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January 11, 2021
https://thebanter.substack.com/p/cretin-bastille-day
I'm not as angry as I’m calling Cretin Bastille Day. Yes, it was treasonous, hazardous, and in at least six cases and counting, murderous. But I expected a lot more from the Cretin Right, and I have about the lowest expectations and opinion one could have of these people. I've seen more effective storming of edifices on several Black Fridays, in particular one at Target an early morning in November 2014. And at least those guys had a coherent, worthy goal. An iPhone 6 for $29.95 is nothing to shake a stick at. I'm also reminded of a Jets game at Shea my father took me to see in the autumn of 1977. It was a Monday Night Football game, and as expected the post-Namath Jets were being manhandled by the Minnesota Vikings in front of a national audience. Late in the first quarter, as the beer flowed without any sort of modern-era restriction, a drunken fistfight started in the seats on the first base side. The fight metastasized and drifted slowly and inexplicably, so that by mid-fourth quarter about a hundred fans by the right field foul pole were still pounding on each other.
These were basically likable people with some literacy who had just had a bad day, week, season, or decade. The Cretin Bastille Day folks in full view January 6, however, are truly pathetic because on some Neanderthal level they believed they were doing something more important than getting a cheap iPhone or ignoring the inept home football team. Of course, I was embarrassed for my country, yada, yada. But I was more embarrassed for the Cretin Right. When our side protests, we get a million well organized, highly disciplined, relatively peaceful folks who give speeches quoting Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Dr. King. Their side breaks into Nancy Pelosi's office and urinates. Was it just me or were we all watching a lost episode of Duck Dynasty? No disrespect to canines, but I don’t think we’ve ever seen a better example of the dog catching the car. You got in. Now what? Time to legislate reparations for white folks. How about a bill making semi-automatic weapons mandatory for schoolchildren? The Cretin House votes for AR-15s, the Cretin Senate for AK-47s. Well, there’s always reconciliation. Let’s see, what else? Confederate flag replacing Old Glory? Extradite Gretchen Whitmer? Legalize crystal meth? Outlaw paternity tests? Repeal the Bill of Rights except for good ol’ number 2? So much to do, so few redneck interns.
I had such high hopes for all of you. If not for a complete lack of intelligence, Richard Barnett could have headed the House Intelligence Committee. The guy with the horns had my vote for the House Committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. And the Camp Auschwitz dude was a seasoned Senate Select Committee on Ethics member if I ever saw one. Obviously you were ripped off. There was no real honeymoon period for the Cretin Congress. No chance to settle in to making moonshine in the men’s room off the Rotunda or shoot venison on the National Mall. Forget the first hundred days. You didn’t get a hundred minutes. Still, you accomplished a lot. In a single frivolous afternoon romp you put the final nail in the coffin of eugenics. Quick question. Did anyone at your last couple of KKK rallies happen to tell you that almost everything you do these days is public? If you disconnect your WiFi, go down in your basement, wrap yourself in thick tarpaulins and masturbate, you might have a shot at a few moments of privacy. As far as stepping outside into the wild blue yonder and into perhaps the most famous government building in the world and taking selfies, not so much. While you may not have fully achieved your strategic objective you did, however, ensure that your great grandchildren will essentially be unemployable.
At this point, I’m not sure you’re playing 5D chess. I’m not even sure you know how to play 2D checkers. I have to ask . . . is that all ya' got? Really? I think next time you should start small. How about a paintball tournament or a panty raid? Work your way up to a Civil War reenactment. Spend some time in the bottom of the bush leagues before you storm the house where the Bushes used to live. I know it will take a long, long time before you can complete a proper sentence and spell "amendment" correctly and by then Donald Trump will be dead, in Saudi Arabia, or both. But there is always the Don Jr. run in 2032. I also have to say I was disappointed not to spot any swastikas. I know, you came damn close, but no cigar. I don't know, maybe I wasn't looking hard enough through the tear gas. As much as I hate the swastika and what it stands for, I think when you come right down to it, it's you! Don't run from it, embrace it. Honor your forebears. And most of all, work on your branding. Finally, I must apologize to the French for the sloppy historical reference. Parisians of the late 18th century were fighting for habeas corpus and against feudalism, while the Cretin Right was hoping to egg Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It's the ironic juxtaposition I was aiming for, but it's late and I have to get up early and start setting up to TiVo the festivities of January 20.
