“Sugar/Tzu” taken from black midi’s third LP “Hellfire”
preorder: blackmidi.ffm.toDIRECTOR: Noel Paul
PRODUCER: Manoela Chiabai
EXEC PRODUCER: Danny Herman
PRODUCTION COMPANY: FRIEND
Contrast the Uvalde video with the behavior of four men, Austin police officers Houston McCoy, Ramiro Martinez, and Jerry Day, and civilian Ray Crum, who made their way to the observation deck of the University of Texas Tower and killed mass shooter Charles Whitman on August 1, 1966.
Martinez, Crum, and Day searched the 27th floor, where they found M. J. Gabour [member of a family that had been trapped in the tower]; Day removed him. As they started up to the stairs to the observation deck, Crum asked “Are we playing for keeps?”, Martinez responded, “You’re damn right we’re playing for keeps”, to which Crum replied, “Well you better deputize me”.
Beneath the stairwell leading to the reception area, Martinez found Marguerite Lamport, Mark Gabour, Mary Gabour, and Mike Gabour. Mike Gabour gestured to the observation deck, saying: “He’s out there”.[
Martinez reached the observation deck first. He told Crum to remain at the door. McCoy and Day reached the observation deck a few minutes later. At some point, Crum accidentally fired his rifle.
Around 1:24 pm, while Whitman was looking south for the source of the rifle shot, Martinez and McCoy rounded the northeastern corner of the observation deck. Martinez jumped out and fired in the direction of Whitman, missing with all of his revolver shots. McCoy leaped out while Martinez was firing and saw Whitman’s head looking over the light ballast, McCoy fired at the top of the ballast, hitting Whitman between the eyes with several pellets, killing Whitman instantly. McCoy fired again, hitting Whitman on his left side.
Monsoon rain, however brief is a godsend after 5-6 days of above 110 degree weather. Not much, but it keeps desert alive….
re: #2 Egregious Philbin
Monsoon rain, however brief is a godsend after 5-6 days of above 110 degree weather. Not much, but it keeps desert alive….
When I was in New Mexico, a two inch rain was one in which the drops were two inches apart. I remember watching the rain fall on the sidewalk one day, and the drops were evaporating as fast as they fell. The sidewalk had polka dots.
ZERO NATIONAL MEDIA FLIPPING OUT OVER THIS.
But national media has a heart attack if protesters non-violently protest a SCOTUS Justice. pic.twitter.com/e6lO375yAl— melissa “cancel student debt” byrne (@mcbyrne) July 13, 2022
re: #3 wrenchwench
Pretty much what we had. Not much, but I’ll take it.
We finally got a chance to get out on our #ebikes today @TsawwassenFN pic.twitter.com/ftouTAvwO3
— Delta Police TFNST (@DPDTFNST) July 12, 2022
Got it allllll planned out. #ElectricFoldingBikesNW #ElectricFoldingBikes #bikeshop #cycling #electricbike #foldingbike #ebike #biking #bikehumor #bikejoke #goforaride pic.twitter.com/HgzQU7TAVw
— Electric Bikes NW (@ElectricBikesNW) July 13, 2022
I’m living it.
re: #6 A Cranky One
My retirement plan: a Dutch/Belgian 4D Waffle printer that allows you to construct MC Escher structures
re: #129 BeachDem
While reporting this story, the Fact Checker had contacted the Franklin County agency to ask if such a referral had been made. Unlike similar Ohio county agencies we contacted, Franklin County officials did not offer a response.
— Glen WaPo
Almost as if a raped 10 year old has a right to privacy.
But the thought of a ten-year-old being forced to carry a rapist’s baby will be overshadowed by the Bombshell that she was raped by an illegal immigrant, thus proving everything that Trump said about those thugs and rapists they are sending us…
God works in mysterious ways, Fox in very predictable ways.
This Ohio tragedy is, among many other things, a lesson that there is no account deemed sympathetic enough to break through to people who simply do not care about the suffering they’re causing. Instead we get denial, misdirection, or attacking those who told the story.
— Irin Carmon (@irin) July 14, 2022
Arizona is bending over backwards to overtake Texas for being the Most Embarrassingly Backward State in the Union:
We don’t need no education: Now Arizona says teachers don’t require college degrees
Last week, just days after the Arizona legislature passed the most expansive school voucher law anywhere in the nation, Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law another education measure decreeing that public school teachers are no longer required to have a college degree of any kind before being hired
Opponents of the bill, however, point to the fact that Arizona has the lowest teacher salaries in the country, even while boasting a budget surplus of more than $5 billion.
Wordle 390 4/6
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OK, just to be very clear, I am generally not a fan of Nancy and David French. Their conservatism annoys the **** out of me. I find them willingly naive about what anti-abortion people like them are “going to do to help women after 50 years of not doing a damned thing.
That said, they have done lots of work in trying to hold a big Christian camp operator to account for years, nay, decades of sexual abuse mostly perpetrated by a protected employee. This thread is about a guy who just found out that his abuser went to prison several years ago—as in Kanakuk Kamps made no effort to notify victims of Pete Newman’s abuse of what was going on. (22 tweets)
Newman was a super popular @Kanakuk counselor.
But in ‘99, parents began complaining to CEO Joe White Newman had been nude w/ their sons in various activities & had 1-on-1 sleepovers.
Yet, @Kanakuk ignored complaints, promoted him, and used him in camp materials like: /2 pic.twitter.com/mkEpQ3xKXK— Nancy French (@NancyAFrench) July 14, 2022
Maybe it will stop thundering and raining outside. Maybe I will be able to get back to sleep. Maybe.
That coulda been worse. 3/6
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Remember the blowup when Boy Scouts of America lost funding because of discrimination because it refused to allow gay Troop Leaders and then found itself involved in a pedophile sex scandal involving predators who were ostensibly heterosexual?
I’d sure like to see Jamie Raskin made AJ. Just thinking…..
Irresponsible gun manufacturers and distributors can no longer hide from the mass destruction they have caused in California. With @AsmPhilTing’s bill, victims of gun violence can go to court and hold the makers of these deadly weapons accountable. pic.twitter.com/aEskHjQ5hs
— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) July 12, 2022
CANCELED: Trump rally in NC due to “unforeseen circumstances”. Trump, Trump Jr. & Ivanka ordered to testify to Leticia James’ office on Friday. Tickets were sold up to $3,995. No refunds are available, they can be used on Aug. 20 in Milwaukee, WI.
