The former president scammed $250 million dollars in low-dollar donations from his most passionate followers for his bogus Election Defense Fund, and only time will tell if the DOJ prosecutes anybody after the Jan. 6th Committee investigation concludes. #Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
Fat Guy is never going to jail. Best we can hope for is to keep him out of office.
We might be able to strip/impound his assets and bankrupt him again, but he will just grift up more money again and the only people who will lose out are the ones idiot enough to be associated with him.
Video from the Jan. 6 committee. “Two million American patriots”
The only amazing thing is how long it takes these people to finally figure this out. They all do eventually, but some are slow learners. https://t.co/CVQ8gbRl9O
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) June 15, 2022
re: #1 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Fat Guy is never going to jail. Best we can hope for is to keep him out of office.
We might be able to strip/impound his assets and bankrupt him again, but he will just grift up more money again and the only people who will lose out are the ones idiot enough to be associated with him.
If we can lock up the people who went along with it, it may discourage others from following the madman’s lead, but Trump should really be put away for the rest of his miserable life at a minimum.
I’m not sure if this has been discussed here, but Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair finally abandoned it’s obnoxious, “South African passport holders have to take a test in Afrikaans in order to prove they’re South African in order to board flights”.
Ryanair abandons controversial Afrikaans test for South African travelers
Afrikaans is only South Africa’s third most commonly spoken native language (after Zulu and Xhosa). Half of it’s speakers are (White) Afrikaaners, and the other half are the Cape Coloured* community, of mixed White, Black, Khoisan, and Asian origin. It’s not spoken natively by the Black majority, British South Africans, Asian South Africans, who together make up 87% of the population.
Afrikaans was imposed for a while during Apartheid rule, which is why it’s especially galling.
*For those not familiar with South Africa, that’s their actual name, it’s not an offensive term when referring to _them_.
re: #4 Crush White Nationalism
If we can lock up the people who went along with it, it may discourage others from following the madman’s lead, but Trump should really be put away for the rest of his miserable life at a minimum.
He should have been put away years ago. We don’t need a Congressional investigation: his violations of the Emoluments Act, obstruction of justice and blatant conflicts of material interest should have enough but we lacked the political will and the 2/3 majority.
The fact that he has not been even convicted to date indicates that it is not likely to happen.
If you didn’t see this coming, I don’t know what to tell you. https://t.co/kXRLHaJyza
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 15, 2022
I don’t really see
Why we can’t go on as three
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re: #9 Charles Johnson
Why do we have to get to SIXTY?!? Whatever happened to the days when people didn’t filibuster shit unless it was actually stupid stuff? Isn’t the whole point of a bipartisan bill that it ISN’T going to get filibustered and will just land on the floor for a straight up vote? Fucking Republicans, man. They literally cannot conceive of a world in which they can’t threaten someone or something.
re: #11 Dopamine Fish
They cannot allow Biden to accomplish anything.
re: #11 Dopamine Fish
…Fucking Republicans, man. They literally cannot conceive of a world in which they
can’t threaten someone or somethingaren’t in charge.
re: #11 Dopamine Fish
Why do we have to get to SIXTY?!? Whatever happened to the days when people didn’t filibuster shit unless it was actually stupid stuff? Isn’t the whole point of a bipartisan bill that it ISN’T going to get filibustered and will just land on the floor for a straight up vote? Fucking Republicans, man. They literally cannot conceive of a world in which they can’t threaten someone or something.
Someone in the media should ask Cornyn that so that when Cruz or Rand Paul puts in the “no effort” fillibuster reservation it’s on the GOP to work out how they get their own to support the bill. And when it fails it’s on the GOP for failing to care about the safety of children and citizens over the $$ power of the NRA and the all-mighty gun.
Democrats refuse to play hardball and the media is complicit in the GOP’s supposed (and false) lack of agency when it comes to bills failing to pass.
re: #10 Charles Johnson
Reason #47 that David Crosby got fired from The Byrds.
We’re not going back to the false promises of trickle-down economics.
We’re going forward to an economy that works for everyone.— President Biden (@POTUS) June 14, 2022
I welcome support from African-Americans, what can I say.”
— Gov. Ron DeSantis* (R), responding to the hint of support from the South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk.
*(dick)
re: #17 Dangerman
He’ll be smiling all the way home after delivering that line. Dick.
re: #16 Crush White Nationalism
We’re not going back to the false promises of trickle-down economics.
We’re going forward to an economy that works for everyone.
There are plenty of people ready to torpedo the entire economy before they allow that to happen (namely the ones who can afford to ride out an extended economic crisis)
re: #17 Dangerman
— Gov. Ron DeSantis* (R), responding to the hint of support from the South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk.
*(dick)
Dude wouldn’t know a “centrist” if it bit him on his micro-penis. https://t.co/m3NNDt1HHe
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 15, 2022
ALERT: DC federal judge has DENIED Steve Bannon’s motion to dismiss his contempt of Congress case
Trial next month pic.twitter.com/Q9GKet6tJc— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 15, 2022
It is, perhaps, hard to understand why Prince Andrew thought it would be a good idea to relaunch himself into public life on Monday, just 20 weeks after he paid a reputed $12m to settle a sex abuse and rape claim against him brought by a sex trafficking victim of his friend, the late sex offender and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.“The thing about Andrew,” a former royal staffer who previously worked with the prince told The Daily Beast, after surveying the wreckage of the past few days, which culminated in Andrew being obliged to pull out of a key ceremonial public appearance Monday, “is that you cannot possibly underestimate his arrogance. Everything you read about him, everything you hear about him, it’s not just all true, it doesn’t even begin to capture the entitlement of the man.”
Inside Arrogant Prince Andrew’s Dream of Relaunching His Royal Existence (The Daily Beast)
Wisconsin Big Lie investigator behaves disgracefully in court after burning through $900k of taxpayer money pursuing conspiracy theories. He now faces $2k/day in fines and a referral to the state bar for possible disciplinary action.
re: #23 No Malarkey!
