“The End of the Innocence” performed by Bruce Hornsby with special guests yMusic at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY on April 30th, 2019. “The End of the Innocence” was written by Bruce Hornsby and Don Henley and originally appeared on Henley’s album ‘The End of Innocence’.
re: #178 The Ghost of a Flea
He’s a self-involved schlub but the party is now in the hands of the actual sadists, the pepole who have hooked together all the cultural strings forming American “conservatism” and recognized that the common theme is they’re the superior kind of people—of no particular hierarchy, but whichever hierarchy in the moment grants the most license—and everyone else needs to be hurt until they comply…or just die.
But that’s what conservatism has always been. Back when the so-called father of conservatism Edmund Burke was writing, he was writing about the French Revolution and the abolition of the monarchy and aristocracy. His position was there are natural rulers and natural subjects, and the reason the aristocracy was defeated was because they had poor aristocrats. (The modern translation of this is “conservatism cannot fail, it can only be failed”.)
Burke opposed the idea of democracy spreading across Europe, calling it “mob rule.” (We haven’t heard that one lately out of conservatives.)
When it became apparent that monarchies had to adapt or die, he shifted his positions to note that capitalism could be used to control liberal democracies by buying its politicians in the service of power. This prompted Adam Smith’s book “Wealth of Nations” in which he argued unrestricted capitalism is a cancer on a democratic society.
There is literally nothing different about today’s American conservatives and Burke’s Whigs.
We had a light day today, only going to visit the Cherry County Museum.
Tomorrow we’re off to Smith Falls (if I don’t get lost like last time).
I’m going to hit the rack. Catch y’all later.
re: #8 🌹UOJB!
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Darth Orange and SCROTUS (So-Called Ruler of the United States) are the ones I usually use.
Dinesh D’Souza https://t.co/GfQecEFNHz
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 15, 2020
Bonus item on my way out.
Last night a member of the Valentine City Council attacked the city manager, accusing him of trying to eliminate the city police department one officer at a time. Most citizens speaking at the meeting supported the police department.
That member had placed an agenda item on two days before the meeting for a motion to fire the city manager over that accusation, which failed 3-2.
There was such interest in the motions that the meeting had to be held outside yesterday evening, as there was insufficient room in city hall.
Police department Stays, City Manager Stays (KVSH-AM, Valentine, Nebr.)
The Valentine Police Department employs six officers.
re: #17 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
I’m growing rather fond of “The Biggest Piece of Shit in the Entire Country and I Hope He Burns In Hell if there is One.”
re: #12 DodgerFan1988
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You are an igitte, Brigitte
— David R. Neff (@DavidRNeff) August 14, 2020
re: #19 Jebediah, RBG
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Solve it by telling all the rural people “GFYS” about delivering their mail to them, or charging them an arm and a leg to do it. Which is literally what FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc have already said, out loud, about delivering mail to the boonies.
re: #19 Jebediah, RBG
I’d say send her back to Lebanon, but Lebanon has enough troubles without that *.
Mail service is a necessary, but not in itself sufficient, component of civilized society in a post Treaty of Westphalia world. Given that these fuckers don’t give 2 shits about society it makes sense.
Anyone who attacks the Post Office is basically an anarchist trying to bring down civilization as far as I’m concerned. An agent of chaos that must be removed from power.
re: #8 🌹UOJB!
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Comrade Combover
Hair Furor
Short-Fingered Vulgarian (h/t Charles Pierce)
How can you not enjoy seeing this happen?
Firefighters smash windows of BMW parked in front of hydrant https://t.co/dcFyO877vK pic.twitter.com/jkxV7qxgII
— New York Post (@nypost) August 15, 2020
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re: #25 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
How can you not enjoy seeing this happen?
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best part. He also got a ticket!
No, I don’t work for DeJoy. https://t.co/AEHXNhnlN8
— Harry Turtledove (@HNTurtledove) August 15, 2020
“Can’t attend. Drunk.”
— Norbizness 6.0 (@Norbizness6pt0) August 15, 2020
re: #8 🌹UOJB!
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Trumpelthinskin.
Addled Twitler. (“Agolf” is good tho.)
And his deranged defenders are Trumpanzees.
re: #31 Grunthos the Flatulent
Trumpelthinskin.
Addled Twitler. (“Agolf” is good tho.)And his deranged defenders are Trumpanzees.
I refer to them as MAGAts, pronounced “maggots.”
This is my town. Do a rain dance. 📷: @CBS4Mark #GrizzlyCreekFire pic.twitter.com/dSDRbkGmYE
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) August 15, 2020
re: #33 teleskiguy
It looks worse than it is. Though it’s still very bad, the fire is about 10 miles from my house, and would have to jump two rivers. The wind more or less cooperated on the 14th, it was much less windy than on the evening of the 13th. The main fire trended more southeast, away from town. We’re definitely not out of the woods but no evacuation orders are being called. Hot dry weather is the order of the weekend, no chance for rain until maybe Tuesday.
Here’s the start of the fire. It’s now over 15,000 acres burned. Police and firefighters say it might have been started by a blown tire with sparks flying from a rim or chains dragging from a trailer as there were multiple start points.
The start of it pic.twitter.com/SAkwzkqaTC
— Paris ‘kickin ice-cubes under the fridge’ Malone (@ParisMalone_) August 10, 2020
Just after we replaced the refrigerator that died our microwave died. The new microwave was installed today. I just reheated a cup of coffee and 60 seconds brought it up to tongue burning temperature. I would say it is much more efficient than the old one. We’ve replaced or repaired (furnace - twice) all our appliances except the dishwasher, dryer and garbage disposal in the last 2 years. I expect them to fail by the end of the year because why not it’s 2020 and everything is fucked!
brilliant editing here from @MeidasTouch #ByeHannity pic.twitter.com/1Dep3kQfqx
— shauna (@goldengateblond) August 15, 2020
While in Poland now, @Pompeo @StateDept has the perfect opportunity to show leadership, and unite the free world in support of democrats in #Belarus with not just words, but actions. https://t.co/oNuWR5pAdl via @NBCNewsTHINK
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 15, 2020
Kak Ермошиной не стыдно? https://t.co/Kh3zCMTpWq
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 15, 2020
ужас. Как Ермошины не стыдно?
Глава ЦИК Белоруссии Лидия Ермошина подтвердила, что видео со Светланой Тихановской было записано в ее кабинете echo.msk.ru
horror. How is Yermoshyna not ashamed?
The head of the CEC of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina confirmed that the video with Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was recorded in her office echo.msk.ru
This. Regime now admitting that they forced her to make the statement: https://t.co/M9x0R3GhEz https://t.co/2L3FJRtKgI
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 15, 2020
My scholarship is sober, analytic, filled with data, etc. My advocacy is not! I like to think of myself as a “pragmatic idealist.” https://t.co/JfsLvAEdNe
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 15, 2020
re: #18 Jack Burton
I’m growing rather fond of “The Biggest Piece of Shit in the Entire Country and I Hope He Burns In Hell if there is One.”
..and if there isn’t one we should build it”
re: #22 Jack Burton
Mail service is a necessary, but not in itself sufficient, component of civilized society in a post Treaty of Westphalia world. Given that these fuckers don’t give 2 shits about society it makes sense.
