Wondering why you’re so angry all the time? It’s not a coincidence. Sarah Silverman explains how big companies profit off our rage and attention. #DailyShow #Comedy
Carrying on from downstairs:
re: #350 The Pie Overlord!
I did have a Geocities site. For some reason that was not on the list.
I did not have a Geocities site, but I did have a couple of Angelfire pages.
Amazingly, Angelfire is STILL around.
re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg
Carrying on from downstairs:
I did not have a Geocities site, but I did have a couple of Angelfire pages.
Amazingly, Angelfire is STILL around.
Wow, really? That’s incredible. I wonder if its operating costs are a lot lower.
🇺🇸 It is quite honestly a miracle any time a train carrying something remotely dangerous makes it through Ohio unscathed….
thearcangel pic.twitter.com/rUpAyEmCpc— dana (@dana916) February 15, 2023
re: #3 No Malarkey!
JFC, that looks like something I’d expect to see in the deepest and most remote part of some third world country.
re: #3 No Malarkey!
This short line railroad was the victim of multiple mergers and bankruptcies over the years and the neglect shows. Much of the 53 mile long stretch of rail is built over Ohio’s Great Black Swamp and is in poor state of repair. The current rated load capacity of the track is supposed to be 263,000 lbs.
re: #3 No Malarkey!
How can you expect straight and level track when the front office needs billions to buy back stock and boost the value of their stock options?
re: #3 No Malarkey!
What’s True
A viral video shows a real train riding on “bendy” train tracks. However…
What’s False
The creator of the video noted in the YouTube video description that the first 52 seconds showed sped-up video. In reality, the train carefully advanced on the tracks about seven times slower than what appeared in the video.
re: #3 No Malarkey!
When were those tracks laid down? In the 1850’s?
re: #5 Backwoods_Sleuth
re: #4 Dr Lizardo
JFC, that looks like something I’d expect to see in the deepest and most remote part of some third world country.
re: #7 Backwoods_Sleuth
The thing is, a track in that state would be forbidden to drive on here in Sweden. Period. No exceptions except for the rail vehicles which lay the new tracks…
JFC. I just looked through Musk’s timeline, and he’s engaging with NOBODY SANE. Nothing but crypto scammers, far right grifters, and dopey sycophants.
re: #11 Charles Johnson
JFC. I just looked through Musk’s timeline, and he’s engaging with NOBODY SANE. Nothing but crypto scammers, far right grifters, and dopey sycophants.
“Independent moderate” my ass.
It’s like having that deranged uncle who watches Fox and Newsmax and follows Qanon on Facebook and is always emailing conspiracy theories to you in charge of Twitter.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 17, 2023
re: #11 Charles Johnson
JFC. I just looked through Musk’s timeline, and he’s engaging with NOBODY SANE. Nothing but crypto scammers, far right grifters, and dopey sycophants.
How long before the following happens?
#SleazyE: *gets a fucking stroke*
Mfs on Twitter: Omg another banger sir *hits like button*
re: #9 The Pie Overlord!
When were those tracks laid down? In the 1850’s?
That seems to have been the last times those rails were adjusted…..
JFC: whether the video is “speeded up” or not doesn’t seem to be relevant: putting a train on those tracks looks dangerous whether the train is going fast, slow, or standing still.
Elmo has become 24% more of a dick in just one year.
re: #11 Charles Johnson
JFC. I just looked through Musk’s timeline, and he’s engaging with NOBODY SANE. Nothing but crypto scammers, far right grifters, and dopey sycophants.
I mean, those are his people now.
re: #13 Charles Johnson
And is one of the richest assholes on the planet.
Norfolk-Southern who is going door to door, asking to test residents water.
The paragraph at the bottom of this
“Contract”states that:
“ The homeowner agrees to hold harmless Norfolk-Southern for any & all legal claims. Personal Injury or Property Damage”
Corporate Terrorism pic.twitter.com/9BwGcJluT9— M-A.Stay’Legit ™️🇨🇦🇩🇪 (@BagdMilkSoWhat) February 17, 2023
re: #11 Charles Johnson
JFC. I just looked through Musk’s timeline, and he’s engaging with NOBODY SANE. Nothing but crypto scammers, far right grifters, and dopey sycophants.
Elon is no better than a junkie at this point. He needs his fix.
I’m surprised he hasn’t changed his picture to him in a crown and robe with a staff and vassals on their knees.
Lather.Rinse.Repeat
your reminder that Elon Musk is not an engineer, Donald Trump is not a successful businessman, and Fox News is not news
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) February 17, 2023
re: #15 Jay C
That seems to have been the last times those rails were adjusted…..
JFC: whether the video is “speeded up” or not doesn’t seem to be relevant: putting a train on those tracks looks dangerous whether the train is going fast, slow, or standing still.
I’m impressed that a railroad decided building tracks in a swamp was a great idea.
re: #20 The Pie Overlord!
Not a lawyer, but this seems like the sort of thing that would be considered “under duress” and thus unenforceable - “You don’t get your water tested for potentially fatal toxins unless you agree to waive liability claims.”
re: #20 The Pie Overlord!
