This Is Fine

GodEmperorDune

12:00 AM

@Unionhawk i thought that was a soyboi thing

Frank

@GodEmperorDune Guy agrees to plea deal, immediately breaches it by continuing the same behaviour.

Does he think he's smarter than the investigators or something?

GodEmperorDune

@Frank he is addicted to CRIMES, i guess

Memor-X

@Frank naaa, he's expecting Trump to pardon him of all said crimes

> Manafort: ok i agree to talk for a plea deal but then Trump wont pardon me, so i'll cover him with lies so he knows i'm still on his side so even if the plea deal is broken he'll still pardon me

Frank

@Memor-X That's some twisty thinking.

Tim Stone

12:16 AM

@GodEmperorDune wait what

@Unionhawk lol

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone yo dawg, i heard you like CRIMES so i have broken my plea agreement to do CRIMES in the middle of CRIMES

Tim Stone

12:39 AM

BREAKING VIDEO: 1 dead, 6 others seriously injured when minivan mounts curb in Chinatown. via @MylesMill https://t.co/Uj7kiBEnyA

Tweeted by NYCityAlerts on November 27, 2018 at 12:30 AM in reply to NYCityAlerts

Apparently a parallel park job gone horribly wrong? :/

Fascinating story about a federal agency that is down to its last employee, who writes reports no one reads and waits for decisions no one can make, because the Trump administration is neglecting to operate significant portions of the federal government. https://apnews.com/edd1f5eaca37478abb79ed5f9eedb0b9

Tweeted by BCAppelbaum on November 26, 2018 at 3:55 PM

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone oh the video is of the aftermath, not of the incident

Tim Stone

(not entirely on Trump, but a culture of not caring)

@GodEmperorDune Ah yeah, somehow I didn't even realize it was a video

GodEmperorDune

> That’s a problem for the federal workers and whistleblowers whose 1,000-plus grievances hang in the balance, stalled by the board’s inability to settle them. When Robbins’ term ends on March 1, the board probably will sit empty for the first time in its 40-year history.

you'd think that trump would be excited to fill all the spots with federalist society peeps

and the first appointment was up in 2015, so that's on obama for not filling it

ah and trump has nominated people and they don't want to schedule senate votes, so that's cocaine mitch's problem

Unionhawk

*Paul Manafort, walking out of No-Crime School with his shiny graduation certificate, making it halfway through the door, shaking, turning around, stealing the coffee machine and running* https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1067208170983120896

Tweeted by behindyourback on November 27, 2018 at 12:31 AM

GodEmperorDune

12:55 AM

@Unionhawk scratches neck y'all got any more of them crimes

SaintWacko

@Memor-X I like the background. MAXIMUM 'MERICA

Memor-X

Donald Trump says he doesn't believe his own government's report warning about climate change http://bit.ly/2Bz6Vdt

Tweeted by SBSNews on November 26, 2018 at 11:26 PM

he's even using that "even if we do it no one else will so there's no point" argument which is just as stupid

GodEmperorDune

save stars for news items and not parodies please

Memor-X

1:10 AM

Labor says the government is taking too long to protect gay students - so they'll do it themselves #auspol http://bit.ly/2KzH7kp

Tweeted by SBSNews on November 27, 2018 at 12:35 AM

tldr, private faith based schools want to preserve their religious freedom to discriminate against LGBTI students and teachers

i want to say let them so people can see what pricks these schools are but i don't know why a gay student or teacher would want to go to a school who's faith is against who they are.

