The Bob Cesca Podcast: The Fox News Employee Handbook

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Today’s program from our podcasting affiliate, The Bob Cesca Show:

The Fox News Employee Handbook — [Explicit Language] A Nazi crashed a U-Haul into the White House. The new civil war and the Red Hat entertainment complex’s complicity in political violence. It turns out Fox News Channel is super woke. Fake news about an explosion at the Pentagon was turbo boosted by Elon’s Twitter Blue thing. Trump knew he couldn’t keep the classified documents. Jack Smith issues a subpoena for Trump Organization records. E. Jean Carroll asks judge to amend her lawsuit against Trump. We backpedal a bit on the CNN town hall. Biden, the debt ceiling, and the 14th Amendment. With Buzz Burbank, music by Brian Lisik, Subredlux, and more!

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gocart mozart  May 23, 2023 • 4:03:14pm
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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 23, 2023 • 4:07:50pm

re: #1 gocart mozart

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Backwoods Sleuth  May 23, 2023 • 4:08:01pm
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Backwoods Sleuth  May 23, 2023 • 4:10:19pm
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Backwoods Sleuth  May 23, 2023 • 4:12:23pm

re: #4 Backwoods Sleuth

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Dave In Austin  May 23, 2023 • 4:18:43pm
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Dave In Austin  May 23, 2023 • 4:19:57pm
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No Malarkey!  May 23, 2023 • 4:20:37pm
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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 23, 2023 • 4:21:39pm

re: #7 Dave In Austin

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No Malarkey!  May 23, 2023 • 4:21:55pm

re: #7 Dave In Austin

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 23, 2023 • 4:22:37pm

re: #6 Dave In Austin

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Backwoods Sleuth  May 23, 2023 • 4:22:49pm
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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 23, 2023 • 4:24:07pm

Jacqueline Cochran with Northrop Gamma, 1930s


Reno Air Racing Association
What a life. Cochran bio
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Backwoods Sleuth  May 23, 2023 • 4:25:15pm
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gocart mozart  May 23, 2023 • 4:33:10pm
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William Lewis  May 23, 2023 • 4:35:18pm

re: #13 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

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Reno Air Racing Association
What a life. Cochran bio

Reminds me of this photo:

On January 22, 1943, Major Rudolph Emil Flack piloted the lead aircraft with Margaret Bourke-White (the first female photographer/writer to fly on a combat mission) aboard his 414th Bombardment Squadron B-17F and bombed the El Aouina Airdrome in Tunis, Tunisia

Margaret Bourke-White

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Backwoods Sleuth  May 23, 2023 • 4:35:37pm
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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 4:44:26pm

re: #7 Dave In Austin

I saw that movie…Dennis Weaver I believe. Duel. They remade it a couple of different ways - with teens getting chased and once where the truck kidnaps Kurt Russel’s wife…all quality films.

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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 4:44:56pm

re: #17 Backwoods Sleuth

He’s trying to outlive Trump. Go Jimmy!

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PhillyPretzel ✅  May 23, 2023 • 4:46:23pm

re: #17 Backwoods Sleuth

It sounds like they are preparing the nation for his demise.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 23, 2023 • 4:48:32pm

Apple appears to be unveiling their VR headset.

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The Pie Overlord!  May 23, 2023 • 4:49:39pm

So, this happened right down the street.

Fire destroys store in Southfield strip mall; nearby stores OK

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William Lewis  May 23, 2023 • 4:50:17pm

November, maybe December, 1963…

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DodgerFan1988  May 23, 2023 • 4:56:53pm
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Unabogie  May 23, 2023 • 4:59:27pm

re: #15 gocart mozart

His username is literally “neoconfederate” but he’s saying the Democrats are the actual Confederates?

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Backwoods Sleuth  May 23, 2023 • 4:59:35pm
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Unabogie  May 23, 2023 • 5:03:30pm

re: #24 DodgerFan1988

I’m confused why Glem Greenwald and Bari Weiss are apparently unbothered by this turn towards censorship. I thought they valued free expression more than anything?

Huh.

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A Three Hour Tour  May 23, 2023 • 5:05:33pm

re: #27 Unabogie

I’m confused why Glem Greenwald and Bari Weiss are apparently unbothered by this turn towards censorship. I thought they valued free expression more than anything?

Huh.

That’s just what Scum Scumwald and Bari Weiss wanted you to think.
/

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gocart mozart  May 23, 2023 • 5:08:28pm

When you’re buying black market semen and breast milk you want to go with a name you can trust.

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Barefoot Grin  May 23, 2023 • 5:09:25pm

Breaking News: Ted Cruz has switched party affiliation to the southern Democrats of the pre-civil-rights era. ///

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gocart mozart  May 23, 2023 • 5:13:06pm
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Dave In Austin  May 23, 2023 • 5:14:06pm
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🔧-wench  May 23, 2023 • 5:15:27pm

Pencil, paper, human, then pixel.

Mastodon

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The Pie Overlord!  May 23, 2023 • 5:19:18pm

No this isn’t Texas, IT’S MICHIGAN! (If it was Texas there would have been a bunch of guns)

Cow lassoed while running through traffic in middle of I-75 in Oakland County

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Dave In Austin  May 23, 2023 • 5:19:22pm

Merlin is a great app.

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Backwoods Sleuth  May 23, 2023 • 5:20:54pm
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Backwoods Sleuth  May 23, 2023 • 5:23:17pm
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The Pie Overlord!  May 23, 2023 • 5:24:09pm

Cheesecakes.

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The Pie Overlord!  May 23, 2023 • 5:25:42pm

Whipped cream will spackle those cracks right up.

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🔧-wench  May 23, 2023 • 5:26:42pm

re: #38 The Pie Overlord!

Cheesecakes.

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Those are lovely.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 5:28:12pm

re: #1 gocart mozart

So right from the start with his asskissing of Il Duce Sleazy E shows the world what an anti-Semite he is.

If you are still on THE BIRD, get off. Let Twitter wind up in The Shitter.

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🔧-wench  May 23, 2023 • 5:28:31pm

Mastodon

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 5:28:52pm

re: #38 The Pie Overlord!

Cheesecakes.

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Just looking at that picture puts a smile on my face!

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 5:31:39pm

Mastodon

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 5:33:33pm

Mastodon

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gocart mozart  May 23, 2023 • 5:35:11pm
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Charles Johnson  May 23, 2023 • 5:37:57pm

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mmmirele  May 23, 2023 • 5:40:56pm

re: #17 Backwoods Sleuth

*sigh* We’re almost three weeks in to mom being on hospice care at home. She sleeps about 22 hours a day. I managed to catch her awake when I was over there on Saturday. I think this could go on for quite a long time, but I have no idea how long.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 5:42:39pm

re: #37 Backwoods Sleuth

Holding back a kid because they didn’t score 90 on a test is right out of Christopher Rufo’s playbook to destroy the public school system.

Rufo has stated in public that he will do anything to weaken public support for public schools and shut them down for good.

He and his fellow Radical Republicans must be stopped.

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Charles Johnson  May 23, 2023 • 5:46:29pm

re: #48 mmmirele

{{{mmmirele}}}

I’ve been there.

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 5:48:11pm

Near where Teleskiguy hails from; one of my favorite spots on earth.
Take the train if you ever get the chance.

Mastodon

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Charles Johnson  May 23, 2023 • 5:48:16pm

JFC, the sites Donald Trump is promoting on Truth Social these days. Gateway Pundit, American Thinker, et al. The shittiest right wing grifter blogs, who work the rubes by laundering and hyping the dangerous racist conspiracy theories bubbling up from even worse sites.

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 23, 2023 • 5:50:05pm

Definitely read to the end.

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🔧-wench  May 23, 2023 • 5:52:44pm

re: #53 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

Definitely read to the end.

OK, that one was worth clicking through to twitter for.

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No Malarkey!  May 23, 2023 • 5:53:33pm
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The Pie Overlord!  May 23, 2023 • 5:58:08pm
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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 5:58:56pm

So DeSantis announcing on Twitter is an obvious attempt to lock up the white supremacist demographic…I really do hope this backfires on him gloriously. I want him and trump destroyed by the time Super Tuesday comes around, and for the two South Carolina candidates to fight to the death for the nomination. Neither could hold a candle to President Biden in a debate.

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mmmirele  May 23, 2023 • 6:00:53pm

re: #50 Charles Johnson

{{{mmmirele}}}

I’ve been there.

Thanks. I’ve been having a hard time with this.

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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 6:01:02pm

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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 6:02:59pm

re: #59 darthstar

BTW, that’s not a dildo on the floor by the dog beds…it’s just a very poorly designed double-nutted dog bone. I call it ‘the obscene thing’…

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The GOP is a Terrorist Organization  May 23, 2023 • 6:03:20pm
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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 6:04:07pm

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Charles Johnson  May 23, 2023 • 6:05:47pm

Cat claws are like fingernails. You gotta keep em clipped or they start getting in the way, except cats’ fingernails are like little razors and they can really fuck your shit up if you’re not careful.

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Hecuba's daughter  May 23, 2023 • 6:06:50pm

re: #55 No Malarkey!

So they are being attacked now by a different omicron variant? Are their policies now are to treat this like the flu with no drastic lockdowns?

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 6:07:00pm

Two threads ago.

re: #296 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

It’s the daily fail. They probably got everything about this wrong.

It is correct. It was reported in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, August 31, 2020

Abstract

Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT) is an organometallic compound used as a gasoline additive for its antiknock properties. Human ingestion of MMT has not previously been reported. We present the case of a 54-year-old man who developed seizures and altered mental status after drinking 12 oz. of MMT-containing NOS Octane Booster Racing Formula. Due to label similarities, he mistook this for the NOS High Performance energy drink. The patient was intubated due to persistent seizures despite benzodiazepine treatment and admitted to the intensive care unit. He had two further seizures while intubated, but he was successfully extubated on the 4th day post-ingestion. He was confused and ataxic following extubation, but one day later his symptoms resolved and he was discharged without further incident.
This case highlights the importance of responsible labeling of consumables. It is important for clinicians and poison centers to report any such instances to the United States Food and Drug Administration.

(more)

Toxic boost: Acute, reversible neurotoxicity after ingestion of methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT) mistaken for an energy drink (full case study available at the link)

The girlfriend taking him to the emergency room probably saved his life.

The Daily Mail article notes that the case was from 2020 but is getting attention again, so they wrote the article about it as a warning that you should be sure of what you ingest, noting that about 2/3 of poisonings are children who confuse a brightly-coloured package or can as something edible.

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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 6:07:51pm

re: #60 darthstar

Look at that shredder.

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The GOP is a Terrorist Organization  May 23, 2023 • 6:08:14pm

re: #63 Charles Johnson

Cat claws are like fingernails. You gotta keep em clipped or they start getting in the way, except cats’ fingernails are like little razors and they can really fuck your shit up if you’re not careful.

Can confirm.

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🔧-wench  May 23, 2023 • 6:09:21pm

re: #63 Charles Johnson

Cat claws are like fingernails. You gotta keep em clipped or they start getting in the way, except cats’ fingernails are like little razors and they can really fuck your shit up if you’re not careful.

My cats will now purr through the whole process. Only took 16 years.

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sagehen  May 23, 2023 • 6:10:18pm

re: #64 Hecuba’s daughter

So they are being attacked now by a different omicron variant? Are their policies now are to treat this like the flu with no drastic lockdowns?

If they lose a few million people, or a few tens of millions of people, they have them to spare. Especially if they’re pensioners (does China even have pensions? I suppose I should check).

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 6:10:39pm

re: #48 mmmirele

Sending a hug because I’ve been thru that multiple times and it just hurts.

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Charles Johnson  May 23, 2023 • 6:10:46pm

re: #66 darthstar

Exactly.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 6:15:05pm

re: #56 The Pie Overlord!

So Daily Salinas spreads the poison of the Protocols.

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 6:15:16pm

re: #66 darthstar

Our two cats like stropping their knives on the back of a rolled up carpet in the spare room.

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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 6:15:58pm

re: #63 Charles Johnson

Cat claws are like fingernails. You gotta keep em clipped or they start getting in the way, except cats’ fingernails are like little razors and they can really fuck your shit up if you’re not careful.

The last set of leather barstools we had…they were even more shredded by the time I threw them away.

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 6:17:20pm

Mastodon

16:56 video on Safdie and the concept behind the building.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 6:19:04pm

re: #267 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

Dignified? She did softcore porn and married a hardcore criminal.

What’s wrong with Melania Trump’s photoshoot in GQ? She’s an adult and should be allowed to do what she wants with her body. As for “married to a criminal,” I’ll drag her for that; it seems more relevant about her character to me.

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Charles Johnson  May 23, 2023 • 6:22:15pm

re: #74 darthstar

If they’re outside they’ll do it on trees and stuff. If they’re inside cats they’ll do it on whatever feels right.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 6:23:27pm

Ethics Committee closes GOP-initiated investigation of Swalwell without finding wrongdoing

Won’t stop FAUX from lying.

rawstory.com

On Tuesday, the Ethics Committee said that after two years, they hadn’t found any wrongdoing on the part of Swalwell.

“Nearly ten years ago, I assisted the FBI in their counterintelligence investigation of a campaign volunteer. The case and my assistance were briefed to Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner, and two years later, Republican Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, re-appointed me to the House Intelligence Committee. Neither Speaker questioned my actions nor politicized my cooperation. Despite the FBI repeatedly saying I was nothing but helpful and never accused of wrongdoing, this complaint was filed by a House Republican. … If the intent in bringing this complaint and leveling false smears was to silence me that is not going to happen. I will continue to be a voice on behalf of my constituents and a passionate defender of democracy.”

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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 6:26:00pm

Mexican pulp art posted by a friend on facebook. Artist unknown.

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William Lewis  May 23, 2023 • 6:28:31pm

I don’t know if I should laugh, cry or just have a headache…

facebook.com

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🔧-wench  May 23, 2023 • 6:32:43pm

re: #75 jaunte

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16:56 video on Safdie and the concept behind the building.

It looks like Zuni housing all grown up, but Legos were key!

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Rightwingconspirator  May 23, 2023 • 6:34:02pm

re: #77 Charles Johnson

We got scratching posts and liberally hit them with catnip. That seems to redirect the urge to claw stuff up. Ymmv of course.

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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 6:39:22pm

re: #82 Rightwingconspirator

We got scratching posts and liberally hit them with catnip. That seems to redirect the urge to claw stuff up. Ymmv of course.

We usually just accept that shit needs to be replaced…but my wife wants a custom Eames chair and those things aren’t exactly cheap, so maybe I’ll put her in booties.

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No Malarkey!  May 23, 2023 • 6:40:44pm

re: #64 Hecuba’s daughter

So they are being attacked now by a different omicron variant? Are their policies now are to treat this like the flu with no drastic lockdowns?

Yes and yes

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Charles Johnson  May 23, 2023 • 6:41:15pm

Am I really seeing people trying to dismiss the Nazi flag found in today’s white house attacker’s van as “a Hindu symbol” even though it was an obvious third reich flag?

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  May 23, 2023 • 6:42:55pm
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No Malarkey!  May 23, 2023 • 6:43:31pm

re: #76 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

What’s wrong with Melania Trump’s photoshoot in GQ? She’s an adult and should be allowed to do what she wants with her body. As for “married to a criminal,” I’ll drag her for that; it seems more relevant about her character to me.

It’s the hypocrisy; Republicans dragged Michelle for wearing short sleeves.

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calochortus  May 23, 2023 • 6:44:35pm

re: #58 mmmirele

Thanks. I’ve been having a hard time with this.

