"Some President Retweeted something." Feelings were hurt.

@Down_Under Twitter:

Breitbart: Trump use of doctored Pelosi-Schumer photo draws Muslim ire.

President Donald Trump circulated a fake image on Monday depicting congressional Democrats’ top-ranked leaders in traditional Muslim attire in front of the Iranian flag, drawing criticism that he was promoting Islamophobic tropes.

The manipulated photo retweeted by Trump showed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in Muslim garb with the caption: “The corrupted Dems trying their best to come to the Ayatollah’s rescue #NancyPelosiFakeNews.” Trump, a Republican, had previously faulted Democrats for criticizing his administration’s targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, but his use of Muslim imagery as part of that effort drew pushback from Muslim American advocates.
[.]
The image that Trump retweeted has been circulating on the internet for a few days. The Twitter account that Trump got it from has a history of tweeting in both English and Persian about Iranian issues, promoting pro-Trump content and criticizing U.S. Democrats.

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham defended Trump’s retweet of the image, telling Fox News on Monday that the tweet was intended to show Democrats “have been parroting Iranian talking points, and almost taking the side of terrorists and those who were out to kill the Americans.”

The alleged faked imagery...a doctored, manipulated photo...on the Internet...this is something new, then?
-
@ Down_Under Twitter Archived

Kentucky government will host first "Muslim Day" at state capitol on January 22.

NTEB: Radical Terror-Supporting Group CAIR Will Be Holding Kentucky’s First-Ever ‘Muslim Day’ To Promote Islam On January 22 In State Capitol Rotunda.

Muslims from all over Kentucky will tour the building on January 22, meet with legislators, pray in the Rotunda, and receive training on how to advocate for issues affecting the Muslim community.
[.]
Waheeda Muhammad, chair of the Kentucky chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, said one of the goals of the event is to clear up misconceptions about the Islamic faith.

    “One thing that really helps is for people to know a Muslim one-on-one, and that’s part of encouraging Muslims to get out, to be involved in society, because if people know you personally, that’s their image of Islam,” Muhammad told WKU Public Radio.

She says the event will encourage Muslims to get involved in government, including running for office.

Muslim visitors also plan to advocate for certain legislation, including stronger anti-bullying laws.  The group has invited Governor Andy Beshear to meet with them.  Muhammad says Muslim Day at the State Capitol is not government-sanctioned and no taxpayer funds are being used.  She hopes it will become an annual event.

-
NTBE Archived

Wind Turbine Blades Dumped In Landfills: 50,000 Tons Of Non-Recyclable Toxic Garbage.

SRSrocco Report: THE RENEWABLE GREEN ENERGY MYTH: 50,000 Tons Of Non-Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades Dumped In The Landfill.

Funny, no one seemed to consider what to do with the massive amount of wind turbine blades once they reached the end of their lifespan.  Thus, the irony of the present-day Green Energy Movement is the dumping of thousands of tons of “non-recyclable” supposedly renewable wind turbine blades in the country’s landfills.

Who would have thought? What’s even worse, is that the amount of wind turbine blades slated for waste disposal is forecasted to quadruple over the next fifteen years as a great deal more blades reach their 15-20 year lifespan.
[.]
Hundreds of giant windmill blades are being shipped to a landfill in Wyoming to be buried because they simply can’t be recycled.  Local media reports several wind farms in the state are sending over 900 un-reusable blades to the Casper Regional Landfill to be buried. While nearly 90 percent of old or decommissioned wind turbines, like the motor housing, can be refurbished or at least crushed, fiberglass windmill blades present a problem due to their size and strength.
[.]
Wyoming isn’t the only landfill accepting worn-out wind turbine blades. They are also being dumped in IOWA and SOUTH DAKOTA [sic].
[.]
The wind turbine blades are a toxic amalgam of unique composites, fiberglass, epoxy, polyvinyl chloride foam, polyethylene terephthalate foam, balsa wood, and polyurethane coatings.

We won't ever have to worry about these toxins seeping into water supplies because that could never happen.
-
SRSrocco Report Archived

Pompeo wears Pepe Green colored tie after mentioned in 8kun six days earlier.

Hmmm...this is kind of interesting. (fyi, 8kun is the rebranded 8Chan).

@Sean Cordicon Twitter:

Pompeo's tie is a bit lighter in shade than Pepe...but still...

Pepe

X-Rated movie plays on Michigan highway billboard.

The Washington Times: Michigan teens busted for playing X-rated video on roadside electronic billboard.

