As presidential candidates continue to discuss Medicare for All, John Oliver explores how much it might cost, what it will change, and who it will help.
CL’ed:
re: #229 Blind Frog Belly White
I got into a discussion on FB, with a libertarian-type conservative who’s an IRL friend of New Mexico Bro (aka My Idiot Brother), who is generally able to discuss things respectfully. It was about the Electoral College and that old “We’re a republic not a democracy” wheeze.
One of his friends who joined the discussion posted something from an old Army manual, defining Republic and Democracy. I looked up the original manual, and HOLY HELL! is it racist! It’s about “How To Be A Good Citizen”, but it’s from 1928, and the intro warns that, up until 30 years previous, the US had been mostly populated with good Anglo Saxon stock, who had self-governing traditions, but that more recently immigrants had been coming from Eastern Europe, where there were no such traditions, and this was a DANGER!! to the republic!!
I scanned it. There was almost no mention of blacks, or slavery, or the civil war. It was as if America was entirely - and solely - made up of white people.
It was taken out of circulation in 1932, apparently, and mostly recalled and destroyed. But it give you some idea of the world back then. This was only a few years after “Black Wall Street” was erased in Tulsa.
It’s disturbing that this is still out there, still being quoted by otherwise intelligent people.
I think that’s the dirty secret of how the country got together after Reconstruction. We just acted like there wasn’t a civil war fought over slavery and while there were people in the different political parties that separated civil rights, it was never prioritized. I think the unfortunate consequence of how the New Deal helped so called white ethnics join the middle class is it also had their members forgetting that they were for a long time treated as not really being white. The UK doesn’t have a lot of Hispanic emigrants, residents, and or citizens because most of the people who left places like Spain went to our country, Mexico, Argentina, among others. But the UK does have a sizable Eastern European immigrant community that has gone up recently. The same British nativists that looked down on the Irish Catholics as intruders now do that to Eastern Europeans.
re: #1 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
CL’ed:
I think that’s the dirty secret of how the country got together after Reconstruction. We just acted like there wasn’t a civil war fought over slavery and while there were people in the different political parties that separated civil rights, it was never prioritized.
Plenty of people in the North were okay with slavery and just wanted to get the South back into the fold.
The ACA was struck with malnutrition a few years after birth. It deserved a far better chance and still does before we all go single-payer.
re: #1 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
CL’ed:
I think that’s the dirty secret of how the country got together after Reconstruction. We just acted like there wasn’t a civil war fought over slavery and while there were people in the different political parties that separated civil rights, it was never prioritized. I think the unfortunate consequence of how the New Deal helped so called white ethnics join the middle class is it also had their members forgetting that they were for a long time treated as not really being white. The UK doesn’t have a lot of Hispanic emigrants, residents, and or citizens because most of the people who left places like Spain went to our country, Mexico, Argentina, among others. But the UK does have a sizable Eastern European immigrant community that has gone up recently. The same British nativists that looked down on the Irish Catholics as intruders now do that to Eastern Europeans.
Plus, the KKK waged a second war in the South to end Reconstruction and allow the South to continue treating blacks as animals, and Johnson conceded to them.
re: #3 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Plenty of people in the North were okay with slavery and just wanted to get the South back into the fold.
Not really okay but okay with just ending slavery and then acting like African-Americans had to solve their own problems. The African-American historians aren’t off when they talk about sharecropping being nearly as bad as slavery itself. I think the Great Migration needs to be better taught in school and our history.
Dawn
Betty Jean
Sherry
Candy Girl
aka Marlena
Connie-O
Ronnie
Rag Doll
C’mon Marianne
- Frankie Valli and friends
Marianne
Suzanne
- L. Cohen
re: #5 Belafon
Plus, the KKK waged a second war in the South to end Reconstruction and allow the South to continue treating blacks as animals, and Johnson conceded to them.
100% correct. 1865 was unfortunately just the beginning. Hell Emmett Till was in my father’s lifetime. It wasn’t that long ago. Emmett was born the same year Bernie Sanders was FFS.
Warren has talked more about the legacy of redlining than any other candidate (still in the race, at least) and it’s been sourced as a root cause of numerous enduring racial disparities in umpteen of her plans.
Which is to say, she didn’t parachute into this issue or news cycle: https://t.co/jDYry0ANmH— Greg Krieg (@GregJKrieg) February 13, 2020
I’m not sure anyone appreciates the deep well of anger and pain among Warren supporters—many of whom are the women whose activism drove 2018—listening to experts write off Elizabeth Warren’s campaign.
— Amy Sullivan (@sullivanamy) February 17, 2020
re: #2 plansbandc
There’s really not a bad Jane song.
Sweet Jane
JaneAnd my personal favorite:
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Oh that’s a fun one.
“Guantanamera” (Girl from Guantanamo) The Sandpipers
“I am a truthful man from the land of the palm trees
And before dying, I want to share these poems of my soul
My poems are soft green
My poems are also flaming crimson
My poems are like a wounded fawn seeking refuge in the forest…
Mayor Pete’s not my primary candidate of choice, but this made me giggle.
Reporter asks Pete Buttigieg what happens if President Trump refuses to leave The White House:
“I guess if he’s willing to do chores we could work something out.”
(Via @VaughnHillyard)— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 17, 2020
re: #5 Belafon
Plus, the KKK waged a second war in the South to end Reconstruction and allow the South to continue treating blacks as animals, and Johnson conceded to them.
I read an interesting tweet on Adam Serwer’s feed…
Yep. Let alone every white union soldier, a myth lots of people who don’t like black people very much seem particularly attracted to. https://t.co/MhDw0EnCrg
— Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) February 17, 2020
Even 19th Century abolitionists were often very racist. Lincoln’s ideas for freeing the slaves didn’t include building an equal society with them. He was in favor of deporting them to Liberia. You can see how this idea would appeal to people who didn’t think black people were their equal and yet also didn’t believe that justified enslaving them - end slavery, but then just get rid of all those people you didn’t want in polite society by “sending them back” to a place almost none of them had come from.
So, it’s no wonder that so many Northerners who had opposed slavery were willing to give up on Reconstruction. I remember it being at least hinted in my history classes in grade school and high school that the Southern legislatures during the Reconstruction were dominated by blacks who had only recently been slaves, with the unspoken idea that they weren’t fit to lead. And also unspoken was that the end of Reconstruction was a GOOD thing because it ended black domination of the South. (Indeed, this was Buckley’s argument 90 years later for supporting the segregationists - blacks weren’t capable of being responsible leaders.)
For crissakes, it was 100 years after the end of slavery that the Voting Right bill was passed, and it was so controversial it led to the realignment of the parties!
re: #7 7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)
Dawn
Betty Jean
Sherry
Candy Girl
aka Marlena
Connie-O
Ronnie
Rag Doll
C’mon Marianne
- Frankie Valli and friendsMarianne
Suzanne
- L. Cohen
come on, eileen
re: #1 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
CL’ed:
I think that’s the dirty secret of how the country got together after Reconstruction. We just acted like there wasn’t a civil war fought over slavery and while there were people in the different political parties that separated civil rights, it was never prioritized. I think the unfortunate consequence of how the New Deal helped so called white ethnics join the middle class is it also had their members forgetting that they were for a long time treated as not really being white. The UK doesn’t have a lot of Hispanic emigrants, residents, and or citizens because most of the people who left places like Spain went to our country, Mexico, Argentina, among others. But the UK does have a sizable Eastern European immigrant community that has gone up recently. The same British nativists that looked down on the Irish Catholics as intruders now do that to Eastern Europeans.
I’ve said this before, but I think it’s basically true that the US political system only functions when the two parties basically agree on how racist to be. The ending of reconstruction on obviously corrupt terms (racists could do as they pleased, especially in the South, as long as there was no blatant restoration of literal slavery) is one of the main data points here.
The other main data point for this thesis is the unraveling of that post-Reconstruction ‘deal’ in the civil rights realignment of the 20th century. Now we have a racist party and an anti-racist party in the US in a way that has no real precedent.
I still recall the Lincoln quote
“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.”
also dylan
lily, rosemary, and the jack of heaaaarrrts
Came in late so I’m not sure of the ground rules, but…
Rosalita - Springsteen
Angie - Stones
Maggie May - Rod
Roxanne - Police
Sharona - Knack
Jolene - Dolly
Rosanna - Toto
re: #20 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
Debbie Reynolds had a song called Tammy, and there were movies too. My dad had a huge crush on her.
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“Roxette”
[Capitol Records] insisted on a different name for the band. Gessle and the other members of Gyllene Tider […] chose the title of a 1975 Dr. Feelgood song, “Roxette”.
Bonus trivium: That’s Ser Ilyn Payne on guitar.
re: #19 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I still recall the Lincoln quote
“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.”
True history is complex and rarely offers absolute heroes or absolute villains.
The Founding Fathers risked everything to establish a new, independent America - mostly for the advantage of wealthy white landowners like themselves, because they didn’t trust anyone but their own sort of people to run the government responsibly.
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves - but only after 3 years, and only in the states in rebellion, and only after he’d given up on them coming back into the union of their own accord.
FDR saved the country with the New Deal - which he was able to pass because it intentionally, but not overtly, excluded black people.
Victoria Sage - Jack Bruce
Victoria -The Kinks
Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
Sweet Virginia - Rolling Stones
re: #24 Blind Frog Belly White
True history is complex and rarely offers absolute heroes or absolute villains.
The Founding Fathers risked everything to establish a new, independent America - mostly for the advantage of wealthy white landowners like themselves, because they didn’t trust anyone but their own sort of people to run the government responsibly.
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves - but only after 3 years, and only in the states in rebellion, and only after he’d given up on them coming back into the union of their own accord.
FDR saved the country with the New Deal - which he was able to pass because it intentionally, but not overtly, excluded black people.
Which is was such an astoundingly big deal that we elected a black President twelve years ago…but history is rarely linear & straightforward…you make progress and then you take some steps back.
We need to get back into Progress Mode.
Republicans are looters.
“Few government contractors could orchestrate getting the $7.5 million compensation package the head of the #Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence managed to obtain for three years of work, but Tiffany Carr did it.” https://t.co/WCGb6jbj3R via @MaryEllenKlas
— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) February 17, 2020
re: #27 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Every bit of progress a society makes is incremental. Social Security was demonized as some horrible ruin to us all and so a lot was done to try and fuck it up. It finally passed and while not perfect, it’s kept many people from complete ruin.
This is what I wish Bernie would get out in front of and explain to his young and often impatient followers. Americans are spoiled, we expect things to happen fully formed when we want them. Nothing in politics or civilization works like that.
re: #27 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Which is was such an astoundingly big deal that we elected a black President twelve years ago…but history is rarely linear & straightforward…you make progress and then you take some steps back.
We need to get back into Progress Mode.
I’ve often said that the thing that makes America special is that despite all the truly bad shit we’ve done, and still do, we keep trying to be better. THAT is what American Exceptionalism is really all about.
