In shocking news, a friend and ex-business partner of Michael Cohen’s is going to cooperate with investigators. (The shocking part is Cohen had a friend.)
Cohen doesn’t have friends. He has co conspirators and accomplices.
The push for multiculturalism is an effort to destroy culture in the name of harmonizing cultures
It is, at best, gross global imperialism
It is, at worst, the Orwellian destruction of all societal values and beliefs— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 25, 2018
“The Orwellian destruction of all societal values and beliefs” sounds like the title of a Sufjan Stevens song, if Sufjan was a racist right wing chowderhead. https://t.co/oIRRvzxtQE
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 25, 2018
How true:
Jerry Jones Offers To Pay Players’ Fines For Domestic Violence https://t.co/1qWdh9pDvy pic.twitter.com/xPu2x6SXV4
— The Onion (@TheOnion) May 25, 2018
Betsy DeVos to Schools: Call ICE on Undocumented Children https://t.co/hGGLBUrZDQ pic.twitter.com/8RQCBAio6Z
— The Root (@TheRoot) May 25, 2018
This is fascism. https://t.co/KXJZeuNlxz
— Robert Rutledge (@rerutled) May 25, 2018
re: #5 jaunte
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Kids in NM will need to carry their long-form birth certificates to get on the school bus.
re: #4 jaunte
One big clue Charlie Kirk has never read Orwell.
Just saw him speaking at yet another NRA thing on a CSPAN channel. “Middle America is tired of them attacking us and taking away our speech and we are RISING” [CLICK]. He sounds like he was spawned at one of those JV think tanks that the far right has been creating since the 80s.
re: #2 Charles Johnson
It’s almost as if cultures don’t change over time, adapting and/or adopting elements of others while discarding inefficient/unjust/ineffective portions of its own. Which explains why we all live in city-states ruled by kings who occasionally war with each other and then trade their children in marriages for a lasting peace…
oh, wait…
re: #6 wrenchwench
Kids in NM will need to carry their long-form birth certificates to get on the school bus.
And California, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Washington, New York, New Jersey, Florida…
Just to name a few.
One fight between Kirstjen Nielsen and Stephen Miller: He sought to put language in a government report saying children of foreign-born nationals are more likely to commit terrorism. She said that was not based in fact. https://t.co/ktX8KQa0ye
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) May 25, 2018
I believe this is the first reported instance of @SecNielsen ever giving more than a flying fuck about being true to facts. https://t.co/clfNIBeZ1o
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) May 25, 2018
re: #2 Charles Johnson
The push for multiculturalism is an effort to destroy culture in the name of harmonizing cultures
It is, at best, gross global imperialism
It is, at worst, the Orwellian destruction of all societal values and beliefs
— Charlie Kirk
Sir, that’ll be $6.49, please.
You didn’t learn a damned thing in Boy Scouts, unfortunately. You should return your Eagle achievement. Oh, and renounce that vow you took if you were ever in the Order of the Arrow.
— Deirdre (@Celticlassy10) May 25, 2018
Say hello to Salazar. He started limping a few months ago. After several vet visits it was determined he has an Angular Limb Deformity. He just took on big brother responsibilities and you can help him get the surgery he needs by clicking below. 13/10https://t.co/5NWQFvbJDL pic.twitter.com/GxL1fGAPIm
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) May 25, 2018
do not worry salazar. we will help you be. the best big brother you can be https://t.co/33LGp3GF1g
— Thoughts of Dog (@dog_feelings) May 25, 2018
re: #2 Charles Johnson
The push for multiculturalism is an effort to destroy culture in the name of harmonizing cultures
It is, at best, gross global imperialism
So gross global imperialism is better than the Orwellian destruction thing? I’m curious about the measurement being used here.
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re: #16 Sir John Barron
So gross global imperialism is better than the Orwellian destruction thing? I’m curious about the measurement being used here.
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Forget it JB, it’s Kirktown.
re: #7 Barefoot Grin
Just saw him speaking at yet another NRA thing on a CSPAN channel. “Middle America is tired of them attacking us and taking away our speech and we are RISING” [CLICK]. He sounds like he was spawned at one of those JV think tanks that the far right has been creating since the 80s.
If only the NRA could hold a conference or produce a TV ad or something, where it’s defenders could speak out and express themselves.
/
The Empire of the Globe is forcing little Charlie Kirk into Orwellian Sphericism.
re: #18 Sir John Barron
If only the NRA could hold a conference or produce a TV ad or something, where it’s defenders could speak out and express themselves.
/
If only the NRA had a spokesperson named Lana Doesch.
— Haymarket Books (@haymarketbooks) May 25, 2018
re: #19 jaunte
The Empire of the Globe is forcing little Charlie Kirk into Orwellian Sphericism.
Charlie wants to talk about imperialism. Look at the history of this country dilweed.
Why you don’t mess about in the warehouse. pic.twitter.com/T1PwJzdRKY
— Darwin Award 🔞 (@AwardsDarwin) May 25, 2018
10 people were killed in the Santa Fe shooting. Cable news moved on almost immediately. https://t.co/hkgbaTOOP0 pic.twitter.com/U4RU1CRhOo
— Media Matters (@mmfa) May 25, 2018
shooting at Indiana **middle school** today has been virtually ignored https://t.co/HaP76ow3oc
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) May 25, 2018
re: #19 jaunte
The Empire of the Globe is forcing little Charlie Kirk into Orwellian Sphericism.
All that multicultural imperialism!
re: #25 Sir John Barron
Charlie is a pale blue dot denier. Exceedingly pale.
re: #2 Charles Johnson
That’s pretty rich considering we celebrate Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick’s day. Our entire identification is immigration.
re: #27 Belafon
That’s pretty rich considering we celebrate Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick’s day. Our entire identification is immigration.
He’s an idiot.
re: #27 Belafon
That’s pretty rich considering we celebrate Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick’s day. Our entire identification is immigration.
But how dare you question Columbus Day. /
Don’t use a selfie stick while driving. pic.twitter.com/unWu8h0cgi
— Darwin Award 🔞 (@AwardsDarwin) May 23, 2018
re: #27 Belafon
That’s pretty rich considering we celebrate Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick’s day. Our entire identification is immigration.
Oktoberfest…Chinese New Year….
re: #27 Belafon
That’s pretty rich considering we celebrate Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick’s day. Our entire identification is immigration.
OK but St. Patrick was a good old fashioned American while Mr. Cinco Mao was not.
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a sign of how immune we’ve all become to this type of behavior from the very top of our government: this anecdote is the 15th paragraph of this story https://t.co/w7Fcr5wSs1 pic.twitter.com/YpF9lPICgV
— Astead (@AsteadWesley) May 25, 2018
re: #21 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
This is real, right?
re: #22 HappyWarrior
Actual imperialism: justified by the claim that the colonizer’s culture was inherently superior.
His whole claim is another version of projection.
re: #35 Skip Intro
Snopes says ‘mostly true.’
Newspaper clippings featuring a story about a German football club being banned from playing in 1934 after failing to give the Nazi salute are genuine.
The German team was not protesting the Nazi regime; the incident happened in France; the team was only banned from playing games outside of Germany.
re: #37 jaunte
You’ve got to check everything now.
re: #1 Scottish Dragon
Cohen doesn’t have friends. He has co conspirators and accomplices.
I read that, and it made me think of “Throw Momma From The Train”
Momma: Who the HELL are you?
Larry: I’m Owen’s friend.
Momma: Owen doesn’t have a friend!
Larry: That’s because he’s shy.
Momma: No he’s not. He’s fat and he’s stupid!
More ratfuckery
A source familiar with efforts by the Israeli intel firm Black Cube to dig up dirt on @brhodes & me (& target our families) says the contract started shortly after Trump’s visit to Israel last May & that whoever hired them made clear it was “for Trump.” https://t.co/NUeTkzNNiV
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) May 25, 2018
re: #5 jaunte
Here in Texas, you have to provide all kinds of proof that you’re a resident to get into school, so I don’t see this making much of an impact here. But, I think we all need to find out what our rights will be if we have to confront ICE, much like we’ve had to become more aware of our rights when dealing with cops.
re: #40 Single-handed sailor
More ratfuckery
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You know for people who complain about a so called deep state, these guys act shady as shit.
NEW: Kremlin linked Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg met w Michael Cohen at Trump Tower 11 days before Trump’s inauguration to discuss U.S- Russian relations. Vekselberg’s US arm later agreed to pay Cohen $1 million for “real estate consulting.” https://t.co/r5vsuW1v59
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) May 25, 2018
And yet said US arm said none of it had anything to do with Vekselberg whatsoever. https://t.co/D1uWrfVuoW
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 25, 2018
re: #38 Skip Intro
You’ve got to check everything now.
Only those of us who care about facts. I suspect that a lot of people passing that around would care about the truth, but get in a hurry, assuming that it’s already been verified.
The other side doesn’t care at all.
Bad news, folks. The White House now believes any infrastructure bill will have to wait until after the midterms. I think that means no more infrastructure weeks this year.
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) May 25, 2018
re: #46 Single-handed sailor
It’s Infrastructure Week whether the White House wants it or not.
re: #48 Belafon
We have always been at war with East Infrastructure.
re: #46 Single-handed sailor
oh say it ain’t so. I love me some infrastructure weeks.
re: #46 Single-handed sailor
Bad news, folks. The White House now believes any infrastructure bill will have to wait until after the midterms. I think that means no more infrastructure weeks this year.
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) May 25, 2018
I give it (checks watch) two hours before the next Infrastructure Week (TM) news drop hits. https://t.co/f9Ynot7UWD
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) May 25, 2018
The best part of The Mooch play-acting as a national security expert is the way he angrily directs this tweet to @DPRK_News, a parody account. pic.twitter.com/x5eByPQfom
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) May 25, 2018
A source familiar with efforts by the Israeli intel firm Black Cube to dig up dirt on @brhodes & me (& target our families) says the contract started shortly after Trump’s visit to Israel last May & that whoever hired them made clear it was “for Trump.” https://t.co/NUeTkzNNiV
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) May 25, 2018
Holy. Sh**.
This is an incredible source of information on everything trump/Russia https://t.co/VZNi4P4qBE
— 🌊Tina🌊 (@trcfwtt) May 25, 2018
re: #56 Sir John Barron
I think iSecretEvilSpyOrg was taken.
re: #56 Sir John Barron
That can’t be a real name, right?
Whoever’s writing this reality is a complete hack.
re: #56 Sir John Barron
That can’t be a real name, right?
It is. Same outfit that appears to have planted coke residue on Rose McGowan’s phone after it turned up missing. She has ss of their people mailing her to come get the phone and talk to them.
Instead of the term “alt-right,” I prefer the original designation for this group of people: racist dumbass pieces of shit. If the media would use this much clearer nomenclature, we’d be on the road to repairing our broken nation.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 25, 2018
re: #43 Single-handed sailor
NEW: Kremlin linked Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg met w Michael Cohen at Trump Tower 11 days before Trump’s inauguration to discuss U.S- Russian relations. Vekselberg’s US arm later agreed to pay Cohen $1 million for “real estate consulting.”
Is that not what Hannity saw him about?
Is Tomi Lahren perfect? No. Is she a good person? Not particularly. Are her opinions vile and ill-informed? Absolutely. But does that mean she deserves to have drinks thrown in her face everywhere she goes? Probably. I don’t know where I was going with this.
— SuperJonny64 (@SuperJonny64) May 23, 2018
re: #65 gocart mozart
If Donald really cared about someone assaulting Tomi Lahren with water he would throw paper towels at her.
— m i t h (@ManInTheHoody) May 24, 2018
The Team was actually Pro-Nazi.
The game was being held in France and they were told they be tossed from the match if they gave the salute. They were also worried the fans would riot if they did.https://t.co/XoR0TQj3k3— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) May 25, 2018
It’s like the breakfast club but more about cancelling the NRA’s fetishism of semi automatic rifles. pic.twitter.com/bdahUASITQ
— Cameron Kasky (@cameron_kasky) May 25, 2018
re: #65 gocart mozart
Did she call the police? Why is this being so blown completely out of proportion? I suppose she’s going to milk this for all it’s worth to distract from serious issues like missing migrant children and the continued brutalization of Black men by the police.
re: #70 Patricia Kayden
Did she call the police? Why is this being so blown completely out of proportion? I suppose she’s going to milk this for all it’s worth to distract from serious issues like missing migrant children and the continued brutalization of Black men by the police.
Because she’s a professional right wing victim.
President Trump pointed to a window in the White House.
