The unmistakable Donald Fagen harmonic sense is all over this track, and Crosby shows he can hang.
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Rodriguez For A Night · David Crosby
From the upcoming album For Free
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no fireworks please
signed,
the pets of america— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 3, 2021
#WhenTheAliensInvaded they never suspected they’d become toys for playful kittens… pic.twitter.com/eYi50rBdeK
— “Mad Cat” Cattis (@GeneralCattis) July 3, 2021
Using fireworks to show how patriotic you are is like wanking.
If the Devil ever wants to talk a deal
He’ll be eager to curse the light
But you know Greg Abbott will never be
Rodriguez for just one night
re: #1 Charles Johnson
be safe this weekend my pup frens https://t.co/Tbj8Va3Lkg
— darth™ (@darth) July 3, 2021
Don’t forget when celebrating this weekend:
It’s the 100th anniversary of this iconic party. pic.twitter.com/psgxjyRPQO— Scott Westerfeld (@ScottWesterfeld) July 2, 2021
re: #10 Backwoods_Sleuth
the radical Democrat’s bills
Which Democrat hurt your widdle fee-fees this week, Marjorie Pieceof-Shit?
Authorities today said they recovered the 500-pound metal lid from an LAPD bomb truck that exploded Wednesday evening in South Los Angeles. The lid landed about three blocks away from the blast site https://t.co/8y3L4931Fz
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) July 3, 2021
re: #12 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s been two days since a botched detonation of illegal fireworks ended in an explosion that ripped a Los Angeles Police Department bomb truck apart and injured 17 people in South Los Angeles, but investigators said they still did not know what went wrong.
I would be looking at the people in charge of the truck.
Like, maybe don’t fill the whole thing up before lighting it.
My dog isn’t fazed by fireworks, but he is absolutely paralyzed with fear over a plastic bag blowing in the wind.
We will have to see how this latest so-called ransomware attack across lots of companies will eventually play out, but just maybe C-suite executives who are so gung-ho about moving to the cloud will start to re-think things.
Sorry, dudes, but the Internet that everybody uses today is forever broke, becuase security was never part of its design - worse, it’s foundation is almost either Unix/Linux or Windows which makes it even worse as sizeable monocultures are inherently bad in nature
Maybe it’s time to download and compile Multics as hackers would probably have never seen PL/1 code….
Hell, maybe it’s time to bring back SNA while were at it…
We’d love for you to listen to our show https://t.co/ao5P5ARiyw
— Appodlachia Podcast (@appodlachia) July 2, 2021
Did they give her money to go away? https://t.co/3BkaLzQiWM
— Patti M Piatt #BlackLivesMatter (@PiattPatti) July 3, 2021
re: #20 b_sharp
I am so bored. Hospital stays are the worst.
You’re alive to be bored. That’s not so bad.
re: #20 b_sharp
I am so bored. Hospital stays are the worst.
Yes, they certainly are, but… wait, WUT?!?!?!
re: #20 b_sharp
I am so bored. Hospital stays are the worst.
Look at the bright side - you didn’t get to have a tour of Pathology & the morgue! Now get better :D
Things aren’t going well on Jason Miller’s new “Gettr” social media site - as overnight, the website was overrun with Nick Fuentes’ white nationalist “groyper army” who seek to hijack the platform. As a result, “Gettr” has started banning some of their accounts.
— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) July 2, 2021
re: #26 Belafon
That’s illegal under Florida law.
Watching Summer of Love on Hulu. Kicked off with Stevie Wonder.
re: #23 Dopamine Fish
Yes, they certainly are, but… wait, WUT?!?!?!
He decided to have a fight with his heart.
re: #23 Dopamine Fish
Yes, they certainly are, but… wait, WUT?!?!?!
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re: #29 Belafon
He decided to have a fight with his heart.
Ugh, the shit I miss when I sleep (and the two days a week I go to work). Well, I hope the heart’s winning. Those are pretty important.
anti-vaxxers will be all over this
The CDC is investigating the case of a 13-year-old Michigan boy who died in his sleep three days after getting his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. https://t.co/WzpiYEzMWX
— Enquirer (@Enquirer) July 3, 2021
re: #20 b_sharp
I am so bored. Hospital stays are the worst.
Get well. Had my own hospital stay a couple of weeks ago.
Wow - just, wow…..
We are monitoring a REvil ‘supply chain’ attack outbreak, which seems to stem from a malicious Kaseya update. REvil binary C:\Windows\mpsvc.dll is side-loaded into a legit Microsoft Defender copy, copied into C:\Windows\MsMpEng.exe to run the encryption from a legit process.
— Mark Loman @🏡 (@markloman) July 2, 2021
Re-post from downstairs.
Lizards calling it a night. Got a lot of yard work done this morning before the heat set in, but even after a nap, I am still beat. Picked up some more supplies up this afternoon for the R.V. project from a vendor that made the promise of curbside delivery a fucking joke. Lowes #2597, you really need to learn WTF that actually means. See you all in the morning, probably before the sun even comes up again here in the Mystical Mountain Time Zone. Off to a nice hot (yeah, I know) shower and then off to be bed. Sleep well, and may the Goddess smile down upon you and yours.
put 25 miles on the Ebike today…pedal assist is the way to move! #lectric #Ebike #bikeforlife #electricpower #lectricbike pic.twitter.com/UwkjFBccrK
— Bob Galvin (@BobGalvin4) July 1, 2021
I’ve seen another e-bike/e-scooter on the road/trail on every one of my rides.
The Katmai NP Bear Cams are back! These cameras are great book marks for your future entertainment.
The Katmai bear webcams are back for summer — with higher resolution and better sound
re: #41 Cheechako
The Katmai NP Bear Cams are back! These cameras are great book marks for your future entertainment.
The Katmai bear webcams are back for summer — with higher resolution and better sound
I LOVE these cams when it comes to Fat Bear Week. To reciprocate, make sure you check out Minnesota’s Eagle Cam. It looks like the fledglings have left the nest for this year, but hey, eagles are always fun!
re: #42 Dopamine Fish
We have several eagle cams in Alaska including one in Juneau. They’re also fun to watch.
re: #43 Cheechako
We have several eagle cams in Alaska including one in Juneau. They’re also fun to watch.
The cabin my parents visit every year has an eagle’s nest in a tree just over the hill. When we were outside around the campfire, we heard the babies screaming bloody murder for their dinner, and the mom was just chilling on a branch a few feet away, like, “I am SO DONE with you right now.”
We heard about the ‘Forget the Alamo’ drama (*cough* Dan Patrick & friends *cough*). 👀
This is where your indie bookstores and local libraries come in clutch. Pick up your copy from us and learn something new. https://t.co/3Who6l95QS pic.twitter.com/LXvnaHpgS7— BookPeople (@BookPeople) July 2, 2021
re: #32 Dopamine Fish
Ugh, the shit I miss when I sleep (and the two days a week I go to work). Well, I hope the heart’s winning. Those are pretty important.
So I hear.
re: #47 A Cranky One
Let’s hope it’s only a short Stent in the hospital.
runs away quickly
Groan. Groan.
re: #45 jaunte
We heard about the ‘Forget the Alamo’ drama (*cough* Dan Patrick & friends *cough*). 👀
This is where your indie bookstores and local libraries come in clutch. Pick up your copy from us and learn something new. https://t.co/3Who6l95QS pic.twitter.com/LXvnaHpgS7— BookPeople (@BookPeople) July 2, 2021
So I didn’t support an indie bookstore — instead I stopped at my local B&N this afternoon and purchased a copy! I also bought “Nightmare Scenario”. Right now I’m finishing Wright’s “The Plague Year”.
re: #50 Hecuba’s daughter
So I didn’t support an indie bookstore — instead I stopped at my local B&N this afternoon and purchased a copy! I also bought “Nightmare Scenario”. Right now I’m finishing Wright’s “The Plague Year”.
