Stephen checks in on followers of the QAnon conspiracy, many of whom are camped out in Dallas awaiting the return of JFK (or JFK Jr., we’re not really sure). One notable Q fan who isn’t in Dallas is Jacob Chansley, also known as the QAnon Shaman, who was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. #Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
Is this a tweet from 20 years ago? https://t.co/8s4KCG9X2k
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2021
re: #1 Charles Johnson
From around the time the Maid in Manhattan was in theaters and liberal NE Republicans were still a thing.
From below
Big Bird & Big Gov. Mandates?
NO 👏🏼 THANK 👏🏼 YOU 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/JK3efVPQnK— CPAC 2022 (@CPAC) November 18, 2021
If some Democrat invites Bert, Ernie and Big Bird to the State of the Union, they will earn my admiration forever. https://t.co/W41WwUqlib
— Michael Marshall Smith (@ememess) November 18, 2021
Random synapses firing as I fell asleep last night: I imagined I was talking to “Wilma, the Wild Walmart Welcome Woman.”
I have no idea what strange pathways this came out of.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2021
re: #7 Charles Johnson
You got to respect that alliteration though.
Wouldn’t even get tested? Why? Good riddance.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) November 18, 2021
re: #9 No Malarkey!
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Because she loves kids so much she only wanted to give them a token of her infection.
re: #7 Charles Johnson
That was brought to you by the letter “W”
Come on, is that too much to ask? https://t.co/Cfwfccc55X
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2021
re: #9 No Malarkey!
.. and all she needed to stay was a vaccine that billions of people have gotten with little or no adverse effect.
Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows told Steve Bannon that he would like to see Donald Trump become Speaker of the House.Said Meadows: “You talk about melting down… people would go crazy!”
Playbook: “Comments like Meadows’ are starting to reveal a growing frustration with McCarthy in Trump’s orbit.”
Because governing is one big joke
The fact that this is what their priorities are, while we are rebuilding America’s infrastructure and trying to raise wages, offer childcare & education, and otherwise improve the quality of life for all Americans tells you everything you need to know.
And people still vote for them…
So maybe we push this narrative and ask every single R, trump or McCarthy for speaker?
re: #13 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
.. and all she needed to stay was a vaccine that billions of people have gotten with little or no adverse effect.
Teaching for “35 years”?
Then she certainly should have had experience with vaccination mandates/programs/effects…
But my question is, what’s so bad about being up on a high horse while, let’s face it, much of the party is down in the dirt, rolling around like pigs in Trump’s slop?”
[SE] Cupp asked. “This is the high horse to be on, the one defending democracy, not the one trying to break it.”Cupp then flipped Hannity’s attack back on him.
“If the point Hannity is trying to make is that Cheney thinks she’s better than the rest of them then, duh, of course she is. She’s one of the few doing what’s right for the country, even if it means sacrificing her position, her paycheck and her party loyalty.”
How do they do this with a straight face?
NEW: Tennessee’s Republican senators aren’t happy with White House’s consultation efforts on Biden’s Sixth Circuit nominee.
While home-state backing might be helpful in the 50-50 Senate, their support isn’t needed for the circuit pick to move forward. https://t.co/Ygo6FBxrrU— Madison Alder (@madialder) November 18, 2021
re: #14 Dangerman
Because governing is one big joke
The fact that this is what their priorities are, while we are rebuilding America’s infrastructure and trying to raise wages, offer childcare & education, and otherwise improve the quality of life for all Americans tells you everything you need to know.
And people still vote for them…
So maybe we push this narrative and ask every single R, trump or McCarthy for speaker?
The GOP has an advantage over the Democrats in campaign messaging in that they can expertly craft messages to appeal to voters’ emotions without any regard for the truth. For Republicans, its all about just pushing the right buttons, because if they regain power all they are going to do is cut taxes for billionaires anyway.
Yep. Liberals think it’s obvious Psaki is destroying Doocy, but the right sees it exactly the opposite way. He isn’t there to make sense or ask real questions, he’s there to generate propaganda. https://t.co/R8NyNgbaah
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2021
Maserati Mike, the man protesting the #Rittenhouse trial with a rifle, is Former Ferguson Police Officer Jesse Kline. He was kicked off the force for harassing, stalking, and pointing a gun at an innocent person. Why is he allowed to own a gun? #Maseratimike #jessekline pic.twitter.com/MTNDn8neUS
— Danesh (@thatdaneshguy) November 17, 2021
re: #15 Jay C
Teaching for “35 years”?