“She’s doing great. She’s looking at us right there.”
Reporters turned to look. There was no sign of the first lady. https://t.co/JxPiSJJuVq— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 25, 2018
This is a little too Flowers In The Attic for me. https://t.co/wU0M1He2Po
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 25, 2018
re: #72 gocart mozart
Melania’s not real. We’re all just so far down the rabbit hole we can see Trump’s delusions.
re: #55 Scottish Dragon
How is that not a huge scandal? This should be front page news everywhere. Sadly, this administration is so sleazy that we’re being overwhelmed and can barely keep up with all the deviations from normal political discourse.
re: #72 gocart mozart
President Trump pointed to a window in the White House.
“She’s doing great. She’s looking at us right there.”
Reporters turned to look. There was no sign of the first lady. https://t.co/JxPiSJJuVq— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 25, 2018
This is a little too Flowers In The Attic for me. https://t.co/wU0M1He2Po
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 25, 2018
re: #24 jaunte
shooting at Indiana **middle school** today has been virtually ignored
hate to say it, but school shootings are approaching “dog bites man” territory. for it to be “news” there needs to be something extraordinary
The push for multiculturalism is an effort to destroy culture in the name of harmonizing cultures
It is, at best, gross global imperialism
It is, at worst, the Orwellian destruction of all societal values and beliefs— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 25, 2018
Modern American Conservatism is Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs, wearing a skin suit made from Christianity. It enjoys prancing around inside a costume that outwardly signals “values” while dumping the meat & bones of the faith’s teachings of love & tolerance in the river. https://t.co/3RhInbksp5
— goddamnedfrank (@goddamnedfrank) May 25, 2018
re: #42 HappyWarrior
You know for people who complain about a so called deep state, these guys act shady as shit.
as always:
MORE PROJECTION THAN IMAX IN SPACE
I worry that this is insensitive to Holocaust survivors and their descendants—and if so, please stop me—but it really seems like we’re incredibly close to American concentration camps.
— Michael G. Stone awards DJT the Nobel Cheese Fries (@M_G_Stone) May 25, 2018
We’ve already got Concentration Camps. Where do you think they’re keeping all those people they’ve rounded up? Sessions and Trump rolled back the ban on private prisons and are making sure they stay filled to line so the owners keep donating to Republicans. https://t.co/PkNilusqiA
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) May 25, 2018
re: #5 jaunte
That’s cold blooded. Nothing but hate.
re: #80 Kragar
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Yes, we are actually kinda there now. The next step is how many more people are going to be rounded up from inside?
re: #70 Patricia Kayden
Did she call the police? Why is this being so blown completely out of proportion? I suppose she’s going to milk this for all it’s worth to distract from serious issues like missing migrant children and the continued brutalization of Black men by the police.
Almost as bad as the Bowling Green Massacre.
Never forget.
/
Just thinking we haven’t had a Friday News Dump in a long time. Then I realized there is no need for one anymore. Every day is a fucking freak show.
We got to go all out for Nov.
I’m not feeling gracious.
The first two brought us Sarah Palin. The third was fine with that.
They are unhappy because trump exposes what they’ve stood for - like Ryan & McConnell stand for - in to explicit terms.
They’ll be & support Republicans again; if the GOP survives, which it shouldn’t.— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) May 25, 2018
re: #85 BigPapa
Just thinking we haven’t had a Friday News Dump in a long time. Then I realized there is no need for one anymore. Every day is a fucking freak show.
We got to go all out for Nov.
News Dump Friday isn’t like it used to be. Now it’s a recovery day we can only hope.
re: #85 BigPapa
It’s like Usenet and the Year September Never Ended…except 2018 is the Year of the Eternal Friday.
re: #80 Kragar
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The term “Concentration Camp” dates back long before the Holocaust. Spanish general Maximiliano Weyler y Nicolau rounded up the families of Cuban insurgents and put them in “Campos Renconcentrados” along the railway lines for easy supply. The British copied the technique and the term in South Africa. No disrespect to Holocaust victims, but they don’t own the term. “Vernichtungslager” on the other hand….
re: #89 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
The term “Concentration Camp” dates back long before the Holocaust. Spanish general Maximiliano Weyler y Nicolau rounded up the families of Cuban insurgents and put them in “Campos Renconcentrados” along the railway lines for easy supply. The British copied the technique and the term in South Africa. No disrespect to Holocaust victims, but they don’t own the term. “Vernichtungslager” on the other hand….
I recently read about that in Candace Millard’s Hero of the Empire, which is about Winston Churchill during the Boer War.
re: #88 I cannot.
It’s like Usenet and the Year September Never Ended…except 2018 is the Year of the Eternal
FridayInfrastructure Week.
President Trump pointed to a window in the White House.
“She’s doing great. She’s looking at us right there.”
Reporters turned to look. There was no sign of the first lady. https://t.co/JxPiSJJuVq— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 25, 2018
Reporters turned to look. There was no sign of the first lady. Nevertheless, they all waved and shouted, “Hi Melania!”
All except for one little boy who wondered why everybody was waving at somebody who wasn’t really there. https://t.co/IKepRuYrwI— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 25, 2018
re: #78 goddamnedfrank
YAY MY FAVORITE METAPHOR. UPDING
Maybe they were being treated for mussel soreness*….
Scientists wanted to check pollution in the water, so they left mussels in the coast off Seattle.
Three months later: The mussels tested positive for opioids. https://t.co/UI96bp98ws— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) May 25, 2018
*H/T to My Idiot Brother
re: #92 Charles Johnson
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It turned out the Melania that really mattered was in our hearts.
re: #92 Charles Johnson
Melania’s probably in NYC.
Imagine the tell-all book Melania Trump could write. It must terrify Donnie.
re: #94 Blind Frog Belly White
Maybe they were being treated for mussel soreness*….
*H/T to My Idiot Brother
The clams stated, “That’s nothing. We could have done it in two months.”
re: #97 Charles Johnson
Imagine the tell-all book Melania Trump could write. It must terrify Donnie.
She’ll have to wait for more authors to write some more books on Trump… to have enough to plagiarize.
re: #98 Belafon
The clams stated, “That’s nothing. We could have done it in two months.”
They tried asking oysters…
But answer came there none —
And this was scarcely odd, because
They’d eaten every one.
Has anyone even seen Mel since she got out of the hospital?
Until I get proof of her continued existence, I will assume the worst.
It would be irresponsible not to speculate.
They’re Both Lying pic.twitter.com/W5tv1fZFyL
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) May 25, 2018
re: #102 makeitstop
Has anyone even seen Mel since she got out of the hospital?
Until I get proof of her continued existence, I will assume the worst.
It would be irresponsible not to speculate.
Think the Orange Don had her whacked?
re: #102 makeitstop
Has anyone even seen Mel since she got out of the hospital?
Until I get proof of her continued existence, I will assume the worst.
It would be irresponsible not to speculate.
That whole thing sticks to high heaven. If it was Michelle Obama all the media would be claiming she od’ed or tried to kill herself some other way.
What a great thread. Read this.
It’s all about the money. #TrumpRussia is a culmination of many criminal organizations working together in order to create an environment where they can act with impunity. That meant taking down the Rule of Law - the US. Much easier to do business without /1
— Andrew C Laufer, Esq (@lauferlaw) May 25, 2018
WHEN THE COUNSELOR THREADS, YOU READ. https://t.co/Hg9z65s79s
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) May 25, 2018
Drain the swamp…
Venomous copperhead snake spotted near Washington’s National Mall. https://t.co/I48Fbm5GGH
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 25, 2018
On the plus side, at least they used the correct term, ‘venomous’, rather than the much more prevalent and incorrect ‘poisonous’. My cousin shared a post the other day on how to tell ‘poisonous’ from ‘non-poisonous’ snakes.
I replied that now we’d know which ones not to eat.
Yep. This is real. Couldn’t believe it when I saw it. FTL Beach. @BarstoolBigCat @stoolpresidente @barstoolsports pic.twitter.com/enpRnNQEkC
— beatinthebookie.com™ Inc. (@BeatinTheBookie) May 25, 2018
re: #101 gocart mozart
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“We send them to a farm camp upstate where they can run and run….”
88° in central Ohio on the last weekend of May. Ugh.
I sure hope this means the hottest part of the season will be June and by mid-July it gets to somewhere around consistent 70° days.
Or, hell is coming and July and August are gonna be miserable.
But there is no change in climate…no. It’s just not like I remember 25 years ago and earlier for some odd reason. /
re: #97 Charles Johnson
Imagine the tell-all book Melania Trump could write. It must terrify Donnie.
If it has the potential to make a lot of money Donny will write the forward and some liner notes.
re: #110 ObserverArt
By the end of next week, they’re saying it will be around 106F here in the DFW area.
re: #102 makeitstop
Has anyone even seen Mel since she got out of the hospital?
Until I get proof of her continued existence, I will assume the worst.
It would be irresponsible not to speculate.
What and you think Hitlery hasn’t had people killed?
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Record fentanyl bust in Nebraska finds enough doses to kill an estimated 26 million people @CNN https://t.co/PEOVqSofQG #OpPharma #Opioids #Legal #Murder #Suicides
— Stormy (@StormyVNV) May 25, 2018
re: #111 Belafon
By the end of next week, they’re saying it will be around 106F here in the DFW area.
Well, as humid as it gets in Texas, that means it’ll feel like 112°
I’ll keep that in mind, it’ll make me feel cooler!
A dog dressed as a man with a cat on its lap, 1950s. pic.twitter.com/c85RlCzhFf
— Mood:Vintage (@moodvintage) May 25, 2018
I’ll believe you actually mean that when you demand that supermarkets remove French Roast coffee, Chef Boy-Ar-Dee and La Choy Chow Mein from their shelves.
— josephebacon 🌹 (@josephebacon) May 25, 2018
re: #102 makeitstop
Has anyone even seen Mel since she got out of the hospital?
Until I get proof of her continued existence, I will assume the worst.
It would be irresponsible not to speculate.
Maybe they’ve had her replaced with a new and improved model Melania?
A) A clone ?
B) A double (hence the hospital stay to do the final nips/tucks) ?
C) A robot ?
re: #117 Jay C
Maybe they’ve had her replaced with a new and improved model Melania?
A) A clone ?
B) A double (hence the hospital stay to do the final nips/tucks) ?
C) A robot ?
D) He traded her in for a new model…
Meanwhile, over in Oman:
[…]
Although the Arabian Peninsula is affected by a tropical cyclone every one to two years, a tropical cyclone landfall at the equivalent strength of a hurricane is rare in western Oman or eastern Yemen.
The last tropical cyclone with a hurricane-equivalent intensity to track near southwestern Oman’s Dhofar Governorate was in May 1959, according to NOAA’s historical database; there is no record of a landfall stronger than Category 1 in this part of Oman in NOAA’s database.
According to a 2006 paper published by the Royal Meteorological Society, the 1959 cyclone collapsed buildings and lifted roofs off other buildings. The main road from Salalah to the nearby port of Raysut was “swept away by a raging torrent (of flood water) from the mountains.”
What’s even more rare is a Category 3 landfall.
Again from NOAA’s historical database, the only other Category 3 landfalls of record anywhere in Oman happened this century in northern Oman (Phet in 2010 and Gonu in 2007). Both were also late May landfalls.
[…]
I like this image better than the one of him smirking. pic.twitter.com/RHyJ7C2Mwy
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) May 25, 2018
If you watch the global water vapor image here:
tropic.ssec.wisc.edu
… you can see the storm just making landfall in Oman.
And now the Tangsnorter continues his assault on Civil Servants by stripping away their rights.
The Tangerine Tyrant won’t rest until all of the Civl Service is replaced with people who will gladly wear the MAGA cap and kiss his ass.
President Trump issued three executive orders Friday aimed at overhauling the federal bureaucracy by making it easier to fire poor performers, sharply curtailing the amount of time federal employees can be paid for union work and directing agencies to negotiate tougher union contracts.
The orders could result in the biggest changes in a generation to civil service protections long enjoyed by federal workers.
White House officials said the goal of the executive orders is to make the workforce of two million federal employees more efficient and responsive to the public and to improve morale.
In a briefing with reporters, Andrew Bremberg, the White House’s director of the domestic policy, said that a survey of federal employees has found that many do not believe their agencies adequately address poor performers.
“These executive orders make it easier for agencies to remove poor performing employees and ensure that taxpayer dollars are more efficiently used,” he said.
