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I Say Again…
Fuck the police, and their GOP overlords! Seven times in the back. Jesus H Fucking Krist. Look, all current SJW issues aside, if you cannot at least wait to see a gun, you are a cowardly piece-o-shit. This officer had NO business with a weapon. None, Nada period. How many more?
Because that is the root of the whole brutality problem: Unqualified morons walking around with guns. I don’t care if it is because they are a racist pig, a careless idiot, or a cowardly cocksucker like the one that shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back, or some combination of the three.
Was Jacob a bank robber? A murderer? What? Only the cowardly cocksucker that did it knows for sure what they were thinking as they pulled the trigger over and over again. He must be one of the really stupid ones still on duty who did not get the memo the days of shooting people for resisting are over.
We need a nationwide month-long stand-down with traffic enforcement only during this period to put the entire LE corps through intensive re-training. They, as a group, are out of control, have been for a long time.
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Solar Time Lapse
I just thought this was so cool: “Every second of the 61-minute video represents images taken over a single day, starting on June 2, 2010, with the last frame captured on June 1, 2020.”
The Rats have Started to Jump
The Trump-powered SS GOP is nose-up and going down fast. I cannot imagine how this particular political whore held on so long, what with her own husband behind the Lincoln Project and all. Must be pretty bad when even people in your own party conspire against you. This bitch is the master of double-speak – the most unabashed, irreverent liar ever to disgrace a TV screen. That other little twat Kayleigh, now holds the mantle as my most despised Trump talker.
Even the Fox media morons seem to have an imminent self-destruct episode brewing.
Editorial Note: Stuff
It recently occurred to me since becoming a brutally honest political pundit, carelessly expressing my raunchy, even sadistic-at-times political opinions, a revelatory disclaimer should be presented. I’m not a Democrat – never was.
I’ve been a staunch conservative all my voting life. Not because I personally held any beliefs or motivation in that direction, but only because that is what influences in my life led me to think was a favorable political position, generally speaking. Never voted for issues or people, just along party lines, when I did vote. I voted for Trump. My calculus was simple, in the last, best example of not doing my homework: Not a politician – check. Not Hillary – check. Done deal.
Why should I spend alot of time on that crap? Until recently, politics to me was just the elite fighting over money, nothing for me to worry about. Maybe I was too busy to really pay any attention until after I retired. It was like a double-whammy. Suddenly I had the time to follow all this disturbing politics bullshit I was hearing. Talk about cognitive dissonance! The useful idiot I expected to keep a lid on things by inaction, incompetence and generally non-governing, turns out to be a treasonous criminal. And those expected results from things not getting done? Wow. Just wow.
I’m certainly not a Republican now, either. The difference between smart and dumb people isn’t that smart people don’t make mistakes. They just don’t keep making the same mistakes over and over again.
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Covid Risk Comfort Zone
The New 3 Stooges
If anyone ever listened to Larry’s interviews over the past few months, you already knew this: They guy is a lyin’ thievn’ moron. When queried about the PPP issues back in April, we were appraised of just exactly how easy it was for money to be funneled out of that program: “My wife Judy… she is a self-employed artist-painter,…” Could you BE more obvious? Sheesh. Wanna bet Larry’s laundry contact is the reimbursable employee? We don’t even need to pretend a new name for this mutherfucker.
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After his debut performance in front of a House committee yesterday, Curly DeJoy occupies a soon-to-be-refreshed spot in my memory as the most obvious liar ever witnessed on national TV. Fortunately the USPS kneecap attempt is a small factor in the ongoing struggle against big money politics. This piece ‘o shit bought a job just like that dumbass ambassador that tried to screw over Ukraine. Good luck privatizing the Post Office. Your competing businesses might soon be under new management unless you plan on steering the boards from a jail cell.
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A couple weeks later, this pops up. Surprise, surprise.
Moe Mnuchin’s been around for awhile, but his fervent desire to stay on Trump’s good side betrays an unacceptable level of political groveling. Spreading the long-debunked lie of unemployment de-incentivizing work makes you wonder how somebody so stupid is trusted to do the government’s math with big numbers like that. Happy as he looks in that shot with Jared below, he better hope some of those numbers don’t lead to Russian money. I heard Bannon was at least smart enough to use the American kind, for all the good that did him.
