In light of the townhall earlier this week, I decided to use my skills at looking up random stuff on the internet an put something here that might become pertinent information in the next few years.
This is my review of Carlsberg (Probably the best beer in the world. Probably):
What was said at this town hall? (TW: Twitter via CNN). The reaction from both sides of the cultural divide was entirely predictable. One side taking it as some kind of mask-slip from a politician with dementia saying he wants to ban pretty much everything including your 9mm auto. The other insisting regulated means whatever is most suitable to their political aspirations of the day. The truth is, we all know this is coming and what the goals are, so lets not pretend this is some sort of revelation here.
So what might be useful information—He said semi-auto didn’t he?
Enter these magnificent bastards. Now I know what everyone is thinking, “a Derringer? C’mon man!” I picked it up for my son’s birthday and while his preference was the NAA Black Widow I talked him out of it because thats a toy he will immediately grow out of. Not that Bond makes something with a ton of utility but these are really popular for some reason so I assume they are somewhat useful. Either way we had a ton of fun at the range with it (think Noisy Cricket). In all reality its a 150 year old firearm design that pretty much works around nearly every gun control legislation short of banning everything. Even then its tiny so have fun finding it, ATF. There’s a reason its the weapon of choice for political assassins**, even more so if you use the vernacular definition of Derringer as any ”small pistol”.
So what is the pertinent info? Bond has a trigger that makes me envy a Stanley Stapler. Here’s a short video on how to improve it! Credit where credit is due, but he thinks its suited to the silent film era, so here’s what to do:
The video shows the screw to remove the trigger guard, and where to remove the piece that locks up the barrels—note the spring. Thats this screw to the left.
Next, the video shows the pivot pin that holds the trigger in the frame. Be aware not to lose the spring in the trigger bar, as this tiny, exposed spring resets the entire firing mechanism.
Finally, file down the back panel of the trigger. Theres a small tab (pic on the right) where the trigger bar meets the hammer. Pushing the trigger (there is no pulling or squeezing) simply pivots trigger bar on the pin and lifts this tab away from the point it engages the hammer. You are in effect smoothing out this engagement.
From prior experience on a S&W 686, I suggest not taking a lot off as the surfaces on the trigger-hammer engagement is critical to making sure the gun fires when you actually want it to. I did the Sharpie trick three times on the file, and then smoothed it out with the stone. I also smoothed out the wedge on the trigger bar. Finally, I smoothed the sides of the trigger bar on the stone.
Reassemble in reverse order, its a very simple design.
I put a dab of Tetra Gun grease on the sides of the hammer, let capillary action do its magic, and dry fired a few times to work it in. The result? The trigger still sucks but at least its now smooth enough to be useable. This needs better grips.
So does Carlsberg live up to their claim? To be honest, yes this is pretty good. I credit the cans. The last time I had Carlsberg it was an unfiltered pale ale in N. Ireland and it was good off the tap. The last time I had their Pilsner I believe was sometime back in 2009 at the Desert Eagle at Al Udeid AB, Qa’Tar and it was in a green bottle. It sufficed for my three drinks per day ration. But this was good, maybe not good enough for the extravagant claim on the can, but it was good. Carlsberg (Probably the best beer in the world. Probably): 3.4/5
**Hi NSA. We all know you’re following along, I want to make clear I am not advocating for Lincoln, or any other President be assassinated—except for Wilson. Seriously, fuck that guy. I will however note, that I speak only for myself…
KSuellington – no idea how you could think JLo’s best flick is anything other than “Out of Sight”.
Wow, I may stand corrected. I somehow have never seen that one, but it is now on the list, looks fun.
In a completely unrelated review, I’ve been going through the Waylon Jennings catalogue and have to say that ‘O’nery, Lonesome and Mean’ or ‘Honky Tonk Heroes’ are both in contention for his best album.
Carslberg does indeed make a pretty darn good Pilsner. It is no Budvar, but it’ll do on a hot day (which I guess is everyday in Arizona).
You are correct. That is a good movie.
Thirded. Full of Elmore Leonard goodness.
Whatcha think of that F1 Sprint race the past Saturday slum? I really like the format for a several time a season thing. They are going to do it at Monza as well (which is usually one of the best races on the calendar I think). I was disappointed to see Verstappen crash out on the first lap of the GP, but it is going to continue the rivalry over the season.