I got a Nook copy from B&N.
re: #45 jaunte
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I’m listening to the audiobook now - it’s great. Imagine a story where everyone is a villain. So far the most sympathetic character is Ozzy Osbourne.
I see Maggie Haberman has another NY Times scoop where her source is obviously Trump himself. Big news: Trump is mad!
I’m on call this weekend, and it started off with stupid…
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my latest— desperate for drama; https://t.co/L7AbWlAP6u
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 2, 2021
“With clicks and views down this year and more news consumers embracing the return to news cycle ‘normalcy’ under Biden’s steady, non-psychotic hand, reporters, editors, and producers are leaning into any attempt to create headlines and conflict.”
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 3, 2021
no VP office has ever attracted this kind of scrutiny
gee, what’s different abt Harris ?— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 2, 2021
re: #54 mmmirele
I got cut loose after 90 minutes, and they figured out that no, they didn’t need five availability techs and managers for a not super-obvious issue that’s likely affecting nobody on a holiday weekend. So now I’m catching up on the news.
I see that North Miami Beach has closed down a 1972 condo building tonight.
BREAKING: The city of North Miami Beach has ordered that Crestview Towers Condominium be immediately closed and evacuated Friday evening after a building inspection report found it to have unsafe structural and electrical conditions, officials announced. https://t.co/fL1bQn1En0
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) July 2, 2021
I read the associated news article and it looks like the HOA had been dicking around for NINE years on getting their 40 year recertification. The report was completed in January but not turned over to the city until very recently. A review prompted the evacuation.
One of my friends told me that after the Northridge (CA) quake, her late husband was an apartment manager who had to post a condemnation notice on the front door of his building. But the building was unsafe. He obtained a crossbow and arrow so the notice could be affixed to the building in accordance with the law and he didn’t have to be near the building.
re: #57 mmmirele
I got cut loose after 90 minutes, and they figured out that no, they didn’t need five availability techs and managers for a not super-obvious issue that’s likely affecting nobody on a holiday weekend. So now I’m catching up on the news.
I see that North Miami Beach has closed down a 1972 condo building tonight.
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I read the associated news article and it looks like the HOA had been dicking around for NINE years on getting their 40 year recertification. The report was completed in January but not turned over to the city until very recently. A review prompted the evacuation.
One of my friends told me that after the Northridge (CA) quake, her late husband was an apartment manager who had to post a condemnation notice on the front door of his building. But the building was unsafe. He obtained a crossbow and arrow so the notice could be affixed to the building in accordance with the law and he didn’t have to be near the building.
My guess is that if the Champlain Towers South building had not collapsed, the North Miami Beach condo would not have been evacuated; instead they would have eventually hired contractors to perform the necessary repairs. There would not have been the sudden urgency to take immediate action, especially given they didn’t think it was urgent back in January when the report was completed.
re: #57 mmmirele
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He obtained a crossbow and arrow so the notice could be affixed to the building in accordance with the law and he didn’t have to be near the building.
That’s the most admirable dedication to responsibility. I’m picturing it taking the building down.
re: #20 b_sharp
I am so bored. Hospital stays are the worst.
hi
I’m glad your bored. Beats the alternative. Please recuperate responsibly.
The National Hurricane Center has moved the track on its models for Hurricane Elsa a bit further east, now including an inland strike on Jacksonville, and another landfall in South Carolina.
Lesson that I keep relearning the hard way: NEVER tell your coworkers that you have any skill with electronic devices, because you will immediately become the office IT guy. And that leads them to believe that you have skill in all fields dealing with electronics and software, such that whenever the less-tech savvy people run into a problem, they’ll just shrug their shoulders and declare “Let’s ask
GAH!!!
Composite Caribbean Radars Loop (Curaçao Met Office)
Radars shown are UK Met office, France, The Netherlands (for the Lesser Antilles), Suriname, Colombia, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Key West, and Miami.
Hurricane Elsa is looking somewhat ragged, as the central column is being tilted due to high steering winds. Those are expected to weaken, and the hurricane is expected to intensify tomorrow.
re: #64 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The models seem to be indicating the interaction with the larger islands will greatly weaken Elsa.
re: #63 Targetpractice
Lesson that I keep relearning the hard way: NEVER tell your coworkers that you have any skill with electronic devices, because you will immediately become the office IT guy. And that leads them to believe that you have skill in all fields dealing with electronics and software, such that whenever the less-tech savvy people run into a problem, they’ll just shrug their shoulders and declare “Let’s ask
to look at this, he knows this stuff!” GAH!!!
Don’t tell your family either. I’ve been enlisted to fix everything from television sets to Westminster chime mantle clocks (including tuning the chime, because those are run by an electric motor, eh).
re: #65 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
The models seem to be indicating the interaction with the larger islands will greatly weaken Elsa.
Probably, particularly Cuba’s mountains. The National Hurricane Center holds it as a tropical storm as it moves through the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
re: #63 Targetpractice
I usually never minded. Of course I was the office IT person a couple of times so not a big deal to do it unofficially usually although Windows still tends to blow big chunks. Currently though I don’t have any admin passwords so 99% of the time I can shrug my shoulders and point at the 800 number :D
To shut down a good Dual CPU 88k Unix server running Xterminals to replace them with Windows XP, now that was a step backwards in terms of capability and stability.
re: #58 Hecuba’s daughter
I suspect that many Florida buildings can be condemned, if local officials were really interested in safety.
Even in states where the state government isn’t so easily bought off, the real estate business is dubious.
And in Florida, which is where people go if they want to live a fantasy in the tropics (without really going to the tropics), real estate is the business of just putting on a pretty face. Damn any real issues, just so long as you can sell the sun and lack of snow, people from the cold north flock there.
It’s the perfect place for Trump and his marks (of which there are many in Florida.) Just ignore real issues and pretend everything is fine.
But everything is not fine.
However, when you’ve got such a large population who know they are just 10 or 20 years from the grave, why should they care about 40 or 60 years into the future?
Florida is poster-boy for eat-drink-and-be-merry-for-tomorrow-we-die.
re: #68 William Lewis
I usually never minded. Of course I was the office IT person a couple of times so not a big deal to do it unofficially usually although Windows still tends to blow big chunks. Currently though I don’t have any admin passwords so 99% of the time I can shrug my shoulders and point at the 800 number :D
To shut down a good Dual CPU 88k Unix server running Xterminals to replace them with Windows XP, now that was a step backwards in terms of capability and stability.
Working on a computer is one thing and thankfully not as much these days because the new management swapped out all our desktops for iPads. But I’ve been asked in the past 2 months to set up a new security camera system for the front office and got volunteered tonight to help an elderly guest set up the cellphone that some dumb punk at Verizon should have done for him instead of just telling him “You just need to set it next to your old phone!”
re: #70 Targetpractice
Working on a computer is one thing and thankfully not as much these days because the new management swapped out all our desktops for iPads. But I’ve been asked in the past 2 months to set up a new security camera system for the front office and got volunteered tonight to help an elderly guest set up the cellphone that some dumb punk at Verizon should have done for him instead of just telling him “You just need to set it next to your old phone!”
Our wifi doesn’t play nice with Apple. I get unhappy guests over that regularly. They have to turn off all the auto connect stuff Apple sets up to automagically hook into the nearest Apple made hot spot. But now they’ve even got a separate help desk number for the guests so I palm as much as possible - especially on overnights - on them as possible.
Extremely local news: I need to buy a new bathroom scale. The electronic scale I bought from K-Mart a few years ago is suffering from schizophrenia, switching between US Customary, stone and pounds, and kilogrammes. New batteries didn’t fix it.
