The latest anti-vote-by-mail screed is a pretty transparent attempt to prepare people for a wave of "stolen election" nonsense if the GOP loses ground in the midterms. #BullshitDecrees #YouMustBeBadIfMyTeamCheatsAndLoses
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The latest anti-vote-by-mail screed is a pretty transparent attempt to prepare people for a wave of "stolen election" nonsense if the GOP loses ground in the midterms. #BullshitDecrees #YouMustBeBadIfMyTeamCheatsAndLoses
I'm trying to figure out why anyone should give a damn about Cracker Barrel's logo. I can't come up with anything that makes sense. #CrackerBarrel #WhoCaresAboutCrackerBarrel
Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.
Art Kelly was a genius. This cartoon holds up decades after it was first published. #WeHaveMetTheEnemy #TheEnemyIsUs #WaltKelly #Pogo
Root Boy Slim had it right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFkz...
I am America. My great-grandfather was a Jew from Latvia. My father was a WW II POW. On my mom's side I have Swedish, Irish, and Euro-mutt ancestry, at least. I like barbecue. I eat Asian food. My family includes people from lots of races and ethnic groups. They are America, too. #IamAmerica
I am America. My great-grandfather was a Jew from Latvia. My father was a WW II POW. On my mom's side I have Swedish, Irish, and Euro-mutt ancestry, at least. I like barbecue. I eat Asian food. My family includes people from many ethnic groups. They are America, too. #IAmAmerica
Mine certainly haven't been a problem, but I don't have much of a following.
Yes, the money is flowing into the United States, FROM the people that LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. I guess that dumbasses are gonna dumbass... #DumbassTariffLovers #Dumbasses #Tariff
"Quick! Generate some outrage to distract from the actual outrageous stuff that is happening!"
"I was wondering when my application would be approved. Do you need me to login to that program again so that you can check my account details?"
You missed the opportunity to see how long you could keep him on the phone, using the "confused old guy ready to be robbed' persona. Make lots of typos on your imaginary keyboard. Repeat stuff back wrong. Contradict yourself. See if you can get him to curse your ignorance...
That sounds pretty snazzy. Do you have the slide on the index finger, and use the rest of your fingers "normally"? I don't think I've ever considered that. Thanks for the brain-stretch! #BackwardsSlide
Perhaps it is time to reconsider how districts are defined. What about a system that uses some shape, perhaps a hexagon, that is superimposed on the map, and then defining the district by creating clusters of hexagons. It's similar to the way strategy games work, and it's impartial. #Redistricting
If inflation gets going and we all make $500 an hour, we can pay off our mortgages pretty quickly, with cheap money.
Who should be immortalized on the $71 bill?
Too Long; Didn't Read. Summarizes the post.
I had that appointment this week, too. They gave me 5 words, but I only remembered three because, well, because. On the bright side, I was able to draw a clock with the time they asked for. I considered drawing a digital clock, but decided against it. And I got a prescription for toe fungus.
Looks like Martian invaders will be settling in the US so that they can take advantage of the huge payments from pharmaceutical companies that are on the hook for 1500% price reductions. #MartianInvasion #1500Percent
If I understand correctly, we will be seeing drug prices plummet by 1500%. Since they can only drop by 100%, that means that every time I fill a prescription I will receive a payment of 14 or 15 times the price of the prescription. That is awesome! Do I need to sign up or is it automatic?
Sounds like they are trying to monitor lots of accounts so that they can throw a bunch of data at AI to manufacture something or other. If that's the case, it might be worth an occasional mention of the impending invasion from Mars, to help train their algorithm.
Yeah, but THESE are WHITE people, so it's different. Because they have such a history of being so horrendously persecuted by, um... Well, by some group of horrible people that just won't stop being mean to them.
It's absurd. I can't even think of anything suitable to compare it with...
The first sentence of this post is a perfect summary of the current administration. The real question is whether to send lots of picture books to the White House or inundate the mailroom with dictionaries and college essays. #DonnieCantRead #PictureBooks #SeeDickRun
Trying to declutter. Take an old mixer to a friend. Then he seems to catch the bug and declutters. I bring home a mandolin, a set of strings, a Honeytone amp, and a microphone with cable. That's more than I started with! Now I'm afraid to go through the guitars...
Didn't take long at all, did it? Next up will be stuff regarding special pay rates for the people that are coerced into providing this "service".
It forgot to say "Zionists" and "George Soros". Maybe they will fix that in the next revision.
I have been of the opinion all along that the "Epstein files" were a political fiction, rather than an actual thing. The only thing shocking about the sudden "disappearance" of said files is the admission that it was all bullshit. (And, no, none of this excuses pedophilia.)
My mistake. Apparently there are only 34 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients, at least according to Newsweek.
It's more likely that there will do some sort of barracks arrangement to house the people that are honored by being selected to work these critical jobs. #WorkMakesYouFree #MedicaidRobots #Medicaid #IndenturedWorkers
It looks like they figured it out. Put the 35 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients (1 in 10 Americans, apparently) to work in the fields. Oh, they have robots, too. I didn't anticipate THAT twist. bsky.app/profile/moll...