Good, ship him to jail until he complies. And only let him have one shirt while he is in there.
Montana Mounds https://t.co/YDtqjijJ8t
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 15, 2022
re: #25 Crush White Nationalism
Inside Arrogant Prince Andrew’s Dream of Relaunching His Royal Existence (The Daily Beast)
Prince Andrew is an entitled prick. I mean, he’s literally royalty - so of course, he reckons he can do whatever the hell he wants and not only should no one dare question it, but indeed, everyone should kiss his princely ass.
re: #27 Eventual Carrion
Good, ship him to jail until he complies. And only let him have one shirt while he is in there.
You don’t want to see Bannon with only one shirt on. It’ll be entirely yellow from sick old man sweat by the end of the first day.
re: #29 Dr Lizardo
Prince Andrew is an entitled prick. I mean, he’s literally royalty - so of course, he reckons he can do whatever the hell he wants and not only should no one dare question it, but indeed, everyone should kiss his princely ass.
I think that he’ll find that while it’s good to be the King, being a prince where royalty doesn’t have any power anymore is not the same thing.
re: #30 Crush White Nationalism
You don’t want to see Bannon with only one shirt on. It’ll be entirely yellow from sick old man sweat by the end of the first day.
Cruel and unusual, to his cellmate(s).
re: #28 Charles Johnson
Probably something like vanilla ice cream with Oreos, but instead of crumbled Oreos, it’d be desiccated, crumbled rat shit.
re: #33 Dr Lizardo
Probably something like vanilla ice cream with Oreos, but instead of crumbled Oreos, it’d be desiccated, crumbled rat shit.
The size is right; whole rat shit.
Hello good people.
It’s another nice day staring at the Atlantic.
Tomorrow we see Mr. Crazypants and he will be one happy boy.
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re: #34 wrenchwench
The size is right; whole rat shit.
If this takes off, I’m going to regret ending my Ball Python business and stopping breeding rats. My timing has always been terrible.
re: #12 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They cannot allow Biden to accomplish anything.
Republican rule is guided by one principle now: Whatever is good for white male Evangelical Christian domination is the only thing that will pass.
For Everyone else, Get Fucked.
re: #36 Crush White Nationalism
If this takes off, I’m going to regret ending my Ball Python business and stopping breeding rats. My timing has always been terrible.
You don’t want to go there… it has to be toasted. You know, health regulations.
re: #11 Dopamine Fish
Why do we have to get to SIXTY?!? Whatever happened to the days when people didn’t filibuster shit unless it was actually stupid stuff? Isn’t the whole point of a bipartisan bill that it ISN’T going to get filibustered and will just land on the floor for a straight up vote? Fucking Republicans, man. They literally cannot conceive of a world in which they can’t threaten someone or something.
We have to get to sixty because the 50th senator says we must.
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The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 75 basis points.
Depressing pet news behind the tags:
Well, that’s over: we had to send our beloved cat Jeremy Over The Bridge today: As.
I posted the other day, he had been diagnosed with failing kidneys: and the fail was just too advanced to correct, or even let us do much of anything to make him more comfortable. We knew his days were numbered, we just didn’t realize the number was going to be “5”.
Here’ a pic of Jer as we are going to want to remember him:
Goodbye, sweet boy: you will be sorely missed…
re: #43 Jay C
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re: #42 Dr Lizardo
This was expected and why equities have been taking a beating.
It’s also why annuity rates have been jumping up the past couple of weeks.
re: #43 Jay C
PS: sorry about the rotation in #43: I know that “editing” will restore the proper orientation but I could not seem to find a way to do that on my iPad (whence the photo).
re: #46 nines09
Thank you so much!
And don’t be fooled by the seemingly angry glare: Jeremy was one of the sweetest-tempered cats ever.
re: #48 Jay C
My pleasure. I still fall over editing at times.
Or as my wife calls it “senior shits”.
Pretty boy.
re: #28 Charles Johnson
Who is that in the photo he’s trying to show off?
re: #49 nines09
My pleasure. I still fall over editing at times.
Or as my wife calls it “senior shits”.
Pretty boy.
If you look at your image library, Charles included a rotate button for the image.
re: #47 Jay C
PS: sorry about the rotation in #43: I know that “editing” will restore the proper orientation but I could not seem to find a way to do that on my iPad (whence the photo).
You can rotate in the image library.
re: #43 Jay C
Very pretty cat.
So very sorry to hear this. My condolences.
I’ve got an elderly cat in the end stretch of her life as well.
Youre not getting “robbed” at the pump. You’re paying fair market price for a commodity. If you love Capitalism so much then stfu
— Dean Norris (@deanjnorris) June 15, 2022
re: #53 ckkatz
Very pretty cat.
So very sorry to hear this. My condolences.
I’ve got an elderly cat in the end stretch of her life as well.
I have a dog in that stage.
Libs of TikTok, Paul Joseph Watson, & other far-right figures had targeted the Pride event in Idaho before the white supremacist group Patriot Front showed up to disrupt it in person.
This is stochastic terrorism, and the next incident likely won’t be thwarted ahead of time. https://t.co/bkKeMY6Gl3— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) June 15, 2022
re: #28 Charles Johnson
If Donald Trump Jr. were a new ice cream flavor, what would it be named?
Unfortunate Son.
Stochastic terrorism is part of the far-right playbook. It allows people, networks, and groups to incite acts of hate and violence against targeted people/orgs while maintaining just enough plausible deniability to be able to distance themselves from the acts that they incited.
