I'd get in on this, but I've been known to loudly proclaim my love of Marcie far and wide. Eventually she'll start thinking I'm a weirdo and I'M NOT A WEIRDO DAMMIT.
Actually, I overslept, just woke up and this is a great development. ✊
I mean, except for that thing where she can write rings around me without even breaking a sweat. For that matter, so can Shy...he's like a secret weapon when he starts writing.
As a good friend put it: "the purpose of tech is to make access to creative originality cheap while depriving creative professionals access to the wealth their creation makes possible."
I always say that creativity comes from constraints. Watching that B-52s video, I think about that. It might not be the best video ever but I like it much, much better than I like most of the mini-movie music videos made using the infinitely better model video technology. I want Taylor Swift to start making her videos using B-52s era tech.
For those of you who have been following my chair saga, I believe that the wheelchair company has been asking me to fulfill medicare requirements--not those of my actual insurance company.
From Huffpost: "Donald Trump has mocked the viral video of him chatting with Barack Obama during former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week. On Sunday, Trump, posted a spoof of their talk complete with fake audio from the moment.
“I knew you’d win,” a dubbed Obama said while seated next to Trump.
A pseudo Trump responded, “Come on. Anyone could beat her,” referring to Vice President Kamala Harris, who Trump defeated in the 2024 presidential election.
After Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, sat down in the row in front of Trump and Obama, the faux Obama then asks Trump, “Did you see that? [Harris] won’t even look at me,” prompting simulated Trump to reply, “I was told [by] some of her people, apparently they said she fell off the wagon.”
“I think she actually may have…and also she’s not really built for this amount of pressure,” fake Obama added.
Elsewhere in the clip, in which Trump didn’t include a caption, the pair’s mock conversation took aim at President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“He just didn’t wanna leave,” the forged audio from Obama said of Biden. “I did what I could to help [Harris]. She was horrendous.”"
NYT: Judge [Cannon] Allows Release of Half of Special Counsel’s Report on Trump Cases
"A federal judge in Florida cleared the way on Monday for the Justice Department to soon release a portion of a report written by the special counsel, Jack Smith, detailing the decisions he made in charging President-elect Donald J. Trump with plotting to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.
But in a five-page order, the judge, Aileen M. Cannon, ruled that prosecutors and defense lawyers would have to appear before her in court on Friday to argue over whether the Justice Department could release to members of Congress the part of Mr. Smith’s report dealing with the case she oversaw: the one in which Mr. Trump was accused of refusing to return classified documents after he left office.
Under the ruling, the Justice Department would be free to release the part of the report about the election case as early as Monday night or Tuesday morning. Mr. Trump’s lawyers could still ask an appeals court or the Supreme Court to stop that part of Mr. Smith’s report from coming out."
I don’t get the really expensive watch thing. Watches are almost obsolete because of cell phones, so I’m assuming that these really expensive watches are considered men’s jewelry. So, is a $900,000 men’s watch the equivalent of a woman’s multi carat diamond ring?
I've heard about of subset of women who flaunt really expensive designer purses. It only status signals to women who know their purses. As it happens, I do not. Just give me a free recyclable grocery bag and I am happy.
“Academic researchers have put their minds towards identifying news deserts, so that perhaps philanthropic organizations can help support local news in underserved communities. Trump won 91 percent of counties with no local news source, which is maybe not a coincidence! “
Definitely not a coincidence. Once you get away from large media markets all thats available is right wing hate and bible thump.
This was the inevitable result of media deregulation and repeal of the fairness doctrine that allowed this sort of thing to flourish. Hate radio and the concentration of the media in the hands of a few right wing libertarian billionaires
There is no connection and responsibility to local communities anymore nor is there an incentive to report in a detailed and truthful manner Local stations under the fairness doctrine were required to put aside so many hours a day for public service
Whenever I hear about anti-trans potty police I think of the furor that would ensue if my partner's bearded trans-masc son went to a public potty to match his genitals
If we don’t start calling beginning-of-the-week-Tabs “Marcie Mondays,” I’ll be disappoint (that’s me, still trying to make “fetch” happen).