Then she certainly should have had experience with vaccination mandates/programs/effects…
Nice leading questions the person with the camera had just as she was coming out of the school.
Almost as if this is more conservative Oppression Olympics, or she’s making a shyte political statement on retirement day.
re: #21 Scottish Dragon
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Why is he allowed to own a gun? It’s white there in front of your face.
MSNBC is barred from entering the courthouse for the rest of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial after the judge announced a man claiming to be an MSNBC producer was following the jury bus Wednesday and ran a red light while doing so. The “extremely serious” matter is under investigation.
— Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenez) November 18, 2021
Haha. Hahahahaha.
Dear First Amendment Lawyers… DO YOU THING NOW or GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY FACE FOREVER. https://t.co/GaFTfh1Ute— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 18, 2021
re: #23 Eventual Carrion
Why is he allowed to own a gun? It’s white there in front of your face.
White on the tip of my tongue…
re: #24 Scottish Dragon
MSNBC is barred from entering the courthouse for the rest of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial after the judge announced a man claiming to be an MSNBC producer was following the jury bus Wednesday and ran a red light while doing so. The “extremely serious” matter is under investigation.
— Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenez) November 18, 2021
Are they sure he’s not with Project Veritas? Or maybe a Proud Boy?
re: #27 Hecuba’s daughter
Are they sure he’s not with Project Veritas? Or maybe a Proud Boy?
Doesn’t matter, the judge is pissed off at the media and he’s happy to have the excuse.
re: #28 Dopamine Fish
Doesn’t matter, the judge is pissed off at the media and he’s happy to have the excuse.
Only some media. Probably good with Faux or Newsmax or OANN.
re: #28 Dopamine Fish
Doesn’t matter, the judge is pissed off at the media and he’s happy to have the excuse.
Or maybe got someone to cosplay the excuse (I know, but after the last couple BLM protest “false flag” convictions of right wingers I put nothing past these scum).
re: #27 Hecuba’s daughter
Are they sure he’s not with Project Veritas? Or maybe a Proud Boy?
He’s a freelancer, apparently.
BREAKING: Oklahoma governor commutes death sentence of Julius Jones to life in prison without the possibility of parole hours before planned execution. https://t.co/UZVrQqcOH9
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 18, 2021
WATCH: McCarthy defends Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) after censure vote. #MTPDaily@GarrettHaake: “If he backs down even one inch, he loses the far right. And the moderate wing of the Republican Party, especially in the House, is all but extinct right now.” pic.twitter.com/i4eOHocDHZ
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) November 18, 2021
“We regret the incident and will fully cooperate with the authorities on any investigation,” NBC adds (2/2) https://t.co/7LNnDbQErb
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 18, 2021
re: #19 Charles Johnson
Yep. Liberals think it’s obvious Psaki is destroying Doocy, but the right sees it exactly the opposite way. He isn’t there to make sense or ask real questions, he’s there to generate propaganda.
Remember, these are the people who invited Colbert to the White House Correspondents Dinner because they didn’t realize that the right-wing pundit was a character, not a serious commenter. No sense of truth, no sense of humor.
re: #19 Charles Johnson
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And it wouldn’t matter if he fumbled every time. Fox can just say he did great and viewers will nod.
SPECIAL REPORT: Authorities obscured the last four seconds of a 19-year-old’s life in publicly released videos.
New footage shows Christian Hall had his hands up when Pennsylvania State Police killed him.
Published in partnership with @SpotlightPA.https://t.co/B2V1EmX6Lt— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 18, 2021
No wonder the judge holds a grudge.
You do realize that Bert and Ernie are two dudes who live together and share a bedroom, right? https://t.co/OlRs8L9JxZ
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2021
Republicans have been recycling this fear-mongering scam for more than 70 years. https://t.co/2GyYdqc88C
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2021
re: #29 plansbandc
Ha! Hadn’t realized that the Ibis was considered a pest in Australia. It’s amazing what I learn here on LGF!
