Interesting fact, from Sarah Isgur, editor of SCOTUSblog, on NPR Morning Edition:
"On the merits docket, the cases where the Supreme Court gets long briefings, oral arguments, writes long decisions, Donald Trump hasn't won a single major case. Where he has done well is that interim docket, the emergency docket, or the shadow docket, as people refer to it. At one point, he had won 17 cases in a row. But he had lost about a hundred and thirty. Donald Trump is still losing way more than he's winning in the branch as a whole."
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni lacks courage and has let Washington down, U.S. President Donald Trump told an Italian newspaper on Tuesday, delivering a blunt public rebuke to one of his closest European allies.
Meloni had been a vociferous supporter of Trump, but she distanced herself from him after he went to war with Iran in February, and on Monday she openly criticised him for lashing out at Pope Leo, saying his verbal assault was "unacceptable".
Trump responded in an interview with Corriere della Sera, saying Meloni was "very different from what I thought" and denouncing her for refusing to help re-open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran.
"The Trump administration is reportedly considering Houman Hemmati, an ophthalmologist, frequent Fox News guest and entrepreneur, to serve as the nation’s top regulator of vaccines and treatments for complex diseases. As director, Hemmati would regulate the safety and efficiency of biological products for human use, and sign off on vaccines, gene therapies, and other treatments before they can be used in the U.S." {HuffPost]
Trump Just Winning Friends and Influencing People:
"Trump trashed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after she refused to involve her country in the Iran war, accusing the right-wing European leader of expecting his administration to "do the work for her." "Do people like her? I can't imagine, I'm shocked by her. I thought she was brave, but I was wrong," Trump said Tuesday to Corriere della Sera, an Italian outlet that said the U.S. president gave the quote before its journalists could even ask their first question.
Trump also expressed anger in response to Meloni calling his recent disrespectful behavior toward Pope Leo XIV "unacceptable." "It's her who is unacceptable, because she doesn't care if Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow up Italy in two minutes if they had the chance," he said." [HuffPost]
i think i've been confusing the story of Paolo Zampolli using his connections with ice peeps like David Venturella to get his baby momma Amanda Ungaro deported to help him in a custody case with the story of Michael Leavitt getting KKKaroline to use ice to try to deport his baby momma Bruna Ferreira to help him in a custody case. so there is a custody and deportation book for dummies going around the White House, but why did KKKaroline have it first?
RIP, Sid Krofft. You and Marty were there in your glorious weirdness for 5-year-old Dave.
That said, I hadn't thought about HR Puffinstuff for years till its cheery and uplifting theme song made repeated and unspeakably disturbing appearances in the series "Goliath". If you know you know, and if you don't know, you'll have to Google that shit yourself.
I ain't having more of my childhood ruined. YouTube is running repeats of Land Of The Lost 24/7, only the times I've tuned in it was the less crazy sequel series from the 90s and not the True Thing.
This privitization of what were government services to seek profit will NOT work. Mail service will become even more inefficient with this capitalist control.
And fucking over the neighborhood mailman or woman is about as fucked up as it gets. Many of those fine individuals stop for a moment to say "Hello!" and share a bit of friendly conversation before continuing their deliveries, engaging with people whilst dropping off their mail. These people often work under miserable weather conditions or other significant disruptions to the environment, to insure that the mail is delivered. They deserve a secure, comfortable retirement after such dedicated service.
I think Louis DeJoy and his friends and cronies are eyeballing the services of the USPS and thinking of the many many opportunities to make money off of individuals, families, and businesses by privatizing the USPS. They will be able to fire employees, diminish or kill pensions, use AI and other tech to replace workers, and charge more-much more-to send letters, packages, and process applications for passports. They'll be able to charge other shippers and Amazon for that last mile delivery stuff. They could introduce some "banking" that benefits them. They could make SO MUCH MONEY. AND they could interfere with voting by mail. And all they have to do is drive workers into retirement, force workers to stay late but not get paid for it, let the mail pile up, make the working conditions worse, deliberately spend money on vehicles and machines that do not make for greener delivery, and degrade the services the USPS provides. Repugnicans won't make them answer to anyone. Trump would happily look the other way if they allow him to skim.
I liked this protest sign: "Try to find someone to love you like republicans love usury and oppression."
We need a democratic Senate and House and the will to bring those selfish craven bastards down and make them pay. FUCK DONORS WHO GET IN THE WAY. Some of the big obstacles are the DNC leadership, the big fuckwad donors, the people who don't want government to help, the rich who want to get richer still, those who have committed crimes but are still serving, those who are still profiting from insider trading while in Congress, and the olds who think they can brink back civility and decorum while the fascists and the Project2025 folks still control the opposition party. They don't understand that we are at war.
Treating the mail workers like shit is WHERE WE GOT the phrase "going postal". I cannot imagine being a carrier here in upstate NY during the winter. My stepfather was and I don't know how he did it.