Here’s one you can read.
Sign nothing. Tell them to go to hell.
Who the eff is “Unified Command”?
Whoever they say they are.
They will dupe hundreds.
re: #25 Dopamine Fish
Not a lawyer, but this seems like the sort of thing that would be considered “under duress” and thus unenforceable - “You don’t get your water tested for potentially fatal toxins unless you agree to waive liability.”
They are certainly relying on people doing the normal thing when getting contracts: not reading the fine print. It’s a shame that the leadership of most companies seems immune from criminal actions, except financial crimes that harm their wealthy shareholders. If more chief executives went to prison for extended periods, companies might be better run.
re: #27 Hecuba’s daughter
They are certainly relying on people doing the normal thing when getting contracts: not reading the fine print. It’s a shame that the leadership of most companies seems immune from criminal actions, except financial crimes that harm their wealthy shareholders. If more chief executives went to prison for extended periods, companies might be better run.
The reddit thread linked in the post between ours contains a lot of Internet lawyers saying “standard stuff, nothing to see here, move along.” Folks, do the right thing: Get an ACTUAL lawyer to read it for you and determine if it’s something you want to sign. Until then, tell them to go pound sand.
re: #20 The Pie Overlord!
The other thing you will see within a month in the region is door-to-door water (or air) sampling being done by people with very “federal looking” IDs and paperwork. But they will be some fly-by-night firm contracted by the NS and their paperwork will have the same clauses declaring the NS free of any liability claims or compensation from the signee.
It’s simply an obvious move to make along the same lines as the various energy companies soliciting for your power contract every year and trying to pass themselves off as employees of the local electrical utility company. Including asking to look at your electricity bill.
re: #15 Jay C
That seems to have been the last times those rails were adjusted…..
JFC: whether the video is “speeded up” or not doesn’t seem to be relevant: putting a train on those tracks looks dangerous whether the train is going fast, slow, or standing still.
It’s clear that they’re using ancient tech on that rail line. They aren’t welded rails, which means that the likelihood of a derailment is far higher. It’s the kind of line that should be shut down until it is brought up to modern standards.
re: #25 Dopamine Fish
Not a lawyer, but this seems like the sort of thing that would be considered “under duress” and thus unenforceable - “You don’t get your water tested for potentially fatal toxins unless you agree to waive liability claims.”
Is it (legally defined) “duress”??
I mean, the homeowner/business/property owner does (AFACBD) have the right to refuse the test N-S is offering to conduct.
That said though, this is as vile a scam as I have ever seen: and unfortunately, I’m sure there are likely more than just a few people in the area who will not look at the conditions, just sign off, and later be surprised when they are informed they have waived any/all their legal claims.
Though I imagine they will need several trains the length of the Super Chief to accommodate the legion of Plaintiff’s Lawyers who are lining up for a crack at THIS payday….
re: #28 Dopamine Fish
The reddit thread linked in the post between ours contains a lot of Internet lawyers saying “standard stuff, nothing to see here, move along.” Folks, do the right thing: Get an ACTUAL lawyer to read it for you and determine if it’s something you want to sign. Until then, tell them to go pound sand.
Yep. Just read the form in total — and what it seems to be saying is that it holds those who enter the property for the sole purpose of checking the water quality harmless for any damage they do. It doesn’t apply to the damage done by the train and release of toxic chemicals; only to the more limited potential problem of those check the water and who may inadvertently do harm, such as to the garden.
So, a story making waves here in Sweden is a rare case of “unlawful corps activity” (unlawful gang activity in the text), which basically is forming an unauthorized militia. The guy appears to be a right-wing extremist.
re: #26 nines09
Here’s one you can read.
Sign nothing. Tell them to go to hell.
Who the eff is “Unified Command”?
Whoever they say they are.
They will dupe hundreds.
Read the form. It is a standard waiver to access someone’s property with permission.
Looks like everyone has their ICS-100 training up to date.
re: #30 lawhawk
It’s clear that they’re using ancient tech on that rail line. They aren’t welded rails, which means that the likelihood of a derailment is far higher. It’s the kind of line that should be shut down until it is brought up to modern standards.
en.wikipedia.org
Wiki link for the shortline railroad that owns that stretch of track. The video is from 2017.
Most of the shortline railroads are Class III and have limited usage; e.g. they are point-to-point for limited industrial use much like a spur line. Many are held by a larger overall company.
And a lot got spun off as the Big 4 (NS, BNSF, UP, CSXT) buy track and get told they have too much and thus they cut loose a stretch of low priority and relatively unprofitable track for someone else to have and run - often with obsolescent equipment from the Big 4. (One of the local shortlines in/near Pittsburgh called the AVR ran their trains with a CSXT-painted engine for a few years before they repainted it to their own colors.)
Most of the Class III railroads have low income, issues with infrastructure, and essentially need grants from the state or federal government to do the necessary repairs to their lines to redo grading, replace sleepers, and replace rails and signage.
re: #31 Jay C
Is it (legally defined) “duress”??