It's a fairly obvious development. Deport a bunch of people, claiming that they are dangerous. Create a labor shortage. Claim that it is perfectly reasonable to make Medicaid recipients work. Put 'em to work harvesting crops for low wages. Problem solved!
I suspect it’s already part of the plan.
Good point! I should probably have said, “…before some politician floats the idea…”
I thought that it was a $6000 deduction from your income, which saves a thousand bucks or so on your taxes, as opposed to a credit that reduces the amount of tax you owe by $6000.
"I'll take the discounted income tax for three years, instead of actually not paying tax on my Social Security," said nobody. #IncomeTax #SocialSecurity #HowDumbDoYouThinkWeAre
I see so many people condemning "Zionists". It would be much more honest if they simply acknowledged that they just plain don't like Jews. I wouldn't LIKE it, particularly, but it would be more honest.
How long before someone tries to backfill the agricultural jobs that are unfilled because of mass deportation by mandating that Medicaid recipients must work low-wage jobs on farms to maintain their Medicaid? I predict that the idea will be floated very soon. #Medicaid_Indenture #Medicaid
You might go along with it if you realized that bombing another country over non existent weapons is STILL a bad idea that might get the peasants worked up enough to take some sort of action.
I had almost the exact same thought as soon as it became clear that there wasn’t going to be an immediate large response. The more interesting aspect is Iran’s leaders saying, “Yep. You bet. He completely destroyed everything,” without any argument. He may even believe it.
If we really care about leveling the playing field so that trans athletes don’t unfairly dominate women, or embarrass men, there is a simple solution: Co-ed teams. I don’t think sports are as important as some folks, but I would be more likely to watch a team of PEOPLE, than men or women. #Co-Ed
It’s almost Fourth of July. Best post this before I forget. youtu.be/c1wzKfWJJUw?...
He pedaled Miss Information? It sounds like he opened Panderer’s box.
I'm waiting for Raw Egg and Tabasco flavor.
That's a lot of days! Now you can shoot for 23,711 for the next goal.
I always liked Bucksnort, but Ballplay definitely sounds like a contender, too.
Still trying to figure out who is paying protestors to riot. At this point, I can't even figure out the hourly rate and whether it's W-2 wages or 1099 pay. For that matter, is per diem available for the out-of-town people?
My Tesla buying plans haven't changed. I can't imagine what it would take to get me to buy one. I'm waiting for the cheap knockoffs.
Why isn't anybody blaming Obamacare?
Of course they are going to cheer. ANY FOOL knows that 9 is bigger than 2.4! That stuff that comes after the 9 or the 2.4 doesn't mean anything...
#86 TACO
They don't need to reed it. The need to right won. If they doo a good job they will be highered.
It occurs to me that the rib sandwich may not actually be a sandwich, even though it involves bread. The bread is more like a napkin that you eat. If you've no idea what I'm talking about, you probably haven't been to the South.
Guess we don't need all those spies now that we know that Russia is The Good Guys.
Can anyone explain, in Bluesky baby-talk, how to add someone to a block list that I'm subscribed to? In this case, I'm trying to add a jackass (with one follower) to the block list that's been doing a pretty good job of keeping racist bullshit from popping up.
You are responding exactly the way your handlers like, aren't you: No meaningful content, but insults galore. You must be so proud of the way you have matured since kindergarten.
I can't tell whether you are working for the KKK, Nazis, generic white nationalists, or Russia. Whoever it is would be proud of your racist tropes. Fortunately, there is a block button...
I am a huge fan of Liberal Arts study. I am of the belief that the majority of students would see more real benefit from studying a broad cross-section of subjects than they would get from going for the "good jobs when you graduate" curriculum dujour. If nothing else, they'd be more fun at a party.
I saw a report that the Chamber of Commerce decided to lobby the President over reducing tariffs, instead of filing lawsuits. I think that the spell-checker must have been broken, since it said "lobby" instead of "bribe".
I would say that blindly "not listening to MSM" is exactly what the people you don't like are hoping for. It sounds like something that the pro-Russia crowd hopes you will do, anyway.
Just got finished with cataract surgery. Colors are brighter and things are much less blurry. It doesn't feel like a waste of taxpayer money, from my (improved) viewpoint. #DontCutMedicare
I'm far from expert, but have you looked at the BBC Symphony Orchestra sound library? It's free, so the price is certainly right. www.spitfireaudio.com/virtual-inst...
The landing page on the Fox News website doesn't have any mention of the April 5th demonstrations. I guess that it's fake news and all of those people in the pictures on the other networks were AI-generated. Technology is becoming pretty convincing!
Cory Booker's speech is impressive, to say the least. Speaking as an older person, I can't imagine having to stand for 24 hours without an opportunity to empty my bladder, much less needing to speak coherently about the state of the country.
So Elon sold one of the businesses he is trying to destroy to another business that he's planning to use to make money from the government, while pretending that the one he sold is still worth the original price. And this is the guy that says he is stopping fraud?
