A delightful punk-pop cover of an old favorite (h/t Nephilium)
SCOTUS REINS-IN EPA: SCOTUS released the final big decision of the current term today, completing a rare hat-trick of wins for rule of law, originalism, and limited government. The decision in West Virginia v. EPA was written by Roberts, so is cautious and narrow, but sends a clear message to Congress about shrugging off their regulatory authority to unelected bureaucrats. Whatever you do, don’t read Justice Kagan’s (lengthy) dissent where she says Congress can’t know enough to do this on their own. Finally, the court remanded a slew of 2A cases back to the various courts of appeals for them to reconsider in light of Bruen.
MAY-ISSUE STATES RESISTING IMPLEMENTING BRUEN: We knew this was going to happen, but here it is. Many of these restrictions will doubtlessly fall when they are challenged in federal district court, but standing to challenge is hard to get unless one gets convicted for violating the new laws and nobody wants to be that person. Plus, the states and municipalities have effectively unlimited funds (yours) to litigate and appeal, and there is no penalty for government employees who pass, sign, or enforce clearly unconstitutional laws.
I’M A NEW YORK CITY LIBERAL, AND I WANT A GUN: Surprised the NYT published this. The author makes the usual obeisances liberals make when justifying firearm ownership for themselves: she has a protection order against a former partner, she has a rural background and is a responsible person (unlike those yee-haw rednecks), and she supports red flag laws.
AIR CLAP: President Biden does bizarre air clap at NATO summit. Mr. President, please leave poking the bear to those experienced in such matters. Ahem.
NOW, PULL THE OTHER ONE: Xi Jinping claims that the PRC is a democracy, plans to attend “celebration” of the 25th anniversary of the British handover of Hong Kong to the PRC. Somehow, we doubt that HK natives will be doing more than perfunctory celebration.
AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS: If you’re experiencing ENB levels of self-hatred, click on this link for Jezebel’s take on the latest SCOTUS decisions. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
I haven’t read them yet, but SCOTUS reportedly sends a number of 2A cases back to the lower courts, saying “go read Bruen and get these right this time.
Now do NFA, please.
Now do NFA, please.
Your link implies they’re not going to grant cert.
They granted cert and disposed of the cases by remanding them back to the lower courts.
For those who aren’t legal nerds, a writ of certiorari is SCOTUS agreeing to take your case; unlike the federal courts of appeals, SCOTUS can pick and choose the cases it decides to hear. Remanding is an instruction to a lower court that the lower court fucked up and is to reconsider the case.
I meant granting cert to a case that would repeal the NFA. DB originally sugarfreed that portion of the link, so I was subtly joking that attempting to get the NFA overturned would go nowhere.
Too meta.
And now, too moot-a.
The link was supposed to be: https://twitter.com/NatlGunRights/status/1542546216512237570
I tried posting this a few times and the site failed with errors. Then I noticed Tonio posted on the post-Bruen remands of 2A cases already.
I’m issuing db a writ of wettus willius, and remanding him back to html school. LOL
Thanks. I covered that in my “remanded” link above, but didn’t have time to look up the various cases and comment further.
Good news. Oregon was ramping up for a couple of those things, as the people who live in the Portland suburbs were starting to do the petition thing, and that is were all the political power is right now, so you know it was going to pass.
What I hate about this – If they don’t return to the supreme court, the decisions will only apply in the circuits the cases bounced back to, and the rest of us have to sue independantly for our local overreaches.
damn link closure
Damn edit fairies!
MAY-ISSUE STATES RESISTING IMPLEMENTING BRUEN
Case in point.
The Associated Press reports that Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and Democrat legislators are pushing a piece of legislation to ban concealed carry in New York businesses. The exception would be businesses that post signs explicitly stating, “Concealed Weapons Welcome Here.”
Hochul commented on the push saying, “We’re going to protect the rights of private property owners, allow them to not have to be subjected to someone walking into their workplace or a bar, restaurant with a concealed weapon.”
Private property owners can already have whatever policy they want on the issue. But kudos for creativity on putting burdens on ppo’s that otherwise couldn’t give a fuck.
Wonder what NYS is going to do about Audi/VW vehicles?
Police Evacuate Apartment And Call In Bomb Squad Over A Car Part
*laughs*
At least they were there to diffuse a tense situation.
And it still blows up in their faces.
Those guys need to learn to be Boston Strong if they don’t want to be teased for being clueless cowards.
Meanwhile those businesses posting carry friendly signs might have a bit of an issue with their licenses, various inspections, etc, I’d imagine. Just turn over NY’s government to the Mafia, they’ll be less oppressive and more effective.
Under my clothes is *my* property.
“We’re going to protect the rights of private property owners” Lying bitch, Kathy Hochul
Remember when she, along with all the progressives, gave ZERO fucks about private property owners related to COVID restrictions. Fuck off slaver.
