Category: Daily Links

What’s up everyone? Happy Friday. My wife and I are going to see Robert Earl Keen and his slightly more famous college roommate at a nice venue tonight. Grandma and Grandpa are showing up early enough we can sit down at a for-real restaurant and have dinner. I don’t really know what to do with myself, but I shaved my neckbeard in hopes of getting lucky. And it must be my lucky day because for a rarity I managed to leave all the blood on the inside while scraping my neck. Who else is doing something fun tonight?

I was reliably informed that Jeff Bezos has no heart, so I’m guessing Amazon HQ2 is going nowhere?

Woman kills 13 people because she was mad bus driver missed her stop. She sure showed him.

Considering how unsuccessfully pandas breed, maybe they should STOP singing to each other before sex.

These crazy people want to host? have? a live birth in space. I’m not sure anyone who worked up the timeline has kids. “Oh, we’ll just have 48 hour mission to launch an expectant mother into space. I guess you could do a scheduled c-section before contractions start, but it seems like the stress of current launch vehicles is probably the sort of thing that would tell a woman’s body to drop that kid because she might not have a chance to later.

The other guy playing tonight is Julia Roberts’ ex-husband. Here’s one from him.

I bet Chucky wishes he’d have stayed the booth.  After all, you get to do the second-guessing there rather than the other way around.  I never thought the 49ers could beat anybody by 31 points. Hell, they probably couldn’t beat Bama by that many.  And to make matters worse, his only win this year is most likely due to some dubious officiating in the Browns game.  And from what I see, they only have 2 (at most) really winnable games left on their schedule. I guess we’re about to see if Vegas is a town that will support a football team good or bad. Because a shitty one is about to move there.

12th ranked UCF beat Temple 52-40 in a game that can’t give the CFB committee a lot of confidence in them. And your winners on the ice were: Winnepeg, Dallas, NY Islanders, Montreal, Ottawa, Detroit (who are riding a 3-game win streak!), Nashville, St Louis, Calgary, Edmonton, MY Rangers, Philadelphia and the Columbus Blue Jackets. In MSL news, Wayne Rooney, the toast of DC, missed a penalty as his team was knocked out of the playoffs. And RSL knocked LAFC out in surprising fashion.

Badass Daniel Boone was born on this day. He shares it with: Marie Antionette, president James Polk, mathematician George Boole, another president Warren G Harding, politician Aga Khan, actor Burt Lancaster, actor Ray Walston, wrestling legend Abdullah The Butcher, sociopath Pat Buchanan, rocker Keith Emerson, bassist Dave Pegg, malignant tumor David Brock, rocker Bobby Dall, annoying actor David Schwimmer, and Wisconsin governor Scott Walker.

Its also the day on which the following occurred: George Washington says goodbye to the Army after curb-stomping the British in the War for Independence, abolitionist freedom fighter John Brown was found guilty of treason (against Virginia) and sentenced to hang, North and South Dakota became states, the Balfour Declaration was issued, Howard Hughes flew the Spruce Goose, Dewey Truman beats Truman Dewey, CBS bought an 80% stake in the New York Yankees, The Summit in Houston opened (its now Joel Osteen’s gaudy homage to God himself, Reagan signed a bill making MLK Day a national holiday, the final “Blackaddar” episode aired, and Roger Moore had his prostate removed.

Thats it. Here come…the links!

People from Honduras traveling through Mexico after refusing asylum there sue President Trump for violating their constitutional rights before they’re violated. Yeah, I need a fucking flowchart on how they reached the point of having standing without reaching the border or a US consulate.

I know I’m going way out on a limb here, but I’m gonna have to say I’m skeptical, at best, about these claims. Also, the head of “Flyers Rights” sounds like a fucking moron.

As Democrats become more confident that they’ll take the House (although I am far from convinced), the media are shifting attention to the Senate tossup races. Internal polling seems to contradict the former claim at the moment, as does the reported voter turnout numbers in several key races. But the chosen narrative ain’t gonna write itself.

Oh…my…God! WHO…FUCKING…CARES?!?!?!?!?!

Yeah, this asshole doesn’t understand what an incentive is. Oh, he knows how to fuck people over, that’s for sure. But that’s not an incentive.

Whats even scarier than a teenage American drinking a 12 pack and getting behind a wheel? A Japanese pilot blowing a .189 before boarding his plane. Damn, dude. “Banzai!”, I guess.

Well, at least they took the claims seriously. Hopefully these assholes will get locked away for a long time…in cells adjacent to those of the people they sought to frame.

Yeah, baby!!!!!  Rock-n-Roll!!!!

