I spent way too much of my life on tour buses like this, although this one looks nicer than most of the ones I was on.
This is a fully live video. We recorded our audio on our iPhones…and Jonny Koh is a mixing/mastering wizard.
Filmed by Wesley Diaz
Audio Mixed/Mastered by Jonny Koh
Edited by Matine Kazemi
I did a tour of Europe with Al Jarreau on a bus that had been rode hard and put away wet, and one night in the middle of the night I woke up in the bunk, stretched, and touched an exposed electrical wire I didn’t know was there. Oh man, was I ever mad.
re: #1 Charles
I did a tour of Europe with Al Jarreau on a bus that had been rode hard and put away wet, and one night in the middle of the night I woke up in the bunk, stretched, and touched an exposed electrical wire I didn’t know was there. Oh man, was I ever mad.
O_O
And I thought the Army cattle cars er buses were bad…
“If anything happens, it’s not suicide,” said Boeing whistleblower before he was found dead in truck
He was due to give s deposition against Boeing on the day he was found dead. This is starting to smell.
Great song! Great concept too! But that set does seem a bit large for a bus.
Had a dental x-ray in a van parked in a lot in west Houston this morning, unfortunately the sound track was Christian radio instead of Lawrence.
re: #4 silverdolphin
“If anything happens, it’s not suicide,” said Boeing whistleblower before he was found dead in truck
He was due to give s deposition against Boeing on the day he was found dead. This is starting to smell.
I think we need start by arresting every member of the board of Boeing.
re: #4 silverdolphin
“If anything happens, it’s not suicide,” said Boeing whistleblower before he was found dead in truck
He was due to give s deposition against Boeing on the day he was found dead. This is starting to smell.
While I doubt a conspiracy, what I don’t doubt for a second is that Boeing is sitting on documentation that shows they either knew these plugs were unsafe or that their inspectors were signing off on shoddy work just to make quotas. Either one would be a MASSIVE lawsuit in itself as well as the FAA up their asses while the entire fleet was inspected bolt-by-bolt at Boeing’s expense.
re: #9 Targetpractice
While I doubt a conspiracy, what I don’t doubt for a second is that Boeing is sitting on documentation that shows they either knew these plugs were unsafe or that their inspectors were signing off on shoddy work just to make quotas. Either one would be a MASSIVE lawsuit in itself as well as the FAA up their asses while the entire fleet was inspected bolt-by-bolt at Boeing’s expense.
Boeing says it cannot find the physical records of who installed the door and signed of on it. And all the security tapes have been overwritten.. So apparently there is no documentation of any kind.
Looks like another fine.
*headdesk*
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re: #11 Targetpractice
Had some like that. Best they left that soon.
re: #10 silverdolphin
Boeing says it cannot find the physical records of who installed the door and signed of on it. And all the security tapes have been overwritten.. So apparently there is no documentation of any kind.
Looks like another fine.
So, Boeing can’t find the actual paperwork of who did the work and who signed off on it, all the security tapes were overwritten and now the whistleblower is dead on the very day he was supposed to give a deposition.
Someone get me in touch with a producer from A24, because I’ve got a story pitch. “It’s gonna be like one of those great ’70s conspiracy thrillers, ya know, like The Parallax View or Three Days of the Condor, but ripped from today’s headlines!”
I’m not a conspiracy type, but even to my skeptical mind, this looks hinky as all hell.
re: #12 William Lewis
Had some like that. Best they left that soon.
Honestly, they haven’t been my biggest headache tonight (so far)…
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re: #8 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
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I read the actual book when I was in high school. The only thing I remember is that I read it. Wingers’ children must be fragile creatures.
Some folks here might well be tempted by this too:
he next Magnum Square Print Sale will take place from Monday, April 29 to Sunday, May 5.
Titled Fable, the spring sale is organized in partnership with Granta Magazine and will explore the symbiosis between visual and written narratives, with three writers delving into the selection of 85 images from the Magnum archive to craft stories inspired by the images. Together, both image and word will combine to showcase the perennial art of creation, reinvention, and collaboration.
Each image will be available to purchase online as a limited-edition, signed or estate-stamped 6×6 print, priced at $110 (or £110/€120) during the week of the sale only.
The sale opens at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 29 and runs through until Sunday, May 5.
