Seth takes a closer look at Trump’s supporters spreading wild conspiracy theories and claiming Trump had been vindicated after more classified documents were found at the homes of President Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence.
I’m sure they would never have a problem with this marketing pic.twitter.com/UT64SHT2qz
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips (@FormerDirtDart) January 27, 2023
Where is the OUTRAGE that we had a Russian spy so high in our intel operation?! https://t.co/NYEwuPi2al
— Pam Keith, Esq. (@PamKeithFL) January 27, 2023
re: #1 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
If this was 40 years ago these same radical wackos would attack the Sears Catalog being full of “woke filth”.
Watching Wheel of Fortune for the first time in forfuckin’ ever. Woman just won a “$7,000 shopping spree” - from ‘Car Gurus dot com’ - Pat Sajak said it was a 7,000 cash prize, but it sounds a lot like 7K off a used car from Car Gurus…
re: #1 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
Wonder how this bimbo would feel if she were forced to use “woke” make up all the time….
Ah, fifth grade memories.
If you didn’t grow up during the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, or practice bomb drills in school in case Russia attacked, you can’t really understand the slap in the face that Republicans embrace of Russia & Putin is to those of us who did.#OurBlueVoice #ProudBlue #TruBlue pic.twitter.com/c20TV2Wkfh
— LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊💔 (@namwella1961) January 26, 2023
Big day for me. It took 400 miles of driving around and over huge mountain ranges and completely around the Grand Mesa and working with a delightful after-market auto shop in Montrose, CO and the sleeved-tattooed government employee I saw in Gunnison, CO, but… I now possess an unrestricted driver license, the same one I had until I got arrested for DUI on 8 Oct. 2019. The folks that removed my interlock device from my car in Montrose, CO had the coolest shop. A little movie theater, pool table, foos ball, and even shuffleboard, right there when you walk in. Top Edge is the name of the business. They got loud car stereos, modified exhaust systems, all kinds of lights, radar detectors, specialized tires… The dude at DMV in Gunnison got me in and out of there in less than 10 minutes.
I’ve paid my debt to society.
re: #4 darthstar
Watching Wheel of Fortune for the first time in forfuckin’ ever. Woman just won a “$7,000 shopping spree” - from ‘Car Gurus dot com’ - Pat Sajak said it was a 7,000 cash prize, but it sounds a lot like 7K off a used car from Car Gurus…
Priced for the “Special ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ Discount”, no doubt: i.e. marked up $7,000 over the usual……
Getting under the elementary school desk to protect from an atomic bomb blast was the beginning of our collective loss of faith in authority. Even a fifth grader knew this was bullshit.
re: #6 jaunte
Ah, fifth grade memories.
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In California we did them as “earthquake” drills but they had heavy (blast) curtains over the windows that they closed during the drills.
re: #11 Captain Ron
Our schoolrooms had glass all along one wall. They didn’t bother to cover it.
re: #8 teleskiguy
You’ve come a long way, baby
re: #1 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
DUNT, this is the closest Jesus would look pic.twitter.com/A409lMMSsj
— EstebanTornadoPGA-ish (@ETornado1963) January 27, 2023
My interaction with Black cops have always been as potentially fraught as my interaction with white ones. At no point does “help a brother out” work. Because if they were really trying to “help” me, they wouldn’t have stopped me in the first place.
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) January 26, 2023
re: #6 jaunte
Ah, fifth grade memories.
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They called them earthquake drills in California, for a while. Then an earthquake drill became walking away from the building and lining up on the playground.
re: #11 Captain Ron
I grew up in CA too (SF Peninsula,) but they never called them earthquake drills. I will say that I didn’t realize until I was much older that those great blackout curtains that covered the wall-o-windows was because of the atomic blast threat and not because they were great for movies and film strips.
I don’t think anyone was particularly traumatized by them because our parents and the other adults really weren’t all that worried. Or if they were, they didn’t tell us about it.
I do know that by the time I was in 7th or 8th grade everyone knew we’d just be vaporized if there were a nuclear attack because we were close to a lot of targets.
re: #6 jaunte
Ah, fifth grade memories.
I remember that scary time in October 1962. Every day during the crisis we had to practice the atomic bomb drills in 2nd grade. And they showed that Bert The Turtle Duck and Cover Film at the start of class.
The last tweet is the point to me.
People noticing how quickly these black cops were charged (as opposed to their murderous white fellows in other situations) should also pay attention to how *silent* the police union has been on there behalf.
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) January 26, 2023
re: #19 calochortus
We fifth graders had quite a discussion about whether we were going to be blown up with the refineries along the ship channel, or whether west Houston was just a little too far away for us to die immediately.
re: #19 calochortus
In the Cuban missile crisis my mom was freaked out. We went to the Army/Navy surplus to get survival supplies. I remember the army shovel she bought. In December 1976 I broke the handle while chipping through the ice to get water from a lake in Desolation Wilderness.
re: #20 Joe Bacon
I remember that scary time in October 1962. Every day during the crisis we had to practice the atomic bomb drills in 2nd grade. And they showed that Bert The Turtle Duck and Cover Film at the start of class.
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I was born four years after the Missile Crisis, so I hit elementary school in 1971. I have no memory of ever doing that drill. Not sure if my school district ever held those; we were about 30 miles NW of Baltimore, so I would imagine that would be close enough to a big city to warrant it.
Still, what’s amazing is that it’s nine years between you doing that in 2nd grade and me starting kindergarten and never doing duck-and-cover. That’s not a lot of time in the scheme of things; only slightly longer than the Beatles starting to hit it big and then dissolve.
Amazing how time speeds up the older you get.
My school quit having air raid drills when I was, IIRC, in 4th grade. I suspect it was related to teachers occasionally confusing the signal for the fire drills with the one for air raid drills. While there wasn’t much to be lost by going out on the playground for an air raid drill (see the part about being vaporized where we were) going under your desk for a fire drill was a distinct hazard.
re: #22 jaunte
We fifth graders had quite a discussion about whether we were going to be blown up with the refineries along the ship channel, or whether west Houston was just a little too far away for us to die immediately.
There was a science fiction movie, The Year Zero?, about atomic attack of the US. they targeted the refineries and Naval/Army base in Martinez/Concord, California where I lived. Duck and Cover here was useless.
re: #17 No Malarkey!
This important thing to note about those cops being black is how quickly they were fired and charged.
re: #26 Captain Ron
There was a science fiction movie, The Year Zero?, about atomic attack of the US. they targeted the refineries and Naval/Army base in Martinez/Concord, California where I lived. Duck and Cover here was useless.
I was traumatized to a degree by The Day After, an ABC telemovie about nuclear war and the resulting damage. I think that was in 1983, when I was a junior in HS. Didn’t keep me up for days or anything, but it was real enough to drive home how horrible that would be.
re: #1 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
I love John but Christians are perfectly capable of being racists. We know that from history.
re: #28 Mattand
I was traumatized to a degree by The Day After, an ABC telemovie about nuclear war and the resulting damage. I think that was in 1983, when I was a junior in HS. Didn’t keep me up for days or anything, but it was real enough to drive home how horrible that would be.
Where is the comparable climate change movie? I’m pretty movie-ignorant, but did I totally miss one?
re: #8 teleskiguy
This shit was completely pulled off by the seat of my pants starting at 8 AM MST this morning with a phone call to the Colorado DMV asking “What do I do now?” (My Restricted [Interlock Only] license expired on the 31st) and just today I was like “I’ll do whatever it takes, it’s probably gonna involve too much driving.”
I drove along the north shore and some of the south shore of Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado’s largest body of water. I was shocked at how *LOW* it was. 30-40+ feet below the historic highs on the lake. You could PLAINLY see it, even with all the snow on the ground. The U.S. Gov’t practically drained Blue Mesa and Flaming Gorge reservoirs to shore up water on Lake Powell and Lake Mead downstream. I bore witness today to Blue Mesa, and I couldn’t believe it.
re: #28 Mattand
I was traumatized to a degree by The Day After, an ABC telemovie about nuclear war and the resulting damage. I think that was in 1983, when I was a junior in HS. Didn’t keep me up for days or anything, but it was real enough to drive home how horrible that would be.
I read Nevil Shute’s On the Beach when I was 14 or 15 and found it distressing. To think that everyone would die was…difficult.
And on that upbeat note, I’m out for the evening.
Hasta mañana.
re: #24 Mattand
I was born four years after the Missile Crisis, so I hit elementary school in 1971. I have no memory of ever doing that drill. Not sure if my school district ever held those; we were about 20 miles NW of Baltimore, so I would imagine that would be close enough to a big city to warrant it.
Still, what’s amazing is that it’s nine years between you doing that in 2nd grade and me starting kindergarten and never doing duck-and-cover. That’s not a lot of time in the scheme of things; only slightly longer than the Beatles starting to hit it big and then dissolve.
Amazing how time speeds up the older you get.
I was born in ‘66 and started school in 1972 in Portsmouth, Virginia, across the river from Norfolk and never did a “duck and cover” drill in my life. Practically all the seven cities that make up Hampton Roads is a guaranteed target for a massive nuclear strike, so I guess there was no point.
