Cody Johnston’s Epic Rant About “Cancel Culture”
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Hi. In today’s episode, we explore what, if any, aspect of cancel culture is actually real.
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I liked Cody until I found out he was a hardcore Bernoid. Did he get over that shit?
I see Rick Santorum is frothing again. Good work, CNN, hiring this outright bigot to spread hatred and his fucked up opinions.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2021
re: #1 The Pie Overlord!
Yes, that put me off too. But he’s also really good at taking apart right wing bullshit, so I can’t totally hold it against him.
The bodies *did* pile high in their thousands. But sections of the media did their level best to absolve the Prime Minister of any responsibility for dawdling over a second and a third lockdown, until it became part of a briefing war between Westminster insiders. It’s disgusting. pic.twitter.com/Qv9JYpcg6j
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) April 26, 2021
Cummings has TAPES https://t.co/GHoNqy8ybc
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) April 26, 2021
BREAKING: Attorney General Merrick Garland expected to announce an investigation into the policing practices of the Louisville Police Department, a source tells @ABC News. https://t.co/BKf0J7zONO
— ABC News (@ABC) April 26, 2021
“While the pandemic continues, Moderna will not enforce our COVID-19 related patents against those making vaccines intended to combat the pandemic. Further, we are also willing to license our intellectual property for COVID-19 vaccines to others for the post pandemic period.” https://t.co/0v7W0n1mTM
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) April 26, 2021
There is a baby cardinal outside my kitchen window in some hibiscus bushes . Mom and dad are bringing it food which means we have a nest nearby. Such a tiny thing, it doesn’t look like it can fly, and so cute. How to keep Cleo away is going to be the fun part. It’s hard to get a good photo from my window, but the little thing is almost in the center of the photo.
re: #5 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m waiting for him to announce an investigation into the seditionist practices of Republican Senators.
Well, now…
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re: #9 darthstar
I’m waiting for him to announce an investigation into the seditionist practices of Republican Senators.
I’m hoping for Trump, but I think state prosecutors will get to him first.
re: #11 Eclectic Cyborg
I’m hoping for Trump, but I think state prosecutors will get to him first.
State criminal prosecution would be best…no way for Republicans to cry about Biden not pardoning him.
re: #12 darthstar
State criminal prosecution would be best…no way for Republicans to cry about Biden not pardoning him.
And the next Republican president couldn’t pardon him.
re: #8 IngisKahn
I’ve always wondered in this question, if there are people on the trolley? Like, if not, isn’t the answer to flip the switch while the trolley is at the junction and thus derailing it to save everyone?
Or did I just Kobayashi Maru the test?
re: #13 Belafon
And the next Republican president couldn’t pardon him.
They’d probably push a constitutional amendment to override states’ rights.
oh please mr erdogan not that
any thing but that https://t.co/HL8rST6HHT— darth™ (@darth) April 26, 2021
In the “Actions Have Consequences” file:
An Alaska state lawmaker who had called flight attendants “mask bullies” and clashed with airline employees on video over mask rules is now banned from Alaska Airlines for her “continued refusal to comply” with the mask policy, the airline said in a statement.
The restriction on Republican state Sen. Lora Reinbold will make her job more difficult: Alaska Airlines operates the only regular flights between her home north of Anchorage and the state capital in Juneau.
re: #14 KGxvi
I mean, the more I think about it, the trolley is probably empty, right? Otherwise, why couldn’t someone on the trolley stop it?
So, yeah, I think I just solved this. Where is my Nobel Prize?
re: #13 Belafon
And the next Republican president couldn’t pardon him.
the governor of Georgia could.
re: #14 KGxvi
I’ve always wondered in this question, if there are people on the trolley? Like, if not, isn’t the answer to flip the switch while the trolley is at the junction and thus derailing it to save everyone?
Or did I just Kobayashi Maru the test?
That would be Kirking the Kobayashi Maru Trolley test, yes. :D
re: #21 KGxvi
I mean, the more I think about it, the trolley is probably empty, right? Otherwise, why couldn’t someone on the trolley stop it?
So, yeah, I think I just solved this. Where is my Nobel Prize?
Can’t have a trolley with No bell.
re: #24 Teukka
That would be Kirking the Kobayashi Maru Trolley test, yes. :D
Well to quote Kirk, “I don’t believe in no-win scenarios”
re: #14 KGxvi
I’ve always wondered in this question, if there are people on the trolley? Like, if not, isn’t the answer to flip the switch while the trolley is at the junction and thus derailing it to save everyone?
Or did I just Kobayashi Maru the test?
That may be the moral option in any case. Derailing the car is not guaranteed to kill anyone while the other options are.
NEW: Oxford researchers find malaria vaccine is highly effective:
• Vaccine efficacy of 77% in African children
• Vaccine, trialled in 450 children, shows favourable safety profile and was well-tolerated
More info ⬇️https://t.co/vOvEuICo2Q— University of Oxford (@UniofOxford) April 23, 2021
re: #27 IngisKahn
That may be the moral option in any case. Derailing the car is not guaranteed to kill anyone while the other options are.
Good point.
re: #17 darthstar
If Erdoğan signed a proclamation calling the Trail of Tears an example of ethnic cleansing and genocide, Biden’s response would be, “Can’t argue with that, Jack, it was a total atrocity.”
— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) April 25, 2021
re: #17 darthstar
Ummm, yeah….I learned about that (formally) in high school, in my American History class and informally from my dad when I was a kid - we went to the Little Bighorn memorial when I was about seven, where I learned (to quote my dad) “Custer got exactly what he had comin’ to him.”
re: #33 Dr Lizardo
Ummm, yeah….I learned about that (formally) in high school, in my American History class and informally from my dad when I was a kid - we went to the Little Bighorn memorial when I was about seven, where I learned (to quote my dad) “Custer got exactly what he had comin’ to him.”
The Sioux were not known for fighting with a lot of restraint, but you’ll note that history does not record the absolute destruction of the enemy force in any other engagement they won.
Showed it to my daughter and she told me about MULTITRACK DRIFTING
And sent me this:
Excellent. https://t.co/KDMsQtRqgU
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2021
re: #14 KGxvi
I’ve always wondered in this question, if there are people on the trolley? Like, if not, isn’t the answer to flip the switch while the trolley is at the junction and thus derailing it to save everyone?
Or did I just Kobayashi Maru the test?
In the dilemma it is a runaway
No one on board
All you can do is move the switch or not
re: #37 Charles Johnson
Argh. I just spent hours taking my devices into the AT&T store to be upgraded to avoid the last scare about vulnerabilities. My home internet is not strong enough to download the OS.
re: #39 Dangerman
Move it halfway and wreck the thing.
re: #27 IngisKahn
That may be the moral option in any case. Derailing the car is not guaranteed to kill anyone while the other options are.
and running over people is probably going to derail it anyway.
re: #1 The Pie Overlord!
