Althouse: At the Monday Night Café...

December 19, 2022

At the Monday Night Café...

... you can talk about whatever you want.

(Too cold today to go out and get a picture.)

37 comments:

Clyde said...: Post 4 of 15 - Clyde's Top 10 Favorite "New" Songs of 2022
Honorable Mention #2 - Los Straitjackets (Feat. Exene Cervenka) - I'll Go Down Swinging (Sing Along With Los Straitjackets - 2001)

Los Straitjackets is an instrumental rock band from Los Angeles that is primarily known for their surf rock music. Exene Cervenka is part of the punk rock band X, as well as The Knitters. In 2001, Los Straitjackets did an album with various guest performers singing on their songs, and this was my favorite one. The song "I'll Go Down Swinging" was written by country singer Bill Anderson, with the most popular version of the song being Porter Wagoner's recording in 1964.

Los Straitjackets - I'll Go Down Swinging (feat. Exene Cervenka); 12/19/22, 7:18 PM
Humperdink said...: “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” — Barack Obama, October 30, 2008

Barack the Magnificent doesn't hold a candle to what President Assisted Living is doing regarding the invasion from the south.; 12/19/22, 7:49 PM
Gahrie said...: We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.

Personally, I preferred the old United States of America.; 12/19/22, 8:17 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: I Think...

When I'm Allowed

Dr. John Campbell wall poster, available via his YouTube channel, i believe.; 12/19/22, 8:57 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: Matt Taibbi: How the majority of Twitter censorship was decided.

link to video short; 12/19/22, 9:06 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12/19/22, 9:09 PM
Narr said...: Currently reading Mary Roach's "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War." I had seen a few of her talks on CSPAN and knew she was funny, but hadn't read her books. This one is funny despite the extremely gruesome nature of much that she describes--maggots and stinkbombs as well as more than you ever knew about repairing maimed and mangled bodies. If nothing else, if you pay taxes you might want to know where some of them go. (Not enough, or too much? You decide.)

Still working through Klemperer's Journals. Up to August '42, when many of the Jews of Dresden had already been harried into suicide and the more optimistic were hoping for the best at Theresienstadt, the showplace camp. The brutal pettiness of the functionaries of the mighty Turd Reich, and a lot of youngsters, is relieved very little by everyday gestures from regular people, even sometimes cops and soldiers.

Klemperer doesn't spare himself from criticism, and chronicles his own fearful hardening and bitterness, but he also never stops learning and questioning, and making his notes so that posterity could know, even if they couldn't understand.; 12/19/22, 9:13 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: NBC News: "Struggling to crush unrest, Iran turns to public executions"

Voted best comment at r/worldnews : "If the punishment for protesting is the same punishment for killing one of your oppressors…."

Iran can turn very ugly fast.; 12/19/22, 9:17 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: Variety: "Edie Falco Shot ‘Avatar 2’ So Long Ago She Thought It Already Got Released and Flopped: ‘It Hasn’t Come Out Yet?’"; 12/19/22, 9:23 PM
Political Junkie said...: Whose home area is expecting snow on Dec 25? We will be cold here in my part of Texas, but no precip in the forecast.; 12/19/22, 9:24 PM
Old and slow said...: Hell, I'll listen to anything featuring Exene Cervenka! I was a big fan of X back in the day and later the Knitters. This is new to me.; 12/19/22, 9:29 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: meanwhile, Musk is making Twitter great again.; 12/19/22, 9:47 PM
Original Mike said...: Jeez… The FBI was paying Twitter millions to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story.; 12/19/22, 10:01 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: link to picture of a polar bear breathing fire; 12/19/22, 10:03 PM
Mark said...: While I feel for anyone trying to travel, I will admit I am hoping for a full on blizzard in Madison Thurs/Friday.

A half dozen days 'trapped' with my two favorite people, a bunch of gifts, puzzles/board games and some great food with beautiful drifted snow outside sounds like nirvana.; 12/19/22, 10:25 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: The real reason why some people are upset with Musk.

