I'm watching the press conference, and the EPA lady is having to explain at preschool level what is going on to the fucking toddlers of the White House Press Corpse.
OT, I have covid from the work stuff. At least I made it home before symptoms started. Maybe I was only a little contagious at the airport? 👀 Who knows! The drugs make your mouth taste like you've eaten a lot of citrus piths. YUM. Better than the alternative. THANKS OBAMA!
Really hoping the youngest doesn't come down with it -- she spent all of last week with her online gaming squad people, in person, and one of them just tested positive.
OT: I'm at work, but not really working because I'm still pissed off from Friday. Good thing y'all Wonks are keeping it interesting today! But, more importantly, since I'm not doing any work, I have time to think about important things, like, for instance:
I've never seen a single episode of Dr. Who. It's possibly the only popular sci-fi show I haven't watched. No real reason why, just knowing that there are 40000 episodes and like 500 Doctors makes it feel real daunting to just jump right in. Should I bother? If so, where should I start?
I haven't watched since Tom Baker, and I wish I had continued because I kinda think you need to keep up with everything and watch all of them to try to get a grip on it.
Yeah, you feel like you should have a post-doc in Who-ology just to start watching. I started back in the 80's when PBS brought the Tom Baker series to the states. Everything was simpler then.
The season with Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor is good. Not a reboot but reboot-flavored, very newbie-friendly, as well as being overall high-quality television (telly?).
Editors note: everyone quoted in this story is also an asshole
“ The more he is met by people, the more they are not going to like him,” said Gruters, who is also a state senator. “The more he’s out there, the more his numbers go down. It’s not a good long-term scenario for him. I fully expected the downfall of his campaign a long time ago.”
“ It’s kind of what I expected to see,” Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), whose backing of Trump stung DeSantis, according to people close to the governor, said of the DeSantis campaign. He added: “In presidential politics, you have to be able to engage and connect with people. It’s through TV, it’s through interviews, it’s charisma. You know it when you see it … I never felt like it was something the governor would be able to do or accomplish.”
The entire Republican establishment lines up behind this guy before checking to see if he had more charisma than Buffalo bill from silence of the lambs
There are plenty of knock offs of "Win Friends and Influence People " now, and for nearly a 100 years. Ronnie just doesn't want to.
But I think this answers a question for me. What does it take to win FL?
It is a big state, money, people, votes, important nationally.
I was worried Bammerz would not win it. He did.
Then I thought JEB! as guv would be formidable. Name, money, and he was supposed to be the smart one. But there I over estimated him. FTG took him out just by calling him "low energy."
Dang. That was too easy. Didn't JEB! have more going for him to be guv?
But with DummySantis, I now think that JEB! became guv the same way. Just tell a few billionaires you will do what they want. Be their lapdog. Yes sir and yes ma'am.
Ronnie didn't get to be guv by retail politics with the voters.
I think it was more also Gillium was black and Charlie Crist was completely incoherent for a retread (Terry Mac ran a better campaign and Terry Mac ran a terrible campaign)
Yup. I read that article and was laughing. Having worked on campaigns before, I appreciated the picture it painted. More and more, it is becoming clear that his wife really is the motivator behind him - he just seems passionless and socially inept. But what wasn't clearly mentioned was how much the Orange Urine Bag's endorsement helped boost him. Without that? Just an average GOPer. Maybe people are figuring that out on a national scale now...?
I missed the conference. Did the DOJ, FBI, and Piggly Wiggly finally find all the Hunter Biden BDE evidence, show how it ties back to Joe, and restore Trump as God-Emperor?
Look, it's not Brutal Death Metal in this context. WUT IZ IT? Is it Big Dick Millionaire? Business Development Manager? Black Divorced Male? Bund Deutscher Mädel?
E, not M. Big. Dick. Energy. Since the right is obsessed with the guy's schlong, I assume that BDE will be an important part of the eventual downfall of the totally real and not at all a figment of their sad imaginations Biden Crime (CRIME!) Fambly.
Good fucking gawd that's how contorted all of this is. I feel like I'm the Hitchhiker in the Galaxy. Please PLEASE tell me there is an alternate earth that was constructed for a backup.
