John Oliver on the Fumbled Response to Monkeypox
John Oliver discusses the recent monkeypox outbreak in the U.S., how we’ve fumbled our response to it, and some aspirations for this coming autumn.
John Oliver discusses the recent monkeypox outbreak in the U.S., how we’ve fumbled our response to it, and some aspirations for this coming autumn.
“I don’t want to be in the same room as those psychos.” — Malek Agha (Therapist) https://t.co/Kh6G0KIoJV pic.twitter.com/KhZkaEV6NV
— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 8, 2022
“It’s a gay thing”.
Hence the total lack of concern.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has now linked the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant crisis to denazification
Russia has bizarrely warned that Ukraine could hold Europe hostage and create a nuclear catastrophe by blowing up Zaporizhzhia to satisfy its “Nazi idols”— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) August 8, 2022
I wonder if the people behind this cancellation are starting to doubt themselves. Fan media doesn’t seem to be letting go of this.
Batgirl Footage Offers New Look at Leslie Grace & Brendan Fraser in Canceled DC Outing (MovieWeb)
What Americans REALLY want is medication they can’t afford, healthcare run by accountants for profit, their kids dodging bullets in our schools, rich people to be freed of paying their fair share, women treated like livestock, and politicians who work for corporations, amiright? https://t.co/yrAoSSEeQ5
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 8, 2022
re: #4 Crush White Nationalism
I wonder if the people behind this cancellation are starting to doubt themselves. Fan media doesn’t seem to be letting go of this.
Batgirl Footage Offers New Look at Leslie Grace & Brendan Fraser in Canceled DC Outing (MovieWeb)
Brendan Frasier? I thought his career was over long ago. Was this supposed to be his “comeback”?
re: #6 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Brendan Frasier? I thought his career was over long ago. Was this supposed to be his “comeback”?
Brendan Fraser’s comeback was as Cliff Steele/Robotman in ” Doom Patrol.”
Breaking News: Axios, the digital-media company that has become a Beltway fixture, agreed to sell itself to Cox Enterprises for $525 million.https://t.co/6Lb6NJhZMu
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 8, 2022
re: #6 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Brendan Frasier? I thought his career was over long ago. Was this supposed to be his “comeback”?
He’s been back for a while now.
Sure, give Facebook access to all your emails, sounds fantastic. https://t.co/3z7l7K1TKY
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2022
re: #9 Crush White Nationalism
He’s been back for a while now.
Did he ever go away? I can’t remember any stretch of time recently where he hasn’t been in something.
URGENT: Russian troops have wired energy units of Zaporizhia nuclear power plant with explosives. Major General Vasilyev, commander of the garrison stationed at the plant, announced readiness to blow up the plant, leading to a nuclear catastrophe. 1/3
— Stratcom Centre UA (@StratcomCentre) August 8, 2022
Previously, rep of @DI_Ukraine Andrii Yusov said they had confirmed information about Russian troops installing explosives in ZNPP energy units. 3/3
— Stratcom Centre UA (@StratcomCentre) August 8, 2022
It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin. Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $12,000 in 2022.
That’s a 17,142% markup.😳 That isn’t inflation. It isn’t supply chain issues. It is 100% corporate greed.#MakeInsulinFree— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) August 8, 2022
re: #11 danarchy
Did he ever go away? I can’t remember any stretch of time recently where he hasn’t been in something.
IMDB shows pretty steady work, just not the leading man stuff he used to have.
re: #12 Teukka
“We shall liberate this land from all life if we have to.”
It was the inspiration behind their hit song “Crash Into Me”.
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18 years ago today pic.twitter.com/LrFGrMHv7E
— depths of wikipedia (@depthsofwiki) August 8, 2022
Another real case of election fraud, and once again the perpetrator is a Republican. https://t.co/0vAXzqsyct
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2022
Hey, look at that. Yet another book by New York Times reporters with information about Donald Trump that should have come out years ago.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2022
Retweeting this for kids in fascist-occupied territory https://t.co/nnfSfwQkOV
— Jeff Sharlet (@JeffSharlet) August 8, 2022
I’m much more interested in the drama surrounding this business decision than I am in the movie.
“It’s an incredibly bad look to cancel the Latina ‘Batgirl’ movie,” Smith said. “I don’t give a shit if the movie was absolute fucking dog shit - I guarantee you that it wasn’t. The two directors [Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi] who directed that movie did a couple of episodes of ‘Ms. Marvel,’ and it was a wonderful fucking show and they had more money to do ‘Batgirl’ than they had to do an episode of ‘Ms. Marvel’ and stuff.”
re: #24 jaunte
I wish the smart kids in red states had tablets and unrestricted Internet access, but with their whole community working against them, this band-aid is far from a solution.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) August 8, 2022
re: #26 Crush White Nationalism
I can’t make Greg Abbott go away. All I can do is donate and convince people to vote.
It may not be a solution, but it is what they can offer. And a lot of the smart kids have smart parents who will help them fill out the library cards.
re: #26 Crush White Nationalism
I grew up in NYC. Brooklyn. I regularly went to the Grand Army Plaza branch, which is the building in that photo in HS for research projects. It’s right on the edge of Prospect Park (and serious hike from my home). The building is absolutely spectacular, and remember going through the stacks and doing research in the catalogs and on the microfilm readers.
good times…
Pooh-poohing what a library is offering to do just seems like a bad thing. Use your energy to go after the states, not people trying to help.
many in news media/pundits have been wrong about many things: wrong about how effective Afghanistan withdrawal was; wrong about ability of Biden to get legislation done; wrong about red wave this year in elections; wrong about what really matters to voters; wrong about Ukraine.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) August 8, 2022
Wrong about Kansas…
And they’ll never admit to any of it
“Some” still have concerns. Who are these “some” who are so concerned?
