DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240726

Summer Tonic

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces Mount Gay rum
  • 1 ounce Bordiga Bitter Rosso amaro
  • 1/2 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 4 ounces Fever-Tree aromatic tonic water, chilled, to top
  • Garnish: rosemary sprig

Steps

  1. Fill a large snifter with ice, then add the rum, amaro and lemon juice.
  2. Top with the tonic water and stir briefly and gently to combine.
  3. Garnish with a rosemary sprig.

A Week to Remember …

Badlands News Brief – July 25, 2024

Please, don’t shoot the messenger, but with the height issues from Wednesday evening documented in Thursday’s comments….

Whistleblower Report – Trust Lost: Local and State Law Enforcement Stop Cooperating and Sharing Information with Politicized FBI

Should JD Vance be in trouble for comments in 2021 about ‘childless cat ladies’?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to gain traction amid unification on both sides

The name “Kennedy” has lost its luster. Well, at least among Bobby’s kids.

Sorry, but Obama was never running the show

5th Circuit court upends FCC Universal Service Fund, ruling it an illegal tax

NEW PEER REVIEWED STUDY: CO2 HAS ZERO IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Anyone with a brain and a high school knowledge of biology knows this.

Mega-Donor Reid Hoffman Bundles Millions for Kamala Harris — with Demand to Fire FTC Trust-Buster, Kill Tariffs

Disrupting the Right

Tweets & Stuff From X

This has been hashed to death all day on Thursday.

https://twitter.com/blackhawkce457/status/1816312833417609566

I have so blasted many memes, I had to put this in the tweet section.

Give me steak and eggs or give me death.

https://twitter.com/PGATUOR/status/1816484146006401523

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

Germany???????? No, no, no. I’m more Irish than anything else followed by French and Spanish. The German in me is all low, not that stick up the…. Prussian.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1816219334714228830

This is why I have dogs. Although, right now, the house is between dogs.

American Staffordshire mix, but we’re not going to argue. I haven’t met one of these who was truly vicious. So many are so sweet.

Can you imagine doing that for fun?

On their backs. Imagine that.

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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MATTHEW 13:16-17

16But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17Truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

SATIRE!

SOUND UP!

It does happen.

Nebucadnezzor or however it’s spelled.

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240725

Badlands News Brief – July 24, 2024

Battleground state poll: 59% of state residents reject a ban on gas cars

That number should be a lot higher.

Ford nixes plans for EV plant conversion and will churn out Super-Duty pickup trucks instead—they’ll release new EVs only when ‘profitable’

Sam Hyde’s righteous X rant is a masterclass lesson for conservatives on how to beat liberals at their own evil game…

This is the end of the Democratic Party as we knew it

Ghost town: Not even free coffee can lure election volunteers for Dems…

James Carville suggests Kamala Harris is more vulnerable than happy Democrats think: ‘Tough sledding ahead’

TWEETS!

🤮

https://twitter.com/FFT1776/status/1816051588143722652

That’s not going to go over well.

Should I have put this in the satire section?

MEMES and FUN STUFF

More memes tomorrow. There were so many today.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1816158923633910090

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And now for the business portion.

Please review our HOST and site owner’s Guidelines for posting and discussion for this site. Wolf is kind enough to put up with *most* of us and our antics after thorough vetting. Violators of the baiting and deliberately attempting to divide the group rules WILL face consequences.

The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Company manners are appreciated. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog out discussions best saved for a wrestling mat. If, for some reason, this site is not available, head over to the UTree and visit the post at the top of the list or the closest rescue thread.

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.

THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF US HERE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR OPINIONS AND PREJUDICES, ETC., SO LONG AS THEY CAUSE NO PHYSICAL HARM TO OTHERS OR DOXX OUR FELLOW TREE DWELLERS.

All opinions here are valued for the diversity they bring to the issues, and the shaping of understanding regarding topics for which many of us do not have all information. Correcting the record on any one topic is appreciated.

Be careful in expressing thoughts as we would all like to think well of the rest of the group, and ill-thought out comments have a way of wrecking that for everyone.