Currently I’m weighing in stone.
Comment thread over at Slashdot for Jason Miller’s home for disaffected Nazis:
Might as well call it “Foxr” and be done with it.
I think Griftr would make the site’s function much clearer.
Tossr
Gettr, just like Twitter, but shittier.
Shittr
Gettr? I barely knewr!
When they cancel it, the headline will be “Gettr Done!”
Call it what it it is: Guttr
Wankkr?
re: #71 William Lewis
Our wifi doesn’t play nice with Apple. I get unhappy guests over that regularly. They have to turn off all the auto connect stuff Apple sets up to automagically hook into the nearest Apple made hot spot. But now they’ve even got a separate help desk number for the guests so I palm as much as possible - especially on overnights - on them as possible.
Hell, I wish that was the worst of our problems. I swear I could chisel ones and zeroes into stone faster that the new wifi set-up we got saddled with as part of the switch-over to a new owner. But that’s probably because the new owner is a chain of hotels whose business model would have RyanAir green with envy in its determination to squeeze as much blood from a stone as possible.
Yesterday when the Geldingadalir volcano went quiet, and the cauldron was empty, after the huge eruptions the prior 6 hours, people were asking if the volcano was ending its life.
It’s not done yet.
Past five hours has seen a pretty strong outflow of laval.
This was the scene about five hours ago:
As a bunch of lava was flowing into South Meradalir valley, it eventually will flow over the edge and down into Natthagi valley, and sure enough the view in the that valley a couple of hours ago:
Many people have been long anticipating lava overflowing Natthagi and running over the major road and into the sea, but I think that is a long way off, if it ever happens.
A lot of the lava has been heading northeast, but there are no livecams there. Meradalir valley is full of lava that is spilling out eastward into another glacial valley, but that is inland. But it is too remote for most hikers.
In the end it seems like this volcano’s main purpose now is to drive vacationers to Iceland. Even with the pandemic, there is a tourist boom.
If you’re still on Faceborg, and also on Google Play, you might want to consider changing your Faceplant password (or just close you account).
Apps with 5.8 million Google Play downloads stole users’ Facebook passwords (Ars Technica, today)
Google has given the boot to nine Android apps downloaded more than 5.8 million times from the company’s Play marketplace after researchers said these apps used a sneaky way to steal users’ Facebook login credentials.
In a bid to win users’ trust and lower their guard, the apps provided fully functioning services for photo editing and framing, exercise and training, horoscopes, and removal of junk files from Android devices, according to a post published by security firm Dr. Web. All of the identified apps offered users an option to disable in-app ads by logging into their Facebook accounts. Users who chose the option saw a genuine Facebook login form containing fields for entering usernames and passwords.
Then, as Dr. Web researchers wrote:
These trojans used a special mechanism to trick their victims. After receiving the necessary settings from one of the C&C servers upon launch, they loaded the legitimate Facebook web page facebook.com into WebView. Next, they loaded JavaScript received from the C&C server into the same WebView. This script was directly used to hijack the entered login credentials. After that, this JavaScript, using the methods provided through the JavascriptInterface annotation, passed stolen login and password to the trojan applications, which then transferred the data to the attackers’ C&C server. After the victim logged into their account, the trojans also stole cookies from the current authorization session. Those cookies were also sent to cybercriminals.
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re: #74 Targetpractice
Ah, that would be my previous hotel. It was a local family owned place the first 2 years I was there and Scrooge McDuck was a spendthrift compared to them. The pool plumbing was a nightmare (I had the pressure gauge blow off the filter system in the middle of the night and had the pool drain into the maintenance room ) and the laundry drier was a bailing wired together (almost literally) contraption that broke down monthly so they’d have to dry the sheets and towels uptown at the coin laundromat. There were other things but you get the picture. It got sold to a different family who were willing to invest in the place but they were right wing fundamentalist who where pushing for Trump. I got away as soon as I could.
This place is a Holiday Inn Express and IHG has fairly strict rules so that helps.
re: #76 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
A comment there:
At first, I read this:
“All of the identified apps offered users an option to disable in-app ads by logging into their Facebook accounts.”
…and thought “How could you not find this suspicious?!”.
Then it struck me - so many sites have a “Log in with Facebook” feature, that people have become accustomed to entering their Facebook credential all over the place. Now that Facebook is a pseudo-SSO for so many people, defending against this sort of attack is probably impossible without giving up that functionality. How is any end-user supposed to detect that their credentials are being intercepted in this scenario?
I do not buy ethanol gas; it is not recommended for my car.
Court strikes Trump EPA rule for full-year 15% ethanol sales (Omaha World-Herald)
This rule change was a sop to agribusinesses which grow corn for gasahol.
DES MOINES — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale of a 15% ethanol gasoline blend in the summer months.
The decision deals a significant blow to the ethanol industry and corn farmers who grow the crop from which the fuel additive is made. They had anticipated increased ethanol demand through year-round sales of the higher blend.
Most gasoline sold in the U.S. today is blended with 10% ethanol. Corn farmers and ethanol refiners have pushed for the government to allow the widespread sale of a 15% ethanol blend.
The Trump administration made the change to fulfill a campaign promise to Midwest farmers. The EPA under President Donald Trump announced the change in May 2019, ending a summer ban on the E15 blend. Provisions of the Clean Air Act have prohibited the sale of certain fuels with a higher volatility from June 1 through Sept. 15 to limit smog. Congress has allowed 10% ethanol, and the EPA in its 2019 ruling revised the interpretation of the exemption to federal law to include the 15% ethanol blend.
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re: #79 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Corn prices have been trending downwards since February, with a sharp rise at the end of June (possibly associated with states dropping Covid-19 restrictions before we are ready).
However, on news of the court decision, corn is trending downwards again.
Corn Prices (charts at IFC Markets)
re: #79 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The law prohibiting ethanol for regular gasoline over 10% in the summer is based on the idea that in the summer, the heat makes fuel more volatile (creates fumes, and both ethanol and gasoline are greenhouse gases, as well as dangerous).
The court found the EPA under Trump overstepped black letter law from Congress.
Opposing the farmers was an industry group which wishes to reduce ethanol.
Farmers and agribusiness argued ethanol reduces carbon in the air (no it doesn’t).
They can appeal to the full DC court, or ask Congress to change the law. The law itself has been found constitutional in the past.
re: #79 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
It is one of the great tragedies of the American experience - turning large swaths of the continent into a huge mono-crop dedicated to the automobile.
It’s the kind of thing that, if aliens do exist and should ever visit this planet after our species exits the stage, upon researching the existence of Homo sapiens and our run on the planet, said aliens shall discover we habitually destroyed our world just to show off ever grander examples of how we are richer, and thus better, than our neighbor.
Army news:
Sixty American soldiers who fought in the infamous Battle of Mogadishu will receive upgraded awards later this year for their valorous efforts 28 years ago in the brutal running battle through the streets of Somalia’s capital, the Army announced.
Army Special Operations Command officials will award 58 Silver Stars and two Distinguished Flying Crosses to soldiers who fought in that hourslong battle. The decision to upgrade the medals follows a review of awards ordered in 2020 by former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, service officials said Friday. The Oct. 3, 1993, battle was immortalized in Mark Bowden’s best-selling 1999 book “Black Hawk Down” and its 2001 adaptation to film by director Ridley Scott.
The recipients of the awards will receive their upgraded medals in ceremonies hosted by the units that they were assigned to at the time of the battle, said Bonita Riddley, a USASOC spokeswoman. Riddley declined to provide the names of the soldiers whose awards will be upgraded or the units in which they served.
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Army to upgrade 60 medals for ‘Black Hawk Down’ soldiers (Stars & Stripes)
re: #82 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
It is one of the great tragedies of the American experience - turning large swaths of the continent into a huge mono-crop dedicated to the automobile.