There are four main ways in which Australian White Ibises are considered to be pests:
1. When they forage in flocks in the vicinity of air fields, ibises pose a theat to aeroplanes, as their large size means that they are able to break windshields, or damage engines.
2. Ibises roost communally and a moderate-sized colony produces a lot of droppings. If they roost in a public area of a city, such as Darling Harbour in Sydney, their droppings can make the area unusable, and might be a problem for human health (though this has not been demonstrated).
3. Ibises that become accustomed to people sometimes feed in garbage bins and steal food from picnic areas. While they are quite harmless, some people find their large size, and particularly their beak, intimidating.
4. Ibis droppings can modify the environment so that it can no longer sustain particular plants. This means they can be a problem in botanical gardens and some reserves. For example, in Fairfield Local Government Area, Sydney, Australian White Ibises may be destroying the roosting habitat for a threatened population of the Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus ).
Birds Behaving Badly - Australian White Ibis
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re: #43 ckkatz
Ha! Hadn’t realized that the Ibis was considered a pest in Australia. It’s amazing what I learn here on LGF!
Birds Behaving Badly - Australian White Ibis
birdsinbackyards.net
Large birds
re: #43 ckkatz
See also, geese, Canadian.
Those things are a menace when in flocks. They can ruin your day - or your flight (see Capt. Sully’s Flight 1549).
re: #45 lawhawk
See also, geese, Canadian.
Those things are a menace when in flocks. They can ruin your day - or your flight (see Capt. Sully’s Flight 1549).
I love geeses tho. We have so many of them in Greensboro.
$100 million in taxpayer dollars grifted by a Kushner crony.
A federal agency run by a college friend of Jared Kushner that was assigned $100 million by the Trump admin to spend on fixing the COVID supply chain has so far failed to invest a single dime, according to a new government watchdog report. https://t.co/fTlv9vFdI8
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 18, 2021
Had to double-check to make sure this is a real message from CPAC, and yeah it is. Every couple of years they freak out about Sesame Street again, and they apparently never feel ridiculous about it. It’s so incredibly dumb it’s almost funny. https://t.co/KH442uIb09
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 18, 2021
re: #48 Charles Johnson
C is for continually stupid.
P is for pathetic
A is for actively trying to overthrow the govt and supporting treasonweasels like Trump
C is for crapulent attempt to fight Sesame Street teaching good values and public health.— lawhawk #vaxxingforafriend (@lawhawk) November 18, 2021
Sesame Street should start including segments on how government is supposed to work.
re: #51 Belafon
Sesame Street should start including segments on how government is supposed to work.
I am a bill, I am only a bill, and McConnell ripped my guts out here on Capital Hill…..
re: #51 Belafon
Sesame Street should start including segments on how government is supposed to work.
Pritzker signs law banning dark money, out-of-state contributions in judicial campaigns
nprillinois.org
Campaign contributions from out-of-staters and so-called dark money groups will be banned in Illinois judicial campaigns beginning in January under legislation Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Monday.
Several states have enacted laws forcing disclosure of funders to nonprofits — including social welfare groups [501(c)4s], labor unions [501(c)5s] and industry trade groups [501(c)6s], 501(c)4s, 5s and 6’s — whose political spending is referred to as “dark money,” since those groups aren’t required to make their donors public.
But Illinois’ new law takes a different tact, banning judicial candidates from taking campaign contributions from any entity that doesn’t disclose its funders.
Big deal.
Pastor Matthew Hagee apologizes for allowing Cornerstone Church to be used for the right-wing conspiracy theory ReAwaken America event last weekend, where crowds chanted “Let’s Go, Brandon.” https://t.co/T0m8tT9yZM pic.twitter.com/BASj3xyWHI
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) November 18, 2021
re: #47 No Malarkey!
$100 million in taxpayer dollars grifted by a Kushner crony.
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Not a full grift. Money is still there in a governmental agency and will eventually be used for appropriate purposes. It’s what happens when the head of an agency is clueless about its operation.
