Thursday Afternoon Links of Rage

by | Oct 7, 2021 | Daily Links | 206 comments

Music.

 

RAGE TRIGGER of the DAY: Brooklyn, NY father arrested and injured after confronting teacher about not letting 7-yo son use bathroom. Vincent Nemorin was put in handcuffs after questioning the second grader’s teacher at PS 193 Wednesday about why his son was allegedly left sitting in feces for hours. People who were previously, vocally concerned about this sort of thing are conspicuously silent.

 

Not Ohio Man.

 

OHIO MAN GOES FULL FLORIDA: A naked man wielding a “lengthy and pretty thick” homemade spear in Ohio was shot by deputies as he charged at them during an ambush attack, sheriff officials said Wednesday. Kudos to NYP for “shot by deputies,” instead of simply stating he was shot, as if by random and unconnected with his brandishing of a deadly weapon.

 

 

FAT BEAR WEEK 2021 WINNER: Mega-chonker 480 Otis wins his fourth title, estimated weight well over a thousand pounds.

 

A “candlelight” vigil for a woman attacked by a violent man. Unclear how this will help women defend themselves from attacks.

 

JOURNO OUTRAGED by PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: “I’m sick of society telling women we must protect ourselves from violent men,” writes (bad) freelance journo Tayo Bero in The Guardian. Her solution? “[P]reventative interventions for men and boys is the only way to stop male violence.” And what does she mean by that? Nobody knows since she links that term to a paywalled journal article.

 

 

WHEN WILDLIFE GOES BAD: “A group of [Alaska] river otters has allegedly been perpetuating a series of violent attacks against people and dogs, and experts don’t know why.” (h/t Rebel Scum)

 

 

LET’S GO, BRANDON: “F*** Biden” was visible on flags and signs carried by a crowd of protesters gathered along M-59 in Livingston County, a deeply conservative part of the state. U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, said she was “embarrassed” by the profane message as she sat next to the president, who pointed out the signs as they passed by the rally. Good job, Michiganders. We need more of this. Remind this administration of their pariah status whenever they appear in public.

 

 

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Tonio

Tonio

Tonio is a Glibs shitposter, linkstar (Thursday PM, yo), author, and editor. He is also a GlibZoom personality and prankster. Tonio is a big fan of pic-a-nic baskets. His hobbies include salmon fishing, territorial displays, dumpster diving, and posing for wildlife photographers.

206 Comments

  1. JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

    Regarding the personal responsibility post, my car was broken into twice when I lived in SF. The person responsible was the one who broke in, but I was a total idiot for leaving valuables in a visible place.

    • JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

      Kind of like Bro leaving this first where it could be taken.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        Bravo!

      • Zwak, sensual panzer

        No, Bro Va!

      • UnCivilServant

        Don’t waste time thinking about him.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        UCS, when I’m writing, my brain runs way faster than my typing abilities, I have a copy of Dragon, think that would help?
        I can clean up the typos before i send them to my Editor, but I could tell a lot more story that way.

      • UnCivilServant

        That depends, can you talk at the speed you think?

        I can’t. I can type faster than I can speak, and neither is as fast as my thinking.

        You can try it, but it may not help.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        I speak much faster than I type, so Maybe it will give me a bit of boost, I’ll try it, thanks,

      • Mojeaux

        Especially if you think in pictures, the way I do.

      • juris imprudent

        Involuntary seconding? Insec!

      • Mojeaux

        Legit LOL.

    • R.J.

      Things like that make me wish for pet rattlesnakes. They love your car. So nice and warm and quiet…

  2. Yusef drives a Kia

    We had some Huge truck rallys when Trump was running, this place is a lot Redder than people think,
    Go! MI!

    • Drake

      No question in my mind that Trump won Michigan. That black Republican guy probably won the Senate race too.

  3. The Other Kevin

    Maybe Biden thinks they people chanting and holding signs want to have sexual intercourse with him.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      I think the Bee did something like that,

    • UnCivilServant

      No one, they’re all dead.

  4. B.P.

    “A group of [Alaska] river otters has allegedly been perpetuating a series of violent attacks against people and dogs, and experts don’t know why.”

    Preventative interventions for otters is the only way to stop otter violence.

