“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
Yeah, when I put it that way, a damn tiny computer bug seems like a lot bigger deal than it appears on my iddy biddy phone, but THAT IS THE BENEFIT of having independent, loud-mouthed, wolf-mannered software developers serving as unannounced GAMMA TESTERS of your product.
Hey, I could have put it worse. I could have said
DON’T LET THESE DIRTY ROTTEN DEMS FUCK WITH TURTLEHEAD’S GAME, YOU DOPES, OR WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE UNDER PRESIDENT CROOKED HILLARY OR JOE “WHAT DOES THIS BUTTON DO” BIDEN.
Bottom Line: Consider this the world’s most dangerous and assholish bug report. But WAKE UP YOU SUCKERS – we are dealing with MA CANKLES, and she ain’t no ordinary criminal.
THE COOK stews THE TURTLE over THE WOLF’S mangy carcass.
OK, let’s back up.
Have any of you heard of “WinRed”?
WINRED is that thing on your PHONE that takes your TRUMP DONATIONS at the END OF THE MONTH.
You know how you get all those guilt-inducing emails and messages from EVERYBODY?
President Trump
Vice President Pence
Mitch McConnell
Kevin McCarthy
Steve Scalise
Elise Stefanik
Eric Trump
Lara Trump
Don Jr.
Many, many more
Those messages that get more and more desperate as the end of the month approaches, and MORE and MORE “X”? 2X, then 3X, then 4X, then 5X, and if you’re like me, you wait until the end of the month, after doing the bills, to make sure you can give a nice donation with 4X or 5X for
FOUR MORE YEARS
Right?
AND IT GETS BETTER.
What they’re doing NOW is adding options for MOAR MONEY to MOAR PEOPLE.
People like MITCH, and KEVIN, and all your FAVORITE MAGA STARS. Also for people in tight races.
THE DOWNTICKET RACES.
NOW – this stuff is important, because TRUMP just told us that WINNING THIS ELECTION is the strategy to HEAL AMERICA. Thanks to MARICA for alerting me to what our VSG said.
Now – I have to tell you – Trump has stated in other venues that his idea of winning this election includes a STRONGER SENATE and a FLIPPED HOUSE.
And we ain’t gonna do that if these people are ROBBED of their WinRed donations.
Well, hold onto your iPhones, people.
HERE IS THE BUG.
The phone browser system always takes all your information, then gives you the PAYMENT INTERFACE. The payment interface includes a CREDIT CARD or APPLE PAY.
Now, in the past, I used both, because my Apple Pay goes to the same credit card. Not much difference. But THIS was all before they started adding the interface for EXTRA donations to Mitch and crew. Once that happened, for no particular reason, I just happened to choose the credit card option. And at the end, after giving money to Trump, I would give some to the other folks.
BUUUUUT…..
This last time, interestingly, the APPLE PAY option didn’t WAIT – it appeared EARLY, and got in front of my usual donation sequence. It didn’t WAIT to appear with the credit card payment stuff, after I had gone to the trouble of entering all my data.
NOPE – it appeared right at the beginning, because I had jumped right there from a personalized link in a text message. It knew who I was, filling in my name and a couple of other items, knew who I was going to pay, and presented me with the option to simply go to APPLE PAY right up front.
So I tried it. And it paid, RIGHT THEN, and just dumped me out into a weird “done” state that looked like I hadn’t even STARTED the donation process. Yeah, it was easy, but it felt like I hadn’t even donated.
First of all, I had no idea if Apple was going to make sure that my numbers got added to the monthly totals for the GOP, because I hadn’t really gone through the normal collection of all my data. Maybe they DID send my info – maybe they DIDN’T. I got no notifications – no receipts. The whole thing felt weird – like I wasn’t even sure that WinRed got my money.
As of YESTERDAY they had not notified my credit card – I’ll check again soon.
But THAT wasn’t the worst part.
NO MITCH. NO KEVIN. NO STEVE. NO ELISE.
I wanted to give Mitch some money. Oh, I’ll do it at the end of THIS month – plenty of EXTRA to make up for missing February – but really, the BIGGER GAME IS APPARENT.
If you use Apple Pay – at least in that early part – based on my experience – it does NOT take you through to the other candidates.
THAT is a HELL OF A BUG.
Politically effective “whoops” disguised as CONVENIENCE.
Now I ain’t blamin’ WinRed. WinRed is a great, WINNING product. But the problem is very likely that they’re GOOD PEOPLE. They haven’t dealt with the shiftiest of criminals, like DA WOOF has.