Click here to learn about Poppy, your hed gif hippo beebee: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/meet-poppy-the-pygmy
And yer meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/8132f9bb-03be-4f10-b292-54edbaa2dd66
Took me minute but..
It's just another Marcie Monday
Poppies grow to mark the dead who lie in Flanders fields
Or grow in the Golden Triangle should opium you would deal
But a poppy in Virginia wins today's new thing award
All hail the grand ascendance of our media overlord.
Man, you're always poppie-in' off.
I'm kind of a weasel that way.
Which reminds me... anyone else recall Wonkette's hippo Fiona?
Hippo birthday!
She's 7 now!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_(hippopotamus)
they grow up so fast
Hippopoppymus!
Two pm already, I was just in the middle of my day
I was teaching Italian teen-os about Tudor King Henry VIII
But now I can't see straight-
I'm looking at tabs and what they say
Such are the ways in a timezone not the USA's
It's just another Marcie Monday
I hope you began the teaching process on Henry VIII with Herman's Hermits.
Beautiful!!
A very hippo posting Martini😁
That gif reminds me of.......
/rummages through notes
HERE IT IS!
https://substack.com/@tehbaddr/note/c-49679560
Since Monday has such a negative connotation, let's pump up the alliteration and make it Marvelous Marcie Mondays! Because she is. 😀
I'd get in on this, but I've been known to loudly proclaim my love of Marcie far and wide. Eventually she'll start thinking I'm a weirdo and I'M NOT A WEIRDO DAMMIT.
Actually, I overslept, just woke up and this is a great development. ✊
I dunno. "Marcie Mondays" sound like a mild psychological condition.
As in, "I have a bad case of the Marcie Mondays"
"I have a good case of the Marcie Mondays."
I suppose it all comes down to perspective.
Counterpoint: why do you hate Marcie?
I love Marcie!
We all love Marcie.
I mean, except for that thing where she can write rings around me without even breaking a sweat. For that matter, so can Shy...he's like a secret weapon when he starts writing.
Oh fetch happens:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_fetch
Are these Hungry Hungry Hippos?
I thought it was "Hungry Hungry Hippies."
: /
That's what the Scooby snacks were for.
I thought it was "Hungry freaks, daddyyyyyyyyyy..."
Weed gives you the munchies, maaaaan.
...and thus, G-d created The Lot Grilled Cheese vendor.
Here, have a snort of Moo Deng Boing Boing for your Monday morning.
https://youtu.be/6aMJ8U96bVg?feature=shared
Marcie Mondays are the best Mondays. And Poppy is so squee!
Yeeeeeeeees
Just another Marcie Monday
ooo ooo oo
oooh ooooh...I wish it was Sunday.
Please remember, wherever you go, there you are.
One of the best B-52 songs. 🩷🩷🩷
I'll see your cute hippos and raise you... this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0oJ86XXqms&ab_channel=TheDodo
Also, since you made me bring it up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfi8OEz0rA&t=3s&ab_channel=Dylan%22DBarenzu%22Barnes
CEO of AI Music Company Says People Don’t Like Making Music
https://www.404media.co/ceo-of-ai-music-company-says-people-dont-like-making-music/
AI is about eliminating people and giving the wealthy all the money
As a good friend put it: "the purpose of tech is to make access to creative originality cheap while depriving creative professionals access to the wealth their creation makes possible."
I always say that creativity comes from constraints. Watching that B-52s video, I think about that. It might not be the best video ever but I like it much, much better than I like most of the mini-movie music videos made using the infinitely better model video technology. I want Taylor Swift to start making her videos using B-52s era tech.
For those of you who have been following my chair saga, I believe that the wheelchair company has been asking me to fulfill medicare requirements--not those of my actual insurance company.
I am vexed.
So much unifying:
From Huffpost: "Donald Trump has mocked the viral video of him chatting with Barack Obama during former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week. On Sunday, Trump, posted a spoof of their talk complete with fake audio from the moment.
“I knew you’d win,” a dubbed Obama said while seated next to Trump.
