Daughter #2 is across the pond for Xmas this year. I’ll update her photo page for this little expedition, as new pics show up…
Xmas in Sweden, 2019
Rudi's back from Ukraine!
…in support of the Republican Impeachment defense, resting solely on a new GOP political concept for re-defining reality. So Rudi Giuliani returned to the U.S. to advise his biggest client last weekend.
“He’s a great person who loves our country, and he does this out of love, believe me. He does it out of love,” (said our fuckwit POTUS) Riiiiiiiight. – out of love for keeping his own sorry ass out of jail. That little project is getting increasingly difficult, as the hub player in International Criminal Conspiracy USA 2019.
Stay consistent when the cover story gets blown. Just keep doing what you’re doing, pretending it’s all good. Fucking morons.
2020 is Ramping up in Russia
I hope the Intel and Cyber agencies not already sufficiently neutered by Trumpomania have a handle on this. At least we’re throwing some money at it. The propaganda campaign will be significantly more difficult to detect and thwart this time around. eMail bots I’m seeing appear to be in some cases, actively managed, with shades of reality attached. It’s not going to be a full frontal assault like last time. It will be low, slow, under the radar.
Let’s hope there’s not any good AI behind the FB and Twitter accounts.
My Suicide Equation
It’s a very personal thing, certainly varied by the individual in myriad ways. The big factors in that equation could be viewed allegorically as a culinary recipe, with similar ingredients from the different food groups substituted for flavor, consistency and caloric content. I alluded to how that works for me at the end of the ECHCS feedback post. Please allow me to break it down here, just to be very clear.
The VA gave me two things, and took one away. They gave me alot of un-anticipated pain and disability(PD), both physical and emotional. During the discovery phase lasting many months, the 2nd ingredient, cognitive dissonance (CD), was mixed in. That can really fuck with a person’s head after awhile. Then towards the end of my ECHCS relationship, to seemingly sort of seal the deal, they took away any hope for relief.
Mix those three things in somebody’s head, and you have a viable recipe for suicide brewing. The problem with the recipe allegory is when converted to the simpler, colder mathematical equation, the result solved for on the right can be only one of two things:
PD + CD + Hope = Life
PD + CD – Hope = Death
I hope that spells it out clearly enough for anyone who might be interested.
It's Tomlin!
I always liked this guy, and felt like he was a great coach, despite having no 1st-hand knowledge on the topic. The team’s performance speaks for itself, with this year’s amazing comeback emphasizing that fact like never before. The coaching staff is in my estimation, the biggest factor in any sports team’s success. Of course it takes star players to win championships. But even they go nowhere without a great coach tying it all together. Pittsburgh’s ejected a couple high-profile examples recently.
Nice Try
Great – another number to call when you’re contemplating offing yourself. Maybe they’ll make an app for that. Sometimes I wonder if the people working these programs have ever been the 1st person operative in a relevant scenario themselves. When it comes time to make a phone call, it’s already far too late in some cases. Prevention to me, means mitigating the contributors that eventually amount to a self-inflicted death.
Here’s the latest entry from my symptoms log, currently urging me to blow my brains out:
“14 DEC 2019: Constant glow from the injury site itself is now on the rise, probably I suspect, due to the discogram. It’s running a steady 3-4P level now, with the occasional movement jabs amplified as well. Any physical activity like walking or just simply standing, push it much higher, more quickly. Being basically sedentary has become a constant state of discomfort, punctuated with insomnia and acute flare-ups.”
That’s on top of the other, more troubling symptoms. It’s that bad. I can’t live like this. Left untreated, it probably wouldn’t be up to me, anyway. But like I told my Dad, I’m tired of talking about it. Ending this by any means necessary is a perfectly rational decision.
Don’t get me wrong – the phone lines certainly are a necessary, beneficial factor in the equation. I imagine a large cross-section of the “suicidal population” as t’were, is not really suicidal, so getting them on the phone is liable to stop them from acting. But it ain’t doing much for the overall growth of that population, generally speaking. Have a look in this little corner of potential suicide hell for another good clue. I use the term “hell” only to highlight the religious connotation there. I can’t possibly begin to imagine what that poor girl was going through. If you don’t call that the epitome of suicide prevention failure, I don’t know what is.
Monkey See…
…Monkey Do. That summarizes the Republican impeachment defense strategy. One after another, they take their turns spouting the same nonsensical talking points, embarrassing the entire country for all the world to see. Congratulations Putin – you won this round.
Glad to see I’m not alone in my opinion of this shitshow:
“If there’s anything I learned from watching all those hours of House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings, it’s not that Matt Gaetz is a shameless slime bucket or that any time Jim Jordan speaks, we gain a closer understanding of all that’s wrong with America or that Texas Republican Louie Gohmert is, well, irredeemably Louie Gohmert (who beats out, by some distance, the fact that Ken Buck is, well, forever and always Ken Buck).”