Going to have ensure the budget has room for at least one of these prints.
re: #13 Dr Lizardo
So, Boeing can’t find the actual paperwork of who did the work and who signed off on it, all the security tapes were overwritten and now the whistleblower is dead on the very day he was supposed to give a deposition.
Someone get me in touch with a producer from A24, because I’ve got a story pitch. “It’s gonna be like one of those great ’70s conspiracy thrillers, ya know, like The Parallax View or Three Days of the Condor, but ripped from today’s headlines!”
I’m not a conspiracy type, but even to my skeptical mind, this looks hinky as all hell.
I think it’s time for the government to start finding other defense companies to do their work.
re: #7 William Lewis
I think we need start by arresting every member of the board of Boeing.
I’d look at major shareholders first. They’re the ones with the most to lose. Board members might as well be honorary positions.
The European Parliament approved far-reaching EU regulations governing AI, with the goal of facilitating innovation while protecting citizens from the risks associated with the fast-developing technology. The so-called AI Act will impose stricter requirements on riskier systems, with bans on the use of AI for predictive policing; most real-time facial recognition in public places; and biometric systems used to infer race, religion, or sexual orientation. The text is slated for endorsement by EU states next month, with publication in the EU’s Official Journal expected as early as May.
re: #18 JC1
I’d look at major shareholders first. They’re the ones with the most to lose. Board members might as well be honorary positions.
They also tend to be rich. That makes them even more scared of prison time. 😈
re: #10 silverdolphin
Boeing says it cannot find the physical records of who installed the door and signed of on it. And all the security tapes have been overwritten.. So apparently there is no documentation of any kind.
Looks like another fine.
Overwritten means that it can be recovered. Goes for both digital and old school analog stuff.
re: #1 Charles
I did a tour of Europe with Al Jarreau on a bus that had been rode hard and put away wet, and one night in the middle of the night I woke up in the bunk, stretched, and touched an exposed electrical wire I didn’t know was there. Oh man, was I ever mad.
But surely you gave an electrifying performance that night?
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re: #13 Dr Lizardo
So, Boeing can’t find the actual paperwork of who did the work and who signed off on it, all the security tapes were overwritten and now the whistleblower is dead on the very day he was supposed to give a deposition.
Someone get me in touch with a producer from A24, because I’ve got a story pitch. “It’s gonna be like one of those great ’70s conspiracy thrillers, ya know, like The Parallax View or Three Days of the Condor, but ripped from today’s headlines!”
I’m not a conspiracy type, but even to my skeptical mind, this looks hinky as all hell.
Unfortunately, I doubt FAA rules and regs would allow the punishments I’d like to impose:
1. Fine Boeing for failure to produce the requested documentation for the afflicted aircraft, doubling it if they cannot prove that the person(s) responsible for record-keeping have been disciplined for the failure.
2. Fine Boeing again for “taping over” the security footage as though they’re a third-rate 7-11 and not a major defense contractor.
3. Require every aircraft of the type involved immediately grounded and inspected from stem to stern for faults at Boeing’s expense. Any aircraft found with faults that the company cannot conclusively prove are due to operator error/negligence must also be fixed at company’s expense and all relevant documentation related to the faulty equipment submitted for review. The aircraft will remain grounded until all repairs have been completed and certified, and Boeing will be fined for said faults and any “missing” paperwork.
4. If 10 or more aircraft are found to have entered service with faults that cannot be traced to operator error/negligence, the entire type will lose certification and will be deemed unfit for service until Boeing can prove to the FAA’s satisfaction that the type is safe for service and whatever manufacturing issues are causing this failure rate are resolved.
Suvi Verho, lead scrub nurse at the U.K.’s Cromwell Hospital in London, recently assisted in a spinal surgery while wearing Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Equipped with software from eXeX, vital information was superimposed on the headset’s virtual screens, allowing Verho to monitor the surgery and determine which tools to give to the surgeon. Apple said its visionOS has been incorporated into several other medical apps, including Stryker’s myMako, which helps surgeons prepare for joint replacement procedures, and Siemens Healthineers’ Cinematic Reality, which provides interactive holograms of the human body for medical student training.
re: #10 silverdolphin
Boeing says it cannot find the physical records of who installed the door and signed of on it. And all the security tapes have been overwritten.. So apparently there is no documentation of any kind.
Looks like another fine.