Insulin is now just $35 for a 30 day supply. A great improvement. However, it turns out that the law doesn't tell the pharma companies how to package it, so it's hard to get 30 days worth. As written, my wife's script works out to 41 days worth (2 co-pays). It's the only size package they sell.
I had to stop and think about it before I got it. Nice one!
That is a terrible way to "do business". As long as it's a medical business, rather than a health practice, it will keep getting worse, unfortunately. I'm fortunate to have a Medicare Supplement plan that doesn't require the pre-approval nonsense. Good luck getting things sorted out quickly.
Looks like Jamie Raskin has a FOIA request letter that you can fill in and ask DOGE to tell you what they've done with your data. I am guessing that they will be flooded with requests in short order. jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
I guess you start with the easy wins... #StupidOrders
I guess I never thought about it, but I guess if they thought it all the way through we would have a bunch of pro-rabies activists telling us that it "isn't all THAT bad".
No brains, no headaches. A bottle of aspirin lasts a long time around this guy.
I got an email at my Gmail account from "Administrator Kylie" asking me to share my calendar and "...Take a step to the website and open the world of magic. Theres always something to pleasantly surprise you with. We have many gifts remaining..." Needless to say, I didn't share it. Nor should you.
If they start selling gold cards to rich immigrants that give them "green card PLUS" privileges, maybe they will offer a discounted version for current citizens that just give the the "PLUS" privileges. #GoldCardFraud #GoldCardImmunity
My father spent the last 7 months of WW II in a German POW camp. He died a few months before these bastards ascended to power. #FuckNazis
Did they have any ads for "genuine placebo Spanish Fly"? I hear that stuff is a lot more potent than the artificial placebo kind.
When I was a little kid, we had dinner at my Nana's. One of her friends had some numbers tattoed on his arm. I stared at them. Then my dad took me aside and explained that is not nice to stare at tattooes because it might make people remember bad things that happened to them. #FuckNazis
It is obvious that he intended it to be interpreted as a Nazi salute. It's equally apparent, based on the applause, that it was received as such. It is possible that some of the people were applauding because he "owned the libs" or some such nonsense but most of them had to understand what he meant.
I'm sure it was just an awkward gesture that was smoothly delivered with obvious intent. #FuckNazis
Some of our parents (deceased, in my case) shot Nazis, too. My dad was a POW in Germany during the last seven months of the war. He nearly died. #FuckNazis
It's pretty obvious that it was.
I once made a math error when making edibles. I used the percentage of THC, instead of the milligrams of THC. It was STRONG! DOGE made a similar error that converted $8 million to $8 billion. My mistake just got you really stoned. Theirs threatens to overturn the government. I’ll take the brownies.
To be clear, Zelensky was ELECTED to run Ukraine. He is not a dictator as some uninformed oligarchs claim.
Good choices, and you're mining deep enough in the catalog that you probably won't have to worry about someone else beating you to the punch. I remember Keith playing that song around Mid-Town Memphis, back in the day.
That's a really nice track. Thanks for sharing it. I need to find out more about these people!
When I click the link above it takes me to this search result:
I already don't waste much time clicking on links to videos for my "news", anyway, but this saves me from looking at the links in the first place and keeps my blood pressure low.
I went looking for lists related to Matryoshka, and found several here: blueskydirectory.com/lists/all?q=... I added the last 2 and blocked them. You can find a bunch of lists in the directory to block dolts and various annoying groups that post hateful dumbassery.
Can't help with cash, but I can vouch for the refurbished old-ass MacBook laptops at backmarket. If you're able to get by with a not-the-latest-MacOS you can find some decent rigs for two or three hundred bucks that might do the job. They have newer ones too, but I find that the old ones still work.
I have a Taylor 314CE guitar. It's a nice guitar but it feels almost like I'm about to join a cult when I play it. But then I think about selling it and pull it out of the case to play it, and I'm not as enthused about trading it for something else.
These insurance companies are the squirmiest of weasels. I've been lucky, so far, with Medicare and a supplement plan (courtesy of my former employer). I don't have to worry about so-called networks and I get benefit statements that show I owe $0 for my share.
Appeal the hell out of it and then write to your elected representatives and complain. Then write a song that makes people go, "Oh... NOW I get why privatizing Medicare is such a bad idea!"
That is a groaner for sure.
“We might be different as can be But thanks to Lynchburg, Tennessee It’s not like we ain’t got Jack in common”
If not for NPR, I never would have heard of Ponyhenge. Now it's on my bucket list. roadtrippers.com/magazine/pon...
Regions are geographical. Nations are emotional.
Good choice. The old Gottlieb games were well-thought-out games.
OR, you could get one of those full-size electronic machines that has a zillion classic pinballs embedded in it. Although I haven't played one, a co-worker had one that he really liked. According to him, the physics were quite similar to the real world. Your mileage may vary, of course.
On the other hand, there is a lot to be said for a classic Bally game, like Fireball, if you can find one in decent shape. Multi-ball, two little spinning platters, and a ton of fun.