.
Seconded. Especially that “Thank you for calling 911, we’re sorry there’s no one here to take your call” bullshit.
re: #151 🌹UOJB!
He learned too late…
For Tony Green, the coronavirus pandemic was just a ‘scamdemic’ — until truth hit home hard
If that were the worst of it, it would be bad enough. But that’s not the worst of it. This is the story of one family’s harrowing fight with COVID-19.
Full disclosure: I am a gay conservative, someone that often juggles persecution for my sexuality while being true to my values. Such a combination requires a lot of tenacity to earn respect from either group.
I admit I voted for Donald Trump in 2016. I admit traveling deep into the conspiracy trap over COVID-19. All the defiant behavior of Trump’s more radical and rowdy cult followers, I participated in it. I was a hard-ass that stood up for my “God-given rights.”
And the end result—he set up Go Fund Me’s for his sick relatives and to cover funeral expensed for several of them…oh he still opposes Obamacare…
WE were “at this stage” WAY BACK THE FUCK IN FEBRUARY
you could have written this paragraph back then because nothing’s changed since then. it was just as true then as it is ‘at this stage’. the only thing that’s changed is now it’s affected you, as was more or less predictable. and we all know that if it hadn’t touched your family yet, you would not have written anything like this.
But to do nothing is to be foolish. To ignore or question the validity of this virus, its contagiousness or the consequences of selfish attitudes is — at this stage — completely stupid.
re: #13 Decatur Deb
Let’s win the battle. Then we can squabble over the campaign ribbons.
Malcolm X was once asked by a little girl during a march, “What can we do to help?”
He reportedly told her, “We’ll help ourselves!”
As a disabled man, I know what this means. We make up 20% of the population (some estimates are 25%—1 in 4!) We also are very concerned with our well-being and our identity. We have a phrase, “nothing about us, without us.”
Blacks have every right to want to be recognized, to not be overridden by the white Anglos who would “take over from here”. But at some point, when you’re a minority of the population, that goes only so far.
We are compelled to solicit the support of nondisabled people. Some of them will understand us. Some of them not. Some of them, obnoxiously, are there to be woke and to virtue signal. But we can’t do it ourselves.
Unfortunately, neither can Black people. I wish it were otherwise. I have an extremely low opinion of my own white origins. Many white people have been threatened by our administration. Many others have joined our minority group with debilitating disabilities as a consequence of the virus.
These are foot soldiers you can’t turn away. We are always saying, “someday you’ll be in the shit and you’ll know what it’s like!” This is the reality for many people. You may ask deference, but these people are in the fight. Don’t we want the mass of people to recognize an existential thread? And act once they do?
People are energized. We need to sustain that, rather than argue how “worthy” they are to man the barricades.
P.S. As a disabled man in public housing, I have the opposite problem: I cannot protest. I could lose my apartment. Felony convictions are grounds for eviction. And the police and and prosecutors have free reign on what to charge me. It is not up to me. I can only shut up and hope for good attention from an overworked, burned-out pro bonolawyer.
The Latin proverb ‘arbores serit diligens agricola, quarum aspiciet baccam ipse nunquam’ is a reminder to always consider the future, even if you will not live to see it. It literally means ‘the diligent farmer plants trees, no fruit of which he will ever see’. pic.twitter.com/Aj63f21Mt8
— Haggard Hawks 📚🦅 (@HaggardHawks) July 27, 2020
re: #170 Sherlock Hound
Malcolm X was once asked by a little girl during a march, “What can we do to help?”
He reportedly told her, “We’ll help ourselves!”
…People are energized. We need to sustain that, rather than argue how “worthy” they are to man the barricades.
…
I’m talking mathmatics, here, not pride or moral standing or historical angst. The only hope to achieve the just goals of all the outraged marchers is to get rid of the Trump administration. That’s especially the politicized DoJ and the flood of reactionary judge nominations. If we fuck this one up, there won’t be another chance in anyone’s lifetime.
In 19th century English, the expression ‘York, you’re wanted!’ was used when someone who was required was nowhere to be found.
— Haggard Hawks 📚🦅 (@HaggardHawks) July 27, 2020
A GLED is a red kite. ‘It’s not for nothing that the gled whistles’ is an old Scots proverb spoken when you suspect someone has an ulterior motive behind what they say. pic.twitter.com/dFfYU3joOW
— Haggard Hawks 📚🦅 (@HaggardHawks) July 27, 2020
Chicago Police are reporting a drop in homicides and shootings. The better numbers follow the city’s deployment of two units designed to combat gun violence and ensure protests remain peaceful.https://t.co/9yIYST5qfL
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 27, 2020
Comment from the spouse:
We’re watching Trump ratcheting up the rhetoric, sending in more and more men and equipment, upping the aggression, figuring that the horrible communists who are meeting them with lacrosse sticks will break and surrender to the awesome might of the US military er, police. When do we start calling this “Trump’s Personal Vietnam?”
