Wow, its good to be back. I got to wrangle the kids all by myself last week and there was a whole lot less poop than I expected. Lots of crying, but I think 4 and 2 are just dramatic ages. Swiss and OMWC took good care of you guys while I was gone.
Sometimes you just have to say Phuket, run naked through the airport and throw shit (literally) at people.
If they have to find 12 non-racist jurors to convict minorities, there’s gonna be a lot of overturned death penalty convictions in GA.
The disappearing sideline reporter in Houston is now found, and showing all the signs of a delusional break with reality. I had a friend almost 15 years ago now who would quit taking his downers, get spun up on a bipolar manic episode and have shit like this happen. Maybe I’m wrong, but that’s my experience.
Lots of people shooting their eyes out! (SFW) Air rifles are blamed, but the time period and age cohort lend themselves to the rise of paintball and airsoft.
I got a one-track mind.
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Via Wiki:
“During the 16th century, women’s fashions with exposed breasts were common in society […] The wearing of low-cut dresses that exposed breasts was considered more acceptable than it is today—with a woman’s bared legs, ankles, or shoulders being considered to be more risqué than exposed breasts.”
https://archive.is/sgSYt
5, 9, 13, 18, 35, 43.
22,23,25,26,28
RIP Rudi Gernreich.
What is that on the counter of #21? Or do I even want to know?
Looks like a bong to me.
I applaud #1 for her ability to think outside the box.
Agreed.
25 wins!
Spectacular.
I’m not greedy. I’ll take 43 and leave the rest to you all
23 could poke her eye out!! Why are her nips pointed skyward?
Re: the fashion factoid you posted
I can follow the logic of exposed legs being considered more risqué than exposed breasts, but shoulders? What kind of weirdos found shoulders more of a turn-on than boobs?
[whispers] Or elbow!
That’s why I watched every episode of Black Sails.
I’m still kind of an ankle-man
How about Some safety glasses you morons…
Which should be FIRST!
That’s what it’s sounding like. Always has to be a first time for that to happen though, guess this might have been hers.
I hear sex with someone in the midst of a manic episode is beyond amazing.
That’s what my husband said.
Also, ‘would’ or is it too soon to say that?
Maybe too late if they snapped her out of it.
I was a foster parent for teenaged girl who eventually was diagnosed with bi-polar depression. She was super woman with no connection to reality during the first manic episode.
I’m just glad they found her safe. It happened to one of my sister’s friends from college and when they found him he’d fallen off a cliff in Yosemite. It was really upsetting.
Maybe Tom Cruise and those wacky Scientologists were right all along.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/01/08/eliminating-goldwater-rule-trump-will-damage-mental-health-professions-credibility/
Iowa City adult toy store robbed
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Iowa-City-adult-toy-store-robbed-468241043.html
I guess they forgot the safe word. In this case the safe word would be Sig Sauer.
All he stole was money? C’mon, now’s your chance to get that penis pump you’ve had your eye on!
That’s not my bag, baby.
Some of us don’t need a penis pump, thank you very much.
My wife’s always told me “that’s my job!”
WTF does ‘need’ have to do with it?
Are you a socialist?
Who needs twenty-three varieties anyway?
Pizza Hut may test self-driving delivery cars by 2020
Also, pizza robots.
The future’s amazing.
This is bullshit. “The Deliverator belongs to an elite order, a hallowed subcategory.” The Deliverator cannot be replaced by a fucking robot.
As long as they’re not deep-dish robots.
But how will slutty college girls be able to trade sex for pizza now?
Robosexuality is wrong
Well, once you watch Electro Gonorrhoea: The Noisy Killer, you’ll know why that’s the law.
Do I have to tip in gas instead of weed now?
Who says they only have to deliver pizza?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2605288/westworld-humans-robots-coming-rise-sex-machine/
Also, apparently Pizza Hut is still in business? All the locations I personally know about have been closed. They’re like the Radio Shack of pizza or something.
The Nick Gillespie of pizza.
They give my kids free pizza for something they were doing anyways. Kids get the free pizza as a carry out, the wife and I get something else.
3 minutes of relative silence while the kids stuff their faces?
Worth it.
From that story about the death penalty in Georgia: “I have wondered if black people even have souls,” juror Barney Gattie said in a sworn affidavit.
That’s a whole new level of racism. Makes the ethno state racists look cuddly
Maybe 3/5 of a soul.
That’s only for census and taxation purposes.
Godfather fan?
They’re nothing but SOUL!!!
With the exception of these poor unfortunates
Well, at least he stated it as a question.
WTF is with the 3 dissenters? On what planet does this not make you question the penalty deliberations?
Clarence Thomas has done this before in voting against an appeal based upon animus presented by a juror. I don’t recall what is rationale is, but any bias by a juror should be basis for review
To be fair, I wonder if most people are sentient.
I would have thought overdosing on Viagra would cause something completely different.
Something like this?
Seems like a dick move to me.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/01/08/fcc-head-ajit-pai-reportedly-skipped-ces-over-death-threats/1012288001/
This is the inevitable escalation of society at large shrugging when Leftist thugs silence benign speakers at universities. Is anyone really surprised by this?
Somehow this is worth killing over to a large number of people.
The emotional melt-down over net neutrality was quite the spectacle. You would have thought they repealed social security and de-funded both Planned Parenthood and NPR by the degree of wailing on the internets.
HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THE BODIES PILED UP OUT IN THE STREETS!!!111! /nn-ninny
No, the snow covered them all.
Global neutrality would solve this
Only the swiss know the secret of global neutrality.
*arches eyebrow*
Well, wackadoodle already tried to assassinate numerous GOP members of Congress (fortunately he only succeeded in offing himself) and that was memory holed within 2 weeks. I guess the attacks have to be against the Left for it to matter.
One day, a Republican politician at the local level, like a state representative or a mayor or something, will be attacked by an Antifa sympathizer, or a lunatic like the guy at the softball game. He or she will be carrying, and will shoot and kill the attacker in self-defense. And then the shit will get real.