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, be sure they are made with bacon

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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.

Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.

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PSALMS 126:1-6

1When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. 2Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” 3The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad. 4Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like the watercourses in the Negeb! 5May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy! 6He that goes forth weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240719

Jet Pilot

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce overproof Jamaican rum
  • 3/4 ounce overproof demerara rum (such as Plantation OFTD)
  • 3/4 ounce gold rum
  • 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed
  • 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup
  • 1/2 ounce falernum
  • 1 dash absinthe
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • Garnish: maraschino cherry (and more, if desired)

Steps

  1. Add all ingredients into a blender with a cup of crushed ice and blend on high until combined but not smooth, about 5 seconds.
  2. Pour into a double old fashioned glass.
  3. Garnish as desired.

Badlands News Brief – July 18, 2024

How the CIA creates Lone Gunmen through the MK Ultra Program

Who’s Responsible?

“Not That Organized”: Fake News CNN Analyst Assures People That There’s No “Deep State That Could Take Out Donald Trump”

Sen. Bob Menendez Gives Up the Ghost, Reportedly Says He’ll Resign From Congress

Bookends: JFK to Trump

Joe Scarborough backs push for Biden to drop out, says aides keeping him in race for ‘financial’ reasons: ‘Not going to end well’

Ex-Hunter Biden biz partners and corruption witnesses Tony Bobulinski, Devon Archer team up at RNC in nightmare for Joe

Appeals court blocks Biden’s student debt relief SAVE Plan

JUST IN: Secret Service Whistleblowers Reveal Security Failures To House Judiciary

Time to Revive the Spirit of JFK

The Democrat Party Faces Extinction

That’s the goal.

Obama tells allies Biden’s path to winning reelection has greatly diminished

Tweets & Stuff From X

Can you imagine sitting at that table?

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

It’s a Christmas movie.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1813900536632283333

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.

_____________________________________________________

MATTHEW 12:1-8

1At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the sabbath; his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath.” 3He said to them, “Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him: 4how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 5Or have you not read in the law how on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? 6I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. 7And if you had known what this means, `I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.”

SATIRE!

So much for using puzzling for relaxation.

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240718

Author note: yes, I know there is a lot of repetition from the comments in yesterday’s daily, but a lot of it is very important, and it needs to be emphasized.

This from one of our very own need attention. Thanks Para.

Sketchy Business Behind: Thomas Matthew Crooks

Badlands News Brief – July 17, 2024

Exclusive–GOP Rep. Cloud: Homeland Security Agency Is Interfering in House’s Assassination Investigation

Chinese Social Media Buzz with Xi Jinping Suffers Stroke Reports

Black Republicans increase in droves; with message to Biden, speakers put identity politics to rest

Concerned Parents Face the Tyranny of Cancel Culture

The Secret Service Story is Starting to Stink

The normies continue to wake up.

Report: Biden’s Zoom Call With Dozens Of Dems Deemed ‘Worse Than The Debate’

Microsoft Cuts DEI Team: “No Longer Business Critical”

Was it ever?

Wall Street Scrambles To Abandon DEI As “Legal Assaults” Mount

“He Did It Again”: Robby Starbuck’s Anti-Woke Crusade Results In Deere Pulling Back On DEI Policies

DEI is about to D-I-E.

Any Roofer Worth His Salt Knows Secret Service’s ‘Sloped’ Roof Excuse Is Total Nonsense

That was my first thought.

Donald Trump is considering Jamie Dimon for Treasury Secretary after a ‘lovefest’ CEO meeting

Not the worst choice. He does seem to be more honest than the other Wall Street tycoons.

BREAKING: Speaker Johnson to create “task force” to investigate Secret Service over Trump assassination attempt

The 9-11 Commission, Part Deux.

Biden Group Therapy

TWEETS!

Interesting coincidence. He’s been around Washington for a long time.

https://twitter.com/SirBylHolte/status/1813593480285102137

How did a 20-year old get an encrypted phone?

Don’t forget, his usual detail wasn’t there.

