I can’t figure out what’s funnier; the determined tail pulling, the wrassling in the background or the bite at the end. It reminds me of the beginning of ‘Shaun of the Dead’ where he’s riding the bus not noticing all the zombies outside.
Ruby and Opal aren't puppies anymore, but they are Goldens and they are goofballs. They are often called "The Goofs," and don't care. And they love their new human sister, Lucy Jane.
I surely thought Our Liz would be making a cameo appearance with this headline. 🤭
Also, SC declines to hear appeal of Montana SC overturn of its abortion ban. Here's my "strict constitutional construction" head scratcher phrase from the NBC News story
"In asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in, Montana officials said the state high court’s ruling was inconsistent with the right of parents to oversee the care of their children, which has been recognized under the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment."
What the actual fuck? For all of the legitimate things the 14th does protect that conservatives claim it doesn't, it takes a lot of balls to say that it covers something that has no textual basis at all. "Parents" and "children" don't appear anywhere in the Constitution.
After seeing those articles in Dame, More Perfect Union, and The Fucking News I can only respond (I hope no one will be offended by this obviously offensive prank) "Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk, Bang Ding Ow".
Appreciate the link to the Atlantic article. “Sludge” makes having a chronic illness a part (or full, depending on yer sitch) time job, dealing with all kinds of unnecessary admin stuff and augmented by all sorts of cottage industries looking to make a buck off your pain.
One example: CVS “specialty” pharmacy provided one drug I tried. They bombarded me with texts, freaking me out by erroneously insisting that my med was not yet approved, urging me to call my doc, etc. I did call the doc, and was told I was indeed approved and don’t worry. (I got one such text while *literally* sitting in my doctor’s office with an IV of said drug in my arm). 🫠
And yeah, it absolutely is demoralizing. You can indeed start to feel powerless, worthless, hopeless, like you don’t matter. Like nothing matters. Then, you get infuriated. It’s really great for your health.
So, Senator Murkowski, how did your clever ploy to force House Republicans to send the bill back to the Senate work out, you fucking hideous-word-that-I-swore-I-would-never-use.
Too bad it happened after FFOTUS had left - but 1 1/2 inches of rain in a Florida rain shower is a common occurance. Is ICE gonna wait until some poor detainee gets electrocuted?
I see FFOTUS has nominated Alina Habba to become the permanent US Attorney in the New Jersey district ( she has been serving there on an "interim basis" )
One sincerely hopes that she will receive the same reception by the Senate that Ed Martin did when FFOTUS nominated him to fill the DC US Attorney post permanently - i.e. kick her to the curb - of course, like the case with Martin, FFOTUS will find some other administration job where she can display her incompetence while fucking over the rest of us.
Years ago I worked in a government office with a guy who had graduated 2nd in his class at NYU law and then, after passing the bar, had an accident while cycling that resulted in neurological damage. He had trouble thinking like a lawyer and could barely do what we did in that office. A politician he had campaigned for got him a sinecure as a workers’ comp judge. The justification was that his clerk would do all the work. I wish it could be that simple with Habba, but you know she’s going to insist on making the important decisions.
Is there any way to get NATO or the UN to put sanctions on the US over Alligator Auschwitz? It’s an obscene violation of human rights and dignity and needs to be investigated. Anyone involved should be arrested immediately.
Sorry for my storytelling tendancies but here we go with another one...
I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before, my dismay at younger people I've encountered in this country (England) who are inexplicably cuckoo for cocopuffs for trump, and this morning—literally just after I came downstairs and hadn't even started my coffee yet—one came knockin' at my door.
He was from some internet provider and said that a lot of people in the area had complained about their broadband speed lately (most likely a lie) and asked if we've noticed ours slowing down. I said no, and indicated that neither my husband nor I have had any problems at all. Upon hearing my accent, he asked where I'm from and, being barely awake, mumbled, "Well, HERE, I've lived here for 15 years..." and he clarified, "No, ORIGINALLY, is it America?" With my usual hesitation of late, I admitted that yes, I was, and his eyes lit up.
"I bet you'd love to move back right now," he said, and was met by my 'omg-what's-that-smell!?' face. "Not for a million pounds," I replied and he seemed confused as to why I'd say that.
"Haven't you been paying attention to the news?" I asked. "The U.S. is quickly turning into a fascist state—people's civil rights are being taken away, health care is being stripped, funding for education has all but been eliminated..."
"But why do you think that is?" he asked. I stared at him like I was looking at a unicorn being ridden by Bigfoot with a leprechaun on its shoulder. Actually, he was a very brown person who was either of Middle Eastern or East Asian descent.
