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December 15, 2023

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Mason G said...: From The San Francisco Examiner:

San Francisco’s first-ever Office of Reparations is among the programs gutted by Mayor London Breed’s budget cuts.

Funding for the office, which was set to launch this year, was erased as part of Breed’s $75 million cuts to the The City budget in preparation for a major deficit in 2024.

Cue sad trombone.; 12/15/23, 7:11 PM
narciso said...: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12870231/Congressional-staffer-gay-porn-senate-hearing-room.html; 12/15/23, 7:16 PM
William50 said...: The plot thickens...

There Never Was a “New Corona Virus”, There Never Was a Pandemic; 12/15/23, 7:18 PM
narciso said...: https://twitter.com/CabelloAuden/status/1735666576949449168; 12/15/23, 7:28 PM
Gusty Winds said...: Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay $148 Million for "defamation". Giuliani told the truth and accused GA election officials and workers of being in on the GA 2020 voter fraud. The message is, "don't anyone dare accuse us again, or we will ruin you". That's the 2024 set up. Fear is a great motivator.

You think that's fake? Look at all the judges who refused to hear 2020 election fraud cases on procedural grounds or standing. This includes the US Supreme Court. Look at all the Americans who suspected it was real but wanted to just "move on".

So sad. Once America's Mayor, and the guy that brought down the NYC mob, is vilified for telling the truth. Maybe he should have just locked himself in an airplane bathroom on 9/11, like the Mayor of New Orleans Mayor reacting to Katrina.

Get ready for 2024. These people will stop at nothing to hang on to power and cover up everything they've done and want to do. It's not just the Bidens...; 12/15/23, 7:32 PM
William50 said...: So is this what you'd call an "Insertrection"?

Graphic Video: Senate Staffer Caught Filming Gay Sex Tape in Senate Hearing Room; 12/15/23, 7:39 PM
MadTownGuy said...: U. Wisconsin Board of Regents Finally Accepts Deal With Republicans to Reduce DEI Staff in Exchange for Funding

"In a surprising about-face, the Universities of Wisconsin regents approved a deal Wednesday evening with Republican legislators to limit diversity positions at the system’s two dozen campuses in exchange for money to cover staff raises and construction projects.

Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos, who brokered the deal with Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman, tweeted that the plan is the first step in a continuing GOP effort “to eliminate these cancerous DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) practices on UW campuses.”

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued a lengthy statement after the vote saying the regents’ decision has left him disappointed and frustrated. He accused Vos of negotiating by bullying, saying the entire affair was motivated by his disdain for public education at every level. The governor promised that he would “make damn sure” that UW campuses work for everyone.

The regents passed the plan 11-6 during a video conference, capping an ugly five-day episode. The board had previously rejected the deal on a 9-8 vote Saturday amid complaints from Democrats that it would sell out minority and LGBTQ+ students and faculty.

But after a closed-door regents meeting Tuesday led by Rothman, three regents who initially opposed the proposal voted for it Wednesday, including Karen Walsh, Amy Blumenfeld Bogost and Jennifer Staton. They said ahead of Wednesday’s vote that they opposed the plan at first because it needed more deliberation. Since then they’ve had time to review and discuss the deal, they said."; 12/15/23, 8:41 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: In an Op-Ed for The Messenger, constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley revealed what he called a “breathtaking mistake” by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. It was a blunder that might find Joe Biden in hot water.

In response to Hunter Biden’s midday press conference, held strategically on the Senate side of the Capitol, in which Biden announced his intention to defy a House Committee on Oversight subpoena, Jean-Pierre told reporters that the president, “The president was certainly familiar with what his son was going to say.”

Turley believes the comments may prove to be damaging. KJP’s comment, according to Turley, “suggests that the president spoke with his son before his act of contempt and discussed his statement.”

However, this might be an addition to the four charges stated by Turley in congressional testimony and an Op-Ed for The Hill. This episode, in particular, adds another potential charge of obstruction to bribery, conspiracy, and abuse of authority.

