So, I'll be giving all of the candy to the first 12 or 15 kids who come to the door, trusting they'll take care of all the other kids tomorrow when they get to school.
Oct 31, 2016
On Henry Wallace
"The American Fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information."
--Henry Wallace
Henry Wallace was a rarity in politics - he actually changed his mind on a couple of occasions; when evidence and circumstance required it.
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Former senior U.S. national security officials are dismayed at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's repeated refusal to accept the judgment of intelligence professionals that Russia stole files from the Democratic National Committee computers in an effort to influence the U.S. election.
The former officials, who have served presidents in both parties, say they were bewildered when Trump cast doubt on Russia's role after receiving a classified briefing on the subject and again after an unusually blunt statement from U.S. agencies saying they were "confident" that Moscow had orchestrated the attacks.
"It defies logic," retired Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA and the National Security Agency, said of Trump's pronouncements.
Trump has assured supporters that, if elected, he would surround himself with experts on defense and foreign affairs, where he has little experience. But when it comes to Russia, he has made it clear that he is not listening to intelligence officials, the former officials said.--and--
Miami Herald:
Roger Stone, a self-described master of the political dark arts and the longtime ally of Donald Trump, admits he has had “back-channel communications” with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over the release of thousands of emails stolen from the Hillary Clinton campaign.
Stone, however, said he was not provided the hacked material in advance nor was he involved in the timing of their release.
“I do have a back-channel communication with Assange, because we have a good mutual friend,” Stone told CBS4 News Wednesday evening. “That friend travels back and forth from the United States to London and we talk. I had dinner with him last Monday.”Like they say, maybe it's not a fire - just lots and lots and lots of really heavy smoke.
And btw - at this point, even though the contents of the emails could be the biggest horriblest thing since The Donnie and Marie Show, they mean practically nothing compared with the really big horribleness of the rat-fuck process that brought them to light. And maybe that could eventually become the silver lining in this monstrous cloud of shit.
Today's Tweet
#GoHillary because not only did I vote against Trump but also against EVERY REPUBLICAN IN CONGRESS!— TheAverageBlackMan™ (@TheAvgBlackMan) October 30, 2016
Time to take the trash out. pic.twitter.com/x5c8N6ER0H
Oct 30, 2016
It's History-Makin'
People are sticking their i voted stickers on her grave. How great is this? Girls....please honor her and vote. #strongertogether pic.twitter.com/gCrRShKkOe— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) October 28, 2016
And Now This
A Trump supporter - showing his true colors as a racist asshole (surprise surprise) - hanged a coupla black mannequins from a tree out by his yard sign, claiming it was "just a Halloween thing".
Somehow, I doubt that last bit.
This shit right here is why the emails don't really matter right now, and why it matters a lot more that the acting Director of the FBI is basically rat-fucking for the GOP. Priorities.
And the first priority has to be stomping this shit into the dust.
Seth Takes A Closer Look
True believers following a domineering personality, driven by Paranoia, Conspiracy and Resentment - and isolated to the point of never listening to anyone outside their own little group.
That's not a political party - that's a cult.
And I know I shouldn't say it, but can't we just skip ahead to the part where they all do the Kool-Aid thing?
That's not a political party - that's a cult.
And I know I shouldn't say it, but can't we just skip ahead to the part where they all do the Kool-Aid thing?
Oct 29, 2016
Meme For A Day
What if I told you plants are farming us? What if they give us food and oxygen just so we grow and then become fertilizer for them when we die?
Oh, By The Fucking Way
The day before yesterday was Teddy Roosevelt's birthday - he would've been 158 years old. Yay, TR.
Now, how do you suppose we managed to celebrate the Father of Public Lands; the guy who invented the National Park?
We acquitted and released the Bundy Gang, sending a swell message to the rest of Y'all Qaeda (thanks, tengrain) and every fucking yahoo with a gun, a bad attitude and a 7th grader's understanding of the US Constitution that it's open season on the BLM and pretty much all the other institutions having grown out of a deep abiding respect for the land and for the commitment that your rights don't include doing whatever the law can't force you not to do because you're gullible enough to swallow every little piece of shit that floats by on the intertoobz.
One more thing - Nullification has a distinct aroma, and it seems to be strongly wafting in from points west. You thought the 90s were pretty fucked up? Hang loose and just watch what comes next.
Cosmic Muffin have mercy.
Now, how do you suppose we managed to celebrate the Father of Public Lands; the guy who invented the National Park?
We acquitted and released the Bundy Gang, sending a swell message to the rest of Y'all Qaeda (thanks, tengrain) and every fucking yahoo with a gun, a bad attitude and a 7th grader's understanding of the US Constitution that it's open season on the BLM and pretty much all the other institutions having grown out of a deep abiding respect for the land and for the commitment that your rights don't include doing whatever the law can't force you not to do because you're gullible enough to swallow every little piece of shit that floats by on the intertoobz.
One more thing - Nullification has a distinct aroma, and it seems to be strongly wafting in from points west. You thought the 90s were pretty fucked up? Hang loose and just watch what comes next.
Cosmic Muffin have mercy.
Oct 28, 2016
Today's Podcast
...and an empty bag of fucks that Barack Obama left behind.
Starting at about 39:40 - Stimulus and Keynesian Spending will happen (soon, more or less) because the bankers and the investor class need it, therefor demand it. The Bond Market will drive it. Maybe that's partly what those Wall Street speeches were about(?)
And Barack Obama hitting the trail to campaign for down-ballot candidates like a fucking boss.
You can't change anybody else's heart - you change policy - you enact laws that change people's behavior - and over time, those hearts will change themselves.
Starting at about 39:40 - Stimulus and Keynesian Spending will happen (soon, more or less) because the bankers and the investor class need it, therefor demand it. The Bond Market will drive it. Maybe that's partly what those Wall Street speeches were about(?)
And Barack Obama hitting the trail to campaign for down-ballot candidates like a fucking boss.
You can't change anybody else's heart - you change policy - you enact laws that change people's behavior - and over time, those hearts will change themselves.
Nowhere To Hide
Everything gets pushed down the priorities list because it's Election Season - and of course, it's always Election Season any more.
The fact that we can't quite figure out what's the right thing to do here is one of the things that's getting people killed, as it hastens the demise of our little experiment in self-government.
We can't just walk away from the need for energy - even the shitty fossil fuels kind of energy right now - but if the Acquisition Cost for that energy includes poisoning the water and the air and the food - which means sick and dying people, which means fewer customers to buy the shit you're trying to sell - then what the fuck is the point?
We can't take the Human Cost out of it, and the proof of that should be obvious - without humans, there are no customers, and since every business is Customer-Centric, every business proposition without humans is unworkable. Cuz it's long been solidly established that even tho' you love to fantasize about it once in a while, it's rude to kill the customers.
Make a deal with the companies, and with the directors and managers who benefit from the pipeline. A deal that includes a requirement for every decision-maker and every decision-influencer to show up (with their wives and kids) onsite every month and chug 32 ounces of water taken directly from the wells their operations might impact.
We should prob'ly include politicians in that one as well.
You wanna be the guy calling the shots? Fine - you get to live or die (literally if need be) with the outcome.
Mike has spoken. So let it be written; so let it be done.
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