I stopped going to bars, even just to watch the games with friends, because when strangers meet me and find out what I do, there are always two scenarios that result:
1. A long winded tale of either themselves or a friend being wronged by someone, something, or the government at large, always ending with the phrase, “so I have a case, right”? (My answer, knowing the clogging of the California Superior Court system by fools like this and realizing Judge Judy isn’t willing to take all of them off our hands, is to say “maybe, but if you lose you’ll have to pay the other side’s fees and costs” or “nah, not really.”)
2. An indignant snotting that they have been called for jury duty. God forbid you should be inconvenienced for the rights of others to be judged by their peers.
Of the former, there is one that really stands out. This wasn’t in a bar, though, it was some years ago, when the mother of one of Football Savant Offspring’s friends came to pick him up. They wanted to finish a video game, so I foolishly offered a glass of wine. The woman immediately launched into a tale of how they all went to Disneyland a few months ago and upon entry, her older boy was taken aside and searched and told to put on a t-shirt. I’d seen the “older boy” – he was tatted up like an MS-13 gang initiation with the wardrobe to match. Sure enough, that’s what he was wearing: Tank undershirt, pants drooping down revealing 2 inches of boxer shorts – all in all perfectly dressed for the Yard at San Quentin; not so much the Magic Kingdom. Someone ran to one of the Main Street shops and purchased a Disney-sanctioned t-shirt (I’ll assume since the biggest bad-asses in the Disney World are the Pirates of the Caribbean, it had a Yo Ho theme to it). He put it on, covering up the offending Hanes, and went into the park.
After about an hour, the rebel without a clue removed the shirt, threw it in the trash and continued through the Park. He was stopped awhile later by security, who called in his name and discovered sure enough, he’d been advised by security upon entry that he could not wear Couture du South Central. They ejected him. Period. The rest of the group left as well. No refunds, by the way. At a place with a hefty admission.
So mom thought she had a case against Disney. Uh, no. They had explained the dress code to your delinquent asshole. He complied; until he decided to be a tough guy. The Mouse doesn’t dick around. “But discrimination!” Sorry, Dressing like the Crips is not covered under Title VII.
As far as getting out of jury duty, here are some dandy behaviors I’ve seen in the past
- Ignore the warnings about how to dress. Show up like you’re going to the beach. Bonus points for swim trunks. If you’re female, dressing like you’re about to go to work the South Side of Geary Street is always good. Of course, there are some judges who don’t take very kindly to this. I’ve seen one actually hold the offendee in contempt, and proceeded to tell them they would not have been deemed to have shown up. Getting chastised by the Bench in front of a roomful of strangers is never a day-making experience. I had one judge in Solano County tell Harriet the Hooker to come back at 4:00. Bring a toothbrush.
- If a criminal trial, voir dire will involve one inevitable question. “Would you believe the testimony of a police officer over the testimony of a conflicting witness?” My response to this question is always “not necessarily; I would weigh the testimony and the credibility of each witness on its own merits.” (This explains why I am ALWAYS seated on a criminal jury). To get off, either say you wouldn’t believe the “pigs” if their tongues came notarized or you say that you would always believe a police officer. The former gets you bounced by the prosecutor and a lot of stink eye from the cops in the vicinity. All you can hope for is that they didn’t catch your “name”. The latter freaks out defense counsel. Either way, you’re gone. Also in the case of the former, the potential juror will inevitably relate to all and sundry the reason for their mistrust of the police, believing the gallery will nod their heads in sympathy with their maltreatment at the hands of the Po Po. Not me, I just smirk and think (yeah, he had it comin’).
- If a criminal trial, say you’ve read all about the case and you think the defendants are completely guilty. Everyone will love you for this, since it can be argued you have contaminated the entire jury pool.