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Cretin Bastille Day
The left give speeches quoting Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Dr. King. Their side breaks into Nancy Pelosi's office and urinates.https://thebanter.substack.com/p/cretin-bastille-day
I'm not as angry as I’m calling Cretin Bastille Day. Yes, it was treasonous, hazardous, and in at least six cases and counting, murderous. But I expected a lot more from the Cretin Right, and I have about the lowest expectations and opinion one could have of these people. I've seen more effective storming of edifices on several Black Fridays, in particular one at Target an early morning in November 2014. And at least those guys had a coherent, worthy goal. An iPhone 6 for $29.95 is nothing to shake a stick at. I'm also reminded of a Jets game at Shea my father took me to see in the autumn of 1977. It was a Monday Night Football game, and as expected the post-Namath Jets were being manhandled by the Minnesota Vikings in front of a national audience. Late in the first quarter, as the beer flowed without any sort of modern-era restriction, a drunken fistfight started in the seats on the first base side. The fight metastasized and drifted slowly and inexplicably, so that by mid-fourth quarter about a hundred fans by the right field foul pole were still pounding on each other.
These were basically likable people with some literacy who had just had a bad day, week, season, or decade. The Cretin Bastille Day folks in full view January 6, however, are truly pathetic because on some Neanderthal level they believed they were doing something more important than getting a cheap iPhone or ignoring the inept home football team. Of course, I was embarrassed for my country, yada, yada. But I was more embarrassed for the Cretin Right. When our side protests, we get a million well organized, highly disciplined, relatively peaceful folks who give speeches quoting Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Dr. King. Their side breaks into Nancy Pelosi's office and urinates. Was it just me or were we all watching a lost episode of Duck Dynasty? No disrespect to canines, but I don’t think we’ve ever seen a better example of the dog catching the car. You got in. Now what? Time to legislate reparations for white folks. How about a bill making semi-automatic weapons mandatory for schoolchildren? The Cretin House votes for AR-15s, the Cretin Senate for AK-47s. Well, there’s always reconciliation. Let’s see, what else? Confederate flag replacing Old Glory? Extradite Gretchen Whitmer? Legalize crystal meth? Outlaw paternity tests? Repeal the Bill of Rights except for good ol’ number 2? So much to do, so few redneck interns.
I had such high hopes for all of you. If not for a complete lack of intelligence, Richard Barnett could have headed the House Intelligence Committee. The guy with the horns had my vote for the House Committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. And the Camp Auschwitz dude was a seasoned Senate Select Committee on Ethics member if I ever saw one. Obviously you were ripped off. There was no real honeymoon period for the Cretin Congress. No chance to settle in to making moonshine in the men’s room off the Rotunda or shoot venison on the National Mall. Forget the first hundred days. You didn’t get a hundred minutes. Still, you accomplished a lot. In a single frivolous afternoon romp you put the final nail in the coffin of eugenics. Quick question. Did anyone at your last couple of KKK rallies happen to tell you that almost everything you do these days is public? If you disconnect your WiFi, go down in your basement, wrap yourself in thick tarpaulins and masturbate, you might have a shot at a few moments of privacy. As far as stepping outside into the wild blue yonder and into perhaps the most famous government building in the world and taking selfies, not so much. While you may not have fully achieved your strategic objective you did, however, ensure that your great grandchildren will essentially be unemployable.
