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169 responses to “Sandbox – 28may23”
Aah, now that’s a good question.
Is it better looked at as individual events or as a general theme?
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Babylon Bee o’ the Day.
https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1662896595623464963
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re the B.B. joke – I say acting awards all around for the pols and the news media for acting like all this “debt ceiling crises/fake budget cutting/killing children scare” crap actually ends up meaning anything.
I’m soooo glad the “crises” is over and I can breathe again. (sarc off)
Fie on them all.
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I’m glad its over as well Scott. Biden made the Repubs look like real idiots and is leaving them to squabble with each other. What a hoot.
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Punchy is an idiot.
Biden can’t think his way past the next pudding cup.
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Speaking of debt – has Newsom informed his serfs about this?
“$139 Dollars A Second: That’s How Much the EDD Will Borrow TODAY…”
“In recent weeks, the EDD has been paying out about $130 million in benefits per week. It has been borrowing about $84 million a week, or about two-thirds of the amount it paid out, to cover costs.
In other words, the EDD made a debt payment and then immediately started increasing the remaining debt.”
And –
“…no, the EDD did not respond to questions regarding the matter and, yes, the questions are at the bottom of the story.”
It gets better –
“That means – because the EDD keeps borrowing – that tax money being paid by California businesses to pay down the EDD debt is being given to the EDD to increase the debt at the same time.
Whether that qualifies it as a triple tax or a circular tax or some type of pan-dimensional meta-tax is unclear.”
A pan-dimensional meta-tax.
I like that phrase.
How, uh, ‘progressive’!
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/139-dollars-a-second-thats-how-much-the-edd-will-borrow-today/
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Paul 7:52 – ” Biden made the Repubs look like real idiots…”
Paul is the real idiot…
Let’s see here –
“Biden and his top advisers have repeatedly indicated that they will reject demands from the new GOP majority in the House of Representatives to link increasing the debt ceiling with cutting federal spending. Instead, Biden is insisting that Congress pass a clean debt-ceiling increase, with no conditions attached.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/01/biden-debt-ceiling-negotiation-republicans-congress-obama/672858/
So, it turns out Biden’s big bad stance was a loser.
Paul – “Trump, Trump…”
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…..and speaking of Green Libertarians ™
It’s Biden……by definition it’s stupid and counterproductive. That’s been his entire career in government. No wonder psul likes him so much.
Kindred spirits.
https://mishtalk.com/economics/bidens-solar-push-is-destroying-the-desert-and-releasing-stored-carbon
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psul: “Biden made the Repubs look like real idiots and is leaving them to squabble with each other.”
That’s sure a fancy way to say “the bureaucracy got the bureaucracy to agree with itself”.
A culture based on having dessert first seems like the perfect place for everyone I think. There’s something exhilarating about being on a handcart to hell.
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re: 🐠 @ 5:00AM
Pretending the battery problem doesn’t exist, how much solar to equal a nuclear plant. Maybe 25 square miles? I wonder what 15 GWh of battery (a day’s worth) looks like.
My guess is that the future of solar will be to push the problem off onto homeowners. There’s a lot less PG&E capital expenditure in having the Great State of California change building code. Good luck in foggy coastal areas, but then cities always grab resources from the country, and these days they send little back of value.
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re fish 5:00 – Well, yeah – but the grift is endless.
And don’t forget we are in a CLIMATE EMERGENCY!!!!
C’mon, man!
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scenes 7:02 – “That’s sure a fancy way to say “the bureaucracy got the bureaucracy to agree with itself”.”
But they did put on a nice show for a while.
Now…
Back to the CLIMATE EMERGENCY!!
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re: Scotto@8:23AM
In the meantime, between emergencies, we can celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Month. That covers over 1/2 the planet but everyone needs a special trophy. Judging from the hodgepodge of people involved I guess that they all look alike to the folks who invent these things.
Next up, International Left Handed People Week. For years, we have been ignored by the makers of column-shift cars and scissors manufacturers. Time for a rally.