No pictures. I was driving, and on, uh, a schedule, yeah…
re: #34 A Three Hour Tour
I was born in ‘66 and started school in 1972 in Portsmouth, Virginia, across the river from Norfolk and never did a “duck and cover” drill in my life. Practically all the seven cities that make up Hampton Roads is a guaranteed target for a massive nuclear strike, so I guess there was no point.
I think “duck and cover” petered out in the latter half of the 1960s.
And with that, I’m really out for the evening.
I remember “air raid drills” in elementary school and junior high where we marched down to the basement and sat on the floor.
In high school I do not remember a drill of any kind, not even a fire drill. Which was insane because our school building was 8 stories high and teachers (& students too) would smoke in the stairwells.
re: #30 wrenchwench
Where is the comparable climate change movie? I’m pretty movie-ignorant, but did I totally miss one?
the meteor movie that David Sirota wrote (Don’t Look Up) was meant to be a climate change metaphor (or is it allegory? I always get those two mixed up)
re: #38 jaunte
She’s a better guitar player than I am.
re: #8 teleskiguy
I find it hard to celebrate a convicted drunk driver getting their license restored. Being the victim of one, I would suggest that they never be allowed to drive again. Since thats beyond my powers, I can only hope you use this reprieve as a reminder that your decision to drive drunk can impact the lives of people you don’t even know. Safe and sober driving.
There are two new TV shows that seem good. Poker Face with the woman from Russian Doll. Wolf Pack is about werewolves.
re: #9 Jay C
Priced for the “Special Wheel Of Fortune Discount”, no doubt: i.e. marked up $7,000 over the usual……
And what can that “Special Wheel Of Fortune $7,000 Discount” buy in a car lot?
re: #49 retired cynic
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— bluesharp (@bluezharp) January 26, 2023
re: #51 retired cynic
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re: #55 wrenchwench
LOL! Really glad to hear from you.
Today’s headline in the local newspaper (SDUT) is about the fact that house prices in San Diego County have come down from their highs of last spring.
Though the reality is that YoY prices are still up - spring is the usual peak of prices.
Anyway, given that AI is getting to where we don’t have to have our own brains anymore, I asked the OpenAI chat tool a question, and it gave me an answer:
re: #58 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Today’s headline in the local newspaper (SDUT) is about the fact that house prices in San Diego County have come down from their highs of last spring.
Though the reality is that YoY prices are still up - spring is the usual peak of prices.
Anyway, given that AI is getting to where we don’t have to have our own brains anymore, I asked the OpenAI chat tool a question, and it gave me an answer:
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Teach it the word ‘dialectic’.
It certainly fits standard Republican fundraising fare, but I sense there’s a lot of sincerely held belief/wishing for use of deadly force against civilians of undesirable color there…
— Wyatt Derp 🖐️ 🖐️ (@WyattDerpy) January 27, 2023
This person showed up on my twitter feed:
You can read her pinned tweet to learn about the brain disease she suffered which caused some paralysis and the need for a cane.
Hi here is my new pinned tweet so no one has to ask questions https://t.co/1VLdttI7r8
— lucy dawson🦿🦓 (@ludawinthesky) October 5, 2020
I WILL NOT DEFEND HAVING TO WEAR CROCS WITH GLAMOROUS DRESSES AGAIN. MY LEG IS PARALYSED. CROCS ARE THE ONLY SHOE THAT FIT ON MY ORTHOTIC LEG. YOUR OPINION ON HOW THIS LOOKS IS VOID
— lucy dawson🦿🦓 (@ludawinthesky) January 26, 2023
Life’s been good to me, so far.
H/t Joe Walsh
In the Garden of Eden - Iron butterfly. I think I went 30 years before I found out.
re: #67 Captain Ron
Refresh for the correct version.
Oh fuck, it’s almost 2 AM and I still haven’t watched Mayfair Witches. Can I stay awake to watch it now?
Talking to yourself, Ron?
Where’s Anymouse when you need him?
re: #1 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
Godless fucking racists call anything that isn’t racist “woke” while pretending they are “Christian.”
or anything to do with saving energy, protecting the environment or leading a healthy lifestyle.
“Now get outta my way, I am gonna go turn on my gas stove, get in my monster truck and roll coal through the nearest Burger Kind drive thru…there are libruls out there that need owning!”
re: #20 Joe Bacon
I remember that scary time in October 1962. Every day during the crisis we had to practice the atomic bomb drills in 2nd grade. And they showed that Bert The Turtle Duck and Cover Film at the start of class.
I remember seeing ads for backyard bomb shelters and bugging my dad to build one. Not that really understood what they really were about, I just thought they would make a cool hideout.
re: #28 Mattand
I was traumatized to a degree by The Day After, an ABC telemovie about nuclear war and the resulting damage. I think that was in 1983, when I was a junior in HS. Didn’t keep me up for days or anything, but it was real enough to drive home how horrible that would be.
It seems to have done that for a lot of people. I was already aware of what WW3 would mean in real terms at that point, but it was amazing how many people simply did not grasp the consequences of even a “limited” nuclear exchange, much less a MAD nuclear free-for-all Armageddonfest.
re: #74 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It seems to have done that for a lot of people. I was already aware of what WW3 would mean in real term at that point, but it was amazing how many people simply did not grasp the consequences of even a “limited” nuclear exchange, much less a MAD nuclear free-for-all Armageddonfest.
I pretty much didn’t worry about it since I pretty much lived my entire life within a few miles of what was essentially a major industrial target. My father worked for ALCOA, so it was near a major aluminum smelting operation and the nearby related industries that were there to use the aluminum.
After college it was pretty much close enough to either Pittsburgh or Philadelphia and thus in a high value target area still.
re: #61 Belafon
I WILL NOT DEFEND HAVING TO WEAR CROCS WITH GLAMOROUS DRESSES AGAIN. MY LEG IS PARALYSED. CROCS ARE THE ONLY SHOE THAT FIT ON MY ORTHOTIC LEG. YOUR OPINION ON HOW THIS LOOKS IS VOID
she is da bomb even in crocs
still, our contemporary “beauty standards” seem to involve comparing real-life people with an unrealizable ideal that can only be achieved by a ton of Photoshop
re: #75 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
I pretty much didn’t worry about it since I pretty much lived my entire life within a few miles of what was essentially a major industrial target. …
After college it was pretty much close enough to either Pittsburgh or Philadelphia and thus in a high value target area still.
Ditto, I grew up near the steel plants along the southern tip of lake Michigan, then moved to Phoenix east of Luke Air Force Base and then Tucson, right next to Davis-Mounthan Air Force Base.
re: #73 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I remember seeing ads for backyard bomb shelters and bugging my dad to build one. Not that really understood what they really were about, I just thought they would make a cool hideout.
Friend of mine up in Vancouver, WA actually had an underground bomb shelter in the backyard of her home. It was pretty cool.
re: #78 Dr Lizardo
Friend of mine up in Vancouver, WA actually had a backyard underground bomb shelter in the backyard of her home. It was pretty cool.
We had to dig our own underground bunkers in the woods.
re: #12 jaunte
In Nebraska, we doubled them as tornado drills and went into the hallway.
The GQP march toward fascism continues…
“PHOENIX — Arizona Republicans shielded legislators from the state’s open-records law this week — a move that comes months after the release of thousands of documents detailing extensive efforts to undermine Joe Biden’s victory here in the 2020 presidential election.
Documents that have surfaced over the past two years include correspondence describing the inner workings of a partisan review of the 2020 election by the Cyber Ninjas, as well as emails by Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urging lawmakers to overturn President Donald Trump’s narrow defeat in the state.
The new rules will greatly limit the public release of lawmakers’ communications. State senators will not have to disclose any text messages sent on personal devices, even when dealing with state business. For lawmakers in both the Senate and the House, emails and other documents will be destroyed after 90 days — in many cases, well before members of the public know to ask for them.
“I think it is petty, vindictive and contrary to the plain interests of transparency and government accountability in Arizona,” said David Bodney, a lawyer who has represented the Arizona Republic in open-records litigation over the 2020 election review.
Ordinarily, Arizona officials must retain most public records indefinitely and release them when someone asks for them. Seizing on a recent state Supreme Court ruling, the lawmakers on Tuesday and Wednesday adopted rules that set limited standards for when they must make documents public. Capitol Media Services first reported the rule changes.
Last month, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled it had no power to enforce the state’s open-meetings law when it came to legislators. The ruling appeared to clear the way for the legislature, narrowly led by Republicans, to set its own transparency policies, which it has promptly done.
The liberal group American Oversight used Arizona’s records law to uncover the way Republicans conducted the 2020 election review, which was overseen by Cyber Ninjas, a secretive group that had never before analyzed an election. Without those records, the public wouldn’t know as much as it does, said Heather Sawyer, American Oversight’s executive director.
“It does seem like they’re just trying to find a way to be able to operate in the dark, which is incredibly anti-democratic. It’s anti-American, quite frankly,” Sawyer said. The rule change benefits all lawmakers at the expense of ordinary voters of all political stripes, she said; Arizonans won’t be able to find out what legislators are doing behind the scenes, whether they’re Democrats or Republicans.
