Attorney General William Barr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee - LIVE at 10am ET on C-SPAN3, C-SPAN Radio & online here: https://cs.pn/2EbeQ4D
Sure do wish the Democrats had a backbone and first cut off the funding of Barr’s Office and second open an impeachment investigation of this fascist!
re: #2 🌹UOJB!
Sure do wish the Democrats had a backbone and first cut off the funding of Barr’s Office and second open an impeachment investigation of this fascist!
I’m always curious how the first part is supposed to work if they don’t control the Senate.
It’s not the lies that are frustrating, nobody really went into this expecting that Barr would do anything but lie.
It’s that this whole mess feels like something that’s being conducted to check off a box on a list. After months of trying to get this slippery fucker to sit still long enough to be questioned, more time has been spent on giving speeches than in asking direct questions with follow-up questions intended to get to the truth.
re: #3 Belafon
I’m always curious how the first part is supposed to work if they don’t control the Senate.
Cut the funding off in the House and if the Senate insists simply lay the marker on the table that there will be no funding of the office when the appropriation runs out.
Deutsch: Can you think of ANY example where a witness threatened the life of a witness and you called that a technicality.
Barr; The judge agreed with me.
Deutsch: essence of rule of law is one have same treatment. We didn’t here.— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 28, 2020
Bass: George Floyd suspected of using counterfeit $20 bill, that’s what zero tolerance does. Consider George Holmes, same town as Elijah McClain, but he was calmly arrested. Dylann Roof, used a gun, when he was arrested, no chokeholds, no injections, officers brought burger king
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 28, 2020
“Do you think it is fair for a 67-year-old man to be sent to prison for 7 to 9 years?”
Shit. I’m 76. I got banks to rob.
NOT NOW DOOR TO THE UNDERWORLD pic.twitter.com/PQkiNsDgtC
— PPE (@carbideVerstand) July 27, 2020
Maybe Matt Gaetz will name the executive committee of Antifa.
#BarrHearing Barr explaining his beliefs about the anti-fascist movement, and their “anarchic temperament” is kind of surreal like these people are really LARPing the 1950s in their minds.
— 🆘Rev Magdalen |This Machine Dismantles Patriarchy (@revmagdalen) July 28, 2020
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) told Barr that his opening statement reads like it could have been written by Roger Stone or Alex Jones. pic.twitter.com/Hk3HchJBPB
— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) July 28, 2020
re: #5 🌹UOJB!
Cut the funding off in the House and if the Senate insists simply lay the marker on the table that there will be no funding of the office when the appropriation runs out.
Yeah, cutting funding for the DOJ would go over real well. Without buy in from the senate it would require being willing to shut down the entire government, because they aren’t going to pass any bill that excludes funding for the DOJ.
Matt Gaetz just opened the door to ask Barr to explain why Antifa *can’t* be designated as a “domestic terrorist organization” — notice Barr had to walk back/correct Gaetz’s (sloppy) question bc there is no legal basis for domestic org to have such a title
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) July 28, 2020
Matt Gaetz: For when you ask yourself “What does the douchebag, trust fund kiddie crowd think?”
The travel advisory is regional. It also applies to travel to Connecticut and New Jersey.
It’s the tri-state’s attempt to keep the curve flattened in those states.— Steve Bittenbender (@freelancehack) July 28, 2020
In NY only, those flying into to JFK, LaGuardia or another in-state airport, travelers must provide their contact information - either online or at the airport. If not, it’s a $2,000 fine.
Gov. Cuomo has said it’s near impossible to do it for people driving in.— Steve Bittenbender (@freelancehack) July 28, 2020
Bill Barr just intentionally and repeatedly dodged having to go on the record saying a president could not move an election.
Even after the Constitution was read to him, he still avoided answering and going on the record.
Listen. To. These. People.— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) July 28, 2020
Man, the Florida Marlins are just a traveling COVID distribution outfit at this point.
Tonight’s Yanks game is postponed. And the Nationals have announced that the team took a poll and they’re refusing to travel to Florida to play them this weekend.
MLB is a mess. I agree with Olbermann, they should just shut it down today.
re: #20 makeitstop
Man, the Florida Marlins are just a traveling COVID distribution outfit at this point.
Tonight’s Yanks game is postponed. And the Nationals have announced that the team took a poll and they’re refusing to travel to Florida to play them this weekend.
MLB is a mess. I agree with Olbermann, they should just shut it down today.
I don’t see how sports can work right now without some sort of bubble program. That’s what has allowed the MLS, NBA, WNBA, and soon the NHL work. Baseball and football have too many people involved to work outside of a bubble system (hell, they may have too many to work inside a bubble system).
It doesn’t matter what Barr says. It doesn’t matter what Trump says. Federal law establishes the election date as November 3. https://t.co/zkBOv5OAo4
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) July 28, 2020
re: #20 makeitstop
Man, the Florida Marlins are just a traveling COVID distribution outfit at this point.
Tonight’s Yanks game is postponed. And the Nationals have announced that the team took a poll and they’re refusing to travel to Florida to play them this weekend.
MLB is a mess. I agree with Olbermann, they should just shut it down today.
They couldn’t make it a full month without double digit infections, but the League seems to think if they wish hard enough they can get through the rest of the season.
Give it up, the experiment failed, it’s time to call a stop to it before more people end up in the hospital.
re: #19 Eventual Carrion
They could be coming to the rescue
There are no demons there, just a potential super volcano… which is very onbrand for 2020
Police: ‘Umbrella Man’ was a white supremacist trying to incite George Floyd rioting https://t.co/bwMhjPpD1r
— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) July 28, 2020
re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Because this is an administration known for obeying laws.
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Nadler accuses Jordan and others of not wearing masks, against rules of committee.
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) July 28, 2020
re: #26 Targetpractice
Because this is an administration known for obeying laws.
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California, New York, and mostly likely even Texas go “Yeah, it’s November 3rd.”
re: #27 Backwoods_Sleuth
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At just shy of two hours into the hearing, the Chairman finally calling attention to the bleedin’ obvious. Zod help us.
re: #27 Backwoods_Sleuth
But what are you going to do about it Jerry? Nothing?
re: #17 Backwoods_Sleuth
NY also extended the quarantine to include both DC and Puerto Rico.
re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth
More importantly, how is the Trump administration going to try to change the election date? There isn’t one election. You really think State Secretaries of State are going to try and cancel the election at the president’s order? What happens when 30 blue states tell Trump to fuck off and hold elections, certify their results, have electors cast ballots and send them to DC? Do you think red states will go along with that? Is Pence just not going to tally them as he’s required to by the constitution?
I get that they are a bunch of fucking morons in this maladministration, but for fuck’s sake, has nobody there even thought to game out this scenario?
Honestly, this hearing is a prime example of why I am so happy that Schiff was the one in charge of the impeachment hearings and not Nadler. This hearing is a total shitshow.
Can’t watch the Barr hearings. We already know what Barr says when he talks. No reason to expect him to think “Gosh, it’s my duty to be honest and open at this hearing”. If anything worthwhile comes out of this, it’ll be on TV. Maybe.
re: #27 Backwoods_Sleuth
Laffy
@GottaLaff
Nadler accuses Jordan and others of not wearing masks, against rules of committee.
This is what will be on TV.
re: #32 KGxvi
More importantly, how is the Trump administration going to try to change the election date? There isn’t one election. You really think State Secretaries of State are going to try and cancel the election at the president’s order? What happens when 30 blue states tell Trump to fuck off and hold elections, certify their results, have electors cast ballots and send them to DC? Do you think red states will go along with that? Is Pence just not going to tally them as he’s required to by the constitution?
I get that they are a bunch of fucking morons in this maladministration, but for fuck’s sake, has nobody there even thought to game out this scenario?
Let’s say theoretically only blue states certified their results. Could Biden pull enough EVs off blue states alone to win or does he need some red states too?
Fondle those saggy balls, @replouiegohmert. https://t.co/15StGB0Juf
— Tim Hannan (@TimHannan) July 28, 2020
re: #35 Eclectic Cyborg
Let’s say theoretically only blue states certified their results. Could Biden pull enough EVs off blue states alone to win or does he need some red states too?
If Trump had his way he would have all the Red state legislatures name Republican Presidential electors.
Barr now in full campaign mode. He just blamed the multiple failures of Trump’s response to the pandemic … wait for it … on Pres. Obama. He denied Trump ever told people they should ingest bleach-like materials. He insists the administration did a “superb” job. #BarrHearing
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 28, 2020
re: #35 Eclectic Cyborg
Let’s say theoretically only blue states certified their results. Could Biden pull enough EVs off blue states alone to win or does he need some red states too?
Per the 12th Amendment, the winner is whoever has a majority of appointed electors. So, if states don’t appoint electors, and there’s only 150 electors instead of 270, then a nominee only needs 76 electoral votes.
Emmy Award nominations came out today. Can’t believe Rhea Seehorn got snubbed again. She and Regina King gave the two best performances I watched this past year. Small potatoes I know when the attorney general is a fascist jackass. Just like to see good work rewarded.
Eh. I’m watching Japan Sinks 2020 on Netflix instead. This has to be one of the better anime series in recent years. It’s fantastic.
re: #39 KGxvi
This is, effectively, what happened in 1864. In 1860 there were 303 electors, in 1864 there were 234 because the traitors were busy traitoring in defense of slavery.
re: #41 TarHellion
I’ve always thought Regina King was a terribly underrated actress.
Jeffries calls Barr’s claim it was Obama’s fault a lie. Interrupts.
Jeffries: Trump called PPE “fake news,” while nurses wore trash bags to protect themselves.
Barr; Admin did a good job of mustering PPE. National supply of PPE run down during Obama and not replaced.— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 28, 2020
Jeffries, 99% harmless.
Barr: Fatalities are very low.
Jeffries: 140,000 dead.
[Jeffries should have raised long term problems]— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 28, 2020
jeebus
re: #42 GlutenFreeJesus
Eh. I’m watching Japan Sinks 2020 on Netflix instead. This has to be one of the better anime series in recent years. It’s fantastic.
It’s on our list.
re: #41 TarHellion
Schitt’s Creek has been nominated for a total of ~fifteen~ #Emmys.
We are currently trying to process this news. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/cdPcCqpJr2— Schitt’s Creek (@SchittsCreek) July 28, 2020
I’m aware that the election is, technically, 50 separate ones by states. However:
1) Hacking of voter registration databases
2) Sabotage of the post office
3) Federal gestapo goons “patrolling” polling places
The president isn’t trying to win the election, he’s trying to steal it.
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 28, 2020
This hearing is a pretty good argument for why seniority systems do not make better politicians. The younger, hungrier members of the committee are asking solid questions with strong follow-up, while the “elder statesmen” are more interested in speechifying that does little but burns up their time.
heh
A similar thing happened to me after I visited my local Tesco, I’m now the owner of a Chateau in France with attached vineyard, a GT 86 sports car and a Pig farm in Pakistan. Those devices are dangerous https://t.co/TUOcaW1veU
— Kevin Baker (@zalclem) July 28, 2020
re: #49 Targetpractice
This hearing is a pretty good argument for why seniority systems do not make better politicians. The younger, hungrier members of the committee are asking solid questions with strong follow-up, while the “elder statesmen” are more interested in speechifying that does little but burns up their time.