Two teenagers have been held accountable for causing a pornographic video to be displayed on an electronic billboard located alongside a highway in Michigan, police said Friday.

Authorities in Auburn Hills said that a 16-year-old from South Lyon and an 18-year-old from Sterling Heights admitted their involvement in an X-rated stunt that stunned drivers.

The incident unfolded on the evening of September 28, 2019, when police received multiple calls from motorists about porn being played on a billboard alongside Interstate 75.
[.]
The teens entered the shed through an unlocked door and spent around 15 minutes inside, The Detroit Free Press reported. Once started, the pornographic video played on the billboard for around 15 to 20 minutes before being stopped.

“That is unclear how exactly they thought about this or why they chose this, other than you can obviously see a shed underneath the sign and maybe curiosity piqued their interest whether or not they could get in, maybe that ran the billboard,” [said Auburn Police Department Lt. Ryan Gagnon].

We have to ask ourselves...which cinematic masterpiece within the genre of adult entertainment the teens' chose?
-
The Washington Times Archived

Raise the New York beer tax, suggests Brooklyn DEM Harvey Epstein.

NY Up.com (Archived): New York’s beer tax is relatively low. Some lawmakers want to double it.

It may be one of the few taxes in which New York state’s bite doesn’t rank among the nation’s highest.

Now, some New York City lawmakers want to more than double the state’s beer excise tax to provide more money for the State University of New York system.

The excise tax, paid by beer distributors, is currently 14 cents per gallon. Bills introduced ahead of the upcoming State Legislature session would raise that to 30 cents per gallon (that matches the state’s current excise tax on wine).
[.]
The Assembly sponsor of the bill, Brooklyn Democrat Harvey Epstein, estimates the increased beer tax would boost the state’s revenues from about $45 million to $96 million per year.
[.]
[Said Paul Leone, executive director of the New York State Brewers Association], “It doesn’t make sense to increase the tax on a successful industry that is still growing to support another." [...] “This tax on business will absolutely cost jobs and slow the industry,” he said.

Harvey's Web site. You can contact him there AND join his email list (...and who wouldn't want to hear from Harvey on a regular basis?) I'm sure his email newsletters make for fascinating reading.

Iran "unintentionally" shot down Ukrainian plane.

AP (via Archive): Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian jetliner.

Iran announced Saturday that its military ‘unintentionally’ shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 aboard.

The statement came Saturday morning and blamed “human error” for the shootdown.

Two days ago: NY Daily News: Iran denies shooting down Ukrainian jet, calling rumors ‘psychological warfare’.

The Iranian military strongly denied blowing a Ukrainian airliner out of the sky after the plane crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday morning, killing all 176 people aboard just hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. airbases in Iraq.
[.]
[A] spokesman for the Iranian armed forces quickly shot down those rumors, calling them “psychological warfare” by the government’s opponents.

Friday Morning Music Video

"The First Day of Summer" from the album Some Tough City by Tony Carey.

Gas-powered lawn equipment ban proposed in Santa Maria.

Santa Maria Times: Proposed ban on gas-powered lawn equipment worries Santa Maria-area landscapers.

California regulators have proposed a ban on the sale of gas-powered landscaping equipment, worrying Santa Maria Valley landscapers who say the move would impact their ability to serve their clients.

State regulators with the California Air Resources Board said they plan to ask board members to sign off on a plan by the end of the year to gradually reduce the emissions from items like lawn mowers and leaf blowers to zero.

The move is an important one to reduce air pollution, said Karen Caesar, a spokeswoman for the board.

Caesar said the work put into reducing pollution from car engines hasn’t translated at the same level for lawn mowers, and that the devices often emit more harmful gases than cars.

According to CARB, running the best-selling leaf blower for one hour releases as much smog-forming pollution as driving a 2017 Toyota Camry from Los Angeles to Denver.
[.]
“When you’re talking about mowing a school, an electric piece of equipment to mow an area that big doesn’t exist,” he said. “You’d have to change 12 batteries to mow one grass area — that’s insane,” [said Neil Towery, general manager of All Weather Landscape Maintenance in Santa Maria].

Ernie Torres, who owns PJD Landscape Management, said electrical equipment wouldn't be practical for commercial landscapers.

-
Santa Maria Times Archived

Squirrels never liked us. Cause $700 in Jeep damages.

FOX KDVR Colorado: Squirrels cost Windsor man $700 in car repairs.

