(Otter was/is one of my nicknames, TruOtter is my PSN, and *looks down at self* I would definitely be considered an otter in certain communities, so uh... yeah, I tend to flail and squee when I see super cute otters doing super cute otter stuff.)
LOL - I tried to pick M'Hael, but I was too late to the PSN to get it. Then I tried Otter, but had the same result. Modern Warfare and Resistance: Fall of Man were THE games back then, so I picked TruOtter so I could use [The1] as a clan tag, making me:
[The1]TruOtter
Because all those other Otters... are just imitators. Or something. 😉
This makes me think of the times visiting my grandparents in Monterey CA, driving along the coast and looking for otters out in the bay. Good memories.
MAGA may love being seen as villains, but they work awfully hard to avoid the consequences of being a villain (ie, a nice long stay in prison/Arkham Asylum).
Trump said he's thinking about Youngkin for VP. Never happen, Youngkin is TALLER than Trump, it's all about optics, Trump is that uncertain about his masculinity. He also said "Youngkin...sounds Chinese, doesn't it?"
God, if you have any mercy left at all, please rid us of this man.
From this Delawarean: Sarah McBride is a STAR. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw her run for president someday. Can't wait to see her sitting in committee next to a bunch of transphobic morons like MTG and handing them their asses.
I love how Disney played this narrative of fighting the evil fascist machine to protect their beloved LGBTQ community, then immediately went back to supporting republicans and squashing unions.
One of the reasons I do NOT work in corporate America is that I refuse to reduce myself to a pair of hands and a brain whose purpose is to do the will of the Chairman. Not for me.
but, but...what about my Christmas card list? Mittens Romney said that Corporations are People too! In fact, a couple of them send me love letters twice a week (Chase, Spectrum, window replacement places, etc.)
That’s the biggest thing that seems to trick people. Despite what our ridiculous laws say, corporations are not people. A corporation can’t have a moral standard, except for that which is expressly written in sone sort of code of ethics. Even then, it’s easily circumvented.
A company is made of individuals and they will have widely disparate beliefs. Nor can something like a code of ethics actually force someone to change their viewpoint, so a CEO could still direct support to, say, a political party that goes directly against that code of ethics.
The personification of corporations only hurts us. Even when we make them evil, because then they absorb accountability for the individuals that we should really be focused on.
“Can the Supreme Court nullify Trump’s convictions? I mean, they’re not supposed to, but fuck it, if they want to.”
I feel like the last eight years have been an endless repeat of “He’s not allowed to do that, is he? Pretty sure that’s not legal but no one is stopping him, oh well”
Nothing like getting straight signals from someone who wants to be president again.
"China, what a horrible country!"
What he meant was their electric cars are no good.
No, he meant their business access for American companies is too restrictive.
No, he meant their air pollution is horrible.
No, he meant they created Covid and that was horrible.
No, he never said anything about China.
Just what we need, a president our allies and enemies have no idea what he means when he says something.
Wars have been started over misunderstandings. For example, the American Civil War was started by a baby reveal party in Charleston South Carolina when the commander of Fort Sumter thought he was under attack. The proud parents of Lillian Dawson loaded some spare cannon with pink gun powder, planning to let the whole town in on the news, aimed them out to sea where they thought it would be safe, and fired off a volley. Then Lincoln, a war monger, overreacted. I learned that from a recent Hillsdale College pamphlet.
When speaking to MAGAts, it's always a good idea to bring up China/COVID. Why?
Because all MAGAts, including head MAGAt PAB, claim China intentionally created and released COVID-19 in order to kill or harm us. PAB made this claim many times.
So ask your neighborhood MAGAt, "If China really did COVID-19 to us on purpose - as PAB said when he was president - what did PAB do in retaliation?"
The answer is, of course, nothing. So then ask your neighborhood MAGAt, "Hey - COVID-19 killed 500,000 Americans while PAB was president. That's more Americans than died in every war we ever fought - combined. Why did PAB let China get away with this? Is it because he's a gutless, all-talk/no-action coward? Or is it because he lied about China and he knows it?"
Just keep pressing the "China killed 500,000 Americans under PAB and he didn't do anything about it, what a total draft-dodging coward, huh?" narrative and you'll "win"* the argument.
*No one ever really "wins" an argument but at least you'll get the MAGAt to shut up.
Right, but 500,000 died during President Biden's first year. Of course, almost all those deaths could be pegged to either bad policies and/or lack of proper advice from the PAB administration, but it's easier to stick to how many died during PAB's final year. There's no wiggle room in that number.