I dislike seniority systems anywhere.
What I’m learning today is despite the grilling of Barr, we are just straight up in full fascism mode in this country. They’ve made no attempt to hide it and we lack the power to actually do anything about it, they own the law and are willing to bludgeon us to death with is with zero recourse whatsoever, and half the country will dance on our graves because we’re the ‘wrong’, the ‘other’, and that we should have just accepted our deaths because fuck you, we were never meant to be American anyway.
Swalwell, You were promising American people that if you saw that you would do something about it. Are you investigating Donald Trump for commuting Stone’s sentence.
Barr: No. Why should I?— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 28, 2020
Barr claims he’s not familiar with Stone saying he was pressured to turn on Trump.
Barr: We require a reliable predicate before we open.
Swalwell: I just gave you one.
Barr: i consider it a Rube Goldberg standard. Two standards of justice really during Obama.— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 28, 2020
Barr is beginning to sound a bit crazy.
Barr: Something that people don’t seem to understand is his probation not supervised by US court system.
Swalwell; US court system called your actions retaliatory.— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 28, 2020
How can Bill Barr say Trump’s tweets make his job harder when he now says he doesn’t read them? https://t.co/RlrTP47nl6
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 28, 2020
This is fucking ridiculous. Barr is making a mockery of this hearing.
re: #56 Charles Johnson
This is fucking ridiculous. Barr is making a mockery of this hearing.
And he’s getting away with it.
re: #56 Charles Johnson
This is fucking ridiculous. Barr is making a mockery of this hearing.
I mean…why shouldn’t he, I guess? He seems to understand that there’s nothing the HOuse can actually do to hold him accountable because he and Trump own the levers of accountability wholesale.
re: #56 Charles Johnson
This is fucking ridiculous. Barr is making a mockery of this hearing.
Not like he has any reason to fear anything more than a strongly-worded letter from the committee chairman.
Exactly. Disappointed that Swalwell didn’t call him out for this blatant lie.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 28, 2020
In 100 days or so, all these people are going to awaken to a new reality.
Or not.
re: #49 Targetpractice
This hearing is a pretty good argument for why seniority systems do not make better politicians. The younger, hungrier members of the committee are asking solid questions with strong follow-up, while the “elder statesmen” are more interested in speechifying that does little but burns up their time.
There used to be a good reason why the D’s used seniority as the only criteria. That reason no longer applies.
(used to be, black congressmen were routinely excluded from consideration. This isn’t the D’s current problem).
The R’s pick their committee chairs based on fundraising totals; I don’t like that either. But I’m not sure what sort of objective criteria will yield best results.
re: #47 Belafon
Very deserving. Brilliant show. First few episodes are a little rough, but damn fine show.
re: #62 sagehen
There used to be a good reason why the D’s used seniority as the only criteria. That reason no longer applies.
(used to be, black congressmen were routinely excluded from consideration. This isn’t the D’s current problem).
The R’s pick their committee chairs based on fundraising totals; I don’t like that either. But I’m not sure what sort of objective criteria will yield best results.
Assign members to the committee and then let the committee decide who their leader will be.
re: #56 Charles Johnson
This is fucking ridiculous. Barr is making a mockery of this hearing.
Of course he is. That’s his job - Run interference for the Fascist wing of The Party.
We have just one chance to avoid all out war in this nation in November, and that’s only if Trump is beaten so badly that he simply goes off whining. If it’s a close thing, there will be a civil war.
ESPN New York reports Washington Nationals team members have been told to shelter in place, due to an active shooter situation near Nats ball park.
It never fucking ends.
.@AlanDersh complained no one invited him to parties on Martha’s Vineyard anymore, wait til this shit hits the fan. https://t.co/Q6tbZ7Go09
— Rob Wagner 😷😷 (@wagner_rob) July 28, 2020
re: #67 makeitstop
ESPN New York reports Washington Nationals team members have been told to shelter in place, due to an active shooter situation near Nats ball park.
It never fucking ends.
Update: Active shooter was a suicide.
I can feel the “Amens” rising up from the collective Black community at this moment. Bill Barr’s laudatory words about John Lewis rang as hollow as a shriek in a cold, dark alley. #BarrHearing https://t.co/g3hIzZCVRD
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 28, 2020
re: #67 makeitstop
ESPN New York reports Washington Nationals team members have been told to shelter in place, due to an active shooter situation near Nats ball park.
It never fucking ends.
Will update here, too: @ClohertyWTOP reports that “DC police say shooting at O Street SE is a man who shot himself and was pronounced at the scene.”
— Jesse Dougherty (@dougherty_jesse) July 28, 2020
re: #32 KGxvi
More importantly, how is the Trump administration going to try to change the election date? There isn’t one election. You really think State Secretaries of State are going to try and cancel the election at the president’s order? What happens when 30 blue states tell Trump to fuck off and hold elections, certify their results, have electors cast ballots and send them to DC? Do you think red states will go along with that? Is Pence just not going to tally them as he’s required to by the constitution?
I get that they are a bunch of fucking morons in this maladministration, but for fuck’s sake, has nobody there even thought to game out this scenario?
Probably not
The billionaires are losing brain cells. https://t.co/nBi3dTzmsV
— E. C. Mix (@TheEdMix) July 28, 2020
This is Baloo. He is very serious. Not sure why you’re laughing. His seriousness is not a laughing matter. 14/10 pic.twitter.com/9PJItT9KEO
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) July 28, 2020
“i see you’ve been eating 3 meals a day, while i, a growing puppo, only get 2”
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) July 28, 2020
re: #49 Targetpractice
This hearing is a pretty good argument for why seniority systems do not make better politicians. The younger, hungrier members of the committee are asking solid questions with strong follow-up, while the “elder statesmen” are more interested in speechifying that does little but burns up their time.
It’s generational, as well. Pelosi and Hoyer have been in the House since Reagan was president. Naddler has been there since 1992. They have a completely different frame of reference than someone like AOC, or even Adam Schiff who didn’t come to Washington until 2001.
re: #56 Charles Johnson
This is fucking ridiculous. Barr is making a mockery of this hearing.
Pretty sure that was his plan from the beginning.
Your regular reminder that trump and barr are in court *right now* trying to destroy the ACA.
Republicans want to steal your health care during a pandemic and lying about it.— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) July 28, 2020
I know Biden has strong leads, but lets not kid ourselves: Trump still might find a way to win. A contingency plan for four more years of Trump should be something we’re all working on right now.
Steny Hoyer’s willingness to meet the GOP halfway on their shitty, horrible, and politically toxic COVID “relief” bill is like a batter swinging and missing at every pitch in what is supposed to be an intentional walk.
— Brad Reed (@bwreed) July 28, 2020
The billionaires are losing brain cells. https://t.co/nBi3dTzmsV
— E. C. Mix (@TheEdMix) July 28, 2020
FFS, somebody stuff a sock in this man’s mouth:
Q: Doesn’t paying people more to stay home create a disincentive that hurts the re-opening?
Leader Hoyer: “I think that’s an argument that has some validity to it. And we ought to deal with that.” pic.twitter.com/j7SnHIeeg0— Senate Republican Communications Center (@SRCC) July 28, 2020
Trump appears to be dragging his right leg around in this clip from his visit to a lab in North Carolina on Monday pic.twitter.com/LIJiIIRrLU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2020
re: #83 Charles Johnson
He thinks that he’s in the dojo facing Daniel-san? Sweep the leg?
Seriously, that’s a sign of serious neurological/neuromuscular issues. He’s shambling and it’s getting worse - this is a flat surface. No slope.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) July 28, 2020
re: #84 lawhawk
My father had that, from nerve damage in his lower back.
Jen calls out the media and the moron:
A ‘shift in tone’? Some reporters never learn.
Trump never changes because, as his niece and best-selling author Mary L.Trump has told one interviewer after another, he is incapable of self-reflection, admitting fault and growing as a person. The media’s fetish with “tone” seems to tell us more about the media than Trump. It is part of the mainstream media’s collective determination to avoid spelling out how irrational and impulsive he actually is. (If someone can change tone, he is capable of deliberate reflection and self-control, right?)
…the mainstream media engages in its own gaslighting by disingenuously presenting Trump as a rational president. If the media were to let go of the “tone” change routine, it might have to eschew phony balance (“Trump said ‘X.’ Everyone outside the cult said, ‘Not X’”) for a stark and inarguably accurate portrait of a president whose temperament, intellect and character make him entirely unfit for his office and a threat to the republic.
Was it his right hand that needed help with a glass of water?
re: #84 lawhawk
“Dangerous, slick flat surface; looked like an ice rink.”
This is your periodic reminder the President’s own “election integrity commission,” created in 2017 to search for voter fraud, had to fold because it couldn’t find any significant evidence of fraud. https://t.co/30Zys6M2zm
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 28, 2020
re: #87 wrenchwench
Was it his right hand that needed help with a glass of water?
Are the President’s meds suppose to be public record or not?
I wonder how many blood thinners he’s on?
re: #85 retired cynic
My father had that, from nerve damage in his lower back.
I walked with a limp after breaking my ankle or breaking toes; I also limped after spraining ankle. Never shuffled with leg sweeping like that. I also saw mom shuffle/sweep leg like that due to pain/metastates affecting her hip and gait. I saw dad shuffle like that after having DVT and PE.
It is not normal.
Boiling coffee with a moka. This is a movie made with neutron images that shows the coffe making process. The movie was made at the cold neutron imaging beam line ICON at the Paul Scherrer Institute. The movie is 12x in the gif and 4x in the full video: https://t.co/uAw2TvPmKG pic.twitter.com/WY7Kqnmpmt
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 28, 2020
This Barr hearing is just porn for the ends of the bell curve.
Trump’s shrinking base will love it. The people solidly on the left will be enraged.
Just white noise for everyone in the middle.— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 28, 2020
Wow.
When asked by @DavidCicilline whether if it “is ever appropriate for the president to solicit or accept foreign assistance in an election.”
Barr responds: “It depends what kind of assistance.”#BarrHearing pic.twitter.com/S5aoGWO90P— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) July 28, 2020
re: #95 lawhawk
I walked with a limp after breaking my ankle or breaking toes; I also limped after spraining ankle. Never shuffled with leg sweeping like that. I also saw mom shuffle/sweep leg like that due to pain/metastates affecting her hip and gait. I saw dad shuffle like that after having DVT and PE.
It is not normal.
My father had what is called a dropped foot. He could not lift the toe of his foot. It is not uncommon. He had to swing his foot to the side for the toe to clear the ground. My husband had a badly broken leg, and he swung his leg out to the side to handle the weight of the boot. It ended up hurting his hip to the point where he had to have a hip replacement. But I think DT looks a lot more like my father’s nerve damage.
