John Oliver explains why the integrity of local news is so important, how sponsored content could damage that integrity, and why the Venus Veil is so much more than a blanket! (It’s not.)
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re: #1 The Pie Overlord!
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The campaign for D.C. statehood just got a big boost, Greg Sargent
washingtonpost.com
One of the most nettlesome objections to extending congressional representation to the residents of Washington, D.C., is that it requires a constitutional amendment. Many Republicans say this, which is hardly surprising. But it’s also the position of Sen. Joe Manchin III (d-w.va.), whose opposition could doom the effort.
Now, however, several dozen leading constitutional law experts are weighing in with a new letter that seeks to demolish this argument once and for all, making the case that granting D.C. statehood is absolutely within Congress’ constitutional authority. This should give the cause a big boost at a critical moment.
I did not understand the issue Manchin was objecting to, and now it makes more sense, but this letter responds to his objection.
re: #4 retired cynic
The campaign for D.C. statehood just got a big boost, Greg Sargent
washingtonpost.comI did not understand the issue Manchin was objecting to, and now it makes more sense, but this letter responds to his objection.
Is that Manchin’s reason for objecting, or is that his excuse for inaction?
re: #3 retired cynic
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re: #4 retired cynic
The campaign for D.C. statehood just got a big boost, Greg Sargent
washingtonpost.comI did not understand the issue Manchin was objecting to, and now it makes more sense, but this letter responds to his objection.
I think the real “issue” Manchin has with granting DC statehood is having to explain to his constituents in WV why he would vote to give *Those People* another two guaranteed Democratic Senators and a voting Rep: the “Constitutional” issues are just so much smoke…..
GOHMERT!!
Looking for something to do this weekend?
An event in Texas with a QAnon slogan on its promotional poster is advertising that it will feature appearances from Rep. Louie Gohmert and Texas GOP chair Allan West. pic.twitter.com/t1FCZgHuPa
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) May 24, 2021
re: #4 retired cynic
The campaign for D.C. statehood just got a big boost, Greg Sargent
washingtonpost.comI did not understand the issue Manchin was objecting to, and now it makes more sense, but this letter responds to his objection.
My cynical take is that Joe Manchin wants to be the center of attention or hold out for more for his constituents…
Edit: My even more cynical take is that this is a good way to solve the “constitutional issues” as long as he gets some more bacon for his constitutents.
re: #9 b.d. (Old School Cheney Hater)
GOHMERT!!
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With an embarrassing picture of a madman literally hugging the flag.
Trump is the empty figurehead of a cult.— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 24, 2021
This is scary! Long article on something I had no idea about. (There are lots of those!)
Commerce Department security unit evolved into counterintelligence-like operation, Washington Post examination found
washingtonpost.com
Incoming Commerce leaders from the Biden administration ordered ITMS to pause all criminal investigations on March 10, and on May 13 ordered the suspension of all activities after preliminary results of an ongoing review, according to a statement issued by department spokeswoman Brittany Caplin.
“While police have not confirmed how he got inside, local media reports that the man dropped his phone inside the statue and was trying to retrieve it, BBC News reports. He fell inside, hanging upside down, and was able to call for help. However, police have not confirmed how the man got inside the dinosaur.
Police are awaiting the results of the autopsy to find out the cause of death.
The Stegosaurus statue, which advertised an old cinema, has been removed, BBC News reports.”
The stegosaurus was removed because once the guy’s body was gone, it went ex stink.
re: #307 Punish Domestic Terrorists
To me the most noticeable thing about the video is the mother acting like a toddler and letting go of the balloon when her mind switched from holding the balloon to slapping the existing child over
her refusal to cooperate with the stuntruining mom’s party.
the event was not staged for the child, like a birthday party
re: #10 aatharuv
My cynical take is that Joe Manchin wants to be the center of attention or hold out for more for his constituents…
Edit: My even more cynical take is that this is a good way to solve the “constitutional issues” as long as he gets some more bacon for his constitutents.
It could be the opposite: as long as Manchin is not the linchpin vote, he can kinda get lost in the noise and still tell his constituents “hey, it’s not quite what I wanted, but I’m not calling the shots in Washington.” Now, if the filibuster is gone, his vote IS the linchpin: if he wants something to pass it passes and if not it fails. Nowhere to hide. So, having the filibuster there means he can still say that he’s not the linchpin vote, and whatchagonnado. Which breaks down on a little bit of thinking, but that takes…a little bit of thinking.
However, from what I’ve heard he honestly seems to believe this comity shit. It seems possible to me that this whole exercise of trying to put together a Jan 6 commission is designed mostly to show Manchin and Sinema and any more squishes that you can fucking forget about ten gooper Senate votes for basically anything besides keeping the lights on.
re: #13 steve_davis
The stegosaurus was removed because once the guy’s body was gone, it went ex stink.
More like ex stink. 😳🤢🤮
re: #15 ericblair
It could be the opposite: as long as Manchin is not the linchpin vote, he can kinda get lost in the noise and still tell his constituents “hey, it’s not quite what I wanted, but I’m not calling the shots in Washington.” Now, if the filibuster is gone, his vote IS the linchpin: if he wants something to pass it passes and if not it fails. Nowhere to hide. So, having the filibuster there means he can still say that he’s not the linchpin vote, and whatchagonnado. Which breaks down on a little bit of thinking, but that takes…a little bit of thinking.
