Yes, you are onto my theme, which I'm exploring for the whole month. But not just underwater stuff, there are terrestrial thematic things for spooky season as well.
Wow, I had no idea about the mom octopus habit of protecting her brood unto death; this is to the great shame of my Italian MIL, who can’t possibly compete with that.
I'd like to take a moment and say thank you to all you wonderful Wonks for allowing us to vent and spit nails the past couple of days. The support you showed us was appreciated more than I can tell you in this stupid little box. Let me just say this and I'll shut the fuck up. Wonkette and all you good human folk have created a very special family. I'm delighted and proud to be considered part of this seriously disfunctional family of wonderfulness. Thank you.
Paul took some pictures yesterday while we were out for a decompression ride. We drove out into peak foliage in New England. There were pictures to be taken around every turn and over every ridge. Here are three of our favorites.
"Just like 'DUMB,' people don't know how to spell it. But you do some letter substitution, take out the two 'F's,' and what do you get? DUMMY. And there's no 'B' necessary. Even Sean will appreciate that joke."
Republicans: You sicko pervert baby killers are destroying our way of life! You should be rounded up and shipped to Somalia! You should be rounded up and shot! Every dead Democrat is a good Democrat!
The press: Why isn't the left more tolerant about the political views of the right?
Israel attacked Iran so Trump did too, and he never once thought "If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?" That's how bad his mother failed him.
His mother was very ill, and absent for a year when he was 2 1/2. I don't think she was a great mother, but she was a mother, and did mother things, and her illness and absence meant he was left to the tender mercies of staff, his cold and unlovable grandmother who saw the kids got fed, and his monster of a father, who was uninterested in any of this children until they were of use to him. It's hard to expect humanity from a person who was never really taught how to human,
No, I'm sure he never thought that, although he might have thought, "How can I profit personally from jumping off this bridge?"
To be sure, I am pretty convinced he loathed his mother, and the feeling was probably mutual. His incredible hatred of women, and immigrants, seems to suggest it anyway.
Though I am not even an arm chair psychiatrist, it just seems too pat
The National Park Service will begin cutting down more than 500 trees on Saturday at a public golf course in Washington, D.C., that President Trump is planning to replace with a “championship-level” course. --NYT
When the United States becomes a signatory to the ICC, the number of treasonweasels indicted will be yooge. Remember those congresscritters who visited Vlad on July 4th? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
I don't think they even need to do that. GWB and Cheney were terrified of surprise arrests. Trump and company are making GWB look like a small town hooligan.
Medusa Halloween costume with hand crafted fascinator by yours truly, vintage dress, golden snake belt and bracelet + little man turned to stone with familiar hair do:
awhile ago when NICO AGOSTA was doing STOCKING THE CAPITOL assessing congresspersons finances - Ilhan Omar had some of the cleanest straightforward election finances - and he rated her A+. Way back in the olden days I lived in Minnesota's 5th congressional district when MARTIN SABO represented. THE GHOST OF MARTIN SABO DOES NOT APPROVE OF THIS - so sayeth me.
Federal agents searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home on Monday morning as part of a criminal investigation, according to people familiar with the matter.
The search was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations agents, said the people, who were not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. More details about the investigation were not immediately clear.
An email seeking comment was sent Monday to a representative for Omar.
The Justice Department said in a statement Monday that HSI agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the department in the Washington, D.C., area but provided no other details.
“This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” the department said.
said the people, who were not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. More details about the investigation were not immediately clear.
Trump contemplating whether “HE” will get involved in the Saudi crisis further threatening the entire world economy. This is a revealing moment. First, it shows how trump’s personalization of all government has become the norm. Former presidents might have said “We are weighing whether the United States will increase its support “ etc., but this talking like a king, never.
Much more significantly though, this crisis, which grew directly from the Iran crisis which he caused at the behest of Israel, demonstrates what happens when you dismantle the professional national security establishment and institutions. This Houthi conflict is complex, and has no easy exit. It is impacting world economic activity and could get far worse. It’s also revealing that saudi butcher as a paper tiger, and his own investment in US patronage as practically worthless. Trump is way out of his depth and there is not the decision making apparatus to help step it down and calm the situation. Its all ad hoc decision making by trump and a few of his goons. The Houthi faction are fundamentalist assholes and no heroes either. But they are tough, wily opponents that could upend the Saudi kingdom with dire and unknowable consequences.
