Donovan Returns and David Lynch Is Directing: “I Am the Shaman”

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Donovan’s I AM THE SHAMAN recorded in David Lynch’s LA Studio and the video directed by David Lynch.
Donovan plays his acoustic guitar ‘Kelly‘ and sings .
David plays his unique Modal Chord Guitar Textures and effects. See lyrics here below
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I AM THE SHAMAN

Yon wheeling of great stars has cast a silver web around my heart
On an Elfin Sea in a Ship of Filigree
And look upon her prow - a sign upon her brow
She guides us on our way when hearts they go astray

Lorelei Lorelei who will dry your pretty eyes
Lorelei as you fly around those starry skies
Lorelei why O why why O why O Lorelei

Yeah Mon - I am The Shaman
Yeah Mon - I am The Shaman
Yeah Mon - I am The Shaman
Yeah Mon - I am The Shaman

All those wheeling of great stars they cast a spell on me
As I wander through the stars Linda Love and me
I don’t know how I got here but I know where I go
As I wander all I know all I know

Yeah Mon - I am The Shaman
Yeah Mon - I am The Shaman
Yeah Mon - I am The Shaman
Yeah Mon - I am The Shaman

Donovan Discs / Peer Music World / BMI: 2021

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325 comments
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William Lewis  May 11, 2021 • 6:14:30pm

Big Thumbs Up.

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Charles Johnson  May 11, 2021 • 6:14:38pm

In a spooky convergence I woke up this morning with Mellow Yellow going through my head.

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The Pie Overlord!  May 11, 2021 • 6:17:38pm

I used to like Donovan when I was a teenager but now he’s meh what a lame old man.

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jaunte  May 11, 2021 • 6:19:40pm

Watching people crawling around in a Dhaka sewer in Extraction, and it seems cleaner than being an elected Republican.

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The Pie Overlord!  May 11, 2021 • 6:20:51pm

I think you have to be stoned to enjoy Donovan’s music.

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Jay C  May 11, 2021 • 6:21:24pm

re: #2 Charles Johnson

In a spooky convergence I woke up this morning with Mellow Yellow going through my head.

Must be cosmic convergence or something: yesterday (10 May) was Donovan’s birthday (75)!

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 11, 2021 • 6:23:12pm

re: #5 The Pie Overlord!

I think you have to be stoned to enjoy Donovan’s music.

I’m as baked as one of your pies, and it’s not doing anything for me.

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Dangerman  May 11, 2021 • 6:24:11pm

re: #1 William Lewis

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Big Thumbs Up.

COCA-COLA!!!!!

would have set him up for 26 lifetimes
(Robert klein)

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 6:27:16pm

re: #4 jaunte

Watching people crawling around in a Dhaka sewer in Extraction, and it seems cleaner than being an elected Republican.

Yeah. People frequently point to the Eisenhower era as being the last time Republicans were decent, but that’s a mistake IMO. Even back then, there were clear differences between people like Eisenhower and the Spiritual Leaders of the Party. Enough so that Eisenhower was clearly a better person than many in his party, and was called a communist by them for his trouble.

I have no problems with Republicans of the Teddy Roosevelt era, so sometime shortly after that the party became committed to its path of degeneration. IMO it was already worthless in the 1920s and this first round of rot was exposed by the Great Depression.

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 11, 2021 • 6:27:19pm

Missed this from downstairs.

re: #128 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

Then what happens?

If an Order to Show Cause comes down, then they go before the judge and get to beg and plead why they should not be held in contempt of court, and/or fined for attorney’s fees and court costs for wasting the court’s time.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  May 11, 2021 • 6:29:32pm

re: #10 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

Missed this from downstairs.

If an Order to Show Cause comes down, then they go before the judge and get to beg and plead why they should not be held in contempt of court, and/or fined for attorney’s fees and court costs for wasting the court’s time.

Oh good. Real consequences. 👍

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 6:29:51pm

re: #10 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

If an Order to Show Cause comes down, then they go before the judge and get to beg and plead why they should not be held in contempt of court, and/or fined for attorney’s fees and court costs for wasting the court’s time.

IMO all election related suits by Republicans should face a preemptive order to show cause. Trump should also face this barrier if he wants to sue anyone. These people are frivolous and vexatious litigants, and their abuse of the courts needs to end.

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Belafon  May 11, 2021 • 6:30:05pm
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The Pie Overlord!  May 11, 2021 • 6:32:35pm

What a pile of stupid.

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 11, 2021 • 6:34:43pm

re: #14 The Pie Overlord!

What a pile of stupid.

You think Trump was encouraging people to take the vaccines he supposedly invented? You fucking shit, he was shit-talking the vaccines even as he was preparing to take credit for them. He wanted the rubes to die and his millionaire friends to benefit.

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William Lewis  May 11, 2021 • 6:35:16pm

re: #9 EPR-radar

Yeah. People frequently point to the Eisenhower era as being the last time Republicans were decent, but that’s a mistake IMO. Even back then, there were clear differences between people like Eisenhower and the Spiritual Leaders of the Party. Enough so that Eisenhower was clearly a better person than many in his party, and was called a communist by them for his trouble.

I have no problems with Republicans of the Teddy Roosevelt era, so sometime shortly after that the party became committed to its path of degeneration. IMO it was already worthless in the 1920s and this first round of rot was exposed by the Great Depression.

I remember reading, though I don’t remember where, that Ike chose to run as a Republican simply because he felt the Democrats had been in power for a long time and his two terms might kill off the Republicans. Now we might think that’s a GOOD thing now but at the time he looked at our system as needing two fully different parties. But the reality is that the Republicans after 1877 were not worth a shit. Never forget that the GOP bosses made Teddy Vice President as a way to castrate his political ambitions not thinking that McKinley would be assassinated. He was the exception that proves the rule. Just look at Taft.

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A Mom Anon  May 11, 2021 • 6:39:51pm

re: #15 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

He was shit talking the vaccines AFTER HE GOT THEM HIMSELF. That right there ought to earn him a place in Hell being punched in the dick for all fucking eternity.

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Dangerman  May 11, 2021 • 6:40:49pm

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plansbandc  May 11, 2021 • 6:41:14pm

re: #7 Punish Domestic Terrorists

I’ve always liked “Catch The Wind”.

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Dangerman  May 11, 2021 • 6:45:24pm

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 6:47:06pm

re: #16 William Lewis

I remember reading, though I don’t remember where, that Ike chose to run as a Republican simply because he felt the Democrats had been in power for a long time and his two terms might kill off the Republicans. Now we might thing that’s a GOOD thing now but at the time he looked at our system as needing two fully different parties. But the reality is that the Republicans after 1877 were not worth a shit. Never forget that the GOP bosses made Teddy Vice President as a way to castrate his political ambitions not thinking that McKinley would be assassinated. He was the exception that proves the rule. Just look at Taft.

The Democrats after 1877 also had big issues (especially since they were the bad guys in the compromise of 1877), so I don’t think you had the clear-cut good vs. evil distinction between the parties back then that is so characteristic of US 21st century politics.

I’ve mentioned before that I think the US is only governable when the two parties agree on how racist the country should be, and the compromise of 1877 is one of those points of agreement (i.e., each state could be as racist as it pleased, as long as there wan’t anything too clearly analogous to slavery).

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Dangerman  May 11, 2021 • 6:47:31pm

More than 100 Republicans, including some former elected officials, are preparing to release a letter this week threatening to form a third party if the Republican Party does not make certain changes,” the New York Times reports.

“The statement is expected to take aim at Donald J. Trump’s stranglehold on Republicans, which signatories to the document have deemed unconscionable.”

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Ace Rothstein  May 11, 2021 • 6:47:33pm

re: #14 The Pie Overlord!

“A dramatically underperforming economy.” Whatever you say there, shrieking meth weasel.

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 6:48:26pm

re: #22 Dangerman

It’s about fucking time. Let’s hope they actually go through with it.

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 11, 2021 • 6:48:32pm

re: #23 Ace Rothstein

“A dramatically underperforming economy.” Whatever you say there, shrieking meth weasel.

The frothing right wing is going to be humping that turd all the way to 2022. HURR DURR BIDEN’S MAY JOBS REPORT WAS BELOW PROJECTIONS!!! HE’S BOTCHING THE PANDEMIC!!! REOPEN EVERYTHING NOW OR WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  May 11, 2021 • 6:48:51pm

re: #22 Dangerman

More than 100 Republicans, including some former elected officials, are preparing to release a letter this week threatening to form a third party if the Republican Party does not make certain changes,” the New York Times reports.

“The statement is expected to take aim at Donald J. Trump’s stranglehold on Republicans, which signatories to the document have deemed unconscionable.”

This should be most excellent.

Please proceed.

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 6:50:15pm

re: #26 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

This should be most excellent.

Please proceed.

I’m really hoping this is a sign that big business/chamber of commerce types are getting serious about Trumpism being bad for business.

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William Lewis  May 11, 2021 • 6:53:37pm

re: #24 EPR-radar

It’s about fucking time. Let’s hope they actually go through with it.

It would be interesting if they do. Especially if Mittens has the balls to join with Cheney in the new party. I doubt it will happen but I’d love to see it.

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(((Archangel1)))  May 11, 2021 • 7:01:27pm

re: #22 Dangerman

I’d like to be optimistic over this, but haven’t we basically been hearing such things for months now? I’ll believe it when I see it…

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(((Archangel1)))  May 11, 2021 • 7:04:26pm
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Ace Rothstein  May 11, 2021 • 7:06:29pm

re: #27 EPR-radar

I’m really hoping this is a sign that big business/chamber of commerce types are getting serious about Trumpism being bad for business.

I was thinking of that just the other day. Eventually the money would start talking.

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Barefoot Grin  May 11, 2021 • 7:07:02pm

I really don’t like Liz Cheney, but what she’s doing, for whatever reason, is critical. If the entire GOP lined up behind the big lie I think we could be in for big trouble. Now, we may still be in for big trougle; and Liz may later play a role in that big trouble; but for now they have to dispute the truth in the open, and that’s all that matters.

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Ace Rothstein  May 11, 2021 • 7:09:59pm

re: #32 Barefoot Grin

I have no sympathy for her, and I’m still trying to figure out what her angle is in this, but she is a Cheney. And her old man, even though he got drunk (allegedly) and shot some dude in the face instead of some water fowl, is a smart, cunning motherfucker and has probably taught her a thing or ten.