My brothers all have that exact outfit.

To get Barrasso that pissed off, you really have to do something.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

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And now for the business portion.

Please review our HOST and site owner’s Guidelines for posting and discussion for this site. Wolf is kind enough to put up with *most* of us and our antics after thorough vetting. Violators of the baiting and deliberately attempting to divide the group rules WILL face consequences.

The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Company manners are appreciated. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog out discussions best saved for a wrestling mat. If, for some reason, this site is not available, head over to the UTree and visit the post at the top of the list or the closest rescue thread.

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.

THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF US HERE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR OPINIONS AND PREJUDICES, ETC., SO LONG AS THEY CAUSE NO PHYSICAL HARM TO OTHERS OR DOXX OUR FELLOW TREE DWELLERS.

All opinions here are valued for the diversity they bring to the issues, and the shaping of understanding regarding topics for which many of us do not have all information. Correcting the record on any one topic is appreciated.

Be careful in expressing thoughts as we would all like to think well of the rest of the group, and ill-thought out comments have a way of wrecking that for everyone.

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, be sure they are made with bacon

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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.

Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.

____________________________________________________

PSALMS 102:13-21

12But thou, O LORD, art enthroned for ever; thy name endures to all generations. 13Thou wilt arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come. 14For thy servants hold her stones dear, and have pity on her dust. 15The nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16For the LORD will build up Zion, he will appear in his glory; 17he will regard the prayer of the destitute, and will not despise their supplication. 18Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD: 19that he looked down from his holy height, from heaven the LORD looked at the earth, 20to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die;

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240712

Reggae Rum Punch

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces Jamaican overproof white rum
  • 2 ounces orange juice, freshly squeezed
  • 2 ounces pineapple juice
  • 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce strawberry syrup*
  • Garnish: mint sprig
  • Garnish: pineapple slice

Steps

  1. Add the rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, lime juice and strawberry syrup into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
  2. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
  3. Garnish with a mint sprig and pineapple slice.

*Strawberry syrup: Add 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup water into a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add 1 cup strawberries into the saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until strawberries are mushy and sauce is thick, about 10 minutes. Let cool, then strain into a glass jar and seal tightly with a lid. Will keep, refrigerated, for about one month.

Let me know how it tastes.

Badlands News Brief – July 11, 2024

Oh Noes, Elon Triggered The Speech Police

Trump: ‘Undeniably Manly’

A lot of women need more to do in their lives.

TRUST: The Plan

‘It’s already disastrous’: Biden campaign fundraising takes a major hit

Guess the donors didn’t like what they saw.

More Bad News on the Electric Vehicle Front

Oh, well.

Steve Bannon and Ignatius of Antioch

Not just Ignatius of Antioch, but along with Archbishop Vigano, Athanasius before the Canon of the Bible was closed.

Three People Show Up to ‘Biden For President-Reproductive Freedom’ Rally at Pennsylvania State Capitol with Legislators

Progressives Complain Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill “Disproportionately Impacts” LGBTQ And People Of Color

When you’ve lost Dave Portnoy….

BRICS to Form Parliament to Oversee Alliance & De-Dollarization

Musk Announces That X Will Sue the “Perpetrators and Collaborators” Behind the Advertising Censorship Cartel

Will believe it when the lawsuits are filed.

Hey Joe, The Call is Coming from Inside the Building

Milwaukee radio station says it agreed to edit interview with Joe Biden

Tweets & Stuff From X

Yes, this was in the comments yesterday, but it deserves a second look. Ben Shapiro never said anything this clear before now.

Chevron is gone. Time to temper the EPA even if the initial clean up was needed.

https://twitter.com/newstart_2024/status/1811082346298495396

Plausible theory as Q said there was a “Twitter phone.”

That’s one expensive sink hole…or is that quick sand? Gen X kids will totally understand.

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

This is my life right now.

Don’t worry Coothie. The rattlesnake loses.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1811402575083909285

Anyone who has had a lab will understand.

Technically, yes.

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.

