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Archives: May 29, 2021

Tennessee's transgender bathroom law has penalties, its sponsor reveals

Senator Kaine's Facebook post on the passing of Senator John Warner

NO DirecTV, so Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Auditors find no fraud in disputed New Hampshire election

Auditors find no fraud in disputed New Hampshire election

Got the news from my husbands MRI on his brain........

WHEN---not if---the rabid supporters of Trump start engaging in widespread serious violence to

It's 47 degrees in Cleveland with 30 mph wind gusts and it's raining in sheets.

Idaho governor repeals "irresponsible" mask mandate ban issued while he was out of town

Tickets to Florida concert are $18 if you're vaccinated, $1,000 if you're not

Harris County,Texas, sheriff fires 11 employees, suspends 6 others, after Feb. death of a Black man

My adult kids drove north on I 95 Th. evening overnight

They Killed the Jan. 6 Commission. Now We Need to Kill the Filibuster.

It's Rudy Giuliani's Birthday,

Situation in North Korea 'Dire' as Residents Attempt to Sell Possessions at Border With China to Pay

Do people wear rings on the left hand that aren't wedding rings?

Maybe in 2019 the UFO's dropped the virus into the forests near Wuhan.

Joe Manchin "very disappointed" after Republicans use filibuster to kill Capitol riot commission

Trump Org Was 'Rotten To Its Core' Says Deputy Assistant AG

I say screw'm and start an investigation on everything possible!

Reich Wing Math

I just had a good chuckle reading John Grisham's "Camino Winds" The discussion was about filing

Finally, this school year is over

Kos: Proud Boy who hid ax handle in American flag argues he'll lose disability pay if he's in jail

I'm 6 months older than this record, it has aged way better than I have.

Senator Elizabeth Warren questions Federal Reserve Vice Chair Quarles

Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Democrats for comparing Republicans to Nazis, then compares Democrats

Painter Bob Ross, SI NMAH/ dcist: 11 Virtual & IRL Things To Do Around D.C. This Memorial Day Wkend

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he'd 'rather be fishing or golfing' before voting against the

Boeing halts 787 Dreamliner deliveries again after FAA presses for details on fixes

Southwest Airlines postpones return of alcohol sales after incidents with unruly passengers

Mandatory Friday Mike Malloy Truthseeker thread! TGIF!

Judge sets bail at $100,000 for three officers charged in death of Manuel Ellis

America's First UFO Sighting

Trump Wanted Meatpacking Plants To Run Faster. Biden Is Slowing Them Down.

dcist: 11 Virtual & IRL Things To Do Around D.C. Memorial Day Wkend: Painter Bob Ross, SI NMAH

U.S. calls for immediate release of American journalist in Myanmar

Friday Talking Points -- The Party With No Shame

Why Fighting White Supremacy Is Important for America's Role in World

San Jose Shooter Was Reportedly Under Investigation At Work Over Racist Comments

Shadowy Right-Wing Strategy Group has data leak, shows Islamophobia becoming a major plank

Justice Dept. asks judge to toss lawsuit against Trump, Barr for violent clearing of Lafayette Sq

Belarus' Lukashenko claims economic sanctions could trigger 'another world war'

New York prosecutors are treating the Trump Organization like it's the mob

Police officers shouldn't have 'unfettered discretion' to make pretextual stops, says former Detroit

Transportation Secretary Recommends $330M For WA Transit

Joe Biden Is 'Giving Serious Consideration' to Nominating Caroline Kennedy for Ambassadorship

Mehdi Hasan on MSNBC had this to say about Joe Manchin

Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything.

Ghosts of War in a Wisconsin Forest. (Incredible read)

DHS formally bans family separations for illicit border crossings

Ammon Bundy And Co. Are Eyeing Another Standoff With Feds In Southern Oregon

Confronted by two armed men today

Everyday People

Yesterday, the Senate confirmed Christine Wormuth as the first woman to serve as Secretary of the Ar

Begonias for Memorial weekend

The Three Little Pigs, In Shakespearian English. Better than I considered to be possible.

Republicans Again Prove That They Suck At Their Jobs

anyone else just a little pissed sinema didn't show up for the vote today?

A 10 per cent increase in global land evapotranspiration from 2003 to 2019

'Florida's worst cop' is fired for a SEVENTH time

Omg!!! Omg!!l! Shakespeare dies after covid jab!!!

The One With the Republican Party's Hard Turn Against Democracy (Th'Ferret)

Keith Olbermann: Appoint a Special Prosecutor and indict the Republicans who fomented the coup

How does Biden's budget compare

Afraid of their own culpability NOT The Big Con

KC was stretched out on the porch this morning.