ToxicFrog

@Student because their parents make them

user15026

@Memor-X They don't get a choice?

user15026

Their parents choose, it's the only/best/safest school, etc etc etc etc

Memor-X

yeh, maybe i'm more thinking of a parent who is more supportive for their child and would not want them to be discriminated against

but certainly there would be parents who even if their child came out would ignore it or even think they can "fix it"

Tim Stone

Video of explosion at border agent's gender-reveal party that sparked Arizona wildfire released http://tucne.ws/12dd

Tweeted by TucsonStar on November 26, 2018 at 9:30 PM

Memor-X

1:21 AM

@TimStone actually i think this was a sign. your baby is going to be born on a burning earth

Tim Stone

lol

I mean I'm just kind of wondering who looked at that field with all the dry tall grass and went "Oh yeah nothing will go wrong here"

Alex Villanueva will replace Jim McDonnell as Los Angeles County Sheriff, marking a stunning upset over a seat that hasn’t seen an incumbent lose in more than a hundred years. https://lat.ms/2DM3T7a

Tweeted by latimes on November 27, 2018 at 1:20 AM

That's a long time!

Wipqozn

1:53 AM

'I don't believe it': Trump rejects own government's report on climate change
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-rejects-findings-of-u-s-government-climate-change-report-1.4921640
Shared via the CBC News Android App

> "Right now, we're at the cleanest we've ever been and it's very important to me," Trump said. "But if we're clean but every other place on Earth is dirty, that's not so good."

How do people vote for this guy, everything he says is a lie and often completely nonsensical as well.

user15026

@Wipqozn That's...I just...

user15026

sigh

Memor-X

2:07 AM

@Ash you know he was going to say that after last week saying "i want great climate, we're going to have the best climate"

Tim Stone

Speaking about his Cabinet, President Trump says, "I could leave it the way it is right now and be very happy, or I could make changes and maybe be even happier with those positions.”

Tweeted by kaitlancollins on November 27, 2018 at 2:09 AM

🤷

"I'm happy with everyone buuuuut maybe I'll fire some people anyway, for fun!"

Per NBC News: Democrats won the House with the largest margin of victory in history for either party ever. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-smash-watergate-record-house-popular-vote-midterms-n940116

Tweeted by KFILE on November 27, 2018 at 2:15 AM

SaintWacko

2:23 AM

@Memor-X One week later "Well done folks, we have the best climate now! Let's get back to ruining it!"

Tim Stone

Oh god that's not even a joke we probably are in the realm of "we have great air, clean air, some people might say too clean, but what can you do?"

Memor-X

@SaintWacko a sound strategy, you can have endless iteration of marking it as an achievement when you clean it up

Election Year: we have horrible climate, only my climate can fix it
Mid Terms: we have great climate!
Election Year: we have horrible climate, only my climate can fix it
Mid Terms: we have great climate!
Election Year: we have horrible climate, only my climate can fix it
Mid Terms: we have great climate!
Election Year: we have horrible climate, only my climate can fix it

Tim Stone

Fake snow falls on Trump. He marvels at it and swats it away in dramatic fashion. He begins, "Look, snow, I didn't know what was going on, this is, I said, are you sure this is indoor, that beautiful snow looks so real, that's the end of my suit, that's the end of my hair..."

Tweeted by ddale8 on November 27, 2018 at 2:27 AM in reply to ddale8

throws hands up in the air

walks out

Oh....OH MY... the Instrument Deployment Camera image just came down - https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/insight/multimedia/raw-images/?order=sol+desc%2Cdate_taken+desc&per_page=50&page=0&mission=insight

Tweeted by doug_ellison on November 27, 2018 at 2:31 AM

Oh hai

Tim Stone

2:49 AM

The AP is retracting its call in the race for California's 21st Congressional District. The AP had declared Republican David Valadao the winner. However, Democrat T.J. Cox has taken the lead in the vote count. No new call will be made until the results are certified.

Tweeted by AP_Politics on November 27, 2018 at 2:24 AM

Memor-X

3:03 AM

@TimStone Meanwhile, in the ~~White~~ Trump House

> Trump: it's rigged, find these fraudulent voters, the only democracy is my democracy

Memor-X

3:34 AM

Pres. Trump: "The tear gas is a very minor form of the tear gas itself. It's very safe... But you really say, 'Why is a parent running up into an area where they know the tear gas is forming & it's going to be formed, & they're running up with a child?'" http://hill.cm/XFyrtV7 https://t.co/4wZ8UOIBUI

Tweeted by thehill on November 27, 2018 at 2:52 AM

i don't know, maybe because they aren't expecting a gas attack

Pauline Hanson appears to be using the recent news of a Christian missionary being killed by the Sentinelese people to make a point about zero migration #auspol http://bit.ly/2ByYmzx

Tweeted by SBSNews on November 27, 2018 at 2:15 AM

GodEmperorDune

@Memor-X tear gas is sentient now and forms of its own accord?

