Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley, and General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, testify on the Afghanistan withdrawal before the House Armed Services Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?514922-1/defense-secretary-austin-general-milley-testify-afghanistan-withdrawal
The Party of “Vaccines in salad dressing” Mike Flynn is On The Job! It’s usually the big lie. The rest of the time it’s the little lies.
re: #2 A Cranky One
I will have to find that tweet later so I can keep it as a reference.
OT, but this seems creepy as fuck to me:
Matt Walsh reportedly rented property in Virginia just so he could go to a school board overseeing a district he doesn’t have kids in and rant about trans people using bathrooms in schoolhttps://t.co/3azA98Z74T
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) September 29, 2021
Why isn’t this sneering ghoul in jail for sex trafficking yet? https://t.co/OsxQakTqu1
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2021
Uh, but in reality they are. https://t.co/AWQbCvja02
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2021
re: #1 Rightwingconspirator
The Party of “Vaccines in salad dressing” Mike Flynn is On The Job! It’s usually the big lie. The rest of the time it’s the little lies.
Speaking of vax craziness:
Found out this morning the head press guy at our printer in IA just quit. If I’m reading between the lines correctly, his wife just finished a two week ICU stint thanks to COVID, and she may have signed up for a long haul pass. They also have a special needs kid in a wheelchair.
I’m guessing between caring for her and the kid, he literally can’t hold a full time job for the time being.
I have no idea if they were anti-vaxxers or not. If there were? The idea that they refused the vax and risked this outcome, despite caring for a special needs kid, makes me want to both punch a wall and cry.
Seeing as it’s IA, I’m guessing they were.
These people are literally killing themselves and destroying their families because..
…I just don’t know anymore. They’re doing it because Trump told them to? Fox News? They think American freedom includes ignoring reality because that’s God’s will?
I keep thinking we’re going to have a situation in the US where we have COVID refugees; people fleeing states who wrecked their health care systems by refusing vaccinations.
Ugh…
re: #6 Charles Johnson
They’re not Domestic Terrorist Organizations, but they do enable domestic terrorists.
re: #5 Charles Johnson
White, well connected Republicans are seldom held accountable.
re: #5 Charles Johnson
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Charles, that makes my blood boil hearing that little brat slime Milley and Austin.
And Meanwhile, Josh Duggar is still walking free
Josh Duggar leaves court with pregnant wife after failed attempt to get child porn charges dropped
Josh Duggar was all smiles as he exited an Arkansas courtroom, his pregnant wife by his side, despite his latest failed attempt to have child pornography charges dismissed. The “19 Kids and Counting” star is accused of downloading child pornography files onto a computer at his now-closed car dealership over the course of three days in May 2019. He was arrested in April on charges of receiving and possessing child sex abuse material and pleaded not guilty to both counts the following month. Prosecutors have said he had more than 200 images on his computer.
If that ain’t White Privilege…
re: #9 Eclectic Cyborg
White, well connected Republicans are seldom held accountable.
There was an infuriating segment on Maddow last night about the negligible charges being filed against the Jan. 6 rioters by prosecutors.
Why, it’s almost as if the DA offices across the country were stocked with right-wing operatives determined to under-charge right-wing terrorists to signal to upcoming coup attempts that there would be no consequences for their actions.
re: #11 Khal Wimpo (free internal organs upon request!)
There was an infuriating segment on Maddow last night about the negligible charges being filed against the Jan. 6 rioters by prosecutors.
Why, it’s almost as if the DA offices across the country were stocked with right-wing operatives determined to under-charge right-wing terrorists to signal to upcoming coup attempts that there would be no consequences for their actions.
re: #10 JOE 🥓
Charles, that makes my blood boil hearing that little brat slime Milley and Austin.
And Meanwhile, Josh Duggar is still walking free
Josh Duggar leaves court with pregnant wife after failed attempt to get child porn charges dropped
Josh Duggar was all smiles as he exited an Arkansas courtroom, his pregnant wife by his side, despite his latest failed attempt to have child pornography charges dismissed. The “19 Kids and Counting” star is accused of downloading child pornography files onto a computer at his now-closed car dealership over the course of three days in May 2019. He was arrested in April on charges of receiving and possessing child sex abuse material and pleaded not guilty to both counts the following month. Prosecutors have said he had more than 200 images on his computer.
If that ain’t White Privilege…
“Failed attempt” sounds pretty good. He’s still on track for prison.
re: #13 Punish Domestic Terrorists
“Failed attempt” sounds pretty good. He’s still on track for prison.
I hope, but who knows?
In what realm of reality did Bill Cosby believe this remark would play out well for him? https://t.co/uwgCdYyU0B
— Bob Pulgino (@bobpulgino) September 29, 2021
Um … I don’t think R. Kelly is really appreciating the support right now, but maybe I’m wrong & QAnon is going to seize on them as being somehow the real victims here?
Makes as much sense as anything else these days.
re: #15 Khal Wimpo (free internal organs upon request!)
Um … I don’t think R. Kelly is really appreciating the support right now, but maybe I’m wrong & QAnon is going to seize on them as being somehow the real victims here?
Makes as much sense as anything else these days.
I expect that it does play well with anyone who still wants to have anything to do with Cosby. When someone is cast out as trash, they seek out other trash. It’s how we got a failed trash-President that trash call the greatest president ever.
Trumpite suck-up Ronny Jackson babbles at high speed like a loon about woke culture and critical race theory and then demands that Milley resign. Trumpites are such weirdos. https://t.co/cf0DDaXlBI pic.twitter.com/keESbojtoI
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2021
The remaining workers will be glad to see these idiots gone. They’re the kind of people who walk into someone else’s work area to repeat stupid things that far-right propagandists told them.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) September 29, 2021
My friend who works at United deals with a wingnut who does not belong anywhere near his work area.
That congressman right now is Leon Panetta’s son.
OK, the details from the story about how the dimwit Instagram “Influencer” shit away $7MM+ trying to evacuate refugees from Afghanistan are LIT:
“In March 2018, a state judge in Los Angeles ordered Steele and his wife, Lilia Stepanova Steele, a Soviet-born contortionist who has appeared on “America’s Got Talent,” to pay $7.2 million to a former business partner who had sued them. The judge ruled against Steele and his wife on multiple counts, finding that Steele fraudulently induced the partner to invest by falsely promising him a share of future profits. Steele and his wife declared bankruptcy six months later.”
This is what Kristi Noem cheats on her husband with.
A Donald Trump donor is accusing Corey Lewandowski, one of the former president’s longtime top aides, of making unwanted sexual advances toward her at a Las Vegas charity event over the weekend.
Trashelle Odom, the wife of Idaho construction executive John Odom, alleges that Lewandowski repeatedly touched her, including on her leg and buttocks, and spoke to her in sexually graphic terms. Odom said that Lewandowski “stalked” her throughout the evening.
Trump donor: Corey Lewandowski made unwanted sexual advances (Politico)
re: #18 Charles Johnson
Milley’s poker face winning yet again today https://t.co/yCFKFYcIxT
— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) September 29, 2021
re: #22 Punish Domestic Terrorists
This is what Kristi Noem cheats on her husband with.
Trump donor: Corey Lewandowski made unwanted sexual advances (Politico)
Trashelle? Is that really her name?
re: #22 Punish Domestic Terrorists
This is what Kristi Noem cheats on her husband with.
Trump donor: Corey Lewandowski made unwanted sexual advances (Politico)
Her name is funny in light of this comment just above: “When someone is cast out as trash, they seek out other trash. It’s how we got a failed trash-President that trash call the greatest president ever.”
lmfao pic.twitter.com/DrgL3AN9mG
— your friend (@debdrens) September 29, 2021
re: #22 Punish Domestic Terrorists
This is what Kristi Noem cheats on her husband with.
Trump donor: Corey Lewandowski made unwanted sexual advances (Politico)
And that’s who CNN paid 500k to during the 2016 campaign to deliver ‘political commentary’
Why would anyone name their child “Trashelle???”
re: #24 sagehen
Trashelle? Is that really her name?
I assume it’s pronounced Tra-shell, rather than Trash-elle, but grade school will have sucked unless she had excellent social skills.
re: #26 Punish Domestic Terrorists
41 months in prison…good. I hope he’s fuckin’ miserable.
Because not getting sick & dying from a preventable disease is better than helping wealthy monoclonal antibody CEOs like this guy buy a bigger superyacht. pic.twitter.com/BJtaAaVFAn
— scott linnen (@ScottLinnen) September 29, 2021
Dismounted operations with sniper support pic.twitter.com/Uc8mH8Hlx9
— Giant Military Cats (@giantcat9) September 29, 2021
re: #12 sagehen
My sense is that prosecutors are accustomed to clearing dockets, and low level charges and plea deals are the way they’re dealing with it, despite the seriousness of the issues and crimes alleged and admitted to.