Trumpism not only specifically rejects that ideal, that we should keep trying to be better, it actually argues we should go backwards. If we can’t defeat it in November, we will become not only no longer exceptional, but actually we’ll become a negative example for the world. We’re well on the way to that right now.
re: #4 Rightwingconspirator
The ACA was struck with malnutrition a few years after birth. It deserved a far better chance and still does before we all go single-payer.
Medicaid expansion has been a spectacular success as even red states are starting to adopt it. It may be that the easiest way to add a public option is to just make Medicaid available on the exchanges.
re: #32 William Lewis
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
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How could I not have named that one? My older sister named her girl Rhiannon after that song.
re: #10 The Pie Overlord!
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If Warren is still in the race in May, I’ll vote for her if she has a realistic shot at the nomination.
re: #29 A Mom Anon
Every bit of progress a society makes is incremental. Social Security was demonized as some horrible ruin to us all and so a lot was done to try and fuck it up. It finally passed and while not perfect, it’s kept many people from complete ruin.
Saved our bacon. My mom got screwed out of her widow’s pension with US Steel. There was later a class action suit from which she got a settlement, but that was just a patch on what we needed in 1967. Without SS we would have lost the house and god knows what else.
And it helped pay for my undergraduate degree.
Sarah - Fleetwood Mac
Sara - Dylan
Sarah Smile - Hall & Oates
re: #24 Blind Frog Belly White
True history is complex and rarely offers absolute heroes or absolute villains.
The Founding Fathers risked everything to establish a new, independent America - mostly for the advantage of wealthy white landowners like themselves, because they didn’t trust anyone but their own sort of people to run the government responsibly.
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves - but only after 3 years, and only in the states in rebellion, and only after he’d given up on them coming back into the union of their own accord.
FDR saved the country with the New Deal - which he was able to pass because it intentionally, but not overtly, excluded black people.
we correct from those things and move on so in spite of all that, the arc of the moral sub-cosmos USA still moves, sort of, the right way (granted sometimes 2 steps back)
re: #27 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Which is was such an astoundingly big deal that we elected a black President twelve years ago…but history is rarely linear & straightforward…you make progress and then you take some steps back.
We need to get back into Progress Mode.
gmta
re: #35 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Saved our bacon. My mom got screwed out of her widow’s pension with US Steel. There was later a class action suit from which she got a settlement, but that was just a patch on what we needed in 1967. Without SS we would have lost the house and god knows what else.
And it helped pay for my undergraduate degree.
So sorry you were crippled by dependence on “free money” from the gubmint./
chuck berry - nadine
re: #33 Eventual Carrion
How could I not have named that one? My older sister named her girl Rhiannon after that song.
Watching that version reminds me of just how important Midnight Special was in a Pre-MTV world. Hella energy there.
re: #39 NO SMOCKING GUN!
So sorry you were crippled by dependence on “free money” from the gubmint./
In a way, it would’ve done me some good to take year off between HS and college, but SS only pays out until the semester ending after your 22nd birthday, so I dove right in and wasted most of a year.
But thanks to SS, cheap state tuition and some BEOG money, I was able to graduate debt-free, which was a big deal.
re: #35 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
If it weren’t for Social Security disability, we would be out on the street in a couple of months. My husband has been unable to work because of all kinds of health issues for over a year. The waiting on all of that was one of the most stressful times of our marriage. If he hadn’t been approved we’d be screwed.
A whatchamacallit in different languages:
7. Thingamajig (English)
6. Chingadera (Spanish)
5. Himstergims (Danish)
4. Naninani (Japanese)
3. Zamazingo (Turkish)
2. Dingsbums (German)
1. Huppeldepup (Dutch)— Adam Sharp (@AdamCSharp) February 17, 2020
re: #41 William Lewis
Watching that version reminds me of just how important Midnight Special was in a Pre-MTV world. Hella energy there.
Midnight Special was where I first saw the Mahavishnu Orchestra, which got me into Jazz-Rock, which got me into jazz proper, which totally expanded my taste in music.
there is no amusement in Windsor…
The Queen is said to be upset by the development https://t.co/iPtSDiO8en
— Evening Standard (@standardnews) February 17, 2020
re: #44 plansbandc
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I think “naninani” might work in some circumstances, but I’d probably go with “nantoka-yu-mono” in Japanese. Not that it matters at all.
re: #48 Backwoods_Sleuth
The Queen is said to be upset by the development
It is truly time to privatise the Royal Family and sell them off individually to the highest bidder…
re: #50 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It is truly time to privatise the Royal Family and sell them off individually to the highest bidder…
ebay or etsy
Good thread on the rise of fascism in the GOP.
We are now seeing the convergence of two post-9/11 outcomes: the militarization of civil society and the over-criminalization of illegal entry. We are now seeing the emergence of Donald Trump’s secret police.
A THREAD. https://t.co/dvSh5gQQHt— John Stoehr’s Editorial Board (@johnastoehr) February 17, 2020
Beatles ed.
Julia
Lovely Rita
Michelle
Maggie Mae
Dear Prudence
Eleanor Rigby
Lucy in the Sky
Polythene Pam
Ballad of John and Yoko
Martha my Dear
Sexy Sadie
Long Tall Sally
Lady Madonna
re: #48 Backwoods_Sleuth
there is no amusement in Windsor…
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Queen Elizabeth : unamused :: Susan Collins : concerned
(thus endeth today’s SAT practice)
re: #51 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
ebay or etsy
If the Queen is doing the selling, etsy. If someone else is, ebay.
Brian should have just told Stewie there was no need for another Susie song because there already is “Wake Up Little Susie”
re: #50 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It is truly time to privatise the Royal Family and sell them off individually to the highest bidder…
A constitutional monarch actually performs a useful function in a democracy. But given the dysfunction in the House of Windsor, it may be better to make the Monarch a term limited office elected by the House of Lords from their members. Maybe a 10 year term?
Not to mention the conspiracy theory song, Susie Q
re: #58 NO SMOCKING GUN!
A constitutional monarch actually performs a useful function in a democracy. But given the dysfunction in the House of Windsor, it may be better to make the Monarch a term limited office elected by the House of Lords from their members. Maybe a 10 year term?
I have seen little evidence of them performing any useful function to politics. To tourism, perhaps…
BACK HOME: Clare the koala, who was rescued from bushfires in Australia, carefully inspected her options before selecting her first tree to climb after being released from a sanctuary over the weekend. https://t.co/sF9FPtmzsY pic.twitter.com/1aN4z18UOM
— ABC News (@ABC) February 17, 2020
Love is not love that doesn’t seek to demean and marginalize other human beings for political power. In the afterglow of Valentine’s Day, it’s a warm and comforting thought that there is someone for everyone. #ChildrenInCages #ChildrenLost #ChildrenAbusedAsPoliticalPawns pic.twitter.com/pqAnOun2kT
— David Simon (@AoDespair) February 17, 2020
re: #60 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I have seen little evidence of them performing any useful function to politics. To tourism, perhaps…
Presidential democracies are prone to destabilizing gridlock. Having an unelected head of state to serve as a neutral symbol of national unity while a government run by the legislative majority gets things done seems to help prevent coups and dictators.
re: #63 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Presidential democracies are prone to destabilizing gridlock. Having an unelected head of state to serve as a neutral symbol of national unity while a government run by the legislative majority gets things done seems to help prevent coups and dictators.
Except that the Monarchy represents an outdated tradition of hereditary rule that is still manifest and highly prevalent in the British Class system
On 3/24, I’ll make my choice for our Democratic nominee for president - when I cast my secret ballot in the GA primary. So my only endorsement is for a strong national voter protection operation via @fairfightaction & an accurate census w/@faircount. FIN. https://t.co/MWVYL4FUDs
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) February 17, 2020
re: #64 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Except that the Monarchy represents an outdated tradition of hereditary rule that is still manifest and highly prevalent in the British Class system
Hence my suggestion that the Monarch become a term limited office elected from the House of Lords by its membership.
re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth
Nice way to take the high road there.
Good thread
2. to the effect that, first, bigotry of any overt sort would not be tolerated, but second, that what was intolerable was only overt bigotry—in other words, white people’s definition of racism.” (I’m using here @nils_gilman’s helpful definition.)https://t.co/KBo5MddWvh
— John Stoehr’s Editorial Board (@johnastoehr) February 17, 2020
re: #66 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Hence my suggestion that the Monarch become a term limited office elected from the House of Lords by its membership.
Ditto for the House of Lords. Abolish it.
re: #64 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Except that the Monarchy represents an outdated tradition of hereditary rule that is still manifest and highly prevalent in the British Class system
Elect the monarch for life then, with an election scheduled automatically for 2 months from the day of death or abdication. No one who has ever held any elective office previously or is within the old table of consanguinity (IOW couldn’t marry) of any previous monarch is allowed to run.
re: #62 gocart mozart
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kinda explains much
Update: over 2000 (!) former DOJ officials have signed. This is an extraordinary bi-partisan show of unity about our concern for the independence of DOJ. https://t.co/RQcqH1zBuX
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) February 17, 2020
I’ve read a lot of rubbish from MAGA but geez this one is a very sick individual. Scary having ppl think like this “human”. 😱 #Cult45 https://t.co/sQ35xkLwr2
— ✿♥ ƗŞŁΔŇĐ 🏝 ǤƗŘŁ ♥✿ (@IslandGirlPRV) February 17, 2020
re: #72 Backwoods_Sleuth
2000 DOJ officials walk into a Barr…
re: #69 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Ditto for the House of Lords. Abolish it.
Naw, just make membership an award like a medal - in England, OBE or VC or etc - and only for the life of the member. No worse than senators then. And hey, you could have had John Paul George & Ringo be in the House of Lords, forex.
re: #73 Patricia Kayden
VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCIES.
Right Wing Twitter peaking early today. https://t.co/rAFhtvk7Di
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 17, 2020
re: #73 Patricia Kayden
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I hope that is a poe. It’s so like North Korean propaganda.
re: #75 William Lewis
Naw, just make membership an award like a medal - in England, OBE or VC or etc - and only for the life of the member. No worse than senators then. And hey, you could have had John Paul George & Ringo be in the House of Lords, forex.
It still favo(u)rs graduates of their rather class-oriented educational system…those who can afford to send their offspring to what they call “public” schools, which is their inexplicably British way of saying PRIVATE schools for the elite.
They are a sick society and they are in the throes of a major decline and refuse to address the very root causes.
re: #81 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
Bernadette!
and i cant believe “(She’s a ) Brick House” didnt get one vote (either way)
Indiana Republican: The federal courts have no jurisdiction to “interfere with Indiana’s interest in protecting human physical life from the moment that human physical life begins.”
In other words, the Constitution can take a hike.https://t.co/WlPjdv186F— Rewire.News (@Rewire_News) February 17, 2020
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
Okay, great. You have no Second Amendment rights now. Give me all your guns, asshole.
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
Indiana Republican: The federal courts have no jurisdiction to “interfere with Indiana’s interest in protecting human physical life from the moment that human physical life begins.”
In other words, the Constitution can take a hike.
This assumes that the States have the right to DEFINE human life as starting from the moment of conception.