I liked Cody until I found out he was a hardcore Bernoid. Did he get over that shit?
In many of his videos he sneaks in a dirtbag left version of “both sides” somewhere (there was at least one in this one), and sometimes but far less often drops a ‘Biden is a Rapist/Sexual Predator’ reference if you pay attention.
He’s 99% good, great at calling out the GOPs bullshit… The other 1% is teetering on a deal-breaker for me. I literally think “How is he going to find a way to shit all over Biden and the Democrats in this one” every time a he posts a video, but I watch every single one.
The Biden administration has announced plans to spray angus cows with paraquat….//
re: #13 Belafon
And the next Republican president couldn’t pardon him.
Dog help us if there is another Republican President in Trump’s lifetime.
re: #38 Charmingly Persistent
Here’s another one:
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The trolley problem was one of the best episodes of The Good Place, which you should definitely watch if you haven’t.
Installing iOS 14.5 now. Can’t wait to turn on the “FU FACEBOOK” setting.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 26, 2021
Covid safety best practices: Get vaccinated then skip the parties and clubbing, just make out with strangers. pic.twitter.com/rX1khr7IWV
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 26, 2021
re: #51 No Malarkey!
When Can America Return To Licking Doorknobs?
re: #47 No Malarkey!
Dog help us if there is another Republican President in
Trump’smy lifetime.
Meanwhile, here in my ridiculous county:
A Republican operative who helped propel QAnon into the mainstream back in 2017 has just been elected to a leadership role in a local Republican party in South Carolina.
Tracy Diaz, also known online as Tracy Beanz, won a landslide victory Saturday in Horry County, a working-class coastal haven, where she was overwhelmingly voted onto the state executive committee.
Endorsed by BOTH Mike Flynn AND Lin Wood, who, by the way, is running for State Repub chair here in South by dog Carolina.
And, here’s what “Tracy Beanz” had to say about that:
Diaz said integrity came back to the Horry County Republican Party with Saturday’s leadership results. It can be restored at the state level if the support for Wood continues to grow and he knocks McKissick off in three weeks.
grandstranddaily.com
In the evergreen words of James L. Petigru after South Carolina seceded in 1860, “South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum.”
Two minutes of Carol Burnett gold. HBD, Carol… https://t.co/zuE2J8iofE
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) April 26, 2021
re: #52 Dangerman
We’ve gotten accustomed to having a daily high above last summer’s average deaths and cases. Instead of getting us towards zero, we’re accepting deaths and illnesses that are largely avoidable if people mask/social distance/vaccinate.
Over in India, they held religious gatherings and festivals, with entirely predictable results.
re: #55 BeachDem
Meanwhile, here in my ridiculous county:
A Republican operative who helped propel QAnon into the mainstream back in 2017 has just been elected to a leadership role in a local Republican party in South Carolina.
Tracy Diaz, also known online as Tracy Beanz, won a landslide victory Saturday in Horry County, a working-class coastal haven, where she was overwhelmingly voted onto the state executive committee.
Endorsed by BOTH Mike Flynn AND Lin Wood, who, by the way, is running for State Repub chair here in South by dog Carolina.
And, here’s what “Tracy Beanz” had to say about that:
Diaz said integrity came back to the Horry County Republican Party with Saturday’s leadership results. It can be restored at the state level if the support for Wood continues to grow and he knocks McKissick off in three weeks.
grandstranddaily.comIn the evergreen words of James L. Petigru after South Carolina seceded in 1860, “South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum.”
Make no mistake, the fascists are firming up control of the GQP at state and local levels, and they have absolutely no intention of allowing free and fair elections.
re: #55 BeachDem
Meanwhile, here in my ridiculous county:
A Republican operative who helped propel QAnon into the mainstream back in 2017 has just been elected to a leadership role in a local Republican party in South Carolina.
Tracy Diaz, also known online as Tracy Beanz, won a landslide victory Saturday in Horry County, a working-class coastal haven, where she was overwhelmingly voted onto the state executive committee.
She’s a featured player in that HBO Q-Anon documentary.
He can’t run for Governor as a Republican if he doesn’t support the white patriarchy.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) April 26, 2021
re: #55 BeachDem
I’ve seen my nutso relatives post her QAnon crap.
Hurts that I have a lot of family in Horry County who probably support that liar.
Reapportionment news.
Texas gains two seats. All other changes are one-seat changes.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) April 26, 2021
Texas gains two seats, and you can bet, none of them will end up with Democrats because the Texas legislature will gerrymander the districts to continue control.
Slowest growth overall in decades.
An employee petition at Simon & Schuster demanding that the company stop publishing authors associated with the Trump administration collected 216 internal signatures and several thousand outside supporters, including well-known Black writers,” the Wall Street Journal reports.The letter asks the publisher not to treat “the Trump administration as a ‘normal’ chapter in American history.”
Texas GOP is both seceding and excited about gaining two seats.
re: #62 lawhawk
Reapportionment news.
Texas gains two seats, and you can bet, none of them will end up with Democrats because the Texas legislature will gerrymander the districts to continue control.
Slowest growth overall in decades.
Slight advantage to Republicans. Gerrymandering is their big edge.
These results are slightly better for House Democrats than expected. https://t.co/B0raaJoVDJ
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) April 26, 2021
Gerrymandering is wrong, but since SCOTUS gave it a thumbs up, the Democrats would be crazy not to where they can.
Exactly. If Ds were smart they’d gerrymander every state they currently trifecta control to max their own seat share OR power through redistricting reform
One or the other or they lose the House.
Trust me, GOP is going to be merciless on their redistricting. https://t.co/IptjatxeEM— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌 (@RachelBitecofer) April 26, 2021
Question: I was given 4 wedges of young Gouda cheese. This is not a variety I am familiar with. What is a good use for it?
I got a letter from the IRS which had me in a mild panic until I saw it was just a letter from President Biden about the stimulus checks.
re: #67 No Malarkey!
Illinois will. We have super-majorities in the legislature.
re: #68 William Lewis
Question: I was given 4 wedges of young Gouda cheese. This is not a variety I am familiar with. What is a good use for it?
Oh, nom nom nom! I would just eat it, because I am a pig!
re: #66 jaunte
How is California losing 1 seat if the population increased by 4 Wyomings?
I probably know why so this is more of a why are we still doing it this way question.
For all the talk of NY losing population and multiple seats because of high taxes, flight to Florida, etc., it appears that they were just, *checks* 89 people, from being able to retain all their congressional seats.