There isn’t even one real person cited. It’s just stated as a fact with absolutely nothing to back it up. https://t.co/rHoOYsZu8P— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2022
Translation: dude flunked out of West Point due to honor code violations, undoubtedly takes after his old man who believes everything Trump says and does. https://t.co/l7wg9GMqYy
— LetFreedomRingEverywhere (@PutinIsaKiller) August 8, 2022
Yes, West Point is well known as a flaming bastion of liberalism. My guess - the kid flunked chemistry and is on his way to Troy State. pic.twitter.com/6bb7vMSsdA
— CAPJR100 - For God’s Sake, VOTE!!! (@CAPJR100) August 8, 2022
re: #12 Teukka
We are dealing with a madman and his henchmen.
re: #33 Dr. Matt
The “woke” military just killed the al Qaeda leader. You’re just not woke enough to be effective in defending our country.
It was a big strong man wearing a hard hat, and he was crying, and called Trump “sir” several times. https://t.co/Ag2MRedbFh
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2022
re: #34 Eventual Carrion
We are dealing with a madman and his henchmen.
War crimes:
Placing weapons in civilian neighborhoods.
WAR CRIMES*One Million.
Placing explosive charges in Europe’s largest nuclear facility, and threatening to set them off making a bare minimum of hundreds of square miles uninhabitable for decades, with the potential to kill hundreds of thousands, either directly or through radiation exposure.
(In war, no one is pure, but some actions are orders of magnitude more justifiable than others.)
re: #37 Belafon
The “woke” military just killed the al Qaeda leader. You’re just not woke enough to be effective in defending our country.
Speaking Arabic and/or Pashto.
“Woke”
Knowing the difference between a tribal Sheikh and a religious Sheikh.
“Woke”
Realizing that it’s good to have women in the armed forces, even if only there are many places where a woman would be necessary.
“Woke”
British colonialism at its worst would be woke to the people complaining about wokeness.
Here’s that dove Trump again pic.twitter.com/8EEsj82ilA
— Grudgie the Whale (@grudging1) August 8, 2022
All these venal reporters saving horror stories for their books have helped keep Trump the head of the GOP.
While I miss in-person discussions with colleagues, I don’t miss the commuting grind. Those who insist we need to return to the office full time don’t get the fact that many of us are doing better without setting foot in the office - and their companies are benefiting from lower overhead for good measure.
Sorry that being available to take your kids to school in the morning isn’t as fun as awkwardly hanging around too long at Rachel’s desk asking a series of questions about her weekend trying to discern if she has a boyfriend
— Sarah York (@thesarahyork) August 7, 2022
re: #7 A Three Hour Tour
Brendan Fraser’s comeback was as Cliff Steele/Robotman in ” Doom Patrol.”
Which is AWESOME! Robotman is our absolute favorite character.
re: #32 Charles Johnson
There was a letter sent to congress signed by over 230 economists citing all sorts of concerns. There was also a letter signed by over 100 economists encouraging it. This is why I take economic predictions with a grain of salt, psychics are only slightly less accurate in their predictions.
re: #29 lawhawk
I grew up in NYC. Brooklyn. I regularly went to the Grand Army Plaza branch, which is the building in that photo in HS for research projects. It’s right on the edge of Prospect Park (and serious hike from my home). The building is absolutely spectacular, and remember going through the stacks and doing research in the catalogs and on the microfilm readers.
good times…
My grandkids live in Crown Heights and use that library all the time.
re: #44 lawhawk
The designers in my company love working from home, because they can choose the working hours most productive for them personally, and aren’t interrupted every five minutes by irrelevant or premature supervision. People are getting more done in less time, with no commute.
re: #33 Dr. Matt
It would actually be kinda cool if this hogwash were true. Because it would mean that the Dominionist Nationalists who have been trying to infiltrate the US military and take it over from within for the past 30 years are starting to give up on that plan.
Sadly, I’m sure the effort continues.
It’s called the Republican Party. https://t.co/1G4ikwtrw0
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2022
I’m not calling these samples of Trumpism fascism because I disagree w/ them or because it’s only word I know for authoritarianism. I’m calling them fascism because via cult of personality, *explicit* embrace of violence as national id, & blood & soil, they’re classical fascism.
— Jeff Sharlet (@JeffSharlet) August 8, 2022
re: #51 Charles Johnson
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It’s called the Republican Party. https://t.co/1G4ikwtrw0
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2022
and a lot of lobbying over the years
BREAKING: New York Fed survey of consumer inflation expectations registers its biggest drop ever https://t.co/QYyUR6MiA4 pic.twitter.com/WA53obPwci
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) August 8, 2022
GOP was betting against America.
GOP was betting against the economy.
GOP bet wrong.
A relationship that famously ended well https://t.co/DaSch5ib4U pic.twitter.com/pgXHyulJnG
— Lethality Jane🌻 (@LethalityJane) August 8, 2022
re: #54 wrenchwench
I’d suggest not merely fascists.
They are misogynistic Christian white nationalist fascists. Nazis.
They are goddamned Nazis. It’s their policy choices. It’s their goals. It’s their desired outcomes. They are not hiding them.
re: #14 Belafon
IMDB shows pretty steady work, just not the leading man stuff he used to have.
I remember reading a while back that Fraser started turning down leading roles sometime in the mid ’00s because he was creeped out by the studios trying to pair him with love interests 15-20 years younger than he was. Did a fair amount of stage work in the meantime, if I recall correctly.
re: #58 lawhawk
I’d suggest not merely fascists.
They are misogynistic Christian white nationalist fascists. Nazis.
They are goddamned Nazis. It’s their policy choices. It’s their goals. It’s their desired outcomes. They are not hiding them.
Lawhawk: Jeff Sharlet with a ‘!’. Specificity, it matters.
re: #57 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
I would suggest showing him Valkyrie, but he would probably want to know why Tom Cruise participated in it.
re: #60 Wile E. Wonka
I remember reading a while back that Fraser started turning down leading roles sometime in the mid ’00s because he was creeped out by the studios trying to pair him with love interests 15-20 years younger than he was. Did a fair amount of stage work in the meantime, if I recall correctly.
Good on him if he made that choice.