Fuck the Fascists' - Folk vs Rock

Cheap Trick - I'll See You Again (Official Audio)

Vibrant 28-year-old Peorian dies from COVID-19: 'I will be so very happy to see her again'

Manchin finally releases awaited statement after bombshell Senate vote - Brian Tyler Cohen

The BITE Model of cult mind control

Natalie Cole - La Costa

Bonus Tweet of the Day

What happened to Rachel tonight?

Celtic Woman - SNL

What happens when an electric car runs out of power on the road?

*GREGORY HINES playing a lawyer NOW, on Law and Order!!!

DOJ asks judge to dismiss lawsuit against Barr and Trump for infamous clearing of Lafayette Square

Seth Meyers - Biden Calls on China to Participate in a COVID-19 Origin Investigation Monologue 5/27

Arizona Republicans Want Another Election 'Audit'

The scotch kicked in. Kiss - Lick it up

Used car price observation and a recommendation.

Van Halen Poundcake @ the MTV awards 1991

Woohoo!! Venture Brothers movie coming in 2022!

Prosecutor on Daunte Wright's death case resigns, citing 'vitriol'

We need to change the paradigm.

Is this America?

Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 5/28/21

Republicans are his friends and the Dems are only his colleagues

"Not ambiguous at all - and apparently Harry Reid has had an epic double career."

Aloha, my name is Mr. Hand

Horrific.

Malcolm Nance Calls GOP an 'Insurgent Political Action Group' Zerlina.

'Paws For Life K9 Rescue'--I donated again.

NoShit....

Asking Trump to save him....🤣😂 (sure, it's not a cult)

Guess who stopped COVID research....when it could have been very important.

New map shows how dark matter "bridges" tether galaxies

'Disillusionment' From Dems After GOP Sinks Jan. 6 Commission - All In - MSNBC

Senate Republicans Block Insurrection Investigation While Courts Go Hard After Insurrectionists

The View From the Back Balcony

Man punches 9-year-old girl in the face while walking home from school

It feels like the Cards were lucky getting the Diamond Backs now

Climate Activists Rack Up 'Huge' Wins Against Big Oil - MSNBC

2012, Fauci defends the practice of "gain of function" experiments.

Long Working Hours Increasing Deaths From Heart Disease & Stroke: WHO, ILO Study

Riddle me this, GOP ...

Cat Breaks in to Dragon's Tank to Get Warm As Dragon Stare

Moby - 'Natural Blues'

Interview with Peter Daszak of the WHO

NASA releases stunning new pic of Milky Way's 'downtown'

So, Republicans ...

Kool & The Gang - 'Summer Madness'

Heroic Surfer Saves No. Virginia Man From Rip Current Off North Carolina Coast

Dominique Wilkins Receives Apology From Atlanta Restaurant After Alleged Racism Incident

GOP Senators Block January 6 Commission - NowThis News

Tom Browne - 'Joy and Pain'

White House unveils plans for wind farms in the Pacific Ocean off California's coast

Heroic Surfer Saves No. Virginia Man From Rip Current Off North Carolina Coast

The Madness of the Maricopa County Election Audit. From the National Review?

'Power to the powerless:' Maine workers ask for help in fighting back against unfair legal practices

A. Besozzi - Oboe Sonatas

What could be coming next from Rudy and Matt, I think ,

Bull Moose firings underscore why we need to protect workers' rights

Bull Moose firings underscore why we need to protect workers' rights

C. Besozzi - 'Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra'

Legislators advance estate tax bill, vote down corporate tax hike

BREAKING: Senate to consider #HR1 For the People Act during the week of June 21

It say: "Tres belle!" "Exquisite!" Malzat...

New Brunswick plans to open border to Maine by July 1

These 11 Senators didn't vote on the January 6 commission

Maine Legislative Leaders Spar Over Face Coverings

Biden's Schedule for Saturday, May 29, 2021

A dead battery dilemma

At Long Last, a New Rail Tunnel Under the Hudson River Can Be Built

CEO Pay Rises To $12.7M Even As Pandemic Ravages Economy

Isolation Pushes Belarus's Lukashenko Closer to Russia's Putin

Bitcoin Mining Operation Is Uncovered During U.K. Drug Bust

Respected Stalinist speaks out for victim of capitalist police brutality.