New York was 89 people away from not losing a Congressional seat. Wow
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 26, 2021
Considering covid19 and the horrific death toll here, that’s absolute amazing. And horrifyingly sad.
California loses one seat.
Now which asshole can we get rid of McCarthy or Nunes?
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re: #58 No Malarkey!
Make no mistake, the fascists are firming up control of the GQP at state and local levels, and they have absolutely no intention of allowing free and fair elections.
I believe you’re right, but here they don’t even have to mess with the elections as there are more than enough crazy assholes for them to win everything in this state without even bothering. Sigh.
re: #70 retired cynic
Illinois will. We have super-majorities in the legislature.
Hopefully they realize that when drawing lines to try to make strong Democratic districts, to not rely on Colleges and Universities to help with the numbers like last time, since getting college kids to vote is like pulling teeth.
re: #76 BeachDem
I believe you’re right, but here they don’t even have to mess with the elections as there are more than enough crazy assholes for them to win everything in this state without even bothering. Sigh.
So the real fear is that they screw with states like Arizona that are drifting blue and turning them full apartheid red.
Black man killed by police in #NorthCarolina had his hands on his car steering wheel when he was shot, according to family attorney who says authorities shared only 20 seconds of body cam video.
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) April 26, 2021
Unfu… nope. Totally fucking predictable. The cops are sharing just 20 seconds of video, but it already shows how badly policing is in the country.
re: #73 lawhawk
For all the talk of NY losing population and multiple seats because of high taxes, flight to Florida, etc., it appears that they were just, *checks* 89 people, from being able to retain all their congressional seats.
Considering covid19 and the horrific death toll here, that’s absolute amazing. And horrifyingly sad.
The good news is that the seats California and New York lose will probably both be Republicans, as will the WV seat.
This is why simply looking at states isn’t the full story.
The seat NY will lose is likely currently GOP. If it goes to MT, it likely creates a competitive seat a Dem can win.
In order to calculate the likely partisan effect, you need to understand the marginal districts. https://t.co/oZhyEe9pKy— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) April 26, 2021
Game of chase.
Best game of chase, ever 😆 pic.twitter.com/6YDsMXq08P
— Strictly (@StrictlyChristo) April 24, 2021
Here’s the thing y’all need to understand- TX isn’t going to add 2 new R seats. They’re going for 4. https://t.co/u6G0WcZK1F
— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌 (@RachelBitecofer) April 26, 2021
re: #72 Jack Burton, Gunner on Death Star of David
How is California losing 1 seat if the population increased by 4 Wyomings?
I probably know why so this is more of a why are we still doing it this way question.
Because we have an incredibly stupid and arbitrary limit of 435 seats in the House. So, even though our population continued to grow, it didn’t grow fast enough.
The fact that nobody in Congress has even broached the idea of expanding the House is just incredibly annoying to me. It’s been 435 for 110 years. In the 1912 election that meant the average congressional district was 210,583 people. Now it’s going to be 761,952. I’m not saying the House should be 1575 members to match the ration for 1912… but under the Wyoming Rule, we’d have 547 seats and 40 states would gain seats in the House.
re: #84 A Cranky One
Game of chase.
Fascinating how species separated by hundreds of millions of years of evolution can have fun playing together.
re: #68 William Lewis
Grilled cheese. You can make Mac and cheese with it, but you have to be careful. It gets gloppy and weird if you cook at too high a heat or if it cooks too long.
re: #88 A Mom Anon
Grilled cheese. You can make Mac and cheese with it, but you have to be careful. It gets gloppy and weird if you cook at too high a heat or if it cooks too long.
Thanks! I’ll try a sandwich later today.
It sure looks to me like Trump’s plan to undercount the Hispanic population worked, and it’s backfiring by costing TX & FL one Electoral Vote each.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 26, 2021
re: #89 William Lewis
I add a couple of slices of crispy bacon to mine, it’s sooo good!
re: #50 Charles Johnson
I literally see no difference between what was and what is now. I have no individual apps to turn off… It’s all or nothing and it was of before.
Looks like Turkey is going into “full shutdown” from 29 April to 17 May.
From what I’ve heard from my Turkish friends, President Erdoğan said it was to bring cases down ASAP, because they’re desperately trying to save this summer’s tourist season, which begins in June. International tourism is a significant segment of Turkey’s economy and the government likely reckons their battered economy can’t take too many more hits.
Why does this remind me of “Democrats say that the ACA does not include death panels”?
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) April 26, 2021
re: #84 A Cranky One
Do chickens feel joy? Is this play of aggression. I dog I get. The chicken leaves me with questions. The mentality of birds in general leaves me with questions…… Especially with some behaviors I’ve seen lately.
My son makes a very good mac and cheese, but he insists that smoked gouda is better.
re: #93 Dr Lizardo
Looks like Turkey is going into “full shutdown” from 29 April to 17 May.
From what I’ve heard from my Turkish friends, President Erdoğan said it was to bring cases down ASAP, because they’re desperately trying to save this summer’s tourist season, which begins in June. International tourism is a significant segment of Turkey’s economy and the government likely reckons their battered economy can’t take too many more hits.
According to the JHU website, less than 10% of Turks are vaccinated.
re: #96 Barefoot Grin
My son makes a very good mac and cheese, but he insists that smoked gouda is better.
If you vape your Gouda it’s much better than smoking it. Besides the pipe doesn’t get so clogged up.
re: #98 Dave In Austin
If you vape your Gouda it’s much better than smoking it. Besides the pipe doesn’t get so clogged up.
He says that’s for mids.
re: #96 Barefoot Grin
My son makes a very good mac and cheese, but he insists that smoked gouda is better.
Guryere - which I never, ever spell correctly - makes the best Mac and cheese.
re: #95 Dave In Austin
Do chickens feel joy? Is this play of aggression. I dog I get. The chicken leaves me with questions. The mentality of birds in general leaves me with questions…… Especially with some behaviors I’ve seen lately.
The chicken has cultural memory of how many times dogs have forced their way into so many chicken coops and committed massacres. She harbors resentment.
re: #100 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Guryere - which I never, ever spell correctly - makes the best Mac and cheese.
Yes! It’s so good. Lately I’ve been getting into Sartori cheeses. They’ve got that little bit of umami or whatever that explodes on the tongue (*does not literally explode).
Lots more women than men vaccinated in Kentucky, but I think this is due in part to the heavy early emphasis on vaccinating the elderly, especially nursing home residents, which skew heavily female.
re: #97 No Malarkey!
According to the JHU website, less than 10% of Turks are vaccinated.