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@NotHoodlum) July 12, 2022
Pretty interesting read on the making of the movie Deliverance.
‘It seems to me that I am the bearer of some kind of immortal message to humankind.’ That was what the author James L. Dickey wrote in his diary during the filming of Deliverance.
A rangy, brawling poet from the American deep south, Dickey was drunk a lot of the time, so anything he said should be taken with a pinch of salt. Indeed, the story goes that he liked to wander around muttering: ‘Oh, I’m so big! I’m so damned big!’
He was, at least, telling the truth both literally (he was 6 ft 3 in) and metaphorically. Deliverance, which was based on the writer’s 1970 bestselling debut novel, really was big — despite or because of the scandal it provoked.
That took an unexpectedly long time. My 4 and 5 counts are starting to stack up.
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re: #23 Dangerman
CANCELED: Trump rally in NC due to “unforeseen circumstances”. Trump, Trump Jr. & Ivanka ordered to testify to Leticia James’ office on Friday. Tickets were sold up to $3,995. No refunds are available, they can be used on Aug. 20 in Milwaukee, WI.
If you can afford four grand for a rally ticket, you can also afford a plane ticket from NC to WI…
re: #24 Shropshire Slasher
Pretty interesting read on the making of the movie Deliverance.
It made banjo music popular. God bless him, Dueling Banjos is still an evergreen hit.
This is part of an old but very interesting Twitter thread describing the phenomenon known as the “Shirley Exception”, so coined because everyday rank-and-file conservatives such as my folks - who may otherwise present as decent and upstanding people - support odious and heinous policies because, “Surely the Good Guys (tm) who enforce the law will exercise compassion and mercy and make exceptions for the people who deserve it!”
…because in their mind the exact law being prescribed is just a tool in the chest, an option on the table, which they expect to be wielded fairly and judiciously. Surely no one would do anything so unreasonable as actually enforcing it as written! Not when that would be bad!
— Alexandra Erin (She/Her) (@AlexandraErin) June 6, 2018
Morning Joe is fluffing Mike Allen and Jim Vanderhei’s book on “smart brevity.” I’ve never heard either of them say anything of value except conventional wisdom that somehow always defers to Republican power. Somehow, MSNBC seems contractually obligated to host their BS.
A flight believed to be carrying fleeing Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in Singapore. Rajapaksa and his wife fled to the Maldives aboard an air force plane amid mass protests demanding he resign over his country’s economic collapse. https://t.co/Ez6gFXgUUB
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 14, 2022
Competence. https://t.co/cAJWlM4PUg
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 14, 2022
re: #26 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
If you can afford four grand for a rally ticket, you can also afford a plane ticket from NC to WI…
The low end was like $20 and that’s all gravy now
re: #28 Dopamine Fish
This is part of an old but very interesting Twitter thread describing the phenomenon known as the “Shirley Exception”, so coined because everyday rank-and-file conservatives such as my folks - who may otherwise present as decent and upstanding people - support odious and heinous policies because, “Surely the Good Guys (tm) who enforce the law will exercise compassion and mercy and make exceptions for the people who deserve it!”
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No one believes that nonsense today.
That’s just an explainer.
A cover to justify voting that way by.imlpying they don’t really support or endorse it all.
They do.
Otherwise they wouldn’t.
re: #34 Dangerman
The low end was like $20 and that’s all gravy now
Nothing seems to piss off the MAGA grunts. I remember all the events where they we left to languish in the rain and mud.
re: #36 Ming5000
Nothing seems to piss of the MAGA grunts. I remember all the events where they we left to languish in the rain and mud.
Another large indication that they are caught up in a cult.
Is Twitter wonky right now or have I finally been banned?
re: #37 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Another large indication that they are caught up in a cult.
Gotta get the dupes to pay for this pile of shit
Haha, he got all you dupes you pay for it
— EstebanTornadoPGA (@ETornado1963) July 14, 2022
re: #38 GlutenFreeJesus
Is Twitter wonky right now or have I finally been banned?
Appears to be down?
re: #38 GlutenFreeJesus
Is Twitter wonky right now or have I finally been banned?
I just tried to reply to a tweet and the response froze and didn’t load.
[edit: it was a game changing tweet. It would have put me over the top. It really showed them, the bastids]
re: #38 GlutenFreeJesus
Is Twitter wonky right now or have I finally been banned?
As I was about to ask the same question I believe we can assume “wonky”
Any girl under the age of consent that is impregnated was raped.
This isn’t hard to understand. Every state has age of consent laws - if you engage in sexual conduct with a child under the age of consent, you are raping that child.
A child who is pregnant at age 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 (or up to 18 in most states). That’s right - in some states, a girl who is impregnated at 18 is considered statutorily raped unless the person raping them was in a state where there’s an exception for an assailant who was within a few years of age of the child who was raped (say the rapist was 16 and the victim was 15 and the age of consent is 17.
This is a whole lot more common than the forced birth extremists want to admit (but will be more than happy to lie about endlessly, just as they do about infanticide - where a fetus is born alive and no doctor is going to kill that child because that’d be actual murder).
re: #35 Dangerman
No one believes that nonsense today.
That’s just an explainer.
A cover to justify voting that way by.imlpying they don’t really support or endorse it all.They do.
Otherwise they wouldn’t.
I mean, I’ll argue with you on this one. (Not a hill to die on, though.) There are an awful lot of people who, when pressed, will absolutely say, “I trust the officials God put in charge of us to use their spiritual discretion to enforce the law justly.” It goes back to the fetishization of authority that these people engage in; because all properly appointed authority is explicitly approved by God, it necessarily follows that they believe authorities should act in a Godly manner at all times, e.g. with compassion, kindness, and mercy. It’s why they look the other way when the cruelty of the Border Patrol is brought to light; they don’t want to admit that people in authority don’t always act in good Christian faith. It threatens their worldview that duly elected leaders and their appointed subordinates are God’s agents on earth.
re: #39 EstebanTornado1963
That plane was costing Trump dearly to fly, because it’s ancient and needed significant repairs. He owns it, as opposed to renting it, but the cost to fly per hour is $20k. Of course he got others to pay for it.
re: #46 Dopamine Fish
I also put a little bit of emphasis on “properly appointed” and “duly elected” because we get into a bit of cognitive dissonance when we look at the way these Christian folk treat Joe Biden; but that disappears when cast through the prism of the Big Lie. If they believe that Biden and the Democratic majority were not duly elected, but are illegitimate, then they are free to decry Biden without running afoul of their reverence for elected authority.
