Simple, Honest, Beautiful: Lizzy McAlpine, “Erase Me” (Acoustic Version)

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Lizzy McAlpine delivers an acoustic performance of her song “Erase Me” live from the stories studio.

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Welcome to stories - we make stripped-down, acoustic covers with a rotating cast of singers and musicians. New videos every weekday. Brought to you by the team behind Scary Pockets.

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CREDITS
Vocals & Guitar: Lizzy McAlpine
Guitar: Ryan Lerman
Piano: Dave Mackay

Executive Producer: Seth Kaplan
Recording Engineer: Justin Glasco
Mixing/Mastering: Justin Glasco
DP: Dijon Herron
Editor: Adam Kritzberg

Produced By Ryan Lerman
Recorded Live at Scary Pockets HQ in Highland Park, CA

#Stories #Acoustic #eraseme #lizzymcalpine

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277 comments
1
Dangerman  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:00:19pm

Icymi

A study by Oregon researchers finds that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 who have a breakthrough infection end up with what the authors call “super immunity.”

They caution the vaccinated should not seek COVID-19 infection, but the “hybrid immunity” offers some solace for those who catch one despite having been vaccinated.

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Dangerman  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:01:35pm

re: #1 Dangerman

There is some information being spread online claiming that getting vaccinated after having recovered from COVID-19 is dangerous because it could overstimulate the immune system.

“That’s completely made up, it’s total rubbish,” said Crotty. “It was tested in all the vaccine trials. Getting vaccinated after COVID-19 exposure is totally safe.”

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Dangerman  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:02:39pm

re: #2 Dangerman

Also same story

Getting a booster is still safer than getting COVID-19, said Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, particularly for those at risk for severe disease, including those over 70, people with diabetes and those with weakened immune systems.

“Best is getting three doses of an mRNA vaccine and never getting infected. Complications, including long COVID and transmission to others, represent a risk even in that scenario,” Poland said.

He offered a hierarchy of safety:

Best scenario: Fully vaccinated and boosted, no infection upon exposure
Next best: Fully vaccinated, boosted and asymptomatic or mild disease upon exposure/infection
Next best: Fully vaccinated, boosted, moderate disease and attendant complication risks upon infection
Worse: not fully vaccinated or boosted and risk severe disease/death and its risks upon infection

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:03:35pm

re: #1 Dangerman

Icymi

Damnit, I went through my building sniffing at every surface after reading your first paragraph, but before reading the 2nd.
/

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:09:19pm
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austin_blue  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:10:09pm

CL’d;

re: #203 austin_blue

And this is where I throw up my hands and yell a lot.

If you have a finite resource (Only 20 Bitcoin out of a fixed figure of 14,000 remain!), you turn into the World Worm eating its own tail, spending $50,000 to acquire a $40,000 asset. And then what? The asset has limited its own growth and can’t be worth more than what it was worth on the day the last of a self-limited 14,000 has been mined.

Granted, I am a bear of very little brain, but it makes my head hurt.

re: #206 EPR-radar

Bitcoin speculators are counting on that bolded part being false, which it basically is. Asset values in speculative bubbles are irrational, and the whole point of bitcoin is that its originators (who probably still hold some ridiculously large fraction of all bitcoin) intend to be the early winners in a bitcoin bubble they intend to cash out of in time.

Ok, I get what you are saying, but what you are describing is a complex Ponzi scheme controlled by the holder’s of the 14,000 original Bitcoin, who will make a new “issue” of not-Bitcoin, let’s call it Botcoin, that will be a limited issue of 28,000 that will cost $70,000 per unit to acquire.

I mean, it’s a great way to launder your drug money and increase your profit if you mined your Bitcoin at $20,000 per unit, because Bitcoin will rise to $70,000 to reflect the new normal of Botcoin.

Brilliant!

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gocart mozart  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:10:30pm

2022 IS PEOPLE!!!

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nines09  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:18:38pm

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Barefoot Grin  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:20:13pm

I’d be happy to see O’Keefe and Assange share a cell.

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austin_blue  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:21:27pm

re: #8 nines09

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That dog has two speeds:

Full-on gonzo, and comatose.

What a sweetie.

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nines09  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:25:32pm

re: #10 austin_blue

He’s fun and maddening. Listens sometimes. Everything is a game. He will challenge you at every turn.
And we love the little knucklehead.

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austin_blue  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:25:45pm

re: #9 Barefoot Grin

I’d be happy to see O’Keefe and Assange share a cell.

I’d be happy to see them share a crawl space at John Wayne Gacy’s house.

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austin_blue  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:28:25pm

re: #11 nines09

He’s fun and maddening. Listens sometimes. Everything is a game. He will challenge you at every turn.
And we love the little knucklehead.

Kinda figured that, hence the Gonzo reference.

I love other peoples’ dogs, but I just can’t take the level of effort they require.

I’m a cat guy.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:30:11pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:34:24pm
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nines09  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:34:25pm

re: #13 austin_blue

Had many a cat. Had many a dog. I would be less if I hadn’t.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:36:00pm
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Dopamine Fish  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:38:22pm

re: #17 Backwoods_Sleuth

What the ACTUAL FUCK do you think you’re going to do with 34 guns?! You’ve got two goddamn hands and a limited number of places to put a gun. FFS, don’t be fucking stupid.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:39:14pm
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austin_blue  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:41:06pm

re: #16 nines09

Had many a cat. Had many a dog. I would be less if I hadn’t.

Grew up with dogs, chose cats an adult. I was the oldest of five kids and we had seven people loving up our dogs. The work was spread out. As a young adult, there was just me, and cats and I reached an accommodation. This continued after my marriage to She Who Must Be Obeyed.

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Dopamine Fish  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:42:49pm

re: #20 austin_blue

Grew up with dogs, chose cats an adult. I was the oldest of five kids and we had seven people loving up our dogs. The work was spread out. As a young adult, there was just me, and cats and I reached an accommodation. This continued after my marriage to She Who Must Be Obeyed.

When I moved out on my own, I was more used to cats than dogs; I had had a dog when I was young, but after he was dognapped, it was all cats for family pets. As a lonely bachelor, Mrs. Fish helped me find a feline overlord to rule my house, until she moved in with her own cat after we married. To say the cat life agrees with me would be an understatement.

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Dangerman  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:43:44pm

A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccination policy for large private businesses, reversing an earlier court ruling that had halted one of the White House’s signature efforts to reduce transmission and drive down case counts,” the Washington Post reports.

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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:44:32pm

re: #21 Dopamine Fish

As a lonely bachelor, Mrs. Fish helped me find a feline overlord to rule my house, until she moved in with her own cat after we married. To say the cat life agrees with me would be an understatement.

What’s the current cat count at Chez Fish?

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austin_blue  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:44:38pm

re: #21 Dopamine Fish

When I moved out on my own, I was more used to cats than dogs; I had had a dog when I was young, but after he was dognapped, it was all cats for family pets. As a lonely bachelor, Mrs. Fish helped me find a feline overlord to rule my house, until she moved in with her own cat after we married. To say the cat life agrees with me would be an understatement.

Cheers!

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Dopamine Fish  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:45:37pm

re: #23 Captain Magic

What’s the current cat count at Chez Fish?

Alas, we have only one; Moonshine, our outdoor cat, has outlived both Angel (aka Basement Cat, Mrs. Fish’s long-haired black feline) and Rascal (aka Moral Grey Area Cat, my grey/white short-haired tuxedo cat). We’re still thinking about what we might do once Moonshine inevitably kicks the bucket.

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A Mom Anon  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:47:07pm

Not home yet: Day 6….

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:47:26pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:50:03pm

heh

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Charles Johnson  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:51:33pm
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Charles Johnson  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:52:28pm
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Dopamine Fish  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:53:15pm

Moonshine, Feline Overlord of the Fishbowl

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:55:20pm

cute poem tweet thread with even cuter photos to illustrate it.

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Dangerman  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:58:03pm

re: #26 A Mom Anon

Not home yet: Day 6….

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:58:20pm

A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with at least 100 workers.

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 4:58:37pm

re: #21 Dopamine Fish

As a lonely bachelor, Mrs. Fish helped me find a feline overlord to rule my house, until she moved in with her own cat after we married.

My wife moved her cat into my apartment when we were dating, because she was there more than at her place. I forgot to tell her that she had named the cat the same name as my mother until we brought the cat over to my parents’ place for a visit.