Anyone who attacks the Post Office is basically an anarchist trying to bring down civilization as far as I’m concerned. An agent of chaos that must be removed from power.
mail is an assumed part of the basic infrastructure. that’s why its in the constitution.
are they gonna go after roads next?
re: #41 dangerman
mail is an assumed part of the basic infrastructure. that’s why its in the constitution.
are they gonna go after roads next?
If it is necessary to help get Trump re-elected, yes…again. He has all the powers of the Executive Branch up his voluminous sleeves, and he is only just dipping into them.
I grow convinced that the USPS scandal is just there to distract us from other even more heinous things he has planned…
re: #27 I Would Prefer Not To
best part. He also got a ticket!
seen this done before
my guess is they teach it in the first week of hydrant school
The National Association of Letter Carriers, a 300,000-strong union of active and retired postal carriers, on Friday threw its support behind presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris in the November election.
huffpo
re: #44 dangerman
The National Association of Letter Carriers, a 300,000-strong union of active and retired postal carriers, on Friday threw its support behind presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris in the November election.
Further Proof that the Deep State is out to subvert the People’s Will!!!
I apologize. Not alone. That major player on world affairs, Dominican Republic voted with the United States. Britain and France did not. pic.twitter.com/IfaTkVYGK0
— Vipin Narang (@NarangVipin) August 15, 2020
A never ending stream of shit…
#US President Donald Trump lashes out at ByteDance, issuing a fresh executive order stating the Chinese internet giant must sell its interest in the https://t.co/ySPSuhzeGr app it bought and merged with #TikTok.https://t.co/MuH45kQcdt
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) August 15, 2020
Womp womp, tots & pears, etc. -
President Trump’s personal wealth took a $300 million nosedive in the past year, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, meaning his fortune has plummeted by a whopping 10 percent since his inauguration. It’s the sharpest annual fall recorded for Trump in the past five years, Bloomberg News reports, and is largely down to the raging coronavirus pandemic’s effect on property markets. There have been huge declines in the value of the president’s landmark buildings at 40 Wall Street and Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, and his treasured golf courses have also lost value over the past year. Both the White House and the Trump Organization refused the chance to comment on the president’s staggering losses. His net worth now stands at $2.7 billion, according to the Billionaires Index.
re: #49 Dr Lizardo
His declared net worth now stands at $2.7 billion, according to the Billionaires Index.
we will never know for sure unless he releases his tax returns
re: #4 retired cynic
864511032020!
That’s available from somebody as a bumper sticker. Ours is truncated to “8645110320”.
Power back, in fringe area and re-routed around by auto-switching. Going back to PC.
re: #50 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
we will never know for sure unless he releases his tax returns
That’s true. I figure most of “his” properties are actually owned by LLCs in which “investors” can launder their money. Trump certainly likes to point to these properties as his wealth - when he most likely owns only a portion of them at best. On top of this, to the extent he is an owner of a property, said property is secured by mortgage debt, so his net worth is probably quite minimal. Everything is stacked inside a veritable Matrushka doll of LLCs and investors, which makes it quite difficult to know if he even has a positive net worth, other than a wild guess.
re: #48 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Fun version.
omg Shut. Up. pic.twitter.com/Daau0XNgM4
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) August 15, 2020
I stepped outside to look at the sky. I saw two Mars(sp). It is also still 73 out at 4:27AM in the Sacramento River Delta. That is highly unusual.
Was fairly cool here overnight (down into the 60s) so the windows could be open. And the cat gets to enjoy an open front door this morning.* Overcast, but supposed to be a fairly nice day today.
* - I put up one of those curtain/screen doors where the split in the curtain is held together by magnets. Works pretty well to keep flies out of the house. And I have the lowest couple of inches of the split pinned open so that the cat can figure out where the in/out location is.
re: #59 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Normal night temperatures are close to the sea temperature at the Golden Gate. 57 degrees at this time of night is normal even in summer.
‘PROTOTYPE BADASS’: UFO bass player Pete Way dead at 69 https://t.co/S4nw50khLW
— Canoe (@Canoe) August 15, 2020
Don’t know of him, but even then I’d like to express my condolences to his loved ones.
Hyundai Kona Electric sets new travel range of over 1,000 km https://t.co/IiLC3lyOm0
— The Korea Herald (@TheKoreaHerald) August 14, 2020
Impressive, 637 miles!
Don’t worry, I’m sure those mailboxes being removed in Oregon are just being cleaned and painted before being dumped in the ocean.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) August 15, 2020
I didn’t know Brent Spiner was in Night Court.
re: #67 Shropshire Slasher
I didn’t know Brent Spiner was in Night Court.
Yeah, the Oakie rube defendant.
re: #8 🌹UOJB!
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Those aren’t even the good ones. Y’all have way better!
Orange Foolius
Hair Twittler
Idiot Amin
Good morning, BTW!
70.0F at 5:50 AM… this is record territory for here, and I’ve lived here since 1964.
re: #27 I Would Prefer Not To
best part. He also got a ticket!
And I’d bet that fixing that M version of his/her BMW (which automatically bumps up the price tag by double digit thousands) won’t be covered by his insurance.
Twitter link to the Do(u)g Jones campaign—thread’s too long to quote:
Pffft, the AC just came on because the heat has sunk through the walls and it’s over 76F inside again. We programmed it at 80F in the day and 76 from midnight to 7 AM. Normally opening the windows at sunset cools the house down enough to not need the AC at night.
re: #74 Dread Pirate Ron
Pffft, the AC just came on because the heat has sunk through the walls and it’s over 76F inside again. We programmed it at 80F in the day and 76 from midnight to 7 AM. Normally opening the windows at sunset cools the house down enough to not need the AC at night.
I have that problem: I live in an old farm house with 14” thick walls but the last three weeks of heatwave has warmed up the masonry. We have even had some rain showers the past few days but not enough to really cool things off, just raise the overall humidity.
I’ve long said that republicanism is a mental disorder. It is and there are way too many mentally ill people in America (and, to a lesser extent, globally).
I suppose when you make mental health and getting help for mental issues some kind of boogie man, people who need help won’t get it.
And a lot of people need it.
This is part 1 of a 2 part series and it’s bonkers.
Exclusive: A clandestine network of organized QAnon believers has inspired child abductions and other crimes across the country. https://t.co/oNl2AyTpUh
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) August 15, 2020
This pup’s excitement for his first snow in Australia is bound to make you smile! https://t.co/dytyUpWUdk pic.twitter.com/gG3484OXMt
— ABC News (@ABC) August 15, 2020
re: #77 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Yes. It does make me smile.
This is a thing of beauty.
This is the Hyperion XP-1, a hydrogen-powered supercar that can drive for up to 1,000 miles on one tank of fuel and can go from zero to 60 mph in a little over two seconds, the company that makes it says https://t.co/pmVgATW5Hw pic.twitter.com/qPXpJZyRMn
— CNN International (@cnni) August 15, 2020
re: #57 Dread Pirate Ron
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omg Shut. Up. pic.twitter.com/Daau0XNgM4
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) August 15, 2020
re: #79 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
This is a thing of beauty.
It looks as if the designers of this four-wheeled monstrosity were hit repeatedly with the Ugly Stick after it was retired from its recent gig at Alfa Romeo.
