That Was Special

Trump brings his special brand of diplomacy to the special relationship. Damn, from Brits leading the way on the absurdly heroic Thai cave rescue to their World Cup defeat in the semis to this - quite a week, and we still have Breakfast at Wimbledon this Sunday.

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[joan]

Aw, Isner just lost. Dang it.

[daddy]

Nung, in honor of the Thai kids!

[daddy]

Oh well, Song is OK if you ain't Nung:(

[Kevlar Kid]

Fewer Villas in HAMAS' Future

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

I found this through Collectors Weekly. The article explains the project and there is a link to the actual site at the bottom.

The Dutch had to drain a canal and they cleaned it out getting over 70,000 artifacts from pre-history to the 21st century. They are all digitized.

I went to the site but can't quite figure out how to navigate it, yet. It seems pretty neat, though.

https://hyperallergic.com/450525/digitally-explore-thousands-of-artifacts-excavated-from-an-amsterdam-canal/

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This might be something older children might like to mess with, so I brought it over from the end of the last thread.

Also, if we get a rally here my son said he would take me!!

[Pinandpuller]

Did he give the Queen region two dvds of The Apprentice?

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Jane,

You were talking about the computer guy for President Trump who said they knew 3 weeks before the election that they would win.

Was it Brad Parscale? Guy with a long beard? He is now in charge of the entire re-election campaign!

[narciso]

Mays chief advisor only Robbins yes he looks as ridiculous as it sounds is an out and out humanist marxists.

[Kevlar Kid]

may be DJT gave the Queen the mustachioed version of Mike from the WH art collection.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Fashion article!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5951573/Melania-Trump-changes-elegant-outfit-meet-Queen-tea-Windsor-Castle.html

[narciso]

This guy:

https://order-order.com/2017/09/19/red-robbins-mays-brexit-supremo-is-soviet-sympathiser-who-opposed-capitalism/

[narciso]

And carrying over from the last thread:

https://babalublog.com/2018/07/13/13-de-marzo/

Cuba only have 11 million people so that's about 1200 if it happened in this country

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160422101054-the-obamas-pose-with-queen-elizabeth-and-prince-phillip-super-169.jpg

I offer the link to this photo to remind us all what we suffered through and to thank GOD that Melania Trump is First Lady.

[Kevlar Kid]

bad link sorry!

[Kevlar Kid]

test:

https://tinyurl.com/yd2vbo6s

[Beasts of England]

I was glad to hear Trump's praise for Rep. Gaetz on the radio earlier. He was very much on point yesterday.

[Kevlar Kid]

bingo, Ringo!

Strozk body lingo analysis: https://tinyurl.com/yd2vbo6s

[Beasts of England]

'Despite the grassy setting, Melania wore a pair of five-inch Christian Louboutin heels with her dress.'

That's my girl!! 😎

[Pinandpuller]

You were talking about the computer guy for President Trump who said they knew 3 weeks before the election that they would win.

Was it Brad Parscale? Guy with a long beard? He is now in charge of the entire re-election campaign!

Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | July 13, 2018 at 03:12 PM

People are still pushing the Trump never expected to win meme.

[daddy]

When I was a young kid growing up in Bangkok I learned how to count in Thai, so just for fun I will simply spell the numbers 1 through 10 the way I remember they sounded, then will go to google and post how they are spelled, and see how far off I my memory has become.

My Version/Google's Version

1) Nung/nèung
2) Song/sŏng
3) Sahm/săam
4) See/sèe
5) Ha/hâa
6) Hoke/hòk
7) Jet/jèt
8) Bat/bpàet
9) Cow/gâo
10) Sip/sìp

Mai pen rai*, if I do say so myself:)

*“Mai Pen Rai” (pronounced My Pin Rye) is a Thai expression that is elusive in it’s meaning but can be understood in English to mean any of the following: no worries, it’s okay, it doesn’t matter, no problem, don’t worry about it, it is what it is, don’t sweat the small stuff, life goes on, there’s no use crying over spilled milk….you get the picture.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

What a SWELL photoshop by @drawandstrike!