"93 House Republicans last year called for Trump appointee David Weiss to be named special counsel. Now that he has been, they’re labeling their own recommendations as “weaponization”.
The hypocrisy is endless, but they must’ve received new instructions beamed from Truth Social."
these folks don't care where they leave their droppings and will disavow them; all they know about "evidence" is what they made up today out of whole cloth.
Trump stands up, tells the judge "you're fired", court officers, bigly men, come up to him with tears in their eyes and say "thank god you're back, Mr President", cheers, destruction of the Deep State, clouds of money rain down, and beautiful women rush in and disrobe.
I have yet to hear of a single instance where he actually fired someone as POTUS. He *ordered* firings, *announced* firings, had *other people act as go-betweens* and tell people they were fired, but AFAIK he never said his pre-politics catch-phrase to anyone's face as POTUS. And on more than one occasion, someone went into a meeting with him, where they were almost certainly going to be fired... and left the meeting still employed.
The guy is a coward. When faced with the idea of personal, face-to-face confrontation, he folds.
I have no idea whether GA criminal courts run a 4-hour or 6-hour session at trial. Either way, that POS will have to sit there for large periods of time, in a hard chair, with no diet cokes, no ability to speak, no ability to use his phone, with his lawyers telling him to pay attention, sit up straight, and don't look like an asshole.
Go Fani!! Get 'em in predicate acts, or whatever it takes!! Donald J Trump is a career criminal. Fuck That Dude!!!!
All those punks hollering at her, I can't take it, man.
I'm watching the press conference, and the EPA lady is having to explain at preschool level what is going on to the fucking toddlers of the White House Press Corpse.
The key is to use 3rd grade vocabulary and let them know how to feel after each point. "Big fires, bad!
OT, I have covid from the work stuff. At least I made it home before symptoms started. Maybe I was only a little contagious at the airport? 👀 Who knows! The drugs make your mouth taste like you've eaten a lot of citrus piths. YUM. Better than the alternative. THANKS OBAMA!
Sláinte, Jenny. Hope it doesn't hit you too bad.
Really hoping the youngest doesn't come down with it -- she spent all of last week with her online gaming squad people, in person, and one of them just tested positive.
School has been back for less than two weeks and already seven year old has had (and passed to me) a sore throat.
Lustily!!
Was she in Vegas too? Huge gaming convention while I was there.
A little east -- New Hampshire.
Isn't it in fact true That HUNTER BIDEN'S PENIS made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS working for BURISMA?!
Definitely, too much penis!! At least, that what I'm hearing...
A billion per furlong I heard
Bow chicka whoaaw whoaaaw.
Let's just say it was IN some things.
It was hard work, all that drilling for Burisma.
yes
OT: I'm at work, but not really working because I'm still pissed off from Friday. Good thing y'all Wonks are keeping it interesting today! But, more importantly, since I'm not doing any work, I have time to think about important things, like, for instance:
I've never seen a single episode of Dr. Who. It's possibly the only popular sci-fi show I haven't watched. No real reason why, just knowing that there are 40000 episodes and like 500 Doctors makes it feel real daunting to just jump right in. Should I bother? If so, where should I start?
I haven't watched since Tom Baker, and I wish I had continued because I kinda think you need to keep up with everything and watch all of them to try to get a grip on it.
Yeah, you feel like you should have a post-doc in Who-ology just to start watching. I started back in the 80's when PBS brought the Tom Baker series to the states. Everything was simpler then.
I haven't, either. I thought of checking out some of the Tennant episodes because I love him.
Me too! I'm currently getting my fix in Good Omens, but the seasons are so short!
ARE YOU LOVING JON HAMM (in the buff) AS GABRIEL OR WHAT?????????????????????????
Yes!! Soooooooo much!!
I too have not seen an episode. It was too "camp" for me back when I bothered to watch anything on the tube.
Start with Pertwee, you'll be turned off and never get to the modern day Doctors!