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Dread Pirate Ron  May 11, 2021 • 7:11:47pm
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Dangerman  May 11, 2021 • 7:14:44pm

re: #33 Ace Rothstein

I have no sympathy for her, and I’m still trying to figure out what her angle is in this, but she is a Cheney. And her old man, even though he got drunk (allegedly) and shot some dude in the face instead of some water fowl, is a smart, cunning motherfucker and has probably taught her a thing or ten.

presidential run in 28
speaker if the rs take the house next year

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Ace Rothstein  May 11, 2021 • 7:15:58pm

re: #35 Dangerman

presidential run in 28
speaker if the rs take the house next year

How in the world could she become speaker in the R’s current environment?

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 7:16:05pm

re: #33 Ace Rothstein

I have no sympathy for her, and I’m still trying to figure out what her angle is in this, but she is a Cheney. And her old man, even though he got drunk (allegedly) and shot some dude in the face instead of some water fowl, is a smart, cunning motherfucker and has probably taught her a thing or ten.

I think Cheney’s angle is simply that she expects to outlast Trumpism. It’s not unreasonable. Trump is old, has no heir apparent, and might even get dragged into court.

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Belafon  May 11, 2021 • 7:16:05pm

re: #33 Ace Rothstein

I have no sympathy for her, and I’m still trying to figure out what her angle is in this, but she is a Cheney. And her old man, even though he got drunk (allegedly) and shot some dude in the face instead of some water fowl, is a smart, cunning motherfucker and has probably taught her a thing or ten.

It is an interesting equation, because someone doing serious calculations would choose to work inside the the party.

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Dangerman  May 11, 2021 • 7:17:28pm

re: #36 Ace Rothstein

How in the world could she become speaker in the R’s current environment?

a far fetched chance she makes a deal with the dems

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Ace Rothstein  May 11, 2021 • 7:21:10pm

re: #39 Dangerman

a far fetched chance she makes a deal with the dems

But for her to become speaker, the RethugiKKKans would have to win the house in ‘22. How would making a deal with Democrats help her?

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Ace Rothstein  May 11, 2021 • 7:21:53pm

re: #37 EPR-radar

He could also die soon. Arteries full of Big Macs can do that.

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 7:22:53pm

re: #38 Belafon

It is an interesting equation, because someone doing serious calculations would choose to work inside the the party.

I don’t think that’s such a no-brainer. The only thing Republicans care about is power, and the only near-term threat to that power is forming a third party to draw non-Trumpists away from Trump.

Meanwhile, any anti-Trump Republican that tries to reform he GOP from within will just be ignored.

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo  May 11, 2021 • 7:23:17pm

re: #36 Ace Rothstein

How in the world could she become speaker in the R’s current environment?

I think she’s betting that the Trump cult will destroy itself, perhaps in an all-out attempt at violent revolution.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  May 11, 2021 • 7:23:32pm

re: #39 Dangerman

a far fetched chance she makes a deal with the dems

That is so far it’s incalculable.

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🌹UOJB!  May 11, 2021 • 7:24:49pm

OOPS…

Caitlyn Jenner caught in lie about voting in 2020

Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner was asked about her vote in 2020 and whether she cast a ballot for her longtime friend Donald Trump.

Speaking to CNN’s Dana Bash, Jenner explained that she opted to go golfing instead because she “couldn’t get excited” about the ballot measures. It’s unclear if Jenner knew at the time that voting records are public.

“I didn’t even vote,” Jenner said. “Out here in California, it’s like, why vote for a Republican president? It’s just not going to work. I mean, it’s overwhelming.”

Say boys and girls! Let’s ask the Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder to see if this jerk told the truth…

politico.com

OOPS…SHE LIED!!!!

rawstory.com

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 11, 2021 • 7:24:51pm

re: #42 EPR-radar

Meanwhile, any anti-Trump Republican that tries to reform he GOP from within will just be ignored.

That’s not even the worst of it. As we’re seeing with Liz Cheney, any anti-Trump Republican who tries to reform the GQP will be destroyed and cast out from the party. The GQP cult is literally forming the third party as we speak, through their own actions. The battle lines are drawn, the pieces are in motion, the die has been cast, the Rubicon crossed.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  May 11, 2021 • 7:24:53pm

re: #42 EPR-radar

Meanwhile, any anti-Trump Republican that tries to reform he GOP from within will just be ignored.

Or ground into dust. There kinda into eating their own.

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William Lewis  May 11, 2021 • 7:25:02pm

re: #44 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

That is so far it’s incalculable.

I’d say it’s not impossible, but she’d have to have decided it was - literally - the only way to save the constitution. I find that unlikely to say the least.

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danarchy  May 11, 2021 • 7:25:11pm

re: #40 Ace Rothstein

But for her to become speaker, the RethugiKKKans would have to win the house in ‘22. How would making a deal with Democrats help her?

Theoretically if it was close enough, and she could peel off a few republicans she could become speaker with dem support. Why she would want to do that is beyond me, she would end up one of those most ineffectual speakers ever.

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Dangerman  May 11, 2021 • 7:27:25pm

re: #40 Ace Rothstein

But for her to become speaker, the RethugiKKKans would have to win the house in ‘22. How would making a deal with Democrats help her?

she gets all the d votes* plus say 10 sane rs

* by making some kind of deal

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🌹UOJB!  May 11, 2021 • 7:29:05pm

Yet another Piece Of Shit Pulpit Pimp

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Dangerman  May 11, 2021 • 7:30:56pm

re: #44 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

That is so far it’s incalculable.

yeah it wasn’t my idea. but I did come from sane people

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 7:30:59pm

re: #45 🌹UOJB!

Jenner is a Republican. Therefore she needs to lie all the time about everything.

I really think that a Republican who was prevented from lying would die in minutes.

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darthstar  May 11, 2021 • 7:31:15pm
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William Lewis  May 11, 2021 • 7:35:29pm

re: #53 EPR-radar

Jenner is a Republican. Therefore she needs to lie all the time about everything.

I really think that a Republican who was prevented from lying would die in minutes.

Heh, as I said earlier today, the truth burns a Republican like sunlight burns a vampire.

Vampire Sun Exposure

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🌹UOJB!  May 11, 2021 • 7:37:05pm

Wow, Caitlyn is really scoring in the recall poll!

The survey’s results were especially bleak for retired Olympic gold medalist Jenner, as just 6% of Californians who took part in the survey said they would vote to have her replace Newsom — a vast majority of Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated or independent voters said they would not be inclined to support her candidacy.

“Even among Republicans, only 13% say they’d be inclined to vote for her,” DiCamillo said. “It’s a very poor showing.”

latimes.com

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DodgerFan1988  May 11, 2021 • 7:37:39pm
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips  May 11, 2021 • 7:41:22pm

Sweet baby jesus…

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Dangerman  May 11, 2021 • 7:43:55pm

re: #58 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

Sweet baby jesus…

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serious question: how are the gas stations letting them do this?

it’s 10 different ways of illegal and there are cameras filming them all

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Dread Pirate Ron  May 11, 2021 • 7:44:55pm
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sagehen  May 11, 2021 • 7:47:35pm

re: #37 EPR-radar

I think Cheney’s angle is simply that she expects to outlast Trumpism. It’s not unreasonable. Trump is old, has no heir apparent, and might even get dragged into court.

and even if that doesn’t work out for her… she’s chosen the right hill to die on.

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jaunte  May 11, 2021 • 7:49:51pm

re: #58 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

Howard Hughes might be back in there somewhere.

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darthstar  May 11, 2021 • 7:50:04pm

re: #58 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

Sweet baby jesus…

One small leak…hot exhaust pipe…bump in the road. What could possibly go wrong?

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 7:50:22pm

re: #60 Dread Pirate Ron

Here’s a simple solution to CEO to worker pay ratios of 500:1 or worse — guillotine the bastards.

If CEOs are offended by this suggestion then they should use their control of politics to bring about those peaceful reforms that are necessary to prevent violent revolution.

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jaunte  May 11, 2021 • 7:50:46pm

re: #63 darthstar

And what do they plan to do with it once they get home?

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Barefoot Grin  May 11, 2021 • 7:51:24pm

re: #59 Dangerman

serious question: how are the gas stations letting them do this?

it’s 10 different ways of illegal and there are cameras filming them all

The person running my local gas station last night was telling me loudly that she didn’t care if I wore a mask or not. She wasn’t even though her employers had a new sign up that masks are still required regardless of the lifting of the state mandate.

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A Mom Anon  May 11, 2021 • 7:51:44pm

re: #64 EPR-radar

Seems reasonable. Set clear boundaries. Enforce them. TaDa!

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teleskiguy  May 11, 2021 • 7:53:56pm

Well shucks.

“Violating rules against hateful conduct.”

I’ve sent an appeal. But if it is indeed permanent and I broke their rules, then so long. I’ll occupy my time in another way.

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 7:56:13pm

re: #68 teleskiguy

“needs to be castrated” is probably going to doom your appeal, but good luck anyway.

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A Mom Anon  May 11, 2021 • 7:56:22pm

FYI: Lawerence O’Donnell is having a town hall style show tomorrow night at 10pm on MSNBC. President Biden, Dr Fauci, someone high up in the Pfizer company(forgot the name) and someone else, will be answering questions and keeping us up with pandemic type news. Might be worth a look.

Edit: Dr Corbett, the woman who was basically responsible for the basic science of the vaccines is the name of the last person I couldn’t remember.

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darthstar  May 11, 2021 • 7:56:51pm

re: #65 jaunte

And what do they plan to do with it once they get home?

Put it next to the fireplace so it doesn’t freeze.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips  May 11, 2021 • 7:57:42pm

re: #68 teleskiguy

You should have said “I keep hearing people say you’re a kiddy diddler freak who needs to be castrated and wanted to know if it was true. Hey, I’m just asking questions”“

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teleskiguy  May 11, 2021 • 7:58:00pm

re: #69 EPR-radar

I’m already on thin ice, I suppose, I’ve had two “timeouts” already.

Whatever. I’ve already deleted the app off my phone.

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A Mom Anon  May 11, 2021 • 7:59:32pm

re: #68 teleskiguy

Not a word of what you wrote wasn’t true. He’s evil and disgusting, I think you were being understated. Congratulations! You earned it.