It is hard. I’ve been through it too and can only offer moral support.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 6:44:42pm

Just a reminder of what a fake Candace Owens is.

newstimes.com

She was the victim of a hate crime and gets a check for $37,500. And now she decries such actions and defends the very racist whites who threatened her when she was 18.

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The Pie Overlord!  May 23, 2023 • 6:46:10pm

re: #85 Charles Johnson

Am I really seeing people trying to dismiss the Nazi flag found in today’s white house attacker’s van as “a Hindu symbol” even though it was an obvious third reich flag?

I remember one time at work, someone had tacked a wedding invitation to the break room bulletin board. The invitation was decorated with little swastikas along the edge. I freaked out for about a second until I realized: The Hindu version is straight up (+ base) and down and the arms are clockwise. The nazi version is tilted (x base) and the arms are counter clockwise.

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Belafon  May 23, 2023 • 6:48:39pm

re: #61 The GOP is a Terrorist Organization

“Ron just wants to take us back to the 50s, but blacks shouldn’t make a big deal about what happened to them.” - Matt

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 6:51:42pm

Nathan Howard / Reuters via Redux

nbcnews.com

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Belafon  May 23, 2023 • 6:51:59pm

re: #79 darthstar

Mexican pulp art posted by a friend on facebook. Artist unknown.

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Why is Susan Sarandon stealing a pig?

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Belafon  May 23, 2023 • 6:52:53pm

re: #85 Charles Johnson

Am I really seeing people trying to dismiss the Nazi flag found in today’s white house attacker’s van as “a Hindu symbol” even though it was an obvious third reich flag?

“We’re just flashing the OK sign!”

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Patricia Kayden  May 23, 2023 • 6:54:32pm

re: #15 gocart mozart

Best comeback ever!!!

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 23, 2023 • 6:55:10pm
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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 6:56:27pm

re: #96 Dangerman (sigh…only in America)

AG Garland should respond the way Harlan Crow responded to Senator Durbin.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  May 23, 2023 • 6:56:40pm
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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  May 23, 2023 • 6:58:19pm

I’m late to the game here but I wanted to say that okra is only slimy of you overcook it. If made properly it’s delish. I like frozen and I add it to the stew at the end and turn off the flame. It heats with the stew and is perfect. Using fresh I cook it for like 3 minutes and then turn off the flame and let it all sit for 10 minutes.

Kale is only good off you bake it with salt and garlic powder until it turns into crisps (remove the thick stems).

Beets are, well, beets. Use with goat cheese in salads (there’s little that goat cheese won’t help), add some raisins or Crasins, fresh fruit and a fruit dressing like raspberry or pear (pear and walnut dressing is the bomb!)

Carrots are good caramelized with a tsp of sugar and a dash of lemon juice.

There’s my two cents and I’m finally caught up with threads. It’s been a busy couple of weeks.

Hi, y’all!

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  May 23, 2023 • 7:01:16pm

re: #92 jaunte

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nbcnews.com

A Missouri man with a Nazi flag is not surprising. THAT Missouri man with a Nazi flag is shocking.

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Yeah Sure WhatEVs  May 23, 2023 • 7:04:13pm

re: #96 Dangerman (sigh…only in America)

Dear Dewey, Chetum and Howe,

Please find the attached rope for which you may piss up at your convenience.

Sincerely,

MG

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 23, 2023 • 7:06:03pm

This time the cats gutted a mouse and left it in my bed.
I still don’t see why people get upset about this sort of thing.
/

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 7:06:44pm

re: #100 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

There is some Indian history: Subhas Chandra Bose
en.wikipedia.org

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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 7:08:10pm

re: #86 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

Did Malcom Nance just call Elmo a replicant sex toy for fetishists?

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darthstar  May 23, 2023 • 7:08:51pm

re: #101 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

Plus points for ‘piss up a rope’ memories.

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 23, 2023 • 7:10:29pm

Here’s some gaudy Desantis merch for your viewing (displeasure).

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Patricia Kayden  May 23, 2023 • 7:10:51pm

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 7:12:18pm

Guam weather radar. The typhoon is about to hit the island.

radar.weather.gov

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 7:14:21pm

re: #108 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

This Afternoon
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 84. Windy, with a northeast wind 55 to 65 mph increasing to 105 to 115 mph. Winds could gust as high as 145 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 74. Windy, with a south wind 110 to 120 mph decreasing to 41 to 51 mph. Winds could gust as high as 145 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 84. Windy, with a south wind 34 to 39 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 76. South southeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  May 23, 2023 • 7:14:34pm

re: #100 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

A Missouri man with a Nazi flag is not surprising. THAT Missouri man with a Nazi flag is shocking.

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Patricia Kayden  May 23, 2023 • 7:16:53pm

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 7:17:37pm

re: #106 Eclectic Cyborg

Here are some real-world Desantis accomplishments:

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Nerdy Fish  May 23, 2023 • 7:18:23pm

re: #112 jaunte

Here’s some real-world Desantis accomplishments:

And just think: Minnesota paid out a few million dollars, and we’re going to get rid of ours. ALL of ours.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 7:18:34pm

re: #110 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

The irony is in his job title. Deloitte “Risk advisor.” I guess he doesn’t assess risk very well.

He posted a non-pology on LinkedIn afterwards.

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 23, 2023 • 7:21:44pm

re: #101 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

Dear Dewey, Chetum and Howe,

Please find the attached rope for which you may piss up at your convenience.

Sincerely,

MG

“To avoid any appearance of bias or impropriety, this was turned over to a special counsel. “

A) need his number?
And/or
B) in case you weren’t aware, but it’s been in all the papers. for a while.

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 23, 2023 • 7:23:25pm

re: #111 Patricia Kayden

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You left out convicted sexual perv

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 7:23:58pm

Republicans hate women.

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 23, 2023 • 7:25:29pm

re: #117 jaunte

Republicans hate women.

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Laser like focus on the problems plaguing the state and the nation

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 7:25:33pm

Nope I read that wrong. This they’re willing to do. Maybe.

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 7:26:18pm

“You have to carry that dead fetus to term, but no sales tax.”

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 7:33:39pm

From two threads ago:

#NotADragQueen /s

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 7:36:02pm

re: #117 jaunte

Republicans hate women.

According to the bill to remove sales tax from women’s hygiene products, and baby diapers, it looks like the only decent bill to come out of the Texas Legislature in a long time.

There’s still time for Gov. Abbott to veto it though, then the GOP all say “oh well we tried” and not vote to override.

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 7:36:34pm

re: #121 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

He trimmed his flock for $230 million; looks like karma caught up.

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 7:37:28pm

re: #122 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Even if it passes, it’s just camouflage for their vicious misogyny.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 7:37:45pm

re: #48 mmmirele

*sigh* We’re almost three weeks in to mom being on hospice care at home. She sleeps about 22 hours a day. I managed to catch her awake when I was over there on Saturday. I think this could go on for quite a long time, but I have no idea how long.

[[[Mmmirele]]] Take care of yourself.

I hope your mother is comfortable.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 23, 2023 • 7:38:44pm

re: #121 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

From two threads ago:

#NotADragQueen /s

He was a true believer, absolutely out of his mind.
The vaccinated people that made idiots afraid of vaccines are worse.

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🔧-wench  May 23, 2023 • 7:41:32pm

Mastodon

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 23, 2023 • 7:44:44pm

re: #121 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

From two threads ago:

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#NotADragQueen /s

Jesus said that Satan is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44), and the pulpit pimp died, in effect, of his own lies, so it might reasonably be called an attack by Satan.

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 7:45:34pm

re: #127 🔧-wench

I’m working on a booted cedar borb.

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🔧-wench  May 23, 2023 • 7:47:46pm

re: #129 jaunte

I’m working on a booted cedar borb.

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Nice piece of wood. Looks like the longtail booted cedar borb.

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I Would Prefer Not To  May 23, 2023 • 7:49:36pm

re: #7 Dave In Austin

But did you know that the TV film Duel, with Dennis Weaver was directed by a very young Steven Speilberg? It is studied in film courses for the cinemaphotography and editing (all done on a low tv budget). Now you know.

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austin_blue  May 23, 2023 • 7:53:05pm

re: #50 Charles Johnson

{{{mmmirele}}}

I’ve been there.

Me two, twice. It’s a brutal Long Goodbye.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 7:54:41pm

I’m off to lie down for a nap. My wife went to the doc today so we spent a lot of the day in Scottsbluff.

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 23, 2023 • 7:57:11pm

re: #128 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

Marcus Lamb

Lamb’s Daystar TV applied for and was granted a loan under the 2020 United States government Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help pay employees’ salaries during restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it received $3.9 million.

Soon after receiving the funds, the church purchased a 1997 14-seat Gulfstream V aircraft worth $8-10 million. In December 2020, Daystar TV paid back the loan with interest after the television show Inside Edition investigated the purchase of the aircraft, which had been used for Lamb family vacations.

What is it with these quacks and Gulfstreams? Besides its role as flying palace, the various Gulfstreams are used for a variety of military tasks. As a relatively small aircraft with excellent range and endurance it is well suited to electronic surveillance and reconnaissance. This is an Israeli Gulfstream 550 Oron ISR (intelligence, suveillance and reconnaisance) aircraft. Note the very large conformal antennas on the sides of the fuselage.

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austin_blue  May 23, 2023 • 7:58:11pm

re: #119 jaunte

Nope I read that wrong. This they’re willing to do. Maybe.

I’ve known Donna for years. One of our dear friends was her first Chief of Staff at the Lege.

A real educational policy specialist, along with Wimmins Ishues, dontcha know.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 7:58:11pm

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 23, 2023 • 7:59:29pm

Giving in to bigots is wrong, but their employees aren’t trained or paid enough to deal with these assholes.

NEW YORK (AP) — Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride Month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.

“Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work,” Target said in a statement Tuesday. “Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.”

Target declined to say which items it was removing but among the ones that garnered the most attention were “tuck friendly” women’s swimsuits that allow trans women who have not had gender-affirming operations to conceal their private parts. Designs by Abprallen, a London-based company that designs and sells occult- and satanic-themed LGBTQ clothing and accessories, have also created backlash.

The Pride merchandise has been on sale since early May. Pride Month is held in June.

Target removes some LGBTQ merchandise from stores after threats to workers (KRQE)

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austin_blue  May 23, 2023 • 8:00:13pm

re: #134 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

Marcus Lamb

What is it with these quacks and Gulfstreams? Besides its role as flying palace, the various Gulfstreams are used for a variety of military tasks. As a relatively small aircraft with excellent range and endurance it is well suited to electronic surveillance and reconnaissance. This is an Israeli Gulfstream 550 Oron ISR (intelligence, suveillance and reconnaisance) aircraft. Note the very large conformal antennas on the sides of the fuselage.

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Those are side-scanning radars.

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austin_blue  May 23, 2023 • 8:07:02pm

re: #106 Eclectic Cyborg

Here’s some gaudy Desantis merch for your viewing (displeasure).

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Florida:

The State of That Guy.

Florida:

The State of Disfunction.

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 23, 2023 • 8:07:57pm

re: #138 austin_blue

Those are side-scanning radars.

I’ll take your word for it. My Huey had a modified CB radio and an 8-track player and that was it. I was told that we had room for a couple of homing pigeons, too, but I never saw those.

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austin_blue  May 23, 2023 • 8:14:45pm

re: #140 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

I’ll take your word for it. My Huey had a modified CB radio and an 8-track player and that was it. I was told that we had room for a couple of homing pigeons, too, but I never saw those.

Were you flying Huey Slicks for the Americal Division? If so, my Da was on the other side of Chu Lai with MAG-13. He commanded VMFA-314 in 1970.

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So Cal Greek Hippie  May 23, 2023 • 8:16:50pm

2023: Dog in a California Hotel Room

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 8:20:51pm

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Teukka  May 23, 2023 • 8:21:52pm

I was about to going to sleep, then this tweet caught my fucking eye…

Fucking pervs.

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jaunte  May 23, 2023 • 8:28:32pm
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BeenHereAwhile  May 23, 2023 • 8:30:47pm

re: #134 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

Marcus Lamb

What is it with these quacks and Gulfstreams? Besides its role as flying palace, the various Gulfstreams are used for a variety of military tasks. As a relatively small aircraft with excellent range and endurance it is well suited to electronic surveillance and reconnaissance. This is an Israeli Gulfstream 550 Oron ISR (intelligence, suveillance and reconnaisance) aircraft. Note the very large conformal antennas on the sides of the fuselage.

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God told the Lamb church to purchase the Gulfstream V.

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Teukka  May 23, 2023 • 8:46:06pm

re: #144 Teukka

I was about to going to sleep, then this tweet caught my fucking eye…

Fucking pervs.

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DodgerFan1988  May 23, 2023 • 8:48:51pm
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A Cranky One  May 23, 2023 • 8:54:09pm

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 23, 2023 • 9:02:25pm

re: #141 austin_blue

Were you flying Huey Slicks for the Americal Division? If so, my Da was on the other side of Chu Lai with MAG-13. He commanded VMFA-314 in 1970.

No, I was in the 12th Air Group in III Corps around Saigon, and flew mostly out of Bien Hoa itself and Tay Ninh.

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I Would Prefer Not To  May 23, 2023 • 9:03:57pm

got it in 4, but my third guess was a much better word. The commissioner of Wordle is going to get a nasty letter with lots of sarcasm and f letter words. Night people

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 9:27:33pm

MSNBC 05 23 2023 23 05 29

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Captain Ron  May 23, 2023 • 9:29:17pm
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Joe Bacon ✅  May 23, 2023 • 9:30:25pm

The History of Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches!

The Original PB&J from 1901

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teleskiguy  May 23, 2023 • 9:33:23pm

Mastodon

Young individuals die all the time playing in the mountains. I know all too well. I’m once again reminded of the absolute precarity of life itself, that it can just end *snaps fingers* just like that.

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teleskiguy  May 23, 2023 • 9:37:07pm
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Eclectic Cyborg  May 23, 2023 • 9:46:48pm

re: #156 teleskiguy

Times change.

The religious assholes stay the same.

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teleskiguy  May 23, 2023 • 9:50:08pm

This dude was soulful. Heart of gold. Loved everybody. Tended the most beautiful alpine garden in the world. Coached kids skiing every weekend. This is devastating.

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William Lewis  May 23, 2023 • 9:51:48pm

re: #156 teleskiguy

Fallwell is one of those who makes me want to believe in hell just for the image of his ass waking up there instead of the heaven he thought he’d get.

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Belafon  May 23, 2023 • 9:56:50pm
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Belafon  May 23, 2023 • 9:59:25pm
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Belafon  May 23, 2023 • 10:04:05pm

Atheists targeting atheists or “my non-belief is stronger than your non-belief” or “my zero is more equal to zero than your zero.”

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teleskiguy  May 23, 2023 • 10:11:34pm

Mastodon

Trump’s current lawyers have less ethics and morals than Saul Goodman.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 11:10:21pm

re: #34 The Pie Overlord!

No this isn’t Texas, IT’S MICHIGAN! (If it was Texas there would have been a bunch of guns)

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Video

Just another day ending in -day in the Nebraska Panhandle (though they’re often chasing alpacas around here as well).

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 23, 2023 • 11:24:27pm

re: #53 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

Definitely read to the end.

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No Malarkey!  May 23, 2023 • 11:58:47pm

re: #163 teleskiguy

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Trump’s current lawyers have less ethics and morals than Saul Goodman.

