Wednesday Night Concert: "I'll Fly Away," with Willie and Bobbie Nelson. youtu.be/cTkSPhQO4Os
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Wednesday Night Concert: "I'll Fly Away," with Willie and Bobbie Nelson. youtu.be/cTkSPhQO4Os
About damned time.
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Egregious, but very much on-brand. Good luck, my Florida friends.
And just as a measure of how little he actually cares about governing, Trump has put RFK in a position to completely dismantle the successes of Operation Warp Speed, arguably the one really successful thing that happened during the first Trump term.
Trump doesn't care. RFK was a "troll the libs, f-you to everyone" choice that put a compliant, if weird, guy in the Cabinet. RFK destroying American health is just a side effect that Trump couldn't care less about.
USS CAVALLA nested alongside the submarine tender USS PROTEUS in Tokyo Bay on V-J Day, eighty years ago today. #NavalHistory #MarititmeHistory
He’s jerking and moving around an awful lot for someone who is in pain and in a back brace.
What are “congressional hearings?”
They were all warned not to wear black.
This is a chance for him to make clear his (even deeper) loyalty to the president, in case anyone was wondering after he said a few days ago he was ready to take over the job.
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What's funny is that after all Giuliani has lost in his slavish devotion to Trump, he's STILL a craven, brown-nosing sycophant. This is the opening of a Giuliani fundraising e-mail I got a few days ago:
It’s cheaper than paying Giuliani the money he owes him.
Made from certified free-range dachshunds, of course.
Yep. The right lost their minds when an epidemiological study estimated a huge number of deaths in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, using long-established "excess deaths" methodology. The researchers' numbers were eventually accepted as official, but MAGA still refuses to recognize that.
I believe that's his hair coming out from under the ball cap, that the AI enhancement has bungled because of its similar color to his face. AI does that sometimes. In other words, I don't believe it's actually a think on his head.
[Laughs in Québécois.]
I know it's bad form to make fun of someone's appearance, but too many people are taking advice about what health should look like from a man who resembles a sunburned testicle and sounds like a washing machine full of dried gravel.
. . . rather than making it more difficult for them. /end
. . . their doctoral program, followed by a fellowships and other intensive postdoc education/training, can easily extend for a decade or more, even for dedicated, focused students. We should be doing everything we can as a nation to ease this path and capture these professionals. . .
The top graduating doctoral students especially transition into these roles, as they are typically the necessary stepping stone to successful careers in the health and science careers. In short, for the "best and brightest" that we (the United States) should be trying to attract and retain. . .
3-5 years. This is roughly analogous to the residency that in a specialty that medical school students undergo after graduating with their degree. The MD provides the core education they all need, but doesn't fully prepare them to work as physicians in a particular field or area of practice. . . .
time-consuming part of the doctorate doesn't start until 2-3 years into the student's time in the program. Even when the dissertation is completed and successfully defended (i.e., degree awarded), in many fields the new PhD/DSc will move into a research fellowship that may last. . .
. . . conducted on-site (advanced laboratories, clinical sites, archives), and that work typically doesn't even begin in earnest until the student has completed whatever coursework is required, and goes through a formal review process to approve his/her dissertation plan. So the really. . .
. . . students who, recall, are often already juggling other responsibilities like family, and often working full- or part-time outside the academic setting. Often in the sciences and health fiends, doctoral dissertations are themselves based on years of research that have to be. . .
The doctorate timeline varies so much that it probably can't be pinned to a specific number of years, which is part of the problem here. It varies on (1) the specific discipline, (2) how individual universities set up their doctoral programs, and (3) the requirements and needs of individual. . .
You don't need to deny people the right to vote, if you can accomplish the same thing by simply making it much more difficult to vote. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-texas...
Laboring on Labor Day A crew from A. G. Welding Co. in Texas City gives a live demonstration of steel riveting as part of the 1949 Labor Day parade in Galveston. Rosenberg Library image.
Whenever I’m facing a moral dilemma, I think of the advice my father gave me. “Never leave a paper trail,” he’d say, tapping the glass partition between us for emphasis.