And we know that the Marmalade Shitcannon defines “poor performers” as those who will not bow down and kiss his ass
Meet #ClaudiaGonzalez
She was a 20-year-old Guatemalan immigrant seeking a better life. Claudia posed no physical threat
She was shot in the head along the US border by an ICE agent yesterday
She is DEAD
This is what happens when The President militarizes our border
RETWEET pic.twitter.com/jaqqfRvMmo— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) May 25, 2018
re: #116 Joe Bacon 🌹
I’ll believe you actually mean that when you demand that supermarkets remove French Roast coffee, Chef Boy-Ar-Dee and La Choy Chow Mein from their shelves.
But…”La Choy makes Chinese food swing American!”
re: #117 Jay C
Maybe they’ve had her replaced with a new and improved model Melania?
A) A clone ?
B) A double (hence the hospital stay to do the final nips/tucks) ?
C) A robot ?
How about an inflatable doll…a disposable darling?
re: #124 gocart mozart
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My grandmother’s mother was around the same age when she arrived from Slovakia. Makes me sick what ICE is doing in our name and so few care.
Trump had he been President following the Vietnam War would have encouraged hatred and violence at the Vietnamese refugees. It’s to the then Republican president’s credit, President Ford that we didn’t. Even Nixon would find Trump heartless.
re: #124 gocart mozart
Sad, and it ought to make people angry.
However, this sentence in the tweet is misdirected, I think:
This is what happens when The President militarizes our border
I suspect someone in the military would not have actually killed the young women.
The ICE agent who shot her is just another in a long run of gun-happy agents at the border. Not all of them are. Yet under Trump there is now an atmosphere that is very troubling, where Trump is encouraging his supporters and other Americans to think about “others” as less than human.
re: #102 makeitstop
Has anyone even seen Mel since she got out of the hospital?
Until I get proof of her continued existence, I will assume the worst.
It would be irresponsible not to speculate.
re: #129 freetoken
Sad, and it ought to make people angry.
However, this sentence in the tweet is misdirected, I think:
I suspect someone in the military would not have actually killed the young women.
The ICE agent who shot her is just another in a long run of gun-happy agents at the border. Not all of them are. Yet under Trump there is now an atmosphere that is very troubling, where Trump is encouraging his supporters and other Americans to think about “others” as less than human.
That’s the worst thing Trump has done. He’s dehumanized people who just want a better life.
re: #131 HappyWarrior
That’s the worst thing Trump has done. He’s dehumanized people who just want a better life.
And continues to do so every single day.
That’s why I was so bent about the Kevin Drum article. Trump paints all Hispanics as MS-13. And makes everyone hate all Hispanics. But criminals, all. Which is where laws are supposed to pick up. Taking care of criminals. Not simply immigrants. Trump makes no distinction. Purposely.
re: #127 HappyWarrior
My grandmother’s mother was around the same age when she arrived from Slovakia. Makes me sick what ICE is doing in our name and so few care.
I honestly think most of them don’t know. Like good Germans.
re: #130 BeachDem
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I can still hear that coming out of my Sears & Roebuck “8 Transistor!”* radio I got for Christmas the year before.
*Taking it apart after it quit working much later, turned out they had one transistor wired as a diode, just to up their count….
re: #132 Joe Bacon 🌹
Maybe she was Rhoda the Robot all along!
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Something…something…Stepford…something….
Two thirds vote to change Irish abortion laws - first exit poll https://t.co/MhTBQPa7lP
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 25, 2018
Wanna feel old? This is Tom from Myspace now pic.twitter.com/A5bRrURFTB
— Eric Allen Hatch (@ericallenhatch) May 25, 2018
re: #136 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
I can still hear that coming out of my Sears & Roebuck “8 Transistor!”* radio I got for Christmas the year before.
*Taking it apart after it quit working much later, turned out they had one transistor wired as a diode, just to up their count….
“And a Japanese transistor radio…
“(And it has a wire with a thing on one end that you can stick right in your ear, and a thing on the other end that you can’t stick anywhere, because it’s bent)”
Via @RawStory: Grocery chain Publix stops campaign donations to NRA-backed candidates after pressure from Parkland survivors https://t.co/puwBO1k00p pic.twitter.com/sKVqmfWUvK
— joshua epstein🏳️🌈🖖🏼🗽👨🏼💻🇺🇸 (@thejoshuablog) May 25, 2018
I’ve been on this site long enough that other old timers know that I used to be very “pro-life” (anti-abortion). Even then I always thought there should be exceptions for rape/incest and “the life of the mother.”
However the death of Savita Haluppanavar made me realize that these “exceptions” don’t work when the life of the mother is actually at stake. In cases of preeclampsia and other life-threatening conditions, time is of the essence and there is no time for doctors to apply for an exception, which can take weeks to obtain, when the mother’s life can end in hours.
It also made me realize that those who call themselves “pro life” don’t really give a flying fuck about “the life of the mother” or even “the life of the fetus” but it’s just a means of controlling women’s sexual activity, particularly now that they have shown they are opposed to all forms of birth control as well as abortion.
Trump’s six lies in two minutes today:
I watched this portion of @realDonaldTrump’s speech at the Naval Academy today, and can’t let it go. In just 2 minutes he makes at least 6 factual errors. Watch the clip and then read the rest of this thread: https://t.co/4QrUFktStp
— Todd Harrison (@ToddHarrisonDC) May 25, 2018
re: #143 Barefoot Grin
Trump’s six lies in two minutes today:
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Yeah, reading through that thread, it’s astonishing. As Daniel Dale said 2 years ago, he lies constantly, and about things that don’t matter.
re: #42 HappyWarrior
You know for people who complain about a so called deep state, these guys act shady as shit.
I have noted that 100% of things that the cult accuses people of turn out to be things they are themselves guilty of.
At this point, I assume this includes paedophilia, child trafficking, and naked treason.
Important story https://t.co/vYB7O6vspc
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 25, 2018
Like Franken, no additional accusers came forward.
Not sure what to say.
This is a tough place to be.
JFC…
To the @NavalAcademy Class of 2018, I say: We know you are up to the task. We know you will make us proud. We know that glory will be yours. Because you are WINNERS, you are WARRIORS, you are FIGHTERS, you are CHAMPIONS, and YOU will lead us to VICTORY! God Bless the U.S.A.! pic.twitter.com/V9TgEo8MY4
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2018
re: #141 MsJ
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Kind of a BFD—here’s a kos story about it:
Some highlights:
No other Florida candidate has ever come close to that kind of subsidy from Florida’s largest Fortune 500 company. Its most recent contribution, a $100,000 donation on April 30, was the largest, too, according to the latest campaign finance filings.
It should be noted that as Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Putnam once removed failed Publix health inspections from the public website, and then changed the labeling from a failing grade to “re-inspection required,” reports the Times.
re: #143 Barefoot Grin
LIES.
They’re called LIES.
Please. Don’t use weasel words. Trump LIES.— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) May 25, 2018
re: #146 Renaissance_Man
I have noted that 100% of things that the cult accuses people of turn out to be things they are themselves guilty of.
At this point, I assume this includes paedophilia, child trafficking, and naked treason.
Add child sacrifice, conspiring with foreign powers for world control. Anyone else familiar with NWO conspiracy theories to add more?
re: #147 Stanley Sea
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Like Franken, no additional accusers came forward.
Not sure what to say.
This is a tough place to be.
TBH, I thought the accusations against George Takei were - at the least - questionable: but still needed to be looked into, if only on the general principle (so often discarded) that accusers ought to be granted some degree of credibility, regardless of the fame of their “targets”; or at the very least, not summarily dismissed.
But yeah, tough.
re: #150 MsJ
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Lies! Yes, as someone pointed out in that thread, this was a written speech. So either the truth was in the speech and he made shit up or the lies were baked in.
re: #146 Renaissance_Man
I have noted that 100% of things that the cult accuses people of turn out to be things they are themselves guilty of.
At this point, I assume this includes paedophilia, child trafficking, and naked treason.
Remember how Karl Rove was supposed to be a genius for turning opponents’ strengths against them? Probably the most famous was when he turned John Kerry’s service in Vietnam into a negative with the Swiftboating shit.
Trump’s approach is different. He attacks his opponent on his own weaknesses, generally making it up from whole cloth. Then, when it comes out that Trump actually did what he baselessly accused Clinton of, and did it WAY WORSE even than he accused her of, it blunts the attack, because people who aren’t paying attention just see tit-for-tat attacks.
Trump’s gotten through life by dragging everyone - friends, allies, enemies, even neutral referees - down to his level. He was the perfect guy to grab the mantle of the GOP after 40 years of similar tactics.
re: #126 ObserverArt
How about an inflatable doll…a disposable darling?
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Inflatable doll
Lover ungrateful
I blew up your body
But you blew my mind
Cue guitar solo…
Now I have to throw that on the sound system.
I was just going thru docs on @realDonaldTrump’s Chicago bldg — taking another crack at the mystery of Trump’s odd $50M+ loan on that bldg — and found this.
In 2013, somebody bought a few condos there under using the name “Combover LLC.” pic.twitter.com/6hVlRzISRS— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 25, 2018
re: #99 freetoken
She’ll have to wait for more authors to write some more books on Trump… to have enough to plagiarize.
She’s waiting for Michelle to really dish on Barrack. Might be a while.
re: #138 The Vicious Babushka
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The #savethe8th hashtag is likely to be a source of much merriment over the next 24 hours, but here’s an early sample:
#Savethe8th I pray the Irish ☘️ save their ProLife protection on Friday. America is quickly turning ProLife. All Irish ☘️ babies are a miracle and a Blessing from God.
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) May 23, 2018
If your day wasn’t going badly enough already:
NEW: Trump huddles with Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens https://t.co/lvomlwOCjh
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) May 25, 2018
#hometovote is like something out of Celtic Mythology. A curse on generations of Irish women, which forces them from their home at the hour of their most desperate need.
So 10 thousand Irish Women hear their cries, rise up, & return home, to help drive the curse from the land. pic.twitter.com/nLp6aHBoxM— Repeal Shield (@repeal_shield) May 24, 2018
re: #157 Stanley Sea
Follow the money. From Russia, from the US, from anyfuckingwhere.
He’s so crooked.
I was just going thru docs on @realDonaldTrump’s Chicago bldg — taking another crack at the mystery of Trump’s odd $50M+ loan on that bldg — and found this.
In 2013, somebody bought a few condos there under using the name “Combover LLC.” pic.twitter.com/6hVlRzISRS— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 25, 2018
Here’s a bit more on this mystery Chicago loan — in which @realDonaldTrump says he’s paying more than 5% interest on a $50M+ debt to…himself.https://t.co/EfCU1psF7s https://t.co/aNdO3UDh9d
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 25, 2018
and more
COREY LEWANDOWSKI has insisted (implausibly) that he has nothing to do with the lobbying firm based in THE HOUSE WHERE HE LIVES. But somehow the firm’s clients keep getting the impression that they’re paying for his advice. https://t.co/8Uff8binGA
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) May 25, 2018
re: #159 Brian J.
Yeah, Steve King was definitely on the optimistic side with that tweet: too bad his own election isn’t likely to go 2-1 against him…..
This photo should be captioned: “Misogynist Nightmare.” Irish women coming home to vote. #Repealthe8th #HomeToVoteYes This is a keeper. pic.twitter.com/XnNXPaLY80
— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) May 25, 2018
Looks like YES has won by a mile in Ireland #repealth8th #ExitPolls pic.twitter.com/pwtJFgeKXF
— Joe Lynam BBC (@BBC_Joe_Lynam) May 25, 2018
There is something so strong & epic about 100s possibly 1000s of #women returning #Hometovote & succeeding in changing the landscape for all Irish women. #repealth8th #Ireland https://t.co/xMO5aTyW5E
— 613 Sunny Hill Seen👓 (@SandyHillSeen) May 25, 2018
Currently on a bus in Toronto CRYING underneath my sunglasses with pure fucking pride at my country. YOU BIG PILE OF LEGENDS! I LOVE YOU! #repealth8th
— Lizzie Sibbald (@LizzieSibbald) May 25, 2018
Memorial in central Dublin for Savita Halappanavar, whose death after she was denied an abortion in 2012 galvanised the Repeal movement.