It’ll just be a fight over lawn clippings.
+5 broken ribs
2017 had most costly weather disasters
in historysince 1980TrumpGlobal WarmingClimate Change to blame. Or maybe it was Trump.the facebook is giving a lot of reasons why
this one was shared by a family member
*pounds head on desk*
Federal charges against Bundysdismissed. And there was much rending of garments and gnashing of teeth. Sorry for the NYT link, but it must have hurt them to publish this.
Wait fed judges care about prosecutorial misconduct? Since when?
Since the Feds couldn’t convince 2 different juries to buy their shit?
Double Jeopardy is racist anyway. Keep trying ’em until you get what you know is the proper result.
No no no. You’re overlooking the real reason. THAT JUDGE COMMITTED TREASON
https://www.change.org/p/u-s-house-of-representatives-impeach-judge-gloria-m-navarro
Left-wing ‘logic’:
Pushing back against Federal overreach- TREASON!
Insisting that a democratically elected president be removed from office for no specific reason other than opposition to his politics- PATRIOTISM!
Is there a rule where fancy pants documents have to start each paragraph with “whereas” or other such lawyery sounding word? Or is it like Judge N thing where a particular writing style takes over?
I don’t know if it’s a rule, but it’s common in judicial orders.
Whereas ChipsnSalsa is an uneducated prole; whereas ChipsnSalsa questions the accepted stylistic format of his betters; now therefore be it resolved that ChipsnSalsa is a poopoo head.
Sounds like a phoney-baloney mayor trying to sound important.
Dammit, NP, I just awarded the golf clap for this thread. Well done, though.
At least ChipsnSalsa used the proper question format when referencing the Judge.
I assume there will be no other repercussions for things like witholding exculpatory evidence, except “oh well, you don’t get to send these particular people to prison at this particular time”, correct?
Give him a big hand folks, he’s here all week. Try a nolo plea; be nice to your baliff.
Related: this came across my desk today
OMG, the judge read her order aloud from the bench. That is rare, and significant. Usually they just have the clerk issue the order.
You gotta love the desperate attempt to spin it.
Yes, after we risk everything and get arrested and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and are finally largely exonerated of the charges against us that finally proves that the Federal Government is not completely out of control.
Seems to me that it just shows the courts are at least minimally honest in the face of overwhelming evidence of government corruption and if the Bundy’s were wrong they never would have been arrested or had to face trial to begin with.
Also, who is even getting fired forget facing charges for violating the law on the government side of this? Yep still utterly unaccountable
b-b-b-b-b-ut that guy racked up +$1mm in unpaid grazing fees for over 20 years on Federal land! He’s a thief!
Terrific song. Welcome back, Brett!
You know who else loved Brett?
Hitler?
Golf clap.
Meh, he seems alright I guess.
Each season’s winner of Rock of Love?
Ugh. Triggered!
Mike McCarthy?
God knows nobody else in Wisconsin did.
KC Royal fans?
+ liberal amounts of pine tar.
I saw that game live. Billy Martin at the peak of his brilliance.
By live in mean on tv
Chateau de Beaucastel?
Jermaine?
Well, not in a gay way
Your dreams were your ticket out
Lambic lovers?
Yes.
I wondered if anyone else would think that.
OT, but with your poop comment in mind. Have you considered installing one of these?
https://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/12/29/japanese-invention-lets-you-share-your-babys-bowel-movements-online-with-the-push-of-a-button/
Libertarian Moment, not so much, but a decent read from The NYT, Breakaway Cities
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/07/world/americas/mexico-state-corruption.html?mtrref=nuzzel.com
Hey, I liked your recent article on Bela – such a cutie despite everything.
Were those RC airplanes on the wall? Cool.
Yes, R/C Good, 3D flying Good….
And thanks!
Oh muh gawds, look, it’s a bunch of gun nuts! Everyone is going to die! That’s the headline I’d actually expect from the NYT. I mean this can’t be right, can it? People actually have guns who don’t work for government and everyone is not dead yet? No, that can’t be right. The government needs to do something!
The only reason I bothered linking from, the NYT, I’m sayin, is this right, Balance, some research?
When the bet ain’t smart, smart money stays home.
http://freebeacon.com/politics/steyer-hedges-democrats/
Well Tom, where’s this List? 8 reasons?
Fuck that guy
The 8 reasons is TRUMP!
That list would have all the weight and credibility of a Buzzfeed list. Thanks, but not interested.
Hey! go Fuck Off!
/Standard greeting 😉
From Vaporware Today
The dream of whizzing through an airless tube that is hundreds of miles long from one city to the next at near-supersonic speeds just got a little more real. Today, Virgin Hyperloop One unveiled its new app, promising an end-to-end passenger experience when (and if) it ultimately opens its first high-speed commercial transportation service.
In the app, passengers will be able to book a seat on the hyperloop, in addition to scheduling an Uber or Lyft to and from the hyperloop station.
Yeah, I’ll get right on that.
Can I pay for it ahead of time to?
To where?
Just like the Model 3! Musk is great at taking money, not so great at fulfilling his production targets.
He’s really good at naming shit, though.
Boring
S
3
X
Coincidence? I doubt it.
Though the idea for a HyperLoop originally came from Musk (through Tesla+SpaceX), a bunch of other companies are in the space now. Hyperloop One is Richard Branson’s thing. Musk has nothing to do with it.
And I’m laying off criticism of Musk for a week anyways, due to how cool the SpaceX Zuma Mission launch was.
I figured Musk was still involved since his name was the most notable associated with the hyperloop concept. I didn’t realize he’s out of that concept now.
Musk came up with the original idea but isn’t involved in any of the businesses that are discussing it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop_One
It’s OK when we do it…..
https://www.stripes.com/news/uss-carney-enters-black-sea-as-navy-ups-patrols-1.505685
But not when they do it…….
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/07/world/americas/mexico-state-corruption.html?mtrref=nuzzel.com
Steyer’s first expenditure will be sending copies of Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury book to each member of Congress, he said.
