As a DC native who has fond memories of performances I attended at the Kennedy Center it sickens me that this memorial might be taken away from future concertgoers and ballet fans over one man's wish to prove that he is a tyrant beyond the reach of democratic institutions ie "the law". That's all this is, he doesn't give a rat's ass about the center, only that his whims become law or in this case another hole in the ground where history was once made.
"If you don't put my name on it, I'm going to tear it down!"... what kind of shit-brain, infantile... asinine... moron... snow flake... just... AAAUUUGGHHHHHHH!!!
Make it fucking stop, already! And Moses Mike decided to throw Congress in recess through November after (checks watch), 4 hours in session?
I am so... so... so... damn over this... bullshit!
Okay, I am just a lowly PhD in psychological measurement who slept through one quarter of high school freshman economics taught by a coach in the 50th worst state for education, and even I can see how fucking stupid that orange bag of shit thinks it is that we should go without in order to hoard more money for that orange bag of shit's war.
He wants to put his name on the center for the same reason the right wing keeps insisting Melania is the second Jackie-o. They're trying, very very very hard, to glom onto the entire Kennedy popularism in style and memory.
That is the only reason for it. Surprised he hasn't taken a look at cape Kennedy yet
They renamed the Cape back to Canaveral some years ago, but the NASA facility is still Kennedy Space Center. I worked for a while at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which was mostly cool. Except for that asbestos incident, but no asbestosis yet!
Good morning. Is the Kennedy Center still standing? Are we at war -- oops, I mean military conflict with anyone new? Has A1 killed anyone overnight? Maybe it can figure out a way to nuke the heat dome that's permanently parked itself over the south central US. It's Friday if I've calculated correctly and that's a good thing.
Soo, Sheeran's object lesson in 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 has inspired much discussion on 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 of all damn things!
Much of it "pass the bong" talk, reiteration or reinvention of topics covered thoughtfully by philosophers over the entire existence of language... But still inviting discussion and creating passion in people.
I myself don't think being "apolitical" is the same as being neutral, nor is it defensible based on some personal or philosophical reasoning, but of course, context matters. My considerations don't include being responsible for a payroll underwritten by fickle fans...
It's a thing just to be accepted, beyond my ability to reason, that a public figure with an image that powers their livelihood, would not own concrete beliefs on prominent issues, at least.
If Sheeran didn't have concrete beliefs, then he wouldn't have kicked Macklemore off the team. Whether those beliefs are "the billionaires must always be obeyed" or "Muslims don't count as humans" doesn't matter, his action is a clear sign of concrete beliefs. If he had just verbally distanced himself from Macklemore's statements with a neutral statement like "Macklemore is a professional artist and has his own voice" then that would be a sign of a lack of concrete beliefs, but that's not what Sheeran did, now did he?
Btw Thune announced either Tuesday or Wednesday that they're planning on trying to ram through a third reconciliation bill after the election, full of spending cuts to try and pay for the war. So that's going to be a fun lame duck session!
The timing on installing a pacemaker into Glitch McConnell's brain is going to be close, but I predict they'll do what it takes. Being amoral, it doesn't matter to them and a vote's a vote!
It's apparently been well received where it's been seen. It's also possible the company that currently has rights to it will cave to Elon and not put it in theaters or on streaming services.
So because the Senate WAS working yesterday, unlike the House, there is some news from them:
Andy Kim has introduced a bill to reduce wait times for disability benefits. Not going to pass n this Congress, but good to have it out there for next year.
Senate Armed Services committee pissed off after a closed door meeting with Pentagon's #3 guy about the war. Allegedly the guy didn't even have a statement prepared.
I think as Rs are telling him to say "nay", the Ds should be yelling for him to say "aye". It might work out, and at least it highlights his condition.
What a fucking toddler. Grandpa needs a pudding cup and a diaper change.
I am flying out of Dulles tonight and happy to report on my way to the airport, drove past the Kennedy Center and it's still standing.
Are there still people surrounding it?
That I couldn't tell. I was driving. Mr. Star didn't mention but it was probably where we were, not an absence of protestors.
