Having been in the construction business between 1978 and 2005 I can offer an expert opinion of Pulte houses. They're crap. Slapped together by the cheapest labor from the cheapest material Bill Pulte is just another know nothing, care even less, schlok artist real estate crook like Fat Donnie. He has Vlad's endorsement for this position!
Bill Pulte as DNI is the kind of appointment you make when the job description is no longer “protect national security” but “bring me rumors in a little revenge basket.” The man couldn’t make fake mortgage scandals work, so naturally Trump looked at him and thought, “Yes, give this boy the intelligence community.” This is not staffing. It’s the Make-A-Wish Foundation for authoritarian hatchet men. Somewhere, Tulsi Gabbard is probably relieved the bar has been lowered so far it now qualifies as basement plumbing.
"Think of the stupidest possible thing to do - and the stupidest way to do it. And he'll think of something even stupider executed even more stupidly."
Day 2 of pain-related nausea. Just ventured out to the corner store to buy Gatorade, Sprite, and 7-Up. It’s run by an older Asian couple, and I always chat with them when I go in. This morning, I accidentally put the bottle of 7-Up in my tote before he rang it up, and when I apologized, he said “my treat to you” and smiled.
I was born a bit after the Polio stuff was done and done. I did not even get the polio vaccine because it was conquered by the time I came along. My eldest sisters, however, are a good decade older than I and were among the last to receive it, and got the shoulder scar to prove it.
My mother told me a story of people waiting in line to get their kids the oral one, Polio was that scary. None of her siblings got it, but a few cousins did (large catholic families) and only one of them survived, though she was in a wheelchair the rest of her life which I guess beats the iron lung at least.
Point: Of all the monsters in this administration, and there are so very many, I am starting to think Bobbie Brain Worms is the worst.
I was around before the vaccine. I saw what polio can do When the vaccines came out, first the Salk and then the Sabin, people lined up around the block to get them Polio is scary as all fuck!
Makes me wonder if now we're going to have to do this every other generation.
Beat back the disease. Have a bunch of privileged fucks decide it is their good genes that beat it and their kids don't need vaccines, rinse, and repeat.
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author whose graphic novel series “Persepolis” introduced millions of readers to the struggles of normal Iranians in the turbulent years around the Islamic Revolution, has died at 56.
The office of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced her death on Thursday in a statement, which did not specify where, when or how she died.
“Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure in French culture and a freedom-loving artist whose work carried a universal message and earned her immense international acclaim,” the presidency said in its statement.
After the publication of “Persepolis” more than two decades ago, Ms. Satrapi became one of the best-known exponents of an ascendant form of graphic novel that combined political history and memoir. Its protagonist, Marji, was depicted living through some of the most difficult years of Iranian history, closely mirroring the life of Ms. Satrapi herself...
Back in the dark days of Nixon's presidency, a German family moved into the neighborhood, the 99% Irish neighborhood. A young girl, my age was called Schatzi by her very conservative family. They didn't mix well, English was a recent challenge, and the Irish and bastardized Irish accents made it tougher. The young lady, who'd never been seen in anything other than past-the-knee skirts, called everyone "Mr" or "Mrs" or "Miss", even when they weren't present, went off to University of Wisconsin, Madison...
When she came back for summer, she'd matured into Schatzi GotSome and was something else completely... It was a memorable, fun time...
Anyhoo the 2026 SFWA Nebula Conference is happening in the vicinity, she's attending, wants to know if there's anything "fun to do this weekend"...
That crunchy sound was my calcified old heart attempting a "pitter-patter"
Sorry you are having this problem, Babe. Check to see where the leak is coming from. If it's just the gasket where it attaches to the pipe, no big deal, get a new gasket. Likewise if it's leaking at the top because the attachment to the sink came loose, just fix it. If it's coming out of the metal case, replace the disposal. The cheap regular disposals like the ISE Badger rust out in as little as five years, less if there is a defect in manufacture. Upgrade to an ISE or other brand "stainless steel" disposal. They last almost indefinitely. Mine is 31 years old and still working fine every day.
Where is it leaking from? If at the disposal itself, the brackets holding it in place need to be more stable. If it is leaking along the drain line, use plenty of plumber's tape.