His ultimate goal is to have Trump removed from office.
“My fight is not just in California, my fight is in removing Donald Trump from office, and from power,” Steyer said.
“We now know that the Oval Office cannot reshape a man who does not believe in constitutional democracy,” Steyer said. “We now know that the Republican Party will not cross a president who controls their base no matter what he says or does. By my count, Donald Trump has committed at least eight impeachable offenses.”
“I’m not delusional. You’re delusional.”
“By my count”
Yeah, good luck with that. Do you know how many free magazines, books, etc that congresscritters receive?
What’s a matter, Tommy, those green crony bucks not rolling in so much anymore?
I’d have my congressional office furnished with a wood burning stove for thoughtful gifts like Wolff’s book in January.
This impeach everyone thing reminds me of that old Jerky Boys routine. You remember? The one about “Sue me? Why not? Why me? Sue everybody!”
“YOU get an an impeachment, and YOU get an impeachment, and YOU get an impeachment!”
Trump’s tearin the ass out of me! He even stole all my shoes and glasses.
From NPR’S article about the Bundy trial:
Monday’s ruling proved the coup de grace, capping the series of legal stumbles and inspiring concerns from officials in the region. Specifically, many current and retired federal land managers worry the failure to prosecute Bundy could jeopardize the safety of federal field workers in the West.
Oh, those poor, helpless federales.
Oops, it was just a legal “stumble”. Someone probably forgot to date-stamp a form or something. Darn loopholes.
How many federal field workers were shot during the Bundy fiasco? How many protesters? Seems like the Feds are safe enough.
The better question is ‘how many should have been shot.’
federal land managers
federal field workers
1. Fire them all
2. They all go home safely
win-win!
That’s twice in one day. This must be a hell of a batch of Viagra.
Maybe you shouldn’t chop it up and snort it?
“Easy there kids, I’m a professional!”
Snorting Viagra? To level up to STEVE SMITH would I have to freebase it?
Butt Chug.
A Jacob Sullum article at TOS lists nine ways that narcissistic personality disorder can manifest itself (having 5 or more is sufficient to diagnose):
1. Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements).
2. Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love.
3. Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions).
4. Requires excessive admiration.
5. Has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations.
6. Is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends.
7. Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others.
8. Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her.
9. Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.
There was a discussion of how Obama would rate. I can easily see four, maybe more, would apply to him. Then again, some of these might apply to most politicians.
Approximately 9 of these apply to every senior executive I’ve ever encountered.
Are they pushing the Trump is certifiably crazy angle too?
I’d say the disorder applies to anyone who would run for President. Which is why I think that anyone who wants to run for President shouldn’t be allowed to do so.
I see seven or eight for hillary and at least six for the media if it were a single person.
Sweet. I’ve got 9 out of 9. A perfect score! Should I run for office now?
I’d say no, but then you’ll get all bitchy.
If you’re doing it right, you wouldn’t need to run, they’ll just declare you president.
/Hillary’s strategy
The hyperventilation over Trump calling himself a genius is amusing when the exact same people fawned over a guy who outright said he is better at absolutely every job than the people he hires for those jobs.
Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize and kept it, and I think he probably believes he deserves it. And so does the Nobel committee. Now tell me that’s not batshit insane.
Lol. I just reminded my sister of that little gem over the weekend.
Her response: “That’s different.”
Proggies are funny.
If I’m going to hire sombody to do a job, I expect them to be better at it than I am.
Even if we’re talking really crap jobs I’m willingly paying others to do because I don’t want to.
Obama is just an egotistical shit head.
So does Sullum agree that the Goldwater Rule is bad?
No, here’s his summary:
Trump may be crazy, in other words, but he’s not that kind of crazy. The upshot is that, even if you think some parts of the DSM [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders] have scientific validity, the argument about Trump has nothing to do with mental illness and everything to do with his abilities and temperament (as well as his policies, an unspoken motivation for many, if not most, of the critics who worry about his mental health). Voters knew what they were getting with Trump, and almost half of them decided to give him a shot anyway. Trump provides daily ammunition to anyone who wants to argue that was a mistake. My own view is that his antics are more hilarious than terrifying and have the salutary effect of undermining respect for the presidency, which may lead to long-overdue limits on its powers. I am open to being persuaded otherwise by anyone whose arguments do not depend on psychiatric pseudoscience.
Good,
Oh the optimism.
So, was he talking Trump or Nick Gillespie?
I thought Nick suffers from insane delusions about the Libertarian Moment? Or he could be just a liar…
Am I the only person who thinks all psychology is akin to sociology? No offense to our fellow psychologists and psychiatrists, but psychology cannot provide definitive answers
Or any answers. My understanding is that most of the theoretical underpinnings of psychology are developed on a framework of inductive reasoning.
I would’ve made the comparison to astrology myself.
I’m surprised paranoia isn’t one of them. My psycho ex boss has all 9 of these plus the paranoia. I would think that thinking that others care enough about you to be out to get you would be a narcissistic trait.
So I tried this Yohimbe stuff. Things went well enough but pretty much as normal. Do the benefits only accrue after I take it awhile?
You need to take it with caffeine and ephedrine. And cocaine.
You must have started your job since I see you have commented 7 times this afternoon.
Does somebody need the Magic Words? Don’t make Me do it….
Piss off, Tulpa!
Which benefits are you looking for? The part where you increase testosterone levels and your dick gets bigger? Or the part when your dick falls off?
The part where I rock my wife like a pornstar and pump all night.
Paxil should do that for you, shit’s ridiculous.
What your looking for is G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate.
*Some cannibalism and reaving are a possible side effect
“Ask your doctor if G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate is right for you.”
You fucker I actually looked it up lol.
Too funny
?
If you haven’t watched Firefly and Serenity, do so. Besides being a great TV show and movie, it’s about as libertarian-leaning a series as you’ll find.
LOL! nice Avatar, your Kittah?
