The Morning Report

The Morning Report - 4/29/22

Good morning, kids. The weekend is here and I want to continue to focus on this hideous DHS "Disinformation Governance Board." A totalitarian Ministry of Truth by any other name would still stink to high heaven. Can someone please remind me again what country this is, or more accurately what country this is supposed to be? Considering everything we have lived through going back into the Obama eight-year reign of error and perhaps as far back as 9/11 - the cultural and political (and the cultural is political) dissolution and degradation of our society - you become almost numb to the ice pick rammed in your eye after an almost constant pounding with brass knuckles and tire irons. Almost.

The newly formed panel will target supposed misinformation aimed at key points of vulnerability for Biden and Democrats such as southern border migrants, as well as monitor and prepare for Russian disinformation threats as this year’s midterm elections near, the DHS said.
“The spread of disinformation can affect border security, Americans’ safety during disasters, and public trust in our democratic institutions,” the department said in a statement.
DHS said that the board will “protect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties” as part of its duties. . .
. . . “We know that there has been a range of disinformation out there about a range of topics — I mean, including COVID, for example, and also elections and eligibility,” Psaki said. “But I will check and see if there’s more specifics.”
The backlash over the creation of the board came as the Biden administration also unveiled an international “Declaration for the Future of the Internet” with 50 other countries on Thursday that endorsed efforts to also curb online “disinformation” and “harassment.”
The document outlines ideas for “reclaiming the promise of the Internet” and US officials described it as an effort to counter the practices of countries including China and Russia.
It notably doesn’t mention domestic US struggles over internet freedom, such as politically motivated censorship of news stories by private companies and alleged illegal government mass surveillance. . .
. . . The vague document doesn’t describe a specific remedy for disinformation, but does call for governments to “[f]oster greater exposure to diverse cultural and multilingual content, information, and news online.”

I seem to remember, in the wake of 9/11/01 something called FISA; super-secret courts that went after terrorists on our own soil who posed a threat to our precious democracy (*vomit*). Interesting how since then, we've had Nidal Hassan, Omar Mateen, Fahreed Skyhook and his concubine and at least a dozen or so other attacks as well as plots that were only foiled by sheer dumb luck. "Lone wolves," they declared while neglecting to mention the common denominator. Meanwhile, this same FISA court was a co-conspirator in the FBI/DOJ enacted and Hillary/Obama concocted plot to sabotage the 2016 Trump campaign via spying and phony evidence manufacturing.

And the FISA courts are still there having been renewed by Congress to stay vigilant and stop the threats to our precious democracy (*vomit*).

The Biden Justice Department is finally acknowledging the war on cops: FBI Director Christopher Wray denounced the 59% increase in cop murders in 2021.
An officer is murdered nearly once every five days, yet violence against law enforcement “doesn’t get enough attention,” Wray said Sunday on CBS’s “60 Minutes.”
That is an understatement. Wray’s bosses — Attorney General Merrick Garland and President Joe Biden — have instead focused almost exclusively on alleged white-supremacist criminality, which they claim is the biggest domestic threat facing the country today.
That charge is preposterous. It is violent street crime — drive-by shootings, sadistic robberies, carjackings — that has been destroying lives at an increasing rate since the George Floyd race riots. White-supremacist violence played no role in the record-breaking 29% national homicide increase in 2020 or in the ongoing crime surge since then.
As startling as that 2020 homicide increase was, cop murders rose at twice that rate in 2021. A significant portion of those fatalities were ambushes, which were up 91% by mid-2021. Through April 26 of this year, gun murders of cops are up another 13% over the same period in 2021. Shootings of officers, lethal and nonlethal, were up 43% by early April.
These cop killings emerge from a national rhetoric of cop hatred and racial animosity. The Floyd riots and their long aftermath featured the graffiti tag ACAB (All Cops Are Bastards) sprayed across public buildings from New York City to Seattle.

Emphasis mine in Heather Mac Donald's essay. "White supremacists," as well as insurrectionists. Let me state this as clearly as I can: There is no mass white supremacist movement in this country. Period, full stop. The Burning, Looting and Murdering that swept the nation in 2020 had one purpose; gin up hatred against President Trump and sow such civil unrest that he would be driven from office and the MAGA movement discredited. And that civil unrest culminated on January 6th, where the violence at the Capitol was planned and carried out by the FBI/DOJ, Capitol Police and cadres from the ranks of BLM and Antifa.

At the risk of going off on a tangent, the estimable Julie Kelly takes us inside to the well of the Senate itself.

McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser—the three leaders responsible for protecting the Capitol on January 6—still have not explained their failure to do so. Not only did McConnell’s top law enforcement officials purportedly overlook the potential for violence on January 6, he denied requests for more officers days before and delayed sending guardsmen to Capitol Hill that afternoon.
And it will be nearly impossible to find out why: Stegner, along with Irving and Sund, all resigned on January 7, 2021.
So, perhaps there is a darker explanation for McConnell’s giddiness on January 6. What unfolded that day on McConnell’s watch ended Republican demands for an election audit; criminalized criticism of the 2020 election, which McConnell still describes as “fair” and legitimate; vilified Republican lawmakers; and prompted Trump’s second impeachment. McConnell also believed the protest would spell the end of the Trump movement, something the Beltway crony long attempted to quash.
Like the Biden regime, congressional Democrats, and the national news media, the aftermath of the Capitol protest achieved all sorts of political ends for Mitch McConnell.
And when it comes to January 6, there are no coincidences.

Emphasis mine. Now we understand why this Ministry of Truth suddenly pops up, especially close on the heels of Elon Musk's move to buy up Twitter. It's apparent that with everything the Left and the Democrat Party do, it's planned out well in advance. You don't suddenly pull a multi-thousand page bill out of a desk drawer like Obamacare the same way Gomez Addams pulls out stacks of hundreds. This Ministry of Truth had to have been planned out months if not years ago. The Musk move on Twitter, as well as the impending disaster this coming November and probably a bigger one two years from now, cannot be allowed to happen. That is, assuming America such as it is has not been reduced to rubble by then. So, voila! A government agency to make sure you get the truth - good and hard.

So, we have this "Disinformation Governance Board." What statutory, regulatory or even prosecutorial power does it have? Is the dissemination of what it and it alone deems "disinformation" deemed to be a criminal offense? Piss-Hockey herself babbled about Chinese COVID and the elections. If I question vaccines and masks, if I question the legitimacy of 2020, if I object to the catamitization of our children, do I get sent to the Garland Archipelago? Are GOP candidates like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump barred from running for office? Hell, does the GOP itself (my hatred of it notwithstanding) become designated a "white supremacist terrorist organization" and outlawed?

If you think that those questions are tinfoil hat nuttery, I remind you that had you predicted the coming of such as thing as this "Disinformation Governance Board" even two years ago, you'd have been laughed out of the room.

And yet here we are in the here and now.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

Julie Kelly: "When it comes to January 6, there are no coincidences."
McConnell’s "Exhilarating" Insurrection
"Causes panic amongst political allies."
Leftist Leader Admits Multiculturalism Has Failed
Robert Spencer: "Can Elon Musk buy Google? . . . it isn’t hard to foresee a day when people who want to write freely are going to have to buy an old typewriter and distribute what they write furtively, as in the days of the samizdat literature in the old Soviet Union." Google Introduces Prompts to Make Sure You Write Like a Leftist
Richard Fernandez: "Just as no town ever got rich by sealing off mines, no civilization can advance by censoring, twisting, and faking the stream of information, which is the age’s greatest resource. We shall starve on pat narratives, but we shall thrive on what we have yet to discover."
A Society Convinced It Needs Seeing Eye Dogs
"A new Freedom Center pamphlet reveals the worst, most humiliating, and most dangerous defeat in the history of American warfare."
How Obama and Biden Destroyed the Greatest Military the World Has Ever Seen

THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

"Maybe you’ll find this catchier: There’s a lot of stuff getting blown up in Russia, and it might not just be the Ukrainians blowing it up."
What the Hell Is Going On in Russia?
"Russia released U.S. Marine Trevor Reed in exchange for a Russian drug trafficker incarcerated in America."
Ukraine Updates: Putin Threatens Retaliation, Explosions in Central Kyiv
"Cornered or not, he’s a very dangerous lying rat."
Putin’s Dangerous Escalating Rhetoric
The official said Biden’s funding request is “what we believe is needed to enable Ukraine’s success over the next five months of this war.” (wait, what?! Five more months?! - jjs)
Biden to Request Another $33 Billion from Congress for Ukraine Emergency Supplemental Funding
Lend-Lease? Really?! Sheesh.
House Brings Back World War II-Era Weapons Program to Support Ukraine, Biden Expected to Sign
"Four Democrats opposed bill to fund Ukraine with assets seized from Putin allies."
Socialist ‘Squad’ Member Defends Vote To Protect Russian Oligarchs
DEMOCRAT WAR ON OIL, THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Glenn H. Reynolds: "It’s no surprise that we find ourselves looking at stagflation again when we’re re-enacting the approach that led to it the first time. If the Biden [junta] wanted to fight stagflation, it would be cutting red tape, encouraging business activity and investment and slashing federal spending. But it’s not doing that. Why not?"
Stagflation is Staring Biden in the Face — But He Refuses to Change Course (so is the Angel of Death and a date with Satan - jjs)
"The economy did not just grow slowly. It contracted on an annualized basis. Imports, which are subtractions from GDP, expanded massively and and exports fell. Consumer spending was weaker than expected, suggesting that households balked at high prices. Inventories fell, subtracting from GDP."
Biden’s Economy is the Definition of Stagflation
"Nearly 40% of respondents in the poll said economic issues are the most important current problem in the U.S. Republicans were more likely than Democrats to cite economic issues as the top problem the country is facing, with 42% compared to 33%."
Biden Blames "Technical Factors" for Economic Contraction
“@HouseDemocrats are working to continue this growth, lower costs for families and meet Americans’ kitchen table needs,” Pelosi said. (Baltimore whore - jjs)
Malig-Nancy Pelosi on Monday: "America Has Seen the Fastest Economic Growth in Almost 40 Years;" GDP on Thursday: -1.4%
“This [junta] either doesn’t understand or is flat out denying the reality of our economy. The Biden blame game is an insult to the intelligence of every American who watched prices at the pump and in the grocery store go up as a direct result of Democrats flooding the economy with trillions of dollars."
Sen. Tim Scott Pressed Treasury Department Over Inflation, Here’s Their "Unacceptable" Response
"The Democrat's proposal would increase the likelihood of a recession, economists say."
Fauxca-Has-Been Warren Wants To Cancel Student Loan Debt—and Hike Inflation
"Soybean prices also highest in years, signaling food price inflation."
Corn Prices Climbing Clear Up to the Sky
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
"Granholm to face grilling on Biden energy policies."
Energy Secretary Granholm Struggles With EV Charger: “How Does This Work? Look Amazing!”
"Zany as ever, the California Coastal Commission wants to scuttle a desalination plant that could meet 16 percent of Orange County’s water needs over concerns about plankton and 'environmental justice.'”
Shrugging at Drought
"Canada had better wake up asap. As a country facing critical reductions all across the board—energy extraction, investment, jobs, household income, farming, manufacturing, GDP to debt ratio—we don’t need our clamorous Green saviors, Woke investors, faux-ethical functionaries, and ideological champions. They are completely dispensable. But we do need our carbs, which are not."
Of Carbon, Carbs, Keto, and Canada
CIVIL WAR 2.0: LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, CAPITOL HILL BLACK WEDNESDAY PROTEST AFTERMATH, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
Heather Mac Donald: "Wray’s bosses — Attorney General Merrick Garland and [so-called quote-unquote "president"] Joe Biden — have . . . focused almost exclusively on alleged white-supremacist criminality, which they claim is the biggest domestic threat facing the country today. That charge is preposterous. It is violent street crime — drive-by shootings, sadistic robberies, carjackings — that has been destroying lives at an increasing rate since the George Floyd race riots. White-supremacist violence played no role in the record-breaking 29% national homicide increase in 2020 or in the ongoing crime surge since then."
Team Biden Finally Admits There's a War on Cops — Which It's Inflaming
"Why do leftists tear down their own nation, yet come to the defense of a nation they could not even identify on a map six months ago?"
For Too Many Americans, Ukrainian Patriotism is Easier Than American Patriotism
"Chauvin filed Monday to request his conviction be reversed by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, according to The Associated Press. He asked that the court order a resentencing or grant a new trial in a new venue."
Derek Chauvin Appeals Murder Conviction, Claims Protesters Intimidated Jury
AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
"What the court says, we're going to do." (but in the dead of night is another story - jjs)
Joe Biden Admits Defeat on Title 42 (for Now)
"Already, Americans are forced to subsidize medical care for illegal aliens to the tune of $18.5 billion annually. Last year alone, Americans footed the bill for more than $316 million in medical care for border crossers and illegal aliens who were detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody."
Biden’s DHS Confirms Plans to Siphon Healthcare Services Away from Veterans to Illegal Aliens at Border
“I’m not interested in subpoenas, I’m not interested in the House investigating these guys after we win in the midterms,” Gorka said. “I want these people to be prosecuted, I want them to be charged. They are aiding and abetting criminal cartels.”
Sebastian Gorka: Members of Biden Junta Should Be Prosected for Aiding Cartels, Human Traffickers
"Violent crime, driven by gang greed and predation, is a sad fact of life in parts of Central America. But that’s also true in many major US cities, too. Unfortunately, the plight of those suffering Americans has not evoked the sorts of 'fairness' and 'humanity' the Biden [junta] claims it is seeking for illegal migrants at the Southwest border."
Biden’s Relaxed New Border Rules Mean Baltimore Residents Would Qualify for Asylum
AMERICA, AND THE WORLD, IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS
"It seems that the [Chinese] COVID cult has reached new lows, as students at the Latin School of Chicago bullied a 15-year-old classmate over a false rumor he wasn’t vaccinated against [Chinese] COVID-19, resulting in the boy taking his own life."
Student Commits Suicide After Bullying Over Vaccination Status
"More proof lockdown advocates were on the wrong side of history." (just wrong, period - jjs)
Study: Lockdowns Drove 60,000 Children in UK to Clinical Depression
"I guess someone at the White House got a little cranky, because the next day, Fauci did a complete 180 in an interview with CBS News."
Guess What? The Pandemic Is Back On! Thanks, Fauci!
"Malone, a widely cited research scientist who is also a medical doctor, has also been ostracized by some scientists and government agencies since criticizing the widespread use of his own vaccine technology and calling out government agencies for not following proper safety protocols. Major tech companies such as Google and Twitter banned his interviews from their platforms and punish websites that publish his comments."
In New Documentary, Inventor of mRNA Tech Reiterates Safety Concerns That Got Him Banned
"If you were wondering why all views contrary to the Official Narrative have been canceled, it's because of the Asch Conformity Experiment."
This Scary Experiment Explains Two Years of Chinese COVID Hell

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"Beijing’s enforcement of “temporary control zones” in recent days followed the city’s government announcing mass Chinese coronavirus testing schemes for nearly 20 million residents starting on April 25." (none of this makes sense, medically/epidemiologically; politically, that's another story - jjs)
China Teases Shanghai Lockdown Ending, Beijing Lockdown Beginning
"To keep Xi safe, the entire country must be shielded."
Why China’s Lockdown Tyranny Continues
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
"Meanwhile, states such as Florida have taken steps to root out CRT in schools, with Gov. Ron DeSantis signing anti-CRT legislation last week, making it clear that his administration believes in 'education, not indoctrination.'”
Blue States Used Democrat-Passed Chinese Coronavirus Relief Funds to Implement CRT in Schools
"Pre-schoolers will learn about the pride flag, and will be introduced to vocabulary words including gay, lesbian, non-binary and queer."
Illinois School District Teaching Preschoolers About Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation in New Curriculum
"It seems determined to end the university’s preeminence."
University of California Suicide Watch
"It’s clear many people need to understand that Asian Americans’ excellence comes not from privilege, but from hard work and cultural virtues accessible to all."
Asian Students Excel Because Of Hard Work, Not Rich Parents
THE 2020 ELECTION HEIST AND AFTERMATH
"Mike Pence became the most hated man in America among Trump supporters. Millions of Americans were left fuming at Pence for squandering the golden opportunity to flip what they were certain was a Democrat-rigged election." (just a reminder that I have a disclaimer at the bottom of the page - jjs)
Mike Pence Was Right
"A criminal cartel operating in the dead of night?"
New Dinesh D'Souza Documentary EXPOSES Ballot Harvesting in 2020 Election
SHAMPEACHMENT 1.0, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION
"Last week, former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, who has been charged with lying to the FBI, filed a motion requesting that special counsel John Durham not be able to use a tweet by Hillary Clinton in his upcoming trial. That tweet will not be allowed in Sussmann’s trial, thanks to Obama-nominated Judge Christopher Cooper, who said 'the court will exclude that as hearsay' and that 'it’s likely duplicative of other evidence' regarding the attorney-client relationship." A Setback in Durham’s RussiaGate Case Against Hillary’s Lawyer?
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
"Hiba Yazbek, a former intern for Israeli-bashing Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), called herself a victim of Israel's 'mental occupation' and said Palestinians are a "minority in our own land" in a 2020 speech."
The Anti-Israel Past of NYT Jerusalem Bureau’s Latest Hire
"[According to the local NAACP chapter,] reporting actual documented sexual misconduct by university trustees is 'white supremacy' because such behavior is really a 'nuance of Black culture.' This NAACP chapter sure has an interesting take on black culture."
Today's Blacklisted American: Jewish Professor Fired for Describing Anti-Semitism at College
"Anti-Semites, as well as pro-Palestinian groups and some international organizations, supposedly concerned to promote and protect human rights, have in recent weeks been particularly malicious."
The Fight Against the Virus of Anti-Semitism
"Arraf, who launched her campaign in November, has defended terrorists who in 2010 imported weapons and military equipment for Hamas to the Gaza Strip. Arraf was also on the legal team that fought for citizenship rights for Rasmea Odeh, who orchestrated a 1969 Jerusalem bombing that killed two Jewish college students."
Washed-Up Hag Chelsea Handler Endorses Terrorist Lawyer for Congress
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
"[So-called quote-unquote "president"] Joe Biden's pick to represent the United States on a council that promotes free trade in Asia has a long history of cozying up to the Chinese Communist Party. He's also a top Biden donor."
Meet the CCP-Loving Biden Donor Responsible for US Economic Interests in Asia
OTHER DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
Somehow the NY Post neglected to mention the party affiliation.
DEMOCRAT Massachusetts Lawmaker Busted for DUI with BAC Nearly Four Times Legal
POLITICS
"Either a moron or a resistance fighter."
Critics Roar Over Biden Speech Targeting Russian "Kleptocracy"
"It’s rich the way Biden talks about the abuse of power being a sin. Will it drive him to repent?"
Biden Decries the "Sin" of the "Abuse of Power"
"What are we supposed to due until his term is (mercifully) up?"
Biden Unites the Country! Nobody Wants Him as So-Called Quote-Unquote "president" Any More
David Marcus: "It honestly seems as though the Democrats want to lose. How else is there to explain their absolute refusal to pivot on anything? They are like a blackjack player raising the bet when they already busted. There have been no firings or resignations, not a single significant policy shift on anything, the polls are in the tank and the Democrats want to send Joe Biden all across the country to say, actually, I’m doing great!"
Heading for an Election Wipeout, Joe Biden is Doubling Down on Every Failed Policy
"I don't think the public is blaming Democrats" for sky-high gas prices, Pelosi told reporters on Thursday. "I think they're blaming oil companies."
Malig-Nancy Pelosi Apparently Isn’t Looking at the Polls
"Additionally, the new poll found widespread support for anti-groomer laws and Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover bid and widespread opposition to attempts to force female athletes to compete against men who claim to be women."
Republicans Jump To 10-Point Lead In Generic Ballot Test, New FDRLST/Susquehanna Poll Shows
"It is hardly the first in the history of the Democrat Party." (JFK and LBJ - jjs)
The Unhappy Political Marriage of Joe and Kamala
“100,000 signatures needed: Agree with Liz Cheney and permanently ban Trump from holding office,” it reads.
Far-Left Congressional Black Caucus Uses Liz-ard Cheney To Fundraise
"A failed gerrymander in New York is a sign the Left is losing its grip."
Start Spreading the News: Many Dems Are Leaving in November
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
Leftist logic: "If pedophilia were legal and mainstreamed, this never would have happened, h8trz! If it saves just one life . . . "
Dad of Lily Peters’ Accused 14-Year-Old Killer is a Convicted Pedophile: Court Docs
"[Even] Oregon’s left-wing Sen. Ron Wyden called Gov. Kate Brown’s release of convicted murderer Kyle Hedquist “grossly irresponsible.”
Oregon Governor Grants Clemency to Man Who Executed Teen Girl in 1994
"The mural had been unveiled days earlier to honor the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. . . Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer sentenced Jerich to write a 25-page essay on the shooting in which he would research the 49 people who were killed and provide reasoning as to why such tragedies occur, according to PBP. He also had to pay a $2,003 fine."
Man Who Was Arrested For Leaving Skid Marks On Rainbow Intersection Gets Bizarre Punishment From Judge
"The media and public officials portray the city’s escalating violent-crime problem as arbitrary—but the assailants and their targets are both entirely predictable."
Nothing “Random” About New York Street Violence
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
“The fact that a federal department with approximately 240,000 employees would set up a ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ to enforce the government’s judgement of what information is allowed in the public square should frighten anyone who values liberty and understands how crucial free speech is in maintaining that liberty.”
Sen. Ron Johnson Calls For Answers From DHS Over Biden’s "Disinformation" Board, Slams Nina Jankowicz
Jeffrey Lord: "Taking a page from Mussolini and Orwell."
Biden’s Ministry of Truth
"Dissolve this monstrosity immediately."
Josh Hawley Unloads on Mayorkas in Letter Demanding the End of "Disinformation" Board
". . . the timing is convenient given Elon Musk vowed to make Twitter a free speech haven after his $44 billion takeover of the social media platform notorious for selectively censoring right-leaning points of view. . . The vague document doesn’t describe a specific remedy for disinformation, but does call for governments to '[f]oster greater exposure to diverse cultural and multilingual content, information, and news online.'”
Biden Blasted for Policing Free Speech With "Dystopian" Disinformation Bureau
"The new 'executive director' of the US government's propaganda unit also scarcely has any journalistic experience." (meh, no one at the WaPo or Times has any either - jjs) Ministry of Truth: Joe Biden’s New "Disinformation Board" Director is a Ukrainian Gov't Advisor Who Was "Pleased" By the Censorship of Hunter Biden’s Hard Drive
"Watch and weep… with tears of laughter."
The Comical Buffoonery of Biden's New Disinformation Czarina
"Before entering Congress in 2021, Rep. Salazar had worked as a journalist at Telemundo for 30 years, as a news anchor at WSBS-TV in Miami, and as a reporter at CNN Espanol and Univision. She is bilingual and holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government."
Rep. Maria Salazar Slams Media: : "No One is Asking" Pelosi "What She Knew" About Jan. 6, "Do Your Job!"
"With approval ratings at dangerous lows, suppressing speech seems to be the only way that Democrats believe they can win elections."
Democrats Have Been Making Open War on Free Speech Since the Obama Era (pfft, since Woodrow Wilson- jjs)
"CBS News’ Scott Pelley, like so much of the legacy media, helped FBI Director Christopher Wray sell lies to the American public."
60 Minutes Enables FBI Dysfunction
“'You’re going down the row, and you’re giving these people five and six questions. I get one, don’t I? And the people back here too,' Owen Jensen, correspondent for the Eternal World Television Network, said, initially shouting over another reporter’s question."
"You Give These People 5-6 Questions!": Reporter Tries to Derail Peppermint Piss-Hockey Over and Over Again
"I’M BACK #COVFEFE"
Donald Trump Posts on Truth Social