We can say the quiet parts out loud too
Swalwell calls for creation of presidential crimes commission to investigate Trump when he leaves office | TheHill https://t.co/6Jm7oaayqh
— D.K.R. Boyd (@ReflectingMan) August 15, 2020
re: #81 Nojay UK
It looks as if the designers of this four-wheeled monstrosity were hit repeatedly with the Ugly Stick after it was retired from its recent gig at Alfa Romeo.
There is a company that will take your well-preserved E-type Jag and give it a totally awesome electric makeover for a few 100K.
re: #79 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
This is a thing of beauty.
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Is it self driving?
Cause if I gotta do the work that’s a deal breaker
This is the Hyperion XP-1, a hydrogen-powered supercar that can drive for up to 1,000 miles on one tank of fuel and can go from zero to 60 mph in a little over two seconds, the company that makes it says https://t.co/pmVgATW5Hw pic.twitter.com/qPXpJZyRMn
— CNN International (@cnni) August 15, 2020
I’m a conservative who was a reliable republican voter. But here’s something to chew on: if you cannot win an election by making a convincing argument and instead need to try to rig that election because you know you don’t have an argument, you deserve to lose. Trump is a coward.
— Dan barkhuff (@DBarkhuff) August 14, 2020
re: #81 Nojay UK
It looks as if the designers of this four-wheeled monstrosity were hit repeatedly with the Ugly Stick after it was retired from its recent gig at Alfa Romeo.
I think it just needs to finish its transformation from robot to car.
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re: #79 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
This is a thing of beauty.
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James Bond needs one of those.
Here:
JAGUAR E-TYPE ZERO - “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ELECTRIC CAR IN THE WORLD”
media.jaguar.com
re: #79 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Zero cargo space and can’t navigate the fucked-up bumpy roads I traverse every day. Wouldn’t give you $50 for it.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police “asked for each candidate’s views on nine specific areas of crime or other issues that impact law enforcement, and the solutions they planned to provide. The chiefs asked how they would address violent crime, violence against women, hate crimes, homegrown violent extremism, opioid abuse and traffic safety,” the Washington Post reports.“Biden’s response on the nine issues stretched over four pages, calling for assault weapons bans, massive investment in drug treatment programs and investing $300 million in the COPS program to hire more officers and deputies.”
“Trump did not respond to the nine issues and provided no explanation
He didn’t answer cause he thinks he’s got the LE vote locked up so he doesn’t need toa
He really didn’t answer cause he’s got no answers
Like I said yesterday wrt Nader not getting an answer to his letter. The no answer is the message.
In this case it’s FU and vote for me anyway.
PS if this comes up in a debate, Biden will pummell him with it
re: #89 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
Zero cargo space and can’t navigate the fucked-up bumpy roads I traverse every day. Wouldn’t give you $50 for it.
Then you want the electrified Series III Land Rover. At least one was converted.
re: #88 Decatur Deb
Here:
JAGUAR E-TYPE ZERO - “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ELECTRIC CAR IN THE WORLD”
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re: #89 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
Zero cargo space and can’t navigate the fucked-up bumpy roads I traverse every day. Wouldn’t give you $50 for it.
…and you gotta steer it yourself…
Lukashenko’s ongoing woes are giving Pootie-Poot a migraine. Heh.
Russia’s options to preserve influence in its closest ally are narrowing as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s grip on power slips amid swelling popular protests against his 26-year rule.
Some in the Kremlin fear Lukashenko could be forced from office, according to three people familiar with the situation, leaving Russia scrambling to maintain its special relationship with a vital buffer against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Others see his brutal crackdown on opponents as counterproductive but ultimately likely to keep him in power at least for a while, said another person close to the Kremlin.
“No one is sure anymore about Lukashenko’s future,” said Fyodor Lukyanov, head of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, a research group that advises the Kremlin. “He may succeed in the short term in suppressing the protests but there’s a big problem here.”
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Some in the Russian elite have called for military intervention along the lines of the 2014 move into Ukraine, but Zatulin said that would be a “monumental stupidity.”
Putin doesn’t want to provide military help for Lukashenko because it would fuel anti-Russian sentiment in Belarus and would be too risky, but if the elite splits Russia could give the green light to his ouster by elements in the security establishment, said Gleb Pavlovsky, a former Kremlin adviser.
“Lukashenko no longer controls Belarus, he controls only the security forces, but will they remain loyal? It’s not clear,” he said. “All this is a headache for Putin.”
re: #96 Dr Lizardo
Lukashenko’s ongoing woes are giving Pootie-Poot a migraine. Heh.
Good. I hope he’s scared of his own people eventually turning on him.
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re: #97 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
If he loses the security forces, it’s all over.
Even if (“Bob” FORBID!) Trump gets reelected, one of the highlights of my life will be seeing Kamala Harris stomp all over Mike Pence in a VP debate, like Godzilla rampaging through Tokyo.
Looks like there’s a protest at Stone Mountain today.
RW leaders told supporter they had a rally permit but they were denied.
Instead, the Stone Mountain Park was closed today because of the rally.— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) August 15, 2020
re: #82 dangerman
We can say the quiet parts out loud too
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He should have campaigned on this.
re: #81 Nojay UK
It looks as if the designers of this four-wheeled monstrosity were hit repeatedly with the Ugly Stick after it was retired from its recent gig at Alfa Romeo.
Dude. That car is fucking beautiful! And what’s wrong with the Alpha Romeo? Some of them are gorgeous.
re: #98 Dr Lizardo
If he loses the security forces, it’s all over.
Yep. My hope is Belarus could be what Poland/Solidarity were at the end of the Cold War. I hope it gets the other tyrants like Orban scared too. A democratic Europe is so important to the future. I’m hoping that Putin is scared like hell right now. I don’t want a war with Russia but I want payback for 2016 and Putin to feel scared about losing his grip.
re: #82 dangerman
I don’t say this lightly: when we escape this Trump hell, America needs a Presidential Crimes Commission. It should be made up of independent prosecutors who look at those who enabled a corrupt president. Example 1: Sabotaging the mail to win an election. #SaveThePostOffice
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) August 14, 2020
re: #104 Belafon
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Yeah we can’t just move on. There needs to be consequences here. And Trump needs to go on trial. He needs to be exposed for the corrupt gangster presidency he’s run the past four years.
re: #84 dangerman
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A true car enthusiast, huh? 😂
I wanna drive it. Bad. On those curvy roads in California. On the Autobahn (last time I drove on the Autobahn I was in a Smart car 😁. Seven hours with my foot on the accelerator pressed to the floorboard.)
re: #90 dangerman
He didn’t answer cause he thinks he’s got the LE vote locked up so he doesn’t need toa
He really didn’t answer cause he’s got no answers
Like I said yesterday wrt Nader not getting an answer to his letter. The no answer is the message.
In this case it’s FU and vote for me anyway.
PS if this comes up in a debate, Biden will pummell him with it
I don’t think there will be a debate.
And if it does happen, I hope Biden says something like “Donald, could you possibly go 5 minutes without lying to the American people?” Then, This is a lie and that is a lie. Stop letting to the American people.
re: #107 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I don’t think there will be a debate.