Once in college, a professor begged me to stop putting jokes in my footnotes because it was totally inappropriate for academic papers.
So I stopped, but now I think the real problem was none of my footnotes were as funny as this one: pic.twitter.com/2JNjGBPHVT— Katie Henry (@KT_NRE) July 27, 2020
“You worked to disarm the states from the only weapon” we have, public health orders.
Bless Raskin! This is so, so good.
Barr is defensive: “We were not taking down public health orders.”
156/— Jennifer Taub (@jentaub) July 28, 2020
re: #102 The Pie Overlord!
Rep. Jayapal is stomping Barr’s ass.
This is SO GOOD. Jayapal shows this slide about how Trump “activated” Barr to dominate peaceful protesters who oppose the president.
162/ pic.twitter.com/ts9La16JEE— Jennifer Taub (@jentaub) July 28, 2020
When black people protest police brutality and systemic racism then you forceably remove them. But you leave right ring extremists alone.
“The Michigan authorities can handle” it, he said.
164/— Jennifer Taub (@jentaub) July 28, 2020
The GOP has always run on a platform of fear and lies #BarrHearing #PortlandProtests https://t.co/R12B3GoPXf
— Tara Dublin Doesn’t Want You to Get Sick 😷 (@taradublinrocks) July 28, 2020
re: #104 jaunte
It’s a show for the cameras.
Trump’s Attorney General suggested it was unfair to send a 67-year Roger Stone to prison.
Trump didn’t think it was unfair to send a 75-year old man to the hospital.
That guy - a peaceful protestor - Trump called a member of Antifa. pic.twitter.com/ji1JgrzLYj— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 28, 2020
Neil Young says he is now considering suing Trump for playing his music at events https://t.co/G8VIvEE1qU
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) July 28, 2020
Judd Legum, who showed how Ben Shapiro had used Facebook, against its own rules, to make a good living by wrongly connecting a group of websites, is taking on Sarah Palin, for the exact same thing. Facebook has started dismantling Shapiro’s empire, for now, at least, but so far have resisted Legum’s push to do the same with Palin.
Folks, I’m NOT going to argue with people who change the fucking definitions to suit themselves.
You want that, you go see Trump and Co. I’m out. https://t.co/ljtpQ84ayQ— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 27, 2020
Well, the dictionary definition might not have been adequate IF I was writing a doctoral dissertation, but I think it was probably fine for a tweet.
Then again, pedantry. https://t.co/W5aPeTEKdD— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 28, 2020
“Testicular fortitude”? As in, a large amount of verifiable bollocks? pic.twitter.com/sMH8B6feeX
— Michael James (@alephnaught) July 28, 2020
From the Onion…
‘We Are Upholding The Rule Of Law,’ Bill Barr Tells Congress While Federal Agents Drag Jerry Nadler Into Unmarked Van
WASHINGTON—Assuring lawmakers that his department was operating strictly according to the book, Attorney General Bill Barr told Congress during a testimony Tuesday that he only intended to “uphold the rule of law” while federal agents dragged a screaming Jerry Nadler outside into an unmarked van. “This is standard agency practice that has been in place in administrations long before this one to quiet unrest like what we’re seeing in the Capitol building today,” said Barr after unidentified agents burst into the House Chamber, covered the California representative’s face with a black bag, zip-tied his hands, and led him to a white federal vehicle awaiting along with Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Pramila Jayapal. “When you have hundreds of Congress members demonstrating inside the building daily, we need to do something to restore order. Frankly, the resistance like some of these legislators showed in being dragged from this testimony suggests that they do not have peaceful intentions.” At press time, Mitch McConnell had requested Barr provide immediate testimony to explain why he had not yet also sent in troops to restore order in the unruly Senate chambers.
re: #110 Alephnaught
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“testicular fortitude”
seems I’ve heard that phrase around here before…
BREAKING: The Trump administration says it will renew deportation protections for DACA recipients for one year instead of the usual two years while it reviews the Supreme Court ruling that stopped Pres Trump from ending DACA. But, any new applications for DACA will be rejected.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) July 28, 2020
re: #113 Backwoods_Sleuth
Damn their hides.
Dystopia but with morons https://t.co/3oxVEozYiW
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) July 28, 2020
re: #112 Backwoods_Sleuth
“testicular fortitude”
seems I’ve heard that phrase around here before…
I’ve used it more than a few times. Once popularized in late 90s wrestling by Mick Foley. My personal favorite use of the phrase was a promo he was doing and went to use it as he turned to Chyna - but she being a she, he caught himself and said “ovarian fortitude.”
re: #115 Backwoods_Sleuth
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That fat fart knew precisely what he was doing. He dropped that pizza BS to whip up the Q assholes!
And Women.
— Jessica (@sparrowjess9) July 28, 2020
Is Val Demmings the first person bringing up Geoffrey Berman and if so, how is that GODDAMN POSSIBLE???
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) July 28, 2020
re: #119 Backwoods_Sleuth
Because there is just so much corruption/grift
The veiled chameleon measures 60 cm & its natural range spans Yemen & Saudi Arabia.
(Photo: jannb) pic.twitter.com/CMWvKhKkOR— A Book of Rather Strange Animals (@StrangeAnimaIs) July 28, 2020
also, Obama or Clinton or Biden would never do such a thing
Trump would and does
another illustration of the difference between the Democratic Party, which elevated Obama/Clinton/Biden, and the Republican Party, which elevated Trump and supports him as he does things like this https://t.co/VZi2l25vMa— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 28, 2020
The replies … whew… they will break your heart. 💔 https://t.co/6IwzPNgV2J
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 28, 2020
re: #119 Backwoods_Sleuth
Because there’s so much corruption and criminality that they couldn’t get to it all in 5 minutes per?
Because Democrats blocked out how they were going to approach hearing Barr, and gave each a shot at asking about given areas.
Demmings is the right person to ask this question.
re: #124 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Not surprised to see those nasty comments that Joy refers to because my own relatives actually pray for the death of Steve and Rick among other anti-Trumpers!
Never will forgive them for praying for Obama’s death…
Yeah, I’m sure “lying to the FBI and witness tampering are phony-baloney crimes, not real ones” is a principle to which Bill Barr has always adhered https://t.co/qp7rASWmJb
— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) July 28, 2020
One bad apple… spoils the bunch. 1 out of 9? That’s obscenely and objectively awful. It goes to training and tactics, and a PBA that protects cops no matter what. https://t.co/6iyTbDokFW via @gothamist
— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) July 28, 2020
re: #128 lawhawk
To put 1 out of 9 into perspective. That’s 11%. 11% of a 33,000 person police force means that there’s: 3,666 officers who have had at least one excessive force complaint lodged against them.
We also know that some of those involved have had multiples - and can account for the bulk of all complaints, and yet they’re still on the force and will remain so until they’re able to retire with full pensions.
Tell us more about how the biggest bunch of sycophants and suck-ups ever to hold public office doesn’t read their own president’s tweets, much less pour over every last misspelled word.
— Scott Linnen (@ScottLinnen) July 28, 2020
re: #130 plansbandc
From one of my wiener groups…
Strudel is quite relaxed in his sausage bed…
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dreaming that it’s a wading pool…
Barr is now trying to shut Scanlon up by filibustering about how he voted by mail because, see, this and that and blahblahblah.
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) July 28, 2020
So, now we have “meat and ‘tater” crimes which does not include lying. Good to know.
re: #115 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Rep. Jayapal hammers AG Barr pic.twitter.com/LvWHUkTvLf
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) July 28, 2020
oh, yeah!
re: #130 plansbandc
From one of my wiener groups…
Strudel is quite relaxed in his sausage bed…
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re: #127 Backwoods_Sleuth
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A “meat and potatoes crime”? Like lying about a blowjob, that is a horrific crime. Colluding with a hostile foreign country to subvert American elections, no biggie. Selling arms to a belligerent country to fund nun killing terrorists, no biggie.
I’m in Wilmington, Delaware, to unveil the fourth plank of my Build Back Better plan. Tune in as I discuss what my administration will do to advance racial equity in our economy: https://t.co/NTZviQqUX5
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 28, 2020
re: #137 Shropshire Slasher
I think so too! I love a good wiener pic.
re: #138 Eventual Carrion
A “meat and potatoes crime”? Like lying about a blowjob, that is a horrific crime. Colluding with a hostile foreign country to subvert American elections, no biggie. Selling arms to a belligerent country to fund nun killing terrorists, no biggie.
don’t forget the horror of graffiti!
re: #136 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Watch this clip and then tell me that Democrats are NOT attacking Barr. Rep. Jayapal brings the heat.
re: #2 🌹UOJB!
Sure do wish the Democrats had a backbone and first cut off the funding of Barr’s Office and second open an impeachment investigation of this fascist!
From what I’m reading, Democrats are caving on the $600 in benefits too. Sigh.
Barr: I have two children who are cancer survivors.
Bath: Please answer my question.
Barr: I’m a lawyer, I’m not in charge of health care protection.— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 28, 2020
but he is perfectly willing to argue with SCOTUS to overturn ACA.
*SPIT*
re: #143 I Would Prefer Not To
Watch this clip and then tell me that Democrats are NOT attacking Barr. Rep. Jayapal brings the heat.
I particularly enjoyed when she said “This is MY TIME” when he tried to bluster over top off her
re: #144 Patricia Kayden
From what I’m reading, Democrats are caving on the $600 in benefits too. Sigh.
that’s just Steny Hoyer being an asshat
again
Bill Barr denies discussing specific legal cases with the president — but then in the very next breath admits he’s not even sure which cases @RepGregStanton was referring to 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ogshWMVAVm
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2020
It’s a beautiful, sunny day now that the National Weather Service Employees Organization, representing 4,000 employees ranging from meteorologists, technicians to other scientific and support personnel, has endorsed Joe Biden. 🌞#Biden2020
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) July 28, 2020
.@RepJoeNeguse on Barr’s testimony about removal of Berman: “He may not have known that he was stepping down? That’s your testimony” pic.twitter.com/Pj7H62eHgy
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2020
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Police say they have unmasked “Umbrella Man” as a suspected white supremacist who sought to incite racial tension by smashing the windows of a south Minneapolis auto parts store during the George Floyd protests. https://t.co/7NJVre5v8q
— Libor Jany (@StribJany) July 28, 2020
Also included: plans to make public colleges and universities - plus private HBCUs - tuition free for families making less than $125,000.
For the Black people, this is the start of a monumental shift in access and affordability for advanced degrees. https://t.co/GhOibaIG9d— RAMZEY (@ramzeylsmith) July 28, 2020
Chaos erupts in United States parliament, as escaped lunatic interrupts proceedings screaming his belt and jacket were stolen by agents of the FBI. pic.twitter.com/4ZfSK7ddWJ
— DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) July 28, 2020
“Lewis joined me at Pulse to pay his respects…As we made our way back to the car, he grabbed my arm and uttered, ‘we can never stop fighting.’”