The season with Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor is good. Not a reboot but reboot-flavored, very newbie-friendly, as well as being overall high-quality television (telly?).
https://tek01.substack.com/p/this-fall-on-nbc
For your reading pleasures: An expose on Senator Tina Smith.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tina-smith-minnesota-democrat-senate-progressive_n_64d12338e4b01638f324e03c?t3f
WAPO show and tell:
Virtually everyone who’s worked with Ron Desantis directly hates him
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/14/desantis-florida-republicans-2024-election/
Editors note: everyone quoted in this story is also an asshole
“ The more he is met by people, the more they are not going to like him,” said Gruters, who is also a state senator. “The more he’s out there, the more his numbers go down. It’s not a good long-term scenario for him. I fully expected the downfall of his campaign a long time ago.”
“ It’s kind of what I expected to see,” Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), whose backing of Trump stung DeSantis, according to people close to the governor, said of the DeSantis campaign. He added: “In presidential politics, you have to be able to engage and connect with people. It’s through TV, it’s through interviews, it’s charisma. You know it when you see it … I never felt like it was something the governor would be able to do or accomplish.”
The entire Republican establishment lines up behind this guy before checking to see if he had more charisma than Buffalo bill from silence of the lambs
There are plenty of knock offs of "Win Friends and Influence People " now, and for nearly a 100 years. Ronnie just doesn't want to.
But I think this answers a question for me. What does it take to win FL?
It is a big state, money, people, votes, important nationally.
I was worried Bammerz would not win it. He did.
Then I thought JEB! as guv would be formidable. Name, money, and he was supposed to be the smart one. But there I over estimated him. FTG took him out just by calling him "low energy."
Dang. That was too easy. Didn't JEB! have more going for him to be guv?
But with DummySantis, I now think that JEB! became guv the same way. Just tell a few billionaires you will do what they want. Be their lapdog. Yes sir and yes ma'am.
Ronnie didn't get to be guv by retail politics with the voters.
He simply kissed enough rich assholes.
I think it was more also Gillium was black and Charlie Crist was completely incoherent for a retread (Terry Mac ran a better campaign and Terry Mac ran a terrible campaign)
Yup. I read that article and was laughing. Having worked on campaigns before, I appreciated the picture it painted. More and more, it is becoming clear that his wife really is the motivator behind him - he just seems passionless and socially inept. But what wasn't clearly mentioned was how much the Orange Urine Bag's endorsement helped boost him. Without that? Just an average GOPer. Maybe people are figuring that out on a national scale now...?
I read earlier he is telling Disney to back out of the lawsuit and eat his shit with a smile.
“You should respect me Disney. I had my actual wedding reception at your park”
"Would you fuck this whole state? I'd fuck this whole state."
"I'd slit my children's throats right here in front of you if it gets me your vote!"
Montana Nice Times!:
https://dailymontanan.com/2023/08/14/judge-sides-with-youth-in-montana-climate-change-trial-finds-two-laws-unconstitutional/
The Montana state lege has already made it clear that fossil fuel profits are more important than human life.
I’d like to ask Jean-Pierre if Biden would consider pardoning Trump, just to see how much she would laugh.
No asphyxiate nice lady please. Kthxbai.
I missed the conference. Did the DOJ, FBI, and Piggly Wiggly finally find all the Hunter Biden BDE evidence, show how it ties back to Joe, and restore Trump as God-Emperor?
Look, it's not Brutal Death Metal in this context. WUT IZ IT? Is it Big Dick Millionaire? Business Development Manager? Black Divorced Male? Bund Deutscher Mädel?
Butt Diversity and Equity. In addition to all the other allegations, he does not sufficiently hate teh ghey.
E, not M. Big. Dick. Energy. Since the right is obsessed with the guy's schlong, I assume that BDE will be an important part of the eventual downfall of the totally real and not at all a figment of their sad imaginations Biden Crime (CRIME!) Fambly.
Oh. That's very different! (Emily Litella voice) Never mind!
Good fucking gawd that's how contorted all of this is. I feel like I'm the Hitchhiker in the Galaxy. Please PLEASE tell me there is an alternate earth that was constructed for a backup.
I think we are on the backup, and, unfortunately, there was some serious data corruption seven or eight years ago.
Where is Marvin!!
Looking for his space modulator!
Congressman Jared Moskowitz@RepMoskowitz
"93 House Republicans last year called for Trump appointee David Weiss to be named special counsel. Now that he has been, they’re labeling their own recommendations as “weaponization”.
