Mr A and I are very fortunate to have a chum who is a trained opera singer and she sang "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana." at our wedding. Along with the exceedingly drunk priest, one of the things that made it truly memorable.
Many prescription drugs are ridiculously cheap in Mexico, so why doesn't Florida import them from Mexico instead of from Canada? (I know why, but I'd love to see someone suggest it to Florida officials and then watch their heads explode.)
From the way NPR reported it, this is not going to happen.
One, Canada itself is opposed; two, it has a deal with pharmaceutical companies to provide a certain amount of certain prescription drugs, so it doesn't have any large amounts of surplus to send to Floriduh even if it wanted to.
And third, and most importantly, the drug companies are not going to sell large amounts to Canada just so they can then be sold to Florida for a cheaper price than they could earn by selling them in the unregulated U.S. market. That's just science.
My memory grabs stuff with the impartiality of flypaper (a saying that memory grabbed without noting its writer's name). That phrase 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘭 got me to the Googles and
"Rule 3.3: Candor Toward the Tribunal"
A rule! Featuring (a) A lawyer shall not knowingly: (Items one and two are relevant, but this one!)
...
(3) offer evidence that the lawyer knows to be false. If a lawyer, the lawyer’s client, or a witness called by the lawyer, has offered material evidence and the lawyer comes to know of its falsity, the lawyer shall take reasonable remedial measures, including, if necessary, disclosure to the tribunal. A lawyer may refuse to offer evidence, other than the testimony of a defendant in a criminal matter, that the lawyer reasonably believes is false.
If this country ever regains its senses, some lawyers are going to be in trouble
I don't even know why she wants to "play". She knows in her heart of hearts her political career is toast. These are the actions of an individual seeking a self-fulfilling prophecy.
"A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the hostage(s) after expiration of an ultimatum. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition defines a hostage as "a person who is handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war."[1]"
These people are ridiculous, stupid, and transparent.
Traditionally, a hostage has not themselves committed any crime or hostile act. Their value as a hostage lies merely in the fact that the other side of the dispute places a high value on them and wants them back, preferably unharmed. Prisoners of War are, therefore, not technically hostages, but they are often treated as such.
Coronado Geoff pulled up anchor a few weeks ago during one testy phase here, unfortunately. I keep hoping he has a change of heart and comes back. Also, don't know what happened to Miz Nicky -- she vanished around the same time.
Trump also has a weird way of speaking, and is a blithering idiot, and Republiqans are always trying to say Biden is not cogent.
I LOVED when Joe Rogan said that the idiot who was talking about airports during the Revolutionary War wasn't fit for office, until he found out that it was the idiot named Trump, and not Biden, who said such a stupid thing. Then he just shrugged it off, like "no big deal."
I am absolutely consumed with abject, homicidal loathing of that vile, callous, inhuman monster for the way he demeans, mocks, and belittles those of us suffering any sort of physical impediment or handicap.
But even bent, limping, and with partial paralysis I am still a helluva lot tougher than that fat fascist fuck could ever pretend to be.
Maybe it was covered here and I missed it, but WTF's up with that? Seems like a dangerous brainfart to me. Sec Def in ICU for 3 days and mum's the word?
Nobody really knows! He didn't even let Biden know he was going in to the hospital. People have a right to privacy over medical issues, but it's a little odd that nobody knew about it.
Getting into an argument with someone over Trump's "The Civil War could have been negotiated".
"Well, Lincoln contemplated compensating slaveowners for their slaves. But he thought it was too expensive. Turns out the war was more expensive."
1) No one could have predicted how much war would have cost - and historians differ on whether compensated emancipation would have cost less or the same as the war.
2) There was NO political will for compensated emancipation at the time. Southern states after secession ignored Lincoln's proposals, and slave states that remained in the union defeated proposals to provide compensation. Only the District of Columbia practiced compensated emancipation because it was federally controlled.
Compensated emancipation only happened in DC, and it was indeed $300 per person so freed.