_____________________________________________________

MATTHEW 10:16-23

16“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues, 18and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. 19When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour; 20for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; 22and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. 23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel, before the Son of man comes.

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240711

Badlands News Brief – July 10, 2024

Gov. Little Makes Idaho the First State to Take Executive Action for ‘Only Citizens Will Vote’

The Silence of the Bells

Not in my city.

Against Our ‘Service Economy’

The trip I did take

Four generations in any branch of my family tree is 60+ people, easy. Irish, Spanish and French sides. Only the French get together anymore.

Group of House Democrats Who Want to Unseat Biden Cry ‘Actual Tears’ as Their Plan Falls Apart: Report

Nikki Haley Not Invited to RNC Convention – Releases Delegates to Vote Trump

Barack Approved – George Clooney Tells Joe Biden, It’s Time to Go

NEW: Shocking Report Reveals Young Americans Are Flocking To The GOP

TWEETS!

Agreed. It will die in the Senate.

I know a lot of people who would be REALLY pissed off.

Great. It’s a deal.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Ehh…this house isn’t picky about that.

Not much that is original out there today.

https://twitter.com/theworldofdog/status/1811034792592359446

Parking in front of a plug will cost you.

____________________________________

And now for the business portion.

Please review our HOST and site owner’s Guidelines for posting and discussion for this site. Wolf is kind enough to put up with *most* of us and our antics after thorough vetting. Violators of the baiting and deliberately attempting to divide the group rules WILL face consequences.

The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Company manners are appreciated. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog out discussions best saved for a wrestling mat. If, for some reason, this site is not available, head over to the UTree and visit the post at the top of the list or the closest rescue thread.

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.

THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF US HERE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR OPINIONS AND PREJUDICES, ETC., SO LONG AS THEY CAUSE NO PHYSICAL HARM TO OTHERS OR DOXX OUR FELLOW TREE DWELLERS.

All opinions here are valued for the diversity they bring to the issues, and the shaping of understanding regarding topics for which many of us do not have all information. Correcting the record on any one topic is appreciated.

Be careful in expressing thoughts as we would all like to think well of the rest of the group, and ill-thought out comments have a way of wrecking that for everyone.

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, be sure they are made with bacon

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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.

Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.

____________________________________________________

PSALMS 34:2-11

1I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and be glad. 3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed. 6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 8O taste and see that the LORD is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him! 9O fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no want! 10The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

One of the few Jesuit ditties I expect to survive the test of time:

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240705

Boozy Root Beer Float

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce rum
  • 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
  • Root beer (such as A&W or Dad’s Root Beer), chilled, to top

Author’s note: NO NO NO, Sioux City Sassporilla

Steps

  1. Add the rum and ice cream into a tall glass.
  2. Slowly pour the root beer into the glass until it’s full, then stir gently and briefly to combine.

Author’s note: due to the nature of a national holiday, it was a slow news day. There are some links that were shared in yesterday’s daily. They are worth the time. Also, Sundance has good stuff of late OT. It’s worth a visit, IMO.

How Would You Go About Taking Down the Cabal?

I don’t know who’s running the country, but it’s definitely not Joe Biden

Biden White House Staff Is Largest Since Nixon, Costs Taxpayers $225 Million

Lean and mean doesn’t work for Democrats it seems.

Missouri RINOs Pull a Fast One — Remove the Pro-Trump Delegates Elected at the State Convention in May

This is the stuff we are facing.

The next six months may be the most dangerous of our lifetime

Why Nobel Laureates Opposing Trump’s Economic Policies Is A Ringing Endorsement

BRICS Grain Exchange – Exiting Globalist Control

Tweets & Stuff From X

Well, at least somebody does.

Thoughts from the science sorts?

Mmm…concur. And Die Hard…do you all know how many airports are accessible from Northern Virginia? Like, five, at least, and three air bases. It was preposterous for us aviation sorts.

My friend the barrister/judge’s wife has Alzheimer’s. Twice in less than five minutes at their annual Fourth of July party on Thursday I had to remind her how I knew them…and she is in better shape than “Biden.”

Because he’s not a felon?