Staying sober or just having a couple of drinks works wonders for me. I do take a lot of vitamins/supplements. I take the orange triad by Controlled labs and someone told me that one of their other supplements will boost the hell out of your sex drive and performance, but I don’t remember which one it is. Anyway, there’s plenty of herbs that make the claim. I’ve taken yohimbe before and plenty of similar stuff. Like someone said above, maybe combine with cocaine, that might actually work, and add some testosterone. Just ask your doctor if cocaine is right for you.
May have been this the guy was talking about:
Blue UP
That has yohimbe in it as one ingredient. Myself, I find any claims of products actually increasing testosterone as dubious at best. The only thing going to do that is improving your health and actually injecting testosterone.
What is out there that helps with, um, lasting longer? If there’s no issue with getting it up but lasting longer?
Asking for a friend
Tell your friend to try thinking about grouting tile.
Tell your friend to hit the gym. The discipline it takes to do one more rep is the same exact discipline it takes to last one more thrust.
Try dapoxetine.
Have to tried taking it with a hooker?
*you
you too?
How much did you take?
^this.
I found that “double the recommended dosage” is what produced the perma-boners.
also: the few times i took it, it had no real effect when not actually humping. it announced its presence shortly after humping began. and then it pretty much decided to stay for the weekend.
“Do the benefits only accrue after I take it awhile?”
It also helps when you have a sex-partner
I finished watching that show, “Goliath” on Amazon. As somebody else commented when I said I was watching it, they get ‘way out in the weeds, and can’t really find their way back. Bonus “Evul kkkorporationz” blather in the courtroom, and a couple of the most vile odious female characters in soap opera history.
Also- as is usual with “courtroom dramas” I found myself saying, “Wait, what? How did we get here?” at the end, as the jury magnanimously hands out 160 million bucks of somebody else’s money.
I’ve been into a show lately. You may have heard about it. The Hilarious Adventures of Pepe the Illegal Undocumented Alien Worker.
Is it on the Gorilla Channel?
Yes.
Musk came up with the original idea but isn’t involved in any of the businesses that are discussing it.
I thought the hyperloop thing was a joint venture between Musk and Branson, but me no follow too close.
Never fear, there is no tail-gating in the hyperloop.
That’s a euphemism, isn’t it?
I’d say the disorder applies to anyone who would run for President. Which is why I think that anyone who wants to run for President shouldn’t be allowed to do so.
Bingo!
“I refuse to belong to a club that would have me as a member.”
Megatron elected to CFB HoF. Its the only good college football story coming out of today.
Through a rabbit-hole of links I came across an old story that I link here due to its relevance to this site: Steve Smith sets up a Café Press store.
Look up at the top right where it says Store
The shirts in the Glib store are about Steve Smith, while the shirts at the link in my post were clearly written by Steve Smith.
My Sticker looks like SS wrote it, /looks closelier, Yep, he wrote it
That’s what happens when you don’t feed the orphans.
Oprah and Trump 2020 race would be…interesting. I think the LP should run a celebrity too. How about Vince Vaugh and Rob Lowe? Are those guys willing to be blacklisted?
Penn and Teller could do it.
Teller could be even more silent than Cal.
James Wood
Carolla as VP
And John Stossel
I doubt McAfee would do it again.
I have to veto this one. He ain’t no libertarian.
Well they did nominate Root, Barr and Weld…
Excellent! Hillary supporter as the LP standard bearer. Maybe they can get Weld back to give the keynote?
I could be wrong, but didn’t Penn just swap votes?
Yes, which is even dumber than pulling the lever outright.
I came across a video of them on You Tube where Teller explains how a guy in India managed to trick him. Nearly all the comments were, “Wait, Teller can talk?”
Went to their show in Vegas. At the meet and greet afterwards my wife asked him about his Tesla. Dude would not shut up about it.
I saw it them a couple years back. Great show, but I did not want to wait in line to meet them.
I was lucky enough to get on stage for their pistol trick where they shoot each other in the mouth. I don’t know how they did it. Anyway I wanted a picture with Penn with me holding the casing and the bullet so we waited the 20 minutes to get it.
Never ask anyone about their tesla, as a rule, unless you never want to hear the end of it. This from a guy who considered buying a tesla, if only for that sweet sweet HOV tag.
Only if Teller runs the top of the ticket. Having me debate now tops my desire for Biden-Trump debate.
I’m totally down for this if they can get Hillary into the “saw a woman in half” box during a debate, and then they just leave her in there.
Penn came out for Hillary last time, so fuck him.
He sold his vote, so he’s a good libertarian.
He sold it for promisory GayJay votes, but no one’s perfect (except possibly Teller).
LP celebrity candidate? Pee Wee Herman.
How about Kevin Spacey? Doesn’t have to worry about blacklisting.
He’s the one guy in Hollywood who kept his hands to himself.
It’s sort of scary that I just came back here from DU and they are having the exact same discussion. Currently it sounds like they’re running Ellen Degeneres as POTUS, Samantha Bee as VP, and Rachel Maddow will be Secretary of defense.
Chef Tulpa ?
Someone page Yusef…
https://www.yelp.com/events/hamtramck-matt-tulpa-of-salt-and-saffron-7-courses-on-my-27th-birthday
So Your name is Matt? not mine………..
There’s a group called ‘Refuse Fascism ATL?!?!
This world.
I read that as ‘reuse fascism’.
Well, something about those trains being on time finally…
I read that as Trans being on time finally.
You’re saying there’s TPT (Trans People Time) ?
Trans on Trains are always on time……
You know….you try and educate people….
Is now when I get back to work?
That reporter I’d hot. Lucky she was found safe in Houston.
What does STEVE SMITH think of American Dad and the Red Green show/?
STEVE SMITH LIKE AMERICAN DAD, MOM AND DON’T CARE WHAT COLOR IS RED OR GREEN, STEVE SMITH COLORBLIND RAPE ALL EQUALLY.
“IF WOMEN NO FIND YOU HANDSOME, THEY SHOULD FIND YOU RAPEY!”
Keep your stick on the ice!