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No Malarkey!  May 24, 2023 • 12:08:35am

re: #152 Joe Bacon ✅

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Trump will probably sweep the Super Tuesday states on March 5. Then, fingers crossed, the GOP will get to watch their presumptive nominee become a convicted felon a few weeks later.

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ericblair  May 24, 2023 • 12:12:30am

The Russian government runs off of fake pictures.

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silverdolphin  May 24, 2023 • 12:13:01am

re: #167 No Malarkey!

Trump will probably sweep the Super Tuesday states on March 5. Then, fingers crossed, the GOP will get to watch their presumptive nominee become a convicted felon a few weeks later.

I’m hoping we see RICO charges. Per Wikipedia: “A US Attorney who decides to indict someone under RICO has the option of seeking a pre-trial restraining order or injunction to temporarily seize a defendant’s assets and prevent the transfer of potentially forfeitable property and to require the defendant to put up a performance bond. “

Trump with no assets while he tries to defend himself. even before a conviction.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 12:20:37am

re: #162 Belafon

Atheists targeting atheists or “my non-belief is stronger than your non-belief” or “my zero is more equal to zero than your zero.”

Someone commented a few threads ago I don’t use “no true atheist” arguments (I like to believe that is true anyway).

This guy Wheeler? He’s using Christian apologetics arguments, which would be a mighty strange way for an atheist to argue.

This is an argument for a “first cause” or “prime mover.” The honest answer is “we don’t know, but we’re working on it.”

Moreover, a “law” in scientific parlance is an assertion about an observation which can be repeated through experimentation over and over, which gives you a predictable outcome or a range of outcomes.

For example, the Law of Gravity is the observation that two or more masses will attract each other toward the centre of their masses. It is not something which was “set in motion” or “imposed from outside.” It simply is.

The Theory of Gravity is the explanation of why we observe this. Theories are under constant revision and science is never “settled” (I hate that phrase)—it is always tentative against the possibility a theory can be overturned by an anomalous observation or experiment which can be repeated.

Koch’s Postulates are a good example of a theory (of infectious disease) which had to be changed to accommodate new data (specifically, the idea of a sub-clinical infection, demonstrated with a range of diseases from typhoid fever to Covid-19).

The only real definition of atheists I’ve held is the relatively modern construction:

Agnostic atheist (doesn’t know if there is one or more gods, but doesn’t believe in them due to lack of sufficient evidence)
Gnostic atheist (knows for certain there is at least one god which does not exist: This position has a burden-of-proof to demonstrate that god doesn’t exist).

Either kind of atheist can still like Christmas music and cheesy Christmas movies. /s

Most (but not all) atheists fall into the first camp. A similar structure exists for theists (gnostic and agnostic).

I do hold that self-described agnostics are agnostic atheists: They don’t behave as a religious believer in any faith: They don’t pray, they don’t worship, they don’t live their life in such a way you would take them to be a believer. Since there are real social penalties for using the term “atheist,” ofttimes people will shy away from the term (“agnostic” is more acceptable in society), or ingrained that somehow atheists are bad.

Looking at that guys main timeline, I can only see two tweets (that one doesn’t show up on it). I don’t know how Twitter works so I can’t dive in and see other things he might have said. However, at the moment I’m agnostic on the idea he’s an atheist, leaning toward “I don’t think so.”

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 12:20:51am

re: #18 darthstar

I saw that movie…Dennis Weaver I believe. Duel. They remade it a couple of different ways - with teens getting chased and once where the truck kidnaps Kurt Russel’s wife…all quality films.

Steven Spielberg directed it IIRC

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 12:21:46am

re: #25 Unabogie

His username is literally “neoconfederate” but he’s saying the Democrats are the actual Confederates?

Rhetorical circle-jerking.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  May 24, 2023 • 12:22:41am
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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 12:25:52am

re: #161 Belafon

The mainstream media is going to both-sides us right into fascism.

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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 12:36:41am

re: #168 ericblair

The Russian government runs off of fake pictures.

Lieutenant Kijé was driving to the village of Potemkin in Crimea when he crashed… ;)

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 12:38:01am

re: #167 No Malarkey!

Trump will probably sweep the Super Tuesday states on March 5. Then, fingers crossed, the GOP will get to watch their presumptive nominee become a convicted felon a few weeks later.

They will vote for Trump regardless. They will vote for him because he has been convicted by a “corrupt and vindictive DOJ”

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 12:50:17am

re: #174 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

The mainstream media is going to both-sides us right into fascism.

“Calling someone ‘fascist’ is so judgmental!”

“Fascism and white supremacism are just positions along the accepted spectrum of political opinion.”

“White supremacism, armed sedition and slavery are part of our cultural and social heritage!”

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 12:53:39am

re: #170 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Atheists generally don’t capitalise “him” when referring to the Christian god. They tend to use the grammatically-correct lower case. This would be another clue on “I’m agnostic about this guy being an atheist, but I’m leaning toward ‘I don’t think so’.”

Another Christian apologtic is “atheists hate God.”

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 12:58:19am

re: #178 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Atheists generally don’t capitalise “him” when referring to the Christian god. They tend to use the grammatically-correct lower case. This would be another clue on “I’m agnostic about this guy being an atheist, but I’m leaning toward ‘I don’t think so’.”

Another Christian apologtic is “atheists hate God.”

The Judeo-Christian and Islamic God is masculine, as this image reflects the societies in which these religions developed, ruled by kings and patriarchs.

“God” in the sense of Prime Mover and Basic Principle is beyond any categorization into human gender.

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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus  May 24, 2023 • 12:59:42am

re: #173 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips

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No Malarkey!  May 24, 2023 • 1:00:43am

re: #176 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

They will vote for Trump regardless. They will vote for him because he has been convicted by a “corrupt and vindictive DOJ”

Of course, but Trump lost in 2020 when he wasn’t a convicted felon. I’m hoping a bit of his support at the margins will erode among swing voters, improving Biden’s margins, and perhaps the threat of another Trump presidency will keep some swing voters in Biden’s column instead of voting third party, like many did in 2016.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 1:03:07am

re: #181 No Malarkey!

Of course, but Trump lost in 2020 when he wasn’t a convicted felon. I’m hoping a bit of his support at the margins will erode among swing voters, improving Biden’s margins, and perhaps the threat of another Trump presidency will keep some swing voters in Biden’s column instead of voting third party, like many did in 2016.

The GOP more or less take it for granted that DJT will lose the popular vote. Their strategy is to create enough electoral chaos that the vote goes to the House of State Delegations, where they have a majority.

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piratedan  May 24, 2023 • 1:11:34am

re: #178 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

That’s a helluva stretch there….

You don’t believe in God, therefore you Hate Him…

I can only imagine how you/they must feel about the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny…..

If I don’t believe in something, it doesn’t mean that I “hate it”; to me it means I don’t believe it exists…. nothing more, nothing less. You know, kind of the same way that many of these same folks feel about science.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 1:14:53am

If you don’t love Trump you hate America.

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ericblair  May 24, 2023 • 1:18:52am

re: #183 piratedan

That’s a helluva stretch there….

You don’t believe in God, therefore you Hate Him…

I can only imagine how you/they must feel about the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny…..

If I don’t believe in something, it doesn’t mean that I “hate it”; to me it means I don’t believe it exists…. nothing more, nothing less. You know, kind of the same way that many of these same folks feel about science.

It’s because they cannot conceptualize the nonexistence of a god, so they simply do not understand atheists. This is as close as they can get, but it’s totally wrong.

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No Malarkey!  May 24, 2023 • 1:19:09am

re: #182 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

The GOP more or less take it for granted that DJT will lose the popular vote. Their strategy is to create enough electoral chaos that the vote goes to the House of State Delegations, where they have a majority.

That is the threat that we have to take seriously. Democrats need to win control of the House in 2024, then they need to count the electoral votes Biden won in the election, even if GOP controlled state legislatures certify false Trump electors. If SCOTUS tries to intervene, Congress and President Biden should tell them to fuck off, because the Constitution gives the Court no role in certifying electors.The fictional scenario of violence and chaos around the election in the TV series Succession is a very real possibility for 2024, and Democrats cannot allow the fascists to seize power because we are trying to play by rules they no longer recognize as legitimate.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 1:19:58am

re: #185 ericblair

also harkens back to the time when non-Christians actively persecuted Christians (which some did but not all)

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 1:21:44am

re: #186 No Malarkey!

The vote will be up to the current House…not the one elected in 2024.

It could get ugly because they will crack down with extreme prejudice on any protests if the GOP succeeds in overturning the popular vote.

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silverdolphin  May 24, 2023 • 1:27:57am

Lawrence: What if Joe Biden is doing everything right in the debt ceiling negotiations?

Lawrence: What if Joe Biden is doing everything right in the debt ceiling negotiations?

Biden has earned my trust based on the last 2 years, his years as VP and much more. And, as Lawrence says, he and his staff likely know more than anyone else what is going on and how to negotiate. More so than idiots like me ;-) Or every pundit.

Lawrence suggests that Biden is not really negotiating for the debt ceiling. He has that in the bag. And McCarthy knows that. Biden is actually the one who is using the debt ceiling to leverage stuff. It is the new budget starting in Sept. Biden is focussed on. He is negotiating for that to prevent a government shutdown. By leveragng the debt ceiling negotiations.

Remember, if we do not have a new budger by Sept, we will be on the path for a total government shutdown unless Congress passes legislation. So we would be right back to being threatened by terrorists.

Is Biden working on that as well as the debt ceiling?

How about this? Would raising the debt ceiling until after the elections plus a 2024 budget that holds spending at 2023 levels be a victory? I think so. Some will not like it but getting two budget issues out of the way 18 months before the election will pay dividends. No more terrorism.

It destroys the GOP’s ability to wreak economic havoc with both the budget and the debt ceiling.

Use the 14th amendment here, and he might win but he would have to negotiate with an angry GOP in Sept over a budget that will shut down the government. They would not give an inch.

Thi way he might actually peel off some Republicans.

This makes a lot of sense. Biden has to think about more than just the issue today. Trust Dark Brandon.

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No Malarkey!  May 24, 2023 • 1:28:06am

re: #188 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

The vote will be up to the current House…not the one elected in 2024.

It could get ugly because they will crack down with extreme prejudice on any protests if the GOP succeeds in overturning the popular vote.

That is not correct. The 119th Congress will convene on January 3, 2025, then on January 6, 2025, they will count the electoral vote for President. It is absolutely critical for the Democrats to win control of the House in 2024.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 1:37:49am

re: #190 No Malarkey!

aha. I thought it was all simultaneous

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austin_blue  May 24, 2023 • 1:51:30am

Spring in Texas. Monsoon season.

radar.weather.gov

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No Malarkey!  May 24, 2023 • 1:59:14am

re: #191 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

aha. I thought it was all simultaneous

It probably seemed that way in 2021 because the Georgia Senate runoff was ongoing so the two lame duck GOP Senators from Georgia were still voting on January 6, but all of the incoming Congress people and Senators whose victories had already been certified were sworn in on January 3, 2021.

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sagehen  May 24, 2023 • 2:09:41am

re: #188 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

The vote will be up to the current House…not the one elected in 2024.

You are mistaken.

The new House was sworn in several days before January 6. Don’t you remember hearing about some of the new members who didn’t even know yet where the bathrooms were but they had to evacuate to secure rooms they’d never even heard of…

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 2:14:44am

re: #194 sagehen

You are mistaken.

The new House was sworn in several days before January 6. Don’t you remember hearing about some of the new members who didn’t even know yet where the bathrooms were but they had to evacuate to secure rooms they’d never even heard of…

I was already corrected. I assumed they were simultaneous.

So yes, we need to win the house to discourage the GOP from repeating the coup they nearly succeeded with in 2020

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No Malarkey!  May 24, 2023 • 2:23:08am

re: #195 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I was already corrected. I assumed they were simultaneous.

So yes, we need to win the house to discourage the GOP from repeating the coup they nearly succeeded with in 2020

This is a reason the criminal proceedings in Fulton County, Georgia are so important. If people go to prison for Trump’s false electors scheme, perhaps it will dissuade some Republicans from trying again when Trump loses in 2024.

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silverdolphin  May 24, 2023 • 2:24:21am

re: #182 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

The GOP more or less take it for granted that DJT will lose the popular vote. Their strategy is to create enough electoral chaos that the vote goes to the House of State Delegations, where they have a majority.

How about this scenario? (After some research.And this is simply first order modeling) The average shift to Democrats since the overturning of Roe has been 6%. If this held for the 2024 elections, we could pick up 39 Representaives in the House.. We could also pick up 8 Senators (And Cruz would lose), giving us 59.

And if this held up, Biden could easily win in PA (+7.2%), Michigan (8.8%) and Nevada (8.4%). He could easily win Georgia (6.2%), Arizona (6.3%) and Wisconsin (6.6%). But get this, he could win Florida (+2.7). And Texas could be a tossup (0.02%). That is an additional 67 EV. Biden could have 373 EV.

(I personally beleive that Biden and his campaign will make the shift greater than 6% in important races)

This is all very simple but it shows the effect that the Roe shift could have. I expect the GOP to try all sorts of high jinks but indications are that Trump would lose by a large number of votes. (The demographics show this would mostly come from women and the Millennial/Gen Z cohort)

MAGA Republicans coud try and just ignore the will of the people but I do not think that will be successful. At least I hope not.

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No Malarkey!  May 24, 2023 • 2:32:18am

re: #197 silverdolphin

How about this scenario? (After some research.And this is simply first order modeling) The average shift to Democrats since the overturning of Roe has been 6%. If this held for the 2024 elections, we could pick up 39 Representaives in the House.. We could also pick up 8 Senators (And Cruz would lose), giving us 59.

And if this held up, Biden could easily win in PA (+7.2%), Michigan (8.8%) and Nevada (8.4%). He could easily win Georgia (6.2%), Arizona (6.3%) and Wisconsin (6.6%). But get this, he could win Florida (+2.7). And Texas could be a tossup (0.02%). That is an additional 67 EV. Biden could have 373 EV.

(I personally beleive that Biden and his campaign will make the shift greater than 6% in important races)

This is all very simple but it shows the effect that the Roe shift could have. I expect the GOP to try all sorts of high jinks but indications are that Trump would lose by a large number of votes. (The demographics show this would mostly come from women and the Millennial/Gen Z cohort)

MAGA Republicans coud try and just ignore the will of the people but I do not think that will be successful. At least I hope not.

So do I. But the Democrats have to prepare for a scenario in which GOP controlled legislatures void Biden victories as being due to “voter fraud” and award their electors to Trump, based on the “Independent state legislature” theory, regardless of how large a margin of victory Biden receives.

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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus  May 24, 2023 • 2:36:06am

re: #197 silverdolphin

While the Roe-shift may be real, be careful of using averages.

The “shift” is not going to be uniform across the country.

And because of the anti-democratic nature of US governance, a population shift does not mean an immediate change in who is in office.

The 2024 election is still too far away.

Though from one of my dreams (and here I must repeat, my dreams *usually* do not come true), DeSantis is the nominee, he picks Gaetz as a running mate (probably to mollify the Trumpers), and wins.

But again, my dreams are sometimes just nightmares in disguise.

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No Malarkey!  May 24, 2023 • 2:40:02am
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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 2:45:15am

re: #200 No Malarkey!

He really ought to save that line for April 1.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 2:46:13am
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ericblair  May 24, 2023 • 2:47:16am

re: #198 No Malarkey!

