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January 9, 2025
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Heard there was a kerfuffle at the shindig…
https://x.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1877469296038678996
Difficult day for LLR-democratical Rich: The Senate has voted to advance the Laken Riley Act with 60 votes.
Rich is not going to like that. At all.
Maybe Rich will blame that on global warming too, as he did with trying to explain why the New Soviet Democraticals in CA won't clear out excess brush, won't do enough controlled burns, are destroying dams and not filling up reservoirs, cutting fire department budgets to make more funds available for DEI training, refusing to spend funds provided for by bonds supposedly dedicated to fire prevention/support, etc.
Apparently that Mr Global Warming can just walk into a room with dems and make them do irresponsible things.
Who knew?
Are you pretending she has any objection to Free Speech? The only comments she deletes are:
1. Those made by two particular commenters (with at least five user-names between them) who richly deserve to be deleted, as they demonstrate every chance they get.
2. Sometimes those that go way off-topic, especially if they are the first few comments in a thread, to make us focus on the subject.
3. Some comments are randomly deleted by defective blogging software, usually (and very oddly) after they've already appeared, but she is not responsible for that, and the deletions seem to be random.
Claims that she censors any particular band of the political spectrum are obviously false.
She has a point.
A small little girl, on a small little hill.
Outstanding job!
But the hair covered it up nicely.
Ravel Piano Concerto in G for two pianos, one soloist and one doing piano reduced orchestra. Very nice if you know the concerto. The parts are equally difficult.
Soloist Vivian Chen might be the student of accompanist Ji-Hyang Gwak. The soloist is playing from memory and the accompanist is reading music, the former being worthwhile while you wait for an orchestra assignment, but no such prospect for the accompanist.
You don't get to feel you know Gwak because you never see her breasts (choice of presentation style) hidden behind the soloist. Other videos of her as soloist shows it's the indifference style with a nod to normal fashion. She's in one with accompanist reading from music while she as soloist is not, showing that to be usual in piano reductions of concertos.
how did they animate furniture and zombie?
Isn't Ann's birthday on Saturday? If so, best wishes for many more.
Iman posted:
“Heard there was a kerfuffle at the shindig”
I knew that was a fake. Joe Biden doesn’t move that fast.
We will now have ,for the history books(right alongside Benedict Arnold, and the other perps,) our first President with a FELONY CONVICTION. trumps judges said ,NO CAN DO , of course ALITO .......( a real criminal second to only Thomas. My grandkids ,kids will read about this guy in history class long after im taking a dirt nap,(most here also the old trumpers)Roberts pulls the plug. Court says RULE OF LAW applies to the orange guy also...5/4 again ..same crap....
Trump will be sentenced Friday.
“ Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Sentencing
Donald J. Trump is scheduled to face a New York judge on Friday morning after being convicted of 34 felonies. His punishment will be largely symbolic” (NYT)
Now that Merchan has fooled everyone into thinking there will be no penalty, he is free to sentence Trump to jail. We have passed the event horizon perhaps?
Can anyone tell me why Trump or any of his supporters should pay the slightest degree of respect to the the institutions and "norms" that the political establishment pretends are entitled to it?
Deleting comments that Richly deserve to be deleted is entirely within a blog-hostess's rights and perquisites, but nonetheless does indicate some degree of objection to certain sorts of Free Speech. As does her oft-repeated objection to words ending in -igger. That's why we all use "larger" to indicate that one thing is more big than another. "biggest" is OK.
Ehhhhhhh ..... I think she could use some more hair. Maybe she makes up for it in other locations.
"The country rots from the courts." Ok, that's not the saying, but it's true. The power of a judgeship attracts the wrong kind of people, and the power to appoint judges also attracts the wrong kind of people. I am with Buwaya, we were better off under kings in a lot of ways.
@Althouse, unfortunate. We shall see how “symbolic” it is.
The Presidential funeral today made me ponder how often such things happen. It was 6 years between GHWBush's death and Carter's. There was a 21-year gap between LBJ's death and Nixon's; there weren't ANY former Presidents living at the end of Nixon's term of office. The biggest stretch between Presidential deaths was 26+ years: between Washington (1799) and Jefferson/Adams (1826).
The Supreme Court can't repair stuff that depends on not breaking certain legal conventions. The law can't be the foundation of itself but relies on such conventions. Any intervention would set an illegal precedent and screw up future law.
This is good news. I think most people I know will be surprised that a government institution is working as intended. Everyone is so Trump crazy (either as a hater or a fan, whatever) and believes the "other side" is controlling everything. Let's have some faith in the institutions that are still some of the strongest and resilient in the world.
