“I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country. He is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force,” said Tillis on the Twitter machine.
“Intimidated by competence,”
The above quote from Tom Tillis should have double quotation marks because it's almost certain he is merely quoting someone else who hasn't been fucking with us for the last two years in regard to the Trump shit show.
Unless the billionaire class is gutted and the propaganda in all forms of media cut, and some people face long prison times for their misdeeds, nothing will improve, it will only get worse. Billionaires have a good grip on politics, mass media, supreme court. They are winning at the moment. They are also destroying the post-WWII international order and it is unacceptable.
"Mad as hell Dems will incinerate their party before they accept this betrayal"
"There is a question Democrats should be asking themselves before the November midterm elections, and it is more uncomfortable than simply asking whether they can win.
What happens if they do?
"More specifically: What will Democrats do if voters hand them control of Congress?
We sat through nearly eight years of Barack Obama trying to play Kumbaya with Republicans whose only goal was opposing everything he stood for. We watched the Justice Department's burying of the Mueller investigation and its aftermath. We endured nearly two years of an attorney general who seemed determined to move on. After an insurrection.
"And we're now faced with Democratic leaders who, at least on the surface, still appear to be failing to read the room.
"Americans aren't simply angry at Republicans. Many are also deeply frustrated with Democrats who, in their view, have repeatedly failed to meet the moment: funding ICE when resistance was demanded, responding with “strong letters” when action was required, engaging in private meetings with members of Trump's inner circle, and appearing remarkably passive when voters expected action — Mitch McConnell's months-long vanishing act being just one example.
"These are not minor complaints.
They reflect a larger problem: the perception that Democrats are unwilling to use the power they have — or the power voters might give them — to demand accountability.
"We sat through nearly eight years of Barack Obama trying to play Kumbaya with Republicans"
Gawd that was incredibly frustrating! I remember talking to a friend in Obummer's early years wondering when he was going to do what we hired him to do. I blame ALL Democratic officials over the last 50 years for this regime, but I blame Obama, Bill, Hillary, Biden, and Kamala (not necessarily in that order) the most for not protecting us against the creeping fascism that I SAW going on during Bush #1. How did they miss it?
We live in a country that has had half of it's left wing amputated since long before I was born. The only left ideology allowed is capitalistic liberalism. All other forms of left ideology are considered outside the Overton windows. Keep a system like that in place long enough and people think it's natural. But it not.
Somehow you have you to be a "progressive" or "social democrat" to advocate for what used to be simply the Democratic platform: Health care; the environment; human rights; robust regulations on large corporations; consumer protections; anti-trust laws enforced.
This is not "radical lefty" shit, it's just us. I refuse to be called a "socialist" because I agree we need a social safety net. I want to hear this sentiment from the mouths of democrats. I want them to stop allowing the Xtian Nationalists on the right to define us... to dominate the narrative.
Those things have all had to have corporate buy in in order for the party to go for them. At least since the 80s. Health care? Only if insurance companies get their cut. Environment? Compromise with polluters. Regulations? Again, only after hearing from all the industry lobbyists.
Human rights are something Liberals can fight over, of course. And of course it's the end game, the endless King of the Hill diversion to keep everyone occupied so they don't do something crazy like redistribute wealth.
The Democrats that take the same bribes as republicans figure they can skate to victory without changing anything. That is what they want: they are getting the same bribes/donations and getting rich. They don't want that to stop.
When you have the hammer, use it. McConnell has no problem whatsoever when he was around. His own words from 2017--Winners make policy, losers go home.
Private equity firms and the companies they own employ over 13 million, from startups to rural hospitals and large retailers, but experts’ concerns of collapse are growing
The question will the disposition of these companies when PE finally bails out. The higher interest rates are coming for the venture capitalists, also too.
Tonight starts my Star Trek movie marathon! The Regal in town is showing one picture along with a classic episode at 6:30 each night through Monday night. It is going to be great fun!
"Half day" for me, too. If 5-1 is considered a half day. More like spending half the day snarking here. I have to work Labor Day so I ain't doing any more than I have to today.
We live in a country where there's factions of adult humans who believe that not being allowed to drink 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 they're driving is a terrible assault on their liberty. Where any person with the means can order parts to convert their guns to select fire...
The naivety of the people who are making regulatory and ethical decisions will kill us all...
Malvinas Penguinas! Argentina is sabre rattling after Trump’s petulant brain fart. There is no military option for either nation, neither has the navy required any more. To be honest we barely had in ‘82. For those of a logistical bent the book Vulcan 607 is highly entertaining.
Even stretched to the limits, the Royal Navy’s campaign during the Falklands War is widely considered one of the greatest naval feats of arms in modern (pre-drone) history...
“I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country. He is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force,” said Tillis on the Twitter machine.