Maybe somebody could do that ad, with “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy” as the background music…
This is Chase and his new little sister, Skittles. He was skeptical at first but then she started flying and that’s a nice change of pace for him. Both 13/10 pic.twitter.com/gI2cyv5iwy
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) July 27, 2020
they are that’s his new little sister
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) July 27, 2020
re: #169 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
WE were “at this stage” WAY BACK THE FUCK IN FEBRUARY
you could have written this paragraph back then because nothing’s changed since then. it was just as true then as it is ‘at this stage’. the only thing that’s changed is now it’s affected you, as was more or less predictable. and we all know that if it hadn’t touched your family yet, you would not have written anything like this.
From his GoFundMe:
It is with a heavy heart and deep regret but I must inform each contributor that I am compelled to end this fundraiser and refund each donor. I have tried to act honorably-serving in the best interest of Rafael & Marisa-nobody else. Unfortunately, others -within the family- that are displeased with my attempts to provide additional love, support, prayers and financial contributions in their time of need. Because of their continuous harassment and vindictive behavior [against my advice] Marisa now refuses to accept this money.
As for myself, I could share my opinions with you but this was never intended to be about me.
Sometimes you just have to be done.
Not mad, not upset.
Just done.
Sen. Susan Collins says she will vote against Judy Shelton’s nomination to Fed board, raising political stakes https://t.co/YZLzI93u4r
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2020
VP Joe Biden and Jill Biden in the Rotunda to pay respects to Rep. Lewis pic.twitter.com/wihKxqI6Qr
— Kristin Wilson (@kristin__wilson) July 27, 2020
Here’s a perfect 2020 headline for you:
Trump news - live: President gets defensive over plummeting polls as Pence, Pelosi, Biden and others pay respects to John Lewis
re: #180 Eclectic Cyborg
Here’s a perfect 2020 headline for you:
Trump news - live: President gets defensive over plummeting polls as Pence, Pelosi, Biden and others pay respects to John Lewis
Thank you @JoeBiden and @DrBiden for paying your respects to #JohnLewisRIP pic.twitter.com/ONdezyl6Pt
— Andrew (@TheRealAndrew_) July 27, 2020
re: #157 Jay C
Presumably mainly/only the ones who are likely to vote for Trump anyway?
That’s probably it. I haven’t ever seen a Trump ad, nor would I want to.
re: #177 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I did not want to post a link to his GoFundMe because it depressed me too much to know that his relatives despise him for being gay and yet he STILL adheres to the Republican Party Line…just like a purged Communist in the Soviet Union who will go to his grave begging to get back in good graces…
re: #182 makeitstop
That’s probably it. I haven’t ever seen a Trump ad, nor would I want to.
I will not use YouTube without a full bore heavy duty adblocker.
re: #183 🌹UOJB!
I did not want to post a link to his GoFundMe because it depressed me too much to know that his relatives despise him for being gay and yet he STILL adheres to the Republican Party Line…just like a purged Communist in the Soviet Union who will go to his grave begging to get back in good graces…
He respects them enough to host the party that made them all sick with Covid-19. Republican family values in a nutshell.
The Bidens paid their respects to @repjohnlewis today while Trump golfed some more and told more lies about the coronavirus that are still getting thousands of people across the country killed as we near 4.5 million cases and 150K deaths#TrumpKillsUs #BidenPledgesAllegianceToUS pic.twitter.com/e26LrVF30h
— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) July 27, 2020
re: #178 Patricia Kayden
Shelton is an unqualified know nothing hack. She’s a gold standard nutjob. Literally. She’s for returning to a gold standard. She’d be the worst thing to happen to the Fed since Trump took office and dumped Yellen (which I think was solely because she was a woman and was smarter and more knowledgeable than he ever was). So he picked a guy who was tall (central casting is a thing for Trump).
re: #184 William Lewis
I will not use YouTube without a full bore heavy duty adblocker.
Same here. I just leave the adblocker on for everything and turn it off when I want to read a page bad enough.
I have it permanently turned off for LGF, although a series of really disruptive autoplay ads on LGF were the reason I downloaded the adblocker in the first place. Glad those ads are long gone.