    • Pope Jimbo

      From the article on women needing to protect themselves:

      Almost 85% of American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced some form of sexual violence, stalking or aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime

      Otters: I LEARNED IT FROM YOU!

      • Nephilium

        Not aggression!

        Anything but aggression!

  5. Certified Public Asshat

    The boy was allegedly told he couldn’t go the bathroom and stayed in his soiled pants all day.

    Even the biggest mask supporter would have to admit that they don’t work in this case.

    • Scruffy Nerfherder

      Nonsense, that stink doesn’t get around a mask!

      Why else would surgeons wear them?!?

  6. Sensei

    RAGE TRIGGER of the DAY: Brooklyn, NY father arrested and injured after confronting teacher about not letting 7-yo son use bathroom. Vincent Nemorin was put in handcuffs after questioning the second grader’s teacher at PS 193 Wednesday about why his son was allegedly left sitting in feces for hours. People who were previously, vocally concerned about this sort of thing are conspicuously silent.

    Procedures were followed by both the teacher and the police. Nothing to see here. Move along.

    • B.P.

      This must be one of the acts of terrorism against school officials I keep hearing about.

      • Scruffy Nerfherder

        There will be some soon at this rate.

    • R.J.

      The procedure seems to be “sit in yiur chair and shit.” The parent clearly did not follow that rule. Had he done so,
      1. Any action taken against him as he talked to the teacher whilst pinching a massive chair loaf would have proved the teacher shows bias
      2. The teacher might have learned that some people are not to be trifled with.

  7. SDF-7

    Not Adahn will be pleased with the music.

    The Rage Trigger story is just that. Between Flight Attendants, Teachers, etc — there does seem to be a whole “We’re the Elite, OBEY proles!” vibe going around — with most of the vociferous ones completely lacking any reason to respect them. Kind of funny that they’re combining this with “Defund the Police” because if the police aren’t around, this crap is going to lead to some mob violence if they keep it up.

    And speaking of police — so glad to know that as a scrawny dude, I don’t have to worry about violent people. What a relief. Oh wait… reality is that crazed and/or violent people will always exist, and it is my responsibility to care for my own safety (especially since society explicitly absolves itself of any such burden?). This is my shocked face….

  8. Rat on a train

    Kudos to NYP for “shot by deputies,” instead of simply stating he was shot, as if by random and unconnected with his brandishing of a deadly weapon.
    Local anti-car groups insist on language such as “pedestrian killed when struck by the driver of a black SUV” as if the person got out of the car, walked over, and killed the pedestrian. For public transit they will say “pedestrian struck by train”.

    • rhywun

      I do tire of reading “driver lost control of vehicle”. Whoopsie! That darn car!

  9. Ted S.

    OHIO MAN GOES FULL FLORIDA:

    Is Sloopy OK?

    • RBS

      I’ll just take a moment to note that she too is from Ohio.

    • JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

      There’s a reason it is called Maiden’s Grave Spring.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      No leash I bet, Fucking Bitch!

      • JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

        And according to the NPS website, “Pets are not allowed on boardwalks, hiking trails, in the backcountry, or in thermal areas.”

      • slumbrew

        I was just looking for that info, thanks.

        Judging from Acadia, I’d wager leashes are mandatory there too.

      • JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

        Full list:

        Pets may only accompany people in developed areas and must remain within 100 feet (30.5 meters) of roads, parking areas, and campgrounds.
        Pets must be physically controlled at all times: they must be in a car, in a crate, or on a leash no more than six feet long.
        Pets are not allowed on boardwalks, hiking trails, in the backcountry, or in thermal areas.
        Pets may not be left unattended or tied to an object.
        Pets may not be left in a situation where food, water, shade, ventilation, and other basic needs are inadequate. Pets may remain in vehicles for short periods of time, but we recommend that someone stay behind to personally ensure their well being.
        Owners must bag and dispose of pet waste.

      • JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

        Personally I’d be in favor of throwing people who leave baggies of doggie poop by the trail into the hot springs.

      • B.P.

        I occasionally do that, but only on out-and-back hikes and I always pick it up later. My dog has a knack for pooping 30 seconds into a hike, and I don’t want to carry it for 8 miles.