Guy in of my Star Trek Facebook groups noticed that his new garden hose sprayer grip looked a lot like a phaser grip from the original series. So he fired up his 3-D modeling software and printer and. . . the Sprayser!
Sounds like a real opportunity, then. Unfortunately I invested my life savings in Trump superhero NFT trading cards a couple of years ago. I sure hope they get here soon.
Waterspout caught off 45th St. in Galveston around 1 PM Saturday. Unfortunately, it was already fading when I snapped the picture and was gone entirely within another minute.
The amusing thing is that when he's on patrol with ICE he won't need to wear a mask, because there's zero change of anyone recognizing him anyway.
Grimly amusing. Because George Washington opposed fiat currency, as it was not backed by specie (gold or silver) and was therefore unstable, George Washington University and the Kennedy Center have decided he would be TOTALLY behind Bitcoin. These people should lose every damned penny.
I'm not dissing Sears's (or any veteran's) military service. I'm pointing out that this ad is simple-minded pandering to the MAGA/ammosexual base. The Virginia Lieutenant Governor has no law enforcement or national security role that involves carrying a weapon, much less one like this.
Our daughter (in the U.S.) got sent home by the school nurse with a single suspected chickenpox sore. She had been vaccinated, and that was her only symptom. No fever, nothing. Buy my wife had never been vaccinated, and never had it as a kid, and she came down with it and it was HORRIBLE.
Colin is right about this. This new policy is going to be a disaster, if we really want to attract and retain the best and brightest, in medicine and the sciences especially.
Unfathomably stupid.
"There is Monument of him in Charlottesville, VA." That was literally melted into a puddle of bronze.
I've been through the door into the Speaker's Lobby she was climbing through at the head of an angry, violent mob. Most people don't realize what a near-run thing that was. She made her choice.
LOL
It’s between “concerned” and “troubled.”
She ran before in full 2A mode for no reason other than MAGA pandering. Same as ever was.
Watch. If you claim one of these to get a vaccine, they’ll use it later as a preexisting condition to crank up your health premium or kick you off your plan.
And his obsessions and worldview haven’t changed since the 1980s and ‘90s.
wtf is this nonsense? He thinks he can understand kid’s “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them? This is an insane person.
Four more top #CDC officials have submitted their resignation in the past few hours - Debra Houry (chief medical officer), Demere Daskalakis (director of NCIRD), Daniel Jernigan (director of NCEZID) + Jen Layden (director of OPHDST) www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... It is horrifying
Thank you for your attention in this matter!
The daughters of Hermann Göring's aide - who refused for years to talk with art-theft investigators - put their home in Argentina up for sale, and GUESS WHAT.
Remember when Doug Burgum was supposed to be the SANE Republican running for president?
Pete Hegseth calls this the “warrior ethos.”
Pete Hegseth calls this the “warrior ethos.”
If that's a picture of Roger Stone from behind, I'm all for it.
Good news! Drug prices now to be reduced by 1,500%. Excellent!
So what does one do with reinforced positions of 12-inch Coast Artillery guns? Built a luxury resort hotel on top of them, of course! Battery Hoskins, Fort Crockett, Galveston, Texas
That word isn’t used nearly enough these days.
“Let’s all do magnets.” Lord help us.s
“Let’s all do magnets.”
Pit bull/kitten status update.
“People think he took drugs, but nothing was proven. He never tested positive, and Roger, from the very beginning, totally denies it.” Cough! Adderall! Cough!
Soon to be renamed, "Golden P*nis Plaza."
Cracker Barrel is not one of my go-to places, but I don’t feel strongly about it one way or another. I do remember years ago they had some pretty serious discrimination issues that they resolved. But people going nuts over changing the logo is completely insane.
me: i'm trying to stay positive doctor: then i have some good news
The height at which you use chopsticks is indicative of class. You should not grip the chopsticks higher than your host.
“Nice chip company you got there. It would be a shame if, say, it got tariffed into oblivion, but for just a 10% share…“
How do you get to be the world‘s richest man? Well, part of it is cheating your employees.
Given how some folks seem to be losing their ever-lovin’ in minds about the new Cracker Barrel logo, I asked the AI how Winston Churchill would respond to this egregious affront to national dignity. It did not disappoint.
