Category: Dear MAGA

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240809

Bloody Mary

Ingredients

  • Celery salt
  • 1 lemon wedge
  • 1 lime wedge
  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 4 ounces tomato juice
  • 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
  • 2 dashes Tabasco sauce
  • 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch smoked paprika
  • Garnish: parsley sprig
  • Garnish: 2 green olives
  • Garnish: lime wedge
  • Garnish: celery stalk (optional)

Steps

  1. Pour some celery salt onto a small plate.
  2. Rub the juicy side of the lemon or lime wedge along the lip of a pint glass.
  3. Roll the outer edge of the glass in celery salt until fully coated, then fill the glass with ice and set aside.
  4. Squeeze the lemon and lime wedges into a shaker and drop them in.
  5. Add the vodka, tomato juice, horseradish, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, smoked paprika, plus a pinch of celery salt along with ice and shake gently.
  6. Strain into the prepared glass.
  7. Garnish with parsley sprig, 2 speared green olives, a lime wedge and a celery stalk (optional).

Kinda Funny…

The doom-fagging OT is precious.

Trump Snuck in Some Bombs in the Interview with Adin Ross

Badlands News Brief – August 8, 2024

The Werewolf Game – Hell is Organized

Kamala Cannot Hide for Long!

Liberal Gaslighting Goes Global

American Stasi: Tulsi Gabbard Confirms “Quiet Skies” Nightmare

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton’s Ongo­ing Inves­ti­ga­tion Into Act­Blue Yields Coop­er­a­tion On Donor Cred­it Card Identification

BREAKING: Smartmatic President Indicted on Bribery, Money Laundering Election Scheme.

Peter Navarro Rips Project 2025 as “Trojan Horse Funded by Globalists”

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Mandates Paper Ballots for November Election

Tweets & Stuff From X

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

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.

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 16:24-28

24Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life? 27For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay every man for what he has done. 28Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.”

SATIRE!

I doubt it…on both counts.

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240808

Badlands News Brief – August 7, 2024

BREAKING: Pakistani National with Iranian Ties Charged with Murder-for-Hire in Foiled Assassination Plot Against President Trump

Rumble Joins X to Sue Advertising Cartel that Allegedly Conspired to Withhold Digital Advertising Revenue

Conservative prof wins $2.4 million in settlement through free speech lawsuit

Harris and Walz: Atop the Democrats’ Wedding Cake

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Demands DHS Release ALL Correspondence On VP Harris’s Role As “Border Czar”

2024 Reminder – Why Tim Walz, Minneapolis, Democrats in 2024, Chicago and the Connection to The Clyburn Network

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holds more U.S. Treasury bills than the Federal Reserve

TWEETS!

https://twitter.com/JoeyMannarinoUS/status/1820907416399077508

Her replacement may make all the meetings, but he’s still going to vote the same way she did when she bothered to show up.

“Cuddly?” They’re kidding, right?

https://twitter.com/Thekeksociety/status/1821307478690427331

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Story of my life…especially with Illinois drivers. They are rude and drive way too fast.

My mother, the late grammar nazi, would say, right before the at…and there is no verb in that sentence.

Are there really any others? Okay, yeah, several, but the technical issues with the way she sings just giver her away.

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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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And from the Sermon on the Mount:

Matthew 5:13-16

13“You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. 14“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 15Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

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SATIRE

DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240802

Undead Gentleman

Ingredients

  • Absinthe blanc, to rinse
  • 1 1/2 ounces blended aged rum (such as Appleton Estate Reserve or The Real McCoy five-year-old)
  • 1 ounce black blended overproof rum (such as Hamilton 151)
  • 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice (white or pink), freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 ounce John D. Taylor’s Velvet falernum
  • 1/2 ounce Smuggler’s Cove cinnamon syrup*
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • Garnish: lime twist
  • Garnish: grapefruit twist

Steps

  1. Rinse a chilled cocktail coupe with absinthe blanc.
  2. Add the blended aged rum, black blended overproof rum, grapefruit juice, lime juice, falernum, cinnamon syrup and bitters into a shaker with cracked or cubed ice and shake until well-chilled.
  3. Double-strain into the prepared glass.
  4. Garnish with intertwined lime and grapefruit twists.

*Smuggler’s Cove cinnamon syrup: Put 2 cups of water in a saucepan. Add 3 halved 6-inch pieces of cinnamon stick to the water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Add 4 cups of granulated sugar and stir with a whisk (or an immersion blender) until dissolved, about 1 minute. The liquid should become clear such that you can see the bottom of the pot. Immediately remove from the heat. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 12 hours. Strain through cheesecloth into a bowl, and then use a funnel to pour into a lidded bottle or other sealable container. The syrup will keep, refrigerated, for several weeks. Makes 4 cups (32 ounces).

The Denigration of America’s Great Cities

Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Was Created to Reject Popular Conservative Theme Park Celebrating French History

Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan are free: Russia releases Americans in prisoner swap

Badlands News Brief – August 1, 2024

Are We Being Distracted?

Weird, weird, weird! Who’s really weird?

Censorship Industry: GARM Members Receive Billions in Federal Contracts

Report: America Has Nearly 300,000 Double-Registered Voters

And how many are actually living?

‘Failed The Community’: Indian-Americans Sound Off On Kamala Harris’ ‘Submerged’ Indian Heritage, Focus On Black ID

Tweets & Stuff From X

Not that many of us have confidence in government school teachers, but she has a point.

https://twitter.com/Rob1865_/status/1819056508425884144

Go for it, dude.

Memes & Other Fun Stuff

I laughed out loud.

What a let down.

Or just knee the dude in the nuts.

It totally sucks.

WTF?

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.

_____________________________________________________

Luke 1:26-33

26In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” 29But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. 30And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

SATIRE!

Have a good weekend!

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240801

Badlands News Brief – July 31, 2024

This Is Still Our Country

GOP-led House intervenes on Bannon’s J6 legal case, making good on Speaker Johnson’s promise

Boeing names its next CEO while posting a quarterly loss of more than $1.4 billion

A little late for this, but better late than never.

Just one, people, just one. This woman is just amazing. (It wouldn’t embed. But, this lady is the greatest of distance USA Swimming ever.)

Trump VS Maduro

The saddest part of James O’Keefe’s latest exposé is that it’s not shocking

And the waking up continues.

He doesn’t always vote the way we want, but he questions well.

Overturning Chevron is not the death knell to the Administrative State, Congress must do their job

Or a serious executive branch.

TWEETS!

No tape or zip ties? WT- Trust me, all the pros I’ve worked with would never let this happen.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

If you live in a city, this is a reality on the streets.

I don’t think my parents ever considered that.

It’s true. They cause astounding traffic jams.

Fall and spring, actually. Without the pollen.

____________________________________

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.

____________________________________________________

Matthew 13:47-53

47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; 48when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. 49So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous, 50and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. 51“Have you understood all this?” They said to him, “Yes.” 52And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” 53And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there,

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SATIRE

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.

_____________________________________________________

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

____________________________________

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 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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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