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William Lewis  May 11, 2021 • 8:01:24pm

re: #73 teleskiguy

I’m already on thin ice, I suppose, I’ve had two “timeouts” already.

Whatever. I’ve already deleted the app off my phone.

You spoke truth. Accepting the consequence is part of it. You have honor, sir. Accept my salute.

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TedStriker  May 11, 2021 • 8:03:54pm

re: #1 William Lewis

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Big Thumbs Up.

Yeah, that was said to perfection by Cary Elwes (as Collins) to Tony Goldwyn (as Neil Armstrong), Bryan Cranston (as Buzz Aldrin), and David Andrews (as Frank Borman) in From the Earth to the Moon’s Apollo 11 episode, “Mare Tranquilitatis”.

I always wondered if Collins really said that, because it was funny as fuck…

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William Lewis  May 11, 2021 • 8:05:34pm

re: #76 TedStriker

Yeah, that was said to perfection by Cary Elwes (as Collins) to Tony Goldwyn (as Armstrong), Bryan Cranston (as Aldrin), and David Andrews (as Frank Borman) in From the Earth to the Moon Apollo 11 episode, “Mare Tranquilitatis”.

I always wondered if Collins really said that, because it was funny as fuck…

Given his book “Carrying the Fire”, I find it believable :)

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jaunte  May 11, 2021 • 8:09:56pm

“…Castrate comes from a Latin root, castrare, which means not just “to castrate,” but also “to prune.” The word has also come to mean “to take away strength.”
vocabulary.com

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  May 11, 2021 • 8:12:45pm

Night Lizards. May you and yours have a blessed night.

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darthstar  May 11, 2021 • 8:12:57pm

re: #68 teleskiguy

Well shucks.

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I’ve sent an appeal. But if it’s is indeed permanent and I broke their rules, then so long. I’ll occupy my time in another way.

Look at you getting all trumpy and shit. It’s not a bad way to go out though, telling Gaetz he needs to have his balls cut off.

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darthstar  May 11, 2021 • 8:14:30pm

re: #68 teleskiguy

Also, this post from a friend made me think of you.

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retired cynic  May 11, 2021 • 8:18:11pm

re: #81 darthstar

ow

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  May 11, 2021 • 8:19:28pm

re: #69 EPR-radar

“needs to be castrated” is probably going to doom your appeal, but good luck anyway.

I got the ban hammer saying something like “go play in traffic” which was an expression when I was a kid.

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(((Archangel1)))  May 11, 2021 • 8:20:40pm
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Dread Pirate Ron  May 11, 2021 • 8:23:12pm
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jaunte  May 11, 2021 • 8:25:53pm
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips  May 11, 2021 • 8:30:52pm
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plansbandc  May 11, 2021 • 8:38:12pm

re: #87 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

These people are seriously the dumbest fucking people on the planet.

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 8:40:49pm

re: #83 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

I got the ban hammer saying something like “go play in traffic” which was an expression when I was a kid.

Online moderation is usually ticky-tack language policing etc. that lets neo-Nazis and KKKluxers slide if they just leave off the “kill the ____” part of their agenda. Meanwhile decent people who get upset at this can very easily get banned if they aren’t ice-cold emotionally when fighting back against this shit.

It’s seriously asymmetric warfare.

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KingKenrod  May 11, 2021 • 8:42:12pm

I’ve always liked “Sunshine Superman” - it’s a great song, with a great vocal. Since I was young I though it was a hit in the early 70’s - it seemed to have that vibe to it; a little too dark and funky to be from an earlier time. I was surprised to recently find out it was a hit in 1966.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips  May 11, 2021 • 8:57:22pm
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Hecuba's daughter  May 11, 2021 • 9:00:03pm

Cheney’s powerful speech may have supported the legitimacy of the last election and she may be paying a political price for this support, but both she and other House Republicans who supposedly support democracy failed to vote for the House voting rights bills. Maybe I am mistaken on this but I don’t think they have denounced the voting suppression legislation being passed nationwide in order to prevent Democrats from winning again. Yes, we should applaud her denunciation of Trump and GOP lies — but the applause should remain muted unless she also joins the efforts to expand the franchise and stop these full-throated efforts to silence people of color.

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Belafon  May 11, 2021 • 9:03:09pm

re: #92 Hecuba’s daughter

Cheney’s powerful speech may have supported the legitimacy of the last election and she may be paying a political price for this support, but both she and other House Republicans who supposedly support democracy failed to vote for the House voting rights bills. Maybe I am mistaken on this but I don’t think they have denounced the voting suppression legislation being passed nationwide in order to prevent Democrats from winning again. Yes, we should applaud her denunciation of Trump and GOP lies — but the applause should remain muted unless she also joins the efforts to expand the franchise and stop these full-throated efforts to silence people of color.

She gets credit for one thing. And while that’s more than most Republicans, it’s not much.

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🌹UOJB!  May 11, 2021 • 9:03:18pm
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Targetpractice  May 11, 2021 • 9:04:36pm

re: #14 The Pie Overlord!

What a pile of stupid.

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Only one of those things is actually true: there were two working vaccines on Inauguration Day. Everything else is absolutely horseshit.

There was no vaccine distribution plan beyond “Dump the vaccine vials at the local airport and let the state figure it out.”

An economy set to boom? The economy contracted by 3.5% in 2020, the worst loss since WWII. So even moderate growth in 2021 would be a “boom” by comparison.

And peace in the Middle East? A bunch of “agreements” backed by arms sales does not peace make.

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Hecuba's daughter  May 11, 2021 • 9:09:38pm

re: #95 Targetpractice

Only one of those things is actually true: there were two working vaccines on Inauguration Day. Everything else is absolutely horseshit.

There was no vaccine distribution plan beyond “Dump the vaccine vials at the local airport and let the state figure it out.”

An economy set to boom? The economy contracted by 3.5% in 2020, the worst loss since WWII. So even moderate growth in 2021 would be a “boom” by comparison.

And peace in the Middle East? A bunch of “agreements” backed by arms sales does not peace make.

And none of the agreements were with those who are involved in the current round of violence. Indeed, those actors were not included in any real negotiations with the Trump administration.

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Targetpractice  May 11, 2021 • 9:14:17pm

re: #96 Hecuba’s daughter

And none of the agreements were with those who are involved in the current round of violence. Indeed, those actors were not included in any real negotiations with the Trump administration.

There were “talks”…by which I mean Israel talked about how they (with US backing) were going to help themselves to even more Palestinian land, in exchange for the “promise” of developmental aid for the Palestinians. The Palestinians never had a seat at these “talks” and outright rejected the “offer” that Bibi and Jared were making with somebody else’s money.

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GlutenFreeJesus  May 11, 2021 • 9:17:23pm

re: #93 Belafon

And that one thing is so basic: supporting Democracy.

The fact she’s about to lose her position in the party for supporting it tells us all we need to know about the Republican Party.

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🌹UOJB!  May 11, 2021 • 9:21:30pm

Can’t stop laughing at this Wiggly Piggy ad that’s always fighting Communism!

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Targetpractice  May 11, 2021 • 9:22:22pm

re: #22 Dangerman

More than 100 Republicans, including some former elected officials, are preparing to release a letter this week threatening to form a third party if the Republican Party does not make certain changes,” the New York Times reports.

“The statement is expected to take aim at Donald J. Trump’s stranglehold on Republicans, which signatories to the document have deemed unconscionable.”

I really hope nobody’s holding their breaths on this one, because you’re in danger of dying from suffocation.

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sagehen  May 11, 2021 • 9:26:24pm

re: #95 Targetpractice

An economy set to boom? The economy contracted by 3.5% in 2020, the worst loss since WWII. So even moderate growth in 2021 would be a “boom” by comparison.

um… the crash in 2008, the economy contracted by 9%.

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retired cynic  May 11, 2021 • 9:27:36pm

re: #101 sagehen

um… the crash in 2008, the economy contracted by 9%.

Huh. I thought I heard last year was worse than the Great Recession. I just don’t know the numbers.

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TedStriker  May 11, 2021 • 9:31:10pm

re: #90 KingKenrod

I’ve always liked “Sunshine Superman” - it’s a great song, with a great vocal. Since I was young I though it was a hit in the early 70’s - it seemed to have that vibe to it; a little too dark and funky to be from an earlier time. I was surprised to recently find out it was a hit in 1966.

And “Atlantis” helped to make Billy Batts getting beat down in GoodFellas an iconic scene.

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Targetpractice  May 11, 2021 • 9:31:21pm

re: #101 sagehen

um… the crash in 2008, the economy contracted by 9%.

I’m going off WaPo’s numbers, which say the GDP contracted 2.5% in ‘09, with ‘20 taking the crown at 3.5%.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips  May 11, 2021 • 9:33:23pm

re: #99 🌹UOJB!

Can’t stop laughing at this Wiggly Piggy ad that’s always fighting Communism!

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Where the hell did they get tarsier from?

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Romantic Heretic  May 11, 2021 • 9:33:29pm

re: #64 EPR-radar

Here’s a simple solution to CEO to worker pay ratios of 500:1 or worse — guillotine the bastards.

If CEOs are offended by this suggestion then they should use their control of politics to bring about those peaceful reforms that are necessary to prevent violent revolution.

Tell them, “Don’t think of it as taxes. Think of it as guillotine insurance.”

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sagehen  May 11, 2021 • 9:35:01pm

re: #102 retired cynic

Huh. I thought I heard last year was worse than the Great Recession. I just don’t know the numbers.

It depends what you’re measuring.

Last year had more job losses, especially in leisure and entertainment sectors, but production in other sectors was pretty static, and the health care and funeral industries and on-line shopping saw big increases. In 2008, it was the banks and mortgages/foreclosures, the stock market, credit froze, the auto industry flatlined, construction came to a standstill… basically anything that relied on credit.

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ckkatz  May 11, 2021 • 9:38:11pm

re: #33 Ace Rothstein

I have no sympathy for her, and I’m still trying to figure out what her angle is in this, but she is a Cheney. And her old man, even though he got drunk (allegedly) and shot some dude in the face instead of some water fowl, is a smart, cunning motherfucker and has probably taught her a thing or ten.