My latest for @Newsweek. Rest in power, my friend. We have our marching orders. https://t.co/VCznmve9sp— Brandon Wolf (@bjoewolf) July 28, 2020
Belgium and Spain are reimposing restrictions.
France and Germany point to worrying trends. https://t.co/nBo2eP28BJ— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2020
re: #150 Backwoods_Sleuth
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The look of disdain on fatfuck Barr’s face when he’s being questioned by a woman or a Black man tells the whole story of how he views “equal justice.”
Mitch McConnell, emerging from a Senate GOP lunch meeting: “No bill will be put on the Senate floor that does not have liability protections.” pic.twitter.com/YAnLovY2g8
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 28, 2020
McConnell makes quite clear he opposes money for a new FBI building in the covid relief bill.
“I am opposed to non-germane amendments,” he says, adding that he hopes all measures unrelated to the covid crisis are removed in a final deal.— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 28, 2020
McConnell: “It’s a statement of the obvious that I have members who are all over the lot on this. There are some members who think we’ve already done enough, other members who think we need to do more. This is a complicated problem.”
Says HEALS = “just the starting place.”— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 28, 2020
Meadows & Mnuchin are leading the negotiations with the Democrats?
BULLSHIT!
“When white men storm a government building with guns, there is no need to [Trump] to activate you. But when black people & people of color protest, then you forcibly remove them with armed federal officers…because they’re considered terrorists by the president.” — @RepJayapal pic.twitter.com/BHW5BJ85sq
— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) July 28, 2020
Jim Jordan. For justice and law and order and shower sex scenes.
Pecan Sticky Buns 🤤😋🤪 pic.twitter.com/5a1RS4kLeA
— #VoteBlue Blueberry Pie (@Pie_Overlord) July 28, 2020
Trump owns that death toll like nothing else he’s done in his life. It’s the one thing he built that he didn’t actually inherit or get bailed out by daddy to retain.
150,000+ dead, and Trump/GOP still refuses to mandate masking, which could save lives and help restart economy.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) July 28, 2020
It’s pathetic that this has to be pointed out and Dems are hurr durr whatever you say sir.
If you are layed off and your work calls you back you must go back to work or you lose your benefits. Jesus fucking christ
Total capacity of the Vermilion Parish Jail: 150. https://t.co/tBd6jqmUJq
— Lamar White, Jr. (@LamarWhiteJr) July 28, 2020
Victims of the virus are the new welfare queens. Americans are so fucking stupid. At this point I’m regretting every day that I didn’t get out when I could and now my whole life is attached to this fucking shithole. If you’re a young American: do whatever you can to GTFO here. You will be tying your life’s work to a debased country of imbiciles
re: #147 Backwoods_Sleuth
that’s just Steny Hoyer being an asshat
again
ONe of the things I’ve tended to learn is that Steny Hoyer, despite being ostensibly House Maj. Leader, rarely ever actually speaks to the voice of the actual Dem caucus in the house the same way Pelosi herself does. He almost always stalks well to the right of the rest of the House Dems.
re: #166 Citizen K
ONe of the things I’ve tended to learn is that Steny Hoyer, despite being ostensibly House Maj. Leader, rarely ever actually speaks to the voice of the actual Dem caucus in the house the same way Pelosi herself does. He almost always stalks well to the right of the rest of the House Dems.
He definitely shows the flaw of the seniority appointment.
re: #166 Citizen K
ONe of the things I’ve tended to learn is that Steny Hoyer, despite being ostensibly House Maj. Leader, rarely ever actually speaks to the voice of the actual Dem caucus in the house the same way Pelosi herself does. He almost always stalks well to the right of the rest of the House Dems.
I almost think that he’s out there saying this to piss off liberals and progressives just to give Pelosi cover to tactically go after GOPers and to shore up the moderates.
re: #168 lawhawk
I almost think that he’s out there saying this to piss off liberals and progressives just to give Pelosi cover to tactically go after GOPers and to shore up the moderates.
IIRC, he went after Omar at AIPAC.
re: #168 lawhawk
I almost think that he’s out there saying this to piss off liberals and progressives just to give Pelosi cover to tactically go after GOPers and to shore up the moderates.
Hm. Democrats DO seem to play n-dimensional test better than Republicans…
re: #159 nines09
Jim Jordan. For justice and law and order and shower
sexrape scenes.
Fixt for accuracy
“You’re a real class act, Mr. Chairman” — Bill Barr rebukes Jerry Nadler over Nadler’s reluctance to let him take a break pic.twitter.com/THLEWH5lAH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2020
“I’m surprised by your disrespect for a member of Congress” — @RepDean to Barr pic.twitter.com/VXLjsKUwFX
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2020
.@RepEscobar: Does the president tell you what he thinks the winning issues for him would be in his reelection?
BARR: I think that my discussions with the president are confidential. But it shouldn’t surprise you that in an election year that the topic of the election comes up. pic.twitter.com/SmJWyGxIyP— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2020
Barr exchanges a wrist-bump with Republican @RepMikeJohnson as he leaves the hearing room pic.twitter.com/9BicAgWGEQ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2020
JFC
Back to the clusterfuck that is MLB:
MLB announced that Miami’s next six games, starting with Tuesday night’s home game against the Baltimore Orioles, have been postponed, citing the belief that “it is most prudent to allow the Marlins time to focus on providing care for their players and planning their Baseball Operations for a resumption early next week.”
It affects the schedule for at least 4 teams. MLB is walking a tightrope this season, 60 games in 66 days gives them little wiggle room for error or situations like this.
re: #166 Citizen K
ONe of the things I’ve tended to learn is that Steny Hoyer, despite being ostensibly House Maj. Leader, rarely ever actually speaks to the voice of the actual Dem caucus in the house the same way Pelosi herself does. He almost always stalks well to the right of the rest of the House Dems.
if he was anything other than an old white guy, one could almost accuse him of giving himself airs…
Shut the hell up, Barr.
Trump’s thugs aren’t legitimate law enforcement.
They’re not upholding law & order.
They’re lawless secret police of that fascist psychopath in the White House. #ImpeachBarr The Democrats Dems Gohmert Steve Cohen Barr Swalwell Ted Lieu Umbrella Man pic.twitter.com/7I4NOFXbmp— Steve Rustad (@SteveRustad1) July 28, 2020
re: #85 retired cynic
Or maybe he had a stroke of some variant - why else the Walter Reed visit months back?
re: #177 Eric The Fruit Bat
He’s able to play golf, at any rate.
In statement about all the changes perhaps this is most vital from MLB release: In over 6,400 tests conducted since Fri, July 24, there have been no new positives of on-field personnel from any of the other 29 Clubs. In other words only #Marlins have been positive.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 28, 2020
Alas, not. If one was exposed Saturday or Sunday they’d be very unlikely to test positive before tomorrow or Thursday. One could have been infected Friday and your test would probably still be negative today. https://t.co/X7daGBK7Fu
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 28, 2020
Would you climb in a car and go on a trip with someone who refuses to tell you where they’re going?
No sane person would, especially if the driver is prone to lying.
This is why some people are reluctant to comply with mask😷 orders. Where are we going? Mandatory vaccines?💉— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) July 28, 2020
yes, my congresscritter is still a moron
NEW: Journalists and legal observers say federal officers in Portland shot at and maced them in violation of a judge’s order. They’ve submitted videos to the court, and are asking the judge to find the Trump admin. in contempt.https://t.co/GMsHt6SBvg
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) July 28, 2020
BREAKING: We’re asking a federal court to sanction and hold in contempt the federal agents in Portland, Oregon, for willfully and repeatedly violating a restraining order blocking attacks on journalists and legal observers.
— ACLU (@ACLU) July 28, 2020
re: #183 jaunte
These people are NOT going to follow judges orders no matter how many times a decision goes against them.
re: #174 KGxvi
MLB is walking a tightrope this season, 60 games in 66 days gives them little wiggle room for error or situations like this.
The NFL is watching this like a hawk, because if MLB shit-cans their season, they have no choice but to follow - especially given their larger numbers of players and support personnel.
re: #186 Eric The Fruit Bat
The NFL is watching this like a hawk, because if MLB shit-cans their season, they have no choice but to follow - especially given their larger numbers of players and support personnel.
NFL owners fear the backlash of no Super Bowl from the followers of America’s Real Religion!
re: #186 Eric The Fruit Bat
Ultimately, as with the greater situation in our country right now, it depends on how responsible the players and coaches are. If they stick with the rules, everything should be okay, but if they play loose with them…
re: #182 Backwoods_Sleuth
I didn’t know that your advanced degrees included microbiology and epidemiology - sounds like you’re doing a Dunning-Kreuger here.
— Eric The Fruit Bat (@ericfruitbat) July 28, 2020
re: #186 Eric The Fruit Bat
Washington Nationals players voted against going to Miami to this weekend following the Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak, sources confirm to ESPN. The league, as @Ken_Rosenthal said, will make the ultimate determination, but hard to see it going against the will of the players.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 28, 2020
thegreatpoolpondconversion - 200726 edition ———————->
……………………”CONVERTED!”……………………
It may LOOK like the same featured picture we’ve been using for weeks…
(though there have been subtle changes)
but no… We effing did it!
THIS ONE HAS WATER!
re: #190 Eric The Fruit Bat
“Where are we going? Mandatory vaccines?”
Only for the survivors, Thomas.
re: #186 Eric The Fruit Bat
The NFL is watching this like a hawk, because if MLB shit-cans their season, they have no choice but to follow - especially given their larger numbers of players and support personnel.
The best case scenario for an NFL bubble would be having a complex where they have 8-10 fields available for use along with lodging. 32 teams, 16 games per week, 6-8 at a time is how it usually runs on Sundays (Thursday and Monday nights excepted). But you would need a massive complex to accommodate all the people that would have to be there. And I just don’t see anything like that existing.
re: #192 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
Congrats! It’s lovely!!
re: #182 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Good dog, that is a galactically stupid analogy.
re: #186 Eric The Fruit Bat
The NFL is watching this like a hawk, because if MLB shit-cans their season, they have no choice but to follow - especially given their larger numbers of players and support personnel.
The NFL will find a way to play. I am absolutely confident of that.
re: #190 Eric The Fruit Bat
Except the part where we’ve all said where we are going - slow and/or stop the transmission of the disease. Buy time for creation of a vaccine that (hopefully) enough people will take to effectively eradicate the disease.
re: #197 Mike Lamb
The NFL will find a way to play. I am absolutely confident of that.
MLB seems to have a contingent of owners that actually didn’t want to play. Between that and a commissioner who doesn’t really seem to care about the sport, baseball is in such a fucked situation going forward. It honestly makes me sad, because I do love the game.
If it does collapse, I hope that it gets replaced with some sort of relegation system.
re: #178 retired cynic
He’s able to play golf, at any rate.
I wouldn’t call what Trump does as playing golf.
re: #199 sagehen
so that’s…
2 Vietnams; or
50 9/11’s; or
37,000 Benghazis.