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

Desktop.

All the time.

Yeah…the local home store made are better.

Still not subscribing.

Lunch?

How does this species survive in the wild?

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1808592174994632996

This is why I am a dog person.

And now for a redux of lunch in a public school cafeteria.

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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AMOS 8:4-6, 9-12

4Hear this, you who trample upon the needy, and bring the poor of the land to an end, 5saying, “When will the new moon be over, that we may sell grain? And the sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the shekel great, and deal deceitfully with false balances, 6that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the refuse of the wheat?” 9“And on that day,” says the Lord GOD, “I will make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in broad daylight. 10I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness on every head; I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and the end of it like a bitter day. 11“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord GOD, “when I will send a famine on the land; not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD. 12They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it.

SATIRE!

The good ones are sold just over the county line on I-44. Molly Brown’s somewhere around Eureka.

Sorry, that’s all folks.

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240704

Cover image from my favorite Fourth of July night ever:

From a city where fireworks – at least the little ones – are sold in the grocery stores…LOVE IT!

Badlands News Brief – July 3, 2024

Key Democrat donors threaten to pull plug if Biden doesn’t resign, as furious party insiders reveal ‘worst fears’ about ailing president have now been confirmed: ‘How stupid do they think we are?’

‘We Gon’ Blow The Party Up’: Delegate Warns Black Women Will Destroy Dems If They Choose ‘White Man Over Kamala’

And they’d do it, too.

“I Think It’s a Legitimate Question to Say, Is This An Episode, Or Is This a Condition?” – Pelosi Questions Biden’s Mental State (VIDEO)

Either way, he has pudding for brains. Always has had.

Twenty-five House Democrats reportedly preparing to call for Biden to end re-election effort: ‘The dam has broken’

New Report: The FBI Organized Neo-Nazi Rallies To Lure, Identify Citizens

It’s just a report, but I wouldn’t put it past them.

Bombshell: FBI supervisor alleges bureau improperly pulling conservative agents’ security clearances

The Times’ Desperate Attempt to Create a New Jan 6 Committee From the Carcass of Jack Smith’s Dead Jan 6 Trump Indictment…

‘They’ve Been Lying to Us and Covering Up’: Graham Says Biden Health a ‘Problem in the Making for over a Year’

It’s been longer than that.

Why Communist China-Connected Temu Is Worse Than TikTok

Democratic Nominee 2024 – Vegas odds

SCOTUS Didn’t Just Upend Jack Smith’s Plans to Try Trump, They May Have Ended His Entire Prosecution

James Clyburn Heads to White House to Tell Joe Biden What’s Up

James Clyburn Visits 10 Key Precincts for Ballot Collection in Three Wisconsin Cities (Madison, Milwaukee, Beloit) and No One Notices

TWEETS!

After doing some research about the origins of the Chevron ruling, I found some pretty interesting discussions about this ruling when it first started. This discovery adds significant meaning to the recent SCOTUS ruling that has undone this rapidly expanding, dangerous, overreaching doctrine. First of all, the Supreme Court’s Chevron decision began on June 25th, 1984. The SCOTUS decision REQUIRED the courts to give federal agencies the benefit of the doubt and room to flex their governing muscles when interpreting and applying ambiguous and limited language federal statutes. Essentially, federal agencies were given power to establish rules, regulations, and fines for what they alone deemed to be prudent in their positions of control over businesses and the citizenry of the United States with ZERO Congressional oversight. Some opposition groups called it a “blank check” for bureaucratic overreach and abuse. The timing of the ruling is also important to understand. Ronald Reagan was 6 months into his 2nd four year term when 6 SCOTUS justices voted in favor of the Chevron doctrine. George H W Bush was by is VP. Three liberals, one centrist, and two conservative Supreme Court justices voted in favor of the ruling. If you know Reagan’s time in office, you know he faced many oppositions, one of which was a liberal leaning Supreme Court. Reagan wanted to limit government size and overreach and to prevent governmental abuse of power. That was directly countered by giving the Chevron doctrine life and support. Though perhaps misunderstood by the SCOTUS at the time to the abuse of power it would create and enable, the ruling was in complete opposition to Reagan’s style of governing because it recklessly allowed government overreach. The current SCOTUS undid this terrible doctrine, almost 40 years to the day since it was established by the 1984 SCOTUS. There is something else to this, something huge, that I will be sharing in the coming days that will strike deeply in the hearts and minds of Patriots that followed Q drops. A proof that may take the award for the most important proof we’ve seen to date. Once I put that thread together, you’ll know what I’m referring to.

