IT'S GOHMERT! Louie Says He Knows the Forest Service Can't Change the Moon's Orbit Because It's Not Their Job

IT’S GOHMERT! Louie Says He Knows the Forest Service Can’t Change the Moon’s Orbit Because It’s Not Their Job

PoliticsJune 2021 • Views: 17,367

In today’s episode, Louie helpfully explains that he was being sarcastic, he knows the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management can’t actually change the moon’s orbit to fix climate change because it’s “not their job,” but “there’s some professor who thinks we might could adjust our orbit, but that’s still yet to be arrived at scientifically, but it’s an interesting concept.”

I’d like to thank the voters of Texas for sending this man to Congress.

Gohmert says his question about changing the earth’s orbit to combat climate change was “sarcastic,” but adds: “I think that’s still yet to be arrived at scientifically, but it’s an interesting concept.” pic.twitter.com/eeWdzFpCKy

— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) June 17, 2021

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jun 17, 2021 • 10:20:58am

GOHMERTA = The GOP Code of Stupidity

jaunte Jun 17, 2021 • 10:25:35am

“Give me an asparagus long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.”

Teukka Jun 17, 2021 • 10:25:40am

re: #1 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

GOHMERTA = The GOP Code of Stupidity

Making #Gohmerta trend, anyone?

lawhawk Jun 17, 2021 • 10:26:59am

re: #3 Teukka

Making #Gohmerta trend, anyone?

Stupid Sopranos strikes again.

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 10:27:08am

Currently 76 with a predicted high of 88. Better get the yard mowed before it gets much hotter. Back in a bit. Have a cold one waiting for me would you? :-)

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jun 17, 2021 • 10:29:47am

re: #3 Teukka

Making #Gohmerta trend, anyone?

go for it…a real Gohmert Pile-on

FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Jun 17, 2021 • 10:39:01am

Weather here in eastern PA has been near perfect the past few days. Clear blue sky, relatively low humidity, and temps topping out in the mid-70s during the afternoon and dropping into the low-60s/high-50s at night.

Allergies making me sniffle, but trying to spend a good deal of time outside. (And coordinating Floof Cat outside time with the neighbor so that the two cat clusters do not encounter each other.)

teleskiguy Jun 17, 2021 • 10:41:18am

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Dangerman Jun 17, 2021 • 10:42:02am

re: #2 jaunte

“Give me an asparagus long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.”

Uncooked, right?

Dopamine Fish Jun 17, 2021 • 10:45:16am

re: #7 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

Weather here in eastern PA has been near perfect the past few days. Clear blue sky, relatively low humidity, and temps topping out in the mid-70s during the afternoon and dropping into the low-60s/high-50s at night.

Allergies making me sniffle, but trying to spend a good deal of time outside. (And coordinating Floof Cat outside time with the neighbor so that the two cat clusters do not encounter each other.)

Must be nice. The temperatures have been all over the board here, but generally in the mid-80’s. Today it’s supposed to be 89, though at least there are clouds. Thunderstorms promised on Sunday will bring cooler temperatures behind them.

Charles Johnson Jun 17, 2021 • 10:46:33am

re: #8 teleskiguy

It’s funny because it’s true. The dangly bits are heat sinks.

FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Jun 17, 2021 • 10:49:34am

re: #10 Dopamine Fish

Must be nice. The temperatures have been all over the board here, but generally in the mid-80’s. Today it’s supposed to be 89, though at least there are clouds. Thunderstorms promised on Sunday will bring cooler temperatures behind them.

It is quite nice. Plan on enjoying it while I can since I expect shortly it will convert to the much more humid and temps in the 80s that seem to me to be the usual summer weather for the area. (And will get into the low-90s in July and August, possibly for an extended period of time.)

Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo Jun 17, 2021 • 10:50:47am

“there’s some science fiction writers ~~professor~~ who thinks it’s fun to pretend we might could adjust our orbit, but that’s still yet to be arrived at scientifically, but it’s an interesting concept.”

FTFH

JOE 🥓 Jun 17, 2021 • 10:50:54am

We got heavy rains right now in my area of Los Angeles!

teleskiguy Jun 17, 2021 • 10:51:22am

Dangerman Jun 17, 2021 • 10:51:46am

God he’s an asshat

I’m very honored to say that my endorsement means more than any endorsement that has ever been given by anybody.”

— Donald Trump, in an interview on Fox News.

darthstar Jun 17, 2021 • 10:52:16am

re: #11 Charles Johnson

It’s funny because it’s true. The dangly bits are heat sinks.

It’s supposed to get up to a scorching 69 degrees here today. Also, it’s Milo’s birthday! He’s one!

And he’s getting better and snagging the ball before Merle, though Merle admired the way Milo lept over him to snag the ball in mid air.

calochortus Jun 17, 2021 • 10:53:44am

re: #17 darthstar

It’s supposed to get up to a scorching 69 degrees here today. Also, it’s Milo’s birthday! He’s one!

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Happy Birthday Milo!

Also, it’s supposed to 100° just over the hill from you, so prepare for an influx of coolth seekers.

Mattand Jun 17, 2021 • 10:57:41am

I wish I had flagged it, but I cruised past a “No, GHOMERT! didn’t actually ask if BLM could adjust the Earth and/or Moon’s orbit, here’s what he meant” bullshit piece a few days ago.

It’s fucking clear as day he meant it. His follow-up just cements that.

I get that people make mistakes and don’t explain themselves as well as they could, and the Internet just makes everything worse. Every so often, though, someone repeatedly exposes themselves as the rock stupid dumbfuck they truly are. GHOMERT! is one of these people.

In a similar vein, I don’t think Jon Stewart was being sarcastic or doing a bit, as that piece on GHOMERT! was saying. I hate both siding stuff, but in this case, Stewart is the opposite: someone incredibly smart who leaned out their skis too far because they couldn’t recognize their own limitations on a particular subject.

Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo Jun 17, 2021 • 10:57:46am

re: #13 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo

“there’s some science fiction writers ~~professor~~ who thinks it’s fun to pretend we might could adjust our orbit, but that’s still yet to be arrived at scientifically, but it’s an interesting concept.”

FTFH

As a thought experiment, some actual science types have speculated about what it would take to adjust the Earth’s orbit by human effort, and how it would be done. I don’t remember the energy requirements they calculated, but it was in the tera-fuquetonnes, or possibly more.

Dangerman Jun 17, 2021 • 10:58:48am

re: #17 darthstar

It’s supposed to get up to a scorching 69 degrees here today. Also, it’s Milo’s birthday! He’s one!

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One what? ;-)

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 17, 2021 • 11:00:20am

re: #20 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo

I don’t remember the energy requirements they calculated, but it was in the tera-fuquetonnes, or possibly more.

Oh, I see. Getting real technical now.

Dopamine Fish Jun 17, 2021 • 11:02:37am

On the topic of weather, we’re getting some very heavy clouds now. They said “a stray shower or thunderstorm is possible”, and it would be very much welcomed. We are SO DRY out here.

jaunte Jun 17, 2021 • 11:03:18am

Nearly a dozen Fox News guests presented as concerned parents or educators who oppose the teaching of so-called “critical race theory” in schools also have day jobs as Republican strategists, conservative think-tankers, or right-wing media personalities https://t.co/aycIAqD8ce pic.twitter.com/RcPbNgiCch

— Media Matters (@mmfa) June 17, 2021

When your audience is so indoctrinated you don’t even try to hide your tracks.

jeffreyw Jun 17, 2021 • 11:14:49am

re: #20 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo

As a thought experiment, some actual science types have speculated about what it would take to adjust the Earth’s orbit by human effort, and how it would be done. I don’t remember the energy requirements they calculated, but it was in the tera-fuquetonnes, or possibly more.

