Local Nashville reporter:

Nashville police chief John Drake said when police responded to the shots fired call in downtown Nashville around 5:30a, they encountered an RV playing a recording that said a bomb would detonate in 15 min. Police immediately began evacuating nearby residents.

— Brinley Hineman (@brinleyhineman) December 25, 2020

re: Nashville explosion

The warning sounds like a commercially available recording that would be used as part of an automated emergency response system, something you might hear in a nuclear powerplant or hazardous materials storage area.

re: #2 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo

re: Nashville explosion

The warning sounds like a commercially available recording that would be used as part of an automated emergency response system, something you might hear in a nuclear powerplant or hazardous materials plant.

That’s why I thought a police cruiser was playing it, right before the explosion.

All great changes are preceded by chaos.#Christmas2020 pic.twitter.com/qHw87KV8gE

— Giant Military Cats (@giantcat9) December 25, 2020

re: #1 lawhawk

Merry Fucking Christmas.

From the authoritarians and barbarians masquerading as conservatives.

re: #4 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

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That threw me for a minute. At first I didn’t realize the kitty had an accomplice.

And from me,

An actual wish for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the lizards and the people they care for.

Now playing in this Lizardims lair:

Top Sad Anime Music 2019 - Most Emotional & Sad Violin, Piano Instrumental - Best of Anime Sad Mix

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.

A Very Happy Friday to all those who don’t.

Christmas 1971 Gidget and Me

WKRN just played a compilation of four Nest video clips from 215 Second Ave N (just right down from ground zero) of about a dozen very loud gunshots over the space of about an hour before the explosion.

I stand by my reckoning that this was a trap laid for police, but the automated warnings from the RV still perplexes me.

re: #6 Eventual Carrion

That threw me for a minute. At first I didn’t realize the kitty had an accomplice.

I missed that too, and I had to go back and replay it to see. Of course. Trouble and Double.

re: #10 TedStriker

WKRN just played a compilation of four Nest video clips from 215 Second Ave N (just right down from ground zero) of about a dozen very loud gunshots over the space of about an hour before the explosion.

I stand by my reckoning that this was a trap laid for police.

Probably played over the vehicle’s broadcasting system so as to create an illusion that would fool ordinary people into calling in the gunshots.

Relatable pic.twitter.com/aOny4YZD9B

— Jason Stanley (@jasonintrator) December 25, 2020

re: #6 Eventual Carrion

That threw me for a minute. At first I didn’t realize the kitty had an accomplice.

I think the first kitten to depart was responsible for holding the base of the tree.
Obviously without success

So just got done watching Soul.

A very good movie and a solid entry in the Pixar canon. And for their music contribution to the film, I’mma predict that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are probably gonna get nominated for an Academy Award.

re: #12 thedopefishlives

Probably played over the vehicle’s broadcasting system so as to create an illusion that would fool ordinary people into calling in the gunshots.

And now reports are coming in from all around Metro and the surrounding counties of AT&T phone, internet, and TV outages.

raise your hand if you would like to see Donald Trump testify under oath in front of Congress for 11 straight hours on live television to explain why he continued to golf during a Christmas morning domestic terror bombing in a major American city

— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) December 25, 2020

re: #16 TedStriker

And now reports are coming in from all around Metro and the surrounding counties of AT&T phone, internet, and TV outages.

Hmmm…..didn’t the FBI investigate some RWNJs trying to take down the power grid? I read that here - and elsewhere - a couple days ago.

Apparently the AT&T building was a major switching station.

re: #18 Dr Lizardo

White supremacists plotted to attack U.S. power stations, and an Ohio teen who allegedly shared the plan wanted the group to be “operational” on a fast-tracked timeline if Trump lost his re-election bid, the FBI alleges in an affidavit mistakenly unsealed. https://t.co/VkrdLoCbmk

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 23, 2020

re: #17 Dr. Teddy’s Person

Nah. Eleven hours is too short. How about 20 hours?

re: #18 Dr Lizardo

Hmmm…..didn’t the FBI investigate some RWNJs trying to take down the power grid? I read that here - and elsewhere - a couple days ago.

Now, now, no speculating…

re: #19 Charles Johnson

Off the top of my head, it sounds like whomever was behind this knew what they were aiming for.

re: #19 Charles Johnson

Apparently the AT&T building was a major switching station.

It is a (if not the) major central office for Nashville and Middle Tennessee for AT&T’s terrestrial network.

re: #19 Charles Johnson

Apparently the AT&T building was a major switching station.

Is the AT&T building where the device went *poof*?

re: #20 jaunte

Thanks for memory jog. It was definitely in the news.

re: #19 Charles Johnson

Apparently the AT&T building was a major switching station.

AT&T is also producing the Covid causing 5G!

re: #13 gocart mozart

OMG I forgot about that one. I’m crying over here.

Meanwhile.

Bill Mitchell. I hate you. Literally, hate. You’re pathetic. pic.twitter.com/0WkHRD7JUj

— Parlertakes🇺🇸 (@parlertakes) December 25, 2020

re: #24 TedStriker

In fact, the white building at the corner of Second and Church right beside the red AT&T building where the explosion was also belongs to AT&T and had a microwave tower handling some of their long-distance links on top of it until just a few years ago.

re: #17 Dr. Teddy’s Person

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I even want to drop “domestic” from the description. A TERROR attack is sufficient IMO.

re: #29 Charles Johnson

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OMG, I can’t even with these evil motherfuckers.

Have a Very Merry Christmas everyone. The days slowly gather more light from here on out to June. All our snow melted under about 2 inches of rain. And hard winds all through the night. Power only went once, and that is good because the sump pump is working OT.
Flooding in the usual areas, and then a freeze. With flurries.
Stay warm and safe.
My job is to keep Cooper not muddy/wet/soaked/ and it’s a job.
I think he’s amphibian.

re: #29 Charles Johnson

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re: #32 Dr. Teddy’s Person

OMG, I can’t even with these evil motherfuckers.

From a Nashvillian, here’s a message your fucking pea brain should be able to handle:

Get fucked, Bill.

re: #10 TedStriker

WKRN just played a compilation of four Nest video clips from 215 Second Ave N (just right down from ground zero) of about a dozen very loud gunshots over the space of about an hour before the explosion.

I stand by my reckoning that this was a trap laid for police, but the automated warnings from the RV still perplexes me.

Doesn’t seem like a plot by Trumpsters since they would want to attack and kill people who don’t support their master. And Tennessee isn’t involved in any political dispute related to the election. Very strange. Hopefully we will eventually find out the motivation. Destructive — but no apparent interest in harming people.