I understand people not wanting to support Substack, but damn if I'm going to let Andrew fucking Tate and other nazi- and nazi-adjacent folks stop me from supporting my favorite mommy blog, and the smattering of other writers I subscribe to here. Might look for an alternate subscription venue, though, so Substack doesn't get their cut.
Is that how it works? does substack take a percentage? I sort of assume that's how it works, but would be good to have that confirmed.
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Scroll down about an hour (not too many posts at this time of day) and read Herr Snackmeier's post, which addresses this balance in much more detail that I could, and brings up a good point or three. (that link just takes me to this same article, but theoretically it would take you to the comment itself. Maybe a browser issue?)
If Substack's going to host the likes of Andrew Tate, then I'm going to vote Republican in the midterms to let them know how pissed I am by their actions.
I never switched over from PayPal, which has its own set of nazi-adjacent problems. The only real solution would be to send a paper check to Detroit every month, which also helps the USPS...
Your hed gif info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/spring-training
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/5da8a7c6-bd7e-4ea2-9201-1017236971ee
Luv coos.
That steer is determined to subdue the threatening treads rolled into his pen.
It is SO much fun to watch those huge, intimidating beasts playing like wee calves.
Awww. So playful. I want to give him a name and take him home.
You’re gonna need a pretty big litter box.
LOL. I was thinking about a backyard. Or a field.
Treading around the cow pen
This big boy is on fire
He picks it up and throws it down
And never seems to tire.
LOL! I realize too late that I could have worked "steering wheel" into that post too.
What goes up
Must come down
Steering wheel
Goes round and round.
That makes two of us.
That steer is giving his horns a workout with that tire. Can someone teach him how to roll it? Yeah, no, I didn't think so.
Sign him up for rugby.
Truck soccer, sans truck.
I'm pretty sure the whole video is knock-ons though.
The way he throws that tire around, would you call him a right tosser?
Not to his face.
I can think of several Rights I'd like to be tossed.
Dungheap of History -----------> this way
Bulls just wanna have fun.
Steer 'n wheel got to go 'round...
Hoooooly shit that cow.
Crossfit Cow!
Suck it, humans. Yer just embarrassing yourselves.
That steer looks like he's enjoying himself with that tire.
He's having a good old time, isn't he ?
He'd rather be tossing a Tesla around the yard but this will do for now.
Today, we are all that steer. He is my mood, My moooooood is he.
Anyone else curious about what rules of engagement were issued to the ships in the blockade?
Interesting fact, from Sarah Isgur, editor of SCOTUSblog, on NPR Morning Edition:
"On the merits docket, the cases where the Supreme Court gets long briefings, oral arguments, writes long decisions, Donald Trump hasn't won a single major case. Where he has done well is that interim docket, the emergency docket, or the shadow docket, as people refer to it. At one point, he had won 17 cases in a row. But he had lost about a hundred and thirty. Donald Trump is still losing way more than he's winning in the branch as a whole."
Now he's grousing at the Italian PM:
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni lacks courage and has let Washington down, U.S. President Donald Trump told an Italian newspaper on Tuesday, delivering a blunt public rebuke to one of his closest European allies.
Meloni had been a vociferous supporter of Trump, but she distanced herself from him after he went to war with Iran in February, and on Monday she openly criticised him for lashing out at Pope Leo, saying his verbal assault was "unacceptable".
Trump responded in an interview with Corriere della Sera, saying Meloni was "very different from what I thought" and denouncing her for refusing to help re-open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran.
"I'm shocked by her. I thought she had courage. I was wrong," he was quoted as saying in the Italian-language article. https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-turns-meloni-says-shocked-145447692.html
Does Prime Minister Meloni know how to do the wanking motion? I think that's the only valid response to any Trump criticism of you.
"The Trump administration is reportedly considering Houman Hemmati, an ophthalmologist, frequent Fox News guest and entrepreneur, to serve as the nation’s top regulator of vaccines and treatments for complex diseases. As director, Hemmati would regulate the safety and efficiency of biological products for human use, and sign off on vaccines, gene therapies, and other treatments before they can be used in the U.S." {HuffPost]
Probably certified by Rand Paul's board.
Probably too stupid to pass Rand's stringent requirements.
🚫 🐂 with Tab's and Coffee ☕ in the Morning 💯👍🤓
That steer is not putting up with any more of that tire's shit!
Trump Just Winning Friends and Influencing People:
"Trump trashed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after she refused to involve her country in the Iran war, accusing the right-wing European leader of expecting his administration to "do the work for her." "Do people like her? I can't imagine, I'm shocked by her. I thought she was brave, but I was wrong," Trump said Tuesday to Corriere della Sera, an Italian outlet that said the U.S. president gave the quote before its journalists could even ask their first question.