And if it does happen, I hope Biden says something like “Donald, could you possibly go 5 minutes without lying to the American people?” Then, This is a lie and that is a lie. Stop letting to the American people.
I think Trump is petrified of people seeing him and Biden on the same stage. Biden already smoked Palin and Ryan. He was debating on the Senate floor while Trump was doing blow at Studio 54. Joe isn’t an intellectual like Obama or the Clintons but he has an intelligence that has been underestimated throughout his career.
Well that only took a few minutes not the one hour that I was told over the phone when I made the appointment. Figures PGW has always had the wrong times. I am still calling the PUC (Public Utility Commission) about this error. Good news my pipes are okay for the next 3 years.
re: #106 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
On the Autobahn (last time I drove on the Autobahn I was in a Smart car 😁. Seven hours with my foot on the accelerator pressed to the floorboard.)
A mate of mine wrote a novel about someone whose business expenses limits meant the only car he could hire for a trip in Germany was a Smart car. His trip on the Autobahn was like being bombarded from behind by a cannon loaded with Porsches and Mercedes.
Very interesting. Read that whole thread.
really interesting thread with lots of data. https://t.co/5HCG8aPdMW
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 15, 2020
re: #63 Dread Pirate Ron
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Impressive, 637 miles!
Yeah, impressive, but not awesomely so: According to the linked article, those Hyundai models set those records driving on a closed track, under controlled conditions, in a low-power mode. Oh, and did so at an average speed of 30 mph (21 mph). So not really a “real-life” test.
But still a good harbinger of things to come: If the “range” issue with electrics can now be made competitive, there are only the “charging network” and “charging time” problems to be overcome. Though the latter, I understand, involves basic principles of physics, so maybe not so easy.
re: #96 Dr Lizardo
Lukashenko’s ongoing woes are giving Pootie-Poot a migraine. Heh.
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No migraines, a chance for Putin to exercise some leverage…that is the only reason he has allowed Lukashooshoo to hold onto power for so long.
Trump’s personal autopsy of his own reelection bid concludes America needs more Trump https://t.co/k9adRaO0p9
— Daily Kos (@dailykos) August 15, 2020
re: #114 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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re: #115 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Joe has been low-key for long time. :)
re: #114 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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Oh, good morning everyone!
I’d still prefer a Bentley Flying Spur over any sports car.
re: #112 Jay C
there are only the “charging network” and “charging time” problems to be overcome. Though the latter, I understand, involves basic principles of physics, so maybe not so easy.
Why the automakers never came up with even standard charging connectors is mind-blowing in of itself. It’s a shame they didn’t use the propane tank model where you can just swap one out for another as the connectors were all standardized.
It will take a new energy storage technology to successfully displace fossil fuels - and I don’t see that on the horizon anytime soon.
re: #110 Nojay UK
A mate of mine wrote a novel about someone whose business expenses limits meant the only car he could hire for a trip in Germany was a Smart car. His trip on the Autobahn was like being bombarded from behind by a cannon loaded with Porsches and Mercedes.
Wanted to turn the ton, just once, so I used the autobahn while on temporary duty in Vilseck. I had a tight little rental Opel, and got it over with the help of a steep hill. I’ve had my thumper on the autostrada, but it floats like mad around 90.
re: #116 PhillyPretzel
Joe has been low-key for long time. :)
It’s gotta be tough for him to be restricted by the pandemic because I know he loves mingling with people. But he’s adapted.
So not too excited too eat this, eh?
I will never be able to unsee what I saw at @Wegmans today. No more @BeyondMeat 😂 @ImpossibleFoods take note. #growernotashower pic.twitter.com/Z2SvBf20KC
— Naz Riahi (@nazriahi) August 14, 2020
re: #114 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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re: #115 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
He doesn’t get that most of us are tired of seeing him, tired of hearing him, & damned tired of him. One of the best things Biden has done imo is run a low key campaign. He doesn’t feel the need to dominate the news cycle every night.
Though that’s Trump’s last chance: hoping that the voters who adore him outnumber the ones who loathe him. So, given the trends of public opinion so far, the main option is to cheat, and somehow only suppress the latter…..
re: #120 Decatur Deb
I would have loved to open up my late dad’s Grand Marquis. That car had a very quiet engine and had power to burn. :)
re: #82 dangerman
We can say the quiet parts out loud too
Swalwell calls for creation of presidential crimes commission to investigate Trump when he leaves office | TheHill https://t.co/6Jm7oaayqh
— D.K.R. Boyd (@ReflectingMan) August 15, 2020
Absolutely necessary. Harris’s experience would make her perfect to head such a commission. Her powers would be broader and less constrained than as AG. The Trumpsters are terrified of something like this, as are many of the lower level cogs in their crime machine. This is why they are betting the ranch on Trump winning. They are doing things they are likely to go prison for if he loses, like openly sabotaging the postal service and enabling the spread of covid19, to hold down the vote.
re: #124 PhillyPretzel
I would have loved to open up my late dad’s Grand Marquis. That car had a very quiet engine and had power to burn. :)
“Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build good engines.”
—Enzo Ferrari
Late yesterday:
BREAKING: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. has just made a formal Criminal Referral of President Trump and USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to the New Jersey Attorney General, for Election Subversion.
GAME ON!— Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) August 15, 2020
re: #28 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
“Granny hid the Sugar Crisp AGAIN!”
— The 3-D Zanti Regent (@josephebacon) August 15, 2020
This is kind of huge. Jim Wallis has been directing the agenda of the “progressive” “left” Christians for a very long time now through Sojourners magazine. From Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist:
The Christian magazine Sojourners has replaced its founder Jim Wallis after shit hit the fan regarding his handling of an article criticizing the Catholic Church’s racism.
As I posted a few days ago, the controversy involved an article first published on the magazine’s website in late June (and in the print magazine later), all about how some Catholics had openly embraced White Nationalism without facing any sort of real rebuke from the Church itself. For example, while priests will deny communion to pro-choice politicians, there’s no word of the Church symbolically rejecting members like Steve Bannon and Kellyanne Conway, who have promoted Donald Trump’s repeated acts of bigotry.
Wallis didn’t read that article before it went up, but he quickly took it down, saying the piece “was offensive and should not have been published.” It turned out Catholic organizations complained about the piece to him personally and Wallis wilted under the pressure. He later clarified in a series of updates that the piece “would jeopardize relationships” between his organization and Church leaders — in other words, an essay that fairly criticized another religion could get in the way of his non-profit’s work. As far as journalism goes, those are two worlds that should never interfere with each other.
Two staffers of color quit the magazine in protest, as did three columnists. Several reliable freelancers said they would stop submitting pieces.
And now Wallis will no longer be running the magazine he’s been in charge of since 1971, though he will still be president of the Sojourners organization.
I’ve been reading Sojo on and off since about 1983 and so this is really kind of huge. Sojo has such an outsized influence, it’s hard to overestimate. That said, I really have to point out that Wallis had to be dragged kicking and screaming into seeing that LGBTQ rights were human rights and his past views on abortion can scarcely be separated from that of the average anti-abortion radical. (It’s hard to tell what his current views are and I’ve got to sign on for work in 10 minutes, so no time to search it out.)
Anyway, something to watch.
re: #118 Dread Pirate Ron
I’d still prefer a Bentley Flying Spur over any sports car.