So do I. But the Democrats have to prepare for a scenario in which GOP controlled legislatures void Biden victories as being due to “voter fraud” and award their electors to Trump, based on the “Independent state legislature” theory, regardless of how large a margin of victory Biden receives.

Of course, wingnut state legislatures did consider this in 2020. From what I’ve read, one thing that crossed PA goopers’ minds is the fact that they do not get anywhere near the physical security that POTUS does, if any, and anybody can find out where they live. Makes the ballot box/bullet box transition very real.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 2:57:45am

If you survived yesterday’s apocalypse, upfist my comment. Let’s see if we can get this comment over fifty “likes.”

(No, I’m not fishing for upvotes why do you ask? /s)

Time to go back and hit the numerology again guys.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 3:00:59am

re: #198 No Malarkey!

So do I. But the Democrats have to prepare for a scenario in which GOP controlled legislatures void Biden victories as being due to “voter fraud” and award their electors to Trump, based on the “Independent state legislature” theory, regardless of how large a margin of victory Biden receives.

That is the plan they have working on since 2021 tanked.

And we have to hope that Biden does not come down with any serious illness or condition between now and then. The GOP will play that to no end while reminding us that Trump was the Healthiest President Since Andrew Jackson.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 3:08:42am

Guam radar.
radar.weather.gov
Western Pacific five-day projected track.
weather.gov
Current forecast.
forecast.weather.gov

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terraincognita  May 24, 2023 • 3:10:12am

re: #199 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

The problem with DeSantis, Gaetz and even Trump is that the presidential candidate and the vice presidential candidate should not be from the same state, otherwise, electoral votes are lost for one candidate on the ballot, whether for the president or vice president. Your dreams luckily will not come true.

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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus  May 24, 2023 • 3:15:18am

Lovely:

Spurven sidder stum bag kvist // DR Pigekoret (LIVE)


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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus  May 24, 2023 • 3:17:48am

re: #207 terraincognita

Ahh… but you are overlooking one important revelation:

Apparently (according to the Trumpers) state legislatures can send whatever delegates they want to the Electoral College.

And besides, it’s nothing for a politician to move to fit into some other district. It’s an easy thing, done all the time. All Gaetz has to do is buy a house in Alabama and claim that is his residence.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 3:20:05am

Be on the lookout for sea lions.

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ericblair  May 24, 2023 • 3:20:24am

re: #209 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

Ahh… but you are overlooking one important revelation:

Apparently (according to the Trumpers) state legislatures can send whatever delegates they want to the Electoral College.

And besides, it’s nothing for a politician to move to fit into some other district. It’s an easy thing, done all the time. All Gaetz has to do is buy a house in Alabama and claim that is his residence.

W and Cheney. That was ridiculous.

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TarHellion  May 24, 2023 • 3:20:34am

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sagehen  May 24, 2023 • 3:22:10am

re: #199 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

Though from one of my dreams (and here I must repeat, my dreams *usually* do not come true), DeSantis is the nominee, he picks Gaetz as a running mate (probably to mollify the Trumpers), and wins.

If DeSantis/Gaetz run as a ticket, Florida’s electoral votes are not in play.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 3:41:14am
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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 3:45:52am

That was neat.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 3:47:03am

A break for your oral fixation. (18:33)

Toothpaste: A History of Oral Hygiene

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ericblair  May 24, 2023 • 3:47:26am

re: #214 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Democrats just need five sane republicans for a discharge petition

You don’t need them sane. You need them scared, or bullied into it by their scared billionaire owners.

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Axolotl  May 24, 2023 • 3:58:29am

re: #209 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

Ahh… but you are overlooking one important revelation:

Apparently (according to the Trumpers) state legislatures can send whatever delegates they want to the Electoral College.

And besides, it’s nothing for a politician to move to fit into some other district. It’s an easy thing, done all the time. All Gaetz has to do is buy a house in Alabama and claim that is his residence.

I thought they could be from the same state just that it was not politically expedient?

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 4:04:23am

re: #218 Axolotl

I thought they could be from the same state just that it was not politically expedient?

I believe that on a technicality, the president and vice president are still the people who get the most and second-most votes in the Electoral College; however, the long-standing convention is that all electors vote for both people on the ticket, so that the two are tied, and then by unanimous agreement select the person listed as president to be president. If both people on the ticket are from the same state, only one of them can get their state’s electoral votes, which could theoretically result in someone else being elected vice president.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 4:05:59am

re: #208 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

Lovely:

..

Who are you calling a Stum Bag?

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FFL (GOP Delenda Est)  May 24, 2023 • 4:15:56am

re: #59 darthstar

My opinion is still that any person with pets or small children should have no expectations that their furniture remains undamaged, especially leather surfaces. It is simply the way of the world.

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sagehen  May 24, 2023 • 4:18:52am

I have on my TiVo a rebroadcast of a PBS documentary Goin’ Back to T-Town, about Tulsa… from 1993. So lots and lots of the survivors were still around then to talk about it.

thirteen.org

if you can’t watch it there, YouTube has a playlist covers about half the program

Building “Black Wall Street” | Goin’ Back to T-Town | American Experience | PBS

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 4:25:16am

My grandfather was in looking for work in Chicago at the time of the 1919 race riots. He said “fuck this” and headed SE out of town along the railroad tracks. He walked all night until he came to a town the next morning, Gary, Indiana, where he found work at the mills and settled.

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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus  May 24, 2023 • 4:44:08am

For some reason #BibleCoin is trending, and not only that but Twitter puts it in the “Sports” category.

I would have skipped all of it but for this tweet - when I read the bio of the poster I felt compelled to retweet:

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 4:46:34am

re: #224 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

Bible Coin is trending and I don’t know what that is but I’m going to conclude that it’s a coin you carry to give to Catholic clergy to keep them from molesting you

Or it is used by the churches to pay up your out-of-court settlement so you don’t bring molestation charges

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Thanos  May 24, 2023 • 4:51:04am

Target folds in the face of stochastic terrorism:

Mastodon

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 4:53:01am

re: #226 Thanos

Target folds in the face of stochastic terrorism:

“The Right-Wing terror threat in America is a woke fiction!”

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lawhawk  May 24, 2023 • 5:02:17am

re: #48 mmmirele

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Belafon  May 24, 2023 • 5:13:46am
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Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅  May 24, 2023 • 5:15:08am

re: #180 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

Pretty sure Chris was home-schooled and taught that any larnin’ outside of the bible is wrong.

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Dave In Austin  May 24, 2023 • 5:17:03am
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Patricia Kayden  May 24, 2023 • 5:23:16am

re: #144 Teukka

It’s all good. Target capitulated to the demagogues and removed anything the bigots found offensive from their stores following threats of violence. So, it’s all good.

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ericblair  May 24, 2023 • 5:23:32am

I don’t doubt this. The GOP has completely abandoned any sense of responsibility for anything that they control, and are a mob of shitposting clout chasers.

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Shropshire Slasher  May 24, 2023 • 5:25:56am
The unhinged New York City art professor who held a machete to a Post reporter’s throat after he knocked on her apartment door Tuesday morning is under investigation by the NYPD, according to police.

Shellyne Rodriguez could possibly face assault and other charges over the frightening altercation, which began inside her Bronx apartment building before she then chased two Post staffers in the street, according to law enforcement sources.

New York Post veteran Reuven Fenton and a photographer visited Rodriguez to inquire about a viral video from earlier this month in which she freaked out on pro-life students in an expletive-laced tirade at Hunter College, where she was employed as an adjunct.
After Fenton identified himself as a reporter, Rodriguez, 45, threatened to “chop” him up before she flung open the door and put the blade of the machete up to his neck, video shows.

“Get the f-k away from my door!” she yelled repeatedly before slamming the door in his face.

nypost.com

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Patricia Kayden  May 24, 2023 • 5:26:16am

re: #226 Thanos

During the Civil Rights movement, Target would have barred Blacks from its stores in response to rightwing, domestic terrorism. This is the message they are sending by giving in to violent demands from homophobes. Disgusting.

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lawhawk  May 24, 2023 • 5:26:25am

re: #233 ericblair

This is what I’ve been saying. McCarthy can’t present anything to his caucus because they’ll reject anything because they’re obstructionists and bomb throwers. They’re saboteurs who openly agitate to hold the economy hostage for reasons.

They don’t care how it fucks up the economy, ruins the nation. They think that blowing up the economy will somehow benefit them.

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 5:27:40am

re: #233 ericblair

I don’t doubt this. The GOP has completely abandoned any sense of responsibility for anything that they control, and are a mob of shitposting clout chasers.

Any sane and rational proposal he brings to a vote will be rejected by the Freedumb Caucus as not extreme enough. Any extreme proposal he lets them stuff into a bill to make it palatable will get rejected by at least a few Republicans; not even all Freedumb Caucus members are on the same page when it comes to their far-right fringe wacko beliefs. Getting anything out of the House is a tall enough order, but literally nothing that comes out of there is going to get any traction in a Democrat-controlled Senate. McCarthy believes he holds all the cards in a debt ceiling “negotiation,” but it’s all bluster based on the Republicans’ ability to manipulate the media and public perception. When it comes to power, he has none, and he knows it.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 5:30:18am

re: #235 Patricia Kayden

During the Civil Rights movement, Target would have barred Blacks from its stores in response to rightwing, domestic terrorism. This is the message they are sending by giving in to violent demands from homophobes. Disgusting.

They are the ones being threatened. They are making a business decision.

I can understand it although I think it is unfortunate that terrorists can dictate to us how to live and do business

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 5:36:56am

re: #229 Belafon

this is not a ‘debate’

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 5:41:41am

re: #236 lawhawk

This is what I’ve been saying. McCarthy can’t present anything to his caucus because they’ll reject anything because they’re obstructionists and bomb throwers. They’re saboteurs who openly agitate to hold the economy hostage for reasons.

They don’t care how it fucks up the economy, ruins the nation. They think that blowing up the economy will somehow benefit them.

which is why largely and without saying it, biden is not accepting the premise of the situation

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DodgerFan1988  May 24, 2023 • 5:44:51am
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Mattand  May 24, 2023 • 5:51:30am

re: #236 lawhawk

This is what I’ve been saying. McCarthy can’t present anything to his caucus because they’ll reject anything because they’re obstructionists and bomb throwers. They’re saboteurs who openly agitate to hold the economy hostage for reasons.

They don’t care how it fucks up the economy, ruins the nation. They think that blowing up the economy will somehow benefit them.

Because it will benefit them. A lot of their calculus is “If we blow up the world economy, Biden and the Democrats will shoulder half, and possibly more, of the blame. because the American public will always both-sides any political issue.”

And they’re not wrong, give how stupid the American electorate can be. They’ll gain seats and possibly the presidency out of this one: “Biden ruined the economy because he wouldn’t negotiate with the GOP, all sides bad, throw all the bums out, durr hurr.”

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Eventual Carrion  May 24, 2023 • 5:55:24am

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7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)  May 24, 2023 • 5:55:49am

re: #170 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Apatheist here: IDGAF.

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Patricia Kayden  May 24, 2023 • 5:57:23am

re: #238 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

If their employees are being threatened, take action against those making the threats. Don’t move LGBT merchandise or get rid of it altogether to appease domestic terrorists. This sends a clear message to bigots that all they have to do is engage in violence and threats of violence to get their way. This is giving into fascism. Shame on Target.

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Dr Lizardo  May 24, 2023 • 5:59:49am

re: #171 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Steven Spielberg directed it IIRC

Yep, Spielberg directed Duel. There was a TV episode he directed before that (The Name of the Game: “L.A. 2017”) which, as Spielberg said, opened the doors for him to direct Duel, which opened even more doors (The Sugarland Express, his feature film debut) and that ultimately got him the director’s gig on Jaws.

And of course, he directed one of the most well-known Columbo episodes, “Murder by the Book”.

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GlutenFreeJesus  May 24, 2023 • 6:00:55am

Really gotta feel for Justice Roberts. After all, the hardest decision he’s ever had to make was to put a fence around the Supreme Court building after he took away healthcare from millions of women across the country.

nbcnews.com

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Mattand  May 24, 2023 • 6:01:37am

Ugh, fucking Politico…

House Republicans are dealmaking newbies — and that could be a problem

Ya think, Politico? Ya think????

“This building full of puppies and orphans is on fire, and the GOP politicians holding flamethrowers, shouting ‘We did this and we’ll do it again unless you give us everything!’, possibly may be tangentially involved.”

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 6:06:44am

re: #247 GlutenFreeJesus

Really gotta feel for Justice Roberts. After all, the hardest decision he’s ever had to make was to put a fence around the Supreme Court building after he took away healthcare from millions of women across the country.

nbcnews.com

The hardest decision he ever had to make was to protect himself.

It wasn’t the decision to end essential health care for women.
It wasn’t the decision to end voting protections for Black people.
It wasn’t the multiple decisions to allow Thomas to skate for years on illegal donations.
It wasn’t the decision to kill thousands of Americans by overriding the President’s lawful authority to enforce COVID vaccinations.

It was a goddamned fence.

Shame on you, Chief Justice Roberts. Your name is mud. You will forever live in infamy as the worst Chief Justice in American history. You have somehow managed to dig yourself down even further than Roger Fucking Taney. I know it is no comfort to the victims of your capricious and unerring evil, because the history books will be written after you are dead and gone, but I want you to know how much of a fuckup you are, and I hope you die mad about it, you piece of fucking shit.

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jeffreyw  May 24, 2023 • 6:10:35am

Good morning!

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 6:17:46am

re: #47 Charles Johnson

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 6:23:10am
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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 6:26:18am

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Dr Lizardo  May 24, 2023 • 6:26:46am

re: #252 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Well, if some of ‘em ain’t fixing to overthrow the Canadian government, then maybe the rest of them are following that crazy lady who insists she’s the queen of Canada. 😄

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 6:31:15am

So I told Mrs. Fish yesterday about Governor DeathSentence’s running for President, and his campaign slogan. She looked at me with the most puzzled look on her face and goes, “Seriously? Does he realize that his state is a literal joke? Like, who would want to be Florida?” And that, my friends, summarizes the problem quite succinctly.

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 6:33:20am

re: #245 Patricia Kayden

If their employees are being threatened, take action against those making the threats. Don’t move LGBT merchandise or get rid of it altogether to appease domestic terrorists. This sends a clear message to bigots that all they have to do is engage in violence and threats of violence to get their way. This is giving into fascism. Shame on Target.

“We probably sell lots of things you dont need or want. Or just dont like. So don’t buy any of it. You’re welcome to walk past those items and select something else”

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 6:34:34am

re: #249 Nerdy Fish

The hardest decision he ever had to make was to protect himself.

It wasn’t the decision to end essential health care for women.
It wasn’t the decision to end voting protections for Black people.
It wasn’t the multiple decisions to allow Thomas to skate for years on illegal donations.
It wasn’t the decision to kill thousands of Americans by overriding the President’s lawful authority to enforce COVID vaccinations.

It was a goddamned fence.

Shame on you, Chief Justice Roberts. Your name is mud. You will forever live in infamy as the worst Chief Justice in American history. You have somehow managed to dig yourself down even further than Roger Fucking Taney. I know it is no comfort to the victims of your capricious and unerring evil, because the history books will be written after you are dead and gone, but I want you to know how much of a fuckup you are, and I hope you die mad about it, you piece of fucking shit.

You really shouldn’t hold back.

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 6:34:50am

re: #257 Dangerman (sigh…only in America)

You really shouldn’t hold back.

A model of restraint, I am.///

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 6:40:31am

Memories of Pitt in the mid 70s and U of Chicago in the late 70s when the disciples of Milton Friedman and the Big Sleaze himself gushed over the paradise the “Chicago Boys” were creating in Chile.

