Any fans of Kath And Kim in the house? Because OMG, they make me think of Kath Day and her guy Kel Night about to kiss! Thanks for the giggles, Martini! And I hope you have a wonderful weekend, too.
my memory may well be faulty, but from what I recall the animators wanted a new Bugs Bunny foil, and liked the name 'tasmanian devil', but had no idea what one looked like, and not having the internet or a decent encyclopedia handy, just decided to wing it.
"Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER!" They didn’t want to join the fight to stop a Nuclear Powered Iran. Now that fight is Militarily WON, with very little danger for them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices. So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!"
I like the Farmworker's Day name change, because while Chavez was instrumental in pushing that movement forward, the focus really should be on the workers, not one "heroic" guy.
I appreciated Robyn's article on Chavez (Wednesday), and this paragraph in particular:
"...this is something we have kind of just learned our lesson on. Because we do not want to find ourselves in a situation where we have made someone the face and voice of a cause we care deeply about, only to find out that they are secretly a monster. We’ve seen too many people we’ve elevated and admired, men in particular, turn out to be serial abusers, sexual harassers, friends of Jeffrey Epstein or terrible in some other way, to put that kind of faith in any one person. 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲."
Watching the Dow these days leaves me wondering if, when Pam Bondi rides roller coasters, at the apex she figures the ride is over and tries to get out.
How different would life be if way back in the aftermath of 9/11 George W Bush had loudly said he wanted *everyone* to vote because the GOP’s ideas were so good? Enfranchise everyone!! Put voting booths in prisons!! Make sure everyone has access to a polling station or can vote by mail!! Make Election Day a federal holiday!! He had the widespread support at that time to get the Republicans to buy in.
Oh well, we bombed people instead. Nothing ever changes.
This is an excellent summary relating to why so many people would rather tear other people down than improve themselves. It's hard work to improve things, and it's far easy to be a destructive force in the world.
That McKay Coppins article was so stressful and upsetting. I'm so averse to gambling I can't even bear to play board games. The whole "winning or losing" thing makes my blood pressure go up. Probably unresolved childhood trauma from my father the university professor making us play Scrabble without handicapping himself so that the 8 year olds could NEVER WIN.
Turns out the fabled Cesar Chavez has some pretty nasty skeletons in his closet. So we immediately proceed to knock him off his historical perch. But when DFT has a plethora of skeletons in his closet -- crickets!
This shows that the Left has a strong sense of morality, while the Right doesn't care about morality at all.
I could not access the Reuters story. It does appear that the SAVE act is going to be especially egregious for older voters and those in Red states and especially penalizes married women. I’m lucky because I never changed my name but my little sister has. Thankfully she has a passport.
Ryan Clark certainly has nailed it with "Look at me, look at me." To the everlasting shame of this country, the vulgarian's benighted myrmidons, see nothing wrong with that.
Job creation zero, and read elsewhere this morning, that a large percentage of new hires are taking pay cuts.
Thank you so much for this amazing Norwegian anti-enshittification campaign!
Pope Leo continues (bless him) to provide reasons for "Christian Nationalists" to put RCs up against the wall, when they take over the country completely. He might even edge out Atheists on their Hate List. Go American Pope....something I never thought I'd say, for so many reasons.
Regarding the, indeed, very sensible idea in the Netherlands of trying to see the whole problem, Cambridge (UK) trialed social workers simply following specific clients through the various processes. Keep appointments and find out which applications to file and stuff. This was while I was there, so nearly 20 years ago.
Obviously, it was a resounding success, with the waste in the system plummeting when the most challenged were no longer left helpless in the face of a bureaucracy which was designed to not see the whole problem.
Your hed gif info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/tasmanian-devils
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/307af150-5144-485b-883d-1ea1791bf340?utm_source=share
Any fans of Kath And Kim in the house? Because OMG, they make me think of Kath Day and her guy Kel Night about to kiss! Thanks for the giggles, Martini! And I hope you have a wonderful weekend, too.
Beautiful
And then they grow up to be this
https://youtu.be/c54SvkgQ04A?si=hBg4hbYw0_JZto3J
Cute little monsters.
Devilishly cute, one might say
My Tasmanian devils have been going through chew toys at an alarming rate.
Mine live inside me. When I'm stressed they just gnaw away at the nearest organ.
Aren’t they particularly fond of eating…rabbits?
Juan has the same coloration and makes similar noises to Tasmanian Devils. I was told he was a chihuahua and rat terrier mix, but now I wonder.
Once again, I must complain that Mrs. Skunk & I did not consent to the trail cam placed in our boudoir.
Kittehs!
Aww. I want to skritch them under their cute and scary jaws.
Tasmanian devils are cute little critters.
https://tinyurl.com/3v69jw22
Really? Ask Bugs Bunny.