Prosecute every last one and throw the book at them.
Imagine, if you will, my overwhelming surprise that Corey Lewandowski has been accused of sexual harassment.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 29, 2021
Ikea put them in back in 2015 for “employee safety.”
Ikea launches investigation after staff find CCTV cameras in toilets (Independent)
re: #28 Charles Johnson
Why would anyone name their child “Trashelle???”
Because everyone kept mispronouncing “Refuse”
re: #30 Punish Domestic Terrorists
I assume it’s pronounced Tra-shell, rather than Trash-elle, but grade school will have sucked unless she had excellent social skills.
Its pronounced “jenofsky”
They’re all silent.
(H/t George Carlin)
re: #33 Backwoods_Sleuth
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If we let tobacco companies run amok they would make scads of money for the economy
Then we could put a lot more cancer doctors to work too
A win/win
re: #34 Charles Johnson
That’s not a sniper rifle case on the soldiers back. It’s a litter system for transporting casualties
re: #41 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
That’s not a sniper rifle case on the soldiers back. It’s a litter system for
transporting casualtiesthe cat
re: #42 Dangerman
not that type of litter…LOL
And I’m not sure of the tactical value of hauling away GMC scat.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is having an extramarital affair with former Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski because of course she is.https://t.co/QXuoeYhml5
— Edwin (@EdMix13) September 29, 2021
re: #45 gocart mozart
Expect the Party of Moral Superiority to… completely justify her infidelity because she votes the right way, and lightly brush aside that female sexuality is completely abhorrent to them. Expect lots of, “Lucky him,” and, “I’d hit it, too,” from the gun-humpers, incels, and drooling Trump toadies.
re: #7 Mattand
Speaking of vax craziness:
One of my coworkers, who was doing everything BUT get vaxxed is sick with COVID-19 and out on leave. Officially we can’t ask him whether he was vaxxed, but one of my coworkers chatted him up before he got sick and he was doing vitamins and shiz and no vaxx. I’m of the opinion that he was probably doing horse paste and the rest.
Oh. and our return to office got pushed back to January 10. I am NOT going to sit in a big ass room with people who can’t even bother to get vaxxed. No, just no.
Not sure if I agree with the writers that it’s the right time in the season to introduce a major guest star, but let’s see where it goes. https://t.co/0u5i5RIHkQ
— Connor O’Brien (@connorobrienNH) September 29, 2021
re: #45 gocart mozart
She’s banging Lewendowski? Jesus.
re: #45 gocart mozart
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I’m not sure I trust that source. Needs some better confirmation. Since it looks like a conservative outfit reporting, I’ll look at it as suspect and sexist and wonder what the true motive is behind publishing the story.
“Once again…the Senate is coming to rescue the House.” #congressionalbaseballgame #tonight #charity pic.twitter.com/tQQUKAEXw4
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) September 29, 2021
Donald Trump spills all the tea on The Kristi Noem & Cory Lewandowski affair. Yt link below pic.twitter.com/K6Wxq6LlRh
— J-L Cauvin (@JLCauvin) September 29, 2021
re: #51 dat_said
I’m not sure I trust that source. Needs some better confirmation. Since it looks like a conservative outfit reporting, I’ll look at it as suspect and sexisthe and wonder what the true motive is behind publishing the story.
It’s a pretty good read…doesn’t pull any punches on Noem’s inconsistent behavior in office…
PBS this week had a biography of William Randolph Hearst. Fascinating.
Among the things I never knew about him:
1) He didn’t earn very much of his wealth at all. He was the only child of a miner who struck it rich in 1849.
2) He and his newspapers are substantially responsible for the elections of both Presidents Roosevelt. In 1931, he started running editorials demanding large public works to provide employment; this may be where FDR’s team got the idea for the WPA.
3) His mother was an amazing philanthropist. She paid for, among other things, UC Berkeley. And all the elementary schools, and a teacher training academy, in San Francisco. She founded the PTA. She funded archaeological expeditions and museums. She died in the Flu Pandemic.
re: #19 Punish Domestic Terrorists
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My friend who works at United deals with a wingnut who does not belong anywhere near his work area.
My guess is even that 600 number will drop when the exit door is pointed out to some of these folks
re: #55 darthstar
It’s a pretty good read…doesn’t pull any punches on Noem’s inconsistent behavior in office…
It’s a broadside from the right with the affair lede, which is from anonymous sources. I thought conservatives hated anonymous sources.
Nobody ever finds themselves attracted to a political and cultural faction driven by cruelty, anger, and bitterness, and you can find out why on Glenn’s Substack https://t.co/4PGcQ7AaKc
— messy scarelord (@jesseltaylor) September 29, 2021
re: #55 darthstar
It’s a pretty good read…doesn’t pull any punches on Noem’s inconsistent behavior in office…
That part I agree with. The affair part is all “heard it through the grapevine…”
It would be interesting to me to learn why the attack from a right-wing publication. I suppose it could actually be on principal but I’ve been conditioned against that possibility.
re: #56 sagehen
PBS this week had a biography of William Randolph Hearst. Fascinating.
Among the things I never knew about him:
1) He didn’t earn very much of his wealth at all. He was the only child of a miner who struck it rich in 1849.
Got most of the way through Deadwood before I figured out that was supposed to be his father
re: #58 teleskiguy
It’s a broadside from the right with the affair lede, which is from anonymous sources. I thought conservatives hated anonymous sources.
re: #60 dat_said
That part I agree with. The affair part is all “heard it through the grapevine…”
It would be interesting to me to learn why the attack from a right-wing publication. I suppose it could actually be on principal but I’ve been conditioned against that possibility.
We’ll know the story has legs if she blames it on her daughter. Until then, let them fight internally.
Now that’s a happy dog.. ☀️🎶
🎥 TT/IG fenixlumiere via @Upworthy pic.twitter.com/47K7S264lh— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) September 29, 2021
Please check the Instagram: https://t.co/p6D1bsInQh pic.twitter.com/0wGawltS2g
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) September 29, 2021
re: #51 dat_said
I’m not sure I trust that source. Needs some better confirmation. Since it looks like a conservative outfit reporting, I’ll look at it as suspect and sexist and wonder what the true motive is behind publishing the story.
The comments are blown up with “she’s a RINO because she vetoed an anti-trans bill!”
re: #56 sagehen
PBS this week had a biography of William Randolph Hearst. Fascinating.
Among the things I never knew about him:
1) He didn’t earn very much of his wealth at all. He was the only child of a miner who struck it rich in 1849.
2) He and his newspapers are substantially responsible for the elections of both Presidents Roosevelt. In 1931, he started running editorials demanding large public works to provide employment; this may be where FDR’s team got the idea for the WPA.
3) His mother was an amazing philanthropist. She paid for, among other things, UC Berkeley. And all the elementary schools, and a teacher training academy, in San Francisco. She founded the PTA. She funded archaeological expeditions and museums. She died in the Flu Pandemic.
He was also super-racist, against all non-whites but especially Asians. And especially the Japanese. His papers created the public demand for, and then support of, the internment camps.
re: #64 Barefoot Grin
The comments are blown up with “she’s a RINO because she vetoed an anti-trans bill!”
Oh, Jesus H. Fucking Christ. THAT’S their complaint?! This woman has been the goddamn platinum standard for wingnut governors everywhere, and THAT’S the hill they’re choosing to die on?
re: #28 Charles Johnson
Why would anyone name their child “Trashelle???”
Its like they knew she would grow up to be a Trump supporter.
What kind of parent gives their 16 year old, inexperienced driver a Ford Super Duty truck? That rolls coal? I hope they get sued for everything they own. https://t.co/NyGG4fJrVD
— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) September 29, 2021
re: #66 Dopamine Fish
Oh, Jesus H. Fucking Christ. THAT’S their complaint?! This woman has been the goddamn platinum standard for wingnut governors everywhere, and THAT’S the hill they’re choosing to die on?
Somehow she’s not conservative enough. Now, DeSantis? That guy’s going places. (Ok, I only read the first 20 or so comments.)
re: #56 sagehen
PBS this week had a biography of William Randolph Hearst. Fascinating.
Among the things I never knew about him:
1) He didn’t earn very much of his wealth at all. He was the only child of a miner who struck it rich in 1849.
2) He and his newspapers are substantially responsible for the elections of both Presidents Roosevelt. In 1931, he started running editorials demanding large public works to provide employment; this may be where FDR’s team got the idea for the WPA.
3) His mother was an amazing philanthropist. She paid for, among other things, UC Berkeley. And all the elementary schools, and a teacher training academy, in San Francisco. She founded the PTA. She funded archaeological expeditions and museums. She died in the Flu Pandemic.
4) It was Hearst who glorified Billy Graham Cracker and launched him onto the national stage. Hearst ordered his papers to “puff Graham” during his massive tent “revivals” in Los Angeles.