I’m so done with this kind of bullshit reporting. This is a major reason why things are so screwed up in the US. https://t.co/muUgBWLqnX

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 25, 2020

re: #20 jaunte

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Also,

Every time I think I’ve gotten used to it they continue to shock me. pic.twitter.com/ZClfM1f2a5

— Parler Cringe (@ParlerCringe) December 24, 2020

re: #35 Hecuba’s daughter

Doesn’t seem like a plot by Trumpsters since they would want to attack and kill people who don’t support their master. And Tennessee isn’t involved in an political dispute related to the election. Very strange. Hopefully we will eventually find out the motivation. Destructive — but no apparent interest in harming people.

Well, we here in Nashville are one of only a couple of blue islands here amidst the sea of red that is TN. However, I’m not ready to ascribe this to Y’all Queda just yet; let’s wait for something more concrete.

re: #38 TedStriker

Well, we are one of only a couple of blue islands here in Nashville, amidst a sea of red. However, I’m not ready to ascribe this to Y’all Queda just yet.

Yeah, I think it’s pretty up in the air right now. It depends on if the warnings broadcast from the vehicle were intended as police bait, or to minimize casualties while blowing up the AT&T building. I think the list of possibilities is pretty long.

Before and after

earth.google.com

re: #27 b.d. (We Won!)

AT&T is also producing the Covid causing 5G!

That thought came to my mind also. Like that crazy trying to blow up the transmission tower.

There seem to be more assholes than usual on Twitter this morning.

re: #37 Teukka

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So we should take out any of our repug neighbors out of self defense? I’m not going to have many neighbors left.

re: #40 Rightwingconspirator

Nice shot. No windows, lots of AC equipment on the roof. Racks and racks of servers and copper and fiber.

Seriously, just fuck this guy.

Are you “done” just because you want to express outrage or are you “done” in such a way that you’ll grab a copy of the @nytimes and find out which advertiser is in closest proximity to this story so “interaction” can occur??

— QuahogsUnited (@QuahogsUnited) December 25, 2020

re: #44 BigPapa

Nice shot. No windows, lots of AC equipment on the roof. Racks and racks of servers and copper and fiber.

Wonder what kind of hotspot relocation you might have for that kind of equipment? And how long to get back up and running on it if available.

re: #44 BigPapa

Nice shot. No windows, lots of AC equipment on the roof. Racks and racks of servers and copper and fiber.

My observation as well. A major switching center is usually noticeable because of the lack of windows and lots of cooling. Given the placement of the blast, it was likely the target.

Well, I was putting away the marble pie rolling board after making the blind-baked pie crust, and it slipped out of my hands and fell on my foot.

I don’t think it is broken (my foot, not the pie board which is just fine!) but I’m keeping it (the foot) elevated.

re: #29 Charles Johnson

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Seeing the ssshhhaaavvviiinnnggg cream assholes are posting on Parler, it needs to be shut down…

re: #43 Eventual Carrion

So we should take out any of our repug neighbors out of self defense? I’m not going to have many neighbors left.

You can’t target civilians under the laws of war (Geneva, Hague Conventions, CPPCG). Let the rightoids do the violations of the laws of war, let them be the ones who become unlawful combattants.

re: #37 Teukka

Also,

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The Twitter account for that ID is banned.

re: #8 Teukka

Now playing in this Lizardims lair:

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Dammit, sums my mood up perfectly :’(

re: #51 Vote Cthulhu - No longer the greater evil!

The Twitter account for that ID is banned.

The screencap is lifted off of Parler.

re: #48 The Pie Overlord!

Well, I was putting away the marble pie rolling board after making the blind-baked pie crust, and it slipped out of my hands and fell on my foot.

I don’t think it is broken (my foot, not the pie board which is just fine!) but I’m keeping it (the foot) elevated.

Best wishes, hope you heal okay.

Glad to hear you are keeping the foot elevated; keeping the pie board elevated seems to be an issue. ;-)

Trump must think the Nashville bombers are MAGA supporters because he has not denounced it on Twitter as of yet. If he thought the bombers were ANTIFA, Muslims, immigrants, etc I can 100% guarantee he’d be tweeting about it.

— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) December 25, 2020

re: #48 The Pie Overlord!

OWTCH! 😢

Sending a hug!!!!!

re: #53 Teukka

The screencap is lifted off of Parler.

Yeah, was just noting that he got booted for the same type of behavior on Twitter - you can look at the mentions he was getting showing a hive of QAnon and proto-fascist nuttery and calls for violence against those targets.

Those routing centers are hardened. The explosion may have tripped some breakers feeding some servers and beasty routers/switches but probably 100% of that gear is active UPS systems with battery backup. Some of the hardware closest to the blast area might be trashed most of that stuff kept chugging along.

If there’s some outages it might be AT&T doing some maintenance, reboots, etc. Doesn’t look like any big damage to that building. You can see the blast wave compression on the sheet metal sides of the building. It def took a beating.

re: #57 Vote Cthulhu - No longer the greater evil!

Yeah, was just noting that he got booted for the same type of behavior on Twitter - you can look at the mentions he was getting showing a hive of QAnon and proto-fascist nuttery and calls for violence against those targets.

My surpised face, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

Woo,

Just remembered that I hatched 11 years ago today. Been a long and sometimes bumpy ride, folks.

re: #58 BigPapa
I was looking at a square hole in the sidewalk, I bet a lot of pressure blew into the lower levels.

NOTE:

CL’d (May Peace Be Upon Her)

re: #246 TedStriker

When I heard that characteristic WHOMP that I’d heard so many times on MythBusters (particularly when they blew up the concrete truck), I thought the same was likely, but, while it looks bad from the pics and video so far, the damage doesn’t seem to line up with that possibility, unless the bomb was botched.

If it were a proper ANFO bomb, Second Ave would look like the remains of the Murrah building.

Exactly. This was a show attack. A countdown broadcast on a PA for 15 minutes?

If you want to kill people, you don’t start yelling “Run away! I’m a bomb!”

This reminds of IRA attacks during the Troubles more than a Taliban car bomb. They called them in, or tried to, most of the time.

re: #44 BigPapa

Nice shot. No windows, lots of AC equipment on the roof. Racks and racks of servers and copper and fiber.

Yeah, reminds me of the switching location in my city, which is located 4.5 miles thataway >>> straight shot.

re: #45 Charles Johnson

Seriously, just fuck this guy.