"Uhhh, TRUMP?" I said, not quite believing I had to say it. He asked why I could possibly prefer it here and I started wondering if I was still asleep upstairs and this was some weird dream I was having. "Well, for one thing, I don't have to worry about being grabbed by masked men who will throw me in a van and deport me to a country that isn't even the one I'm from..."
"Oh," he said, smiling and shaking his head, "that isn't actually happening there."
After a couple of seconds, I said, "Yeah, okay, why don't you fly over there and see what happens," shut the door and locked it, and went to make my coffee. The day has started off weird.
Four years after leaving the UK, I try to keep a daily eye on what’s happening there - and right now, I’m feeling a familiar mounting dread about Farage’s inexplicable popularity (he used to be a national laughing stock FFS) and the despicable, ghoulish spinoffs from Reform. God, I hate these people. Do you think they’ll succeed?
I don't really know; because I'm American I follow American politics more than I do British. Even so, the vibe I generally get is that, while they seem to love trump, they still aren't full-on with Farage. Maybe it's because ol' Nigel doesn't have the right personality for a cult? Literally only a couple people I've talked to seem to be on board with the "New Reform" or whatever the fuck it's called. But maybe it's because they actually know what's going on here and DON'T know what's going on in the US because all they do is follow their right-wing news and podcasts that—oopsie—fail to mention all the fascism.
Plus, it'd be hard to find one person living in a town of more than 5,000 here who isn't friends/family/neighbors with immigrants—they wouldn't want to see them spirited off to a new version of Dachau.
There are quite a few available here (including Fox and OAN) but it's unbelievable to me how many YOUNG people admire him—I generally interact with younger folks at pubs, and I'd say they're usually between 18 and 30. They think he's great and when I ask why, they parrot all the RW talking points—"he did so much in his first term," "he gets things done!", "he says what he thinks," "he keeps his promises," "he's committed to making America great again" 🤮 and so on. The only explanation I can think of is, many of this generation are idiots and would have made great Hitler Youth members if they actually knew who Hitler was and what he and the Nazis did. Either that or they're Nazis, I dunno...
Is it young people or mainly young men? Men seem to be the main group spouting MAGA ideology, at least in the younger age group. Once you get into the 40 age group the evangelical women flock to Trump, the least christian president ever.
Yes, I'd say mainly young men but there have been a few young women who have come a-runnin' over when they hear my accent to a) ask if I'm American and b) squeal about trump like girls used to over Bon Jovi or John Stamos when I was that age. It's very off-putting, to say the least.
True, there are plenty of places he can get this shit—even on our Freeview channel lineup, I saw OAN mixed in with Sky News, Al Jazeera, and some others. I know for a fact that if you subscribe to Sky, Fox News is on there.
MRI went fine, I mean as much as it can. I'm not claustrophobic, and it's face down.
But it's also FACE DOWN and that was really uncomfortable. They say to breathe shallow and not move, and all I wanted to do was take deep breaths and move. Like, I realized halfway in that my hip bones and ribs were in a bad spot.
I also think the dye is making me feel funny, but that's probably just mental.
Puppy mayhem! Your gif source info:
And meme chat: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/rumble-of-goldens
https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/48285cea-07ab-4b01-bf47-0a76298570c7?utm_source=share
The Golden Retriever got my vote for Most Significant Human Accomplishment of the 19th Century!
I want 5 million puppies.
Soooo cute, thank you Martini :)
Golden retriever puppies are the absolute cutest! Source: 5 time Golden Retriever mom.
PUPPIES!! These pups look about the same age as ours right now - all mouth, puppy teeth, and waggy tails. What a great way to start the day!
FLOOFY BABIES!!!!
Thanks, Martini!
How cute is that?
We all need puppies and kittens right now. I don't have any current kitten pics because the babies at the kitty rescue were all adopted! YAY!
Yay kitty adoptions!!!!!
I can’t figure out what’s funnier; the determined tail pulling, the wrassling in the background or the bite at the end. It reminds me of the beginning of ‘Shaun of the Dead’ where he’s riding the bus not noticing all the zombies outside.
Unnecessary RUFFNESS on the field!
5 scritch penalty!
OMG!
So . . . ky00t . . .
(keels over)
Beautiful babies.
Puppy mayhem is the best mayhem...
Bite me!
Yank it. Yank it hard.
Ruby and Opal aren't puppies anymore, but they are Goldens and they are goofballs. They are often called "The Goofs," and don't care. And they love their new human sister, Lucy Jane.
