Who does he consider "pedestrian"?
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Who does he consider "pedestrian"?
Vasily Stalin: I hate being sober. It's a terrible, terrible mood to be in. (Death of Stalin - 2017)
I still have a couple of blacked chins around. Mostly they're feeding in the bee balm.
Large corporations buy life insurance on their own employees. Most employees don't realize this goes on.
That, too
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iāve been calling her Princess Polio but this absolutely wins
Trump will rely on horoscopes and Nostradamus
Hope yr jurisdiction deals w/noise more effectively than mine. The only noise restriction ordinance that occasionally gets enforced here is industrial noise but only if it occurs outside the designated hinges-of-hell times.
Here's my Philomena Cunk alt-history of the WSU/ID rivalry: Battle of the Palouse began before the forward pass was invented; there was only the "gas pass," a crude diversion at best. The Cougs originally were known as Doogs while the Vandals were called Yobs.
We wonāt notice it at first Maybe an outbreak of cholera in southwest Kansas goes undetected Perhaps the number of flu related deaths ticks up just a bit each year But-ultimately, inexorably-the destruction of the CDC will lead to countless deaths All because of two men Trump and RFK, Jr
The word is an appeal to history but since no one studies history anymore, its usage is archaic. Sad.
Chock full 'o steroids
"Should someone call a doctor?" " Um, well, he had all the good ones killed."
CHP to protect ex-VP Kamala Harris after Trump pulls Secret Service detail, sources say
New in PN: Alert the media ā the WH is lying about Trump's health "Something's clearly up & the official explanations donāt make sense. Thatās not a shock given that Trump is a liar surrounded by toadies who surrendered their shame long ago. But itās past time for reporters to ask some questions."
Stage makeup on his hands isn't fooling anyone. Trump is at the lath-and-plaster stage of his failing health cover-up.
we'll know it's for real when Fox News starts playing Lee Greenwood's rendition of "Swan Lake" on loop
What if we established a tax-exempt Church of Democracy and sued the government for infringing on our religious freedoms when it does authoritarian stuff?
Hi, immunologist here: (a scientist who studies immune & inflammatory processes) RFK Jr is talking absolute bullshit when he says he can āsee in kids faces that they have inflammationā Thatās NOT how immunology works. He is an anti-science profiteer. Start calling him such.
RFK Jr is a crank spewing advice from quacks. He's the remastered version of The Needle and the Damage Done. Gone, gone, the damage done.
Despite all evidence, KXLY refuses to talk about drought bc that wld disrespect the president. "All this is *normal*. Get it? This is completely normal and no rain is typical."
New: In 7 months, Kennedy has broken the CDC, perhaps irreparably. For all heās done with mass firings, gutting expertise, and attacking vaccines, Wednesdayās loss of its most senior and competent leadersātruly the CDCās backboneāis the most consequential attack yet. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
Tens of millions of Americans know good evidence vastly outweighs superstition and magical thinking.
Little kids are having to use their bodies to shield friends from gunfire while armed soldiers are busy picking up trash.
Former Spokane mayor Nadine Woodward must feel she's in seventh heaven right now. No Covid vaccines available and, the piĆØce de rĆ©sistance, a measles outbreak.
WTH are "mitochondrial challenges"? Are they related to bad humours, fucked-up chakras or intersecting astral planes?
Never missed an episode. I learned so much. I will miss it deeply.
A giant boule with slab of chocolate cake on the side set the scene. Purple birthday wishes with Luminol lighting: wishing you the best, Josh!
What is that thing?!
A former CDC staffer adds: āThis is the work of a death cult.ā
Mine, too!
RKF Jr. is a dangerous man who is determined to abuse his authority to act on truly terrifying conspiracy theories and disinformationāleaving us unprepared for the next deadly pandemic and snuffing out potential cures while heās at it. My full statement.
