"The Twitterati can keep bemoaning their privileged status and demanding handouts all they want, but as far as Iโm concerned, if they want free money for college, they can join the Marines and serve the country like I, and so many others, have in the past, and many more will in the future."
Gating an education behind the very real risk of death and dismemberment (and the incalculable cost of having to delay self actualization by an additional 3 years in the military) is immoral. The 'greatest country on Earth' should be able to educate people without them having to serve the direct-action arm of its imperial hegemony.
The clean energy transition is not waiting on some Churchillian rallying of the troops; it is already well under way and speeding up by the day. And it can provide real, plausible optimism for a future in which the planet no longer grows only hotter. Climate action is winning. Or at least starting to win. Which is exhilarating in its way, even amid the flames. And worth celebrating.
~ Chris Turner
Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union fell by nearly 3% in the first quarter of 2023, even as the bloc's economy grew. Between January and March this year, emissions amounted to 941 million metric tonnes of CO2 equivalents, down 2.9% from a year earlier, while the economy grew 1.2% year-on-year. Reuters
Electricity from coal generation in the US fell 28% during the first half of 2023, compared to the first six months of 2022. Coal generated just 15% of electricity for January through June 2023. It is dying rapidly now. By contrast, generation from renewables (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for 25.11% of US electricity during the same time period. Electrek
In news that will not come as a surprise to regular readers, the global renewable energy market is growing faster than even the most optimistic forecasts. The latest estimates suggest that renewable capacity additions are set to jump to more than 440 gigawatts in 2023, the largest annual increase ever. Canary
One of the reasons for the boom? The price of solar modules has reached a record low of $0.15 per watt. A year ago, the same module would have cost you $0.23 per watt. Can you think of a single other product in the world whose price has decreased by 35% in the last 12 months? PV Exchange
While on my drive up here, I've received a few commissioned arts. Me am a happy fellow.
One of the drawings has one of my characters pulling her dress open to reveal her rather well-endowed chest in response to the bouncers asking if she has any weapons, while another demonstrates the necessity of keeping a grip on a Nintendo Wii-style game controller.
Donโt worry, they are going to raise your cable rate, without informing you, after your initial low-introductory rate expires (usually 1 or 2 years). And, if you donโt have another good option, calling them to complain might not have any effect.
It's not cable at all, and I don't recall any timer or claims I was getting a deal on the rate I got for internet. I'm sure the price will go up at some point, they always do, and I'll deal with it when it happens.
MSNBC is reporting that, apparently or ALLEGEDLY!, Rep. Comer, the schlub who's been investigating the Bidens, is interested in ethics reform with the assistance of AOC and Ro Khanna.
Just FYI. I actually finished a Thursday NYT crossword with fair ease. So I would like to announce that the entire planet shall have a good day today. Enjoy it!
My partner and I went through a breakup recently. During our relationship, he developed a close bond with my dog. As the dog grew older, we joked about cloning her to keep her in our lives. If Barbra Streisand could do it, why couldnโt we? Then the joke became a reality: When my dog turned 12, we cloned her. Itโs been a joy to see her as a baby! (I rescued her when she was older.) Then came the breakup. I am keeping the older dog, but we canโt agree who should take the younger one. I think of her as part of my dog and want to keep her. He argues this is selfish of me and we should each get a dog in the breakup. (Note: He paid most of the cloning costs, about $50,000, and we share dog care.) Thoughts?
2. If you're reasonable enough to be talking about it, you should be reasonable enough to see that since he paid for the new dog, and wants to keep the new dog, he should probably get the new dog.
He's really good in everything, IMHO. But he does really dark roles almost too well. I can't recall the name of the movie with him drawing people into his trap of a home. And I'm glad I can't. I had to quit half way through.
maybe this jackass will write a song called "Rich men south of Orono" or something
what a pud
So if I started a band called The Radical Elitist Leftists what type of music should we play?
Something between the inner arrogant beauty of Oasis... and Miley.
I kinda like Miley.
Anything will do as long as its only played on virginals.
Cross over Ska and dubstep. Pick it up,pick it up now drop the bass.
"The Twitterati can keep bemoaning their privileged status and demanding handouts all they want, but as far as Iโm concerned, if they want free money for college, they can join the Marines and serve the country like I, and so many others, have in the past, and many more will in the future."
Gating an education behind the very real risk of death and dismemberment (and the incalculable cost of having to delay self actualization by an additional 3 years in the military) is immoral. The 'greatest country on Earth' should be able to educate people without them having to serve the direct-action arm of its imperial hegemony.
Also that's great for anyone who can pass the physical, anyone not fit to serve gets to suffer.
