I love my Thanksgiving dinners, thank you very much, and the main reason I don't eat it year-round is because I don't want to weigh 600 lbs and need a forklift to leave my house. I actually *hate* cranberry dressing. My preferred enhancement for turkey is giblet gravy. I don't roast a lot of turkey for anything other than Thanksgiving and Christmas to be sure, but I do occasionally make the side dishes throughout the year.
Great article, though it makes me sad that Prof. Loomis never had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner like I have enjoyed over the years. I absolutely LOVE the full Thanksgiving turkey dinner spread with mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and yes, cranberry sauce.
Thanks, Erik, I learn so much from you each time you write! Especially thanks for the book recommendations, and the link to the Rhode Island Public Radio 'Mosaic' podcast about immigration in New England.
When I first moved to Mexico 25 years ago, you could count on the "great cranberry hunt" every year, gringos pressing each other to reveal their source, or making pilgrimages from the far flung gringo ghettos to the big city big box emporia.
Water be damned (or dammed)... big ag started building greenhouses, especially in the deserts of Baja California, to meet the demand for the things (and advertised the hell out of the anti-oxidant properties of cranberries) setting off fights between the small farmers, and... yeah... strikes by the itinerant greenhouse workers.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett refused to say if President Donald Trump has "the right to do anything" as president of the United States.
During an interview on Sunday, CBS host Norah O'Donnell told Barrett that the president had recently made the claim to reporters in the Oval Office.
"I have the right to do anything I want to do," Trump said at the time.
"Is President Trump right when he says he has unlimited power to deploy the National Guard in any state?" Brennan asked Barrett.
"So we don't have any cases pending before us that I'm aware of," the justice remarked. "I would not be surprised if there are some cases pending below. And so I can't answer that question, but actually this is a good opportunity for me to say why I can't answer that question because it's something I cover in the book."
"I'm going to decide something as a judge, it really has to happen in the context of a particular case," she continued. "Because judges have to approach things with an open mind on a specific set of facts. We read briefs. I listen to oral argument."
***
SCALIA would have said, "Are you high right now? Fuck no."
This is her usual con. OMG I cannot even begin to THINK about this unless it is TOTALLY concrete because OMG OMG I'm so smart that there are so many raminifaction I would have to work out you whore
Maybe a better way to address it is "why have you granted Trump virtually unlimited power in your previous decisions." That eliminates the dodge of not addressing cases not before the court. It addresses the numerous cases already adjudicated. Including shadow docket cases.
My question: I understand you need concrete cases because sometimes seemingly minor facts can make you decide one way or another. But give me an example of something you would not permit T to do. Anything.
Then you'd get a Jordan Peterson meaningless word salad response.
"I don't believe we've done that. If you took the time to understand the nuances of the individual cases and the issues involved, as well as the depth and breadth of our decisions in these matters, you'd realize that your question is fundamentally flawed on any number of levels."
None of these people will ever give a straight answer.
There are also all those cases that together comprise precedent. Also the Constitution. So I can't see why she needs a specific case to answer a simple question of both current law and constitutional principle.
Your Chase the Egg update: Kiwistan panelled Oirland. A mix of speed on the outside and power up the middle. The second try where the big Pacifika trucks two defenders gladdened the heart of this long retired back rower.
They call it "the beautiful game" actually, I called it that, and now everybody calls it that they say "sir, this is the best game" and I said maybe it's not so great you know you keep hitting that ball with the with the that- it's a ptarmigan. You see that? A ptarmigan. Some people say the P is silent, but they're crazy, they need to see a psychiatrist. But they use to hit it with and I said "why not use a bat?" so they got a bat and now they use a bat and that's what they do and they said "sir this is the best tennis" and I said, it is, you can keep it, I like horse golf.
Congenitally unable to say the work "racket." Or maybe he just got the shit beat out of him for using it i n family circumstances when he was a child... allegedly.
Know how much the USSR fucked people up? My Russian immigrant step in-law family sat in my house during the pandemic (windows open, masks, safe distance) and defended LANDLORDS losing money from rent.
I've hesitated in the past to sue a landlord because it can make it hard to rent again. Each rental application form has this question: have you ever sued a former landlord? yes/no. (I actually think it should be illegal to put this question on a rental application form, but that's another thing).
