Monday, October 28, 2024
I Stand Corrected
Another Brick In The Wall
Taken by an asshole/moron w/ a shitty fucking 'phone. I hate everything. |
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
Novelty Item
Did Something Die In Here?
Robert Reich:
Cowardice and intimidation at The Washington Post and L.A. Times — I apologize for bothering you again today, but this is important. Will Lewis, the chief executive of The Washington Post, announced today that the paper would not endorse a presidential candidate this year. — Why not?Jeff Mordock / Washington Times: Washington Post won't endorse presidential candidate for first time in decades
Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
Playing It Safe Is Risking Democracy: Media's Silent Endorsement of Authoritarianism — I woke up this morning thinking about authoritarianism. — In his 2017 book On Tyranny, historian Timothy Snyder introduced the concept of “anticipatory obedience,” warning that “most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given.”
more at Mediagazer »Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:The Guardrails Are Already Crumpling — Editor's note: The Bulwark is supported not by a billionaire, but by the members who gather here every day to read, talk to, and learn from each other. We believe that this is how you save democracy. With the little platoons of a community.Erik De La Garza / Raw Story: Jeff Bezos just taught American businessmen a ‘lesson’: Bulwark editor
In the interests of something or another, the Times has covered the issue.But this isn’t a journalism story. It’s a business story.Following Trump’s 2016 victory, the Post leaned hard into its role as a guardian of democracy. This meant criticizing, and reporting aggressively on, Trump, who responded by threatening Bezos’s various business interests.
And that’s what this story is about: It’s about the most consequential American entrepreneur of his generation signaling his submission to Trump—and the message that sends to every other corporation and business leader in the country. In the world.
Killing this editorial says, If Jeff Bezos has to be nice to Trump, then so do you. Keep your nose clean, bub.
"First it was a an acid trip that had a frightening end to it, and that started me thinking about terror," he said. "And then I went My God, what about my friends in Vietnam? Talk about terror. That's how I connected with it.
*Keeps disappointment to a minimum.
Garbage
Patrick Soon-Shiong:
Chickenshit Owner
Oh look, a South African is a both-sidesing hypocrite. Quelle surprise! You don't suppose he's some sort of racist & sexist as well, do you?The Los Angeles Times has lost two more longtime editorial writers, the latest in a growing exodus to protest owner Patrick Soon-Shiong’s interference with the paper’s planned endorsement of Kamala Harris, TheWrap can exclusively report.On Thursday, editorial writer Karin Klein, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Greene both quit; their exits come just one day after Editorial Editor Mariel Garza, who resigned in protest on Wednesday.
Greene has not yet spoken publicly about his exit, but in a statement posted to a private forum that was subsequently shared with TheWrap, Klein laid her reasons for quitting.
Channeling Harris’ campaign slogan “we’re not going back,” Klein called Soon-Shiong a “chickenshit” who threw the editorial team “under the bus,” and argued, essentially, that the decision to stop the endorsement was itself an endorsement of sorts for Harris’ opponent, Donald Trump.
Soon-Shiong, Klein wrote, has as owner the “right to interfere with editorials; that is the one place where he can ethically do so.” But, by shooting down this particular editorial, she said he had actually created one of his own. “A wordless one, a make-believe-invisible one that unfairly implies that [Harris] has grievous faults that somehow put her on a level with Donald Trump.”
In fact, she argued, the timing itself can only be seen as a direct attack on the Democratic candidate “that hits just at the time when she cannot afford hits.”
Klein also specifically called out Soon-Shiong’s dissembling statement Wednesday night that attempted to blame the editorial board itself for the debacle, while at the same time effectively confirming he had indeed blocked the endorsement.
Carmageddon Coming!
Nation of sheep, like lambs to the slaughter. |
Too Many Idiots, Too Many Cars
[City News Service via The Eastsider]In anticipation of a potential traffic nightmare from a confluence of sports and entertainment events on Friday and Saturday, including the World Series, Mayor Karen Bass today announced a coordinated effort to reduce traffic, ensure public safety and promote local attractions.On Friday, the Dodgers will face the New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium for Game 1 of the World Series -- the first time since 1981 the teams will meet in a Fall Classic. Later in the evening, the Lakers will play against the Phoenix Suns at the Crypto arena.
Meanwhile, at the L.A. Coliseum, the USC Trojans are scheduled to play Rutgers for a night of college football.
In addition, Inglewood will host two big events -- with the East L.A. Classic football game between Theodore Roosevelt High School and James A. Garfield High School at SoFi Stadium, and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd fame playing a concert at the Intuit Dome for a concert.
Some have dubbed the cluster of events as possibly setting the stage for a "carmageddon."
"Ahead of the World Series tomorrow, we're working to make sure the city is safe, that traffic is minimized, and that visitors and Angelenos alike are able to enjoy the many attractions, culture, food and neighborhoods that make L.A. an iconic international destination," Bass said Friday during a news conference at City Hall.
"My message is that L.A. is ready to -- ready to host the World Series, ready to welcome visitors from near and far, and we are ready to win. Go Dodgers!," Bass added.