Saving the world is cheaper than ruining it
The clean energy transition is not waiting on some Churchillian rallying of the troops; it is already well under way and speeding up by the day. And it can provide real, plausible optimism for a future in which the planet no longer grows only hotter. Climate action is winning. Or at least starting to win. Which is exhilarating in its way, even amid the flames. And worth celebrating.
~ Chris Turner
Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union fell by nearly 3% in the first quarter of 2023, even as the bloc's economy grew. Between January and March this year, emissions amounted to 941 million metric tonnes of CO2 equivalents, down 2.9% from a year earlier, while the economy grew 1.2% year-on-year. Reuters
Electricity from coal generation in the US fell 28% during the first half of 2023, compared to the first six months of 2022. Coal generated just 15% of electricity for January through June 2023. It is dying rapidly now. By contrast, generation from renewables (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for 25.11% of US electricity during the same time period. Electrek
In news that will not come as a surprise to regular readers, the global renewable energy market is growing faster than even the most optimistic forecasts. The latest estimates suggest that renewable capacity additions are set to jump to more than 440 gigawatts in 2023, the largest annual increase ever. Canary
One of the reasons for the boom? The price of solar modules has reached a record low of $0.15 per watt. A year ago, the same module would have cost you $0.23 per watt. Can you think of a single other product in the world whose price has decreased by 35% in the last 12 months? PV Exchange
From Future Crunch
Hamilton's impression of Eric Bolling.
https://substack.com/profile/16884722-hamilton-and-the-crew/note/c-39341269?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=a1wc2
Shudder
BLAAARRRGGG
You could show movies on that forehead.
Nah. I like the "I'm Stooopitt" billboard right where it is.
While on my drive up here, I've received a few commissioned arts. Me am a happy fellow.
One of the drawings has one of my characters pulling her dress open to reveal her rather well-endowed chest in response to the bouncers asking if she has any weapons, while another demonstrates the necessity of keeping a grip on a Nintendo Wii-style game controller.
There were two 45s. Also, a gun.
Is this a bust?
As Jesus said,
โYou Loot, We Shootโ: Ron DeSantis Issues Warning to โPotential Lootersโ Following Hurricane
However, โforaging for suppliesโ is just fine.
L'otters are not afraid
https://substack.com/profile/9505442-meccalopolis/note/c-39344242?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=5nqg2
Scavengers are okay, looters get shot. "We can just tell."
looters
Vulture Funds Beware!
Insert Shirley you jest meme.
Did I get this reply right? doG it's too early and no coffee yet.
Biggest looter in Florida sez whut now?
"Potential".
DeSantis really doesn't care for that "innocent until proven guilty" shit at all, does he?
He doesn't even care that no one is actually "looting"
Gonna pre-emptively threaten them with being shot though
so 5th amendment?
*smokes fishy Gauloises*
https://open.substack.com/chat/replies/530d22ca-ff7c-447c-a7fd-0d49cc2bde8f
Terrible cigs
You should try the carp flavor!
They suck. Not only that, they don't have enough THC in them.
Also too: I got mercury poisoning.
I prefer the crab, tiger, and almond.
Frankly, I feel that the Halibut is the best.
Beat me to it!
Oh, for fuck's sake, this shit again.
Sadly it's,
Wash
Rinse
Repeat
They do this so often that it not surprising, just disappointing.
I guess Comcast will have to actually list the "Customer Torture Fee" on your bill now.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ โ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑโ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule. FCC says "no."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/fcc-says-too-bad-to-isps-complaining-that-listing-every-fee-is-too-hard/
Isn't it weird how they know the fees well enough to charge them, but listing those fees is just too burdensome?
or maybe...
hear me out...
maybe...
THEY ARE JUST MAKING SHIT UP!
The very idea!
~swoon~
When I got rid of cable a year ago, I switched to Comcast for internet only, and their prices for that have been surprisingly reasonable.
I would never have gone back to them for TV, too, though.
Donโt worry, they are going to raise your cable rate, without informing you, after your initial low-introductory rate expires (usually 1 or 2 years). And, if you donโt have another good option, calling them to complain might not have any effect.
It's not cable at all, and I don't recall any timer or claims I was getting a deal on the rate I got for internet. I'm sure the price will go up at some point, they always do, and I'll deal with it when it happens.
good
It's ridic that they can just say "you know, man, it is just like...fees and stuff"
Without saying what we're paying for.
I'm sure ISPs will levy a substantial Fee Reporting Fee now.
And plus the Reporting the Fee Reporting Fee Hurts our Fee-Fees Fee.
MSNBC is reporting that, apparently or ALLEGEDLY!, Rep. Comer, the schlub who's been investigating the Bidens, is interested in ethics reform with the assistance of AOC and Ro Khanna.
This has "trap" written all over it.