“It is one of the things that sets us apart from autocracies, that we require our public officials to be accountable to the people they serve,” she said.
Brendan Fischer, the deputy executive director of the group Documented, argued the rules will “further obscure the roles of far-right national groups” that seek to influence the legislature.
Members of Congress long ago exempted themselves from the federal Freedom of Information Act, so their emails, text messages and other communications generally aren’t available to the public. Many states have taken a different approach and subjected their lawmakers to records laws so the public can more fully judge the work they’re doing.
The precise rules differ by state, with records readily available in some states and difficult to get in others. Some states provide loopholes for lawmakers that aren’t available for other officials. For instance, in Wisconsin, lawmakers are not required to retain their records, allowing them to delete sensitive emails and text messages before anyone in the public asks for them.
The rule change in Arizona will restrict the public’s access to lawmakers’ correspondence under a law that dates to 1901 and is intended to bolster public access to information about how elected officials and government workers operate.
The law allows constituents, reporters, lawyers and others to request paper documents, emails, text messages, video and audio recordings, government reports and communications about publicly funded activities, no matter the device. Generally, the public has the right to review or obtain the records but sometimes must pay for them.
The move comes after Republican lawmakers, who hold one-vote majorities in each chamber, fielded requests for records from state lawmakers and Capitol aides involving efforts to either overturn the 2020 election or question the results.”
re: #34 A Three Hour Tour
I was born in ‘66 and started school in 1972 in Portsmouth, Virginia, across the river from Norfolk and never did a “duck and cover” drill in my life. Practically all the seven cities that make up Hampton Roads is a guaranteed target for a massive nuclear strike, so I guess there was no point.
born almost in ‘66. never did a duck and cover. teachers just said, “this is south carolina. it’s what a nuclear bomb would do to the rest of the country. so the russkies aren’t bothering us.”
re: #86 TarHellion
That’s pretty awful but to be expected.
In ‘62 we were loaded into military transports at Baumholder along with all the other dependent families while our dads grabbed their duffels and headed to their tanks. We never rolled out, but we sat a few hours ready to evacuate.
From a long over dead thread, I saw this, re: Russia apparently dipping into WWII era stocks of weapons, like T-34 tanks:
re: #159 Romantic Heretic
Seriously?
If I was playing War Thunder, chose a T34/76, and had Leopard 2s or even M48s show up on the opposing team I’d quit in a second. Everything in my arsenal would probably bounce and they’s one shot me.
It’s as though none of these Russians ever played World of Tanks, or studied any military history or logistics or basic weapons identification.
A T-34 on the battlefield is equivalent to a Ronson lighter. Hit once, and turret goes pop every damn time. Every other modern battlefield tank would be able to out-hit, out maneuver, and outlast any T-34 tank. That Russia is even considering this shows how desperate they are to avoid admitting that even their most modern tank is unavailable - the Armata. They don’t want those going into battle, especially against Abrams or Leopards because all of their failings will be quickly identified and render the tank as worthless on the international market too.
Putin’s done more to hollow out the Russian military than anyone, and his continued efforts to commit war crimes and genocide in Ukraine cannot go unpunished. He must be held to account.
Geez, poor guy…
Jay Leno reportedly suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident months after garage fire
The comedian, who sustained serious burns after his vintage car erupted in flames Nov. 12 in his Los Angeles garage, reveals he was knocked off his bike Jan. 17.
re: #93 Rightwingconspirator
That may leave a mark at Jays age.
re: #71 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Talking to yourself, Ron?
Where’s Anymouse when you need him?
He hasn’t been around since Monday. Hope he is fine.
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re: #93 Rightwingconspirator
Geez, poor guy…
Jay Leno reportedly suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident months after garage fire
The comedian, who sustained serious burns after his vintage car erupted in flames Nov. 12 in his Los Angeles garage, reveals he was knocked off his bike Jan. 17.
So many assholes in this world.
“So I turned down a side street and cut through a parking lot, and unbeknownst to me, some guy had a wire strung across the parking lot but with no flag hanging from it,” Leno told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “So, you know, I didn’t see it until it was too late. It just clothesline, me and, boom, knocked me off the bike.”
I worked with a guy years ago who’s son was decapitated when their neighbor strung up a cable across a trail the son was riding his snowmobile on. The father eventually crawled into a sleeping bag and put a bullet in his head.
re: #90 Thanos
In ‘62 we were loaded into military transports at Baumholder along with all the other dependent families while our dads grabbed their duffels and headed to their tanks. We never rolled out, but we sat a few hours ready to evacuate.
Not so funny but funny story: My grandmother who had grown up during the depression was living with us at the time, and when we were sent back to our base housing she unpacked her suitcase full of dry and canned goods from the cupboards.
re: #95 Hecuba’s daughter
He hasn’t been around since Monday. Hope he is fine.
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He just got a new computer, might be having trouble with it. Or the timing of the site problems might have made him think there’s trouble with his new computer.
re: #98 sagehen
He just got a new computer, might be having trouble with it. Or the timing of the site problems might have made him think there’s trouble with his new computer.
I had forgotten his new computer. You are so right.
re: #92 lawhawk
From a long over dead thread, I saw this, re: Russia apparently dipping into WWII era stocks of weapons, like T-34 tanks:
I find that difficult to believe, I would be less skeptical if they were using older postwar models like a T-54 but I do not think Russia is that desperate.
re: #92 lawhawk
From a long over dead thread, I saw this, re: Russia apparently dipping into WWII era stocks of weapons, like T-34 tanks:
No they aren’t. Russia has a museum collection of T-34 tanks it uses in memorial parades such as May Day. They buy up old T-34s other countries are getting rid of for this purpose, for spare parts and runner models. The US does the same with Naval vessels for museum purposes, (fewer but more expensive per item than T-34s) but it’s very unlikely that the USS Texas is going to go sailing into battle ever again.
re: #100 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I find that difficult to believe, I would be less skeptical if they were using older postwar models like a T-54 but I do not think Russia is that desperate.
I think it was said elsewhere that Russia was getting them back, but they are expected to go to museums or static displays, not to be used in active combat.
I stand corrected if that was not the case about the T-34 tanks.
I wouldn’t doubt that the Chinese are mass producing some tanks for Russia.
Morning Joe is broadcasting from Auschwitz today for Holocaust Remembrance Day, lots of 3-5 minute featurettes and interviews.
re: #86 TarHellion
Transparency for thee (if you’re a Democrat) not for me, since republican.
re: #98 sagehen
He just got a new computer, might be having trouble with it. Or the timing of the site problems might have made him think there’s trouble with his new computer.
Or the new and improved website performance may not have reached Nebraska yet //
After getting skunked on Guess 1, more than happy to slink away with par. So glad it is Friday. Finally wrapping up some annual reports for the state. Some departments are so easy to write up, but these might as well be reports compiled back in the 1800s. Just silly, stupid stuff that they want, so it can tossed away into some file that will never see the light of day. OK, jumping off the soap box. Have a great Friday everyone!
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re: #95 Hecuba’s daughter
He hasn’t been around since Monday. Hope he is fine.
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re: #12 jaunte
Our schoolrooms had glass all along one wall. They didn’t bother to cover it.
They took us into the gym locker rooms (boys and girls respectively) and we crouched along the walls without windows. There were only a couple small windows high up on one outside wall.
and season 4 of the Rocco Schiavone series has popped up on PBS, so yes, there’s 6 bucks I’m happy to shell out on Amazon for that. I just love the character.
re: #86 TarHellion
The identity of one of the largest benefactors behind the discredited review of Arizona’s vote count has been shrouded in secrecy. Now the Guardian can reveal that the person who partially bankrolled the failed attempt to prove that the election was stolen from Trump was… Trump.”
re: #112 Eventual Carrion
They took us into the gym locker rooms (boys and girls respectively) and we crouched along the walls without windows. There were only a couple small windows high up on one outside wall.
Our “duck and cover” drills were in our classrooms. I don’t recall ever believing that these actions would protect us in the event of an actual nuclear attack.
re: #44 sizzzzlerz
Yeah, I’m a fucking asshole piece of shit degenerate drunk driver, always have been, always will be, I guess. Maybe I should get that fact tattooed on my forehead.
I’m genuinely sorry you got hurt by a drunk driver. Truly. But this comment makes me want to KMS.
re: #116 Hecuba’s daughter
Our “duck and cover” drills were in our classrooms. I don’t recall ever believing that these actions would protect us in the event of an actual nuclear attack.
They just wanted us to die on our knees…
Say kids!
How corrupt was ol big fat Barr?
From Talking Points Memo today!
It turns out Bill Barr and John Durham were sipping scotch as they burned down Main Justice.
Extraordinary new reporting from the New York Times peels back more layers of corruption, malfeasance, and politicization within the Barr Justice Department. In a groundbreaking story that is focused on Special Counsel John Durham but is really an indictment of Barr, the NYT unveils several previously unreported episodes:
Bottom line—Barr made Alberto Gonzalez look like Elliot Ness.
federal prosecutors in New York discussed whether to potentially charge Trump with campaign finance crimes once he was out of office, according to a new book from CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig,” CNN reports.“Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York developed significant evidence against Trump when they charged his former attorney Michael Cohen in 2018 over a hush money scheme paying two women claiming affairs with Trump, including adult film star Stormy Daniels, Honig writes. But prosecutors did not consider charging Trump at the time because of longstanding Justice Department guidance that a sitting president cannot be indicted.”