The Gopher Bar in St. Paul used to have a hand written sign on the front door that said “We welcome guns in these premises. Especially after getting robbed by a bunch of assholes last week”. The sign was there for more than a year.
* The review was unintentionally awesome. Hint. When you are calling out a bar for being racist and your own family sides with the bar, maybe it is time to reassess your life.
Wut?
Saint’s new stadium is just a few blocks away. The Gopher bar is still there and as shitty as ever.
I know. But what the hell difference would that make? Saints fans aren’t exactly dainty!
We all understand Minnesota isn’t very nice.
Minnesota is great!
It’s Minnesotans that are the problem.
Whatever you do, don’t read Justice Kagan’s (lengthy) dissent
Absolutely take the time to read Gorsuch’s concurrence.
Thanks. I haven’t delved into that, yet.
Give us a hint what makes it special.
The sauce.
Bzzt. Wrong. Just Thousand Island.
“…the Constitution does not authorize agencies to use pen-and-phone regulations as substitutes for laws passed by the people’s representatives.”
That’s pretty great.
Barry is probably steaming and pounding down White Claws on the Vinyard.
“pen-and-phone”
That’s going to leave a mark.
The Barryslap.
Well given SFs description of how Barry handles his hog…this works well to replace the “mushroom stamp” moniker
“In Wilson’s eyes, the mass of the people were “selfish, ignorant, timid, stubborn, or foolish.” -WW
Hillary Clinton, clearly, took notes.
Nice. Authoritarians fucking worship that ass.
Totally not at all racist.
The white men of the south would’ve done better to reach out to their black neighbors in friendship and mutual understanding.
I would so like to take a steaming hot shit on Wilson’s grave.
President Biden does bizarre air clap a
He missed the cue for clapping? Lizard brain malfunction like Pelosi at the SOTU?
My MIL was watching his speech when I went upstairs for coffee this morning. I make it a habit to avoid watching any news channels so this was the first time I’d seen Biden speak in a long time. It’s stunning to me that people can still suggest this guy is in full command of his faculties. I wonder what the other NATO leaders are thinking. Plus, as was noted this morning, he really did say “Russia, Russia, Russia” at least twice.
In fairness, he sounded like a goddamned idiot before he got old too.
He sounded like one because he was/is one.
The other NATO leaders are thinking Biden’s not in charge and they need to negotiate with the agencies.
The turd whisperers are starting to fail.
swatting a 5th dimensional fly.
This should be helpful.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering labeling the United States’ largest oil field in violation of ozone pollution standards, threatening drilling operations in the region and, by extension, domestic oil production.
The proposed regulations take aim at the Permian Basin, the largest oil field in the United States, accounting for 95,000,000 gallons of gasoline per day or 40% of the oil produced domestically, according to the Texas Governor’s Office. The move comes amid record gas prices and ongoing energy insecurity for many Americans.
That might well trigger a mob to swarm DC to burn at least the EPA to the ground, if not the Capitol as well.
Surely pure coincidence that they were making this move so close to their standing case in SCOTUS
please leave poking the bear to those experienced in such matters
Giggity.
***STEVE SMITH raise hand***
STEVE SMITH POKE BEAR…FOREST RANGER, TOURIST, HIKER. BY POKE, MEAN…
What Tonio did there, I saw it.
Haven’t seen Jesse for a while.
Sadly.
Aka “No Shipping”.
President Joe Biden’s Climate Czar John Kerry said, “we need to spur the transition to green shipping,” during a speech at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal on 6/28/2022.
Sailing vessels, ahoy!
As someone noted here (or maybe back at TOS), the future of energy, etc. sure looks like the 19th century.
There’s an old joke in Socialist countries
Kid: Papa, what did we use for light before candles?
Dad: Electricity
You wasted your reappearance comment on that?!
Well, it’s a mature technology. Even 500 years ago, the Spanish were getting thousands of miles to the galleon.
I applaud you, from the poop deck.
Punning on one of his comments might make Swiss want to keel me.
I really like that canoe attitude.
Oro you didn’t!
Rowed across the Atlantic to get there did he?
For law-abiding New Yorkers, there is currently no swift and easy way to protect yourself in your own home with a handgun.
Just ask John Stossel.
At this point, State Governors need to be named in lawsuits specifically, and sued as private people, in gross failure to alleviate financial burden caused by these asshoe states deliberately attempting to divert the peoples rights. You wanted that job, now stop wasting my money.
If only. First you have to get a court to grant you standing to sue, and the courts are as fickle as young girls in this regard. Second you have to break the immunity barriers that government employees have. It is possible to do so, but I don’t know what the qualifications are for that. IANAL.
Trashy? Swiss? Anyone?
Yeah, not going to break sovereign immunity.
I’m not suing the people of the state, I’m suing the asshat elected to uphold the US and state constitutions.
