https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/ ... t-Lede.jpg“Everyone comes up to me and says, ‘I would vote for you, if you had a penis.’”
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https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/ ... t-Lede.jpg“Everyone comes up to me and says, ‘I would vote for you, if you had a penis.’”
Damn, John. Keep us posted.John D wrote: ↑ Shit.... they drained 2 liters of fluid from the old lady's abdomen this afternoon. CT and MRI scheduled for tomorrow. I went to see her and, of course, it was during the procedure. At least I dropped off a fan and a charger for her tablet. Two liters... shit... that sounds really bad. Damn it.
Police have identified the suspect as Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old from New Jersey who purchased a ticket for the event. Authorities believe he was acting alone and have not yet found any indication of his motive.
https://nypost.com/.../nj-man-matar-had ... sympathies.../“Matar has made social media posts in support of Iran and its Revolutionary Guard, and in support of Shi’a extremism more broadly.”
Something something white people something something ist.Matt Cavanaugh wrote: ↑ No indication of motive.https://nypost.com/.../nj-man-matar-had ... sympathies.../“Matar has made social media posts in support of Iran and its Revolutionary Guard, and in support of Shi’a extremism more broadly.”
Let's not forget, yelling "Allahu ackbar" and "Die, infidel scum" are right-wing dog whistles.Pitchguest wrote: ↑Something something white people something something ist.Matt Cavanaugh wrote: ↑ No indication of motive.https://nypost.com/.../nj-man-matar-had ... sympathies.../“Matar has made social media posts in support of Iran and its Revolutionary Guard, and in support of Shi’a extremism more broadly.”
Fucking hell.
Here is a gif of a schoolgirl wagging her finger...
We had five mature bald eagles at once, over a small lake near the cabin. I was on a beach towel, looking straight-up, when the first one passed directly over me. Another one was soaring higher-- then those-two revolved-upward, almost out-of-sight. A third one circled the edge of the lake, close-enough to look big. And then two small ones (but with adult colors) made some noises at each-other, at treetop height... & chased each other in circles, a few yards apart.
Looks interesting. A well-made documentary really shines; tendentious or maudlin ones are unbearable.Service Dog wrote: ↑ I recently became acquainted with a couple who make films. The husband formerly did camera work for Anthony Bourdain's shows. The wife produces. They made a feature-length documentary in 2020 about a small town newspaper, still struggling to survive. I watched it on Amazon.
It's very competently made. It feels like you're in the room with the subjects. The camera 'looks around' where your attention would naturally flow. It doesn't feel staged like reality tv.
The premise is an easy sell-- for the public television channels where the movie was originally shown: wholesome local newspapers are dying, and rural 'news deserts' are worse for it, and a lovable cantankerous colorful anachronistic dad stubbornly day-after-day refuses to quit-- he's a thorn in the side of the faceless corporate agribusiness plant in-town-- champion of the little guy.
The film stays close to the premise-- but there's juuust enough of the The Rest Of The Story shown-- to reveal the outlines of a counter-narrative. The mom & pop shops on Main Street are barely getting by. So here comes a friendly ad-sales girl to hit them up for $200 to run an ad on Wednesday & Friday. In a newspaper which tells them they are assholes if they voted for Trump. Are they getting their money's worth? Why is the champion of local news... city council meetings about pothole repair... giving himself such license to hiss generic ragefarts at Trump like every dork on Facebook. Is that an under-served niche?
The filmmakers actively-avoided letting the film become 'about Trump'... glossing-over nearly-all pro-Trump sentiment/ and the most cringey anti-Trump sentiments. Necessary, to avoid Trump eclipsing the film. But that choice basically sez "we coulda made this film any year in the last couple decades, before Trump, but we didn't, so we're just gonna pretend we did." AND watching the film now gives the viewer the benefit of hindsight: A big chunk of the story is a rosy picture of demographic replacement by illegal immigrants... working in the meat packing plant. That & everything-else are pre-Biden. What do the townsfolk think now? The film told a story worth-telling. But that story is wrapped-up & done, so the only aspects which make me curious for a sequel... are all the touchy subjects which were previously evaded.
I am reminded of interview clips I saw on YouTube... with the cast of The Waltons. The 'John-Boy' actor said the cast were butthurt when Bush Senior said in 1992 that we need "American families a lot more like the Waltons and a lot less like the Simpsons." John-Boy pointed-out that The Waltons were pro-FDR new deal Democrats, not [Rush Limbaugh/Newt Gingrich] Republicans. True enough. BUT: that was back in the 1930's. By 1992 an honest portrayal of who the who The Waltons _became_... would have admitted that fully HALF of-those who stayed true their grandparents' lifestyle... were Reagan/Bush voters.
She did a great job on Christine Blassey Ford.
and my wife says... "Yeah... well I have been wanting to die for years now."What type of cancer is carcinomatosis?