[narciso]

Yes Josh green, pedaled that story in Bloomberg hence they gave him a contract to write a book about bannon.

[Pinandpuller]

I've found my new Mr T

So we're snatching MAGA hats now are we?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZku6rGdd5I

[GUS]

Miss Marple, I don't see any TONED ARMS in that pic.
Now here is real beauty.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=9%2fyNjNWA&id=327678693CA52368AB1A31F9E7CE684533594E91&thid=OIP.9_yNjNWA_M_g7m_FVK1mGAHaIe&mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ihatethemedia.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2fangry-michelle-obama.jpg&exph=286&expw=250&q=snarling+michelle+obama&simid=608010132813186430&selectedIndex=2&ajaxhist=0

[Rocco]

So why did Susan Rice order the Cyber Security Chief to "Stand Down" in Aug. 2016, just when the FBI started investigating Trump/Russia and when this meddling was taking place?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/21/obama-cyber-chief-confirms-stand-down-order-against-russian-cyberattacks.html

[narciso]

Intriguing question, condidering the chronology begins in March 2016, long before crowstrike has looked at the servers.

[daddy]

Miss M,

Your 03:10 on the excavation's under the river in Amsterdam is really interesting. Watched the first 12 minutes of the excavation Video and will catch the rest later in bits and pieces this afternoon. The stuff I learn!!!

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Pinandpuller,

That was a very enjoyable clip from Kevin's Corner! Thanks for posting it!

One of the best things about the Trump Era is all of the average folks who are finding their voices and speaking out. Diamond and Silk are another example, as well as several of the researchers on Twitter. It's really pretty inspiring.

LOTS of talent and smarts in this country. I am glad we are able to see these people!

[Captain Hate]

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see what's wrong with how Zippy and Mooch look in that picture. The Queen and Prince are significantly older than they are and nothing they can do can change that appearance.

[Pinandpuller]

What I like about YouTube is that I can start watching a video on my phone and pick it right up later on my computer. That's my way of saying this is a long video but drop in for a minute.

BET Founder Bob Johnson Wrecks CNBC Anchor In Great Pro-Trump Interview (REACTION)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTfSY2h18oo

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

I need to run out to the store. We are out of GIN (due to Jane getting me started on martinis early yesterday).

I am in a really good mood due to seeing how well President Trump and Melania represented us. That press conference was swell, too.

Back in a bit!

[narciso]

So as far as I can observe, there is no tie to assuange, nor to the diplomats expelled in December 2016, the bit coin part is laughable as if the gru needs walking around money.

[Captain Hate]

Rocco, Levin bangs that question at least once a week when pondering how serious Mueller is about getting to the bottom of Russian interference.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Captain Hate,

I found the black and fuchsia print particularly repellent, but maybe that's just me.

I chose that one because it had them posing with the Queen. I can find a lot of WAY uglier outfits if I want to, but I will just leave it at that.

[Dave (in MA)]

Jane gets blamed for everything.

[joan]

rich, 10:17: "a few rails of cocaine to take the edge off ... that weird shoulder shake and facial twitch are a tell.

"Yes people that man was the #2 at the Counterintelligence Division at the FBI ... sleep tight."

Yes, rich, makes perfect sense. (I've never had cocaine, don't think I've seen or been with a person on it, however, I have seen it on tv and in the movies. :) Does this make me an expert?) Anyway, the bits of strzok that I saw made me think of an unhinged criminal -- someone who committed one of those unspeakable crimes. It was like he wanted to snarl and was fighting himself and the snarls turned into those crazed grins. He really looked demented.

[Pinandpuller]

Miss Marple

Sometimes when I get online it takes a couple of minutes to just clear notifications.

[Dave (in MA)]

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see what's wrong with how Zippy and Mooch look in that picture.

