The Morning Report

The Morning Report - 11/30/21

Good morning, kids. Tuesday and with a hat tip to commenter RickB223, if you shuffle the letters of Omicron around you get Moronic. Just like all mutations and variants of viruses are less lethal than the previous, omicron has been confirmed by real doctors and real scientists as following that course.

The media hype about the Omicron coronavirus variant contradicts the science, Dr. Angelique Coetzee, a South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different coronavirus strain among patients, says.
Exaggerated media hype is being used to villainize South Africa and justify unwarranted travel bans, the National Chair of the South African Medical Association and Ministerial Advisory Committee on Vaccines member said Sunday in an interview with Reuters:

"The hype that's been created currently out there in the media and worldwide doesn't correlate with the clinical picture. "And it doesn't warrant to just cut us off from any traveling, and ban South Africa as if we are the villains in the whole process -- should not be like that.""Looking at the mildness of the symptoms we are seeing, currently there's no reason for panicking as we don't see severely ill patients.
"I also checked with the hospitals, some of the hospitals in my area, and one of the biggest hospitals they only have one patient currently that's [Chinese] COVID-positive on a ventilator -- and they don't even know whether it's [Chinese] COVID, you know it's Delta -- or whether it is Omicron-related."
Symptoms of the Omicron variant are presently so mild and that the virus can be treated at home, Dr. Coetzee noted. In fact, one of her country's largest hospitals has had only one potential Omicron patient -- and even that case isn't confirmed, she said.

Real doctor. Real science. But, yet again the Newtonian political laws of physics are in motion. Despite the irrefutable evidence that there is nothing to fear, nor has there ever been anything to really fear from this virus which in its original form was lethal to 0.06% of the general population, the powers that be want you to be very, very afraid. And so from the relative sanity of South Africa, we take you to the savage jungles of New York City where we have witch doctors pounding out the Oogum-Boogum legba bullshit to keep you in line.

New York City has once again issued an advisory urging people to wear a mask indoors on Monday morning amid concerns of the new [Chinese] coronavirus variant, Omicron.
"I'm also issuing a commissioners advisory strongly recommending that all New Yorkers wear a mask at all times when indoors and in a public setting. Like at your grocery or in building lobbies, offices, and retail stores," Dr. David Chokshi, who serves as the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene commissioner, said in a statement.

There is no medical, scientific or public health reasoning for this. There never has been. Wearing a mask to prevent transmission or infection - unless you are John Travolta in a perpetual plastic bubble hazmat suit - is like erecting a chain link fence to keep out mosquitos. This is not about health; it's about repression and control. Always has been.

Brexit and the election of Trump among other things was the reaction to the encroachments and depredations of globalism. While many others brought those events about, far too many were unconvinced or under the influence of a propaganda machine that painted them as racist, xenophobic and dangerous. The ensuing 87 weeks of the "two weeks to flatten the curve" flattened a few billion people instead. Many are waking up to the fact that the fantasy of how Trump, Brexit and for lack of a better word "nationalism" were portrayed is nothing compared to the nightmare world they and all of us are now living in. It would be interesting to compare the opinions of Aussies, Kiwis, the French, Italians and many other countries about their view things before March of 2020 and what they feel about it today. Maybe they might not admit it outright but you can bet your ass they'd prefer Trump and his mean tweets to their own politicians beating them up, turning the water cannons on them and chucking them into leper colony concentration camps for refusing to be vaccinated or locked down.

As to the globalists, they've come within a red nether hair's width of capturing the planet, the Chi-Coms and Islamikaze Armageddonists notwithstanding. It would be interesting to see (assuming millions of us have not been shot dead in a mass grave) who comes out on top. I would not necessarily bet against Soros and company either. But that's for another time.

We will have more lockdowns, not because of a respiratory virus and its variants. We will have lockdowns because those who used them in the first place to enable the final overthrow of the nation will not countenance an election(s) that have even the remotest possibility of removing them from power. Forgetting elections, when they succeed in destroying our economy and way of life in order to bring about "socialist paradise on earth" you think they want us having the ability to move about and communicate freely to try and organize against them?

The Rittenhouse verdict has shaken them to their core, as well it should. Or it would assuming that the 200 million or more of us who are armed to the teeth have been paying attention.

Now the Leftist lawfare crowd is baying for another bite at Rittenhouse's hide. Some in their numbers are nursing the hope that the federal government will now ground him to dust for, er, something.
But that's likely a non-starter.
And why is that? Because the FBI already investigated the case more than a year ago. Witnesses during the trial, including Grambo and Ryan Balch, testified that the FBI pounded on their doors and interrogated them a long time ago. An FBI agent testified in secret. The FBI ran surveillance and provided aerial footage of the riot, showing that Joseph Rosenbaum lay in wait for Rittenhouse before the pedophile chased the 17-year-old and then grabbed his gun.
If the FBI had a case, the Department of Justice would have brought charges against Rittenhouse a long time ago.

While this might certainly have been the case years ago, the author fails to realize one thing: This is post-America America. Kyle Rittenhouse should never have been tried in the first place. It was open and shut self defense. Considering the government of Kenosha and in Madison had given a green light for the rioting in the first place by ordering the cops not to interfere and not calling in the National Guard Nothing, the former committed acts of state-sponsored terrorism and perhaps sedition. By extension, they are part and parcel of the regime that overthrew America in November of 2020. They continue to hold scores of political prisoners in DC in appalling conditions for opposing that act of treason. So, for them to fabricate charges against Kyle Rittenhouse it's a snap, despite the niceties of double jeopardy, the Constitution, Magna Carta, 1,000 years of western judicial philosophy and most of all, morality and ethics.

Rittenhouse represents an existential threat to their power. Where there is a will for the Junta to crush their enemies - and there is a will - a way will be found.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

Richard Moss, MD: "It is no small thing to imperil a physician's livelihood, practice, medical license, and family over differences of opinion regarding optimal treatment for a particular condition. That, however, is precisely what is being done."
Resisting Chinese COVID Tyranny
"The German Euthanasia Association won't help patients commit suicide unless they have been fully vaccinated against [Chinese] COVID-19." ("you can't fight in here; this is the war room! - jjs)
German Suicide Factory Says It Will Only Help You Kill Yourself If You're Vaxxed

CIVIL WAR 2.0: LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, CAPITOL HILL BLACK WEDNESDAY PROTEST AFTERMATH, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

"[Bannon's] motion was filed in opposition to the court's protective order for discovery, which currently prevents both the defense and prosecution from releasing evidence or documents to the public."
Steve Bannon Wants All Documents Related to His Contempt Charges Made Public, Which Biden's DOJ is Desperately Resisting
"A wake-up call for those who have yet to realize just how precariously the freedoms we have long taken for granted are hanging by a thread."
Capitol Punishment -- The Film Every American Must See
This is post-America America. Nothing is a non-starter to those who hijacked the country and want to attain absolute power. Where there is a will to crush their enemies - and there is a will - a way will be found.
Why a Rittenhouse Federal Investigation Is a Non-Starter
"These people want ONLINE STUDENT Rittenhouse off the campus. He's not even there!"
Leftist Student Orgs at Arizona State Demand School "Withdraw" Kyle Rittenhouse
In a comment on the site, Kelly reportedly said: "G-d bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. You've done nothing wrong. Every rank and file police officer supports you. Don't be discouraged by actions of the political class of law enforcement leadership."
Former Virginia Police Officer Fired for Donating to Kyle Rittenhouse Defense Fund Wants His Job Back
"The Rittenhouse case shows that there needs to be social consequences for prosecutorial overreach even if the overreach does not violate the ABA's Rules of Professional Conduct." Consequences Needed for Rittenhouse Prosecutors
"If the real ladies of Antifa want to buy guns, I say let them, if they can even legally do so. I support the Second Amendment for all Americans. That said, I don't know how many could actually pass the NICS background check."
Antifa Wants Guns After Rittenhouse Verdict. I Say Have at It
WAUKESHA LEFTIST RACE-TERRORIST MASSACRE
"A high-ranking official said the hospital currently has hundreds of open positions and attributes much of the staffing shortage to the [Chinese] COVID-19 vaccine mandate."
Hospital Struggles To Treat 18 Waukesha Parade Victims Because Of Vaccine Mandate
"Obviously, any President [even a fraud] going to visit a community requires a lot of assets, requires taking their resources, and it's not something that I have a trip previewed at this plan -- point in time, but we remain in touch with local officials. And certainly, our hearts are with the community as they've gone through such a difficult time." (setting him loose on kids in a coma or traction? Thank G-d he won't go - jjs)
Biden Has No Plans to Visit Victims of Attack on Christmas Parade in Waukesha
AMERICA, AND THE WORLD, IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS
"This is a huge cave for [a junta] whose remaining anti-[Chinese] COVID effort is focused almost exclusively on the vaccine mandate."
MANDATE CAVE: White House Suspends Vaccine Mandate for Fed Employees
Wayne Allyn Root: "The Trojan Horse that killed the economy."
The Great Vaccine Mandate Scam
"Overall, the Sunshine State is reporting a daily average of 681 cases, representing a 53 percent drop over the past two weeks. Notably, hospitalizations in the state have also dropped by 11 percent in the same time frame."
Florida's Lowest Chinese Coronavirus Case Rate in the Nation Drops Even Further
Julie Kelly: "Rather than own up to his disastrous policy and medical advice, Fauci instead is accelerating his messianic impulses."
The Madness of Anthony Fauci
"The entire hour is obviously a preemptive answer to Dr. Scott Atlas's new book, A Plague in Our House, which is reportedly highly critical of the [Chinese] Coronavirus Task Force leaders from the health agencies under President Trump. And Brennan's softball interview insulting half the country is not a very good rebuttal."
Dr. Anthony Fauci Spends an Hour Pontificating on TV -- And Proves He's a Partisan Hack
Lloyd Billingsley: "Fauci spends millions on 'excruciating' experiments with rhesus monkeys."
White Coat Sadist at Work
"We're going to have to start living with [Chinese] COVID."
Fauci Admits It: Trump Was Right About "Living With" Chinese COVID

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"The [so-called quote-unquote "president"] has not been critical of travel restrictions, we have put those in place ourselves," Psaki added. "He believes we should follow the advice of health and medical experts. That's exactly what he did in putting in place these restrictions over the weekend."
Piss-Hockey Psaki Stammers Idiotic Excuse Why Biden Travel Ban is Kosher and Trump's Was Racist; Says Biden Was Criticizing "Xenophobic" Tweet From Trump, Not Travel Restrictions
"His face was uncovered. Why?"
Peter Doocy Corners Piss-Hockey Psaki Over Biden's Maskless Shopping
"The hype that's been created currently out there in the media and worldwide doesn't correlate with the clinical picture."
Omicron Doc: Media Hype Contradicts the Science, Being Used to Vilify S. Africa, Justify Travel Bans
"Congress did not clearly authorize CMS [the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services] to enact this politically and economically vast, federalism-altering, and boundary-pushing mandate."
Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers in Missouri, Becomes 10th State to Block Requirement
"I'm also issuing a commissioners advisory strongly recommending that all New Yorkers wear a mask at all times when indoors and in a public setting. Like at your grocery or in building lobbies, offices, and retail stores," Dr. David Chokshi, who serves as the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene commissioner, said in a statement. (total absolute bullshit - jjs)
New York City Re-Institutes Chinese Coronavirus Mask Advisory "At All Times" Indoors
"The federal vaccine mandate is sparking legal action by police in cities across the country."
Why Are Police Officers Refusing the Vax?
"Doom off."
Omicron Fails to Live Up to the Hysteria
"The first duty of any government is to protect its citizens, but you don't have to be a libertarian absolutist to have noticed that [Chinese] COVID has been a gift that keeps on giving when it comes to the desire of federal, state and local governments to seize more power to deal with an emergency that never seems to end."
There's No Safety in Returning to Chinese COVID-19 Lockdowns
"Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Australia over the weekend to oppose the country's overreaching vaccine coercion and lockdown efforts."
Massive Protests Erupt In Australia Over Worsening Chinese COVID Authoritarianism
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
How is the electricity generated in the first place, sweetie?
Mayor Peter Puffer Says Americans Should Buy Electric Cars So They "Never Have To Worry About Gas Prices Again"
"Americans are making their lists, checking them twice, and finding that Washington politicians have been naughty, not nice, when it comes to the U.S.' growing inflation problem and supply chain crisis."
I&I/TIPP Poll: Americans Blame Biden, Not Big Business, for Inflation and Supply-Chain Chaos
"When politicians say they want to keep consumers safe from high gas prices, it's nothing more than a ruse."
Needed: Protection Against Our Professed Protectors
"State governments can help or hurt the economic recovery."
Back to Work
". . . amid the pandemic, available welfare benefits have become so generous that it makes financial sense for many of the unemployed to stay home rather than work. [So-called quote-unquote "president"] Joe Biden and Democrats are trying to extend this backward system in the Build Back Better Act. If they do, a generation of families will suffer on the economy's sidelines."
Welfare Delaying Workers' Return -- Bilk Bolshevism Biggerer Would Make it Worserer
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
"State legislatures are refusing to bite the bullet as regards banning CRT from the school curriculums."
How to Remove Crackpot Disg-Race Theory from Our Schools
AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
"Katko, the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, blamed [so-called quote-unquote "president"] Joe Biden's open southwest border for the nation's escalating drug problem. He said the drug cartels are enriching themselves, and at the same time, exerting control over drug networks across the United States."
Rep. Katko: "Every State and Every City Is a Border State and City Now"
Gee, I wonder why . . .
Biden Junta Withholds Report on Illegal Immigrant Population
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
"The Biden [junta] stripped faith-based social services from helping kids, and lawmakers on Capitol Hill worked to force religious organizations out of child care."
Democrats Make War on Religious Institutions Just in Time for the Holidays
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS, AND OTHER CORRUPTION
"In her new book, Laptop from Hell [NY] Post columnist Miranda Devine reconstructs the Biden family's quest for cash by using files left on Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop. Sunday, she detailed how Hunter and his uncle Jim Biden entered into a deal with Chinese government-linked energy conglomerate CFEC, and contacted businessman Tony Bobulinski to run the enterprise. Here, Bobulinski meets 'the big guy' -- Joe Biden himself."
Joe Biden Was Involved in a Deal With a Chinese Giant -- And Was Expecting a 10 Percent Cut
"What I mean is, the Biden grift story is full of evil, and no matter how many times the press tries to kill it, it keeps coming back to life. The American people got duped once, when it really counted, in October of 2020.Will we get fooled again?"
The Biden Grift-and-Influence Machine Is Even Worse Than You Thought
OTHER DEMOCRAT, LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
"The new records also corroborate travel patterns revealed by Insider's database of Epstein's flight data, primarily to his main residences in New York and Palm Beach and other properties in Paris, New Mexico and the Virgin Islands, Insider reported."
FAA Accidentally Reveals 704 Previously Unknown Epstein Flights
At the time of Saturday's arrest, the 21-year-old was out on bond from a previous domestic battery arrest that occurred October 30. The AP reported, "He allegedly pushed, hit and spit on his 18-year-old brother in a fight that erupted because the brother was going to get baptized, according to court documents."
Kansas House Rep. Aaron Coleman Faces Calls for Resignation Following 2nd Arrest in a Month
"Senate hopeful Tim Ryan votes to reinstate SALT deduction after calling policy 'bullshit.'"
This Ohio Democrat Says He's a Champion of the Working Class. Now, He's Backing a Tax Break for Coastal Millionaires.
$1 TRILLION "INFRASTRUCTURE" SELLOUT, $3.5 TRILLION SOCIALIST TRANSFORMATION, DEBT CEILING/BUDGETARY INSANITY
"This is a privacy disaster in the making, and the fact that the provision made it through the Congress reveals -- yet again -- how little its members care about the privacy of their constituents."
Former Rep. Bob Barr: Biden's "Infrastructure" Bill Contains Backdoor "Kill Switch" For Cars
If they stay at a Holiday Inn Express, they'll be overnight geniuses . . .
Road Trip: Veep Throat Harris and Mayor Peter Puffer Plan Trip to Promote Infrastructure
POLITICS
"[She] hung up on me."
Rep. Lauren Boebert Releases Video Detailing Alleged Fiery Phone Call With Bro-Fo Omar/Nur/Burqawitz/Ikeeelyou
"That's a lot of sugar to poke working and middle-class Americans right in the eye, reminding them they are less prosperous, less safe, and less secure than they were a year ago."
How Tone Deaf Is Jill Biden? Look at This Christmas Scene From Her White House Decor
Conrad Black: "Biden and his followers and minders will go down because of these two issues." (Black views our destruction as failure, when in point of fact they are wildly successful -- to the Marxists - jjs)
The Twin Pillars of Biden's Failure
"Suozzi served as Nassau County Executive from 2002 to 2009, and unsuccessfully sought the Democrat nomination for governor in 2006. He previously declined an offer from incoming Democrat New York City Mayor Eric Adams to serve as deputy mayor, an appointed position."
Democrat Tom Suozzi Announces Run For New York Governor (meh; a mere Trotskyite in a sea of Maoists - jjs)
Salena Zito: "There is zero chance whatsoever that anybody in Arizona has a chance of defeating her, especially from within the Democrat Party."
Wake Up, Progressives: You're Lucky To Have Kyrsten Sinema
"It may be fair to assume that Victor Davis Hanson's attack on the 'blue Confederate states' is a political exercise, not the professional scholarship he offers elsewhere."
Rhetorical vs. Historical Distinctions
"When the time comes, it will be President Trump's call to make. If he decides to run, it is hard to imagine a Republican challenger with a ghost of a chance."
In Trump We (Still) Trust
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
"Shares of Twitter were halted Monday morning, but before the halt, the stock rose 3.4 percent following news of Dorsey's departure."
Jack Dorsey is Logging Off, Will Step Down as CEO of Twitter
"While anti-white racism has become common in many U.S. institutions, including its top corporations, Agrawal made his comment in 2010 -- years before the Black Lives Matter movement would arrive to push American corporations even further towards the left on issues of race."
New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal: "Why Should I Distinguish Between White People and Racists?"
"YouTube censored a song criticizing Fauci for his lies about [Chinese] COVID-19, his desire for public attention, and the cruel experiments his agency authorized."
YouTube Censors Song Exposing Fauci as a "Sad Little Man"
"Facebook's service interruption signals that we should reconsider not just its operational reliability, but its integrity as a source of information and news."
Time to Rethink Our Dependence on Tech Giants
"Sentient Twitter commentators obliterated CNN for their continued prevarications about the massacre during the suburb's annual parade."
XiNN Continues to Mislead About Waukesha, Social Media Erupts
"Other messages indicated Chris Cuomo's willingness to help with his brother's response and preparation on the sexual harassment allegations. 'Please let me help with the prep,' Cuomo told [aide Melissa] DeRosa in one text."
XiNN's Chris "Fredo" Cuomo Used Media Sources to Dig into Angel of Death Cuomo's Accusers
"The newly uncovered text messages show that Chris Cuomo did in fact make 'calls to the press about his brother's situation.'"
"Please Let Me Help": Texts Show XiNN's Chris "Fredo" Cuomo Advised Brother While Network Covered Allegations
SECOND AMENDMENT
I assume the fuhrerbefehel from the Klain/Kalorama Klown Kommittee is to reject them all.
Gun Boom: FBI Ran 187,585 Background Checks on Black Friday Alone
ABORTION
"Gov. Tom Wolf highlights maternal health while UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital's long history of horrific experimentation on sometimes live aborted babies goes uninvestigated."
Pennsylvania Governor Celebrates Hospital Accused of Grotesque Fetal Experiments
A wave of church and synagogue arson for starters.
Here's What Would Actually Happen If Roe Is Overturned
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
"Kamala Harris called alleged attack a 'modern-day lynching.'"
Jussie "Galore" Smollett Finally on Trial Nearly 3 Years After Prominent Democrats Embraced Obvious Hate Crime Hoax
"Philadelphia breaks a homicide record thanks to the leadership of its progressive mayor and district attorney."
A Deadly Team
"Back in the old days, America had jury nullification, which meant that juries sometimes went against the evidence and the ruling class narrative. Because they were Americans."
Modern American Jury Suggestification
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
"With Joe Biden the warning can only fall on deaf ears, as he's determined to revive Obama's Iran Deal."
Israel Warns Biden on Iran
"The comments from Iran's military come as the Biden [junta] and other nations are set to resume nuclear talks in what is now the seventh-round of talks to take place."
As Biden Resumes Nuclear Talks, Iran Declares: "We Will Not Back Off From the Annihilation of Israel"
"This is the medieval satrapy Joe Biden begs to save him from his own energy disasters."
Time to Treat Saudi Arabia as the Anti-Christian Dictatorship It Is
"Hoping to bring Syria back to the Arab fold - and to oust Iran."
Arab States Seeking to Rehabilitate Assad's Syria
"Under the Soviets, the Holodomor largely was not reported on. It was hidden, and censored by western media sympathetic to the communist regime." (Hello? NY Times? Walter Duranty? - jjs)
Biden Notes Soviet-Orchestrated Ukrainian Famine, Holodomor, Which Killed 4 Million
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
"The service announced Monday that the deadline was reached on Sunday, November 28, with about 95 percent of its active duty force having gotten at least one dose, but about five percent unvaccinated."
Marine Corps Reaches Vaccine Mandate Deadline with Thousands Unvaccinated
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Robert Spencer: "Another American jihadi. Yet no one wonders where they learned about Islam."
Don't Be Cruel: Elvis Gets 16+ Years in Prison for Aiding ISIS
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE, THE COURTS
"Most Republican lawmakers want to see the debt limit raised, so long as they don't have to take public responsibility for their complicity."
Why Do Senate Republicans Want to Help Democrats Raise the Debt Limit -- Again?
"New state legislation could spur a much-needed boom in accessory apartments."
ADUs in New York City?
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
"The episode includes two references to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, an event the communist Chinese government is attempting to erase from history."
Simpsons Episode with Tiananmen Massacre Joke Disappears from Disney+ Hong Kong
"This statement from the Salvation Army may have been intended to calm donors, but frankly, it is cause for even more alarm."
Salvation Army Issues Sorry, Not Sorry Statement, Withdraws Racist Guide "For Appropriate Review"
"A tragic death exploited by leftists who hate America."
George Floyd Transformed into Jesus Christ Icon and Civil Rights Martyr
"A shrine to climate change and globalism."
They're About to Desecrate Notre Dame
Tovarich Titsnteeth?
NY Magazine to Publish Book on Titty Caca AOC that Will Explore the Influence of Her Beauty
Christian Toto: "Renegade comic mocks glaring double standards on so-called virus bigotry."
Andrew Schulz Shreds Media, W.H.O., for Protecting China
"Known on social media as PolitiZoid, the Los Angeles animator believes 'it's time to do something" to push back against the left, so he and his team have created several fantastically animated and very politically astute videos'."
Our Country Is Going "Down the Drain": Former Disney Animator Takes on the Left
"Osnos provides no insight at all into what is really happening among those of us who see ourselves as opposing a tide of illegitimate cultural authority backed by unfounded state power."
One Angry Nation, Two Wildly Divergent Explanations
HITHER & YON
"The spirit of Hanukkah, as captured in some recommended viewing on Israel's own struggles."
Struggle and Freedom: A Hanukkah Viewing List
"Etta Cone's example is one of ongoing education, risk-taking, and taking the time to really get to know her subject area, a formula that can inspire any would-be collector."
At the Baltimore Museum of Art, Henri Matisse and Juan Gris Spark Surprise
RIP.
Legendary Golfer Lee Elder Dies At Age 87