Fourth law of crime-ing: Nothing ever changes until a rich white man goes to jail.
re: #3 William Lewis
O_O
And I thought the Army cattle cars er buses were bad…
Man, I haven’t seen one of those since 1990 at Ft Bragg
Rufo: OMG the evil woke people want to cancel Thomas Jefferson!
Also Rufo: Look here I am being buddies with a guy who wants to cancel Thomas Jefferson, John Locke and anyone else post-medieval https://t.co/BsBKai3xPV— Cathy Young 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@CathyYoung63) March 14, 2024
Really enjoying “The Gentlemen” on Netflix.
Bruce Wayne inverse.
re: #29 BeenHereAwhile
Really enjoying “The Gentlemen” on Netflix.
Bruce Wayne inverse.
Better than the movie (which was also solid).
re: #13 Dr Lizardo
So, Boeing can’t find the actual paperwork of who did the work and who signed off on it, all the security tapes were overwritten and now the whistleblower is dead on the very day he was supposed to give a deposition.
Someone get me in touch with a producer from A24, because I’ve got a story pitch. “It’s gonna be like one of those great ’70s conspiracy thrillers, ya know, like The Parallax View or Three Days of the Condor, but ripped from today’s headlines!”
I’m not a conspiracy type, but even to my skeptical mind, this looks hinky as all hell.
Mayber we are about ready for a MIchael Clayton remake.
re: #31 JC1
Better than the movie (which was also solid).
Googles… May have to check it out on the far side of season 6 of Lucifer 😈
I was watching some videos on YouTube and it looks like “Lingus” by Snarky Puppy is making the rounds again. There’s a cluster of reaction videos from the last few months.
re: #36 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines
I’m not sure we want to find out what Biden would do for a Klondike bar.
re: #38 Belafon
I’m not sure we want to find out what Biden would do for a Klondike bar.
Klondike bars only made it down to Texas when I was off to college in CA - mid 70s. What I loved were the original Eskimo Pies. Same no stick Ice Cream bar. Could only get them from the Ice Cream Truck as those in the store had sticks. They are now called Edy’s Pies.
But Klondike bars were made in Youngstown OH and Philadelphia PA, starting on 1922. So you can bet that a boy growing up in Scranton got Klondike bars long before they were distributed nationwide. I imagine that young boy did some amazing things for a Klondike bar, things I never got the chance to do because they were not in Texas.
Any Snowpiercer fans here?
It was disappointing as hell that TNT cancelled it without airing season 4, which had already completed production, but…. Good News!! AMC has picked it up!!
“Snowpiercer is an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride with a loyal fanbase - similar to the passionate fandoms we serve across our biggest franchise series - and a welcome addition to AMC and AMC+,” said Ben Davis, executive vice president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios. “We look forward to giving viewers an opportunity to binge the first three seasons later this year, in anticipation of the arrival of a remarkable fourth season helmed by Paul Zbyszewski and this stellar cast, which will premiere in 2025.”
re: #42 sagehen
Any Snowpiercer fans here?
It was disappointing as hell that TNT cancelled it without airing season 4, which had already completed production, but…. Good News!! AMC has picked it up!!
I am, good news!
re: #17 Belafon
I think it’s time for the government to start finding other defense companies to do their work.
37% of Boeing business is in the form of US government contracts, with another 3% going to foreign governments (which would require US government approval)
So they are already to a great extent just a privatized arm of the DoD.
re: #3 William Lewis
‘Pack it in…maker yer buddy smile!’
From Andy Prieboy:
NEW! WALL OF VOODOO”MUSEUMS” LOST TAPES VOL.2
Between the US Festival in 1983 and my being invited to join Wall of Voodoo in 1984, there was a little-known period I like to call Wall of Two Dudes(+1.) “Museums The Lost Tapes Vol.2 features songs by Marc Moreland, Chas T.Gray, and something called International Voodoo! And hey, these were the recordings I was handed in April 84’ and told to learn!
Dang. Got the beagle in like 30 seconds. It took me longer to decide on my start word. That’s unusual.