- Civil trials are harder to get out of. For one thing, there probably hasn’t been a boatload of pre-trial publicity, there is no police involvement (usually) and they only give you the bare bones of the dispute. I don’t get seated a lot at civil trials. For one thing, I am not going to be easily wowed by a lot of legalese and grandstanding; second, I know every trick these clowns are going to pull out of their brief bags. Here’s a story (yeah, I know….ANOTHER ONE?).I got called for jury duty for a civil matter. Jury was just about seated and I was in the box for alternates (no matter how minor the case, there is ALWAYS at least ONE alternate, usually two). This was your basic “whiplash” case involving two slip and fall lawyers, both of whom were rather annoyed during voir dire to learn that I had never heard of them. Previous questioning had centered on the fact that all medical testimony would be coming from a chiropractor rather than other medical professionals. This is a red flag for me – I know all about the incestuous relationship between shysters and chiropractors. I’m sure they perform a public service to those that use them; but in the age of the CAT scan, the PET scan and the MRI, I’m thinking if something is that wrong with you that you require compensation, there better be an M.D. taking the stand at one point.
In any event, Judge Oliver asked me if I had been following the voir dire; I had; was there any question that I would particularly like to address?; there was. “Counsel for plaintiff asked if any of the jury pool would never use the services of a chiropractor. I would answer that question in the affirmative.” At that point, plaintiff’s counsel asked me directly – “why is that?” I refer you back to my remark about red flags in the previous paragraph. That would have been my answer. However, I looked at the judge and said “are you directing me to answer that, Your Honor?” Judge Oliver was really quick. He knew exactly what would happen if I did – the entire jury pool would hear a me basically call the plaintiff’s case bogus and here’s the 24 reasons why you shouldn’t believe his witness. Oliver said “she doesn’t OWE you an explanation, counselor. She merely said she would not use a chiropractor. Make of that what you will.”
I was home in 10 minutes.
morning y’all
Morning everyone.
Smoke still thick over the Oakland Hills from the Camp Wildfire. I walk outside my front door and all I can smell is burning leaves. Those of us living in NorCal either have or know someone who has a relative or friend who as lost everything.
Meanwhile, intrepid Jerry Brown refuses to blame the environmentalists, who killed off the lumber industry here, and instead says “climate change” and sounds like a fool. Weyerhauser, et al. used to cut down all those dead, diseased and old-growth trees and plant five to replace them. Now no one does anything. Environmentalists used to claim that “wildfires are a good thing.” Now that their absurd and dangerous policies have shown themselves to be the disasters that they are, we must find a different bogeyman.
Nurses are bad ass. Especially in Paradise, California.
https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2018/11/13/meet-the-badass-nurse-who-drove-his-toyota-pickup-truck-back-into-paradise-to-rescue-patients/
This is freaking hilarious
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins environmental activists in protest at Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi’s office
https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1062367623307055105
@ eaglesoars:
She really believes her own publicity, doesn’t she, that’s she’s the hottest thing in shoe leather? Well, my guess is this stunt may have very well gotten her the dregs of committee assignments.
You can protest in Ryan’s office, honey, but you do NOT mess with Botox Brain.
Haha! CNN lawsuit about Baby Jim Acosta’s press pass was assigned to Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a TRUMP appointee. And no, kiddees, that is not grounds for recusal.
@ The Barbarian:
And prior to his appoint he was chief counsel to…CHUCK GRASSLEY!
this is gonna be good!
The Barbarian wrote:
Pelosi is going to take her aside and quietly explain how things work and give her one more chance. If she gets a clue, Pelosi will give her a lot of face time to help nail down the progressive front. If not, her new D.C. apartment is a tent.
Legal question- not ‘do I have a case’ but would someone have a case after?
We’ve had people, usually adults, walking the neighborhood asking to mow yards with their own mower. If they were hurt, would they have grounds to sue? Would it be any different if a minor was mowing?
Not sure if we’ll see the same thing at the new place. Probably not, at least the adults.
@ right_wing2:
that would be covered by state law.
Hey, I saw the post that you got the house, congrats! And on that note, buy liability insurance when you get to the new house. $1 million doesn’t cost much and it would probably cover the scenario w/a lawn mower person.