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Comments

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1 Thank you,J.J.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at November 30, 2021 07:24 AM (3D/fK)

2 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at November 30, 2021 07:24 AM (EjmvJ)

3 Get JJ's book
Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 30, 2021 07:26 AM (DGmwp)

4 We need a Roseanne Boyland Society

Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 30, 2021 07:27 AM (DGmwp)

5 Morning!

I am trying to ignore all the news until after Christmas, but I am not doing very well.

Posted by: Chi-town Jerry at November 30, 2021 07:27 AM (CjFDo)

6 WTFO??

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 07:27 AM (yrol0)

7 Good morning morons and gracias JJ

"Yeah, I got your variant right here!"
*grabs crotch*
/my Uncle Tony

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 30, 2021 07:28 AM (EZebt)

8 It's cold outside.

Posted by: IanDeal at November 30, 2021 07:28 AM (MGjjz)

9 Good morning, JJ - and thanks!

Howdy VIA - and nice job being First!

Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 07:28 AM (mZUr4)

10 Winter is coming.....

Posted by: Ned at November 30, 2021 07:29 AM (BqBIh)

11 Morning all !
and thank you JJ !

Posted by: McCool at November 30, 2021 07:30 AM (BqBIh)

12 Grempht

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 30, 2021 07:30 AM (AlkyK)

13 Winter is coming.....
Posted by: Ned at November 30, 2021 07:29 AM (BqBIh)

Yes, but you won't be around to see it, Mr Stark!

Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 07:31 AM (mZUr4)

14 Hey! I am not going to Waukesha because it takes too many resources. No joke. Jen says it will also take too many assholes. I am not kidding. My word as a Biteum.

Posted by: Joe Biteum at November 30, 2021 07:31 AM (Tnijr)

15 Yeah it's a friggin' disaster.

Posted by: CZ = FNG To Remain Silent Because, FNG at November 30, 2021 07:31 AM (MkuC5)

16 Hey y,all.

Posted by: CapeFear at November 30, 2021 07:31 AM (4PDMt)

17 They have managed to panic old people with this Omicron which is at least part of the point.

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 07:32 AM (mbFEM)

18 Good morning!

Posted by: Rosasharn at November 30, 2021 07:32 AM (yEBFM)

19 NYC mask wearing is 97%

Posted by: Jamaica Queens at November 30, 2021 07:32 AM (tdAgY)

20 As I mentioned yesterday on some thread, my boss wants me to get it in writing from Personnel that I have an ADA exemption from wearing a face diaper all the time. He's stopped wearing the rag all the time now, but the fear porn about the Moronic version is starting up.

Personnel admits, reluctantly, that I don't have to wear the damn thing in my own office. The woman hates being questioned: "You do not need to wear a mask at all in your own space, the guidance has always been that if you are in your own space, you do not need to wear a mask. Therefore, I did not address that, given there is no accommodation needed.

"You have not been discriminated against based on a disability. I am sorry you think I am not trying to work with you. I informed you that, if necessary, we can accommodate you in other ways- including but not limited to wearing a face shield. I also asked you if you had anything in addition that we could do."

I so want to write back and say, "You Personnel drones really get touchy when someone questions your edicts, huh?" But it may get me in trouble I don't need, and she won't know the word "edict."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 30, 2021 07:33 AM (txdEq)

21 And if my city and/or state tries the face diaper thing again, I'm not doing it. Not going to show my doctor's letter. I'm simply going to say, "No."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 30, 2021 07:34 AM (txdEq)

22 That VA police officer.. I hope he sues the pants of those Mo-Fo's.

Posted by: Chi-town Jerry at November 30, 2021 07:34 AM (CjFDo)

23 They have managed to panic old people with this Omicron which is at least part of the point.

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 07:32 AM

Yep, my mother included.

Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at November 30, 2021 07:34 AM (bVYXr)

24 "But it may get me in trouble I don't need, and she won't know the word "edict.""

Edict is a dingbat.

Posted by: Archie Bunker at November 30, 2021 07:35 AM (Tnijr)

25 You have to enjoy the soulless nature of a politician like Tim Ryan.

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 07:35 AM (oWBc3)

26 morning horde.

tuesday looks like it's going to be a monday already. at least the coffee is ready.

now to the content.

Posted by: SturmToddler (8D42x) at November 30, 2021 07:35 AM (8D42x)

27 If you get a chance, take the time to read the Salvation Army non-apology apology after shitting in their messkit. Classic. Standard leftist passive-aggressive word salad, and in some ways, arguably more offensive because they cannot concede that what they have done is utterly vile. This is a type of poison, and was intended that way. They are fooked.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 30, 2021 07:35 AM (hptIz)

28 Moronin', Hourde!

Posted by: Hans O'Lo at November 30, 2021 07:36 AM (u7pQw)

29 They have managed to panic old people with this Omicron which is at least part of the point.
Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021

***
They're trying to panic the wine moms into getting their kids shot up. Wait and see: About the time that starts to die out, there will be a new variant, and the propaganda will start up to get your *toddlers* and *fetuses* vaxxed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 30, 2021 07:36 AM (txdEq)

30 Did Joe not go see the Kenosha Kripple that started all this ruckus?

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 07:36 AM (oWBc3)

31 Biden Has No Plans To Visit Victims Of Attack On Christmas Parade In Waukesha

Senator Kamala Harris privately met with Jacob Blake's family during a visit to Wisconsin on Monday. It was her first solo campaign trip since being nominated as Joe Biden's running mate.

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 07:36 AM (yrol0)

32 No euthanasia for you! Hilarious, in a really twisted way, and very German.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 07:38 AM (L+vsf)

33 The stupid. It burns. Glad there is plenty of work piled up for me.

Everyone have a glorious day!

Posted by: Rosasharn at November 30, 2021 07:38 AM (yEBFM)

34 NYC at 97% masking? Helluva lot of drones.

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 07:38 AM (oWBc3)

35 Where has The Salvation Army gone?
Long time passing
Where has The Salvation Army gone?
Long time ago
Where has The Salvation Army gone?
Leftists made a skin suit out of them every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

More coffee.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 30, 2021 07:39 AM (8m1jA)

36 Who the f' is Wayne Allyn Root anyway. I see him bloviate from time to time but he seems to be just another asshole who talks a lot but never does anything. (See Sean Hannity)

Posted by: Archie Bunker at November 30, 2021 07:39 AM (Tnijr)

37 Did Joe not go see the ~~Kenosha Kripple~~ SUV that started all this ruckus?

we're told it was a new model of sentient automotive that perpetrated this massacre.

Posted by: McCool at November 30, 2021 07:39 AM (BqBIh)

38 Happy Tuesday, everyone! I suppose I should get my Christmas shopping done soon.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 30, 2021 07:40 AM (4olE8)

39 New confirmed cases first week of Sept (7 day ave) 11812.85714

Last 7 days ave: 1922

About a 90% reduction.

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 07:41 AM (yrol0)

40 Biden can't visit the Waukesha terrorist victims, because too many opportunities for a patient being recorded saying, " This is all your fault, Brandon!"

Posted by: CapeFear at November 30, 2021 07:41 AM (4PDMt)

41 Speaking of panic, the Meat Puppet Junta must really be spinning like a gyre out of control.

Politico reported a rumor that President Ron Klain wants to hire Aaron "Piece of shit" Rupar as official White House social media troll and Psucki went completely ballistic. Can you imagine hiring Rupar? For anything?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 07:42 AM (L+vsf)

42 Does the lethal injection site on a condemned prisoners arm or wherever get swabbed with alcohol prior to execution? I'd be willing to bet a slice of Nutriloaf the answer to that is "Yes".

Posted by: Common Tater at November 30, 2021 07:42 AM (hptIz)

43 Wayne Allen Root just happens to be a class mate of Barky, and doesn't remember him in any class

Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 30, 2021 07:42 AM (DGmwp)

44 Morning all.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 07:43 AM (dwZfR)

45 If the real ladies of Antifa want to buy guns, I say let them, if they can even legally do so. I support the Second Amendment for all Americans. That said, I don't know how many could actually pass the NICS background check.

Since most of the more violent ones are either FBI or FBI approved, I don't imagine that there would be any impediment for them to sport firearms to their next riot regardless of past criminal history.

That said, and it must be remembered that hypocrisy is not a vice but a tool for the Left, I wouldn't be surprised if they totally forget about their claims that a person loses all "rights" to self-defense when they travel any distance. So no matter if the FBI/DHS/Soros cabal flies in heavily armed rioters, they are still entitled to gun down anyone that isn't in 100% support of the advancement of Marxism in this land.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 07:44 AM (Gbl/2)

46 Thank you,J.J.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 07:44 AM (arJlL)

47 That VA police officer.. I hope he sues the pants of those Mo-Fo's.
Posted by: Chi-town Jerry

And WINS ! BIG !

Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 07:45 AM (arJlL)

48 I'm driving home today after closing up my aged parents pool for the season and doing their winter yard work. They really need to downsize. I've had to work like a Trojan since Friday. They are not able to keep up their property anymore by themselves and the hired men they can get are just not any good.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) has a headache at November 30, 2021 07:45 AM (OYUie)

49 Im also issuing a commissioners advisory strongly recommending that all New Yorkers wear a mask at all times when indoors and in a public setting. Like at your grocery or in building lobbies, offices, and retail stores, Dr. David Chokshi, who serves as the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene commissioner

Mental Hygiene commissioner

There are more fucked up people in NYC than the whole state of Texas!

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 07:46 AM (yrol0)

50 hiya

Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 07:47 AM (arJlL)

51 I figured they would just go ahead and turn Notre Dame into a mosque, but now that I think about it, it would make a great Pickleball court too.

Posted by: f'd at November 30, 2021 07:47 AM (Tnijr)

52 Hey anybody remember the Danchenko indictment and how many more are coming?

I guess they pulled the other one.

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 07:48 AM (mbFEM)

53 If you get a chance, take the time to read the Salvation Army non-apology apology after shitting in their messkit. Classic. Standard leftist passive-aggressive word salad, and in some ways, arguably more offensive because they cannot concede that what they have done is utterly vile.

I haven't read it. The IowaHawk Skinsuit progression is in full play. The Salvation Army started as a group of nominal Christians to a full out army of miseotheistic reprobates.

The only thing suitable for their red kettle is scat.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 07:48 AM (Gbl/2)

54

>>> "Rittenhouse represents an existential threat to their power. Where there is a will for the Junta to crush their enemies - and there is a will - a way will be found."

The trial my daughter that my daughter was called as a witness, starring prosecuting attorney Binger, has been pushed back until next Tuesday. I was so anxious to hear her take on him, but now I'll have to wait a week.

Posted by: grammie winger at November 30, 2021 07:49 AM (45fpk)

55 >>Situated on the eagle pier table in the State Dining Room is the official 2021 Gingerbread White House. This year's gingerbread display is inspired by our gratitude and admiration for our Nation's frontline workers who kept our country running through the global pandemic, often at great risk to themselves and their families.

Un-freakin'-believable. Jill's Gingerbread display includes pretty much *all the things the Great Reset will destroy*.

She couldn't instead show her husband's reimagined America -- huge Amazon warehouse, huge tech offices, micro apartment highrise, vaxx processing stations, charging stations, windmills and solar farm, etc.?

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 07:49 AM (bDqIh)

56 Families that own an electric vehicle wont ever have to worry about gasoline prices, Buttigieg told MSNBC in an interview Sunday.

What a total fucking idiot!!

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 07:50 AM (yrol0)

57 Im also issuing a commissioners advisory strongly recommending that all New Yorkers wear a mask at all times when indoors and in a public setting.

Its now totally Pavlovian. Especially the intellect of dogs.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 07:50 AM (Gbl/2)

58 Biden Has No Plans To Visit Victims Of Attack On Christmas Parade In Waukesha

Senator Kamala Harris privately met with Jacob Blake's family during a visit to Wisconsin on Monday. It was her first solo campaign trip since being nominated as Joe Biden's running mate.

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 07:36 AM (yrol0)

Sure. Visit the felon. Why not also visit the thug that's been charged with 6 counts of intentional homicide in the Waukesha attack? Maybe take him to Dairy Queen.

Posted by: grammie winger at November 30, 2021 07:52 AM (45fpk)

59 Reading the Marines will expel thousands of good men over the jab is bizarre.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 07:52 AM (L+vsf)

60 Did Pfizer collaborate with the WHO to punish South Africa for refusing more shipments of the "vaccine"?

https://bit.ly/3FZzQpt

South African Scientists knew about this new variant clear back in July.

Then amazingly, right after Pfizer and WHO claim this was "Just Discovered", a NEW AND IMPROVED "vaccine" just for this so called variant magically appears out of nowhere.

