Following the death of my mother-in-law, we ended up with a third bedroom that is no longer being used.
As a result, I’ve spent considerable time the last several weeks converting the space into my first ever Man Cave.
It will officially be done later today when my Amazon delivery gets here.
I think I’m really going to enjoy this little space. Pics to come later. 😎
re: #2 Eclectic Cyborg
Following the death of my mother-in-law, we ended up with a third bedroom that is no longer being used.
As a result, I’ve spent considerable time the last several weeks converting the space into my first ever Man Cave.
It will officially be done later today when my Amazon delivery gets here.
I think I’m really going to enjoy this little space. Pics to come later. 😎
I guess the 2nd bedroom in my apartment has effectively been that for a while. Computer, office filing cabinet, 2-3 bookcases of books (Sci-Fi, Naval History, RPG games). And a closet of boxes with board games in them. (Though a bunch of those are in another closet now.)
Part of the space is the cat’s. Her cat tree by the window. Toy box in the closet and a scattering of other things.
All of a sudden, the GOP is kissing the ass of Jeff Bezos because of one anti-Biden tweet.
This would be the same GOP that regularly rails against the evils of “big tech”.
re: #4 Eclectic Cyborg
All of a sudden, the GOP is kissing the ass of Jeff Bezos because of one anti-Biden tweet.
This would be the same GOP that regularly rails against the evils of “big tech”.
When I looked at the trending tweets it seemed about every third one mentioned Milton Friedman. Those guys.
Sierra Leone has just announced that it will be decriminalizing abortions.
DEVELOPING STORY: Mass shooting in “Fields” mall in Copenhagen.
1+ dead, 3+ hospitalized, 1 perp apprehended, 1 possible perp still at large. Fluid situation. Police working to evac mall patrons. Police presser at 20:45 local (it is now 20:11).
Several hit by gunshots, one arrested at Copenhagen mall https://t.co/mISCHTAdoz pic.twitter.com/PjJxW5DU3q
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 3, 2022
Breaking News: Several people at a Copenhagen shopping mall have been shot and one person has been arrested in connection with the shooting.
The shooting happened at Field’s, the largest shopping center in Denmark. https://t.co/I9AoeHALSQ— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 3, 2022
The man guilty of shooting multiple people in Copenhagen shopping mall 👍 pic.twitter.com/M6dopJCCbD
— 🇲🇪 (@WarReadyyy) July 3, 2022
Several hurt in Copenhagen shopping mall shooting https://t.co/wBvsFHs3u6
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 3, 2022
re: #7 Teukka
Glad they got the suspect into custody so quickly. Of course, that’s only a photo of him from the back, but he looks like kind of a schlub.
re: #7 Teukka
Even in Europe one cannot go to the mall anymore.
re: #7 Teukka
If only all the shoppers had guns…
Dana Bash: Will the state of South Dakota going forward force a 10-year-old in that very same situation to have a baby?
Kristi Noem: In South Dakota, the law today is that abortions are illegal except to save the life of the mother.
[that’s a yes] pic.twitter.com/QSZHGoy5TM— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 3, 2022
re: #7 Teukka
So, my immediate first thought, is this Copenhagen, New York, or Copenhagen, Louisiana, but surely they’re both to small to have a mall…
re: #12 John Hughes
So, my immediate first thought, is this Copenhagen, New York, or Copenhagen, Louisiana, but surely they’re both to small to have a mall…
Only 1 dead? This wouldn’t even make the local news in the US.
Five kids risking their lives diving off some flimsy apparatus into head trauma water levels, while little Sally prepares to toddle on off out of the goddamn yard to god knows where. Just another normal 70s afternoon. pic.twitter.com/cPNIWJl6Ii
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) July 3, 2022
Stranger Things mild spoiler
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re: #7 Teukka
DEVELOPING STORY: Mass shooting in “Fields” mall in Copenhagen.
1+ dead, 3+ hospitalized, 1 perp apprehended, 1 possible perp still at large. Fluid situation. Police working to evac mall patrons. Police presser at 20:45 local (it is now 20:11).
Video of shooter. NSFW in the sense of shots fired. No gore.
re: #15 HRH Stanley Sea
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We had one of those “jungle gyms.” With about as much oversight.
The Snackle Box pic.twitter.com/6dWlYy2yhY
— WidebandGapfiller (@WidebandMaid) July 2, 2022
re: #17 Teukka
Video of shooter. NSFW in the sense of shots fired. No gore.
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Gunman kept shouting “it’s not real”.
re: #18 Barefoot Grin
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one sandy kids hand and its all over
The Snackle Box pic.twitter.com/6dWlYy2yhY
— WidebandGapfiller (@WidebandMaid) July 2, 2022
Ha
Wallace and Scromit pic.twitter.com/TgBcURTJ3d
— Terminally Frogline (@Version69420) July 3, 2022
You can’t argue or compromise with monsters like these. They have to be defeated, period. pic.twitter.com/blw9X99D5V
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 3, 2022
re: #15 HRH Stanley Sea
Sally is heading to the neighbors where there is a competitive game of yard darts going on.
re: #19 Teukka
Gunman kept shouting “it’s not real”.
Unconfirmed. NOTE: Unconfirmed.
“Rygtet går på, at der har været 4 gerningsmænd, som primært har skudt efter personer med en anden etnisk baggrund end dansk.”
“Rumor that there’s been 4 perps, who have primarily shot at people with a different ethnicity than danish.
re: #25 Teukka
In best Arte Johnson voice: Interesting, Very interesting.
I was — I mean, I am the greatest President of them all. pic.twitter.com/WpzFrbQDBg
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) July 3, 2022
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re: #17 Teukka
Hard to say exactly, but his firearm looks like a classic deer-hunting rifle.
And did you know I have Ten Billion Dollars? pic.twitter.com/90vYskgDHL
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) July 3, 2022
And frankly, we did win that election! pic.twitter.com/BgnEGxo0PK
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) July 3, 2022
re: #29 Dr Lizardo
Hard to say exactly, but his firearm looks like a classic deer-hunting rifle.