I mean, the homeowner/business/property owner does (AFACBD) have the right to refuse the test N-S is offering to conduct.
That said though, this is as vile a scam as I have ever seen: and unfortunately, I’m sure there are likely more than just a few people in the area who will not look at the conditions, just sign off, and later be surprised when they are informed they have waived any/all their legal claims.Though I imagine they will need several trains the length of the Super Chief to accommodate the legion of Plaintiff’s Lawyers who are lining up for a crack at THIS payday….
A few are already at it according to an article I’ve seen. One of the law firms in Pittsburgh with a reputation for ambulance chasing and “Hurt in an Accident?” ad campaigns is supposedly already involved.
re: #165 Colère Tueur de Lapin
I that video, she speaks as though she not an inside-the-beltway politician. She was the fucking UN Ambassador for almost two years. Sheesh.
Yeah, but the UN is in NYC, not DC. Checkmate, libtard.
The targets of all treachery: Delusional ideation, paranoia, and the need for uniqueness as mediators between two forms of narcissism and conspiracy beliefs - Science Direct
The present cross-sectional study (NParticipants = 397; NInformants = 460) examined the association of both grandiose narcissism and vulnerable narcissism with conspiracy beliefs in the context of four theoretically-relevant mediators. Participants who were higher in grandiose narcissism and vulnerable narcissism were more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, seemingly because they were more likely to hold unusual beliefs. There was, likewise, some evidence to suggest that those high in vulnerable narcissism believe in conspiracy theories because they suffer from paranoia, whereas those high in grandiose narcissism believe in conspiracy theories because of a desire to be unique. Together, these results suggest that the conspiracist ideation seen among those high in grandiose narcissism and vulnerable narcissism is a consequence of features that are shared between and unique to each of the traits.
From another WSJ alum (and this one has a Pulitzer to his name) https://t.co/2RpLnScz5Y
— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) February 17, 2023
re: #34 Teukka
So, a story making waves here in Sweden is a rare case of “unlawful corps activity” (unlawful gang activity in the text), which basically is forming an unauthorized militia. The guy appears to be a right-wing extremist.
The next Breivik.
BREAKING: At least 102 children as young as 13 were found working overnight shifts, using hazardous chemicals, and cleaning brisket saws at 13 plants in eight states.
The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Packers Sanitation Services $1.5 million for these egregious violations.— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) February 17, 2023
re: #42 ckkatz
Hey, in a Republican administration, this would be legal.
re: #43 Dopamine Fish
Funny you should mention that …
“Unqualified success” pic.twitter.com/vksce8igV4
— Kolleen (@littlewhitty) February 17, 2023
re: #43 Dopamine Fish
Hey, in a Republican administration, this would be legal.
Don’t worry. I bet between performative BS hearings some GOP rep puts out a bill (or as part of a budget bill) to gut the Dept of Labor’s enforcement division so that this sort of thing doesn’t reach the public eye again.
/ (half)
re: #46 ckkatz
Funny you should mention that …
Invisible hand of the free market, etc., etc. God, I’m so tired of living in this timeline. It’s depressing as fuck. Can we just skip to the part where sane and rational adults finally fix everything?
My proudest achievement in my five years at @POLITICO (and six years of app dates in this cursed city) is contributing this rule to our D.C. etiquette guide https://t.co/EDNKYIAiC5 pic.twitter.com/Vn0jGY2kDf
— Eleanor Mueller (@eleanor_mueller) February 17, 2023
‘Increasing shareholder value quarterly’ is a bad social principle.
Where have we heard this before?
Former president Donald Trump said this month that he won’t commit to supporting the winner if he loses the nomination. “It would have to depend on who the nominee was,” he told a conservative radio host. https://t.co/Sup2RZ1HTh
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) February 17, 2023
re: #51 ckkatz
Where have we heard this before?
The party is for Trump. Trump don’t care a whit for the party beyond having their support.
(Yes, you could also plug in Bernie Sanders here as well.)
oh
Former Texas Right to Life Political Director Luke Bowen was sentenced to five years in prison after admitting he tried to meet up with who he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex. https://t.co/21vIW4Igzu
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) February 17, 2023
re: #52 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Speaking of Bernie Sanders -
crying @bridgetgillard https://t.co/Bx3G3WjRt9 pic.twitter.com/kzkm4VWJB6
— madeline leung coleman (@madelesque) February 17, 2023
The place to be these next few days (even if online) is the @MunSecConf. Early word is that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is “garnering more attention than anyone else in the US delegation and most heads of state.” @TeamPelosi @Semafor #MSC2023 pic.twitter.com/6zjneZwzdC
— Steve Clemons (@SCClemons) February 17, 2023
re: #55 ckkatz
also:
It’s an honor to address the prestigious McCain Award Dinner at the Munich Security Conference where I’m speaking on the need for a strong European alliance to beat Putin and for the democratic international order to out-compete China including in new technologies like AI. https://t.co/66ZDHWCLUB
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 17, 2023
re: #55 ckkatz
The German (?) woman with the pigtails is getting some attention too…
Mother Jones on the #DiedSuddenly hashtag, movie, and trend
The 16 million people who have watched the film Died Suddenly on the far-right platform Rumble may have been expecting more of what they saw on social media: titillating speculation about Covid vaccines’ role in celebrity deaths. Yet viewers of Died Suddenly encounter much more than just a tired and repeatedly discredited strain of medical misinformation. Its premise is that the vaccines are a tool of global elites who want to “depopulate” the world—a variation on the “Great Reset” narrative that “globalists” like George Soros and Bill Gates orchestrated the pandemic in order to reprogram people to accept a new age of Marxism. This conspiracy theory gained traction in neo-Nazi and white nationalist groups, which are increasingly intermingling with the anti-vaccine movement.