Alex Jones’ texts have been turned over to the January 6 committee, source says https://t.co/8WKnnh0YGA
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) August 8, 2022
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) August 8, 2022
re: #39 aatharuv
War crimes:
Placing weapons in civilian neighborhoods.WAR CRIMES*One Million.
Placing explosive charges in Europe’s largest nuclear facility, and threatening to set them off making a bare minimum of hundreds of square miles uninhabitable for decades, with the potential to kill hundreds of thousands, either directly or through radiation exposure.(In war, no one is pure, but some actions are orders of magnitude more justifiable than others.)
Point very well taken, but you’re ceding a point to AI you shouldn’t. Under the Geneva Conventions, you should take all reasonable precautions to avoid basing in civilian areas, but it’s a little difficult when you enemy is actively targeting these same civilian areas (you know, a clear war crime). Sure, go out in the woods where the enemy can just flank you and take the city. Why not.
And to head off another point, forcibly displacing civilians when they don’t want to leave is a war crime. So.
re: #66 ericblair
Aaand another thing:
Ukrainian gov’ body claims @amnesty gathered some of the information for its recent report on Ukraine from sources in detention in Russian “filtration” (concentration) camps, who had an incentive to give information that would please their Russian captors so as to gain release. https://t.co/wLhm1fFDwC
— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) August 8, 2022
If you’re concerned about the sourcing, it’s better sourced than most of the Amnesty International report.
re: #58 lawhawk
I’d suggest not merely fascists.
They are misogynistic Christian white nationalist fascists. Nazis.
They are goddamned Nazis. It’s their policy choices. It’s their goals. It’s their desired outcomes. They are not hiding them.
Nationalist Christians.
Nat-C’s.
I wondered how long it was going to be before we saw this narrative emerge from the “National Security Experts”
Right on time. https://t.co/gywMlCBGvO— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 8, 2022
re: #67 ericblair
Aaand another thing:
If you’re concerned about the sourcing, it’s better sourced than most of the Amnesty International report.
I just ran across a couple of tweets from Mark Ames wherein he complains that as soon as AI and CBS produce “credible” accusations against Ukraine the CIA and other propaganda outfits start up their discrediting operations. I know he and Taibbi have mixed feelings about their past in Russia, but they definitely have some kind of nostalgic connection (I wouldn’t call them tankies). I want to say, “yeah I have a friend who loved Russia so much he gave up his US citizenship and went all in on a business empire in cosmetics there and now Putin has confiscated his wealth and he’s in jail without even hope of some US intervention.” Those guys are still wearing Kremlin lenses in their glasses.
Some great and funny comments in this one:
If you ever doubt that you can change your path in life, just remember that this person went on to become the Senate’s top defender of hedge funders and private equity #inspiring #inspiration pic.twitter.com/dG7li95DqZ
— Dan Amira (@DanAmira) August 8, 2022
re: #70 Barefoot Grin
I just ran across a couple of tweets from Mark Ames wherein he complains that as soon as AI and CBS produce “credible” accusations against Ukraine the CIA and other propaganda outfits start up their discrediting operations
“Here are some accusations.”
“Here are some rebuttals to the accusations based on international law, other observers, and the status of the accusers.”
“CIA!”
Did you ever have a day where you feel pretty good because you felt so awful yesterday, but things are still a little off kilter, you put your t-shirt on backwards and had to fix it, so that’s normal, but then you put your contact lenses in, and you’re pretty sure they’re each in the wrong eye?
Eye did. But they’re not. Has anyone ever done the one-for-distance and one-for-near with glasses instead of contacts? I’d like to try that. The temples will always keep you from putting them on upside down.
Just posted on the official FB page of @olivianj: Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time. pic.twitter.com/fvovpW8kEC
— David Whisenant WBTV (@DavidWhisenant) August 8, 2022
Trail Runner’s editor assesses Josh Hawley’s Capital sprint — TrailRunner
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Whether you’re on a jog around the neighborhood or fleeing the violent mobs whose fury you stoked for your own political gain, you’ll want to make sure you have a good forward lean. A keen eye will notice Sen. Hawley’s torso is straighter than Mike Pence’s freshly cleared search history. Runners will often struggle with a forward lean because they haven’t developed enough core stability. However, in Hawley’s case, it may be due to the absence of any spine. I’d recommend some lower core work and/or the adherence to any core values whatsoever.
[…]
Then, there’s his gear. A suit from Brooks Brothers’ We’re Totally Getting Away With It Collection hardly allows for the range of motion required when desperately fleeing the consequences of your own actions.
[..]
Oh, just RTWT.
re: #60 Wile E. Wonka
I remember reading a while back that Fraser started turning down leading roles sometime in the mid ’00s because he was creeped out by the studios trying to pair him with love interests 15-20 years younger than he was. Did a fair amount of stage work in the meantime, if I recall correctly.
We watched The Lost City Saturday. Sandra Bullock is 16 years older than Channing Tatum.
Join me as I deliver remarks on the response to flooding in eastern Kentucky. https://t.co/03y2dj8w4V
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 8, 2022
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re: #76 wrenchwench
Trail Runner’s editor assesses Josh Hawley’s Capital sprint — TrailRunner
Oh, just RTWT.
Link did not work for me on linux, so I searched and found it. The whole thing is not too long.
trailrunnermag.com
It’s #InternationalCatDay today so here’s a poem about international cats. pic.twitter.com/MkG6BrND0i
— Brian Bilston (@brian_bilston) August 8, 2022
Today is #InternationalCatDay; expect all cats to strut around like we own the place. Expect the same tomorrow too. pic.twitter.com/OqGODM90HR
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) August 8, 2022
re: #80 BlueSpotinAL
Link did not work for me on linux, so I searched and found it. The whole thing is not too long.
trailrunnermag.com
Thanks. I put that link at the end.