I was just listening to a Boston-based sports radio show that I stopped on as I was clicking through on my drive. I stopped because I could not believe what I was hearing. They were talking about how the Marlins are ahead of the rest of the league because they basically will have herd immunity when the infected players get healthy and return, but will the MLB have the guts to play through the pandemic so that the rest of the teams get herd immunity. I would laugh if there weren’t so many chowderheads lapping that stuff up.
— man of mystery (@Phaedrus08) July 27, 2020
re: #188 stpaulbear
Same here. I just leave the adblocker on for everything and turn it off when I want to read a page bad enough.
I have it permanently turned off for LGF. (although a series of really annoying autoplay ads on LGF were the reason I downloaded the adblocker in the first place. Glad those ads are long gone).
Glad you said that. I just loaded fresh FF and Ubuntu, and they must have defaulted to ad blocking. Wondered what happened to all the nice Russian girls who like older men.
Now to find out how to turn Charles’ ads back on…..
re: #187 lawhawk
Shelton is an unqualified know nothing hack. She’s a gold standard nutjob. Literally. She’s for returning to a gold standard. She’d be the worst thing to happen to the Fed since Trump took office and dumped Yellen (which I think was solely because she was a woman and was smarter and more knowledgeable than he ever was). So he picked a guy who was tall (central casting is a thing for Trump).
There was a time when I was at least mildly interested in the gold standard, but it was never a central issue for me. More of a thought experiment. The more I’ve seen of the economy though, the more I have come to believe it is a stupid, stupid, stuuuuuuupid idea.
Beyond currency manipulation, imagine the nightmare a recession would be as investors in the stock market sell off and buy gold, weakening the dollar even more as shit hits the fan.
In an economy that operates on debt, as much of our current economy does, it would be a never ending fucking nightmare of worsening recessions.
re: #189 Barefoot Grin
I was just listening to a Boston-based sports radio show that I stopped on as I was clicking through on my drive. I stopped because I could not believe what I was hearing. They were talking about how the Marlins are ahead of the rest of the league because they basically will have herd immunity when the infected players get healthy and return, but will the MLB have the guts to play through the pandemic so that the rest of the teams get herd immunity. I would laugh if there weren’t so many chowderheads lapping that stuff up.
And don’t seem to care how many ballplayers and support staff will have their careers and lives ruined by being killed by the virus, much less serious health problems possibly inflicted on them for the rest of their lives.
re: #182 makeitstop
That’s probably it. I haven’t ever seen a Trump ad, nor would I want to.
I always chuckle when I see some Trump ads come up on LGF. Glad they are wasting their money… too bad they’re not paying as much as they are for cable ads in DC
re: #193 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
And don’t seem to care how many ballplayers and support staff will have their careers and lives ruined by being killed by the virus, much less serious health problems possibly inflicted on them for the rest of their lives.
It will wind up like the original Rollerball with James Caan being the only living Rollerball player left.
re: #191 Decatur Deb
Glad you said that. I just loaded fresh FF and Ubuntu, and they must have defaulted to ad blocking. Wondered what happened to all the nice Russian girls who like older men.
Now to find out how to turn Charles’ ads back on…..
If it’s the same as mine, there’s an icon at the top right corner of your screen. It will ask if you want to turn off adblocker for the site or for the page. You then need to refresh the page, and the ads should be back.
How can any self-respecting woman vote for this vile trash? #TrumpHatesWomen pic.twitter.com/9cYEgZgaSt
— ⓣ ⓗ ⓘ ⓝ ⓚ ⓔ ⓡ (@someknew) July 27, 2020
How can any self-respecting woman vote for Trump?
Ask my female relatives who hate Democrats because they’ve been brainwashed by their Pulpit Pimps.
re: #196 stpaulbear
Danke—
No joy—found a “protections” menu in Firefox, but no toggle. Did a dumb thing changing the Ubuntu version and letting FF update itself. Lost the ability to play most non-Youtube video as well.
re: #199 Decatur Deb
Danke—
No joy—found a “protections” menu in Firefox, but no toggle. Did a dumb thing changing the Ubuntu version and letting FF update itself. Lost the ability to play most non-Youtube video as well.
Bummer. I’m using Chrome. Too tied to what I know to have tried Firefox.
re: #200 stpaulbear
Bummer. I’m using Chrome. Too tied to what I know to have tried Firefox.
Fell into FF and stayed through inertia. There is about to be a new Ubuntu-Web browser in release.
Detroit Free Press: Michigan State: 16 student-athletes, four staffers test positive for COVID-19 last week
As members of Michigan State football team remain in quarantine or isolation until early next month, the school announced Monday that 16 student-athletes and four athletic department staffers tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
The uptick in known cases has prevented the Spartans from moving forward with the next phase of football activities — a 20-hour week filled with walkthroughs, weight training and meetings that was supposed to commence last Friday.