It’s the kind of thing that, if aliens do exist and should ever visit this planet after our species exits the stage, upon researching the existence of Homo sapiens and our run on the planet, said aliens shall discover we habitually destroyed our world just to show off ever grander examples of how we are richer, and thus better, than our neighbor.
Ethyl (the modern definition, not the old definition of gasoline containing tetraethyl lead) was originally promoted as relief for the Oil Crisis of 1973, precipitated by Nixon’s response to the 1973 Arab-Israeli war (emergency strategic airlift of weapons to Israel), which immediately followed the 1973 stock market crash.
The response was the oil embargo, followed by Nixon’s mandate to include ethanol in gasoline.
Sixteen other countries also mandate ethanol in gasoline.
Interestingly, outside the Village of Gurley (two towns south) is the University of Nebraska High Plains Agricultural Laboratory. As part of a study started over one hundred years ago, they planted a field in corn every year, to study soil depletion of nutrients. They still are running that study, in over one hundred years there hasn’t been appreciable depletion of nutrients (though there has of topsoil due to tilling methods which are no longer used here).
Gasahol cannot be used in aircraft (aviation gasoline has none) because ethanol destroys plastic and composite parts.
re: #77 William Lewis
Ah, that would be my previous hotel. It was a local family owned place the first 2 years I was there and Scrooge McDuck was a spendthrift compared to them. The pool plumbing was a nightmare (I had the pressure gauge blow off the filter system in the middle of the night and had the pool drain into the maintenance room ) and the laundry drier was a bailing wired together (almost literally) contraption that broke down monthly so they’d have to dry the sheets and towels uptown at the coin laundromat. There were other things but you get the picture. It got sold to a different family who were willing to invest in the place but they were right wing fundamentalist who where pushing for Trump. I got away as soon as I could.
This place is a Holiday Inn Express and IHG has fairly strict rules so that helps.
Sounds like the last place I worked, only the reason for upgrades was because the Indian investors who ran the place as an independent hotel had to make certain upgrades as part of the agreement to become a Starwood franchise. But that pales in comparison to what happened last year…
Much weird on Disney+ my wife just played: “The Force Awakens from Its Nap”
This is a mashup of “The Simpsons” and “The Force Awakens” at the Ayn Rand Daycare.
Have you watched Hamilton yet? Or the Beyonce video album?
*watching The Big Lebowski on Netflix*
… because it’s there.
re: #87 sagehen
Have you watched Hamilton yet? Or the Beyonce video album?
Not yet. (I’m not much of a fan of Beyoncé’s music, and I don’t think I can name a single song she’s ever sung.)
Los Angeles criminalising homelessness.
New: Over the objections of activists, nonprofit groups and two of their colleagues, Los Angeles City Council members approved a new package of restrictions on encampments near homeless shelters, daycare centers and an array of other public facilities.https://t.co/crBsbI2vTi
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 1, 2021
re: #90 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Los Angeles criminalising homelessness.
A whole lot of people in that thread (may who have “Christian” in their bios) are really happy that homeless people should be kicked or jailed.
Same thing I experienced when I was homeless.
My wife follows Jesus’s commands to help the poor better than Christians do, and she’s a lifelong atheist.
re: #92 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
A whole lot of people in that thread (may who have “Christian” in their bios) are really happy that homeless people should be kicked or jailed.
Same thing I experienced when I was homeless.
My wife follows Jesus’s commands to help the poor better than Christians do, and she’s a lifelong atheist.
The sentiment among the jackasses is very bootstrappy, such as the one who thinks that people suffering from drug addiction, mental illness, or both should just sort themselves out so they can get a spot in a homeless shelter. And when pointed out that it doesn’t work like that, proceeds to double down by insisting that if people want help then they have to “follow the rules.”
re: #90 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Los Angeles criminalising homelessness.
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For as much shit as California gets from the rest of the country for being a bunch of “far-left bleeding heart hippie commies”, we have a serious problem with treating homeless people like garbage in almost every city, not just LA.
re: #94 Targetpractice
The sentiment among the jackasses is very bootstrappy, such as the one who thinks that people suffering from drug addiction, mental illness, or both should just sort themselves out so they can get a spot in a homeless shelter. And when pointed out that it doesn’t work like that, proceeds to double down by insisting that if people want help then they have to “follow the rules.”
A couple of people there are saying “just ship them out to the desert.”
‘Two Americas’: Aid groups prepare for more women needing to cross state lines for abortions (NBC News, June 26, 2021)
Even if people can make the trip to a place where abortion remains legal, all that does is increase the strain on care in those places.
Last summer, Crystal Zaragoza drove a 15-year-old patient from her home in rural Georgia to Virginia, the nearest location where the teen could receive the abortion care she needed.
Zaragoza remained with the patient every step of the way, making the 650-mile trip in one, long 12-hour haul and staying with her at a hotel during and after the procedure before driving back.
Access Reproductive Care-Southeast, the abortion fund serving women in six states across the Southeast U.S. where Zaragoza works, provides what’s called “practical support” — helping women overcome significant financial, logistical and geographic hurdles beyond just paying for the abortion care itself. Zaragoza locates providers and facilitates lodging, escorts to and from clinics, child care and travel (often doing the driving herself).
Demand for the help groups like Zaragoza’s offer has grown in the years the states her organization serves — Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi — have chipped away at abortion access. The pandemic has also had an impact. But the Supreme Court’s decision last month to consider the legality of Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy — a move pro-abortion-rights advocates say means the newly conservative bench is eyeing an end to Roe v. Wade — has practical support groups looking to ramp up fundraising, volunteering and staffing with even greater urgency.
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re: #55 A Cranky One
Remember how they reacted to a black President
Remember how they reacted to a female presidential candidate.
Their reaction to Kamala Harris = (Obama + Hillary)²
My family still lives in an around Valparaiso and Chesterton, IN. I sent them that link and they were all greatly amused.
re: #61 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
hi
I’m glad your bored. Beats the alternative. Please recuperate responsibly.
The National Hurricane Center has moved the track on its models for Hurricane Elsa a bit further east, now including an inland strike on Jacksonville, and another landfall in South Carolina.
would you please stop aiming elsa directly towards pond central.
Disney removes ”Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls” from Happily Ever After pre show announcement.
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls FOREVER! pic.twitter.com/joWLcYBgMf— Showcase of Wishes (@ShowcaseWishes) June 30, 2021
As word of the change circulated on social media, knee-jerk reactions condemning the move surfaced from those who apparently feel the embrace of diversity and inclusion has gone too far.
who’s surprised?
re: #101 Dr Lizardo
I’ve been to Atami a few times… it’s a bowl-shaped town climbing up from the port area which is what caused the dramatic mudslides we see on the video since the slopes are steep.
Atami has hot springs, onsens and ryokans which make it a popular old-people holiday destination. There’s even a public hot-spring footbath just outside the railway station which I’ve indulged in myself more than once. It’s a short rail trip from central Tokyo on the shinkansen as well as a base for sightseeing trains running along the coast and down the Izu peninsula. There’s also a ferry port which provides passenger service out to some nearby islands for tourists and locals.
re: #104 Nojay UK
I’ve never been there, but I’ve certainly heard of it and had it recommended to me. From videos I’ve seen, it looks like one of those great places to visit next time I’m in Japan.
So, you know the ransomware attack against Kaseya? A food store chain here in Sweden has just about every store closed today because it took out their payment system…
re: #106 Teukka
So, you know the ransomware attack against Kaseya? A food store chain here in Sweden has just about every store closed today because it took out their payment system…
Which chain? I wonder if I recognize the name….
re: #107 Dr Lizardo
Which chain? I wonder if I recognize the name….
