Puerto Rico is in a water crisis, as a US board slashes the island's social/infrastructure spend to protect corporate bondholders, and a developer tries to build a $2.5B private city on acres of untouched coastline. As one councilmember explains, much of this exploitation can be traced back to NYC.
Fucking snake oil salesman is too on the nose. It's too much for me today. The amount of willfull ignorance and sheer greed on display. As well as the invitation extended to two rapists, which to my cynical self is very much intentional signaling on their part.
CRUZ: Do you have any evidence whatsoever to believe that I and 20% of Republicans in the Senate will engage in destruction or tampering with evidence or intimidation of potential witnesses?
JACK SMITH: No. We had powerful evidence that Donald Trump and his associates would
NYT: "Ted Cruz is railing about how the legal requests to keep phone companies from telling lawmakers about the subpoenas for call logs suggested there was a risk that evidence would be destroyed or witnesses intimidated. Cruz wants to know what Smith’s basis was for saying Republican senators would do that. The senator loudly talks over Smith as he tries to explain that the issue was that if the subpoenas became public, prosecutors had a basis to fear that Trump and his associates might do that.
Cruz tried to paint the investigation of Trump as a “fishing expedition” to investigate hundreds of Republicans. “Is it a crime to be a Republican?” Cruz asked angrily."
One thing that MAGAts and TFG do really well is rallies (the MAHA Summit is essentially a rally). Of course, we recognize their manifest stupidity, but they're great for energizing the base and maintaining a feeling of community. We could learn a lesson from this if we ever get back in charge. Don't ever assume that good works and results will speak for themselves. People have to be reminded daily of what you're doing and how it will help.
OT: I wrote last week about my volunteer group writing to members of the state house whose zip codes we serve. This morning we got an email from Cyndi Munson a rep for OKC who is running for gov. Hopefully she can get us some action!
Throughout my life I have used comic books to escape from the ordinary horrors of existence and get a break from reality. They were once cheap and fun. No one ever seriously considered them anything except escapist pulp stuff. I never used the term "graphic novel" and never will. Why bother? The moment someone shows up flying in spandex and is taken seriously we are all in serious trouble.
But when I think of what is going on here with MAHA and MAGA I cannot think of anything except the Sooperman stable of BIZARRO villains, clowns and weirdos who inhabit an "opposite reality" always intruding into our world.
I never thought of comic books as providing an analytical tool in political science. But Bizarro really does seem relevant to this whole mess.
I swear this is true: a dozen years or so ago, half the UFC fighters I knew about were vegans! (Yes, just my perceptions, but there *were* a lot of them.)
The repugs are showing their entire collective ass in that hearing today. They seem to think it will distract from the shitshow they and their president have created for the country. Meanwhile, Big Daddy will be going around promising bullshit deals about mega-job-creating investments in all the areas that are trouble for the midterms.
It's like cramming the night before an exam while on acid.
I wonder if they are doing this as a distraction for the public or just as a staged television performance for an audience of one toddler in the White House.
Thousands of years ago, when Young Birb was in grad school and had a Boy Fren, she and he would go out to the movies, and then to the local Steak and Shake.
Their fries were made in vegetable oil back then. They were okay.
Now, Birb has gotten the clear message, from the SaS billboards that say "Beef Tallow Fries," that they're politicized, even if the company doesn't want to admit it.
Health grifters have convinced people there are hormones and or poisons in seed oils that are damaging in undefined ways. Beef fat, however, is natural, because it's how it used to be done before seed oils were cheap and plentiful.
We should set up a “Third Rail Licking!” station right on the steps of Congress. Dare the MAGA types, don’t be wimps! Have an actual, fully charged, subway-capable third rail set up there. Follow President Trump’s bold leadership!
Update on Baconz gas leak (unrelated to my TACO Bell issue). The gas company just parked something that looks like a Brinks armored truck in front of my neighbors house.
The truck isn't even marked or the people in it wearing a uniform. They are doing a lot of spray painting on the street. I feel People's Gas is having an issue.
So, will Brand, Tyson and the other alleged rapist be giving a panel discussion on making rape healthy again? Do I have that right? this is just...beyond the beyond...