Me neither, though what really caught my eye was the giant bowl of snack mix behind ol' Phil.

[Captain Hate]

Miss Marple,

I'm certainly not an expert on what would be most appropriate for her to wear. The Queen dresses like a dignified old lady and I don't think Mooch has anything similar. I thought she looked pleasant which is probably the maximum positive image she can pull off. She can't look elegant like Melania can, but neither can most other women.

[daddy]

the bits of strzok that I saw made me think of an unhinged criminal -- someone who committed one of those unspeakable crimes. It was like he wanted to snarl and was fighting himself and the snarls turned into those crazed grins. He really looked demented.

[narciso]

He really does look like one of the villains in supernatural.

[Ralph L]

Jeez, daddy, where haven't you been?

[joan]

MM, 3:18 pic: I find two big things wrong with the picture -- the people, also I notice that her legs are splayed (instead of standing correctly*) and the crease in his right pant leg doesn't go down the center of his leg -- it slouched off to the right. :) I thought his creases were supposed to be perfect.

*A woman is supposed to turn slightly, put one foot slightly back and turned a few degrees (r or l) and the other foot is to be placed in front of the back foot with the heel in the center of back foot and toe pointed toward the camera.

[daddy]

:)

[narciso]

Now an interesting detail that Stephen McIntyre noted, was Mueller allegedly made a tie to angle/lurk an outfit that was apprehended in aug 2016, now that corresponds to rices standown order.

[Captain Hate]

I know this puts me at odds with the Tarhole (IOW a day ending in y) but of those two actors recreating the Page/Strzok texts, I thought the girl was kinda hawt.

[Ralph L]

A woman is supposed to turn slightly
Easier, faster, and cheaper than liposuction.

[Sweet!]

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/donald-trump-london-protest-news-nearly-250000-protesters-march-against-presidents-visit-a3886941.html

Diapered Baby Blimp needing a change

[narciso]

This is what i was talking about:

https://mobile.twitter.com/ClimateAudit/status/1017835201525944321

[Sweet!]

Ignorance will be pleaded. The candidate, lobbyist, journalist, and person close to the Trump campaign will argue that they thought they were dealing with that 400-pound guy in New Jersey. It’s too late now to start believing those protestations. There was enough out there about the ratfcking in the middle of the summer of 2016 to make anyone who cared to look suspicious of being handed anything by hackers, and this includes WikiLeaks, which has had its halo knocked into the Bay of Fundy for good and all by this indictment. Too many people didn’t care, because Trump couldn’t ever win, and because it had been open season on Hillary Rodham Clinton for 25 years, and, boy, was that ever fun!

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There's so much more coming. You can feel the hoofbeats of the horseman and the baying of the hounds behind every syllable of this indictment. My guess is that Mueller's not going to move on anyone in the United States until very late in the game. He's given all those folks a look at just a piece of what he's got. That's got to have their knees watery. And, because this is 2018, and everything is awful and strange, the president* this conspiracy helped to install is meeting, one on one, with the architect of it all, the Tsar of all the ratfckers, tomorrow. Everyone should be so very proud..

[Extraneus]

Someone probably posted this earlier but it still cracks me up.

DEMOCRAT-ONLY HISPANIC CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS OPPOSES ABOLITION OF ICE

And the 3 Reps who introduced the Abolish ICE bill have announced that they'll vote no if Ryan brings it up for an actual vote.

lol

[Kevlar Kid]

Remind You of Anybody?

[Kevlar Kid]

Separated at birth?

[Pinandpuller]

Is Thai read right to left or left to right? It's a visually pleasing written language.

[daddy]

Doing catch-up, and this is for those who may not have clicked on OL's link to Jason Chaffetz complaining about sleepy Jeff:

As I explain in my forthcoming book, “The Deep State,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ inexplicable failure to prosecute subversions of congressional authority played no small role in my decision to resign from Congress and the House Oversight Committee last year. I knew what harm the attorney general’s wrong decision would cost Congress and the public.