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) June 15, 2022
No one can really be sure *which* kernel will “pop” next, but you can be pretty damn certain that if you keep the heat on, keep adding oil, and keep shaking the pan around, one of those kernels is going to pop sooner or later. https://t.co/n51KxVrAST
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) June 15, 2022
re: #28 Charles Johnson
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re: #60 Dangerman
It looks like a prop too. 😂
The mom who kicked her pf son out of the house is now doing media interviews:
omfg. Alleged Patriot Front member Jared Michael Boyce’s mom kicked him out of her house after he got arrested and unmasked over the weekend in Idaho — and now she’s doing media interviews. https://t.co/t5m4jEzPS4
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) June 14, 2022
and the pf guy’s twitter account is about what you would expect from a guy who is basically a cardboard meme himself:
This is him. (“Alpha Chad” 🙄) pic.twitter.com/mvyn1QnXQi
— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) June 14, 2022
Some of the worst damage happened in the northern part of the park and Yellowstone’s gateway communities in southern Montana.
In Red Lodge, a town of 2,100, a creek running through town jumped its banks and swamped the main thoroughfare. https://t.co/WB453DSdaS pic.twitter.com/hCoxEDBBSm— The Associated Press (@AP) June 15, 2022
re: #63 Crush White Nationalism
Mork chilling in his cat tree, fully recovered from his bad week last week.
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Our refineries are at capacity https://t.co/q2a4n1z9Qq
— Tish Bryce (@tish_bryce) June 15, 2022
Those 6 refineries were placed into idle mode during the last administration tenure as part of Trump’s deal with OPEC to cap production🤷♂️
— Graeme “Gremlin in the machine” (@gmangeegee) June 15, 2022
re: #62 ckkatz
The mom who kicked her pf son out of the house is now doing media interviews:
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“Alpha Chad”…LMFAO.
When I was younger than him (he’s 27), I was living in my own apartment in downtown Portland, OR with my girlfriend. It wasn’t a big place, and maybe not in the ritzy part of the city center, but we could afford it and it was close to a lot of cool places to hang out.
That doggie dick is living in his mom’s basement and he probably couldn’t get laid in a morgue.
ETA: “Alpha Chad”? More like “CHUD Supreme”.
re: #68 Dr Lizardo
“Alpha Chad”…LMFAO.
When I was younger than him (he’s 27), I was living in my own apartment in downtown Portland, OR with my girlfriend. It wasn’t a big place, and maybe not in the ritzy part of the city center, but we could afford it and it was close to a lot of cool places to hang out.
That doggie dick is living in his mom’s basement and he probably couldn’t get laid in a morgue.
He’s probably an incel. There’s a significant overlap between the militant far right/white supremacist cult and the incel cult.
re: #69 Dopamine Fish
Most likely. I think a lot of those asshats are.
I edited my comment #68, so refresh it to see the edit.
FAFO:
Moorish Sovereign arrested, despite ‘police status’ in new republic
An Indianapolis couple, Lenora Jackson and Carl Dowd, explained to police that they are members of the Moorish Society and not subject to federal, state and local laws, nor arrest by local law enforcement, and they gave police a pamphlet explaining their government, Thorntown Deputy Chief Derek Babcock wrote in a probable cause affidavit.
Jackson had called 911 asking for help when the car in which they traveled with an 18-year-old and two children ran out of gas and the battery died at about 2 a.m. June 5, according to court records.
But Dowd, 37, was belligerent from the beginning of their contact with local police, and the children moved to defend him from police, Babcock wrote in the affidavit.
The stranded car’s fictitious license plate read “United States of America Republic,” and police could not determine who owned the car because it lacked proper registration, Babcock reported.
Babcock explained that he’d have to impound the car, as it was not legal to drive at the moment, and “at this point, all parties got heated and attempted to explain their republic, and stated it was a validly registered vehicle …” Babcock wrote.
and then the discussion went south from there
What wins people over is talking about the consequences systems have. So instead of saying, “the AI will start hoarding resources to stay alive,” I’ll say something like, “AIs have decisively replaced humans when it comes to recommending music and movies. They have replaced humans in making bail decisions. They will take on greater and greater tasks, and Google and Facebook and the other people running them are not remotely prepared to analyze the subtle mistakes they’ll make, the subtle ways they’ll differ from human wishes. Those mistakes will grow and grow until one day they could kill us all.”
re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth
FAFO:
Moorish Sovereign arrested, despite ‘police status’ in new republic
and then the discussion went south from there
And yet they expected to be able to use 911 to get government services, paid for by American taxpayers.
re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth
FAFO:
Moorish Sovereign arrested, despite ‘police status’ in new republic
and then the discussion went south from there
It doesn’t matter what country you claim to be from, you are under the jurisdiction of American law.
re: #69 Dopamine Fish
He’s probably an incel. There’s a significant overlap between the militant far right/white supremacist cult and the incel cult.
They weren’t always called by that name, but that crowd that has always caused trouble. You don’t want to have a lot of young men in your society who feel like losers and want to tear everything down.
Putting in my 4 plus miles a day on my way to another frozen treat.
My walking tune.
For now.
Vape fumes in the air smiles everywhere.
Gonna grab some sativa next.
Love you guys.
re: #72 No Malarkey!
the subtle ways they’ll differ from human wishes
Like when bosses, judges, parents, Congresspeople or others make decisions we don’t like?
Marchant, who has a real chance to become Nevada’s elections chief, has gone beyond lies about 2020 - saying during his primary campaign, “Your vote hasn’t counted for decades. You haven’t elected anybody. The people that are in office have been selected.” https://t.co/dpgpGzpPKh
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 15, 2022
re: #68 Dr Lizardo
“Alpha Chad”…LMFAO.
When I was younger than him (he’s 27), I was living in my own apartment in downtown Portland, OR with my girlfriend. It wasn’t a big place, and maybe not in the ritzy part of the city center, but we could afford it and it was close to a lot of cool places to hang out.
That doggie dick is living in his mom’s basement and he probably couldn’t get laid in a morgue.
re: #69 Dopamine Fish
He’s probably an incel. There’s a significant overlap between the militant far right/white supremacist cult and the incel cult.