I had serious doubts about CDC Director Monarezās willingness to stand up against RFK Jr.ās personal mission to destroy public health in AmericaāIām glad that I was wrong. If there are any adults left in the White House: we cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of CDC. FIRE HIM.
Tonight one of the CDCās top public health leaders, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, has resigned from his post. Below is his full resignation letter. You should read every word. This is a truly scary moment for public health in America. 1/2
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CDC Director Susan Monarez is a genuine hero!!
BREAKING: Susan Monarez, the new director of the CDC is reportedly being fired weeks after she was confirmed to lead the public health agency. The worst public health administration in US history continues.
It was cumulative damage from bone-crushing handshakes and corgi bites killed the queen, Karoline Leavitt screams.
I think the only reason it sounds hyperbolic is because we are frogs in a pot of boiling water. Makes me wonder what it felt like in the 1930s.
turns out the thing most of us learned as kids is still true: stand up to bullies and they usually back down ā but give them what they want and theyāll *always* be back for more
Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
The Defense Secretary approved armed military personnel to patrol civilian neighborhoods in DC. We know other cities are in this administration's crosshairs as Americans face an armed military takeover of the government on behalf of Trump. It's up to the American people at this point. What now?
The back of Queen Elizabeth's hands looked like that in her final days. She had bone cancer. Trump is getting an infusion of *something* on a pretty regular basis it seems.
It can be days before the spots show up so maybe ER didn't test for measles thinking it was some other childhood illness. Way things are going, health staff will have to familiarize themselves w/diphtheria & other "defunct" diseases the to RFK.
The 3rd individual was in Providence Sacred Heart ER on three separate days. Measles is incredibly contagious with a long incubation period. Yikes.
Walking-around money ain't what it used to be.
Season 3 of Fisk starts tonight on Netflix. Thank you, Australia. I really need laughs and hilarity right now. Badly.
Some of the most fervent abolitionists were in England, the place with scientists that led the way in defining the science of geology.
Hasn't one of the main justification long been that slave owners converted African "savages" to Christianity, thus giving them a chance for salvation? There's nothing in this world that Jesus can't be used for in rationalizing malign intent and greed.
Sam Altman: I see humans achieving omnipotence using dark matter byā¦ 2030 maybe? Thatās if OpenAI is given a quadrillion dollars Theo Von: Yeah Altman: Or, we may become a race of slaves, genetically modified to be harvested by robot spiders. Thatās if OpenAI doesnāt get the money Von: Right
Wait until he has AF1 gilded. Will be wild!
Why doesn't Sam's AI software just design new computers that need less space and energy and generate less heat.
Financial Times calls the mantel collection "casino rococo."
tfw you order the Versailles foam sticky starter pack for your college dorm room
"...or what?" That type of vernacular doesn't match Trump-speak. Sounds like a Newsom parody.
You realize, donāt you, that this era will be remembered as the time when the country with the worldās strongest economy and largest military rapidly went insane.
Do not come to visit the United States while Trump is president. #worldcup2026
Yeah, this is a highly unusual all-hands-on-deck meeting that wouldnāt be happening if Alaska was productive. 5 European leaders, the head of NATO and the head of the EU donāt just drop everything and fly to DC. H/T: @radiofreetom.bsky.social
I need you to understand that if you heard a song you liked in the 80s, you couldnāt Shazam it. You couldnāt Google the lyrics. You had to sing it to the guy at Tower Records.
Thereās no longer any pretense this has anything to do with crime (there are cities or parts of cities in SC and Ohio that have higher crime rates than DC ā send the troops there!). This is about establishing a precedent for Trump seizing control of the nationās capital when he wants to.
Megachurch Conducts Successful Nuclear Missile Test
You need to go back in time and have a serious discussion with Orin Hatch and Tom Daschle. Those two enabled all this nonsense.
Acceptance of germ theory did a lot of the heavy lifting in improving human and animal lifespan. Just wait until RFK Jr decides to revoke germ theory and instructs doctors to smudge with sage.