But that, for Right-to-Lifers is a literal NO BRAINER.
— Kev & Trev (@WipeHomophobia) February 17, 2020
re: #77 Backwoods_Sleuth
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medicare is socialistic because benefits aren’t tied to contributions. you can ‘get’ way more than you put in.
even insurance is voluntary socialism and can have the same, or the opposite effect. though with insurance getting less than you put in isnt entirely accurate. you had the real value of risk coverage all that time you had no claim. and risk coverage is worth way more than zero.
Right Wing Twitter peaking early today. https://t.co/rAFhtvk7Di
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 17, 2020
The real causes of the bubble were rapid changes in the mortgage lending industry, rating agencies that didn’t account for those changes, combined with a lack of regulatory oversight. 1/
— Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) February 16, 2020
so pretty!
Mountain owlet-nightjar from the Arfak Mountains.
(Photos: The Field Ecologist) pic.twitter.com/i1WYzBnmxb— A Book of Rather Strange Animals (@StrangeAnimaIs) February 17, 2020
Hey, HW: 75 years later, the Battle of Iwo Jima still haunts this veteran
re: #88 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The real causes of the bubble were rapid changes in the mortgage lending industry, rating agencies that didn’t account for those changes, combined with a lack of regulatory oversight.
Nobody seemed bothered that housing prices had increased by more than 30% over a period in which the economy had grown no more than 10%.
Federal judge rules on a lawsuit filed by an Ohio professor who claimed not using transgender’s preferred pronoun is free speech. https://t.co/yrJlDTbogS pic.twitter.com/QPFEaWwtAF
— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) February 17, 2020
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) - A judge has dismissed a professor’s lawsuit against a small, public university in Ohio that rebuked him for not addressing a transgender student using the student’s preferred gender terms.
Nicholas Meriwether’s federal lawsuit alleged that Shawnee State University officials violated his rights by compelling him to speak in a way that contradicts his Christian beliefs.
The school contended such language was part of his job responsibilities, not speech protected by the First Amendment.
A federal judge agreed that the manner in which Meriwether addressed the student wasn’t protected under the First Amendment.
A message seeking comment was left Monday for Alliance Defending Freedom, which represented Meriwether.
re: #87 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
I saw a study that showed that the average male uses twice as much medicare as they pay in while working.
re: #92 Backwoods_Sleuth
Nicholas Meriwether’s federal lawsuit alleged that Shawnee State University officials violated his rights by compelling him to speak in a way that contradicts his Christian beliefs.
ah yes, Gender pronouns are clearly defined in the Bible and the punishment for abusing them is laid out.
We all know what Jesus had to say about homosexuality and transgender persons:
“……………………………………………………………”
re: #90 retired cynic
Hey, HW: 75 years later, the Battle of Iwo Jima still haunts this veteran
It really was awful. Iwo and the Pacific campaign were so brutal.
re: #88 NO SMOCKING GUN!
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— Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) February 16, 2020
all true plus one more huge thing
massive scale selling off the loan risk by the loan originators
they got the upfront fees
then sold the risk of servicing / collecting the loan to someone else.
originator banks used to be way more careful because they had to be sure *they* would collect their full debt over the 30 years or whatever
when you decouple the collection risk from the origination risk, the originators dont have to be nearly so careful/conscientious/conservative
re: #92 Backwoods_Sleuth
There’s nothing in the Bible about not calling someone by their proper name. In fact, a lot of characters in the Bible went through name CHANGES. Sigh.
re: #21 makeitstop
Came in late so I’m not sure of the ground rules, but…
Rosalita - Springsteen
Angie - Stones
Maggie May - Rod
Roxanne - Police
Sharona - Knack
Jolene - Dolly
Rosanna - Toto
Rosalinda’s Eyes
re: #92 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #61 Backwoods_Sleuth
BACK HOME: Clare the koala, who was rescued from bushfires in Australia, carefully inspected her options before selecting her first tree to climb after being released from a sanctuary over the weeken
I imagine Clare might have been thinking “last time I climbed up one of these, the World was on fire”
This is why Sparta rules the world today.
Oh wait, they don’t. Sparta was annexed 2200 years ago, the Achaean League got its butts kicked by Rome 2150 years ago, and it was sacked by the Visigoths 1600 years ago. Today, the city of Sparta has less than 20,000 people. https://t.co/sFsruDEYeB— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) February 17, 2020
*snerk*
Susan looks like an asshole. https://t.co/aedSWZFUvn
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) February 17, 2020
.@PeteButtigieg is asked what he’d do if Trump calls election a hoax and refuses to leave the White House if Buttigieg wins.
“I guess if he’s willing to do chores we can work something out,” he says.— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) February 17, 2020
The monarchy serves a purpose in the UK, that of continuity. It also separated “Head Of State” from “Head Of Government” in a way that would be really useful over here right about now.
re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth
Susan? Hmm. I will be polite and say I may need to get new glasses. That does not look like a woman.
re: #107 PhillyPretzel
Susan? Hmm. I will be polite and say I may need to get new glasses. That does not look like a woman.
maybe it’s a preferred gender thing…
fixed it. pic.twitter.com/kACZEJUEjn
— Paul Lidicul (@PaulLidicul) February 17, 2020
re: #106 Blind Frog Belly White
The monarchy serves a purpose in the UK, that of continuity. It also separated “Head Of State” from “Head Of Government” in a way that would be really useful over here right about now.
I guess that’s why Constitutional Monarchy had appeal.
re: #92 Backwoods_Sleuth
Every student should call that professor Dorothy.
We once had an intelligent, compassionate, thoughtful, witty, inspiring, and diplomatic President. It will happen again. I remember Obama talking about the audacity of hope despite the darkness. He was preparing us for these times. Happy #PresidentsDay @BarackObama! pic.twitter.com/5ad2xZbLSm
— ︻╦̵̵͇̿̿̿̿ Justice Johnson╤ (@ACJJustice) February 17, 2020
re: #53 KingKenrod
Beatles ed.
Julia
Lovely Rita
Michelle
Maggie Mae
Dear Prudence
Eleanor Rigby
Lucy in the Sky
Polythene Pam
Ballad of John and Yoko
Martha my Dear
Sexy Sadie
Long Tall Sally
Lady Madonna
My friend Donna (there’s another one) was terrible about song lyrics. She always thought “Dear Prudence” was “Dear Brutus” and was stymied as to why Mia Farrow’s sister was named Brutus.
A large protest is happening outside of Mark Zuckerberg’s home right now. Members of his community are calling him out for allowing foreign governments to interfere in our elections, misleading voters with fake political ads, violating anti trust laws, and selling their privacy. pic.twitter.com/zA6cgpU4Uj
— Aaron Black (@BlackCatUnloads) February 17, 2020
re: #113 BeachDem
I once sat in the backseat and listened to my sister and BIL argue over whether it was “Dear Brutus” or “Dear Judith.”
I’m not going to make fun of NASCAR fans for liking NASCAR or engage in any kind of elitist sneering.
Instead, I’ll observe that the ‘Stock Cars’ raced in NASCAR these days are racing frames with a fake body on top that pays homage to some actual car, rather than actual cars you could buy that were then tweaked by the teams.
When I was a kid, Mopar sold hundreds of Dodge Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds to run on the street, just so they could race them. You could get them with the legendary 426 Hemi, the street version of the motor that Richard Petty et al. raced with.
Now? Not even remotely “stock cars”. Feh.
Is hummus good for you? I assume it’s good for you. If it isn’t, just lie to me and say it is.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) February 17, 2020
It would be terrifying enough to look out your window and see this sight. But it adds something to the picture when you know the person with that gun is not some rando, but instead the *leader* of your county’s GOP. pic.twitter.com/nQTGOWwqbc
— Seth Cotlar (@SethCotlar) February 17, 2020
Jeff Bozos is donating $10 billion to fight climate change. vox.com
re: #119 Joe Bacon 🌹
Indiana—the state once dominated by the KKK…
Wingers love to act like the KKK was just for the Democrats but it had its most success with both parties in the 20’s. Part of the reason why I chose HappyWarrior as my SN all those years ago was in ode to the fact that Klan hated Al Smith. Shame he later became anti-New Deal but the Klan hated him for obvious reasons and I’m enjoying one of those obvious reasons right now.
re: #72 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I think we have a good pool of experienced DOJ Attorneys to restock the Department in the next Democtat Administration.
OT I went to my accountant today. He is in a new location with a corner office. He has all of his father’s clients and is building up a few more. I hope I can remain one his clients for the near future.
re: #124 Cheechako
I think we have a good pool of experienced DOJ Attorneys to restock the Department in the next Democtat Administration.
Gonna be a good problem to have to choose a new AG. I honestly want Yovanovich to get a job advising the next POTUS on Eastern Europe in someway.
Reporting in from our @WCKitchen operation in Yauco, Puerto Rico! We’ve been cooking every day for 41 days since the big earthquake hit. So proud of our amazing WCK team & the volunteers who help make this possible! #ChefsForPuertoRico pic.twitter.com/JkwMSZY4Up
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) February 17, 2020
True. You got white supremacists, white nationalists, neo-Nazis and numerous other Caucasian aficionados. https://t.co/bNGdLxWzKk
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) February 17, 2020
Its almost like this little club you have here celebrates the redemption arc, which is very subtle compared to the GLARING POS-ness that is still clearly happening in the name of the person that did the redeeming. KINDA FEELS LIKE A SCAM.
— LvilleClinicEscorts (@LouClinicEscort) February 17, 2020
Its almost like the men that created this religion so that they would be in charge and make the rules for the rest of us are using their “divine right authority” in an abusive fashion. WEIRD HOW IT ALWAYS GOES DOWN THAT WAY #authoritarianism
— LvilleClinicEscorts (@LouClinicEscort) February 17, 2020
John Bolton is due to make his first public speech since the impeachment inquiry into Trump wrapped up…but
his speech tonight at Duke University…isn’t expected to directly address the issue of impeachment
so what?
he had his chance
he blew it big time
who gives a rats ass what he has to say?
re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth
::: eye roll ::: Is he kidding? This administration is so dang backward it is disgusting.
re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth
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hey seb,
dems arent diverse?
have a look in the house or the senate
who’s head of the dnc? and deputy? (note who they arent related to)
then ask yourself how the AA population generally votes
True. You got white supremacists, white nationalists, neo-Nazis and numerous other Caucasian aficionados. https://t.co/bNGdLxWzKk
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) February 17, 2020
Democrats looking to flip the Minnesota Senate this fall got some good news on Friday when one of the two Republicans in a Clinton seat announced his retirement. https://t.co/6jfkkmmRPK
— Daily Kos Elections (@DKElections) February 17, 2020
re: #134 Patricia Kayden
It’s the little elections and I don’t mean that dismissively that matter and the fact that Sanders campaign has never really esen their importance is why I don’t see him as a leader.
re: #102 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Either [with] it [your shield], or on it”
Meaning “either you will win the battle, or you will die and then be carried back home on your shield”.
It was said by Spartan mothers to their sons before they went out to battle to remind them of their bravery and duty to Sparta and Greece.