Rumble: Link to video; 12/15/23, 8:46 PM
MadTownGuy said...: Mayim Bialik - Jeopardy! Announcement; 12/15/23, 8:47 PM
Creola Soul said...: The brilliant clouds moving across the sky show you the inspiration for the great western song “Ghost Riders In The Sky”.; 12/15/23, 10:03 PM
Mark said...: Gusty, you fail to provide any details of concrete crimes these two committed.

You and Jack Smith are peas of a pod, alleging shit you cannot back up.; 12/15/23, 10:18 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: Florida Woman Shot in the buttock when MRI machine triggers her concealed gun, FDA reports.

"The 57-year-old patient was asked screening questions to see if she had any forbidden, potentially magnetic objects on her person, to which she answered “no,” the report said."

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article283053548.html#storylink=cpy; 12/15/23, 10:19 PM
n.n said...: The board had previously rejected the deal on a 9-8 vote Saturday amid complaints from Democrats that it would sell out minority and LGBTQ+ students and faculty.

Diversity of individuals, minority of one.

Civil unions for all consenting adults. #NoJudgment #NoLabels

#HateLovesAbortion; 12/15/23, 11:06 PM
Jamie said...: I'm still having to scroll right and left to read this blog on my phone because it's displaying in Desktop format - hoping one of our techy commenters will pop into this thread and help me figure it out! My reading glasses are only so good!; 12/15/23, 11:09 PM
gadfly said...: Gusty Winds said...

Giuliani told the truth and accused GA election officials and workers of being in on the GA 2020 voter fraud.

A jury of his peers heard the case against Rudy and ruled in favor of poll workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, awarding them $148M in damages in a federal court in Washington.

Perhaps he should have bailed on Trump after the ridiculous Four Seasons Total Landscaping rally in Philly. His dementia has obviously been in place for a long time.; 12/15/23, 11:09 PM
gadfly said...: Gusty Winds said...

Giuliani told the truth and accused GA election officials and workers of being in on the GA 2020 voter fraud.

A jury of his peers heard the case against Rudy and ruled in favor of poll workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, awarding them $148M in damages in a federal court in Washington.

Perhaps he should have bailed on Trump after the ridiculous Four Seasons Total Landscaping rally in Philly. His dementia has obviously been in place for a long time.; 12/15/23, 11:09 PM
n.n said...: Congressional-staffer-gay-porn-senate-hearing-room

Social progress.; 12/15/23, 11:14 PM
Mary Beth said...: 12/15/23, 7:39 PM

And now he's saying he's "being attacked for who [sic] I love to pursue a political agenda".

It's not whom, it's where. Government buildings are so delicate and so easily defiled. Remember when the Capitol building was desecrated by people wandering around and taking selfies?; 12/15/23, 11:15 PM
Narayanan said...: Q : is this diaspora also; 12/15/23, 11:16 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: “White people think they want the truth, but they don’t. They just want to feel absolved.”

- ‘American Fiction’

They just want to feel absolved - and they want THAT at everyone else's expense, too.; 12/16/23, 12:34 AM
The Crack Emcee said...: Washington’s ban on travel to the US by extremist Jewish settlers who attack Palestinians in the West Bank has one gaping loophole.

American citizens have been at the forefront of the rise of settler violence in the occupied territories, and the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land, but as US passport holders they cannot be barred from their own country.

Many of the estimated 60,000 Americans living in the West Bank outside of occupied East Jerusalem moved to settlements for the lifestyle and have little to do with the Palestinians on whose land they live. But a core of ideologically driven US citizens were at the forefront of building religious settlements on land expropriated from Palestinians while others have led the rise of what has been described as “settler terrorism”.; 12/16/23, 12:38 AM
The Crack Emcee said...: How Alex Batty's mother 'went from law student to 'chaotic' cult member who left her young son in Morocco to live in Bali with a new boyfriend and sent her mother a £500,000 'bill' for 'her use of' Alex'

A wannabe-chiropractor (who was out hawking homeopathic concoctions to idiots in isolated villages) was driving over the French Pyrenees mountain range when he spotted this teen, Alex Batty, walking in the pouring rain, with nothing but a skateboard. The kid was trying to get back to his Grandmother in England. Hadn't seen her since he was 11. He'd been walking for four days.; 12/16/23, 1:27 AM
gadfly said...: Rudy had conceded he made "false" statements by accusing two Georgia election workers of ballot fraud.