Loyal slave owners were compensated as well if they permitted their slaves to enlist in the Union Army (again at $300/person) or if they were drafted ($100/head). But this was only from 1864-1867.
Yeah, me too. They have some dumb saying about automatic weapons that also pisses me off, but I can't remember what it is at the moment. They always think they've totally owned a Lib when they utter their stupid phrase.
A Movie Night question. Anyone up for a February 14th Anti-Valentine's Day Movie Night Special Event? For those of us without a Valentine, cause all this stuff aimed at lovebirds can get tiresome. It would be 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐲, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 "𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐧" (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎.) If I can get the ok.
How about a movie that is an unusual romance between two people whom nobody would ever think might fall in love? Something like "Harold and Maude" or "David and Lisa".
OMG, I love that movie. ObiWan Kenobi is off the hook, and OMG I want to pinch that thief Cassandra's cheeks every time I see her on screen, she's so damn cute.
Already did Knives Out. The whole point is it's an ANTI- partner up movie. Barbie is is too expensive to rent and would not work with what I am doing this for. Just say no, Gary, it's ok.
I am authorized to speak on G7's behalf and G7 says:
"CD told me I have to say yes or she will arrange to have my toenails bitten off by velociraptors, so yes, I guess."
G7 further adds:
"Let me be clear. This is a very enthusiastic two thumbs up. VERY enthusiastic. Um, I am uh, DELIGHTED. yes. Delighted at the very prospect. Will you put that thing down now?"
Mr A and I are very fortunate to have a chum who is a trained opera singer and she sang "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana." at our wedding. Along with the exceedingly drunk priest, one of the things that made it truly memorable.
Alright--if you were sending "Mr Babe Paley, please go skiing" vibes, we didn't try hard enough...looks like that's not happening.
Stephen Miller loses it: ‘They’re trying to imprison, bankrupt, and destroy Donald Trump!’
uh…and YOU TOO, Count Fuckula!
https://www.rawstory.com/stephen-miller-donald-trump/?utm_source=push_notifications
Don't you threaten me with a good time...
Yes, we are. Because he's a criminal.
Good!
I'm pretty sure I know the individual who's responsible and it's not his suspects.
'We have to': Jim Jordan says Americans 'demand' a government shutdown
uh, no we aren't Gym Shorts.
https://www.alternet.org/jim-jordan-americans-demand-shutdown/?utm_source=push_notifications
Many prescription drugs are ridiculously cheap in Mexico, so why doesn't Florida import them from Mexico instead of from Canada? (I know why, but I'd love to see someone suggest it to Florida officials and then watch their heads explode.)
From the way NPR reported it, this is not going to happen.
One, Canada itself is opposed; two, it has a deal with pharmaceutical companies to provide a certain amount of certain prescription drugs, so it doesn't have any large amounts of surplus to send to Floriduh even if it wanted to.
And third, and most importantly, the drug companies are not going to sell large amounts to Canada just so they can then be sold to Florida for a cheaper price than they could earn by selling them in the unregulated U.S. market. That's just science.
And fourth, counterfeit drugs are common in Mexico.
They are actually common everywhere, not just in Mexico.
My memory grabs stuff with the impartiality of flypaper (a saying that memory grabbed without noting its writer's name). That phrase 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘭 got me to the Googles and
"Rule 3.3: Candor Toward the Tribunal"
A rule! Featuring (a) A lawyer shall not knowingly: (Items one and two are relevant, but this one!)
...
(3) offer evidence that the lawyer knows to be false. If a lawyer, the lawyer’s client, or a witness called by the lawyer, has offered material evidence and the lawyer comes to know of its falsity, the lawyer shall take reasonable remedial measures, including, if necessary, disclosure to the tribunal. A lawyer may refuse to offer evidence, other than the testimony of a defendant in a criminal matter, that the lawyer reasonably believes is false.