A hoplite could not escape the field of battle unless he tossed away the heavy and cumbersome shield. Therefore, “losing one’s shield” meant desertion. (Plutarch, Moralia, 241
Just like our video warriors of today…
That’s Rockstar Bob from Hairball. Great cover band from Minneapolis.
— Mike (@ComplexXIII) February 16, 2020
Her ad buys couldn’t make up for the attacks on her character by the Right, the mainstream media, the Russians and James Comey which left many people across the political spectrum believing her to be dishonest. Just enough to give Trump a slim, fluke victory. https://t.co/I2zniKULXp
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) February 17, 2020
Mayor of Tucson
.@SenWarren is the fighter we need to bring big, structural change to the White House and our government.
That is why I’m supporting her to become the next President of the United States. #DreamBigFightHard pic.twitter.com/WKP607Rabi— Regina Romero (@TucsonRomero) February 17, 2020
Wow. Hard to believe this is real. Wait for it…
pic.twitter.com/lvpEN2MKpi— Jay Arnold 🏳️🌈 (@JadedCreative) February 17, 2020
fun trivia:
The “greatest Canadian ever” referenced in Oliver’s story, Tommy Douglas (the guy who instituted their single-payer healthcare system)…. is Keifer Sutherland’s grandpa (on his mother’s side).
re: #138 NO SMOCKING GUN!
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In follow up, I’m inclined to think the “Bernie or bust” crowd is actually small. What got Clinton was the massive disinformation campaign that actually resulted in more people thinking she was dishonest than the pathological liar Trump. It will be difficult for Republicans to smear the nominee that effectively in the short time until the election when they had years to smear Clinton with a lot of assistance. And now people know that Trump can win if they cast a protest vote.
re: #140 Backwoods_Sleuth
What did I just watch?
My words exactly but I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one.
“The Republicans are on their knees praying every day for Bernie …
Democrats are saying, “We’d be fucked” if Sanders is the Democratic nominee
A socialist as the leader of the Democratic Party will put every local, state & fed election in jeapordyhttps://t.co/73fKonidNl— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) February 17, 2020
re: #142 NO SMOCKING GUN!
In follow up, I’m inclined to think the “Bernie or bust” crowd is actually small. What got Clinton was the massive disinformation campaign that actually resulted in more people thinking she was dishonest than the pathological liar Trump. It will be difficult for Republicans to smear the nominee that effectively in the short time until the election when they had years to smear Clinton with a lot of assistance. And now peopke know that Trump can win if they cast a protest vote.
From GOP Congressional staffers I deal with they are full of glee knowing that Frank Luntz has prepared a thick dossier on Bernie that they will use to annihilate him in the same manner that McGovern and Mondale were. They have a dossier on Bernie going all the way back to the early 60s when he trashed JFK…
re: #143 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
What did I just watch?
My guess is an ‘oopsie” with a cell phone in a low flying plane, landing in a hog wallow. The pig looks a little hairy to be domestic, but I could be wrong.
I don’t understand why you think her job is vague — she is clearly the High Priestess of the Space Force https://t.co/16tW8S65FF
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) February 17, 2020
re: #147 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Maybe she can finally make that deal with the trade federation.
I honestly think people finding it easier to tweet about the inter-Democrat attacks is an insidious form of denial of the blatant fact that the GOP is dragging us straight into fascism.
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) February 17, 2020
⚠️CRUISE FROM HELL: 99 more people test positive for #coronavirus for a the total of 454 with #2019nCoV onboard the quarantined #DiamondPrincess.
These people should be evacuated off this “hot zone” and put into a safer quarantine NOW.@thespybriefhttps://t.co/CLuG7Hi414— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) February 17, 2020
Captain announced that Japan health officials have provided 45 doctors, 55 nurses, and 45 pharmacists on board #DiamondPrincess , all (I think) volunteers. Thank you, Japan.
— Matthew Smith (@mjswhitebread) February 11, 2020
(1/2) Because of the extraordinary circumstances onboard #DiamondPrincess, we will refund the full cruise fare for all guests including air travel, hotel, ground transportation, pre-paid shore excursions, gratuities, and other items.
— Princess Cruises (@PrincessCruises) February 10, 2020
re: #149 jaunte
Maybe she can finally make that deal with the trade federation.
If this is a consular ship, where is the Ambassador?
re: #144 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
My words exactly but I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one.
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Bernie honestly reminds me of Ron Paul. An unlikable backbencher who only associates with a party out of necessity and isn’t effective at all at passing legislation but somehow convinces naive young people he’s a political prophet. So yeah tbh I am not having what Bernie is selling me. I’m not happy with Bloomberg either but I don’t see Bloomberg as a cult of personality.
re: #150 Patricia Kayden
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Impeachment feels like years ago as does the prayer day pout.
re: #154 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Bernie honestly reminds me of Ron Paul. An unlikable backbencher who only associates with a party out of necessity and isn’t effective at all at passing legislation but somehow convinces naive young people he’s a political prophet. So yeah tbh I am not having what Bernie is selling me. I’m not happy with Bloomberg either but I don’t see Bloomberg as a cult of personality.
Bloomberg is actually the exact opposite of a cult of personality. He’s just using his infinite supply of money to buy ads, favorable coverage, endorsement, etc.
It’s almost charming in its direct simplicity — ‘If a billionaire were to try to buy his way to the presidency, this is exactly what it would look like.’
re: #137 Backwoods_Sleuth
That’s scary! He’s got to have suffered some serious burns.
re: #155 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Impeachment feels like years ago as does the prayer day pout.
Every day in the Trump Zone feels like a month.
re: #151 Dread Pirate
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Remember when I saw the first episode of The Love Boat and even then I had no desire to set foot on a cruise ship!
re: #156 EPR-radar
Bloomberg is actually the exact opposite of a cult of personality. He’s just using his infinite supply of money to buy ads, favorable coverage, endorsement, etc.
It’s almost charming in its direct simplicity — ‘If a billionaire were to try to buy his way to the presidency, this is exactly what it would look like.’
Yeah and I don’t want Bloomberg either. How hard is it to get someone who isn’t a plutocrat or populist demagogue? Fuck both of em. I’ll vote for either if they’re the nominee but the process as is will say a lot if our finalists are three future men whom will turn 80 the first half of this decade.
re: #157 Patricia Kayden
That’s scary! He’s got to have suffered some serious burns.
Found this article.
Damage was apparently limited to his hair
re: #144 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
My words exactly but I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one.
They had someone on CBS Sunday Morning, who looked to be in her mid to upper 20s, talking about Bernie and socialism. And what she mentioned was that, to a lot of them, it’s unchecked capitalism that’s the problem, not socialism. So, it’s going to be hard to get through to a lot of young people, that we absolutely need to turn out in large numbers, that there’s still a stigma associated with socialsim.
re: #160 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Yeah and I don’t want Bloomberg either. How hard is it to get someone who isn’t a plutocrat or populist demagogue? Fuck both of em. I’ll vote for either if they’re the nominee but the process as is will say a lot if our finalists are three future men whom will turn 80 the first half of this decade.
You’d need a candidate with a few billion in donations.
Your father has never even eaten a vegetable, let alone done farming.
Your father was investigated for racial discrimination by a Republican DOJ for bias in renting.
Your father announced his campaign by claiming Mexicans were drug dealers and killers.
Sit down. https://t.co/AxoX9yPqZT— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) February 17, 2020
re: #163 Belafon
They had someone on CBS Sunday Morning, who looked to be in her mid to upper 20s, talking about Bernie and socialism. And what she mentioned was that, to a lot of them, it’s unchecked capitalism that’s the problem, not socialism. So, it’s going to be hard to get through to a lot of young people, that we absolutely need to turn out in large numbers, that there’s still a stigma associated with socialsim.
I actually have a little bit of sympathy for the young people who are drawn to socialism because propaganda has acted like all socialism is of the Leninist, Stalinist, Maoist, Potish?(I don’t know what Pol Pot’s ideology is called). Anyhow, I think dopefish articulated my thoughts the other day. I like socialism for the necessities we need but I like capitalism for consumer goods. We can and have always done both. Honestly, I like a lot of Bernie’s goals. I don’t like Bernie being a poor team player and acting like Congress doesn’t matter and I especially don’t like him dismissing issues as a distraction. It’s very pardon me white of him, a senator from the whitest state to dismiss “identity politics” when he acts like the white working class is just aching to vote Democratic again. They left us Bernie and it wasn’t because of economics. It was because they didn’t like that we became more pro civil rights as a party. And while I’m grateful that my grandparents, products of said working class did not leave the Democratic Party, a lot of people did. Yesterday, I spent the day at my grandparents’ good friends house. My grandmother was one of the few Democrats her age that her friend knew left. Democrats are going to win by recongizing the changing demographics and embracing their dreams. And you’re going to get that by focusing on the future.
re: #60 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I have seen little evidence of them performing any useful function to politics. To tourism, perhaps…
Their useful political function is to be the symbolic reservoir of all patriotism, rather than it residing in a head of government you maybe didn’t vote for. All of Trump’s efforts to equate himself with the country — Boris Johnson can’t do that.
Also… if you’re awarded military medals, or olympic medals, or artistic excellence honors, it would really suck to have it pinned on by the someone you voted against and who it makes you ill to have to be polite to. When it comes from the Queen, it means you’ve been honored by the whole country past present and future.
re: #164 Belafon
You’d need a candidate with a few billion in donations.
And there we have why Citizens United fucked up a lot of things. I hate to say it but I don’t think Obama gets anywhere in the current environment and that’s a shame. You have to have name recon or money recon to be able to go far in this sad to say or benefit from the primary-caucus that benefits candidates who are lily white.
re: #167 Backwoods_Sleuth
There’s something funny about this family acting like they have any understanding of what the working class actually goes through. And i mean everyone in the working class. Not just dipshits who call themselves working class because they want to feel like they’re modest when tehy’re not.
O_o
A draft executive order, called “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” would give the WH control over government architecture & “evokes the central planning of dictators who use architectural identity to advance their grandiose political vision.” 🙄https://t.co/gctkQz9ooh
— ❄️ 𝕄𝕒𝕞𝕒 𝕊𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕗𝕝𝕒𝕜𝕖 ❄️ (@northeast_mama) February 17, 2020
re: #5 Belafon
It’s why I say that the US suffered through a long campaign of terror before 9/11.
And the terrorists won.
re: #174 Romantic Heretic
It’s why I say that the US suffered through a long campaign of terror before 9/11.
And the terrorists won.
They’re kind of right when they said 9/11 changed everything. The problem was there was a lot that did not change for better. I don’t even blame Bush for that completely. That whole attack really was for so many what Pearl Harbor must have been. I do think the Bush administration’s response to that hurt things. The smart thing to do would have been to taken the genuine good will we had from our allies afterwards and worked to find Bin Laden. The one thing I think W and Cheney never learned from W’s father was how coalition building matters.
Spring Is Coming!
