"A Labour lawmaker has urged FIFA President Gianni Infantino to delay the suspension of England player Jarell Quansah and allow him to play against Belgium after the England defender received a red card in Sunday's game against Mexico. "Whilst I believe that it was right for Jarell Quansah to have received this red card and that refereeing rules must be applied consistently, I believe it would be right to delay his suspension until after the completion of this World Cup," Noah Law wrote in a letter to Infantino." [HuffPost]
“Then I realized that Americans are the only ones who enjoy seeing these giant beasts tearing up the sky.”
I gotta call bullshit here. As someone who served a quarter of a century in the Air Force, more than half of that stationed overseas, the crowds at every single Air Show at any base I happened to be stationed at (4 assignments in the Pacific, and 4 in Europe) were huge.
There is an overwhelming interest in fast and interesting aircraft everywhere I have been. Even (and sometimes especially) American fighter aircraft.
And then there will be the Third Reconstruction. But we won't be able to '86' the judges like Emil Bove and the rest of Trump's personal lawyers who have been given lifetime appointments.
But I guess the good news, such as it is, is that the next President can immediately fire all the scumbag agency lackeys the Trump regime has installed.
Only four months left until we find out whether there's anything of substance left of the U.S. Assuming there is, and that a Third Reconstruction actually happens, we can only hope the new POTUS gets really, really good at the (alleged) Andrew Jackson "John Marshall has made his ruling; now let him enforce it" strategy.
You didn't mention the playlist that accompanied the fireworks. At least the first 6 songs were all early 70s crap from Trump's player days. YMCA, Living on a Prayer, Don't Stop Believing.... I had to turn it off. Boston's fireworks were amazing!
It's a shame because I haven't been to DC in years and would love to at least take a day trip but I think it's going to have to wait at least until things go back to normal-stupid.
I still don't get it. OK, we reasonable people know that DFT is a jerk, and we would like to be rid of him (or, better yet, would like that he had never existed) but why do the Republicans, who (I am just spitballing here) are not all idiots, put up with this Trumpian crap? Surely that can't ALL be supine spineless jellyfish, can they? They can't ALL be prepared to sell their beloved country (so they claim) to this piece of shit who is inexplicably occupying the White House? Or can they? Are we living in a Twilight Zone episode, or what?
You know why. They are a cult that has arisen from historical forces that have conspired together since at least 1865. Actually longer b/c this involves the Constitution and Founding Fathers, so it's various threads coming together that is super complex and there is no one easy answer.
They are a cult at this point and need to be dealt with as a cult.
I think our major problem is we never really dealt with cults. You may get some news stories, but usually people need to get murdered first before anything gets done.
Trump has already murdered a few thousand Americans and who knows how many Iranians. You'd think *someone* would be making moves
"Americans are the only ones who enjoy seeing these giant beasts tearing up the sky"
A very incisive insight, Dom. In the rest of the world these are machines of death that you do not want to see in the sky because it means you might die. In the US they do not deliver death. Basically the only death from the sky we've seen here in America is from civilian aircraft, on 9/11.
the Great National Karaoke and Fireworks extravaganza.
What idiot would ever attend such a shitshow?
Someone should fund a billboard with a big picture of Putin with the caption "Actual Communist" . . .
"A Labour lawmaker has urged FIFA President Gianni Infantino to delay the suspension of England player Jarell Quansah and allow him to play against Belgium after the England defender received a red card in Sunday's game against Mexico. "Whilst I believe that it was right for Jarell Quansah to have received this red card and that refereeing rules must be applied consistently, I believe it would be right to delay his suspension until after the completion of this World Cup," Noah Law wrote in a letter to Infantino." [HuffPost]
If fuckface the President can do it ...
wait, I don't think anyone should be allowed to do it
It *was* a bullshit red, just like against the USA player, but rules is rules innit
“Then I realized that Americans are the only ones who enjoy seeing these giant beasts tearing up the sky.”
I gotta call bullshit here. As someone who served a quarter of a century in the Air Force, more than half of that stationed overseas, the crowds at every single Air Show at any base I happened to be stationed at (4 assignments in the Pacific, and 4 in Europe) were huge.