“Stalin, as you know, was infamous for show trials, in which the defendant’s guilt was pre-ordained. But I think there’s a different point to be made here: What do you call it when the fix is in for the guilty party to walk free?”
I call it the beginning of the end for the Republican Party.
Wake Up, PA!
I see Mike Dense made a visit to my old stomping grounds yesterday. I hope the folks back home have seen enough Russian propaganda for one election cycle. It would behoove them to look past the memes and rhetoric. The current political climate outlook is frigid with sub-zero alt-right low-pressure systems building in the minds of unstable voters.
Most sentient people understand the principle of politicians being basically professional liars. This is nothing new. It’s just the nature of the business – nothing personal. It could even be a GOOD thing – as long as they are trading lies about their official business. There comes a point where the line gets drawn. These bastards get in my wheelhouse when they start playing illegal, treasonous games with the American People’s hard-earned money.
Buck the Russian Cuck
“Buck also echoed debunked claims that Ukraine officials interfered in the 2016 election.” Later in the week, Mr. Butt-Fuck opined about much irrelevant Mueller and Biden nonsense. The ADHD drugs aren’t working. This toady REALLY needs to go.
Yep, if it looks like a cuck….
Back in Business
Starting to look like maybe the Broncos found the QB they’ve been looking for:
Beating the Heavily-favored Texans at home the way they did last week amounted to a simply phenomenal performance NOBODY saw coming. Stay tuned for the beginning of the Lock era in Denver…
One Last Thing for the ECHCS
Never let it be said I am ungrateful. I always send thanks to where/whoever it is due. Oddly(?) written communication with providers in “the system” includes only an ill-conceived “Secure Messaging” function. In terms of basic healthcare applications, that was clearly nothing but a source of delay and confusion, at least for me and continues to this day. I won’t follow up on the thread recently started with my new PC in the Cheyenne part of that system. It went un-answered. They probably assume anything to do with me is unlikely to turn out well at this point:
I don’t know how secure it is, but it definitely is not functional as a means of supporting patient/provider communication. That took three days to get nothing accomplished or even acknowledged. Maybe Annie is a sock, and the CYA effort continues? Who knows. Hard to tell with this so-called form of communication. Look at any of these VA web sites and they are plastered with Facebook, Instagram, whatever-the-fuck social media “connect with” bullshit. They cannot even connect the dots in their own records, much less connect with patients. It’s not working – just like the suicide prevention program(s).
The IRIS (Inquiry Routing & Information System) system was the only way I could find to communicate. That ultimately did not work for me either, apart from maybe this last little bit, even after my symptoms log snippet from the 1st complaint was input into the official record. I still can’t be sure patient advocate Mr. Peterson got the message, but he did return my call, so we’ll call it good:
Facts, or lack thereof, I should say. Seems like alot of controversy surrounding facts these days. Look no further than the screen in front of you for the problem. I’d guess it holds around a 70/30 split fiction/fact ratio these days. That’s only when anybody is even paying attention.
Judiciary Phase in the Can
Here’s the 2nd drop of my Personal POTUS Impeachment Spin. Ranting about government corruption seems futile. But being laid up with a back injury gives me plenty of time on my hands. I wonder what the crazy constituent threshold for Gardner and Buck’s staff is these days:
“So Nunes is in on it, too? Whodathunkit. The useful idiots fucked this one up royally. That fat-ass Pompeo, the whole cabinet and what looks to me like the entire Party is now rotten to the core. Why are you fighting about your dirty election nonsense from the past instead of fixing the problem it created in the present? Nobody cares. Pull your heads out and do the right thing for a change.”
“The Republican Party supporting the Chump-in-Chief looks less like a political party, and more like a big turd circling the bottom of the biggest political shitter I could possibly imagine. Nice job.”
“Let me know if you’d like to be featured in one of my blog posts:
http://stuff.is-a-geek.net/wordpress/2019/11/23/intel-portion-complete/
I’m brewing stories about Trump and his impeachment right now. You like stories, right? How much truth would you like to see in yours? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Starting to feel a little smear campaign of my own coming on…”
“Anyone still believe this Impeachment is just a Senate Popularity Contest? The scope, depth and brazen MO of this scheme to defraud the American and Ukrainian people (among MANY other things!) makes it the most reprehensible and unforgivable act(s) committed by this government since the Indian War Era. I’m guessing that part is probably just the tip of the corrupt GOP iceberg – bobbing about in a sea of embarrassment, disrespect and asininity, melting fast. Look up that last one, if necessary. It’s the last part of the word “jackass.” That’s what your gang looks like now – a herd of jackasses. Good luck going down with that.”