📡 Key West radar has had a busy night, but not because of weather! The most impressive display of migratory birds so far this year occurred overnight. This product shows biological targets in green/yellow flying north over the Keys. Showers/rain are depicted in darker blues. 🐦 pic.twitter.com/V2PJfucxJA
— NWS Key West (@NWSKeyWest) February 17, 2020
re: #173 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
So which of these dumbshits is Trump’s Speer?
One of the TrumpSpawn, no doubt
re: #177 Backwoods_Sleuth
One of the TrumpSpawn, no doubt
Assuming also that “classical style” includes “TRUMP” in 10’ high gold letters.
In today’s bullshit from Ohio:https://t.co/Hclp7ugMwC
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) February 17, 2020
re: #178 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Assuming also that “classical style” includes “TRUMP” in 10’ high gold letters.
I naturally assumed that vulgar amounts of gold leaf are required
re: #173 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Did you see this?
“Classical” Architecture Is Just One Way Tyrants Build in Their Own Image
Trump’s draft plan for federal buildings has something in common with 20th century fascists—and 21st century strongmen.
National Civic Art Society
civicart.org
Lil Hummus. https://t.co/3Q94ZIS2jo
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) February 17, 2020
re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth
lil Brussels Sprouts
Please don’t take these statements at face value. There’s a little thing called the Presidential Records Act, which WH staff know well, mandating the preservation of official records. To be clear, it’s a lie that officials are encouraged to shred notes. https://t.co/HqCtqevJds pic.twitter.com/9akR15WLcV
— Ned Price (@nedprice) February 17, 2020
“Bill Barr’s America is not a place that anyone, including Trump voters, should want to go—a banana republic, where all are subject to the whims of a dictatorial president.” Barr must resign, writes former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer: https://t.co/VnDBVuoznK
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 17, 2020
re: #182 jaunte
Did you see this?
“Classical” Architecture Is Just One Way Tyrants Build in Their Own Image
Trump’s draft plan for federal buildings has something in common with 20th century fascists—and 21st century strongmen.National Civic Art Society
civicart.org
I did not but it definitely caught my eye.
Now I’ve seen everything. pic.twitter.com/SWfjiCU4vI
— Antonia Lee Donnelly (@DonnellyAntonia) February 17, 2020
re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth
Lil Pork Chop
re: #189 DodgerFan1988
G-d bows down to DT? I do not think so. G-d has “plans” for DT.
re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth
L’il Chicken Pot Pie (minus the pie)
Interesting
“Federal judges’ association calls emergency meeting after DOJ intervenes in case of Trump ally Roger Stone”https://t.co/8TFXiACcW9
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) February 17, 2020
re: #114 Backwoods_Sleuth
Now that’s what I like to see. You have to make a pest of yourselves and make life inconvenient for these fucks or they don’t take it seriously. I’m all for scaring them a little. I wonder if he’s even home though. If not, it’s not gonna have much impact.
When you strike a pose and a gust of wind comes! Pretty sure this is the #beagle equivalent of a Marilyn Monroe lol! pic.twitter.com/7UaNDXZu6V
— Tina and Bea of BFP (@Txx_Rufus) February 17, 2020
re: #181 Backwoods_Sleuth
I naturally assumed that vulgar amounts of gold
leafspray paint are required
Fixed.
re: #196 goddamnedfrank
Interesting
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If the Judiciary really thought poorly of this the case judge could send a real message by giving Stone a close to maximum sentence and ignore the modified recommendation. That would send a very clear and unambiguous message to Barr and Trump.
re: #197 A Mom Anon
Now that’s what I like to see. You have to make a pest of yourselves and make life inconvenient for these fucks or they don’t take it seriously. I’m all for scaring them a little. I wonder if he’s even home though. If not, it’s not gonna have much impact.
Neighbors won’t happy either way.
Not an “accident,” negligent homicide. It should be a felony and the perp should lose gun rights for life
Man cleaning gun accidentally shoots, kills best friend: Police
Members of a far-right terror group were planning large-scale attacks on mosques in Germany and create “circumstances akin to civil war.”https://t.co/fQ3sumrluF
— DW News (@dwnews) February 17, 2020
re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth
Lil’ Scampi reporting for duty!
re: #200 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
If the Judiciary really thought poorly of this the case judge could send a real message by giving Stone a close to maximum sentence and ignore the modified recommendation. That would send a very clear and unambiguous message to Barr and Trump.
That Trump would immediately turn around and spin to his base as justification for his attacks on her, selling his immediate pardon as necessary and restorative. Judge Jackson might be better off simply sentencing Stone to time already served and then issuing a written statement that Trump and AG Barr have deliberately, corruptly and so utterly fucked up the Court’s ability to render meaningful justice in this case that it effectively no longer exists.
It’s almost like when your prisons are designed to make a profit, you don’t want prisoners to actually reform. https://t.co/EfZWxLMl7c
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 17, 2020
re: #205 goddamnedfrank
That Trump would immediately turn around and spin to his base as justification for his attacks on her, selling his immediate pardon as necessary and restorative. Judge Jackson might be better off simply sentencing Stone to time already served and then issuing a written statement that Trump and AG Barr have deliberately, corruptly and so utterly fucked up the Court’s ability to render justice in this case that it effectively no longer exists.
Caving to them and then acting “concerned” would send the worst possible message.
Malcolm: You’re as useless as a marzipan dildo!
Wayne: You’re a cup of baby carrots, you fuckin asshole.
Malcolm: I’ve never seen anybody look so fucking ugly with just one head.
Wayne: What’s up with your body hair, big shoots, you look like a 12 year old Dutch girl.
Etc.— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) February 17, 2020
Totally lost it at “You’re a cup of baby carrots.”
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 17, 2020
re: #207 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Caving to them and then acting “concerned” would send the worst possible message.
The judge needs to do whatever she was going to do without all the interference.
re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth
Lil’ Chocolate Chip Cookies
re: #209 calochortus
The judge needs to do whatever she was going to do without all the interference.
I think presidential interference as in the Stone case is a legit aggravating factor for sentencing.
re: #211 EPR-radar
I think presidential interference as in the Stone case is a legit aggravating factor for sentencing.
Yes, but I’m not a fan of giving critics any reason to say there was retribution against Stone because of something Trump and Barr did. I’m sure Stone endorses the administrations actions, but it would still look like punishing Stone for something Trump and Barr did.
re: #205 goddamnedfrank
That Trump would immediately turn around and spin to his base as justification for his attacks on her, selling his immediate pardon as necessary and restorative. Judge Jackson might be better off simply sentencing Stone to time already served and then issuing a written statement that Trump and AG Barr have deliberately, corruptly and so utterly fucked up the Court’s ability to render meaningful justice in this case that it effectively no longer exists.
So, do you think impeachment was wrong?
re: #102 Backwoods_Sleuth
“They also only beat Athens by becoming the Persians pets”
Someone who actually knows history in the replies!
Lil’ SausageEggBiscuit (From QuikTripostan)
re: #27 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Which is was such an astoundingly big deal that we elected a black President twelve years ago…but history is rarely linear & straightforward…you make progress and then you take some steps back.
We need to get back into Progress Mode.
“The Founding Fathers risked everything to establish a new, independent America - mostly for the advantage of wealthy white landowners like themselves, because they didn’t trust anyone but their own sort of people to run the government responsibly.”
With damned good reason, it turns out. though the northerners would not have cared a jot if a black man became a successful property owner and voter.
re: #205 goddamnedfrank
That Trump would immediately turn around and spin to his base as justification for his attacks on her, selling his immediate pardon as necessary and restorative. Judge Jackson might be better off simply sentencing Stone to time already served and then issuing a written statement that Trump and AG Barr have deliberately, corruptly and so utterly fucked up the Court’s ability to render meaningful justice in this case that it effectively no longer exists.
Let her throw the fucking book at Stone and issue an order that if Trump issues a pardon she will find him in contempt of court.
re: #216 steve_davis
As a stranger asked Benjamin Franklin what he was doing and Franklin replied, “Creating a Republic if you can keep it.”
re: #218 PhillyPretzel
As a stranger asked Benjamin Franklin what he was doing and Franklin replied, “Creating a Republic if you can keep it.”
Xtian homeschooled children will reply, “Franklin said we were One Nation Under God” and YES that is what is stated in Xtian homeschooling materials.
re: #220 Joe Bacon 🌹
I know. I saw some of those homeschooling materials in a neighbors house. :(
re: #205 goddamnedfrank
That Trump would immediately turn around and spin to his base as justification for his attacks on her, selling his immediate pardon as necessary and restorative. Judge Jackson might be better off simply sentencing Stone to time already served and then issuing a written statement that Trump and AG Barr have deliberately, corruptly and so utterly fucked up the Court’s ability to render meaningful justice in this case that it effectively no longer exists.
That would be one of the feeblest things this judge could do. Either business as usual or enhanced sentencing with an explanation would be much better paths to take.
Let Trump pardon this shitbird Stone if he wants to keep Stone out of jail. There’s no reason at all for the judge to preemptively surrender.
Holy moly. I thought for sure this had to be fake. But it’s real.🤯 https://t.co/QyLZbU4be7
— Anne Ω (@relevanne) February 17, 2020
He’s resigned; I’ve got a bottle of milk on the go that’s lasted longer.
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) February 17, 2020
re: #223 Backwoods_Sleuth
It is a good thing that I have an extra bottle of Benadryl in the house.
re: #224 Backwoods_Sleuth
If losing Stephen Miller was that easy.
re: #223 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Oh man, as someone who has awful tree allergies every spring, this just makes me shudder all over.
re: #227 Citizen K
Oh man, as someone who has awful tree allergies every spring, this just makes me shudder all over.
Me too.
re: #223 Backwoods_Sleuth
First time for everything, I suppose — this first being the first video I’ve ever seen that made my eyes itch.
It’s striking the extent to which Democratic voters are voting strategically, making their choices based on electability, i.e., the ability to beat Trump, rather than who would be the best president.
Too many people have internalized the gamesmanship of politics. https://t.co/rwNi26hfxQ— David Neiwert (@DavidNeiwert) February 17, 2020
I continue to believe that ‘electability’ is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
re: #230 Citizen K
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I continue to believe that ‘electability’ is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Except for women. 🤬
re: #231 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Except for women. 🤬
But that’s the thing: women always run into the curious thing about how they lack ‘electability’.
The self-fulfilling prophecy runs both ways.
re: #189 DodgerFan1988
re: #231 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Except for women. 🤬
I have to say that the pattern of the media erasing Warren from coverage of the campaign is blatant.
re: #232 Citizen K
But that’s the thing: women always run into the curious thing about how they lack ‘electability’.
The self-fulfilling prophecy runs both ways.
Not lack of electability per se. Lack of any institutional support (every single “reporter”), being ignored, and to a degree, electability because a lot of people - men and women - don’t believe a woman should be president.
re: #235 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Not lack of electability per se. Lack of any institutional support (every single “reporter”), being ignored, and to a degree, electability because a lot of people - men and women - don’t believe a woman should be president.
