Something about the cold this evening, I could swear I can faintly smell that odd faintly sweet electric winter ozone crispness even inside. It IS pretty cool (-18°C feels -24) I guess, tho that’s still not as severe as what we may get in a few months when it gets serious. Just something about the air that just blew in with the cold high pressure zone this afternoon, like it's stamped arctic origins or something.
So the FBI finally nabbed the pipe bomber, and all it took was… checking the evidence they already had. Incredible. It’s like watching a Scooby-Doo episode where the villain unmasks himself because the gang fell asleep.
And of course the MAGA crew is torn between yelling “Antifa did it” and demanding Trump pardon the guy. Consistency is hard when your ideology is basically a deck of conspiracy flashcards.
Blessed be the ones who can still tell the difference between justice and whatever the Trump administration keeps doing with its crayons.
I honestly don’t know what’s more concerning. That the president of the United States keeps falling asleep in public or that everyone around him is too scared to wake him up.
Yup, you read that right. More of them washed out of the training academy than graduated. That's even with relaxed standards that include: Course shortened from 16 weeks to six; college degree no longer required; minimum age of 18, with no maximum; Spanish-language instruction ditched in favor of translation apps. Some of the ICE applicants can barely read, write, or "tie their own shoes," according to an account in the Daily Mail. One guy weighed 469 pounds, leading one DHS source to tell the Daily Beast: "What are they gonna do, roll him down a hill?"
Apropos of nothing, from the early 1950s when television was populated by more-or-less brainy New Yorkers: What's My Line? - Eleanor Roosevelt (Oct 18, 1953) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ew82Ae_N9g
Naw. The screen nun was not nearly as evil. Otherwise Simba would have bolted up into the loft. (See the claw marks on the wood to the left of Simba's head?)
It couldn't have gone much better, I think. Nothing is sure until you have an offer letter, but the Chief People Officer and I had a whale of a time swapping stories and laughing. She had to ask some interviewy questions, but I know what I'm doing. Honestly, it was great. I really want to work at this place, so fingers crossed.
I bet that fuks gets the offer and this is why I know.
Not only is he smart and brilliant, but he’s going home to Europe for Christmas!
So they’re gonna really want fukui to start right away.
but they’re gonna have to wait
For him because he’s got a trip planned.
And even though fuks wants this job and would want to start right away., he knows family comes first. And he won’t cancel his plans to spend Christmas with his family.
Even if I didn’t know you were in the picture and what your relationship was with those people I can tell they really enjoy being with each other. You’ve got good friends Fuks, I hope you know that❤️
This is something I like about you. You’re still thinking about the people you left behind that you care about and the first thing you’re thinking about is how you can bring them on board and get them out of a bad situation and work with them again!
Something about the cold this evening, I could swear I can faintly smell that odd faintly sweet electric winter ozone crispness even inside. It IS pretty cool (-18°C feels -24) I guess, tho that’s still not as severe as what we may get in a few months when it gets serious. Just something about the air that just blew in with the cold high pressure zone this afternoon, like it's stamped arctic origins or something.
Brings memories, doesn't it?
So the FBI finally nabbed the pipe bomber, and all it took was… checking the evidence they already had. Incredible. It’s like watching a Scooby-Doo episode where the villain unmasks himself because the gang fell asleep.
And of course the MAGA crew is torn between yelling “Antifa did it” and demanding Trump pardon the guy. Consistency is hard when your ideology is basically a deck of conspiracy flashcards.
Blessed be the ones who can still tell the difference between justice and whatever the Trump administration keeps doing with its crayons.
Shouldn't his wife be there to care for the dotard?
Adam Parkhomenko
@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
I honestly don’t know what’s more concerning. That the president of the United States keeps falling asleep in public or that everyone around him is too scared to wake him up.
I feel certain that is not in her contract.
It's already too much for her to do fooking Chreeestmas....
Latest results for ICE's hiring blitz:
In the pipeline: 620
Graduated: 558
Washed out: 584
Yup, you read that right. More of them washed out of the training academy than graduated. That's even with relaxed standards that include: Course shortened from 16 weeks to six; college degree no longer required; minimum age of 18, with no maximum; Spanish-language instruction ditched in favor of translation apps. Some of the ICE applicants can barely read, write, or "tie their own shoes," according to an account in the Daily Mail. One guy weighed 469 pounds, leading one DHS source to tell the Daily Beast: "What are they gonna do, roll him down a hill?"
Only the best people.
Employer of last resort.
I just had a horrible vision of that man sitting on me
I’d be suffocated alive by the weight
Apropos of nothing, from the early 1950s when television was populated by more-or-less brainy New Yorkers: What's My Line? - Eleanor Roosevelt (Oct 18, 1953) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ew82Ae_N9g
Eleanor has such a sunny smile.
CEO of Peter Thiel's creepy company Palantir, giving an interview: https://bsky.app/profile/quantian.bsky.social/post/3m75bxdovx22q. Reminds me of the time HST was on David Letterman, coked to the gills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsYA9tXvjxA&t=110s.
