Sunday Reads: Presto!

Posted: October 18, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: 2020 Elections, corruption, COVID19, Discrimination against women, Donald Trump, morning reads | 13 Comments

Watch me pull a rabbit out of a hat…

Presto:

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VOTE ✔️

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Sidewalk chalk protest art by @catcallsofnyc. A few things Trump has said to or about women. @catcallsofnyc took a trip to Washington DC to chalk these in 2018. Now they’re more relevant than ever. With the election coming up, we’ll be posting some throwbacks to Trump chalkings in case you needed another reason to #vote – 1) “I’m going to be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?” Trump was caught on camera saying this in 1992 about a 10 year old girl. Via @the.independent 2) “sadly she’s no longer a 10” Trump said this about @heidiklum in 2015. Via @nytimes 3) “you’re not thinking you never do” Trump to a female reporter in 2018. Via @nbcnews 4) “it must be a pretty picture you dropping to your knees” Trump said this in 2015 to an apprentice contestant via @thedailybeast 5) “a person who is very flat chested is very hard to be a 10” Trump is 2005 interview, via @the.independent 6) “she’s probably deeply troubled and therefore great in bed.” Trump said this about Lindsay Lohan in 2004. Via @cnn 7) “what did these geniuses expect when they put men and women together?” Trump tweeted this in 2013 about the sexual assault rates in the military. Via @cnn 8) “it’s a very scary time for young men in America” Trump said this in 2018 during the Brett Kavanaugh trials. Via @cnn

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If anyone said half the shit tRump has said…they would not have been elected either.

In other news:

Read through this next one…

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Watching a Tamil name get mocked today reminded me of countless situations where I have felt like I was not welcome, and like my identity was a nuisance. But going through the tweets where people share the meaning behind their names is making me tear up and giving me so much pride!!!!! Soooo #mynameis Divya and it is derived from the Sanskrit word that stands for Divine Brilliance. The d is pronounced like the th sound in “this” not like the d sound in “divine”. If you’ve been mispronouncing my name for the last seven years, I don’t want an apology, just change the way you say my name. And remember!!!! If you can pronounce THIS you can pronounce Divya correctly. It’s just about whether you care to. ✨• • • • • • • •#mynameis #kamalaharris #pronounce #microaggressions #feminist #desi #Indian #divya

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I want to vomit:

I’m not crazy about the Lincoln Project, probably because of who is behind it…but this is a real good ad:

What do you think?

Have a good Sunday…

Wednesday Reads: Return of the Fly

Posted: October 14, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: just because | 26 Comments

“Help me….help me…”

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The fly strikes again

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Okay, so this isn’t a real act two of The Fly…but it was damn fun to think so.

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20 days till Election Day 🦟🗳🦟🗳🦟🗳 are you registered & do you have a plan to vote? ✅ have you checked in on 3 friends or family that might not have registered or have a voting plan? ✅ have you researched down ballot races and ballot questions? ( @reclaimphiladelphia is a good source locally ) ✅ if you’re voting by mail in PA do you know to double envelope your ballot? ( follow the good folx at @mailboxvoters ) ✅ want to learn more about voting resources and systemic oppression that needs change beyond the election? ( link in bio to our full voting resources blog ) 🦟✌🏽🦟✌🏽🦟 orange fly bait by anonymous artist #votethemout #voteasifyourlifedependsonit #voteforthosewhocant

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Here in Georgia, voting in person takes determination…

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Do. Not. Normalize. Long. Voting. Lines. • • • A reminder that “affluent” neighborhoods don’t tend to have 8 hour voting lines. We celebrate the commitment and grit of our people, and we simultaneously condemn the blatant voter suppression we’re seeing. • • • If you encounter long lines at the polls, we want to know about it. Download the NGP app (link in bio) and tap “report a problem at the polls.” That data goes directly to our data team and our legal team, when necessary. • • • Remember: #votersuppression doesn’t always feel malicious. Sometimes it feels like incompetence. Sometimes it feels like mismanagement. Sometimes it feels like a long *ss line.

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It’s a von Trapp! (credit: @randyrainbow)

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This is an open thread, try to have a good Wednesday.

Sunday Reads: SuperSPREADER

Posted: October 11, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: 2020 Elections, Art, Biden Harris 2020, COVID19, Diplomacy Nightmares, Domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, History, morning reads, open thread, Psychopaths in charge, Real Life Horror | 12 Comments

No, that is not a link to The Onion:

In a series of phone calls, President Donald Trump floated a bizarre idea last week from his presidential suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — he wanted to rip open his dress shirt after discharge to reveal a Superman symbol beneath, The New York Times reported Saturday.

