Sunday Open Thread

An Olympic weekend!

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[rse]

First on the First!

[Momto2]

Rabbit Rabbit

[Narciso]

Oh

https://mobile.twitter.com/nielslesniewski/status/1421844141370191879

[Narciso]

Yep

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2021/08/01/veterinarian-congressional-candidate-busted-for-lying-about-wy-hospital-to-push-covid-panic-porn-doubles-down-and-lol/amp/

[Melinda]

New J.E. Dyer:: The most obvious question about the FBI and the Whitmer kidnapping plot

Here: https://tinyurl.com/4svupeuv

[Neo]

NYTimes: After a decade of online identities coming under increasingly centralized control, online anonymity is starting to look like a threatened privilege than a right

[Neo]

The Algorithm
The media's new business model is propaganda.
https://leightonwoodhouse.substack.com/p/the-algorithm

Some overlap with J.E. Dyer

[Neo]

Is TikTok winning the Olympics?
The Olympics through the lens of TikTok look wildly different than TV
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/07/30/tiktok-videos-olympics/

[Neo]

Biden: Delaware had more acreage burn last year than "the state of Delaware and Maryland combined."
https://mobile.twitter.com/Xeriland/status/1421440002152488961

[Neo]

When did thomas.loc.gov go offline ?

[Jack Lillywhite]

I am almost at the point of felling sorry for Biden, as I would feel sorry for any person like him with dementia. Since Delaware has burnt down, where will be the closest senior home?

[matt - deplore me if you must]

Bidenhas been an evil, corrupt racist ever since he sold the South Vietnamese out in 1974. He's a the worst kind of Elmer Gantry Catholic masquerading as an "aw, shucks" Solon from Scrotum and a pathological liar.

I would say the sooner he exits the national stage the better, but then there's Harris.

[Jack Lillywhite]

I'll bet he eats his booger's too.

https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-handler-slips-note-saying-somethings-chin-appears-wipe-off-eat/

[clarice]

New thread? I was wondering where everyone had gone.

[Marlene]

Good afternoon! Our campers from Mississippi were a wonderful young couple who left us a sweet thank you note. Hubby looked in on them this morning when they were breaking camp and they told him they were headed down the coast to see the puffins.
Scout gave each of them a good-bye kiss. :)

[Jack Lillywhite]

Intrepid travelers,Marlene. Maybe they will wrie a book and you and hubbuy are in it:)

[Old Lurker]

Matt "...but then there's Harris."

And after that, Pelosi.

[henry]

Next we’ll hear from CDC that eating boogers prevents Delta variant.

[GUS]

DWEEEEEET DWEEEEEEET DWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
Alert for Miss Marple.
Gus, one of your favorite Wisconsinites spotted and purchased the standard jar of CHEEEEEEEEEEEZE WIZZ
today for $3.49. $3.99 minus the attached coupon for FITTY CENT..... I'll share more information, as it becomes available.
I was not at Kroger, rather I went to WOODMAN'S.

[Narciso]

Oh sure

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the-sun.com/news/3389376/isis-bride-samia-hussein-500k-house-nhs-treatment/amp/

[Bela1]

Great Pieces today, Clarice!
Hi everyone. Hope all of you are doing marvelous given the ongoing insanity taking place just about every day now. Unfortunately, I got myself into this bad habit of constantly mumbling … wth???? on a daily basis. TBH it isnt wth I mumble but the one with the eff at the end. Anyway, I’ve been this way for over a year now and I just can’t seem to break the habit given what we’ve been up against. Any ideas?

[clarice]

Thnx

Wapo says tomato crop in California is down due to drought and will be worse next year because a lot of the farmers are not going to even plant next year so stock up now on tomato sauce, ketchup, pizza sauce, canned tomatoes.

[henry]

Clarice, tomato seeds?

[clarice]

You can save your tomato seeds, and plant your own I suppose, Henry.

[Jack Lillywhite]

Home grown tomatoes is pretty easy. Try it

[matt - deplore me if you must]

I have had a bumper crop of termites this year. Some very nice heirlooms. That and some burrata and I'm good.

[matt - deplore me if you must]

termaters dammit!

[matt - deplore me if you must]

But I believe the Bushmen of the Kalahari do a lovely termite & burrata Caprese Salad.

[Neo]

Good news!  Pennsylvania no longer has the second highest gas tax!  Thanks to Illinois, we have moved to #3.

[Jack Lillywhite]

No white men in the 100 M. Isn’t that discrination?

[Rocco]

Hi all, been a while, all is well here, hoping the same for all of you.

The excessive rain has ruined a lot of our tomatoes. It causes their skin to crack and split. And I do love a tomato sandwich with mayo, but keto! I'm down 50 lbs thanks to keto so maybe I'll throw my system out of ketosis and reward myself.