        /don’t scald me bro

      • JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

        If you truly pick it up, ok. I bet most don’t. In fact, on the trails near me, I’d prefer that the owners just take the dogs a few yards off the trail and let the dogs poop without the baggie. The volume of cow poop outweighs whatever dog poop there is.

      • Toxteth O'Grady

        Yusef, you sound more upset about the dog than the girl.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        In this case I am, she was a stupid person to put a doggo in that situation, and she found out the hard way,
        /Darwin

      • Toxteth O'Grady

        Didn’t say I blamed you.

      • Sensei

        I didn’t see if the article mentioned the dog was female.

      • Chipwooder

        Man, I’m afraid of what my dogs would get into if not on the leash in our local park, let alone goddamned Yellowstone.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        Me with Bella, horrifying,

      • Toxteth O'Grady

        Heh. It might look silly to have one in either a de facto or de jure off-leash place, but… I wuv animals, but they are animals, aren’t they. Maybe a flexi-leash if circs permit.

      • slumbrew

        I confess I loath flexi-leashes. I’m told they’re confusing for the doggos as well, as the inconsistent length is bad for learning on-leash manners.

      • Tulip

        I agree. Shouldn’t be used until dog knows how to walk on leash.

      • Rat on a train

        I have a flex leash for one cat. It works well enough. You don’t really walk a cat anyway. You follow a cat as it looks for good places to lounge.

      • Toxteth O'Grady

        I usually hate those, but occasionally pets can be trusted.

        Rat, you have a walking cat? I love those.

    • Tundra

      In a statement, the US National Park Service said that the woman, a resident of Washington state, exited her vehicle to chase after her dog on 4 October.

      Is it possible that the dog jumped out of the car? I think that would change the equation a little.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        Bella was so intense, I would never even roll down a window unless she was on a leash, point being, I knew my Dog, and if she got loose she would have done something stupid,
        So no excuses,

    • Stillhunter

      Sounds like women and children hardest hit. Time to close the park and fill in the pools.

    • Lady Z

      Clearly the solution is to close the park for everyone’s safety.

  10. kinnath

    Regarding the turtle caving in on the debt limit, I think it’s a smart idea.

    The 2022 campaign starts in earnest 2 Jan 2022. No significant legislation will get passed. Both sides will want to campaign against the legislative failures other side. Photo ops will be more important that getting anything done.

    So by, caving a little, I think it takes the worst case scenarios off the table until after the 2022 election.

    • The Other Kevin

      It probably was a smart idea. We all remember how the world literally came to an end (or so they told us) last time there was a shutdown.

      • Ted S.

        After the last 18 months of lockdowns, I have even less than the zero sympathy I had in the past for government-sector workers getting furloughed.

        Let them starve.

      • Rat on a train

        Except they always get back pay so it is a free vacation for them.

      • Gender Traitor

        “But they have to WAIT for the back pay, and they could starve in the meantime!!!”

      • TARDis

        You bring the optimism! ??

      • kinnath

        The lockdown is irrelevant.

        Not blowing up the filibuster is relevant.

        Not passing the trillion dollar “infrastructure” bill is relevant.

        Not passing the three and a half trillion dollar “build back better” bill is relevant.

        The longer we go without those passing, the better the chances they won’t pass at all before 2022.

      • Stillhunter

        Without the lockdown (covid) neither bill would have any traction. The filibuster is a thing almost every session anymore.

      • kinnath

        My bad.

        I meant to say that the government shut down with furloughed works is not relevant.

        The covid lockdowns are a fucking travesty.

    • DEG

      Campaign season for 2022 has begun in NH.

      US Rep. Chris Pappas and US Sen. Maggie Hassan are running thinly disguised campaign ads. Both are seen as vulnerable.

      • kinnath

        Correct.

        By Jan 2022. Everyone will be in campaign mode and creating campaign issues takes priority over passing legislation.

      • DEG

        Right, I should read a little more carefully.

  11. Sean

    Rage trigger of the day is from 2016?

    • Old Man With Candy

      That’s OUTRAGEOUS!