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Now, June is LGBTQLMNOP month.
I’m thinking banners on lightpoles, speeches by County Stupidvisers, a proper parade with Gay Men In History. Statues of Hadrian, DaVinci, Ernst Röhm, a little something for everyone.
National Ice Cream Month is coming up.
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scenes – “Time for a rally.”
Oh, hell no! I had to learn how to use scissors backwards, smear my handwriting when it was hot in the classroom and contort my body in college with those one-sided desks. I say burn it all down!
Sinister, indeed!
International Left Handers Day August 13th – mark your calendars.
Ah, shit!
This year it falls on the second Sunday in August –
https://nationaltoday.com/gay-uncles-day/
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It’s funny how far the rot has advanced. Rust never sleeps I guess.
“At High School Debates, Debate Is No Longer Allowed
At national tournaments, judges are making their stances clear: students who argue ‘capitalism can reduce poverty’ or ‘Israel has a right to defend itself’ will lose—no questions asked.”
https://www.thefp.com/p/judges-ruin-high-school-debate-tournaments
The article’s links are worth a look.
I thank my lucky stars every day that The Left lacks anyone with charisma, retail or wholesale. We’d be in the soup if that was true.
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I think I need a little help here, and who better than the people on the adjacent barstools. I invite even the bolshies to weigh in.
Reading the Der Union this morning, this took up half of a full page.
https://www.theunion.com/lifestyles/savannah-hanson-beyond-the-predator/article_0419553a-fb4a-11ed-89de-67deb045aa63.html
What in the hell does it mean? Am I feeble-minded? I need a tl;dr or something I guess.
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Yes, the rot has advanced,
“Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today. Best economy in decades, lowest unemployment numbers for Blacks and Hispanics EVER (& women in 18years), rebuilding our Military and so much more. Nice!” Trump 2018
2023 Trump,
“But especially to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the country they love, and to those in line of a very different, but equally dangerous fire, stopping the threats of the terrorists, misfits and lunatic thugs who are working feverishly from within to overturn and destroy our once great country, which has never been in greater peril than it is right now. We must stop the communists, Marxists and fascist ‘pigs’ at every turn and, Make America Great Again!”
MAGA
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Posted by: scenes | 30 May 2023 at 07:49 AM
Reading the Der Union this morning, this took up half of a full page
Hey…..those column inches aren’t going to fill themselves……and while I it found it all little more than the usual standard new age spiritual bafflegab it’s still better than reading the latest from psulbot.
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“I see dead people”
-The Sixth Sense
“I draw white people”
-RL Crabb
No, Darth Vader didn’t count.
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“We must stop the communists, Marxists and fascist ‘pigs’ at every turn”
So “Cereal”, you want to help communists, Marxists and fascists along?
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Yo, Gregory,
You forgot Maoists.
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Another gun loving libertarian free marketeer taken off the streets,
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0f4jUrxgNRw6UjEq8GsK1hKMMF8bVEuxsbqeM1JNo2eAMgJeCrkGRVPxPYEvgeqbvl&id=100064556774669&mibextid=Nif5oz
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“President Joe Biden was asked on Monday if he or any other future president should consider a pardon for Donald Trump, who is facing potential federal charges in the classified documents probe.
Biden didn’t provide much in the way of an answer ― yet managed to speak volumes at the same time.
The question came from Peter Doocy of Fox News.
“Did you see that Ron DeSantis said that if he became president he would pardon Trump?” Doocy asked. “Where are you on the idea of presidents pardoning Trump?”
Biden chuckled, waved and walked away.
“I’ll see you guys,” he said over his shoulder. “Great question.”
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re: Cerealiar @ 12:14pm
Guardians of the Galaxy III must be a hella bad movie. My suggestion is to make that specific rifle illegal in California.
re: Gregory@11:37 “So “Cereal”, you want to help communists, Marxists and fascists along?”
Of course. So far as I can tell, most of the point of those belief systems is to allow gracile men to obtain status. Trotsky or Himmler would have been working at H&R Block otherwise.