Apply one easiley doable microtera-fuquetonne every year for a million years. Problem solved!

teleskiguy Jun 17, 2021 • 11:17:38am

re: #20 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo

As a thought experiment, some actual science types have speculated about what it would take to adjust the Earth’s orbit by human effort, and how it would be done. I don’t remember the energy requirements they calculated, but it was in the tera-fuquetonnes, or possibly more.

I’ve a better idea, a history eraser button.

Giphy

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 11:18:06am

Note to self: After re-feeding the line, make sure retaining cap is locked in place before using weed wacker. :-(

darthstar Jun 17, 2021 • 11:20:01am

re: #18 calochortus

Happy Birthday Milo!

Also, it’s supposed to 100° just over the hill from you, so prepare for an influx of coolth seekers.

Heat refugees I call them. We’re actually driving up to Gardnerville, NV this weekend for father’s day. It’ll be in the mid 90s up there.

darthstar Jun 17, 2021 • 11:20:30am

re: #27 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

Note to self: After re-feeding the line, make sure retaining cap is locked in place before using weed wacker. :-(

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You made art.

calochortus Jun 17, 2021 • 11:21:23am

re: #28 darthstar

Heat refugees I call them. We’re actually driving up to Gardnerville, NV this weekend for father’s day. It’ll be in the mid 90s up there.

So, a pleasant change for you?

darthstar Jun 17, 2021 • 11:23:32am

re: #30 calochortus

So, a pleasant change for you?

It’ll be good to see my folks who are in a retirement community there. My sister’s going to rent a boat on Tahoe for part of Saturday so we’ll hop over there for a few hours. She’s got a pond in her yard so the dogs can regulate their heat. Father’s day dinner Sunday, then we’ll circle the lake Monday and check in with some friends on our way home.

JC1 Jun 17, 2021 • 11:24:27am

re: #20 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo

As a thought experiment, some actual science types have speculated about what it would take to adjust the Earth’s orbit by human effort, and how it would be done. I don’t remember the energy requirements they calculated, but it was in the tera-fuquetonnes, or possibly more.

It’s all about mass. Earth’s orbit is changing slightly each year (further away from the sun) as Earth’s mass increases from picking up various space dust, asteroids, etc. Of course in order to make a meaningful change, we’d need a lot more mass.

Dopamine Fish Jun 17, 2021 • 11:24:29am

re: #27 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

Note to self: After re-feeding the line, make sure retaining cap is locked in place before using weed wacker. :-(

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Oh, now that’s just a dandy old mess. RIP.

calochortus Jun 17, 2021 • 11:24:30am

re: #31 darthstar

It’ll be good to see my folks who are in a retirement community there. My sister’s going to rent a boat on Tahoe for part of Saturday so we’ll hop over there for a few hours. She’s got a pond in her yard so the dogs can regulate their heat. Father’s day dinner Sunday, then we’ll circle the lake Monday and check in with some friends on our way home.

Sounds like an excellent program. Have a great weekend.

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 17, 2021 • 11:24:32am

re: #26 teleskiguy

I’ve a better idea, a history eraser button.

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darthstar Jun 17, 2021 • 11:25:28am

re: #31 darthstar

It’ll be good to see my folks who are in a retirement community there. My sister’s going to rent a boat on Tahoe for part of Saturday so we’ll hop over there for a few hours. She’s got a pond in her yard so the dogs can regulate their heat. Father’s day dinner Sunday, then we’ll circle the lake Monday and check in with some friends on our way home.

aforementioned pond.

JOE 🥓 Jun 17, 2021 • 11:28:48am

No matter how hard Gohmert Pyle tries he ain’t Martin Landau and Marjorie Taylor Greene ain’t Barbara Bain…

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 11:29:34am

re: #29 darthstar

You made art.

I made a mess and that was my last spool. Grrrrrr.

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 11:31:03am

re: #33 Dopamine Fish

Oh, now that’s just a dandy old mess. RIP.

MY last spool. Going to try and untangle it first.

The Ghost of a Flea Jun 17, 2021 • 11:32:47am

former head of the jewish agency (from 2009 to 2018) natan sharansky publishes article in tablet alleging that jews (even observant ones) who do not believe israel represents all jews are “un-jews,” comparing them to christian convert anti-jewish polemicists in medieval europe pic.twitter.com/3nTJGpD9nd

— Boston Psychology PhD (@praisegodbarbon) June 16, 2021

Dopamine Fish Jun 17, 2021 • 11:34:52am

re: #39 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

MY last spool. Going to try and untangle it first.

Ouch. I rarely have to reload my weed eater, so I have quite a bit of line on hand for doing so. I learned quickly that the cheap stuff really doesn’t last long.

BlueSpotinAL Jun 17, 2021 • 11:34:58am

re: #27 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

Note to self: After re-feeding the line, make sure retaining cap is locked in place before using weed wacker. :-(

The solution to your problem:

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ericblair Jun 17, 2021 • 11:35:03am

That was brutally swift. https://t.co/ipOjKyFhX4

— Blake News (@blakehounshell) June 17, 2021

They’re just recreationally dicking with the Manchmeister now. You’d think they’d string him along for longer but I guess it’s too much fun to yank the football. If it was kayfabe I doubt Manchin would let himself get publicly pantsed like this.

The Ghost of a Flea Jun 17, 2021 • 11:35:05am

JOE 🥓 Jun 17, 2021 • 11:35:29am

Oh, FUCK YOU Gohmert Pyle!

Louie Gohmert: So if there were federal agents involved on January 6th, we really need to know what the FBI knew and when they knew it… pic.twitter.com/OrKYwbFPza

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 17, 2021

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 11:39:54am

re: #41 Dopamine Fish

Ouch. I rarely have to reload my weed eater, so I have quite a bit of line on hand for doing so. I learned quickly that the cheap stuff really doesn’t last long.

I gave up trying to rewind the damn things as they always would tangle up on me. If I have to, I’ll just go buy a new one.

Charles Johnson Jun 17, 2021 • 11:40:56am

The baron of blep. https://t.co/Oz5ywyOs4V

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 17, 2021

Eventual Carrion Jun 17, 2021 • 11:42:40am

re: #45 JOE 🥓

Oh, FUCK YOU Gohmert Pyle!

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If only we had a commission to look into those questions

darthstar Jun 17, 2021 • 11:44:01am

McConnell is a racist.

McConnell’s entire argument against the voting rights compromise is that a Black woman supports it https://t.co/NuoUd6eaTF

— Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) June 17, 2021

Charles Johnson Jun 17, 2021 • 11:47:30am

WHO HAS NICOLAS CAGE’S PIG? https://t.co/jJBf3UwMWy

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 17, 2021

JOE 🥓 Jun 17, 2021 • 11:49:54am

re: #50 Charles Johnson

Is this a remake of…FUTZ?

WARNING!

On an episode of “Siskel and Ebert At the Movies” which was dedicated to bad cinema, Roger Ebert declared this film to be the worst he had ever seen.

imdb.com

The Ghost of a Flea Jun 17, 2021 • 11:51:10am

re: #50 Charles Johnson

Rural French John Wick?