But still, CPH police appears to have gone into full scale incident mode…
re: #32 Teukka
But still, CPH police appears to have gone into full scale incident mode…
Of course, that’s to be expected. They’d be grossly negligent if they didn’t.
CPH Mass Shooting 22 years old ethnical Dane in custody. (Sauce: CPH Police Presser)
Rep Adam Schiff (D-CA) says next Jan 6 Committee hearing will include a presentation about far right groups and those who helped assemble the mobs on Jan 6 pic.twitter.com/LNastVecYA
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 3, 2022
re: #35 Backwoods_Sleuth
That should be very interesting.
re: #34 Teukka
CPH Mass Shooting 22 years old ethnical Dane in custody. (Sauce: CPH Police Presser)
CPH Police Presser Redux:
The concert nearby has now been canceled.
PC starting.
17.30 CPH police were informed of a shooting. Could confirm that there had been a shooting. Multiple hurt and multiple dead.
One suspect in custody.
Massive presence all over Copenhagen.
If you have information or videos, contact CPH Police on 114.
They request that stores secure potential CCTV footage so that they can use it.
They don’t have indications that multiple actors were involved.
They are still confirming the number of dead and wounded.
They can’t rule terror out.
Massive operation in Copenhagen and all of Sjælland.
They hope that it’s only one suspect.
22 years old ethnical Dane in custody.
Oh FFS Karen @ktumulty LAST WEEK Youngkin appointed a Trump Fascist to cut up Virginia’s government AND linked an announcement to a Trump website. Too bad it wasn’t in your own paper oh right it was https://t.co/7SFDzUaQiD pic.twitter.com/7Djsj98uIu
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 3, 2022
This is worth paying attention to: As Donald Trump’s EPA head, Andrew Wheeler faced multiple ethics complaints for helping industry contacts and former clients. Now VA Gov. Youngkin has appointed him to reduce regulations, which will help industry.https://t.co/xXfqMxZj1Y
— Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) July 3, 2022
VA GOP Governor Glenn Youngkin wants a 15 week abortion ban, created a snitch line to report teachers who teach about racism, built a grift charity to avoid millions in taxes—and the WashPo Deputy OpEd Editor @ktumulty wants him to run for President.
American media is so broken.— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) July 3, 2022
I served the United States in uniform for over two decades, in peace, in multiple wars, sworn to give my life if necessary.
Sorry that’s not patriotic enough for ya, Stud. But I look forward to hearing about how you’re a hero because you wear a MAGA hat and hate black people. pic.twitter.com/KM0Cjiu6hD— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 3, 2022
We’re about to celebrate Independence Day — but Freedom is under attack by Republican leaders in states like Florida.
Banning books.
Restricting speech.
Making it harder to vote.
Criminalizing women and doctors.
It’s time to stand up. Don’t let them take your freedom. pic.twitter.com/cFI5UzgZzX— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 3, 2022
re: #40 Backwoods_Sleuth
Sounds like someone is trying to get on DT’s good side. I do not think DT has a good side.
re: #43 PhillyPretzel
He’s a bolus of circumference.
According to the poll, extreme national pride has been trending downward since 2015https://t.co/GuvddgDDx2
— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) July 3, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKRC) - A new Gallup poll found that a record-low number of US adults are extremely proud to be American.
It shows just 38% say they are “extremely proud” to be American and 27% say they are “very proud,” for a total of 65% of adults expressing pride in the nation.
The amount of Americans who feel extremely proud is at a historical low, down from 42% in 2020. However, the 65% who expressed pride is up two points from its lowest rate, which was also recorded in 2020.
Another 22% in the most recent poll say they are “moderately proud” and 9% are “only a little proud,” while 4% are “not at all” proud.
According to the poll, extreme national pride has been trending downward since 2015, before which, the lowest rate was 55% in 2001.
re: #45 Backwoods_Sleuth
Why do I fear that this may increase instances of RightWing violence?
A member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection says more evidence is emerging that lends support to recent testimony that President Donald Trump wanted to join an angry mob that marched to the U.S. Capitol and rioted. https://t.co/3kHCk8yqMP
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 3, 2022
re: #46 Teukka
Why do I fear that this may increase instances of RightWing violence?
right wingers don’t need an excuse anymore
re: #45 Backwoods_Sleuth
Anyone who’s extremely proud of their country either lives in a miracle of a country, or is a dumbass that’s been conditioned to be extremely proud of their country right or wrong.
re: #49 Crush White Nationalism
You can like a place while still having some gripes about it.
re: #42 The GOP is a racist terrorist organization
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The country is free
The people,, not so much
We’re about to celebrate Independence Day — but Freedom is under attack by Republican leaders in states like Florida.
Banning books.
Restricting speech.
Making it harder to vote.
Criminalizing women and doctors.
It’s time to stand up. Don’t let them take your freedom. pic.twitter.com/cFI5UzgZzX— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 3, 2022
Well, you’ve certainly convinced me that you’re an educated rational patriotic freedom loving American patriot who cares about the Constitution, babies, and Jesus (not necessarily in that order). pic.twitter.com/sMD4QQ9uuw
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 3, 2022
“Fight Me”
pic.twitter.com/MCYehBaujx — Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 3, 2022
re: #50 Eclectic Cyborg
You can like a place while still having some gripes about it.
In which case you wouldn’t be extremely proud.
re: #37 Teukka
CPH Police Presser Redux:
The concert nearby has now been canceled.
PC starting.
17.30 CPH police were informed of a shooting. Could confirm that there had been a shooting. Multiple hurt and multiple dead.
One suspect in custody.
Massive presence all over Copenhagen.
If you have information or videos, contact CPH Police on 114.
They request that stores secure potential CCTV footage so that they can use it.
They don’t have indications that multiple actors were involved.
They are still confirming the number of dead and wounded.
They can’t rule terror out.
Massive operation in Copenhagen and all of Sjælland.
They hope that it’s only one suspect.
22 years old ethnical Dane in custody.
