Trump claims he declassified documents with his mind and that the FBI was actually looking for Hillary’s emails, Iran protests the killing of a woman by the “morality police,” Russians try to flee after Putin vows to escalate war in Ukraine, and NYC plans to install security cameras in all subway cars. #DailyShow #Comedy
I never read the comic, so I don’t know if it’s true to the character or not, but Jennifer Walters on She-Hulk gets drunk just about every episode, and they play it for laughs. That bothers me a bit, because a lot of kids are watching, and alcoholism really isn’t funny.
please just stop pic.twitter.com/2oMH3VIplS
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 23, 2022
Downtown Manhattan during the blizzard of 1888. pic.twitter.com/oQF7LuHpkC
— History Defined (@historydefined) September 23, 2022
hi
I won’t be here long. We’re still in St. Anthony, Newfoundland, preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Fiona. Watches have gone up all over Atlantic Canada, as Fiona looks as though it will strike Nova Scotia as a Category 2 hurricane.
Environment Canada warns of 12 metre waves at high tide in this part of the Great Northern Peninsula. Perhaps I should move my carcass to higher ground.
My wife discovered a Viking village yesterday. (Well, after it was discovered in 1960 by explorer Helge Ingstad and archaeologist Anne Stine Ingstad, and millions of tourists have visited it.) L’Anse aux Meadows was the very first site added to the UNESCO World Heritage list, as the place where eastern-migrating humans ran into western-migrating humans (First Nations and Vikings).
Parks Canada has recreated buildings a few metres north of the actual site, with people who reënact what Viking life was like at the time and answer questions from tourists.
The modern village of L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. My wife and I went there: It is larger than our town.
What the remnants of the buildings look like today.
Replica buildings, made from wood, sod, and peat.
The main room was used for both sleeping and eating. Behind me in this photo were two “bedrooms” reserved for the captain and the navigator. The rest of the crew (mostly men and two women) slept in this room.
The Captain’s bedroom. Very cozy.
re: #4 Charles Johnson
Amazing picture. 400 people died in NYC- many because they felt they HAD to get to work or be fired.
Trump is getting manic.
— 💙Ryoko ~Vote Blue in Nov! 🌊🇺🇸🌊 (@COfoothills) September 22, 2022
re: #8 No Malarkey!
That pic reminds of Inglourious Basterds and Shosanna reveling in telling the Nazis they are going to die in her theater
re: #4 Charles Johnson
Fascinating picture!
I am surprised by how many power lines there are.
I wasn’t expecting so much electrification so early. For example, my ex’s rural Virginia farm was not electrified until 1948.
re: #8 No Malarkey!
Trump is getting manic.
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I almost want to go there to read his rants. Just for a laugh.
Almost.
re: #1 No Malarkey!
I never read the comic, so I don’t know if it’s true to the character or not, but Jennifer Walters on She-Hulk gets drunk just about every episode, and they play it for laughs. That bothers me a bit, because a lot of kids are watching, and alcoholism really isn’t funny.
It’s not in the comics.
This caught me by surprise:
C-130 Seaplane Should Fly In 2023 Says Air Force Special Ops Commander
Seaplane versions of the C-130 have been proposed since the type was designed in the early 50s, but I did not know one was finally proceeding to the hardware stage. C-130J float amphibian:
Besides assorted float amphibians, earlier proposals included this boat hulled model from the mid-60s:
A verdict in the case of Democracy Partners v. Project Veritas has been handed down, according to Joseph Sandler, an attorney for Democracy Partners. Project Veritas has been found liable on both counts: Unlawful wiretapping and fraudulent misrepresentation.
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) September 22, 2022
re: #11 ckkatz
Think many of those are telegraph and telephone lines. Have seen pictures of NYC showing how insane the wires were - even worse than my menagerie of cords at the lower part of the built-in bookcase.
re: #1 No Malarkey!
I never read the comic, so I don’t know if it’s true to the character or not, but Jennifer Walters on She-Hulk gets drunk just about every episode, and they play it for laughs. That bothers me a bit, because a lot of kids are watching, and alcoholism really isn’t funny.
I can’t comment on recent portrayals of the She-Hulk, but her hard partying was a source of dramatic tension early in her 21st century relaunched series. (I largely dropped modern comics in late 2005 when I got a mortgage.)
Comics-Tony Stark and Comics-Carol Danvers are both recovering alcoholics and their respective battles with alcoholism have been a source of a few storylines.
Comics-Hank Pym is bipolar, and in the midst of a psychotic episode verbally and physically abused his wife.
Spider-Man, the longtime company mascot with the proportionate strength of a spider, in the midst of his own high tension breakdown, once punched his then-pregnant then-wife Mary Jane, a normal human, through a wall.
Comics-Bruce Banner was revealed to have killed his abusive father. The abuse he suffered was one of the sources of the Hulk’s rage.
The primary audience for these magazines, movies, and television programs is not young children, and hasn’t been for some time, and it would be out of character for Jen to order milk in a bar like Adam West on Batman ‘66.
One of the things that differentiated Marvel characters from others was that the heroes had “feet of clay.” They had problems, and neuroses, and unpleasant character traits. They weren’t perfect and they weren’t paragons.
re: #4 Charles Johnson
All those fucking wires…
re: #1 No Malarkey!
I never read the comic, so I don’t know if it’s true to the character or not, but Jennifer Walters on She-Hulk gets drunk just about every episode, and they play it for laughs. That bothers me a bit, because a lot of kids are watching, and alcoholism really isn’t funny.
I took my kid when he was ten to see Deadpool. The shows aren’t going to influence how kids act, parents and the adults around them will.
re: #17 A Three Hour Tour
I can’t comment on recent portrayals of the She-Hulk, but her hard partying was a source of dramatic tension early in her 21st century relaunched series.
Comics-Tony Stark and Comics-Carol Danvers are both recovering alcoholics and their respective battles with alcoholism have been a source of a few storylines.
Comics-Hank Pym is bipolar, and in the midst of an psychotic episode verbally and physically abused his wife.
Spider-Man, the longtime company mascot with the proportionate strength of a spider, in the midst of his own high tension breakdown, once punched his then-pregnant then-wife Mary Jane, a normal human, through a wall.
Comics-Bruce Banner was revealed to have killed his abusive father. The abuse he suffered was one of the sources of the Hulk’s rage.
The primary audience for these magazines, movies, and television programs is not young children, and hasn’t been for some time, and it would be out of character for Jen to order milk in a bar like Adam West on Batman ‘66.
One of the things that differentiated Marvel characters from others was that the heroes had “feet of clay.” They had problems, and neuroses, and unpleasant character traits.
I don’t have a problem with a character getting a drink at a bar, or a character dealing with the issue of alcoholism. But as I said, they are playing her drunkenness for laughs, every single episode. That sort of thing went out of vogue years ago, because alcoholism isn’t a laughing matter. Maybe at some point they will address it as a problem she has to deal with instead of “Look, Jen is drunk again, ha ha!”
re: #16 TarHellion
Think many of those are telegraph and telephone lines. Have seen pictures of NYC showing how insane the wires were - even worse than my menagerie of cords at the lower part of the built-in bookcase.
Good point! I had not considered that.
I would not have wanted to be responsible for maintaining any subset of those wires.
The Puddin’ Brained Putin
— gocart mozart (@EdMix13) September 23, 2022
Donald Trump is just another character in the Alex Jones Cinematic Universe. pic.twitter.com/CSPTO53vNH
— gocart mozart (@EdMix13) September 23, 2022
re: #11 ckkatz
Fascinating picture!
I am surprised by how many power lines there are.
I wasn’t expecting so much electrification so early. For example, my ex’s rural Virginia farm was not electrified until 1948.
Those are telephone and telegraph lines.
This is a good question. These kinds of awards are for past or expected future services rendered:
What has he done to merit this? Serious question. What has he done for/with the Hungarians? https://t.co/McMx0VE3R1
— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) September 22, 2022
— Jakub Janovsky (@Rebel44CZ) September 22, 2022
Hurricane Warnings are posted for Bermuda.
In Canada, Hurricane Watches are posted for eastern Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and southwest Newfoundland. Tropical Storm Watches are posted for the rest of Newfoundland, most of New Brunswick, the south coast of Labrador north to Goose Bay, and far eastern Québec.
re: #23 Amory Blaine
Their internet speeds were faster back then.
It was all UDP and everyone was directly connected to everyone else.
Saw this flag flying from the back of a pickup truck on I-10 in Alabama today, just outside Spanish Fort.
What’s this mean? Confederate Officers Lives Matter? pic.twitter.com/00iMtaoGJH— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) September 22, 2022
I think the blue line is where the lighter fluid goes
BREAKING: Sidney Powell no-showed her grand jury date in the Fulton County, Georgia investigation into election tampering.
Looks like the Kraken is now on the lam.— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) September 23, 2022
Poll shows cultists views of cult leader remain unmoved by evidence of cult leader’s cult activities. https://t.co/aqJ0GHjFLc
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) September 22, 2022
re: #5 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The tour of L’Anse aux Meadows sounds fascinating. Thanks for the pictures!
I have read some theories that associate the Saga stories of ‘Skraeling’ hostility towards the Vikings to the report in the Sagas that the Vikings traded red cloth and milk with the Native Americans.
The trading of milk or milk products coupled with many Native American’s lactose intolerance has given rise to the theory that the Native Americans ate the milk products, got sick and assumed that the Vikings had poisoned them.
Did you have a chance to check out Red Bay, Labrador on the other side of the Cabot Strait? It is an archeologically rich site that was originally a Basque Whaling village. While officially founded just after 1492, I have heard theories that Basque fishing in the area, and the village might have pre-dated Columbus.
A new Marquette Law School national survey finds that 33% of adults say they do not believe Donald Trump had “top secret and other classified material” at his Mar-a-Lago estate this summer, while 67% believe he did have such documents.However, 61% of Republicans say he did not have such secret documents, while 39% say he did.
You will never convince these people of anything
Goddammit! Gotta live through this shit again? Was a teen in the early 80s. Can remember we all just had to have fun while we could, since we were doing to die anyway in a millisecond. Yes, The Day After, Testament, and WarGames were quite influential.
re: #37 ckkatz
The tour of L’Anse aux Meadows sounds fascinating. Thanks for the pictures!
I have read some theories that associate the Saga stories of ‘Skraeling’ hostility towards the Vikings to the report in the Sagas that the Vikings traded red cloth and milk with the Native Americans.
The trading of milk or milk products coupled with many Native American’s lactose intolerance has given rise to the theory that the Native Americans ate the milk products, got sick and assumed that the Vikings had poisoned them.
Did you have a chance to check out Red Bay, Labrador on the other side of the Cabot Strait? It is an archeologically rich site that was originally a Basque Whaling village. While officially founded just after 1492, I have heard theories that Basque fishing in the area, and the village might have pre-dated Columbus.
It seems likely the Basques discovered North America well before Columbus. Apparently the fishing fleet would sail west and come back in a few months with lots of dried fish, which certainly implies they landed somewhere to dry the fish. Naturally they weren’t interested in sharing the location of the Grand Banks with the competition.
Closer they get to him, the crazier he gets. The crazier he gets, the more paranoid he is. The more paranoid he is, the more vengeful he becomes. The more vengeful he becomes, the more mistakes he makes. The more mistakes he makes, the closer they get to him, and crazier he gets.
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) September 21, 2022
re: #16 TarHellion
Think many of those are telegraph and telephone lines. Have seen pictures of NYC showing how insane the wires were - even worse than my menagerie of cords at the lower part of the built-in bookcase.
This was the early days of the telephone. Many of the techniques used later to multiplex multiple phone calls on a single pair of wires hadn’t yet been invented. As a result, every single phone was connected directly to the telephone office where banks of operators stood by to direct each call to its destination. Hence, the many wires. That said, the telephone was still way too expensive for the general population. Pretty much businesses and the wealthy could afford it making it quite the status symbol.
re: #42 sizzzzlerz
Just incredible to think that all of these lines were strewn across the city.
What were the stickball rules back then? “Hey, it hit the line, that’s a ground-rule double!”