Because of the 14-day quarantine, the earliest date the Spartans can resume its program is Aug. 4 and players will be checked before they are cleared to participate again. In the meantime, Ingham County Health Department will conduct contract tracing.
According to the school, the latest round of testing performed between July 20-24 involved 122 student-athletes. The number of staff members tested wasn’t provided. Among the 20 people who tested positive are the two staffers and one student-athlete mentioned last Friday when the football team went into quarantine.
And here’s another Republican Mask-hater who learned the hard way.
A city official in an Arkansas community who once vocally opposed a mask mandate has now changed her mind.
“I knew I was going to die, and I knew I was going to do it alone,” said Sandra Brand. Sandra Brand is sharing her fight against COVID from her hospital room. “This is my 15th day.”
A 41 year-old mother of 3 shot in the head by Trump’s storm troopers in Portland. You can read her full story here: https://t.co/FjFWI7IPyU pic.twitter.com/c41MDkrcIU
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) July 27, 2020
re: #149 Decatur Deb
Just because 2020 isn’t freakn’ weird enough there’s this. In normal times this would seem like a classic moral panic trope, but now it could be state or amateur agri-war.
Seed packages arriving in mail from China may be dangerous, Alabama officials warn
al.comThe thing that’s new is the fairly well-documented photos of the seeds and packaging.
Apparently this is likely to be a “brushing” scam.
re: #204 🌹UOJB!
So the way to get Republicans to do the right thing is to let them suffer. It’s not as if they care about other people.
“Upon further review” = too much pushback from the public and our advertisers. Sinclair deserves no kudos or credit for this move, they are still a Trump propaganda arm, our TV version of Der Stürmer. https://t.co/aZS9JKELoU
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) July 27, 2020
re: #208 Dave In Austin
Any takers?
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That is the most unusual 7 string I’ve ever seen. What’s up with the strange fretboard?
re: #210 William Lewis
That is the most unusual 7 string I’ve ever seen. What’s up with the strange fretboard?
Microtonal Fretboard.
Woke up from sleepin’— so here’s some taps, some hexatonic chunks of the utonal series, and an attempt to investigate how minor hexatonic blues feels and sounds on the space guitar (accuracy slowly improving)
#microtonalguitarist #microtonalguitar #justintonation #subharmonicguitar #subharmonicseries #ronsword #undertones #utonal #futurefunk
re: #192 KGxvi
There was a time when I was at least mildly interested in the gold standard, but it was never a central issue for me. More of a thought experiment. The more I’ve seen of the economy though, the more I have come to believe it is a stupid, stupid, stuuuuuuupid idea.
Beyond currency manipulation, imagine the nightmare a recession would be as investors in the stock market sell off and buy gold, weakening the dollar even more as shit hits the fan.
In an economy that operates on debt, as much of our current economy does, it would be a never ending fucking nightmare of worsening recessions.
still, can’t eat gold…
re: #189 Barefoot Grin
“herd immunity” is the current wingnut response-in-vogue to the pandemic.
First it was a hoax.
Then it wasn’t as bad as the flu.
Then it was just bad reporting of cases.
Then it was increases in testing.
Now it’s just a way to get “herd immunity”.
Long have many of us worked against creationism, not just because it’s religious dogma, but because it makes people stupid.
And Covid-19 response is just one example.
re: #213 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
“herd immunity” is the current wingnut response-in-vogue to the pandemic.
First it was a hoax.
Then it wasn’t as bad as the flu.
Then it was just bad reporting of cases.
Then it was increases in testing.
Now it’s just a way to get “herd immunity”.Long have many of us worked against creationism, not just because it’s religious dogma, but because it makes people stupid.
And Covid-19 response is just one example.
Seeking “herd immunity” is their excuse for the continual and repeated fumbles of the response since the beginning of the year.
re: #212 Backwoods_Sleuth
still, can’t eat gold…
Make good bullets in your lead bullet molds I’d guess.
bunch of old white guys saying she can’t be trusted??? This might seal it — FOR her. https://t.co/BLxgXjwaHm via @politico
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) July 27, 2020
re: #206 calochortus
Apparently this is likely to be a “brushing” scam.