Truth is they fucking wrecked the whole country.

A new book from Princeton University Press documents how Milton and his Chicago Boys fucked Chile up.

In The Chile Project, Sebastian Edwards tells the remarkable story of how the neoliberal economic model—installed in Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship and deepened during three decades of left-of-center governments—came to an end in 2021, when Gabriel Boric, a young former student activist, was elected president, vowing that “If Chile was the cradle of neoliberalism, it will also be its grave.” More than a story about one Latin American country, The Chile Project is a behind-the-scenes history of the spread and consequences of the free-market thinking that dominated economic policymaking around the world in the second half of the twentieth century—but is now on the retreat.

In 1955, the U.S. State Department launched the “Chile Project” to train Chilean economists at the University of Chicago, home of the libertarian Milton Friedman. After General Augusto Pinochet overthrew socialist president Salvador Allende in 1973, Chile’s “Chicago Boys” implemented the purest neoliberal model in the world for the next seventeen years, undertaking a sweeping package of privatization and deregulation, creating a modern capitalist economy, and sparking talk of a “Chilean miracle.” But under the veneer of success, a profound dissatisfaction with the vast inequalities caused by neoliberalism was growing. In 2019, protests erupted throughout the country, and in 2022 Boric began his presidency with a clear mandate: to end neoliberalismo.

In telling the fascinating story of the Chicago Boys and Chile’s free-market revolution, The Chile Project provides an important new perspective on the history of neoliberalism and its global decline today.

press.princeton.edu

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 6:43:46am

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 24, 2023 • 6:43:51am

re: #153 Captain Ron

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One advantage our side will have in the upcoming “civil war” the Repugs so desperately crave: a much more accurate estimation of the enemy. They seem to think in strawmen, a likely by-product of the exclusively performative, status seeking nature of their entire worldview and behavioral framework. They literally have no idea what they are up against.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 6:45:10am

re: #261 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

One advantage our side will have in the upcoming “civil war” the Repugs so desperately crave: a much more accurate estimation of the enemy. They seem to think in strawmen, a likely by-product of the exclusively performative, status seeking nature of their entire worldview and behavioral framework. They literally have no idea what they are up against.

But the other side done got Jesus…and are they in for a very rude awakening…

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darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 6:45:40am

Reaching for the crypto-bro voting bloc with his candidacy announcement probably isn’t the wisest campaign decision DeSantis has made, but I have faith it won’t be the stupidest.

Mastodon

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 6:48:38am

80 Percent of Shell Shareholders Vote to Let the World Burn

You can’t count on The Invisible Hand Of The Free Market to save us especially when it flips the bird to those who challenge the “Greed is Good” creed of Ayn AS IN MINE Rand’s disciples.

newrepublic.com

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 6:52:12am

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 6:57:34am

re: #153 Captain Ron

What Greene meant is “the six people I talked to”

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Teukka  May 24, 2023 • 6:58:36am

re: #232 Patricia Kayden

It’s all good. Target capitulated to the demagogues and removed anything the bigots found offensive from their stores following threats of violence. So, it’s all good.

And I just noticed the bruhaha about trans women breastfeeding. The conservo’s are going batshit proper… Like, they are telling they slept in biology class without saying they slept in biology class…

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 7:01:43am

re: #219 Nerdy Fish

I believe that on a technicality, the president and vice president are still the people who get the most and second-most votes in the Electoral College; however, the long-standing convention is that all electors vote for both people on the ticket, so that the two are tied, and then by unanimous agreement select the person listed as president to be president. If both people on the ticket are from the same state, only one of them can get their state’s electoral votes, which could theoretically result in someone else being elected vice president.

The XX Amendment makes the adjustment that the Vice-President candidate cannot be from the same state as the President candidate. The Vice-President cannot be someone who is ineligible to be President. It also separated the formal counting of the electoral votes, such that the second-most vote getter was no longer the Vice-President.

That amendment also moved the required single annual meeting of Congress from December to January (which eliminated a potentially stupid long lame duck session for the President).

It also notes that if the President-elect dies after the election but before the inauguration, the Vice-President-Elect is sworn in as President.

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🔧-wench  May 24, 2023 • 7:02:31am

re: #268 Teukka

And I just noticed the bruhaha about trans women breastfeeding. The conservo’s are going batshit proper… Like, they are telling they slept in biology class without saying they slept in biology class…

Home schooled. Biology class was the moldy cheese in the fridge.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 7:03:56am

Disgusting.

Black 11-year-old shot by Mississippi town’s ‘best officer’ responding to domestic dispute

Aderrien Murry was shot in the chest by an Indianola police officer early Saturday morning and placed in intensive care on a ventilator with a collapsed lung and other injuries, including fractured ribs and a lacerated liver, reported Mississippi Today.

“This cannot keep happening, this is not okay,” said the boy’s mother Nakala Murry during the press conference. “If a non-police officer was to shoot someone, you know it’s not okay. When the police do it, they have protocol. He was trained, he knows what to do.”

In fact, the officer who shot Aderrien was named the department’s “best officer,” according to the family’s attorney, who identified him as Greg Capers, although police haven’t released his name.

rawstory.com

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GlutenFreeJesus  May 24, 2023 • 7:04:19am

re: #270 🔧-wench

SEEEE. TRANZ CANT BE WIMMINS CUZ THEY CANT HAVE BABBIES!!! /

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FFL (GOP Delenda Est)  May 24, 2023 • 7:05:02am

re: #270 🔧-wench

Home schooled. Biology class was the moldy cheese in the fridge.

Plus biology education in much accuracy soon gets you into the spongy ground of the e-word and those odd organ commonalities over both genders that seem a bit odd.

Nipples for men

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Teukka  May 24, 2023 • 7:06:59am

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 7:07:28am

re: #231 Dave In Austin

I’d really like to see teachers have to explain adultery, coveting your neighbour’s wife or ass, &c. It would almost be worth it for the yucks.

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🔧-wench  May 24, 2023 • 7:08:04am

re: #271 Joe Bacon ✅

Ry Cooder, Terry Evans - Down In Mississippi

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 7:08:08am

re: #275 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Oops, fixed the tweet.

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 7:09:34am

re: #275 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

I’d really like to see teachers have to explain adultery, coveting your neighbour’s wife or ass, &c. It would almost be worth it for the yucks.

“Teacher, what’s adultery?”
“It’s when a mom or a dad does adult things with someone they’re not married to.”
“Oh, so like when mom invites the mailman inside when dad’s on a business trip?”
“Uhhh…”

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Mattand  May 24, 2023 • 7:11:16am

re: #275 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

I’d really like to see teachers have to explain adultery, coveting your neighbour’s wife or ass, &c. It would almost be worth it for the yucks.

Seriously, the same people who want to ban any mention of sexuality in the classroom, also want to place a Top Ten list in every classroom that mentions sexuality.

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🔧-wench  May 24, 2023 • 7:11:42am

re: #277 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Oops, fixed the tweet.

They are broken. All the tweets. Also, the comment refresher thing has problems.

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Dr Lizardo  May 24, 2023 • 7:12:02am

re: #275 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

I’d really like to see teachers have to explain adultery, coveting your neighbour’s wife or ass, &c. It would almost be worth it for the yucks.

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I’d love to see ‘em explain this one to little Suzie:

“Yet she multiplied her promiscuity, remembering the days of her youth, when she had prostituted herself in the land of Egypt and lusted after her paramours there, whose members were like those of donkeys, and whose emission was like that of stallions.”

- Ezekiel 23:19-20

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 7:12:03am

re: #279 Mattand

Seriously, the same people who want to ban any mention of sexuality in the classroom, also want to place a Top Ten list in every classroom that mentions sexuality.

Well, yeah, because Biblical sexuality is good. Any other sexuality is wrong, and bad, and you should feel bad.

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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 7:12:42am

re: #249 Nerdy Fish

The hardest decision he ever had to make was to protect himself.

It wasn’t the decision to end essential health care for women.
It wasn’t the decision to end voting protections for Black people.
It wasn’t the multiple decisions to allow Thomas to skate for years on illegal donations.
It wasn’t the decision to kill thousands of Americans by overriding the President’s lawful authority to enforce COVID vaccinations.

It was a goddamned fence.

Shame on you, Chief Justice Roberts. Your name is mud. You will forever live in infamy as the worst Chief Justice in American history. You have somehow managed to dig yourself down even further than Roger Fucking Taney. I know it is no comfort to the victims of your capricious and unerring evil, because the history books will be written after you are dead and gone, but I want you to know how much of a fuckup you are, and I hope you die mad about it, you piece of fucking shit.

Like I said above, the little fuck should have saved it for April 1.

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Mattand  May 24, 2023 • 7:13:03am

re: #282 Nerdy Fish

Well, yeah, because Biblical sexuality is good. Any other sexuality is wrong, and bad, and you should feel bad.

I was raised Catholic. I feel bad everyday.

Even typing that sentence makes me feel bad.

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 7:14:04am

re: #284 Mattand

I was raised Catholic. I feel bad everyday.

Even typing that sentence makes me feel bad.

You know, the Protestants try, but no one can do guilt like the Catholics can.

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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 7:15:31am

re: #284 Mattand

I was raised Catholic. I feel bad everyday.

Even typing that sentence makes me feel bad.

I love being Episcopalian. All the ritual. None of the Guilt. Just don’t wear white after labor day and pass the wine.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 7:19:45am

‘bout time.

Maricopa County officials request sanctions against Kari Lake for ‘demonstrably false statements’

Maricopa County officials believe that Lake’s legal stunts are wasting the taxpayers’ money. And on Tuesday, May 23, they asked for sanctions against Lake and her attorneys for making “demonstrably false statements” in a lawsuit that has been rejected.

KPHO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Phoenix, reports, “In the filing, Maricopa County attorneys allege Lake’s claim regarding signature verification had ‘several demonstrably false statements intended to confuse the Court and expand the remand proceedings.’ She alleged Maricopa County officials failed to perform any higher-level signature verifications on ballots that had been flagged by lower-level screeners for any inconsistency…. Maricopa County officials also brought up the allegations Lake and her team have been echoing since her defeat to now-Gov. Katie Hobbs, calling the election ‘rigged.’”

alternet.org

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 7:20:31am

re: #282 Nerdy Fish

Well, yeah, because Biblical sexuality is good. Any other sexuality is wrong, and bad, and you should feel bad.

Offering up your daughters, sex with your brother’s wife, etc…

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darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 7:30:05am

That was an unmitigated disaster of a wordle - 6/6

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 7:30:08am

Mike Tyson is saying that Jamie Foxx had a stroke. He’s not entirely reliable of course, but it seems likely since we’ve only heard from spokespeople since his “medical complications” were revealed.

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darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 7:30:47am

re: #290 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

Mike Tyson is saying that Jamie Foxx had a stroke. He’s not entirely reliable of course, but it seems likely since we’ve only heard from spokespeople since his “medical complications” were revealed.

Jamie Foxx had a stroke a while back if i recall. This would be his second.

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Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅  May 24, 2023 • 7:31:23am

re: #289 darthstar

Yeah, bad bad wordle. The fact that I got it was shit-ass luck, too
Wordle 704 6/6

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 7:33:51am

re: #245 Patricia Kayden

If their employees are being threatened, take action against those making the threats. Don’t move LGBT merchandise or get rid of it altogether to appease domestic terrorists. This sends a clear message to bigots that all they have to do is engage in violence and threats of violence to get their way. This is giving into fascism. Shame on Target.

It would be good if they knew that the local authorities have their backs but you can probably count on half the local police force supporting the people making the threats.

It is shameful but we cannot just blame Target for making a business decision.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 7:33:56am

re: #291 darthstar

Jamie Foxx had a stroke a while back if i recall. This would be his second.

He’s pretty young, so that made me wonder if he has sickle cell disease, but that does not seem to be the case.

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Jay C  May 24, 2023 • 7:34:08am

Wurdl:

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Birdied today, after a whiff yesterday on #703 - only my 12th in 402 games.
Irksome.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 7:35:12am

re: #252 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

How did we get from “Taxation without representation is tyranny” to “Taxation is tyranny?”

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 7:35:52am

re: #289 darthstar

That was an unmitigated disaster of a wordle - 6/6

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Dear Penthouse…

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 7:36:09am

re: #296 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

How did we get from “Taxation without representation is tyranny” to “Taxation is tyranny?”

Because of the steady drone of wingnuts going, “I don’t want MY tax dollars to pay for SOMEBODY ELSE’S misfortune/expenses/lifestyle choices!”

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 7:37:07am

re: #296 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

How did we get from “Taxation without representation is tyranny” to “Taxation is tyranny?”

Answer—since Libertarians introduced “Taxation is theft” into the political mainstream during the 70s.

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GlutenFreeJesus  May 24, 2023 • 7:37:39am

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Belafon  May 24, 2023 • 7:39:10am

re: #290 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

Mike Tyson is saying that Jamie Foxx had a stroke. He’s not entirely reliable of course, but it seems likely since we’ve only heard from spokespeople since his “medical complications” were revealed.

Entertainment Tonight was talking about where we know Foxx is right now and the type of treatment that the place offers and it would be consistent with someone who had a severe stroke.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 7:39:17am

re: #299 Joe Bacon ✅

Answer—since Libertarians introduced “Taxation is theft” into the political mainstream during the 70s.

Remember Proudhon’s “Property is theft”?

Funny how we got here from that.

Yes, I roomed with a radical Libertarian at Indiana University in the latte 70’s and got an earful of that nonsense.

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Belafon  May 24, 2023 • 7:40:08am

re: #296 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

How did we get from “Taxation without representation is tyranny” to “Taxation is tyranny?”

Because black people would get some of it.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 7:41:00am

“Possession is nine-tenths of the law!”…

say those who already possess nine-tenths of everything…

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darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 7:41:15am

re: #297 Joe Bacon ✅

Dear Penthouse…

I never thought I would find the perfect job opportunity, then one day…

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 7:42:21am

DeSantis’ Campaign Aide Says She’s Confused by Star-Spangled Banner

thedailybeast.com

Ron DeSantis’ campaign teaser video featuring the Florida governor alongside a large U.S. flag seems to have triggered some confusion in the GOP. “America is worth the fight… Every. Single. Time,” Casey DeSantis, the governor’s wife, captioned the video shared on her Twitter account Tuesday. “That she is,” replied Chris LaCivita, a veteran Republican strategist and adviser to Donald Trump. “In the future maybe if you use [the flag] as a backdrop…have it positioned correctly,” LaCivita added, apparently upset that the stars appeared in the flag’s top right instead of top left. “The flag is in fact positioned correctly, considering that he is standing back stage in this shot,” DeSantis’ campaign aide and former press secretary Christina Pushaw hit back. She also asked about a pixelated image of the Star-Spangled Banner shared by LaCivita in his tweet. “Now I am curious about the meaning of this 15 star and 15 stripe flag,” Pushaw wrote. “Never seen it before. Does Liberia now have 14 colonies?” She wasn’t the only one who apparently didn’t recognize the flag that inspired America’s national anthem. “What is this flag with 15 stars?” GOP comms strategist and social media troll Matt Whitlock tweeted.

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🔧-wench  May 24, 2023 • 7:42:51am

re: #295 Jay C

Wurdl:

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Birbie.

Click to Reveal

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 7:43:13am

re: #305 darthstar

I never thought I would find the perfect job opportunity, then one day…

As played by the famous bagpipe duo of Ben Dover and Phillip McCavitty

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 7:44:48am

re: #306 Joe Bacon ✅

The original plan was to add both a star and a stripe for each new state entering the Union, but they decided to ditch that and stick with 13 stripes.