Cooking update: well, the place is full of smoke, I've seared my hands with hot oil and scorched the skillet, the kitchen is a mess, and I've possibly given myself Trichinosis.
Apart from that, it came out pretty well, but I would caution everyone to never attempt this at home!
Sear the sausages in a dry pan over medium heat, then remove to rest. Cook julienned onions in the pork fat until just barely soft, then add sliced peppers and black pepper.
Slice the sausages lengthwise if desired and return to the pan. Stir. Serve.
Yesterday, talking to reporters about the Epstein files, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that Trump was “an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.” The idea that Trump was secretly working to bring Epstein down is common fare among conspiracy theorists, but as Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo suggests, Johnson’s embrace of it might well be an attempt to spin material in the files before it becomes public.
Marshall notes that journalist Michael Wolff, who interviewed Epstein at length during Trump’s first presidency, says that Epstein suspected it was Trump who told the authorities about his systemic sexual assault of girls. But if so, Marshall explains, this is damning rather than exonerating.
It’s pretty well known that Trump and Epstein had a falling out in 2004 after Trump went behind Epstein’s back to buy an estate in South Florida that Epstein wanted. But at the time, Trump was headed toward bankruptcy, and it was not clear where he was getting the money to buy the estate.
Marshall calls attention to a recent interview in which Wolff said that Epstein suspected Trump was laundering money for a Russian oligarch—and indeed, Trump did flip the property to a Russian oligarch for a profit of more than $50 million a few years after buying it—and threatened to sue Trump, bringing the money laundering to light. At that point, the Epstein investigation began.
According to Wolff, Epstein believed Trump had notified the police about what was going on at Epstein’s house, which he knew because he was a frequent visitor. Marshall speculates that Johnson mentioned that Trump was an informant because that information could well be in the files the Department of Justice has, and they’re trying to spin it ahead of time to make it sound like Trump was a hero.
But both Wolff and Marshall note that if indeed Trump turned the FBI onto Epstein, it shows he knew what was taking place at Epstein’s properties.
Johnson’s claim that Trump was an FBI informant suggests Trump’s team is worried that as more and more people get access to the files, it will be increasingly difficult to hide what’s in them. Trump's demand for Republicans’ loyalty suggests that at least some of them are starting to recalculate it. And that, in turn, might have something to do with why he is putting troops in the streets.
Meantime the economy is tanking, international standing tanking, the neighbors hate us and the only think keeping hurricanes away is the south staying high (high pressure, pressure ... not ... you know.)
I love my Thanksgiving dinners, thank you very much, and the main reason I don't eat it year-round is because I don't want to weigh 600 lbs and need a forklift to leave my house. I actually *hate* cranberry dressing. My preferred enhancement for turkey is giblet gravy. I don't roast a lot of turkey for anything other than Thanksgiving and Christmas to be sure, but I do occasionally make the side dishes throughout the year.
Great article, though it makes me sad that Prof. Loomis never had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner like I have enjoyed over the years. I absolutely LOVE the full Thanksgiving turkey dinner spread with mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and yes, cranberry sauce.
WHO WORE IT
BEST?
Hasset, Bissent, or Lutnik?
Some lying fuck is selling you nothing, a pig in a poke has better cred.
Thanks, Erik, I learn so much from you each time you write! Especially thanks for the book recommendations, and the link to the Rhode Island Public Radio 'Mosaic' podcast about immigration in New England.
When I first moved to Mexico 25 years ago, you could count on the "great cranberry hunt" every year, gringos pressing each other to reveal their source, or making pilgrimages from the far flung gringo ghettos to the big city big box emporia.
Water be damned (or dammed)... big ag started building greenhouses, especially in the deserts of Baja California, to meet the demand for the things (and advertised the hell out of the anti-oxidant properties of cranberries) setting off fights between the small farmers, and... yeah... strikes by the itinerant greenhouse workers.
I hereby nominate Erik Loomis for US Secretary of Labor. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
This year when I drown the little red bastards in brandy and sugar I will spare a thought for those that made it possible.
Then I'll finish the brandy while trying to avoid my family.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett refused to say if President Donald Trump has "the right to do anything" as president of the United States.
