"Pretty sure taking away five New College grads’ diplomas for booing billionaire Joe Ricketts at commencement does not “support and protect the right of free speech,”"
It supports Joe Ricketts' free speech, and why would anyone who isn't a billionaire even need free speech, anyway?
That Verge article on Vivek Ramaswamy's Buzzfeed stunt is wonderfully contemptuous. Also, "objectivity kayfabe" needs to become a go-to slam when dunking on the MSM.
um, really REALLY needed that tabs gif this painful AF (for me) morning.
Nice to see my soul so summed up here and the images allow for calm so pain doesn't increase. Thank you and love you.
May you all have a blessed day, no matter how you woke up. Know Wonks here got your back when you need it. May rest find you all and may a smile creep in at least once due to a moment of joy/bliss.
Ohhhh, not an okay start to the day; I'm so sorry BJ. But you have generosity in your heart, and that should earn you some measure of relief!! Should!! Good human, good Wonker! ❤️
I have a puzzle for everyone! Keri Noble was an artist from Detroit who had a brief fling with a major label. Sadly, not "marketable" enough... I knew her when, but not really. I was a fan since 1999 and we had coffee once after a show of hers. Here's the puzzle though! Watch this video and try to spot her husband/co-writer/co-producer at the time in the video: This is an empowering divorce song and yet they toured together during the entire divorce, because together they were, musically, really good together. These lyrics man.. Damn..
It's not the bass player in every studio scene, who's a session guy (and probable Terminator) who went on to tour with them, it's the guitar player you barely ever see. Ouch.
She's a happy gal though. Had a lot of success as a morning show host, is a vocal coach, and is now married to some giant man who flipped footballs for a living.
If you are still here, here she is on the CBS Morning Show:
I've had a very busy morning and am late here, but a graduation ceremony is a CEREMONY. How on earth can a person who has earned and paid for their degree have it rescinded for behavior after-the-fact? Could universities rescind degrees 5, 10, 20 years later for actions of graduates with which they do not agree?
Well, yeah, but............. you'd need to be like Josef Mengele or a (very fucking few) other Nazi war criminals. IIRC, both his MD and PhD were rescinded.
I have my doubts about those Florida kids having become notorious in their extraordinary evil since finals and so forth.
They make the "rules" ridiculously vague so they can try to net as many people they deem "undesirable" under them as they can, and interpret them any way they want ... even when they can't find the alleged infraction about which they complain
If it was misbehavior/misrepresentation DURING the earning of the actual degree, I could see it, because then the degree might not have been awarded in the first place.
This is like taking away the matching funds to my 401k after I've already left the company because I do something against company policy after I'm already done there.
How many times was Hilary Clinton asked by reporters whether she was going to leave lyin', cheatin' Bill Clinton or [smirk, smirk] stand by her man? When in the hell is somebody going to ask Melanoma that?
Took a trip to Europe two weeks ago, first time in four years that I've traveled without stringently wearing a mask on mass transit. I learned my lesson - got covid.
I traveled last month and kept my mask on in the airport as much as possible (hardly anyone was wearing a mask and it was crowded). I have several friends who got sick after air travel (I didn't, hooray, I guess!).
I'm having an indecision paralysis moment right now. I've made an appt to sell my car this afternoon, which will leave me without transportation other than bus/Uber, but I need the money now. It's really got me screwed up at the moment.
Is the short-term benefit worth the long-term detriment? If you REALLY do not need the car and would otherwise be sick/starving/homeless, then maybe so. But if selling the car means that you will forego other opportunities as a result (a better job at some point that would require an Uber every single day?), then is there ANY way to hold off?
I'm sure you've already done those calculations but getting another car if you require it will not likely be easy. I always held onto mine because I literally figured that I could live in it if I had to do so, which wasn't a great thing to have to consider, but was the reality of my situation.
I wish you well regardless of whatever decision you have to make and I'm sorry you're in this position.
Unfortunately I am absolutely at the bitter end. I have no money to pay my rent, I have no income, I’m waiting on a decision about benefits. I’ve raised $136 on GoFundMe. The car is a convenience, but I live on a main street. It's really last resort time
Ok, first I had a million incantations of "Elon Musk" trying to follow me on Substack. Then, I had a guy named "Steven Ottomans" try to follow me. He looked like a pleasant older gentleman in the profile photo, plus I noted that he only followed women of a certain age. So, I googled his name and nothing came up. Then I did a reverse search of the photo and he's a scammer - whoever he is. So, block him and report him.