      • Sean

        *fetches torch & pitchfork*

      • Pope Jimbo

        For some reason my mom bought my sister and I a subscription to Reader’s Digest. Then she got mad when we’d make fun of RD for their That’s Outrageous! column.

        The Sister and I would make fun of how all the items were total Old People complaints.

    • SDF-7

      Says the Time Lord….

    • Tonio

      F*CK! I should learn to check dates on these. Thanks.

      • Sensei

        Since it was so old I also tried to find a resolution.

        No luck. Nothing pops up after an article roughly one month later including his attorney. No settlements, no city investigations – nothing.

        My bet is is it is still being litigated.

      • Sean

        See? At least I’m clicking the links. ?

  12. Old Man With Candy

    Remind this administration of their pariah status whenever they appear in public.

    Politicians have to be regularly reminded that they’re the hired help, not our leaders.

    Yeah, like that’ll happen.

  13. rhywun

    Mega-chonker

    I’m going to start telling everyone I’m storing fat for the long winter.

    • Ted S.

      You don’t have an “I beat anorexia” T-shirt?

  14. rhywun

    [P]reventative interventions for men and boys is the only way to stop male violence.” And what does she mean by that?

    I dunno but suddenly I’m crossing my legs.

    • Sean
  15. DEG

    At one point he slips trying to get in the police vehicle.

    “Slips”. Uh-huh. Also from the same article:

    Parents believe his arrest was retaliation because he demanded more resources for students from the principal.

    It was retaliation.

    A naked man wielding a “lengthy and pretty thick” homemade spear

    And

    A generously girthed

    Tell me Tonio has a one-track mind today.

    “F*** Biden” was visible on flags and signs carried by a crowd of protesters gathered along M-59 in Livingston County, a deeply conservative part of the state. U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, said she was “embarrassed” by the profane message as she sat next to the president, who pointed out the signs as they passed by the rally.

    This makes me smile.

    • Chipwooder

      Let’s go, Brandon!

      • R C Dean

        I just love that there is now a family friendly version of “Fuck Joe Biden”.

      • TARDis

        Yep, it’s going to have a bit of staying power.

        I haven’t checked, but how is the facilitator of this fine meme doing? I don’t even know the silly girl’s name.

  16. Chipwooder

    Michael Malice has been absolutely torching Reason on his twitter feed lately, which is endlessly entertaining.

    • Scruffy Nerfherder

      He gets a million points for coining ReaCNN

      Michael Malice
      @michaelmalice
      ·
      51m
      ReaCNN reporter or Salon appartchik? Your guess is as good as mine https://pic.twitter.com/D77HD6Q1cV

      • Suthenboy

        That page does not exist.

      • Certified Public Asshat

        CJ is the criminal justice reporter who proudly voted for Joe Biden.

        Sounds right for Reason.

  17. DEG

    NH Bulletin on pushing back against the latest crop of Lil Rona Panic Orders

    Yes, hate groups and right-wing extremists have made appearances in the increasingly angry fight in New Hampshire against vaccine mandates, mask policies, pandemic shutdowns, lessons on racism, unproven voter fraud, and even pronoun use. But the fight is being waged by your neighbors, not armed extremist groups in tactical gear.

    Angry and frustrated teachers, parents, nurses, students, elected officials, and community members – many who’ve never been politically engaged before – are packing and often disrupting school and select board meetings across the state. And they are having an impact.

    “To go and voice your opinion to your public officials, that is how our republic functions,” said Andrew Manuse, co-founder of RebuildNH, a group helping to organize many of the protests. “We’ve been clamoring for how many years that people are not showing up for elections and not showing up for public meetings? People who have never been involved before are getting involved. We would say that’s a good thing, and it is.”

    Manuse encourages followers to do so civilly. Many do, like the hundreds who marched in Concord Saturday for “medical freedom.”

    But many do not.

    Later in the article:

    Proud Boys have attended Nashua’s school board meetings

    If this is the incident I’m thinking of, where some anti-mask mandate folks posed for a picture after a Nashua school board meeting and someone in a Proud Boys shirt is in the picture, I’m near certain that incident was the result of a plant.

    • JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

      What’s wrong with the Proud Boys anyway? According to their name, they are just boys who are proud. I though pride was a good thing. Are you anti-pride? Where’s your ribbon?