Memor-X

4:17 AM

Ex-Border Patrol deputy chief defends using pepper spray on migrants: You could "put it on your nachos and eat it" http://hill.cm/qVmOwaO

Tweeted by thehill on November 27, 2018 at 2:40 AM

Unionhawk

once again, I invite this former deputy chief to prove this, on TV

Memor-X

Homer eats pepper spray

►

Unionhawk

spray down your nachos, rub them in your eyes

you won't

Memor-X

@Unionhawk no, just spray it on your food and eat it. we see what it does to Homer

GodEmperorDune

4:32 AM

@Memor-X mmmmm, incapacitating

Tim Stone

4:44 AM

mm, I see everyone's favourite Name Son of Name is at it again, but I think someone already had the Pinochet helicopters take this morning so he's a little late to the punch

Unionhawk

4:59 AM

I'd report it as threatening violence->me but honestly it doesn't matter lol

Yeah ur right dude supporting a right wing coup absolutely worked in Honduras and definitely did not contribute to the current situation

You idiot

Like imagine also being stupid on top of fantasizing about the murder of thousands

GodEmperorDune

@Unionhawk look i get all the jokes in rick and morty, ok?

Unionhawk

Jury selection is going slowly in the trial of James Fields Of 17 jurors sent home from the courthouse, 13 have been struck, 4 told to report back

The pool is pretty large, but it's going to be a long process

Check that: they got through all 28 original with at least 15 gone and replaced at random for tomorrow

Memor-X

5:53 AM

President Trump: "I shouldn't say this. You'll say I'm very conceited, 'cause I'm not. But other than the blond hair, when I was growing up, they said I looked like Elvis." http://hill.cm/tm5XopS https://t.co/5ZRl0Yu37m

Tweeted by thehill on November 27, 2018 at 5:41 AM

> "Cindy is so important, so respected. ... If we win tomorrow, we’ll be at 53-47 seats, which is substantially more than we had."

ummm, you had 52-48 before right?

Unionhawk

7:28 AM

CW: august 12 the first daily installment in my audio coverage of the trial of james alex fields is up. it's mostly talk about the very boring process of jury selection, but it also includes discussion about several witnesses the defense may call. https://soundcloud.com/wtju/the-trial-of-james-alex-fields-episode-1-november-26

Tweeted by socialistdogmom on November 27, 2018 at 6:54 AM

the defense is going to be grim as shit

Wipqozn

12:36 PM

The Verge: Google accused of GDPR privacy violations by seven countries.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/27/18114111/google-location-tracking-gdpr-challenge-european-deceptive

fredley

12:52 PM

> BREAKING: GOOGLE VIOLATES ANTI-GOOGLE LAW

@Memor-X climate of fear best climate

Memor-X

@fredley would explain alot

Unionhawk

2:47 PM

#BREAKING: The Senate has voted to pass back-to-work legislation to force an end to rotating strikes at Canada Post. https://trib.al/7tkJ9F4

Tweeted by globalnews on November 27, 2018 at 1:07 AM

coolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcool

"having exhausted all other options" idk man have you considered negotiating with the workers regarding their safety demands

ToxicFrog

Yeah I've already angried at my MP about this

Which he's going to ignore just like everything else, but

Yuuki

@Memor-X Missing are the words "after he was thrown into a wood chipper".

ToxicFrog

I'm terrified of the next federal election but I look forward to voting against him

Unionhawk

3:01 PM

I want to know what options they exhausted

1) politely asking workers to not
2) welp we're out of ideas

Tim Stone

3:19 PM

Is there a think of the children take about Christmas present delivery?

