Always such a joy to be reminded that the cats whom we're lucky enough to live with behave almost identically to their wild kin (in many situations).
I'm the anti-outdoorswoman -- do *not* make me spend any time anywhere with lots of insects and zero electrical outlets -- but I'm in awe of Nature. A pity that so many of the sociopaths in GOP regimes can't feel the wonder and awe of being part of this astonishing and rich universe.
I had to leave a purring, content kitty who wanted snuggles and scritches and INSTEAD come here to THIS fuckin' place for eight hours and do stupid bullshit work stuff and now I want to go back home. 😉
"The judge’s response to the testimony of the AI dead man in the trial of his real-life killer is … that’s a stupid fucking judge."
No one can possibly know what the dead man wd've said about his killer or what kind of sentence the killer should receive, bc regardless of how well *anyone* knew the victim, his views about mercy, justice, etc. might've changed in the nanosecond before he died. If it were possible to bring him back from the dead briefly, he might say, "Yeah, my views changed as soon as I realized that my life was over. I want you to give that killer the maximum sentence / the minimum sentence." Absolutely ludicrous for anyone to think they could know his thoughts, and ludicrous for that judge to use ****his interpretation**** rather than true utterances from victims when making his decision.
That we (humans) now have to deal with the distortions and dangers of AI on top of all of the problems that come with having idiots in so many positions of authority is ... Humans are doomed, which is maybe for the best. It's certainly a good outcome for all other fauna and for all flora.
Yesterday was good. Praise at work, plus I got a free new mini friend to keep in my bag--a hamster stuffie I have happily named Hammy. (The mini panda in my bag is named Paul. I don't know why.) I woke up about an hour ago and paid my credit card bill. It's gonna rain today. All day.
Sad part is, all I wanna do is clothes shopping. Clothes shopping I can't afford. I miss thrift shop adventures.
I'm so fucking glad I dropped Facebook. I miss not knowing when my friend's birthdays are but that's about all. I don't miss the "friends" who use FB to brag about their lives. Or take relentless selfies, "here is me eating breakfast," I do not fucking care.
I had disengaged from it about five years ago, but when Zuck kissed the ring, I'd had enough. I've been free of it since January. Anyone who knows me knows how to contact me.
"As we’re now getting torturers around the world — Libya, Saudi Arabia, you know the old gang — to jail our immigrants for us, is there a reason we’re not just deporting people back to their own countries, instead of sending them to third-country permanent torture prison? I am just curious."
I know this was a tongue-in-cheek, rhetorical question, but being a retired old fart with lots of time on my hands, I'm impelled to answer. It's not only that "the cruelty is the point," although that's part of it. Every illegal deportation, every abduction of some innocent student who supported Palestine, every plane whisking Vermont residents to Louisiana or Texas, is a message to all the people Trump and Stephen Miller hate to get out of the country before something painful and outrageous happens to them. It's "self-deportation" in action, and it's exactly what any crime boss would do. (Sigh.)
What happens, Cassidy Steele Dale? A three week dance party at my house, that's what happens. And then we make plans for the pilgrimage to shit on his grave.
"Vice President JD Vance on Thursday defended President Donald Trump’s statement that children will just have to deal with having fewer dolls as a result of his tariffs by offering parents a wild counterpoint: Those kids could go to war.
“What I’d ask people is not whether they want two dolls or five dolls or 20 dolls for their kids...,” Vance told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum. “I’d ask American moms and dads ... Would you like to — God forbid, if your country goes to war and your son or daughter is sent off to fight — would you like to know that the weapons that they have are good American-made stuff, not made by a foreign adversary.”"
A retired commercial pilot I met once dead-headed back from the Caribbean to Miami with his girlfriend as sole passenger .The plane lost all navigation and communications about half way to Miami, and he had to fly in blind. He described it as one of the more hairy things he'd had to do as a pilot, but fortunately he knew the airport well enough to find it. I don't recall how he was able to notify the tower that he was in trouble, but he did and was able to land safely. He and girlfriend got married soon thereafter.
Man I got reamed by some italians when I made a reference to Guido. He was one of the characters I remembered from SNL. I've gotten called down on several names combined with cuss words.