Surrounded by flowers and candles today. People nearby were shaking and overwhelmed to hear of exit poll predicting a Yes victory#repealthe8th pic.twitter.com/10Jt1tTnnD— Naomi O’Leary (@NaomiOhReally) May 25, 2018
Irish Times #Referendum2018 exit poll:
Yes (#repealthe8th): 68%
No (#savethe8th): 32%
via https://t.co/kYvG6w6ITa pic.twitter.com/ruYdmOji0H— Britain Elects (@britainelects) May 25, 2018
There is so much brightness in these exit poll predictions because women must have sovereignty over their own bodies, if we are ever to become a truly equal and just society. #RepealTheEighth https://t.co/aFyY2nFCfL
— Harry Leslie Smith (@Harryslaststand) May 25, 2018
re: #142 The Vicious Babushka
I’ve been on this site long enough that other old timers know that I used to be very “pro-life” (anti-abortion). Even then I always thought there should be exceptions for rape/incest and “the life of the mother.”
However the death of Savita Haluppanavar made me realize that these “exceptions” don’t work when the life of the mother is actually at stake. In cases of preeclampsia and other life-threatening conditions, time is of the essence and there is no time for doctors to apply for an exception, which can take weeks to obtain, when the mother’s life can end in hours.
It also made me realize that those who call themselves “pro life” don’t really give a flying fuck about “the life of the mother” or even “the life of the fetus” but it’s just a means of controlling women’s sexual activity, particularly now that they have shown they are opposed to all forms of birth control as well as abortion.
Can I add that many fundamentalists and other churches need an enemy to preach against and to make those that follow their dictates feel better than those that are evil.
It used to be demon alcohol. It used to be infidelity. It now is homosexuality and abortion that is their targeted enemy.
It is not about abortion at all in some cases. It is all about feeling righteous.
Best thing I’ve watched all day.
Nikki Haley tried to give a speech at the University of Houston. It did not go well for her.pic.twitter.com/RNYuvAvNUJ— Janice (@Janice_Resist) May 25, 2018
re: #161 BeachDem
If your day wasn’t going badly enough already:
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More Tools for Trump.
He’ll use them up and then screw them over and toss them out.
Next!
If the Freeper response to the Repeal vote is any indication, the wingnuts press are be rather morose if they cover the story at all. A lot of disparaging of the Irish, a lot of “rights of the unborn”, and a lot of suggestions that this is just more “proof” that Europe is headed for a bad turn.
With all the bad craziness happening all around us, I wish this group would start more chapters all around the country, we sure could use more groups like this. pic.twitter.com/tftCdCypwX
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) May 25, 2018
re: #77 KGxvi
hate to say it, but school shootings are approaching “dog bites man” territory. for it to be “news” there needs to be something extraordinary
No students died? its not news.//
re: #175 Big Beautiful Door
No students died? its not news.//
It’s news to me because it happened back in fish country and I have friends that work in those schools.
re: #78 goddamnedfrank
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For example, 68% of white evangelicals say the US has no moral obligation to welcome refugees. Jesus wept.
Before there was Savita Halappanavar, there was Sheila Hodgers. This woman was literally tortured to death in an Irish hospital in 1983. Hodgers had been diagnosed with cancer and had then become pregnant:
Since the anti-cancer drugs she was taking could harm the foetus, she was stopped from taking them. Hodgers began experiencing severe back pains and could hardly stand. Her husband urged the hospital to induce her pregnancy or perform a Caesarian section but they refused as it would damage the foetus. They also refused painkillers. The hospital had to abide by an alleged “Bishop’s Contract”, a code of ethics drawn up with the Catholic Church. During her time at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Hodgers was attended to by at least seven doctors. Her husband said the only doctor there he trusted was Michael Neary.
According to Brendan Hodgers: “I went to see Sheila one night and she was in absolute agony. She was literally screaming at this stage. I could hear her from the front door of the hospital and she was in a ward on the fourth floor. I saw the sister and she produced a doctor who said nothing that made any sense.
On 17 March 1983, Hodgers gave premature birth in extreme agony to a baby girl, Gemma, who immediately died. Hodgers died two days later from cancer in her neck, spine, legs, liver and ribs.
Facebook’s internal policies say that white nationalism and white separatism is OK but white supremacy is not: https://t.co/dY3uMcpMqm pic.twitter.com/SxBfF1ENam
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) May 25, 2018
So basically, this document spells out exactly how much racism and genocidal hate speech Facebook is cool with. Good to know. https://t.co/DYi8ZqMqYl
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 25, 2018
The Irish state TV network RTE performed its own exit poll and shows an even more resounding majority, 69.4% to 30.6%.
re: #161 BeachDem
If your day wasn’t going badly enough already:
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This is just going to keep getting worse and worse. Trump wants to be worshiped and there are plenty of people in this country that are more than happy to do it.
re: #178 Big Beautiful Door
For example, 68% of white evangelicals say the US has no moral obligation to welcome refugees. Jesus wept.
Reason number 3423447 that they are not actually Christians anymore.
re: #180 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Before there was Savita Halappanavar, there was Sheila Hodgers. This woman was literally tortured to death in an Irish hospital in 1983. Hodgers had been diagnosed with cancer and had then become pregnant:
And the girl known only as X in the case Attorney General v. X:
The case involved a fourteen-year-old girl (named only as “X” in the courts and the media to protect her identity) who was a ward of the state and who had been the victim of a statutory rape by a neighbour in December 1991 and became pregnant. X told her mother of suicidal thoughts because of the unwanted pregnancy, and as abortion was illegal in both Ireland and Northern Ireland, the family planned to travel to the United Kingdom for an abortion. Before the planned abortion was carried out, the family asked the Irish police force, the Garda Síochána, if DNA from the aborted foetus would be admissible as evidence in the courts, as the neighbour was denying responsibility.
Hearing that X planned to have an abortion, the Attorney General, Harry Whelehan, sought an injunction under Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution of Ireland (which outlaws abortion) preventing her from having the procedure carried out. The injunction was granted by Mr Justice Declan Costello in the High Court in February 1992.
The High Court injunction was appealed to the Supreme Court, which overturned it by a majority of four to one (Hederman J. dissenting) in March 1992. The majority opinion (Finlay C.J., McCarthy, Egan and O’Flaherty J.J.) held that a woman had a right to an abortion under Article 40.3.3 if there was “a real and substantial risk” to her life. This right did not exist if there was a risk to her health but not her life; however it did exist if the risk was the possibility of suicide.
X miscarried shortly after the judgement. Supreme Court Justice Hugh O’Flaherty, now retired, said in an interview with The Irish Times that the X Case was “peculiar to its own particular facts”, since X miscarried and did not have an abortion, and this renders the case moot in Irish law. According to Justice O’Flaherty, his reasoning for agreeing to uphold X’s right to travel to the United Kingdom for an abortion because of suicidal ideation, “The stark situation is, if someone who is pregnant commits suicide, you lose the mother and the child.”
re: #112 Sir John Barron
What and you think Hitlery hasn’t had people killed?
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Everyone who has died in Arkansas for the last thirty years was a victim of the Clinton Cartel.///
re: #181 Charles Johnson
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Mark Zuckerberg is an asshole.
That policy is so weak an overcooked noodle has more backbone.
He wants Facebook to be whatever for whoever so long as he can collect data and sell it. The more and wider the makeup of users the better the data for research and marketing.
Chicago Police have every right to legally protest against the mayor and an administration that just won’t let them do their job. The killings are at a record pace and tough police work, which Chicago will not allow, would bring things back to order fast…the killings must stop!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2018
As of yesterday, murders in Chicago were at lowest levels, year to date, in three years https://t.co/cqqhPq0iZF
— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) May 25, 2018
Hooray for Ireland! These kooky kids today.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 25, 2018
Ari is exposing just what an asshole Randy Credico is. Credico is actually saying that Roger Stone wants to kill his dog…
re: #147 Stanley Sea
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Like Franken, no additional accusers came forward.
Not sure what to say.
This is a tough place to be.
The former Senator from Minnesota had several accusers.
re: #161 BeachDem
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Charlie Kirk is the poster child for Backpfeifengesicht.
I was only half listening to that Randy Credico interview with Ari Melber because I could only half handle how fucking pants-on-head crazy that shit was.
— goddamnedfrank (@goddamnedfrank) May 25, 2018
re: #190 Joe Bacon 🌹
Ari is exposing just what an asshole Randy Credico is. Credico is actually saying that Roger Stone wants to kill his dog…
Just more exposure of the type of characters that float around in The Trump Muck.
Turn the lights out and say the feds are here to bust everyone and they’d kill each other to get out.
re: #193 Charles Johnson
To be fair, that does sound like something Roger Stone would do.
🙂
And Credico claims that Assange is willing to talk to Schiff…
Today in1961, U.S. President Kennedy declared the objective to put a man on the moon & return safely by end of decade. What human spaceflight dream do you want to realize in our lifetime? pic.twitter.com/z9xiidwaKn
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) May 25, 2018
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re: #122 freetoken
Damn, the Empty Quarter’s gonna get a lot of rain! The rarest of rare moisture on Earth.
re: #191 Big Beautiful Door
The former Senator from Minnesota had several accusers.
Only one of whom could provide verifiable evidence that she had in any way been harassed. And who accepted his apology and considered the matter closed. Every other accuser faced virtually no scrutiny, with at least half not even being named.
While I’m a supporter of the #MeToo movement, I cannot help but feel that it has become a weapon as much as a movement, used in the case of the former Senator by his female colleague against a man she saw as a major political adversary.
re: #173 Targetpractice
If the Freeper response to the Repeal vote is any indication, the wingnuts press are be rather morose if they cover the story at all. A lot of disparaging of the Irish, a lot of “rights of the unborn”, and a lot of suggestions that this is just more “proof” that Europe is headed for a bad turn.
I’m thinking Ireland was badly shocked by the pedophile priest and Magdalene Laundries scandals and are wanting to get rid of the big signals of church rule over the country. First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s abortion. Ireland seems to be heading towards secularism at a breakneck pace. The Catholic leadership have only themselves to thank for this, IMHO.
re: #155 Blind Frog Belly White
..@sirDevinDuke My nation is turning gray. The smile on Lady Liberty is a snarl. The shining light becomes the flashing red lights of ICE. The hippocratic oath is being turned hypocritical by drug companies and we betray our allies abroad while cozying to up to enemies-Putin.
— Daniel Ballard (@RW_Conspirator) May 25, 2018
re: #196 Joe Bacon 🌹
And Credico claims that Assange is willing to talk to Schiff…
Don’t do it, Adam! It’s a trap. (And you’ll have trouble washing the Assange stench—now verified—off)
re: #199 Targetpractice
Only one of whom could provide verifiable evidence that she had in any way been harassed. And who accepted his apology and considered the matter closed. Every other accuser faced virtually no scrutiny, with at least half not even being named.
While I’m a supporter of the #MeToo movement, I cannot help but feel that it has become a weapon as much as a movement, used in the case of the former Senator by his female colleague against a man she saw as a major political adversary.
I don’t know about ‘as much’ of a weapon. I think it was clearly used as a weapon in this case, with Roger Stone’s fingerprints all over it. Other than that though, I can’t think of another high-profile case of false or trivial accusations being used as a weapon since this movement began. George Takei’s accuser seems to have been an isolated event with no significant ramifications, and does not appear to be a coordinated attack.
re: #200 mmmirele
I’m thinking Ireland was badly shocked by the pedophile priest and Magdalene Laundries scandals and are wanting to get rid of the big signals of church rule over the country. First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s abortion. Ireland seems to be heading towards secularism at a breakneck pace. The Catholic leadership have only themselves to thank for this, IMHO.
We hear wingnuts moan and groan about how the young are turning away from The Faith, that they’re engaging in “sinful” lifestyles and pursuing “Godless” social and political policies. They stand in a lake of raw sewage and wonder why their offspring aren’t wanting to the join them.
re: #113 MsJ
I was going to log in to reply to your Fentanyl post, but suddenly my screen went black, then everything flipped upside-down.
I was ploughing through Websites reading upside down trying to figure out how to fix it.
That’s a lot of Fentanyl. Do they get this stuff from drug companies somehow, or manufacture it privately?
Good on the Nebraska State Patrol for that catch.
Smol friend pic.twitter.com/yQ7Y9Ow4zf
— Ethan “NYT Best Seller List Illustrator” Kocak (@Blackmudpuppy) May 25, 2018
re: #200 mmmirele
I’m thinking Ireland was badly shocked by the pedophile priest and Magdalene Laundries scandals and are wanting to get rid of the big signals of church rule over the country. First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s abortion. Ireland seems to be heading towards secularism at a breakneck pace. The Catholic leadership have only themselves to thank for this, IMHO.
