How Trump's refusal to apologize for posting a racist meme of the Obamas demonstrates he's heard the concern over the violation of first amendment rights by his administration.
Who do you think is gonna be the first to go there?
After the catastrophic cuts to the staff, Will Lewis is now slinking away from the Washington Post after two years of doing not much as its "publisher."
Will anyone even know he's gone?
Once the editorial director of a newspaper chain where I worked was let go. He was never replaced; his position was simply eliminated. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥. It didn't matter in the slightest that he was gone; no one had to do any extra work, because he never did anything in the first place.
Why do cuts always take place at the bottom, when they would be so much more efficient at the top?
By contrast, my sunglasses look like '80s VR-goggles, without a wire, and sticking out only maybe an eighth or quarter of an inch from my face.
Not at all stylish, but they fit over my normal glasses, do a magnificent job of blocking the sun, and aren't polarized and so don't interfere with LCDs.
I have sunglasses and haven't worn them since being on a rifle range to qualify in 2020. I would rather squint than have my eyes be fooled into looking at sunlight that I am told is safe because of some tech that tells me it's safe to stare into glaring sunlight.
Calling it a night. Great Movie Night with great people; ended the day better than I began it. Tomorrow, I'm introducing my Sunday Movie Night crew - and myself - to one of the best bad movies ever made, 1987's "Miami Connection".
I read that some dipshit Republicans want to nominate Melanoma for the Nobel Peace Prize. My only reaction--and the only appropriate reaction--is (and I apologize for yelling a profanity):
She’s been a bit under the weather since yesterday. Sneezes and sniffles. Hoping it’s nothing much. Seems already to be getting better.
Cold outside today and already was out Friday so I probably would have chosen mostly to be around anyway until it gets a little less severe. She seems glad her human is home.
I have to wonder what J Divan’s kids are thinking. Are they upset that he’s getting booed everywhere he goes or do they know he’s a piece of shit, too?
Maybe if they’re lucky he will write a follow up book about how his kids ruined the part of his life that his mom didn’t manage to. He could call it something like A Hillbilly Done Wrong Again Boo Hoo Poor Me.
Is the movie finished? Because I was doing my corporation taxes and three loads of laundry this evening and I didn't watch today, but I hope all who did had a good time. Clementina the cat is inside avoiding the cold.
How Trump's refusal to apologize for posting a racist meme of the Obamas demonstrates he's heard the concern over the violation of first amendment rights by his administration.
Who do you think is gonna be the first to go there?
After the catastrophic cuts to the staff, Will Lewis is now slinking away from the Washington Post after two years of doing not much as its "publisher."
Will anyone even know he's gone?
Once the editorial director of a newspaper chain where I worked was let go. He was never replaced; his position was simply eliminated. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥. It didn't matter in the slightest that he was gone; no one had to do any extra work, because he never did anything in the first place.
Why do cuts always take place at the bottom, when they would be so much more efficient at the top?
I need sunglasses. I've not had sunglasses for years so I just wear a hat or squint.
Then I took my own advice - well, props to BlueSpot
""All that I can say is to enjoy life as much as you can."
This. All of the this.
You get one fucking go, so fuck what anyone thinks and just be you."
So now I will be the proud owner of 1984 Cartier Santos Vendome sunglasses.
https://www.007.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/max007_WEBSITE_IMAGE_SIZE_LANDSCAPE-Recovered.jpg
By contrast, my sunglasses look like '80s VR-goggles, without a wire, and sticking out only maybe an eighth or quarter of an inch from my face.
Not at all stylish, but they fit over my normal glasses, do a magnificent job of blocking the sun, and aren't polarized and so don't interfere with LCDs.
I have sunglasses and haven't worn them since being on a rifle range to qualify in 2020. I would rather squint than have my eyes be fooled into looking at sunlight that I am told is safe because of some tech that tells me it's safe to stare into glaring sunlight.
I'm holding out for sunglasses that make me look like Marcello Mastroianni.
https://style.time.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2013/01/mastroianni.jpg?w=720&h=480&crop=1
(I realize nothing will make me look like him.)
Yeah, get that dahmer, bob lazar fit! Yasssssss!
Wow. That's...eighties, all right.
I'm looking forward to doing the Walken laugh and generally being a sociopath.
https://youtu.be/lj-FvdszohE?t=77
Songs to engage in revolution to:
https://youtu.be/CDhTf3eaeoM?si=aOMpCc--hNwGqV0M
Calling it a night. Great Movie Night with great people; ended the day better than I began it. Tomorrow, I'm introducing my Sunday Movie Night crew - and myself - to one of the best bad movies ever made, 1987's "Miami Connection".
