John Oliver discusses the large and diverse group of people who fall under the term “Asian American”, the history of the model minority stereotype, and why our conversations on the subject need to be better-informed.
re: #169 darthstar
Does this mean Mo got served or not?
Yes. The Federal Rules of Procedure say that service can be done on any adult living in a home.
BREAKING: FDA grants historic approval to Alzheimer’s drug designed to slow cognitive decline https://t.co/HDb68GEZj7
— STAT (@statnews) June 7, 2021
re: #1 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Yes. The Federal Rules of Procedure say that service can be done on any adult living in a home.
At least the justice system, while slow, can deal with a fairly high level of attempted fuckery. Sure, Mo, it’s not like any other clever dickhead has ever tried to avoid service before.
“Texas is open 100% without any restrictions… except for this new law I just signed which restricts private businesses”
— Carl Spackler (@kj20192) June 7, 2021
They have an ideology to impose and an identity to maintain.
This is good, actually. https://t.co/pKF3P46ktv
— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) June 7, 2021
I like this take
Normally I would have compassion for a man who must appear in public with pull up big boy pants with no zipper or on backwards. But 45 made a false issue of Biden’s fitness for office and mocked disabled people publicly. So he gets cut no slack from me for them slacks.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 6, 2021
“My child is fine”
Sir, your child started a ponzi scheme at age 15 https://t.co/AByqfVzWDs— James Medlock (@jdcmedlock) June 6, 2021
re: #7 Punish Domestic Terrorists
This girl needs a lawyer, now. With luck, she can have her record cleared when she turns 18.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) June 7, 2021
re: #8 No Malarkey!
She’s at the right age to grift without serious consequences, but could turn into another worse-than-worthless Wohl.
re: #7 Punish Domestic Terrorists
Oh god it gets worse pic.twitter.com/UJVd8Z3UXl
— Ostrich, Epic Genius (@struth1ocamelus) June 6, 2021
re: #7 Punish Domestic Terrorists
Didn’t Jesus throw the money changers OUT of the Temple grounds?
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re: #9 Punish Domestic Terrorists
She’s at the right age to grift without serious consequences, but could turn into another worse-than-worthless Wohl.
Her mother, OTOH, could be facing hard time depending on how involved she is in this scam. She needs her own lawyer.
OK, this is pretty cool - Apple just announced a (nearly) free VPN. $0.99/month.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 7, 2021
The point was not that mental-health care sucks in America.
‘I did this to prove a point’: Mom arrested for posing as 13-year-old daughter at school (USA Today via MSN)
re: #11 Eclectic Cyborg
Didn’t Jesus throw the money changers OUT of the Temple grounds?
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Plus she’s cutting in on the church’s grift. Any money going into the cryptocurrency (whether or not she is running a scam) is not going into the collection plate.
Never stand between any church and its tithes.
We can rant and rave at the Dems and the administration for continuing these talks on infrastructure but it’s obvious *they don’t have 50 votes* to put it through reconciliation. Emperor Manchin has decreed that the GOP must be allowed to rule the country (aka “bipartisanship”)
— digby (@digby56) June 7, 2021
re: #16 Citizen K
We need to keep every Democratic senator up for re-election and elect more Democratic senators in 2022. Yes, those Democratic senators will be on the right side of the party, and relatively conservative. For the most party, they’d have to be to win over states which are currently Republican. But even if the Democratic caucus in the Senate goes even more right wards, with enough votes, you will be able to actually enact a more left agenda than you could with a slightly more left but smaller Democratic, because there would be enough of a majority to ignore Sinema and Manchin.
What drives me mad about this is that GOP would kill the filibuster in TEN FUCKING SECONDS if this shoe was on the other foot.
re: #15 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Plus she’s cutting in on the church’s grift. Any money going into the cryptocurrency (whether or not she is running a scam) is not going into the collection plate.
Never stand between any church and its tithes.
That’s what created the conflict. A grifting kid from a grifting subculture threatened the grift of a higher-ranking grifter.
Know how Fox News is always yelling real loud because Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t personally at the border solving that problem with her bare hands? Harris’s job has always been a bit more complicated and brainy than that, and it’s specifically to work on the root causes that lead to migration crises and work with Central America and Mexico toward those aims.And today, Harris is doing that! In Guatemala! And you can watch her press briefing with the Guatemalan president right here!
Sorry, Fox News, she’s still not personally building baby jails, to put babies in. We know that would probably make you feel better. Not gonna happen.
(Wonkette)
LOOK, FOX NEWS! KAMALA HARRIS IS DOING AN IMMIGRATION PRESS CONFERENCE! IN GUATEMALA!
re: #18 Eclectic Cyborg
What drives me mad about this is that GOP would kill the filibuster in TEN FUCKING SECONDS if this shoe was on the other foot.
Wouldn’t be so sure of that. Trump wanted very badly for Mitch to kill the filibuster and he wasn’t hearing it. I think republicans know they will be in the minority more often than not.
The appearance of Stormy Daniels this morning should remind everyone of the overwhelming shamelessness of the nation’s conservative, white, evangelicals who worship Dear Leader. He banged a porn star as his wife was recovering from childbirth and paid hush money to shut her up.
— digby (@digby56) June 7, 2021
re: #21 danarchy
Wouldn’t be so sure of that. Trump wanted very badly for Mitch to kill the filibuster and he wasn’t hearing it. I think republicans know they will be in the minority more often than not.
Because Trump doesn’t know what the fuck he’s talking about and doesn’t understand that killing the filibuster is ultimately in the Democrats’ best interest. He may have been frustrated that he couldn’t take advantage of his majority to just force through whatever horrific garbage he wanted, but Mitch is not nearly the fool Trump is. He knows damn well that as the hard right becomes more of a minority in this country, as American society starts to slide slowly to the left, they are bound to be a permanent minority, and the filibuster is a powerful tool to enable the tyranny of the minority.
re: #21 danarchy
The only risk as I see it to the GOP is that they are worried what about what the next Democratic senate might do (as obviously if a GOP Senate kills the filibuster, there will be another Dem Senate eventually).
Think about it, if Mitch had killed the filibuster back when Trump wanted him to, we might have a legit 1/6 commission right now.
Not to be too dramatic about it, but this is why we should all be fighting like hell to protect the right to vote. https://t.co/eoYRLcDmuI
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 7, 2021
re: #18 Eclectic Cyborg
What drives me mad about this is that GOP would kill the filibuster in TEN FUCKING SECONDS if this shoe was on the other foot.
