Equal access to online information is once again under serious threat. John Oliver encourages internet commenters to voice their displeasure to the FCC by visiting gofccyourself.com and clicking “express” to file your comment.
Jason Chaffetz (R-Chicken) or the other Republicans are never going to let evul Obummer go, are they?
Obama’s $400,000 speech could prompt Congress to go after his pension https://t.co/h17muKPMmE via @USATODAY Yes, it will
— Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) May 4, 2017
You can visit https://t.co/IO1tIHnfBU and urge the FCC to keep strong net neutrality rules backed by Title II.
— John Oliver (@iamjohnoliver) May 8, 2017
re: #2 Anymouse
It’s my understanding that such laws cannot be made retroactive so I assume if it was passed, it would impact Trump. As it should.
Text doc:
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re: #8 jaunte
“Legitimate commentators” being those who would comment in favour of ending Net Neutrality.
OT:
She Who Must Be Obeyed is out in the backyard taking pictures of the triplet baby ArmoredDildos.
Photos to follow.
If any other POTUS were this brazenly dishonest about basic facts we all witnessed, it would be massive news. I refuse to normalize this. pic.twitter.com/GW3mxnW8iT
— Molly (@bitchyologist) May 8, 2017
Director Clapper reiterated what everybody, including the fake media already knows- there is “no evidence” of collusion w/ Russia and Trump.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2017
@realDonaldTrump What a shameless, relentless liar you are. Everyone who watched it knows you’re not telling the truth, Donnie. https://t.co/O1WDzEkV6o
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 8, 2017
Been hate-tweeting at Lyin’ Donnie T today.
@realDonaldTrump If it’s fake, why are you following it so closely? Don’tyou have an oath to uphold somewhere? #PresidentCockholster
— PawnofTheOppressor (@rideandpaint) May 8, 2017
@realDonaldTrump How much money do the Russkies launder through you, Donny? Will we ever know?
— PawnofTheOppressor (@rideandpaint) May 8, 2017
@realDonaldTrump Yeah, when are you going to stop robbing us for your golf trips, asshole? Don’t you have Presidenting to do? Go fuck urself
— PawnofTheOppressor (@rideandpaint) May 8, 2017
I like to keep things simple.
@realDonaldTrump I’ve met stray dogs with more integrity than you. You’re a god-awful shit fire of a man. Resign before you ruin our future.
— PawnofTheOppressor (@rideandpaint) May 1, 2017
re: #2 Anymouse
Jason Chaffetz (R-Chicken) or the other Republicans are never going to let evul Obummer go, are they?
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Why is it we only do means testing for Presidential Pensions when it’s the BLACK ex-President?
re: #17 austin_blue
The triplets:
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There are at least four of those that snuffle around in the lot next to my job (low country “South by Dog” Carolina). They rummage in the leaves and there are so many of them that I wonder if the people next door to my office keep them as some kind of pet.
I’d only ever seen them dead on the road in Texas, but over on the Bluffton peninsula they wander around like stray cats. It’s downright strange.
I’ve got a thing for smart, badass women who school stupid white men at Congressional hearings pic.twitter.com/UsZ7itcngC
— Molly (@bitchyologist) May 8, 2017
So, my sister bought me an Instant Pot for my birthday. Giving ‘er a whirl as we speak with some split pea soup. Anybody else have one of these gol-darn things?
Rational people know that Sally Yates made a fool out of Ted Cruz today, but in Right Wing Bizarro Universe Cruz “eviscerated” her.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 9, 2017
It’s cat o’clock. pic.twitter.com/shvMT33TjX
— sylk (@sylk) May 9, 2017
re: #29 teleskiguy
So, my sister bought me an Instant Pot for my birthday. Giving ‘er a whirl as we speak with some split pea soup. Anybody else have one of these gol-darn things?
It’s a pressure cooker right? I have one that makes the best & I mean best pot roast.