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re: #52 Nerdy Fish
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Macron is doing the heavy lifting with keeping the pressure on Putin while the US takes a back seat thanks in large part to one of our presidential candidates being a Russian asset and his entire party being complicit in helping Russia.
re: #54 darthstar
and all the Putinverstehers are hyperventilating about Western “saber rattling” as if we are the ones invading other sovereign territories
I stopped following TuckFrump because it’s a scraper bot that spams one’s feed, but occasionally others I follow re-toot it into my TL. This links to a short decent read…one thing I’ll add is that Ken Buck implied there would be more resignations soon as he was telling Mike Johnson he could go fuck himself as the GOP is a shit show of a cesspool and he’s welcome to drown in it.
re: #56 jeffreyw
Had fried chicken for dinner as well last night at the local spot. Two drumsticks, a thigh and actual mashed potatoes (not instant)…like that about this little restaurant. Portions are a bit large so the missus and I shared it and got an extra side salad. Just right.
re: #57 darthstar
I stopped following TuckFrump because it’s a scraper bot that spams one’s feed, but occasionally others I follow re-toot it into my TL. This links to a short decent read…one thing I’ll add is that Ken Buck implied there would be more resignations soon as he was telling Mike Johnson he could go fuck himself as the GOP is a shit show of a cesspool and he’s welcome to drown in it.
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How many GOP congresscritters need to pack it in before they lose their majority? And then we get Speaker Jeffries?
re: #59 Dr Lizardo
How many GOP congresscritters need to pack it in before they lose their majority? And then we get Speaker Jeffries?
Three more will do it I think. McCarthy’s replacement will be GOP as will Buck’s, so we’re stuck with Mikey. I’m sure he’s looking forward to having to give up the gavel in January so he can go back to being a quiet back-bencher who just collects a paycheck and uses his position to increase his personal wealth.
I’m not sure what ‘eliminating the consequences of blocking’ a nuclear missile silo on a submarine means, but if they’re trying to evacuate the crew this doesn’t sound like good news…Emperor Alexander is part of Russia’s Pacific fleet apparently.
Warhead hot, missile stuck? Is there anything Russia can’t fuck up?
Missed this bit of good news yesterday…
re: #62 darthstar
Warhead hot, missile stuck? Is there anything Russia can’t fuck up?
That’s about the only situation I can think of. They went for a cruise missile launch, and instead of zoom, they nearly got boom. Russia really isn’t looking too hot these days, are they?
re: #61 darthstar
I’m not sure what ‘eliminating the consequences of blocking’ a nuclear missile silo on a submarine means, but if they’re trying to evacuate the crew this doesn’t sound like good news…Emperor Alexander is part of Russia’s Pacific fleet apparently.
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I’m no navy man, but I’m pretty sure getting a missile lodged in a launch silo is a recipe for some very bad things.
This November, the tank will be full and we can flush a second time…
re: #64 Nerdy Fish
That’s about the only situation I can think of. They went for a cruise missile launch, and instead of zoom, they nearly got boom. Russia really isn’t looking too hot these days, are they?
Embezzling and cutting corners and costs everywhere while pocketing the difference and kicking it back up the ladder.
I am less worried about WW3 starting intentionally than as a result of a short-circuit somewhere.
re: #58 darthstar
Had fried chicken for dinner as well last night at the local spot. Two drumsticks, a thigh and actual mashed potatoes (not instant)…like that about this little restaurant. Portions are a bit large so the missus and I shared it and got an extra side salad. Just right.
Those are actual mashed potatoes, the gravy was made from the roast chicken quarters we had the other day. Lots of garlic in it! Kroger fried chicken, Niblets corn. A very nice dinner.
3- stage ballistic missile with a history per Wiki.
The missile’s flight test programme was problematic. Until 2009, there were 6 failures in 13 flight tests and one failure during ground test, blamed mostly on substandard components. This led to the missile’s chief designer, Yury Solomonov resigning from his post in July 2009.[citation needed] Aleksandr Sukhodolskiy was appointed as the new general designer of sea-based ballistic missiles at the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology; Solomonov however retained his post of general designer of land-based missiles.[24]
As if the Russian Navy was Kursked…
The submarine is one of the new boomers designed to replace the Typhoons. It’s been in service for 4 months.
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re: #68 jeffreyw
Those are actual mashed potatoes, the gravy was made from the roast chicken quarters we had the other day. Lots of garlic in it! Kroger fried chicken, Niblets corn. A very nice dinner.
I didn’t doubt your potatoes were mashed. What I like about the Northwood restaurant is whoever mashes their potatoes doesn’t peel them entirely, so they’ve got nice little bits in them.
re: #69 Decatur Deb
3- stage ballistic missile with a history per Wiki.