I survived, but it was a near thing.

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Charles Johnson  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:00:36pm
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Dangerman  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:00:40pm

See the hierarchy of safety above

Then feel free to be an ass

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re: #3 Dangerman

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Dopamine Fish  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:01:18pm

re: #35 jaunte

My wife moved her cat into my apartment when we were dating, because she was there more than at her place. I forgot to tell her that she had named the cat the same name as my mother until we brought the cat over to my parents’ place for a visit.

I survived, but it was a near thing.

The first couple of weeks with the cats together were… interesting. Even worse was when we introduced the third cat into the mix; she was a rescue, but more importantly, she was female, and unspayed, and Mrs. Fish’s cat was female, and unspayed. And what we didn’t know was that this would cause (literal) pissing matches between the three cats. So Moonshine wound up outside, where we fed her and cared for her as best we could. We almost abandoned her, but I couldn’t do it; I was too soft and too attached to her. I told Mrs. Fish that we’d build her an outdoor house at our house and keep her there. And to her credit, it worked out great for both of us; we got to keep our kitteh, and she got food, shelter, and a chance to hunt a whole bunch of wild critters.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:01:49pm

so, this is becoming a huge problem

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:01:58pm

re: #27 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Charles Johnson  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:02:09pm

These Justin Hawkins videos are great. He seems pretty OK for a rock star.

My Unpopular Opinion On The Beatles Documentary!

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Dangerman  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:05:13pm

re: #35 jaunte

My wife moved her cat into my apartment when we were dating, because she was there more than at her place. I forgot to tell her that she had named the cat the same name as my mother until we brought the cat over to my parents’ place for a visit.

I survived, but it was a near thing.

Our cat is named monster…

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:07:46pm

re: #39 Backwoods_Sleuth

NFT promoters grifting both ways, stealing from the producers and the consumers.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:08:11pm
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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:09:21pm

re: #44 Backwoods_Sleuth

Pretty smart elephant, inventing a practical joke.

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:09:38pm

re: #44 Backwoods_Sleuth

That is sweet.

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Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:11:50pm

re: #7 gocart mozart

2022 IS PEOPLE!!!

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This is literally the only time I’ve seen a meme that claims “Insert Dystopian Movie/Book Here” was set in “Insert the coming year here” where it actually was correct.

Yes, Soylent Green the movie was set in 2022, the book was set in 1999.

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:16:01pm

re: #47 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion

This is literally the only time I’ve seen a meme that claims “Insert Dystopian Movie/Book Here” was set in “Insert the coming year here” where it actually was correct.

Yes, Soylent Green the movie was set in 2022, the book was set in 1999.

Harry Harrison imagined us wrecking the planet entirely by now.
We are not in the worst timeline imaginable.

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Charles Johnson  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:17:00pm
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Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:18:10pm

re: #48 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Harry Harrison imagined us wrecking the planet entirely by now.
We are not in the worst timeline imaginable.

The reality of our environmental situation is way way worse than it should be but not close to what fatalistic gen-z kids who are screaming at old people about having no future think it is.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:21:45pm

i don’t think so…

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:22:34pm

re: #49 Charles Johnson

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:24:29pm
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Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:24:40pm

re: #49 Charles Johnson

All I can say to that is… lolwut?

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EPR-radar  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:25:34pm

re: #49 Charles Johnson

Among the many faults of this brain-dead tweet by Yglesias, there’s the choice idiocy of equating substance (i.e., Trump going nuts on some culture war issues) to shadow (i.e., the supposedly changed GOP ‘posture’ on gays and theocracy).

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:25:43pm

re: #49 Charles Johnson

Trolling for engagement.

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:26:05pm

I found this gem at work.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:27:25pm
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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:27:29pm

re: #50 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion

The reality of our environmental situation is way way worse than it should be but not close to what fatalistic gen-z kids who are screaming at old people about having no future think it is.

Not until the frozen methane is released, anyway. We’ve seen that the voters who support the people who fight against stopping warming can’t even smarten up in the face of a pandemic that’s killing them, so I’m not optimistic. Gen-Z may not have no future, but they have a future on a planet that is not the paradise that we enjoy today.

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Charles Johnson  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:29:47pm
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EPR-radar  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:30:53pm

re: #59 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Not until the frozen methane is released, anyway. We’ve seen that the voters who support the people who fight against stopping warming can’t even smarten up in the face of a pandemic that’s killing them, so I’m not optimistic. Gen-Z may not have no future, but they have a future on a planet that is not the paradise that we enjoy today.

Honestly, it’s looking pretty bleak. Climate change may or may not be a civilization ender, with the odds of a worst case outcome increasing with every year of pitiful to nonexistent international response.

But climate change + the resulting mass displacement and/or resource wars is going to get damn ugly. Especially if that plays out while the 21st century is repeating the 20th century’s worldwide infatuation with fascism.

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The Ghost of a Flea  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:37:52pm

re: #50 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion

The reality of our environmental situation is way way worse than it should be but not close to what fatalistic gen-z kids who are screaming at old people about having no future think it is.

Gen Z is rightly upset because they’ve noticed that the gerontocracy isn’t doing anything to mitigate the situation while test-marketing their rationales for why the future will require Malthusian solutions.

They’re not scared about where we are relative to dystopian imaginings, they’re scared because they’re trying to extrapolate how bad the problem will be as year after year of pettifogging slips by and the people with power—who are already reaching for the flashing red “eugenics” button—acquire more and more capital that they will never allow to be harnessed for the general good.

They’ve also noticed that the current gerontocracy keeps using them as scapegoats: something fucks up…usually because capitalism broke its keel…and it’s”the millennials killed X.” So part of that climate fear is the high likelihood that rich old people—or their undead legacy entities in the form of foundations, PACs, etc—are going to leave them holding the bag. Which is a rational fear, since we just watched during the pandemic as the people with power and money covered their own asses while suggesting it was just fine if the disease ripped through young people who were supposed to just keep working to create value that mostly flowed to old people.

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Barefoot Grin  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:38:16pm

Anyone recognize this? Or have one? Mine has a story.

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Charles Johnson  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:40:41pm
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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:47:36pm

This poison keeps dripping into the ears of half the country.

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:48:21pm

I don’t think Conan the Barbarian was much for military discipline.

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EPR-radar  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:49:18pm

re: #65 jaunte

The House Divided speech works just as well for Truth vs. Fox News as it did for Freedom vs. Slavery.

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darthstar  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:51:05pm

The Bellagio en la noche - made this thing during the first year of Covid. Greenhouse was Year 2. Covid 3 I’m going to blow out the garage wall and move the driveway so I can get some ocean view back from the fucker across the street.

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Dave In Austin  Dec 17, 2021 • 5:55:08pm

Got a light?

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:02:51pm

re: #69 Dave In Austin

That was very quick thinking.

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The Ghost of a Flea  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:08:19pm

re: #65 jaunte

I never cease to be amazed at the gulf between what, practically, is good for a functioning military and the body-dysmorphic hash of insecure masculinity that people that never think about soldiers as people imagine war-fighting to be.

I really wish I could dismiss the latter as funny, but it’s not…you can build an army of fanatics by permanently fucking up a bunch of men. It’s what the Japanese did to construct their Imperial Army…contrary to the propaganda, those guys weren’t all blind zealots: there was this mix of people that enjoyed the license granted but also lots of men who were frightened and shell-shocked and felt trapped by a culture that expected them to exist only to kill and die.

There’s this stratum of people who will never take these risks, but will always feel entitled to dictate the terms of their lesser’s direct experience: a hypothetical soldier is an exultant figure of heroic violence, and any solider that remains human is a failure because they’re not performing their utility as violence-doer. Reactionaries like war criminals because that’s their understanding of conflict, and thus of soldiering: there should be a class of people that can do any kind of harm in service of the status quo.

(Note: I am thinking of Shigeru Mizuki, WW2 vet and cartoonist who wrote some of the most open and sharp criticisms of Showa Japan. That part of his work—where he explicitly points out the system that hurt normal men and elevated the psychopaths that felt no regret—still isn’t a topic of discussion in modern Japan. Contrast his reflection on war—the sense of futility, the close observation of the madness of those that could disassociate themselves—with the triumphal posture of Japanese right-wingers who valorize militarism. This is a universal, recurring thing: the semiotics of soldier narratives are so valued that the lived experience of soldiers is viewed as weakness.)