“Is there anything left the current POTUS has “not” screwed up yet? Do you have information unavailable to the public on that topic? He just sent the entire Armed Forces into retrograde for who knows how long, and I doubt the Seals EVER recover. Wasn’t that the long pole in the Russian Social Media Electioneering Tent from the start?”
“The impeachment inquiry isn’t just about Trump’s future. It’s about what Americans should expect from their president. Failing to accept this opportunity to support our Constitution and stand for what is right embarks the entire country onto a very slippery slope.”
“Can’t wait to read Schiff’s intel report. Are you going to read it? We already know ignoring the facts to pursue political interests is more important than serving the country to many in the GOP these days. Can’t wait to see which side of political subterfuge fence you fall on.”
“Funny thing about history: Despite revisionist attempts to re-write it, the truth eventually comes out. What side of history will you fall on when people look back at the disaster that is this Trump administration?”
“Funny watching your boy Collins getting frantic at the Judiciary hearing right off the bat. Are you even slightly embarrassed by the clearly deceitful, dishonest attitudes and opinions of your colleagues on the right? This idiot used his time saying nothing. Must have attended the JJ School of Parliamentary Nonsense. The left states facts, the right waffles and speculates. You call that a defense? WTF are you defending?”
“Turley re-defines bribery for ‘our time’ by describing Founder discussions about guess what? Things That Did Not Happen. Allegories like “dogs that hunt” or not, depending on the century their lives transpired, blatantly pander to the base’s comprehension level. “Boundless interpretation” portends simple Appeal to Common Belief, and Ambiguity fallacies in Turley’s lexicon. There must be some doubt somewhere, right? Astoundingly weak. But consistent. They just expect people to be stupid enough to buy it. Not even a good try. Lotsa rhetoric, no facts. Next.”
“Ms. Roby achieved the dubious distinction of sternly contradicting herself enough times within a period of less than 2 minutes to hold the world’s record on that foot chewing. Harping on an on about “facts” with the right yet to produce a single one. The Saturday Night Live writers must be roiling in the biggest marathon cast party since the Belushi days.”
“Is it any wonder Turley’s history-laden narrative leads directly to the same refuted argument he failed to defend a judge removal with before? What was that about doom and repeating history not learned? Is there a Trump-friendly witness that has not been either unhelpful or flatly discredited yet? Just one?”
“Specifically to Buck, the fuck-ass from CO:
Perhaps you need a little coaching on your understanding of the term “Impeachable Offense.” You spent your time going over irrelevant history. At least you followed the party line. You are a disgrace to your office. Say goodbye to my vote and anyone I can influence, cocksucker.”
“Mr. Gardner got a link to Buck’s feature story of the day, as a professional courtesy:
http://stuff.is-a-geek.net/wordpress/2019/12/05/fuck-ken-buck/”
“Mr. Gaetz’s finger-pointing tirade about the “will of the people” was less inspiring than the criminal acts of the fuckwit POTUS that triggered it. Why does every variation of the same argument presented by the right delve into the past in total disregard of the present and future? As ever, this toady proceeds repeatedly proclaiming the term “fact” in a factless tirade against a witness, bloviating about nonsense having no connection to their testimony whatsoever. Your nationally televised soapbox for real-life lemmings was real hoot.”
“Republican politicians now fully embrace obvious Russian propaganda, repeating it for the media. They are in fact, Russian assets, wittingly or otherwise. Based on their performance at hearings and press conferences, “otherwise” seems plausible. You have to wonder if they are aware of treason being a capital offense at the Federal level. Some of these imbeciles need a serious reality check.”
“Here’s a great example of conservative impeachment evidentiary criteria: Foxnews reports “..this only proves that Nunes’ phone was connected to Parnas. We still have no evidence that Nunes spoke with Parnas.” Repubs keep repeating “sham, hoax, witchhunt, etc.” Your 10lb bag-o-shit called a defense is busting at the seams and you keep over-stuffing it with 20lbs of idiocy. Consider adding honesty back into your little bag of tricks, before it’s too late.”
“Accept that the 2016 election smokescreen was blown away by the truth before you morons even started parroting it to the media like the Russkie assets you certainly are. If you’re not just giving him plenty of rope to hang himself, you’ll be hanging your own selves over the biggest political bloodbath this country has ever seen.”
“Mr. Collins, ranking judiciary member, needs a lesson on interpersonal communications. He doesn’t understand that raising his voice and screaming at people is not well received in most civilized gatherings. Nor is the ongoing attempt to deflect the issue to the Bidens, in this case. Can somebody please remind the imbecile this inquiry is about Trump – not the Bidens, 2016 or any other GOP fantasy straw they are grabbing at?”