Ronna McDaniel won’t stop outright lying. Republicans cut taxes for the rich, the Democrats raised taxes on those who make more than $400,000. https://t.co/HUKdDULC0d
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 8, 2022
re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth
We’d all be so much better off if Republicans would stop lying about everything in service of the wealthy. Income over $400,000 a year is not middle-class. You’re the party of lies and corruption that tried to end our democracy when a criminal President couldn’t accept his loss.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) August 8, 2022
“IRS Audits Poorest Families at Five Times the Rate for Everyone Else.”
Not even sure if staffing up the IRS will genuinely address it, but for sure the rich are in a golden era of being too complicated to audit.— Schooley (@Rschooley) August 8, 2022
Republican candidate for governor Rebecca Kleefisch downplayed Donald Trump’s endorsement and rally for her opponent during her final campaign push across Wisconsin Monday, and declined to respond to the former president’s criticisms. https://t.co/T0VOU58726
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 8, 2022
Singer and actor Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73, according to an Instagram post pic.twitter.com/MNTkBljmEA
— Reuters Showbiz (@ReutersShowbiz) August 8, 2022
re: #86 jaunte
The amount of effort to audit someone who is running tax avoidance and evasion schemes to shield millions is far more complicated than someone who may have misfiled/mishandled an EITC computation.
See also: Trump, Donald J. and all his close corps and small business companies that all transfer monies around in a slush fund to hide income, revenue, and profits.
Professor Caroline Sturdy Colls has been honoured for her ongoing work investigating crimes at Nazi extermination camp Treblinka.
Since 2010, Prof Colls has carried out archaeological investigations and historical research. https://t.co/z1FEqFr1x9— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) August 8, 2022
Big news: LA prosecutors are convening a criminal grand jury to investigate LASD’s handling of deputy who knelt on handcuffed inmate’s head for 3 min
Several sheriff’s officials have been subpoenaed to testify starting this week https://t.co/0lY4VJHw3R— Alene Tchekmedyian (@AleneTchek) August 8, 2022
re: #33 Dr. Matt
Trump scraping up the spawn of his sycophants to start Trump University 2.0 (probably going to have to call it MAGA U to sidestep the trouble he got into the first time he started a school).
re: #71 Belafon
Not following unlawful orders is part of their job.
not a conspiracy when it’s…to his face
re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Today is #InternationalCatDay; expect all cats to strut around like we own the place. Expect the same tomorrow too. pic.twitter.com/OqGODM90HR
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) August 8, 2022
The Gateway Pundit is now helping raise money for a Capitol rioter who was convicted of raping a 14-year-old before he pepper sprayed cops on Jan. 6.
Whaddabout Ray Epps, he asks, playing the J6 grifting hits. pic.twitter.com/pfJJsGaLOQ— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 8, 2022
Background in this @MarshallCohen + @HBRabinowitz piece: https://t.co/5xROH1N31a
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 8, 2022
re: #74 wrenchwench
Did you ever have a day where you feel pretty good because you felt so awful yesterday, but things are still a little off kilter, you put your t-shirt on backwards and had to fix it, so that’s normal, but then you put your contact lenses in, and you’re pretty sure they’re each in the wrong eye?
Eye did. But they’re not. Has anyone ever done the one-for-distance and one-for-near with glasses instead of contacts? I’d like to try that. The temples will always keep you from putting them on upside down.
These days they can do both for each eye with glasses. Progressive lenses. Before that, there were always bifocals
re: #96 Backwoods_Sleuth
Yeah, that guy’s a regular prince charming. SMOTI is really a pig.
re: #97 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
These days they can do both for each eye with glass s. Progressive lenses. Before that, there were always bufocals
Not the same. I had progressive lenses in my last glasses. My left eye is now slower with a smaller range of motion than my right, so those became difficult. What I’m wanting to try is one whole lens for near, and the other for far. Because the eyes aren’t working together, they need to work separately to deal with double vision. They say with the ‘monovision’ set up (one near, one far) the brain will pay attention to the eye you’re wanting. I can’t tell if that’s happening. I often close one eye to deal. Hecuba’s Daughter said she could not adjust to monovision contacts.
— HBServetus (@HBServetus) August 8, 2022
re: #94 Dangerman
…so a day ending in ‘day’
For any who may be wondering, my cat’s surgery to remove sewing thread he swallowed was successful, and the vet expects to discharge him tomorrow.
William “Roddie” Bryan, the man who recorded cellphone video of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after his role in the fatal chase was deemed a federal hate crime.https://t.co/EqVmksa7KC
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 8, 2022
I see Olivia Newton John has passed.
It’s that time for folks of that time I presume.
Very pop but had large friends.
Time and tide as me ma said…
re: #101 wrenchwench
Not the same. I had progressive lenses in my last glasses. My left eye is now slower with a smaller range of motion than my right, so those became difficult. What I’m wanting to try is one whole lens for near, and the other for far. Because the eyes aren’t working together, they need to work separately to deal with double vision. They say with the ‘monovision’ set up (one near, one far) the brain will pay attention to the eye you’re wanting. I can’t tell if that’s happening. I often close one eye to deal. Hecuba’s Daughter said she could not adjust to monovision contacts.
I hadn’t heard of eyes that don’t work together (I have two different prescriptions, but each eye focuses on the same spot in its own special way). Yeah, if your eyes can’t function together anyway, specialization sounds like a good idea.
re: #86 jaunte
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a low end audit correspondence inquiry is nothing like a high-earner audit.
they really shouldnt be classified as audits for this discussion and comparison.
most returns at the lower end are based on documents/documentable items.
you get a letter in the mail that usually says one of two things:
- we have this income we dont see you reported on your return - ie that job you had for one month; maybe you forgot, or they didnt send you a W-2.
- or maybe please provide proof/documentation of educator expenses or ira deduction.
it’s usually all done by mail.
if you have a tax preparer, you generally dont even get involved.
sure it costs some of the pro’s time.
that’s entirely different from a schedule C line by line colonoscopy with inventory, estimates, depreciation, meals, questionable deductions, etc.
or piercing a bunch of pass-through entities - ie the kind of lying TFG does.
those take months/years and involve professionals, powers of attorney, face to face or site visits, and lots of detail.
a correspondence ‘audit’ is a tooth cleaning by a hygienist
an ‘audit’ is a root canal a mouthful of root canals.