So they do have a live round stuck in the chamber…sucks to be them. Hope they’re not close to any US interests. In port in Vladiovastok is about as close to Alaska as I want a nuclear sub with a missile that might detonate.
re: #46 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅
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Millennial got a taste that government can work:
I think this is true, and it’s Barack Obama’s lasting legacy. What we lived through with Bush, then watching the triumph of Obama winning the Presidency, transforming America, saving the economy, giving people healthcare.
In one short administration he showed us miracles happen. https://t.co/V2Hef7Z8AY— LadyGrey 🇦🇲🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@TWLadyGrey) March 15, 2024
In the words of Biden, this is a big fuckin’ deal:
We’re not talking about this historic moment nearly enough so… BOOST! ✔️ https://t.co/twsenGIi2W
— Renee (@PettyLupone) March 15, 2024
Aaron Rodgers loves attention. But he probably wouldn’t enjoy the level of scrutiny involved in being RFK Jr.’s vice-presidential pick, Will Leitch writes. https://t.co/NZFG3Fd2Jd
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) March 13, 2024
re: #78 darthstar
Republican State Senator opens mouth, inserts foot.
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re: #78 darthstar
Did this actually happen? No surprise if it did. Video anyone?
re: #77 darthstar
Still has that new sub smell.
Russians all know that whem you buy a new Russian car it takes at least six months to work all the bugs out of it.
re: #83 Belafon
Aaron Rodgers Would Probably Regret Getting Into Politics
I am still waiting for the day when DJT announces that he regrets getting into politics
re: #75 darthstar
I didn’t doubt your potatoes were mashed. What I like about the Northwood restaurant is whoever mashes their potatoes doesn’t peel them entirely, so they’ve got nice little bits in them.
Of course you weren’t doubting my mash! I was just riffing off your comment and making sure that no one was thinking I can fry chicken.
re: #23 Targetpractice
Unfortunately, I doubt FAA rules and regs would allow the punishments I’d like to impose:
1. Fine Boeing for failure to produce the requested documentation for the afflicted aircraft, doubling it if they cannot prove that the person(s) responsible for record-keeping have been disciplined for the failure.
2. Fine Boeing again for “taping over” the security footage as though they’re a third-rate 7-11 and not a major defense contractor.
3. Require every aircraft of the type involved immediately grounded and inspected from stem to stern for faults at Boeing’s expense. Any aircraft found with faults that the company cannot conclusively prove are due to operator error/negligence must also be fixed at company’s expense and all relevant documentation related to the faulty equipment submitted for review. The aircraft will remain grounded until all repairs have been completed and certified, and Boeing will be fined for said faults and any “missing” paperwork.
4. If 10 or more aircraft are found to have entered service with faults that cannot be traced to operator error/negligence, the entire type will lose certification and will be deemed unfit for service until Boeing can prove to the FAA’s satisfaction that the type is safe for service and whatever manufacturing issues are causing this failure rate are resolved.
Something like this would also have the airlines who are losing money due to their planes being grounded suing Boeing into non-existence as well.
The airlines being mass grounded is also why I expect this will not happen. Too many people in authority willing to trade off the possibility of additional lives being lost against companies losing money and some inconvenience being caused.
re: #46 Colère Tueur de Lapin ✅
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re: #85 GlutenFreeJesus
Did this actually happen? No surprise if it did. Video anyone?
…During Women’s History Month?!
“You’re a woman, so you must be a stewardess.” AND not listening to a word she’s saying.
Let’s take a moment to check our own biases and assumptions. https://t.co/snvQHMQTf7— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 15, 2024
Fun story.
Grace Community Church is in Sun Valley and I grew up down the street. When I was in my teens, a group of friends and I used to show up in their parking lots on our bikes and do annoying teenager stuff like blast Motley Crue, play basketball, and ride our bikes through the halls. Invariably, some church member would arrive and start trying to preach to us, which we’d mock, and while we thought it was fun, they clearly didn’t. We were punks and I’m sure they hated us, but it is what it is.
However, instead of telling us to leave, one day they grabbed my friend Freddie and dragged him inside one of their office buildings. In solidarity, I insisted I join him while my brother went for help. Suddenly, their “deacon” showed up and revealed that he was an LAPD cop (I later saw him pictured in a Darryl Gates book as a high ranking captain, if that tells you something)
This cop informed us that he had witnesses (including one of the guys who nabbed Fred) that would testify that we had broken into the rooms and stole things. My dad showed up a few minutes later (again, we lived just down the street and you could walk there in 5 minutes) and demanded to know who these alleged witnesses were and what we stole and when. The guy who had nabbed my friend walked by the office and my dad asked him if he saw anything. I look back at Cop Deacon and he quickly shook his head at the guy. I caught it. Then they guy says “oh, I can’t talk right now and runs away.” My dad challenges the whole thing as bullshit.