If it came with a cookbook, that’s the best place to start.
re: #19 Blind Frog Belly White
Why is it we only do means testing for Presidential Pensions when it’s the BLACK ex-President?
Well, Chaffetz says he wants it to apply to all ex-Presidents now and in the future.
He has put this bill up before, which President Obama vetoed. The bill included cuts to ex-presidents’ staffs and Secret Service. President Obama’s reason for vetoing it was that the bill would take immediate effect, causing President Carter’s, GHW Bush’s, GW Bush’s, and Bill Clinton’s staffs to be immediately fired. It would also cut their Secret Service protection.
re: #29 teleskiguy
So, my sister bought me an Instant Pot for my birthday. Giving ‘er a whirl as we speak with some split pea soup. Anybody else have one of these gol-darn things?
had to google it.
What makes this different from a regular pressure cooker? I couldn’t tell from the google results
re: #36 thedopefishlives
Such a pretty kitteh.
It was time for his daily “sitting in the lap” minute.
The Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax, when will this taxpayer funded charade end?
— President Trump (@POTUS) May 9, 2017
Imagine President Obama abusing the office to tweet this about the record length Benghazi committee, which found no official misconduct. https://t.co/9Or6P7fygb
— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) May 9, 2017
The Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax, when will this taxpayer funded charade end?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2017
Four tweet flurry over about ten minutes. Clearly today’s hearing got to him. https://t.co/Tp5mAkhAI5
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 8, 2017
re: #33 Stanley Sea
It’s a pressure cooker right? I have one that makes the best & I mean best pot roast.
If it came with a cookbook, that’s the best place to start.
well, further delving into the googlelands, I see this particular Instant Pot is a programmable pressure cooker.
I might want to explore that further.
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The Sessions DOJ cited a 1971 ruling allowing segregation at public pools as legal defense for Trump’s travel ban. https://t.co/ptzlLeHPRD
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) May 8, 2017
re: #41 Stanley Sea
In 1971, the Supreme Court decided that courts shouldn’t investigate the motivations of officials who closed public pools rather than integrate them.
re: #29 teleskiguy
No direct experience, but it has insane word-of-mouth cred.
Not Just A Crock: The Viral Word-Of-Mouth Success Of Instant Pot
Why I am addicted to the Instant Pot + 5 tips for cooking with it
Why Do Cooks Love the Instant Pot? I Bought One to Find Out
How the Instant Pot cooker developed a cult following
…now I’m toying with getting one.
re: #45 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
No direct experience, but it has insane word-of-mouth cred.
Not Just A Crock: The Viral Word-Of-Mouth Success Of Instant Pot
Why I am addicted to the Instant Pot + 5 tips for cooking with it
Why Do Cooks Love the Instant Pot? I Bought One to Find Out
How the Instant Pot cooker developed a cult following…now I’m toying with getting one.
I’m seriously considered for a bit but keep not. If enough people here start raving, that might change.
re: #41 Stanley Sea
I reply to Sessions in an image
re: #45 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
No direct experience, but it has insane word-of-mouth cred.
Not Just A Crock: The Viral Word-Of-Mouth Success Of Instant Pot
Why I am addicted to the Instant Pot + 5 tips for cooking with it
Why Do Cooks Love the Instant Pot? I Bought One to Find Out
How the Instant Pot cooker developed a cult following…now I’m toying with getting one.
I have a few friends who love their Instant Pots. One upgraded to the larger version after about six months. It’s just a pressure cooker, but a programmable one which makes it stupid easy to cook with…and food cooks fast and retains its nutrition as it’s all trapped in as you pressure steam your food.
My suggestion is to go the opposite route. I just got an Anova precision cooker about a month ago and I’ve used it a bunch of times. With a food sealer and a large pot of water, I make perfectly rare steaks every time. Just let it sit at 130 degrees for anywhere from 1 to 3 hours, then take it out of the bag and flash sear it on a cast iron pan or on the grill for about 30 seconds per side…done.
