Note - as of 5PM Saturday the Times and WaPo websites have been hacked by the Syrian Army, so there are three stories [11. 17. 18]
in this DDD that you can pull up tomorrow or whenever.....
1/ Abortion rights are going to be banned over half the US, and the response from Democrats has been......blah,
that's yesterday's news.
We need a leader with a spine.........
‘The White House had no strategy for abortion rights, but they did find time to scold frightened pro-choice voters who protested.’ Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image he Democrats have no plan. On Wednesday, just over a week after Politico published a leaked draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s forthcoming majority opinion in Dobbs v Jackson, which will overrule Roe v Wade next month, the Senate did the only thing they could think to do: they voted on the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill to codify a federal right to abortion.
2/ And here's where the anti-abortion case is coming from....
3/ John Oliver with some excellent comedic reporting on utilities, and how corrupt
our energy system is.....
4/ Some races you may not be aware of blew off the Joe Manchin wing of the Democratic Party....
A REPUBLICAN-BACKED super PAC on Tuesday fell short in its bid to intervene in a Democratic primary against Pennsylvania state Rep. Summer Lee, a 34-year-old Black woman and rising star in the party, who fended off a tsunami of outside money to best anti-union attorney Steve Irwin. The spending, from a GOP-backed super PAC linked to AIPAC — the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — left Irwin behind by less than 1,000 votes.
5/ This toon is so f##ing true.....our outrage doesn't last....
6/ One of our alert readers sent in this page from the spice company Penzey's website, and it seems the owner
has had enough.....his message is extremely well written, and certainly resonated with me....
This is a brave company, so if you need spices....
About Republicans
As we’ve now said on our first-ever About Us page on our website, there’s something unique about humankind’s relationship with spices that time and again have caused spices to be a driving force for change. We live in a time calling out for change and for solutions to the very real problems our country and our planet face. There’s two very different futures ahead for us totally dependent on whether we solve these problems or not. With so much at stake we feel obligated to use the unique position spices hold in our lives to try to help promote the solutions to these problems as best we can.
7/ The Buffalo shooter isn't an anomaly - he's in the mainstream of the Tucker Carlson
wing of the Republican party....
There’s no such thing as a lone wolf — an appellation often given, in error, to terrorists who act alone, particularly those of the white supremacist variety. There are only those people who, fed a steady diet of violent propaganda and stochastic terror, take annihilatory rhetoric to its logical conclusion.
8/ Samantha Bee with an excellent, powerful five minutes on abortion rights....ladies, a must watch....
Really, really good....
9/ The always challenging Andrew Sullivan with a most interesting piece, where he says the left's obsession with labelling minorities
has led to whites banding together in response....
More than a few grains of truth here....
The MSM rushed last weekend to explain the previously obscure conspiracy theory that motivated a mass-murderer on a shooting spree in a black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. We didn’t get to read the warped “manifesto” of the mass shooter, but we were told about its account of “Great Replacement Theory.” It posits that a shadowy, global elite (in this case — surprise! — Jewish) is deliberately fostering mass non-white immigration to dilute the voting power of white Americans. The goal is a minority-majority country in which the Republican Party is doomed by inexorable racial demographics, and a whole new multiracial society can be built on the smoldering ruins of “white supremacy.”
10/ SNL's "American Inventor"....worth the five minutes for a deadpan Steve Martin....
11/ Paul Krugman explains the crypto crash in clear and simple language......
12/ This SNL skit is a little far fetched.....or is it? Mildly amusing....5 minutes....
13/ The always insightful Bob Lefsetz tells us what will happen with Musk/Twitter, and other philosophical musings......
Free speech!
That’s already out of the headlines, we’re back to Russia/Ukraine all the time.
Did you know there were anti-abortion protests over the weekend?
I only knew because of a very short article deep into the pages of the “Wall Street Journal” and a slightly longer piece in the “New York Times.” I hope the participants feel good about themselves, because their efforts had no effect whatsoever. You see protests like that, organized, not spontaneous, were built for the last century, when we all watched network news, when we were all aware of the same news, not today.
