Would clementines or other orange-type citrus work to infuse the Aperol? I will wait until we have actually ripe, fresh oranges ready to make this in any event.
Save the "Suze Canal" for a different global crisis. I was teaching synthetic cubism to my Art History class and showed them Picasso's "Bottle of Suze." I knew it was an aperitif, but I've never had it. The bits of newspaper he used for the collage alternate between stories of the first Balkan war and fluff pieces about Paris life and leisure.
I happened to stop by Total Wine this afternoon, and sampled a couple of Barr Hill gins, which are made with honey. The regular version was interesting, but they have a Tom Cat Barrel Aged Gin that was very different. Almost the color of cognac, and definitely a strong oak smell on the nose. The taste reminded me of mulling spices, like sitting in front of a fireplace on Christmas.
Me too! Just the other day I imbibed in some first batch of CLAW FOOT BATH TUB GIN. As it neared my olfactory organs it brought to mind lesser scents of OLD SOCKS with a tint of scallions!
I haven’t had the Tom Cat Barrel Aged but oddly enough, I’ve drunk a lot of Barr Hill gin in martinis at a steakhouse and a hotel bar in Denver. Good stuff.
I can’t see this as a dirty martini. When I say that it tastes like oak and mulling spices, I mean it - might be great as a component in a winter cocktail.
Possibly? I’m not generally a fan of brown spirits, but this would definitely be on the lighter side of that, but still complex. A very different gin, for sure.
Oh, this wasn't strong tea or anything. You really needed only a few small pieces to make a cup of that horrific concoction. Not enough thujone to kill you and there's no way you'd do it voluntarily if you didn't need it.
Refrigerating vermouth is new to me. Because of miscalculations (do we need vermouth?) and gifts I have too much sweet vermouth. Like, way too much. What's the best way to get rid of it?
Deposit it in the municiple recepticles that are at hand. Place the bottles on your grandmas back porch linen folding table. Insert inexpensive candles and melt them for effect. Be not PRETENTIOUS lest the cognesceti become aware!
While President Trump has made Truth Social his main communications platform, it doesn’t seem to have helped his company in any way. Trump Media & Technology Group's social media venture is sinking, and its MAGA CEO just bailed.
Golly! Gee wiz kids...Is it bad when you have to admit you were arrested for public urination after filing a lawsuit for defamation claiming 'I am not a drunk' and 'I don't drink til I'm blotto drunk' and 'all the people claiming I'm a blotto drunk are lying liars' and 'don't believe your lying eyes'. Are these fucking idiot assholes really this fucking stupid? These fucks think they're bullet proof. They are not bullet proof as they are finding out in spectacular fashion. The unraveling is happening at breakneck speed! I'm so fucking here to watch this slowmo sinking of the rat infested - alcohol marinated - grifting grifters - money grubbers and lying fucks drowning in the icy depths of their own making. Throw them a life preserver? Not on your fucking life. Let em drown in their sorrows.
Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources corroborating her reporting
“And I think one of the things that has been most gratifying, after – immediately after the story published was, I have been inundated by additional sourcing going up to the highest levels of the government, thanking us for doing the work, providing additional corroborating information.”
Are these fucking idiot assholes really this fucking stupid? These fucks think they're bullet proof. They are not bullet proof as they are finding out in spectacular fashion.
//
"You Don’t Really Think Every Member of Trump’s Cabinet Gets Off on Being Unaccountable, Do You?" -- McSweeney's
'This is the line': MAGA erupts over massive success of Grindr party in Trump's DC
Joe Hack, Grindr's head of global government affairs, revealed on "TMZ Live" that he had spoken with Trump administration officials who were interested in attending—though he declined to disclose their identities.
The party itself has sparked outrage among Trump's most fervent supporters on social media, with prominent figures drawing a hard line on the event's significance.
Laura Loomer, a Trump ally and political activist, posted a response: "Yah is everyone just now finding out that most of the men in DC are closeted homosexuals?"