Prosecutor to Travis McMichael: So you thought Ahmaud Arbery would want to have a conversation with you after he ran away from you for five minutes, you chased him with a shotgun, and your father yelled at him “Stop, or I’ll blow your fucking head off”? pic.twitter.com/PcI2HicQUh
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) November 18, 2021
The man who killed Ahmaud Arbery testifies that Arbery did not speak, show a weapon or threaten him in any way before he raised his shotgun and pointed it at him.https://t.co/wxOfKoLwK9
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 18, 2021
re: #58 Scottish Dragon
So he was threatening for no reason aside from…being black.
When you understand physics law pic.twitter.com/9nBFKkkC5B
— Physics-astronomy (@Physicsastronmy) November 18, 2021
re: #62 William Lewis
Ok, this is a fascinating interview - Rick Beato interviews Sting
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“As long as there are people who feel voids in themselves there will be cults and there will be charlatans. We’re all susceptible on one level or another.” —Rep. Jackie Speier, Jonestown Survivor pic.twitter.com/V2u6za1NCx
— scott linnen (@ScottLinnen) November 18, 2021
re: #56 Hecuba’s daughter
Not a full grift. Money is still there in a governmental agency and will eventually be used for appropriate purposes. It’s what happens when the head of an agency is clueless about its operation.
while true, it probably coulda done some good a year ago
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was fired by Donald Trump from the Defense Policy Advisory Board. President Biden has just nominated her to chair the panel
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) November 18, 2021
“oh hi. you’re back early” pic.twitter.com/bc6Hnx0nge
— Paul Bronks (@slender_sherbet) November 18, 2021
re: #55 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie
Evidently afraid of losing his tax-exempt status.
That’s the ONLY regret he has.
re: #68 Florida Panhandler
Evidently afraid of losing his tax-exempt status.
That’s the ONLY regret he has.
THIS.
You voted against $500 million for rural hospitals. pic.twitter.com/lQuMhlO90O
— Tina -#VoteBlue (@trcfwtt) November 18, 2021
Joe Flacco confirmed he’s not vaccinated. Hence, the mask. Says he has his reasons, but doesn’t want to create a “distraction” by going into it. #Jets pic.twitter.com/x3Arg4cR8z
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) November 17, 2021
“I’m a quarterback, I’m more qualified to know scientific facts about the Coronavirus more than the doctors, biologist, and viologists.”
Sesame Street gets .0009 cents per citizen in funding from the government
Wisconsin
Elected officials shouldn’t be able to depend on the comfort of their seats instead of the quality of their work, and the gerrymandered maps Republicans passed a decade ago have enabled legislators to safely ignore the people who elected them. These maps were more of the same.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) November 18, 2021
I will protect the right of every eligible voter to cast their ballot. I will defend our democracy, our elections, and the people who do this work every day. And I will fight for nonpartisan redistricting to be the law of the land as long as I’m governor of this great state.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) November 18, 2021
re: #75 Eclectic Cyborg
Can the GOP override the Veto?
In Wisconsin, a quorum is a majority of the current members in each house.
A veto override requires 2/3 of both houses.
The current make-up:
House: 99 seats
Democrats: 38
Republicans: 61
Senate: 33 seats
Democrats: 12
Republicans: 21
Assuming the vote is party-line, they do not have 2/3 of either house.
re: #75 Eclectic Cyborg
Can the GOP override the Veto?
They haven’t had a very good track record for doing that.
It has been at least 36 years since the state Legislature has been successful in overriding a veto from the governor — including the latest failed attempt earlier this week — but it’s unlikely lawmakers will stop trying to undo executive actions any time soon.
wpr.org
(article from July 29, 2021)
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) invited police officers in New York and Los Angeles who refuse to get vaccinated to join his state’s highway patrol.Said Lee: “In Tennessee, you will be given our full support and respect, and I work to make sure your freedoms are protected.”
desantis tried this weeks ago
re: #71 DodgerFan1988
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Joe Flacco confirmed he’s not vaccinated. Hence, the mask. Says he has his reasons, but doesn’t want to create a “distraction” by going into it. #Jets pic.twitter.com/x3Arg4cR8z
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) November 17, 2021
LOOK AT ME!!!!
but im not gonna tell you why you should
re: #76 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
In Wisconsin, a quorum is a majority of the current members in each house.