@ right_wing2:
It’s amazing what we’ve come to in a litigious society, isn’t it? Kids used to roam the neighborhood offering to cut your grass and you never thought twice about handing them $5. Now, let there be an rouge pebble that flies up and hits the kid, and you’re on the hook for thousands.
However, I would definitely give a look, as eagles says, to the state law. Another thing you can do is ask your neighbors who cuts their grass. If they give a reference, go with that. If they don’t, Homey Depot has some lovely ones for purchase.
Welp, Northern Virginia got the Amazon HQ! People are mostly pretty happy. They’ve done a good job locating it as Crystal City is just about empty and metro access is the best in the area. Property values are already up which is great if you want to sell, not great if you want to buy and absolutely sucks if you are renting.
My only issue is that it is ‘across the street’ (as these things go) from the Pentagon. It’s Ground Zero.
And if you happen to own a store in Pentagon City Mall – which really IS across the street – you are in Fat City. That mall already has one of the highest $ income/sq foot in the country.
Remember the other day when Guggi was telling us how unprepared the German military is. Here are some hard numbers, e.g., Tiger attack choppers, of which there are 62 in theory, have only 12 usable
https://twitter.com/HarmlessYardDog/status/1062451245691166722
The Barbarian wrote:
The Greenies like the good neo-Marxists they are are responsible for the killing of so many people. The Victorian bushfires of the infamous ‘Black Thursday fires’ were die solely to the Greens total rejection of burning off scrub during the cool winters and minimising the total fuel load across southern Victoria. THEY KNEW BEST COMRADE. Then we had the loss of lives and several towns in the inevitable fires.
One intrepid guy hot wired a council (local body) bulldozer and used it to cut an emergency firebreak that saved one town and the Green council took him to court after the fires and charged him with theft of council property and destruction of habitat. Fortunately a judge threw it into the garbage where it belonged. But the Greens are such fascistic little communists that they have lose all reason to their political narcissism.
These Greenie councils have encouraged people to build along forested ridge lines because it offers ‘better views’ and they can raise more rates (local taxes) for their sensitivity training courses etc.
Alas the physics of fire means that fires burn UP HILL best and are hottest at the crests where the houses are sited. Dozens died but these green killers were never brought to heel and charged with wilful manslaughter.
SPIT
The Barbarian wrote:
YES!!!
I cancelled the call to 1-800-HOOKER because I got the heating working again in the apartment.
This just proves men do not need women as long as the man has electrical skillz
https://www.iceagenow.info/lack-of-sunspots-to-bring-record-cold-warns-nasa-scientist/
@ Possum:
Sooooo many one liners from that comment
@ coldwarrior:
It is so cold here in Houston I am even willing to sleep with Bunk just to keep warm, it is 37F here!
My neighbors who are from South America are dressed like they are going to walk across the South pole.
@ coldwarrior:
I can function alone quite well, but life is much better when I am in a team.
Our high yesterday was 28, and it got down to 12 overnight.
lobo91 wrote:
I hope tomorrow it is in the 90F range.
I go get my nuts felt.
Two conflicting emotions.
One, I am scared.
Two I do not give a shit anymore.
Um and can I add a three?
All I want now in life is for someone to look after my cats when I can’t
@ coldwarrior:
say whaaa….
ok, a matter of monthes
so winter of NEXT year maybe…or does he mean THIS winter?
it’s ok let it get cold
first batch of homemade booze is done
2 qts of hard cider abv 10-12%
12 oz of applejack abv 35-40%
just spitballin on the % cause I don’t have a hydrometer
but damn that applejack is good
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nashville-unexpected-third-place-winner-amazon-hq2-162152894.html
@ Possum:
37? Shorts and t-shirt weather working on the farm.
