Jul 5, 2017
Jul 4, 2017
An Atmosphere Of Animal Instinct
They seem to be inching closer to being able to blow through the chaff and zero in on reality, but still - this is a fairly decent example of Press Poodles poodling away.
C'mon, you guys.
You are NEVER going to understand any of this Trump shit until you ditch your Presumption Of Regularity.
Stop trying to shoehorn this bullshit into the normal set of rules you've been taught.
Take everything you think you know about covering "The US Presidency" and flush it down the crapper - do this every morning right after your post-pilates latté.
Trump has always said he cultivates an atmosphere of animal instinct - he wants to surround himself with killers (he's said as much when talking about raising his kids) - he expects everybody to operate on his level.
Lose your expectations of decorum and tradition and even common courtesy - these people have no soul and no honor. They will eat dead burnt babies to get what they want.
That Purity Thing
I've never really understood the apparent need for some people to think of themselves as some kind of Pure Bred critter.
It's possible that the Out Of Africa thing isn't quite as accurate as they thought, but we do know for an almost absolute fact that we all share common ancestry in one form or another. And when it's proven that an awful lot of us have that Neanderthal strain as well, there's just no way to make the case for anything as deliberately ignorant as Racial Purity.
It's possible that the Out Of Africa thing isn't quite as accurate as they thought, but we do know for an almost absolute fact that we all share common ancestry in one form or another. And when it's proven that an awful lot of us have that Neanderthal strain as well, there's just no way to make the case for anything as deliberately ignorant as Racial Purity.
Quick Reminder
45*'s been in office for a little over 5 months, and he's spent more than 20% of that time - a full month - at one golf club or another.
And we don't really have to talk about the tax dollars he's pouring into his own pockets because of it, do we?
About That Independence Thing
The big one for me is - we don't know that 45* won't pipe this info directly to the Kremlin, which is pretty much an invitation for the Russian Mob to fuck us over - again.
Reuters:
Maryland, Delaware and Louisiana on Monday joined a growing number of U.S. states that have refused to hand over voter data to a commission established by President Donald Trump to investigate possible voting fraud.
And actually, now that 20 Govs and AGs have declined 45*'s bullshit request, it's starting to sound something like this: You can take a flyin' fuck at a rollin' donut, dipwad.
The push-back is gaining momentum.
Reuters:
Maryland, Delaware and Louisiana on Monday joined a growing number of U.S. states that have refused to hand over voter data to a commission established by President Donald Trump to investigate possible voting fraud.
And actually, now that 20 Govs and AGs have declined 45*'s bullshit request, it's starting to sound something like this: You can take a flyin' fuck at a rollin' donut, dipwad.
The push-back is gaining momentum.
Today's Today
Drink beer. Blow shit up.
We're Americans - it's what we do.
Why would we celebrate any other way?
Jul 3, 2017
Something About Procedure
When your very unpopular Obamacare Repeal bill is bound to lose, there's no space between losing by 1 vote and losing by 95 votes.
Cuz once they know it's a loser, your own guys understand they'll gain more than they'll lose by voting against the thing.
We've known Ryan isn't very good at his job for a while, but until now, everybody's been telling us what a fucking wizard McConnell is - not any more. Not with this anvil chained to his leg.
A lot of normal people (ie: rubes) have been absolutely sure that the blustery rhetoric was just for show. All they wanted was for somebody to "go on up there to Washington and poke them ruling elites in the eye once or twice" and blah blah blah.
It'd be nice to think maybe now they'll start to see how real the consequences can be - especially when a few too many of these TeaBagger congress critters have their heads so far up their asses, even if they manage to open their eyes, it's no longer possible for them to see anything but their own shit.
This animal is badly wounded now.
Times Change
...except when they don't.
This takes a while and it's not the greatest thing anybody ever put on, but there're great recurring themes - as in: History doesn't repeat itself, but it sure as fuck rhymes.
This takes a while and it's not the greatest thing anybody ever put on, but there're great recurring themes - as in: History doesn't repeat itself, but it sure as fuck rhymes.
John Oliver
Again - comedy shows on cable TV are doing a better job of covering real problems than any of the "real" news shows anywhere else.
And just to keep it out there - notice how Boris Epshteyn looks and sounds like one of those old Soviet guys from the late 80s who spent way too much time and energy trying way too hard not to look and sound like one of those old Soviet guys in the late 80s.
Today's Tweet
ha, this guy. (via @NellSco) pic.twitter.com/EOtdP7Qarv— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 3, 2017
Jul 2, 2017
Social Good
This is a new one for me - Social Good Now on YouTube
hat tip = FB pal Carol B
And the first one ties in with Michael Shermer's explanation of Type 1 and Type 2 Logic (or Cognition) Errors:
So, you don't have to sit around wondering why so many "conservatives" reject your arguments even though what you're saying is accurate and provable.
And also too - you don't have to wonder why so many of those "conservatives" are at least pretending to be devoutly Christian. They've been thoroughly conditioned to accept religious nonsense without evidence - why would they need facts when deciding what Political Religion to follow?
Let's review:
What are the tools we use to detect lies?
a) the absence of confirming evidence
b) the presence of conflicting evidence
What do Faith and Ideology often demand that we disregard?
a) the absence of confirming evidence
b) the presence of conflicting evidence
Externalizing The Cost
Rachel lands the fuckin' airplane - and in a timely manner for once. Nicely done, Doctor Maddow.
Today's Irony
There is something very wrong here.
The political party currently holding all the power is moving to cut back on almost all of the rights guaranteed under US law, while encouraging people to take up arms for fear the federal government is taking away our rights.
The political party currently holding all the power is moving to cut back on almost all of the rights guaranteed under US law, while encouraging people to take up arms for fear the federal government is taking away our rights.
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