Some dude in the neighborhood back in the COVID DAYS was ranting about how China's "weaponization" of COVID-19 was an act of war. So I asked him when he was going to enlist in the Army so that he could help deliver the beating that he felt so strongly that China deserved, and that he was so sure PAB was going to deliver.
Canada was actually the leading producer of asbestos until 2012 when they closed the two biggest mines. So, it was actually our ("evil") neighbors to the north that were the biggest culprits.
Your morning, Alice: last night she decided she did not want to be contained in her kennel (extra large dog kennel with loft, litter, food, water) for the night, so she was given the freedom of the room. She was so happy about that.
Went to do the morning rounds, scratched on the door to give her notice before I entered so she could flee if she wanted to. She was resting in her loft, and greeted me happily. Good times.
Little floating squee nuggets. Its yer hed gif info link: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/otter-cuteness
SQUEEEEE! ( had to edit post ‘cause too overwhelmed by cute to spell “squee” correctly)
Martini bringin' all the Nice Times fee-fees out for a Friday. 😎
Squee nuggets is right! Looking at this gif brings my blood pressure down, I can feel it!
"Little floating squee nuggets", I love that description.
I came in late and all of the otter puns have been used. I should have gottern up earlier.
🤭
Way cool Martini! We got to play with the otters when working for the Seattle Aquarium. Also and too fur seals and octopi 😄
Dream job!
Awwwwwwwtters!
Yes, cute and cuddly. Till they turn mean and maul the shit outta yer ass!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
*FLAIL FLAIL FLAIL FLAIL FLAIL*
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE!!
(Otter was/is one of my nicknames, TruOtter is my PSN, and *looks down at self* I would definitely be considered an otter in certain communities, so uh... yeah, I tend to flail and squee when I see super cute otters doing super cute otter stuff.)
Y'know in this day and age "TruOtter" is gonna get you a *much* different response, even on PSN. XD
LOL - I tried to pick M'Hael, but I was too late to the PSN to get it. Then I tried Otter, but had the same result. Modern Warfare and Resistance: Fall of Man were THE games back then, so I picked TruOtter so I could use [The1] as a clan tag, making me:
[The1]TruOtter
Because all those other Otters... are just imitators. Or something. 😉
Too perfectly precious... <3
Or is that two perfectly precious?
I just came for the gif. And I love it.
This makes me think of the times visiting my grandparents in Monterey CA, driving along the coast and looking for otters out in the bay. Good memories.
Love all the kisses
That smell like fishes
And even the ones
Smelling of clams
Oh, Otter loves baby otter!
Why did Mother Nature make them so cuddly if we're not supposed to have them as pets?
That is just the sweetest, sweetest thing. I need to check my sugar levels.
Squeeee!!!!!!!
So according to the Bulwark article, Trump handed Afghanistan back to the Taliban because he wasn’t getting access to the mineral rights fast enough.
Makes sense. Wonder what the Taliban promised him?
MAGA may love being seen as villains, but they work awfully hard to avoid the consequences of being a villain (ie, a nice long stay in prison/Arkham Asylum).
from yesterday.
https://x.com/CarlosSummer3/status/1801406516274119095
Trump said he's thinking about Youngkin for VP. Never happen, Youngkin is TALLER than Trump, it's all about optics, Trump is that uncertain about his masculinity. He also said "Youngkin...sounds Chinese, doesn't it?"
God, if you have any mercy left at all, please rid us of this man.
I accidentally deleted this (I think.)
"Trump’s “Apprentice”-style VP pick race. Gross. I say it’ll be JD Vance, and he should then hide in shame forever after they lose."
Objection! Presumes any Republican has the ability to feel shame.
The past eight years suggests otherwise.
From this Delawarean: Sarah McBride is a STAR. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw her run for president someday. Can't wait to see her sitting in committee next to a bunch of transphobic morons like MTG and handing them their asses.
MAMA OTTR HUGS HR FLOOFY BABBEN! <squee coma>
Is that prophetess just Martha Alito in a (different) bad wig?
Cockroaches cause asthma. Saw that on a late night infomercial. I believe it.
It's because they like to crawl in your mouth and tickle your uvula while you sleep, getting little cockroach footprints all over your tongue.
It turns out squirrels are not very good at sharing. https://substack.com/profile/1687878-1d57a1d5931d/note/c-59059774?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=106di
I love how Disney played this narrative of fighting the evil fascist machine to protect their beloved LGBTQ community, then immediately went back to supporting republicans and squashing unions.