There is an overwhelming interest in fast and interesting aircraft everywhere I have been. Even (and sometimes especially) American fighter aircraft.
The Farnborough and Paris air shows come to mind.
I've been to Farnborough and was fascinated by the SR-71
Also Duxford where you can get close to one, but they don't fly any more
"Then I realized that Americans are the only ones who enjoy seeing these giant beasts tearing up the sky."
I'm old school; if it doesn't have a propeller, it's not an airplane.
2 more years . . .
And then there will be the Third Reconstruction. But we won't be able to '86' the judges like Emil Bove and the rest of Trump's personal lawyers who have been given lifetime appointments.
But I guess the good news, such as it is, is that the next President can immediately fire all the scumbag agency lackeys the Trump regime has installed.
Only four months left until we find out whether there's anything of substance left of the U.S. Assuming there is, and that a Third Reconstruction actually happens, we can only hope the new POTUS gets really, really good at the (alleged) Andrew Jackson "John Marshall has made his ruling; now let him enforce it" strategy.
But will they?
Not if we elect another “nice guy”
You didn't mention the playlist that accompanied the fireworks. At least the first 6 songs were all early 70s crap from Trump's player days. YMCA, Living on a Prayer, Don't Stop Believing.... I had to turn it off. Boston's fireworks were amazing!
You should have heard the awful rendition of Let's Go Crazy.
Mother of God...
Omg! Noooooooooooooo
OT: I don't much feel like working today.
That's Groundhog Day for me.
I'll come sit by you.
2 hours to go.
It's a shame because I haven't been to DC in years and would love to at least take a day trip but I think it's going to have to wait at least until things go back to normal-stupid.
#clusterfuck
I still don't get it. OK, we reasonable people know that DFT is a jerk, and we would like to be rid of him (or, better yet, would like that he had never existed) but why do the Republicans, who (I am just spitballing here) are not all idiots, put up with this Trumpian crap? Surely that can't ALL be supine spineless jellyfish, can they? They can't ALL be prepared to sell their beloved country (so they claim) to this piece of shit who is inexplicably occupying the White House? Or can they? Are we living in a Twilight Zone episode, or what?
You know why. They are a cult that has arisen from historical forces that have conspired together since at least 1865. Actually longer b/c this involves the Constitution and Founding Fathers, so it's various threads coming together that is super complex and there is no one easy answer.
They are a cult at this point and need to be dealt with as a cult.
I think our major problem is we never really dealt with cults. You may get some news stories, but usually people need to get murdered first before anything gets done.
Trump has already murdered a few thousand Americans and who knows how many Iranians. You'd think *someone* would be making moves
The remnants of the MAGAt Movement are essentially a professional wrestling crowd, and TFG is the ring announcer.
Trump's the "I can get the chuds to follow and give me money" whisperer . . .
The pied pooper
Racism is one hell of a drug. Propaganda is very effective.
They know that they can "Lost Cause" their way out of it.
Amoral. Greedy. Hateful. Racist. Compromised.
Select all that apply. Use the space below for more answers.
They are pieces of shit. What else is there to say?
"Americans are the only ones who enjoy seeing these giant beasts tearing up the sky"
A very incisive insight, Dom. In the rest of the world these are machines of death that you do not want to see in the sky because it means you might die. In the US they do not deliver death. Basically the only death from the sky we've seen here in America is from civilian aircraft, on 9/11.
Air shows, the monster truck rallies of the sky.
𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩-𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐛 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞.
If anything, I'd be cutting 𝘰𝘶𝘵 of line.
Like the classic Far Side, where the cows are lining up at the slaughterhouse entrance. “Hey, no cuts”
https://substack.com/profile/5870326-appalachian-in-thailand/note/c-289319038?r=3htkm
"Minaj got a shout-out from Trump as he spoke at a Rose Garden luncheon after an earlier event to highlight the accounts.
Trump said Monday that Minaj is “great” and “so respected.”
Minaj has described herself as Trump’s “number one fan.”"
Imagine, aspiring to be at the same level as Vanilla Ice, or Diamond & Silk
She and her husband were convicted for stalking and intimidating the woman he sexually assaulted when she was 16 so this seems right.