Outside of Garrett KY - speaking to a man who lost his home in the floods. “We will survive … Yes. I still don’t believe in climate change. This is just what happens.”
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) August 8, 2022
sigh
Stand By Me was released OTD in 1986.
Everybody involved in this film loved working on it. Rob Reiner considers it the best film he’s ever made and Stephen King said at the time that it was the best adaptation of his work. pic.twitter.com/v6hx2WHJ2b— The Sting (@TSting18) August 8, 2022
re: #87 Backwoods_Sleuth
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you know two who i’ve noticed generally do not ‘decline to comment’?:
Pete Buttegieg and Beto O’Rourke
they arent afraid to speak or even say something ‘impolitic’
and they tend to have answers
re: #89 lawhawk
The amount of effort to audit someone who is running tax avoidance and evasion schemes to shield millions is far more complicated than someone who may have misfiled/mishandled an EITC computation.
See also: Trump, Donald J. and all his close corps and small business companies that all transfer monies around in a slush fund to hide income, revenue, and profits.
took me way too many words to say what you said
That’s a masturbation band!
— Saverio Guerra (@saverio825) August 8, 2022
Ted has wanker’s elbow.
— gocart mozart (@EdMix13) August 8, 2022
re: #109 Backwoods_Sleuth
“When I watch Stand by Me now, I cannot ignore the unbelievable sadness in my eyes. And I cannot ignore the reality that it was that sadness, that isolation, that I think gave me what Gordie needed to come to life and I think Rob Reiner saw that,” Wheaton said.
He added, “I guess I want to be a writer so that makes me Gordie. I never realized until I was in my 40s that I was Gordie because I was Gordie.”
Wil Wheaton says abusive childhood inspired his Stand by Me performance (EW)
Nobody who spent this much time around bongo drums had ever gone on to devote their life to the carried interest loophole, it’s historic
— Dan Amira (@DanAmira) August 8, 2022
And now for something completely different from Joe Bonamassa.
Brilliant.
I said it before. I’ll say it again. See him live. just once.
Ten tiny northwestern pond turtles are busy snacks-ing and relaxing in our conservation lab, where they’ll grow up until they’re big enough to be released to the wild. pic.twitter.com/ZnY8dKasbH
— Oregon Zoo (@OregonZoo) August 8, 2022
not yet and turtley open to ideas pic.twitter.com/6JioLEKp7U
— Oregon Zoo (@OregonZoo) August 8, 2022
Biden, speaking to victims of flooding in Kentucky, is very good at speeches like this pic.twitter.com/0KO9ZgMi2M
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 8, 2022
Biden: “I don’t want any Kentuckian telling me ‘you don’t have to do this for me.’ Oh yeah we do. You’re an American citizen. We never give up … alright, now, we’re all gonna run laps.” pic.twitter.com/mQ1VgbEtUi
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 8, 2022
re: #118 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m confused where are all the paper towels
— Mary (@mariootsa) August 8, 2022
*snerk*
I went to Apple music recently (maybe 2 months ago) and tried to find some ONJ music from the 70’s - barely anything there. Ok, I was feeling nostalgic, so sue me.
Today I check and all her albums have magically appeared.
Unrelated to that, they still don’t have Tupelo Honey.
McCullough’s article, still very much worth reading, can be found here. ^JChttps://t.co/1EEQj8RSX4
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) August 8, 2022
This makes you a performance con artist.
— Vernam Cipher (@Vernam) August 8, 2022
Making fun of your art is not persecution, or prosecution.
— Girl Jo (@stark_ravin_mad) August 8, 2022
re: #114 gocart mozart
People keep talking about Kristen Sinema and hedge fund managers. There really aren’t all that many hedge fund managers in Arizona. What there are a shit ton of are real estate developers who are the biggest beneficiaries of the carried interest loophole.
This is PRECISELY what we’ve been WARNING would happen but far too many refused to take it seriously… https://t.co/MWUBLjRe5G
— Charles Gaba 🇺🇦 (@charles_gaba) August 8, 2022
A Nebraska woman is facing felony charges for helping her teenage daughter obtain an abortion earlier this year. Her daughter, who was 17 years-old at the time and 22 weeks pregnant (abortion is illegal in the state after 20 weeks), is also being charged. She will be tried as an adult. I’m looking to get more details on the case, but a couple of noteworthy items: Law enforcement not only went through the girl’s medical records, but got a warrant for her Facebook messages. That’s where the mother and daughter allegedly talked about how to properly take abortion medication—the prosecutor is also using a message where the teen expressed not wanting to be pregnant as evidence.
So maybe pineapple isn’t so bad.
Hello Italian friends, say hello to 🐔 testicles pizza pic.twitter.com/bvga3tIoYd
— Carl Zha (@CarlZha) August 7, 2022
Thanks, a-holes, for calling attention to the president’s decency and common courtesy. I know it’s an obscene concept to the party of Trump, but we appreciate the recognition. https://t.co/VeOlHvqhav
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) August 8, 2022
Please read…and remember…he was willing to shoot you…for a photo op. pic.twitter.com/ghvYAIgYZi
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) August 8, 2022
Two Ibex were carved on both sides of a lower tooth of a sperm whale, 15,000 years ago, by a prehistoric sculptor, towards the end of the last Ice Age. Presumably, the whale beached along a seashore that now lies deep beneath the waves. pic.twitter.com/6nEbe0QnfY
— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) August 8, 2022
The tooth was passed from hand to hand to the cave of Mas-d’Azil (part of the Ariege Pyrenees in France) or carried by a single person.
There are three perforations present which may mean it was worn as a pendant.
Photos https://t.co/USRbCLFjgf pic.twitter.com/ECKKvRrUqg— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) August 8, 2022
re: #49 Crush White Nationalism
My vet has Fox News playing. Ugh.