“With Trump about to leave office in January 2021, however, Audrey Strauss, the acting US attorney, held multiple discussions with a small group of prosecutors to discuss its evidence against Trump. They decided to not seek an indictment Trump for several reasons, Honig writes, including the political ramifications and the fact that Trump’s other scandals, such as efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the January 6, 2021, insurrection, ‘made the campaign finance violations seem somehow trivial and outdated by comparison.’”
“Not charging someone who has committed a crime because it might appear political is the ultimate politicization of the justice system.”
or if you prefer
“He did more serious crimes that he probably won’t be prosecuted for so let’s not prosecute him for the less serious ones.” You can’t make this shit up.
FAUX keeps on lying.
As Tucker nods along, Rep. Ken Buck makes up a claim about Google changing its algorithm during the 2020 election to help Biden and hurt Trump pic.twitter.com/82zWynlhRp
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 27, 2023
Trump is not going to serve any time. Worst-case scenario for him is to go bankrupt again but then he can live off of ghostwritten books and speeches and appearances while anyone who did business with him takes a loss.
re: #120 Joe Bacon
Say kids!
How corrupt was ol big fat Barr?
From Talking Points Memo today!
It turns out Bill Barr and John Durham were sipping scotch as they burned down Main Justice.
Extraordinary new reporting from the New York Times peels back more layers of corruption, malfeasance, and politicization within the Barr Justice Department. In a groundbreaking story that is focused on Special Counsel John Durham but is really an indictment of Barr, the NYT unveils several previously unreported episodes:
Bottom line—Barr made Alberto Gonzalez look like Elliot Ness.
Everything GOPers are claiming occurs in Biden’s admin re: DOJ and Merrick Garland is exactly what was documented as happening under Trump and his parade of criminal cronies from Barr to Whitaker and Durham.
re: #116 Hecuba’s daughter
Our “duck and cover” drills were in our classrooms. I don’t recall ever believing that these actions would protect us in the event of an actual nuclear attack.
“We bomb at 12 o’clock Ivan. They don’t know. They think the siren is lunch”
re: #123 Joe Bacon
As Tucker nods along, Rep. Ken Buck makes up a claim about Google changing its algorithm during the 2020 election to help Biden and hurt Trump.
So along with the Ministry of Fairness and Balance and the Ministry of Platforming we also need a Ministry of Algorithmization!!!
re: #125 lawhawk
Everything GOPers are claiming occurs in Biden’s admin re: DOJ and Merrick Garland is exactly what was documented as happening under Trump and his parade of criminal cronies from Barr to Whitaker and Durham.
Standard DARVO: accuse the other side of the crimes you are committing.
re: #126 Dangerman
“We bomb at 12 o’clock Ivan. They don’t know. They think the siren is lunch”
“Egermency, egermency! Please to be getting from street!!!”
re: #95 Hecuba’s daughter
He hasn’t been around since Monday. Hope he is fine.
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re: #117 teleskiguy
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‘Chaos’: Ohio GOP legislators fuming after public floor fight
Republicans in the Ohio House can’t stop fighting with each other.
After the past few contentious years in the state, it’s not uncommon to see a scuffle on the House floor. What isn’t common is that a public fight took place between members of the same party.
Since the beginning of the year, the House Republican Caucus has been split in two.
Back in November, the GOP caucus voted for Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) to be speaker. But during the full House vote in December, more moderate state Rep. Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) won after he collaborated with the Democrats.
My colleagues and I have released a statement on yesterday’s shenanigans. We’re not letting attempts to undermine our unity and the dignity of our constituents pass by unscathed. pic.twitter.com/6nvnydWmsC
— Rep. Munira Yasin Abdullahi (@muniraforohio) January 25, 2023
Just wondering when the New York Times is going back to that same rural Ohio diner to talk to the same 12 Ohio Republicans about how the Democrats are in disarray….
To my knowledge, hardly any of the New York members speak with him. There’s really nothing to speak about. He’s a totally untrustworthy individual who has broken the public’s trust… He’s become an embarrassment. He’s become a joke.”— Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY), quoted by Politico, on Rep. George Santos (R-NY).
Are you pushing McCarthy to boot him?
No.
Two committee assignments.
Wtfiwwyp?
re: #133 Joe Bacon
Just wondering when the New York Times is going back to that same rural Ohio diner to talk to the same 12 Ohio Republicans about how the Democrats are in disarray….
I can imagine that some state equivalents of the Freedom Caucus are nothing short of the SS-KKK
re: #134 Dangerman
Are you pushing McCarthy to boot him?
No.
Two committee assignments.
Wtfiwwyp?
Because McCarthy can rely on Santos to vote as he is instructed.
victimless dui is partially about the potentiality that was averted.
averted mostly by chance.
and if allowed to keep doing it, the chances probably go up.
would that we did the same thing with recklessly firing a gun at people and missing.
“no one was hurt” or “he’s already suffered enough’ etc.
And look who was caught with kiddie porn.
If you guessed “Hey Joe! Another Republican?”
Yep!
I’m sure the Q-nuts will be all over this after a former chairman of the Jones County Republican party in South Dakota was arrested for possessing child porn. The child in the 16-second video appeared to be 9 to 12 years old with an adult male. The accused, Rocky Hayes, was listed as the chairman of the Jones County Republican party as of 2020.
re: #116 Hecuba’s daughter
Our “duck and cover” drills were in our classrooms. I don’t recall ever believing that these actions would protect us in the event of an actual nuclear attack.
The duck and cover drills would protect you from flying glass though, and to a lesser extent from blast and falling debris. There’s quite a lot of video of the Chelyabinsk meteor explosion in Russia a few years back with people pointing and staring at the bright light in the sky from their office windows. Then the shockwave arrives a minute later and the windows shatter in their face. I don’t think anyone was killed directly from the explosion but hundreds were injured by glass, debris etc.
Everybody thought the Soviets were aiming nukes at them specifically during the Cold War. Not true but it made people feel special in an odd way, proud that they were close enough to a target location that they’d be vapourised for sure.
There’s also a lot of misconceptions about how powerful a nuclear weapon is and how dangerous fallout is, thanks in part to bad movies (Godzilla et al) and stories (On The Beach) and computer games (Fallout et al).
re: #44 sizzzzlerz
So, you are one of those people that think that there no redemption for people who have made missteps. That is a vile take on humanity. Lock up everyone forever.
re: #139 Nojay UK
The duck and cover drills would protect you from flying glass though, and to a lesser extent from blast and falling debris.
There’s also a lot of misconceptions about how powerful a nuclear weapon is and how dangerous fallout is, thanks in part to bad movies (Godzilla et al) and stories (On The Beach) and computer games (Fallout et al).
So these drills would lessen your chance of dying quickly and mercifully and allowing you to go on and die slowly and miserably from the after-effects of multiple nuclear detonations and the subsequent total breakdown of society, public order, the food supply, the medical care system, etc…
re: #121 teleskiguy
I’mma step away for a while…
No. Don’t. There is nothing wrong with your post and everything wrong with sizzzzlerz’s attitude about redemption - not the religious kind here, simply humanity.
Woof. Even my psilocybin amendment did better than this 😅 https://t.co/ZuyUYRl6QI
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 27, 2023
re: #140 Colère Tueur de Lapin
So, you are one of those people that think that there no redemption for people who have made missteps. That is a vile take on humanity. Lock up everyone forever.
It is about patterns of behavior, not just individual instances.
We can change those patterns if we have the proper motivation.
I remember for tornado drills in downstate east central Illinois we went into the windowless hallways and crouched there along the walls; the teacher was supposed to open the windows in the classroom (we had the kind where the hinges were at the base and there was a single latch allowing the window to open only outward lengthwise).
re: #141 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
So these drills would lessen your chance of dying quickly and mercifully and allowing you to go on and die slowly and miserably from the after-effects of multiple nuclear detonations and the subsequent total breakdown of society, public order, the food supply, the medical care system, etc…
It was all theater..just like the tsa.
To say “we tried to do something”
re: #132 Dangerman
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re: #115 Dangerman
Look like this was something Shiplord Kirel’s cousin was involved in, per further down in the article. It’s complicated, but it appears the money was from Trump and routed through her. Blergh.
re: #134 Dangerman
Are you pushing McCarthy to boot him?
No.
Two committee assignments.
Wtfiwwyp?
Performative bullshit.
re: #145 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It is about patterns of behavior, not just individual instances.
We can change those patterns if we have the proper motivation.
Of course we are all more sensitive about things that happened to us.
Then we have to be careful about broad brushing our specifics onto everyone we encounter who may even be only similarly or tangentially situated.
my micro does not define the macro
re: #141 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
There’s more chance of society not breaking down if the numbers of injured and wounded survivors is less because they took simple precautions like “duck and cover”.