That’s it for me for there week.  Have a great weekend, friends!

Happy National Candy Binge Day. If you need a purgative, you should really check out SF’s final Subaru Horror Theatre story. I think the level of earnest ultra-violence really took this one to a new level. For more really excellent work, Elspeth Flashman’s first article about why not to talk to cops is here. Excellent and informative. Okay, everyone have a great day.

Oh, links to OTHER sites? I should do those too.

Conor Friesdorf, so independent he is voting straight-party Democrat, because (this is my favorite part) its critical that the Mueller investigation find out the truth about Trump’s collaboration with the Russians. You might remember Conor as The Atlantic’s token non-Democrat after Andrew Sullivan got lost in Sarah Palin’s vagina.

Well this is pretty damn cool. A quantum-magnetic compass that knows where it is based on documented anomalies. Get it on a chip and no more GPS satellites needed.

Maxine Waters as Speaker of the House? It may be possible that the libertarian mission of putting the most ridiculous people in office to destroy government credibility is working. (TW: Autoplay)

Finns raid “secret Russian military base”? I guess some people still remember who their enemies are.

Here’s some Finnish metal polka.

Well I hope everyone had a happy Halloween last night. It rained here for the second year in a row, but at least we got some candy-begging in.  And the nice part was: without a ton of kids out there, the people handing candy out were extra-generous.  So we got a good haul in without having to walk much more than a mile or so. Speaking of tricks, there was one single game on the ice last night, as Chicago fell to Vancouver 4-2. That’s it…one single freaking game the whole day. Way to go Bettman. No real other games of note, so in to the birthdays.

Novelist Stephen Crane was born on this day. So were: sportswriter Grantland Rice, golf great and ambassador of being a happy person Gary Player, alleged evildoer Charles Koch, smut-peddler Larry Flynt, musician Kinky Friedman, rocker Rick Greech, Hello Kitty creator Yuko Shimizu, rocker Dan Peek, singer Lyle Lovett, businessman Tim Cook, pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, rocker Anthony Kiedis, drummer Rick Allen, legendary goon Tie Domi, and baseball player Coco Crisp.

Its also the day Michelangelo’s works on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were unveiled to the public, Shakespeare presented “Othello”, so was “The Tempest”, John Adams moved into the White House, Nicholas II became Tsar of Russia, Ataturk took Constantinople and the Ottoman Empire ended, Dupont introduced synthetic rubber to the world, the first issue of “EBony” hit newsstands, Fulgencio Batista was elected president of Cuba, Jacques Plante became the first NHL goaltender to wear a mask, “Cool Hand Luke” hit the big screen, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” hit the stage, “Titanic” opened, and the Houston Astros won the World Series last year.

OK, on to…the links!

Don Lemon continues to insist that white men are “the biggest terror threat in this country”. And that terror threat, whether he’s right or wrong, is so minuscule as to be statistically irrelevant. Also, he’s a divisive asshole.

Trump surprises everyone, including the Pentagon, when he announces that troop levels at the southern border could reach 15,000. This is certainly a debate with some merit: is this a good move, is it a legal move and will it do any good?

I guess all those smug douchebag progressives who were going to happily tune in to see “The Conners” after Roseanne was unceremoniously removed from her show decided they had something better to do when the second episode rolled around. ABC has ordered just one more episode…probably to put a bullet in the show’s head.

A San Fran cop and paramedic were fired (well, one retired) for assaulting a patient that had been restrained in an ambulance.  And charges were actually filed, which is a miracle.

What is it with businesses in big cities and their desire to be lorded over by the state? Oh yeah, this is about creating barriers to entry. Silly me for thinking there was any other motive.

Trump channeled “Dingy Harry” in speech about ending birthright citizenship. And Reid fired back in his customary manner.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. This all happened a couple miles from my house. Thankfully they didn’t lock down the entire area.

Tough choice on music today. Since I played the Red Hot Chili Peppers so recently, I’m going in a different direction today with this song. And this one, which is part of a great debate. OK, I couldn’t completely resist.

Go have a great day, friends.

Happy Halloween everybody. May you each be blessed by well made age of consent persons of your preferred oogling gender wearing revealing costumes. OMWC will get his eyeful, I’m sure. My oldest lost his first tooth today. I think that means [edit, added after: he has to get a job, right?]

Florida Woman returns from vacation with botfly maggot in groin. Usually they smuggle something more valuable

Stay classy, Massholes. Save it for D battery giveaway night against the Eagles.

Florida Mayor solicits sex for speed bumps. 