I have first hand experience with what Bruce Ritter did with Covenant House. Beyond sleazy…
re: #203 Renaissance_Man
I don’t know about ‘as much’ of a weapon. I think it was clearly used as a weapon in this case, with Roger Stone’s fingerprints all over it. Other than that though, I can’t think of another high-profile case of false or trivial accusations being used as a weapon since this movement began. George Takei’s accuser seems to have been an isolated event with no significant ramifications, and does not appear to be a coordinated attack.
I think time will tell on that. Remember, it’s been 30+ years since the first accusations were lobbed against Bill Clinton, and while subsequent investigations have never found evidence to corroborate them, people still repeat that he’s a “rapist” even if they’re not wingnuts who hate him with every fiber of their beings.
re: #208 Targetpractice
I think time will tell on that. Remember, it’s been 30+ years since the first accusations were lobbed against Bill Clinton, and while subsequent investigations have never found evidence to corroborate them, people still repeat that he’s a “rapist” even if they’re not wingnuts who hate him with every fiber of their beings.
And you still have Pulpit Pimp Preachers denouncing Bill Clinton as The Devil.
re: #204 Targetpractice
We hear wingnuts moan and groan about how the young are turning away from The Faith, that they’re engaging in “sinful” lifestyles and pursuing “Godless” social and political policies. They stand in a lake of raw sewage and wonder why their offspring aren’t wanting to the join them.
They’re completely convinced that they’re the righteous and everyone else is secretly even more depraved.
re: #159 Brian J.
The #savethe8th hashtag is likely to be a source of much merriment over the next 24 hours, but here’s an early sample:
Racist representative from IA-4 who doesn’t care about babies says what?
re: #205 Anymouse 🌹
I was going to log in to reply to your Fentanyl post, but suddenly my screen went black, then everything flipped upside-down.
I was ploughing through Websites reading upside down trying to figure out how to fix it.
That’s a lot of Fentanyl. Do they get this stuff from drug companies somehow, or manufacture it privately?
Good on the Nebraska State Patrol for that catch.
My understanding is that the bar majority comes in from China.
re: #213 MsJ
My understanding is that the
barvast majority comes in from China.
re: #215 MsJ
My understanding is that the bar vast majority comes in from China.
And it’s probably pharmaceutical grade to boot…
So happy that Ireland did the right thing today.
re: #212 Anymouse 🌹
Racist representative from IA-4 who doesn’t care about babies says what?
He’s trying to kiss Irish ass into saving the Irish prohibition on legal abortion. That’s Amendment 8.
He’s back on teh twitterz during some extended executive time. And he still doesn’t know how to properly thread tweets.
Funny to watch the Democrats criticize Trade Deals being negotiated by me when they don’t even know what the deals are and when for 8 years the Obama Administration did NOTHING on trade except let other countries rip off the United States. Lost almost $800 Billion/year under “O”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2018
Senator Schumer and Obama Administration let phone company ZTE flourish with no security checks. I closed it down then let it reopen with high level security guarantees, change of management and board, must purchase U.S. parts and pay a $1.3 Billion fine. Dems do nothing….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2018
…but complain and obstruct. They made only bad deals (Iran) and their so-called Trade Deals are the laughing stock of the world!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2018
re: #217 HappyWarrior
So happy that Ireland did the right thing today.
We need to put it to a vote here. None of this dudes in robes shit.
re: #217 HappyWarrior
So happy that Ireland did the right thing today.
Odds of a Trump tweet storm attacking Ireland: 100%.
You are using an unsecured phone to Tweet this bunch of lies.
— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) May 25, 2018
re: #219 teleskiguy
He’s back on teh twitterz during some extended executive time. And he still doesn’t know how to properly thread tweets.
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Their trade deals are the laughing stock of the world? You might want to check that Dumbass.
THEY’RE ALL LAUGHING AT US, WE’RE A LAUGHING STOCK!!
Projection. Deep down in his diseased narcissistic mind, he knows everyone is laughing at him, especially in his hometown. He’ll never admit something like that in public, that would mean that he’s weak and he truly thinks he’s the greatest human specimen with adonis DNA that has ever human’d.
re: #221 Skip Intro
Odds of a Trump tweet storm attacking Ireland: 100%.
Ha possibly. I still love when he went to Scotland touting Brexit’s success and the response by the Scots. If he dares try the same thing with the Irish, I’m sure we’ll be learning some clever Irish insults too. I’ve gotten to know quite a few Irish people through my genealogical research and man they don’t like him. But who really does in the Western democracies?
re: #224 teleskiguy
THEY’RE ALL LAUGHING AT US, WE’RE A LAUGHING STOCK!!
Projection. Deep down in his diseased narcissistic mind, he knows everyone is laughing at him, especially in his hometown. He’ll never admit something like that in public, that would mean that he’s weak and he truly thinks he’s the greatest human specimen with adonis DNA that has ever human’d.
He says that one a lot. I definitely think you’re on to something about the psych ramifications of it.
re: #220 Stanley Sea
We need to put it to a vote here. None of this dudes in robes shit.
Gag rule: They can choke on it.
re: #220 Stanley Sea
We need to put it to a vote here. None of this dudes in robes shit.
I have to agree. Set it in stone for good.
re: #120 freetoken
Tropical Storm watch for the United States from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Apalachicola Bay, Florida, as sub-tropical storm Alberto approaches the Yucatan Channel from the south.
The storm is expected to become a tropical storm in the next few hours. It is expected to strike the United States early on Memorial Day.
re: #218 HappyWarrior
He’s trying to kiss Irish ass into saving the Irish prohibition on legal abortion. That’s Amendment 8.
I doubt whether Steve King gives the proverbial rat’s nethers about Ireland or the Irish, or what they want for their own country: this sounds to me more like “virtuous” posturing for the domestic abortion-fetishists: my guess is any follow-up is dripping with “regret” for the Irish’ “bad decision”… or else he’ll just drop the issue altogether.
re: #233 Jay C
I doubt whether Steve King gives the proverbial rat’s nethers about Ireland or the Irish, or what they want for their own country: this sounds to me more like “virtuous” posturing for the domestic abortion-fetishists: my guess is any follow-up is dripping with “regret” for the Irish’ “bad decision”… or else he’ll just drop the issue altogether.
I agree.
re: #234 MsJ
That actually warms my heart. 😈😈😈
Everyiime a woman makes a decision without a man or Mike Pence, an angel gets its wings.
re: #205 Anymouse 🌹
I was going to log in to reply to your Fentanyl post, but suddenly my screen went black, then everything flipped upside-down.
I was ploughing through Websites reading upside down trying to figure out how to fix it.
That’s a lot of Fentanyl. Do they get this stuff from drug companies somehow, or manufacture it privately?
Good on the Nebraska State Patrol for that catch.
They probably got it mailed in! I read an article today about how there aren’t enough officers to man the ports of entry. These aren’t just border crossings, btw. They include shipments of all sorts from out of the country. Fentanyl suppliers in China have no problem selling the stuff to Americans, packaging it up and shipping it.
Fentanyl also comes through the U.S. mail with 350 smaller packages of the drug seized at international mail facilities in 2016-2017. CBP says in response they have increased staffing at international mail facilities by 20 percent in the last six months.
re: #220 Stanley Sea
We need to put it to a vote here. None of this dudes in robes shit.
Nope. Rights should not be up for a vote. Wingnuts would be slavering at the chance to ban abortion entirely if you put that up for a vote.
re: #196 Joe Bacon 🌹
And Credico claims that Assange is willing to talk to Schiff…
Ari: “this is what we call ‘burying the lede’.”
Anyhow it’s a great thing because for so many Irish women in the past. The abortion ban met traveling to the UK. Irish society getting more secular is a good thing for the country. They recently as you may recall legalized SSM in a landslide as well.
re: #238 Anymouse 🌹
Nope. Rights should not be up for a vote. Wingnuts would be slavering at the chance to ban abortion entirely if you put that up for a vote.
I tend to agree with what you’re saying but if you managed to pass legalized abortion via referendum, you’d make it that much harder for wingnuts to regulate it.
re: #238 Anymouse 🌹
Nope. Rights should not be up for a vote. Wingnuts would be slavering at the chance to ban abortion entirely if you put that up for a vote.
Agreed. We went through this with same-sex marriage. People voted to ban it and it took Obergefell to overturn it.
re: #242 mmmirele
Agreed. We went through this with same-sex marriage. People voted to ban it and it took Obergefell to overturn it.
That’s a good point as well. Certain things I agree shouldn’t be up for the popular vote. I can really see it from both sides here.
I suspect NRAtv will be having a another temper tantrum shortly
Publix has suspended its political contributions as it reevaluates its giving processes, the grocery chain said.
This comes days after Parkland student David Hogg called for a “die-in” to protest Publix’s support for an NRA-backed gubernatorial candidate. https://t.co/u1z12b6F8p pic.twitter.com/Om7vzhO0cY— CNN (@CNN) May 25, 2018
re: #200 mmmirele
I’m thinking Ireland was badly shocked by the pedophile priest and Magdalene Laundries scandals and are wanting to get rid of the big signals of church rule over the country. First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s abortion. Ireland seems to be heading towards secularism at a breakneck pace. The Catholic leadership have only themselves to thank for this, IMHO.
True this (at least AFAICT) - I can’t claim much substantive knowledge of what it’s like living in Ireland these days: but ISTM that their joining the EU, and the Eurozone has not only provided them (despite their economic problems) with the first chance of decent prosperity - i.e. something other than endemic paupery - in forever. And also, it seems like said opening-up has led a lot of Irish to think that being the most priest-ridden country in Europe may not be the best model for the future. (Poland seems to have taken over that title)
re: #241 HappyWarrior
I tend to agree with what you’re saying but if you managed to pass legalized abortion via referendum, you’d make it that much harder for wingnuts to regulate it.
There is that. If you put up a constitutional amendment however, start counting states that reject it and when you get to thirteen, your amendment is done.
Doing it with legislation or a referendum can get it overturned with future legislation or a competing referendum.
Conservatives nor evangelicals give a crap about abortion. The point of pushing the issue is to gain and maintain power. That’s it. It drives voters to the polls out of fear.
On the Irish vote… Old people fucking up the world everywhere (trump, Brexit, Ireland):
The exit poll showed 69% of men voting and 72.1% of women voting supporting repeal.
Support appeared to decrease with age. The exit poll said repeal was supported by 87.6% of voters 18-24 years old; 84.6% of voters 25-34 years old; 72.8% of voters 35-49 years old; and 63.7% of voters 50-64 years old.
Voters over 65 were the only age group overall not supporting the amendment, with 58.7% voting no, the poll said
re: #246 Anymouse 🌹
There is that. If you put up a constitutional amendment however, start counting states that reject it and when you get to thirteen, your amendment is done.
Doing it with legislation or a referendum can get it overturned with future legislation or a competing referendum.
Conservatives nor evangelicals give a crap about abortion. The point of pushing the issue is to gain and maintain power. That’s it. It drives voters to the polls out of fear.
I know. I’m aware of what you’re saying and there’s a lot of legitimacy to it. I really see it from both sides of the argument here. TBH I’m shocked how this wasn’t even close in Ireland. Just like I was with the results of the legalization of SSM there.
re: #247 MsJ
On the Irish vote… Old people fucking up the world everywhere (trump, Brexit, Ireland):
The world is getting more socially liberal and that’s what drives Trumpism. It’s also what drives the alt-right even though they’re a minority in their age group.
Two things I’ll never forget. Arriving in Dublin, first visit to the land my ancestors fled post-Famine. An elderly priest and nun walked up and down the median strip, nun saying the Rosary, priest carrying anti-abortion placard.
— Alice Gorman (@drspacejunk) May 25, 2018
Great thread in light of Ireland about to ban its forced pregnancy law. https://t.co/0GY02J185L
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) May 25, 2018
re: #244 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Publix has suspended its political contributions as it reevaluates its giving processes, the grocery chain said.
This comes days after Parkland student David Hogg called for a “die-in” to protest Publix’s support for an NRA-backed gubernatorial candidate.
The thing to watch for now is Publix quietly returning to contributing after they think things have quieted down, or donating to dark-money PACs.
re: #238 Anymouse 🌹
Nope. Rights should not be up for a vote. Wingnuts would be slavering at the chance to ban abortion entirely if you put that up for a vote.
Agree completely. Public opinion is fickle. They should - but won’t - do the right thing.
re: #250 teleskiguy
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It’s stories like this that made both of my grandmothers although heavily influenced by the church of their both, staunchly pro-choice. Nana was the youngest child of an Irish-American family and my Dad was her youngest child but both of them were and are staunchly pro-choice.
re: #229 HappyWarrior
I have to agree. Set it in stone for good.