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jun 17, 2021 • 11:53:08am

re: #11 Charles Johnson

It’s funny because it’s true. The dangly bits are heat sinks.

and you can get a rash

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jun 17, 2021 • 11:55:16am

re: #45 JOE 🥓

Louie Gohmert: So if there were federal agents involved on January 6th, we really need to know what the FBI knew and when they knew it…

if there were only some way to create a Congressional commission to look into that…

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 11:57:29am

Welp that didn’t work out. Time for some lunch and then I’ll go buy a couple more. Ugh.

lawhawk Jun 17, 2021 • 11:59:03am

re: #15 teleskiguy

Science reminder:

Pollen is tree sex.

Carry on.

b.d. (Lock Him Up, Lock Him Up!) Jun 17, 2021 • 11:59:24am

re: #50 Charles Johnson

Q: Mr Cage, how was working with a pig?

A: He was a lot smarter and reasonable than Jon Voight…..

Colère Tueur de Lapin Jun 17, 2021 • 11:59:55am

re: #51 JOE 🥓

Is this a remake of…FUTZ?

WARNING!

On an episode of “Siskel and Ebert At the Movies” which was dedicated to bad cinema, Roger Ebert declared this film to be the worst he had ever seen.

imdb.com

Worse than Plan 9 from Outer Space? Wow.

lawhawk Jun 17, 2021 • 12:00:02pm

re: #45 JOE 🥓

Insult to Jim Neighbors.

Charles Johnson Jun 17, 2021 • 12:04:43pm

“Hey I’m gonna be late…

yeah it’s— yeah the giant cat again” pic.twitter.com/5XLAyhbEoC

— Giant Military Cats (@giantcat9) June 17, 2021

A Three Hour Tour Jun 17, 2021 • 12:05:00pm

re: #59 lawhawk

Insult to Jim Neighbors.

Also an insult to Jim Nabors.

JOE 🥓 Jun 17, 2021 • 12:05:05pm

re: #58 Colère Tueur de Lapin

Worse than Plan 9 from Outer Space? Wow.

I actually saw FUTZ when I was in college and people actually BOOED while it was being shown.

Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo Jun 17, 2021 • 12:07:33pm

re: #50 Charles Johnson

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There’s a whole industry in France built around breeding and training dogs and pigs to find truffles. Successful critters are quite valuable.

Truffle-extraction:

Because truffles are subterranean, they are often located with the help of an animal possessing a refined sense of smell. Traditionally, pigs have been used for the extraction of truffles. Both the female pig’s natural truffle-seeking, and her usual intent to eat the truffle, are due to a compound within the truffle similar to androstenol, the sex pheromone of boar saliva, to which the sow is keenly attracted. Studies in 1990 demonstrated that the compound actively recognized by both truffle pigs and dogs is dimethyl sulfide.

In Italy, the use of the pig to hunt truffles has been prohibited since 1985 because of damage caused by animals to truffle mycelia during the digging that dropped the production rate of the area for some years. An alternative to truffle pigs are dogs. Dogs pose an advantage in that they do not have a strong desire to eat truffles, so can be trained to locate sporocarps without digging them up. Pigs attempt to dig up truffles.

These odd looking and smelly growths are insanely expensive. As with most commodities, there is a website devoted to the market for them.
Truffle Price Tracker.

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jun 17, 2021 • 12:09:36pm

But you have to have them all pulled out after the Savoy truffle…

A Three Hour Tour Jun 17, 2021 • 12:11:13pm

Nobody knows the truffles I’ve seen …

William Lewis Jun 17, 2021 • 12:18:04pm

re: #56 lawhawk

Science reminder:

Pollen is tree sex.

Carry on.

I embarrassed my teenaged son a couple years ago when, after sneezing, I said out the window, “hey tree? Stop having sex!”

Eventual Carrion Jun 17, 2021 • 12:34:58pm

re: #56 lawhawk

Science reminder:

Pollen is tree sex.

Carry on.

And don’t drink water, fish fuck in it.

Charles Johnson Jun 17, 2021 • 12:43:38pm

It’s just bizarre how Republicans keep inventing conspiracy theories to explain away the 1/6 insurrection, but at the same time refuse to allow an investigation. I mean, if the FBI was REALLY behind it, wouldn’t you want to know?

Such bullshit.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 17, 2021

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Jun 17, 2021 • 12:46:27pm

Live feed to Juneteenth signing ceremony, now starting.

President Biden Signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Into Law

b.d. (Lock Him Up, Lock Him Up!) Jun 17, 2021 • 12:46:41pm

re: #68 Charles Johnson

Surprised the wingnuts are pointing their fingers at one of the few groups that can and WILL totally f them up?

b.d. (Lock Him Up, Lock Him Up!) Jun 17, 2021 • 12:49:16pm

Keep f*cking that chicken charlie:

Plot twist in the fourth act… pic.twitter.com/tHzDCxmqzE

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) June 17, 2021

Dave In Austin Jun 17, 2021 • 12:50:26pm

Greg Abbott is about to go Nuclear. Kamala is recounted WHAT Juneteenth is all about and it is not kind to Texas.

A Mom Anon Jun 17, 2021 • 12:51:06pm

re: #44 The Ghost of a Flea

People also forget that after she made her big announcement(like she was a big girl who went potty all by herself), she was on Seb Gorka’s America’s Favorite Nazi radio show. The same damned day. She’s full of shit and did that to shut up whoever told her she had to in the GOP.

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 17, 2021 • 12:53:35pm

re: #52 The Ghost of a Flea

Rural French John Wick?

Jean Wicque?

Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 12:53:41pm

re: #62 JOE 🥓

I actually saw FUTZ when I was in college and people actually BOOED while it was being shown.

It can’t be worse than Night of the Lepus. When it was shown at Windycon many years ago, they accidentally skipped the 3rd reel, and no one noticed until it ended early.

Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 12:57:18pm

re: #73 A Mom Anon

People also forget that after she made her big announcement(like she was a big girl who went potty all by herself), she was on Seb Gorka’s America’s Favorite Nazi radio show. The same damned day. She’s full of shit and did that to shut up whoever told her she had to in the GOP.

It was a calculated move. She pretended to be a decent but very stupid person to get politicians who aren’t openly fascist off her back, then went to Gorka to signal she’s still on the team.

JOE 🥓 Jun 17, 2021 • 12:57:27pm

re: #75 Punish Domestic Terrorists

It can’t be worse than Night of the Lepus. When it was shown at Windycon many years ago, they accidentally skipped the 3rd reel, and no one noticed until it ended early.

Bones Mc Coy vs. Killer Rabbits!

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 12:57:35pm

another Kentucky moron opens his yap

Build the wall. Reinstate Remain in Mexico policy. Enforce the law!

— Rep. Andy Barr (@RepAndyBarr) June 17, 2021

Charles Johnson Jun 17, 2021 • 12:58:39pm

The history of Juneteenth is interesting, because the day it commemorates happened _two years_ after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, when Union troops entered the city of Galveston and forced Texas to free more than 250,000 slaves.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 17, 2021

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 12:58:40pm

Our First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and her husband the President have been married for 44 years today. Love is in the White House again. 💙🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JJHCxsGiZi

— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) June 17, 2021

Eventual Carrion Jun 17, 2021 • 1:01:04pm

re: #70 b.d. (Lock Him Up, Lock Him Up!)

Surprised the wingnuts are pointing their fingers at one of the few groups that can and WILL totally f them up?

And what FBI department is the horned, Chewbacca bikini guy part of?

retired cynic Jun 17, 2021 • 1:01:29pm

A Magical Series Captures the Gnarled Branches of Socotra’s Dragon Blood Trees
thisiscolossal.com

This is the photog who did those wonderful mass firefly pictures in Japan earlier. Photographers might especially want to see this. I followed him on Instagram. Just lovely.