.@StevieVanZandt tells @CapehartJ of his friendship with Bruce Springsteen: “I think we bonded immediately by the simple fact that we were the only two guys that we knew that believed in rock-and-roll completely. That rock-and-roll was everything.” https://t.co/qlBjumaM8V pic.twitter.com/dvEhMlWTPN
— Washington Post Live (@PostLive) September 28, 2021
this account is doing tremendous work in the field of Bob Dylan manga illustration https://t.co/ciVpg7GGK3
— Jokermen (@JokermenPodcast) September 28, 2021
I guess this explains why America’s right-wing Christians are so eager to undermine America.
In 2019, Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages Were Run By Foreign Troll Farms (Relevant)
Gottheimer Thinks Champagne Toasts Will Be In Store After Tomorrow’s Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), a moderate and co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus who’s been at odds with progressives for their commitment to passing both infrastructure bills in tandem, offered a rosy outlook on tomorrow’s vote on the bipartisan bill — which, he thinks, will definitely happen.
“We’ll be drinking a nice glass of champagne over here,” Gottheimer said, according to Politico.
Gottheimer reportedly also refused to concede that the bipartisan infrastructure bill could be delayed tomorrow, despite progressives’ refusal to back down on tanking the legislation if it gets a vote before the reconciliation package.
uh, DINO you won’t be cracking that bottle of Cristal open…
A judge in New York has declined to dismiss Eddy Grant’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Donald Trump over the use of the former’s track ‘Electric Avenue’ in one of the latter’s campaign videos last year. Team Trump claimed that their use of the song was ‘transformative’ and therefore covered by the ‘fair use’ principle in US copyright law, but judge John G Koeltl has concluded that the former President is yet to demonstrate that his use of Grant’s track was, in fact, fair use.
New York judge declines to dismiss Eddy Grant’s copyright case against Donald Trump (Complete Music Update)
Tune in for a briefing with Press Secretary Jen Psaki. https://t.co/b8LPvgd1wT
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 29, 2021
re: #74 Punish Domestic Terrorists
I guess this explains why America’s right-wing Christians are so eager to undermine America.
In 2019, Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages Were Run By Foreign Troll Farms (Relevant)
Gee, I see some pages there that relatives repost from!
🎶Wastin’ away again, it’s Tommy Tuberville
Searchin’ for whatever the fuck is his point
Some people claim that it’s the voters to blame
And I know this is somebody’s fault. 🎶— Edwin (@EdMix13) September 29, 2021
re: #79 JOE 🥓
Gee, I see some pages there that relatives repost from!
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You can let them know that they’re working for the enemy, being made into a fifth column.
Some of the artwork Bob Dylan has made out of metal.. pic.twitter.com/0q1biZz6YW
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) September 29, 2021
re: #81 Punish Domestic Terrorists
You can let them know that they’re working for the enemy, being made into a fifth column.
I know the response I will get from those robots—FAKE NEWS…
At the animal hospital getting Sarge checked out.
This guy comes in, without a mask despite signs requiring them. They offer one. “What for? You think this is going to stop COVID? This is just communism.”
Jesus, dude. Save the rant for talk radio and get your dog checked out. pic.twitter.com/WrsMpag2Jb— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) September 29, 2021
I’m sorry, buddy. Hang in there. pic.twitter.com/R9gaQkxsgk
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) September 29, 2021
lmfao pic.twitter.com/DrgL3AN9mG
— your friend (@debdrens) September 29, 2021
All these “tough guys” all dissolve into tears when they face actual consquences for their actions.
Put them in the shoes of the black & latino kids that they demonize, who face LWOPP when they stray, and there would be nonstop screaming from Fox News about over-incarceration, jackbooted thugs, etc. etc.
re: #82 gocart mozart
So, he’s Gallifreyan? Who knew.
re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth
That doggo deserves better.
re: #56 sagehen
And Orson Welles really undersold how bad WRH was, at least in his fictional portrayal of WRH.
Hearst is one of those guys who played big in American society but of whom the youngsters today may no knowledge. Glad PBS brought light on this man.
I think Yogi may have a point, but it is a very close play.
Today In 1955: In the opening game of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, Brooklyn Dodgers star Jackie Robinson steals home vs. New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra. He was called safe, but Yogi always maintained that he was out! #MLB #Baseball #History pic.twitter.com/pKjHvfeC7n
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) September 28, 2021
Continuing the race to the bottom of “Most Evil State in America”, Texas is now pulling ahead by a nose dick…
The literal gall of these people. https://t.co/QhYp0PHpbq
— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) September 29, 2021
re: #91 Eclectic Cyborg
Holy fuck.
They have clearly spent a long time and a lot of what little brain power they have to come up with every conceivable argument possible to try and make this piece of shit stick.
re: #90 Dopamine Fish
Continuing the race to the bottom of “Most Evil State in America”, Texas is now pulling ahead by a
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Once again TexASS proves it.
re: #87 Eclectic Cyborg
That doggo deserves better.
He has severe mind-damage from far-right propaganda, but probably doesn’t abuse the dog, since he has no reason to suspect the dog is a communist.
re: #38 b.d. (You lost, we didn’t cheat, you lost)
Because everyone kept mispronouncing “Refuse”
It’s pronounced “Throat Warbler Mangrove”.
re: #30 Punish Domestic Terrorists
I assume it’s pronounced Tra-shell, rather than Trash-elle, but grade school will have sucked unless she had excellent social skills.
There is no amount of social skills to make that not suck in grade school. None.
re: #98 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
There is no amount of social skills to make that not suck in grade school. None.
A boy named Sue got nothin’ on that poor girl.
re: #98 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
There is no amount of social skills to make that not suck in grade school. None.
Tell me about it…A Jewish kid named Bacon…with an Afro…
re: #86 lawhawk
Well, if Obama’s a Jedi, I can believe Dylan is a Time Lord.
re: #68 Backwoods_Sleuth
Honestly, who gives the first flying fuck about what the kid’s attorney says? I want to know why he isn’t in jail.
The name Trashelle reminded me of this lady:
This is a great table. https://t.co/jkkAynbm7X
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) September 29, 2021
An interesting take on the Manchin-Sinema craziness:
Manchin may suck but he’s predictable, a known quantity. There’s a level of haircut he’ll require on recon bill and then it moves forward. It’s a matter of finding that number. Sinema, it’s become increasingly clear, is a ‘calls are coming from inside the house’ type situation.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 29, 2021
re: #106 ckkatz
An interesting take on the Manchin-Sinema craziness:
I don’t understand this. What is Josh saying?
re: #108 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I don’t understand this. What is Josh saying?
the crazy thing is that she seems to think she’ll be golden for re-election as Arizona’s new maverick. she’s an idiot in addition to having no beliefs or morals.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 29, 2021
re: #108 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I don’t understand this. What is Josh saying?
Josh is saying that Manchin can be negotiated with. He’ll demand something (a’haircut’, ie some sort of reduction)and then will support the reconciliation bill.
He is saying that Sinema is appears to be acting irrationally and may not be reachable by the Democrats. She may trash the entire thing simply because… no good reason and with no particular benefit to her.
eta - Joe’s post summarizes a quite plausible reason with the likely failure of that approach.
re: #99 Dopamine Fish
A boy named Sue got nothin’ on that poor girl.
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re: #111 No Malarkey!
Memories of meeting Larry Aygges, Roy Lettus, Johnny Tomato and…John Bator in college…
I am very happy that my favorite feel good site, sorryantivaxxer is back with comments.
Not sure where I could get me fix without it.
re: #111 No Malarkey!
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You got me curious so I google-fu’ed and found that there is a whole genre of ‘unfortunate names’.
James was hiding out in Canada dodging the draft. Motown signed The Mynah Birds. James had an argument with their manager over money and he ratted James’ draft status out to Motown who cancelled the deal. Young moved to CA and joined Buffalo Springfield.
https://t.co/vdqH8a8Uah— Edwin (@EdMix13) September 29, 2021
According to emptywheel one of the issues slowing the DOJ down in Jan6’er prosecution is their attempt to use obstruction charges is facing some legal challenges.
The big issue going forward in Jan 6 investigation is whether the obstruction charge stands up—it’s not clear it will—and if it doesn’t, how DOJ responds.
That’s what DOJ is trying to use w/more serious Jan 6ers.— emptywheel (@emptywheel) September 29, 2021
The challenges to the Obstruction charge are holding up any pleas to that charge. So that means we’ve only seen cooperators, 2 obstruction charges, some threats, and 2 assault cases plead guilty yet, as far as felonies.
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) September 29, 2021
re: #106 ckkatz
An interesting take on the Manchin-Sinema craziness:
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Sinema scares me because she’s a scorched earther.
re: #84 Backwoods_Sleuth
My vet isn’t even letting owners inside unless it’s for euthanasia appointments. And then they require proof of vax or a negative test.
re: #119 GlutenFreeJesus
My vet isn’t even letting owners inside unless it’s for euthanasia appointments. And then they require proof of vax or a negative test.