I’ll take a Volvo 245 wagon, late ’80s, or a 1996 Toyota Camry.
I’ve been looking for evidence that proves Bill Mitchell is Matt Gaetz’s father. Or that they came from the same plastic face factory. Please send leads to factfinders@thesepeoplesuck.com
re: #133 BigPapa
I’ve been looking for evidence that proves Bill Mitchell is Matt Gaetz’s father. Or that they came from the same plastic face factory. Please send leads to factfinders@thesepeoplesuck.com
I heard Q is Gaetz’s father and that Gaetz will be JFK Jr’s running mate in 2024.
I got $5 on the ‘Redneck in Rolling Coal Godzilla Pickup dragging post office box down road by chain on video spread by wingnut Twitter by end of today’
Or, if we want to keep the PO boxes, paint them in Confederate flags.
re: #79 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
This is a thing of beauty.
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re: #110 Nojay UK
A mate of mine wrote a novel about someone whose business expenses limits meant the only car he could hire for a trip in Germany was a Smart car. His trip on the Autobahn was like being bombarded from behind by a cannon loaded with Porsches and Mercedes.
Sounds an awful lot like a Laundry novel. You know Charles Stross?
re: #120 Decatur Deb
Wanted to turn the ton, just once, so I used the autobahn while on temporary duty in Vilseck. I had a tight little rental Opel, and got it over with the help of a steep hill. I’ve had my thumper on the autostrada, but it floats like mad around 90.
We would occasionally have to go onto the Autobahn during road marches for REFORGER. 65 tons of steel moving at 30 mph max (downhill with tailwind, etc) vs the German drivers in a 1 to 2 ton car a 100 mph. Usually they’d just blow past and everything was fine, but when there was an accident, it was pretty horrific.
re: #137 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Sounds an awful lot like a Laundry novel. You know Charles Stross?
Yeah, I’ve been mates with him for a few decades now. I occasionally look after his cat if he’s travelling, stop by to drink tea at him while he moans about the publishing business, that sort of thing.
re: #130 mmmirele
This is kind of huge. Jim Wallis has been directing the agenda of the “progressive” “left” Christians for a very long time now through Sojourners magazine. From Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist:
I’ve been reading Sojo on and off since about 1983 and so this is really kind of huge. Sojo has such an outsized influence, it’s hard to overestimate. That said, I really have to point out that Wallis had to be dragged kicking and screaming into seeing that LGBTQ rights were human rights and his past views on abortion can scarcely be separated from that of the average anti-abortion radical. (It’s hard to tell what his current views are and I’ve got to sign on for work in 10 minutes, so no time to search it out.)
Anyway, something to watch.
Thank you for the heads up, I wondered wtf was going on. Definitely something I keep an eye on. I don’t expect perfection of of anyone but there’s still a certain level we need to expect.
re: #107 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I don’t think there will be a debate.
And if it does happen, I hope Biden says something like “Donald, could you possibly go 5 minutes without lying to the American people?” Then, This is a lie and that is a lie. Stop letting to the American people.
If there’s a debate, Biden needs to resurrect the Reagan line “There you go again!” every time Trump lies. Biden needs to be creative about it so that the media doesn’t mark him as a one note debater because (honestly) Biden’s reply to every sentence that Trump says could be “you’re lying”.
re: #142 stpaulbear
If there’s a debate, Biden needs to resurrect the Reagan line “There you go again!” every time Trump lies. Biden needs to be creative about it so that the media doesn’t mark him as a one note debater because (honestly) Biden’s reply to every sentence that Trump says could be “you’re lying”.
I’m hoping he asks the famous four years ago question either in a debate or ad. I love the idea of using Reagan against Trump.
OMG!!!
Staff workers at state propaganda channel BT weigh in strike. #Belarus
Originally via @Belsat_TV,
pic tgm Баста pic.twitter.com/Eer7yzJY5Q— Denis Kazakiewicz (@Den_2042) August 15, 2020
If Belarus TV goes out on strike, that’s another avenue of Lukashenko’s control.
❗️Lukashenko’s crisis manager Kachanova and his spokeswoman Eismont urgently arrived to the state TV HQ after its employees have decided to join the strike too. pic.twitter.com/11tVFe3MYQ
— Tadeusz Giczan (@TadeuszGiczan) August 15, 2020
re: #140 Nojay UK
Yeah, I’ve been mates with him for a few decades now. I occasionally look after his cat if he’s travelling, stop by to drink tea at him while he moans about the publishing business, that sort of thing.
*gushy fan girl* “You know Charles Stross? I love his books! I am so jealous.” /gushy fan girl
re: #145 Dr Lizardo
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re: #130 mmmirele
I have no sympathy for Jim Wallis because in 2016 he justified people voting for Trump if they opposed abortion.
re: #139 William Lewis
We would occasionally have to go onto the Autobahn during road marches for REFORGER. 65 tons of steel moving at 30 mph max (downhill with tailwind, etc) vs the German drivers in a 1 to 2 ton car a 100 mph. Usually they’d just blow past and everything was fine, but when there was an accident, it was pretty horrific.
Yup. That’s the origin of the big USAREUR Military Vehicle Designator decals that 3M made. Love to have a couple for the Rover.
The papers are signed!!! #BidenHarris2020
A reporter asked Kamala Harris about Trump’s VP eligibility claim and true to form, she gives an answer that refuses to diminish the meaning of this moment. pic.twitter.com/Ti56QH9BMp— José (@josecanyousee) August 14, 2020
re: #150 Belafon
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So angry.// Seriously I love the coolness both of have. Can’t wait to see them in the WH.
If Jon Tester, Maxine Waters, Joe Manchin, & Elizabeth Warren are all raising equal hell about an issue, that should be a signal that Democrats are pretty damn unified about the problem & you need to go yell at republicans.
— Mangy Jay (@magi_jay) August 15, 2020
re: #152 Belafon
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Manchin has grown on me some. He’s taken a lot of tough stands in one of the most Trump friendly states in the Union.
re: #147 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
It’s collapsing. Beautiful. I wish I had asked my Slovakian cousins about their experiences in the Velvet Revolution. President Caputova is one of my favorite world leaders. She’s such a breath of fresh air compared to what’s happened in Poland and Hungary.
Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Lukashenko could “invite” the Russian Army in to help “stabilize the situation”.
He’s trying to make people panic and give up, it’s the con, it’s meant for both sides, to make us think he’s unstoppable. Nope, we are going to stop him.
— Virginia (@vavetisedu) August 14, 2020
1) They overestimated their own slickness; and
2) They vastly underestimated the backlash
An effort this clumsy and stupid is a Kushner Deluxe.
Won’t be shocked to hear his name come up in all of this.
2/2— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 15, 2020
re: #141 William Lewis
Thank you for the heads up, I wondered wtf was going on. Definitely something I keep an eye on. I don’t expect perfection of of anyone but there’s still a certain level we need to expect.