Problem is, we have no national referenda here. It has to go state-by-state. In WA, we legalized abortion in 1970 (“Don’t labor under a misconception—vote for Proposition 20!”) but it would lose in a lot of states even now.
re: #243 HappyWarrior
That’s a good point as well. Certain things I agree shouldn’t be up for the popular vote. I can really see it from both sides here.
To be honest, I’m not sure how much I trust Americans to vote any more.
re: #254 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Problem is, we have no national referenda here. It has to go state-by-state. In WA, we legalized abortion in 1970 (“Don’t labor under a misconception—vote for Proposition 20!”) but it would lose in a lot of states even now.
Ah that’s a good point.
re: #255 Renaissance_Man
To be honest, I’m not sure how much I trust Americans to vote any more.
I don’t either. I kind of regret my previous statement thinking about it.
re: #254 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Problem is, we have no national referenda here. It has to go state-by-state. In WA, we legalized abortion in 1970 (“Don’t labor under a misconception—vote for Proposition 20!”) but it would lose in a lot of states even now.
I live where we have referenda, and believe me, not having national referenda is the polar opposite of a problem.
We might worry about ‘dudes in robes’, but generally the Supreme Court has been ahead of the curve of public opinion. For example, at the time the SCOTUS overturned anti-miscegenation laws, an overwhelming majority of Americans opposed interracial marriage. Now that’s flipped completely.
Making rights subject to majority rule makes them more vulnerable, not less.
re: #254 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Problem is, we have no national referenda here. It has to go state-by-state. In WA, we legalized abortion in 1970 (“Don’t labor under a misconception—vote for Proposition 20!”) but it would lose in a lot of states even now.
That’s a catchy slogan.
Lre: #258 Blind Frog Belly White
I live where we have referenda, and believe me, not having national referenda is the polar opposite of a problem.
We might worry about ‘dudes in robes’, but generally the Supreme Court has been ahead of the curve of public opinion. For example, at the time the SCOTUS overturned anti-miscegenation laws, an overwhelming majority of Americans opposed interracial marriage. Now that’s flipped completely.
Making rights subject to majority rule makes them more vulnerable, not less.
That’s a good point.
re: #200 mmmirele “I’m thinking Ireland was badly shocked by the pedophile priest and Magdalene Laundries scandals and are wanting to get rid of the big signals of church rule over the country. First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s abortion. Ireland seems to be heading towards secularism at a breakneck pace. The Catholic leadership have only themselves to thank for this, IMHO.:
I read an article less than an hour ago that mentioned the Catholic Church has a shortage of priests, and the trend is likely to continue. My thinking is similar to yours on this particular matter: “The Catholic leadership have only themselves to thank for this.” The leaders decided to cover up thousands of cases of sexual abuse while portraying the Church as the ultimate authority on moral behavior. I’ve never thought a group of religious persons, comprised primarily of males, should have the right to tell women what they can and cannot do with their bodies and tell them to remain in abusive relationships.
Just opened my E-mail. It’s getting flooded with privacy statements from places I never had accounts (NPR, banks, &c) saying I should look at their new privacy policies (and click this link, yeah no).
My wife put up a line on top of each of her Websites’ landing pages saying the sites comply with the new EU privacy law. (Her sites are all static Websites and collect no data nor use any analytical tools.)
The only one of hers that did not comply was the village library catalogue, which she suspended. (The state some months ago pulled the private database she created into the state catalogue, and she’d warned the village she would eventually end support for the library database, which we were paying for. The EU law was as good an excuse as any to end that Website.)
re: #261 majii
“I’m thinking Ireland was badly shocked by the pedophile priest and Magdalene Laundries scandals and are wanting to get rid of the big signals of church rule over the country. First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s abortion. Ireland seems to be heading towards secularism at a breakneck pace. The Catholic leadership have only themselves to thank for this, IMHO.:
I read an article less than an hour ago that mentioned the Catholic Church has a shortage of priests, and the trend is likely to continue. My thinking is similar to yours on this particular matter: “The Catholic leadership have only themselves to thank for this.” The leaders decided to cover up thousands of cases of sexual abuse while portraying the Church as the ultimate authority on moral behavior. I’ve never thought a group of religious persons, comprised primarily of males, should have the right to tell women what they can and cannot do with their bodies and tell them to remain in abusive relationships.
I think you’re right about that. The RCC for a long time was highly regarded in Ireland.
re: #259 Anymouse 🌹
That’s a catchy slogan.
Inorite? I always thought that was the best bumpersticker in, like, forever. Unfortunately, I was 18, and 18-year-olds couldn’t vote yet, so I missed it. Got to vote against at least one referendum trying to turn it back, though.
I watched this portion of @realDonaldTrump’s speech at the Naval Academy today, and can’t let it go. In just 2 minutes he makes at least 6 factual errors. Watch the clip and then read the rest of this thread: https://t.co/4QrUFktStp
— Todd Harrison (@ToddHarrisonDC) May 25, 2018
An excellent thread that should be read https://t.co/CZWjZhLlAM
— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) May 26, 2018
Crime is everywhere, even low-crime areas such as this.
starherald.com
A fifty-seven year-old man in Scottsbluff was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a seven and a four year old girl.
The police were tipped off by the school district, and the girls were placed in emergency custody. He has been arrested and charged.
President Donald Trump misrepresented what he’s doing for members of the armed forces in speech to U.S. Naval Academy grads, an #APFactCheck finds. https://t.co/sxTDDTifW7
— AP Fact Check (@APFactCheck) May 25, 2018
“misrepresented” = garbage journalism.
he lied, lied, lied.
he’s been lying ab this for weeks and it’s been fact-checked endlessly.
words matter, @APFactCheck https://t.co/JHDo2ZBp3I— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) May 25, 2018
re: #262 Anymouse 🌹
Just today I got emails from Bad Religion, Kickstarter, Instagram, Bishop Binding Company, and Vail Resorts.
This transcript is hard reading. This is the ACLU lawyer pleading with the court. pic.twitter.com/JWqKMdYTAa
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 25, 2018
he goes on… pic.twitter.com/cPjvJt5TjY
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 25, 2018
re: #261 majii
“I’m thinking Ireland was badly shocked by the pedophile priest and Magdalene Laundries scandals and are wanting to get rid of the big signals of church rule over the country. First it was same-sex marriage, now it’s abortion. Ireland seems to be heading towards secularism at a breakneck pace. The Catholic leadership have only themselves to thank for this, IMHO.:
I read an article less than an hour ago that mentioned the Catholic Church has a shortage of priests, and the trend is likely to continue. My thinking is similar to yours on this particular matter: “The Catholic leadership have only themselves to thank for this.” The leaders decided to cover up thousands of cases of sexual abuse while portraying the Church as the ultimate authority on moral behavior. I’ve never thought a group of religious persons, comprised primarily of males, should have the right to tell women what they can and cannot do with their bodies and tell them to remain in abusive relationships.
Unfortunately here abortion rights somehow got tied to the right of privacy, which is not even enumerated. IMO, the 13th Amendment should cover it. If you tell a women that she can’t have an abortion (or for that matter, that she must have one), what you’re saying is that her body doesn’t belong to her. In English, we have a word for a person whose body does not belong to them—that person is a slave. In this case, a slave of the State.
Edited: Freakin’ pronouns!
re: #269 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Butt, butt, orr freedumbs!”
Need I say more?— Teo (@Teukka72) May 26, 2018
“The campaign of the president of the United States, including some of its most senior members was staffed with criminals, that is a fact.”
— @chrislhayes https://t.co/jhXDBSzgFw— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 24, 2018
Absolutely true. The only problem: Trump and the Red Hats are winning with propaganda and outright lies. Millions of American —suckers all— are buying Biff’s horseshit. Dems only +4% on the generic ballot — we’re 4% away from catastrophe unless more voters wise the hell up. https://t.co/ECQT1YVf3q
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) May 25, 2018
The only reason Trump isn’t polling at 20% is due directly to Fox News, talk radio and Russian deza/trolls fire-hosing the propaganda like a perpetual geyser of insanity. The Normals have to work harder to overcome this — seize control of the fire hose and turn it back on them. https://t.co/tg7IoB63Jq
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) May 25, 2018
re: #270 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Unfortunately here abortion rights somehow got tied to the right of privacy, which is not even enumerated. IMO, the 13th Amendment should cover it. If you tell a women that she can’t have an abortion (or for that matter, that she must have one), what you’re saying is that their body doesn’t belong to her. In English, we have a word for a person whose body does not belong to them—that person is a slave. In this case, a slave of the State.
It got tied to privacy because a long haul of cases which kept getting thrown out of the courts due to lack-of-standing (by the time the case reached a trial, the pregnancy was already completed, and thus the case was moot).
The court ruled privacy rights under the XIV Amendment were covered by due process.
States argued a state interest in shutting down abortion providers, but the courts noted that their common-law arguments for that were not based in common law and the laws they enacted were only a recent innovation.
After Roe, Evangelicals mostly considered abortion a “Catholic problem,” until Paul Weyrich wedded Evangelicals to the anti-abortion movement to get Ronald Reagan elected over Jimmy Carter.
A major Russian mobster with ties to the NRA got picked up on wiretaps by police in Spain.
Apparently the intercepted conversations are bad news for Donald Trump, Jr…
…and now Mueller has the transcripts.
https://t.co/l4A7ZPX6M7— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) May 25, 2018
re: #272 Backwoods_Sleuth
Dems only +4% on the generic ballot — we’re 4% away from catastrophe unless more voters wise the hell up.
I know we always say a lot of people who don’t usually vote are going to do it for sure this time, and we’ve always been disappointed, but this time it may be true. People who don’t usually vote but will this time aren’t necessarily going to start answering polls, though.
Besides, I’m off polls since 11/8/16.
Chris Christie blocks release of correspondence with Kushner Companies https://t.co/PqFEc0g7kJ pic.twitter.com/OAJE5hAOcR
— The Hill (@thehill) May 25, 2018
It looks like things are snowballing to HELL for all Trump (current and former) associates. Blocking release of correspondence? Why, if there’s nothing to hide? https://t.co/U5HqTcV2a0
— Ale (@aliasvaughn) May 25, 2018
#ExposeDeepState- Michael Caputo: President @realDonaldTrump’s decision to demand this IG investigation is an absolute masterstroke. #MAGA #TrumpTrain #DTS #Dobbs pic.twitter.com/ZVaUhy5zpm
— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) May 26, 2018
Is late stage Lou Dobbism contagious? In some cases it can be transmitted sexually or though saliva. How can one protect themselves from Lou Dobbism?
Books, condoms, dental dams and not being a racist idiot. https://t.co/FENdB3s9Q8— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) May 26, 2018
re: #276 Backwoods_Sleuth
Why block it? Because there’s no downside whatever in doing so. The GOP doesn’t care. The media doesn’t care. The people don’t even know it happened.
That’s why block it.
re: #277 Backwoods_Sleuth
Is Dobbs wearing a rug? No 72 year old has hair that looks like that.
Wildfire near the town where I was born.
BREAKING: About five homes being evacuated northeast of Durango for wildfire. A couple hundred homes are on pre-evacuation notice.
STORY: https://t.co/gliYPjekjo pic.twitter.com/4dX1hvvTMP— Shane Benjamin (@Shane_Benjamin) May 26, 2018
Andy is pissed.
Hey there tough guy. If you’re feeling froggy go ahead and jump. No? That’s right, you’re part of pedophilia ridden. scumbag protecting, liberal bastion of hope, hollywood. You’re a spineless coward who writes for a talented woman who complains about guns while surrounded by them
— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) May 25, 2018
Lol.
You publicly defended Trump for saying a 10-year-old girl was hot.
What’s it like to repeatedly not make the hall of fame?
Is it fun having your life reduced to online carnival barking?
Sit down, you creepy, dog whistling has-been. https://t.co/XK2WR7qwFJ— andy lassner (@andylassner) May 26, 2018
Chicago Police have every right to legally protest against the mayor and an administration that just won’t let them do their job. The killings are at a record pace and tough police work, which Chicago will not allow, would bring things back to order fast…the killings must stop!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2018
Wait, the police have a right to protest but football players don’t have a right to protest the police? Fucking beautiful. https://t.co/1MFwUm4fT7
— The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) May 25, 2018
Trump nominates anti-immigration activist to head agency for immigrants and refugees
President Trump has nominated a staunch anti-immigration activist to head the State Department agency that oversees refugee and immigration issues.
