Say It Ain't So, Joe (Famous Joe Jackson "Black Sox" Quote)

Joe Biden plagiarizing again? Not exactly - we assume he hasn't read his position papers on climate change so its really a Staff Fail. Still...

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[henry]

Has he gotten to plagiarizing his early plagiarisms yet?

[henry]

Stealing IP, did Hunter learn that in China and pass it on, or did Joe teach the Chinese?

[henry]

At this point, Joe should be able to sniff out plagiarism before going public.

[Buckeye]

we assume he hasn't read his position papers on climate change so its really a Staff Fail.

"The buck stops with my staff. Hmmm, unless they are Chinese bucks." :)

[Pinandpuller]

They called the ‘88 Dem primary Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

[clarice]

carried over from last thread:

MM, that trick worked for a while. It no longer does for me.

[Pinandpuller]

We’re going to need more dwarves:

The Dwarf Throwing Billionaire Who’s buying Up America
https://amp.businessinsider.com/prince-alwaleed-2012-1

[MissMarple2]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/gallup-trump-leadership-rating-jumps-beats-obama-on-issues-ideology

[Pinandpuller]

No rape or incest exception?

https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/04/noa-pothoven-raped-girl-17-dies-by-legal-euthanasia-in-the-netherlands

[MissMarple2]

clarice,

Maybe it works for me because I sign in with Twitter.

[MissMarple2]

Cory Groshek
‏ @CoryGroshek
49m49 minutes ago

The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday recommended urgent steps to boost domestic production of critical minerals, warning that a halt in Chinese or Russian exports could cause "significant shocks" throughout the U.S. and foreign supply chains.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-report-urges-steps-reduce-205815230.html

Thread with details:
https://twitter.com/CoryGroshek/status/1136026267910922240

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Iggy:
Agree heart and mind go hand in hand but a chemical imbalance is responsible for some feelings of depression and anxiety.
I have loved ones that suffer from both and am always open to new solutions to alleve their suffering.
Electro shock brought my mother out of deep depression but she suffered from mental illness her entire life.
The treatment along with medication gave her another 40 years of life.--

MR, I was referring to the black hearts who give a teenager in despair the tools to kill herself, not the ones in despair.

[lurkersusie]

Judge folded

Techno Fog
@Techno_Fog
NEW - Judge Sullivan has let the DOJ slide.

They will not be required to release the Flynn transcripts. He walked back his prior order.

Note: still (small) potential for transcripts to be submitted to Judge under seal. (Not public docket)

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--MM, that trick worked for a while. It no longer does for me.--

You can still go to page 2 and then delete the number 2 in the URL and substitute whatever number takes you to the last page.
If the thread is 3 or 4 pages long it's not worth it. If it's 8 or 9 it is.

[Jim Eagle]

China controls about 1/3rd of Rare Earth minerals but if you take both Brazil and Vietnam they match the Chinese. Of course, because of costs, we are a dismal decimal point to the others. Trump is right, time to start making America great again in Rare Earth prospecting, mining, and processing.

Not a lost cause, at all. More fake science reporting.

[MissMarple2]

Newt Gingrich
‏Verified account @newtgingrich
36m36 minutes ago

This week, President @realdonaldtrump continues to prove his effectiveness as a world leader, and once again, the left-wing media can't stand it and has reverted to focusing on small, trivial stories in an attempt to distract from his success.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--National Public Radio (NPR), the taxpayer-funded media outlet, reported on Monday that President Donald Trump lied about the mayor of London’s height in a tweet he posted ahead of his state visit to the United Kingdom.--

Hah! Did I not predict they could not resist "fact checking" him on that joke? I figured it'd be Schnapps or Politijerk but NPR is close enough for government work.

[Jim Eagle]

All I do on Chrome or Safari, is sign in and then go and hit the left-pointing arrow on the toolbar, hold it and the full set of screens you have used comes up. HIt the one below the screen you used to sign back in on.