I’ve also made 6 hour no-soak beans (dried kidney/cranberry beans, a half onion, some rosemary, a couple of cups of water, seal the bag, and put it in 190 degree water for 6 hours - perfect beans). Artichokes too - 190 x 90 min.
This is an incredible report out of Ottawa https://t.co/te01pj3Rjk pic.twitter.com/K32nZn2Fmp
— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) May 9, 2017
Our President is a syphilis riddled circus bear. https://t.co/bGban73FWL
— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) May 9, 2017
re: #28 Backwoods_Sleuth
that ear blur is still making me smile.
Well, fuck. She sent me two pictures, i-Pad to i-Mac. I slotted the first one over (three dildos) and then the second (the ones you guys are seeing). Preview showed two sets of the trips (!) so I deleted the second on and reposted the trips, which you *didn’t* get.
The second post was the single, taken from around two feet, and yes, the ears are in constant motion when they aren’t imitating organic bulldozers.
I have no idea why you didn’t get the first one.
Anyway, they are now about 4 1/2 to 5” long, front carapace to back, around two inches of head and 4 inches of tail. Cute as hell, in a dinosaur/not of this earth kind of fashion. First saw them last night.
Little alien looking critters, and if you stand still, they will basically crawl over your shoes to get where they’re going.
The adult (mom, I assume) is almost a foot long at the carapace.
re: #41 Stanley Sea
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So they cited a Jim Crow-era court case to justify further discrimination?
Brazen.
Was that Supreme Court case ever vacated or overturned?
re: #50 goddamnedfrank
That’s not nice…he’s no bear.
Jesus fucking christ…
Trump screamed at H.R. McMaster over the phone for after McMaster called South Korea, @EliLake reports https://t.co/QNNVcG6d47
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) May 8, 2017
Trump was angry because McMaster told the South Koreans that the US would honor a pre-existing deal, not renege as Trump had threatened 4/28 https://t.co/hczrBoH1wL
— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 8, 2017
It’s an incredibly serious story. Trump is simultaneously fomenting a crisis with North Korea while alienating South Korea. https://t.co/EGbmjJZwgm
— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 8, 2017
re: #46 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Pressure cooker and rice cooker have been on my wish list for a bit. Something that multitasks those two I’m inclined to investigate. Beans and dal on the stovetop takes forever, and I could stand something that could handle rice without getting finicky.
re: #49 darthstar
Hm. Food for thought. Thank you.
Sous vide I don’t know very well, but it’s another thing on my wish list. How does it do for bulk, and are the sealable bags reusable and convenient?
re: #41 Stanley Sea
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There’s a law on the books preventing you from banning immigrants based on country of origin or religion. You’re citing SCOTUS in this case holds no water.
re: #55 Timothy Watson
Isn’t the National Post Canadian wingnut?
No, it’s the Sun Media papers that lean conservative.
re: #56 darthstar
Jesus fucking christ…
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I suspect some of that is Bannon whispering in Trump’s ear. McMaster was becoming more influential than Bannon; what better way to get back than to start whispering about how McMaster was more popular than Trump.
re: #58 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
We have a rice cooker - he lived in Japan for too long for that to not have a place in the house - but I keep being intrigued by the pressure cooker side of things.
re: #62 klys (maker of Silmarils)
My sister has Samsung fuzzy logic rice cooker she goes on and on about.
Pressure cooker for beans and pulses is a big draw for me. I like (Indian) dal, but the time involved (and the pasty results if you over-cook) deter me.
re: #41 Stanley Sea
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Not just bigoted but how the hell do you get from that to banning people based off of coutnry of origin?
re: #56 darthstar
Jesus fucking christ…
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I’m sure McMaster loves having some idiot who knows nothing about the Korean conflict yelling at him.
re: #63 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
My sister has Samsung fuzzy logic rice cooker she goes on and on about.
I mostly adore it because yes, I am completely incapable of cooking rice/quinoa/whatever without burning it to the bottom of the pan otherwise.
