Ta, Dok. Beautiful; no notes. I don't watch TV anymore, and part of the reason is that every time I heard "less calories," I'd say FEWER calories through clenched teeth.
Funny how the real Medicare fraud is right there in front of them residing in Rick Scott's Senate office.
Depriving individuals of Medicare or Medicade isn't going to fix the budget, but finding hospitals and managed care corporations that are actually doing the big time scamming would be a good first step, but that offends the ownership class so that's not going to happen.
“…Republicans who said they never voted for this nonsense.”
Fuck. No. If they didn’t realize where their party was going, they are dumb as dirt and should not be allowed into a polling place until they can recite the entire Constitution, back to front. If on the other hand they had the perception of a flatworm, then they KNEW where the party was going and voted for them anyway, because certainly THEIR PEOPLE wouldn’t be affected.
Any Repug who says “I didn’t vote for this” needs to be asked, “So what DID you vote for?”
After reading this article hours ago I am still thinking about how terrorizing (and traumatizing) handling any person like this is. Terrorism is a tactic and Trump and his ilk are using within the USA and globally, much of it psychological but this event shows the slip into the physical. From Belfer Centre at Stanford: Terrorism uses violence as a form of costly signaling to alter perceptions by demonstrating strength and imposing costs, with strategies including attrition, intimidation, provocation, spoiling, and outbidding. Terrorism is designed to change minds by destroying bodies; it is a form of costly signaling. The main targets of persuasion are the enemy and the population that the terrorists hope to represent or control. There are five crucial components of terrorism, an involvement of an act of violence, an audience, the creation of a mood of fear, innocent victims, and political goals or motives.
I know I'm late to the game here but I just read that the GOP leadership is telling republicans in congress to skip town halls. I'm surprised they still hold town halls. RoJo comes back once a year to face the people and that's it (I'm not counting invite only meet and greets with businesses). He doesn't have have his "listen while I talk on the phone" faux town halls. I hope people write to their local papers asking where their congress person is.
there are SO MANY political careers that are effectively over at this point...GOOD. I mean, avoiding conflict at town halls is is going to PLACATE their constituencies...
I have a feeling that many of these (mostly) republican congresspeople know that their careers are over and that it very likely that they will have to move out of their states
That should have been an in-person town hall with a life size photo of Moran that they could throw tomatoes at while they yelled out curses. Videoed of course and live-streamed on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
If you can't say something nice about someone, there might not BE anything nice TO say about them...VERY funny lady...cheated at cards but you didn't mind
"The goons, showing no badges or other indication that they were hired security, grabbed Borrenpohl and forced her from her seat. Borrenpohl repeatedly asked them who they are, at one point shouting “Who the fuck are these men?” and also asked, “Sheriff Norris, is this your deputy?” Neither the men nor Norris answered her, because They Are The Law. They eventually zip-tied Borrenpohl and dragged her through the aisle of the high school auditorium."
That is kidnapping. PERIODT. and I would file suit.
Not only did the security company lose its license, but good ol' Sheriff Norris wasn't there as the Sheriff. This was city property. He just might not have any qualified immunity.
"What Would Brian Boitano Do?" is a song from the 1999 film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut written by South Park co-creator Trey Parker and composer Marc Shaiman.
"Borrenpohl was initially cited and released for misdemeanor battery because she bit her unidentified assailant, the charges have been dropped, and LEAR’s business license in Coeur d’Alene has been canceled because the men didn’t wear uniforms clearly identifying them as “SECURITY” (in one-inch high letters, minimum) on both the back and front."
Ah, okay. Your tax dollars at work, no time for pesky details.
Obviously, chaos and disruption are the point because it gives Silicon Valley-cultists tingles in their nether-regions.
Hearing about what happened with Ms. Borrenpohl(and that they’re rerunning the event this week) is reminding me of a story from my gacha game. Cliff Notes; bank buys city, forces out existing government, makes life hell for the citizens who can’t/won’t leave. The bank’s forced to hire a mercenary group to provide law enforcement and fix the place up for a big sale needed to save the bank.