WINDSOR, Colo. - A Windsor man is out hundreds of dollars after squirrels broke into his car three times in a matter of weeks. Each time, the squirrels chewed through wires that left him unable to drive his Jeep.

Gary Seago says he first noticed the problem toward the end of November.

"I started it up and it was going 'chug, chug, chug' and I thought something's wrong," said Seago.

Seago took his car to the shop and learned a fuel injector plug was chewed in half. Mechanics told him the culprit was likely a squirrel. Many tubes and wires in vehicles are soy-based, which can attract rodents.

The squirrels didn't stop there. The following morning, Seago says the exact same part was once again chewed. And weeks later, they were able to destroy an even more expensive part under the hood.

"It's like they weren't going to stop doing it. They were going to continue to try to make a home of my Jeep," said Seago.

Seago has had to find a way to fund the squirrels' expensive habit. The repairs have totaled roughly $700. Living on a fixed income and without full car insurance, Seago says he can't afford another repair.

"I have doctor's appointments and things I need to go to and I can't be without transportation," said Seago.

He has tried a number of tactics to keep the rodents away. Seago placed moth balls under the hood and also installed a device that uses high-pitched noise and strobe lights to keep them away. He says the deterrents seem to be working, but worries they won't fix the problem permanently. Seago says his neighbor is also experiencing a similar problem.

"It isn't like they're going to do it once and you get your car fixed and everything is OK. Obviously, they continue to get into wherever they can and be destructive," said Seago.

A suggested solution, enticed with a nice, aromatic, tasty, soy-based entree:

-
FOX KDVR Archived

Ilhan Omar laughs it up while Sheila Jackson Lee talks about U.S. Causalities in Iraq.

Chicks on The Right: Ilhan Omar Laughs & Jokes Around As Her Colleague Discusses U.S. Casualties In Iraq.

Flabbergasted. One of the first things people are taught in school is how to be respectful when someone else is talking.

Apparently, Ilhan Omar missed that day.

Video:  GOP War Room.

Newsweek: Omar "stricken with PTSD" whenever she "hears conversations around war."

Hmm. An endless deck stacked with Victim Cards. "Some people said something." And she gets PTSD. That's a shame. Get used to it, Ilhan.

The America-haters that populate the district Omar represents will overwhelmingly vote to re-elect her this November. It'd be nice to be wrong on this, but I'm not.

Paul Krugman claims his IP hacked and used for downloading child pornography.

Esteemed tech clairvoyant, economist and NYT writer Paul Krugman claims his IP address has been compromised and is being used for downloading child pornography:

"An attempt to Qanon" him? Now that's damn funny. Didn't Krugman once refer to Qanon as a discredited conspiracy theory? So a discredited conspiracy theory, as far as Krugman is concerned, hijacked his IP for child pornography?

 
FOX Business News (Archive): Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman slammed after falling for alleged cyber attack.

First, he told his 4.6 million Twitter followers on Wednesday that bad actors had taken over his IP address. "Well, I’m on the phone with my computer security service, and as I understand it someone compromised my IP address and is using it to download child pornography," Krugman wrote in a now-deleted tweet. "I might just be a random target. But this could be an attempt to Qanon me. It’s an ugly world out there."

Qanon is used to describe far-right conspiracy theorists who believe in a deep state that is threatening to take down President Trump.

He then followed up, in a tweet, saying that the "Times thinks it may have been a scam. Anyway, will have more security in future."

Even so, Krugman's allegations prompted a fierce backlash from social media, with many calling the economist's bluff from the get-go.

Krugman, the same guy who in 2013 called Bitcoin "evil." Yeah, because he didn't buy it back then when its price floated around $600. He missed out on a bargain and is forever pissed about it.

Is Krugman buddies with the Podestaphile Brothers? Did he fly to Epstein Island? Was he pals with financier Jeffrey Epstein?

Nobel Awards were once given to significant people. Now, they're the same as a Golden Globe. Maybe less.

Because...Krugman has such high accuracy in past predictions: 

Politico November 2016 (Archived): Paul Krugman: Trump will bring global recession.

Liberty Talk fm (Archived): Krugman internet-fax comparison quote.

- 

-

Krugman IP hijack deleted Tweet Archived 

Krugman IP hijack deleted Tweet backed-up Archived

FOX Business News Archived 

Business Insider (Krugman "bitcoin evil") Archived

Biden confuses Iraq with Iran - twice! Blames fatigue.

Washington Free Beacon: Joe Biden Confuses Iraq With Iran—Twice.