However, from what I’ve heard he honestly seems to believe this comity shit. It seems possible to me that this whole exercise of trying to put together a Jan 6 commission is designed mostly to show Manchin and Sinema and any more squishes that you can fucking forget about ten gooper Senate votes for basically anything besides keeping the lights on.
There still are a lot of places where one of Joe Manchin and Kristen Sinema are the deciding votes — all Senate-confirmable positions. He was already able to scuttle Neera Tanden’s nomination to OMB because of that.
claiming to be the heir of the Romanov or Hapsburg dynasty? Weak. Pathetic. Motherfucker I am the Pope and I live with my mom and dad
— Citizen Shane (@ShaneSheehy) May 23, 2021
Awwwww…MAGATS turn on Rassmussen
Rasmussen Reports, which Trump regularly promoted throughout his one term in office because it gave him consistently stronger approval ratings compared to other pollsters, informed its readers that Biden is “on track for his highest 3-day average daily presidential job approval % of his new presidency.”
Trump fans were not shy about letting Rasmussen know their displeasure, however
The whole “gender reveal” thing is ridiculous, but the misnomer aspect from confusing gender and biological sexual characteristics had not occurred to me before.
Morning fleurs pic.twitter.com/P4lrqizjdu
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) May 24, 2021
re: #19 gocart mozart
Went to the Rand Paul school of self serving certifications I see.
So, the treasonweasels want to keep claiming that 1/6 was just like the regular tour of the Capitol?
Oh, really? Where were the kids - kids under 18? There are always kids coming to the Capitol for tours, and yet none present in the mob. Why is that? Because the adults knew it was not meant to be a tour. It was not meant to be peaceful. They were there to do harm and commit egregious actions of violence.
re: #23 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Went to the Rand Paul school of self serving certifications I see.
Yeah, well, I’m the motherflerkin Duke of New York. /
In other words, the same nonsensical crap the GOP have been negotiating in bad faith since day 1.
GOP not interested in infrastructure. GOP don’t have an actionable plan of their own. They’re just trying to slow down Biden’s plan. They’re making Biden negotiate against himself.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) May 24, 2021
re: #24 lawhawk
So, the treasonweasels want to keep claiming that 1/6 was just like the regular tour of the Capitol?
Oh, really? Where were the kids - kids under 18? There are always kids coming to the Capitol for tours, and yet none present in the mob. Why is that? Because the adults knew it was not meant to be a tour. It was not meant to be peaceful. They were there to do harm and commit egregious actions of violence.
We always barricade the House chamber when tourists come through. //
re: #27 Belafon
Attention Capitol Tourists: Don’t stray from the path, beat police, or break down doors or you’ll be shot.
re: #17 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
More like ex stink. 😳🤢🤮
You realize that is what I wrote, right? :-) Whole point of the set-up and delivery?
A new Ipsos poll finds 56% of Republicans believe the 2020 presidential election was rigged or the result of illegal voting, and 53% think Donald Trump is the actual President, not Joe Biden.
of course if TFG won the election in 2020, then he’s been elected to the Presidency twice. That means (under current rules //) he’s ineligible to run in 2024
otoh, his second term seems so much more competent that his first.
re: #31 Dangerman
of course if TFG won the election in 2020, then he’s been elected to the Presidency twice. That means (under current rules //) he’s ineligible to run in 2024
otoh, his second term seems so much more competent that his first.
We just need to get the 44% to realize their party has gone off the deep end.
Hello! I would like to hijack the genocide of 6 million people to further my agenda of complaining about a mild inconvenience from a taxpayer paid position of power and privilege and absolutely no responsibility whatsoever. https://t.co/td5woTgvak
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) May 24, 2021
re: #26 lawhawk
In other words, the same nonsensical crap the GOP have been negotiating in bad faith since day 1.
GOP not interested in infrastructure. GOP don’t have an actionable plan of their own. They’re just trying to slow down Biden’s plan. They’re making Biden negotiate against himself.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) May 24, 2021
today’s electoral-vote.com
the r’s are not negotiating in good faith
quelle surprise
Joe Biden is following the script and has just made a concession to the Republicans, knocking $500 billion off the $2.2 trillion he originally wanted. The Republicans followed their script as well, instantly demanding much more in the way of concessions. Their proposal is $568 billion, but about $300 billion of that is normal spending that happens every year. It is like the Republicans raising their offer to $1.4 trillion, but counting the current annual $800 billion in Social Security payments as part of it. So the Republican plan has only about $225 billion in new spending, about 10% of what Biden asked for, and the Republicans didn’t raise this in response to Biden’s new bid…”
re: #30 steve_davis
You realize that is what I wrote, right? :-) Whole point of the set-up and delivery?
OMG. I’m an idiot. I read something completely different.
I need a nap.
re: #36 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Dinosaur jokes take a long time to work their way up from the tail.
re: #35 Dangerman
Well, foo. I’m still blaming Manchin, Sinema, and the Republicans for this.
G-d help me if I ever kneel before someone who said disgusting things about several of my family members. Please don’t ever let me be this spineless. https://t.co/9XaFeS3Cdy
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) May 24, 2021
re: #34 🌹UOJB!
And I’m…The Duke Of…Earl…
And, according to her family lore, one of my best friends is the Queen of Portugal!*
And isn’t “Pope Michael” just one of a bunch of would-be “alt-Popes”? - mostly in Europe - who all claim that somehow or other Papal elections since whenever have been flawed in some imagined manner so that the guys who’ve been wearing the white yarmulke in the Vatican (Karol Woytyla, Jorge Bergoglio, etc.) aren’t really legitimate? I’m surprised Pope Mike has as many as thirty fools adherents…..