The Houthi, or AnsarAllah, got a ton of expensive US equipment when the Saudi mercenaries abandoned it and fled.
~"Never fired, only dropped once."
In Operation Desert Storm, a Saudi F-15 was credited with downing an Iraqi Mirage F1 that was trying to attack a US Navy carrier. The account shows how ridiculously unprepared and incompetent the Saudi pilot was, and sources believe the Iraqi jet was actually downed by a Navy F-14 with the kill credited to the Saudis for political reasons.
The Saudis bought a lot of high performance hardware but increasingly, it looks like the Houthis are forcing them into a fight on the ground, which you know SA is simply unequipped for. They have mercenaries but no public trainee and willing to fight and die, just a lot of pampered princelings.
"Dear (Name of business or institution), We thought you should know that (name), who works for you, is featured prominently in the still-redacted version of the the Epstein Files. Best regards, Rep. Jamie Raskin"
It means that the law is null and void without serious enforcement. King Piggy has gone through his whole eighty years without ever really being restrained by the law, so why should he start taking it seriously now?
No, they would have a somewhat different set of red hot burning problems. Like trying to explain away all that incriminating evidence. Of course, the red dunce cap crowd would still refuse to believe that their messiah was a rapist and child molester. He could be caught on video and they would still refuse to see the truth because they have nailed their identities to him so if he goes down so do they.
"A senior U.S. official said Sunday that Trump and Rubio are “extremely pissed off” by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and would likely decide on what action to take this week after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said Rubio had been particularly angry, not least because he visited Athens just last week and Guilfoyle attended most, if not all, of his events and greeted him on his arrival with a bear hug as the allegations swirled."
It’s weird because he can’t say appointing her was a mistake…so does he do “she was a sneaky liar but I always believed the best in people “ or “she has a fantastic new opportunity and we hate to see her go “?
A ghostly, mysterious, very deep dwelling octopus for your hed gif today: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/casper-the-friendly-octopus
And your meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/3bd4d587-a740-47c5-bdcd-b5d073bdc4d1
Is this week all about the denizens of the deepest ocean?
Wouldn't it be better to save that theme for the week of Helloween?
Cuz there are some REALLY scary critters down there!
Yes, you are onto my theme, which I'm exploring for the whole month. But not just underwater stuff, there are terrestrial thematic things for spooky season as well.
It's a pokemon. A shiny, too.
Wow, I had no idea about the mom octopus habit of protecting her brood unto death; this is to the great shame of my Italian MIL, who can’t possibly compete with that.
As J-ROC from the Sunnyvale Trailer Park once said "Casper the Friendly mah'fucka".
Wow. A nightmarish abomination from the deeps that's... actually kind of cute, really.
We would be so happy, you and me
No one there to tell us what to do
🎶 Octopus's Garden 🎶
🎶 In the shade 🎶
Oh Hai Tiny Blue Babby Octopus!
Up, up, up .... whee!
Good Native American Hero's Day!
I'd like to take a moment and say thank you to all you wonderful Wonks for allowing us to vent and spit nails the past couple of days. The support you showed us was appreciated more than I can tell you in this stupid little box. Let me just say this and I'll shut the fuck up. Wonkette and all you good human folk have created a very special family. I'm delighted and proud to be considered part of this seriously disfunctional family of wonderfulness. Thank you.
Paul took some pictures yesterday while we were out for a decompression ride. We drove out into peak foliage in New England. There were pictures to be taken around every turn and over every ridge. Here are three of our favorites.
All our love
Holly & Paul
Pictures!
https://substack.com/profile/439485293-holly-lima-charlie/note/c-359081129
"Just like 'DUMB,' people don't know how to spell it. But you do some letter substitution, take out the two 'F's,' and what do you get? DUMMY. And there's no 'B' necessary. Even Sean will appreciate that joke."
https://substack.com/@aeavenger/note/c-359048814?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=96503h
Celebrity photo, Safe For Work:
Florence Pugh making her opinion clear, March 2023.
She looks like one of the cherubs in a Renaissance painting trying to blow clouds around.
Haha, yes!
Republicans: You sicko pervert baby killers are destroying our way of life! You should be rounded up and shipped to Somalia! You should be rounded up and shot! Every dead Democrat is a good Democrat!
The press: Why isn't the left more tolerant about the political views of the right?
Candy Corn Cat:
https://substack.com/profile/41005794-cheers-yall/note/c-359062005?r=oew9u&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web
Awesome!
