And…I woke up today to learn that there’s no deal whatsoever, and Trump has signed an executive order giving himself another 75 days even though that’s obviously illegal. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
outraged TX politicos created the TX Pardon and Parole Board and put into the law that the governor cannot ask them to look at anyone's case and forward it to the governor for consideration.
Of course that didn't stop Gov. Abbott from asking the board to process and send him the case of that white guy who killed a black protester during the 2020 Austin "hootenanny."
I think that was last year?
Because Gov. Abbott (like his orange idol) doesn't care about following the law.....
This re-explored episode is one of my favorites. The idea of leaning into the idea POC need to be rescued and being lost in that narrative is exactly why the Left are so tone-deaf. They (we whatever i dunno) don’t see it because they’re so deep into empathy mode. I knew it was happening but I couldn’t put my finger on what felt wrong about the messaging, it wasn’t until Jeff broke it down here, particularly the phrase “robbing them of their agency” did it really click.
EDIT wait…I think I put this comment on the wrong episode. I’m old who cares I’ll eventually figure it out. (Substack is NOT fucking intuitive)
The story of Geraldine Farrar getting caught crossing the border with booze instead of sending an underling weirdly reminded me of the video for the song "Smooth Operator" by Sade. In the video Sade is seen interacting with some sort of underworld crime boss (the putative Smooth Operator), who is living the high life and making deals in a swanky nightclub. But then there is a scene where the Smooth Operator is standing on the street and passing a handgun to some dude. This ruins everything! How you claim to be a Smooth Operator if you have to personally go on the street and expose yourself like that? And indeed he is observed in this act by the police AND Sade. Like Geraldine Farrar, he should have sent an underling. Also, (spoiler alert) he is shot and killed by the police at the end of the video. Not Smooth at all.
How weird hearing these oldies. I had a friend in Florida from central America she had been dumped there with their two children by her boyfriend. She had a strange childhood and had always wanted to be a singer . So at midnight when all the children had finally fallen asleep and she would phone me and sing these golden oldies and ask me if I thought she could be a singer.
Considering how many Chinese folk remedies there are for erectile dysfunctional (that don’t work), which are contributing to poaching and extinction of a wide range of species, I don’t think the Chinese would laugh at Viagra orders.
I wonder if "Floride" was (or is) a variant of "Florida", the name give by the Spanish to that disgusting penis-looking, low-lying sand bank protruding into the Gulf of Mexico (oh sorry, Gulf of America). Also (cf Walker comment below) it is probably pronounced "Floreed", not "Floreyed". Actually fluoride is a negative ion, found in many municipalities' drinking water, and comes very often from ionic salts such as sodium fluoride or potassium fluoride, NaF, KF. You called it a "reactive non-metal". The element is fluorine (nor fluoride) and is a gas at room temperature, and THAT is the extremely reactive, corrosive non-metal. It reacts with almost anything, including biological tissue. If you get a whiff of it, you can kiss good-bye to your lungs.
AMAZING...her maiden name was Floride Bonneau Colhoun, and she married John C. Calhoun, who was her cousin-once-removed. Colhoun-->Calhoun; probably the ONLY reason she married him.
And…I woke up today to learn that there’s no deal whatsoever, and Trump has signed an executive order giving himself another 75 days even though that’s obviously illegal. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So now you are off on Sunday instead of Saturday? Works either way for me! Still six days of wonderfull-ness (is that a word?).....
Yep, that's the plan. I figure people who are used to listening on Sunday still can, because -- in my experience -- Saturday usually comes first.
Speaking of girl boss
Ma Ferguson, that's why
outraged TX politicos created the TX Pardon and Parole Board and put into the law that the governor cannot ask them to look at anyone's case and forward it to the governor for consideration.
Of course that didn't stop Gov. Abbott from asking the board to process and send him the case of that white guy who killed a black protester during the 2020 Austin "hootenanny."
I think that was last year?
Because Gov. Abbott (like his orange idol) doesn't care about following the law.....
I drew a cartoon portraying TikTok as a flaming gush of Dinorrhea, feel free to use it: https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a54b531-2b71-4961-b280-a199565ae08c_3476x2702.jpeg
I have inspired art! Good stuff!
ChatCPT did some polishing: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/2636b0e7-65ee-46d7-bd8f-a0a3b370f653?target_reply_id=8b36fe23-a0a6-4b83-a0fa-cbd76cde1939&showTarget=true
This re-explored episode is one of my favorites. The idea of leaning into the idea POC need to be rescued and being lost in that narrative is exactly why the Left are so tone-deaf. They (we whatever i dunno) don’t see it because they’re so deep into empathy mode. I knew it was happening but I couldn’t put my finger on what felt wrong about the messaging, it wasn’t until Jeff broke it down here, particularly the phrase “robbing them of their agency” did it really click.
EDIT wait…I think I put this comment on the wrong episode. I’m old who cares I’ll eventually figure it out. (Substack is NOT fucking intuitive)
The story of Geraldine Farrar getting caught crossing the border with booze instead of sending an underling weirdly reminded me of the video for the song "Smooth Operator" by Sade. In the video Sade is seen interacting with some sort of underworld crime boss (the putative Smooth Operator), who is living the high life and making deals in a swanky nightclub. But then there is a scene where the Smooth Operator is standing on the street and passing a handgun to some dude. This ruins everything! How you claim to be a Smooth Operator if you have to personally go on the street and expose yourself like that? And indeed he is observed in this act by the police AND Sade. Like Geraldine Farrar, he should have sent an underling. Also, (spoiler alert) he is shot and killed by the police at the end of the video. Not Smooth at all.
How weird hearing these oldies. I had a friend in Florida from central America she had been dumped there with their two children by her boyfriend. She had a strange childhood and had always wanted to be a singer . So at midnight when all the children had finally fallen asleep and she would phone me and sing these golden oldies and ask me if I thought she could be a singer.
Considering how many Chinese folk remedies there are for erectile dysfunctional (that don’t work), which are contributing to poaching and extinction of a wide range of species, I don’t think the Chinese would laugh at Viagra orders.
I wonder if "Floride" was (or is) a variant of "Florida", the name give by the Spanish to that disgusting penis-looking, low-lying sand bank protruding into the Gulf of Mexico (oh sorry, Gulf of America). Also (cf Walker comment below) it is probably pronounced "Floreed", not "Floreyed". Actually fluoride is a negative ion, found in many municipalities' drinking water, and comes very often from ionic salts such as sodium fluoride or potassium fluoride, NaF, KF. You called it a "reactive non-metal". The element is fluorine (nor fluoride) and is a gas at room temperature, and THAT is the extremely reactive, corrosive non-metal. It reacts with almost anything, including biological tissue. If you get a whiff of it, you can kiss good-bye to your lungs.
Or was it Floride?
Really? Her name was Fluoride?
Yep. No "u" -- Floride Calhoun. It's not a nickname, either.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floride_Calhoun
Sure it’s not pronounced Floor-EED?
AMAZING...her maiden name was Floride Bonneau Colhoun, and she married John C. Calhoun, who was her cousin-once-removed. Colhoun-->Calhoun; probably the ONLY reason she married him.