But Democrats were all in charge for those, so you have to adjust for Republican world view… so, carry the one… this is not that big of a deal, I mean, look at my stock portfolio.
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re: #173 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Barr is the most disrespectful, arrogant criminal asshole in this administration—and that’s saying something, as he has some serious competition. Damn, if there were any “justice” left in this country, he would be disbarred and charged with some serious crimes (lying to Congress among many, many others.)
COVID-19 has now killed more Americans than:
- The American Revolution
- The Battle of Gettysburg
- The attack on Pearl Harbor
- D-Day
- The Korean War
- The Vietnam War
- 9/11
- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
*** Combined *** https://t.co/jVUfO9ewWy— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 28, 2020
re: #171 Ace Rothstein
That was NOT a good wiener pic. That was a gray wiener pic. :(
re: #202 KGxvi
But Democrats were all in charge for those, so you have to adjust for Republican world view… so, carry the one… this is not that big of a deal, I mean, look at my stock portfolio.
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no they weren’t.
Vietnam was bipartisan, and 9/11 was absolutely on the Republicans’ watch.
Wiener and bun pics. What has this blog come to? Naughty lizards!
Alternatively: This is what it looks like when the magistrate judge _handwrites an addition to your conditions of release_ so that you can’t attend protests. pic.twitter.com/tEyi1HLcVi
— Dara Lind (@DLind) July 28, 2020
re: #208 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Uh, good fucking luck with having that be found constitutional.
Dr. Stack: “Ingesting aquarium chemical will kill you.”
— Joe Sonka 😐 (@joesonka) July 28, 2020
Asked about Secretary of State Adams considering scaling back eligibility on mail-in voting for general election in Kentucky, Beshear says we should continue no-excuse mail-in voting, as the pandemic continues and we’re worse off now than we were back in June.
— Joe Sonka 😐 (@joesonka) July 28, 2020
*soft violins playing*
“…We want you to come back to work. We want your kids to come back to school. We want you and your friends to coma back to the bars and restaurants. It’s fine…it’s alright…..everything’s gonna be okay…”
*record scratch*
YOU CANT SUE US SCREW YOU https://t.co/VtGPA9J26b— tom choad (@tomablogger) July 28, 2020
re: #206 sagehen
I believe that was attempted snark, but ymmv :-)
BREAKING: The Trump administration says it will renew deportation protections for DACA recipients for one year instead of the usual two years while it reviews the Supreme Court ruling that stopped Pres Trump from ending DACA. But, any new applications for DACA will be rejected.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) July 28, 2020
I needed to get out of the house today so I took a scooter ride past all seven houses (well, six plus one apartment) where I’ve lived. All but one are still there. The demolished one was my first ‘band’ house and we knew that house was going to be torn down before we move in. We were only there for 5 or 6 months but it was a GREAT house for five musicians with barely any money.
The three houses prior to the band house were all within about 3 miles of each other, as were the three places after the band house. The two groups and the band house form a triangle with 12 mile sides. The whole triangle is inside of Ramsey County, the smallest county in MN.
The whole round trip took 70 minutes, and the trip odometer showed 45.7 miles. If I would have skipped the demolished band house site, it would have been a lot quicker, but it was fun to drive up the winding suburban road from the freeway to the site.
I’m looking at moving this fall into a retiree townhouse in my neighborhood. That will add 3 miles and five minutes to the trip.
There have actually been some changes in my life (honest!), but every time things changed I’ve managed to find a replacement thing pretty close by. The Twin Cities have been pretty good that way.
Feucht is the latest reincarnation of the Jesus-movement type like the original Calvary Chapel, but with more nationalism (of course) and politics.
A few days before the San Diego beach gimmick he was working he marks in northern California: https://t.co/Eq8wkByZd1— freetoken fights fecking fascists (@freetoken) July 28, 2020
You could say that about Republicans too. https://t.co/bcT08o70qK
— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) July 28, 2020
re: #83 Charles Johnson
Could definitely be a stroke. Speaking from experience.
Federal officers have left WA, confirmed by @DHSgov.
That means Washingtonians no longer have to worry about the White House’s aim to provoke confrontation and undermine peaceful protests. https://t.co/OG5r7XBS2M— Governor Jay Inslee (@GovInslee) July 28, 2020
The crazed MAGAt photographed choking a Hank Gilbert supporter at the rally Saturday has been identified as ERIC ALTIMIRE of Tyler.
GILBERT QUESTIONS WHY MAN WHO CHOKED PROTESTER HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED
Cults like yours are an excellent vector for killing people. South Korea found that they had to deal with one of theirs wrt Covid-19:https://t.co/c9gMTYCgGY
— freetoken fights fecking fascists (@freetoken) July 28, 2020
re: #182 Backwoods_Sleuth
So I guess that means he’s not at all ok with the Trump stormtroopers snatching people off the street and not telling them where they are going to take them. Interesting…
I love this film so much and it kind of blows my mind it’s 20 years old now.
This is a fun reunion. And, of course, I’m going to have to watch Almost Famous yet again.
re: #222 Backwoods_Sleuth
The fun thing is, the Feds stayed there so long that if they show up anywhere else, people know what it takes to confront them.
Re NFAC militia in Louisville on Saturday. https://t.co/hd80LIY82c
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) July 28, 2020
re: #227 Belafon
The fun thing is, the Feds stayed there so long that if they show up anywhere else, people know what it takes to confront them.
Well, the protestors had their own problems with the local police (and the mayor is none too popular with the protestors, either).
“The Internets, how do they work?”
“The internet wanted to take them down and took them off” — how exactly does Trump think the internet works? pic.twitter.com/zlxy05Bg5h
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2020
re: #231 The Pie Overlord!
“The Internets, how do they work?”
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Trump claims most of America is corona free which is simply delusional. pic.twitter.com/neEoPMUI1U
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 28, 2020
Douglas County sheriff tells library that supported Black Lives Matter not to bother calling 911
By @tabitha_mueller https://t.co/AR4ZGLvb4s— Nevada Independent (@TheNVIndy) July 28, 2020
re: #232 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
everything makes sense to me when i think it’s some kind of impairment
Tried the “possessed by a demon” hypothesis?
National Geographic videographer, Trip Jennings, was shot in the face by an impact munition in Portland. The round went through the eye of his gas mask, causing eye lacerations, and he was pepper sprayed so bad that the doctor had to wear a respirator. His account posted on FB: pic.twitter.com/71ic0m7LlV
— Alexander Reid Ross (@areidross) July 27, 2020
Does anyone else read this story and yearn for the days when it was possible not to recognise the president? https://t.co/QwCZ3o31Yu
— CunningSmile (@CunningSmi1e) July 28, 2020
re: #236 Backwoods_Sleuth
Less-than-lethal training says not to shoot at people’s faces. These goons sure seem to be trying for head shots.
Forget what Trump and @IvankaTrump tried to do today with Tribal Communities and instead just watch Donald Trump in his own words on the subject: pic.twitter.com/9prvjMmOlM
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 28, 2020
re: #235 Decatur Deb
Tried the “possessed by a demon” hypothesis?
dont need to bring the ‘supernatural’ into it
occam’s razor
Arkansas. In the running for most fucked up state. Racist pieces of shit. pic.twitter.com/BqP8ge0QFd
— jamie (@gnuman1979) July 28, 2020
re: #240 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
dont need to bring the ‘supernatural’ into it
occam’s razor
Would explain last night’s tweets. Would the White House Exorcist slot be a Senior Executive Service or an Executive Appointee?
re: #238 Dread Pirate
Less-than-lethal training says not to shoot at people’s faces. These goons sure seem to be trying for head shots.
or they have really lousy aim //
I’m sure someone will make a lot of money off of this, but I’ll be surprised if the American public receives any benefit. https://t.co/aDArAqn3ly
— Khashoggi’s Ghost (@UROCKlive1) July 28, 2020
re: #245 Backwoods_Sleuth
The President announces an agreement with Kodak and says he’s invoking defense production act to provide Kodak with a loan of $765 million to launch Kodak Pharmaceuticals
Kodadrenochromes.
Expected voter turnout in November could be so high that we have no choice but to make folks stand in line and cough on each other. https://t.co/p199Fb5wcs ^JC
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) July 28, 2020
Don’t forget the twitter account “@realdonaldtrump”! https://t.co/W5VSDDbXae
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) July 28, 2020
I’m watching Trump reading as if he’s just now learning phonics, but all I’m hearing is, “Slobbery…So slobbery.” He also said “China Virus” twice so far.
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) July 28, 2020
So fast
— Katya Babushka (@kyooreaskat) July 28, 2020
re: #174 KGxvi
Back to the clusterfuck that is MLB:
It affects the schedule for at least 4 teams. MLB is walking a tightrope this season, 60 games in 66 days gives them little wiggle room for error or situations like this.
This was poorly planned. Now the 10 of the cardboard fans have Coronavirus.
— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) July 28, 2020
re: #245 Backwoods_Sleuth
If Kodak uses that money to mass produce the “paper test” (seems like a product that fits into what they already do well, paper with chemicals attached) and get them out there, assuming the FDA will let them, then this might actually be a great thing.
The paper test was incorrectly poo-pooed early on much to our disservice*. The 50-ish% of the cases it can find, actually cover like 90% of the cases in the window of transmission from what I’ve been reading.
*I don’t believe it was known exactly how big the transmission window was back then and it was not expected that the Federal Government would completely fuck this up to the point we are at now.
re: #250 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“I thought her voice was an important voice, but I know nothing about her,” President Trump says of the video he retweeted where a woman claims masks don’t work & there’s a cure for Covid-19. Instead of explaining the contradiction given he’s endorsed masks, Trump left the room. pic.twitter.com/k8jKdrI1oz
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 28, 2020
This is what it looks like when you’re released from jail on federal charges…on the condition that you stop showing up to protests. https://t.co/PZ1d4pr7x5 pic.twitter.com/6oi4LggnLD
— Dara Lind (@DLind) July 28, 2020
Brought to you by the same people who told you Democrats will limit all your Constitutional rights.
Trump claims that without federal agents, the courthouse in Portland would be a “billion dollar burned-out building.” Originally the deployment was supposed to fight graffiti… https://t.co/tT6kmH6LKL pic.twitter.com/DBIU6EK63M
— The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) July 28, 2020
149,000+ Americans dead
4 million infected
Millions unemployed
Donald Trump: “Why don’t I have a high approval rating … with respect to the virus?” pic.twitter.com/ZmVOlHEdJd— The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) July 28, 2020
After being told the woman in the video he is defending said masks don’t work and has other videos claiming doctors make medicine from alien DNA, Trump says, “I thought she was very impressive … I thought her voice was an important voice.” pic.twitter.com/KGOY0rEPgs
— The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) July 28, 2020
good fucking grief
This clip from Jake Tapper is an incredible take down of Gym Jordan and the grotesque dishonesty he displaied in today’s hearing.