New photos from the USS Abraham Lincoln show service members receiving minimal food portions as reports grow that some troops have lost significant weight and aren’t receiving care packages—while the Pentagon denies any shortages. (Newsweek)
"YOU WANT FOOD? YOU WANT TO EAT? WELL THOSE GUYS SHOOTING AT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF FOOD ON THEM! ARE YOU WAR-FIGHTING READY TO GO GET THEIR FOOD? LOOK AT THEM OVER THERE! THEY ARE CHOWING DOWN RIGHT THIS SECOND! YOU GONNA LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THAT?"
It is planned to starve them into a state of delirious stupidity making them more prone to OBEY rather than struggle against illegal orders and attack the enemy.
The practice is Not New or Original. Many conquering armies used it to motivate their troops.
Care packages provide the nourishment needed to help the sailors brains work more clearly. And THAT is why the care packages are impounded. The pentagon can't afford troops and sailors thinking clearly: it might affect morale and discipline when the order comes through to go forward.
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to expand the use of the federal death penalty, including through the deployment of firing squads.
The announcement on Friday was part of a policy document issued by the Department of Justice, setting out the legal argument for various methods of execution.
It touted steps for “restoring and strengthening” the death penalty as integral to the pursuit of justice.
“The Department of Justice acted to restore its solemn duty to seek, obtain, and implement lawful capital sentences – clearing the way for the Department to carry out executions once death-sentenced inmates have exhausted their appeals,” the Justice Department said in a news release.
While the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution outlaws “cruel and unusual punishments”, the Justice Department maintains that execution by gunfire, electrocution and lethal gas are all legally acceptable.
The policy document also takes aim at Trump’s predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, for implementing a moratorium on the federal executions.
“The federal death penalty has been rendered a dead letter, effectively transforming sub silentio each death sentence into a life sentence,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in a statement.
“This changed when Donald Trump became President.”
Trump has long been an advocate for increasing the use of the death penalty, even before his presidency.
In 1989, for instance, he took out full-page advertisements after the brutal rape of a jogger in Central Park, calling to “bring back the death penalty”. The five teenagers who were arrested and convicted in the case were ultimately exonerated using DNA evidence.
The Indigenous People and the First Nations of the world, who were the first victims of colonialism in all of it's forms, have never stopped surviving. Whether they were genocided in North and South America; enslaved in Africa; mass deported to indentured servitude from India or whatever shitty thing the various European exploiters came up with the descendants of victims of these crimes can still be seen and heard. We need to pay attention to them.
Case # 2,467- CORROBOREE
The survivors of the massive 18th century British prison colony experiment in the South Pacific survive and gather regularly to celebrate their existence, art, song, dance and diverse customs in gatherings called "CORROBOREE".
BTW- HHS Secretary Brainworm got called out for his advocay of POC "reparenting" where children are stolen from parents. GOOD for calling him out! But his reparenting scheme is hardly original. EVERYWHERE the colonial powers trod they stole children from parents. Bobby likes to think he is Mister Outside The Box Thinker Smart guy. But he is nothing but OG colonizing european cultural arch conservative with not an original thought in his brain worm damaged skull.
The more things change the more they smell like colonialism.
Staircase Edit - I regret that I misspoke when I wrote "But he is nothing but OG colonizing european cultural arch conservative with not an original thought in his brain worm damaged skull."
There is an obvious error in that sentence so I will now correct that error like so:
"But he is nothing but OG colonizing european cultural arch conservative ASSHOLE with not an original thought in his brain worm damaged ASSHOLE skull."
I regret any confusion caused by my error and extend my apology to all.
No one dares sue over the EPSTEIN FILES. Discovery would reveal everything AND publicly prove the massive cover up by the US government ... including during OHJB's administration.
Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning a detention facility for children and their families on one the nation’s most Pfas-contaminated sites, which also serves as a hub for the president’s deportation program.
The England air force base, now called England Airpark, is a sprawling former military facility in Louisiana where Pfas levels in the groundwater have been found at least 41m parts per trillion (ppt).