Countries like Vietnam got worked over to an apocalyptic level by non-nuclear means and survived as a coherent entity with hospitals, farms, cities, electricity, manufacturing etc. It’s likely that a nation-state like the US would have survived an all-out nuclear war, if diminished. Committing suicide (the On The Beach scenario) is always possible later if individuals so desire but I suspect a lot of people would continue living regardless.
re: #139 Nojay UK
There’s also a lot of misconceptions about how powerful a nuclear weapon is and how dangerous fallout is, thanks in part to bad movies (Godzilla et al) and stories (On The Beach) and computer games (Fallout et al).
IIRC, the fallout they were worried about in On The Beach wasn’t from “a” nuclear weapon; it was from the US and USSR both unleashing their entire arsenals at each other.
(although I remember when I read the book, wondering why if they have that much time to expect it, why aren’t they stocking basements and digging shelters and prepping greenhouses. Fallout eventually falls; a few months of hiding underground would probably be a way to avoid the worst of it.)
re: #141 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Yup. As I’ve mentioned before, I live in one of those zones that should be hit by a plethora of nuclear bombs and I will die instantly. That is good.
re: #154 Nojay UK
There’s more chance of society not breaking down if the numbers of injured and wounded survivors is less because they took simple precautions like “duck and cover”.
Countries like Vietnam got worked over to an apocalyptic level by non-nuclear means and survived as a coherent entity with hospitals, farms, cities, electricity, manufacturing etc.
Vietnam did not experience nuclear winter, catastrophic collapse of complex supply chains and the breakdown of public order.
The latter is what worries me the most. All those weapons and all those gun nuts…
re: #145 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It is about patterns of behavior, not just individual instances.
We can change those patterns if we have the proper motivation.
And Teleski had demonstrated that he has changed.
So the GOP will give Biden credit for reducing inflation because he was to blame for raising it, right?
Right???
What could I be missing?
re: #93 Rightwingconspirator
Geez, poor guy…
Jay Leno reportedly suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident months after garage fire
The comedian, who sustained serious burns after his vintage car erupted in flames Nov. 12 in his Los Angeles garage, reveals he was knocked off his bike Jan. 17.
But was he vaxxed!??!?!
re: #145 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It is about patterns of behavior, not just individual instances.
We can change those patterns if we have the proper motivation.
There’s a network TV show, Fire Country, about an inmate firefighting unit. They get to be outdoors, work towards time off their sentences, learn a useful skill that some of them can turn into a career after their release…
At least once in each episode, some character tells another “you are more than the worst thing you’ve ever done.”
re: #162 sagehen
There’s a network TV show, Fire Country, about an inmate firefighting unit. They get to be outdoors, work towards time off their sentences, learn a useful skill that some of them can turn into a career after their release…
At least once in each episode, some character tells another “you are more than the worst thing you’ve ever done.”
Except for the arsonists on the team…
re: #120 Joe Bacon
Say kids!
How corrupt was ol big fat Barr?
From Talking Points Memo today!
It turns out Bill Barr and John Durham were sipping scotch as they burned down Main Justice.
Extraordinary new reporting from the New York Times peels back more layers of corruption, malfeasance, and politicization within the Barr Justice Department. In a groundbreaking story that is focused on Special Counsel John Durham but is really an indictment of Barr, the NYT unveils several previously unreported episodes:
Bottom line—Barr made Alberto Gonzalez look like Elliot Ness.
Barr has considered his only true job to be to keep Republicans in power.
month-over-month numbers have been back to normal for the last 6 months.
Inflation reporting of 5-6% is because of the12-month window capturing the inflation from the beginning of 2022.
Remember those days? Russia’s invasion, supply chain issues etc
Watch the 12-month number to drop back to 2% over the next six months
re: #163 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Except for the arsonists on the team…
Lifetime employment.
Look at TFG’s inspiring message on Holocaust Memorial Day
This post is even more demented & dangerous than usual. Here we have the completely unhinged maniac reposting one of the most insane Qanon lunatics on Truth Social and clearly trying to incite violence as usual. pic.twitter.com/Z5NwMOHZZw
— Spiro’s Ghost (@SpiroAgnewGhost) January 27, 2023
re: #155 sagehen
IIRC, the fallout they were worried about in On The Beach wasn’t from “a” nuclear weapon; it was from the US and USSR both unleashing their entire arsenals at each other.
The US fired off nearly 200 nuclear devices aboveground in Nevada and Arizona over a period of about 15 years or so. If fallout was really as bad as fiction writers made out then the centre of the US would be an uninhabitable howling wilderness to this day. In reality the residue of the fallout resulting from these tests is only detectable by very precise instruments and the bio-impact on farms, livestock, human beings, Las Vegans etc. over the decades is so small it’s statistically undetectable. Tetra-ethyl lead had more adverse impact on the environment and the people living in the area.
(although I remember when I read the book, wondering why if they have that much time to expect it, why aren’t they stocking basements and digging shelters and prepping greenhouses. Fallout eventually falls; a few months of hiding underground would probably be a way to avoid the worst of it.)
On The Beach was written in the very early 1950s when the general public’s knowledge about nuclear weapons, fallout and radiation was lacking to say the least, and sensationalism sells. See also Gojira movies in the 1960s.
re: #30 wrenchwench
Where is the comparable climate change movie? I’m pretty movie-ignorant, but did I totally miss one?
The Day After Tomorrow
And we got another Republican member of Congress who flaunted the reporting rules!
Questions raised about another freshman Republican’s finances after he refuses to comply with federal law
An investigation conducted by News Channel 5 in Nashville has found that freshman Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) never complied with federal laws requiring that he make disclosures about his personal finances.
In fact, notes News Channel 5, “not only did Andy Ogles ignore that law during the campaign, he continues to ignore it today.”
The law in question requires that Ogles and all candidates for elected office to disclose their assets and unearned income, their liabilities, and sources of income paid by one source that exceed $5,000.
re: #168 Nojay UK
The US fired off nearly 200 nuclear devices aboveground in Nevada and Arizona over a period of about 15 years or so. If fallout was really as bad as fiction writers made out then the centre of the US would be an uninhabitable howling wilderness to this day.
At the height of the Cold War, the US alone had over 10,000 nuclear weapons, the Soviets even more…and you know damn well that once they got started, they would have kept on detonating them until they could not any longer…
Scientology’s leader goes missing as lawyers try to serve him with human trafficking suit
TMZ reports that Miscavige “eluded process servers a whopping 27 times” at Scientology offices in Los Angeles, California, and Clearwater, Florida. Staffer at both locations reportedly keep refusing to accept the suit, saying they have no idea where Miscavige is.
The suit is brought by three former members of Scientology’s Sea Org, alleging that they were forced into the church as kids and forced to work into adulthood for low wages.
“Miscavige cannot be permitted to continue his gamesmanship” — and a federal judge says she will soon decide whether Miscavige can be considered officially served,” one of the plaintiff’s lawyers said last month.
Maybe he’s on Mars with L Ron Asshole.
So in Mastodon, is there a way to filter out foreign language posts? Turns out my instance is heavy on Germanic peoples.
re: #168 Nojay UK
Uhm, the nuclear devices tested during the above ground testing time-period were in the order of kiloton equivalent of TNT. The nuclear devices that are in the current arsenal are in the megaton to really high megaton equivalent. I don’t think your argument is relevant.
ETA - the megaton to Megatron spell check was pretty funny.
re: #171 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
At the height of the Cold War, the US alone had over 10,000 nuclear weapons, the Soviets even more…and you know damn well that once they got started, they would have kept on detonating them until they could not any longer…
Inumeracy seem to be prevalent on the other side of the Atlantic, too.
Down to the wire:
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re: #175 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Inumeracy seem to be prevalent on the other side of the Atlantic, too.
re: #171 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
At the height of the Cold War, the US alone had over 10,000 nuclear weapons, the Soviets even more…and you know damn well that once they got started, they would have kept on detonating them until they could not any longer…
Yes, and those thousands of weapons were aimed everywhere, in Europe and south-east Asia and at ships and submarines and not just at your home. I said it earlier, a lot of people seem to have taken perverse pleasure in assuming they were worth nuking by the Russkies. Americans especially assumed that the entire Soviet fleet of weapons was aimed at the US specifically since no-one else mattered.
The one targetting report I read was from an Ex-Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces higher-up who was visiting California after glasnost and the fall of the Wall. He told his escort that he had allocated four or five missile warheads to Crystal Lake since it supplied water to San Francisco and, as an aside, he mentioned triggering the San Andreas fault as a possible bonus. This was tongue-in-cheek since no nuke ever deployed could trigger the fault but his comments showed that the targetting was done at limited points with overuse of weapons to achieve the objective, it wasn’t a question of pock-marking the US with a well-spread-out pattern of individual craters.
The UK’s Continuous At-Sea Deterrent bomber carries ten or twelve missiles, each with a pair of 200kT warheads in individual re-entry vehicles. It is widely believed (although it is never confirmed or denied by HMG) that they are all targetted at Moscow since there’s no military benefit in spreading the joy elsewhere.
re: #167 The Pie Overlord!