If this country ever regains its senses, some lawyers are going to be in trouble
Have some pretty snow.
https://substack.com/@ziggywiggy/note/c-46799906?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2knfuc
Not summer in the city.
More snow
https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1000,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/if_ar_lt_1.0/c_fill,g_auto,ar_1:1/if_end/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe607cf16-5dfb-4656-9e3a-99d1aead31ab_4032x3024.jpeg
Bobert at her best!
https://www.thedailybeast.com/lauren-boeberts-ex-husband-jayson-called-the-cops-after-physical-fight-in-public
Melting down won't win her votes but there she goes.
I don't even know why she wants to "play". She knows in her heart of hearts her political career is toast. These are the actions of an individual seeking a self-fulfilling prophecy.
SAD!
WTF is a J6 hostage? From wikipedia:
"A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the hostage(s) after expiration of an ultimatum. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition defines a hostage as "a person who is handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war."[1]"
These people are ridiculous, stupid, and transparent.
Traditionally, a hostage has not themselves committed any crime or hostile act. Their value as a hostage lies merely in the fact that the other side of the dispute places a high value on them and wants them back, preferably unharmed. Prisoners of War are, therefore, not technically hostages, but they are often treated as such.
has anybody seen colorado geoff around lately?
Coronado Geoff pulled up anchor a few weeks ago during one testy phase here, unfortunately. I keep hoping he has a change of heart and comes back. Also, don't know what happened to Miz Nicky -- she vanished around the same time.
goddammit, i loved the classical music conversations.
He’s not coming back, sadly.
:(
Trump tries to mock Biden's stutter, and doesn't stutter, just makes a weird voice. God, I can't stand that asshole.
That's from a guy with a girdle, a diaper, shoe lifts, and enough hairspray to choke a horse.
And they say Dems have no self awareness.
Trump also has a weird way of speaking, and is a blithering idiot, and Republiqans are always trying to say Biden is not cogent.
I LOVED when Joe Rogan said that the idiot who was talking about airports during the Revolutionary War wasn't fit for office, until he found out that it was the idiot named Trump, and not Biden, who said such a stupid thing. Then he just shrugged it off, like "no big deal."
And the drugs. Don't forget the drugs.
Donnie Dipshit is who a 5150 was invented for. Just sayin'
The mental health order, or the extremely-loud guitar amplifier? I know, “Yes.”
I am absolutely consumed with abject, homicidal loathing of that vile, callous, inhuman monster for the way he demeans, mocks, and belittles those of us suffering any sort of physical impediment or handicap.
But even bent, limping, and with partial paralysis I am still a helluva lot tougher than that fat fascist fuck could ever pretend to be.
It is amusing that a fat, stupid, loathed, loser, has the audacity to make fun of ANYONE else.
I'm no fan of John McCain, but he was way better than Trump in EVERY way, in spite of his disability.
You can swing your shillelagh better than he swung the bat in HS
His stats showed his average to be a little over.200
The PAB couldn’t hit the floor if he fell out of bed
Is Lloyd Austin getting his kidneys done? Only Melania knows for sure!
Maybe it was covered here and I missed it, but WTF's up with that? Seems like a dangerous brainfart to me. Sec Def in ICU for 3 days and mum's the word?
Nobody really knows! He didn't even let Biden know he was going in to the hospital. People have a right to privacy over medical issues, but it's a little odd that nobody knew about it.
GOP: how dare Biden try to lower prices on drugs
also GOP: "Florida's approval to import drugs from Canada has some health experts concerned for an already wavering drug supply"
https://x.com/CTVNewsNorthern/status/1744028641271443791?s=20
Getting into an argument with someone over Trump's "The Civil War could have been negotiated".
"Well, Lincoln contemplated compensating slaveowners for their slaves. But he thought it was too expensive. Turns out the war was more expensive."
1) No one could have predicted how much war would have cost - and historians differ on whether compensated emancipation would have cost less or the same as the war.