Pretty simple to me. YMMV

[Momto2]

Flightcrew 🇺🇸

@flightcrew
She was KICKED OUT of the Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, but Tonight She Dines With The Queen of England In Buckingham Palace. God Is Great!! @realDonaldTrump
https://twitter.com/flightcrew/status/1135960959946842112

Referring to Sarah, of course! Has the photo of her beaming in her beautiful red gown.

[JM Hanes]

clarice & maryrose, no-scroll solution for multiple sign-ins:

1. Open the previous page in a new window and sign in there.
2. Then go back and refresh the page you were on.

Easy peasy. You'll also be signed in right where you were.

[Jim Eagle]

There is a lot of discussions, rightfully so, on Rare Earth Metals since China is doing their threatening bravado on holding back. Its all about cell phones, computers etc. We are doomed. Here is a very good summary of the geology and chemistry of Rare Earths for those not familiar.

https://geology.com/articles/rare-earth-elements/

[MissMarple2]

After a key Everglades restoration project received full funding this week, Gov. Ron DeSantis thanked the Trump Administration for "proving their dedication to the people of Florida as we work to restore our water quality and protect our environment.” https://t.co/Q9t2h3gqEo

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 4, 2019

Link goes to article in the Keys Weekly.

[JimNorCal]

Another trick to get to end-page:
1) make a comment
2) click/tap on the timestamp of your comment.
(It's a link that goes to your comment.)

It sometimes works to make a comment then click on "submit another comment". But not always.

[MissMarple2]

https://nypost.com/2019/06/04/the-loch-ness-monster-might-be-real-life-dinosaur-scientists-say/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true

"Might" be. There are other theories.

[JM Hanes]

Also, you can locate the page you were on in your browser's History drop down menu.

[MissMarple2]

Piers Morgan
‏Verified account @piersmorgan

* WORLD EXCLUSIVE*
Just finished a 33-minute interview with President ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ in Churchill’s War Rooms - his only U.K. or US TV interview during his state visit. Airs on ⁦@GMB⁩ from 6am tomorrow. Royals, Churchill, Brexit, Iran, guns, climate change & more.

I believe GMB is "Good Morning Britain." I don't know if I will be able to find a replay on YouTube or not.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

I have a dream.*
I dream that someday our chillrens will grow up in a country that has a Federal government that subsidizes the production of things vital to our national defense like rare earths rather than shiny electric cars driven by virtue signalling prog buttholes and solar and wind powered boondoggles that make us more inefficient and drive up the cost of energy.

*No pastors' girlfriends or prostitutes were raped or forced to participate in substandard orgies in producing this message.

[Threadkiller]

Depending on the device I either right click the sign in button and "open in a new tab"or press and hold the sign in button and select "open in new tab." After I sign in, I close the new tab and hit refresh on the tab I was on previously.

[MissMarple2]

President @realDonaldTrump and Prime Minister @theresa_may at the Churchill War Rooms. #USStateVisit pic.twitter.com/DJrqk1STqU

— Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸 (@Scavino45) June 4, 2019

Pictures at link.

[Threadkiller]

MJW, there are several quotes I'm going to assemble when I'm on a different device. With just a slight rewrite, Chamberlain has a pretty good theory.

[Another Bob]

“No rape or incest exception?”

Not getting the comment Pin.

[Jim Eagle]

MM, et. al.

If you want to watch Piers Morgan and Good Morning Britain, then just go their YouTube channel. I go once in a while to control my UK withdrawal symptoms.

https://www.youtube.com/user/GMB

[Jim Eagle]

Did someone on the other thread mention Methodist to my Luthern joke?

The Twenty and the One

A well-worn one-dollar bill and a similarly distressed twenty-dollar bill arrived at a Federal Reserve Bank to be retired.

As they moved along the conveyor belt to be burned, they struck up a conversation.

The twenty-dollar bill reminisced about its travels all over the country.

"I've had a pretty good life," the twenty proclaimed. "Why I've been to Las Vegas and Atlantic City , the finest restaurants in New York , performances on Broadway, and even a cruise to the Caribbean ."