Most people aren’t SUSPICIOUS AS HELL OF APPLE. But when I figured out that APPLE WATCH knew when I was TAKING A DUMP AT WORK during initial testing – yeah – it knows when you unlock your gun case, too.
Nothing as dangerous as an HONEST MAN in I.T., brothers and sisters.
Anyway, these people who lost coin are some VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE in November…..
LIKE THE GUY RESPONSIBLE FOR 220 JUDGES…..
…..who in my opinion likely got screwed out of some MAJOR CASH.
SO – I just want to say……
PLEASE don’t let one BAD APPLE spoil the Turtle Pond.
THINK DIFFERENT.
Wolf just wants a happy forest. Happy Turtle, happy Honeybadger, happy Lion – happy Wolf.
Maybe not so happy jackass and maybe not so happy rotten apple farmer, but tough luck, you sneaks. We’ll catch YOU on the NEXT TRICK.
This is another Wolf “please bear with me” post, so please bear with me! Break out the damn wine glass, if you must! Heck – I think I may just do it now…..
What I’m trying to say here doesn’t really lend itself to logic. It doesn’t even lend itself to WORDS. It’s more like a FEELING. It’s the way CHICKS THINK (you know, like CHICK FLICKS). But I think it’s important, and it all centers around a comment I made – a comment about TRUMP that Alison wanted me to share with the whole gang.
There is MORE that I wanted to say than just that comment, however, and I found how to say it in ANOTHER comment that I made to Daughn, where I didn’t actually SAY anything, but I kind of “shared our probable similar feelings about Italy” with a picture. Alison noticed THAT comment, too, so I knew I was on the right path. Logic? Yes and no. A kind of LOGIC OF FEELINGS and a FEELING OF LOGIC.
I kinda hate the way the logo and tagline show up on that picture of Diane Lane from the film “Under The Tuscan Sun” – so let’s have it again here, one more time.
THERE – that’s more like it!
That LOOK on her face – kinda smilin’ – studying that bottle – maybe – or does she see some romantic Italian dude walking up to her? Or is it some comic relief neighbor in one more formulaic situation that – AW SHUCKS, WHATEVER! WE LOVE IT!!! TOO MUCH WINNING!!!
It’s kinda funny – this picture reminds me of Daughn – I can say that now – because Daughn responded to the picture like this, when I posted it in relation to her Open Thread, where she talked about looking at properties in Italy.
Can’t believe you put her picture up. First time I went [to Italy], freshly divorced, was the summer that movie came out. Dumb girlfriends thought I wrote it, bizarre.
I’ll skip – for now – my romantic memories of Italy, with my wife, at about the very same time. But yes – Italy is a wonderful place, and that movie just hooks right into that feeling.
I love that I can just take some image out of a movie and it SAYS SO MUCH – in particular to one person who – for reasons which border on nothing but pure intuitions – just seemed like the RIGHT recipient.
Some people might call it synchronicity – others might see it more spiritually. Some might try to deconstruct it psychologically – others might build on it until they have a mystical religious experience.
MY point is gonna be, however, that AS Q SAYS…..
MEMES ARE IMPORTANT
AS IN…..
2714 Memes Are Important (Example Depicts Fired FBI Brass Connected to Russia Hoax / Clintons) Q !!mG7VJxZNCI 14 Feb 2019 – 6:43:26 PM
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Memes are important. Mod attached re: FBI only re: last drop re: FIRED. If nothing criminal (i.e. treason vs duly elected President) occurred, why then did majority of senior FBI leadership get FIRED/removed? What do they ALL have in common? CLINTON CONNECTION. DOJ later ([2]departures imminent). Q
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2754 It’s Very Simple – Without the Illegal Vote D’s Lose Q !!mG7VJxZNCI 17 Feb 2019 – 1:28:46 PM
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https://twitter.com/THawk23055136/status/1097194764250673152📁 It’s very simple – w/o the illegal vote D’s lose. Previous illegal imm high pop v D win by county provided. [Example 2] Why do D’s push for illegals to obtain a driver’s license? Does having a DL make it easier to vote? http://www.ncsl.org/research/immigration/states-offering-driver-s-licenses-to-immigrants.aspx📁 What states provide DL’s to illegals? What checks are in place within each of the ‘DL granted states’ to prevent 2x-3x-4x-5x voting? Compare v. 2016 Presidential election results. What do you notice? Do you believe in coincidences? Memes are important. #FactsMatter
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Q Post 2754
Now Q is talking about memes – IN MY HUMBLE OPINION – on multiple levels. Q is getting us used to double meanings, and triple meanings, and saying things with STYLE again, because – IN MY HUMBLE OPINION – that is part of MATURITY. And we are TIRED of being DUMBED DOWN and treated like CHILDREN, which the DEMS and the CABAL have been doing for DECADES.