Kordan details the techniques and equipment he used in Socotra in a post about his travels, which you can follow on Instagram. He also has dozens of photographs of the white-sand deserts and life on the Yemeni island available as prints in his shop.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:02:18pm

re: #79 Charles Johnson

my great-great-great-uncle Phil

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and issued General Order No. 3: “The people are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, ‘all slaves are free.’

“This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property, between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them, becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain at their present homes, and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts; and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.”

But who actually wrote the Juneteenth order? I offer a “spoiler alert” that the answer isn’t Granger. The first sentence declaring that “all slaves are free” and the last two sentences warning the freedmen to stay home and continue working came from an earlier order by Gen. Philip Sheridan.

galvnews.com

JOE 🥓 Jun 17, 2021 • 1:02:24pm

Whoodathunkit?????

Fox News’ ‘Concerned’ Parents Are Actually Just GOP Activists: Report

The regular ol’ “concerned parents” or teachers Fox News has presented as fighting “critical race theory” are actually partisan activists or right-wing media personalities.

According to a new review by liberal watchdog Media Matters, the network—which has mentioned critical race theory over 1,300 times since March—has downplayed or even outright ignored many of these guests’ GOP activist ties while featuring them as local citizens outraged over their schools’ curriculum.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:05:05pm

President Biden kneeling down to greet 94 yr old activist Opal Lee, who pushed to make Juneteenth a national holiday. pic.twitter.com/KIv4QhCSUZ

— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) June 17, 2021

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:05:39pm

Kinda misleading, since you had state legislatures doing it for you, and then filed a ton of suits to rig the system to undo a loss https://t.co/Cxjyr91uQl

— jesse taylor (@jesseltaylor) June 17, 2021

I Would Prefer Not To Jun 17, 2021 • 1:05:42pm

Thanks to Trump is trending. Most of it is like this.

Thanks to Trump

Balconies are making a comeback pic.twitter.com/8FrY6ndlCy

— Tomi T Ahonen (@tomiahonen) June 17, 2021

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:08:02pm

WOW! New Jersey has honored George Floyd with a statue outside of Newark City Hall! This beautiful acknowledgment is a symbol of the tremendous impact he continues to have on America. #LongLiveGeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/XWxsrfFa70

— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) June 17, 2021

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 1:09:20pm

Goodbye weed wacker. Hello clippers. I can wait a week to trim the yard. Tired of f-ing around with that thing.

amazon.com

Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 1:09:42pm

re: #77 JOE 🥓

Bones Mc Coy vs. Killer Rabbits!

That’s why it was shown at a science fiction convention.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:11:20pm

His favourite part of the day
during the hot season … !!🐶🛁😄

( via willy.russel /Tkk ) pic.twitter.com/qSjFiPV999

— Stefano S. Magi (@myworld2121) June 17, 2021

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:12:48pm

Reproductive rights & abortion access are deeply & dangerously threatened. We’ve had enough meddling between Americans & their health care decisions. We’ve had enough shameful attack on people’s freedoms & futures. The time is now for the Women’s Health Protection Act. pic.twitter.com/OaGnS9n0Dk

— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) June 17, 2021

ericblair Jun 17, 2021 • 1:18:24pm

👀👀👀https://t.co/MmWJ7oQifK pic.twitter.com/fZLv0OUmfN

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) June 17, 2021

Rumor time. Frankly, whatever the origin of the SARS-COV2 virus is, what’s done is done, but if the chief of Chinese counterintelligence defected, um.

Dopamine Fish Jun 17, 2021 • 1:19:55pm

I wonder if the insane Q posse in Congress would like it if we started doing this to them…

Audit the Vote PA having a normal one. They say they’ve serves Sen. Dave Argall “with a notarized affidavit for maladministration for not listening to the people he is hired to represent…” pic.twitter.com/0jjhW8lKsU

— Stephen Caruso (@StephenJ_Caruso) June 17, 2021

JOE 🥓 Jun 17, 2021 • 1:22:24pm

re: #94 Dopamine Fish

I wonder if the insane Q posse in Congress would like it if we started doing this to them…

Under WHAT authority has that group the ability to fine a state legislator?

sagehen Jun 17, 2021 • 1:22:29pm

re: #72 Dave In Austin

Greg Abbott is about to go Nuclear. Kamala is recounted WHAT Juneteenth is all about and it is not kind to Texas.

You mean she told the truth?

HOW DARE SHE!?!?!

Dopamine Fish Jun 17, 2021 • 1:23:42pm

re: #95 JOE 🥓

Under WHAT authority has that group the ability to fine a state legislator?

The authority vested in them by the God-Emperor, Donald J. Trump.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:23:45pm

Weather report: hot and damp. Everything’s sweating. You, your furniture, your bed, your dreams, everything: sweating. You thought the rain would make it cooler? Nope. This country needs air conditioning. Oh god the sweat.

— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) June 17, 2021

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 1:23:50pm

re: #94 Dopamine Fish

I wonder if the insane Q posse in Congress would like it if we started doing this to them…

Even better will be him giving them the finger when they try to impose that $1000.00/day fine.

100

sagehen Jun 17, 2021 • 1:24:46pm

re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth

another Kentucky moron opens his yap

So if they’re doing all those apprehensions, and confiscating all that fentanyl, doesn’t that mean that in fact it IS under control?

101

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:24:50pm

At a press conference today, Ted Cruz repeated his false claims about how Democrats’ S1 bill would register to vote “anyone who comes into contact with the government” and is “intended to” register millions of illegal immigrants. Previous debunking here: https://t.co/6Bji6lwfAp

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:27:29pm

Just once I want the “women aren’t having kids!” articles to talk to the “Millenials aren’t buying houses!”, “Billionares aren’t paying taxes” and “Health Insurance companies are no longer covering ER visits” articles because I bet the four could solve the mystery. https://t.co/0AiCbQfe88

— Amanda Smith (@AmandaSmithSays) June 16, 2021

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Cheechako Jun 17, 2021 • 1:28:07pm

re: #95 JOE 🥓

Under WHAT authority has that group the ability to fine a state legislator?

Sounds a wee bit like extortion.

104

Dopamine Fish Jun 17, 2021 • 1:28:47pm

re: #103 Cheechako

Sounds a wee bit like extortion.

No, but see, the government works for WE, THE PEOPLE, therefore we have the authority to make demands and to take action when those demands aren’t being met!

105

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:31:03pm

This is Korra’s way of telling me it’s too hot for a walk pic.twitter.com/WxZV1OGgu7

— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) June 17, 2021

106

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 1:36:24pm

Finally. About time this Admin got off its butt and started doing something about these bigoted & asinine laws.

More good news! DOJ has filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s ban on trans girls in girls’ sports. This is the first action DOJ has taken against such a law; WV is one of 9 states who’ve banned trans kids from sports. https://t.co/IbMKNhjzel

— Gillian Branstetter (@GBBranstetter) June 17, 2021

United States also weighing in today in Arkansas making clear that bans on health care for trans minors violate equal protection & trans status classifications trigger heightened scrutiny: https://t.co/GtzoczIDJa

— Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) June 17, 2021

107

Belafon Jun 17, 2021 • 1:37:04pm

re: #86 Backwoods_Sleuth

Why would more Americans voting mean Republicans will lose?