Twitter is definitely acting wonky this morning. Feed isn’t coming through, although the page loads otherwise.
For those of you interested in the LOTR Rings of Power, second teaser just dropped:
TRIGGER WARNING: some people have some extra melanin, if that sort of thing bothers you.
It’s down.
re: #50 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
It looks quite impressive.
Man, there’s some deep deep rooted shame with this guy.
Conservative pundit Jesse Lee Peterson is one of the right’s most prominent anti-gay voices, rising to the top of the macho “Manosphere.” But now multiple male friends of Peterson say they had sexual relationships with him, including a decade long affair. https://t.co/IAHgFKbzaY
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) July 13, 2022
re: #37 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Another large indication that they are caught up in a cult.
is there really a question?
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re: #46 Dopamine Fish
I mean, I’ll argue with you on this one. (Not a hill to die on, though.) There are an awful lot of people who, when pressed, will absolutely say, “I trust the officials God put in charge of us to use their spiritual discretion to enforce the law justly.” It goes back to the fetishization of authority that these people engage in; because all properly appointed authority is explicitly approved by God, it necessarily follows that they believe authorities should act in a Godly manner at all times, e.g. with compassion, kindness, and mercy. It’s why they look the other way when the cruelty of the Border Patrol is brought to light; they don’t want to admit that people in authority don’t always act in good Christian faith. It threatens their worldview that duly elected leaders and their appointed subordinates are God’s agents on earth.
that’s all fine and i agree
and it may contribute to some people’s thinking
i was really (and as usual, poorly) suggesting that no one is awash in a sea of uncertainty about who stands for what (ie what the Rs want)
they know who they are voting for regardless of how they want to believe things work
re: #47 lawhawk
That plane was costing Trump dearly to fly, because it’s ancient and needed significant repairs. He owns it, as opposed to renting it, but the cost to fly per hour is $20k. Of course he got others to pay for it.
rubes who will never fly on it
remember yesterday “trump’s gonna blame it all on meadows and the lawyers’ like a manipulated stooge…
well
Donald Ayer, Stuart Gerson, and Dennis Aftergut writing in The Atlantic:
“After seven hearings held by the January 6 committee thus far this summer, doubts as to who is responsible have been resolved. The evidence is now overwhelming that Donald Trump was the driving force behind a massive criminal conspiracy to interfere with the official January 6 congressional proceeding and to defraud the United States of a fair election outcome.”
“The evidence is clearer and more robust than we as former federal prosecutors—two of us as Department of Justice officials in Republican administrations—thought possible before the hearings began. Trump was not just a willing beneficiary of a complex plot in which others played most of the primary roles. While in office, he himself was the principal actor in nearly all of its phases, personally executing key parts of most of its elements and aware of or involved in its worst features, including the use of violence on Capitol Hill. Most remarkably, he did so over vehement objections raised at every turn, even by his sycophantic and loyal handpicked team. This was Trump’s project all along.”
So, I just read that Lauren Boebert’s now-defunct bar and gun-hump-a-torium is located in a town apparently named Rifle, CO.
So, that tracks.
I want to look up the origin of the name on Wikipedia, but I’m avoiding it for now, because I fear it’ll be something like the town changed its name in the wake of Columbine to support the 2nd Amendment.
God, this fucking country, sometimes.
Rifle…
re: #60 Dangerman
But Merrick fucking Garland doesn’t seem the least bit interested.
re: #46 Dopamine Fish
I mean, I’ll argue with you on this one. (Not a hill to die on, though.) There are an awful lot of people who, when pressed, will absolutely say, “I trust the officials God put in charge of us to use their spiritual discretion to enforce the law justly.” It goes back to the fetishization of authority that these people engage in; because all properly appointed authority is explicitly approved by God, it necessarily follows that they believe authorities should act in a Godly manner at all times, e.g. with compassion, kindness, and mercy. It’s why they look the other way when the cruelty of the Border Patrol is brought to light; they don’t want to admit that people in authority don’t always act in good Christian faith. It threatens their worldview that duly elected leaders and their appointed subordinates are God’s agents on earth.
If the elected officials are Republicans since Satan is the commander of all Democrats.
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In his never-ending quest to try and get a state to “decertify” the 2020 election, Trump is now giving the WI House Speaker the Mike Pence treatment. pic.twitter.com/3dOXdR83Vo
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) July 14, 2022
bozo who was president and could be president again has to keep trying to bend reality to his will
refuses to accept / understand how things work (and dont)
there is no ‘decertify’ except in his feeble-addled brain (maybe not even there)
re: #61 Mattand
It’s named after Rifle creek, and the creek was named because a rifle was found alongside it.
re: #64 Dangerman
I can’t decide what’s worse. That he really believes this shit, or knows it’s shit and is egging on his followers.
We just voted to combat neo nazis in our military and every single republican voted no. pic.twitter.com/lUF1NRGiXg
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@BillPascrell) July 14, 2022
“Arizona GOP congressman Andy Biggs was one of those who spoke out against the amendment, describing it as “Orwellian in nature.”
“This amendment attempts to create a problem where none exists by requesting investigations into law enforcement and the armed services for alleged rampant white supremacists or white national sympathies,” Biggs said.
Biggs should have a word with Desantis re: college kids and their ‘political leanings’
Well for good or bad, probably bad, it looks like the bird app is back up and running. At least I am now getting DMs from a friend.
re: #66 GlutenFreeJesus
I can’t decide what’s worse. That he really believes this shit, or knows it’s shit and is egging on his followers.
the dangerous part is what he believes
i dont care if he uses it to fleece the rubes:
- he’s clearly grifting, skimming, stealing a lot of money, and likely not paying taxes on it by mis-classifying it
- however he’s taking out of circulation a lot of what might otherwise be used as functional campaign contributions by the R machine, so not all a bad thing
New poll shows Warnock up by three points over Walker. The GOP nomination of terrible candidates may help the Democrats retain control of the Senate.