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gocart mozart  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:14:18pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:14:36pm

re: #63 Barefoot Grin

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Anyone recognize this? Or have one? Mine has a story.

Japanese, vintage?

switchblade or lockblade? I see the button.

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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:21:47pm

MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) — The Great Lakes is no stranger to storms with strong gale force winds.

The most notable was back in 1975 when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior.

So how historic is the storm that hit Michigan on December 16, 2021 and what was the driving force behind it?

The low-pressure system started out west on Wednesday dropping snow and rain before rapidly deepening in pressure.

As it moved through the Central Plains, it intensified and initiate severe weather and thunderstorms before reaching Michigan.

As pressure lowers, winds at the surface increase significantly.

This is why Traverse City received some of the strongest gusts clocking in at 70 miles per hour at Cherry Capital Airport at 6 a.m.

63 miles per hours winds were recorded at Cathro near Alpena and Mackinaw City.

To compare, the low pressure close to the Great Lakes reached an impressive 975 millibars Thursday morning which is equivalent to the Edmund Fitzgerald storm - which recorded a pressure of 980 millibars almost 50 years ago.

Not only were the pressure and winds impressive, northern Michigan also broke record high temperatures for December 16.

Six different areas - Sault Ste. Marie, Alpena, Houghton Lake, Pellston, Gaylord and Traverse City - saw highs in the 50s and 60s.

Traverse City reached its all-time record high for December at 66 degrees.

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retired cynic  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:25:12pm

A friend just sent me this Chevy commercial.

Holiday Ride | Chevrolet

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:25:12pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:29:39pm
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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:31:03pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:33:30pm
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Dangerman  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:34:02pm

re: #63 Barefoot Grin

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Anyone recognize this? Or have one? Mine has a story.

I believe I had one
Years ago
Back of a comic book maybe?

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The GOP is a racist terrorist organization  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:36:13pm

...

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:36:30pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:40:07pm

*snerk*

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:41:32pm
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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:41:53pm

re: #79 Backwoods_Sleuth

That looks like the late Colonel Meow…

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:42:45pm

5,400 tickets probably doesn’t cover the venue. The RNC is going to have to pick up the slack again

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Dopamine Fish  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:43:28pm

re: #86 jaunte

5,400 tickets probably doesn’t cover the venue. The RNC is going to have to pick up the slack again

Between these events, and the $1.6M they’re shelling out to pay Trump’s personal legal bills, they’re taking quite a shellacking in the financial department. Better fire up another fake outrage to fleece the rubes again.

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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:48:17pm
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The Ghost of a Flea  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:48:39pm

re: #62 The Ghost of a Flea

re: #71 The Ghost of a Flea

What unifies my comments tonight is:

Reactionaries and fascists assert that cruelty is necessary without and within the group to ensure survival…but they only believe in punching down. The in group exists to hammer down all out group inferiors, but the in group is still tiered and there is a class above enforcement. Which is why we constantly see wealthy men with very little experience of suffering feeling entitled to dictate what harm others deserve while seeing no contradiction in how tenderly they tend their sense of offense.

Both war and climate crisis are processed through this base assumption, and the result is the conclusion we’re seeing played out: society should just accept that their betters will dictate the terms of everyone’s survival, and the suggestion that anyone designated out-group is a person is an attack on in group.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:50:14pm
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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:52:28pm
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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:55:20pm
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mmmirele  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:56:21pm

Jeez louise, the stupid, it burns. That’s not what we’re hearing out in corporate land.

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That said, I’m kind of proud of myself for figuring out a solution to a very low level but annoying problem I was having with intermittent packet drops. While it generally did not affect, say, writing emails or updating our service management software at work, it was causing frequent issues with the dead man walking known as Skype for Business. I kept rebooting and/or resetting my modem, turning off and on my router, taking down the entire setup for hours (after work) just to get a reset and nada. Yesterday, towards the end of the day and after a series of drops that interrupted my ability to get through a Skype call, it occurred to me that maybe my router needed a firmware update. So I logged into the router on my MacBook and a firmware upgrade was in order. I got the upgrade installed and et voila, I haven’t experienced any packet drops in over 24 hours. I have an Internet Relay Chat client that is super-sensitive to connectivity (but not as sensitive as Skype) and it’s been rock-solid.

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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 6:59:02pm

re: #93 mmmirele

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William Lewis  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:04:53pm

re: #63 Barefoot Grin

[Embedded content]

Anyone recognize this? Or have one? Mine has a story.

Haven’t seen one of those in years. They were never any good as knives - fighting or utility - but they had that bad boy reputation.

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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:06:21pm

re: #92 jaunte

Amazing: Call Tucker Carlson an asshole on a Tweet and Twitter says “Do you really want to do that?” prior to allowing you to issue the Tweet. Maybe I need to get a blue checkmark.

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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:08:20pm
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A Cranky One  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:11:12pm

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:11:33pm
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A Three Hour Tour  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:13:30pm

re: #97 Captain Magic

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Nancy’s looking fetching in that white tee-shirt, but Clint looks like he could use a body wax and some dental work.

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mmmirele  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:19:32pm

re: #36 Charles Johnson

Vicuña is one of the rarest fibers in the world, and so incredibly expensive. A one ounce (28 gram) ball measuring 217.41 yards (198.79 meters) of lace weight yarn is $300. The vendor also sells qiviut (Alaskan musk ox) yarn (same put up) for $150.00. Pure bison is $64.00.

And what can you make with a ball of this yarn? One small scarf or a hat or a neck cowl. Or you could just sit there and fondle the fiber of the Inca emperors.

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A Cranky One  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:20:04pm

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:21:34pm
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Semper Fi  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:29:05pm

re: #84 jaunte

Seating capacity of the arena is 20,000

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CleverToad  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:44:56pm

re: #26 A Mom Anon

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:45:09pm
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CleverToad  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:53:54pm

re: #32 Backwoods_Sleuth

cute poem tweet thread with even cuter photos to illustrate it.

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That is sweet! The photos remind me a little of the Lonely Doll books we read when I was a kid (lo these many years ago)

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Scout  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:55:08pm

Hello everyone.

I’m visiting my family in the States for the first time since the start of the global pandemic. In my personal experience, compliance with mask mandates in the Tokyo metropolitan area is around 99.999999 percent.

But here in Snohomish County in Washington state, I see people without masks everytime I go into a store.

It genuinely freaks me out. I want to attack them. May I ask how you folks cope with this?

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gwangung  Dec 17, 2021 • 7:59:12pm

re: #108 Scout

Hello everyone.

I’m visiting my family in the States for the first time since the start of the global pandemic. In my personal experience, compliance with mask mandates in the Tokyo metropolitan area is around 99.999999 percent.

But here in Snohomish County in Washington state, I see people without masks everytime I go into a store.

It genuinely freaks me out. I want to attack them. May I ask how you folks cope with this?

Not. Well.

And you’re in an area that does relatively well for the US.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:00:54pm

Yes, that would be FOX’s Bob’s Burgers

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Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:04:01pm

re: #92 jaunte

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They always point to the Israeli armed forces as an example of a powerful fighting force but ignore that it’s been fully integrated since forever, including as far as I know anyway, LGBTQ+. I’m reasonably sure the PLA is too (maybe not so much LGBTQ+, but definitely women in combat roles). The Soviets had women as fighter pilots when we were still hmmming and hawwing about allowing black men into that job. The Soviets also had women Cosmonauts in orbit by 1963. We didn’t do that until 1983.

But no Cucker Tarlson, tell me about how we need only manly Aryan Viking Berzerkers or we are weak? Mr frozen food trust fund baby who wore bow ties way past the expiration date, please tell me about masculinity.

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:16:34pm
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Hecuba's daughter  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:23:42pm

re: #111 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion

They always point to the Israeli armed forces as an example of a powerful fighting force but ignore that it’s been fully integrated since forever, including as far as I know anyway, LGBTQ+. I’m reasonably sure the PLA is too (maybe not so much LGBTQ+, but definitely women in combat roles). The Soviets had women as fighter pilots when we were still hmmming and hawwing about allowing black men into that job. The Soviets also had women Cosmonauts in orbit by 1963. We didn’t do that until 1983.

But no Cucker Tarlson, tell me about how we need only manly Aryan Viking Berzerkers or we are weak? Mr frozen food trust fund baby who wore bow ties way past the expiration date, please tell me about masculinity.

