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- Thu May 02, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
Mona Charen quoted in today's Bulwark : "Students at American universities ought to care about authoritarianism. They ought to show some humility about what they don’t know and some fairness in the way they evaluate complex conflicts. They ought to prize democratic systems, freedom, the rule of law,...
- Thu May 02, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
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Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
JD Vance is approaching the Ron DeSantis level in my personal Hall of Shame and Disgust. Probably has to do w/ his full court press for the VP slot w/ Trump. Feh.
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
- Topic: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
- Replies: 7488
- Views: 2106080
Re: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
Teenage Fanclub last nite at the Paradise in Boston. They were very good; better than I remember when I saw them in London a long time ago. They did this shtick at the end of the main set essentially saying that there would be a 4 song encore so don't think this is the real end of the set. My guess...
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:23 pm
- Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
- Topic: Southern Rock Opera Redux
- Replies: 72
- Views: 6104
Re: Southern Rock Opera Redux
Also do NOT like the "ticket request" bingo. Speaking of which, ticketmaster willing, my itinerary is set: SF NYC Boston Chicago Really wish I could do all of the ones on my first cut list, but reality had to intrude at some point, and did. Late addition! Charlotte on 6/14 :D :D :D Didn't even know...
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Books Thread
- Replies: 2427
- Views: 795947
Re: Books Thread
If Don Winslow really is going out, he's going out in style. City in Ruins is an excellent capper to the Danny Ryan trilogy; maybe not quite up to the first two, but still better than most of the competition. Winslow's style is really interesting. It's totally non-showy, the reader "can't see him wo...
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:24 am
- Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
- Topic: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
- Replies: 7488
- Views: 2106080
Re: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
Teenage Fanclub last nite at the Paradise in Boston. They were very good; better than I remember when I saw them in London a long time ago. They did this shtick at the end of the main set essentially saying that there would be a 4 song encore so don't think this is the real end of the set. My guess ...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:07 pm
- Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
- Topic: Artist of the Week 04/18/11 - Neil Young
- Replies: 713
- Views: 314169
Re: Artist of the Week 04/18/11 - Neil Young
"Down By the River" as the 5th song in the set? I guess Neil has classics to burn, but still that seems to be a little cavalier as a matter of showmanship. But then, many of you are more familiar w/ Neil's approach to performing than I am.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
I don't see many articles asserting that Gazans blame Hamas to any extent for the disaster and horrors they face daily. Should they? If it's true. Apparently at least some people do think so. I have no idea how many. If we assume the article is accurate as far as it goes, then at least a few people...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:05 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
I don't see many articles asserting that Gazans blame Hamas to any extent for the disaster and horrors they face daily. I post it as a point of interest, not as proof of anything. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/27/gaza-hamas-public-support-israel/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=e...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:06 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
"I want to start by wishing my wife Melania a very happy birthday," Trump told reporters in the downtown Manhattan courthouse hallway. "It'd be nice to be with her, but I'm at a courthouse for a rigged trial." What a lovely birthday present to be reminded publicly that your husband cheated on with ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
An extremely despairing time to be alive. True. This will be the greatest tragedy of any of our lifetimes. I don't know how one would measure this and the disaster in Gaza is plenty terrible but I'd say this is unlikely. How does it compare to the 500-800,000 deaths in the Rwandan civil war? Over 2...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
Inquiring minds want to know: What will the Supreme Court decide re presidential immunity and, equally important, when will they do it?
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
- Topic: What's Everyone Listening to?
- Replies: 62481
- Views: 14357427
Re: What's Everyone Listening to?
Inspired by a brief mention by the always perceptive Elizabeth Nelson,
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
So what's it all mean? Mike Johnson is deservedly receiving praise for doing the right thing and not just doing the right thing, but actually seeing it through and getting the job done to the extent it was in his power (i.e. the Senate still has to act but that is assumed to be a formality at this p...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:12 pm
- Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
- Topic: What's Everyone Listening to?
- Replies: 62481
- Views: 14357427
Re: What's Everyone Listening to?
I like Taylor tbh. Not everything, but quite a bit. I suspect I'm not the only one who finds it difficult to separate the phenomenon and the spectacle from the musician. Being the old white guy curmudgeon that I am, I could do w/out all the surround, from the gossip to the glitter to the real and f...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Gone but not forgotten....
