I wish there was an outrage organ in the human body that just wore out in about five years and catastrophists like this would die and go to an eternal Zoom meeting where they are tortured forever in the manner of Tantalus, the mute button pulling away as they desperately try to block all the people from their life telling her in great detail how she wasted her’s.
Do you feel like you are running out of your supply of cope? Are your cope levels unnaturally low? Are you ready to recharge?
Can Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Take on History Be a Corrective to Amy Coney Barrett’s?
You’ve got the conservative majority doing history and tradition—what they call “originalism”—in a totally illegitimate way: butchering the historical record, cherry-picking historical evidence that supports their position, starting with the outcome they want and just working backward. No credible historian thinks that what the court is doing here is how anyone should practice history.
So I do think that the liberal justices should, and do, point that out in their dissents. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is especially deft at doing this. She did it in the Planned Parenthood case about the 1871 Civil Rights Act that the Supreme Court partially butchered. Justice Sonia Sotomayor does it in Trump v. CASA, where Justice Amy Coney Barrett runs through all this history from the 18th century and suggests that it points reluctantly toward her conclusion that universal injunctions are disallowed. Sotomayor says, Wait a minute! This is really, really narrowly focused on a little sliver of history that does not lead where the majority claims it does. She brings in her own historical evidence and shows that at a bare minimum, Barrett isn’t telling the whole story. I think that’s really useful. It undermines the legitimacy of the majority’s decisions, and if the court ever flips back toward the center, it makes those decisions more vulnerable to being overruled. A new majority could say, Well, that was based on bogus history, so it doesn’t really stand as a particularly strong precedent.
It’s like staring into the sun, but the sun is made of craven partisan idiots pretending to be journalist.
On a personal note, if any of you know anyone that works for WordPress, I want you to kick them in the dick as fucking hard as you can. Like kick them so hard their grandchildren won’t be able to have kids. And then do it again.
No one who works at WordPress has a dick. They reproduce by budding.
😭
Affirmative Action Jackson is the snapping fingernails of justice.
This gets a smirk out of me every time I see it.
New to me and it’s fantastic.
Slate’s take on originalism is original, I’ll grant them that.
Dahlia Lithwick is the dumbest legal commentator I can think of who is regularly published.
I remember reading her when she started at Slate decades ago before that website turned into the current joke it is.
Bonus is she retains her Canadian citizenship.
So we should deport her back to Canada?
…and that country’s refusal to accept her
She’s the Ogie Oglethorpe of Journalism.
Do you think that she knows Eddie Shore? Or Toe Blake? 😉
Let’s read it now!
I do not have enough drugs nor alcohol in my system to continue trying to put my head into that reality.
Is a credible historian like a true scotsman?
“Anyone who agrees with me is credible.”
You’re a beer drinker. Your stomach will burst before you get enough alcohol in your system for that. Go with drugs.
butchering the historical record, cherry-picking historical evidence that supports their position, starting with the outcome they want and just working backward.
*laughs so hard he chokes on cookie*
Protip- an Oreo with a little blob of peanut butter on it is muy bueno.
Also muy bueno:. Place a layer of peanut butter whipped cream between two chocolate chip cookies to make a sandwich. Freeze. Enjoy.
No bueno.
The comics and the film series have always been political, they’ve just gotten successively more retarded.
I’m likely going to be going to see it next week, if for no other reason than to pick out the local landmarks in the movie. I have some concerns about the story and the large number of ancillary heroes being in the movie, but Gunn has pulled off some real hits that appeared overstuffed before seeing it (his version of Suicide Squad is well worth watching).
I never understood why the first one was so badly reviewed. It was a pretty good movie.
Chafed:
You mean the Ayers’ Suicide Squad? The story fell apart quickly, there was no need for the Joker to even exist in it, the characters were amazingly poorly done compared to their comics counterparts, and the jumpy editing. I saw it in the theater, and haven’t watched it since.
It should have been simply Harley and the Joker. They were the best parts.
No credible historian thinks that what the court is doing here is how anyone should practice history.
Que?
Historians want to rewrite history to influence the future.