*Or would be, if the 300 or so people ahead of her on the list of succession sudden all died. And if Portugal still had a Queen.
re: #40 jaunte
“America first” is a fascist slogan brought back and promoted by our lawless, failed former-President. The madman who killed so many Americans by trying to face a pandemic with lies, then tried to end our democracy when it cost him the election. That’s your leader, dirtball.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 24, 2021
re: #41 Jay C
And, according to her family lore, one of my best friends is the Queen of Portugal!*
And isn’t “Pope Michael” just one of a bunch of would-be “alt-Popes”? - mostly in Europe - who all claim that somehow or other Papal elections since whenever have been flawed in some imagined manner so that the guys who been wearing the white yarmulke in the Vatican (Karol Woytyla, Jorge Bergoglio, etc.) aren’t really legitimate? I’m surprise Pope Mike has as many as thirty
foolsadherents…..*Or would be, if the 300 or so people ahead of her on the list of succession sudden all died. And if Portugal still had a Queen.
The Catholic equivalent of the Sunni vs. Shia split?
If you are ever under the delusion that Andrew Sullivan is not a piece of shit racist, this should disabuse you of that notion.
No, the mother believes that white men are constitutively “awful”. It’s pure racism.
— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) May 24, 2021
re: #43 Belafon
The Catholic equivalent of the Sunni vs. Shia split?
Not quite: the Shi’a make up (AFAIR) about 10% of Muslims worldwide: the “sedevacantists” who challenge the legitimacy of the Vatican Pope are a minimal fringe.
re: #44 gocart mozart
If you are ever under the delusion that Andrew Sullivan is not a piece of shit racist, this should disabuse you of that notion.
You’ve at the very least let yourself become a reactionary dolt who’s useful to racists, if you’re not intentionally racist. Either way, it’s not a good look.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 24, 2021
re: #46 Punish Domestic Terrorists
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re: #44 gocart mozart
I can’t watch the video. Doesn’t consent have nothing to do with race?
❗️According to his mother, Roman Protasevich is in hospital in critical condition - heart disease. pic.twitter.com/5YKx3WLFyq
— Tadeusz Giczan (@TadeuszGiczan) May 24, 2021
re: #49 Belafon
I can’t watch the video? Doesn’t consent have nothing to do with race?
The implication is that White guilt is making this mother want to raise her son to be a decent human being.
The question is why people need to put their kids on social media-and that includes the parents of the child in the gender reveal gone wrong video. That girl appeared to be terrified of popping that big balloon.
Lot of folks out there confuse “history” with “stories from the past that make me feel good about who I am in the present.” Most of the time, when somebody’s whining about “rewriting history,” what they mean is “this knowledge about a real thing that happened makes me feel bad.”
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) May 22, 2021
re: #44 gocart mozart
Christopher Rufo has become one of the go-to critics of Critical Race Theory.
Here he is… essentially giving away the game. For Rufo, it is all about “branding,’ and the audacity of his charlatanry is breathtaking:https://t.co/uAxNc91pCZ pic.twitter.com/INn9tYdgHM— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) May 24, 2021
re: #44 gocart mozart
If you are ever under the delusion that Andrew Sullivan is not a piece of shit racist, this should disabuse you of that notion.
Andrew Sullivan
@sullydish
No, the mother believes that white men are constitutively “awful”. It’s pure racism.
If she has to spend all her time with Sully and friends, her mistake is understandable.
re: #54 A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!
If she has to spend all her time with Sully and friends, her mistake is understandable.
Sullivan has also gone full TERF ally.
re: #51 calochortus
The implication is that White guilt is making this mother want to raise her son to be a decent human being.
If it takes white guilt to make you raise a good child (which I’m sure doesn’t actually apply to her), then I rank it up there with needing to believe in a god to do the right thing. I would hope you would do the right thing regardless, but I’ll take the result.
re: #53 HRH Stanley Sea
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Which also points out why so many Republican legislatures are rushing to pass bills banning the teaching. It’s not about the history directly, it’s about burning into some people’s minds that it’s a bad thing even if they don’t know what it is.
Tots and pears, asshole. https://t.co/xxY2xSY7bV
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) May 24, 2021
“If you speak out against anti-racism training, well then you’re racist.”
Well, uh, YEAH. https://t.co/eNxvLAWxZF— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 24, 2021
“Critical race theory” is just the polite way of saying “White people suck fact.”
re: #60 🌹UOJB!
Yeah…TexASS again. And this never goes out of style!
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The problem is we’re not alone in this one.
Hey Mitch, why were the National Guard troops at the Capitol in the first place? https://t.co/QqIeEr6CzR
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) May 24, 2021
re: #36 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
OMG. I’m an idiot. I read something completely different.
I need a nap.
LOL! Not to worry. I sort of guessed you read it and corrected it as “extinct” in your head, and suddenly felt inspired :-) (“Gee, I just had the most brilliant idea for a joke enter my head. Where did that come from?”)
#Belarus Breaking. Pro-government channels published Raman #Pratasevich video address. He was forced to say he is confessing that he was “plotting riots” pic.twitter.com/vhyIs6FmWC
— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) May 24, 2021
Apparently, Roma was beaten - look at his forehead pic.twitter.com/aRXCbyS763
— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) May 24, 2021
re: #45 Jay C
Not quite: the Shi’a make up (AFAIR) about 10% of Muslims worldwide: the “sedevacantists” who challenge the legitimacy of the Vatican Pope are a minimal fringe.
