Under the wire!

There's still time. Happy 4/20!

The Twitter Files, Part Three - THE REMOVAL OF DONALD TRUMP Part One: October 2020-January 6th; Matt Taibbi.

In numerical order: LINK.

@mtaibbi

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The Twitter Files Part One.

The Twitter Files Part Two.

The Twitter Files, Part Two; Bari Weiss.

In numerical order: LINK.

@bariweiss

The Twitter Files Part One.

The Twitter Files, Matt Taibbi.

So many writing about Elon Musk releasing the Twitter docs to Matt Taibbi. It's a fascinating read and it's far from over and I'm not fully up-to-date on it.

Here's the link, starting at Tweet/Thread #1 and on it goes. And it's to continue until it's over, I guess. 

Let's hope this breaks the monopoly of Big Tech's stronghold in politically manipulative Social Media.

Elon is right, there must be transparency and accountability.

Don't hold your breath. Lower expectations and be encouraged when a hit lands.

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On a side note, I'm reminded of the South Park episode "Skankhunt42," where during late night sessions, Gerald Broflovski (of ALL the characters, they pick him - 🤣 everyone thinks it Cartman), trolls and cyberbullies other in SP on the internet as "SkankHunt42," which is also the title of the episode. If you like SP and haven't seen it, check it out. If you've seen it, it's more relevant today than when it was made.

Here's a preview. (Turn up the audio using the speaker icon before hitting play.)

Furor over Juneteenth merchandise. Only Christian holidays can be commercialized.

NY Amsterdam News (Archived): Tone deaf corporate America blasted for trying to ‘own Juneteenth’.

Social media users and others have lashed out at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis for offering a pre-packaged watermelon salad as part of its Juneteenth menu.

The museum circulated a photo of the salad as it invited the public to its Juneteenth celebration.

“This is ridiculous and a mockery of Juneteenth,” Twitter user @WishYaHadAlexis wrote. “I’ve never had a watermelon salad or even heard of it. SMH.”

Another Twitter user, @MajorFactor2, said, “There can’t possibly be any Black folks in these boardrooms when decisions like this are being made.” ("Black folks" ????? - DD)

Initially, museum officials attempted to justify the offensive gaffe by noting that the watermelon salad has remained a staple in their food court’s manager’s family’s Juneteenth celebration.

Later, they released a statement apologizing.

“As a museum, we apologize and acknowledge the negative impact that stereotypes have on communities of color,” officials wrote. “The salad has been removed from the menu.
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Walmart came under fire earlier after the chain issued a new flavor of its ice cream and called it “Juneteenth.”
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“Juneteenth simply cannot be owned.”

Disclaimer: Don't click the video if words offend you.

Biden rips a Swalwell during livestream.

Breitbart: Biden Accused of Farting During Virtual Event with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.

Joe Biden is being accused of audibly farting during a campaign livestream on Wednesday.

Biden was appearing with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and as the candidate was speaking, he shifted in his chair, and a strange noise was heard.

Joe succumbs to the Brown Note. It probably doesn't take much. Not as atomic as Eric Swalwell's toxic expulsion, but it sure sounds...eeehhhyeah...wet and runny.

"Jill...Jill...get the Depends. It happened again."

Biden on "Wheel of Fortune" must solve N_GGERS puzzle.

Reference: South Park - "With Apologies to Jessie Jackson".

Biden on "The Breakfast Club": "if you don't vote for me you ain't Black."

Breitbart: Biden; "if you don't vote for me you ain't black."

Breitbart: Biden's comments show Democrats take Black voters for granted.

Daily Mail:  NAACP denies Joe Biden's claim that it endorsed him 'every time' he has run.

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson addressed Biden's comments in an official press release that said the organization doesn't endorse political candidates.

'We want to clarify that the NAACP is a non-partisan organization and does not endorse candidates for political office at any level,' wrote Johnson.

Feds arrest Avenatti. Buckle Up, Buttercup!

Avenatti's elevator ride with The Feds.

Image: Jason McGahan for The Daily Beast.

The Daily Beast: Michael Avenatti Arrested by Feds at California State Bar Hearing.

LOS ANGELES—Ex-Stormy Daniels lawyer and Trump antagonist Michael Avenatti was led out of the State Bar Court in Los Angeles by federal agents on Tuesday evening. 

The arrest occurred outside the disciplinary hearing in which the State Bar of California has accused the hard-charging, tough-talking attorney of using a doctored document to scam a client out of nearly $840,000, funneling money from a lawsuit settlement fund to his own personal use.