‘Pack Your Stuff and Get Out of My House,’ Says Patriot Front Member’s Mom
Amsden had warned her son after previous Patriot Front trips that he’d get into trouble if he continued associating with the group.
“He’s so misguided and bought into all their rhetoric. It just makes me sick,” Amsden said, adding that she hopes his arrest is a “wake-up call” to quit.
“This is not who I raised,” she continued. “This is not the example that was set for him.”
Amsden said that since his teenage years, her son was “looking for some kind of connection” and “brotherhood.”
He landed on Patriot Front years later.
Boyce was married and living with his then-wife and their kids when he became involved with the white supremacist group around 2018, according to Amsden. She said Boyce’s spouse told her that he found the organization online and that he “had to complete an application and send some money to join.”
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Boyce and his ex-wife share custody of their children, who Amsden described as “the light in my life.” Her grandchildren are “really the only reason” she continued her relationship with Boyce as his views became more and more repugnant, Amsden said.
Once Boyce sank deeper and deeper into white nationalism, Amsden said she began to research Patriot Front for potential clues as to why her son was so enthralled. Amsden considered calling the police to advise them of Boyce’s white nationalist leanings, but since he hadn’t committed a crime, she wasn’t sure this was the right move. Her worries came to a head with Boyce’s arrest this past weekend.
On Monday, Amsden was still trying to process the news as she prepared for Boyce to move out of her home. Boyce instructed her not to speak to the media or to the FBI, a request by which she said she has no intention of abiding.
“He actually just showed up here at my house,” Amsden said. “And it was a moment I’ve kind of dreaded because I was hoping he was going to change his attitude. But he’s not.”
re: #73 No Malarkey!
And yet they expected to be able to use 911 to get government services, paid for by American taxpayers.
yes, I was amused
re: #77 Belafon
Like when bosses, judges, parents, Congresspeople or others make decisions we don’t like?
We have checks in place, because we understand the danger of giving absolute power to a person. But what if we gradually give complete control over our civilization to AI without even thinking about it?
re: #79 Backwoods_Sleuth
I hope mom has changed the locks on the doors and updated her alarm.
re: #73 No Malarkey!
And yet they expected to be able to use 911 to get government services, paid for by American taxpayers.
They called 911 because their car ran out of gas at 2am. I guess the Moorish Society AAA was unavailable.
re: #83 dat_said
They called 911 because their car ran out of gas at 2am. I guess the Moorish Society AAA was unavailable.
and then they repeatedly called 911 to get someone to deal with the deputy sheriff
What if all the people telling us Google’s AI isn’t sentient are actually bots created by Google’s AI to lull us into a false sense of security?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 15, 2022
A document, titled ‘1776 Returns’, which federal prosecutors said was used by the leader of the Proud Boys, lays out a plan to occupy Capitol buildings on Jan. 6, 2021, using covert operators to let ‘patriots’ inside government offices in an apparent effort to force a new election,” NBC News reports.The document “demands a new election — ‘not a recount’ — that involves ‘paper ballots only, no mail in ballots, no absentee ballots,’ with the National Guard monitoring the proceedings.”
Remember this tweet? Kinda gives it some perspective
He raises an important question. Not sure I’m comfortable with his answer to that question, though:
I can’t even fathom the ramifications of something like this, where gerrymandered Republican legislatures could disregard state majorities to select presidents. It would be the end of American democracy, and hence time to consider the dissolution of this union. https://t.co/mcIaMx3jIS
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) June 14, 2022
re: #81 No Malarkey!
We have checks in place, because we understand the danger of giving absolute power to a person. But what if we gradually give complete control over our civilization to AI without even thinking about it?
No AI solution should be trusted by itself, but I think people are hoping for something more unbiased than judges that will sentence a black woman to prison for five years for attempting to find out if she can vote but a warning to a white man who fakes his mother’s vote.
I wonder if the gqp thinks that “Freedom of Religion” includes anyone outside the Evangelicals.
A Florida synagogue is suing to overturn Florida’s abortion ban, arguing that since in Judaism abortion is *required* in some circumstances, the ban violates Jews’ free exercise rights. https://t.co/09OEjrqxN2
— Jacob Remes (@jacremes) June 15, 2022
DOOCY: How is in UN national security interests to ask Saudi Arabia to drill for more oil, instead of just letting oil companies drill more here in the US?
JOHN KIRBY: I think you know, Peter, there’s some 9,000 unused drilling permits here in the US pic.twitter.com/kcZknYp9me— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 15, 2022
Tomorrow’s Wordle. I call this one “Ocean Sunset”
Wordle 362 4/6
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Finding that last letter took a while and a eureka moment.
re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth
FAFO:
Moorish Sovereign arrested, despite ‘police status’ in new republic
and then the discussion went south from there
Sounds like the same bunch who were involved in a standoff in Mass. last year:
On July 3, 2021, a standoff occurred between armed members of a militia group called Rise of the Moors and local police officers on Interstate 95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts after a state trooper responding to disabled vehicles allegedly found the group carrying long guns, side-arms and wearing tactical body armor. Police said the group claimed to be traveling from Rhode Island to Maine for “training” on their privately owned land. The standoff lasted several hours and resulted in 11 arrests.
This asshole
Yeah, this is the modern “conservative” philosophy in a nutshell. They have the right to swing their fists wherever and whenever they want; everyone else has the right to get their noses out of the way. https://t.co/cSz2gj5soy
— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) June 15, 2022
Hope your symptoms are mild and your recovery is quick, sir. #Fauci pic.twitter.com/4UWFLpQ6ce
— Lorenzo The Cat (@LorenzoTheCat) June 15, 2022
Fauci has tested positive for Covid
re: #92 BeachDem
Sounds like the same bunch who were involved in a standoff in Mass. last year:
On July 3, 2021, a standoff occurred between armed members of a militia group called Rise of the Moors and local police officers on Interstate 95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts after a state trooper responding to disabled vehicles allegedly found the group carrying long guns, side-arms and wearing tactical body armor. Police said the group claimed to be traveling from Rhode Island to Maine for “training” on their privately owned land. The standoff lasted several hours and resulted in 11 arrests.