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in fairness, the people who write the stories are almost never the people who write the headlines, and the headline writers are normally trying to create a headline that matches the correct font size for the column size. To do that, they often get very creative with word choice. It’s entirely possible “jam” got used because it was short.

Still dreading that something will happen to Biden before he takes office.

This is a country full of violent, and very delusional, people.

re: #64 steve_davis

in fairness, the people who write the stories are almost never the people who write the headlines, and the headline writers are normally trying to create a headline that matches the correct font size for the column size. To do that, they often get very creative with word choice. It’s entirely possible “jam” got used because it was short.

Yeah, but….”political theatre”? When they’ve had $2K on Moscow Mitch’s desk for seven months?

re: #61 Rightwingconspirator

Yup, good point. If that blast happened right over conduits with lots of copper/fiber that would be much more effective to ‘take out’ the facility. Single mode fiber is glass and would probably shatter.

re: #62 austin_blue

NOTE:

CL’d (May Peace Be Upon Her)

re: #246 TedStriker

When I heard that characteristic WHOMP that I’d heard so many times on MythBusters (particularly when they blew up the concrete truck), I thought the same was likely, but, while it looks bad from the pics and video so far, the damage doesn’t seem to line up with that possibility, unless the bomb was botched.

If it were a proper ANFO bomb, Second Ave would look like the remains of the Murrah building.

Exactly. This was a show attack. A countdown broadcast on a PA for 15 minutes?

If you want to kill people, you don’t start yelling “Run away! I’m a bomb!”

This reminds of IRA attacks during the Troubles more than a Taliban car bomb. They called them in, or tried to, most of the time.

Actually, I was thinking that it might have been a trial run type of bombing. Doing it on the early morning where nobody is going to be wandering around the downtown area of a moderate sized city indicates that they were wanting to see how much damage would be done with minimal risk to life, and whether all of the parts worked.

I worry that around January 6 or more likely January 20, the real attack happens.

re: #65 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

Still dreading that something will happen to Biden before he takes office.

This is a country full of violent, and very delusional, people.

I have faith in the Secret Service.

I have confidence in the ability of VP Harris to step up, as needed.

re: #66 gwangung

Yeah, but….”political theatre”? When they’ve had $2K on Moscow Mitch’s desk for seven months?

yeah, that part was because the writer was a dick :-)

I took the opportunity this morning to scroll through the transcript of the sermon preached last Sunday by Pasture Eric Jones. (YouTube will create these transcripts so I don’t have to listen to his yelling.) He spent time bashing California for its COVID-19 response, which includes fining recalcitrant churches, so I spent some time letting him know what a horrible person he, how he and his church are not being persecuted and that he ought to go over to LA and volunteer to move bodies into refrigerated trucks. Then I took a look at the LA Times’ front page and saw this:

L.A. County hospitals running dangerously low on oxygen, supplies as ER units are overwhelmed
Clearing emergency rooms becomes vital as hospitals struggle with critical patients.

latimes.com

And I went back to leave another comment, and, in honor of the holiday, a triple dog dare for him to address this in his Sunday sermon.

Why no, I am not a nice person. Whatever gave you that idea?

re: #58 BigPapa

Those routing centers are hardened. The explosion may have tripped some breakers feeding some servers and beasty routers/switches but probably 100% of that gear is active UPS systems with battery backup. Some of the hardware closest to the blast area might be trashed most of that stuff kept chugging along.

If there’s some outages it might be AT&T doing some maintenance, reboots, etc. Doesn’t look like any big damage to that building. You can see the blast wave compression on the sheet metal sides of the building. It def took a beating.

Look at this. Nashville search at down detector
downdetector.com

re: #69 wrenchwench

I have faith in the Secret Service.

I have confidence in the ability of VP Harris to step up, as needed.

I don’t think anything happens to them. But if on the 20ths there are terror attacks around the country, that will - among other obvious things - poison the beginning of the Biden-Harris presidency.

re: #72 Rightwingconspirator

Look at this.
downdetector.com

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That seems to indicate it might be disaster-related overloading, rather than damage done as a direct result of the incident. However, anything’s an option right now.

re: #71 mmmirele

Why no, I am not a nice person. Whatever gave you that idea?

‘Nice’ can mean so many things. I wish I were more like you, what ever it’s properly called.

She just posted this on facebook … pic.twitter.com/zzr9cuqANH

— Aimée ElizaBeth Swank (@aimee_swank) December 25, 2020

re: #42 Charles Johnson

There seem to be more assholes than usual on Twitter this morning.

Their families are sick of talking to them.

(edited for grammar)

re: #64 steve_davis

in fairness, the people who write the stories are almost never the people who write the headlines, and the headline writers are normally trying to create a headline that matches the correct font size for the column size. To do that, they often get very creative with word choice. It’s entirely possible “jam” got used because it was short.

Editors still review that stuff. And probably pay special attention to headlines since that is often what draws a potential reader into paying further attention to the article.

And given that paper’s previous editorial slants on things I have no particular reason to grant them slack now.

re: #68 Vote Cthulhu - No longer the greater evil!

Though Christmas Day will also garner you a lot more press coverage once the word gets out.

re: #76 thecommodore

The crying and screaming as unanticipated consequences come forth and roost?

Also, a big f*ck you to this racist Proud Boy prick, Gavin McInnes. pic.twitter.com/qndaJpLOG0

— Parlertakes🇺🇸 (@parlertakes) December 25, 2020

re: #74 thedopefishlives

That seems to indicate it might be disaster-related overloading, rather than damage done as a direct result of the incident. However, anything’s an option right now.

The networks are designed from the start with a lot of redundancy; it looks like the transition period as traffic is rerouted.

While the equipment may have survived (although there is a lot of old circuit switching that may not be considered repairable or worth repairing), without proper cooling and power the center can’t run for long; the UPS is only good for short intervals.

I do worry this is a dry run.

Fuck 2020.

Well, the Ravi Zacharias scandal has made it out of the religion bubble and to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Sexual misconduct allegations against late Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias confirmed by ongoing investigation

*snip*

“Sadly, the interim investigation update indicates this assessment of Ravi’s behavior to be true — that he did indeed engage in sexual misconduct,” according to the statement. “This misconduct is deeply troubling and wholly inconsistent with the man Ravi Zacharias presented both publicly and privately to so many over more than four decades of public ministry. We are heartbroken at learning this but feel it necessary to be transparent and to inform our staff, donors, and supporters at this time, even while the investigation continues. We will speak more comprehensively to all concerned after the completion of the investigation.”

ajc.com

The full report is due out “early” next year.

re: #82 A Cranky One

The networks are designed from the start with a lot of redundancy; it looks like the transition period as traffic is rerouted.