A veto override requires 2/3 of both houses.
The current make-up:
House: 99 seats
Democrats: 38
Republicans: 61Senate: 33 seats
Democrats: 12
Republicans: 21Assuming the vote is party-line, they do not have 2/3 of either house.
No, but they aren’t far off (would need a gain of 5 in the House and 1 in the Senate)
re: #75 Eclectic Cyborg
Can the GOP override the Veto?
Not enough votes for that. No, they’ll try to get it over turned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court while the Democrats try to get the Federal courts to be on their side.
re: #81 William Lewis
Not enough votes for that. No, they’ll try to get it over turned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court while the Democrats try to get the Federal courts to be on their side.
How would they run to the Supreme Court to overturn a veto?
Democrats are trying to change the SALT deduction that Trump did to screw over California and New York but not look like they’re helping the rich. The current proposal in the BBB plan would change it to $80K from the $10K, but there is a different proposal that might work better:
Sanders and a fellow Democrat, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, have their own proposal—a much more fair one. They’d keep the cap at $10,000, but exempt people under a certain income threshold—Sanders has proposed $400,000 since that’s the level President Joe Biden set in his pledge to not raise taxes on any but the rich. In some of the nation’s most expensive cities, $400,000 is a lot of money, but it’s not super-rich.
Many Senate Democrats prefer the Sanders-Menendez approach. “I’m not worried about the perception that we’re doing too much for wealthy people. I’m worried that we may do too much for wealthy people. It’s the reality that troubles me,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. “I’m not here to help those at the top.”
david brooks: Ass
“Over the past few decades there have been various efforts to replace the Reagan Paradigm: the national-greatness conservatism of John McCain; the compassionate conservatism of George W. Bush; the Reformicon conservatism of the D.C. think tanks in the 21st century.”
“But the Trumpian onslaught succeeded where these movements have so far fizzled because Trump understood better than they did the coalescence of the new American cultural/corporate elite and the potency of populist anger against it. Thus the display of Ivy League populism I witnessed in Orlando might well represent the alarming future of the American right: the fusing of the culture war and the class war into one epic Marxist Götterdämmerung.”
every form of “conservatism with a human face” that he spent his professional life promoting has fizzled because, as he finally understands it, American conservatives don’t want any human face on their conservatism. and he’s shocked that he’s figured it out.
Fuck the media with a rusty claw hammer.
Biden and Kamala Harris’s popularity is plummeting, @marcthiessen writes. What about a Manchin-Sinema 2024 ticket? https://t.co/pKGOiyCZo2
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) November 18, 2021
re: #86 bratwurst
Fuck the media with a rusty claw hammer.
Fuck ALL the way off with that shit take. Sinema isn’t going to be elected to dog catcher in the state of Arizona after this.
They are coming into the last curve! It’s Rep Paul Gosar in the lead! But wait! Here comes Sen John Kennedy! They are neck and neck! It’s the final stretch! Who’s it gonna be?!? They are at the finish! And OMG! It’s Sen Kennedy! Sen John Kennedy has won The “I’m a Dick” Derby!📣
— AntifaPuddin’Pop™️ (@Andie00471) November 18, 2021
re: #86 bratwurst
Fuck the media with a rusty claw hammer.
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How has she messed up being the VP?
People are sharing orgasmic feelings that aren’t actually orgasms and it’s not as NSFW as you think (honest)https://t.co/cXqHZOEm3z pic.twitter.com/nXUe43vzMx
— The Poke (@ThePoke) November 18, 2021
re: #85 Backwoods_Sleuth
state supreme court
Pretty sure the balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court shifted to Democratic control last election.
Steve is choosing his Christmas tree already… pic.twitter.com/83nfKtnWPl
— In Otter News…. (@In_Otter_News2) November 18, 2021
re: #95 Mike Lamb
Pretty sure the balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court shifted to Democratic control last election.
Nope. Closer but they still have the majority.
