That one picture. You know the one. It's in the first tranche of pictures. Or maybe the second. Or possibly the third. You know the one I mean. The one with the woman doing the thing.
Are you aware that the first celebration was titled the National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Washington, D.C (1979) and was about civil rights, visibility, and lack of discrimination? I was there and will never forget it. Barney Frank was mesmerizing. Take a look at his book in which he critiques where the "movement" is now. For some years it has been "Pride" but pride about what? Forcing gay and lesbians back in the closet because it's not same-sex attraction but gender attraction? "Transing" kids? Men masquerading as women invading women's spaces and destroying women's sex-based rights? Pushing individual solutions requiring change in pronouns, as well as surgical and pharmaceutical interventions for adults and children? Damning gender critical lesbians and gay men and elevating gender ideology, thus reverting to old stereotypes?
The community fervor after the assassination of Harvey Milk generated the 1979 marchers in D.C., who at that time presented a five-point platform to end discrimination. What platform do these "authentic bodies" promote? Now it's trans flags, promoting "queerdom" and pink hair, seeking corporate sponsors for floats, and cheering enormous purple wigs on men parodying women. This leftist feminist asks: Is this progress? I was happy to give this one a miss.
Thank you Dom for your on the spot reporting! Even if there is prejudice, it is still a comfort to see Americans celebrating themselves openly and honestly. No one should have to live a lie because of someone else’s religious beliefs.
But sin! They always say. Well, if murder is a sin, and starvation leads to death which is murder, and lack of medical care leads to death which is murder, then cutting SNAP benefits in Iowa was murder, and not one of the four pro-life bishops said to vote against the murderous Republican state legislature and Governor Kim Reynolds. Not one bishop followed the lead of Cardinal Cordileone of San Francisco and denied communion to the murderous Catholic legislators and Governor and those who voted for them. And then there are all the deaths in Gaza, and all the deaths from the cancellation of USAID. I am bone weary of cafeteria Catholics who pick and chose when to parade around patting themselves on the back for being pro-life, and when to pass by on the other side.
Let all the LGBTQIA+ celebrate their freedom to be who they are! They don’t tell others how to live their lives to avoid the sins of lying, hypocrisy, self-righteousness. Jesus said nothing about LGBTQIA+ or abortion, but He said self-righteousness anx hypocrisy were the sins of the Pharisees and Sadducees! Judge not, that ye be not judged!
There were *more* erections at the UFC from guys looking at buff guys in colorful trunks and no shirts than occurred at the Gay Pride parade.
By a factor of at least 10.
Also, it was sick having military guys escort the UFC fighters and stand at attention for them. Like, even Mike Judge wouldn't have gone that far in "Idioacracy."
"If rumours are to be believed I'll be living with a seventh different Prime Minister shortly. If it carries on like this I'm going to stop making the effort to learn their names."
He will be more of a populist and old-school trades unionist. Andy has a history in government going back to New Labour 🤮🤮🤮 and Tony Blair🤮🤮🤮. Burnham just decided to run for mayor after Jeremy Corbin screwed the pooch and did so well at it he got re-elected twice. Bamberg obviously knows how to govern where it is grim up North, which is where the strength of old Labour has always been, in Sheffield and Norfolk and Manchester and Lancashire and Yorkshire. There hasnt been a true Labour PM along the lines of Tony Benn and Nye Baevin and Michael Foote since Clement Atlee. Always with the Oxbridge types, which is Tweedledee to the Tories’ Tweedledum. Maybe this time, Labour will stand for something other than Thatcher Lite.
Let’s all give the man who isn’t Boris Johnson or David Cameron or John Major a chance, please.
Remember the Great Recession crisis (Dec 2007--Jun 2009)? And Jon Stewart seeing a disheveled Samantha Bee on The Daily Show and he asked her "Samantha Bee! What happened to you?" and she replied "I think I just got mugged by Alan Greenspan!"?
Did you know Mr. Greenspan was close friends with Ayn Rand? Did you know he admitted to Congress that he was mistaken in his economic policies that led to the Great Recession's housing crisis and it effects on our economy?
Holy shit. Read up on SpaceX needs more more more money and what a joke it all is. Completely fictional. Anyone who thinks it's any less imaginary than crypto, I don't know what to say. Except we get to see rockets explode, over and over and over. JPow himself said it's printed digitally. And there ain't no gold or anything else backing it up.