Unionhawk

justin trudeau just cares about children too much to give in to the demands (like I said, afaik, safety demands) of the workers

who knows though, illegal didn't stop teachers in WV

@Unionhawk jury selection day 2 is under way, will likely take all day again

Tim Stone

I'm a little leery of the details here, but

Manafort held secret talks with Assange in Ecuadorian embassy https://trib.al/7FgHDm8

Tweeted by guardian on November 27, 2018 at 2:27 PM

Unionhawk

How does one do anything in secret at the ecuadorian embassy

Tim Stone

I mean I assume at the time they were like "idgaf" and then they retreated to Assange's pantry under the stairs

But yeah I'm just not sure all the claims make sense? We'll see

I've been writing about the opioid epidemic all year, so when I saw that the number of overdose deaths in Dayton had plunged, I was really curious as to why. I went to visit and asked lots of people about it: https://nyti.ms/2zs9w7P

Tweeted by abbygoodnough on November 26, 2018 at 3:26 PM

(it was the Medicaid expansion)

(but things are still not great)

Unionhawk

That's interesting data that will be useful in our campaign against Mike DeWine's probable de-expansion effort

Tim Stone

3:36 PM

Jury in NYPD BRIBE trial sent home today after lawyer for government and lawyer for defense got into a shoving match in the hallway, according to eye witnesses. It's crazy day for Manhattan federal court

Tweeted by kajawhitehouse on November 27, 2018 at 3:29 PM

You have to assume a "What are you going to do, call the police?" was used

Tim Stone

4:59 PM

NEW: The NRA just reported losing $55m in income from 2016 to 2-17 https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-nra-just-reported-losing-dollar55-million-in-income/body via @lachlan

Tweeted by samstein on November 27, 2018 at 4:35 PM

A gas tax increase for rebuilding roads, bridges and highways is the top priority for Alabama’s GOP-led Legislature: “It’s been 26 years since Alabama’s made any adjustment,” Gov. Ivey said. https://trib.al/a9soLq7 #alpolitics

Tweeted by aldotcom on November 25, 2018 at 7:17 PM

Taxes: They're used to pay for stuff you use! Who knew?

puzzlepiece87

5:17 PM

@TimStone Two things: Republican refusal to confirm Obama nominees is somehow Obama's problem, and glad (/s) that Chuck Deals is so strong on checks notes Merit Systems Protection Board but not 200 federal judgeships or whatever it was.

Tim Stone

They high-fived once they made the decision

Tweeted by jeremymbarr on November 27, 2018 at 5:15 PM in reply to jeremymbarr

Apparently on Fox Nation they have a show that just follows the lesser Trumps around because of course

BREAKING: Watchdog report: Trump administration waived FBI fingerprint checks for staff at migrant teen detention camp.

Tweeted by AP on November 27, 2018 at 5:20 PM

fredley

6:02 PM

The Godfather of Fake News

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone saving money by dropping standards, yay

Unionhawk

it also allows them to fulfill their goals in the operation of such a facility while having a small layer of plausible deniability

GodEmperorDune

The entire detainment system is a clusterfuck and I’m sure there are horrific stories that haven’t even come out yet

Unionhawk

6:17 PM

the left case against going on Tucker Carlson

Tim Stone

I know what this stems from but we really needed an explainer for why absolutely no one should associate with Tucker in any way?

I mean of course we did because everything is dumb but it feels kind of self-evident

Like if you saw him on the street you'd go "That guy's a mess, let me just not"

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone I’d say no except that people are dumb enough to go on, so....

Unionhawk

@TimStone honestly though, who could have seen this coming after that piece came out

we are receiving word that everyone saw this coming

GodEmperorDune

Tbh I thought she got kicked out of the left after the “SJWs are so mean they turn people into nazis” book

Unionhawk

yeah it's always been nazbol shit

but also this 98 post locked thread on the dsa forums indicates,,, wew

GodEmperorDune

6:38 PM

Following on @MichLKosinski's report that Trump admin is pulling back support for the UN-backed limited ceasefire in Yemen in @AlMonitor. This is a big one. https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/11/yemen-houthis-trump-un-resolution-haley.html

Tweeted by JackDetsch_ALM on November 27, 2018 at 6:16 PM

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk Yup I hate this. I suspect the Supreme Court is going to slap them for it just like they did when the Conservatives tried the same thing a few years ago. The liberals claim their bill is different, but they haven't clarified how... Odd, that.