US Sloshes through Rain-Drenched April (Goes to Weather Underground)
April was the second-wettest since records began in 1895.
re: #53 Anymouse
So they cited a Jim Crow-era court case to justify further discrimination?
Brazen.
Was that Supreme Court case ever vacated or overturned?
I’m sure Sessions was intimately familiar with the details of the case.
re: #67 Anymouse
US Sloshes through Rain-Drenched April (Goes to Weather Underground)
April was the second-wettest since records began in 1895.
Yes, but it snowed in May, therefore no global warming.
A couple of weeks ago my wife and I took a sourdough baking class. The Extension Service instructor raved about the Instant Pot. We’re looking at getting one.
No Help From Noah: The county that banked on a religious theme park to solve its money problems https://t.co/uEMRvPZMlG pic.twitter.com/DEgiwuhTQ1
— GOVERNING (@GOVERNING) May 8, 2017
@GOVERNING Who could have predicted that going into business with creationist con artists was a bad idea? https://t.co/LJuTGrPBML
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 9, 2017
re: #58 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
Pressure cooker and rice cooker have been on my wish list for a bit. Something that multitasks those two I’m inclined to investigate. Beans and dal on the stovetop takes forever, and I could stand something that could handle rice without getting finicky.
Hm. Food for thought. Thank you.
Sous vide I don’t know very well, but it’s another thing on my wish list. How does it do for bulk, and are the sealable bags reusable and convenient?
We have a very nice Japanese rice cooker—now in moth balls. We found that the pressure cooker does just as well, and quicker.
Second pounding in two days coming… .
wunderground.com (radar) Cross hairs is where I live
I want to thank @TedCruz and @JohnCornyn for making sure that this graphic never needs to be updated. Re: #SallyYates pic.twitter.com/78a3WBsgTS
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) May 9, 2017
re: #71 Charles Johnson
Key part of that story:
“The truth is that Grant County’s problems are largely its own fault. For two decades, county officials refused to raise taxes. Instead, to make up for funding shortfalls, they dipped into reserves, draining them by some $2 million over the past eight years. “Over time, of course, if you don’t replace those reserves, you’re going to have a situation where you have a deficit,” says Jamie Baker, executive director of the county chamber of commerce.”
GOP crapanomics strikes again. Kansas learned this lesson the hard way too.
re: #76 Eclectic Cyborg
I wasn’t aware that Kansas has learned jack shit yet.
re: #58 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
Pressure cooker and rice cooker have been on my wish list for a bit. Something that multitasks those two I’m inclined to investigate. Beans and dal on the stovetop takes forever, and I could stand something that could handle rice without getting finicky.
Hm. Food for thought. Thank you.
Sous vide I don’t know very well, but it’s another thing on my wish list. How does it do for bulk, and are the sealable bags reusable and convenient?
You can use ziplock bags, but getting a food sealer is the way to go. Just measure them to size and shrink-wrap your meat & veggies. I buy the bulk rolls of bags at Costco anyway, so I don’t really re-use anything. You can cook things in jars though…it just adds a bit of time due to the added insulation.
I just stuck 4 eggs in 145 degree water - 45 minutes and they’ll be almost perfectly poached - just have to take them out of their shells and finish (seriouseats.com )
going to have those on polenta with baby artichokes.
re: #64 HappyWarrior
Not just bigoted but how the hell do you get from that to banning people based off of coutnry of origin?
Are they trying to argument that analyzing the racial/demographic factor is outside the scope of the court’s review of the executive order?
Just what we need:
Anthony Sabato Jr. plans to tout his Trump connection to help his campaign.
Antonio Sabato Jr., a Republican who supported Donald Trump’s campaign for president, is launching a mid-life career switch with a campaign for Congress.
So I wonder when Chachi will annouce? (Or is he still busy defending the size of his
“manhood?”)
re: #73 Backwoods_Sleuth
Ken Ham, laughing all the way to the bank…
And Grant County can’t make a $500,000 payment on its jail renovations that aren’t even good enough for the state to send inmates back.