Til tomorrow, Wonks. <3
IMDb description: "A martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade."
Yeah, that's an 80s movie alright.
Cripes. The downhill ski run at Bormio looks terrifying.
On ski jumping, re-post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTdQ2fGlrq8
Werner Herzog - The Great Ecstasy of the Woodcarver Steiner (1974), music by Popl Vuh
Great character study/sports doc.
83 MPH on a couple of boards.
I was watching the women do the "normal" hill today and it was awesome.
I caught part of the women's slopestyle qualifying runs earlier. The ability to ski backwards is absolutely mystifying to me.
The men are doing slopestyle now and it looks completely insane
I can't do the math fast enough in my head to do the rotations
I read that some dipshit Republicans want to nominate Melanoma for the Nobel Peace Prize. My only reaction--and the only appropriate reaction--is (and I apologize for yelling a profanity):
WHAT THE FUCK FOR?
It's the one award they can't buy, and they're super pissed about that.
Because all the hoka doka around her mockumentary takes the focus off what they're sneakily doing in the background to steal our voting rights
Dr. Stacey explains some of it
https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/the-real-reasons-why-so-many-white
Yes.
Good movie, missed it tonight though.
It was scary.
If you have HBO you can see it again
I over-snacked on Laughing Cow cheese. It’s amazing how quickly a little chuckle becomes a boisterous guffaw.
Did you know if you sharpied a frown on one and glued it to a basketball it looks exactly like Charlie Kirk?
You have to dribble face down appropriately at a 62 degree angle, but that's how you get a Charlie Kirk face.
We carry the flame lol
🤭
That stuff is soooo good.
I have a weakness for cheese.
That is a hilarious cheese!
That's just the alcohol.
Songs for millennials to engage in revolution to:
https://youtu.be/4YshHpybh2I?si=-hqyyJNkb40ovz7c
Here's one of the songs that got me ready for the revolution around 1970:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaw--HWHecg
Caturday—Maria cuddling.
https://substack.com/@ajmilne/note/c-211551006
She’s been a bit under the weather since yesterday. Sneezes and sniffles. Hoping it’s nothing much. Seems already to be getting better.
Cold outside today and already was out Friday so I probably would have chosen mostly to be around anyway until it gets a little less severe. She seems glad her human is home.
The donkey shits, the kids step in it, and the parents scream at them.
Lewdies and Genitals, I give you the Republican party.
Thanks, ziggy. That was one where you had to watch all the way to the end to get everything it had to offer.
I have to wonder what J Divan’s kids are thinking. Are they upset that he’s getting booed everywhere he goes or do they know he’s a piece of shit, too?
Maybe if they’re lucky he will write a follow up book about how his kids ruined the part of his life that his mom didn’t manage to. He could call it something like A Hillbilly Done Wrong Again Boo Hoo Poor Me.
Huh. Dad sucks. Good to know.
I heard he yelled at them at them in public.
Not the best way to act.
He doesn't seem to have a soul.
"If you can't be loved, be feared," I guess is the thinking.
It wouldn't surprise me if he was that kind of dad - scare them into submission.
He hates himself. Has a hard time hiding it.
He was gay, in high school, so he says. Probably got big college scholarship monies with that claim.
Now, after the wife & kids, he’s rethinking the gay thing?
Is the movie finished? Because I was doing my corporation taxes and three loads of laundry this evening and I didn't watch today, but I hope all who did had a good time. Clementina the cat is inside avoiding the cold.
This would have been be funnier if you'd put the taxes in the wash and the laundry in the mail.
Taxes and laundry on a Saturday? Dude, you know how to swing!! :)
So glad you have Ms. C to keep you company.
Eet ees. Hug yr cat.
Trump's new Board of Peace will meet in Washington later this month to do...something.
I guess they'll talk about development opportunities in Gaza. Some day they might actually go there, if the ceasefire ever dies down.
Philosophical question: If a Board of Peace makes a sound in Washington, or anywhere else, does anyone give a shit?
If it's a wet farty sound everyone gets up and leaves Trump in the room by himself. At least a couple gag on the way out.
Everyone in his clique carries paper towels.
Target selection, no doubt.
The Board of Peace will make the League of Nations look like a dynamo.
Bored of piece.
"You may see ethnic cleansing, but we see opportunity."
You'd have to ask the Department of War.
Agenda Item #1: Board compensation.
A: No.