Tentatively identified pep may be nuttier than a fruitcake. Please note that this does not preclude extremism or terrorism.
I step out of the room for a few minutes and now my Karma is over 68,000. Whomever did it thanks. And that means tonight there will be a buffet. :)
What a shock. https://t.co/D06XPM7Ukb
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 3, 2022
The left one.. 😂 pic.twitter.com/shj6RNtQ40
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) July 3, 2022
Sara Kruzan, whose murder conviction at age 17 for killing a man who sexually trafficked her became a symbol of a flawed justice system, was pardoned by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
She said she was swept up by a sense of relief when she heard of Newsom’s decision.https://t.co/4grN1p9TxY— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 3, 2022
I have a question for those who are coin collectors. Amazon has rolls of new dollars that feature American Innovations. The one for my home state of PA is the polio vaccine which was developed by Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh. Do you think it is worth it to get one roll?
That voice…🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/GJYSMDNq98
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) July 3, 2022
Kudos to All Star Mechanical in Lansing, Michigan who is out of fucks to give. pic.twitter.com/7rxSFrsTQi
— 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby Calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) July 2, 2022
re: #37 Teukka
22 years old ethnical Dane in custody.
code for “it’s a right-wing terrorist, not Daech or Al Qaeda “
re: #63 John Hughes
code for “it’s a right-wing terrorist, not Daech or Al Qaeda “
Someone appears to have found the clowns YouTube channel, it’s very indicative of him being seriously unwell. However, that does not preclude extremism or terrorism at all.
I know of a case where an unwell individual was an religious right-wing extremist with a neuropsychiatric disorder diagnosis who on top of it all was a child molester. Who got nabbed for planning terrorism.
re: #39 Backwoods_Sleuth
Now VA Gov. Youngkin has appointed him to reduce regulations, which will help industry.
look, as someone of a left wing bent who has been involved in “industry” in worker, management and capitalist positions.
No, reducing regulations doesn’t “help industry”.
It helps shitty companies that would see the world burn for a quick profit.
Incredibly useful VS Code shortcut I just discovered today: ⌘K ⌘Q (Control if using Windows)
Jumps to the last edit location. Wish I’d seen this one months ago.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 3, 2022
re: #56 Charles Johnson
And Billy Buttfuck knows when his ship comes in and he’s riding high, his taxes will be lower thanks to the GOP taking care of “taxpayers”.
Really. I’m out of shits to give.
But minimum wage raises, increases in Veteran Care, Social Security and Medicare along with drug cost reductions are just to darned expensive and these people have to learn to make do.
Wanting something for nothing….Damn Socialists.
re: #65 John Hughes
look, as someone of a left wing bent who has been involved in “industry” in worker, management and capitalist positions.
No, reducing regulations doesn’t “help industry”.
It helps shitty companies that would see the world burn for a quick profit.
It’s also a tremendous loss to ditch a national Safety/Environmental/Health regulation and make companies comply with 50 or more state versions.
re: #60 PhillyPretzel
I have a question for those who are coin collectors. Amazon has rolls of new dollars that feature American Innovations. The one for my home state of PA is the polio vaccine which was developed by Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh. Do you think it is worth it to get one roll?
Great selection for PA, but I don’t know if a whole roll is more useful than a few, unless you want to distribute to friends/family.
For throwing rocks at car pic.twitter.com/DrJotXyjVE
— Instant Karma (@Instantregretes) July 2, 2022
re: #59 Backwoods_Sleuth
Sara Kruzan, whose murder conviction at age 17 for killing a man who sexually trafficked her became a symbol of a flawed justice system, was pardoned by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
She said she was swept up by a sense of relief when she heard of Newsom’s decision.https://t.co/4grN1p9TxY— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 3, 2022
RW John: “Newsom has declared open season on men who cater to those who prefer younger company! You’ll see these bold entrepreneurs shot down in the street!”
Rational person: “So? Is there a downside?”
Incoming! https://t.co/ZVfbqCJk5o
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 3, 2022
Tomorrow’s Wordle is a solid par 4.
Wordle 380 4/6
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟩
🟩⬛🟨🟩🟩
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Middle sister started with an anagram of my opener, and the rest of her game played out identically to mine.
Looks like I was wrong about yesterday’s/today’s being par five. Lots of fours.
It has now been 76 days since the Russians launched the Battle of the Dohnbas. This would make it one of the longest major battles in the 20th and 21st centuries. Many times longer than Kursk,e Bagration Normandy, Bulge, etc. Its much closer to WWI (Somme, Passchendale, Verdun)
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) July 3, 2022
re: #70 Decatur Deb
It’s also a tremendous loss to ditch a national Safety/Environmental/Health regulation and make companies comply with 50 or more state versions.
See, for eg, Brexit.
re: #79 John Hughes
See, for eg, Brexit.
Plus once an industry in your state pollutes a river that flows down into another state you can expect some lawsuits headed your way, including Federal ones.
The Women Who Leave Anti-Abortion Picket Lines to Get Abortions
“…A few days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, a woman who described herself as an anti-abortion activist showed up in the waiting room of Dr. Marissa Lapedis, a family-medicine doctor who performs the procedure in Atlanta.
But she wasn’t there to protest—she had an appointment.
“She talked about being in marches, and said she had spent a lot of time volunteering in crisis pregnancy centers—you know, showing patients the ultrasound image and explaining what happens,” Lapedis, a fellow with the group Physicians for Reproductive Health, told The Daily Beast. “She said she had been anti-abortion her whole life, and that her whole family was like her—and yet she was so appreciative of the care she received from us. She literally was like, ‘I’m so grateful that I’m able to make this choice for myself.’”
thedailybeast.com
re: #74 sagehen
My sadness is that I have only one upding to give.
Patriot Front practicing.
Parents, come get your boys before they hurt themselves.