I concur, it’s great to throw it in to mix things up – adds some more excitement, including possible crashes sending you to the back for the start (like Perez).
That was a wildly exciting first half-lap; even long-time F1 commentators seemed mixed on whether Hamilton was out of line going for it on the inside like that or not (though he was clearly going to miss the apex). A 10 second penalty seems lightweight for 1) knocking your only competition in the driver’s championship out of the race and 2) doing a couple million dollars worth of damage to his car. Verstappen & Red Bull are rightfully pissed.
However, not even Lewis is good enough to have done all that on purpose – he was lucky he didn’t knock himself out of the race.
Absolutely, agreed on all points. You obviously have impeccable opinions.
It’s just so nice to run into someone who has the good taste to agree with me.
Yeah, that was very good. Great chemistry with Clooney.
All the movies based on Elmore Leonard novels are at least watchable. Out of Sight is one of the best, maybe the best one after Jackie Brown.
Good enough for John Wilkes Booth, good enough for you.
That’s a beer I could drink. Nice and cold.
Nice review. Those actually look kind of fun. Which model did you get?
The “Roughneck” in .45auto was $300 out the door. I have .357 barrels for it as well. The boy handles .38 fairly well out of it.
Neat!
It’s gotta be kinda snappy with the .357, though.
One might think that but its all steel. I put a few 125gr .357 Gold Dots (what I had on hand) through it and a guy two lanes over walked over wanting to know “what the hell was that?”
Lol! Good muzzle flash, too.
I may have to take a closer look. Thanks MS!
It looks interesting in .45LC/.410.
I’d be really curious how it does with some of the .410 defensive rounds available. As tundra noted with .357 I’d expect it might be really snappy.
I remember Tuborg when I was in Turkey in the 90’s. That was the only “import” beer. I’m sure I’ve had a Carlsberg somewhere along the way. Anyway, I always get Tuborg & Carlsberg mixed up.
Carlsburg was the go to lager on tap at almost every bar in Dublin. You’d think it would be Harp, but no… it was Carlsburg and Heineken. The girlfriend got so tired of the common cider there (Orchard Thieves) she started asking if they had any cider other then it.
My wife liked Orchard Thief, so much so we smuggled some back home. Can’t find it here.
It’s made by Heineken. Who also makes Bulmers and Strongbow.
I miss Harp. And Newcastle Brown Ale.
And Bass.
All are readily available in my neck of the woods. The Irish pub we stopped at for a bite before the game last night was out of Harp though.
The names are there but the beers aren’t. Newcastle and Bass in the US are as real as Sapporo. Diago closed the Harp brewery several years ago and it’s not the same.
Ditto Tsing Tao. The name is here, that’s it. It’s ordinary swill. Drinking it in Tsing Tao is a totally different experience.
I always went for a local beer when in Europe. Whatever was “imported” from another country I could usually get in the States, so why not try the local brewery’s offerings. Sometimes, but not usually, it would disappoint.
I drank more than my fair share of Efes Pilsen
That is exactly the way to select beer in Europe.
Wine as well.
Absolutely.
Still haven’t found .32ACP at a decent price/reputable seller. Was expecting it going in, but still kind of disappointed.
To go OT, local fan reaction to the new Guardians name was very negative. There was one git walking around with an Indians jersey that he taped over the Ind, and replaced it with Guard. There was much Wahoo in attendance, and there was no mention of the new team name during the game.
It seems like a deliberately dull name. Is there some local history or context giving it any meaning?
Art deco statues on a bridge.
With no imagery or anything else to tie it in, I still say it’s a play for the superhero fad.
It’s possible. They had to know it wouldn’t go over well.
That name is incredible in suckitude. I guess I need to pin my hopes on the Redskins being renamed the Washington Parasites.
Marvel’s going to have a hell of a time selling this sequel to the studio. (I thought the whole “Guardians of Traffic” idea was silly, but based on recent commuting experience, Dayton could use some of those, too.)
They can always sell the woke aspect of it.
Is it just me, or are there no lenses in the glasses they’re wearing?
“Look, I’m smart, I wear glasses”
Yeah, I thought they were wearing planos.