Former vice president and presidential hopeful Joe Biden confused Iraq with Iran twice while on the campaign trail on Tuesday.

"Iran's parliament voted to eject all Americans and coalition forces from the country," Biden said at a rally in New York. He made the mistake again when he said Trump threatened to get the United States into war with Iraq.

"I said not long ago that as the walls close in on this president, I worried that he was going to get us in war with Iraq," Biden said at private fundraiser in New York City.

    Also, per pooler @ShaneGoldmacher, Biden twice appeared to misspeak, saying 'Iraq' instead of 'Iran':

    "I said not long ago that as the walls close in on this president, I worried that he was going to get us in war with Iraq, as the ultimate wag the dog…'' Biden said.

    — Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) January 7, 2020
[.]
Biden has said his stumbles occur due to fatigue and not due to a childhood stutter.

Yeeeeeaaahhhhhh...it's fatigue. Not his past aneurysms that required two separate craniotomies. He's just who we want in the White House - a fatigued president who believes in "truth, not facts" and who takes a rusty chain to an alley fight with Corn Pop.

Is his wife Tamale Jill on an airplane headed for Iraq or Iran...or possibly the lovely town of Vermont...preparing to hand out and serve meals from a food truck as she did in "heartbreaking" Mexico?

Joe Biden @ Twitter from yesterday:

Al-Hadath reports Iranian air defense accidentally shot down Ukrainian flight 752. Philipine President Duterte states if any Filipinos hurt or killed in Iran, he will side with U.S.

Intel Doge @ Twitter:

Benjamin McCay @ Twitter:

Boeing 737 crashes near Tehran. No indication of survivors. Iranian media blames "technical issues".

BNO News: First photos of plane crash.

BNO News: Ukrainian flight 752 crashed moments after take-off.

Details as they develop at BNO News.

Dutch Maddox is having an on-air mental breakdown.

Over the death of Qasem Soleimani.

There was an era where she was blonde.

Watching her is like watching a two-year old thread a needle. Intentionally funny...and a wee bit sad. You want to help...but the humor value prevents it.

She has consistently referred to Soleimani  as, "General Soleimani". Descriptions such as "Terrorist" or "Murderer of his own people" must be avoided.

You wanna try something really fun? Watch Dutch's show, but mute it. Play any other audio - music, radio, anything. Watch her show with the audio off. It's a fcuking riot. Try it. Seriously. It's hysterical.
-
ADDED: I forgot where I found this. It's the next best thing to watching Dutch's program without audio. Loop it (mouse, right click) or rerun it a few times. It's priceless:

Is there anyone, anywhere, who gets more time off the job than Congress and federal employees?

Josh Kraushaar @ Twitter:

I hope "The Gang of Eight" is apprised of this and they approve.

Six Foreign Policy Lies by Joe Biden.

Breitbart: Trump Campaign Exposes Six Separate Foreign Policy Lies by Democrat Joe Biden.

1.) Biden falsely claims he and Obama ‘solved’ Iran.
2.) Biden falsely claims he did not support ‘nation building’ in Afghanistan.
3.) Biden inaccurately claims he opposed the war in Iraq.
4.) Biden now falsely claims to have supported Obama’s 2011 raid that killed bin Laden.
5.) Biden now falsely claims he never supported moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
6.) Biden claims ‘nobody warned me’ about conflict of interest with son Hunter and Ukraine dealings.

Hit the Brietbart link. It's a good, detailed story.

Biden somehow doesn't think anyone, anywhere, has the ability to recall what he's said - on the record - in the past and compare it it with his recent pandering and his unsuccessful, numerous fails in revisionism.

How's Hunter doing, Joe? Asking for a friend.

Romney wets self anticipating John Bolton Senate testimony.

Breitbart: Mitt Romney: I Want John Bolton to Testify at Impeachment Trial.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) on Monday became the first Republican senator to state that he would like John Bolton, former White House national security advisor, to testify at the Senate impeachment trial if subpoenaed.

“I would like to be able to hear from John Bolton. What the process is to make that happen, I don’t have an answer for you,” Romney told reporters on Capitol Hill when asked whether he would be open to hearing from Bolton.

In a posted statement, Bolton said that if called to do so at a Senate trial, “I am prepared to testify.”

You know Mittens is looking ahead to a 2024 presidential run. Probably as a DEM.

Douchebag's 2008 'Vote for Me' ad:

Please notify us the moment you act like a Republican anything other than a Liberal whore.