Apparently no one learned to read a gas gauge
re: #89 ckkatz
I wonder if the gqp thinks that “Freedom of Religion” includes anyone outside the Evangelicals”
LOL no, of course not.
Some comments from a former artilleryman. Retired Lieutenant General Hertling made the same points.
The entire US armed forces had just shy of 1,000 M777s to start. Now down to around 870. People need to have perspective.
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) June 15, 2022
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The package includes spare parts, ammo, and other sustainment items. People really have no clue how expensive it is to feed, fuel, and maintain an army, and even more so an army at war. It’s not sexy, but an M777 is worthless without parts and ammo
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) June 15, 2022
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People need to stop whining about what hasn’t arrived, and understand that Western arms and supplies are flowing into Ukraine 24/7, and there are already real bottlenecks in sustaining the existing war effort. Adding more takes time
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) June 15, 2022
A comment on Charlie Pierce’s blog:
Once again, repeating for the west coast and all the ships at sea…..the United States has had true “socialized medicine” in the form of the Veterans Administration - the VA owns the clinics and hospitals; it hires and pays the staff and doctors and nurses, and is in fact a government-owned and run enterprise. And here’s the dirty little secret - the first precursor to the current VA was created in 1620, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when the governors decided to pay for the medical treatment for soldiers wounded while fighting against the hostile Indians in the colony. This tradition was maintained through the wars of the 18th century, the Revolution, and through the 19th and early 20th centuries, until the Veterans Administration was codified in the 1920s….. We have had true “socialized medicine” for over 400 years…..
Busy day continues
Standby for verdict in high-profile Capitol riot case of Confederate flag wielding Kevin Seefried and his son— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 15, 2022
Reminder:
Kevin Seefried ===> pic.twitter.com/Igf0bgZzyK— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 15, 2022
Mixed verdict coming here for kevin Seefried’s son Hunter
NOT GUILTY - of some destruction charges. Judge says it wasn’t shown Hunter smashed window. But GUILTY - of disorderly and entering restricted building— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 15, 2022
His son Hunter was also convicted of obstruction. He’ll be sentenced during week of Sept 23
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 15, 2022
re: #97 ckkatz
Some comments from a former artilleryman. Retired Lieutenant General Hertling made the same points.
The only way the numbers get higher is if we go to a war footing.
re: #101 Dangerman
Same guy
Just a photo of Greg Abbott and Joe Biggs, one of the Proud Boys leaders who was just indicted for Seditious Conspiracy against the United States. https://t.co/oX7gnfg0dk
re: #99 Backwoods_Sleuth
Good to see McFadden enter guilty verdicts. Drawing him and having a bench trial is not a “get out of jail free” card for insurrectionists.
re: #97 ckkatz
What the Ukrainians really need is air power. Full-spectrum air supremacy, not just anti-aircraft defense. They need missiles, including missiles capable of penetrating into Russia proper and neutralizing Russian air defense and command/control, Reaper drones with Hellfire missiles, fighter jets, ground support aircraft like the A-10.
The war would be finished in about 45 days, with the Russians suffering a decisive defeat.
re: #100 Belafon
In many ways, very true. Or at least a greater sense of urgency than we have shown for the past 20 years.
There are certainly a lot of supply bottlenecks, like certain chips. And a number of other systems had their production lines closed as they were redesigned.
I guess that some systems could have their production lines restarted or additional shifts added.
But yes, the current situation is that we are nearing the end lifespan of a lot of systems. Many of whom were purchased in low numbers due to the “Peace Dividend”. And now there is the demand of a major war.
On the other hand, the Russians are even more f@cked.
From random tweets I have seen, a lot of countries are watching the performance of various systems in combat. And then ordering future delivery of the systems that impress them.
Which western systems are not being permitted into Ukraine?
Yup, the German systems.
And what systems have I not seen new orders for? (Admittedly, I have not looked particularly hard at this point.)
Yes, the German systems.
Apparently the German economic sector dependent upon the Russians still politically out-muscles the German Defense sector.
“Every state has placed an order with the federal government to ensure coronavirus vaccines for young children are delivered as soon as regulators authorize their use — except for one,” McClatchy reports.
“Florida has yet to request delivery of Covid-19 pediatric vaccines for children under 5, missing yesterday’s deadline for pre-orders and guaranteeing a delay in access for parents across the state.”
re: #99 Backwoods_Sleuth
But as for Kevin Seefried .. who carried the Confederate flag ….
GUILTY of top charge of obstruction Also guilty of other charges: disorderly, entering restricted building
Among many other things, judge cites Seefried jabbing Confederate flag at Capitol officer.— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 15, 2022
Sentencing for Kevin Seefried is Sept 16 at 2p
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 15, 2022
re: #106 Dangerman
Florida’s anti-vaxxer SG recommended that children over five years old NOT get vaccinated.
re: #105 ckkatz
Simply put, the Germans are laboring under the illusion that everything will go back to business as normal once this war ends.
It’s up to us to convince the Germans that there will be no more “business as normal” with the Russians for the foreseeable future.
re: #107 Backwoods_Sleuth
Fucked around, found out, and now he’s crying.
re: #76 nines09
Putting in my 4 plus miles a day on my way to another frozen treat.
My walking tune.
For now.
Vape fumes in the air smiles everywhere.
Gonna grab some sativa next.
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As promised, Sativa.
re: #105 ckkatz
I saw that the Germans put a stop to Poland sending their German built tanks, using the excuse that there was an informal agreement not to send tanks.
re: #110 No Malarkey!