Federal drinking water limits for several Pfas compounds range from 4-10 ppt, meaning the levels have been at least 575,000 times higher than the limit. Military bases are often contaminated with high quantities of Pfas, but England’s groundwater has shown the highest levels ever recorded, and it is among the most Pfas-polluted sites in the US.
England is also contaminated with other highly toxic chemicals, like TCE and a range of VOCs, while officials have raised concerns about asbestos in the barracks. Though the base likely draws its drinking water from elsewhere, the chemicals are also in the soil and air, public health advocates say.
That raises a health risk for kids and families staying at the site, added Jared Hayes, a senior policy analyst with the Environmental Working Group non-profit, which tracks military pollution nationwide.
“There shouldn’t be housing at contaminated bases and we need to be cleaning up this stuff much faster if we’re going to put people in harm’s way,” Hayes said.
The US Department of Homeland Security said in a statement: “We have no new detention centers to announce at this time.”
Working questions here.
Would clementines or other orange-type citrus work to infuse the Aperol? I will wait until we have actually ripe, fresh oranges ready to make this in any event.
Yes.
I am a teetotaler, but I enjoy reading your columns immensely.
Go figure.
Same. I'm sober (25 years this year) but I thoroughly enjoy these recipes/history lessons.
Teetotaler here as well (well recovering drunk) - I enjoy reading Matthew as well.
I used to make something akin to this with some Dry Vermouth, a table spoon of tang, and a solid pour of Alexi Vodka!
What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
Butterfly decal. Rearview mirror. Dogging the scene.
Hm. Do I want a working question, or one that gets the job done?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMAST0hMitw
Ever tried to make any white port based spritz style cocktails?
Port 'n tonic. 4:1 or so port to tonic over ice. Quite refreshing. They'retrying to make that a thing in Porto.
I've had them in Porto, delicious. Thats why I asked.
I do love an aperol spritz. This sounds delightful.
Every time I see the term "Aperol Spritz," I read it as "Aerosol Spritz."
Is it just me?
No, it's not just you.
Not just you
Aerosol Spitz (spray-on dog)
Aerosol Spits - someone sneezes
Could be worse. Anyone care for an Asshole Spritz?
That's what happens after late night taco bell.
I bet that's what Kegsbreath's body spray smells like
You know, it's taken me all this time to notice that your screen name is Stanta, not "Santa". My apology.
You know he's just Axed to the max.
Definitely an Axehole
Save the "Suze Canal" for a different global crisis. I was teaching synthetic cubism to my Art History class and showed them Picasso's "Bottle of Suze." I knew it was an aperitif, but I've never had it. The bits of newspaper he used for the collage alternate between stories of the first Balkan war and fluff pieces about Paris life and leisure.
“Synthetic cubism.” I’m just processing that.
It’s a thing
I happened to stop by Total Wine this afternoon, and sampled a couple of Barr Hill gins, which are made with honey. The regular version was interesting, but they have a Tom Cat Barrel Aged Gin that was very different. Almost the color of cognac, and definitely a strong oak smell on the nose. The taste reminded me of mulling spices, like sitting in front of a fireplace on Christmas.
Have you ever tried this?
Me too! Just the other day I imbibed in some first batch of CLAW FOOT BATH TUB GIN. As it neared my olfactory organs it brought to mind lesser scents of OLD SOCKS with a tint of scallions!
I haven’t had the Tom Cat Barrel Aged but oddly enough, I’ve drunk a lot of Barr Hill gin in martinis at a steakhouse and a hotel bar in Denver. Good stuff.
Not that one, but I’ve tried barrel aged gin. Interesting, but not a huge fan. Makes a great dirty martini.
Does it make a good Martian, though?
Martians are NOT dirty. That's just speciesist. Or something.
I can’t see this as a dirty martini. When I say that it tastes like oak and mulling spices, I mean it - might be great as a component in a winter cocktail.
Get it right! A WINTER DIRTY MARTINI is concocted with melted yellow snow obtained fron the trail of ATHABASKAN HUSKIES. ONLY THE BEST!
Would go great with cranberry.
Cranberry and/or apple, I think.