— Blue in Red Texas (@RockwallBlue) June 17, 2021

108

Charles Johnson Jun 17, 2021 • 1:39:48pm

It could have been like this, but instead we have iPhones. https://t.co/vmwUECEhey

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:44:38pm

re: #47 Charles Johnson

pic.twitter.com/UMETqg4c3D

— iT’S ALL NATURE’S (@itsnaturesworld) June 17, 2021

110

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:46:59pm

“The Grandmother of Juneteenth”: @NikolenDC details the history of Opal Lee, the 94-year-old activist who devoted her life to making Juneteenth a national holiday — and was invited to the White House to see President Biden make it happen https://t.co/vttUgeQd5s pic.twitter.com/O94pHb5H2z

— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 17, 2021

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jun 17, 2021 • 1:49:52pm

Roger Waters FTW:

“I will not be a party to this b******t, Zuckerberg.” — @rogerwaters. #MarkZuckerberg pic.twitter.com/upApb1w9Xl

— FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting (@friendscb) June 17, 2021

And for his prescience….

Roger Waters - The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)

112

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 1:49:59pm

Putin says that the image of Biden created by Russian/US media of a doddering old man suffering from dementia “has nothing to do with reality.” Says he didn’t seem affected by the jet lag, was energetic, and that you have to be on your toes with him “bc he doesn’t miss anything.” https://t.co/tO2G9Chbak

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) June 17, 2021

113

ericblair Jun 17, 2021 • 1:50:39pm

Every person in Russia who has been warning about this very outcome for months and highlighted the lies, the suppressed reports in state media, the manipulated data – and had their indy media outlets fined for “spreading fake news” and branded as a “foreign agent”: 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦‍♀️ https://t.co/SjuxYreqPl

— Alexey Kovalyov (@Alexey__Kovalev) June 17, 2021

Decades of jamming conspiracy crap down people’s throats, and what do you know. The Russian government and media were also dumb enough to scaremonger AZ and Pfizer vaccines, and not realize that Russians would figure that it applied to Sputnik as well. A couple of weeks after declaring that making vaccines mandatory was unworkable, they’re now mandated in Moscow for most workers, which should help, but it’s pretty late to stave off this wave.

114

Eric The Fruit Bat Jun 17, 2021 • 1:55:05pm

re: #113 ericblair

If anything, it shows that the Russian state aren’t nearly as brutal as the Chinese state can be.

115

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:02:51pm

Thanks @falklandsheli for the permission “catch it Derek and we’ll put it on our Instagram account” #janeygodleyvoiceover pic.twitter.com/YONotdxaU7

— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) June 17, 2021

I never realised before just how many animals have Scottish accents. Quite remarkable.

— Herge Smith (@hergesmith) June 17, 2021

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Jun 17, 2021 • 2:03:06pm

Page promotion:

New Federal Holiday and Flag Observance: Juneteenth

117

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 2:07:50pm

This came in today’s mail.

My Niece knitted/crocheted me a Trans-Pride flag blanket for this years Pride. Really need to do something about all the smoke in this room. Making my eyes water. 🥲 pic.twitter.com/sgwCXVW4ZW

— Michele: Out of the closet & into the fire (@michele_out) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:08:25pm

Having a bad day? Could be worse, you could live next door to these peoplehttps://t.co/s6OHAR8N4C pic.twitter.com/CHdTC5ffWG

— The Poke (@ThePoke) June 17, 2021

worth the click

119

Belafon Jun 17, 2021 • 2:11:45pm

It is very important as a pediatrician to have a favorite:

1) dinosaur (triceratops)
2) bug (dragonfly)
3) superhero (Storm)
4) animal (tiger)
5) princess (tie between Rapunzel in Tangled and Moana)

because one never knows when it will come up in conversation

— Daniel Summers, MD 🏳️‍🌈 (@WFKARS) June 17, 2021

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William Lewis Jun 17, 2021 • 2:15:51pm

re: #114 Eric The Fruit Bat

If anything, it shows that the Russian state aren’t nearly as brutal as the Chinese state can be.

Putin likes the pretense that he’s not a dictator. Xi doesn’t care.

121

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 2:16:34pm

re: #118 Backwoods_Sleuth

worth the click

Yes, definitely worth the click.

122

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:17:23pm

re: #121 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

Yes, definitely worth the click.

“3 inches is 3 inches”

123

Jack Burton, Gunner on Death Star of David Jun 17, 2021 • 2:18:06pm

re: #119 Belafon

I’m not a pediatrician, nor do I work with children in general but I’ll have answers to these on stand by if necessary.

1. Stegosaurus
2. Monarch Butterfly
3. Batman
4. Crow
5. Leia

124

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Jun 17, 2021 • 2:18:56pm

re: #56 lawhawk

Science reminder:

Pollen is tree sex.

Carry on.

And flowers are sex organs.

125

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 2:19:04pm

re: #122 Backwoods_Sleuth

“3 inches is 3 inches”

That one was the best. LoL.

126

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:21:38pm

lolololol

Kentucky man at U.S. Capitol attack wrapped his phone so his whereabouts couldn’t be tracked, then posted about it on Facebook. https://t.co/6jHNPbGqVi ^JC

— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) June 17, 2021

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Jun 17, 2021 • 2:24:28pm

re: #71 b.d. (Lock Him Up, Lock Him Up!)

Keep f*cking that chicken charlie:

Hey Charlie, it’s not the Democrats fault that Republicans kept blocking the holiday.

In 1996, the first legislation to recognize “Juneteenth Independence Day” was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.J. Res. 195, sponsored by Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI).

128

BeenHereAwhile Jun 17, 2021 • 2:29:39pm

re: #111 Eric The Fruit Bat

Roger Waters FTW:

And for his prescience….

[Embedded content]

Video

You wake up in the morning, get something for the pot
Wonder why the sun makes the rocks feel hot
Draw on the walls, eat, get laid
Back in the good old days
Then some damn fool invents the wheel
Listen to the whitewalls squeal
You spend all day looking for a parking spot
Nothing for the heart, nothing for the pot
Benny turned the dial on his Short Wave radio
Oh how he wanted to talk to the people,
he wanted his own show
Tune in Moscow. Tune in New York
Listen tot the Welsh kid talk
Communicating like in the good old days

Roger Waters - 03 - Me or Him - Radio Kaos (1987)

129

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:30:28pm

Vice Pres. Kamala Harris: “As we commemorate the history of Juneteenth, as we did just weeks ago with the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre, we must learn from our history, and we must teach our children our history…It is part of American history.” https://t.co/9kpu90QEQ1 pic.twitter.com/Z4zhouyfOA

— ABC News (@ABC) June 17, 2021

130

DodgerFan1988 Jun 17, 2021 • 2:30:36pm

Charlie Kirk is a fucking racist asshole. Full stop!

— Amy Lynn ✡️🐿️ (@AmyAThatcher) June 17, 2021

131

Patricia Kayden Jun 17, 2021 • 2:32:19pm

re: #50 Charles Johnson

Oh dear. He really used to be a good actor. How the mighty have fallen.

132

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:33:12pm

First Ronny Jackson has to tell the truth about what happened to Donald Trump during his “God Bleessssh the United SSShhashssh” Jerusalem speech. https://t.co/2jglsgiyDA

— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:35:27pm

“juneteenth is an affront to the 4th of july. we now have two summer holidays.” pic.twitter.com/1tU2V6agQn

— matthew. (@iAmTheWarax) June 17, 2021

134

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:36:32pm

R.I.P. Frank Bonner: The television actor best known for his role as Herb Tarlek on WKRP in Cincinnati has died at the age of 79. https://t.co/CObVTKXPgT pic.twitter.com/BOxyoqipPw

— Consequence (@consequence) June 17, 2021

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Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 2:37:53pm

re: #131 Patricia Kayden

Oh dear. He really used to be a good actor. How the mighty have fallen.