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"There are a lot of moving parts to the Twitter deal and investors aren’t convinced Musk can make it happen."
Musks's Twitter Buyout Deal May Unravel
"If it is no longer possible to suppress factual information in the name of rescuing democracy from its alleged enemies, then those enemies (read: Republicans) might start winning more elections. And that is simply unacceptable."
This Insane 2020 Time Magazine Article Explains Exactly Why the Left Fears Losing Twitter
"Elon is neither your enemy nor your savior."
Faith in Princes
"Musk as a rule takes his customers or potential customers in all new directions; often amid great skepticism."
Elon Musk Probably Isn’t Thinking About Twitter In The Way You Do
"In buying out Twitter, Elon Musk is more important for what he has revealed than what he has done."
The Washington Post’s Repulsive Defense of Twitter Execs Makes Even Elon Musk Look Good
ABORTION
"Roberts is reportedly trying to get justices to side against upholding the Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks, which is at issue in the Dobbs v. Jackson case. . . But here’s where things get interesting: Chief Justice John Roberts reportedly tried during the oral argument to 'find a middle way.'”
Is Cheap Justice Roberts Trying to Save Roe v. Wade?
"Planned Parenthood’s hiring of Smith is only surprising in that they think she is more valuable on staff than carrying water for them on CBS."
By Hiring CBS Reporter Kate Smith, Planned Parenthood Brings Propaganda Production In-House
The text of the legislation states that “an abortion may not be performed or induced on a pregnant woman unless a physician has determined, in accordance with this section, whether the woman’s unborn child has a detectable fetal heartbeat.” (good - jjs)
Oklahoma Passes Texas-Style Abortion Ban
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
“The possibility that the sides will sign a deal in the foreseeable future is shrinking exponentially.”
Israeli Officials: Biden Close to Admitting Failure of Iran Nuke Talks
"Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed the threats from Iran during testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee."
As Biden Pursues Nuke Deal, Iran Plots to Assassinate Top American Officials
"Bipartisan coalition demands taxpayer funds stop enriching Russian animal experiments."
Congress: US Must Stop Funding "Horrific" Animal Experiments in Russia
"His comfortable reelection was overshadowed by Le Pen’s biggest success so far."
Le Pen’s Score Clouds Macron’s Victory
"Why Israelis must keep confronting it."
The Al-Aqsa Mosque Libel
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Raymond Ibrahim: "The Islamic holy month has more to offer than fasting."
Ramadan: A Time to Celebrate Murder, Bloodshed, and Slavery
Robert Spencer: "Forget America's real crisis and focus on 'Islamophobia.'"
Bro-Fo Omar/Nur/Burqawitz/Ikeeelyou Finds a New Way to Attack Freedom of Speech
BIDEN AFGHANISTAN BUG-OUT DISASTER
"During [so-called quote-unquote "president"] Joe Biden’s hasty — and badly botched — withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan last year, billions of dollars in weapons and military equipment were left behind, according to a new Pentagon report."
In Hasty Withdrawal, U.S. Left Behind $7B Of Military Gear, Including 78 Aircraft and 12,000 Humvees, in Afghanistan: Report
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE, THE COURTS
"Stuffing people who need drug or mental-health treatment into free or low-cost housing has proved disastrous."
San Francisco’s “Housing First” Nightmare
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
"That first launch will likely be a relay satellite to support the first unmanned landers/rovers targeting the lunar south pole. It will also likely be the first of several satellites designed to provide service long term for China’s planned manned lunar base, what it has dubbed the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). Though announced as a project partnered with Russia, expect a large bulk of the work to be done by China."
Chinese Plan a Constellation of Communications GPS-Type Satellites Around the Moon
"The uncertainty of science: According to a just published paper, scientists now propose that the dune-like ridges long known to exist on Io, Jupiter’s volcano-covered moon, might actually be dunes, even though Io has no real atmosphere."
Dunes on Jupiter's Volcano Moon Io? (that's "Outland"-ish - jjs)
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
"With the Left’s hostile response to Florida’s initiative to support responsible fathers, conservatives can occupy the high ground on this crucial issue."
Fighting for Fatherhood
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Daniel Greenfield: "Leftists used to hate corporations. Now they want them to rule over us."
Disney Dems Think Corporations Should Be Our Governments
"The series also incongruously portrayed the Muslim parents of a gay teen as very supportive of their son’s sex life but smeared the Catholic mother of another gay teen as being a bigot until she had an epiphany and embraced her queer son."
Disney+ Screening Queer Teen Romantic Drama Love Victor to Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
Christian Toto: "Hard-charging comic calls out fellow progressives for 'bizarre' cancellation."
Bill Burr: Liberals Proved Gina Carano’s Point By Firing Her
"NYT complains not enough black women flying commercial airliners."
Too Many White Men Flying Planes!
"Some of today’s richest celebrities are very poor in terms of dress and address."
Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, and Other Odd Couples
"They're begging for the pitchforks, aren't they?"
Met Gala Theme Announcement Raises Eyebrows
HITHER & YON
"I held my silence following the death on Saturday of Orrin hosta. He had many redeeming qualities, but he was no conservative warrior."
The Other Side of the Orrin hosta Story
". . . And her students surprise her."
A Professor Passes Down the Legacy of Western Civilization and Disciplined Inquiry

NOTE: The opinions expressed in the links may or may not reflect my own. I include them because of their relevance to the discussion of a particular issue.

ALSO: The Morning Report is cross-posted at CutJibNewsletter.com if you want to continue the conversation all day.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at 07:36 AM

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1 Happy Friday everyone!
(This message approved my MinTru.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 29, 2022 07:38 AM (4olE8)

2 by MinTru that is. You did not see the typos. Move along.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 29, 2022 07:38 AM (4olE8)

3 hiya

Posted by: JT at April 29, 2022 07:39 AM (arJlL)

4 America Era we are in: Beyond Parody

Posted by: IanDeal at April 29, 2022 07:39 AM (MGjjz)

5 Good morning horde! Happy Friday!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at April 29, 2022 07:39 AM (z99Zw)

6 Top ten

Posted by: A dude in MI at April 29, 2022 07:40 AM (/6GbT)

7 by MinTru that is. You did not see the typos. Move along.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 29, 2022 07:38 AM (4olE

***

I did

Posted by: Ray Charles at April 29, 2022 07:40 AM (flINI)

8 Moronin', Hourde'

Posted by: Hans O'Lo at April 29, 2022 07:40 AM (u7pQw)

9 Corgis called.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at April 29, 2022 07:40 AM (z99Zw)

10 What new and incredibly destructive thing will the Junta do today? We are all on the edges of our seats.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 07:41 AM (RlEt2)

11 Morning again, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 29, 2022 07:42 AM (ju2Fy)

12 I've resolved that I shall work the bare minimum today.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2022 07:42 AM (mN/Jm)

13 Excellent write up J.J. Good morning all. Off to check out some of the links.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 29, 2022 07:43 AM (nxdel)

14 Good morning horde
May not get home today, too much to do here

Posted by: Skip's phone at April 29, 2022 07:44 AM (V6ng3)

15

Andrea True >>>>>MinTru.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 29, 2022 07:44 AM (s2VJv)

16 @10

>>What new and incredibly destructive thing will the Junta do today? We are all on the edges of our seats.

I would say the Regime is already doing two things if not ameliorated will result in calamity.

Dissolving the boarder and creating the conditions whereby the US Dollar is no longer the reserve currency.

That fundamentally transform, EVERYTHING!!!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2022 07:44 AM (mN/Jm)

17 This comment is under review.

Posted by: CZ = FNG To Remain Silent Because, FNG at April 29, 2022 07:44 AM (MkuC5)

18 Holy Hand-Grnade of ~~Antioch~~ Jerusalem discovered.
A study on the vessels titled "Composition of trace residues from the contents of 11th-12th century sphero-conical vessels from Jerusalem" has published in the journal PLoS One.

The ancient ceramic vessels originated from Jerusalem sometime around the 11th and 12th centuries, and new analysis indicates they may have been used as a form of medieval hand grenade. Researchers found similar vessels often contained scented oils, medicines, and various materials, but the vessels they analyzed appear to have been used to hold flammable and potentially explosive material.

Similar vessels have been reported as being used during the time of the Crusades and were known for "producing loud noises and bright flashes of light." The material inside the vessels analyzed indicates it was a unique, locally produced explosive, not black powder.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 07:45 AM (UHVv4)

19 Has the Pants Shitter made Ukraine the 51st state yet? Any Repuke opposition?

Posted by: Captain Hate won't forget Michael Byrd Murdered Ashli Babbitt at April 29, 2022 07:45 AM (y7DUB)

20 Musk is going to get the Trump treatment.

Posted by: pawn at April 29, 2022 07:45 AM (Cfk8j)

21 Amazon reports 1st Quarter loss of $3.84-billion!

Supply-chain, dude!

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 07:46 AM (UHVv4)

22 Good morning!! Thank you, Mr. Sefton. I can’t imagine how soul wrenching it must be to wrestle up these stories for us.

Posted by: Miss Issippi at April 29, 2022 07:46 AM (zjVy3)

23 This comment is under review.
Posted by: CZ = FNG To Remain Silent Because, FNG

At least it ain't under Tank Abrams....

Posted by: JT at April 29, 2022 07:46 AM (arJlL)

24 Joe Biden, or rather those actually running the presidency behind the scenes, don't give one flying crap about backlash from this unconstitutional and totally incredible Ministry of Truth that's been created. They will not be stopped. They will not be denied. It's Attack Watch...with the force of the federal gov't behind it.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 07:46 AM (sVtYq)

25 Kamala is at home "battling" Covid. She's like Joan f'n Arc.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 07:46 AM (vrz2I)

26 Thanks JJ !

Have a good weekend !

Posted by: JT at April 29, 2022 07:46 AM (arJlL)

27 Yes, but what about the nfl draft? Surely that’s the biggest story from yesterday!

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (8Qoxs)

28 Vancouver B.C. man faces deportation from Bali for dancing naked on a sacred volcano, Mount Dennehy, violating laws.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (UHVv4)

29 I liked the article on Professor K. from FrontPage Mag. Thanks, J.J and for all the work you do on the morning report.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (PQse5)

30 The question I haven't heard asked...

What happens when the Board deems you're guilty of spreading dis-information?

Posted by: Golfman at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (ESQdH)

31 Burn it down.
Scatter the stones.
Salt the earth where it stood.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (M/jpK)

32 Buenos dias queridas morons and thanks JJ

If it is not approved information then it is disinformation. Act accordingly.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (EZebt)

33 What happens when the Board deems you're guilty of spreading dis-information?

You don't want to know, Comrade.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 07:48 AM (M/jpK)

34 WTFO??

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 07:48 AM (yrol0)

35 Posted by: JT at April 29, 2022 07:46 AM (arJlL)

Talk about suppression.

Or a gross kink.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at April 29, 2022 07:48 AM (8Qoxs)

36 Russia's former Economic Development Minister, sentenced to 8 years on bribery charges, is granted parole.

He must have the password to the Cryptocurrency account!

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 07:48 AM (UHVv4)

37 What happens when the Board deems you're guilty of spreading dis-information?
Posted by: Golfman at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (ESQdH)

Oh you won't be seeing paulie no more

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 29, 2022 07:49 AM (d0Qel)

38 Morning.

More coffee.

Posted by: dantesed at April 29, 2022 07:49 AM (88xKn)

39 Wow. Shouldn't have read the content.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 29, 2022 07:49 AM (lKAqb)

40 What happens when the Board deems you're guilty of spreading dis-information?
Posted by: Golfman at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (ESQdH)

You are force to dance naked on a sacred volcano.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 07:49 AM (yrol0)

41 Is that the famous AllenG of salt the earth fame?!

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at April 29, 2022 07:49 AM (8Qoxs)

42 Michelle Malkin and Thomas Lifson criticize Orrin Hatch primarily for his support of open borders, but that misstates the issue. Like most pro-immigration politicians Senator Hatch opposed effective border control AND was strongly pro-immigration. Too many Uniparty politicians, who know that immigration volumes would be a huge issue if America could build a wall and actually protect its border with Mexico, choose instead to obfuscate the problem, and hamstring effective border governance to avoid the debate on immigration. They'd rather fight against a strong border than for immigration.

In the process, Uniparty politicians (ie, the entire GOPe Senate caucus) knowingly accept human traffiking, fentanyl imports, and criminal gang cross-border activity. Death and destruction, thanks to the Republican Senate, and all because they want to avoid a loser debate issue on immigration.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 07:49 AM (JcF8R)

43 Just a reminder
Nothing changes until McConnell and McCarthy are gone

Have a great weekend

Posted by: Dusky Pissflaps at April 29, 2022 07:49 AM (GqBXs)

44 That fundamentally transform, EVERYTHING!!!

And there are people who get all dreamy eyed about that. "It's not FAIR! that America has it so good. We should beg forgiveness and be more like Central America!"

Posted by: NR Pax at April 29, 2022 07:49 AM (4olE8)

45 Musk is going to get the Trump treatment.

Only 1,000,000 times worse, because he has the ability (by simply being likable) to be much more effective on the social / cultural front.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 07:50 AM (M/jpK)

46 Idiocracy. That's what we have.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 29, 2022 07:50 AM (lKAqb)

47 “The spread of disinformation can affect border security,"

That was my favorite lie in the whole department briefing. The threat is so great they could only best characterize it as "can affect".

I would love to have an example of this so-called "disinformation" other than the official disinformation coming from the junta that "can effect" border security when the borders are wide open and entities are actually paid money to encourage and facilitate it.

Perhaps I am eisegeting the feared "effect". The hypothetical "disinformation" that can have an effect may just be revealing the truth regarding the wide open borders to We The People and adding to a movement to ouster the Communists who are burning this country to the ground through unchecked immigration, smuggling and human trafficking.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 07:50 AM (AHeqJ)

48 What happens when the Board deems you're guilty of spreading dis-information?
Posted by: Golfman at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (ESQdH)

Or you have to Narfel The Garthok

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 29, 2022 07:51 AM (d0Qel)

49 If it is not approved information then it is disinformation. Act accordingly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (EZebt)
============
Official government policy, soon enough.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 07:51 AM (JcF8R)

50 At least it ain't under Tank Abrams....
--------------------------
That's not funny!!!!

Posted by: zombie rachel corrie at April 29, 2022 07:52 AM (UHVv4)

51 With all the disinformation and datinformation it's impossible for one person to determine what it true. The Ministry of Truth will be able to clarify reality for you.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 07:52 AM (vrz2I)

52 The Ohio Senate primary campaign has reached the point where ads attacking JD Vance without supporting anyone else have begun. The stench of Rove permeates them.

Posted by: Captain Hate won't forget Michael Byrd Murdered Ashli Babbitt at April 29, 2022 07:52 AM (y7DUB)

53 If a Republican administration keeps the ministry of disinformation in place, the MSM will go into full freakout mode.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, oops, I commented again. Sorry, eh. at April 29, 2022 07:53 AM (eGTCV)

54 The spread of disinformation can affect border security,

It also says a very great deal that, when faced with supposed "disinformation," the government defaults to censorship, instead of transparency.

It's like they don't know how *not* to lie, so the only thing they can do is force you to shut up.

And don't forget the "malinformation" that they just decided was every bit as bad as "dis-" or "mis-" information. That's what should have everyone really upset. Saying "there are four lights" is just as bad to this regime as any sort of lie you might tell.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 07:53 AM (M/jpK)

55 Vancouver B.C. man faces deportation from Bali for dancing naked on a sacred volcano, Mount Dennehy, violating laws.
Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 07:47 AM (UHVv4)
================
Brian Dennehy shall be remembered!

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 07:54 AM (JcF8R)

56 Is that the famous AllenG of salt the earth fame?!
Posted by: thathalfrican - The One

And Noted Killjoy.....

Posted by: JT at April 29, 2022 07:54 AM (arJlL)

57 There is, to be fair, a not quite insignificant amount of white supremacist violence in this country.

The victims of this violence are, as near as 100% as makes no difference.... other white supremacists.

In other words: plain old vanilla gang violence.

(Pun more or less intended)

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 07:55 AM (6FeV1)

58 And so it starts...

"Tesla recalls 14,684 Model 3s in China due to software glitch that could cause collisions, its second recall this month."

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 07:56 AM (UHVv4)

59 If a Republican administration keeps the ministry of disinformation in place, the MSM will go into full freakout mode.

If Republicans really wanted to shrink government, they would weaponize it against Democrats every time they were in power. Then, when the screaming starts, side with Democrats in votes to nuke the appropriate agencies.

"Oh, you're so right. The FBI *shouldn't* be used to investigate our political rivals. Let's neuter them so that can never happen again!"

At the very least, it will show with no chance to hide it, that Democrats don't actually care about that - only about who the target is.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 07:56 AM (M/jpK)

60 53 If a Republican administration keeps the ministry of disinformation in place, the MSM will go into full freakout mode.

R u kidding? McCarthy et Al fully on board

Posted by: Dusky Pissflaps at April 29, 2022 07:56 AM (GqBXs)

61 "NYT complains not enough black women flying commercial airliners"

Lizzo can fill both seats in the cockpit. Think of how much money the airlines can save.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 07:56 AM (vrz2I)

62 Time machine day at the HQ again? Morning, J.J.!

Q: You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?

A: رويال مع الجبن

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 29, 2022 07:57 AM (OssQ4)

63 45 Musk is going to get the Trump treatment.

Only 1,000,000 times worse, because he has the ability (by simply being likable) to be much more effective on the social / cultural front.
Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 07:50 AM (M/jpK)

And yet, since he has 1000 times the money and the pulse of young America, he's gonna be 1000 times harder to take down (not to mention, he has lawyers who are loyal to him...many of them)...

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 07:57 AM (exHjb)

64 Well, that was a rage stroke inducing read. Thanks for the great work JJ. I mean it. it just pisses me off that many of our "countrymen" either refuse to see it, or more frightening, fully back it...

well, need more coffee and get ready for many meetings today.

Posted by: SturmToddler (8D42x) at April 29, 2022 07:57 AM (otjel)

65 And Noted Killjoy.....

Moi?

I am a positive ray of f*cking sunshine, I am.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 07:57 AM (M/jpK)

66 H/t Barnhardt's memes

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 29, 2022 07:57 AM (OssQ4)

67 Afghanistan serves as an example of why NATO needs to be abolished and no more foreign military adventures simply to get the criminals in washington dc more money and rank.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 29, 2022 07:57 AM (L3vwo)

68 Its funny because Biden wouldn't recognize the truth even when it bites him in the ass. An inveterate even compulsive liar and confabulator his whole life. He is the George Costanza of All Liars.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2022 07:57 AM (EZebt)

69 Morning all, and thanks for the news J.J.

I just had to laugh at the Mike Pence was right article.

Sorry just not buying it, He wanted Trump gone just as much as the other spineless weasels, his little fist pump with Pelosi was the icing on the cake.

Posted by: spypeach at April 29, 2022 07:58 AM (eWCZe)

70 I just heard on the radio that the EU is establishing a Ministry of Truth as well, with huge fines on corporations who disobey.

Probably a just coincidence, same as COVID lockdowns.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 07:58 AM (rjyzh)

71 I can't help but follow the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard trial from seeing the headlines.

See if I have this right. She wrote an op-ed in WaPo that was ghost written by the ACLU and timed for the opening of Aquaman, in which she starred. Without naming Depp, but clearly it was about him, she cried physical abuse with pictures of bruises on her face. This was at the height of MeToo and it killed Depp's career. Heard arranged for big donations to the ACLU. He's suing for defamation.

Testimony is that she actually physically abused him, shat in their bed, etc, etc. Expert testimony says she has Histrionic Personality Disorder.

You can't make this up!

Posted by: Ignoramus at April 29, 2022 07:58 AM (i0slg)

72 And Noted Killjoy.....

Moi?

I am a positive ray of f*cking sunshine, I am.
Posted by: AllenG #Texit

lol...Have a good weekend !

Posted by: JT at April 29, 2022 07:58 AM (arJlL)

73 Its funny because Biden wouldn't recognize the truth even when it bites him in the ass.

Low bar. At this point, Biden wouldn't recognize his own dog when it bites him in the ass.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 07:58 AM (M/jpK)

74 Morning peeps.

It occurs to me that this "disinformation governance board" or whatever they want to call it is really just formalizing the censoring that's been going on in the media and online for the last couple years. It's not coincidental that it's announcement was right on the heels of of Musk attempting to buy Twitter... the de facto censoring apparatus of the government.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 29, 2022 07:59 AM (BFigT)

75 All over the news this morning:

Climate change will drive new pandemics.

Like the old Doublemint commercial, it's two, two, two apocalypses in one!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 07:59 AM (bW8dp)

76 Heard arranged for big donations to the ACLU. He's suing for defamation.

Testimony is that she actually physically abused him, shat in their bed, etc, etc. Expert testimony says she has Histrionic Personality Disorder.

You can't make this up!

Posted by: Ignoramus at April 29, 2022 07:58 AM (i0slg)

You forgot she didn't actually make almost any of her promised donations to the ACLU (promises made in the divorce settlement)...

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 07:59 AM (exHjb)

77 "Mike Pence became the most hated man in America among Trump supporters. Millions of Americans were left fuming at Pence for squandering the golden opportunity to flip what they were certain was a Democrat-rigged election." (just a reminder that I have a disclaimer at the bottom of the page - jjs)
Mike Pence Was Right

**

The man who handed him the challenge coin and shook his hand immediately after he certified the election and removed Trump from office remains unidentified.

The most secure location in DC at the time, and there was a stranger walking around and close enough to touch the VP.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 07:59 AM (rjyzh)

78 If a Republican administration keeps the ministry of disinformation in place, the MSM will go into full freakout mode.

By their silence it is abundantly clear that the GOP is in on the schemes of the Communists.

We have no representation.

They stole the jury box, the ballot box and now the soap box.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 07:59 AM (AHeqJ)

79 fucken-A, JJ, "good and hard" indeed.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez -gaslighted?, more like napalmed at April 29, 2022 08:00 AM (LN3uv)

80 "You can't make this up!"

Even more bizarre is the Musk connection.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:00 AM (vrz2I)

81 The United States lacks any moral or ethical authority whatsoever to lecture Russia, China, Iran, perhaps even Satan himself about anything. Sane countries need to start to move away from this totalitarian shithole.

Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at April 29, 2022 08:00 AM (nMx88)

82 @57

>>There is, to be fair, a not quite insignificant amount of white supremacist violence in this country.

To the extent that white supremacy exists in reality today, it has no political, institutional or cultural power or support.

Or alternatively...

It's bullshit.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2022 08:00 AM (mN/Jm)

83 Climate change will drive new pandemics.

Of course it will. People like Fauci will make sure of it.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:00 AM (M/jpK)

84 Musk is going to get the Trump treatment.

Oh you bet. Dems are already wanting to haul his ass in front of congress.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 29, 2022 08:00 AM (nxdel)

85 It's not a lie if they give you ice cream for saying it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 08:00 AM (6FeV1)

86 don't know if Wray Wray would be at the top of my fire immediately list but he could definitely smell the #1's ass

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:00 AM (us2H3)

87 Good morning, JJ.

Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:01 AM (DU+/6)

88 "James Corden announces he is leaving CBS's The Late Late Show next year."