Your points are very well taken. And Tucker is certainly a chicken hawk par excellence.

My only quibble is that while it’s true that the Soviets had a woman in space in 1963, years before we were serious about it, that was a publicity stunt. Not that we don’t engage in publicity stunts too, but per Wiki, as of December 2019, of the 65 female spacefarers, 50 were from the United States and only 4 from Russia.

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The GOP is a racist terrorist organization  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:25:06pm

re: #111 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion

They always point to the Israeli armed forces as an example of a powerful fighting force but ignore that it’s been fully integrated since forever, including as far as I know anyway, LGBTQ+. I’m reasonably sure the PLA is too (maybe not so much LGBTQ+, but definitely women in combat roles). The Soviets had women as fighter pilots when we were still hmmming and hawwing about allowing black men into that job. The Soviets also had women Cosmonauts in orbit by 1963. We didn’t do that until 1983.

But no Cucker Tarlson, tell me about how we need only manly Aryan Viking Berzerkers or we are weak? Mr frozen food trust fund baby who wore bow ties way past the expiration date, please tell me about masculinity.

Cucker Tarlson needs a throat punch.

Again.

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A Mom Anon  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:29:15pm

re: #114 The GOP is a terrorist organization

Always.

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Hecuba's daughter  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:36:50pm

As I occasionally do, I responded to a rant from my Trumpster FB friend who was urging people to contact their Congressional representatives to stop some “horrendous” bill on the pandemic from becoming law. It was my pleasure to link to a comment from Dan Crenshaw (!!!) who supported the legislation and excoriated Republican colleagues for their blatant dishonesty in characterizing the bill. All Democrats voted for it as did 80 Republicans (including McCarthy!). The 130 Nay votes included all the usual suspects.

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jaunte  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:39:37pm

re: #116 Hecuba’s daughter

He has a hard time remaining reasonable.

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ckkatz  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:41:45pm

re: #108 Scout

Hello everyone.

I’m visiting my family in the States for the first time since the start of the global pandemic. In my personal experience, compliance with mask mandates in the Tokyo metropolitan area is around 99.999999 percent.

But here in Snohomish County in Washington state, I see people without masks everytime I go into a store.

It genuinely freaks me out. I want to attack them. May I ask how you folks cope with this?

Generally I look at what I can control and what I cannot control.

I can control where I go, how long I stay there, and why I go. I can control that I wear a mask. I can control that I got vaccinated and also the booster. I can also control how long I stay around places where people are acting willfully stupidly.

I cannot control other people’s behavior. Particularly when they are acting willfully stupidly. Nor is it likely that I will be able to successfully convince people that they are acting willfully stupidly.

Generally my motto has been “Why would I want to spend lots of ‘quality time’ around assholes?” It’s the same for aggressive drivers, road rage types and general jerks as well.

Another way to look at it is that there is an infinite supply of assholes in this world. And a very limited supply of me.

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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:42:43pm

re: #117 jaunte

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William Lewis  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:42:54pm

re: #117 jaunte

He has a hard time remaining reasonable.

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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:47:24pm

re: #120 William Lewis

We’ll see if Twitter decides to boot me:

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Hecuba's daughter  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:53:23pm

re: #120 William Lewis

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At least Crenshaw did not vote to decertify the Biden electors.

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sagehen  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:54:04pm

re: #104 Semper Fi

Seating capacity of the arena is 20,000

they’re social distancing?

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William Lewis  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:57:18pm

re: #121 Captain Magic

We’ll see if Twitter decides to boot me:

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They may, the may not. It’s roulette in that respect.

That said that twat (pardon my language) is one of the reasons why I bought an AK this morning. I will defend those that I love with that last full measure of devotion that I have from the scum like him.

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ckkatz  Dec 17, 2021 • 8:57:46pm

re: #95 William Lewis

Haven’t seen one of those in years. They were never any good as knives - fighting or utility - but they had that bad boy reputation.

That was my experience as well.

They are only designed to stab. (Well, more likely, to poke at things.)

They are not very good for cutting/slicing. And certainly cannot chop.

Plus the blade is so thin and narrow that it is fragile. And most of them are so cheaply constructed that the connection between the blade and the handle usually fails.

But yes, they do look cool to lots of novices.

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Captain Magic  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:07:10pm

re: #122 Hecuba’s daughter

At least Crenshaw did not vote to decertify the Biden electors.

Damming with faint praise, as it were…

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A Cranky One  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:08:03pm

re: #108 Scout

I struggle with that. I bought a bike for my granddaughter and got the wrong size. Went to return it and there was a young woman in line behind me who removed her mask and was crowding me. I kept trying to keep at least 6 feet between us but she would move forward every time I stepped away.

Since I have several family members who are immunocomprised I wanted to yell at her.

I had the choice of confronting her or biting my tongue. Since I was wearing an N95 mask, I bit my tongue. But I’m so done with the selfish assholes who think they are special.

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ckkatz  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:08:58pm

re: #124 William Lewis

They may, the may not. It’s roulette in that respect.

That said that twat (pardon my language) is one of the reasons why I bought an AK this morning. I will defend those that I love with that last full measure of devotion that I have from the scum like him.

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:15:59pm

re: #99 jaunte

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:21:30pm

re: #117 jaunte

He has a hard time remaining reasonable.

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CleverToad  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:24:01pm

Posted on my local NextDoor, probably also going around Facebook:

“I don’t mean to be a Grinch, however…. to those of you who are placing Christmas lights/decorations in your yards, would you please avoid anything that has Red or Blue flashing lights together!! Every time I come around the corner, I think it’s the police and I have a panic attack. I have to brake hard, toss my margarita out the window, fasten my seat belt, throw my phone on the floor, turn my radio down, and push the gun under the seat. All while trying to drive. It’s just too much drama, even for Christmas. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.”

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A Cranky One  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:26:49pm

Got to see if I can find a copy.

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William Lewis  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:27:43pm

re: #128 ckkatz

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Hecuba's daughter  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:28:26pm

re: #126 Captain Magic

Damming with faint praise, as it were…

True that. But 2/3 of House Republicans voted to decertify. So compared to the average GOP Representative, he’s a person of character. Compare to people with real character, not so much.

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plansbandc  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:34:25pm

Oh it has been a week. Went to my sectional chorus practice last night (we go to a couple of different houses) only to find out that one of the gals that lives there was exposed to covid. She’s had covid and has the shots, but it was like OK BYE for me because I will not survive even a mild bout.

Worried with Omicron, that we will not be finishing this season with a performance. Damn it. I really don’t think we can gather much longer, even fully vaxxed.

Anyway, today I find out that my mom and sibling won’t be going to my Aunt’s house for Christmas (something that they’ve done for about 20 years or so) because my cousin’s child is anti-vax.

Dude and I will not be traveling anywhere because it just isn’t safe.

Merry f’ing Christmas.

Please be careful folks. This version of the virus really isn’t playing at all.

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ckkatz  Dec 17, 2021 • 9:58:38pm

re: #133 William Lewis

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Hecuba's daughter  Dec 17, 2021 • 10:11:58pm

re: #135 plansbandc

Oh it has been a week. Went to my sectional chorus practice last night (we go to a couple of different houses) only to find out that one of the gals that lives there was exposed to covid. She’s had covid and has the shots, but it was like OK BYE for me because I will not survive even a mild bout.

Worried with Omicron, that we will not be finishing this season with a performance. Damn it. I really don’t think we can gather much longer, even fully vaxxed.

Anyway, today I find out that my mom and sibling won’t be going to my Aunt’s house for Christmas (something that they’ve done for about 20 years or so) because my cousin’s child is anti-vax.

Dude and I will not be traveling anywhere because it just isn’t safe.

Merry f’ing Christmas.

Please be careful folks. This version of the virus really isn’t playing at all.

So hard to know what’s safe these days.

December in Chicago is generally not a time for outdoor dining (temperatures did reach 60 on Wednesday, but returned to normal mid-30’s today). A girlfriend (vaccinated and boosted) invited me to join her at the Hackney’s in Glenview. The restaurant has individual enclosed plastic domes, each with a single table able to seat parties of up to 6, 2 heaters, and blankets on each chair. The staff are all masked. I figured that would be totally safe since it was only the two of us. We had a very nice meal (well as nice as you are going to get in a hamburger joint — not exactly upscale dining).

