I am being able to recognize binturongs and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. Popcorms Bearcats! No, I'm fine with it. Now if I could just meet one! 😻
I sure hope it was strongly worded. That's worth another $50 to ActBlue, just because. I expect the 10 texts from them with all caps breaking news any minute.
Third workday in a row that IT has fucked up the networking and made all of our servers inaccessible via VPN, meaning that the only things I can do at work is fuck and all. I think it's time for a long walk in the rain.
> The Georgia Board of Elections found voter fraud in 2024!
NO.
THEY.
DIDN'T.
They found **ELECTION** fraud.
**VOTER** fraud is when someone tries to cast a vote fraudulently. One type of voter fraud is voter impersonation, which is the what voter ID purports to prevent.
Lumping what Elon actually did in with what voter-id-advocates imagine happens, only strengthens the case for doing what they want, which is disenfranchising millions of eligible voters.
'Italian law enforcement just coincidentally needed his big-brain crime-solving expertise at the exact same time as the men’s Olympic ice hockey final!"
Indeed, Italian law enforcement needed Kash's help in tracking down an American government official who'd used a government plane to vacation at the Olympics on the people's dime.
Prior to 2015, if any candidate for elected office had begun a public statement or tweet with this sentence, he or she would have been laughed out of public life.
Now, Americans re-elect them as commander-in-chief. I will never allow myself to become numb to his insanity.
Explanation 1: Tucker Austin Martin, while out duck hunting, ran out of gas and had to go search for some fuel. Unfortunately, he took a wrong turn somewhere and ended up being killed by trigger-happy federal agents.
Explanation 2: Tucker Austin Martin, while out taking sketches of our nation's golf courses, mistook his shotgun for his sketch pad, and ended up being killed by trigger-happy federal agents.
Hey, either one is as plausible as anything that this administration ever comes up with!
I'm just glad that the USSC finally came down with a verdict on tariffs that clearly stated Trump had no business fucking with Economy and Grocery and he never tried to tariff again, the end.
The U.S. Army, in the 80s at least, knew how to get rid of any extra moneys that needed to be burned through -- extra training. We all got to toss a bunch of extra grenades during basic, and we all got to spend extra time at the range, because we needed to use everything up so that they could request the same amount or more the following year.
The River Lethe, or River of Oblivion, is a significant river in Greek mythology that flowed through the underworld of Hades. Souls of the dead drank from it to erase their memories of earthly life, often before reincarnation. … According to mythology, the shades of the dead drank from this river to forget their past, eliminating all memory of pain, sorrow, and earthly identity.
Yup, I want that drink. I think, with my mild(er) bipolar condition, I’ve spent my life thinking twice about everything. About that thing. And immediately following, about how I done that thing wrong/embarrassingly.
I don’t believe in heaven or hell, but can I just have that part? Yes, yes, I can … because it’s my head that it’ll be in. Fuck Trump World also too.
If I led the Democrats I would have them skip the state of the union and have them host food drives and other local charities and broadcast what they are doing all over the internet. Tag line, “We have better things to do”
That John Barron call sounded like a younger, more energetic him. I thought it was AI, but apparently that's inaccurate. Maybe John Barron Jr. Anyway, it clearly wasn't him. Thanks, CSPAN.
From Liz's Law & Chaos, reading SCOTUS's pre-tariffs decision actions for filth:
"Trump’s claim that he can shout “Emergency!” and steal Congress’s tariff power was stupid a year ago when the first challenges were filed. It was stupid in May, when a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade declared them unlawful, for the exact same reasons just reached by the Supreme Court. It was stupid in August when the Federal Circuit agreed, but sent it back to the trial court to figure out what the hell to do after SCOTUS blew up nationwide injunctions in Trump v. CASA. And it was stupid in September when the Supreme Court granted cert, effectively staying the CIT’s injunction and allowing Trump to collect the illegal levies.
At any point, the justices could have put a stop to this nonsense. But, faced with the choice to tell the president “no” in the first instance or let him steal hundreds of billions of dollars, Chief Justice Roberts said, “Eh, let’s go with door number two. Seems like the safer option.”
American taxpayers footed the bill for this fecklessness, as importers passed the cost on to consumers. And because the justices dithered, presumably to let Justice Kavanaugh polish his 63-page turd of a dissent, the meter kept running for four months."
Binlet twinlets! More hed gif info here: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/boots-is-a-big-sister
And the meme chat link: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/f1f89b91-e9ae-4706-a942-1a2d7a8321cc
I am being able to recognize binturongs and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. Popcorms Bearcats! No, I'm fine with it. Now if I could just meet one! 😻
According to Drusillas Zoo Park, binturongs smell "just like buttered popcorn" – I could not be happier! https://www.drusillas.co.uk/dora-the-binturong-arrives-at-drusillas
Rufus Thomas wrote an answer to "Hound Dog" called "Bear Cat" back in the day. Sadly it was no hit
https://youtu.be/G5Zj13hlNhk?si=0tmhqQkWvOcPqygO
Babby bearcats to boot!
Squee alert
My blizzardly morning is warmed by the knowledge that these binturong parents are Dora and Niffler.
Can't go wrong with binturongs. What whiskers!
Bouncing Baby Binturongs!
Binlet. Binlet Binlet Binlet!
Cute kitties, er, binturongs!
KITTIES!
Babby binturongs!
Are Bear Kittehs.
"Musk has been reprimanded by letter"
I sure hope it was strongly worded. That's worth another $50 to ActBlue, just because. I expect the 10 texts from them with all caps breaking news any minute.
