Always so many gems, but if I could only choose one line to have on a T-shirt, it would be "Welcome to Iowa! If you think our water is polluted, you should see the souls of our lawmakers."
Joni Ernst reminded me of when Dan Patrick, then TX Lt-Gov, suggested that older people sacrifice themselves to Covid in order to keep the economy running.
It is the most fascist thing to literally call on fellow citizens to lay down their lives, not for the sake of others, but the sake of the state. And that seems to be the ideology.
Dan Patrick was an inflection point for me - I remember it clear as day. He even said he would be willing to die for the economy. That’s when I knew we were fucked.
I believe the woman whose comment prompted Ernst’s sudden moment of honesty is also running for election next year.
Assuming we get to have an election.
I am slurping up every minute of the Muxk - Trump feud like it’s black walnut ice cream with hot fudge on top. (My favorite sundae at may favorite ice cream shop.) I still think it’s fake and won’t last nearly long enough, but it’s fun while it lasts.
I don't think it's fake. I think it's a miracle they didn't turn on each other sooner. Two narcissists cannot sustain a relationship like that for long. It was inevitable. Just like death. Just this week I heard we're all going to die. Except me and the Tooth Fairy. We're in it for eternity.
We are in that part of the storyline of the devolution of American conservatism where the utterly amoral and mendacious power brokers of the GOP remove all safeguards on their inner voices and give fuckall about who they piss off and hurt. They now have ample evidence that waves of billionaire money and Fox News will get them reelected no matter how unpopular they and their policies are as long as there is one trans athlete or drag queen show left in America. Unfortunately I think they are correct, so don’t hold out for any change in behavior or policies.
Enjoy the Relay! I did it the second and third year they ran it, with my dad's team. He's doing it again (not sure his team name--we were Red's Road Runners in 2011 and Band on the Run in 2012, no idea who from those years is still doing it) and I hope he says hi to all y'all.
I have long said that evangelical Christianity is fundamentally nihilistic. Everything in their world is ephemeral and unimportant, except their fantasies of heaven and hell. Unintentionally perhaps, the brainwashing that occurs in that religion involves training the adherent's entire sense of meaning to wrap around the afterlife, (which is fake.) Anyone who enjoys being here on this planet is doing it wrong and needs more church. At their core, a successful evangelical believes in Nothing. They celebrate Nothing. They love Nothing. They live for Nothing.
Subconsciously, they know this, and it causes very toxic behaviors. Losing your sense of meaning does a number on you.
The FBI is looking for "nihilistic terrorists?" They should look no further than the church down the street.
As the great American philosopher George Carlin said, "Think about how dumb your average American is. Half of them are dumber." And they are in charge.
Yep, thanks Lyz, I've been saying for months that the regime just wants us to go away and die. The waste they talk about is us, all Americans and all those who wish to be.
And on a personal note - the regime knows about my town, Skokie IL!! We've been called out as one of the communities that take care of our neighbors, provides services for the good of the village, has sanctuary status, AND has yard signs that say "Skokie Welcomes Everyone" We sure pissed somebody off.
I rarely guess at who the Dingus will be each week. I sometimes have a hunch, but I like to be surprised (and I even more rarely participate in the Thursday thread...) Anyway, this week, I had hoped. But when I heard about (I have not seen) the video in the graveyard, I knew she was the winner. ]
What a despicable, hateful, arrogant asshole, piece of shit, garbage un-Christian, dingleberry
follower of her Lord and Savior donald musk.
Sometimes, I hope there's a god, and I hope there's a hell.
Good luck to all the Cornsweaters! Cornsweaties?
Corn S-wheaties?
Corn Sweeties!
The mighty corn sweat!
Always so many gems, but if I could only choose one line to have on a T-shirt, it would be "Welcome to Iowa! If you think our water is polluted, you should see the souls of our lawmakers."
Joni Ernst reminded me of when Dan Patrick, then TX Lt-Gov, suggested that older people sacrifice themselves to Covid in order to keep the economy running.
It is the most fascist thing to literally call on fellow citizens to lay down their lives, not for the sake of others, but the sake of the state. And that seems to be the ideology.
Joni, not Jodi, obvs.
EDIT: I just realized I can edit comments in a web browser even though I can't in the Substack app. Live and learn.