We got one, which is for lol, because we are on a septic so we can't just toss everything down there anyway. Currently it is blocked and unused because I had glass explode in there and the teeeny tiny shards have quite rendered the blade thingy not usable. At some point I will get someone to remove it, but it keeps getting bumped off the list due to importance.
I noticed on the internet that Putin suffered an embarrassment when Ukrainian drones blew up three oil storage tanks in Saint Petersburg, Russia, a couple of hours before the start of the international economic conference that he was to speak at. They may still be burning.
Apparently, Pulte is only temporary now
Having been in the construction business between 1978 and 2005 I can offer an expert opinion of Pulte houses. They're crap. Slapped together by the cheapest labor from the cheapest material Bill Pulte is just another know nothing, care even less, schlok artist real estate crook like Fat Donnie. He has Vlad's endorsement for this position!
Bill Pulte as DNI is the kind of appointment you make when the job description is no longer “protect national security” but “bring me rumors in a little revenge basket.” The man couldn’t make fake mortgage scandals work, so naturally Trump looked at him and thought, “Yes, give this boy the intelligence community.” This is not staffing. It’s the Make-A-Wish Foundation for authoritarian hatchet men. Somewhere, Tulsi Gabbard is probably relieved the bar has been lowered so far it now qualifies as basement plumbing.
There's a rule of thumb with President Trump.
"Think of the stupidest possible thing to do - and the stupidest way to do it. And he'll think of something even stupider executed even more stupidly."
Day 2 of pain-related nausea. Just ventured out to the corner store to buy Gatorade, Sprite, and 7-Up. It’s run by an older Asian couple, and I always chat with them when I go in. This morning, I accidentally put the bottle of 7-Up in my tote before he rang it up, and when I apologized, he said “my treat to you” and smiled.
There are still lovely people in this world.
I was born a bit after the Polio stuff was done and done. I did not even get the polio vaccine because it was conquered by the time I came along. My eldest sisters, however, are a good decade older than I and were among the last to receive it, and got the shoulder scar to prove it.
My mother told me a story of people waiting in line to get their kids the oral one, Polio was that scary. None of her siblings got it, but a few cousins did (large catholic families) and only one of them survived, though she was in a wheelchair the rest of her life which I guess beats the iron lung at least.
Point: Of all the monsters in this administration, and there are so very many, I am starting to think Bobbie Brain Worms is the worst.
I was around before the vaccine. I saw what polio can do When the vaccines came out, first the Salk and then the Sabin, people lined up around the block to get them Polio is scary as all fuck!
All of us kids got all of the shots. They would line up the kids at school and vaccinate all of them on the same day. Lots of crying kids.
Makes me wonder if now we're going to have to do this every other generation.
Beat back the disease. Have a bunch of privileged fucks decide it is their good genes that beat it and their kids don't need vaccines, rinse, and repeat.
Not enough history is taught in school.
Dammit! He’s still alive.
Still hope. His penchant for appointing the scum to jobs means there is a chance that we may yet have Dr. Swango, White House Physician.
Not 'Doctor' Todd Spengo?
I'm hoping he gets one with the last name Noah or Nohe or some sort of close enough so we can start making Dr. No jokes.
It's the little things
There's something the Senate can't do though. They can't a' Pulte him into the sun.
More misogyny and racism from Hagueseth:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/pete-hegseth-navy-promotion-list
What used to be unthinkable is now commonplace.
I do not like what this country has become.
"Hegseth did not explain to the navy why he removed the officers from the list."
Racist misogynist ring a bell?
"Goes without saying! Geez! You new here?"
I mean, do we NEED him to explain? We know why!
Can't shit fire them for no reason, so make them want to retire
When I worked for The Navy, officers only got so many times to be passed over before they're booted out. I think it was three.
Ahhh shit canning by attrition
Seems rather obvious.
He's a real piece of shit.
Way too soon:
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶, 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 ‘𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀,’ 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟱𝟲
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author whose graphic novel series “Persepolis” introduced millions of readers to the struggles of normal Iranians in the turbulent years around the Islamic Revolution, has died at 56.
The office of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced her death on Thursday in a statement, which did not specify where, when or how she died.
“Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure in French culture and a freedom-loving artist whose work carried a universal message and earned her immense international acclaim,” the presidency said in its statement.