But of course the Conservatives who claim to care about the truth (think Ben Shapiro or Erick Erickson) will praise Jordan anyways. https://t.co/wlern3a7AU— Nunca Trump (@NeverTrumpTexan) July 28, 2020
re: #223 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
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The crazed MAGAt photographed choking a Hank Gilbert supporter at the rally Saturday has been identified as ERIC ALTIMIRE of Tyler.
GILBERT QUESTIONS WHY MAN WHO CHOKED PROTESTER HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED
The guy’s daughter sounds like a real charmer as well. From your link:
“DA Putman also needs to call Miss Caroline Artimire before this grand jury, and determine if she violated Section 42.04 of the Texas Penal Code—which covers inciting a riot. It sure seems to me that her admitted actions, from unplugging the sound system to admitting to being the first person to physically touch another person in a violent way, constitute such conduct, but I’m not a lawyer,” Gilbert said.
From the Dallas Morning News:
“No he was not beaten, he got shoved and then tripped himself because he was trying to defend the stupid guy that called me a name,” she said in her post. “Don’t let the dems fool you. All these men stood up for me, a young woman because I was disrespected by a 50+ year old. … Yes violence occurred and it should have been handled another way but these men and MY DAD stood up for me and I see nothing wrong with it.”
Yeah, from watching the video and reading the reports, she doesn’t have much credibility. (But then, she’s a GOHMERT fan, so what can you expect)
Preznint Flippy
Trump: “They’re very respected doctors. There was a woman who was spectacular in her statements about it and she’s had tremendous success with it.”
Reporter: “She’s also made videos saying that doctors make medicine using DNA from aliens.”
Trump: “I know nothing about her.”— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) July 28, 2020
Donald has fucked with Texas.
You don’t fuck with Texas.#TrumpKillsTexas #DumpTrump pic.twitter.com/T2m4YYuaBf— dylan (@dylanmsmitty) July 28, 2020
Trump bizarrely tells a black reporter that he looks like Michael Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/GbtdpFS3zV
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2020
Love that New Tone™ pic.twitter.com/uFdydKTYzL
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 28, 2020
re: #260 nines09
I met her cousin during her run on Idol. He thought she would win. She probably should have, but that was in the days of unlimited voting and the ladies of a certain age always voted for the white guy with a guitar.
Call me a wild-eyed conspiracy theorist but it appears the administration is trying to unload its giant warehouse stockpile of Hydroxychloroquine & unsold Don Jr books.
— Scott Linnen (@ScottLinnen) July 28, 2020
Trump more or less just said, “I have no clue about her qualifications or experience, but she said what I wanted someone to say, so I RT’ed the video of her.” https://t.co/kAgBkKy2im
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) July 28, 2020
Southeast Texas:
Six weeks ago ago we moved my mother in law (89) out of a managed care facility after we received reports that a staff member had tested positive for covid-19. She’s staying in touch with the friends she met there, so we get news. Everyone is staying isolated in their (small) rooms for the most part. Her friends there are envious that she is free to walk around outdoors. One resident has died from a covid-related heart attack. There are five new cases among the residents, and three recovered cases among the staff. The virus continues to spread.
For more information about the doctor Trump was praising… the one who thinks that sex with demons and alien DNA experimentation are problems that really should be getting more attention…https://t.co/dDlTlO1J4G pic.twitter.com/oQPIjv2ZMN
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) July 28, 2020
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m pretty excited to be living in a country whose “president” give credence to a goddamn fucking nutjob whackadoodleo “Christian” “doctor” who believes in alien DNA and demon dream fuckers.
I honestly believe we all died and we are living in hell.
re: #252 Jack Burton
If Kodak uses that money to mass produce the “paper test” (seems like a product that fits into what they already do well, paper with chemicals attached) and get them out there, assuming the FDA will let them, then this might actually be a great thing.
The paper test was incorrectly poo-pooed early on much to our disservice*. The 50-ish% of the cases it can find, actually cover like 90% of the cases in the window of transmission from what I’ve been reading.
*I don’t believe it was known exactly how big the transmission window was back then and it was not expected that the Federal Government would completely fuck this up to the point we are at now.
sadly, it’s actually for manufacturing drugs:
KODAK: ‘The onetime leader in photography sales is gearing up to produce ingredients for a number of generic drugs, including the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine that President Trump has touted in the treatment of coronavirus.’https://t.co/oIC1ScQzsN
— Phil Stripling (@civex) July 28, 2020
So Jim Wright got a pretty serious death threat
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I edited this and took the identical link to the above out. I have no clue wtf I did there. The reply to this is on Jim’s personal Facebook page at the top and it’s public.
I would not want Jim coming after me, that’s all I can say….(also, I have no idea WTF happened to my links there…)
re: #267 gocart mozart
Now Immanuel is angling for the key rite of passage for any budding MAGA-world personality: a visit to the Trump White House. Late Monday night, Immanuel tweeted that she was open to meeting the president.
“Mr President I’m in town and available,” she tweeted. “I will love to meet with you.”
He’s a real grift-magnet.
Twitter limits Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward’s account for spreading COVID-19 misinformation*snip*
The decision by Twitter came after she shared the viral video of a group of physicians making false and misleading comments about the pandemic. Twitter’s decision to limit Ward’s account came after the social media giant also punished Donald Trump Jr. for posting the same video.
Ward is the woman who wanted John McCain to resign and Doug Ducey to appoint her, Kelli Ward, to his seat in the senate. Ward is also a physician, but she’s on the wrong side of pretty much everything.
Hydroxychloroquine? the government hasn’t sold off their 63 million doses they stockpiled in March!
re: #274 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
I’ll have some of my faith in humanity restored when I see around and 80 percent disapproval rating. I can’t even fathom how awful you have to be to actually support this shitshow, especially by this fucking point.
re: #269 Backwoods_Sleuth
Of course the fucking Kodak deal is tied in with Trumpco’s ongoing grifting relating to hydroxychloroquinone.
I think these Republican criminals should all be staked out over ant hills in the desert. There are probably enough fire ant nests in the US to do the job.
re: #87 wrenchwench
Was it his right hand that needed help with a glass of water?
Widespread, rapidly worsening left hemisphere pathology really does make sense.
re: #274 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
It’s almost as though being a delusional, selfish asshole doesn’t win you many friends…
/
re: #276 EPR-radar
I can oversee a few dozen out in my backyard. Except then there’s toxic waste to clean up, which is more work for me, I’d need volunteers. Georgia is full of fire ant hills this year, the weather has been perfect for it.
NEW: Republicans in Congress are signaling the Census Bureau cannot take the extra time it has said it needs to count every person living in the U.S. amid the pandemic — even if that risks leaving some residents out of the #2020Census.
My story:https://t.co/IsDZJAhCrO— Hansi Lo Wang | 9️⃣5️⃣ DAYS (@hansilowang) July 28, 2020
Well then make sure they count blue states first. I’m sure Mitch wouldn’t mind losing a few Republican seats to under-counts.
re: #281 Dread Pirate
If California loses seats, it is most likely going to lose GOP seats. And in the states gaining seats, it is more likely those seats will be competitive.
More importantly, we need to raise the number of seats in the House. I like the idea that someone here had about setting the number for a seat at whatever the least populous state is and then having seats based on that number. Based on the 2010 numbers we’d have somewhere around 550 members of the House (probably slightly more). Wyoming would set the bar at 563,636; California would have 66 seats, Texas 45.
DHS paramilitary fired a tear gas canister directly at a protester waving a flag who was calling for de-escalation. They then opened fire with flash-bangs, tear gas, pepper spray balls, & rubber bullets into a small group of protesters, along with many members of the press. 7/26 pic.twitter.com/4i2D0kdtcC
— Andrew Kimmel (@andrewkimmel) July 28, 2020
A quick search brought me to a video of a 9 Bang being used by the military in Afghanistan. They are manufactured by Combined Systems, Inc. https://t.co/xSTDUgESgU
— Andrew Kimmel (@andrewkimmel) July 28, 2020
President Trump on Dr. Fauci: “He’s got this high approval rating…Why don’t I have a high approval rating?…Nobody likes me. It could only be my personality. I don’t know.”
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) July 28, 2020
re: #285 Backwoods_Sleuth
Personality is definitely on the list.
1- She wore a White Coat — with Cedar Sinai embroidered, but they say she isn’t on staff.
2- “She was on air” >> No she was in a Video online
3- “Surrounded by Drs” >> No, people in WHITE Coats
THIS 👇👇👇👇 fool wants to make HEALTH DECISIONS for Americans … https://t.co/jImyNZ9SAJ— Archivist1000 (@Archivist1000) July 28, 2020
re: #285 Backwoods_Sleuth
It COULD be his personality?! That may be as close to self aware as he’s ever been. Bwahahaha, I crack myself up.
— E. C. Mix (@TheEdMix) July 28, 2020
.@JoyAnnReid: “Do you believe William Barr lied to you under oath about what happened in Lafayette Park?”@RepDean: “He not only lied … He did a backflip.”#TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/etHvMGylQ8
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) July 28, 2020
Hmmmm….got an e-mail from Bank of America where I keep a small account. Lots of branches in California are temporarily closing due to Covid…
Are dogs more polite than humans? Let’s talk about it pic.twitter.com/Ai4UVD3ECf
— The Pet Collective (@PetCollectiveTV) July 28, 2020
re: #293 Backwoods_Sleuth
Aside from scooting, I think so. I mean, as this administration shows, humans do more ball/ass licking than dogs do.
We’ve established they’ve made peace with losing a percentage of supporters. https://t.co/AoZ2XiG5zp
— Schooley (@Rschooley) July 28, 2020
re: #295 jaunte
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Let them. And I hope they gladly take those hydroxychloroquine pills that God’s Anointed King commands them to take against the dreaded Covid.
Oh, and those Republicans better not have any dirty dreams about sex with vampires or witches…
re: #269 Backwoods_Sleuth
Because of course… I hear the Price is Right loser horn in my head already.
Lawless.
Trump Is Now Openly Defying the Supreme Court
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it will continue to defy a federal court order compelling the full restoration of DACAhttps://t.co/mM6aagQdia— Ted Corcoran (Red T Raccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) July 28, 2020
Brad Pitt received an Emmy nomination for playing Dr. Fauci.
re: #252 Jack Burton
All I want to know is how much Kodak stock does Trump own, and how much of it has he sold off by Friday?
No voter should have to choose between exercising their constitutional right and protecting themselves and their family.
Demand that our elected officials allow no-excuse early and mail-in voting for the Nov. 3 election:
https://t.co/F51qUq0YRm— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) July 28, 2020
re: #199 sagehen
so that’s…
2 Vietnams; or
50 9/11’s; or
37,000 Benghazis.
Nah, sorry.
only about 1/10th of a Vietnam.
VLM for fuck’s sake.
re: #303 John Hughes
Also Cambodians and Laotians too, don’t forget.
This woman’s cries touched my soul. #TrueAlly https://t.co/M6OqHBxdSH
— Kenny BooYah! (@KwikWarren) July 28, 2020
re: #301 Ace Rothstein
All I want to know is how much Kodak stock does Trump own, and how much of it has he sold off by Friday?