Thanks! Also, phew, at first I thought, Harry S Truman coked to the gills?!
Thanks!!
To whomever posted the link to Snow Blues. Thanks. I quite like it. It seems to be the artists only song though.
I really need to watch my mouth before I get ban hammered and get a visit from the gestapo:
https://bsky.app/profile/greene.haus/post/3m77dwo3vbe2f
Has it been two weeks already? My, how time flies.
𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/premium-tax-credit-expiration-obamacare-congress_n_6931e776e4b0d581e0918ace?origin=home-latest-news-unit
Right after infrastructure week.
One of the great LeBron James streaks has come to an end — and he passed up the chance to extend it.
For the first time in nearly 19 years, James failed to score double digits in a regular season game, snapping a streak of 1,297 consecutive games.
https://youtu.be/gIniHrCoNCE?si=6xpVCyEZYvqk8XOl
Ice And Snow Blues
Tom Cotton is a piece of shit.
Constantly. From an entitled family who owned sharecroppers.
Plus, he's stupid.
NO!!!!!1!
What'd he do this time?
Trying to downplay Hegseth's war crimes and murders.
I love his Adam's apple. He just looks like a yokel.
Evergreen: https://imgur.com/gallery/senator-tom-cotton-norman-bates-comparison-cH1KkF2
Brame Klezmer!! Tonight it was Simba's turn to block my view of the TV.
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Miqa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fmedia_upload%2Fcomment%2F862a327e-71a8-4aba-81e9-872661a27831%2Fffd2f5a6-36ad-406b-b6cb-e4b19a7ab2f3.jpeg
Hammy? What is that you’re watching? Is that the human equivalent of tuxedo cats?
Protecting you.
From the nuns!
He'd take the bullet and then invoice me for the trouble.
Believe it.
He thought it was Mother Theresa on the screen.
Naw. The screen nun was not nearly as evil. Otherwise Simba would have bolted up into the loft. (See the claw marks on the wood to the left of Simba's head?)
Not scared of that nun with a gun!
Mother Superior jumped the gun?
That looks more like a wooden spoon. Those are way more scary when wielded by a nun.
Fuck traumatized I just felt myself getting slapped by a ruler
You're Goddamn right.
He barely flinched.
Fucking classic
https://youtube.com/shorts/k_XAlzgZANo?si=KhZOGGLj5Eu2rpEa
Cowboys getting in their own way again...noice!
Lions are making the statement they should have made last week.
Let's hope they don't pull a Phillie here...
I am home! Great evening meeting three fantastic engineers that I've worked with for a decade, on and off.
JCfromNC - what did you post earlier?
So, an offer?
Your interview went well, I gather? Hope it was a big success and they hire your ass and get you off the street finally.
It couldn't have gone much better, I think. Nothing is sure until you have an offer letter, but the Chief People Officer and I had a whale of a time swapping stories and laughing. She had to ask some interviewy questions, but I know what I'm doing. Honestly, it was great. I really want to work at this place, so fingers crossed.
Transmitting positive vibes to your location at max wattage. I hope this is what it seems and what you want.
That's sounds great, Fukui! Now let's get that offer letter and be done with it. Cheers, man.
I bet that fuks gets the offer and this is why I know.
Not only is he smart and brilliant, but he’s going home to Europe for Christmas!
So they’re gonna really want fukui to start right away.
but they’re gonna have to wait
For him because he’s got a trip planned.
And even though fuks wants this job and would want to start right away., he knows family comes first. And he won’t cancel his plans to spend Christmas with his family.
I got a hunch you’ve got this one!
Wow, that sounds so hopeful. I hope this one comes through for you. I really do.
!
The CEO, CTIO and CPO are all women of color. I want to work here. No techbro white-ass bullshit.
oh my god that’s perfect for you. It goes hand-in-hand with the volunteering you’re doing right now for black girls Code!
Oh, you’re in. Like Chris Rock said when he was still funny, everybody you know got their job through their friend.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/has-trump-pardoned-alleged-january/comment/184374173
Link doesn't work?
This link, or one of the links in the comment?
ETA: All three are working for me, so I'm not sure what's wrong.
This is what I get
https://substack.com/profile/155630927-fukuisanyesota/note/c-184384678?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2knplb
I could just reply and call you a bellend but that seems churlish.
Yah!!!
Mr S, J and D.
Me, D and J about nine years ago.
https://substack.com/@fukuisanyesota/note/c-165188661?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2knplb
Look at those beautiful smiles!
Even if I didn’t know you were in the picture and what your relationship was with those people I can tell they really enjoy being with each other. You’ve got good friends Fuks, I hope you know that❤️
Those are two engineers I always try to hire. They're waiting for me to get something new.
This is something I like about you. You’re still thinking about the people you left behind that you care about and the first thing you’re thinking about is how you can bring them on board and get them out of a bad situation and work with them again!