Link to video

Musk turned the ship of censorship around. It was coming.

His contribution will not be recognized in our lifetime.; 12/19/22, 10:39 PM
Saint Croix said...: My parents were drinking Bloody Marys the other day and I asked how did that drink get its name, and nobody knew.

Playing Jeopardy on my phone today, found out in the Potent Potables category that Bloody Mary was a reference to Mary I, the first queen of England. She killed a bunch of people in the Protestant Reformation.

Queen Elizabeth was her half-sister and took over from Mary when she died. Bloody Mary is considered one of the worst rulers of England and Elizabeth was one of the best.

(I'm more of a beer guy).; 12/19/22, 10:57 PM
walter said...: Ian Miller
@ianmSC
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13h
Philadelphia is going to require masks after the holidays, despite a study showing that a school district with masks had exactly the same results as a neighboring one without masks

This is what misinformation from “experts” and media has created, permanently unjustified rules; 12/19/22, 11:23 PM
Nobody said...: Where is the true leadership in washington? People with principles and character, not rabid ideology and extremist policies which ignore the true problems of the common man. The USA is back to taxation without representation, tyrannical and greedy government with faux parties, collecting taxes while oppressing the lowest citizens. Rome is truly burning. Coming to your town soon!; 12/19/22, 11:38 PM
Nobody said...: Where is the true leadership in washington? People with principles and character, not rabid ideology and extremist policies which ignore the true problems of the common man. The USA is back to taxation without representation, tyrannical and greedy government with faux parties, collecting taxes while oppressing the lowest citizens. Rome is truly burning. Coming to your town soon!; 12/19/22, 11:41 PM
Crazy World said...: Fake Barry from Hawaii lol was the worst ever thing to happen in my lifetime, yet he remains in power.
Kari Lake gets her day in court!; 12/20/22, 1:46 AM
gadfly said...: Humperdink said...
“We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” — Barack Obama, October 30, 2008

Barack the Magnificent doesn't hold a candle to what President Assisted Living is doing regarding the invasion from the south.

From The Atlantic:
“Many secrets, no mysteries”: That is the basic rule of all Donald Trump scandals.

There has never been any mystery about what happened on January 6, 2021. As Senator Mitch McConnell said at Trump’s second impeachment trial, “There’s no question—none—that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day.”

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Next comes Special Counsel Jack Smith’s real-world January 6th and Mar-a-Lago investigations followed by Trump's prosecution. The D.C. Grand Jury is already operating.; 12/20/22, 2:05 AM
Kate said...: I know it's far down the Catholic rabbit hole, but this whole defrocking of Father Pavone is pretty weird.; 12/20/22, 3:37 AM
MadTownGuy said...: New Banking GOP Report Reveals How Asset Managers Use Proxy Voting Power to Advance Liberal Policies

"Raises questions about compliance with federal securities and banking laws

Washington, D.C. – Republican staff of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee today released a report detailing how BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard (the “Big Three” asset managers) use shareholder voting power to advance a liberal political agenda.

The staff report, titled “The New Emperors: Responding to the Growing Influence of the Big Three Asset Managers”, explains how the Big Three leverage their ability to vote on behalf of passive index fund investors to promote liberal political priorities such as ESG (environmental, social, and governance) and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies. The report details how the asset managers have used both hard power by directly voting on resolutions and soft forms of influence. For instance, asset managers use “engagements” with corporate executives to change managerial decisions at the company, relying on the implied threat that an asset manager will vote against particular directors or oppose management on controversial shareholder resolutions.

Although federal law requires shareholders with significant equity positions to report on their influence over large public companies, the Big Three rely on an exception meant for passive investors to evade this disclosure—even though the Big Three’s influence is anything but passive. The report also delves into whether the Big Three could be considered bank holding companies. Under federal law, entities exercising “control” over banks are considered to be “bank holding companies.” Such designations would upend the asset managers’ business models.