Mine, too. They come out to the car and get the animal, bring it in, do their thing and bring them back to the car. Even in the dead of winter.
re: #63 Backwoods_Sleuth
He is a horse, and don’t you tell him differently. How he was born doesn’t imply who he is now.
re: #122 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
Add a MAGA hat to the skull and it’s perfect.
re: #68 Backwoods_Sleuth
You live in Texas. A quarter of the families here give their kids pickups. One kid that my son went to high school with had his modified so that the doors lifted upwards.
re: #119 GlutenFreeJesus
My vet isn’t even letting owners inside unless it’s for euthanasia appointments. And then they require proof of vax or a negative test.
I had to take one of our cats to urgent care last November, and they weren’t even letting people in for euthanasia as far as I could tell.
There was a family in a car a couple spots from us who’s dog apparently wasn’t responding to the treatment or surgery and wasn’t going to make it and it sounded like they weren’t going to be able to go in and say goodbye. That would be horrific and soul crushing for me.
re: #75 JOE 🥓
Gottheimer Thinks Champagne Toasts Will Be In Store After Tomorrow’s Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), a moderate and co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus who’s been at odds with progressives for their commitment to passing both infrastructure bills in tandem, offered a rosy outlook on tomorrow’s vote on the bipartisan bill — which, he thinks, will definitely happen.
“We’ll be drinking a nice glass of champagne over here,” Gottheimer said, according to Politico.
Gottheimer reportedly also refused to concede that the bipartisan infrastructure bill could be delayed tomorrow, despite progressives’ refusal to back down on tanking the legislation if it gets a vote before the reconciliation package.
uh, DINO you won’t be cracking that bottle of Cristal open…
And this is what I was talking about yesterday. Progressives agreed to split the bills rather than blocking the bill because some of the spending they wanted wasn’t in a big one. They were guaranteed to have a vote on it. Now, moderates and Republicans are forcing the vote to be on just one bill, and it will be the progressives that will either get screwed or blamed for nothing passing.
In 1985, Paul Schrader made an expressionistic masterpiece about a tortured artist wrestling with his sexuality in post-war Japan. I am of course referring to his video for Bob Dylan’s “Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love).” https://t.co/IiwmQsjpE2 pic.twitter.com/f1h6b7ag5I
— Clyde Folley (@FlyedCollie) September 28, 2021
re: #117 darthstar
Manchin just needs to feel like he got some kind of concession - maybe a quarter trillion or so off the top.
Sinema scares me because she’s a scorched earther.
she’s in over her head and doesn’t know what she’s doing
Tweet of the day:
Some of the class will not be advancing to the next stage of evolution, that’s true. https://t.co/6sPMwgsWUU
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) September 29, 2021
re: #128 Dangerman
she’s in over her head and doesn’t know what she’s doing
When a kid starts acting like this, they need a timeout and a talk from their parents.
re: #125 Jack Burton, Gunner on Death Star of David
I had to take one of our cats to urgent care last November, and they weren’t even letting people in for euthanasia as far as I could tell.
There was a family in a car a couple spots from us who’s dog apparently wasn’t responding to the treatment or surgery and wasn’t going to make it and it sounded like they weren’t going to be able to go in and say goodbye. That would be horrific and soul crushing for me.
When I lost two cats last summer you did not get to go into the urgent care clinic. They picked up the animals at the front door and you waited out in your car for a phone call.
The last two times Floof Cat went to the vet for a check-up or treatment it was also dropping them off at the door.
re: #125 Jack Burton, Gunner on Death Star of David
Fuck fuck fuck.
Had to say goodbye to our oldest dog today. Second furry family member this year. She was quite old and had several strokes recently. But that didn’t make it easier.
RIP Dewie. Her nickname was “the love dog”. I’ll really miss her.
re: #112 JOE 🥓
Memories of meeting Larry Aygges, Roy Lettus, Johnny Tomato and…John Bator in college…
I went to high school with a kid named Robin Hood. And I mentioned a while back a neighbor boy in California named Charlie Brown.
re: #134 A Cranky One
I’m so sorry for your loss.
re: #24 sagehen
Trashelle? Is that really her name?
A schoolteacher friend of mine says she had a kid in her class named LaTrina.
From Betty Cracker:
Like I said, maybe it’ll work out in the end. I can easily envision Dems reaching some sort of painful accommodation that forces removal of most reconciliation provisions that offend No Labels donors. If that leaves a package that fucks Americans out of the desperately needed social spending Biden and the Democrats campaigned on (including the obstructionists!) but still seriously addresses the existential threat of climate change, the overwhelming majority of Democrats who support the Biden agenda, i.e., all but a dozen or so show ponies, would probably pass that bill, and we’d end up with the usual shit sandwich that everyone is used to choking down.
But it looks like there’s a serious possibility that Sinemanchin will refuse to budge until the infrastructure bill passes. If Sinema and/or Manchin do insist on passage of the infrastructure bill without committing to passing a broadly acceptable reconciliation bill too, Democrats should tank the goddamn bipartisan bill — preferably with Biden’s explicit blessing. The obstructionists can’t be trusted since they already broke the two-track agreement, so they shouldn’t get to play Lucy the football holder.
I’m usually a “half a loaf is better than none” person, but this behavior from the obstructionists is intolerable and cannot be allowed to succeed. Obviously, it will be terrible if the whole thing blows up and nothing passes. In that scenario, 100% of the Beltway press and many loosely affiliated voters will conclude that Democrats can’t govern. But IMO, caving in to the obstructionists’ demands would be worse for the party than acquiescing for what is essentially a glorified “bipartisan” highway bill because it would brand us as the party of Manchin and Sinema.
Better to tank the bill and run as the anti-fascist, anti-corruption party that needs more seats so it can govern effectively than to make those two corrupt and vain shit-stains the face of the party. The first look is weak, and that’s not good, but at least there’s a possibility for strengthening. The second confirms regular people’s worst fears about politics and will make the ubiquitous “both sides” lies ring true.
Enough of this bullshit already. Pass both, or pass none.
re: #120 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Mine, too. They come out to the car and get the animal, bring it in, do their thing and bring them back to the car. Even in the dead of winter.
That’s how our vet has been handling it also.
re: #74 Punish Domestic Terrorists
I guess this explains why America’s right-wing Christians are so eager to undermine America.
In 2019, Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages Were Run By Foreign Troll Farms (Relevant)
Because starry-eyed idealists are often blithely unaware of when they are being manipulated by cynical sociopaths.
re: #134 A Cranky One
Sorry for your loss. :(
Four years in the making, today we are announcing a new one-of-a-kind database containing the investment and conflict information for every federal judge. Spanning 17 years, this database was extracted from over 250,000 pages of judicial financial records. https://t.co/gxlfJY4VPx
— Free Law Project ⚖ (@FreeLawProject) September 28, 2021
To build this database, we collected over 27,000 financial disclosure forms filed by federal judges, magistrates, and justices. We are releasing over 1.5M investment transactions, 29,000 reimbursements, 1,700 gifts, and more. Details here: https://t.co/LcLG7P9kfG pic.twitter.com/9ZoDrNkaG6
— Free Law Project ⚖ (@FreeLawProject) September 28, 2021
Seems like a good way for Democrats to remove a few people.
Edit: I know that impeachment and conviction is off the table, but maybe they can find some other ways.
re: #142 Eclectic Cyborg
Sorry for your loss. :(
Thanks. At least we were able to be with her at the end.
⚠️CONTENT WARNING - TRIGGER WARNING - ANTIVAXX⚠️
And there are still some who believe hospitals make staff who deal with CoViD patients wear panic buttons to “virtue signal”…
This is part the real reason why.
The other is combative antivaxx patients… https://t.co/ZLaigBJcsH— Teo 😷🧼↔️🌡🤬💉 (@Teukka72) September 29, 2021
re: #134 A Cranky One
So very sorry about Dewey’s passing. I hope that you all are doing okay and will soon be able to remember her with fondness and joy as well as tears.
re: #145 Teukka
Damn. And you could hear the guy struggling to breathe in the video.
There is no punishment harsh enough for these assholes.
re: #145 Teukka
It’s light fighting the Japanese on Iwo Jima who will blow themselves up with grenades rather than surrender.
Or rather on Okinawa who will convince civilians to jump off cliffs rather than let the Americans occupy their villages.
re: #147 Eclectic Cyborg
Damn. And you could hear the guy struggling to breathe in the video.
There is no punishment harsh enough for these assholes.
Alone in a room with his own guilty conscience fully turned on? 😈
re: #149 William Lewis
Interesting. Good to hear Mellencamp still doing music.
And like so many of us, they are both showing their age.
re: #148 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It’s light fighting the Japanese on Iwo Jima who will blow themselves up with grenades rather than surrender.