NY State has to fix it, because it will eventually be used against somebody some people like.
“Governor Newsome, how did you learn that Los Angeles was burning?”
“I smelt it!”
I am trying to find an answer to an important question: if an indictment does not charge a person with violating a specific statute, is the trial judge allowed to instruct the jury to convict on the basis of that statute? Before I come right out in a blog post and say that Trump was convicted of crimes he
was not charged with, I need to be sure that statement is accurate.
About Michelle not coming to Jimmy's funeral, I was reminded of the quote attributed to Yogi Berra. "Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
From Quote Investigator: "In 1987 William Safire who was the language columnist of “The New York Times” asked Yogi Berra about this statement, and Berra denied that he ever made it. Indeed, the jest was circulating before Berra was born.
The earliest evidence known to QI was printed in a novel titled “The Youth of the Period” by J. F. Shaw Kennedy in 1876. The publisher was based in London... :"
Old John Nobbs was one of those present. Going to funerals was quite a mania of his, and he attended every funeral he could for twelve miles round Ledbury.
“Confound it!” John would say, “if I don’t attend other people’s funerals they won’t come to mine.”
Headline: "Olbermann urges fellow liberal to psychologically ‘batter’ conservatives who have fled homes due to LA fire"
People make less sense every day.
@LarsLarson posted on X:
"Those 60 engines sent yesterday [from Oregon] to the Cali fires are not on the fire lines...yet.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/08/oregon-sending-crews-help-battle-los-angeles-area-wildfires/
They've been ordered to submit to a DOT inspection in Sacramento that's scheduled for 4:30 pm today.
If they clear the inspection, they'll THEN be able to drive 400 miles to Pacific Palisades.
Talk about "looking a gift horse in the mouth."
Then, on the way home, they get inspected again, and if they get red tagged, it's "fix it before you can return."
Does liberal stupidity know no bounds?
(I'm still waiting for a return call from @OSFM to explain this nonsense)"
Hohum
Jupiter. Not promoting stupidity isn't censorship. Not all opinions deserve equal consideration because there are an awful lot of opinionated dickheads.
Ya want a hug?
Althouse said: "There is nothing to be sad about here and there is no need to forbid humor."
Funerals in the DR, where I grew up, was where you went to hear the new jokes and new versions of the classics.
Yeah. Well. Every one of those guys who signed The Declaration of Independence was a felon too. So Trump is in good company.
"in 5-4 ruling"
You know if it was Florida burning, the press would all over Gov... what's his names? ass.
I got a present from Amazon. They canceled a scheduled delivery i was going to do tomorrow, due to weather forecast, and they are still going to pay me for it. Like Yakov Smirnoff used to say... 'What a country.'
What a comeback, Rusty. Nicely done.
Headline: "Sen. John Fetterman To Become First Sitting Democratic Senator To Visit Trump At Mar-A-Lago"
Fetterman does John McCain better than John McCain. 😏
There are four Justices who apparently think all past private business conduct is covered by Presidential immunity, and that it extends to state courts.
That seems a far cry from "the President is immune in his official acts in office", which supposedly was their standard.
🤛
A fun fact: the number of stars in our galaxy is approx 3 times the number of humans who have ever lived on earth, 3 x10^11 vs 1.1 x10^11.
It is said that you can have more fun at an Irish funeral than at a Scottish wedding.
Let's consider the question; Does Karen Bass know who owns her? I think it's pretty clear that she knows she is not supposed to open her stupid mouth until her owner tells her what to say. But does she know who that owner is? I'm guessing No. If you bought this stupid whore, would you let her know anything about your business?
So, how does that compare to the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin?
Video: Picture Biden in that hush voice he used to do... "They know how to put the fires out..."
Why the delays? Who knows?
I think the people who own and operate Katie Hobbes, the Governor of Arizona, probably let her know a little more about their affairs. Bass is obviously too stupid to walk and chew gum, but Hobbes is glib.
It turns out, that Hobbes is the product of a program that began back in the 90's, to "develop" "future leaders". Which is to say, to audition people to act as "candidates". I expect she knows that her owners are the cartels. But she is sometimes allowed to speak to the press without explicit instructions. She is a lot smarter than the Bass unit.
Mel Gibson was on Rogan today.
With commentary from Kamala
https://youtu.be/SLPh9H3cfow?feature=shared
For those who are blaming the CA wildfires on climate change, wouldn't it make sense to be more prepared for these disasters instead of less?
That estimate of humans on the planet starts from 20000 years ago. Conservative, that.