Fucked around, found out, and now he’s crying.
probably thought he would get off easy with a trump-appointed judge.
ooops
re: #113 Backwoods_Sleuth
probably thought he would get off easy with a trump-appointed judge.
ooops
We’ll see what kind of sentence McFadden imposes in September.
re: #104 Dr Lizardo
What the Ukrainians really need is air power. Full-spectrum air supremacy, not just anti-aircraft defense. They need missiles, including missiles capable of penetrating into Russia proper and neutralizing Russian air defense and command/control, Reaper drones with Hellfire missiles, fighter jets, ground support aircraft like the A-10.
The war would be finished in about 45 days, with the Russians suffering a decisive defeat.
I meant to mention that I understand that the US has sent a couple of the larger drones to Ukraine. My assumption is that this is a “proof-of-concept” experiment between the US and Ukraine. If it goes well, the program will probably be expanded.
Not all US systems have been well received by troops in the field.
I have seen questions regarding the interest of troops in the field to use the switchblade systems. Obviously, I suspect that issue is carefully being investigated by both countries.
Also, I suspect that the extremely limited available energy and focus will be redirected to more popular and heavily used systems. Remember that Ukrainians are having to redesign major segments of their military on the fly while fighting a full-scale war. Particularly their supply, maintenance and support functions. Remember that they started out designed around the WW2-based Soviet logistic system.
Also, I understand that Slovakia announced that it was sending some of its Mi-17 helicopters to Ukraine.
re: #115 ckkatz
It’s no easy task to essentially create a modern military. And I imagine it’s even more difficult when you’re having to this while actually being in a shooting war.
LOL, so Lauren Boebert had a (mercifully) short-lived modelling career. I genuinely had no idea. And of course she has a tramp stamp. 😂
This is what you get when you order Jennifer Aniston from Wish dot com:
Iron workers on the North Tower of the World Trade Center in 1973 pic.twitter.com/Gd2lPfMBWd
— History Defined (@historydefined) June 15, 2022
Taking pictures … of a staircase https://t.co/2KhsBqywyJ
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 15, 2022
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) about staircase picture allegation by Jan 6 committee:
‘There are some stairwells that are worth taking pictures of… because of their historic nature.”— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 15, 2022
huh, who knew?
re: #112 Belafon
Certainly, the Germans shot down a Spanish trial balloon on this subject. And the Spanish immediately ensured that the world heard what was happening.
Iirc, the Poles threatened to do a joint tank development and manufacturing project with the Koreans. One that would directly threaten the German tank manufacturing industry.
There is certainly a lot of kicking going on under the table right now. Much of it directed at the Germans. I suspect for many reasons. (Current, future and recent past; Economic, political, military, and recent historical reasons among them. Festivus “airing of grievances”!)
“The goal is to ensure there is an entry point for the masses to rush the building,” states the nine-page document, titled “1776 Returns.” https://t.co/Rfh5rR6Ili
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 15, 2022
“Under a section titled “Manpower Needs,” the document lays out five different roles: (1) Lead: “Covert Sleeper, sets up fake appointment — is expected to spend the day as our insider and let people inside the building”; (2) Second: “Takes the place of the lead in case…” 3/
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 15, 2022
“…‘patriot plan.’” 5/5
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 15, 2022
“The goal is to ensure there is an entry point for the masses to rush the building.”
It demands a new election — “not a recount” — that involves “paper ballots only, no mail in ballots, no absentee ballots,” with the National Guard monitoring the proceedings.” 7/7— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 15, 2022
re: #43 Jay C
Oh man, I know how that hurts. So sorry to see. My Pepper is 16 and she will get extra treats today….
Well, off to poison ants.
All while humming the Pink Panther theme song with the lyrics “Dead ants, Dead ants…”
Not directed at those on logs or trees, though.
This is, what, the 6th version of his liefest? https://t.co/cNzCU1EJM3
— meta (@metaquest) June 15, 2022
re: #87 ckkatz
He raises an important question. Not sure I’m comfortable with his answer to that question, though:
“Dissolution of this union”
Hmmm… I’m not sure the average right wing asshole has thought this reality through:
toll roads everywhere… rural makeshift tolls would be set up en mass by every local yahoo Sheriff or wingnut with an AR-15. The race to declare quite a lot of local jurisdictions their own sovereign nations would be unhinged.
The real possibility of one or more states actually attacking another state militarily over water rights, mineral and oil rights, or just a plain power grab, especially with fascist governors infesting Republican governments across the country.
Nuclear proliferation inside the US itself. Nutcase state Governors like DeFascist and Abbott will want their own personal nukes as a matter of bravado and cities like the NYC area would likely be forced to respond as a MAD deterrent. The Ukraine lesson has been learned across the globe by now.
Complete unraveling of the USD and Social Security simply goes away. Just imagine this for a second.
These are just a few unthinkables that could come with any “dissolution”. For this country’s sake the current election scam going on in NM better not proliferate in 2022 or more importantly 2024 or things might get close to it.
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“We’re with Barry Loudermilk of Georgia…”
Little scoop here: more video from the man filming the Jan. 5 Capitol tour that wasn’t included in committee’s video.
He takes particular interest in the “How The House Works” sign, appears to just be filming anything and everything. pic.twitter.com/CTxY6oe9Oc— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) June 15, 2022
re: #121 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Is you taking notes about a criminal conspiracy?”
re: #123 ckkatz
Well, off to poison ants.
All while humming the Pink Panther theme song with the lyrics “Dead ants, Dead ants…”
Not directed at those on logs or trees, though.
I’ve had the tiniest ants I’ve ever seen in my home theater this year, and one monster ant that was slightly longer than the diameter of a quarter that looked like it was from Mysterious Island by contrast to the tiny ones.
Loudermilk seems very defensive. pic.twitter.com/Qhur2nNB1t
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) June 15, 2022
.@RepLoudermilk, via CSpan, falsely claims the committee never contacted him.