Coop. A payment firm, Visma, is also affected.
re: #108 Teukka
Coop. A payment firm, Visma, is also affected.
Articles in Swedish on the issue.
aftonbladet.se
expressen.se
The Security Service (SÄPO) and the Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) are on the case, and deem it a very serious attack that could’ve threatened the food supply in the country.
“If you feed me, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine” https://t.co/uWivxnLpnI
— Stephen McGann💙 (@StephenMcGann) July 3, 2021
re: #108 Teukka
Coop. A payment firm, Visma, is also affected.
I recognize that one. The one I remember most is ICA.
This is real. A school in Leicestershire is making smiling and eye contact compulsory, no toilet between lessons, asking permission to pick up a pen, no looking out of windows…
I can’t think of a more destructive, dangerous and frankly terrifying behaviour policy. pic.twitter.com/HEiav9TQJV— Pete Wharmby (@commaficionado) July 3, 2021
children must learn to respond to whistle commands…jeebus, do they think they are training border collies?
How a headteacher could write all of this down, send it out to parents without for a moment realising they were being utterly despicable is confusing to me.
— Pete Wharmby (@commaficionado) July 3, 2021
re: #111 Dr Lizardo
I recognize that one. The one I remember most is ICA.
ICA’s pharmacy wing has had on-again off-again issues since yesterday.
re: #113 jeffreyw
I would devour that in about 30 seconds and then have crippling heartburn all day.
No, I never learn.
Democrats have put up a 4th of July ad touting celebration of vaccines and doing better than we were last year.
One of the great benefits of having a 78-year-old president is that he can just kill memes instantly by tweeting them. This is a step in the right direction, and I hope to see more of it. https://t.co/qpxf3rWcs1
— Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) July 1, 2021
My theory is that the Y2K bug was real and caused some people to forget everything we learned in the 20th century.
— James Phillips (@Arlecchinoswart) July 2, 2021
re: #117 Belafon
If Trump had been as competent as Nixon, holy hell, the trouble we’d be in.
re: #118 Dr Lizardo
I contend that Iran-Contra was much worse than Watergate, and the entire Trump administration was worse than Iran-Contra.
I would love to get into a time machine so I could go back and tell Ronald Reagan that a Republican president was going to invite Russians — with a ‘photographer’ — into the oval. Just to watch his head pop.
re: #119 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
I contend that Iran-Contra was much worse than Watergate, and the entire Trump administration was worse than Iran-Contra.
I would love to get into a time machine so I could go back and tell Ronald Reagan that a Republican president was going to invite Russians — with a ‘photographer’ — into the oval. Just to watch his head pop.
Worse, yes, but due in no small part to just what an incompetent douchenozzle Trump was/is. If he actually knew what he was doing, and was as cunning and clever as Nixon, it’d be ten times worse, easily.
re: #119 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
He wouldn’t care between being Alzheimer’s addled & IOKIYAAR.
Morning Lizards. The sun beat me out of bed this morning. :-) Checked the web site for Jury duty next week and missed that bullet again as well. So the day isn’t starting off to bad in my book. We’ll see how the rest of it goes.
Hummingbird Moths pic.twitter.com/o7UZmVC6U7
— jeffreyw (@imjeffreyw) July 3, 2021
re: #123 jeffreyw
Hummingbird Moths
those have become an invasive species here in the Middle Rhine valley.
I call them “snooter bees”
re: #90 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Los Angeles criminalising homelessness.
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What that article in the Lies Angeles Times doesn’t say is the main reason for the explosion of homelessness is gentrification that is spiraling out of control. Lots of old housing stock has been demolished and replaced by “luxury” apartments and condos not subject to rent control.
The new “deluxe” apartments that were built across the street from me have single apartments unfurnished with a starting rent of $2250. One bedrooms go for $3000 and the penthouses on the top floor go for $5000. 3/4 of the building is vacant.
That “luxury” apartment replaced a set of bungalows where families were living with rent control protections.
Has the City Council done anything to reign in these developers? Nope. Not at all and Garcetti like every one of his predecessors is obsessed with gentrification and criminalizing homelessness.
re: #96 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
A couple of people there are saying “just ship them out to the desert.”
I posted the clip from Asshole Caitlyn Jenner who wants to round up all the homeless and put them way outside of the city.
Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. Been out of town for the past few days and got back yesterday. We went up to Maine, and it was gorgeous. Avoided traffic for the most part in both directions (most of the traffic was between Hartford and Boston on the 84/90/95 corridor).
We got home before this insanity though:
Sovereign citizens encounter with Mass. State Troopers shuts down I-95 around 2am.
Sovcits are domestic terrorists waiting to act on their violent impulses. They don’t respect law enforcement or the laws of the states or federal govt.
They are a danger to everyone. https://t.co/2kTZp9Boa0— lawhawk #vaxxingforafriend (@lawhawk) July 3, 2021
Sovcits have been around for a long time, but they remain a threat to the nation, particularly law enforcement and those trying to enforce laws against them (like real estate contracts, liens, mortgages, debt collections, etc.). They are one of a kind with the Bundy bunch who think they can steal from taxpayers and not pay their way.
Good morning, folks.
Has Trump been reinstated yet?
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This sounds not good…
Police stop vehicle; eight heavily armed men “claiming to be from a group that does not recognize our laws” exit vehicle and disappear into the woods. https://t.co/wQ9IoDEAGX
— Jesse Walker (@notjessewalker) July 3, 2021
re: #128 Eclectic Cyborg
Good morning, folks.
Has Trump been reinstated yet?
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Next month, my friend. Six more weeks of this socialist hell on earth, and then liberty will finally be forcibly returned to Washington.
re: #129 darthstar
This sounds not good…
Arrest those fuckers, put them in eight separate county jails awaiting trial, or send them to Gitmo if they don’t recognize our sovereignty, and by Monday they’ll all be complaining they’re missing America’s birthday party.
re: #129 darthstar
I was just driving through greater Boston area yesterday. It was a parking lot during the day due to the exodus from Boston for the 4th to points North and West, but shutting down the highway for an extended period during the overnight? That’s still pretty bad.
Joe’s is bigger. pic.twitter.com/aSgJNusyMc
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) July 3, 2021
re: #134 lawhawk
I was just driving through greater Boston area yesterday. It was a parking lot during the day due to the exodus from Boston for the 4th to points North and West, but shutting down the highway for an extended period during the overnight? That’s still pretty bad.
Boston freeways suck most of the time. Closing an artery like 95 for an extended period on a holiday weekend? Might as well cancel that trip to the cape.
re: #128 Eclectic Cyborg
Good morning, folks.
Has Trump been reinstated yet?
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Oh my are they now pushing it back to September??????
re: #112 Backwoods_Sleuth
children must learn to respond to whistle commands
So, Captain Von Trapp (pre-Maria) started a school.
Seriously, what the fuck. I don’t want to bother learning your name. RESPECT ME!!!!
And lets check in with Little Miss QAsshole when she appeared on the Asshole Jones Show!
Reminder—she was the GOP’s 2020 Senate candidate in Delaware and a flat Earth, QAnon-believing conspiracy theorist with ties to white nationalists and antisemites—appeared on Jones’ program to discuss the fact that Wells Fargo recently shut down her bank account. While the bank insists its decision had nothing to do with her political views, Witzke asserted that it was done in retaliation for her opposition to the Equality Act, proposed legislation that would add sexual orientation and gender identity protections to federal civil rights laws.
re: #144 JOE 🥓
And I posted this on my Facebook page…Family messages me saying I’m going to hell for attacking Gawd’s Anointed King!