My sister, however, was concerned because of my exposure to my friend in an enclosed area and expressed reluctance to get together indoors with me. Here I was thinking I was being careful — but, yes, I was really exposing myself to all my friend’s acquaintances too. Sigh.

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wrenchwench  Dec 17, 2021 • 10:13:42pm

re: #108 Scout

Hello everyone.

I’m visiting my family in the States for the first time since the start of the global pandemic. In my personal experience, compliance with mask mandates in the Tokyo metropolitan area is around 99.999999 percent.

But here in Snohomish County in Washington state, I see people without masks everytime I go into a store.

It genuinely freaks me out. I want to attack them. May I ask how you folks cope with this?

I lived in Snohomish County for 8 years. Then I moved to New Mexico for 25 years. This was not a coping tactic, but it was good. By almost completely random chance, we now live in a town in Oregon with very good compliance. We moved here just before the pandemic. Most of my workplace encounters with maskless customers are with people my age and older who apologize for their forgetfulness. My joke, ‘Another couple of years, and it will be automatic,’ still isn’t funny. It may be less funny.

I don’t know how I would handle living in a less compliant area. Take care.

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 17, 2021 • 10:25:42pm

Dumbass.

Actor Jay Johnston Banned From ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Over Capitol Riot (The Daily Beast)

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A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS  Dec 17, 2021 • 10:29:13pm

re: #108 Scout

Hello everyone.

I’m visiting my family in the States for the first time since the start of the global pandemic. In my personal experience, compliance with mask mandates in the Tokyo metropolitan area is around 99.999999 percent.

But here in Snohomish County in Washington state, I see people without masks everytime I go into a store.

It genuinely freaks me out. I want to attack them. May I ask how you folks cope with this?

Indoor masking has been mandated all along in my area, and has just returned statewide. Certification of vaccination is required for indoor dining. I don’t hear any complaints about it, either. I worry about all the (sane) people who are stuck in areas that don’t take proper precautions.

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A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS  Dec 17, 2021 • 10:31:15pm

re: #139 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Dumbass.

Actor Jay Johnston Banned From ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Over Capitol Riot (The Daily Beast)

Link, fixed: Link

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A Cranky One  Dec 17, 2021 • 11:24:33pm

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GlutenFreeJesus  Dec 17, 2021 • 11:39:34pm

re: #137 Hecuba’s daughter

Did you at least get an onion brick? :)))

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Hecuba's daughter  Dec 17, 2021 • 11:43:27pm

re: #143 GlutenFreeJesus

Did you at least get an onion brick? :)))

Unlike my sister, I don’t eat hamburgers or onions! Had a spinach salad with chicken, walnuts, and strawberries.

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Captain Ron  Dec 18, 2021 • 12:10:18am

Meanwhile in Canada.

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Barefoot Grin  Dec 18, 2021 • 1:03:11am

re: #73 Backwoods_Sleuth

Japanese, vintage?

switchblade or lockblade? I see the button.

lock. I sent away for it. I think from the back pages of a comic book (allow six to eight weeks for delivery).

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Barefoot Grin  Dec 18, 2021 • 1:04:01am

re: #80 Dangerman

I believe I had one
Years ago
Back of a comic book maybe?

yes!

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Teukka  Dec 18, 2021 • 1:35:11am

Current mood in this Lizards Lair:

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 2:02:24am

re: #19 Backwoods_Sleuth

Worth saying that while Trump went nuts on a couple of culture war issues, he also significantly moderated the GOP posture on gay rights and generally toned down the religiosity.

a man who used teargas to clear a path so he could go hold up a Bible in front of a church.

granted, he does not seem to care much one way or another about gays or gay rights, which means he was happy to let others in his party trample all over them

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 2:07:02am

re: #52 Punish Domestic Terrorists

C’mon. They think the narcissistic sociopath is an agent of their god.

I recall a Christian apologist explaining that “sometimes God chooses an imperfect vessel to work his will”

And what more imperfect vessel could He have chosen than a bloated, leaky tub of lard?

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 2:20:20am
Stone emerged from the deposition after only 90 minutes and told reporters he invoked the Fifth Amendment, which offers protection against self-incrimination, “not because I have done anything wrong, but because I am fully aware of the House Democrats’ long history of fabricating perjury charges.”

So he lied

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 2:21:42am

re: #151 Dangerman

This is definitely a lie

I question the legitimacy of this inquiry,” Stone said, “based on the fact that Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi rejected the appointment of Republicans to this committee and seated two anti-Trump Republicans. This is witch hunt 3.0.”

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Ming5000  Dec 18, 2021 • 2:23:40am

re: #148 Teukka

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sagehen  Dec 18, 2021 • 2:33:23am

re: #148 Teukka

Current mood in this Lizards Lair:

{{Teukka}}

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jeffreyw  Dec 18, 2021 • 2:41:55am

Good morning!

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steve_davis  Dec 18, 2021 • 2:58:53am

re: #39 Backwoods_Sleuth

so, this is becoming a huge problem

Get your work copyrighted officially by the boys and gals at the fed. There’s a slight cost for it. When someone steals your stuff, the damages become pretty much open ended, I’ve been told, but only if you’ve formally copyrighted stuff.

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steve_davis  Dec 18, 2021 • 3:20:38am

re: #111 Jack Burton in Mactified Forshion

They always point to the Israeli armed forces as an example of a powerful fighting force but ignore that it’s been fully integrated since forever, including as far as I know anyway, LGBTQ+. I’m reasonably sure the PLA is too (maybe not so much LGBTQ+, but definitely women in combat roles). The Soviets had women as fighter pilots when we were still hmmming and hawwing about allowing black men into that job. The Soviets also had women Cosmonauts in orbit by 1963. We didn’t do that until 1983.

But no Cucker Tarlson, tell me about how we need only manly Aryan Viking Berzerkers or we are weak? Mr frozen food trust fund baby who wore bow ties way past the expiration date, please tell me about masculinity.

There were women fighting on the front lines in 1947, so from the start.

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danarchy  Dec 18, 2021 • 3:35:02am

re: #156 steve_davis

Get your work copyrighted officially by the boys and gals at the fed. There’s a slight cost for it. When someone steals your stuff, the damages become pretty much open ended, I’ve been told, but only if you’ve formally copyrighted stuff.

Good luck enforcing that copyright when the people stealing your work are in Nigeria or russia or china etc.

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Nojay UK  Dec 18, 2021 • 3:41:14am

re: #132 A Cranky One

My ability to sight-read Japanese is definitely improving. I got all of the (mostly katakana) titles, figuring out the ones with some kanji by association (Santa Claus Is Coming To Town and Red-nosed Reindeer).

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  Dec 18, 2021 • 4:34:43am

re: #148 Teukka

Current mood in this Lizards Lair:

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 4:38:18am

re: #108 Scout

Hello everyone.

I’m visiting my family in the States for the first time since the start of the global pandemic. In my personal experience, compliance with mask mandates in the Tokyo metropolitan area is around 99.999999 percent.

But here in Snohomish County in Washington state, I see people without masks everytime I go into a store.

It genuinely freaks me out. I want to attack them. May I ask how you folks cope with this?

Holiday season is a time when expats tend to get a bit nostalgic and homesick, but aside from a fringe element of radical anti-vaxers/maskers, most Germans have no problem with masking in public in enclosed places.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 4:40:05am

re: #113 Hecuba’s daughter

Your points are very well taken. And Tucker is certainly a chicken hawk par excellence.

He just knows that the image of the rock-chinned warrior atop a throne of skulls plays well with his target audience of Meal Team Six playtime soldiers.

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  Dec 18, 2021 • 4:43:53am
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 4:51:21am

re: #129 Punish Domestic Terrorists

If it had the gingerbread figure in dispute had visible male genitals then you could call it a gingerbread man.

Does it?

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The Squire of Logos  Dec 18, 2021 • 5:02:16am

re: #114 The GOP is a terrorist organization

Cucker Tarlson needs a throat punch.

Again.

I still love Stonekettle’s moniker for Tucker Carlson: The Fish Stick Prince.

Perfection.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 5:04:08am

re: #165 The Squire of Logos

I still love Stonekettle’s moniker for Tucker Carlson: The Fish Stick Prince.

Perfection.