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— Greg Chernack, CEO, Four Seasons Total Landscaping (@GChernack) September 22, 2022
re: #39 TarHellion
Some of my fondest memories are my nose to the wall of a bomb shelter.
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It would appear that sometime recently back I broke 250k karma.
I didn’t feel anything at the time.
I don’t feel any different now.
certainly not any taller.
re: #40 calochortus
It seems likely the Basques discovered North America well before Columbus.
Unlikely, though sailors from around Portugal probably did sail into the Atlantic. The Azores were discovered well before Columbus set sail, though I think the actual discovery date of the Azores is unknown.
The Canary islands were discovered much farther back in time.
The Marquette University Law School Poll is pretty much the gold standard for public opinion about Supreme Court. Nobody else measures public sentiment about the Court as frequently, or in as much detail, as @MULawPoll.
The new poll, just released, has some big news. (1/)— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) September 21, 2022
Local inflation news: local grocery story (big chain) raised their house-brand preserves, 18oz, from $3.79 to $5.99, for the tastier fruits - strawberry is still at the old price as is orange marmalade.
It’s obscene, but this is what is happening to food these days.
At those prices I can buy the premium brands such as Bonne Mamon when it is on sale at the closest competitor.
re: #40 calochortus
It seems likely the Basques discovered North America well before Columbus. Apparently the fishing fleet would sail west and come back in a few months with lots of dried fish, which certainly implies they landed somewhere to dry the fish. Naturally they weren’t interested in sharing the location of the Grand Banks with the competition.
yeah, maybe.
Or maybe they pretended to sail west, and as soon as they were well out of view they turned south to a place they could do a bunch of fishing, and maybe trade something for dried fish.
The Mayflower took 66 days to cross the ocean. Henry Hudson took more than 2 months from Amsterdam to NY. Columbus only took about 6 weeks, but.
re: #49 Dangerman
Thanks for posting! I saw this in that thread:
This is yet another reminder that journalists who portray abortion as an uncommonly divisive issue are not telling the truth, by the way: https://t.co/7t4NUbnXnp
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) September 21, 2022
re: #48 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Now I am reminded of the old Dad joke:
Did you know that there are no canaries in the Canary Islands? And the same thing applies to the Virgin Islands;
There are no canaries there either.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals determined that another subpoenaed witness, Jacki Pick, was under no obligation to comply with the Fulton DA’s subpoena. Powell, also a Texas resident, may be relying on that. https://t.co/COFuTDqwNV
— Modernista64 (@modernista64) September 23, 2022
This made my day:
Japan, one of the world’s last major holdouts during the pandemic, is dissolving its Covid-19 restrictions and opening the door back up to mass tourism.https://t.co/Tu54jF2quP
— CNN (@CNN) September 23, 2022
I went over to tell my brother annnnd I guess I’ve been talking about how I wanted to go back to Japan so much over the last three years that he is thoroughly sick of it. “Well go!” he said. I told him I can’t go until November in any case due to having to wait for vacation. But I’m planning now. I believe I will be going to the Tokyo region and moving between tourist traps (like the Godzilla head) and museums and parks.
Japan on Thursday intervened to prop up the yen for the first time since 1998, and to do so it had to get its hands on dollars to sell https://t.co/8CWoruFVfF
— Bloomberg (@business) September 22, 2022
The yen had touched 145 to the dollar early today in Tokyo, which pushed the government to act. It’s now down to 142, which is still significantly higher than the 114 it was at the beginning of March this year. (When I last went in 2019, it was hovering around 110ish.)
Judge rules Jan. 6 committee can see phone records of Arizona Republican Party head Kelli Ward https://t.co/fd2wt4pSGK
— azcentral (@azcentral) September 23, 2022
I’m increasingly vexed at how expensive fruit preserves have become.
While there have long been premium brands and specialty brands that were expensive, the mass market brands and house brands are now going through the roof.
On Amazon the prices are downright offensive. Amazon prices are typically all over the place for many items, some are cheaper than local but often they are not (you are paying for convenience). But there is no justification for this:
I really don’t know what to think of all of this. Part of me is believing that we are now seeing what I have long feared would happen when people discovered they really should be paid more: corporations are just going to drive up prices faster than wages.
re: #57 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
And increase profits!
Apparently Fat Leonard made a run for it:
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Russia, you say? https://t.co/tr5uiCNzN3
— John Sipher (@john_sipher) September 22, 2022
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The Fat Leonard Scandal
en.wikipedia.org
In a season that has genuinely mattered, I saw the O’s win a wonderful pitchers’ duel tonight as a guest of team management. Best of all they revealed to me the logo for their organizational analytics database. Could not be more proud: pic.twitter.com/8sgQ7PsVLk
— David Simon (@AoDespair) September 23, 2022
This tweet was posted ‘downstairs”
Steven Hotze, a Texas-based religious-right activist and doctor, says that those who have received COVID-19 vaccines “become connected to the internet of things and you can be mind-controlled by artificial intelligence through maybe 5G.” pic.twitter.com/BjpBqbPqja
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) September 22, 2022
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It reminded me of this tweet. I do not think that the shared message is a coincidence.
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Michael Flynn says the globalists are trying to figure out how to alter our DNA with covid shots to control us, but that will fail so they will then turn us into cyborgs by “putting components of robotics into us.” pic.twitter.com/qIkMxHYYKR
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) September 21, 2022
Kraken be crackin’ https://t.co/HO36rhja60
— Sean (@sean_s_mc) September 23, 2022
re: #57 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
A few hours picking, a bag of sugar, some pectin and lemons, and an afternoon in the kitchen. Also takes care of Xmas shopping. Thank me later.
re: #61 ckkatz
I’m reminded of the “contamination of precious bodily fluids” by fluoridated water that an earlier generation of willfully stupid morons thought was a thing.
re: #54 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
Ianal, but isn’t Texas part of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals? Which has a reputation of being as lawless as that state ruling?
re: #54 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
What are the rules governing whether a potential witness can refuse to comply with an out-of-state subpoena? I don’t trust anything decided by a Texas court.
What we visited today was the museum dedicated to the life and work of Sir Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, the first physician to attend to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Grenfell was the son of a preacher in England, and was captivated by the American evangelical Dwight Moody. Grenfell decided on a career in medicine, to follow in the footsteps of Jesus (the Great Physician).
After graduating from medical school, Dr. Grenfell joined the Royal National Mission to Deep-Sea Fishermen, which was set up by a Christian organisation in England to provide humanitarian aid in Labrador. He offered to join the mission to offer his services as a physician.
He took to both his religious and medical mission seriously, basing himself in Labrador. He travelled back and forth to England for a time, recruiting two other physicians and several nurses for his work. He established nursing stations all along the Labrador and Great Northern Peninsula coasts, and two hospitals in Labrador. He made his base St. Anthony, where he established a hospital which stands to this day (though they have moved to a modern facility).
He was appalled at the poverty and disease amongst Labrador’s families, who were trapped into a fishing version of sharecropping for corporations as virtual slaves. As such, his first mission to recruit help for his medical mission he also insisted that nurses had to be versed in social work and politics, as well as recruiting people to help teach fisher families how to grow their own crops.
The nurses helped the fisher families set up their own co-operative stores to compete with company stores, to help end debt servitude. They also set up orphanages, and created a weaving industry which became world-renown. Dr. Grenfell worked tirelessly to get the Dominion of Newfoundland (then a separate country) to abolish the system of sharecropping fish for equipment.
He also became a speaker, making the mission internationally known, and attracting powerful benefactors after he married a socialite from Chicago, including Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
For his efforts, he was knighted by King George V in 1927.
Today he is remembered for his tireless work on the behalf of the people of Labrador and the Great Northern Peninsula. The hospital system was taken over by the Dominion when he and his wife retired to Vermont in the 1920s.
Hoping our Russian speaking friend checks in later and can clarify this:
Vladimir Putin has secretly approved a law that will send a further one million men to fight in Ukraine, a Russian newspaper reported on Thursdayhttps://t.co/pw9o9g9kp5
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 22, 2022
re: #68 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
It’s the second tweet I wanted … I have no idea why the embed thinks it is a reply to the earlier Telegraph tweet when on Twitter it does not show as such.
Same with the stories about the Russian-Finnish border. There are all sorts of conflicting claims over how busy that border is today.
re: #68 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
From where? The Gulag?
re: #64 EPR-radar
I’m reminded of the “contamination of precious bodily fluids” by fluoridated water that an earlier generation of willfully stupid morons thought was a thing.
Btw, speaking of generals concerned with bodily fluid imbalances, meet Stonewall Jackson:
According to various sources, Stonewall Jackson had a number of strange habits, one of them being that he often walked around with his hand in the air to balance the blood in his body.
According to the memoir of General Jackson’s old friend Dabney Maury, titled Recollections of a Virginian in the Mexican, Indian, and Civil Wars, Stonewall Jackson believed one side of his body was heavier than the other and he would raise his arm to correct the problem:
“At that time he was convinced that one of his legs was bigger than the other, and that one of his arms was likewise unduly heavy. He had acquired the habit of raising the heavy arm straight up so that, as he said, the blood would run back into his body and lighten it.”
Stonewall Jackson’s Strange Habit
civilwarsaga.com
re: #65 ckkatz
Ianal, but isn’t Texas part of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals? Which has a reputation of being as lawless as that state ruling?
re: #66 Hecuba’s daughter
What are the rules governing whether a potential witness can refuse to comply with an out-of-state subpoena? I don’t trust anything decided by a Texas court.
They base they’re ruling on the fact that the appearance date had lapsed (Aug 21st), in their view making the subpoena moot. But, state that should GA refile with a future date they would need to revisit.
re: #14 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie
One of the few things I miss from the past is the opportunity to travel in one of the old flying boats like the Pacific Clipper.
re: #72 ckkatz
He would do that while sucking on lemons
re: #72 ckkatz
Funnily enough, if he did enough one-sided exercise with that arm, it would get bigger/stronger than the other one.
re: #37 ckkatz
The tour of L’Anse aux Meadows sounds fascinating. Thanks for the pictures!
I have read some theories that associate the Saga stories of ‘Skraeling’ hostility towards the Vikings to the report in the Sagas that the Vikings traded red cloth and milk with the Native Americans.
The trading of milk or milk products coupled with many Native American’s lactose intolerance has given rise to the theory that the Native Americans ate the milk products, got sick and assumed that the Vikings had poisoned them.
Did you have a chance to check out Red Bay, Labrador on the other side of the Cabot Strait? It is an archeologically rich site that was originally a Basque Whaling village. While officially founded just after 1492, I have heard theories that Basque fishing in the area, and the village might have pre-dated Columbus.
We are going to try to go to Red Bay after we get to Labrador.
The milk thing is interesting. At the Parks Canada interpretive centre, they mention the Vikings trading milk to the Natives, but they left out the part about lactose intolerance.
re: #73 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
True
But as I understood it, the Texas legal process began before the Fulton County, Georgia subpoena expired. And that Deason was able to run out the subpoena during her lengthy litigation within the Texas court system.
But Ianal, and do not claim to be able to authoritatively determine what in the court system is working as designed, and what is simply lawless.
⚠️ #Iran is now subject to the most severe internet restrictions since the November 2019 massacre.
▶️ Mobile networks largely shut down (MCI, Rightel, Irancell - partial)
▶️ Regional disruptions observed during protests
▶️ Instagram, WhatsApp restrictedhttps://t.co/8cCHIJA2Oi— NetBlocks (@netblocks) September 21, 2022
#Iranian protesters gather tonight in ValiAsr #Tehran chanting “Death to the Dictator,” surrounding both sides of the street and walking between cars#MahsaAmini #Mahsa_Amini #مهسا_امینی #IranProtests #iran pic.twitter.com/zMBMosXVvv
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) September 22, 2022
A train full of t-62 tanks rolled up to the train station in Yasinovataya, next to Donetsk city, and then moments later the station exploded. pic.twitter.com/fLGngd1Rok
— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) September 22, 2022
For the non-Russian speakers: the post is about how 11 schools in Ulan-Ude are being transformed into mobilization centers, and kids now have to do remote or “part-time” learning instead. This is in one of the poorest Russian regions, where internet/computer access isn’t great. pic.twitter.com/Swt5stav6B
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) September 22, 2022
re: #74 Romantic Heretic
One of the few things I miss from the past is the opportunity to travel in one of the old flying boats like the Pacific Clipper.