Yeah…that’s going to get her a good committee assignment…
speaks for itself
Ocasio-Cortez Claims New Yorkers Are ‘Outraged’ Over Opening of New Amazon Headquarters
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ocasio-cortez-claims-yorkers-outraged-135522664.html
CynicalConservative wrote:
Try finding a farm in central Houston. 🙂
awwww
reaping, sowing…
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/men-afraid-to-mentor-young-female-lawyers-solicitor-chief-claims-qhppnsqs5?fbclid=IwAR3jLevgs845yet6G7m9-CQH95IeVZ8fQ3NYC_ZmQGR9TvhVyThoFc-BlRE
@ Possum:
Why would I want to be in central houston? That’s why I live on a farm.
@ rain of lead:
Gee…I wonder why?
/s
CynicalConservative wrote:
Hold my beer…..
This Houston thing is going to change.
Why am I not surprised.
Juan Manuel Grenados is the man who insulted Tucker Carlson’s daughter.
He’s on the board of directors of The Women’s Initiative.
*cough*
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/12/womens-group-tucker-carlson-juan-manuel-granados/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=engagement
Type Roger Underwood + Bushfires, into your google bar and slowly read abt and by him.
Underwood concluded back in the 1960s that it is too late fighting infernos once they are up and running.
We in Western Australia in the 60s had something that is still known as the Dwellingup Fire – it was a whopper.
Roger was in the fight against it as a very young recently qualified forester and he drew the right conclusion.
It is simply impossible to combat such infernos, you can make minor moves etc. But you cant put it out virtually immediately.
He has since then argued and argue and argued for the constant clearing of all undergrowth and a range of other preventative measures in the fight against these infernos.
And, you guessed it, the GREENS have hated and hated and hated him.
Although retired he is still active in this major catastrophic challenge and problem.
The Californians – rather than slamming The Donald who has rightly said that this is a forest management issue, would be wise to contact Roger and invite him over to the Crazy State (aka California).
Aussie Infidel wrote:
Do not be deceived, California is not burning to the ground on accident. This so called wildfire problem here, is all about land, and population density control.
Every time one of these areas burn to the ground, the average property parcel size decreases and the areas population density increases. Do not get this fucked up, this is not on accident.
The areas in the state with the highest population densities are virtually immune from these kinds of wildfire events. There is a reason for that. TAXES.
If you live in property locked Malibu, you pay a shit load of taxes, but you have a shit load of property as well. The amount you pay in taxes is small compared to what 10 families with the same property value, but one tenth of the parcel size property pay.
In translation. Malibu was allowed to burn in order to turn hundreds of property parcels of 10 to 80 acres into thousands of property parcels in the 1 to 2 acres size. Much smaller property parcel, same property value, same tax rate amplified by 10 or more.
Allowing it to burn to the ground was the only way to get the old wealthy property owners out so that they could bring in 10 times as many new wealthy property owners.
@ doriangrey:
I don’t know which of the fires was being referenced, Camp or Woolsey, but I did read that a power company had called a resident about some power line on her property that was sparking and had to be looked at. I’m not correctly conveying the tech issue, but there was a reported issue with a power line malfunction.
@ eaglesoars:
Yeah we have an umbrella policy. My years selling insurance taught me that!
@ The Barbarian:
The backyard in this place is big enough that I’m going to get a small riding mower.
Yeah it’s going to be a huge change from our current ‘hood adjacent’ place.
@ right_wing2:
Different States have different laws. Last time I checked (CA) if the work is less than $900, no Workmen’s Comp insurance is required.
HOWEVER, there’s still potential liability if Slippin’ Jimmy steps into a gopher hole that he dug yesterday and twists his ankle.
A million dollar umbrella liability policy is fairly inexpensive.
@ eaglesoars:
You beat me to it, and you’re correct.
@ Bunk X:
Yeah the policy we have is around 150/year
@ The Barbarian:
I was cutting grass for neighbors at 14.
One told me to help myself to whatever was in the garage refrigerator (Budweiser). I didn’t.
