My prediction, which is mine, is that this was the LAST SOTU from Trump.
Why? Because just a few days after Jan 20 2017, when JD can potentially serve two extra full terms, Trump will have a "sudden fatal medical event".
JD has already offed a Pope and a Queen of England, and is only known by an alias of an alias, so it fits.
Now, the other interesting question is whether Usha realizes that as JD gets close to running for the top job, JD will be motivated to give HER a "sudden fatal medical event" so he could marry the widow Kirk.
If Usha does understand the risk, then she might need to arrange a "tragic, fatal, freak, furniture accident" that removes JD.
All of this will be in the coming season of "Game of Armchairs", look for it on cable!
The "Andrew formerly known as Prince" will get a little accountability, but full accountability for the perverts that visited Epstein on his Kid Rock would require massive bloodshed, so unlikely.
" The number of examples of actual election fraud (voting dead peoples mail in ballots, etc.) is microscopic. BUT, the vast majority of those have been people on the right…."
Note the distinction between "voter fraud" (beloved of RWNJ screamers) is something that individual voters would do, while "election fraud" is something much more systematic, typically by election officials at some level.
But yes, I've noticed that "voter fraud" seems to be something done by people on the right, for which they typically get an extremely mild 'slap on the wrist'.
IMO, such election-related crimes are the ONE case where "loss of franchise" (temporary or permanent) is completely appropriate. It's not as harsh as jail time, nor even as fines.
If they repeat offend? Yeah, jail time. CLEARLY unteachable.
So, just like how all the "sources" in Russia went dark right after Trump first took office, and met privately in the Oval Office with the Russian Ambassador?
The GOP has elected TWICE a guy who is objectively a traitor to the US. And they're proud of it.
The Danes, and the Canadians better get to work on a nuclear deterrent, and hope it's ready in time.
For that matter, the Dutch better also do so, since the ICC is on their land.
I think I've found the source of the "comment links are not changing color if you've previously clicked on them"
style.min.css
needs to have an addition:
a:visited{color:red}
(or some other color). It seems that otherwise links, whether visited or not, get whatever color is inherited. Just tried with a local copy of the OW main page, and it works.
On “As it all falls down around our ears: An open thread”
(BTW, I died of Ebola. Thanks, Obama.)
There's a big difference between "dying of Ebola" and "ALMOST dying of Ebola".
Good luck storming the castle.
On “Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iran”
"Should we applaud the mini star of whore for his honesty to publicly state that the US military will not feel obliged to obey any laws of war,"
It'll make the war-crimes trials easier, it's true.
Hartmut, could you check if the Nuremberg courtroom/gallows are available? Danke!
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Heh heh!
TOO many years, it's so hard to keep track of them all.
Just lucky for me that someone will notice these things when I have a lapse.
BRB, need to fix a nagging Y2K problem.
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copying a comment I made elsewhere:
My prediction, which is mine, is that this was the LAST SOTU from Trump.
Why? Because just a few days after Jan 20 2017, when JD can potentially serve two extra full terms, Trump will have a "sudden fatal medical event".
JD has already offed a Pope and a Queen of England, and is only known by an alias of an alias, so it fits.
Now, the other interesting question is whether Usha realizes that as JD gets close to running for the top job, JD will be motivated to give HER a "sudden fatal medical event" so he could marry the widow Kirk.
If Usha does understand the risk, then she might need to arrange a "tragic, fatal, freak, furniture accident" that removes JD.
All of this will be in the coming season of "Game of Armchairs", look for it on cable!
On “As it all falls down around our ears: An open thread”
Hartmut: "less than fussy carnivores" get satiated too quickly.
And guillotines are too quick, and hard to find.
WOOD CHIPPERS on the other hand, can be found (at low, low prices!) at your neighborhood home&garden center.
Feed the warmongering assholes in "feet first" for an appropriate application of justice.
AND what comes out of the wood chipper can fertilize a garden! Reduce/Reuse/Recycle!
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Many of us thought that the war-mongering, torturing, lying Conservatives that got the US into the Iraq war were the worst of the worst.
We were wrong, as is now abundantly clear.
On “Perpwalk Imperial”
I wonder if the hangmen after the Nuremberg Trials could also say that they "met some major war criminals, and don't regret it."
It all depends on context.
On “Open Thread”
novacant, like you I haven't read The Economist in ages.
At least, back then, they were tots for "gun control".
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Yeah, kids of Tres. Sec Bessant have bought up lots of "tariff refund claims", for 20% of face value.
Corruption. MASSIVE corruption.
Of the kind that requires tumbril-rides to fix.
On “Perpwalk Imperial”
Now that Foucault is known to be bad, do we have to take down all his pendulums?1??
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The "Andrew formerly known as Prince" will get a little accountability, but full accountability for the perverts that visited Epstein on his Kid Rock would require massive bloodshed, so unlikely.
Could be wrong!
On “Separated by a common language”
The Raving Monster Loony Party will finally get a PM!
On “Xi and China’s military: an off the wall theory”
If it's only a handful of military brass, then Xi isn't going full Stalin.
Never go full Stalin.
On “Bingeing on schadenfreude”
Wow, when starting to read the post, I was thinking that it was some sort of alternative to gmail that was the subject.
...but then it ALL BECAME CLEAR.
So, not as big as gmail, but much less evil? Please proceed.
On “Moral insanity”
" The number of examples of actual election fraud (voting dead peoples mail in ballots, etc.) is microscopic. BUT, the vast majority of those have been people on the right…."
Note the distinction between "voter fraud" (beloved of RWNJ screamers) is something that individual voters would do, while "election fraud" is something much more systematic, typically by election officials at some level.
But yes, I've noticed that "voter fraud" seems to be something done by people on the right, for which they typically get an extremely mild 'slap on the wrist'.
IMO, such election-related crimes are the ONE case where "loss of franchise" (temporary or permanent) is completely appropriate. It's not as harsh as jail time, nor even as fines.
If they repeat offend? Yeah, jail time. CLEARLY unteachable.
"
Don't recall who originally wrote it, but "Bobo" Brooks has an MO:
Yak about some social 'problem'.
Zoom out to 40,000 feet to 'analyze' it.
Zoom in to land on the GOP position.
Cash check from NYT.
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So, just like how all the "sources" in Russia went dark right after Trump first took office, and met privately in the Oval Office with the Russian Ambassador?
The GOP has elected TWICE a guy who is objectively a traitor to the US. And they're proud of it.
On “An interesting map”
"What other state includes that feature?"
Isn't there a piece of Washington State that also has that?
On “2026, as f**ked up as 2025”
The Danes, and the Canadians better get to work on a nuclear deterrent, and hope it's ready in time.
For that matter, the Dutch better also do so, since the ICC is on their land.
On “An inscrutable Merry Christmas”
What's really wonderful in Japan is "Christmas fireworks".
Because it can't be a real holiday without fireworks!
On “Moving towards Epiphany”
BTW, you can treat my comment as an evidence for "one bugfix/person/year".
Happy New Year one and all!
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I think I've found the source of the "comment links are not changing color if you've previously clicked on them"
style.min.css
needs to have an addition:
a:visited{color:red}
(or some other color). It seems that otherwise links, whether visited or not, get whatever color is inherited. Just tried with a local copy of the OW main page, and it works.
On “Not the Christmas presents we want, but maybe the ones we deserve”
Wow, thanks!
Not sure I'm going to look at it, but good to have it "out there".
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