Relevant incident: the citizens get together to peacefully protest, which annoys the Karen branch manager. She tells the mercs to open fire, which they refuse(insert “are you sure they’re law enforcement?” joke here). When Karen keeps pushing, the idealistic young merc gets sent to inform the CEO what’s happening, and is left speechless when he responds that if those had been her orders, she would’ve been expected to follow them. If she has a problem with that, maybe this line of work isn’t for her.
While she leaves reeling at that thought, the CEO gets Karen on the phone. While nothing he said was untrue to the newbie, he nor any of his commanding officers HAD given those orders, nor was that in the contract. He also tells her that he never takes on a contract that would absolutely ruin his company if they need to immediately terminate it, and while the penalties will hurt, her bank WILL be destroyed without his help. And if she ever pulls a stunt like that again, she can explain to her bosses why she absolutely ruined them just because her feelings were hurt.
…It seems sad that a CEO of a mercenary group, even a fictional one, has higher standards than Republicans.
I am so ready to fuck shit up! Albeit peacefully, with a stern voice, and an immovable body. Meet me in the streets, friends!
Welcome to the republikkkan gulag of 2025–QUIT VOTING FOR THESE IMMORAL CRIMINALS!!!
Ta, Dok. Beautiful; no notes. I don't watch TV anymore, and part of the reason is that every time I heard "less calories," I'd say FEWER calories through clenched teeth.
Funny how the real Medicare fraud is right there in front of them residing in Rick Scott's Senate office.
Depriving individuals of Medicare or Medicade isn't going to fix the budget, but finding hospitals and managed care corporations that are actually doing the big time scamming would be a good first step, but that offends the ownership class so that's not going to happen.
Literally cried listening to that man at Tonko's town hall... made me want to grab a pitchfork and follow him.
“…Republicans who said they never voted for this nonsense.”
Fuck. No. If they didn’t realize where their party was going, they are dumb as dirt and should not be allowed into a polling place until they can recite the entire Constitution, back to front. If on the other hand they had the perception of a flatworm, then they KNEW where the party was going and voted for them anyway, because certainly THEIR PEOPLE wouldn’t be affected.
Any Repug who says “I didn’t vote for this” needs to be asked, “So what DID you vote for?”
"But mah eggs."
Buttery males!
“And how’s that working out for you?”
"Ya know, once things are up it's very hard to bring them down again. Very hard."
<Narrator: And still, they frothed at the mouth with wanton lust for their revered leader.>
After reading this article hours ago I am still thinking about how terrorizing (and traumatizing) handling any person like this is. Terrorism is a tactic and Trump and his ilk are using within the USA and globally, much of it psychological but this event shows the slip into the physical. From Belfer Centre at Stanford: Terrorism uses violence as a form of costly signaling to alter perceptions by demonstrating strength and imposing costs, with strategies including attrition, intimidation, provocation, spoiling, and outbidding. Terrorism is designed to change minds by destroying bodies; it is a form of costly signaling. The main targets of persuasion are the enemy and the population that the terrorists hope to represent or control. There are five crucial components of terrorism, an involvement of an act of violence, an audience, the creation of a mood of fear, innocent victims, and political goals or motives.
I know I'm late to the game here but I just read that the GOP leadership is telling republicans in congress to skip town halls. I'm surprised they still hold town halls. RoJo comes back once a year to face the people and that's it (I'm not counting invite only meet and greets with businesses). He doesn't have have his "listen while I talk on the phone" faux town halls. I hope people write to their local papers asking where their congress person is.
My Congresstwit, LaLota, didn't skip any town halls.
That's because he hadn't scheduled any.
there are SO MANY political careers that are effectively over at this point...GOOD. I mean, avoiding conflict at town halls is is going to PLACATE their constituencies...