During an interview on Sunday, CBS host Norah O'Donnell told Barrett that the president had recently made the claim to reporters in the Oval Office.
"I have the right to do anything I want to do," Trump said at the time.
"Is President Trump right when he says he has unlimited power to deploy the National Guard in any state?" Brennan asked Barrett.
"So we don't have any cases pending before us that I'm aware of," the justice remarked. "I would not be surprised if there are some cases pending below. And so I can't answer that question, but actually this is a good opportunity for me to say why I can't answer that question because it's something I cover in the book."
"I'm going to decide something as a judge, it really has to happen in the context of a particular case," she continued. "Because judges have to approach things with an open mind on a specific set of facts. We read briefs. I listen to oral argument."
***
SCALIA would have said, "Are you high right now? Fuck no."
Scalia.
Gutless, taint-licking cowards.
This is her usual con. OMG I cannot even begin to THINK about this unless it is TOTALLY concrete because OMG OMG I'm so smart that there are so many raminifaction I would have to work out you whore
Maybe a better way to address it is "why have you granted Trump virtually unlimited power in your previous decisions." That eliminates the dodge of not addressing cases not before the court. It addresses the numerous cases already adjudicated. Including shadow docket cases.
My question: I understand you need concrete cases because sometimes seemingly minor facts can make you decide one way or another. But give me an example of something you would not permit T to do. Anything.
Then you'd get a Jordan Peterson meaningless word salad response.
"I don't believe we've done that. If you took the time to understand the nuances of the individual cases and the issues involved, as well as the depth and breadth of our decisions in these matters, you'd realize that your question is fundamentally flawed on any number of levels."
None of these people will ever give a straight answer.
A simple, "I'm afraid I can't do that, Norah," would suffice
There are also all those cases that together comprise precedent. Also the Constitution. So I can't see why she needs a specific case to answer a simple question of both current law and constitutional principle.
Could the president order helicopters to follow and execute Democratic legislators?
ACB: I would need more facts.
So that when she cuts him another blank check she wasn't pinned to anything she said before.
These spineless pawns are cowering in the shadows as a psychopath pushed the US further and further over the brink.
We are in a VERY bad place, comrades. There are NO "adults" in the room or elsewhere.
This will NOT end even remotely "well".
Your Chase the Egg update: Kiwistan panelled Oirland. A mix of speed on the outside and power up the middle. The second try where the big Pacifika trucks two defenders gladdened the heart of this long retired back rower.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7OzevFey6U
Have you seen South Africa France?
Yeah fucking hell that was a smacking.
Seen the score, haven’t watched it yet. The Saffer women need another five years.
My bride and I are back from Iceland and Scotland. We are sad to learn that the Orange Oaf is still not in prison.
Now go to Maine & Nova Scotia. They're basically all the same place. Or were.
That's a solid damn trip.
Please post pics if you have them.
not ded yet either
Glad you had a good time.
Sorry we did not get together.
Next time.
Welcome back!
Every day that he's not in prison is a sad day.
And coincidentally, I'm sitting down to a delicious bowl of oatmeal with cranberries (much preferred over raisins).
Is there anyone here who thinks Trump could tell you the rules, even very basically, of tennis?
You two hit the ball back and forth for a while. Then I win a gold trophy.
He won wimbledon
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41LumwiI-kL._UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg
No, not that one, Trump Wimbledon, formerly the public courts in Homerton East London.
Hell no.
He knows how to cheat at it, I’m sure.
Could the Orange Oaf explain the rules of anything?
They call it "the beautiful game" actually, I called it that, and now everybody calls it that they say "sir, this is the best game" and I said maybe it's not so great you know you keep hitting that ball with the with the that- it's a ptarmigan. You see that? A ptarmigan. Some people say the P is silent, but they're crazy, they need to see a psychiatrist. But they use to hit it with and I said "why not use a bat?" so they got a bat and now they use a bat and that's what they do and they said "sir this is the best tennis" and I said, it is, you can keep it, I like horse golf.
Ok, you know ptarmigan is well beyond him. But other than that intentional over-reach, 10/10.
Congenitally unable to say the work "racket." Or maybe he just got the shit beat out of him for using it i n family circumstances when he was a child... allegedly.