“Who went after the phone records? Hell, I’d have done it myself, under the circumstances. Can I volunteer to be blamed for that? In the most demanding, demeaning voice possible, Collins embarrasses himself bigly. First it was the whistle-blower. Now the phone calls. Who is responsible for exposing all this damning evidence! We want names! Then Castor, the primary GOP law-slinger, goes into some potential “leak” issue. Thank gawd for leaks.”
“POTUS is “skeptical” about foreign aid? Ya think? Apparently he is also skeptical about his role as Cunt-in-Chief as well. Appropriated money is disbursed on schedule, regardless of anybody’s skepticism. That’s why they spend countless hours debating it in Congress. It’s not Trump’s money, and this country does not belong to him. It belongs to me more than him. I spent 20 years working for and in some cases risking my life for this country. The Secret Service wasn’t following me around in Bosnia. I’m skeptical about you now, FWIW.”
“Castor’s long pause at mention of the “W” word in reference to his own whistle-blowers, was telling. IMMEDIATELY upon uttering the word, a little pinprick in the back of his brain stuck. Priceless. This is all just for show, right – entertainment for laid-up people like me with nothing better to do?”
“The pretzel sentence?” Blondie with the glasses ain’t doin’ it for me. But my libido’s been a little suppressed lately. The exchange did look well-rehearsed. A leading question, dutifully followed at great length saying nothing factual. More shades of things widely regarded as not having taken place, and Sondland goes under the bus. One of the central figures on the home team, hand-picked and paid in full up front, is a “bad” guy, for various oleaginous reasons. No shyt? Birds of a feather…”
“Sensenbrenner got his knickers in a twist because investigators look at phone records. ‘Oh the surveillance state, the privacy concerns…’ he wailed. What he’s really upset about is these idiots aren’t smart enough to even realize they are making tracks, much less cover them. Giuliani is like a GoogleMap™ hub location on the road to international criminal conspiracy summit USA.”
“Did Gohmert just crawl out from under a rock somewhere? Sorry, that’s all I got on him. You either find this dumpster fire entertaining or endlessly boring. Pull up the videos on YouTube yourself and see what you idiots look like. I’m really at a loss for words on some of the shyt going on there. You won’t hear that out of me very often. JJ just sounds annoying now. Say it over and over enough and it sticks?” That’s the strategy?”
“Yeah, that GOP strategy was on display – literally. Visual aids – with Schiff on a milk carton? How come you didn’t have Nancy pictured with a big X across her face captioned “No More Hate!” The one thing you assholes have accomplished through these hearings so far is set a new standard for bald-faced lying. I bet I can come up with trivial insults couched in lies faster than the Russians. Wanna hire me as your new PR consultant? I come cheaper, with more honesty and fewer legal gotchas.”
“The Republican party is clearly colluding to deny the facts, leveraging the 50/50 partisan split to paint a deceptive veneer of legitimacy on treason. How long do you think you can keep the meme-only portion of the electorate fooled? They will be the ones coming with torches and pitchforks after the charade completely falls apart. The fragile fucking limp-dicks that got us into this mess need to grow a pair. Fix it now, or deal with it come election time when your ass gets voted OUT.”
2 Suspects, 4 Dead
Anybody think the Miami cops could use a little more Training? They will try to spin this their way, but it’s clearly the most egregious failure in police brutality so far this year. You just don’t assault a vehicle in the middle of traffic like that. Period. I don’t give a fuck what anybody thought or saw. You just don’t do it. Basic tactical training says shoot only at what you can see. Idiots.
Every officer who discharged their weapon at that van needs fired. And after the forensics are matched up, the killers charged.
The "Meme-Only" Electorate
This is what it’s come to. One of social media’s biggest applications is now among other things, a propaganda machine. Anyone with an Internet connection can take a picture or video, post it online and have the message say whatever they want. Hello Trump, goodbye Constitution, and off we go to hell in a hand-basket. If only large swaths of the electorate were smart enough to see it.
They Must be Desperate…
…Shotgunning 6-figure openings across the Internet. Wow. Or maybe D.C. has finally reached the point where nobody wants to work there anymore. It always sucked, especially at the Pentagon, from what I’ve heard. Does look like a pretty sweet deal for somebody up to it. I certainly am not.
One of a Kind
“This outsize influence explains why NASA broke the mold in the PSP name. It’s the only agency spacecraft ever named after a living person.”
Thinking outside the box is an understatement when it comes to getting the job done at the outer edge of the envelope. Eugene Parkeris one of those rare scientists truly exemplifying that rare character trait.
It’s got rings! Mind Blowing Results!