re: #58 Thanos
Yeah, but it’s old hat. Can we have more obsessing about 15 minute cities please.
re: #55 ckkatz
By the way, look carefully at the Nancy Pelosi interaction in the photograph. I find it quite amusing.
re: #49 ckkatz
According to Republicans, the train didn’t explode from deregulation. It exploded because Mayor Pete is gay.
— John C. Ryan 🌊 (@johncryan) February 17, 2023
Seriously, this shit goes back to the 1800’s. https://t.co/qvaGyLH18k
— LvilleClinicEscorts (@LouClinicEscort) February 17, 2023
The Freemason to Satan pipeline is also a throwback classic satanic panic trope. Also NO ONE is doing “occult magic” at a Freemason hall, especially a woman. https://t.co/2adkGP3Rka
— LvilleClinicEscorts (@LouClinicEscort) February 17, 2023
Ethan Schmidt (R-Incel Nazi) continues to make himself unemployable. Good.
Arizona right wing activist Ethan Schmidt is now harassing Barnes and Noble over their Black History Month section and called a Black employee, “boy.”
Ethan left after being told to call corporate and later posted his “goal is to be banned from all …Barnes and Noble stores.” pic.twitter.com/NemBuGk29N— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) February 17, 2023
re: #11 Charles Johnson
JFC. I just looked through Musk’s timeline, and he’s engaging with NOBODY SANE. Nothing but crypto scammers, far right grifters, and dopey sycophants.
we could stop making stupid people famous
re: #22 Dr. Matt
Lather.Rinse.Repeat
your reminder that Elon Musk is not an engineer, Donald Trump is not a successful businessman, and Fox News is not news
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) February 17, 2023
also Twitter is no longer Twitter, even though sometimes it still acts and seems like it is
Haley says DeSantis didn’t go “far enough” with “Don’t Say Gay” https://t.co/6plqp0Z9AJ pic.twitter.com/MF6erF8ZZs
— The Hill (@thehill) February 17, 2023
R.I.P Stella Stevens. Nooooooo. Every day..
It’s a crowded bar up there. 🤦♀️🙏😢 pic.twitter.com/KsM7FJMta0— @OfficialTracieBennett (@OfficialTracieB) February 17, 2023
re: #59 John Hughes
Yeah, but it’s old hat. Can we have more obsessing about 15 minute cities please.
YES! The World Economic Forum’s ploy to destroy commerce as we know it! Modern capitalism survives only through long transport of goods and long commutes to buy them! ///
re: #68 Thanos
YES! The World Economic Forum’s ploy to destroy commerce as we know it! Modern capitalism survives only through long transport of goods and long commutes to buy them! ///
But seriously, I had to google that, post surgery I haven’t been keeping up with the kooks as well as I normally do, thanks for pointing it out.
Link for those who might not know about this new focus of RW animus:
slate.com
re: #67 Backwoods_Sleuth
Welch and Stevens in the same week. Oy.
Michigan State Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D) on the Michigan State University mass shooting: “Our MSU students this week were told to execute what they have been practicing for years: Hide, run and fight. Didn’t work, doesn’t work. And eight more kids were shot; five died.” pic.twitter.com/3yr42qTuZL
— Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) February 17, 2023
re: #69 Thanos
But seriously, I had to google that, post surgery I haven’t been keeping up with the kooks as well as I normally do, thanks for pointing it out.
side effect / benefit
re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth
Michigan State Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D) on the Michigan State University mass shooting: “Our MSU students this week were told to execute what they have been practicing for years: Hide, run and fight. Didn’t work, doesn’t work. And eight more kids were shot; five died.” pic.twitter.com/3yr42qTuZL
— Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) February 17, 2023
“Hide, run…”
kinda like deer…
re: #27 Hecuba’s daughter
They are certainly relying on people doing the normal thing when getting contracts: not reading the fine print. It’s a shame that the leadership of most companies seems immune from criminal actions, except financial crimes that harm their wealthy shareholders. If more chief executives went to prison for extended periods, companies might be better run.
I remember several years ago when I was purchasing a car, the salesman got VISIBLY ANNOYED at me because I made a point of carefully reading every piece of paperwork so I knew exactly what I was agreeing to.