Stand Up Larry Flynt. Hustler Magazine sends cartoon Christmas card to members of Congress depicting the President's assassination.

Daily Mail: 'I just shot Donald Trump': Hustler Magazine sends cartoon Christmas card to members of Congress depicting the President's assassination.

Hustler magazine is under fire for sending Christmas cards featuring a cartoon of Donald Trump being assassinated to members of Congress.

The front of the card shows the grinning killer with a smoking gun saying: 'I just shot Donald Trump on Fifth Avenue and no one arrested me.'

The inside has a cartoon of the President lying in a pool of blood surrounded by people cheering: 'Merry Christmas!'

A caption in the bottom corner says: 'From all of us at Hustler.'

Video - Reddit: Classic Cringe: Joe Biden asks wheelchair-bound senator to stand up.

From September, 2008 - NYT (via Archive): Biden asks man in wheelchair to stand up.

Earlier in the week, in Columbia, Missouri, Biden urged a paraplegic state official to stand up to be recognized.

"Chuck, stand up, let the people see you," Biden shouted to State Senator Chuck Graham, before realizing, to his horror, that Graham uses a wheelchair.

Smear Merchant Larry Flynt is unable to stand up due to permanent spinal cord damage resulting from being shot in 1978.

Flashback: The price is worth it when DEMS kill 500,000 Iraqi Children. Just ask Madeleine Albright.

Civilian deaths, especially children, is a specialty of the DEMS. Under the Clinton-Gore-Albright Admininstration 500,000 Iraqi children were killed. The Left didn't care at all.

The Algemeiner: Madeleine Albright’s Other ‘Undiplomatic Moments’

During the 2014 Gaza War, Albright told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that Israel’s anti-terrorism actions were “disproportionate” and that Israel has lost its “moral authority.”

This is the same Madeleine Albright who was asked on “60 Minutes,” on May 12, 1996, if international sanctions against Iraq were worth the cost, because “we have heard that half a million [Iraqi] children have died.” Albright replied, “We think the price is worth it.”

Another example of Albright's altruism, compassion and humanity was in February 2016, who, while campaigning for Hillary Clinton, said, there's a "special place in hell for women who don't help each other out." There is little doubt she was speaking about women who didn't support, and weren't voting for, Hillary.

Liberal Love. It keeps runnething over.

New Yorkers protest, defending Iran.

FOX News screen grab

NBC New York: Anti-War Protesters Rally Outside Sen. Chuck Schumer’s NYC Apartment.

A group of protesters rallied outside Sen. Chuck Schumer’s Brooklyn apartment in the wake of the U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian general. (Can't think of a better place than outside Cluck's apartment. I guess they had to...couldn't get past DeBlasio Warren Wilhelm Jr's gated residence. - DD)

On Friday night, anti-war groups such as the ANSWER Coalition and Democratic Socialists of America met in front of the Senate minority leader’s Park Slope apartment on Prospect Park West to show their displeasure with the killing of Qassem Soleimani.

The protesters claim that the move ultimately amounts to President Trump sounding the drums of war, concerning them that the country may be facing another long war.
[.]
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the heightened security is necessary as the U.S. and Iran are now at a “de facto state of war.”

More rallies are planned across the tri-state and the country on Saturday and over the weekend, including one at Times Square that figures to be larger and louder than the one Friday night. The rallies are expected to address the surge of more than 3,000 troops to the Middle East.

Where were these protesters during the years of drone strikes ordered by Obama which killed so many innocent civilians? Oh - - - it didn't matter then. They were all too busy texting and searching Tinder for a date with their "free" Obama cell phones.

-
NBC New York Archived

Soleimani Kill Caught on Video.

TMZ: U.S Drone Strike Moment Iranian General was Killed ... Caught on Video.

The U.S. drone strike ordered by President Trump in Baghdad -- which killed top Iranian military commander, Qasem Soleimani -- is captured in new footage from an independent Iraqi television network.

According to Al-Ahed channel ... the blast captured on video is the one that killed General Soleimani along with Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, though it's yet to be verified by other major news outlets.

A photo of the aftermath shows a burning vehicle near Baghdad International Airport shortly after the strike, which reportedly included 3 rockets hitting the site.

-
btw- Happy New Year!
-
TMZ Archived

Friday Morning Music Video

"Burning Down The House" from the album Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads.

Pikachu has lost weight. Why?

Nintendolife: Why Pikachu Is No Longer As Chubby As It Once Was.