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Psychopathia Sexualis Expands Into Child Abuse
Tucker Carlson, campaigning for Trump: “There has to be a point at which dad comes home…Dad comes home, and he's pissed…You know what he says? ‘You've been a bad little girl, and you're getting a vigorous spanking right now.’” pic.twitter.com/HGx9jXp3em
— Republican Voters Against Trump (@AccountableGOP) October 23, 2024
After Tucker Carlson likened Trump to "daddy" tonight, and said a reelected Trump would need to give the media and Democrats a "spanking," the rally crowd "went wild," @alaynatreene reports. Later, when Trump came on stage, the crowd screamed "Daddy's home" and "Daddy Don" pic.twitter.com/c11wtHoGV6
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 24, 2024
Today In Automobiling
Ride 'Em, Cowboys & Cowgirls!
Outdated cultural reference: "Now along about the middle of the night, we were rippin' along like white folks might".— They tried but it went wrong 😆 (@TriedWrong) October 24, 2024
I just don't get it. Every person in this horrid nation of sub-human cretins should be dead of their own stupidity.High-speed pursuit ends in deadly crash into freeway pillar on live news
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Psychopathia Sexualis
Tucker Carlson’s vision of a Trump presidency is that “dad comes home” and says to America,
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) October 24, 2024
“You’ve been a bad girl. You’ve been a bad little girl and you’re getting a vigorous spanking, right now. … It’s going to hurt you a lot more than it hurts me.”pic.twitter.com/fh25KmyYmG
Ghost Spider
Why We Must Eat The Rich Immediately
These people are evil & mustSarah Rumpf / Mediaite:Nicole Shanahan, ex-wife of Google's Sergey Brin and a rising MAGA star, allegedly offered WaPo reporters writing a profile piece on her $500K to reveal sources — Nicole Shanahan has been “tapping a vast divorce settlement” from Google co-founder Sergey Brin to launch herself …Washington Post: Nicole Shanahan's astonishing journey from tech royalty to rising MAGA starDominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: Nicole Shanahan offered $500K to Washington Post reporter to share sources, be a ‘whistleblower’Glenn Thrush / @glennthrush: Jaw droppingElizabeth Dwoskin / @lizzadwoskin: The bribe offer is just the tip of the icebergElizabeth Dwoskin / @lizzadwoskin: One of the stranger things that has happened to me in my journalistic career.Jennifer Carole / @jcarole: @lizzadwoskin @MollyJongFast Damn integrity. The plague of so many. Alas, I too would have demurred.Ashley Parker / @ashleyrparker: When we began reporting on Nicole Shanahan, she offered us $500,000 to be “whistleblowers” and share our sources. We declined — but kept reporting our profile. W @lizzadwoskin, @MerylKornfield + @aaronjschaffer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...Bill Kuchman / @billkuchman: “Half a million dollars to be a whistleblower.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]Nu Wexler / @wexler: Definitely would NOT recommend this media relations tactic https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]Peter Kafka / @pkafka: Everyone says the business model for journalism is screwed. But there are plenty of opportunities to make money if you're willing to be creative and ethically flexible.Christopher Ingraham / @_cingraham: Wow. Does kind of make you wonder about typical business practices in Silicon Valley and elsewhere.
Can't these billionaire losers find attractive or intelligent women?The article is full of juicy details about Shanahan’s whirlwind romance with Brin — reportedly begun after they met while she was engaged to her first husband, Jeremy Kranz, who “soon discovered the affair” and “sought to have the marriage annulled after only 27 days” — a volatile relationship that sparked divisions with Brin’s family and professional colleagues and then collapsed in scandal amid a Wall Street Journal report she had an affair with Brin’s longtime friend Elon Musk.
Yes, one of those who think they know more than medical science. And it certainly would be irresponsible not to speculate as to whether it was her money or her, shall we say, charms, that got her the RFK Jr. vice presidency.... many of Shanahan’s former Silicon Valley associates are now concerned she will use the massive pile of money she got in her divorce settlement with Brin to [...] "push unverified medical views to a broad audience.”
Why not both, right?
Still Sick & Tired Of Everything
Fernando Valenzuela Dead At 63
He remains the only pitcher in MLB history to win the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season. The left-hander was the National League’s starting pitcher in the All-Star Game in 1981, the same year the Dodgers won the World Series.
The 1981 All-Star Game. |
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Not Much Of A "Friend"
Sherri, you cretin, no one is "safe" anywhere, & I'm getting tired of people who think "safety" exists anywhere. Pull your head out of your ass & take a look around. That open space w/ all the dead bodies piled up in mounds is called a cemetery, unless it's a trash can in Costa Mesa.A 38-year-old woman was found dead in a backyard trash can in Costa Mesa on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.A man was arrested in Glendale on suspicion of murder. Police said he was a friend of the woman.
The victim, whose identity was not released pending notification of her family, was found around 2:27 p.m. at a home in the 1900 block of Maple Avenue, according to a news release.
As Costa Mesa police conducted an investigation Tuesday, the home was cordoned off with crime scene tape. In interviews, neighbors described the area as safe and the incident as shocking.
“Never a problem, never had any type of violence or anything like that, any disturbance,” said a neighbor who gave only her first name, Sherri.
Bobby Fuller's Birthday
Bent Over, Doubled Up;
I Did The Vom In A Blindo's Cup!
And eff you in your diarrhetic poop chute, Mickey D's.E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized, federal health officials said Tuesday.
The news comes in an already tough year for the Chicago-based McDonald’s chain. Its global same-store sales fell for the first time in nearly four years in the second quarter as inflation-weary customers skipped eating out or chose cheaper options. The company responded with a $5 meal deal, which was introduced at U.S. restaurants in late June and was recently extended through December. The deal doesn’t include the Quarter Pounder.