You’re right. *cough* porn star look *cough*
glasses may be a literal fetish for me – not intrinsically sexual in any way and yet…
Slumbrew uses the eyeholes in Harold Lloyd glasses as glory holes.
Don’t you kink shame me.
Wow. It’s like they want to be synonymous with bland.
As mentioned by others, it’s for the statues on a bridge. You’ll only see those if you’re going to the stadium from one neighborhood. It’s possible to have lived here your entire life and miss seeing them.
Market Garden brewing has to be hyped… They use the same statue as part of their branding and logo.
FTA: “The organization said it surveyed more than 40,000 fans about potential names and conducted more than 140 hours of interviews with supporters, front office members and community leaders in northeast Ohio. ”
So, I wonder how many of the 40,000 said to keep the name “Indians”?
Guardians sounds like a bunch of bureaucrats in charge of orphans. I suppose that’s kind of menacing, in a pedo sort of way.
there was no mention of the new team name during the game.
Huh. I figured they would announce it at the game, to a resounding chorus of boos.
Maybe that’s why they decided not to.
The general consensus amongst us was that they really didn’t want a video of a stadium of fans booing the new name to get made. The attendance numbers for next year should be telling. It doesn’t help that the team is floundering now anyways.
If they want to appeal to the Oberlinesque crowd who don’t care whether or not they play baseball, they could just hold candlelight vigils instead.
With BIPOC affinity groups and safe spaces.
Speaking of hand guns. I really like these.
https://vintage-soleil.tumblr.com/post/646445247648399360/ray-guns-of-the-1930s-1950s
I had one similar to the one with “Space” on the side. It shot sparks. Waaaay cool.
The third one down is art deco magnificence.
“Broomhandle Mauser in the 40W range.”
Just what you see Pal,
I have the silver one at the end. Made by Weta Workshop, which makes movie props. More of a sculpture than a toy.
Oh, and on topic. They also made a “Derringer”, which I also have.
And the blunderbuss.
Fairly certain I’ve seen the 3rd one down before – also not a vintage toy but a modern creation.
Yes Dear, I do need an angle grinder in the kitchen.
Why?
Here’s why.
Cool link, bro!
Gah!
https://mobile.twitter.com/Error4019082820/status/1416469528775700484
Problem solved.
“Oh, you said you wanted thin crust? Hang on just a minute…”
Neato, MS.
I’ve got this lil guy: https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/-p8qipkTSdaOFF8OvisX-w.i5xGEQHwjAktUzBAtoabnf
.22 mag
Nice
https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/JmrefXXrRzmebxr4__yG1g.9uXWvqV3dzSjOb7GK0Hr0U
New pic. Tiny gun with my new tiny flashlight. ?
No meat? Not even a cute little filet mignon?
https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/1brVqdlGTUCtZJgxCSBwuw.CcMFaSNmF-iVliQIe11LPC
That lil light is bright.
[Not pictured: Sean’s tiny Fleshlight]
County has their climate change action plan up for “comments”, sort of. It’s a survey to ask what they can do to get us to voluntarily revert to the Stone Age. Every text box i told them to GFY, and some other things, called their process a fraud and accused them of lying. Not that it will do any good. There’s a county climate change strategist, for shits sakes. The only thing that will slow this down is putting lead into every one of them. Same with the public health “experts”. And I’m not a murderer so they will get away with it.
county climate change strategist,
This country is so screwed if that’s going to become the standard for local governance.
Animal better buy that adjacent property. He’s gonna have a bunch of Glibs knocking on his door pretty soon.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-nystrom-climate
Grifter is a more succinct title.
That’s pretty much his entire career. I’m sure he makes good money out of it too.
On the subject of guns, I just hit the send button on two more Form 4s for two more SBR’d AR lowers. Sigh.
Maybe I should buy another silencer while I’m at it. Double sigh.
It’s only money.
*Points to avatar*
Eh, it’s less about the money, and more about I dislike complying with about the stupidest firearms regulation on the federal register.
Also, the upper I want is out of stock. Triple sigh.
I wonder what Ol’ Joe thinks about the 250 rnd belts of .308?
They seem nice…
‘Have him die somewhere else’: Palm Beach County homeowners scream at man trying to save neighbor’s life
Well, yeah, the neighbors sound like assholes. But I can hardly blame them, considering the tenor of the society we’re having forced upon us…
Oh, I totally get that.