This. The point behind sovereign immunity extending to the public officials is to avoid exactly that sort of law suit. Generally, that’s a good thing. You don’t want the lawfare types to be able to pocket politicians through threat of lawsuit.
Maybe there’s a way to tie federal civil rights laws to the governors? I’m not up on all of the laws in that area, but I’m sure there are some laws on the books from the desegregation era that give teeth to the incorporation clause.
I am not a lawyer (I still have enough hair on my head to comb, and thus need to look in mirrors) but the whole standing thing really needs to be looked at. If you are resident of a state, you should have all the standing you need, Period. “I think this law is BS” and there it is. Make the gov’t shit its boots.
And the reason I am thinking this is a way to go, Horkul is basically saying “come and get it, I do what I want” Well, play stupid games like that i.e. deliberately breaki the law, and you get zip for immunity, as long as it can be shown.
This.
You want to make a bigger mess of the courts than they already are? Killing standing would be a great way to do that.
Imagine the torts from grievance mongers when they haven’t suffered any kind of injury.
The slow retreat while inflicting as much damage on your enemy as possible; remember that the state doesn’t take casualties, they only inflict them. Every month she delays carry is a win. Every square inch on which she can prohibit carry is a win. Everyone she dissuades from carrying for fear of arrest for illegal possession (and everything that comes with that) is a win.
She sounds like a fascist.
Catastrophic. A filibuster carveout is not enough. We need to reform or do away with the whole thing, for the sake of the planet.
Oh…
Minority rule in the United States is a threat to life on earth
We need to totally remove the filibuster forever, until after the next election, when it will become vital for democracy.
You can justify pretty much any action with that kind of rhetoric.
Oh…
From the replies: https://twitter.com/Iamsock/status/1542510155069214725
My take: https://i.imgur.com/BiRflgI.gif
I love how the Twittati has no idea how to interpret legal decisions. To them, the supreme court saying that creation of regulations needs to be the job of the elected congress and not an unelected and unaccountable bureaucracy = minority rule. It’s either an admission that they can’t get the support that they need to create the world they want through elected representatives or that both the electorate and the representatives are too stupid to know what’s good for them so their pet projects need to be kept from being sullied by democracy. Either way it’s an acknowledgement that democracy is insufficient as a form of governance to accomplish their goals. Kind of unfortunate for a group called “democrats”.
To be fair, Republicans aren’t so big on being a republic either.
Top story tonight: political parties may be disingenuous about their plans and intentions. We’ll have more at 11 as these shocking new developments unfold.
Malice did have Angela McArdle on his show right after she got elected head of the LP. Really good presentation – and hopefully she’s in a better position 3 weeks later to take advantage of the landscape and get some points re: the administrative state, etc.
For example, Michael brought up Reason, ENB and sex workers and she was clear in that – while she support decriminalizing sex work, she’s not going to go out and lead with that topic as opposed to reducing foreign adventurism, excessive spending, administrative state, etc. Absolutely common sense.
Also, sounds like she had a long heart to heart with Jo re: the campaign and apparently there were a LOT of issues internal to the campaign – poor social media management by folks other than Jo….would be nice to get more clarity in the future, but it was more info.
You could make a good case that it isn’t just party vs party ignorance.
AOC is a member of the House of Representatives. She shouldn’t care about the Senate. She has also been calling for Biden to issue all sorts of executive orders to negate recent rulings.
Sorry, but the Congress members are supposed to be jealously guarding their powers and prerogatives, not ceding them to the Executive just because the President is from the same party at this moment.
It is sad to see these craven cowards give away their powers to the Administrative state because they don’t want to be held responsible for their votes. All they want to do is be re-elected and keep going to those sweet cocktail parties.
AOC’s big problem is that she was never sent to bed early without her supper…
Well, to be fair, someone might need a bottle opener.
More than just agreeing with most of these recent SCOTUS decision from a legal perspective, the progressive tears are quite delicious. Their emotionally laden tantrums are rather eye opening. While claiming that Trump and anybody to the right of Hillary Clinton is a domestic terrorist and is trying to destroy “democracy”, their solutions are: end democracy or cry about democratic solutions. Zero fucking logic.
But, as Reason tells me, the ADULTS are back in charge.
“Biden vows U.S., NATO allies will stand with Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes'”
I decided that American citizens will sacrifice as long as it takes while I was sitting in my luxurious house, surrounded by taxpayer funded security, eating my taxpayer funded steak, before I got on my taxpayer funded jet.
I didn’t realize Ukraine was in or somehow allied to NATO. Also, I stand with Yemen.
I stand with SMOD. Or alternatively, Cthuhlu.
If there’s anything history has taught us, it’s that if America says it will stand by you for as long as it takes, that’s as good as gold. Or completely worthless. Whatever.
20 more years, 20 more years!
Yeah the next generation and a half need not miss out on what their grandparents and parents dealt with
“Why?”