So many local articles on how hard hit businesses are by tariffs. Every single person quoted assures the reporter that they absolutely must pass the cost on to consumers. Which is true for small businesses. Large ones? I'm not buying it.
I would love to see the Cheeto pulling corporate CEOs into the Oval to threaten them with some sort of bullshit federal action if they don't eat the costs of his tariffs. The more of his support he pisses away, the happier we all should be.
I couldn’t access the article so please help me out. Was it Pelkey’s own words stated by the AI avatar, or somebody else’s words? Cuz it sure sounds like somebody else’s words presented through Pelkey’s image. Whether Pelkey would have expressed such a sentiment is then purely speculation. How does that get admitted?
Sand cats! Your hed gif info: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/sand-cats-enjoy-family-outing
And your meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/6bd9b69c-e7b9-4d52-b11a-1883d270753d?utm_source=share
Always such a joy to be reminded that the cats whom we're lucky enough to live with behave almost identically to their wild kin (in many situations).
I'm the anti-outdoorswoman -- do *not* make me spend any time anywhere with lots of insects and zero electrical outlets -- but I'm in awe of Nature. A pity that so many of the sociopaths in GOP regimes can't feel the wonder and awe of being part of this astonishing and rich universe.
pretty kitties.
Sand kittehs! 😍
Thanks, you have totally improved my day with these tiny, adorable predators.
I had to leave a purring, content kitty who wanted snuggles and scritches and INSTEAD come here to THIS fuckin' place for eight hours and do stupid bullshit work stuff and now I want to go back home. 😉
(Well... go back home EVEN MORE, I should say.)
All those kittens!
They are not much bigger
Than a tiny golden fox
But when you are a sand cat
The world's your litter box.
Well, gosh, I see the local teenagers have totally "transitioned".
Too bad trump thinks the world is his litter box, too.
They're purdy!!!
Sand cats? So that's why that gif shore looks a little grainy.
Sandy Frank?
More obscure - Who is "Sandy Frink?"
Annnnnnnnnd the song IMMEDIATELY plays in my head after reading that name.
"Sandy Fraaaaaaaaaaank! Sandy Fraaaaaaaaaaank!"
"Spielberg won't return his calllllllllllllllls, WHOOOAAA!"
Sandy Frank! Sandy Frank! Thinks people come from trees!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvN10-n1NBc
Hee hee! I got that.
Sanding cats is even crueler than juggling kittens.
Just getting the burrs...
I have never even heard of a sand cat. You have expanded my world.
Those are definitely some sort of spotted wild Babby Cats.
Sand kitties for Tabs!
Momma cat be all yep...this is my life now.
Scitties!
Sandy kitties!
"The judge’s response to the testimony of the AI dead man in the trial of his real-life killer is … that’s a stupid fucking judge."
No one can possibly know what the dead man wd've said about his killer or what kind of sentence the killer should receive, bc regardless of how well *anyone* knew the victim, his views about mercy, justice, etc. might've changed in the nanosecond before he died. If it were possible to bring him back from the dead briefly, he might say, "Yeah, my views changed as soon as I realized that my life was over. I want you to give that killer the maximum sentence / the minimum sentence." Absolutely ludicrous for anyone to think they could know his thoughts, and ludicrous for that judge to use ****his interpretation**** rather than true utterances from victims when making his decision.
That we (humans) now have to deal with the distortions and dangers of AI on top of all of the problems that come with having idiots in so many positions of authority is ... Humans are doomed, which is maybe for the best. It's certainly a good outcome for all other fauna and for all flora.
I never got my Pope pin, I'm still waiting.
Yesterday was good. Praise at work, plus I got a free new mini friend to keep in my bag--a hamster stuffie I have happily named Hammy. (The mini panda in my bag is named Paul. I don't know why.) I woke up about an hour ago and paid my credit card bill. It's gonna rain today. All day.
Sad part is, all I wanna do is clothes shopping. Clothes shopping I can't afford. I miss thrift shop adventures.
Nice though? I'm off for mother's day.
“'Elected officials who think they can cheat to stay in power will be held accountable. No one is above the law,' Paxton said in a statement.