When Pokémon first arrived on the Game Boy in 1996, Pikachu was illustrated as a plump electric rodent that looked far from agile. It wasn't until later on in the series, the face of the pocket monster franchise got an artistic makeover, making him slightly less chubby.

What was the reason behind the change, though? If it wasn't already obvious, it was due to the influence of the anime series at the time. During an interview with the Yomiuri Newspaper in 2018 – as recently shared by YouTuber Dr. Lava – the character designer and art director of the Pokémon series Ken Sugimori explained these changes in detail:

   "We were also influenced by the introduction of the [anime]. Since the animation had them doing a variety of movements, including human-like gestures, we changed the shape of Pikachu's body to make acting easier. While Pikachu was originally very short and stout, we gradually gave it a more defined neck and elongated its spine.

    "The Pikachu appearing in the Pokemon series after the broadcast of the animated series was influenced by how it appeared in the show. Also, I had no idea they were going to make it cry 'Pikachu.' It's like a cat crying out the word 'cat.'"

If you miss the older version of Pikachu, the recent release of Pokémon Sword and Shield on the Switch somewhat makes up for it, with the addition of Gigantamax Pikachu. This Pikachu has little resemblance to the famous one we know and love nowadays and is arguably closer to the original Pokémon design.

Gigantamax Pikachu. Is that similar to Mechagodzilla? Who would win a battle between the two of them?

I wonder if this will be one of the Top Tech stories of the year?

A dying John McCain continued doing his best in pushing the false Steele anti-Trump dossier to James Comey.

Breitbart: IG Report Reveals Steele Funneled Claims Through John McCain After FBI Dropped Him.

Late Senator John McCain provided disgraced former FBI chief James Comey with five separate reports from Christopher Steele that the FBI didn’t previously possess related to unsubstantiated allegations of collusion between Russia and President Trump’s 2016 campaign, the Justice Department’s recent Inspector General report revealed.

There have long been questions about why it was necessary for McCain to pass Steele’s anti-Trump dossier to Comey on December 9, 2016, several weeks after the November 2016 presidential election. By then, Steele had already met numerous times with FBI agents to provide them with his controversial reports. Steele, however, was terminated as an FBI source in the fall of 2016 because he spoke to the news media.
[.]
The IG report also verifies that a McCain aid obtained the Steele reports directly from Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson, meaning that when McCain transferred the anti-Trump charges to Comey he had to have known that the material originated with a firm that specializes in controversial opposition tactics.
[.]
States the IG report:

    Several weeks later, on December 9, 2016, Senator John McCain provided Corney with a collection of 16 Steele election reports, 5 of which Steele had not given the FBI. McCain had obtained these reports from a staff member at the McCain Institute. The McCain Institute staff member had met with Steele and later acquired the reports from Simpson.
[.]
Prior to his death, McCain admitted to personally handing the dossier to Comey but he refused repeated requests for comment about whether he had a role in providing the dossier to BuzzFeed, including numerous inquiries sent to his office by this reporter.

In his book published last year, McCain maintained he had an “obligation” to pass the dossier charges against Trump to Comey and he would even do it again. “Anyone who doesn’t like it can go to hell,” McCain exclaimed.

Doing work so dirty even the DEMS didn't want to touch it. But McCain? He was only too happy and eager to oblige. And with pride...while he was dying.

You're handed a death sentence - a terminal diagnosis. You have limited time remaining on this planet. Who spends that time consumed with hatred and bitterness for a person they define as their "political nemesis"? You'd have to ask the McCain family, especially daughter Meghan and The Widow Cindy.

Shelter Dogs have great time picking out their own Christmas toys.

"Toys, Toys and More Toys!"

The Animal Rescue Site.com: Shelter Dogs Go Bonkers When They Get To Pick Their Own Christmas Toys. Hit the link for some great pics.

The staff arranged all the toys on the floor and then one by one let the dogs enter the room and choose their special gift. While some dogs immediately chose a favorite and ran around the room, others needed to inspect each one to find the perfect fit.
[.]
One joyous pup even tried to fit more than one in its mouth (A budding Bernie Sanders of the dog world! -DD 😏). Another large dog named Max took his time going from one toy to the next and even picked a few before finding his favorite. His method was to try them all.

Kenneth immediately found the squeaker in his toy and ran around the room making all kinds of noise. Tiny, an adorable Chihuahua, found a little green bone that was the perfect size for him. Buddy come out running and was also looking for a noisy toy, which he finally found. He carried it in his mouth as he raced around the room.