      • DEG

        I don’t wear a ribbon.

      • Spudalicious

        The Proud Boys aren’t even a white supremacist group. They’re friggin’ founders name is Enrique Torres. And they couldn’t organize a picnic.

    • kbolino

      elected officials … – many who’ve never been politically engaged before

      I friggin love journalism

  18. R.J.

    1. Animal, have you been training otters to crave human flesh?
    2. Rattlesnakes love warm, quiet cars. You can take them out in the morning with a cage that has a mouse in it. Yum! Rattlesnakes hate people who break car windows and make noise.

    • Chipwooder

      I remember reading an article a long time ago about rich people in India hiring a service that lets cobras loose in your house while you’re away.

      • Dr. Fronkensteen

        Don’t worry. We’ll make sure all of them are picked up before you arrive Mr. Bond.

    • JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

      There ain’t no way I’m putting a rattlesnake in my car. I’m with Indiana Jones on this one.

      • Ownbestenemy

        #Metoo but for a different reason. I keep a little Chinese boy as a sidekick.

      • Dr. Fronkensteen

        But then I won’t have room for the dead hooker.

    • Animal

      1. Animal, have you been training otters to crave human flesh?

      At this time I am invoking my Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

  19. Drake

    Eighteen-year-old (adult) suspect who shot four people in a school released on bail.
    https://youtu.be/2ytCI2hpJuk

    Not as if he did something truly terrible like walking through the Capital building.

    • The Other Kevin

      Kids stab and shoot each other, and people follow you into the bathroom to scream at you. It’s all part of it.

    • Dr. Fronkensteen

      Don’t you realize how close we were to having a dictatorship take over the country in an American putsch?

    • Stinky Wizzleteats

      Maybe the families/friends of the shootees can revoke it. Unfuckingbelievable.

  20. Gadfly

    Brooklyn, NY father arrested and injured after confronting teacher about not letting 7-yo son use bathroom. Vincent Nemorin was put in handcuffs after questioning the second grader’s teacher at PS 193 Wednesday about why his son was allegedly left sitting in feces for hours.

    The teacher should be arrested for child abuse.

    Mega-chonker 480 Otis wins his fourth title, estimated weight well over a thousand pounds.

    Otis was my pick, so I’m happy.

    Her solution? “[P]reventative interventions for men and boys is the only way to stop male violence.”

    LOL. If the threat of capital punishment is not enough to prevent murders, the idea that violence is preventable through some sort of intervention is laughable.

    Good job, Michiganders. We need more of this. Remind this administration of their pariah status whenever they appear in public.

    +1

  21. Sensei

    Has this made the rounds here?

    Biden mocked for ‘Truman Show presidency’ over fake White House set

    Stephen Miller, a former senior adviser of President Donald Trump, claimed Biden only used the imitation White House set so he could read a script directly from a face-on monitor.

    “The reason Biden uses this bizarre virtual set for televised meetings — and not an actual room like East Room, Cabinet, Oval, Roosevelt, Sit Room, etc. — is because it allows him to read a script directly from a face-on monitor (& w/out teleprompter glass that can be seen on camera),” he tweeted.

    • JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

      There may be a legitimate reason to have a location other than the White House, but the need to make it look like the real thing is really weird.

      • Toxteth O'Grady

        Security (strict / less so)?

      • JaimeRoberto (shama/lama/ding dong)

        Maybe.

        Maybe less strict Covid protocols, which would be ironic, dontcha think?

        Maybe the need for more room.

        Maybe better connectivity for Zoom, which they shouldn’t be using unless they intentionally want China to listen in.

    • Dr. Fronkensteen

      The real president (Obama, Harris?) is using the actual Oval Office. They just put Biden there to keep him happy.

      • Tundra

        Visitors to the WH are logged. Duh.

      • cavalier973

        That sounds horribly invasive.

        “Logged” is the new “jabbed”.

  22. Pope Jimbo

    From the women need protection from men article:

    It’s also a completely useless way of trying to address gender-based violence. Statistics show that one out of every six American women has been a victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime, and poor, trans and racialized women are disproportionately affected by this. Almost 85% of American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced some form of sexual violence, stalking or aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime. In 2015, Black women were two and a half times more likely to be murdered by men than white women.