At this point, I’m not sure you’re playing 5D chess. I’m not even sure you know how to play 2D checkers. I have to ask . . . is that all ya' got? Really? I think next time you should start small. How about a paintball tournament or a panty raid? Work your way up to a Civil War reenactment. Spend some time in the bottom of the bush leagues before you storm the house where the Bushes used to live. I know it will take a long, long time before you can complete a proper sentence and spell "amendment" correctly and by then Donald Trump will be dead, in Saudi Arabia, or both. But there is always the Don Jr. run in 2032. I also have to say I was disappointed not to spot any swastikas. I know, you came damn close, but no cigar. I don't know, maybe I wasn't looking hard enough through the tear gas. As much as I hate the swastika and what it stands for, I think when you come right down to it, it's you! Don't run from it, embrace it. Honor your forebears. And most of all, work on your branding. Finally, I must apologize to the French for the sloppy historical reference. Parisians of the late 18th century were fighting for habeas corpus and against feudalism, while the Cretin Right was hoping to egg Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It's the ironic juxtaposition I was aiming for, but it's late and I have to get up early and start setting up to TiVo the festivities of January 20.
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January 11, 2021
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7andv/rich-canadians-are-flying-to-florida-in-private-jets-to-get-vaccinated
Rich Canadian snowbirds, people who evade cold winters by living part-time in warmer climates, are flying to Florida to get the COVID-19 vaccine—some even chartering private jets—as Canada’s vaccine campaign continues its slow and confusing rollout. In Florida, everyone over the age of 65, including people without U.S. citizenship, are able to schedule vaccination appointments at no cost. Vaccine demand is so high in Florida that it’s difficult to secure a spot, CTV News reported.
CTV spoke with a couple who paid to get on a private flight, which can cost between $2,500 and $4,000 per seat or tens of thousands of dollars for an entire plane. The couple cited mental health as the main impetus to fly to the U.S. “Instead of waiting here in Canada for God knows how long, I could go down to Florida and get vaccinated,” 65-year-old Ontarian, Jeff Lerner, told the National Post. According to the Post, Lerner and his wife, also 65, are considering travelling to their gated community in Boca Raton, just north of Miami. Similarly, Canadians snowbirds over the age of 65 will be eligible to get vaccinated for free in Arizona in the coming weeks.
Canada’s vaccination timeline is nebulous, with few Canadians, including seniors and many essential workers, knowing when they’ll be eligible to get jabbed in the arm. Experts have repeatedly called on Canada’s federal and provincial governments to speed up the vaccine rollout and to publicize concrete plans. For now, officials are scrambling to figure out how to administer the two-dose vaccines, particularly Pfizer’s, which has to be stored in -70 C. Doctors also say the lack of official communication makes it difficult for Canadians to trust the rollout.
As of Friday, about 248,348 of Canada’s initial 545,250 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered across the country. In Florida, 384,223 people had received at least one of two vaccine doses as of Thursday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has repeatedly urged snowbirds to stay home. “It is safer for people to stay at home, in Canada,” Trudeau told reporters earlier this week. “I understand that people are still looking at travel but we discourage it strongly.” Trudeau said there won’t be mass repatriation efforts to bring people abroad back home if they become stranded this year. He has also said international travellers who get sick after they return are not eligible for financial subsidies.
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Rich Canadians Are Flying to Florida in Private Jets to Get Vaccinated
A number of well-to-do Canadians who live part-time in the U.S. to evade winter could get vaccinated in Florida and Arizona before teachers and grocery store clerks.https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7andv/rich-canadians-are-flying-to-florida-in-private-jets-to-get-vaccinated
Rich Canadian snowbirds, people who evade cold winters by living part-time in warmer climates, are flying to Florida to get the COVID-19 vaccine—some even chartering private jets—as Canada’s vaccine campaign continues its slow and confusing rollout. In Florida, everyone over the age of 65, including people without U.S. citizenship, are able to schedule vaccination appointments at no cost. Vaccine demand is so high in Florida that it’s difficult to secure a spot, CTV News reported.