Here is a previous letter from J6 Select Committee dated May 19, 2022 addressed to Loudermilk asking for Loudermilk’s voluntary cooperation. https://t.co/r8IWK9UOQJhttps://t.co/nOc575Ne4E pic.twitter.com/LXSEMdIWkL— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) June 15, 2022
~0:40 mark, Loudermilk claims he never saw the guy on the video. but he seems to be referring to the video from 1/6 of the bearded man with flag pole, not the man taking the photos 1/5 of security checkpoints on tour Loudermilk gave, who is narrating 1/6 video,
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) June 15, 2022
“unique financial occurence” = “she got caught” https://t.co/tuiW3xUnEm
— darth™ (@darth) June 15, 2022
Do beavers even know what they’re doing or do they just see water flowing down a river and think “Absolutely Not”#SteveThoughts pic.twitter.com/tUOdDQymn6
— In Otter News…. (@In_Otter_News2) June 15, 2022
The man appears to have got on one of the “Keep America Great” buses around 7:20a ET and stopped in Columbia, SC around 11:30a ET. He was in Cannon rotunda on Jan. 5 around 1p ET, per his Facebook LIVE of the tour. https://t.co/iI1CUAHai8 pic.twitter.com/XhGFKGvRzF
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) June 15, 2022
Five of Raffensperger’s current and former aides are expected to testify to the special grand jury this ~week. And Sterling and Raff are expected to testify before the Jan 6 committee, likely sometime next week #gapol
— Tamar Hallerman (@TamarHallerman) June 15, 2022
NEW: For tomorrow’s hearing, select committee counsel John Wood will lead witness questioning which will focus on Trump’s pressure campaign to have Pence unilaterally reject certified electors from disputed states. https://t.co/Lx895wsM6J
— Brandi Buchman (@Brandi_Buchman) June 15, 2022
We will hear extensive evidence amassed by the committee about how Trump kept attacking the rule of law and escalating the situation even as advice was pouring in and swirling around the WH saying the scheme was totally illegal and baseless.
— Brandi Buchman (@Brandi_Buchman) June 15, 2022
It was initially reported that Marc Short, Pence’s former chief of staff, was to appear before the cmte as a witness.
He is not on deck to appear tomorrow in fact, but there could be clips of his earlier video deposition presented though an aide couldn’t firm this up.— Brandi Buchman (@Brandi_Buchman) June 15, 2022
We can also expect to hear more about the “alternate elector” scheme led by Rudy Giuliani. It went hand-in-hand with the Pence pressure campaign.
No comment on whether the cmte has/will engage directly with Pence moving ahead.— Brandi Buchman (@Brandi_Buchman) June 15, 2022
White nationalist right-wing authoritarians don’t get Star Trek at all, but are somehow still fans, probably only seeing it as a bunch of battles.
In spite of Star Trek’s long history of promoting diversity — as in, like, from the very, very beginning — its fandom is not immune to the kind of ugly racism that comes from the smallest of minds. The reactions to Star Trek: Discovery have sadly served as proof of the hatred among Trekkies. As the first series in the franchise led by a Black woman — Sonequa Martin-Green — and working harder than most series to give representation to women and the LGBTQ+ community, Discovery is often the target of racists and those who can’t stop themselves from criticizing it for being overly “woke.” Now one of the producers has opened up a bit about the hateful messages received from fans literally as soon as Martin-Green and Michelle Yeoh stepped on screen in the premiere episode.
Earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter posted the transcript and audio of its latest THR Drama Showrunner Roundtable. The producers present included Ben Stiller (Severance), Dan Fogelman (This Is Us), Peter Gould (Better Call Saul), Soo Hugh (Pachinko), Elizabeth Meriwether (The Dropout), and Jenny Lumet (The Man Who Fell to Earth). When the subject of extreme fan reactions came up, Lumet — who is also a producer on Star Trek: Discovery — spoke up about the racist backlash against Yeoh and Martin-Green. “In the premiere of Discovery, we had Michelle Yeoh and Sonequa Martin-Green on a planet walking around,” Lumet recalled. “The hate mail! ‘There are no Black people or Asian people in space!’ Yeah, I know. It’s tricky. ‘There’s the blue guy over there and a tentacle guy over there, but Michelle Yeoh? What the f-k is she doing there?’”
Sonequa Martin-Green And Michelle Yeoh Receiving Racist Hate Mail From Star Trek: Discovery Fans (GiantFreakingRobot)
Outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend that the agency authorize the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines for very young children, a move that could clear the way for regulators to authorize both pediatric vaccines on an emergency basis later this week.Pfizer’s three-dose vaccine would cover children 6 months through 4 years old, while Moderna two-dose vaccine would be for children 6 months through 5 years old. States have already ordered millions of doses. Depending on what regulators do, White House officials have said administration of doses could start in earnest on Tuesday.
F.D.A. Panel Recommends Agency Clear Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines for Young Children (NYT via MSN)
re: #137 Crush White Nationalism
White nationalist right-wing authoritarians don’t get Star Trek at all, but are somehow still fans, probably only seeing it as a bunch of battles.
Sonequa Martin-Green And Michelle Yeoh Receiving Racist Hate Mail From Star Trek: Discovery Fans (GiantFreakingRobot)
What did they think Sulu was?
This is good. There are very few places in the real world that are as bad from a parent’s perspective as VR Chat is. Everyone who’s too freaky for the real world is being themselves there with zero restrictions on them. There’s a lot of weird virtual sex in VR Chat, and of course there are groomers working the kids.
Meta rolls out more parental controls for Instagram and virtual reality (NPR)
Little trains and eagle sconce?
Rep. Boyle says: “This is the stairwell I take to my office. In my 8 yrs here, I have never seen a tourist taking a picture of it.” https://t.co/0NfrSAKL18— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 15, 2022
re: #124 Backwoods_Sleuth
Another coffee boy
re: #139 Belafon
What did they think Sulu was?