😂☠️ pic.twitter.com/nY909Xk0xQ— Christopher 🇺🇸 Is Pro-Choice (@cwebbonline) July 3, 2022
OG on YouTube https://t.co/yBbFuhQ1pc
— Christopher 🇺🇸 Is Pro-Choice (@cwebbonline) July 3, 2022
Wait there’s more. 😭 pic.twitter.com/PRxgrxeMzH
— Christopher 🇺🇸 Is Pro-Choice (@cwebbonline) July 3, 2022
re: #13 JC1
Only 1 dead? This wouldn’t even make the local news in the US.
i was gonna say, here one dead barely qualifies as target practice.
Kruzan was among nearly three dozen people granted pardons and clemencies by the governor this week, a list that included 82-year-old Henry Pachnowski, who was born to Polish parents who were later imprisoned in Nazi labor camps in World War II.
*snip*
Newsom also pardoned Pachnowski, who now lives in Maryland. He pleaded guilty in 1967 in Orange County to a misdemeanor charge of soliciting a lewd act and was sentenced to 10 days in jail and three years of probation.
In his pardon application, Pachnowski said he was having consensual “intimacy” with another man in a car in a deserted industrial area when they were caught by a security guard who “said we had gone against God and nature.”
He said he pleaded guilty to avoid prosecution on a more serious charge of “sex perversion.”
re: #86 steve_davis
i was gonna say, here one dead barely qualifies as target practice.
“Multiple” dead according to local media.
Some laws that went into effect in FL on July 1: pic.twitter.com/FJL2nk3xVn
— Victor Stoddard (@VicStoddard) July 3, 2022
re: #18 Barefoot Grin
We had one of those “jungle gyms.” With about as much oversight.
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our jungle gym in elementary school was up on a freakin’ secluded hill. if anyone had broken a limb on it, it was a 5 minute run for someone back to the main building.
re: #50 Eclectic Cyborg
You can like a place while still having some gripes about it.
I’ve always considered certain descriptive words of people, such as patriot, hero, kind, loving, generous, humble, &c to be descriptions which are bestowed upon you, not something to claim for yourself.
You sometimes see that. A news presenter interviewing a woman who just saved three drowning children: “People around town are praising your heroic act,” with a response like “I just did what needed to be done. I wasn’t really thinking about it.”
re: #53 Crush White Nationalism
In which case you wouldn’t be extremely proud.
Perfection is stagnation. You can be proud of it and still want more improvement. The pride can be rooted in the ability of the people to make improvements.
re: #83 jaunte
That whole article. Wow.
Abortion providers across the country are reeling from the fall of Roe, and some face the prospect of legal reprisal from law enforcement in their own state or even other states where patients need help. Almost inevitably, they are reflecting on the many patients they’ve seen who came in for a service they claimed to fervently oppose—and in some cases actively protested against.
“All of us who do abortions see patients quite regularly who tell us, ‘I’m not pro-choice, but I just can’t continue this pregnancy,’” said Dr. Sarah Prager, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington. “We’ve even seen people coming into the clinic off the protester lines to get their abortion, then return to protesting outside the clinic.” And to be clear, she added, “These are not people who turn anti-choice after having an abortion, but who simply access this essential service when they need it in spite of their personal beliefs about abortion in general.”
According to Prager, the phenomenon is so common that abortion providers have a name for it: the Me Exception.
”We in the movement often say people believe abortion should be legal in cases of rape, incest and ‘me,’ meaning whatever reason is relevant for that person,” she said. And yet, she noted, of the many surveys describing how Americans view abortion, virtually none reflect that reality.
re: #60 PhillyPretzel
I have a question for those who are coin collectors. Amazon has rolls of new dollars that feature American Innovations. The one for my home state of PA is the polio vaccine which was developed by Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh. Do you think it is worth it to get one roll?
The American Innovation Dollar is a United States Mint issue, running from 2018 to 2032. They are not being released into circulation, though they are legal tender. They are being released in bags or rolls.
The United States Mint does not profit from the coins; as a reseller, Amazon does. You can buy them directly from the Mint.
re: #83 jaunte
The Women Who Leave Anti-Abortion Picket Lines to Get Abortions
“The only moral abortion is my abortion.”
Gots to go good people.
One more.
Amy sang as naked as I’ve ever witnessed a singer play.
She stood in the light and gave it all she had.
Not sure if you get my drift, but her voice to be is lost to us.
I miss what could have, should have been.
But we have what we have.
re: #78 retired cynic
My estimation that this would be over by the end of September if not earlier may not be exactly right. I still think anyone that believes:
A. The Russians will “win”… something
2. This will last years.
D. That the Russians will then have the ability to go after parts or all of the rest of Europe
Is drinking Draino.
The only reason they haven’t completely collapsed yet is their one master ability: The ability to puff out their chests and unleash a tsunami of bullshit. Eventually the reality of this will overcome the tidal wave of bullshit coming from the Kremlin and their assets in Russia media and around the world. The longer it takes, the worse it will be for Russia.
re: #83 jaunte
The Women Who Leave Anti-Abortion Picket Lines to Get Abortions
I wish it was legal to name them publicly.
re: #96 Eclectic Cyborg
They’ve actually been doing this for decades. A conservative only cares when it affects them personally.
prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org
(September 2000)
re: #6 John Hughes
Sierra Leone has just announced that it will be decriminalizing abortions.
Unexpected. Great!
re: #102 sagehen
I wish it was legal to name them publicly.
With HIPAA potentially on the block now that Roe is gone, it might become legal (along with a whole host of other privacy-related issues, such as searching your credit card information). That said, ethical physicians wouldn’t do it anyway. On the other hand, Fascist Party states may compel physicians or insurance companies to turn over your information (Florida already tried that a few years ago on women seeking child support and publishing names of the hoors in the newspaper).
re: #105 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Cool. Then we can keep asking MGT if she’s gotten the “jab”.
re: #83 jaunte
I wouldn’t treat her. These are the women who vote for forced birther politicians and look at where we are now. How many women will be forced into back alleys because of these hypocrites?
re: #91 steve_davis
our jungle gym in elementary school was up on a freakin’ secluded hill. if anyone had broken a limb on it, it was a 5 minute run for someone back to the main building.