GodEmperorDune

💛 We are sad to share the news of the passing of Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants. Today, we are observing a moment of silence to honor his life and work. 💛

Tweeted by Nickelodeon on November 27, 2018 at 5:34 PM

:(

Tim Stone

Oh wow, I didn't know he had ALS

Wipqozn

The most insulting part, and you'll just looove this @Unionhawk, is after announcing they planned to go this the liberals said they didn't want neither the company or union to cease finding A settlement on their own. Except uh, exactly why would Canada post bother if you're just going to end it in their favour anyways?

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn lol

It's almost like,,, the conservatives and the liberals are on the same side wrt labo(u)r

:thonk:

Wipqozn

6:42 PM

@Unionhawk Yup, at least at the federal level, the NDP is the only party that's really got workers rights as their top priority.

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone same

Unionhawk

Or at least, there is some unspecified difference that is probably not real

they probably waited longer to do this,

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk In this case both the liberal and conservatives agreed "This is a good thing. A real big good thing."

NDP objected, but when you've only got a minority of the seats then you can't do much but object.

Tim Stone

There was a meeting yesterday between @GM CEO and @larry_kudlow, he confirms, saying "we are going to be looking at certain subsidies regarding electric cars."

Tweeted by W7VOA on November 27, 2018 at 6:42 PM in reply to W7VOA

Ah, well, I'm sure propping up the President's bullshit with never ending subsidies will definitely not backfire ever

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone yay for leaving the free market alone... oh wait

Wipqozn

6:45 PM

Liberals and conservatives both talked about this is important to help small business owners, which yeah okay I'm 100% in favour of helping small local businesses, but not at the expense of workers rights. Also, I somehow suspect it's not small businesses you're most concerned with...

Unionhawk

Yeah, there's the compromise position: meet the demands of the workers 100% and help small business by ending the strike that way

bam

compromise

puzzlepiece87

> Microsoft earlier this year also launched new artificial-intelligence courses through its Professional Program, which cover Python, math/statistics, ethics, data analysis, Azure Machine Learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and speech recognition.

Unionhawk

ez

puzzlepiece87

cc @GodEmperorDune @TimStone on ethics in tech

Glad they're including that in the machine learning courses

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk Sounds like a good solution to me

GodEmperorDune

6:48 PM

yeah thats a good thing

@Unionhawk but how can we balance our budget if not on the backs of the working class?

Tim Stone

cannot and will not stop loving my sweet boy http://bit.ly/2As99K3

Tweeted by acsbaum on November 27, 2018 at 5:46 PM in reply to acsbaum

Wipqozn

Especially since forcing Canada Post to maintain high wages and benefitrs should force other delivery companies like FedEx to make their salaries more competitive to actually... you know, compete for labour.

Tim Stone

When you're such an absolute unit you can't be sent to the slaughterhouse

Unionhawk

(iirc FedEx is not teamsters but UPS are, and USPS is letter carriers union but that's america)

Tim Stone

Kushner to receive Mexico's highest honor: report http://hill.cm/R46ZLGB

Tweeted by thehill on November 27, 2018 at 6:49 PM

I'm so tired

GodEmperorDune

6:50 PM

@TimStone how is it so tall?

Tim Stone

MAGIC

GodEmperorDune

are those all calves?

Tim Stone

Mueller investigating 2017 meeting between Manafort and Ecuador's President https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/27/politics/paul-manafort-julian-assange-meetings/index.html

Tweeted by natemcdermott on November 27, 2018 at 6:46 PM

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone tear gas across arbitrarily drawn up lines?