After the publication of “Persepolis” more than two decades ago, Ms. Satrapi became one of the best-known exponents of an ascendant form of graphic novel that combined political history and memoir. Its protagonist, Marji, was depicted living through some of the most difficult years of Iranian history, closely mirroring the life of Ms. Satrapi herself...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/world/europe/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-death.html
Back in the dark days of Nixon's presidency, a German family moved into the neighborhood, the 99% Irish neighborhood. A young girl, my age was called Schatzi by her very conservative family. They didn't mix well, English was a recent challenge, and the Irish and bastardized Irish accents made it tougher. The young lady, who'd never been seen in anything other than past-the-knee skirts, called everyone "Mr" or "Mrs" or "Miss", even when they weren't present, went off to University of Wisconsin, Madison...
When she came back for summer, she'd matured into Schatzi GotSome and was something else completely... It was a memorable, fun time...
Anyhoo the 2026 SFWA Nebula Conference is happening in the vicinity, she's attending, wants to know if there's anything "fun to do this weekend"...
That crunchy sound was my calcified old heart attempting a "pitter-patter"
One of my college professors was from Russia. She learned English from her American boyfriend (presumably by the Horizontal Dictionary Method).
Fun bit? Her BF was from Alabama.
Everyone in the class sat very close and very quietly in an effort to understand what the fuck she was saying.
Every kid is schatzi to their grandma. So's my Mom's cat. Schatzi is a term of endearment and means sweetheart, darling, etc.
Also the name of Kitty's little dachshund on That 70s Show
Yes, I know the term. It's not usual that her sisters and brothers and both parents used the endearment as a nickname
Was she the baby of the family?
middle of the pack, literally 9 children in the family...
But as I think on things, she was often put in the caretaker role
Yahoo: Donald Trump Moves To Pour $700 Million Into [Coal] Revival [https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/donald-trump-moves-pour-700-083106886.html]
Up next, increasing wood burning to replace heat pumps, plus resurrection of the whale oil industrial sector.
Clean Black Lung here we come!
There are more Walmart employees in my county than there are coal miners in this country. But, you know, priorities.
I don't think I'll ever understand this 19 dimensional chess business...
Is this garbage disposal even worth it? It’s leaked a few times and been replaced once and now it’s leaking again. What am I doing wrong?
Also, did I throw away the bucket?
What you need is to get you a pigasaurus-sposal, like Fred Flintstone had. Lifetime warranty.
You need some plumbers tape around the joint.
Sorry you are having this problem, Babe. Check to see where the leak is coming from. If it's just the gasket where it attaches to the pipe, no big deal, get a new gasket. Likewise if it's leaking at the top because the attachment to the sink came loose, just fix it. If it's coming out of the metal case, replace the disposal. The cheap regular disposals like the ISE Badger rust out in as little as five years, less if there is a defect in manufacture. Upgrade to an ISE or other brand "stainless steel" disposal. They last almost indefinitely. Mine is 31 years old and still working fine every day.
Household issue? Always be Youtubing.
Where is it leaking from? If at the disposal itself, the brackets holding it in place need to be more stable. If it is leaking along the drain line, use plenty of plumber's tape.
I bought some of those drain strainer devices and I don't miss the disposal a bit...
me too
Maybe not helpful, but last time the disposal broke I just removed it. Don't cry for me! I'm fine.
We might do that, but my husband will have to adjust what he puts in the sink.
We got one, which is for lol, because we are on a septic so we can't just toss everything down there anyway. Currently it is blocked and unused because I had glass explode in there and the teeeny tiny shards have quite rendered the blade thingy not usable. At some point I will get someone to remove it, but it keeps getting bumped off the list due to importance.
I noticed on the internet that Putin suffered an embarrassment when Ukrainian drones blew up three oil storage tanks in Saint Petersburg, Russia, a couple of hours before the start of the international economic conference that he was to speak at. They may still be burning.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟯, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 – 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2026/jun/03/new-york-1973-knicks
One of the photos:
https://substack.com/profile/157455618-wobbly/note/c-270389011?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2lqtj6
No one gets any consequences for lying to Congress.
Keep away from the seashells though. That's how they getcha