The beginning of race riots, and labor riots. I always thought Charleston, SC, ca. 1710, was the most brutal and lawless port in the colonies, including Barbados and Kingston. Goes to show how wrong you can be. I also thought that the “cruel and unusual punishments” clause was because of the branding and the ear cropping and the tongue severing of Merry Olde England, especially the Restoration. (King Charles was a Merry Olde Soul, but he also didn’t like to be criticized on stage or in pamphlets or in coffeehouses.)
Whelp, this is depressing. Is it an offense to be banned for for me to say, “Good for the enslaved people!”? Especially the pregnant woman?
Burned at the stake and broken on the wheel. Thought that was Italian. Live and learn. Thanks, Erik.
As much as I'm given to OT non-comments & general rambling, I do wish we'd stick to the topic of this post more closely. Slave revolts in NYC. Interesting from many historical perspectives. Comparing the British system with the Dutch (including the Flushing Remonstrance/religious freedom and the manumission laws) is one. The through line to later race riots (including Civil War conflicts with newly arrived displaced Irish & those of the 1960s) is another. And of course the Civil Rights movement & modern discrimination.
This, like anything having to do with Native Americans, is the American history that they DO NOT teach in school. Ignoring it keeps you ignorant.
The JCPOA was signed by Iran, China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union, but one man – Donald Trump, who knows more about nuclear than anyone else – tore it up because he thought it was bad.
He tore it up because it was a big success for Obama, but Obama deserved it, because he made fun of Trump once in public.
I'm not kidding. There is a direct line from Obama calling Trump out at the White House Correspondents Dinner over the birther bullshit to our current involvement in an open-ended war with Iran.
Watching Artemis approaching the moon live (or as live as the ~2.5s radio wave propagation time allows). As I type this they are 401,040 km (249194 mi) from the Earth. Now officially the furthest humans have been (yeah I may feel right now this makes them especially fucking lucky), topping Apollo 13’s very similar free return trajectory (they just kinda loop around it, using the moon’s gravity to swing them back) already. As they are moving some 1700 kph, by the time you read this, they won’t be there exactly obviously.
They will go further still. They’ll start disappearing behind the moon in another 4h05 or so now.
I probably would have watched this anyway but ya know off today and hey if that babbling orange criminal idiot is talking again especially recommend. I mean, unless someone arrests him live during his presser? I might watch that. (Let me know, thanks? I can open another display.)
Kinda tired. Slept pretty bad, honestly. Possibly it’s the pathetic desperate felon with nukes, who knows. But, you know. This does call for a beer I think.
Ah, to be 400 million meters away from this dumbass planet. Dumbshit could say anything and you're blissfully unaware of it for a whole 1.33 seconds. (This is what I estimate the time for the radio waves to get there, because light speed is just under 300 million m/s)
Another fuckbonkers presser with Donnie saying he'll go to Venezuela and be president there. And that's the light weight stuff. Have adult beverages before consuming ANY of this.
Funny how he's usually never against Pete and Pete can't keep HIS mouth shut... he can't pretend he wasn't directing the whole thing unless he names Trump
JD Vance in charge of finding fraud. When Donnie is indicted, he'll blame Vance. Crusader Pete is going down for the Straight of Hormuz and Bibi's War.
Yeah, we live-riffed it, mostly further down thread. Quick recap: bragging on that one rescue, bitching about everything, and he called Biden the R-word
When asked about keeping Iranian oil, Trump says "to the victor go the spoils," and how we didn't do that in WWII, and imagine Germany telling us we didn't tell them before we invaded Iran, then something about how ISIS formed, and how Venezuela was amazing.
Jesus F Christ. Does this sad excuse for a man know anything at all? Because we did carve up Germany after WWII. That's why there were two of them for a while!
Actually WW2 was the opposite of "to the victor go the spoils" that was WW1 and so famously led directly to the aforementioned WW2.
VW only exists because the British sent an Army officer to restart and run the factory, figuring employed Germans were a better idea than unemployed ones.
The beginning of race riots, and labor riots. I always thought Charleston, SC, ca. 1710, was the most brutal and lawless port in the colonies, including Barbados and Kingston. Goes to show how wrong you can be. I also thought that the “cruel and unusual punishments” clause was because of the branding and the ear cropping and the tongue severing of Merry Olde England, especially the Restoration. (King Charles was a Merry Olde Soul, but he also didn’t like to be criticized on stage or in pamphlets or in coffeehouses.)
Whelp, this is depressing. Is it an offense to be banned for for me to say, “Good for the enslaved people!”? Especially the pregnant woman?
Burned at the stake and broken on the wheel. Thought that was Italian. Live and learn. Thanks, Erik.
As much as I'm given to OT non-comments & general rambling, I do wish we'd stick to the topic of this post more closely. Slave revolts in NYC. Interesting from many historical perspectives. Comparing the British system with the Dutch (including the Flushing Remonstrance/religious freedom and the manumission laws) is one. The through line to later race riots (including Civil War conflicts with newly arrived displaced Irish & those of the 1960s) is another. And of course the Civil Rights movement & modern discrimination.
This, like anything having to do with Native Americans, is the American history that they DO NOT teach in school. Ignoring it keeps you ignorant.
Just saying.
Well, 𝘐 certainly feel better about the state of geopolitical affairs! How 'bout the rest of you?
What, too soon?
On the third day he arose from the dead and all was well. Then on the fourth day everything went back to shit again.