Ronald W. Mortensen, a former foreign service officer and longtime fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates against legal and illegal immigration, is Trump’s choice to be assistant secretary of State for the bureau of population, refugees and migration. The White House announced the nomination late Thursday.
As word spread on Friday, Democrats and immigration advocates quickly objected. But Mortensen, who must be confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate, could face trouble among Republicans as well: His long trail of controversial writings and statements includes attacks not only against immigrants but against some Republican senators, including Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and John McCain of Arizona.
“My son was crying as I put him in the seat. I did not even have a chance to try to comfort my son, because the officers slammed the door shut as soon as he was in his seat. I was cry, too. I cry even now when I think about that moment when the border officers took my son away.” pic.twitter.com/2EmdndFIKo
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 25, 2018
Every last American needs to read this. This is happening right now, by *our* government’s hands. https://t.co/w8GfTkJuCa
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 25, 2018
Trump’s legal team now wants a briefing on the classified information shared with lawmakers about the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe, likely in an effort to help bring the investigation to an end. https://t.co/wmazL42AOF
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 25, 2018
@stonekettle saw your tweet this morning about your whiskey and coffee habit. Looks like Stillhouse may have had you in mind for their new “black bourbon” https://t.co/wpfpIkbCWY (not affiliated, and don’t know if it is just bad whiskey filtered through bad coffee beans)…
— JustADogOnTheInternet (@cfm860) May 26, 2018
You have my attention. https://t.co/zuHQ5anMWe
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) May 26, 2018
moron.
We are having very productive talks with North Korea about reinstating the Summit which, if it does happen, will likely remain in Singapore on the same date, June 12th., and, if necessary, will be extended beyond that date.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2018
“OUR PRIVACY POLICY HAS CHANGED.”
“I don’t care.” pic.twitter.com/DJaeElU4lY— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) May 26, 2018
re: #288 Charles Johnson
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I got four copies of the new policy from my bank - two for my joint checking account, one for my private savings account, and one for my son’s account. What a waste of paper.
Cohen still serving as RNC deputy finance chair despite being under criminal investigation, spokeswoman says https://t.co/f5J36PobPN pic.twitter.com/cFpKxHYrmG
— The Hill (@thehill) May 25, 2018
You’re nobody in the GOP until you’ve been indicted at least once. https://t.co/xoD1W0WUpv
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) May 25, 2018
There is. I don’t want to ruin our plan, but we achieve this goal by letting them talk. pic.twitter.com/JOcgJnA35p
— Jenny (I Got Your Number) (@GlitteredUpGoth) May 25, 2018
re: #290 Single-handed sailor
Financial crimes are ten points; sex crimes are worth 50. First one to 1000 wins the GOP nomination for President.
re: #284 Backwoods_Sleuth
That’s where one’s anger threatens rational thought.
Santa Fe student Megan McGuire to lawmakers: “My thought is that if you do not do something, you do not have a prayer of being elected.”
“My generation will see to that.” https://t.co/X3MTBnegH8 pic.twitter.com/NkCldjuB3W— ABC News (@ABC) May 25, 2018
re: #289 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I got four copies of the new policy from my bank - two for my joint checking account, one for my private savings account, and one for my son’s account. What a waste of paper.
The possible penalties the EU can impose for violating this incredibly complex law are huge. Nobody wants to get hit with a fine for several million euros, even if it comes from a country where they don’t really do business.
Maybe there’s a good reason for the GDPR, but after researching it in depth my considered opinion is that it’s a fuckin’ mess and a bad idea. And it won’t do a damned thing to stop spammers and criminals. It just penalizes everyone else.
re: #295 Charles Johnson
The possible penalties the EU can impose for violating this incredibly complex law are huge. Nobody wants to get hit with a fine for several million euros, even if it comes from a country where they don’t really do business.
Maybe there’s a good reason for the GDPR, but after researching it in depth my considered opinion is that it’s a fuckin’ mess and a bad idea. And it won’t do a damned thing to stop spammers and criminals. It just penalizes everyone else.
I haven’t had to do any research into it - yet. As a programmer, these are the kinds of laws we have to sigh, roll our eyes, and code around. I’m sure you know that perfectly well.
re: #294 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I’m so glad to see victims of gun violence standing up to the NRA. It needed to happen.
re: #295 Charles Johnson
The possible penalties the EU can impose for violating this incredibly complex law are huge. Nobody wants to get hit with a fine for several million euros, even if it comes from a country where they don’t really do business.
Maybe there’s a good reason for the GDPR, but after researching it in depth my considered opinion is that it’s a fuckin’ mess and a bad idea. And it won’t do a damned thing to stop spammers and criminals. It just penalizes everyone else.
I thought it was a result of Facebook selling people’s data.
I don’t know how we fix this. We’re becoming Nazi Germany and no one, not a single fucking Republican, is doing anything.
We need to wake the fuck up.
I’ll just leave this here. pic.twitter.com/y1D13FqUyg
— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) May 26, 2018
Trump’s America - children in cages. https://t.co/u19chPgh2a
— pjeanne (@p_jeanne97) May 26, 2018
A major Russian mobster with ties to the NRA got picked up on wiretaps by police in Spain.
Apparently the intercepted conversations are bad news for Donald Trump, Jr…
…and now Mueller has the transcripts.
https://t.co/l4A7ZPX6M7— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) May 25, 2018
“My son was crying as I put him in the seat. I did not even have a chance to try to comfort my son, because the officers slammed the door shut as soon as he was in his seat. I was cry, too. I cry even now when I think about that moment when the border officers took my son away.” pic.twitter.com/2EmdndFIKo
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 25, 2018
Thank you for covering this @chrislhayes . This Administration is trampling on basic human decency and betraying what we stand for as a nation. This immoral practice must end. https://t.co/mmFdhZ7rU4
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) May 25, 2018
Life is full of awful things, few of which rival ripping a child away from its mother. Where is America’s soul? https://t.co/AzDgYkKriL
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) May 26, 2018
“My son was crying as I put him in the seat. I did not even have a chance to try to comfort my son, because the officers slammed the door shut as soon as he was in his seat. I was cry, too. I cry even now when I think about that moment when the border officers took my son away.” pic.twitter.com/2EmdndFIKo
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 25, 2018
There are many ways to describe the @realDonaldTrump policy of ripping children away from their parents at the border.
-It violates human rights laws.
-It is unAmerican.
-It would shock Jesus.
But I think the most appropriate way to describe it is this:
-The policy is evil. https://t.co/RQ3x7ZGhUx— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 26, 2018
re: #291 Backwoods_Sleuth
Same liberal plot that kept making virgins like her get pregnant.
re: #295 Charles Johnson
The possible penalties the EU can impose for violating this incredibly complex law are huge. Nobody wants to get hit with a fine for several million euros, even if it comes from a country where they don’t really do business.
Maybe there’s a good reason for the GDPR, but after researching it in depth my considered opinion is that it’s a fuckin’ mess and a bad idea. And it won’t do a damned thing to stop spammers and criminals. It just penalizes everyone else.
Okay um maybe? It appears clear to me. Cambridge Analytica, massive data hacks, the cracking of the SWIFT system, Googles raw power of information, well all indicate much needs doing. Either that or respond physically to digital attacks, here thinking about nation state attacks. Utterly necessary.
But the execution, oh my nothing but a mess and with a baked in false confidence in it. I watched Europe bungle the regulation of nickel emission in white gold jewelry from inside the industry task force that was assigned here. LOL nickel was effectively banned because it can cause eczema but shellfish and nuts that can kill the allergic get away with a label. The “experts” fly about on junkets and on the government dime.
re: #304 Unshaken Defiance
the cracking of the SWIFT system
Don’t forget last year’s BGP hijack of Visa & MasterCard interchange traffic by Rostelcom for 7 minutes.
Blecch! My older sister and her daughter are at a Taylor Swift concert at Mile High Stadium tonight. Zoinks! My eldest sister, her husband, and their two kids left the country today, they are on their way to Nepal for some trekking. I’ll be working at a golf course all weekend.
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) May 26, 2018
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re: #113 MsJ
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(sigh) “a lethal dose of fentanyl can be lethal….” Journalism died when news agencies stopped hiring people like me to sit at a little desk and tell people “stop writing like you’re brain-dead….”
I want to see the Himalayas before I die. My niece and nephew are on their way there now. *sigh*
re: #302 Backwoods_Sleuth
I called my senators and rep this morning to unload about this. This is evil. They don’t even know what they did with 1500 kids (out of how many they’ve stolen), and there’s a good chance that some of them have been released to human traffickers. This is just so totally fucked up and fascist. They’re tagging these people with colored wrist bands and I’m sure they must be holding them in concentration camps somewhere.
Skiing is
⚪️The most fun
⚪️A fucking blast
🔘WE BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE OR SKIING MIGHT GO THE WAY OF THE DODO— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) May 26, 2018
re: #302 Backwoods_Sleuth
The historical precedents for this are all really bad. Now “alien” kids are being “disappeared”. Next it will be unconnected adults who are a burden to the state. After that it will be anyone who doesn’t “fit in”.
A couple residents of my town just called me … the telephone company is in town restoring service after the tornado.
I also got a call asking to go up to the village cemetery to decorate graves for Memorial Day.
re: #312 Skip Intro
The historical precedents for this are all really bad. Now “alien” kids are being “disappeared”. Next it will be unconnected adults who are a burden to the state. After that it will be anyone who doesn’t “fit in”.
Finally they came for me, and there was no one left to speak out.
re: #304 Unshaken Defiance
Okay um maybe? It appears clear to me. Cambridge Analytica, massive data hacks, the cracking of the SWIFT system, Googles raw power of information, well all indicate much needs doing. Either that or respond physically to digital attacks, here thinking about nation state attacks. Utterly necessary.
But the execution, oh my nothing but a mess and with a baked in false confidence in it. I watched Europe bungle the regulation of nickel emission in white gold jewelry from inside the industry task force that was assigned here. LOL nickel was effectively banned because it can cause eczema but shellfish and nuts that can kill the allergic get away with a label. The “experts” fly about on junkets and on the government dime.
Such laws are going to be complicated because computer networks are complicated. For the tiny Website holder, the law is simple to comply with. For large firms like Facebook, that’s why they have corporate lawyers and a cavalcade of IT people.
re: #313 Anymouse 🌹
Sounds like some people actually *like* you in the village government. Constituents personally engaging you in just day-to-day stuff is the path to good governance.
Aw shit, ICE-T is back on tour with his metal band!
In Concert TONIGHT at the Marquee in Tempe AZ. “The pleasure is to play…🎶” ~Lemmy pic.twitter.com/hIlgLYwnkc
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) May 26, 2018
re: #316 teleskiguy
Sounds like some people actually *like* you in the village government. Constituents personally engaging you in just day-to-day stuff is the path to good governance.
I hope they do. When people in town no longer like me in the village board, then it’s time for me to go.
The town is small enough that I don’t mind people calling me up at home and telling me what they think or asking my opinion on something or other (or just telling me what’s going on, like the telephone company today or asking me to decorate graves tomorrow).
There has been discussion here about people who mysteriously drop out with no explanation, and worry that they might have personal difficulties or other issues. Recently, Curious Lurker and Decatur Deb come to mind.
I wonder if it would be worthwhile to put an E-mail address or telephone number in a user profile, in case that comes up?
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On the issue of the EU privacy law, this is the statement my wife put up on her Websites. That was all which was necessary for her, as she doesn’t have fill-in forms or comment sections or take money for them, &c. The statement appears on her landing pages.
In compliance with the European Union’s GDPR, this site collects no data from users, nor does it collect any tracking information.
Be aware that some links go to other sites, which may have their own privacy statements, or not have them. Click on links at your own risk.
USC president agrees to step down amid gynecologist scandal. https://t.co/K0WER8Yz1a
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 26, 2018
re: #319 Anymouse 🌹
This is going to be as useless (despite the necessity of meaningful change) as California’s Proposition 65 that put carcinogen signs on every surface, building, liquid, solid, gas or plasma that could possibly have maybe caused cancer in a very prone to cancer subspecies of mice.
The fire on County Road 245 has a name: 358 Fire. Has burned 25-50 acres. It started on private land and has since burned onto BLM land. A BIA Type III Incident Management Team is assembling to take command of the fire. pic.twitter.com/jCUKrLu5To
— La Plata County, CO (@LaPlataCountyCO) May 26, 2018
re: #321 Unshaken Defiance
This is going to be as useless (despite the necessity of meaningful change) as California’s Proposition 65 that put carcinogen signs on every surface, building, liquid, solid, gas or plasma that could possibly have maybe caused cancer in a very prone to cancer subspecies of mice.