Tim Stone

@GodEmperorDune Somewhat relatedly people, they come in extremely different sizes! - a thread

GodEmperorDune

6:52 PM

@TimStone ah this was a good thread

Tim Stone

@GodEmperorDune Nobody even bothered giving a possible reason for this, it's just something that's going to happen and it could just as easily not happen

I don't understand

puzzlepiece87

@GodEmperorDune Cow equivalent of thyroid issue most likely.

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone mexico wants a weapons deal too, maybe

Tim Stone

The Proud Boys have new rules: no fedoras, no crystal meth, and even less masturbating. https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-proud-boy-rules-less-fighting-less-wanking

Tweeted by willsommer on November 27, 2018 at 1:34 PM

Unionhawk

wasn't the rule on #3 there already 0

Tim Stone

6:56 PM

Apparently only if you were a "third degree" Proud Boy and no I have no god damn idea what that means

Now the rule applies to them all!

Unionhawk

I forget what 3 is...

Tim Stone

Once per month quota

> The Proud Boys rules also include new restrictions on members’ behavior. Proud Boys are banned from using opioids or crystal meth—although notably not cocaine, a drug McInnes has often extolled. Also now banned: wearing flip flops, fedoras, or cargo shorts to a Proud Boys meet-up

lol

Unionhawk

1 is give a pledge about how western culture created society, 2 is name 5 breakfast cereals while people stand in a circle punching you...

3 might be get in a street fight

Tim Stone

> Invictus was a member of the Proud Boys through its now mostly defunct militant wing, the Fraternal Order of Alt Knights

> Invictus, who said in the video that his toddler son was now the Proud Boys’ chief of staff...

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone yeah i was gonna quote this because whew

Unionhawk

6:59 PM

To be clear: I am making no part of that up, the only thing that is uncertain is if fighting people is third or fourth degree

Tim Stone

I mean I hate these people for being racist misogynistic assholes but also just on how dumb those two sentences are alone

GodEmperorDune

@Unionhawk it was fourth

> “No heterosexual brother of the Fraternity shall masturbate more than one time in any calendar month,” the new rule reads, adding later, “All members shall abstain from pornography.”

Unionhawk

ah, 3 is a gang tattoo

GodEmperorDune

> “The days of Proud Boy cuckery are over,” Invictus said.

SaintWacko

Wait, are homosexual members allowed to masturbate more often?

GodEmperorDune

7:01 PM

@SaintWacko i am not sure

Unionhawk

someone needs to get roger stone doing his second degree on video tho tbh

Yuuki

@TimStone It's when you've shunned all social interaction to the point where you're so pale that you get third-degree burns when you go outside.

Wipqozn

8:18 PM

CNN: Trump threatens to cut all GM subsidies.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/27/business/gm-trump-subsidies/index.html

Tim Stone

8:40 PM

Manafort’s denial aside, the lack of corroboration from any other big outlets is a bad sign, but we’ll see

Tweeted by AdamSerwer on November 27, 2018 at 8:34 PM in reply to AdamSerwer

Of course, on the other hand CNN reported the presumed association with Ecuador's President, so idk 🤷

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone who originated it?

Tim Stone

Hmm?

The tweet is RE: The Guardian reporting Manafort met Assange, if that's what you mean

GodEmperorDune

ah so it was guardian

usually they are careful

Tim Stone

Manafort's response is "I've never met him or anyone associated with him and you're deliberately defaming me and I'll probably sue" or whatever

GodEmperorDune

assange referred all questions to the cat he is not taking care of

Tim Stone

8:44 PM

lol

puzzlepiece87

Oct 19 at 22:39, by puzzlepiece87

@TimStone Take care of your damn cat!

Tim Stone

Line quickly forms at Texas ATM that was spitting out hundred dollar bills. Bank of America confirms vendor had inadvertently loaded machine with the wrong denomination. Bank says customers are welcome to keep the extra money.