Yeah, I hear from my Turkish friends that vaccination there is something of a fiasco.
re: #64 jaunte
Texas GOP is both seceding and excited about gaining two seats.
They are also excited about receiving Federal money for natural disasters including the infamous electricity scam just a few months ago. You know- the scam where big money players pocketed $Billions directly on the misery of the common electricity customer in Texas.
re: #95 Dave In Austin
Do chickens feel joy? Is this play of aggression. I dog I get. The chicken leaves me with questions. The mentality of birds in general leaves me with questions…… Especially with some behaviors I’ve seen lately.
Don’t know about chickens, but we had an African Grey parrot that liked playing jokes.
An incredible mimic, he’d do things like make hurt puppy noises and then laugh when we investigated. Far smarter than people understand.
re: #104 Dr Lizardo
Yeah, I hear from my Turkish friends that vaccination there is something of a fiasco.
Doing better than some advanced EU countries though.
re: #95 Dave In Austin
Do chickens feel joy? Is this play of aggression. I dog I get. The chicken leaves me with questions. The mentality of birds in general leaves me with questions…… Especially with some behaviors I’ve seen lately.
Considering there are birds that use tools, and the videos I’ve seen of birds performing ceremonies for their dead kin, I suspect they feel a lot.
re: #68 William Lewis
Question: I was given 4 wedges of young Gouda cheese. This is not a variety I am familiar with. What is a good use for it?
When sliced, they make fantastic esophageal cleansers.
re: #95 Dave In Austin
Do chickens feel joy? Is this play of aggression. I dog I get. The chicken leaves me with questions. The mentality of birds in general leaves me with questions…… Especially with some behaviors I’ve seen lately.
Chickens seem to enjoy beating me at Tic-Tac-Toe
re: #107 No Malarkey!
Doing better than some advanced EU countries though.
In fact, Turkey compares well with all European countries, except the UK, which didn’t pause AZ vaccinations.
This seems like a bit of positive news:
Americans who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus may be able to visit countries in the European Union this summer, the head of the bloc’s executive body said.
[snip]
“One thing is clear,” she told the newspaper. “All 27 member states will accept, unconditionally, all those who are vaccinated with vaccines that are approved by EMA.”
Apparently negotiations are ongoing. But it would be nice to get to go to Europe this summer/fall.
re: #111 No Malarkey!
In fact, Turkey compares well with all European countries, except the UK, which didn’t pause AZ vaccinations.
Hungary has fully vaccinated 17% of its population, which I think is the highest level in the EU. Israel of course has done great, and Chile, surprisingly, has fully vaccinated a third of its population.
re: #100 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Guryere - which I never, ever spell correctly - makes the best Mac and cheese.
I like going with a couple types of cheese.
I’ve also found that lobster and truffle oil make mac n cheese especially good.
re: #96 Barefoot Grin
My son makes a very good mac and cheese, but he insists that smoked gouda is better.
Smoked gouda is wonderful! I agree with your son.
re: #112 KGxvi
This seems like a bit of positive news:
Apparently negotiations are ongoing. But it would be nice to get to go to Europe this summer/fall.
Republicans who refuse to get a vaccination passport won’t get to though.
re: #113 No Malarkey!
Hungary has fully vaccinated 17% of its population, which I think is the highest level in the EU. Israel of course has done great, and Chile, surprisingly, has fully vaccinated a third of its population.
Handy chart showing at least one dose.
The fully vaccinated number will probably be a bit lower in most countries since most vaccines require 2 doses.
re: #20 KGxvi
In the “Actions Have Consequences” file:
Update:
Alaska Airlines bans Eagle River lawmaker for violating COVID-19 mask policy
The ban had cast uncertainty on how Reinbold might have rejoined the Alaska Senate when legislative work resumed Monday. No other airline has regularly scheduled direct flights between Anchorage and Juneau.
But Reinbold embraced an alternate travel solution: On Sunday, she posted to her Facebook page describing “a long unexpected trip to Juneau by road/ferry system.” To reach a port serviced by a ferry to the capital city on Sunday, she would’ve had to drive hundreds of miles from Eagle River to either Skagway or Haines, which also would require going through part of Canada.
She made it to Juneau and was on the Senate floor at the state Capitol on Monday morning.
Because Biden really cares about impressing Lindsey. https://t.co/kKuzRppKJ1 pic.twitter.com/0lrXdxmdWP
— Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair (@harrisonjaime) April 26, 2021
re: #106 A Cranky One
Don’t know about chickens, but we had an African Grey parrot that liked playing jokes.
An incredible mimic, he’d do things like make hurt puppy noises and then laugh when we investigated. Far smarter than people understand.
I have a 28 year old African Gray I hand fed from the egg. I can tell you stories. So can he.
re: #118 Cheechako
Update:
Alaska Airlines bans Eagle River lawmaker for violating COVID-19 mask policy
She’s saying she crossed into Canada to return to the US?
I’m calling bullshit.
re: #119 Dave In Austin
Some day, I would really love to know what broke the brains of so many conservatives/Republicans.
re: #120 Dave In Austin
I have a 28 year old African Gray I hand fed from the egg. I can tell you stories. So can he.
They are dinosaurs who traded size for the ability to fly. I’d consider that an upgrade.
re: #121 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
She’s saying she crossed into Canada to return to the US?
I’m calling bullshit.
According to googlemaps to drive from Juneau to Anchorage, it’s 848 miles, takes about 20 hours and does require driving through part of Canada.
re: #122 KGxvi
Some day, I would really love to know what broke the brains of so many conservatives/Republicans.
Black people winning elections.
re: #125 Belafon
Black people winning elections.
I’d say black people winning period. As soon as minorities “stepped put of their place”, all the casual racism became full bore open, and anyone who supports minority rights is a traitor.
re: #119 Dave In Austin
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Jaime doesn’t take shit from Republicans. A few examples:
And I will take great joy responding to the falsehoods & the hypocrisy that I’m sure we will hear in this response. #IGotReceipts #FactChecking https://t.co/jjmSSFfDLP
— Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair (@harrisonjaime) April 22, 2021
Mr. #PassOneBillIn10Yrs If you gave a damn about your constituents you would actually do some work to help them.
Maybe you should give back that $174,000 a year salary because golfing and going to Clemson football games do not constitute work. https://t.co/JO8lV2foFU— Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair (@harrisonjaime) April 23, 2021
Seriously is any one surprised to hear this hot garbage coming from Rick Santorum?!
Nothing was here?! No native American culture in American culture?! America hasn’t changed?!
Ok @CNN … ok! https://t.co/fGjJTf3u1m— Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair (@harrisonjaime) April 26, 2021
Two Rick Wilson tweets…
Remembering that Wilson is a political operative. So one part is self-marketing. But the power of these tweets are that they are also true.