"...Voting for an independent candidate in a presidential contest does not make you principled. It makes you a citizen who cares more about looking cool and above it all than about taking part in the real democratic process...."
It’s the Little Mole, coveting coveralls. I’ve got yer hed gif source info here: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/the-little-mole
Also, here is the Fonz link for those that are looking: https://thewhitepages.substack.com/p/the-day-that-the-fonz-solved-racism?r=angu9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I just want the lil fella to get some pants.
Must be a ....
naked mole rat!
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Dobry den, Krteček!!
He was my buddy while in Prague. My host's SIL -- I believe -- knitted me a little mole and my host gifted me with several children's books and vids.
A joy to see him here.
That was a fun 13 minutes. I love when the fiber is dyed by the berries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7xQrtTUAr4
Matching Mole, 70s prog. Sorry, that's all I got.
(Nerd alert: the band name is a play on the name Soft Machine, but rendered aloud in French.)
Wow. That is a blast from my part. I still like listening to weird and outside music.
The whole concept of wanting pants seems just a tad alien, here.
Right? We're famous for eschewing pants around here. There's dozens of us. Dozens!
Although you never should have written alien in your sentence. Because now all I can think about is space pants!
https://youtu.be/MwpmqMnngRk?si=n0AfGVi-WdwgOLd5
In space no one can hear you pant.
Thank goodness for that!
I'm pretty sure that's weed at the beginning of the the gif just before the coveralls make their appearance.
Sure… Czech animators of children’s shows are all stoners deep down.
CUTE!
Fake news! Moles can’t see!!
Well, we have Mole and Rat's opinions, but what about Badger?
Toad will weigh in, brace yourselves...
moose and squirrel?
(falsetto) Again!?
That wasn't falsetto; that was June Foray. It was REALetto.
Whar Frog and Toad?
Pressed Rat and Warthog?
I hear they closed down their shop. Atonal apples weren't selling any more.
We'll just classify the weasels as MAGAts and leave them to themselves.
Does that mean I can't say "Vote, vote, vote like a baby stoat" anymore?
Of course you can. I will.
Vote, vote, vote like a baby stoat!
The mouse knows that pants is overrated because he listened to Lyle Lovett. Yes, yes, yes.
Fight the pantriarchy!
"Pretty sure taking away five New College grads’ diplomas for booing billionaire Joe Ricketts at commencement does not “support and protect the right of free speech,”"
It supports Joe Ricketts' free speech, and why would anyone who isn't a billionaire even need free speech, anyway?
yeah, but no one remembers because he did it after he jumped the shark.
That Verge article on Vivek Ramaswamy's Buzzfeed stunt is wonderfully contemptuous. Also, "objectivity kayfabe" needs to become a go-to slam when dunking on the MSM.
um, really REALLY needed that tabs gif this painful AF (for me) morning.
Nice to see my soul so summed up here and the images allow for calm so pain doesn't increase. Thank you and love you.
May you all have a blessed day, no matter how you woke up. Know Wonks here got your back when you need it. May rest find you all and may a smile creep in at least once due to a moment of joy/bliss.
Ohhhh, not an okay start to the day; I'm so sorry BJ. But you have generosity in your heart, and that should earn you some measure of relief!! Should!! Good human, good Wonker! ❤️
I have a puzzle for everyone! Keri Noble was an artist from Detroit who had a brief fling with a major label. Sadly, not "marketable" enough... I knew her when, but not really. I was a fan since 1999 and we had coffee once after a show of hers. Here's the puzzle though! Watch this video and try to spot her husband/co-writer/co-producer at the time in the video: This is an empowering divorce song and yet they toured together during the entire divorce, because together they were, musically, really good together. These lyrics man.. Damn..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDiNp3oS_v0
It's not the bass player in every studio scene, who's a session guy (and probable Terminator) who went on to tour with them, it's the guitar player you barely ever see. Ouch.
She's a happy gal though. Had a lot of success as a morning show host, is a vocal coach, and is now married to some giant man who flipped footballs for a living.
If you are still here, here she is on the CBS Morning Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAOFfx5n8Bo
"bass player who's a session guy and probable Terminator"
I think if you're a bass-playing session gut, all that is in the job description
SER had a great one about why the economy is good, but people don't believe it.
https://www.playtyperguy.com/p/why-are-you-ingrates-still-whining
>> "The company, Hello Alice, responded by opening a new grant program to tell Miller to get fucked. You could nominate Wonkette! Or anyone else!" <<
You could even nominate Pervert Justice AND Wonkette! No limit on # of nominations, y'all!