And a slightly longer and slower journey for the victim.
These are the Proud Boys currently in Downtown Philly. pic.twitter.com/m0YBCKei1I
— Daryle Lamont Jenkins (@DLamontJenkins) July 3, 2022
but not for long:
The Proud Boys are getting the hell out of Philly! PATCO is the train service to and from NJ! pic.twitter.com/1PFThBy88G
— Daryle Lamont Jenkins (@DLamontJenkins) July 3, 2022
they even fucked up their retreat:
Proud Boys couldn’t even leave Philly without effing up! You know why the cops are on these dumbasses? They were smoking on the train! pic.twitter.com/vfNSDzZiRO
— Daryle Lamont Jenkins (@DLamontJenkins) July 3, 2022
re: #109 Backwoods_Sleuth
Excuse me for saying it; it serves them right.
how to entertain the kids and the dogs
(jukin media) pic.twitter.com/RAnrjaT0jU— theworldofdog (@theworldofdog) July 2, 2022
That family managed to drive through every pothole in the road. pic.twitter.com/mEGOivIRpw
— jeffreyw (@imjeffreyw) July 3, 2022
re: #107 Patricia Kayden
I wouldn’t treat her. These are the women who vote for forced birther politicians and look at where we are now. How many women will be forced into back alleys because of these hypocrites?
From the Pro-Choice Action Network above, there are stories of physicians outright refusing to treat such a person. No abortion provider has ever been sued for not providing an abortion, and physicians note such people tend not to do the necessary follow-up care.
re: #103 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
They’ve actually been doing this for decades. A conservative only cares when it affects them personally.
prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org
(September 2000)
A lack of empathy is a major predictor of being a ‘conservative’.
re: #45 Backwoods_Sleuth
I am extremely proud of some Americans such as Dr. King and John Brown but why does anyone need to be “extremely proud” of being any nationality? Patriotism is a good thing but some people take it too far. There are many wonderful countries on this planet we call earth.
re: #107 Patricia Kayden
I wouldn’t treat her. These are the women who vote for forced birther politicians and look at where we are now. How many women will be forced into back alleys because of these hypocrites?
Conservatives are not hypocrites. The idea “I get something and you don’t” is the basis of the exercise of power over others. This is why a conservative does not suffer cognitive dissonance about what is seeming hypocrisy when observed by a liberal.
re: #113 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Good to hear!! I thought I was being petty. 😂
I’m going to celebrate Independence Day exactly the same way George Washington did with his troops for the first four - a double ration of rum. Just keeping it real with The Founders.
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) July 3, 2022
Well that explains Trump https://t.co/7QLkPH76Df
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) July 3, 2022
This is a thread that happens every year - it’s Gettysburg, in near(ish) real time. It’ll be worth checking out several times this weekend. https://t.co/GUcjnnf8dC
— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) July 1, 2022
Fuck you.https://t.co/9RMzbs0ObJ https://t.co/PT7BCujwR1
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) July 3, 2022
re: #121 Backwoods_Sleuth
When even God is fed up with your shit…
sound on:
— Lizards Every Hour | Abortion is Healthcare (@HourlyLizards) July 2, 2022
::: pulling room divider aside :::
Ladies and Gentlemen the buffet is open. Enjoy the meal.
re: #119 Backwoods_Sleuth
Wow, just like my divorce because I’m demonically possessed due to epilepsy. I’m not looking forward to being put in a “home for the feeble-minded.”
A question for historians, as I continue to spiral into anxiety before the 4th—has there ever been a country that got to this point in the fascist checklist that was able to turn the tide? if so, which ones & what steps?
— Kaitlyn Greenidge (@surlybassey) July 2, 2022
Tax $ to religious schools. De facto coercive school prayer by public school teachers+coaches. Revoking women’s constitutional privacy rights for transparently religious reasons. Is it just me, or does the Sup. Ct view our Constitution as little more than a codicil to the Bible?
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) July 3, 2022
Sanity Break:
Techno without a computer ( Credit: klangphonics) pic.twitter.com/ZEMQJ1WY3N
— A SLICE OF HISTORY (@asIiceofhistory) July 3, 2022
re: #120 ckkatz
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Yeah, I was reading it yesterday and set out right away to the library to get Gettysburg only to arrive and find that they are taking the whole weekend and Monday (of course) off.
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Chicken noodle with grilled egg and cheese
Soup & Sammy pic.twitter.com/aWrD1vU4hf
— jeffreyw (@imjeffreyw) July 3, 2022
just learned the disturbing news that Cassidy Hutchinson was one of the Trump aides who did the YMCA dance at his rallies https://t.co/4ZZprdyU5c pic.twitter.com/UGU5L6civO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 3, 2022
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re: #120 ckkatz
Buford’s exquisite delaying action, the epitome of dragoon combat, saved the Union. He is the most underappreciated yet critical hero in the history of these United States.
An old 13th Cav tanker.— Bill Barnett (@BillBar29495196) July 3, 2022
Roberts joins dissent blasting extremist Supreme Court conservatives for abusing the shadow docket
re: #129 Barefoot Grin
Yeah, I was reading it yesterday and set out right away to the library to get Gettysburg only to arrive and find that they are taking the whole weekend and Monday (of course) off.
If you’re interested in Gettysburg, Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels is one of the best things you can read. Also available on Kindle, and if your library uses Libby, you can get it there, too.
re: #135 retired cynic
Roberts joins dissent blasting extremist Supreme Court conservatives for abusing the shadow docket
I mean why not. He already helped overturn RvW.
re: #137 GlutenFreeJesus
He’s just desperately trying to salvage his reputation at this point.
re: #60 PhillyPretzel
I have a question for those who are coin collectors. Amazon has rolls of new dollars that feature American Innovations. The one for my home state of PA is the polio vaccine which was developed by Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh. Do you think it is worth it to get one roll?
Absolutely. Its worth $25 (assuming 25 coins per roll). They’re not rare and won’t be worth more than face value for a long time. Your best bet: give ‘em to kids.
re: #133 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie
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re: #136 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
If you’re interested in Gettysburk, Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels is one of the best things you can read. Also available on Kindle, and if your library uses Libby, you can get it there, too.