    What a racist! I’m pretty sure that all those poor women of color are not being snuffed by Whitey. They are being killed by native american men and black men.

    This is similar to the thinking about deadbeat dads. When they were passing those draconian laws, the proponents were acting like the guys who weren’t paying were all lawyers and doctors and that the new laws would make them pay for those kids.

    • kbolino

      racialized women

      Women of color is already on the way out?

      • TARDis

        I’ve never heard that term before.
        *Does intertoob search*
        Oops, typo. Damn “f” is right under the “r”.
        Ooohh, messy.

      • rhywun

        I have no idea what that is even supposed to mean.

        I suspect the people who use that word aren’t very bright, and are using a big word to make them feel smart.

      • kbolino

        I can’t quite tell if “racialized” means you’ve decided to make race a big part of your identity, or that you’ve been forced to be identified primarily by your race. But knowing how this goes, I think it is supposed to mean both.

    • DEG

      Statistics show that one out of every six American women has been a victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime

      I remember when it was one in every five. So the world is getting better?

      • R C Dean

        I remember when it was one out of five (or maybe four) in college.

      • DEG

        Dammit, that’s what I was thinking of.

        I mad a hash of trying to make a snarky comment.

      • Tundra

        You’re both wrong. It was five out of every four.

      • Tundra

        Um, that’s a really good song. Who are you and what have you done with our pal Ted’s?

  23. slumbrew

    [P]reventative interventions for men and boys

    The Precrime Unit is on the case!

  24. Tundra

    Thanks for the song, Tonio!

    I liked this comment:

    Takuan Soho
    8 months ago (edited)
    Me in the nineties “Uggh whats up with all these hippies wishing the sixties never ended.” Me in 2021 ” Man I wish it was the nineties.”

    Word.

    • rhywun

      Word up.

      • slumbrew

        Someone needs to bring back the leggings/leather jacket/codpiece look. Not me. But someone.

      • Tundra

        I dare you.

        Double dog dare, even.

      • slumbrew

        It’d be a hell of a Halloween costume, that’s for sure.

        I suspect it might get lost in translation from a tall, lean, gentleman of color to a compact, stocky, gentleman of pallor.

  25. R C Dean

    Vincent Nemorin was put in handcuffs after questioning the second grader’s teacher at PS 193 Wednesday about why his son was allegedly left sitting in feces for hours.

    So, when meeting the teacher after hours, would the Glibertariat recommend a length of rebar, or iron pipe?

    • The coolest vaccine-free BEAM in the world™

      Plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.
      You don’t want the corpse to be identifiable.

      • UnCivilServant

        40 watts is actually pretty weak. That’s less than a quarter the energy in a .22LR.

      • The coolest vaccine-free BEAM in the world™

        Depends on how narrow the cross-section on the confinement beam is (though, TBF, you’d spend a lot more time using such a narrow beam to render the corpse unidentifiable).

      • UnCivilServant

        If the beam is too narrow, aren’t you going to lose a lot of temperature pretty quickly?

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        Railguns, the answer is railguns, my Peeps use them to great effect,

      • The coolest vaccine-free BEAM in the world™

        Hasn’t been a problem with the lasers I’ve used in the past (I’m actually not kidding on that . . . ).

    • EvilSheldon

      Rebar will pick up fewer fingerprints.

  26. Drake

    Our own rage trigger today:
    My son’s girlfriend is in ROTC. Today she got the email telling her she had to get the clot shot. She’s in an impossible situation because if she quit, she’d have to pay back many $thousands in pay and tuition that she doesn’t have. She already had covid and tests positive for the anti-bodies – the ones Pfhizer scientists admit are much more effective than their shitty vaccine. Instead she’s expected to risk all the sid-effects just because our senile fake President demands it.

    • Scruffy Nerfherder

      That sucks.

      Stall as long as possible, this is not over yet.

    • Scruffy Nerfherder

      And what’s more important? Money or health?

      • Ownbestenemy

        Still tough. Maybe a real passion.

      • Urthona

        I mean the odds of being harmed by the vaccine are extremely low. Gonna have to take it.

