Nothing rallies the base to get back behind you like calling them stupid weaklings and suing the owner of the most popular propaganda network that's been carrying your water for a decade. Love it!
Well, you see, he's acting on the basis of that chapter in Machiavelli's The Prince in which "old Nick" explains why you should always treat your most loyal supporters like doggy-doo on your Renaissance-style slippers. That, he writes, is truly the best way to keep them all in line. Once they hold you in deep contempt and can't stop howling at you about the coverup you appear to be perpetrating, you'll have them right in the palms of your tiny little hands forevermore.
Please don't call Trump's "alley cat morals." I know alley cats. While they might, strictly speaking, lack "morals" in your religious sense, they possess ETHICS to make humans ashamed. Big black crippled studs refusing to eat so kittens could have all the needed--that kind of ethics. (No, I am really talking about cats.)
Trump has deeply human morals. With all that means about us as a race.
I think the Democrats have a done a good job of keeping the pressure on about this, but it might now be time to ease off a little. One of the few things that could divert MAGA from being upset about Epstein is thinking that the Democrats are also upset. Bipartisan is a very dirty word to them.
So the Dems giving a calm "Hmm, don't know what's going on here, but in order to heal the country, full disclosure and transparency seems the only way forward" take but otherwise keeping the outrage down will probably work best.
Trump must have absolute loyalty from his fans, if he doesn't he throws a temper tantrum.
Put him back in his crib...better yet, put him jail. By the way, rumor has it this is exactly how Democrats lost the last election...calling MAGAs stupid. Let's see what happens when Trump does.
What I meant was Dems said “Democracy is at stake, why don’t they understand that? Because they’re the “poorly educated.” I’ve read MAGAs feel we’re scolding them, the libs should stop it, this was said on TV by a lib. If all else fails, I think they’re stupid.
"Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax..."
He's gonna be so, SO mad when he discovers that doesn't work this time. He's used to spinning out nicknames and puerile reductions, and having them accepted with no questions, but that's MUCH less likely to work on THIS one.
1902: Willis Carrier builds the first air conditioner in Buffalo, NY. (bows before an ikonostasis featuring Carrier's face beside that of Dr. John Gorrie)
1918: (sings) " . . . Killed the Tsar, and his ministers . . . "
1938: Doug Corrigan flies from Los Angeles to Brooklyn; he says he's headed west again but instead flies to Ireland.
1945: The Potsdam Conference settles in to figure out what to do with Germany now that it's been beaten.
1955: Disneyland is opened. Um, yay?
1962: 'Little Feller I' is the last atmospheric nuclear test in Nevada. It blowed up real good.
This is kind of weird—I always have a "mystery Round" in my quiz, meaning it's a 10-question round where it isn't a set topic from one to the next. This month, I've written an "On This Day, July 17" round as the "mystery" and also have Disneyland opening, Nicholas II & fam being executed, the Potsdam Conference (1945), as well as HMS Carpathia being sunk by a German u-boat (also 1918), George V changing the royal family surname to Windsor (1917), Florida being ceded to the United States by Spain (1821), opening of the 1976 Summer Olympics (Montreal), and the international court being permanently established in The Hague in 1998 to "prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression."
Well, finally my dream spot to start my cult for the Church of What's Happening Now. Don't worry, there will be no meetings.
"112 acres in Brentwood: Largest estate in decades goes on L.A. market for $70 million"
In L.A.’s jam-packed real estate market, an acre is huge. Five acres is a dream. But 100-plus acres is historic.
The Robert Taylor Ranch, a massive equestrian estate sprawled in the hills of Brentwood, is hitting the market for $70 million.
At 112 acres, it’s the largest residential estate to hit the market in the city of L.A. since at least the 1980s, when the Multiple Listing Service started tracking home sales. For reference, the property single-handedly makes up more than 1% of Brentwood, which spans just over 15 square miles. ... The ranch has roughly 20,000 square feet of living space spread across four structures. There’s a 12,000-square-foot main house with seven bedrooms, a dog spa, art studio and massage room, as well as a guesthouse, barn and workshop.
A dog spa? Uh, just no. Dogs don't need spas. This is why California gets a reputation as being a little loopy, with stupid things like a dog spa, and cults. THIS IS NOT US! It's just that one ranch named after a movie actor from the way back. Doesn't mean we're all like that.
Sky image of the ranch where we will totally not be a cult; we'll just claim to be a cult without doing all the hard work to actually be one:
Something old, something new -- two John Cleese sketches, the first looks fairly recent and the second looks like it's from the Monty Python era. The first is Cleese as the pope of the newly created JC Christian Capitalism Church, trying to get converts and funds, the second is of him on the other side of the fence, so to speak, as The Devil (or maybe just a devil), fundraising for Hell, so they can keep the torments going.
