The Fog Of Historical Pictures: Oval Ones In Greece
A tale of four Presidents: Eisenhower, Bush the elder, Clinton, and Obama. Continue reading The Fog Of Historical Pictures: Oval Ones In Greece
Month: November 2016
Album Cover Art Wednesday: Food Glorious Food
Adrastos dishes up some tasty album covers. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Food Glorious Food
Normalizing, Comforting, and Why It’s NOT YOUR FUCKING JOB RIGHT NOW
They can’t help themselves: With Bannon in Trump orbit & Ellison at DNC, “we could be seeing our political system devolving to its extremes” https://t.co/VfQheMAf8v — Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) November 14, 2016 Is there a keyboard macro or something? Are Bannon’s days as chief provocateur over? @playbookplus rpts he’s been calling senior Republicans in an attempt to build relationships — Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) November 15, 2016 Here’s some truly cowardly shit: “Critics See…” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/l3HG7YCq8A pic.twitter.com/uB33v4OTzo — Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) November 14, 2016 There’s also this: There’s a way not to do this and it’s called NOT FUCKING DOING IT. … Continue reading Normalizing, Comforting, and Why It’s NOT YOUR FUCKING JOB RIGHT NOW
Don’t Talk to Me About Bubbles
I’m going to tell you a story and I swear every single word is true. I work downtown in Chicago at least two days a week and on at least one of those days I eat lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant right near my office. This place is owned by a Vietnamese family. On the menu, which is on the wall, they advertise that some of the food is halal. They serve Chilean wine. Yesterday, when I was there, the older and younger cooks were yelling at each other in Spanish over what kind of music they were going to play … Continue reading Don’t Talk to Me About Bubbles
Tweet Of The Day: Chutzpah Edition
Adrastos on the twittering classes. Continue reading Tweet Of The Day: Chutzpah Edition
Ball Of Confusion
“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Vote for me and I’ll set you free. Rap on, brother, rap on.” Continue reading Ball Of Confusion
300 families helped: Food Pantry Fund
THANK YOU ALL! This is a message from the St. Hyacinth Pantry’s director to everyone who donated:
I want to thank you and all of your generous friends for their overwhelming support. With the money already raised, we can provide emergency food for over 300 families this month, which is especially important during this very busy holiday period, our busiest time of the year. Separately, if anyone is in the Milwaukee area, and would like to visit the Pantry to see our facility or see us in action, please feel free to contact me.
Respectfully submitted – Steve Pollock, Acting Director, St. Hyacinth’s Food Pantry
300 families. That’s something, guys. Great job.
Saturday Odds & Sods: They Can’t Take That Away From Me
The way you wear your hat. The way you sip your tea.The memory of all that. No,they can’t take that away from me. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Pardon me, I’m stuck between alts
I know I said I was back but now I can’t find the words. But that was a sentence. Given my one word vocabulary (fuck) on Wednesday and 2 word vocabulary (fuck me) on Thursday, I am making progress. I wrote a to do list today. 1) Read as much as possible to understand what happened. 2) Get your passport renewed just in case. That’s as far as I got. I combed Twitter and did find links to interesting analysis articles. Well a few at least. Twitter is a mess for the most part. That is except for the alt-R and … Continue reading Pardon me, I’m stuck between alts
Confessions Of A Keyboard Maquis
Adrastos on the post-election landscape. Continue reading Confessions Of A Keyboard Maquis
Where “Goddammit you fuckin’ guys” got us…
“You’re listening to me but you’re not understanding me.” “No I’m disagreeing with you. That doesn’t mean that I’m listening to you or understanding what you’re saying. I’m doing all three at the same time. – West Wing, In This White House If we are going to get anywhere in this post, we need to start with a few basic understandings: I do not like Donald Trump as a person, a candidate, a businessman, a leader or a human. I voted for Hillary Clinton and it would be a cold day in Hell before I ever vote for Trump. … Continue reading Where “Goddammit you fuckin’ guys” got us…
Friday Catblogging: Every Breath You Take
Della and Oscar are *always* watching. It’s what cats do. I know you’re expecting a certain song. I try not to disappoint: Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Every Breath You Take
This Too Will Pass
The quotable Rodney Crowell.
Continue reading This Too Will Pass
Sitting Political Shiva
This is dedicated to all my Jewish friends alive and dead; especially Mrs. Rosenberg and Harry Danning who taught me so much when I was young. Continue reading Sitting Political Shiva
I’m Baaaack!