"Wow!" said the one-dollar bill. "You've really had an exciting life!"

"So, tell me," says the twenty, "where have you been throughout your lifetime?"

The one dollar bill replies, "Oh, I've been to the Methodist Church , the Baptist Church , the Lutheran Church ."

The twenty-dollar bill interrupts, "What's a church?"

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Not getting the comment Pin.--

He's wondering why assisted suicide doesn't have an exception if it was brought about by rape or incest as abortion laws often do.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

While I assume Barr was telling the truth about his memo it does seem a bit curious a guy [even a former AG] would just sit down and do the work necessary to produce one, unbidden.

[MissMarple2]

Steve Scalise
‏Verified account @SteveScalise
17m17 minutes ago

It's simple: Republicans want safety from crime, and Democrats want sanctuary for criminals. Democrats’ amnesty-for-all bill today is an embarrassment. It provides $0 to solve the humanitarian and security crisis at the border, yet costs $35 billion & grants amnesty to criminals.

[Jane]

Lou Dobbs is going nuts about some republican vote which will be a complete betrayal of Trump - anyone watching? Motivated by Chaber of Congress. I think it has to do with the border,

[JimNorCal]

Ig: "it does seem a bit curious a guy [even a former AG] would just sit down and do the work necessary to produce one, unbidden."

Agree.
Maybe it wasn't unbidden that seems more of a white lie. "No one officially asked me to do it", but they made it clear unofficially.
And maybe he doesn't say anything about the work involved because some helpers drafted it.

[henry]

Jane, the upcoming vote against Mexico tariffs? That is getting lots of air today.

[Buckeye]

it does seem a bit curious a guy [even a former AG] would just sit down and do the work necessary to produce one, unbidden.

Yes it does Iggy.

[Jim Eagle]

Trump is a man alone like no other since Rod McKuen wrote it for Sinatra.

[JM Hanes]

Buckeye:

Wishing you all the best tomorrow!

If you're still here, I meant to post my 2¢ much earlier:

Make sure whoever is with you has a notepad and pen/pencil to write down anything the doctor/nurses say about how the surgery went, what to expect and any special instructions, because if you're like me most of what happens when you emerge from the surgical fog will remain pretty foggy. That included stuff I was told before the surgery too. In fact, I always take someone with me to take notes in pre-surgery appointments too.

If you're sent home with multiple medications for pain and/or other side effects, keep a notepad with your meds and write down what time you took what. My daughter started me off with a little chart she made. With something like 8 different post-op meds, (to be taken at seemingly different intervals!), I'd never have managed to track them accurately, if I hadn't been recording when I took them.

Can't imagine what it will be like to go in for surgery when the sun is up! It's great that relief is finally in sight.

[Threadkiller]

In the larger pdf of responses, Barr notes that he bounced ideas off of lawyer friends before he decided to write the memo. In the smaller pdf of responses he notes the timeframe of talking to Cippolone and the Rankins in May.

His memo would have taken shape with input from selection of lawyers he bounced his ideas off of. Apparently his conversations led him to believe it was important enough to write the memo.

[Buckeye]

Gas Chamber putting a full court press on GOPe Senators to try to influence Trump to back off on Mexican tariffs.

McConnell and his boys are jawboning against the tariffs.

Not sure they can actually change what Trump is doing.

[Captain Hate]

Buckeye,

I look forward to a positive text tomorrow.

[Another Bob]

OK GUS, WTF is going on at I-94 near O-woc?

[Captain Hate]

LOL get fucked

@theblaze

CBS News crew arrested in China for showing people pictures of Tiananmen Square.

[Narciso79]

Lankford Cramer and thine sounds like a discount law firm.

[JimNorCal]

Jane: "Lou Dobbs is going nuts about some republican vote which will be a complete betrayal of Trump"

Back a while ago, there was some complaining to the effect "Trump's been in power for a couple of years ... where's the wall? What's up with the border?"

