Day: October 24, 2024

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20241024

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The White Pill Emporium – Part 1

Badlands News Brief – October 23, 2024

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‘Heartburn’: Democrats, Media Allies Begin to Hit Panic Button on Kamala Harris’s Election Hopes

Democrats brace for a possible crack in the blue wall and signs of North Carolina slipping

General Motors to Go Fully Electric by 2035 as EVs Remain Unprofitable

Can’t fix stupid.

FNC’s Rove: Holding the Senate Becoming a ‘Nightmare’ for Dems

Good.

The Best Laid Schemes of the Ruling Class Have Turned to Ashes

From mean tweets to podcast president: How Trump is handing America back to strong, capable men…

It’s Us vs The Machines

Famed polling guru Nate Silver’s ‘gut says Donald Trump’ will win 2024 presidential election

His gut and many a deplorable brain.

Trump leads at 60.3% — why polls don’t matter now that betting markets rule

Yes, the culture has taken a leaf out of Irish tradition.

‘I’m not a woman’: Trans golfer Nicole Powers backs out of female-only competition

Is sense FINALLY making its way into the trans thing?

SPOOKED! Witches complain they cannot cast harmful spells on Trump

Thank God for small favors.

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/newstart_2024/status/1848378176751202403

Trump is surging! The early vote numbers continue to be catastrophic for the Dems, and it is starting to cause a widespread panic. Halperin says, “If this continues, Donald Trump can’t lose, because the Democrats can’t possibly do well enough on Election Day”. Spicer says, “The data is unbelievable. It’s almost too good to be true.” These are not polls. These are not betting markets. These are the actual votes coming in. Trump’s early turnout is unprecedented for a Republican, and if the trend continues, Trump may have the White House secure before Election Day, making it mathematically un-stealable, a.k.a. “Too Big To Rig”. The early numbers indicate the Trump base is energized and motivated, while the Dems are struggling, and the early vote is normally their strong suit. This does not mean the election is over, but the early numbers suggest Trump is trending SUBSTANTIALLY better than he was at this time in 2016 and 2020.

A lot of other disease oriented non-profits, too. I could go into detail….

This is true. I had a friend who lost her job, etc., and the people she really needed weren’t there for her.

https://twitter.com/Uncommonsince76/status/1848933514567164249

MEMES and FUN STUFF

It was full of whisky sours.

Ectopic pregnancies don’t count in this. Neither do miscarriages that don’t miscarry all the way. Neither will result in a viable child. The baby is already gone.

What you don’t want to see on your dashboard.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1848901655695176078

For the record, none of our dogs ever tried this with my dad’s O-Gauge, which has been sitting in a model train coma since 2013.

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Ephesians 3:14-21

14For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man, 17and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God. 20Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

Luke 12:49-53

49“I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! 50I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! 51Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 52for henceforth in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three; 53they will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against her mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

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Death in the Afternoon

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Published: Oct 23, 2020 · Modified: Apr 3, 2023 by Kevin Mayfield · This post may contain affiliate links.

Halloween Cocktails: Death in the Afternoon is a Real Treat

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Created by the legendary author Ernest Hemingway, Death in the Afternoon is a literary classic, and a great Halloween themed cocktail as well.

The Death in the Afternoon Champagne-based drink in a tall flute.
The Death in the Afternoon cocktail combines Champagne and Absinthe for a spooky treat.

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Death in the Afternoon will make you Comfortably Numb

Certain drinks just fit a ‘moment’ based on their name alone. Now that it’s Halloween time, this cocktail always makes an appearance.

Hemingway was living in Paris when he came up with this cocktail. It shares the same name as one of his bestsellers, “Death in the Afternoon.” Like other great authors, who invent drinks, he includes a written recipe for how to make it. The recipe was first published in a famous author’s cocktail book called, “So Red The Nose, or Breath In The Afternoon.” In it, Hemingway recommended the following directions:

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“Pour one jigger absinthe into a Champagne glass. Add iced Champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly.”

I’d recommend using a little caution when following “Papa’s” drinking directions because this cocktail packs a punch, and three to five of these in a single day will hit you harder than a Hemingway metaphor!

Ingredients Needed

This is another great duo cocktail, meaning that there are only two ingredients required to make it:

  • Champagne
  • Absinthe

And that’s it!

Tips for Success

Since there are only two ingredients, it’s a pretty easy mix. However, there are a couple of hints that can make it a better drink.

  • Some ‘tips’ suggest adding the absinthe last and trying to ‘float’ it on top of the Champagne. But by the time it’s poured and served, the ingredients are all mixed anyway, so I suggest sticking with Hemingway’s directions.
  • Absinthe has always had an odd reputation. At one time it was said to be addictive or hallucinatory. In 1915, it was even banned in the U.S. and certain countries in Europe. Luckily it made a comeback and is enjoyed in many popular cocktails. But do yourself and others a favor and buy a name brand like Pernod. Yes, you’ll pay more money for it, but the taste and even the look are superior to lower quality spirits.

Have a good one y’all.