Our Electoral College and "winner take all" state voting systems pretty much shut out third parties. They might be spoilers, but they'll never be in the government. The Parliamentary systems have their flaws, I am sure, but they don't have that one, and I think we'd better off if we followed most of the rest of the world's democracies and had such a system, with more than two viable parties. Of course, one of our major parties doesn't like democracy much at all. They'd rather we didn't have one, or had a for-show one grossly stacked in their favor.
Tom Homan was on TV today saying that ICE agents may help TSA by checking people's IDs. Of course, that's a task ICE has proven it *can't* do as they've arrested US citizens and permanent residents with Real ID DLs and even passports.
Josh Marshall is concerned they may shoot someone for driving a suitcase at them.
Way, WAY OT, but you know...proud dad. My daughter will graduate from UVM in May and has been offered a job teaching social studies to 5th & 6th graders this coming school year. The school is up near the Canadian border and for anyone who remembers the show Northern Exposure, this is exactly the scenario.
I thought Easter eggs were pagan (or various pre-Christian). And like everything else fun and cool about Christianity (like everything to do with Christmas) the early Christians stole it so people would think their little cult was cool and join it.
I've heard from Israeli friends that there was a major attack by a missile that got thru yesterday and hit an apartment complex with little warning causing many deaths. Israel is not releasing this information. Two attempts to intercept failed and this is becoming more common there.
"Rescue workers said the direct hit in Arad caused widespread damage across at least 10 apartment buildings, three of them badly damaged and in danger of collapsing. At least 64 people were taken to hospitals."
Possibly, I heard about it before that was released and I heard they have many confirmed deaths which the article avoids mentioning...that is the censorship.
Holy Fucking Smackeral! Did you know The Giant Orange Fucktater is polling at...wait for it...100% percent?! He told us CNN has a new poll out that shows he's super fabulous and more popular than any other preznit ever. And the poll shows how everyone INCLUDING ME! love his large orange ass. Apparently all you Wonks also to love his giant orange ass. At 100% what's not to love?
He doesn't have 100% approval of MAGA fucks. The selected few of course were going to be the 100% assholes. There are a whole bunch of newly minted asshole MAGAt's that are truly fed up with all his shit.
Our tuxedo cat Harry has white feet and goes around in the dirt outdoors, but his feet are still pristine white after grooming. Why can't I keep my whites that white? No stains ever attach to his fur.
We had a mixed breed Persian who would pile up the bathroom rug and take my wife's tampon cardboard and carry it in her mouth to the "nest" and "chitter" at it like they were babies...
Alice gets a treat every morning after she finishes her glaucoma eye drops. They leave a nasty taste in the back of her mouth, so the tube treat helps that go away. She knows she is due up a tube treat in the morning, but from her reaction when I picked her up to do the drops, I think she was hoping we could just skip that formality.
Trump supporters: I’m ok with Trump raping underage girls. I’m ok with him bombing a girls school in Iran. I’m ok with him killing millions of people by cutting off their USAID. I’m ok with him calling Democrats America’s greatest enemy. I’m ok with him attacking ex Marines and Gold Star families. I’m ok with him him kidnapping people off the street without due process.
Also Trump supporters: Help! Someone said Happy holidays! A trans person used the bathroom! I’m an oppressed Christian with deeply held religious beliefs! 🤡
$1756 the woman swindled. I’m not saying it’s right, but what is wrong with this planet, as “excitement” builds for the arrival of the world’s first trillionaires. *puke*
Our Electoral College and "winner take all" state voting systems pretty much shut out third parties. They might be spoilers, but they'll never be in the government. The Parliamentary systems have their flaws, I am sure, but they don't have that one, and I think we'd better off if we followed most of the rest of the world's democracies and had such a system, with more than two viable parties. Of course, one of our major parties doesn't like democracy much at all. They'd rather we didn't have one, or had a for-show one grossly stacked in their favor.
OT: at least Oglaf still loves me.
Well, that's wonderful. I guess. Is Oglaf someone whose affection you esteem?
Seriously, are you feeling any better? And did they ever catch the punk who attacked you?
Tom Homan was on TV today saying that ICE agents may help TSA by checking people's IDs. Of course, that's a task ICE has proven it *can't* do as they've arrested US citizens and permanent residents with Real ID DLs and even passports.
Josh Marshall is concerned they may shoot someone for driving a suitcase at them.
https://bsky.app/profile/joshtpm.bsky.social/post/3mho3sattjs2r
So we can look forward to being wrestled to the ground and kicked in line now?
Will they also be collecting DNA?
I am enjoying the idea of a government so well-run that $1900 of “corruption” warrants effective law enforcement
Oh I don't know. Our government is so well-run that checking the wrong box on a mortgage application gets you a criminal indictment.
That is, if your politics are wrong, especially if you happen to be a Black woman.
https://bsky.app/profile/timothysnyder.bsky.social/post/3me2q7b4u7224
If you need to scramble an F-35 to hit a drone you are going to have problems down the line.
This doesn’t seem like an effective use of resources, these planes cost what $750-$1k a minute to fly? And the drones cost how much?
Not to mention pilot’s lives at risk…not just from the drone.
Way, WAY OT, but you know...proud dad. My daughter will graduate from UVM in May and has been offered a job teaching social studies to 5th & 6th graders this coming school year. The school is up near the Canadian border and for anyone who remembers the show Northern Exposure, this is exactly the scenario.
Good on them! Good teachers are getting harder to come by!
Never let the facts get in the way of your "War on Christianity" bullshit.
Those well-known atheists at Cadburys not mentioning Easter on their choccie eggs... apart from on the box.