Iāve had my complaints with Newsom over the years, but heās handling this moment exactly right. And Ted Cruz is throwing an absolute fit about California redistricting. š¤£š¤£š¤£
This is A+ trolling
For the record, our division commander BANNED things called āpresence patrolsā in Iraq. āIf you donāt have a specific task & purpose, your āpresenceā doesnāt do anything.ā National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC. A complete waste of soldierās time & effort.
I've heard the basement in the Davenport Hotel is also quite a sight to see but not open to public. I'm sure urban explorers have stories to tell.
Oh, I think that was the El Ray Theater. It was next to a restaurant called The Matador in (I think) the Bennett Block. There was a trƩs cool alley next to what once was a Taco Time (!). Humble restaurant aspirations in those days.
So assuming this story is correct -- and the WSJ reporter is excellent -- Trump's chief negotiator on Ukraine is meeting with Putin about how to end the war while also scouting sites for a possible Trump hotel in Moscow. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Serrano?
On a side note, Idaho now has the lowest MMR vaccination rate in the nation.
After a series of recent Supreme Court rulings, an emboldened movement of Christian nationalists ā conservatives who want to use government to elevate their religion over other faiths ā hope the constitutional walls dividing church and state are poised to come tumbling down. rangemedia.co/idahos...
Yes, that one. It was built in an alley. It's alternately quirky and classic architecture.
Slightly diminish a band: Pewter Zepplin
Matchy-Matchy Crew
What kind of sub? Was it on the 405? (I'm channeling an LA freeway car chase)
*I see Ghislaine*
I see doing tantric yoga podcasts from a deep bunker in the Catskills. Her sponsors will be all those weird-ass crypto ads from basic cable.
People will forget how to swallow and ingest food without asking a computer or a billionaire by 2032.
In Spokane several yrs ago, car dove from a parking garage upper story and landed in front of the mayor who was walking out of city hall directly across the street. File under *truth stranger than fiction* along w/sinking of Baysian yacht.
Trump learned trade relations from his tenement landlord dad: put a bloody dead rat and steaming dog poop on the renters' doorsteps and eventually they'll submit to the jacked-up rent.
There's DIY gyro?!
Don't know where else to say this. The old Sons of Norway bldg in downtown Spokane is my favorite & it was featured in today's Spokesman-Review. (Looked better before it was painted.)There is *lore* that it has a spectacular marble basement.
we need to teach the 1930s properly so that people know the Reichstag Fire was exactly this stupid
Right now I'm feeling a bit panicky bc it's possible Trump will give Alaska and Washington state to Putin. He's lost his mind.
Rogin: So even what Trump is talking about in that press conference is totally wrong. He's misinterpreted something that his own envoy misinterpreted. So this is the level of sheer incompetence and confusion and just total bizarre chaos that's surrounding this Alaska meeting.
The most important thing to know about Trumpās manufactured crisis in DC is that his administration is still covering up whatās in the Epstein files.
Trump delays CNN's tariffs 90 days. Washington Post got this one.
i will never not be amused by how the conservative world is governed by the kind of āaffirmative actionā they say happens in mainstream institutions. totally unqualified dipshits are handed the keys to institutions because they say the right thing and have the right look.
Reporter: The president threatened to use not just the National Guard but the military. Bowser: I think I speak for all Americans, we don't believe it is legal to use the American military against American citizens on American soil.
We're back from vacay! Here's your weekly dose of CIVICS: CVSD looks to sue WA superintendentās office over gender inclusive policy Also: SpoVal continues police expansions, and local advocates want to help you file police violence reports to the Office of Police Ombuds.
Bonner County takes every law that might stifle development and simply ignores
They're learning lessons from Boundary County, the place where not that long ago they did away with bldg permits and inspections. Problem was nobody cld get insurance. Those countries are corrupt thru and thru and it's organized under the flag of freedom. Har-har