"John Cleese Goes to Hell", Little Ghost Films (4:15)
Maurene Comey, a Manhattan federal prosecutor who worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, was abruptly fired on Wednesday by the Trump administration, according to six people with knowledge of the matter.
Though the reason for Ms. Comey’s firing was not immediately clear, her dismissal immediately raised questions, given her involvement in the Epstein-related cases that have roiled the White House in recent days.
Ms. Comey was informed of her firing in a letter that cited Article II of the Constitution, which describes the powers of the president, according to two of the people.
Ms Comey is also the daughter of the former F.B.I. director James Comey, an adversary of President Trump who has recently been under scrutiny by federal law enforcement authorities.
A spokesman for the Southern District of New York declined to comment on Ms. Comey’s firing. The White House press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, including about whether it had asked the Justice Department to fire Ms. Comey. Ms. Comey could not immediately be reached for comment...
People are like, "Oh SHE'LL be the one to spill everything," as if a COMEY would not fuck something up. She'll stay completely quiet, she needs to be employable and she won't be if she spills.
I would very much love to give Neol Skum my asthma and common variable immunodeficiency. I would enjoy seeing him cough up blood while I enjoy a nice glass of port.
"Spokesblonde"nailed it so well I choked on coffee. Well done, Marcie!
You'd think the #,MAGACULTMORONS would wake tf up. But you'd br wrong.
Nothing rallies the base to get back behind you like calling them stupid weaklings and suing the owner of the most popular propaganda network that's been carrying your water for a decade. Love it!
Well, you see, he's acting on the basis of that chapter in Machiavelli's The Prince in which "old Nick" explains why you should always treat your most loyal supporters like doggy-doo on your Renaissance-style slippers. That, he writes, is truly the best way to keep them all in line. Once they hold you in deep contempt and can't stop howling at you about the coverup you appear to be perpetrating, you'll have them right in the palms of your tiny little hands forevermore.
my cockles are warmed by this story.
Please don't call Trump's "alley cat morals." I know alley cats. While they might, strictly speaking, lack "morals" in your religious sense, they possess ETHICS to make humans ashamed. Big black crippled studs refusing to eat so kittens could have all the needed--that kind of ethics. (No, I am really talking about cats.)
Trump has deeply human morals. With all that means about us as a race.
I think the Democrats have a done a good job of keeping the pressure on about this, but it might now be time to ease off a little. One of the few things that could divert MAGA from being upset about Epstein is thinking that the Democrats are also upset. Bipartisan is a very dirty word to them.
So the Dems giving a calm "Hmm, don't know what's going on here, but in order to heal the country, full disclosure and transparency seems the only way forward" take but otherwise keeping the outrage down will probably work best.
Trump must have absolute loyalty from his fans, if he doesn't he throws a temper tantrum.
Put him back in his crib...better yet, put him jail. By the way, rumor has it this is exactly how Democrats lost the last election...calling MAGAs stupid. Let's see what happens when Trump does.
"By the way, rumor has it this is exactly how Democrats lost the last election...calling MAGAs stupid"
Nope ... I don't see that one. Why did "weird" track so well then?
What I meant was Dems said “Democracy is at stake, why don’t they understand that? Because they’re the “poorly educated.” I’ve read MAGAs feel we’re scolding them, the libs should stop it, this was said on TV by a lib. If all else fails, I think they’re stupid.
"Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax..."
He's gonna be so, SO mad when he discovers that doesn't work this time. He's used to spinning out nicknames and puerile reductions, and having them accepted with no questions, but that's MUCH less likely to work on THIS one.
Madam Grumpe and I walk around Minneapolis parks just about everyday. Steven Miller can fuck off.
Today . . . in HISTORY!
1902: Willis Carrier builds the first air conditioner in Buffalo, NY. (bows before an ikonostasis featuring Carrier's face beside that of Dr. John Gorrie)
1918: (sings) " . . . Killed the Tsar, and his ministers . . . "
1938: Doug Corrigan flies from Los Angeles to Brooklyn; he says he's headed west again but instead flies to Ireland.
1945: The Potsdam Conference settles in to figure out what to do with Germany now that it's been beaten.
1955: Disneyland is opened. Um, yay?
1962: 'Little Feller I' is the last atmospheric nuclear test in Nevada. It blowed up real good.
This is kind of weird—I always have a "mystery Round" in my quiz, meaning it's a 10-question round where it isn't a set topic from one to the next. This month, I've written an "On This Day, July 17" round as the "mystery" and also have Disneyland opening, Nicholas II & fam being executed, the Potsdam Conference (1945), as well as HMS Carpathia being sunk by a German u-boat (also 1918), George V changing the royal family surname to Windsor (1917), Florida being ceded to the United States by Spain (1821), opening of the 1976 Summer Olympics (Montreal), and the international court being permanently established in The Hague in 1998 to "prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression."