It’s not impossible that some asshole didn’t just drive up on the lawn in this day and age for no reason other than to be an ass.
It really is a sad state of affairs today.
It’s not impossible that this is total bullshit.
There’s a county climate change strategist, for shits sakes.
I think they have one of those for Bozeman and/or Gallatin County. Everything must be scrutinized for it’s potential adverse impact on Mother Earth.
Fuck Mother Earth, she’s been trying to kill me of 55 years now.
Howcome CNN hasn’t shown up at my door wanting to interview me?
“Unvaccinated Montana man does not have plague. SCIENCE-tists baffled.”
3 articles submitted (1 topic, 3 installments) with full edits and pics, etc.
Good job Fish. You heeded the call.
I, too, heeded the call.
To the KING IN THE NOR-!!!
Wait, what? Not that?
Oh. Sorry. ?
Awesome. Looking forward to them!
They better not suck.
Okay, you got me off my ass as well. Since Swissy told me to post excerpts from my books, I went ahead and did that.
One’s ready for scheduling.
I actually have one of these in my fridge. My beer tastes are simple.
The slogan is bullshit, though.
“Probably” was likely added by their lawyers.
Either because everybody leases these things or they paid no attention to BMW selling a subscription to Apple Carplay.
Mercedes Charging $575 Per Year In Germany For 10-Degree Rear Steering On EQS
Unlocking it costs €489 (about $575) annually, but if you get a three-year subscription, you’ll get a €300 ($353) discount by paying only €1,169 ($1,376).
At least according this story you can’t own it outright. My interest in owning any modern car declines by the day.
“Would you like to purchase a three-year subscription to the following feature(s):
– Brakes”
VW wants me to pay a monthly fee for a lame smart phone app. Nope.
It’s an interesting marketing exercise.
A VW owner is younger and less affluent and may be more inclined to be favorable to a subscription both in others subscriptions they have and the cash flow perspective.
An Audi driver is likely more affluent and likely turns over the car more frequently. However, my expectation is he or she is going to be more pissed off about unlocking a feature on a monthly basis.
I’d actually pull this shit on VW customers over Audi. I don’t know what BMW was thinking when they thought this wasn’t going to get noticed even though the subscriptions started after most first owners were likely no longer driving the car.
The newest VWs have it rolled in the price for the first couple years of ownership. So it’s a hidden cost.
My 2018 came with the bumper to bumper 6 yr/72k transferable warranty. They don’t do that anymore. That’s much more valuable than a weak app.
NYT is talking about “inter-intimate” relationships.
What dies that mean? Tired of each other, but too lazy to do anything about it?
I’ve never heard that term. What’s the context?
Poured some Jagermaister into an iced latte with half n half. Very nice.
Well done.
New Descendents!
https://open.spotify.com/album/2nwhdlqvysmlsiw1k2pkfs?si=ijny6-xps8otgrdeziiz8w&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1
My interest in owning any modern car declines by the day.
Mine went to zero quite a while ago, but yeah,
And- if your car wasn’t such a behemoth, it wouldn’t need rear steer to maneuver itself into a parking space at the grocery store.
Not many other ways to get that 5 star rating.
Even a small economy car is the size and weight of a mid size sedan of yesteryear.
I’ve never heard that term. What’s the context?
No idea. I don’t click through to NYT or WaPo. I just see the headline on Gogglenooz.
I had some Korean rice ale from Makku a few weeks ago. It was OK. Kinda tasted like an horchata. Enjoying some Innis & Gunn red rum beer now. Red rum! Red rum!
For the past 4 days, I was able to hold the line at 2 standard drinks a day. Had a checkup a few weeks ago and the doctor recommended becoming a non-drinker. His logic was airtight. No health problems yet though.
I told the doctor that the only benefit I get from booze is temporary relief from stress and boredom. Not a very good reason. Every day I don’t kill a 6 pack is victory. Tomorrow is another day.
Just saw the landwatch discussion in yesterdays posts. Haven’t seen that site before – will check again – I’ve been using landsofamerica.com (and replace “america” with your state of choice) to build my spreadsheet of possible options.