- Replies: 146
- Views: 95578
Re: Gone but not forgotten....
RIP Dickey Betts. Long may you ramble.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: MLB 2023
- Replies: 408
- Views: 535864
Re: MLB 2023
The Brewers won a 1-0 shutout yesterday in 2:08, also. It's a movement! The pitch clock and other rule changes are an overwhelming net positive as far as the aesthetic of the game, IMO. I've been a pretty standard "sit around and wait for the 3 run homer" type of fan for a long time but I'm enamore...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:45 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: MLB 2023
- Replies: 408
- Views: 535864
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
WARNING: I'm gonna say something nice about Marjorie Taylor Greene. As Mike Johnson finally, finally! , moves Ukraine aid to a vote in the House, the violently opposed MTG keeps adding amendments to the funding bill. In one she wants to require that any House member who votes for the aid bill to be ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: MLB 2023
- Replies: 408
- Views: 535864
Re: MLB 2023
Two amazing 20th century stats from last night's Red Sox-Guardians game:
Tanner Houck pitched a complete game 3 hit shutout. He will no doubt lead the club in complete games for the season. Less amazing but still impressive: 9 strikeouts, 94 pitches.
The game was played in 1 hour, 49 minutes.
Tanner Houck pitched a complete game 3 hit shutout. He will no doubt lead the club in complete games for the season. Less amazing but still impressive: 9 strikeouts, 94 pitches.
The game was played in 1 hour, 49 minutes.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:10 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
The Senate has dismissed the impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas referred by the House. It is hard to describe just how absurd this is. Part of the absurdity is that it's not a surprise: By the time they made the referral to the Senate, House leaders knew the case had no chance of a heari...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
Is it really possible for 12 (or really 18) sentient American citizens to be able to judge Trump objectively? If not, what does that say about whatever they're telling the court and about the legitimacy of the ultimate outcome (however it's decided). If so, are those people really a jury of anyone's...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
- Topic: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
- Replies: 7488
- Views: 2106080
Re: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
he needs no assistance. he cranked out three high kicks in just "Romeo Surgeon" and unfortunately I had the wrong lens on and missed 'em all. the new song sounds great, it's been while since I've been this excited for a new GBV record. Tim, GBV used 1 of your pictures on an email regarding presales...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:53 pm
- Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
- Topic: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
- Replies: 7488
- Views: 2106080
Re: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
https://www.wideopencountry.com/john-mellencamp-walks-out-of-show-in-a-rage-after-getting-in-shouting-match-with-heckler/ I've seen JCM a few times and can understand his frustration with hecklers. If you think you aren't getting any politics at his show...you haven't been listening for a long time...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:01 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Books Thread
- Replies: 2427
- Views: 795947
Re: Books Thread
Jonathan Eig's biography of Martin Luther King, Jr, King, is a terrific achievement which lives up to the hype, no mean feat. I highly recommend it to one and all for any number of reasons including the significant amount of new (at least to me) information, the excellent analysis and especially the...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:33 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: It's About Time
- Replies: 3
- Views: 149
It's About Time
Reports are that the Justice Dept is "preparing" to sue Live Nation (ticketmaster) for antitrust violations, and the people are (or will be) happy! TM controls 70% of the initial sales of tickets at the country's largest venues and has exclusive contracts with many of them (per Andrew Ross Sorkin). ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
The WaPo reported today that "It’s budget week on Capitol Hill, with many cabinet officials and agency heads set to testify before the House and Senate appropriations committees about the fiscal year 2025 budget..." The article failed to mention that there is still no budget for 2024 which would see...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:36 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
- Replies: 20809
- Views: 5042893
Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
The pathetic human being known as JD Vance just wrote a (not surprisingly) pathetic defense of the no aid to Ukraine position in the Washington Post. Unfortunately the comments section was closed by the time I got around to it. It's not like I think that JD or even any of his staff will read or care...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:20 pm
- Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
- Topic: dbt tracks # 21 - Goode's Field Road
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9435
Re: dbt tracks # 21 - Goode's Field Road
I needs to know: WHAT. WILL. HAPPEN. TO. THE. CHILDREN???!!!