South Park Fish Sticks…

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darthstar  Dec 18, 2021 • 5:28:40am

re: #93 mmmirele

Jeez louise, the stupid, it burns. That’s not what we’re hearing out in corporate land.

Our RTO policy ~ 2 days a week if you can ~ has been extended to Memorial Day.

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Barefoot Grin  Dec 18, 2021 • 5:30:01am

doggedly

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darthstar  Dec 18, 2021 • 5:30:18am

re: #148 Teukka

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Decatur Deb  Dec 18, 2021 • 5:39:34am

re: #157 steve_davis

There were women fighting on the front lines in 1947, so from the start.

1936.

This one is more romantic, but not quite as honest:

en.wikipedia.org

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The Squire of Logos  Dec 18, 2021 • 5:44:12am

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Dave In Austin  Dec 18, 2021 • 5:54:58am

re: #148 Teukka

I’m so Sorry. Peace to all families involved.

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Barefoot Grin  Dec 18, 2021 • 5:56:24am

re: #148 Teukka

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Sherlock Hound  Dec 18, 2021 • 6:01:49am

re: #148 Teukka

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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 6:07:26am

re: #148 Teukka

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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 6:11:35am

President Biden’s approval is at its highest point in two months. I think that for those Americans swinging back and forth, it really is just about the price of gasoline. The balance of our democracy may rest on a few cents per gallon difference at the pump, which is insane when you think of it. projects.fivethirtyeight.com

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 18, 2021 • 6:17:40am

re: #141 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!

Link, fixed: Link

Thanks. That was a quick post from a tablet, and I see it was also covered in #110

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 6:22:10am

re: #176 No Malarkey!

President Biden’s approval is at its highest point in two months. I think that for those Americans swinging back and forth, it really is just about the price of gasoline. The balance of our democracy may rest on a few cents per gallon difference at the pump, which is insane when you think of it. projects.fivethirtyeight.com

It is a bigger percentage of the budget for people who live in rural areas and have to drive long distances to get anywhere, but then again, Biden is not popular in most of those areas to begin with.

Right now, Germans are paying around €1.60 per liter, so lessee, at current exchange rate of €1 = $1.12
= $1.79 per liter times 3.785 liters per gallon = $ 6.78 per gallon.

America would go to war before it would pay that much…

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 18, 2021 • 6:28:51am

re: #148 Teukka

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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 6:31:46am

Anyone else think its insane that people are packing back into movie theaters just as the most contagious version of Covid yet is spreading in the US?

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 6:33:40am

re: #180 No Malarkey!

Anyone else think its insane that people are packing back into movie theaters just as the most contagious version of Covid yet is spreading in the US?

I think it is insane to be out in public. As much as I fucking hate it, I am staying home.

Family is coming for Xmas, we are all vaxxed and have nothing planned except to hang out, eat, play games, watch LOTR and go for walks in and around the village.

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 18, 2021 • 6:42:34am

re: #181 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I think it is insane to be out in public. As much as I fucking hate it, I am staying home.

Family is coming for Xmas, we are all vaxxed and have nothing planned except to hang out, eat, play games, watch LOTR and go for walks in and around the village.

I’m nervous about it, and checked that my father has gotten his booster, but it might not be too bad.

Even as the world panics over the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the health ministry in South Africa has delivered some encouraging news. On Friday, South Africa’s Minister of Health Joe Phaahla said that hospitalizations are down with Omicron cases compared to previous waves like the deadly Delta surge, and that people in the hospital rarely need oxygen and are less likely to die from the disease.

Phaahla told reporters that the country’s hospital admission rate of COVID-19 patients “fell 90 percent in the second week of the current infection wave driven by the Omicron variant” as compared to the second week of the Delta wave. Boiling down the good-for-a-global-pandemic news further, he said that only 1.7 percent of all Omicron cases are being hospitalized, compared to 19 percent of Delta cases earlier in the year.

They’re Already Past the Peak in South Africa’s Omicron Ground Zero (The Daily Beast)

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A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS  Dec 18, 2021 • 6:56:51am

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A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:00:56am

re: #155 jeffreyw

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:03:44am

re: #182 Punish Domestic Terrorists

The issue again is that the more the virus spreads, the more likely it is to evolve into a new strain that might not be as “benevolent” as Omicron.

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A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:05:07am

re: #164 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

If it had the gingerbread figure in dispute had visible male genitals then you could call it a gingerbread man.

Does it?

I’ll continue to call them gingerbread men and don’t care what you call them. Of all the things to obsess about…

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:07:15am

re: #186 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!

I’ll continue to call them gingerbread men and don’t care what you call them. Of all the things to obsess about…

I will not be offended by your designation although I prefer “bread-persons of ginger”

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William Lewis  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:12:59am

re: #148 Teukka

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Decatur Deb  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:15:59am

re: #187 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I will not be offended by your designation although I prefer “bread-persons of ginger”

In some circles “ginger” is a slur.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:17:11am

re: #189 Decatur Deb

In some circles “ginger” is a slur.

Amazing that when some societies don’t have people with dark skin or some other minority to pick on, they are forced to ostracize others based on hair color.

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Decatur Deb  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:19:04am

re: #190 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Bigotry will find a way.

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mmmirele  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:27:50am

re: #108 Scout

Hello everyone.

I’m visiting my family in the States for the first time since the start of the global pandemic. In my personal experience, compliance with mask mandates in the Tokyo metropolitan area is around 99.999999 percent.

But here in Snohomish County in Washington state, I see people without masks everytime I go into a store.

It genuinely freaks me out. I want to attack them. May I ask how you folks cope with this?

I don’t. Which is why I wear a mask everywhere, I do my business (at the pizza parlor, the convenience store and the pharmacy) and get the hell out. And why I asked for an accommodation to not return to work in the office next month.

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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:28:30am

re: #185 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

The issue again is that the more the virus spreads, the more likely it is to evolve into a new strain that might not be as “benevolent” as Omicron.

We’ll hope that Omicron is the benign yet highly contagious version that stamps out all other varieties of the virus, and only evolves towards further mildness, because the red states will only adopt policies to promote, and not suppress, its spread.

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:31:33am

This is an outrage. They didn’t say “Merry Christmas.”
/

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:32:51am

re: #194 Punish Domestic Terrorists

This is an outrage. They didn’t say “Merry Christmas.”
/

as long as they learn basics like you don’t need an apostrophe to form a plural but you need one to form a possessive….

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Crush White Nationalism  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:33:12am

re: #193 No Malarkey!

We’ll hope that Omicron is the benign yet highly contagious version that stamps out all other varieties of the virus, and only evolves towards further mildness, because the red states will only adopt policies to promote, and not suppress, its spread.

Only luck can save us, because as a whole, we’re too stupid to save ourselves.

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A Cranky One  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:37:50am

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A Cranky One  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:39:40am

This thread

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:41:30am

re: #198 A Cranky One

Opiates were legal and readily available back then…

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A Cranky One  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:48:18am

re: #199 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:51:15am

re: #196 Punish Domestic Terrorists

Only luck can save us, because as a whole, we’re too stupid to save ourselves.

Case in point: sole breadwinner for his family, no life insurance, thought that the way to get immunity from covid was to catch covid; dead. sorryantivaxxer.com

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:51:17am

re: #194 Punish Domestic Terrorists

This is an outrage. They didn’t say “Merry Christmas.”
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And the ones doing it are socialists.
or communists

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So Cal Greek Hippie  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:53:05am

re: #148 Teukka

Condolences and wish for inner peace

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Dopamine Fish  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:54:34am

re: #148 Teukka

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nines09  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:57:58am

re: #200 A Cranky One

Looks like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jim Jordan at play.

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:58:18am
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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 7:59:11am

re: #198 A Cranky One

This thread

Awesome; its a very merry Stephen King Christmas!

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darthstar  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:01:03am

re: #206 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

Kid will get caugh, apologize, say he was only kidding, and face no charges.

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:01:54am

First, acknowledging Teukka’s grief,

and amid all the other insane and inane things going on in the world,

I ran 17 miles this morning.

There will be pepperoni pizza tonight.

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mmmirele  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:04:37am

re: #148 Teukka

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:04:50am

sorryantivaxxer.com

Another kill for the mass-murdering misinformation machine. Sam leaves a wife and four small children.
Sam Ely, 31, Lodi, OH, anti-vaxxer, died of COVID within 3 days of being hospitalized.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:06:43am
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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:06:49am

re: #211 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

Another kill for the mass-murdering misinformation machine. Sam leaves a wife and four small children.
Sam Ely, 31, Lodi, OH, anti-vaxxer, died of COVID within 3 days of being hospitalized.