      • Drake

        It has existed less than a year and no vaccine of this type has ever made it through a real clinical trial.

      • Urthona

        Yes, There’s a possibility that there is something very long term it causes. I don’t know how realistic that is.

        It’s profoundly stupid to make someone with natural immunity take it.

        And the risk/reward may not even be worth it.

        But sorry. You lost this round. Your daughter is not some libertarian folk hero. Nobody gives a shit about any political statement she makes and you’ve already admitted she doesn’t have comparable options.

        She should take the vaccine.

      • Scruffy Nerfherder

        It’s profoundly evil to make people take it.

        FIFY

      • trshmnstr the terrible

        But sorry. You lost this round. Your daughter is not some libertarian folk hero. Nobody gives a shit about any political statement she makes and you’ve already admitted she doesn’t have comparable options.

        If you’re making your vaccination decision based on the amount of splash it’ll make, you already lost.

        Unvaxxed should expect exactly one thing. Hardship. If you’re not ready for hardship, you will end up taking the shot.

      • westernsloper

        She should take the vaccine.

        Seriously. GFYS

      • grrizzly

        The vaccines are so safe that Nordic countries no longer recommend Moderna to young people.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        How about principles?

    • Ghostpatzer

      That’s a tough one. My son wound up getting jabbed because his uni mandates it. He would have forfeited a full tuition (~$47K/year) scholarship otherwise, in addition to completely fucking up his plans. He decided the risk of the jab was his best option (his decision). I hate with the fury of 1000 suns the cuntes who put him, your son’s GF, and who knows how many others in this position.

      • Tundra

        Both my kids got it. I was opposed and provided them lots of data, but their school requires it, both have travel plans that require it. They are adults and made their decisions.

        Besides, this isn’t about the fucking shot. Chances are they will be fine. This is about fear, control and the fucking commies trying to wreck everything.

      • Ghostpatzer

        “This is about fear, control and the fucking commies trying to wreck everything.”

        Yes. Yes it is, and my two kids have now earned their degrees in reality. Especially the younger one, he is thoroughly disgusted with this shit.

      • TARDis

        Hopefully, the kids are starting to see how screwed things are. My daughter is now realizing her budget it blown apart. “It’s called inflation, sweetie.” The question is whether they will use their youthful energy for positive change, or not. It’s not like I’m hankering for the return of the (was one) Neocons.

      • trshmnstr the terrible

        Besides, this isn’t about the fucking shot. Chances are they will be fine. This is about fear, control and the fucking commies trying to wreck everything.

        Yes and no. The mandate is noxious regardless of the vaccine’s safety, efficacy, and ethicality. However, these particular vaccines are throwing up enough of a signal to make me scratch my head. Are they safe compared to playing frogger on the interstate? Sure. Are they safe compared to getting covid? Ehhhh, mayyyyybe.

        All that aside, this isn’t about the shot or the mandate. It’s about conditioning people to accept prog-fascist conditions on participation in society. Every person who gets the shot under duress is one less person willing to stand up when they roll out their next insane condition to go to school or work or travel.

    • cavalier973

      I would advise against getting vaccinated. If it is tuition and loans that can’t be avoided by declaring bankruptcy, then keep filing hardship extensions (or whatever it’s called).

  27. Tulip

    I have an actual thermostat issue (maybe). When my AC goes off, it won’t come back on until I turn it off and back on.

    • The coolest vaccine-free BEAM in the world™

      Paging Yusef. Yusef to the white courtesy phone, please.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      Don’t turn it off and on to rapidly, the unit will short cycle and lock out, wait 5 minutes in the off position, then try again, let me know
      /HVAC Guy

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        also, when you turn it on, make sure your setpoint is below tha actual temp, or it won’t come on, as it should be,

      • Ownbestenemy

        Also…is it an old thermostat or a new fangled digital one…

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        Either way, I know she has control voltage, maybe there is a deadband set up in the stat, and it’s not responding like she thinks it should, needs more info,
        /HVAC Guy

      • Tulip

        Got it. It’s got digital read out. I replaced the batteries. Heat comes on immediately. I have a home warranty, so I’ll file tomorrow.