I’ll be honest, I originally thought Sojourners had published something that was anti-Catholic, which was a surprise. But the article wasn’t available to say and I was willing to give Wallis some room on it. Then I learned that the article was actually more along the lines of “there is unrestrained racism in some pockets of the American Catholic church and the hierarchy is basically looking the other way. Oh, and the racism is longstanding and deep-seated.” That put more nuance on the situation. Then an editor resigned very publicly and noisily, which caused the shit to hit the fan. And now Wallis has resigned after it became clear some Catholic allies had approached him off to the side to urge him to pull this truthful article because it was embarrassing to the hierarchy.
What. a. mess.
re: #154 Dr Lizardo
Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Lukashenko could “invite” the Russian Army in to help “stabilize the situation”.
True. Don’t want Prague ‘68 2.0. I’m just happy to see an uprising against totalitarianism. The world has been headed that way these past four years and these people inspire me.
Lukashenka is threatening to use the military against peaceful protesters https://t.co/SFaqSrR2DI
— Denis Kazakiewicz (@Den_2042) August 15, 2020
re: #125 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Absolutely necessary. Harris’s experience would make her perfect to head such a commission. Her powers would be broader and less constrained than as AG. The Trumpsters are terrified of something like this, as are many of the lower level cogs in their crime machine. This is why they are betting the ranch on Trump winning. They are doing things they are likely to go prison for if he loses, like openly sabotaging the postal service and enabling the spread of covid19, to hold down the vote.
And the “cogs” will take the brunt of it since they’re not wealthy, won’t have wealthy donors willing to pay their lawyer/defense fees, and saying they were “following orders” (illegal as they might be) will not float in a court of law. (We won’t go into the lack of ethics since apparently lacking integrity in public office or public service is not a crime.) So the cogs will get the jail time and fines while the upper folk skate to make money on the talk circuit and FOX.
And I don’t feel much pity for them either.
re: #154 Dr Lizardo
Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Lukashenko could “invite” the Russian Army in to help “stabilize the situation”.
There was an article somewhere yesterday about it, and I think part of the problem is that Putin can’t afford to send any troops. Plus, it doesn’t look like Lukashenko has all of the government on his side.
re: #162 Belafon
There was an article somewhere yesterday about it, and I think part of the problem is that Putin can’t afford to send any troops. Plus, it doesn’t look like Lukashenko has all of the government on his side.
I’m really hoping that Putin is scared to death of what’s going on in Belarus. After the shit he’s pulled. It’s high time for him to be scared. I’d shed no tears if he ended up like Milosevic or Ceaușescu.
re: #122 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
So not too excited too eat this, eh?
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re: #164 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I’m really hoping that Putin is scared to death of what’s going on in Belarus. After the shit he’s pulled. It’s high time for him to be scared. I’d shed no tears if he ended up like Milosevic or Ceaușescu.
I’d rather see Putin end up like Karl Frank. It’s on YouTube…he was the Reichsminister for Bohemia and Moravia and was tried and found guilty of the Lidice Massacre.
The old-school method of hanging here in Czech Republic was quite unlike anything I’d ever seen.
re: #81 Nojay UK
It looks as if the designers of this four-wheeled monstrosity were hit repeatedly with the Ugly Stick after it was retired from its recent gig at Alfa Romeo.
I like it.
This bullshit about immunity lasting only three months is everywhere tonight. It’s a total misunderstanding.
What the CDC said: people are unlikely to get reinfected in the first 3 months.
What the news reported: people *are* likely to get reinfected after the first 3 months. pic.twitter.com/WueXB6noLW— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom) August 15, 2020
re: #162 Belafon
There was an article somewhere yesterday about it, and I think part of the problem is that Putin can’t afford to send any troops. Plus, it doesn’t look like Lukashenko has all of the government on his side.
Yeah, pulling a “Czechoslovakia ‘68” probably isn’t going to play well in post-Iron Curtain Europe: It’s probably much more likely that - should protests/unrest continue - Lukashenko will rely first and foremost on his own domestic military/security forces to “restore order”, i.e. clamp down hard on any threats to his regime. And this is a Russian-style regime: that clamp can get quite unpleasantly tight.
Of course, Lukashenko can always appeal to the public: after all, 80% of them voted for him…. ////
Trump gives the orders from his golf course, the Republican Governors obey without question, and teachers write wills and obituaries to start the school year. Something is wrong here. Vote @JoeBiden your life and future may depend on your vote. https://t.co/nywFnVyTYv
— Michael F Ozaki MD (@brontyman) August 15, 2020
re: #162 Belafon
There was an article somewhere yesterday about it, and I think part of the problem is that Putin can’t afford to send any troops. Plus, it doesn’t look like Lukashenko has all of the government on his side.
Here it is, from Cheryl Rofer at Balloon Juice, which includes a long tweet thread from another analyst: balloon-juice.com
The local SE Texas small town paper is filled with letters, editorials, and editorial cartoons that continue to suggest taking precautions to prevent the virus is overreaction, and we should just go back to acting like things are normal.
re: #118 Dread Pirate Ron
Bentley Bone Spur? What’s that?
Fuck Newspeak. It’s just another cog in the Moonie Brainwashing machine.
It Took Newsweek Three Days and a Staff Revolt to Apologize for Kamala Harris Birtherism Op-Ed
AND these assholes did the usual half-assed apology job…
Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Nancy Cooper and the magazine’s recently hired opinion editor, Trump-backing conservative activist and attorney Josh Hammer, apologized on Friday after nearly a week of defending a right-wing law professor’s op-ed questioning Sen. Kamala Harris’ U.S. citizenship and her eligibility to be Joe Biden’s running mate.
Hammer—a former Ted Cruz aide and member of the Federalist Society and the right-leaning Claremont Institute, who joined Newsweek in May after writing for Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire—declined to comment, telling The Daily Beast in a brief phone conversation, “I’m not interested in speaking. Thank you.”
And then hung up the phone.
Several of Newsweek’s journalists were alarmed by Hammer’s arrival because of his hyper-partisan leanings—and especially because former Trump adviser and Breitbart CEO Steve Bannon, perceived as a Hammer ally, apparently continues to hope that he will one day buy the magazine.
re: #166 Dr Lizardo
I’d rather see Putin end up like Karl Frank. It’s on YouTube…he was the Reichsminister for Bohemia and Moravia and was tried and found guilty of the Lidice Massacre.
The old-school method of hanging here in Czech Republic was quite unlike anything I’d ever seen.
Wouldn’t mind that either. Justice needs to come for that asshole.
People who are asymptomatic for #SARSCoV2 may pose a risk to blood-supply safety. A case study in July found reproducible virus from a blood donor 40 days after asymptomatic infection was thought to be resolved. Annals of Internal Medicine https://t.co/N1FiGZtgEK pic.twitter.com/7rLtlIaGDt
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) August 14, 2020
Houston Chronicle reports *5,500* excess deaths in Texas BEYOND the official COVID death toll through July.
One hard-hit county isn’t even bothering to test bodies because of the cost. https://t.co/I8v4EmOv5I— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) August 13, 2020
re: #175 🌹UOJB!
Newspeak was the name of the school newspaper at WPI when I went to school there in the late 80’s.
re: #159 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
And the “cogs” will take the brunt of it since they’re not wealthy, won’t have wealthy donors willing to pay their lawyer/defense fees, and saying they were “following orders” (illegal as they might be) will not float in a court of law. (We won’t go into the lack of ethics since apparently lacking integrity in public office or public service is not a crime.) So the cogs will get the jail time and fines while the upper folk skate to make money on the talk circuit and FOX.