Well, we Episcopalians don’t find the pope all that legitimate either. We have more street cred though because we used to burn people at the stake over it. In fairness, we burned lots of people at the stake, so it wasn’t all Catholicism’s fault.
re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth
I wonder what they’re hiding under all that makeup.
I don’t know how to check these things, but this is likely my most liked Tweet ever.
Your existence depended on Bob Dylan’s failure to maintain a relationship.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 24, 2021
JUST IN: Leaders of UNC-Chapel Hill say Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure was revoked because she did not come from a “traditional academic-type background” https://t.co/jd9R9aF1N7 pic.twitter.com/HMl2AE1pQT
— The Hill (@thehill) May 20, 2021
She attended Notre Dame and UNC!! https://t.co/1tQuep8NX4
— Tessa (@CurtessaJacques) May 24, 2021
re: #63 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Hey Mitch, why were the National Guard troops at the Capitol in the first place? https://t.co/QqIeEr6CzR
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) May 24, 2021
re: #67 A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!
Yep. His face looks all kinds of wrong.
re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth
How many different ways can you say white?
re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth
A reminder that the head of the UNC board of trustees is a boat salesman with no college degree at all.
So there is some hope Manchin may eventually see the light. Not holding my breath though, and Sinema and others would have to agree to reform the filibuster as well.
Senate Dem Joe Manchin was outraged that his Republican colleagues were suggesting they would filibuster and sink the bill to create a 9/11-style commission into the Capitol attack, Politico Playbook reports.
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) May 24, 2021
re: #74 No Malarkey!
So there is some hope Manchin may eventually see the light. Not holding my breath though, and Sinema and others would have to agree to reform the filibuster as well.
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Ammon Bundy, a conservative activist who is currently banned from the Idaho State Capitol Building after state troopers had to wheel him out of the capitol on an office chair because he refused to leave, will need to refile his paperwork to run as a Republican for Idaho governor in 2022, KTVB reports.Two problems: Bundy isn’t registered to vote in Idaho, and neither is his campaign treasurer — Bundy himself.
competence.
what to look for in a governor
re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth
she has a bachelor’s from Notre Dame and her master’s from UNC
Are you ready for another Bush?
UPDATED: George P. Bush Begins Run for the Presidency
juanitajean.com
His job in Texas is to allocate FEMA funds for flood control (among other things), and guess which large city he gave exactly ZERO to? Yep, Houston. Mayor Turner and County Commissioner Ellis have written to HUD Sec Marcia Fudge to look into the “situation”.
re: #68 Punish Domestic Terrorists
I don’t know how to check these things, but this is likely my most liked Tweet ever.
This is my most liked tweet ever, that topped out at 1499 likes.
Vote Biden to save @ddale8 from another 4 years of this crap!
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) October 21, 2020
re: #79 retired cynic
Are you ready for another Bush?
UPDATED: George P. Bush Begins Run for the Presidency
juanitajean.comHis job in Texas is to allocate FEMA funds for flood control (among other things), and guess which large city he gave exactly ZERO to? Yep, Houston. Mayor Turner and County Commissioner Ellis have written to HUD Sec Marcia Fudge to look into the “situation”.
George Bush 3.0, the new, Trumpy model.
re: #79 retired cynic
Great, more shenanigans with FEMA and a member of the Bush family.
Points for staying on brand, I guess.
re: #76 Dangerman
i am reasonably confident this is all kabuki theater
Eh. He’s come through in the clutch before when he’s needed, but it does look like he’s been pigheadedly dense on the current state of the Republican party.
re: #80 No Malarkey!
This is my most liked tweet ever, that topped out at 1499 likes.
1464, but I pushed you back up to 1465.
Incoming Washington Post editor leaves behind an AP debacle
Caving in to GOP trolls
pressrun.media
Eric Boehlert
I had not realized it (duh), but Sally Buzbee is an important editor at AP, at the same time AP gave in to right wing “outrage” about Emily Wilder’s college pro-Palestinian tweets, and terminated her employment soon after she was hired. That puts the finger on both the AP and WaPo.
re: #84 darthstar
1464, but I pushed you back up to 1465.
Thanks, 34 likes evaporated over the last few months.
re: #86 No Malarkey!
Thanks, 34 likes evaporated over the last few months.
I wonder if likes get removed when the account that clicked Like is deleted.
Charlie Pierce may not be as young as he was, but he came out with two posts on his blog today that are especially worth the read:
Bob Dylan Is 80-Years-Old Today. His Soul Is Infinitely Older.
He’s been calling America’s bluff since the day he rolled into Greenwich Village.
esquire.com
Daniel Ellsberg Is 90 Years Old and Still Causing Trouble
The man behind the Pentagon Papers is back with some horrifying revelations about the American Cold War government.
esquire.com
I’m old, too, but not in this class!
re: #76 Dangerman
suspect the same, the “proprieties must not only be observed, but embraced” otherwise the media would crucify them in the fiery flames of “bi-partisanship” not being observed. Doesn’t matter how many times the GOP reverses direction, argues in bad faith or flat out lies because after each instance, the memory meter of the media is reset to zero. Naturally, this only works for Republicans, because as also evidenced by the media, everything that a Democrat says is “forever” and no change or considered rethinking on a policy or statement over the last 40 years is allowed without review of ulterior motives or squishiness.
