Category: Daily Links

More irrelevant personal stuff: As we begin SP’s any my penultimate weekend in the northern reaches of Illinois, we have been gifted by Nature with a massive snowstorm. Normally, it’s something I’d welcome, but it’s certainly made lifting and carrying things a challenge. Worse yet, we were planning to break out SP’s World’s Best Fondue (and that’s not an exaggeration) for Swiss, and Swiss was planning to bring pizza to The Wonder Dog, cementing his place as her Favorite Human Ever.  But transport may be an issue… In any case, I gift you with another brilliant Krazy Kat, with a remarkably innovative use of the panel format.

Normally, I start things out with birthdays, but this time, we do need to acknowledge the anniversary of an important historical event. What was the first Hollywood film lampooning Hitler? Was it Chaplin’s The Great Dictator? Something by Frank Capra? Nope, it was… You Nazty Spy!, a short by the genius trio of Moe, Larry, and Curly, released on this day in 1940.

Now the birthdays, which today include the original James Watt (not the moron Reagan appointee); loser Robert E. Lee; proto-libertarian Lysander Spooner; writer, poet, and inspiration for my favorite football team, Edgar Allan Poe (and ask Spud about his visit to the Poe House in Baltimore); artery-clogger Paula Deen; the monumental Dolly Parton; one-eyed Katey Sagal; and SP’s favorite artist, Thomas Kinkade (/ducks for cover).

On to the news, and there’s plenty of that as well.

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The amusement from the latest episode of Roadrunner and Coyote continues. And I’ll repeat the same thing I said about Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush, et al: there’s so many REAL things to get pissed off about, why do people feel the need to make shit up?

 

And speaking of Roadrunner and Coyote, the latest RBG rumors. Any day now!

 

“Shutdown” Kabuki continues. There’s hints that Team Blue will be offered more boondoggles in exchange for Team Red’s pet boondoggle. And as usual, inevitably it will be taxpayers getting it up the poop chute. Nice month-long paid vacation for Federal leeches, of course.

 

Murdering Chicago cop will be back among us in three years. And nothing else happened.

 

In case you thought nutcase religious conspiracy theories were the exclusive province of Muslims and millennial Christians.

 

Voter fraud is a made-up thing. Right?

 

Never apologize. Never apologize. Never apologize. And if you do, at least say, “I am sorry for agreeing with Barack Obama at that time. Christ, what an asshole”

 

Warty’ latest project. And that may not actually be a joke.

 

This is supposed to be a joke. And, channeling my Inner Prog, it’s more sad and frightening than funny.

 

More evidence that (((we))) are as stupid as the goyim.

 

And speaking of stupid, here’s The Atlantic filling pages with the rantings of a lunatic hypochondriac and taking it Very Seriously.

 

Oh, here’s more stupid. Perhaps we can have capital punishment for TV talking heads who mispronounce things. That will usher in a new era of racial justice.

 

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There is no escaping Old Guy Music. I’ve previously sung the praises of Lee Barber, an Austin-based singer/songwriter who has perhaps the most expressive voice (both figurative and literal) that I’ve ever heard. This might be my favorite song of his, an incredibly sad and beautiful lament about moving, which encapsulates my current emotions perfectly.

 

Hi guys, I had to go into hiding briefly as Mr. Lizard’s people were stalking my every electronic move. Or the local guy cut some seriously weird shit into the local meth. Thanks to all of my fellow Glib contributors who took a turn filling in for me. Especially Spud. Welcome to the party, pal.

I know they’ve been running this headline for over 2 years, but they’ve got Trump this time! Or not. A shady lawyer trying to save his own hide told Congress that his boss had asked him to rig some online polls. Which, anyone who isn’t doing that is too dumb to be President. Its a necessary but not sufficient condition. Oh, and they shared some internal polling data that was in no way a state secret or subject to export controls with some Russian people. Maybe. All hail President Pence!

North Korea may be opening a beach resort! I have mixed feelings about this because it disgusts me that the same entity that has made itself responsible for feeding the people of North Korea and failing to do so will probably watch tourists discard millions of calories a week without a second thought, but maybe some oppressed Koreans will be able to sneak out.

Its great to see a man achieve his dream, despite disabilities.

My good friend dated a girl who probably would have done this to him if we had smart-phones back then. She had no problem picking up his cellphone and scrolling through the call logs. How do we apply “don’t stick it in crazy” to arranged marriages?

I watched Supertroopers 2 on the plane last night, so this has been rattling around in my head. All of you can suffer with me.