Without Carrier, no sun belt boom
Damn right.
"Wrong way, Corrigan!" - a favorite epithet of my ma.
(eta: This gives a bit of a spin on the name of one of Wonkette's most photogenic kitties.)
Well, finally my dream spot to start my cult for the Church of What's Happening Now. Don't worry, there will be no meetings.
"112 acres in Brentwood: Largest estate in decades goes on L.A. market for $70 million"
In L.A.’s jam-packed real estate market, an acre is huge. Five acres is a dream. But 100-plus acres is historic.
The Robert Taylor Ranch, a massive equestrian estate sprawled in the hills of Brentwood, is hitting the market for $70 million.
At 112 acres, it’s the largest residential estate to hit the market in the city of L.A. since at least the 1980s, when the Multiple Listing Service started tracking home sales. For reference, the property single-handedly makes up more than 1% of Brentwood, which spans just over 15 square miles. ... The ranch has roughly 20,000 square feet of living space spread across four structures. There’s a 12,000-square-foot main house with seven bedrooms, a dog spa, art studio and massage room, as well as a guesthouse, barn and workshop.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-16/112-acres-in-brentwood-one-of-l-a-s-largest-estates-asks-70-million
A dog spa? Uh, just no. Dogs don't need spas. This is why California gets a reputation as being a little loopy, with stupid things like a dog spa, and cults. THIS IS NOT US! It's just that one ranch named after a movie actor from the way back. Doesn't mean we're all like that.
Sky image of the ranch where we will totally not be a cult; we'll just claim to be a cult without doing all the hard work to actually be one:
https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/526a452/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5272x2962+0+0/resize/1200x674!/format/webp/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F01%2F1b%2F107d0ec64caf866089e227a4154a%2F044-mandeville-3099-previews-by-mrbarcelo.jpg
Something old, something new -- two John Cleese sketches, the first looks fairly recent and the second looks like it's from the Monty Python era. The first is Cleese as the pope of the newly created JC Christian Capitalism Church, trying to get converts and funds, the second is of him on the other side of the fence, so to speak, as The Devil (or maybe just a devil), fundraising for Hell, so they can keep the torments going.
"John Cleese Goes to Hell", Little Ghost Films (4:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p29r1PeVCE
I'm still a fan of pre-prion-disease John Cleese. The current one can rot in a bog for all I care.
He's been inching his way back from the ledge recently. Not all the way of course, but for sure not real into the current fascism
God, my friend filled my water from his family's spring without telling me now I am scared I have prion disease!
A nice doobie once in a while has great curative/preventive value.
I can relate..
https://featureassets.gocomics.com/assets/229aaa403e25013ea95a005056a9545d
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱
Maurene Comey, a Manhattan federal prosecutor who worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, was abruptly fired on Wednesday by the Trump administration, according to six people with knowledge of the matter.
Though the reason for Ms. Comey’s firing was not immediately clear, her dismissal immediately raised questions, given her involvement in the Epstein-related cases that have roiled the White House in recent days.
Ms. Comey was informed of her firing in a letter that cited Article II of the Constitution, which describes the powers of the president, according to two of the people.
Ms Comey is also the daughter of the former F.B.I. director James Comey, an adversary of President Trump who has recently been under scrutiny by federal law enforcement authorities.
A spokesman for the Southern District of New York declined to comment on Ms. Comey’s firing. The White House press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, including about whether it had asked the Justice Department to fire Ms. Comey. Ms. Comey could not immediately be reached for comment...
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/nyregion/maurene-comey-prosecutor-fired-jeffrey-epstein.html
Oh, goody, she is no longer bound by the cone of government silence.
DISH IT MS CONEY! Show them what a blunder this was!
Someone wanted to score some points with the Orange Idiot.
The word "Comey" will resonate in that space above his eyeballs.
People are like, "Oh SHE'LL be the one to spill everything," as if a COMEY would not fuck something up. She'll stay completely quiet, she needs to be employable and she won't be if she spills.
Wait, wait, wait ... the EPA still exists? Didn't it get DOGE'd?
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗻𝗼'𝘀 𝘅𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝘁, 𝗡𝗔𝗔𝗖𝗣 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀
Evidence suggests health department gave preferential treatment to xAI, NAACP says.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/permit-for-xais-data-center-blatantly-violates-clean-air-act-naacp-says/
Elon Protection Agency?
That's the PPA PEELON Protection Agency.
"Clean . . . air? What sort of Communist tripe is that?"
-- one of Sunk Mole's lawyers
I would very much love to give Neol Skum my asthma and common variable immunodeficiency. I would enjoy seeing him cough up blood while I enjoy a nice glass of port.
As if that asshole knows what port is.
I DGAF what Skum knows or not. Not any more than that what a cockroach or maggot knows.
damn hippies