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This emergent transformation in the National Populist ranks into authoritarian statists is something to behold.
With Trump, it was cosplay autarky and blistering ignorance about trade and markets.
These people know better.— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 26, 2021
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Democrats had best wake the hell up.
While you think it’s about policy, the GOP knows it’s about politics, ground level bloody-minded knife-fighting politics.
House GOP retreat: Lawmakers giddy about 2022 takeover https://t.co/Q6YGz3cnd7 via @politico— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 26, 2021
re: #122 KGxvi
Some day, I would really love to know what broke the brains of so many conservatives/Republicans.
tax cuts and/or religion.
re: #129 sagehen
Spite and hate for pretty much everyone, except maybe most of their MAGA buds is part of it. That level of hate causes brain damage.
re: #128 ckkatz
Two Rick Wilson tweets…
Remembering that Wilson is a political operative. So one part is self-marketing. But the power of these tweets are that they are also true.
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I hear this, but I know that there are plenty of Democrats that know what is going on. It’s the few that think it’s still politics as usual that I don’t know what to do with. And the administration knows as well.
re: #124 KGxvi
According to googlemaps to drive from Juneau to Anchorage, it’s 848 miles, takes about 20 hours and does require driving through part of Canada.
So which Motel No-Tell did she stop at?
re: #121 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
She’s saying she crossed into Canada to return to the US?
I’m calling bullshit.
Canada does allow Alaskans (and other travelers) to drive thru Canada non-stop only. No overnight stays in motels or use of any restaurants. Fuel purchase is self-serve only. In the Yukon, you have less than 24 hours to travel from Haines/Skagway, Alaska to Beaver Creek. Any rest stops require sleeping in your vehicle.
At the Canadian border you are given a windshield sticker displaying the date/time you entered Canada And the date/time you MUST be out of the country. The RCMP will be looking for these tags on any out of country vehicle.
The fine for missing the deadline is large and the Canadians do not have a sense of humor when it comes to their citizen’s health.
re: #134 Cheechako
I also forgot to mention that travel through Canada must be for business, health , or family reasons only. Tourists ARE NOT allowed to pass through.
re: #124 KGxvi
According to googlemaps to drive from Juneau to Anchorage, it’s 848 miles, takes about 20 hours and does require driving through part of Canada.
The border between Canada and the US remains closed. IF she came in (IF they let her which I do no for one second believe they would), she’d have to quarantine for 14 days. If she didn’t they’d fine the fuck our of her. If she gave them shit they’d throw her in jail and fine the fuck out of her.
It took months to allow kids to go to school in an area where they (Canadians and Americans) share a school. MONTHS of legislative negotiations.
She’s lying. Guaranteed.
re: #134 Cheechako
Canada does allow Alaskans (and other travelers) to drive thru Canada non-stop only. No overnight stays in motels or use of any restaurants. Fuel purchase is self-serve only. In the Yukon, you have less than 24 hours to travel from Haines/Skagway, Alaska to Beaver Creek. Any rest stops require sleeping in your vehicle.
At the Canadian border you are given a windshield sticker displaying the date/time you entered Canada And the date/time you MUST be out of the country. The RCMP will be looking for these tags on any out of country vehicle.
The fine for missing the deadline is large and the Canadians do not have a sense of humor when it comes to their citizen’s health.
Are they still allowing that after so many people abused it?
re: #134 Cheechako
My guess is that someone with a private plane gave her a lift. I believe a high percentage of Alaskans are pilots, compared with other states.
re: #136 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
The border between Canada and the US remains closed. IF she came in (IF they let her which I do no for one second believe they would), she’d have to quarantine for 14 days. If she didn’t they’d fine the fuck our of her. If she gave them shit they’d throw her in jail and fine the fuck out of her.
It took months to allow kids to go to school in an area where they (Canadians and Americans) share a school. MONTHS of legislative negotiations.
She’s lying. Guaranteed.
My guess: Some fatcat gave her a seat on a private plane.
What? pic.twitter.com/98r8qZf075
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) April 26, 2021
Thread:
The president of a lawyer recruiting firm accidentally emailed me ABOUT me 😭 pic.twitter.com/cIGQisdhr0
— Diversity 💙💜💖♥️🧡💛💕mzstarrburst (@GummiPie) April 26, 2021
I am diversity. By myself. Me.
— Diversity 💙💜💖♥️🧡💛💕mzstarrburst (@GummiPie) April 26, 2021
I cannot sue for this, y’all.😅 pic.twitter.com/CVrgLSj3Ia
— Diversity 💙💜💖♥️🧡💛💕mzstarrburst (@GummiPie) April 26, 2021
All of the 👱🏼♀️🧑🏻🦲🧓🏽🧔🏽👨🏼🦰 who swear being 🧒🏾👨🏿🦱👨🏿👳🏿♂️ gets you so much extra opportunity, please see this tweet.
— Diversity 💙💜💖♥️🧡💛💕mzstarrburst (@GummiPie) April 26, 2021
re: #140 Belafon
Get the net.
re: #140 Belafon
Even if this nonsense were true, how would turning people into controllable biorobot beetles be any different than normal right wing propaganda?
re: #142 Jack Burton, Gunner on Death Star of David
Get the net.
Get a load of the user name of that clown.
re: #140 Belafon
Beetle? Brastislava? Franz Kafka was from nearby Prague. Not the same country now but it was then. Just saying.
re: #87 No Malarkey!
Fascinating how species separated by hundreds of millions of years of evolution can have fun playing together.
The dog was having fun. That chicken was dead serious.
Researchers at Italy’s University of Palermo (UP) programmed a humanoid robot from Japanese manufacturer SoftBank Robotics with software that models human cognitive processes, along with a text-to-speech processor, so it could vocalize its decision-making process while completing tasks. The software enabled the robot, Pepper, to retrieve relevant data from its memory and determine the correct way to respond to human commands. After encoding etiquette rules into Pepper, the UP scientists asked it to set a dinner table, and either enabled or disabled its inner speech to observe the effects. When inner speech was disabled, the robot refused to perform tasks that contradicted the programmed rules, but could not explain its reasoning to the researchers. UP’s Arianna Pipitone says hearing a robot voice its decision-making process boosts the transparency between humans and robots, which could have ramifications for cooperative tasks.
re: #146 austin_blue
The dog was having fun. That chicken was dead serious.
I’m like the chicken. I don’t play chase for fun.
re: #148 Belafon
I’m like the chicken. I don’t play chase for fun.
“Do you run?”
“Only when chased.”