I’m so far away from winter, tho.
That does sound like a nice winter cocktail 🍸
Goodness
I have a friend who likes spirits
We go to wine festivals and I try the wine & he tries the spirits, lol
Do you think that might be something someone who's more of a "scotch" person might appreciate?
Possibly? I’m not generally a fan of brown spirits, but this would definitely be on the lighter side of that, but still complex. A very different gin, for sure.
Hey Hooper, what are we supposed to do with the other half ounce of Aperol? The blog post doesn't say.
Fixed.
now I have to read the recipe again
lol
Hand it over to the Sov bloc agents.
Dead drop still in the hollow tree at the edge of town.
My grandma would make you a Wermut-tea for stomach aches. That stuff is truly vile when it's not balanced with something else.
Ah, but did it cure the stomach ache? If so, it did it's job. No one said the cure had to taste of sherbert.
There's bitter and vile, and then there's straight Wormwood. *If* you were able to keep it down, it would settle your stomach, though.
I thought straight wormwood killed people ...?
Oh, this wasn't strong tea or anything. You really needed only a few small pieces to make a cup of that horrific concoction. Not enough thujone to kill you and there's no way you'd do it voluntarily if you didn't need it.
I just love how you are very explicit in your instructions to "close each bottle of alcohol"
😄😄
Does that imply a story you haven't told us yet about what happened once when one of them was kept open ...?
Is he not of the LET THE SPIRITS BREATHE PERSUASION? I think not!
I am sometimes tempted to just stick a straw in the vodka bottle...maybe I'm not alone!
Eh. Why not. Just be sure you have a recovery kit on hand.
Best if ya' have an adult-sized crazy straw.
Uh huh
No judgment
Especially not right now
I was treated to a wonderful dinner last night with the ladies that I cat/house-sit for.
One of them had this:
ISOLA BIANCA
Gin Mare Capri, Malfy Limone, Gewürztraminer Grappa, Corsican Aperitif Wine, Acqua di Cedro, Cucumber Bitters (Coastal, bright, and spirit–forward )
We LOL'd. I said, 'this bartender from the 80's, 90's, and into the 00's can't identify a single ingredient in that drink.
Cheers, Mr. Hooper.
Gewurzt grappa sounds terribly sweet.
I would have made them say Gewürztraminer. A lot.
I I love saying Gewurtztraminer. Or, if you’re in the know, just “Gewurzt.” Guh-vertz.
Yup that’s the only one that rolled right off my tongue, memories of Vienna …
Refrigerating vermouth is new to me. Because of miscalculations (do we need vermouth?) and gifts I have too much sweet vermouth. Like, way too much. What's the best way to get rid of it?
Deposit it in the municiple recepticles that are at hand. Place the bottles on your grandmas back porch linen folding table. Insert inexpensive candles and melt them for effect. Be not PRETENTIOUS lest the cognesceti become aware!
Mirror martini. Vermouth with a dash of gin. Stirred with ice, not shaken. Add an orange slice and cloves. Serve in a wide, shallow, chilled glass.*
* I’m sure someone would drink this.
I had an Italian boss would serve it over ice with a twist. Interesting for a beer drinker me.
Yes. I’ve had it on the rocks to use it up. I’m too cheap to pour it out.
I wouldn't pour it out. All potables are precious.
Especially now!
I use it in a bechamel sometimes. Doesn't use much, though.
Oooo that sounds tasty
It is! The original recipe called for dry white wine, but one time all we had was dry vermouth, so I improvised, and saw that it was good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAXzzHM8zLw
Your sink is right there.
Has it been opened?
Most haven't. I think I'm at 4 bottles of various sizes
I love that you specified both opening and closing the bottle. Just like opening and closing a certain Strait...
It is referred as to the CEASE FIRE IIV!
The ‘Straitened Circumstances’.
Works best with nonblockaded bottles.
That was a great touch!
Took me a minute to get it. While my dinner was cooking, I dozed off on the couch. Guess I've got a touch of brain fog.
No need to apologize for post-nap fog.