We’re all in this together!
https://medium.com/@cbgaber/anchored-to-injustice-public-school-funding-historical-amnesia-and-our-imaginative-failures-8f00c2531bac
“Imagine how much more our students could have accomplished with smaller class sizes, wrap around services, the arts, and enrichment opportunities that 3.2 billion would have allowed. How many more students would have stayed in school instead of dropping out? How much more stability would our buildings have if teachers weren’t overwhelmed and under-resourced, leading to a regular exodus of veteran educators? How many more families would stay in the city if they could send their kids to a well-resourced local public school?
These questions haven’t been considered because the anchoring effect creates a gravitational pull on our minds towards past narratives and actions. Tragically in Baltimore that means a history of injustice and false claims of poverty whenever the government has to equitably fund black children’s education.”
Me: maybe charters or vouchers could slowly cut down the inequalities in education.
Prog: Libertarian Asshole. We need to keep on shoveling money into these failing schools and by schools we mean the teacher unions and administrators.
I’m sure it’ll get better with a little more.
Depressing,
Just a few billions more will get results.
The single provider model is the only one that works to educate people. /prog
You don’t have to imagine it – just look at the Newark, NJ school district and their bottomless budget. They get court-ordered piles of cash from suburban tax-slaves like me, and Zuckerberg gave the district an extra $100 million.
I bet the district is turning out the smartest kids in the country now.
We’ll find out by how long they stay in Joisey as adults. If they all leave, it’s working.
The US already spends more than any other nation on public education per capita, yet still performs below most of its western counterparts. Money clearly isn’t the problem. I have yet to hear a good prog response to that
“I have yet to hear a good prog response to
thatanything”FIFY
We spend a ton on teacher and administrator salaries and perks, and various vanity projects. We spend considerably less on education.
That can’t be! I have teacher fiends on the derpbook that insist they make no money!
Progs would never admit such a thing. Public school teachers are underpaid we are constantly told
“It’s still not enough”
To be fair, we have far more blacks in public schools than any of our western counterparts. I expect the education performance gap to close as more MENA refugees make their way into the public school system in their countries.
That article is ridiculous, but it’s pretty typical. It talks about some sort of historic funding deficit impacting educational quality. Well, here’s the thing. Baltimore City public schools have always sucked ass. As with many schools in inner cities or whose districts are largely poor, parental involvement is typically low. When parental involvement is low, they don’t complain about funding. When they don’t complain about funding, guess what? They don’t get funding. And you know what? Systems that do get funding because parents are involved typically see better results. It’s not the funding; it’s the parents.
And I couldn’t help but notice the dig at people who go to private schools, you know, the children of the elite and well-off. Like me, who went to a Lutheran elementary school that my dad, a sheriff’s deputy, paid for by taking a second job and driving a used car. Well, those elite and well-off parents are paying for public schools in addition to the cost of private school. I’m sure this guy figures they owe it to everyone else, but I think the least he could do is not advocate for their robbery AND be an asshole about it.
I always ask them if the watched the wire, then point them to season 4.
like every other wire fan.
Touché. It is an expedient in that context because if a prog is arguing education with me it is a fair bet they’ve watched the wire and/or will identify is a fan because it is something they are supposed to like. This sets them up to adopt whatever argument the creators of the show have or be forced to a socially uncomfortable position.
It is a good argument.
I just wanted to make that joke.
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I think I just learned everything about Sean Tejaratchi that I need to know. Ever.
https://buyolympia.com/Artist/Sean+Tejaratchi
lulz
They are already mapping out how Oprah is going to win in 2020.
Though they seem to forget one thing different about them both: Trump doesn’t give a shit what you think of him.
Well the MSM Will adore her and she could run a “positive campaign” as supposed to nasty and divisive Trump.
Positive, as in calling those who don’t support her deplorables?
Yeah, I don’t think she would be that dumb. What people don’t seem to realize is that while Donald Trump insulted a large swath of the electorate, Hillary also insulted a large swath of the electorate. She just didn’t get called out on it. After she made that remark she should have sent Bubba out to campaign for her and basically apologize. If anyone on the Democrat side could have connected with rual Americans it’s Bill Clinton.
She’ll win them back by running an Oprah’s favorite things campaign. You get free shit, and you get free shit….
Ahh, the standard method of winning then.
No, at some point I think she’ll lose her Temper and say some thing Stupid, I’ll bet she can’t take the heat of Campaigning
I think you’re right. I don’t know how she’d fare in a contentious debate, but something tells me it’s not something she gets a lot of practice at in her day-to-day life.
I’ll bet She an ANGRY Woman in private to her Employees it’s YOU get an NDA! and You get an NDA! and so on,
Have you heard her try to do a speech? She needs some serious coaching, she sounds terrible. She tries to be eloquent and it comes out the opposite. It’s seriously pretty bad. The people at those awards who thought that was great are tone deaf with blind partisan bliss, she’s not Trump, she must be the savior.
One advantage Trump had in 2016 was his anti-establishment rabble-rouser campaign which obviously appealed to people.
Winfrey would have to run on a “Inclusivity, Grrrl Power, Diversity, free shit” campaign that promises everything to everyone, Maybe in 2020 people will receptive to that?
Depends on the economy. If it’s still flying high, Trump will roll whoever the donks put up.
They could try a ‘all this prosperity is racist’ approach, but I expect that will fall short.
I’ve met oprah. near her house her in VT.
I hate her. she’s awful. no way that real attitude doesn’t show up at some point.
I actually heard part of that speech that Oprah gave, because my wife had it on the TV on the news. I don’t have any opinion of Oprah one way or other, know nothing of her politics, and have never even seen an episode of her show. But that speech thing, it sounded very forced, insincere, and the tone was pretty bad. It’s almost like she was yelling and it didn’t really work for her. Not screechy like Hillary, but more forced and phony sounding. I think she’d better stick to what she’s doing now. Anyway, she’ll wind up on the bottom of the Potomac if she crosses Hillary.