Good fucking grief…this is what it has come down to in rural Kentucky in recent years: county budgets dependent on county jails relying on state inmates to pay the rest of the county’s bills.
And the jails can’t do that.
re: #18 Pawn of the Oppressor
I don’t mean to sound quibblacious, but I am pretty sure EVERY stray dog has more integrity than the human dumpster fire.
re: #81 Timothy Watson
Are they trying to argument that analyzing the racial/demographic factor is outside the scope of the court’s review of the executive order?
Not sure. Just seems to me that there’s a difference between national immigration policy than a pool’s racial policy and it was really stretching it for Sessions to use this to find a legal basis for the band.
re: #73 Backwoods_Sleuth
Discussing the Ark Park with my mother (advertising exec) and her friend (banker), what they pointed out was that the park was a niche destination where people wouldn’t peel off to do other things…precisely because of the religious component…and furthermore, the park has its own amenities (specifically, food) that compete with local businesses. Theme parks are designed to capture consumers; they’re enclosed so that they pull as much money as possible, and it’s not in their interests to let cash slip to outside businesses.
I’m really on the fence about how much pity I feel, though.
re: #82 BeachDem
Just what we need:
Anthony Sabato Jr. plans to tout his Trump connection to help his campaign.
Antonio Sabato Jr., a Republican who supported Donald Trump’s campaign for president, is launching a mid-life career switch with a campaign for Congress.
So I wonder when Chachi will annouce? (Or is he still busy defending the size of his
“manhood?”)
Another right wing celebrity who thinks he was entitled a career.
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
Good fucking grief…this is what it has come down to in rural Kentucky in recent years: county budgets dependent on county jails relying on state inmates to pay the rest of the county’s bills.
And the jails can’t do that.
It’s not a justice system when the county gov depends on jail/prison money to operate. It’s a criminal injustice fundraising mechanism at that point.
The Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax, when will this taxpayer funded charade end?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2017
When you’re in a prison cell next to Flynn. https://t.co/4qTK2mQKZS
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) May 9, 2017
re: #79 allegro
Dammit you guys. I think you’re about to cost me $100. Plus a recipe book or two.
well, I already have a couple of crockpot/slow cookers and three different sizes of pressure cookers (I use those for canning) so, much as I love kitchen gadgets, I’m not really tempted by the Instant Pot.
oh god, the banner pic.twitter.com/hwu4s79dLI
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) May 9, 2017
re: #86 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
Discussing the Ark Park with my mother (advertising exec) and her friend (banker), what they pointed out was that the park was a niche destination where people wouldn’t peel off to do other things…precisely because of the religious component…and furthermore, the park has its own amenities (specifically, food) that compete with local businesses. Theme parks are designed to capture consumers; they’re enclosed so that they pull as much money as possible, and it’s not in their interests to let cash slip to outside businesses.
I’m really on the fence about how much pity I feel, though.
I’m just delighted that this nonsense all happened in Grant County instead of mine.
I have been trying and trying to send a comment (and the response is YUGE). Their form will not work. The “state” box will not accept any text. GRRRRRR
re: #91 Kragar
I see white people.
Finally caught Yates schooling Cruz. Cruz isn’t stupid but he loves to play to the stupid people in his party/
Split pea soup turned out *perfect* in the Instant Pot. Took all of an hour with dried split peas.
Good freaking grief! @realDonaldTrump just changed his profile header pic to… this. pic.twitter.com/qOfQDYtTHU
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 9, 2017
“Getting a staffer to Photoshop your tweet denying collusion with Russia into your banner image” is untold levels of Not Mad pic.twitter.com/M2kUZkkG2W
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) May 9, 2017
re: #58 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
You can actually use ziploc heavy duty freezer bags for sous vide with the water displacement method. Put ingredients in bag, don’t seal, and lower slowly into the water so the pressure pushes the air out. Be sure to clip bag to cooking container so it doesn’t fall into the water.