Makes sense. It’s a bad time to be doing that internationally. There is a DoD/USDA program that monitors strategic threats to our food base.
re: #216 Dread Pirate
Politico trying to remain on the click-bait list.
re: #210 William Lewis
That is the most unusual 7 string I’ve ever seen. What’s up with the strange fretboard?
look like runes
re: #209 teleskiguy
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😂 So they can be shamed into not airing propaganda. Good to know.
re: #215 William Lewis
Most bullet molds are made from aluminium which melts at about 650 to 700 deg C. Hard-cast lead alloy for bullets melts at about 400 deg C. Gold melts at about 950 deg C. Slight problemetto there…
re: #190 Dave In Austin
Read the replies. Cenk’s statement isn’t nearly as crazy as those calling Warren a pseudo-progressive.
re: #214 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Seeking “herd immunity” is their excuse for the continual and repeated fumbles of the response since the beginning of the year.
Every time I hear “herd immunity” all I can see is those promoting it are the ones hiding in the middle of the herd and pushing everyone else to the outer edges
re: #192 KGxvi
The first thing we would have to do is invade every country and strip mine the entire planet to get enough gold to match our economy.
“As he lay dying, about 20 colleagues held a vigil and placed their blue-gloved hands on him.”
So sad, via the @baltimoresun https://t.co/y694xQp2ay— Julie Bykowicz (@bykowicz) July 27, 2020
He mad about something.
So disgusting to watch Twitter’s so-called “Trending”, where sooo many trends are about me, and never a good one. They look for anything they can find, make it as bad as possible, and blow it up, trying to make it trend. Really ridiculous, illegal, and, of course, very unfair!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2020
moron is just pathetic
Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted Statues & Monuments Act. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it! @DHSgov
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2020
re: #209 teleskiguy
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I wonder who threatened to file a lawsuit against SincLIAR?
Maybe they also threatened to challenge the license of every TV station they own.
re: #227 The Pie Overlord!
He mad about something.
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why is he in North Carolina this evening?
mainstream Twitter isn’t saying anything
what is odd is my trending topics do not even mention this guy
— darth™ (@darth) July 27, 2020
WELP. pic.twitter.com/5K7Pfv0RwY
— Brandi, #1 Penguin Advocate 🐧😾 (@ItsTheBrandi) July 27, 2020
re: #223 nines09
Cooper in the big city. 💚
re: #221 Nojay UK
Most bullet molds are made from aluminium which melts at about 650 to 700 deg C. Hard-cast lead alloy for bullets melts at about 400 deg C. Gold melts at about 950 deg C. Slight problemetto there…
Soft enough to squeeze mold? Or older molds were cast iron? Where’s RWC? This is his area of expertise! ;)
re: #216 Dread Pirate
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Bernie Delegates in California are saying they will walk out if Biden picks Harris. They’re insisting he pick Nina Turner.
re: #236 🌹UOJB!
Bernie Delegates in California are saying they will walk out if Biden picks Harris. They’re insisting he pick Nina Turner.
We could meet them half-way with Tina Turner.
re: #224 Backwoods_Sleuth
Every time I hear “herd immunity” all I can see is those promoting it are the ones hiding in the middle of the herd and pushing everyone else to the outer edges
You. know what happens to a herd when a cow is found to have a pion disease? The herd is killed. And then burned. Every. Single. One. In. The. Herd.
Trump really thinks Twitter is deliberately stacking the deck against him. It never occurs to him that millions of people really do hate his fucking guts and aren’t afraid to be vocal about it.
my latest — the normalizing never stops; https://t.co/ZTnWMpB1ZA
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 27, 2020
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 27, 2020
re: #216 Dread Pirate
When former Sen. Chris Dodd, a member of Joe Biden’s vice presidential search committee, recently asked Kamala Harris about her ambush on Biden in the first Democratic debate, Dodd was stunned by her response.
“She laughed and said, ‘that’s politics.’ She had no remorse,” Dodd told a longtime Biden supporter and donor, who relayed the exchange to POLITICO on condition of anonymity.
No remorse? Fuck them. When the fuck has a male politician had to show remorse for attacking an opponent in a debate. Again, to borrow a line from the late great Jesse Unruh:
If you can’t eat their food, drink their booze, screw their women and then vote against them you’ve got no business being up here
This ain’t fucking t-ball kids.
re: #216 Dread Pirate
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Karen Tumulty joins Jen (and the legions of us who are Harris fans):
This reported anxiety about Harris, however, suggests a different standard for women as running mates. They are apparently supposed to be window-dressing — demure and apologetic…
But if Biden were to tap Harris, he would hardly be the first to turn to a rival who had scuffed him up in a primary. Biden himself stands as an example. Barack Obama picked the then-Delaware senator in 2008, despite the fact that Biden had warned that his colleague from Illinois — who was still in his first term — would be a “naive” commander in chief…
If anything, Harris’s lack of “remorse” should recommend her for the job. She is an able debater, and a tough inquisitor in Senate hearings. Harris also has the perspective that comes from growing up as a nonwhite woman in this country.
re: #241 KGxvi
We’ll need more remorselessness to deal with Republican revanchism in a Biden administration.
re: #238 austin_blue
You. know what happens to a herd when a cow is found to have a pion disease? The herd is killed. And then burned. Every. Single. One. In. The. Herd.
until then, when under attack they kick the newborns and the olds out to the edge
He said this … today.