And I don’t feel much pity for them either.
On the + side, the “cogs” will spill their guts and tell everything they know to reduce their sentences.
Trump’s attacks on the Postal Service deserve sustained, red-alert coverage from the media, wonderful Margaret Sullivan, WaPo
Dan Gillmor, co-founder of the News Co/Lab at Arizona State University’s journalism school, told me he sees a need for news organizations to put aside their competitive urges.
“Some stories demand collaboration, and this one is a plain example. The nation’s newsrooms — working together and, crucially, with the help of the public in communities around the nation — could find out and explain what is going on, at the macro and micro level,” he said.
re: #174 b_sharp
Bentley Bone Spur? What’s that?
That was a special Trump commemorative model, with american flag paint, gold-gilt rather than chrome brightwork, fender mounted machine guns, and cow-catcher bumpers for careless immigrants. It was canceled when workers fled in disgust upon being shown the plans.
Speaking of the Catholic Church, the bishop of the diocese of Sacramento recently excommunicated a priest. Basically the excommunication of Jeremy Leatherby was because he a) exercised his priestly faculties when he was already under suspension, AND b)because he refused to pray for the current pope, Francis, and instead substituted the name of the previous pope, Benedict into the canon of the mass, and c) refused to pray for the local bishop, aka the guy who has now excommunicated him.
These points require a bit of elucidation. The background of point a) is that Leatherby had been suspended from the priesthood in 2016 due to some truly skeevy, disgusting and predatory action towards women and one woman in particular. If you want to get into the weeds on this one, here’s an article. And the weeds are MIGHTY THICK.
Points b) and c) require the background that Leatherby had started saying mass again because he thought the people should not be denied the Eucharist even though, you know, *pandemic*. In the process of saying these masses, he replaced Francis’ name with Benedict’s because he apparently does not believe Francis is the current pope. Oh, and dissing the bishop by not saying his name
And given that the Catholic Church is a huge organization with many, many people and many, many moving parts, it should come as absolutely no surprise that Leatherby has supporters who think he’s being persecuted.
Again, you can get into the weeds with this article if you like. ncronline.org
Two sites that amplify hoaxes given special treatment at Trump’s briefings despite restrictions, by Paul Farhi, WaPo
Under an agreement between the White House press office and the group representing reporters, the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), the limit was eventually set at 14, a number that allows reporters to maintain an appropriate distance from each other. News organizations that want in on the briefings have to wait their turn; the WHCA set up a rotation system, giving each outlet a shot about once every 10 days.
Gateway Pundit and Epoch Times both jumped the line with the White House’s blessing starting on Thursday. They joined conservative cable network One America News (OAN), whose correspondent was initially barred by the WHCA but has been granted an exemption by Trump since April.
So they were not supposed to even be in there on the approved rotation.
re: #184 retired cynic
more:
Correspondents from the three organizations stood at the back of the small briefing room on Friday. They appeared to have masks — also required by White House rules — though each dropped them to shout questions.
Wake the F up Florida!
Get rid of this little weasel. https://t.co/yDtO9ti0X3— Bruno Amato (@BrunoAmato_1) August 15, 2020
re: #186 jaunte
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re: #187 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Looks like the conservatives have decided a pandemic is just too much work for them to deal with, and will see us on the other side, whatever comes. In the meantime, they’re playing with the same old hobbyhorses.
re: #186 jaunte
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re: #188 jaunte
Looks like the conservatives have decided a pandemic is just too much work for them to deal with, and will see us on the other side, whatever comes. In the meantime, they’re playing with the same old hobbyhorses.
They are so lazy. Rubio is one of the worst offenders.
re: #189 Targetpractice
It’s good to know that Little Marco is spending his time on vacation wisely showing the nation why his party is a death cult.
Remember when this idiot was touted as the GOP’s Obama? He’s a fucking clown.
re: #192 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Remember when this idiot was touted as the GOP’s Obama? He’s a fucking clown.
I remember when the asshole promised he wouldn’t seek reelection to show he was putting his full effort into winning the presidency…only to file for reelection the moment it became clear he couldn’t win against Trump.
re: #193 Targetpractice
I remember when the asshole promised he wouldn’t seek reelection to show he was putting his full effort into winning the presidency…only to file for reelection the moment it became clear he couldn’t win against Trump.
Yeah he hid behind the Pulse nightclub victims while still remaining a homophobic little Twitter troll.
re: #21 retired cynic
I’d say send her back to Lebanon, but Lebanon has enough troubles without that *.
Reading Brigitte Gabriel’s Wiki bio reminds me, in a sense, of Ayn Rand. In both cases they had devastating childhood experiences due to violent conflicts in their homeland, experiences that damaged them for a lifetime. One’s entire life can be poisoned by these nightmares; unfortunately those who are so wounded can inflict harm on the rest of us while trying to resolve their personal demons. Brigitte clearly found home in a community that Ayn Rand had built —- capitalism is the answer to everything, selfishness is the ultimate virtue, and one’s value as a person is tied to one’s net worth.
re: #196 Hecuba’s daughter
Reading Brigitte Gabriel’s Wiki bio reminds me, in a sense, of Ayn Rand. In both cases they had devastating childhood experiences due to violent conflicts in their homeland, experiences that damaged them for a lifetime. One’s entire life can be poisoned by these nightmares; unfortunately those who are so wounded can inflict harm on the rest of us while trying to resolve their personal demons. Brigitte clearly found home in a community that Ayn Rand had built —- capitalism is the answer to everything, selfishness is the ultimate virtue, and one’s value as a person is tied to one’s net worth.
That also sums up a large section of the older Cuban American experience.
Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park shuts down ahead of anticipated militia rally https://t.co/6d1kOrMqCP
— Angie Esslinger (@angieesslinger) August 15, 2020
re: #155 Belafon
If he wasn’t such an idiot, he’d be shutting down the USPS in mid October and not saying anything about it
don’t misunderestimate this f*cker…this could just be a distraction for other, even more evil things he has up his sleeves
re: #178 Belafon
Houston Chronicle reports *5,500* excess deaths in Texas BEYOND the official COVID death toll through July.
One hard-hit county isn’t even bothering to test bodies because of the cost.
this is a sign of a failed government in a third-world country
re: #203 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
And, people are still invested in pretending it’s not happening.
re: #186 jaunte
I think I found a way to get some of the people who want to cancel football this year to change their minds,but we will have to make a few equipment & uniform changes. Apparently this new equipment makes Covid a non-issue.
Because the choice is clear, America, Football or Antifa!!!
re: #201 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
don’t misunderestimate this f*cker…this could just be a distraction for other, even more evil things he has up his sleeves
My experience over the last 4 years is that these assholes couldn’t organize an orgy in a brothel. The reason they’ve had any success at all can largely be laid at having willing accomplices in the GOP and the “liberal media” who do the real heavy lifting.
re: #186 jaunte
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Do they also lay in a pile on top of each other every few minutes during protests? Shower and change cloths together?
re: #207 Targetpractice
My experience over the last 4 years is that these assholes couldn’t organize an orgy in a brothel. The reason they’ve had any success at all can largely be laid at having willing accomplices in the GOP and the “liberal media” who do the real heavy lifting.