“Intimidated by competence,”
The above quote from Tom Tillis should have double quotation marks because it's almost certain he is merely quoting someone else who hasn't been fucking with us for the last two years in regard to the Trump shit show.
https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/trumps-ballroom-is-illegal-despised
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒’𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑜𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑦; 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑝 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎. 𝑊𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑢𝑠—𝑠𝑜 𝑎𝑠𝑘 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠, 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒, 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑦, 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑡𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒.
𝑂𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡—𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑢𝑝𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑐𝑦𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒—𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒.
Unless the billionaire class is gutted and the propaganda in all forms of media cut, and some people face long prison times for their misdeeds, nothing will improve, it will only get worse. Billionaires have a good grip on politics, mass media, supreme court. They are winning at the moment. They are also destroying the post-WWII international order and it is unacceptable.
"Mad as hell Dems will incinerate their party before they accept this betrayal"
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/democrats-timid/?
"There is a question Democrats should be asking themselves before the November midterm elections, and it is more uncomfortable than simply asking whether they can win.
What happens if they do?
"More specifically: What will Democrats do if voters hand them control of Congress?
We sat through nearly eight years of Barack Obama trying to play Kumbaya with Republicans whose only goal was opposing everything he stood for. We watched the Justice Department's burying of the Mueller investigation and its aftermath. We endured nearly two years of an attorney general who seemed determined to move on. After an insurrection.
"And we're now faced with Democratic leaders who, at least on the surface, still appear to be failing to read the room.
"Americans aren't simply angry at Republicans. Many are also deeply frustrated with Democrats who, in their view, have repeatedly failed to meet the moment: funding ICE when resistance was demanded, responding with “strong letters” when action was required, engaging in private meetings with members of Trump's inner circle, and appearing remarkably passive when voters expected action — Mitch McConnell's months-long vanishing act being just one example.
"These are not minor complaints.
They reflect a larger problem: the perception that Democrats are unwilling to use the power they have — or the power voters might give them — to demand accountability.
"We sat through nearly eight years of Barack Obama trying to play Kumbaya with Republicans"
Gawd that was incredibly frustrating! I remember talking to a friend in Obummer's early years wondering when he was going to do what we hired him to do. I blame ALL Democratic officials over the last 50 years for this regime, but I blame Obama, Bill, Hillary, Biden, and Kamala (not necessarily in that order) the most for not protecting us against the creeping fascism that I SAW going on during Bush #1. How did they miss it?
We live in a country that has had half of it's left wing amputated since long before I was born. The only left ideology allowed is capitalistic liberalism. All other forms of left ideology are considered outside the Overton windows. Keep a system like that in place long enough and people think it's natural. But it not.
Somehow you have you to be a "progressive" or "social democrat" to advocate for what used to be simply the Democratic platform: Health care; the environment; human rights; robust regulations on large corporations; consumer protections; anti-trust laws enforced.
This is not "radical lefty" shit, it's just us. I refuse to be called a "socialist" because I agree we need a social safety net. I want to hear this sentiment from the mouths of democrats. I want them to stop allowing the Xtian Nationalists on the right to define us... to dominate the narrative.
Those things have all had to have corporate buy in in order for the party to go for them. At least since the 80s. Health care? Only if insurance companies get their cut. Environment? Compromise with polluters. Regulations? Again, only after hearing from all the industry lobbyists.
Human rights are something Liberals can fight over, of course. And of course it's the end game, the endless King of the Hill diversion to keep everyone occupied so they don't do something crazy like redistribute wealth.
As long as people think they are one lottery win away from being just like Bezos, they will continue to let these tyrannical fucks get away with it.
They do not want democracy. They want to smash democracy.
The Democrats that take the same bribes as republicans figure they can skate to victory without changing anything. That is what they want: they are getting the same bribes/donations and getting rich. They don't want that to stop.
The rest of the country DOES.
Yep. They ride the same gravy trains asI have said for years.
100%
When you have the hammer, use it. McConnell has no problem whatsoever when he was around. His own words from 2017--Winners make policy, losers go home.
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳, 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/stray-cat-nursed-back-to-health-by-train-staff-climbs-the-ranks-to-become-stationmaster/
The in-depth video; for those who can't get enough of cats and trains...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3hucQGceWs
‘𝐍𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥, 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐬’: 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐛 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞
um, maybe not a feature?
Automatically locks doors and drives liberals to nearest detention center.
No way to take over during a crisis. Sitting duck.
Yeah ... with Tesla's self-driving fails in the recent past, I'm thinking this won't go over too well.
Looks like I will be enjoying other people's air-conditioning a lot, the next couple days:
"NOIR CITY: CHICAGO returns to the Music Box Theater this weekend!"
Plus, I ordered the Library of America two volume Ursula Le Guin 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴𝘦𝘢 Boxed Set...
Just look at me consume!
goddamn spendthrift...
Just can't help myself...
"Ha, ha!" -- Nelson Muntz
That these dipshits actually thought Donnie would use HIS money on their campaigns ... https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3muopgl4pl22z
🚨 NEW: Trump’s Iran war is escalating, energy prices are surging, and Republicans are panicking over the midterms.