Rage Furby continues his Holocaust denialism. And he states the FBI was asking him to keep tabs on foreign involvement in his weird fringe groups:
Chuck Johnson says “the Holocaust is central to the founding myth of Israel” and that certain Jews are “deeply Holocaust skeptical.”
He also claims to be an informant for the FBI and appears to claim the CIA is behind Charlottesville.
Chuck Johnson is a liar and a Nazi. pic.twitter.com/EWjkOeE1HS— Jim Stewartson, Antifascist🇺🇸, Mike Flynn is Q (@jimstewartson) February 16, 2023
I believe there is an alleged incident in which a floor was pooped upon, yes.
— Jim Stewartson, Antifascist🇺🇸, Mike Flynn is Q (@jimstewartson) February 16, 2023
re: #74 Eclectic Cyborg
I remember several years ago when I was purchasing a care, the salesman got VISIBLY ANNOYED at me because I made a point of carefully reading every piece of paperwork so I knew exactly what I was agreeing to.
if those words dont matter, why did you put them there?
if they do matter, then why shouldnt i read them?
re: #77 Dangerman
if those words dont matter, why did you put them there?
if they do matter, then why shouldnt i read them?
That was essentially the argument I made to him. I also indicated I was more than happy to walk away if he wasn’t going to give me time to go over everything. That worked.
*snork*
Wait. Bill Mitchell (“The Second Dumbest Man On The Internet After Gateway Pundit” (tm)” is back on Twitter?
lol— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 17, 2023
re: #78 Eclectic Cyborg
That was essentially the argument I made to him. I also indicated I was more than happy to walk away if he wasn’t going to give me time to go over everything. That worked.
I have been known to cross out parts of preprinted contracts. It makes for some interesting conversations.
re: #78 Eclectic Cyborg
That was essentially the argument I made to him. I also indicated I was more than happy to walk away if he wasn’t going to give me time to go over everything. That worked.
always does
re: #58 Thanos
So, two men who have profited massively from capitalism are gonna commit genocide to bring about Marxism. Yup, sounds legit.
In response to Rick Scott editing his plan on sunsetting federal programs, KJP says the President would like to congratulate Rick Scott for acknowledging he has in fact been attempting to put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block pic.twitter.com/7pGeSnEQtz
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 17, 2023
re: #30 lawhawk
It’s clear that they’re using ancient tech on that rail line. They aren’t welded rails, which means that the likelihood of a derailment is far higher. It’s the kind of line that should be shut down until it is brought up to modern standards.
Shoddy rail lines, rusting broken bridges, asphalt roads crumbling… what part of “Libertarian Utopia” do you not understand?
re: #84 jaunte
In response to Rick Scott editing his plan on sunsetting federal programs, KJP says the President would like to congratulate Rick Scott for acknowledging he has in fact been attempting to put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block pic.twitter.com/7pGeSnEQtz
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 17, 2023
re: #331 Dangerman
so if he changed the plan, then contrary to what he said after the sotu, the original…
Biden called me after I posted that and asked if he could use it
re: #85 Florida Panhandler
Shoddy rail lines, rusting broken bridges, asphalt roads crumbling… what part of “Libertarian Utopia” do you not understand?
your estate can (mostly) always sue
re: #85 Florida Panhandler
Shoddy rail lines, rusting broken bridges, asphalt roads crumbling… what part of “Libertarian Utopia” do you not understand?
In Philadelphia there were articles about on at least a yearly basis on how bad the rail infrastructure was in the area and especially in western New Jersey on the other side of the Delaware River. A lot of creeks and streams running into the river there that require rail bridges and/or road bridges. And a lot of rail traffic since it is a pretty heavily industrialized area with the various refineries, factories, etc. etc.
And small derailments were not uncommon. Every so often they get noticed due to a spill or simply happening in a very noticeable location - like right over the Schuylkill River on a bridge in the middle of Philadelphia itself. I forget how long it took them to clear that simply due to the difficultly of getting sufficient lifting equipment to the railcar itself.
A federal judge in Washington, DC sentenced veteran GOP operative Jesse Benton to 18 months in prison for funneling $25,000 from a Russian businessman to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, Mother Jones reports.
wow, it seems the russians were actively helping trump get elected…
as now found by a court of law.
CNN didn’t even bother to break their ad schedule for this massacre. They just teased this and started running commercials.
We’re broken. pic.twitter.com/HecabtpMru— Jim Stewartson, Antifascist🇺🇸, Mike Flynn is Q (@jimstewartson) February 17, 2023
“…The shootings all happened within the community of Arkabutla, local television station NBC5 reported, citing the Tate county sheriff, Brad Lance.
The news organization said that one incident happened inside a store where man was shot and killed. A woman was also killed inside a nearby home.
Local police then later found four more people dead; two inside a home and two outside.
A suspect has been taken into custody without incident after being spotted inside a vehicle.”