The State Bar of California, the official attorney licensing agency, has sought to put Avenatti on “involuntary inactive status,” setting in motion a timeline for disbarment proceedings.

During a break in testimony, members of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, who are prosecuting Avenatti in a separate criminal matter in Orange County, parleyed with Avenatti's team of lawyers and took the lawyer into custody.

"I understand that Mr. Avenatti has been arrested by the federal authorities for violating the terms of his release," said attorney Steven Bledsoe, who represents the alleged Avenatti victim in the State Bar case and was present when the arrest occurred.

Avenatti was taken into custody at around 6 p.m. PST.

Remember when Liberal sycophants, like Matthew "Buy Avenatti-Sell Oprah" Yglesias, deluded themselves into believing Avenatti would make the bestest president ever?

Feds arrest Avenatti. Feds arrest Avenatti. Feds arrest Avenatti. I never tire of reading that.

Maxine Waters flashes White Supremacy OK Hand Gesture.

Via Blaze TV. Read through the thread. There's some funny stuff in it.

Barack Obama ignores Trans Women. Will there be a Social Media reaction of outrage and backlash?

NPR: Barack Obama Says Women Could Solve Many Of World's Problems — Which Men Have Caused.

The world would be a better place if more women were in charge, former President Barack Obama says. Speaking at an event on Monday, Obama also said that many of the world's problems stem from "old people, usually old men, not getting out of the way."

Obama made the remarks at a private event in Singapore, where several thousand people gathered to hear the former president discuss leadership and his life in the Oval Office. Ticket prices ranged from around $255 to $955 for the event, which was organized by Australian business events company The Growth Faculty.

The former president said that if women were put in charge of every country for the next two years, the result would be gains "on just about everything," according to Singapore's Today.

"There would be less war, kids would be better taken care of and there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes," Obama said.

The Singapore event isn't available online, but Obama's office confirmed the substance of Obama's remarks to NPR on Monday. And the event's moderator, Nicholas Fang of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, says the Today report is accurate.

"If you look at the world and look at the problems, it's usually old people, usually old men, not getting out of the way," Obama said, according to a BBC report about the event.

"They cling to power, they are insecure, they have outdated ideas and the energy and fresh vision and new approaches are squashed," he added, Today reports.

"Now women, I just want you to know, you are not perfect, but what I can say pretty indisputably is that you're better than us [men]," Obama said, according to the BBC.

I haven't checked Social Media. Is Obama's Twitter account being bombarded with allegations of his Transphobia? Have the protests in the streets near his home begun? Why did he exclude the Trans Community? He must be phobic. Why...now with all that money, he might be a Closet Republican!

Anyone else saying what Obama said would be labeled Transphobic. Social Media reaction would be swift, critical and non-stop. He would be forced to atone and walk-back his words. No one else could say this and escape criticism. Maybe Canada's Justin Trudeau, but he wouldn't make the mistake of excluding Trans-anyone.

It's "Okay."

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NPR Archived

Transgender bathroom policy: "It's not everything we want."

It never is.

Stream: ‘My Privacy is Being Invaded’: High School Girl Reacts to New Transgender Bathroom Policy.

Video footage shows a high school girl choked up when her high school ruled that trans students have unrestricted access to bathrooms and locker rooms.

A high school student identified by the Daily Herald as Julia Burca chokes up as she discusses how her school district ruled Thursday that transgender students will have unrestricted access to bathrooms of their choice, video footage created by the Daily Herald shows.

“I feel uncomfortable that my privacy is being invaded,” Burca says, who had a red nose and eyes. “As I am a swimmer, I do change multiple times naked in front of the other students in the locker room. I understand that the board has an obligation to all students but I was hoping they would go about this in a different way that would also accommodate students such as myself.”

Palatine High School in northwest Illinois [is] where board members voted to give unrestricted locker room and restroom access to transgender students[.]
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A transgender student identified as Nova Maday [said], "It passed, it passed," Maday reportedly says happily in the video. "I’m ecstatic."

"It’s definitely a first step forward in many more steps, it’s a great policy, unfortunately, it’s not everything we want," [said Maday].

What are those "many more steps"?

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Stream Archived

Eric Swalwell Rips Major Fart on Chris Matthews Show, then denies it. Sounds like a South Park Brown Noise.

Daily Wire - WATCH: Eric Swalwell Denies Farting On Live Television. Here’s The Video Clip.

DEM Swalwell denied the gas explosion.