Yay, I finally caught covid; once I recover I’ll be immune! Oh no, I’m dead!

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:07:44am

re: #208 darthstar

Kid will get caugh, apologize, say he was only kidding, and face no charges.

you only brandish a gun if you intend to use it
if you brandish a gun you dont intend to use, then you have lost control of your weapon.
that no one was hurt is irrelevant
The potentiality is all that matters. just like attempted robbery, attempted murder etc

loss of freedom, finances, and future 2A rights

this is a blatant demonstration (school bus aside) of someone completely irresponsible in so many ways who has no business near firearms.

Ever.

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:09:43am

re: #213 No Malarkey!

Yay, I finally caught covid; once I recover I’ll be immune! Oh no, I’m dead!

see

re: #3 Dangerman

a hierarchy of safety

Worse: not fully vaccinated or boosted and risk severe disease/death and its risks upon infection

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:10:24am

re: #213 No Malarkey!

Yay, I finally caught covid; once I recover I’ll be immune! Oh no, I’m dead!

In announcing Sam’s untimely departure, his sister said that he “went home to be with the lord.” Well, ok, but I’m pretty sure those kids would rather have their dad with them.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:14:56am

Necklaces and accessories claiming to “protect” people from 5G mobile networks have been found to be radioactive.

The Dutch authority for nuclear safety and radiation protection (ANVS) issued a warning about ten products it found gave off harmful ionising radiation.

It urged people not to use the products, which could cause harm with long-term wear.

There is no evidence that 5G networks are harmful to health.

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The products identified included an “Energy Armor” sleeping mask, bracelet and necklace.

A bracelet for children, branded Magnetix Wellness, was also found to be emitting radiation.

“Don’t wear it any more, put it away safely and wait for the return instructions,” the ANVS said in a statement.

“The sellers in the Netherlands known to the ANVS have been told that the sale is prohibited and must be stopped immediately, and that they must inform their customers about this.”

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Teddy's Person  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:15:49am

I’m calling Jasper libel.

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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:15:52am

re: #216 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

In announcing Sam’s untimely departure, his sister said that he “went home to be with the lord.” Well, ok, but I’m pretty sure those kids would rather have their dad with them.

How many orphans have the antivaxxers created?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:18:40am
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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:21:22am

re: #219 No Malarkey!

How many orphans have the antivaxxers created?

Don’t know, but it is well into 6 figures. I expect that at least a few of them will eventually take revenge on the ringleaders. I wonder if that has occurred to Tucker, Lumpy, and RFK Jr.?
Sure they know that most of the victims’ loved ones will just go right along praising Jesus and hating Dems, but when you kill hundreds of thousands, the small percentage of bereaved relatives who see cause and effect clearly will still be a large number.

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A Cranky One  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:21:57am

Red-nose rage: Aggressive deer keep attacking this Rudolph decoration | CBC News

cbc.ca

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:22:19am
Kenyon Wilson is the associate head of performing arts at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and decided to put an Easter egg in the syllabus for his music seminar class this past semester.

The hint read: “Thus (free to the first who claims; locker one hundred forty-seven; combination fifteen, twenty-five, thirty-five), students may be ineligible to make up classes and …”

This would have led students to a locker that contained a $50 bill, free to the first student to claim it.

But at the end of the semester, when he went to check the locker, the bill was still there

Cnn

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nines09  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:22:35am

Whomever you socialize with, you are also socializing with whomever they socialized with.
And if they were exposed and were not told…..

Our results will be 3 to 5 business days.
Because it’s so urgent.

Not having a good feeling about post holidays.
Too many people are stupid and follow stupid because stupid likes stupid.

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darthstar  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:24:31am

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:24:34am

re: #219 No Malarkey!

How many orphans have the antivaxxers created?

One is too many // (1/2)

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Hecuba's daughter  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:37:22am

re: #149 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

a man who used teargas to clear a path so he could go hold up a Bible in front of a church.

granted, he does not seem to care much one way or another about gays or gay rights, which means he was happy to let others in his party trample all over them

Just like abortion. He personally doesn’t care about abortion either but to gain power he had no problems in depriving women of their rights.

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nines09  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:44:08am

re: #148 Teukka

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HypnoToad  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:45:38am

re: #220 Backwoods_Sleuth

Went out last night in SoCal with clear skies. No hint of Comet Leonard with 7X50 binos, or a 3” refractor at 24X. Has to be below 5th magnitude now.

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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:46:10am
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Hecuba's daughter  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:47:48am

re: #148 Teukka

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Teukka  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:52:02am

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 18, 2021 • 8:53:38am

re: #232 Teukka

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Jay C  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:03:27am

re: #232 Teukka

bmlNSGhicXdkenZzSlFHcVhZRkhHaTlLdEl4WlBiTjZKYlk3R0EwSVlIZDZ2a1Zud0NsK2dVdE5ORytpdVdycFE2SnFwZmw4bGdKZFdnUnhOZm11aW8wdHJnbnpYemdMSE5KZzQ4RlJZWXdMVE9XY0xUYTMwVUpvQmVuMHdXRzRNdUhXOUVZTTQ0TmVsR1ZMNUVwTnhBPT06OndOwOJnXoPy8WnVIOF91uM=

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:04:56am
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Jay C  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:07:19am

re: #223 Dangerman

Interesting story, but the link doesn’t seem to work.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:10:19am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:11:15am

re: #236 Jay C

Interesting story, but the link doesn’t seem to work.

try this:
cnn.com

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A Mom Anon  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:11:20am

re: #148 Teukka

Just sending you the biggest of hugs. I wish there was more I could do. This is the best community, we’re here for you as much as we can be.❤️

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:12:06am
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Eventual Carrion  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:12:12am

re: #178 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

It is a bigger percentage of the budget for people who live in rural areas and have to drive long distances to get anywhere, but then again, Biden is not popular in most of those areas to begin with.

Right now, Germans are paying around €1.60 per liter, so lessee, at current exchange rate of €1 = $1.12
= $1.79 per liter times 3.785 liters per gallon = $ 6.78 per gallon.

America would go to war before it would pay that much…

It’s alright. We probably actually already do pay close to that. Our tax dollars go to “subsidize” the fossil fuel industry plus the charge at the pump. So it is possible we “pay” that much or close to it, just not directly at the pump.

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Semper Fi  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:13:27am

re: #148 Teukka

Current mood in this Lizards Lair:

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nines09  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:14:06am

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:14:53am
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Eventual Carrion  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:16:15am

re: #187 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I will not be offended by your designation although I prefer “bread-persons of ginger”

south park ginger rant

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Rightwingconspirator  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:18:48am

re: #232 Teukka

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:25:42am

re: #236 Jay C

Interesting story, but the link doesn’t seem to work.

Heres another way in

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:30:21am
Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNBC on Friday the Covid omicron variant is “spreading very efficiently” and leading to what he describes as “a lot of breakthrough infections.”

However, the White House chief medical advisor said he would get on a plane and suggested holiday gatherings among vaccinated people at home are fairly low risk

Blows a hole in all those moronic tweets yesterday

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gocart mozart  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:38:11am

This Patton Oswalt bit is hilarious.

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danarchy  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:41:30am

re: #241 Eventual Carrion

It’s alright. We probably actually already do pay close to that. Our tax dollars go to “subsidize” the fossil fuel industry plus the charge at the pump. So it is possible we “pay” that much or close to it, just not directly at the pump.

We spend about 9 Billion dollars a year on fossil fuel subsidies and use about 123 billion gallons of gas a year so that is about $.07 per gallon. Of that 9 billion only about 4 billion goes to petroleum so it is really less than that.

Now if you take into account the hidden costs of fossil fuels in climate change and health impacts of pollution you may be right, but then other countries are paying those costs too on top of high gas prices.

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Hecuba's daughter  Dec 18, 2021 • 9:45:48am

re: #237 Backwoods_Sleuth

Tucker Carlson’s guest: “We don’t need a military that’s woman-friendly, that’s gay friendly” we need men “who want to sit on a throne of Chinese skulls, but we don’t have that now. We can’t get women off of naval vessels, that should be step one but most are pregnant anyway.”