I have to say that I'm completely satisfied with his efforts to work around the Vichy Republicans and get work done on the Wall. And the Mexico Tariffs is a BIG deal. He may yet be dealt a crushing defeat but we all have to say that he was there for us.
And this is with the newer, stronger Repub Senate. Back in the bad old days of Flake and McCain ...

[henry]

Buckeye, get the Steve Austin upgrade while you’re there. Look to hear from s pain free you soon!

[Another Bob]

Take whatever enjoyment you can from the narcotics Buckeye. ;)

[Jim Eagle]

Barr is a very experienced lawyer, prosecutor, CIA employee, and ex-AG. He probably knows the Andrew Weismann's of this world like the back of his hand. Also, Mueller, his fellow Sunday School teacher, and incompetent former FBI director. If you are of the intellect and experience of Wm. Barr, it doesn't take much to figure out where this witch-hunt is going. He knows and the office cat knows there is no collusion. The only thing left to save face is obstruction and who has a track record on that narrow issue?

I think Barr saw this coming and possibly with some outside encouragement decided to pre-empt the Mueller/Weisman triumph and submit his argument.

He, to me, is a lot smarter than the Mueller crew, and he has now proven it.

[henry]

Vid from hwy by Gus neighborhood:

https://www.wisn.com/amp/article/freeway-closed-in-part-of-waukesha-county-because-of-tactical-situation/27734204

Live. “Tactical situation”. Police chase of guy in van with gun.

[Captain Hate]

Still not tired of winning

CNN's rating down 16% in May vs May '18

[Another Bob]

Henry, there’s talk about an active shooter at the hospital just off the interstate?

[henry]

AB, there is a hospital right there. Not clear from the news that the guy in the van did any shooting. But I don’t have cable...

[D]

Momto2:
How wonderful and generous of the woman who invited you to return for vacation.
God and your husband are watching over you and making sure you are all right.
Your helpfulness in rescuing animals is being paid back by others recognizing all the good that you do each day.I am in awe of how strong you are and what a great example for all of us here at JOM.
Enjoy and relax on your lovely vacation.Thanks to everyone for hints on how to participate better on this blog.

[Narciso79]

How did this get through:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/ncna1013646

[Narciso79]

The earlier piece came from Newsweek, sometimes all it takes is misspelling the tariff.

[JM Hanes]

Ignatz:

"it does seem a bit curious a guy [even a former AG] would just sit down and do the work necessary to produce one, unbidden."

I haven't read the article so I probably shouldn't comment, but here's my best shot at making Barr's assertion string work. It's possible that Barr, knowing everyone involved, he understood exactly why Weissmann was Mueller's first hire and could easily have guessed exactly where he was heading. Maybe he was trying to hand Rosenstein a spine booster, or perhaps he was angling for the Atty Gen'l position or even prepping for it on spec. He had to figure he was on the short list, if he didn't already know for sure. What better subject in which to invest your time could there be?

That's about all I can come up with. Otherwise, it does seem slightly implausible.

[sbwaters]

CBS News crew arrested in China for showing people pictures of Tiananmen Square.

I’m sorry. The President has other important issues on his plate right now. Get back to us in a couple of months and we’ll see.

[Another Bob]

I’m somewhat familiar with the area Henry. We have friends a couple miles up 67 from there in OC.

[Buckeye]

JMH

Thanks!

In addition to Mrs. Buckeye, one of my sisters will be there and knows the routine, she is an RN who just retired after 35 years in the OR.

I have no doubt they will not only catalog my marching orders, but they will crack the whip.

Jr. is off tomorrow, so I won't be surprised if he shows up as well.

[D]

JIB:
Excellent observation wrt Barr.
Agree wholeheartedly!

[JM Hanes]

Coulda just said, "Ditto JiB" and saved myself some time.

[Buckeye]

CH

We both have your mobile number in our phones.

Ends with 3, correct?

[henry]

Saw vid of the guy getting pulled over on the local channel 4 app. Nothing about a shooting or why they were chasing him.