It’s time to WAKE UP!
So when a PICTURE can tell a thousand words – LET IT. If I can respond to Daughn with a picture that says “HEY DAUGHN! – I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING! – NUDGE, NUDGE!” – well – why not?
SIDETRACK / SHORTCUT / DODGE INTO THIS HERE ALLEY so we get to the REAL VATICAN faster…..
What would you say if I told you that “transhumanism” isn’t THEIR thing – it’s OUR thing?
You’ve READ your Bibles, I take it. Right? Remember the “TRANSfiguration” and other SPOOKY THINGS – right? Well, just BEAR IN MIND that God has stuff planned. FOR OUR GOOD. So sometimes we have to REMIND OURSELVES that it’s sometimes SCARY but EXCITING – kinda like a roller coaster….
I am FREQUENTLY led back to an impression that God has plans for us – for growth and maturity – and that there are OTHERS who want to KEEP US OFF THE ROLLER COASTER.
You seein’ what I’m sayin’?
When I talk about SOFTWARE SUPREMACY, I’m also talking about HARDWARE INFERIORITY. This parallels a lot of spiritual stuff. We can DO THINGS with hardware, but understanding
WHAT TO DO
WHY TO DO IT
WHAT NOT TO DO
WHY NOT TO DO IT
That is all part of software supremacy as well.
THEY try to keep us focused on HARDWARE – stuff like RACE and SEX and LIFE EXTENSION and IMPLANTS and TRANS-SEXUALISM.
Yet WE are served by focusing on SOFTWARE – stuff like EDUCATION and MORALITY and SPIRITUALITY and PRINCIPLES. And in my opinion, it’s because we are looking up the ladder to GOD when we do.
But whether we’re talking about HARDWARE or SOFTWARE – at some point we have to talk about COMMUNICATION.
Communication is the big deal. It’s what we do here.
Have any of you ever felt like we just can’t share our thoughts FAST ENOUGH?
I’m just going to leave that RIGHT THERE. I have no solutions, answers, or speculations that are worth sharing – nothing worth any more than YOUR OWN THOUGHTS.
That idea of “leaving it as a question” is so “Q”. I totally get Q on this now. Q asks questions, and when Q is asking questions, there is WAY MORE TRANSMISSION.
As a sidebar to that, it is my HOPE that Q begins to ask more questions. Because that means more good stuff is being shared.
So this stuff is what I’m meandering about. I’m talking about where WORDS FAIL.
NOW – LET ME BLOW YOUR MINDS – by linking THAT idea from this DAUGHN comment back to the comment that ALISON wanted me to share.
I will do it in two parts, which I present as two questions. The first is the part Alison wanted me to share. The second is what Daughn’s comment about that meme made me realize, which wraps the first and proves it, in a somewhat mind-blowing way.
(1) Just how smart is our VSG?
(2) What is going on here with our thinking and communicating?
If I was Trump, I’d turn the question back on the Fake News for bonus points!!!
“I don’t know, maybe we should ask THEM [motions with hand toward the questioner’s fellow fake news compatriots] first. They’re supposed to be the news. They’re supposed to know this. So who is Q? Has anybody investigated? He’s that conspiracy theory that was right about The Hoax – right? That’s better than the fake news. I think only a couple of networks got that right. OAN and somebody else. Ask them! Who is this Q? Whoever he is, he got The Hoax right. Maybe he’s real. Maybe I know who he is, too.”
And I have to say, just having a single thought ABOUT the mind of Trump – even more something from within the mind of Trump – is a blessing and a privilege!
I was fortunate in some ways to cross over from Ted Cruz to Trump, because I had to really work to try to understand Trump. I also had an “escalator” friend who is a very smart guy, and I was surprised by his choice of Trump, even more so because it was so early. He had never said a word about Trump before, either. Totally out of the blue. That is when I started to consider Trump possible. I could not dismiss Trump. Then my WIFE went for Trump, and I began to think I’d better listen to those ads that convinced her.
Sundance really got me to consider Trump seriously, but I refused to just jump from Cruz – I needed convincing. But my post history over on CTH reflects that journey of understanding.
Eventually I had to accept that Trump is simply smarter than me, because everything he did made sense upon reflection and study. And the more that happened, the more I realized something else that was really shocking.