Look at TFG’s inspiring message on Holocaust Memorial Day
“Patriots of our Country are not going to take it anymore!” - he has used that expression often, and it was enough for January 6…but as he gets more desperate he’ll have to be a little more blunt and straight forward if he wants to incite violence again.
re: #178 Nojay UK
Your making an argument that fault is only relevant if it is concentrated. That strikes me as, poorly thought out.
re: #174 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Uhm, the nuclear devices tested during the above ground testing time-period were in the order of kiloton equivalent of TNT. The nuclear devices that are in the current arsenal are in the Megatron to result high Megatron equivalent. I don’t think your argument is relevant.
Total tests worldwide: 2056, including above and underground tests. 539 tests were aboveground worldwide. They also break down the yields as well.
US testing programs, by year/yield.
There were significant testing done with megaton range weapons, including infamous thermonuclear devices like Ivy Mike (10.4Mt) and Castle Bravo (15Mt). Castle Bravo was a serious failure to estimate yield, as the experiment’s yield was far greater than what the scientists predicted because the scientists didn’t understand how the fuel would interact with the materials used.
re: #132 Dangerman
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It started with exploitation of centuries of bigotry and anti-Semitism.
It started with fascists who gained and gamed the levers of power to topple govts and institute their bigoted policies, and nonstop DARVO - blaming Jews for all of the woes facing Germany. https://t.co/0VszBUTdL0— lawhawk #vaxxedforfamilyandcommunity (@lawhawk) January 27, 2023
Is it Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida? I don’t know, feels kinda woke.
— 𝕋𝕨𝕠 𝕊𝕙𝕖𝕕𝕤 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕤𝕠𝕟 (@HowCamJokes) January 27, 2023
re: #1 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips
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Band-Aid KKKaren made a fool of herself and is trending because of it.
Darker toned bandaids were first introduced in 2005, damn near 20 years ago, but I am super sorry that they don’t make them in Klan Karen for you. Perhaps you should start a petition. pic.twitter.com/4uCpPQyQn9
— Jax Persists (@LadyJayPersists) January 27, 2023
Imagine how miserable one must be to be offended by band-aids that are different colors other than pale beige. Big karen energy https://t.co/RLRYFVzYGX
— 𝕷𝖊𝖞𝖆 𝕱𝖆𝖑𝖈𝖔𝖓 (@LeyaFalcon) January 27, 2023
re: #168 Nojay UK
The US fired off nearly 200 nuclear devices aboveground in Nevada and Arizona over a period of about 15 years or so. If fallout was really as bad as fiction writers made out then the centre of the US would be an uninhabitable howling wilderness to this day. In reality the residue of the fallout resulting from these tests is only detectable by very precise instruments and the bio-impact on farms, livestock, human beings, Las Vegans etc. over the decades is so small it’s statistically undetectable. Tetra-ethyl lead had more adverse impact on the environment and the people living in the area.
On The Beach was written in the very early 1950s when the general public’s knowledge about nuclear weapons, fallout and radiation was lacking to say the least, and sensationalism sells. See also Gojira movies in the 1960s.
This reminds me of one of Corman’s early efforts that haunted me as a child:
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re: #185 Dr. Matt
Would she be offended by Spiderman bandaids if she’s a Superman fan? Or Hello Kitty ones? Some people need to put down the spoon that is stirring the pot.
re: #174 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Uhm, the nuclear devices tested during the above ground testing time-period were in the order of kiloton equivalent of TNT. The nuclear devices that are in the current arsenal are in the Megatron to result high Megatron equivalent. I don’t think your argument is relevant.
I think Megatron is one of the Transformers, not a measure of nuclear weapons yield but…
Most nuclear weapons today and indeed during the Cold War were sub-megatonne yield devices and often only a few dozen kilotonnes or less. The US possessed hundreds of nuclear weapons through the 1960s and 1970s where the explosive yield was well under a hundred tonnes — the W54 Davy Crockett battlefield weapon and its derivative Special Atomic Demolition Munition (the so-called backpack bomb). The Soviet arsenal was similar with a similar range of a few Big Bangs and lots of Smaller Bangs which people today conflate to fifty thousand Tsarbombas ready to use at a moment’s notice.
As for testing, I did my own calculation a while back — the US set off a total of 150MT of nuclear tests in the Pacific over a period of about ten years from the early 1950s. Lots of Cs-134 and Cs-137 fallout, one death (the Lucky Dragon Five fishing boat incident) and no nuclear winter.
re: #187 LadyBehir
Would she be offended by Spiderman bandaids if she’s a Superman fan? Or Hello Kitty ones? Some people need to put down the spoon that is stirring the pot.
It’s probably a certainty. The MAGA Nazis have been trained/brainwashed to be outraged at everything.
Sedan was part of Project Plowshare, which from 1961-73 conducted 27 nuclear tests to explore the “peaceful” uses of nuclear weapons. The explosion dug a crater 1,280’-wide and 320’-deep, sending more fallout across the United States than all but one other nuclear test in Nevada. pic.twitter.com/f3tUA2FMRc
— Stephen Schwartz (@AtomicAnalyst) July 6, 2022
re: #178 Nojay UK
Yes, and those thousands of weapons were aimed everywhere, in Europe and south-east Asia and at ships and submarines and not just at your home. I said it earlier, a lot of people seem to have taken perverse pleasure in assuming they were worth nuking by the Russkies.
There were missile silos less than ten miles away at the head of our little valley off the Rhine. They would have been one of the first targets, and our village and the neighboring ones reduced to ash and rubble.
The silos have since been reconverted into wind turbines, they make perfect places to pour out a foundation to support the towers.
Again, the thing that still concerns me is the potential breakdown of supply chains, communication and general public order. Sorta like in The Walking Dead where the biggest threat is not from the zombies but from other humans.
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— AK Mushing School (@AKMushingSchool) January 27, 2023
Oh my! If you thought the Ohio GOP is ripping itself apart, check out Nevada.
Nevada Republicans tearing themselves apart after failed MAGA candidate’s vulgar speech goes viral
Newly elected GOP delegate Drew Hirsty was expelled by the state Republican Party Central Committee earlier this month for recording and sharing a video of losing state attorney general candidate Michele Fiore slurring former state party chairwoman Amy Tarkanian as “Ms. Alcoholic” and a “panty dropper after two shots” after she endorsed her Democratic rival, reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
“[I was] appalled, offended and shocked,” Hirsty said.
He uploaded the video to Google Drive and sent it to fellow Republican Margaret White, who then circulated the video that soon caught the attention of media outlets, and both Hirsty and White expect to be booted from the Clark County GOP over the flap.
re: #184 Dr. Matt
Is it Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida? I don’t know, feels kinda woke.
I hope DeSantis bans teaching of Critical Reich Theory: rather than fixating on concentration camps and mass murder and terrorizing civilians, let us celebrate all their achievements in building Autobahns, space technology and of course all those advances in pediatric medicine…
re: #129 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
“Egermency, egermency! Please to be getting from street!!!”
“Ee-MEHRR-jen-cee.”
re: #195 A Three Hour Tour
“Ee-MEHRR-jen-cee.”
The one who pronounces it “Egermency” is told to remain on the boat.
re: #193 Joe Bacon
Klanny Oakley launched into a diatribe against other GOPers for not being sufficiently extremist enough. Got it.
Fiore is best known as being a gun addled addict who poses with guns at every opportunity she can.
re: #197 lawhawk
Klanny Oakley launched into a diatribe against other GOPers for not being sufficiently extremist enough. Got it.
Fiore is best known as being a gun addled addict who poses with guns at every opportunity she can.
That is what will be the undoing of the GOP: look at their failure to repeal ACA.
They could not get a consensus because members felt that they were just not being cruel enough.
re: #198 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
That is what will be the undoing of the GOP: look at their failure to repeal ACA.
They could not get a consensus because members felt that they were just not being cruel enough.
They will justify their losses as being due to not being sufficiently cruel or racist or obstructionist enough, and radicalize the base into thinking that they have to nominate even more extreme candidates to run for office and win in gerrymandered districts, giving even more life to the lies. All the while, the reality is the GOP has not won a national presidential popular vote in 20 years of elections (since Bush 2004). You’d think that they’d realize something is fundamentally wrong, but instead hold to fact that the EC and gerrymandering keeps them in power despite losing popular votes and the EC favors the low density GOP dominated states over higher density Democratic states where majority of Americans live.
re: #143 Colère Tueur de Lapin
No. Don’t. There is nothing wrong with your post and everything wrong with sizzzzlerz’s attitude about redemption - not the religious kind here, simply humanity.
I read that as someone who was injured by a drink driver. That “everything wrong” discounts his or her feelings. Completely. I know a guy who was hit by a drink driver and lost his leg from the hip socket down. How human is his life? Because his life changed FOREVER.
I’m glad Teleskiguy is doing well. Very well from what I’m reading. Good for him! He’s aware of what happened Abba I’m sure what could have been. He’s very lucky in that regard.
re: #191 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
There were missile silos less than ten miles away at the head of our little valley off the Rhine. They would have been one of the first targets, and our village and the neighboring ones reduced to ash and rubble.
The silos have since been reconverted into wind turbines, they make perfect places to pour out a foundation to support the towers.