I asked AI to write an appropriate speech for Sir Winston. It did not disappoint.
“I gave my life to Christ in the Cracker Barrel parking lot” sounds like the filthiest euphemism I have ever heard.
If you’re interested in rum, exotic drinks, or naval history, “The Rum Never Sets” is a book you’re going to want: it demystifies London Dock Rum and Navy Rum with original archival research. Detailed, but not TOO detailed. You will enjoy reading it, then keep the book on your shelf for reference.
NEW: In March, the Trump administration announced a massive purge of workers at the nation's health agencies. We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left. They refused to give us numbers. So we conducted our own analysis... 🧵 projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
“Comically corrupt AND cheap is no way to go through life, son.”
Be right back, working on my AI image of James Dobson being welcomed at the gates of heaven by Hulk Hogan and Augusto Pinochet
Years ago there was a Harris County, Texas (Houston) County Judge -- highest elected official in the county -- who wrecked a decades-long career in public office by diverting a road maintenance crew to lay gravel in his driveway. Absolutely insane. 2/2
No kidding. But, I am often surprised at the low value of some things that public officials will risk torching a 20, 30-year career for. 1/2
“Honan opened the bag and discovered a red envelope inside stuffed with cash, at least one $100 bill and several $20 bills.” Comically corrupt AND cheap is no way to go through life, son.
“Honan opened the bag and discovered a red envelope inside stuffed with cash, at least one $100 bill and several $20 bills.” Comically corrupt AND cheap is no way to go through life, son.
Wow, they eliminated the cracker AND the barrel!
Novo Nordisk’s move to cut the price of Ozempic to $499 for the uninsured is a modest step forward, but let’s not forget. Ozempic costs just $59 in Germany while it costs less than $5 to make. The U.S. must no longer pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
I’m not sure where this data comes from, but voters here in Texas do not register by political party.
Previous titles include US, German (early and late war), and Italian subs in their respective campaigns, and use the same basic game system. There is also a companion game by another designer covering WWI Uboats.
“Sensuikan” is an upcoming title in a series of solitaire games by Greg Smith where the player attempts to compete a wartime commanding a WWII submarine. They are “narrative” games that build a storyline following the boat and its commander (I.e., the player).
Jeebus, he has a merch shop in the Oval.
I'm waiting for Greg Smith's and Brett Grimmond's "Sensuikan" to come out.
Tonight's Galveston then-and-now is a photo of the I-45 approach into Galveston after Hurricane Alicia in August 1983, and the same scene after Hurricane Ike in September 2008.
Grok? _____ Jackson’s homicide rate in 2024 (77.24 per 100,000) was significantly higher than Washington, D.C.’s (26.7 per 100,000), reflecting Jackson’s persistent challenge with violent crime, though 2025 shows a promising decline.
“coke tarts” in the South. Note that “coke” here is a generic, not a named brand.
He's all full of nastiness.
"Russia’s restraint from occupying all of Ukraine could be seen as a concession." There's a reason engaged observers on Ukraine refer to Witkoff as "Dim Philby."
Funny, he seemed to be okay with modern medicine when his toddler needed a kidney transplant recently.
Grim. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
I have no idea what these posts are supposed to accomplish. The first one I saw was the one about Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros, but I immediately doubted it when I couldn't find any of confirmation of it -- and I live in the Astros's backyard, practically. Very weird and disconcerting.
Elon Musk brings his unique genius to dining. Is there anything he cannot do? /s www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/08/elon...
Collision Update: China and Philippines Trade Blame Over Collision in Contested Sea 1️⃣China Claims it is the Philippines' Fault 2️⃣What is That Under the Bow of the Chinese Destroyer? 3️⃣How Geopolitics Contributed to the Collision? youtu.be/cosPA3hQ-1Y
Friends, you may have seen Facebook posts claiming that this or that celebrity has donated $12.9 million to some worthwhile cause, like providing housing for homeless veterans. (It’s always $12.9 million, by the way.) They’re fake. Proceed with caution.
From a country that fetishizes its military, but shits on its veterans, this may be the most pathetic thing I’ve seen in a long time.
Making Trump wait for Putin is a classic power move.