Realizing his whole production was crumbling as my dad was pointing out that I came back voluntarily and how they couldn’t even point to a single thing we’d stolen or any witness and that they were just mad at us for riding bikes and being annoying, the Cop Deacon said we’d only be welcome back if we converted to Christianity and went to services.
This is my experience with this piece of shit church. And cops, for that matter. It’s no wonder I dislike both. They are fascists who think nothing of abusing power. This doesn’t surprise me in the least.
re: #90 jeffreyw
Of course you weren’t doubting my mash! I was just riffing off your comment and making sure that no one was thinking I can fry chicken.
Okay, that made me laugh…
re: #77 darthstar
Still has that new sub smell.
Sailors are still finding and peeling off those clear plastic protection sheets off all the control panels and monitors.
re: #94 Unabogie
I thought they were trying to tell us that MLK was a Republican at heart.
re: #83 Belafon
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He’ll enjoy all the extra attention. And then someone will mention the financial disclosure involved in actually accepting the candidacy. At which point he will run screaming for the exit.
All too many celebrities have yapped about running for high office until they are told what they have to reveal as part of the process.
re: #97 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I thought they were trying to tell us that MLK was a Republican at heart.
If you watch that video you’ll hear MacArthur say that slavery was the “perfect situation” for some people.
re: #94 Unabogie
Fun story.
However, instead of telling us to leave, one day they grabbed my friend Freddie and dragged him inside one of their office buildings. In solidarity, I insisted I join him while my brother went for help. Suddenly, their “deacon” showed up and revealed that he was an LAPD cop (I later saw him pictured in a Darryl Gates book as a high ranking captain, if that tells you something)
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That a high ranking captain of the LAPD under Gates would move to Idaho and be in a RW church should pretty much tell you all about what the LAPD was (and probably still) is.
re: #99 Unabogie
If you watch that video you’ll hear MacArthur say that slavery was the “perfect situation” for some people.
and we all know which ones…
re: #67 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Embezzling and cutting corners and costs everywhere while pocketing the difference and kicking it back up the ladder.
I am less worried about WW3 starting intentionally than as a result of a short-circuit somewhere.
Boeing has proved that American companies suffer from the same problems as Putin’s Russia: shortcuts to benefit the company’s bottom line, until the inevitable disaster.
re: #93 darthstar
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re: #102 Hecuba’s daughter
Boeing has proved that American companies suffer from the same problems as Putin’s Russia: shortcuts to benefit the company’s bottom line, until the inevitable disaster.
Boeing is a 40% state-run enterprise in the sense that government is the source of 40% of their income.
re: #100 sizzzzlerz
That a high ranking captain of the LAPD under Gates would move to Idaho and be in a RW church should pretty much tell you all about what the LAPD was (and probably still) is.
The church is in Sun Valley, California. Not sure if this particular cop ever moved to Idaho, but I wouldn’t doubt it.
Just gonna drop this here.
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re: #87 Eventual Carrion
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Anyone from PA know what’s going on with this?
FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have issued a shelter-in-place order following the shooting of multiple people in a suburban Philadelphia township.
Middletown Township police said Saturday morning that there were “confirmed shootings” in neighboring Falls Township that resulted in “several gunshot victims.”
Police said it wasn’t known yet if the shootings were “targeted or random.”
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican who represents Bucks County, said in social media posts that there had been “a carjacking and a shooting in two sections of Falls Township.”
He said he was “in touch with law enforcement officials as they pursue the suspect.”
Bucks County issued a shelter-in-place order around 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Police said Oxford Valley Mall and Sesame Place had been told to close until further notice. The area’s Target store and other businesses had chosen to close as well.
The county’s scheduled St. Patrick’s Day parade was canceled following the shelter-in-place order.as well. The county’s scheduled St. Patrick’s Day parade was canceled.
Further details about the shootings and suspect or suspects weren’t immediately released.
re: #108 Dr Lizardo
I just read about it this morning when I was looking at the AP app.