I’ll check it out. Thanks!
And the first case of Republicans being allowed to deny election results has been handed down, in favour of fascism.
What The Hell Is Happening In Wisconsin? (Wonkette)
Not to be outdone by the US Supreme Court, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is, once again, back on its shit.
This week, the Wisconsin high court ruled 4-3 that Republican political appointees can refuse to leave and hold their offices for as long as they want, at least until a Republican is elected governor.
Yes, quite literally. The outcome in Wisconsin v. Prehn is a rule that will only benefit the justices’ fellow Republicans.
In 2015, Scott Walker appointed Frederick Prehn (who owns a gun shop, because of course he does) to the state Natural Resources Board. Board members serve staggered six-year terms, and Prehn’s term was up in 2021. Prehn, however, just decided he was going to stay in his seat, because fuck you is why. And since the Republican state Senate refused to confirm any of the Democratic governor’s appointees in his place, the state supreme court let him.
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re: #141 Barefoot Grin
I’ll check it out. Thanks!
Just so you’re aware, it is a novel. Reasonably close to history but still just an novel. The movie “Gettysburg” was based on it.
The PressThink interview linked to this thread is also well worth reading.
I used to edit Page 1 stories for the Chicago Tribune, including many from Washington. In this thread, I explain why the media (including me) have been unintentionally complicit in the rise of fascism that threatens our democracy. 1/9
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) September 27, 2021
re: #143 William Lewis
Just so you’re aware, it is a novel. Reasonably close to history but still just an novel. The movie “Gettysburg” was based on it.
“Just” a novel? Sir, you need to rethink that.
re: #142 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
And the first case of Republicans being allowed to deny election results has been handed down, in favour of fascism.
What The Hell Is Happening In Wisconsin? (Wonkette)
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I’m sitting across the river from these crazies, and I’m actually kind of worried that hordes of armed Wisconsinites will form a militia and try to storm St. Paul at some point.
A lot of airplanes have really good HEPA filters but those don’t do a darn thing to protect you from someone coughing six inches from your face. Masking on airplanes should never have been discontinued; one-way masking isn’t enough at close range when there’s zero source control. https://t.co/6a5e2EhkaF
— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) July 1, 2022
Cute. Yep. I got out of my Mini and 3 women started asking me about it. Fun convo, as they walked away, guy getting out of a truck sneers, what’s that got in it? 4-banger? Yes, I answered. Guy snorts. I’m like, well, I didn’t see a bunch of women talking to YOU.
Guy: Fuck off https://t.co/Npsj88bopx— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 3, 2022
I work from home and ride an ebike. When I have to go out, I drive a Mini.
Ain’t my tear flowing at the pump, bro. pic.twitter.com/Bcij21fqi6— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) July 3, 2022
Middle-aged man, two “young people” killed, 3 critically injured, “several” non-critically injured as per latest CPH Police Presser. :’(
re: #129 Barefoot Grin
Yeah, I was reading it yesterday and set out right away to the library to get Gettysburg only to arrive and find that they are taking the whole weekend and Monday (of course) off.
re: #129 Barefoot Grin
re: #136 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
Yes, as noted by “A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!” above, some libraries provide online charging out of electronic books. Additionally I think that Amazon Prime users can sign up for a 90 day trial of Audible. One just has to remember to cancel before the end of the trial period.
There are indeed some excellent books on the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War as a whole.
However, one thing that I have noticed is that the Southern pro-Confederate crowd has much greater interest in the time period than the rest of the nation. And many authors write to that audience.
Years ago, I worked with a guy who did a lot of Civil War re-enacting. The re-enacting was also far popular with the Confederate side of things. For example at a Gettysburg re-enactment, as a Union re-enactor you could sign up the day of the reenactment. But the Confederate side was filled almost a year in advance.
I went to one of the historical e-enactments he was participating in. The final part of the historical battle involved the outnumbered Confederates withdrawing from the battlefield being pursued by the much larger Union forces.
The finale of the re-enactment involved close to 1000 Confederate re-enactors retreating from, perhaps, 200 Union re-enactors. As the narrator described the vastly outnumbered Confederate “forced withdrawal”.
re: #143 William Lewis
Just so you’re aware, it is a novel. Reasonably close to history but still just an novel. The movie “Gettysburg” was based on it.
I’m a fan of good historical fiction.
The Supreme Court Tells the 21st Century to Go Fuck Itself
rudepundit.blogspot.com
This session, the newly-ripened conservative supermajority of the Supreme Court of the United States decided it was time to lift up their robes and piss on the 21st century and reality. The half-dozen justices, John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, looked out at a nation, no, a world that demands progress, that demands care, that demands a government that can act to help people, and said, “Nah. Fuck that.” And their reasoning essentially came down to, in every case, “Because we can.”
re: #134 William Lewis
Yes!
Meade had just been appointed head of the Army of the Potomac a couple of days before. The rest of his former Corps Commanders in that shark tank were already thinking of ways to get rid of him so they could get the promotion. His intention was likely just to remain on the current fortified lines in Maryland.
Buford basically made the decision that the Union Army would fight at Gettysburg. And Reynolds backed him up.
re: #152 ckkatz
Yes, as noted by “A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!” above, some libraries provide online charging out of electronic books. Additionally I think that Amazon Prime users can sign up for a 90 day trial of Audible. One just has to remember to cancel before the end of the trial period.
There are indeed some excellent books on the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War as a whole.
However, one thing that I have noticed is that the Southern pro-Confederate crowd has much greater interest in the time period than the rest of the nation. And many authors write to that audience.
Years ago, I worked with a guy who did a lot of Civil War re-enacting. The re-enacting was also far popular with the Confederate side of things. For example at a Gettysburg re-enactment, as a Union re-enactor you could sign up the day of the reenactment. But the Confederate side was filled almost a year in advance.