I suspect that Cheney is fighting over ownership of the Republican Party.

Trump has imposed a requirement that one has to accept a known lie in order to keep membership in the Republican Party. A lot of criminal and semi-legal groups impose such unethical or illegal membership requirements. Like beat-ins, participating in a crime, or killing some-one.

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 9:41:26pm

re: #99 🌹UOJB!

Can’t stop laughing at this Wiggly Piggy ad that’s always fighting Communism!

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The pork rosebud is also funny. Disgusting as hell (because pig anus), but funny. This thing is full of rude jokes.

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Romantic Heretic  May 11, 2021 • 9:42:00pm

re: #95 Targetpractice

And peace in the Middle East? A bunch of “agreements” backed by arms sales does not peace make.

Most people in the Middle East don’t want peace anyway.

They want victory, which is a different thing altogether.

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 9:45:02pm

re: #108 ckkatz

I suspect that Cheney is fighting over ownership of the Republican Party.

Trump has imposed a requirement that one has to accept a known lie in order to keep membership in the Republican Party. A lot of criminal and semi-legal groups impose such unethical or illegal membership requirements. Like beat-ins, participating in a crime, or killing some-one.

The real owners of the GOP are its donor class, and Cheney is likely an agent of some of these people. These are the people who got the GOP ‘back on track’ with its tax cuts for the rich with one pointed question — “what good is a GOP that can’t deliver on tax cuts?”

I don’t think full-cult Trumpism is that prevalent in the GOP donor class — these people see all politicians as tools, and Trump as just another such tool.

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EPR-radar  May 11, 2021 • 9:46:28pm

re: #99 🌹UOJB!

“Icelandic Harbor Seal Butter”. LOL

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ckkatz  May 11, 2021 • 10:01:44pm

I’m not sure if this was mentioned here, but what Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are trying to do right by firing hundreds of rockets at a time at Israel, is determine and exceed the capacity of Iron Dome.

Iron Dome is a system that Israel uses to destroy short range (up to 70km) rockets launched at Israel. The Iron Dome system is divided into batteries. (Probably 10-15.) Each battery has several launchers (probably 4), a control system, and a radar. Each launcher has a load of about 20 interceptors that it fires at incoming rockets. The radar can only track so many targets and guide so many interceptors at a time.

That is why they are launching 100+ rockets at Israel at a time.

While Hamas and PIJ have a many rockets, they do not have a massive number of them. Nor do they have the strategic depth to fire them over many days before they are shut down by Israel artillery fire, aircraft, or ground troops.

However, there is one other local Iranian client that has hundreds of thousands of rockets, tens of thousand of para-militaries, and thousands of square miles of territory from which to fire them. That is Hezbollah.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips  May 11, 2021 • 10:03:10pm

AL-UH-BAMA
He shot a suicidal man who was holding a gun to his own head.

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retired cynic  May 11, 2021 • 10:04:34pm

re: #114 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

AL-UH-BAMA
He shot a suicidal man who was holding a gun to his own head.

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Uhh

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Targetpractice  May 11, 2021 • 10:05:46pm

What’s going on in the GQP ranks is that the party prepared for a repeat of ‘09 and have instead found themselves in uncharted waters. When McCain lost in ‘08, the party readily embraced the racist uproar that was the “Tea Party” and used it to drive their base into a frothing rage for ‘10. In the long run this was a massive mistake, as it ended up costing them a lot of the party stalwarts (Cantor, Boehner, Ryan, etc) but it also gave rise to the beginning of what we now know as “Trumpism.”

Thing is, “Trumpism” could just as easily have been “Cruzism,” as the two of them accounted for 70%+ of the GQP primary votes cast in ‘16. If Trump hadn’t run, it’s probable that it would have ended up being Cruz’s election to lose. The only key difference is if Cruz had lost either election, he would probably not have turned that loss into an attack upon America itself and declared that the party agree he was the “winner” of the election lest he threaten to start up a “Patriot Party” to start challenging incumbent Congresscritters.

But let’s not fool ourselves, the Cheney brand of “loyal opposition” doesn’t oppose voter suppression laws or support Biden in any way. What they are are the business wing of the party that is scared shitless of the long-term damage done by the party embracing a failure like Trump. The order of things was that Trump was supposed to concede, the GQP were supposed to accept that they’d lost even if they didn’t agree with the results, and period between now and next November was supposed to be about “politics as usual.” Instead, everything the party does is through the lens of their loyalty to Trump, which is poisonous when the man’s favorability is lying on the bottom of the Challenger Deep.

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gocart mozart  May 11, 2021 • 10:07:43pm
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ckkatz  May 11, 2021 • 10:11:19pm

re: #111 EPR-radar

The real owners of the GOP are its donor class, and Cheney is likely an agent of some of these people. These are the people who got the GOP ‘back on track’ with its tax cuts for the rich with one pointed question — “what good is a GOP that can’t deliver on tax cuts?”

I don’t think full-cult Trumpism is that prevalent in the GOP donor class — these people see all politicians as tools, and Trump as just another such tool.

I agree with you that the donor class has a major say in the behavior of the GOP. But many of them may have very narrow interests centering around money. And others, such as the Koch network, may have been among those who set up the current version of this GOP. It will be interesting to see how the donors react to the idea that Trump is stealing all of their hard earned bribes.

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Targetpractice  May 11, 2021 • 10:19:31pm

Trump was supposed to be a meat puppet, just like the party treated Dubya: Someone who was elected on a platform he was never going to make happen, surrounded by party men who’d steer him in the direction the party wanted, with little agency to do more than sign the bills the the Repub Congressional majority churned out.

Which is why the last four years are such a thorn in their sides, because he went rogue and did enormous damage to the party’s power base. He was supposed to be little more than a hired thug, and instead he has dreams of being the mafioso himself.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips  May 11, 2021 • 10:21:03pm

I think it’s given that cashiers at your typical convenience store do not have much of a grasp on hazardous material conveyance regulations , much less have an inclination enforce common sense fuel handling norms

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Dread Pirate Ron  May 11, 2021 • 10:24:30pm
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DesertDenizen  May 11, 2021 • 10:26:49pm

Arizona anonymous lawsuit goes down in flames.

tucson.com

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Targetpractice  May 11, 2021 • 10:27:41pm

re: #120 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

I think it’s given that cashiers at your typical convenience store do not have much of a grasp on hazardous material conveyance regulations , much less have an inclination enforce common sense fuel handling norms

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Best guess is that the cashiers are thinking the same thing a lot of people in the service industry do when they see such brazen stupidity: “I don’t get paid enough to deal with this shit.”

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ckkatz  May 11, 2021 • 10:28:50pm

re: #120 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

Yup! I’m also wondering what the regulations are for transporting and storing over 300 gallons of gasoline. (Looks like he has 6@55gallon emergency water storage tubs.) Particularly in a single family home (I would hope not a multifamily building) in a suburban or urban environment. And because of the fact that gasohol attracts water, also in disposing of hundreds of gallons of unusable gasoline.

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gocart mozart  May 11, 2021 • 10:32:32pm
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Targetpractice  May 11, 2021 • 10:38:14pm

There will be a shortage of gas for the same reason there was a shortage of TP, bottled water, and cleaning products: Legions of morons hoarding because they heard there would be a shortage, thus causing the very shortage they will now insist they managed to “avoid.”

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piratedan  May 11, 2021 • 10:45:49pm

re: #125 gocart mozart

well I am glad that those people were able to finally bring the message home that when you support fascists and racists, that it causes you to step back and take a moment of self-reflection to re-examine what you’ve said and done for the last 8 years… oh.. what? that didn’t happen?

well I guess Nazi Barbie fits… since she’s wearing it with pride.

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Dread Pirate Ron  May 11, 2021 • 10:50:30pm
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ckkatz  May 11, 2021 • 10:57:02pm

Beau of the Fifth Column on the Colonial pipeline outage and gasoline shortage (5:39):

Let’s talk about pipeline and supply chain concerns….

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Targetpractice  May 11, 2021 • 11:24:20pm

I live on the East Coast, we see this sort of panic buying at least once a year, usually when the NWS announces that a hurricane/tropical storm/Nor’easter/slightly damp weather might be headed our way and it might cause service disruptions.

The local businesses make a killing on the temporary spike in sales, the locals roll their eyes and make wanking motions, and when everybody learns there’s no imminent danger of total armageddon they just…act like it never happened. You know, aside from the fort of TP, milk, bread, and eggs they’ve got sitting in the garage “just in case.”

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Dread Pirate Ron  May 11, 2021 • 11:36:38pm
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Targetpractice  May 11, 2021 • 11:44:20pm

re: #131 Dread Pirate Ron

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When you consider all the various fillers, preservatives, and other nonsense that goes into the average fast food burger patty, then the average American already consumes a good bit of “synthetic” meat. Unless you are personally slaughtering and processing the beef yourself, the idea that you know exactly what is in that burger is laughable.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 11, 2021 • 11:57:36pm

re: #21 EPR-radar

I’ve mentioned before that I think the US is only governable when the two parties agree on how racist the country should be, and the compromise of 1877 is one of those points of agreement (i.e., each state could be as racist as it pleased, as long as there wan’t anything too clearly analogous to slavery).

And it took the Cold War to force America to own up to the fact that it could not condemn Communist Oppression in other countries without facing its own racism and legal/educational/economic apartheid at home

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 12:05:35am

re: #105 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

Where the hell did they get tarsier from?

“Lindenberg Baby Peas”

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Dread Pirate Ron  May 12, 2021 • 12:23:22am

MI-5 is back on Amazon Prime. I love this series.

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Dread Pirate Ron  May 12, 2021 • 12:53:06am
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ericblair  May 12, 2021 • 1:49:51am

re: #113 ckkatz

I’m not sure if this was mentioned here, but what Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are trying to do right by firing hundreds of rockets at a time at Israel, is determine and exceed the capacity of Iron Dome.

This is one of the main reasons for research into directed energy weapons. The same tactic exists for overloading ship anti-missile defenses: you find out how many missiles the ship can take down with their shipboard capacity, and then send that many plus a couple. With energy weapons, an enemy would have a harder time figuring out that limit.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 1:53:56am

re: #137 ericblair

This is one of the main reasons for research into directed energy weapons. The same tactic exists for overloading ship anti-missile defenses: you find out how many missiles the ship can take down with their shipboard capacity, and then send that many plus a couple. With energy weapons, an enemy would have a harder time figuring out that limit.

