Something on your mind Steve? Ouch. That gotta leave a mark. Discussion of Russian bounties thrusts deaths of three Marines into spotlight By Dan Lamothe, Missy Ryan, and Paul Sonne, Washinton Post July 2, 2020 Slutman, a 43-year-old married father of three, had served 15 years in the New York City Fire Department. Hines, 31, …
July 2020 archive
Jul 03 2020
Cartnoon
This captures an interesting little cultural moment. In March of 2020, just before Les Stroud decided he might maybe want to get back to Canada before they closed the border eh?, he was in Las Vegas and hooked up with his friend, comedian Bill Engvall, who had his gig canceled and nothing much to do. …
Jul 03 2020
‘It was Chick-amauga’
Don’t lie to me and say you never watched Bugs Bunny. Chickamauga was the bloody end of a Union Offensive by Bill Rosencranz into North Georgia in September of 1863, delivered at the hands of Braxton Bragg. It featured the second highest number of casualties to date after Gettysburg. It was made more shocking because …
Jul 03 2020
The Breakfast Club ( Mask Up)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jul 02 2020
Sock Puppets
A Sock Puppet is an Avatar you create that is different from your usual one so you can feign approval and praise (normally accompanied by substantial Astro Turfing) for your main Avatar’s work or opinions OR so you can attack others without exposing your identity. Now I have several remaining Avatars still “active” on dK …
Jul 02 2020
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news media and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Jul 02 2020
The New Homeless
Not everyone has HBO money (not to mention 5 Wax Presidents, he raffled off Russell Crowe’s Jock to benefit the last Blockbuster).
Jul 02 2020
How much for the little girl?
$100,000. There is nothing funny about it. Afghan Contractor Handed Out Russian Cash to Kill Americans, Officials Say By Mujib Mashal, Eric Schmitt, Najim Rahim and Rukmini Callimachi, The New York Times July 1, 2020 Rahmatullah Azizi stands as a central piece of a puzzle rocking Washington, named in American intelligence reports and confirmed by …
Jul 02 2020
The Breakfast Club (What Would You Do?)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jul 01 2020
Fake News Media Hoax
Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, Sgt. Benjamin Hines, and Cpl. Robert Hendriks were escorting a convoy to Bagram Airbase in April of 2019 when a Car Bomb blew up as they passed and not only killed them but injured 3 other Soldiers and 2 Contractors (damn Mercs deserve what they get). As is SOP, an investigation …
Jul 01 2020
Pondering The Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news media and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …