Stephen’s faith in the Justice Department was restored today when ten so-called Oath Keepers were charged with sedition for their participation in the Jan. 6th attack. In covid news, experts think Omicron has hit its peak in the United States, with case numbers on the East Coast already starting to fall. #Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
F tfg!
Interesting observation by Marcy Wheeler:
The answer is very easy.
Donald Trump spent 3 years in advance of his coup attempt training FBI that investigating any of his people was a firing offense.
The Proud Boys—as he made clear on 9/29/20—are his people. https://t.co/Jcz8RtD0yL— emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 14, 2022
Guys, when the FBI asks to talk to you, you’re not going to be the one doing the interrogating. https://t.co/7m23McXpSj
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) January 14, 2022
What Joe Manchin told Steve Clemons at dinner
On this week’s show, Playbook author Ryan Lizza talks to Steve Clemons, Editor At Large of The Hill, D.C. operator and Joe Manchin’s confidant.
politico.com
re: #2 Dopamine Fish
Most of these idiots seem to be narcissists, which explains their attraction to the failed former President. They see themselves in the madman.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) January 14, 2022
re: #1 ckkatz
F tfg!
Interesting observation by Marcy Wheeler:
He spent the entire campaign training the press to be subordinate 🙄 and afraid of him.
Michigan MAGAts fucked around, about to find out.
#BREAKING: The Michigan AG just turned over evidence against 14 GOP lawmakers for signed forged election documents to the DOJ for criminal prosecution, according to @maddow.
— Hunter Cullen 💉💉💉 (@HunterJCullen) January 14, 2022
AP: Ferris State University professor on leave after bizarre video about grades
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan professor has been placed on leave after he told students in a profanity-laced video that he randomly assigns grades before the first day of class.
Barry Mehler is a 74-year-old instructor at Ferris State University in Big Rapids.
He told students in the video: “I don’t even want to know your name. I just look at the number and assign a grade. That is how predestination works. … Take your complaints to God.”
In the 14-minute video, Mehler calls students “vectors of disease” and says they don’t need to attend class in person.
Nom nom nom.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/Om0RZCP7A1
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) January 14, 2022
re: #3 retired cynic
What Joe Manchin told Steve Clemons at dinner
On this week’s show, Playbook author Ryan Lizza talks to Steve Clemons, Editor At Large of The Hill, D.C. operator and Joe Manchin’s confidant.
politico.com
The problem is were left to guessing at what he’s thinking
maybe he should state clearly, unequivocally what he wants.
Then it could be addressed
re: #4 Punish Domestic Terrorists
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They see themselves in the madman.
They also see themselves as the madman.
Mike Dunford thinks (as of yesterday) that Rhodes was the top of the food chain in the seditious conspiracy charged yesterday.
Beyond that:
1: Not only do I think Rhodes won’t flip, I don’t think there’s anyone up from him. I don’t think Trump was an active conspirator, especially not with these idiots, and I’ve never thought that.— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) January 13, 2022
2: That’s not to say there aren’t other conspiracies and conspirators out there - I think there may well be. But I think Rhodes is likely the top of this shitpile.
3: And Rhodes was meeting with others; there may be more to come that’s related to this.— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) January 13, 2022
4: Roger Stone may/may not be in play but whether flipping Rhodes to get Stone would be a step up or down is a debate that will, I’m sure, mesmerize philosophers of taxonomy.
I don’t think it’s up, though.— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) January 13, 2022
5: And anyway, I don’t think nutball Rhodes is a flipper. If he flips, 100% chance he loses everything he’s spent years building. No matter how bad the odds are going to trial, they’re better than that.
— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) January 13, 2022
Caveats:
1. IANAL
2. I claim no special knowledge in this area… Or, really any knowledge…
I am in awe of this Serbian artist. Her paintings of leaves, grasses, wild plants, really speak to me. And her patience rebukes me!
Teeming with Leaves and Grasses, Oil Paintings Cloaked in Lush Foliage Evoke the Forest Floor
thisiscolossal.com
re: #14 BlueSpotinAL
For the guy who went to interrogate the FBI at the local office, he is going to need a lawyer. Here is a firm that has experience in his kind of case.
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Once again, every day is a good day to shut the fuck up and not talk to the police.
re: #11 ckkatz
I’m not so sure I agree with him. Yes, it does seem unlikely that Trump would directly conspire with the Oath Keeper goons, but this isn’t just a random militia group, either. They’re very connected in Republican politics, and have been worming their way into government agencies for years. It’s a mistake to see them as just a bunch of clowns.
Breaking: The Jan. 6 Committee has issued subpoenas to Alphabet, Meta, Reddit, and Twitter for records relating to the spread of misinformation, efforts to overturn the 2020 election, domestic violent extremism, and foreign influence in the 2020 election.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 13, 2022
re: #16 Charles Johnson
I’m not so sure I agree with him. Yes, it does seem unlikely that Trump would directly conspire with the Oath Keeper goons, but this isn’t just a random militia group, either. They’re very connected in Republican politics, and have been worming their way into government agencies for years. It’s a mistake to see them as just a bunch of clowns.
I also don’t think Trump would necessarily directly conspire with the Oath Keepers. However, I disagree with Dunford’s premise in that I think the commanders at the Willard Hotel were definitely in touch with the Oath Keepers, and were well aware of their operations. Whether they apprised the President of these operations, or passed feedback from him to them, will have to come out later.
re: #13 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
I wish I could read all the details on the sticker.
Wouldn’t change the fact these people are out of their minds, though.
carried forward
re: #245 IngisKahn
When you get a couple letters and have no clue what the rest should be, a good strategy is to choose a word you know is incorrect but has many unused common letters to help narrow it down.
And start with guesses favouring (favoring) the most frequently-used letters in English. ETAIONSHRDLU
A personal best today:
Wordle 210 3/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟨⬛🟨⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
re: #1 ckkatz
Trump thoroughly corrupted the DOJ, FBI, and law enforcement.
We hand-delivered a ‘Republican Party Employee of the Month’ plaque to Kyrsten Sinema’s office. pic.twitter.com/7ZIuYzPeYJ
— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) January 14, 2022
She’ll probably hang it proudly.
re: #20 Grunthos the Flatulent
carried forward
And start with guesses favouring (favoring) the most frequently-used letters in English. ETAIONSHRDLU
A personal best today:
What would be the best first 5 letter word to start with? Teach?
re: #20 Grunthos the Flatulent
And start with guesses favouring (favoring) the most frequently-used letters in English. ETAIONSHRDLU
This is my strategy.
re: #11 ckkatz
Hub and spoke conspiracies.
Rhodes and Stone are a spoke and hub. Stone gets you to Trump directly and personally.
It’s not a big reach to go there, not when there’s video from 1/6 where Oath Keepers were in Stone’s company providing “security”.
Security from what? From who? They’ll say it was antifa and BLM, but the reality is that Stone was a go-between for Trumpworld and unsavory types all over. Stone is a dirty tricks guy. Manafort is another one of those dirty types guys.
Make no mistake here, this isn’t confined to just OathKeepers.
re: #23 Belafon
What would be the best first 5 letter word to start with? Teach?
WREST is also a good one, as is LEAST.
Doctor Who reference ahoy!
The Judoon have taken over editing The Metro pic.twitter.com/8cTyCIMjOs
— LegendOfSpod1000 (@spod1000) January 13, 2022
If you’re wondering what the reference is:
“The Armed Forces’ emergency response force - the operational contingency unit - landed on Friday evening on Gotland in Visby. The force from Norrbotten will mark that Gotland will be defended.”
Basically, a unit from the north was moved south to increase readiness on Gotland.
Försvarets utryckningsstyrka - den operativa beredskapsenheten - landade på fredagskvällen på Gotland i Visby. Styrkan från Norrbotten ska markera att Gotland ska försvaras. https://t.co/ugva7tpO5R
— Ewa Stenberg (@aewastenberg) January 14, 2022
re: #16 Charles Johnson
I’m not so sure I agree with him. Yes, it does seem unlikely that Trump would directly conspire with the Oath Keeper goons, but this isn’t just a random militia group, either. They’re very connected in Republican politics, and have been worming their way into government agencies for years. It’s a mistake to see them as just a bunch of clowns.
I think that Jennifer Rubin agrees with you:
DOJ not charging conspiracy to cause a riot. It is seditious conspiracy - meaning ‘overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States…’ That’s what Trump is guilty of if he’s guilty of anything. Began w/big lie and ran for 187 min. during rampage
— Jennifer ‘pro-voting’ Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) January 13, 2022
“They’re very connected in Republican politics, and have been worming their way into government agencies for years.”
Very true. Before certainly, but particularly since 2008. I think that tfg accelerated it because he wanted his own brown-shirts.
“It’s a mistake to see them as just a bunch of clowns”
And I most certainly agree with you that they are extremely dangerous.
re: #20 Grunthos the Flatulent
carried forward
And start with guesses favouring (favoring) the most frequently-used letters in English. ETAIONSHRDLU
A personal best today:
My strategy as well (sorta): the problem is that while those letters are the *most* common, using them - or five of them - as a starting guess throws in the chances of other common letters - “C”, “P” or “W”, frex -being in the answer word, and thus sends the odds of an “early”/”easy” solution higher. Which, of course, is what makes Wordle so much fun: challenging, but not insoluble…
re: #29 Eclectic Cyborg
WREST is also a good one, as is LEAST.
Interesting question: could SLATE, STEAL, or STALE prove superior to LEAST because they might lead to the proper placement of letters earlier? I actually often started with EARTH.
re: #31 Teukka
“The Armed Forces’ emergency response force - the operational contingency unit - landed on Friday evening on Gotland in Visby. The force from Norrbotten will mark that Gotland will be defended.”
Basically, a unit from the north was moved south to increase readiness on Gotland.
“So according to DN, now 100 salty Norrbotten people + equipment have landed at Visby airport almost three hours ago, ready to pig out in the attack goal. Calling in the C-17 Heavy Airlift Wing from Papa, Hungary, is a decision that shows the seriousness of the moment. #säkpol #svfm”
Så enligt DN har nu 100 salta norrbottningar + utrustning landat på Visby flygplats för snart tre timmar sedan, redo att svina i anfallsmålet. Att kalla in C-17 Heavy Airlift Wing från Papa, Ungern, är ett beslut som visar på stundens allvar. #säkpol #svfm https://t.co/jQQjuC83BL
— Lars Wilderäng (@Cornubot) January 14, 2022
Things are beginning to move a little too rapid for comfort…
re: #19 Eclectic Cyborg
I wish I could read all the details on the sticker.
Wouldn’t change the fact these people are out of their minds, though.
On a tablet or iphone, just do the two-finger trick to enlarge it and you should do fine. It’s pretty crazy, though.
re: #36 Charles Johnson
I like to use CHOICE
re: #37 Teukka
Iirc, because of the tensions with Russia, the Swedes reactivated the Swedish Army’s “Gotland Regiment” just a few years ago.
And the town of Visby reminds me of the medieval battle there between the local rural militia and a Danish force of professional, veteran and mercenary knights. (Note - the rural militia got massacred.) It is notable because of the large amount of archeological evidence (from the battle and often quite gruesome) found.
re: #44 b.d.
I’M STILL STARTING WITH TRUMP!
Because as in real life, once Trump is gone, you start to make progress.
re: #46 Grunthos the Flatulent
Because as in real life, once Trump is gone, you start to make progress.
It’s also the word you pick when you have no idea and no clue!
re: #37 Teukka
“So according to DN, now 100 salty Norrbotten people + equipment have landed at Visby airport almost three hours ago, ready to pig out in the attack goal. Calling in the C-17 Heavy Airlift Wing from Papa, Hungary, is a decision that shows the seriousness of the moment. #säkpol #svfm”
Things are beginning to move a little too rapid for comfort…
I just looked at a map to understand why this is significant — it’s a large Swedish island in the Baltic Sea 200 miles from Kaliningrad and several countries other countries Russia has invaded in the last 80 years in addition to the Ukraine.
Sweden boosts patrols on Gotland amid Russia tensions - Reuters
Now that Republicans are trying to outlaw vote by mail, I anxiously await NYT reporters to show up to the local diner to talk with people from states with 100% mail-in voting for our views on this infringement on our freedoms. 🙄
re: #48 aatharuv
I just looked at a map to understand why this is significant — it’s a large Swedish island in the Baltic Sea 200 miles from Kaliningrad and several countries other countries Russia has invaded in the last 80 years in addition to the Ukraine.
Sweden boosts patrols on Gotland amid Russia tensions - Reuters
Exactly. If you’d like to put a spanner in the works when you’re invading Finland and/or the Baltics… Gotland would be something to invade first…
re: #45 ckkatz
Iirc, because of the tensions with Russia, the Swedes reactivated the Swedish Army’s “Gotland Regiment” just a few years ago.
And the town of Visby reminds me of the medieval battle there between the local rural militia and a Danish force of professional, veteran and mercenary knights. (Note - the rural militia got massacred.) It is notable because of the large amount of archeological evidence (from the battle and often quite gruesome) found.
I visited Visby once: “The City Of Roses and Ruins”, they call it: that big battle that killed off their trade (and prosperity) was in 1361, and they never recovered: there are still huge stone walls around part of the old town, and the remains of large stone churches that were never rebuilt.
The best part of the Visby story that I heard, though, was the (?legend) that after the town fell to the Danish King Valdemar IV Attedag, the King had a bunch of huge barrels rolled into the town square, and ordered the people to fill them all up with tribute. Which, somewhat to his surprise, they did. Supposedly, after the swag had been loaded onto a ship to take it back to Denmark, the ship sank within sight of Visby Harbor: but, AFAIK, the treasure has never been recovered.
Visby is on Gotland: an isolated island in the middle of the Baltic: the Swedes must really be worried if they are militarily reinforcing there….
I’ve been on hold with the CVS pharmacy for 25 minutes now, after their call system did it’s best to not even try to connect me to a person. I wonder if the entire staff is out sick.
re: #36 Charles Johnson
I’ve been starting with RATES meself.
That’s a good one, but T is the most common initial letter, so it’s TARES for me.
re: #20 Grunthos the Flatulent
Where are you, in Australia? Here in the U.S. (Eastern time zone) we don’t get Wordle 210 for another 8½ hours.
re: #53 IngisKahn
That’s a good one, but T is the most common initial letter, so it’s TARES for me.
You could also use TEARS.
It does depend on your goals though. If you want to never lose this is a good method, but if you want to be able to get in in one or two, you’ll have to rely on luck.
re: #55 Eclectic Cyborg
You could, but E is more likely in 4th
Now, someone generate a decision tree for the game.
re: #57 Belafon
I did, but it is heavily dependent on the source word list, which is curated so you’ll never be perfect.
So like TARES is best on paper since most 5 letter words end in ES, but I doubt many words ending in S are selected for the puzzle. It still helps to knock the set of possible words down (about 6000)
Approximately 1.6 trillion doos. https://t.co/HCsltdAZY1
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 14, 2022
re: #52 Punish Domestic Terrorists
I’ve been on hold with the CVS pharmacy for 25 minutes now, after their call system did it’s best to not even try to connect me to a person. I wonder if the entire staff is out sick.
40 minutes on hold only to be told to come in with my insurance card because they can’t handle taking it over the phone.
Is there a German Wortlespiel?
The German word ERKLÄRUNGSNOT refers to a moment in which you have been caught in a situation requiring justification, but cannot properly account for your actions. It essentially translates as ‘explanation emergency’.
— Haggard Hawks 🦅 (@HaggardHawks) January 14, 2022
re: #62 jaunte
Is there a German Wortlespiel?
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re: #54 The Pie Overlord!
Where are you, in Australia? Here in the U.S. (Eastern time zone) we don’t get Wordle 210 for another 8½ hours.
New Zealand - UTC+13 at the moment. I was wondering whether the cutover to a new games was based on local time. That answers that question.
Hmmmmm…I’m just going to drop this here and let someone else figure it out.
Update on Rhodes: a new spectacularly ill-advised interview by attorney Jon Moseley, who admits the OKs had expected to be called up to serve as a militia when Trump invoked the Insurrection Act. The J6 crowd widely expected this. (h/t @JohnDoeskibro) 18/https://t.co/gO4T0owwwd
— capitolhunters (@capitolhunters) January 14, 2022
re: #66 mmmirele
Hmmmmm…I’m just going to drop this here and let someone else figure it out.
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We would be in the midst of a full scale civil war right now had anyone representing Antifa and BLM shown up that day.
Virginia:
I’ve been told incoming AG @JasonMiyaresVA just FIRED the entire civil rights division in the Attorney General’s office. My bill helped create and expand the authority that this division uses.
— L. Louise Lucas (@SenLouiseLucas) January 14, 2022
re: #68 Belafon
We would be in the midst of a full scale civil war right now had anyone representing Antifa and BLM shown up that day.
That’s exactly what the MAGATs were counting on happening.
Some bad news. I doubt that jail has improved his personality.
Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was released from jail in Washington, D.C., Friday morning after serving four months and a week for setting fire to a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic African American church in the nation’s capital.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio released from jail; role in extremist group is unclear (USA Today via MSN)
re: #23 Belafon
Thanks for the tip earlier…I was using her display name which is why I was confused why it didn’t work.
mmmirelle:
dkRSbVlrU0gxM2FyaDBxTUx0TzE2SEppQ1lyZm9Ea2UzTjFLRDdheVBqZHJpL2RucURpU2w3a3Q4QWtmWmNoUU4zU1VZV1loZVZhRHZ2TTVnUWMyd0t0NFlWaFVIT3Z6cm9idjRoLzEvNnpUZlBpRXI5UFZCMDVXZEYyQWpINDVOcm1iaVBGc1BWcEtkYWNwc3ExU3IyVytobG5kd2hncnNqV2xyempsaDdNYkZ5RVMrSVlLU2lWYjkrVjhPeHFJS3RuRVZZVU1jMEtZNkZ4UlZHVzdIeVJDdlRLRkpLQjJJTkY5bE81aEhwYz06OrtcwCZRlbz2KcxeUe8q90Q=
ICE played “Baby Shark” on loop to break the will of protesters laying siege to one of their HQs. Maybe Ukraine should line their eastern border with loudspeakers pointed toward Russian troops and do the same.
re: #72 Punish Domestic Terrorists
Some bad news. I doubt that jail has improved his personality.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio released from jail; role in extremist group is unclear (USA Today via MSN)
Now it’s time for an Oathkeeper to say he was part of the conspiracy.
“There is reason why we think #LongCovid could be worse with #omicron.. 1st is most cases of Long Covid occur after mild infection.. 2nd is due to omicron’s immune evasiveness, which may make it harder to clear”
Excellent convo w/ @EricTopol & @Bob_Wachter pic.twitter.com/pjg8aczH8Y— charlos (@loscharlos) January 14, 2022
Full interview here: https://t.co/XiCMZT0wXx
— charlos (@loscharlos) January 14, 2022
re: #31 Teukka
“The Armed Forces’ emergency response force - the operational contingency unit - landed on Friday evening on Gotland in Visby. The force from Norrbotten will mark that Gotland will be defended.”
Basically, a unit from the north was moved south to increase readiness on Gotland.
“Westerplatte fights on”
en.wikipedia.org
Took five tries today. 😢
Wordle 209 5/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
It’s literally saying, “If we fuck, your babies will look THIS amazing.” https://t.co/8uWm0ldQSD
— bin Adamah 𒄿𒉈𒆠 🏳️⚧️🔯🇦🇫 (@JShahryar) January 14, 2022
re: #3 retired cynic
What Joe Manchin told Steve Clemons at dinner
On this week’s show, Playbook author Ryan Lizza talks to Steve Clemons, Editor At Large of The Hill, D.C. operator and Joe Manchin’s confidant.
politico.com
Could you give us the money shot so I don’t have to give politico or the hill any clicks. I’m curious but not enough to give them the views.
Wordle 209 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
My goal is to match zero on the first guess. I’ve only done two. I can’t remember if I did it on the first one.
Checked comments. Nope. Got one on the first guess the first time.
re: #81 wrenchwench
Breeding plumage!
don’t ask me why, but this led me to a question: who on earth came up with the idea of the pimp suit?
re: #82 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Could you give us the money shot so I don’t have to give politico or the hill any clicks. I’m curious but not enough to give them the views.
The money shot: the bill that Manchin worked on with progressives (for voting) and that everyone agreed on was dumped and it is another one being voted on, and he is pissed
re: #77 retired cynic
That reminds me. This morning, I decided we needed a Standard Measurement equivalent to the volt. And I’ve defined it as 1 Mask = 1 Calorie / 1 Ball, where 1 Ball is the total total charge that can be stored on one standard fully inflated child’s balloon.
re: #85 steve_davis
don’t ask me why, but this led me to a question: who on earth came up with the idea of the pimp suit?
I won’t even ask you what.
I was looking for a taxonomic key to braconid wasps in the genus Alysia. But thanks, Google. pic.twitter.com/mRz7R6SPax
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) January 14, 2022
Some much-needed good news to kick off the weekend:
Martin Shkreli, the “Pharma Bro” infamous for monopolizing and jacking up prices on medicine for immense profit, has been fined $64.6 million and banned from the pharmaceutical industry forever. 🎉🎉🎉https://t.co/qRZBDx4TOU— Institute for Policy Studies (@IPS_DC) January 14, 2022
ON THE RUMORS KYRSTEN SINEMA WANTS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT pic.twitter.com/YudHFJ9Hmt
— Trae in Springfield & Chicago 1/15-16 (@traecrowder) January 14, 2022
re: #92 wrenchwench
$50 says he pops up in the Crypto business at some point.
re: #66 mmmirele
Hmmmmm…I’m just going to drop this here and let someone else figure it out.
The looks Briana gives this guy!
re: #35 Charles Johnson
Anyone know how it handles multiple letters? Like, the WORDLE the other day was ABBEY. How would the letter colored display on the keyboard if you entered ABOUT? What would the B be colored as?
re: #94 Eclectic Cyborg
$50 says he pops up in the Crypto business at some point.
Given how much he lost using Bitcoin to buy the Wu-Tang album I think he’ll be a little gun-shy.
From about 12 hours ago:
The Russian FM just walked into a press conference and threatened (in order of appearance) Ukraine, the US, Finland, Sweden, and all NATO countries.
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) January 14, 2022
From yesterday:
Price of Russian credit default insurance jumps after Moscow said western diplomatic efforts to reduce military tensions over Ukraine were not working https://t.co/GPOGefrEf5
— Henry Foy (@HenryJFoy) January 13, 2022
re: #96 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Anyone know how it handles multiple letters? Like, the WORDLE the other day was ABBEY. How would the letter colored display on the keyboard if you entered ABOUT? What would the B be colored as?
Yellow merely means this letter occurs in the word elsewhere.
So in your example, 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜.
In the reverse case, where ABOUT is the word and you enter ABBEY:🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜
On the keyboard, B would just be green.
Alex Jones today is blaming Ted Cruz for getting Oathkeepers leader Stewart Rhodes arrested yesterday. He said after Ted brought up the Ray Epps conspiracy, DOJ retaliated by arresting Rhodes. He also said that arrests need to stop because we “need peace” and to “come together.” pic.twitter.com/gub97Eknwy
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) January 14, 2022
In other news - Muse released their first new music in four years yesterday.
re: #100 ckkatz
From about 12 hours ago:
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Putin was really counting on Trump just letting him take control of countries in Europe.
re: #91 wrenchwench
Another outstanding case of artificial stupidity.
re: #92 wrenchwench
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started in 2015 or so
this is january 2022
it was clear from the start what he did
still - 5-6-7 years to get this far
1/6 is barely a year old and as has been said, garland and others have been on the job even less than that
Some much-needed good news to kick off the weekend:
Martin Shkreli, the “Pharma Bro” infamous for monopolizing and jacking up prices on medicine for immense profit, has been fined $64.6 million and banned from the pharmaceutical industry forever. 🎉🎉🎉https://t.co/qRZBDx4TOU— Institute for Policy Studies (@IPS_DC) January 14, 2022
re: #103 IngisKahn
Yellow merely means this letter occurs in the word elsewhere.
So in your example, 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜.
In the reverse case, where ABOUT is the word and you enter ABBEY:🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜
On the keyboard, B would just be green.
Well shit. How do you tell if there are double letters?
re: #108 Dangerman
started in 2015 or so
this is january 2022it was clear from the start what he did
still - 5-6-7 years to get this far
1/6 is barely a year old and as has been said, garland and others have been on the job even less than that
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Patience is so hard. Once in a while, it is inappropriate, making it look like it’s always inappropriate.
I’ll have a Q&A with Raskin coming shortly, but for now a little more from this “lost & found” tidbit:
“But what’s so fascinating to me about that there really were people who felt as if they had been summoned to Washington by the president.”https://t.co/063yRDnVR3 pic.twitter.com/wbdVsY2ynh— Jake Lahut (@JakeLahut) January 14, 2022
re: #110 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Well shit. How do you tell if there are double letters?
You can’t. But you can tell if a letter appears in a word more than once.
“…”It underscores the central role that Donald Trump played in it,” Raskin continued. “But it does create a problem for assigning guilt at different levels of conduct.”
In a Q&A with Insider, Raskin outlined his “three rings” framework for understanding the events of that day.
The biggest ring was the thousands of protesters who walked from the Ellipse after Trump’s rally to the Capitol. The second ring was made up of various militia groups and those who came to the Capitol with the intent of disrupting the certification of the 2020 election results.
Those surrounding Trump and working to enable his desire to overturn the results of the election constituted the third ring, according to Raskin.”
Washington (CNN)The US has information that indicates Russia has prepositioned a group of operatives to conduct a false-flag operation in eastern Ukraine, a US official told CNN on Friday, in an attempt to create a pretext for an invasion.
The official said the US has evidence that the operatives are trained in urban warfare and in using explosives to carry out acts of sabotage against Russia’s own proxy forces.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the Defense Department has credible information indicating Russia has “prepositioned a group of operatives” to execute “an operation designed to look like an attack on them or Russian-speaking people in Ukraine” in order to create a reason for a potential invasion.
The allegation echoed a statement released by Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense on Friday, which said that Russian special services are preparing provocations against Russian forces in an attempt to frame Ukraine. National security adviser Jake Sullivan hinted at the intelligence during a briefing with reporters on Thursday.
Another thread from John Schreiber, LA CBS photographer. This one is on some of the outside sets of “The Book of Boba Fett” Star Wars series:
You may be watching Star Wars “The Book of Boba Fett” and imagining the exotic locales they must have filmed it in. But… “parking lot in Carson, California” probably wasn’t your first guess. Took this flying over the set in March 2021. #StarWars #BobaFett pic.twitter.com/iqdisrTxqj
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 12, 2022
re: #113 Eclectic Cyborg
You can’t. But you can tell if a letter appears in a word more than once.