Count the number of machine guns on a stretch of front and multiply by the number of rounds they can fire in the time it takes your infantry to approach and add a few thousand on top of that…

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Targetpractice  May 12, 2021 • 2:36:39am

re: #136 Dread Pirate Ron

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And is this the ex-girlfriend who Matt insisted was at the dinner that Tucker totally doesn’t remember?

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 2:46:04am

re: #139 Targetpractice

And is this the ex-girlfriend who Matt insisted was at the dinner that Tucker totally doesn’t remember?

MG does not understand that he has no friends, only people who put up with him for material gain or social/political advantage.

As soon as he becomes a liability, he is going to find out that he truly is the loneliest soul in the world…

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Targetpractice  May 12, 2021 • 2:56:45am

re: #140 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

MG does not understand that he has no friends, only people who put up with him for material gain or social/political advantage.

As soon as he becomes a liability, he is going to find out that he truly is the loneliest soul in the world…

He’s likely discovered that in recent weeks as he’s tried to call people he thought of as “friends” to beg to make this case “go away.” People in the DOJ, in the FBI, in FL, all sorts of people he knows that he thinks might have the power or influence to put the kibosh on the whole thing. And the response he’s received every time has either been dial-tones or people telling him that they’re not going to put themselves in prison to protect his sorry ass.

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Dangerman  May 12, 2021 • 3:58:59am

re: #131 Dread Pirate Ron

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“get me a guy with a hat. I’ll set up the rest”

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John Hughes  May 12, 2021 • 4:02:17am

re: #95 Targetpractice

And peace in the Middle East? A bunch of “agreements” backed by arms sales does not peace make.

A bunch of “agreements” which were all based on the idea of forgetting that the Palestinians exist.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 4:07:32am

only one answer to the War on Beef

Cows With Guns - The Original Animation

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John Hughes  May 12, 2021 • 4:10:45am

re: #131 Dread Pirate Ron

I find the idea that Bill Gates is “the left” interesting.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 4:37:16am

re: #145 John Hughes

I find the idea that Bill Gates is “the left” interesting.

He is part of the nebulously defined “enemy” along with Soros, the Illuminati, AOC, Ilhan Omar, HRC, BLM, Antifa, Planned Parenthood, PETA, NOAA, etc…

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 12, 2021 • 4:38:53am

re: #146 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

He is part of the nebulously defined “enemy” along with Soros, the Illuminate, AOC, Ilhar Oman, HRC, BLM, Antifa, Planned Parenthood, PETA, NOAA, etc…

The regressive right can only operate against strawmen, so they identify a convenient bogeyman (or bogeymen) to support their argument, paint them as a “typical liberal”, and then declare checkmate.

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jeffreyw  May 12, 2021 • 4:48:46am

Good morning!

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Mike Lamb  May 12, 2021 • 4:54:49am

re: #12 EPR-radar

IMO all election related suits by Republicans should face a preemptive order to show cause. Trump should also face this barrier if he wants to sue anyone. These people are frivolous and vexatious litigants, and their abuse of the courts needs to end.

Arizona has a “vexatious litigant” law. If a person is deemed “vexatious” they do, in fact, need to get court permission before filing anything. Getting a person labeled vexatious is a pretty hard standard to meet, though.

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Patricia Kayden  May 12, 2021 • 5:01:12am

re: #121 Dread Pirate Ron

Politico is lying. Republicans aren’t using voting laws to expand its base. They’re using voting laws to suppress Democratic voters.

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Eventual Carrion  May 12, 2021 • 5:07:27am

re: #125 gocart mozart

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She should be thankful. Back in my grandpa’s day he was in Europe throwing hot lead at high velocity at Nazi’s.

Grandpa in Europe around 1943
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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 12, 2021 • 5:11:16am

re: #151 Eventual Carrion

She should be thankful. Back in my grandpa’s day he was in Europe throwing hot lead at high velocity at Nazi’s.

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Mine was turning wrenches on bombers in the south of England. The ones that came home, anyway…

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 5:17:20am

re: #152 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

Mine was turning wrenches on bombers in the south of England. The ones that came home, anyway…

My dad was rolling steel plate for Navy ships at US Steel Gary works…

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Eventual Carrion  May 12, 2021 • 5:17:55am

re: #152 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

Mine was turning wrenches on bombers in the south of England. The ones that came home, anyway…

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My other grandpa was doing that also on airplanes. But he was in the Pacific theater.

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Patricia Kayden  May 12, 2021 • 5:22:17am

re: #45 🌹UOJB!

It’s hilarious when people like Jenner lie about stuff that can be easily fact checked. At least lie about things that can’t be researched. Idiot.

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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 5:31:48am
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 5:33:48am

re: #156 darthstar

Alternative passes for alternative realities

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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 5:36:32am

Love these fucking idiots.

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lawhawk  May 12, 2021 • 5:41:36am

re: #158 darthstar

And this is further evidence that NJ has it right - no one should be allowed to pump their own gas because dumbasses like this don’t get how gasoline works, or that nonapproved containers pose a risk of fire/explosion.

Seriously, the states that are showing the greatest shortages and runs on gasoline are those watching Fox and right wing outfits, while NYC metro (which is the destination of the Colonial Pipeline in Linden NJ) has seen no disruption. Weird. Seriously, no disruptions here. We drive. A lot. And no shortages.

Thing is, if you have a helicopter fly over Costco gas today, you’d see long lines.

That’s what you’d see EVERY FUCKING DAY since Costco gas always has long lines b/c the gas prices there are invariably 5-10 cents per gallon cheaper than other stations in the region.

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 12, 2021 • 5:41:53am

re: #158 darthstar

I want video of her trying to pour that into her tank.

I want video of her trying to start her car after she’s poured it into her tank and found out it’s so full of water that it won’t burn.

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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 5:45:55am

re: #157 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Alternative passes for alternative realities

I want to know why it took so long for FDA approval.

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Colère Tueur de Lapin  May 12, 2021 • 5:46:42am

re: #160 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

I want video of her trying to start her car after she’s poured it into her tank and found out it’s so full of water that it won’t burn.

And some time down the road when all that shit that had been extracted from the plastic is fucking up her engine.

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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 5:47:00am

re: #160 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

I want video of her trying to start her car after she’s poured it into her tank and found out it’s so full of water that it won’t burn.

Let it dissolve the plastic for a few weeks before she needs to put it in her tank. Her fuel injection system will love her for it.

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 12, 2021 • 5:47:46am

re: #163 darthstar

Let it dissolve the plastic for a few weeks before she needs to put it in her tank. Her fuel injection system will love her for it.

And depending on the plastic, the hole that it eventually eats into the container will cause a leak that will likely go undetected until one morning, she goes to start her car and her garage explodes.

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lawhawk  May 12, 2021 • 5:50:38am

re: #164 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

Or she’s overcome by the fumes from the gasoline between now and then.

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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 5:50:45am

Okay, this made me laugh…and yes, of course I love Jen.

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Dr Lizardo  May 12, 2021 • 5:54:04am

re: #164 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

And depending on the plastic, the hole that it eventually eats into the container will cause a leak that will likely go undetected until one morning, she goes to start her car and her garage explodes.

Tsar bomba

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steve_davis  May 12, 2021 • 6:07:07am

re: #73 teleskiguy

I’m already on thin ice, I suppose, I’ve had two “timeouts” already.

Whatever. I’ve already deleted the app off my phone.

nothing left for you to look forward to now until 2022, when you make a deal with the Democrats to become speaker of the house! first order of business: chemically castrating Matt Gaetz.

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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 6:11:11am

Picked up a couple of black cod from the docks on Sunday. Had fish & chips Sunday night with one and marinated the filets of the second in miso,mirin,sherry(no sake) for two days. Basically the Nobu miso cod recipe. Tasted pretty good, but the black cod is so soft I think I may try it with a firmer fish like ling cod or halibut.

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Colère Tueur de Lapin  May 12, 2021 • 6:11:26am

Sapsucker Woods, Cornell, NY

Baltimore Oriole
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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 6:16:42am

re: #125 gocart mozart

There are people that hate her and yet know her well enough to do this?

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 12, 2021 • 6:18:51am

Kinda heartbreaking when, within my gaming community, there are things like this:

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 6:19:37am

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 6:20:38am

re: #145 John Hughes

I find the idea that Bill Gates is “the left” interesting.

He has a functioning charity foundation, something Trumpers cannot do so he’s obviously the left.

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Dr Lizardo  May 12, 2021 • 6:20:42am

re: #172 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

I wonder how many missiles does Hamas have at its disposal? This is a pretty significant and sustained barrage.

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O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..  May 12, 2021 • 6:22:21am

re: #175 Dr Lizardo

I wonder how many missiles does Hamas have at its disposal? This is a pretty significant and sustained barrage.

I’m starting to wonder if they’ve been building up a stockpile, launching deceptively small rocket attacks for years to hide the fact that they’re amassing a secret arsenal for just such an event as this.

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 6:23:23am

re: #171 Belafon

There are people that hate her and yet know her well enough to do this?

Yes and the last time I replied to her @jack put me in Twitter jail and banned me from reporting people on Twitter.

@jack gets his fee fees hurt when his right wing pals are disrespected…

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lawhawk  May 12, 2021 • 6:23:34am

And like that, the GOP is treasonweasel central.

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 6:24:28am

re: #178 lawhawk

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And like that, the GOP is treasonweasel central.

Note that they didn’t go to a secret ballot. Gee, I wonder why…

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 6:25:35am

re: #178 lawhawk

And like that, the GOP is treasonweasel central.

They have to purge all non-trumpists so that they can present a united front when Trump attempts his coup after the 2024 election.

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Dr Lizardo  May 12, 2021 • 6:27:14am

re: #176 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

I’m starting to wonder if they’ve been building up a stockpile, launching deceptively small rocket attacks for years to hide the fact that they’re amassing a secret arsenal for just such an event as this.