Or rather on Okinawa who will convince civilians to jump off cliffs rather than let the Americans occupy their villages.
In some ways, worse than that…
Sweet Baby Jesus, Sinema is coming perilously close to Boebert and MTG territory. What an asshole.
Q: What do you say to progressives who are frustrated they don’t know where you are?
SINEMA: “I’m in the Senate.”
Q: There are progressives in the Senate that are also frustrated they don’t know where your are either.
SINEMA: “I’m clearly right in front of the elevator.”— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) September 29, 2021
Gee, I wonder what Manchin is going to do when he fails to get a single Republican vote for his bill in the House?
re: #153 Teddy’s Person
Holy shit. Is that a real exchange or just a stealth commentary on how useless Sinema is?
re: #155 Eclectic Cyborg
Holy shit. Is that a real exchange?
She’s become Talky Tina From The Twilight Zone.
re: #154 JOE 🥓
Gee, I wonder what Manchin is going to do when he fails to get a single Republican vote for his bill in the House?
Or if he fails to get Sinema.
re: #149 William Lewis
Interesting. Good to hear Mellencamp still doing music.
My thought as well. Hadn’t seen him in years. Hope he gave up the smokes.
re: #155 Eclectic Cyborg
Holy shit. Is that a real exchange?
I think so. The tweeter is from NBC news and doesn’t have a twitter history of making the funnies.
re: #158 Barefoot Grin
My thought as well. Hadn’t seen him in years. Hope he gave up the smokes.
The interwebz suggest he cut back at some point (from four packs a day to one) but has no plans to quit entirely.
If Sinema had been driving the bus in Speed, she would’ve run over Keanu and then slammed on the brakes.
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) September 29, 2021
ALERT: Former US Olympic swimmer Klete Keller has just pleaded guilty to one *felony* count of “Obstructing an official proceeding”
Sentencing guidelines range: 21-27 months
Prior defendant to take this plea got 8 months prison time pic.twitter.com/oYwl7dDWmr— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) September 29, 2021
High-profile defendant
But this was not a high-level criminal charge stemming from Jan 6— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) September 29, 2021
And there’s the signature ===> pic.twitter.com/c0Icz3m6tJ
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) September 29, 2021
re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Pop quiz hotshot. There’s a bomb in the Senate. Once a 50/50 split is elected, the bomb is armed. After that, if the Democrats drop below 50, it goes off. What do you do?”
Tropical Storm #Victor Advisory 2: Victor Forms Over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic. https://t.co/VqHn0u1vgc
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 29, 2021
re: #163 Eclectic Cyborg
“Pop quiz hotshot. There’s a bomb in the Senate. Once a 50/50 split is elected, the bomb is armed. After that, if the Democrats drop below 50, it goes off. What do you do?”
If you’re Krysten Sinema, you scream YOLO, give a little curtsey and run into the outstretched arms of Mitch McConnel.
re: #128 Dangerman
she’s in over her head and doesn’t know what she’s doing
She knows what she’s doing…he is raking in cash. She went into congress with a net worth of a couple hundred thousand bucks and is now well over a million. She knows who is paying her…and what we pay her isn’t cutting it.
re: #134 A Cranky One
Fuck fuck fuck.
Had to say goodbye to our oldest dog today. Second furry family member this year. She was quite old and had several strokes recently. But that didn’t make it easier.
RIP Dewie. Her nickname was “the love dog”. I’ll really miss her.
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Nurse Carefully Weighs Whether She Better Off Getting Vaccine Or Losing Job And Dying https://t.co/1rqm2shRlA pic.twitter.com/vrOgf7xPc1
— The Onion (@TheOnion) September 29, 2021
What type of dolphins are these? pic.twitter.com/tQLVI0WsAc
— In Otter News…. (@In_Otter_News2) September 29, 2021
“Start the car, Susan! Time to leave!” pic.twitter.com/mrR9OvjPim
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) September 29, 2021
very important public service announcement
u can substitute dog for cat unless your dog is too big to hold up to the camera in which case u should have some treats ready to get the dog to come closer to the camera for us all to enjoy https://t.co/n5OkRCNPX7— darth™ (@darth) September 29, 2021
Henry crashed my zoom meeting yesterday on Taco Tuesday and now he’s getting the zoom invites instead of me. pic.twitter.com/PPtObIFs31
— Heather O’Beirne Kelly, PhD (@HeatherKellyPhD) September 29, 2021
Defaulting on the national debt when investors are paying the United States for the privilege of loaning us money is just so dumb. pic.twitter.com/mq1P4SjBjv
— Harry Stein (@HarrySteinDC) September 29, 2021
re: #166 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
She knows what she’s doing…he is raking in cash. She went into congress with a net worth of
a couple hundred thousand bucks$32,000 and is now well over a million. She knows who is paying her…and what we pay her isn’t cutting it.
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime: Eminem just opened a restaurant called Mom’s Spaghetti in Detroit, MI 🍝 pic.twitter.com/M22EXd6HDq
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 29, 2021
Some real caudillo shit right here pic.twitter.com/C7M6FDKmXP
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) September 29, 2021
I know, but I’m happy to take it further.
— Wojtek Kopczuk (@wwwojtekk) September 29, 2021
“further” would be, say, prosecuting Ford Foundation board members. What you’re proposing is an actual policy measure. What he’s proposing is naked authoritarianism
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) September 29, 2021
This is crazy. Greg Abbott signed a bill passed by the Texas legislature to “weatherize” the broken power grid.
But they built in a loophole where gas companies can pay $150(!) to opt-out—and the Republican legislators are just learning about it now! pic.twitter.com/BS4vaPJ9M8— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) September 29, 2021
This statement where Manchin says he’s opposed the reconciliation bill does not discuss any specific policies because the policies he’s opposing are extremely popular — in West Virginia and around the country https://t.co/Qf0bCywemV
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 29, 2021
re: #178 retired cynic
This is what happens when you let your lobbyist draft the bill and then don’t review it before putting it straight to the floor for a vote.
re: #148 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It’s light fighting the Japanese on Iwo Jima who will blow themselves up with grenades rather than surrender.
Or rather on Okinawa who will convince civilians to jump off cliffs rather than let the Americans occupy their villages.
That was Saipan with the cliff jumping. Though there were cases as well on Okinawa where soldiers took civilians down with them in their fanatical wish to die rather than surrender.
re: #179 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“It’s being paid for, Senator.”
“But I’m opposed to paying for it as well.”
re: #180 Dopamine Fish
This is what happens when you let your lobbyist draft the bill and then don’t review it before putting it straight to the floor for a vote.
They have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it.
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The truth boils down to this.
Manchin and Sinema only care about grabbing as much cash as they can.
Neither of them ever wanted an infrastructure bill. They’re content to let the country crumble along with a couple sellouts in the House.
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$3.5 trillion over *ten years* versus $2.1 trillion in one year (2019).
The dishonesty. Oh the dishonesty. https://t.co/qFIO0xyLD8— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 29, 2021
re: #186 retired cynic
No “off” switch at all.
Nope.
Have to run him into the ground.
Then.
It’s not like I want Biden to treat the Oval Office with Trump’s mob boss approach to congress… but I kind of do when it comes to Manchin and Sinema at this point.
— Schooley (@Rschooley) September 29, 2021
Re-reading James Ellroy lately, and I’d say they haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of persuasion.
*THUD*
Gaetz: We’re questioning in your official capacity going and undermining the chain of command
Milley: Did not undermine the chain of command
Gaetz: You did
Milley: Did not pic.twitter.com/lF7VuDDhXY— Acyn (@Acyn) September 29, 2021
“Yet between the time he joined the Senate and today, Manchin has personally grossed more than $4.5 million from those firms, according to financial disclosures. He also holds stock options in Enersystems Inc., the larger of the two firms, valued between $1 and $5 million.”
— Mark (@mlawlor11) September 29, 2021
re: #191 Backwoods_Sleuth
*THUD*
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If I was Milley I would have replied to gate with this
“I don’t seduce underage girls like you do, Gaetz!”
re: #191 Backwoods_Sleuth
*THUD*
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I have no doubts that Gaetz watched “A Few Good Men,” saw himself as the Tom Cruise character, and practiced in front of a mirror for days. It’s a kind of dementia.
Rolls-Royce has announced that testing is beginning on its first fully electric model, Spectre pic.twitter.com/ivbvpLxWeK
— PA Media (@PA) September 29, 2021
re: #190 jaunte
Re-reading James Ellroy lately, and I’d say they haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of persuasion.
re: #195 Backwoods_Sleuth
By 2030, all Volvo vehicles will be electric—and vegan https://t.co/aXzwuYj82s
— Businessweek (@BW) September 29, 2021
Joe and Kyrsten can very calmly and within the bounds of the rules advocate for mass suffering without consequence and we can’t even say what we think they deserve for it. :)
— luke (@lukeoneil47) September 29, 2021
The Rube Goldberg machine of pain
Invoking “the deficit” is just saying “let them die” in more acceptable terms
luke.substack.com
Here I am ranting about imaginary characters from old Ellroy novels. Don’t mind me.