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Unabogie  May 24, 2023 • 7:45:37am

Whenever I see a Twitter link here and click through (using Nitter, of course) all I see are blue check fascist replies at the top. The site is now unusable.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 7:45:50am

This was happening most in the two most fascist states, which is an interesting correlation. Does heat encourage fascism like it encourages anger and violence in general? Now we all have to deal with it thanks to CO2 emissions.

eadly “brain-eating” amoeba infections usually strike people in southern U.S. states, but thanks to climate change, the brain-invading organism has expanded its range northward. In light of this trend, the Ohio Public Health Association recently published a case report to raise awareness of the disease among health care providers in the state.

“Increased incidence of N. fowleri [a species of brain-eating amoeba] in northern climates is but one of many ways climate change threatens human health and merits novel education of health care providers,” the case report authors wrote in a paper published May 16 in the Ohio Journal of Public Health.

Naegleria fowleri is a single-cell organism that typically lives in soil and warm fresh water, as well as the occasional water tank, heater or pipe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In rare instances, the amoeba can infiltrate the human brain and spinal cord by first entering a person’s nose — but it cannot reach the brain if swallowed in a gulp of water, for instance, and it doesn’t spread between people. N. fowleri causes an infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which is nearly always fatal.

PAM is rare — since 1962, about zero to eight cases have been reported nationwide each year, the case report noted. Most of these infections have been linked to swimming in the South, particularly in Florida and Texas, but since 2010, cases have started to occur in more northern states, including the Midwestern states Minnesota, Kansas and Indiana.

‘Brain-eating’ amoebas are a new concern in northern US states, health officials advise (Live Science)

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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 7:46:38am

re: #294 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

He’s pretty young, so that made me wonder if he has sickle cell disease, but that does not seem to be the case.

Serious hypertension is also possible.

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sizzzzlerz  May 24, 2023 • 7:47:04am

3-spot today. BTW, is anybody else annoyed by the damn splash page NYT puts up before allowing you to go to the actual puzzle page? Every day! Not clear on what their thinking was on this.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 7:50:02am

Florida Man again…

Florida Man Caught With AK-47 at a Preschool Said He Was Headed to CIA

thedailybeast.com

A 32-year-old Florida man was arrested in Virginia on Tuesday after police said they caught him trespassing at a preschool with an AK-47 in his vehicle. The man, identified as Eric Sandow, allegedly told officers who approached him at Dolley Madison Preschool in McLean that he was on his way to the CIA. The agency’s headquarters are about a mile away from the school. A subsequent search of his vehicle turned up the AK-47 and a handgun, according to Fairfax County Police. He is now charged with felony possession of a firearm on school property.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 7:50:46am

Mindy was born on the streets, and seems to remember how she used to find food.

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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 7:52:19am

This is a really cool new pop song that I just found. Don’t expect 64 year old punker’s to drop new music do we? Yet here she is doing a hella job.

Belinda Carlisle - Big Big Love (Official Music Video)

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A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS  May 24, 2023 • 7:53:22am

re: #289 darthstar

That was an unmitigated disaster of a wordle - 6/6

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 7:53:55am

re: #235 Patricia Kayden

During the Civil Rights movement, Target would have barred Blacks from its stores in response to rightwing, domestic terrorism. This is the message they are sending by giving in to violent demands from homophobes. Disgusting.

Over at Breitbart, everything they don’t like is Satan.

Headline: (no link but you can look it up if you want to read dumb):

Target Partners with Satanist Designer Abprallen for Gay Pride Collection

The woke Target Corporation has partnered for its new Pride clothing line with UK-based designer Abprallen, which insists “Satan loves you” and “Satan respects pronouns.”

Among other items in its Pride line, the mega retailer carries Abprallen’s “Cure Transphobia” sweatshirt, which bears the message “Cure transphobia, not trans people.” (more)

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Romantic Heretic  May 24, 2023 • 7:56:06am

re: #261 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

Like their ideological ancestors in The Confederacy.

Realist Rhett Butler

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A Cranky One  May 24, 2023 • 7:57:14am

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darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 7:58:21am

Mastodon

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darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 7:58:54am

Will be keeping an eye out for more information on the above. If the Kerch bridge is smokin’ again, that would be a good thing.

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 7:59:47am

re: #322 darthstar

Will be keeping an eye out for more information on the above. If the Kerch bridge is smokin’ again, that would be a good thing.

Smoking due to “military drills.” Yeah, umm, things don’t typically smoke during military drills, comrade. I’m gonna remain skeptical of your explanation.

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Belafon  May 24, 2023 • 8:00:31am

re: #316 William Lewis

This is a really cool new pop song that I just found. Don’t expect 64 year old punker’s to drop new music do we? Yet here she is doing a hella job.

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Let me know when Bruce, the Stones, and a whole bunch of other Rockstar stop.

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darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 8:00:57am

re: #314 Joe Bacon ✅

I carry these for personal protection…I just need eleven clips because I’m not a very accurate shooter.

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Belafon  May 24, 2023 • 8:01:14am

Oh, and Billy Idol.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 8:01:35am

Anycubic is taking preorders on a 12k resin printer for $399.

My current resin printer resolution is 2k, so this is a massive improvement in both size and DPI at a surprisingly low price.

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darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 8:03:31am

re: #327 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

Anycubic is taking preorders on a 12k resin printer for $399.

My current resin printer resolution is 2k, so this is a massive improvement in both size and DPI at a surprisingly low price.

Could print some fancy drink coasters with that.

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A hollow voice says: Abort SCOTUS  May 24, 2023 • 8:04:41am

The tallest flower:

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 24, 2023 • 8:05:31am
And I just noticed the bruhaha about trans women breastfeeding. The conservo’s are going batshit proper… Like, they are telling they slept in biology class without saying they slept in biology class…

This reminds me of the sex ed section in my 9th grade biology class way back in 1963. I now understand that this was one of the most progressive and enlightened such programs in the entire country, and could probably not be presented anywhere in the USA now. Our teacher, a married lady in her 30s, was remarkably frank and humorous. This was the ideal formula for putting a crowd of nervous and ignorant 14 year olds at ease. In any case….

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🔧-wench  May 24, 2023 • 8:06:56am

re: #316 William Lewis

This is a really cool new pop song that I just found. Don’t expect 64 year old punker’s to drop new music do we? Yet here she is doing a hella job.

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Here’s an old Big Love.

Big Love

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 8:09:05am

re: #328 darthstar

Could print some fancy drink coasters with that.

Already did that with my 2-color FDM printer. They’re the same size. The photo just came out weird.

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🔧-wench  May 24, 2023 • 8:10:04am

re: #318 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Over at Breitbart, everything they don’t like is Satan.

Headline: (no link but you can look it up if you want to read dumb):

Target Partners with Satanist Designer Abprallen for Gay Pride Collection

The woke Target Corporation has partnered for its new Pride clothing line with UK-based designer Abprallen, which insists “Satan loves you” and “Satan respects pronouns.”

Among other items in its Pride line, the mega retailer carries Abprallen’s “Cure Transphobia” sweatshirt, which bears the message “Cure transphobia, not trans people.” (more)

There are pronouns in the Bible!

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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 8:11:07am

re: #320 A Cranky One

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 24, 2023 • 8:11:35am

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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 8:12:38am

re: #324 Belafon

Let me know when Bruce, the Stones, and a whole bunch of other Rockstar stop.

Let me know when they drop something new (snark)…

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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 8:13:07am

re: #336 William Lewis

Let me know when they drop something new (snark)…

actually in Bruce’s case that’s uncalled for…

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 8:13:09am

CNN is doing it again with the same rules they had for His Ass-Holeyness.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 8:16:09am

re: #338 Joe Bacon ✅

CNN is doing it again with the same rules they had for His Ass-Holeyness.

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I miss Erin and Pam, but CNN is dead to me.

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Dr. Matt  May 24, 2023 • 8:16:23am

re: #6 Dave In Austin

LOLZ. How fucking embarrassing but so on point.

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 24, 2023 • 8:16:38am

re: #153 Captain Ron

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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 8:17:24am

I am in quite the mood this morning, I know but here’s another one… ;)

Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better - The Spy Who Loved Me

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 8:17:32am

re: #338 Joe Bacon ✅

CNN is doing it again with the same rules they had for His Ass-Holeyness.

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“Moderated by Jake Tapper.” So somehow, it’s going to be an even softer town hall than Trump’s was with Kaitlan Collins. How does CNN somehow find ways to continue getting even worse?

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 8:19:00am

re: #339 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

I miss Erin and Pam, but CNN is dead to me.

I gave up on them over their 24/7 attempts to be the one to scoop ML Flight 340…

My relatives were visiting in 2015 and we had it on, and they were already crawling up DJT’s ass: he made some comment about how his rallies were exciting but people were falling asleep at Jeb! Bush rallies.

Within 20 minutes, CNN was airing an interview with a woman who claimed she had fallen asleep at a Jeb! rally.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 8:19:02am

The Tree Of Liberty gets more feeding thanks to the NRA.

Kentucky man shot his roommate in retaliation for eating last Hot Pocket: police

abc12.com

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A man was shot over the weekend in Louisville, Ky., and police say it was over a Hot Pocket.

The Louisville Metro Police Department arrested 64-year-old Clifton Williams on Sunday after they said he shot his roommate following an argument in the Wyandotte neighborhood.

Police said that Williams’ roommate had eaten the last Hot Pocket, so he started throwing tiles at him.

Arrest slips say that the roommate tried to leave, but Williams went inside and got a gun. The man was then shot in the buttocks as he was trying to leave, according to police.

The victim traveled a few blocks to get help and was taken to University of Louisville Hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Williams is being charged with assault and has been ordered not to have contact with the victim. His bond was set at $7,500.

Shot in the ass over a Hot Pocket…SMDH…

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 8:20:13am

re: #345 Joe Bacon ✅

It’s 2023, where apparently, the new rule is, “You can shoot anybody for any perceived slight, and the only response will be, ‘He/she is mentally ill, it’s still too soon to talk about gun control.’”

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 8:20:36am

re: #345 Joe Bacon ✅

The Tree Of Liberty gets more feeding thanks to the NRA.

We are starting to see the brandishing and even firing of weapons as a form of self-expression because our populace is too inarticulate to vent its rage any other way.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 8:20:38am

re: #52 Charles Johnson

JFC, the sites Donald Trump is promoting on Truth Social these days. Gateway Pundit, American Thinker, et al. The shittiest right wing grifter blogs, who work the rubes by laundering and hyping the dangerous racist conspiracy theories bubbling up from even worse sites.

The feed sites that make up the lies for the more mainstream fascist media to pick up, which suggests that he’s losing the fascist mainstream.

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lawhawk  May 24, 2023 • 8:21:11am

re: #323 Nerdy Fish

Smoking due to “military drills.” Yeah, umm, things don’t typically smoke during military drills, comrade. I’m gonna remain skeptical of your explanation.

Smoke em if you got em.

Popping smoke as a distraction, perhaps. Smoking because significant parts of the bridge are now inoperable? More likely. Smoking because some of your vehicles experienced an unintended (by Russia) combustion event? Most likely.

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 8:23:06am

re: #349 lawhawk

Smoke em if you got em.

Popping smoke as a distraction, perhaps. Smoking because significant parts of the bridge are now inoperable? More likely. Smoking because some of your vehicles experienced an unintended (by Russia) combustion event? Most likely.

I suppose, on a technicality, there’s a world where you would pop smoke during a military drill. That seems a bit unnecessary, and I think that would also be described as “vehicles on the bridge are smoking” rather than, “the bridge is smoking.” The latter seems to indicate that there is a fundamental problem with the bridge itself, rather than with something driving across it.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 8:23:15am
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Dr. Matt  May 24, 2023 • 8:23:37am

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Hecuba's daughter  May 24, 2023 • 8:23:51am

re: #162 Belafon

Atheists targeting atheists or “my non-belief is stronger than your non-belief” or “my zero is more equal to zero than your zero.”

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And a double birbie for Wednesday.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 8:23:51am

Prosecutors fear this Jan. 6 conspiracy theorist will turn his trial ‘into a circus’

In late April, far-right conspiracy theorist Alan Hostetter — who formerly served as police chief of La Habra, California but now works as a yoga instructor — pleaded “not guilty” to federal conspiracy charges he is facing in connection with the January 6, 2021 insurrection.

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors don’t believe that Hostetter actually entered the U.S. Capitol Building that day, but allege that he was part of the overall conspiracy to prevent Congress from certifying now-President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.

Russell Taylor, one of Hostetter’s co-defendants in the case, has pled guilty and is looking at four to seven years in federal prison. The other co-defendants, all Southern California residents, are alleged militia members Felipe Antonio Martinez, Erik Scott Warner, Ronald Mele and Derek Kinnison.

While Taylor has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, Hostetter maintains that he did nothing wrong on January 6, 2021 and plans to act as his own attorney in court. Hostetter has been promoting conspiracy theories in his motions. And federal prosecutors, according to the Orange County Register, fear that Hostetter will “make the trial into a circus” and create “the type of sideshow the United States is seeking to prevent.”

Hostetter, the Register reports, has waived his right to a trial by jury but plans to plead his case in front of a federal judge.

Prosecutors said of Hostetter, “It is a disorganized and purposeless journey through the history of 20th- and 21st-Century conspiracy theories.” A federal judge told Hostetter, “I strongly urge you not to try to represent yourself” in court, but the former La Habra police chief insists on doing it anyway.

La Habra is in northern Orange County south of Los Angeles. These days, California is heavily Democratic, but during the 1970s and 1980s, it was still a red state. And Orange County was known for being a bastion of conservative GOP politics.

ocregister.com

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Barefoot Grin  May 24, 2023 • 8:25:41am

re: #341 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

A lot of that in southern NH.

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The Pie Overlord!  May 24, 2023 • 8:25:43am

re: #343 Nerdy Fish

“Moderated by Jake Tapper.” So somehow, it’s going to be an even softer town hall than Trump’s was with Kaitlan Collins. How does CNN somehow find ways to continue getting even worse?

CNN is the new Fox.

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Dr. Matt  May 24, 2023 • 8:25:56am

Nazi on Nazi warfare

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The Pie Overlord!  May 24, 2023 • 8:27:24am

The rare eagle. There were no other choices left.

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I hate that extra page that you have to click through. Why did they do that? It’s just annoying.

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Dr Lizardo  May 24, 2023 • 8:27:45am

re: #351 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

LOL are the voices in her head telling her this?

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A Cranky One  May 24, 2023 • 8:29:38am

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 8:30:02am

re: #351 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

We just give people who have completely lost their mind a pass instead of getting them some help if their insanity is packaged as religion.

Or gun totemism

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 8:31:25am

re: #351 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

Just a reminder that insane wacko Right Wing Profit, er “prophet” Julie Green insisted back last October that The Big G told her Masterbateriano and THE OZHOLE would win their elections in a biblical landslide.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 8:32:12am
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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 8:32:37am

re: #358 The Pie Overlord!

The rare eagle. There were no other choices left.

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I hate that extra page that you have to click through. Why did they do that? It’s just annoying.

do you use an ad blocker? Otherwise, no idea…

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 8:33:10am

re: #362 Joe Bacon ✅

Just a reminder that insane wacko Right Wing Profit, er “prophet” Julie Green insisted back last October that The Big G told her Masterbateriano and THE OZHOLE would win their elections in a biblical landslide.