But that’s exactly what I mean about a self-fulfilling prophecy. How much of that (lack of) coverage is directly because they don’t believe she has a chance to begin with? That she’s not actually ‘electable’ compared to those being heavily covered? It’s the kind of thing that feeds itself so they can go back and point to their decision not to give her oxygen and then path themselves on the back for predicting her lack of viability. And yeah, part of that too is still the idea that a woman in general is just not ‘electable’, thus not worth covering, thus lacking support to be electable, thus justifying the lack of coverage, etc., etc. etc.
So close, Jennifer—you’re just inches away from being a Democrat. Time to give up the “conservative” ghost.
The descent of the GOP into authoritarian know-nothingism
It is not as if anti-intellectualism suddenly appeared with the election of President Trump. The habitual rejection of expertise on everything from climate change to the economic impact of immigration has been rampant in the Republican Party for some time…
Trump has merged the know-nothingism of right-wing populism with a far more dangerous intellectual evolution from defense of limited-government conservatism, which was formerly at the heart of modern conservatism, to outright worship of authoritarianism. Now, far too many conservatives have reverence for executive power and reject constitutional government.
This was the public relations pitfall of Trump’s plan, raising an entire class of children in US custody only accelerated their cultural and linguistic assimilation
whoa —
The children have now spent enough time in the United States to narrate their stories of separation in fluent English. https://t.co/BYrhMq6Xyz— Bruno J. Navarro (@Bruno_J_Navarro) February 17, 2020
gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
….ever. Had to rebuild our military, which was totally depleted. Fed Rate UP, taxes and regulations WAY DOWN. If Dems won in 2016, the USA would be in big economic (Depression?) & military trouble right now. THE BEST IS YET TO COME. KEEP AMERICA GREAT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2020
Tweety Matthews starts Hardball tonight and he’s on the warpath against Warren.
Unemployment rate Bush’s last full month: 7.2%
Unemployment rate Obama’s last full month: 4.7%
Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
Times US hit 4% quarterly GDP growth under Obama: 4
Times US hit 4% quarterly GDP growth under Trump: 0 https://t.co/npaj0xDopV— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 17, 2020
re: #240 Backwoods_Sleuth
Talk about backward. ::: eye roll :::
re: #225 PhillyPretzel
It is a good thing that I have an extra bottle of Benadryl in the house.
I ordered a jar of 1000 50mg capsules on Amazon just 5 minutes before I saw that video.
re: #237 BeachDem
So close, Jennifer—you’re just inches away from being a Democrat. Time to give up the “conservative” ghost.
The descent of the GOP into authoritarian know-nothingism
It is not as if anti-intellectualism suddenly appeared with the election of President Trump. The habitual rejection of expertise on everything from climate change to the economic impact of immigration has been rampant in the Republican Party for some time…
Trump has merged the know-nothingism of right-wing populism with a far more dangerous intellectual evolution from defense of limited-government conservatism, which was formerly at the heart of modern conservatism, to outright worship of authoritarianism. Now, far too many conservatives have reverence for executive power and reject constitutional government.
When I was in law school during the GW Bush administration, the conservative movement was definitely drifting towards loving them some executive power. I saw it up close in a lot of Fed Soc events.
Uh huh. Decided on his own to do something utterly unprecedented in the entire fucking history of the DoJ. Barr then, also on his own, decided not to articulate any error made by the career prosecutors who had calculated Stone’s offense level in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. He just says, vaguely, in this one singular case the recommendation was “too long.”
Vice President Mike Pence’s Chief of Staff claimed on Sunday that Barr decided on his own to reduce Stone’s sentence, and Trump was not involved.
https://t.co/iM5D8Cj6Uq via @politicususa— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) February 16, 2020
re: #232 Citizen K
But that’s the thing: women always run into the curious thing about how they lack ‘electability’.
The self-fulfilling prophecy runs both ways.
Given how many well-known and respected male “journalists” demeaned and harassed women (Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, Mark Halperin etc), it’s not surprising that women have a serious disadvantage.
I’m an atheist but I’m thinking it’s possible a god or alien life force is trying to send us a message that we’re about done down here. https://t.co/3LeuEuUPIh
— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) February 18, 2020
re: #245 KGxvi
When I was in law school during the GW Bush administration, the conservative movement was definitely drifting towards loving them some executive power. I saw it up close in a lot of Fed Soc events.
Really? Do tell.
Why did you attend? Genuinely curious.
re: #222 EPR-radar
That would be one of the feeblest things this judge could do. Either business as usual or enhanced sentencing with an explanation would be much better paths to take.
Let Trump pardon this shitbird Stone if he wants to keep Stone out of jail. There’s no reason at all for the judge to preemptively surrender.
Agreed. The problem with worrying about Trump’s base is that it ignores that his base is shrinking and will likely continue to do so as people get more and more disgusted with him. It won’t matter how biting or righteous a speech the judge gives, the only thing that would matter if she lets him go on less than the original recommended sentence is that pressure from the White House worked. Which will only embolden the Cheeto-stained asshat to go after other judges and other prosecutors.
If our system of justice is survive, then it needs to stop worrying about how its actions play to angry white men and start worrying about fulfilling its duties to the nation as a whole.
re: #248 Backwoods_Sleuth
Needs a hash-browns bun.
re: #248 Backwoods_Sleuth
There is already a French Fry po’boy in New Orleans. That is nothing new.
Is it tentatively being called the Crazy Carb Boigah?
— Yeah Sure WTF Ever (@YeahSureWhatev2) February 18, 2020
re: #248 Backwoods_Sleuth
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So basically it’s a chip butty, except with a burger bun instead of plain bread.
re: #246 goddamnedfrank
The thing that truly alarms me is that Barr is NOT a stupid man. There’s no way in hell he wanted to publicly own such a patently corrupt miscarriage of justice. The fact that he actually did it out in the open like this testament to how utterly fucking out of control Trump’s tantrums have become.
re: #246 goddamnedfrank
Uh huh. Decided on his own to do something utterly unprecedented in the entire fucking history of the DoJ. Barr then, also on his own, decided not to articulate any error made by the career prosecutors who had calculated Stone’s offense level in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. He just says, vaguely, in this one singular case the recommendation was “too long.”
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“Who will rid me of this turbulent Sentencing Guideline?”
re: #256 goddamnedfrank
The thing that truly alarms me is that Barr is NOT a stupid man. There’s no way in hell he wanted to publicly own such a patently corrupt miscarriage of justice. The fact that he actually did it out in the open like this testament to how utterly fucking out of control Trump’s tantrums have become.
Imagine now with all the attorney’s coming out against Barr how much FUCK IT, ALL IN on fascism he’s going to be.
re: #249 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Really? Do tell.
Why did you attend? Genuinely curious.
I was then a generally center-right libertarian; as opposed to the center-left libertarian I consider myself today. Mostly it was networking type stuff, which I was generally never very good at. Some of it was quite interesting, on a philosophical level, but I was never a populist and never a social conservative. So, even by my third year in law school (04/05), I was starting to drift away from it.
I think the strangest moment was being at some regional event and a speaker talking about repealing the 17th amendment at one point. Because apparently, direct election of senators was a terrible mistake. I remember looking at some of my law school colleagues like “really? that’s the hill he wants to die on?”
re: #256 goddamnedfrank
The thing that truly alarms me is that Barr is NOT a stupid man. There’s no way in hell he wanted to publicly own such a patently corrupt miscarriage of justice. The fact that he actually did it out in the open like this testament to how utterly fucking out of control Trump’s tantrums have become.
Once Trump screeched on Twitter, there was no real way for Barr to get out of the way of that train wreck. He’s tried to thread the needle by mumbling excuses for following Trump’s orders while making a feeble attempt to show “independence,” but the reality is that the wannabe mob boss gave an order and the caporegime complied.
re: #252 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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IT is possible Barr fails to grasp that Trump WANTS people to know he’s getting a sweetheart deal for Roger Stone, just like he WANTS people to know that McCabe was kept dangling for an extra 6 months because Trump wanted it, and that the Vindmans were kicked to the curb for him.
For Trump, the narcissist, there’s no point abusing power if people can’t SEE you abusing it.
Including time as a judicial law clerk, I have 25 years of experience in federal practice. I have never heard of an emergency meeting of federal judges. This is wild. https://t.co/f3cXDEMlZO
— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) February 18, 2020
re: #260 Targetpractice
Once Trump screeched on Twitter, there was no real way for Barr to get out of the way of that train wreck. He’s tried to thread the needle by mumbling excuses for following Trump’s orders while making a feeble attempt to show “independence,” but the reality is that the wannabe mob boss gave an order and the caporegime complied.
Part of this is a flaw built into our system. We have a “tradition” of the DOJ being “independent” from the executive branch, but the truth is, it is not. The AG, like all cabinet officials, serves at the pleasure of the president, and (s)he exercises delegated executive power.
Trump really is the test case for a lot of hypotheticals that lawyers and law students would consider when taking constitutional law classes and debating the extent of executive power. We’ve now seen that most of those safeguards are built around the idea of the president not being the sort of person who would even test them. The system, unsurprisingly, I suppose, fails when an amoral man is placed in power.
re: #260 Targetpractice
Once Trump screeched on Twitter, there was no real way for Barr to get out of the way of that train wreck. He’s tried to thread the needle by mumbling excuses for following Trump’s orders while making a feeble attempt to show “independence,” but the reality is that the wannabe mob boss gave an order and the caporegime complied.
Barr thought being AG would be the easiest end-career job he could have — doing business as usual for corrupt Republicans, and having Gonzales as a prior AG as insurance against being named the most worthless and corrupt AG ever.
But Trump has made that insurance useless, and everyone* in the entire country knows he is nothing more than Trump’s mouthpiece, just as in the mob.
(*) except for the few dozen or so people in the US that can still read centrist both-sides drivel by David Brooks et al. and actually believe that shit.
Like so many authoritarian states, what you have is a pack of opportunists around a strongman, each happily going along with the regime until the day it crosses a line that they personally disagree with. They make their excuses, they rationalize it, but eventually they either find themselves escaping out the back door or being drug out the front door.
Sessions took the AG job because he liked the idea of being Donny’s enforcer of racial superiority, but he ended up being shown the door when he had one too many problems with Donny criming out loud. Now Barr is working the job because he’s cool with thinking an exec has unlimited and unchallenged authority, but even he’s starting to chafe under the whole criming out in the open.
re: #263 KGxvi
The system, unsurprisingly, I suppose, fails when an amoral man is placed in power.
And an entire political party supports it.
👨🚀HAPPY BIRTHDAY!👨🚀 Annie Glenn, the wife of the late astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, is turning 100 today and is doing fine, a spokesman said! 🇺🇸❤️
READ MORE: https://t.co/mJ2Z8jIW7n pic.twitter.com/f0P1qCm5sn— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) February 18, 2020
re: #267 Backwoods_Sleuth
Happy B’day Annie Glenn. 100 years. What a milestone. :)
re: #265 Targetpractice
Like so many authoritarian states, what you have is a pack of opportunists around a strongman, each happily going along with the regime until the day it crosses a line that they personally disagree with. They make their excuses, they rationalize it, but eventually they either find themselves escaping out the back door or being drug out the front door.