— ballfootski (@ballfootski) September 29, 2021
Bud White was especially loathsome in the novel, as was Jack Vincennes, Kevin Spacey’s character.
re: #200 teleskiguy
Those two stood out, but uncontrollable ‘ends justify the means’ was one trait Ellroy applied to just about every named character in his novels.
Ever notice how the cops in Ellroy novels are all psychopaths?
“A three hour riot” is a new one and an homage to a famous sitcom boat ride https://t.co/0wi6vvmGPe
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) September 29, 2021
I can’t help but admire and loathe actors who convincingly portray psychopathy. Admiration for the acting job, loathing for letting themselves turn into monsters so easily. Michael Rooker said it best when he was interviewed about “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.” He said “You DO NOT want to take that shit home with you.”
re: #203 Backwoods_Sleuth
Seems like the Jan. 6 mob is getting mildly prosecuted, and the actual instigators are slipping away.
re: #205 jaunte
Seems like the Jan. 6 mob is getting mildly prosecuted, and the actual instigators are slipping away.
Watergate took two years, I think. Let’s hope it keeps building.
BREAKING—Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection targets organizers of the Stop the Steal rally in its second batch of subpoenas https://t.co/rdm7WY5F2E
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) September 29, 2021
I don’t have much confidence anymore with 6 January prosecutions. We’re slapping the riff raff Meal Team 6 fuckos on the wrist. But what happened on that day has the full blessing of one of two political parties and its leader. We might be getting set up for violence every time a Democrat wins national election.
re: #208 Jack Burton, Gunner on Death Star of David
A game of “Bad cop, worse cop”.
LA Confidential BTW is one of my Top 10 favorite movies of all time.
It’s a masterpiece. One of the finest pieces of Hollywood cinema to be made in the last 40 years, I’d say. Everything about it, the script, the acting, the set pieces, the cinematography, the direction, it’s damn near perfect. “Titanic” robbed it of Best Picture.
“Katrina Pierson, former Trump campaign official, reportedly involved in the organization of the January 5th and 6th rallies and was in direct communication with the former President about the rallies.” pic.twitter.com/33a7vUlDjg
— ClearingTheFog (@clearing_fog) September 29, 2021
“A three hour riot” is a new one and an homage to a famous sitcom boat ride https://t.co/0wi6vvmGPe
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) September 29, 2021
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
About a giant orange fool,
That started on the Internet
With a group of MAGA tools.
Trump was an angry shouting man,
He never could stay quiet.
So he sent his goons into D.C.
For a three hour riot, a three hour riot.
There were so many good movies that came out when I was a teenager.
re: #211 jaunte
Pierson’s name is the only one on that list I recognized immediately, and apparently Maggie Mulvaney is related to Nick Mulvaney. So there’s that.
JUST IN: Klete Keller, a former U.S. Olympic swimmer, pleaded guilty to federal charges in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/qH4NNsP2DZ via @oliviaprentzel
— The Colorado Sun (@ColoradoSun) September 29, 2021
He was facing 20 years in prison, the deal he struck with prosecutors will net him 21 to 27 months. One count of Obstruction of Congress, a felony, all other charges dropped.
20 years down to maybe two years. When you’re white, you’re all right.
re: #215 teleskiguy
He was facing 20 years in prison, the deal he struck with prosecutors will net him 21 to 27 months. One count of Obstruction of Congress, all other charges dropped.
20 years down to maybe two years. When you’re white, you’re all right.
I saw a brief note from @Popehat, I think, that prosecutors are used to clearing dockets by encouraging plea deals and dropping lesser charges, but that that may not be as appropriate in these cases. Their job shouldn’t be to clear the docket here, but to throw the book at them.
re: #217 Dopamine Fish
I would be throwing a heck of a lot more than they are.
New leak of Epik data exposes company’s entire server
Anonymous is calling the second leak ‘the /b/ sides.’
dailydot.com
“…Epik CEO Rob Monster, who did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily Dot, would go on to hold a more than four hour long live video conference online to address the initial hack. The meeting would see Monster break out into prayer numerous times, make attempts to vanquish demons, and warn viewers that their hard drives could burst into flames due to “curses” placed on the hacked data.
………….
The second leak of Epik data comes just days after the Oath Keepers militia, a group who began using Epik’s services in January, was allegedly hacked as well. The paramilitary group’s emails, internal chats and data on members and donors, including those who work for the U.S. government and military, would be exposed as a result. “
This made me bust up laughing, but I wasn’t on mute. Oops.
Raised by the French pic.twitter.com/96zKHpGtbq
— Matthew Spencer (@unpaginated) September 28, 2021
Breaking: A judge suspended Britney Spears’s father from her conservatorship, creating a path to end his legal authority over her finances. https://t.co/SniTaoYWqm
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) September 29, 2021
These fuckers tried to overthrow the government in violent insurrection. A dozen or two months at Club Fed.
I am mad.
re: #222 teleskiguy
You are not the only one.
re: #219 jaunte
New leak of Epik data exposes company’s entire server
Anonymous is calling the second leak ‘the /b/ sides.’
dailydot.com
Way to go Anonymous!
re: #222 teleskiguy
These fuckers tried to overthrow the government in violent insurrection. A dozen or two months at Club Fed.
I am mad.
Like, if I was to try to overthrow the government in the country I was a service member who had sworn the service oath, I would at minimum face charges of conduct unbecoming of a service member, at worst high treason charges…
— Dr. Gonzo (@300PoundSamoan) September 29, 2021
re: #219 jaunte
New leak of Epik data exposes company’s entire server
Anonymous is calling the second leak ‘the /b/ sides.’
dailydot.com
I knew Monster was an asshole. I did not know that he’s a complete lunatic.
DOD reports that 95% of military have now had at least one shot now.
In the scheme of controversies, this was not one.— Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉 (@ASlavitt) September 29, 2021
re: #226 Teukka
Like, if I was to try to overthrow the government in the country I was a service member who had sworn the service oath, I would at minimum face charges of conduct unbecoming of a service member, at worst high treason charges…
Small beans. We had a mob of traitors kill 360,000 of us, and didn’t hang anyone but a POW camp commander.
re: #230 Decatur Deb
Small beans. We had a mob of traitors kill 360,000 of us, and didn’t hang anyone but a POW camp commander.
We had a mobster and a con man kill 660,000 of us, and 80 million people want to put him in a position to do it again.
re: #230 Decatur Deb
Small beans. We had a mob of traitors kill 360,000 of us, and didn’t hang anyone but a POW camp commander.
Captain Henry Wirz. Andersonville. Rough stuff.
Oh no, will you humans stop with the ivermectin already? pic.twitter.com/jiK0Ldx2zd
— Lorenzo The Cat (@LorenzoTheCat) September 29, 2021
re: #229 No Malarkey!
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“Liberal media” six months ago: “ZOMG! Tens of thousands will quit their jobs to avoid vaccine mandates! The country will fall apart! HOW CAN BIDEN DO THIS TO US ALL?!”
“Liberal media” six months from now: “Everybody knew the talk of people quitting over vaccine mandates was overblown. How dare Biden scare us all over nothing?”
Maybe I’m just old. I’m happy that they are getting jail time. Two years is something. It stays on your record. I just hope they keep working up the chain of command.
They are moving slow. Not sure if they could move much faster. Wish it would.
re: #235 I Would Prefer Not To
Maybe I’m just old. I’m happy that they are getting jail time. Two years is something. It stays on your record. I just hope they keep working up the chain of command.
They are moving slow. Not sure if they could move much faster. Wish it would.
I tend to agree with you, to be honest. While I may wish for more, I really can’t complain as long as they keep holding the line and giving them jail time. The wheels of justice grind slow, but exceedingly fine.
re: #228 Punish Domestic Terrorists
I knew Monster was an asshole. I did not know that he’s a complete lunatic.
Who could have ever guess a man named Monster would be kind of a dick?
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re: #211 jaunte
Subpoena Trump, Giuliani, Bannon, Flynn — the big dogs!!
re: #235 I Would Prefer Not To
Maybe I’m just old. I’m happy that they are getting jail time. Two years is something. It stays on your record. I just hope they keep working up the chain of command.
They are moving slow. Not sure if they could move much faster. Wish it would.
They seem to be. They know the inner-circle knew that “Stop the Steal” was a lie meant to undermine our democracy. Now they’ll start talking to them about why they had a rally specifically meant to continue to misinform the rabble that showed up to support mad Donald.
Leaders would have talked to the idiots and sent them home. These assholes encouraged them. Of course a leader wouldn’t have lied to them in the first place.