Early Prediction

Meet me in the middle

Germany Officially Recognizes It Committed Genocide In Present-Day Namibia

Scarborough public works union members picket at town hall

China, Philippines swap protests over Manila-occupied island

More Things You Have To Believe To Be A Republican Today: Memorial Day 2021 Edition

Turkey clamps down on alcohol as Erdogan pushes Islamist agenda

FBI arrests 2nd Maine resident linked to Jan. 6 Capitol riot

New Rule: The Fault in Our Stars Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

The future

How Harry Reid, a Terrorist Interrogator, and Blink-182 Singer Took UFOs Mainstream

'Unthinkable' discovery in Canada as remains of 215 children found buried near residential school

Justice Dept. asks judge to toss lawsuit against Trump, Barr for violent clearing of Lafayette Squar

Fourteen states have enacted 22 new laws making it harder to vote

State House speaker zings Auburn's Laurel Libby

Ego Ella May & The Fantasy Funk Band - What's Happening Brother

Coal production in Appalachia emits 1 million tons a year of potent greenhouse gas. It isn't CO2.

Farm laborer convicted in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa runner

EDNY: RU Cybercriminal Convicted of Defrauding Millions via Digital Advertising Scheme

Weekend TOONs - A Lie Of OMitchum Is Still A Lie

Tell me again who's promoting "Cancel Culture".

Wisconsin Catholic pastor who preached against Covid-19 vaccine ordered to step down

I did not know that! T-shirt is short for

Always read the fine print!

What the Tulsa Race Massacre Destroyed.

The Chump cult defined

"The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show"

YAY! 😋

A $1M PPP loan, a 500-acre property in dispute and a school in limbo: The Marlboro saga continues

Odd discovery on tic-toc currently resulting in research on Twitter.

Any restaurant foodies from DC here?

Reversing T---- policy, Biden Thanks Military Families On Memorial Day Weekend Instead Of Golfing

Well, I'm going to my grandson's HS graduation today

Scott lifts 10 p.m. curfew for bars, restaurants and social clubs

Very informative article regarding Covid rates among unvaccinated.

I'm flying my American flag for the first time in four years.

As Leahy ponders reelection, potential successors prepare for a vacancy

Present day republicans are the biggest bunch of cowards in the history of American politics.

I talked to my neighbor across the street yesterday, and learned

Breakfast: 5/29/21 (Saturday)

The Cost of Covid-19 Treatment Has Left Families Destitute Around the World

Cross Connection on MSNBC right now has excellent hard-hitting report on Tulsa and white mobs,

💥Memorial Day 💥

The Independents - Just As Long As You Need Me

The name of the current Governor of Florida is-

Because of COVID-19 Wildlife consumption declines

On this day, May 29, 1917, John F. Kennedy was born.

Champagne And Reefer

Mitch McConnell's end game.

What are the books everybody loved but you just didn't get?

Player awarded 1st base on catcher's interference or obstruction the most times.

City of Rutland shuts down homeless hotel over code violations

Arizona's iconic saguaro cactus is flowering "wrong" -- and no one knows why

I'm going to try an open pit BBQ this summer instead of

"Brexit" with Benedict Cumberbatch

Okay, between the rain storms I painted my deck.

Checks to end for half of New Hampshire unemployment recipients

found a guitar in a dumpster

Finally got a hummer!

New Nevada law looks to ban 'ghost' guns, allow businesses to ban weapons on property

The Republican Party is building a political bomb.

Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains

ABC News Ran My Made Up Story - Fakes, Frauds & Scammers (Vice)

It would be nice to see any consequences...

North Korea says children volunteering on mines and farms

The Growing Threat of Christian Nationalism in the U.S.

557 new cases on the AZ Dashboard today; 19 deaths

I broke my hard and fast rule about not buying any more annuals.

Recipients of ppp loans by state

Steven Seagal Is Still A Pro-Russia Shill

Democratic filibuster vs Republican filibuster

"a lonely soldier. Away from home, through no wish of my own." (Mr. Lonely)

Ella Henderson - Yours

U2 - One

Madonna - Live To Tell

I miss Phil Hartman.... One of the funniest political SNL bits ever from 1992

Plague of Mice in Australia Overruns Farms, Shops and Bedrooms

No Sloth Selfies - The Rush to Protect Latin America's Slowest Mammal

"Animal Style"

Ever see a kid fishing? There may be more to it than just fun.

U.S. to Reimpose Sanctions on Belarus Over Forced Plane Landing

TSA reports highest travel numbers since pandemic hit

Lucifer just for kicks now...

Kitty asks for a push on the swing:

Special House election measures political pulse after Trump

Memorial Day - The Lincoln Project

Can you spot this CNN error?

Focusing too much on the potential for violence encourages Trump yahooism

Elderly couple have still got that swing!

President Biden has released his $6 trillion budget. Here's what's in it.