For all we know, Biden has spoken to Manchin to adopt this very position and provide cover for the expected GOP behavior. Giving them every opportunity to hang themselves.
While I understand the need, it delays actual work getting done and implemented and we’re just one unexpected death or accident removing a senator from voting throwing us into deadlock and playing into McConnell’s clutches. In short, I loathe it and it all boils down to expected media narratives and who sets them.
DeSantis and his alt-right buddy James O’Keefe of Project Veritas smiling when gloating after questioned about whether the bill was for Trump who was banned from all social media pic.twitter.com/MkQOXVFP5H
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) May 24, 2021
Don’t fuck that chicken, son! Pick a prettier one for god’s sake.
What’s the correlation between people who hump chickens and people who don’t want Covid vaccines or refuse to wear a mask in public? https://t.co/cqNClTphHt
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) May 24, 2021
re: #91 darthstar
Don’t fuck that chicken, son! Pick a prettier one for god’s sake.
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HOLY PINK FLAMINGOS, BATMAN!
Happy birthday Bob…yes, this is my favorite lyric of yours as well..
Bob Dylan has so many jokes in his songs. Good ones, bad ones, dirty ones. This is a perfect roast joke, set up as if it’s coming from a place of empathy and then giving it a twist https://t.co/h271QHvg9w pic.twitter.com/2M2KAStzse
— Daniel Radosh (@danielradosh) May 24, 2021
re: #89 piratedan
suspect the same, the “proprieties must not only be observed, but embraced” otherwise the media would crucify them in the fiery flames of “bi-partisanship” not being observed. Doesn’t matter how many times the GOP reverses direction, argues in bad faith or flat out lies because after each instance, the memory meter of the media is reset to zero. Naturally, this only works for Republicans, because as also evidenced by the media, everything that a Democrat says is “forever” and no change or considered rethinking on a policy or statement over the last 40 years is allowed without review of ulterior motives or squishiness.
For all we know, Biden has spoken to Manchin to adopt this very position and provide cover for the expected GOP behavior. Giving them every opportunity to hang themselves.
While I understand the need, it delays actual work getting done and implemented and we’re just one unexpected death or accident removing a senator from voting throwing us into deadlock and playing into McConnell’s clutches. In short, I loathe it and it all boils down to expected media narratives and who sets them.
Look on the bright side. Most of the Senators most at risk for imminent death (by seven to three, if I recall correctly) are repugs.
Four hours on and off hold with two separate IRS departments. Louis DeJoy has done a bang-up job sabotaging the Postal service.
No problem. No one was crying for Liz Cheney. It’s the rest of the party’s abandonment of facts, reason, and democracy itself in the service of a know-nothing malignant narcissist that has everyone so upset.
Don’t Cry for Liz Cheney https://t.co/XxGMb372p2— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 24, 2021
re: #90 DodgerFan1988
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The state is in so much trouble, and this unconstitutional law is just one sign of the rot. A sane leader wouldn’t associate with a propaganda-gremlin, but Republicans just don’t care what’s real anymore.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 24, 2021
re: #83 ericblair
Eh. He’s come through in the clutch before when he’s needed, but it does look like he’s been pigheadedly dense on the current state of the Republican party.
If Republicans filibuster the 1/6 commission, then any Democrat on the wrong side of ending the filibuster is a Quisling.
re: #95 jaunte
Four hours on and off hold with two separate IRS departments. Louis DeJoy has done a bang-up job sabotaging the Postal service.
Tell me about it. I just got a check for a legal settlement in a case.
Check issued 2/5/21
Postmarked 2/10/21
RECIEVED 3/24/21
AND
THE FUCKING CHECK HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE 90 DAYS FROM ISSUE!
It’s expired and the fund administrator says that the check has been forfeited since it wasn’t cashed.
FUCK DEJOY!!!!!
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Re: comment 99
Cooper must be one of them Ninja Dogs.
Big lightning! Signing off for the sake of the electronics.
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re: #90 DodgerFan1988
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DeSantis signs ‘Big Tech’ bill with new speech rules for Twitter, Facebook https://t.co/ktPvI0WOP4
This joke of a law will get crushed in the courts, and DeSantis will stick Fla. taxpayers with the legal bill.
A page straight from Rick Scott’s old playbook— Carl Hiaasen (@Carl_Hiaasen) May 24, 2021
Wait what? Lauren Boebert? Oh dear fucking god Congress is fucked.
— tellthetruth (@9_tellthetruth) May 24, 2021
re: #107 Dread Pirate Ron
Okay, Liz Cheney I understood, because they’re going completely off the deep end. But if Kevin “I visit Mar-a-Grifto regularly and still refuse to admit Biden won” McCarthy isn’t extreme enough for the GQP, I’m actually worried.
re: #107 Dread Pirate Ron
They are having to clap for soooo long.
Continued:
re: #179 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Summer intern hires have commenced
— Bodega Cats (@Bodegacats_) May 24, 2021
re: #106 HRH Stanley Sea
Sure, but he wants to kiss the failed former-President’s ass, rather than to create meaningful legislation. A competent leader wouldn’t have a fraud like James O’Keefe at their event, but a lying Republican pandering to idiots who insist on being lied to would.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) May 24, 2021
re: #74 No Malarkey!
So there is some hope Manchin may eventually see the light. Not holding my breath though, and Sinema and others would have to agree to reform the filibuster as well.
Senate Dem Joe Manchin was outraged that his Republican colleagues were suggesting they would filibuster and sink the bill to create a 9/11-style commission into the Capitol attack, Politico Playbook reports.