Meanwhile in Puerto Rico...
Puerto Rico is in a water crisis, as a US board slashes the island's social/infrastructure spend to protect corporate bondholders, and a developer tries to build a $2.5B private city on acres of untouched coastline. As one councilmember explains, much of this exploitation can be traced back to NYC.
https://bsky.app/profile/jessyedwards.bsky.social/post/3mwo6f3bd522u
Oi! *I* didn't ask for this bullshit!!
Fucking snake oil salesman is too on the nose. It's too much for me today. The amount of willfull ignorance and sheer greed on display. As well as the invitation extended to two rapists, which to my cynical self is very much intentional signaling on their part.
Plenty of word salad to go around.
And that kind also makes you shit your brains out.
CRUZ: Do you have any evidence whatsoever to believe that I and 20% of Republicans in the Senate will engage in destruction or tampering with evidence or intimidation of potential witnesses?
JACK SMITH: No. We had powerful evidence that Donald Trump and his associates would
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mwo7j55qsp2i
Roast His Ass, Jack!
Well I for one have evidence that Ted Cruz and 20% of Republicans - probably much more - would perform oral sex on Donald Trump. Case closed.
BREAKING: The Internet Rules Committee has invoked Article 8675309 in order to declare an emergency exception to Rule 34.
only 20%????? 🤔
The Great Debater:
NYT: "Ted Cruz is railing about how the legal requests to keep phone companies from telling lawmakers about the subpoenas for call logs suggested there was a risk that evidence would be destroyed or witnesses intimidated. Cruz wants to know what Smith’s basis was for saying Republican senators would do that. The senator loudly talks over Smith as he tries to explain that the issue was that if the subpoenas became public, prosecutors had a basis to fear that Trump and his associates might do that.
Cruz tried to paint the investigation of Trump as a “fishing expedition” to investigate hundreds of Republicans. “Is it a crime to be a Republican?” Cruz asked angrily."
Cruz isn't smart enough to pull off the gotcha trick he thinks he can get away with. Especially against someone like Smith.
His sophistry isn't as hard as he grows older.
This ain't the Princeton Debate Team, Cruz. You're not going to faze someone who prosecuted actual war criminals.
And also too, FTC.
Good one. Evidence is like kryptonite to Republicans..
OT
Update
The gas (except for farts) is shut off on my block. I am so happy that the Chief of the Fire Department walks his dog up my street (he called it in).
Honestly, I wouldn't have even noticed.
Would you?
Yes I would. It's happened to me. I have a good smeller and I spend a lot of time on my perch.
Nope. Glad you're safe, Baconz!
Maybe RFK Jr will strip off his shirt and challenge couchfucker to a pushup contest...yeah that's exciting..blarg
One thing that MAGAts and TFG do really well is rallies (the MAHA Summit is essentially a rally). Of course, we recognize their manifest stupidity, but they're great for energizing the base and maintaining a feeling of community. We could learn a lesson from this if we ever get back in charge. Don't ever assume that good works and results will speak for themselves. People have to be reminded daily of what you're doing and how it will help.
👆👆👆👆👆
Especially since the MSM won't lift a finger to tell people about any good works the Democrats have done.
OT: I wrote last week about my volunteer group writing to members of the state house whose zip codes we serve. This morning we got an email from Cyndi Munson a rep for OKC who is running for gov. Hopefully she can get us some action!
Throughout my life I have used comic books to escape from the ordinary horrors of existence and get a break from reality. They were once cheap and fun. No one ever seriously considered them anything except escapist pulp stuff. I never used the term "graphic novel" and never will. Why bother? The moment someone shows up flying in spandex and is taken seriously we are all in serious trouble.
But when I think of what is going on here with MAHA and MAGA I cannot think of anything except the Sooperman stable of BIZARRO villains, clowns and weirdos who inhabit an "opposite reality" always intruding into our world.
I never thought of comic books as providing an analytical tool in political science. But Bizarro really does seem relevant to this whole mess.
I still blame that Large Hadron Collider for creating mini black holes that have split us off into the worst parallel universe...