I was actually just thinking Hamas has been building up a stockpile, probably starting not long after the conclusion of the 2014 conflict. That’s a little over six years, give or take a few months. If they’re making their own in production facilities (so to speak), they could keep this going for quite awhile.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 6:28:11am
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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 12, 2021 • 6:31:26am

re: #178 lawhawk

And those is much too little too late…
nytimes.com

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 6:32:08am
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steve_davis  May 12, 2021 • 6:32:19am

re: #156 darthstar

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uhm, the antibody of Jesus Christ would presumably be Anti-Christ, no?

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 6:33:12am

re: #185 steve_davis

uhm, the antibody of Jesus Christ would presumably be Anti-Christ, no?

shhhhhhhhh! keep it on the down low!

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lawhawk  May 12, 2021 • 6:33:30am

re: #182 Belafon

That’s lowballing the death toll, which is likely several times higher than that. They’re only managing to count those deaths occurring in hospitals, when majority of people who die in India do so outside a hospital setting.

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Dangerman  May 12, 2021 • 6:33:37am

Yes all three of three things can be true at the same time…and are

-Taxation is and should stay progressive..everyone should pay their proportionate adjusted fair share
-The wealthy pay the most taxes..yes they have the most money
And nevertheless:

The wealthy do not pay their fair share

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lawhawk  May 12, 2021 • 6:33:42am

re: #183 Eric The Fruit Bat

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steve_davis  May 12, 2021 • 6:34:13am

re: #162 Colère Tueur de Lapin

And some time down the road when all that shit that had been extracted from the plastic is fucking up her engine.

“Ma’am, we’ve found the trouble. Seems some dumbass somewhere along the way put plastic in with the gas….Oh, you were that dumbass?”

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Dangerman  May 12, 2021 • 6:35:21am

re: #188 Dangerman

Yes all three of three things can be true at the same time…and are

-Taxation is and should stay progressive..everyone should pay their proportionate adjusted fair share
-The wealthy pay the most taxes..yes they have the most money
And nevertheless:

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The wealthy do not pay their fair share

Qed

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 6:36:09am

re: #187 lawhawk

That’s lowballing the death toll, which is likely several times higher than that. They’re only managing to count those deaths occurring in hospitals, when majority of people who die in India do so outside a hospital setting.

A study of excess deaths estimated the global death toll is close to 7 million, and over 900k in the U.S.

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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 6:37:42am

Cheney ousted by voice vote.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 6:38:06am

re: #189 lawhawk

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 6:38:33am
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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 6:38:36am

The party of free speech. Totally not a fascist cult of personality.

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Dangerman  May 12, 2021 • 6:39:07am

re: #155 Patricia Kayden

It’s hilarious when people like Jenner lie about stuff that can be easily fact checked. At least lie about things that can’t be researched. Idiot.

Clueless amateurs

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 6:39:32am

re: #194 Belafon

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Liz voted No on the For The People & John Lewis Acts. So she’s like every other fucking Communist Republican…

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 6:40:10am

re: #194 Belafon

LOL no. But watch MSNBC and CNN bid for her services when she leaves office in 2023.

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Dangerman  May 12, 2021 • 6:41:24am

re: #160 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..

I want video of her trying to start her car after she’s poured it into her tank and found out it’s so full of water that it won’t burn.

Its gonna slosh around pretty good on the ride home

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 6:41:51am

re: #197 Dangerman

Clueless amateurs

They know they can tell their voters any lie they want, and they will believe it.

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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 6:42:01am
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Dr Lizardo  May 12, 2021 • 6:42:32am

That fire here in Ostrava on Monday at an auto salvage yard I mentioned Monday - yeah, the cause was simple enough.

A vehicle shredder exploded, that explosion being caused because the salvage yard wasn’t draining flammable fluids from the vehicles when they tossed ‘em into the shredder. Oops.

Criminal charges are being pursued.

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John Hughes  May 12, 2021 • 6:44:13am

re: #182 Belafon

Things in India are bad, and death rates are probably being under-reported, but I think people keep forgetting how big the Indian population is.

2021-05-12 India vs US coronavirus deaths
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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 6:44:53am

re: #202 darthstar

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Did that little brat go thru puberty yet?

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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 6:46:14am
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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 6:48:04am

This is good.

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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 6:49:07am
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darthstar  May 12, 2021 • 6:49:53am

re: #207 No Malarkey!

This is good.

Tuition reimbursement and $15/hr would be even better.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 6:52:17am

re: #202 darthstar

When these fascist turds perform on Twitter, most of the responses call them out for lying or acting like children. Twitter isn’t going so well for American fascists with their brownshirts having been banned or leaving the platform for hate sites where they’ll feel welcome.

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 6:56:53am

re: #210 Punish Domestic Terrorists

When these fascist turds perform on Twitter, most of the responses call them out for lying or acting like children. Twitter isn’t going so well for American fascists with their brownshirts having been banned or leaving the platform for hate sites where they’ll feel welcome.

Never thought I would see the day come that fascists would be this close to extinguishing American democracy, because at least 40% of American voters are authoritarians.

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fern01  May 12, 2021 • 7:00:41am

re: #60 Dread Pirate Ron

Among these 51 companies—including Hilton, Gap, Coca-Cola, & Chipotle—CEO-worker pay ratios averaged 830 to 1.

First job I had post university the ratio of my pay (first level graduate) to the CEO (company of about 12000 employees) was 30:1

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 7:03:28am

re: #211 No Malarkey!

Never thought I would see the day come that fascists would be this close to extinguishing American democracy, because at least 40% of American voters are authoritarians.

Aided by the overwhelming majority of Xtian and Catholic Churches whose Pulpit Pimp Preachers and Priests march lockstep with the Republican Party.

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 7:03:31am
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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 7:04:40am

re: #212 fern01

First job I had post university the ratio of my pay (first level graduate) to the CEO (company of about 12000 employees) was 30:1

Exhibit A as to why the top marginal tax rate should be at least 70%.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 7:05:03am

re: #213 🌹UOJB!

Aided by the overwhelming majority of Xtian and Catholic Churches whose Pulpit Pimp Preachers and Priests march lockstep with the Republican Party.

I think that’s probably a rural right-wing Catholic thing. Normal Catholics do not seem to be fans of right-wing trash.

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  May 12, 2021 • 7:05:46am

re: #155 Patricia Kayden

It’s hilarious when people like Jenner lie about stuff that can be easily fact checked. At least lie about things that can’t be researched. Idiot.

She’s a stain on the Trans community. Nothing more, nothing less. I for one, will be more than happy when she slides back into obscurity.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 7:07:37am
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Patricia Kayden  May 12, 2021 • 7:10:48am

re: #202 darthstar

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The Pie Overlord!  May 12, 2021 • 7:10:52am

re: #99 🌹UOJB!

Can’t stop laughing at this Wiggly Piggy ad that’s always fighting Communism!

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That has to be a spoof.

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 7:12:48am

re: #220 The Pie Overlord!

That has to be a spoof.

I can’t stop laughing at it!

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 7:13:23am

We have to scare the bejeezus out of Democratic voters to get them to the polls in the midterms. We have to say it loud and clearly: Republicans are fascists who want to end democracy to plunder America for oligarchs; they will turn the U.S. into Russia, given the chance.

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John Hughes  May 12, 2021 • 7:14:53am

re: #220 The Pie Overlord!

That has to be a spoof.

You mean you don’t think they were really selling Lindbergh Baby Peas and “Below the Tail cut pork rosebud”?

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 7:16:20am

re: #204 John Hughes

Things in India are bad, and death rates are probably being under-reported, but I think people keep forgetting how big the Indian population is.

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That was the argument made back when the virus started rampaging through the US: Yes, our numbers seem large, but we’re a much bigger country than Italy/England/France/etc., so it’s not nearly as big of a problem. Until it was.

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Dr Lizardo  May 12, 2021 • 7:16:53am

re: #221 🌹UOJB!

I can’t stop laughing at it!

It’s a great parody. “Fight Communism! With Savings!”

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 12, 2021 • 7:16:54am

What a maroon…

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 7:18:19am

Fascists turn on each other when in jeopardy.
Students for Trump Founder Ryan Fournier Ratted Out Friend To Feds (The Daily Beast)

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 7:18:20am

re: #216 Punish Domestic Terrorists

I think that’s probably a rural right-wing Catholic thing. Normal Catholics do not seem to be fans of right-wing trash.

The exit polling I’ve seen had Biden winning a slight majority of Catholics. The only religious group TFG had an advantage in was white evangelical and born again christians. Other christians as a whole gave an edge to Biden.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 7:19:24am

re: #211 No Malarkey!

Never thought I would see the day come that fascists would be this close to extinguishing American democracy, because at least 40% of American voters are authoritarians.

We weren’t alive in 1860. We also didn’t live through what Wilson did to blacks.

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PrairieQueen  May 12, 2021 • 7:19:32am

re: #222 No Malarkey!

This x 1000. The big picture - the GOP’s gameplan - has always been this.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 7:20:53am

re: #228 No Malarkey!

The exit polling I’ve seen had Biden winning a slight majority of Catholics. The only religious group TFG had an advantage in was white evangelical and born again christians. Other christians as a whole gave an edge to Biden.

The Vatican just had to tell asshole right-wing Catholics to stop attacking Democrats for supporting women’s rights.

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 7:21:04am

re: #229 Belafon

We weren’t alive in 1860. We also didn’t live through what Wilson did to blacks.W

Exactly. I naively thought those days were behind us.

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The Pie Overlord!  May 12, 2021 • 7:22:23am
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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 7:25:47am
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BeenHereAwhile  May 12, 2021 • 7:26:12am

re: #16 William Lewis

I remember reading, though I don’t remember where, that Ike chose to run as a Republican simply because he felt the Democrats had been in power for a long time and his two terms might kill off the Republicans. Now we might think that’s a GOOD thing now but at the time he looked at our system as needing two fully different parties. But the reality is that the Republicans after 1877 were not worth a shit. Never forget that the GOP bosses made Teddy Vice President as a way to castrate his political ambitions not thinking that McKinley would be assassinated. He was the exception that proves the rule. Just look at Taft.

Eisenhower was the only Republican presidential candidate that my father ever voted for.

Given that he was raised on the Louisiana politics of Huey Long, he did not suffer political fools gladly; down ticket he would vote for selected Republican candidates.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 7:32:18am

If the system hadn’t been rigged to be in their favor, this would be fun to watch, the tearing apart of the party:

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 7:33:11am
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HRH Stanley Sea  May 12, 2021 • 7:34:04am

I agree with Josh.