Sous vide is awesome. Been using this technique for years in professional kitchens with machines costing close to $1k. Was thrilled when Anova etc came out with their home machines.
Check out ChefSteps on YouTube.
re: #92 Backwoods_Sleuth
Given Ken Ham’s very particular theology, I’d be crawling out of my fucking skin if this happened in my county.
Though I find myself wondering how much repeat business they’ll get. I’m weighing the “how many people are that ‘literalist’ and will go once out of curiosity” versus “how many ‘literalist’ people are super excited about confirmation bias plus smiting.”
re: #56 darthstar
Jesus fucking christ…
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Chit chat on the twitter is that Bannon planted this story to Eli Lake.
Not sure if that’s their new idea of push back, we are fucked either way.
re: #102 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
Given Ken Ham’s very particular theology, I’d be crawling out of my fucking skin if this happened in my county.
Though I find myself wondering how much repeat business they’ll get. I’m weighing the “how many people are that ‘literalist and will go once out of curiosity’” versus “how many ‘literalist’ people are super excited about confirmation bias plus smiting.”
It’s a homeschool field trip destination, so there’s that with the quiverfull contingent.
Documentary recommendation guys. Blood on the Mountain. My brother recommended it to me and I saw it last night. Very fascinating to understand West Virginia and the coal industry.
Fmr. Trump transition official, when asked how much vetting was done on Flynn during transition, described it in one word: “none.”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 8, 2017
Well, that was pretty obvious. https://t.co/PSykGfXMg7
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) May 9, 2017
@GlennF It’s horrifying to watch. This guy is five minutes away from launching a nuclear holocaust.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 9, 2017
re: #106 darthstar
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Yeah but to actually admit that. Jeez, I got vetted more when I got a job scanning QR codes at Assurion.
re: #98 Charles Johnson
My fellow Americans: we are going to fit all of these thumbs in your asses.
re: #75 Kragar
I’m from and in Texas and I approve this message.
re: #41 Stanley Sea
Of course the motives of racist public officials who closed swimming pools back in the day rather than integrate weren’t to be investigated according to a racist POS supreme court decision.
Even a present-day Republican might see the light if that kind of evidence gets into the record (e.g., that famous picture of the asshole dumping acid into a pool right where some people were).
Edited to add: The Sessions DOJ citing this pigshit as precedent is more blatant than I expected.
re: #101 GlutenFreeJesus
Thanks for the info.
(I’m totally going to end up with a pressure cooker and a sous vide device, because I’m going to catch them all a bit of a kitchen toy collector.)
re: #81 Timothy Watson
Are they trying to argument that analyzing the racial/demographic factor is outside the scope of the court’s review of the executive order?
Read my subsequent comment - they are using it to state that you cannot question what was in the mind/intention of the person who made the rule. ie. the dudes who closed the pools. Bad bad reference to use.
re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth
Man, I keep forgetting those guys exist. Ugh.
Future anthropologists will identify the purple jacket as the preferred uniform of badass women beset by puffed up dumb-fucks. pic.twitter.com/CI3Viz4xJe
— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) May 9, 2017
re: #75 Kragar
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I live here. Trust me, these two shameless pricks make me embarrassed to be a Texan.
Breaking: @realDonaldTrump’s new Twitter banner proves at least one staffer has access to MSPaint. pic.twitter.com/cheMLMnKa6
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) May 9, 2017
re: #108 HappyWarrior
Yeah but to actually admit that. Jeez, I got vetted more when I got a job scanning QR codes at Assurion.
“Obama hates you? Well, that’s good enough for me!”
re: #113 Stanley Sea
Read my subsequent comment - they are using it to state that you cannot question what was in the mind/intention of the person who made the rule. ie. the dudes who closed the pools. Bad bad reference to use.
Aha. Well the problem is Trump specifically has talked about banning people based off their religion which is a violation of Hart-Cellar.
re: #98 Charles Johnson
“I’ll take How many white people can you fit in a photo? for $500, Alex.”
re: #120 Eclectic Cyborg
“I’ll take How many white people can you fit in a photo? for $500, Alex.”
