“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
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
Badlands News Brief - January 31, 2024 The De-evolution of the West This animus toward Western Civilization invites reverting to the Dark Ages of Europe. If, after all, any cultural practice is as valid as any other, why spend billions on modern medicine? Hire witch doctors and save a fortune. Actually, the Middle Ages weren't … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240201
Snowball Ingredients 2 ounces brandy 1/2 ounce simple syrup 1 large egg white, optional 2 to 3 ounces ginger ale, to taste Steps to Make It Gather the ingredients. In a cocktail shaker, pour the brandy, simple syrup, and egg white. Fill with ice. Shake vigorously to ensure the egg is properly mixed. Strain into a collins glass filled with fresh ice. Top with ginger ale. Serve and … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240126
There's a lot of ICYMI here, but..... Badlands News Brief - January 24, 2024 Nolte: Despair Settles into the Never Trump World DeSantis Will Bounce Back The MAGA faithful used to love DeSantis until he became an impediment to Trump’s reelection bid, but now many of them will soon claim they never stopped loving him. … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240125
Salty Ginger-Ade Ingredients 1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed 1 Medjool date, pitted 1 pinch fine sea salt 1 pinch ground cumin 6 ounces ginger beer Garnish: mint sprig Steps Add the lime juice, date, salt and cumin to a shaker. Let sit for 5 minutes, then muddle until the date is pulverized. Add ice and shake until well-chilled, then pour unstrained into a tall glass. … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240119
TheStormHasArrived171:33 The meltdowns at MSNBC are intensifying everyday. Today on Morning Joe, they spent 20 minutes comparing Trump to Hitler, Mussolini, Saddam Hussein and they even projected exactly what the authoritarian Joe Biden regime is doing on to Trump: “People truly don’t understand what absolute power for Donald Trump will mean… You could end up … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 202401118
B&B Cocktail Ingredients 1 1/2 ounces brandy 1 1/2 ounces Bénédictine Liqueur Pour in glass. Stir. Add ice if desired. (Ice in brandy?) Forwarded from Where We Go 1 We Go All (Brad Cologero GetZ) Trump drained the Swamp.What was once hidden by murky water is now in plain view for the whole world to see.The Faucis, Schiffs, Comeys and Brennans … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240112