Consider that each human body contains roughly 3 x 10 to the thirteenth power of cells. One hundred times the number of stars in the Milky Way. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
is this dare by New York judge? Trump at his mercy / judicial temperament !! what happens if Trump [not] show up?
is this dare by New York judge? Trump at his mercy / judicial temperament !! what happens if Trump [not] show up?
The LA fire is indiscriminate. It fell on the both the rich as well as the poor. link to video making this point from over there
Video: I need to dig out my conspiracy theory hat. Trump about to be inaugurated again in a few days is just coincidence. None of this is linked in any way.
And fake accusations from idiots you keep voting for. Dinky is a dink for thinking anybody cares that you progressives are crying. Cry harder, cry more often, and cry yourself to sleep. Nobody cares. Your side fucked everything up, and we voted for the only guy that isn't going to take your bullshit anymore and fix the things your guys fucked up royally. Enjoy the greatness. Stay in bed and cry for 4 years. Nobody cares anymore.
And he will be YOUR president on January 20th. Enjoy the greatness!!!
Citizen Free Press
@CitizenFreePres
Video shows arson suspect who lit the Kenneth Fire being taken into custody by police. Looks like he has a blow torch of sorts.
We can all relax, Climate Change has finally been caught and arrested.
https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1877616112616997211
Breaking: Trump’s reaction to this decision sounded presidential 🤯
That has to be straightened out. Otherwise prosecutors and judges are going to abuse that ….super wide latitude. Words fail me. I’m not a lawyer.
Thanks DINKY, you make a great point. You are illustrating how TDS created the perception of Trump as having superhuman abilities, and now he's seen as a guy with the powers of a demigod.
Trump is going to have quite the epitaph: Victim of illegal Deep State spying with Crossfire Hurricane and much more, survivor of multiple phony impeachment attempts, survivor of multiple assassination attempts, survivor of state propaganda and coordinated media attacks, and now survivor of multiple phony lawsuits, laws that were changed just for him, and punishments for non-crimes.
This conviction will be a badge of proof, and point directly back at the perpetrators. Consider how Christians adopted the cross/death of their leader as their symbol. Consider what King Charles II of England did to the people who killed his father, King Charles I, in the 1600s.
Add this conviction to Trump's iconic mug shot and his assassination fist in the air -- these images will be on a future Trump $1,000 bill and many giant golden Trump statues.
Look up the "great man theory" of history. Find a picture of Trump. Realize that YOU caused this.
If Bass opens her mouth she'll have to explain how rampant crime resulted in many fire hydrants being stolen and why fire vehicles were given to Ukraine.
On the bright side, "a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged." Many Californians have been mugged by their leaders. The force may return to its proper balance too.
It's too quiet.
I’ve been thinking the same. If climate change is real, green energy is a long term fix. You need to be prepared today. Clear the fucking under brush today. Build more dams. Do more preemptive burns. Basically all the shit Trump told Newsom to do years ago.
I remember one time in Vermont, in a small city with a rail yard, a derailment happened and the risk of a chemical spill caused the evacuation of a the whole town. The piece of equipment required to right the car was in Buffalo, NY. Its owners put in on the road immediately, it got held up for eight hours by the State Police on the NYS Thruway for lack of permits while the city remained evacuated.
"Let's have some faith in the institutions"
Yes, it's impossible that a judge could act out of malice toward anybody. It's never happened in the history of courts that a government has abused one in order to punish a political rival. Ever. Not once. If it happened in some other country, well, we have magic dirt here. Just ask the Indians how magical the dirt is, they will tell you.
"Larger" can be tricky, especially when describing rocks.
Molon labe?
Sure. There were no wealthy liberals living in the Palisades.
(Perhaps fewer today, having been mugged by reality).
The ignorance and idiocy demonstrated by the commenters on Reddit is more frightening than the explosion.
Friendly fire is always tragic....
‘Pizzagate’ gunman fatally shot by police outside Charlotte in traffic stop ~ The Charlotte Observer
"The Salisbury man who died Monday after he was shot by two Kannapolis police officers over the weekend was the ‘Pizzagate’ gunman arrested in Washington, D.C., in 2016 after he terrified people with a loaded AR-15 inside a restaurant. Edgar Maddison Welch, the man killed, made national headlines in 2016 when he entered Comet Ping Pong, a pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C., armed with an assault rifle and loaded revolver. He drove from Salisbury to the nation’s capital in search of an alleged child sex ring linked to Hillary Clinton — something he learned about from a fake news story."
Molon labia!
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