https://twitter.com/MrConspiracy33/status/1792602007242785062

With all the bombshells in the last week from SCOTUS, we seemed to have missed this.

https://twitter.com/BreannaMorello/status/1808308215601418461

The comments are hilarious.

And so CONVENIENT that SCOTUS just happened to rule on these issues less than half a year before President Trump resumes office if the vote stealing regime can be stopped.

https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1808559765238288672

In what is generally a slow news day and news weekend (4th of July weekend), mainstream media networks have many of their key journalists canceling their holiday plans and have told them to be on standby for tomorrow (July4th) and July 5th since they were told they didn’t need to be at their studios for the next few days. Many are obviously out and traveling on Independence Day, and the day after (5th) is typically one of the slowest news days of the year. News networks are anticipating a timed announcement about Biden ending his Presidential campaign but the Biden staff call indicated the White House is still planning their July 4th BBQ as if everything is normal. The dilemma is now that time is of the essence, the entire world is wondering what

@JoeBiden will do next following meetings at the White House today, but most Americans are traveling for the holiday and would be distracted if a major announcement was made. Kind of poetic that Biden’s demise peaked on Independence Day Weekend. Talk about fireworks!

Hmmm…..

https://twitter.com/el_marrwa/status/1808568465483047306

Send them our way. We have all sorts of owls and hawks, but plenty of rodents to feed them Send them our way.

hmm…..

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Well, somebody had to do it.

Right.

It sucks having to know this reality.

Yep

Not sure on the sauce on this one, but….

Been saying this for years.

Coming soon to a coffee table book near you.

https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1808495921027805614

Since so many here love it…and I…those Glorias are no joke (high As pianissimo even if the guys ignored that marking?)…alright, here you go:

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  1. No food fights
  2. No running with scissors
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From the Independence Day readings (yes, all national holidays have their own set):

PSALMS 19:8-11

7The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; 8the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. 10More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.

MATTHEW 9:1-8

1And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” 3And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5For which is easier, to say, `Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, `Rise and walk’? 6But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins” — he then said to the paralytic — “Rise, take up your bed and go home.” 7And he rose and went home. 8When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

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SATIRE

Sorry, but satire is hard to come by on a holiday, and the author needs to get up early to sing 8 am Mass. Happy Fourth of July y’all.

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240628

Miami Vice

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces rum, divided
  • 1 cup strawberries, chopped
  • 1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce simple syrup
  • 2 ounces cream of coconut
  • 2 ounces pineapple juice
  • Garnish: pineapple slice

Steps

  1. In a blender, add 1 ounce of the rum, strawberries, lime juice, simple syrup and 1 cup crushed ice and blend until smooth.
  2. Pour into a hurricane glass and set in the freezer.
  3. Wash and dry the blender thoroughly.
  4. In the clean blender jar, add the remaining 1 ounce of rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice and 1 cup crushed ice and blend until smooth.
  5. Pour into the hurricane glass that already contains the Strawberry Daiquiri, creating a layered effect.
  6. Garnish with a pineapple slice.

Badlands News Brief – June 27, 2024

Another Purge: X/Twitter Conservatives Report Large Drops in Followers, Suspension of Legitimate Accounts

The Deep State’s Worst Snakes Still Hate Assange—Here’s Why

Did the Daily Mail just accidentally uncover the Biden family money-laundering scheme?

James Clyburn Wants Elders and Parents to Return Rebellious Black Youth Back to Joe Biden, Quickly

It’s almost July and there hasn’t been much in the way of race riots this summer. During an election year. In fact, it’s been rather quiet on that front. Curious. No, really, curious. That just occurred to me.