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re: #231 The Pie Overlord!
So, obvious press follow-up question: “Are you a fucking idiot?”
re: #299 jaunte
Lawless.
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Judges are going to have to start throwing Trump’s goons into jail until they cease and desist breaking the law.
when you accidentally discover poverty pic.twitter.com/D4yXJsqFMq
— accidentally left-wing (@accidental_left) July 27, 2020
re: #308 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
“Acting goon” Chad.
He didn’t mention it—but he demonstrated it. https://t.co/34nLxf9cXi
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) July 28, 2020
re: #233 Backwoods_Sleuth
Trump claims most of America is corona free which is simply delusional.
Nah, he’s right. Most of the landmass of America is uninhabited, so coronavirus free.
In rural Florida Panhandle? Nobody would care. The cops would be more interested in if that Chevy behind your shop was for sale. https://t.co/PdxvSsMt85
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 28, 2020
re: #234 Patricia Kayden
“Due to your support of Black Lives Matter and the obvious lack of support or trust with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, please do not feel the need to call 911 for help,”
Due to your fuckwittedness please do not imagine we’re going to vote for you.
TBH he was kinda disappointed to find out that it didn’t mean he could shoot journalists & people who said mean things about him on Twitter.
— #VoteBlue Blueberry Pie (@Pie_Overlord) July 28, 2020
Juxtapose these words with the lived example of my late colleague John Lewis, who lies in honor today at the Capitol. https://t.co/TH4eY0N6Dn
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 28, 2020
re: #309 Belafon
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That kind of reminds me of when the Libertarian Tech-Bros accidentally invented taxes.
Me trying to do Tik Tok dances with my kids pic.twitter.com/tIJJ0Co36T
— Cinder B. Lock (@Cinderblockcat) July 28, 2020
re: #234 Patricia Kayden
Douglas County sheriff tells library that supported Black Lives Matter not to bother calling 911
By @tabitha_mueller https://t.co/AR4ZGLvb4s— Nevada Independent (@TheNVIndy) July 28, 2020
Politically motivated malfeasance in the performance of sworn duty, open and shut. Things weren’t perfect when I was a deputy, back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, but any sheriff who did this in California would have been instantly removed by the governor, and quite probably arrested.
Got bored and designed some masks pic.twitter.com/LdtH30bTI7
— MoonPie (@MoonPie) July 28, 2020
my shocked face…
Scathing SBA watchdog report details “pervasive” fraud in coronavirus disaster loan program https://t.co/86dxFKia6Z
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2020
He speaks Italian. pic.twitter.com/LRKSC7eqoN
— Lorenzo The Cat (@LorenzoTheCat) July 28, 2020
re: #292 🌹UOJB!
Hmmmm….got an e-mail from Bank of America where I keep a small account. Lots of branches in California are temporarily closing due to Covid…
Hunh, that’s interesting.
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Still wondering what kind of impact Google’s decision to keep everyone out of the office until July 2021 is going to have on my employer.
re: #324 mmmirele
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re: #317 Backwoods_Sleuth
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So, Bill Barr is saying that as AG he would have had no problem with what law enforcement* did meeting the marchers on the Selma bridge, and in fact would have ordered it if the locals hadn’t.
The Trump Virus has robbed us of the moments that make life worth living.
It didn’t have to be this way. pic.twitter.com/jY0fcG07a1— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 28, 2020
this is…kidnapping https://t.co/iT7SDb5RWx
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) July 28, 2020
Twitter has “temporarily limited” the account features of Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward after determining she violated its policy on spreading misleading and “potentially harmful” information about the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arizona Republic reports.
The decision by Twitter came after she shared the viral video of a group of physicians making false and misleading comments about the pandemic
Do you think the federal government would mobilize more for something killing a thousand people a day or for graffiti, the answer may surprise you!
— Schooley (@Rschooley) July 29, 2020
I coulda had an Emmy, if I wasn’t busy throwing out the first pitch.
— Trump, probably. https://t.co/fdOXFCAXBE— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 29, 2020
If any of the line prosecutors who work for Barr went into court and based accusations on “common sense” but no evidence, they would be thrown out of court. This is beyond shameful to perpetuate this partisan misinformation solely for Trump’s re-election benefit. https://t.co/DYg1rvg49B
— Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) July 29, 2020
I think this is why you shouldn’t inject bleach. https://t.co/sNXpM4hovc
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 29, 2020
re: #324 mmmirele
Still wondering what kind of impact Google’s decision to keep everyone out of the office until July 2021 is going to have on my employer.
If you don’t mind my asking, what kind of work do you do?
(Wondering as a Googler)
I’ll just leave this up here. pic.twitter.com/9O0LLtAXa0
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) July 29, 2020
re: #335 The Pie Overlord!
He isn’t far off the mark.
“President Trump’s resistance to masks actually had nothing to do with ideology. It was just his primitive opposition to anything that would highlight the true health crisis we were in and that therefore might hurt his re-election,” writes @tomfriedman. https://t.co/OI65WS85Az
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) July 29, 2020
Isn’t it easier to just write “we don’t care”? https://t.co/LvOn2nK8EH
— Clement “COVID19 survivor” Chow (@ClementYChow) July 29, 2020
If @LindseyGrahamSC ever gets off the golf course, this should make for a great welcome home. https://t.co/aqpbMIy0KI
— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) July 28, 2020
Jesus was not a white, American man.
The U.S. flag is not a symbol for the Church or for Jesus.
The National Anthem is not a holy hymn.
Slavery was not a “necessary evil.”
The oppressor even tries to control the response to oppression.
The truth will make us free.— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 28, 2020
re: #339 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Sometimes you have to beat your neighbor, sometimes you put up a sign.
“Nobody likes me. It could only be my personality. I don’t know.” pic.twitter.com/tMJSOdrNk5
— YesBiscuit (@YesBiscuit) July 29, 2020
The same nut jobs fighting against masks and promoting the views of Alien-DNA-Demon-Sex Doctor got a meeting with Mike Pence today in case anyone wants to know how swampy and unserious this administration is. https://t.co/B5Eo5nb43y
— Nunca Trump (@NeverTrumpTexan) July 29, 2020
Amazing https://t.co/tVHBQiBKzG
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) July 29, 2020
Senator Collins: I’m sure he learned his lesson!
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) July 29, 2020
Embedded tweets seem to be fubar tonight.
Or maybe they’re just really, really slow.
Welp I went down that rabbit hole that is Stella Immanuel’s Twitter feed. Jesus take the wheel.
Hello Facebook put back my profile page and videos up or your computers with start crashing till you do. You are not bigger that God. I promise you. If my page is not back up face book will be down in Jesus name.
— Stella Immanuel MD (@stella_immanuel) July 28, 2020
Peer review??? People are dying and you robots keep taking about peer review. Can show me the peer review study that allowed doctors to intubate and kill 80% of people esp black people. Do you have a blood thirsty desire to see Americans die??????? Stupid has no cure.
— Stella Immanuel MD (@stella_immanuel) July 28, 2020
Fauci is probably on HCQ himself. He does not fear COVID
— Stella Immanuel MD (@stella_immanuel) July 26, 2020
And you should by hanged for murder
— Stella Immanuel MD (@stella_immanuel) July 26, 2020
My control group is all the patients that have died world wide. I don’t know why people bother to argue science with dodo heads like you. When you catch COVID inbox me, I’ll treat you and you will testify. Stupid has no cure.
— Stella Immanuel MD (@stella_immanuel) July 26, 2020
Are U one of the AIs? I rebuke you in the name of Jesus. U want me to shut up. U wish! U will rather people die. I pray U catch Covid and have to take HCQ for cure. It will be the experience U need. Afterall experience is the best teacher. Let me know and I’ll hook u up with HCQ.
— Stella Immanuel MD (@stella_immanuel) July 17, 2020
Because he expects high turnout, the Kentucky Secretary of State wants to force most Kentuckians to vote in person on November 3. Most Kentucky counties, including the largest, had only one polling place in the June primary. wkyufm.org
McConnell’s warning of lawsuit ‘epidemic’ undercut by lack of litigation https://t.co/mQVfgm9RUO via @politico
— Dan Yoken (@yokendan) July 28, 2020
No, Trump isn’t against masks because it makes people realize how much he fucked up. Trump was against masks before people realized how badly he fucked up by not mandating them months ago when we had a chance to contain this.
Trump was against masks even after the CDC suggested mandating them.
Trump was against them even when other countries flattened their curves and were able to reopen safely.
Trump remains against them even today as we cross 150,000+ deaths from covid19 nationwide. This is an abomination and it was entirely avoidable had Trump moved heaven and earth to test and contain the spread.
He has never cared about doing the heavy lifting to do anything - he looks for shortcuts and scams and quick cuts. He put idiot know nothings in charge of a response, and it shows.
That’s what we’re reminded of daily. That he still doesn’t require masking in his own admin shows how many dumbasses are really there: all of them save Fauci. They’re all sycophantic suckups. It shows, and that’s why we’ve got an out of control pandemic with no end in sight.
re: #351 The Ghost of a Flea
When I was in college, there was an anime that someone had that was neither dubbed nor subtitled, so we could not figure out what the name of it was. But we called it Sex, Demons, and Basketball. And having sex with demons was generally not good for the women.
re: #328 Backwoods_Sleuth
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It looks like the local PD (on bikes) are protecting the fed kidnappers. This is a scary development.
Pls enjoy math with me 😭 https://t.co/dLr2JuFNvd
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) July 28, 2020
I went to go find the original tweets, and found this in AnJrew’s timeline:
dude, you sent him into hiding. LOL. pic.twitter.com/PdqbuEBM8A
— Ed Mooney (@Ed_Mooney) July 28, 2020
re: #352 Belafon
When I was in college, there was an anime that someone had that was neither dubbed nor subtitled, so we could not figure out what the name of it was. But we called it Sex, Demons, and Basketball. And having sex with demons was generally not good for the women.
Urotsuki Doji, if I remember. One of the videos in the series involved an unpopular teenage male who is offered a demon’s phallus, but he must cut off his member. Decisions…
Old musicians and their strange hobbies:
Punk rocker by night, cybersecurity enthusiast by day! Join Henry Rollins as he interviews Sara Bresee, EVP of Marketing at MasterControl, for a candid discussion on the future of cybersecurity.
— Identiverse (@Identiverse) July 28, 2020
Ben Shapiro complains about Star Wars having women heroes: “Star Wars is, essentially, a little boy’s property” pic.twitter.com/COU6pnBPQi
— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) July 29, 2020
re: #352 Belafon
When I was in college, there was an anime that someone had that was neither dubbed nor subtitled, so we could not figure out what the name of it was. But we called it Sex, Demons, and Basketball. And having sex with demons was generally not good for the women.