He has a spending and not paying taxes problem, so he has to take any crappy role offered to him.

136

Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 2:39:09pm

re: #134 Backwoods_Sleuth

Same devastating condition that left Robin Williams with no choice but to end his life on his own terms.

137

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Jun 17, 2021 • 2:41:58pm

re: #92 Backwoods_Sleuth

The nearest abortion clinic or provider to us in our state is in Lincoln (four hundred miles).

Anywhere, the nearest is in Denver (two hundred miles).

138

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:42:51pm

re: #136 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Same devastating condition that left Robin Williams with no choice but to end his life on his own terms.

same took our uncle Jerry in 2018.

139

retired cynic Jun 17, 2021 • 2:44:02pm

re: #138 Backwoods_Sleuth

same took our uncle Jerry in 2018.

And my husband Charles.

140

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:45:24pm

re: #139 retired cynic

And my husband Charles.

141

JOE 🥓 Jun 17, 2021 • 2:46:30pm

re: #124 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

And flowers are sex organs.

And flowers are bisexual…

142

sagehen Jun 17, 2021 • 2:47:53pm

re: #119 Belafon

1) T Rex
2) Ladybug
3) Buffy
4) Snow Leopard
5) Buttercup

143

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 17, 2021 • 2:49:10pm

re: #136 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Same devastating condition that left Robin Williams with no choice but to end his life on his own terms.

What happened to Robin Williams still breaks my fucking heart.

144

retired cynic Jun 17, 2021 • 2:50:34pm

re: #140 Backwoods_Sleuth

Thank you. It is a horrible thing.

145

A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp! Jun 17, 2021 • 2:51:38pm

re: #124 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

And flowers are sex organs.

Well, technically, flowers are sporophytes. The things that make plant gametes are too small to see.

Not to be pedantic or anything…

146

No Malarkey! Jun 17, 2021 • 2:55:33pm

Genius who cleverly disguised his presence at the Capitol on January 6 bragged about it on Facebook so everyone would know how smart he is.

Kentucky man at U.S. Capitol attack wrapped his phone so his whereabouts couldn’t be tracked, then posted about it on Facebook. https://t.co/6jHNPbGqVi ^JC

— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 2:56:47pm

cry some more, Lindsey

Sen. Lindsey Graham on federal voting rights legislation: “This has got nothing to do with improving voting, it has everything to do with locking in perpetual power by the left.” pic.twitter.com/GttSwTFbtP

— The Hill (@thehill) June 17, 2021

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Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 2:56:48pm

re: #143 Eclectic Cyborg

What happened to Robin Williams still breaks my fucking heart.

Same here, but the worse thing is people who acted like he took something away from them that they were entitled to by ending his life rather than fading away completely while requiring fulltime care. Some people acted like he was their property just because they were bad fans.

149

aatharuv Jun 17, 2021 • 2:57:51pm

re: #146 No Malarkey!

Genius who cleverly disguised his presence at the Capitol on January 6 bragged about it on Facebook so everyone would know how smart he is.

But he wrapped his phone in Tin _and_ Alumnum foil while posting to facebook. That should end all transmissions (sarc off)

150

nines09 Jun 17, 2021 • 2:58:18pm

A federal judge wants every attorney whose name was on court filings seeking to overturn Michigan’s presidential election results in the “Kraken” suit there to show up for a sanctions hearing on July 6. pic.twitter.com/816zUMHZ4l

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) June 17, 2021

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Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 2:59:18pm

re: #147 Backwoods_Sleuth

cry some more, Lindsey

Lindsey thinks the corrupt Republicans have a right to limit voting so white nationalists can win elections in a country that rejects them. They want minority rule like the nightmare South Africa went through.

— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) June 17, 2021

152

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 17, 2021 • 3:01:45pm

It’s very telling that the GOP equates “making it easy for people to vote” with “locking in perpetual power by the Left.”

153

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Jun 17, 2021 • 3:01:46pm

Breaking extremely local news:

Our floor furnace failed during the third blizzard of the season here, back in February. We put in calls to half the state trying to get someone out to either repair it or replace it.

A call just came in from a plumbing and heating firm in Gering, Nebr. we’ve used before for plumbing problems.

They will send someone here to inspect our furnace on June 23, to see if it can be repaired or if it should be replaced.

My wife countered with the idea that they just retire this ancient piece of early XX Century equipment, and install a combo wall furnace/air conditioner in our house.

They liked that idea, offering to hook us up with financing.

She said no to the financing, we have plenty of money to pay for it.

So yay, we might get a new heater in July or so. (I’m all for the air conditioning part though.)

154

jaunte Jun 17, 2021 • 3:03:01pm

re: #151 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Democrats unfairly using the power of actually making changes that voters want.

155

Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 3:04:15pm

I discovered today that I wrecked my resin printer’s LCD assembly a couple of weeks ago when the platform fell. That’s $75 and an hour of work gone. Resin printers are very delicate.

156

Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 3:05:26pm

re: #152 Eclectic Cyborg

It’s very telling that the GOP equates “making it easy for people to vote” with “locking in perpetual power by the Left.”

They wouldn’t spend so much time calling their destructive xenophobic voters “real Americans” if they thought they actually represented most Americans.

157

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Jun 17, 2021 • 3:05:55pm

re: #130 DodgerFan1988

pic.twitter.com/lLSDtw6lG0

— Captain Obvious (@MondeBoeuf) June 17, 2021

158

Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 3:06:16pm

re: #154 jaunte

Democrats unfairly using the power of actually making changes that voters want.

And buying voters with free stuff like egalitarianism and democracy.

159

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Jun 17, 2021 • 3:06:37pm

re: #139 retired cynic

And my husband Charles.

{{{Hugs}}}

160

No Malarkey! Jun 17, 2021 • 3:06:54pm

re: #150 nines09

Powell’s attorneys are as bad as she is!

— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) June 17, 2021

161

Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 3:08:31pm

re: #160 No Malarkey!

The white nationalists who wanted to end our democracy are not the best of us. Of course their lawyers suck.

162

retired cynic Jun 17, 2021 • 3:08:46pm

163

teleskiguy Jun 17, 2021 • 3:10:12pm

This is rad. Featuring Glen Plake, the mohawk skier dude.

VW Golf K2 Commercial

I skied with Plake in the fifth grade, he took a big group from our class for half a day at Beaver Creek. My friends and I were the best skiers in the group, he said. That was a pivotal day for me, I had so much fun skiing with this loud dude with a blue mohawk. All the kids who kept up with Plake that day were sharing in his discovery, that skiing is a fountain of youth.

I also saw something that day that I’ve only seen a couple of times since, Plake did some ski ballet for us.

Glen Plake skiing

164

Eventual Carrion Jun 17, 2021 • 3:12:55pm

re: #103 Cheechako

Sounds a wee bit like extortion.

Yep. I think I am going to fine them $1.6 million for fucking with my vote in PA.

165

No Malarkey! Jun 17, 2021 • 3:13:46pm

re: #162 retired cynic

[Embedded content]

Probably from the guy who advised that if you win $1 million, you should take it in $50 month installments instead of a lump sum.

166

No Malarkey! Jun 17, 2021 • 3:15:34pm

re: #164 Eventual Carrion

Yep. I think I am going to fine them $1.6 million for fucking with my vote in PA.

Morons, he has legislative immunity.

167

retired cynic Jun 17, 2021 • 3:15:56pm

re: #165 No Malarkey!

Probably from the guy who advised that if you win $1 million, you should take it in $50 month installments instead of a lump sum.