“There are still stories about Hunter”
Wife sent me a photo from Sam’s club of a less than 50% full cart, mostly basic produce… $200!
*grumbles angrily*
She should steal a fuller cart next time.
I have to weed through a Kroger list tonight as the total for two weeks groceries for two people for all the normal shit came out to $250. ///Let’sGoBrandon
I just got the sales flyers. I need to go through my list.
And this is where online shopping with pickup SHINES!!!
I just paid $3.29 for a dozen medium eggs. And $2.99 for a half gallon of milk.
“I just paid $3.29 for a dozen medium eggs.”
Damn.
We had a rare sale of $.79 for a dz. Maximum 2. You can bet we bought em
“AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS”
I bet if I read that Jezebel link, I would be shouting Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!
One of my favorite HPL stories.
I like to think that Arthur C. Clarke took a cue from Lovecraft when he wrote the parts of Rendezvous with Rama where they are first making entry into Rama and doing the first explorations.
Touchdown! …. On Paper!!!! …. UNBREADED!!!!!!!!
This guy disappeared from the news cycle waaaaay to fast. Proof that the mentally ill are running our academic institutions. Plus he’s endlessly entertaining.
I’m appalled that Duke granted him a PhD despite the fact he was clearly dangerously disassociated from reality and threatening other students as well as some professors in the philosophy department.
It’s so strange. I look at him and I see nothing that would place him above criticism or make it a political hot potato for woke academics to penalize him. No, I’m sure all his schizophrenic and threatening behavior that may have made an unsafe environment for other students and staff began after his tenure at that school.
On a side note, I’ve never been so interested in reading a PhD student’s dissertation. Publish that shit and take my money.
Allow me to present one of my favorite autos. Sadly in the past 15 years or so it has been discovered and is now priced like highly collectible Ferraris.
The Toyota 2000GT was the fastest brand-building halo ever
The interior is the best part. Much better and finer than a Ferrari of the period as well.
Beautiful cars, but way too small for my 73″ self.
73″ around?
Only when I’m really horny…
The James Bond one had to have the roof removed to fit Connery.
I love those. Unfortunately I could wear it like a roller skate.
Yes. For you and ES above that’s why they chopped the top off the one Sean Connery used in “You Only Live Twice”.
So you’re saying you want two?
Yes.
Ferraris are dependent on who owned the car, and where they sent them for interior work. A 250 GT Lusso has an interior much finer than any 200gt, but this is hardly surprising as Italy has many fine coach houses available. Japan, not so much.
A 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, not so much.
Good point.
I was thinking more design. But it’s hard to argue with Italian leatherwork.
Also if you want to nerd out on classic cars. One of my favorite channels
https://youtu.be/1qzw-XctsDE
He’s good. I have come across him before and was impressed. Right now, I seem to be paying the most attention to wooden boats:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzgEpfq5UCYJOaJYXWHbbQ
If anyone can be trusted…
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House aide, told the House January 6 committee that she was contacted by someone attempting to influence her testimony, three sources familiar with the hearing presentation told CNN.
The committee’s vice chairwoman, GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, said at Tuesday’s hearing that two witnesses — whom she did not name — told the committee they had heard from people connected to former President Donald Trump’s world who may have been trying to intimidate them. Sources tell CNN Hutchinson is one of those witnesses.
Not included in article: Number of witnesses who heard from Democrats trying to intimidate them.
More uncorroborated hearsay, you say? But, as our betters in the MSM will tell us, credible allegation! But Tara Reid can fuck off.
“The witnesses heard from someone that they overheard….” lol
I believe now they are doing this cause it keeps them in the newscycle
I can hardly wait to hear about this attempt to intimidate her!
Her story about Trump trying to grab the wheel was awesome and she did that while admitting that she hadn’t actually been there. Imagine what she will be able to do with a first hand account!
She really needs to hire Sugar Free to ghost write some of her “bombshells”. How awesome would it be if she claimed in front of the committee that the threatening calls were made by The Hair.
“they had heard from people connected to former President Donald Trump’s world who may have been trying to intimidate them.”
I mean…who wouldn’t believe this
“Plus, the states and municipalities have effectively unlimited funds (yours) to litigate and appeal, and there is no penalty for government employees who pass, sign, or enforce clearly unconstitutional laws.”
Such as in NYC airports.
“click on this link for Jezebel’s take on the latest SCOTUS decisions”
No.
I clicked the link. I should not have.
NOTE TO SELF: Never. Click. The. Link.
I clicked, saw the picture, laughed, and closed the tab.
How’s your mom today?
Thanks for asking. She seems OK. A bit dizzy and tired, but her heart tests came back good. So she’ll be going back into rehab for her hip, which got interrupted by the heart problem.
Good news. Thanks for the update.
Good to hear, Count.
Good to hear.
I hope it continues to improve. Hospital is no place to stay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X_ViIPA-Gc
Meatloaf feels your pain and he won’t click that.