Fun Carlsberg fact: When Nils Bohr got a Nobel Prize in physics, Carlsberg built a pipe to his house so he could have beer straight from the brewery whenever he wanted. His brother was more famous during his lifetime because he was a champion soccer player.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/11/28/for-winning-the-nobel-prize-niels-bohr-got-a-house-with-free-beer/?sh=53ecc1172759
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Apparently, after he won the Nobel Prize in 1922, the Carlsberg brewery gave him a gift – a house located next to the brewery. And the best perk of the house? It had a direct pipeline to the brewery so that Bohr had free beer on tap whenever he wanted.
***
I guess Nephilium is going to become a theoretical physicist.
I am doing a piss poor job of focusing my energy, today. I don’t know why.
As long as you do a decent job of focusing your piss.
Floating targets FTW.
Hello folks.
Been struggling with off-and-on sinus headache for days. Plus my asthma is horrible (thanks smoke — I thought).
102 temp today. Fuck.
No drive through testing in the area.
Feel like shit, but don’t feel at risk at this point.
So sorry to hear that! ? Hope it’s very minor and temporary and that you feel better ASAP!
I have a large supply of zinc and quinine.
Add some gin and lime to your quinine to make sure it isn’t scurvy.
But get better. Good luck.
Hope ya feel better.
I had a scorching sinus infection last week with a day of elevated temp near yours. It finally passed.
Power through it.
It’s either covid, or a toomah.
Dr. Google says you are pregnant.
WebMD says cancer. Always cancer.
Maybe it’s lupus.
Negative covid test.
Sinus infection.
Sinus infections (I’ve had many) always produce low-grade fevers. I’ve never spike up to 102 before unless it was influenza.
Got me some drugs. Should be good in a day or two.
?
Went to the local gun store this afternoon and found some .300 Savage finally. I’ve been waiting to sight in my Savage 99. I only had a few old boxes of ammo. Found 3 at the shop.
They also had a Calico .22 which I’ve never seen before. It was always advertised in the back of 80’s gun magazines. I wanted on as a kid.
Seeing one in person made me happy I never purchased one. Looked like an old cap gun and was made of a similar quality.
Saw one at the last gun show I was at. I didn’t even handle it.
Be happy you don’t have a .303 Savage like my dad’s 99.
Heh. I think I have a box of that around here somewhere.
https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/campus/penn-state-to-remove-fidel-castro-quote-from-paul-robeson-cultural-center-wall/article_33b0e290-e76f-11eb-b43d-e726c6cb6cfe.html
Hilarious, removing a commie quote from a building named for a Soviet apologist.
You probably knew already that he sang the commy anthem with English lyrics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UsarGHjXhk
Oh. My. God.
“Long live our people, united and free”. And they are just getting started – the lyrics actually include paeans to Lenin and Stalin??
On the plus side, having that in my browser history may serve as – I don’t know, what’s the opposite of a red flag? – to the functionaries who absolutely never spy on average citizens.
Anyhow, what is Penn State doing with a building named after a Rutgers graduate?
When the crew of the USS Pueblo was captured by the Norks, they found ways to resist.
One day, they decided to read a statement to the Norks:
***
We paean on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
We paean on the Great Leader Kim Il Sung.
We paean on the international communist movement for liberation of working people.
***
The Norks were pleased because they did not know much about English homophones.
Bond Arms, represent! I have their Snake Slayer derringer (.410 and .45 Colt). With the .410, its like a small directional hand grenade.
Its a frickin’ Derringer; how good a trigger do you really need? Plus, a Derringer handle is always going to be minimal – its kind of part of the package. There is just no way to make a larger-caliber Derringer pleasant to shoot. For self-defense, these are “belly guns” – you jam into the belly of scalawag in question, and pull the trigger. Dialing in a shot (with followups!) at 30 yards just isn’t in the cards.
These are very solid, surprisingly heavy guns. Mine really is for snakes, but at arms-length ranges, it would be a brutal self-defense tool. Would recommend.
I just watched a video of someone shooting one of the Bond’s & he commented along the lines of: “this would be good if someone’s trying to carjack you – just shoot ’em in the face with this. If he lives he can learn to read braille in prison”
I think they make a holster that attaches to a seat belt.
I have their holster. No reason it wouldn’t attach to a seat belt.
how good a trigger do you really need?
I’m willing to admit I am both a trigger snob and a tinkerer. This project kept me awake during an AHCCCS call.