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The pseudo-Christians’ obsession with “Republicans are the Party of Jesus and only Republicans are worthy of support/loyalty” is really getting out of hand. This is what happens when you spend 50 years making abortion the single issue for your sheep.
re: #145 Dopamine Fish
The pseudo-Christians’ obsession with “Republicans are the Party of Jesus and only Republicans are worthy of support/loyalty” is really getting out of hand. This is what happens when you spend 50 years making abortion the single issue for your sheep.
That is what mainstream Xtianity believes.
re: #146 JOE 🥓
That is what mainstream Xtianity believes.
Yes, but they shouldn’t. Nothing I say or do will convince them of this, but it’s the honest truth.
re: #144 JOE 🥓
And Bernie Madoff would have ripped them off in short order.
re: #147 Dopamine Fish
Yes, but they shouldn’t. Nothing I say or do will convince them of this, but it’s the honest truth.
Xtians will endlessly scream Save the Fetus and once it’s born they say F the Baby!
re: #129 darthstar
This sounds not good…
Not seeing major networks/press covering yet
One of the many benefits of a news org having an active and engaged readership that knows all their emails get read. Email from 8:48 AM from TPM Reader TA. pic.twitter.com/qn3u5GKjyC
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 3, 2021
#BREAKING: #Police say negotiators are communicating with suspects & attempting to peacefully end the situation. 1 suspect is responding through #YouTube saying they’re not anti-government or violating laws. Police say suspects did not have driving license or license to carry. https://t.co/TrJCxrJCTK
— Nia Hamm NBC10 Boston (@NiaNBCBoston) July 3, 2021
The men refused to put down their weapons or comply with authorities’ orders, claiming to be from a group “that does not recognize our laws,” police said. They took off into a wooded area, where two men have been arrested.
https://t.co/ILzFX5wME6— Paul D. Shinkman (@PDShinkman) July 3, 2021
My wife and I watched “The Tomorrow War” starring Chris Pratt last night.
I was quite disappointed. It was very cliche sci-fi with a lot of missed opportunities IMO.
re: #151 Eclectic Cyborg
My wife and I watched “The Tomorrow War” starring Chris Pratt last night.
I was quite disappointed. It was very cliche sci-fi with a lot of missed opportunities IMO.
The entire premise annoys me. Not sure I’ll even bother.
re: #150 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
They don’t recognize our laws but they are NOT sovereign citizens.
That is some epic hair splitting.
re: #153 Eclectic Cyborg
They don’t recognize our laws but they are NOT sovereign citizens.
That is some epic hair splitting.
They’re totally sovereign citizens, they’re just going about it under a different name. It’s all the same basic schtick.
re: #152 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
The entire premise annoys me. Not sure I’ll even bother.
It’s on Amazon Prime so it didn’t cost us anything extra. I would have been pretty upset had I bought a ticket for that.
re: #150 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Ahh..the armed I-95 crew aren’t “Sovereigns” they’re “Moorish”
re: #156 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Ahh..the armed I-95 crew aren’t “Sovereigns” they’re “Moorish”
Interstate 95 was shut down by a standoff between Massachusetts Police and heavily armed men claiming to be part of a group called “The Rise of The Moors – The Moorish American Arms.” Say they are US nationals but not US citizens. They have a Moroccan flag https://t.co/VLk1qFiyod
— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) July 3, 2021
Remaining suspects on highway have been taken into custody by MSP Special Tactical Operations Team. 7 additional suspects being transported for booking. We will now conduct sweeps of their 2 vehicles and woods. Total of 9 in custody counting the initial 2 arrests. https://t.co/eP2KkzZFpo
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) July 3, 2021
re: #157 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m trying to remember what the Moorish variation of the sov-cit/FMOTL schtick is.
re: #129 darthstar
Police stop vehicle; eight heavily armed men “claiming to be from a group that does not recognize our laws” exit vehicle and disappear into the woods.
and yet CRT remains the biggest threat to our nation’s future…
re: #151 Eclectic Cyborg
My wife and I watched “The Tomorrow War” starring Chris Pratt last night.
I was quite disappointed. It was very cliche sci-fi with a lot of missed opportunities IMO.
We watched it, too. Decent monsters, rips off Aliens memes, I want one of those never run out of ammo rifles. They still using Ma Deuce?
Germany has “freie Reichsbürger” who do not recognize the existence or legality of the Federal Republic of Germany, claiming it was illegally founded as a corporate entity, not a sovereign state, and claim to be subject only to the laws of the (second) German Reich.
Massachusetts militia. Body armor, pistols, rifles, attitude. Gasoline for vehicles? Ooops.
re: #159 Dopamine Fish
I’m trying to remember what the Moorish variation of the sov-cit/FMOTL schtick is.
They’re US Nationals, not US Citizens
They’re not your “fringe flag” upper-lower case spelling sovereigns
I miss the days when the only time the Moorish nuts were news worthy was when they were trying to claim “abandoned” property
re: #162 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Germany has “freie Reichsbürger” who do not recognize the existence or legality of the Federal Republic of Germany, claiming it was illegally founded as a corporate entity, not a sovereign state and claim to be subject only to the laws of the (second) German Reich.
So similar to American sovereign citizens, who believe that the 14th Amendment established a corporation that has been controlling America ever since. We’ve seen some of this overlap with Qanon nonsense, as they were, for a time, believing that Trump would be installed as the 19th President of the United States (following Ulysses S. Grant, the last true President) after the corporation was abolished.
Latest: Police Standoff is Over.
“Remaining suspects on highway have been taken into custody by MSP Special Tactical Operations Team. 7 additional suspects being transported for booking,” MA State Police posted, adding, “We will now conduct sweeps of their 2 vehicles and woods” https://t.co/7nkwcSBzCH— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 3, 2021
re: #165 Dopamine Fish
So similar to American sovereign citizens, who believe that the 14th Amendment established a corporation that has been controlling America ever since. We’ve seen some of this overlap with Qanon nonsense, as they were, for a time, believing that Trump would be installed as the 19th President of the United States (following Ulysses S. Grant, the last true President) after the corporation was abolished.
yeah around the same time that the Second German Reich was founded…
re: #164 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
They’re US Nationals, not US Citizens
They’re not your “fringe flag” upper-lower case spelling sovereignsI miss the days when the only time the Moorish nuts were news worthy was when they were trying to claim “abandoned” property
There’s a ton of overlap between all those groups, and the Moors do use many of the same legal hair-splitting tactics to try to defend themselves in court. But yes, there’s a distinction there that I don’t remember the details of.
especially when they’re “not white”
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) July 3, 2021
re: #138 Eclectic Cyborg
Apparently these are Moorish sov cits.
Probably took the word Moorish for their club because they thought it sounded cool…tells you how many of them actually finished reading Othello.
re: #113 jeffreyw
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Good morning!
Western good morning!
(Color bleached out by fog light, but I’m not complaining — it’s keeping the heat away!)
re: #171 A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!
That is a beautiful tree.
Need to go walk the boys before the FM. Saw this on facebook…actually saddens me.
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) July 3, 2021
re: #40 Dread Pirate Ron
I have 2 ebikes, I love them! Of course, its a bit of a pain to ride here when it hits 118 degrees.
re: #173 PhillyPretzel
I want one, but I don’t think they grow here. :(
re: #174 darthstar
This cartoon is fucking terrifying.
9. AW’s cooperation will result in the maintenance of his freedom & perhaps his son’s freedom as well so he has much to gain from pursuing this option.
10. @ManhattanDA would welcome his cooperation.
Conclusion: Weisselberg will soon decide to cooperate.— Richard Signorelli (@richsignorelli) July 3, 2021
re: #178 No Malarkey!
No, he won’t. Trump’s toadies never cooperate. Weisselberg is the designated fall guy for the Trump Org, he will take all responsibility and sink with the ship. Trust me, I wish it were otherwise.
re: #179 Dopamine Fish
No, he won’t. Trump’s toadies never cooperate. Weisselberg is the designated fall guy for the Trump Org, he will take all responsibility and sink with the ship. Trust me, I wish it were otherwise.
