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  1. wrong thread
  2. It's super duper unlikely, I agree. Just throw it on the shitfuck pile of hero-worship asslicking with all the other examples of cultish behavior put on display to garner favor from His MAGAsty like giving the fucker a third term.
  3. Even peaceniks have a breaking point.
  4. Anna Paulina Lunatic (R-FL) introduced a bill to add Trump to Mt. Rushmore today. https://www.axios.com/2025/01/29/trump-mount-rushmore-house-bill
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pableaux_Johnson
  6. One-time Austinite and Trinity grad, Pableaux Johnson. He was a good friend of a couple of friends. https://www.nola.com/news/pableaux-johnson-dies/article_8dcbe608-dc49-11ef-93af-ebc56bc9752d.html
  7. Buttigieg Says Maybe, Whitmer Says No Way to Michigan Senate Race The suddenly open seat in a top-tier battleground has several Michigan politicians taking a serious look. Senator Gary Peters’s decision to retire has opened up a marquee Senate race in Michigan, a pre-eminent battleground state that President Trump flipped in November. The announcement this week from Mr. Peters, a Democrat, set off a flurry of political activity in Michigan β€” especially among his party’s deep bench of ambitious politicians, some of whom are also considering a run for governor. Here’s a snapshot of some of the people who might jump into the Senate contest: Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary Mr. Buttigieg, the former presidential candidate and transportation secretary, is a relatively recent Michigan transplant, growing up in Indiana and becoming a Michigan resident in 2022, moving to Traverse City. β€œI have a lot of humility about having only moved to Michigan a few years ago,” he said in an interview last month, asked at the time about a run for governor. β€œAlthough, of course, I did grow up in the neighborhood.” Mr. Buttigieg is taking a β€œserious look” at a Senate bid, according to a person with knowledge of his thinking who insisted on Tuesday on anonymity to discuss the private deliberations, adding that he was β€œexploring all of his options.” Mr. Buttigieg is also seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2028. What about Gretchen Whitmer? Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat who is term-limited in 2026, quickly and colorfully took herself out of contention for Mr. Peters’s seat on Tuesday. β€œThree letters: N.F.W.,” she said on β€œThe View,” using an abbreviation for β€œno way” with an expletive in the middle. β€œI’ve got a lot of things I want to get done as governor. What comes after that? I don’t know yet, I really don’t,” said Ms. Whitmer, who is also seen as a potential presidential candidate. β€œI will never totally check out, but I might want to walk the earth for a little while and get reacquainted with my family and myself,” she added. But her lieutenant governor, Garlin Gilchrist II, who has been looking at a bid for governor, is now also β€œseriously considering” a run for the Senate, according to two people with knowledge of his thinking. The Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association will commit to spending seven figures on Mr. Gilchrist’s behalf if he runs for Senate, Kevin Holst, the group’s executive director, said in a statement. The state attorney general, Dana Nessel, is also subject to term limits and cannot seek re-election in 2026, and she is mentioned by some Democrats as a potential contender. A Lineup of Democratic Lawmakers Plenty of other Democrats, including federal and state legislators, are mulling the race. Mallory McMorrow, a state senator who won national Democratic acclaim in 2022 with a speech defending liberal values while identifying herself as a β€œstraight, white, Christian, married suburban mom,” said she had not ruled out a run for either governor or the Senate. β€œI’m taking a serious look at both the governor and Senate seats, and plan to have many conversations over the coming days to see where I might be best suited to serve Michiganders,” Ms. McMorrow, who lives in suburban Detroit, said in a text message on Tuesday. House members who have won difficult races in the past are also looking at the Senate race, including the moderate Representatives Haley Stevens, of suburban Detroit, and Hillary Scholten, from the Grand Rapids area. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive Wayne County health director who ran unsuccessfully against Ms. Whitmer in the 2018 primary, could also look at a bid. What About Republicans? Senator Tim Scott, who is the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, had been recruiting for the Michigan seat for weeks ahead of Tuesday’s announcement. β€œMy phone continues to ring,” he said in an interview. Among those considering a run is Representative Bill Huizenga, according to a person with knowledge of his thinking. Representative John James and former Representative Mike Rogers, who narrowly lost a Senate race last fall, are also drawing mention as possible candidates. Tudor Dixon, who ran unsuccessfully against Ms. Whitmer in 2022, is also a potential candidate for Senate or the governor’s race. On Tuesday, she wrote on social media that she was β€œconsidering our future very seriously.” Kevin Rinke, a former auto dealership owner who lost to Ms. Dixon in the primary that year, could also jump into the race. β€œOne thing is for sure,” he wrote on social media on Tuesday. β€œMichigan is open for the taking. Stay tuned.”
  8. Some helpful info for those in need, of which we’ve got a few right here on this page: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/mental-health-crisis-services
  9. Early on during the first term, Bannon stated their goal was to "dismantle the administrative state." I guess that phrase can be interpreted in various ways, but this is more than simply reducing the size of government to save tax dollars/increase efficiency.