Worth the watch:
100% worth clicking https://t.co/tsHlwEOdBJ
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) November 18, 2021
Tim Ryan has heard enough… ouch pic.twitter.com/wRNKKFrc0O
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 18, 2021
A man was just arrested after showing up outside the Kenosha courthouse strapped with a handgun. pic.twitter.com/n3cDKuxY2C
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) November 18, 2021
re: #100 BlueSpotinAL
Worth the watch:
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“my opinion isn’t worth shit” - always good to start with a truthful statement. But yeah, I hope Trump sees this.
re: #101 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Tons of Republicans: There is no “f” in GOP! Sucker!
Maybe, probably.
“Sexism, racism, pages straight out of Joe McCarthy’s 1950s Red Scare tactics … Welcome to Washington in 2021.”
— @SenWarren follows Sen. John Kennedy’s questioning of Dr. Saule Omarova, Biden’s currency comptroller nominee. pic.twitter.com/e7hQbSNcjc— The Recount (@therecount) November 18, 2021
House Democratic leaders are hoping to pass the Build Back Better Act TONIGHT.
Speaker Pelosi tells members the sequence: Rules Committee approval, one hour of floor debate on Rule, then 20 minutes of BBB floor debate, then a series ending in a vote on final passage of the bill. pic.twitter.com/OxsFSs0NeL— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) November 18, 2021
Someone in my family has been murdered.
Abolish the death penalty. https://t.co/9iGkHurek8— Be A King (@BerniceKing) November 18, 2021
I’m truly thankful that #JuliusJones will not be executed.@GovStitt did order ineligibility to apply for a commutation, pardon, or parole for the rest of his life. So the work for justice continues.
Very importantly and most urgently, we must abolish the death penalty. pic.twitter.com/26KTXK7aLY— Be A King (@BerniceKing) November 18, 2021
re: #10 Eventual Carrion
Because she loves kids so much she only wanted to give them a token of her infection.
Boooooo!
Bad Soon-to-be-Rotting-Flesh! No soup for you!
So what’s going on with the Rittenhouse exoneration? The jury intimidation must be working because they’re afraid to find the fucker guilty…
“Well, he was scared…it was a BLM protest after all…”
“Yeah, but he shot white people…”
“Oh, that does make it more complicated.”
Motion detector..
Motion detecting.. pic.twitter.com/4LJqK48LOI— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) November 18, 2021
BREAKING: Pelosi just told Dems the “privileged scrub” of the Build Back Better bill is done.
That means, with the full CBO score, the House can move to votes tonight.
Let me cut to the chase: expect final vote *around* 10p.
(That’s my math.) (And barring a new problem.)— Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) November 18, 2021
BREAKING - Rittenhouse jury asks if they can take jury instructions home with them; judge says yes.
This potentially shows that the jury is trying to decide which charges to convict on, and they’re thinking through the various levels of homicide charges.— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) November 18, 2021
re: #115 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m still not very optimistic but I would LOVE to be wrong on my gut instinct with this one.
Guess what media will never use the phrase “not counting additional revenue that may be generated by additional funding for tax enforcement” https://t.co/FiQwTPqX5K
— David Dayen (@ddayen) November 18, 2021
re: #115 Backwoods_Sleuth
Here’s the thing: If Rittenhouse is convicted, the judge has basically guaranteed that the appeals will be denied the whole way up. There’s no way anyone can say he didn’t give them every chance to win.
What’s great about that video of Chansley’s lawyer where he says “my opinion doesn’t mean shit” is that in the background behind him is a political sign with lettering from the 1950s and 1960s and the lawyer dresses, acts, and talks like a lawyer would as flashbulbs explode around him. It’s great theater, except for the Lexus in the background.
What’s in Build Back Better for health care
- Capping insulin at $35/month
- Capping seniors’ out-of-pocket drug spending at $2,000/yr
- Medicare drug-price negotiations
- Expanding Medicare to cover hearing benefits
- Boosting ACA subsidies
- Closing Medicaid gap in 12 states https://t.co/QpWyrZA2oi— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 18, 2021
re: #1 Charles Johnson
Yes, this is what we said in the 80s when Reagan pandered to religious extremists that don’t care what’s real, and don’t care for our democracy. Today we’re fully there with a lawless, seditious Republican party that lies about everything, including Trump’s coup attempts.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) November 18, 2021
re: #109 darthstar
So what’s going on with the Rittenhouse exoneration? The jury intimidation must be working because they’re afraid to find the fucker guilty…
“Well, he was scared…it was a BLM protest after all…”
“Yeah, but he shot white people…”
“Oh, that does make it more complicated.”