Then we have the fact that this "Variant" showed up down in Australia, where anyone who hasn't taken The Jab isn't allowed in or out of the country. How is that supposed to work? Obviously people who have already been vaccinated are carrying this shit all around the world, which should tell you that these "Vaccines" are a load of horse shit.

The Media and The Powers That Be really do think we are stupid and can't follow along with their little games.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 30, 2021 07:52 AM (Do5/p)

61 "Families that own an electric vehicle wont ever have to worry about gasoline prices"

They won't have to worry about $10 potatoes either. Because none will be available once the Bootygig is finished.

Posted by: f'd at November 30, 2021 07:53 AM (Tnijr)

62 Through a combination of welfare-style programs, he or she can collect more than $3,700 per month in government benefits for at least half the year (and until the fall could make even more over 12 months).

At an annualized rate, thats nearly $45,000 a year for someone whos staying home rather than returning to work. Its nearly three times the earnings from a full-time minimum-wage job and more than the median American job pays.

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 07:53 AM (yrol0)

63 55 She couldn't instead show her husband's reimagined America -- huge Amazon warehouse, huge tech offices, micro apartment highrise, vaxx processing stations, charging stations, windmills and solar farm, etc.?
Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 07:49 AM (bDqIh)

Burnt and crumbling cookies. That's Amerika.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 30, 2021 07:54 AM (s2VJv)

64 Families that own an electric vehicle wont ever have to worry about gasoline prices, Buttigieg told MSNBC in an interview Sunday.

That reflects the level of intellectual rigor that is now standard for politicians and the people who listen to them.

Completely incapable of considering second order effects like what fuel prices have to do with practically anything that requires transport. Furthermore, gasoline is a fraction of a refinery's output and thus the forces that cause the price of gasoline to rise are correlated to the price increase of all other petroleum products - which include plastics, fertilizer, diesel, heating oil, medicines, synthetic materials, etc.

Does the ICE-less family not purchase anything?

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 07:55 AM (Gbl/2)

65 I refuse to take any virus named after a Futurama character seriously.

Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at November 30, 2021 07:55 AM (GZ/yK)

66 >>"Even after I put out a public statement to that effect. She said that she still wanted a public apology, because what I had done wasn't good enough," Boebert said in the video.

"So I reiterated to her what I had just said. She kept asking for a public apology so I told Ilhan Omar that she should make a public apology to the American people for her anti-American, anti-Semitic, anti-police rhetoric. She continued to press, and I continued to press back. And then, Representative Omar hung up on me. Rejecting an apology and hanging up on someone is part of cancel culture 101 and a pillar of the Democrat party," she continued.

Glad Boebert is drawing a line, wish she had refused to apologize but she's a decent person thinking decency counts in DC (it doesn't). This is all a game to Omar. Boebert needs to read Ayan Hirsi Ali's "Infidel" to understand Omar, as she plays by Somali rules and values, not Western Civ's rules and values. In fact, the goal is to destroy our values and traditions.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 07:56 AM (bDqIh)

67 Has Kamala contributed to the bail fund in Waukesha? If not, why not?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 30, 2021 07:56 AM (EZebt)

68 I saw Burnt and Crumbling Cookies open for Cake at the Sugar Bowl in 2001

Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 07:57 AM (mZUr4)

69 >>Burnt and crumbling cookies. That's Amerika.

Toppled statues, graffittied WH, looted, empty stores and a burned down police station.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 07:58 AM (bDqIh)

70 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 07:58 AM (Zz0t1)

71 27 If you get a chance, take the time to read the Salvation Army non-apology apology after shitting in their messkit. Classic. Standard leftist passive-aggressive word salad, and in some ways, arguably more offensive because they cannot concede that what they have done is utterly vile. This is a type of poison, and was intended that way. They are fooked.
Posted by: Common Tater at November 30, 2021 07:35 AM (hptIz)

It's a shame that I violated my own rule about these documents, and didn't save it when I had the chance to do so. First, the newly-woke Chick-Fil-A Foundation put a target on them by not donating to them anymore, and now the wokesters infiltrated the Salvation Army and sabotaged it from the inside.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 30, 2021 07:58 AM (GcCnI)

72 Fauci should be tried, convicted and hanged for crimes against humanity.

That dude is straight outta Hell, boy......

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 07:59 AM (Zz0t1)

73 Then amazingly, right after Pfizer and WHO claim this was "Just Discovered", a NEW AND IMPROVED "vaccine" just for this so called variant magically appears out of nowhere.

And the bonus part is that the new and improved toxin requires absolutely no testing or certifying! We only need the FDA and the CDC to make sure that renegade physicians don't accidentally care for their patients with proven methods.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 07:59 AM (Gbl/2)

74 57 Im also issuing a commissioners advisory strongly recommending that all New Yorkers wear a mask at all times when indoors and in a public setting.

Its now totally Pavlovian. Especially the intellect of dogs.
Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 07:50 AM (Gbl/2)

I was planning to make the trek into NYC for a nice steak dinner with old friends this week. I'm now going to pass on that.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 30, 2021 08:00 AM (GcCnI)

75 Gmornin' Horde !

a good take on Hanukkah I saw yesterday:

https://davekopel.org/Religion/armed-jews-week.html

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (ahosz) at November 30, 2021 08:00 AM (ahosz)

76 If we had anything approaching real journalism, Fauci would have been fired after how badly he screwed up the AIDS crisis.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 30, 2021 08:00 AM (4olE8)

77 But another thing about Jill's decorations - the pile of presents. OF COURSE the Bidens see Christmas as about getting stiff. Oh, Melania's snow-covered trees and lovely lights were an alleged horror show, but like Hillary Clinton's infamous gift-wrapping campaign ad, greedy Dems' visions of Christmas are purely transactional.

Laptop from hell indeed! Gimme gimme gimme!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:00 AM (bDqIh)

78 Families that own an electric vehicle wont ever have to worry about gasoline prices, Buttigieg told MSNBC in an interview Sunday.

What a total fucking idiot!!
Posted by: rhennigantx

Wait until they get their quarterly road tax bill since they aren't paying as they go at the pump. And their electricity bill goes up.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:01 AM (dwZfR)

79 >>f we had anything approaching real journalism, Fauci would have been fired after how badly he screwed up the AIDS crisis.

RFK Jr wrote a book about him - "The Real Anthony Fauci." Sold out despite getting no promotion or reviews from the MSM.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:02 AM (bDqIh)

80 Good morning, JJ.

Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:03 AM (DU+/6)

81 Furthermore, gasoline is a fraction of a refinery's output and thus the forces that cause the price of gasoline to rise are correlated to the price increase of all other petroleum products - which include plastics, fertilizer, diesel, heating oil, medicines, synthetic materials, etc.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 07:55 AM

Also includes asphalt for America's roads, 90% of which are made from asphalt. Which means every construction project in the nation which is using asphalt will have the cost go up. Infrastructure!

It's almost like none of these people have any real-world, practical experience in anything and see everything through a "political science" lens.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 30, 2021 08:03 AM (Do5/p)

82 Thank you for the hat tip JJ. I stole that off of Facebook. They're good for something.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:04 AM (dwZfR)

83 Virginia has a tax on cars that get more than 25mpg.

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:04 AM (mbFEM)

84 Hiya Mannix !

Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 08:06 AM (arJlL)

85 78 Families that own an electric vehicle wont ever have to worry about gasoline prices, Buttigieg told MSNBC in an interview Sunday.

What a total fucking idiot!!
Posted by: rhennigantx

Wait until they get their quarterly road tax bill since they aren't paying as they go at the pump. And their electricity bill goes up.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:01 AM (dwZfR)

Oh, and what will every EV have in it? Its very own IP address. Tracking and shutting off services for an individual would be 'super easy, barely an inconvenience' for our elite overlords. Accused of wrongthink? Try driving to the store to get your quart of milk.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 30, 2021 08:06 AM (GcCnI)

86 While at the gym yesterday some lib cat lady close to me was talking to somebody else that works at a hospital and decides to start going on about the un-vaxed, new variants and "science deniers" (like me). I had a hard time keeping myself from confronting the idiocy and may have done it if there weren't so many people around or we were outside. Seriously reaching the end of my patience with leftist stupidity

Very glad I don't work in a big company in close contact surrounded by these lemmings very day. I would have been fired by now.

Posted by: Ripley at November 30, 2021 08:06 AM (MxEKc)

87 Virginia has a tax on cars that get more than 25mpg.

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:04 AM (mbFEM)

That makes no sense. Wouldn't they want to encourage fuel economy?

Posted by: grammie winger at November 30, 2021 08:06 AM (45fpk)

88 Exaggerated media hype is being used to villainize South Africa and justify unwarranted travel bans, the National Chair of the South African Medical Association and Ministerial Advisory Committee on Vaccines member said Sunday in an interview with Reuters
++++
For now. I suspect, however, that it's just the opening salvo. We should expect that novel viruses become easier to transmit but less severe as they evolve. That is solid evolutionary strategy ("spread more, kill less" is a more successful balance than anything involving "kill more" when one depends on the other).

But it isn't about South Africa. They won't be the villain for long, and they are only collateral damage. I think the powers that be need an explanation for the economic catastrophe that's going to accelerate through winter. "Omicron" may well be part of the scapegoating. The press is complicit and most of them are stupid and won't even realize what they're doing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:06 AM (DU+/6)

89 Wait until they get their quarterly road tax bill since they aren't paying as they go at the pump. And their electricity bill goes up.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:01 AM

Barack Obama, April 2009: "Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket, regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad, because I'm capping greenhouse gases," Obama said. "Coal power plants, natural gas, whatever the industry was, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money onto consumers."

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 30, 2021 08:06 AM (Do5/p)

90 If another virus comes along that is more lethal then it came from Fauci's labs.

Why this guy isn't in prison is a mystery.

Posted by: torabora at November 30, 2021 08:07 AM (U0p6D)

91 >> Families that own an electric vehicle wont ever have to worry about gasoline prices, Buttigieg told MSNBC in an interview Sunday.

What a total fucking idiot!!

He's not an idiot. He's a Commie and an active player in the WEF's Great Reset. He knows that he is herding Americans into a transportation disaster, and he has to want this.

We need to stop thinking these people are stupid. They are not -- they say things like this because they think WE are stupid enough to believe it. They are evil. He knows we won't have enough electricity to power a nation of electric cars, this will force us into public transportation, and moving from rural areas to cities.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:07 AM (bDqIh)

92 If the real ladies of Antifa want to buy guns, I say let them, if they can even legally do so. I support the Second Amendment for all Americans. That said, I don't know how many could actually pass the NICS background check.

Hunter Biden passed one. If they want you to pass, you'll pass.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at November 30, 2021 08:08 AM (EjmvJ)

93 One of my kids was on her morning work call today and says one trader, a woman, was ecstatic she vaccinated her elementary school-age children. She wants elementary schools to require these shots. The threat of long-term unknown damage to childrens immune systems is being completely ignored. Stunning.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 08:09 AM (L+vsf)

94 Virginia has a tax on cars that get more than 25mpg.

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:04 AM (mbFEM)

So, everybody drives a golf cart?

Posted by: dantesed at November 30, 2021 08:09 AM (88xKn)

95 That makes no sense. Wouldn't they want to encourage fuel economy?
Posted by: grammie winger at November 30, 2021 08:06 AM (45fpk)
++++
Only on paper. They want fuel taxes. Fuel taxes fund the roads and much more. Better economy means less fuel consumption and less tax revenue. This is also a problem with hybrid cars and especially electric cars. But because of the contradiction you noted - "you told me I should get more fuel-efficient cars, and then I did, and now you tax me for it, and that makes no sense" - they don't like excise taxes for it. No annual "hybrid fee" or "EV tax offset" at registration time. No, instead they will do things like GPS trackers to do a straight mileage tax.

It's like smoking. The government officially hates cigarettes, but people quitting is bad because they live longer and end up costing more on average for Medicare.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:10 AM (DU+/6)

96 Wait until they get their quarterly road tax bill since they aren't paying as they go at the pump. And their electricity bill goes up.

Gasoline taxes, at least for Texas, are split between the CRT/Sodomy promoting edjumukashun cabal and general revenue.

With the whole world moving to Florida and Texas, and no one is building anything, property values and taxes are skyrocketing to make up for the short-fall in any gasoline excise tax revenue.

And as it stands, EVs are just a tiny fraction of vehicles on the road so it isn't any factor.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:10 AM (Gbl/2)

97 Virginia has a tax on cars that get more than 25mpg.

Posted by: blaster

That makes no sense. Wouldn't they want to encourage fuel economy?
Posted by: grammie winger

Because you aren't buying gas fast enough. They aren't getting that gas tax.
If you can pass a pump 3 times and not fill up, that's tax money they are missing.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:10 AM (dwZfR)

98 But it isn't about South Africa. They won't be the villain for long, and they are only collateral damage. I think the powers that be need an explanation for the economic catastrophe that's going to accelerate through winter. "Omicron" may well be part of the scapegoating. The press is complicit and most of them are stupid and won't even realize what they're doing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:06 AM

It is also just a coincidence I am sure that the reported "unusual symptoms" of "omicron" match the severe adverse side effects of the "COVID vaccines" we have been seeing all over the planet. This is their way to cover up the severe and sometimes deadly effects of their "vaccines". Blame this "new variant". They get a two-fer: (1) cover up for their deadly "vaccines" (2) justification for more tyrannical COVID policies.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 30, 2021 08:10 AM (Do5/p)

99 Happy feast of St Andrew, who is called the Protokletos or 'first called', for he was a disciple of St John the Baptist before following Christ and bringing with him his brother, St Peter.

Posted by: McCool at November 30, 2021 08:11 AM (BqBIh)

100 One of my kids was on her morning work call today and says one trader, a woman, was ecstatic she vaccinated her elementary school-age children. She wants elementary schools to require these shots. The threat of long-term unknown damage to childrens immune systems is being completely ignored. Stunning.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 08:09 AM (L+vsf)
++++
Let's assume there is only very small risk from the vaccine and that it's good like other childhood vaccinations (polio, tetanus, etc.). There's still no justification for a mandate. COVID isn't dangerous for children.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:12 AM (DU+/6)

101 No, instead they will do things like GPS trackers to do a straight mileage tax.

That may be a real challenge to install on the entire fleet of vehicles already on the road. Furthermore, how does that work with cars driven up from Mexico, a nation that is now considerably more free than the former United States?

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:12 AM (Gbl/2)

102 It's like smoking. The government officially hates cigarettes, but people quitting is bad because they live longer and end up costing more on average for Medicare.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

And they don't get the sin tax for buying smokes. Trust me. They've missed out on me for 8 & 1/2 years now.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:12 AM (dwZfR)

103 Virginia has a tax on cars that get more than 25mpg.

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:04 AM (mbFEM)

That makes no sense. Wouldn't they want to encourage fuel economy?

Posted by: grammie winger at November 30, 2021 08:06 AM

The state looses money on high MPG vehicles. Less tax revenues from the gas pump.

Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at November 30, 2021 08:12 AM (bVYXr)

104 95 It's like smoking. The government officially hates cigarettes, but people quitting is bad because they live longer and end up costing more on average for Medicare.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:10 AM (DU+/6)

========

And they pay less in cigarette taxes which usually double the price of a pack.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:14 AM (LvTSG)

105 102 It's like smoking. The government officially hates cigarettes, but people quitting is bad because they live longer and end up costing more on average for Medicare.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

And they don't get the sin tax for buying smokes. Trust me. They've missed out on me for 8 & 1/2 years now.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:12 AM (dwZfR)

This raises the issue about e-cigs. I don't believe there is an excise tax on those, which may be the real reason that the Feds don't like them.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 30, 2021 08:14 AM (GcCnI)

106 ... the fact that the provision made it through the Congress reveals -- yet again -- how little its members care about the privacy of their constituents.

True. If they cared then they'd READ and UNDERSTAND that shit they vote on but Nancy ain't got time for that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at November 30, 2021 08:14 AM (EjmvJ)

107 The narrative for "omicron" is now that it is dangerous in toddlers. Very convenient for the push in every Western nation to "vaccinate" children.

https://bit.ly/3D5Bggj

"Toddlers Make Up 10% of Hospital Cases in Omicron Epicenter"

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 30, 2021 08:15 AM (Do5/p)

108 103 Virginia has a tax on cars that get more than 25mpg.

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:04 AM (mbFEM)

Virginia also has a property tax on the value of cars - 4ish%/year with some credit for values up to $20K...aka, expensive electric and hybrids pay through the nose yearly...

Posted by: Nova local at November 30, 2021 08:15 AM (exHjb)

109 RFK Jr wrote a book about him - "The Real Anthony Fauci." Sold out despite getting no promotion or reviews from the MSM.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:02 AM (bDqIh)

Even the drones at Goodreads loved it. One exception was a "lab worker" who one starred it and promptly was slattered in the responses. I don't think any sentient people respect that sawed off dago fuck.

Posted by: Captain Hate won't forget Michael Byrd Murdered Ashli Babbitt at November 30, 2021 08:15 AM (y7DUB)

110 One of my kids was on her morning work call today and says one trader, a woman, was ecstatic she vaccinated her elementary school-age children. She wants elementary schools to require these shots. The threat of long-term unknown damage to childrens immune systems is being completely ignored. Stunning.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

I'm a royal, grade A, throbbing prick.
If I were your daughter, and in a year when that woman is crying because her kid is fucked 9 ways from Sunday because of the shot, I'd hang up on her mid sentence.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:15 AM (dwZfR)

111 That may be a real challenge to install on the entire fleet of vehicles already on the road. Furthermore, how does that work with cars driven up from Mexico, a nation that is now considerably more free than the former United States?
Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:12 AM (Gbl/2)
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I doubt they'll try to mandate it for the existing fleet. They might (make registration dependent on installation of a GPS device), but I sort of doubt it. It will likely be an "all new cars shall have such devices" thing, with fleet turnover taking care of it over the course of 10-20 years. Like airbags and ABS brakes.