I went to one of the historical e-enactments he was participating in. The final part of the historical battle involved the outnumbered Confederates withdrawing from the battlefield being pursued by the much larger Union forces.
The finale of the re-enactment involved close to 1000 Confederate re-enactors retreating from, perhaps, 200 Union re-enactors. As the narrator described the vastly outnumbered Confederate “forced withdrawal”.
A couple of years ago I heard an NPR-related program by a white reporter and Black reporter visiting Jefferson Davis’ home where they still hold re-enactments. They compared their experiences. It was a classic of the “lost cause” narrative that JD himself pioneered. Great discomfort at the questions posed by the Black reporter (even though there are lots of school field trips that always have large numbers of young Black students).
re: #156 GlutenFreeJesus
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I love when flank steak is on sale.
Jesus…but is it gluten-free?
Cheryl Rofer, via Lawyers Guns & Money:
The Pandemic Is Not Over
“…Alongside one of the January 6 hearings, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Representative James Clyburn, released a report, “The Atlas Dogma: The Trump Administration’s Embrace of a Dangerous and Discredited Herd Immunity Via Mass Infection Strategy.” It is based on interviews with Deborah Birx, Brett Giroir, and Robert Redfield, all of whom served in public health during the Donald Trump administration, and none of whom distinguished themselves as a public servant during that time. The report tells us that Scott Atlas, who was worse, began influencing the adminstration earlier than has been publicly known. He was brought in by Jared Kushner.”
“…As long as we keep the transmission up, we are all more endangered. The best way to slow it down would be with general masking, but apparently that’s not going to fly. We really do need more attention to improving ventilation in schools and other public places, and we need paid sick leave. (New Mexico’s law just went into effect!) But Congress and the Republican courts aren’t having it. They’re done with the pandemic.”
re: #120 ckkatz
One thing that surprised me, when I realized it, about Pickett’s charge was that the 13,000 soldiers that Lee sent into the attack were just about every effective soldier he had left. I believe that he kept one division as a reserve, but that was all that he had left.
He did have probably an equivalent number or more of other remaining soldiers, but after three days of heavy fighting, they were exhausted, disorganized, unenthusiastic, and out of supplies.
Out of nowhere comes a severe thunderstorm warning for most of the Nebraska Panhandle, including my village.
NWS Weather Radio telling people to move indoors immediately due to frequent lightning, deadly hail, and torrential rain.
Right now here it’s partly cloudy. I expect my Internet and electricity will go out soon.
re: #160 PhillyPretzel
This is a good base for a marinade. Depending on who is joining you, you can add parsley or cilantro (soap). Luckily I love cilantro. :)
re: #161 ckkatz
One thing that surprised me, when I realized it, about Pickett’s charge was that the 13,000 soldiers that Lee sent into the attack were just about every effective soldier he had left. I believe that he kept one division as a reserve, but that was all that he had left.
He did have probably an equivalent number or more of other remaining soldiers, but after three days of heavy fighting, they were exhausted, disorganized, unenthusiastic, and out of supplies.
Likewise, I’ll have no business with the yahoos that say the Army of the Potomac should have gone chasing after the Confederates on July 4. They had their victory the enemy was retreating and would never really threaten the US again. Meanwhile our own army was in equal shambles after the hardest 3 days of their lives.
So, one thing I’m confused about: is the case about how states select electors that SCOTUS will take up this fall basically about what DOJ is investigating Trump’s “false electors” about? What happens when these people are charged with crimes and then SCOTUS says, “well, actually…”?
re: #163 GlutenFreeJesus
I would probably use parsley.
re: #160 PhillyPretzel
That looks good.
Yes it does. And a great hunger seems to have overtaken me. So I must abandon my computer and forage for dinner.
And, since we are discussing things Southern, let me reference the famed Buckner letter:
The context:
thebucknerhome.com
re: #145 retired cynic
The PressThink interview linked to this thread is also well worth reading.
Radical Centrism (Wikipedia)
re: #166 PhillyPretzel
I would probably use parsley.
Cilantro here, only because wife loves it and kids and I tolerate. These days, I’m more of a salt/pepper only person, but for flank steak I think a good marinade is a better choice.
re: #164 William Lewis
Likewise, I’ll have no business with the yahoos that say the Army of the Potomac should have gone chasing after the Confederates on July 4. They had their victory the enemy was retreating and would never really threaten the US again. Meanwhile our own army was in equal shambles after the hardest 3 days of their lives.
War is hell. People don’t understand what a brutally physical conflict the Civil War was. Pickett’s Charge was, in fact, an actual charge - a dead run, under fire - and was met by a counter-charge with bayonets that degraded into a general brawl with swords, knives, and pistols. On July 4, nobody was in any condition to do any chasing. Meade had his victory, and his orders - protect DC - and he was between Lee and the capital. He had no reason to go anywhere.
re: #154 retired cynic
The Supreme Court Tells the 21st Century to Go Fuck Itself
rudepundit.blogspot.com
Rude Pundit writes like I think.
re: #167 ckkatz
Yes it does. And a great hunger seems to have overtaken me. So I must abandon my computer and forage for dinner.
And, since we are discussing things Southern, let me reference the famed Buckner letter:
The context:
thebucknerhome.com
Interesting. My deep rural Georgia grandfather liked whiskey but swore it off. Except for Christmas when they would make “syllabub” (sp?). It was a drink made with cream and sugar and usually wine. But my grandparents used bourbon. We usually went in the summer to visit, but once went for Christmas when I was in 8th grade. I was stoked about breaking the boredom with syllabub.
re: #136 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
If you’re interested in Gettysburg, Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels is one of the best things you can read. Also available on Kindle, and if your library uses Libby, you can get it there, too.
As a novelization approach perhaps. I’d prefer Shelby Foote to it by far. And Coddington’s _Gettysburg Campaign_ over either.