Or possibly they’re in the jury room doing their jobs. We have reasons to think the judge is biased — not the jury.
re: #48 Charles Johnson
Dumbest people on the planet. Meanest too.
People who aren’t the dumbest people on the planet would be embarrassed if someone posted that under their name. I’m embarrassed for you.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) November 18, 2021
Pathetic talking point from anti-vaxxers #297:
“I’m not an anti-vaxxer I had all my other shots as a kid.”
That just means your parents aren’t idiots, but they accidentally raised one.
Stop dragging out this pandemic for everyone.#VaccinesWork— Meanwhile in Canada (@MeanwhileinCana) November 18, 2021
re: #45 lawhawk
See also, geese, Canadian.
Those things are a menace when in flocks. They can ruin your day - or your flight (see Capt. Sully’s Flight 1549).
Just back from raking leaves. ‘Tis the season. Only cleaned up 450 gallons of leaves this time, though.
Yup, the DC Region also has the pleasure of large numbers of Canada Geese. At one place I used to work at, the business park hired a local company to chase off the geese from their manicured landscaping. The company was called “The Geese Police”, motto “When you want to get the flock out”.
I watched them in action one day. A station wagon with the company name pulled up. A driver went out back and let out a… Border Collie.
With a lot of energy, the Border Collie circled around to the side in order to get the best approach to herd the geese. The geese took one look at the Border Collie and flew off to the neighboring business park.
The Border Collie looked so disappointed.
re: #86 bratwurst
Fuck the media with a rusty claw hammer.
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Marc Thiessen? He’s a RW hatchet man. No one with sense takes his opinions seriously.
re: #122 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
Or possibly they’re in the jury room doing their jobs. We have reasons to think the judge is biased — not the jury.
Quite this.
One would think that if they really were going to let Rittenhouse walk, they would have done it right away.
re: #126 Hecuba’s daughter
Marc Thiessen? He’s a RW hatchet man. No one with sense takes his opinions seriously.
It irrationally infuriates me that people like him live in tidy houses in places like Bethesda or Alexandria because of their ability to write and deliver crap like this.
moron
🚨GOSAR MINUTE🚨Recently, the AZ Senate released a report regarding the #AZAudit. Among other things, the report concluded that Maricopa County received 9k MORE mail-in ballots than it mailed out. Additionally 165k more ballots were scanned & counted than were collected & imaged. pic.twitter.com/yCgtoT7uX5
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 18, 2021
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re: #126 Hecuba’s daughter
Marc Thiessen? He’s a RW hatchet man. No one with sense takes his opinions seriously.
My middle finger was less for him than the WaPo which apparently had no problem publishing this kind of nonsense. Marc Thiessen does not regularly try to sell me a product. The Washington Post does.
re: #127 Jay C
Quite this.
One would think that if they really were going to let Rittenhouse walk, they would have done it right away.
If I recall correctly, that’s what happened with OJ Simpson.
re: #131 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
If I recall correctly, that’s what happened with OJ Simpson.
the OJ Simpson jury got a verdict in 4 hours.
the Rodney King jury took a whole week.
Damn right I’ve heard enough. It’s time the GOP (Grand Old Phonies) in Congress stop lying to themselves and to the American people about this bill and start working with us to cut taxes for working class people, not their millionaire and billionaire friends. https://t.co/QAQ5T7M946
— Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) November 18, 2021
FFS. You mean the legislation he signed *yesterday*? https://t.co/8ulWOAxR2p
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) November 18, 2021
re: #127 Jay C
Quite this.
One would think that if they really were going to let Rittenhouse walk, they would have done it right away.
1) the longer the better in this case
2) the defense is nervous. That’s why they keep pushing for mistrial motions that even Judge Bias can’t go along with.
re: #134 Backwoods_Sleuth
I HATE instant gratification culture.
inevitable
GOP can’t spend the yr peddling Covid vaccine hysteria and then say, oh all the other vax are fine https://t.co/sBTZoA41Dh— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) November 18, 2021
On judge denying Bannon’s plan to delay his criminal contempt trial. “…There is something called executive privilege. There is no such thing as podcaster privilege.” -@ElieNYC on the @TheBeatWithAri. 18 November 2021.