You knew it wasn’t me, then? LOL

168

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 3:18:38pm

“Sen. Blunt was suggesting that when the Manchin substitute was proposed by a white guy from West Virginia, Republicans might have considered supporting it, but once the proposal was endorsed by a black woman from Georgia, it became a solid no.” https://t.co/VkLdewy2NV

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 17, 2021

169

William Lewis Jun 17, 2021 • 3:19:16pm

re: #119 Belafon

[Embedded content]

1) Buteo jamaicensis (Red Tail Hawk to discuss how every bird is a living dino)
2) Dragonfly
3) Captain America
4) Turtle
5) Buttercup

170

jaunte Jun 17, 2021 • 3:21:16pm

Dan Bongino is working with the Mercers. This smells of desperation. As former Secret Service Dan knows the drill. They must be feeling some real fear.

— PF Donohue (@ZipNadaZeroBox) June 17, 2021

171

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Jun 17, 2021 • 3:21:48pm

re: #103 Cheechako

Sounds a wee bit like extortion.

Sounds a lot like sovereign citizens.

172

BeenHereAwhile Jun 17, 2021 • 3:23:08pm

re: #150 nines09

The hearing is actually on three separate requests for sanctions - by Detroit; Michigan’s governor and secretary of state; and a voter who intervened in the case. It’s open to the public and will be on Zoom. pic.twitter.com/nJtND54ZF9

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 3:23:30pm

re: #150 nines09

Time for the lawyers… pic.twitter.com/4l7FEvaTCA

— HBServetus (@HBServetus) June 17, 2021

174

teleskiguy Jun 17, 2021 • 3:25:21pm

re: #119 Belafon

1.) Dilophosaurus
2.) Bee
3.) Powdered Toast Man
4.) Panthera uncia
5.) Princess Vespa

175

The GOP is a terrorist organization Jun 17, 2021 • 3:26:01pm

I’m taking your firearms.

— Hal Perry (@halperry) June 17, 2021

176

Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 3:28:59pm

re: #168 Backwoods_Sleuth

If we all get out and vote, we can crush white nationalism, and it won’t matter what Republicans want.
The scumbags are a minority of Americans. About half of white people are racist trash, but the rest of us outnumber them by a large margin.

— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) June 17, 2021

177

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 3:29:52pm

Charlie Kirk is just the latest right-wing media personality looking to cash in by hawking this low-quality joint supplement to Fox News boomers.

Others who have appeared in Relief Factor commercials are Seb Gorka and Larry Elder. pic.twitter.com/4fVe8aw5VC

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) June 17, 2021

178

Punish Domestic Terrorists Jun 17, 2021 • 3:33:23pm

re: #177 Backwoods_Sleuth

Conservatism is, and has always been, a grift. They don’t know how to lead, and only have bad ideas, but they are able to part stupid bigots from their money.

— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) June 17, 2021

179

Patricia Kayden Jun 17, 2021 • 3:34:51pm

re: #135 Punish Domestic Terrorists

He has a spending and not paying taxes problem, so he has to take any crappy role offered to him.

Yes. It’s sad to see. What’s next after searching for a kidnapped pig? Asking his neighbor for a cup of sugar? Sigh.

180

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 17, 2021 • 3:36:01pm

Charlie Kirks face seems too small for his head.

181

Patricia Kayden Jun 17, 2021 • 3:36:29pm

re: #151 Punish Domestic Terrorists

And by not getting rid of the filibuster, some Democratic Senators are fine with America becoming an apartheid state.

182

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 3:36:39pm

FULL STORY on the new video that, why it came out today, the months-long court fight by CNN and other news outlets to unearth these important videos for the American people to see. This effort has been led by my friend and colleague @kpolantz https://t.co/DLlhPpHPsI

— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) June 17, 2021

tourists…

183

JOE 🥓 Jun 17, 2021 • 3:37:17pm

re: #180 Eclectic Cyborg

Charlie Kirks face seems too small for his head.

Charlie has the worst swollen head I’ve ever seen!

184

Dread Pirate Ron Jun 17, 2021 • 3:41:31pm

108F and may still go up.

185

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 3:41:49pm

So: Millions of eligible Americans were unable to get UI b/c of administrative burdens. AZ introduced new burdens & applications plummeted! Seems like “deep dive” reporting would have figured out what happened rather than taking the word of the vendor https://t.co/vgQtVKfbZu

— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) June 17, 2021

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teleskiguy Jun 17, 2021 • 3:44:24pm

re: #180 Eclectic Cyborg

Charlie Kirks face seems too small for his head.

Nah, perfectly proportional, one of God’s finest creations.

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Dread Pirate Ron Jun 17, 2021 • 3:44:37pm

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jaunte Jun 17, 2021 • 3:48:37pm

re: #186 teleskiguy

He seems to be receding.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 3:48:48pm

I don’t know who this woman is, but I’m voting for her in 2022 pic.twitter.com/b4IppJ1ZpO

— Matt Schwartz (@SchwartzChron) June 17, 2021

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Jay C Jun 17, 2021 • 3:51:49pm

re: #189 Backwoods_Sleuth

Whether they were listening to Wendi Perez, or not, I heard on the news that buildings in downtown Dallas have indeed turned their lights off to conserve generating capacity.
Hope it helps.

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teleskiguy Jun 17, 2021 • 3:52:44pm

re: #188 jaunte

The famous @dril tweet:

“im not owned! im not owned!!”, i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a corn cob

— wint (@dril) November 11, 2011

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 3:55:33pm

Former President Obama on SCOTUS ruling: “This ruling reaffirms what we have long known to be true: the Affordable Care Act is here to stay…

Now we need to build on the Affordable Care Act and continue to strengthen and expand it.” pic.twitter.com/6Q8NXMD03M

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 4:00:18pm

pic.twitter.com/csWJeXV38Z

— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 4:02:10pm

Ifill, a journalist and author born in Jamaica, Queens, was the first Black woman to anchor a nationally televised public affairs show, @washingtonweek.

She worked at the NewsHour for 17 years, until her death from complications of cancer in 2016. https://t.co/a1Xf82asI9 pic.twitter.com/M7tESRYDIW

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 4:07:20pm

Baby moose finds Pride flag, decides to carry it around in its mouth for awhile. ❤️🏳️‍🌈 pic.twitter.com/mn3guOZIuG

— Louie G 🇩🇪🇲🇽🇺🇲 (@LouGarza86) June 17, 2021

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The GOP is a terrorist organization Jun 17, 2021 • 4:10:06pm

re: #195 Backwoods_Sleuth

VIRTUE SIGNALING!!!

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The Ghost of a Flea Jun 17, 2021 • 4:17:23pm

Plot twist in the fourth act… pic.twitter.com/tHzDCxmqzE

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) June 17, 2021

I belabor this, but…the common thread is that the things they say along aren’t real beliefs, they’re just widgets of rhetoric to achieve an effect. The only thing that stays solid is their belief that they deserve whatever they get and everyone else deserves punishment until they acknowledge it.

It’s why you can’t tell the grifters from the sincere: they amount to the same bald assertion filtered through different performances.

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Florida Panhandler Jun 17, 2021 • 4:20:21pm

re: #152 Eclectic Cyborg

It’s very telling that the GOP equates “making it easy for people to vote” with “locking in perpetual power by the Left.”

I guess Republicans are finally openly admitting that the average American voter is further Left on actual policies than Fox News propaganda pretends them to be.