Yeah, I've literally never heard of him before either.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 08:01 AM (UHVv4)

89 Musk is going to get the Trump treatment.

Oh you bet. Dems are already wanting to haul his ass in front of congress.
Posted by: Jewells45
**

I've gotten to the point where I sort of think he's pulling a rope-a-dope. He's pulling back the curtain, there's lots of exposure going on, apparently users are getting thousands of followers overnight from Twitter deleting code that suppressed information, etc.

Have the discussion and then Musk says "I changed my mind. Sorry."

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:02 AM (rjyzh)

90 > Even more bizarre is the Musk connection.

Yeah, I can't figure out how Heard managed to bag both Johnny Depp and Elon Musk. She's not even all that hot, IMO.

Apparently neither Depp nor Musk was familiar with rule #1.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:03 AM (bW8dp)

91 88 "James Corden announces he is leaving CBS's The Late Late Show next year."

CBS has left Corden blue

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:03 AM (us2H3)

92 DHS said that the board will “protect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties” as part of its duties. . .
++++
I am sure it will. Just like the FISA courts.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:03 AM (DU+/6)

93 Looking at RealClear, I see a new Georgia poll saying Warnock beats Walker. AA voters go 90-10 for Warnock in the poll, and Warnock wins suburban voters too, and the big issues cited are "voter suppression" and "racial injustice". Stacey Abrams is making a strong impression with Georgia voters.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 08:03 AM (JcF8R)

94 Aaaand JJ mentioned FISA in the next breath. I shoulda kept reading.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:04 AM (DU+/6)

95 Willowed

F150 Lightning $40k base model. I wonder if Ford is taking a loss?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

**

Absolutely. That's how the game is played. Electrics and hybrids are heavily subsidized by trucks and SUVs. It's why the Rivian costs $100K or whatever. They don't sell anything else to tack $1500 onto.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:04 AM (rjyzh)

96 The spread of disinformation can affect border security,

So can having democrats or republicans in charge.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 08:04 AM (H4qIP)

97 The DGB will focus on building their HQ first. It will be a 5 story hexagon shaped building to represent the six sides of truth. The final building will be 2.3 million square feet and house 30,000 employees. Eventually, the board will acquire land in all 50 states to house Disinformation Combat Brigades and Quick Reaction Teams to extinguish hot spots of disinformation before they spread to the general populace. Since disinformation is a powerful force a d can lurk anywhere, the goal is to have a Board stronger than any police or military unit in order to keep the populace safe from the damaging effects of disinformation.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:05 AM (bg3iC)

98 Abrams makes a strong impression wherever she sits. I thought Walker was doing much better than that, but who knows nowadays.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:05 AM (vrz2I)

99 > Lizzo can fill both seats in the cockpit. Think of how much money the airlines can save.

Better make sure to have Tank Abrams on the other end of that moment arm.

I'd recommend hiring a retired C-130 loadmaster to make sure everything is balanced out.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:05 AM (bW8dp)

100 Afghanistan serves as an example of why NATO needs to be abolished and no more foreign military adventures simply to get the criminals in washington dc more money and rank.

Agreed. The largest military fiasco in the last generation, and We The People are supposed to pretend that the same perpetrators of that disaster are supposedly super-human competent in intelligence, strategy and implementation in just a few short months to not only war against goat herders, but the world's most competent military.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 08:05 AM (AHeqJ)

101 Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:02 AM (rjyzh)

He posted on Twitter yesterday a little cartoon showing how he (believes) he hasn't changed politically and used to be on the left, but because the left kept moving so much *further* left, he's now right-of-center.

The reason I find that interesting is he's one of the few people with a big microphone to admit to that sort of thing happening. And if *he* says it out loud, who else now has "permission" to say the same thing?

I don't know, but I'm popping popcorn as I watch the whole thing. Besides, I think he and I agree on the main point of our respective political philosophies: "The government should really just leave me alone."

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:05 AM (M/jpK)

102 Can you imagine how fast the military supported by the Dems and Repubs would have dragged Trumps ass out of the Oval Office in cuffs had he implemented the Insurrection Act?

Really curious should Trump or Desantis get in office how either would remove the Deep State, from generals to agency bureaucrats, without it being labeled a "coup"

Posted by: JROD at April 29, 2022 08:06 AM (0jZnq)

103 Moron Robbie, now that would be hilarious.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 29, 2022 08:06 AM (nxdel)

104 The United States lacks any moral or ethical authority whatsoever to lecture Russia, China, Iran, perhaps even Satan himself about anything. Sane countries need to start to move away from this totalitarian shithole.
Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at April 29, 2022 08:00 AM (nMx8

===

We f*cked up, we trusted you.
/everyone left behind in Saigon and Hue
Also Kabul and Baghram.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2022 08:06 AM (EZebt)

105 If I ever ill-begottenly catch ~~kleptocrat~~ kleptomaniac Claude ~~Kandinsky~~ Cooper from ~~Krasny Kholm~~ Cleveland who copped my clean copper clappers kept in the ~~Kremlin~~ closet, I'll clobber him!

Posted by: joey biden at April 29, 2022 08:06 AM (UHVv4)

106 Add the concept of criminalizing opinion to the sad reality of law enforcement grooming in the art of applied violence and you get a frightening vision of the future.

I have always been pro law enforcement. Recent years have found me standing right next to them on the firing line in various training environments. They have what I view to be a near impossible job.

However, I tripped over 'Dub' Lawrence's video 'Peace Officer' last night and it is disturbing. Here's a link if anyone cares. Its Prime Video. I don't know if it is available elsewhere.

https://tinyurl.com/2naa7vrb

Posted by: CZ = FNG To Remain Silent Because, FNG at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (MkuC5)

107 “The fact that a federal department with approximately 240,000 employees would set up a ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ to enforce the government’s judgement of what information is allowed in the public square should frighten anyone who values liberty and understands how crucial free speech is in maintaining that liberty.”
Sen. Ron Johnson Calls For Answers From DHS Over Biden’s "Disinformation"

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And where is McConnell in all this? Has he said one word?

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (sVtYq)

108 The spread of disinformation can affect border security,

When someone says that, challenge them. Don't let it pass.

"How Karen? How is any "disinformation I might say going to effect service members 2,000 miles away that have ORDERS on how to do their jobs?" How Karen? I really want you to tell me!"

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (H4qIP)

109 > Abrams makes a strong impression wherever she sits.

She'd probably leave buttock impressions in a concrete bench.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (bW8dp)

110 In the swirling maelstrom of asinine bullshit this stupid world has been reduced to, this "voter suppression" is the bullshittiest of the bullshit. They literally brag about having not counted my vote. So take your "suppression" and shove it up your compost chute.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (6FeV1)

111 Look around you. This is what happens when you allow an election to be stolen.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (5kI0z)

112 I don't know, but I'm popping popcorn as I watch the whole thing. Besides, I think he and I agree on the main point of our respective political philosophies: "The government should really just leave me alone."
Posted by: AllenG

**

Agreed. I have liked him for his space efforts for a while, but have started appreciating him socially more and more for that.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (rjyzh)

113 Is the department planning to reallocate resources, doctors and nurses, from our VA system intended to care for our veterans to illegal immigrants at our southern border? Hinson asked.

Mayorkas I have not personally, but of course, our teams, our personnel have. and Id be very pleased to follow up with you.

Democrats HATE the VA and Service Members.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (yrol0)

114 > The spread of disinformation can affect border security,

What "border security"? What border? We don't have one any more, yo.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (bW8dp)

115 Let me state this as clearly as I can: There is no mass white supremacist movement in this country. Period, full stop. The Burning, Looting and Murdering that swept the nation in 2020 had one purpose; gin up hatred against President Trump and sow such civil unrest that he would be driven from office and the MAGA movement discredited.
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Sure, but they might end up making one, or something they can credibly call white supremacy. It is unlikely to actually be a supremacist movement, but it may well be segregationist. They are attacking whites with increasing furor. Not just in engineered riots, but in every facet of life. In school, to be white is to be evil. At work, to be white is to be disequitable. To have children when white is to perpetuate oppression. To be white, in the popular culture, is to have inborn and inescapable evil and to be saddled with the most egregious kind of original sin. Even if you escape it by cutting your dick off and become oppressed, you the white tranny are still less oppressed than the black tranny.

This structure they have built could well result in a white solidarity movement and segregationism, even though I doubt that was the goal.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:08 AM (DU+/6)

116 Looking at RealClear, I see a new Georgia poll saying Warnock beats Walker. AA voters go 90-10 for Warnock in the poll, and Warnock wins suburban voters too, and the big issues cited are "voter suppression" and "racial injustice". Stacey Abrams is making a strong impression with Georgia voters.

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If that's true, it's really sad.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:08 AM (sVtYq)

117 50 Posted by: zombie rachel corrie at April 29, 2022 07:52 AM (UHVv4)

Idea for Rachel Corrie-themed eatery:

Chick-Flat-N

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 29, 2022 08:08 AM (s2VJv)

118 Biden's Afghanistan disaster is living on. What a complete screw up.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 08:08 AM (ljU3O)

119 Moron Robbie, now that would be hilarious.
*

I could see him doing it. Twitter is a money loser, and with the EU passing the Ministry of Truth laws as well (requiring "true speech" or billions in fines), I would love to see him draw it out just to make them expose themselves even more.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:09 AM (rjyzh)

120
And where is McConnell in all this? Has he said one word?
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (sVtYq)

To paraphrase, "deposit that in the Cayman Islands account."

Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at April 29, 2022 08:09 AM (nMx88)

121 This Ministry of Truth had to have been planned out months if not years ago. The Musk move on Twitter, as well as the impending disaster this coming November and probably a bigger one two years from now, cannot be allowed to happen.
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I suspect the plans for MiniTru were extant - likely in rough outline form, but perhaps more completely - when the DHS published its MDM memo early this year, and before Musk buying Twitter was on anyone's RADAR. That memo and its implications requires MiniTru.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:10 AM (DU+/6)

122 The DGB. Pretty close to KGB. Although I do like The Ministry of Truth.

Posted by: kraken at April 29, 2022 08:10 AM (Vr12I)

123 He posted on Twitter yesterday a little cartoon showing how he (believes) he hasn't changed politically and used to be on the left, but because the left kept moving so much *further* left, he's now right-of-center.

**

A space nerd accomplished more with a cartoon in one second than our elected Republicans in Congress have in 20 years.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:11 AM (rjyzh)

124 The spread of disinformation can affect border security

==

They can say whatever they want. Laughable lies are never questioned, so of course they make up whatever it is that justifies their actions. Who's gonna call them on it, the "Press?" LO-frigging-L...

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:11 AM (sVtYq)

125 61 "NYT complains not enough black women flying commercial airliners"

Lizzo can fill both seats in the cockpit. Think of how much money the airlines can save.
Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 07:56 AM (vrz2I)

And Tank in the cockpit will cause an immediate forward CG so big the aircraft will refuse any attempt to rotate on take off.

Posted by: CZ = FNG To Remain Silent Because, FNG at April 29, 2022 08:11 AM (MkuC5)

126 93 Looking at RealClear, I see a new Georgia poll saying Warnock beats Walker. AA voters go 90-10 for Warnock in the poll, and Warnock wins suburban voters too, and the big issues cited are "voter suppression" and "racial injustice". Stacey Abrams is making a strong impression with Georgia voters.
Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 08:03 AM (JcF8R)

the poll also says that Warnock is getting 9% of republicans

which sounds like they polled people who say their republicans but are dims

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:12 AM (us2H3)

127 McConnell will make it absolutely clear that the board must act in a bipartisan manner. And encourage Mayorkas to appoint both democrats and republicans to the board, but keep in mind that it is his prerogative to appoint more dems. Elections have consequences.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:12 AM (bg3iC)

128 Really curious should Trump or Desantis get in office how either would remove the Deep State, from generals to agency bureaucrats, without it being labeled a "coup"
Posted by: JROD at April 29, 2022 08:06 AM (0jZnq)

Yup.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 08:12 AM (6FeV1)

129 Throughout the month, educators and prek-8th grade students will broaden their understanding of identity of self and others, allyship, family structures, vocabulary, gender expression, stereotypes, colors on the intersectional pride flag, and the historical contributions of LGBTQ+ people. Each grade level engages in a selection of these topics, the district said in an announcement to families.

colors on the intersectional pride flag
We add a new color every other month. We not just make the flag the visible light spectrum?

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:13 AM (yrol0)

130 This is really about all the catfishing that goes on.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 29, 2022 08:13 AM (EZebt)

131 Good morning everyone. Thank you J.J. And happy birthday.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2022 08:13 AM (nnLls)

132 Maybe the entire staff at NYT can all get on board jets flown by diversity hire black female pilots, who only got their jobs because of their skin color and gender. Take a good, long trip now! Over the ocean. Bon Voyage!

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:13 AM (sVtYq)

133 I could see him doing it. Twitter is a money loser, and with the EU passing the Ministry of Truth laws as well (requiring "true speech" or billions in fines), I would love to see him draw it out just to make them expose themselves even more.
Posted by: Moron Robbie

I would prefer him to shut it down to the EU. Finito.
Tell them to learn to code.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 08:13 AM (H4qIP)

134 We are about to see what "prosecutorial" power the Ministry of Truth has.

Not a coincidence this on top of Musk and Twitter.
All part of the plan. Again.

Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 08:14 AM (S1hrL)

135 Looking at RealClear, I see a new Georgia poll saying Warnock beats Walker. AA voters go 90-10 for Warnock in the poll, and Warnock wins suburban voters too, and the big issues cited are "voter suppression" and "racial injustice". Stacey Abrams is making a strong impression with Georgia voters.
Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 08:03 AM (JcF8R)
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The amount of money being spent on Warnock is breathtaking. I am not a Georgia resident, though I do live in the region. The guy who owned this house before me was a good Democrat in good standing, and so I get a lot of Dem-related mail addressed to him. Starting last year, I'd get letters begging for money for the Warnock campaign. Now they're coming in about twice a month and the volume has been ramping since the beginning of the year.

I can't vote for the guy even if I want to. I am not even in Georgia. But they're casting a damned wide net.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:14 AM (DU+/6)

136 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:10 AM (DU+/6)

What he said.

The moment the government said that "information which is true but hurts our cause" was just as bad as actual lies, the jig should have been up. I know Republicans can't do much (other than shout and use outrage in fundraising emails), but if they don't immediately do something big - like set the budget to DHS to 0 - once (if) they do take over in 2023...

Well... I mean, really, that's exactly what I expect them to do. Posture and complain and then say "Oh, if ONLY we had..." and not actually do anything.

As someone said above - they stole the ballot box, they've fixed the jury box, and now they're trying to take away the soap box. And I don't expect Republican, Ltd., or Conservative, Inc., to do a damn thing about it.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:15 AM (M/jpK)

137 122 The DGB. Pretty close to KGB. Although I do like The Ministry of Truth.
Posted by: kraken at April 29, 2022 08:10 AM (Vr12I)

If you like the Ministry of Truth

you will LOVE the Ministry of Love.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:15 AM (yrol0)

138 McConnell will make it absolutely clear that the board must act in a bipartisan manner. And encourage Mayorkas to appoint both democrats and republicans to the board, but keep in mind that it is his prerogative to appoint more dems. Elections have consequences.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:12 AM (bg3iC)
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Are you a "doctor by day, GOPe strategist by night" or something?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:15 AM (DU+/6)

139 colors on the intersectional pride flag
We add a new color every other month. We not just make the flag the visible light spectrum?
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:13 AM (yrol0)

A white flag. Symbolizing complete surrender to the collapse of civilization.

Fitting.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 08:15 AM (6FeV1)

140 @132

Nah. Fly them to China. It's a longer flight.

Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 08:15 AM (S1hrL)

141 that endorsed efforts to also curb online “disinformation” and “harassment.”

Oh Mylanta, am I the only person in America who knows that if you're getting "harassed by the internet," you can WALK AWAY FROM IT?

Posted by: pookysgirl, with common sense as a superpower at April 29, 2022 08:16 AM (XKZwp)

142 For those who haven't seen it...
Elon Musk cartoon retweet sorta about the Overton Window moving right and overtaking former 'liberal' Musk.

https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/
1519735033950470144#m
Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 28, 2022 07:50 PM (UHVv4)

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 08:16 AM (UHVv4)

143 BLM sets up a movement against white people, and the only way to fight it is to become the thing they accuse you of being. Then, when you do start to fight back, they point to you as evidence that they were right all along, and need more government assistance to combat it. Bottom up top down.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:16 AM (bg3iC)

144 I have always been pro law enforcement. Recent years have found me standing right next to them on the firing line in various training environments. They have what I view to be a near impossible job.

However, I tripped over 'Dub' Lawrence's video 'Peace Officer' last night and it is disturbing. Here's a link if anyone cares. Its Prime Video. I don't know if it is available elsewhere.

https://tinyurl.com/2naa7vrb
Posted by: CZ = FNG To Remain Silent Because, FNG at April 29, 2022 08:07 AM (MkuC5)
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Thank you for the recommendation. If anyone is interested in learning about the documentary, here is the wiki entry.

https://tinyurl.com/2p9hn9zr

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 08:16 AM (13w+k)

145 Nah. Fly them to China. It's a longer flight.
Posted by: Ziba

Over the Andes. Let's get this Donner party started.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 08:16 AM (H4qIP)

146 Looking at RealClear, I see a new Georgia poll saying Warnock beats Walker. AA voters go 90-10 for Warnock in the poll, and Warnock wins suburban voters too, and the big issues cited are "voter suppression" and "racial injustice". Stacey Abrams is making a strong impression with Georgia voters.

I have no idea what the political leanings of Real Clear Politics are, but, no, no way are "voter Suppression" and "racial Injustice" the big issues except with people with an agenda. They're a big issue with big Stacy Abrams. They're a big issue with leftist "Reverend" Warnock. Your ordinary AA, I'm guessing-at least the ones I know are-are more concerned with gas prices and inflation and border security. They may vote for Warnock but it's not because they're concerned with voter suppression.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 08:16 AM (fF2aM)

147 "NYT complains not enough black women flying commercial airliners"

Oh FFS. Just die Times. Just die already.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 29, 2022 08:17 AM (nxdel)

148 Who is Bruce Dickinson? Is he the lead singer for Iron Maiden? Ran across a song called “The Magician” on Pandora and this thing is a killer.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at April 29, 2022 08:17 AM (8Qoxs)

149 Really curious should Trump or Desantis get in office how either would remove the Deep State, from generals to agency bureaucrats, without it being labeled a "coup"
Posted by: JROD at April 29, 2022 08:06 AM (0jZnq)

They can't, which *should* be very freeing.

"Anything I do you will label as a 'coup' and 'the worst thing since literally Hitler,' so I might as well go whole hog here."

Then simply fire everyone.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:17 AM (M/jpK)

150 @139

Have you noticed that children in TV ads are now shown wearing gay pride colored clothes?

Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 08:17 AM (S1hrL)

151
Oh Mylanta, am I the only person in America who knows that if you're getting "harassed by the internet," you can WALK AWAY FROM IT?
Posted by: pookysgirl, with common sense as a superpower at April 29, 2022 08:16 AM (XKZwp)

That's crazy talk.

Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at April 29, 2022 08:17 AM (FJYfm)

152 A white flag. Symbolizing complete surrender to the collapse of civilization.

Fitting.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 08:15 AM (6FeV1)

White flag, you say?

Posted by: Ibram Kendi, getting ready to shake the money tree again at April 29, 2022 08:17 AM (PiwSw)

153 132 Maybe the entire staff at NYT can all get on board jets flown by diversity hire black female pilots, who only got their jobs because of their skin color and gender. Take a good, long trip now! Over the ocean. Bon Voyage!
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:13 AM (sVtYq)

When the Navy is testing missiles off Long Island.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:18 AM (yrol0)

154 Oh Mylanta, am I the only person in America who knows that if you're getting "harassed by the internet," you can WALK AWAY FROM IT?
Posted by: pookysgirl, with common sense as a superpower at April 29, 2022 08:16 AM (XKZwp)
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So practical. Your Demofascist solution is to use government law enforcement to change everyone else's language and behavior.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 08:18 AM (13w+k)

155 “The fact that a federal department with approximately 240,000 employees would set up a ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ to enforce the government’s judgement of what information is allowed in the public square should frighten anyone who values liberty and understands how crucial free speech is in maintaining that liberty.”
Sen. Ron Johnson Calls For Answers From DHS Over Biden’s "Disinformation"

I guess this is as close as we will ever get to the "strongly worded letter".

Notice absolutely no mention of the blatant unconstitutionality of this. No mention of "this will be stopped/challenged in court". Just this mealy mouthed appeal to the unknown word "liberty". This generation doesn't even know what liberty is. May just think it is a name of a defunct car model or insurance company.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 08:18 AM (AHeqJ)

156 Absolutely. That's how the game is played. Electrics and hybrids are heavily subsidized by trucks and SUVs. It's why the Rivian costs $100K or whatever. They don't sell anything else to tack $1500 onto.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:04 AM (rjyzh)

I don't think that it works that way. It's more like this: the base Lightning exists on paper. It is never actually produced or shipped. It exists to say hey you can get an electric F150 for only $40k and you can go hey that sounds affordable and you go look at it and the cheapest one on the lot is $65k.

The fact that Ford also builds and sells a ton of gas trucks doesn't subsidize the EV build, but the fact of scale does reduce costs - Ford already has supplier chains and paint shops and other things that Rivian has to stand up from scratch. And, yes, those costs are spread over the entire fleet of millions of sales, while Rivian has one model.

Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:18 AM (9otr5)

157 *sigh*

With this new Jan 6th info on hand,

I suppose Mitch McConnell is actually Our Chinese Satrap Preezy or
Our Democrat/Commie Mole Stopgap Hero of the Left.

Either way, he seems to be onboard with everything foul and catastrophic Senile Joe and the Dims are doing to the country, economy, Middle and Working classes.

The Left has a history of joining an organization just to bring it down from within. The Russians(!) were particularly good at that. This guy is leader of the "conservative" party. Imagine that.

So, I guess this makes McConnell the Commie Gamara, The Heroic Turtle of the People.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 29, 2022 08:18 AM (5NkmN)

158 146 Looking at RealClear, I see a new Georgia poll saying Warnock beats Walker. AA voters go 90-10 for Warnock in the poll, and Warnock wins suburban voters too, and the big issues cited are "voter suppression" and "racial injustice". Stacey Abrams is making a strong impression with Georgia voters.

I have no idea what the political leanings of Real Clear Politics are, but, no, no way are "voter Suppression" and "racial Injustice" the big issues except with people with an agenda. They're a big issue with big Stacy Abrams. They're a big issue with leftist "Reverend" Warnock. Your ordinary AA, I'm guessing-at least the ones I know are-are more concerned with gas prices and inflation and border security. They may vote for Warnock but it's not because they're concerned with voter suppression.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 08:16 AM (fF2aM)

It's probably not RealClear Politics's poll, they just aggregate everyone else's on their website.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at April 29, 2022 08:19 AM (b2nrj)

159 The is transparently stupid-that women are more at risk from internet trolls/stalkers than men are. I've been on boards where I was stalked. So were men.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 08:19 AM (fF2aM)

160 > just make the flag the visible light spectrum?