      • Tulip

        Thanks Yusef

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        At your service,

      • Trigger Hippie

        Bob, I know you’re in a sparsely populated area and that your back is wrecked but have considered trying to get a supervisor position at a HVAC business that doesn’t require you to be on site?…I guess that’s probably a bit of a stretch.

  28. R.J.

    I need a Let’s go Brandon t shirt.

      • The coolest vaccine-free BEAM in the world™

        I need a plausibly family-friendly version of “Fuck Justin Trudeau.”

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        Buck Fustin Judo?

      • R.J.

        “Let’s go, Francis!” Not sure why that popped in my head. But seems appropriate

      • Tulip

        As long as it looks like a political sign, it’s good

    • Tulip

      I ordered one yesterday

      • R.J.

        I love the speed to market that places like T shirt shops have. That’s maybe a week, and every t shirt shop has one.

      • Tundra

        I think the race was Sunday. And there was stuff available yesterday.

        Amazing!

      • Ted S.

        Saturday. Sunday’s race was postponed by rain to Monday.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      There’s a guy playing the USDGC this weekend, his name is Brandon Brown, I hope fun ensues,

    • TARDis

      The trains will run on time again. Toot-toot.

    • Spudalicious

      She’s not even a relative.

    • Tundra

      I prefer Siamese Dream. Gish second.

      • ignoreLander

        I prefer Siamese Dream. Gish second.

        Siamese Dream: 99.999998%

        Gish: 99.999999%

        That’s my personal assessment. These albums have personal value for me, but I’ve gone back and listened again, and they still hold up.

    • ignoreLander

      ^^^^ Do yourself a favor. If you’ve never heard that album, put it on some very very good speakers, or even better, headphones. Start at the beginning and listen to the end. If you are not satisfied, call me and I’ll refund your money.

    • The Hyperbole

      The Smashing Pumpkins are the Beach Boys of grunge, and I don’t mean that as a compliment.

      • ignoreLander

        The Smashing Pumpkins are the Beach Boys of grunge, and I don’t mean that as a compliment.

        If you had any taste, or if anyone gave even a fraction of a shit what you said, that would approach being an insult.

      • Toxteth O'Grady

        Ignore, you feeling any better? worse?

      • ignoreLander

        Toxteth, I’m feeling OK — was down earlier because I know the mandate is coming at my employment, whether I like it or not.

        And I was rude for not thanking you, for offering to chat with me in the forum. Some food, some drink, and some sleep (quick nap) brought me back from the edge…. However there’s nothing like friends who offer to be there if you need them. :^)

      • Toxteth O'Grady

        No worries. No offense noted in the first place.

  29. The coolest vaccine-free BEAM in the world™

    Libertarian James Bond.

    God Bless Andrew Heaton et al.

    • R.J.

      Indeed. His videos rock. I loved the Star Wars and Star Trek parodies.

    • Spudalicious

      That was superb.

      • The coolest vaccine-free BEAM in the world™

        “How exactly is that evil?”
        “I don’t know!”

    • ignoreLander

      OK…. I can’t watch videos. But just the text tag is all I need to see. “A spy with a license to stop requiring licenses”.

      MUUUUUAHAHahahahahahahahahahahah

  30. Ownbestenemy

    I am torn. Creamy tomato and spinach pasta or chicken and andoullie soup and dumplings. I can go either way.

    • Tulip

      Ooh, dumplings

    • Gender Traitor

      Andouille FTW!

      • The coolest vaccine-free BEAM in the world™

        Just as long as it isn’t french andouilette. Otherwise known as “barnyard scrapings in a natural casing of probably unwashed large intestine, delicately steamed and presented to the diner sans accoutrements, thus maximizing the HURK HURK HURK reflex built into all civilized human beings.”

      • Ownbestenemy

        I absolutely love chicken thighs and andouille combo..thinking a sage cornmeal dumpling with it.

    • Ownbestenemy

      Im sold..soup is it! Which I am glad cause last night was spaghetti but a light pasta dish sounded nice.

  31. westernsloper

    LETS GO BRANDON!

  32. Yusef drives a Kia

    It’s time for Sweet and sour Chicken and rice, Hell yes!
    Good Michigan food!