How?
re: #112 jaunte
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When I was a teenager, I got caught for papering a house because one of my co-conspirators left behind a flashlight with her name and address on it. I never worked with her again.
re: #117 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
How?
Actually. I think was wrong on that. Pretty sure you can’t after looking it over it again.
re: #119 Eclectic Cyborg
Actually. I think was wrong on that. Pretty sure you can’t after looking it over it again.
well, poop.
Hundreds of volunteers being organized for Trump’s rally in Arizona. They are indoors with no masks. This will be another superspreader event. pic.twitter.com/70EENL7y7P
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) January 14, 2022
take flight pic.twitter.com/5sWGhCpCoB
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) January 14, 2022
COVID-19 Tests Update:
500M rapid, at-home tests will be available for order on January 19th online and will be mailed directly to American households for free.— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 14, 2022
To order their tests, the only two things people will need are their name and residential mailing address. Tests will typically ship through the mail within 7-12 days of ordering, and be delivered First Class through the U.S. Postal Service.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 14, 2022
re: #126 Backwoods_Sleuth
order at covidtests.gov
will go live on Jan. 19.
The Hill has a longer article
White House announces website to order free COVID-19 tests https://t.co/W3vcLVgxaF pic.twitter.com/4oJarqc7Lp
— The Hill (@thehill) January 14, 2022
re: #124 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Someone needs to tell them that standing so far apart means that they’re showing that they’re actually Democrats.
re: #127 Backwoods_Sleuth
order at covidtests.gov
will go live on Jan. 19.
And crash about three minutes later.
Half /
re: #130 Eclectic Cyborg
And crash about three minutes later.
Half /
you are most likely correct.
:(
re: #114 jaunte
“…”It underscores the central role that Donald Trump played in it,” Raskin continued. “But it does create a problem for assigning guilt at different levels of conduct.”
In a Q&A with Insider, Raskin outlined his “three rings” framework for understanding the events of that day.
The biggest ring was the thousands of protesters who walked from the Ellipse after Trump’s rally to the Capitol. The second ring was made up of various militia groups and those who came to the Capitol with the intent of disrupting the certification of the 2020 election results.
Those surrounding Trump and working to enable his desire to overturn the results of the election constituted the third ring, according to Raskin.”
On Sunday, Trump sent out the statement on the left praising right wing conspiracist, Darren Beattie of Revolver News, for his attempt to rewrite the history of J6 with lies.
On the right is a letter from the WH today firing him from his Trump-appointed position. pic.twitter.com/jZBKJSKtqv— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) January 14, 2022
shorter NYT: why can’t Biden change GOP’s mind? it’s filled w/ honest, admirable people open to persuasion
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 14, 2022
‘Jingle dress’ means sound on. So does that first line.
🔊ON
😍❄️👇🏾’Michelle Reed: Dancing in the cold. Exhilarating😁’
(FB VID: Jan 14, 2022)
🙏🏾🪶#JingleDress #NativeAmericans #Indigenous #FirstNations pic.twitter.com/a1v8WRmj4a— Haida Princess (Lori) (@HaidaPrincess) January 14, 2022
The #US Air Force is helping #Sweden move troops to #Gotland. This means:
1) 🇺🇸 & 🇸🇪 know it is urgent (!) to reinforce Gotland.
2) 🇺🇸 & 🇸🇪 know that #Putin’s plans go beyond #Ukraine.
3) 🇺🇸 forces are on standby to fight with 🇸🇪 forces against #Russia’s invasion fleet. https://t.co/CQKOxqumEY— Thomas C. Theiner (@noclador) January 14, 2022
I hope our Gov’t is prepared for some extra super cyberfuckery.
Hah!
Wait until VA Republicans add to the curriculum that Martin Luther King pinned his “I had a dream” speech on the walls of a church in Germany
— frenchbug82 (@frenchbug82) January 14, 2022
No 10 partied on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral – 27 funniest and most furious reactionshttps://t.co/YBw6qAA1Jf pic.twitter.com/AAnMZ9PBN6
— The Poke (@ThePoke) January 14, 2022
Woo… Hoo…
Looks like Fairfax County Va is due for a winter storm Sunday afternoon and evening. 1-4” of snow topped off, like a maraschino cherry on a sundae, with a glaze of ice and 45mph wind gusts. Oh, the balmy gentle Southern breezes shall blow.
By Monday afternoon, the snow should have turned to rain and then stopped. Leaving no evidence of the storm beyond the flaming wreckage from the earlier follies.
Out of three Monday mornings in 2022, the DC region will have had snowstorms on all three. Let the entertainment begin.
And of course, per local custom, I will need to join the throngs at the grocery store to chant the ‘Snow Mantra’: “Bread, Milk, Toilet Paper”.
I think that I will get my civic duty out of the way this evening.