Apparently it’s leveraged to the moon as well. Musk funnelled so much of Tesla’s money to himself, that he had to take out loans on SpaceX to secure capital for Tesla. It’s mostly just a big shell game.
I rented a Model 3 this weekend. Kind of a POS car, made me really miss normal speed limit displays and buttons. And it doesn't drive nearly as nicely as my Ioniq 5.
Keir Starmer has resigned the Prime Ministership of England.
Yes, kids, Anglaland has no government, except for the older gentleman with the big hats. You can run around smacking one another with sticks and eating trees and things like that. You can wear pajamas to the gym. You can put a toad in your mouth and keep it there. Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world! Wheeee!
That one picture. You know the one. It's in the first tranche of pictures. Or maybe the second. Or possibly the third. You know the one I mean. The one with the woman doing the thing.
That's Nancy Mace! I'm sure of it.
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
Are you aware that the first celebration was titled the National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Washington, D.C (1979) and was about civil rights, visibility, and lack of discrimination? I was there and will never forget it. Barney Frank was mesmerizing. Take a look at his book in which he critiques where the "movement" is now. For some years it has been "Pride" but pride about what? Forcing gay and lesbians back in the closet because it's not same-sex attraction but gender attraction? "Transing" kids? Men masquerading as women invading women's spaces and destroying women's sex-based rights? Pushing individual solutions requiring change in pronouns, as well as surgical and pharmaceutical interventions for adults and children? Damning gender critical lesbians and gay men and elevating gender ideology, thus reverting to old stereotypes?
The community fervor after the assassination of Harvey Milk generated the 1979 marchers in D.C., who at that time presented a five-point platform to end discrimination. What platform do these "authentic bodies" promote? Now it's trans flags, promoting "queerdom" and pink hair, seeking corporate sponsors for floats, and cheering enormous purple wigs on men parodying women. This leftist feminist asks: Is this progress? I was happy to give this one a miss.
It looks like a lot of fun.
Thank you, Dom!
The parade was filled with sweaty, half-naked mens. Why was Trump there?
To gaze with lustful eyes upon the sweaty joyful mens
Ew.
Thank you Dom for your on the spot reporting! Even if there is prejudice, it is still a comfort to see Americans celebrating themselves openly and honestly. No one should have to live a lie because of someone else’s religious beliefs.
But sin! They always say. Well, if murder is a sin, and starvation leads to death which is murder, and lack of medical care leads to death which is murder, then cutting SNAP benefits in Iowa was murder, and not one of the four pro-life bishops said to vote against the murderous Republican state legislature and Governor Kim Reynolds. Not one bishop followed the lead of Cardinal Cordileone of San Francisco and denied communion to the murderous Catholic legislators and Governor and those who voted for them. And then there are all the deaths in Gaza, and all the deaths from the cancellation of USAID. I am bone weary of cafeteria Catholics who pick and chose when to parade around patting themselves on the back for being pro-life, and when to pass by on the other side.
Let all the LGBTQIA+ celebrate their freedom to be who they are! They don’t tell others how to live their lives to avoid the sins of lying, hypocrisy, self-righteousness. Jesus said nothing about LGBTQIA+ or abortion, but He said self-righteousness anx hypocrisy were the sins of the Pharisees and Sadducees! Judge not, that ye be not judged!
There were *more* erections at the UFC from guys looking at buff guys in colorful trunks and no shirts than occurred at the Gay Pride parade.
By a factor of at least 10.
Also, it was sick having military guys escort the UFC fighters and stand at attention for them. Like, even Mike Judge wouldn't have gone that far in "Idioacracy."
"Because the US is the seat of government for the United States". Well, as GW Bush said, it is the greatest nation in the country.. (only joking Dom!)
"What would this country be without this great land of ours?" -- Ronald Reagan
All those beautiful people!
Just thought, why didn't PAB have The Village People Play at his July 4 Requiem for America?
It would have been perfect. After his two-hour address to the nation, he could have danced the rest of the day away.
"That ain't dancing." -- Elaine Benes
OT:
The lovely Susan Boyle, who came to the world's attention through "Britain's Got Talent," had a stroke. She's recovered, so that's great.
When Piers Morgan was first revealed to me as an asshole.
OT: With this term almost over, 17 SCOTUS cases remain undecided, including Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case.
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/term/ot2025/
There will be at least two opinion release days this week (tomorrow and Thursday). Buckle up, fuckers!
Yeah, they are big on the 'drama' . . .