Staff conclude the report by calling on Congress and regulators to investigate the Big Three’s influence over portfolio companies, examine the Big Three’s compliance with disclosure laws, and enact the INDEX Act to return voting power to true investors."; 12/20/22, 4:41 AM
Humperdink said...: Once the millions of guests from below Rio Grande begin to settle in, our healthcare system will circle the drain at an accelerating rate. Get used to rationing and delays.

Curious what plan the Commie-Pinkos have for the school systems being flooding with elementary age children who do not speak English. Not that they would learn anything anyway.; 12/20/22, 5:38 AM
tim in vermont said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12/20/22, 5:53 AM
tim in vermont said...: "The FBI was paying Twitter millions to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story."

If it was to benefit Trump, gadfly would have no problem cooking up Hatch Act violations to send agents to prison. I have no doubt that if they can get any remotely plausible, however far-fetched theory of a crime, the banana republic prosecutors and juries in DC will have no problem convicting Trump of the crime of defeating Hillary and forcing the FBI to turn into a partisan gestapo for Democrats.; 12/20/22, 5:57 AM
Humperdink said...: @gadfly. Thanks for quoting me. Mystified as to the connection with your comment.; 12/20/22, 6:09 AM
wendybar said...: Meanwhile, whilst Progressives are gleefully celebrating, the installed President and his black, gay (the only reason she was given the job, since she SUCKS at it) press secretary are still lying about the border. They know how stupid and gullible their constituents are...

Enjoy the downfall. Obama is smiling from big ear to big ear..he got his wish. The Country is fundamentally transformed...for the worse.

Jean-Pierre: "It would be wrong to think that the border is open. It is not open."; 12/20/22, 6:11 AM
wendybar said...: "Trump was a huge mistake: He was the biggest mistake machine politicians had made in over a century. The success of Trump’s presidency dealt establishment politicians a heavy blow. A second Trump term might kill them, and they know it.""So, be prepared to hear nothing about Trump’s candidacy, nothing about his massive rallies, nothing about the unwavering enthusiasm of his supporters. Be prepared to hear only one thing: That the “people” don’t want him. But don’t believe it. Remember which people are doing the talking."

https://amgreatness.com/2022/12/19/trump-was-a-mistake/; 12/20/22, 6:34 AM
wendybar said...: Rogan O’Handley 🇺🇸
@DC_Draino
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Dec 17
Welp, now we know why AG Barr and FBI Director Wray never conducted any investigations into 2020 election fraud

They were running it

#TwitterFiles; 12/20/22, 6:59 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: Snow on Thursday, high 24. Rain on Christmas, high 51.; 12/20/22, 7:25 AM
Scott Patton said...: Should I abide by the results of this poll?; 12/20/22, 7:48 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: UNC is sponsoring a fellowship for BIPOC only, Whites need not apply. Since I have such great respect for such fellowships, I applied. I encourage everyone here to do the same thing. Filling out the forms takes about 5 minutes. Be creative.; 12/20/22, 8:03 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: "COUP D’ETAT-O-RAMA! The FBI tried to oust Trump from office with a bogus claim that he colluded with Russia during the 2016 election. When that failed, they went to bat for Joe Biden just before the 2020 election by attempting to squelch the Hunter Biden laptop story."

When Trump wouldn't go quietly into the night, they staged a riot on January 6th. With the connivance of Nancy Pelosi who failed to properly staff and equip the Capitol Police on that day.

The FBI: We decide who should be president.; 12/20/22, 8:22 AM
wendybar said...: "This brings us back full circle. How do we explain to our children and grandchildren what is important in our lives — what we have lost, and how our culture has corrupted us?"

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/12/reflections_of_a_babyboomer.html; 12/20/22, 9:31 AM
Brylinski said...: "A Twitter employee wrote in a February 2020 email that the company's Safety, Content & Law Enforcement (SCALE) had 'collected $3,415,323' in less than two years from the FBI for 'law-enforcement related projects.'"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11558251/FBI-paid-Twitter-3M-devoting-staff-processing-requests.html

Personally, I would like to know how much the FBI paid Google and Facebook.; 12/20/22, 3:17 PM