Floating in the Potomac, O don’t sink, too much O for that
FIFY
Didn’t she lose weight again? I can never remember if we’re talking about fat Oprah or not as fat Oprah. Her one advantage is that she’s well known. But her fame is past it’s peak and it’s mostly the older women who will know who she is. The younger voters won’t care and the hard left seem to hate her already. Combine that with a jealous Hillary and it’s probably not a good idea for her to run. It certainly will not increase her popularity. She has it made, why mess with that? I could say the same about Trump, but Trump is a special case, cantankerous old fuck has no fear and seems to enjoy every battle.
Trump’s personality helped him run an anti-establishment rabble-rousing campaign which can work (and did in his case). Winfrey could run a “unifying” campaign but that depends if the Dems want to “unite” under her and if she can keep that tone up.
Stronger Together?
The interesting question about 2020: will there be a Republican primary? If there’s not, then it will be fun watching Trump spend the primary season doing nothing but commenting on the Democratic challengers. Between fielding Trumps critiques from the right (and center, down, up, whatever) and their opponents critiques from the left, the Democratic hopefuls will be in for a bruising time.
There will be, it’s just that incumbent president usually face no real opposition so the media ignores them.
There won’t be a GOP primary. There will be rumors and talk, but nothing will come of it. Maybe a few lesser knowns will throw their hat in the ring, but no one who could present a challenge.
I just want Rand to run, because of how awesome the 2020 slogans could be.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_2004
However you never heard about it because this:
Contests Won: 56
Popular Vote: 7,853,863
Percentage: 98.1%
Well, I mean, you know, that’s not a serious primary, just as I was saying. There may be something they call a primary, but no serious challenges to Trump. So you may have a Bill Wyatt or a Blake something, and they will get less than 1% of the vote. I don’t think the GOP will actually do a primary in 2020. The dem primary will be a bloodbath of a spectacle.
I think there will be a GOP primary race in 2020. The Never Trumpers are super pissed that they are being routinely ignored by the current Administration and slowly losing their grip on DC. Chances are they will see the 2020 Presidential race as their last stand.
I’m not sure who’s going to do that. McCain is on his deathbed and Graham has given up as a never Trumper. I don’t see it happening, I think Trump finally has them in line. Maybe the hobo will run against Trump, that should be interesting.
I will donate whatever money it takes to see a 2020 primary race between Bannon and Trump.
It would be like a Sugarfree novel.
Nick Gillespie may be the Nick Gillespie of … well, everything, but even he can call out Sadbeard for a partisan rant against
our libertarian paymastersthe Koch BrothersEh, that would be like Tom Woods defending Murray Rothbard. It’s his people. Of course, Gillespie is going to be good at defending the Kochs. I agree, though, that the Kochs get a lot of unwarranted flak, but they also needlessly push unwarranted flak against libertarians that dissent from their vision.
And again, Gillespie isn’t the worst- he’s just so easy to pick on.
I really missed Sadbeard, I’m glad he’s back. Derp really took a hit when he was missing from the scene.
Lots of people shooting their eyes out! (SFW) Air rifles are blamed, but the time period and age cohort lend themselves to the rise of paintball and airsoft.
I blame marathons of “A Christmas Story”.
Realistically you’re right about the paintball guns probably being the culprit: those things can inflict quite a sting, and since they are “toys” too many people approach their use with a cavalier attitude.
Smart holsters?
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/01/08/new-smart-gun-looks-pretty-cool-except/
If it was bolted to your nightstand and you just touch and pull in one movement, it would work as 1 of your HD weapons, I guess…….
There’s a similar product on the market for years. It’s not the worst idea in the world.
We used to have airsoft battles some years back at work. One day, a coworker snuck into my office to ambush me and shot my monitor, breaking it. Another day I almost did shoot my boss in the eye. We cooled off a bit after those two incidents.
This is why you play “Assassins” with water guns.
Always aim for the crotch.
Lol!
^this guy gets it^
Still not as fun as aiming for the crotch with airsoft guns.
You can always fight back by using your crotch, too!
If Winfrey wins (or just gets the nomination) then it will mean that the US Pres, who up till 2009 was almost always (since 1885) a former or current State Governor will be held by non-politicians. Even if she doesn’t run the fact that she is a serious possibility shows how things have changed.
I wonder what is causing this? Distrust of the politicians? Centralization of political power in the Oval Office leading to the other politicians being low profile? Current media culture ignoring said low profile politicians?
I still pray daily that Trump makes Gary Busey press secretary, just to troll the likes of WaPo and NYT.
How awesome would this be?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-DpdiBB9c0&t=47s
Reporter: Can you explain the President’s tweet this morning on N. Korea?
Busey: *Stares intensely*
*Lights Zippo, and holds it under forearm*
LOL
Press Corps: “Mr Busey, you’re late today”
Gary Busey: “My dark side, my shadow, my lower companion is now in the back room blowing up balloons for kids’ parties.”*
*actual Busey quote
The media just think of Oprah as their water boy. Just because it worked for Trump, doesn’t mean it will work again.
There’s already a lot of serious hate for her coming from the left. She’s not in for any walk in the park if she tries. There will be most of the hard left on the warpath against her, plus Hillary and her minions. If you don’t think it’s still Hillary’s turn, you’re in for a big surprise.
True, the Clintonites and Berniebots will not like her which will cause problems if her celebrity status isn’t that strong an asset in the campaign.
The Facebook electorate. Celebrities have instant appeal to the social media generation. They or thier handlers can make the celeb candidate seem more in touch and close to the individual voter. Having the extended media on board can keep the hype and promotion machine moving.
This could also crash and burn as faster than it takes to create.
I thought Welch and Gillespie told me the Facebook electorate would be totes libertarian? I am disappoint.
You realize that you are at Glibertarians.com, yes?
I am unsure why you keep asking/telling us about a couple of writers at some other site…continually. Maybe you could go there and vent your ire at them? It bores the hell out of me, here.