Russian Navy has its usual luck. “Russia’s only aircraft carrier was damaged in a dock accident Tuesday that left one person missing and four injured, officials said.” At least it wasn’t an all hands loss like some of their submarine adventures.

Happy Halloween

The CFP poll debuted yesterday. Bama and Clemson were sitting on top.  Ohio State was being Kentucky and Washington State. I can’t say I’m that surprised.  A large slate of hockey games took place yesterday.  The winners were: Calgary, the NY Islanders, Boston, Detroit, Dallas, Tampa, Nashville, the MINNESOOOOODA WIIIIIIIILD, Phoenix (who are above .500, which should be cause for celebratory riots in PHX this late in the season), Philadelphia and the NY Rangers.  Congratulations to all of them.

Famous Halloween birthdays include: painter Jan Vermeer, poet John Keats, Girl Scouts founder Juliette Low, (non-commie) Chinese head of state Chiang Kai-shek, “truth”-teller Dan Rather, actor and brother Brian Doyle-Murray, rocker Bob Siebenberg, dead-too-soon actor John Candy, the devil reincarnated Nick Saban, filmmaker Peter Jackson, incredibly wonderful musician whose music is timeless Johnny Marr, the stapler Rob Schneider, and another timeless god of a musician Adam Horovitz, rapper Vanilla Ice, and Ace Of Base singer Linn Berggren.

Big happenings on this day include: Martin Luther sent his 95 Theses to the Archbishop of Mainz, the Donner Party set up their winter camp, “The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes” was first published, Mussolini was named premier of Italy, Mount Rushmore was completed, the first thermonuclear bomb was detonated, Jim Morrison was sentenced to six months in jail, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards, and 13-year old Bethany Hamilton had her arm bitten off by a shark while surfing.

OK, now on to…the links!

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellin says that deficits are not sustainable. And says if she had a magic wand, she’d raise taxes. Right, because there’s nothing left to cut, is there dumbass?

Megyn Kelly is determined to get her money while NBC bristles at the thought. Get your popcorn, because if they don’t pay, expect the tell-all to be published in a month.

This Mueller sexual-harassment thing is getting weirder by the day. Fortunately I already had my popcorn ready over the Megyn Kelly situation.

Republican turnout is big in early voting in key California races. But that’s cool, say Dems. Because what really matters is who counts them.

Pervy Chicago firefighters cost taxpayers $11.2 million. No word if any people were held accountable for their actions. I doubt it though. They have a union contract, after all.

Somehow I don’t think this is anywhere near the top of cop compensation for major cities. But still, that’s some serious scratch for “serving” the public.

Today is an awesome day for music. Although I foresee some bitching about one of the choices. Or maybe both go them. But those people would be wrong.

Very, very wrong. N ow go have a great day!

Hey guys, I hope your day is going better than Whitey Bulger’s. Shanking an 89 year old in prison, that’s pretty damn rough. My worst complaint is there’s lots of work and a new Laundry Files book from Charlie Stross that I might have to wait until this weekend to read. And work. Did I mention fuck work?

Oh look, more unconfirmable allegations about sex — this time a woman alleging she was offered money by a person who identified himself as a GOP activist to make fake allegations against Robert Mueller, but won’t correspond with the reporters except by letter so “portions of the story have gone unconfirmed”. My bullshit meter is pinging.

Florida Man records himself on a 20-Life string of rape and assorted sexual violence charges. Not even Florida prosecutors should be able to fuck this one up.

Unhackable network? Only if no humans ever get to use it. “Pas$w0rd” is still not going to be a good password.

Hey guys, you’ll all be astonished to learn that 62% of jobs don’t provide a middle class living. Uh yeah, that’s why its so advantageous to have 2 workers in a single house-hold if you’re not gonna be rich. Note the important caveat though “after accounting for standard of living”.

Fun song, funnier video. It looks like they’ve been threatened with violence if they move off their marks. “We’re doing one take, and if you fuck it up, you’re out of the movie”. Man, I really shit the bad on that link. Sorry.

The New England Patriots rode a series of big plays (and generous calls) to an easy victory in Buffalo.  The Red Sox made it home with the trophy. Man City beat Spurs on a horrendous field (thanks to the NFL playing the day before and Spurs inability to schedule construction projects). The NBA continued playing games. On the ice, Calgary skated past Toronto while the MINNESOOOOOODA WIIIIIIIIILD were getting drilled by the Canucks. Oh yeah, Terry Francona is probably looking over his shoulder as the second head coach of a Cleveland sports team got the axe yesterday.