How’s that “new tone” going now that he’s supposedly taking the pandemic more seriously?
He cannot change. He cannot “pivot.” It is simply beyond his ability. https://t.co/7s0UF0OT7u— digby (@digby56) July 27, 2020
Incapable by reason of emotional disorder.
25 days in hospital. Average cost is nearly $4,000 a day.
That’s at least $100,000 in unnecessary health care costs because dumbass Trumpists couldn’t be bothered to wear a mask.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) July 27, 2020
Kamala scares the crap out of certain old white guys
re: #239 Eclectic Cyborg
For all the attention Twitter gets, as a social platform the active users are not that many compared to say the Facebook empire (which includes Instagram.)
Twitter is “hot”, in that it gets a lot of attention from highly visible individuals, but there are masses of people who are not into Twitter.
On my Facebook timeline it is rather obvious… that most of the older folk just don’t do Twitter. And the younger ones too. Almost none of them post anything that has twitter associated with it.
About 5% of the global population have an active twitter account, which is an achievement in itself. But that means 95% do not.
And since most twitter members don’t tweet, or rarely tweet, I think I can be confident that twitter is an activity for about 1% of the global population.
The 1%….
…. I guess that makes us the elite?
Speaking of twitter, #Hydroxychloroquine is trending.
Because someone is really, really pushing hydroxychloroquine conspiracy theories.
re: #251 Backwoods_Sleuth
Herman don’t care…he ain’t paying for any of it
Herman said the was the Koch Brother from Another Mother so I’m sure Chucky and Dave will foot the bills…just like they did when Von Hayek moved to the US with no medical insurance…
re: #185 stpaulbear
What a tortured existence. Being gay, having a conservative mind, and being constantly hated by, well, everyone.
That’s some deep deep karma.
re: #251 Backwoods_Sleuth
Herman don’t care…he ain’t paying for any of it
But the tens of thousands who are being hospitalized for covid19 are paying. We’re all paying for this.
The health care costs along are astronomical.
One other things I noticed that is a bit disconcerting in that article:
“Dodd felt it was a gimmick, that it was cheap,” the donor said. The person added that Dodd’s concerns about Harris were so deep that he’s helped elevate California Rep. Karen Bass during the vetting process, urging Biden to pick her because “she’s a loyal No. 2. And that’s what Biden really wants.”
So couple of things, if we are assuming this is true:
1. What makes anyone think that Harris wouldn’t be loyal?
2. Does it make any sense that Biden, who has hinted he’s only serving one term, wants a number 2? Whomever he picks is automatically the frontrunner in 2024 or 2028.
3. Related to question 2: how is picking someone in their mid/late 60s a bridge to a new generation? Especially when that person would be 70 by the 2024 election?
I love this bear https://t.co/XlE3HZVEuT
— justa farmer (@justafarmer4) July 27, 2020
re: #256 lawhawk
But the tens of thousands who are being hospitalized for covid19 are paying. We’re all paying for this.
The health care costs along are astronomical.
Got family members who will reply going without health insurance is the price to live in a free country…oh and if government got out of the way health care would be a lot cheaper…
re: #197 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Every time I talk with my mom she asks that question. How in the world can any woman vote for tRump?
I don’t know, but I do know my aunt is going to vote for him again.
re: #254 🌹UOJB!
Herman said the was the Koch Brother from Another Mother so I’m sure Chucky and Dave will foot the bills…just like they did when Von Hayek moved to the US with no medical insurance…
Dave is dead, so he’s probably just as willing to pay somebody else’s bills
re: #255 plansbandc
What a tortured existence. Being gay, having a conservative mind, and being constantly hated by, well, everyone.
That’s some deep deep karma.
There are a lot of gay men who are in love with acquiring wealth.
re: #260 plansbandc
Every time I talk with my mom she asks that question. How in the world can anyone woman vote for tRump?
I don’t know, but I do know my aunt is going to vote for him again.
So is my sister and all my nieces. Their #1 issue is stopping abortion.
re: #256 lawhawk
But the tens of thousands who are being hospitalized for covid19 are paying. We’re all paying for this.
The health care costs along are astronomical.
Yeah, I’ve lost track of how many health care professionals we’ve lost.