  10. NYTimes put together a list (organized by department) of the approximately 2,600 programs mentioned in the funding freeze. It's a pretty astonishing list. I recommend doing some keyword searches on things to see the impact, such as rural, economic, academic, housing, veterans, etc. Some of the dollar amounts attached to the programs are paltry; others climb up into the $billions. Hopefully, this gifted link works because I ain't copy/pasting all of this. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/28/upshot/federal-programs-funding-trump-omb.html?unlocked_article_code=1.s04.qNfh.kv-HCPikQ7up&smid=url-share
  11. No great, Bob. Wordle 1,320 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #598 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1101 7️⃣4️⃣ 6️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
  12. In all the coverage over the silliness of renaming the Gulf of Mexico, has anyone seen any estimates on what this will ultimately cost taxpayers and businesses to make the change? I mean, we're talking about: Printed materials, including maps, atlases, and textbooks Swapping out names in any legal documents Federal, state, and local signage changes Statues, monuments, etc. Other digital/online changes
  13. US, French, and several other embassies were attacked in the Dem. Rep. of Congo by protestors today over the M23 rebel group's advances in the eastern part of the country. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/28/protesters-attack-french-us-rwandan-embassies-in-drc
  14. Many Ukrainian Aid Groups Stop Work After Trump’s Halt on Foreign Assistance The Trump administration’s orders have sent a chill through humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, which depend heavily on such assistance. A week after the Trump administration abruptly ordered a sweeping halt to U.S. foreign development aid, the effect is already being felt in war-torn Ukraine. Several humanitarian organizations say they have been forced to suspend operations, including assistance to war veterans and internally displaced people. The orders, which were issued while the Trump administration conducts a 90-day audit of foreign aid, have sent a chill through humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, which depend heavily on such assistance. The United States, the largest single source of aid to Ukraine, has provided more than $37 billion in humanitarian aid, development assistance and direct budget support since the beginning of the war nearly three years ago through its Agency for International Development, also known as U.S.A.I.D. Yuriy Boyechko, the founder and chief executive of Hope for Ukraine, which works with U.S.-funded Ukrainian groups to supply firewood to frontline residents, said the impact of the halt in funding would be immediate. Deliveries will stop suddenly, he said, leaving people on their own in the middle of winter. β€œThey’re going to feel the effect of this next week,” Mr. Boyechko said in an interview. β€œThis is just extremely harmful because you have millions of people in frontline areas near Kherson and Kharkiv who have been living without light for a long time. For them, firewood has been the only source of heat and a way to prepare food.” Ivona Kostyna, chairwoman of Veteran Hub, an organization that supports veterans and their families, said that the organization had already stopped two major programs: one that liaises with Ukrainian employers on employment policies for veterans, and another that provides space for veterans. β€œIt is on pause, but in fact for us, 90 days of pause means losing our team, our space, our clients’ trust,” she said. The sudden stop in funding β€œundermines the reliability of the partnership,” Ms. Kostyna said.
  15. So, I guess John Cougar Mellencamp is gonna have to re-record β€œPink Houses” now.
  16. Wordle 1,319 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #597 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1100 7️⃣4️⃣ 6️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
  17. How the fuck did that get spread before the internet so widely around the country that even kids in small-town elementary schools first heard about it on the playground? Myself included.
  18. Sir, I believe I called you a "spry geezer." Thanks for the dinner, by the way. I still owe you.
  19. Most of it all happened about 10-12 years ago when Shaggy was a wilder place. Those were funner, simpler, and more carefree days.
  20. I went through about a 2-year bout of post-divorce insanity and dated a cam girl who liked knives, voodoo, and heart-shaped sunglasses. I didn't know about the cam stuff until we'd been dating for a few months. I embraced the insanity and had a running thread for a while on the old site. SquishMitten got the acronym right.
  21. When I was seeing MFCDG and going through some other "rough patches," my preference was to document/share the idiocy on the old scat site. No video, though. Thank gawd.
  22. Someone upthread questioned what Trump's big money donors were going to do when ICE comes for their workers. Well, I think you're getting warmer to answering that question: selective enforcement. Aid: "Mr. President, we just got a call from a billionaire donor in Washington, Tom Macintosh, that his workers aren't showing up for work because they're scared of getting deported." Diaper Don, marinating in his own fetid feces miasma: "Tell him he has nothing to worry about. A lot of people are saying we need the technology. I love the technology. We have the best technology. Look, tell him we won't go after the people with small hands." Aid: "Sir, I...I'm not following. Wouldn't workers with bigger hands be better in this situation, Your Flatulency?" Glancing up to his assistant, revealing orange grease-paint stains on his previously white collars, Julius Squeezer replies: "You're dumb. Everybody says we need the Orientals to make the technology because they have small hands. People are saying I have the biggest hands. Also, they're good at math." Aid: "Yes, yes, all that's true. We do need those people, but I'm afraid we've crossed our wires. Mr. Macintosh owns the top apple orchards in the Wenatchee Valley and is the number three producer east of the Cascades. He apparently employs thousands of Mexican workers from all over Central and South America. If he can't get them to work, this year's apple harvest will rot on the branches." Stopping in mid-lumber-toward-the-loo, the Presidementia turns and shouts: "I don't care. Get them the hell outa here! They're VERMIN who are POISONING THE BLOOD OF OUR SOIL." Aid: "Sir, Mr. Macintosh is offering to double his campaign donations and has pledged to bottle a new brand of sparkling cider in your honor: Donny Nappleseed's Sleepy Cider or Trumpelstiltskin's Liquid Gold." Plopping down on his patinaed potty, the Plumpkin McPornhumper smirks and lets out a prolonged: "Aaaaaaahhhh, it's the shart of the deal."
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  24. First off, Obama wasn't exactly timid about deportation, plus he and the Senate Dems put together a comprehensive immigration reform bill together in the 2012-2013 timeframe, and the House Republicans wouldn't even bring it up for a vote. Trump offered nothing but anger, hate, and a stupid wall. The Dems in the House offered a big border bill, but the Republican Senate also refused to bring up a vote. Of course, Biden's recent bill was also killed by the GOP. The Dems HAVE BEEN trying to address people's concerns for more than a decade, but the GOP keeps getting in the way, so nothing gets done. Remind me, how the fuck is this the Dems' fault other than they fucking suck at messaging?
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