But the GOP is also both much easier to get on the same page due to distilling the diversity out of their base, as well as much more likely to get the press to back whatever they do and thus elide any consequences of pushing for that kind of change.
And the Republican Party looked at this corrupt amoral piece of racist, sexist garbage and said, “Yeah! That’s our guy!” https://t.co/15j5QpGjsB
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 7, 2021
re: #25 jaunte
North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un introduced a sweeping new law to stamp out foreign influence & “reactionary thought”—harshly punishing anyone caught with foreign films, clothing or using slang.
Except for himself, natch.
Riley June Williams — the woman with ties to the far right who was shown on video directing people around the Capitol and is accused of abetting the theft of Nancy Pelosi’s laptop — has not yet been indicted. Normally, the Speedy Trial Act gives prosecutors a limit of time — roughly 30 days — to formally charge you after you’re arrested. But with Williams, the government has been using a series of motions to extend this timeline. They currently have until July 21 to indict Williams.That, by itself, isn’t all that unusual. But amid an ongoing conversation about whether the January 6 investigation will hold the most powerful accountable for the insurrection, I want to point to the existing long unindicted defendants to suggest, again, we don’t really know where this investigation is going.
Tracking which January 6 defendants haven’t been indicted is one way to identify cases that might be more interesting than others. Jon Schaffer’s case got continued for months leading up to his entry into a cooperation agreement on April 16. And Christopher Kelly’s case got continued for months before the government moved to dismiss it on June 1. At least some of these weren’t the boilerplate unopposed motions for a continuance, citing the unprecedented challenge of assembling all the evidence in this case, that have been used in most defendants cases; they were more specific requests for more time to conduct the investigation. As the disparate fate of these two men suggests, you can’t really tell what is interesting about a case if the formal charging is delayed.
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On January 6, Look to the Continuances (emptywheel)
Here’s the thing: Yes, it is entirely possible that a Republican majority could take advantage of the lack of a filibuster and do some serious damage in the near future. In fact, it’s more than possible, it’s probable. However, we as a society need to be demolishing the ability of the rich white Republican minority to hinder us from making progress on social issues. I understand; I lived through the Trump years the same as the rest of us, and I see the incalculable amount of damage that unchecked Republican control has done. And it would be worse without the filibuster, I agree. But the more progress we make on enabling progress, the less likely a Republican victory is. If we can get things like basic voting rights, infrastructure, better health care, green energy, and people are happy and they like what they see, it’s going to be hard for Republicans to come out and be like, “We’re against the Democrats and don’t stand for anything,” like they have been getting away with for years.
Breaking: US investigators have recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of Colonial Pipeline. DOJ today is expected to announce details of the operation led by the FBI. via @evanperez https://t.co/tgYx9Xui3w
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) June 7, 2021
“…behind the scenes, the company had taken early steps to notify the FBI and followed instructions that helped investigators track the payment to a cryptocurrency wallet used by the hackers, believed to be based in Russia.”
You mean cryptocurrency wallets are not secure?
re: #18 Eclectic Cyborg
What drives me mad about this is that GOP would kill the filibuster in TEN FUCKING SECONDS if this shoe was on the other foot.
Which is what they did when their priority, confirming a right-wing Justice, was blocked by the filibuster. Republicans never worry about appearing partisan.
re: #31 jaunte
You mean cryptocurrency wallets are not secure?
They’re those velcro wallets that make a lot of noise when opened.
MLB and MLBPA Say Lawsuit Over Cancellation of Atlanta All-Star Game Is Meritless, ‘Frivolous,’ Politically Motivated and ‘Clearly Deficient in All Respects’https://t.co/CCdJH41c91
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) June 7, 2021
re: #31 jaunte
You mean cryptocurrency wallets are not secure?
They probably didn’t break into the wallet, but the feds could have something that can do so.
It’s more likely the human factor. No information that is in someone’s head is secure against a guy with a hammer that wants that info, and the U.S. government has a very big hammer.
re: #30 Dopamine Fish
Here’s the thing: Yes, it is entirely possible that a Republican majority could take advantage of the lack of a filibuster and do some serious damage in the near future. In fact, it’s more than possible, it’s probable. However, we as a society need to be demolishing the ability of the rich white Republican minority to hinder us from making progress on social issues. I understand; I lived through the Trump years the same as the rest of us, and I see the incalculable amount of damage that unchecked Republican control has done. And it would be worse without the filibuster, I agree. But the more progress we make on enabling progress, the less likely a Republican victory is. If we can get things like basic voting rights, infrastructure, better health care, green energy, and people are happy and they like what they see, it’s going to be hard for Republicans to come out and be like, “We’re against the Democrats and don’t stand for anything,” like they have been getting away with for years.
The Republicans will do whatever they want to do, regardless of prior precedent. There just isn’t much legislation Mitch McConnell wants to pass that the filibuster blocks.
re: #21 danarchy
Wouldn’t be so sure of that. Trump wanted very badly for Mitch to kill the filibuster and he wasn’t hearing it. I think republicans know they will be in the minority more often than not.
Rs would kill it if it was to their benefit
Mostly right now they can get what they want with simple majorities
Tax cuts
Judges
unless they go full draconian
re: #38 Dangerman
Rs would kill it if it was to their benefit
Mostly right now they can get what they want with simple majoritiesTax cuts
Judgesunless they go full draconian
The filibuster, for example, didn’t prevent them from repealing Obamacare, they just couldn’t get 50 votes for it because it was so unpopular.
re: #31 jaunte
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re: #37 No Malarkey!
The Republicans will do whatever they want to do, regardless of prior precedent. There just isn’t much legislation Mitch McConnell wants to pass that the filibuster blocks.
That’s the thing. There’s next to no legislation that Moscow Mitch wants passed. His entire schtick is grinding the Senate to a halt so that nothing gets done and hopes that Democrats take the blame.
re: #37 No Malarkey!
The Republicans will do whatever they want to do, regardless of prior precedent. There just isn’t much legislation Mitch McConnell wants to pass that the filibuster blocks.
This.
re: #21 danarchy
Wouldn’t be so sure of that. Trump wanted very badly for Mitch to kill the filibuster and he wasn’t hearing it. I think republicans know they will be in the minority more often than not.