And they won't care about the foreigners without GPS trackers. They also won't care about preferred groups flouting the rules and ripping them out when the time comes. A mileage tax would be easy to accomplish without a massively complex GPS tracking system (do an odo reading at registration time), so why do it? To expand the panopticon. Any money it raises will just be icing on the cake.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:16 AM (DU+/6)

112 "Families that own an electric vehicle won't ever have to worry about gasoline prices"

However, they might still have to worry about gas TAXES -- if electric vehicles get too popular, gas tax revenues will crater and what will state and federal government do to replace that revenue? Last year, an IL legislator seriously proposed charging license plate fees of $1,000 per year for electric cars (the normal fee is $150 per year) on the grounds that this would make up for the motor fuel taxes they weren't paying.

Posted by: Secret Square at November 30, 2021 08:16 AM (9WuX0)

113 RFK Jr wrote a book about him - "The Real Anthony Fauci." Sold out despite getting no promotion or reviews from the MSM.

May have to add this to my reading list.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 30, 2021 08:16 AM (4olE8)

114 Yes, they are more properly viewed as saboteurs of society. That doesn't make them smart. They are still idiots.

It is pointless to engage on the basis of using facts, logic, or reason, that is also true. They don't care about any of that.

We're witnessing absurdity on an industrial scale. Dust masks don't stop a flu virus. Nothing, not even governments, can stop cold and flu viruses. Particularly and probably especially, bioengineered weaponized viruses. I naively thought our government recognized this during the runup to the "two weeks to flatten the curve".

That made sense, at the time, as far as it goes.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 30, 2021 08:16 AM (hptIz)

115 Does the President address the nation this am or am I just having one of my bad dreams....

Posted by: Colin at November 30, 2021 08:17 AM (44Osg)

116 Happy feast of St Andrew, who is called the Protokletos or 'first called', for he was a disciple of St John the Baptist before following Christ and bringing with him his brother, St Peter.

Posted by: McCool at November 30, 2021 08:11 AM (BqBIh)

The actor who portrays Andrew on the series "The Chosen", Noah James, is very endearing.

Posted by: grammie winger at November 30, 2021 08:17 AM (45fpk)

117 Waukesha will hold a moment of silence today, marking one week since a car drove through a city Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring scores of others.

A Car!

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 08:18 AM (yrol0)

118 Let's assume there is only very small risk from the vaccine and that it's good like other childhood vaccinations (polio, tetanus, etc.). There's still no justification for a mandate. COVID isn't dangerous for children.

(I know that you are addressing the C19 risk on its own)

I think it is reckless to make any comparison of this mRNA toxin to the polio, measles, smallpox vaccines. One can argue all day about the technology and the complete abandonment of testing and safety protocols, but the real issue to me is that the aforementioned do not have animal reservoirs, and can be eradicated provided stupid government policy doesn't keep reintroducing the disease into the population through their deliberate mismanagement of the border.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:18 AM (Gbl/2)

119 "So, for them to fabricate charges against Kyle Rittenhouse it's a snap, despite the niceties of double jeopardy, the Constitution, Magna Carta, 1,000 years of western judicial philosophy and most of all, morality and ethics."

Of course. But this is what so many on the Right cannot seem to understand. They persist in extending benefit of the doubt to the Left. They cling to the notion that the premises, norms and standards of due process, of even society, or of American and western history, hold with these people.

Posted by: Ordinary American at November 30, 2021 08:18 AM (H8QX8)

120 One of my kids was on her morning work call today and says one trader, a woman, was ecstatic she vaccinated her elementary school-age children. She wants elementary schools to require these shots. The threat of long-term unknown damage to childrens immune systems is being completely ignored. Stunning.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 08:09 AM

These people are evil: https://bit.ly/3xCZgGp

"My son got his second dose today! He put up a screaming fight over it because his father brainwashed him. But its over and Santa will bring him presents and not just for his sister! Santa did the trick! He's also now allowed to go see grandma too! Sadly, he is such a little drama queen and has been crying for hours like a baby in his room screaming about a big headache. Whatever, its done."

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 30, 2021 08:19 AM (Do5/p)

121 I doubt they'll try to mandate it for the existing fleet. They might (make registration dependent on installation of a GPS device), but I sort of doubt it.

Our insurance company gave us devices to install in the onboard module so they can track 'safety'
any car we installed it on, gets a small % reduction on premium.
I declined.
This is how universal GPS tracking will be rolled out.
a corp-gov alliance.

Posted by: McCool at November 30, 2021 08:19 AM (BqBIh)

122 "Toddlers Make Up 10% of Hospital Cases in Omicron Epicenter"

Posted by: Clyde Shelton"

I don't think anybody in South Africa is aware of this. Somebody tell them their toddlers are all in the hospital.

Posted by: Ripley at November 30, 2021 08:19 AM (MxEKc)

123 And they pay less in cigarette taxes which usually double the price of a pack.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:14 AM (LvTSG)
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Yeah, especially if there are alternatives. NY always surprised me with their stupidity on this. Almost no one in NY lives more than 90 minutes from another state or an Indian reservation. When I was in college, some enterprising young men made a bundle running out to the Res to buy cartons of smokes and reselling them to students for a lower price than NY's insane post-tax costs.

And then the ultimate alternative, the e-cig, is under an all-out assault. They aren't smoking-cessation devices, but they really do work for that. And that's bad. That industry in the opening drive of regulation to strangle it - and it will be strangled with the official designated winners being the big tobacco outfits like RJ Reynolds.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:19 AM (DU+/6)

124 Waukesha will hold a moment of silence today, marking one week since a car drove through a city Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring scores of others.

And on the anniversary: "A Car Did Something To Some People"

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:19 AM (Gbl/2)

125 Small school age girls have a greater chance of an adverse vaccination reaction that to be abducted by a child molester with a windowless rape van.

Yet....here we are.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at November 30, 2021 08:20 AM (3D/fK)

126 I think it is reckless to make any comparison of this mRNA toxin to the polio, measles, smallpox vaccines. One can argue all day about the technology and the complete abandonment of testing and safety protocols, but the real issue to me is that the aforementioned do not have animal reservoirs, and can be eradicated provided stupid government policy doesn't keep reintroducing the disease into the population through their deliberate mismanagement of the border.
Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:18 AM (Gbl/2)
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Yes. It's not a fair comparison. I was just going for an "even if all other things are equal (even though they're not), it still doesn't make any damn sense" statement.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:20 AM (DU+/6)

127 Our insurance company gave us devices to install in the onboard module so they can track 'safety'
any car we installed it on, gets a small % reduction on premium.
I declined.
This is how universal GPS tracking will be rolled out.
a corp-gov alliance.
Posted by: McCool

Same here. State Farm. Unit is still sitting on my desk at home.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:21 AM (dwZfR)

128 The actor who portrays Andrew on the series "The Chosen", Noah James, is very endearing.

Indeed Grammie.
I was not as pleased with the casting of Matthew as an on-the-spectrum pansy.
But the series overall is well done.

Posted by: McCool at November 30, 2021 08:21 AM (BqBIh)

129 "Toddlers Make Up 10% of Hospital Cases in Omicron Epicenter"

The toddlers are there for traditional reasons, but just happen to test positive on the High Cycle Coin Toss PCR Test.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:21 AM (Gbl/2)

130 Yesterday, local news did not hide the fact that the thug who killed those people at the parade, was being charged with intentional homicide, the latest charge being for that 8 year old boy.

Posted by: grammie winger at November 30, 2021 08:22 AM (45fpk)

131 This is how universal GPS tracking will be rolled out.
a corp-gov alliance.
Posted by: McCool at November 30, 2021 08:19 AM (BqBIh)
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As with most things they're doing. This happens everywhere. "Install the app and every 10th cup of coffee is free (just give us all your comms data)!" "Sign up for our 'wellness program' and we'll give you a discount on your annual premium (while you give us treasure troves of personal health data)!"

Etc.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:22 AM (DU+/6)

132 "Unit is still sitting on my desk at home."

Don't operate your desk over the posted speed limit, or your insurance will go up!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at November 30, 2021 08:22 AM (3D/fK)

133 Morning peeps....

People who own EV's will have a host of other things to worry about besides gasoline prices. Everyone knows the cost for charging an EV will vary on the cost of oil. As I mentioned a couple days ago; maintenance on EV's is a cross between IT, electrical engineering and mechanics. It's also very, very expensive assuming parts are available. And, yes, taxes. The governments, local, state and national will want a cut.

But this collection of misfits, degenerates, mindless fools and social retards running the country doesn't understand basic economics nor anything else about the real world.

Posted by: Starbelly Sneetche at November 30, 2021 08:22 AM (BFigT)

134 Our insurance company gave us devices to install in the onboard module so they can track 'safety'
any car we installed it on, gets a small % reduction on premium.

You just know that some enterprising hackers will create desktop emulators to plug those devices in and make you look like the safest of all drivers.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:23 AM (Gbl/2)

135
Mayor Peter Puffer Says Americans Should Buy Electric Cars So They "Never Have To Worry About Gas Prices Again"

___________

Power is out again!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 30, 2021 08:23 AM (/U27+)

136 But this collection of misfits, degenerates, mindless fools and social retards running the country doesn't understand basic economics nor anything else about the real world.
Posted by: Starbelly Sneetche at November 30, 2021 08:22 AM (BFigT)
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Heh. Might as well carve that in stone. It applies to everything.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:23 AM (DU+/6)

137 Sock from yesterday is amusing.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 30, 2021 08:23 AM (BFigT)

138 136 But this collection of misfits, degenerates, mindless fools and social retards running the country doesn't understand basic economics nor anything else about the real world.
Posted by: Starbelly Sneetche at November 30, 2021 08:22 AM (BFigT)

========

This is because they're smart, or something.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:24 AM (LvTSG)

139 Just like Obamacare the Dems will try and pass the BBB bill around the Christmas holidays. This bill will give amnesty to 6.5 illegals.

The Dems play for the long game and are willing to lose the House and the Senate to get the BBB passed.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 30, 2021 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

140 136 But this collection of misfits, degenerates, mindless fools and social retards running the country doesn't understand basic economics nor anything else about the real world.
Posted by: Starbelly Sneetche at November 30, 2021 08:22 AM (BFigT)

But no mean tweets.

Posted by: Ordinary American at November 30, 2021 08:25 AM (H8QX8)

141 We need a Roseanne Boyland Society
Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 30, 2021 07:27 AM (DGmwp)

What's stopping you?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at November 30, 2021 08:25 AM (EjmvJ)

142 So far, South Park has the best take on a new Covid variant: Covid Delta Plus Rewards Program.

Posted by: callsign claymore at November 30, 2021 08:26 AM (kYFLg)

143 "Power is out again! "

Shitter's full!!

Posted by: Cousin Eddy at November 30, 2021 08:26 AM (3D/fK)

144 Amnesty to 6.5 million illegals? Try 35-40 million.

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 08:26 AM (oWBc3)

145 If I were to buy an electric car, where in the hell do I charge it up? Does anybody know where the charging stations are located?

Posted by: dantesed at November 30, 2021 08:26 AM (88xKn)

146 Ah. Tea.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 30, 2021 08:26 AM (AlkyK)

147 >>Yes, they are more properly viewed as saboteurs of society. That doesn't make them smart. They are still idiots. It is pointless to engage on the basis of using facts, logic, or reason, that is also true. They don't care about any of that.

THIS
Since smart and idiot designations are subjective, let's agree that we cannot assume they have the same goal, or even good goals in mind with their policies. Pete may be an idiot, but how about someone ask him what his goal is by pushing people into electric cars instead of just taking his "it's cheaper than gas" justification? Especially since his POTUS intentionally made gas so expensive. Why not implement policies to reduce gas prices as PDT did, eh?

So much of what they do is nudging us into their imagined "new normal" -- where none of the consequences of their horrid policies affect them. Defund police, decriminalize crime, open the border and ignite a race war -- it's all good, that will give them the demand for a "fix" that turns us into Klaus' dream society.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:26 AM (bDqIh)

148 we're told it was a new model of sentient automotive that perpetrated this massacre.
Posted by: McCool at November 30, 2021 07:39 AM (BqBIh)

It had detected that the driver was sleepy and was just trying to pull over ... for safety.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at November 30, 2021 08:27 AM (EjmvJ)

149 87 Virginia has a tax on cars that get more than 25mpg.

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:04 AM (mbFEM)

That makes no sense. Wouldn't they want to encourage fuel economy?
Posted by: grammie winger at November 30, 2021 08:06 AM (45fpk)

Virginia has a tax on cars full stop. Ask me how I know.

I'm old enough to remember Jim Gilmore riding into the governor's mansion on the promise of abolishing the tax.

Still waiting.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at November 30, 2021 08:27 AM (dfRN6)

150 So I see that Suozzi turned down Mayor elect Adams' offer for Deputy Mayor position earlier this week. I guess Suozzi saw it for what it was, an attempt to divert him from primarying Lattetia James for the NY Gov slot. Suozzi had correctly surmised that he had no shot at returning to the House of Reps given the red nature of his district.

But Suozzi is going to get ran over if the DNC gets behind James - NY AGs always run for NY Governor and it's considered by Dems the proper stepping stone to this position. Suozzi oozes charm from every pore, a characteristic James sorely lacks. The upcoming Dem primary is going to be lit.

Posted by: Boswell at November 30, 2021 08:27 AM (5iUNf)

151 If I were to buy an electric car, where in the hell do I charge it up? Does anybody know where the charging stations are located?
Posted by: dantesed at November 30, 2021 08:26 AM (88xKn)
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Charging stations will be in your satnav, probable. Plus I am sure the dealer will give you the list. And the best one will be in your garage, where you will get the power bill...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:28 AM (DU+/6)

152 I'd like for all of Portland's antifa femmes to be armed up - let's get this party started.

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 08:28 AM (oWBc3)

153 Virginia also has a property tax on the value of cars - 4ish%/year with some credit for values up to $20K...aka, expensive electric and hybrids pay through the nose yearly...
Posted by: Nova local at November 30, 2021 08:15 AM (exHjb)

I have a 15 year old Escalade. Bah on their taxes!

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:28 AM (mbFEM)

154 So much of what they do is nudging us into their imagined "new normal" -- where none of the consequences of their horrid policies affect them. Defund police, decriminalize crime, open the border and ignite a race war -- it's all good, that will give them the demand for a "fix" that turns us into Klaus' dream society.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:26 AM (bDqIh)
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That's the old normal. They are outside the consequences of their actions and policies. Their vision of the "new normal" is that their exceptional position is made official and they become formally untouchable by anything. Like royalty in fact rather than merely by convention and status quo.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:29 AM (DU+/6)

155 >>As with most things they're doing. This happens everywhere. "Install the app and every 10th cup of coffee is free (just give us all your comms data)!" "Sign up for our 'wellness program' and we'll give you a discount on your annual premium (while you give us treasure troves of personal health data)!"

Gee, why do they want all that data?

https://tinyurl.com/bdcse28v

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:29 AM (bDqIh)

156 The Dems play for the long game and are willing to lose the House and the Senate to get the BBB passed.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 30, 2021 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

Exactly. Just like they did with Obamacare. They get what they want because they're willing to pay a political price for it. Sooner or later, invariably sooner, they return to power stronger and bolder than ever. And, ultimately, in a position to negate any future "political price."

Posted by: Ordinary American at November 30, 2021 08:29 AM (H8QX8)

157 A lot of EV owners are shocked when they find out that the charging station at Whole Foods isn't free.

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 08:29 AM (oWBc3)

158 78 Families that own an electric vehicle wont ever have to worry about gasoline prices, Buttigieg told MSNBC in an interview Sunday.
What a total fucking idiot!!
Posted by: rhennigantx

Pete isn't all bad. He likes to join us every once in awhile when a few of us homeless guys pile into his Prius and start putting D's in A's.

With talk radio turned up real loud. Soup kitchen FTW!

Posted by: Homeless Mike And The Boys at November 30, 2021 08:30 AM (8m1jA)

159 Low of 27 this morning.

Up to 34 already, though.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at November 30, 2021 08:30 AM (3D/fK)

160 Not a single media outlet is asking the obvious question about the FBI and the Kenosha riots: Why was the FBI there?

Good morning, J.J. Great job, as usual.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 08:30 AM (2SdPm)

161 All governments have been corrupted beyond belief. The US Government has been the worst as they've basically embezzled TRILLIONS from the American taxpayer to fund the destruction of freedoms and liberty around the world, all while being bought and paid for by China, Turkey, Iran (which we fund their terrorism) and Russia.

It's going to take a global uprising by the people to even attempt to get this ship righted in any form.

We're screwed.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:30 AM (Zz0t1)

162 I sold Halloween candy in school after collecting a huge stash trick or treating. $1/bar. (1979-1981) Convenience has a price.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 30, 2021 08:30 AM (KAi1n)

163 >>That's the old normal. They are outside the consequences of their actions and policies. Their vision of the "new normal" is that their exceptional position is made official and they become formally untouchable by anything. Like royalty in fact rather than merely by convention and status quo.

Ugh, you're right. They are having their own 'let it burn' moment.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:31 AM (bDqIh)

164 160 Not a single media outlet is asking the obvious question about the FBI and the Kenosha riots: Why was the FBI there?

Good morning, J.J. Great job, as usual.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 08:30 AM (2SdPm)

Bigger q: why was the FBI there - and not doing anything?

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:31 AM (mbFEM)

165 I have a 15 year old Escalade. Bah on their taxes!
Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:28 AM (mbFEM)

I just replaced a Chrysler Sebring I had for 16 years to avoid them...I purposely buy Kia now b/c they never value Kia highly (and I won't ever buy Honda b/c they don't depreciate, and I'm not paying 10 years of taxes on a value that won't go down

.

I'm NEVER buying hybrid or electric and taking $2K+ hits/car/year just to have the status...I only drive 2-3K miles/year so gas tax doesn't hit me much, but value taxes sure would...

Posted by: Nova local at November 30, 2021 08:31 AM (exHjb)

166 Virginia also has a property tax on the value of cars - 4ish%/year with some credit for values up to $20K...aka, expensive electric and hybrids pay through the nose yearly...
Posted by: Nova local at November 30, 2021 08:15 AM (exHjb)
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CO has this, too. The "ownership tax" and it's preposterous. Not only is it multiple taxation, it isn't even based on reality. It starts based on "original taxable value" which is, IIRC, 85% of MSRP. So if you negotiate hard on a car and get the price down, your "taxable value" is still the same. And it decays for years 0-7 until it hits zero after 7 years (the car officially has no taxable value).