Rudy had his lawyer promise to the jury that Rudy would testify and explain the truth.

Nope, he not only failed to personally testify, he put on no defense at all.

Mothers, don’t let your babies ever grow up to be as stupid as $148M.; 12/16/23, 2:55 AM
wendybar said...: What Gusty Winds said @ 7:32 PM. They have those two women on video, but that isn't enough proof for them. We do live in clown world.; 12/16/23, 3:31 AM
wendybar said...: Throw them all in the streets and let them starve to death. Not our problem. If they don't like it....LEAVE!! They SHOULD be deported anyways.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/illegal-border-crossers-complain-about-free-food-theyre/; 12/16/23, 3:59 AM
Tina Trent said...: Maybe I missed it but has anyone heard from Inga?; 12/16/23, 4:00 AM
wendybar said...: Do you really think this is helping Americans?? Progressives hate us. Get used to it. There is a reason for this...they are Cloward and Pivening us. And a lot of the Establishment Republicans are helping.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/border-patrol-agent-when-not-driving-illegals-we/; 12/16/23, 4:03 AM
Drago said...: Why is it that the democraticals/LLR-democraticals that were OUTRAGED over Lauren Boebert for a bit of a makeout scene in a dark theater don't seem upset at all when a couple of US Senate dem aides are having full blown LLR-democratical and Violent Homosexual Rage Rape Fantasist Chuck type of sex (given Chuck's inappropriate Violent Homosexual Rage Rape Fantasy he "shared" re: Rod Dreher) in a Senate Hearing Room and filmed it and then posted it on social media?

Getting some real George Costanza vibes: "Was that wrong?"; 12/16/23, 4:34 AM
Rich said...: GW wrote: 'Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay $148 Million for "defamation"."

Not to worry, Trump has pledged a 1950 Sedan, which he values at $75m to help out Rudy. He is also looking through his sock drawer as Trump thinks there might be a $20m pair of cuff links somewhere…..

Giuliani's life has become a Greek tragedy. According to his bio he started as a Democrat and considered the priesthood before law school. Not without controversy but he helped clean up NYC when serving as Mayor and was admired for his leadership after 9/11. From there to Trump, indictments, looming bankruptcy and, less we forget, Borat 2, is truly tragic.

Even more tragic are the rubes who continue to believe his and Trump's nonsense regarding the 2020 election.; 12/16/23, 5:12 AM
Jersey Fled said...: Any comments about Hunter’s million dollar paintings, which he used to pay his daughter’s child support, Rich?; 12/16/23, 6:52 AM
narciso said...: no he wasn't allowed to present any evidence, thanks for playing Rich,; 12/16/23, 7:11 AM
WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...: Southern border invasion footage. Biden invited them back prior to his "winning" (installation) in 2020. He said in a televised debate to use the asylum system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Q9hYpj7Sw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtAOPR_RaM0

Bidens mob rule government removing barbed wire on Texas border.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq_gMLhFtmQ; 12/16/23, 7:52 AM
tim in vermont said...: Rich is trying to convince us that Mar a Lago is only worth $18 million when Rush Limbaugh’s private home in the same town went for $150 million recently. I guess he thinks he is talking to MSNBC viewers.; 12/16/23, 8:08 AM
tim in vermont said...: Here is one of the "marginalized loser" Nazis in Ukraine speaking on TV

“Maidan would've been a gay parade if not for Nazi influence" . that would be the Right Sector snipers who massacred demonstrators and policemen in Maidan, and used the chaos to violently storm the parliament and overthrow the democratically elected government in Kiev. John McCain cheering them on, BtW.