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Amazon Prime has a great docudrama series called Across the Pacific. This is the quite amazing story of how Juan Trippe and others built Pan American into a worldwide empire and, especially, how they were able to start Trans-Pacific airline service a full five years before service across the much narrower Atlantic. The actors are good. To anyone who knows about Juan Trippe, Brian Muller is especially convincing as Trippe himself.
One interesting thing it does is place considerable emphasis on the role of the US government, esepcially the Post Office, in promoting civil aviation in general and Pan-Am in particular. It’s heresy to lepertarians, but government support of one kind or another is very often in the background when private enterprise succeeds. There was a lot of it with aviation, since even in the early days airlines were considered a strategic asset, able to get officials, diplomats, journalists, other critical personnel, and critical cargo to where they were needed in unheard of time. Before Pan-Am, the very best time from California to Hawaii was 5 days and the fast liners that could do this did not sail every day. Trippe’s flying boats could do it in 20 hours.
The Weather Network here was interviewing the CEO of Newfoundland’s electric company this evening.
He says that they are expecting widespread power outages from Montréal to St. John’s when Hurricane Fiona hits.
The two southbound ferries’ service is cancelled until further notice. As of yet, the Labrador ferry is still running. I received an E-mail from the Labrador ferry operator saying they are keeping an eye on the storm and will let me know if our reservation is cancelled.
I also got a telephone call from my mother. Apparently the hurricane is big news in Chicago.
Presumptions about sin are dangerous:
Why are you presuming the content of the alleged pornography are women?
— freetoken fights fecking fascists (@freetoken) September 23, 2022
re: #82 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
We’re all hearing about it down here as expected to be the strongest hurricane to hit Atlantic Canada. Don’t know how true that is, but it is scary.
Interesting thread on the recent history of the Russian (and Soviet) mobilization infrastructure:
Regarding mobilisation, Putin can declare it, indeed. But it will be a risky decision. The USSR maintained a massive infrastructure for the total mobilisation which has been mostly dismantled in post-Soviet Russia. Mobilisation is more likely to trigger political chaos
short🧵— Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani) September 20, 2022
re: #68 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
That story about Orbán has been reported in Czech-language media. Apparently, it was remarks by Orbán at a Fidesz party conference, in which he said he would work to end all sanctions against Russia by the end of this year and would veto any new EU sanctions at the European Council level.
He’s basically Putin’s Trojan Horse.
re: #86 Dr Lizardo
That story about Orbán has been reported in Czech-language media. Apparently, it was remarks by Orbán at a Fidesz party conference, in which he said he would work to end all sanctions against Russia by the end of this year and would veto any new EU sanctions at the European Council level.
He’s basically Putin’s Trojan Horse.
“Trojan?” He’s doing it in plan sight like his buddy trump.
Btw, the bill the GOP is criticizing here was popular w Nebraskans bc they understand we urgently need fact-based solutions to our overcrowding problem.
If a Republican had introduced it, I’m sure it would’ve passed and they’d be patting themselves on the back for saving the day— Senator Megan Hunt (@NebraskaMegan) September 22, 2022
re: #87 I Would Prefer Not To
He’s disgusting. Unfortunately, with his veto power, he holds a good deal of sway at the European Council level.
There’s been talk about how the EC should move entirely to qualified majority (two-thirds to get things passed) which would certainly work - but then again, smaller countries might end up thinking that their concerns are being overridden or ignored (and I mean legitimate issues, not Orbán’s bullshit) by the larger and more powerful EU nations.
It’s a damn tough balancing act.
re: #84 retired cynic
We’re all hearing about it down here as expected to be the strongest hurricane to hit Atlantic Canada. Don’t know how true that is, but it is scary.
Networks here are showing the damage here from Hurricane Dorian in 2019 when it hit. It was far weaker.
All I can do for now is stay in my hotel or tour the local area around St. Anthony, and listen to Environment Canada and emergency management authorities out of Corner Brook.
If this was the Florida Keys, they would have already ordered the tourists out. Right now there aren’t many tourists (it’s out of season this time of year). The hotel we are staying in is mostly empty.
re: #87 I Would Prefer Not To
“Trojan?” He’s doing it in plan sight like his buddy trump.
The vending machine in the hall sells soda, candy bars, and Trojans. (Wait, Hungary isn’t that kind of Trojan.)
re: #90 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
It will be an experience. Keep safe, you two.
re: #92 retired cynic
It will be an experience. Keep safe, you two.
I did warn my wife when we were at home that going down to the ocean in September, there was a chance of hurricanes. I guess I should have kept that to myself.
re: #81 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie
Peru supplies a good example of the importance of early airlines, and of airpower in general. The reason is geography. Peru is a huge country, with the Andes running right through it, dividing the larger western section from the small but important Peruvian Amazon. Railroads and roads are scarce even today, and were much more scarce in the early 20th century. South Americans are not immune to lunatic nationalism and wars break out occasionally even in that part of the world. Such a war broke out between Colombia and Peru in the Amazon in 1932. Iquitos in the Amazon is just a few hundred miles from the Peruvian capital of Lima, where most of the Peruvian army was, but the Andes lie between them. The Peruvians found it easier and faster to send reinforcments 5000 miles by sea, north through the Panama Canal, halfway around South America, and then all the way across Brazil on the Amazon to Iquitos, than to try to march them 600 miles over the Andes.
The lesson was not lost on the Peruvians. They invested as much of their scarce funding in aviation, civil and military alike, as they could. They had factories to build planes in Peru before the 30s were over. Having worked a lot with South American aviation, I was always irked at how surprised, and often disbeliieving, Americans are about the sophistication of these operations and, especially, at how long they have been in the business.
I remember a string on Free Republic about a semi-hysterical W. Bush administration claim that Russia was about to supply MiG-29s to Venezuela. A whole chorus of freepers wanted to know where the Venezuelans would get pilots to fly such advanced aircraft. In fact, the MiGs were intended as replacements for Venezuela’s F-16s, which had been in service since the early 80s but whose spare parts and support had been cut off by the US embargo. I responded that they would get jet pilots the same place they had been getting them since the first jets (De Havilland Vampires) arrived in Venezuela in 1950, their own flying schools and large pool of trained pilots. The freepers flatly refused to believe any of this.
Now, I don’t think a South American country is going to launch a a surprise attack on us, but it has occurred to me that the kind of thinking I saw from the freepers is the same kind of ignorant jingoism and racism that was a big factor in making Pearl Harbor such a disaster in 1941. Too many people just did not take Japanese capability seriously, even though the evidence was staring them right in the face in China.
re: #85 ckkatz
Interesting thread on the recent history of the Russian (and Soviet) mobilization infrastructure:
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If the mobilization had begun back in the spring, which is when Ukraine began calling up and preparing their reserve units, then Russia might be in a better position right now to take advantage of a huge influx of newly trained conscripts. But now? In the last weeks of summer, when most units have been devastated and millions of tons of armour and materiel have been lost or wiped out?
Yeah, this is what those poor schmucks can look forward to when they get to the front lines:
The Queen’s casket was lined with lead and weighed ~550 lbs. An average casket weighs 160-200 lbs. So why are more people carrying and apparently struggling with Ivana’s? #WhatsBuriedWithIvana pic.twitter.com/xLfYRncXBL
— Michelle B 🇺🇸 💙🌻 (@mlb45459) September 22, 2022
re: #95 Targetpractice
Russian training: “OK, that end there is the barrel. You point that at the enemy. This is the trigger. You squeeze the trigger, don’t pull it. This here is a grenade. Pull that pin there, then throw it as hard as you can at the enemy. Got all that? Good. Ukraine is in that direction. Good luck!”
re: #98 Dr Lizardo
Russian training: “OK, that end there is the barrel. You point that at the enemy. This is the trigger. You squeeze the trigger, don’t pull it. This here is a grenade. Pull that pin there, then throw it as hard as you can at the enemy. Got all that? Good. Ukraine is in that direction. Good luck!”
Which means four actual soldiers, rotating to reload, will be able to wipe out a whole bunch of these people.
re: #86 Dr Lizardo
That story about Orbán has been reported in Czech-language media. Apparently, it was remarks by Orbán at a Fidesz party conference, in which he said he would work to end all sanctions against Russia by the end of this year and would veto any new EU sanctions at the European Council level.
He’s basically Putin’s Trojan Horse.
Unless the sanctions have a time limit, he can’t end them.
I’m wondering if a working set of rules for the EU would be that all countries have veto power, except a country can be removed on a 2/3 vote or maybe every other country voting.
Global News has also confirmed that use of the controversial ArriveCAN app to provide vaccination information to border officials would become optional once the restrictions are lifted.https://t.co/g6NopkJC67
J6 committee wins — will get phone records of Arizona GOP boss who was a fake elector: report https://t.co/MdOLsWDedr
— Raw Story (@RawStory) September 23, 2022
re: #98 Dr Lizardo
Russian training: “OK, that end there is the barrel. You point that at the enemy. This is the trigger. You squeeze the trigger, don’t pull it. This here is a grenade. Pull that pin there, then throw it as hard as you can at the enemy. Got all that? Good. Ukraine is in that direction. Good luck!”
Not too far off the mark. My understanding is that they spend a few weeks running their new recruits through the basics, then assign them to units that either are already in the shit or on there way there where officers will try to mold them into something a little more useful than meat shields. And that officers are (in theory) supposed to be those who show enough promise in basic training to get officer training, though in practice many of those are just kids of the upper strata who want a cushy desk job that gives them ready access to military funds to plunder.
re: #92 retired cynic
It will be an experience. Keep safe, you two.
Thanks. I can do without a hurricane experience though. I’ve experienced enough of those.
I’m going to head off to bed. Tomorrow we are going to tour the rest of the Dr. Grenfell sites, and see if we can be “screeched in” as honorary Newfoundlanders at a pub.
“more than two dozen of the individuals who served as phony electors still hold some of the highest-ranking political posts in their state parties. They’re also interwoven into the GOP infrastructure across seven battleground states” https://t.co/YXbAClTLdB
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) September 22, 2022
New WashPost article -
U.S. has sent private warnings to Russia against using a nuclear weapon
The Biden administration has been sending messages to Moscow about the grave consequences that would follow the use of a nuclear weapon in Ukraine
The United States for several months has been sending private communications to Moscow warning Russia’s leadership of the grave consequences that would follow the use of a nuclear weapon, according to U.S. officials, who said the messages underscore what President Biden and his aides have articulated publicly.
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The State Department has been involved in the private communications with Moscow, but officials would not say who delivered the messages or the scope of their content. It was not clear whether the United States had sent any new private messages in the hours since Russian President Vladimir Putin issued his latest veiled nuclear threat during a speech announcing a partial mobilization early Wednesday, but a senior U.S. official said the communication has been happening consistently over recent months.
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Whereas previous Kremlin statements appeared to be aimed at warning the United States and its allies against going too far in helping Ukraine, Putin’s most recent comments suggested Russia is considering using a nuclear weapon on the battlefield in Ukraine to freeze gains and force Kyiv and its backers into submission, said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, a nonproliferation advocacy group in Washington.
*snip*
re: #100 Belafon
Unless the sanctions have a time limit, he can’t end them.
I think it was just Orbán blowing smoke up the asses of his supporters, telling them what he figured they’d want to hear.
He’ll probably use the threat of a veto to get any potential economic sanctions lifted against Hungary, though. I could see him doing that.
re: #107 ckkatz
A “private warning” might explain that moment in Putin’s speech the other day where he said that the West was making nuclear threats against Russia.
re: #109 Dr Lizardo
A “private warning” might explain that moment in Putin’s speech the other day where he said that the West was making nuclear threats against Russia.
Our response probably wouldn’t be nuclear but it may have been part of a range of options that were communicated to Putin, none of which would be to his liking.
So I watched episode 5 of Rings of Power.
As I was watching it I thought to myself that it is a shame that those who are so hell bent on hating the show will never give it a chance.