Speaking of ENB, her hot take at TOS is that pro-life groups are planning on a police state where you can’t even mention the “a” word.
They are so obviously looking for an excuse to cosplay The Handmaid’s Tale. It’s been their dark fantasy ever since the book came out.
Damn, we could capitalize on this by selling THT costumes to them at an incredible markup. One suspects that few modern women know how to “run up” something as our grandmothers could.
You may be on to something. I’m hearing a lot of, “Oh no, we’re all going to be enslaved and treated as sex objects, how awful, woe is me! *quiver*” echoes among the Twitterati…
Yandy tried to sell one, but they stopped after woke assclowns complained.
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/sexy-maiden-costume-yanked-from-website-after-backlash-from-handmaids-tale-fans
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/the-handmaids-tale-yandy-brave-red-maiden-sexy-costume-1202005788/
The entire lot of Reason Editors have a fatal case of TDS. Nothing but applause over there for the J6 show trial and crickets about J6 protesters held for 18 months without bail on misdemeanor charges.
Pretty much all of their articles on abortion are completely far left progressive talking points. Reason has really turned into a bunch of boot licking authoritarians and they barely try to pretend otherwise.
Thanks for the update earlier Ozy. Saw this from Massie today: https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1542528258574495744?cxt=HHwWgMCtxenRlOgqAAAA
Sent to Rob Wittman in VA1.
De nada, Fishy! I love what I do.
It used to bum me out, but I learned to see this all as a great opportunity.
There’s a decent living to be made suing the govt and it is a GROWTH market.
And I honestly feel great going up against the people, agencies, entities, etc. that I’m suing because they’re genuinely doing evil shit.
They’ve given me purpose – I’d have to get a real job otherwise… become a barber or do something else productive.
Instead I get to kick assholes in the nuts. It works for me.
Rock on.
“Justice Kagan’s (lengthy) dissent where she says Congress can’t know enough to do this on their own.”
Isn’t this the ultimate dream of the Wilsonians: rule by experts?
Top. Men.
We’ll still hold elections so that the plebs THINK they get a say.
Not rule by experts. Rule by “experts”. See: Jankowicz, Nina
Nothing is stopping Congress from bringing in said experts…like they supposedly do all the time
They do bring in experts all the time. From think-tanks. Funded entirely by the biggest players in the industries that are going to get regulated. The fact that the regulations just happen to be things that advantage the companies that fund the think tanks that write the regulations at the expense of smaller competitors attempting to enter that market is, I’m sure, entirely a coincidence.
Which is why Kagens response is utter bullshit.
Hi
Tulip wins the internet.
^This
Nothing I’ve read so far says Congress can’t rely on the EPA, or their own Congressional Research Service, for advice. The opinion merely states that Congress cannot delegate regulatory responsibility to EPA (and by implication, other agencies). IOW, Congress has to nut-up and set regulations themselves as specified by law. Kagan seems particulary, perhaps deliberately, obtuse on this point.
It’s because she has a weak mind. Also, she’s stupid.
Well, I’m told the history-making new gal has a “brilliant legal mind” so maybe she can help Kagan read the Constitution.
You expect those poor, poor members of Congress to cast a vote in public?
Why that could get them in hot water with their constituents. It might cost them their seat! The HORROR.
The current system is awesome. They get the EPA to do their dirty work and if any voters back home get mad they look them straight in the eye and tell them that they feel their pain and they are going to get to the bottom of it.
“Travelers brace for the worst July 4 weekend getaway EVER: More than 1,000 Delta pilots picket at airports and 75,000 AA passengers have had flights canceled in the past 48 hours – as a record 42 million are set to hit the roads”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10970161/Thousands-flights-canceled-pilots-union-says-88-staff-shortages.html
Yikes! Good thing I’m not going anywhere.
Yeah…that is part of the anxiety I mentioned last thread. First flight I am okay cause plane gets in tonight and departs in the AM. Its thr flight home I am worried about.
I needed to rent a car today: fuggettabouttit
in related news, I hate deer more than ever
That does not sound good.
The garage will tell
I expect to lose over 30k miles of service on a truck I took exquisite care of, so net worth took a $10k hit this morning
That is terrible.
I deserve something nice and will try to enjoy it
Now do I buy another big ugly truck or buy NewWife 4Runner3.0? 4R2.0 is very nice, but I would never bought one for me.
Sorry.
Giant rats with antlers. I’m glad Bambi’s mom took a bullet, and I hope she suffered for hours.
I’m driving for my July trip.
I always drive. I hate flying.
“Jordan Peterson is suspended from Twitter after tweeting that Umbrella Academy star Elliot Page had his ‘breasts removed by a criminal physician'”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10970365/Jordan-Peterson-suspended-Twitter-tweeting-transgender-actor-Elliot-Page.html
No mention of the physician, or alleged criminality.