I have a feeling that many of these (mostly) republican congresspeople know that their careers are over and that it very likely that they will have to move out of their states
I fear they believe that democracy is over except in name only and they can sit and rubber stamp Putin and Elon's edicts while continuing to grift.
"So what the hell: Mead and others organized an online town hall on February 22, complete with an empty chair to stand in for Moran."
nice...even better.
people open up a LOT more with each other when they're talking about someone who isn't THERE...He did himself no favors by chickening out...
That should have been an in-person town hall with a life size photo of Moran that they could throw tomatoes at while they yelled out curses. Videoed of course and live-streamed on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Asshole might get the message.
Notes for the next no-show town hall!
there will be a lot of opportunity for experimentation I'd imagine
Don't have anything nice to say about a person? Come sit by me.
My grandmother used to say:
If you can't say something nice about someone, there might not BE anything nice TO say about them...VERY funny lady...cheated at cards but you didn't mind
"The goons, showing no badges or other indication that they were hired security, grabbed Borrenpohl and forced her from her seat. Borrenpohl repeatedly asked them who they are, at one point shouting “Who the fuck are these men?” and also asked, “Sheriff Norris, is this your deputy?” Neither the men nor Norris answered her, because They Are The Law. They eventually zip-tied Borrenpohl and dragged her through the aisle of the high school auditorium."
That is kidnapping. PERIODT. and I would file suit.
Not only did the security company lose its license, but good ol' Sheriff Norris wasn't there as the Sheriff. This was city property. He just might not have any qualified immunity.
I get the vibe that she will
"What Would Brian Boitano Do?" is a song from the 1999 film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut written by South Park co-creator Trey Parker and composer Marc Shaiman.
I'm getting the impression that a lot of these sheriffs are nothing like the Sheriff Andy Taylor I grew up with.
"Parasite class" is, very specifically, Nazi rhetoric.
"Borrenpohl was initially cited and released for misdemeanor battery because she bit her unidentified assailant, the charges have been dropped, and LEAR’s business license in Coeur d’Alene has been canceled because the men didn’t wear uniforms clearly identifying them as “SECURITY” (in one-inch high letters, minimum) on both the back and front."
Ah, okay. Your tax dollars at work, no time for pesky details.
Obviously, chaos and disruption are the point because it gives Silicon Valley-cultists tingles in their nether-regions.
There should be a law requiring hired goons to identify themselves. Like when the Simpsons were still funny.
https://youtu.be/FsUuhW7WbIg?si=1BP2x_Jl2heWIYym
"There should be a law requiring hired goons to identify themselves."
there is one...which is why they lost their license!
they're trying to get ahead of the inevitable million dollar suit that will be levied against them
Hearing about what happened with Ms. Borrenpohl(and that they’re rerunning the event this week) is reminding me of a story from my gacha game. Cliff Notes; bank buys city, forces out existing government, makes life hell for the citizens who can’t/won’t leave. The bank’s forced to hire a mercenary group to provide law enforcement and fix the place up for a big sale needed to save the bank.
Relevant incident: the citizens get together to peacefully protest, which annoys the Karen branch manager. She tells the mercs to open fire, which they refuse(insert “are you sure they’re law enforcement?” joke here). When Karen keeps pushing, the idealistic young merc gets sent to inform the CEO what’s happening, and is left speechless when he responds that if those had been her orders, she would’ve been expected to follow them. If she has a problem with that, maybe this line of work isn’t for her.
While she leaves reeling at that thought, the CEO gets Karen on the phone. While nothing he said was untrue to the newbie, he nor any of his commanding officers HAD given those orders, nor was that in the contract. He also tells her that he never takes on a contract that would absolutely ruin his company if they need to immediately terminate it, and while the penalties will hurt, her bank WILL be destroyed without his help. And if she ever pulls a stunt like that again, she can explain to her bosses why she absolutely ruined them just because her feelings were hurt.
…It seems sad that a CEO of a mercenary group, even a fictional one, has higher standards than Republicans.