(Am I the only person who was terribly disappointed that the actual Tasmanian Devil looks and acts nothing like the Looney Tunes version?)
my memory may well be faulty, but from what I recall the animators wanted a new Bugs Bunny foil, and liked the name 'tasmanian devil', but had no idea what one looked like, and not having the internet or a decent encyclopedia handy, just decided to wing it.
But they make horrid noises like most all marsupials.
Hey! They don't look like the one in Looney Tunes!
Why ain't they spinning like a tornado, like the one in Looney Tunes!
It's like that Star Trek episode where Worf travels back to the original Enterprise and encounters OG Klingons.
They don't like to talk about it.
That's showbiz for ya.
That's all folks!!
A.M. toot, from the Leader of the Free World:
"Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER!" They didn’t want to join the fight to stop a Nuclear Powered Iran. Now that fight is Militarily WON, with very little danger for them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices. So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!"
I like the Farmworker's Day name change, because while Chavez was instrumental in pushing that movement forward, the focus really should be on the workers, not one "heroic" guy.
I appreciated Robyn's article on Chavez (Wednesday), and this paragraph in particular:
"...this is something we have kind of just learned our lesson on. Because we do not want to find ourselves in a situation where we have made someone the face and voice of a cause we care deeply about, only to find out that they are secretly a monster. We’ve seen too many people we’ve elevated and admired, men in particular, turn out to be serial abusers, sexual harassers, friends of Jeffrey Epstein or terrible in some other way, to put that kind of faith in any one person. 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲."
[emphasis mine]
https://www.wonkette.com/p/cesar-chavez-is-why-we-dont-need
The enshittificator video really tickled me.
“I’m from a long line of people making things shittier. My father made things shittier, and his father before him…”
Watching the Dow these days leaves me wondering if, when Pam Bondi rides roller coasters, at the apex she figures the ride is over and tries to get out.
"OMG come see the possum inherent in the system!"
Help, Help, I'm being opossumed!
How different would life be if way back in the aftermath of 9/11 George W Bush had loudly said he wanted *everyone* to vote because the GOP’s ideas were so good? Enfranchise everyone!! Put voting booths in prisons!! Make sure everyone has access to a polling station or can vote by mail!! Make Election Day a federal holiday!! He had the widespread support at that time to get the Republicans to buy in.
Oh well, we bombed people instead. Nothing ever changes.
This is an excellent summary relating to why so many people would rather tear other people down than improve themselves. It's hard work to improve things, and it's far easy to be a destructive force in the world.
That McKay Coppins article was so stressful and upsetting. I'm so averse to gambling I can't even bear to play board games. The whole "winning or losing" thing makes my blood pressure go up. Probably unresolved childhood trauma from my father the university professor making us play Scrabble without handicapping himself so that the 8 year olds could NEVER WIN.
It's Just Spring!
Whistling far and wee, bitches!
States where gas is rising the fastest. Really bad for those red states.
https://www.businessinsider.com/states-where-gas-prices-are-rising-most-iran-war-2026-3
"For our regime to be as unserious, as unprofessional, as laughable, as illegitimate, our leadership right now is embarassing"
well said
Turns out the fabled Cesar Chavez has some pretty nasty skeletons in his closet. So we immediately proceed to knock him off his historical perch. But when DFT has a plethora of skeletons in his closet -- crickets!
This shows that the Left has a strong sense of morality, while the Right doesn't care about morality at all.
They believe in “rules for thee, not for me.”
I could not access the Reuters story. It does appear that the SAVE act is going to be especially egregious for older voters and those in Red states and especially penalizes married women. I’m lucky because I never changed my name but my little sister has. Thankfully she has a passport.
Ryan Clark certainly has nailed it with "Look at me, look at me." To the everlasting shame of this country, the vulgarian's benighted myrmidons, see nothing wrong with that.
Job creation zero, and read elsewhere this morning, that a large percentage of new hires are taking pay cuts.
Thank you so much for this amazing Norwegian anti-enshittification campaign!
Pope Leo continues (bless him) to provide reasons for "Christian Nationalists" to put RCs up against the wall, when they take over the country completely. He might even edge out Atheists on their Hate List. Go American Pope....something I never thought I'd say, for so many reasons.
Farmworkers Day is perfect!
Regarding the, indeed, very sensible idea in the Netherlands of trying to see the whole problem, Cambridge (UK) trialed social workers simply following specific clients through the various processes. Keep appointments and find out which applications to file and stuff. This was while I was there, so nearly 20 years ago.
Obviously, it was a resounding success, with the waste in the system plummeting when the most challenged were no longer left helpless in the face of a bureaucracy which was designed to not see the whole problem.
More of that!