Fuck Stephen Miller, that Mr Burns looking MF! Are Mommy and Daddy still paying his cellphone bills? Speaking of mole rats....
I've had a very busy morning and am late here, but a graduation ceremony is a CEREMONY. How on earth can a person who has earned and paid for their degree have it rescinded for behavior after-the-fact? Could universities rescind degrees 5, 10, 20 years later for actions of graduates with which they do not agree?
Well, yeah, but............. you'd need to be like Josef Mengele or a (very fucking few) other Nazi war criminals. IIRC, both his MD and PhD were rescinded.
I have my doubts about those Florida kids having become notorious in their extraordinary evil since finals and so forth.
Why would you want a degree from that place when Christopher Rufo has infected the board ...?
I've seen them try. It's unclear what "success" even means, though.
That's how fascists roll
They make the "rules" ridiculously vague so they can try to net as many people they deem "undesirable" under them as they can, and interpret them any way they want ... even when they can't find the alleged infraction about which they complain
https://youtu.be/BUbtCWoTB-A?si=o66-RxyM7-RlH2eD
If it was misbehavior/misrepresentation DURING the earning of the actual degree, I could see it, because then the degree might not have been awarded in the first place.
This is like taking away the matching funds to my 401k after I've already left the company because I do something against company policy after I'm already done there.
I understand, but that hasn't stopped colleges from trying 5 and 10 years after the fact.
the University of Pennsylvania has been trying to get one degree back for like 40 years, but they'd have to give back the library.......
https://substack.com/@ladytavestock/note/c-57687836
Photos of a fraudster.
How many times was Hilary Clinton asked by reporters whether she was going to leave lyin', cheatin' Bill Clinton or [smirk, smirk] stand by her man? When in the hell is somebody going to ask Melanoma that?
They can't find her to ask her
This is a photo of the scammer parading as Steve Ottoman. I did a reverse search and found it on a scam warning website.
Shoot... How do I link a photo?
Go into notes on substack, post your pic there, and then you can post the link to your note here.
Thank you TINA!!
You are very welcome, sweet friend!
Took a trip to Europe two weeks ago, first time in four years that I've traveled without stringently wearing a mask on mass transit. I learned my lesson - got covid.
next time just go on a two-week cruise!
Sorry to hear that. Everyone should mask up in airports. They were filthy petri dishes well before covid.
Agreed. Just about every time I’ve flown I ended up with a cold.
Exactly. I always came home with some kind of virus.
I traveled last month and kept my mask on in the airport as much as possible (hardly anyone was wearing a mask and it was crowded). I have several friends who got sick after air travel (I didn't, hooray, I guess!).
I'm having an indecision paralysis moment right now. I've made an appt to sell my car this afternoon, which will leave me without transportation other than bus/Uber, but I need the money now. It's really got me screwed up at the moment.
Is the short-term benefit worth the long-term detriment? If you REALLY do not need the car and would otherwise be sick/starving/homeless, then maybe so. But if selling the car means that you will forego other opportunities as a result (a better job at some point that would require an Uber every single day?), then is there ANY way to hold off?
I'm sure you've already done those calculations but getting another car if you require it will not likely be easy. I always held onto mine because I literally figured that I could live in it if I had to do so, which wasn't a great thing to have to consider, but was the reality of my situation.
I wish you well regardless of whatever decision you have to make and I'm sorry you're in this position.
Unfortunately I am absolutely at the bitter end. I have no money to pay my rent, I have no income, I’m waiting on a decision about benefits. I’ve raised $136 on GoFundMe. The car is a convenience, but I live on a main street. It's really last resort time
Summer is the season to be carless.
Ok, first I had a million incantations of "Elon Musk" trying to follow me on Substack. Then, I had a guy named "Steven Ottomans" try to follow me. He looked like a pleasant older gentleman in the profile photo, plus I noted that he only followed women of a certain age. So, I googled his name and nothing came up. Then I did a reverse search of the photo and he's a scammer - whoever he is. So, block him and report him.
I post replies to things and get bots liking them and following me within 30 seconds. I remove the follow, but don't block.
Yes, but this guy was starting to send messages pretty persistently. He gets reported.
"...Voting for an independent candidate in a presidential contest does not make you principled. It makes you a citizen who cares more about looking cool and above it all than about taking part in the real democratic process...."
[ From a column by Gail Collins in today's NYT ]