Now for sure RoP is not an action series. This is not an MCU type of show, nor is it a GOT type of show. No sex, and while there is some gore it is very limited. The show runners said they were aiming for a 12+ age audience, and I think that they succeeded. Save for a few scenes I think children under 12 could watch the show.
Now fundamentally the show is designed to be about feeling, about concepts. It’s a high-concept type of production. Whether it reaches that goal completely is a question I think only looking at the whole season will be able to answer.
Certainly Amazon is swimming upstream against the Tolkien legalists, not to mention the bigots and misogynists who decided to hate this show the day the cast was announced.
One has to set aside preconceived notions of how Tolkien’s 2nd Age rolls out, and also the big challenge for some Tolkien fans (I gather from reading a whole bunch of Twitter comments) is that the Elves are presented in a much less ethereal way than in Jackson’s movies.
And episode 5 won’t help in that regard. No spoilers, though.
I’m loving the Harfoots (who it seems are one of the irritants of the Tolkien hardcores).
Although it’s not exactly what I think it could have been, Rings of Power still impresses me with the way it looks and sounds, and the moral lessons embedded.
I keep wondering where they’re supposed to get all the weapons to arm these new conscripts with. Yeah, I’m sure they’ve got hundreds if not thousands of crates of AK-47s and 74s swimming in cosmoline that they can clean up and divvy out, but beyond that they’re pretty much scraping the bottom of the barrel. Even the US Army, which has money falling out of its ass in comparison to the Russian Army, would be hard-pressed to put an appreciable percentage of the weapons it has in storage on the line in a timeline measured in anything shorter than months. And you can bet that our Armed Forces wouldn’t be raiding Walmart for GPS units.
So how exactly is this not like ISIS or AQ?
This asshole has made billions under Putin. Seriously, billions. Of course he’s entirely good with the mass murder of young Russians, he’s just Putin’s pastor. https://t.co/RY921BN58N
— tom choad (@tomablogger) September 23, 2022
re: #114 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Don’t know if it’s true or not, but one rumor that’s long hounded Patriarch Kirill is that he was an agent for the KGB under the previous regime.
re: #68 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Hoping our Russian speaking friend checks in later and can clarify this:
First of all, will not “send” but will allow to send, according to Novaya Gazeta Europe. Second, NGE references a source in Putin’s admin, but couldn’t verify it through other sources. While officially Peskov denies this, repeating Shoigu’s 300k, he lies as he breathes, so it’s neither here, nor there. So, possible but not proven.
re: #115 Dr Lizardo
Don’t know if it’s true or not, but one rumor that’s long hounded Patriarch Kirill is that he was an agent for the KGB under the previous regime.
You could hardly have been a Church honcho without having been an agent.
re: #117 Nyet
You could hardly have been a Church honcho without having been an agent.
Many years ago, while the USSR was still a thing, I knew some people who were evangelical Christians who visited Russia and spoke about their work with the underground Christians. I gathered from them that they thought little of the Russian Orthodox church leaders.
Now evangelicals always think big institutional churches are not “true” Christians, but still, these evangelicals seemed convinced that the underground church had to hide from the official Russian Orthodox gang.
re: #26 ckkatz
What has he done to merit this? Serious question. What has [Jared Kushner] done for/with the Hungarians?
The question should be rather “What has Jared’s Father-in-Law done for VIktor Orban?”
re: #47 Dangerman
It would appear that sometime recently back I broke 250k karma.
I didn’t feel anything at the time.
I don’t feel any different now.
certainly not any taller.
My goal in life is to reach 250k karma.
Thanks for pissing on my dreams…
re: #120 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
My goal in life is to reach 250k karma.
Thanks for pissing on my dreams…
Don’t worry about karma so much, it’s faction reputation that really makes the difference.
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re: #39 TarHellion
re: #107 ckkatz
Grrr…
I just realized that I owe TarHellion an apology.
I was just scrolling through this thread on my cellphone (rather than my desktop, prior to heading to bed) and realized that I had originally missed the link posted in #39. When I clicked on it, I saw that it was the same article I had posted 68 messages later.
So TarHellion is the original poster of that WashPost article. And I inadvertently reposted it. My apologies.
re: #122 ckkatz
Grrr…
I just realized that I owe TarHellion an apology.
I was just scrolling through this thread on my cellphone (rather than my desktop, prior to heading to bed) and realized that I had originally missed the link posted in #39. When I clicked on it, I saw that it was the same article I had posted 68 messages later.
So TarHellion is the original poster of that WashPost article. And I inadvertently reposted it. My apologies.
It’s OK. Someone who missed the article when TarHellion posted it might’ve seen it when you did.
re: #112 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
So I watched episode 5 of Rings of Power.
As I was watching it I thought to myself that it is a shame that those who are so hell bent on hating the show will never give it a chance.
I went into it with low expectations so I was not disappointed.
I enjoy the lore and the storytelling, but cannot get involved with any of the characters at any level.
I guess it is reflective of Jeff Bezos that something that cost so much money has so little emotional appeal.
re: #114 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Kyrill seems to be holding the Holy Coat Hanger of Corinth.
House Republicans ending support for MAGA extremist in an Ohio swing district because he lied about his military service.
J.R. Majewski is a MAGA-aligned candidate who was at the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots. https://t.co/g1rq9VG1rD
— Axios (@axios) September 22, 2022
re: #123 No Malarkey!
It’s OK. Someone who missed the article when TarHellion posted it might’ve seen it when you did.
Thanks!
I am pretty pedantic about respecting others and giving credit where due. (And there is not, imho, enough of that in this world.) So when I screw up, I try to do what I can to remedy it.
On the topic of Russian use of some ‘flavor’ of nukes, there had been some discussion here about it. It seemed to me that a good State Dept is always in communication with everybody. Particularly about important stuff like dying horribly in a nuclear apocalypse.
Also, phrases like ‘grave’ have very specific meanings. And both sides understand them.
One big problem with Putin is that he really does not recognize the “Westphalian System”. Which is basically the international framework of sovereign states.
(The tfg State Dept was not a good State Dept, it had been wrecked. And tfg was busy sabotaging it like he is currently doing with his lawyers.)
Meanwhile, I am cracking up as I just realized that the French refer to the President of Russia as Vladimir Poutine.
Personally, I prefer the Canadian version of Poutine
And with that, I’m heading to bed.
And for the Dad joke:
What do you call a pile of cats?
A meowntain.
re: #114 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
So how exactly is this not like ISIS or AQ?
“When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movements become headlong — faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget the precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it’s too late.”
— Frank Herbert, “Dune”
Good news story. Racist Amy Cooper, aka “Central Park Karen”, who tried to get a black man murdered by cop by calling in a false report, lost her discrimination claim against her former employer, who fired her when the incident went viral. Her victim, otoh, got his own bird watching show!
And Christian Cooper [no relation] got a tv show on National Geographic-https://t.co/rgoZsrsIiT
— Voting Blue Forever 🇺🇸 🇵🇷 🇭🇷 🇺🇦♑ (@CalameDiana) September 22, 2022
re: #131 No Malarkey!
Good news story. Racist Amy Cooper, aka “Central Park Karen”… lost her discrimination claim against her former employer…
“Discrimination” is based on race, religion or gender, not on one’s own free will-based choices on how to interact with others.
re: #130 Teukka
Remember that the Pillars of the Russian Empire were Autocracy and Orthodoxy.
This is what we have returned to.
re: #133 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
You forgot the third pillar. 😉
Yesterday someone implied that Milonov is a chickenhawk. As much as I hate this creature, I’ll admit though that he’s a true fanatic, rather than a cowardly demagogue. Enemies should not be underestimated.
Today comes the news that he was one of the 4 deputies who have asked to be sent to the front.
re: #124 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I went into it with low expectations so I was not disappointed.
I enjoy the lore and the storytelling, but cannot get involved with any of the characters at any level.
I guess it is reflective of Jeff Bezos that something that cost so much money has so little emotional appeal.
Emotional appeal is a very subjective thing.
And that is why I like the Harfoots. Their story is the one that I think has the most of the emotion, the quality of actors to draw in an audience. I think the Harfoots are well acted, and have a kind of story that makes the characters vulnerable enough for me to feel some empathy for them.
A short story: When Jackson’s Fellowship of the Ring came out I went to see it in a theater (after enough days had passed so I knew I could watch it in a room that was not jam-packed.)
What I remember from that experience is that I was very impressed with how beautiful the cinematography was, especially of the Shire.
But little else drew me in. I was not exactly bored with it but I didn’t care much for it.
It was only years later that I’ve rewatched it several times, the extended version. Over time I’ve come to appreciate much the acting.
But again, upon first watching I didn’t care for it. And so I did not go to view the following two movies (to be fair to myself I was in Japan when the third movie was released.)
So it took over 15 years later when I started to re-watch the first movie and see the other two for the first time, that I came to appreciate the film-making.
I wonder if that will be true for Rings of Power also, for some people? When I watch the episodes I notice a great many details have been put in, subtle things that some may miss.
Fundamentally TV is different than cinema. A cinema release needs to tell a whole story in a couple of hours.
A TV show, OTOH, is supposed to bring you back week after week, and each episode is part of a larger arc (for TV shows that are not stand alone, e.g., the old Twilight Zone.)
re: #136 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Emotional appeal is a very subjective thing.
I understand that, but I think it is the way that they lay the CGI on with a trowel that puts me off emotionally. The scene with the elves in their ship was so obviously green-screened that I was about to give up on it all right there.
I know that it took me a while to get to care about the characters in Star Trek TNG, but so far, nothing about the RoP characters appeals to me at all. The only thing that keeps me on is the lore and the backstory they are telling.
And the fact that it is still better than 90% of the rest of is on streaming these days…
re: #135 Nyet
Yesterday someone implied that Milonov is a chickenhawk. As much as I hate this creature, I’ll admit though that he’s a true fanatic, rather than a cowardly demagogue. Enemies should not be underestimated.
Today comes the news that he was one of the 4 deputies who have asked to be sent to the front.
Well, at least he put his money where his mouth is, I’ll give him that. But he’s most likely part of a distinct minority - the hardcore true believer blinded by their fanaticism.
re: #134 Nyet
You forgot the third pillar. 😉
right: nationalism. a tsar needs three pillars to stay upright
re: #139 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
The Russian threesome.
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re: #142 Nyet
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re: #114 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
So how exactly is this not like ISIS or AQ?
It seems to me a vast amount of theology is about convincing people that doing evil shit is God’s will. Basic universal morality is pretty simple: The Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you; love your neighbor as you do yourself. Of course, the devil is in the details, but the world would be a better place if everyone strove just to treat others with respect, and to minimize the suffering they cause others while maximizing the happiness they bring, while having the humility to recognize that other people may be better judges of what is best for themselves than I am.
re: #144 No Malarkey!
It seems to me a vast amount of theology is about convincing people that doing evil shit is God’s will.
The Eternal Struggle Against Evil is a much more appealing topic than the struggle to be nice to each other and to be a better person. Because it allows you to be a bigger bastard.
— Here’s your mobilization notice!
— Who are we going to be fighting with?
— Fascists!
— And against whom?
re: #137 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
And the fact that it is still better than 90% of the rest of is on streaming these days…
I go through the online catalog of Peacock, or ABC’s network site (not the Disney+), or Disney+ (I did a trial a while ago), Netflix, Hulu, etc. and so little appeals to me.
So much of cable TV is “reality” nonsense, and so much of streaming is aiming at demographics of which I am not a part.
So I’m just happy to have a TV show that engages me enough to want to come back to the next episode.
The last TV series that did that were…. (thinking)… The Good Place…. and Infinity Train (of all things, supposedly a children’s show but after season 1 it turns a bit dark)… and before that People of Earth.
The first and last of the above are 30 minute comedies that are thought-worthy.
I guess I did binge Bones a few years back.
Anyway, it seems like only one show per year gets my interest.
This year it’s Rings of Power. Next year who knows?
re: #147 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
I am much more open to watching something if I am watching it with someone. But for a series to hold my attention long enough to continue watching on my own is rare.
I started watching Only Murders in the Building on Disney just because it had Steve Martin in it, and I found it funny and engaging.