-Real Genius
re: #4 Backwoods_Sleuth
Welcome to the UK where the public health policy during a deadly pandemic is indistinguishable from a hit song by death metal band Drowning Pool
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) April 26, 2021
re: #143 EPR-radar
Even if this nonsense were true, how would turning people into controllable biorobot beetles be any different than normal right wing propaganda?
Their controllability is… inconsistent.
re: #150 Patricia Kayden
That’s not true…
Drowning Pool is barely metal, more like Metallica somewhere between the Black Album and Alternallica.
“Death Metal” LOL. Do people even think.
Did you.. just compare Drowning Pool to Metallica?
Drowning Pool could be considered nu metal, def not death metal
How about this scumbag? He is the reason I stopped watching CNN. A few minor points here for Rick the Dick-It was the Iroquois Confederacy that was used as the model for our federalism, they were the only democracy IN THE WORLD at the time, and had the 3 branches that we copied! https://t.co/87urL3jzLg
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) April 26, 2021
re: #131 Belafon
I hear this, but I know that there are plenty of Democrats that know what is going on. It’s the few that think it’s still politics as usual that I don’t know what to do with. And the administration knows as well.
I follow Rick on twitter and appreciate his, and other’s political perspicuity and their trolling of RWNJ.
But it’s their party’s organization, which is FUBAB.
Rick and his ilk are the ones who enabled the “cosplay autarky and blistering ignorance about trade and markets,” in order to win votes.
… and things got out of hand.
This is just a little reminder to scratch your dog behind the ear. pic.twitter.com/Mo0i4WNCcF
— Ernie and Berti (@Berti_and_Ernie) April 26, 2021
This is Prancer. He’s “the vessel for a traumatized Victorian child” who went viral for his brutally honest adoption ad. We are excited to share he finally found his forever home: one without men, children, or anything else he can’t h*ckin stand. 14/10 https://t.co/coN15R3THH pic.twitter.com/leMT0WwDTO
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) April 26, 2021
Incredible moment penguin escapes a pad of killer whales by leaping into a dinghy ………….. pic.twitter.com/D7u2GLd3aF
— 💕💕Lovely 💕💕 (@JasmineKardde35) April 26, 2021
re: #154 IngisKahn
Did you.. just compare Drowning Pool to Metallica?
Yeah when they got hair cuts and started to really really suck but did manage to somehow pull it together enough to put out something decent (but definitely 90s or 00s Alternative rather than metal) once in a blue moon.
The @CentnerAcademy charges $25,000/year tuition per student. https://t.co/QcDDD5fjwl
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) April 26, 2021
Fun fact: “Bodies” by Drowning Pool is about people jumping up and down in a mosh pit.
It was never meant to have violent connotations.
re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth
The school, citing widely debunked misinformation, said they’re worried teachers who are vaccinated may spread some unknown disease to children affecting their menstrual cycle.
The school is owned by Leila and David Centner and charges upwards of $30,000 a student. @CBSMiami— Jim DeFede (@DeFede) April 26, 2021
re: #163 Eclectic Cyborg
Fun fact: “Bodies” by Drowning Pool is about people jumping up and down in a mosh pit.
It was never meant to have violent connotations.
9/11 ruins everything.
re: #160 Jack Burton, Gunner on Death Star of David
Cute whiteboard, @GOPLeader! I think my kids used the same one when they were little.
But I think you misunderstood the assignment. The whiteboard is for inviting the American people into the conversation, not fear-mongering about disaster relief legislation. pic.twitter.com/NNiDEeVOyS— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) April 26, 2021
English extreme metal band Venom, from Newcastle, crystallized the elements of what later became known as thrash metal, death metal and black metal, with their first two albums Welcome to Hell[18] and Black Metal.[19] Their dark, blistering sound, harsh vocals, and macabre, proudly Satanic imagery proved a major inspiration for extreme metal bands.[20] Another highly influential band, Slayer, formed in 1981. Although the band was a thrash metal act, Slayer’s music was more violent than their thrash contemporaries Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax.[21] Their breakneck speed and instrumental prowess combined with lyrics about death, violence, war, and Satanism won Slayer a cult following.[22] According to Mike McPadden, Hell Awaits, Slayer’s sophomore album, “largely invent[ed] much of the sound and fury that would evolve into death metal.”[23] According to AllMusic, their third album Reign in Blood inspired the entire death metal genre.[24] It had a big impact on genre leaders such as Death, Obituary, and Morbid Angel.[21]
re: #84 A Cranky One
Game of chase.
I’ve known a lot of chickens and I’ve known a lot of dogs. Even though the Chickens were food, they were smarter, better “people” in many ways. That’s not to say things against dogs, just that Chickens are far smarter than people realize. Those fucking dinosaurs are much smarter than people realize and I love dealing with them.
kidding time at Blue Heron Farm:
#Vagooterwatch is infinitely less pleasant in the fly season. 😒 pic.twitter.com/9ETWhxKMDv
— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) April 26, 2021
Now there’s a whole cheering section. pic.twitter.com/it5sZPkMJd
— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) April 26, 2021
re: #168 Amory Blaine
Reign in Blood was when we were in early high school and it was the perfect alternate to hair metal bands.
.@SecMayorkas is launching an internal review “to address the threat of domestic violent extremism within the Department of Homeland Security.” pic.twitter.com/GrTJhxwZkq
— Jean Guerrero (@jeanguerre) April 26, 2021
re: #151 nines09
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That single was the first one from U2 I bought. Expensive as fuck as an import and worth every fucking penny.
I got through basic training and to my unit in Germany and near the beginning of my time there I was snooping through the PX and found their new tape that I hadn’t heard about. I knew them from that single so I bought it. I got back to my arms room (I was the battalion armorer by then) and dropped it into my tape player and cranked it.
The first thing I heard was the staccato drum beat of Larry Mullins intro to “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” and was hooked.
AG Garland: “The Department of Justice is opening a civil investigation into the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government and the Louisville Metro Police Department to determine whether LMPD engages in a pattern or practice of violations of the Constitution or federal law.” pic.twitter.com/k8KOuAhW0G
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) April 26, 2021
re: #166 Deep State SuperElite Satinist
Didn’t Metallica do like a Ford commercial? NTTAWWT
I was able to see U2 for free along with Pop Will Eat Itself for Achtung Baby, with the Trabants waving around on servo motors. T’was a fun show.
re: #169 William Lewis
There’s a show on one of the Nat Geo channels called Unusual Animal Friends. I saw an episode yesterday about a little boy on the autism spectrum who fell in love with chickens his mom decided to keep for eggs. Turns out the chickens were the best therapy for her little guy. He began to walk and then run to keep up with them and began talking to them for the first time. He holds and loves on them like a puppy and they cuddle right up to him.
