Day: May 24, 2024

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240524

Campfire Cannonball Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon Grenadine
  • 1 ounce Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey
  • 1 ounce Bourbon
  • 2 ounces Peach Juice
  • 1 ounce Rum
  • 2 oz Cranberry Juice

Instructions

  1. Pour grenadine into the bottom of the glass. Fill the glass to the top with ice.
  2. Use a cocktail shaker to combine the rum and cranberry juice. Pour slowly into the glass, so to not entirely mix with the grenadine at the bottom of the glass.
  3. Rinse the cocktail shaker and shake to combine the Fireball whisky, bourbon and peach juice. Pour this mixture into the glass, again, do this carefully so you have a layered look: red, orange, gold.

Badlands News Brief – May 23, 2024

Small Wisconsin Town Under Review by Feds After Eliminating Electronic Voting Machines and Opting for Paper Ballots

And yet, the state of Missouri isn’t. Hmm….

Rotting human remains and children raped: Why US Border Patrol suicides have skyrocketed under Biden

More than sad. An outrage.

Democrats Brag About Rolling Mike Johnson in Spending Negotiations, Getting Him to Give Them Secret Earmarks

Average U.S. vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer

Why are conservatives so committed to a dead system?

Former Obama aide warns of potential Trump victory’s impact on Supreme Court

This is going to be a big campaign issue, IMO.

Supreme Court sides with Republicans in South Carolina redistricting case

CIA prevented investigators from interviewing Hunter Biden lawyer, new IRS whistleblower docs say

Media Matters hit with sweeping layoffs after defamation suit by Elon Musk, federal probes

In major change, college athletes set to be paid directly by schools

Rather than envelopes full of cash under their dorm room doors as has been the norm for decades.

Trump Rally in South Bronx Is Biggest Test Yet of Appeal Among Blue-State Voters

Tweets & Stuff From X

Beautifully articulate lady.

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

A woman? Yeah…no.

Just be sure to get regular rabies shots. They are among the only vaccines that seem to really work and are ethically acceptable.

It’s a constrictor, and it isn’t big enough to really hurt you.

And now for the business portion of the post borrowed from Tuesday:

Guidelines for posting and discussion on this site were outlined by our host, WolfM00n. Please, review them from time to time.

The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog it out. There is also a “rescue” thread there for members of the Tree to rendezvous if the main site goes kablooey. A third site has been added for site outages of longer duration.

This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion. In that spirit, though, threats of violence real or hypothetical are out of bounds.

Fellow tree dweller the late Wheatie gave us some good reminders on the basics of civility in political discourse:

  1. No food fights.
  2. No running with scissors.
  3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.

And Auntie DePat’s requests:

If you see something has not been posted, do us all a favor, and post it. Please, do not complain that it has not been done yet.

The scroll wheel on your mouse can be your friend. As mature adults, please use it here in the same manner you would in avoiding online porn.

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REVELATION 21:1-5

1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; 3and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them; 4he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.” 5And he who sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

PSALMS 95:1-7

1O come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 3For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 4In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. 5The sea is his, for he made it; for his hands formed the dry land. 6O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! 7For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O that today you would hearken to his voice!

JOHN 10:22-30

22It was the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem; 23it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24So the Jews gathered round him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 25Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness to me; 26but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; 28and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30I and the Father are one.”

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!