He is good at manipulating media and avoiding consequences for what he says and does…and he has a lot of accomplices who want to see him remain in power.
re: #205 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Because the choice is clear, America, Football or Antifa!!!
The country burns and all the Repubs can do is bitch that the Emperor’s violin recital has been canceled.
Not only does the mayor of this town go by ‘Biff’ (on the city website and in the newspaper), also the new president of the local university goes by ‘F. King Alexander’.
re: #156 mmmirele
And now Wallis has resigned after it became clear some Catholic allies had approached him off to the side to urge him to pull this truthful article because it was embarrassing to the hierarchy.
What. a. mess.
So I actually met Wallis about thirty years ago.
My (small, Christian) high school did this thing where late fall they would call off classes for the week and send us all off all over the place in small groups for real-world learning/service. Older students got to go farther, do more interesting things. Senior year (?) I got to go with a group of 8 or so to DC and do a bunch of stuff that swung between general student tourism and middle-lefty activism.
One of those things was visiting Sojourners headquarters. I was aware of the magazine since I spent way too much time in the school library. And we got to talk with a few people there.
I did not come away impressed. The magazine seemed to be about the idea of liberal Christianity for the sake of being that role, without having any strong commitment to anything that would mean. I don’t remember the precise words of the conversation after all this time, but I remember that he was moaning about the rise of the frothing conservatives and the slow decline of Sojourners’ readership, yet I couldn’t really see the separation between him and the cons on any specific issue that came up.
I suppose they found more readers in the years that followed to survive this long. I haven’t been in a religious library in a couple of decades (and I wouldn’t go in a “christian” bookstore for anything now) so I guess I’d sort of assumed it had imploded by now.
I don’t want to say that all christians are bad people - I really don’t believe that. But there are some large groups (and the American Catholic hierarchy is an important one) that you simply cannot associate with without compromising yourself.
re: #67 Shropshire Slasher
I didn’t know Brent Spiner was in Night Court.
“Hullo, yer honor.”
” Bob and June Wheeler, how the hell are ya? “
Long and improbable (if you’ve never lived in West Virginia) tale of Appalachian woe follows.
re: #209 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
He is good at manipulating media and avoiding consequences for what he says and does…and he has a lot of accomplices who want to see him remain in power.
Our Corporate Controlled Conservative Press has a symbiotic relationship with the Republican Party. The CCCP will do anything the Republicans demand that gets more power to the GOP.
And here it is…..looks like we might well see another Prague ‘68.
(via Google Translate):
August 15, Minsk / Corr. BELTA /. At the first request, Russia will provide comprehensive assistance to ensure the security of Belarus in the event of external military threats. The head of state Alexander Lukashenko said this today at a meeting at the Center for Strategic Management in the Ministry of Defense of Belarus, BelTA has learned.
“When it comes to the military component, we have an agreement with the Russian Federation within the framework of the Union State and the CSTO. These are the moments that fit this agreement. Therefore, today I had a long, detailed conversation with the President of Russia about the situation. I must say, me I was even somewhat surprised - I am absolutely devoted to what is happening, “the Belarusian leader noted.
“And we (Vladimir Putin. - BelTA note) agreed: at our very first request, comprehensive assistance will be provided to ensure the security of the Republic of Belarus,” Alexander Lukashenko said.
All Lukashenko has to do is give Putin a call and say, “OMG it’s another Orange Revolution!” and that’s that.
So the other day, I speculated that Russia had reduced the maximum permitted new coronavirus cases to 5000. Based on the actual reports, it’s probably 5,100, not 5000, but I’m sure that over the next week it will drop to 5000, to prove they have it under control. Eventually the actual cases may catch up to them, but dictatorships have many ways to manipulate statistics so that the truth never reaches light.
I wonder if the disease is traveling through their military, maybe making them less anxious for interventions elsewhere.
re: #211 Amory Blaine
Also OP related. I’ve loved Bruce Hornsby since the first single, but only saw him in concert when he was playing with the Dead.
He’s bucket list for sure.
re: #215 🌹UOJB!
Our Corporate Controlled Conservative Press has a symbiotic relationship with the Republican Party. The CCCP will do anything the Republicans demand that gets more power to the GOP.
Even the non-CCCP press just loves him: he is a celebrity and provides them with a 24/7 reality-scandal-crime show, starting with the first outrageous tweets of the day, followed up by some sort of press conference, rally or conviction/indictment of another close associate whose name he no longer remembers…
re: #217 Dr Lizardo
And here it is…..looks like we might well see another Prague ‘68.
(via Google Translate):
All Lukashenko has to do is give Putin a call and say, “OMG it’s another Orange Revolution!” and that’s that.
I can see Putin casking Luky-Loo aside and seeing that he is replaced with “friends of democracy” who then turn out to be Putin supporters.
just trying to keep up here
what did trump promise 2 weeks ago that he’s not delivering on this time?
re: #224 dangerman
just trying to keep up here
what did trump promise 2 weeks ago that he’s not delivering on this time?
Vaccines. Therapeutics.
It’s a rerun.
re: #224 dangerman
Confusion.
Putin smiles https://t.co/KvruWTbLa4
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) August 15, 2020
re: #178 Belafon
People who are asymptomatic for #SARSCoV2 may pose a risk to blood-supply safety. A case study in July found reproducible virus from a blood donor 40 days after asymptomatic infection was thought to be resolved. Annals of Internal Medicine https://t.co/N1FiGZtgEK pic.twitter.com/7rLtlIaGDt
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) August 14, 2020
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Looks like the real problem is that many asymptomatic donors would not even be aware that they are infected and their donation can taint the blood supply. And those who require transfusions would be more susceptible for more serious effects from this disease. Are they equipped to test donated blood for COVID-19 before clearing it for use?
re: #224 dangerman
just trying to keep up here
what did trump promise 2 weeks ago that he’s not delivering on this time?
Opening pitch for the Yankees
re: #224 dangerman
just trying to keep up here
what did trump promise 2 weeks ago that he’s not delivering on this time?
Anything?
Everything?
re: #230 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
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As an aside, this guy was probably 19 or 20 years old, no older than 24. A few World War II air gunners are still alive.
re: #224 dangerman
just trying to keep up here
what did trump promise 2 weeks ago that he’s not delivering on this time?
A month ago, he had promised a new health care plan that was supposed to be available in two weeks — but more recently he claimed that it would be available by the end of August. Of course the only initiative he proposed recently was an executive order requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions. Everything with him is smoke and mirrors.
I read an excerpt from a historical research journal once, about the flight log of a WWII Lancaster bomber pilot. He was the experienced commander of a crew of eight men flying bombing missions over Germany. He “celebrated” his coming-of-age 21st birthday on one such mission, noting that he was the oldest man on board his aircraft that day.
He did not survive the war.
re: #236 Nojay UK
I read an excerpt from a historical research journal once, about the flight log of a WWII Lancaster bomber pilot. He was the experienced commander of a crew of eight men flying bombing missions over Germany. He “celebrated” his coming-of-age 21st birthday on one such mission, noting that he was the oldest man on board his aircraft that day.
He did not survive the war.
My dad made it to 22, flying 2 1/2 credited missions out of Parham (Framlingham).
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