Another thing he says is that it only takes 8% Nazis to control a political movement. That's because they are not shy about using assassination.; 12/16/23, 8:42 AM
narciso said...: https://twitter.com/Scrollletter/status/1736000227272696281; 12/16/23, 8:51 AM
MadTownGuy said...: RCMP Involved in High-speed Chase with a John Deere Tractor on Highway 1

"On Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, a John Deere tractor was involved in a high-speed chase with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Highway 1. 🚨 🚜 🚓

An RCMP officer executed a PIT maneuver on the tractor, resulting in it flipping over. This incident was part of a protest against the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, with the tractor displaying a "STOP SOGI" flag. The driver of the tractor was arrested and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries."; 12/16/23, 10:21 AM
MadTownGuy said...: RCMP Involved in High-speed Chase with a John Deere Tractor on Highway 1

"On Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, a John Deere tractor was involved in a high-speed chase with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Highway 1. 🚨 🚜 🚓

An RCMP officer executed a PIT maneuver on the tractor, resulting in it flipping over. This incident was part of a protest against the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, with the tractor displaying a "STOP SOGI" flag. The driver of the tractor was arrested and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries."; 12/16/23, 10:21 AM
Rich said...: @Tim in VT: Before you MAGA-heads get started, note that this was a jury trial. It was the jury of citizens that awarded these damages based on actual evidence in an actual trial. It was not "Biden weaponizing the judicial system," which is the nonsense I expect you would be spouting.

I’m still waiting for the day when Giuliani finally brings forth the promised evidence to back up his slander and blatant lies? When will Trump bring forth his evidence? Never. They are all liars who tried to tear the Country apart.; 12/16/23, 11:16 AM
Jamie said...: Nothing from inga for many weeks now. I hope she's ok and just taking a break from the wars.; 12/16/23, 11:31 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: Canada is considering changing medical training from expertise to feelings. Their health service has enough problems with quantity services without inordinate delays. Now they want to turn effective health services into crap health services. All in the name of anti-racism, better known as racism.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons believes this neobarbarian balderdash:

“Anti-racism is deeply rooted in anti-oppression, which analyzes the world through the lens of power, including the historical and ongoing structures of racism, white supremacy, settler colonialism, heteropatriarchy, capitalism, ableism, classism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and more. Anti-racism and antioppression call for action on the manifestations of oppression based on race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, immigration status and more. “

Don't get sick in Canada. You're likely to never recover. In fact, Canadian physicians will probably hasten your demise as they implement euthanasian protocols.

Canada has transformed itself into an anti-human, nihilistic hellhole.; 12/16/23, 11:37 AM
Chuck said...: This is a page of open comments, on which no comment from me is posted. (I actually wrote one, directed to Althouse, complaining about Drago's insanely false, insulting, defamatory attacks on me on a separate page. Althouse didn't post my comment.)

And now, here we are with more unprovoked, crazed Drago attacks on me.

These are moderated comments pages?; 12/16/23, 12:27 PM
Lilly, a dog said...: Jamie,
I have an Android phone, so maybe this won't work for your phone.

If you tap on the three dots menu button at the top right, is the "Desktop site" box checked? If it's checked, then uncheck the Desktop site box and reload the page. If that's not it, check in Settings/Site Settings for "Desktop site" and make sure it's "off."; 12/16/23, 12:39 PM
Chuck said...: The Drago comment that prompted me to complain to Althouse (my complaint not posted, which is fine with me), and which I referred to just above, appears to have resulted in Althouse's removing the offending Drago post.

I want to acknowledge that, with my thanks to Althouse.; 12/16/23, 12:39 PM
Rusty said...: I like the last picture. The framing of the tree is excellent.can you tell us what kind of tree.; 12/16/23, 2:23 PM
Iman said...: In through the out door, narciso @7:16pm!; 12/16/23, 2:44 PM
Narr said...: Jamie, if Lilly, a dog's advice doesn't work, try walking thrice widdershins at midnight around the nearest cell tower. You may have to wait until the next full moon.; 12/16/23, 5:23 PM