And one week before he starts on the Dailywire.
Who is the physician and what did they allegedly do?
I have no idea.
Unpossible, Ellen Page never had breasts.
Okay. One can’t be forced to give birth if one doesn’t get pregnant. One doesn’t get pregnant if one doesn’t have sexual intercourse.
Not necessarily.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraculous_births
What if they’re spawned by midi-chlorians?
Then they will have a tinny sound when they sing.
Know do you?
The fat fucks protested in front of our store today and were still there when I got off work.
No one there would ever need an abortion, digusting lookin women and plenty of beta bois, I think it was really just small town Larping.
“Look at Me! I’m protesting!”
Well sure. But try to bring that logic into a discussion on abortion.
Is someone doing a GlibChat tonight?
It’s not normally a chat night. Do you need one?
Hahah uh…*quietly backs out of room*
Renewed my vehicle registration. First time I had to pay the “Highway Use Fee” for fuel efficient vehicles. It was an extra ~$200 for 3 years. It is more than I would have paid in gas taxes with a baseline car because they assume higher milage than I drive.
WTF??
Buy an electric vehicle, save money!
Ha ha, just kidding, fuck you.
Look we gave you a tax break to buy an electric vehicle so we can tax you. Why aren’t you doing it!
Permanent plates/registration here. Pay once, plates are good forever.
Must be county specific. I just renewed my plates for 2 years for something like $100 or so all-in.
Does your vehicle get less than 25 MPG? I don’t recall sticker, but my real MPG is 56.
https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/vehicles/#highwayuse_fee.asp
(MPG – 23.7) * state average miles per year * gas tax
A vehicle that is owned by a governmental entity;
Of course
I also have to pay annual property tax on the car.
Probably (average / difference) * tax
Thot Thursday is both the unstoppable force and the immovable object.
https://archive.ph/96Fj3
Your daily dose of Sanford & son:
https://youtu.be/nC9kCj0TuPY
Peter North has 2,588 film credits. Let’s assume he shoots 2.5 scenes per film on average. That means he’s blown 6,470 loads on camera. The upper limit of normal ejaculation volume is 5 mL but as you know, he’s far above normal. Let’s assume between 5-10 mL averaging 7.5 mL. That means he has ejaculated 13 gallons of semen on camera over his career.
What have you done with your life?
Firsted?
I’m glad my wife wasn’t home when I read this and started laughing so I wouldn’t have to lie about explaining why.
I save mine so I have a larger prostate?
Bigger is better!
Do you subtract the ones he received? Or add to the total?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/30/poll-americans-guns-against-government
Seems low.
25% “say” is probably low but those who actually would is considerably under 25%.
“This deadly attack on the US Capitol stemmed from the false, partisan, pro-Donald Trump belief that Joe Biden did not win the 2020 election.”
Left unsaid, the deaths were by the government.
I don’t put much stock in these polls.
Neither do I, especially one that is asking if you would take up arms against the government
Yeah, those who are actually willing to do so aren’t going to advertise that fact.
You’ll find out how I feel about it when the shooting starts.
At least three lies in one short sentence.
Well done, The Guardian.
Eh, half of Republicans is about 25% of the country. Liberals would never consider doing this. Until a R is in power, then it will still be 25% but it will be half of leftists.
In sports news, USC and UCLA are joining The Big 10. Big 10 will now cover both coasts.
Oh, great. Two more teams to pound Penn State into the ground.
Dafuq?
So, the PAC will start getting back to the correct number, 8?
Eventually the ncaa will wither away and be replaced by an even more corrupt organization.
They need to get up to at least 16 teams to have a decent playoff.
https://njindy.com/2022/06/30/new-bill-would-legalize-magic-mushrooms-in-nj-and-allow-for-guided-trips-in-psilocybin-centers/
“NJ, you’d have to be high to live here.”
“No Smoking”
😉
The Libertarian candidate for governor of Iowa would also support legalization of those things.
I got the pathology results on my lymph node and it is
CANCER FREE!!!
Whoo Hoo!!
Space awesome.
Yay!!!!!
Fantastic!
Excellent news!
Awesome!!!
Righteous
Awesome!
Well shit, I lost that bet .
Congratulations to you anyway even though it cost me twenty bucks.
Excellent news, congrats!
Fuck Yeah
Excellent!
*uptwinkles*
Yay!
YAAAAASSSSSSSSSS
Fuck to the Hell to the Yes!!1!
Cancer is asshoe.
It’s not a tomah
Go you!
Wooo!
Fucking awesome!
Two pairs of glasses for the 20 month old:
At the opto office: $385
Online: $150
Absurd.
I’m a fan of glassesusa.com
I forget the place I used, but $150 is reasonable to me. $385 for the same glasses (okay, maybe different brands, but the same style) ? Fuck off.
That’s the cost of my trifocals! Or it was. Haven’t been in a while.