I’ll add that part of the reason for calling it TOS or TSTSNBN was to send the message that there are quite a few of us who have made our departure from there final. I’ve clicked back there maybe twice since this site began, and I’ve regretted it each time. Having this constant dick measuring contest with them kinda harshes the mellow we’ve got going here. Whenever I see TOS or any of the writers mentioned, it’s an automatic scroll down to the next conversation for me. When it gets really bad, I start blocking time off my schedule to add a mute button to Monocle.
It’s like breaking up with a girl, no need to stalk her on social media, just heal up and move forward.
Winston may be a tedious, twenty-something version of Bo, but he keeps his mom entertained.
And she keeps everyone entertained.
He is entertaining through the transitive property.
What kind of libertarian doesn’t like factional bickering? 😉
Similar forces are going on in Canada. Turdeau Jr. got into power thanks to his looks and his Daddy’s name when the Liberals traditionally chosen former (or current) cabinet ministers. The only real non-politician to become PM was Brian Mulroney who was a insider and failed his first leadership race.
The PM has so much power that his cabinet are non-entities and such have weaknesses in leadership races to celebrities. This happens provincially as well. How many Canadians can list a Cabinet minister? How many Ontarians can name a provincial cabinet minister?
How many Americans can name a Senator? Not many.
She’s definitely a US Senator, right?
(just by putting “Senator” in front of her name, she became a top 3 twitter troll account (of all time). Only Godfrey Elfwick and the DPRK News accounts were better)
Turdeau, Not Bad at all! your Mom tells me she’s Proud
Trudeau is the white people of Obamas
READ AGAIN
We’re supposed to read everything? I thought this was a stream-of-conscious thing.
TURD-O
TRU- DOH,
/Hello?
Being Fidel Castro’s son helped him that much?
Thank god Mick pulled out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilien_Robespierre#Opposition_to_war_with_Austria
Gee I wonder what changed his mind about War with Austria and spreading the Revolution by force? Also he was an opponent of the Death Penalty.
Also his complaint that war will lead to a general becoming dictator is pretty hilarious when you realize that it was his own brother (and political ally) who was an early booster of Napoleon.
His brother may have been an early patron of Napoleon’s, but it didn’t stop him from meeting the same fate as Maximillian at the end of the Reign of Terror (in another history Napoleon might’ve met the same fate as a result of his association with the Jacobins)
(that makes me think: Why the hell is commie magazine Jacobin named after those assholes?)
Because they’re commie assholes trying to be trendy radicals. Like someone who wears a Che shirt.
I’d rather be a Jacobite than a Jacobin
And Reason couldn’t win a debate against them.
WHO CARES? Dragging your fixation with them here is not a positive.
Because they both like killing people who refuse to submit to their insane rule.
“No one loves armed missionaries…”
Some wisdom we forget to our great sorrow.
More Takata air bag recalls.
…
Weird safety feature, huh?
One way or another, their airbags will keep you from being killed or seriously injured by the crash [itself].
Did they accidentally ship the boxes marked “claymores?”
They just screwed up the “Point Toward Enemy” lettering.
I’m amazed that there is only one supplier for airbags in many of theses cars. Auto OEMs typically insist on multiple suppliers.
There are few suppliers of ordnance devices as a function of the regulatory hurdles involved in manufacturing.
Where the hell are all of these Tulpas coming from? Don’t we have common sense Tulpa control installed around here?
Hear Him! Hear Him!
Just what I’d expect a Tulpa to say!
Where the hell are all of these Tulpas coming from? Don’t we have common sense Tulpa control installed around here?
Now the squirrels are coming in too.
I spotted a few squirrels yesterday. It’s an evil omen.
Not to mention the squirrels.
Nice squirrel deflection, Tulpa. But your skills are failing you.
…the Nick Gillespie of squirrels
The Squirrel that is Tulpa is a squirrel
This guy?
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTuHWAiolRFcBk9FPFNbJ8WasTusaB2hgSu_ZKXH1HDzZmktDACIw
Nope That Guy is Cool, Tulpa is………
Awww. How cute!
So I have a question: Part of the alleged libertarian moment is that people want more choices but why then do the yutes support the likes of Sanders and Corbyn who openly want to restrict people’s choices?
libertarian moment = butt sex + pot + mexicans. Everyone knows this.
By that reasoning California ought to be libertopia. And Corbyn is a great libertarian.
That’s why Reason headquarters is in DC. They already conquered CA.
Yes, in his own mind, Gillespie is that cool.
Oops, gilmored, should have been related to your squirrel pic above.
then that means it’s Funny! yippee!
/Yusef laughs now!
From TOS. Wow.
http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/08/gop-state-rep-steve-alford-of-kansas-say#comment_7086538
This is just another fine example of why I’n no longer a member of any political party. All of them require you to be stupid, just in different ways.
It’s like they can’t help themselves.
what, they’re on pot?
Jesus Christ! 1950s would be an improvement on that shit.
Yes, yes, dem Negroes and their marijuanas, like bees to honey….
He’s right in this, that’s what they Believed when the Laws were created, Reality has nothing to do with it, it was Common at the Time
And had he used that as an argument for why pot laws are pants-on-head-retarded, well, he wouldn’t be a Republican.
I also have a question.
If I donate to glibs to “help pay for the server”, and I use cryptocurrency, and their server is also used to mine cryptocurrency, am I entitled to a refund of some portion?
Is there an IRS form for that?
Can I get a Narrowed Gaze over HERE!
Swiss to White Courtesy Phone!
Entitlements? In Glibertopia?!
That sounds like orphan talk to me!
“A donation is a gift given by physical or legal persons, typically for charitable purposes and/or to benefit a cause.”
“You cant get absolution without an act of contrition…”
I’m sorry I don’t speak Catholic, Besides you Require no absolution, all is well, expect to get fucked with though, especially if you make a Dumb remark,
Office Manager Muhammed: I do not speak for the Overlords, YMMV
Come now, we’re libertarians – an indulgence can be purchased.
“help pay for the server”
You mean the hookers and blow? Do they refer to that as server now?
Hillary’s World! Party Time, Burn the Servers!
PLZ SEND SWISS FRANCS.
