1/. "Tax the rich" is incredibly popular, that's why the oligarchy is fighting Biden desperately....
Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
When Donald Trump ran for president in 2016, he repeatedly said he would raise taxes on rich people like himself. “I do very well. I don’t mind paying a little more in taxes,” he said in 2015. When he unveiled his plan that year, he proclaimed, “It’s going to cost me a fortune, which is actually true.” He continued to insist this in 2016. “I am willing to pay more, and you know what, the wealthy are willing to pay more,” Trump told ABC’s This Week. This promise was key to Trump’s appeal to swing voters. It was the proof point in his self-declared presentation as a rich man sacrificing his self-interest to help the little people.
2/. Powerful new ad from Meidas Touch.....the current wisdom is that even an ad this good won't do anything to change Trumpies's
minds, but it sure makes us feel better....
3/. This is interesting, because cruise lines are saying "if you're vaccinated, you can cruise" and DeSantis is saying businesses
cannot require their customers to be vaccinated....instant conflict.
In the United States, flights are filling up, hotels are getting booked, vacation rentals are selling out and car rental companies are facing a shortage because of spiking demand.
But one sector remains stalled: the cruise industry. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/
4/. Boy is this one true....
5/. Bill Maher with his New Rules...."Give It To Me Straight Doc"....
6/. An important book about the food industry and Big Ag.....
The global, industrialized food system faces increasing scrutiny for its environmental impact, given its voracious appetite for land is linked to mass deforestation, water pollution and a sizable chunkof the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The implied trade-off has been that advances in agriculture have greatly reduced hunger and driven societies out of poverty due to improved productivity and efficiencies. But Mark Bittman, the American food author and journalist, argues in his new book Animal, Vegetable, Junk that these supposed benefits are largely illusionary.
7/. Florida's laws are even worse.....
8/. The SNL cold open from two weeks ago set in a Minnesota TV station.....a good one! Of course you know the result, but the
cast plays this perfectly....five very funny minutes...
9/. This is a disgusting, horrible story about two awful people....if you are sensitive don't read this about the NRA's
scumbag in chief Wayne Lapierre and his bloodthirsty wife butchering elephants....
After the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in 2012, Wayne LaPierre, the head of the National Rifle Association, told Americans agitating for new gun regulations, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” Less than a year later, LaPierre and his wife, Susan, travelled to Botswana’s Okavango Delta, where they hoped to show N.R.A. members that they had the grit to take on a different adversary: African bush elephants, the largest land mammals on Earth. The trip was filmed by a crew from “Under Wild Skies,” an N.R.A.-sponsored television series that was meant to boost the organization’s profile among hunters—a key element of its donor base.
10/. Did your Florida insurance go up this year? Get ready, there's more coming.....
“I was flabbergasted,” said Karlos Horn, a 35-year-old law student who owns a four-bedroom, single-family home in Hendry County, Florida. He said his premium doubled to $200 per month last August.
That is equivalent to half of his $400 mortgage payment and the largest increase in his five years as an owner.
Florida’s property insurance market, which collected $56.6 billion in premiums during 2019, is unique and covers complex risks including devastating hurricanes and the impact of climate change. Many insurers left the state after suffering big losses from hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in 2005, leaving about 60 small and mid-sized firms underwriting property policies there today.
11/. Roy Wood on the Daily Show on Donald Trump Jr's "Unsolved Mystery" lack of self awareness....nicely done, three minutes....
12/ Did you read about the cops that arrested a woman with dementia and broke her arm, then laughed about it?
Thought not.....and as a follow up the three cops have resigned....
New footage has been released that shows the disturbing aftermath of the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman, believed to suffer from dementia, after she left a Walmart store in Colorado last June.
13/. The Man With two voices.....the winner of "Philippines Got Talent" performs on America's Got Talent...really unusual....
14/. How Florida's invasive species are steadily moving northwards.....
Rest easy: You are safe from the Burmese python. The invasive constrictors show little interest in moving beyond the Florida Everglades, where they are eating their way through the food web. It’s no surprise that they get more attention than other invasive species — a snake that grows up to 20 feet long and can theoretically ingest a small human makes for good headlines. But the pythons are mostly limited to that South Florida sawgrass. Unless you live next door, you will not cross paths with one anytime soon.
16/. Remember the girl who put gorilla glue in her hair? She should sue!
Three silly but amusing minutes from SNL and Regina King....
17/. If you liked GOThrones, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, you may want to
look at this series from Netflix...