Anyone could have seen this coming. The moment Jeff Sessions told me he had no intention of prosecuting Hillary Clinton IT aide Bryan Pagliano regarding her email scandal, I knew the battle was lost. Pagliano, you’ll recall, refused to even appear before Congress – not once, but twice. In my role as chairman of the House Oversight Committee, I sent a letter to Sessions in February 2017 recommending prosecution for Pagliano for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the committee.

Up until that point, congressional subpoenas had not been optional except in cases of executive privilege...But thanks to Attorney General Sessions, it’s now a lot easier to flout a congressional subpoena...

I still don't buy that reasoning as Chaffetz's real reason for resigning but it makes more sense than some nonsense about a foot operation.

[Pinandpuller]

Is Petah S taking Adderall?

[Threadkiller]

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[Beester]

Daddy that Psycho picture is perfect. Strzok Is malevolent.

[Goodlattes Follies]

Is that a Gohmert relative kevlar?

[Kevlar Kid]

Bottom line difference between Mrs. Trump and Mrs. Obama:

Melania doesn't show up in clothes that suggests she wreaks of body odor and contempt for the American public.

Michelle Obama is just nasty.

[Old Lurker]

Ralph at 4:04.

Now THAT was really funny.

[daddy]

"Life's a jolly 'oliday with Mary..."

[Whoops]

But Melania wears clothes that show her contempt for anyone not from Slovenia

BE BEST

[Extraneus]

McConnell: 'I will not be intimidated by these people'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday that the “socialists” who have been harassing him and other Republicans at restaurants in recent weeks aren’t trying to debate issues, but rather to intimidate people.

“I will not be intimidated by these people,” the Kentucky Republican told reporters.

[Old Lurker]

Daddy "I still don't buy that reasoning as Chaffetz's real reason for resigning but it makes more sense than some nonsense about a foot operation."

I don't buy it as his explanation for quitting either. But it does offer an impression of Sessions way way above the pay grade of any of us here. And while we are all free to spout whatever we like, Chaffetz plays at a level where one has to be more careful than mere mortals.

[Jane]

"Was it Brad Parscale? Guy with a long beard? He is now in charge of the entire re-election campaign!"

MM,

Could have been, I have no idea. He was sort of heavy, maybe had a beard, looked a little not modern. But I can't remember. I wonder if the publisher does.

[Jane]

Dave,

Often I deserve it!

[Extraneus]

Oh brother.

Scarlett Johansson Drops Out of 'Rub & Tug' Trans Film Following Backlash

[Old Lurker]

Did we ever get the medical report on TK?

[daddy]

.
Separated at birth?

[Pinandpuller]

Michelle could look good but for whatever reason she usually chose not to.

[Marlene]

Jane,when we come back to Florida in October,we've got to go to a Trump campaign event if he comes to our area. He will likely campaign for DeSantis and others in the fall.
Sounds like fun,don't you think?

[clarice feldman]

Tom Lipscomb
1 hr ·
Mueller’s indictments remind me of the big game hunter who returned from Kenya with bags full of hundreds of songbirds

[Pinandpuller]

Michelle had no innate fashion sense or guidance early on so she relied on the fashion equivalent of Rick Wilson or Mike Murphy.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Lest someone think I am anti-black designers, the Michelle Obama dress was Oscar de la Renta, and Melania's suit was Christian Dior.

Pinandpuller, I watched that 25-minute video with Bob Johnson and it was excellent.

What the host pointed out, and which I think is correct, is that Johnson looks at things financially, not from an emotional level. This is also President Trump's way of thinking. He does care about people, but he thinks the best way to help them is financially.

Thomas Wictor looks at Trump as one who wants to improve things, whether financial, war/peace, immigration, whatever. He's not trying to gain power for his cronies, or amass money through book deals and phony foundations. He simply wants everyone's lives to be better.