He “wanted to appear frail at first,” people with knowledge of the conversations told the Times. But underneath his dress shirt, Trump would wear a Superman T-shirt, which he would reveal by ripping open the top layer of his clothing. He ultimately opted not to go ahead with the stunt. It wasn’t immediately clear why.

I think it is obvious, tRump is clearly crazy coo coo.

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A cartoon by @b_a_bourgeois. #NewYorkerCartoons

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Meanwhile…

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Looking real good RNC

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This seems like a poor choice of outfit

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👀

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Here are a few interesting items, non-political links:

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“The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.” ーAlberto Giacometti Happy birthday to Alberto Giacometti, born on this day, October 10, in Borgonovo, Switzerland. In drawing, painting, and sculpture, Giacometti’s works perceive the grace in form’s most minimal, reducing his subjects to the truth of what they embody. Over the course of his lifetime, against the shifting backdrop of two world wars, and closely involved with the poets, writers, and philosophers of his generation, Giacometti’s figures evolved from Post-Cubism to Surrealism to postwar realism, opening into themes of light and darkness, destruction, and truth. In “L’Homme Qui Marche: Une icône de l’art du XXè siècle,” currently on view at the Institut Giacometti in Paris, all the life-size models of Giacometti’s most famous work, “The Walking Man,” are gathered together in the same exhibition for the first time. Follow the link in our bio to learn more. __________ #AlbertoGiacometti #Gagosian @fondation_giacometti Alberto Giacometti creating "The Walking Man," 1959 © Succession Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti + ADAGP) 2020. Photo: Ernst Scheidegger, courtesy Fondation Giacometti

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The World’s Longest Fossilized Human Footprint Tracks Discovered at White Sands National Park! ⁣ ⁣ This exciting new discovery suggests that over 10,000 years ago, an adult woman (or an adolescent man) and a small child walked quickly for nearly a mile, and then returned from where they came. The adult footprints are continuous, while the child’s prints disappear and reappear periodically, most likely meaning the child was being carried. ⁣ ⁣ These fossilized footprints tell tales of our ancestors so we can imagine what life was like so long ago and understand similarities to our lives today. ⁣ ⁣ Image 1: A panoramic illustration depicting what it was like at White Sands over 10,000 years ago. A woman carrying a young child in a lightning storm with two mammoths in the background./courtesy ofKaren Carr. ⁣ ⁣ Image 2: Trail of fossilized footprints at @whitesandsnps ⁣ #WhiteSands #NPS #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #MegaFauna #Fossils #Paleontology

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This is a quick post, we have already seen a tornado warning tonight…also flash flood warnings, as the remaining parts of Delta pass over Northeast Georgia. I hope everyone takes care…this is an open thread.

Wednesday Reads: What do you know, inhumans can get Covid.

Posted: October 7, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: 2020 Elections, just because | 20 Comments

All kidding aside, this shit is spreading all over DC.

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@aziz_anzabi

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Visit link in bio for full story.

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This is the choice

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someone call the US Council of Catholic Bishops

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Trying to stop the spread

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A little ghost for the season:

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#drawtober day 6: ghost #beartober

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As if all this wasn’t bad enough…Rest In Peace Eddie Van Halen :

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Eddie Van Halen, the innovative guitarist behind the band Van Halen, has died of throat cancer at the age of 65. His son, Wolfgang, confirmed the news on Wednesday afternoon. “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning,” he wrote. “He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift.” Throughout his time leading the band, Van Halen was known for his virtuosity on the electric guitar, blending classical and rock techniques, and inventing wholly new approaches to solos. The band, which released a string of hit albums in the late 1970s and 80s, was one of the first hard rock bands to reach mainstream success and have sold more than 50 million albums. Read more about Van Halen's legacy at the link in bio.

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Also…

Even that song will not lift my spirits, when we have the Madness of King Donnie Covid to face.

One last thought,

This is an open thread.

Stay safe…

Sunday Reads: Memes and More

Posted: October 4, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Afternoon Reads, COVID19, Donald Trump, open thread | 38 Comments

The orange turd, receiving his experimental treatment after testing positive for the Covid 19 virus.

Before we get to the comedy relief, here’s some newsy updates that will peak your interest:

Keep that in mind…

This thread here:

And still, the idiots persist:

Point to be made:

There was a debate last night:

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Yep

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#airmail

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Accurate.

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And I will leave it at that.

Please take care of yourselves…

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