CTV spoke with a couple who paid to get on a private flight, which can cost between $2,500 and $4,000 per seat or tens of thousands of dollars for an entire plane. The couple cited mental health as the main impetus to fly to the U.S. “Instead of waiting here in Canada for God knows how long, I could go down to Florida and get vaccinated,” 65-year-old Ontarian, Jeff Lerner, told the National Post. According to the Post, Lerner and his wife, also 65, are considering travelling to their gated community in Boca Raton, just north of Miami. Similarly, Canadians snowbirds over the age of 65 will be eligible to get vaccinated for free in Arizona in the coming weeks.
Canada’s vaccination timeline is nebulous, with few Canadians, including seniors and many essential workers, knowing when they’ll be eligible to get jabbed in the arm. Experts have repeatedly called on Canada’s federal and provincial governments to speed up the vaccine rollout and to publicize concrete plans. For now, officials are scrambling to figure out how to administer the two-dose vaccines, particularly Pfizer’s, which has to be stored in -70 C. Doctors also say the lack of official communication makes it difficult for Canadians to trust the rollout.
As of Friday, about 248,348 of Canada’s initial 545,250 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered across the country. In Florida, 384,223 people had received at least one of two vaccine doses as of Thursday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has repeatedly urged snowbirds to stay home. “It is safer for people to stay at home, in Canada,” Trudeau told reporters earlier this week. “I understand that people are still looking at travel but we discourage it strongly.” Trudeau said there won’t be mass repatriation efforts to bring people abroad back home if they become stranded this year. He has also said international travellers who get sick after they return are not eligible for financial subsidies.
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January 11, 2021
I so hope the new DoJ starts going after heads of the snake, like these two fuckers
The Mercers (that is Robert and his daughter Rebekah in the pic) are some of the main moneybags behind a shit tonne of white power and Russian-aided shenanigans in the US.
Rebekah is the co-founder of Parler, and daddy, of course was the cash behind Cambridge Analytica.
January 11, 2021
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Marriott International Inc, the world’s largest hotel company, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) said Sunday they will suspend donations to U.S. lawmakers who voted last week against certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. “We have taken the destructive events at the Capitol to undermine a legitimate and fair election into consideration and will be pausing political giving from our Political Action Committee to those who voted against certification of the election,” Marriott spokeswoman Connie Kim said, confirming a report in Popular Information, a political newsletter.
BCBSA, the federation of 36 independent companies that provide health care coverage for one in three Americans, said “in light of this week’s violent, shocking assault on the United States Capitol, and the votes of some members of Congress to subvert the results of November’s election by challenging Electoral College results, BCSBA will suspend contributions to those lawmakers who voted to undermine our democracy.” Five people lost their lives, including a police officer, when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the formal recognition of his election defeat. On Sunday a second Republican U.S. senator urged Trump to resign, saying he could face criminal liability.
JPMorgan Chase said on Sunday that it will pause all contributions from its political action committee for at least the next six months, saying “the focus of business leaders, political leaders, civic leaders right now should be on governing and getting help to those who desperately need it most right now. There will be plenty of time for campaigning later.” Citigroup Inc said in a memo to employees seen by Reuters that it reviewed lawmakers who led the charge against the certification of the Electoral College results and found it gave $1,000 to the campaign of Republican Senator Josh Hawley.
“We want you to be assured that we will not support candidates who do not respect the rule of law,” wrote Candi Wolff, head of Citi’s global government affairs. “We intend to pause our contributions during the quarter as the country goes through the Presidential transition and hopefully emerges from these events stronger and more united.” A Walmart Inc spokesman said it conducts a review after every election cycle to “examine and adjust our political giving strategy. As we conduct our review over the coming months we will factor last week’s events into our process.”Other companies, including Ford Motor Co, said they have made no decisions about changes to giving. In a related development, U.S. digital payments company Stripe Inc will stop processing payments for Trump’s campaign website following the riot, a company spokesperson said.