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Stand on your tippy toes next time you daft crybaby
https://bsky.app/profile/beardedgenius.bsky.social/post/3mhniyhns7c2o
"Chocolate Eggs, that great Christian tradition."
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=si0vzStHHeY
Jim Gaffigan (short)
Because the real story was after the rock was push away from the cave Jesus was in there bogarting all the chocolate eggs.
I thought Easter eggs were pagan (or various pre-Christian). And like everything else fun and cool about Christianity (like everything to do with Christmas) the early Christians stole it so people would think their little cult was cool and join it.
They portray themselves as victims in order to justify their terrible behavior.
Fake Christians can’t read. It’s just science.
OT:
𝘕𝘠𝘊 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬
𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘺.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HEBurpAb0AA03q6.jpg?name=orig
Trash Panda Apple Party!
Nature is never wrong.
Hey NYPD now do those big rats.
Book him boys. One count of being a raccoon.
How can you tell, he was mask d!
I've heard from Israeli friends that there was a major attack by a missile that got thru yesterday and hit an apartment complex with little warning causing many deaths. Israel is not releasing this information. Two attempts to intercept failed and this is becoming more common there.
💔
This one?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/dozens-injured-in-israel-after-iranian-missile-strikes-target-two-areas-near-main-nuclear-research-center
"Rescue workers said the direct hit in Arad caused widespread damage across at least 10 apartment buildings, three of them badly damaged and in danger of collapsing. At least 64 people were taken to hospitals."
Possibly, I heard about it before that was released and I heard they have many confirmed deaths which the article avoids mentioning...that is the censorship.
It’s because Irans missiles have been totally obliterated.
Holy Fucking Smackeral! Did you know The Giant Orange Fucktater is polling at...wait for it...100% percent?! He told us CNN has a new poll out that shows he's super fabulous and more popular than any other preznit ever. And the poll shows how everyone INCLUDING ME! love his large orange ass. Apparently all you Wonks also to love his giant orange ass. At 100% what's not to love?
100% of the people who support Trump support Trump!
.
Actually, even that is suspect.
Unbelievable!!
Like, literally, I do not believe it!
It was a poll of Trump supporters. 100% of Trump supporters support Trump.
Wowsers! That's some advanced statistics there!
I know. He made it sound like we all simply adore his giant orange ass.
"Trump has a 100% approval rating with MAGA"
>no shit.
"He said if anything, MAGA is growing, based on 30% of Americans identifying with the movement — up from 28% in November 2024."
> un-f*ing-believable. Really. Unbelievable.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/cnns-data-guru-touts-trumps-literal-100-approval-rating-with-maga-in-new-poll-the-numbers-jump-off-the-screen/
He doesn't have 100% approval of MAGA fucks. The selected few of course were going to be the 100% assholes. There are a whole bunch of newly minted asshole MAGAt's that are truly fed up with all his shit.
What's the punchline?
Ten bucks, same as downtown?
His ugly mug where the orange meets the fishwhite of his ears..
They literally did a poll of exclusively MAGA voters.
CNN has been taken over by aliens - would be my second guess. My first guess would be CNN has been taken over by aliens.
"I'm not saying it was Aliens. But....."
And we're getting our war news from the same source.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say CNN has lost all credibility. I may be wrong, but I don't think so.
Our tuxedo cat Harry has white feet and goes around in the dirt outdoors, but his feet are still pristine white after grooming. Why can't I keep my whites that white? No stains ever attach to his fur.
He's just too cool for school, is all.
I’m putting him in charge of the laundry
Could she be trying to tell me something?
https://substack.com/profile/1687878-1d57a1d5931d/note/c-231634847?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=106di
We had a mixed breed Persian who would pile up the bathroom rug and take my wife's tampon cardboard and carry it in her mouth to the "nest" and "chitter" at it like they were babies...
Alice gets a treat every morning after she finishes her glaucoma eye drops. They leave a nasty taste in the back of her mouth, so the tube treat helps that go away. She knows she is due up a tube treat in the morning, but from her reaction when I picked her up to do the drops, I think she was hoping we could just skip that formality.
We’re Russian: “Trump Threat to Target Iranian Power Plants”
Do like Cuba and just cut off the oil supply. See? Trump didn't think this out.
Iran Warns of 'Irreversible Damage' to Regional Energy Infrastructure If Power Plants Attacked - Fars
=war crime
Nuh uh. Putin is doing it!
Trump supporters: I’m ok with Trump raping underage girls. I’m ok with him bombing a girls school in Iran. I’m ok with him killing millions of people by cutting off their USAID. I’m ok with him calling Democrats America’s greatest enemy. I’m ok with him attacking ex Marines and Gold Star families. I’m ok with him him kidnapping people off the street without due process.
Also Trump supporters: Help! Someone said Happy holidays! A trans person used the bathroom! I’m an oppressed Christian with deeply held religious beliefs! 🤡
But will they be okay with $10 gallon gas?
They will sacrifice and suffer for their god.
Too right, and fuck the rest of us....
Please, $20.
Yes.
Yes. It’s not about the economy. It never was. For them it’s all about the culture war stuff
"as long as those people suffer more than me"
I see an Afroman song coming
That’s the line for sure
Got my bed frame and I'm assembling it now, my god it's heavy!
It won't tip over, at least...
The good news is that once you finish the assembly, you can have a nice nap!
Sleepy-times alert!
$1756 the woman swindled. I’m not saying it’s right, but what is wrong with this planet, as “excitement” builds for the arrival of the world’s first trillionaires. *puke*