Me too!
A side story on mezcal, agave and the worm in the bottle.
Mezcal worm in a bottle DNA test reveals a surprise. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260426012250.htm?ICID=ref_fark
The New Republic
@newrepublic.com
While President Trump has made Truth Social his main communications platform, it doesn’t seem to have helped his company in any way. Trump Media & Technology Group's social media venture is sinking, and its MAGA CEO just bailed.
https://newrepublic.com/post/209372/trump-media-ceo-leaves-massive-stock-collapse
Losing $700M on $3M revenue takes some special skills.
He's good like that
Devin is moooving on.
Iran must figure the TACO is gonna hold.
𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘮 𝘒𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 (𝘐𝘒𝘈) 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺.
Golly! Gee wiz kids...Is it bad when you have to admit you were arrested for public urination after filing a lawsuit for defamation claiming 'I am not a drunk' and 'I don't drink til I'm blotto drunk' and 'all the people claiming I'm a blotto drunk are lying liars' and 'don't believe your lying eyes'. Are these fucking idiot assholes really this fucking stupid? These fucks think they're bullet proof. They are not bullet proof as they are finding out in spectacular fashion. The unraveling is happening at breakneck speed! I'm so fucking here to watch this slowmo sinking of the rat infested - alcohol marinated - grifting grifters - money grubbers and lying fucks drowning in the icy depths of their own making. Throw them a life preserver? Not on your fucking life. Let em drown in their sorrows.
Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources corroborating her reporting
“And I think one of the things that has been most gratifying, after – immediately after the story published was, I have been inundated by additional sourcing going up to the highest levels of the government, thanking us for doing the work, providing additional corroborating information.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-atlantic-sarah-fitzpatrick-b2964245.html
"And when they get louder, it just means I’m doing my job.”
"My job" in this case, means getting crunk until passing out.
//
Are these fucking idiot assholes really this fucking stupid? These fucks think they're bullet proof. They are not bullet proof as they are finding out in spectacular fashion.
//
"You Don’t Really Think Every Member of Trump’s Cabinet Gets Off on Being Unaccountable, Do You?" -- McSweeney's
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/you-dont-really-think-every-member-of-trumps-cabinet-gets-off-on-being-unaccountable-do-you
This is absolutely fucking sublime. TYVM for this. I am now a big fan of Carlos.
I fought the law and the law won
https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:pbtjzjtg4u2qgrwoxrvy5nj5/bafkreihiym5h7yhwee4g6rxjtmczrq3j4lqaiq7pkvs3acfyhk7am7eqhu
Now how about going after America's MOST insidious criminal, the POTUS?
One more court order to ignore.
Or one more court order SCROTUS will overturn because, reasons.
"All you fascists bound to lose"
Ugly loser pig is ugly and a loser.
Checkmate. Now let's see if "illegal" means anything.
'This is the line': MAGA erupts over massive success of Grindr party in Trump's DC
Joe Hack, Grindr's head of global government affairs, revealed on "TMZ Live" that he had spoken with Trump administration officials who were interested in attending—though he declined to disclose their identities.
The party itself has sparked outrage among Trump's most fervent supporters on social media, with prominent figures drawing a hard line on the event's significance.
Laura Loomer, a Trump ally and political activist, posted a response: "Yah is everyone just now finding out that most of the men in DC are closeted homosexuals?"
--Rawstory
(coughs)
*Ernst Röhm*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_R%C3%B6hm
Most of the republican men are closeted, Laura.
Laura Loomer's Lavender Scare
... Pour Homme.
More lobster, Crusader Pete?
https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3mkd3lryb3k2b
New photos from the USS Abraham Lincoln show service members receiving minimal food portions as reports grow that some troops have lost significant weight and aren’t receiving care packages—while the Pentagon denies any shortages. (Newsweek)
What a situation for our enlisted.
VERY ANGRY NAVY GRANDMA wants to know exactly what is that crap sitting in those sad dishes???
JFC, do i have to fly some rations over there myself?
They fired everyone who knew anything about logistics.