LEAKED: @desilydic’s audition to replace Meghan McCain on “The View” pic.twitter.com/pz22phRDBc
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) September 29, 2021
Coming soon: Dozens of articles from concern trolling pundits telling us that being forced to comply with vaccine mandates has irreparably turned voters against the Dems, all but dooming them next November.
re: #238 Patricia Kayden
Subpoena Trump, Giuliani, Bannon, Flynn — the big dogs!!
Not yet.
First, we need a bunch of on-the-record under-oath stuff from the small dogs, with, substantiated evidence, for the big dogs to either confirm, perjure themselves, or take the 5th.
The fact that the General can keep his composure in this back and forth with this likely insurrectionist congressman is astounding. https://t.co/82umDtmJ0L
— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) September 29, 2021
Note: the players used to wear the uniforms of their nearest local MLB team, as an indicator of the people and area they represented. Tonight, the Republicans are dressed up like a Maoist Cult Softball team. https://t.co/mbutSAEKB1
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 29, 2021
re: #244 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
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— Bodega Cats (@Bodegacats_) September 29, 2021
re: #245 Targetpractice
The Art of War would be a better selection. They might learn something from it.
re: #243 Backwoods_Sleuth
The fact that the General can keep his composure in this back and forth with this likely insurrectionist congressman is astounding. https://t.co/82umDtmJ0L
— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) September 29, 2021
It only strengthens our resolve to expel these degenerates and eradicate their barbarous doctrine.
Just got a text from a volunteer of the Sen. Mark Kelly re-election campaign asking for cash. Replied that I would happily donate on the day that both of the infrastructure bills are signed into law.
I will be honest: when I saw Dog the Bounty Hunter trending, I assumed it was because he’d done more racism.
— Clay C. (@ClayC1969) September 29, 2021
So what I’m getting from reading commentary about today is that the hearings Repubs insisted needed to be held to understand the “failure” of our Afghanistan withdrawal turned into a grandstanding session over how Gen. Milley deserves to burn in the lowest depths of Hell for betraying Hair Furor.
Quelle surprise./////
re: #235 I Would Prefer Not To
Maybe I’m just old. I’m happy that they are getting jail time. Two years is something. It stays on your record. I just hope they keep working up the chain of command.
They are moving slow. Not sure if they could move much faster. Wish it would.
They better speed it up. If the Democrats lose the House next November and the investigation isn’t over yet the RethugiKKKans will shut it down the minute they are sworn in.
I was so excited when someone told me that Lil Nas X had done my song #Jolene. I had to find it and listen to it immediately…and it’s really good. Of course, I love him anyway. I was surprised and I’m honored and flattered. I hope he does good for both of us. Thank you @LilNasX https://t.co/w7vJWGypOp
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) September 29, 2021
re: #250 bratwurst
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lol, this one made me laugh:
If Dog the bounty hunter catches him first I’m gonna stop paying taxes pic.twitter.com/mXSVAib9zF
— texas chainsaw boogie nights (@Cycl0pstac0) September 29, 2021
A man was reportedly seen putting a Molotov cocktail and a “threatening note” inside the Travis County Democratic Party headquarters. This is a screenshot from the building’s security camera. Read more: https://t.co/iQWmv1GMD6 pic.twitter.com/HtNLKoygAu
— KVUE News (@KVUE) September 29, 2021
Send in the Green Buffets!
— FORK MORTON (@ForkMorton) September 29, 2021
This may have baring TFG’s suit against Mary Trump
Trump loses bid to enforce Omarosa Manigault Newman’s NDA
The Memo: Omarosa beats Trump, potentially opening flood gates https://t.co/OlLnnceEFP pic.twitter.com/hVeE71LAEY
— The Hill (@thehill) September 29, 2021
“… The arbitrator, Andrew Brown, wrote in a decision dated on Friday and handed down on Monday that the definition of what kind of comment was protected by the NDA was so vague that it was rendered meaningless.
He also reportedly said statements from Manigault Newman were hardly included in privileged information.
The decision orders Manigault Newman to receive legal fees from the Trump campaign.
“The statements do not disclose hard data such as internal polling results or donor financial information,” Brown wrote
“Rather, they are for the most part simply expressions of unflattering opinions, which are deemed ‘confidential information’ based solely upon the designation of Mr. Trump. This is exactly the kind of indefiniteness which New York courts do not allow to form the terms of a binding contract,” he added. …”
This may sound super corny but:
Every time I hear this song I remember all the times my mom & dad would dance to this song buzzed on a Saturday night in the living room.🤣
Where ever in the cosmos you are, I hope y’all are still dancing🙏🏻❤️ https://t.co/357fyILMIH— James Kindred 🏈 (@Jimmy_3_Tech) September 29, 2021
So I read that Youtube is allegedly banning anti-vax materials. It’s depressing that I doubt they’ll actually do much. SMDH…
re: #134 A Cranky One
awww, but you know that she was living her best life, getting to hang out on patterned cushions and receiving unsolicited scritches.
re: #134 A Cranky One
You will know her forever. And she will make you smile. Still.
All my life dogs have been with me. And they will stay with me.
And you too.
re: #139 Belafon
From Betty Cracker:
Biden needs to fucking be an enforcer, rather than continually taking meetings with these showboaters. “If either of you wants a dime of Democratic money for reelection, you need to vote for the goddamned package. I don’t give a good goddamn what your concerns are about your corporate sponsors having their taxes increased. You can vote for the goddamned bill or you can run as independents, because Chuck Shumer will have both of you in broom closets for offices. Your choice.”
re: #249 b.d. (You lost, we didn’t cheat, you lost)
Just got a text from a volunteer of the Sen. Mark Kelly re-election campaign asking for cash. Replied that I would happily donate on the day that both of the infrastructure bills are signed into law.
How many votes does Kelly have?
re: #263 Belafon
How many votes does Kelly have?
Fewer than the other Arizona Senator, McConnell or Manchin, it seems. No use giving money to a party that can’t govern when they can. Like the guy, gave money to him in the past. Maybe funds drying up will motivate them all to unite.
Bruh said by any means necessary.🤔😂 🐊 pic.twitter.com/V89Sy0auce
— J- 🌎✨ (@MajorFactor2) September 29, 2021
re: #265 Backwoods_Sleuth
The gator must’ve been very confused thinking it just got eaten by a bigger animal, then later being stuck inside thinking “So this is death, it’s a lot stinkier than I expected.”
— Yubs (@ThisIsYubs) September 29, 2021
re: #265 Backwoods_Sleuth
Longer version. The gator is fine.https://t.co/cwnwkMW8WY
— Fully vaccinated!! (@amberbear1) September 29, 2021
re: #265 Backwoods_Sleuth
Let me guess: Fuckin’ FLORIDA.
re: #264 b.d. (You lost, we didn’t cheat, you lost)
Fewer than the other Arizona Senator, McConnell or Manchin, it seems. No use giving money to a party that can’t govern when they can. Like the guy, gave money to him in the past. Maybe funds drying up will motivate them all to unite.
We’re going to have to work to get more reps, not fewer.
re: #203 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #212 Eclectic Cyborg
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Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
About a giant orange fool,
That started on the Internet
With a group of MAGA tools.Trump was an angry shouting man,
He never could stay quiet.
So he sent his goons into D.C.
For a three hour riot, a three hour riot.
I asked and you delivered.
re: #269 Belafon
We’re going to have to work to get more reps, not fewer.
Sorry, just disillusioned, frustrated and jaded at the moment.
Joe Manchin and Kysten Sinema are only useful in keeping Mitch Mcconnell from being Senate Majority Leader.
And because of them, Moscow Mitch is getting his way anyway.
Fuck both of them. I’m so tired of their shit.
re: #265 Backwoods_Sleuth
If tomorrow’s pick up day someone’s going to be surprised when he dumps that into the truck.
re: #275 darthstar
If tomorrow’s pick up day someone’s going to be surprised when he dumps that into the truck.
longer version on YouTube has the critter released in the lake across the street
Whoot! Eleven more subpoenas for Trump’s cronies regarding January 6. Someone’s going to sing soon.
A sneak peek at @VP’s new ceremonial addition!
“She’ll now get to have her personal hero in the office with her each day.” pic.twitter.com/lgA7MR4r0b— Lilián Sánchez (@LilianSanchez46) September 29, 2021
“It is fitting that Justice Marshall’s bust that be looking over Vice President Harris’s shoulder as she speaks about all manner of issues that affect Americans today, from voting rights to the equitable distribution of vaccines and other important social justice initiatives.”