Now tell me your take on the 1619 Project.
In this case the 1619 projection.
somesome something Projection power the sun
Why the fuck not?
NGL, I applied to Automattic a couple years ago. Never heard back.
Did you do it for the people?
This may be controversial, but Everybody Hurts sucked. However, Man on the Moon is more entertaining than Andy Kaufman was.
Facts are never controversial.
It is fun listening to people argue about original intent of the founders. Those questions came up before the ink was dry and the founders were still around. The founders answered those questions themselves at great length. We dont have to ask any ‘experts’ today. We can simply ask the founders themselves.
My favorites, of course, are the questions about the second amendment. Nowhere will you find more dishonesty.
It seems Slate has read Alinsky’s rules for being a sack of shit.
Ain’t nobody gots time to be readin what them honkie bastards wrote! Ketanji trynna keep it real with that black womyn wisdom.
Excuse me please, I’m going to go read some Sowell before I end up full blown racist.
That’s all legalese, and she can’t be bothered to parse that garbage!
Have no fear (((Jarflax. Ketanji’s problem isn’t black, it’s red.
She may be an evil pinko but at least she is a moron.
Canada arrests four accused of forming anti-gov’t militia
This is the most Canadian militia story I’ve ever read.
Vive la France Attardée! aka Quebec.
From just the headline I was expecting to read that those rioters who assaulted ICE agents in Portland, OR had escaped to the north or something.
Is 4 the minimum number for a militia? At 3, you’re only a rabble.
Sounds like they’re Quebecois separationists, not Make Canada Great Again types.
It’s called the “Ken Bayeux Doll Tapestry”.
LONDON (AP) — The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter- (229 foot)-long medieval artwork that depicts the Norman conquest of England, will be displayed in Britain next year for the first time in 900 years.
“A more testosterone-soaked scene is hard to find,” he wrote. “Well, truthfully, there are plenty of scenes of political aggression and posturing in the Bayeux Tapestry: it reeks of male hormones!”
I used to wonder if I’d be a hero or a villain if I had superpowers. Now I just accept that I’d travel the world punching stupid people in the junk. I guess I am still not sure which side that puts me on, but I kind of no longer care.
That person reeks of “pompous asshole”.
The hero we need.
Do you feel like you are running out of your supply of cope? Are your cope levels unnaturally low? Are you ready to recharge?
No, but I read the article anyway. It’s good to know what your enemies are thinking.
If only to point and laugh at them.
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/09/joe-biden-doctor-health-decline-investigation
Former President Joe Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, refused to answer questions to the House Oversight Committee today, citing the Fifth Amendment and doctor-patient confidentiality.
Confidentiality I get. Taking the 5th?
He’s fishing for immunity if compelled to testify.
The Republican Chairman of the Committee, James Comer (R-Ky.), said afterward that “Dr. O’Connor took the Fifth when asked if he was told to lie about President Biden’s health and whether he was fit to be President of the United States.”
HIPAA?
I would take the fifth if called as anything I said could be twisted against me.
Yup.
Second yup. However, a doc can just say ‘during my diagnosis….’ and its all good
There’s still a $100k bounty for WordPress remote code execution exploits:
https://youtu.be/U_7CGl6VWaQ?si=o66CGKV2-GvBZAzI&t=389
Such things are handy if you’re an authoritarian government or a nefarious government agency seeking to silence dissent.
I wish there was an outrage organ in the human body that just wore out in about five years and catastrophists like this would die
Make Apoplexy Great Again.
What a coincidence that there are two articles, the one in Slate and the CNN article from earlier, that give KJB a tongue bath. I bet there’s a third one out there proving enemy action.
La Resistance
Trump is an enemy of God
Won’t anyone think of the…
(shuffles cards)
…insects and bats?
The leading international authority that certifies “dark sky” parks says the artificial light from Alligator Alcatraz “directly threatens” the preserve’s renowned natural darkness and disrupts endangered nocturnal wildlife.
Weren’t they originally building it as an airport? Was this same renowned international authority raising alarm bells then?