What about IR and UV? What about imaginary colors that people just make up?

Hater.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:19 AM (bW8dp)

161 Oh Mylanta, am I the only person in America who knows that if you're getting "harassed by the internet," you can WALK AWAY FROM IT?

No, but remember that the Uniparty does not want you to walk away from the internet. People who are not addicted to their screens are more likely to think for themselves, come to their own conclusion, and generally not be easily manipulated.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:19 AM (M/jpK)

162 However, I tripped over 'Dub' Lawrence's video 'Peace Officer' last night and it is disturbing. Here's a link if anyone cares. Its Prime Video. I don't know if it is available elsewhere.

I may watch that tonight.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 29, 2022 08:19 AM (nxdel)

163 Democrats are safe behind the Disinformation Governance Board. So is the GOP. If there's any money to be made off this abomination the GOP will enthusiastically support it to the bitter end.

I hope the GOP is the board's first target.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 29, 2022 08:19 AM (BFigT)

164 Your Demofascist solution is to use government law enforcement to change everyone else's language and behavior.
Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 08:18 AM (13w+k)
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Sorry, mean "your opponents", not "your"

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 08:20 AM (13w+k)

165 When the Navy is testing missiles off Long Island.
Posted by: rhennigantx

How many here note the TWA Flight 800 reference?

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 08:20 AM (AHeqJ)

166 After seeing the hysterics over missing chicken nuggets at the drive thru I don't think I want to fly anywhere anyway.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:20 AM (vrz2I)

167 I would prefer him to shut it down to the EU. Finito.
Tell them to learn to code.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 08:13 AM (H4qIP)
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I don't. Why shut down and lose the market when there is an opportunity to keep the market and engage in subversion?

I would much rather see Twitter keep serving the EU and use actual, automated, algorithmic wrongthink detection. For any post flagged as wrongthink, let it through outside the EU. Inside the EU (geolocation, IP location, etc.), replace the tweet with a message like:
"Based on your location, Twitter is unable to show you this tweet due to censorship laws within the European Union. This suppression that prevents you from reading information deemed unacceptable by your government is caused entirely and exclusively by the laws of your government. For more information or to oppose the censorship requirements of the European Union, please contact your MEP. Click here for a tool to help you identify and contact your MEP."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:20 AM (DU+/6)

168 They may vote for Warnock but it's not because they're concerned with voter suppression.

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I never underestimate the brainwashed. Inflation may be killing the economic well-being of many blacks, but they are so deeply entrenched in victimhood and the firm belief America is guilty of ongoing racism that they actually believe the lies peddled by the Democrats that their votes are being suppressed. I think it drives them in a big way. And thus, affects how they vote. And thus again, why D Warnock is much more preferable than R Walker. One reinforces their beliefs they are oppressed, the other doesn't. And the mindset of oppression must go on.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:20 AM (sVtYq)

169 Bitch McConnell has been in office so long that there's sure to be dirt on him.

Gar-ron-teed.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:20 AM (bW8dp)

170 I got left in the Daily Tech blog not realizing that JJ was up and wondering why I was all alone.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 29, 2022 08:21 AM (qfLjt)

171 It's probably not RealClear Politics's poll, they just aggregate everyone else's on their website.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at April 29, 2022 08:19 AM (b2nrj)
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It is a SurveyUSA poll (pretty highly regarded pollster).

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 08:21 AM (13w+k)

172 "AA voters go 90-10 for Warnock in the poll"

I don't believe that. I don't believe much of anything anymore though so what does it matter.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:22 AM (vrz2I)

173 I found the article on how Google Docs will now make "suggestions" as you write very illuminating.

That's going to make it difficult for me to accurately quote those evil "right-wingers" in my scathing attack on their misinformation.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2022 08:23 AM (YIVH2)

174 The is transparently stupid-that women are more at risk from internet trolls/stalkers than men are. I've been on boards where I was stalked. So were men.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 08:19 AM (fF2aM)
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They probably are, but due to reasons that must be left unsaid. Generally speaking, words hurt women more than they hurt men. Women being cyber-bullied are more likely to fall into depression or suicidal ideation because of bullying than men (men are more likely to lash out externally).

But that must *never* be said, because we mustn't acknowledge differences between men and women.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:23 AM (DU+/6)

175 @122

The DGB instead of the KGB. They did that on purpose.

Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 08:23 AM (S1hrL)

176 Vermont Governor has signed legislation into law allowing suicide by telemedicine. If you have a terminal illness you can get fatal drugs delivered to you in a discreet box just by answering a few questions. Just like viagra.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 29, 2022 08:23 AM (AAXhQ)

177 lefty polls always add 7 points to the dims for the Fulton County scam

polls are fundraising memos

keep the cash coming in for the dims and suppress the GOP cash

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:23 AM (us2H3)

178 I hope the GOP is the board's first target.

No, the ~~Washington Generals~~ GOP have to be kept around the ~~Globetrotters~~ Dems can say "see? It must be completely above-board. Otherwise our opponents would be screaming about how it was rigged."

Which is also why anyone who points out that the system is rigged must immediately be purged.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:23 AM (M/jpK)

179 AA voters go 90-10 for Warnock in the poll"

I don't believe that. I don't believe much of anything anymore though so what does it matter.
Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:22 AM (vrz2I)

I'm sure it was a very accurate measure of that particular floor of that particular apartment building in Atlanta.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 08:24 AM (6FeV1)

180 I found the article on how Google Docs will now make "suggestions" as you write very illuminating.

That's going to make it difficult for me to accurately quote those evil "right-wingers" in my scathing attack on their misinformation.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2022 08:23 AM (YIVH2)
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Microsoft Office is starting this, too. First in Outlook, at very least. At least MSFT gives you the option - for now, anyway - to turn the feature off. I dunno if G Docs does.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:24 AM (DU+/6)

181 My husband called Senator Hawley's office yesterday. Got a young staffer. He said the kid was very smart and polite. They talked for several minutes about this disinformation governance board and the SEC getting involved in something it should stay the hell away from. Climate change.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 29, 2022 08:24 AM (nxdel)

182 I don't think that it works that way....
The fact that Ford also builds and sells a ton of gas trucks doesn't subsidize the EV build, but the fact of scale does reduce costs - Ford already has supplier chains and paint shops and other things that Rivian has to stand up from scratch. And, yes, those costs are spread over the entire fleet of millions of sales, while Rivian has one model.
Posted by: blaster

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It is. I've been keeping up with the industry since the Prius started balancing out their additional costs to all the other vehicles in the Toyota lineup. FWIW, I don't think people realize how much money Ford and GM (and Porsche etc) make on their large SUVs. It starts at $20K and goes up. Subsidies for the money losers off of the money makers is how the game is played.

The Lightning does have the advantage of the body already existing, so that's good. There probably aren't many new requirements for that.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:24 AM (rjyzh)

183 If you have a terminal illness you can get fatal drugs delivered to you in a discreet box just by answering a few questions.

I see no way that could possibly go wrong.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:24 AM (M/jpK)

184 I guess this is as close as we will ever get to the "strongly worded letter".

Notice absolutely no mention of the blatant unconstitutionality of this. No mention of "this will be stopped/challenged in court". Just this mealy mouthed appeal to the unknown word "liberty". This generation doesn't even know what liberty is. May just think it is a name of a defunct car model or insurance company.

--

And his admonishment will go nowhere, mean nothing, and be forgotten by the weekend. At least he said something...I guess. Yay, us.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:25 AM (sVtYq)

185 Not that the things you say aren't also true, blaster. They can both exist simultaneously.

I'm no MiniTruth. I'm fine with your statements.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:25 AM (rjyzh)

186 Black Reverends around here are notorious for scandals and bastard kids. I'm sure Reverend Warnock is no different. Just using the "Rev" moniker in a political environment is a tell. We know all about the other famous "Rev"s like Shapton and Jackson.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:25 AM (vrz2I)

187 colors on the intersectional pride flag
We add a new color every other month. We not just make the flag the visible light spectrum?
Posted by: rhennigantx
A white flag. Symbolizing complete surrender to the collapse of civilization.

Fitting.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Let's make it easy on ourselves and children. Hoist the black flag instead.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (nnLls)

188 Posted by: Jewells45 at April 29, 2022 08:24 AM (nxdel)

Good for your son!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (fF2aM)

189 A hard truh is that people often vote against their own self interest. Reasons for that are various, but it usually boils down to Party lies, ancestral voting patterns, and tribalism. The Democrats exploit these so very very well, the Republicans are usually incompetent.

Posted by: kraken at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (Vr12I)

190 Oh, sorry. Good for your husband, Jewells.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (fF2aM)

191 Microsoft Office is starting this, too. First in Outlook, at very least. At least MSFT gives you the option - for now, anyway - to turn the feature off. I dunno if G Docs does.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:24 AM (DU+/6)
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For now at least, there is an option to turn off "Smart Compose Suggestions."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (YIVH2)

192 186 Black Reverends around here are notorious for scandals and bastard kids. I'm sure Reverend Warnock is no different. Just using the "Rev" moniker in a political environment is a tell. We know all about the other famous "Rev"s like Shapton and Jackson.
Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:25 AM (vrz2I)

There were a few articles here over the last week or so about Warlock's contentious divorce. Washington Free Beacon does a lot of that dirt-digging.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (s2VJv)

193 @149 AllenG#-So Easy Peasy just like that? What about the military, you know the people in charge of it. You do remember they made it loud and clear during Trump they were willing to lie, disobey and go behind the back of the Commander In Chief to our enemies?
Leftists each and every one. You think they'd allow a mass firing or even a slow drip of their people getting shit canned?

Posted by: JROD at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (0jZnq)

194 Is the Ministry of Truth located near the Ministry of Silly Walks by any chance?

Posted by: dantesed at April 29, 2022 08:27 AM (88xKn)

195 The Lightning does have the advantage of the body already existing, so that's good. There probably aren't many new requirements for that.

I haven't been following it.

Does it have range enough to be worth anything to non-city dwellers?

Because that's the other thing we need to keep an eye on - there's a low-key (but real) push to try to force everyone into the cities. It's not nice to "the poor" that "everyone has to have a car." Etc.

The Uniparty would really, really like it if only their rich Mansato (sp?) donors could farm anything and everyone else had to live in the city and be dependent upon the government for everything.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (M/jpK)

196 Pixar intentionally added a lesbian storyline to the new Buzz Lightyear movie because of FL.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (bg3iC)

197 189 A hard truh is that people often vote against their own self interest. Reasons for that are various, but it usually boils down to Party lies, ancestral voting patterns, and tribalism. The Democrats exploit these so very very well, the Republicans are usually incompetent.
Posted by: kraken at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (Vr12I)

Forget the party, but we non-leftists don't really have a tribe. We're individuals who value privacy and freedom. Hard to sort of organize around that. Or is it?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (s2VJv)

198 Mitch must be worried about Murk

you don't dump 7 million into AK cause you think she's a cinch

and Mitch would rather have Murk, who has no control over than someone who might control him

fuck you Turtle

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (us2H3)

199 I wish the camera had zoomed in on the Ministry's Matron of Lies, Rumors and Paranoia bookshelves in the video clip. The only title I could make out was
The H Book, a feminist guide to life.

Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (S1hrL)

200 Wow, I'd read an article about the $20K profit on each Escalade ten years or so ago. I just looked and now it really is that much on each Suburban, too. I bet Escalades are $30-40K profit per vehicle.

https://tinyurl.com/5n8nebxe

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (rjyzh)

201 "There were a few articles here over the last week or so about Warlock's contentious divorce."

We're on it!

Posted by: The Ministry Of Truth at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (vrz2I)

202 JJ

Link for Rainbow Skidmarks:

https://tinyurl.com/2xppas9j

PS I saw Rainbow Skidmarks open for Simply Red at the TCCC in 1984.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (yrol0)

203 Is the Ministry of Truth located near the Ministry of Silly Walks by any chance?
Posted by: dantesed

As luck would have it, yes! Right next to the Office of Fish Slapping.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2022 08:29 AM (nnLls)

204 ... Notice absolutely no mention of the blatant unconstitutionality of this. No mention of "this will be stopped/challenged in court". Just this mealy mouthed appeal to the unknown word "liberty". This generation doesn't even know what liberty is. May just think it is a name of a defunct car model or insurance company.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 08:18 AM (AHeqJ)
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And why is it coming from Ron Johnson? The moment this was announced, there should have a disorganized flurry of opposition, followed by a pause while they organize, followed by a tsunami of coordinated messaging and immediate filing of lawsuits.

That's what would have happened if the Republicans elected to represent us and uphold the Constitution had any interest - even crass and insincere self-interest - in doing so.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:29 AM (DU+/6)

205 Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:25 AM (vrz2I)

Being a pastor is an easy entre for some AA's into politics because you have a following and the AA community generally holds their ministers in high esteem. The only personal talk I see about Warnock is that he was abusive to his wife, but I don't know whether its true or not. Some people are not very truthful or accurate when it comes to divorce, as we know He's just entirely on the CRT-leftist bandwagon.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 08:29 AM (fF2aM)

206 Big Sister Is Watching You

Clay Travis
@ClayTravis

10m
Home run
@nypost
cover today. It feels like the Biden administration is trying to intentionally tank for the number one pick in the draft.

https://tinyurl.com/5n72kdy9

Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 08:29 AM (NpAcC)

207 Let's make it easy on ourselves and children. Hoist the black flag instead.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (nnLls)

And commence to slitting throats.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:29 AM (yrol0)

208 Oh Mylanta, am I the only person in America who knows that if you're getting "harassed by the internet," you can WALK AWAY FROM IT?
Posted by: pookysgirl

These people are their worst enemy. Notice how they make backhanded statements that fully endorse the belief that the White Man is genetically superior, in every way, to everyone else.

Their favorite phrase includes: "....will harm women and minorities the greatest".

We know that "minority" doesn't retain its dictionary definition but has been deconstructed to mean "not white", (which apparently strips "white Hispanics" from accidentally be thought as "white" unless the name is George Zimmerman.)

So the billions of people who are not "white" a/o female suffer from practically everything, but the White Man is universally resilient and dominant in every way.

This is from their words.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 08:30 AM (AHeqJ)

209 197 189 A hard truh is that people often vote against their own self interest. Reasons for that are various, but it usually boils down to Party lies, ancestral voting patterns, and tribalism. The Democrats exploit these so very very well, the Republicans are usually incompetent.
Posted by: kraken at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (Vr12I)

the even harder truth is most people are too fucking stupid to vote their interest

they can't just see a pile of dogshit, they got to smell it

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:30 AM (us2H3)

210 You think they'd allow a mass firing or even a slow drip of their people getting shit canned?

I think they'd be between a rock and a hard place if they tried to stop it.

And, of course, a purge of the top levels of the military needs to happen, too.

But, no, I didn't say "easy." I said "easier." No qualms or any side effects to worry about - the Progressives will attack them the same way regardless, so 1) prepare for that and 2) do it anyway.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:30 AM (M/jpK)

211 Leftists each and every one. You think they'd allow a mass firing or even a slow drip of their people getting shit canned?
Posted by: JROD at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (0jZnq)

I suppose it boils down to if the people with the guns continue taking orders from the people with pens and phones. Making "universal mutiny" part of your game plan probably isn't a great idea, though.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 08:30 AM (6FeV1)

212 Pixar intentionally added a lesbian storyline to the new Buzz Lightyear movie because of FL.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (bg3iC)
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And it will be interesting to see for which foreign markets they strip that story line. Red China is an obvious one that will get it removed. Saudi Arabia would have been, but I'm not so sure now since they're involved in the Twitter debacle.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:30 AM (DU+/6)

213 I haven't been following it.

Does it have range enough to be worth anything to non-city dwellers?

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Nope. Those electrics don't exist. Physics be a b*tch, yo.

And as much as they insist upon them, even in California - where the political, social, and climate conditions are the most perfect for electric vehicles out of anywhere in the country - they can't break 4% of total annual new car sales.

People don't want them, and DC doesn't care.

And Republicans are silent.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:30 AM (rjyzh)

214 They probably are, but due to reasons that must be left unsaid. Generally speaking, words hurt women more than they hurt men. Women being cyber-bullied are more likely to fall into depression or suicidal ideation because of bullying than men (men are more likely to lash out externally).

But that must *never* be said, because we mustn't acknowledge differences between men and women.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:23 AM (DU+/6)

And men are more likely to act on their internet stalkdom - see all those Dateline shows and dead female celebrities (when's the last male celebrity killed by a stalker?)

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:30 AM (exHjb)

215 I have been looking at the lightning, because the marketing suggests it may be better than a gas F150 for a comparable price to the equivalent trim package. But, they don't talk about range much, and they say that it has a 2500lb payload with the standard battery, and a 10,000lb towing capacity with the extended range battery. I find it odd that they have a different basis of comparison for the battery packs. Maybe you can't tow with the standard battery?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:31 AM (bg3iC)

216 > And, of course, a purge of the top levels of the military needs to happen, too.

Anyone who made field grade under Barky needs to go.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:31 AM (bW8dp)

217 And why is it coming from Ron Johnson? The moment this was announced, there should have a disorganized flurry of opposition, followed by a pause while they organize, followed by a tsunami of coordinated messaging and immediate filing of lawsuits.

That's what would have happened if the Republicans elected to represent us and uphold the Constitution had any interest - even crass and insincere self-interest - in doing so.

--

I agree 100%. It's making it very hard for me to even find the energy to go out and vote for them in November. Why bother at this point? It's an ongoing, internal struggle with me right now.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:31 AM (sVtYq)

218 Wait, is support for MiniTru the Current Thing now?

What about my blue and yellow flags? What about my masks? Steven Colbert, tell me what to think!!!

Posted by: NPC 480873 at April 29, 2022 08:31 AM (PiwSw)

219 Warnock ran an ad last time where he was walking and holding a puppy and said that mean people were saying that he hated puppies. Later it turned out that it wasn't his puppy and he didn't own a dog.
The Atlanta Constipation of course didn't think anything of it other than bringing the fact up is racist.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:31 AM (vrz2I)

220 212 Pixar intentionally added a lesbian storyline to the new Buzz Lightyear movie because of FL.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (bg3iC)

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I think it was in originally, but Disney decided to cut it out months ago. When the FL stuff popped up, it was one of the sops to their leftist employees to put it back in.

And yet they weren't happy. Weird, huh?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:31 AM (LvTSG)

221 and they say that it has a 2500lb payload with the standard battery, and a 10,000lb towing capacity with the extended range battery. I find it odd that they have a different basis of comparison for the battery packs. Maybe you can't tow with the standard battery?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

*

I've got $100 that says you can't tow 7000 pounds more than 100 miles before needing to stop.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:32 AM (rjyzh)

222 189 A hard truh is that people often vote against their own self interest. Reasons for that are various, but it usually boils down to Party lies, ancestral voting patterns, and tribalism. The Democrats exploit these so very very well, the Republicans are usually incompetent.
Posted by: kraken at April 29, 2022 08:26 AM (Vr12I)

I disagree. People almost always vote for what they think of as their self interest, with financial or moral almost always #1.

That said, some people have varied self interests that cross parties, so sometimes they value one interest more than another. When that happens, it's usually financial that wins, although pro-lifers tend to be one group that bucks that trend.

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:32 AM (exHjb)

223 212 And it will be interesting to see for which foreign markets they strip that story line. Red China is an obvious one that will get it removed. Saudi Arabia would have been, but I'm not so sure now since they're involved in the Twitter debacle.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:30 AM (DU+/6)

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Saudi Arabia apparently asked Disney to strip out some gay thing (no idea what) from the new Doctor Strange movie. Disney refused, so I think it won't play in Saudi Arabia now. Probably will be the same with Lightyear.

China is a wholly different story, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:33 AM (LvTSG)

224 Saudi Arabia apparently asked Disney to strip out some gay thing (no idea what) from the new Doctor Strange movie. Disney refused, so I think it won't play in Saudi Arabia now. Probably will be the same with Lightyear.

China is a wholly different story, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:33 AM (LvTSG)
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I guess that answers that, then.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:33 AM (DU+/6)

225 my guess is the first quarter was even worse than reported and will be revised down

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:33 AM (us2H3)

226 Forget the party, but we non-leftists don't really have a tribe. We're individuals who value privacy and freedom. Hard to sort of organize around that. Or is it?

Well, it would be easier if that's what our politicians tried to organize around.

"Government should be big enough to punish your neighbor when he steals your car, but small enough that it can't stop you from painting your house Pepto-bismol pink."

Okay, that slogan needs some work. But you get the point.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:34 AM (M/jpK)

227 The Disinformation Governance Board will provide the ruling.
The FCC will assess the maximum fines.

There is some regulation, for sure, in the FCC that says, if another government entity finds a broadcast is not in the public interest, then the FCC can assess fines.

They didn't craft this board to be toothless-- they crafted it to abuse current laws to eliminate political disagreement.

And you watch, just as they did with the Alex Jones banning that led to banning the sitting President, they'll target some minor nobody crank racist. Then tar anyone who complains as a racist.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 29, 2022 08:34 AM (X8TUh)

228 221 I've got $100 that says you can't tow 7000 pounds more than 100 miles before needing to stop.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:32 AM (rjyzh)

========

"The struggle is real..."
-Stacey Abrams

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:34 AM (LvTSG)

229 "Being a pastor is an easy entre for some AA's into politics because you have a following and the AA community generally holds their ministers in high esteem."

What's funny is even after it has been discovered the pastor has been banging the congregation and has a bastard kid in another city, they still hold him in high esteem. Even more if he has also been the Mayor.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:34 AM (vrz2I)

230 And it will be interesting to see for which foreign markets they strip that story line. Red China is an obvious one that will get it removed. Saudi Arabia would have been, but I'm not so sure now since they're involved in the Twitter debacle.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:30 AM (DU+/6)
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Remember Saudi Arabia has a Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. They're the ones that prevented young girls from fleeing a burning building because they weren't covered properly.

So no, I don't think Saudi Arabia will be on board with Pixar's storyline.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2022 08:34 AM (YIVH2)

231 Head of the Disinformation Board, Nina Jancowicz is 8 mos pregnant.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 08:35 AM (NpAcC)

232 I've got $100 that says you can't tow 7000 pounds more than 100 miles before needing to stop.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:32 AM (rjyzh)

not if you tow an extended battery, maybe even 2

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:35 AM (us2H3)

233 Saudi Arabia apparently asked Disney to strip out some gay thing (no idea what) from the new Doctor Strange movie. Disney refused, so I think it won't play in Saudi Arabia now. Probably will be the same with Lightyear.

China is a wholly different story, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:33

America Chavez is openly gay in the comics, and the "story" is that their are references to that (in some way) in the Dr Strange movie...

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:35 AM (exHjb)

234 Head of the Disinformation Board, Nina Jancowicz is 8 mos pregnant.

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I already feel sorry for that gender neutral kid.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (sVtYq)

235 Next Disney offering: gay porn, but animated Ren and Stimpy style.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (bg3iC)

236 Head of the Disinformation Board, Nina Jancowicz is 8 mos pregnant.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 08:35 AM (NpAcC)

With an abortion scheduled for July.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (6FeV1)

237 hahahaha

Car and Driver tested the Lightning. Towing a 4000lb boat on the highway - no hills, no challenging terrain - put the range at 100 miles.

You wouldn't get be able to go from charger to charger with anything close to 10,000 pounds.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (rjyzh)

238 Many many people are not rational, making rational decisions. They are emotional, making decisions based on emotions. They " follow their hearts". To control them, just tap into their emotions. Recent events should be an indicator of this.