I was having a really nice life, chilling in the woods, taking photos of birds the past few years and then this guy hits my backyard: And he’s not leaving soon enough so I need you folks. We all need one another right now. I’ll have more to say in future posts but today my vocabulary seems to be limited to One word: There goes the neighborhood scout Continue reading I’m Baaaack!
We Did Not Survive Worse. We Should Not Survive This.
Stop saying “we” will survive this. Stop saying “we” survived Hitler. Six million of us didn’t. Stop saying “we” survived Nixon. One point seven million of us didn’t. Stop saying “we” survived Reagan. More than 20,000 of us didn’t. Stop saying “we” survived Bush. Stop saying “we” survived the Civil War. Stop saying “we” survived anything. Maybe you mean to comfort. You probably do. Stop. We don’t get better by surviving things. I know that’s mean to say, because you have a whole story in your head constructed about how what you went through tempered you and made you into steel, … Continue reading We Did Not Survive Worse. We Should Not Survive This.
The Fearful Country
Adrastos on the November shocker. Continue reading The Fearful Country
“Obsession” special – This is NOT who we are.
Why we have to keep fighting : To: MaxistheBest We may as well quit voting and just ask the damn spades and wetbacks who is going to be king and how much of our money they want. 1,362 posted on 11/8/2016, 7:14:47 PM by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don’t suck.) And that’s all you need to know about Republicans. Taking a week off – see you good people soon. Continue reading “Obsession” special – This is NOT who we are.
We’re Not Like You
I live in what would be considered a rural area, even if you don’t consider the kinds of people who consider everything that’s not in L.A., D.C., New York, Atlanta and Chicago to be rural. We have 3,300 souls in this city and the biggest issue on the ballot here was whether we should be forced to vote in “districts” for city council or if we should be voting as a city. I’m pretty sure my alderperson is my friend’s cousin. And he’s related to half the town, so that’s a pretty safe bet. My state is going the way … Continue reading We’re Not Like You
Fight Them Til We Can’t
I’m not sorry. I’m sure there are a lot of people expecting me to be, because WHOO HOO WE WON YOU LOST BLAHHHH BREXIT POLLS SUCK IT LIBTARDS. I’m sure if I went looking on the Internet I could find people who think I should take down my Hillary sign and pretend I didn’t vote, didn’t fight, didn’t care. I’m sure there are going to be plenty of stories about how arrogant angry liberals like me need to take a lesson from this and JUST ONE MORE TIME be nicer to the angry racists who hate us. I’m sure there … Continue reading Fight Them Til We Can’t
WE’RE WITH THE CRACK VAN
Thanks to our generous readership, we have a nice new VANZ which should hold all 100s of you that want to come chat as the results come in. I MAY even be able to pull transcripts at the end of the evening. Click the link below. No violence. Clean up after yourselves. And enjoy! Update: Van closed. Thank you all for being here. A. Continue reading WE’RE WITH THE CRACK VAN
Rainy Day Voting
Don’t forget to vote. Continue reading Rainy Day Voting
Libertarians – can’t live with em, can’t bury them in the backyard
OK – for once, a NON Freeper post: The recent libertarian outbursts in some of the political groups on Facebook started me thinking about the entire libertarian attitude/POV, I don’t do this much, any more than I ponder the viewpoints of the Flat Earth Society, since by numbers they are a tiny minority – a fringe of a fringe, if you will. Of course their vociferous nature is compensation for their tiny numbers, but the whole thing is amusing, in a watch-someone-slip-on-their-greed-and-fall-down way. libertarians decry laws, regulations, and the other hand brakes that the civil contract enacts to keep us … Continue reading Libertarians – can’t live with em, can’t bury them in the backyard
Bonus “Obsession” – Wiki takes a leak edition
Hi, everyone – It’s free-for-all day at First Draft, where we contributors are freed from our normal schedules to post whatever whenever.
So, for a change, I’d like to post – a Free Republic thread!
Stand by for – Hey Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my asshole!!
Damn. They pulled the thread!
SR 1326 – WikiLeaks Final Warning to Crooked Hillary Clinton (Hillary drop out!!!)
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Well, to sum up, it was a tweet supposedly from Wikileaks that said “Drop out or we’ll destroy your life”.
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There was the usual “we’re saved” from the Freeper Tinfoil Hat contingent, which was quickly countered by the “Yeah? Just like all of the OTHER times you destroyed Hillary?” and the “too little, too late” crowd. Then the “you’ve been hoaxed” posts started coming in and the Freepers had a massive sad.