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 12, 2021 • 7:34:33am

Trumps not gonna get re-elected in 2024, right?

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sagehen  May 12, 2021 • 7:37:08am

re: #208 darthstar

Some skillfully wordsmithery by Reuters to avoid saying “Israel bombed a civilian residential building”

Maybe Hamas shouldn’t have used the roof of that building as a launch site. Just sayin’

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Florida Panhandler  May 12, 2021 • 7:37:44am

re: #239 Eclectic Cyborg

Trumps not gonna get re-elected in 2024, right?

With the help of fascist white supremacist local Republican election officials, workers, DAs and politicians, yes he will.

All upcoming elections will be purposely sabotaged by Republicans to the point of being illegitimate going forward.

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  May 12, 2021 • 7:38:22am

re: #239 Eclectic Cyborg

Trumps not gonna get re-elected in 2024, right?

If we’re lucky he will be rotting in jail. If we’re really lucky, he will be taking a long over due dirt nap.

On that note, Rush Limbaugh is still dead.

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 7:38:43am

re: #239 Eclectic Cyborg

Trumps not gonna get re-elected in 2024, right?

If Xtian Pulpit Pimps get their way they will anoint Trump as God’s Choice.

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sagehen  May 12, 2021 • 7:39:46am

re: #217 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

She’s a stain on the Trans community. Nothing more, nothing less. I for one, will be more than happy when she slides back into obscurity.

After her comments disapproving of trans girls competing in sports, “it’s unfair”… turns out she uses the women’s tees at her country club, and has competed in women’s golf tourneys. Oops.

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John Hughes  May 12, 2021 • 7:42:51am

re: #237 Belafon

Ordinary decent criminals.

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 12, 2021 • 7:42:58am

re: #244 sagehen

After her comments disapproving of trans girls competing in sports, “it’s unfair”… turns out she uses the women’s tees at her country club, and has competed in women’s golf tourneys. Oops.

IOKIYATR

(It’s okay if you’re a transgender Republican)

/

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 7:43:42am

re: #238 HRH Stanley Sea

I agree with Josh.

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We agreed to work with Stalin not because we liked him, but because he wasn’t the biggest threat at the moment. Sometimes you do have to prioritize, especially when failing means that the other things you want will never happen.

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danarchy  May 12, 2021 • 7:44:20am

re: #237 Belafon

They’re just afraid the US government will name them a terrorist organization and come down on them like a ton of bricks. Personally, if a couple of them fell out of 5th story windows I would be ok with that. There is a specially place in hell for hackers and people who release malicious viruses into the wild.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 7:45:16am

re: #239 Eclectic Cyborg

Trumps not gonna get re-elected in 2024, right?

No. There are going to be four more years of kids who will be adults, and four more years for those who know what they have to do. But we’re watching a party do everything it can to stay in power and we have to keep pushing back.

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John Hughes  May 12, 2021 • 7:45:17am

re: #248 danarchy

There is a specially place in hell for hackers and people who release malicious viruses into the wild.

Stuxnet anyone?

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lawhawk  May 12, 2021 • 7:47:46am
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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 7:47:47am

re: #217 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

She’s a stain on the Trans community. Nothing more, nothing less. I for one, will be more than happy when she slides back into obscurity.

Too many times I saw that fool speeding down Sunset Blvd in her convertible and she had her MAGAT cap on.

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lawhawk  May 12, 2021 • 7:51:51am

Matt Gaetz is a fucking moron (and sex predator).

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  May 12, 2021 • 7:53:23am

re: #244 sagehen

After her comments disapproving of trans girls competing in sports, “it’s unfair”… turns out she uses the women’s tees at her country club, and has competed in women’s golf tourneys. Oops.

Her hypocrisy is part of the stain. She’s a privileged white woman who has done nothing for our community.

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Hecuba's daughter  May 12, 2021 • 7:53:30am

re: #154 Eventual Carrion

My other grandpa was doing that also on airplanes. But he was in the Pacific theater.

My dad was leading truck convoys in the CBI theater.

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  May 12, 2021 • 7:56:16am

re: #246 Eclectic Cyborg

IOKIYATR

(It’s okay if you’re a transgender Republican)

/

For all the good it will do her. They’ll slap her ass up against the wall just as fast as they would me.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 7:59:24am

re: #253 lawhawk

Matt Gaetz is a fucking moron (and sex predator).

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Dave In Austin  May 12, 2021 • 7:59:27am

Paul Gosar is a human turd.

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  May 12, 2021 • 7:59:29am

re: #252 🌹UOJB!

Too many times I saw that fool speeding down Sunset Blvd in her convertible and she had her MAGAT cap on.

And her white privilege/money got her out of a vehicular man slaughter charge.
*spit*

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A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!  May 12, 2021 • 8:00:08am

re: #148 jeffreyw

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Good morning!

Western good morning!

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 8:00:38am

re: #259 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

And her white privilege/money got her out of a vehicular man slaughter charge.
*spit*

Michele, just another case of IOKIYAR!

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Barefoot Grin  May 12, 2021 • 8:00:39am

re: #255 Hecuba’s daughter

My dad was leading truck convoys in the CBI theater.

“The forgotten theater”—very dangerous, especially for those flying over the hump.

My dad had just finished basic and was preparing to be sent to flight school when the war ended. He did what he had to do and never felt guilty about getting veteran benefits even though he saw no action.

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 8:01:11am

re: #258 Dave In Austin

Paul Gosar is a human turd.

Please don’t insult Mr. Hankey.

Gosar is lower than that.

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  May 12, 2021 • 8:02:01am

re: #261 🌹UOJB!

Michelle just another case of IOKIYAR!

Yep.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 8:02:33am

re: #158 darthstar

I want video of her trying to pour that into her tank..

I think the law is that you can only pump gas into your tank or into a certified canister or container.

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A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!  May 12, 2021 • 8:03:40am

re: #158 darthstar

Love these fucking idiots.

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Well, it’ll take a bit longer for the gas to melt that plastic.

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 12, 2021 • 8:07:35am

re: #260 A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!

Western good morning!

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“We’ve been trying to reach you about your car warranty…”

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ericblair  May 12, 2021 • 8:12:46am

re: #248 danarchy

They’re just afraid the US government will name them a terrorist organization and come down on them like a ton of bricks. Personally, if a couple of them fell out of 5th story windows I would be ok with that. There is a specially place in hell for hackers and people who release malicious viruses into the wild.

Cyber is a domain of war now, per US national strategy and NATO policy (and in Russian national strategy as well). This has clarified a lot of legal issues about retaliation: a sufficiently bad cyber attack on national infrastructure can justify a proportionate response with other means in line with the laws of war. In this case, though, it’s fairly clear that DarkSide is being protected or harbored by Russia, and nobody has died yet, so that ain’t happening any time soon.

A lot of weak response to cyberattacks historically was due to the fact that it was legally a criminal matter, and most often an international one with unclear attribution. It’s like having tanks driving across your border, and all you could do was give them speeding and parking tickets.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 8:14:15am

Cornyn didn’t actually read the article:

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lawhawk  May 12, 2021 • 8:23:09am
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BeenHereAwhile  May 12, 2021 • 8:23:50am

re: #124 ckkatz

Yup! I’m also wondering what the regulations are for transporting and storing over 300 gallons of gasoline. (Looks like he has 6@55gallon emergency water storage tubs.) Particularly in a single family home (I would hope not a multifamily building) in a suburban or urban environment. And because of the fact that gasohol attracts water, also in disposing of hundreds of gallons of unusable gasoline.

Not withstanding potential static electricity discharge due to gas containers not being on pavement while being filled.

His other immediate problem is that a 55 gal drum filled with gasoline weighs approx 330 lbs. A full plastic gasoline drum not on a pallet is a weighty issue.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 8:27:25am

re: #207 No Malarkey!

An Arizona restaurant owner is offering to pay college tuition for full-time employees who will come back to work .

I worked at a number of restaurants in Arizona when I was an undergrad.

Back in 1996 or so I also recall that there was a major economic boom there and that even 7-11’s were offering benefits like that.

I believe a Democrat was President.

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 12, 2021 • 8:28:27am

re: #271 BeenHereAwhile

Not withstanding potential static electricity discharge due to gas containers not being on pavement while being filled.

His other immediate problem is that a 55 gal drum filled with gasoline weighs approx 330 lbs. A full plastic gasoline drum not on a pallet is a weighty issue.

The biggest problem IMO is that gasoline doesn’t fucking last that long. Many of the hoarders will lose their supplies before they can even use it. Total waste.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 8:30:56am

re: #241 Florida Panhandler

With the help of fascist white supremacist local Republican election officials, workers, DAs and politicians, yes he will.

All upcoming elections will be purposely sabotaged by Republicans to the point of being illegitimate going forward.

Do not forget, he got more votes in 2020 than in 2016. Only thing that stopped him was an overwhelming Democratic voter turnout and a handful of GOP state election officials who still possess a few shreds of decency.

The GOP has been at work ever since to make sure they do not repeat the mistakes of Last November and January…

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 8:34:31am

re: #274 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Do not forget, he got more votes in 2020 than in 2016. Only thing that stopped him was an overwhelming Democratic voter turnout and a handful of GOP state election officials who still possess a few shreds of decency.

The GOP has been at work ever since to make sure they do not repeat the mistakes of Last November and January…

And Abrams hasn’t stopped working either.

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Hecuba's daughter  May 12, 2021 • 8:35:41am

re: #237 Belafon

They are Russian, living in Russia; allowed free rein to wreak havoc on Western societies. No reason to believe a word they say. If there is anything more we can do, short of actual physical conflict, to undermine Putin and his oligarchs, we need to take the step now.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 8:35:43am

re: #275 Belafon

And Abrams hasn’t stopped working either.

The problem is that she did nothing illegal or immoral to win, the GOP will do whatever it takes.

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 12, 2021 • 8:36:22am

re: #275 Belafon

And Abrams hasn’t stopped working either.

Nor have folks like Marc Elias.

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 12, 2021 • 8:37:14am

re: #277 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

The problem is that she did nothing illegal or immoral to win, the GOP will do whatever it takes.

I wonder. Will there ever come a point where we have to get our hands a little dirty to keep the GOP out of office?