Now they’re growing increasingly alarmed that Trump is hoarding the $400+ million war chest they were counting on to save them. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831?i=1000787809266
MINE, bitches!
--DJT
He's got a team of lawyers gonna try and loophole it even further into his control
"You know, Donny, you can't take it with you."
"I'll show 𝘺𝘰𝘶!!!"
Bless their hearts!
I hear Elno is opening his checkbook..
In the past that hasn't worked out all that well, though...
To the tune of 800K so far.
Let Elno flush a few more million down the loo. And his new robo taxis in Austin should another epic fail.
That's terrible.
Anyway..
https://youtu.be/Q_bZBs5uOFk Franchesca Ramsey - The Ultimate "Leopards Ate My Face" Rendition
because of course.
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬. 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝
Then they should not send tax $$$$.
Seriously. When will a state do something against this shit?
I hope PE dies in a fire and the employees buy out their companies. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 13 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘦’𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯, 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘔𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘬 (𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭) 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚’𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵 (𝘉𝘊 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬 (𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘓 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 2021) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘹 (𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴).
𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴’ 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴.
𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗦 𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗽
Private equity firms and the companies they own employ over 13 million, from startups to rural hospitals and large retailers, but experts’ concerns of collapse are growing
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/private-equity-boom-hospital-job-layoff
The days of "free" money are over.
In my day "PE" meant "Penis Envy".
Private equity firms and corporate groups now own an estimated 25% to 30% of general U.S. veterinary practices and roughly 75% of specialty and emergency clinics. https://zoominvestors.com/blog/private-equity-veterinary-medicine
Why our vet bills are way ahead of inflation and their employees are way behind...
High finance rates make the private equity shit flow even faster.
The question will the disposition of these companies when PE finally bails out. The higher interest rates are coming for the venture capitalists, also too.
Tonight starts my Star Trek movie marathon! The Regal in town is showing one picture along with a classic episode at 6:30 each night through Monday night. It is going to be great fun!
Also, it's Friday, so only half a day at work!
Shit it's Friday already?
Damn.
Don't forget to bring toast!
Sounds fun.
"Half day" for me, too. If 5-1 is considered a half day. More like spending half the day snarking here. I have to work Labor Day so I ain't doing any more than I have to today.
That Star Trek thing sounds awesome.
Oh yeah, NO WORK MONDAY! WOOT!
I am only old enough to remember seeing Star Trek IV in theaters so this will be a real treat!
Still nothing like the big screen, no matter how good your TV and sound system is.
Vance on widows benefits: https://xcancel.com/i/status/2095577628719640700 I hope he gets what he deserves as well.
Xcancel doest work anymore, JO.
BASTARDS!
I guess I'm a bit behind on things. Thanks for the enlightening.
: )
I would hate to miss your posts!
𝐶𝑂𝐿𝐿𝐼𝑁𝑆: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑟𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑒'𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑟. 𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑙𝑒𝑥 𝐾𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒?
𝐽𝐷 𝑉𝐴𝑁𝐶𝐸: 𝑆𝑜, 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒?
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uh huh.
Not the point there, JD...
Her name is needed for the doxxing.
Ramirez? No.
"How long has he not worked here?"
Unfortunately, xcancel is out of business these days. I'm sure he said something nice!
I didn't know that, thanks.
Elno had a fit of some kind. Again.
It's only free speech if they eyes are on his ad machine.
He threw another tantrum, so his lawyers have to make noise..
ss,dd.
They got a cease and desist demand and complied, just a couple days ago.
𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬. 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐀 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞
This is the Mass governor candidate whose campaign colors were entirely blue. No red to be seen ANYwhere.
Morning all. ☕️
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Morning Diane.
"We live in a surveillance state and it’s watching the wrong people."
https://www.garthtoons.com/blog/2026/9/3/surveillance-state
What could go wrong? 𝘜𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘊𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘓𝘔-5.3 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘣 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘗𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥.
𝗔𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.𝗮𝗶 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/abliteration-ai-is-making-a-business-out-of-removing-ai-guardrails/
We live in a country where there's factions of adult humans who believe that not being allowed to drink 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 they're driving is a terrible assault on their liberty. Where any person with the means can order parts to convert their guns to select fire...
The naivety of the people who are making regulatory and ethical decisions will kill us all...
nothing to see here.
https://chumley.barstoolsports.com/union/giphy/2024/03/08/bc268689.gif
Malvinas Penguinas! Argentina is sabre rattling after Trump’s petulant brain fart. There is no military option for either nation, neither has the navy required any more. To be honest we barely had in ‘82. For those of a logistical bent the book Vulcan 607 is highly entertaining.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyk18g1l8ko
Even stretched to the limits, the Royal Navy’s campaign during the Falklands War is widely considered one of the greatest naval feats of arms in modern (pre-drone) history...
Considered impossible these days
The "winds of change" line is open to a few interpretations.
I will say that the photo does capture the crazy dictator look quite well.