Corporations are not your friends.
One of the reasons I do NOT work in corporate America is that I refuse to reduce myself to a pair of hands and a brain whose purpose is to do the will of the Chairman. Not for me.
but, but...what about my Christmas card list? Mittens Romney said that Corporations are People too! In fact, a couple of them send me love letters twice a week (Chase, Spectrum, window replacement places, etc.)
That’s the biggest thing that seems to trick people. Despite what our ridiculous laws say, corporations are not people. A corporation can’t have a moral standard, except for that which is expressly written in sone sort of code of ethics. Even then, it’s easily circumvented.
A company is made of individuals and they will have widely disparate beliefs. Nor can something like a code of ethics actually force someone to change their viewpoint, so a CEO could still direct support to, say, a political party that goes directly against that code of ethics.
The personification of corporations only hurts us. Even when we make them evil, because then they absorb accountability for the individuals that we should really be focused on.
“Can the Supreme Court nullify Trump’s convictions? I mean, they’re not supposed to, but fuck it, if they want to.”
I feel like the last eight years have been an endless repeat of “He’s not allowed to do that, is he? Pretty sure that’s not legal but no one is stopping him, oh well”
On topic, actually using the term "urban centers" is always a bad sign.
Nothing like getting straight signals from someone who wants to be president again.
"China, what a horrible country!"
What he meant was their electric cars are no good.
No, he meant their business access for American companies is too restrictive.
No, he meant their air pollution is horrible.
No, he meant they created Covid and that was horrible.
No, he never said anything about China.
Just what we need, a president our allies and enemies have no idea what he means when he says something.
Wars have been started over misunderstandings. For example, the American Civil War was started by a baby reveal party in Charleston South Carolina when the commander of Fort Sumter thought he was under attack. The proud parents of Lillian Dawson loaded some spare cannon with pink gun powder, planning to let the whole town in on the news, aimed them out to sea where they thought it would be safe, and fired off a volley. Then Lincoln, a war monger, overreacted. I learned that from a recent Hillsdale College pamphlet.
When speaking to MAGAts, it's always a good idea to bring up China/COVID. Why?
Because all MAGAts, including head MAGAt PAB, claim China intentionally created and released COVID-19 in order to kill or harm us. PAB made this claim many times.
So ask your neighborhood MAGAt, "If China really did COVID-19 to us on purpose - as PAB said when he was president - what did PAB do in retaliation?"
The answer is, of course, nothing. So then ask your neighborhood MAGAt, "Hey - COVID-19 killed 500,000 Americans while PAB was president. That's more Americans than died in every war we ever fought - combined. Why did PAB let China get away with this? Is it because he's a gutless, all-talk/no-action coward? Or is it because he lied about China and he knows it?"
Just keep pressing the "China killed 500,000 Americans under PAB and he didn't do anything about it, what a total draft-dodging coward, huh?" narrative and you'll "win"* the argument.
*No one ever really "wins" an argument but at least you'll get the MAGAt to shut up.
it was a million, not 500,000.
Right, but 500,000 died during President Biden's first year. Of course, almost all those deaths could be pegged to either bad policies and/or lack of proper advice from the PAB administration, but it's easier to stick to how many died during PAB's final year. There's no wiggle room in that number.
Yesterday, at Ye Olde Convenience Store, I overheard a man in conversation with the counter guy.
"China sold us asbestos in the 70's to put in buildings and now they are selling us E-cigs with asbestos"
I pointed out, prior to exiting stage left to catch the bus:
"We produced plenty of asbestos in the U.S. Let's not pretend China is responsible for every terrible thing".
Some dude in the neighborhood back in the COVID DAYS was ranting about how China's "weaponization" of COVID-19 was an act of war. So I asked him when he was going to enlist in the Army so that he could help deliver the beating that he felt so strongly that China deserved, and that he was so sure PAB was going to deliver.
Crickets.
Canada was actually the leading producer of asbestos until 2012 when they closed the two biggest mines. So, it was actually our ("evil") neighbors to the north that were the biggest culprits.
Not that these people care about actual facts.
Your morning, Alice: last night she decided she did not want to be contained in her kennel (extra large dog kennel with loft, litter, food, water) for the night, so she was given the freedom of the room. She was so happy about that.
Went to do the morning rounds, scratched on the door to give her notice before I entered so she could flee if she wanted to. She was resting in her loft, and greeted me happily. Good times.