HA HA! It’s Monday!
I have no energy for witty remarks…It was a long weekend. Time for some links.
- Can kicked down the road a bit.
- If France pulls this off, and we keep spending ourselves into shitholery…then the shame should be eternal.
- Squatting is getting out of control.
- Sooo… does this asteroid have room for a bank?
Music. Some prog rock to just let play.
Comments are yours, enjoy.
A pair of California homeowners said they were watching a horror movie when a sound underneath their floor alerted them to a dangerous presence in their own crawlspace: a bear.
Still need convincing that California’s housing crisis is out of control? Here’s ursine.
*headdesk*
Hibernation is not habitation.
It’s a bear market for housing.
An in-house yogi could be quite the selling feature.
That’s what happens when you do the HGTV remodel and they fill your basement with cubbies.
Those neighborhood bears are a real treasure.
Even the bears are leaving SF?
Ursa major problem.
Stop! I can’t bear these puns any longer.
Does a bear squat in the woods?
Not anymore.
*NARROWS GAZE*
Uh oh. It’s about to get grizzly.
OFFS
There’s some big problems Bruin.
If you sublet to a grizzly bear…You Might Be a Redneck.
Will repost because it’s good, re colonialism:
https://x.com/browningmachine/status/1843315739492827644?s=61&t=h5BOKTRU9mc6OIfm7REElw
I like the picture of the 75% Spanish woman.
Because the Spanish NEVER colonized ANYTHING.
EVER.
AT ALL.
It’s that problematic skin tone.
“My DNA test came back 1% oppressed. Where do I get reparations?”
Calling Spaniard to the white courtesy phone.
Spaniard, to the white courtesy phone.
What have the Romans ever done for us?
The aqueduct?
ROADZ.
Caesar salad.
That secret code where letters equal numbers?
MikeS: Superbowl XXX was disappointing.
Denver: Imagine my surprise when I was the only one wearing a gimp suit at the party that year!
The new minister will present the national budget on Thursday, which Paris hopes will tackle France’s “colossal” debt through spending cuts and new taxes.
So… are these spending cuts as in actually spending less money, or U.S.-style “cruel, hard-hearted spending cuts” that actually mean a 7.8% budget increase per year instead of 10%?
Either way, expect strikes and riots.
Either way, expect strikes and riots.
In France? Oh, wait, that is entirely normal.
Meanwhile, in Muricah, our deficit is around 7%.
Squatter bear is a piker.
Bear gangs!
*loads 12 gauge slugs*
If there’s no kayak it is still second place at best.
“Bear! Why are you doing that?!”
“Because you sprayed me in the face with pepper spray? ”
That truly is a funny one.
Well, she’s stupid.
Yes.
That bassline. Fat and rubbery. Delicious!
What is one of your favorite bands, Nick?
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Yes!
But he likes Noh Japanese theater.
I don’t hear one slap in that entire song.
Geddy Lee played bass with the at their induction in the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame.
Thought that it was also a good choice!
Pass the CR… Grease all the hands…. Do you see the sheep bleating? Do you understand?
Do you spend the same — am I only scheming? Or is this budget… an eternal shame!
Less snark — it isn’t like we haven’t heard of a plan for the US side… Afternoon, all.
Any plan to cut spending is a suicide pact!!!
Everything is so crappy lately… here is some nerd porn.
Using dynamic soaring (like an albatross), RC glider approaches the speed of sound. Like literally 500mph in a glider.
https://youtu.be/Ln__IV_imlA
This one has an explanation… and a hand-launched glider going 548 mph.
Neat-O!
Put razors on the leading edge for even more fun!
“Put razors on the leading edge for even more fun!”
Peaky Gliders
Things are tough all over
Up until then, our waiter had been friendly while exuding a quality of cool nonchalance. But my response was not met with compassion. He became dry and proceeded to scold me on the amount of food I ordered, adding that Ko had a big problem with food waste. He pointed toward Mission Street while explaining that many individuals didn’t have enough to eat. I tried to explain but he was far too deep into his lecture to care. After repeating his points, he grabbed the plate of untouched nigiri that no one at my table ordered and stormed off into the kitchen. Little did I know my $25 happy hour meal would end with a guilt trip served ice cold and on the house.
I anxiously gobbled my cheesecake to avoid another lecture and soon after got my check. Ko added an 18% service charge to each guest’s tab, making my total round off to $32.66, tax included. I stood up and bid farewell to my tablemates, who had remained silent — either due to food coma or residual humiliation from my exchange with the waiter.