[Narciso79]

Barr was a company analyst before he was atty general the first time, whereas Mueller was originally a back room apparatchik working for weld, who it turns out is following his family history fronting the big pro pot push with orange crush.

[D]

Buckeye:
Prayers and good luck tomorrow!

[D]

JMH:
That is what I did.

[Narciso79]

The welds like the Delanos were big in the China trade, remember what that involved in the mid 19th century

[Captain Hate]

I’m sorry. The President has other important issues on his plate right now. Get back to us in a couple of months and we’ll see.

First of all, who knows what those nimrods were trying to do since anyone they showed those pics to were probably hauled away. Second, they've spent two and a half years making the one person who can help them out's life and job as difficult as possible.

Let them rot in whatever Hell the commies feel like.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/04/buttigieg-literally-takes-campaign-to-another-level-when-he-tells-child-trump-is-really-mean-761698?utm_source=Push%20Notifications&utm_medium=BPR

I want this guy out of the race ASAP because he is an annoying, juvenile with a mediocre mind.

[JM Hanes]

You're in good hands, then, Buckeye! It's my daughter, the Nurse Practitioner, who does the whip cracking chez moi. Ain't it great?

[Jim Eagle]

Buckeye,

You, friend, have a whole blog of friends cheering you on. Well, prayers help too. Just do as the nurse's tell you to do and in my experience, you end up with malts and shakes instead of tepid coffee:)

[Captain Hate]

Bingo, Buckeye.

[JM Hanes]

D:

I was talking about me, not you! Nice to know we're in complete agreement though, with twin timestamps to boot.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Just a note about how cool some doctors can be.
Have a friend who has a 40 year old son who has led a fairly reckless life. Can't stay off bikes but keeps crashing the dirt bikes. Worst one wasn't his fault and wasn't a dirt bike. Had a Harley on the street and some fool pulled out in front of him and he face planted and has a traumatic brain injury, which has left him fairly goofy.
But at some point he injured his lower spine also, whether cumulatively or not I don't know.
In any event, he can't work, has no insurance so his dad takes him to an orthopedic surgeon to get an evaluation.
Doc looks at the MRI and says "you need surgery".
Dad says "he has no insurance and I can't afford to pay for it".
Doc looks at MRI again and says "he has to have it. I'll do it for free".
One of his vertebra was hanging precariously off the one below and doc told pop afterward "if we hadn't operated he likely would have been paralyzed within a week".
Had to cost several hundred thousand; gratis.
Too bad there's no surgery for the TBI.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

I didn't mean to say Barr's story was implausible, only curious, which I consider a lot different.
Who knows? Maybe he's tangled with Weisman before or was disgusted by the Arthur Anderson thing or simply knew the direction the thing was going, and as TK notes he talked to other lawyers who maybe felt the same way...
There are a lot of plausible reasons one could come up with, especially with a guy who seems to love this stuff and also seems to have a rather limited tolerance for bullshit, the market of which Mueller and company seemed to have cornered.

[Captain Hate]

Doc looks at MRI again and says "he has to have it. I'll do it for free".

One of the most vile things the propaganda press has done in the last three decades is demonize health care in this country.

[Jim Eagle]

Iggy,

Nice story. I know Doc's who every year donate their surgeries to pro bono work. Wish there were more like that. Great for your friend to find one of those good guys. A lot of them are bike riders and you find them in Daytona every February for Bike Week.

They may be Rolling Thunder for all I know.

[MissMarple2]

ts Tweets, current page. Tweets & replies Media

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
24m24 minutes ago

Can you imagine Cryin’ Chuck Schumer saying out loud, for all to hear, that I am bluffing with respect to putting Tariffs on Mexico. What a Creep. He would rather have our Country fail with drugs & Immigration than give Republicans a win. But he gave Mexico bad advice, no bluff!

[henry]

Vid with a bunch of cops in Oconomowoc,

https://twitter.com/blitzgrambo/status/1136066792907071490?s=21

Wonder what the guy did.