As the former lead for Ads at Twitter, I can confidently say this man has no idea wtf he’s talking about https://t.co/Hw4TfkFNJH
— bruce.falck() 🦗 (@boo) February 17, 2023
“Fox News Chairman Rupert Murdoch emailed CEO Suzanne Scott in November 2020 to say then-President Donald Trump was toast, and that the network should focus on boosting Republican U.S. Senate candidates in Georgia,” Mediaite reports.Wrote Murdoch: “These people should be watched, if skeptically. Trump will concede eventually and we should concentrate on Georgia, helping any way we can. We don’t want to antagonize Trump further, but Giuliani taken with a large grain of salt. Everything at stake here.”
a ‘news’ organization
The Onion comments on the NYT approach to transfolk -
It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible https://t.co/Afupph4GGV pic.twitter.com/w2BNa07LLT
— The Onion (@TheOnion) February 17, 2023
re: #22 Dr. Matt
Lather.Rinse.Repeat
And republicans are not your father’s or grandfather’s republicans.
“Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is coming under pressure from conservatives on his panel and outside Congress to slow down consideration of President Biden’s judicial nominees,” The Hill reports.“Graham has voted for more of Biden’s nominees than any other Republican on the Judiciary Committee, something that is coming under scrutiny from conservatives after Democrats this week celebrated the 100th successful confirmation of a Biden judicial nominee.”
voting for qualified judges. how dare he.
nicely rewritten by a rando:
“Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is coming under pressure from conservatives on his panel and outside Congress to weaponize the government by politicizing consideration of President Biden’s judicial nominees.”
sucks to be in the minority, don’t it?
Alpha Male has entered the chat pic.twitter.com/nDxIFCTpZC
— Joe Nimrod (@ExtremeBeige) February 17, 2023
re: #90 jaunte
James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla in 1931.
re: #68 Thanos
YES! The World Economic Forum’s ploy to destroy commerce as we know it! Modern capitalism survives only through long transport of goods and long commutes to buy them! ///
Not to mention being forced to apply for temporary passes to leave your designated area. Literally the hunger games!
When I finally leave this place, this is where I want to go as this is my idea of heaven https://t.co/BLN1i9VxLm
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) February 17, 2023
lol
Hey, Fukkwads. Next time you’re unhappy with your government do what normal Canadians do, ok? Vote. 🇨🇦Oh, Canada. 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/PNOUh2rB8x
— BKBelton (@bk_belton) February 17, 2023
re: #69 Thanos
But seriously, I had to google that, post surgery I haven’t been keeping up with the kooks as well as I normally do, thanks for pointing it out.
Link for those who might not know about this new focus of RW animus:
slate.com
It appears to be big in the UK and Germany, the first time I saw it in the wild was somebody withering on about the EUdSSR, the “d” appears to be a German thing.
Chuck C. Johnson is desperately trying to rebrand himself as a “liberal” and claiming he is not a Holocaust denier — but he just can’t help blurting it out again. https://t.co/uLfgGX64Iv
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 17, 2023
Ron DeSantis told all public universities in Florida to hand over medical data on trans students.
Insider has confirmed six of the 12 universities have complied with the request.
Now, college students across the state are planning a walkout to protest.https://t.co/8qrVqYGVEz— Ⓜ️Ⓜ️ Lauren Ash Davis - OG Meidas Mighty 🇺🇦🌻☮️ (@Meidas_LaurenA) February 17, 2023
re: #105 Dangerman
Insider has confirmed that University of Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, Florida A&M University, Florida International University, and the University of North Florida have complied with the request, but has yet to hear back from the rest.
re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth
Clearly, the solution is for all students to pack heat at all times so that they can fire back.//
BREAKING: The NM Supreme Court affirmed its dismissal of Couy Griffin’s appeal, so Judge Mathew’s ruling removing Griffin from office for engaging in insurrection stands. We look forward to holding more insurrectionists accountable—including Donald Trump.https://t.co/SEWSuhXyut
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 17, 2023
John Fetterman isn’t the first Senator to suffer from depression. But he’s probably the first to publicly acknowledge he’s getting treatment for it.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 16, 2023
re: #109 Dangerman
And he deserves a shit ton of respect for that.
re: #109 Dangerman
holy fucking shit, all the people who demanded that we respect Ted Cruz’s privacy when his family was going through a tough time, watch them now pissing themselves with glee over Senator Fetterman. fucking barrel-bottom ghouls
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) February 16, 2023
re: #111 Dangerman
as for cruz himself, he seems to have done the right thing. at least one time
Heidi & I are lifting John up in prayer. Mental illness is real & serious, and I hope that he gets the care he needs.
Regardless of which side of the political aisle you’re on, please respect his family’s request for privacy. https://t.co/vNZUZl0LKY— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 16, 2023
re: #105 Dangerman
It’s only a matter of time before DeSantis requires those students to wear a special badge identifying their gender identity.
And the amazing thing was the perfectly square piece of processed cheese (product) was probably the healthiest thing in the bologna and cheese sandwich on wonder bread which was a favorite at the time.