Posted by: kraken at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (Vr12I)

239 233 America Chavez is openly gay in the comics, and the "story" is that their are references to that (in some way) in the Dr Strange movie...
Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:35 AM (exHjb)

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NERD!

https://tinyurl.com/2khjyy7j

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (LvTSG)

240 "The struggle is real..."
-Stacey Abrams
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:34 AM (LvTSG)

Said as she struggles with the seat control in a failed effort to move the seat back far enough to get her slender legs in the truck.

Posted by: CZ = FNG To Remain Silent Because, FNG at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (MkuC5)

241 link

https://tinyurl.com/yc3bt8w9

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (rjyzh)

242 It also notes that at least 166 people fatally overdosed in these hotels in 2020 and 2021. This official number, however, is suspicious for being so low. San Francisco’s medical examiner reported at least 1,300 overdose deaths citywide in the last two years, most commonly for illicit fentanyl combined with other drugs.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (yrol0)

243 The theory of what objectionable is in the movie is a 12 second "two moms" talk b/c Chavez is both openly gay and the product of 2 moms...in the comics...

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (exHjb)

244 I'd much rather see the tech peeps design a small reactor to replace my boiler

pretty happy with the ICE

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (us2H3)

245 Head of the Disinformation Board, Nina Jancowicz is 8 mos pregnant.

So, she gets a $350,000 federal job and immediately takes a paid year off.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (bg3iC)

246
I've got $100 that says you can't tow 7000 pounds more than 100 miles before needing to stop."

No kidding. If that far. Those motors are going to be hot as hell.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:37 AM (vrz2I)

247 "Biden blames technical factors for downturn"
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The junta is so ideological it wouldn't surprise me to hear some mention of "kulaks" creep into their defensive statements.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, Break The Teachers Unions at April 29, 2022 08:37 AM (13w+k)

248 not if you tow an extended battery, maybe even 2
Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:35 AM (us2H3)

Or a 14kw diesel genset

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:37 AM (yrol0)

249 243 The theory of what objectionable is in the movie is a 12 second "two moms" talk b/c Chavez is both openly gay and the product of 2 moms...in the comics...
Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (exHjb)

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This is vital storytelling stuff for a movie about a mystic magician traveling between dimensions that are collapsing between each other, I guess.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:37 AM (LvTSG)

250 You couldn't use your $70K truck to easily pull a pop up camper across a small Southern state in one day.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:37 AM (rjyzh)

251 245 Head of the Disinformation Board, Nina Jancowicz is 8 mos pregnant.

So, she gets a $350,000 federal job and immediately takes a paid year off.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (bg3iC)

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What does she think this is? Canada?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (LvTSG)

252 Many many people are not rational, making rational decisions. They are emotional, making decisions based on emotions. They " follow their hearts". To control them, just tap into their emotions. Recent events should be an indicator of this.

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"We're not gonna make it, are we?"

Posted by: 12-year old John Connor at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (sVtYq)

253 239 233 America Chavez is openly gay in the comics, and the "story" is that their are references to that (in some way) in the Dr Strange movie...
Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:35 AM (exHjb)

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NERD!

https://tinyurl.com/2khjyy7j
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (LvTSG)

Absolutely 100% - and I'm better on DC comics than Marvel ones, unless we're speaking XMen or Spidey

. Nightwing and Spidey are my favorite comic heroes...

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (exHjb)

254 200 Wow, I'd read an article about the $20K profit on each Escalade ten years or so ago. I just looked and now it really is that much on each Suburban, too. I bet Escalades are $30-40K profit per vehicle.

https://tinyurl.com/5n8nebxe
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:28 AM (rjyzh)

I think maybe the disagreement is the definition of "subsidy." Yes, a company that makes a lot of money in one area means that they can make less money in others. The concept of "loss leader" is well established. I don't consider the loss leader as something that is subsidized.

Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (9otr5)

255 Head of the Disinformation Board, Nina Jancowicz is 8 mos pregnant.

So, she gets a $350,000 federal job and immediately takes a paid year off.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (bg3iC)
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If it's good enough for the Secretary of Transportation, it should be good enough for her! (Is she a her? I'm not a biologist!)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (YIVH2)

256 Elon Musk
@elonmusk
9m
The far left hates everyone, themselves included!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (NpAcC)

257 Nope. Those electrics don't exist. Physics be a b*tch, yo.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Someone wake me up when I can drive from Dallas to (say) Midland / Odessa on a single battery. In summer. With the A/C on.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (M/jpK)

258 I suppose the solution is a diesel generator in the truck bed.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (vrz2I)

259 Nope. Those electrics don't exist. Physics be a b*tch, yo.
And as much as they insist upon them, even in California - where the political, social, and climate conditions are the most perfect for electric vehicles out of anywhere in the country - they can't break 4% of total annual new car sales.
People don't want them, and DC doesn't care.
And Republicans are silent.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:30 AM (rjyzh)

IIRC, I was reading roughly a year ago that one-third of the people who buy them wind up getting rid of them and going back to a gas powered car.

EVs are only a bauble for the rich to drive in town and have a real car for extended driving or whatever, or for someone who never leaves their city, or I could see them for the very old who drive little once "self-driving cars" are a cheap thing -

BONUS! - Old People's self-driving cars could cart them off to the Happy Sleep Forever Facility when the gov't decided they'd overstayed their welcome!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (5NkmN)

260 America Chavez is openly gay in the comics,

The name is America, but it has a Latinx last name and it is gay! In YOUR face, wingerzzzz!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (bg3iC)

261 It works for trains.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:39 AM (vrz2I)

262 Next Disney offering: gay porn, but animated Ren and Stimpy style.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

If they put out (!!) an updated version of Fritz the Cat, that would be something we could all get behind!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2022 08:39 AM (nnLls)

263 It also notes that at least 166 people fatally overdosed in these hotels in 2020 and 2021.

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By today's logic, that obviously means we need to ban hotel rooms.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 29, 2022 08:39 AM (sVtYq)

264 253 Absolutely 100% - and I'm better on DC comics than Marvel ones, unless we're speaking XMen or Spidey. Nightwing and Spidey are my favorite comic heroes...
Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (exHjb)

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I was into Batman comics as a kid. I might still have my collection at my dad's house if a leak didn't destroy them or my step-mother didn't throw them away.

Probably the most valuable thing I had was the first appearance of the third Robin. So, not very valuable. Still, it'd be interesting to leaf through it again some day.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:39 AM (LvTSG)

265 Can we call her "Weird" Nina Jankowicz?

Meh, forget it actually. She doesn't deserve the honor.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 08:39 AM (6FeV1)

266 243 The theory of what objectionable is in the movie is a 12 second "two moms" talk b/c Chavez is both openly gay and the product of 2 moms...in the comics...
Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:36 AM (exHjb)

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This is vital storytelling stuff for a movie about a mystic magician traveling between dimensions that are collapsing between each other, I guess.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:37 AM (LvTSG)
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These days it's NEVER about the story. It's only about *THE MESSAGE* (cue Critical Drinker's voice-over)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2022 08:40 AM (YIVH2)

267 266 These days it's NEVER about the story. It's only about *THE MESSAGE* (cue Critical Drinker's voice-over)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2022 08:40 AM (YIVH2)

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Okay if I just cue the Critical Drinker's bottle of Jack Daniels?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:40 AM (LvTSG)

268 When I fill up my truck it says "550 miles to empty". That's a good feeling.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:40 AM (vrz2I)

269 Someone wake me up when I can drive from Dallas to (say) Midland / Odessa on a single battery. In summer. With the A/C on.
Posted by: AllenG #Texit

That's not even uphill - either way!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2022 08:41 AM (nnLls)

270 Next Disney offering: gay porn, but animated Ren and Stimpy style.

Isn't Ren and Stimpy basically gay pr0n NOW?

Though I guess that's not Disney, so maybe that was the point.

But, yes, it seems like Disney and Pixar are doing everything they can to make sure I never spend another dollar on their stuff - which sucks, because I really like the Marvel stuff (most of it) and the Star Wars Mando-verse.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:41 AM (M/jpK)

271 I think maybe the disagreement is the definition of "subsidy." Yes, a company that makes a lot of money in one area means that they can make less money in others. The concept of "loss leader" is well established. I don't consider the loss leader as something that is subsidized.
Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (9otr5)
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Loss leaders are subsidized, but they're subsidized internally for some other business purpose (getting people in the door to spend more, complying with some regulatory scheme, for goodwill marketing, etc.). They are not a "subsidy" in a more traditional sense of outside capital - usually taxpayer capital - being directed to loss-making enterprises.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:41 AM (DU+/6)

272 I think maybe the disagreement is the definition of "subsidy." Yes, a company that makes a lot of money in one area means that they can make less money in others. The concept of "loss leader" is well established. I don't consider the loss leader as something that is subsidized.
Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (9otr5)

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Gotcha, sorry, I meant internal subsidies, not government ones. The Tundra supports the Prius, the Escalade supports the Spark, etc.

There's probably a better term for internal workings, but I can't come up with it.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:41 AM (rjyzh)

273 I was into Batman comics as a kid. I might still have my collection at my dad's house if a leak didn't destroy them or my step-mother didn't throw them away.

Probably the most valuable thing I had was the first appearance of the third Robin. So, not very valuable. Still, it'd be interesting to leaf through it again some day.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:39 AM (LvTSG)

My mom was an only child and saved all her comics as a kid, so I had late 50's to late 60's DC comics to grow up on...we never got to 2nd Robin, let alone 3rd one (which probably explains why Nightwing is my favorite). She had 6 kids, so we read and destroyed all of these over multiple summers, but as I tell my spouse (who was sadz when he heard the story) - kids reading and entertained for multiple summers - priceless!

My dad read Marvel, but as a boy, he destroyed and never saved his 60s comics...

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 08:41 AM (exHjb)

274 The Trump Treatment (tm) not only includes endless harassment by the government and the media, but downright subversive behavior of your subordinates in your new position.

This completely undermines his goals and dilutes the evidence of them having any positive effects.

Posted by: pawn at April 29, 2022 08:42 AM (Cfk8j)

275 Electrics needed the early adopters to fund future development and build infrastructure. The slow start isnt a surprise. I think we are at an inflection point, but are still 10 years from the tech being refined enough for widespread use. As I said in pixy, there is a push to create a crisis in order to shorten that 10 year window. And it isn't to save the environment. Investors don't want to wait another 10 years to cash in. They want electrics to be mainstream now.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:42 AM (bg3iC)

276 "The struggle is real..."
-Stacey Abrams

You could at least TRY the bigger pants ......!

Posted by: JT at April 29, 2022 08:42 AM (arJlL)

277 Fuck law enforcement, politicians and bankers. All of them.

Posted by: Broken Apple at April 29, 2022 08:42 AM (M07VJ)

278 Pelosi has announced that they plan on dragging Musk in front of the tribunal over his SEC dealings vis a vis Twitter.

Never let a crisis go to waste....

Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 08:42 AM (S1hrL)

279 Black Reverends around here are notorious for scandals and bastard kids. I'm sure Reverend Warnock is no different. Just using the "Rev" moniker in a political environment is a tell. We know all about the other famous "Rev"s like Shapton and Jackson.
Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:25 AM (vrz2I)

Fred Sanford started his own "church" once.

Didn't work out too well for him.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 29, 2022 08:43 AM (L3vwo)

280 I have no idea what the political leanings of Real Clear Politics are, but, no, no way are "voter Suppression" and "racial Injustice" the big issues except with people with an agenda. They're a big issue with big Stacy Abrams. They're a big issue with leftist "Reverend" Warnock. Your ordinary AA, I'm guessing-at least the ones I know are-are more concerned with gas prices and inflation and border security. They may vote for Warnock but it's not because they're concerned with voter suppression.
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Here are the priorities for most black voters in GA.

1. black
2. democrat

The only way to split this is to run a black republican against a white democrat.

A black republican v a black democrat will lose every single time.

Posted by: MJ at April 29, 2022 08:43 AM (zwDuR)

281 IIRC, I was reading roughly a year ago that one-third of the people who buy them wind up getting rid of them and going back to a gas powered car.

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Yeah, sure, but a couple of dozen representatives in DC and their friends and family are going to make three or four million dollars out of this disruption of the near-perfect combustion engine and established fueling infrastructure, so it's fine.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:43 AM (rjyzh)

282 Raphael Warnock is also pro-abortion. A supposed "pastor" who is pro-abortion.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Disinformation Consultant (freelance) at April 29, 2022 08:44 AM (PiwSw)

283 When I fill up my truck it says "550 miles to empty". That's a good feeling.
Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:40 AM (vrz2I)

But you cry when you have to fill it up again.

Posted by: dantesed at April 29, 2022 08:44 AM (88xKn)

284 2 by MinTru that is. You did not see the typos. Move along.
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You talking to me?
(Posted by: Grammar and Spelling Nazi)

Posted by: Ciampino at April 29, 2022 08:44 AM (qfLjt)

285 Black Reverends around here are notorious for scandals and bastard kids. I'm sure Reverend Warnock is no different. Just using the "Rev" moniker in a political environment is a tell. We know all about the other famous "Rev"s like Shapton and Jackson.
Posted by: fd

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Yeah, here in the South if you meet a black man (or woman, i guess) who goes by "Revrund" outside of church you automatically know not to trust a single thing that person says, and to never be alone in a room with him or her.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:45 AM (rjyzh)

286 @AllenG & Warai-otoko-Huge sticking point for me in all the talk of firing/purging the Deep State. Watched what Law Enforcement and its agencies were willing to do during riots and going after the unmasked during the "quarantine". Having pointed that out I don't think it's that much of a leap to think the leftists from top to bottom in our military would obey orders to remove someone cleaning house of the Deep State. I don't see this addressed much here in these types of conversation.
I cant unsee and unhear what was said by the top echelons of the military during the Trump Administration.

Posted by: JROD at April 29, 2022 08:45 AM (0jZnq)

287 6 Amazon warehouse workers killed in a tornado. Amazon violated its own procedures in alerting employees, and many employees sheltered in the wrong place, because they weren't aware of evacuation procedures. Truckers on site were killed because there was no direction to them as to where to go to seek shelters.

OSHA is issuing no fines or citations, because, you know, Bezos gives the Dems a lot of money.

This dual justice system is getting really old really fast.

Posted by: Wally at April 29, 2022 08:45 AM (FJYfm)

288 282 Raphael Warnock is also pro-abortion. A supposed "pastor" who is pro-abortion.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Disinformation Consultant (freelance) at April 29, 2022 08:44 AM (PiwSw)

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"Imagine something worse...a Catholic priest telling people what is right and wrong and hurting their feelings."
-New England Catholic priest

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:45 AM (LvTSG)

289 But, yes, it seems like Disney and Pixar are doing everything they can to make sure I never spend another dollar on their stuff - which sucks, because I really like the Marvel stuff (most of it) and the Star Wars Mando-verse.
Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:41 AM (M/jpK)
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Pixar was the gold standard for family entertainment. They did Disney better than Disney did. Pixar movies were family-friendly, loved by children and enjoyable by adults. They threaded that difficult needle of simple stories accessible to children that weren't pandering or disrespectful of children, and didn't assume that children were stupid, that understood that parents need to be there, too and that the movie needs to be tolerable or even enjoyable for grown-ups, and they threaded it time after time with damn few misses.

Then Disney bought them and fired the brains of the operation. I know that John Lasseter may have been a cad and a bounder who took liberties with female staff (if the story is to be believed), but he was was also responsible for their success. Without Lasseter, Pixar has been free-wheeling and Disneyfied.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:45 AM (DU+/6)

290 The best deal I ever got on a new car was a "loss leader" parked in front of the dealership with $10,999 in big numbers on the windshield. 2017 Focus with a 5 speed.

I went in and said I want that car and don't try to upsell me. I got out of there for $11K cash with my trade in piece of crap Equinox covering the taxes and fees. I've put 90K on that car so far with no problems. 39 mpg average.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:45 AM (vrz2I)

291 I think that electrics will be a permanent part of our transportation ecosystem. This is an engineering problem. I don't doubt we'll get most of it figured out.

But the government is trying to force the engineering. That will undoubtedly lead to unintended consequences.

Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:46 AM (9otr5)

292 289 Then Disney bought them and fired the brains of the operation. I know that John Lasseter may have been a cad and a bounder who took liberties with female staff (if the story is to be believed), but he was was also responsible for their success. Without Lasseter, Pixar has been free-wheeling and Disneyfied.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:45 AM (DU+/6)

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Unpopular opinion: The Good Dinosaur is the best Pixar movie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:46 AM (LvTSG)

293 You could at least TRY the bigger pants ......!
Posted by: JT at April 29, 2022 08:42 AM (arJlL)

Literal LOL.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 08:46 AM (6FeV1)

294 I see a lot to be skeptical about in that new Georgia poll.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (r46W7)

295 Pelosi has announced that they plan on dragging Musk in front of the tribunal over his SEC dealings vis a vis Twitter.

He should show up wearing a clown outfit.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (nxdel)

296 Charlie Spiering
@charliespiering
Nina Jankowicz made her TikTok private after Tucker Carlson featured a sample of her content on his show last night

https://tinyurl.com/ydpwanm8

Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (NpAcC)

297 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (Zz0t1)

298 I think maybe the disagreement is the definition of "subsidy." Yes, a company that makes a lot of money in one area means that they can make less money in others. The concept of "loss leader" is well established. I don't consider the loss leader as something that is subsidized.
Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (9otr5)

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Gotcha, sorry, I meant internal subsidies, not government ones. The Tundra supports the Prius, the Escalade supports the Spark, etc.

Both are missing the mark but elements are correct.

There are hard mandates by government and soft mandates by investors and buyer groups. I suspect that the major automakers will take a loss on the development of BEV because its a tax write-off, supports certain regulations and requirement check-boxes, boosts their ESG scores and gets favorable media coverage.

Note none of the motivations have anything to do with building a practical product for a willing market.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (AHeqJ)

299 I think we are at an inflection point, but are still 10 years from the tech being refined enough for widespread use.

Only if materials science comes a long way in those 10 years. As someone said, the short range of electric vehicles is a physics problem - and one that we don't have a solution for, yet.

In a way, it's weird, because I would expect EVs to have the opposite of the "fuel-weight problem." Instead of getting lighter as they have less fuel - and therefore being easier (if only slightly) to move, EVs would not change their mass (weight) and would therefore be losing energy and *not* gaining efficiency.

Of course, I don't know that for sure, but it seems reasonable to me.

Whatever all the reasons behind it, until you can get 500 or 600 miles - reliably - from an EV, it won't be a practical vehicle for most people in the US. We may not travel that far very often, but when we need to travel that far, we don't want to be tied to electric charging stations (if we can find one) for hours.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (M/jpK)

300 The Left is composed of " Joiners", the Right not so much. This is a huge intrinsic problem.

Posted by: kraken at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (Vr12I)

301 Black republican vs white democrat loses because the black republican is an uncle tom white supremacist and is suppressing the black vote. The only one who truly understands what black people need is the white democrat.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (bg3iC)

302 We're screwed.

We're not voting our way out of this. The GOPe and the Deep State are onboard.

Lose your guns in a canoe accident. Soon. They're coming.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (Zz0t1)

303 Diesel is $5.98/gal at the truck stop (Pilot) this morning.

But the economy is great!

Posted by: Archer at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (gmo/4)

304 296 Charlie Spiering
@charliespiering
Nina Jankowicz made her TikTok private after Tucker Carlson featured a sample of her content on his show last night

https://tinyurl.com/ydpwanm8
Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (NpAcC)

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I'm guessing that Tucker's staff archived her whole history. If not, he should fire someone.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:48 AM (LvTSG)

305 "But you cry when you have to fill it up again.
Posted by: dantesed"

Yeah, but it's not too bad. $100 or so. For me it's a business expense so eventually get passed on to my customers.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:48 AM (vrz2I)

306 IIRC, I was reading roughly a year ago that one-third of the people who buy them wind up getting rid of them and going back to a gas powered car.

Yeah, sure, but a couple of dozen representatives in DC and their friends and family are going to make three or four million dollars out of this disruption of the near-perfect combustion engine and established fueling infrastructure, so it's fine.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:43 AM (rjyzh)

Sad but true.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 29, 2022 08:48 AM (5NkmN)

307 Raphael Warnock is also pro-abortion. A supposed "pastor" who is pro-abortion.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes

She's not alone - Frankie, and Cardinal Dolan, among many others, through their support of Biden, Pelosi, etc. are also.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2022 08:48 AM (nnLls)

308 If you take out all of that government $$$$$ they tossed at the country in the last quarter we would have had a negative 5% GDP growth. If you tally up everything the fed and the treasury pumped into the economy last year we would have had negative growth for the entire year.

Someone is cooking the books and they don't care if everyone knows it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at April 29, 2022 08:48 AM (bVYXr)

309 301 Black republican vs white democrat loses because the black republican is an uncle tom white supremacist and is suppressing the black vote. The only one who truly understands what black people need is the white democrat.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (bg3iC)

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Especially if the white Democrat has a long history of racist comments about black people.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:48 AM (LvTSG)

310 That's a lot of links, JJ. Thank you for the roundup. It'll take me hours to read most of them.

I agree with your assessment that they have long had that MinTru plan in a drawer, but they were mostly able to conceal their ongoing censorship by secretly telling the social media platforms what to ban. Prior to SMPs, they could mostly control what appeared in newspapers and the big TV networks.

And now that info control plan is busy leaking out en masse. So, they could either lie and deny or go whole hog; and whole hog it is.The First Amendment is kaput, they explain. Maybe not though. We shall see.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 29, 2022 08:49 AM (F0YaR)

311 In a way, it's weird, because I would expect EVs to have the opposite of the "fuel-weight problem." Instead of getting lighter as they have less fuel - and therefore being easier (if only slightly) to move, EVs would not change their mass (weight) and would therefore be losing energy and *not* gaining efficiency. ...
Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (M/jpK)
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Electric-powered space vehicles face serious challenged, but we will overcome them.

Posted by: Minister of Environment, Space Affairs Division at April 29, 2022 08:49 AM (DU+/6)

312 When you need to travel a distance, you just hitch up the extended range trailer or diesel generator.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:49 AM (bg3iC)

313 Look at all this White Supremacy! Mr. President, can you do nothing?

Posted by: Shaun King at April 29, 2022 08:49 AM (FWsgB)

314 BONUS! - Old People's self-driving cars could cart them off to the Happy Sleep Forever Facility when the gov't decided they'd overstayed their welcome!
Posted by: naturalfake at April 29, 2022 08:38 AM (5NkmN)

Soylent Green IS PEOPLE!

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:49 AM (yrol0)

315 Diesel here yesterday was $4.61. I was surprised it has come down that much.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:49 AM (vrz2I)

316 Especially if the white Democrat has a long history of racist comments about black people.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:48 AM (LvTSG)

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: Zombie LBJ at April 29, 2022 08:50 AM (PiwSw)

317 I think that electrics will be a permanent part of our transportation ecosystem. This is an engineering problem. I don't doubt we'll get most of it figured out.
But the government is trying to force the engineering. That will undoubtedly lead to unintended consequences.
Posted by: blaster
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Same here. As critical as I am, I *like* electric vehicles, mainly because I like cars. They're interesting the same way a Reliant Robin is interesting.