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 8:37:37am

re: #239 Eclectic Cyborg

Trumps not gonna get re-elected in 2024, right?

No he’s not. The question is whether or not the GOP can get away with stealing the election after he loses, or if that fails, seizing power by force.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips  May 12, 2021 • 8:38:22am
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 8:38:25am

re: #279 Eclectic Cyborg

I wonder. Will there ever come a point where we have to get our hands a little dirty to keep the GOP out of office?

Which is just what they want, the table tipped over and the election going to the side that shouts the loudest.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 8:38:34am

re: #277 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

The problem is that she did nothing illegal or immoral to win, the GOP will do whatever it takes.

And yet she still won. That means we can fight.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 8:39:43am

re: #283 Belafon

And yet she still won. That means we can fight.

Just remember, even with an historically high record turnout, it was still a close-run thing right down to the very last day.

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Dr Lizardo  May 12, 2021 • 8:42:32am

Just a quiet day fishing….

Chased By Big Alligator!

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo  May 12, 2021 • 8:42:41am

re: #276 Hecuba’s daughter

They are Russian, living in Russia; allowed free rein to wreak havoc on Western societies. No reason to believe a word they say. If there is anything more we can do, short of actual physical conflict, to undermine Putin and his oligarchs, we need to take the step now.

Yep, Putin saboteurs are working this from both ends, hackers attack the pipeline, then their propaganda arm fans it into a crisis.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 8:42:50am

re: #284 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Just remember, even with an historically high record turnout, it was still a close-run thing right down to the very last day.

And just remember, with everything the Republicans tried to keep people from voting, Democrats still won.

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BeenHereAwhile  May 12, 2021 • 8:43:38am

re: #273 Eclectic Cyborg

The biggest problem IMO is that gasoline doesn’t fucking last that long. Many of the hoarders will lose their supplies before they can even use it. Total waste.

With that quantity, he’s going to resell the gasoline at a nifty markup.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips  May 12, 2021 • 8:45:21am
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 8:45:38am

re: #287 Belafon

And just remember, with everything the Republicans tried to keep people from voting, Democrats still won.

I am not trying to be a doomsayer, mostly I am annoyed that it still was such a “close run” race when the voters clearly preferred Boden over Trump.

And it means that the GOP will redouble their efforts next time around, which means that the rest of us who want representative government will really have to fight for it tooth and nail.

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 12, 2021 • 8:47:32am

re: #287 Belafon

And just remember, with everything the Republicans tried to keep people from voting, Democrats still won.

Right but now the GOP is doing MORE stuff to keep people from voting. Won’t be as easy next time.

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 8:50:35am

re: #279 Eclectic Cyborg

I wonder. Will there ever come a point where we have to get our hands a little dirty to keep the GOP out of office?

I already did in Georgia when I promoted their own conspiracy theory that the election was rigged, so Republicans should boycott the January Senate runoffs elections.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 8:52:37am

re: #291 Eclectic Cyborg

Right but now the GOP is doing MORE stuff to keep people from voting. Won’t be as easy next time.

Yes, but I’m not sure their efforts are truly going to help. A lot of them affect their own voters as well.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 8:54:12am

re: #288 BeenHereAwhile

With that quantity, he’s going to resell the gasoline at a nifty markup.

Because that is what American Capitalism is all about: taking advantage of a crisis to gouge customers, not about adding value to benefit everyone.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 8:54:37am

re: #293 Belafon

Yes, but I’m not sure their efforts are truly going to help. A lot of them affect their own voters as well.

Especially when they choose to kill their own idiot supporters with covid to stick it to the libs.

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A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!  May 12, 2021 • 8:55:37am

re: #238 HRH Stanley Sea

I agree with Josh.

[Embedded content]

The enemy of my enemy is my enemy’s enemy. I congratulate them for this single principled stand, but no way I’m going to turn my back on them.

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 8:57:16am

re: #293 Belafon

Yes, but I’m not sure their efforts are truly going to help. A lot of them affect their own voters as well.

They are knee jerk reacting to Trump’s lies when they are more dependent than ever on low propensity non college educated voters, who are less likely to vote if it’s harder.

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A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!  May 12, 2021 • 8:58:12am

re: #244 sagehen

After her comments disapproving of trans girls competing in sports, “it’s unfair”… turns out she uses the women’s tees at her country club, and has competed in women’s golf tourneys. Oops.

So now we’re saying golf is a sport?

/

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 8:58:33am

re: #296 A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!

The enemy of my enemy is my enemy’s enemy. I congratulate them for this single principled stand, but no way I’m going to turn my back on them.

Cheney’s political career is over. GOP voters will never forgive her for betraying dear leader.

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 8:59:33am
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sagehen  May 12, 2021 • 8:59:45am

re: #296 A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!

The enemy of my enemy is my enemy’s enemy. I congratulate them for this single principled stand, but no way I’m going to turn my back on them.

Stalin was no prize either; but if partnering with him was the way to defeat Hitler, then all the reasons to dislike/distrust him could wait.

Priorities.

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Dr Lizardo  May 12, 2021 • 9:00:44am

Some good news to brighten up everyone’s day.

A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for the possibility of a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin, according to an order made public Wednesday.

In his ruling dated Tuesday, Judge Peter Cahill found that Chauvin abused his authority as a police officer when he restrained Floyd last year and that he treated Floyd with particular cruelty. He also cited the presence of children when he committed the crime and the fact Chauvin was part of a group with at least three other people.

msn.com

That being said, it’s still unlikely that Chauvin would get more than 30 years, even with the aggravating factors.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 12, 2021 • 9:01:37am

re: #300 No Malarkey!

U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., says Democrats are “politicizing” the attack by Trump supporters on the U.S. Capitol where they tried to overturn the election. ^JC

It was a blatant, violent political provocation. Comer is saying we should roll over and see it as normal and acceptable.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 9:02:30am

re: #300 No Malarkey!

[Embedded content]

“A political act should not be politicized.” - Republicans

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 9:03:45am

re: #302 Dr Lizardo

Some good news to brighten up everyone’s day.

msn.com

That being said, it’s still unlikely that Chauvin would get more than 30 years, even with the aggravating factors.

30 years would do.

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A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!  May 12, 2021 • 9:03:48am

re: #248 danarchy

They’re just afraid the US government will name them a terrorist organization and come down on them like a ton of bricks. Personally, if a couple of them fell out of 5th story windows I would be ok with that. There is a specially place in hell for hackers and people who release malicious viruses into the wild.

Or the news trickled down to them that Putin didn’t want the association to be known (whether it’s true or not).

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 9:04:12am
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jaunte  May 12, 2021 • 9:04:13am
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Dr Lizardo  May 12, 2021 • 9:04:50am

re: #305 No Malarkey!

30 years would do.

Hell, if he got 20 years, I’d consider a victory. Not the best victory, mind you, but a victory nonetheless.

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No Malarkey!  May 12, 2021 • 9:09:41am

re: #309 Dr Lizardo

Hell, if he got 20 years, I’d consider a victory. Not the best victory, mind you, but a victory nonetheless.

According to the article, in MN they typically serve 2/3 of their sentence with good behavior, so a 20 year sentence would be about 13 years.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 9:16:13am

re: #307 No Malarkey!

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DodgerFan1988  May 12, 2021 • 9:18:54am
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A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!  May 12, 2021 • 9:23:00am

re: #274 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Do not forget, he got more votes in 2020 than in 2016. Only thing that stopped him was an overwhelming Democratic voter turnout and a handful of GOP state election officials who still possess a few shreds of decency.

The GOP has been at work ever since to make sure they do not repeat the mistakes of Last November and January…

How many times do we have to go over this? The percentage of voters for Republicans increased by less than one percent. The percentage voting Democratic increased by more than three percent. The repug increase can be explained entirely by increased turnout.

That’s not where the danger lies….

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lawhawk  May 12, 2021 • 9:25:06am

One of the most prominent Israelis on the planet wrote the following, expressing that Palestinians deserve to live as free and safe nation, just as Israel does. That’s pretty damned remarkable.

Gadot for PM?

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 9:26:29am

A coup-coup President.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n😷Trips  May 12, 2021 • 9:30:06am

Governments and various organizations are going to look at what has been done here.
The concern over “deep fake” video is real, and it’s here.

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Belafon  May 12, 2021 • 9:32:59am

re: #314 lawhawk

One of the most prominent Israelis on the planet wrote the following, expressing that Palestinians deserve to live as free and safe nation, just as Israel does. That’s pretty damned remarkable.

[Embedded content]

Gadot for PM?

She’ll get booted out of the party the same way Cheney was. (And don’t take it too far. It’s not Gadot and Cheney I’m comparing.)

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A hollow voice says NOW drain that swamp!  May 12, 2021 • 9:33:52am

re: #299 No Malarkey!

Cheney’s political career is over. GOP voters will never forgive her for betraying dear leader.

I remember that day in 1962 (more likely the later repeats of the interview, as I was pretty young) that Nixon’s career ended.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 9:34:22am
“The way we dress should not be repressed, everything is thought of with respect to myself and others,” she reportedly said online, defending her outfit.

She was literally showing her ass.

BUM DEAL Bride raises eyebrows by exposing her entire bum on her wedding day in a very racy dress design (The Irish Sun)

The Irish Sun may exist to make the British version look classy.

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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 9:36:33am

re: #316 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

Governments and various organizations are going to look at what has been done here.
The concern over “deep fake” video is real, and it’s here.

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🌹UOJB!  May 12, 2021 • 9:38:46am

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Dangerman  May 12, 2021 • 9:40:05am

re: #299 No Malarkey!

Cheney’s political career is over. GOP voters will never forgive her for betraying dear leader.

today’s electoral-vote.com fwiw

As we have noted multiple times, Cheney is playing the long game here. She foresees a time when the GOP will no longer be the cult of Trump, and she wants to be in a position to assume leadership once that era commences. She actually welcomes today’s vote, since it will compel every Republican member of the House to go on the record as to whether or not they believe the Big Lie (and whether they value that over loyalty to their party). There will come a time when Cheney Republicans and/or Democrats will wield those votes like a weapon.

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jaunte  May 12, 2021 • 10:03:32am
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jaunte  May 12, 2021 • 10:03:52am
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Punish Domestic Terrorists  May 12, 2021 • 10:11:45am

re: #324 jaunte


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