The Kennedy Center in happier times:
𝐴𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑜𝑛 𝐽𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦 19, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑑𝑦 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟.
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑎𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑀𝑟. 𝑅𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝐾𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑔, 𝑅𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑖, 𝐸𝑚𝑚𝑦𝑙𝑜𝑢 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑠, 𝑅𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑠ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑. 𝑁𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑦, 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙, 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐾𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑔 𝑝𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝐻𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑛'𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑔, 𝑎 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦.
As a DC native who has fond memories of performances I attended at the Kennedy Center it sickens me that this memorial might be taken away from future concertgoers and ballet fans over one man's wish to prove that he is a tyrant beyond the reach of democratic institutions ie "the law". That's all this is, he doesn't give a rat's ass about the center, only that his whims become law or in this case another hole in the ground where history was once made.
On a darkly maudlin upside, if Trump tears down the Kennedy Center, WE get to tear down his ballroom and arch without any hesitation...
"If you don't put my name on it, I'm going to tear it down!"... what kind of shit-brain, infantile... asinine... moron... snow flake... just... AAAUUUGGHHHHHHH!!!
Make it fucking stop, already! And Moses Mike decided to throw Congress in recess through November after (checks watch), 4 hours in session?
I am so... so... so... damn over this... bullshit!
Recess because if he didn't, they'd impeach the Secretary of War Crimes.
I know that, but with Congress AGAIN in recess, no other work can get done, like trying to do ANYTHING to reel in this shit stain.
Okay, I am just a lowly PhD in psychological measurement who slept through one quarter of high school freshman economics taught by a coach in the 50th worst state for education, and even I can see how fucking stupid that orange bag of shit thinks it is that we should go without in order to hoard more money for that orange bag of shit's war.
He wants to put his name on the center for the same reason the right wing keeps insisting Melania is the second Jackie-o. They're trying, very very very hard, to glom onto the entire Kennedy popularism in style and memory.
That is the only reason for it. Surprised he hasn't taken a look at cape Kennedy yet
Please don't give them any ideas. Men in my family would rise from the dead.
They renamed the Cape back to Canaveral some years ago, but the NASA facility is still Kennedy Space Center. I worked for a while at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which was mostly cool. Except for that asbestos incident, but no asbestosis yet!
My dad worked there during the space program in the 60s and I cannot for the life of me ever call it the right name.
If he really wants to emulate Kennedy, he could swing by Dallas and...
He tried that. Nobody was buying, this time.
Good morning. Is the Kennedy Center still standing? Are we at war -- oops, I mean military conflict with anyone new? Has A1 killed anyone overnight? Maybe it can figure out a way to nuke the heat dome that's permanently parked itself over the south central US. It's Friday if I've calculated correctly and that's a good thing.
Remember when there were rules and laws governing foreign ownership of US news and media companies? Pepperidge Farms remembers ...
𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘉𝘚 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 60 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘕𝘕 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
𝗙𝗖𝗖 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/09/fcc-allows-saudis-to-take-large-stake-in-paramount/
Whar the right wing screaming about sharia law?
Back in the day, it was easier just to make Rupert Murdoch a citizen than go through all the hoops Carr has to today.
Maybe Piggy can EO Saudi into the 51st state now that Canada is off the list.
The root of this is allowing the Ellisons to borrow billions to buy Paramount in the first place.
Along with enforcing anti-trust law, we need to stop allowing buyouts that are entirely based on debt.
Preach!
Soo, Sheeran's object lesson in 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 has inspired much discussion on 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 of all damn things!
Much of it "pass the bong" talk, reiteration or reinvention of topics covered thoughtfully by philosophers over the entire existence of language... But still inviting discussion and creating passion in people.
I myself don't think being "apolitical" is the same as being neutral, nor is it defensible based on some personal or philosophical reasoning, but of course, context matters. My considerations don't include being responsible for a payroll underwritten by fickle fans...
It's a thing just to be accepted, beyond my ability to reason, that a public figure with an image that powers their livelihood, would not own concrete beliefs on prominent issues, at least.
If Sheeran didn't have concrete beliefs, then he wouldn't have kicked Macklemore off the team. Whether those beliefs are "the billionaires must always be obeyed" or "Muslims don't count as humans" doesn't matter, his action is a clear sign of concrete beliefs. If he had just verbally distanced himself from Macklemore's statements with a neutral statement like "Macklemore is a professional artist and has his own voice" then that would be a sign of a lack of concrete beliefs, but that's not what Sheeran did, now did he?
He could at least have stood up for his fellow musician EVEN if he did not agree with him.
If he told those stadium billionaires to get bent, they would have gotten bent
Oh yes. "Apolitical" is a claim that many use to disguise moral cowardice...
It would not have been political to have stood up for his fellow musician.
So, yes, that precisely.
You are not apolitical. You are a coward, Ed. A fucking coward who cowardly stood down when you should have stood up.
Contrast with Neil Young. Ain't a motherfucker gonna graduate basic that can't answer this question in TEN FUCKING SECONDS!
Btw Thune announced either Tuesday or Wednesday that they're planning on trying to ram through a third reconciliation bill after the election, full of spending cuts to try and pay for the war. So that's going to be a fun lame duck session!
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6091536-senate-plans-spending-cuts/
Smash and grab time, just in case!
The timing on installing a pacemaker into Glitch McConnell's brain is going to be close, but I predict they'll do what it takes. Being amoral, it doesn't matter to them and a vote's a vote!
I wonder if I can bet on Moses Mike putting the House on vacation until January ...
He may well try. But funding runs out Dec 11 so...in that case, shutdown time!
By then, it won't matter due to the elections being over. If the Democrats take over or the fascism takes over, Moses Mike has an out.
Good writeup of the Musk documentary
https://thenewworld.substack.com/p/a-new-film-about-elon-musk-reveals?r=25ocek&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer
I do so love reminders that he is a deeply miserable man.
I feel like the movie will just be a sum of everything that has been reported about Peelon.
Big thing I have seen said is how it is just striking to see all of the things in one place
It's apparently been well received where it's been seen. It's also possible the company that currently has rights to it will cave to Elon and not put it in theaters or on streaming services.
https://www.avclub.com/musk-documentary-universal-release
I'm sure it's good, I'm just not sure it will be anything new to me.
“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴: 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦,” 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴. “𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘻. 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?
“𝘕𝘰𝘸, 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘬 𝘪𝘴 – 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘭𝘰𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘒𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘴.”
Pathetic is the only word for him. Oh, I thought of another one! Embarrassing.
Pining for a Mars boner he'll never achieve.
I have three words for him. Weak. Sad. Poop.
One: NAZI.
Also obnoxious!
DEFINITELY!
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Good morning, Diane
Morning Bob! Sorry we are going to miss each other in Dallas!
Even now I'm waiting for my plane! Plus for leaving from DFW - direct flights to most anywhere.
Your Friday morning motivational kitty: https://bsky.app/profile/democratcats.bsky.social/post/3mvd7lggrz22i [sound up]
So because the Senate WAS working yesterday, unlike the House, there is some news from them:
Andy Kim has introduced a bill to reduce wait times for disability benefits. Not going to pass n this Congress, but good to have it out there for next year.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6095417-kim-introduces-ssdi-medicare-bill/
Senate Armed Services committee pissed off after a closed door meeting with Pentagon's #3 guy about the war. Allegedly the guy didn't even have a statement prepared.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6096862-colby-pentagon-briefing-frustrated-senators/
And Senate is investigating online retailers for "Made in the USA" fraud claims
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6096740-scotts-baldwin-ftc-letter/
The sticker was put on in the USA, so the final product was made in the USA.
I once got a product with a sticker that said "Designed in the USA". I could not stop laughing at the disingenuous people who thought that up.
99% of the Senate was working. The other 1%, Senator #MoscowMitch, is broken beyond repair.
If he was capable of saying Yay or Nay that’s they really needed him for.
they got it on camera that they are telling him what to repeat
I think as Rs are telling him to say "nay", the Ds should be yelling for him to say "aye". It might work out, and at least it highlights his condition.
would be hilarious
AYE AYE AYE CAPTAIN!
Do it dems
DO EEET
I think they've trained him to do a thumb up or down on handler's command.
Do the handlers at least give him a treat when he performs correctly?