If you were born on this day, you share it with Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. And so do the following people: President and patriot John Adams, neurologist **FUCK, SHIT** Georges de la **FUCK, SHIT** Tourette, poet Ezra Pound, admiral Bull Halsey, bodybuilder Charles Atlas, pitcher Bob Feller, singer Grace Slick, actor Henry Winkler, musician Chris Slade, actor Harry Hamlin, soccer legend and cocaine aficionado Diego Maradona, and businesswoman and diplomat Ivanka Trump.

Its also the day on which the following occurred: Vasco da Gama returned to Calcutta, Charles I gave the Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath, Jesse James and his gang robbed a bank for $2000, Helena, Montana was founded, the first black man (Republican) was elected to Congress in 1868 although he was never seated, Mussolini formed a government in Italy, a panic is caused when Orson Welles did his “War Of The Worlds” radio broadcast, Abbott and Costello made their big screen debut with “One Night In The Tropics”, the shot clock made its debut in the NBA, Sputnik II carries a dog into space, Ali defeated Foreman in the Rumble In The Jungle, Ayrton Senna won his first F1 drivers title, and Disney bought Lucasfilm (and proceeded to fuck up a gold mine).

There we go. Now on to…the links

This one is breaking as I write the links up, so its probably thin on details. But it looks as if Trump will try to put an end to birthright citizenship for those people born to illegal immigrants and tourists. This one is sure to stir up some excitement in the news today.

Migrant Caravan 2: Electric Boogaloo. Looks like Mexico tried to keep these people out but they managed to break through.

Well, Well, you sure don’t see scorching hot takes like this every day. I congratulate her.  A few days ago, she was an absolute nobody. Now she’s getting gigs on CNN. Pretty soon thousands of people will know who she is.

I, for one, am positive a Republican leader would get the same treatment as Hillary Clinton for saying that all black people look alike. Yep, they’d get rousing applause from the entire audience and a pass from the media.

Well this just feels like the biggest waste of time and money I could imagine. I mean, just because you shove a tube in your hoo-ha for a week doesn’t mean you had anything to do with the development or genetic makeup of the child.  The courier who carries a box from LA to NY over a week doesn’t own what’s inside.  But to each their own. As long as my tax dollars weren’t involved I don’t give much of a shit.

The Chicago City Council sure don’t want to give oversight to the people. I mean, that might cut off the political donations from the FOP. I’d imagine excessive force settlements will still come from taxpayers rather than the council’s operating budget though. Because the citizens are good enough to pay for the malevolence even if they’re not entitled to oversee punishment for it.

Damn, that does not sound like a pleasant way to go. But still, she was there voluntarily. Its a tragedy, but why sue someone for organizing an event your kid voluntarily went to knowing the risks involved?

I know if I was a kid at that school, I’d be carrying metal in my pants every day in order to get a pat down.

Song Number 1.  The second song.  And the (unsurprising) finale.

Go have a great day, friends.

Hi guys, work is getting crazy up here, so excuse me if I link and run.

Woman who had belly button removed regrets procedure. This may be peak non-fatal “fuck you, dad”.

I just can’t quit Elon Musk’s space-nerd porn. (SFW)

Can it get any richer than serial legitimizer of dictator’s elections, Jimmy Carter, calling on the GA Secretary of State to resign? Jimmy, your heart may be in the right place, but you’ve had your head all the way up your ass on this issue for 30+ years.

I’m hoping this was one of you guys, running a Ron Swanson-style campaign of benevolent incompetence and mayhem. If so, we’ll start a GoFundMe for you.

No rest for the Working Man.

Sloopy is getting a bit frazzled, so I am stepping in to do the Linkings this Morgen. If you hear reports of a naked, woad painted man running up and down the streets of Houston, crying out “Freedom!” – I can neither confirm nor deny that is sloopy. So, on to the Substitute Linkings…

Sports – I shan’t say a word about it. Nope. Can’t make me. I don’t care how well the NFL turned out yesterday… *shakes fist toward the East*

History and Birthdays – Many events occurred today, many people of note were born on this day. For a moment, stop and reflect on them.

1. California pauses, only so slightly, on its march to madness. I am sure this will end up in front of the SCOTUS and Kaliforniuh will be beaten like a drum.
2. I wonder if we could get some of our politicians in front of a Bangladeshi court? Seems a bit like piling on…but, when it happens to a politician, I have a hard time clinging to my principles.
3. Too little, too late, knucklekopf. Wait…I did that wrong. Let me try again… “You know who else wanted to remain Chancellor of Germany?”

OK, go to it, in the comments.

Oh, one more thing…I know several of you speak jive, but does anyone speak Brit Tabloid? WTF kind of headline is this?