Truthfully, peace and prosperity (which encourages peace) is a noble goal. That is why the obstruction of the democrats and their vile rhetoric is so horrible. It's dividing not only the electorate, but friends and families, when we should ALL want to improve everyone's lives.

[Pinandpuller]

Strzok's tick was captured but here's where it came from in a short clip like Sheldon Cooper or Hannibal Lecter.

https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/woman-recording-strzok-testimony-tv-catches-creepiest-moment/?utm_source=push&utm_medium=conservativetribune&utm_content=2018-07-13&utm_campaign=manualpost

[daddy]

Pin,

Google tells me that Thai is written Left to Right.

I was too young to learn how to read any of it but we have a few books laying around the house written in Thai since my Mom decided to learn a bit of it during our few years based there. Most of the Google sites tell us it was based on some variant of sanskrit which makes sense.

Just for interest: History of the Thai language

Thai is the national language of Thailand, spoken by around eighty percent of the sixty million residents of the South-East Asian country. Linguists consider it an "uninflected, primarily monosyllabic, tonal language" in the "Ka-Tai group." The spoken language is believed to have originated in the area which is now the border between Vietnam and China, an idea which provides clues to the origin of the Thai people, an area of continued scholarly debate. Linguistically, the language is related to languages spoken in eastern Burma, northern Vietnam, Yunnan, and Laos.

The written Thai Language was introduced by the third Sukothai period king, Ramkamhaeng, in 1283. This writing system has undergone little change since its introduction, so inscriptions from the Sukothai era can be read by modern Thai readers. The writing was based on Pali, Sanskrit, and Indian concepts, and many Mon and Khmer words entered the language.

[Threadkiller]

Did we ever get the medical report on TK?

I'll write more about it tomorrow. Time constraints today. The short version is that I am to continue with a life full of restrictions until I am in the more likely to burst category.

This may push me to sell a pile of project cars and some nifty tools.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Threadkiller,

Prayers that things get better for you health-wise.

[Pinandpuller]

I tried looking into Thai a little bit because my aunt had a Thai nanny. I believe it's a tonal language. My son got to spend several weeks there training with their military.

[Ralph L]

I don't recall the lid picture, but GAK! the thermos!
Thank goodness we were only 5-6 and not 8 or 10.

[Dana Ward]

My wife Cynthia banged Strzok. But then again who hasn't banged her.

[Old Lurker]

TK, WTF does that mean? If you get to the "more likely to burst category" do they do something then? If the answer is "yes" then why can't they do it now?

Tell us more when you have time.

[Beasts of England]

I hope don't sell the 240Z, TK! And continued best wishes for you health...

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

unseen1
‏ @unseen1_unseen
1h1 hour ago

You know how leaders like to give each other gifts when they meet for the first time. Wouldn't it be great if Putin handed Trump an iPod with Hillary's 30,000 deleted emails on it Monday? 😂

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Pres Trump purchased the Turnberry property in 2014 and named it Trump Turnberry. He passed control of the property to sons Don Jr and Eric before taking office, but retains ownership through a parent company. Photos from https://t.co/ul5s300uz7 pic.twitter.com/hb7qqkBVX3

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 13, 2018

Pictures at link. I am not sure Knoller is right about control, but whatever.

[Threadkiller]

Sorry for the lack of detail, OL. Yes, if my aneurysm grows to 5.2 to 5.3 cm then I am eligible for surgery where they will replace the damaged section of my aorta. Since it is consistently under 4.9cm each time it was measured for the one and a half years since it was discovered, I am restricted in my activities and exertion.

In the meantime if it starts to come apart(dissection) I will be eligible for surgery.

[Strzok Stroke]

From Count Ten (Conspiracy to Launder Money):

57. To facilitate the purchase of infrastructure used in their hacking activity . . . the Defendants conspired to launder the equivalent of $95,000 through a web of transactions structured to capitalize on the perceived anonymity of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

The phrase “perceived anonymity” caught my eye. Reading further in the indictment, they don’t say that the US has cracked the anonymity of bitcoin, but rather they tracked the Russians as they made purchases and checked on their accounts:

60. The Conspirators used several dedicated email accounts to track basic bitcoin transaction information and to facilitate bitcoin payments to vendors. . . .