The Jolt: A new poll offers one of the clearest snapshots yet of Georgia’s marquee matchups – and provides further evidence of a budding ticket-splitting trend that could help shape the November outcome. #gapol #gasen https://t.co/N5EFioqAi1
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) July 14, 2022
re: #64 Dangerman
bozo who was president and could be president again has to keep trying to bend reality to his will
refuses to accept / understand how things work (and dont)
there is no ‘decertify’ except in his feeble-addled brain (maybe not even there)
It’s also part of the continual grift and keeping the cultists riled up about the 2020 election being “stolen”. I swear part of what defines an American is having a constant state of aggrievement against someone or something.
I worked with a few people who essentially were always mad about something or someone. It seemed to be what kept them going through life and fueled their competitive and relatively aggressive personality.
Republicans are super cool with forcing a ten year old child to give birth to her rapist’s baby but holy fucking shit, she can’t see a drag performer because that would be too traumatic
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) July 3, 2022
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) told Fox News his office would investigate a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old girl who was raped and became pregnant.Said Rokita: “We’re gathering the evidence as we speak, and we’re going to fight this to the end, including looking at her licensure if she failed to report. And in Indiana it’s a crime… to intentionally not report.”
todd, the police already had it
First do not harm—doctors
Do all the harm you can—Republicans
re: #75 Dangerman
Make a 10 year old carry a pregnancy for up to nine months, but for God’s sake don’t make her wear a mask at school or get vaccinated.
Other than historic job growth, record low unemployment, passing the American Rescue Plan, an infrastructure bill, gun safety legislation, strengthening NATO, record-level judicial appointments, and fighting for rights and climate, all with honesty and empathy, what’s Biden done?
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) July 12, 2022
re: #25 Dopamine Fish
That took an unexpectedly long time. My 4 and 5 counts are starting to stack up.
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re: #65 GlutenFreeJesus
It’s named after Rifle creek, and the creek was named because a rifle was found alongside it.
LOL, thank you.
This is the future Republicans want. https://t.co/m3yDrWxtHp
— Slava Ukrayini! (@aagcobb1) July 14, 2022
re: #79 Dangerman
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And oil prices are continuing to plummet today. Inflationary pressure should ease and hopefully bring Biden’s approval rating back up.
re: #65 GlutenFreeJesus
It’s named after Rifle creek, and the creek was named because a rifle was found alongside it.
But it’s pronounced Riffle
I blew three guesses and it turned out to be a word on my Phoodle list.
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Nothing says supporting a white nationalist fascist GOP like getting the support of Trump (and then burying that fact as you move towards the general election).
Democrats support Democrats. GOP supports ending democracy.— lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity (@lawhawk) July 14, 2022
re: #36 Ming5000
Nothing seems to piss off the MAGA grunts. I remember all the events where they we left to languish in the rain and mud.
The Grateful Not Yet Deadheads.
re: #32 Ming5000
Just finished the Terminal List last night. My spouse and I enjoyed it. Chris Pratt did a great job IMHO.
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re: #9 Captain Ron
2 weeks ago, I got new tires on my e-bike, after 6500 miles. The bike is sitting there, pristine tires and all, waiting to be ridden. However, we have had temps above 110 for the last week, and it hits 100 by 9 am. I really really hate this time of year….
Twitter c’est panne dans tout le monde.
Une vaste panne a affecté Twitter aux Etats-Unis et en Europe https://t.co/cujSOE1npa
— 20 Minutes (@20Minutes) July 14, 2022
My first thought on the twitter outage was that it was probably the result of a Muskrat attack
/s/
re: #93 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
My first thought on the twitter outage was that it was probably the result of a Muskrat attack
/s/
Saw a report that Panasonic is going to build an EV battery plant in De Soto, Kansas (since the topic of new plants in Kentucky came up yesterday). It is principally to supply batteries for Tesla.
Look who’s trending on Twitter…and she’s apparently still dead.
Ashli Babbitt was not a martyr.
Ashli Babbitt was not a hero.
Ashli Babbitt was a domestic terrorist.
If her husband and family want justice for her, they should sue Donald Trump for his rhetoric, which ultimately led to her being killed.— James Collins (@thatliberal101) July 14, 2022
re: #99 Dangerman
It’s pronounced Frank en schteen.
re: #97 Barefoot Grin
Saw a report that Panasonic is going to build an EV battery plant in De Soto, Kansas (since the topic of new plants in Kentucky came up yesterday). It is principally to supply batteries for Tesla.
Lots of companies need EV batteries now. Good to see Panasonic getting in on the game - they’ll probably reduce the size and increase the capacity of batteries in the process.
Hoping by the time my Rivian comes in they’ll have added another 100 miles of range and decreased charging time.
re: #102 darthstar
Lots of companies need EV batteries now. Good to see Panasonic getting in on the game - they’ll probably reduce the size and increase the capacity of batteries in the process.
Hoping by the time my Rivian comes in they’ll have added another 100 miles of range and decreased charging time.
Here’s a link to a piece from Bloomberg outlining the Panasonic deal.
It also notes that Ford (and a SK partner) and Toyota are investing in EV/battery production over here. Though in “red” states….
re: #105 Jay C
Here’s a link to a piece from Bloomberg outlining the Panasonic deal.
It also notes that Ford (and a SK partner) and Toyota are investing in EV/battery production over here. Though in “red” states….
IOW, hostile to unions states.
Prosecutors kick back hard. Saying it’d “create perverse incentive” if subpoena deadlines are possibly malleable
Prosecutors don’t want Bannon to be able to argue and prevail that deadlines of Congressional subpoenas are negotiable. Would undermine Congress & subpoenas broadly— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 14, 2022
re: #108 No Malarkey!
Bannon defense is now quoting Committee chair Rep Bennie Thompson from Oct 19, 2021 (5 days after subpoena deadline)
“We continue to expect immediate compliance from Mr Bannon”
Defense argues Thompson quote indicates subpoena “was still open”— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 14, 2022
re: #109 No Malarkey!
Because Thompson recognizes that Bannon will try to delay and obstruct, Bannon’s going to use that statement as proof the deadline was malleable?
That’s bugnuts.
I don’t expect the judge to fall for it.
There are receipts. She was literally trying to breach a secure area in our nation’s Capitol. She was a fucking terrorist. She was a threat to Congress and the VP.
Ashli Babbitt’s husband responds to Jan 6 hearing saying she was trying to stop riot https://t.co/0ANkjrwvF6
— LuvGodBibleTruth (@bible_liberty) July 13, 2022
re: #110 lawhawk
Because Thompson recognizes that Bannon will try to delay and obstruct, Bannon’s going to use that statement as proof the deadline was malleable?