A dog named Esme quickly found her favorite and leaped on the couch while tossing the new toy in the air. Three adorable puppies were distracted by the camera but then realized they were in a room filled with toys and went to work finding the special one.

-
The Animal Rescue Site.com Archived (story only, no images)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Wishing everyone a Very, Merry Christmas!

Ave Maria

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

(Early) MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

A brief post wishing everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

To everyone who finds some reason to visit this blog once in a while (thank you), to those that take time to comment and to everyone on my Blog Roll and Social Media sites, I'm wishing ALL a very Merry Christmas.

May your time with family and friends be Blessed.

Remember those who can't be with those they want to be with - for whatever reasons - especially deployed U.S. Troops. Merry Christmas. May God watch over you and your loved ones every single moment. God Bless You!

For those experiencing this holiday for the first time without someone special in their lives, remember the good memories and hold onto them because they are the moments that matter.
 

Amy Klobuchar's Iowa SURGE!

Try to contain your glee, Toots!

Politico: 'The surge is real': Klobuchar makes late push in Iowa.

...former Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal [...] sitting in the kitchen while Klobuchar met with supporters in the living room, [said] of her, “The surge is real.”
[.]
Klobuchar is polling at about 6 percent in Iowa and lower nationally. And this is not her first time catching a spark.

A spark at 6 percent? Can her rivals survive that degree of scorching heat?

Joe Biden's Christmas Greeting.

Santa is on the move.

Check it out: NORAD tracking Santa.

Click on the screen and move around on the map.

Tamale Jill Biden ripped on social media for border appearance.

Tamale Jill Biden (No, I did not phoshop her fingers to look like that.)

24News: Jill Biden Hands Out Tamales, Christmas Gifts at Mexico Border Camp, Reaction Was NOT What She Expected.

Jill Biden, whose husband former VP Joe Biden is running for the 2020 Democrat nomination, handed out tamales and Christmas gifts to migrants in Mexico as part of a visit with local leaders on Sunday — and many Americans were not pleased with her choice of venue.

Biden toured a migrant camp across the border from Brownsville, Texas, home to over 2000 asylum-seekers. Many of the migrants, often referred to as MPPs, have remained in Mexico as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Migrant Protection Protocols program as they await hearings before U.S. immigration officials.

    “It’s heartbreaking,” Jill Biden said as she toured migrant camp in Mexico with local leaders today https://t.co/Gfq1BOaWy1 pic.twitter.com/uuc7MvERb8
    — Border Report (@BorderReportcom) December 23, 2019

"Across the river is the flag of the United States. The flag of the United States offers people hope. They’re bringing their families and their loved ones here for hope of a better future and a better life for themselves," [she said].

“Angel Mom” Mary Ann Mendoza, whose police officer son Brandon was killed [by] an a Mexican illegal alien tweeted back:

    “It’s heartbreaking. It’s really heartbreaking,” Jill Biden said. They’re bringing their families and their loved ones here for hope of a better future and a better life for themselves.” 🤬 Heartbreaking? Meet me at the cemetery https://t.co/amTftgxTg4 pic.twitter.com/EwfWful04Y
    — Angel Mom Mary Ann Mendoza💥TEXT EMPOWER TO 88022 (@mamendoza480) December 23, 2019

    Why isn’t Jill Biden serving meals to the homeless in California instead? Or helping volunteers who are cleaning up Baltimore? Maybe Joe Biden should run for President of Mexico!
    — carl s (@mikezzz111) December 23, 2019

    Jill Biden went all the way to Mexico to feed migrants. Meanwhile, in Delaware…

    This perfectly embodies Democrats. This doesn't look like "doing both." Liberals despise Americans & want to replace us. They are evil. pic.twitter.com/3TCVyO9j3n
    — 🇺🇸🤡ILLEGALS 4 BERNIE😂🇺🇸 (@InnerStrumpf) December 23, 2019

    Jill Biden feeding illegals hoping to cross from Mexico.

    Imagine what she could accomplish by feeding homeless Americans🤔

    Priorities. #AmericaFirst #Trump2020Landslide pic.twitter.com/akMNiFe4MP
    — Femme Fatale (@RealBasedMAGA) December 23, 2019

Links to three of the tweets:

Angel Mom Mary Ann Mendoza

Carl S

Illegals for Bernie

This must be the first in a long, long time that Tamale Jill stepped out of her gated comfort zone. DEMS don't like doing that.
-
24News Archived

Flashback to Michael Avenatti. He is Buttercup. Buckle Up!