And the idiots who look up to her are still there. It’s like the JWs. Members just don’t care that the prophesies never come true.

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Hecuba's daughter  May 24, 2023 • 8:34:17am

re: #184 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

If you don’t love Trump you hate America.

That’s what the Trump cult believes, when the situation is the reverse: if you support Trump, you hate the best of our country and are a traitor in the truest sense of the word.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 8:34:41am

re: #76 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

What’s wrong with Melania Trump’s photoshoot in GQ? She’s an adult and should be allowed to do what she wants with her body. As for “married to a criminal,” I’ll drag her for that; it seems more relevant about her character to me.

From the perspective of the right-wing dipshits that say she’s dignified, everything.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 8:36:08am

re: #367 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

From the perspective of the right-wing dipshits that say she’s dignified, everything.

And the fact that she worked illegally as an immigrant is fine because she is white and hot and the trophy wife of a millionaire.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 8:37:16am

re: #365 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

And the idiots who look up to her are still there. It’s like the JWs. Members just don’t care that the prophesies never come true.

What is so f’n depressing is my batshit insane relatives post her “revelations” on their Facebook pages. But then I have a couple of Jesusbot relatives in PA who absolutely insist that Masterbateriano and THE OZHOLE won their elections last November and the machines were rigged to cheat them out of their…”christ-anointed victories”…

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🔧-wench  May 24, 2023 • 8:37:27am

Mastodon

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Hecuba's daughter  May 24, 2023 • 8:37:50am

re: #186 No Malarkey!

That is the threat that we have to take seriously. Democrats need to win control of the House in 2024, then they need to count the electoral votes Biden won in the election, even if GOP controlled state legislatures certify false Trump electors. If SCOTUS tries to intervene, Congress and President Biden should tell them to fuck off, because the Constitution gives the Court no role in certifying electors.The fictional scenario of violence and chaos around the election in the TV series Succession is a very real possibility for 2024, and Democrats cannot allow the fascists to seize power because we are trying to play by rules they no longer recognize as legitimate.

Again, the problem is the EC can hand the election to the loser, without any shenanigans. After all, when red and reddish states change rules to disenfranchise voters (as Georgia and Texas have done), a candidate can lose a state outright. As I’ve repeatedly said, someone can win 65% of the vote but lose the EC (probably won’t happen but it’s theoretically possible).

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 8:38:18am

re: #369 Joe Bacon ✅

What is so f’n depressing is my batshit insane relatives post her “revelations” on their Facebook pages. But then I have a couple of Jesusbot relatives in PA who absolutely insist that Masterbateriano and THE OZHOLE won their elections last November and the machines were rigged to cheat them out of their…”christ-anointed victories”…

As if that would be possible if their all-powerful god existed.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  May 24, 2023 • 8:38:58am

Her prophecies did no fail. We failed her prophecies

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William Lewis  May 24, 2023 • 8:40:14am

re: #360 A Cranky One

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Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅  May 24, 2023 • 8:40:28am

re: #340 Dr. Matt

Why the fùçk does anyone listen to people with zero life experience?

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 8:42:14am

re: #375 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅

Why the fùçk does anyone listen to people with zero life experience?

Because Jay-Zuss has anointed them with the “gift of Profit-cy”!

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 8:45:26am

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 24, 2023 • 8:54:30am

The actual birthday is Saturday the 27th.
If you look at his early history and career, especially during and right after World War II, Kissinger had a real chance to be one of the great positive influences on the post-war world. He became enamored of cynical realpolitik, though, and chose a different course, one whose negative effects are still very much with us and probably will be for centuries.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 8:56:05am

Lower Decks’ Mariner and Boimler on Strange New Worlds.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 8:56:44am

GASP!

‘An active coup!’ Marjorie Taylor Greene rants that Biden is trying to take over his own government

Someone please try to explain to Bimborella that Dark Brandon was duly elected and he’s calling the shots.

rawstory.com

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Dr Lizardo  May 24, 2023 • 8:56:45am

re: #377 Joe Bacon ✅

Looks like the financial subpoenas for foreign countries finally got Trump’s attention - either that, or he must have gotten word of something big going down soon.

Sounds like he knows that maybe charges are coming, serious charges, and he’s trying to talk his way out of it. Who knows; if it is indeed serious charges, and he’s this panicked, then the endgame might be close.

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🔧-wench  May 24, 2023 • 8:58:23am

re: #377 Joe Bacon ✅

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 8:58:34am

re: #378 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

What that motherfather did to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and especially Chile and yet that piece of shit gets a 100th birthday party…while Jimmy Carter is in hospice care…

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Dave In Austin  May 24, 2023 • 9:02:00am

Does anyone in Community have any experience (joke fodder) with the Neptune Society?

I need to start thinking about last wishes and the prep involved. And I want to do it on the cheap.

Anyone?

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 9:07:26am

re: #384 Dave In Austin

Does anyone in Community have any experience (joke fodder) with the Neptune Society?

I need to start thinking about last wished and the prep involved. And i want to do it on the cheap.

Anyone?

Yes. When I turned 50 I made my funeral arrangements with them. At that time the total charge was $485. Very easy and nice people to deal with.

Grandma Bacon also had an agreement with them, my Jesusbot aunt went ballistic when Grandma did that. They were kind enough to inter Grandma’s ashes when she passed.

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lawhawk  May 24, 2023 • 9:08:11am
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danarchy  May 24, 2023 • 9:15:37am

re: #375 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅

Why the fùçk does anyone listen to people with zero life experience?

I ask myself this evertime I see someone described as a “Social media influencer”

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Mattand  May 24, 2023 • 9:18:36am

re: #378 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

The actual birthday is Saturday the 27th.
If you look at his early history and career, especially during and right after World War II, Kissinger had a real chance to be one of the great positive influences on the post-war world. He became enamored of cynical realpolitik, though, and chose a different course, one whose negative effects are still very much with us and probably will be for centuries.

Always kinda grossed me out when Colbert would do comedy bits with him.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 9:21:03am

The Creator | Teaser Trailer | 20th Century Studios

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 9:21:47am

re: #378 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

The actual birthday is Saturday the 27th.
If you look at his early history and career, especially during and right after World War II, Kissinger had a real chance to be one of the great positive influences on the post-war world. He became enamored of cynical realpolitik, though, and chose a different course, one whose negative effects are still very much with us and probably will be for centuries.

Then there’s still hope that he won’t live to 100.

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Mattand  May 24, 2023 • 9:23:10am

re: #357 Dr. Matt

Nazi on Nazi warfare

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Mentioned this before, but I used to drive by Four Season Landscaping when I was working in Bucks County, PA and I was avoiding traffic jams on I-95 South through Philly.

Once you see that neighborhood in person, Giuliani having that press conference there becomes even more laughable. Very industrial and quasi-bleak, although there’s a really good BBQ place about 300 yards north of Four Seasons.

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darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 9:23:11am

Mastodon

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 9:25:59am

re: #380 Joe Bacon ✅

GASP!

‘An active coup!’ Marjorie Taylor Greene rants that Biden is trying to take over his own government

Someone please try to explain to Bimborella that Dark Brandon was duly elected and he’s calling the shots.

rawstory.com

Did she take AP Dumb courses for college?

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silverdolphin  May 24, 2023 • 9:28:02am

re: #198 No Malarkey!

So do I. But the Democrats have to prepare for a scenario in which GOP controlled legislatures void Biden victories as being due to “voter fraud” and award their electors to Trump, based on the “Independent state legislature” theory, regardless of how large a margin of victory Biden receives.

Absolutely be prepared. Lots of time and it will require fierce opposition. But we are in the middle of the transition to a new politcal party system where the parties are remade into the forms best able to win elections.

The GOP is in the position of the Whigs, disintegrating through ts own inability to govern. They will continue to make stupid mistakes. They are not smart. I can guarantee the Supreme Court will make some decisions that rile up people even more. And state legislatures in Red states will continue to go too fat.

The American people are not passive here and will have a say over who governs them.

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Captain Magic  May 24, 2023 • 9:34:13am

re: #386 lawhawk

Every state has their own fraudster/killer.

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 9:34:34am

BJP member in India, and not a drag queen. He’s been asked to step aside during the investigation, but he refuses, saying the allegations are politically-motivated.

Indian wrestlers hold candlelight march demanding arrest of sports official for sexual abuse (Arab News, Riyadh, today)

NEW DELHI: India’s top female wrestlers led a candlelight march of nearly 1,000 protesters in the capital on Tuesday demanding the resignation and arrest of the president of the wrestling federation for allegedly sexually harassing young athletes, one of whom was a minor.
Carrying India’s national flag, they marched to India Gate, a monument close to the country’s parliament building. A strong presence of police accompanied them on the marching route.
The protesters have been staging a protest in the center of New Delhi for nearly a month, amid a brutal heat wave, while foregoing their training schedules. Two Olympics medalists, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, are part of the protests and have threatened to hand back their medals if no action is taken against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The protests have grown with many members of opposition parties and farmer unions taking up the wrestlers’ cause. Most of the Indian wrestlers come from the northern agricultural states of Haryana and Punjab.
They accused Singh, a 66-year-old powerful lawmaker representing the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, of sexually harassing seven young female wrestlers.
Singh has denied the accusations and called the protests “politically motivated” by the opposition Congress party.
Vinesh Phogat, who has won wrestling medals at the world championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, claimed in January that several coaches have exploited female wrestlers at the behest of the WFI president.

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Thanos  May 24, 2023 • 9:40:12am

re: #85 Charles Johnson

Am I really seeing people trying to dismiss the Nazi flag found in today’s white house attacker’s van as “a Hindu symbol” even though it was an obvious third reich flag?

The guy had an Asian sub-continent sounding name so they are choosing to ignore the Modi fans and Hindu Nationalist fascists there in favor of “holy symbol” — reminds me of those long “it’s not just a Celtic cross” discussions we had to have before every flounce back in the day.

398
A Cranky One  May 24, 2023 • 9:41:27am

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 9:42:31am

re: #397 Thanos

The guy had an Asian sub-continent sounding name so they are choosing to ignore the Modi fans and Hindu Nationalist fascists there in favor of “holy symbol” — reminds me of those long “it’s not just a Celtic cross” discussions we had to have before every flounce back in the day.

It’ll be people who generally hate holy symbols unless it’s a Roman torture device, but they’ll make excuses for any fascist.

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silverdolphin  May 24, 2023 • 9:43:21am

re: #199 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

While the Roe-shift may be real, be careful of using averages.

The “shift” is not going to be uniform across the country.

And because of the anti-democratic nature of US governance, a population shift does not mean an immediate change in who is in office.

The 2024 election is still too far away.

Though from one of my dreams (and here I must repeat, my dreams *usually* do not come true), DeSantis is the nominee, he picks Gaetz as a running mate (probably to mollify the Trumpers), and wins.

But again, my dreams are sometimes just nightmares in disguise.

I agree. It was a thought experiment to see how things might shift with an activated population. The real world will be much different. But it is nice to see that there is a possible chance that Biden could win in such a large landslide that nothing the GOP does would help them.

It is my dream

—I simply do not see how DeSantis could get more votes than Trump did in a general election. He has zero charisma, polls show people under 50 and minorities do not like him (Millennials and Gen Z will represent 44% of the voting public) and he will not bring in people who belong to the Trump cult. Biden would eat him alive in a debate.—

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 9:45:35am

re: #400 silverdolphin

I agree. It was a thought experiment to see how things might shift with an activated population. The real world will be much different. But it is nice to see that there is a possible chance that Biden could win in such a large landslide that nothing the GOP does would help them.

It is my dream

—I simply do not see how DeSantis could get more votes than Trump did in a general election. He has zero charisma, polls show people under 50 and minorities do not like him (Millennials and Gen Z will represent 44% of the voting public) and he will not bring in people who belong to the Trump cult. Biden would eat him alive in a debate.—

DeSantis’ wimpy little voice alone dooms him in a debate.

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A Cranky One  May 24, 2023 • 9:47:48am

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Dr Lizardo  May 24, 2023 • 9:49:04am

re: #400 silverdolphin

If anything, I think that DeSantis being the nominee would almost certainly prompt a significant number of the hardcore MAGA cultists, the real die-hard Trump supporters, to sit out the election, much to the detriment of the GOP.

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darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 9:49:07am

The hotel I booked in Carmel for last night and had to abandon due to one of my guests canceling just called…the suite re-rented so I get a refund for that, and they’re sending me a gift certificate for $419 for one of the other rooms for a future night. So not a total loss.

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silverdolphin  May 24, 2023 • 9:50:28am

CNN to Host Nikki Haley for Town Hall

That’ll sure help ratings.

406
Thanos  May 24, 2023 • 9:50:31am

re: #386 lawhawk

407
Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 9:52:28am

re: #403 Dr Lizardo

If anything, I think that DeSantis being the nominee would almost certainly prompt a significant number of the hardcore MAGA cultists, the real die-hard Trump supporters, to sit out the election, much to the detriment of the GOP.

The Republican Party is kind of in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” position right now. If Trump is the nominee, as all current indications suggest, they lose a metric fuck-ton of down-ballot races, and probably still lose the Presidency as well; they secure the votes of their revolting base, but literally all of the “independent” or “undecided” voters will most likely break Democratic. If they don’t run Trump out as the nominee, they lose the MAGA base; Trump will never endorse another candidate when he could be the nominee instead, and the party fractures and destroys itself while Democrats sweep almost everything.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 9:52:42am

re: #405 silverdolphin

CNN to Host Nikki Haley for Town Hall

That’ll sure help ratings.

They seem to not care about ratings, just fascism.

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Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  May 24, 2023 • 9:53:38am

re: #390 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

Then there’s still hope that he won’t live to 100.

If he’s struck down by a meteor or lightning from a clear sky, or (better yet) crushed by a safe-ful of cash falling out of some exiled dictator’s private plane, I will go back to church and might even start tithing.

410
Thanos  May 24, 2023 • 9:55:46am

re: #399 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

It’ll be people who generally hate holy symbols unless it’s a Roman torture device, but they’ll make excuses for any fascist.

I remember we got that long winded fascist buffoon from “Gates of Vienna” to finally shut up about it by challenging him to wear one on a T-shirt to church.

411
jaunte  May 24, 2023 • 9:56:35am

re: #407 Nerdy Fish

The Republican Party is kind of in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” position right now.

Good. They seem incapable of learning, so let them be damned.

Mastodon

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Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 9:58:44am

re: #411 jaunte

Good. They seem incapable of learning, so let them be damned.

[Embedded content]

Truthfully, I’m hoping for the latter outcome. Let them run Governor DeathSentence at the top of the ticket. Trump will have an aneurysm trying to torpedo him. The MAGAts will actively campaign for Republican voters to stay home from the polls. It’ll be GREAT.

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silverdolphin  May 24, 2023 • 10:03:43am

re: #403 Dr Lizardo

If anything, I think that DeSantis being the nominee would almost certainly prompt a significant number of the hardcore MAGA cultists, the real die-hard Trump supporters, to sit out the election, much to the detriment of the GOP.

I agree. Trump brought out a lot of people who never voted before. They will likely not vote for anyone else. Hard to change cult leaders in midstream.

414
🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 10:06:00am

re: #6 Dave In Austin

415
Dr Lizardo  May 24, 2023 • 10:06:02am

re: #413 silverdolphin

I agree. Trump brought out a lot of people who never voted before. They will likely not vote for anyone else. Hard to change cult leaders in midstream.