(Jesse gets out of her chair. Changes the channel to Cat News. Glares significantly at the receptionist).
“Russian airlines, including state-controlled Aeroflot, are stripping jetliners to secure spare parts they can no longer buy abroad because of Western sanctions,” Reuters reports.
AZ Central: “Wendy Rogers sees Alex Jones as a victim of the parents of murdered children he lied about”https://t.co/ZoxoYYYdHM
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) August 8, 2022
lol
J6 news: Trump is being represented in the DOJ discussions about privilege by two lawyers who are working both with him and with others in related J6 matters, Evan Corcoran and John Rowley, per three people familiar with the talks. Corcoran just defended Bannon at trial.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 8, 2022
These witnesses/defendants don’t all have the same interests necessarily, which is of note.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 8, 2022
re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“Can’t you just shoot them?”
“Can’t you just shoot them?” President Trump asked his generals when protesters gathered by the White House. Trump called his generals “losers” and asked for generals as loyal as Hitler’s. All this is from a new book, “Divider,” by @peterbakernyt and @sbg1 https://t.co/Mmhva7CGle
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) August 8, 2022
Mitch McConnell admitting the taxes won’t be raised on the poor middle-class. https://t.co/JqqW5AY3g5
— TTT (@THSResister) August 8, 2022
Last drop.
Neil Young talked to me back in the day.
Still does.
Walk in a pub back in the day they had these places.. and….
When I was teaching myself guitar this was the guy I tried to emulate.
re: #101 wrenchwench
Not the same. I had progressive lenses in my last glasses. My left eye is now slower with a smaller range of motion than my right, so those became difficult. What I’m wanting to try is one whole lens for near, and the other for far. Because the eyes aren’t working together, they need to work separately to deal with double vision. They say with the ‘monovision’ set up (one near, one far) the brain will pay attention to the eye you’re wanting. I can’t tell if that’s happening. I often close one eye to deal. Hecuba’s Daughter said she could not adjust to monovision contacts.
I have one contact for reading and computer work, and one for distance, using the computer work with my worst eye since it wouldn’t have “so far to go”, so to speak. It works very well for me.
A deadly fire that began at a large oil storage facility in western Cuba spread Monday after flames enveloped a third tank that firefighters had tried to cool as they struggle to fight the massive blaze. https://t.co/Y56EOZevwG
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 8, 2022
John Travolta has shared a statement about the passing of his Sandy, Olivia Newton-John https://t.co/SJAdCLqQo0 pic.twitter.com/qfO7NklO4T
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 8, 2022
re: #3 Teukka
Apparently Russia is taking propaganda advice from Alex Jones.
I’m guessing Mr. Jones needs a new revenue stream.
re: #118 Backwoods_Sleuth
This, I believe, is really important. I’ve been influenced by Benedict Anderson’s Imagined Communities in which he makes the case that without things like media helping spread messages (or some might say myths) of commonality, it is difficult to hold a nation together. Biden stressing that they are not just eastern Kentuckians, but also American citizens who deserve the help of other Americans is just the right message. (Yes, I know such can also become propaganda, but let’s leave that aside since that isn’t the main intent here.)
It’s easy to forget just how cheesy 70s variety shows were.
I am crushed to hear that my friend @olivianj has died. She was a true light in this world and I loved all the times we worked together. My love goes out to her family and her friends. What a beautiful human. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/R9X5656sTF
— Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) August 8, 2022
Word of the Day: “Penny Puzzle” pic.twitter.com/2a7YKOOSw4
— Whores of Yore (@WhoresofYore) August 8, 2022
yikes!
If you encounter a paywall here is a different link: https://t.co/7S110WzfJm
— Texas Resistance (@TexanTruth42) August 5, 2022
My carrier notified me yesterday.😡🤬 pic.twitter.com/ivlxqXhJkn
— mary💙🌊🇺🇸♥️🇺🇦🌻 (@MaryMary0414) August 6, 2022
I loved the Grease soundtrack as a kid even as I was listening to my older brother’s Steppenwolf and Grand Funk Railroad records (etc). I was surprised by my 18yo’s selection of music on our grand trip to Illinois in which we took turns driving the 17 hours straight through (with his older brother pulling considerable time behind the wheel): Joy Division followed by his fave Carli Rae Jepson. He loves the pop, too.
And somehow Rose could not share the door with Jack. pic.twitter.com/BIEDwh3YT8
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) August 8, 2022
re: #145 Backwoods_Sleuth
Every month, Texas phone users pay toward the Universal Service Fund so that dozens of rural telephone companies can provide phone service to several million Texans who live in remote areas.
One more example of the dependency of rural areas on the cities where most people live.
Media: @Acosta: “The trail of deleted text messages now stretches to the #Pentagon. At some point you sound silly chalking it all up to ‘coincidence.’”@eliehonig: “At best, it’s a pattern. At worst, a cover-up. This is what the committee and #DoJ really need to dig into.’” pic.twitter.com/dupmPNVyDF
— Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson) August 6, 2022
Ray-Ban should introduce a character in their ads wearing their aviator glasses, named Dark Brandon, because that would rock.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2022
re: #145 Backwoods_Sleuth
yikes!
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Also, another in the series “What city people do for rural citizens that never gets acknowledged.”
— Nani Torro (@TorroNani) August 7, 2022
re: #153 retired cynic
Just meant to post the second one.
Now, it’s official—
All three of Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers lose their requests for a transfer to federal custody, a federal judge ruled.— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) August 8, 2022
“Let no one think that 420 months in a federal prison is a light sentence, because you don’t deserve a light sentence,” the judge says.
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) August 8, 2022
Here’s the among others Maggie didn’t mention.
Sort of makes Discount Gobbels and Cleta look more important, huh? https://t.co/WzpaKXU21F— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 8, 2022
Here’s the June 18 article in which Maggie tried to obscure that Corcoran was representing both Bannon and Trump with slight of verb tense.