My old "valueless" car was around $72 to register. My brand new car in 2017 was over $600 and kept being hundreds of dollars. Then I moved. In my new state, it was less than $30 including the title transfer.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:32 AM (DU+/6)

167 A lot of EV owners are shocked when they find out that the charging station at Whole Foods isn't free.
Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts

Right now, for the most part, it's a novelty. Work has two stations as a courtesy.

Wait until they have to fork out the cash for five hundred units plus the electrical requirement.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:32 AM (dwZfR)

168 All governments have been corrupted beyond belief. The US Government has been the worst as they've basically embezzled TRILLIONS from the American taxpayer to fund the destruction of freedoms and liberty around the world, all while being bought and paid for by China, Turkey, Iran (which we fund their terrorism) and Russia. ...
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:30 AM (Zz0t1)
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"The problem is not that the system has become corrupt, but that corruption has become the system."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:33 AM (DU+/6)

169 As with most things they're doing. This happens everywhere. "Install the app and every 10th cup of coffee is free (just give us all your comms data)!" "Sign up for our 'wellness program' and we'll give you a discount on your annual premium (while you give us treasure troves of personal health data)!"

Etc.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:22 AM (DU+/6)

The best so far is 23AndMe. For years, they've duped people into paying money to have their DNA analyzed. What did they end up doing with that huge repository of data? Turn it into a database to enable pharma companies to use it to develop new drugs. Turns out it was 23AndMe's plan all along.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 30, 2021 08:33 AM (GcCnI)

170 Dr. David Chokshi, who serves as the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene commissioner

******

"Mr. Orwell, Mr. George Orwell, please pick up a white courtesy phone. Mr. Orwell."

Posted by: Muldoon at November 30, 2021 08:34 AM (m45I2)

171 Bigger q: why was the FBI there - and not doing anything?
Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:31 AM (mbFEM)
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I can answer that question, easily. However, the press is too stupid to ask real questions that need real answers.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 08:35 AM (2SdPm)

172 They're trying to panic the wine moms into getting their kids shot up. Wait and see: About the time that starts to die out, there will be a new variant, and the propaganda will start up to get your *toddlers* and *fetuses* vaxxed.

==

In vitro vaccination!

Related, I happened to be unfortunate enough to be subject to a Youtube "commercial" on the TV when I was over at Jr. Black's apartment yesterday. It was an overweight black guy. Recovered covid patient. With actual flashback pictures of him hooked up to tubes, ventilator, unconscious, the whole 9 yards. He was telling me that he died 3 times. He barely survived the dreaded covids. And his message was to get vaxxed so I don't go through what he went through. Unmistakable implication was that being vaccinated will save you from catching Chinese Cooties and save you from dying of Chinese Cooties.

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 30, 2021 08:35 AM (sVtYq)

173 Wait until they get their quarterly road tax bill since they aren't paying as they go at the pump. And their electricity bill goes up.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:01 AM (dwZfR)

Neither of those things will happen in Joe Biden's America, comrade. He won't permit new power plants so you won't be able to charge your electric car.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at November 30, 2021 08:35 AM (EjmvJ)

174 >>The best so far is 23AndMe. For years, they've duped people into paying money to have their DNA analyzed. What did they end up doing with that huge repository of data? Turn it into a database to enable pharma companies to use it to develop new drugs. Turns out it was 23AndMe's plan all along.

Yeah, 23andMe being started by the (then) wife of one of the Google founders should have been the tip-off that it was about data collection.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:35 AM (bDqIh)

175 The Dems play for the long game and are willing to lose the House and the Senate to get the BBB passed.
Posted by: redridinghood at November 30, 2021 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

Exactly. Just like they did with Obamacare. They get what they want because they're willing to pay a political price for it. Sooner or later, invariably sooner, they return to power stronger and bolder than ever. And, ultimately, in a position to negate any future "political price."

Think of it more like Tick-Tock. Tick they get power at the federal level and legislate trillions of dollars in power and control for the Tock which is getting power at the local levels, where they can manipulate elections to Tick back to the federal power level where they can resume raising money and power for the Tock at the local level...

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:35 AM (Gbl/2)

176 A lot of EV owners are shocked when they find out that the charging station at Whole Foods isn't free.
Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 08:29 AM (oWBc3)

There's a truck stop somewhere outside of Decatur, Texas that has a line of Tesla charging stations. If you've got a few hours to spend, you can shop the convenience store, eat truck stop food and wait patiently for your car to charge and get you 80 miles or so along your journey.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)

177 PSA PSA - Black Friday deals still on, AR 15 upper with FDE furniture, $279, lower with FDE furniture, $125, free shipping on both.

Just needs a rear sight/optic and mags and a you have a complete rifle for not more than 400 bones

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:36 AM (mbFEM)

178 Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:32 AM (dwZfR)

Wow. A hat tip from the great JJ Sefton, on HIS birthday, straight out the box.

Well done, sir. Congratulations.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:36 AM (Zz0t1)

179 Related, I happened to be unfortunate enough to be subject to a Youtube "commercial" on the TV when I was over at Jr. Black's apartment yesterday. It was an overweight black guy. Recovered covid patient. With actual flashback pictures of him hooked up to tubes, ventilator, unconscious, the whole 9 yards. He was telling me that he died 3 times. He barely survived the dreaded covids. And his message was to get vaxxed so I don't go through what he went through. Unmistakable implication was that being vaccinated will save you from catching Chinese Cooties and save you from dying of Chinese Cooties.
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 30, 2021 08:35 AM (sVtYq)

I guess they decided not to send the message that he needed to get to the gym and lose the excess weight, huh?

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 30, 2021 08:37 AM (GcCnI)

180 " Dr. David Chokshi, who serves as the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene commissioner
"

Maryland has one of those departments of clean and washed brains as well.

Always struck me as a little bit too honest of a description.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at November 30, 2021 08:37 AM (3D/fK)

181 Funny how this isn;t featured more prominently in stories about EVs:

But the average cost of a new electric vehicle was $55,600 in 2019, nearly $20,000 more than the average price of all new cars, Quartz reported. Charging an electric car with a range of 200 miles costs about $9 and typically takes around eight hours.

Moreover, 60% of electricity generated in the U.S. originates from fossil fuel power plants, according to the EIA. Wind and solar account for 10% of the electricity produced nationwide.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (bDqIh)

182 I still think we should own our own metadata. If Kroger wants to collect data on what a family of four buys, they can pay me for it. If some medical researcher wants data on my health, they can pay me. Etc. (I wouldn't mind participating in medical studies in exchange for money were they sufficiently anonymized and were violations on the use of the data punished severely enough to deter offenders. Also, the US govt would have to be permanently banned from ever having access to even the anonymized data.)

But (as social media demonstrates) most people are willing to give away their metadata for free. I guess they do not know how valuable that data is.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (8548M)

183 Good morning. Horrible nights sleep. My back was hurting so bad I couldn't get comfortable. Ugh.. need coffee.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (nxdel)

184 Wow. A hat tip from the great JJ Sefton, on HIS birthday, straight out the box.

Well done, sir. Congratulations.
Posted by: Sponge

I'm not worthy of the honor.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (dwZfR)

185 ++++
"The problem is not that the system has become corrupt, but that corruption has become the system."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:33 AM (DU+/6)

Pretty much, that.....SAD!

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

186 I guess they decided not to send the message that he needed to get to the gym and lose the excess weight, huh?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 30, 2021 08:37 AM (GcCnI)

Actually surprised that advertising has moved to extremely obese black people in advertising.

Posted by: blaster at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (mbFEM)

187 Neither of those things will happen in Joe Biden's America, comrade. He won't permit new power plants so you won't be able to charge your electric car.

And soon we will be like Germany, where in the midst of their energy crunch they are decommissioning 4GW of nuclear power this years and an additional 4GW of nuclear power next year.

And nuclear power is about as Carbon Free as an energy source can get. So they will be trying to buy more coal and gas from a nation that NATO wants to kick off another war or sanction into a war.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (Gbl/2)

188 One of my kids was on her morning work call today and says one trader, a woman, was ecstatic she vaccinated her elementary school-age children. She wants elementary schools to require these shots. The threat of long-term unknown damage to childrens immune systems is being completely ignored. Stunning.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 08:09 AM (L+vsf)

Being a foot soldier in destroying the human race is Stunning and Brave. A blue checkmark said so.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at November 30, 2021 08:39 AM (EjmvJ)

189 There's a truck stop somewhere outside of Decatur, Texas that has a line of Tesla charging stations. If you've got a few hours to spend, you can shop the convenience store, eat truck stop food and wait patiently for your car to charge and get you 80 miles or so along your journey.
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)
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What's going to be really amusing is the cost of those charging stations. It'll turn out the solar charging stations cost two to three times as much as a diesel powered charging station, and, are much more expensive to maintain than the diesel powered charging station.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 08:39 AM (2SdPm)

190 Good morning. Horrible nights sleep. My back was hurting so bad I couldn't get comfortable. Ugh.. need coffee.
Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (nxdel)

I know the feeling. Sorry to hear that.

I hang upside down on an inversion table at least 10 minutes a day to stretch and try to get things back into place, which helps, but only temporary.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

191 Good morning. Horrible nights sleep. My back was hurting so bad I couldn't get comfortable. Ugh.. need coffee.
Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB

(pssst.....see a chiropractor !)

Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 08:39 AM (arJlL)

192 There's a truck stop somewhere outside of Decatur, Texas that has a line of Tesla charging stations. If you've got a few hours to spend, you can shop the convenience store, eat truck stop food and wait patiently for your car to charge and get you 80 miles or so along your journey.
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)

Question I had recently. In New Jersey you are still not allowed to pump your own gas, you must have an attendant do it. Anybody know if the same rules apply to electric cars?

Posted by: moon_over_vermont at November 30, 2021 08:40 AM (NenxG)

193 Most charging stations that I've seen require a credit card. Where they exist in the wild to lure in the neck beardo's into Whole Foods or some other Socialist Shopping Experience and are "free" will soon cease as the incentive credits dry up.

Also, the cost to have one installed in your garage is about a grand. There are two different levels, thus two charging rates like cell phones; normal and "fast." IIRC the setup required for the Ford Lightning F-150 EV is unique for the top tier model and runs many thousands of dollars for install... probably by Ford.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 30, 2021 08:40 AM (BFigT)

194 A lot of EV owners are shocked when they find out that the charging station at Whole Foods isn't free.

******

Even though it's right there in the name. Charging station! Duh.

Posted by: Muldoon at November 30, 2021 08:40 AM (m45I2)

195 Wind and solar account for 10% of the electricity produced nationwide.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (bDqIh)

Ask Texas how having closer to 50% works out in the winter........

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:40 AM (Zz0t1)

196 >>I hang upside down on an inversion table at least 10 minutes a day to stretch and try to get things back into place, which helps, but only temporary.

On the other hand, it will only get worse.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 30, 2021 08:41 AM (ZLI7S)

197 "I hang upside down on an inversion table at least 10 minutes a day to stretch and try to get things back into place, which helps, but only temporary."

My MiL has inversion rafters in the attic.

She hangs head down from them by her claws when she sleeps.

J/K

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at November 30, 2021 08:41 AM (3D/fK)

198 195 Wind and solar account for 10% of the electricity produced nationwide.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (bDqIh)

Ask Texas how having closer to 50% works out in the winter........
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:40 AM (Zz0t1)

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Dolley's uncle lives in Dallas, and his house is within a quarter mile of a fire station. He never lost power. Lesson learned: always buy a house near a fire station.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:41 AM (LvTSG)

199
(pssst.....see a chiropractor !)
Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 08:39 AM (arJlL)

At your own risk.......

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:41 AM (Zz0t1)

200 >>I guess they decided not to send the message that he needed to get to the gym and lose the excess weight, huh?

Right?

On the local news this morning was a story of a family where all four got covid, and all but one of them, the teen daughter, are in the hospital. The teen daughter is chubby, the parents and other teen daughter are obese. It's not fat shaming to note that weight makes a difference in how badly one is affected by covid -- just imagine if people had been encouraged (NOT mandated) to diet and workout since April 2020?

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:42 AM (bDqIh)

201 =========

Dolley's uncle lives in Dallas, and his house is within a quarter mile of a fire station. He never lost power. Lesson learned: always buy a house near a fire station.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:41 AM (LvTSG)

Fire station, pump house, hospital......

Essential services. They never lost power.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:42 AM (Zz0t1)

202 We dropped TV when we went to one income. Not seeing commercials is awesome. When I do see them at other people's places, I'm surprised by how they've changed. For example, half the people in commercials are now fatties. I guess they look more like America that way, but sheesh. I particularly appreciated the old navy commercial saying they had sizes 0-22 without a single size 0 person in sight.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at November 30, 2021 08:43 AM (8548M)

203 Mentioned this before but I've seen a movie/documentary streaming called Mayor Pete. I believe at Amazon. All about his lovely, very lovely presidential run. Didn't he flame out a little quicker then Kamala? He's being pushed bigly as the hope of the progs.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 30, 2021 08:43 AM (2NHgQ)

204 A lot of EV owners are shocked when they find out that the charging station at Whole Foods isn't free.

******

Even though it's right there in the name. Charging station! Duh.
Posted by: Muldoon

Whole Paycheck and Charging Station. Duh!

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:43 AM (dwZfR)

205 The threat of long-term unknown damage to childrens immune systems is being completely ignored. Stunning.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 08:09 AM (L+vsf)

I have heard it said that there is no lower state of society than when the adults, in the name of their own safety, are willing to sacrifice their children.

Posted by: Ordinary American at November 30, 2021 08:43 AM (H8QX8)

206 Re: Rittenhouse and ASU
The ASU Law School admitted an actual convicted murderer (Not pardoned) a few years back. The only protest at the time was from people who complained that he was taking up a spot in the school when he would be forbidden by law from ever taking the Bar Exam.

Now, they've went even further down the slippery slope of evil, wanting to bar someone who legally defended himself against members of the Ruling Party. We truly are failing as a country.

Posted by: Wally at November 30, 2021 08:43 AM (FJYfm)

207 "Anybody know if the same rules apply to electric cars?"

Electric vehicles don't need anyone to pump gas into them.

Posted by: Karen McWinemom at November 30, 2021 08:43 AM (3D/fK)

208 205 I have heard it said that there is no lower state of society than when the adults, in the name of their own safety, are willing to sacrifice their children.
Posted by: Ordinary American at November 30, 2021 08:43 AM (H8QX

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*whistles and looks away innocently*
-The PLO

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:44 AM (LvTSG)

209 "Spanberger and other Democratic lawmakers had called on President Biden to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve the day before he announced his plan to do just that."
I am glad to see the Democrats putting the blame where it belongs...on a defenseless invalid....and pleased that rather than fixing the supply problem, they decided to raid the pension funds. Go team Et Tu Brute.

Posted by: Downcast at November 30, 2021 08:44 AM (JjMWb)

210 Related, I happened to be unfortunate enough to be subject to a Youtube "commercial" on the TV when I was over at Jr. Black's apartment yesterday. It was an overweight black guy. Recovered covid patient.

And to this day, despite how clear the evidence is, losing weight, getting more outdoor exercise, eating healthy foods, enough sleep and avoiding stress - which oddly enough don't need State intervention and control, are your best ways to avoid succumbing to the C19 (or for that matter many other ailments); the government refuses to acknowledge ANY of this - always promoting a pharmaceutical crutch as the ONLY way despite the abundant evidence that the vaxx is less than worthless.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:44 AM (Gbl/2)

211 Fire station, pump house, hospital......

Essential services. They never lost power.
Posted by: Sponge

Hospital. We never lost power last year.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:44 AM (dwZfR)

212 Another approach is to live in the same neighborhood as a bunch of Reliant (electricity company) execs. Worked for my aunts after Ike.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at November 30, 2021 08:44 AM (8548M)

213 They have to get a new variant stat, evidently Joe cannot say "omicron".

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 08:44 AM (oWBc3)

214 196 >>I hang upside down on an inversion table at least 10 minutes a day to stretch and try to get things back into place, which helps, but only temporary.

On the other hand, it will only get worse.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 30, 2021 08:41 AM (ZLI7S)

Not sure about one's exercise routine, but getting into weight training could help the back. As the muscles around the trunk get stronger, it could take pressure off the spine and help with the pain. It worked for my brother, although you need to start off easy.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 30, 2021 08:44 AM (GcCnI)

215 On the local news this morning was a story of a family where all four got covid, and all but one of them, the teen daughter, are in the hospital. The teen daughter is chubby, the parents and other teen daughter are obese. It's not fat shaming to note that weight makes a difference in how badly one is affected by covid -- just imagine if people had been encouraged (NOT mandated) to diet and workout since April 2020?
Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:42 AM (bDqIh)
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A gal I work with got the shot, only because she is diabetic and knew the virus hits diabetics extremely hard.