While the equipment may have survived (although there is a lot of old circuit switching that may not be considered repairable or worth repairing), without proper cooling and power the center can’t run for long; the UPS is only good for short intervals.

I do worry this is a dry run.

Fuck 2020.

I worry about that as well. As well as copycritters.

re: #76 thecommodore

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This is why that ass was fired.

Nurse flashes a white power hand gesture pic.twitter.com/WUjoxQibZm

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) December 25, 2020

Well he’s on hole 10 so he’s probably not yet aware. Golf is omniimportant, ya know.

— Yeah Sure WTF Ever 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@YeahSureWhatev2) December 25, 2020

re: #73 Nyet

I don’t think anything happens to them. But if on the 20ths there are terror attacks around the country, that will - among other obvious things - poison the beginning of the Biden-Harris presidency.

Hoping that it will more poison the republicans for encouraging traitorous violence. I think many people would wake up and rally behind Joe. Again, my hope.

re: #87 stpaulbear

You are not the only one.

re: #73 Nyet

I don’t think anything happens to them. But if on the 20ths there are terror attacks around the country, that will - among other obvious things - poison the beginning of the Biden-Harris presidency.

I fully expect the Proud Boys, 3%ers, militias, radical Xtians and other magats to get violent on January 20th. Seeing how relatives are involved with these assholes and are boasting that they will form a human shield around the White House to keep Trump in the Presidency—well I hope that Joe calls out the National Guard and whips their wimpy asses.

And the Republicans need to be held responsible for this shit.

updated story: https://t.co/yerIqQ09ud

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) December 25, 2020

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The Great Evangelical Double Down

..

re: #48 The Pie Overlord!

Well, I was putting away the marble pie rolling board after making the blind-baked pie crust, and it slipped out of my hands and fell on my foot.

I don’t think it is broken (my foot, not the pie board which is just fine!) but I’m keeping it (the foot) elevated.

OUCH! Hope it feels better soon.

Pretty upbeat for Kerouac.

All is well, practice kindness, heaven is nigh.

— Daily Kerouac (@DailyKerouac) December 25, 2020

re: #80 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

The crying and screaming as unanticipated consequences come forth and roost?

I understand the 3% all too well.

BREAKING: Trump planning to pardon Nashville bombers

— cuckerfuckercarlson (@cuckerfuckerca1) December 25, 2020

In case anyone missed this from last night…

Meanwhile, while nobody was watching, one or more Secret Santa(s) contributed enough for ELEVEN one year ad-free subscriptions. I didn’t want to play favorites with these gifts, so I scanned the DB for the users who were not subscribed or had a manual subscription (not Paypal) running out soon, then ran a short script on it to pick 11 users at random. And here’s the list of our lucky ad-free winners:

gocart mozart
A Three Hour Tour
danarchy
oaktree
Cheechako
efuseakay
Unabogie
decatur deb
mracb
IngisKahn
jamesfirecat
Teukka

Please enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Was very low-key here. Some coffee and oatmeal for breakfast. Read for a while and then did a 90 minute long Zoom call with immediate family and some friends/acquaintances of my brother and niece.*

Eggnog, with rum, now and thinking about another meal.

* - 9 people, four cats, and a dog. Pile of geologists, a biologist, an astrophysicist, and one computer scientist. And the dog wore a hat for part of the call.

Happy Christmas pic.twitter.com/mYEwdZTq7T

— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) December 25, 2020

re: #99 Backwoods_Sleuth

Gemütlichkeit

Trump retweeted an account from Kenya who gushed that he has “the courage of a lion, vision of a giraffe, stamina/endurance of a zebra, left his comfort to fight” for us.

I don’t even know where to begin.

— Laffy (@GottaLaff) December 25, 2020

Thank you! https://t.co/579bfpa4TD

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 25, 2020

re: #101 Backwoods_Sleuth

I feel sorry for the cat that shitted him out.
//

We had a case like that RN up here a couple of weeks ago. A member of a small-town school board got busted for linking an image from the Daily Stormer with clear anti-semitic meanings (I haven’t seen the image, just read about in the local paper). Other members of the board and the community are demanding that she step down. She claims she had no idea with the DS is and didn’t understand the anti-semitic implications and so everyone was being so unfair and now she’s getting threats and no one likes her and …. good.

BREAKING: This is the RV that exploded on 2nd Ave N this morning. It arrived on 2nd Ave at 1:22 a.m. Have you seen this vehicle in our area or do you have information about it? Please contact us via Crime Stoppers at[no phone numbers allowed] or online via https://t.co/dVGS7o0m4v. @ATFHQ pic.twitter.com/JNx9sDinAH

— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) December 25, 2020

re: #98 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

Was very low-key here. Some coffee and oatmeal for breakfast. Read for a while and then did a 90 minute long Zoom call with immediate family and some friends/acquaintances of my brother and niece.*

Eggnog, with rum, now and thinking about another meal.

* - 9 people, four cats, and a dog. Pile of geologists, a biologist, an astrophysicist, and one computer scientist. And the dog wore a hat for part of the call.

Did a FaceTime call with my parents while Mrs. Fish was cooking bacon, sausage, and cinnamon rolls for breakfast, then opened gifts. Quiche was for lunch. Ham for dinner, currently baking. Dunno what’s going to go with it. Mrs. Fish says she is closing the kitchen after tonight; not that she needed to say it, that’s a lot of cooking.

re: #97 Charles Johnson

In case anyone missed this from last night…

Meanwhile, while nobody was watching, one or more Secret Santa(s) contributed enough for ELEVEN one year ad-free subscriptions. I didn’t want to play favorites with these gifts, so I scanned the DB for the users who were not subscribed or had a manual subscription (not Paypal) running out soon, then ran a short script on it to pick 11 users at random. And here’s the list of our lucky ad-free winners:

gocart mozart
A Three Hour Tour
danarchy
oaktree
Cheechako
efuseakay
Unabogie
decatur deb
mracb
IngisKahn
jamesfirecat
Teukka

Please enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Nope: didn’t miss it, and I notice that there are still TWELVE names on the list. Santa leave a bonus in someone’s stocking??

The Butthead. https://t.co/abLNDAbZGP

— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) December 25, 2020

Gotta say, this is actually a distinct possibility to bear in mind regarding the bombing in Nashville:

My guess is that since it was in front of the AT&T headquarters building, on a early holiday morning with few people out, it was a disgruntled employee that wanted to cause real property damage but tried to warn the people the bomb go off. Hence the pre warning. Just a guess!

