“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
My Grandpa would have been 111 today. Badlands News Brief - March 6, 2024 ‘Blood Money’: Meet the Secretive China-Linked U.S. Left-Wing Groups Driving Chaos in Our Streets Drain the Reservoirs, Return California’s Stolen Land The nihilistic solutions these extreme green and extreme equity policies embrace are driven by special interests whose actual goal is … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240307
Green Margarita Ingredients 1 1/2 ounces blanco tequila 1/2 ounce Combier 1/2 ounce dry vermouth 1 ounce pea puree* 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed Garnish: lime wheel Steps Add the blanco tequila, Combier, dry vermouth, pea puree and lime juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Double-strain into a rocks glass … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240301
Badlands News Brief - February 28, 2024 How Another Newsom Recall Effort Helps America Nato allies reject Emmanuel Macron idea of troops to Ukraine Friends in High Places House Freedom Caucus mocks McConnell as ‘(D-Ukraine)’ after retirement news https://rumble.com/embed/v4dqi4b/?pub=4 Strategery – Senate Leader Mitch McConnell Says He’s Stepping Down in November TWEETS! https://twitter.com/Cryptees_nft/status/1762834208232214673 https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1762550620232323503 https://twitter.com/Naturegirl571/status/1762601397118234639 … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240229
Author's note: this one is going to be REALLY short and sweet. Grab a cold one, and kick back. Auntie DePat is running out of time to do one really right. Dress rehearsals are a pain in the backside. Badlands News Brief - February 22, 2024 TV Drug Ads Are Not About Selling More Pharmaceuticals, … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240223
Badlands News Brief - February 21, 2024 MAGA’s Punching Bag Swiss Billionaire’s Nonprofit Sent $35 Million To Dark Money Group Propping Up Dems Donating Blood and the COVID Vaccine [Corrected] Irreconcilable Differences: California’s GOP Falters From Within The State of California is a textbook example of what happens when leftist oligarchs, environmentalist extremists, academic socialists, … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240222
French 75 INGREDIENTS 1/2 ounce lemon juice 1 ounce gin 1 small sugar cube 2 -3 ounces Chilled Champagne INSTRUCTIONS Add the lemon juice, gin and sugar cube in a shaker with ice Shake for 20 seconds so the sugar cube can dissolve Strain into a Champagne flute Top with Champagne Garnish with a lemon twist Badlands News Brief - February 16, 2024 … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240216
Badlands News Brief - February 15, 2024 NCAA Official Resigns Over Trans Policies in Women’s Sports: “Authorized Cheating” Where We Go One, We Go All 1 dead, at least 21 others injured by gunfire at Chiefs Super Bowl parade in Kansas City: 'Tragedy' Stay classy, KC. This is why so many of us stay on … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240215
Attitude Adjustment Ingredients Makes 1 ½ oz. simple syrup (1:1) ¼ oz. Green Chartreuse ¾ oz. lime juice 1½ oz. Matusalem Clasico Rum Miller High Life to bottom (and as a side sipper) Lime wheel, to garnish Step 1Build in the shaker tin—first the simple syrup, then the lime, Chartreuse, and rum. Taste. Miller High … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240209
Badlands News Brief - February 7, 2024 Right-wingers are scaring away the government’s “disinformation hacker army”… 2024 Is the New 1984: Big Brother and the Rise of the Security Industrial Complex Gender Ideology Has Become Law The internet is ROFLMAO over Nikki Haley’s “none of the above” loss in Nevada… Tucker Carlson's Claims About Western … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240208
Punxsutawney Buck 2 oz Pennsylvania rye. We happened to use Wigle Whiskey Phil’s Shadow, which is finished in maple syrup barrels for 16 months. Another Pennsylvania rye you should consider trying is Dad’s Hat. Either will make a fantastic buck. 0.5 oz fresh lime juice. If you want to be less scientific, then simply use 1/2 of a … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240202