Another was a dance instructor married to a 10-foot tall 400 lb. concrete contractor. She liked to sun herself (topless) while I was mowing and trimming.
@ Possum:
No dice unless you clip your toenails. I threw you out last time because of that, remember? The missus was pissed about your snoring.
Bunk X wrote:
Toenails are clipped now.
Also I have lost the ability to sleep so the snoring thing is no longer a problem.
I wish I could have just one very long last sleep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2s0RPrdB_8
What day is it? Hump Day!
Just an observation on CNN inverted logic.
Jim Acosta has some mysterious Contitutional right to be a smarmy dolt to blow up presidential press conferences.
He is guaranteed his hard pass!
But, the president does not enjoy his 1st Amendment privilege if he exercises it to criticize CNN.
Strange logic.
@ lobo91:
She’s going to find herself on some agricultural committee that gets no media attention. The “Punishment” Committee. Her problem is the idiot has become an incredible attention whore. She’s going to want to see herself on TV and be interviewed.
Her real problem is piss off the leadership enough and they’ll have your opponent in the primary all lined up and fully funded for 2020. And you’ll have no base for the campaign donations that you’re going to need. The Brooklyn Brunch hipster crowd isn’t going to be forking over the big bucks to you. But Jeff Bezos is going to remember what you did and will be happy to write checks to your opponent.
@ eaglesoars:
I believe that’s the Paradise Camp Wildfire. PG&E has been cited as the source of that one, and if I recall, it was sparks from a transformer.
@ The Barbarian:
Ah yes, thank you.
Been thinking about the CNN lawsuit against the WH. I don’t think their legal team (Ted Olsen? Srsly?) has advised them well.
Like when the WH, in the discovery process, sends them the preservation order for all emails that contain certain words (THAT list will put a CVS receipt to shame) and then turn them all over to the defense.
“Did you check out FLOTUS BUTT in those jeans??”. From Don Lemon.
@ eaglesoars:
And Fox spokesidiot advises they’ll be filing an Amicus brief.
Uh, Amicus briefs are for appeals, you idiot. Not for underlying actions. And you have to petition the court to file one. You don’t waltz into the District Court and hand your brief to the clerk.
I’m looking to see the results of the hearing before Judge Kelly this a.m. Personally, I don’t see where Acosta has a Constitutional right to a press pass. There are something like 3 hard press passes to CNN so they are not prejudiced because the disrupting piece of crap isn’t in the room. Also, it sets a dangerous precedent telling the White House who they have to tolerate. Not only that, how can the White House then deny ANYONE a press pass?
In fact, if Acosta gets his press pass back, I would simply refuse to call on him. He’s nothing but a disruptive little punk.
The Barbarian wrote:
Fox and CNN are playing Theater of the Absurd for public consumption in an attempt to move the Overton Window of Public Perception with regard to President Trump.
Their actions tell you how desperate they are. Why are they desperate? Perhaps this will make it clear.
Now you can pretty safely bet that the 2/3rds mentioned by Zogby are not an evenly spread cross section of American’s. That their inclusion in the Washington Examiner article was exclusively placed there as propaganda to discredit Trump and minimize the damage done by the actual poll results, which clearly indicate that the American people believe President Trump’s assertions that the mainstream media are Fake News.
This is why even Fox News is in meltdown mode.
So, Pink’s husband Carey Hart has a message for Looters in Malibu – you will be shot on sight:
https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2018/11/14/pinks-husband-carey-hart-has-a-2nd-amendment-message-for-looters-in-malibu/
I suggest the buckaroo examine California law. You aren’t in Texas, buddy. You aren’t even in a state that believes in Liberty. You’re in California. You only get to use deadly force if you are in danger of your life, and even then you probably need to be shot FIRST before you fire back.
The Barbarian wrote:
At this point, there is no law and I’d do the same. You scoot or I shoot.
doriangrey wrote:
excellent point.
@ eaglesoars:
Oh no, don’t get me wrong – I completely agree that if someone is ransacking your home and stealing your property you damn well should be allowed to shoot them.