There are few sports that wouldn't be improved by having horses involved. Maybe darts. Or chess.
Id watch horse darts.
Especially once the horse has had 7 or 8 pints.
Pinball
Polo is my life.
More of a Trebor Extra Strong Mints person, myself
I’ve decided to sue our former landlord in small claims court for keeping our security deposit. See you in court motherfucker.
💪🏽
That one should be easy, 13 years??? Yeah, paint, asshole. Unless it's a pro-fascist judge.
We've got librul judges here in the Seattle area. He done fucked up. I even know how to serve process on him. I've done it before.
😺
We await updates, with glee.
Know how much the USSR fucked people up? My Russian immigrant step in-law family sat in my house during the pandemic (windows open, masks, safe distance) and defended LANDLORDS losing money from rent.
I've hesitated in the past to sue a landlord because it can make it hard to rent again. Each rental application form has this question: have you ever sued a former landlord? yes/no. (I actually think it should be illegal to put this question on a rental application form, but that's another thing).
Of course it should. And I still have a specific landlord invade my nightmares.
To the barricades!!!
Well done!!!
Do it!
good luck!!
Same here. We were awarded triple damages in Massachusetts.
🙌🏾
So, time to rewatch Ed Murrow's 'Harvest of Shame,' aired on Thanksgiving 1960, just after JFK was elected. https://youtu.be/yJTVF_dya7E
Cooking update: well, the place is full of smoke, I've seared my hands with hot oil and scorched the skillet, the kitchen is a mess, and I've possibly given myself Trichinosis.
Apart from that, it came out pretty well, but I would caution everyone to never attempt this at home!
Wait. You're just making a sausage and some pepper, right?
You're not safe, man.
Never claimed to be.
😺
“So many pots and pans to wash.”
Just from making sausage and peppers?
Sear the sausages in a dry pan over medium heat, then remove to rest. Cook julienned onions in the pork fat until just barely soft, then add sliced peppers and black pepper.
Slice the sausages lengthwise if desired and return to the pan. Stir. Serve.
"Just from making sausage and peppers?"
I claim no expertise LOL.
I have a friend with a fridge magnet that says "Help stamp out home cooking."
sounds like success
Heather Cox Richardson 9/6:
Yesterday, talking to reporters about the Epstein files, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that Trump was “an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.” The idea that Trump was secretly working to bring Epstein down is common fare among conspiracy theorists, but as Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo suggests, Johnson’s embrace of it might well be an attempt to spin material in the files before it becomes public.
Marshall notes that journalist Michael Wolff, who interviewed Epstein at length during Trump’s first presidency, says that Epstein suspected it was Trump who told the authorities about his systemic sexual assault of girls. But if so, Marshall explains, this is damning rather than exonerating.
It’s pretty well known that Trump and Epstein had a falling out in 2004 after Trump went behind Epstein’s back to buy an estate in South Florida that Epstein wanted. But at the time, Trump was headed toward bankruptcy, and it was not clear where he was getting the money to buy the estate.
Marshall calls attention to a recent interview in which Wolff said that Epstein suspected Trump was laundering money for a Russian oligarch—and indeed, Trump did flip the property to a Russian oligarch for a profit of more than $50 million a few years after buying it—and threatened to sue Trump, bringing the money laundering to light. At that point, the Epstein investigation began.
According to Wolff, Epstein believed Trump had notified the police about what was going on at Epstein’s house, which he knew because he was a frequent visitor. Marshall speculates that Johnson mentioned that Trump was an informant because that information could well be in the files the Department of Justice has, and they’re trying to spin it ahead of time to make it sound like Trump was a hero.
But both Wolff and Marshall note that if indeed Trump turned the FBI onto Epstein, it shows he knew what was taking place at Epstein’s properties.
Johnson’s claim that Trump was an FBI informant suggests Trump’s team is worried that as more and more people get access to the files, it will be increasingly difficult to hide what’s in them. Trump's demand for Republicans’ loyalty suggests that at least some of them are starting to recalculate it. And that, in turn, might have something to do with why he is putting troops in the streets.
Meantime the economy is tanking, international standing tanking, the neighbors hate us and the only think keeping hurricanes away is the south staying high (high pressure, pressure ... not ... you know.)