Good morning my little rapscallions, and what a wonderful morning it is as the government is still partially shutdown and Trump pulled an absolutely fantastic troll.  The best part was that he waited just a few hours before they were leaving before dropping it on them, after they had all loaded onto a bus to head out, causing this hilarity.

 

Texas Woman fakes being her autistic twin sister  in an attempt try to get a caretaker to have sex with her.

 

A Federal Appeals Court lifted an injunction from an Austin judge that forbid Texas from stripping Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funds.

 

In addition, a District Court fines Austin $9 million for their refusal to allow handguns inside City Hall.

 

Top Obama White House lawyer in trouble after allegedly making false statements.

 

 

I have always been curious as to what happened to her.

 

Welcome to Costco, I love you.

 

 

 

 

 

That’s all I got for today, I’ll leave you with a song and move on with my day.

Yep, all the kids that aren’t drunk are taking an afternoon nap, so they had to call in Team Spud.

I gotta tell you, I’ve been following politics and current events since the Nixon/McGovern debate in 1972. The current bullshit that falls under the category of “things that matter”, just makes me vacillate between “I couldn’t care less” and “I want to punch you in the throat”.

So here are the links! YMMV.

 

Couldn’t care less.

 

Spreading the derp, one Dem at a time.

 

Throat punch.

 

Said with a straight face.

“There will be fewer young people to bear the increasingly heavy burden of the welfare state.”

 

A daily diet of lentils? The world doesn’t have enough toilet paper.

 

Throat punch just because, followed by a “couldn’t care less”.

 

Gaia has a sense of humor and it’s Trump’s fault.

 

Hopefully, the beginning of a positive trend.

 

That does it for today, Glibbies!

 

Who doesn’t like a good mashup?

 

 

Good morning my bright and happy dumplings!  And what a glorious morning it is as the government is still partially shutdown with no end in sight.  Here is the current lead article on Drudge about the shutdown.  I’m only posting it because Dick Durbin provides the world’s worst analogy I have ever read.  Do any of these people have normal family experiences?

 

 

Kentucky driver tried plowing through family’s snowman in their front yard only to discover the hard way that the snowman was on top of a giant tree stump.

 

Thank God, CNN, I’ve been waiting weeks for this hot take.

 

 

Celebrity fights are just retard fights, but I am with Roker on this one.  Michaels’ unrealistic weight loss plan of working out all day while starving yourself not only doesn’t keep the weight off, but obliterated her torture victim’s metabolism.

 

Snuffaluffagus’ version of events.

 

Welcome to Houston, Californians.

 

Global Warming does not increase hurricane activity according to a study.

 

 

In the words of Michael Malice, “Imagine being this person.”

 

 

At least she’s not planning on running a Hot Carl.

 

 

That’s all I got for today.  I’ll leave you with a song and then get my girls ready for the day.

Everyone who might have provided actual links is suddenly unavailable due to work nightmares. I’m unavailable due to relocation nightmares.

So, this post is an exercise in self-reliance! Got links? Great, please share them!

 

I’ll be back tonight with my regularly scheduled Wednesday night post, though.

 

 

 

 

Good morning my little rays of sunshine! And what a glorious morning it is as the government is still partially shutdown.  Unfortunately, the IRS did recall 46,000 of their furloughed workers to process tax returns without pay.

 

 

There’s really not much to add to the awfulness of of that pandering to the opposite of your demographic Gillette ad other than that it looks to be a desperate attempt for attention from a failing company.  I don’t know of anyone who still uses Gillette type razors, what do ya’ll use?

 

Which one of you did this?

 

CNN legal analysis accuses David Webb of having white privileged, not knowing he’s black.

 

Every day I try as hard as I can to be balanced and look for an article from CNN to post, but it’s impossible.  They have collectively lost their collectivist minds.  There’s going to be a lot of cognitive dissonance when this whole Russia narrative finally falls apart.  I kind of am eager to watch it unfold, but am horrified of the fallout at the same time.

 

POLAR VORTEX!!!

 

 

FBI tried to re-engage contact with Christopher Steele via Fusion GPS, after he was fired for being an unreliable source and after Comey was fired.

 

Unpossible!  It should be dem evul a salt rifles!

 

Here’s a crazy idea, loosen your insane regulations and allow for more constructions of residential buildings.

 

That’s all I got for today, I’ll leave you with a song and take off.

Buenos tardes! I am afraid Brett is busy and is unable to provide your afternoon links. No word on what he is currently up to, but feel free to use your imagination.