No. No, there is not.
Seriously, fuck him sideways all the way back to Charleston.
This motherfucker is kissing up to the GQP so he can run for governor under some transparent “Look, I’m a Democrat *wink wink*, but in DC, I strove for bipartisanship” kabuki that most idiot ‘independents’ and the fucking MAGAts infesting WV will swallow hook, line, and sinker.
To be a Democratic senator in 2021 and walk into Congress thinking these Republican motherfuckers can be trusted is bascially putting a “Kick me, I’m a fucking idiot” sign on your back.
If he was really, truly upset that Mitch and Co. are going back on their word, it means they promised him something, and he was stupid enough to believe them.
re: #77 Dangerman
competence.
what to look for in a governor
Eh, he’ll win in a landslide. The state leans GQP and Republicans have shown that they’ll follow any fucking idiot off of a cliff if it means promising to punish their “enemies”, which means “Not white”.
And while I’m at it:
No visit to Liberty State Park is complete without someone asking you about your car and then making sure you know they’re anti vax, and that Governor Murphy is destroying the state.
Because the economy needs dead bodies apparently.
re: #102 BlueSpotinAL
Re: comment 99
Cooper must be one of them Ninja Dogs.
Houdini, actually…Mutt is a magician….
Close your eyes and repeat to yourself “Republicans are not becoming a full blown Nazi Party.”
The Brown Shirts are winning their war against GOP establishment by either conversion or intimidation.
Rest assured, the intimidated will convert to far right Republicanism or retire rather than join the Democratic Party. Conservatism has always been a vector towards race-based fascism and not a rigid ideology with actual principles.
re: #116 Florida Panhandler
The inmates have almost completed their takeover of the asylum.
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This new voting rights newsletter led by @Tierney_Megan should be a worthwhile follow. Check it out https://t.co/oNzfWYZUOz
— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) May 24, 2021
3/ I’m proud to say that for more than twenty years there’s no publication in the United States that has devoted a greater share of its resources to this issue. @TPM was born in a contested election. In 2002 we broke major voting rights and voter suppression stories in SD & NH.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 24, 2021
re: #114 Mattand
And while I’m at it:
No visit to Liberty State Park is complete without someone asking you about your car and then making sure you know they’re anti vax, and that Governor Murphy is destroying the state.
Because the economy needs dead bodies apparently.
Start telling people that the longer Covud hangs around and the more people die, the higher starting wages will have to be at restaurants for people to want to work there.
re: #43 Belafon
The Catholic equivalent of the Sunni vs. Shia split?
Probably we Anglicans are closer to that split. No these are just whiners and wanker that make lots of noise while being a teensy fraction of a percent.
re: #74 No Malarkey!
So there is some hope Manchin may eventually see the light. Not holding my breath though, and Sinema and others would have to agree to reform the filibuster as well.
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I know there’s a lot of pearl clutching when it comes to “what should dems do with manchin?” They’re doing this exactly right. They keep bringing stuff up for votes. They keep trying to negotiate with Republicans. Republicans don’t negotiate in good faith, and then in order to bring stuff to a halt, they’re not going to invoke cloture, which means nothing moves forward. Each one of these things is gonna eat at Joe Manchin. Give him a couple of months and he will be what is known in the cigarette-addicts society as a “reformed rake,” and they can turn out to be the most militant rakes in the barnyard.
Meanwhile, over in Brexitland, to no one’s (who has ever paid attention to history) surprise, BoJo is finding negotiating as a single medium-sized nation is not so easy:
A comprehensive free trade deal between the UK and Norway is at risk of collapsing as the Christian Democrat party fears such a pact would hit farmers in Scandinavia’s richest country too hard.
The Christian Democrats party (Krf), part of the current coalition government, plans to block opening up the Norwegian market to British beef and cheese, fearing non-tariff access would put many farmers in the country out of businesses, according to a Krf party insider.
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And:
UK restaurants struggle to recruit after Brexit and COVID double whammy
It’s only because Labour has its collective heads up their leader’s ass that BoJo can remain in power.
Very normal video of a sitting US Senator suggesting Americans shoot people they don’t “love” while a soundtrack from a 70s porno plays in the background.
Louisiana has the second highest rate of gun deaths in the country. Shootings in New Orleans are up 51% since last year. https://t.co/JWQe98Bj0R— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 24, 2021
re: #123 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Meanwhile, over in Brexitland, to no one’s (who has ever paid attention to history) surprise, BoJo is finding negotiating as a single medium-sized nation is not so easy:
And:
UK restaurants struggle to recruit after Brexit and COVID double whammy
It’s only because Labour has its collective heads up their leader’s ass that BoJo can remain in power.
Its tragic that the UK doesn’t have competent opposition to the Tories.
Well, it looks like we have to go back into hibernation.
Biden signs Alaska cruise ship bill as more cruise lines announce summer sailings
No matter what precautions are taken, I don’t think Covid 19 can be prevented from boarding one of these ships.
Look at any of the Legionnaires disease outbreaks on multiple ships..
Good article in The New Republic about how the new interest in UFOs is the product of decades of effort by grifters and kooks to divert national security resources into woo. newrepublic.com
138 days ago terrorists ransacked the US Capitol and *hours later* 138-of-202 (68%) House republicans voted to make trump a dictator. They tried to finish the rioters’ job and end democracy. Never forget it.