The Unaffordable Care Act going live in 3, 2, 1!
https://youtube.com/shorts/_Tnggy_FcPc?si=H7DwmX51jtkQ9O8p
I've been imparched! Hard licker, stat!
Some very fluffy sharks.
I surely thought Our Liz would be making a cameo appearance with this headline. 🤭
Also, SC declines to hear appeal of Montana SC overturn of its abortion ban. Here's my "strict constitutional construction" head scratcher phrase from the NBC News story
"In asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in, Montana officials said the state high court’s ruling was inconsistent with the right of parents to oversee the care of their children, which has been recognized under the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment."
What the actual fuck? For all of the legitimate things the 14th does protect that conservatives claim it doesn't, it takes a lot of balls to say that it covers something that has no textual basis at all. "Parents" and "children" don't appear anywhere in the Constitution.
Five bucks don't buy much feminist nowadays. Fucking Biden, man.
After seeing those articles in Dame, More Perfect Union, and The Fucking News I can only respond (I hope no one will be offended by this obviously offensive prank) "Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk, Bang Ding Ow".
As a NCian, I just want to say that Thom Tillis arrived far too late with far too little.
At least he's smart enough not to run for reelection...
But are we at war with Norway???
We've always been at war with Norway.
Appreciate the link to the Atlantic article. “Sludge” makes having a chronic illness a part (or full, depending on yer sitch) time job, dealing with all kinds of unnecessary admin stuff and augmented by all sorts of cottage industries looking to make a buck off your pain.
One example: CVS “specialty” pharmacy provided one drug I tried. They bombarded me with texts, freaking me out by erroneously insisting that my med was not yet approved, urging me to call my doc, etc. I did call the doc, and was told I was indeed approved and don’t worry. (I got one such text while *literally* sitting in my doctor’s office with an IV of said drug in my arm). 🫠
And yeah, it absolutely is demoralizing. You can indeed start to feel powerless, worthless, hopeless, like you don’t matter. Like nothing matters. Then, you get infuriated. It’s really great for your health.
America! Freedom! Fireworks! Fuck yeah!
So, Senator Murkowski, how did your clever ploy to force House Republicans to send the bill back to the Senate work out, you fucking hideous-word-that-I-swore-I-would-never-use.
Here's a Web Archive link to that Miami Herald piece about flooding at Alligator Alcatraz:
Link: https://archive.ph/DqYcV
Too bad it happened after FFOTUS had left - but 1 1/2 inches of rain in a Florida rain shower is a common occurance. Is ICE gonna wait until some poor detainee gets electrocuted?
Or a staff member.
No- that way they don't have to buy an electric chair
I see FFOTUS has nominated Alina Habba to become the permanent US Attorney in the New Jersey district ( she has been serving there on an "interim basis" )
One sincerely hopes that she will receive the same reception by the Senate that Ed Martin did when FFOTUS nominated him to fill the DC US Attorney post permanently - i.e. kick her to the curb - of course, like the case with Martin, FFOTUS will find some other administration job where she can display her incompetence while fucking over the rest of us.
Years ago I worked in a government office with a guy who had graduated 2nd in his class at NYU law and then, after passing the bar, had an accident while cycling that resulted in neurological damage. He had trouble thinking like a lawyer and could barely do what we did in that office. A politician he had campaigned for got him a sinecure as a workers’ comp judge. The justification was that his clerk would do all the work. I wish it could be that simple with Habba, but you know she’s going to insist on making the important decisions.
She’s both a shameless sycophant and completely incompetent. She’ll sail through.
Is there any way to get NATO or the UN to put sanctions on the US over Alligator Auschwitz? It’s an obscene violation of human rights and dignity and needs to be investigated. Anyone involved should be arrested immediately.
Sorry for my storytelling tendancies but here we go with another one...
I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before, my dismay at younger people I've encountered in this country (England) who are inexplicably cuckoo for cocopuffs for trump, and this morning—literally just after I came downstairs and hadn't even started my coffee yet—one came knockin' at my door.
He was from some internet provider and said that a lot of people in the area had complained about their broadband speed lately (most likely a lie) and asked if we've noticed ours slowing down. I said no, and indicated that neither my husband nor I have had any problems at all. Upon hearing my accent, he asked where I'm from and, being barely awake, mumbled, "Well, HERE, I've lived here for 15 years..." and he clarified, "No, ORIGINALLY, is it America?" With my usual hesitation of late, I admitted that yes, I was, and his eyes lit up.