Sessions took the AG job because he liked the idea of being Donny’s enforcer of racial superiority, but he ended up being shown the door when he had one too many problems with Donny criming out loud. Now Barr is working the job because he’s cool with thinking an exec has unlimited and unchallenged authority, but even he’s starting to chafe under the whole criming out in the open.
It’s beyond ridiculous that the GOP couldn’t even do the simple housekeeping chore of booting Trump out of office and getting Pence in his place in the Senate trial. They are just that scared of Trump’s deplorables.
this is what NASCAR fans live for:
Joey Logana wrecks out half the field and comes away without a scratch.
Gonna be some tension after the race. https://t.co/cSbl6rwMyx— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) February 17, 2020
I’m not a fan of the death penalty
But I would support it for the marketing guy who inventing those TV/Talking gas pumps that scream advertising at you while you’re filling up.
Also people who put “tactical” in front of products. Your sunglasses aren’t fucking tactical, Brian— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 17, 2020
If this actually works Imma come back here and kiss you hard on the mouth. https://t.co/HXgnNoDQGl
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 17, 2020
re: #265 Targetpractice
Like so many authoritarian states, what you have is a pack of opportunists around a strongman, each happily going along with the regime until the day it crosses a line that they personally disagree with. They make their excuses, they rationalize it, but eventually they either find themselves escaping out the back door or being drug out the front door.
Sessions took the AG job because he liked the idea of being Donny’s enforcer of racial superiority, but he ended up being shown the door when he had one too many problems with Donny criming out loud. Now Barr is working the job because he’s cool with thinking an exec has unlimited and unchallenged authority, but even he’s starting to chafe under the whole criming out in the open.
I don’t think Barr has a problem at all with the criming out in the open. He’s on board with a theocracy and is working full-time to help Trump friends escape punishment they deserve and make sure that Trump foes are harmed even though they’ve committed no crimes.
He may have believed that the institutions have been so damaged that he would retain power. Let’s see if he will fall. Here’s hoping.
Hard to get excited about hearing from someone who will speak up to sell books but not to save his country. https://t.co/ZeimfMd3N7
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) February 17, 2020
I miss having a president I could trust alone in a room with my daughter or the Constitution. #PresidentObama pic.twitter.com/5vgPVMVf5q
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) February 17, 2020
this one never gets old
Fearless cat defends house from a bear.
Via Darlis Elliott#MeanwhileinCanada pic.twitter.com/cRnrJ7KEnH— Meanwhile in Canada (@MeanwhileinCana) February 18, 2020
The issue we have is his “idea” of progress is a return from the pits of hell to pre-Obama normalcy. He could have forced a Republican primary. I think his motives are in his own best interests. He, like Trump can’t think past themselves. Trump lite ain’t it.
— Marion Walker (@mwalkeriii) February 17, 2020
But you’re right. He’s Trump Lite, and the wall might be stopped, but targeted minorities WILL NOT go back to being protected minorities under Bloomie; if they were in line for that, he’d have ended #StopAndFrisk the moment he kicked out #RudyColludy, not expanded it.
— (((Chrysi Cat))) [no, Karen is STILL my sister!] (@chrysicat) February 18, 2020
.@MaddowBlog: Pres. Trump, AG Barr, and the arrival of the worst-case scenariohttps://t.co/yQhVEpE9q1
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 18, 2020
re: #276 Backwoods_Sleuth
Well done Kitty. :)
re: #277 Chrysicat
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As I’ve said before, he could have been just as effective in attacks against Trump without having to run for president, and we’ve already seen glimpses of what he can and will do with executive power. It’s not pretty.
re: #273 Hecuba’s daughter
I don’t think he has a problem at all with the criming out in the open. He’s on board with a theocracy and is working full-time to help Trump friends escape punishment they deserve and make sure that Trump foes are harmed even though they’ve committed no crimes.
The issue as Barr sees it is that he’s cool with being an accessory but not with being an accomplice. He would have gone along with whatever BS excuse Trump made to pardon Stone, but he’s not cool with the WH directly ordering the DOJ to change sentencing guidelines to help out the president’s buddies. In a screwed-up way, what Barr is really having an issue with is his boss telling him how to do his job.
teehee
A woman driving by the Tulsi Gabbard town hall in Fairfax slowed down, stuck her head out the window, and yelled across the street, “Excuse me, what’s Tulsi running for?” A man said, “… president.” She said, “OK, thank you!” and then drove off.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) February 18, 2020
re: #242 Backwoods_Sleuth
Moron In Chief has no fucking idea what “Quantitative Easing” is.
I mean, I don’t, even after looking it up on Google.
re: #284 The Pie Overlord!
Moron In Chief has no fucking idea what “Quantitative Easing” is.
I mean, I don’t, even after looking it up on Google.
Sarah Palin didn’t know either and it didn’t stop her
You should maybe think about taking your own advice. pic.twitter.com/K7zJ8j9X6L
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 18, 2020
re: #284 The Pie Overlord!
Even the free dictionary has it:
thefreedictionary.com
That’s the thing with Dawkins, factually he’s correct, but dude wtf are you thinking that way for?
His next tweet will be like “cannibalism is bad, but a Michelin star chef could make a delicious meal from a human baby, to deny this is illogical”— Paully (@paulio81s) February 16, 2020
re: #281 Targetpractice
The issue as Barr sees it is that he’s cool with being an accessory but not with being an accomplice. He would have gone along with whatever BS excuse Trump made to pardon Stone, but he’s not cool with the WH directly ordering the DOJ to change sentencing guidelines to help out the president’s buddies. In a screwed-up way, what Barr is really having an issue with is his boss telling him how to do his job.
It is doubtful Mr. “A Republican President is King and cannot be checked” Barr cares about that at all. His only fear is that he may end up in prison like Nixon’s lackey John Mitchell. This is the first time he’s worked with a president more corrupt than he is — but I’m sure that he has been educating Trump about how to be a dictator — lessons supplemental to those administered by Trump’s principal adviser Putin. Or perhaps this is the first time Barr has lost control of the situation (hope — hope — hope). Would love to see him fired by a tweet.
A *lot* of people need to hear this. If we lose the House majority (not to mention not flipping the Senate), NONE of the “progressive agenda” is gonna happen even with a progressive President. Forget M4A…we’ll be lucky to see the ACA subsidy threshold raised, much less removed. https://t.co/jARkr9wUOn
— Charles Gaba (@charles_gaba) February 18, 2020
I will hurt you. I mean it. https://t.co/WmpCuywxAM
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 18, 2020
Ivanka Trump’s United Arab Emirates trip comes days before the 3 year anniversary celebration of Trump’s Dubai golf club that opened weeks after President Trump’s inauguration & doubled its income his 2nd year in the White House, raking in $43M+ since 2017 https://t.co/QAlyouGxzq https://t.co/5Tq6dZzO6f
— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) February 17, 2020
Suggest we nominate ONE person to buy his damnable book and tweet the good parts so this sonofabitch doesn’t profit from refusing his part in justice. https://t.co/g6mTJVhGa1
— Real Fake P0TUS (@RF_P0TUS) February 18, 2020
re: #116 Blind Frog Belly White
I’m not going to make fun of NASCAR fans for liking NASCAR or engage in any kind of elitist sneering.
Instead, I’ll observe that the ‘Stock Cars’ raced in NASCAR these days are racing frames with a fake body on top that pays homage to some actual car, rather than actual cars you could buy that were then tweaked by the teams.
When I was a kid, Mopar sold hundreds of Dodge Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds to run on the street, just so they could race them. You could get them with the legendary 426 Hemi, the street version of the motor that Richard Petty et al. raced with.
Now? Not even remotely “stock cars”. Feh.
That’s more than correct. The fake body on top is mostly fiberglass, and it has ISSUES. If an edge catches the wind in any way, the wind will rip it off, as happened to a couple of drivers during the Xfinity race on Saturday. They lost their hoods and started chain reaction wrecks. The other thing about it being fiberglass is that unlike metal, you can’t really bend it back if you get hit around the wheelwell.
After one crash took out several cars, my brother remarked, “Well there’s a million dollars headed to the Dumpster.”
This is Buddy. He’s going to hold your hand. Knows you’ve got a lot going on, so just take a few breaths, and let him hold your hand. 14/10 thank you Buddy pic.twitter.com/DMr34MU8OG
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) February 18, 2020
Someone has a case of the envies.
BTW, Obama wasn’t impeached.— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) February 17, 2020
The “pro-life” party is bent on forcing more mercury pollution back into our air even though the industry has moved on:
NEW: @EPA is about to change a rule cutting mercury pollution, which causes neurological damage in children. The industry doesn’t want it. By @eilperin and @brady_dennis https://t.co/yFNKW30l2P
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) February 18, 2020
“…Exelon, one of the nation’s largest utilities, told the EPA that its effort to change a rule that has cut emissions of mercury and other toxins is “an action that is entirely unnecessary, unreasonable, and universally opposed by the power generation sector.”
Kathy Robertson, a senior manager for environmental policy at the company, said the industry long ago complied with the rule.
…………
“…The rule in question, known as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), targets a powerful neurotoxin that can affect the IQ and motor skills of children, even in utero. Between 2006, when states began to curb mercury from coal plants, and 2016, when the Obama-era rule took full effect, emissions have declined 85 percent.”
Is this an advertisement for the next season of the walking dead???? pic.twitter.com/YQqktey3AU
— R. Paine (@ArrghPaine) February 18, 2020
Primarying or debasing Democratic front runners is a recipe for a down-ballot disaster and potentially the death knell for American democracy.
Vote wisely. #NevadaCaucus— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) February 18, 2020
What @BarackObama inherited:
GDP SHRINKING at -8.4 in 4th Quarter 2008!
More than 700,000 LOST a month in late 2008!
What @realDonaldTrump inherited from Obama:
8.1 Millions Jobs CREATED in previous 3 years.
Unemployment CUT in half in previous 5 years
So, your point is? https://t.co/jZ4Wgmqmwb— Gene Sperling (@genebsperling) February 18, 2020
re: #301 The Pie Overlord!
It looks like James Woods is sniffing the airplane glue again.
re: #301 The Pie Overlord!
I thought James Woods flounced from Twitter.
A little good news in Massachusetts: Our governor, Charlie Baker, will retire after his second term expires in 2022. Don’t worry for him; a $7 million net worth means he’s got his, and he’ll never be asked to ride the T ever again.
wickedlocal.com
Lil’ turkey sandwich. With sprouts.
Little Angela pic.twitter.com/cDJAWCQxLQ
— Welcome To Nature (@welcomet0nature) February 17, 2020
re: #302 PhillyPretzel
It looks like James Woods is sniffing the airplane glue again.
I think you misspelled “still.”
This sounds about right. https://t.co/XybIWGgfvO
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) February 18, 2020
NEW: The Republican National Committee recently asked Florida tax collectors for the email addresses of every taxpayer in their system, a request that would’ve given Trump’s reelection effort the personal information of millions of Floridians. https://t.co/1ymHtdMDV7
— Steve Contorno (@scontorno) February 17, 2020
re: #309 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Interesting. Barr replaced Ayer as Deputy AG. Remember that Barr was not HW Bush’s first AG.