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) May 25, 2021
For tonight’s Dogs Eating Cheese in Slow Motion, I present baby’s first feta butt. She did figure it out eventually. pic.twitter.com/2F5U9zeeLB
— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) May 25, 2021
Not a tech guy, but NFTs seem like an extraordinary grift https://t.co/ffGj56Sv0k
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) May 25, 2021
If you ever thought wealth inequality was overstated.
re: #126 Cheechako
Well, it looks like we have to go back into hibernation.
Biden signs Alaska cruise ship bill as more cruise lines announce summer sailings
No matter what precautions are taken, I don’t think Covid 19 can be prevented from boarding one of these ships.
Look at any of the Legionnaires disease outbreaks on multiple ships..
One of the conditions is that everyone on those ships be vaccinated.
I’m about as hetero as they get so I usually try to avoid weighing in on LGBTQ issues because I’m not the one you need to be hearing from, but jeez, I really don’t understand where anti-trans feminists are coming from. OK, I’ll shut up again now.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 25, 2021
The dark money spigot sure dries up when you aren’t president any more. https://t.co/GEzQJDGGOL
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 25, 2021
It’s primary season …
See more Bramhall editorial cartoons: https://t.co/YjAiHl5t0h pic.twitter.com/RPzkUprYDP— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 24, 2021
I’m watching last night’s finale of American Idol on my PVR and I have a question.
When did Lindsay Buckingham morph into Art Garfunkel? I mean they could be brothers.
Tommy Tuberville is the Louie Gohmert of the Senate https://t.co/xkKnuOsGRt
— Baligubadle (@Baligubadle1) May 25, 2021
Insurrection Day Gallows on Capitol Grounds Planned Weeks Ahead of Jan. 6 Siege
By Adele M. Stan
rightwingwatch.org
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NEW VIDEO: Sen. @RoyBlunt claims it’s “too soon” for a 1/6 Commission.
Fine. Drop the Commission. Stop bringing a debate plan to a knife fight. Put the power to Name a Special Prosecutor to indict @GOP traitors. Why? As Dave Chappelle said: “Why? Because Fuck ‘Em - that’s why.” pic.twitter.com/J5ZUVug6cd— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 25, 2021
don’t hold back, Keith…
re: #142 retired cynic
Insurrection Day Gallows on Capitol Grounds Planned Weeks Ahead of Jan. 6 Siege
By Adele M. Stan
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In honor of #AANHPI Month, we’re globetrotting & sharing highlights from among 600 related objects in our collection. Any journey needs a good map, so we begin w/ this “rebbelib” navigational stick chart from the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Shells represent islands & atolls pic.twitter.com/zCjhmgTzJ9
— Interior Museum (@InteriorMuseum) May 25, 2021
re: #144 🌹UOJB!
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I will never do another speaking event in Texas. https://t.co/L0UGHh7zdN
— Pete Souza (@PeteSouza) May 24, 2021
re: #147 Backwoods_Sleuth
We’re about to get some solid data on what a completely unregulated gun society looks like in terms of injury and death rates. https://t.co/AM1Fi2lO0v
— Dr. Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) May 25, 2021
Oh god. Daughter’s wedding venue just emailed to say there’s a drag queen brunch the same day and can they push the wedding back half an hour.
Daughter’s response: Yes, and CAN THE DRAG QUEENS PLEASE STAY?— Deanna Raybourn (@deannaraybourn) May 24, 2021
Those of you who’ve been here awhile will remember the teeny covid-proof official wedding in Feb. This is for the Sept bash with all the friends and fam. I now have my heart set on drag queens celebrating with two adorable people. pic.twitter.com/cfieMMbSRy
— Deanna Raybourn (@deannaraybourn) May 24, 2021
more positivity in the thread
re: #149 Backwoods_Sleuth
OMG that would be awesome. How could it not?
Just dropping in… but any word on Anymouse?
re: #38 BlueSpotinAL
Ex-wife examining fridge first time she was in my apartment: Are these mushrooms any good?
Me: That’s not mushrooms. That’s cheese.
re: #148 jaunte
Arizona already permits concealed carry without any of those. It’s insane.
re: #153 DesertDenizen
Arizona already permits concealed carry without any of those. It’s insane.
They call it “constitutional carry” because of the way they intentionally misinterpret the 2nd amendment. There are a number of states that allow it. I helped keep Wisconsin requiring training when our CCW permit law was passed and I firmly believe it’s required to fit the “well regulated” clause; we can’t say no weapons but we can say you must know how to use them and otherwise be qualified. But our current SCOTUS won’t agree because they’ve been told not to.
re: #136 A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!
One of the conditions is that everyone on those ships be vaccinated.
Yes, but I’m betting the Covid Bug will somehow squeeze through.
People are just not perfect.
re: #150 A Mom Anon
It was much earlier, but I think he posted that his voice returned and that he and his wife were figuring out where he should go to get checked out. Then I got sidetracked with a backlog of unopened mail and balancing the checkbook, making dinner, and setting glue mouse traps all over the place. Not sure what’s happened since…
re: #149 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s superficial of me, but I LOVE that wedding dress!
re: #148 jaunte
The concern is not about death rates . Death rates are not a consideration for the racists in Texas and elsewhere designing a society where a race war of attrition is the goal.
The new gun law is designed in Texas to eliminate or otherwise oppress vast swaths of the black and Latino population. Full stop.
It is designed to intimidate liberals into submission and racial minorities who think they will somehow be spared the hate meant for everyone not considered “white enough”.