Joni/Jodi, garbage/trash, tomato/tomahto.
I remember that asshole. The "pro-life party" is pro-life right up until the stock market tanks and then granny's gotta take one for the team.
That's the thing. It's literally anti-life. It's pro-state.
In ancient times, the prophets used to call it "idolatry."
I wrote about that at the time - https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/like-a-good-seder-social-distancing-teaches-empathy/
Dan Patrick was an inflection point for me - I remember it clear as day. He even said he would be willing to die for the economy. That’s when I knew we were fucked.
I believe the woman whose comment prompted Ernst’s sudden moment of honesty is also running for election next year.
Assuming we get to have an election.
I am slurping up every minute of the Muxk - Trump feud like it’s black walnut ice cream with hot fudge on top. (My favorite sundae at may favorite ice cream shop.) I still think it’s fake and won’t last nearly long enough, but it’s fun while it lasts.
I don't think it's fake. I think it's a miracle they didn't turn on each other sooner. Two narcissists cannot sustain a relationship like that for long. It was inevitable. Just like death. Just this week I heard we're all going to die. Except me and the Tooth Fairy. We're in it for eternity.
parkersberg not -ville.
It’s burg, not berg.
What? And also what the hell? - my favorite part of the newsletter in addition to that fine old chestnut from Jane Austen.
We are in that part of the storyline of the devolution of American conservatism where the utterly amoral and mendacious power brokers of the GOP remove all safeguards on their inner voices and give fuckall about who they piss off and hurt. They now have ample evidence that waves of billionaire money and Fox News will get them reelected no matter how unpopular they and their policies are as long as there is one trans athlete or drag queen show left in America. Unfortunately I think they are correct, so don’t hold out for any change in behavior or policies.
Props where due, that is the best non-apology apology I have ever heard. Yes, Joni, we're all going to die. You first.
This was one of those weeks where the dingus chose herself. There simply couldn’t have been any other choice.
I wonder who told her that cemetery video was a good idea.
She told talk radio host Jeff Angelo she would not have done anything differently.
Enjoy the Relay! I did it the second and third year they ran it, with my dad's team. He's doing it again (not sure his team name--we were Red's Road Runners in 2011 and Band on the Run in 2012, no idea who from those years is still doing it) and I hope he says hi to all y'all.
This is so cool! IDK if we saw your dad's team but all the teams we met were super cool.
I have long said that evangelical Christianity is fundamentally nihilistic. Everything in their world is ephemeral and unimportant, except their fantasies of heaven and hell. Unintentionally perhaps, the brainwashing that occurs in that religion involves training the adherent's entire sense of meaning to wrap around the afterlife, (which is fake.) Anyone who enjoys being here on this planet is doing it wrong and needs more church. At their core, a successful evangelical believes in Nothing. They celebrate Nothing. They love Nothing. They live for Nothing.
Subconsciously, they know this, and it causes very toxic behaviors. Losing your sense of meaning does a number on you.
The FBI is looking for "nihilistic terrorists?" They should look no further than the church down the street.
As the great American philosopher George Carlin said, "Think about how dumb your average American is. Half of them are dumber." And they are in charge.
My ex (big in IT) told me a few days ago that they predict that The Singularity is imminent. I responded that the bar is VERY low at this point, so…
Yep, thanks Lyz, I've been saying for months that the regime just wants us to go away and die. The waste they talk about is us, all Americans and all those who wish to be.
And on a personal note - the regime knows about my town, Skokie IL!! We've been called out as one of the communities that take care of our neighbors, provides services for the good of the village, has sanctuary status, AND has yard signs that say "Skokie Welcomes Everyone" We sure pissed somebody off.
I rarely guess at who the Dingus will be each week. I sometimes have a hunch, but I like to be surprised (and I even more rarely participate in the Thursday thread...) Anyway, this week, I had hoped. But when I heard about (I have not seen) the video in the graveyard, I knew she was the winner. ]
What a despicable, hateful, arrogant asshole, piece of shit, garbage un-Christian, dingleberry
follower of her Lord and Savior donald musk.
Sometimes, I hope there's a god, and I hope there's a hell.
Don't let Joni Ernst kill your spirit!
"DIe Sooner" is the Republican plan to save Social Security and Medicare.