Tweeted by MikeSington on November 27, 2018 at 1:17 AM

They're gonna get it back somehow, but I'm not sure how yet 🤔

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone narrator: bank was preparing lawsuits

or the vendor is paying for it

Tim Stone

Nothing like having an active shooter DRILL at a DOD facility that treats suicidal veterans and vets with PTSD and repeatedly announcing over the PA system and Facebook that there is an active shooter, that people must shelter in place and that it is NOT a drill! Wow. https://twitter.com/annalecta/status/1067513972864237568

Tweeted by jimbourg on November 27, 2018 at 8:37 PM

gg Walter Reed

GodEmperorDune

oh damn it was a DRILL? jfc

Tim Stone

8:49 PM

That's the official statement at any rate, yeah

GodEmperorDune

there is a golden girls quote for this but i am lazy to find it

Tim Stone

CONFIRMED: No active shooter at Naval Support Activity Bethesda. Was ad hoc drill by tenant command. https://twitter.com/USNavy/status/1067507933976637442

Tweeted by USNavy on November 27, 2018 at 8:25 PM

There seems to be some disagreement about whether this was actually intended or somebody screwed up big time and now we're pretending it was actually intended

GodEmperorDune

ok i found it

Sophia Arrives at Blanche's House - The Golden Girls (Season 1, Episode 1)

►

puzzlepiece87

@TimStone So definitely the latter then.

Unionhawk

9:47 PM

oh god, they need to pick 28 people in total to be possible jurors once peremptory strikes are factored in (12 jurors, 4 alternates, 6 peremptory strikes per side (this number is legally mandatory, one extra strike per two alternates))

this is going to take a long time

A day late, but here I am on Day 50 of the #Hawaii #MarriottStrike! I’ve been joining 2700+ @Marriott workers on the picket line every day. They’re on strike because #1job should be enough. BAWK BAWK! 🐔 https://t.co/idPpsxK30y

Tweeted by LouieRooster on November 27, 2018 at 5:08 PM

Memor-X

@TimStone surcharges, lending fees, that kind of crap

@TimStone i was about to post "wont it be funny if this was related to Assange" but when i went to double check that Ecuador was the same place by googling "ecuador assange" the first result i get is Manafort held secret talks with Assange in Ecuadorian embassy, sources say

@TimStone that, can't be real can it?

Tim Stone

Indeed it is, one giant ass cow

puzzlepiece87

10:26 PM

Graduate School Can Have Terrible Effects on People's Mental Health - Ph.D. candidates suffer from anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation at astonishingly high rates.

As someone who supplemented their discouragement of a friend's idea to join the Armed Forces with strong warnings regarding the high rates of brain damage/mental health issues, I'd have to include the same warnings for graduate programs. Not an absolute recommendation against, but certainly a discouragement against enrolling casually.

(My friend did not join the Armed Forces)

Yuuki

@puzzlepiece87 I'd imagine it's the same with any constantly high-pressure situation.

The mind isn't built to deal with a constant level of background stress.

puzzlepiece87

@Yuuki Agreed.

(Upcoming quote from different article)

Not letting me post it.

> That colleges and universities have turned more and more of their frontline employees into part-time contractors suggests how far they have drifted from what they say they are all about (teaching students) to what they are increasingly all about (conducting research, running sports franchises, or, among for-profits, delivering shareholder value).

yesterday, by Unionhawk

S H A R E H O L D E R V A L U E

Yuuki

The "running sports franchises" bothers me a lot, having gone to school at OU.

For context, OU has a very big football program.

I definitely recall stories of stagnant salaries and cuts to department funding so the head coach could get another raise.

GodEmperorDune

10:43 PM

@Yuuki not to mention the labor involved. a lot of academia is about making grad students do heavy lifting at absolutely shit pay (or no pay) because "that's how it's always been" and it's clearly an abusive system

WELZ

@TimStone they've been stocking up on ski masks...

GodEmperorDune

depending on your advisor it can go from just physical labor or emotionally abusive to sexual harassment and worse

William

@Yuuki Oklahoma university?