I think that if Trump isn’t the GOP’s nominee next year, the MAGA types will just stay home and grumble. Maybe (if the GOP has any luck at all), some of them might go to the polls and vote downticket and for statewide or local races.

416
DodgerFan1988  May 24, 2023 • 10:07:49am
417
Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 10:08:30am

re: #394 silverdolphin

Absolutely be prepared. Lots of time and it will require fierce opposition. But we are in the middle of the transition to a new politcal party system where the parties are remade into the forms best able to win elections.

The GOP is in the position of the Whigs, disintegrating through ts own inability to govern. They will continue to make stupid mistakes. They are not smart. I can guarantee the Supreme Court will make some decisions that rile up people even more. And state legislatures in Red states will continue to go too fat.

The American people are not passive here and will have a say over who governs them.

ps

it’ll take more than a state just ‘declaring’ an election as fraudulent or voided.
it’s not automatic

there will be instant lawsuits
there’s a process
it will involve courts and judges
some state, some federal
and likely expedited time tables
some will be evidence based - they’re gonna have to prove fraud, not just ‘believe’ it
some may question the state usurpation laws that they’re relying on

judge / jurisdiction shopping won’t be easy
they cant run to Kacsmaryk in Amarillo

that we’re even having this conversation - oh yeah, be prepared.
that the R’s of a state can just declare an election void cause they passed a law and now they ‘say so’ - not quite so cut and dried

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Thanos  May 24, 2023 • 10:08:47am

Mastodon

419
Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅  May 24, 2023 • 10:11:07am

re: #414 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

I am seeing an insecure child who needs to photoshop his appearance. And why is facial hair a conservative idea of maturity?

420
Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 10:11:43am

re: #407 Nerdy Fish

The Republican Party is kind of in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” position right now. If Trump is the nominee, as all current indications suggest, they lose a metric fuck-ton of down-ballot races, and probably still lose the Presidency as well; they secure the votes of their revolting base, but literally all of the “independent” or “undecided” voters will most likely break Democratic. If they don’t run Trump out as the nominee, they lose the MAGA base; Trump will never endorse another candidate when he could be the nominee instead, and the party fractures and destroys itself while Democrats sweep almost everything.

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 10:13:14am

re: #411 jaunte

Good. They seem incapable of learning, so let them be damned.

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“Clean Debt Deal Preferred by 2:1 (Monmouth University Polling Institute)”

Constitutional Solution Preferred by 2:1

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 10:13:18am

re: #419 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅

I am seeing an insecure child who needs to photoshop his appearance. And why is facial hair a conservative idea of maturity?

Very odd-looking facial hair. I’m surprised he didn’t photoshop a big wingnut beard onto himself.

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Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 10:14:27am

re: #414 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

They will do anything to collect that Wingnut Welfare.

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Dr Lizardo  May 24, 2023 • 10:14:32am

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 trailer:

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Series 2 | Official Trailer | Paramount+

425
Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 10:16:32am

re: #419 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅

I am seeing an insecure child who needs to photoshop his appearance. And why is facial hair a conservative idea of maturity?

426
Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅  May 24, 2023 • 10:16:52am

re: #418 Thanos

This is funny because my BiL is an RN. Not practicing because he’s gone back to carpentry. He’s 6’3”, built like a brick shit house, runs and works out every day, and would welcome the idea that he is woke as all fuck.

427
A Three Hour Tour  May 24, 2023 • 10:18:10am

re: #302 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Remember Proudhon’s “Property is theft”?

Funny how we got here from that.

Yes, I roomed with a radical Libertarian at Indiana University in the latte 70’s and got an earful of that nonsense.

” Property is theft. Therefore, theft is property; therefore, this ship is mine.”
—Zaphod Beeblebrox

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Dr. Matt  May 24, 2023 • 10:18:36am
429
🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 10:19:21am

re: #424 Dr Lizardo

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 trailer:

[Embedded content]

Video

I’m amazed that they had the foresight to make the Lower Decks characters look like their voice actors, making this crossover possible.

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🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 10:20:30am

re: #428 Dr. Matt

[Embedded content]

So now we have the answer as to what dog pants would look like.

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Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅  May 24, 2023 • 10:23:42am

re: #427 A Three Hour Tour

” Property is theft. Therefore, theft is property; therefore, this ship is mine.”
—Zaphod Beeblebrox

Sorry that I can only upding once. The world lost a brilliant satirist when Douglas Adams passed.

432
Dr. Matt  May 24, 2023 • 10:24:15am

re: #430 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

So now we have the answer as to what dog pants would look like.

[Embedded content]

Yes.

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Belafon  May 24, 2023 • 10:24:22am

re: #419 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅

I am seeing an insecure child who needs to photoshop his appearance. And why is facial hair a conservative idea of maturity?

Facial hair changes the shape of the face, just like regular hair. That can cause people to think the person looks older than if they don’t have it. And most men can’t really grow facial hair fully until they are in their 20s, so it’s partially a psychological thing.

434
Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅  May 24, 2023 • 10:24:39am

re: #430 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

The version on the right.

435
🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 10:26:05am

re: #409 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie

If he’s struck down by a meteor or lightning from a clear sky, or (better yet) crushed by a safe-ful of cash falling out of some exiled dictator’s private plane, I will go back to church and might even start tithing.

Praying to Bugs Bunny or the Road Runner may be more appropriate if it’s a safe that falls out of the sky.

436
Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 10:26:24am

Closer to home in the annals of #NotADragQueen

Gainesville pastor facing child abuse, sex assault charges after SWAT raid (Gainesville Sun, yesterday)

The founder and pastor of a Gainesville church was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with aggravated child abuse, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.

Court records show that the church leader has four open cases pending against him and that he faces at least 11 counts of sexual assault. It’s unclear how many victims there may be.

Here’s what we know:
Who has been charged?

Lorenzo Lee Crawford, 54, founder of the Christian Coalition Family Church, located at 7501 SW 75th St. in Gainesville.

More:University of Florida suspends research study that resulted in dogs’ deaths

More:Judge hears arguments against sheriff, employees in trio of lawsuits
The investigation

The initial investigation was spurred by a “juvenile victim who notified a family member that another juvenile church member had confided in them that they had been sexually abused by a member of the church,” the sheriff’s office posted on social media.

The victim’s family member informed Crawford of the alleged conduct, who then asked to speak with the victim alone. Crawford then “scolded the juvenile about ‘minding their own business,” investigators said.
Christian Coalition Family Church, located at 7501 SW 75th St. in Gainesville.

Law enforcement officers say that Crawford ordered the victim to drop to their knees and take down their pants before beating them with a belt. The beating caused “significant bleeding” and, four months later, the victim still had “significant markings,” officials wrote.

A bench warrant was issued for Crawford’s arrest on May 19.
Bond

Crawford’s bond for all charges is set at $1.5 million, according to the Alachua County Jail.

(more)

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Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅  May 24, 2023 • 10:26:33am

re: #433 Belafon

I’m 57 and I still cannot grow facial hair. It does not make any fucking difference about knowledge. I will reiterate my bit about insecure children. And every thing you said is true. I’m just ranting at this point :-|

438
darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 10:32:33am

re: #437 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅

I’m 57 and I still cannot grow facial hair. It does not make any fucking difference about knowledge. I will reiterate my bit about insecure children. And every thing you said is true. I’m just ranting at this point :-|

I tried to do Movember a few years ago (I’m 59)…made it as far as Thanksgiving before shaving off the weak ass mustache I managed to grow. I’ve done lamb chops sideburns a couple of times, but even those are anemic looking.

439
darthstar  May 24, 2023 • 10:33:02am

Then again, having a baby face did have its benefits when I was in my late 20s and early 30s. I had a thing for women older than me when I was young and single.

440
Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 10:34:50am

re: #429 🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈

I’m amazed that they had the foresight to make the Lower Decks characters look like their voice actors, making this crossover possible.

This is actually not all that infrequent.

441
Barefoot Grin  May 24, 2023 • 10:34:59am

re: #438 darthstar

I tried to do Movember a few years ago (I’m 59)…made it as far as Thanksgiving before shaving off the weak ass mustache I managed to grow. I’ve done lamb chops sideburns a couple of times, but even those are anemic looking.

I can’t make it more than a week. I can’t stop scratching and pulling on it.

442
Belafon  May 24, 2023 • 10:38:20am

re: #438 darthstar

I tried to do Movember a few years ago (I’m 59)…made it as far as Thanksgiving before shaving off the weak ass mustache I managed to grow. I’ve done lamb chops sideburns a couple of times, but even those are anemic looking.

I can go from completely shaved to a one inch full beard and mustache in a month. And I absolutely do not like the way I look without one, especially because I look at least ten years younger. I would like to always have one around a half an inch, but I’m way too lazy for that kind of maintenance, so I trim it down to a little less than that about every month or so.

443
lawhawk  May 24, 2023 • 10:41:40am

re: #442 Belafon

I’d like to be clean shaven, but hate what it does to my face with breakouts no matter what routine I go with, so I end up letting it grow out a few days and shave 1-2 times a week or less if I don’t have family events.

When I let the beard go, I age 10-15 years as I get salt n’pepper, while my head of hair is still dark brown. Glad I take after dad for that…

444
Thanos  May 24, 2023 • 10:41:44am
445
retired cynic  May 24, 2023 • 10:43:35am

A Humbling Short Film Visualizes the Breathtaking Magnitude of 13.8 Billion Years of Cosmic Existence
thisiscolossal.com
10min.

A new short by Alex Gorosh (previously) and Wylie Overstreet (previously) helps to visualize the immensity of cosmic creation beyond the clock and calendar. Four years in the making, “To Scale: TIME” takes the filmmakers to a 4.3-mile stretch across the arid Mojave Desert, where they install small lights to create a timeline of human civilization and the broader universe. Augmented with visuals of galaxies and historical events, the resulting work captures the magnitude of 13.8 billion years and is an awe-inspiring reminder of how small humans are in both time and space.

446
Joe Bacon ✅  May 24, 2023 • 10:43:43am

re: #444 Thanos

Nope Those Tone-Deaf Washington Post Toasties won’t get that.

447
Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 10:46:38am

re: #314 Joe Bacon ✅

Florida Man again…

Florida Man Caught With AK-47 at a Preschool Said He Was Headed to CIA

thedailybeast.com

A 32-year-old Florida man was arrested in Virginia on Tuesday after police said they caught him trespassing at a preschool with an AK-47 in his vehicle. The man, identified as Eric Sandow, allegedly told officers who approached him at Dolley Madison Preschool in McLean that he was on his way to the CIA. The agency’s headquarters are about a mile away from the school. A subsequent search of his vehicle turned up the AK-47 and a handgun, according to Fairfax County Police. He is now charged with felony possession of a firearm on school property.

See? Gun-free zones work. Had he only been there casing the joint with no weapons, the best they could have done is eject him for trespassing. Now he enters the Find Out stage and will enjoy the hospitality of Fairfax County’s Greybar Hotel.

448
🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 10:48:24am

re: #447 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

See? Gun-free zones work. Had he only been there casing the joint with no weapons, the best they could have done is eject him for trespassing. Now he enters the Find Out stage and will enjoy the hospitality of Fairfax County’s Greybar Hotel.

That’s a really good point.

449
Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 10:50:33am

re: #278 Nerdy Fish

“Teacher, what’s adultery?”
“It’s when a mom or a dad does adult things with someone they’re not married to.”
“Oh, so like when mom invites the mailman inside when dad’s on a business trip?”
“Uhhh…”

Guy leaves for work, forgets his briefcase and goes home
Sees wife naked on the bathroom scale
Pats her butt on the way by and says “how much today?”
she answers “Two quarts of milk and a dozen eggs, same as always”

450
Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 10:52:05am

re: #340 Dr. Matt

LOLZ. How fucking embarrassing but so on point.

Community note:

Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Josh is misrepresenting his actual physical identity.

His actual identity is shown on his profile and this link:
(and he removed the photo from Google’s Photo App after he was busted, but not before it was screen-captured for posterity)

451
🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 10:52:38am

Faking things in Photoshop is about to get a lot easier.

We are thrilled to announce that the Photoshop (beta) app has released Generative Fill, the world’s first co-pilot in creative and design workflows, giving users a magical new way to work. Generative Fill is powered by Adobe Firefly, Adobe’s family of creative generative AI models. Starting today, Photoshop subscribers can create extraordinary imagery from a simple text prompt.

This brings two imaging powerhouses together — Photoshop and generative AI, enabling you to generate content from inside Photoshop with a text prompt and edit it with Photoshop’s comprehensive range of tools to create extraordinary results.

For more than a decade, Adobe has delivered dozens of AI-driven features used by millions of people in Photoshop, such as Photoshop’s selection tools and Content-Aware Fill, to accelerate workflows and give you the best professional tools to create anything you can imagine.

Features in Photoshop’s May 2023 release, like the Remove Tool, build on this innovation, and now that we are entering a new era of AI, the advent of generative models presents a new opportunity to take our imaging capabilities to another level. Over the last few months, we have integrated this exciting new technology into Photoshop in a major step toward a more natural, intuitive, and fun way to work.

Dream bigger: Get started with Generative Fill, powered by Adobe Firefly Generative AI now in Photoshop (Adobe Blog)

452
teleskiguy  May 24, 2023 • 10:55:08am

I can grow a mean goatee and the bushiest moustache you’ve ever seen, and that’s it. No full beard for me. When I let it go my chin gets quite salt and peppery, goes great with my very long blonde hair.

453
Dr. Matt  May 24, 2023 • 10:55:47am

Tell us you’re a fox “news” viewer without telling us you watch fox “news”

454
GlutenFreeJesus  May 24, 2023 • 10:56:24am

Fuck, man. That 95 yo Australian woman in a nursing home who was tazed by an idiot cop died today. I can’t wait for the backlash once the bodycam footage is released.

cnn.com

455
Nerdy Fish  May 24, 2023 • 10:57:02am

re: #453 Dr. Matt

Tell us you’re a fox “news” viewer without telling us you watch fox “news”

That guy would be A-OK with it if the guy had a ‘Murican AR-15.

456
FFL (GOP Delenda Est)  May 24, 2023 • 10:59:28am

re: #296 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

How did we get from “Taxation without representation is tyranny” to “Taxation is tyranny?”

Because for the white privileged male class anything which attempts to restrict them in any way is tyranny by default.

457
Teukka  May 24, 2023 • 11:00:17am
458
Anymouse 🌹🏡😷  May 24, 2023 • 11:01:42am

[moved by me]

459
🐈 Crush White Nationalism 🐈  May 24, 2023 • 11:04:13am

re: #457 Teukka

[Embedded content]

We’re not allowed to shoot fascists, so ridicule is the next best option.

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Dangerman (sigh...only in America)  May 24, 2023 • 11:13:33am

re: #443 lawhawk

I’d like to be clean shaven, but hate what it does to my face with breakouts no matter what routine I go with, so I end up letting it grow out a few days and shave 1-2 times a week or less if I don’t have family events.

When I let the beard go, I age 10-15 years as I get salt n’pepper, while my head of hair is still dark brown. Glad I take after dad for that…

Grew a beard in ‘78. Bad acne. Had it ever since (the beard). Ranged over the years from about 3mm to 9.

Head of hair? Hah! Not since the ’90s

461
dharmamark  May 24, 2023 • 2:58:44pm

re: #316 William Lewis

Sounds very 80s. I dig it. And no, my old crush has no bearing…

462
The Reverend Sam Hill  May 27, 2023 • 12:27:37am

re: #14 Backwoods Sleuth

Both of them should resign. I was astonished that the Texas House actually impeached Paxton.


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