— Phillips P. OBrien (@PhillipsPOBrien) February 17, 2023
re: #7 Backwoods_Sleuth
What’s False
The creator of the video noted in the YouTube video description that the first 52 seconds showed sped-up video. In reality, the train carefully advanced on the tracks about seven times slower than what appeared in the video.
Oh. That’s ok then. 👀
A party that is readying for autocracy must populate its elite with criminals. This is an ongoing process within the GOP. It is why participants in J6 were encouraged to run for office. And why Proud Boys & Oath Keepers and frauds like Santos are supported. https://t.co/1azVJfjcWV
— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) February 17, 2023
re: #117 ckkatz
We need to get better at investigating this shit BEFORE these assholes get elected.
re: #118 Eclectic Cyborg
Yes. We need to know everything about those running for public office.
— jean leroux (@jeanleroux497) February 17, 2023
This could be titled, “A Nazi, an idiot, and a liar”. However, those labels qualify for all three.
The wine warriors: an adventure in delusion
— Adam Meskouri (@meskourii) February 17, 2023
re: #118 Eclectic Cyborg
what it means is that there is a huge need for a media that reports facts (not just Dem friendly facts, but facts). A vibrant 4th estate is just like a national HR department and right now, HR is completely beholden to the stockholders, not the company itself.
re: #120 Charles Johnson
“And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will always love you…”
re: #121 Dr. Matt
This could be titled, “A Nazi, an idiot, and a liar”. However, those labels qualify for all three.
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re: #118 Eclectic Cyborg
We need to get better at investigating this shit BEFORE these assholes get elected.
well, bigger task is getting the media to report on it, especially when they already know about it
Dominion’s filing in its Fox libel suit is the most jaw dropping thing I’ve ever read. But this part is beyond disbelief. Maria Bartiromo asked Sidney Powell for proof of her claims of vote switching. Here’s what she sent to MB & Lou Dobbs. Read it all. Start with image on left. pic.twitter.com/LF28CCQCYm
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) February 17, 2023
Predatory Dinosaur vs Predatory Fish
Photographer Mark Smith captured the stunning moment when an osprey emerges from the ocean clawed onto its prey, a barracuda
[more videos: https://t.co/fSMzFAvqyR]
[site: https://t.co/gmccdmRHkG]pic.twitter.com/2k7OOnwtYN— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 17, 2023
Russians copying DeSantis.
russians are throwing away Ukrainian books from the Pryazovskyi state university in Mariupol. Some are dumped right from the window. russia is systemically destroying all things Ukraine in the occupied towns. Great russian culture is erazing our identity
Photo: P.Andryushchenko pic.twitter.com/wAJ9K6AcI9— Olena Halushka (@OlenaHalushka) February 17, 2023
re: #120 Charles Johnson
Hey Skipper and Skippy! You sound great, but just a tad muddy
re: #117 ckkatz
Businessman, economist, cop, international sex crimes expert? The stories of Congressman Andy Ogles
Congressman places block on confirmation of educational credentials, but NewsChannel 5 digs up an old résumé
newschannel5.com
re: #128 Thanos
JFC taking off from UNDERWATER
re: #128 Thanos
Predatory Dinosaur vs Predatory Fish
Meanwhile…cats at home pic.twitter.com/9Pj2atqpVJ
— cosmichaos.eth (@karmicoder) February 17, 2023
A 28-year-old man suspected of shooting two Jewish men after they left synagogues in the Pico-Robertson district was charged with two federal hate crime counts. Investigators allege he has a history of antisemitism. https://t.co/jQnl4gmdNd pic.twitter.com/jaxVYrJeU2
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) February 17, 2023
I want to hug them all, including the hoomans.
Dog rescued alive from rubble in Turkey…. pic.twitter.com/v0gW0Tx8E2
— ℓυşţ мαη (@almalah1411) February 10, 2023
On the subject of the video.
Well, duh! Selling addictive drugs is always profitable.
re: #3 No Malarkey!
This doesn’t look safe at all.
It isn’t. But it is profitable and that’s all that’s important.
re: #107 No Malarkey!
Clearly, the solution is for all students to pack heat at all times so that they can fire back.//
Especially LGBTQ+ students in Florida.
re: #140 A Three Hour Tour
Especially LGBTQ+ students in Florida.
Hey, the open carry age in some southern states is set to be lowered to 13 soon, so…///
re: #140 A Three Hour Tour
Especially LGBTQ+ students in Florida.
Stand Your Ground seems to only apply to straight white people.
re: #128 Thanos
Predatory Dinosaur vs Predatory Fish
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— Nika (@Victorialesnaa) February 17, 2023
America is ruled by arms dealers who prop up politicians who endorse their products. This radical right coalition wants Americans to live in terror and view each other with hostility. That’s how you sell more guns & create an appetite for autocracy. https://t.co/d0LAAAqkwu
— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) February 14, 2023
re: #118 Eclectic Cyborg
We need to get better at investigating this shit BEFORE these assholes get elected.