2) There was NO political will for compensated emancipation at the time. Southern states after secession ignored Lincoln's proposals, and slave states that remained in the union defeated proposals to provide compensation. Only the District of Columbia practiced compensated emancipation because it was federally controlled.
All talk was over when the dipshits in South Carolina attacked Fort Sumter. America’s first Pearl Harbor.
At least one alternate history scenario where north and south negotiate a way forward might have had slavery lasting well into the 20th century.
I thought slave owners DID receive reparations
$300 per
If I’m wrong please set me straight
Compensated emancipation only happened in DC, and it was indeed $300 per person so freed.
Loyal slave owners were compensated as well if they permitted their slaves to enlist in the Union Army (again at $300/person) or if they were drafted ($100/head). But this was only from 1864-1867.
All that I have to say to anyone asserting such noxious nonsense is that the United States does NOT negotiate with terrorists.
Candidate Nixon and North Vietnam on line 1
Candidate Reagan and Iran on line 2
Durian J Trump and the Taliban on line 3
...
The republican Party and the right wing base on line 4
Well, I don't get into arguments with those shitheads. FULL STOP
As usual, they figured the war would be over quickly since Washington had the army.
For your own sanity, do not engage.
"It's a constitutional republic, NOT a democracy."
~Frequently repeated by people who have no idea what any of those words mean
That phrase makes my fists itch.
Yeah, me too. They have some dumb saying about automatic weapons that also pisses me off, but I can't remember what it is at the moment. They always think they've totally owned a Lib when they utter their stupid phrase.
The Yosemite Sam school of politics. "I speak LOUD! And I carry an EVEN BIGGER STICK! And I use it too!"
A Movie Night question. Anyone up for a February 14th Anti-Valentine's Day Movie Night Special Event? For those of us without a Valentine, cause all this stuff aimed at lovebirds can get tiresome. It would be 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐲, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 "𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐧" (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎.) If I can get the ok.
My personal recommendation...
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0062301/
I have complete faith in your judgement for movie night.
How about a movie that is an unusual romance between two people whom nobody would ever think might fall in love? Something like "Harold and Maude" or "David and Lisa".
Any Harley Quinn gets my approval. Now to find one of them at a zero or reduced cost.
You have my ok.
What is this "Valentine's Day" of which you speak?
It's the day before boxed chocolates and roses go on sale in February.
Exactly.
OMG, I love that movie. ObiWan Kenobi is off the hook, and OMG I want to pinch that thief Cassandra's cheeks every time I see her on screen, she's so damn cute.
Meh
Does that mean no? More specific on that meh would be helpful.
I'm sorry, Ziggy, I hate to ever say, "No", I just think we could do better! How about 'Barbie'? Or a Comedy Murder Mystery like 'Knives Out'??
Already did Knives Out. The whole point is it's an ANTI- partner up movie. Barbie is is too expensive to rent and would not work with what I am doing this for. Just say no, Gary, it's ok.
I'm flying to Phoenix that day anyway so what CD said, "Please call off the dinos...Down Boy!!!!"
I am authorized to speak on G7's behalf and G7 says:
"CD told me I have to say yes or she will arrange to have my toenails bitten off by velociraptors, so yes, I guess."
G7 further adds:
"Let me be clear. This is a very enthusiastic two thumbs up. VERY enthusiastic. Um, I am uh, DELIGHTED. yes. Delighted at the very prospect. Will you put that thing down now?"
Well maybe that is my position on reflection...
LOL, thank you for the clarification!
I'd recommend "How to be a Latin Lover."
Oshitmygod...Noonan is bloviating on "Press the Meet"...Why do they pat these people??
Because no one with any intelligence would go on those programs?
I could do better!
Your belly button lint could do better.
Funny you should say that 'cause I just dove in!
Hope they stocked enough gin in the Green Room
Unpossible
She was both impressed, and startled, by Stefanik's ability to spew lies at a furious pace.
Yep. it was a Conwayian model of both Gish-Gallop and Alternative What-Aboutism.