However, this guy is all tough guy talk and he’s not aware that we don’t have the Castle doctrine in California. Hell, in this state, if an illegal tries to rob you and you shoot him, you’re screwed because he or his effing family can then take you to court and sue you for millions of dollars for trying to kill him because of his immigration status.
@ The Barbarian:
well, you can always pray for The Big One, as SMOD shows no sign of arriving anytime soon.
I think there are now about 7-8 elections at the state level that have been moved from the R column to the D due to miraculously ‘found’ ballots.
2020 battlespace prep.
@ eaglesoars:
State level where? You mean for state offices?
Libs are self-righteously saying on Twitter that if Acosta doesn’t get his press pass back, all journalists should boycott the Pressers. Ha! Do they think Trump or Sarah give a crap whether they show up or not.
Hell, I say tell them, fine, if you don’t want to cover the pressers, then please turn in your badges and we’ll re-issue them to outlets that do. I’d love a press room filled with the likes of Alex Marlowe, Dana Loesch, et al. instead of the DNC stenography pool.
https://www.weaselzippers.us/402745-horror-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-already-experiencing-sexist-oppression-in-d-c/
People keep giving me directions to the spouse and intern events instead of the ones for members of Congress ♀️
*blink**blink*
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!
rain of lead wrote:
I’ll take “Things That Never Happened But Maybe Will Get Me Back on TV” for $400, Alex…
That….or they said “this is a dimwit – must be some intern daughter of a big donor”.
Acid flashback equivalent
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jS0YBaJA-z0/W-rbXA7J5OI/AAAAAAABxYI/J2sgl1hLbU8WRDnHtSQe1qjTGic_GLPlgCHMYCw/s1600-h/6084364-6380295-From_first_lady_to_fashion_star_Michelle_Obama_appears_on_the_co-a-104_1542031333169%255B3%255D
Crazy eyes calls this her ‘squad’. The laws of natural attraction.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-05Vp3VYHOOA/W-wQRdDLsoI/AAAAAAABxZA/AFJP7kHfmrYU1wYsfWjU1Nz5-u-tCaXxwCHMYCw/s1600-h/freshman%2Bclass%255B3%255D
@ yenta-fada:
I think the one wearing the schmata on her head married her brother for a while, but don’t quote me. I’m ready to turn this blog into a tabloid. The ‘real’ world is full of people saying things like “After I divorced my third wife…” You just know there is no good ending to that lead in.
Oh please let this be true….
https://www.chicksonright.com/blog/2018/11/14/avenatti-arrested/
It’s from TMZ. Because scandal knows no political party to Harvey Levin:
Oh, and conviction of Domestic Violence? Can get you suspended or disbarred.
@ yenta-fada:
What will they call themselves, do you think? The Anti-Semite Caucus?
By the way, Congresswoman Crazy Eyes – “Squad” sort of implies THEY answer to YOU.
The Barbarian wrote:
both state and fed. There was one in NM where they pulled 8000 votes out of somebody’s ass
@ The Barbarian:
I was thinking “coven”. The first witch looks pretty wild eyed too.
Or…
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a3391856475322ab8e07a2025eb8bf5fe16ee1cb587b41758ed102e867d38bce.png
yenta-fada wrote:
she did marry her brother which makes her guilty of immigration fraud. she’s on record being very anti-Israel. One of the squad is a Pali-American, Taib somebody, nuff said, and the other one is from Massachusetts who thinks she sounds like Martin Luther King but she comes across like Farakahn.
@ eaglesoars:
I’m certain they have a Jew problem. I’d say Nazi, but it’s over used(and over practiced)
Today I had an intimate sexual experience. First one for many years.
OK men in here, stop laughing!