What is wrong with these people? Do they really believe we live in a pre-industrial society with hand-to-hand combat where physical strength is a determining factor in handling the weapons of the day? And that people who are gay lack those capabilities anyway. Our main battle with the Chinese is on an economic and technological front, not a military front. His comments are racist, fascist, sexist, and sickening in the extreme. He should be padlocked in an institution where his delusions of violence won’t harm others.

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:00:20am

Overnight, the Senate confirmed President Biden’s 40th judge — the most since Ronald Reagan, who also got 40 judges confirmed in his first year, the Washington Post reports.

Biden’s confirmed judges also far surpass the 18 judges Donald Trump got confirmed in his first year.

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:01:30am
Three retired generals write in the Washington Post:

“As we approach the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, we — all of us former senior military officials — are increasingly concerned about the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election and the potential for lethal chaos inside our military, which would put all Americans at severe risk.”

“In short: We are chilled to our bones at the thought of a coup succeeding next time.”

Paul D. Eaton is a retired U.S. Army major general and a senior adviser to VoteVets. Antonio M. Taguba is a retired Army major general, with 34 years of active duty service. Steven M. Anderson is a retired brigadier general who served in the U.S. Army for 31 years.

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Nojay UK  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:05:06am

re: #250 danarchy

We spend about 9 Billion dollars a year on fossil fuel subsidies and use about 123 billion gallons of gas a year so that is about $.07 per gallon. Of that 9 billion only about 4 billion goes to petroleum so it is really less than that.

European countries with much higher gasoline prices have high taxes on the fuel — here in the UK petrol currently costs about $7 a US gallon. There’s Vehicle Fuel Duty of about $2.80 a US gallon and then a 20% VAT charge on the final price. The idea is that car owners in the UK are well-off and can afford to pay more tax for the privilege of driving. Taxes and duties aren’t ring-fenced for specific purposes in the UK which does help.

Some fuel purchasers are exempt from the VFD, like farmers who can buy diesel a lot cheaper but they can’t use it for road vehicles. Boat-owners are another such group who can buy tax-free fuel.

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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:07:24am

re: #252 Dangerman

They need to get as many confirmed as possible next year as well, because if the GOP regains control of the Senate, Biden will get zero judicial confirmations in 2023 and 2024. And Breyer needs to retire before its too late.

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Belafon  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:09:02am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:25:12am
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danarchy  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:25:40am

re: #254 Nojay UK

European countries with much higher gasoline prices have high taxes on the fuel — here in the UK petrol currently costs about $7 a US gallon. There’s Vehicle Fuel Duty of about $2.80 a US gallon and then a 20% VAT charge on the final price. The idea is that car owners in the UK are well-off and can afford to pay more tax for the privilege of driving. Taxes and duties aren’t ring-fenced for specific purposes in the UK which does help.

Some fuel purchasers are exempt from the VFD, like farmers who can buy diesel a lot cheaper but they can’t use it for road vehicles. Boat-owners are another such group who can buy tax-free fuel.

I don’t know about the UK, but in the US poor people rely on their cars as much or more than the wealthy and gas taxes are horribly regressive.

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retired cynic  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:28:26am

re: #251 Hecuba’s daughter

What is wrong with these people? Do they really believe we live in a pre-industrial society with hand-to-hand combat where physical strength is a determining factor in handling the weapons of the day? And that people who are gay lack those capabilities anyway. Our main battle with the Chinese is on an economic and technological front, not a military front. His comments are racist, fascist, sexist, and sickening in the extreme. He should be padlocked in an institution where his delusions of violence won’t harm others.

Tell us how you really feel, because I think I feel exactly the same way!

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No Malarkey!  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:28:27am

re: #258 danarchy

I don’t know about the UK, but in the US poor people rely on their cars as much or more than the wealthy and gas taxes are horribly regressive.

Most advanced countries have good public transportation.

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William Lewis  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:29:36am

re: #254 Nojay UK

An important difference between the US and every European country (UK included) is that they have real public transportation and train service. We don’t. Amtrak barely exists and trying to get even from one side of a large city to another without your own car is hellish.

On the other hand, when I was in the army, I could take the train from Bad Windsheim to Munich, use the busses and trams all weekend and get back on time for Monday formation on the train for pennies. Much more difficult and expensive in Madison Wisconsin.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:30:37am
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:31:54am

re: #261 William Lewis

An important difference between the US and every European country (UK included) is that they have real public transportation and train service. We don’t. Amtrak barely exists and trying to get even from one side of a large city to another without your own car is hellish.

On the other hand, when I was in the army, I could take the train from Bad Windsheim to Munich, use the busses and trams all weekend and get back on time for Monday formation on the train for pennies. Much more difficult and expensive in Madison Wisconsin.

and impossible in eastern Kentucky and similar places

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William Lewis  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:32:06am

re: #251 Hecuba’s daughter

What is wrong with these people? Do they really believe we live in a pre-industrial society with hand-to-hand combat where physical strength is a determining factor in handling the weapons of the day? And that people who are gay lack those capabilities anyway. Our main battle with the Chinese is on an economic and technological front, not a military front. His comments are racist, fascist, sexist, and sickening in the extreme. He should be padlocked in an institution where his delusions of violence won’t harm others.

You’ll notice that most of these chicken hawks haven’t served a day in their lives. They have no clue what it takes to be a soldier for real. I’d love to shove a handful of them out the back of a C-130 with a rifle & a ration & laugh my ass off at them.

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danarchy  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:37:15am

re: #264 William Lewis

You’ll notice that most of these chicken hawks haven’t served a day in their lives. They have no clue what it takes to be a soldier for real. I’d love to shove a handful of them out the back of a C-130 with a rifle & a ration & laugh my ass off at them.

You can certainly say that about Tucker, but his guest is Jesse Kelly who was a marine who served in Iraq. Having served doesn’t make him any more right or less of a douche now.

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Dave In Austin  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:42:53am
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retired cynic  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:43:22am

re: #265 danarchy

I remember Anymouse saying that when he was a recruiter, that was just the sort of person they did NOT want.

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Jay C  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:45:33am

re: #251 Hecuba’s daughter

What is wrong with these people? Do they really believe we live in a pre-industrial society with hand-to-hand combat where physical strength is a determining factor in handling the weapons of the day? And that people who are gay lack those capabilities anyway. Our main battle with the Chinese is on an economic and technological front, not a military front. His comments are racist, fascist, sexist, and sickening in the extreme. He should be padlocked in an institution where his delusions of violence won’t harm others.

Which are obviously this assclown’s preferred priorities for the “ideal” American military (vs. more prosaic things like professionalism, inclusionism, technical/technological capability, etc.) - and unfortunately, he is probably not alone in these delusions.
But on the positive side, the actually military seem to know better…..

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Dangerman  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:47:08am
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wrenchwench  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:47:20am

{{{Teukka}}}

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:49:11am
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ckkatz  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:49:35am

re: #148 Teukka

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:52:05am

it can happen again

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wrenchwench  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:53:52am

Yesterday, someone added a bag of food to the free office chair in the lobby. There was something from Chef Boyardee, some bone broth, and 3 bottles of Corona beer. Today, the chair and the beer are gone. Somebody is going to sit down and drink a beer. Corona. The bag remains, on the floor next to the electric pencil sharpener.

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retired cynic  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:56:22am

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ckkatz  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:57:39am

re: #65 jaunte

As I understand it, the ‘guest’ is a performative ‘conservative’ talk show ‘personality’. He views himself as an entertainer, not as a thinker or a truth teller.

Statements like those made about the military are intended as attention seeking emotion buttons. And are fundamentally non-serious.

That they show a contempt for the actual military, the mission the military performs, and the society that the military comes from is very clear. This is part of the “burn society to the ground” attitude propagated by Bannon.

I do not know the cure for this level of destructiveness.

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Rightwingconspirator  Dec 18, 2021 • 10:59:00am

So a friend went to Florida for a family gathering. “Oh its so much beter there, people barely masking, no fear, no homeless encampments I could see, no litter…”

So I showed him how Florida death rates are at a 57% higher rate than California. And is 10th in homeless. He goes on about how people are “fleeing California”.

So a thought crossed my mind and I put it to him

“Whats the difference between California wine and Florida wine?”

California wine is a world respected beverage.

Florida “wine” is an anti vaxxer with a MAGA hat and a beat up truck.


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