Sean Davis retweeted Addy Baird:

That's a lot of exclamation marks from Swalwell following his reply of "It was not me." He seems overly defensive.

Swalwell alleges he "def did not hear it." Someone show him the clip. Again and again.

It sounds like he had an epic attack of "South Park" Brown Noise of the Brown Note.

We'll see where the MSM goes with this. If this had been Republicans' Devin Nunes or Matt Gaetz, this clip would be running non-stop with endless ridicule and mockery.

Food delivery and pickup apps bring disappearing dining rooms.

Daily Mail: US restaurants are removing their dining rooms.

A Chopt Salad opened in New York on Tuesday without tables or cash registers.
Customers can order and prepay online with the option for delivery or pickup.
Chick-fil-A Inc has similar sites in Nashville and Louisville.
More restaurants are turning to these so-called dark, virtual or ghost kitchens.

Restaurants are doing away with dining rooms as consumers increasingly order food deliveries through apps such as Uber Technologies Inc's Uber Eats and GrubHub Inc.

The newest Chopt Creative Salad Co location, which opened Tuesday in New York, is unlike any of the chain's other 61 sites. It has no cash registers or tables for customers.
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Off-premise digital orders are a major growth area for fast-food and fast-casual chains. More are turning to these so-called dark, virtual or ghost kitchens, which can also save labor and real estate costs.

 

The remnants of SodoSopa.

The heyday of SodoSopa. 

Well...there's always CtPa Town.

Buckle up, buckaroo!

Bad driving. South Park: Buckle up, buckaroo!

SCOTUS rules Bladensburg Cross stays; decicion 7 to 2.

SCOTUS decision 7 to 2 !  Not even close.

NY Daily News: Supreme Court rules giant cross can remain on public land.

A controversial concrete cross honoring fallen soldiers can remain on public land in suburban Washington, the Supreme Court ruled Thurs`day.

In a 7 to 2 decision, the justices reversed a lower court ruling that found the giant cross standing 40-feet tall at a traffic intersection in Bladensburg, Md., was an unconstitutional religious endorsement.
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The decision was a final rebuke of the 2014 lawsuit filed by the American Humanist Association that argued the cross’ presence on public land, and the tax dollars used to maintain it, amounted to an unconstitutional endorsement of a single faith.

The group, based in Washington, sued along with local resident Steven Lowe, who lived 4 miles away from the cross and passed it about once a month.
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...the lawsuit said. “As a non-Christian, Mr. Lowe is personally offended and feels excluded by this governmental message."

The American Humanist Association?  Who Dis?

And Who Dey? Dey be Dis fine group of folks.

Didn't search out Steven Lowe. Don't care. Tired of antics like this. "Mr. Lowe was personally offended." You see, he's never felt "excluded". Ever. Oh. Dat's. So. Sad. We can all agree on one thing, never in history has someone suffered such a degree of inhumane injustice and indignity. Never. Mr. Lowe is a martyr. Goodspeed, Mr. Lowe. Godspeed. Enjoy your monthly drive-by.

May this short clip offer all The Libs indulging in a Self-Pity party over today's decision, and whose hearts are crushed, some comfort (NSFW-language):

The Cross:

Above: The Peace Cross, Bladensburg, Md. Below, the nameplate

Ottawa picks 11 communities for pilot immigration project.

CBC: Ottawa picks 11 communities for pilot immigration project.

The federal government has picked 11 communities from across Canada to kick off a new pilot program aimed at attracting immigrants to rural and northern communities.

The goal of the program is to bring newcomers to regions confronting severe labour shortages due to a youth exodus, declining birth rate and aging population.
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"The equation is quite simple. Attracting and retaining newcomers with the needed skills equals a recipe for success for Canada's rural and northern communities," [said Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen]. "We have tested a similar immigration pilot in Atlantic Canada and it has already shown tremendous results for both newcomers and Canadians," [said Hussen].

The selected communities are:

    Thunder Bay, Ont.
    Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
    Sudbury, Ont.
    Timmins, Ont.
    North Bay, Ont.
    Gretna-Rhineland-Altona-Plum Coulee, Man.
    Brandon, Man.
    Moose Jaw, Sask.
    Claresholm, Alta.
    West Kootenay region of B.C.
    Vernon, B.C.

The government will begin working with communities this summer to help them identify candidates for permanent residence as early as this fall. The first newcomers under the pilot are expected to arrive in 2020.

Hit the link, read the rest. Note another reason given for the need of this program is the 'Continued vibrancy of rural areas', which, according to the government, are declining.