How ironic from the man who is apparently above the law. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/16/ken-paxton-acquitted-impeachment-texas-attorney-general/
I'm so fucking glad I dropped Facebook. I miss not knowing when my friend's birthdays are but that's about all. I don't miss the "friends" who use FB to brag about their lives. Or take relentless selfies, "here is me eating breakfast," I do not fucking care.
Same here. On the way up, beloved Meccalopolis pointed out that I won't have to see Younger Sister's fawning, saccharine message on Mothers Day.
I had disengaged from it about five years ago, but when Zuck kissed the ring, I'd had enough. I've been free of it since January. Anyone who knows me knows how to contact me.
"As we’re now getting torturers around the world — Libya, Saudi Arabia, you know the old gang — to jail our immigrants for us, is there a reason we’re not just deporting people back to their own countries, instead of sending them to third-country permanent torture prison? I am just curious."
I know this was a tongue-in-cheek, rhetorical question, but being a retired old fart with lots of time on my hands, I'm impelled to answer. It's not only that "the cruelty is the point," although that's part of it. Every illegal deportation, every abduction of some innocent student who supported Palestine, every plane whisking Vermont residents to Louisiana or Texas, is a message to all the people Trump and Stephen Miller hate to get out of the country before something painful and outrageous happens to them. It's "self-deportation" in action, and it's exactly what any crime boss would do. (Sigh.)
Fetterman is a concern. His constituents should demand a full physical.
What happens, Cassidy Steele Dale? A three week dance party at my house, that's what happens. And then we make plans for the pilgrimage to shit on his grave.
I used to share her opinion that without him, maga falls apart. The oligarchs are in control now, everything is fine.
From the Master of Idiotic Deflection:
"Vice President JD Vance on Thursday defended President Donald Trump’s statement that children will just have to deal with having fewer dolls as a result of his tariffs by offering parents a wild counterpoint: Those kids could go to war.
“What I’d ask people is not whether they want two dolls or five dolls or 20 dolls for their kids...,” Vance told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum. “I’d ask American moms and dads ... Would you like to — God forbid, if your country goes to war and your son or daughter is sent off to fight — would you like to know that the weapons that they have are good American-made stuff, not made by a foreign adversary.”"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-vance-trump-dolls-barbies-fox-news_n_681d4e26e4b0a178bc0012d6
And Robyn's new post on just that topic just went up! https://www.wonkette.com/p/jd-vance-why-do-kids-need-dolls-when
Tab's and Coffee in the Morning ☕ Perrrfect 😸
A retired commercial pilot I met once dead-headed back from the Caribbean to Miami with his girlfriend as sole passenger .The plane lost all navigation and communications about half way to Miami, and he had to fly in blind. He described it as one of the more hairy things he'd had to do as a pilot, but fortunately he knew the airport well enough to find it. I don't recall how he was able to notify the tower that he was in trouble, but he did and was able to land safely. He and girlfriend got married soon thereafter.
Father Guido Sarducci on Colbert a few days ago…
https://youtu.be/mmRVuB5exLM
Man I got reamed by some italians when I made a reference to Guido. He was one of the characters I remembered from SNL. I've gotten called down on several names combined with cuss words.
It's like a minefield with eggs.
“[A]re pronouns why $67 million jets are missing their marks and going splooshity-bye?”
Well I seen on Newsman that Biden made all them fighter pilots transgenders now so yeah.
So many local articles on how hard hit businesses are by tariffs. Every single person quoted assures the reporter that they absolutely must pass the cost on to consumers. Which is true for small businesses. Large ones? I'm not buying it.
Ceo's need more houses, yachts and money to buy politicians. There is never enough money and power to satisfy them.
I would love to see the Cheeto pulling corporate CEOs into the Oval to threaten them with some sort of bullshit federal action if they don't eat the costs of his tariffs. The more of his support he pisses away, the happier we all should be.
Corporate america owns the govt courtesy of citizens united.
I thought the furriners were supposed to eat the tax.
I couldn’t access the article so please help me out. Was it Pelkey’s own words stated by the AI avatar, or somebody else’s words? Cuz it sure sounds like somebody else’s words presented through Pelkey’s image. Whether Pelkey would have expressed such a sentiment is then purely speculation. How does that get admitted?
See the "really stupid judge" portion of the comment. Seems like grounds for an automatic appeal just for the novelty of the whole situation.