The filibuster intrinsically favors conservatism because it prevents bills from passing.
re: #18 Eclectic Cyborg
What drives me mad about this is that GOP would kill the filibuster in TEN FUCKING SECONDS if this shoe was on the other foot.
re: #43 EPR-radar
The filibuster intrinsically favors conservatism because it prevents bills from passing.
Ooh, breaking out the classical definition of conservatism. I like it.
re: #37 No Malarkey!
The Republicans will do whatever they want to do, regardless of prior precedent. There just isn’t much legislation Mitch McConnell wants to pass that the filibuster blocks.
The only “legislation” the GOP wants to pass is reactionary shit like ending Medicare and Social Security. The McConnells in the party know enough to postpone this shit until after the GOP is able to rule by decree.
re: #46 EPR-radar
The only “legislation” the GOP wants to pass is reactionary shit like ending Medicare and Social Security. The McConnells in the party know enough to postpone this shit until after the GOP is able to rule by decree.
Also remember that a gooper President can just fucking break the law and do whatever he (natch) pleases, and if he’s got 34 senators that will refuse to convict him he doesn’t need anything else. Viz Trump, Donald Jackass, DoD funding, and The Wall.
re: #1 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
BREAKING: FDA grants historic approval to Alzheimer’s drug designed to slow cognitive decline https://t.co/HDb68GEZj7
— STAT (@statnews) June 7, 2021
re: #48 Dangerman
BREAKING: FDA grants historic approval to Alzheimer’s drug designed to slow cognitive decline https://t.co/HDb68GEZj7
— STAT (@statnews) June 7, 2021
did i already post this?
re: #49 Dangerman
BREAKING: FDA grants historic approval to Alzheimer’s drug designed to slow cognitive decline https://t.co/HDb68GEZj7
— STAT (@statnews) June 7, 2021
too subtle?
re: #47 ericblair
Also remember that a gooper President can just fucking break the law and do whatever he (natch) pleases, and if he’s got 34 senators that will refuse to convict him he doesn’t need anything else. Viz Trump, Donald Jackass, DoD funding, and The Wall.
that’s also why the asinine “trump will get elected to congress and impeach joe and kamala and then be president” is nutso. it only takes 34 dems
re: #50 Dangerman
Consult your physician before doubling dose.
‘Hero rat’ Magawa retires after 5 years sniffing out Cambodia landmines https://t.co/h7elK2UYps
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) June 7, 2021
Well, just had t-storms come through here, dropping the temp by about 20 degrees. It’s still pouring, but it should clear out in the next few minutes.
Good thing I watered my garden this morning.
re: #53 Dread Pirate Ron
How is a rat seven years old? That’s more than double the lifespan of Rattus Norvegicus.
I see:
The lifespan of the African Giant Pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus) can be more than seven years in captivity.
awwwww isn’t that nice!
He’s getting an upgrade to Uncle Sam’s B&B!
‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley moved to federal prison for ‘forensic evaluation’
ALERT: US Justice Dept is transferring Jan 6 defendant Jacob Chansley “The Q-Anon Shaman” to a federal prison facility in Colorado for a forensic evaluation. He’ll depart the Alexandria jail this week, per court filing pic.twitter.com/5vKHj04F7z
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 7, 2021
Interesting article from yesterday on the Apple Store and _non-Apple_ apps:
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But among the 1.8 million apps on the App Store, scams are hiding in plain sight.Customers for several VPN apps, which allegedly protect users’ data, complained in Apple App Store reviews that the apps told users their devices have been infected by a virus to dupe them into downloading and paying for software they don’t need.
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Five VPN apps — Prime Shield, Spy Block, Secure & Fast VPN Protector, CyGuard VPN and Upcure — raised red flags because of suspicious ratings and user complaints on the App Store. VPN apps are designed to protect a user’s privacy by routing their Internet traffic through a remote server. But by siphoning all traffic from a phone, they could also obtain passwords and sensitive login information
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Apple also took down a separate VPN app that wasn’t among the top 1,000 grossing apps after inquiries from The Post. FirstVPN: WiFi Security Master was programmed to tell users, “Malware detected! 36 viruses were found,” according to security researchers, then prod users for $13 a month to block the viruses. Users could have seen this notice after downloading the app, and it could have been used as scareware to get them to subscribe. The notice did not appear immediately after The Post downloaded the app. Security researcher Patrick Wardle independently found the message about 36 viruses embedded in the app’s code. Traditional anti-virus software for iPhones doesn’t even exist because of the way Apple restricts access to the phone’s software.
…etc…
Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
washingtonpost.com
re: #57 JOE 🥓
awwwww isn’t that nice!
He’s getting an upgrade to Uncle Sam’s B&B!
‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley moved to federal prison for ‘forensic evaluation’
This is about his mental health. They may find him unfit for trial. I’d hope he at least winds up in a locked psychiatric ward somewhere.
Moment GIANT sinkhole swallows cars in #Jerusalem hospital parking lot
Follow us on Telegram https://t.co/a7xmeYo3u6 pic.twitter.com/hbdi1CERrK— RT (@RT_com) June 7, 2021
re: #56 danarchy
US soldiers routed by…a racoon
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re: #56 danarchy
I understand that the raccoon’s closest relatives are bears. And once they reach adulthood, some are quite unafraid of taking on much larger creatures. Very cute when they are young, though.
Of course, sometimes their dislikes are rather unusual. One night, when I was growing up, a large raccoon took a dislike to one of our Rose of Sharon bushes. Not much left beyond a nubbin of a stump.
Btw, I visually verified that it was indeed a raccoon. As a kid, though, I was fairly accepting of facts, once they were verified. “So it is a raccoon. Oh well, I guess it has its reasons.”
re: #62 ckkatz
My father had a pet raccoon as a kid, until it took a dislike to his father. Then it went to live at the lake.
re: #62 ckkatz
Raccoons are generally live-and-let-live critters, but like many wild animals, they take exactly zero shit. They will absolutely let loose against a larger animal if they feel threatened.
re: #65 BlueSpotinAL
Ugh, I wouldn’t tangle with a possum, even if it was in my engine.
The Arizona fraudit may help Arizona Democrats next year, though of course it’s purpose is to justify new voter suppression laws.