— Samuel Tesunbi (@ProfOmoejire) November 18, 2021
re: #48 Charles Johnson
CPAC getting a cease and desist order from Sesame Workshop for that in 5, 4, 3…
Once again proving that Republicans don’t understand how trademark and copyright laws work.
Who’s music are they going to steal for the theme?
re: #142 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion
Once again proving that Republicans don’t understand how trademark and copyright laws work.
Who’s music are they going to steal for the theme?
Equal justice for all is a completely foreign concept for Republicans. For them, laws exist to reward Republicans and punish Democrats. It really is that simple and stupid.
Wow. In June, Greg Abbott signed a bill allowing gas companies to raise utility prices after the winter power crisis.
Now 8 companies will gouge Texans for $3.4 billion. Texans will bail out Abbott’s lobbyist donors after 5 million lost power and 700 people died. pic.twitter.com/RpJ35f7qRj— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) November 18, 2021
Read for yourself. https://t.co/beihjeRGg1
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) November 18, 2021
It’s going to be fun to watch Republicans try to explain why they are against making money all of the sudden. https://t.co/H6CYVV4NZ9
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 18, 2021
re: #144 Backwoods_Sleuth
And yet he’ll probably easily get elected over Beto, because that’s just how Texas rolls.
If there were EVER a time I’d love to be proven wrong…
“From all the information we’ve learned, I believe my brother to be a co-conspirator in a coup attempt against the United States government. So I think expulsion is actually the most appropriate next step,” says Jennifer Gosar, younger sister of Rep. Gosar https://t.co/ib3mHnhxId
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 18, 2021
re: #148 Patricia Kayden
Expulsion from the US House or the USA?
Someone with too much time on his hands. Why doesn’t he have a job?
DM screenshot shows the Trump cultist known as “Brick Suit” spends his time trying to prank airports into paging pro-Trump phrases. pic.twitter.com/Qj63lTRwHY
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 19, 2021
See @SenJohnKennedy in tyrannical regimes you are forced to join organization. Much like Trump demanding followers carry Trump membership cards to prove loyalty.
Also, this is pic of me and my brothers has an image of Lenin on the wall. Any questions? pic.twitter.com/pT59XKb85L— Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) November 19, 2021
Pope Benedict was a member of the Hitler Youth.
Conservative Catholic Republicans were very understanding, in his case, of the “he was a kid who didn’t have a choice” argument.
re: #137 Eclectic Cyborg
I HATE instant gratification culture.
We need to end instant gratification culture NOW!!!
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re: #153 sagehen
Pope Benedict was a member of the Hitler Youth.
Conservative Catholic Republicans were very understanding, in his case, of the “he was a kid who didn’t have a choice” argument.
John Kennedy knows better; he’s a typical amoral Republican who is outright lying, rather than delusional, a man with no moral, ethics, or decency.
re: #86 bratwurst
Fuck the media with a rusty claw hammer.
Unfortunately, the latest Quinnepiac poll has Biden at 36% approval. Still a long way to go before the midterms, and both inflation and covid should be much better in a year. But realistically, if the midterms were held today, it would be a massive GOP wave. This country is f*cked.
re: #116 Eclectic Cyborg
I’m still not very optimistic but I would LOVE to be wrong on my gut instinct with this one.
The fact that they’re taking at least 4 days 8s a good sign, given the way the case went.
re: #126 Hecuba’s daughter
I never read his tripe; I’ve pleaded with the Philadelphia Inquirer to drop running his screeds (propaganda isn’t opinion and doesn’t belong in a reputable news source). Happily there is always at least one letter to the editor debunking his garbage and I have never seen a letter agreeing with him.
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March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
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Abortions Outside Medical System Increased Sharply After Roe Fell, Study Finds The number of women using abortion pills to end their pregnancies on their own without the direct involvement of a U.S.-based medical provider rose sharply in the months after the Supreme Court eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, according ... Cheechako
The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ... Cheechako
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