That’s bugnuts.
I don’t expect the judge to fall for it.
Bannon’s attorney had to come up with something to argue to the jury. “The subpoena was open-ended, so as long as there was a possibility my client might comply someday, he wasn’t in violation.”
re: #111 Dr. Matt
There are receipts. She was literally trying to breach a secure area in our nation’s Capitol. She was a fucking terrorist. She was a threat to Congress and the VP.
She stopped the riot by demonstrating that if you tried to breach the door into the secure area, you would get shot. Good job Ashli!
re: #111 Dr. Matt
There are receipts. She was literally trying to breach a secure area in our nation’s Capitol. She was a fucking terrorist. She was a threat to Congress and the VP.
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Yeah, she took the lead at the head of a mob in climbing through a broken security window in order to stop the riot?
It effectively forces them to hold themselves accountable for their situation, illiciting the continuous participation in our state affairs.
They cannot sit idly and enjoy their ancestors victories.
Nay, they must constantly vote or risk backsliding.— Terry Watkins Jr. 💛💜⚖️ (@TerryWatkinsJr1) July 7, 2022
Judge in recess. I expect him, based on his rulings so far, to make Bannon go to trial on Monday.
Judge has taken short recess. We expect some rulings soon
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 14, 2022
re: #115 Dangerman
Could Biden be doing more? Possibly. Can people sit back and hope he will do their jobs? No.
re: #109 No Malarkey!
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no it means you missed the deadline
and they will try and enforce it
and meanwhile you could still show up and maybe mitigate some of what’s gonna happen to you from not showing up
a plea-like bargain doesnt mean you didnt do it - ie ignore a hard deadline
re: #109 No Malarkey!
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ffs what attempts did you make to ‘negotiate’ with the committee?
when did you ever bring up the idea of the deadline before today?
re: #107 Barefoot Grin
IOW, hostile to unions states.
Probably.
I checked out De Soto, KS on Wikipedia, and note that it is not QUITE the complete boondocks: it’s on the edge of the Kansas City Metro area, and the proposed Panasonic plant is the location of an old Army ammunition factory, so provided with its own rail connections. Though a bunch of those “4000” new workers are likely going to have to commute to work: De Soto only has about 6,000 folks as of the last census.
re: #117 No Malarkey!
Judge in recess. I expect him, based on his rulings so far, to make Bannon go to trial on Monday.
Bannon’s entire life is dedicated towards the avoidance and ultimate destruction of organized representative government. His inane legal defense is merely a real life display of this contempt.
re: #122 Florida Panhandler
Bannon’s entire life is dedicated towards the avoidance and ultimate destruction of organized representative government. His inane legal defense is merely a real life display of this contempt.
Professional kudos to his attorney for dreaming up something he could argue to the jury. He just needs one of them to buy it to keep his client out of jail.
sorry nope:
Bannon defense is now quoting Committee chair Rep Bennie Thompson from Oct 19, 2021 (5 days after subpoena deadline)
“We continue to expect immediate compliance from Mr Bannon”
Defense argues Thompson quote indicates subpoena “was still open”— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 14, 2022
how did something the chair said after you blew the deadline lead you to believe before the deadline that it wasn’t ‘firm’?
re: #82 No Malarkey!
Much easier to carry the appropriate drugs across state lines to the child.
re: #126 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
Much easier to carry the appropriate drugs across state lines to the child.
Except if the child takes the drugs, she is committing a crime in that state and those who provide her the drugs could potentially be charged with murder.
re: #127 Hecuba’s daughter
Except if the child takes the drugs, she is committing a crime in that state and those who provide her the drugs could potentially be charged with murder.
Most states have not made it a crime for a woman to get an abortion. Yet. aidaccess.org can help women get abortion drugs mailed to them from a pharmacy in India beyond the reach of state prosecutors.
And there it is…
Alex Murdaugh charged in connection to murders of wife, son
Colleton County Grand Jury has indicted Richard Alexander Murdaugh for two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
No delay for Bannon.
Steve Bannon’s trial is going forward Monday.
“We’re still going to be at trial on Monday,” said Judge Carl Nichols.— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) July 14, 2022
re: #127 Hecuba’s daughter
Except if the child takes the drugs, she is committing a crime in that state and those who provide her the drugs could potentially be charged with murder.
Things are going to get much worse before they get better, I fear.
re: #127 Hecuba’s daughter
Except if the child takes the drugs, she is committing a crime in that state and those who provide her the drugs could potentially be charged with murder.
And just what do you think they want to do to her or her helpers caught taking her across state lines? Have you not been paying attention?
We have crossed into a realm where everything is illegal. The idea is to find the methods that are least likely to lead to discovery, while still getting the desired outcome.
re: #15 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Stop voting for idiots.
re: #133 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
Cultural warfare uses legal systems for the winners to oppress the losers. This is the history of humanity.
This is America. https://t.co/tWhTrnejad
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) July 14, 2022
re: #134 Patricia Kayden
Stop voting for idiots.
Sometimes all you have is a choice between idiotic and idioticer
.re: #128 No Malarkey!
Most states have not made it a crime for a woman to get an abortion. Yet. aidaccess.org can help women get abortion drugs mailed to them from a pharmacy in India beyond the reach of state prosecutors.
The Virginia law that the Lovings violated in the famous Loving v Virginia case:
From wiki:
The Lovings were charged under Section 20-58 of the Virginia Code, which prohibited interracial couples from being married out of state and then returning to Virginia, and Section 20-59, which classified miscegenation as a felony, punishable by a prison sentence of between one and five years.[16]
On January 6, 1959, the Lovings pled guilty to “cohabiting as man and wife, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth”. They were sentenced to one year in prison, with the sentence suspended on condition that the couple leave Virginia and not return together for at least 25 years. After their conviction, the couple moved to the District of Columbia.[17]
There is every reason to believe that the Nazi states of America may very well pass analogous laws in their efforts to restrict abortion. If they do, I wonder the impact on the universities in the state.
re: #131 Eclectic Cyborg
Things are going to get much worse before they get better, I fear.
They will absolutely. States will start applying criminal penalties to women to keep them from getting abortions. I expect some red state will pass a law declaring a fetus a person from the moment of conception, and make it a felony to traffic an unborn person across state lines for the purpose of terminating its life. They will issue warrants for abortion doctors in blue states, and those doctors will have to be very careful about where they travel in the United States. Bounty hunters will stalk them, looking for an opportunity to arrest them if they travel to a state they could be extradited from. They could face capital murder charges, as could anyone who assists a woman in obtaining an abortion. Pregnant children will be taken from their parents to make sure that their rapists’ baby is carried to term. Women will die because doctors will be afraid to provide them medical care.