Oh well. I haz a sad, too. That’ll teach me to not copy the entire thread instead of just the URL.
Oops! The mods missed this thread. I has a happee again!
“read more” for the particulars…
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Aimee Mann’s Can’t You Tell
The great Aimee Mann on the Insult Comedian. Continue reading Aimee Mann’s Can’t You Tell
Campaign 2016 Odds & Sods
Twas the day before the election and Adrastos has the Hispanic Wave, fearful Trumpers, and B3 anti-Semitism on his mind. Continue reading Campaign 2016 Odds & Sods
Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – stupid lives matter edition
Good morning, people – still not much going on at Freeperville other than the “The FBI is gonna arrest Killary ANY DAY NOW“ crapola that’s been going on for – let’s just say – a number of years now.
(Oops – scroll to the bottom for late-breaking Freeper news hearts on this)
There is, however, this:
SHOOTER KILLS 2 IOWA OFFICERS IN AMBUSH (Iowa)
ABC13 – Des Moines ^Posted on 11/2/2016 4:37:18 AM by BookmanTheJanitor
S MOINES, IA (KTRK) — Two police officers were ambushed and killed overnight in Des Moines, Iowa.
A search is underway for the person who fatally shot them.
Search? Not necessary! The Freeperati have already gotten this one solved!
To: BookmanTheJanitor
Cop killers lives matter!
Uh, no.
6 posted on 11/2/2016 4:52:23 AM by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Reverse Wickard v Filburn (1942) – and – ISLAM DELENDA EST)
I’m sorry – you didn’t blow that dog whistle quite loud enough. Could you make that a little less ambiguous, please?
To: BookmanTheJanitor
Another BLM assassination?
9 posted on 11/2/2016 4:57:39 AM by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed)
Thenk yew.
To: VanShuytenAmbush attacks? Hmmm…the Religion of Pieces? Black Lies Matter?
And then –
To: jjotto
LEO is looking for a person of interest driving a blue Ford F150. FNC showed photo of an ugly white guy with ?reddish hair.
42 posted on 11/2/2016 7:40:50 AM by NautiNurse (ILLary uses BleachBit to scrub her medical history away…)
It’s obviously a clever disguise.
“I want the USA hack back” obviously didn’t get the memo:
To: BookmanTheJanitor
Wanna bet the murderers chanted “black lives matter”?
44 posted on 11/2/2016 7:42:53 AM by I want the USA back (Lying Media: willing and eager allies of the hate-America left.)
Sure. Whatcha got to put up?
Iowa cop-killing suspect identifiedFox News ^ | 11/02/2016 | Fox News Posted on 11/2/2016 8:18:39 AM by Trump20162020
BREAKING: Police identify suspect accused of killing 2 officers as 46 y.o. Scott Michael Greene of Urbandale, Iowa.
Oh darn.
Confederate Lives Matter?
To: Trump20162020
Would it be irresponsible to speculate?
Greene surrendered to a state Department of Natural Resources officer in Dallas County about 9am.
It has now been revealed the cop killer has a pro-Trump sign in this yard, the Daily Beast reports.
Of course, the Freeperati haven’t figured it out yet.
To: Trump20162020
Now that we know he’s white (in a trashy sort of way) we can assume he will be portrayed as a Trump-All-The-Way type….like the recent (and old) news that most Trump supporters are “uneducated white males”…..
9 posted on 11/2/2016 8:29:06 AM by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
I know! Shillary done sneaked over in the dead of night and planted that sign in his yard two weeks ago!
More frantic evasion after the Noble Cause…
Continue reading “Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – stupid lives matter edition”
Adrastos’ Fearless 2016 Election Picks
Adrastos sticks his neck out. Please don’t chop it off. Continue reading Adrastos’ Fearless 2016 Election Picks
Heckuva Job, Comey
Adrastos on the second Comey letter: better late than never but it’s time for him to go. Continue reading Heckuva Job, Comey
Who Are We?
Two more days. I’ve been telling people it seems like this election will never be over, or like the world will end on Tuesday because it’s so hard to make plans until we know IF THE WORLD IS GOING TO END. I have major life decisions to make this week and I keep thinking, “Well, maybe I should just hold off in case it all burns right down.” I’m not going to come here today and make the case for Hillary, or against Trump, because what would be the point? We’ve talked about both of them for hours and hours. … Continue reading Who Are We?