Sorry. Did I ever tell you the time the children’s hospital out here in Vegas tried to bill me $1000 for Motrin? Dental office tries to bill basic cleanings as deep cleans? And on and on.
I’ve been leery of online places given how fucked my prescription is.
My most recent pair of glasses cost about $700.
I wear progressives and have astigmatism. Online ordering is treacherous at best.
This. An astigmatism, prism in one eye, bifocals. I just bite the bullet.
Astigmatism for me too.
This set of glasses are progressives. Three in one – distance, computer, and reading. They’re fine for short duration working on the computer or reading. If I’m working on the computer or reading for a long time, I go back to my old computer or reading glasses. I find those glasses work better if I’m going to work on the computer for long or read for long.
I’m not sure what I’ll do for my next set of glasses.
I had bifocals when I was kid. It was part of why I refused progressives for a long time.
I tried a progressive for three months. Now I have driving glasses and take them off for computer or reading. Much better.
I am giving up on progressives. The people and the glasses.
I am giving up on progressives. The people and the glasses.
We get it R.J. geesh
I couldn’t stand mine.
Next time I’m getting ’puter glasses. That’s where I spend all my time anyway.
My ancient lenses work fine for distance.
This. I now have computer/shop glasses (which are safety glasses) and bifocals for driving reading. I just walk around the house in a blur.
Me too. With the plethora of eyeball problems amongst the four of us, ordering online is just not going to happen.
The roofers showed up at 6:30am and are still going at 7pm.
Mexicans make everyone else look lazy.
Wonder why commercial air travel is so fucked up?
https://rupreparing.com/news/2022/6/22/pilots-speak-out-about-vaccine-induced-injuries-and-deaths-tuesday-june-21-2022-by-lance-d-johnson
In a fun twist the airlines have moved to blame the FAA. Now, we aren’t exactly squeaky clean here cause we have ridiculous policies in place. If you pop positive or even suspected of positive COVID, you are told to stay home for 10 days. 10 days of free ‘leave’? Especially since we are understaffed and have been pulling massive overtime? Absolutley!
For the first time, out in the technical world, we imposed a maintenance stop over the 4th of July. They are claiming its cause of record travel but we all know its cause our group doesn’t want to get blamed when the flight cancellations roll in over the weekend.
No offense, but good. More people should be publicly blaming government actions that cause these things.
(The government actions in question are well above your position in the pecking order.)
None taken. Our covid policy of 10 day isolations, even after you take a test that says negative and no symptoms is stretching personnel thin.
I had something go really well at work and am celebrating with gin rickeys. I will also celebrate tomorrow.
Whoohoo!
Don’t forget Saturday and Sunday.
I wish news would highlight or at least link to why the man received the Medal of Honor.
https://www.wvnstv.com/news/last-world-war-ii-medal-of-honor-recipient-wv-native-hershel-woody-williams-dies-at-98/
To add to Q’s questions…what have you done with your life?
With balls that big, dude probably ejaculated 13 gallons, every damn time he blew.
Totally not politically motivated…I mean…he was charged!
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/doj-has-va-suspend-all-benefits-jan-6-prisoner
VA is saying just merely an indictment warrants suspension of his benefits.
They’ll use every lever at their disposal, legal or not, to force a plea bargain where he admits guilt and reads a POW statement.
I can actually understand why they would suspend (until outcome) even under indictment but its just a bad look.
DAILY QUORDLE ROUNDUP™©®
(The “Spartan” Edition)
#157
Champ NCS
QuordleBot 17 9
Sean 19 76
Ted S. 19 1
Ozymandias 21 4
Grumbletarian 22 4
Not Adahn 22 13
The Hyperbole 22 19
Tundra 22 39
Cannoli 23 29
db 23 1
Grosspatzer 23 24
robc 23 8
whiz 23 50
JG43 24 3
kinnath 24 2
MikeS 24 12
TARDis 24 9
The Other Kevin 24 5
trshmnstr the terrible 24 5
Dr. Fronkensteen 25 10
SDF-7 25 2
Tulip 25 17
grrizzly 26 26
one true athena 26 41
Chump
Grummun 28 35
E 25, A 23.12, TLS 8/17, SSS 32, CLD 0 0 7 5(1)
No ties in the Tourney, Semi finals mañana. Sean v. Not Adahn and Trashy v his creation. Quordle on.
ESPN is reporting that USC and UCLA plan to join the Big Ten in a couple of years.
Somehow, I already knew this.
Last thread? I’m on the road.
Couple posts up. I’m just messing
“Dutch farmers are blocking the border between Netherlands and Germany in protest against the government decision to reduce nitrogen by 30% – 70% to comply with EU regulations on nitrogen pollution.”
https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1542592034694905868
What?
Yes, it is serious, get on your tractor and revolt time. Absolutely shocking.
They hate you and want you dead.