It was nice to chat with someone who has actually paid attention to the facts and not the hype of the COVIDs.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 08:44 AM (2SdPm)

216 Holy shit. It's a replay of the "bring out your dead" skit, once again. . . . . . .sometime take a crow bar to that deepstate Rat Bastard and see if you can get a blood sample. . . . . ..and reach into his wallet and give back the funds to the American taxpayer that this weasel cuck used to create the PLANDEMIC in the first place

Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat Bastards & Fairy Virologists at November 30, 2021 08:45 AM (8m/Xb)

217 How long would it take to charge up an EV? One hour or two or three?

Posted by: dantesed at November 30, 2021 08:46 AM (88xKn)

218 JT, a chiropractor won't help. I have degenerative disc disease. My whole back is pretty much falling apart.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 30, 2021 08:46 AM (nxdel)

219 209 I am glad to see the Democrats putting the blame where it belongs...on a defenseless invalid....and pleased that rather than fixing the supply problem, they decided to raid the pension funds. Go team Et Tu Brute.
Posted by: Downcast at November 30, 2021 08:44 AM (JjMWb)

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The actual politicians are generally stupid and have no idea what's going on. Them calling for the Strategic Oil Reserve to open up seems like a good idea because it'll increase supply while doing nothing to demand. Even someone with the most basic understanding of economics can grasp that. However, it takes a special kind of idiot to think that the amount of oil in question will have any kind of impact beyond a couple of days at best.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:46 AM (LvTSG)

220 I sold Halloween candy in school after collecting a huge stash trick or treating. $1/bar. (1979-1981) Convenience has a price.
Posted by: SFGoth at November 30, 2021 08:30 AM (KAi1n)
~~~~~

My son sold his American History notes for $10 a pop. Made a small fortune.

Here's the backstory...
He always took good notes and then one year he asked me if I could type them out for him because it would be much easier to read. "Sure!" I said. Didn't find out until years later what he did, and he never gave me a cut.

Posted by: IrishEi at November 30, 2021 08:46 AM (7b2L9)

221
Not sure about one's exercise routine, but getting into weight training could help the back. As the muscles around the trunk get stronger, it could take pressure off the spine and help with the pain. It worked for my brother, although you need to start off easy.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 30, 2021 08:44 AM (GcCnI)

Yeah, I'll get back into something after the holidays, as usual. I just get SOOO BORED with workouts.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)

222 With actual flashback pictures of him hooked up to tubes, ventilator, unconscious, the whole 9 yards. He was telling me that he died 3 times.

******

"Hey boss, we got another triple header! Wooooot!!!!"

/Health Dept. employee tabulating COVID death statistics

Posted by: Muldoon at November 30, 2021 08:46 AM (m45I2)

223 Fire station, pump house, hospital......

Essential services. They never lost power.
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:42 AM (Zz0t1)

On that subject; did any supermarkets ever close? One Trader Joe's in our area closed for a few days because one of the workers caught COVID, but otherwise I don't think they ever closed.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at November 30, 2021 08:47 AM (GcCnI)

224 >>Not sure about one's exercise routine, but getting into weight training could help the back. As the muscles around the trunk get stronger, it could take pressure off the spine and help with the pain. It worked for my brother, although you need to start off easy.

It does help to a certain degree. I've been dealing with back stuff since I was in high school and have seen a number of chiropractors and back docs over the years and there are things that can be done to ease the pain and you are absolutely right about strengthening the core muscles.

But if you have underlying structural issues there is only so much you can do and time takes it's toll.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 30, 2021 08:47 AM (ZLI7S)

225 Forgetting elections, when they succeed in destroying our economy and way of life in order to bring about "socialist paradise on earth" you think they want us having the ability to move about and communicate freely to try and organize against them?

-----------------

It's moving about freely that our masters cannot stand. We can communicate and conspire all we want but if we cannot move out of our cages we are neutralized.

The billionaires who want to be our owners have destroyed the tourism industry and the airline industry. They don't need them, they have private planes and holiday houses everywhere.

Posted by: President Select Decaf at November 30, 2021 08:48 AM (SRmHu)

226 ... But the average cost of a new electric vehicle was $55,600 in 2019, nearly $20,000 more than the average price of all new cars, Quartz reported. Charging an electric car with a range of 200 miles costs about $9 and typically takes around eight hours. ...
Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (bDqIh)
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Car 1 gets about 24 MPG in mixed driving, so that is 4.12 gallons of fuel at $3.10 per gallon average, for a total of $12.77. Refuel time to that level is about four minutes (counting pump interaction and payment).

Car 2 gets about 17 MPG in mixed driving, so that is 11.77 gallons of fuel at $3.10 per gallon average, for a total of $36.49. Refuel time is the same as for car 1.

So the savings in cost is $3.77 per 200 miles, or 1.885 cents per mile in Car 1, and 13.745 cents per mile for Car 2. The cheapest general-purpose EV in the same size/feature range as Car 1 has a base price of $38k, versus Car 1's base price of $25k. So the spread is around $10k, and at 1.885 cents per mile, that means I have to drive around 531k miles to hit the break-even, assuming gas prices and electricity prices both hold and it assumes time is worthless.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:48 AM (DU+/6)

227 Less than 20% of Texas power is wind (too much), still 65% gas and coal here.

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 08:48 AM (oWBc3)

228 I have degenerative disc disease. My whole back is pretty much falling apart.
Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 30, 2021 08:46 AM (nxdel)
~~~~~

Same here. Like a human Jenga game.

Posted by: IrishEi at November 30, 2021 08:48 AM (7b2L9)

229 205 I have heard it said that there is no lower state of society than when the adults, in the name of their own safety, are willing to sacrifice their children.

*****

So far, IMO, the best post on the thread. . . . . . . crystalline material truth

Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat Bastards & Fairy Virologists at November 30, 2021 08:48 AM (8m/Xb)

230 Omicron ~ Moronic, sure, sure, ok

But if this low intensity Variant actually spreads and serves as a natural vaccine of sorts against worse variants?

Omicron ~ Cri No Mo

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 08:48 AM (6FeV1)

231 I were to buy an electric car, where in the hell do I charge it up? Does anybody know where the charging stations are located?
Posted by: dantesed at November 30, 2021 08:26 AM (88xKn)
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Charging stations will be in your satnav, probable. Plus I am sure the dealer will give you the list. And the best one will be in your garage, where you will get the power bill...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:28 AM (DU+/6)
**********
And if you lose power for a week during Hurricane season, good luck charging that car at your house.
People in the WH are completely clueless when it comes to states that border the coastline and have never been in a car on the freeway during a mass exodus. If your car runs out of gas you can get your gas can and walk over to the nearest gas station. If your electric car dies your screwed.

If everyone bought electric cars there could never be enough charging stations for that amount of vehicles. Imagine the long lines to charge your car because it takes a couple of hours versus 5 mins to fill it up with gas.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 30, 2021 08:49 AM (NpAcC)

232 226 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:48 AM (DU+/6)

=========

I sense math.

You know what must be done.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:49 AM (LvTSG)

233 I particularly appreciated the old navy commercial saying they had sizes 0-22 without a single size 0 person in sight.

I've seen that one. Disgusting. It's okay to be fat. Be loud and proud about it. Sing and dance about it. They all look ridiculous.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 30, 2021 08:49 AM (nxdel)

234 JT, a chiropractor won't help. I have degenerative disc disease. My whole back is pretty much falling apart.
Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB

have you tried it ?

Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 08:49 AM (arJlL)

235 >>How long would it take to charge up an EV? One hour or two or three?

From JJ's link to Buttigeig article:

Charging an electric car with a range of 200 miles costs about $9 and typically takes around eight hours[.b].

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:49 AM (bDqIh)

236

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 08:49 AM (bDqIh)

237 So the savings in cost is $3.77 per 200 miles, or 1.885 cents per mile in Car 1, and 13.745 cents per mile for Car 2. The cheapest general-purpose EV in the same size/feature range as Car 1 has a base price of $38k, versus Car 1's base price of $25k. So the spread is around $10k, and at 1.885 cents per mile, that means I have to drive around 531k miles to hit the break-even, assuming gas prices and electricity prices both hold and it assumes time is worthless.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:48 AM (DU+/6)

*points in Donald Sutherland Body Snatchers style*

MMMAAAAAATTTTTTHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:50 AM (Zz0t1)

238 >>Same here. Like a human Jenga game.

Small world.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 30, 2021 08:50 AM (ZLI7S)

239 Omicron is deadly serious, Horde. It was the archenemy of Optimus Prime!

Posted by: callsign claymore at November 30, 2021 08:50 AM (kYFLg)

240 A gal I work with got the shot, only because she is diabetic and knew the virus hits diabetics extremely hard.
===============

A woman who works for me has the same problem. I am worried about her, since covid infects people who get vaxxed (like me!). She has received the booster already, and will get another six months from the first. Probably every six months for the rest of her life, I suppose.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 08:50 AM (L+vsf)

241 Thank you, JJ.

Posted by: (jV+aN) President Orange Man Bad (Rheees Be Upon Him) at November 30, 2021 08:50 AM (jV+aN)

242 Sorry for the math at 226.
https://is.gd/m6198x

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:52 AM (DU+/6)