Israel attacked Iran so Trump did too, and he never once thought "If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?" That's how bad his mother failed him.
His mother was very ill, and absent for a year when he was 2 1/2. I don't think she was a great mother, but she was a mother, and did mother things, and her illness and absence meant he was left to the tender mercies of staff, his cold and unlovable grandmother who saw the kids got fed, and his monster of a father, who was uninterested in any of this children until they were of use to him. It's hard to expect humanity from a person who was never really taught how to human,
No, I'm sure he never thought that, although he might have thought, "How can I profit personally from jumping off this bridge?"
From what I have read, his mother hated him. Maybe she wanted him to jump off a bridge.
Stop trying to humanize her.
Glad I wasn't drinking coffee when I read that!
To be sure, I am pretty convinced he loathed his mother, and the feeling was probably mutual. His incredible hatred of women, and immigrants, seems to suggest it anyway.
Though I am not even an arm chair psychiatrist, it just seems too pat
The National Park Service will begin cutting down more than 500 trees on Saturday at a public golf course in Washington, D.C., that President Trump is planning to replace with a “championship-level” course. --NYT
Leave nothing un-fucked is the maga motto.
Two more years of this and we'll see the Grand Canyon filled into make a parking lot.
For a casino.
Another day another corruption. Fighting with the ICC is unhinged but they're not fighting for Putin. They're scared for themselves.
When the United States becomes a signatory to the ICC, the number of treasonweasels indicted will be yooge. Remember those congresscritters who visited Vlad on July 4th? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
I don't think they even need to do that. GWB and Cheney were terrified of surprise arrests. Trump and company are making GWB look like a small town hooligan.
congress critters and jill stein!
I want Yoo dragged to the Hague by his ankles.
I want Yoo
I want Yoo so bad
I want Yoo so bad it's driving me mad
The fact that he got a job in the UC system is disgusting and embarrassing.
One of many reasons Governor Good-hair will never have my support.
As promised for your amusement:
Medusa Halloween costume with hand crafted fascinator by yours truly, vintage dress, golden snake belt and bracelet + little man turned to stone with familiar hair do:
(You know you want to wear it!)
https://substack.com/profile/41005794-cheers-yall/note/c-359050837?r=oew9u&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web
I LOVE these, beautifully done.
Here is Autumn Goddess just for you!
https://substack.com/profile/41005794-cheers-yall/note/c-359059041?r=oew9u&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web
WOW!
LOVE the fascinator!!!!! I have very little hair to clip a fascinator onto but I love looking at good ones!
Mine are headbands. :-)
OMG that is the BEST way! I didn't see the headband! I went for a second look.
Never give up on your dreams!
https://bsky.app/profile/philoof.bsky.social/post/3mxmvsdui7c2n
BIG kitteh!
Donald Trump promised to end weaponization of government.
BREAKING: Ilhan Omar’s DC Home Reportedly Raided by DHS Agents
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/breaking-ilhan-omars-dc-home-reportedly-raided-by-dhs-agents/
he lied
awhile ago when NICO AGOSTA was doing STOCKING THE CAPITOL assessing congresspersons finances - Ilhan Omar had some of the cleanest straightforward election finances - and he rated her A+. Way back in the olden days I lived in Minnesota's 5th congressional district when MARTIN SABO represented. THE GHOST OF MARTIN SABO DOES NOT APPROVE OF THIS - so sayeth me.
yeah but now right before an election they get to keep repeating Criminal Investigation
over and over and over again for the trained press seals to clap to
DHS? They're not even real cops.
Considering how many of their warrants have turned out to be not even signed by a judge, I am wondering about this one.
They stopped her before she could blow up Congress!
🙄🙄🙄
𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩. 𝐈𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐀𝐏 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲
Federal agents searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home on Monday morning as part of a criminal investigation, according to people familiar with the matter.
The search was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations agents, said the people, who were not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. More details about the investigation were not immediately clear.
An email seeking comment was sent Monday to a representative for Omar.
The Justice Department said in a statement Monday that HSI agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the department in the Washington, D.C., area but provided no other details.
“This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” the department said.
https://apnews.com/article/ilhan-omar-home-searched-8e18c2aea948bd90f4d7a4eb32b9ec3a
The search was concluded when agents failed to turn up any cats or dogs in Rep. Omar's kitchen.
I'm just glad there's no chance that the DOJ would plant evidence, or anything like that.
This isn't even DOJ.
Oh! HSI, eh? Hm. Are they not under DOJ purview?