Blondie did a pretty faithful cover of The Nerves with this one:
https://youtu.be/emy5mA8Ixtc?si=-_cQRleexcdK0DiN
Third workday in a row that IT has fucked up the networking and made all of our servers inaccessible via VPN, meaning that the only things I can do at work is fuck and all. I think it's time for a long walk in the rain.
They let you fuck at work? Hope you are not subject to oversight and performance evaluations because I feel like that would really chill the vibe.
> The Georgia Board of Elections found voter fraud in 2024!
NO.
THEY.
DIDN'T.
They found **ELECTION** fraud.
**VOTER** fraud is when someone tries to cast a vote fraudulently. One type of voter fraud is voter impersonation, which is the what voter ID purports to prevent.
Lumping what Elon actually did in with what voter-id-advocates imagine happens, only strengthens the case for doing what they want, which is disenfranchising millions of eligible voters.
'Italian law enforcement just coincidentally needed his big-brain crime-solving expertise at the exact same time as the men’s Olympic ice hockey final!"
Indeed, Italian law enforcement needed Kash's help in tracking down an American government official who'd used a government plane to vacation at the Olympics on the people's dime.
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Prior to 2015, if any candidate for elected office had begun a public statement or tweet with this sentence, he or she would have been laughed out of public life.
Now, Americans re-elect them as commander-in-chief. I will never allow myself to become numb to his insanity.
https://bsky.app/profile/mehdirhasan.bsky.social/post/3mfjqdzzlc22v
I need to check in on the Bluesky more often. I'm being gentle on myself with the news, but I feel guilty.
Zeteo is also doing some of the best reporting on the Epstein files
Explanation 1: Tucker Austin Martin, while out duck hunting, ran out of gas and had to go search for some fuel. Unfortunately, he took a wrong turn somewhere and ended up being killed by trigger-happy federal agents.
Explanation 2: Tucker Austin Martin, while out taking sketches of our nation's golf courses, mistook his shotgun for his sketch pad, and ended up being killed by trigger-happy federal agents.
Hey, either one is as plausible as anything that this administration ever comes up with!
Why does that floor plan resemble a schematic of a slave ship from the 18th Century?
Look! They do include a Handicapped section! They're *trying*!!!
They are very very trying indeed
My first thought as well.
Because they wanted to stick as close to their ideal as they could?
I'm just glad that the USSC finally came down with a verdict on tariffs that clearly stated Trump had no business fucking with Economy and Grocery and he never tried to tariff again, the end.
Not under that statute, anyway
I am grateful for the reporting that keeps asking
"WHAR PREREQUISITE EMERGENCY"
since some of us have been screaming that from the beginning and, as usual, have been ignored
The U.S. Army, in the 80s at least, knew how to get rid of any extra moneys that needed to be burned through -- extra training. We all got to toss a bunch of extra grenades during basic, and we all got to spend extra time at the range, because we needed to use everything up so that they could request the same amount or more the following year.
Ooh. Ooh. New word from old NYT crossword: LETHE.
The River Lethe, or River of Oblivion, is a significant river in Greek mythology that flowed through the underworld of Hades. Souls of the dead drank from it to erase their memories of earthly life, often before reincarnation. … According to mythology, the shades of the dead drank from this river to forget their past, eliminating all memory of pain, sorrow, and earthly identity.
Yup, I want that drink. I think, with my mild(er) bipolar condition, I’ve spent my life thinking twice about everything. About that thing. And immediately following, about how I done that thing wrong/embarrassingly.
I don’t believe in heaven or hell, but can I just have that part? Yes, yes, I can … because it’s my head that it’ll be in. Fuck Trump World also too.
If I led the Democrats I would have them skip the state of the union and have them host food drives and other local charities and broadcast what they are doing all over the internet. Tag line, “We have better things to do”
Love this idea.
Empty the cat's litter box....
Clean the toilet....
That John Barron call sounded like a younger, more energetic him. I thought it was AI, but apparently that's inaccurate. Maybe John Barron Jr. Anyway, it clearly wasn't him. Thanks, CSPAN.
From the article about the ICE floor plans, “No one is suggesting that ICE is planning anything close to mass extermination…”
I bet very similar articles were everywhere in 1939.
also, yes, many people are suggesting just that.
quicker, cheaper, and easier than putting everyone on flights to other countries that don't really want them anyway.
Pfft. They don’t care about cost of flights. It’s all billed to us. They’re making 500 percent profit on every transport.
From Liz's Law & Chaos, reading SCOTUS's pre-tariffs decision actions for filth:
"Trump’s claim that he can shout “Emergency!” and steal Congress’s tariff power was stupid a year ago when the first challenges were filed. It was stupid in May, when a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade declared them unlawful, for the exact same reasons just reached by the Supreme Court. It was stupid in August when the Federal Circuit agreed, but sent it back to the trial court to figure out what the hell to do after SCOTUS blew up nationwide injunctions in Trump v. CASA. And it was stupid in September when the Supreme Court granted cert, effectively staying the CIT’s injunction and allowing Trump to collect the illegal levies.
At any point, the justices could have put a stop to this nonsense. But, faced with the choice to tell the president “no” in the first instance or let him steal hundreds of billions of dollars, Chief Justice Roberts said, “Eh, let’s go with door number two. Seems like the safer option.”
American taxpayers footed the bill for this fecklessness, as importers passed the cost on to consumers. And because the justices dithered, presumably to let Justice Kavanaugh polish his 63-page turd of a dissent, the meter kept running for four months."