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Posted by: Cereal Liar | 30 May 2023 at 12:14 PM
Thank you for that cereal….it always cracks me up when progressives quote the constitution.
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Serial Liar 12:14 – Nope. He was like a lot of the FBI and IRS folks that think they can ignore the law.
Too bad the local sheriffs can’t move in on the Fibbies like they did with this drug peddler.
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“I draw white people”
-RL Crabb
I’d say it’s mostly the nature of the medium.
https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/4319514_168225pol4jpg6d4644aa45943414af4e9a4f01d3ffea_jpege351817671a07db9011d3f7657fd452b
I appreciate the problem of the editorial cartoonist. Both funny/insightful gags and decent caricatures are a tough nut. Bummer that Jeff MacNelly died so young. Strips generally are sort of a wasteland anymore. I think that to be a Winsor McCay, you actually have to earn your keep as an illustrator for some time just to get the hand skills.
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Serial liar, 1214p
Did you learn to lie at the J-school at Northwestern, or does it just come naturally to you?
There is nothing libertarian about carrying loaded weapons while transporting drugs for sale. Shame on you.
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scenes 1232p
Of course, that specific rifle WAS banned in California 33 years ago. The ban is currently on death watch, with a ruling to overturn it expected any day now from Federal Judge Roger Benitez.
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Gregory, you forgot Maoism (the latest scary word of the week being pushed to the MAGA mainstream).
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Posted by: Cereal Liar | 30 May 2023 at 01:50 PM
Yeah….MAGA too! That word even scared Joey Diapers.
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Serial liar, 150p
Maoist is but a flavor of Marx. I thought you knew that, Serial.
“Marx! Mao! Marcuse!”
-a cheer heard in Berkeley in the 60’s and 70’s
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You would know, Gregory.
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Feel free to dispute anything I write, but please, be specific, Jeff/Cereal.
Marx, Mao, Marcuse. Ever see those words before, in that order?
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“Gregory, you forgot Maoism (the latest scary word of the week being pushed to the MAGA mainstream).”
-Jeff/Cerial Liar
I’ve owned an offical copy of Quotations from Chairman Mao for 50 years. In English, printed in Communist China. Bought it at the Huntley Bookstore in Claremont for a buck. A gaggle of Chinese co-workers were amazed… “Where did you get this?”… it was, they assured me, identical to the version they were carrying at the time, except for the language. A translucent red plastic cover, quality paper, onion skin paper facing the pages with photos. 50 years later, the paper shows no sign of burning from acid content of the pages.
I’m not afraid of Marx or Mao, Jeff. Boo!
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Gregory: “Of course, that specific rifle WAS banned in California 33 years ago.”
At least there was some try for accuracy by stating that in the article. Thankfully, we were spared the ‘high powered’ rifle business given that there’s not much in the way of rifles that are lower powered.
Dunno what the proper police response is. Their tendency is to load up every last thing they can think of, but that’s probably to serve as a chip for a plea bargain.
It’s funny how little difference it all makes. I just looked up the FBI firearms murders for Arizona and California (2019) and divided it into the population that year. The numbers are practically identical. CA has beaucoup rather mysterious rules. AZ allows concealed carry without a license, open carry without a license, legal NFA guns, no background checks for private sales, Castle Doctrine, no stupid black gun rules, etc.
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re: Gregory@3:22
Say, that’s cool. I’ll bet there was some official Chinese publishing company that churned them out in 100 languages for a bit.
I’ve always wanted a Gaddafi Green Book in English to check out. Maybe the old man had something useful to say before Hillary and The Gang had him sodomized to death with a broom handle leaving the utopia that is Libya today.
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5.56 NATO, the standard ammunition for an AR-15, isn’t even “high powered” enough for deer hunting in a number of states, I think including Kalifornia.
I am looking forward to buying an AR-15 soon… in 6.5 Grendel, that is high powered enough for deer hunting. And accurate enough for target shooting with low felt recoil.