Bizarro black holes are solid white bowling balls of liquid hydrogen just waiting for someone to show up with matches.
I swear this is true: a dozen years or so ago, half the UFC fighters I knew about were vegans! (Yes, just my perceptions, but there *were* a lot of them.)
Great job, Joe Rogan.
OT: Fuck Ted Cruz just compared Jack Smith to Nixon and John Mitchell.
Good fucking grief.
The repugs are showing their entire collective ass in that hearing today. They seem to think it will distract from the shitshow they and their president have created for the country. Meanwhile, Big Daddy will be going around promising bullshit deals about mega-job-creating investments in all the areas that are trouble for the midterms.
It's like cramming the night before an exam while on acid.
I wonder if they are doing this as a distraction for the public or just as a staged television performance for an audience of one toddler in the White House.
Someday we will compare Ted Cruz to a pile of fucking fuck.
Update: That day is every day forever
Pile of fucking fuck libel!
I vaguely remember being in a pile of fucking fuck in college. It got awkward.
Did we expect that TexAssHole to do anything else?
Nooooo....
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Telegraphing the play as usual.
Thousands of years ago, when Young Birb was in grad school and had a Boy Fren, she and he would go out to the movies, and then to the local Steak and Shake.
Their fries were made in vegetable oil back then. They were okay.
Now, Birb has gotten the clear message, from the SaS billboards that say "Beef Tallow Fries," that they're politicized, even if the company doesn't want to admit it.
Tallow is beef fat.
How is that more healthy than vegetable oil?
RFK,J say's its healthier because he's not in the pocket of big canola.
Health grifters have convinced people there are hormones and or poisons in seed oils that are damaging in undefined ways. Beef fat, however, is natural, because it's how it used to be done before seed oils were cheap and plentiful.
Luckily, nobody ever resorts to fucked-up usage of hormones or antibiotics when raising cattle.
I came here to say that...hahahahaha!!!!
McDonald's originally used beef tallow for their fries because it was cheaper than seed oils.
Most places switched to vegetable oils during the 1990’s, due to concerns about saturated and hydrogenated fats raising cholesterol levels.
Now if everyone would just start smoking again, having your arteries clogged by the time you are 70 would not be an issue.
Wow!
For what it's worth, even though I don't eat there anymore, I think they use vegetable oil now.
When the average life expectancy was 35.
Mostly because of child mortality, but yes.
Looks like the Jack Smith hearing is going as well as expected. Those morons never learn. Self dick punching must be their kink.
We should set up a “Third Rail Licking!” station right on the steps of Congress. Dare the MAGA types, don’t be wimps! Have an actual, fully charged, subway-capable third rail set up there. Follow President Trump’s bold leadership!
Well SOMEBODY'S gotta touch it....
19th Century Fox dialing their spin up to 12...
It didn't occur to any of them that he'd prepare in advance for their bullshit.
Their supporters enjoy seeing them act like idiots.That's how we got here.
Jerry Springer Congress.
Anyone who would willingly fuck with Jack Smith gets what they deserve I reckon.
OT
Update on Baconz gas leak (unrelated to my TACO Bell issue). The gas company just parked something that looks like a Brinks armored truck in front of my neighbors house.
Apparently this gas leak is a major issue.
Gas leaks always are.
Get out of there if you can.
I'll blow up with my house.
Best light your farts with a resistance coil like they used on the Hindenburg.
The first time a heater was placed in the employee smoking area, it got ruined by people lighting cigarettes on the coil.
Amateurs.
I emigrated to San Francisco the day after the San Bruno pipeline explosion.
It's good they are taking it seriously.
Stay safe!
Please be prepared to get out and go to a hotel if you have to.
The truck isn't even marked or the people in it wearing a uniform. They are doing a lot of spray painting on the street. I feel People's Gas is having an issue.
So, will Brand, Tyson and the other alleged rapist be giving a panel discussion on making rape healthy again? Do I have that right? this is just...beyond the beyond...
head explodes
/s
“Value-Based Care” sounds like the United Health “budget” offering which, when you need it, doesn’t actually cover shit.
They send you to the barber for surgery.
Theodoric!
Oy!