Q is Real, Because Math Says So

After 30 minutes, Trump is dominating. Biden loses his voice, and his train of thought.

It derailed?

Walgreens planning to close significant number of US stores, CEO says

Tucker Carlson’s EPIC defeat of a journalist in Australia reveals a dark media secret…

Trump supporters already knew the CIA interfered in the 2020 election; now they want GOP heads to roll…

Supreme Court Ruling Leaves Idaho Abortion Ban in Place to Protect Unborn Babies

Tweets & Stuff From X

Interesting concept. Would work well during summers.

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

And when people actually went to Church.

https://twitter.com/LibertyCappy/status/1806387512878997901

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

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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.

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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.

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JOHN 17:20-26

20“I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word, 21that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22The glory which thou hast given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23I in them and thou in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them even as thou hast loved me. 24Father, I desire that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am, to behold my glory which thou hast given me in thy love for me before the foundation of the world. 25O righteous Father, the world has not known thee, but I have known thee; and these know that thou hast sent me. 26I made known to them thy name, and I will make it known, that the love with which thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.”

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240627

Awful effing headline of the day on Wednesday:

Supreme Court Allows Government Control Over Speech on Social Media Platforms, Rejects Standing in Murthy vs Missouri

Gird your loins people.

Badlands News Brief – June 27, 2024

Congressional Report: CIA Interfered in 2020 Election, Colluded with Biden Campaign to Discredit Hunter Biden Laptop Story

Strongly worded letter to follow.

CNN Debate Moderator’s Husband Is One of the 51 Spies Who Lied to American Public About Hunter Laptop to Steal Election

Foggy Bottom Match Service couple?

Screenshot: Just 24 Hours After Assange’s Release, 20,000 DNC Emails Pulled from WikiLeaks – Here’s Why

Not exactly. Answers in the tweet section.

Supreme Court deals crushing blow to American liberty…

“No standing” has become code words for “we don’t want to really make a decision.” Are you all adults or not?

The Deep State’s Worst Snakes Still Hate Assange—Here’s Why

DOJ opposes Steve Bannon’s bid before the Supreme Court to stay out of prison

Leftists Melt Down After Christian Soccer Player Despised by Megan Rapinoe Is Named to Olympic Roster

‘I Was Force-Fed Medications And Sexually Abused…’: Paris Hilton Testifies Before Congress About Youth Facility Experience

As beautiful as Paris Hilton is, I’m giving her the benefit of the doubt. Any number of people would have wanted to take advantage of her.

Elise Stefanik Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Unravel Part of Biden’s War on Milk

TWEETS!

MEMES and FUN STUFF

No kidding. The cable situation in this house in the last two weeks….

Every day.

Thirty years is a long time.

https://twitter.com/NUCLRGOLF/status/1805790474696831141

As much as I love this…this was not spontaneous.

Good job, kid.

Not a fan of Orcas, but…

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The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Company manners are appreciated. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog out discussions best saved for a wrestling mat. If, for some reason, this site is not available, head over to the UTree and visit the post at the top of the list or the closest rescue thread.

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.

THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF US HERE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR OPINIONS AND PREJUDICES, ETC., SO LONG AS THEY CAUSE NO PHYSICAL HARM TO OTHERS OR DOXX OUR FELLOW TREE DWELLERS.

All opinions here are valued for the diversity they bring to the issues, and the shaping of understanding regarding topics for which many of us do not have all information. Correcting the record on any one topic is appreciated.

Be careful in expressing thoughts as we would all like to think well of the rest of the group, and ill-thought out comments have a way of wrecking that for everyone.

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, be sure they are made with bacon

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

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.

Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.

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MATTHEW 7:21-29

21“Not every one who says to me, `Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22On that day many will say to me, `Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23And then will I declare to them, `I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers.’ 24“Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; 25and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; 27and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it.” 28And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

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SATIRE

Prepping for the Olympics…Mary Carillo gives a primer on badminton.