.@broomheadKTAR is a two-time Trump voter, staunch conservative and one-time supporter of auditing the 2020 election in Maricopa county. Now, his radio show is a daily recitation of how the effort became a debacle. My story from Phoenix: https://t.co/MarholYCoW
— Melanie Mason (@melmason) June 6, 2021
re: #66 DesertDenizen
Ugh, I wouldn’t tangle with a possum, even if it was in my engine.
I’d probably try to find a long-handled thing to see if I could convince it to leave. If it failed to budge or got angry at me, I’d leave it alone and contemplate finding someone to remove it for me.
re: #66 DesertDenizen
Ugh, I wouldn’t tangle with a possum, even if it was in my engine.
Give it a banana, and it’ll look much less threatening.
re: #65 BlueSpotinAL
I think I spotted your problem. That looks more like a possum than a raccoon. /mansplaining 101. /////
re: #63 DesertDenizen
Way back in the day I worked at a Boy Scout Camp for couple of summers. In those days it was legal to keep raccoons and skunks as pets in Pennsylvania.
Several of the camp counselors captured baby raccoons and took them home as pets. The next summer when they returned, everybody pretty much had the same story.
As soon as the raccoon reached sexual maturity, it left “to make its way in the world”. Generally a patch of nearby woods. And all also mentioned that the neighborhood dogs quickly learned to give the raccoons wide berth.
For some reason, I was reminded of this 2011 article:
South African man killed by his pet hippo, Humphrey
pri.org
re: #69 Punish Domestic Terrorists
Give it a banana, and it’ll look much less threatening.
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My old boss, a giant of a man, had one chase him around his garage. He found its nest in a box and it went nuts going after him. They give me the willies.
re: #67 No Malarkey!
Broomhead has the usual uneducated angry white guy show. The station went from being politically moderate to hard core conservative last year. Since then, their ratings have suffered. Mike is a lunkhead, but even he knows this is a sham. Of course, he will lose listeners because….cult.
Texas as well, I guess.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) June 7, 2021
re: #74 No Malarkey!
Republicans would have stood with Typhoid Mary, screaming about her right to spread the disease until they dropped dead from it. Free-dumb!
They should explain to him that while he worries that protecting voting rights upsets the white supremacists, suppressing voting rights doesn’t exactly inspire confidence among Black voters in the electoral system.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) June 7, 2021
This guy has figured out that when he trusted the plan, he was lied to. So now his ass sits in jail.
Jensen is seeking release from the DC jail, where he says he’s “languished” for six months (I’ll note: the Insurrection was five months ago)
And that he wants to get his affairs in order for “resolution” of his case (which could indicate possible plea deal) pic.twitter.com/nGbu09nNOq— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 7, 2021
re: #5 lawhawk
Based on what she wrote, the KKKimmy part is a bit much.
re: #70 lawhawk
I think I spotted your problem. That looks more like a possum than a raccoon. /mansplaining 101. /////
aftermarket parts
you can never trust that they are ‘exact replacments’
re: #74 No Malarkey!
United Airlines says it, too, won’t hire unvaccinated workers cbsnews.com via @cbsmoneywatch
It begins. Corporate America has little interest in hiring plague rats or managing plague rat customers. If the goopers’ pitch to Corporate America is now “Give us money so we can force you to do shit that threatens your existence as a company”, they might not be super thrilled to open their wallets.
It seems like it might be worth tracking down why this happened. For instance, if there’s more seasonality than the models assumed, that’s good for now but might not be great news in the fall/winter depending on which variants come our way.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) June 7, 2021
Amazingly, Brueghel the Younger painted a portrait of the current @GOP in 1592. https://t.co/8ETI7S4mQ5
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) June 7, 2021
Ransom recovered from pipeline heist. via @NYTimes https://t.co/EhRybS1Fw7
— Robert Farley (@drfarls) June 7, 2021
Which means that US intelligence and lawn forcement have basically broken the attackers apart. The US gets attacked every minute of every day and the US security apparatus gets shat on constantly, but they are quite good at what they do. I suppose it’s useful to be underestimated.
re: #85 ericblair
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Which means that US intelligence and lawn forcement have basically broken the attackers apart. The US gets attacked every minute of every day and the US security apparatus gets shat on constantly, but they are quite good at what they do. I suppose it’s useful to be underestimated.
i deal with that every weekend
re: #86 Dangerman
i deal with that every weekend
Do they send the Men in Green after you if you don’t comply?
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re: #76 No Malarkey!
They need Stacey Abrams there.
Yes Manchin is infuriating, but he’s also useful to the country in some ways.
For those who hate Manchin, if McConnell was majority leader, he would not allow Biden to fill any of those vacancies.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) June 7, 2021
re: #90 No Malarkey!
If he actually votes to confirm. He guarantees they get a chance, which they wouldn’t if McConnell was in charge, but if he won’t confirm, what’s the difference?
re: #91 DesertDenizen
If he actually votes to confirm. He guarantees they get a chance, whichbthey wouldn’t if McConnell was in charge, but if he won’t confirm, what’s the difference?
He will vote to confirm most of them. I think there was just one Biden official who didn’t get confirmed?
All aboard the plague ships!
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) June 7, 2021
When I say we are reliving the 1890s, I’m not kidding. https://t.co/42r30ydrE9
— Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) (@HC_Richardson) June 7, 2021
re: #93 No Malarkey!
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This will backfire on whichever cruise line goes along with it.
perfect headline. no notes https://t.co/6p1s4IY0Pd
— Talia Lavin (@chick_in_kiev) June 7, 2021
re: #92 No Malarkey!
He will vote to confirm most of them. I think there was just one Biden official who didn’t get confirmed?
So right now the two most powerful people on the planet are a naive nostalgic old man from Appalachia and a cloud cookoolander from the Southwest. And nothing important happens without both their blessings? I’m sure this is exactly how the system was intended to work. He’ll, I voted for one of them and I’m still confused and upset by the situation.
“We have decided that a cyber attack can trigger Article 5…It doesn’t matter if an attack is kinetic or cyber, we will assess as allies when it meets the threshold…and it sends a message that we are cyber allies.” @jensstoltenberg at #ACFrontPage #NATO2030 pic.twitter.com/vWFs6RQ4xu
— Atlantic Council (@AtlanticCouncil) June 7, 2021
NATO nations have recognized cyber as a domain of war for a couple of years now, and this is what that means. Kill NATO citizens with a cyber attack, and then wait for special ops and missiles to come knocking.