I worked at a really interesting place with a lot of very smart people. We had been blessed with a long string of extremely smart, “Trumpian” leaders. But there was a point where I realized – and nobody would believe this, but I would tell them anyway – “Trump is smarter than all of us put together. This whole damn place!”
I still stand by that. Just some of the algorithms that I *suspect* Trump is using, without even breaking a sweat, are beyond me, or the people I’ve worked with!!!
We would be idiots not to re-elect Trump! Idiots! I can only appeal to God himself to help us and bless us, undeserving, with Trump’s continued leadership!
Now before I go on to the next question, I need to elaborate this in several ways.
FIRST, remember what Thomas Wictor said – that Trump is one of the most revolutionary Presidents that this nation has ever had. I agree with this idea deeply and without reservation.
SECOND, remember that Trump is changing America in profound ways, but perhaps the MOST profound is to appoint judges who adhere to the Constitution and its proper interpretation and design – people who RESPECT the design of the Founders.
THIRD, remember that what Trump is doing in the case of these judges is appointing people who are among THE BEST at what they do – and not even people who necessarily LIKE Trump. Trump is EMPOWERING OTHER PEOPLE TO FIX AMERICA, AND THE WORLD.
FOURTH, remember that this particular fix is a radically expansive change. Trump is asymmetrically fixing things in the judiciary, with the aid of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Think about that. It’s exponential. It’s YUGE.
Now we’re ready to go on.
What is going on here with our thinking and communicating?
Here is the mind-blower.
Trump has CHANGED all of us. All of US have been TRANSFORMED by Trump. Every individual here. How we talk – how we communicate – how we relate – HOW WE THINK. Some of which I predict will have massive effects on the future.
ALL of that has been changed by Trump.
Changed. Every one of us. Changed. Our group. CHANGED. Our expectations for the future. CHANGED. What we even think is even POSSIBLE in the future.
CHANGED. ALL OF IT.
Now multiply that all across MAGA, and then around the world.
AND YET.
ALL of THAT CHANGE IN OUR THINKING – is just ONE of the changes which Trump has made.
One change. Just one. Just like all that judiciary change is one change. Just one.
I mean, within that one change, namely what we think, then what we think about ONE THING – tariffs – has changed, but that change in our thinking is ATOM-SCALE MICRO-POTATOES next to TARIFFS themselves and the ACTUAL changes in those.
Now multiply that across all Trump changes domestic, and then around the world.
Do you see how BIG the “Trump Effect” has gotten?
When I was in Italy, I was not in Tuscany, which actually would have been damn nice. Nope. My primary reason for being there was to support my wife’s interest in Roman history. IN ROME. And I learned a LOT.
Roman history is BIG. It’s EXPANSIVE. It’s YUGE.
AND YET.
Yeah. Think about it. The changes NOW are astronomically BIGGER.
We are basically through THREE years of Trump – limited somewhat by THE HOAX and by Fake Impeachment. What’s going to happen in FIVE MORE years, without all that obstructive CRAP?
Welcome to Friday’s OPEN THREAD at the QTree! It’s the weekend and time to crack open a beer and put some steaks on the grill! Thank you for the Thursday hand-off TrumpIsMine. Thank you to Wolfie for keeping us all organized, up and running. What would we do without FLEP’s News Roundup to keep up? Thank you, Flep. Hat tip and a hearty thank you to Wheatie, Dep, BakoCarl, Michael, all contributors and the lurkers!
We don’t believe in political correctness at QTree. Free Speech is practiced here. ENJOY IT. Use it or lose it. This board will remain a REFUGE for those who need civility, either some or all of the time. Important Guidelines are outlined here in the January 1st open thread, with an addendum on 20191110. In other words, please keep it SOMEWHAT civil. We have a new board – actually a new SITE – called The U Tree – where people can take each other to the woodshed without fear of censorship or moderation.
What a week we’ve had. Are you guys burned out on Coronavirus? If I hear one more shrieking pundit, wearing a bottle of Purrell for a hat, I’m gonna scream. The media has lost their collective mind – I’m waiting for Jake Tapper to show up at CNN in a HAZMAT suit, ….give lessons on how to put it on/take it off….. Hey, maybe CNN can sell HAZMAT suits on QVC to their terrified viewers to boost the profits of their lagging network. Maybe…. we could put some Swarovski crystals on Jake Tapper’s suit…….. I’m laughing now…… and he could be a Rhinestone Cowboy! I digress….
The whole thing is crazy, BUT crazy breeds opportunity. This afternoon, I checked out of politics, got my work done, and was surfing the net like a woman on a mission. Big T walked past my computer screen and stopped on a dime.
Big T: Whatcha doin’, babe?