So tragic for the country that the Party of Lincoln has devolved into the fascist Trump cult. But the sad fact is that the GOP became the Trump cult because it had been totally corrupted by dark money, leaving it an empty vessel that Trump could exploit.
— Slava Ukrayini! (@aagcobb1) September 23, 2022
re: #146 Nyet
Case in point.
Rusich, Russia’s neo-Nazi Wagner unit, reacts to UA/RU prisoner exchanges by advising RU forces how to commit war crimes, including how to extort $$ from families after summarily executing prisoners (awkward English auto-translate for convenience). Disgusting… pic.twitter.com/aeB5hFlnle
— Michael Colborne (@ColborneMichael) September 22, 2022
re: #148 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I am much more open to watching something if I am watching it with someone. But for a series to hold my attention long enough to continue watching on my own is rare.
I started watching Only Murders in the Building on Disney just because it had Steve Martin in it, and I found it funny and engaging.
I’ve been following The Mandalorian. It’s pretty solid. I have yet to see Andor.
Indiana Court blocks states’ abortion ban, stating that, “there is reasonable likelihood that this significant restriction of personal autonomy offends the liberty guarantees of the Indiana Constitution.”
re: #150 No Malarkey!
The GOP had a chance to distance itself from the extremists back when the Tea Party became a major movement. But they did not because they did not want to alienate their base voters.
But by not calling these people out, they simply encouraged them to get louder and more extreme and they have turned the GOP into what it is today.
re: #152 Dr Lizardo
I’ve been following The Mandalorian. It’s pretty solid. I have yet to see Andor.
Mandalorian was good, Star Westerns. What I have seen of Andor is more like a 40’s detective movie: Star Noir
re: #155 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Mandalorian was good, Star Westerns. What I have seen of Andor is more like a 40’s detective movie: Star Noir
That could be quite interesting. I’ll have to check that out.
re: #151 Nyet
Are they covered by the Geneva Conventions? Technically, they’re a private military group - arguably, a paramilitary force.
re: #154 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
The GOP had a chance to distance itself from the extremists back when the Tea Party became a major movement. But they did not because they did not want to alienate their base voters.
But by not calling these people out, they simply encouraged them to get louder and more extreme and they have turned the GOP into what it is today.
To a great extent, I think this is due to the fact that the GOP has relentlessly pursued money from the wealthy, promising them relief from tax cuts and regulation. The GOP has been so successful in this pursuit that they are now totally in thrall to dark money interests, which want nothing more than elimination of liberal democracy to free themselves from any obligation to society other than maximizing shareholder value, no matter how much death and destruction that entails. This means the GOP has nothing substantive it can offer voters, because anything worth doing costs money, and money must be distributed to the GOP’s big donors instead. To get voters to the polls to vote to make the rich richer at their expense, the GOP has no choice except to whip them up into a frenzy of fear and hate with lies. Thus the GOP developed its debased electorate ready made for Trump to exploit when he announced his campaign seven years ago.
Those wild, immoral British youth of …. 1961:
re: #160 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
To be clear, the BBC was not worried about the immorality of Rock and Roll (yet)… instead the great debauchery of the youth was by that old trick of the devil - Jazz.
re: #160 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Those wild, immoral British youth of …. 1961:
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British youths were expected to marry, settle down and start dressing and acting just like their parents once they turned 18.
Young men were supposed to take up an apprenticeship, young girls to marry and raise a family while hubby pursued his career.
Anything beyond that was seen as pure rebellion and decadence.
What Brad is describing is literally what lawyers do when they research the law and cite case precedent.
— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) September 23, 2022
Without a doubt, the best sustained sealioning I’ve encountered on this site.
— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) September 23, 2022
re: #161 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
To be clear, the BBC was not worried about the immorality of Rock and Roll (yet)… instead the great debauchery of the youth was by that old trick of the devil - Jazz.
“Going to el monte legion stadium…”
El Monte was where you had to go to see rock concerts in the early 60’s as Los Angeles City authorities had banned them as decadent and immoral
re: #160 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Those wild, immoral British youth of …. 1961:
…
and the Sultans play creole.
Creole, baby.
re: #157 Dr Lizardo
Are they covered by the Geneva Conventions? Technically, they’re a private military group - arguably, a paramilitary force.
As I have understood it, they’re covered by the Geneva Conventions, but may be used to pull a plausible deniability schpiel when things go to the ICC.
re: #157 Dr Lizardo
I don’t think the international law allows for torture and murder even of partisans (i.e. not uniformed).
re: #167 Nyet
I don’t think the international law allows for torture and murder even of partisans (i.e. not uniformed).
Due process must be observed. Even with suspected terrorists and partisans. That is what Rule of Law is all about.
This is because at six weeks, a fetus literally does not have a heart.
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams caused a stir among conservatives this week for saying “there is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks” of pregnancy. According to medical experts, she’s correct. https://t.co/fRn4dU9fCl via @HuffPostPol
— Nancy Parker 🌊🐶🥬🇺🇦🇺🇲 (@naparker) September 23, 2022
re: #120 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
My goal in life is to reach 250k karma.
Thanks for pissing on my dreams…
Think positive(ly)
Just because I didn’t see any change in height doesn’t mean you won’t.
re: #169 No Malarkey!
This is because at six weeks, a fetus literally does not have a heart.
it is a fetus, not a baby
re: #171 Dangerman
Think positive(ly)
Just because I didn’t see any change in height doesn’t mean you won’t.
maybe I should change my tack, start trolling and see how many negative points I can garner…
re: #167 Nyet
I don’t think the international law allows for torture and murder even of partisans (i.e. not uniformed).
I would assume, given the context of the tweet, the question was on the other end, i.e. if the Wagner Group could be prosecuted for war crimes, being an independent paramilitary force. My assumption was that paramilitary forces operated under color of state action would be expected to abide by the Conventions, provided their employer was a signatory, but perhaps this is not an explicit requirement, leaving a bit of wiggle room as suggested here: re: #166 Teukka
re: #174 Dopamine Fish
And yes, there are a lot of assumptions in that reply, leaving me wide open to be corrected. :)
re: #175 Dopamine Fish
And yes, there are a lot of assumptions in that reply, leaving me wide open to be corrected. :)
I would imagine that if any Wagner Group operatives were to be captured, they’d be held responsible for any and all war crimes/crimes against humanity they may have committed, regardless of whether they’re “private military contractors” or not.
re: #176 Dr Lizardo
I would imagine that if any Wagner Group operatives were to be captured, they’d be held responsible for any and all war crimes/crimes against humanity they may have committed, regardless of whether they’re “private military contractors” or not.
I always figured that the Conventions applied in the same sort of blanket way that US Constitutional Amendments do, that after enough countries signed on to it, everybody was just sorta expected to play by the same rules, even if you didn’t actually sign it. And there was a certain amount of shame attached to countries that still refuse to sign it, like, “WTF is wrong with you that you won’t even promise to fight fair?”
re: #173 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
maybe I should change my tack, start trolling and see how many negative points I can garner…
Karma would know
The rules about the possibility of leaving Russia are different from region to region. Pretty chaotic.
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re: #176 Dr Lizardo
BTW, while Rusich and Wagner are related and overlap, I think Rusich is its own thing.
Oh, this is news to me, but welcome news. O’Keefe has long been a creepy pest.
BREAKING NEWS: @DemPartners has won a jury verdict on every count of our lawsuit against Project Veritas and its founder James O’Keefe. The group, known for using undercover tactics to go against political opponents, was ordered by the jury to pay $120K in damages & possibly (+)
— Democracy Partners (@DemPartners) September 22, 2022
My father was stationed in Korea in 1955 +/-. The photo in the article reminds me of the kodachrome photos he took that I later digitized.
A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Friday for the first time in about four years, set to join other military vessels in a show of force intended to send a message to North Korea, officials said.
USS Ronald Reagan and ships from its accompanying strike group docked at a naval base in the southern port city of Busan.
Its arrival marks the most significant deployment yet under a new push to have more US “strategic assets” operate in the area to deter North Korea.
re: #6 Dave In Austin
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re: #181 Nyet
The rules about the possibility of leaving Russia are different from region to region. Pretty chaotic.
In keeping with the Presidents Cup that is taking place about 90 minutes from me, a smooth birbie to finish off the week. And Fall is here! Down to 46 degrees this morning (after hitting 88 yesterday afternoon). Gotta login in and do some work from home, then more physical therapy to see if I can get back on the golf course for realz. Have a fantastic day/evening peeps!
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re: #187 TarHellion
In keeping with the Presidents Cup that is taking place about 90 minutes from me, a smooth birbie to finish off the week. And Fall is here! Down to 46 degrees this morning (after hitting 88 yesterday afternoon). Gotta login in and do some work from home, then more physical therapy to see if I can get back on the golf course for realz. Have a fantastic day/evening peeps!
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re: #186 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
What is interesting is that some of the initial prohibitions were quickly lifted. As I speculated before, they probably don’t want most people who strongly don’t want to be drafted, hence the “grace period”. The exception would be the poor guys who demonstrated against the mobilization and got drafted, but this measure has an all too clear purpose too. “Don’t revolt, get out”.
re: #57 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
I’m increasingly vexed at how expensive fruit preserves have become.
While there have long been premium brands and specialty brands that were expensive, the mass market brands and house brands are now going through the roof.
On Amazon the prices are downright offensive. Amazon prices are typically all over the place for many items, some are cheaper than local but often they are not (you are paying for convenience). But there is no justification for this:
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I really don’t know what to think of all of this. Part of me is believing that we are now seeing what I have long feared would happen when people discovered they really should be paid more: corporations are just going to drive up prices faster than wages.
the beautiful thing about capitalism is that will put a crimp in the plan. Walmart continually pressures its suppliers to supply at cheaper rates. They tend to be irritating because they’ll have something one week and then be out of it the next, but bonne maman preserves are typically a couple bucks cheaper than Publix or Ingles, for instance. That sort of price pressure will eventually force exhorbitant prices back down.
I would like a court to prohibit people from using the words “old” “fat” and “bald” in describing me.
— Slava Ukrayini! (@aagcobb1) September 23, 2022
Late last night, the bloodthirsty conservative majority on the Supreme Court consigned another man to death without an explanation, because the right and proper Christian thing to do is murder people:
Tonight’s 5-4 #SCOTUS order clearing the way for Alabama’s execution of Alan Miller is the 12th time since July 2020 that the Justices have *granted* emergency relief to allow an execution to proceed that lower courts had blocked.
It’s the 11th of those 12 with *no* explanation. pic.twitter.com/HgDPigNd1d— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) September 23, 2022
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE:
Update: They paused their effort to execute him for now because after 2 HOURS of stabbing him with needles, they were unable to get the IV in a vein.https://t.co/maRxPkoxh8
— NIH Llamas (@NIH_LLAMAS) September 23, 2022
re: #26 ckkatz
He got a “award” from the fascist Orban regime. Full stop.
Calling it the Hungarian Order of Merit and focusing on the name of the award ignores who and why he’s getting it.
He’s getting it because a fascist fucker Orban wants to curry favor with the fucking fascists in the US like Jared’s father in law.
Jared didn’t do anything to deserve it.
re: #193 Dopamine Fish
Inability to find a vein to execute him for two hours is cruel and unusual.
The SCOTUS aren’t pro life. They’re cruel forced birth extremists who push death on those they deign unfit (essentially their political enemies, those they consider criminal, undesirable, etc.)
re: #40 calochortus
It seems likely the Basques discovered North America well before Columbus. Apparently the fishing fleet would sail west and come back in a few months with lots of dried fish, which certainly implies they landed somewhere to dry the fish. Naturally they weren’t interested in sharing the location of the Grand Banks with the competition.
Anyone who got within a hundred miles of the mouth of the Amazon would have noticed that the water was not as salty and that it contained lots of logs and branches and debris, indicating a very large river somewhere…
re: #196 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
And then you wind up like a crazed Klaus Kinski on a raft at the end of Augirre: The Wrath of God
re: #194 lawhawk
He got a “award” from the fascist Orban regime. Full stop.
Calling it the Hungarian Order of Merit and focusing on the name of the award ignores who and why he’s getting it.