[clarice]

Thanx for all the tips. I can't change the header p but some of the others seem workable.
I'm with JiB, it was obvious to Barr where this was heading and he wanted to move it along sans weissman's outlandish legal theories. Anyone watching could see what was up with just a soupcon of DC legal experience.
He outsmarted Mueller time and again--that was the first check mate.

[Another Bob]

Buckeye, I have the same RN sister deal. 25 years in a major trauma center. Certifications out the yingyang. Treats docs with respect, but doesn’t take crap from them.

When friend or family is hospitalized, she’s there. Walks into nearly anywhere - ER, ICU, no matter - with a NFG attitude, politely but firmly asks some questions that serve to let the “authorities” know her bonafides, and that she’ll expect non-BS answers.

A joy to watch her work that way. Great asset to the family.

[Jane]

Jim,

I think it has to do with the tarrifs, the right is going to disallow them. What a bunch of assholes.’’’]]

Buckeye, we are all rooting for you, and will be back tomorrow to root some more.

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
6m6 minutes ago

Washed up psycho @BetteMidler was forced to apologize for a statement she attributed to me that turned out to be totally fabricated by her in order to make “your great president” look really bad. She got caught, just like the Fake News Media gets caught. A sick scammer!

[Buckeye]

AB

Your sis and mine sound like they are cut out of the same cloth:)

[MissMarple2]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2019/06/03/best-photos-from-president-trumps-spectacular-welcome-in-london/#1fd0f5da3e80

These are mostly from the welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

LOL.
I pity the fools like Kasich, Cap'n Cuck, Will, Goldberg et al who can't enjoy the raucus, ribald, hyperactive Golden Scalp Weasel eviscerating in the most outlandish and street-scrum sort of way the worthless "elite" scum of the earth who have been lording it over and laughing at normal people for decades.

Forget the Woolly Mammoths; we need Trump cloned.

[bubarooni]

Good Luck Buckeye.

[Jim Eagle]

Nurses Rock. My great-aunt, Charlotte, was the first nurse and employee of Southampton Hospital, the only one on the South Fork, and now part of Stony Brook University Hospital system. She graduated from Hahnemann Hospital Training School in Philadelphia, class of 1910.

[MissMarple2]

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/446912-trump-floats-new-emergency-declaration-to-impose-mexico-tariffs

I will be on the phone tomorrow to my senators.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

"Washed up psycho"...beyond my wildest dreams. :)

"But it's not presidential" they mewl and puke.
Damn right and about time! Presidential should have gone out when the progs declared war on the USA.

[Another Bob]

Boom, Ig. Exactly.

If only the first, oh, six people or so in the line of succession were such clones.

[MJW]

While I assume Barr was telling the truth about his memo it does seem a bit curious a guy [even a former AG] would just sit down and do the work necessary to produce one, unbidden.

I don't find it that odd at all. I think the issue really got under his skin. As difficult as it is to imagine myself as a highly successful, ex-attorney-general lawyer, I can picture myself doing the same thing.

[MissMarple2]

Ignatz,

I cannot agree with you more. He's a force of nature and it cheers me up every day that he is in charge.

Furthermore, I think he is a pretty good guy under that construction boss exterior. And the language doesn't bother me, because that is how my dad talked.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-04/san-francisco-may-lock-mentally-ill-homeless-people

I am sure that the ACLU or assorted NGO's will file a lawsuit.

[Narciso79]

A talented surgeon saved my uncles life when he needed a bypass operation, he survived 13 more years, till that time when he would pass on. Like many in my family he was a heavy smoker that cautioned me to never take up the habit, even though it would have made me more popular in school

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Had a friend have a tumor about an inch in diameter that was causing him your kind of sciatica taken off his spine last week, Buckeye.
Up and about the next day.
Had another friend who had seven discs done at once from both front and back. It's been a year but he has slowly gotten better and is in much better shape than when he started. He waited much too long to take care of his, but is still on the mend.
Back surgeries have been transformed in the last decade or two. Praying for total success and relief for you.