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Marriott, BlueCross suspend donations to U.S. lawmakers who voted against Biden certification
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-corporate/marriott-bluecross-suspend-donations-to-us-lawmakers-who-voted-against-biden-certification-idUSKBN29F0L4WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Marriott International Inc, the world’s largest hotel company, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) said Sunday they will suspend donations to U.S. lawmakers who voted last week against certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. “We have taken the destructive events at the Capitol to undermine a legitimate and fair election into consideration and will be pausing political giving from our Political Action Committee to those who voted against certification of the election,” Marriott spokeswoman Connie Kim said, confirming a report in Popular Information, a political newsletter.
BCBSA, the federation of 36 independent companies that provide health care coverage for one in three Americans, said “in light of this week’s violent, shocking assault on the United States Capitol, and the votes of some members of Congress to subvert the results of November’s election by challenging Electoral College results, BCSBA will suspend contributions to those lawmakers who voted to undermine our democracy.” Five people lost their lives, including a police officer, when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the formal recognition of his election defeat. On Sunday a second Republican U.S. senator urged Trump to resign, saying he could face criminal liability.
JPMorgan Chase said on Sunday that it will pause all contributions from its political action committee for at least the next six months, saying “the focus of business leaders, political leaders, civic leaders right now should be on governing and getting help to those who desperately need it most right now. There will be plenty of time for campaigning later.” Citigroup Inc said in a memo to employees seen by Reuters that it reviewed lawmakers who led the charge against the certification of the Electoral College results and found it gave $1,000 to the campaign of Republican Senator Josh Hawley.
“We want you to be assured that we will not support candidates who do not respect the rule of law,” wrote Candi Wolff, head of Citi’s global government affairs. “We intend to pause our contributions during the quarter as the country goes through the Presidential transition and hopefully emerges from these events stronger and more united.” A Walmart Inc spokesman said it conducts a review after every election cycle to “examine and adjust our political giving strategy. As we conduct our review over the coming months we will factor last week’s events into our process.”Other companies, including Ford Motor Co, said they have made no decisions about changes to giving. In a related development, U.S. digital payments company Stripe Inc will stop processing payments for Trump’s campaign website following the riot, a company spokesperson said.
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January 10, 2021
and of course the semi-thinkers (barely) get banned
Freepers openly saying a shooting war is coming now, they have snapped (Parler shut-down)
and of course the semi-thinkers (barely) get banned
January 9, 2021
She wasn't born to be the empress, and she certainly wasn't raised for it. But after 40 years of bureaucratic reforms and familial dominance, Maria Theresa and the House of Habsburg left an indelible mark on the political landscape of Europe that's hard to overstate.
Maria Theresa: The Might of the Habsburgs
She wasn't born to be the empress, and she certainly wasn't raised for it. But after 40 years of bureaucratic reforms and familial dominance, Maria Theresa and the House of Habsburg left an indelible mark on the political landscape of Europe that's hard to overstate.
January 9, 2021
sorry I was late posting this but just saw it!
Slay Ride: A Holiday Drag Brunch with Manila Luzon, Mont X Change, and Ritzy Bitz Orbitz
sorry I was late posting this but just saw it!
January 9, 2021
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/confederates-in-the-capitol/617594/
The whole story in a single photo
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/confederates-in-the-capitol/617594/
January 8, 2021
After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action. Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open.
However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things. We will continue to be transparent around our policies and their enforcement.
The below is a comprehensive analysis of our policy enforcement approach in this case....
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Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump (official Twitter announcement)
https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/suspension.htmlAfter close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action. Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open.
However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things. We will continue to be transparent around our policies and their enforcement.
The below is a comprehensive analysis of our policy enforcement approach in this case....
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