He’s getting it because a fascist fucker Orban wants to curry favor with the fucking fascists in the US like Jared’s father in law.
Jared didn’t do anything to deserve it.
Or worse, maybe he *did* do something to deserve it.
I’m thinking about sending this tweet. Should I tag everyone or not? I’m not sure why I’m hesitant, but the last time I was hesitant about sending a tweet and did anyway, I got suspended for a week. I’ve also been banned four times. Am I gun shy because of big tech cancel culture against liberals or am I being paranoid? there is no logical reason why it would violate any term of service, but I guess the concern is being mass reported by trolls. Should I send it w/out tagging anyone? Thoughts from the lizard people?
@BarackObama was not born in Kenya, a principle of #MAGA is not “liberty and justice for all”, @IlhanMN did not marry her brother, @RepSwalwell did not bang a Chinese spy, and @HillaryClinton doesn’t feast off the blood of infants. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked them up.
re: #200 gocart mozart
Follow your instincts; if you are that hesitant about it, don’t send it.
Democrats’ odds of retaining control of the House have increased to a new high of 31% as GOP extremist candidates self-destruct.
re: #200 gocart mozart
I’m thinking about sending this tweet. Should I tag everyone or not? I’m not sure why I’m hesitant, but the last time I was hesitant about sending a tweet and did anyway, I got suspended for a week. I’ve also been banned four times. Am I gun shy because of big tech cancel culture against liberals or am I being paranoid? there is no logical reason why it would violate any term of service, but I guess the concern is being mass reported by trolls. Should I send it w/out tagging anyone? Thoughts from the lizard people?
‘mistakes’?
re: #205 Dangerman
Fish called Wanda quote:
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not “every man for himself”, and the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked them up.
re: #116 Nyet
First of all, will not “send” but will allow to send, according to Novaya Gazeta Europe. Second, NGE references a source in Putin’s admin, but couldn’t verify it through other sources. While officially Peskov denies this, repeating Shoigu’s 300k, he lies as he breathes, so it’s neither here, nor there. So, possible but not proven.
New development: Meduza reports that their source confirms a plan of mobilizing up to 1,2 mln.
I decided to untag everyone to avoid a massive troll infestation.
Barack Obama was not born in Kenya, a principle of MAGA is not “liberty and justice for all”, Ilhan Omar did not marry her brother, Eric Swalwell did not bang a Chinese spy, and Hillary Clinton doesn’t feast off the blood of infants. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked them up
— gocart mozart (@EdMix13) September 23, 2022
re: #202 TarHellion
The one line I always remember from that bit was, “The central message of Buddhism is not ‘every man for himself.’”
What a great script that was. One of the best comedies ever.
Mobilization is going great.
“Why are you screaming like women?!?! Shut your mouths!!!” pic.twitter.com/3YLu2W0WgO
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) September 23, 2022
re: #40 calochortus
It seems likely the Basques discovered North America well before Columbus. Apparently the fishing fleet would sail west and come back in a few months with lots of dried fish, which certainly implies they landed somewhere to dry the fish. Naturally they weren’t interested in sharing the location of the Grand Banks with the competition.
Author Mark Kurlansky’s books followed a sort of the trail in the late 1990s. He mentions that he was researching Basque whaling techniques and boats. And that led to Basque fishing. From there we get the book “Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World”. Which led him to write “Salt: A World History” since acquisition of salt was very important to preserving the cod (and other things.)
re: #212 darthstar
Mobilization is going great.
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Sending their best & brightest. https://t.co/HvWXgX6BHH
— Sean (@sean_s_mc) September 23, 2022
Really like to think the above is the rule and not the exception, but this clip is a bit more sobering…
🇷🇺 mobilization for war in 🇺🇦
Region Primorje, Pacific coast pic.twitter.com/6dT5AjLyyh— C4H10FO2P (@markito0171) September 23, 2022
re: #213 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
From there we get the book “Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World”. Which led him to write “Salt: A World History” since acquisition of salt was very important to preserving the cod (and other things.)
Cod Save the Queen!
re: #25 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Those are telephone and telegraph lines.
Electricity arrived in NYC in 1881. Lots of the wires in the photo are indeed electrical.
re: #217 Backwoods_Sleuth
Electricity arrived in NYC in 1881. Lots of the wires in the photo are indeed electrical.
It wasn’t until the late 19th century that electricity was introduced to Broadway. If that isn’t mind-blowing enough, get this: it wasn’t until well into the 20th century that electricity became a more prevalent form of lighting across the City. The transition from gas to electric took decades.
re: #212 darthstar
Mobilization is going great.
The guy up front is like, fuck, I know I am gonna die. Let’s get this over with already.
re: #57 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
I’m increasingly vexed at how expensive fruit preserves have become.
While there have long been premium brands and specialty brands that were expensive, the mass market brands and house brands are now going through the roof.
On Amazon the prices are downright offensive. Amazon prices are typically all over the place for many items, some are cheaper than local but often they are not (you are paying for convenience). But there is no justification for this:
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I really don’t know what to think of all of this. Part of me is believing that we are now seeing what I have long feared would happen when people discovered they really should be paid more: corporations are just going to drive up prices faster than wages.
Walmart:
Smucker’s Strawberry Preserves, 18 Ounces
$4.14
23.0 ¢/oz
Walmart is not going down without a fight.
Atty Mattei: “Did you order the Code Red?
Alex Jones: “I fought the Deep State — “
Atty Mattei: “Did you order the Code Red?!
Alex Jones: “YOU’RE GOD DAMN RIGHT I DID AND I’D DO IT AGAIN!!!
* [Slight paraphrase of end of Alex Jones trial yesterday]— gocart mozart (@EdMix13) September 23, 2022
This is so goddamn stupid I’m putting you on permanent mute so you never stain my TL again.
— Sean (@sean_s_mc) September 23, 2022
Noted economist and PED using Baseball player nailed it six years ago.
It’s time to say it: Jose Canseco was right https://t.co/MPPz7wIJcr
— Christopher Hooks (@cd_hooks) September 23, 2022
Belarus 🇧🇾 Dictator says,
“This mobilization is in Russia 🇷🇺,” continuing that the mobilization will stay in Russia and that Belarus would not act like a “bridge” to send in more troops.”
Even Lukashenko knows mobilization is a disaster. pic.twitter.com/uslHyRcQoD— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) September 23, 2022
re: #144 No Malarkey!
It seems to me a vast amount of theology is about convincing people that doing evil shit is God’s will. Basic universal morality is pretty simple: The Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you; love your neighbor as you do yourself. Of course, the devil is in the details, but the world would be a better place if everyone strove just to treat others with respect, and to minimize the suffering they cause others while maximizing the happiness they bring, while having the humility to recognize that other people may be better judges of what is best for themselves than I am.
The Golden Rule of Hillel is much simpler: DON’T BE AN ASSHOLE. (“What is hateful to you, do not do to others”)
re: #170 Dopamine Fish
Same. 🏌♀️
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re: #227 The Pie Overlord!
The Golden Rule of Hillel is much simpler: DON’T BE AN ASSHOLE. (“What is hateful to you, do not do to others”)
It’s like what I say when I try to get the “mere Christianity” message down into a tweet-sized bite: Love God, love other people, don’t be an asshole and always try to make yourself a better person.
re: #229 Dangerman
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re: #230 Dopamine Fish
There is an interesting contrast between the two rules, though: Rabbi Hillel said, “don’t be an asshole to others,” but Jesus said, “DO be GOOD to others.” I need to revise my statement, because the message of Christianity isn’t just, “don’t be an asshole” - though it does include that! It should be something like, “Love God, love other people, do as much good as you can and always try to make yourself a better person.”
re: #47 Dangerman
It would appear that sometime recently back I broke 250k karma.
I didn’t feel anything at the time.
I don’t feel any different now.
certainly not any taller.
re: #177 Dopamine Fish
I always figured that the Conventions applied in the same sort of blanket way that US Constitutional Amendments do, that after enough countries signed on to it, everybody was just sorta expected to play by the same rules, even if you didn’t actually sign it. And there was a certain amount of shame attached to countries that still refuse to sign it, like, “WTF is wrong with you that you won’t even promise to fight fair?”
And following the conventions usually are of use to both parties in a war. Once one side starts ignoring them the following starts occurring:
1. Opposition units learn of your side’s atrocities and thus:
a. Fights harder and refuses to surrender since surrendering is a death warrant anyways. Thus increasing the cost in men, supplies, and time it takes you to capture positions.
b. Stops taking prisoners themselves. Which for your rank-and-file means their chance of survival is diminished.
c. The civilians get word as well. Which increases the chance you see partisan activities, random acts of violence against your troops behind the lines, and probably a larger degree of passive sabotage or other actions detrimental to your efforts.
All of this recalls to me a segment from the 1977 Paul Verhoeven “Soldier of Orange”. One of the Dutch students in the film has joined the Waffen SS and is on the Eastern Front. A child is begging for food and he responds by dropping a bread heel into the mud near the boy rather than just giving it to him. A bit later he is sitting in the latrine when the boy tosses a live grenade at his feet.
re: #220 jeffreyw
Walmart:
Smucker’s Strawberry Preserves, 18 Ounces
$4.14
23.0 ¢/ozWalmart is not going down without a fight.
Yes, Walmart is holding out. I checked out their prices when I saw what was happening at Amazon. But even there are problems. I noticed online that many of the preservers/jams listed by Walmart on their website are “not in stock” at my local Walmart or SuperCenter.
And don’t forget the Greater vs the Lesser Jihad.
All we know about in the West is the Lesser Jihad, the one that involves going to war with infidels.
But the Greater Jihad is the daily struggle to overcome oneself and become a better person.
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re: #192 Dangerman
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hi
I’m going out in a bit so I can’t stay.
Tropical Storm Warnings are now posted here in St. Anthony, Newfoundland. Further south, Hurricane Warnings are posted across the Maritimes.
Fifteen-metre waves are expected here.
Fiona is now expected to be a Category 3 hurricane as it approaches the south coast of Nova Scotia, by far the strongest storm to ever hit Atlantic Canada.
nhc.noaa.gov (National Hurricane Center tracking map. The cone of uncertainty has been moved east, the edge over the Great Northern Peninsula.)
Things are about to get interesting.
re: #232 Dopamine Fish
There is an interesting contrast between the two rules, though: Rabbi Hillel said, “don’t be an asshole to others,” but Jesus said, “DO be GOOD to others.” I need to revise my statement, because the message of Christianity isn’t just, “don’t be an asshole” - though it does include that! It should be something like, “Love God, love other people, do as much good as you can and always try to make yourself a better person.”
Well, Leviticus also says ואהבת לרעך כמוך “Love your neighbor as yourself”
re: #224 darthstar
He seems to be walking the tightrope between saying/doing enough to keep Putin happy while not pushing Belarus itself far enough that they decide to violently throw him out.
re: #114 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
So how exactly is this not like ISIS or AQ?
Latest footage from the mobilization effort?
Deadspin makes the same point many of you have been:
The Media needs to treat Brett Favre like it did Michael Vick and Colin Kaepernick
The media needs to keep that same energy. The fact that it’s beyond believable that we’ve come to a place in which a man with Favre’s past can be caught red-handed doing what he did but isn’t receiving the same media attention as some of the other Black athletes who did things that don’t come even close to being this egregious — and that’s if they even committed a crime at all — is an example of just how low the bar is now.
Favre’s situation should be covered like it was the funeral of an old white woman that died in a foreign country as a member of a monarchy that has no power or influence in America.
The article also suggests Favre would be garnering substantially more media coverage at this time had the redirected funds been intended for white communities.
re: #224 darthstar
He knows that if he mobilized in support of Russia, there’s a not-insignificant possibility that he’d be facing a putsch from his own military.
re: #242 The Pie Overlord!
Well, Leviticus also says ואהבת לרעך כמוך “Love your neighbor as yourself”
Indeed it does.
re: #232 Dopamine Fish
There is an interesting contrast between the two rules, though: Rabbi Hillel said, “don’t be an asshole to others,” but Jesus said, “DO be GOOD to others.” I need to revise my statement, because the message of Christianity isn’t just, “don’t be an asshole” - though it does include that! It should be something like, “Love God, love other people, do as much good as you can and always try to make yourself a better person.”