61. On occasion, the Conspirators facilitated bitcoin payments using the same computers that they used to conduct their hacking activity, including to create and send test spearphishing emails.

There’s more like this in the paragraphs that follow. Taken as a whole, the “perceived anonymity” does not seem to be bitcoin related, but rather how the GRU purchased and moved their bitcoin around. Once the US finds an email that says “send exactly 0.026043 bitcoin,” they could then dig around and find that specific transaction in the bitcoin Blockchain. (See paragraph 60)

Sounds like the GRU forgot that the first rule of anonymizing bitcoin is “Don’t talk about bitcoin.”

This indictment reads like a wonderful example of the US engaging in taking back-bearings — once you know you’ve been penetrated, you follow the trail backwards to see what it leads you to. (See The Honorable Schoolboy, John LeCarre’s followup to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for a wonderful, novel-length exploration of how back-bearings work.)

[daddy]

I enjoyed this bit from Pin's 03:47 link to Robert Johnson, founder of BET (Black Entertainment Television) praising Trump to a CNBC Panel that apparently is not quite as excited to hear that praise as Johnson is to give it. And love the fun dig at Kudlow which draws a good laugh:

CNBC guy: How's business?

Johnson: Business is very good. I believe that if you take into account the Trump Tax Cuts, you take into account the drop in Unemployment, particularly Unemployment for African Americans which is the lowest it's ever been in history, and you take into account that Interest Rates are fairly stable, and though they will probably drift up, but so far, and I think the Business Community is committed to reinvesting capital that they get from some of the Tax advantages, and as a result of that I think the Economy is going to grow. It's not going to do 5, as I think Larry Kudlow suggested it could do 5. Larry and I went to Princeton, the Woodrow Wilson School together. I was smarter than he was but (Panel breaks into laughter:) I'm glad he's at the NEC(?) I'm going to call him and tell him "Welcome to DC."

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

daddy,

I liked that video as well.

I need to get on YouTube and start subscribing so I don't miss these things. I am tired of having to search or wait until someone links stuff.

[Kevlar Kid]

Shame on you, Dana Ward. I bet there was a Cub Scout Troop in her past too, amirite?

[Extraneus]

I'm seeing apparently bogus references to the Russian spearfishing attacking coming immediately after Trump jokingly hoped the Russians had Hillary's 30,000 emails.

Here's one, but unfortunately it's from AP at HotAir.

https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/13/indictment-russian-hackers-spearphished-certain-email-accounts-used-hillarys-campaign-first-time-day-trump-called-putin-find-emails/

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://twitter.com/ThomasWictor/status/1017872379316326402

This is a really good thread on Trump's connection with the blue collar voter.

[Extraneus]

TK, "eligible" meaning your insurance won't pay for it, or your doctors don't recommend it?

[Extraneus]

That drained Amsterdam canal site is amazing.

[Buckeye]

Been a bit preoccupied the last few days. One of my good friends lost his son to complications from routine gall bladder surgery.

Sepsis developed and they couldn't get it under control. He had been on life support for sometime and they ultimately had to make the decision to let him go.

Don't know if I could do that.

CH and GUS, don't know if the get together for tomorrow is still on, but I can't make it. Have a funeral to go to.

Say a prayer for the parents, Dave and Pam.

[Old Lurker]

That sucks, TK.

Did DoT do that to you?

Or was it Jane?

Bet it was Jane.

[narciso]

Yikes tk that is awfully close to the danger zone,

[Jane]

Marlene,

It sounds great. He's going to be in Orlando next week but that is a little too far if you have a puppy!

[narciso]

Prayers for you tk and dave and pam