I adore Civil War history, so of course, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the heroics of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. On July 2, General Winfield Scott Hancock had a problem to deal with: Daniel Sickles had led his corps out of position, and it got badly mauled. The Southerners were approaching the center of the line, with a nice big hole in it. He turned to Colonel William Colvill for help, and he, in turn, led his 262 men into the face of two brigades totaling nearly 10 times their number. They lost 215 men killed or wounded, the highest casualty percentage (82%) of any American military unit before or since; but they weren’t done. The next day, reconstituted with two detached companies elsewhere, they earned a Medal of Honor when they again charged into the advancing Confederate line and took the colors of the 28th Virginia. The colors of the 1st Minnesota hang in our state capitol; the colors of the 28th Virginia are in the basement of our state archives. Virginia has asked for them back several times over the last 160 years. We told them - politely, as we are Minnesotan - to get fucked.
Oh, neat. I should budget this in. I like carrying a pocket watch but get nervous sometimes about carrying my Great Grandfather’s watch. This would be far less of a problem if something happened and it’s pretty & neat too. smile.amazon.com
re: #146 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
“Just” a novel? Sir, you need to rethink that.
Having read both Longstreet’s and Chamberlain’s own writings on the battle I did not particularly care about Shaara doing first person “internal thought” sections of their point of view. I thought he was making assumptions and stretches on what they wrote later as part of the narrative Shaara was building as a novel.
Thus my preference for a novelist’s presentation of the events being Shelby Foote’s.
re: #164 William Lewis
Likewise, I’ll have no business with the yahoos that say the Army of the Potomac should have gone chasing after the Confederates on July 4. They had their victory the enemy was retreating and would never really threaten the US again. Meanwhile our own army was in equal shambles after the hardest 3 days of their lives.
I agree with you, the Gettysburg Campaign destroyed the Army of Northern Virginia as a strategic force.
I agree that both armies were in a shambles after Gettysburg. And that Lincoln, remembering the dithering of McClellan, was pressing Meade hard to pursue aggressively in the hopes of destroying Lee’s Army..
Interestingly, I believe that the claim that the US Cavalry didn’t aggressively pursue Lee’s retreating army after Gettysburg is a canard against their good name and faithful service. The US Cavalry captured thousands of Confederates in the pursuit despite terrible weather and Lee’s use of multiple different axis of retreat.
The weather delayed the cavalry several days from figuring out which route Lee took and which Potomac River crossing he had selected. By the time the cavalry caught up, Lee, an Engineer, had dug in and heavily fortified a ridgeline at his selected crossing.
Infantry, in large numbers would be needed to attack that. With expected heavy casualties. By the time the Union Army could disentangle things and start to bring up the infantry, Lee had withdrawn into Virginia.
The Union Army followed but the resulting pursuit and the Mine Run Campaign showed the Army was badly under-performing and needed a rest, refit and re-organization.
I found this book an interesting one on the subject:
amazon.com
re: #177 ckkatz
I’ll track a copy of that one. Thank you for the pointer.
re: #156 GlutenFreeJesus
Bravo!!
Back in the day, flank steak was so cheap. We did it often, mostly some sort of teriyaki on the grill. Perfectly rare in the middle. Then it got so $$$$.
re: #174 Dopamine Fish
I Virginia has asked for them back several times over the last 160 years. We told them - politely, as we are Minnesotan - to get fucked.
I’m a Virginian. And I endorse the Minnesotan sentiments!
re: #181 HRH Stanley Sea
Bravo!!
Back in the day, flank steak was so cheap. We did it often, mostly some sort of teriyaki on the grill. Perfectly rare in the middle. Then it got so $$$$.
Yup. Once people caught on how delicious it is, supply and demand took over. Now it’s just robbery. 😅
Another Severe Thunderstorm Warning directly naming my village.
I need to go up on the roof and install a one iron, since it is said even God can’t hit one.
re: #149 Backwoods_Sleuth
As a Mini owner, this is one of the best things I have ever read about the old Chief….
And when I first got the Mini (back in The Elder Days when they weren’t as common) I also got barraged with questions (and admiration).
So yeah, fuck that clown….
re: #149 Backwoods_Sleuth
I get the same with my Smart. If I wasn’t already married, I would have a lot of dating opportunities. My wife gets the same from men when she drives.
I know I shouldn’t say this, but I feel certain there will be a Tucker reference in the Copenhagen shooter’s social media.
Hey genius, if the borders are so open, why did these poor souls have to be smuggled across in a truck container? Couldn’t they have just walked across? Why don’t you focus on keeping Texas’s power on — that seems to be a problem for you. https://t.co/mVKbuuvW1r
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) June 29, 2022
Don’t Stop Believin’ pic.twitter.com/SZJCccHfwC
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) July 3, 2022
re: #175 William Lewis
Oh, neat. I should budget this in. I like carrying a pocket watch but get nervous sometimes about carrying my Great Grandfather’s watch. This would be far less of a problem if something happened and it’s pretty & neat too. smile.amazon.com
I prefer pocket watches over wrist watches due to practicality: My tiny wrists, and catching the watch on everything.
I’ll have to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (my wife) if there’s money for this.
re: #174 Dopamine Fish
I adore Civil War history, so of course, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the heroics of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. On July 2, General Winfield Scott Hancock had a problem to deal with: Daniel Sickles had led his corps out of position, and it got badly mauled. The Southerners were approaching the center of the line, with a nice big hole in it. He turned to Colonel William Colvill for help, and he, in turn, led his 262 men into the face of two brigades totaling nearly 10 times their number. They lost 215 men killed or wounded, the highest casualty percentage (82%) of any American military unit before or since; but they weren’t done. The next day, reconstituted with two detached companies elsewhere, they earned a Medal of Honor when they again charged into the advancing Confederate line and took the colors of the 28th Virginia. The colors of the 1st Minnesota hang in our state capitol; the colors of the 28th Virginia are in the basement of our state archives. Virginia has asked for them back several times over the last 160 years. We told them - politely, as we are Minnesotan - to get fucked.
In honor of the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, I would like to highlight my favorite piece of American pettiness: the story of the 28th Virginia battle flag https://t.co/cnqlcT7QTq
— Umbrella Academy Substitute Teacher (@donachaidh) July 3, 2022