GodEmperorDune

Ten sexual assaults per month. Ten. Per month.https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/fort-campbell-averaging-10-reports-of-sexual-assault-a-month/1594985488

Tweeted by iAmTheWarax on November 27, 2018 at 6:21 PM

onebox doesn't show the story embed, but the title is "Fort Campbell averaging 10 reports of sexual assault a month"

Yuuki

@William It's weird. It's "The University of Oklahoma" but everyone just calls it OU for short.

William

10:49 PM

my grandfather and cousin went to OSU

my other cousin went to OU

GodEmperorDune

@Yuuki oh i thought oregon

WELZ

@Memor-X 51. Yeh, not so substantial. However, the GOP will no longer need to heavily rely on moderates like Murkowski and Collins to vote on {insert judicial nominee or legislation}

William

they still live in oklahoma

Yuuki

@GodEmperorDune Completely unrelated, but I would caution against reacting to pure numbers. IIRC, Sweden has much higher numbers of sexual assault per capita than many developed nations but they have different standards regarding sexual assault reporting.

For one, the bar's a lot lower, IIRC, as to what constitutes sexual assault. For two, for sexual assault occurring between partners, each instance is counted as sexual assault as opposed to one count for the entire history.

GodEmperorDune

@Yuuki yeah the article sort of goes into how the absolute number is not the whole picture but it's still pretty fuct

user15026

10:52 PM

@Yuuki As it should be, I think - each of those is separate and should be. Just because it's the same person, doesn't chang the gravity of it occuring

Yuuki

Definitely, but as a result, Sweden (I think it's Sweden?) has much higher numbers of sexual assault if you completely ignore the nuance.

GodEmperorDune

11:06 PM

Sen. Chuck Schumer tells reporters at his on-cam presser that Democrats’ position is $1.6 billion for wall funding - far less than the $5 billion Trump wants - but he won’t say if Democrats are shutting the door on anything more, saying he’s not going to negotiate in public.

Tweeted by mkraju on November 27, 2018 at 7:54 PM

Cuck Schumer, wyd

puzzlepiece87

@GodEmperorDune Love to repeatedly make concessions for nothing

GodEmperorDune

@puzzlepiece87 seriously, just start negotiations from "abolish and prosecute ICE and CBP at the hague, open borders" and take it from there

just sitting here daydreaming about AOC primarying the hell out of Schumer https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1067507024303452161

Tweeted by ashleyfeinberg on November 27, 2018 at 9:44 PM

lol

puzzlepiece87

@GodEmperorDune My dad was parroting TV ads to criticize Pelosi for being intransigent and I was like heck yeah

Then I was like "The Senate Minority leader does more cooperating like you're talking about, do you know his name?"

"Do you know something substantive he's accomplished?"

"Okay, I'll stick with Pelosi then"

tfw when you're in opposition TV ads because you're not completely terrible at your job

GodEmperorDune

yeah pelosi gets shit done

Unionhawk

I mean but otoh paygo is apparently returning because of course it is

I will give you "she's the most left speaker candidate", and "she's smarter than senate minority leader deals"

GodEmperorDune

11:20 PM

@Unionhawk dammit wtf

shakes fist neolibsssssssssssssssssss and austerityyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Unionhawk

@GodEmperorDune smithers, im beginning to think that homer simpson was not the brilliant tactician i thought he was

GodEmperorDune

11:37 PM

We are Google employees and we join Amnesty International in calling on Google to cancel project Dragonfly, Google’s effort to create a censored search engine for the Chinese market that enables state surveillance.

it started out with 10 or 20 people, it's grown substantially since then

puzzlepiece87

> After a year of disappointments including Project Maven, Dragonfly, and Google’s support for abusers, we no longer believe this is the case. This is why we’re taking a stand.

Yup

GodEmperorDune

11:55 PM

We're just going to leave this here without much comment. After all, there's not really anything more we can add to what Florida Bar member @btannebaum has already (so eloquently) written. Congrats to this young man. Truly. #StoriesWeLove ❤️

Tweeted by TheFlaBar on November 27, 2018 at 2:59 PM

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