The mental image of you doing a trigger job during a call with the simpering, limp wristed, lace on their panties AZ Medicaid bureaucrats amuses me.
FINALLY: a little pushback in Oz…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-24/anti-covid-lockdown-protest-in-sydney-cbd/100320620
“Illegal protestors”. I’ve been told people can’t be illegal. Which is it?
The people are legal, it’s their thoughts that are illegal!
That populace needs some serious deprogramming. Start at the top or the bottom – doesn’t matter.
I thought that all these worlds were ours, except Europa.
You’re playing a dangerous game, NASA.
As long as we attempt no landing there.
The More You Know. Operation of the 16″ Battleship Guns: Primer. That was a new one for me.
Pssh, I already knew all that – I’ve seen Under Siege.
Hellllloooooooooooooooo Tommy Lee Jones.
I learned it from Battleship (the movie). Did you know those guns can also be used to shoot incoming ordinance out of the sky?
Cdr Fish –
No bullshit. My midshipman cruise, summer of ’88, was on the USS New Jersey. The Mighty Mo shared a pier with us in Long Beach, too.
I became a card-carrying “cannoncocker” by crawling- ahem, inchworming – my way through that fucking 16″ gun, from the breach to the end.
I’m not claustrohobic, but when they shut the breach behind me and then the jokers at the end capped the barrel for a little bit, I had to close my eyes to fight the panic. Took me about 15 minutes. The record was something like 10 and change. The prior MarDet XO was a little guy, I guess.
Saw those 16″ guns fire several times, from the O6 level. You just can’t properly put words to the force and insanity of watching those things send shells onto San Clemente. And that wasn’t HE – it was just sheer weight for ballistics (essentially).
Pretty cool. All before my time. Pretty sure I crawled inside one of the mortars on Corregidor (I know some of us did anyways – long time ago), but those had a significantly wider barrel than 16″.
It was back when we still had good-natured hazing in the Navy.
I saw a training video about some Army combat arms unit where the the initiation ritual was everyone in the platoon sticking a finger up your asshole.
This is why we can’t have nice things.
8th and I says “Hold My Beer“
The squad leader who tormented me out of the job I spent 3,000 hours training for stood over the dead body of soldier who killed himself. I know because he told me so. And even after *that* he still thought it was a good idea to shit on his subordinates.
I did battle with that useless, malingering sociopath until he requested a no-contact order after I was released from the psych ward. I took that as a token of surrender.
I became a card-carrying “cannoncocker” by crawling- ahem, inchworming – my way through that fucking 16″ gun, from the breach to the end.
Nooooope.
Can’t find the video, but it was from Desert Storm. A USN battleship was firing at night. Each blast lit up the scene as bright as day for a moment.
It was their curtain bow.
I can’t fathom that several of those things – along with cruisers and a bevy of destroyers – would just unload on the Japanese in the pre-invasion bombardments in the island-hopping campaign of WW2. And it did almost nothing.
To quote Walter Sobchak: “A worthy fucking enemy, Dude.”
Battleships are suboptimal for bombardment. The trajectory is way too flat. They are ship killers, no ground pounders.
The blu-ray of the old Korean War flick “Retreat, Hell” has some gorgeous remastered footage of 16″ gun operation from inside the turrets.
Found it!
https://youtu.be/GgD9FyE60hs
If I could turn back time, I’d give Cher’s mom the morning after pill.
No, no. Her early stuff was awesome.
“Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves”? Three triggering words in one short title. Impressive.
Exactly so!
Don’t forget “Half Breed.”
Possibly “Dixie Girl.”
Now you’ve done it. If Warren had used “Half Breed” as her campaign song, she’d be president:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/watch-hundreds-protesting-vaccine-passports-storm-french-town-hall-tear-macron-portrait/
Wow, after a year and half, the French are almost as angry about this as they were about Euro Disney.
Fun Euro Disney facts
-Tomorrowland was retooled as an homage to Jules Verne; it was cool
-Disney Execs demanded all meetings be conducted in English only and they wanted to ban wine from the park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFE8RlKlLCE
It seems like France and Australia are vying for the “most repressive tyranny” prize. Can America catch up?
Nope.
The left has burned any remaining cooperation from the right. Yeah, I’m painting with a broad brush here, but it doesn’t make it any less true.