Me: I’m shopping for real estate in Italy.
Big T(looking closer at my screen): You want to buy the Villa Borghese? Don’t think the Italians will like that idea.
Me: Well…….. no. Looking for a little place close by….
Big T: You couldn’t afford a closet-sized studio in Rome right now.
Me (convinced): Their real estate market will crash……, just watch and wait for it.
Big T (shaking his head but curious): Try Sicily….
The market is out of control and dumbstruck. No one has good information – thus the default becomes “hysteria”. Yet, a LOT of people are making a “whole lotta” money. Politicians are weaponizing the fear, ……. typical………., and China is probably laughing at us by now. Everyone needs to go to the beach for a weekend and gain some perspective.
While the rest of America is in line at Costco buying toilet paper, don’t you wish you knew what was going on behind the scenes while we’re all distracted?
Do you realize it was 3 weeks ago when we were at Daytona?
Do you realize Impeachment was only 5 weeks ago? Seems like 10yrs ago.
SOTU was only a month ago!
Who is ready to go back to India? That was only 9 days ago.
It’s Trump time. Remember? We’re on that roller coaster.
It’s tough to keep up with the boss!
Take comfort, however, the media simply cannot keep up the fever pitch of hysteria on Coronavirus for TWO more weeks. Note, today the convenient “survey/polling” came out on “how has Trump handled the virus”. Of course, that will give the media fuel and fake headlines for the Sunday shows………. but at some point……. the Coronavirus turns into another Flight 370…… with media speculation about black holes and aliens. It’s almost over, call it a day. Corona virus will hopefully fade away like a bad prom disco song.
Meanwhile, Andre, my happy postman showed up about noon today. He rang the bell because he wanted to stop and talk.
Our dog, Bucket always tells us when Andre is close by. Andre keeps Puperoni treats in his pocket for her, and Bucket knows the sound of his mail truck. Andre was exasperated today. I brought him some iced tea.
Andre (Big Sigh): Thank GOD the ba$tard dwarf Bloomberg is out of the race!!!!!!!
Me, surprised. Known Andre for at least 10yrs and we’ve never talked politics.
Big T (laughing): Oh yeah, how come?
Andre: I’m tired of carrying his crap! Literature and mailers flooded the local office. His $hit is everywhere! Guess we can dump the rest of it!!!!!!!!! Ha-ha-ha. I’m so sick of him.
Big T (confused): Really? I haven’t seen any…..
Andre (Laughing and smirking, eyes popping out of his head): Oh no, you wouldn’t. They KNOW who you are. You’re a Repub. The King of the dwarves is only sending his $hit to the “black” section of town. Poor Ronnie…. you know Ronnie….. (Big T, nodding)…… he was ready to quit his job. Mail TRIPLED!
Me: Interesting
Andre (Nodding): Miss Daughn, they’re targeting people……
Tell us something we don’t know, Andre. Hmmm…., Andre had no Muskrat Love for Bloomberg.
Andre (throwing his hands in the air): And now we’re on to BIDEN???? Who promoted him from water boy to college quarterback overnight? He’s crazy.
Big T (fascinated by Andre’s reaction and letting him run): What do you think about Biden? I thought he was the middle of the road guy?
Andre (coming unglued): Middle of the road????!!!???? He can’t decide what he stands for. Was he the guy who shot the .22 off the back porch (Good snag Andre, forgot about that sound bite) or does he want Beto to take our guns? Was he for the working man in PA, or does he now want to ban oil and gas. Biden is all over the place…….. will say anything to anyone.
Me………. thinking……… Biden is Andy Gibb. Worst song, ever.
Andre (walking back down the brick path to his mail truck): All I know is, don’t trust a word Biden says and don’t let him near your wife or daughter.
Big T (He couldn’t resist it, yelling at Andre, who was almost to his truck: So, I guess you’re voting for the Communist on Tuesday (our primary is this Tuesday).
Andre (stopped dead and spun back, pointing his finger): Mr. T, you know those are fightin’ words. America will never be a ” social”shit” ” country.
Me: I’m going to remember that line……
Okay, we dug up all the bad songs from the 70’s we could find because that’s what Bloomberg ads were like………. an overplayed AM radio disco song. Hope we didn’t give you an ear worm. But we did forget to talk about Pocahontas/Liz Warren exiting the stage, and this awful song from the 70’s.
As always:
“Our movement is about replacing a failed and corrupt political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American People.” Candidate Donald J Trump
Remember to say a little prayer for the President, family and team. They need our help.
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No food fights.
No running with scissors.
If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone – no skimping.
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