He going to Walk right into it.
My friend ... that hayseed isn't smart enough to trap a dead ant.
You could probably control Comer's behavior with a careful application of ant pheromones.
Are you saying that he couldn't catch clap in a brothel?
I mean, a well-run brothel wouldn't have that risk.
Clap bugs have standards.
True! Hard-working proletarian spirochetes deserve better.
Mr. Haney's evil clone is interested in doing whut?
He supposedly aspires to higher office, so hounding the Bidens while trumpeting his 'bipartisan' cred might springboard him into the Senate.
Comer does not deserve moving up to a better rock to crawl back under.
Comer, if you're interested in AOC, just go talk to her. Be yourself. No wait, don't. Be.....Max Frost. Yeah, be like him.
Or Rock Stone, or Billy Flint the Tightpants Pirate or Seur Phillipe de Hugendong, Spanish Fuckduke.
Or just go drown in a bathtub full of baked beans.
This morning's Lonnie bullshit:
๐ซ ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (that he'll sell to anyone with enough cash)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-31/x-plans-to-collect-user-biometric-data-job-and-education-history
๐๐น๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐๐๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ซ โ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธโ (of nazis)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-31/musk-says-x-to-offer-video-audio-calls-in-move-toward-super-app
2 years, just like full self driving and people living on Mars!
Sara B has the right idea.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/self-helpy-af-is-it-time-to-delete
Sooooo, he is basically bragging about making that "thing" even worse.
Did I get that right?
Spam video calls over X? Yeah, that sounds great.
untraceable death threats also
Just FYI. I actually finished a Thursday NYT crossword with fair ease. So I would like to announce that the entire planet shall have a good day today. Enjoy it!
I was alway good up until Friday. Saturday on the other hand...
A step in the right direction.
Tristan Snell:
BREAKING: Major news on cannabis.
Biden Admin panel recommends removing cannabis from Schedule I, rescheduling to Schedule III with less regulation.
This would let banks serve cannabis industry โ and reduce taxes on it โ while potentially sparking a boom in cannabis research.
Now do psilocyben!
https://youtu.be/9uFQQOiMr8M?si=zrs2t86c1T3rhRhp
Germany is supposed to legalize home grown this winter. My watering can is ready. I haven't had a toke in 50 years.
Largest demo for legal weed in the US is people our age.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/736298b47f0168df1c10b7c549dcc064de0636a8dd21224200e5a002b217fea6.gif
Just say ON to drugs
Don't take drugs you say? Well I'm certainly not going to GIVE them...
๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ฉ?
My partner and I went through a breakup recently. During our relationship, he developed a close bond with my dog. As the dog grew older, we joked about cloning her to keep her in our lives. If Barbra Streisand could do it, why couldnโt we? Then the joke became a reality: When my dog turned 12, we cloned her. Itโs been a joy to see her as a baby! (I rescued her when she was older.) Then came the breakup. I am keeping the older dog, but we canโt agree who should take the younger one. I think of her as part of my dog and want to keep her. He argues this is selfish of me and we should each get a dog in the breakup. (Note: He paid most of the cloning costs, about $50,000, and we share dog care.) Thoughts?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/style/pet-custody-dog-cloning.html
Fifty thousand dollars!???!!!
Thoughts...
redacted redacted redacted.
If he paid for the costs, I should think that is a no brainer
My thought is that if you spent $50,000 on a dog, shame on you.
But you get the dog for sure.
Of course, the clone had a little goatee beard.
1. This is what divorce court is for.
2. If you're reasonable enough to be talking about it, you should be reasonable enough to see that since he paid for the new dog, and wants to keep the new dog, he should probably get the new dog.
I think we have enough needy pet candidates without pissing away a fortune for a clone. But I'm a jerk sometimes.
Well... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZPYkWsa77Rk
Watching "Good Omens" produces some rather interesting dreams. Just sayin'
So does eating cheese. : D
Cheese. Tennant. Potato. The Doctor.
David Tennant is just brilliant in this role.
He was also really good in Broadchurch.
He's really good in everything, IMHO. But he does really dark roles almost too well. I can't recall the name of the movie with him drawing people into his trap of a home. And I'm glad I can't. I had to quit half way through.
I loved his character in Jessica Jones, and he was super creepy as the serial killer in Des.
brisket for this weekend, trimmed and rubbed
https://open.substack.com/pub/tek01/p/brisket-trimmed-and-rubbed
Weird. I hear pr0n music.
Probably says a lot about me but that was my first thought.
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
https://apnews.com/article/kansas-newspaper-raid-reporter-lawsuit-12f03fbd2821630b6d531d6b743047c9
Consequences ... are making a long-overdue comeback. More! More!