A pseudo Trump responded, “Come on. Anyone could beat her,” referring to Vice President Kamala Harris, who Trump defeated in the 2024 presidential election.
After Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, sat down in the row in front of Trump and Obama, the faux Obama then asks Trump, “Did you see that? [Harris] won’t even look at me,” prompting simulated Trump to reply, “I was told [by] some of her people, apparently they said she fell off the wagon.”
“I think she actually may have…and also she’s not really built for this amount of pressure,” fake Obama added.
Elsewhere in the clip, in which Trump didn’t include a caption, the pair’s mock conversation took aim at President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“He just didn’t wanna leave,” the forged audio from Obama said of Biden. “I did what I could to help [Harris]. She was horrendous.”"
I didn't get any likes for my last non-comment right away, so my revenge is to post a link to Mrs. Miller's version of Girl from Ipanema. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/RRLM7v8Iwws?si=4BupnRzi5YFplhrX
NYT: Judge [Cannon] Allows Release of Half of Special Counsel’s Report on Trump Cases
"A federal judge in Florida cleared the way on Monday for the Justice Department to soon release a portion of a report written by the special counsel, Jack Smith, detailing the decisions he made in charging President-elect Donald J. Trump with plotting to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.
But in a five-page order, the judge, Aileen M. Cannon, ruled that prosecutors and defense lawyers would have to appear before her in court on Friday to argue over whether the Justice Department could release to members of Congress the part of Mr. Smith’s report dealing with the case she oversaw: the one in which Mr. Trump was accused of refusing to return classified documents after he left office.
Under the ruling, the Justice Department would be free to release the part of the report about the election case as early as Monday night or Tuesday morning. Mr. Trump’s lawyers could still ask an appeals court or the Supreme Court to stop that part of Mr. Smith’s report from coming out."
Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault in detailed new report | The Mary Sue
https://www.themarysue.com/neil-gaiman-accused-of-sexual-assault-in-detailed-new-report/
NOTHING says "relating to the common man/woman" like "an $895,500 watch", I always say.
I really want to know why Mark Zuckerburg even needs a watch. Buy yourself a nice bracelet and some earrings you little attention whore.
I don’t get the really expensive watch thing. Watches are almost obsolete because of cell phones, so I’m assuming that these really expensive watches are considered men’s jewelry. So, is a $900,000 men’s watch the equivalent of a woman’s multi carat diamond ring?
I've heard about of subset of women who flaunt really expensive designer purses. It only status signals to women who know their purses. As it happens, I do not. Just give me a free recyclable grocery bag and I am happy.
I do not now, nor have I ever, carried a purse.
Beverly Hills street-crime magnet.
status nonsense. it's 6.:00 a m whether it's a rolex or a timex.
Goes with the new wig, I guess.
(* Biggest dick contest *)
Wretched excess.
“Academic researchers have put their minds towards identifying news deserts, so that perhaps philanthropic organizations can help support local news in underserved communities. Trump won 91 percent of counties with no local news source, which is maybe not a coincidence! “
Definitely not a coincidence. Once you get away from large media markets all thats available is right wing hate and bible thump.
This was the inevitable result of media deregulation and repeal of the fairness doctrine that allowed this sort of thing to flourish. Hate radio and the concentration of the media in the hands of a few right wing libertarian billionaires
There is no connection and responsibility to local communities anymore nor is there an incentive to report in a detailed and truthful manner Local stations under the fairness doctrine were required to put aside so many hours a day for public service
Whenever I hear about anti-trans potty police I think of the furor that would ensue if my partner's bearded trans-masc son went to a public potty to match his genitals
Yep. The assholes behind these trans bans really haven't thought things through at all.
Sherrilyn Ifill left one Jack-and-Rose metaphor out of her essay, and that is there is ROOM ON THE DOOR to try to save one more person.
Naw, it wouldn't float properly...
There. Was. Room. On. The. Board., Gary
It's all about weight and balance, though on floaties...
There. Was. Room. On. The. Board. I will die on this (unsteady) hill.