The break was nice, but I missed you guys.

[Narciso]

Winning the future

https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2021-07-30/craig-murrays-jailing-is-the-latest-move-in-the-battle-to-snuff-out-independent-journalism/

[Narciso]

Hey rocco how have you been,

Yes too much of moisture or dryness is bad.

[henry]

Might look into a small greenhouse. Fresh greens year round has an appeal given Gates control of farm fields.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Wapo says tomato crop in California is down due to drought...--

Well, sort of. If we had built enough dams to handle the bajillions of people we imported and didn't insist on flushing out the rivers with water for the itty bitty fishies in lieu of drinking it and making food with it we'd have plenty of tomatoes.

[bubarooni]

Gus, my daughter in Chicago took a little trip up to Wisconsin recently.

The trip was to hit up a place called The Mars Cheese Castle (?).

Says it's a mecca for cheese and dried meat.

Sent some pics. Looks legit?

[bubarooni]

Tomato seeds?

Oh, I got a story. One that made it into family lore.

My oldest bro, grew tomatoes one year that were absolutely ginormos.

The talk of the summer.

Kept some seeds to replicate the triumph the following year.

They all sprouted and he tended them lovingly the next year.

They were all cherry tomatoes.

As I recall, he ran down the story on them and they are cherry tomatoes that are run under some type of radiation that switches off a gene that results in the ginormous fruit.

Not a year goes by that we don't rib him about it.

[Jane]

I missed you Rocco!

[henry]

Bubarooni, the Mars Cheese Castle is a landmark. Very legit. Rebuilt as part of the Foxconn project. I live nearby.

[Jane]

Wow Rocco! 5o lbs is great😁! Is n’t Keto amazing!

[henry]

Rocco, from my watching of keto YouTubes, a break now and then is good. Keeps your metabolism on its toes or something. Glad it works for you. I agree on sliced tomato / mayo sandwiches. Yum!

[Melinda]

In Spain, tomato bread is sumtin else. Crusty baguette or bolle sliced, smeared with a raw tomato for the juice.

Yum!

[Melinda]

I prefer basted eggs over sliced, home grown tomatoes as my go to summer breakfast, when I can.

[jim nj]

https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/08/01/i-know-exactly-who-is-to-blame-for-this-new-wave-of-covid19-and-i-know-who-is-making-a-fortune-on-it-n2593393

[Melinda]

Oh. I forgot to mention this.

Everyone knows the debt ceiling failed to be acted on over the weekend, right?

Now do “ Muh Infrastructure”, Chuckie……

Hard cap is in play. Going to be fun to see how this games out….

[GUS]

Hello Bub!! If you live in Southern WI, you know the MARS CHEESE CASTLE. Not real far from the ILLINOIS FLAT LANDERS.

[PDinDetroit]

Here is our little garden, with Mrs PDinDetroit.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqD0lh8c9RwVgYIQ4bgo_ZKX-anvIA

What we picked today - Zucchini, Sweet 100s Cherry Tomatoes, Sweet Banana Peppers, Snacking Peppers (for big kids).

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqD0lh8c9RwVgYIXpF9ZElbp_Th6NA

Our home from the corner.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqD0lh8c9RwVgYII8Rnq9DxMvmCaIw

I hope this finds you all well.

[henry]

Cool PD! Glad to see you posting.

[bubarooni]

GUS, I'm in southern Indiana.

My daughter lives in Chitown.

I hate driving in Chicago.

IF Mars Cheese Factory is truly a 'mecca for cheese and dried meat' I'm in for doing the tourist thing.

[Buckeye]

JimNJ

The inner circle of Big Pharma knows the vaccine sucks.

Why else would Abbott require their vaccinated employees to get weekly covid tests?

[jim nj]

https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/31/when-will-the-covid-revolt-come/

At some point, there will be a revolt. The longer the arbitrary insanity persists, the more violent the reaction will be.

[bubarooni]

I only said it once and that is never enough so...

I hate driving in Chicago...

[jim nj]

Buckeye,

Maybe to convince other people to use the tests Abbott invented? :)

[Buckeye]

PD

I just showed Mrs. Buckeye your garden picture. She has heard about plants in cloth bags, but has yet to give it a try

[GUS]

Bubarooni. My boy who I've talked about for over a decade here, made his first solo trip out of state. HE drove from Milwaukee to the West side of Cleveland. I told him NOT to stop for any reason until he got to Indiana. I talked to Gentlejim, and got some advice. He made it from Milwaukee to the Indiana border via 294 in 2 hours.
Made it home without any problem after a week.

[clarice]

Hi, Pd and Rocco!

I'm waiting for the CdC to declare we all have to wear out underwear on the outside before I take up arms.