14/ I like this guy.....John Fetterman.....
What sort of Democrat would it take to win against Donald Trump’s Republican Party?
He (almost certainly a he) would be young and white, side-parted and square-jawed — as “pleasantly inoffensive” as “vanilla ice cream or a pair of well-pressed khakis,” as The Atlantic put it in 2018. His resume would glisten with public service, with time in the Marine Corps (military!) and as a prosecutor (law enforcement!). He’d defend popular entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicaid while condemning the GOP’s 2017 tax breaks for the rich. Maybe he’d fire off an AR-15 in an advertisement to prove he “loves to shoot,” but demand stronger background checks in the wake of a mass shooting.
15/ Umair with one of his more reasonable posts....society collapsing.....
When I look at the world today, I see something chilling. Collapse is already here — and it’s spreading. And next to it is the curious juxtaposition of pretending that life will go on “normally.” I’ve warned for some time now that we’re entering an age of collapse, where our great systems will fail — and if you look around now, you can see it beginning to happen.
16/ Weekend Update #1....Mixed, but pretty good overall....3 minutes....
Weekend Update #2....Just good.....
Weekend Update #3 with Sarah Sherman.....funny....she's their "Field Correspondent" and
torments Colin Jost unmercifully....
17/ David Wallace-Wells with his take on the extreme weather events around the globe - bottom line? Get used to them....
Very good story indeed....
18/ If you know London, you know a new Tube line is a big deal......and according to this story the "Elizabeth Line " is amazing....
19/ SNL - "Baby Monitor".....a little creepy, but amusing.....four minutes....
20/ Need more Covid home tests? The Gub'mint is going to give them to you....
The U.S. government has doubled the number of COVID-19 test kits people can order for their household.
The government previously limited households to one order of four at-home rapid test kits, however, households can now order eight kits. The kits come in two packages and will be shipped free, according to the U.S. Postal Service.
People who have ordered previous test kits from the program are eligible for another round as well.
21/ Fascinating and depressing story on how the treasures of outdoor Florida have been ruined and in some cases destroyed
by corruption, greed and our Republican administrations.....
We used to live in a beautiful state.....
"Paved Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot".....
You can tell many stories about Florida, but one of the most tragic and with the worst long-term consequences is this: since development in Florida began in earnest in the 20th century, state leaders and developers have chosen a cruel, unsustainable legacy involving the nonstop slaughter of wildlife and the destruction of habitat, eliminating some of the most unique flora and fauna in the world.
In his 1944 book That Vanishing Eden: A Naturalist’s Florida, Thomas Barbour bemoaned the environmental damage caused by development to the Miami area and wrote, “Florida … must cease to be purely a region to be exploited and flung aside, having been sucked dry, or a recreation area visited by people who … feel no sense of responsibility and have no desire to aid and improve the land.”
Even then, a dark vision of Florida’s future was clear.
22/ "Blonde" is an explosive new movie about the life of Marilyn Monroe......
Abiding icon … Marilyn Monroe in Palm Springs, California, in 1954. Photograph: Baron/Getty Images From Cannes to the Met Gala, the screen icon’s lucrative legacy lives on. But how will a new film affect the way the world sees her?
Nearly 60 years after her death, the entertainment industry’s attempts to resurrect Marilyn Monroe continue apace. Earlier this week, Andy Warhol’s 1964 silk-screen portrait of the actor was sold at auction for $195m – the highest sum ever paid for a work of 20th-century art
Today's video - If you are flying to the UK, don't book anything that lands at Birmingham airport in the winter......worth watching again.....
Welcome to Birmingham, England - where pilots have white knuckles and steel balls. This eleven minute video highlights the skill and focus that is demanded from pilots who fly here. So, find something to bite down on, and imagine yourself flying in the back of one of these planes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P9OAng32F0
Today's medical joke....