The hypocrisy is endless, but they must’ve received new instructions beamed from Truth Social."
https://twitter.com/RepMoskowitz/status/1691116521840685056?
these folks don't care where they leave their droppings and will disavow them; all they know about "evidence" is what they made up today out of whole cloth.
Soon it'll be "the law itself must be changed, so that literally everything our guy does is legal. Anything short of that is Political Bias!"
OT: Today might be the fourth Feast of the Holy Indictments of the year! Good grief, I can't keep up.
Probably Fourth FotHI-eve, but I'd be happy for today.
Also, "Feast of the Holy Indictment" has got to be good for today's Intenet. :)
Wtf, Salon?
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/14/stop-underestimating-the-culinary-potential-of-cottage-cheese-and-its-lumps/
????????????????????????WTF yourself?????????????????????????????????????????????????
I like it with pineapple.
You can't beat cottage cheese and pineapple pizza.
Peaches for me. I gives me the runs though so only can handle it maybe once a week.
Why not? Are you bashing the cott?
Let's say no one is underestimating cottage cheese
I like to mix it with ricotta in lasagna. I've also been known to put it on bagels once in a while.
I stir it into leftover pasta w/gravy along with other cheeses for a baked pasta. Om nom nom
You must be Italian if you're calling it gravy.
British isles! Italian by marriage.
OT:
𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗜𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/breaking-georgia-judge-rules-cameras-will-be-allowed-in-courtroom-if-trump-indicted/
"𝘈𝘩𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴! 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 - 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 - 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤 - 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘋𝘐𝘋 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵!"
Santa santa santa santa
Whoo hooo! FREAKSHOW!
Not much bread, but a definite circus.
You're wrong! I'm anticipating a proscuitto, fresh mozzerella, and some fine Italian bread.
What about the mug shot? They going to allow that to happen to? I'd like to see all that film footage and all the pants shitting.
Fulton County could pay its annual budget with just the image rights alone...
IKR! I'd buy one for spite and throw darts at it or stick pins in it. I did have a Bush voodoo doll that was very cathartic.
Laminate and put in litter box.
Man, charges, jury, camera, conviction
Man charges jury stroke autopsy
My prediction:
Trump stands up, tells the judge "you're fired", court officers, bigly men, come up to him with tears in their eyes and say "thank god you're back, Mr President", cheers, destruction of the Deep State, clouds of money rain down, and beautiful women rush in and disrobe.
Then he wakes up in a puddle.
Umm spoilers!!
I have yet to hear of a single instance where he actually fired someone as POTUS. He *ordered* firings, *announced* firings, had *other people act as go-betweens* and tell people they were fired, but AFAIK he never said his pre-politics catch-phrase to anyone's face as POTUS. And on more than one occasion, someone went into a meeting with him, where they were almost certainly going to be fired... and left the meeting still employed.
The guy is a coward. When faced with the idea of personal, face-to-face confrontation, he folds.
That would require actual balls.
Agender libelz? 😉
But yes, it would require actual courage, rather than performative. And that's... not him.
OK, "a spine," then.
720p, 1080p, 4K?
So many options, so little time
Anything but Smell-O-Vision
There goes my plan for Fart-O-Vision.
I have mixed feelings, mostly opposed.
*fans self*
"Cameras in GEORGIA! How did they ever get here?”
I hate myself for snorting at that. LOL
Heeheehee...
I have no idea whether GA criminal courts run a 4-hour or 6-hour session at trial. Either way, that POS will have to sit there for large periods of time, in a hard chair, with no diet cokes, no ability to speak, no ability to use his phone, with his lawyers telling him to pay attention, sit up straight, and don't look like an asshole.
1% chance until the final
That last thing. Unpossible.
It's a start.
PAB's love of attention will contrast nicely with his lawyers fear of what he will say/do on camera.
A Perfect Shitstorm
"in many different forms and locals"
It's fun when he tries and fails to expand his vocabulary. It's spelled "locales," my man.
Maybe he means local prosecutions that we don't know about. Assault with a condiment?
Whatever happens, I'm eagerly awaiting the day when he must-turd three feet from his bunk.