The JCPOA was signed by Iran, China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union, but one man – Donald Trump, who knows more about nuclear than anyone else – tore it up because he thought it was bad.
He tore it up because it was a big success for Obama, but Obama deserved it, because he made fun of Trump once in public.
He wants his name on EVERYTHING, fucking child that he is.
I'm all for Trump Toilet Seats™ so long as no one in the family makes any money from them.
They could have a special RFKjr coke edition.
You kid, but that’s really how narcissists see the world. It’ll drive you around the bend.
I'm not kidding. There is a direct line from Obama calling Trump out at the White House Correspondents Dinner over the birther bullshit to our current involvement in an open-ended war with Iran.
You'll be telling me that the US still has problems with institutional racism next.
Watching Artemis approaching the moon live (or as live as the ~2.5s radio wave propagation time allows). As I type this they are 401,040 km (249194 mi) from the Earth. Now officially the furthest humans have been (yeah I may feel right now this makes them especially fucking lucky), topping Apollo 13’s very similar free return trajectory (they just kinda loop around it, using the moon’s gravity to swing them back) already. As they are moving some 1700 kph, by the time you read this, they won’t be there exactly obviously.
They will go further still. They’ll start disappearing behind the moon in another 4h05 or so now.
I probably would have watched this anyway but ya know off today and hey if that babbling orange criminal idiot is talking again especially recommend. I mean, unless someone arrests him live during his presser? I might watch that. (Let me know, thanks? I can open another display.)
Kinda tired. Slept pretty bad, honestly. Possibly it’s the pathetic desperate felon with nukes, who knows. But, you know. This does call for a beer I think.
Picky, picky - what's a little ~2.5s radio wave propagation time between planets and satellites anyway.
Ah, to be 400 million meters away from this dumbass planet. Dumbshit could say anything and you're blissfully unaware of it for a whole 1.33 seconds. (This is what I estimate the time for the radio waves to get there, because light speed is just under 300 million m/s)
a) "a beer" and,
b) "I think"?
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.
It will be Crusader Pete riding that bomb a la Slim Pickens.
He'd fall off. For all his carrying on about fitness, he's not in good shape.
I would give money to see that.
I'll chip in $20 to get the effort going.
LIVE on PPV!
I mean, even Kubrick would yell "CUT!"
"Get me Tom Cruise, stat"
JD, we need that couch for this shot.
sn00rk! That’s another keyboard you owe me!
With a dagger in his mouth and a large bottle of Jack in his fist.
Empty bottle and that's a dildo, not a dagger
With a St. George’s cross on his uniform.
I like the fact that the Bulwark reminder just sent to us called it a "Trump Press Event". Ya gotta take yer small victories wherever you can get 'em.
Vance and Crusader Pete ... under the bus you go! And here I thought Tulsi would be next ...
I've been trying to somewhat avoid the news until 4:00 pm and cocktail hour rolls around.
What's happening?
Another fuckbonkers presser with Donnie saying he'll go to Venezuela and be president there. And that's the light weight stuff. Have adult beverages before consuming ANY of this.
Funny how he's usually never against Pete and Pete can't keep HIS mouth shut... he can't pretend he wasn't directing the whole thing unless he names Trump
Which means he gets ALL THE BLAME.
That's why there were still two empty squares still remining in this week's Kremlin office pool.
What? Did he blame them for failure?
really?
cool
JD Vance in charge of finding fraud. When Donnie is indicted, he'll blame Vance. Crusader Pete is going down for the Straight of Hormuz and Bibi's War.
That was more than an hour of crazy. I feel dizzy and hungover.
😳 You actually listened?????
Yeah, we live-riffed it, mostly further down thread. Quick recap: bragging on that one rescue, bitching about everything, and he called Biden the R-word
Why is it I go offline for a bit and all the good stuff happens????
Thanks! Searching...searching...
If your Trump insanity lasts longer than 4 hours see your doctor...
You did the whole thing? Madness!
Go outside and get some fresh, mountain air. It clears the mind.
Nausea is also common. Congratulations, you still retain your hold on reality.
It may, in fairness, be chunky. There may be croutons in there. But his brain is still soup.
The rabid chihuahua that used to live in there has called the ASPCA. It's suing tomorrow.
Donnie seems to think he's won something.
Mueller, She Wrote
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When asked about keeping Iranian oil, Trump says "to the victor go the spoils," and how we didn't do that in WWII, and imagine Germany telling us we didn't tell them before we invaded Iran, then something about how ISIS formed, and how Venezuela was amazing.
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Susie Wiles must be so proud.
Jesus F Christ. Does this sad excuse for a man know anything at all? Because we did carve up Germany after WWII. That's why there were two of them for a while!
Actually WW2 was the opposite of "to the victor go the spoils" that was WW1 and so famously led directly to the aforementioned WW2.
VW only exists because the British sent an Army officer to restart and run the factory, figuring employed Germans were a better idea than unemployed ones.
Redneckistan: how much longer before the tantrum on national TV? I'm thinking days.
You’re watching it. Now we’re getting to the dangerous part.
And the part where our military officers put up or shut up.
Markets are holding steady at the moment, still up a bit.
The Market is high on Insider Trading and hopium...
give it a day
We are in a BAD place as a nation until this raving maniac is removed.
What. In. The. Livingston. Fuck?
And he ends with Greenland.
All those people in that room, and nobody tried to choke the life out of him.