Maybe if you tried not being a festering boil on the ass of humanity, you wouldn’t have this problem https://t.co/RMgNNMOogk
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) July 27, 2020
re: #227 The Pie Overlord!
How is it illegal you dumb crybaby?
re: #214 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Seeking “herd immunity” is their excuse for the continual and repeated fumbles of the response since the beginning of the year.
“Herd immunity” is what Boris Johnson was going for in the UK. It didn’t work out so well for him. He’s still backsliding, but not quite as bad as Trump, plus Nicola Sturgeon in Scotland is keeping her people on the straight and narrow.
IMO, Herman Cain is on a ventilator. Just My Opinion.
re: #253 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
My fave musician is pushing that nonsense. It’s really disappointing how he’s turned into a big ole Trumpster.
Texas added more than 600 coronavirus deaths to the state’s official tally today after state health officials changed their method of counting fatalities. New @TwitterMoments. https://t.co/bu0xmHKFv4
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 27, 2020
“…After months of undercounting coronavirus deaths, Texas’ formal tally of COVID-19 fatalities grew by more than 600 on Monday after state health officials changed their method of reporting.
The revised count indicates that more than 12% of the state’s death tally was unreported by state health officials before Monday.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is now counting deaths marked on death certificates as caused by COVID-19. Previously, the state relied on local and regional public health departments to verify and report deaths.
re: #178 Patricia Kayden
So the thing that concerns Collins is a gold nut? I guess I’ll take it, but it seems like an easy political move for a Senator in trouble.
It’s pretty clear DHS is trying to wage a media war as much as a real war. Last week, I heard an NPR host apologize for talking about Trump’s paramilitary force as “troops” the previous day. It’s a safe assumption that DHS complained and applied pressure behind the scenes. https://t.co/xE5dvscrGi
— Matt Novak (@paleofuture) July 27, 2020
Thread:
One of the things about been the parent of school aged kids in Portland is that I know a bunch of the women who have locked arms at the Wall of Moms.
One of them, a woman I attend a yearly barbeque with, got shot in the face on the night of July 25th pic.twitter.com/1jYoeCGYux— Tim Dickinson (@7im) July 27, 2020
An increasing percentage of plans and attacks in the U.S. are linked to far-right activity, expert says. https://t.co/826wdMKCqy
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 27, 2020
re: #267 mmmirele
“Herd immunity” is what Boris Johnson was going for in the UK. It didn’t work out so well for him. He’s still backsliding, but not quite as bad as Trump, plus Nicola Sturgeon in Scotland is keeping her people on the straight and narrow.
IMO, Herman Cain is on a ventilator. Just My Opinion.
yep…”oxygen”…not a simple nasal canula
re: #263 🌹UOJB!
So is my sister and all my nieces. Their #1 issue is stopping abortion.
And I’d tell your sister and nieces that women will continue to get abortions even if illegal. Because that’s what women did prior to Roe v. Wade. The only things that would change if abortion is outlawed is that yeah, abortion is illegal and women will be badly damaged by non-medically supervised abortions. *scowl*
re: #241 KGxvi
No remorse? Fuck them. When the fuck has a male politician had to show remorse for attacking an opponent in a debate. Again, to borrow a line from the late great Jesse Unruh:
This ain’t fucking t-ball kids.
Or, to quote that great American Leo McGarry:
We play the full nine innings at this level.
re: #246 jaunte
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Incapable by reason of emotional disorder.
I mean, what states hadn’t been opening? States have slowed some things down, and maybe reversed slightly. But for the most part, everything is opening up. Which, of course, merely underscores the point that the gov’t intervention isn’t what is cratering the economy—it’s the virus, stupid.
re: #262 stpaulbear
There are a lot of gay men who are in love with acquiring wealth.
Yeah. I met some in LA in the late 90s.
re: #267 mmmirele
“Herd immunity” is what Boris Johnson was going for in the UK. It didn’t work out so well for him. He’s still backsliding, but not quite as bad as Trump, plus Nicola Sturgeon in Scotland is keeping her people on the straight and narrow.
IMO, Herman Cain is on a ventilator. Just My Opinion.
He is 100% on a ventilator. The phrase ‘treating with oxygen to make his lungs stronger’ is how you explain that they’re not strong enough to breathe on their own yet.
150,000 DEAD pic.twitter.com/Tsxy0LZsMC
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 27, 2020
re: #273 mmmirele
And I’d tell your sister and nieces that women will continue to get abortions even if illegal. Because that’s what women did prior to Roe v. Wade. The only things that would change if abortion is outlawed is that yeah, abortion is illegal and women will be badly damaged by non-medically supervised abortions. *scowl*
It’s not just safe abortions, it’s also safe pregnancies and births.