[clarice]

out s/b ouR

[jim nj]

https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-masking-of-america/

Faceless people make compliant subjects, not good citizens.

"Seeing and showing the face is a fundamental aspect of human existence. A society that forgets this straightforward truth will likely also fail to realize that faceless people may make for compliant subjects but not generally for good citizens. (We may distinguish those cases when masks are worn for special occasions—Halloween, Carnevale, classical Greek plays.)"

Like the anonymity of Twitter in real life.

[jim nj]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/whered-you-go-ohio-how-a-swing-state-went-red

Salena Zito

[Narciso]

Next week clarice, we go full republic of san marcos.

[Buckeye]

Jim NJ

Abbott can’t meet worldwide demand as it is.

[Jane]

PD,

Great garden - and great wife.

Henry, I go off and on Keto and don’t gain any weight. Of course I eat like a fly. The best trick for me is eating SLOW-W-W-LY. It’s really an amazing trick. I’m always full after eating 1/2 a meal.

[Pinandpuller]

“We’re not just regular policemen. They look at evidence; we manufacture it. We’re the FBI.”

Criminal Minds, all day Sunday on ION.

[Rocco]

Thanks all

IMO, Air Pots are the best for growing larger plants in smaller pots because the holes on the sides, allow the roots to be air pruned instaed of root cramp caused by the roots circling the pot. They can be used for several years with a mild bleach solution and brush. Cloth pots are my second favorite method.

https://air-pot.com/garden/?doing_wp_cron=1627870751.6916499137878417968750

[Narciso]

Unsurprising

https://mobile.twitter.com/YossiGestetner/status/1421672922817736708

[Rocco]

Good night all, a beautiful garden and gardener PD!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Hey PD,
How is the noggin faring? Or do I mean fairing?
The second I think. A noggin faring is those cones they put on dogs right?

[MissMarple2]

So, if you lived in Norther California and bought an abandoned storage locker, what would you think from the following items and information found?

1. Huge numbers of designer handbags, shoes and lingerie, many still with tags, (Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Versace, Dolce & Gabana, etc).
2. Birthday cards and graduation cards, many with cash and gift cards still in them.
3. Expensive cologne and make-up, most never used.
4. High end electronics boxes, most empty.
5. A sealed Ziploc with a long, straight thick ponytail of human hair, black.
6. Documents indicate that one of the couple worked in Silicon Valley in biotech.
7. Multiple payments for plane tickets to Singapore and Paris on credit card statements.
8. Statement that tax money was owed to California and the IRS.
9. Lots of soaps, shampoos, lotions and towels from high-end hotels in Europe, Vegas, Paris, Singapore, etc.

I have been watching a multi part video of a guy who bought this locker. And the more episodes I watch, the shadier this seems.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Lebanon and the PA on the brink of returning to the bronze age.

[MissMarple2]

Lovely garden,PD!

bubarooni, Indy is rapidly moving towards Chicago drive conditions.

Heading to bed.

Good night, all!

[jim nj]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2021/08/01/california-bacon-ban-state-enforce-animal-welfare-proposition/5447260001/

Could you live without bacon? Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect.

It's one thing to ban high-end gaming computers, but bacon?

[Narciso]

They ruined the pot business, so any further disaster is just a challenge for them.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

I figure the bacon thing is to finally run all the real people out of CA once and for all.
But I'm gonna buy me a black Firebird and a cowboy hat and hire Jerry Reed to take a semi over to the Reno Costco and we'll make black market bacon runs and call it Smokey Bacon and the Bandit and we gonna do what Gavin say can't be done. And we won't even have that far to go so it'll only take us a short time to get there.
But yeah, no Sally Fields. She's kinda irritating.

[matt - deplore me if you must]

Just back from one of the best concerts I have been to in the past 20 years, The Blasters, Los Lobos, and X. I grew up with their music.

Los Lobos is, hands down, the best live band in America.

The Blasters opened. I have a family connection with the Alvin brothers. My sis is one of Dave's best friends, as she is with Exene and John Doe. She's written some lyrics for them over the years.

Phil is not doing all that well physically, but they were amazing. Dave showed up and did a couple of songs with them. I remember seeing Dave and Phil go at it on stage 40 years ago. Fond memories.

Los Lobos came out and played for 90 minutes. Freaking amazing. They transition from East LA good times music to Tex-Mex to power rock to that incredibly rare beautiful Mexican romantico to Richie Valens seamlessly.

Dave Alvin came out late in the show and was stunning. Between him, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rojas they were freaking amazing. They did the best version of the Dead's Bertha I have ever heard and then transitioned into La Bamba/the English ripoff.

8,000 people were singing every note.

then X came out and killed it as well. They are not who they were, but they are who they are.

You just don't get that level of competence anymore.

These guys have been friends since the 1970's and it showed.