I am reminded of how when I was in the Army and stationed at Illesheim, down in Bavaria, we started referring to the distances between villages as Kilotons rather that Kilometers…
re: #185 Dr. Matt
Band-Aid KKKaren made a fool of herself and is trending because of it.
ps no one was ever the color of pale beige / flesh tone bandages
Imagine how miserable one must be to be offended by band-aids that are different colors other than pale beige. Big karen energy https://t.co/RLRYFVzYGX
— 𝕷𝖊𝖞𝖆 𝕱𝖆𝖑𝖈𝖔𝖓 (@LeyaFalcon) January 27, 2023
personally
i go with Barney bandaids
re: #191 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Again, the thing that still concerns me is the potential breakdown of supply chains, communication and general public order. Sorta like in The Walking Dead where the biggest threat is not from the zombies but from other humans.
Real-world evidence is that in disasters like, for example, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, supply chains keep on supplying (absent toilet paper and a few other items), communications keep on communicating (see Ukraine for a current working example of battlefield TikTokers and mobile phone intercepts) and the public tend to be orderly and Gasp!!! help each other out.
The Walking Dead is sensationalised American-focussed gun-wanking, again like most or all of the nuclear End Of The World books and movies from that nation. Shaun of the Dead is probably more representative of a real zombie outbreak than WWZ et al, a few days of disorientation and then the state gets its act together and normalises everything.
It’s worth noting that On The Beach has, as far as I can recall, no shootouts but it was written by a non-American.
re: #203 Nojay UK
Real-world evidence is that in disasters like, for example, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, supply chains keep on supplying (absent toilet paper and a few other items), communications keep on communicating (see Ukraine for a current working example of battlefield TikTokers and mobile phone intercepts) and the public tend to be orderly and Gasp!!! help each other out.
The Walking Dead is sensationalised American-focussed gun-wanking, again like most or all of the nuclear End Of The World books and movies from that nation. Shaun of the Dead is probably more representative of a real zombie outbreak than WWZ et al, a few days of disorientation and then the state gets its act together and normalises everything.
It’s worth noting that On The Beach has, as far as I can recall, no shootouts but it was written by a non-American.
Nevil Shute, who also wrote one of my faves, A Town Like Alice
re: #204 Dangerman
Nevil Shute, who also wrote one of my faves, A Town Like Alice
My own favourite of his is the very disingenously-named “Trustee From The Toolroom”. Not a gritty prison drama as the title might suggest but…
re: #173 Thanos
So in Mastodon, is there a way to filter out foreign language posts? Turns out my instance is heavy on Germanic peoples.
On my instance I can go to profile>preferences>other(settings) and there is a way to checkmark languages you want to see. These are for public timelines
re: #199 lawhawk
They will justify their losses as being due to not being sufficiently cruel or racist or obstructionist enough, and radicalize the base into thinking that they have to nominate even more extreme candidates to run for office and win in gerrymandered districts, giving even more life to the lies.
And they will insist on institution a national abortion ban, which will galvanize even more people to vote against them
re: #203 Nojay UK
Real-world evidence is that in disasters like, for example, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, supply chains keep on supplying…
It’s worth noting that On The Beach has, as far as I can recall, no shootouts but it was written by a non-American.
Katrina involved one region, we can work around that.
On the Beach was set in New Zealand, where those poor Kiwis lack a Second Amendment. Hence the lack of weaponry and gun nuts.
I am somewhat concerned about what America could turn into if, as a result of some natural and/or man-made disaster, public order collapses over a large area and our Well Regulated Militias determine that they need to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights by riding around in pickups like it’s Somalia, gunning down anything that they perceive as a threat.
World War Z (the novel at least, forget the film) was more about how humanity’s inability to deal with a crisis: first we cover it up, then we deny it when it starts to leak, then, when it becomes impossible to either cover up or deny, certain half-assed measures are implemented that turn out to be counter-productive, mass panic ensues and humanity nearly perishes.
re: #201 William Lewis
I am reminded of how when I was in the Army and stationed at Illesheim, down in Bavaria, we started referring to the distances between villages as Kilotons rather that Kilometers…
I attended my sister’s college graduation in 1981 from Antioch in Yellow Springs, OH. Stenciled on the sidewalk in front of the student union was a red arrow that was labeled something like “2.1 miles to Ground Zero”. Which was how far it was to the main runway at Wright-Patterson AFB.
re: #209 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
After one of the hurricanes, a bunch of armed white guys decided they needed to impose order in some of the minority areas. So, yeah, a complete collapse of society would be seen by some as an excuse to become warlords.
re: #210 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
I attended my sister’s college graduation in 1981 from Antioch in Yellow Springs, OH. Stenciled on the sidewalk in front of the student union was a red arrow that was labeled something like “2.1 miles to Ground Zero”. Which was how far it was to the main runway at Wright-Patterson AFB.
In 1982-83, I lived just over 5 miles from Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson.
re: #209 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
World War Z (the novel at least, forget the film) was more about how humanity’s inability to deal with a crisis:
A work of fiction, made-up with dramatic events for entertainment’s sake. We got the WWZ scenario for reals with the recent SARS-nCoV-2 outbreak which had the potential to sicken billions of people and kill millions, overwhelm healthcare, devastate nations, cats and dogs living together, you name it.
What we ended up with was more than one really good vaccine in a few months from a standing start (Nobel Prizes all round!), a realisation by nearly all governments that they were facing a serious situation and plans put together and implemented to ameliorate the Bad Things as much as possible on a worldwide basis. There were hardly any shootouts (well there may have been some in America but it’s difficult to tell over the roar of continuous gunfire there on any given Tuesday) and no breakdown of societal structure.
re: #213 Nojay UK
A work of fiction, made-up with dramatic events for entertainment’s sake. We got the WWZ scenario for reals with the recent SARS-nCoV-2 outbreak which had the potential to sicken billions of people and kill millions, overwhelm healthcare, devastate nations, cats and dogs living together, you name it.
We lucked out in that Covid, although serious & deadly, was never an existential threat to humanity.
But we live in a nation where cross-gender M&Ms, transvestite shows and restricting gas stoves are seen as existential threats to our future as a nation.
Add another fool to the right winger list.
During the “ReAwaken America” event at Christian hate-preacher Greg Locke’s tent church, former SNL cast member Jim Breuer mocked flu shots, vaccines, and Damar Hamlin. pic.twitter.com/4JKEDDO6kr
— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) January 22, 2023
re: #214 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
We lucked out in that Covid, although deadly, was never an existential threat to humanity.
But we live in a nation where cross-gender M&Ms, transvestite shows and restricting gas stoves are seen as existential threats to our future as a nation.
Intrusive government can’t tell me to stop poisoning my family with a poorly-ventilated gas stove or what candies to have sex with!
re: #215 Joe Bacon
Add another fool to the right winger list.
A case of someone who couldn’t get work and blamed it on liberal bias rather than any lack of appeal or talent.
re: #214 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
We lucked out in that Covid, although deadly, was never an existential threat to humanity.
But we live in a nation where cross-gender M&Ms, transvestite shows and restricting gas stoves are seen as existential threats to our future as a nation.
By a vocal and cynical minority that unfortunately has a lot more political power than they deserve to have by any reasonable standard. But reason and standards are not really humanity’s strong point when there is a buck to be made and people to exploit.
mmmmm who wants to go to KFC for Kentucky Fried T-Rex?
T-Rex’s Closest Relative: The Chicken
Like most other animals, the species of chickens that we are familiar with today is the result of evolution and adaptation. Believe it or not, the chicken has an ancestor that was dominating the planet millions of years ago. The chicken is, indeed, closely related to the T-Rex. How? We’ll break the chicken down for you and teach you a little something that you might not have known about these creatures while we’re at it!
The Chicken Ancestor: The T-Rex
Back in 2003, a unique fossil of the T-Rex was discovered with soft tissue intact - allowing scientists to extract enough DNA for research. This 68-million-year fossil was compared to the DNA of 21 modern animal species…and the result? The proteins found in the DNA of the T-Rex were most like those of the chicken.
To further their research, the chicken was the first bird to have its genome sequenced. This means that scientists found the particular order of their DNA. Doing this helped provide more evidence for scientists to confirm that the chicken is currently the closest living relative to the T-Rex.
Even before discovering the evidence from the fossil, some scientists observed that chickens and the T-Rex had similar characteristics. Both chickens and T-Rex walk on two legs, have scaly feet with sharp claws, and both have an arched neck with a big head. There was proof that some of these dinosaurs even had feathers covering their bodies and bird-like lungs. However, decades before these observations and discoveries, it was believed that dinosaurs were reptiles: cold-blooded and slow moving.
re: #218 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
By a vocal and cynical minority that unfortunately has a lot more political power than they deserve to have by any reasonable standard. But reason and standards are not really humanity’s strong point when there is a buck to be made and people to exploit.
All aided and abetted by a media structure that thrives on spreading sensation and scandal rather than promoting sound and rational discourse.
Good morning! The only crime Durham found was one trump committed.
I may never stop laughing.— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) January 27, 2023
re: #219 Joe Bacon
Even before discovering the evidence from the fossil, some scientists observed that chickens and the T-Rex had similar characteristics. Both chickens and T-Rex walk on two legs, have scaly feet with sharp claws, and both have an arched neck with a big head. There was proof that some of these dinosaurs even had feathers covering their bodies and bird-like lungs.