“All of them, Katie.”
re: #113 Stanley Sea
Read my subsequent comment - they are using it to state that you cannot question what was in the mind/intention of the person who made the rule. ie. the dudes who closed the pools. Bad bad reference to use.
The ruling is obvious dogshit and a recipe for abject abuse of power, which of course means Alito and Thomas will treat it like mana from heaven.
re: #113 Stanley Sea
Read my subsequent comment - they are using it to state that you cannot question what was in the mind/intention of the person who made the rule. ie. the dudes who closed the pools. Bad bad reference to use.
Getting that argument to fly in court would be the holy grail of racism. There’s likely 4 votes in favor of this idiotic idea on SCOTUS, so one more wingnut on SCOTUS would do it.
My latest with @charlie_savage: Trump Walks Back Threat to Defund Black Colleges https://t.co/N500dlBHni
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 9, 2017
re: #112 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
Thanks for the info.
(I’m totally going to end up with a pressure cooker and a sous vide device, because I’m
going to catch them alla bit of a kitchen toy collector.)
I’ve got 2 sous vide machines. A stovetop pressure cooker, rice cooker, slow cooker, gas grill, Pit Barrel cooker, electric smoker box, Bernzomatic torch, over 100 knives… I feel your pain. ;)
.@realDonaldTrump Fun Fact: The photo for @realDonaldTrump’s new banner was taken during a “How many White People can you fit into the Oval Office?” contest
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) May 9, 2017
Some strange woman appears to have brought a pair of Dalmations to our parking lot for a crap.
And no, she didn’t bring bags.
re: #112 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
Thanks for the info.
(I’m totally going to end up with a pressure cooker and a sous vide device, because I’m
going to catch them alla bit of a kitchen toy collector.)
You have seen this series?
Will it Sous Vide?
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re: #118 Blind Frog Belly White
“Obama hates you? Well, that’s good enough for me!”
It wouldn’t surprise me if some asshole in the Trump administration (perhaps even the Orang Anus himself) is going through a list of every pardon explicitly denied by President Obama. Staffing senior levels of executive agencies with every white person on that list would be thoroughly in character for these malignant clowns.
re: #98 Charles Johnson
Should have stuck the electoral map in there somewhere.
re: #120 Eclectic Cyborg
“I’ll take How many white people can you fit in a photo? for $500, Alex.”
Haven’t seen that many white people in one frame since the Osmond Family guested on Hee-Haw.
(Stolen from Chris Rock iirc)
re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth
well, I already have a couple of crockpot/slow cookers and three different sizes of pressure cookers (I use those for canning) so, much as I love kitchen gadgets, I’m not really tempted by the Instant Pot.
Note am I. I have a Cuisinart pressure cooker. It was a gift like 10 years ago. It cost $300 and had served me well. It’s like new. Talk about holding up well.
When I left my ex, I found a repossessed house that I could afford - that had a broken stove. I couldn’t afford a stove for seven months. I did everything in that pressure cooker.
Yup. Served me well indeed.
re: #126 GlutenFreeJesus
My spice cabinet is sort of like that car trunk full of drugs Hunter S Thompson describes at the beginning of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Comparatively, I’m just starting to assemble kitchen widgets. Mostly because I’ve got two knives I’m in a serious relationship with (a Chinese cleaver and a nakiri bocho) and inherited some ancient cast iron that just never stays off a burner for long.
I’m sold on my new Instant Pot. I’ll never buy a can of beans again, from now on I make all my beans from scratch.
re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s a homeschool field trip destination, so there’s that with the quiverfull contingent.
And the women’s “Pillar of Salt” 5K race.
re: #136 teleskiguy
As much as stovetop beans are inconvenient…beans cooked from scratch are sooo much better than canned ones.