Or in a modern parlance, “Be excellent to each other!”
re: #248 Dr Lizardo
Or in a modern parlance, “Be excellent to each other!”
Or in Islamic parlance, “Jihad!!!”
re: #238 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
You do realize that when you are not seeing him The Green Heron is off fighting crime?
+1
re: #241 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
hi
I’m going out in a bit so I can’t stay.
Tropical Storm Warnings are now posted here in St. Anthony, Newfoundland. Further south, Hurricane Warnings are posted across the Maritimes.
Fifteen-metre waves are expected here.
Fiona is now expected to be a Category 3 hurricane as it approaches the south coast of Nova Scotia, by far the strongest storm to ever hit Atlantic Canada.
nhc.noaa.gov (National Hurricane Center tracking map. The cone of uncertainty has been moved east, the edge over the Great Northern Peninsula.)
Things are about to get interesting.
It’s southwest of you a ways but I do wonder how massive the tidal surge would be in the Bay of Fundy if there is a hurricane storm surge pushing north in addition to the usual very large tidal range.
re: #247 Dopamine Fish
Indeed it does.
But, but, that means they can’t use that quote to hate on other people!
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re: #231 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Notice to all GOP state election officials: you can disqualify suspect and fraudulent votes by just waving your hands over them!
Isn’t that basically what they are planning to do in future elections, anyway?
From the other thread:
re: #82 Hecuba’s daughter
It was wrong to say most Floridians — how about most white Floridians? After all, a big reason that DeathSantis is winning is that our corrupt SCOTUS allowed the Florida GOP to ignore the referendum that restored voting rights to former felons.
This is the second time you called a block of people in a state mostly racists. You have since amended it to white Floridians (which are not a monolithic group at all),
It is clear you don’t know the fist thing about Florida politics and demographics.
Here is an article about Florida Cubans and how they vote to keep the GOP in power in FL.
Link
Just stop.
re: #253 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
But, but, that means they can’t use that quote to hate on other people!
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Don’t worry. They’ll just ignore it and find a bunch of others that say they can. Doesn’t matter that Jesus called it “the second greatest commandment in the Law”; facts are irrelevant here.
I’m not a huge Nate Silver fan but I do think he plays the numbers pretty straight.
BREAKING: 538 now predicts that it’s more likely for Democrats to win both chambers of Congress than it is for Republicans.
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) September 22, 2022
re: #238 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
You do realize that when you are not seeing him The Green Heron is off fighting crime?
He’s gonna need a theme song, a sidekick, a secret super power
He doesnt need a vehicle
He can literally fly!
“Is this a struggle session? Are we in China?” Jones responds when Mattei talked about mothers, fathers, etc..losing loved ones in #SandyHook. #AlexJones: “Just like all the Iraqis you liberals kill and love. You’re unbelievable. You switch emotions on and off when you want.” pic.twitter.com/h4R4wDs7kO
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) September 22, 2022
re: #257 darthstar
I’m not a huge Nate Silver fan but I do think he plays the numbers pretty straight.
His work with political polls and aggregation has historically been okay. His sports analytics have been pretty top tier. Once he starts straying outside the numbers, though, he is chock full of hot takes and salty garbage.
holy fucking shit, Judge Dearie’s patience with the Trump legal team didn’t even last half a scaramucci
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) September 22, 2022
re: #254 Jay C
Isn’t that basically what they are planning to do in future elections, anyway?
That is their winning strategy for 2022 and 2024. They came within a hair of winning last time and were beaten only by a record Democratic turnout and a handful of GOP state election officials who still had a few shreds of fairness and decency about them.
Those people have all been fired and replaced by loyal party hacks.
re: #262 Dangerman
It’s a reality TV story arc
re: #263 Dangerman
The judge understands that bad lawyering and trying to play games with the judicial system is bad and should be immediately squashed. Once the justice system is treated as a arbitrary thing it means bad things for everyone going forward.
re: #266 Dangerman
He wants you to pay $40 for one yard sign
serves two purposes: makes him a $39 profit and it makes you all the more morally outraged when your neighbor’s liberal dog pisses on it…
re: #266 Dangerman
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LOL. Trump’s peculiar genius lies in hustling the rubes. On that count, he’s absolutely the master. He’s hit the grifter’s jackpot with his MAGA marks.
Bet we won’t be hearing much of Hillary’s emails anymore since Obama declassified them just by thinking about it.
re: #259 Belafon
Yeah, when you lose in court you have to sit and listen to all the misery you’ve caused. This guy really hates being held accountable.
re: #242 The Pie Overlord!
Well, Leviticus also says ואהבת לרעך כמוך “Love your neighbor as yourself”
So, my interpretation of ‘do unto others before they do unto you’ might be considered a tad off?
re: #242 The Pie Overlord!
Well, Leviticus also says ואהבת לרעך כמוך “Love your neighbor as yourself”
As I read somewhere, the problem with that rule, and the golden rule, is if you don’t love yourself, it doesn’t restrain you.
re: #273 Dangerman
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re: #272 Colère Tueur de Lapin
So, my interpretation of ‘do unto others before they do unto you’ might be considered a tad off?
“Labeled a sham”? I guess if you’re going to both-sides Republican fascism, not a big leap to both-sides Russian fascism https://t.co/JMl7MHKD6V
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) September 23, 2022
re: #273 Dangerman
You’d think for $40 he could at least put some cheap gold tassels on it or something.
/
re: #232 Dopamine Fish
There is an interesting contrast between the two rules, though: Rabbi Hillel said, “don’t be an asshole to others,” but Jesus said, “DO be GOOD to others.” I need to revise my statement, because the message of Christianity isn’t just, “don’t be an asshole” - though it does include that! It should be something like, “Love God, love other people, do as much good as you can and always try to make yourself a better person.”
Have to use the SFW version of this meme because I am currently at work.
Very impressed some out-of-state former mayor can pull this kind of crowd #TribFest22 pic.twitter.com/EkYLbg0OL9
— Ryan Chandler (@RyanChandler98) September 22, 2022
re: #257 darthstar
He doesn’t take Republican shenanigans into account…
The collateral Hollywood made from Vietnam - and the lost that one. ‘Goooooooood Mornin’ Donetsk’. Got a ring to it.
— Rich Stewart 🔰 (@richdstew) September 23, 2022
In the Analects of Confucius there is the formula “don’t do to others what you do not want done to you.”
re: #259 Belafon
I see Alex Jones is going for the sympathy vote in the punitive phase.
re: #285 darthstar
We’ll take your business then. Families should be able to seize and shutter Infowars, the venue through which Jones and his nutjob assistants spewed their lies, harassed the families, and did incalculable damage to Jones’ targets.
— lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity (@lawhawk) September 23, 2022
re: #283 Nyet
Since 11 minutes it doesn’t ;)
I remain cautiously pessimistic. Too much voter suppression and GOP shenanigans to trust GOTV to overcome it all.
re: #286 lawhawk
If he was truly broke he’d arrive for court on public transportation.
re: #286 lawhawk
That has literally never stopped a jury from awarding damages before. Besides, after your completely unhinged rant from yesterday in which you admitted you weren’t sorry for your beliefs, you should be penalized just for wasting the court’s damn time.
re: #287 darthstar
I remain cautiously pessimistic. Too much voter suppression and GOP shenanigans to trust GOTV to overcome it all.
Just remember, they did everything they could to tilt the field in their favor in the Kansas antiabortion referendum, and they still lost by a landslide. I am cautiously optimistic that they woke up a sleeping giant.
On Tuesday, 2,100 Louisiana students were bussed from their Baton Rouge high schools to what they thought would be a college and career fair. Instead, they were taken to a church, separated by gender, and given two wildly different, disturbingly sexist experiences.The “girl talk” went first and consisted of three speakers, one of whom discussed the importance of forgiving a rapist or abuser. According to a high school student who attended the event, the speaker said that she forgave an ex-boyfriend who attempted to strangle her to death. Alexis Budyach wrote on Facebook that the speaker emphasized if she’d “waited for the man God meant for her,” then the abuse wouldn’t have happened. “She [used] this to essentially shame the concept of ‘dating around’ and took a soulmate-esque approach on the situation,” wrote Budyach. “In addition, she explained that she had forgiven her ex boyfriend for his attempted murder, even if he wasn’t sorry.”
Louisiana ‘Career Fair’ Turns Into Church Group Telling Teen Girls to Forgive Rapists (Jezebel)
re: #291 Crush White Nationalism
Louisiana ‘Career Fair’ Turns Into Church Group Telling Teen Girls to Forgive Rapists (Jezebel)
I hope someone files a lawsuit over this.
re: #286 lawhawk
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If he’s eating and has a place to sleep, he has income
re: #292 No Malarkey!
I hope someone files a lawsuit over this.
And well hear about a wishy washy verdict in 6 years
The CIA launched its own podcast, saying it wanted to step out from the shadows to “demystify” its spy work and to help Americans understand the intelligence agency’s role, NBC News reports.
They’ll all just be silence, right?
re: #295 Dangerman
They’ll all just be silence, right?
With the credits for cast and crew represented just by stars?
SO… bigish news.
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NATIONAL POLL
Biden Approval
45% approve
49% disapprovehttps://t.co/fti3bVukD9 pic.twitter.com/MIi5ArCuS1— Emerson College Polling (@EmersonPolling) September 23, 2022
re: #292 No Malarkey!
I hope someone files a lawsuit over this.
SCOTUS will eventually rule the school did nothing wrong.
re: #297 William Lewis
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Governor DeathSentence: University professors are my employees, I can dictate what they get to say. Yes, seriously.
There’s no such thing as academic freedom. There is no such thing as professors’ free speech.
That’s what the state of Florida has claimed in its reply brief to the ACLU’s lawsuit against the Stop WOKE Act. It’s an all-out assault.https://t.co/YWKpjVmXrP pic.twitter.com/r73rvK4CSV— Jeffrey Sachs (@JeffreyASachs) September 23, 2022
re: #298 Dangerman
And only 6% “no opinion”.
Obviously, Joe Biden is a divisive figure!!
(Only half //)
Hearing pedo gates will avoid charges.
Two systems of justice
re: #303 EstebanTornado1963
Hearing pedo gates will avoid charges.
Two systems of justice
From what I’m seeing regarding Gaetz, it’s two Florida prosecutors telling the Feds not to do it because they most likely don’t wanna have to deal with the fallout.
They don’t know if the Feds have more evidence to rely on than just two witnesses.
re: #300 Dopamine Fish
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re: #301 Dopamine Fish
Governor DeathSentence: University professors are my employees, I can dictate what they get to say. Yes, seriously.
Professors have no right to “override the curriculum” = The State has the right to restrict the professors’ freedom of speech.
Constitution is a big fat NOPE on that notion.
re: #307 William Lewis
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Sept 23 5AM: Tropical Depression Nine forms in the the Central Caribbean. Now is the the time to make sure you have your hurricane plan ready if you need to enact it. #flwx pic.twitter.com/EWLkVXMr3g
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) September 23, 2022
re: #309 Dopamine Fish
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re: #235 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Yes, Walmart is holding out. I checked out their prices when I saw what was happening at Amazon. But even there are problems. I noticed online that many of the preservers/jams listed by Walmart on their website are “not in stock” at my local Walmart or SuperCenter.
Check again in a couple of days. My local Walmart had no diet Pepsi for about 4 days and then it restocked. That happens often.
Banning books just creates more writers.
— Jamie Ford (@JamieFord) September 22, 2022
re: #257 darthstar
I’m not a huge Nate Silver fan but I do think he plays the numbers pretty straight.
Agreed. That’s about the only thing I think he does well.
Polishing turd operation in high gear. George Bush is at the presidents cup.
This alarming new extreme MAGA platform threatens to criminalize women’s health care, slash seniors’ Medicare and raise prescription drug prices, and attack our free and fair elections.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) September 23, 2022
The contrast is crystal clear: Democrats are For The People, while Republicans are For Their Power. The American people will Remember in November that House Republicans’ extreme MAGA agenda is far too dangerous — for our families and for our Democracy. https://t.co/MdNYkbZCn0
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) September 23, 2022
Gaetz is likely to avoid sex trafficking charges, due to credibility issues with the victim and witnesses.