Jugsy got in last night while I was @ work. I’m already low on fluids.
Current titty status- hypovolemic.
Eat a banana, you need the potassium.
Or is it zinc you need? I can never keep it straight.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/23/nolte-all-signs-point-to-humiliating-ratings-for-woketard-olympics/
Haha.
I feel bad for all those athletes who are just going about their business and not being politically obnoxious.
Yeah, while I was getting lunch yesterday, there was an interesting segment with a Japanese local employee (former pro Canoer/kayaker) managing the “closed circuit” slalom kayak course. Pretty cool all in – especially since the entire thing was potable water – not even chlorinated that I could tell. Looks like it’ll be a long term tourist attraction/outdoor fitness type thing in the future, which is at least one worthwhile thing – the first course of it’s type in the country.
Meh. I’ve priced “streaming” what I watch and it’s no bargain.
Not to mention that the biggest affirmative action recipient is ESPN and by a wide margin.
The whole approach is broken IMHO and “streaming” doesn’t seem to be a solution to me. Maybe “a la carte” by event might work.
One step at a time. It wasn’t so long ago we did not have this much choice. You may get your wish in the future. Meanwhile, cable operators are pushing back on those carriage fees because of lost viewers.
Meh. I’ve priced “streaming” what I watch and it’s no bargain.
Streaming comes out cheaper for me, but I’d be willing to pay a hefty premium for it just because of no commercials. I’m unwilling to watch cable tv at any price because of commercials. They would have to pay me.
well knock me over with a feather
Internal report confirms NSA ‘unmasked’ Tucker Carlson’s communications
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTOdlL58dxo
Which would be criminal.
Consequences: none.
No, no. It was inadvertent. They would never break the law.
The internal report does not say that.
“An examination by the spy agency, prompted by congressional inquiries, found that the Fox News host’s communications were not targeted — as the NSA has previously stated publicly — nor intercepted through so-called “incidental collection,” where the U.S. government sometimes obtains the emails or phone calls of Americans in contact with a foreign target under surveillance, according to these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Correspondence between intelligence agencies and oversight authorities are conducted through classified means.
Instead, the nation’s top electronic spy agency found that Carlson was mentioned in communications between third parties and his name was subsequently revealed through “unmasking,” a process in which relevant government officials can request the identities of American citizens in intelligence reports to be divulged provided there is an official reason, such as helping them make sense of the intelligence documents they are reviewing.”
Bolding mine.
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“Internal report confirms NSA ‘unmasked’ Tucker Carlson’s communications”
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the nation’s top electronic spy agency found that Carlson was mentioned in communications between third parties and his name was subsequently revealed through “unmasking,”
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please explain the relevant difference
kthxbai
The Possessive form “Tucker’s” (thanks Teds’) indicates that the communications were his, the use of the term “Third Party” indicate that the communications weren’t his. Thus they didn’t unmasked Tucker’s communications, didn’t you study language or something?
So Carlson was unmasked, but jut not in his own communications? That’s some fine hair-splitting, Lou.
Fairly large difference between spying on someone and finding out that two other people were talking about him. If you want to argue that unmasking Tucker’s name in some third party communications is a infringement of his privacy, that’s one thing, but the video you posted wasn’t making that point, and the fact that the host deliberately avoid mentioning that distinction tells me he knew it would lessen the outrage factor and is why he choose to go with the more sensational yet less accurate description of what happened.
Fairly small difference between spying on someone and spying on two other who people were talking about him.
There, fixed it for you.
Your homework assignment is to research “reverse targeting”.
I’m going on the assumption the NSA left stuff out of the report.
^promote this gal
https://mobile.twitter.com/DrewHLive/status/1418612904622845952
Antifa targeting churches.
Where are the FBI?
Meh, just an idea is targeting churches. Not worth Famous But Incompetent’s precious time.
Where is my shocked face?
Well, my test came out negative. Like everything covid related it makes no sense. I had some symptoms and my kid had none. He’s positive and I’m negative. I’ll find out what work wants on Monday. Likely more quarantine because I’ve been exposed to a positive tested person, but who knows.
“The Return Of The Summer Cold: Often Imitated, Never Equalled”
Hope you feel better soon.