Sources tell NY Magazine that Obama expects to campaign often and loudly in the general election, even if he has to step in to try and unite liberals, moderates, and progressives beforehand. https://t.co/6ZusdM8bcp
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 18, 2020
re: #311 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Interesting. Barr replaced Ayer as Deputy AG. Remember that Barr was not HW Bush’s first AG.
I’ll never forget HW asking Limbaugh on a hot mic about “our man Ailes”. Good times. 🤬
re: #305 Sherlock Hound
A little good news in Massachusetts: Our governor, Charlie Baker, will retire after his second term expires in 2022. Don’t worry for him; a $7 million net worth means he’s got his, and he’ll never be asked to ride the T ever again.
wickedlocal.com
Um the article you linked says he isn’t ruling out a third term. Besides, I haven’t noticed any discernible change to MA politics since he took over from Deval.
re: #313 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I’ll never forget HW asking Limbaugh on a hot mic about “our man Ailes”. Good times. 🤬
Ailes of course was a Nixon alum. This faux populist shit is old. But anyhow Ayer makes some great points about why Barr is so dangerous.
Exactly, I’ve been saying this too. The whole Democratic Party needs to take a cue from Bloomberg and take it to Trump, for real. It isn’t even hard to figure out how to do it, they’re just timid. https://t.co/85iPDdYJoo
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 18, 2020
Remember when we tested internet security at four Trump properties?
We parked a 17-foot motor boat in a lagoon about 800 feet from Mar-a-Lago & pointed a 2-foot wireless antenna that resembled a potato gun toward the club.
Reader, security was not good. https://t.co/hqNHizF7ag— ProPublica (@propublica) February 18, 2020
re: #316 Charles Johnson
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With #PutinsPuppet installed at the WH, Putin continues to flex his muscles. This article shows that Putin will once again attack our upcoming elections to keep his puppet Trump & #PutinsGOP in power. And Bernie’s people have the nerve to say “if it’s not Bernie, I won’t vote” ?! pic.twitter.com/OUXWC5adb1
— Svea Elske (@SveaElske) February 17, 2020
The Daytona 500 ended with a very bad crash. Ryan Newman spun out and was hit twice and flipped over twice as he crossed the finish line.
Been watching Nascar for 10 years, I think that was without a doubt the worst wreck I have ever seen.
🙏 for Ryan Newman.#DAYTONA500pic.twitter.com/zXM4wDMIsm— Kyle Carney (@k014c) February 18, 2020
There is no word yet on his condition.
re: #217 Joe Bacon 🌹
Let her throw the fucking book at Stone and issue an order that if Trump issues a pardon she will find him in contempt of court.
She can’t charge Trump with contempt of court because pardon power is inherent in the Constitution.
He’s not going to pardon Stone for the same reason he hasn’t pardoned Gates, Papadopoulis, Manafort, Flynn, Cohen, &c.
Accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt, and their testimony can be used against him in state or federal trials. He isn’t going to allow that.
That is why he only pardons people who can’t hurt him, like Joe Arapaio.
re: #320 mmmirele
The Husband was watching it and played it back for me. Holy crap. No way is he alright. I hope he is, but damn.
Co-sign. https://t.co/a8mtDTWPye
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 18, 2020
re: #320 mmmirele
re: #322 A Mom Anon
Activity at Halifax Health following #Daytona500 crash. We believe Ryan Newman just arrived. Rushed into trauma entrance, escorted by deputies. No word on his condition @MyNews13 pic.twitter.com/LdGMRc1FZ3
— Nicole Griffin (@NicoleNews13) February 18, 2020
I want one of these, next to the metronome on top of the piano that I never play but use as a photo stand for family pictures.
A RASTRUM is a multi-nibbed pen used to draw the five lines of a musical stave simultaneously. It literally means ‘rake’ in Latin. pic.twitter.com/wTKmtocrMc
— Haggard Hawks 📚🦅 (@HaggardHawks) February 14, 2020
re: #320 mmmirele
The Daytona 500 ended with a very bad crash. Ryan Newman spun out and was hit twice and flipped over twice as he crossed the finish line.
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There is no word yet on his condition.
He was driving the Koch Industries car.
re: #323 Charles Johnson
I can’t co-sign this take. It leaves too much of an impression that Trump is the source rather than a symptom of the Republican Party’s malfeasance.
re: #323 Charles Johnson
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You either like Trump or you don’t. It’s a cult of personality like I’ve never seen around an American President.
re: #327 Citizen K
I can’t co-sign this take. It leaves too much of an impression that Trump is the source rather than a symptom of the Republican Party’s malfeasance.
Sometimes you have the title of the book before starting. Sometimes it doesn’t come until the end.
re: #327 Citizen K
I can’t co-sign this take. It leaves too much of an impression that Trump is the source rather than a symptom of the Republican Party’s malfeasance.
Read what he’s saying again. It’s not absolving the GOP of blame but stating they are Trump’s party and shaped only by his whims. Remember when we heard Bannon say he wanted Leninism? This is that.
Anyhow I’ve been watching the Netflix documentary about Hitler’s inner circle and it strikes me that so many high ranking Nazis do the same thing Trumps do. They kiss his ass while probably undermining each other. I remember there being rumors that Meadows wants to replace Mulvaney.
Oh good grief.
This is sad. And dangerous.
If you’re in an emotional fugue state simply from following a pol campaign, known 2B supported & amplified by a foreign intel service, consider you’re in a psy-op. And that candidate you love is the 1 who put a target on your back. https://t.co/6nGle70S6O— Lincoln’s Bible (@LincolnsBible) February 18, 2020
re: #325 The Pie Overlord!
Not as cool as that one but:
dickblick.com
I’ve been looking for one of these but I didn’t know the name of it.
re: #327 Citizen K
I can’t co-sign this take. It leaves too much of an impression that Trump is the source rather than a symptom of the Republican Party’s malfeasance.
The republican party morphed into this walking septic tank during the Reagan Years. Nixon planted the seeds but Reagan fertilized the ground.
— Mike Calamari (@mike_calamari) February 18, 2020
re: #333 makeitstop
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re: #325 The Pie Overlord!
I want one of these, next to the metronome on top of the piano that I never play but use as a photo stand for family pictures.
Need for my calligraphy supplies. Can get one from the UK for £24.
scriptum.co.uk
re: #328 William Lewis
I get frustrated as all get out by Youtube quite often. Yet, you can be looking for something and find something else quite glorious. To whit, this dance number by Fred Astaire and the always delightful Rita Hayworth:
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These dancers could dance the pants off Fred Astaire
Watching Rachel. Need to get new book “Dark Towers” about how Deutsche Bank may launder Russian money to lend to Trump when no other bank would lend to him.
No official word.
Sources tell @clairemetzwesh that Ryan Newman is stable following horrific #Daytona500 crash. What we know here: https://t.co/oRqeCcazli
— WESH 2 News (@WESH) February 18, 2020
Folks, we’ve gone from below 26k signatures Sunday morning to over 38,000 tonight—with close to 2,000 in the last 30 min. Add your name to this demand by @CREWcrew that Barr resign! He’ll get this one on top of the one by 2000 former DOJ officials.
Link: https://t.co/h3HG1dc6oB https://t.co/ihcezGZgfV— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) February 18, 2020
GOOD GRIEF, PEOPLE!! I posted that 8 minutes ago, right after it hit 38,000. YOU JUST ADDED ANOTHER 1,000 IN 8 MINUTES! Thanks for the boost @PiperPerabo! It has now slipped into overdrive.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) February 18, 2020
re: #320 mmmirele
The Daytona 500 ended with a very bad crash. Ryan Newman spun out and was hit twice and flipped over twice as he crossed the finish line.
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There is no word yet on his condition.
Saved from the DNF?
/too early? I’m sorry.
re: #116 Blind Frog Belly White
I’m not going to make fun of NASCAR fans for liking NASCAR or engage in any kind of elitist sneering.
Instead, I’ll observe that the ‘Stock Cars’ raced in NASCAR these days are racing frames with a fake body on top that pays homage to some actual car, rather than actual cars you could buy that were then tweaked by the teams.
When I was a kid, Mopar sold hundreds of Dodge Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds to run on the street, just so they could race them. You could get them with the legendary 426 Hemi, the street version of the motor that Richard Petty et al. raced with.
Now? Not even remotely “stock cars”. Feh.
And then add to that that “open-wheel” racing is probably coming to an end due to safety concerns, and you get a situation where people will have to know minutiae to distinguish a Whatever-someone’s-willing-to-sponsor Cup car from an F1 car in another decade.
Though F1 will admittedly not insist on looking vaguely like street vehicles, you hope.
re: #345 Chrysicat
And then add to that that “open-wheel” racing is probably coming to an end due to safety concerns, and you get a situation where people will have to know minutiae to distinguish a Whatever-someone’s-willing-to-sponsor Cup car from an F1 car in another decade.
Though F1 will admittedly not insist on looking vaguely like street vehicles, you hope.
I hadn’t heard they were going to do away with open wheel cars. That would be a loss. Growing up, I loved cars like this:
Lotus 38 at Indy 1965.
Now THAT is my idea of a race car.
re: #346 William Lewis
I hadn’t heard they were going to do away with open wheel cars. That would be a loss. Growing up, I loved cars like this:
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Lotus 38 at Indy 1965.
Now THAT is my idea of a race car.
Not so much “do away with”, but the problem is that track debris and open cockpits, even with a halo, get people killed when the open rear wheels lob it into their helmeted cranium.
re: #291 mmmirele
And because I have to be weird and contrary:
Lola - The Kinks.
Hah—from the last thread—
re: #220 BeachDem
Lola, Layla, Gloria, Amanda (Boston and Waylon), Sue (Runaround and a Boy Named), Cindy (many—including Cindy’s Birthday)…hell, it would be easier to name songs that DON’T have a girl’s name.
re: #280 Citizen K
As I’ve said before, he could have been just as effective in attacks against Trump without having to run for president, and we’ve already seen glimpses of what he can and will do with executive power. It’s not pretty.
Not true.
Broadcast TV stations, cable stations, radio stations, has the option to refuse to sell airtime to most advertisers, if they want. Or to charge 3x their usual rates. They don’t even have to say why. But they CANNOT do that to a candidate. They MUST sell the campaign as much time as the campaign wants to buy. And they have to charge the lowest rate they ever charge any advertiser.
re: #64 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Except that the Monarchy represents an outdated tradition of hereditary rule that is still manifest and highly prevalent in the British Class system
Good. Now discuss Holland, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Norway and Belgium.
re: #118 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Per Wikipedia “The states that have adopted stand-your-ground in practice … Virginia”.
Shoot him.
re: #248 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Well, apart from the fact that Burger King “french fries” are a poor excuse for chips and their buns are a poor excuse for bread. And they seem to have replaced the butter with something strange.
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