Of course, hide in Mother Russia and you’re probably safe for the moment, but Mother Russia can also learn about the Economic Instrument of Power.
re: #93 No Malarkey!
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So basically cruise-ships are putting people in danger to please Desantis? https://t.co/tg3JtBHmbd
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) June 7, 2021
re: #100 Dangerman
Does the average cruise ship patron give a shit? I bet cruise ship patrons and covid deniers share a great deal of overlap.
re: #8 No Malarkey!
The mother needs a lawyer - the girl is only 15. As they say on the crypto farm, that Doge won’t hunt.
re: #92 No Malarkey!
He will vote to confirm most of them. I think there was just one Biden official who didn’t get confirmed?
Yes — because she tweeted something mean about Manchin’s little girl, who was CEO of Mylan when they engaged in price gouging over their EpiPen products.
I’ll shit a brick if any of those two reply to this tweet. But it’s too ripe for a “Hold my beer” challenge. :-)
So @elonmusk are you going to let @JeffBezos one up you by flying in one of his ships or are you going to fire up a Falcon 9/Dragon and take a spin or 2 around the Earth or maybe take a trip out to the ISS in a real spacecraft instead of a suborbital piece of shit? 🧐
— Michele: Out of the closet & into the fire (@michele_out) June 7, 2021
But getting the Norovirus is still mandatory.
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) June 7, 2021
re: #104 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Admit it, you’re hoping for the classic ending of a hold my beer moment for Elon! I’m right there with you! :-)
re: #92 No Malarkey!
He will vote to confirm most of them. I think there was just one Biden official who didn’t get confirmed?
True, but it is still irritating how much power Manchin has.
Guessing both buttons lead to the same donation page.
He Has “Options”…Begging Won’t Work… pic.twitter.com/vhkqd8yPFU
— John Godish (@john_godish) June 7, 2021
re: #109 darthstar
That’s a truly revolting image.
re: #66 DesertDenizen
Ugh, I wouldn’t tangle with a possum, even if it was in my engine.
That is one of the things swords are good for.
re: #109 darthstar
Guessing both buttons lead to the same donation page.
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re: #108 Dangerman
story is a hell of a stretch
Just went back and read it - suffice it to say it sucks to be a Republican because for so long they have been acting with malice toward anyone who would dare to criticize them whilst turning a blind eye to their own internal demons. Now those demons are interfering with their bottom line. Good. Fuck them.
re: #106 DesertDenizen
Admit it, you’re hoping for the classic ending of a hold my beer moment for Elon! I’m right there with you! :-)
Actually Space X (Musk, not so much) is contributing to our space program. Blue Origin on the other hand is a vanity project by a billionaire for other billionaires/millionaires to take a thrill ride they can brag about. So I’ll not shed a tear if there happens to be a hull breach at altitude or a landing mishap of the Blue Origin.
Using data from an instrument on the @Space_Station, researchers have released one of the most accurate maps ever made from space of the human influence on carbon dioxide in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. More: https://t.co/lnAi9HjCqy pic.twitter.com/2jSHARUBU7
— NASA (@NASA) June 7, 2021
re: #81 ericblair
It begins. Corporate America has little interest in hiring plague rats or managing plague rat customers. If the goopers’ pitch to Corporate America is now “Give us money so we can force you to do shit that threatens your existence as a company”, they might not be super thrilled to open their wallets.
My evil too big to fail employer is not going to mandate vaccines for people to return to work. That said, masks are still required for employees in branches and for traversing common spaces in non-customer locations. And probably for that massive room I work in since the powers that be decided to get rid of cubes in favor of having us sit on top of each other.
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Sorry not sorry for the rant.
re: #115 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Actually Space X (Musk, not so much) is contributing to our space program. Blue Origin on the other hand is a vanity project by a billionaire for other billionaires/millionaires to take a thrill ride they can brag about. So I’ll not shed a tear if there happens to be a hull breach at altitude or a landing mishap of the Blue Origin.
Bropollo 13
re: #111 William Lewis
That is one of the things swords are good for.
I’d leave the hood up, and leave the scene. In half an hour, I’d clean out the empty nest, and no one gets hurt.
re: #115 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Actually Space X (Musk, not so much) is contributing to our space program. Blue Origin on the other hand is a vanity project by a billionaire for other billionaires/millionaires to take a thrill ride they can brag about. So I’ll not shed a tear if there happens to be a hull breach at altitude or a landing mishap of the Blue Origin.
I figure Space X will be better off not catering to that weirdo. His pronouncements cause more harm than good, and the team doing the actual work will continue without their figurehead.
Hundreds of protesters chanting “Water is life!” gathered at the Mississippi River headwaters in northern Minnesota, vowing to keep up pressure to stop a Canadian-based company’s plan to replace an aging pipeline carrying oil from Alberta to Wisconsin. https://t.co/OdAOsHkJbO
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 7, 2021
re: #121 Backwoods_Sleuth
Enbridge is gearing up for a final construction push on the pipeline, which clips a corner of North Dakota on its way across northern Minnesota to Enbridge’s terminal in Superior, Wisconsin. The Canadian and Wisconsin replacement segments are already carrying oil. The Minnesota segment is about 60% complete. The company has said it plans to put the line into service late this year.
Protesters said the “Treaty People Gathering” was the largest show of resistance yet to the project.
Protesters used a boat on a trailer to block the entrance to an Enbridge pump station south of the main protest site, and about two dozen chained themselves to construction equipment, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. A Border Patrol helicopter hovered about 20 feet (6 meters) off the ground, blowing up sand and dirt, to try to get protesters to leave.
Enbridge told MPR that its workers left the site in an effort to de-escalate the situation.
M4.3 underneath the geothermal power plant:
Constantly moving is the ground and never more so than here.
re: #120 DesertDenizen
I figure Space X will be better off not catering to that weirdo. His pronouncements cause more harm than good, and the team doing the actual work will continue without their figurehead.
Musk has pretty much steered clear of making overtly bombastic announcements concerning Space X, probably because NASA will not stand for it. Tesla on the other hand, well that’s a whole different kettle of fish.
re: #92 No Malarkey!
He will vote to confirm most of them. I think there was just one Biden official who didn’t get confirmed?
Yep. The one person he wouldn’t confirm was the one person who criticized his daughter.
re: #125 Belafon
Yep. The one person he wouldn’t confirm was the one person who criticized his daughter.