The problem for Trump is that even if Weisselberg claims it was all on him, the state can easily argue that Trump was still ultimately responsible.
— Meanwhile in Canada (@MeanwhileinCana) July 3, 2021
re: #93 Dave In Austin
Tooth Decay
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Actually looks more like he had a splitting headache to me.
I’ll see myself out
re: #179 Dopamine Fish
No, he won’t. Trump’s toadies never cooperate. Weisselberg is the designated fall guy for the Trump Org, he will take all responsibility and sink with the ship. Trust me, I wish it were otherwise.
Michael Cohen says hi.
re: #136 darthstar
Boston freeways suck most of the time. Closing an artery like 95 for an extended period on a holiday weekend? Might as well cancel that trip to the cape.
This particular shutdown was on the Western side of Boston, so access to the Cape wasn’t directly affected.
We had considered going to the Cape instead of Maine, but decided to go further north to avoid crowds. We were mostly successful.
We masked going into stores and ate outdoors. We were one of a handful who did mask at any point. Kids were seldom masked. Seeing license plates from as far away as Utah and Texas had us watching out for crowds precisely because those states aren’t vaccinating, and kids are going to be the vector for covid going into the fall. As it is, the South and midwest are seeing surges in cases, primarily to the delta variant.
Last thing we want is a breakthrough infection. Repeated exposures to crowds of unknown backgrounds who might have exposures higher than we’re willing to consider means more risk than we’re willing to take.
Bar Harbor is in Hancock County, and they’ve got a pretty high vaccination rate. But the tens of thousands coming into Hancock for Acadia are coming from all over. And they’ll carry covid with them. And spread it to those who then return home… spreading it elsewhere.
It’ll be worse in places like Southern Utah, where the Big 5 parks are located. St. George is already seeing a surge of cases. It’s not going to be pretty - especially as covid tears through communities all during the summer because people refuse to mask/vaccinate to stop spread of covid, especially the delta variant.
re: #178 No Malarkey!
Signorelli retweeted the Palmer Report; I wouldn’t grant much credence to his speculation. Trump has spent a charmed life escaping justice for his criminal actions; how many times have we heard that a particular malfeasance will bring him down. Weisselberg knows that, unlike Manafort and Stone, he won’t be getting any kind of pardon, and, in any case, these are state charges, not federal charges. But Weisselberg will have the best attorneys money can buy and I wouldn’t count on his turning state’s evidence.
GAAAAH! 81 degrees and it’s only 10:00 A.M. MST. predicted high of 98 (ha! It’ll break a 100 easily). Though the also predicted T-Storms MAY cool it down a bit. Sooo I’ll be inside the rest of the day. Who wants to help me make some pickled carrots?
re: #180 Belafon
The problem for Trump is that even if Weisselberg claims it was all on him, the state can easily argue that Trump was still ultimately responsible.
Fiduciary rules means that Board members are responsible for signing tax forms, financial documents, etc. Trumpworld will claim that they were not acting recklessly in setting up business transactions to avoid/minimize tax, but the reality is that they engaged in willful misconduct to evade tax - a crime.
Board members: Trump, Junior, Eric, and Ivanka. All four should be held liable for this, beyond the CFO Weisselberg. There’s also their legal counsel who should also be held to account - and crime fraud exception should pierce the attorney client privilege for good measure.
Two sets of books - or at least a guidesheet showing what to tell IRS and NYS Tax and Fianance and another set of figures to tell investors and banks shows willful intent to deceive - fraud.
I know a lot of law twitter is split on whether NY will issue further indictments or whether this is the extent (Trump Org and Weisselberg are the sum total).
I think this is the start, as superseding indictments against Trump Org can then bring in the board and Trump directly. They are the ones ultimately responsible for all of this.
Oh, and for those who think this is politically motivated? Yeah, the delay in prosecuting Trump was politically motivated. That this is finally moving forward is the result of the lack of political involvement. The impediments to prosecution are out of the way.
I’m still waiting for the DOJ to overturn the rules about indicting sitting presidents. AG Garland has a lot of work to do, but that’s something he’s got to address. Unitary executive theory continues to do tremendous damage to democracy, and his job needs to help restore checks and balances. Congress too must insist on more oversight and power to act.
Dear Pensacola:
Looks like Hurricane Elsa will miss us. You know what that means, right? Yeah, DON’T BET ON IT. GET OUT THERE RIGHT NOW AND TIE DOWN THOSE GODDAMN CONSTRUCTION BARGES. WE DON’T WANT TO SPEND OTHER YEAR WITH THE FUCKING BRIDGE OUT, YOU INCOMPETENT ASSHOLES.— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 3, 2021
re: #182 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Actually looks more like he had a splitting headache to me.
I’ll see myself out
Another senseless toothpick tragedy.
re: #187 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
GAAAAH! 81 degrees and it’s only 10:00 A.M. MST. predicted high of 98 (ha! It’ll break a 100 easily). Though the also predicted T-Storms MAY cool it down a bit. Sooo I’ll be inside the rest of the day. Who wants to help me make some pickled carrots?
Turşu suyu (pickle juice) is delicious with its bold flavour. It’s sold in glasses with small pieces of chopped pickles. pic.twitter.com/VteHgaSCTb
— Turkey_Pics 🇹🇷 (@Turkey_Pics) July 3, 2021
My favorites are the ones posted up by the Port O Potty.#SaturdayVibes https://t.co/CdaNoYDyEe
— Patti M Piatt #BlackLivesMatter (@PiattPatti) July 3, 2021
re: #178 No Malarkey!
Well, that’s all very well, but I just heard another person on MSNBC outlining the reasons he probably won’t cooperate. Guess we need to wait and see.
re: #192 Backwoods_Sleuth
oooh, Proud Boys!
re: #192 Backwoods_Sleuth
Don’t give them water.
heh
13 times people took fabulously petty revenge and it’s a very satisfying readhttps://t.co/A01bMv6MNs pic.twitter.com/75uuVnNhn4
— The Poke (@ThePoke) July 3, 2021
Thanks you for clearing this up Bishop Swan. I’ll pass it on.
— And The Wind Cries: “Ted Cruz will never be Pres.” (@DaveoutofAustin) July 3, 2021
re: #179 Dopamine Fish
No, he won’t. Trump’s toadies never cooperate. Weisselberg is the designated fall guy for the Trump Org, he will take all responsibility and sink with the ship. Trust me, I wish it were otherwise.
Didn’t they also say that about Michael Cohen?
re: #179 Dopamine Fish
No, he won’t. Trump’s toadies never cooperate. Weisselberg is the designated fall guy for the Trump Org, he will take all responsibility and sink with the ship. Trust me, I wish it were otherwise.
Except, they were facing federal charges when Trump was president and could pardon them. No such hope for Weisselberg, so we’ll see.
re: #191 Backwoods_Sleuth
I keep a pint bottle of (Spicy Garlic) juice in the fridge to help me rehydrate. Tasty stuff, but OMG, the sodium is through the roof.
re: #180 Belafon
The problem for Trump is that even if Weisselberg claims it was all on him, the state can easily argue that Trump was still ultimately responsible.
who negotiated weisselberg’s total ‘compensation’ package?
fin.
So this is the group involved with the Massachusetts I-95 arrests this morning.
re: #201 Dangerman
who negotiated weisselberg’s total ‘compensation’ package?
fin.
Q&A time:
Prosecutors: Who directed this compensation package in this fashion?
Weisselberg: HR.
P: Who authorized HR?
W: Board of Directors.
P: Who’s on the Board that approved this?
W: Trump, Junior, Ivanka, and Eric.