Put local social workers and other unimportant don't have to show up when it snows workers in them and call it a day, and pat yourself on the back for saving the planet or gasoline or plastic or whales or trees or plastic bags or whatever it is today. But people buy what they want because it's what suits them. No matter how much you like your Tesla, I can't afford one and it can't tow my camper. Stop it.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:50 AM (rjyzh)

318 20 gallons of gas only weighs 140lb. I don't think it matters a bit for efficiency between an empty and full tank.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:50 AM (bg3iC)

319 @charliespiering
Nina Jankowicz made her TikTok private after Tucker Carlson featured a sample of her content on his show last night ...
Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (NpAcC)
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So our new Minister of Truth dumps out her leftwing mindthoughts on a platform controlled by Red China?

I wish I could say I was surprised by the mix of irresponsibility and irony.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:50 AM (DU+/6)

320 Charlie Spiering
@charliespiering
Nina Jankowicz made her TikTok private after Tucker Carlson featured a sample of her content on his show last night

https://tinyurl.com/ydpwanm8
Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (NpAcC)

She physically mentioned Giuliani, but fails to mention Schiff, Clinton, Pelosi or any of the "Russian Collusion" spreaders.

Cunt. DIAF.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 08:51 AM (Zz0t1)

321 "Raphael Warnock is also pro-abortion. "

Of course. Probably paid for a few himself.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:51 AM (vrz2I)

322 Whatever all the reasons behind it, until you can get 500 or 600 miles - reliably - from an EV, it won't be a practical vehicle for most people in the US. We may not travel that far very often, but when we need to travel that far, we don't want to be tied to electric charging stations (if we can find one) for hours.
Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (M/jpK)

The fleet at casa blaster contains 5 vehicles. None of them can go 500 or 600 miles on a single tank. I think that the market has determined that 300ish is an acceptable number, and that pretty much covers the fleet at casa blaster.

Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:51 AM (9otr5)

323 Pelosi has announced that they plan on dragging Musk in front of the tribunal over his SEC dealings vis a vis Twitter.

I know that these are nothing but Show Trials - after all how many times do we see them pulling Oil executives before the tribunals for various political inquisitions?

But it would be at least fair to drag in the Twitter board, subpoena the emails and internal documents w/r/t the transaction and maybe some Charlie level Twitter execs.

Never happen. Twitter is the fruit of intelligent agency investment - don't want that propaganda and subversive asset in the wrong hands other than the junta.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 08:51 AM (AHeqJ)

324 Electrics needed the early adopters to fund future development and build infrastructure. The slow start isnt a surprise. I think we are at an inflection point, but are still 10 years from the tech being refined enough for widespread use. As I said in pixy, there is a push to create a crisis in order to shorten that 10 year window. And it isn't to save the environment. Investors don't want to wait another 10 years to cash in. They want electrics to be mainstream now.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

Where's all the copper and rare earf minerals coming from?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (H4qIP)

325 "The Kremlin says the idea of pegging the rouble rate to gold prices was under discussion, but did not provide any further details."

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (b2nrj)

326 Alright, I have to work at work.

Don't burn the place down.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (M/jpK)

327 267 266 These days it's NEVER about the story. It's only about *THE MESSAGE* (cue Critical Drinker's voice-over)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 29, 2022 08:40 AM (YIVH2)

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Okay if I just cue the Critical Drinker's bottle of Jack Daniels?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman

Punchline only:
Bartender to Clark Kent: "Superman, you're a mean drunk!"

Posted by: Ciampino at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (qfLjt)

328 Whatever all the reasons behind it, until you can get 500 or 600 miles - reliably - from an EV, it won't be a practical vehicle for most people in the US. We may not travel that far very often, but when we need to travel that far, we don't want to be tied to electric charging stations (if we can find one) for hours.

Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM

Don't forget even with the fast chargers it still takes hours to charge your car, and there are not now and never will be enough of them because they are not like gas stations where you drive up and are gone in less than 5 minutes. People will be lined up for miles waiting to get a charge.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (bVYXr)

329 @charliespiering
Nina Jankowicz made her TikTok private after Tucker Carlson featured a sample of her content on his show last night

*

Remember when Trump couldn't block people because it was a violation of their 1st Amendment rights or something?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (rjyzh)

330 Oooo...

Brazil reference.

Brazil references are always welcome.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (LvTSG)

331 Warnock is pro abortion because he needs to be to be the elected as a Democrat from where he resides. It appears obviously that the " Reverend" stuff is just a secondary appellation useful for sweeping up some Democrat stragglers. Politics, in other words.

Posted by: kraken at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (Vr12I)

332 Tank Abrams has a real problem in that she needs to inflate the tires to about 150 psi to keep from driving on the rims, and many gas station air hoses just can't do that.

It's an ADA issue.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:53 AM (bW8dp)

333 Whatever all the reasons behind it, until you can get 500 or 600 miles - reliably - from an EV, it won't be a practical vehicle for most people in the US.

*

We are currently at 100 miles out of $35K cars.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:53 AM (rjyzh)

334 "Where's all the copper and rare earf minerals coming from?"

And the power to charge them? It's a fantasy, like the fantasy that men can be women, and the climate is going to kill us.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:53 AM (vrz2I)

335 Don't burn the place down.
Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (M/jpK)

Who are you and what have you done with AllenG?

Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:53 AM (9otr5)

336
Don't forget even with the fast chargers it still takes hours to charge your car, and there are not now and never will be enough of them because they are not like gas stations where you drive up and are gone in less than 5 minutes. People will be lined up for miles waiting to get a charge.
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (bVYXr)

And remember, the faster the charge, the more damage it does to the batteries, shortening their lifespan.

WINNING!!!!

Just buy a new one every 5 years and you're golden.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 08:53 AM (Zz0t1)

337 > Nina Jankowicz made her TikTok private

Hopefully all of Jackoff Witch's content has already been downloaded and archived.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:54 AM (bW8dp)

338 Brazil references are always welcome.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (LvTSG)

I'm dealing with FEMA right now. Don't get me started.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Disinformation Consultant (freelance) at April 29, 2022 08:54 AM (PiwSw)

339 Nina Jankowicz made her TikTok private

**

Literally the day she announced the "Ministry of Truth" that would be ensuring openness and truth online.

Amazing.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 08:54 AM (rjyzh)

340 " Warnock is pro abortion because he needs to be to be the elected as a Democrat from where he resides"

I'm sorry to say Warnock is my Senator. I had to vote for Lolefflor * spit * to try to stop him but, well, you know what happened.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:55 AM (vrz2I)

341 Musk sells 4.4-million Tesla shares to get approx. $4-billion, probably for Twatter purchase use.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 08:55 AM (UHVv4)

342 It should be clear that being a "Reverend" and being pro-abortion are absolutely incompatible.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:56 AM (bW8dp)

343 "So, we have this "Disinformation Governance Board." What statutory, regulatory or even prosecutorial power does it have?"

None of the above. It will be used as a Junta propaganda and bad-think broadcast outlet, direct to media, state and local governments, Antifa, banks - hell, to everyone who wants to tune in. The Junta is cutting-out the communications middlemen in its effort to ban bad-think while simultaneously promoting correct-think.

I expect the Board will issue official press releases that say, X is disinformation about subject Y, and belief in X could result in death and destruction. Z is the approved CDC or FDA or whatever agency information and guidance on subject Y. No direction to ban X will be in the release or to promote Z will be in the release,

Big Media and FaceBook and so on will follow the hint about what ban and promote, letting the Junta get around the First Amendment prohibition on government controlling or directing control of our speech.

The Board's "guidance" will be used as a veneer of Expert Government-approved fact checking using the Appeal to Authority logical fallacy that many people are susceptible to.

Posted by: Gref at April 29, 2022 08:56 AM (AMIL/)

344 Don't forget even with the fast chargers it still takes hours to charge your car, and there are not now and never will be enough of them because they are not like gas stations where you drive up and are gone in less than 5 minutes. People will be lined up for miles waiting to get a charge.
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (bVYXr)

This will not be true forever. It's not even true now. Yes, this is the case for the vast majority, but models available now offer 80% charge in 20 minutes. On a 300 mile range car, 240 miles of go in 20 minutes is not bad. Like I said, its an engineering problem.

Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:56 AM (9otr5)

345 my guess is the political landscape is going to get a lot worse for the dims, dragging all sorts of dim fuckwads down with it

some dims that you couldn't think lose will do so, just on their voters not showing up

Like in 2010

no one thought Feingold could lose but he did, by quite a bit

in WI of all places

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:57 AM (us2H3)

346 Warnock is pro abortion because he needs to be to be the elected as a Democrat from where he resides. It appears obviously that the " Reverend" stuff is just a secondary appellation useful for sweeping up some Democrat stragglers. Politics, in other words.
Posted by: kraken at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (Vr12I)

It's not exactly a secret in the black community that a significant number of "Reverends" are just scam artists.

Posted by: Wally at April 29, 2022 08:57 AM (FJYfm)

347 Gilded:

1. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.
2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.
3. Archaic To smear with blood.

I like #3.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 08:57 AM (yrol0)

348 The way it works now: sit in line for a gas pump. Finally pull in to pump. Fill up. Leave your car at the pump with people waiting in line. Walk into store to buy coffee and a doughnut, talk to people for 15 minutes. Walk out to your car. Sit and check your email and do scratch offs. Walk back in to store to cash out your $5 win....

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:57 AM (bg3iC)

349 "The Kremlin says the idea of pegging the rouble rate to gold prices was under discussion, but did not provide any further details."

Its pretty sad when Russia promotes human flourishing far more than the former West.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 08:58 AM (AHeqJ)

350 322 Whatever all the reasons behind it, until you can get 500 or 600 miles - reliably - from an EV, it won't be a practical vehicle for most people in the US. We may not travel that far very often, but when we need to travel that far, we don't want to be tied to electric charging stations (if we can find one) for hours.
Posted by: AllenG #Texit at April 29, 2022 08:47 AM (M/jpK)

The fleet at casa blaster contains 5 vehicles. None of them can go 500 or 600 miles on a single tank. I think that the market has determined that 300ish is an acceptable number, and that pretty much covers the fleet at casa blaster.
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Okay, 300 miles. Then your gasoline car pulls into a gas station, fills the tank in about 3 minutes while the driver or/and passengers freshen up and get coffee, then drive off 10 minutes later.
The EV pulls in into a gas station that also has a charging station, waits for an open slot, plugs in and while the car charges they can all go in and get refreshments, etc., except for one to remain on guard so no one disconnects the charging cable. Then one hour/several hours later (?) they drive off.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 29, 2022 08:58 AM (qfLjt)

351 The fleet at casa blaster contains 5 vehicles. None of them can go 500 or 600 miles on a single tank. I think that the market has determined that 300ish is an acceptable number, and that pretty much covers the fleet at casa blaster.
Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:51 AM (9otr5)
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But the time cost for refueling is negligible. 300ish miles is perfectly acceptable range when the refuel time - from hitting the brakes to take the exit to getting back up to speed at the end of the on-ramp - is about 10 or 15 minutes. At 75 mph average cruising speed, that refueling stop costs you about 19 miles, representing about 6.3% overhead to refuel, assuming you need to refuel every 300 miles.

With "supercharging" (not universally available and absolute hell on the batteries), you're looking at a half hour to recharge. With standard L2 charging, you're looking at 8 hours. That's a non-starter, so we'll assume supercharging is available. With your pit-stops taking about 35 minutes, that costs you about 44 miles, or 14.7% overhead if recharging every 300 miles. To get those overheads down, range must increase.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 08:59 AM (DU+/6)

352 I had a friend who drove a lot in West Texas, he had a pressurized nat gas tank in the bed of his truck, and was set up to be able to switch back and forth between fuels easily. He could get 1,000 miles between fillups when both sources were full.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2022 08:59 AM (r46W7)

353 This will not be true forever. It's not even true now. Yes, this is the case for the vast majority, but models available now offer 80% charge in 20 minutes. On a 300 mile range car, 240 miles of go in 20 minutes is not bad. Like I said, its an engineering problem.

Posted by: blaster

Now the ugly untold truth. Fast charges kill the battery pack much faster than slow charges.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 08:59 AM (H4qIP)

354 345 my guess is the political landscape is going to get a lot worse for the dims, dragging all sorts of dim fuckwads down with it
some dims that you couldn't think lose will do so, just on their voters not showing up
Like in 2010
no one thought Feingold could lose but he did, by quite a bit
in WI of all places
Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 08:57 AM (us2H3)

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And I just learned that some Michigan state senator (Mallory McMorrow) gave an impassioned speech on the legislature floor defending grooming and CRT that the left has turned into a cause celebre and path forward, including a congratulatory call from Joe Biden. It's in The Federalist today. The crazies are in charge of the party, and the 2022 electoral wipeout at the state level is going to do nothing to help that problem.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 08:59 AM (LvTSG)

355 Another thing overlooked about electric cars is they are way more complex. I know even ICE cars nowadays have a buttload of electronics, but adding the electrics motors and controls just make it a bundle of things waiting to go wrong. Do not want.

Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:59 AM (vrz2I)

356 More than a dozen states and several environmental groups filed lawsuits Thursday against the United States Postal Service over its plan to replace existing fleet with up to 165,000 gas-powered delivery trucks. The USPS has been accused of failing to meet environmental review standards and missing an opportunity to buy battery electric vehicles.

https://tinyurl.com/y6o2t7vr

Posted by: McCool at April 29, 2022 08:59 AM (BqBIh)

357 348 The way it works now: sit in line for a gas pump. Finally pull in to pump. Fill up. Leave your car at the pump with people waiting in line. Walk into store to buy coffee and a doughnut, talk to people for 15 minutes. Walk out to your car. Sit and check your email and do scratch offs. Walk back in to store to cash out your $5 win....
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:57 AM (bg3iC)

Maybe 50 years ago. Now, it's wait, pull up and put your CC in, fill up, and leave, skipping the receipt b/c it won't print anyway...start to finish once fill up starts - 120 seconds...

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 09:00 AM (exHjb)

358 286 @AllenG & Warai-otoko-Huge sticking point for me in all the talk of firing/purging the Deep State. Watched what Law Enforcement and its agencies were willing to do during riots and going after the unmasked during the "quarantine". Having pointed that out I don't think it's that much of a leap to think the leftists from top to bottom in our military would obey orders to remove someone cleaning house of the Deep State. I don't see this addressed much here in these types of conversation.
I cant unsee and unhear what was said by the top echelons of the military during the Trump Administration.
Posted by: JROD at April 29, 2022 08:45 AM (0jZnq)
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Precisely.
F..k THEM ALL

Posted by: Broken Apple at April 29, 2022 09:00 AM (M07VJ)

359 The fleet at casa blaster contains 5 vehicles. None of them can go 500 or 600 miles on a single tank. I think that the market has determined that 300ish is an acceptable number, and that pretty much covers the fleet at casa blaster.
Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 08:51 AM (9otr5)

It's the charge time that's the killer, so they need to go farther. Even with a "fast charge" you'd be there charging fully for hours.

But, with a car that reliably gets, say 600 miles per full charge and reliably gets 300 miles with a 15(?) minute "fast charge". It's doable. Most people spend, if traveling with kids especially, about 15 minutes at the gas station to pee and grab drinks or snacks or whatever.

Also, need a battery that doesn't degrade over a 10+ year period, and is easily and cheaply replace3d when it does.

That's doable, if stupid cuz we've got a better, cheaper, more reliable system in place right now.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 29, 2022 09:01 AM (5NkmN)

360 356 More than a dozen states and several environmental groups filed lawsuits Thursday against the United States Postal Service over its plan to replace existing fleet with up to 165,000 gas-powered delivery trucks. The USPS has been accused of failing to meet environmental review standards and missing an opportunity to buy battery electric vehicles.

https://tinyurl.com/y6o2t7vr
Posted by: McCool at April 29, 2022 08:59 AM (BqBIh)

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Can you imagine the drain on CA's grid if all of the USPS trucks went electric?

Oh, glorious...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:01 AM (LvTSG)

361 That SOB Mayorkas should be impeached. First he allows/invites our southern border to be overrun by millions of illegal aliens, and now he's sending VA doctors and nurses to the border to treat the illegal alien moochers' medical issues on our dime (or more accurately, our billions of dollars, since the illegal hordes cost U.S. taxpayers billions every year as we're forced by our own stupid laws to treat their medical issues for "free"). But now Mayorkas is actually having the VA reassign doctors and nurses who are supposed to be treating our vets to the border, so they can treat illegal aliens.

Remember in the Obama administration when the VA was using fake appointments to deny care to sick veterans who needed help? Well now they have an even better excuse: sick illegal aliens coming here to break our laws and mooch off us should obviously take precedence over sick U.S. military veterans who were promised medical care in exchange for their service.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer--FJB at April 29, 2022 09:01 AM (k4dH2)

362 357
Maybe 50 years ago. Now, it's wait, pull up and put your CC in, fill up, and leave, skipping the receipt b/c it won't print anyway...start to finish once fill up starts - 120 seconds...
Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 09:00 AM (exHjb)

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Well, unless you stop at a Bucee's. Then it's like...30 minutes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:02 AM (LvTSG)

363 355 Another thing overlooked about electric cars is they are way more complex. I know even ICE cars nowadays have a buttload of electronics, but adding the electrics motors and controls just make it a bundle of things waiting to go wrong. Do not want.
Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 08:59 AM (vrz2I)

Huge reason for me, too. The only things that break on my ICE cars are the electrical items and the motherboards...why add even more complexity?

Heck, the only thing that breaks in my house is electrical and motherboards...no matter what the dang product...

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 09:02 AM (exHjb)

364 I feel bad for the poor bastards who own undeveloped property 55 miles away.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (rjyzh)

365 352 I had a friend who drove a lot in West Texas, he had a pressurized nat gas tank in the bed of his truck, and was set up to be able to switch back and forth between fuels easily. He could get 1,000 miles between fillups when both sources were full.
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Back in the 70s nat gas conversions were the thing. Especially for the land boats like Cadillacs/Lincolns/Buicks. It works very well and your oil will never get dirty. Downside is you don't have a trunk anymore.

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (6uV63)

366
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Well, unless you stop at a Bucee's. Then it's like...30 minutes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:02 AM (LvTSG)

Mmmmmm......Buc-ee's Jerky.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (Zz0t1)

367 It's not exactly a secret in the black community that a significant number of "Reverends" are just scam artists.
Posted by: Wally at April 29, 2022 08:57 AM (FJYfm)

I give you the Reverend Al Sharpton.

and his good buddy, the Reverend Jessie Jackson.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (r46W7)

368 This will not be true forever. It's not even true now. Yes, this is the case for the vast majority, but models available now offer 80% charge in 20 minutes. On a 300 mile range car, 240 miles of go in 20 minutes is not bad. Like I said, its an engineering problem.

Its a supply and logistics problem. Inadequate supplies of materials. Never enough metals, never enough electricity, never enough distribution capacity. And that 300 miles range is a flat out lie. Practical mileage is far less because of all of the parasite losses due to weather, driving style, A/C, battery life cycle, etc.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (AHeqJ)

369 For all you EV fanatics out there, like we always say, "Follow the money".

If EV's were better than iCE, we would already be there. If fusion or hydro or any other pie in the sky idea was better than ICE, we'd already be there.

ICE was better than horses. Guess what? Horses got dumped as fast as Henry Ford could build ICE.

Why is ICE still there after 100 years? Because nothing can currently beat it. Not even close.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (H4qIP)

370 Well, unless you stop at a Bucee's. Then it's like...30 minutes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:02 AM (LvTSG)
++++
And if they're smart, they'll add EV charging. The mega travel center/truck stop has shit to do and things to spend money on, which seems like it would make them a natural hub for EV charging.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (DU+/6)

371 Howie Carr had a segment yesterday describing
EV drivers experiences with the charging stations:
copper wire from chargers is being stolen; 4 out of 5 chargers at a station do not work; stations must be mapped out before starting on a drive, few and far between.

Who wouldn't want to drive an EV?

Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (S1hrL)

372 The way to test this electric vehicle thing is to knock out all imported electric power to California and see how things turn out.

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:04 AM (6uV63)

373 That SOB Mayorkas should be impeached."

Yeah, Nancy Pelosi is gonna get right on that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2022 09:04 AM (r46W7)

374 Well, unless you stop at a Bucee's. Then it's like...30 minutes.

That is why there is a vast field of fuel pumps. They approached the problem differently. Instead of fuel pump islands where a person stops long enough to fuel and then move on, they created acres of parking spaces that happen to have fuel pumps.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:05 AM (AHeqJ)

375 Well, unless you stop at a Bucee's. Then it's like...30 minutes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

But at least they have 100 pumping stations or so - there's always a bunch of them available.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 29, 2022 09:05 AM (nnLls)

376 They are really going after Madison Cawthorn.
Daily Mail US
@DailyMail
EXCLUSIVE: 'I would like to see a naked body beneath my hands.' Madison Cawthorn is seen with male scheduler's hand on his crotch

https://tinyurl.com/mvrs4m4c

Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 09:05 AM (NpAcC)

377 The way to test this electric vehicle thing is to knock out all imported electric power to California and see how things turn out.

That has been a running experiment for years.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:05 AM (AHeqJ)

378 Howie Carr had a segment yesterday describing
EV drivers experiences with the charging stations:
copper wire from chargers is being stolen; 4 out of 5 chargers at a station do not work; stations must be mapped out before starting on a drive, few and far between.

**

hahaha, Section 8 chargers are never, ever going to be in working condition.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 09:05 AM (rjyzh)

379 Back in the 70s nat gas conversions were the thing. Especially for the land boats like Cadillacs/Lincolns/Buicks. It works very well and your oil will never get dirty. Downside is you don't have a trunk anymore.
Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (6uV63)

Over at Stately McDaniel Manor, Mr. Mike has a story to tell about this (second article down).

https://statelymcdanielmanor.wordpress.com/

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Disinformation Consultant (freelance) at April 29, 2022 09:06 AM (PiwSw)

380 I had a friend who drove a lot in West Texas, he had a pressurized nat gas tank in the bed of his truck, and was set up to be able to switch back and forth between fuels easily. He could get 1,000 miles between fillups when both sources were full.

Same here. Guy I worked with was from the Rio Grande Valley. Had it in his pickup truck.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 09:06 AM (H4qIP)

381 I think we need to come to grips why we don't have flying cars. Clearly there are evil people preventing us from having flying cars. We need to punish these anti-flying car people very harshly.

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:06 AM (6uV63)

382 And if they're smart, they'll add EV charging. The mega travel center/truck stop has shit to do and things to spend money on, which seems like it would make them a natural hub for EV charging.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (DU+/6)

Most of the Buc-ees are in Texas, and NOT in the major cities, but out on the highways.

They see maybe 1 or 2 electric cars a day. (and that's counting those just driving by on the road) And I'm probably estimating high.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2022 09:06 AM (r46W7)

383 381 I think we need to come to grips why we don't have flying cars. Clearly there are evil people preventing us from having flying cars. We need to punish these anti-flying car people very harshly.
Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:06 AM (6uV63)

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*spools up Blade Runner for a cheerier vision at the future than what we got*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:07 AM (LvTSG)

384 357 348 The way it works now: sit in line for a gas pump. Finally pull in to pump. Fill up. Leave your car at the pump with people waiting in line. Walk into store to buy coffee and a doughnut, talk to people for 15 minutes. Walk out to your car. Sit and check your email and do scratch offs. Walk back in to store to cash out your $5 win....
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at April 29, 2022 08:57 AM (bg3iC)

Maybe 50 years ago. Now, it's wait, pull up and put your CC in, fill up, and leave, skipping the receipt b/c it won't print anyway...start to finish once fill up starts - 120 seconds...

Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 09:00 AM (exHjb)

Other than during hurricane evacuations, I have not waited in line at a gas station since 1979. In Texas and along major highways coast-to-coast.

Posted by: Gref at April 29, 2022 09:07 AM (AMIL/)

385 Howie Carr had a segment yesterday describing
EV drivers experiences with the charging stations:
copper wire from chargers is being stolen; 4 out of 5 chargers at a station do not work; stations must be mapped out before starting on a drive, few and far between.

Who wouldn't want to drive an EV?
Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 09:03 AM (S1hrL)
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That last one is less of a big deal than ever. The locations of charging stations are well known and you I bet that you can probably tell Google Maps (which is the dominant player) to handle the problem by telling you to exit to recharge before every X miles (or it could communicate with the car itself and dynamically assign recharge based on current conditions and availability ahead).

But that helps you not at all if the chargers have been vandalized or are broken, or if one of the assumptions change.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:07 AM (DU+/6)

386 They are really going after Madison Cawthorn.
Daily Mail US
@DailyMail
EXCLUSIVE: 'I would like to see a naked body beneath my hands.' Madison Cawthorn is seen with male scheduler's hand on his crotch

**

I was indifferent to him before, but I'm convinced he needs to be in DC now.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 09:07 AM (rjyzh)

387 They are really going after Madison Cawthorn.
Daily Mail US
@DailyMail
EXCLUSIVE: 'I would like to see a naked body beneath my hands.' Madison Cawthorn is seen with male scheduler's hand on his crotch

https://tinyurl.com/mvrs4m4c
Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 09:05 AM (NpAcC)

Sure. They'll investigate R's. Dems can MURDER (Jan. 6th) and they're given fucking MEDALS.

We're so fucked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:07 AM (Zz0t1)

388 Same here. Guy I worked with was from the Rio Grande Valley. Had it in his pickup truck.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 09:06 AM (H4qIP)

It's a good solution for his particular use case. Wouldn't help me much, either here in the Northern Virginia suburban environment or even down on Prepper Acres in Florida.

Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 09:08 AM (9otr5)

389 Re: natural gas

Are you guys sure you're not talking about propane? They're not the same.

Lots of propane-powered vehicles out there, 'cause propane is easy to liquify under pressure, giving you a reasonable amount in a fairly small tank.

Natural gas, not so much.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 09:08 AM (bW8dp)

390 This will not be true forever. It's not even true now. Yes, this is the case for the vast majority, but models available now offer 80% charge in 20 minutes. On a 300 mile range car, 240 miles of go in 20 minutes is not bad. Like I said, its an engineering problem.

Posted by: blaster

Now the ugly untold truth. Fast charges kill the battery pack much faster than slow charges.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 08:59 AM

And don't forget the cost of batteries is going up everyday because of rare earth shortages.

We had a Ford fusion hybrid and once we got over 50,000 miles on it the value of that car plummeted because it was getting close to where we were going to have to replace the battery. Ford quoted us a price of almost $10,000 to replace the battery and they recommended replacement at 75,000 miles back then. That included a mandatory "fee" for recycling the battery. Now they say you can get 100,000 miles out of a battery. But you still lose 2-3% battery capacity every year reducing your range every year.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at April 29, 2022 09:08 AM (bVYXr)

391 I was indifferent to him before, but I'm convinced he needs to be in DC now.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 09:07 AM (rjyzh)

He still needs to name names.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Disinformation Consultant (freelance) at April 29, 2022 09:08 AM (PiwSw)

392 EXCLUSIVE: 'I would like to see a naked body beneath my hands.' Madison Cawthorn is seen with male scheduler's hand on his crotch
________________

I thought being gay was totes cool?

The left is actively encouraging little kids to become gays and trannies, so why is this even an issue? Why are they trying to "gay shame" this guy? Isn't he just expressing his love? And didn't Justice Kennedy tell us all that we have no right to tell anybody else who they should love? So why is this consensual adult relationship being treated as a scandal?

Posted by: TrivialPursuer--FJB at April 29, 2022 09:08 AM (k4dH2)

393 Huge reason for me, too. The only things that break on my ICE cars are the electrical items and the motherboards...why add even more complexity?

Heck, the only thing that breaks in my house is electrical and motherboards...no matter what the dang product...

How many years are experts predicting a continuation of the semi-conductor shortage?

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:08 AM (AHeqJ)

394 [takes dollar, looks around furtively]
Word on the street is, electric vehicles are for fags, and we all know it.

Posted by: Johnny The Shoeshine Guy at April 29, 2022 09:08 AM (FWsgB)

395 Maybe Robert Spencer has a point, but I just put the following from Steinbeck into GooGoo Docs without any "inclusiveness" prompts:

Ching-Chong Chinaman sitting on a rail – ‘Long came a white man an’ chopped off his tail.

Posted by: Marooned at April 29, 2022 09:08 AM (w6hJ9)

396 **

I was indifferent to him before, but I'm convinced he needs to be in DC now.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 09:07 AM (rjyzh)

Attacking him is CLEARLY homophobia and must be stopped immediately.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:09 AM (Zz0t1)

397 He still needs to name names.

*

Agreed.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 09:09 AM (rjyzh)

398 Most of the Buc-ees are in Texas, and NOT in the major cities, but out on the highways.

They see maybe 1 or 2 electric cars a day. (and that's counting those just driving by on the road) And I'm probably estimating high.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2022 09:06 AM (r46W7)
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Yeah, I know. It probably doesn't make sense to add them special, but during a build-out or renovation the costs are a lot more manageable and would probably attract EV drivers. If I have to cool my jets for a half hour waiting for the battery to fill up, I'd rather go in and grab a bit and play a game or whatever than sit in the car waiting. I'd plan to stop there on trips.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:09 AM (DU+/6)

399 Elec scooter auto ignites in guys apartment.

https://tinyurl.com/y2686sln

Posted by: McCool at April 29, 2022 09:09 AM (BqBIh)

400 373 That SOB Mayorkas should be impeached."

Wasn't that cute how many of them said that?

Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 09:09 AM (S1hrL)

401 Worked at a car dealership in small town West Texas back in the 80s. Every couple of years this old farmer would pull up to the showroom to trade in his Lincoln.

It never took very long.

As soon as the guys in back got the new one prepped, the farmer would transfer his goat to the backseat of the new one and off he'd go.

True story.

Posted by: CZ = FNG To Remain Silent Because, FNG at April 29, 2022 09:09 AM (MkuC5)

402 ...he has lawyers who are loyal to him...
Posted by: Nova local at April 29, 2022 07:57 AM (exHjb)

Well, his money anyway.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, member - Ashli Babbitt Society at April 29, 2022 09:10 AM (z99Zw)

403 I think we need to get back to hanging Chuck Todd. This is doable and a net win for civilization. So should it be hanging from a lamppost or an overpass sign?

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:10 AM (6uV63)

404 401 Worked at a car dealership in small town West Texas back in the 80s. Every couple of years this old farmer would pull up to the showroom to trade in his Lincoln.

It never took very long.

As soon as the guys in back got the new one prepped, the farmer would transfer his goat to the backseat of the new one and off he'd go.

True story.
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The man loved Lincolns and goats. Who are we to judge?

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:12 AM (6uV63)

405 The Ministry of Truth, run by a youthful propagandist ... what could go wrong?

It fits in nicely with the WEF plans to track all money via phones and digital "currency", which allows punishment for WrongThinkers. The UnVaxxed harassments have led the way ... Plandemic sure seems like one big PsyOp, the more this crap unfolds. (yes, a real disease, but from a lab and the response was the bigger killer of individuals AND killer our societies)

Posted by: illiniwek at April 29, 2022 09:12 AM (Cus5s)

406 This will not be true forever. It's not even true now. Yes, this is the case for the vast majority, but models available now offer 80% charge in 20 minutes. On a 300 mile range car, 240 miles of go in 20 minutes is not bad. Like I said, its an engineering problem.

Posted by: blaster

All new EV's may be able to do an 80% charge in 20 minutes, but will the corresponding fast chargers be widely available? I believe those chargers cost a lot more than most chargers out there now, especially in people's garages.

Posted by: Gref at April 29, 2022 09:13 AM (AMIL/)

407 Natural gas, not so much.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 09:08 AM (bW8dp)

Nat Gas conversions have been quite a thing in Texas, more so a few years ago. All of Fort Worth's city buses run off Nat Gas even now. The only disadvantage with nat gas is that it requires a much heavier, pressurized tank, which limits its use to larger vehicles where the extra weight is not a concern.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2022 09:13 AM (r46W7)

408 Search DDG for Tesla starts fire Highland Park, TX and get links to Tesla's website and Tesla's for sale in that area.

Search Startpage and get actual links to the story at the top.

Fuck the internet. But we have a department of misinformation now, so this will all be better, right you guys?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:14 AM (Zz0t1)

409 Don't forget even with the fast chargers it still takes hours to charge your car, and there are not now and never will be enough of them because they are not like gas stations where you drive up and are gone in less than 5 minutes. People will be lined up for miles waiting to get a charge.
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at April 29, 2022 08:52 AM (bVYXr)

Industrial Fast Chargers are built on 35kw to 50kw circuit. Most C store gas stations have a 15kw system.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 09:14 AM (yrol0)

410 Is the news actually getting even worse or is it my imagination?

Posted by: creeper at April 29, 2022 09:15 AM (cTCuP)

411 Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer sentenced Jerich to write a 25-page essay on the shooting in which he would research the 49 people who were killed and provide reasoning as to why such tragedies occur, according to PBP. He also had to pay a $2,003 fine."
Man Who Was Arrested For Leaving Skid Marks On Rainbow Intersection Gets Bizarre Punishment From Judge
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Oh, I'd provide a reason, something about Islam's hatred of gays and how the FBI was derelict. Think the judge would accept?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 29, 2022 09:15 AM (fs1hN)

412 Lots of propane-powered vehicles out there, 'cause propane is easy to liquify under pressure, giving you a reasonable amount in a fairly small tank.

Natural gas, not so much.
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You are correct. Propane it is.

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:15 AM (6uV63)

413 Are you guys sure you're not talking about propane?

Yeah. Propane. Had a cable under his dash like a choke cable. He'd pull that and a unit sitting over the carburetor would drop down and start using the propane.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 09:15 AM (H4qIP)

414 But that helps you not at all if the chargers have been vandalized or are broken, or if one of the assumptions change.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

That is another dirty secret that will become more apparent as demand allegedly increases - there is plenty of subsidy, tax rebates and grant money to install charging stations but NONE to maintain the devices.

And these things, in all of their simplicity, have a short useful life. As the installed base ages, more and more will become inoperable and no one is interested in keeping them functional. I would imagine that finding trained maintenance workers and replacement parts are on the poor side of the supply curve.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:15 AM (AHeqJ)

415 How about hanging from a low hanging overpass on the Merritt Parkway? A nice place to get battered.

Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 09:15 AM (S1hrL)

416 Nina Jankowicz respects individual choice, discernment and liberty and isn't at all a shrieking, panicky, smug leftist.

@wiczipedia
I hope all of those who want to get out of lockdown and "get their freedom back," who doubted Russia's intentions, or though the Mueller investigation was a "hoax" now understand the seriousness of cyber attacks and information operations.

From July of '20. Didn't age well. Actually, it did age extremely well because her point is valid - it's just about her side.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:15 AM (DU+/6)

417 > The only disadvantage with nat gas is that it requires a much heavier, pressurized tank

Right, that's why I was skeptical about it being a big thing in the '70s.

I'm old enough to remember those Days of Yore, and remember lots of propane conversions, few (if any) natural gas conversions.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 09:16 AM (bW8dp)

418 And then they put an utter assclown in Nina Jankowicz in charge of it. Go figure.

Posted by: leber at April 29, 2022 09:16 AM (qNf42)

419 Is the news actually getting even worse or is it my imagination?
Posted by: creeper at April 29, 2022 09:15 AM (cTCuP)

We're on it!!!!

- - Ministry of Misinformation Department

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:16 AM (Zz0t1)

420 From where I live, I've no idea where these charging stations are at. Plus , I don't see too many EVs on the road.

How much are these EV anyway? $40,000?

Posted by: dantesed at April 29, 2022 09:17 AM (88xKn)

421 Never forget, friends, that liberals are insane, and will find great offense in everything:

New Samsung ad, created by all male team, called tone deaf (woman jogging alone at night) A new Samsung ad is under fire as "tone deaf" in regard to women's safety...the spot called "Night Owls" features a woman going for a run in the middle of the night alone, the point being "to celebrate individuality and freedom to exercise at all hours." Critics, though, say the spot defies reality. "Women don't run at that time because we are too scared to," is how Esther Newman, editor of Women's Running magazine, puts it.

"We apologize for how this may have been received," said the company after the blowback surfaced. The ad has been particularly criticized overseas given the murder of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy, who was killed in Ireland while on a solo run in January, per Irish Central. The killing inspired the hashtag #shewasonarun in which female runners shared stories of harassment. It's “completely and utterly tone deaf," says Jamie Klinger, founder of the group Reclaim Our Streets, per the Guardian.

Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at April 29, 2022 09:17 AM (JCZqz)

422 A lot of forklifts run on propane (or did, the last time I was involved with warehouses). It's super-clean burning, so you can run the forklift in a warehouse without killing the human staff.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 09:17 AM (bW8dp)

423 Fuck the internet. But we have a department of misinformation now, so this will all be better, right you guys?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:14 AM (Zz0t1)

Glory Hole>>Memory Hole

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 09:18 AM (yrol0)

424 Today's MFM Big Lie: Thousands of workers in the U.S. and Canada have left oil and gas jobs, put off by arduous conditions, remote locations, and insufficient compensation, or lured to the renewables sector as the world transitions to cleaner energy.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 09:18 AM (UHVv4)

425 399 Elec scooter auto ignites in guys apartment.

https://tinyurl.com/y2686sln
Posted by: McCool at April 29, 2022 09:09 AM (BqBIh)

The guy in his underwear doing a 3 Stooges impression is the best part.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2022 09:18 AM (r46W7)

426 How much are these EV anyway? $40,000?
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I think they start around $70k.

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:18 AM (6uV63)

427 Industrial Fast Chargers are built on 35kw to 50kw circuit. Most C store gas stations have a 15kw system.
Posted by: rhennigantx

Now go assess the neighborhood and see if the electricity delivery infrastructure is engineered to support C stores and other businesses to instantly quadruple power requirements adding megawatts of demand.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:18 AM (AHeqJ)

428 That is another dirty secret that will become more apparent as demand allegedly increases - there is plenty of subsidy, tax rebates and grant money to install charging stations but NONE to maintain the devices. ...
Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:15 AM (AHeqJ)
++++
See also: windmills. Tons of funny money to put them up, damn little to maintain them. There's a reason why so many wind farms have so many stationary windmills. Some of them just aren't turning, but a lot of them have been locked down. If a blade breaks or there's a problem in the generator or whatever, it costs a *lot* of money to get out there to service it and to get new parts. It's much cheaper just to lock the spindle and prevent it from turning and breaking up. Bigger wind farms will cannibalize ever couple of years (take good parts from broken units to bring other broken units online), but they all become uneconomical.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:19 AM (DU+/6)

429 421 "We apologize for how this may have been received," said the company after the blowback surfaced. The ad has been particularly criticized overseas given the murder of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy, who was killed in Ireland while on a solo run in January, per Irish Central. The killing inspired the hashtag #shewasonarun in which female runners shared stories of harassment. It's “completely and utterly tone deaf," says Jamie Klinger, founder of the group Reclaim Our Streets, per the Guardian.
Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at April 29, 2022 09:17 AM (JCZqz)

=======

Should have made the female runner in the commercial open carry.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:19 AM (LvTSG)

430 Industrial Fast Chargers are built on 35kw to 50kw circuit. Most C store gas stations have a 15kw system.
Posted by: rhennigantx

Whoops. Who pays for the upgrade?

Folks, the "powers that be" are talking about doing away with ICE asap, but they haven't figured out the logistics of replacement.

Replacement goes hand in hand with doing away with ICE. That has to be figured out and in place first.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 09:19 AM (H4qIP)

431 ow much are these EV anyway? $40,000?
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I think they start around $70k.

Now go price out a ICE truck. Just saw a used one in autotrader going for six figures.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:19 AM (AHeqJ)

432 It's super-clean burning, so you can run the forklift in a warehouse without killing the human staff.
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Kind of ruins running a forklift doesn't it.

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:20 AM (6uV63)

433 Folks, the "powers that be" are talking about doing away with ICE asap, but they haven't figured out the logistics of replacement.

Replacement goes hand in hand with doing away with ICE. That has to be figured out and in place first.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 09:19 AM (H4qIP)

Its cute you think the federal government actually gives a shit about that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:20 AM (Zz0t1)

434 Brandon Straka
@BrandonStraka
16h
Brandon Straka is a FREE MAN! Lock up your daughters! #TheBisBack !!

https://tinyurl.com/4pw33dsx

Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 09:20 AM (NpAcC)

435 The guy in his underwear doing a 3 Stooges impression is the best part.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 29, 2022 09:18 AM (r46W7)

WTFO??

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 09:20 AM (yrol0)

436 If you wanna hang out, you've gotta take her out: propane.
If you wanna get down, get down on the ground: propane.
It's alright. it's alright: propane!

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 09:20 AM (UHVv4)

437 EV's can barely serve a very narrow niche of use cases.

They will never make economic, logistical or practical sense.

And most importantly they are being forced on us predicated on a lie.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2022 09:20 AM (iN9ba)

438 Folks, the "powers that be" are talking about doing away with ICE asap, but they haven't figured out the logistics of replacement.
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You don't see them doubling the electric grid, do you? That's a clue.

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:21 AM (6uV63)

439 Folks, the "powers that be" are talking about doing away with ICE asap, but they haven't figured out the logistics of replacement.

Replacement goes hand in hand with doing away with ICE. That has to be figured out and in place first.
Posted by: rickb223

And the millions upon millions entering into the country each year aren't going to just walk around. They are entitled to joining the vast pool of unqualified drivers clogging up the roadways.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:21 AM (AHeqJ)

440 A new Samsung ad is under fire as "tone deaf" in regard to women's safety...the spot called "Night Owls" features a woman going for a run in the middle of the night alone, the point being "to celebrate individuality and freedom to exercise at all hours." Critics, though, say the spot defies reality. "Women don't run at that time because we are too scared to," is how Esther Newman, editor of Women's Running magazine, puts it. ...
Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at April 29, 2022 09:17 AM (JCZqz)
++++
Wait a second. Chicks cannot be allowed to have this both ways. They cannot say, "it's unsafe for women to be out alone at night because we're vulnerable" and also say "women walking home from a night of drinking and clubbing shouldn't have to fear dastardly men raping or mugging them and it's perfectly fine to do this because we're great."

You can be damn sure that if that ad team had her jogging with a man, these same bitches would be up in arms about that, too, because it implies female weakness.

Pick one, ladies. Pick only one.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:21 AM (DU+/6)

441 Nice photoshop, JJ.

You're developing mad skillz!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 29, 2022 09:22 AM (5NkmN)

442 New Samsung ad, created by all male team, called tone deaf (woman jogging alone at night) A new Samsung ad is under fire as "tone deaf" in regard to women's safety..

WTF happened to wymyn power? Why can't they jog at night? Guys do. They're equal.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 09:22 AM (H4qIP)

443 Tank Abrams has a real problem in that she needs to inflate the tires to about 150 psi to keep from driving on the rims, and many gas station air hoses just can't do that.
It's an ADA issue.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 08:53 AM (bW8dp)

Wanna be a baller, shot caller
Twenty inch blades on the Impala...

Posted by: Tank Abrams, Fat Ass Democrat at April 29, 2022 09:22 AM (L3vwo)

444 Nina Jankowicz combined her passion for Wizard Rock and exporting feminism abroad with her magnum opus, “Nevertheless, I Persisted (Myrtle Elizabeth Warren)

https://tinyurl.com/yy6rqz79

Your new disinformation czarina

Posted by: McCool at April 29, 2022 09:22 AM (BqBIh)

445 Welpo.

Market's not even open yet and it's kicking Amazon squarely in the balls.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 29, 2022 09:22 AM (5NkmN)

446 If you wanna hang out, you've gotta take her out: propane.
If you wanna get down, get down on the ground: propane.
It's alright. it's alright: propane!
Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at April 29, 2022 09:20 AM (UHVv4)
++++
I approve of this song.

Posted by: Hank Hill - I sell propane and propane accessories at April 29, 2022 09:22 AM (DU+/6)

447 Now go assess the neighborhood and see if the electricity delivery infrastructure is engineered to support C stores and other businesses to instantly quadruple power requirements adding megawatts of demand.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:18 AM (AHeqJ)

It would be impossible here. NASA and the surrounding communities are on the own little sub power grid. NASA has 2 cogen stations for when they need more power as they cannot get it from the existing system.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 09:22 AM (yrol0)

448 441 Nice photoshop, JJ.

You're developing mad skillz!
Posted by: naturalfake at April 29, 2022 09:22 AM (5NkmN)

Truth be told, P-Shop is getting a bit more user-friendly.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 29, 2022 09:22 AM (s2VJv)

449 Go to any car enthusiast site and see what the commenters have to say about their EV. A lot will start off with the virtue signaling turned up to eleventy, but then the bitching starts. They'll complain about poor range, expensive repairs, lousy quality control, etc.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 29, 2022 09:23 AM (BFigT)

450 but they haven't figured out the logistics of replacement.

You'll own nothing and be happy

Posted by: Your Betters at April 29, 2022 09:23 AM (BqBIh)

451 Brandon Straka
@BrandonStraka
16h
Brandon Straka is a FREE MAN! Lock up your daughters! #TheBisBack !!

https://tinyurl.com/4pw33dsx
Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 09:20 AM (NpAcC)

Who?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:23 AM (Zz0t1)

452 I gotta go, but before I do, y'all heard the latest news about remdesivir, right?

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain, Cryptid Anarchist at April 29, 2022 09:23 AM (UFfUi)

453 I’m not worried. The gop will have a big wave year and stop all this.

Posted by: Joe Xiden at April 29, 2022 09:24 AM (3vQN0)

454 Worked at a car dealership in small town West Texas back in the 80s. Every couple of years this old farmer would pull up to the showroom to trade in his Lincoln.

It never took very long.

As soon as the guys in back got the new one prepped, the farmer would transfer his goat to the backseat of the new one and off he'd go.

True story.
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The man loved Lincolns and goats. Who are we to judge?
Posted by: Puddinghead

Must've been his steady goat.....

Posted by: JT at April 29, 2022 09:24 AM (arJlL)

455 You don't see them doubling the electric grid, do you? That's a clue.

In their minds, they have double the grid. Never confused nameplate capability with actual real world delivery.

Nukes deliver 95% nameplate. "Renewables" under the best conditions return a third of that. Also consider that all of the good wind and solar locations have been exploited, everything going forward is second or third tier and was once passed on by because of the inefficiency.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:24 AM (AHeqJ)

456 EV's can barely serve a very narrow niche of use cases.

They will never make economic, logistical or practical sense.

And most importantly they are being forced on us predicated on a lie.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 29, 2022 09:20 AM (iN9ba)

yep, you might as well call a woman a man

Posted by: REDACTED at April 29, 2022 09:24 AM (us2H3)

457 When I lived in Italy in the 1990s, there were a fair number of cars converted to LNG. The tank in the back was called, in Italian, "bombola."

It means just what it sounds like.

Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 09:24 AM (9otr5)

458
Brandon Straka vs Ed Straker. Discuss!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 29, 2022 09:24 AM (s2VJv)

459 What does ICE stand for in regards to vehicles.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 29, 2022 09:24 AM (AAXhQ)

460 "Malig-Nancy Pelosi on Monday: "America Has Seen the Fastest Economic Growth in Almost 40 Years;" GDP on Thursday: -1.4%"

Nancy was watching her MS-13 friends ... their business is booming (trafficking drugs and humans). Thanks open borders Dems (and GOPe)

Posted by: illiniwek at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (Cus5s)

461 Finally, a Hank Hill sock....

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Disinformation Consultant (freelance) at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (PiwSw)

462 "What does ICE stand for in regards to vehicles."

Internal Combustion Engine

Posted by: Halfhand at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (7Ol+s)

463 Is Jankowicz a pollock?

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (6uV63)

464 What does ICE stand for in regards to vehicles.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 29, 2022 09:24 AM (AAXhQ)

Internal
Combustion
Engine

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (Zz0t1)

465 460 "Malig-Nancy Pelosi on Monday: "America Has Seen the Fastest Economic Growth in Almost 40 Years;" GDP on Thursday: -1.4%"

Nancy was watching her MS-13 friends ... their business is booming (trafficking drugs and humans). Thanks open borders Dems (and GOPe)
Posted by: illiniwek at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (Cus5s)

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But, oh no, Democrats will message!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (LvTSG)

466 Nina Jankowicz combined her passion for Wizard Rock and exporting feminism abroad with her magnum opus, “Nevertheless, I Persisted (Myrtle Elizabeth Warren)

https://tinyurl.com/yy6rqz79

Your new disinformation czarina
Posted by: McCool at April 29, 2022 09:22 AM (BqBIh)
++++
Sigh. Watch all of the video clips in that thread.

I hate being a Millennial.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (DU+/6)

467 >> The tank in the back was called, in Italian, "bombola."

Pinto Madness !

Posted by: Mother Jones at April 29, 2022 09:26 AM (BqBIh)

468 463 Is Jankowicz a pollock?
Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (6uV63)

She looks like a grouper.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 29, 2022 09:26 AM (s2VJv)

469 Who?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:23 AM (Zz0t1)
******
He started the Walkaway movement
and has had to be silent per his attorneys sin 1/6/21 part of his sentence was to be under house arrest.
He is free.. on probation... but free.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 09:26 AM (NpAcC)

470 466 Sigh. Watch all of the video clips in that thread.

I hate being a Millennial.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (DU+/6)

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My childhood is dominated by Tolkien, not Rowling. I feel like I'm in another generation altogether.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:26 AM (LvTSG)

471 467 >> The tank in the back was called, in Italian, "bombola."

Pinto Madness !
Posted by: Mother Jones at April 29, 2022 09:26 AM (BqBIh)

Pinto Bean Madness!

Posted by: Mongo at April 29, 2022 09:26 AM (PiwSw)

472 429 ...Should have made the female runner in the commercial open carry.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022

"given the murder of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy, who was killed in Ireland"

I think I see the problem with your solution. Unless she open carried a shillelagh.

Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at April 29, 2022 09:27 AM (JCZqz)

473 430 Industrial Fast Chargers are built on 35kw to 50kw circuit. Most C store gas stations have a 15kw system.
Posted by: rhennigantx

Whoops. Who pays for the upgrade?
Folks, the "powers that be" are talking about doing away with ICE asap, but they haven't figured out the logistics of replacement.

Replacement goes hand in hand with doing away with ICE. That has to be figured out and in place first.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 09:19 AM (H4qIP)

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The Disinformation Governance Board has determined that this claim is FALSE. See the Fact Sheet (link) from the Departments of Transportation and Energy for correct information about nationwide renewable energy phase-in to support electric vehicles.

Posted by: Gref at April 29, 2022 09:27 AM (AMIL/)

474 Pinto Madness !
Posted by: Mother Jones at April 29, 2022 09:26 AM (BqBIh)

Careful. You may have just summoned wickedpinto.

Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 09:27 AM (9otr5)

475 449 Go to any car enthusiast site and see what the commenters have to say about their EV. A lot will start off with the virtue signaling turned up to eleventy, but then the bitching starts. They'll complain about poor range, expensive repairs, lousy quality control, etc.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 29, 2022 09:23 AM (BFigT)

Wait till the dealer says no parts to fix your car.

PS That happened to me as my Ram was built with Mercedes parts when Merc owned Chrysler. Took me 2 weeks to figure out all the rear end parts were ZF (ZF Friedrichshafen AG). Finally found a Jeep and Performance shop that builds heavy duty parts to rebuild axels. It is the same axel on the big Jeep Wagoneers with the 5.7 Hemi.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 09:27 AM (yrol0)

476 The man loved Lincolns and goats. Who are we to judge?
Posted by: Puddinghead

Must've been his steady goat.....
-------------------
Methinks he fell in love with Corinthian Leather and the randy aroma of a fetching goat. It is intoxicating.

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:28 AM (6uV63)

477 I think we need to get back to hanging Chuck Todd. This is doable and a net win for civilization. So should it be hanging from a lamppost or an overpass sign?
Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:10 AM (6uV63)

***
Trebuchet across the Potomac. Maybe he would be impaled on one of the spikey points on the Air Force Memorial

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at April 29, 2022 09:28 AM (flINI)

478 "You guys remember in high school, how there was always that one weird, screechy psycho girl from the Drama Club yelling at people?
Well bad news. Joe Biden just created a #MinistryOfTruth at the worlds biggest law enforcement agency and put her in charge of it."

-- Larry Correia

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 09:28 AM (bW8dp)

479 463 Is Jankowicz a pollock?
Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:25 AM (6uV63)

She looks like a grouper.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

LOL !!!

Posted by: JT at April 29, 2022 09:28 AM (arJlL)

480 My childhood is dominated by Tolkien, not Rowling. I feel like I'm in another generation altogether.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:26 AM (LvTSG)
++++
Heh. Same. Dad chose the Lord of the Rings to read aloud to my brother and me. I was too young for it at the start, but we made do. It took a couple of years. Then onto other things. I read Harry Potter and found it enjoyable, but it doesn't dominate my life. I really don't get it.

But this chick is like a lefty Millennial stereotype. It's would be fascinating if she weren't the Minister of Truth.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:28 AM (DU+/6)

481 The Disinformation Governance Board has determined that this claim is FALSE. See the Fact Sheet (link) from the Departments of Transportation and Energy for correct information about nationwide renewable energy phase-in to support electric vehicles.
Posted by: Gref at April 29, 2022 09:27 AM (AMIL/)

Bailiff Whack his pee pee.

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 09:29 AM (yrol0)

482 Norway is at 70% EV for new car purchases. I kinda think I if Norway can figure out a way to increase electric output to handle it we could too.

And before someone says Norway has fewer people (no shit), the percent change is what matters.

So for the f150, towing capacity could be zero since nobody who buys one will tow anything. The vast majority of trucks never see a day off road or every tow anything. About the most truck thing they do is go to Home Depot twice a year. The funniest things on tv are truck commercials where manly men who are manly tow 12k pound boats and shit.

Posted by: Joe Xiden at April 29, 2022 09:29 AM (3vQN0)

483 > She looks like a grouper.

Have we determined yet whether her pregnancy is due to having sex with an actual man, or whether it's a lesbian turkey baster job?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 29, 2022 09:29 AM (bW8dp)

484 We haven't even touched on scaling up solar for commercial buildings. Solar doesn't create electricity "on demand", it creates electricity to store.

Where do batteries come from to run a 30 story office tower? How big does the solar farm have to be? What's the line loss transferring the juice from farm to battery?

Again, Logistics vs Tactics.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 29, 2022 09:29 AM (H4qIP)

485
But this chick is like a lefty Millennial stereotype. It's would be fascinating if she weren't the Minister of Truth.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:28 AM (DU+/6)

She's just the next generation flower child hippy bitch with a lot more backing from society.

Because we're fucked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)

486 480 Heh. Same. Dad chose the Lord of the Rings to read aloud to my brother and me. I was too young for it at the start, but we made do. It took a couple of years. Then onto other things. I read Harry Potter and found it enjoyable, but it doesn't dominate my life. I really don't get it.

But this chick is like a lefty Millennial stereotype. It's would be fascinating if she weren't the Minister of Truth.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 29, 2022 09:28 AM (DU+/6)

========

I've started reading The Hobbit to Junior. He's got ADHD, so it's never quite clear how much he's actually paying attention, but he does ask me to read on a nightly basis.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:30 AM (LvTSG)

487 You can be damn sure that if that ad team had her jogging with a man, these same bitches would be up in arms about that, too, because it implies female weakness.

Have her running with a custom fit M&P Shield holstered in the small of her back.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:30 AM (AHeqJ)

488 I don't think the AA community has a significant number of con artists who are "Reverends". They have a LOT of pastors. Not all of them or the majority are Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton. Anyway, I don't regard Sharpton was a pastor, He was "ordained" at about 10 years of age,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 09:30 AM (fF2aM)

489
I saw the Lesbian Turkey Basters open for the Flying Lizards at Max's Kansas City in '79.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 29, 2022 09:30 AM (s2VJv)

490
Methinks he fell in love with Corinthian Leather and the randy aroma of a fetching goat. It is intoxicating.
Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:28 AM (6uV63)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRCb4gtaMNY

Posted by: rhennigantx at April 29, 2022 09:31 AM (yrol0)

491 "You guys remember in high school, how there was always that one weird, screechy psycho girl from the Drama Club yelling at people?

No, I don't.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 09:31 AM (fF2aM)

492 ========

I've started reading The Hobbit to Junior. He's got ADHD, so it's never quite clear how much he's actually paying attention, but he does ask me to read on a nightly basis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:30 AM (LvTSG)

Isn't he barely 2? ADHD? Don't all kids have "ADHD" at that age?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

493 Julie Kelly
@julie_kelly2
Stop what you are doing.

Watch this video. I've reported on the death of Rosanne and haven't sent this yet.

Look at what these animal cops did to her before and after she died.

https://tinyurl.com/2nuv2ckk

RELEASE THE TAPES

Posted by: redridinghood at April 29, 2022 09:31 AM (NpAcC)

494 Have to go back to LA in a couple of weeks for a memorial service of a former colleague. One of the attendees is flaming lib who bought a Tesla in 2019. I'm going to ask her how the car she brought from Musk is working out just to see her brain short-circuit.

Posted by: Halfhand at April 29, 2022 09:31 AM (7Ol+s)

495 492 Isn't he barely 2? ADHD? Don't all kids have "ADHD" at that age?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

======

Second Junior is 2. Junior is 8.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (LvTSG)

496 To me there's no question that Pence did not have the powers some suggested over the electoral process. In my opinion the reconsideration some have suggested is not only unconstitutional but really subversive. Can you imagine if Democrats did that?

My issue with Pence is he was not vocal enough on what we now know were electoral integrity issues which changed the election. Even now he hasn't spoke out on any of the things being uncovered in several states.

Ultimately Democrats knew exactly what they were doing when they undermined the election with fraud, ballot harvesting and the subversion of state legislative power. There was no way to beat that post election- we were simply not prepared. But it's inexcusable that almost zero is being done by the national GOP to bring up the factual issues and materially address electoral integrity issues.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (OTvdu)

497 I picked up a copy of The Never Ending Story. Anyone here read it?

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (6uV63)

498 I don't think the AA community has a significant number of con artists who are "Reverends". They have a LOT of pastors. Not all of them or the majority are Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton. Anyway, I don't regard Sharpton was a pastor, He was "ordained" at about 10 years of age,
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 09:30 AM (fF2aM)

Depends on what church their parents grew up in.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

499 You guys remember in high school, how there was always that one weird, screechy psycho girl from the Drama Club yelling at people?

No, I don't.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 29, 2022 09:31 AM (fF2aM)

Yeah.

She was actually on the field hockey team.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (6FeV1)

500 Wake up - Nood

Posted by: McCool at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (BqBIh)

501 497 I picked up a copy of The Never Ending Story. Anyone here read it?
Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (6uV63)

=======

Spoiler:

It ends.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (LvTSG)

502 489
I saw the Lesbian Turkey Basters open for the Flying Lizards at Max's Kansas City in '79.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 29, 2022 09:30 AM (s2VJv)

Huh, I saw them open for the the Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge at Lillth Fair in '97.

Posted by: Mongo at April 29, 2022 09:33 AM (PiwSw)

503 Where do batteries come from to run a 30 story office tower? How big does the solar farm have to be? What's the line loss transferring the juice from farm to battery?

You don't do a One Size Fits None application. A building I helped design in the Dallas area would exploit the lower power rates at night to chill water that would be used throughout the day to cool the building. The building is that large green neon building - at that time the tallest building in Dallas.

Ice, in this case, was the "battery".

Posted by: Reuben Hick at April 29, 2022 09:33 AM (AHeqJ)

504 ======

Second Junior is 2. Junior is 8.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (LvTSG)

Ah. Guess I missed there was an older at some point. My mistake.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

505 497 I picked up a copy of The Never Ending Story. Anyone here read it?
Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (6uV63)

I haven't finished it yet.

Posted by: blaster at April 29, 2022 09:33 AM (9otr5)

506 504 ====== Second Junior is 2. Junior is 8.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (LvTSG)

Ah. Guess I missed there was an older at some point. My mistake.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

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HOW DARE YOU!

Junior's first communion is this weekend.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:33 AM (LvTSG)

507
Huh, I saw them open for the the Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge at Lillth Fair in '97.
Posted by: Mongo at April 29, 2022 09:33 AM (PiwSw)

And you didn't Hara-Kiri?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:34 AM (Zz0t1)

508 Pelosi has announced that they plan on dragging Musk in front of the tribunal over his SEC dealings vis a vis Twitter.

Never let a crisis go to waste....
Posted by: Ziba at April 29, 2022 08:42 AM (S1hrL)

I think she's going to be disappointed when he lights up a spleef, smiles and says " go on."

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 29, 2022 09:34 AM (NW9xb)

509 Posted by: Joe Xiden at April 29, 2022 09:29 AM (3vQN0)

Meh.

Norway is roughly the size of Montana. About 3% the size of the US, with small distances between towns.

No comparison at all.

Max distance you'd drive is 300 miles or less.

Try again.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 29, 2022 09:35 AM (5NkmN)

510 I picked up a copy of The Never Ending Story. Anyone here read it?

*

Yep, and liked it. I liked the movie, too, but I wouldn't re-watch it for fear of spoiling that because I saw it when I was young.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 09:35 AM (rjyzh)

511 Norway is at 70% EV for new car purchases. I kinda think I if Norway can figure out a way to increase electric output to handle it we could too.

And before someone says Norway has fewer people (no shit), the percent change is what matters.

So for the f150, towing capacity could be zero since nobody who buys one will tow anything. The vast majority of trucks never see a day off road or every tow anything. About the most truck thing they do is go to Home Depot twice a year. The funniest things on tv are truck commercials where manly men who are manly tow 12k pound boats and shit.

Posted by: Joe Xiden at April 29, 2022 09:29 AM

Norway isn't as big as Montana, the US is an order of magnitude or two bigger than their country with about 280,000 million vehicles on the road driving every single day. 70% EV sales is not happening here in my lifetime.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at April 29, 2022 09:35 AM (bVYXr)

512
Junior's first communion is this weekend.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, believes a man can fly with Superman at April 29, 2022 09:33 AM (LvTSG)

Congratulations! A spectacular event to celebrate.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at April 29, 2022 09:35 AM (Zz0t1)

513 Emphasis mine in Heather Mac Donald's essay. "White supremacists," as well as insurrectionists.

I laughed in the face of a leftist Cow-worker the other day when he told be "the white supremacist threat in America has never been higher!"

I just couldn't help it because it was so absurd. Sessions and co destroyed the white supremacist movement, which was small at that time anyway, in the 80s and 90s.

Black/Asian/Jewish/etc people are far more at risk from black "yutes" then they are white supremacists.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 29, 2022 09:35 AM (ESjRY)

514 501 497 I picked up a copy of The Never Ending Story. Anyone here read it?
Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (6uV63)

=======

Spoiler:

It ends.
--------------
So far its about a fat kid named Bastian who is a book thief. And then a lot fairies show up.

Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:36 AM (6uV63)

515 I realize this is not a good comparison, but I worked at a country club bartending for a couple years. The club has a golf course with electric carts. Of the 24 carts they owned, no less than 8 - 12 were always under repair for some battery related issue. The charging hut for them had a massive electrical panel with more waring signs then I'd ever seen in my life.

I can't imagine it's much better with EV's today.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 29, 2022 09:36 AM (BFigT)

516 511

Unless you are in your 80s, it will.

Posted by: Joe Xiden at April 29, 2022 09:38 AM (3vQN0)

517 Orwell was a giant, but if there was one thing I might criticize it is the constant ugly world he paints with his prose.

Brazil's main charcter does not know Orwell, but on a gut level knows that the soul needs beauty and clarity and goodness.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 29, 2022 09:39 AM (44ww/)

518 @482 Norway is at 70% EV for new car purchases. I kinda think I if Norway can figure out a way to increase electric output to handle it we could too.

And before someone says Norway has fewer people (no shit), the percent change is what matters.

No..You're completely wrong.

Population of Norway is 5.5M.

Comparing 5.5 to 325 is insane

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 29, 2022 09:39 AM (NW9xb)

519 This new Minister of truth is Dolores Umbridge. It is not a compliment.

Disclaimer: I also read the Potter books and very much enjoyed them.

Posted by: RedDish at April 29, 2022 09:42 AM (AjwWO)

520 187 colors on the intersectional pride flag
We add a new color every other month. We not just make the flag the visible light spectrum?
Posted by: rhennigantx
A white flag. Symbolizing complete surrender to the collapse of civilization.
----
A white flag would be confused with France.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 29, 2022 09:43 AM (qfLjt)

521 The left's definition of freedom is the freedom FROM freedom.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 29, 2022 09:45 AM (ESjRY)

522 Norway is at 70% EV for new car purchases. I kinda think I if Norway can figure out a way to increase electric output to handle it we could too.

And before someone says Norway has fewer people (no shit), the percent change is what matters.

Posted by: Joe Xiden

Norway is the size of Kansas.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 29, 2022 09:45 AM (5kI0z)

523 Norway is the size of what, Michigan? Is it even that big?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 09:46 AM (rjyzh)

524 PEOPLE IN NORWAY CAN USE ELECTRIC CARS SO FARMERS IN WYOMING OR BOATERS IN LOUISIANA CAN TOO DAMMIT

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 09:47 AM (rjyzh)

525 "We apologize for how this may have been received," said the company after the blowback surfaced. The ad has been particularly criticized overseas given the murder of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy, who was killed in Ireland while on a solo run in January, per Irish Central.
__________

You don't have to go to Ireland to find murders like that, and they don't have to be at night. Just a couple of years ago a young white woman jogger was running in NYC in the middle of the day, and she was attacked and murdered by a black man.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer--FJB at April 29, 2022 09:49 AM (k4dH2)

526 125 61 "NYT complains not enough black women flying commercial airliners"

Lizzo can fill both seats in the cockpit. Think of how much money the airlines can save.
Posted by: fd at April 29, 2022 07:56 AM (vrz2I)

And Tank in the cockpit will cause an immediate forward CG so big the aircraft will refuse any attempt to rotate on take off.
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Tank in the cockpit? Put tracks on her an use her as a nose-wheel.

Not enough Black women flying commercial airliners? Maybe 1.) women are not into flying as much as men; 2.) flying requires good mathematical skills, something that is more common amongst men than women; 3.) multitasking is a must-have skill flying an airliner, both mental and physical at the same time.
I won't go into issues such as pregnancy, upper body strength, etc.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 29, 2022 09:59 AM (qfLjt)

527 "Four Democrats opposed bill to fund Ukraine with assets seized from Putin allies."
Socialist ‘Squad’ Member Defends Vote To Protect Russian Oligarchs

Am I a "Putin stooge" if I'm uneasy about stealing the property of others based upon their nationality, selling the stolen property, and then laundering the money through another country? Cuz, that sure as shit seems to be what's happening and I'm not crazy about it.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik [DHS Verdict: MDM] at April 29, 2022 10:03 AM (DTX3h)

528 514 501 497 I picked up a copy of The Never Ending Story. Anyone here read it?
Posted by: Puddinghead at April 29, 2022 09:32 AM (6uV63)

=======

Spoiler:

It ends.
--------------
So far its about a fat kid named Bastian who is a book thief. And then a lot fairies show up.
----
Well if it's the same story as the movie, it was a pretty good kid's movie that entertained adults as well.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 29, 2022 10:04 AM (qfLjt)

529 506
Junior's first communion is this weekend.
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I think mine was April 4, 1955 - weekend before Easter. Easter Monday is usually a holiday (Holy day) in Catholic countries.

Posted by: Ciampino at April 29, 2022 10:13 AM (qfLjt)

530 both McConnell and McCarthy must go

Posted by: unvaxxed-trucker-traitor and noted Putin shill at April 29, 2022 10:18 AM (fcWVN)

531 523 Norway is the size of what, Michigan? Is it even that big?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Billions for Ukraine's war, not a penny for peace talks at April 29, 2022 09:46 AM (rjyzh)

Actually, it's more like the size of California. Pretty damn big, land mass wise. People, only about 10 million. With more coming in from the Middle East every damn year.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 29, 2022 10:24 AM (s2VJv)

532 We, the people, need to do something about this DG Board. I'm dead serious. Can we file some sort of class action law suit? I know that sounds silly or ridiculous but, how do we stop this extreme censorship on our right to free speech???????? I'm not liking this at all. This is very frightening, people.

Posted by: sidney at April 29, 2022 10:41 AM (Uy/WF)

533 The only disinformation that will be allowed will be that which spouts forth from the Goverment, it's minions, and it's acolytes. All other information, no matter how true, will be quashed.
I'm sure the wise latina and the "penalty as a tax" and serveral other SCOTUS members will agree the Gov't has this RIGHT.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 29, 2022 10:59 AM (ynpvh)

534 Every attack carried out on US soil has been executed by a Known Wolf. This is a person or person known to the FBI and USINT.

Our "intelligence services" knew who these people were, where they were, what their violent histories were, and in most cases that they were planning "something". And they were allowed to kill Americans on American soil every single time.

Every human being who lives off a federal government check is an enemy to America. Civil War 2.0 cannot come soon enough.

Posted by: insurgens ad opus at April 29, 2022 11:08 AM (SCvdZ)

535 28 Vancouver B.C. man faces deportation from Bali for dancing naked on a sacred volcano...

They could put him on a much shorter "flight" than the one to Vancouver.

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at April 29, 2022 11:23 AM (Ucb0d)

536 From JJ's original post:
"" Lend-Lease? Really?! Sheesh.
House Brings Back World War II-Era Weapons Program to Support Ukraine, Biden Expected to Sign ""

Karl Denninger over at Market-Ticker.org says this is just like when the Lusitania was carrying war materiel to Europe. By agreed-upon rules-of-war the Nazis *were* justified in sinking that ship (we LIED when we claimed there was nothing of military interest aboard). Furthermore in shipping arms to Ukraine, WE ARE RIGHT NOW inviting "!unexpected!" reprisals from Russia.

Look for the post titled "We Are Now At War With Russia"
dated 4/28.

Posted by: Doo-Dah, Doo-Dah at April 30, 2022 04:18 AM (Y/R6J)

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