This is exactly the kind of elder-statesmanship the founders had in mind for the Senate, I’m sure.
re: #126 EPR-radar
This is exactly the kind of elder-statesmanship the founders had in mind for the Senate, I’m sure.
His response to that and criticism of blocking of voting rights makes me think he’s a petty man that would change parties out of spite if he didn’t have so much power now.
Just thinking about how after this photo ran Wall Street Journal columnists spent more time criticizing me for not smiling enough than asking Manchin precisely what areas of “common ground” he had in mind when he stood up for the GOP.
Turns out voter suppression was one of them! https://t.co/hiMeVNKtss— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 7, 2021
Never-before-heard audio shows how Rudy Giuliani “relentlessly pressured and coaxed the Ukrainian government in 2019 to investigate baseless conspiracies about then-candidate Joe Biden,” CNN reports.“The new audio demonstrates how Giuliani aggressively cajoled the Ukrainians to do Trump’s bidding. And it undermines Trump’s oft-repeated assertion that ‘there was no quid pro quo’ where Zelensky could secure US government support if he did political favors for Trump.”
clearly no amount of new evidence would have changed the outcome of Trump’s first impeachment trial. they simply would not have convicted him.
re: #126 EPR-radar
This is exactly the kind of elder-statesmanship the founders had in mind for the Senate, I’m sure.
I’m sure Machin and Sinema are exactly the sort of Senators envisioned, and we are lucky to have them.
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re: #112 DesertDenizen
Swords? How about spears?
Geez you guys are so murderous, how about a net, or just call animal control. Unless you plan on eating it, then go ahead and skewer it.
re: #129 Dangerman
clearly no amount of new evidence would have changed the outcome of Trump’s first impeachment trial. they simply would not have convicted him.
Of course, and now they have to watch the evidence they refused to see come out. If I had the confidence in the American people that I had pre-Trump, I’d think that it would destroy the politicians who refused to the do the right thing.
re: #121 Backwoods_Sleuth
Oh good, then they can just keep using the old one, cause that will be safer.
GMC special forces capture Taliban’s shadow district chief during a raid in Herat. pic.twitter.com/sWrUuFSUTs
— Giant Military Cats (@giantcat9) June 7, 2021
re: #132 Punish Domestic Terrorists
Of course, and now they have to watch the evidence they refused to see come out. If I had the confidence in the American people that I had pre-Trump, I’d think that it would destroy the politicians who refused to the do the right thing.
They don’t have to watch any such thing. You don’t seriously think they watch the channels, or read the papers, that would cover this info?
It’s reassuring that the best voice deepfake apps produce very artificial-sounding voices as they claim to be ultra-realistic. When this actually works, it’ll be very dangerous.
re: #2 ericblair
At least the justice system, while slow, can deal with a fairly high level of attempted fuckery. Sure, Mo, it’s not like any other clever dickhead has ever tried to avoid service before.
As a non American can I just say that this whole thing is surreal.
What kind of crazy system has people running after people saying “come back here, we want to see you in court!”.
“Nah nah nah I can’t hear you!”
Lizard News Network? Wut???
Lizard News Network? Lol. Good luck. (Gab) pic.twitter.com/Rlsiqez1V7
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) June 7, 2021
re: #101 DesertDenizen
Does the average cruise ship patron give a shit? I bet cruise ship patrons and covid deniers share a great deal of overlap.
Cruise patrons tend to skew older. I bet they care.
re: #138 The Pie Overlord!
Lizard News Network? Wut???
Okay, which of you is behind this?
I need answers!
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re: #106 DesertDenizen
Admit it, you’re hoping for the classic ending of a hold my beer moment for Elon! I’m right there with you! :-)
Musk has said that he wants to die on Mars, just not on impact. He doesn’t have anything to prove as SpaceX has been flying rings around Blue Origins. I wish Bezos success; know a couple of good peeps who work at Blue Origins.
re: #1 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
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re: #137 John Hughes
As a non American can I just say that this whole thing is surreal.
What kind of crazy system has people running after people saying “come back here, we want to see you in court!”.“Nah nah nah I can’t hear you!”
I once played a process server in a production of Moliere’s “Tartuffe.” I had to serve a legal writ to the family into whose household the conman had inveigled himself.
Rawls is McNulty’s father. https://t.co/0RlG8tYOTN
— David Simon (@AoDespair) June 7, 2021
re: #137 John Hughes
As a non American can I just say that this whole thing is surreal.
What kind of crazy system has people running after people saying “come back here, we want to see you in court!”.“Nah nah nah I can’t hear you!”
Looks like it came out of English Common Law where the king would send a summons to one of the nobles via his Shire Reeve and the noble would be required to come to the King’s court. Of course if said noble couldn’t be found…
re: #146 William Lewis
This country is to hide-bound.
re: #35 lawhawk
State Actors again. Sounds like the my pillow nuts lawsuit.
Following up on something I observed the other day.
wrote this opinion piece
Israel’s political striptease show
What will they do with this flawed man? This flawed man who delivered more peace treaties than any Prime Minister in history and more economic prosperity, this flawed man that transformed Israel into a superpower? Those in this striptease show have only one thing to say, “Crucify Him. crucify him!” Yes, they’re all drunk. They’re drunk on power and revenge. What did he do to make them so angry? It had to be horrible.
but what I find interesting that this isn’t just a “mask off” moment for Christian Zionists, because the Netanyahu-supporters are saying the same thing.
Israel Should Focus on Evangelicals, Not U.S. Jews Who Are More Critical, Dermer Says
Beyond finding fault with American Jewish criticism of Israel, Dermer also lashed out at domestic opponents of the prime minister, calling Israelis “particularly ungrateful” and describing Netanyahu as “something of a Gulliver in Israel” under attack by “Lilliputians doing their best to tie (him) down.”
and this is all part of a bigger picture in which Netanyahu, et al, are willing to go along with the idea Jews that don’t comply with their exact plans are suspect
Israel backs Hungary, says financier Soros is a threat
And, yes, I’m belaboring a point…what these allied groups have in common, an ocean and a religion apart, is that each sees itself as licensed to dictate the belonging, and thus the rights, of everyone else. It’s not just these two, either: the petrostate monarchs and the various European ethno-nationalists and American reactionaries all rub up against one another because their distinct “ideas” are less important than the shared conceit that they, as hegemons, get to dictate terms to the rest of us.