This guy is claiming ATF used his FFL to purchase guns for Fast and Furious, and forged checks from his bank account to pay for them.
https://twitter.com/PNN_Unleashed/status/950094780331065345
wow if true.
I think I’m going to hold my opinion on this one until there’s some sort of verification it might actually be true.
Yeah, I’d need to see more than just the pictures to buy this one. I believe they’re capable of it but that seems a bit more than is worth it if the ATF just wanted to smuggle guns.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5292125/thousands-of-flying-foxes-fall-from-sky-after-being-boiled-alive-in-sweltering-australia-heatwave/
Flying Fox O̶f̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ In The Yard!
I forgot the citation:
https://youtu.be/kQFKtI6gn9Y?t=267
Bats though, not actually foxes. And I don’t think boiled alive is a very accurate description.
Flying fox? is that like a winged Rat? (pigeon)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Maximilien_Robespierre
I like this one:
Ironic how it ended up for him.
He opposed the death penalty, until the Revolution that is. And thought spreading the Revolution through war was a bad idea, until he came to power. Also complained that war would lead to a general becoming a dictator and not only did the war he continued lead to that but his own brother was a patron of Napoleon.
This one is a doozy:
Modern lefties sound so much like that frog.
This is what DOOM has been up to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCC6Etx93-U
hm. i think thats my fist response that went as a new comment.
Must. Control. Fist. of. Response.
Fist of Response sounds like a Deth Metal Band, I like it
it does.
Nah, that’s an Aretha Franklin song.
This is more what I had in mind.
Alice the Engineer from Dilbert. She gets me.
that’s funny.
Gilmore’d!
yup
Good on ya! and I larfed at the gif!
Trying to psych myself up to get interested in the NCAAF championship game. I would have enjoyed it more if Ohio State or Oklahoma had made it, but I guess it beats another Clemson v Alabama thang.
Meh. I don’t get the channel, and I don’t really care to watch a second SEC championship game. The first SEC-only BCS title game led to the playoff. Maybe the second one will lead to a legitimate playoff.
It was fun to hear the crowd erupt in cheers when President Trump walked out on field as part of the opening ceremony.
Georgia and Alabama. Yeah, I guess that computes.
Just in case you need a spare avatar, I once did this for a joke CL ad.
https://postimg.org/image/3t23tkaov/
Feel free.
..that was for the Trashy One.
I’ll be watching, but mostly because my family has a large piece of fudge on the line for whoever gets the score right.
I’ll lose, but oh well. We had to lock our scores in last week.
Brother: GA 27, Bama 31
Dad: GA 30, Bama 31
Uncle: GA 35, Bama 28
DOOMS: GA 24, Bama 34
we all think it will be lower scoring than that now, but we picked right after the rose bowl.
For those that have insomnia, I have an article coming up in 5 minutes.
Schweet, mon!
I hope it’s not just about beewbs.
It’s only 5 PM! I’m just getting started!
Cool
Hero whale saves snorkeler from tiger shark in the Pacific Ocean
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/01/08/hero-whale-saves-snorkeler-from-tiger-shark-in-pacific-ocean.html
I did an Escrow inspection today, and came across a 32 year old Day and Night Upflow furnace, that had no Heat, but Cooling worked, so what’s the first thing to check? That’s right the Heat Exchangers, and I found 2 of 3 cells cracked, see here,https://photos.app.goo.gl/o9c21mXjsfS0MChG3 look closely and you can see them, as soon as the Furnace heats up, they expand, mixing PoC with Breathing air. the guy Freaked out, but what choice does He have? You can’t sell a house with a furnace like that, and I won’t fix a furnace like that, so I’m installing a new one Wednesday.
Tomorrow is an ICU unit for an Animal Hospital, very tricky, should be a Blast!
No one likes hearing they need new stuff
I need new stuff all the time, and my wife is sick of hearing about it.
The FJ has a list.
As long as your PoC doesnt become POHC.
I’m no fan of Jeff Sessions, but amid all the Bundy dismissal stories I found this tidbit:
—-New York Times
“Charges Against Bundys in Ranch Standoff Case Are Dismissed”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/us/bundy-ranch-standoff-case-charges-dismissed.html
Good for Jeff Sessions.
Just because he’s wrong about so much doesn’t mean he’s wrong about everything.
Hell, we might even see prosecutors held responsible for their misbehavior!
Prosecutors held responsible for their misbehavior? That one I’ll believe only when I see it.
NJR’s favorite coffee shop closes, thus proving the need for a centrally-planned economy.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/01/orders-from-above
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Workplaces are mostly authoritarian: nobody gets to vote for their boss, but the boss can ruin your life if you displease him.
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Which is completely different from communism, as we all know.
If your life can be ruined by losing your job, you have much bigger problems than whether or not your boss is a dick.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_Affairs_(magazine)
And I thought this was some establishment rag gone to shit.
Just Say’n has a confuse: Robinson is a sociologist and wrote a book attacking Bill Clinton’s policies toward the blacks.
Holy shit that was…awful.
What puerile bull shit.
FTA: The staff from this location were split up and transferred to other stores all over town, on very little notice.
So nobody actually lost their job?
FTA: The important aspect to me, though, is the staff and patrons had nothing to do with the decision itself.
Maybe not the staff, but the patrons who stopped going there probably had a lot to do with it.
Excelsior!
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10347
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo used his recent State of the State Address to call for mandatory food pantries on all public college and university campuses in the state.
He also touted the expansion of the “Excelsior Scholarship,” which will soon cover the cost of tuition for students with a household income below $110,000.
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The Excelsior Scholarship is trying to drive private schools out of the marketplace, but this sort of price-dumping is virtuous when the state does it.
Enrages Platform
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enragés
Sound Familiar?
Thom Hartmann getting creative with history again:
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The last time the morbidly rich had this much power in American politics was the 1920s, when an orgy of tax-cutting and deregulation of banking led to the Republican Great Depression.
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https://www.alternet.org/right-wing/time-overthrow-kings
Never trust a man who spells Tom with an h