Carcinomatosis isn’t a type of cancer. It’s a rare condition that means cancer in one part of your body has spread, blanketing another part of your body with several new tumors. Sometimes, carcinomatosis (car-see-no-MA-toe-sis) is the first indication you have cancer. But carcinomatosis usually happens when you’ve been dealing with cancer for some time. Unfortunately, carcinomatosis is a sign your cancer is getting worse and can’t be cured. Healthcare providers may recommend treatment that eases your symptoms and gives you as much time as possible to be with your loved ones
I'm sure they do, though perhaps not that often. It's common to spot them in Connecticut now. That is huge btw, it was like seeing a unicorn when I was a kid. We'd go on field trips to the sanctuary and sit shivering in the rain for hours hoping some speck in the distance might turn out to be one. Now if you go hiking in the right area you've got good odds of a sighting.Service Dog wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:45 pmThe state fish hatchery is a mile down the road. Next time I pass by, I'll stop & ask if eagles dive for the fish.
That's a fairly dickish way to convey that information.
Ireland is lovely. Planning the trip will be a good thing for you both. Focus on that. I have lots of suggestions on what to do, what to see, what to avoid.She wants to go to Ireland for some reason... so we can try to do that too.
Not only that, he turned me into a newt!Service Dog wrote: ↑ The Washington Post reported Thursday that the unprecedented FBI raid on Trump’s residence was undertaken in part to recover “classified documents relating to nuclear weapons.”
I heard something about TS/SCI records too. TS (Top Secret) is a general/enabling security clearance, and is a prerequisite fore being allowed access to SCI data (Secure Compartmented Information). This type of stuff is divided into different compartments (hence the name) and each compartment has its own criteria for access. For example, the general CIA compartment requires a full-scope polygraph - the tough one, as does NSA. Some DoD compartments require no poly (e.g., general US Air Force compartment).Bhurzum wrote: ↑Not only that, he turned me into a newt!Service Dog wrote: ↑ The Washington Post reported Thursday that the unprecedented FBI raid on Trump’s residence was undertaken in part to recover “classified documents relating to nuclear weapons.”
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would do.Matt Cavanaugh wrote: ↑ You all see Tulsi Gabbard fill in for Tucker Carlson on Friday? She hit it out of the park.
That was identical to every story told around every QAnon campfire.Lsuoma wrote: ↑ I heard something about TS/SCI records too. TS (Top Secret) is a general/enabling security clearance, and is a prerequisite fore being allowed access to SCI data (Secure Compartmented Information). This type of stuff is divided into different compartments (hence the name) and each compartment has its own criteria for access. For example, the general CIA compartment requires a full-scope polygraph - the tough one, as does NSA. Some DoD compartments require no poly (e.g., general US Air Force compartment).
While TS/SCI is by no means anything close to sooper-dooper seekrit, some compartments contain very, very, VERY secret stuff. The sort of stuff you don't want a stupid narcissist to get his orange hands on, say.
I know this stuff, because although I can't even get a Secret clearance, I supervise several folks who have been read into some deep, deep compartments.
With all these establishment news sources saying the exact same thing/
That .jpeg name...I nearly choked on my drink!
Current Thingism is the default mindset of a certain segment of the American population: typically, the professional, liberal, educated, urban caste of society. Current Thingism is an enduring assumption that whatever the Current Thing happens to be, it should, in fact, be the Current Thing—the issue among issues.
Because the Current Thing deserves our total attention and deference, anyone who disputes the existence or the urgency of the Current Thing is a problem. The person who does not concede the urgency of the Current Thing is dumb, dangerous, or both.
whereas the defining of “the issues” was meant to narrow the focus of which topics need to be debated by the public, Current Thingism serves to narrow that focus to a single issue and to push it beyond the realm of debate entirely.
Maybe my standards have fallen now that comedians are no longer interested in being funny, but the #MeToo joke seriously made me spit out my coffee.Service Dog wrote: ↑ Should Female Athletes Play Topless? #shorts
Tell me to fuck off if this isn't my place/is retreading old ground, but have you considered lying to her? With the recent news selling her on the story that you've had a huge shift in perspective would be easy. I don't think there's anything immoral about lying to women.John D wrote: ↑Further, my wife doesn't like the way I love her. I will take care of her until our dying day, but she wants me to love her like I used to... when we would fuck for five hours at a stretch. She is obsessed with the fact that I don't have that kind of passion anymore. I am not sexually attracted to her now... period.
Asking that question of a ginger feminist was low-hanging fruit.jet_lagg wrote: ↑Maybe my standards have fallen now that comedians are no longer interested in being funny, but the #MeToo joke seriously made me spit out my coffee.Service Dog wrote: ↑ Should Female Athletes Play Topless? #shorts