I’ve just done 2lbs black beans—something I rarely bother to fix—and I’m amazed at how much better their texture and flavor is.
re: #138 The Ghost of Senator Incitatus
As much as stovetop beans are inconvenient…beans cooked from scratch are sooo much better than canned ones.
The Instant Pot makes dry beans cooked in less than an hour. So easy to use!
re: #108 HappyWarrior
Yeah but to actually admit that. Jeez, I got vetted more when I got a job scanning QR codes at Assurion.
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re: #76 Eclectic Cyborg
Key part of that story:
“The truth is that Grant County’s problems are largely its own fault. For two decades, county officials refused to raise taxes. Instead, to make up for funding shortfalls, they dipped into reserves, draining them by some $2 million over the past eight years. “Over time, of course, if you don’t replace those reserves, you’re going to have a situation where you have a deficit,” says Jamie Baker, executive director of the county chamber of commerce.”
GOP crapanomics strikes again. Kansas learned this lesson the hard way too.
The difference between conservative economics and more moderate economics:
Cheyenne, Wyo. (pop 50,000) has less cash in reserve than my village (pop 128) because they dipped into their reserves. City residents there refused to allow tax or service rises for years.
The last time I read up on Cheyenne’s financial reserves (this month), the city was trying to reorganise (cut) to salvage its budget. They are hoping that reorganisation and tax cuts will save their city budget. (By comparison, we increased our water and sewer rates at our last meeting on the recommendation of outside economists.)
re: #139 teleskiguy
The assimiliation has begun, I see.
re: #88 Unshaken Defiance
It’s not a justice system when the county gov depends on jail/prison money to operate. It’s a criminal injustice fundraising mechanism at that point.
The Texas town of Iowa Colony specifically set itself up to run on fines. They are located about a half a mile off Texas state highway 288. The town incorporated several “finger strips” of land that crossed the highway between Houston and Freeport.
They then set up town cops to bust speeders on TX-288 when they would pass through a fifty-yard strip of Iowa Colony.
The setup was so egregious even Texas was appalled by that, and passed a law prohibiting municipalities from primarily raising revenue by setting up speed traps.
re: #116 Ace Rothstein
I live here. Trust me, these two shameless pricks make me embarrassed to be a Texan.
Oh, I don’t know. They’re a source of endless entertainment.
When I was a little girl we had a big female stray cat that I hung out with. Because I was a strange child, I named her The Morrigan.
It never failed. Some dumb-ass yapping dog would wander onto our street and go after her. She did not hiss. She did not growl. She puffed up her tail as a warning and waited.
They’d bark, ignored. Exploratory charges at her, ignored. Then they’d get right in her face and it was over. Claws, teeth, dog crying and running away. Every time. Chooser of the Slain.
Cornyn was more of a Cocker Spaniel today and Cruz was his usual ill-tempered, high-strung Chihuahua.
Damn, that was fun to watch.
re: #93 retired cynic
I have been trying and trying to send a comment (and the response is YUGE). Their form will not work. The “state” box will not accept any text. GRRRRRR
Finally managed to get the website to pull up and put in my comment. Skimming over the comments, I didn’t see anyone posting against neutrality. Gee, I wonder why?
re: #52 austin_blue
Well, fuck. She sent me two pictures, i-Pad to i-Mac. I slotted the first one over (three dildos) and then the second (the ones you guys are seeing). Preview showed two sets of the trips (!) so I deleted the second on and reposted the trips, which you *didn’t* get.
The second post was the single, taken from around two feet, and yes, the ears are in constant motion when they aren’t imitating organic bulldozers.
I have no idea why you didn’t get the first one.
Anyway, they are now about 4 1/2 to 5” long, front carapace to back, around two inches of head and 4 inches of tail. Cute as hell, in a dinosaur/not of this earth kind of fashion. First saw them last night.
Little alien looking critters, and if you stand still, they will basically crawl over your shoes to get where they’re going.
The adult (mom, I assume) is almost a foot long at the carapace.
they aren’t dildos. they’re land trilobites!
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