🙂
The Barbarian wrote:
Wouldn’t it be great if the charges are false, he was set up, and nobody ever believes in his innocence, his whole life is destroyed?
https://trailstoalesbrewery.com/menu/
Yeah, I ordered the hummus this time…garlic bomb@
Wouldn’t have worked on the one jury I was called up for. The defendant was a former cop, his character witnesses were cops, the prosecution witnesses were cops.
/Who ya’ going to believe? Didn’t even get that question.
doriangrey wrote:
They are just doing the bidding of Agenda 21 what laid out the requirements for densification of human populations to enable State control. Ideally the Agenda 21 folks want everyone living in vertical slums, dependant on the State for their food and utilities. They are then a slave population.
Possum wrote:
😆
what did they say?
Aussie Infidel wrote:
those folks need to come out here to the middle of nowhere, yeah…
the locals are armed and like being left alone.
yenta-fada wrote:
ummm, no.
i would never see that on acid.
eaglesoars wrote:
did they check for a rectal bleed in he ER after that?
rectal paper cuts are a medical emergency
The Barbarian wrote:
texas? hell.
in PA we are stand your ground full blown castle doctrine with ‘shall issue’ laws for concealed and free open carry, no one does open carry that tho because it is stupid and not polite.
you will be aerated here.
@ Possum:
You’ll be alright. You have a testicle wart that needs culled from the herd.
@ Possum:
First time I had sex was at 12. I was nervous and scared. Hell, I was all alone.
Possum wrote:
Sounds like every middle-aged married guy I know.
Oh yea…. Campi Flegrei the super volcano in Italy that is now known to be responsible for wiping out the Neanderthal is apparently preparing to erupt again. Until very recently most scientists were at a loss to explain the extinction of humanity’s closest surviving cousin, the Neanderthal. Research just a dozen years ago proved that an eruption of the Campi Flegrei super volcano blanketed the Neanderthal living environment in up to 140 feet of ash.
In effect the Campi Flegrei super volcano treated the Neanderthal to a mass extinction level event preview of what Mount Vesuvius would some38 thousand years later do to the Roman vacation hot spot, Pompeii. The Neanderthals that weren’t outright killed by the volcano were starved to death by the loss of gamein their territory.
https://www.newsweek.com/campi-flegrei-magma-building-beneath-dangerous-supervolcano-could-signal-huge-1213424
I didn’t know about this. The Battle of Athens, Tenn, 1946. The residents had suffered under a gov’t elected fraudulently for years, and when no help came from the Feds….they got their guns.
https://www.commonsenseevaluation.com/2018/11/15/the-battle-of-athens/
eaglesoars wrote:
Funny you should say that. He’s all over Twitter saying he was “set up” and that he should be given the presumption of innocence.”
To which we are all replying: “Brett Kavanaugh said to say ‘Karma – it’s what’s for dinner’.”
Levin read the Administration’s answering brief in the CNN suit on his show last night. WOW. Compared to the juvenile effort by Acosta’s attorney. In a maneuver the best lawyers make, they actually took CNN’s controlling legal case and turned it 180 against them.
Ted Olson. Jeez Dude, you were the Solicitor General. What the hell is WRONG with you. That brief would have been embarrassing as a research project for a 2L.
Another brilliant idea from Bernie, Kirsten and Spartacus. This is just the part that’s not behind a paywall (WSJ).
gov’t guaranteed jobs for everybody
Forget for a moment about “Medicare for All.” A proposal is gaining steam on the left that would overhaul the U.S. economy in a far more radical way. Known as a federal job guarantee, the plan would require the government to provide work on demand to any American at a minimum of about $12 an hour plus full benefits.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangerous-fantasy-of-a-jobs-guarantee-1542239737
Well, we’ve lost California 10….
Josh Harder, a bigger piece of s**t and Pelosi stooge that cannot be imagined, has defeated Jeff Denham. Once reliably Republican, the fact that liberals moving out into the Valley from high-rent San Francisco have turned it blue.
