What? You thought we'd use a picture of some C-47 cargo planes? In our scurry to cover all 34 of this year's races for the U.S. Senate, this week, we're going for another twofer: North Dakota and South Dakota, a couple of red states on the prairie with Republican incumbents who are expected to stay right where they are, no matter what kind of crazy talk comes out of Donald Trump's mouth. Having said that, we must once again invoke the wisdom of expert political pundit Our Girlfriend, who reminds us that this year you shouldn't bet on anything as a guaranteed outcome. So let's get to what's bakin' in the Bakken, without being crude about it (fine, fine, South Dakota isn't actually an oil state, if you're going to nitpick).
I'm for it, and I live here. *shudder* South Dakota has Mount Rushmore, extreme weather, and no medicaid for the working poor who can't even afford ACA insurance, because fuck Republicans. Stick them all together into a big sticky mess...then...please...get me the HELL OUTTA HERE!
*shudder* South Dakota Georgia has Mount Rushmore, Stone Mountain, extreme hot weather, and no medicaid for the working poor who can't even afford ACA insurance, because fuck Republicans.
The only other thing I happen to know about South Dakota is its super-shitty record of using the adoption system to anglicize (or maybe just monetize) Native American kids. Even today. That would probably have been more of an issue for last year's Gubernatorial race, seeing as how Gov. Daugaard used to be Executive Director of the foster home system the tribes cite as a major offender.
My friends in SD have some really beautiful trees on their property, including box elder and cedar. I'm particularly attached to cottonwood because of a childhood thingy.
In my region we have cottonwoods along almost all of the myriad creeks, streams, and rivers. For a week to 10 days in the Spring our skies are "fluffy." I just looked it up and there are 7 subspecies. Ours is the "black cottonwood."
Stefanapolis was not there today and I can't stand Tweety.
Excellent!
Thune's fore fivehead appears to be at least 1 foot 3 inches of that.
165 years ago the eastern half of SD was part of Minnesota Territory. The slaveholding states were concerned about too many new states.
I'm for it, and I live here. *shudder* South Dakota has Mount Rushmore, extreme weather, and no medicaid for the working poor who can't even afford ACA insurance, because fuck Republicans. Stick them all together into a big sticky mess...then...please...get me the HELL OUTTA HERE!
Thank you.
*shudder* South Dakota Georgia has Mount Rushmore, Stone Mountain, extreme hot weather, and no medicaid for the working poor who can't even afford ACA insurance, because fuck Republicans.
The only other thing I happen to know about South Dakota is its super-shitty record of using the adoption system to anglicize (or maybe just monetize) Native American kids. Even today. That would probably have been more of an issue for last year's Gubernatorial race, seeing as how Gov. Daugaard used to be Executive Director of the foster home system the tribes cite as a major offender.
Perfect.
Actually ND is an elm of some kind and SD is a native spruce named after the state or somesuch.
My friends in SD have some really beautiful trees on their property, including box elder and cedar. I'm particularly attached to cottonwood because of a childhood thingy.
In my region we have cottonwoods along almost all of the myriad creeks, streams, and rivers. For a week to 10 days in the Spring our skies are "fluffy." I just looked it up and there are 7 subspecies. Ours is the "black cottonwood."
It should be brought up EVERY day. Manocide is a serious crime.
I love that song. thanks for posting it!
The tyranny of the empty states.
Don't forget his decades long friendship with DC Stephenson.
I forgot. Are we for or against as an unruly vile snark mob?