Ur-Fascism is like a machine where you feed in any existing idea and through a series of moulds and compressions the machine replaces the interior complexity of that idea with the same small number of tropes and trite emotional evocations.
It’s not even an ideology, it’s thing that makes ideology impossible because truth is only an aesthetic quality, and epistemology does not exist beyond what has utility for the ur-fascist.
What we’re watching with all these different public figures and political factions that blunder into the same talking points and rhetorical gestures is that homoousian quality coming to the surface.
re: #81 ericblair
It begins. Corporate America has little interest in hiring plague rats or managing plague rat customers. If the goopers’ pitch to Corporate America is now “Give us money so we can force you to do shit that threatens your existence as a company”, they might not be super thrilled to open their wallets.
American airlines is HQ’d in Dallas. Should be interesting.
To no one’s (who has been paying attention) surprise:
Boris Johnson’s Brexit chief admits he ‘underestimated’ chaos in Northern Ireland
Boris Johnson has been blasted for “breaking” promises to Northern Ireland after his Brexit chief admitted he “underestimated” the chaos after leaving the EU.
Lord Frost confessed time is “starting to run out” to fix the problems with sending goods from Britain to Northern Ireland.
And he said the UK Government had “underestimated” the impact the Northern Ireland Protocol, which Mr Johnson negotiated as part of his original so-called ‘oven ready’ Brexit deal in 2019, would have on the country.
Brexit was always about guttural nationalism (in central and northern England), ignoring the complexities that the UK faces in the 21st century.
re: #100 Dangerman
i really thought they wouldnt cave
They’re the grayhound of the seas.
It’ll be interesting to see what customers say. I am looking into a river cruise for 2022 but won’t even consider one that won’t require vaccines. River cruises are not cheap. We’ll see how that shakes out.
TAN SUIT https://t.co/rzaXoXMvve
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) June 7, 2021
re: #124 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Musk has pretty much steered clear of making overtly bombastic announcements concerning Space X, probably because NASA will not stand for it. Tesla on the other hand, well that’s a whole different kettle of fish.
He’s got his Starship project. It might have an orbital test later this summer.
re: #91 DesertDenizen
If he actually votes to confirm. He guarantees they get a chance, which they wouldn’t if McConnell was in charge, but if he won’t confirm, what’s the difference?
Joe Manchin is basically a Democratic scratch off lottery ticket in a suit.
You might hit the jackpot. More likely, you’ll win another free ticket. In the end, it turns out it was a waste of time.
Shit, sorry. I forgot calling Manchin out for the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing that he is makes me a bad liburl, or something…
Party at Gerg’s house. No limits. https://t.co/w3pdaa07Pc
— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) June 7, 2021
WE CAN’T EVEN GO TO A LIQUOR STORE ON SUNDAY, GERG.
No limits…— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) June 7, 2021
Lemme help with your project:In 1850, Texas attempted to invade New Mexico in order to turn it into a slave state, and Zachary Taylor sent troops and promised to attack TX himself and hang y’all for insurrection if y’all didn’t scurry back across the border. Don’t leave that out! https://t.co/Wzu5vpP3SG
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) June 7, 2021
For his next act of small-government conservatism, Greg Abbott must take on the tyranny of those “no shirt, no shoes, no service” signs at fast food restaurants. https://t.co/tMYTnjsoey
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 7, 2021
A Brit, and Brexiteer, who is concerned about BLM and leftists:
“with questions around vote fraud. ” - just… no. The “questions” are nothing but Trumper propaganda at undermining an election. You are intentionally spreading Trump’s lies.
— freetoken fights fecking fascists (@freetoken) June 7, 2021
re: #161 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
That Brexiteer is the topic here:
Brexiteer wants to thank two England players for not taking the knee. They were actually Romanian
United Airlines says it, too, won’t hire unvaccinated workers cbsnews.com via @cbsmoneywatch
So what’s to stop people from just lying on their applications or at their interview about it? Will companies have access to a database they can use to confirm vaccination status?
Such lovely people.
Vaccine Passports are not protecting anyone but Communism & the Democrat Narrative. Fuck off
— Populist Right (@BlacRepub) June 7, 2021
re: #163 Eclectic Cyborg
If you got vaccinated at a county event, chances are the county has you on record as being vaccinated - that is how it works up in my neck of the woods.
re: #165 Charles Johnson
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TORNADO warning continues for Platteville, CO until 6 PM MT.
This is an observed tornado moving northeast at 10 mph. Seek shelter if you are in this area! #COwx #tornadowarning pic.twitter.com/BZuHbFC1Ou— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) June 7, 2021
BTW, in case it hasn’t already been said, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard is awesome.
An Iowa man who prominently wore a QAnon shirt while at the head of a mob during the deadly U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6 has asked a judge to release him from jail, saying he “bought into a pack of lies.” https://t.co/MHWJ0pQtV0
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 7, 2021
re: #170 Backwoods_Sleuth
Too bad, so sad.
What’s for dinner? There’s way more important things to talk about.
This is Reba. She visits the magical petting fence around this time every day. 14/10 may it always provide pic.twitter.com/Qec2JNBzWl
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) June 7, 2021
DEAD. pic.twitter.com/TW65sXv4fW
— chris evans (@chris_notcapn) June 7, 2021
Feds extended a plea deal to Jan. 6 defendant Jesus Rivera and it was rejected, per summary of a hearing this p.m.
Charging docs claim he uploaded video from inside the Capitol to Facebook, which included a moment when he turned the camera on himself: https://t.co/Bq8sPKLAEV pic.twitter.com/bBoKASyPT8— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) June 7, 2021
re: #174 Backwoods_Sleuth
Good. LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!
Article VIII, SEC. 1. 1845 TX Constitution: The legislature shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves without the consent of their owners, nor without paying their owners. https://t.co/aEpv5keGCT
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 7, 2021
“As the Confederacy would do later, the Republic drafted a constitution that “protected slavery in no uncertain terms, much beyond what the U.S. Constitution did.”