Alcohol psychosis level 10:
Steve Bannon snapped at Stephen Moore today after he said voters “made a big mistake” by voting out Donald Trump.
“Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!” Bannon shouted. “Dude, we’re in the War Room.” pic.twitter.com/tD0g83cdND— David Edwards (@DavidEdwards) July 14, 2022
That’s why if Ukraine gets the systems and training it needs, it can win the war. Russian offensive action is already getting confined to smaller and smaller areas. If Ukraine is supported, soon the Russians will be on the defensive, and very overstretched
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) July 14, 2022
re: #139 No Malarkey!
They will absolutely. States will start applying criminal penalties to women to keep them from getting abortions. I expect some red state will pass a law declaring a fetus a person from the moment of conception, and make it a felony to traffic an unborn person across state lines for the purpose of terminating its life. They will issue warrants for abortion doctors in blue states, and those doctors will have to be very careful about where they travel in the United States. Bounty hunters will stalk them, looking for an opportunity to arrest them if they travel to a state they could be extradited from. They could face capital murder charges, as could anyone who assists a woman in obtaining an abortion. Pregnant children will be taken from their parents to make sure that their rapists’ baby is carried to term. Women will die because doctors will be afraid to provide them medical care.
Most universities aren’t facing a dearth of qualified students, but our Illinois Universities (and those in some other northern states) could advertise by promoting the notion that “well, yes, you could freeze to death in winter (but that is true in Texas too!) but we aren’t going to interfere with decisions you make about your body! Come to Illinois and stay in a state that believes women are equal citizens with rights.” That will remain true until SCOTUS decides to outlaw abortion everywhere or the American public is sufficiently stupid (or GOP disenfranchisement is sufficiently widespread) to elect GOP candidates to pass laws that will ban abortion nationwide.
re: #136 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
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this is the point
to instill fear
to cause chaos, costs, threats etc
it’s not about being right
its not about how to reasonably interpret a purposefully ambiguous law
for most professionals, it’s about not being sued/charged/investigated in the first place
taking a principled stance can be costly and dangerous - these days professionally, and personally.
in this case, the doc is probably on solid ground, but who needs it…?
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re: #32 Ming5000
Uh, it was pretty trashy.
Would have been better to explore what it would mean for troops to be immune to PTSD mentally, rather than some whole cancer bollocks.
re: #137 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Sometimes all you have is a choice between idiotic and idioticer
vote R and you’ll die
don’t vote and you’ll die, but maybe a little bit slower
vote D and you probably won’t die
no it’s not a perfect metaphor
the only choice is still to vote D
— TravisMatthew 2008 (@Travismatthew08) July 13, 2022
re: #141 No Malarkey!
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i once had a car like that…
(sorry)
re: #145 Dangerman
vote R and you’ll die
don’t vote and you’ll die, but maybe a little bit slower
vote D and you probably won’t dieno it’s not a perfect metaphor
the only choice is still to vote D
Vote R and you are voting for a party that wants to roll back the advances we have come to take for granted in personal freedoms, minority, women’s and LGBTQ rights over the past 60 years or more.
That cannot be made much clearer.
And on it goes…
Weeks after she was denied a protection order, a Michigan woman and her family are dead
A judge denied the order June 27, saying there was insufficient evidence of immediate or irreparable injury. The woman and her family were found dead Sunday, officials said.
He’s been a judge for a whopping 3 months.
re: #28 Dopamine Fish
Or maybe the Shirleys don’t give a dang about how the laws are enforced since they will never suffer any consequences no matter what.
re: #150 Crush White Nationalism
and White Christians in America see themselves as the persecuted minority, never the majority imposing its views on other minorities.
re: #133 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
We have crossed into a realm where everything is illegal. The idea is to find the methods that are least likely to lead to discovery, while still getting the desired outcome.
Well, except guns.
/
But, but, but Blue Lives Matter:
A Little League baseball coach was fired for this encounter in the high-five line after his team lost a game last weekend. Kenneth Wendt is also a sergeant with the Harris County Pct. 5 Constable’s Office. @xmanwalton has more tonight at 10. #khou11
MORE: https://t.co/d2nYjxkboB pic.twitter.com/0ZbT552B8N— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) July 12, 2022
re: #81 Mattand
Rifle, CO, where you just find rifles laying around on the ground…
re: #157 John Hughes
Rifle, CO, where you just find rifles laying around on the ground…
Even more fun in Canon City…
re: #92 Sherlock Hound
Twitter est [ en ] panne dans tout le monde.
CKC. (pronounced c’est cassé — it’s broken).
re: #158 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Even more fun in Canon City…
And then you can have the fight in Battle Creek.
From an article in the NY Times:
Last month, Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts went further. He said that the state might “encourage” companies in places that have severely curtailed reproductive rights to relocate to Massachusetts, where access to abortion is readily available. The laws protecting reproductive freedom, in fact, are some of the strongest in the country. Should certain businesses take him up on his offer, they would presumably bring their employees with them.
The danger is not just that Austin, or Nashville, or Lawton, Okla., won’t attract certain people; it is also that others will simply choose to leave those places behind. As one concerned friend in Alabama put it to me last week, the threat of the “brain drain is real.” The likelihood of superstar cities like New York and Boston only digging deeper into talent hoarding is just as problematic.
Charlie Baker is an example of a red governor in a blue state that does take rights seriously; Youngkin is an example of a red governor in a bluish state that is working to turn the state red.
re: #158 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Even more fun in Canon City…
There are no dispensaries in Weed California.
re: #161 Hecuba’s daughter
I do not pin my hopes for a democracy on international corporations.
re: #162 darthstar
There are no dispensaries in Weed California.
I assume Arizona’s first legal dispensary will be in Carefree or Happy Jack.
re: #94 Dangerman
That’s sort of the same error as the classic starwars “desert planet”.
He did not invest in cryptocurrency at all. He sent money to a website that told him that he was getting a return on an investment. It wasn’t all his money. This guy thinks he runs an “investment firm.”
ANTIOCH, Calif. (KGO) — Investors fear they may have been conned out of hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars from a high-stakes deal introduced to them by attractive women.