Or Geordi, or Worf, or Chakotay, or B’Elanna, or Tuvok, or Harry Kim, or…
re: #120 ckkatz
The feeling I get is that the Ukraine war is now coloring the entire international political scene, with many actors trying to position themselves for a better place in the 21st century pecking order.
The Germans are obviously afraid of what will happen if Russia decides to never send any more fossil fuels their way.
The Russians need the money so they have to sell, but if things go from bad to worse then of course the Russians can go whole hog into a theater war.
It’s becoming clear also that nations which for decades have been on the periphery of international politics now want to become more prominent. Poland, Spain, Sweden.
And it is also becoming a bit uncomfortable in east Asia if South Korea now feels the need to use its industrial capability to turn the tide elsewhere.
All we need now is a junta in Brazil and an Indian/Pakistan war to really kick off another world war.
Your Are Fren https://t.co/zrraWzafN6 pic.twitter.com/nYLLQT99lx
— Illegally Smol Cats (@IllegallySmol) June 15, 2022
re: #143 Crush White Nationalism
Or Geordi, or Worf, or Chakotay, or B’Elanna, or Tuvok, or Harry Kim, or…
If there is something that is even more virulent in the fascists than racism, it’s their misogyny.
It’s the fact that women - black and Asian, to be sure, but really, it’s the women part - in charge that has them worked up. The first season of Discovery was a hot mess for lots of reasons, but they aren’t worried about that. No, they hate the idea of women being in command and/or the focus of the story. It was there, though not as loud due to the net not being as pervasive, over Voyager as well.
Let’s watch and see which cnn reporters go along with this https://t.co/oOhfNuWJWH
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) June 15, 2022
re: #146 William Lewis
If there is something that is even more virulent in the fascists than racism, it’s their misogyny.
It’s the fact that women - black and Asian, to be sure, but really, it’s the women part - in charge that has them worked up. The first season of Discovery was a hot mess for lots of reasons, but they aren’t worried about that. No, they hate the idea of women being in command and/or the focus of the story. It was there, though not as loud due to the net not being as pervasive, over Voyager as well.
Imagine being put off by strong, attractive, women. What a bunch of sad losers.
re: #119 Backwoods_Sleuth
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huh, who knew?
it seems to me
the committee has been very careful
not to make any accusation or claim
unless they already have the proof in hand
they let folks trip over themselves
and then they come out with the goods
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) about staircase picture allegation by Jan 6 committee:‘There are some stairwells that are worth taking pictures of… because of their historic nature.”
For example, this stairwell was used by insurrectionists on Jan 6.
re: #127 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
“Is you taking notes about a criminal conspiracy?”
ah
gmta
re: #77 Belafon
Like when bosses, judges, parents, Congresspeople or others make decisions we don’t like?
Turning our society over to a potentially hostile alien intelligence never ends well for the human race.
re: #148 Crush White Nationalism
Imagine being put off by strong, attractive, women. What a bunch of sad losers.
I married one, bliss!
re: #153 Hecuba’s daughter
Turning our society over to a potentially hostile alien intelligence never ends well for the human race.
Neither does staying in charge ourselves from the look of things.
Intelligence might be a dead-end.
re: #143 Crush White Nationalism
Or Geordi, or Worf, or Chakotay, or B’Elanna, or Tuvok, or Harry Kim, or…
Just don’t mention Q…..
re: #147 Backwoods_Sleuth
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TFG probably wants that too
so we should keep using it
make cnn quote it
Let’s watch and see which cnn reporters go along with this https://t.co/oOhfNuWJWH
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) June 15, 2022
re: #79 Backwoods_Sleuth
‘Pack Your Stuff and Get Out of My House,’ Says Patriot Front Member’s Mom
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That’s terrifying. He has joint custody of his children; who knows how much he will poison them so that this evil is passed down to a new generation.
re: #153 Hecuba’s daughter
Turning our society over to a potentially hostile alien intelligence never ends well for the human race.
Are you talking about times in human history?
re: #154 7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)
I married one, bliss!
ditto
and as i said, 13 years yesterday
I just found Dante’s 7th Circle of Hell. pic.twitter.com/VcyrV6VFsU
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) June 15, 2022
re: #147 Backwoods_Sleuth
I watched CNN’s reporting on the Capitol tour and they just couldn’t bring themselves to say that it was something that looked really bad for Loudermilk. They introduced the segment calling it a “crackling dispute”. Both sides!
The fiduciary duty of corporate hierarchies ruins everything in the long run.
re: #159 Hecuba’s daughter
That’s terrifying. He has joint custody of his children; who know how much he will poison them so that this evil is passed down to a new generation.
That’s just what right-wing authoritarians do. It’s been going on for quite a while, and produces people like Ben Shapiro.
re: #165 jaunte
The fiduciary duty of corporate hierarchies ruins everything in the long run.
Who put the douche in ‘fiduciary’?
I prefer my milk to be quiet.
— Gocart Mozart (@EdMix13) June 15, 2022
Our media prefers magical balance and access because that’s the easy way to self-preservation.
re: #159 Hecuba’s daughter
That’s terrifying. He has joint custody of his children; who know how much he will poison them so that this evil is passed down to a new generation.
If the mother is not of the same ilk, this kind of behavior would get that changed in Wisconsin very easily. Take a couple of court dates but once he’s convicted, even of a misdemeanor, you can show a pattern of behavior that would require, at minimum, that visitation be watched by a social worker.
re: #139 Belafon
What did they think Sulu was?
Or Uhura, who famously had the first interracial kiss on TV with Shatner.
re: #139 Belafon
What did they think Sulu was?
Sulu was male and in a subordinate role; Martin-Green and Michelle Yeoh are minority women (how dare they!) in lead roles. Wasn’t it Shirley Chisholm who said that she faced more obstacles being a woman than being black?
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