/my standard reply to this kind of shit – prove me wrong
“Glamorous heiress, 45, charged with having sex with 14-year-old boy four times in one day
An Australian horse heiress is saddled with charges after being accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy four times in a single day.
Savannah Daisley, 45, faced Waverley Local Court in Sydney on Tuesday on child sex abuse allegations, with Judge Jaqueline Milledge denying her bail over the “quite disturbing” allegations.
The glamorous mother of two, who is the daughter of famed Aussie horse breeder Ross Daisley, strongly denies the accusations and intends to plead not guilty.
Cops claim an unbridled Daisley molested the minor four times before 5 p.m. on May 20 last year. It’s unclear whether the pair were known to each other prior to the alleged acts.
Daisley’s defense lawyer cried neigh — arguing that the accusations against his socialite client were made “in spite,” and that it was an “oath vs. oath” case.
However, prosecutor Daniel Richardson claims evidence, straight from the horse’s mouth, exists: He said a police officer told him about a recording of a tawdry phone call made by the heiress, in which she allegedly admits to kissing the teen.”
https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/heiress-charged-for-sex-with-14-year-old-4-times-in-one-day/
I hope Swiss doesn’t see this.
She really took the reins and rode that boy hard didn’t she?
now who’s feeling her oats ?
Rode hard and put away wet!
I was poised to type that when I saw you got there first.
Wait a minute, she’s not a hag. This can’t be true.
*checks pics*
45 vs. 14 is a pretty big gap, but that’s going to be #1 his spank-bank for the next decade or two.
*disinterestedly checks*
Dayum! You’re not wrong.
I’m not buying it. There is something about this whole story that doesn’t ring true.
I’d have sex with her four times in one day.
Good news, bad news, kid:
Good news: you’re going to have sex multiple times with a smoke show.
Bad news: you will have peaked and slept with your most-attractive sex partner at the age of 14.
The real question that needs answering is why that 14 yo recorded the convo and then dimed out that woman.
That just screams “forced by parents” unless he’s got something else going on.
Because the article suggests she wanted to keep it going. Ahem, not to *normalize* such a thing, but, ahhh….
I’m thinking 14 yo me would have kept that going until I aged out for her tastes… Or died from ecstasy.
Whoever pulled 14-year-old me out of her would be crowned King of England.
(h/t Tres)
Ha!
I know “don’t read the comments” is rule #1 for the internet, but I couldn’t help myself. Not too bad.
Ugh! what happened to my formatting, the second # is your no-chump streak
T-11 hours and counting. It’s still Thursday night in the ER in Florida, however, so I have to work tonight, then get up and drive tomorrow. This is because I have control issues with driving and my husband would rather be on his phone anyway.
I have go back to work later and submit my yearly “goals”.
I hate that shit. I figure after a couple drinks I won’t care.
My husband has to do it. His goal is, “I want to earn a paycheck.” I don’t know why that’s not sufficient.
I’m probably going to have to do that once I get a real job, which will be production-based, so goals will be a little more defined.
I would race you to MEM
but I figure you go via BNA
Not going that direction, but I would be happy to race you to Sioux Falls.
I work remotely as a medical transcriptionist in the evening and one of my hospitals is in Florida.
Garden report: picked beets and carrots. Will pick lettuce in the am. Picked a few green beans but will have lots over the weekend and there are more blooms. Lots of green fruit on the tomatoes, the peppers are blooming. Zuchinni is bloomining as are the butternu and cantaloupe. I planted more lettuce among the carrots and beets to protect them from the heat. I love gardening.
Spelling not so much
Not a bean person but I like green beans. I recently started adding them to my half-assed stir-fries.
stir-fried green beans are just fantastic.
The wife is reporting that we will be knee deep in spinach soon, along with small zucchini. So, got that going for me, which is nice.
Add some steak and gorgonzola to that spinach and you’ll really be in business.
…but was it a peck of pickled peppers that you picked?
So, to keep up all the good news, heath and gov’t wise, today was my first day outside the house in almost three weeks, I did need my cane, but things are already looking much better, stride wise and articulation. I really need to keep up on my ibuprophin regime, but that is more a matter of keeping some on me than anything else. Also, yesterday was my first day of just being able to walk around the house without a cane at all, so making great progress.
So, good day!
Excellent news, all around!
T – 15 minutes to dust off
escape from Motel6 in Americus
Come up the left away from the porch party
park by the office in the light
I’ll be ready and run out and jump in
jack the trunk: I’ve got all my road tools and notes
gilding my loins down on MLK Avenue
Did Mr. 4Score+2 give you some tips on recovery?
Getting a jump on the AM lynx (maybe):
Sonny Barger of the Hell’s Angels has died.
I need to re-read the HST ‘Hell’s Angels’ book – haven’t read it since high-school.
Is it just me, or does she have a face that looks like it was put together by committee?