It was a bullshit story all around. Akin to setting a “red line” for Trump again. https://t.co/vtdw6KBlD5 pic.twitter.com/Ka4DAdKK5U— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 8, 2022
Tomorrow’s Wordle. I call this one Time Lapse.
Wordle 416 4/6
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Yes, it’s an unremarkable four, but sometimes the satisfaction of the word falling into place is all you want.
SibData: 3,3,4,6
It’s just a click away.
Wordle 415 4/6*
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re: #158 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #144 Backwoods_Sleuth
As sold by Claude Maximillian Overton Transpire Dibbler.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2022
re: #148 jaunte
One more example of the dependency of rural areas on the cities where most people live.
A Libertarian Utopia like Texas’ direction under a fascist Republican control will literally empty out entire regions of rural areas even further. Fee-based services, tolls, and privatized everything mean extraordinary costs for rural populations forcing even more relocation into suburban areas which then get swallowed up by metro sprawl.
This leads to even more corporate and billionaire ownership of vast regions of land which are then exploited for commercial mining, oil and farming. Irony explodes as those who wish to live in rural “freedom” vote directly to cause their own poverty and necessary relocation.
re: #125 Backwoods_Sleuth
These sorts of hyperbolic reports do not help us in Nebraska with the real issue of keeping abortion legal in this state.
In a case where they are relevant, medical records and social media accounts are routinely obtained as part of a prosecution.
The tweet implies the (then) girl in question was busted from social media posts.
By the way, the push for a special session in the state legislature to ban abortion was defeated today.
Norfolk mother and daughter accused of illegal abortion, burning and burying body (Lincoln Journal-Star, today)
A Norfolk woman is facing five criminal charges — including three felonies — alleging she helped her teenage daughter abort, burn and bury her fetus earlier this year.
Jessica Burgess, 41, pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial in Madison County District Court. Her then-17-year-old daughter Celeste Burgess — who is being tried as an adult — also pleaded not guilty to three charges, including a felony.
And a 22-year-old man accused of helping the two bury the fetus pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor and will be sentenced later this month.
A Norfolk police detective launched his investigation in late April, chasing a tip that Celeste Burgess had miscarried and that she and her mother had buried the body, according to a search warrant affidavit.
The detective obtained her medical records, and determined she’d been more than 23 weeks — or nearly six months — pregnant at the time, and was expected to deliver July 3.
I wish people who spent any part of the last four years helping Trump lie to us or brutalize migrant children weren’t featured so prominently on my television set.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) August 8, 2022
Someone should paint Cassidy Hutchinson as the Mona Lisa.
re: #66 ericblair
Point very well taken, but you’re ceding a point to AI you shouldn’t. Under the Geneva Conventions, you should take all reasonable precautions to avoid basing in civilian areas, but it’s a little difficult when you enemy is actively targeting these same civilian areas (you know, a clear war crime). Sure, go out in the woods where the enemy can just flank you and take the city. Why not.
And to head off another point, forcibly displacing civilians when they don’t want to leave is a war crime. So.
That’s fair. Agreed on all points. There are a couple of scenarios I see here.
1. Russia bombs/attacks an area.
Ukraine positions military forces there to protect them.
Russia falsely claims Ukraine is engaging in war crimes.
2. Russia looks like it might be massing for an attack on a city.
Ukraine prepositions military forces to defend the city, some of which are near civilian areas.
Russia claims Ukraine is engaging in war crimes, which may be technically correct but only by some twisted interpretation that would do Alito and Thomas proud, but not really by any reasonable definitions, based on sources that might have been coerced (i.e, people in Russian concentration camps.).
I’m guessing that what Ukraine did was both the first and maybe a bit of the second, and now Amnesty is blindly repeating the latter based on a misinterpretation of sources that might have been coerced (i.e, in Russian concentration camps).
Given Amnesty International’s good work, I’m still scratching my head as to why they fell for Russian propaganda.
re: #148 jaunte
One more example of the dependency of rural areas on the cities where most people live.
And the rural areas hate the cities for it.
re: #171 aatharuv
That’s fair. Agreed on all points. There are a couple of scenarios I see here.
1. Russia bombs/attacks an area.
Ukraine positions military forces there to protect them.
Russia falsely claims Ukraine is engaging in war crimes.2. Russia looks like it might be massing for an attack on a city.
Ukraine prepositions military forces to defend the city, some of which are near civilian areas.
Russia claims Ukraine is engaging in war crimes, which may be technically correct but only by some twisted interpretation that would do Alito and Thomas proud, but not really by any reasonable definitions, based on sources that might have been coerced (i.e, people in Russian concentration camps.).I’m guessing that what Ukraine did was both the first and maybe a bit of the second, and now Amnesty is blindly repeating the latter based on a misinterpretation of sources that might have been coerced (i.e, in Russian concentration camps).
Given Amnesty International’s previous actions, I’m still scratching my head as to why they fell for Russian propaganda.
Turned key people, either knowing or unknowing.
Ex-Staffers File Scathing Suit Against Project Veritas - https://t.co/IufQ6HXf9n pic.twitter.com/NMu8x17Aym
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) August 8, 2022
“Cyber Ninjas” CEO Faces Michigan Criminal Probe - https://t.co/KYMpHTZVqR pic.twitter.com/GD2IyYV0OW
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) August 8, 2022
We’ve done a bit of digging and will have an important update later about some bad takes we’ve previously covered.
Trust us, it’s gonna get crazy. pic.twitter.com/wjA8TIZvlu— Bad Baltic Takes (@BadBalticTakes) August 8, 2022
Favourite Olivia Newton-John song (3:30)
“If we don’t take back the Senate, Dems will pack the courts, give DC statehood, grant abortions up to 52 weeks, and Republicans will never win again,” he wrote to supporters Monday.
That’s my senator, Tim Scott, trying to give Herschel a run for his money.
re: #137 retired cynic
I have one contact for reading and computer work, and one for distance, using the computer work with my worst eye since it wouldn’t have “so far to go”, so to speak. It works very well for me.