Your Saturday Insurrectionist Roundup

Team Trump sees a political upside to his mounting legal troubles

Trump appointees have been left furious after being asked to 'immediately' pay thousands of dollars

OMG! Watch this 80-year-old dancer burn up the stage! (2nd tweet):

Trump Trade Advisor Peter Navarro said yesterday that Dr. Fauci is "the biggest mass-murderer in his

100 years ago - just after Memorial Day - a white mob burned down a thriving Black community.

Baby rhino and sheep hop around playfully:

A former FBI agent stole $800,000 from a woman by staging phone calls with a fake judge and

CO governor signs law banning state-supported colleges from considering legacies in admissions

Jewish groups push White House to help counter antisemitism. For Doug Emhoff, it's personal.

Constitutional Government

LOL NY Daily News fab headline calling Mitch McConnell the "Spineless McWorm"

About the Kingdom of Didd

There's always one:

An Anti-vaxxer cop's death by COVID is ruled dying in line of duty by Denver Sheriff

The scammer gets scammed as Gaetz and fiance claim to lose $155K in 'Thirsty' yacht sale

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You - 10/2/1994 - Shoreline Amphitheatre

Texas voter suppression bill has been released

The Texas GOP has released their voter suppression bill

I read somewhere awhile back that all US military bases (waiting rooms etc...) here in the US had

Statement by President Joe Biden on the Rise of Anti-Semitic Attacks

One in seven recipients of SNAP benefits earned associate's or bachelor's degrees, Census Shows

An Open Letter to Senators Manchin and Sinema: Time to End the Filibuster

45's Newsmax Interview on Tuesday Got Half as Many Viewers as a 'Chopped' Rerun

Ask yourself Senator....

Wow! This would require amazing talents of visualization to get the markings right!

At the beach

Yes, Dems have racist past, but what's in GOP's eye?

Hillary Clinton: "Get vaccinated. Then get a glass of wine with your friends."

Yes, Dems have racist past, but what's in GOP's eye?

Sorry my ass, this is the fight for truth over lies, Democracy over fascism...

Cartoons 5/29/2021

Washington is nearing the 70% mark of adults with one shot

Facing a public backlash, an Israeli spyware firm is now scoring its government customers

Those of you that are USAA customers

Woman Rescues A Very Angry, Growly Feral Kitten And Earns Her Love

The Eleven Senators

Stray Kitten Runs After a Couple To Adopt Them

Mitch McConnell Is A 'Spineless McWorm' On Damning New York Daily News Cover

You're not going to believe this shit. Idiots selling star of David for people to

Ted Cruz introduces a bill to ban the federal government from using vaccine passports

MTG tripled down on her Holocaust narrative, saying Nazis were the 'National Socialist party'

MAGA Yoga: The Poses by The New Yorker's Barry Blitt

Armed with AR-15s, the Unification movement 'expands God's Kingdom' to a Texas town

Florida Concert Venue Charging $1000 Per Ticket If You Aren't Vaccinated

Blasphemy on Memorial Day Weekend.

Trump's enablers: Meet the 125 people and institutions most responsible for his rise to power

Ted Cruz's Slap At 'Emasculated' U.S. Troops Traced To Hungarian Right-Wing

Colonial Pipeline Hit With Issues for Third Time This Month

Biden is getting a big bounce with Hispanics

Golden State Stimulus

Young Cat's Reaction to the First Snow!!

🧵 "Please, think whatever is easiest. Indulge in your laziest ideas and basest prejudices....."

US companies can mandate vaccinations, federal agency says

Dreams of Futures Past

Oklahoma's lawmakers want to whitewash its history

The insanity of MLB

For a true recovery, lawmakers must upgrade America's care infrastructure

A commission I recently painted

My dad died on Memorial Day three years ago

Judge Amy Berman Jackson strikes again (CNN article)

Warning to CHaS DU'ers: "The Bizarro Streaming Site That Hackers Built From Scratch"

Cogressman Conor Lamb nails it.

Pastor wants LGBT+ people to wear 'warning labels' on their foreheads

Cicadas feel the chill and have shut down, but they'll bounce back.

White House asks court to dismiss lawsuit over drug imports

Gavin MacLeod has died at age 90.

Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show "Sylvia's Mother"

Bob Seger - Turn The Page

Former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton dies after bicycle crash at age 64

Leaked military radar readings showing possible UFO activity near a Navy warship off the coast

USPS raises stamp price to 58 cents as part of DeJoy's 10-year plan

Deutsche Bank gave me a $290 million loan against a property that I told the IRS was worth less than

Scientology's secrets spill into open in Danny Masterson rape case

Democrats Immediately Make McConnell And McCarthy Pay For Blocking 1/6 Commission

Sprawling Trump Org. probe hits DC hotel: Report

Apparently, I am a very poor communicator. I recently posted an OP that I thought was pretty

Tweety has risen from the dead

Marjorie Greene's Stupidity Will Cost Her

"Damnit, 'little Bro,' no treats until we both sit!"