Trump: I don’t know this guy. I approved what was on the agenda for the board as a matter of course. I don’t know the details. I left it up to my kids to decide.
Olympic champion Brianna McNeal will miss the next two Olympics after a court upheld her 5-year ban for a missed drug test.
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re: #188 lawhawk
Fiduciary rules means that Board members are responsible for signing tax forms, financial documents, etc. Trumpworld will claim that they were not acting recklessly in setting up business transactions to avoid/minimize tax, but the reality is that they engaged in willful misconduct to evade tax - a crime.
Board members: Trump, Junior, Eric, and Ivanka. All four should be held liable for this, beyond the CFO Weisselberg. There’s also their legal counsel who should also be held to account - and crime fraud exception should pierce the attorney client privilege for good measure.
Two sets of books - or at least a guidesheet showing what to tell IRS and NYS Tax and Fianance and another set of figures to tell investors and banks shows willful intent to deceive - fraud.
I know a lot of law twitter is split on whether NY will issue further indictments or whether this is the extent (Trump Org and Weisselberg are the sum total).
I think this is the start, as superseding indictments against Trump Org can then bring in the board and Trump directly. They are the ones ultimately responsible for all of this.
Oh, and for those who think this is politically motivated? Yeah, the delay in prosecuting Trump was politically motivated. That this is finally moving forward is the result of the lack of political involvement. The impediments to prosecution are out of the way.
I’m still waiting for the DOJ to overturn the rules about indicting sitting presidents. AG Garland has a lot of work to do, but that’s something he’s got to address. Unitary executive theory continues to do tremendous damage to democracy, and his job needs to help restore checks and balances. Congress too must insist on more oversight and power to act.
depending on when they got custody of the s/s and other details, they could have done this anytime because it didnt involve ‘the president’ personally.
so the presidency, in and of itself, probably had nothing to do with the timing of this, unless it’s seen the obvious first salvo.
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re: #203 lawhawk
Q&A time:
Prosecutors: Who directed this compensation package in this fashion?
Weisselberg: HR.P: Who authorized HR?
W: Board of Directors.P: Who’s on the Board that approved this?
W: Trump, Junior, Ivanka, and Eric.Trump: I don’t know this guy. I approved what was on the agenda for the board as a matter of course. I don’t know the details. I left it up to my kids to decide.
And all four of those know that’s EXACTLY what he would do. Mary Trump is predicting they’ll turn on him first to protect themselves.
Prosecutors “always try to get people to flip so they can go after the bigger target,” said Mary Trump.
“But Donald would never imagine in a million years that his children would do that, although I’m fairly sure they would,” she explained. “So, if that indeed happens, it’s going to be fascinating because he would never do anything to protect them if it were at his expense.”
re: #199 No Malarkey!
Except, they were facing federal charges when Trump was president and could pardon them. No such hope for Weisselberg, so we’ll see.
if he doesnt flip, weisselberg is going to jail, (he will definitely lose)
and losing his money. - there’s a good chance his 401k could be invalidated.
debts, tax debts, liens, nothing to leave his kid.
plus the kid’s got troubles of his own
I did a thing https://t.co/tqYE3BlJZx
— Rico Worl (@RicoWorl) July 3, 2021
re: #208 Dangerman
if he doesnt flip, weisselberg is going to jail, (he will definitely lose)
and losing his money. - there’s a good chance his 401k could be invalidated.
debts, tax debts, liens, nothing to leave his kid.
plus the kid’s got troubles of his own
Unlike Trump, Weisselberg probably is concerned about the well-being of his children and may very well give up Trump to preserve them. But to save himself? I don’t think so.
re: #203 lawhawk
Q&A time:
Prosecutors: Who directed this compensation package in this fashion?
Weisselberg: HR.P: Who authorized HR?
W: Board of Directors.P: Who’s on the Board that approved this?
W: Trump, Junior, Ivanka, and Eric.Trump: I don’t know this guy. I approved what was on the agenda for the board as a matter of course. I don’t know the details. I left it up to my kids to decide.
P to T: did you sign any checks?
TFG: ….
and
P to T: do you know the definition of a responsible party w/r/t the trust fund penalty? No need to answer…
re: #211 Dangerman
P to T: did you sign any checks?
TFG: ….and
P to T: do you know the definition of a responsible party w/r/t the trust fund penalty? No need to answer…
Of course, Trump will plead the 5th and never testify. There is nothing that the prosecution can offer that will get a statement from him, except to allow him to get away scot-free, and that would defeat the purpose of these indictments.
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re: #212 Hecuba’s daughter
Of course, Trump will plead the 5th and never testify. There is nothing that the prosecution can offer that will get a statement from him, except to allow him to get away scot-free, and that would defeat the purpose of these indictments.
those questions were facetious
they already know he did sign checks for some of the items that werent reported as income / taxed.
and he *is* a responsible party w/r/t the irs payroll tax trust fund penalties.
proving willfullness won’t be too hard because they don’t need him to cooperate or admit anything. the standard is
- he ‘should have been aware’ (whether he claims he was or not)
and
- he either intentionally disregarded the law or was plainly indifferent to it. intent or motive is not required
LOLOLOLOL
#Doocy
🗨This is the l👁👁k one gets when you think to yourself there is such a thing as stupid questions🙉🙈🙊 pic.twitter.com/wCjuo3pQJC— 🇵🇷EVE NATALIE🇵🇷 (@TAINA525) July 3, 2021
The following statements will come in handy during the case against the Trump organization…
It is one of many issues on which Trump is one of the world’s foremost experts, according to Trump. In fact, you might say
“I think nobody knows more about taxes than I do, maybe in the history of the world. Nobody knows more about taxes.” — May 2016
“Nobody knows more about taxes than I do — and income than I do.” — May 2016
Something isn’t right about this tomato…
I know I’m high, but now I’m scared 😳 pic.twitter.com/Lvtt45lsox
— Julie James Dio 🖤🤘🏼🎼 (@03jewell) July 3, 2021
re: #217 plansbandc
It looks okay for a Roma tomato.
🚨Demolition of the remaining ruins of Champlain Tower South likely to happen sometime this weekend, barring any last-minute unforeseen hurdle… Goal is to beat the effects of storm Elsa.
They’ll likely use dynamite & gravity, straight down.@WPLGLocal10 Surfside pic.twitter.com/BdYPsL2H4i— Glenna Milberg (@GlennaWPLG) July 3, 2021
Demolition will require stopping search & rescue shortly before & after; They will be covering the parts of the grid search already complete….
Hoping demo will uncover areas to search that are currently inaccessible
Per @MDFRChief Cominsky@WPLGLocal10 Surfside— Glenna Milberg (@GlennaWPLG) July 3, 2021
re: #217 plansbandc
Something isn’t right about this tomato…
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!!
IRL!!!!
jeebus, nikki…take a fucking seat already
The Olympic Committee should make sure that no one goes to the Olympics who is not proud to represent America. pic.twitter.com/MB030VQ2GL
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) July 3, 2021
re: #217 plansbandc
Something isn’t right about this tomato…
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it’s a little better upside down
re: #204 Backwoods_Sleuth
She’s 29. Banning her from the next two games effectively ends her Olympic career.
FBI launches flurry of arrests over Jan. 6 attacks on journalists https://t.co/GNZdwzNtAv
— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) July 3, 2021
re: #222 Backwoods_Sleuth
She’s saying only white Americans should go to the Olympics.
This is a great cartoon. There’s a very simple political message in it that Democrats should use more.
Interviewing a Trump supporter who called himself a “Super Patriot.” I knew I heard that term before …
Then I remembered. @MADmagazine from the early 1970s!
Today’s GOP = Cartoon fascists. pic.twitter.com/kJoVQVrSSq— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) June 29, 2021
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