Girl goes to all you can eat restaurant. In San Francisco. Read the whole thing .
Why do you hate us?
In San Francisco
I wouldn’t care if the waiter had poisoned the soup.
While I agree with you, I also wouldn’t have cared if the customer had beaten the absolute dogshit out of the waiter, then dropped trou and pissed on his face while taking a selfie for her Bluesky account.
Castration with a butter knife maybe?
Gotta go with ES here.
If there’s no unagi donburi, I’ll pass.
I’m sure that goes straight to the poors roaming the streets nearby.
Why do you hate us?
Are you allergic to derisive laughter? What a caricature of a human being this girl is.
Day 1 of Paid Suspension. No word. My disability status is throwing HR into a loop, methinks. Tues off for Dr appt. Wed-Thurs ‘on’ again.
I’m not pleased, but my anger/ sadness have retreated into a productive front. I await info and am ready to kick ass however the next card is dealt. Shall see. life is always curious. I’m thankful I still focus on the smiley faces in all headlights.
big yellow boxy things.
Many school districts are taking advantage of a 2023 Florida law that allows local Florida cities to place cameras in speed zones and on school buses to catch speeding drivers.
In South Florida, the Miami-Dade County School District has installed 950 cameras on its school buses. In the first two weeks of the school year, over 11,500 drivers were given tickets for not stopping or illegally passing a school bus. The average fine is $225, and the district will earn around $2.5 million from the citations.
I’d be sending my nearest gang of meth fiends to the local school bus depot with orders to vandalize and steal.
Fucking Ford is working on tech that will narc on speeders. Fags.
the district will earn
Collect, seize, or steal, all would be more appropriate words than earn.
That would be DeSantis’s Florida that passed a speed camera law in 2023?
Bidenomics
[Tesla] has discontinued its most affordable Model 3 compact sedan. The Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel Drive, priced at $38,990, featured lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells sourced from China.
The United States recently imposed higher tariffs on imports from China, which include a 100% tariff on EVs and a 25% tariff on EV batteries and key minerals. Also, cars with China-made components like LFP battery cells are no longer eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit.
Now, Tesla’s most affordable option in the United States is the Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive, which is priced at $42,490.
Helping the American consumer.
Tariffs are a $65,000 tax on the poor. Once we get a Democrat in the White House we’ll be done with this nonsense.
I guess that’s one way to end the EV fantasy.
The United States recently imposed higher tariffs on imports from China
[JTKirk]TRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMP!!!!![/JTKirk]
BS. They’re purposely targeting Musk. Like Harry Rearden.
One of my usual hardcore PC channels helps Intel show you what it’s doing with all your tax money! I’m assuming part of this is because they have lost a fuckton of money and the stock is down by at least 1/3rd in the past six months.
The Future of Intel
TLDW – long piece on both it’s current and additional fabs it is building in AZ. Bonus for me is the machines that transport the wafers are all labeled (as in manufactured by) Daifuku.
That means this is inside, right? – Daifuku
I’m a sucker for any factory video of any kind. What most people don’t realize is how fucking noisy most of them are.
daifuku (大福) (literally “great fuck”)
Haha, them’s so stupid
It’s an example of a years-long phenomenon: the evangelical Christianity that long predated Trump in the GOP has now fused with Trump’s cult of personality, as he has taken over the party. The result is a potent fuel for his campaign that was very apparent in Butler Saturday.
No Democrat President ever inspired a bunch of simpering personality cultists. Nope. Never.
I just find the NPR set’s terror of Christianity amusing AF.
OTH other religions are treated as unquestioned.
When not outright celebrated, at least the murdery ones.
I love these stories where they psychoanalyze those mentally ill people on the other side. Is there a name for this type of story, kind of like “Republicans in the mist”? If not there should be.
The Lightbringer is sad.
He had to pretend to be Christian.
Just like Trump is doing.
lolsnort
Hey North Carolinians, ready for the double whammy of living in a hurricane zone?
With many western North Carolina residents still lacking power and running water from Hurricane Helene, a hearing began Monday on the insurance industry’s request to raise homeowner premiums statewide by more than 42% on average.
I know this is a shaky source, but the only thing that explains these past 2 hurricanes. Tropical storms in the Gulf that suddenly spin up to cat 4 or 5 while changing direction?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inducing-rain-lightning-weather-lasers/
I don’t think Hurricanes require a conspiracy, but I’m to the point where nothing would surprise me.