Exterminate All the Brutes

The 'model minority' myth about the Asian American Pacific Islander community is harmful. Here's why

Fun geography games here (my Africa score sucked)

Very good article, interview with Kathryn Garcia, another Democratic candidate for NYC Mayor:

The Best Compilation of outrageous/unlawful Trump actions ever.

Sheriff's deputy was vocally anti-vax. He died from COVID

What's for Dinner, Sat., May 29, 2021

Arizona making plans to execute prisoners with the same gas Nazis used at Auschwitz: report

Good question.

Biden's clean-energy initiatives are total winners with the public and central to his jobs plan

Interesting Memorial Day Parade Today

Soccer history made today (SPOILERS)

Republicans Luvved Them Sum Democracy Until They Started Losing Elections

If you're going to be a backyard mechanic, you better have a good helper

Gavin MacLeod, 'Love Boat' captain, dies at 90

Man tried to buy woman's 2-year-old son in N.J. park

May 29, 1969 - Crosby, Stills & Nash released their debut studio album 52 years ago today

There is something beautiful in seeing the poor accept their lot, to suffer it like Christ's Passion

Science Editorial: Managing Colorado River Risk.

Acosta shares his fear for after the Memorial Day weekend

Blue Red and Grey - The Who

Flight from Newark diverted after N.J. man attacked 2 passengers in bloody outburst

Texas, guns and silencers, coming to a state near you soon....

The Bible Belt Be Like...

Just found my iPod classic. Pick a # from 1-10 and I'll shuffle that many times.

Friedman Adventures Podcast Special- May 19th 1986 Rescue At Sea Reunion

PM Update: Wet and dreary weather continues on Sunday.

Reckoning with State-Sanctioned Racial Violence: Lessons from the Tulsa Race Massacre

CL spoiler

San Diego's Old Globe Theater to reopen in June after more than a year closed

I'm really concern.

Does copper really help arthritis pain?

Donna Brazile leaves Fox, joins ABC as contributor

Kevin Rudd: Sky News is Outraged: Murdoch Watch Ep. 12

One year of violence against journalists in the USA.

Hillary Clinton Turns NY Post Gossip Hit About 'Posh' Restaurant Visit Into Viral Vaccine PSA

Huntsville PD keeps a murderer on the payroll

Ten Years After - "Holy Shit"

This Gaetz Yacht Story is Pretty Amazingly Odd.

Keeping everyone warm and dry, on this unpleasant day

Brazilians stage nationwide protests against President Bolsonaro's COVID response

Brazilians stage nationwide protests against President Bolsonaro's COVID response

How Will GOP Respond If Trump Gets The Book Thrown At Him?

Ex-Southwest Airlines pilot sentenced for lewd act on flight

Cat And His Dad Speak The Same Language

Bird's eye view of juggling.

After 4 months of on and off reading, I finally finished reading Volkogonov's "Stalin."

My spouse and I both retired and now life truly begins

Today is apparently "National Biscuit Day"

The voice of "Sebastian the Crab" has died...

Bird's eye view of juggling.

Just a thought. Do catchers get arm trouble? They throw the ball...

Stetson hats ceases business with Nashville HatWRKS

I have decided it is time to replace my oscillating fan

Taking down overgrown trees this afternoon

Actor Gavin MacLeod of 'The Love Boat' and 'Mary Tyler Moore' dies at age 90

So who's enjoying the Boris Johnson v Dominic Cummings war

SQUIRREL!!!!!

Marjorie Taylor Greene exposes GOP establishment's lack of power

Black fear of Tulsa police lingers 100 years after massacre

Rest in Peace singer songwriter B.J. Thomas :-(

U.S. fails to intercept test missile target

Singer B.J. Thomas dies of lung cancer

117 employees sue Houston Methodist hospital for requiring COVID-19 vaccine

Calls Mount for Biden to Form Presidential 1/6 Commission After GOP's 'Cowardly Filibuster'

Texas GOP puts final touches on sweeping voting restrictions

#MAGit goes full antisemitic. Thanks MGT.

Tiedrich tweet from this week:

Just discovered this forum, alone in red N Texas

Ask a question about an American writer & see if anyone knows the answer w/o using google

Texas Hospital Staff Says Vaccine Mandate Breaks Nuremberg Code

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