— Nick (@NickM538) December 25, 2020

Could easily be a former employee, maybe someone who got laid off or fired, and now has an axe to grind against AT&T.

re: #107 DodgerFan1988

Bear poop.

Flights out of Nashville airport halted because of telecommunications issues associated with explosion downtown https://t.co/9pGw0kd4kj

— Laffy (@GottaLaff) December 25, 2020

re: #107 DodgerFan1988

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He needs this…

Brylcreem TV Commercial 1950’s

re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth

Interesting (if a trifle disappointing) that they got a picture of the vehicle, but not one of the driver. Except that he/she seem to be wearing a white hat. Not useful for narrowing things down.

re: #112 Jay C

Interesting (if a trifle disappointing) that they got a picture of the vehicle, but not one of the driver. Except that he/she seem to be wearing a white hat. Not useful for narrowing things down.

Should have been a black hat. /

re: #102 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

I feel sorry for the cat that shitted him out.
//

Don’t worry, he feels WAY better now.

re: #106 Jay C

Nope: didn’t miss it, and I notice that there are still TWELVE names on the list. Santa leave a bonus in someone’s stocking??

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that I threw in an extra present!

Little Chocolate Cream Pies #HappyHolidays pic.twitter.com/GBYNKHINWZ

— Key Lime Victory Pie (@Pie_Overlord) December 25, 2020

re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Kinda disappointed there weren’t any Trump 2020 flags flying from that RV, it’s probably the only one in the nation without one.

//

ANTIFA guys don’t have jobs or credit so it obviously ain’t one of theirs.

re: #116 The Pie Overlord!

They look delicious.

re: #97 Charles Johnson

In case anyone missed this from last night…

Meanwhile, while nobody was watching, one or more Secret Santa(s) contributed enough for ELEVEN one year ad-free subscriptions. I didn’t want to play favorites with these gifts, so I scanned the DB for the users who were not subscribed or had a manual subscription (not Paypal) running out soon, then ran a short script on it to pick 11 users at random. And here’s the list of our lucky ad-free winners:

gocart mozart
A Three Hour Tour
danarchy
oaktree
Cheechako
efuseakay
Unabogie
decatur deb
mracb
IngisKahn
jamesfirecat
Teukka

Please enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Thank you very much :) :) :)

Still debating what wine to serve with #Christmas dinner? We felines are here to help! We know exactly what wines leave the best looking stains when spilled…

(As an added bonus, you can tell your friends you “walked the red carpet” after we knock over a glass or two 🍷) pic.twitter.com/q3HDaNCmRi

— “Mad Cat” Cattis (@GeneralCattis) December 25, 2020

re: #112 Jay C

Interesting (if a trifle disappointing) that they got a picture of the vehicle, but not one of the driver. Except that he/she seem to be wearing a white hat. Not useful for narrowing things down.

Millicent, enhance this shitty image!

Well it works on TV.

Last stack of “Your Lie in April” episode watch in progress:

7!! - Orange Full Version [PV]+Lyrics

I don’t think I’ll be able to hear this song again without teh feels…

Glasgow mammy beaver pic.twitter.com/rSvcHSBL2W

— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) December 21, 2020

re: #108 Dr Lizardo

Gotta say, this is actually a distinct possibility to bear in mind regarding the bombing in Nashville:

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Could easily be a former employee, maybe someone who got laid off or fired, and now has an axe to grind against AT&T.

A personal gripe against AT&T? Have to say that would not be surprising at all — from either employees or customers. But taking such an extreme action is definitely out of the ordinary but it would not be shocking to learn of that type of motivation.

re: #98 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

Was very low-key here. Some coffee and oatmeal for breakfast. Read for a while and then did a 90 minute long Zoom call with immediate family and some friends/acquaintances of my brother and niece.*

Eggnog, with rum, now and thinking about another meal.

* - 9 people, four cats, and a dog. Pile of geologists, a biologist, an astrophysicist, and one computer scientist. And the dog wore a hat for part of the call.

We’re so low-key that we haven’t done our Christmas Zoom yet. This is out of deference to people wanting to sleep in, and then my granddaughter’s nap schedule. She’s too young (18 months) to know she “should” have gotten her gifts in the morning and the rest of us are adults and can wait. Gifts are kind of limited anyway. I’m sure our kids have gifts for their spouses, and everyone has gifts for our granddaughter, but the majority will be our charitable contributions to the organizations chosen by the people involved. Mr. C. and I aren’t exchanging gifts because we don’t need anything we don’t have. Except maybe that box under the tree which is very likely to contain a picture of our granddaughter-it is oozing cuteness right through the wrapping. ;)

re: #124 Hecuba’s daughter

A personal gripe against AT&T? Have to say that would not be surprising at all — from either employees or customers. But taking such an extreme action is definitely out of the ordinary but it would not be shocking to learn of that type of motivation.

We’ve had disgruntled workers shoot up their former workplaces before. Blowing one up is definitely unusual, but plausible.

re: #112 Jay C

Interesting (if a trifle disappointing) that they got a picture of the vehicle, but not one of the driver. Except that he/she seem to be wearing a white hat. Not useful for narrowing things down.

Does anyone know if TN requires two license plates? If not, that would indicate an out-of-state vehicle.

They must have gotten shots of that RV on other traffic cams in the city.

Tired of this…another friend just passed away from COVID.

I’ll just go on the net and play chess to get my mind off of this crap…

re: #121 Eventual Carrion

Millicent, enhance this shitty image!

Well it works on TV.

Yeah: on most television procedurals, the squadroom computer-geek just zooms a couple of frames, presses a few keys, and produces a picture of the perp of studio-portrait quality: which about 3 seconds of “facial recognition” flipping immediately identifies as the second-tier actor playing the bomber. Leading to a dramatic break-in by the heroes, just before the commercial break….

re: #127 makeitstop

Does anyone know if TN requires two license plates? If not, that would indicate an out-of-state vehicle.

They must have gotten shots of that RV on other traffic cams in the city.

Earlier reports said the RV didn’t have any plates on it: one of the things that got them suspicious about it.
Another thing may have been the recorded “bomb” warning blaring out…

re: #128 🌹UOJB!

Sorry to hear you lost another friend. This has surely been a difficult time for you, in this pandemic.

re: #128 🌹UOJB!

Tired of this…another friend just passed away from COVID.