I hate the people responsible for this with such a red hot rage.
(multiple upvotes intended)
Empty stomach makes WARFIGHTER hungry for moar WARFIGHTING.
"YOU WANT FOOD? YOU WANT TO EAT? WELL THOSE GUYS SHOOTING AT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF FOOD ON THEM! ARE YOU WAR-FIGHTING READY TO GO GET THEIR FOOD? LOOK AT THEM OVER THERE! THEY ARE CHOWING DOWN RIGHT THIS SECOND! YOU GONNA LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THAT?"
They shouldn't have to depend on care packages. They should be provided enough food without relying on such packages. How shameful.
They are being INTENTIONALLY malnourished.
It is planned to starve them into a state of delirious stupidity making them more prone to OBEY rather than struggle against illegal orders and attack the enemy.
The practice is Not New or Original. Many conquering armies used it to motivate their troops.
Care packages provide the nourishment needed to help the sailors brains work more clearly. And THAT is why the care packages are impounded. The pentagon can't afford troops and sailors thinking clearly: it might affect morale and discipline when the order comes through to go forward.
Oh, jesus. :( :(
And their families shouldn't have to rely on EBT, but here we are.
I wonder what’s being rolled along the decks instead of cannonballs these days.
Clogging toilets and setting fire to the berthing compartment.
It sure ain't the care packages those sailor's families have been snding.
$1.8M SeaSparrow missiles.
This is NOT remotely acceptable.
If you’re going to feed our sailors hardtack and salt pork, at list give them a fucking daily ration of grog.
Maybe also a few limes also too?
Even the British Navy understood that scurvy was BAD!
I whipped up a quick quiche (onions, mushrooms, peppers, cheese) for breakfast and now we're off for errands'n'chores.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_2jZsHYbms
Y'all try not to go hog-wild.
We'll only go 20 feral hogs wild, OK?
Ok, I am gonna go do something else. Everyone take care of yourselves. Peace out!
Wait, wut??
People do...something else?
Huh. I gotta get my priorities in line, I guess.
Careful what you wish for, btchz.
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲, 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐬
𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑆, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑟𝑜𝑤.
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to expand the use of the federal death penalty, including through the deployment of firing squads.
The announcement on Friday was part of a policy document issued by the Department of Justice, setting out the legal argument for various methods of execution.
It touted steps for “restoring and strengthening” the death penalty as integral to the pursuit of justice.
“The Department of Justice acted to restore its solemn duty to seek, obtain, and implement lawful capital sentences – clearing the way for the Department to carry out executions once death-sentenced inmates have exhausted their appeals,” the Justice Department said in a news release.
While the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution outlaws “cruel and unusual punishments”, the Justice Department maintains that execution by gunfire, electrocution and lethal gas are all legally acceptable.
The policy document also takes aim at Trump’s predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, for implementing a moratorium on the federal executions.
“The federal death penalty has been rendered a dead letter, effectively transforming sub silentio each death sentence into a life sentence,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in a statement.
“This changed when Donald Trump became President.”
Trump has long been an advocate for increasing the use of the death penalty, even before his presidency.
In 1989, for instance, he took out full-page advertisements after the brutal rape of a jogger in Central Park, calling to “bring back the death penalty”. The five teenagers who were arrested and convicted in the case were ultimately exonerated using DNA evidence.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/24/trump-administration-to-prioritize-seeking-death-penalty-use-firing-squads
This is SICK beyond all known methods of measure.
Psychopath wants to kill people. Film at eleven.
Rain falls from clouds.
Heat comes from sun.
If I were TrumpCo, I wouldn't keep harping on firing squads. Just sayin'...
Firing squads are not just for Christmas.
Ceaușescu
*T*H*I*S*
That's what I was sayin'. Lol.
Maybe they can name one after Gary Gilmore.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 “𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹” 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴.
"New Democratic administration orders 1,000 guillotines."
Tumbrels Я Us® is opening in DC ...
I. Am. There.
from Ikea
You could melt down the leftover allen wrenches for guillotine blades.
They’d have one of those cute Swedish names.