Honestly, what’s the point? Republicans are all shit, every decent person is already voting against them, and the pig-people don’t give a shit.
re: #118 Eclectic Cyborg
We’re too busy Going High When They Go Low.
The councilman is paralyzed from the middle of the chest down, and can be seen in video of the incident struggling to stay upright without his wheelchair.https://t.co/ChVPQdxba2
— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) February 17, 2023
re: #81 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
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I didn’t think RushBo could do it, but he did!
If there’s a stupider idea, I can’t think of what it would be.
Oh vulnerability by design! https://t.co/VATtMFJQWz
— Marc-André Argentino (@_MAArgentino) February 17, 2023
Today’s Wordle result is a lesson on the importance of taking the occasional break to clear your mind, take deep breaths and scream into the abyss…
Wordle 608 5/6
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re: #74 Eclectic Cyborg
And the party of the first part…
What’s this bit?
Oh, it’s in every contract, it’s the sanity clause.
Don’t be silly, everyone knows there’s no sanity clause!
re: #149 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
If there’s a stupider idea, I can’t think of what it would be.
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Musk is desperately trying to design an approach that makes the site profitable — or at least provide sufficient revenue to cover his operation costs and interest payments. He figures if he can persuade 10% of users to pay the approximately $100 annually he is charging he will have the income needed to survive and prosper.
If you want your Twitter account to be secure you’re gonna have to pay.
Nice Twitter account you got there. We’d hate to see anything … happen to it.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 17, 2023
re: #91 ckkatz
One thing these morons never understand.
Target ads are worse.
For example, my daughter wanted a DSLR. I researched good models. I got bombarded with “targeted” ads. But I had already bought the fucking camera.
re: #35 Shropshire Slasher
Read the form. It is a standard waiver to access someone’s property with permission.
Looks like everyone has their ICS-100 training up to date.
I did read the form.
If you are a homeowner in East Palestine and they come to your door, sign it.
But you aren’t in East Palestine are you.
What I read is, IF they take samples and deem your abode safe, and that reading was incorrect, you signed away any recourse for redress or anything approaching damages.
The plumes will spread, later readings will be higher or lower.
They are doing this now to cover their asses and get people to sign off.
They didn’t even clean up the creeks.
My response is get out of my face, off my property, and eff off.
re: #152 John Hughes
And the party of the first part…
What’s this bit?
Oh, it’s in every contract, it’s the sanity clause.
Don’t be silly, everyone knows there’s no sanity clause!
The Damned like to steal song titles. This one, Grimly Fiendish, History of the World Part One (with Hans Zimmer on keyboards!)
There Ain’t No Sanity Clause is an odd ditty though: it’s basically a diss track against themselves, with verses rewritten as the band lineup has changed over the years.
re: #94 ckkatz
The world is fucked when only the Onion can tell the truth.
We just made Quentin up, and that’s okay.
Bro listening to rap music from Season 1 pic.twitter.com/Af7nvquJTy
— 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝘆’😵💫 (@OvOBrezzzy) February 17, 2023
Re: the other GOP freshman Congressman Ogles.
He claims to be an economist; based on credentials released in prior years, he does have a Bachelor of Science degree, with a major in International Relations, and minors in English and psychology. No one seems to be disputing those assertions. He apparently is staking his claim to be an economist based on receiving an Executive Certificate from the Dartmouth Tuck School of Business in the subject of managerial economics. Clearly a very overstated exaggeration but not quite Santos level of dishonesty in that one aspect of his background.
re: #89 Dangerman
wow, it seems the russians were actively helping trump get elected…
as now found by a court of law.
This makes me happy. I hope Jesse Benton is cured of Libertarianism by his time behind bars. It would be nice to make it a condition of his release, if he doesn’t serve his full term, which is unlikely.
re: #163 Charles Johnson
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
― Arthur C. Clarke
re: #142 Barefoot Grin
Stand Your Ground seems to only apply to straight white people.
Stand your ground means you get to shoot anyone you feel threatened by.
So straight white cis males can shoot anyone. Anyone else who tries? The “judicial” system sez they were wrong.
re: #166 John Hughes
Stand Your Ground was a bizarro-world pendulum-swing against laws in quite a lot of states that say you have a “duty to retreat” before you are legally permitted to use lethal force in self-defense. These “duty to retreat” laws mean that even if you’re 78 years old and wheelchair-bound, you must show that you attempted to retreat from an assailant or home invader before you can defend yourself with force, lest ye be found guilty of murder.
“Castle doctrine” generally means that if someone enters your home against your will, you are assumed to have the right to assume your life is in danger and use lethal force to defend yourself.
Stand Your Ground, as I (barely) understand it extends the no-duty-to-retreat idea to areas outside your home.
re: #164 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
― Arthur C. Clarke
oh, we are not alone, neither are they, but we’re all so separated and just as stupid and self-absorbed that it’s not a problem for any of us.
re: #121 Dr. Matt
This could be titled, “A Nazi, an idiot, and a liar”. However, those labels qualify for all three.
The Liar, the Witch and the Spork Toed.
— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) February 18, 2023
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