Trump also expressed anger in response to Meloni calling his recent disrespectful behavior toward Pope Leo XIV "unacceptable." "It's her who is unacceptable, because she doesn't care if Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow up Italy in two minutes if they had the chance," he said." [HuffPost]
I should have scrolled down.
i think i've been confusing the story of Paolo Zampolli using his connections with ice peeps like David Venturella to get his baby momma Amanda Ungaro deported to help him in a custody case with the story of Michael Leavitt getting KKKaroline to use ice to try to deport his baby momma Bruna Ferreira to help him in a custody case. so there is a custody and deportation book for dummies going around the White House, but why did KKKaroline have it first?
JD Vance is the RING video of international politics.
The Crucifixion Of Christ Conceived As An AI Slop "Painting" (apologies to M. Alfred Jarry)
RIP, Sid Krofft. You and Marty were there in your glorious weirdness for 5-year-old Dave.
That said, I hadn't thought about HR Puffinstuff for years till its cheery and uplifting theme song made repeated and unspeakably disturbing appearances in the series "Goliath". If you know you know, and if you don't know, you'll have to Google that shit yourself.
I ain't having more of my childhood ruined. YouTube is running repeats of Land Of The Lost 24/7, only the times I've tuned in it was the less crazy sequel series from the 90s and not the True Thing.
Sleestaks!
JD Vance’s “marathon” diplomacy...
(David Caruso)
…ahem...
(puts on sunglasses)
…bombed.
(Roger Daltrey sing-screaming) YEEEEAAAAHHH!!!
Poor David Caruso. His head got too big for his britches.
“but seizing a person out of their home who is an American citizen, they’re not immune from that,’ ”
He’s happy if they do it to me though.
This privitization of what were government services to seek profit will NOT work. Mail service will become even more inefficient with this capitalist control.
And fucking over the neighborhood mailman or woman is about as fucked up as it gets. Many of those fine individuals stop for a moment to say "Hello!" and share a bit of friendly conversation before continuing their deliveries, engaging with people whilst dropping off their mail. These people often work under miserable weather conditions or other significant disruptions to the environment, to insure that the mail is delivered. They deserve a secure, comfortable retirement after such dedicated service.
I think Louis DeJoy and his friends and cronies are eyeballing the services of the USPS and thinking of the many many opportunities to make money off of individuals, families, and businesses by privatizing the USPS. They will be able to fire employees, diminish or kill pensions, use AI and other tech to replace workers, and charge more-much more-to send letters, packages, and process applications for passports. They'll be able to charge other shippers and Amazon for that last mile delivery stuff. They could introduce some "banking" that benefits them. They could make SO MUCH MONEY. AND they could interfere with voting by mail. And all they have to do is drive workers into retirement, force workers to stay late but not get paid for it, let the mail pile up, make the working conditions worse, deliberately spend money on vehicles and machines that do not make for greener delivery, and degrade the services the USPS provides. Repugnicans won't make them answer to anyone. Trump would happily look the other way if they allow him to skim.
I liked this protest sign: "Try to find someone to love you like republicans love usury and oppression."
We need a democratic Senate and House and the will to bring those selfish craven bastards down and make them pay. FUCK DONORS WHO GET IN THE WAY. Some of the big obstacles are the DNC leadership, the big fuckwad donors, the people who don't want government to help, the rich who want to get richer still, those who have committed crimes but are still serving, those who are still profiting from insider trading while in Congress, and the olds who think they can brink back civility and decorum while the fascists and the Project2025 folks still control the opposition party. They don't understand that we are at war.
I am so tired. There is so much to do.
Treating the mail workers like shit is WHERE WE GOT the phrase "going postal". I cannot imagine being a carrier here in upstate NY during the winter. My stepfather was and I don't know how he did it.
I understand people not wanting to support Substack, but damn if I'm going to let Andrew fucking Tate and other nazi- and nazi-adjacent folks stop me from supporting my favorite mommy blog, and the smattering of other writers I subscribe to here. Might look for an alternate subscription venue, though, so Substack doesn't get their cut.
Is that how it works? does substack take a percentage? I sort of assume that's how it works, but would be good to have that confirmed.
[edit]
Scroll down about an hour (not too many posts at this time of day) and read Herr Snackmeier's post, which addresses this balance in much more detail that I could, and brings up a good point or three. (that link just takes me to this same article, but theoretically it would take you to the comment itself. Maybe a browser issue?)
https://wonkette.substack.com/p/jesus-just-all-right-with-me-tabs?utm_campaign=comment-list-share-cta&utm_medium=web&comments=true&commentId=243276975
If Substack's going to host the likes of Andrew Tate, then I'm going to vote Republican in the midterms to let them know how pissed I am by their actions.
I never switched over from PayPal, which has its own set of nazi-adjacent problems. The only real solution would be to send a paper check to Detroit every month, which also helps the USPS...
This link should take you to that comment:
https://www.wonkette.com/p/jesus-just-all-right-with-me-tabs/comment/243276975