The news from beyond the wall:

Apparently another 500 migrants left from Honduras. Here is why are leaving:

“The situation here in Honduras has been bad for years. One tries to make it north, that’s our dream, because here even when you do have work, what you get paid is only just enough to eat.

“There’s no way to earn enough to get a decent place to live. There are four of us in my family and we all live in a wooden shack.

“It’s dangerous here. Two rival gangs operate where I live and both have tried to recruit me. They try to paint you a nice picture of gang life but I’m not stupid. I don’t want that life for myself. So I have no alternative but to leave because I don’t want to get into trouble. God willing, I will make it to the US.”

‘The gangs want me to sell drugs’ – Keilin, 21

Secretary of Stare Mike Pompeo says something productive.

“The Maduro regime is illegitimate and the United States will work diligently to restore a real democracy to that country,” Pompeo told reporters on Saturday in Abu Dhabi during his tour of the Middle East countries.

Pompeo said the United States would work with like-minded countries in Latin America to restore democracy in the Latin American nation.

“We are very hopeful we can be a force for good to allow the region to come together to deliver that.”

Hopefully that doesn’t mean “regime change.”

Brazilian Trump, does what every fascist did before him and….eases gun restrictions?

“This measure is for upstanding citizens to have peace at home,” said Bolsonaro, a former Army captain, at an event in Brasilia on Tuesday. He added that the decree ensures Brazilians’ “right of defense” and that further changes to the law depend on congressional approval.

Brazil is one of the most violent countries in the world, with a murder rate of over 30 homicides per 100,000, compared with around 5 per 100,000 in the U.S. Much of Bolsonaro’s electoral appeal came from his tough line on law and order, including a promise to free up police officers to kill suspected criminals and allow Brazilians to arm themselves. A poll taken last month, however, showed that a majority of Brazilians oppose loosening the country’s gun laws.

This article looked interesting but once again the journo writing it missed it entirely. Trump’s Policies help the Cuban government instead of the private sector.

He restricted Americans’ ability to travel to Cuba on their own, rather than with a tour group. At the same time, he allowed U.S. cruise lines to continue to take passengers to Cuba, where they pay millions to disembark at military-run docks and make quick trips onshore that are generally coordinated by government tour agencies that stejrer [their typo not mine] travelers to state-run destinations.

Cuban government figures from the first full year under Trump’s policy show occupancy of private bed-and-breakfasts in Havana plunged to 44 percent in 2018 after years at near capacity in the wake of President Barack Obama’s start of normalization with Cuba, said Michael Bernal, commercial director for the Ministry of Tourism.

First off, if the country is communist that means the state owns your business therefore by definition–your business benefits the government. Second, when a cruise ship stops at an island they leave the same day, which means the local B-n-B is not going to benefit from the ship stopping at that island.

Evidently, it is news that steel slats can be cut with a power saw! I guess that means we clearly need to build a wall out of something stronger.

But Department of Homeland Security testing of a steel slat prototype proved it could be cut through with a saw, according to a report by DHS.

No shit?

A photo exclusively obtained by NBC News shows the results of the test after military and Border Patrol personnel were instructed to attempt to destroy the barriers with common tools.

…so they tested it to the point of failure? I assume that takes a few seconds and is super quiet.

 

For some reasons, it feels like a Led Zeppelin kind of day.

 

Good morning my Glibs, and what a good morning it is as 7% of professional government gropers have not shown for their professional groping job.

 

This of course is due to the glorious government shutdown with no end in sight as both sides refuse to budge.

 

 

With the kitchen staff furloughed, Trump catered the Clemson Tigers visit with a smorgasbord of fast food.

 

Rep Steve King loses committee seats over remarks regarding white supremacy.  Whatever the hell he meant by those comments, his career is over.

 

This was fantastic.

 

Over-glorified and over paid babysitters demand more money and smaller classrooms from grossly irresponsible government.

 

 

This is probably true, but it still will not stop Congressional Democrats from performing endless theatrical investigations that go nowhere and irresponsible journalists from speculating nonsense, fueling the brainwashing of millions of idiots with severe TDS.  How many of the brainswashed will go from Mueller being their savior to him being compromised?

 

Major leftists groups are quietly backing away from the Pussy Hat Brigade.  Turns out major leftist organizations will actually not put up with anti-antisemitism, just took them awhile.

 

That’s all I got for today.  I’ll leave you with a song and clean up some puppy shit that I smell.