Two of the saddest obits I’ve ever written happened this month…in the year 2020:
Mom (age 38) died suddenly July 2.
Her 4-day-old daughter died July 6.
This shit is way too common in the USA.
jfc the whiner in chief pic.twitter.com/Tv2yZQriku
— darth™ (@darth) July 27, 2020
but i am impressed with trumps new tone
well done every body— darth™ (@darth) July 27, 2020
congressman and civil rights hero john lewis lying in state in the capitol, 150,000 americans dead of covid19, and trump is complaining that twitter trends are being mean to him that is what today is about for trump that is what is obsessing him today
— darth™ (@darth) July 27, 2020
congressman and civil rights hero john lewis lying in state in the capitol, 150,000 americans dead of covid19, and trump is complaining that twitter trends are being mean to him that is what today is about for trump that is what is obsessing him today
— darth™ (@darth) July 27, 2020
THIS IS WHAT HAS HIM PISSED OFF ABOUT TWITTER TRENDS
Hey, Spanky…if you don’t want to be “trending” for bad things, stop being a dickhead.
Golfing while thousands are dying? Dickhead.
Brutalizing peaceful protesters? Dickhead.
Embracing dictators? MAJOR dickhead.#DictatorTrump pic.twitter.com/QCZUG7a2Zw— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) July 27, 2020
re: #223 nines09
Went to Philly yesterday helping the final part of my daughters apartment move. Closer to Center City and Cooper got to walk around a few blocks of an entirely different world.
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I used to live about 3 blocks down from there.
re: #256 lawhawk
But the tens of thousands who are being hospitalized for covid19 are paying. We’re all paying for this.
The health care costs along are astronomical.
Among the health-care costs?
The almost 600 doctors, nurses, paramedics and other health-care workers who died from Corona (many because they didn’t have enough PPE)
washingtonpost.com
The president* is a spoiled toddler in a 74-year-old man’s body, exhibit eleventy billion.
This is Michael Scott-esque https://t.co/5eCrv8Chkc pic.twitter.com/vUATYHBG0a
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) July 27, 2020
Is it not lawful, and please your Majesty, to tell how many is kill’d?
— William Shakespeare (@Wwm_Shakespeare) July 27, 2020
Somewhere around the time John Lewis’s funeral procession was passing in front of the Lincoln Memorial Trump saw the hashtag # TrumpDicator (yes, it was misspelled) was trending. That must have set him off.
This is a true statement. GOP agenda is to redistribute wealth up then kill off those left behind. Now that Florida is the most deadly state, it’s the GOP model for the future. IF we let them. https://t.co/benQpY4Vqt
— LaneBrooks (@lanebrooks) July 27, 2020
re: #195 🌹UOJB!
It will wind up like the original Rollerball with James Caan being the only living Rollerball player left.
Yo! Spoiler alert! :)
Jeff Bezos is worth a hundred and eighty thousand million dollars, but yeah, he needs to *worry* about himself. https://t.co/HODU4lMTnP
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) July 28, 2020
re: #285 teleskiguy
No one in Trumpworld is competent. He’s a tangerine toddler who is a reactionary know nothing. We’ve known this all along. He is such an insecure fucknut that he just made up that he was throwing out a pitch at a Yankee game without bothering to coordinate with the .. .New York Yankees.
Or his own sycophantic staff. That takes the cake.
And then he backed himself into a corner by claiming he was too busy and had to reschedule (all while promptly going to golf some more at one of his businesses).
F T, the GOP, and the mendacious media that enables both™.
re: #290 teleskiguy
Bezos is a billionaire whose paper net worth can increase by billions of dollars in a day. He doesn’t even have to do a single thing in an office or anywhere for that matter. With all the stock he owns, he can just get rich by sitting back and knowing that his warehouse workers are breaking their backs, getting exposed to covid19 on daily runs to customers, or getting sick because warehouses lack proper ventilation and sanitary conditions because they have to work at a breakneck pace.
re: #261 Backwoods_Sleuth
Dave is dead, so he’s probably just as willing to pay somebody else’s bills
Cain’s got a lot of his own dough, hasn’t he?
— gspinell (@gspinell) July 27, 2020
If you wrote that the President changed his tone last week it is important to say whether you think you were duped or that is still true. https://t.co/Pj3PJzBt8O
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) July 27, 2020
re: #273 mmmirele
And I’d tell your sister and nieces that women will continue to get abortions even if illegal. Because that’s what women did prior to Roe v. Wade. The only things that would change if abortion is outlawed is that yeah, abortion is illegal and women will be badly damaged by non-medically supervised abortions. *scowl*
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