"Insvvr Gotten"
The Indigenous People and the First Nations of the world, who were the first victims of colonialism in all of it's forms, have never stopped surviving. Whether they were genocided in North and South America; enslaved in Africa; mass deported to indentured servitude from India or whatever shitty thing the various European exploiters came up with the descendants of victims of these crimes can still be seen and heard. We need to pay attention to them.
Case # 2,467- CORROBOREE
The survivors of the massive 18th century British prison colony experiment in the South Pacific survive and gather regularly to celebrate their existence, art, song, dance and diverse customs in gatherings called "CORROBOREE".
BTW- HHS Secretary Brainworm got called out for his advocay of POC "reparenting" where children are stolen from parents. GOOD for calling him out! But his reparenting scheme is hardly original. EVERYWHERE the colonial powers trod they stole children from parents. Bobby likes to think he is Mister Outside The Box Thinker Smart guy. But he is nothing but OG colonizing european cultural arch conservative with not an original thought in his brain worm damaged skull.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Generations
The more things change the more they smell like colonialism.
Staircase Edit - I regret that I misspoke when I wrote "But he is nothing but OG colonizing european cultural arch conservative with not an original thought in his brain worm damaged skull."
There is an obvious error in that sentence so I will now correct that error like so:
"But he is nothing but OG colonizing european cultural arch conservative ASSHOLE with not an original thought in his brain worm damaged ASSHOLE skull."
I regret any confusion caused by my error and extend my apology to all.
And speaking of 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗗 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗣'𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘, 𝗝𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗬 𝗘𝗣𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗜𝗡, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗-𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗫 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗥...
"Note that there's been no threat to sue over this statement. I know I would be suing for tens of millions if I was innocent."
https://bsky.app/profile/askme99.bsky.social/post/3mkcnvoltl22g
Speech or debate clause would preclude a lawsuit I think.
No one dares sue over the EPSTEIN FILES. Discovery would reveal everything AND publicly prove the massive cover up by the US government ... including during OHJB's administration.
Feel the Bern
https://substack.com/profile/2048134-the-blessed-reverend/note/c-248947032?r=17wcm&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web
Not just oligarchy, authoritarianism!
𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐒-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞
𝑇𝑜𝑥𝑖𝑐 ‘𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑠’ 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 41𝑚 𝑝𝑝𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝐿𝑜𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎
Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning a detention facility for children and their families on one the nation’s most Pfas-contaminated sites, which also serves as a hub for the president’s deportation program.
The England air force base, now called England Airpark, is a sprawling former military facility in Louisiana where Pfas levels in the groundwater have been found at least 41m parts per trillion (ppt).
Federal drinking water limits for several Pfas compounds range from 4-10 ppt, meaning the levels have been at least 575,000 times higher than the limit. Military bases are often contaminated with high quantities of Pfas, but England’s groundwater has shown the highest levels ever recorded, and it is among the most Pfas-polluted sites in the US.
England is also contaminated with other highly toxic chemicals, like TCE and a range of VOCs, while officials have raised concerns about asbestos in the barracks. Though the base likely draws its drinking water from elsewhere, the chemicals are also in the soil and air, public health advocates say.
That raises a health risk for kids and families staying at the site, added Jared Hayes, a senior policy analyst with the Environmental Working Group non-profit, which tracks military pollution nationwide.
“There shouldn’t be housing at contaminated bases and we need to be cleaning up this stuff much faster if we’re going to put people in harm’s way,” Hayes said.
The US Department of Homeland Security said in a statement: “We have no new detention centers to announce at this time.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/pfas-chemicals-ice-family-detention
The whole state is Superfund site.
It is. See ProPublica's relentless reporting on this over the years.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲: 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 / Part II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uk_naD9GLw&t=4s (sound up)
Oh, poor Dave.
LMAO!!!!!!!!
Poor poor Dave!!!
His sister is such a b. (I forgot to turn the volume down again. Chaos reigns.)
This is the content that makes the internet great. That is all.
there are so many of these
Where will it end?!
The horror, the horror...