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EPR-radar Jun 17, 2021 • 4:26:10pm

re: #197 The Ghost of a Flea

The following is a good definition of conservatism:

Political conservatism is the view that there should be a privileged group that the law protects but does not bind, and an oppressed group that the law binds but does not protect.

But the defect of this definition is that it overstates the relevance of law. A real conservative is ultimately lawless — conservatism is the Nazi version of will to power, literally uber alles.

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Ace Rothstein Jun 17, 2021 • 4:27:57pm

GOHMERT! using “concept” reminds me of George Carlin: “I will not use the word ‘concept’ when I mean ‘idea.’”

It’s not interesting, GOHMERT! because it’s fucking impossible. We can not alter our planet’s orbit. JFC, as a Texan I’d like to apologize to the planet that this stupid motherfucker is a representative of a moronic district in my state.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 4:28:34pm

How did that work out? https://t.co/ddNCYbk8gx

— Josh Dorner (@JoshDorner) June 17, 2021

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Ace Rothstein Jun 17, 2021 • 4:32:26pm

re: #87 I Would Prefer Not To

Thanks to Trump is trending. Most of it is like this.

Thanks to Trump, my mother and her crazy fucking husband have three Trump signs in the yard 7 1/2 months after the election.

203

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 4:35:46pm

Alexa, show me what it looks like when @DanCrenshawTX humiliates himself in public. pic.twitter.com/7uykKdDm8H

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 17, 2021

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Eclectic Cyborg Jun 17, 2021 • 4:35:50pm

re: #202 Ace Rothstein

Thanks to Trump, my mother and her crazy fucking husband have three Trump signs in the yard 7 1/2 months after the election.

There more than a few “Trump 2024” flags around here.

205

EPR-radar Jun 17, 2021 • 4:39:36pm

re: #200 Ace Rothstein

GOHMERT! using “concept” reminds me of George Carlin: “I will not use the word ‘concept’ when I mean ‘idea.’”

It’s not interesting, GOHMERT! because it’s fucking impossible. We can not alter our planet’s orbit. JFC, as a Texan I’d like to apologize to the planet that this stupid motherfucker is a representative of a moronic district in my state.

Actually, this is a good example of why numbers are so important in science. It is perfectly possible (in principle) to alter the earth’s orbit — e.g., with rocket engines attached to earth. The impossibility here is quantitative — any feasible rocket engine will have an utterly minuscule effect on the earth’s motion.

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Ace Rothstein Jun 17, 2021 • 4:39:46pm

re: #204 Eclectic Cyborg

There more than a few “Trump 2024” flags around here.

Have you seen the “FUCK BIDEN” flags? Lots of them are attached to trucks around here.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 4:42:52pm

Watching my son’s last practice of what is probably his last season of competitive soccer.

Oh, the years I have spent on these stone bleachers. Oh, the dreary Novembers and perfect Mays.

When you have kids, never wish away days. They go fast enough on their own. pic.twitter.com/Y6abKErv9l

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 4:48:24pm

Statue of Liberty arrives in pieces, New York Harbor, today 1885: pic.twitter.com/w9hrCUCLMe

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 17, 2021

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 4:49:52pm

In Alexandria, Virginia, at end of Civil War, Union soldiers guard vestige of trafficker in enslaved men, women: pic.twitter.com/aZoJ2YOq2A

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 17, 2021

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Ming5000 Jun 17, 2021 • 4:50:21pm

re: #105 Backwoods_Sleuth

When Libitha P. Catington lays like that, we say, “Libby didn’t make it.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 17, 2021 • 4:50:58pm

Savannah, Georgia, 1859: “A Great Slave Auction. 400 Men, Women and Children Sold…Human Feelings Of No Account”: pic.twitter.com/4HCwIf63aH

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 17, 2021

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teleskiguy Jun 17, 2021 • 4:56:19pm

The outside temperature has managed to stay below 35° C at my twenty this week. But the high pressure dome is slowly breaking down letting in some moisture yesterday and today, and with the surface so dry, dry lightning will be a problem. Still no major fires but that’s not an ‘if’ but ‘when.’

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EPR-radar Jun 17, 2021 • 4:56:47pm

re: #211 Backwoods_Sleuth

“American Civilization Illustrated” at the top. Ouch.

Not meant as a criticism. Double ouch.

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teleskiguy Jun 17, 2021 • 5:01:02pm

Musical interlude. A former roommate of mine grew up with these guys in Michigan. Jam band shit, so if you’re not into that thing scroll on.

Iframe

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Dave In Austin Jun 17, 2021 • 5:02:32pm

St. Louis couple Mark, Patricia McCloskey pay fines, lose guns in guilty plea over encounter with rioters https://t.co/vlgEkt8ULz

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 17, 2021

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Ming5000 Jun 17, 2021 • 5:05:08pm

re: #134 Backwoods_Sleuth

We all knew a Herb Tarlek.
Maybe we were Herb.

RIP

217

Rightwingconspirator Jun 17, 2021 • 5:08:28pm

re: #215 Dave In Austin

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They got off very easy. Seems a shame.

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EPR-radar Jun 17, 2021 • 5:14:50pm

re: #217 Rightwingconspirator

They got off very easy. Seems a shame.

This seems like a better outcome than the prosecutors trying for more serious charges like brandishing or menacing w/firearms and failing (inevitably, IMO) to convict.

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Dread Pirate Ron Jun 17, 2021 • 5:18:02pm

Somebody from my area me posted this to r/ebikes.

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Ming5000 Jun 17, 2021 • 5:21:08pm

re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth

“never wish away days”
Well said.

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jaunte Jun 17, 2021 • 5:23:03pm

Ah, yes. “Solutions” to take health care away from millions of Americans. https://t.co/b8PN7pEzNO

— Miranda Yaver, PhD (@mirandayaver) June 18, 2021

GOP: bad for you, bad for health, bad for the country.

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darthstar Jun 17, 2021 • 5:27:37pm

pic.twitter.com/dg1T8Lm7Nc

— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) June 18, 2021

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A Mom Anon Jun 17, 2021 • 5:31:42pm

re: #221 jaunte

These assholes have a real problem spending taxpayer dollars on actual taxpayers don’t they? I can’t imagine hating poor people for being poor, how fucking miserable do you have to be to do that? JFC, it’s a million times easier to be kind, generous and compassionate than it is to be a destructive, raging asshole. It certainly takes less energy. What these pricks don’t get is that most poor people actually do work. What’s missing is adequate pay to live on. Force employers to adhere to a uniform living wage(because most of them aren’t going to follow the rules without force and monitoring), paid days off, and some kind of access to affordable and adequate healthcare. And FFS let people work their way up in your company. Recognize hard work and reward it. Be a hero, not a greedy POS. Sigh.

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jaunte Jun 17, 2021 • 5:33:50pm

re: #223 A Mom Anon

I used to think they just didn’t get the meaning of “a rising tide lifts all boats.”
Now I know they just want to sink the boats they’re not in.

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Ming5000 Jun 17, 2021 • 5:35:42pm

Cool. CL’d.
I want a niece like Michele has.

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A Three Hour Tour Jun 17, 2021 • 5:48:27pm

re: #224 jaunte

I used to think they just didn’t get the meaning of “a rising tide lifts all boats.”
Now I know they just want to sink the boats they’re not in.

I like it better when THEIR boats sink … like the ones at a Trumpian boat parade.

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So Cal Greek Hippie Jun 17, 2021 • 5:57:50pm

re: #209 Backwoods_Sleuth

Haunting photo. I think I’ve walked by that place numerous times when in the area.
Photo of Alexandria area

2018. Alexandria, VA at Dawn. Soldier looking towards Richmond is now removed

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