I’ll just go on the net and play chess to get my mind off of this crap…

{{{Joe Bacon}}}

No words. Sorry to hear this.

Used the flash on my iPhone to catch Honey drinking out of my mug and now I need to leave this house and change my identity - there is NO FILTER or photoshop that’s a basic flash photo pic.twitter.com/AjeG9nKwMN

— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) December 25, 2020

re: #124 Hecuba’s daughter

AT&T has been RIFing folks like mad this year.

re: #130 Jay C

Earlier reports said the RV didn’t have any plates on it: one of the things that got them suspicious about it.
Another thing may have been the recorded “bomb” warning blaring out…

The bomber may have taken the plates off to make it more difficult for authorities to ID the owner of the vehicle (unless the bomber stole the vehicle prior to blowing it up) but probably didn’t stop to think that the vehicle could be ID’d through VIN or serial number from the debris. Now if the bomber stole the vehicle just before loading it up with explosives and then driving it to its destination, setting the recorded warning and presumably some kind of detonator or timer, then it could be difficult to apprehend the bomber, unless there’s a clear CCTV image of him.

Off to bed; have a good one Lizards, and stay healthy.

re: #97 Charles Johnson

re: #127 makeitstop

Does anyone know if TN requires two license plates? If not, that would indicate an out-of-state vehicle.

They must have gotten shots of that RV on other traffic cams in the city.

I think there is a requirement in Tennessee that the front license plate represents a NASCAR driver/car, or is that North Carolina?

Mrs. Fish pulled the ham out of the oven. This is the first time she’s ever done her own glaze; of course, because it’s Mrs. Fish, it tastes amazeballs. She has a pan of parmesan-dusted vegetables to go into the oven and roast now.

merry crisis pic.twitter.com/iOQQ3qvfQf

— 🍋☂️: that’s mx. gunch to you (@lemonlikesgirls) December 25, 2020

A few tweets later, the creator is identified. FOUL MOUTHED CUPCAKE QUEEN

Did Marsha Blackburn get a Covid-19 vaccine? Because after listening to this, she should be last.pic.twitter.com/eg61DUKzkV

— Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) December 25, 2020

re: #139 wrenchwench

No relation to the Pie Overlord?

Thanks, but I don’t need thoughts on Christianity from a felonious grifter that got fired from his job running a Christian college for fucking a young woman who wasn’t his wife https://t.co/Kz5BQlXKa4

— Apparent Steve (@Steverocks35) December 25, 2020

re: #141 Nyet

No relation to the Pie Overlord?

Same school, it looks like.

While most people are sleeping and waiting for Santa, the crew of Engine 191 & Rescue 191 🚒 made a Christmas delivery of their own 👶🏻. Congratulations, mom and baby are doing great.🏆 pic.twitter.com/BGywUT6Tj9

— Peoria Fire-Medical (@PeoriaFire) December 25, 2020

re: #143 wrenchwench

Same school, it looks like.

Sounds fishy!

re: #142 Backwoods_Sleuth

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So, the argument here is that there’s no point in trying to be a better person because Christianity doesn’t require that of us-unlike the world’s other religions. All we need to do is wait for a deity to come along and save us from ourselves. Furthermore he has no proof any of that is true or useful. Strangely uncompelling.

re: #126 thedopefishlives

We’ve had disgruntled workers shoot up their former workplaces before. Blowing one up is definitely unusual, but plausible.

Almost 40 years ago, back when I was working for a small local actuarial firm, an employee of one of our clients who feared he was going to lose his job shot and killed both the president and the comptroller of the firm. It was an unbelievable shock to all of us.

re: #112 Jay C

Interesting (if a trifle disappointing) that they got a picture of the vehicle, but not one of the driver. Except that he/she seem to be wearing a white hat. Not useful for narrowing things down.

It helps a lot. Someone could recognize it as looking like a neighbor’s RV, look outside and see if it’s still parked there. If it’s not, call local LEOs

re: #141 Nyet

No relation to the Pie Overlord?

LOL

re: #147 Hecuba’s daughter

Almost 40 years ago, back when I was working for a small local actuarial firm, an employee of one of our clients who feared he was going to lose his job shot and killed both the president and the comptroller of the firm. It was an unbelievable shock to all of us.

When I worked at a previous small company, we had an employee who was dismissed who must have made some sort of threat, as we were told that if we ever saw him hanging around the building or on the video doorbell, to alert the Big Boss immediately and not interact with him. Made me wonder what went down at his dismissal.

re: #142 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Just looking at Asshole D’Stupid’s face nauseates me.

re: #151 🌹UOJB!

Just looking at Asshole D’Stupid’s face nauseates me.

That proves that you are a decent human.

re: #147 Hecuba’s daughter

Almost 40 years ago, back when I was working for a small local actuarial firm, an employee of one of our clients who feared he was going to lose his job shot and killed both the president and the comptroller of the firm. It was an unbelievable shock to all of us.

It may have been the guy in charge of the Telegraph department of AT&T?

//

re: #151 🌹UOJB!

Just looking at Asshole D’Stupid’s face nauseates me.

I’m pissed off I even know who he is. And why is he even still a “thing”? Being paid to write stupid things should not be a marketable skill. He’s just creepy.

A live version of Sufjan Steven’s “Christmas Unicorn”.

Sufjan Stevens - Christmas Unicorn

re: #154 A Mom Anon

I’m pissed off I even know who he is. And why is he even still a “thing”? Being paid to write stupid things should not be a marketable skill. He’s just creepy.

Dinesh D’umbass is still around because his palaver still sells among that significant proportion of the American population that has undergone an auto-lobotomy.

I’m waiting for Mattel to make a Barbie doll of Kamala and a Ken doll of Joe to piss off my brainwashed relatives…

re: #151 🌹UOJB!

Just looking at Asshole D’Stupid’s face nauseates me.

I’ll never understand the people who hitch their wagons to the most horrible people on the planet.

re: #158 b.d. (We Won!)

I’ll never understand the people who hitch their wagons to the most horrible people on the planet.

They want to feel important and superior to everyone else.

re: #155 Alephnaught

I’m a Christmas Tree (Duet With Dr. Demento)

re: #154 A Mom Anon

I’m pissed off I even know who he is.