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Finally Finished the Deck Upgrade
This project started 3 years ago, after buying a “wet paint” sign and 2 gallons of floor paint. One thing led to another, and after a hip replacement followed by lumbar fusion surgery last February, I eventually got back to a point where I was physically able to get it done this summer. It had been re-stained and painted 3 times since 2003 to around 2012, the last time. The railing was flimsy and partially blocked the pond view, so I decided that had to go.
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The steel frame brackets took an average of around 8 hours@ to fab. I used the existing railing as a jig to line up the angles, but it was still pretty tricky getting it straight, and a little warpage made it imperfect to a small degree, but I think it looks good. Steps were the big change. They too were a flimsy, 3ft-wide builder’s grade piece needing replaced. This design makes for a more efficient patio space and easier access.
Everybody Knew Manafort was Just the Fall Guy
So when the Senate committee’s criminal referrals crept back out from under the rug a few days ago people were like, WTF? When it became obvious somebody missed a step – crickets. Trump’s lawyer (Barr) had done a pretty good job of nipping it in the bud with criminally motivated, administratively illegal personnel changes within the DOJ. Whoda thunkit? I’ll bet they told their patsy he’d be out with a pardon like Stone in no time.
Anybody wondering why no senator who signed off on that report ever followed up? Let’s just hope true Patriots have a good grip on the 2nd level. This pretty well covers the Cabinet, so now all we need to do is connect the dots within the Senate, DOJ and and some other departments to fully expose the country’s first ever concerted effort to overthrow the government. No shyt.
Wall Payments Overdue
I guess Mexico needed help with the wall financing, so Bannon instinctively pounced on an opportunity to further exploit Trump’s supporters. Dumb enough to vote for him in the 1st place, means they might be dumb enough to kick in themselves – to the tune of $23M. He was arrested on fraud and money laundering charges and escorted back to land from a 150ft Chinese yacht off the Connecticut coast yesterday.
Why I don’t find this surprising is demonstrably obvious. But I find the fact this mutherfucker is rubbing elbows with Chinese billionaires rather disturbing. They (rogue Republicans) are clearly scheming with Russia and China at all levels both diplomatically and economically to defraud, destabilize and ultimately destroy the United States as a democratic Republic for the purpose of expanding their capitalist greed. The only issue at this point is how well coordinated and how deeply ensconced the cocksucker’s treason has gotten with our enemies.
These fuckers are just playing games with our lives to enrich themselves. “Multiple people familiar with the matter tell NBC News there is a separate federal inquiry involving a company linked to both men, GTV Media Group.” I wonder how much campaign activity is going to be mediated by that so-called “media group?”
Self described as a fighter against the Chinese Kleptocracy, this Wngui guy is a carbon copy Chinese version of Trump before he got elected. Probably a little smarter. But you could say that about almost anybody.
A Quick Look at the PA Headlines Today
I like to stay informed about the goings-on back in the old hood. Sometimes I scroll through the feed and notice an unusually large number of stories calling out for a clarifying comment.
Police Declare Protest Outside Of Mayor Peduto’s Home ‘Unlawful Assembly: I am pretty sure the right to assemble and protest is a constitutionally guaranteed thing in this country. If you want to throw somebody in jail for making noise or destroying property, fine. Even one blade of grass on the fucking lawn – Fine. But DON”T EVER mess with my constitutional rights, and stop acting like the government can just make it up as they go along.
Customs Seizes More Than $200,000 Worth Of Vaping Products Headed For Western Pennsylvania: How much you wanna bet that crap was cut with acetate or some other garbage likely to kill people? Anybody think it’s about time to get serious with the Cannabis issue?
President Of Pittsburgh FOP Predicts Mass Retirements From Police Officers: Excellent! That group likely contains the largest percentage of old-school racist pigs. Good riddance. Now start building a decent LE corps that cares about the community, instead of racist brutality.
There’s a couple more today, but you get the picture. These things are BAD, but the conservatively perverted journalism embedded in that part of the country frames it like a game of whack-a-mole the bad guys in a bizzarro world where common sense is some sort of stealthy apparition to be avoided. Sorry to tell you – this crap just keeps repeating until you eliminate the source of the problem.