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 7, 2021
Never had this happen before. Got a tornado warning on my phone during my flight. Looked out the window and saw this. Safely on the ground now at @DENAirport . 🌪 #cowx pic.twitter.com/z2YPvSxVfI
— Adrienne Vonn (@adrienne_wx) June 7, 2021
“put kids to work, little freeloaders have had it good for way too long” is quite the party platform https://t.co/zbrRt62eaV
— shauna (@goldengateblond) June 7, 2021
— The Moderna Model of a Vaccinated Individual (@PSL_4Loko) June 7, 2021
This is one item that needs brain bleach as soon as you see it.
re: #174 Backwoods_Sleuth
The feds haven’t found a friend in Jesus, and will probably not be recommended to the spirit in the sky.
re: #180 PhillyPretzel
This is one item that needs brain bleach as soon as you see it.
They want the $ of people who can see that Trump is trash too.
Whether you’re a patriot or a prankster (or a patriotic prankster)
Installed the Code Runner extension in VScode and it isn’t the greatest thing ever, but it’ll do ‘til that gets here. Great for easily testing small bits of code to see if they’re behaving properly.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 8, 2021
Remember when Lachlan Murdoch was pretending that Carlson wasn’t actually pushing the great replacement theory? https://t.co/64Cy5lAp46
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) June 8, 2021
Is “I’m a fucking idiot” a valid legal defense strategy? https://t.co/ZgICXMoEaF
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 8, 2021
Drone refuels Navy fighter jet for the first time https://t.co/ni6SlHQSwH pic.twitter.com/VNxmBnpbfz
— The Hill (@thehill) June 7, 2021
re: #186 Charles Johnson
With the right federal judge, it might be enough to give time served and a slap on the wrist.
re: #179 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Saved these for my Libertarian friend. To be fair towards him, he’s only 23, so he’s still kinda dumb. I hope things like this help.
And tomorrow will be another hot day in Philly.
weather.gov
re: #188 lawhawk
With the right federal judge, it might be enough to give time served and a slap on the wrist.
I have a feeling a lot of these clowns are getting deals like that. Our own little Reconstruction.
Of the 1000s of photos I’ve reviewed in Justice Dept court filings in January 6 cases….this one always stands out
Feds say the man on top is retired New York City Police officer. On the bottom, a DC officer he allegedly tackled
NYPD retiree is seeking release from jail pic.twitter.com/loPYjRtAvV— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 7, 2021
This coming weekend is all set up. I will get my 2nd COVID-19 shot on Saturday and I will be off on Monday. So if I get wiped out like I did with the 1st shot I will have a day to recover.
re: #192 Backwoods_Sleuth
He attacked a “brother officer.” He should spend the rest of his life in jail. And take his pension too.
Failed blogger thrown off Twitter and Facebook, suggests we should stop using computers https://t.co/KE3P3suOoo
— Dr Tim is wearing his mask (@timsenior) June 7, 2021
#Crash single car into a pole at 2600 Riverside Drive. Caused by a cicada that flew in through an open window striking the driver in the face. #nothinggoodhappenswithcicadas #cicadas2021 pic.twitter.com/0WWUM8y5Ye
— Cincinnati Police Department (@CincyPD) June 7, 2021
Does Tucker know that the Canadian border is still closed?
re: #190 PhillyPretzel
And tomorrow will be another hot day in Philly.
weather.gov
Only a high of 83F by me tomorrow. I’ve been without air conditioning since late last week, and it has sucked. I have zero energy if the room temperature is over 80F, so I took the day off.
They brought the wrong part today. I’m hoping they get this fixed early tomorrow.
No shit! https://t.co/VMW1TcKJsn
— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) June 8, 2021
re: #5 lawhawk
I don’t appreciate anyone calling her KKKimmy. That’s not cute. She made a serious error by participating in a ball with connections to White Supremacists but it should be obvious to anyone that she’s not a racist. Sigh.
Watching the AZ sec. of state on MSNBC. “A dangerous distraction” is NOT a distraction. It’s like saying, ‘I’m mowing my lawn but I’m distracted by a maniac in the next yard feeding a corpse into a wood chipper.’ Either a thing is dangerous and deserves attention or it doesn’t.
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) June 8, 2021
Fmr. Pres. Obama to Anderson Cooper on the GOP: “I thought that there were enough guardrails institutionally that even after Trump was elected that you would have the so-called Republican establishment [step in]…we did not see that Republican establishment say hold on, time out” pic.twitter.com/f81z3I3e5v
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 8, 2021
White supremacists and insurrectionists really digging their boy Manchin these days https://t.co/RH5tiXLvXP
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) June 8, 2021
Obama on Jan. 6 and The Big Lie: “The base believed it. The base believed it because this had been told to them not just by the president but by the media that they watch. And nobody stood up and said ‘Stop. This is enough. This is not true.’” pic.twitter.com/r1Zfm7n9WC
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 8, 2021
re: #195 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Who’s the failed blogger?
re: #189 DesertDenizen
Saved these for my Libertarian friend. To be fair towards him, he’s only 23, so he’s still kinda dumb. I hope things like this help.
Libertarians just want to be able to date in the workplace
— WineMom Antichrist: Fartlow’d (@WokeHamiltonBro) June 7, 2021
good grief
At the Maricopa Fraudit today, they are clearing out tables now to bring in the ‘Kinematic Artifact Detection’ scanners to search for bamboo and other suspicious things in the paper. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/jy6RvwxoDk
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) June 7, 2021
re: #143 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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WTAF
Michael Flynn is comparing Dr. Fauci to a Nazi doctor. He’s using the prestige of his former position to tour the country like a carnival barker and incite an insurrection based on full-blown lies. Arrest him. https://t.co/47cUrr4E4a
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) June 8, 2021
re: #205 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Who’s the failed blogger?
Some New York real estate grifter, used to be on TV
re: #202 Backwoods_Sleuth
Grand Moff Tarkin voice (to Obama): You are far too trusting.
re: #202 Backwoods_Sleuth
When TFG was elected, I thought “we’ll find out who in the GOP has a moral compass.”
Turns out it was zero. Complete capitulation.
re: #184 jaunte
Aren’t the Murdochs all immigrants?
re: #64 Dopamine Fish
Raccoons are generally live-and-let-live critters, but like many wild animals, they take exactly zero shit. They will absolutely let loose against a larger animal if they feel threatened.
Where we live, every few years a mother dies or abandons her young. Then they come begging at our house. Always four of them, and always displaying the broadest range of behaviors: One so friendly it jumps into your arms, lice and all, another that comes up to you. A third that is a bit shy and standoffish and a fourth that is terrified of humans.
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