But of course neighbors bitched and it turns out it wasn’t legal for her a have the chickens even though she had called the county and had been told it was ok. They let her have a year to keep the chickens before they would make a final decision. In the end they won and the little guy got to keep his favorite critters. I did a bit of digging and apparently chickens are used for therapy animals,especially for kids with autism. Which is cool.
re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth
This is a new school opened just last year. I’ll bet the owners, a couple named Centner, have some connection to the vitamin/ supplement/non-traditional healthcare racket.
re: #176 Amory Blaine
Ha ha sorry , I saw Pop will Eat Itself with NIN. Must have been high ;)
re: #176 Amory Blaine
I was able to see U2 for free along with Pop Will Eat Itself for Achtung Baby, with the Trabants waving around on servo motors. T’was a fun show.
I saw them during the “Pop Mart” tour. I don’t generally get into huge stadium concerts.
But when you hear 50,000 people singing “In The Name Of Love” the shiver’s go up and down your spine and you’re glad to be part of that something bigger than yourself.
One of the old favorites.
Anti-right lyrics for anyone interested
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I can tell you that this story and these allegations are unequivocally false. This never happened - either when I was Secretary of State or since. https://t.co/BTOdFE1khW
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) April 26, 2021
WATCH LIVE at 6p/9e: @NarativTV’s Live coverage of President Biden’s address to congress on the eve of his 100th day in office. I’ll be joined live by Dr. @AllisonGill of the @DailyBeanspod plus more. Watch here on Wednesday night. https://t.co/Kd083DBQdv
— Zev Shalev (@ZevShalev) April 26, 2021
Today, President Biden signed an Executive Order establishing the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment. The Task Force will be dedicated to mobilizing the federal government to empower workers to organize and successfully bargain with their employers. pic.twitter.com/dYOETiSfEm
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 26, 2021
We were all once kids:
And… here’s @CrystalEchoHawk, exec director of IllumiNative, a nonprofit focused on combating the erasure of Native Americans:
“Rick Santorum is fueling white supremacy by erasing the history of Native peoples. CNN must … fire Rick Santorum.” https://t.co/tlnMhxZOEF— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 26, 2021
When I asked the National Congress of American Indians’ prez for comment on Santorum, I did not expect so much fire. Wow.
Full statement below.
“Make your choice. Do you stand with White Supremacists justifying Native American genocide, or do you stand with Native Americans?” pic.twitter.com/5Tot8CfgBL— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 26, 2021
I’ve now heard from 3 organizations calling on CNN to fire Rick Santorum over his comments about Native American culture.
No comment from CNN folks yet.— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 26, 2021
re: #186 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
We were all once kids:
to paraphrase a great books title, “and young”.
re: #178 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
This is a new school opened just last year. I’ll bet the owners, a couple named Centner, have some connection to the vitamin/ supplement/non-traditional healthcare racket.
In Miami the rules are different:
A full-floor penthouse atop the 24-story Capobella tower in the heart of Miami Beach — nicknamed Copabella Sky Villa — is being sold by owners purported to be Miami’s most generous philanthropic couple. They are not, however, just giving the place away; their asking price is a cool $17 million. The couple in question are David and Leila Centner, who made their fortune when they sold their Highway Toll Administration company (someone had to administer all that cash) for an undisclosed but clearly substantial amount.
Tonight, at her private school in the Design District, Republican mega-donor and Miami philanthropist Leila Centner is hosting a forum for Esteban “Steve” Bovo, who is running as the conservative candidate in the nonpartisan race for Miami-Dade County mayor.
miaminewtimes.com
Miami-born tech executive David Centner has recently returned to South Florida, where he and his family are becoming an important part of the area’s philanthropic and physical landscapes. After successful corporate exits in New York — his most recent company, Highway Toll Administration, was acquired by Platinum Equity’s $6.5 billion global buyout fund — Centner and his wife Leila are even more focused on humanitarian efforts. With the help of a $40 million donation to the Miami arm of the Newark-based Teachers Village Project - a national move toward building affordable housing for educators - the Centners are instrumental in bringing to Miami a mixed-use project, currently in the design phase and slated to offer workforce rental housing and condos, as well as office space, retail shops and a hotel. The Centners and their foundation support over 50 philanthropic organizations
re: #176 Amory Blaine
I was able to see U2 for free along with Pop Will Eat Itself for Achtung Baby, with the Trabants waving around on servo motors. T’was a fun show.
I’m an unapologetic U2 fan. I lost interest several years ago, but I love what I love. I took my son to see them at TD Garden in Boston about 5 years ago. When they broke out “I Will Follow” I started crying, it was so good.
The most interesting thing about @epicurious no longer publishing beef recipes is that they actually stopped more than a year ago… and no one noticed! https://t.co/w2DB7HuBmK pic.twitter.com/F38E1ELQX7
— Kate Taylor (@Kate_H_Taylor) April 26, 2021
re: #122 KGxvi
Some day, I would really love to know what broke the brains of so many conservatives/Republicans.
Bill Clinton defeating George Bush in 1992?
re: #114 KGxvi
I like adding some Havarti, Cheddar, and a smidge of Velveeta. The scary Velveeta keeps everything together and all the shells get covered with creamy goodness.
Looks like the Newsom recall is happening. Unless about 130,000 people who signed petitions have had a change of heart
.@levarburton: “In terms of cancel culture, I think it’s misnamed. I think we have a consequence culture and consequences are finally encompassing everybody.” #TheView pic.twitter.com/jDQ9HEJyV2
— Justice Dominguez (@justicedeveraux) April 26, 2021
re: #195 KGxvi
What a stupid waste of time and money. I don’t think Newsom is nearly as vulnerable to recall as Gray Davis was, but it is still irritating.
CA Republicans are incapable of winning any statewide office in any normal election. So cheap tricks like unjustified recalls are the only chance they have.
re: #192 plansbandc
ENRON lite.
i.e. “we have to temporarily shut down some of our generators for routine maintenance.”
In the meantime electricity will be more expensive.
(some Texas folk are going to wish they were paying a fixed rate)
Tucker Carlson telling viewers to call child protective services on parents who have kids wearing masks.
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) April 27, 2021
This guy asked my very eligible friend out after they’d just met. He didn’t like that she proposed a different cafe option so now he’s dateless and material for my twitter feed. pic.twitter.com/eiIoGbRxm2
— Elisa Xu (@helloelisax) April 26, 2021
Fox News telling people to keep calling CPS and the cops until someone arrives. https://t.co/LUJL0oVMjR
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) April 27, 2021
Someone is going to get killed by Tucker Carlson, stochastic terrorist.