You can blame William F. Buckley for his foisting that trainwreck of a human being onto an unsuspecting public as part of the “Firing Line” debates.

re: #97 Charles Johnson

In case anyone missed this from last night…

Meanwhile, while nobody was watching, one or more Secret Santa(s) contributed enough for ELEVEN one year ad-free subscriptions. I didn’t want to play favorites with these gifts, so I scanned the DB for the users who were not subscribed or had a manual subscription (not Paypal) running out soon, then ran a short script on it to pick 11 users at random. And here’s the list of our lucky ad-free winners:

gocart mozart
A Three Hour Tour
danarchy
oaktree
Cheechako
efuseakay
Unabogie
decatur deb
mracb
IngisKahn
jamesfirecat
Teukka

Please enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Thank you Secret Santa

and Thank You Charles for being selected and for inviting us to join such a quality site for informative discussion and fantastic music.

I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas - Yogi Yorgesson

This is the saddest story you’ll read today. Condolences to Andrew and Rachel, and to everyone else who is grieving a loved one on Christmas - which is a lot of us this year. https://t.co/M2pJaqsfM1

— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) December 25, 2020

re: #160 🌹UOJB!

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I’ve not quite yet been able to find a place for that in my Christmas mixes. Unlike “Christmas Unicorn”.

Wow - somewhere back, I crossed 25,000+ karma points. Hopefully the karma points will be useful in trying to install the Samsung Galaxy Watch3’s ECG monitoring binaries on both the watch and my non-Samsung phone (Google Pixel 4) - even tho I really don’t need the ECG functionality, as there is a much cheaper device that does a great job on monitoring for atrial fibrillation that I got for my mother.

ГИДРАВЛИЧЕСКИЙ ПРЕСС ПРОТИВ ЖЕЛЕЗНОДОРОЖНОГО РЕЛЬСА ЗАМОРОЖЕННОГО В ЖИДКОМ АЗОТЕ

re: #163 🌹UOJB!

I know Yogi from this:

Yogi Yorgesson - Cookies and Pie

I’m not sure—I’m still trying to knock it down…#ThingsInMyHolidayStocking pic.twitter.com/ONvPl3YXam

— “Mad Cat” Cattis (@GeneralCattis) December 25, 2020

I suppose Christmas wouldn’t be the same without the usual hauling out of Dan Fogelberg:

Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne (from Live: Greetings from the West)

BREAKING: AP sources: Authorities have found human remains in the vicinity of the explosion in downtown Nashville. Find updates here: https://t.co/WZv5vkagOh

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 25, 2020

re: #108 Dr Lizardo

Gotta say, this is actually a distinct possibility to bear in mind regarding the bombing in Nashville:

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Could easily be a former employee, maybe someone who got laid off or fired, and now has an axe to grind against AT&T.

John Oliver.

re: #171 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

Now the question becomes - was it a victim, or the perp?

re: #171 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

Aren’t human remains the term they use when the person has been dead awhile? I would think if it was a death caused by the explosion it would be referred to as “killed in the explosion” or “death caused by.” I wonder if there was a dead body in the RV before the explosion.

Creepy as fuck, whatever the case.

And I don’t mean to be a downer, but if this is in any way related to Trump or attributed to one of his rabid supporters, I would think he would do everything he could to obstruct the investigation.

re: #174 PrairieQueen

I don’t think he would be able to, it’s a state business and he’s a lame duck.

re: #173 Eric The Fruit Bat

Now the question becomes - was it a victim, or the perp?

My lizard brain thinks it might be the owner of the vehicle, and not necessarily “the perp”

re: #174 PrairieQueen

“Remains” may describe a deposit of mist and some bone chips.

re: #174 PrairieQueen

Aren’t human remains the term they use when the person has been dead awhile? I would think if it was a death caused by the explosion it would be referred to as “killed in the explosion” or “death caused by.” I wonder if there was a dead body in the RV before the explosion.

“human remains” can also refer to body parts

I’m sure Mitch McConnell will love this tweet. https://t.co/n6CjOuEnEF

— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) December 25, 2020

re: #167 Nyet

Crikies, there’s at least several Youtube channels where people do all sorts of nasty things under all sorts of conditions using physical testers.

There’s also a Youtube channel from someone who calls himself the Crazy Russian Hacker

re: #48 The Pie Overlord!

Well, I was putting away the marble pie rolling board after making the blind-baked pie crust, and it slipped out of my hands and fell on my foot.

I don’t think it is broken (my foot, not the pie board which is just fine!) but I’m keeping it (the foot) elevated.

ICE! Use ice to numb your foot into forgetting it was hurt. 20 min ON and 20 min OFF the first day.
It works.

“I want to play a game”.

re: #174 PrairieQueen

Aren’t human remains the term they use when the person has been dead awhile? I would think if it was a death caused by the explosion it would be referred to as “killed in the explosion” or “death caused by.” I wonder if there was a dead body in the RV before the explosion.

…

Human remains can be old unidentified bodies or parts, and relatively fresh(ish) unidentified indistinguishable tissue masses/fragments

re: #176 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips

My lizard brain thinks it might be the owner of the vehicle, and not necessarily “the perp”

Possibly. Would take a bit of time to setup the explosives, whatever triggering method was needed, the PA system to play the “warning”, etc in the vehicle. If stolen you would not want a stolen vehicle report going out for a vehicle as easy to spot as a large RV. Kill owner, stash body for a bit, then blow up remains in explosion. Maybe even try to use it as red herring of a death by accidental explosion.

Or I could be wrong.

re: #184 Eventual Carrion

Kill owner, stash body for a bit, then blow up remains in explosion. Maybe even try to use it as red herring of a death by accidental explosion.

Sounds likely. Also sounds like this has a good chance of being solved.

O_o

The greatest of all time. Fake News! https://t.co/jiWjLrynQW

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 25, 2020

If you did want to do a test run of something like that, Christmas morning is a good time as downtown would be practically deserted and human impacts would be minimal.

Although the disgruntled employee theory seems plausible to me too because crippling the companies network when most of the senior engineers and such are off for the Holidays would ensure maximum impact.

re: #185 PrairieQueen

Sounds likely. Also sounds like this has a good chance of being solved.

I was honestly surprised they got an ID on the vehicle so quickly.

They’ll find out where it came from. Everybody and their uncle has got surveillance/security cams up and running nowadays.

re: #187 Eclectic Cyborg

If you did want to do a test run of something like that, Christmas morning is a good time as downtown would be practically deserted and human impacts would be minimal.

Although the disgruntled employee theory seems plausible to me too because crippling the companies network when most of the senior engineers and such are off for the Holidays would ensure maximum impact.

The problem being, it would generate major headlines. If you’re doing a test run, you generally want to keep it out of the public eye.

re: #188 makeitstop

I was honestly surprised they got an ID on the vehicle so quickly.