One runway was put in place, no supporting infrastructure, and it was the 60’s. It was still swamp back then, not a wetland.
It was designed to be a Concorde/ Boeing 2707 SST jump point. Since they couldn’t go supersonic over land, that would put a very short run from the coast to the runway.. and then on to South America, or the west coast. . SST travel never really took off, and many airports of the era that were put in place for fuel stops (Montreal-Mirabel) and were no longer needed since enhanced engine design had better fuel range.
We could easily solve this issue by not allowing them to have any electricity on site.
Barbie releases new doll with Type 1 diabetes for more inclusion
I was wondering where this Bee headline came from:
https://babylonbee.com/news/mattel-introduces-new-ozempic-barbie-with-syringe-and-detachable-belly
So, Share-a-Needle Barbie?
Not Type Two? Bloody Discrimination, that is!
Rascal Barbie
Headed for greener pastures
Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday announced she is stepping down as CEO of Elon Musk’s social media site X after two years in the role.
Yaccarino’s departure comes one day after Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok repeatedly made antisemitic comments and referenced Hitler in response to posts about the Texas flooding.
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“When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company,” Yaccarino wrote in a post on X. “I’m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App.”
Yaccarino did not give a reason for her departure, but her exit had been in the works for more than a week, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Musk responded to Yaccarino’s post on Wednesday and said: “Thank you for your contributions.”
She’s obviously fed up with Musk and his rightwing racist shenanigans.
I wouldn’t be surprised if she goes home and fires off some Resistance fireworks like those folx in the MLW article from the other day.
Well, AI trains on internet noise which is largely left so of course it’s gonna be outputting some Jew-hate.
Man overboard
“We would like to thank Christian Horner for his exceptional work over the last 20 years,” added Mintzlaff.
“With his tireless commitment, experience, expertise and innovative thinking, he has been instrumental in establishing Red Bull Racing as one of the most successful and attractive teams in Formula 1.
“Thank you for everything, Christian, and you will forever remain an important part of our team history.”
Punishment for letting Newey get away?
A good take down of grocery stores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1wP3Q50weE
visual aid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8LtQhIQ2AE
US grocery stores have a profit margin of about 1.6%. I doubt very much the government could run them at less.
Some versions of the Internationale have pizazz than others.
Swahili: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSPEynjp9aI
Russian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8EMx7Y16Vo
a takedown of govt-run grocery stores, that is
1. Get a monopoly on resources.
2. Create shortages
3. Dole out the bare minimum to those who do as they are told.
It is dictator 101. Every government grocery store is going to look like that.
I should add, they have water in their sights now. That will be the next thing…water shortages. We see the beginnings of it now. It will get worse.
Yay!
That was basically Siad Barre’s strategy of ruling Somalia with food aid until he was overthrown. See also Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and many other places run by ists, iks, and istas.
This USSR survivor explains how Russia, past and present, has always operated like a giant cult:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqlUQROi1YA
I think the reason despotism is such a common form of government is that people want a god to reward the good and punish the wicked. Thus, emperors, pharaohs, and kings throughout history have claimed to be gods, descendants of gods, or appointed by gods.
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The top of the stele features an image in relief of Hammurabi with Shamash, the Babylonian sun god and god of justice. Below the relief are about 4,130 lines of cuneiform text: one fifth contains a prologue and epilogue in poetic style, while the remaining four fifths contain what are generally called the laws. In the prologue, Hammurabi claims to have been granted his rule by the gods “to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak”. The laws are casuistic, expressed as “if … then” conditional sentences. Their scope is broad, including, for example, criminal law, family law, property law, and commercial law.
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The Koran is a lot like Hammurabi’s Code. It’s just the way most people think over there.
I learned of the concept of a Hydraulic Empire from a Niven story.
As part of the managerial reshuffle, current Racing Bulls Racing Director Alan Permane will be promoted to Team Principal at the sister outfit.
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“Alan is the perfect man to take over now and continue our path. He knows the team inside out and has always been an important pillar of our early successes.”
Permane added: “I feel very honoured to take on the role as Team Principal and would like to thank Oliver and Helmut [Marko, Red Bull advisor] for the trust they have shown in me.