One thing the EU has done which is not necessarily a bad thing: Through this law they’ve raised awareness in the USA about what sorts of private data is being collected.
The same argument was made when the EU passed its “right to be forgotten” law over Google and other search engines. All sorts of people and companies complained how it would be difficult or impossible to implement, it would cut into profit, &c ad nauseum.
The EU told them “tough, do it anyway.” A market of 450,000,000 people is a powerful motivator to a corporation.
re: #319 Anymouse 🌹
Sometimes it’s tragic like with CL. But other times I think people have just burned out on all this Trump/GOP crap. I know it’s really getting to me now.
Transcript excerpt — Trump administration lawyer argues *asylum seekers* have no constitutional right not to have their children taken away from them (even though she acknowledges substantive due process applies). pic.twitter.com/1uVIegVUN2
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 25, 2018
Look, if you’re still with the president or you still affiliate with his party, you’re a bad person. You chose evil, you’re bad. That’s it. https://t.co/b0TQzSquBa
— Julius Goat 🦆 (@JuliusGoat) May 25, 2018
The Trump administration has tapped immigration hard-liner Ronald Mortensen to be the assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. https://t.co/8jpTvUCwg5 pic.twitter.com/3j4WXYWST9
— CNN (@CNN) May 26, 2018
“McCain has provided ISIS with unfettered access to the United States for both its personnel and their weapons of death and destruction.”
-Ron Mortensen, just nominated by Trump to be assistant secretary of state for refugees and migration.https://t.co/H8LHoVuywd— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) May 25, 2018
Well, this person sounds sane. https://t.co/GXNCblbAar
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) May 26, 2018
Winning… .
Memorial Day weekend gas prices highest in four years (Goes to UPI)
May 25 (UPI) — Consumer gas prices for the holiday weekend will be the highest they’ve been in four years and will likely stay that way through the summer, the U.S. government said.
The three-day Memorial Day weekend in the United States marks the de facto start of the summer holiday season. With crude oil prices flirting with multi-year highs, retail gasoline prices have moved toward a national average of $3 per gallon, a psychological threshold indicative of changing consumer behaviors.
Motor club AAA reports a national average retail price of $2.97 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline for Friday. That marks the highest point since Memorial Day weekend 2014, when gas prices were $3.67 per gallon.
EIA said it expects the summer driving season, which lasts through September, will see an average price of $2.90 per gallon, 49 cents higher than summer 2017.
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re: #327 Anymouse 🌹
Winning… .
Memorial Day weekend gas prices highest in four years (Goes to UPI)
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Well, yes, yes it is winning. For Comrade Putin and King Salman are both winning with oil over $100 a barrel like the wanted from Puppet Pumpkin Pinochet.
Who cares what happens to these illegal immigrants? “They’re not people. They’re animals!”
So much of what is allegedly happening to illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump Administration is vile, disgusting, and evil.
Oh wait. This particular list of horrors allegedly happened during the Obama Administration. Carry on.https://t.co/inzjVqFvg7— ruben navarrette jr (@RubenNavarrette) May 26, 2018
Sorry. To get white evangelicals to care about 1,475 missing migrant children, we’re going to have to describe them as fertilized eggs.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) May 25, 2018
re: #329 DodgerFan1988
Who cares what happens to these illegal immigrants? “They’re not people. They’re animals!”
Hmm. A freedom of information act request uncovers dozens of complaints against CBP over a period of five years.
These fall into the same sort of pattern of police brutality accused of other police departments.
They are horrible crimes if true and should be investigated. The Vice article does not say whether they were investigated or no.
Even if every one is true, that in no way validates what’s going on now.
The push for multiculturalism is an effort to destroy culture in the name of harmonizing cultures
It is, at best, gross global imperialism
It is, at worst, the Orwellian destruction of all societal values and beliefs— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 25, 2018
Modern American Conservatism is Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs, wearing a skin suit made from Christianity. It enjoys prancing around inside a costume that outwardly signals “values” while dumping the meat & bones of the faith’s teachings of love & tolerance in the river. https://t.co/3RhInbksp5
— goddamnedfrank (@goddamnedfrank) May 25, 2018
Excellent. I also believe that their bible is the autotrader in the basket.
The Women’s March organizers should get everyone together again to protest the way the children are being treated.
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He sought to put language in a government report saying children of foreign-born nationals are more likely to commit terrorism.
And yet Trump goes out of his way to hire foreign-born nationals to work at his hotels. Is he trying to kill his guests?
re: #332 Amory Blaine
I guess Mr. Kirk didn’t want a taco truck on every corner. /s It’s not like Taco Bell isn’t cultural appropriation, which conservatives don’t give a damn about other than to beat up liberals.
And since when did conservatives dislike imperialism?
re: #328 William Lewis
Well, yes, yes it is winning. For Comrade Putin and King Salman are both winning with oil over $100 a barrel like the wanted from Puppet Pumpkin Pinochet.
Might even be good for Venezuela?
Evangelicalism updated.#hypocrisy pic.twitter.com/xkS8Vou8qy
— Pitt Griffin (@pittgriffin) May 25, 2018
re: #335 Anymouse 🌹
I guess Mr. Kirk didn’t want a taco truck on every corner. /s It’s not like Taco Bell isn’t cultural appropriation, which conservatives don’t give a damn about other than to beat up liberals.
And since when did conservatives dislike imperialism?
Since it’s white people getting the short end of the stick.
Today’s example of bad headline writing.
Raytheon Contracted for Ballistic Radar Systems for Romania (UPI)
Ballistic radar systems? Is Romania planning on launching radar systems on a ballistic trajectory?
re: #340 Anymouse 🌹
Today’s example of bad headline writing.
Raytheon Contracted for Ballistic Radar Systems for Romania (UPI)
Ballistic radar systems? Is Romania planning on launching radar systems on a ballistic trajectory?
Depending on the radar system, they might make fantastic kinetic energy penetrators.
re: #338 stpaulbear
Does he need to be confirmed or can Trump just drop him into the position?
He requires confirmation by the Senate. He is on the list of people being considered for various positions.
re: #340 Anymouse 🌹
Today’s example of bad headline writing.
Raytheon Contracted for Ballistic Radar Systems for Romania (UPI)
Ballistic radar systems? Is Romania planning on launching radar systems on a ballistic trajectory?
Great business model if you can get someone to pay for it. Make stuff. Throw it into the air. Repair or replace it.
The government’s case against “violent leftist agitators” from Inauguration Day is falling apart. It seems that James O’Keefe’s “sting videos” don’t really qualify as evidence.
The whole thing lays out what happened, but this stands out:
Ah, but there was an ace in the hole for the cases against the dozens of protesters still facing charges. The prosecutors had one of James O’Keefe’s crappy undercover “sting” videos from “Project Veritas” (Latin for “Truly Not Harvard”), which showed PROOF of some leftist protest leaders conspiring to do mayhem, like putting stinky barf-smelly butyric acid into the ventilation system of the “DeploraBall” gathering for far-right Trump supporters, or maybe even throwing the stuff on attendees themselves. So obviously, anyone who marched with that group, which called itself “J20,” had to be part of the conspiracy.
Bit of a problem there: During the discovery phase of the case, the prosecutors were supposed to share all their evidence to the defense attorneys, and under what’s known as the Brady rule had to let the defense know of any exculpatory evidence. With the Project Verdigris videos, the prosecution claimed, wrongly, that the only edits to the videos were to remove the faces of the O’Keefe “reporter” and of an undercover cop who was also at the meeting. Not quite!
At least one potentially exculpatory section had been completely edited from the video. In the removed clip, a Project Veritas agent undercut part of the prosecution’s argument.
“I was talking with one of the organizers from the IWW [Industrial Workers of the World] and I don’t think they know anything about any of the upper echelon stuff,” the Project Veritas employee said in the removed clip.
The line is critical because prosecutors have eyed the IWW, a leftist union, as an instigator for the protest, Shadowproof previously reported. A number of the remaining defendants are IWW members, and IWW records were seized from defendants’ cell phones and entered as evidence in the case.
My yam band friend in Maine might have a point about Melania.
I’m sure they were like “Melania, you’re fit to go home now” and she was like “No, just a couple more days, please. I’ll pay money”
— Think of LSD Missile Silo Airmen (@injest77) May 26, 2018
Maybe LGF could send out a “where the heck are you” email say 60 days after their last post?
I watched The Newshour this afternoon. Judy Woodruff interviewed Marc Short (White House Legislative Advisor, or something to that effect.) It was sort of odd. 90% of the time he was answering questions he was making puppy eyes at her, (with a slight smile.) “Why are you separating immigrant mothers and children?” “Unfortunately the law is such that blah, blah… [veering off into nonresponsive bullshit.”]
Patronizing? You bet.
Now, a lot of men use a different tone of voice when speaking to women, and it isn’t always a bad thing, but in a professional situation. Um. No.
re: #272 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“The campaign of the president of the United States, including some of its most senior members was staffed with criminals, that is a fact.”Bob Cesca
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@bobcesca_go
Absolutely true. The only problem: Trump and the Red Hats are winning with propaganda and outright lies. Millions of American —suckers all— are buying Biff’s horseshit. Dems only +4% on the generic ballot — we’re 4% away from catastrophe unless more voters wise the hell up.The only reason Trump isn’t polling at 20% is due directly to Fox News, talk radio and Russian deza/trolls fire-hosing the propaganda like a perpetual geyser of insanity.
I can think of another reason. My Democratic congressman sent out an email pushing the latest slogan “A Better Deal to Protect Our Democracy”. Sounds good, so I followed the link. First of all, the “Protect Our Democracy” part wasn’t there. And what about the whole “Trump campaign was staffed with criminals” thing — nothing. And this is the party that was the direct victim of the crime.
Meanwhile, Trump is going on about the FBI spying on his campaign. But the party that was actually spied on by a hostile foreign goverment insists on following the losing strategy of keeping quiet about it.
re: #348 garzooma
Meanwhile, Trump is going on about the FBI spying on his campaign. But the party that was actually spied on by a hostile foreign goverment insists on following the losing strategy of keeping quiet about it.
Maddening, isn’t it? It’s one of the many reasons my BoB friend ended up feeling as she did - there was no way the Dems could be that incompetent at messaging, ergo, they were deliberately being weak in order to indirectly empower the GOPers.
I won’t lie; there have been times where I couldn’t help but wonder if that was in fact true of at least some of them.
Thankfully, there are others (by fantastic coincidence, the ones with the most grassroots popularity) who are having none of that:
Hey @SpeakerRyan: Social Security isn’t an “entitlement.” It’s an earned benefit. And we’re not going to let you take away what WE the people have earned. https://t.co/ngl05rKSFw
— Randy Bryce (@IronStache) May 25, 2018
Ted Lieu is also a great example of how to play offense.
Here’s an interview with the guy who got hit by a lava bomb in Hawaii. The whole Big Island Video News YouTube channel is great for keeping up with what’s happening. It becomes apparent pretty quickly that the residents of the island just think of the volcano as a part of daily life, and the volcano goddess Pele owns the island. It’s been fascinating to check in to that channel.
This is one of the most infuriating things I’ve read in a minute. This is not justice. As He Heads Back To Prison, A Nashville Man Says ‘Goodbye’ To The New Life He Hoped To Build https://t.co/7pVrbmF1yZ
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) May 26, 2018
re: #348 garzooma
I can think of another reason. My Democratic congressman sent out an email pushing the latest slogan “A Better Deal to Protect Our Democracy”. Sounds good, so I followed the link. First of all, the “Protect Our Democracy” part wasn’t there. And what about the whole “Trump campaign was staffed with criminals” thing — nothing. And this is the party that was the direct victim of the crime.
Meanwhile, Trump is going on about the FBI spying on his campaign. But the party that was actually spied on by a hostile foreign goverment insists on following the losing strategy of keeping quiet about it.
Here, my state party is running against the GOP’s legislative positions and building back the state’s long-neglected grass roots organisation. (Jane Kleeb is using her skill when she was in charge of Bold Nebraska opposing the Keystone XL Pipeline here.)
The NDP notes that over the last election there was a 70% increase in primary voters: Not bad for a midterm election.
As for the national Democrats, they are suing the Trump Campaign, Russia, and Wikileaks over interference. FOX of course won’t report on that. I don’t know about the other television networks since I don’t have television service here.
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