You know what’s already under development at a Wuhan lab…
re: #202 Dangerman
ps no one was ever the color of pale beige / flesh tone bandages
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re: #223 wrenchwench
In food service, if you need a bandaid, it will be blue, to avoid being lost in food.
I will never order a blueberry muffin again…
re: #215 Joe Bacon
Add another fool to the right winger list.
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re: #211 Belafon
After one of the hurricanes, a bunch of armed white guys decided they needed to impose order in some of the minority areas. So, yeah, a complete collapse of society would be seen by some as an excuse to become warlords.
#LiesAreViruses and #TruthIsTheVaccine#SharedFacts pic.twitter.com/xR9BQpx4pn
— Allen Y. Tien MD MHS 田一彦 (@allentien) January 27, 2023
More news: The White House today announced significant new actions to protect tenants and make renting more affordable
For months, tenant leaders, housing experts & legal organizations have pushed the Biden admin to do more to keep people in their homeshttps://t.co/3ykzvJhOML— Rachel Leah Siegel (@rachsieg) January 25, 2023
re: #199 lawhawk
They will justify their losses as being due to not being sufficiently cruel or racist or obstructionist enough, and radicalize the base into thinking that they have to nominate even more extreme candidates to run for office and win in gerrymandered districts, giving even more life to the lies. All the while, the reality is the GOP has not won a national presidential popular vote in 20 years of elections (since Bush 2004). You’d think that they’d realize something is fundamentally wrong, but instead hold to fact that the EC and gerrymandering keeps them in power despite losing popular votes and the EC favors the low density GOP dominated states over higher density Democratic states where majority of Americans live.
They have learned the lesson that gerrymandering and the EC can keep them in power indefinitely. They don’t have to change — just how to manipulate the flaws in our system to keep democracy under leash and spread autocracy wherever they can.
Trust me, older people are massively dying in China, especially in rural areas. Nobody knows how this most populous country and world’s second largest economy is really doing, not even that guy in Beijing, because nobody dares to tell him the truth.https://t.co/Yg7WNNVqQD
— Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋 (@Yaqiu) January 25, 2023
re: #203 Nojay UK
Real-world evidence is that in disasters like, for example, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, supply chains keep on supplying (absent toilet paper and a few other items), communications keep on communicating (see Ukraine for a current working example of battlefield TikTokers and mobile phone intercepts) and the public tend to be orderly and Gasp!!! help each other out.
The Walking Dead is sensationalised American-focussed gun-wanking, again like most or all of the nuclear End Of The World books and movies from that nation. Shaun of the Dead is probably more representative of a real zombie outbreak than WWZ et al, a few days of disorientation and then the state gets its act together and normalises everything.
It’s worth noting that On The Beach has, as far as I can recall, no shootouts but it was written by a non-American.
Favorite take on zombies:
re: #205 Nojay UK
My own favourite of his is the very disingenously-named “Trustee From The Toolroom”. Not a gritty prison drama as the title might suggest but…
i’m gonna read that
re: #227 lawhawk
The horizontal line keeps moving up…
“The Supreme Court did not disclose its longstanding financial ties with former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff even as it touted him as an expert who independently validated its investigation into who leaked the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade,” CNN reports.“The court’s inquiry, released last week with Chertoff’s endorsement, failed to identify who was responsible for the unprecedented leak. The decision to keep the relationship with Chertoff quiet is a reflection of a pattern of opacity at the nation’s highest court, whose rulings affect every American.”
not too corrupt
some legacy Mr. “Balls and Strikes”
re: #236 Dangerman
not too corrupt
some legacy Mr. “Balls and Strikes”
So how many others here think like me that, if the leak came from a liberal justice or their staff, the person would have been identified and their name revealed to all.
New York Times: “Ads from major brands are nonexistent on the site. Instead, the ads on Truth Social are for alternative medicine, diet pills, gun accessories and Trump-themed trinkets, according to an analysis of hundreds of ads on the social network by The New York Times.”
he thought he’d get major funding, skim fees off the top and be done with it.
plus that his name alone would generate a following audience.
like elmo, he 100% did/does not understand the economic model necessary to make a service like TS generate profits
re: #229 Hecuba’s daughter
They have learned the lesson that gerrymandering and the EC can keep them in power indefinitely. They don’t have to change — just how to manipulate the flaws in our system to keep democracy under leash and spread autocracy wherever they can.
and when they lose, they scream to high heaven that they have had their rightful victory stolen with the help of Italian satellites and Venezuelan dictators
re: #237 Hecuba’s daughter
So how many others here think like me that, if the leak came from a liberal justice or their staff, the person would have been identified and their name revealed to all.
the same day
no investigation necessary because everyone would know (like we all did)
this silence, and no determination, is telling
re: #240 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
and when they lose, they scream to high heaven that they have had their rightful victory stolen with the help of Italian satellites and Venezuelan dictators
And some will resort to 2nd Amendment measures to try to get a victory. I will never forget how Joe Walsh, before he joined the sane brigade, talked about taking these measures in 2016 if Hillary won.
These are the people that Putinists call “nazis”
The Ukrainian Army choir singing Eli Eli at #BabynJar on the #HolocaustMemorialDay pic.twitter.com/nOc7UhGo5y
— Michael Brodsky (@michael_brodsk) January 27, 2023
if the idea is that releasing the video will quash right-wing conspiracy theories, that is a painfully naive notion!
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 27, 2023
re: #242 Hecuba’s daughter
And some will resort to 2nd Amendment measures to try to get a victory. I will never forget how Joe Walsh, before he joined the sane brigade, talked about taking these measures in 2016 if Hillary won.
Joe Walsh would be 10000% with the sedition caucus if he still had his seat in Congress
re: #231 Barefoot Grin
OMG I never saw that one. I’m in tears.
re: #244 Backwoods_Sleuth
if the idea is that releasing the video will quash right-wing conspiracy theories, that is a painfully naive notion!
“The video is a Deep-State deep fake!”
re: #244 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Where are his Pants?”
Number 1 question.
if you conduct a poll and these are the results, the best move is to simply never tell anyone pic.twitter.com/b7pB1v0Nmt
— 5-4 Podcast (@fivefourpod) January 26, 2023
re: #251 gocart mozart
Why do I suspect that Dred Scott topped the list because it didn’t go far enough for these people?
/ (half)
re: #251 gocart mozart
surprised that Brown isn’t on the list
Hee. Posted this 9 years ago today:
I never have understood the idea that “an armed society is a polite society.”
However much I might want to, I am not in the habit of shooting rude and ill mannered people even when I have a weapon handy. If I were, I would probably have run out of ammo or the SWAT team would have gotten me before I could have finished my morning commute in Lubbock.
re: #254 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie
I never have understood the idea that “an armed society is a polite society.”
1914: “A Europe with a military balance of powers is a peaceful Europe”
Trump Organization can’t be sued because ‘no entity as such exists’: Trump lawyers
Oh Holy Father of Sweet Breakfast Meats…
re: #236 Dangerman
This guarantees it was one of the conservative justices that leaked. 100%.
Republicans openly laughed about it and Elon Musk spread conspiracy theories. This will have absolutely no effect on them, and definitely will not “pour cold water” on anything. It’s waaay past that point. https://t.co/xZgnPkNKIH
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 27, 2023
re: #255 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich ‘cause he was hungry.
In that moment, he became the ninth of 13 people executed in the final six months of the Trump administration — more federal executions than in the previous 10 administrations combined. Of the 13, six were put to death after Trump lost the election, his Justice Department accelerating the schedule to ensure they would die before the incoming administration could intercede. Before Trump, there had been only three federal executions since 1963; in January 2021, Trump oversaw three executions during a single four-day stretch.”
“Two years before that stretch, Trump had signed perhaps the lone broadly popular major initiative of his presidency: a bipartisan criminal-justice reform bill. By 2020, however, his political calculus had changed. As he geared up for another election, Trump White House sources say, the president was telling advisers that carrying out capital punishment would insulate him from criticism that he was soft on crime. And in his attorney general, Bill Barr, a longtime death-penalty advocate, he had the perfect accomplice
Pig
re: #252 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Why do I suspect that Dred Scott topped the list because it didn’t go far enough for these people?
/ (half)
Agreeing on Dred Scott’s moral depravity gives blanket public license to deny claims of their racism and sexism when just about every other decision would give racist and sexist behavior at least tacit support or support the ability of localities to maintain it.
re: #257 Joe Bacon
Trump Organization can’t be sued because ‘no entity as such exists’: Trump lawyers
Oh Holy Father of Sweet Breakfast Meats…
Idiotic
Won’t work
James is smarter than this and didn’t name ” the trump org “
She did name the trump org, inc, which does exist.
re: #257 Joe Bacon
Trump Organization can’t be sued because ‘no entity as such exists’: Trump lawyers
Oh Holy Father of Sweet Breakfast Meats…
Oh, and please, its “tenet”, not “tenant”
(the rawstory writer, not you)
re: #145 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
It is about patterns of behavior, not just individual instances.
We can change those patterns if we have the proper motivation.
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew
I’m learning again
-Don Henley-
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