Boo!
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scenes 350p
That would be “People’s Press”
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Serial Liar – “the latest scary word of the week being pushed to the MAGA mainstream”
That’s hilarious! How many times do I see the Dems use their fav scary label “NAZI” at anyone not totally on board with the latest lefty party line?
But “Maoism” is just too much for Liar’s tender ears.
And since I can’t recall Maoism being “pushed” at me by anyone, I must not be MAGA.
Liar is getting to be the excellent Paul Emery replacement. Shows up with inane BS – shits on himself – calls us names – lays low for a spell.
A fine example of lefty stupidity.
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Yet another Woke definition… perhaps the best:
Woke is Marxism evolved to take on the West.
Thank you, James Lindsay.
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It’s schadenfreudetacular…..
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/chicago-sees-deadliest-memorial-day-weekend-8-years-despite-hundreds-yellow-vested
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5:42 – “despite”?
More like “because of”
Here’s a pro tip: When you signal to violent animals that you won’t be suppressing their actions with any meaningful deterrence…
“no worse – there is none.”
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Again 5:42
An interesting note is that Drudge kinda forgot to mention that about Chicago but had a link to an article about a shoot-em-up in Florida with black gang members except they forgot to mention the shooters were not Amish.
Any news that can be slanted bad about Florida is suddenly popping up on Drudge.
I laughed about the story that “gays are leaving Florida”.
Yeah – Uhaul keeps track of the sexual activity of the folks renting their trucks and trailers.
C’mon, man!
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OK, it’s the sandbox so here’s a good example of something completely different.
https://getpocket.com/collections/its-not-just-burnout-how-grind-culture-failed-women?utm_source=pocket-newtab
“…many women are considering an alternative to relentless ambition and are exploring what a life of “ease” might look like.”
Ah, really? Like – “I’m sorta sexually attractive and some dope will pay for everything”?
Money quote:
“Leaning into ease isn’t about laziness or a refusal of productivity. It’s simply a rallying cry to attempt to center something new: Ourselves.”
Camille Paglia is laughing her ass off.
Turns out Gloria Steinem and the rest are full of shit. Reality bites — everytime.
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I just have to post one more quote from the article previously cited.
It’s a winner fer sure:
“But burnout is not only about work; it’s about the flaws in our approach to work and the low value our full lives hold in the scheme of capitalism. So it makes sense that as we battle the complexities of equal pay, maternal rights, healthcare rights, and the layers of racism, sexism, and misogyny that overlay these issues, many women are considering an alternative to relentless ambition and are exploring what a life of “ease” might look like.”
Baby, sweetie, honey – your “full life” is actually worthless to me.
And most everyone else.
This is not about capitalism – it’s just that you produce nothing of value.
Well – humor – to a point.
Humans evolved along a certain path for eons. You are free to diverge, but please don’t blame your finding yourself in a tent on a side walk on capitalism.
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Who knew the chronicle was trying to be the new BB –
https://www.foxnews.com/media/san-francisco-paper-says-arguments-against-biological-males-female-sports-little-basis-science?dicbo=v2-5daxH4e
😉
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Posted by: Don Bessee | 30 May 2023 at 08:56 PM
Remember Don ……the industry told you…..it’s not about news, or information, or examining a particular issue from different perspectives, it’s about open advocacy now!
No need to waste time paying attention to the media…..err….marketing department anymore.
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from the SF Chron article:
“”Attacks on trans athletes have little basis in science,” the Chronicle claimed in a piece published Friday in the Science section.”
See? – the “attacks”.
They didn’t say that the lowest rated NBA team wouldn’t annihilate the top rated WNBA team before the first half – they said “the attacks”
And the “attacks” can be carefully scripted to include Billy Jean King beating Bobby Riggs and so forth.
The folks that write this crap will never have to put their money on the line.
Ever.
We notice the usual loud mouths on the left are silent now.
After all, their wives/identify as female house mates are beating the crap out of them anyway.
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