243 >>> Small world.
~~~~~

And getting smaller. I used to be 6'4".

Posted by: IrishEi at November 30, 2021 08:52 AM (7b2L9)

244 My Darling Clementine or Tombstone?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:52 AM (LvTSG)

245 JT,yes I have.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 30, 2021 08:53 AM (nxdel)

246 Sorry for the math at 226.
https://is.gd/m6198x
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:52 AM (DU+/6)

Site. Cannot. Be. Reached.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:53 AM (Zz0t1)

247 But (as social media demonstrates) most people are willing to give away their metadata for free. I guess they do not know how valuable that data is.
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (8548M)
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They don't. And it's invisible and non-tangible. It doesn't feel like it costs anything because nothing real exits your life and enters theirs. It seems like nothing but it isn't, and that makes it easy to talk people into giving it away. Combine that with money and power to get the state to forbid you from opting out (or even transferring ownership back to you), and it's a messy witch's brew of spying and oppression.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:54 AM (DU+/6)

248 - just imagine if people had been encouraged (NOT mandated) to diet and workout since April 2020?

people weren't going to lose a lifetime accumulation of fat in 12 months. But it could have started them on the road.

Add in daily regimen of Vitamin D, Zinc and quercitin and I would guess we could have saved many.

But saving people was never the (real) point...

Posted by: McCool at November 30, 2021 08:55 AM (BqBIh)

249 A woman who works for me has the same problem. I am worried about her, since covid infects people who get vaxxed (like me!). She has received the booster already, and will get another six months from the first. Probably every six months for the rest of her life, I suppose.

Welcome to Immunity As A Service.

Subscribe to Big Pharma to live for another six months.

No small wonder Bill Gates and other software giants are pushing this subscription service.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 08:55 AM (Gbl/2)

250 I've seen that one. Disgusting. It's okay to be fat. Be loud and proud about it. Sing and dance about it. They all look ridiculous.
Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at November 30, 2021 08:49 AM (nxdel)

Larger women have existed for all of human history. Beautiful larger women have existed for all of human history. Sartorial norms that allow larger women to dress decently and not look like fucking clowns have existed for all of human history.

"But, nah, screw that, let's put Fatty in a tube top on a trampoline and dare the Haters to say anything," they say.

Ok, I'm your huckleberry. She looks like a fucking clown.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 08:56 AM (6FeV1)

251 244 My Darling Clementine or Tombstone?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:52 AM (LvTSG)

I'll take Clementine.

But rather than say Ford was overrated, I'll just say he became less interesting me as he went on. He was once quoted as saying his best film was "Judge Priest" with Will Rogers, and his favorite actor to work with was Rogers.

Posted by: Ordinary American at November 30, 2021 08:56 AM (H8QX8)

252 JT,yes I have.
Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB

Okay.

Sorry to hear of your back !

Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 08:57 AM (arJlL)

253 Waukesha will hold a moment of silence today, marking one week since a car drove through a city Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring scores of others.

A Car!
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 08:18 AM (yrol0)

Wasn't me

Posted by: Lightning "Shaggy" McQueen at November 30, 2021 08:57 AM (mZUr4)

254 Libs of Tik Tok
@libsoftiktok
Woke Seattle teacher is recorded discussing Kyle Rittenhouse's trial with students. He says if Kyle was black, he wouldn't have been waived through by police and "it's an example of racism"
Credit:
@jasonrantz

https://tinyurl.com/3zwrdey2

Posted by: redridinghood at November 30, 2021 08:57 AM (NpAcC)

255 The Spectator article JJS linked says Iran is months away from a nuclear weapon and Israel will attack, unless (somehow) the Meat Puppet regime is able to talk Iran out of its now-obvious plan. The Biden-era strikes again. And, Happy New Year.

Were Israel to attack Iran's nuclear sites, a huge war would be ignited that could spread beyond the Middle East.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 08:58 AM (L+vsf)

256 people weren't going to lose a lifetime accumulation of fat in 12 months. But it could have started them on the road.

Add in daily regimen of Vitamin D, Zinc and quercitin and I would guess we could have saved many.

But saving people was never the (real) point...
Posted by: McCool at November 30, 2021 08:55 AM (BqBIh)

This is why Trump is also at fault for this bullshit. He SHOULD'VE pimped the TREATMENTS, which were HIGHLY effective and PREVENTED deaths and provided the opportunity for NATURAL IMMUNITY. But nooooo......he HAD to push for a 'vaccine' opening the door for mass extermination under the guise of SAVING LIVES!!!!!

It's all such bullshit.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 08:58 AM (Zz0t1)

257 On that subject; did any supermarkets ever close? One Trader Joe's in our area closed for a few days because one of the workers caught COVID, but otherwise I don't think they ever closed.

even here in PA they didn't close the grocery stores. everything else was closed at one point but not them, not the pharmacies either. I remember for a while Wawa in-store was closed you couldn't go in. but you could order for takeout and get gas.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at November 30, 2021 08:59 AM (j9HX3)

258 Ok, I'm your huckleberry.

What does that mean , exactly ?

And why a huckleberry ?

As opposed to some other fruit, berry ?

Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 08:59 AM (arJlL)

259 Were Israel to attack Iran's nuclear sites, a huge war would be ignited that could spread beyond the Middle East.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 08:58 AM (L+vsf)
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Yes, because the countries surrounding Iran are thrilled at the idea of a nuclear Iran.

Iran goes nuclear, they rule the ME and will probably start with nuking Israel, to show everyone they mean business.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 09:00 AM (2SdPm)

260 "The FBI conducted 187,585 National Instant Criminal Background System (NICS) checks on gun sales and transfers on Black Friday 2021 alone."

You can probably add another 50,000 or so to that number for States that don't do MICS checks for CCW holders that buy guns.

Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at November 30, 2021 09:00 AM (bVYXr)

261 Waukesha will hold a moment of silence today, marking one week since a car drove through a city Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring scores of others.

A Car!
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 08:18 AM (yrol0)
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Can we not be precise in our language! It wasn't "a car"!

It was a Ford SUV.

Posted by: Jen Psaki, POOTUS Spokes-stain at November 30, 2021 09:00 AM (L+vsf)

262 Ok, I'm your huckleberry.

What does that mean , exactly ?

And why a huckleberry ?

As opposed to some other fruit, berry ?
Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 08:59 AM (arJlL)

Dingle instead of huckle??

Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 09:00 AM (mZUr4)

263 258 Ok, I'm your huckleberry.
What does that mean , exactly ?
And why a huckleberry ?
As opposed to some other fruit, berry ?
Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 08:59 AM (arJlL)

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He just loved Mark Twain's tale of going down the Mississippi River so much.

(This is not true. It is just a joke. Laugh appropriately.)

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:00 AM (LvTSG)

264 >>Waukesha will hold a moment of silence today, marking one week since a car drove through a city Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring scores of others.

I shouldn't be amazed at how quickly the MSM can bury something like this, by dang, they are just ignoring mass murder with such ease.

And related: when was the last time there was anything about that demonic AstroWorld concert that killed 10(?) people?

Posted by: Lizzy at November 30, 2021 09:00 AM (bDqIh)

265 As opposed to some other fruit, berry ?
Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 08:59 AM (arJlL)

Everyone knows that among the fruits, huckleberries have the greatest latent capacity for violence.

Follow the Science.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:00 AM (6FeV1)

266 258 Ok, I'm your huckleberry.

What does that mean , exactly ?

And why a huckleberry ?

As opposed to some other fruit, berry ?
Posted by: JT

Strawberry would be gay.

Posted by: Puddleglum at November 30, 2021 09:00 AM (sAmhv)

267 But if this low intensity Variant actually spreads and serves as a natural vaccine of sorts against worse variants?

That isn't how immunity works. Short duration, mild infections don't call in the T-cells, the general all-purpose immune system can deal with the problem.

So when they were telling people that the Clot Shot reduces severity of symptoms, what they were also telling you is that when you still get Fauci's Chimera, it may prevent your own body from forming true immunity due to the specialization cells not being brought in and trained.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 09:01 AM (Gbl/2)

268 What worries me is that when/if a real virus with the potential to kill millions were to appear next year nobody would believe it. Especially after all the SAR-CoV-2 bullshit.

Yet another feature of the socialist democrat's plan.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 30, 2021 09:01 AM (BFigT)

269
Ok, I'm your huckleberry. She looks like a fucking clown.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 08:56 AM (6FeV1)

....and that trampoline doesn't have a chance.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:01 AM (Zz0t1)

270 Right now, for the most part, it's a novelty. Work has two stations as a courtesy.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:32 AM (dwZfR)

Is it a courtesy or does the boss have an EV and want work to pay for charging it?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at November 30, 2021 09:01 AM (EjmvJ)

271 "Omicron delta" is an anagram of MEDIA CONTROL!!!

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at November 30, 2021 09:01 AM (UHVv4)

272 259 Iran goes nuclear, they rule the ME and will probably start with nuking Israel, to show everyone they mean business.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 09:00 AM (2SdPm)

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"We fucking hate Persians."
-Arabs

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:01 AM (LvTSG)

273 My Darling Clementine or Tombstone?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 08:52 AM (LvTSG)

TJM -- all good with the little one? Saw your comments yesterday -- seems like you had a bit of a scare.

Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 09:01 AM (mZUr4)

274 Not sure about one's exercise routine, but getting into weight training could help the back.
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Yeah, at least for people with mild office-chair type sciatica, this is really good advice.

I saw a physical therapist for it, and she gave me a bunch of stretching exercises and leg lifts that basically did nothing. But then some light weight training (if it even deserves to be called that -- I was just doing kettle bell swings and goblet squats for 10 minutes a day) cured it completely.

If I quit doing the kettlebell for a couple of weeks, it comes back. Start again, and it fixes.

Posted by: Geronimo Stilton at November 30, 2021 09:02 AM (sGnvY)

275 I shouldn't be amazed at how quickly the MSM can bury something like this, by dang, they are just ignoring mass murder with such ease.

Did you know that the military withdrew from Afghanistan?

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 09:02 AM (Gbl/2)

276 I loved the picture of a line of EV charging stations that were surrounded by water someplace where there was flooding. Sure, fine time to charge up your car, you might even get an extra jolt as you plug it in. And you just drove 50 miles to get to it.

Posted by: Colin at November 30, 2021 09:02 AM (44Osg)

277 Fun fact: "omicron" translates as "little o".

"Omega" is "big o".

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 30, 2021 09:02 AM (AlkyK)

278 "That said, I don't know how many could actually pass the NICS background check."
Antifa Wants Guns After Rittenhouse Verdict. I Say Have at It"

Well, considering that four out of four of the fascist thugs who attacked Kyle were actual criminals....

Posted by: TANSTAAFL at November 30, 2021 09:02 AM (fBtlL)

279 Waukesha will hold a moment of silence today, marking one week since a car drove through a city Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring scores of others.

A Car!
Posted by: rhennigantx

Christine was turning her life around.

Posted by: Puddleglum at November 30, 2021 09:02 AM (sAmhv)

280 Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 08:59 AM (arJlL)
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I had that in my nic for awhile, a couple years ago. Val Kilmer in "Tombstone" said the phrase I guess, but I didn;t recall that, and I was just using an old phrase I used to hear as a kid.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 09:02 AM (L+vsf)

281 Waukesha will hold a moment of silence today, marking one week since a car drove through a city Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring scores of others.

A Car!

Michael, fuck off.

Posted by: K.I.T.T. at November 30, 2021 09:04 AM (0A/JS)

282 But you can only use the charging stations on days assigned to you by license plate number.

Get in line, comrade.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:04 AM (6FeV1)

283 273 TJM -- all good with the little one? Saw your comments yesterday -- seems like you had a bit of a scare.
Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 09:01 AM (mZUr4)

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Overhyped scare, yeah. He's fine. Still coughing and stuff, but it's just some kind of cold. Both he and Dolley ended up getting tested for the covids (Dolley's really on edge because if either of us test positive before our cruise we can't go on next week), but both tests came back negative.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:04 AM (LvTSG)

284 The Spectator article JJS linked says Iran is months away from a nuclear weapon and Israel will attack, unless (somehow) the Meat Puppet regime is able to talk Iran out of its now-obvious plan. The Biden-era strikes again. And, Happy New Year.

Were Israel to attack Iran's nuclear sites, a huge war would be ignited that could spread beyond the Middle East.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 08:58 AM

When Iran gets the bomb their first target will be Israel after they have a successful test. I would expect Israel to conduct a preemptive strike at that point. Whether or not it will be a Nuclear strike, I have no idea, but I would not bet against that from happening.

Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at November 30, 2021 09:04 AM (bVYXr)

285 The real mystery around If Israel goes for it in Iran, is what side Joe takes.

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 09:04 AM (oWBc3)

286 Fun fact: "omicron" translates as "little o".

"Omega" is "big o".
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 30, 2021 09:02 AM (AlkyK)

And they're both fake, fake, fake!

Posted by: Elaine Benes at November 30, 2021 09:04 AM (mZUr4)

287
Yes, because the countries surrounding Iran are thrilled at the idea of a nuclear Iran.

Iran goes nuclear, they rule the ME and will probably start with nuking Israel, to show everyone they mean business.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 09:00 AM (2SdPm)

We'll see how nuking the smallest country in the region and what happens with the fallout does to the countries in the area........

They'll have nukes, yes, but likely NOT tactical nukes that are limited in damage area and fallout.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:05 AM (Zz0t1)

288 The Spectator article JJS linked says Iran is months away from a nuclear weapon and Israel will attack, unless (somehow) the Meat Puppet regime is able to talk Iran out of its now-obvious plan. The Biden-era strikes again. And, Happy New Year.

Wipe Washington D.C. off the map first and all will be forgiven.

Posted by: Reuben Hick (Bannon Didn't Kill Himself) at November 30, 2021 09:05 AM (Gbl/2)

289 Whenever I hear huckleberry, I think of Huckleberry Hound.

Posted by: JT at November 30, 2021 09:06 AM (arJlL)

290 I loved the picture of a line of EV charging stations that were surrounded by water someplace where there was flooding. Sure, fine time to charge up your car, you might even get an extra jolt as you plug it in. And you just drove 50 miles to get to it.
Posted by: Colin at November 30, 2021 09:02 AM (44Osg)

The new things for kids to do was to go to local movie theaters and restaurants and unplugging the EV's in the parking lots.

I wonder how many didn't make it home.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:06 AM (Zz0t1)

291 The real mystery around If Israel goes for it in Iran, is what side Joe takes.
Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 09:04 AM (oWBc3)

Lesotho

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:06 AM (6FeV1)

292 Right now, for the most part, it's a novelty. Work has two stations as a courtesy.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 30, 2021 08:32 AM

They have a dozen or so at the VA parking garage in Dallas, have never seen a single car parked at any of the spots. Federal law dictates that any new Federal facilities that are built that have parking must have electric car charging stations. At some point, I can't recall the year, all existing Federal facilities are going to have to be retrofitted with them.

Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at November 30, 2021 09:07 AM (bVYXr)

293 The thing about batteries and DC power, the figures they are providing in terms of range and re-charging times are very much skewed to the best possible case scenario. It doesn't always stay 77 deg. F.

Battery life is an ambient temperature function. As the temperature decreases, the internal resistance increases, and current output declines dramatically. The speed at which re-charging can be accomplished also slows.

They also don't account for the fact that as batteries age, their current capacity declines. They are also surprisingly made up of a shitload of small cells. It is important that every cell in a battery is on the same page in terms of charge, internal resistance, age, temperature, even lot numbers.

With people who are mechanically or electrically inclined shall we say, these numbers are not very good. With the average idiot out there who can't even change a tire? I predict Epic Clusterfuck Dumpster Fire. And probably lots of garage fires, too. Batteries are dangerous as hell at these potential energy levels, way worse than gasoline.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 30, 2021 09:07 AM (hptIz)

294 Overhyped scare, yeah. He's fine. Still coughing and stuff, but it's just some kind of cold. Both he and Dolley ended up getting tested for the covids (Dolley's really on edge because if either of us test positive before our cruise we can't go on next week), but both tests came back negative.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:04 AM (LvTSG)

Has to be a relief on all counts. Enjoy the cruise! Eastern Caribbean? Western Caribbean?

Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 09:07 AM (mZUr4)

295 =========

Overhyped scare, yeah. He's fine. Still coughing and stuff, but it's just some kind of cold. Both he and Dolley ended up getting tested for the covids (Dolley's really on edge because if either of us test positive before our cruise we can't go on next week), but both tests came back negative.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:04 AM (LvTSG)

So, you're saying that colds, infections and sicknesses OTHER than Covid still exist!!????

The hells you say......

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:07 AM (Zz0t1)

296 They'll have nukes, yes, but likely NOT tactical nukes that are limited in damage area and fallout.
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:05 AM (Zz0t1)
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Iran will probably consider fallout to be a blessing, because they'll be able to tell 5th Century savages that inhabit the region the sickness is the result of their apostasy.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 09:08 AM (2SdPm)

297 Saw on the Twats that apparently Black Rifle Communism Company is looking to sell the company or do an IPO if that falls through. Gonna guess that means they've discovered the latter half of "get woke, go broke".

Posted by: Ian S. at November 30, 2021 09:08 AM (0A/JS)

298 At some point, I can't recall the year, all existing Federal facilities are going to have to be retrofitted with them.
Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at November 30, 2021 09:07 AM (bVYXr)

That makes as much sense as mandating in ground gasoline and diesel tanks with pumps in every parking lot.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:08 AM (6FeV1)

299 294 Has to be a relief on all counts. Enjoy the cruise! Eastern Caribbean? Western Caribbean?
Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 09:07 AM (mZUr4)

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We're hitting Mexico once...and...I'm not sure. Dolley organized it all and I'm just along for the ride. It's just the two of us since our 10th wedding anniversary is the 17th of December. Her mother will be taking care of the boys, and Dolley doesn't want to leave her with two sick kids.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:09 AM (LvTSG)

300 They'll have nukes, yes, but likely NOT tactical nukes that are limited in damage area and fallout.
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:05 AM (Zz0t1)

I would guess that they'd have a giant hole in the ground before that as Israel does what it needs to do. And just like Iraq's nuclear program, no one in the ME is going to blink or say boo and that will be the end of the Iran Nuclear program. This sounds like a better solution than any Punchy's Pulcinellas will come up with talking to the Mullahs.

Posted by: Boswell at November 30, 2021 09:09 AM (5iUNf)

301 295 So, you're saying that colds, infections and sicknesses OTHER than Covid still exist!!????

The hells you say......
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:07 AM (Zz0t1)

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Every single time Junior has come home from school with the sniffles Dolley's kind of freaked out. She hasn't locked Junior in his room or anything (she's broken but not that broken), but she's simply terrified of it all.

At the same time, she's never once brought up the idea of vaccinating Junior, who's seven. Not once.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:10 AM (LvTSG)

302 All very good points being made about Batteries and Electric cars. I work with mostly Proggies and they'll respond to this with: sCIenCe anD TekNowlEdGiE wIll sAve Us, h8r. Reality is a bane to these people.

Posted by: Puddleglum at November 30, 2021 09:10 AM (sAmhv)

303 Saw on the Twats that apparently Black Rifle Communism Company is looking to sell the company or do an IPO if that falls through. Gonna guess that means they've discovered the latter half of "get woke, go broke".
Posted by: Ian S. at November 30, 2021 09:08 AM (0A/JS)

The best part of that company was the YouTube videos. Boy did they fuck up a good thing.

Good riddance. Coffee wasn't impressive anyway.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:10 AM (Zz0t1)

304 Let me see, Israel takes care of Iran, the world turns on Israel for looking out for themselves.

Gosh, I seem to recall a book that mentions that very scenario....

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 09:10 AM (2SdPm)

305 I read 'Huckleberry Finn' in HS which was a loooong time
ago. Wonder if it still holds up considering there been many movie versions of it.

Posted by: dantesed at November 30, 2021 09:11 AM (88xKn)

306 Good morning everyone. Thank you J.J.

I had a sore throat and stuffy head up until yesterday.

Did. Not. Die.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 30, 2021 09:11 AM (mD/uy)

307 Mayor Peter Puffer Says Americans Should Buy Electric Cars So They "Never Have To Worry About Gas Prices Again"

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Bottom. Men.

Posted by: ShainS -- Let's Poop Brandon! (Non Compos Anus) at November 30, 2021 09:11 AM (mZ3xv)

308
At the same time, she's never once brought up the idea of vaccinating Junior, who's seven. Not once.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:10 AM (LvTSG)

Hopefully, that means common sense and reality are still seeping in, taking root.......

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:11 AM (Zz0t1)

309 We're hitting Mexico once...and...I'm not sure. Dolley organized it all and I'm just along for the ride. It's just the two of us since our 10th wedding anniversary is the 17th of December. Her mother will be taking care of the boys, and Dolley doesn't want to leave her with two sick kids.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:09 AM (LvTSG)

Well I hope it's a safe and enjoyable trip.

*detente for now *

Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 09:11 AM (mZUr4)

310 KING HARV will never get woke and go broke.

Posted by: King Harv at November 30, 2021 09:12 AM (sGnvY)

311 All very good points being made about Batteries and Electric cars. I work with mostly Proggies and they'll respond to this with: sCIenCe anD TekNowlEdGiE wIll sAve Us, h8r. Reality is a bane to these people.
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 30, 2021 09:10 AM (sAmhv)
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And they could be right. Who knows. None of the existing technology can make this scheme work. If there's another industrial and engineering revolution waiting around the corner, then it's possible - but none of what will make it possible exists today.

And if there is such a revolution waiting to burst forth, then none of the government mandates being discussed will amount to a hill of beans anyway. If it happens, people will flock to it on their own. If such a thing is not waiting in the wings, the mandates will fail once enough people get stranded and die.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 09:12 AM (DU+/6)

312 I am Iron Man > I am Science

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 09:12 AM (oWBc3)

313 Wipe Washington D.C. off the map first and all will be forgiven.
Posted by: Reuben Hick

Newsletter details if you please Sir!

Posted by: Tonypete at November 30, 2021 09:13 AM (mD/uy)

314 Heh, how about those Redskins! They're in the wildcard spot with a losing record. That is some special magic there.

Posted by: Puddin Head at November 30, 2021 09:13 AM (uia9V)

315 Were Israel to attack Iran's nuclear sites, a huge war would be ignited that could spread beyond the Middle East.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 30, 2021 08:58 AM (L+vsf)

For a contrary view, I think Israel and the Saudi's realize they have to let Iran use a nuke at least once - that's what they need to give them the justification to launch a counter strike that will take out the Iranian Regime.

Don't forget, the Iranian regime can be toppled in 60 minutes with the right weapons, and a few key targets. So, do I think we will see a limited Nuclear War soon? Yes, I do.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 30, 2021 09:14 AM (evAgx)

316 All very good points being made about Batteries and Electric cars. I work with mostly Proggies and they'll respond to this with: sCIenCe anD TekNowlEdGiE wIll sAve Us, h8r. Reality is a bane to these people.