An old guy goes to his doctor for his physical and gets sent to the Urologist as a precaution.
When he gets there, he discovers the Urologist is a very pretty female doctor.
The female doctor says,”I’m going to check your prostate today, but this new procedure is a little different from what you are probably used to.
I want you to lie on your right side,bend your knees, then while I check your prostate, take a deep breath and say,
’99’.
The old guy obeys and says, “99”.
The doctor says, “Great”, now turn over on your left side and again, while I repeat the check, take a deep breath and say, ’99”.
Again, the old guy says, ’99’.”
The doctor said, “Very good”.
Now then, I want you to lie on your back with your knees raised slightly.
I’m going to check your prostate with this hand, and with the other hand I’m going to hold on to your penis to keep it out of the way.
Now take a deep breath and say, ’99’.
The old guy begins,
“One….
two…
three…”
Today's police joke.....
Two prostitutes were riding around town with a sign on top of their car which said:
Two Prostitutes - $50.00.
A policeman, seeing the sign, stopped them, and told them they'd either have to remove the sign or go to jail.
At that time, another car passed with a sign saying: "Jesus Saves."
One of the girls asked the officer, "How come you don't stop them?"
"Well, that's a little different," the officer said. "Their sign pertains to religion."
A few hours later the same police officer noticed the same two hookers driving around with a large sign on their car.
He figured he had an easy arrest……… until he read their new sign:
Two Fallen Angels
Seeking Peter -- $50.
Today's retiree joke.....
I thought you would want to know about this e-mail virus.Even the most advanced programs from Norton or McAfee cannot take care of this one.
It appears to affect those who were born prior to 1955.
Symptoms:
1. Causes you to send the same e-mail twice. Done that!
2. Causes you to send a blank e-mail! That too!
3. Causes you to send e-mail to the wrong person. Yep!
4. Causes you to send it back to the person who sent it to you. Aha!
5. Causes you to forget to attach the attachment. Well well!
6. Causes you to hit "SEND" before you've finished. Oh, no not again!
7. Causes you to hit "DELETE" instead of "SEND." And I just hate that!
8. Causes you to hit "SEND" when you should "DELETE." Oh No!
It's called the "C-Nile virus."
Have I already sent this to you? Or did you send it to me?
Today's travel joke
A man was getting a haircut prior to a trip to Rome. He mentioned the trip to the barber, who responded, “Why would anyone want to go there. It’s crowded and dirty and full of Italians. You’re crazy to go to Rome. So, how are you getting there?”
“We’re taking United,” was the reply. “We got a great rate!” “United!” exclaimed the barber. “That’s a terrible airline. Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly and they’re always late. So, where are you staying in Rome?”
“We’ll be at the downtown International Marriott.” “That dump! That’s the worst hotel in Rome. The rooms are small, the service is surly and they’re overpriced. So, whatcha doing when you get there?”
We’re going to go to see the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope. “That’s rich,” laughed the barber. “You and a million other people trying to see him. He’ll look the size of an ant. Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You’re going to need it!”
A month later, the man again came in for his regular haircut. The barber asked him about his trip to Rome. “It was wonderful,” explained the man. “Not only were we on time in one of United’s brand new planes, but it was overbooked and they bumped us up to first class. The food and wine were wonderful, and I had a beautiful young stewardess who waited on me hand and foot. And the hotel! Well, it was great! They’d just finished a $25 million remodeling job and now it’s the finest hotel in the city. They were overbooked too, so they apologized and gave us the presidential suite at no extra charge!”
“Well,” muttered the barber. “I know you didn’t get to see the Pope.” “Actually, we were quite lucky, for as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder and explained that the Pope likes to meet some of the visitors, and if I’d be so kind as to step into his private room and wait, the Pope would personally greet me. Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked in. As I knelt down he spoke to me.”
“He said, ‘Where’d you get the shitty haircut ?
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