I'll answer that. They are not! Those are Marquane's people. Eesh.
said the people, who were not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. More details about the investigation were not immediately clear.
ie, the republicans
Trump contemplating whether “HE” will get involved in the Saudi crisis further threatening the entire world economy. This is a revealing moment. First, it shows how trump’s personalization of all government has become the norm. Former presidents might have said “We are weighing whether the United States will increase its support “ etc., but this talking like a king, never.
Much more significantly though, this crisis, which grew directly from the Iran crisis which he caused at the behest of Israel, demonstrates what happens when you dismantle the professional national security establishment and institutions. This Houthi conflict is complex, and has no easy exit. It is impacting world economic activity and could get far worse. It’s also revealing that saudi butcher as a paper tiger, and his own investment in US patronage as practically worthless. Trump is way out of his depth and there is not the decision making apparatus to help step it down and calm the situation. Its all ad hoc decision making by trump and a few of his goons. The Houthi faction are fundamentalist assholes and no heroes either. But they are tough, wily opponents that could upend the Saudi kingdom with dire and unknowable consequences.
The Houthi, or AnsarAllah, got a ton of expensive US equipment when the Saudi mercenaries abandoned it and fled.
~"Never fired, only dropped once."
In Operation Desert Storm, a Saudi F-15 was credited with downing an Iraqi Mirage F1 that was trying to attack a US Navy carrier. The account shows how ridiculously unprepared and incompetent the Saudi pilot was, and sources believe the Iraqi jet was actually downed by a Navy F-14 with the kill credited to the Saudis for political reasons.
The Saudis bought a lot of high performance hardware but increasingly, it looks like the Houthis are forcing them into a fight on the ground, which you know SA is simply unequipped for. They have mercenaries but no public trainee and willing to fight and die, just a lot of pampered princelings.
I've heard like Saudi tank crews wont even do basic maintenance on the Abrams tanks, so there has to be contractor support for *everything*.
"Dear (Name of business or institution), We thought you should know that (name), who works for you, is featured prominently in the still-redacted version of the the Epstein Files. Best regards, Rep. Jamie Raskin"
𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/10/09/democrats-leak-names-from-redacted-epstein-files/?msockid=2ee384df615f6d161e8b932f605b6c4a
what does "leaked" mean when these files were/are required by law to be released?
It means that the law is null and void without serious enforcement. King Piggy has gone through his whole eighty years without ever really being restrained by the law, so why should he start taking it seriously now?
silly, cause Democrats are BAD GUYS
Even with all the polls right now saying Democrats are surging ahead, the press keeps reminding people, every time, that Democrat is a toxic brand
If you're white, all right
If you're black, get back
If you're brown, get down.
In America, only white supremacists are fully white in the MSM's eyes.
'the press' which is owned by Republican billionaires?
that's the bunny!
"preserve your documents."
If The Tramp Administration had released the files fully as they were required to do by law this wouldn't be a problem or issue at all.
No, they would have a somewhat different set of red hot burning problems. Like trying to explain away all that incriminating evidence. Of course, the red dunce cap crowd would still refuse to believe that their messiah was a rapist and child molester. He could be caught on video and they would still refuse to see the truth because they have nailed their identities to him so if he goes down so do they.
More of this, please.
LOTS more.
'Bout gotdamned time, too.
👆👆👆
"A senior U.S. official said Sunday that Trump and Rubio are “extremely pissed off” by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and would likely decide on what action to take this week after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said Rubio had been particularly angry, not least because he visited Athens just last week and Guilfoyle attended most, if not all, of his events and greeted him on his arrival with a bear hug as the allegations swirled."
https://apnews.com/article/trump-rubio-guilfoyle-364465fc46b023cacf2b70c94cc76ae2
It’s weird because he can’t say appointing her was a mistake…so does he do “she was a sneaky liar but I always believed the best in people “ or “she has a fantastic new opportunity and we hate to see her go “?
knowing him, it will be "Kimberly who? No longer a 10"
...and she might have a tongue down his throat and a hand on his package backstage. I just get that vibe from her.*
*I don't slut-shame - I shame people who are *mercenary* with their sexuality.
Trump is clearly pissed that he didn't get his cut.
Indigenous people's day, AP
You got kicked for now bowing to gulf of America. Don't start bowing now
He knew about the corruption. He's just mad that everyone else knows now too.
Is it possible that Secretary three-jobs isn't doing a very good job?
THAT'S a given!