I went as far as the front step this morning - as you can see, I really thought hard about whether I wanted to go for a walk 😂 🌬️ pic.twitter.com/FcZCtAz1vZ
— CanadianPenny 🇨🇦 (@CanadianPenny1) January 14, 2022
re: #141 Dave In Austin
Does Putin really think he can pull this off and NOT get his ass kicked?
re: #145 ckkatz
here in TheBackwoods:
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…* WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6
inches possible, with locally heavier amounts.* WHERE…In Ohio, Hocking and Scioto Counties. In Kentucky,
Lewis County.* WHEN…From Sunday afternoon through Monday morning.
re: #146 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I’m curious to see how my dog will do tomorrow morning. It’s supposed feel like -30F with wind chill factor. That’s the coldest we’ve faced. We don’t have a coat or booties. Probably a short walk for a quick pee, and hold the poo. It won’t let up until Sunday afternoon, though.
re: #141 Dave In Austin
I totally expect the Readiness Alarm (repeated “All clears” with 15 sec intervals for 5 minutes) to go off within the next month…
White Privilege Baby!
As crews cleaned the US Capitol on January 7, 2021, the phone lines in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office began to ring.
Rioters were calling “asking whether there was a lost and found because they forgot their phone there, or they left their purse or what have you,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told Insider on Friday.
Police officers quickly took down information from the callers, Raskin said.
“The officers quickly got on the phone and said, yeah, just give us your name, your address, your social, you know, and we’ll tie up these loose ends,” Raskin said. “But what’s so fascinating to me about that there really were people who felt as if they had been summoned to Washington by the president.” Business Insider
re: #147 Eclectic Cyborg
Does Putin really think he can pull this off and NOT get his ass kicked?
He’s hoping Ted Cruz will block the relevant officials from being appointed, McConnell will refuse to fund a defense of Europe, and the Supreme Court rule that there’s no precedent in the Constitution for being in NATO, even though it was supported by a treaty that we ratified.
moron
If a voting booth is in a DC restaurant do we still have to show ID?
— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) January 14, 2022
Mehmet Oz is not aware that the big crime problem in PA is rural white drug crime.
Something he’d know if he actually lived here. https://t.co/oBvq5F9MFV— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) January 14, 2022
re: #156 Backwoods_Sleuth
she’s responding to this:
Pennsylvania can not and will not be the next California. We need to Back the Blue before crime becomes out of control in America.
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) January 14, 2022
U.S. News Best States Rankings Index
The Best States ranking of U.S. states draws on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens.
usnews.com
Overview of Pennsylvania
#40 in Overall Rankings
#41 out of 50 in 2019
usnews.com
re: #157 Backwoods_Sleuth
What the fuck are you doing? Isn’t your current grift working out for you?
— Captain Magic (@ericfruitbat) January 14, 2022
snerk
I never thought I’d serve with a braver colleague than John Lewis. Then Thomas Massie stood up and refused to order takeout from DC. Fight on, Thomas! We shall overcome! https://t.co/79rYIzy6wj
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) January 14, 2022
re: #157 Backwoods_Sleuth
she’s responding to this:
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Appealing to the Rizzo voters. (I assume Rizzo would be a Republican if he were alive today.)
Oh fun, they’re going to nuke church-state separation too. https://t.co/K3YdHR5iwh
— David Roberts (@drvolts) January 14, 2022
re: #158 jaunte
U.S. News Best States Rankings Index
The Best States ranking of U.S. states draws on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens.
usnews.comOverview of Pennsylvania
#40 in Overall Rankings
#41 out of 50 in 2019
usnews.com
Idaho came in at #5 overall. WTF! Well I guess if you’re a white, conservative, christian male (and maybe a land owner) it’s a pretty good place to live. Otherwise fuck that noise. I’d be out of this place in a heart beat if I could afford it.
re: #163 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Reading the methodology, they’re polling people about their own states, and weighting elements in each category equally. Seems off.
Swedish tanks now in Visby, Gotland. Surreal #russia #Gotland #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/2E50VmqqLN
— Grimm (@Grimm81809668) January 14, 2022
How capable is Russia of an expeditionary operation against Sweden’s #Gotland? This Sept 2021 piece concludes that it would be militarily possible for Russia to take Gotland, but it would be logistically difficult. https://t.co/p9NYd4skmP
— Andy Scollick (@Andy_Scollick) January 13, 2022
As Russia moves 3 amphibious assault ships from Kola base to #Balticsea, #Sweden raises military readiness on the island of #Gotland https://t.co/9UiD1hhaxo
#föpol #säkpol #Finland #NATO #UK #Ukraine @edwardlucas— Anna Wieslander (@AnnwieAnna) January 14, 2022
Not just Russia sending landing tonnage to the #BalticSea. Flagship of Standing #NATO Maritime Group 1, #HNLMSRotterdam has passed the straits this evening. #SNMG1 #turpo=#säkpol https://t.co/ZdLYJYr9DL
— Corporal Frisk (@CorporalFrisk) January 14, 2022
Following…. twitter.com
re: #153 Backwoods_Sleuth
Did this moron, who is registered to vote in North Carolina, just say he is going to try and vote in DC elections?
re: #167 ckkatz
Did this moron, who is registered to vote in North Carolina, just say he is going to try and vote in DC elections?
…on a roll.
Well off to the grocery store….
Bread Milk Toilet Paper… Bread Milk Toilet Paper… Bread Milk ….
re: #169 ckkatz
Well off to the grocery store….
Bread Milk Toilet Paper… Bread Milk Toilet Paper… Bread Milk ….
and a couple of lottery tickets!
re: #169 ckkatz
Well off to the grocery store….
Bread Milk Toilet Paper… Bread Milk Toilet Paper… Bread Milk ….
did all my storm shopping on Wednesday
This week’s revelations have put a real downer on tonight’s Downing Street party - very little break-dancing and I doubt they’ll even get through the first suitcase of booze.