Fascinating: during a 7.6 quake that struck in Mexico earlier this month, it caused a seiche in Death Valley NP’s Devil’s Hole - home to the endangered pupfish. Events thousands of miles away propagated waves in this remote water hole.
This new video might be the most red-pilled QAnon content Trump has ever posted, which is saying something. Filled with references to military tribunals, pedophiles, Satanists, and Punisher skulls. pic.twitter.com/fZ1iyRFMCg
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) September 23, 2022
Elizabeth!! Did you need a lady in waiting in heaven? Why did you have to take Dame Mantel! RIP
Oof….we quite nearly had a train disaster here in Ostrava.
Article, via machine translation:
The incident happened shortly after 4:00 p.m. at the Ostrava City Center railway station. “I can confirm that the train ran a red light. The train driver who did so realized his mistake and started braking. At the same time, the general stop function was used,” said Railway Administration spokeswoman Nela Eberl Friebová.
A general stop is an emergency system that allows dispatchers to remotely stop a train or trains in a certain area, for example, in the event of an impending accident.
The passenger train, which was supposed to stop, was headed for the nearby Ostrava - Stodolní stop, where another passenger train was standing on the same track. “Both trains were heading to Ostrava’s Main Station, so they were traveling behind each other. They were about three hundred meters apart, and there are good visibility conditions at the site,” pointed out the spokeswoman of the Railway Administration.
She added that restricted traffic was then maintained in the area. According to witnesses, for example, one connection running between Opava and Český Těšín was canceled when, due to the extraordinary situation on the track, delays were gradually announced, increasing to seventy minutes. “The circumstances of the incident are currently under investigation,” concluded spokeswoman Friebová.
Last week, a more dangerous situation occurred on the main rail corridor. Near Hoštejn station in Šumpersk, a collision was avoided by only a matter of a few tens of meters, when the Pendolino high-speed train and an oncoming local passenger train ended up on the same track. Thanks to the quick intervention of the train drivers, they stopped less than sixty meters apart, the track dispatcher probably made a mistake.
Original, in Czech: idnes.cz
A Florida prosecutor suspended by Ron DeSantis for defying a new 15-week abortion law says a federal judge’s decision to send his reinstatement appeal to trial means a reckoning is coming for the state’s Republican governor.Andrew Warren, a Democrat, was removed as Hillsborough county state attorney on 4 August after saying he would not enforce the abortion ban or prosecute providers of gender transition treatment for young people.
DeSantis cited Warren’s alleged “woke agenda” in reasons for his decision.
At a hearing in Tallahassee on Monday, Judge Robert Hinkle denied motions from DeSantis to dismiss Warren’s lawsuit, and another by Warren seeking an immediate return to office, instead requesting their differences be settled at a trial in the coming weeks.
“The governor now has to answer it to a court of law where facts matter and where you have to tell the truth,” Warren said in an interview with the Guardian.
DeSantis to face trial for suspension of prosecutor who defied abortion ban law (TheGuardian)
Putin’s mobilisation looks asymmetrical:
1. Partial mobilisation in large cities, especially soft in Moscow & Petersburg
2. Total mobilisation in remote rural regions, especially ethnic ones
We don’t have hard data yet, this mobilisation may include elements of ethnic cleansing pic.twitter.com/63YAMM2kei— Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani) September 22, 2022
Two trials of J6 insurrectionists may wrap up today.
Doug Jensen trial update: The DOJ just finished its closing arguments, telling a jury Jensen “weaponized” the mob and that the video they saw of him chasing Officer Goodman was not “a game of follow the leader. That was Officer Goodman in survival mode.”
Defense closing next.— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) September 23, 2022
Even though this trial seems like a slam dunk for the government and that Strand is a moron for not taking a plea, the sober presentation of the facts, the role of the jury, it all seems like a small but important part of a functioning democracy. /2
— Stephanie Mencimer (@smencimer) September 23, 2022
Hiding this about how Russians treated their Ukrainian captives so you can hide it again after looking:
Ukrainian soldier Mykhailo Dianov - to the left; during the siege of Azovstal and to the right; after Russian captivity. pic.twitter.com/hEvnoNiJ4b
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 23, 2022
Y’all thought this was gonna be inspirational I got yo ass in the end 😭😭
— 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝘆’😵💫 (@OvOBrezzzy) September 23, 2022
As Rosh Hashana is right around the corner, we continue to see right wing extremists expropriating the use of the shofar (particularly the Yemeni version) as part of their agitprop, memes, and gatherings.
Russia is drafting up obviously unsuitable candidates in a scramble to bulk up its army in Ukraine, according to multiple reports.Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization on Wednesday, pledging to call up 300,000 people, but only from Russia’s existing pool of military reservists.
Conscripts and students would not be drafted and the new decree would affect only those with previous combat experience, Russian officials added.
However, evidence is emerging that these standards are being ignored in practice.
A 26-year-old PhD student and lecturer at a prominent Russian university told the BBC this week that two men turned up at his house to draft him, despite his student status.
The student, identified only as Sergei, told the BBC he was confused by the call-up because he has no military experience.
A 63-year-old man from the Volgograd region was also drafted as part of the mobilization, the independent Russian news site The Insider reported. (The outlet has no relation to Insider.)
The man, identified only as Yermolaev, has second-degree diabetes and a brain condition known as cerebral ischemia, The Insider reported. Yermolaev had previously served in the army is retired.
re: #330 lawhawk
As Rosh Hashana is right around the corner, we continue to see right wing extremists expropriating the use of the shofar (particularly the Yemeni version) as part of their agitprop, memes, and gatherings.
I remember the first time I went to church and somebody brought a shofar. I was still super deep into the hypnotic effect of evangelical spiritualism, but even then, I felt vaguely uncomfortable with the idea. It felt absurdly performative, like putting on a show for God, as opposed to sincere spirituality.
re: #332 Dopamine Fish
Yeah, the Christian shofar stuff has always seemed a little odd to me too.
My first day of school was punctuated by my Pop having to explain why White people were rioting because they had to go to school with me. My Mom who still lives took multiple arrests for the crime of walking in a store and ordering a Coke. That’s more than a strawman it’s a lie. https://t.co/9ljF5v1k7z
— Baba NostraAdeptus (@brill_inst) September 23, 2022
re: #335 Backwoods_Sleuth
Ruby Bridges and the woman that got Emmitt Till killed are still alive.
Trump’s attorneys are fighting a secret court battle to block a federal grand jury from gathering information from an expanding circle of close Trump aides about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election https://t.co/zRz7drc4qT
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) September 23, 2022
re: #313 Backwoods_Sleuth
The only people who strive to ban books are not the type that read books anyway… at least not books that don’t have a 40% off sticker and allegedly written by the likes of Hannity, Glen Beck or any other fact-free grifter.
re: #338 Florida Panhandler
The only people who strive to ban books are not the type that read books anyway… at least not books that don’t have a 40% off sticker and allegedly written by the likes of Hannity, Glen Beck or any other fact-free grifter.
When 2 groups of penguins meet on the road, they stop for a short exchange of information. When one of them moves in with the wrong group, a friend goes after him to bring him back🙂🐧🐧🐧 pic.twitter.com/W3y4ZwxdiW
— Tansu YEĞEN (@TansuYegen) September 23, 2022
The internet is now being cut in Iran because they don’t want people to see things like this: a man slaps a woman and thinks he can calmly walk away. Where such actions were commonplace before, there are now dire consequences - significantly handed out by other men. pic.twitter.com/iQ2llURxLS
— Omid Djalili (@omid9) September 21, 2022
re: #341 Backwoods_Sleuth
The bloke is plain clothes is “Morality Police”. He got got lucky and he won’t do this again in a hurry. Otherwise the department will soon be renamed the “Mortality Police”.
— Omid Djalili (@omid9) September 21, 2022
Meanwhile, Alex put on another press conference outside the courthouse.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) September 23, 2022
He told reporters that the reason he wasn’t going to be testifying today was not because of the courtroom housekeeping today, but because he “destroyed” plaintiffs’ counsel.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) September 23, 2022
He tells the jury to go home and research what’s really happening in this case.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) September 23, 2022
Plaintiffs’ attorney: We were told this morning that Mr. Jones is electing not to retake the stand but to return to Texas.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) September 23, 2022
LOL
I hope this isn’t like telling a three year old that no matter what, he must never stick peas up his nose.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) September 23, 2022
Tehran. Women’s uprising. pic.twitter.com/lBomcb95jO
— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) September 22, 2022
re: #344 Backwoods_Sleuth
LOL
I hope this jury had some extra alternates on it. I half-suspect the judge to ask in a few days whether or not anyone on the jury has been not paying attention to what she said and started researching or listening to Jones’ spews outside the court room. And such people will be sent home since they are compromised regarding only making the decision based on the evidence presented in the court room.
UPDATE: sterling now down well below $1.11 against dollar. Now closer to $1.10.
When @KwasiKwarteng began his speech it was around $1.12. pic.twitter.com/yyy6E9QNQV— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) September 23, 2022
Pound now down to $1.092 vs US$.
That’s a more than 3% fall today.
And still dropping.
This is… unnerving. pic.twitter.com/VIjM6x7FOI— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) September 23, 2022
A brutal, brutal day for sterling.
Seems to have settled around $1.09 for the time being tho.
By my reckoning this is now one of the top ten worst days for the pound (vs basket of other currencies) since 2004.
Not the league table the Chancellor would have wanted to join today… pic.twitter.com/zuJE9yby8W— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) September 23, 2022
re: #345 No Malarkey!
This is shades of the Arab Spring. Based on how that ultimately transpired, I’m not sure that this will bring long term change as much as I hope that it does.
Finally, I am boosted again. I didn’t get around to getting my second Covid booster last spring/summer, distracted by dealing with other health issues. (I am not good at multitasking.)
Then, it got so late that I decided that I should just wait until the new Omicron booster became available. Good thing I’m a virtual hermit, as is my son, and minimize exposure to the general public.
And my immediately family is weird because we’re probably the only five people in Valencia County still religiously masking up when we go into any sort of business establishment or are likely to come into close contact with people.
re: #349 A Three Hour Tour
I’m still masking although most people in this area have stopped.
I’ll tolerate the looks from other folks because I don’t care what they think. Protecting myself and family is the first priority.
re: #348 lawhawk
This is shades of the Arab Spring. Based on how that ultimately transpired, I’m not sure that this will bring long term change as much as I hope that it does.
I admire people fighting for their freedom, and I can only hope it doesn’t turn out badly, knowing the odds are stacked against them.
re: #317 lawhawk
Gaetz is likely to avoid sex trafficking charges, due to credibility issues with the victim and witnesses.
They couldn’t prove it therefore I didn’t do it
re: #347 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #320 wrenchwench
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If you don’t count missed days my actual streak is 238 or 239. I screwed up on my 12th and 14th games.
re: #330 lawhawk
As Rosh Hashana is right around the corner, we continue to see right wing extremists expropriating the use of the shofar (particularly the Yemeni version) as part of their agitprop, memes, and gatherings.
Cultural appropriation at its worst.
re: #113 Targetpractice
And you can bet that our Armed Forces wouldn’t be raiding Walmart for GPS units.
So gulf wars one and two didn’t happen in your timeline?
re: #326 Belafon
He definitely wants to get rid of the “undesirables”.
Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ...
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Alone in a Bathroom: The Fear and Uncertainty of a Post-Roe Medication Abortion Angel tucked two white pills into each side of her mouth, bracing herself as they began to dissolve. Her deepest fears and anxieties took over. Angel had wanted to talk to a doctor before she took the pills to ... Cheechako
They Were Desperate to Get Pregnant. Then IVF Gave Them Extra Embryos. One morning last spring, Ashley Harrolle put her 1-year-old daughter down for a nap and went to the kitchen. She pulled up her fertility clinic’s contact information. It was time to make the call. In a freezer several hundred ... Cheechako
Joe Bacon ✅
March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
William Lewis
Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
Rightwingconspirator
Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... CheechakoKGxvi
The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ... Cheechako
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
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