Tennessee is:
#1 in Medical bankruptcies
#1 in rural hospital closures per capita
Highest % of minimum wage jobs
“F” in education funding
Bottom in maternal & infant mortality
Bottom in poverty
One of the most federally-dependent states… Etc.
Work for who, Marsha? 🧐 https://t.co/4K6JSdTRZC— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 26, 2021
A growing number of insurers are quietly ending fee waivers for Covid-19 treatment on some or all policies. https://t.co/LdfwfKJ4DA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 27, 2021
re: #198 EPR-radar
What a stupid waste of time and money. I don’t think Newsom is nearly as vulnerable to recall as Gray Davis was, but it is still irritating.
CA Republicans are incapable of winning any statewide office in any normal election. So cheap tricks like unjustified recalls are the only chance they have.
Early polls have it like 55-40 against. And if things are more back to normal by November, it’s highly unlikely he will get recalled. But the Dems should get someone on the replacement ballot just in case.
re: #189 BeenHereAwhile
Smoking gun? The school’s COO, Bianca Erickson, is eyeball deep in Woo:
(Jan. 2019) voyagemia.com
re: #203 Backwoods_Sleuth
Of course conservative policies work. You just have to use the conservative definition of “work”.
For public policy this is “getting as much money into the hands of the GOP donor class as possible”.
re: #206 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
Smoking gun? The school’s COO, Bianca Erickson, is eyeball deep in Woo:
(Jan. 2019) voyagemia.com
Not surprising at all. This business of mysterious emanations from the vaccinated that will harm the reproductive health of nearby women is woo on its face.
re: #198 EPR-radar
What a stupid waste of time and money. I don’t think Newsom is nearly as vulnerable to recall as Gray Davis was, but it is still irritating.
CA Republicans are incapable of winning any statewide office in any normal election. So cheap tricks like unjustified recalls are the only chance they have.
…but we can’t afford to be complacent. Especially in an off-year election.
Waste of time and money, yes — but it has to be done.
re: #209 A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!
…but we can’t afford to be complacent. Especially in an off-year election.
Waste of time and money, yes — but it has to be done.
True. This recall will be another instance of Republican barbarians trying to degrade civilization, and this must always be opposed.
i thought these were hot dog buns and had many questions but on closer examination i believe these are sourdough rolls and withdraw my cross examinationhttps://t.co/OQlsOo1mTt
— darth™ (@darth) April 27, 2021
obviously a hot dog bun would not last more than a few wipes before worthlessly disintegrating in the rain but a sourdough roll has some heft and durability
this is my thought process— darth™ (@darth) April 27, 2021
re: #211 Backwoods_Sleuth
why is this a thing that has happened more than once wtf https://t.co/2QfKuFcnqQ
— talia (@mxtaliajane) April 27, 2021
re: #204 Dread Pirate Ron
“How can we quietly monetize misery?”
re: #213 jaunte
“How can we quietly monetize misery?”
“How can we help Bernie Sanders pass Medicare for All?”
Does the right have any other definition of freedom other than to be a public asshole?
— Schooley (@Rschooley) April 27, 2021
Texas’ power grid operator is warning that the state is at risk of another crisis this summer.
Outages could occur again if the state experiences a severe heat wave or drought combined with high demand for power. https://t.co/lTUVFSQabg— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) April 27, 2021
ABC is doing a show on Sesame Street. The part about Mr. Hopper made me cry. They also did a piece on racism after the George Floyd murder.
re: #216 Backwoods_Sleuth
We had an outage for an hour here at noon today. No news on what caused it.
re: #216 Backwoods_Sleuth
Texas has learned nothing. A decade ago, they had a cold snap that caused a major blackout and grid failure. They did nothing, because it would cost money to winterize annually, when there’s more profit to be had. Now, they’re worried that the grid will fail during the summer.
Sounds like a 3d world nation that can’t have nice things.
re: #212 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Best google tells me is it is meant to attract birds to shit on the car.
Tucker Carlson attacks Republican Senator Tim Scott for daring to say after the Chauvin verdict that there is “more work to be done” to combat racism. pic.twitter.com/DzBNgEL9Jr
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) April 27, 2021
re: #220 danarchy
Best google tells me is it is meant to attract birds to shit on the car.
no doubt about that:
[Can’t find this tweet right now: twitter.com ]
Just so we’re clear, this is absolutely normalizing QAnon and other Right Wing conspiracy theories and reinforcing the idea that anyone who disagrees with them is the literal embodiment of evil and needs stopped via any means, including preemptive violence. https://t.co/rp4xnSm6f2
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) April 27, 2021
Proposed 30% US tax credit for e-bike purchases gains support in Congress
Americans are getting closer to a federal tax credit for electric bicycles, a proposal that could be similar in concept to the electric car and motorcycle tax incentives already on the books.
AD
Back in February, a new bill was proposed known as the Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment (E-BIKE) Act.
It was introduced by Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and stipulated a 30% tax credit in the US for a purchase of an electric bicycle.
The incentive would be capped at a maximum of $1,500 and would apply to electric bicycles priced under $8,000.
Cool. I doubt it will happen in time for me.
re: #222 Backwoods_Sleuth
no doubt about that:
[Can’t find this tweet right now: twitter.com ]
here’s the missing tweet:
This is Fritz. Respectfully, no you may not have his ball. The last time you took it, you threw it very far. He doesn’t have time for that. 14/10 pic.twitter.com/ML9upjMBjY
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) April 27, 2021
HANG ON TO THAT BALL FRITZ U EARNED THAT BALL
— darth™ (@darth) April 27, 2021
this knapsack full of spoiled mayonnaise —who is inexplicably wearing white socks and black sneakers— is harassing school children, talking about how the people who advocate wearing masks are killing full grown babies in the womb.
Sure thing, Karen. https://t.co/0ibmoLYhyH— ⚓️🚢Imani Gandy 🚢⚓️ (@AngryBlackLady) April 27, 2021
re: #223 jaunte
Long before this pandemic pediatric cancer patients and other kids with immune system problems wore masks to save them from people like Carlson’s audience.
They still need to - but now they will be assaulted.— Nathaniel Parkinson (@np1959) April 27, 2021
re: #169 William Lewis
I’ve known a lot of chickens and I’ve known a lot of dogs. Even though the Chickens were food, they were smarter, better “people” in many ways. That’s not to say things against dogs, just that Chickens are far smarter than people realize. Those fucking dinosaurs are much smarter than people realize and I love dealing with them.
My brother refers to his chickens as “vicious little dinosaurs”. And they have a decent degree of “don’t give a fuck” regarding other animals in certain circumstances. Cats trying to see what was interesting in the compost heap while they were there got pecked, and sometimes chased by 3-4 chickens at once.
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