— Lilián Sánchez (@LilianSanchez46) September 29, 2021
President Biden is wearing his Beau Biden Foundation baseball cap as he watches the Congressional Baseball Game from the Democratic dugout. pic.twitter.com/IDOBICedR5
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) September 29, 2021
Pelosi on the phone at the Congressional Baseball Game… pic.twitter.com/JH32TcazU1
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) September 30, 2021
My apologies to boxes of rocks everywhere. https://t.co/ILs122R3O4
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) September 29, 2021
re: #262 steve_davis
Be the LBJ we all know you can be!
re: #279 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Pelosi: “That’s right, either vote for the reconciliation bill or I’ll rip your heart out of your chest on live TV.”
re: #2 A Cranky One
Elvira coming out is cool, but Elvira’s girlfriend not opening every conversation with “Elvira is my girlfriend” for almost two decades is an Olympian act of superhuman will that should be looked on with sheer, abject awe. pic.twitter.com/7dkaCGXUQw
— Rus McLaughlin (@rusmclaughlin) September 21, 2021
The universe is laughing at me again.
Seems my lady in Memphis got an ad in the mail “reminding” her to sign up for the wedding registry at their store… ;)
Lewandowski out, per Trump spokesman: “Pam Bondi…has our complete faith and confidence in taking over MAGA Action. Corey Lewandowski will be going on to other endeavors and we very much want to thank him for his service. He will no longer be associated with Trump World.”
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 30, 2021
re: #284 William Lewis
The universe is laughing at me again.
Seems my lady in Memphis got an ad in the mail “reminding” her to sign up for the wedding registry at their store… ;)
LOL. I’m actually laughing.
Now, if y’all do wind up getting married later on, you’re gonna have to tell this story at your wedding… ;)
story thread
1/
Grady Lobby
I was sitting at the #NoJudgmentZone table and notice a Grady elder quickly moving toward me on a walker.
Her: “‘Scuse me, baby. You know where this at?” *places paper onto desk*
I took the paper and scanned it. Someone jogged up beside her.
Niece: “Auntie!” pic.twitter.com/DUM5OVfxyS— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor) September 29, 2021
re: #283 Belafon
Elvira coming out is cool, but Elvira’s girlfriend not opening every conversation with “Elvira is my girlfriend” for almost two decades is an Olympian act of superhuman will that should be looked on with sheer, abject awe. pic.twitter.com/7dkaCGXUQw
— Rus McLaughlin (@rusmclaughlin) September 21, 2021
I could keep that secret, out of necessity since no one would believe me.
re: #285 teleskiguy
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Allegations made and acted upon within 24 hours, instead of a flat denial and promises to withhold judgment until “all the facts come out”?
Sounds like somebody was looking for an excuse to get rid of him.
Crashing the US and world economy to own the libs. Jan. 6 never ended for them. https://t.co/CelexPoUTo
— Robbie Sherwood (@RobbieSherwood) September 30, 2021
re: #290 Backwoods_Sleuth
They believe they are the only ones who are allowed to hold power, and that if anyone else wants to do anything in this country, tough shit.
Judge declines to dismiss musician Eddy Grant’s lawsuit against Trump for using “Electric Avenue”
https://t.co/CRaStHvQH4 pic.twitter.com/2QnerJvFY4— The Hill (@thehill) September 30, 2021
re: #294 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
Quite the unflattering picture of shithead’s combover.
Wooooooo Hooooooo
No
Nothing
I just felt like yelling
ICYMI: “Ben Lafer drove his SUV through a tiny assemblage of BLM protesters in Johnson City, Tennessee, then sped away — leaving behind a man with a concussion, brain bleed, two broken legs — will face no charges.”
He joked about doing it, then did it.https://t.co/Gx9tLzWh8Q— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) September 30, 2021
Jared Benjamin Lafer, who last September drove his SUV through a tiny assemblage of Black Lives Matter protesters in Johnson City, Tennessee, and then sped away — leaving behind a man with a concussion, brain bleed, and two broken legs — will face no charges.
On Monday, a Tennessee grand jury returned a “no true” bill — a declaration by jurors that there was not enough evidence to indict the 27-year-old even after a judge had reduced the charges against him from aggravated assault, a Class C felony, to reckless aggravated assault, a Class D felony. Among the materials that apparently left the grand jurors unmoved was cellphone video documenting Lafer rolling over the protester with his truck, narrowly missing the protester’s dog, and almost striking a second person who jumped out of the car’s unswerving path before it accelerated away from the scene.
re: #290 Backwoods_Sleuth
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The Grey Lady accurately attributing not only the reason we’re about to careen over a cliff, but also naming the people responsible rather than just saying “Congress”?
Guess the reality of what’s about to happen finally dawned upon them.
re: #299 Targetpractice
The Grey Lady accurately attributing not only the reason we’re about to careen over a cliff, but also naming the people responsible rather than just saying “Congress”?
Guess the reality of what’s about to happen finally dawned upon them.
Too little, too late. The media are complicit in the impending disaster. I wish we could saddle them with the bill.
re: #298 Backwoods_Sleuth
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White Police and DA’s are now giving out Licenses To Kill to white kids.
It snowed this morning at the ski area.
We got flakes! Current view via the ValleyOrthro Live Cam.
Bring. It. On. 🤲
re: #298 Backwoods_Sleuth
This is why we need federal prosecutions of hate crimes.
re: #298 Backwoods_Sleuth
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
re: #265 Backwoods_Sleuth
This is VERY impressive! 🤯🐊
“I got kids to protect lol” said the veteran on his Instagram post featuring the encounter https://t.co/4KpXpz5Xrs— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) September 30, 2021
MT. DORA, Fla (WKRC) - An incredible video, that you will not be surprised to hear was filmed in Florida, is making the rounds on social media.
In short summary, it features a very brave individual successfully wrangling a visibly unhappy, alligator by creative use of a garbage bin.
That brave individual is none other than Abdul Gene Malik, a United States Army veteran.
re: #298 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Hope no relatives or friends of the people run over find out where this “person” lives/hiding out. Would be terrible if something happened to him.
re: #306 Eventual Carrion
Hope no relatives or friends of the people run over find out where this “person” lives/hiding out. Would be terrible if something happened to him.
I’d find him and sue him into bankruptcy in a friendly court.
re: #230 Decatur Deb
Small beans. We had a mob of traitors kill 360,000 of us, and didn’t hang anyone but a POW camp commander.
He was a Swiss national.
Biden is handing out ice cream bars to ballplayers from both congressional teams. Dove bars with a presidential seal. pic.twitter.com/i3E4ikTxyl
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) September 30, 2021
Shout out to the top 5 mints in the world, spear, pepper, Thin, var, and Franklin.
— George Wallace (@MrGeorgeWallace) September 29, 2021
YouTube’s removal of RT’s German-language channels prompted outright hysteria by Russia’s state TV and gov’t officials.
RT’s editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan explained her anguish: “In modern wars, YouTube is a weapon. It is much more effective than any other weapons.” pic.twitter.com/dPlAsNgsIg— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 29, 2021
1) I watched and didn’t even notice Biden being booed
2) lol there so many other more important things going on
3) this would be a better own if Trump hadn’t famously gotten booed out of Nationals Park during the 2019 World Series https://t.co/z4MB3thP0h— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 30, 2021
Not sure they’re correct https://t.co/n3vznqgRMq
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 30, 2021
Democrats just went up 2-0 in the first inning. They should walk off the field and demand the count be stopped.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 29, 2021
John Cole makes a good points: If this whole thing implodes, it won’t be the progressive democrats that lose their seats, it will be the moderates who tried to hem and haw their way through this.
re: #312 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #290 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s a great democracy when the losing party gets its way all the dang time.
Hannity played a clip meant to illustrate Biden getting “greeted by a chorus of boos” at the congressional baseball game. The only problem is it indicates more cheers than boos lol. pic.twitter.com/V4wnYlC2XP
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 30, 2021
Republicans are literally telling their base Democrats are part of an international, satanic conspiracy that’s stealing elections, taking people’s guns, and ruining America for profit and sport, and they’re all out there in ill-fitting uniforms running around.
Awesome. Great.— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) September 30, 2021
re: #317 Backwoods_Sleuth
That’s nice but right wingers will swear over and over again that it was a full cascade of boos and nothing will change their minds.
I was going to tweet today but honestly nothing I could write is as funny as this resignation letter someone from work just sent to all 3,000 employees because of a new vaccination requirement pic.twitter.com/S6XqYHyinO
— not brendan (@crocodilethumbs) September 29, 2021
like b. frank’s son died of smallpox and he’s literally on the record as pro-vaccine
and also can we discuss the weird accidental pro-nazi vibes??— not brendan (@crocodilethumbs) September 30, 2021
Rachel Maddow is talking right now about an attempted firebombing of the Travis County TX Democratic Party headquarters. The FBI is treating it is a.”credible threat.”
It’s good, obviously, that they are acting quickly. But the FBI, and local authorities did nothing when Trump supporters tried to run a Biden campaign bus off I-35 last year. Volunteers on the bus repeatedly called 911, but no police showed up!
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