It’s a shame. Now the Valley people have lost the voice they once had in Congress. Harder believes in abortion up to birth and pocketed millions off the ACA.
eaglesoars wrote:
Ever we colonials from the ends of the Earth knew about the Battle of Athens. Returned servicemen didn’t take the electoral shit that was being served to them and reacted as servicemen do!
🙂
It certainly got the attention of the Feds as well !
Roy Clark passed. A real talent
The Barbarian wrote:
#BREAKING on @OANN: Democrat Katie Porter is projected to defeat incumbent Republican Rep. Mimi Walters in California’s 45th district. #OANN #CA45
https://twitter.com/alexsalvinews/status/1063166398019514368
Or favorite cruise director, Bill Kristol, has started a new political group to lobby against Whitaker, “Republicans for the Rule of Law” and they’re buying a lot of TV ad time. Not cheap. Look who one of the $$$ bags is. I’m sure you’ll be surprised.
progressive billionaire Pierre Omidyar, the co-founder of eBay….One of Omidyar’s nonprofits is the Democracy Fund. In 2015, the Democracy Fund awarded nearly $9 million in grants, “many of which went to left-wing organizations.” One Democracy Fund recipient is currently in court fighting the results of the Georgia gubernatorial race, which was won by Republican Brian Kemp.
An affiliate of that fund disclosed on its website that it has given as least $600,000 to Kristol’s umbrella group, Defending Democracy Together, since May. (Other NeverTrumpers involved in the group are author Mona Charen, strategist Linda Chavez, and former governor Christine Todd Whitman.) Republicans for the Rule of Law operates under the purview of Defending Democracy Together.
lots more at the link. A lot of names too.
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/11/14/nevertrumps-billionaire-leftist-benefactors/
coldwarrior wrote:
He was a great picker and real talent.
This one is thought provoking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQIAcztYjbc
https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2018/11/15/you-mad-bro-michael-avenatti-decries-tmzs-standard-gets-pelted-with-tiny-violins/
@ Twitchy
Oh this is rich. Avenatti thinks that he is being victimized by poor standards for accusations.
Hmm, how does it feel?
He will soon claim that he is being victimized as a black trans-gender woman with a physical disability and a Purerto Rican surname.
@ RIX:
I can’t decide whether it’s Chutzpah or Schadenfreude at this point.
It should be interesting to see what they come up with.
Fed plans review of how it pursues inflation, employment goals
In the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis and recession, the Fed leaned on powerful but unconventional tools such as purchases of trillions of dollars of bonds and promises of near-zero interest rates over extended periods. It also began publishing individual policymakers’ anonymous forecasts for future rate hikes and key economic metrics.
While no changes are guaranteed, all of that could be up for debate by not just economists and investors but also workers, employers and civic leaders
‘civic leaders’
The Barbarian wrote:
I hear that, but it is karma.
Broward country was 2 minutes late getting their numbers in so the Sec. State rejected them. They’ll use the ‘earlier’ numbers.
I have no idea what those counts were
coldwarrior wrote:
Can’t find anything by groping my nuts. Ultrasound on Monday and blood tests.
I hope ultrasound tickles, I need a good laugh!
Oh, I wonder if they will give me pictures like they do with women and babies.
Can’t hurt to ask. 🙂
Anyway, looking on the bright side, all this extra hair all over me is great for keeping me warm in the freezing Texas weather….
gawd. a manual recount.
Did anyone know about this?
, a mob of Somali Muslim men and boys rushed the entrance to Valleyfair, a family amusement park that had set aside the day to honor law enforcement in Minnesota.
The mob overcame security, jumping fences avoiding metal detectors while bringing in weapons. It was a direct, premeditated attack on police and security. Backup had to be called in along with fire trucks, ambulances and even a police helicopter. This attack should be understood as a “dry run” test (in counterterrorism parlance)….
This happened in Sept. In Nov the little jihadi bitch Illan Omar was elected to Congress.
People REALLY aren’t paying attention.
https://clarionproject.org/you-didnt-hear-about-this-mob-attack-in-minnesota/
new thread, take it over there.
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