This grand plan has been in the works for decades. It has been openly bandied about online since the internet broke wide in the 90’s. The broad acceptance of overt fascism in the Republican voting bloc now means the plan can finally be implemented.
Why the hell is it “if you can’t pay rent, buy fewer lattes” and not “if you can’t pay your employees a living wage, buy fewer yachts”?
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) May 24, 2021
re: #161 Florida Panhandler
The concern is not about death rates . Death rates are not a consideration for the racists in Texas and elsewhere designing a society where a race war of attrition is the goal.
The new gun law is designed in Texas to eliminate or otherwise oppress vast swaths of the black and Latino population. Full stop.
It is designed to intimidate liberals into submission and racial minorities who think they will somehow be spared the hate meant for everyone not considered “white enough”.
This grand plan has been in the works for decades. It has been openly bandied about online since the internet broke wide in the 90’s. The broad acceptance of overt fascism in the Republican voting bloc now means the plan can finally be implemented.
And it still won’t be enough.
re: #162 Belafon
A-motherfucking-men. That in a nutshell is the what the RomansRepublicans feared fear in the messiah. He just might actually teach the proletariat to live that way.
What we thought happened, happened. pic.twitter.com/iM5IDF4rq9
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) May 25, 2021
When I was in elementary school, for example, this is how I was taught to think about the history westward expansion. https://t.co/Hizm1sB7NI
— Seth Cotlar (@SethCotlar) May 24, 2021
re: #137 Charles Johnson
I believe it’s toxic feminity. These women “police” the idea of women, and it really jumps out at you once you notice. The few trans friends I have on Twitter seem to agree with this take.
re: #168 Sherlock Hound
I believe it’s toxic feminity. These women “police” the idea of women, and it really jumps out at you once you notice. The few trans friends I have on Twitter seem to agree with this take.
One of the things I’ve noticed in homophobic men is that they are terrified that if gay men have equal rights they will treat them the way they have always treated women. I wonder if there isn’t a similar mechanic involved here?
Arrested insurrectionist visited Ted Cruz’s house — and brought 11 molotov cocktails to Jan. 6 riot: report
https://t.co/dmemfAVSiC— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 25, 2021
Merrick Garland’s DOJ will appeal Judge Jackson’s order to release Barr’s memo about his decision not to prosecute Trump for Obstruction of Justice in the Mueller probe.
This is really bad.
Really, really bad.
In case you’re still not catching on, a thread: https://t.co/fGOvSyjy1p
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 25, 2021
re: #171 The GOP is a terrorist organization
Merrick Garland’s DOJ will appeal Judge Jackson’s order to release Barr’s memo about his decision not to prosecute Trump for Obstruction of Justice in the Mueller probe.
This is really bad.
Really, really bad.
They’re going to let Trump skate.
re: #173 The GOP is a terrorist organization
I hope to gosh you are wrong.
They’re going to let Trump, Barr, McGahn, Junior, Ivanka - the whole wretched lot of them walk.
It’s just like Obama letting Bush, Cheney, and the banksters off the hook in ‘09.
Welcome to the American autocracy.
Our country is gone.
I think I let my green onions go too long. pic.twitter.com/FCrwiOSp9B
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) May 25, 2021
Maybe my mom was right.
Maybe I WON’T be happy till someone loses an eye!
Maybe that’s what’s missing! 😉😂😂— Neal Floyd (@nfloyd52) May 25, 2021
re: #168 Sherlock Hound
I believe it’s toxic feminity. These women “police” the idea of women, and it really jumps out at you once you notice. The few trans friends I have on Twitter seem to agree with this take.
I’m sympathetic to the idea that feminists who want to do so can set up some women-only spaces in society. However, it seems extraordinarily difficult to do that in a way that is not intrinsically offensive to trans people, and the TERFs don’t appear to even be trying to avoid giving offense.
re: #174 retired cynic
I hope to gosh you are wrong.
Are the refusing to release the memo because it is cogent to an investigation or indictment?
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) May 25, 2021
re: #180 darthstar
I’ve seen him a couple of times at the grocery store in Vail, it’s almost as if it’s fairly obvious that he’s trying to come off as unassuming, one can hardly blame him. One time I made eye contact in the checkout line and threw him a rock on with my hand, he smiled and nodded.
He has a house on Forest Road. Very expensive.
TFG who was fucking president of the fucking united fucking states four months ago is a totally delusional lunatic:
“As massive crime in the 2020 Election is becoming more and more evident and obvious, Brnovich is nowhere to be found. He is always on television promoting himself, but never mentions the Crime of the Century, that took place during the 2020 Presidential Election, which was Rigged and Stolen.”
this about an R running for senate in AZ
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Cheechako
They Were Desperate to Get Pregnant. Then IVF Gave Them Extra Embryos. One morning last spring, Ashley Harrolle put her 1-year-old daughter down for a nap and went to the kitchen. She pulled up her fertility clinic’s contact information. It was time to make the call. In a freezer several hundred ... Cheechako
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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.
William Lewis
Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
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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
Abortions Outside Medical System Increased Sharply After Roe Fell, Study Finds The number of women using abortion pills to end their pregnancies on their own without the direct involvement of a U.S.-based medical provider rose sharply in the months after the Supreme Court eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, according ... Cheechako
Detroit Local Powers First EV Charging Road in North America The road, about a mile from Local 58's hall, uses rubber-coated copper inductive-charging coils buried under the asphalt that transfer power to a receiver pad attached to a car's underbelly, much like how a phone can be charged wirelessly. ...
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Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