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That's crazy. Everybody knows you should bring in an outsider (preferably from a completely unrelated industry) to shake things up and revitalize the organization.
Braves pitcher Didier Fuentes first four batters: HR, HBP, HR, BB.
Atlanta pitching coach goes out to the mound, then turns to catcher Sean Murphy and asks “Is his stuff any good?”
Murphy replied “I don’t know, I haven’t caught any of it yet.”
Fuentes gave up another dinger two batters later.
Maybe try LSD and the Dock Ellis method?
Baseball, a game so boring the players take hallucinogens. It’s America’s past time because it takes forever to play a game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeHAgM_uy2E
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41551865/mlb-avg-game-drops-2-hours-36-minutes-lowest-84
Time is speeding up.
On the cycle of history thing:
There’s Italian proverb about shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in 3 generations. That is, those inherit wealth squander and leave nothing to their children who are then forced to work hard like their grandparents.
Ibn Khaldun said there was a cycle of barbarians conquering a decrepit empire and their descendants gradually becoming corrupt and weak before being conquered by another wave of barbarians.
Straus-Howe theory says generations come in stages of artist, prophet, nomad, and hero. The corresponding eras are high, awakening, unraveling, and crisis.
The KGB says subversion has 4 stages too: demoralization, destabilization, crisis, and normalization.
I forgot the meme of:
hard times make strong men
strong men make good times
good times make weak men
weak men make hard times
“History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.” -Voltaire
Ooh, that quote is a gem. Thanks!
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/southeastern-pa/man-accused-of-killing-beheading-father-takes-the-stand-in-trial-admits-to-killing/article_dcb518d8-34d9-43e5-a6a7-f285c6e836ae.html
What an absolute whack job.
Sadly that kind of insanity is much more common that our media reports on. I could tell you stories all night about evil so bad your brain just cant wrap around it.
internet comment gold:
“The Roman Empire became a church; the British empire became a bank; and I speculate that the American Empire will become a cinema.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frCnYp9Wwrg
random thought:
The military names stuff after Indians and Confederates for the same reason: they were worthy foes who deserve honor even in defeat.
Now let’s fire some Tomahawk missiles from a ship named after Robert E Lee at some commies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqAWzqsXirk
Another random thought:
US soldiers do not practice hit and run attacks. There is a bias against retreat. I remember being trained in room clearing and assaulting an objective. The US military’s basic philosophy since 1917 has been “surround and pound”. When you encounter the enemy, take cover and shoot back to pin them down. Then, if possible, call up artillery and airstrikes. Otherwise, wait for reinforcements, if needed, and execute battle drill 1A:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFCDkhj2wg4
Get the fireteam/squad/platoon online. For every 2 guys who shoot, one other guy flanks to either the right or left, whichever is easier. Presto, instant L-shaped ambush.
Easier said, than done. A bad plan is better than no plan.
“It’s the best bad idea we have.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A98txE5nno
Is it just me, or does she kinda look like Linda Lavin from “Alice”?
Mary Lou Retton Arrest Video
“You’ve got the conservative majority doing history and tradition”
Also known as “common law”, their core function in our system.
Yeah….this is coming from people who proclaim that elected officials working toward the best interest of the people they represent is evil. It is just textbook demoralization; try to get everyone to see the world through their kaleidoscope. I started to say funhouse looking glass but they dont warp reality nearly enough to be a good metaphor.
“You’ve got the conservative majority doing history and tradition”
And that’s bad because?
Chesterton should have built a wall instead of just a fence.
I guess the liberal view is that laws and traditions should change like seats at the Mad Hatter’s tea party:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msvOUUgv6m8
Still trying to find that Nathan J Robinson article from circa 2016 about how children should be taken from their parents and raised in common by the government. It might be memory-holed.
When I posted it, Trashy said “no, you can’t have my kids, you disturbed fuck!”
This one perhaps?
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/we-should-be-neither-anti-natalist-nor-pro-natalist
That guy is a special kind of retarded. No, really. That is not hyperbole. He is retarded.