Well, thanks, but I’m fine. I probably will have to go back to work on Tuesday, but at least they wont be able to wag their finger at me and say that I should have gotten vaxxed. I could tell already they were planning on it.
I managed to get 20 holes in, and my Chili is looking great, next I’m doing Chocolate/ peanut butter chip Cookies with CannaButter, Stony!
Cannabutter, home made by a friend,
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Tg7r4mmTsEcALKL37
I have had good and bad Carlsberg. The difference always seemed to be how hot it was where ever I drank it. I imagine Qa’Tar would be on the hot places side making it less good.
Thanks for the good article the other day WS. Look forward to more of your stories.
Thanks KSue.
I grew up listening to Jean Michel Jarre – Oxygene, here’s a live in your living room version, Acid is suggested but not required, awesome video,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9UzNh_2TXk
My bro was into some Jean Michel back in the day. It wasn’t my cup of tea back then.
very trance, but I love synth work, so it’s fun for me.
I’m a bit more open minded these days.
I like Equinoxe better. I wish he’d do a “live in your living room” of that.
Live in Moscow is a fun show and a good DVD. Not without its flaws, but fun to see the show.
You may like Tycho if you like that sort of thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6ih1aKeETk
Instrumental goodness – but can and does do it live.
This is purportedly a fishing video. Fake news – fishing requires beer, not bear. There is no beer.
https://nypost.com/video/this-bear-is-gone-fishin/
Who is fishing?
Bear is fishing! How can that be?!
Fun Arabic facts
Qatar (sounds like GUH-tar) has the same root as the Arabic root for distillation (taqtir). The word for “drops” also comes from this word.
The name comes from a city there that was prominent in ancient times.
Well, the girlfriend went to the board game event, and it appears there was no talk of vaccinations, no masks, and several people confided in her that they agreed with me.
I rode for just about 24 miles, found a new route, and stopped at a local brewery for lunch and some pints.
Not a bad day overall.
Sounds like a good day. I took a trip to the used bookstore in the city with the wife. I ended up with “Killing Lincoln” by O’Reilly. Wife got a pile of trash books to read on the beach. On a lark, I also got “The Idiots Guide to the Constitution”. I guess I’ll take that with me. I’ll try not to go full Florida man.
Conservative Publisher Promotes Speciesism
“Elephants Are Not Birds”? Well, they certainly are not crows
“The reverend rodent is gonna add-ress you.”
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Other planned books include, “The Island of Free Ice Cream”
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Good band name. Pleasure Island did it first.
obligatory Disney song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v2exWrsGOc
One of my favorites 🙂 Surprised it has not been memory-holed.
Denying reality is fundamental to accepting socialism. As a lefty family member recently told me “I dont care what the facts are.”
I once quoted the fact that black men are 7% of the population and do 50% of the homicides. When I said that, someone called me racist. When I responded with “but it’s true”, she said “just because it’s true doesn’t mean it’s not racist.”
[head desk]
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-2
Way back in the day of elephant jokes, I was always fond of “What’s black and dangerous and lives in trees?”
“Crows with machine guns.”
Not least because the Indians who worked in the other part of the building my dad rented a portion of for his business were Crow.
I wouldn’t have trusted any of them with a machine gun ;-\
https://mobile.twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1419043105119084551
Nice takedown.
I wonder what’s the story behind that. I don’t see anything about it in the news. I *think* that’s probably Bushwick which is full of hipster trash. We get the occasional Pali demo in my nabe but nothing violent.
Even though I know he’ll be out of jail in a couple of hours, watching Commies get taken out is better than porn.
Hey guys… are you sure about this?
Some Indians fans are not fans of the team’s new Guardians nickname
I’ve yet to meet anyone who is a fan of the new name.
Once again the comment section turned off in a SocJus propaganda piece. I wonder why that could be?
I noted years ago that the lefty sites started ditching their comments sections. I guess they got tired of people telling them to go fuck themselves.
It took me a long time to connect this pic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand-yard_stare#/media/File:Tom_Lea_-_2000_Yard_Stare.jpg
with this scene
https://youtu.be/llOSzloC0b4?t=443
Jeebus, Youtube sucks worse every day. 2 seconds in they play an ad, then again 5 seconds later. They do the same shit with music videos. Why would you insert an ad ini the middle of a song?
yet another reason for that face
Actually it Mobes