They’ll find out where it came from. Everybody and their uncle has got surveillance/security cams up and running nowadays.

It took 2 days for them to link McVeigh and Nichols (who were already sitting in jail on unrelated charges) to the truck used to bomb the Murrah Building.

re: #185 PrairieQueen

Sounds likely. Also sounds like this has a good chance of being solved.

Colombo could do it in an hour.

re: #186 Backwoods_Sleuth

Or, the magazines had better and less controversial covers, and didn’t feel a cold blooded golddigger with the slit-eyes of a reptile was the best choice as their cover girl. (No disrespect to actual snakes.)

re: #184 Eventual Carrion

Possibly. Would take a bit of time to setup the explosives, whatever triggering method was needed, the PA system to play the “warning”, etc in the vehicle. If stolen you would not want a stolen vehicle report going out for a vehicle as easy to spot as a large RV. Kill owner, stash body for a bit, then blow up remains in explosion. Maybe even try to use it as red herring of a death by accidental explosion.

Or I could be wrong.

If you goy a decent RV, good chance you got a freezer in the garage
And, experience tells me, you can mix and emplace & prime hundreds of pounds of ANFO in hours, not days.

NEW: Pres.-elect Joe Biden briefed on Nashville explosion, per statement to the pool.

“The president-elect and Dr. Biden thank all the first responders working today in response to the incident, and wish those who were injured a speedy recovery.” https://t.co/XNPnkA8eTJ

— ABC News (@ABC) December 25, 2020

re: #191 Eventual Carrion

Colombo could do it in an hour.

Just one more thing…

The Nashville bombing is pretty sophisticated for a disgruntled employee type motive
Otoh, it would hardly be a surprise that an AT&T employee would have fairly high level technical skills.
The elaborate warning tends to mitigate against RWNJ politicals. They love to fantasize about killing. It is at the very center of their cultural pathology.
If the perp was in the RV when it detonated it would be understandable that it has taken so long to discover remains.

re: #196 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo

If the perp was in the RV when it detonated it would be understandable that it has taken so long to discover remains.

Let’s hope one of his/her inbred relatives is on one of those DNA ancestry websites, and the backtrack on the vehicle yields some clues.

Are there any boxes that currently don’t have a cat in and are there any cats not currently sitting in a box? https://t.co/taHGXaUJyC

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) December 25, 2020

re: #195 Nyet

Just one more thing…

I’m not too clear on this one point. My wife, she …

Die Hard - the play. pic.twitter.com/KE2bD5LRcG

— Meanwhile in Canada (@MeanwhileinCana) December 25, 2020

re: #200 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I still need to see the original Die Hard. I’m not a huge Bruce Willis fan, but everybody and their mother seems to have seen it.

*snerk*

Why are there no photos of Jill Biden naked in a cockpit holding a gun? I can’t believe she is a doctor if she doesn’t have pilots license like Melania

— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) December 25, 2020

Merry Christmas from San Francisco where a gingerbread monolith appeared overnight at Corona Heights Park. pic.twitter.com/XtQCHrNtuI

— Karl Mondon (@karlmondon) December 25, 2020

re: #198 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Got our cat one of these couple weeks ago and she loves it. She was always wanting the faucet in the bathroom turned on for a drink. She took to this right off.

re: #202 Backwoods_Sleuth

Sir, does someone need a hug? pic.twitter.com/kCanf1gLF9

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 25, 2020

Can she actually be a First Lady without her tits being strewn about the internet and beyond?

— Yeah Sure WTF Ever 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@YeahSureWhatev2) December 25, 2020

re: #202 Backwoods_Sleuth

*snerk*

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This got me a lengthy suspension on FB

re: #207 EstebanTornado1963

This got me a lengthy suspension on FB

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Are those the old or new kidneys?

re: #208 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

Are those the old or new kidneys?

they ain’t the originals

re: #201 thedopefishlives

I still need to see the original Die Hard. I’m not a huge Bruce Willis fan, but everybody and their mother seems to have seen it.

My friends at Martin House Brewery in Fort Worth came out with a Die Hard Double IPA of Nakatomi Plaza!

martinhousebrewing.com

8% alc!

Welcome to the party, pal!

#BREAKING: Police are investigating a suspicious RV in downtown Cincinnati. Police say right now, this is out of an abundance of caution following the explosion in Tennessee this morning.

Several streets are closed as a result: https://t.co/4vHkVSATOT

— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) December 25, 2020

Cincinnati Police is on scene near the Federal Building on 6th Street investigating an RV with the engine running. https://t.co/LurXnzbPcs

— Enquirer (@Enquirer) December 25, 2020

re: #201 thedopefishlives

I still need to see the original Die Hard. I’m not a huge Bruce Willis fan, but everybody and their mother seems to have seen it.

You have to at least once. For Prof. Snape if for nothing else.

Edit: Bad speling, spalleng, forget it.

re: #211 Backwoods_Sleuth

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District 1 and CBS officers are on scene near the Federal Building on 6th Street investigating a suspicious vehicle.
At this time there is nothing else indicating there is anything else of a suspicious nature

— Cincinnati Police Department (@CincyPD) December 25, 2020

re: #201 thedopefishlives

I still need to see the original Die Hard. I’m not a huge Bruce Willis fan, but everybody and their mother seems to have seen it.

Alan Rickman is the bad guy in it….that is enough of a reason to watch it.

re: #201 thedopefishlives

I still need to see the original Die Hard. I’m not a huge Bruce Willis fan, but everybody and their mother seems to have seen it.

Watch the first 3. Forget the rest.

re: #201 thedopefishlives

I still need to see the original Die Hard. I’m not a huge Bruce Willis fan, but everybody and their mother seems to have seen it.

Think of it as seeing Alan Rickman as the bad guy.

re: #215 Nyet

Watch the first 3. Forget the rest.

Live Free or Die Hard is my favorite.

re: #157 🌹UOJB!

I’m waiting for Mattel to make a Barbie doll of Kamala and a Ken doll of Joe to piss off my brainwashed relatives…

Send them all ‘Happy New Year!’ greetings on Jan 20.

re: #201 thedopefishlives

I still need to see the original Die Hard. I’m not a huge Bruce Willis fan, but everybody and their mother seems to have seen it.

I’m not either but the role fits him to a T and I watch it at least once a year. It’s just a near perfect film of it’s type. The rest, to me, aren’t even close.

re: #211 Backwoods_Sleuth

Side effect (possible desired effect?) of this is that one can now roll or park an RV or large van someplace and play that warning over a loudspeaker inside just to cause chaos.