The Federal Trade Commission says it’s seen an uptick of complaints involving romance and cryptocurrency.
Kevin Sam, of Antioch, met a woman online in February who reached out suddenly via a direct message.
“She was very kind. Still to this day, she’s kind of empathetic,” Sam told 7 On Your Side.
He says their online relationship grew, but they still have not met in person.
Sam remembers her mentioning an investment opportunity in cryptocurrency on Feb. 10.
“Open the wallet and enter the mining pool,” she wrote, urging Sam to invest with the site called defi-base.com.
He did just that and he says it immediately paid off.
“Originally, it started at $2,000. Then it went up to $5,000 almost a week later,” he said.
So he invested more money.
“At $50,000, I was making $1,000 a day,” said Sam.
He even borrowed $100,000 for his mother to invest.
But he says when he tried to cash out on some of his investments, he ran into problems.
“You are participating in the 7-day 100,000 USDT gift on the mining pool. Cannot withdraw during the pledge period,” the company told him.
Bay Area man loses $380K investing in cryptocurrency suggested by woman he met online (7-News)
wut
The flight packed with 1,000 pieces of stranded luggage — and no passengers — was a “creative solution” designed “to accelerate movement of delayed bags,” a Delta spokesperson said, as this summer’s saga of airline struggles continues. https://t.co/E1sJ2BdsT8
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 14, 2022
It’s a fine day in Hell, Michigan: Accuweather in Hell
re: #167 The Pie Overlord!
wut
So the luggage is placed around the baggage claim carousel and the people are fed onto it?
re: #161 Hecuba’s daughter
Can anyone be surprised that Youngkin (who is an avowed Trump supporter and forced birther) is going to do everything he can to turn Virginia red? He is an extreme Rightwinger. He has never pretended to be moderate. I’m very disappointed in Virginians for electing someone so odious.
re: #96 Dangerman
I begin to see where I went wrong the first time. It was a mistake to make use of my skill over the sort of country I understood. One should always hunt an animal in its natural habitat; and the natural habitat of man is in these days-a town. Chimney-pots should be the cover, and the method, snapshots at two hundred yards. My plans are far advanced. I shall not get away alive, but I shall not miss; and that is really all that matters to me any longer.
Geoffrey Household — Rogue Male.
re: #166 Crush White Nationalism
He did not invest in cryptocurrency at all. He sent money to a website that told him that he was getting a return on an investment. It wasn’t all his money. This guy thinks he runs an “investment firm.”
Bay Area man loses $380K investing in cryptocurrency suggested by woman he met online (7-News)
Certainly not confined to the United States — but we seem particularly gullible when money is involved. At least those conned by Madoff were wowed by his widely held reputation as a brilliant investor with real credentials.
re: #104 darthstar
One of Ron Jeremy’s best roles.
re: #105 Jay C
It also notes that Ford (and a SK partner) and Toyota are investing in EV/battery production over here. Though in “red” states….
companies invest in “red” states for the same reason they invest in China — hard to cut worker costs lower than slavery.
However there is the same problem, a disposable workforce doesn’t necessarily give the best production.
And that whole working without the rule of law thing is a bit difficult. Piss off the Party and you could end up screwed
Earlier this month, Google sent a request to the Federal Election Commission seeking an advisory opinion on the potential launch of a pilot program that would allow political committees to bypass spam filters and instead deliver political emails to the primary inboxes of Gmail users. During a public commenting period that’s still ongoing, most people commenting have expressed staunch opposition for various reasons that they’re hoping the FEC will consider.“Hard pass,” wrote a commenter called Katie H. “Please do not allow Google to open up Pandora’s Box on the people by allowing campaign/political emails to bypass spam filters.”
Out of 48 comments submitted as of July 11, only two commenters voiced support for Google’s pilot program, which seeks to deliver more unsolicited political emails to Gmail users instead of marking them as spam. The rest of the commenters opposed the program, raising a range of concerns, including the potential for the policy to degrade user experience, introduce security risks, and even possibly unfairly influence future elections.
Business Insider reported that the period for public commenting ends on Saturday, July 16, which is longer than what was shared in conflicting reports that said the initial deadline to comment was July 11. That means there’s still time for more Gmail users and interested parties to chime in.
Gmail users “hard pass” on plan to let political emails bypass spam filters (ARS Technica)
re: #170 Patricia Kayden
Can anyone be surprised that Youngkin (who is an avowed Trump supporter and forced birther) is going to do everything he can to turn Virginia red? He is an extreme Rightwinger. He has never pretended to be moderate. I’m very disappointed in Virginians for electing someone so odious.
Most voters are not so attuned to politics; McAuliffe makes one mistake in a debate and turns off voters while Youngkin campaigns as a moderate concealing his real objectives. When the Democrats attempt to point out the dangers of electing someone like Youngkin, they are not taken seriously and their ads are dismissed as just being normal politics. We ignore charges of Marxism directed against Democrats; they ignore (true) charges of racism and deprivation of rights directed against Republicans.
re: #124 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
You looking at my feet? Are you one of those preverts I’ve heard about?
re: #172 Hecuba’s daughter
Certainly not confined to the United States — but we seem particularly gullible when money is involved. At least those conned by Madoff were wowed by his widely held reputation as a brilliant investor with real credentials.
Americans are raised to seek to extract cash from other people to advance themselves. We’re so capitalist that there are now Shark Tank classes at the high school I attended.
re: #161 Hecuba’s daughter
The problem is I’m not sure how many companies will seriously consider leaving their low-tax, low regulation red states for higher tax, stronger regulation blue states.
In the long term, the blue state is the better option, but remember: Corps are about maximizing profits. Setting up shop in Red states where they can keep more of their money lets them do that.
re: #70 Dangerman
the dangerous part is what he believes
i dont care if he uses it to fleece the rubes:
- he’s clearly grifting, skimming, stealing a lot of money, and likely not paying taxes on it by mis-classifying it
- however he’s taking out of circulation a lot of what might otherwise be used as functional campaign contributions by the R machine, so not all a bad thing
At this point I’m not sure it’s about the $ anymore. Trump literally wants those he feels betrayed him, dead.
re: #178 Crush White Nationalism
Americans are raised to seek to extract cash from other people to advance themselves. We’re so capitalist that there are now Shark Tank classes at the high school I went to.
See also: House flippers and rental companies jacking up property costs and squeezing home buyers out of the market.
re: #133 A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!