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) January 14, 2022
Moon jellyfish have fractal stomachs. Their gut serves as both their digestive organ and as their blood, and forks into ever more delicate branches like a crystalline tree.
📸 Travis Brandwood https://t.co/Am9aYnvbwe pic.twitter.com/Vsdd6sH9tr— Open Ocean Exploration (@RebeccaRHelm) January 14, 2022
“They literally get their mouths washed out with soap.” Wildlife rehabilitators are decontaminating dozens of alligators, scrubbing their teeth and hides after a burst pipeline dumped 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland. https://t.co/OY579oMLz0
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 14, 2022
His finances have been public for 30 yrs https://t.co/3LeQx5Ldra
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 14, 2022
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Spurns Plea Offer in Case Accusing Him of Obstructing Jan. 6 Probe https://t.co/GGzY8nPuOT via @lawcrimenews
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 14, 2022
— Michael Edison Hayden (@MichaelEHayden) January 14, 2022
re: #165 jaunte
Reading the methodology, they’re polling people about their own states, and weighting elements in each category equally. Seems off.
It is and it sort of proves my point. Idaho is mainly a white, christian, conservative State. Any minority (negative) responses would be completely obliterated by the majority of respondents.
re: #158 jaunte
U.S. News Best States Rankings Index
The Best States ranking of U.S. states draws on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens.
usnews.comOverview of Pennsylvania
#40 in Overall Rankings
#41 out of 50 in 2019
usnews.com
I’m skeptical about the value of this list. How does Florida rank #3 in education? They’ve got to be joking.
Next week, we will not break for recess and will stay in session to begin debating voting rights.
Enough is enough. We need #VotingRightsNow.— Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) January 14, 2022
Peggy Noonan on Biden’s voting rights speech in Atlanta: “If a speech can be full of itself this speech was.” No, that’d be every word Noonan’s ever written down. I imagine her grocery lists have a section labeled “denouement.”
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) January 14, 2022
re: #142 Barefoot Grin
I hope our Gov’t is prepared for some extra super cyberfuckery.
Also, fifth column activity of every kind, from overt sabotage and terrorism to great masses of Kremlin inspired propaganda.
re: #183 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie
Also, fifth column activity of every kind, from overt sabotage and terrorism to great masses of Kremlin inspired propaganda.
It will be interesting to see what fraction of the GOP and US right wing noise machine follows Russian orders on this.
DUNT
Are you 12? What an idiotic comment. Why don’t you try and be part of the solution instead of being the problem. #DUNT
— EstebanTornado63 (@ETornado1963) January 15, 2022
re: #183 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie
Also, fifth column activity of every kind, from overt sabotage and terrorism to great masses of Kremlin inspired propaganda.
Ron Johnson, front and center.
File under “The stupid, it burns!”:
New/scooplet: The day after Jan. 6, phone calls came into Nancy Pelosi’s office from rioters who left items behind and were inquiring whether the speaker had a “lost and found,” Rep. Raskin tells me.
Police were more than happy to jot down their info.https://t.co/063yRDnVR3— Jake Lahut (@JakeLahut) January 14, 2022
re: #185 EstebanTornado1963
— Timothy Chance (@SirChinHo) January 14, 2022
DirecTV is droping OAN. DTV has been its biggest distributor. Scoop from @gerryfsmith https://t.co/29sB3zU0gB
— Lucas Shaw (@Lucas_Shaw) January 15, 2022
re: #165 jaunte
Reading the methodology, they’re polling people about their own states, and weighting elements in each category equally. Seems off.
That explains why Utah is so high in the rankings, then. It’s got problems similar to that of Idaho, along with being pretty close to a monoreligious state. (Certainly the legislature is over 90 percent Mormon, which doesn’t represent the state as a whole.)
In other news:
DirecTV plans to drop OANN, dealing a major blow to the conservative channel, @gerryfsmith reports
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 14, 2022
re: #16 Charles Johnson
I’m not so sure I agree with him. Yes, it does seem unlikely that Trump would directly conspire with the Oath Keeper goons, but this isn’t just a random militia group, either. They’re very connected in Republican politics, and have been worming their way into government agencies for years. It’s a mistake to see them as just a bunch of clowns.
Every right wing group that claims or seems to be “grassroots”, isn’t. Even if they started that way it didn’t last long. Turn over a couple of rocks and you find connections to the Kochs or any number of “think”-tanks or Super PACs.
re: #193 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion
Every right wing group that claims or seems to be “grassroots”, isn’t. Even if they started that way it didn’t last long. Turn over a couple of rocks and you find connections to the Kochs or any number of “think”-tanks or Super PACs.
This. IMO there must be lines of command and control from the 1/6 rioters back to at least the GOP donor class, since if that insurrection had ‘succeeded’ the GOP donor class would have wanted to be giving orders right away.
re: #196 EPR-radar
This. IMO there must be lines of command and control from the 1/6 rioters back to at least the GOP donor class, since if that insurrection had ‘succeeded’ the GOP donor class would have wanted to be giving orders right away.
The fact that they always are involved, is probably the reason they try to insist “Antifa” is an actual monolithic organization with leadership and a bankroll. It’s more projection.
re: #197 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion
The fact that they always are involved, is probably the reason they try to insist “Antifa” is an actual monolithic organization with leadership and a bankroll. It’s more projection.
To be fair, it is probably unthinkable for ultra-authoritarians like Republicans to conceive of any genuinely grass roots political activity.
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