It's not you, it's me. But also my boyfriend, and the 2.5 hour drive time between our homes. And loathsome swamp creature Gov Abigail Spanberger. I have been looking to move closer to the boyfriend for a while, but with the newly-ascendant Virginia Democrats trying to...
I'm currently at my boyfriend's family's farm. This was supposed to be a vacation for me, but WordPress shat all over that. Farm personnel are gearing up for a big cattle event. The cows are receiving hormones, and the bull is getting frequent pep talks. I feel like...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7xOZVBAWtw&list=RDD7xOZVBAWtw MUSK PIVOTS FROM MARS TO THE MOON:"The priority shift is because I'm worried that a natural or manmade catastrophe stops the resupply ships coming from Earth, causing the colony to die out," he wrote....
Links here, folks, get your links. All new, mostly fresh. I've been doing a deep dive into fifties and sixties sci-fi flicks and TV, and it shows. WHEN YOUR GOVERNMENT CAN TRANSITION, BUT YOU CAN'T: Okay, I shouldn't be making light of this, and it must be truly...
MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL SHOOTER REGRETS GENDER TRANSITION: "I wish I never brain-washed myself," he said in his manifesto. He also said he "was tired of being trans." Westman further complained about his long hair, wanting to cut it but not wanting to be humiliated. I...
Narrator: Are you sure about that? TOTALLY BRILLIANT ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN: Wherein media digitization house Legacybox (credit where due, yo) has discovered how to get the public to boost their advertising on social media. Every time they post one of these ads, there...
THE PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING ACT, A MODEST PROPOSAL: The signing of the following documents by the President must be witnessed as described below in order to be enacted: Laws, Treaties, and Pardons. The witnesses shall consist of at least one Senator, one Congressman, and...
I am resuming this column after an hiatus of just over four months. Yes, everything is, and was, fine. I just needed some time away from the outrage, bile, and spleen. Much bike riding, hiking, pew-pew, boom-boom (the sort that involves skeet), thwock-thwock, and...
The Old Man has been lured to Canuckistan by his girlfriend for possibly nefarious purposes (Google MAID if you want to know my worst fears.) Riots and shit all over the place. The links are all yours. Have fun.
Nobody ever reads the exerpts, anyway.
Recently we were having a family discussion about Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg and its last private owners John and Lilian Pratt. I was most familiar with John Lee Pratt through his philanthropy. Pratt Park, and the former Pratt Clinic were both named after him....
Obvious music choice. THURSDAY PM LINKSTER WANTED, APPLY WITHIN: I need someone to take over this timeslot for a while (farewell message at end of post). When I announced this to the Glibs editorial board, WebDom indicated that it might be fun to give the commenters a...
TRUMP TEAM SECURES RELEASE OF US HOSTAGE FROM TALIBAN: Your daily ray of sunshine. A LITTLE TROUBLE IN BIG CHINA: Hopefully, this drama will keep them occupied for a time. I love the term "propaganda organ." FEDERAL JUDGE TANTRUM OF THE DAY: Judge denies effort to...
Not sure if I've ever played this chick on here, but in honor of the link below... IT'S LIKE RAIN ON YOUR WEDDING DAY: I hope more people look at things like this and see the climate scam for the grift it is. The article doesn't mention all the jet fuel that will be...
IM-2 MISSION STATUS: Intuitive Machines IM-2 Lunar mission is on the surface, charging, and returning data. It is unknown whether the lander is upright, or fell over as did IM-1 last year. The presser starts at 4:00 PM EST, and I'll update this post as appropriate....
Don't hate, this tune is on-topic. BREAKING / BEST NEWS OF TODAY: The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule had conditioned millions of dollars’ worth of community development block grants from HUD on the completion of lengthy demographic analyses. Of...
BREAKING -- KASH PATEL CONFIRMED AS FBI DIRECTOR FEDERAL JUDGE GOES ON BIZARRE RELIGIOUS RANT DURING HEARING ABOUT TRUMP EO: During hearing about Trump's EOs about transgender service members, US District Judge Ana Reyes asks, “[w]hat do you think Jesus would say to...
BREAKING CONFIRMATION NEWS: Kennedy confirmed as HHS secretary. Patel nomination advances, full floor vote as early as next week. LIKE TOSSING GOLD BRICKS OFF THE TITANIC: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin promises to claw back $20 Billion in grants that were rushed out in...
Everyone sing!
BREAKING -- FEDERAL WORKER BUYOUTS PAUSED: A federal judge in Boston has paused federal employee buyouts. Dammit. If I'm understanding this correctly it means that the roughly 60,000 employees who had already accepted the offer will have to show up at work tomorrow....
GERMANS HAVE FINALLY HAD ENOUGH: In what may serve as a pivotal moment of the federal election campaign and perhaps the future of German politics as a whole, the ‘firewall’ barring establishment parties in Berlin from working with the AfD broke down on Wednesday as...
You kids can follow the headlines on your own. Here is a wrap-up of things you may have missed this week. YOUR DAILY NUTPUNCH (OR OVARY TAP): DC Jail, Federal Bureau of Prisons slow to release J6 prisoners who were pardoned. The DC Jail holds federal prisoners under...
Okay, little astronauts, we’ve got a long checklist to go through. So buckle in and get ready to launch into the links.
If you see this, then manual excerpts are back.
Today I'm going to focus on catch-up links since I was off last Thursday. Also, today is couch swapout day here at Castello di Ursi. Must remember to verify the whereabouts of the cat before taking the old couch to the dump. Here's some fluff and fun for you:...