Global Warming is big money and big power for the powers that be.
https://x.com/VincentOshana/status/1843084228805947792
This guy pretends to care.
That helicopter bait Brennan should have just stopped at “We don’t think”.
Sounds like it still has a ways to go lol.
I ave to admit that I find this weather control shit to be tedious and retarded.
Now watch it turn out to be true.
(((not enough)))
Even at a rally marking a somber occasion, Trump still gave a Trump speech. He cast undocumented immigrants as dangerous — which has no basis in fact — and sowed distrust in elections — Trump multiple times warned that Democrats would cheat this year.
Again, there’s no evidence of this. But Trump ally Elon Musk, making a special appearance, put the situation in dark terms.
“Text people now — now — and then make sure they actually do vote,” he told the crowd. “If they don’t, this will be the last election. That’s my prediction.”
Which shows that with one month to Election Day, the Trump campaign is not moderating. They’re not evangelizing to the unconverted. They’re firing up the believers and making sure the whole flock gets out to vote.
When we say voting is a sacred duty, we don’t mean voting for Evil Incarnate.
Um… so what?
They’re not evangelizing to the unconverted.
Oh, like Harris-Walz?
BWAHAHAhahahahaha
Which shows that with one month to Election Day, the Trump campaign is not moderating.
Was it yesterday the Harris campaign announced they’re cranking their anti-Trump messaging to 11, or was that before the weekend?
Also, There.
“Demonic Trump campaign accused of getting-out-the-vote campaign”
In the direct path of Hurricane Milton. I’ll be doing some epic Firsting this week.
Stand on the beach and First it away like Castro.
role model?
Rat: I LOLed when those two guys in shorts casually strolled by.
This might be the one time that I’d be scooting down to somewhere like Islamorada to be *safer* from a hurricane.
Agreed. Don’t get drowned.
And Shpip, I am loving the new avatar.
All jesting aside: be safe, Glib
I expect you to moon the eye of the hurricane while holding a ‘Let’s go, Brandon’ flag in one hand and a belt fed .50 cal in the other.
FEMA accused of playing the victim after insisting criticism of Helene handling is ‘dangerous:’ ‘The audacity’
You knew this was the next play.
I am glad ABC is there to tell us who the real bad guys are.
Somewhere Michael D. Brown is nodding his head.
Heck of a job!
Remember when Bush The Lesser said good job Brownie after Katrina and how the media never shut up about it?
Should have had a D after his name.
The political variant of Be attractive – don’t be unattractive….
Even with Brady that is still funny as hell.
“It has a tremendous impact on the comfort level of our own employees to be able to go out there, but it’s also demoralizing to all of the first responders… FEMA staff, volunteers,” she told host George Stephanopoulos. “I need to make sure I can get the resources to where they are needed, and when you have this dangerous rhetoric like you’re hearing, it creates fear in our own employees.”
My heart bleeds for them.
Dont like being called an evil asshole? Stop being an evil asshole.
There are priorities to be considered. Nothing can happen until FEMA has their organization charts roughed in. That could take weeks.
Not to mention creating the hierarchy of help. Gotta make sure those underrepresented and oppressed minorities are first in line.
Unless they are white, of course.
I sometimes wished that I lacked integrity and majored in one of the grievance studies and got a Ph.D so I could have a six figure job in government. Like gotdamn it, I could make up how shitty the white man is and get fuck loads of money, instead of being a sucker working at some corporate gig where I’m paid well but expected to actually produce.
Don’t we all.
The fact is, anybody who still works, pays taxes, buys their stuff instead of stealing it, isn’t on the dole, is a chump.
We’re all chumps.
Whoa, slow your roll. We need to think of disaster equity and intersectionality.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/07/mayor-brandon-johnson-new-chicago-board-of-education-members/
“The so-called fiscally responsible stewards are making the same argument when our people wanted to be liberated,” Johnson said. “The argument was we can’t free Black people because it would be too expensive. They said that it would be fiscally irresponsible for this country to liberate Black people, and now you have detractors making the same argument of the Confederacy when it comes to public education in this system.”
This guy is not a serious person. In a fair and just world, he wouldn’t even be running the hot dog stand.
They said that it would be
fiscallyirresponsible for this country to liberate Black peopleThey were probably right.
I’m going to assume that this comment was tongue in cheek because a statement like this goes against the spirit of this site and libertarianism.
Ed – that’s the way I read that – tongue in cheek.
My bad for overreacting.
I got to the end. I guess I refrsh?
No, you open the next thread and proceed to chastise anyone posting anything referenced in this thread.