Is the plan to help people get illegal abortions or to change the law?
If its the latter people are going to have to go to prison.
re: #180 GlutenFreeJesus
At this point I’m not sure it’s about the $ anymore. Trump literally wants those he feels betrayed him, dead.
We’re talking about Trump here. It’s ALWAYS about the money to some extent.
The foot stomp at the end https://t.co/QD1reM31Km
— Tits McGee (@Scientits) July 14, 2022
Maybe they shouldn’t have identified him as an Oscar-winning actor, rather than a sexual predator.
LONDON — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago, and was told he would face trial next year.
Spacey, 62, stood in the dock and spoke clearly as he replied “not guilty” to each of the five charges during a hearing at London’s Central Criminal Court, commonly known as the Old Bailey.
Spacey pleads not guilty to charges in the U.K. that he sexually assaulted three men (NPR)
Questioning it in public instead of fact checking which is your actual job is the problem. Now be just as public about it being true https://t.co/VhjpiiA5Cf
— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) July 14, 2022
You tried to spin up a conspiracy theory about the rape of a child & contributed to her suffering. Perhaps now is not the time to get on a high horse.
— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) July 14, 2022
re: #186 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m really bothered by the insistence that an arrest is how to verify the truth of sexual assaults. Do they know nothing?
— daiyami (@daiyami) July 14, 2022
^^THIS^^
re: #186 Backwoods_Sleuth
Because you aired your “skepticism” publicly in a manner clearly designed to drive wider discourse in an afactual direction and, having been proven wrong, are continuing to pretend your actions were in good faith.
— Tom Joad The Wet Sprocket (@Adequate_Scott) July 13, 2022
re: #188 Crush White Nationalism
Bingo. Keep your skepticism to yourself. IF you can prove the story, you publish.
Weird how all of these people are skeptical about the rape of a 10 year old, but gladly reprint the pressers of LEOs when reporting on officer involved shootings, mass shootings, etc., and it turns out that the cops openly lied, engaged in evidence tampering, withheld evidence, or other malfeasance that was caught on video.
Perhaps these media gatekeepers should take their skepticism and apply it where it belongs …
Liz is skeptical about stories with a single source, but anonymous “sources close to” whoever stories are just fine.
Got it
re: #188 Crush White Nationalism
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Yes, journalists should be skeptical. Skepticism leads to more investigation. This is journalism 101. But it’s so much easier to jump on the twitter bandwagon and get those tasty, tasty clicks.
I hate this timeline where very lazy and unserious people have huge platforms and paychecks to match. It’s bad enough that we live in a feral capitalist economy that makes life difficult for millions but the shallowness of society is soul crushing.
re: #190 lawhawk
Not to mention they immediately release the names of alleged suspects and send the mobs after them.
re: #143 Dangerman
this is the point
to instill fear
to cause chaos, costs, threats etcit’s not about being right
its not about how to reasonably interpret a purposefully ambiguous lawfor most professionals, it’s about not being sued/charged/investigated in the first place
taking a principled stance can be costly and dangerous - these days professionally, and personally.
in this case, the doc is probably on solid ground, but who needs it…?
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re: #186 Backwoods_Sleuth
Also, Liz Wolfe, wouldn’t a “journalist” try to find the answers to these questions before pontificating?
A “sitting U.S. senator trying to shut down charitable organizations, like crisis pregnancy centers, for no violation of laws but rather due to the fact that they further the pro-life cause, would be quite blatantly unconstitutional.” New from
@lizzywol
How would Warren have the legal authority to do so? How would such misinformation be defined? Wouldn’t an FTC, empowered by Warren to crack down on abortion-related misinformation, just be used as a political weapon, wielded by whichever party is in power? https://t.co/6bg2PbXqyT
— Liz Wolfe (@lizzywol) July 14, 2022
Public Service Announcement
The Bear (Hulu) has been renewed for season 2. 😎
A reminder that instead of fixing this, Abbott called three - THREE - special legislative sessions to pass a voter suppression bill. https://t.co/COfuO1eqyQ
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) July 14, 2022
I wonder if someone could go to the governor’s mansion and see what his thermostat is set at. Also, check the shades and see if his staff is cooking him meals on the stove.
— Erin 🇺🇦 (@TakarasMama) July 14, 2022
#Russian bastards just hit the center of #Vinnytsia with a missile. The cultural centre and several residential buildings were destroyed. Right now confirmed 12 dead people, including a child. Russian propagandists AGAIN say they destroyed a military target. Child… pic.twitter.com/NjluHpF5ja
— Inna Sovsun (@InnaSovsun) July 14, 2022
re: #188 Crush White Nationalism
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“How is this being ratioed?”
i think you mean ‘why’ //
it’s because you were wrong.
and continue to be
and wont own up
Gov. Beshear says that he has “not received any update from the White House” on potential nomination of conservative attorney Chad Meredith to the state’s federal bench since last week. ^AH
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) July 14, 2022
re: #191 Backwoods_Sleuth
Liz is skeptical about stories with a single source, but anonymous “sources close to” whoever stories are just fine.
Got it
She works for Reason. I’m surprised she didn’t make it about age-of-consent laws.
re: #195 BeachDem
Do you understand that CPC is a scam from our theocratic-right meant to lure pregnant women in and harass them? I’d think everyone but our theocratic authoritarians could all agree that they are firmly in the misinformation camp.
— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) July 14, 2022
Swalwell: It would not be an abortion if a 10 year old with her parents made the decision not to have a baby that was the result of rape?
Republican Witness: That’s not an abortion
Swalwell: Are you familiar with disinformation? pic.twitter.com/6zyO3Bq2Uv— Acyn (@Acyn) July 14, 2022
Eric Swalwell: “Speaking of disinformation, Jim Jordan called a 10 year old rape victim a liar. A 10 year old rape victim was called a liar by the ranking member of this committee” pic.twitter.com/m3EaLx6t03
— PoliticsVerse 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@PoliticsVerse) July 14, 2022
re: #198 Belafon
To the Russians, EVERYTHING in Ukraine is a “Military target”.
re: #16 TarHellion
Wordle 390 4/6
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3/6. And I call this one “OMG where did that come from”.
Wordle 390 3/6
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Nothing on the first 2 guesses. Sat staring at the letters left and the word just jumped out. I was surprised as hell it was correct.
re: #184 Backwoods_Sleuth
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