It's a tough call determining if Avenatti is worse at being a lawyer than he is a clairvoyant.

"If you doubt my prediction, please check my record over the last 7 months." Heh. Big Fail on the prediction and I'll spot him the past 3 years.

Avenatti is Buttercup; has been all along. Buckle Up, Buttercup. They don't have silver spoons or gold toilets where you're likely to be spending some time in the near future. BYOV!

WINNING!

Strange lights over Michigan. Alien Overlords on the way?

Just in time for Christmas?

RT: Stargazers mystified by unexplained lights in the night sky.

Speculation was rife online Sunday evening, after mystified residents in Michigan reported seeing unidentified lights flying in formation across the night sky.

Theories ranged from a string of lanterns to “weird stars” and finally, naturally, to alien overlords.

Eh...maybe it was Santa and his reindeer out for a test-run.

Or maybe it's this guy, and hey - he's here to help us.

Chu-Chu-Chu-Chia Chucky!

Still time to buy the Cluck Schumer Chia Pet!
Makes a perfect gift!
Available at all fine retailers and in the dumpsters behind most national brand-name pharmacies!

Merry Christmas from the ISS.

ESA: Merry Christmas from the ISS.

The crew of expedition 30 wish everyone on Earth a Merry Christmas. Dutch ESA astronaut, Andre Kuipers, arrived at the ISS only a few days before onboard a Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft.

-
(Extra points if you can spot the F/UTP T568A RJ45 pinout Ethernet cable).

Santa on NORAD.

NORAD tracks Santa's global trip beginning (of publishing time) in 1 day and 4 hours. Bookmark the site. It's fun to check out, especially for the kids.

Until Santa's trip starts, there's an "Explore the North Pole; Let's Go" icon and it leads to a page that looks like there's some fun stuff for the kids to play online. I spent ten seconds on that page, so...not my fault if the kids complain.😏

I check out Santa's trip from time to time while vaping a mixture of transmission fluid and Ragu.

The Santa/NORAD home page (the link at the beginning) also has music available, and it's perfect background Christmas and holiday music to have on anytime. The music is streaming now and I believe continues until Santa's trip is complete. 

Check the bottom of their home page for the music. It's your basic operation; 'play', adjust volume and toggle ahead (as often as you like) and toggle back: 

The artists vary, but some music is from the bands of the U.S. Merchant Marine, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Air Force Academy. They're fantastic!

How are you dealing with the crowds so far?

It's a busy, hectic and often stressful time right now. People wrapped up in the commercialism of the season. Lots of crowds. Many impatient people.

How will you react?

King James Bible On Line:

Other Translations:

Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Do not neglect to show kindness to strangers; for, in this way, some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.
- Weymouth Bible

Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.
- World English Bible

Lionel Train "James Gang" Retro Christmas Commercial.

I'm guessing this ad is circa late 1970s-early 80s according to a search on the Lionel's James Gang model or line.

Commodore 1983 Retro Christmas Commercial.

That ad is 1983. It's 2019. What do you think those now-adult kids are doing for jobs? Wrong answers (comments) always appreciated.

Democrat Legal Expert: Trump Isn’t Impeached Until Articles Go to Senate.

Breitbart: Democrat Legal Expert: Trump Isn’t Impeached Until Articles Go to Senate.

Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman, who testified as a Democrat witness in the House Judiciary Committee’s public hearings on impeachment, argues President Donald Trump is technically not impeached until the House submits the articles to the Senate.

In a Bloomberg News opinion-editorial published Thursday, Feldman writes the definition of impeachment, according to the framers, “assumed that impeachment was a process, not just a House vote,” and impeachment is official only when the articles are transmitted to the Senate, where lawmakers are “obliged by the Constitution to hold a trial.”

Feldman writes:

If the House does not communicate its impeachment to the Senate, it hasn’t actually impeached the president. If the articles are not transmitted, Trump could legitimately say that he wasn’t truly impeached at all.

That’s because “impeachment” under the Constitution means the House sending its approved articles of to the Senate, with House managers standing up in the Senate and saying the president is impeached.

As for the headlines we saw after the House vote saying, “TRUMP IMPEACHED,” those are a media shorthand, not a technically correct legal statement. So far, the House has voted to impeach (future tense) Trump. He isn’t impeached (past tense) until the articles go to the Senate and the House members deliver the message.