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 30, 2021 09:10 AM (sAmhv)
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My daughter is a lefty and even she admits the environmental problems created by so-called "green energy" is completely ignored by her side.

But, I like to slowly nudge her. For instance, I mentioned to her, as we were going by some windmills, that "I admired the technology, but, it was sad it wasn't an effective energy source." She promptly check, and, turns out, dad was right.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 09:14 AM (2SdPm)

317 Gosh, I seem to recall a book that mentions that very scenario....
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 09:10 AM (2SdPm)

Written by Josephus?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:14 AM (6FeV1)

318 KING HARV will never get woke and go broke.
Posted by: King Harv at November 30, 2021 09:12 AM (sGnvY)
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You need to sort yourself out, son. You claim to be a king, you peddle imperial goods. So what are you? Are you a king or an emperor? If you're merely a king, why do I care when your boss - the emperor - is the guy calling the shots? If you're an emperor, why are you claiming lower station?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 09:14 AM (DU+/6)

319 Please no NFL talk, causes more strife than crossbows, 45 ACP and the War Between the States combined.

Posted by: Goliad's Ghosts at November 30, 2021 09:15 AM (oWBc3)

320 313 Wipe Washington D.C. off the map first and all will be forgiven.
Posted by: Reuben Hick

Newsletter details if you please Sir!
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Go the source, NYC and SF, and cut them off the electric grid. They will eat themselves within 3 days. DC is actually a nice place once its been fumigated for Obama fleas.

Posted by: Puddin Head at November 30, 2021 09:15 AM (uia9V)

321 Mayor Peter Puffer Says Americans Should Buy Electric Cars So They "Never Have To Worry About Gas Prices Again"

A way too significant portion of America will listen to that poostuffer and agree.

Meanwhile, in the real world, that's one of the dumbest fucking things ever to come from a politician's mouth.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:15 AM (Zz0t1)

322 314 Heh, how about those Redskins! They're in the wildcard spot with a losing record. That is some special magic there.
Posted by: Puddin Head

They did that last year too. Without looking, I suspect the NFC East is garbage.

Posted by: Puddleglum at November 30, 2021 09:15 AM (sAmhv)

323 Russia has a lot to say about who does and doesn't get nukes in the ME. China probably doesn't care as they're just plain assholes anyway. Since Russia is aligned with Syria just next door to Israel I expect them to work together to stop Iran if that's what Putin wants. We won't get involved regardless of what happens.

Likely even if Iran nukes the US. The junta is that stupid.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 30, 2021 09:15 AM (BFigT)

324 DC is actually a nice place once its been fumigated for Obama fleas.
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 30, 2021 09:15 AM (uia9V)

I've never in my life seen another city take brunch so seriously....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:16 AM (6FeV1)

325 I watched football for the first time in a few years on Thanksgiving. Surprisingly it was just football. Well, not surprising at all.

Gotta keep the rubes, so you keep your woke actions off the field where you pay tens of millions of dollars to BLM and affiliates so that they leave you alone.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:17 AM (LvTSG)

326 Nuclear fusion energy is merely 50 years away!

Just like it was 50 years ago ...

But seriously, that would be a game-changer.

Posted by: ShainS -- Let's Poop Brandon! (Non Compos Anus) at November 30, 2021 09:17 AM (mZ3xv)

327 But, I like to slowly nudge her. For instance, I mentioned to her, as we were going by some windmills, that "I admired the technology, but, it was sad it wasn't an effective energy source." She promptly check, and, turns out, dad was right.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 09:14 AM (2SdPm)

When the electrical demand goes up, the torque needed to spin the windmill gets hire. The wind speed, however, does not go up.

A power plant sends more steam to the turbine when the electrical demand goes up. Windmills do not respond to demand. It's their fatal flaw.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 30, 2021 09:17 AM (UuD2k)

328 324 I've never in my life seen another city take brunch so seriously....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:16 AM (6FeV1)

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Never been to Charleston, I see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:17 AM (LvTSG)

329 322 314 Heh, how about those Redskins! They're in the wildcard spot with a losing record. That is some special magic there.
Posted by: Puddin Head

They did that last year too. Without looking, I suspect the NFC East is garbage.
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Nah, its an acquired taste.

Posted by: Puddin Head at November 30, 2021 09:17 AM (uia9V)

330 >>Saw on the Twats that apparently Black Rifle Communism Company is looking to sell the company or do an IPO if that falls through. Gonna guess that means they've discovered the latter half of "get woke, go broke".

Pretty tough to do an IPO if your company is sinking. Sounds more like owners looking to cash out.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 30, 2021 09:17 AM (ZLI7S)

331 Without looking, I suspect the NFC East is garbage.

That's an evergreen statement.

Posted by: Ian S. at November 30, 2021 09:18 AM (0A/JS)

332 It doesn't always stay 77 deg. F.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Greta at November 30, 2021 09:18 AM (a3Q+t)

333 Get a load of this horseshit put out in FAQ by my employer today:

How is the company mandating a vaccine after the 5th circuit already said the federal government mandate is unconstitutional?

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a temporary stay of the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That litigation pertains to OSHA's authority to issue the ETS as a government mandate. The ruling does not impact the ability of private employers to implement their own vaccine mandates.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 30, 2021 09:18 AM (Do5/p)

334 Never been to Charleston, I see.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:17 AM (LvTSG)

Hey, i never actually claimed to have been to all that many cities...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:18 AM (6FeV1)

335 333 The ruling does not impact the ability of private employers to implement their own vaccine mandates.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 30, 2021 09:18 AM (Do5/p)

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It does impact their exposure to lawsuits, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:19 AM (LvTSG)

336 Victorial's Secret has chubby mannequins on display!
But the mannequins are white...

Posted by: Ziba at November 30, 2021 09:19 AM (S1hrL)

337 328 324 I've never in my life seen another city take brunch so seriously....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:16 AM (6FeV1)

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Never been to Charleston, I see.
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James, you'd better enjoy your Charleston while it still lasts. Last I looked Charleston was taking on around 85k newbies a year. If you want to see what it becomes check out Raleigh and Charlotte.

Posted by: Puddin Head at November 30, 2021 09:19 AM (uia9V)

338 Rep. Katko: "Every State and Every City Is a Border State and City Now"

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Red states and cities hardest hit.

Posted by: ShainS -- Let's Poop Brandon! (Non Compos Anus) at November 30, 2021 09:20 AM (mZ3xv)

339 DC is actually a nice place once its been fumigated for Obama fleas.
Posted by: Puddin Head

I'm not a big fan - it has always felt like a cold, lifeless area. There are a few nice buildings I helped pay for - it's true. But overall, it seems to just be a magnet for corrupt, satanic influenced folks and ideas now.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 30, 2021 09:20 AM (mD/uy)

340 Likely even if Iran nukes the US. The junta is that stupid.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 30, 2021 09:15 AM (BFigT)

Agreed. Where I think things could get really dicey is if, in the aftermath of a quick but costly middle eastern war (weapons are now far too powerful for there to be a long war) China thinks "hey, this is a great time to invade Taiwan" and Russia says "Hey this is a great time to take back the Ukraine!" Both thinking "yeah, NATO is dead and the US won't do shit about it."

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 30, 2021 09:20 AM (evAgx)

341 records reveal 704 previously unknown flights taken by Epsteins planes. These include hundreds of trips from a three year gap in the public record, from 2013 to 2016, when the jets movements were unaccounted for.

thats a serious amount of kid fucking right there

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 09:20 AM (yrol0)

342 yeah, NATO is dead and the US won't do shit about it."
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 30, 2021 09:20 AM (evAgx)

And Biden says, "you know, now would be a great time to invade Jupiter "

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:21 AM (6FeV1)

343 339 DC is actually a nice place once its been fumigated for Obama fleas.
Posted by: Puddin Head

I'm not a big fan - it has always felt like a cold, lifeless area. There are a few nice buildings I helped pay for - it's true. But overall, it seems to just be a magnet for corrupt, satanic influenced folks and ideas now.
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Back in the day is was considered a nice Southern City. Then LBJ truned it into Babylon.

Posted by: Puddin Head at November 30, 2021 09:21 AM (uia9V)

344 Heh, how about those Redskins! They're in the wildcard spot with a losing record. That is some special magic there.
Posted by: Puddin Head

They did that last year too. Without looking, I suspect the NFC East is garbage.
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 30, 2021 09:15 AM (sAmhv)

If a sub-500 team from ANY division is in a wild card position, wouldn't that mean the entire NFC is garbage?

Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 09:21 AM (mZUr4)

345 And Biden says, "you know, now would be a great time to invade Jupiter "
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:21 AM (6FeV1)

Buttigeg has his sight set on Uranus.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 30, 2021 09:22 AM (UuD2k)

346 Also this. Not saying one fucking word about the fact that just last week, this same "COVID-19 Task Force Team" came to agreement with UAW workers at all Big3 auto companies that union members would be exempt from *everything*. No mandate to submit vaccination status, no mandate for vaccination, no mandate for testing. Nothing.

Motherfuckers.

Why does the vaccine mandate only apply to the salaried NBU workforce and not the hourly workforce?

The EEOC has stated that federal anti-discrimination laws do not prohibit employers from mandating vaccines provided they consider accommodation requests based on medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs. Accordingly, we believe the mandate does not disregard any rights of salaried employees. For employees who are covered by collective bargaining agreements, we are continuing to evaluate our policy while assessing pending federal vaccine requirements and any collective bargaining obligations.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 30, 2021 09:22 AM (Do5/p)

347 thats a serious amount of kid fucking right there
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 30, 2021 09:20 AM (yrol0)

My God. Their perversion actually requires logistics.

Hell is not hot enough, nor Eternity long enough....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:22 AM (6FeV1)

348 It's just the two of us since our 10th wedding anniversary is the 17th of December. Her mother will be taking care of the boys, and Dolley doesn't want to leave her with two sick kids.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:09 AM (LvTSG)

Your wedding anniversary is on my birthday. We are forever linked............

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:22 AM (Zz0t1)

349 Notice from Social Security received. One-third of my SS payment now goes towards M/care premiums.
I'm paying as much as I did when I had private insurance and I also have co-pays.

Yeah, it's freeeeee all right.

Posted by: Ziba at November 30, 2021 09:23 AM (S1hrL)

350 326 Nuclear fusion energy is merely 50 years away!

Just like it was 50 years ago ...

But seriously, that would be a game-changer.
Posted by: ShainS -- Let's Poop Brandon! (Non Compos Anus) at November 30, 2021 09:17 AM (mZ3xv)

I have my hopes set on Room Temperature SuperConductors. Game changers, man! Game changers!

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 30, 2021 09:23 AM (evAgx)

351 Hey y'all

Posted by: Big V Caffeinated at November 30, 2021 09:23 AM (Adlwz)

352 I have my hopes set on Room Temperature SuperConductors. Game changers, man! Game changers!

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I'd say let's just burn this plentiful gas that seems to never run out. But that's just me.

Posted by: SH (Overturn Roe) at November 30, 2021 09:24 AM (sX1BW)

353 James, you'd better enjoy your Charleston while it still lasts. Last I looked Charleston was taking on around 85k newbies a year. If you want to see what it becomes check out Raleigh and Charlotte.
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 30, 2021 09:19 AM (uia9V)

My boss went to The Citadel in the early 80's. He just shakes his head to what is going on nowadays. Nothing like it was. He counted 12 cranes on the downtown skyline recently.

Posted by: Deep State 910 at November 30, 2021 09:24 AM (zvYHx)

354 Enes Kanter Freedom will be debuting his new jersey with his new last name tomorrow night.
Hopefully, they'll be a lot of people buying his jersey to give as Christmas presents.

Posted by: redridinghood at November 30, 2021 09:24 AM (NpAcC)

355 348 Your wedding anniversary is on my birthday. We are forever linked............
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:22 AM (Zz0t1)

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I'm gonna need ace's time machine...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:24 AM (LvTSG)

356 Both thinking "yeah, NATO is dead and the US won't do shit about it."

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They would be right on both fronts.

Posted by: SH (Overturn Roe) at November 30, 2021 09:25 AM (sX1BW)

357 But (as social media demonstrates) most people are willing to give away their metadata for free. I guess they do not know how valuable that data is.
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at November 30, 2021 08:38 AM (8548M)
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They don't. And it's invisible and non-tangible. It doesn't feel like it costs anything because nothing real exits your life and enters theirs. It seems like nothing but it isn't, and that makes it easy to talk people into giving it away. Combine that with money and power to get the state to forbid you from opting out (or even transferring ownership back to you), and it's a messy witch's brew of spying and oppression.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 08:54 AM (DU+/6)

Like your soul.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at November 30, 2021 09:25 AM (EjmvJ)

358 I'm gonna need ace's time machine...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:24 AM (LvTSG)
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"Man goes back in time after learning his wedding anniversary is on the birthday of a mortal enemy, and hilarity ensues when he tries to convince his fiancee to change the date because Future Him lamented the overlap" would be a decent rom-com setup.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 09:26 AM (DU+/6)

359 "ASU Law School admitted an actual convicted murderer (Not pardoned) a few years back."

Meanwhile, Bill Ayers and his domestic terrorist cohorts get hired to teach the kiddies the "evils of USA and the glories of communism".

Posted by: illiniwek at November 30, 2021 09:26 AM (Cus5s)

360 358 "Man goes back in time after learning his wedding anniversary is on the birthday of a mortal enemy, and hilarity ensues when he tries to convince his fiancee to change the date because Future Him lamented the overlap" would be a decent rom-com setup.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 09:26 AM (DU+/6)

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"This is why you invented time travel?!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:26 AM (LvTSG)

361 Pretty tough to do an IPO if your company is sinking. Sounds more like owners looking to cash out.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 30, 2021 09:17 AM (ZLI7S)

They might just need capital for some sort of expansion in production or product line - but you would never put out vibes that you're willing to sell off your majority position if that were the case.

Posted by: Boswell at November 30, 2021 09:26 AM (5iUNf)

362 Last in, first out?

Posted by: NALNAMSAM - Not as lean, not as mean, still a Marine at November 30, 2021 09:27 AM (sA0t4)

363 FAA Accidentally Reveals 704 Previously Unknown Epstein Flights

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Odds that there's a Clinton variant of syphilis?

Posted by: ShainS -- Let's Poop Brandon! (Non Compos Anus) at November 30, 2021 09:28 AM (mZ3xv)

364 If a sub-500 team from ANY division is in a wild card position, wouldn't that mean the entire NFC is garbage?
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That be racist.

Posted by: Puddin Head at November 30, 2021 09:28 AM (uia9V)

365 Don the Pleb said that Rekeita had a bad take on a self-defense story that I wasn't following.

Think about that ghost in Mario Bros, who is shy when you face him, and approaches when you turn your back. How big is the window for self defense? A second? Two seconds? Was it OK for Grosskrautz to play surrender-peak-a-boo with RH? Will restraint become deadly dangerous?

Posted by: BourbonChicken at November 30, 2021 09:29 AM (ybIRR)

366 "Man goes back in time after learning his wedding anniversary is on the birthday of a mortal enemy, and hilarity ensues when he tries to convince his fiancee to change the date because Future Him lamented the overlap" would be a decent rom-com setup.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 30, 2021 09:26 AM (DU+/6)

"This is why you invented time travel?!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:26 AM (LvTSG)

"Why haven't I leaped, Al?"

Posted by: Doof at November 30, 2021 09:29 AM (mZUr4)

367 Odds that there's a Clinton variant of syphilis?
Posted by: ShainS -- Let's Poop Brandon! (Non Compos Anus) at November 30, 2021 09:28 AM (mZ3xv)

Bill is the syphilis variant of Clintons.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:29 AM (6FeV1)

368 Dr. Jill and her idea of Christmas. Lots of cringe.
I expected as much. I missed seeing her dressed up as Mrs. Claws tho.

Posted by: Ziba at November 30, 2021 09:29 AM (S1hrL)

369 "This is why you invented time travel?!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, holy crap, John Ford made a lot of movies in the 1930s at November 30, 2021 09:26 AM (LvTSG)
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Crud, I just envisioned a young Jennifer Aniston saying that line. Sort of seems to be in her wheelhouse.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (2SdPm) at November 30, 2021 09:30 AM (2SdPm)

370 The media hype about the Omicron coronavirus variant contradicts the science, Dr. Angelique Coetzee, a South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different coronavirus strain among patients, says.

In Fear Porn Land, a COVID case is a COVID CASE!!!!! And any COVID CASE, could, COULD, CAUSE DEATH!!!! If case numbers are up, that means COVID Something more infectious, meaning your date with a horrid number could soon arrive, Karens! Aiiiieeeeee! Wear your life-protecting mask! Hector the unmasked and unvaccinated! Ask no questions of Your Betters! They Know How to Protect You!!!!

Posted by: Gref at November 30, 2021 09:30 AM (AMIL/)

371 Agree

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at November 30, 2021 09:30 AM (w9Wax)

372 353 James, you'd better enjoy your Charleston while it still lasts. Last I looked Charleston was taking on around 85k newbies a year. If you want to see what it becomes check out Raleigh and Charlotte.
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 30, 2021 09:19 AM (uia9V)

My boss went to The Citadel in the early 80's. He just shakes his head to what is going on nowadays. Nothing like it was. He counted 12 cranes on the downtown skyline recently.
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Wilmington, NC, did the same. Too many refugees from Yankeeland destroy the physical beauty as well as the cultural beauty.

Posted by: Puddin Head at November 30, 2021 09:30 AM (uia9V)

373 "Considering the government of Kenosha and in Madison had given a green light for the rioting in the first place by ordering the cops not to interfere and not calling in the National Guard"

This is exactly what matters and should be the takeaway from last summer's anti-White pogrom and riots. The "government" was at war with us. We owe it nothing but returning the favor in kind BAMN. The Rubicon was crossed when state-sanctioned violence became the norm.

I agree with you that Soros can end up the winner here. Let's hope what he conquers is an even more unstable, bankrupted shithole than the one he has created, a pariah in the eyes of the world (to the extent the United States is not now).

Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at November 30, 2021 09:32 AM (nMx88)

374 Art is up.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at November 30, 2021 09:32 AM (EjmvJ)

375 Being a contractor I have roughly 20 rechargeable batteries for my tools.
Even when new, roughly a third of them won't hold a charge worth a shit.

Good luck wif dat lifium teknolegy

Posted by: Idahonian at November 30, 2021 09:33 AM (hD2j4)

376 >>They might just need capital for some sort of expansion in production or product line - but you would never put out vibes that you're willing to sell off your majority position if that were the case.

Possible, but if they are doing well they could debt finance growth or expansion.

In my experience the viable exit strategies for a startup are sale of the company or IPO. Both usually require a positive growth story and in the case of tangible goods positive cash flow and profitability. You used to be able to get away with more intangible things like page views and "sticky eyeballs" in the dot com days but that is not as popular as it used to be.

It could be a fire sale but you usually don't see that path coupled with an IPO. But it's "internet news" so who knows.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 30, 2021 09:33 AM (ZLI7S)

377 They'll have nukes, yes, but likely NOT tactical nukes that are limited in damage area and fallout.
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at November 30, 2021 09:05 AM (Zz0t1)

I would guess that they'd have a giant hole in the ground before that as Israel does what it needs to do.

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Maybe if Netanyahu was still prime minister, with Bennett in charge don't bet on it.

Posted by: President Select Decaf at November 30, 2021 09:33 AM (SRmHu)

378 346 Also this. Not saying one fucking word about the fact that just last week, this same "COVID-19 Task Force Team" came to agreement with UAW workers at all Big3 auto companies that union members would be exempt from *everything*. No mandate to submit vaccination status, no mandate for vaccination, no mandate for testing. Nothing.

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It's almost as if "science" has been politicized or something.

Posted by: ShainS -- Let's Poop Brandon! (Non Compos Anus) at November 30, 2021 09:34 AM (mZ3xv)

379 Bill is the syphilis variant of Clintons.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 30, 2021 09:29 AM (6FeV1)

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Heh.

Posted by: ShainS -- Let's Poop Brandon! (Non Compos Anus) at November 30, 2021 09:35 AM (mZ3xv)

380 To The (formerly Christian) Social Justice Army.

Thanks for dropping the mask. I regret giving you thousands of my hard earned dollars in the past.

I shall remedy this post haste.

Thanks again, as this simplifies my Christmas giving list.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at November 30, 2021 09:35 AM (o2MD2)

381 I have a young friend who works on the construction site of the new Amazon warehouse, He said the place is built like a fort. No way the preps are going to get inside to loot. Doesn't have a moot, but no one gets in just by using the main entrance.

Posted by: Colin at November 30, 2021 09:41 AM (44Osg)

382 Time travel is lazy writing.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at November 30, 2021 09:42 AM (Rvokr)

383 I really hope that Omicron is what it looks like it is, which is a highly contagious but very mild form of SARS-2.

That's literally a "best case" scenario. It'll tear through the population, give us all a harmless case of the sniffles, and then essentially die out once we all have good natural immunity.

One quibble, the lede that "all viruses always get less deadly with time" isn't a universal thing. Remember that mutations in a virus are completely random, and the only thing that causes this to be generally true is that a virus that kills the host generally doesn't spread as well, and so is out-competed by the random mutations that don't kill.

The problem is that I don't personally believe that the pressures on COVID19 necessarily will select for less deadliness specifically because it has a long "asymptomatic yet contagious" period where it can spread without the carrier knowing it. This might allow for a highly deadly strain to evolve and succeed, since the "killing your host is bad" pressure is less marked with such a virus.

So, at least preliminarily, Omicron looks like it might be the beginning of the end.

Posted by: Goober at November 30, 2021 09:50 AM (Hgvgt)

384 I, Napoleon Mengele am Science!

Posted by: leber at November 30, 2021 10:16 AM (NdqLH)

385 The full interview of Tucker Carlson with RFK Jr. about is book on Fauci is here: https://tinyurl.com/yckm663c

At some points, the old flake sounds like an old time Democrat in defending the Constitution, saying all the amendments but the 2nd have been cancelled during the last year (although they're not quartering troops in our houses yet in violation of the 3rd. He also says we should love our freedom more than we fear a germ. I enjoy seeing such cracks in the Democrat coalition.

Posted by: Brett at November 30, 2021 10:26 AM (uO9il)

386 8 It's cold outside.
Posted by: IanDeal at November 30, 2021 07:28 AM (MGjjz)

BABY, it's cold outside!

Posted by: Bonnie Blue - says FU at November 30, 2021 10:55 AM (hlxe7)

387 383 Posted by: Goober at November 30, 2021 09:50 AM (Hgvgt)

You are correct about virus and that they can mutate into a more lethal strain. I knew it when I hit post.

Anyway, this one is doing as we thought, but the junta is pimping it into Andromeda Strain 2 - We're All Gonna Die Boogaloo.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 30, 2021 11:14 AM (s2VJv)

388 Welfare & Institutions Code sec. 5150 - 72 hour hold. (See LPS act)

Posted by: SFGoth at November 30, 2021 11:29 AM (KAi1n)

389 Don't be dissing Papa Legba.

Posted by: aelfheld at November 30, 2021 12:37 PM (Zy9Yy)

390 ". Just like all mutations and variants of viruses are less lethal than the previous, "

Might wanna check that a bit.
SARS-1 About 10% lethal
MERS (same family) 30% lethal.

1917 Spanish Flu - Bad, infection to fatality ratio somewhere around 3% in the USA.
1918 Wave 2 of Spanish Flu: - Wiped out several entire villages. In the USA, 2nd wave alone killed about 300K, at a time when our population was 1/5th of today.
Third and 4th waves were worse that 1917, less severe than 1918.

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