The local video store didn’t really have much anime, but for some reason it had the first Urotsukidoji movie. Which basically boiled down to “Weird elf siblings look for legendary monster king, provoke two Tokyo teens into having sex, and the boy turns into skyscraper-sized-monster which fights using giant penis tentacles, and promptly ends the world.” I wasn’t quite scarred for life, but I stopped renting random anime I knew nothing about.
And we have a name:
The masked “Umbrella Man” who instigated a wave of violence in Minneapolis following George Floyd’s killing has been identified by cops as Mitchell Wesley Carlson, a 32-y-o member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang (and an associate of the Aryan Cowboys prison gang) pic.twitter.com/iJpJebIHyX
— The Smoking Gun (@tsgnews) July 28, 2020
re: #328 Backwoods_Sleuth
Direct counter action REQUIRED.
re: #350 lawhawk
No, Trump isn’t against masks because it makes people realize how much he fucked up. Trump was against masks before people realized how badly he fucked up by not mandating them months ago when we had a chance to contain this.
Trump was against masks even after the CDC suggested mandating them.
Trump was against them even when other countries flattened their curves and were able to reopen safely.
He’s against masks because it would smear his makeup.
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— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) July 29, 2020
re: #357 gocart mozart
Star Wars, where the women are the ones who show compassion. Where we see girls/women go from damsel in distress to kickass generals, and a young girl realizes that she’s got powers no one else ever had contemplated. Or where they understand that they have to be part of something bigger to save the galaxy from an unimaginable threat.
Heck, we see in every movie in the franchise how women move the story along as a protagonist (Leia, Padme, Rey, Jyn), or are integral to the story in some way (Solo’s gf), Admiral Hodo, etc. Even in the other tv series, female characters play important roles.
Shapiro’s letting his misogynistic freak flag fly.
re: #365 lawhawk
Star Wars, where the women are the ones who show compassion. Where we see girls/women go from damsel in distress to kickass generals, and a young girl realizes that she’s got powers no one else ever had contemplated. Or where they understand that they have to be part of something bigger to save the galaxy from an unimaginable threat.
Heck, we see in every movie in the franchise how women move the story along as a protagonist (Leia, Padme, Rey, Jyn), or are integral to the story in some way (Solo’s gf), Admiral Hodo, etc. Even in the other tv series, female characters play important roles.
Shapiro’s letting his misogynistic freak flag fly.
I started listening until I realized that I don’t give a fuck what Ben Shapiro thinks about anything.
re: #349 Dread Pirate
GOP never misses opportunity to trot out tort reform and liability relief for businesses and entities that don’t protect their customers or employees and get sick or die.
It gets in the way of millionaires making more moneys shifting the burdens to everyone else.
Same as always.
re: #365 lawhawk
Leia was the character who was doing the right thing all along.
“There should be no cooties in the Star War universe.”
- Ben Shapiro— E. C. Mix (@TheEdMix) July 29, 2020
Portland issues ‘maximum fine’ on feds for unpermitted fence outside courthouse; bill is $192,000 ‘and counting’
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“…Portland Commissioner Chloe Eudaly said Tuesday the city is fining the federal government $500 every 15 minutes - the maximum charge allowed — until it removes an unpermitted fence blocking a bike lane on Southwest Third Avenue.”
Reported US Covid-19 deaths today were the highest since 27 May.
That is two months ago.
Some restrictions have been reintroduced in some states (like here in California - frustratingly I can’t get my hair cut again.)
Still, deaths will probably keep on truckin’, until there is a vaccine. We don’t know when that day is coming.
I do know this though: as it becomes more evident that Covid-19 has killed many more people than other communicable diseases this year, and that fact is driven home (hopefully) by election ads, Trump and his buddies will not find any peace from the bombardment about their failures.
This will drive Trump to be even more reckless… until his old-age leads to some physical decline issues.
re: #368 The Ghost of a Flea
Totally. Shes’ the one who was trying to save the galaxy. Luke stumbles into this not knowing the story. Han/Chewie were out for the money. Obi Wan was forced back into the game because Luke found the droids and took on the mentor role.
She’s the one who knew what she was doing every step of the way when she was caught. She had a plan and vision right up til she died.
re: #372 lawhawk
Totally. Shes’ the one who was trying to save the galaxy. Luke stumbles into this not knowing the story. Han/Chewie were out for the money. Obi Wan was forced back into the game because Luke found the droids and took on the mentor role.
She’s the one who knew what she was doing every step of the way when she was caught. She had a plan and vision right up til she died.
She was never tempted to go over to the Dark Side.
re: #373 The Pie Overlord!
She was never tempted to go over to the Dark Side.
Even in the non-canon fic, this is still true. There was never any doubt about Leia Organa Solo, from the beginning to the end.
re: #371 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
So far, covid19 is climbing the charts in 2020. It’s now the 4th leading cause of death in the US behind the usual suspects:
From 2017:
Heart disease: 647,457
Cancer: 599,108
Covid19 (based on excess mortality: 180,000+
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201
Covid19: 150,000+
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383
Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404
Diabetes: 83,564
Influenza and pneumonia: 55,672
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,633
Intentional self-harm (suicide): 47,173
We’re 3x past the 2017 death toll from influenza. With excess mortality the only things worse are heart disease and cancer. Those are full year figures and covid19 has done that in just about 6 months.
re: #373 The Pie Overlord!
Padme and Leia weren’t tempted by the dark side.
Rey was.
Jyn thought about not doing anything for anyone, but then came around to helping for the greater good.
re: #357 gocart mozart
Spoken by a spoiled little boy.
Literally everyone on the planet to Ben pic.twitter.com/AzfxEnpsZe
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) July 29, 2020
nypd assaulted with bottle pic.twitter.com/n5Il5zfJJ8
— Reed Dunlea (@ReedDunlea) July 29, 2020
re: #269 Backwoods_Sleuth
sadly, it’s actually for manufacturing drugs:
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Gee, remember how Obama was excoriated for picking winners like Solyndra back in ‘09 with a $535 loan?
I ask that you think about all the tear gassing, beatings, kidnappings, arrests not being called arrests, searches & seizures w/out warrant…these are all things that have been done to migrants for generations. This is why you should care about how they are treated.
— Jenn Budd ✊🏻 (@BuddJenn) July 29, 2020
re: #381 jaunte
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First they came for the immigrants, and I did not speak out, because I was not an immigrant.
— Devin Nunes’ cow 🐮 (@DevinCow) July 29, 2020
re: #383 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
If you’ve made the move to Parler, why are you still on Twitter? Oh, what’s that? It’s too quiet and there’s nobody to engage with over there? That’s what happens when you set up an echo chamber, asshole. Enjoy the ringing in your ears.
re: #334 Sinistershade
If you don’t mind my asking, what kind of work do you do?
(Wondering as a Googler)
I’m a tech manager for a too big to fail bank. Which is just a fancy name for cat herder. Basically, I manage availability issues and prod people towards solutions. I can (and have) done this from home since March. Some of my coworkers have always worked from home.
Last year the management went all in on this “everyone needs to be working in the office” thing “for the synergies.” Small sites were being shut down and people told to either move into a larger office or get packing At the same time, a new command center was built for my team and other teams, with emphasis on packing people in and subjecting us to constant bombardment by oversized television screens (and some monitoring screens). The execs absolutely turned on a dime the week of March 15. I mean, serious 180 degree. It’s now at the point where we’re getting OMG YOU MUST STAY HOME DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT COMING IN WE WILL SIC HR ON YOU JUST DON’T DO IT warnings from our leaders.
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As of right now, we’re out of the office until Sept. 8 at the earliest. I expect as we get into August, that day is going to be pushed out again. And again.
ETA: It wasn’t until I was out of the office that I realized what a coronavirus nightmare that place was. The seating is such that you can lean over and touch the next person. And there’s a huge HVAC system constantly recycling the air. It would have been a disaster had we stayed.
re: #375 lawhawk
So far, covid19 is climbing the charts in 2020. It’s now the 4th leading cause of death in the US behind the usual suspects:
From 2017:We’re 3x past the 2017 death toll from influenza. With excess mortality the only things worse are heart disease and cancer. Those are full year figures and covid19 has done that in just about 6 months.
THIS is why all that “just the flu” was truly a deadly irresponsible idea to promote.
Really tough knowing what’s true these days—do I listen to the countries leading epidemiologists and virologists, or do I listen to the President’s YouTube quack who says Covid is caused by demon semen? Everyone’s got a different story, I guess I just don’t trust either side.
— A.R. Moxon (@JuliusGoat) July 29, 2020
Oregon schools face tough climb to on-campus learning
Most of the state’s largest districts will stay with remote education until at least November
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday unveiled coronavirus testing-related metrics the state must meet before schools can reopen, and it became immediately evident that many of the state’s largest school districts will be online-only this fall.
Nice to see the Governor of Oregon at least has a plan and what the rules are.
I wrote a book about concentration camps all over the world across the last century, and it turns out that getting to the abducting-political-opponents-in-vans stage is bad sign.
— Andrea Pitzer (@andreapitzer) July 29, 2020
re: #343 jaunte
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According to an Agence France-Presse article, this is the background on the America’s Frontline Doctors group, which is the logo emblazoned on the white coats all these quacks are wearing.
The website for “America’s Frontline Doctors” was registered just 11 days ago, a web domain age checker revealed — and the site was taken down by Tuesday afternoon.
“Tea Party Patriots,” a right-wing political group backed by wealthy Republicans, said on its website it was responsible for organizing the Washington summit.
via rawstory.com
re: #283 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Combined Systems, Inc. is just up the road from me about 7 miles. I know a few people that work there.
re: #386 mmmirele
I’m a tech manager for a too big to fail bank. Which is just a fancy name for cat herder. Basically, I manage availability issues and prod people towards solutions. I can (and have) done this from home since March. Some of my coworkers have always worked from home.
Last year the management went all in on this “everyone needs to be working in the office” thing “for the synergies.” Small sites were being shut down and people told to either move into a larger office or get packing At the same time, a new command center was built for my team and other teams, with emphasis on packing people in and subjecting us to constant bombardment by oversized television screens (and some monitoring screens). The execs absolutely turned on a dime the week of March 15. I mean, serious 180 degree. It’s now at the point where we’re getting OMG YOU MUST STAY HOME DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT COMING IN WE WILL SIC HR ON YOU JUST DON’T DO IT warnings from our leaders.
As of right now, we’re out of the office until Sept. 8 at the earliest. I expect as we get into August, that day is going to be pushed out again. And again.
ETA: It wasn’t until I was out of the office that I realized what a coronavirus nightmare that place was. The seating is such that you can lean over and touch the next person. And there’s a huge HVAC system constantly recycling the air. It would have been a disaster had we stayed.
Funny! I work in Google Payments, so likely at the other end of the chain from where you are. Google was similar. Its corporate culture has never been conducive to working from home, but in early March the company turned on a dime (I’ve been using that same phrase). They’ve been incredibly supportive throughout. As you’ve likely read in the press, US Googlers have the option of working from home through the first half of 2021.
Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ...
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March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
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Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... CheechakoKGxvi
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