Terrance: Looks like we're getting new neighbors, Phillip.

Phillip: Hmmmmmmmmmm.

One point, (of so many that can be made): No government, anywhere or ever at any time, has successfully accomplished, "a quite simple equation." But hey, maybe we'll witness a First.

Bigfoot; Declassified by The FBI.

We knew all along.

Yahoo News: The truth is out there: FBI releases its file on Bigfoot.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday released a correspondence file containing the results of tests it performed on a tissue sample alleged to be from Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch — a purported human-like creature that was sporadically reported to be roaming the wilderness in the Pacific Northwest.
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“Will you kindly, to set the record straight, once and for all, inform us if the FBI has examined hair which might be that of a Bigfoot; when this took place; if it did take place; what the results of the analysis were,” Peter Byrne, director of the Bigfoot Information Center, wrote in a letter to the bureau.
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The FBI said it had no record of conducting such tests. (Ah, The old Roswell Ploy. - D.D.)
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But in a subsequent letter addressed to Byrne, dated Dec. 15. 1976, Jay Cochran Jr., assistant director of the FBI’s Scientific and Technical Services division, told him to send the sample to the FBI Laboratory in Washington.

“The FBI Laboratory conducts examinations primarily of physical evidence for law enforcement agencies in connection with criminal investigations,” Cochran wrote. “Occasionally, on a case-by-case basis, in the interest of research and scientific inquiry, we make exceptions to this general policy. With this understanding, we will examine the hairs and tissue mentioned in your letter.”

Three months later, the FBI reported the results of its tests.

“The hairs are of deer family origin,” Cochran wrote.

Sasquatch-Deer? Deer-Sasquatch? ManBearPig! That's it!

The 22-page FBI release. Page 16 below, confirming "deer hair-family origins":

Stanley Cup Game 4; Tonight in St. Louis. Series: BOS 2 - STL 1

Saturday's Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup had Boston winning 7 to 2 over St. Louis. P1 ended with a score of the Bruins leading the Blues 3 - 0. The Blues picked up a goal in P2 while the Bruins picked up two. Going into P3, the score was 5 - 1, the Blues managed one goal while Boston nailed two more.

St. Louis couldn't catch or make a break for themselves on Monday night and Boston was on top of their game. Blues' defense was sluggish, which is in keeping with their inconsistent play during regular-season. Some nights they had it (defense), other nights they didn't.

Game 3 Final Score: Bruins 7 - Blues 2.

My Game 3 Score Prediction: Blues 5 - Bruins 2. I'm 0 for 3; on a roll!

Tonight's Game 4 preview here.

The Puck hits the Ice at 8PM Eastern time and it's televised on Teh NBC FREE TV! FREE!! FREE!! That must make Crazy Bernie and Teh Cortez happy...because... it's FREE!

Predictions

Oddsshark predicts tonight's Final Score: Bruins 3.2 - Blues 2.2

My Prediction: Blues 3 - Bruins 1

GO Blues! Happy Hockey!

Disclaimer: The above and future fantasy "final score predictions", are not meant to be, or intended to be, or construed as, or subconsciously suggested as, advice on which to make wagers or betting. It is simply the observation of an NHL fan. If you have even the slightest desire to gamble based on anything written here, immediately seek help from your doctor and/or call 911. You are INSANE to consider my fantasy NHL musings as a basis on which to gamble, “sportsbet” or other type of wager. I am not responsible for any losses, financial, emotional or otherwise. On the other hand, good natured comments of childish taunting, ad-hominem attacks and name-calling by hockey fans and non-hockey fans alike in the comments section is encouraged.

Meghan McCain Demands to be taken cereal!

Meghan McCain is cereal; super cereal. 

Yahoo: Meghan McCain Demands to Be Taken Seriously by ‘The View’ Co-Hosts.

[.]Meghan McCain seemed a bit irritated and annoyed with her colleagues for not taking her viewpoints on politics seriously enough[.]

 Epic Injustice!

WWW Interwebz Terns Thrrity Yearz Old. Al Gore Proud Dad, Super Cereal!

PC Mag: Happy Birthday, Web Turns 30.

But not really. Computer Hope: Web older than it appears.

Pocket-Lint: (Commercial) Web creator, Tim Berners-Lee concerned about downward spiral.

MakeUseOf.com: Help Berners-Lee save the web.

And then, there's the reason for the existence of the web as given by fictional character George Costanza, from "Seinfeld".

Don't doubt Albert, Junior. He's Cereal. Super Cereal!