Yessir, happens every June. :D
At least the Brits have a mechanism to replace the guy in power. We have four long years to wait.
https://xcancel.com/Number10cat/status/2068941425144643811?
Larry the Cat
@Number10cat
"If rumours are to be believed I'll be living with a seventh different Prime Minister shortly. If it carries on like this I'm going to stop making the effort to learn their names."
I’d like to see a Wonkette entry that explains for an American audience why the UK keeps changing PMs like socks.
It’s the Peter Principle.
I love that the new guy is such a shoe-in that the moment he became eligible (sworn in as MP), Starmer resigned.
No idea if he'll be any better, fingers crossed.
He will be more of a populist and old-school trades unionist. Andy has a history in government going back to New Labour 🤮🤮🤮 and Tony Blair🤮🤮🤮. Burnham just decided to run for mayor after Jeremy Corbin screwed the pooch and did so well at it he got re-elected twice. Bamberg obviously knows how to govern where it is grim up North, which is where the strength of old Labour has always been, in Sheffield and Norfolk and Manchester and Lancashire and Yorkshire. There hasnt been a true Labour PM along the lines of Tony Benn and Nye Baevin and Michael Foote since Clement Atlee. Always with the Oxbridge types, which is Tweedledee to the Tories’ Tweedledum. Maybe this time, Labour will stand for something other than Thatcher Lite.
Let’s all give the man who isn’t Boris Johnson or David Cameron or John Major a chance, please.
Happy Alan Greenspan is Dead Day!
Remember the Great Recession crisis (Dec 2007--Jun 2009)? And Jon Stewart seeing a disheveled Samantha Bee on The Daily Show and he asked her "Samantha Bee! What happened to you?" and she replied "I think I just got mugged by Alan Greenspan!"?
Did you know Mr. Greenspan was close friends with Ayn Rand? Did you know he admitted to Congress that he was mistaken in his economic policies that led to the Great Recession's housing crisis and it effects on our economy?
That fucking guy is DEAD. GOOD.
May he roast in hell!
Oh no! Cut down in the prime of his life.
LOL
I hope this means that what's-her-name will retire.
Andrea Mitchell is still alive AND still working?!
Christ.
Holy shit. Read up on SpaceX needs more more more money and what a joke it all is. Completely fictional. Anyone who thinks it's any less imaginary than crypto, I don't know what to say. Except we get to see rockets explode, over and over and over. JPow himself said it's printed digitally. And there ain't no gold or anything else backing it up.
And the value of Space X stock is falling...
As expected
Rug Pull 101
Apparently it’s leveraged to the moon as well. Musk funnelled so much of Tesla’s money to himself, that he had to take out loans on SpaceX to secure capital for Tesla. It’s mostly just a big shell game.
I rented a Model 3 this weekend. Kind of a POS car, made me really miss normal speed limit displays and buttons. And it doesn't drive nearly as nicely as my Ioniq 5.
Elon Musk is a walking ponzi scheme.
For real. He's Amway and Mary Kay rolled into one and multiplied by a trillion.
is he really a trillionaire ? or is that just "on paper" ?
What do you think?
Seperate to the AI boys in their big circular dealing scheme?
Oh yeah, we need to add circular dealing to shit the SEC or FTC get pissy about.
A trillionaire the way Samuel Insull was a millionaire. Will Elno run to the Aegean Islands when it all blows up as well as Insull did?
Im just surprised more people haven't woken up about it
Most of this country is convinced that people like him and Bezos and Zuckerfuck are SUPER GEEEEEEEEEEENIUSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They really need to be disabused of that stupid notion.
They also believed in Jack Welch. Where is General Electric now, Mr Welch? Number one, number two, or number last?
The ghost of Jack Donaghy CURSES YOU, BLASPHEMER
OT:
Keir Starmer has resigned the Prime Ministership of England.
Yes, kids, Anglaland has no government, except for the older gentleman with the big hats. You can run around smacking one another with sticks and eating trees and things like that. You can wear pajamas to the gym. You can put a toad in your mouth and keep it there. Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world! Wheeee!
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ckger03mrl0t
Edit: Here's a clip from the BBC. It's on their You Tube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGO1rZZq3j8
Anarchy in the UK!!!!
Sid Vicious, come out and play!!!
*he's caretaker till the new guy gets elected.
True.
They say it might be Andy Burnham from Manchester.
*might*
Lol.
Whoever is elected, he'll have the sound advice of Larry the Cat.
Larry does his job and does it well. This is more than can be said for the last thirty years of human occupants of Number 10.