Corrupt Institutions, Criminal Leaders, Failed Diplomacy
It’s hard to say exactly where it went off the rails. Around the 1st week of November 2016 would probably be a good place to start. Regardless of any specific turning points, it all boils down to power and greed. I have personally concluded that human nature is NOT good, fundamentally motivated by power and greed. The rest of the world just stacks up on top of that.
Corrupt Institution: Anthony Fauci: “We’re not set up for that.”
Criminal Leader: Donald Trump: “I don’t take responsibility at all.”
Corrupt Institution: “It’s not clearly established that you’re not allowed to tear gas people for a photo op.” (sic)
Failed Diplomacy: “The optics of the Israeli-Emirati deal will be that the Arabs have “betrayed” the Palestinian cause.”
Corrupt Institution: “Betsy DeVos is everything Donald Trump said is wrong in America–an ultra-wealthy heiress who uses her money to game the system and push a special-interest agenda that is opposed by the majority of voters. Installing her in the Department of Education is the opposite of Trump’s promise to drain the swamp.”
Criminal Leader: “This report tells us everything we suspected: The emergency was a sham. It was cooked up to get around congressional review of a bad policy choice.”
Failed Diplomacy: “China has rejected Mr. Trump’s call to investigate the Bidens.”
I could keep doing this all day. The problem is, as Carl so astutely pointed out, “people see what they want to see.” …read what they want read and think what they want to think. That last part is the dangerous one. You can make people think whatever you want. At least for awhile, until you get too busy covering up the truth.
Now I Know How Robocop Feels
Had the 6-month followup with Dr. Donner yesterday. Everything looks good. Certainly feels alot better than it did this time last year. Apparently nerve root damage will leave me a little more crippled going forward. Hoping it will resolve better over time. At least it doesn’t hurt like it did before. I remember talking with one of the docs a few years ago diagnosing the shoulder. I jokingly quipped it probably wouldn’t be long before all my major joints were replaced. She laughed and replied “oh, that never happens!” I’m well on the way.
“12.AUG 2020: 6-Month Followup with Dr. Donner, and everything looks good. Minor healing discomfort which I expect to continue diminishing and remaining nerve root damage are the only notes from the lumbar surgery. The right knee is bad. We’ll need to see how I can nurse it along. I do not expect to have any further dealings of significant import with the healthcare system ever again.”
Social Distancing?
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2nd wave just started in New Zealand. Cue Twilight Zone soundtrack.
Scarface
Slash? The black one turned out to be a boy, and dumb as they come. He was gonna need a new name anyway, so “Boots” it is. But after he attempted suicide by dog a week ago, “Dumbass” might have been more appropriate. I didn’t see what happened, but heard it and looked up just in time to see Boots stagger away from the dog. He’s quite the feisty little rascal, so I imagine he tried his flying 4-paw ninja attack on Jax while he was eating his biscuit. I was afraid the kitten wasn’t gonna make it. He lost alot of blood and wasn’t moving much when we got him to the pet ER. Now he’s an $800 “free” cat, and the strong concussion followed by stitches clear across his head did not appear to slow him down at all.
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Trumpomania – the Greatest Shitshow on Earth!
(Except Lebanon, maybe?)
“Trump has no legal authority to do most of these things, more accurate to call them Executive Suggestions or Executive Noodlings than Executive Orders.”
Many are well aware of what Trump’s been up to over the past few years. Whether you agree with it or not is a political issue as fraught with stupidity as any political issue can be. But yesterday’s antics demonstrate how wholly ridiculous this has gotten, regardless of how un-informed or willfully ignorant you may be. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described it accurately as “absurdly unconstitutional.”
I’ll break it down as simply as I can. The administration has attempted to enact a payroll tax cut in the midst of double-digit unemployment. At least the people still working will feel that – yay! And incredibly, intends to divert money from FEMA at the beginning of the hurricane season to fund reduced unemployment subsidies. DoD money was funding The Wall, so I guess it makes sense in GOP Bizzarro World.
Why would they attempt this illegal, unconstitutional, certainly ineffective approach? Brian Tyler Cohen explains it pretty well. We need a propaganda vaccine now, too.:
If these idiots had 2 brain cells to rub together, they’d have seen this for what it was 6 months ago, instead of just another opportunity to exercise their shortsighted greed. With schools re-opening in-person in many places across the deep South, if you thought it was bad already, standby for the 1st wave peak.