[jim nj]

Black market bacon - I love it. It will probably even taste better than the usual stuff.

[Pinandpuller]

Hey lady, your “Black Business Accelerator” got burned up in a fire.

[Pinandpuller]

henry

I keep meaning to tell you to look into Miner’s Lettuce and Upland Cress.

Both are extremely cold tolerant. Portuguese sailors are purported to have survived on the Cress

https://www.southernexposure.com/products/belle-isle-upland-cress/

[Pinandpuller]

Like Homelessness and Shoplifting, Miner’s Lettuce is endemic in California:

https://honest-food.net/on-miners-lettuce-americas-gift-to-salad/

[henry]

Canada ended the purple hair kneelers 1-0. No medal for you.

[henry]

Thanks for the ideas, pin.

[Melinda]

Transparency.

Natalie Winters
@nataliegwinters
🚨COVER-UP: NIH Database Proving How Fauci Funded The Wuhan Institute Of Virology Is Taken Offline.

thenationalpulse.com/breaking/nih-g…

https://twitter.com/nataliegwinters/status/1422010381963341830

[Melinda]

Across the board, the pros are out and on message::

memeorandum @memeorandum
2m
Trump's $100 million threat to democracy (@StCollinson / CNN)

cnn.com/2021/08/02/pol…
memeorandum.com/210802/p12#a21…

memeorandum @memeorandum
2m
Will Republicans Gerrymander Their Way to a House Majority? (@ed_kilgore / New York Magazine)

nymag.com/intelligencer/…
memeorandum.com/210802/p15#a21…

memeorandum @memeorandum
2m
The G.O.P. Menace to Society (@CharlesMBlow / New York Times)

nytimes.com/2021/08/01/opi…
memeorandum.com/210802/p13#a21…

memeorandum @memeorandum
2m
'Freedom-loving' conservatives stoked latest round of infection and death (@AlHuntDC / The Hill)

thehill.com/opinion/campai…
memeorandum.com/210802/p14#a21…

https://twitter.com/memeorandum/status/1422173063026659330

[Bulk loaded Tweets.]

[Melinda]

Aww.

Disclose.tv 🚨
@disclosetv
JUST IN - Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics, is out of the women's competition early after failing on three lifts.

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1422162399109472260

[Melinda]

The Babylon Bee
@TheBabylonBee
'I Thought I Was Going To Die', Says Capitol Police Officer Who Held Door Open For Protestors On Jan. 6 babylonbee.com/news/i-thought…

https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1421953894415048713

[rse]

Good news for those of us who really dislike rapinoe. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9851975/US-women-fall-Olympic-semifinals-underdog-Canada-1-0-controversial-penalty.html

Best case now is the bronze.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/used-car-prices-skyrocketing-worst

Biggest increases are in pick-ups and SUV's.

[GUS]

The USA women should get equal pay. They should get paid the same as the paralympic team.

NO GOALS in games. Kneel baby Kneel.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/china-olympics-2022-covid-cover-up-games-john-ratcliffe

This also includes a video interview with Ratcliffe and Mark Levin.

[Narciso]

That vast number of black trump supporters

[Narciso]

Hunt blow kilgore the rocket surgeon confab

[Narciso]

Yep

https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-blinken-guatemala-maria-consuelo-porras-juan-francisco-sandoval-11627845683

[henry]

Hehehehe

MIT Technology Review
@techreview

A few lonely academics have been warning for years that solar power faces a fundamental challenge. Now, a new report finds California is already acutely experiencing this threat.
trib.al/ahBYXMO

https://twitter.com/techreview/status/1422138027422461952

[Narciso]

.
Indeed

https://mobile.twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1422021378908295168

[MissMarple2]

henry,

Excellent. Of course, the MSM won't report it.

[MissMarple2]

Narciso,

Why would anyone check their meds in their luggage rather than putting them in their carry-on? That is just stupid. No sympathy from me. I always assume that meds are a prime target for theft, plus even if your flight isn't delayed, luggage could accidentally be routed to another airport.

[Narciso]

The airline waa making excuses,

[MissMarple2]

Narciso,

Yes, I know, and that was a justifiable gripe. However, I still say he should have left out the complaint about his meds, because it makes him look rather foolish.

[MissMarple2]

Off to do chores, but before I go, some advice from Twitter:

[henry]

Leftist fratricide over free stuff.

Vicki McKenna
@VickiMcKenna

Liberals think rent-skipping slackers are victims. "Leftists Serve Pelosi With Eviction Notice, While Progressives Rip Fellow Dems" redstate.com/nick-arama/202…

https://twitter.com/VickiMcKenna/status/1422194755149180934

[Melinda]

From last May, I was not aware of the drought in Taiwan.

https://www.macrodesiac.com/will-the-chip-shortage-become-a-chip-crisis/