Here is what KYW has:
audacy.com
re: #62 darthstar
Warhead hot, missile stuck? Is there anything Russia can’t fuck up?
Reminder that the Kursk was destroyed when one of its own malfunctioning torpedos detonated inside the ship.
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re: #114 Belafon
Considering we were told to do it in the case of fire, yes.
I sleep with either the door or window open, but I do not own a pet.
An interesting observation about the movie Starship Troopers in the context of some other thread:
re: #113 jeffreyw
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re: #97 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I thought they were trying to tell us that MLK was a Republican at heart.
It’s moments like this that Harry Frankfurter’s definition of “bullshit” exists.
re: #105 Unabogie
The church is in Sun Valley, California. Not sure if this particular cop ever moved to Idaho, but I wouldn’t doubt it.
Ahhh. I didn’t know there was a Sun Valley, CA. After living here for 68 years, you’d think I would know that.
re: #120 The Ghost of a Flea
It’s moments like this that Harry Frankfurter’s definition of “bullshit” exists.
Trump is the epitome of the person Harry describes. He doesn’t know and doesn’t care about the truth.
Charlie Kirk is smoking some good shit these days:
This Democrat is outraged that Trump committed these crimes over 3 years ago and is still living in a mansion. pic.twitter.com/FHTGGiAedn
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 16, 2024
re: #40 silverdolphin
Klondike bars only made it down to Texas when I was off to college in CA - mid 70s. What I loved were the original Eskimo Pies. Same no stick Ice Cream bar. Could only get them from the Ice Cream Truck as those in the store had sticks. They are now called Edy’s Pies.
But Klondike bars were made in Youngstown OH and Philadelphia PA, starting on 1922. So you can bet that a boy growing up in Scranton got Klondike bars long before they were distributed nationwide. I imagine that young boy did some amazing things for a Klondike bar, things I never got the chance to do because they were not in Texas.
Memories of when Isaly’s in Western PA sold the REAL Klondike bars and they were so good. Then Michael Milken had one of his pals do a hostile takeover of the company and overload it with debt. Isaly’s assets were scooped up by other companies.
Just another victim of that fucking parasite Millken.
They made wonderful ice cream with flavors nobody else had such as chocolate marshmallow ice cream. Damn I loved that when I was a kid!
Memories of actor Anthony Eisley doing commercials for them, “Hey! Me, Anthony Eisley LOVES Isaly’s!”
HA!
This could be one of the worst op-eds ever written. pic.twitter.com/vPcVn8Tkzy
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) March 16, 2024
re: #125 Dave In Austin
DT does not know how to concede let alone gracefully.
re: #125 Dave In Austin
He had previously come out and said exactly the opposite. This is peak bullshit.
re: #127 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
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re: #127 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Oh, we all called bullshit on that op-ed the day it came out. It was hilarious at the time, before 1/6, before we knew just how far he was willing to go to stay President.
re: #87 Eventual Carrion
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re: #132 Jay C
Alison posing for today’s Caturday pic:
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One I took a a few days ago of Bunny relaxing.
re: #134 Eventual Carrion
One I took a a few days ago of Bunny relaxing.
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re: #94 Unabogie
This is the church I protested on June 19, 2022 (my birthday, John MacArthur’s birthday and Juneteenth).
re: #124 Joe Bacon ✅
Memories of when Isaly’s in Western PA sold the REAL Klondike bars and they were so good. Then Michael Milken had one of his pals do a hostile takeover of the company and overload it with debt. Isaly’s assets were scooped up by other companies.
Just another victim of that fucking parasite Millken.
They made wonderful ice cream with flavors nobody else had such as chocolate marshmallow ice cream. Damn I loved that when I was a kid!
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Memories of actor Anthony Eisley doing commercials for them, “Hey! Me, Anthony Eisley LOVES Isaly’s!”
A visit to Isaly’s was an upscale treat, and only they had the “conical” 10 cent cone. At one point we lived a couple blocks from the main plant in Oakland. You have the Klondike enshittification right. They used to be thick cream, the ones I still buy are watery milk.
re: #103 BeachDem
Also —minor point:
By the 1970s, stewardess had generally been replaced by the gender-neutral alternative flight attendant. Also, during the 1980s and 1990s, more males were allowed to apply as flight attendants, helping to create more usage of this term.
PanAm had Stewards, Stewardesses, and a Purser on it’s International Flights, much like an Oceanliner would have.
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