A fantasy series like Netflix's "Shadow and Bone" may not be critic proof, but it's accurate to call it resistant to curmudgeonry. Defiant, even. Such is the way of franchise titles based on popular books, which is why so many studios are swooping in to claim the broadcast or film rights. Bestsellers bring along a built-in audience, and where they go others will follow.
18/. Tilda Swinton in a half hour short film from Pedro Almodovar...."Human Voice"....
The critic from Rolling Stone loves it....
Today's video - Will Ferrell the wild animal expert on the Colbert show....I've watched this three times, and it just gets funnier.....
Today's Polish joke
Peter Olivesky worked in a famous Polish pickle factory. For many years hehad a powerful desire to put his penis in the pickle slicer .Unable to stand it any longer, he sought professional help from the factorypsychologist.After six months, the therapist gave up.He advised Peter to go ahead and do it or he would probably neverhave any peace of mind.The next day Peter came home from work veryearly. His wife, Mary, became alarmed and wanted to know what hadhappened.Pete tearfully confessed his tormenting desire to put hispenis in the pickle slicer. He went on to explain that today he finallywent ahead and did it and was immediately fired.Mary gasped and ran over to her husband.She quickly yanked down his pants and shorts only to find a normal,completely intact penis.She looked up and said, "I don't understand. What about the pickle slicer?"Pete replied, "I think she got fired, too."
Today's British joke
Sometimes it does take a rocket scientist!
Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch standard 4 pound
dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space
Shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the
frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of
the windshields.
Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch standard 4 pound
dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space
Shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the
frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of
the windshields.
British engineers heard about the gun and were eager to test it on the
windshields of their new high speed trains. Arrangements were made, and
a gun was sent to the British engineers.
WHEN THE GUN WAS FIRED, THE ENGINEERS STOOD SHOCKED AS
THE CHICKEN HURLED OUT OF THE BARREL, CRASHED INTO THE
SHATTERPROOF SHIELD, SMASHED IT TO
SMITHEREENS, BLASTED THROUGH THE CONTROL CONSOLE,
SNAPPED THE ENGINEER'S BACK-REST IN TWO, AND EMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE BACK WALL
OF THE CABIN, LIKE AN ARROW SHOT FROM A BOW.
THE HORRIFIED BRITS SENT NASA THE DISASTROUS
RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT, ALONG WITH THE DESIGNS OF THE WINDSHIELD
AND BEGGED THE U.S. SCIENTISTS FOR SUGGESTIONS.
NASA RESPONDED WITH A ONE-LINE MEMO :
"DEFROST THE CHICKEN."
windshields of their new high speed trains. Arrangements were made, and
a gun was sent to the British engineers.
WHEN THE GUN WAS FIRED, THE ENGINEERS STOOD SHOCKED AS
THE CHICKEN HURLED OUT OF THE BARREL, CRASHED INTO THE
SHATTERPROOF SHIELD, SMASHED IT TO
SMITHEREENS, BLASTED THROUGH THE CONTROL CONSOLE,
SNAPPED THE ENGINEER'S BACK-REST IN TWO, AND EMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE BACK WALL
OF THE CABIN, LIKE AN ARROW SHOT FROM A BOW.
THE HORRIFIED BRITS SENT NASA THE DISASTROUS
RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT, ALONG WITH THE DESIGNS OF THE WINDSHIELD
AND BEGGED THE U.S. SCIENTISTS FOR SUGGESTIONS.
NASA RESPONDED WITH A ONE-LINE MEMO :
"DEFROST THE CHICKEN."
Today's kiddie joke
A 6 year old and a 4 year old are raking the yard.
The 6 year old asks, "You know what? I think it's about time we started learning to cuss.
"The 4 year old nods his head in approval.
The 6 year old continues, "When we go in for breakfast, I'm gonna say something with hell and you say something with ass."
The 4 year old agrees with enthusiasm.
When the mother walks into the kitchen and asks the 6 year old what he wants for breakfast, he replies, "Aw, hell, Mom, I guess I'll have some Cheerios.
WHACK!
He flies out of his chair, tumbles across the kitchen floor, gets up, and runs upstairs crying his eyes out, with his mother in hot pursuit, slapping his rear with every step.
His mom locks him in his room and shouts, "You can stay there until I let you out!"
She then comes back downstairs, looks at the 4 year old and asks with a stern voice, "And what do YOU want for breakfast, young man?"
"I don't know," he blubbers, "but you can bet your fat ass it won't be Cheerios!"
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