"I bet you'd love to move back right now," he said, and was met by my 'omg-what's-that-smell!?' face. "Not for a million pounds," I replied and he seemed confused as to why I'd say that.
"Haven't you been paying attention to the news?" I asked. "The U.S. is quickly turning into a fascist state—people's civil rights are being taken away, health care is being stripped, funding for education has all but been eliminated..."
"But why do you think that is?" he asked. I stared at him like I was looking at a unicorn being ridden by Bigfoot with a leprechaun on its shoulder. Actually, he was a very brown person who was either of Middle Eastern or East Asian descent.
"Uhhh, TRUMP?" I said, not quite believing I had to say it. He asked why I could possibly prefer it here and I started wondering if I was still asleep upstairs and this was some weird dream I was having. "Well, for one thing, I don't have to worry about being grabbed by masked men who will throw me in a van and deport me to a country that isn't even the one I'm from..."
"Oh," he said, smiling and shaking his head, "that isn't actually happening there."
After a couple of seconds, I said, "Yeah, okay, why don't you fly over there and see what happens," shut the door and locked it, and went to make my coffee. The day has started off weird.
Four years after leaving the UK, I try to keep a daily eye on what’s happening there - and right now, I’m feeling a familiar mounting dread about Farage’s inexplicable popularity (he used to be a national laughing stock FFS) and the despicable, ghoulish spinoffs from Reform. God, I hate these people. Do you think they’ll succeed?
I don't really know; because I'm American I follow American politics more than I do British. Even so, the vibe I generally get is that, while they seem to love trump, they still aren't full-on with Farage. Maybe it's because ol' Nigel doesn't have the right personality for a cult? Literally only a couple people I've talked to seem to be on board with the "New Reform" or whatever the fuck it's called. But maybe it's because they actually know what's going on here and DON'T know what's going on in the US because all they do is follow their right-wing news and podcasts that—oopsie—fail to mention all the fascism.
Plus, it'd be hard to find one person living in a town of more than 5,000 here who isn't friends/family/neighbors with immigrants—they wouldn't want to see them spirited off to a new version of Dachau.
I can’t believe that a salesman from some sleazy scam company would like Trump.
/s
Shocker, right!?
I'd love to know what media that young man consumes.
There are quite a few available here (including Fox and OAN) but it's unbelievable to me how many YOUNG people admire him—I generally interact with younger folks at pubs, and I'd say they're usually between 18 and 30. They think he's great and when I ask why, they parrot all the RW talking points—"he did so much in his first term," "he gets things done!", "he says what he thinks," "he keeps his promises," "he's committed to making America great again" 🤮 and so on. The only explanation I can think of is, many of this generation are idiots and would have made great Hitler Youth members if they actually knew who Hitler was and what he and the Nazis did. Either that or they're Nazis, I dunno...
Shitler Youth.
Is it young people or mainly young men? Men seem to be the main group spouting MAGA ideology, at least in the younger age group. Once you get into the 40 age group the evangelical women flock to Trump, the least christian president ever.
Yes, I'd say mainly young men but there have been a few young women who have come a-runnin' over when they hear my accent to a) ask if I'm American and b) squeal about trump like girls used to over Bon Jovi or John Stamos when I was that age. It's very off-putting, to say the least.
YouTube slop.
I'm going with that, plus the podcasts of Joe Rogan and his ilk.
Num nums for crum bums?
There's several terrible outlets for bigots.
Hell, The Sun has always been utter shit, stoking the worst of humanity so they can make some money.
True, there are plenty of places he can get this shit—even on our Freeview channel lineup, I saw OAN mixed in with Sky News, Al Jazeera, and some others. I know for a fact that if you subscribe to Sky, Fox News is on there.
Its worse because it pretends to actually be news, as opposed to a marketing rag for the disturbed.
But does it still have a Page 3?
Breast imaging today and I don’t want to.
I hate thinking about my body and what could be wrong with it.
MRI went fine, I mean as much as it can. I'm not claustrophobic, and it's face down.
But it's also FACE DOWN and that was really uncomfortable. They say to breathe shallow and not move, and all I wanted to do was take deep breaths and move. Like, I realized halfway in that my hip bones and ribs were in a bad spot.
I also think the dye is making me feel funny, but that's probably just mental.
Mine was a breast MRI. Everyone was very nice. I wish I had really, really known if I was comfortable before it started.
I know that hate; all the best wishes to you.
Mammogram? Thoughts and prayers.
No—I get that every year and now this…imaging thing?
Be good to yourself and go.