Do you find yourself ‘winking’ much?
Scoop — The Federal Bureau of Investigation @FBI today executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, two sources confirm to @Fla_Pol.
“They just left,” one source said.
Not sure what the search warrant was about.
TBH, Im not a strong enough reporter to hunt this down, but its real. pic.twitter.com/hMsGhlVp3d— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) August 8, 2022
I missed this when it passed last December, but veterans and Gold Star families can get a free lifetime pass to the National Parks, National Monuments, etc. I knew there was a free annual pass, but soon a lifetime one will be available.
Will there be a “Lifetime Pass” for Veterans and Gold Star Families?
Yes. On December 27, 2021, President Biden signed into law S. 1605 “The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022” (NDAA). Section 641 of the NDAA makes Gold Star families and veterans eligible for lifetime passes to federal recreational lands. It will be several months before the new lifetime passes are printed and delivered. Until then, Gold Star families and veterans may continue to use The Interagency Annual Military Pass with proof of eligibility as described above.
re: #179 jaunte
Things are starting to get interesting.
re: #145 Backwoods_Sleuth
yikes!
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Please let this fucking sink Greg Abbott once and for all.
Republican Pennsylvania state senator Mike Folmer arrested for child pornography | ABC27, 9/17/19 https://t.co/30oXrAEZwT
— Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) August 8, 2022
According to the DOD, they estimate Russia has suffered between 70,000 and 80,000 casualties in Ukraine.
re: #148 jaunte
One more example of the dependency of rural areas on the cities where most people live.
In return, rural areas provide food to cities.
As of 2019, roughly 60% of the USF budget was put towards “high-cost” areas, 19% went to libraries and schools, 13% was for low income areas, and 8% was for rural health care.
re: #167 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
These sorts of hyperbolic reports do not help us in Nebraska with the real issue of keeping abortion legal in this state.
In a case where they are relevant, medical records and social media accounts are routinely obtained as part of a prosecution.
The tweet implies the (then) girl in question was busted from social media posts.
By the way, the push for a special session in the state legislature to ban abortion was defeated today.
Norfolk mother and daughter accused of illegal abortion, burning and burying body (Lincoln Journal-Star, today)
What were they supposed to do with the fetus? Was it alive when she aborted and buried it? I’m missing the point of this prosecution.
If this is true, it paints an ugly picture of the work habits and talents of other GOP House members. https://t.co/dJ8ObA3DgZ
— Clay C. (@ClayC1969) August 8, 2022
Donald Trump says the FBI is raiding Mar-a-Lago pic.twitter.com/52RgdDQSFf
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) August 8, 2022
re: #188 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
In return, rural areas provide food to cities.
As of 2019, roughly 60% of the USF budget was put towards “high-cost” areas, 19% went to libraries and schools, 13% was for low income areas, and 8% was for rural health care.
Rural areas don’t provide food to cities, they sell it to us.
We in the cities pay more for telephone, postal, and other services so that rural areas have it and not at an excessive price.
I guess if you have a warrant you get to look in the safe.
In other news, after dragging my feet for years, I FINALLY applied for my V.A. medical benefits today. I should be hearing back in a couple of weeks.
Busy day of meetings…need something to unwind to…I know…another Russian ammo dump cooking off…
Nothing like the sight and sound of Russian ammo cooking off in the summer night sky.
— Sean (@sean_s_mc) August 8, 2022
He seems upset. pic.twitter.com/XA0SbaXfoD
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2022
re: #197 darthstar
Busy day of meetings…need something to unwind to…I know…another Russian ammo dump cooking off…
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re: #191 bratwurst
You know your party really sucks ass when Jim fucking Jordan is #1 on the depth chart.
re: #192 jaunte
About fucking time. The tangerine menace days (I hope) are numbered.
Mar-a-lago Raid: FBI seizes shipping container full of Hunter Biden laptops.
At Al Capone’s luxurious mansion in South Florida, law enforcement arrives, 1930: pic.twitter.com/WxFqr4acpL
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) August 8, 2022
[Slowly puts down book, starts paying attention] https://t.co/DP8Z6Irw0M
— Mark Pitcavage (@egavactip) August 8, 2022
Trump says the raid was unannounced and adds, “They even broke into my safe.”
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 8, 2022
First reported here:https://t.co/KgHaGcQdYY
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 8, 2022
re: #192 jaunte
This is some fucking fantastic news.
re: #69 jaunte
This seems very unlike Raw Story. Or were they trying to make the point that we cannot rely on the military to protect our democracy because the next time around they may obey civilian leadership.
Their oath is
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
What happens if they believe the civilian leadership is wrong? Is that covered under the “regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice”?
re: #212 Hecuba’s daughter
This seems very unlike Raw Story. Or were they trying to make the point that we cannot rely on the military to protect our democracy because the next time around they may obey civilian leadership.
Their oath is
What happens if they believe the civilian leadership is wrong? Is that covered under the “regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice”?
As an officer, you are bound to not follow an unlawful order, specifically because your duty is to the Constitution, not the president.
re: #212 Hecuba’s daughter
This seems very unlike Raw Story. Or were they trying to make the point that we cannot rely on the military to protect our democracy because the next time around they may obey civilian leadership.
Their oath is
What happens if they believe the civilian leadership is wrong? Is that covered under the “regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice”?
I believe they have a duty to disobey illegal orders.
re: #198 PhillyPretzel
At least Nixon did the honorable thing and resigned. DT still thinks that Joe stole the election from him.
I think it’s more Trump thinks he can continue to grift successfully by yelling that Joe stole the election repeatedly.
re: #214 Belafon
I should definitely caveat that with “it will be up to others to decide if you were correct or not.”
re: #137 retired cynic
I have one contact for reading and computer work, and one for distance, using the computer work with my worst eye since it wouldn’t have “so far to go”, so to speak. It works very well for me.
For some people monovision does work, but I hated it. I do have friends who loved it, but I was never happy with it.
re: #192 jaunte
I’d say a search warrant.